User talk:MITalum
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[edit] NPOV tag in Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Please do not remove this tag, which was inserted by [[User:Solitude|Solitude\talk]], until the neutrality of the article has been discussed at Talk:Massachusetts Institute of Technology by all interested parties, and consensus reached. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith (talk)]] 23:42, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Image copyrights
I noticed that you uploaded several images to the MIT article, and I'm concerned that you are inaccurately describing their copyright status. For example, you described Image:MIT.gif and Image:MIT-brassrat.jpg as being "licensed under the terms of the Wikipedia copyright" when they most certainly are not GFDL.
Please realize that, if you find an image somewhere on the web, by default it is not licensed under terms usable by Wikipedia, unless you find an explicit statement to the contrary. (And even in this case you should link to the source of the image and to its license statement.)
You also uploaded several images copyrighted by "Jackson Frakes". I have marked these as "unverified" because of your other copyright confusions. Can you give us more information about where you got them and why you believe them to be usable by Wikipedia? (Are you Jackson Frakes?)
—Steven G. Johnson 15:42, Jan 21, 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks for confirming that you are Jackson Frakes (on User talk:Stevenj). I've fixed the images you uploaded to indicate that Jackson Frakes is you and to tag them with GFDL. In the future, please indicate this information on uploads of your personal photos, as it is otherwise impossible for us to tell.
- The only two remaining problematic images are Image:MIT-brassrat.jpg (which is not a logo per se; it looks like an image from a catalogue and is arguably not fair use) and Image:MIT-stata.jpg (a professional photo by Richard Sobol, arguably a copyright violation and certainly not GFDL). (The burden of proof is on you to argue fair use - note that fair use is a very narrow exception to copyright law and does not apply to most images.)
- PS. Please do not erase your Talk page, which is important as a history of disputes and other information. (Unlike your user page User:MITalum, the talk page is not solely for you to control.) —Steven G. Johnson 22:30, Jan 21, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] MIT Alum Directory
Being naturally curious and an MIT alum myself, I looked up Jackson Frakes in the MIT Alumni directory...but didn't find anyone. Are you listed under a different name? Or did you just choose not to be listed? --Zamfi 05:52, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] I appreciate your recent edit...
...in which you trimmed some gratuitous peacock feathers from the first paragraphs of the MIT article... specifically the word "leading" and the phrase "many prominent." Thanks. Dpbsmith (talk) 16:24, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] User:Dpbsmith/Boosterdampers
Take a look... what do you think? Dpbsmith (talk) 23:09, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] MIT
The article on MIT has undergone some significant changes over the last month to prepare for a peer review and nomination for Featured Article. Because you have contributed previously, please review the changes and the discussion board. Madcoverboy 18:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
