User talk:Public1london

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Re: Ron Prosor

Hi Public1london,

Firstly, let me say that the article is a very good effort by a new user, and I hope that you stay and make further contribution to Wikipedia.

In regards to your question, there are actually a number of issues with the article, but I thought that this would be comparatively easier to fix and so tagged it in hopes that someone fixes them. One of the main problems is unintuitive and misleading linkage (see WP:MOSLINK: Keep piped links as intuitive as possible. Per the Wikipedia:Principle of least astonishment, make sure that the reader knows what to expect when clicking on a link.) Same goes for generally strange links like "IDF Battalion Commanders". There are also some minor capitalization issues.

Another issue is that the article consists mostly of single-sentence paragraphs. One of my first articles, Yekutiel Adam (written in October 2005) has the same problem and is a great example of how not to write a Wikipedia article. An additional problem with the style ties in to WP:NPOV: the tone of the article is sometimes promotional, and combinations like "Mr Prosor" are to be avoided.

Which brings me to the next point: While your effort to improve the article on Prosor is appreciated, I strongly encourage you to edit articles on topics not related to the Israeli embassy in the UK. As an employee of the state (as you claim to be), it is highly problematic to edit an article where you have a conflict of interest. However, it is not forbidden. I would also recommend reducing the amount of references to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is usually not considered a reliable source (although for some statements, it is).

Lastly, I must ask you to clarify the copyright status of File:Ambassador Ron Prosor.jpg. If you took this picture at work, and you are an employee of the state, then you are not the copyright holder and therefore do not have the ability to release the rights for it. A clarification would be extremely helpful.

Cheers, —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 15:00, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

P.S. I just noticed that your user page actually says that this account is for multiple users. This means that you may have the authority to release the image, but currently the license you used on Commons contradicts the MfA's Terms of Use, which clearly state that:

According to the law of copyright in Israel, and pursuant to international treaties, copyright in the office's publications, including those provided by the service, belong to the State of Israel. These rights apply, inter alia, to text. pictures, drawings, maps, audio tracts, video tracts, graphics and program applications (hereinafter: the protected material), unless stated explicitly that the copyright in the protected material belongs to another party.

When quoting from the protected material, User must attribute the source of the quotation, whether it be the office or a third party. User may not alter, modify or in any other fashion change the protected material, and may not do any other act which might diminish the value of the protected material in a manner which would cast aspersion on the creator of the protected material.

Subject to the law of copyright, User may not copy, redistribute, retransmit or publish protected material, without the prior written consent of the office.

The MfA uses the image on its website so it is clearly owned by the state. It would help if there was an indication on this website that the photo of Prosor is in fact under the Creative Commons license. Otherwise, the image may be subject to deletion. Cheers, Ynhockey ^(Talk) 15:12, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Ambassadors of Israel to the United Kingdom listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Ambassadors of Israel to the United Kingdom. Since you had some involvement with the Ambassadors of Israel to the United Kingdom redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:39, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Copyright problems with Daniel Taub

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Daniel Taub, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.facebook.com/IsraelinUK. As a copyright violation, Daniel Taub appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Daniel Taub has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

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 Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) then you should do one of the following:

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However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While contributions are appreciated, Wikipedia must require all contributors to understand and comply with its copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. Yunshui (talk) 09:19, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Ambassador Daniel Taub.JPG

File Copyright problem

Thanks for uploading File:Ambassador Daniel Taub.JPG. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status and its source. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously.

If you did not create this work entirely yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the page from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of the website's terms of use of its content. If the original copyright holder is a party unaffiliated with the website, that author should also be credited. You will also need to state under what licensing terms it was released. Please refer to the image use policy to learn what files you can or cannot upload on Wikipedia. The page on copyright tags may help you to find the correct tag to use for your file.

Please add this information by editing the image description page. If the necessary information is not added within the next days, the image will be deleted. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem.

Please also check any other files you may have uploaded to make sure they are correctly tagged. Here is a list of your uploads. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ww2censor (talk) 17:01, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

May 2012

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Haim Waxman, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. Chip123456 (talk) 19:00, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did to Haim Waxman with this edit, you may be blocked from editing. Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 19:09, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

This is your last warning. You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize a page, as you did with this edit to Haim Waxman. -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 19:24, 9 May 2012 (UTC)