User talk:Gump
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[edit] Welcome
[edit] Welcome
Hello Gump, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: ~~~. Four tildes (~~~~) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Fernando Rizo T/C 04:37, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] About NPOV and encyclopedic tone on Gene Kranz
Gump, I think its awesome that you're fleshing out that Gene Kranz article; it really needed some more meat. The thing is, a lot of what you're adding isn't encyclopedic in tone. Quotes by Kranz aren't really a substitute for objective biographical information. But don't let that get you down. Read Wikipedia:How to write a great article. Tomorrow, I'll swing by Gene Kranz and tighten it up if it needs it. Feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. Keep contributing! Fernando Rizo T/C 04:43, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
- Hey again, Gump. You wrote:
- thank you very much. i appreciate the help with Gene Kranz. i'm new to the proper format on wikipedia, so i did my best. the thing about kranz is that, since he is such a verbally astute man, who is about 'no-nonsense clarity', nobody has written much on him - he's done all the very clear and factual speaking already on his own. it makes it difficult to write about him without quoting him much, because 1. nobody else has written about him much and 2. everything about the program was basically stated by him and only a few other astronauts....so all i could do is quote, as little as possible. anything you can think of is welcomed. thanks!!
- I understand where you're coming from, but the article in its current state reads like an interview and not an objective encyclopedia article. It's a bit too conversational. I definitely suggest reading through Wikipedia:How to write a great article before you make any more major edits. It's also considered a bit rude to remove a template that someone puts on an article without taking any steps to correct the issue in question. Fernando Rizo T/C 05:05, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Ratzingerholiday.jpg
On December 22, You uploaded this image 1 of Pope Benedict XVI wearing the papal camauro. However, you did not cite a source nor the status of the image. If you do not provide the source within seven days, your image will be deleted. If you know the source add it, and please keep in mind that it must have some sort of license to be here in wikipedia. Copyright iamges are a violation. Thank you. 03:58, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern
I recently added a merge/delete tag to the Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern page, please do not revert that tag because Admins will look at the page and decide the situation. thank you. Mcoop06 19:15, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Unspecified source for Image:Blackwell06.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Blackwell06.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.
As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self-no-disclaimers}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, use a tag such as {{fairusein|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
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 tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 00:00, 28 February 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. User:Gay Cdn (talk) (Contr) 00:00, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright issue with Zephyr (parental control software)
Hello. Concerning your contribution, Zephyr (parental control software), we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from an associated press article (e.g., http://www.theage.com.au/news/security/myspace-spy-tool-for-parents/2007/01/18/1168709870508.html]). As a copyright violation, Zephyr (parental control software) appears to qualify for speedy deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Zephyr (parental control software) has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. For text material, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source, provided that it is credible.
If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:
- If you have permission from the author leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Zephyr (parental control software) and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
- If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:Zephyr (parental control software) with a link to where we can find that note.
- If you own the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:Zephyr (parental control software).
However, for text content, you may want to consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you, and please feel free to continue contributing to Wikipedia. --Muchness 03:44, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
