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Again, welcome! Sennheiser! 15:00, 8 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Deer
editTake a look at my changes for Persian Fallow Deer and Fallow Deer. Also, no need to make links like Dama dama. One the species level or lower we always use the common name. On higher levels we'll use either the common or the scientific name or both. (See Deer and Cervidae, for instance.) You may be interested in Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life. - UtherSRG 19:15, 10 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Nice looking griffin page now, Yak. Can you format Herculaneum? It's begging for formatting. Stuff'a all right there. I'm too dumb.Wetman 15:43, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
me too, I just copied a nice looking format from another page --Yak 16:04, Feb 20, 2004 (UTC)
- Always a good technique :) Say, at Philistines tell us what's in Claude Vandersleyen, "Keftiu: a cautionary note." Oxford Journal of Archaeology that you entered! Wetman 00:21, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Hazel
editHi Yak, re your query on Talk:Hazel Is the hazel a tree?
- Yes, some are, notably Turkish hazel (Corylus colurna), which can reach over 30m tall with a trunk over 1.2m diameter - MPF 23:33, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)
lentil, vetch and pistachio
editNice to see the notes on ancient use of these plants. Keep it up! WormRunner | Talk 21:01, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)
History of Cyprus
editWow, lots of great info. Nice work. --Mmm 09:32, Mar 31, 2004 (UTC)
Deposit
editHi Yak, I've changed your definition of deposit as it is wider than originally described. adamsan 19:26, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
Image license
editHi Yak,
We use Image:Dattelpalme.jpg on the German Wikipedia. Could you please clarify its licensing status, so that we can keep it there without any future problems? Thanks in advance, --zeno 10:09, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- Danke für die schnelle Antwort. Ist es dann GFDL? --zeno 10:25, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- ja
--Yak 10:37, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Noch eine Frage: Bist Du auch auf der deutschen Wikipedia als "Yak" bekannt? Es wurden nämlich gerade zwei Bilder dieses Benutzers zum Löschen vorgeschlagen. Wenn die Bilder von Dir sind, sage mir bitte Bescheid, oder hinterlasse einen Kommentar auf de:Wikipedia:Bilder_ohne_Lizenzangabe/Y.
ciao, --zeno 10:54, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Image
editWhat is the copyright status of Image:TrimCastleNorman.jpg? David Remahl 15:01, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
What is the image license for...
editImage:WhitecliffsDover.jpg? ed g2s • talk 01:02, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Image:Aswadpoint.jpg
editGuten Tag! Thanks for uploading Image:Aswadpoint.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use {{gfdl}} if you release it under the GFDL, or {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, etc.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Thanks so much, – Quadell (talk) (help)[[]] 14:05, Nov 7, 2004 (UTC)
Another image tag
editImage:WhitecliffsDover.jpg needs a tag, Evil Monkey → Talk 06:35, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)
Article Licensing
editHi, I've started a drive to get users to multi-license all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (CC-by-sa) v1.0 and v2.0 Licenses or into the public domain if they prefer. The CC-by-sa license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the GFDL, but it allows other projects, such as WikiTravel, to use our articles. Since you are among the top 1000 Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at minimum those on the geographic articles. Over 90% of people asked have agreed. For More Information:
- Multi-Licensing FAQ - Lots of questions answered
- Multi-Licensing Guide
- Free the Rambot Articles Project
To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" template into their user page, but there are other options at Template messages/User namespace. The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page:
- Option 1
- I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:
- {{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}
OR
- Option 2
- I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions to any [[U.S. state]], county, or city article as described below:
- {{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}
Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" with "{{MultiLicensePD}}". If you only prefer using the GFDL, I would like to know that too. Please let me know what you think at my talk page. It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking. -- Ram-Man (comment| talk)
Unverified images
editHi! Thanks for uploading the following image:
I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use {{gfdl}} if you release it under the GNU Free Documentation License, {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, etc.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know at my talk page where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Thanks so much. [[User:Poccil|Peter O. (Talk, automation script)]] 05:13, Dec 11, 2004 (UTC)
P.S. You can help tag other images at User:Yann/Untagged_Images. Thanks again.
Image:Famagusta.jpg
editHi! Thanks for uploading Image:Famagusta.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have a image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use {{gfdl}} if you release it under the GFDL, or {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, etc.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Thanks so much, Chris j wood 14:26, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Unverified images
editHi! Thanks for uploading the following images:
- Image:DunbegDingleDet.jpg
- Image:DunbrodyAbbey.jpg
- Image:DyeCurcuma.jpg
- Image:DysertODeaHighCross.jpg
I notice they currently don't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to each to let us know its copyright status?
You can use {{gfdl}} if you release your own work under the GNU Free Documentation License, {{PD-self}} if you wish to release your own work to the public domain, {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, and so on. Click here for a list of the various tags.
If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know at my talk page where you got the image from, and I'll tag it for you. Thanks so much. Denni☯ 04:23, 2004 Dec 13 (UTC)
P.S. You can help tag other images at Wikipedia:Untagged_Images. Thanks again.
Also:
- Image:Kantara.jpg - Kbh3rd 13:57, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Image:KapeArkona.jpg
- Image:Karop.jpg
- Image:Kastros.jpg
- Image:Pastinak2.jpg
- Image:CragganowenEingang.jpg - I've marked this as {{unverified}} for now. --MaxPower 15:47, 2004 Dec 22 (UTC)
ALSO:
- Image:KnidosKriegshafen.jpg
- Image:Pfahlbau.jpg RedWolf 21:42, Dec 30, 2004 (UTC)
- Image:BesParnakFlag.jpg RedWolf 22:37, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC)
AND:
- Image:Unileipzig.jpg - Kbh3rd 01:55, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Neuhaldenslebener Forst.jpg
editThanks for uploading Image:Neuhaldenslebener Forst.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use {{gfdl}} if you release it under the GFDL, or {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, etc.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Right now, I'll put it as unverified, but change it to what it's supposed to be when you get a chance. Thanks, Mattingly23 15:41, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Thank you for uploading Image:Halle4Faeuste.jpg. Please leave a note on that page about where you got the image or whether you made it yourself because of copyright law. If you have any questions, just leave a message on my talk page. --Ellmist 15:12, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
The same applies to Image:HalleSaline.jpg. Thank you. --Ellmist 15:14, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
I uploaded a few pictures of the tomb Maeshowe I took this summer. Maybe you'd like to replace the old picture, that seems to have an unkowns source Cheers, Tbc2 00:02, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
| Image deletion warning | The image Image:ApelsteinReudnitz.jpg has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it will be deleted. If you have any information on the source or licensing of this image, please go there to provide the necessary information. |
Burgundavia (✈ take a flight?) 05:36, May 24, 2005 (UTC)
| Image deletion warning | The image Image:ZecheDoehlen.jpg has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it will be deleted. If you have any information on the source or licensing of this image, please go there to provide the necessary information. |
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Image tagging
editGreetings. You may not have seen this, but images that are not properly tagged or sourced are now candidates for speedy deletion. I see you've had several warnings before to do this, and looking through some of the images you've uploaded many of them are not tagged. Since you have so many images I though I might warn you so you have time to label them. Please tag these images properly with source and license information, or they will be deleted. If you're not sure how, I or someone at the Help Desk will gladly help you. Thanks, Mindspillage (spill yours?) 07:20, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
What about the Licence of this Picture? I would like to use it in the german Wikipedia - but there's it only possible as free Picture. Kenwilliams 19:26, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
Image Tagging Image:MaesHoweOrkney.jpg
editThanks for uploading Image:MaesHoweOrkney.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.
If the image also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture then you can use {{GFDL}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or {{fairuse}}. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
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Additionally I have removed this photo from the Maeshowe article, since it is now redundant to two other photos which do have source/copyright information. Thanks/wangi
Piyashshili
editHi Yak, I'd appreciate an answer on Talk: Piyashshili nl:Gebruiker:Jcwf
Unspecified source for Image:DyeCurcuma.jpg
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Thanks for uploading Image:DyeCurcuma.jpg. I notice the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this file yourself, then there needs to be a justification explaining why we have the right to use it on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you did not create the file yourself, then you need to specify where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.
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If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Nv8200p talk 04:35, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
Pomeranian culture
editHi,
I noticed you are the main editor of the article Pomeranian culture. Can you please provide the sources on which the article is based. I would like to translate it for the Slovenian wikipedia. However, I would like to have it supported with verifiable sources.
Regards, Jalen 21:04, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
AfD nomination of Bloody Stupid Johnson
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Image:Voelkerschlacht.jpg listed for deletion
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Image:Dattelpalme.jpg listed for deletion
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File:El Khiam.jpg
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Hi, a file you uploaded a long time ago (El Khiam, a schematic drawing of a spearhead, has been moved to commons, and I would just like to ask if you are the creator of this file, or if you got it from somewhere else. If you could add the information into the description of the image, that would be perfect. You can also answer here if you like. Thanks. Deadstar (talk) 08:00, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
File source problem with File:Huehner.jpg
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File:Halle4Faeuste.jpg listed for deletion
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File:HalleSaline.jpg listed for deletion
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File source problem with File:Heidenmauer.jpg
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File:DunbrodyAbbey.jpg needs authorship information.
editThe media file you uploaded as File:DunbrodyAbbey.jpg is missing information as to its authorship (and or source) , or if such information is provided it is confusing.
Although images may not need author information in un-controversial cases, or where an applicable source is provided, such information aids those making use of the image, and helps verify the copyright status of an image.
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If you have any questions please see Help:Image page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 16:06, 10 November 2010 (UTC)File source problem with File:DunbrodyAbbey.jpg
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Your account will be renamed
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The file File:UKRazor.jpg has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
Unused, no need for a diagram when we have File:GBM - Urnenfelder 1a Rasiermesser.jpg
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Nomination of List of archaeological sites by continent and age for deletion
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