User talk:Kingsean1
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[edit] Your rights
In a message to Pegasus1138 ([1]), you asserted that preventing you from using fair use images on your userpage violated your constitutionally guaranteed right to freedoms of expression, religion, and political association. All of these freedoms come with restrictions; they are not absolutes. For example, while you have freedom of expression you do not have the right to setup a 5,000 watt sound system in a residential neighborhood and blast it at max volume at two in the morning. Similarly, you do not have the right to violate copyright laws that protect other people's rights to their property. Pegasus1138 noted that Wikipedia is a private entity, and as such you do not have rights here as guaranteed in the Constitution. He is correct. You have heard from three different people regarding the use of fair use images in userspace, two of whom are administrators. We have all told you that you may not use fair use images on your userpage. If you feel we are in error, I invite you to take up the matter with the Wikimedia Foundation, as they are the ones who established the policy which governs the use of fair use images outside of the main article namespace. All the best, --Durin 03:47, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
- Regardless of how long an image has been improperly used, it still requires being fixed to eliminate copyright violations. I am unclear as to what you are identifying as being rogue administrator behavior. In looking at the block logs for you, I don't see any blocks [2]. Since you are able to post to this talk page, it appears you are not blocked anymore. It might have been possible that you were finding yourself blocked as a result of an administrator blocking an anonymous IP because of behavior on the part of the person operating from that anonymous IP, and you happened to pick up that IP after that person was done with it...depends on your ISP/connection setup. --Durin 17:56, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
- Also, I note that you created Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Kingsean1. At this time, you have less than 400 edits. Since June 27, 2005 there have been just three admins created from users who had less than 1,000 edits at the time they made a request for adminship. The lowest of these had more than twice the number of edits you currently have. You may wish to review some of the charts at User:Durin/Admin charts, in particular Image:SuccessRatevsEditsatRfA.png. According to that chart, tour chances of success will be at their best after you clear 2,000 edits. All the best, --Durin 17:59, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use image removal notification
I've previously removed fair use images from your userspace, and you have raised a concern about it. I've started Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Durin and fair use image removals. You may wish to review and comment. --Durin 13:47, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
