User talk:Angsthase1

Copyright question
Hi Angsthase1! Thank you for uploading the new photo of Isabel Waidner. I wanted to be sure that you have permission to use the photo as I don't see a source for it. If it's an author photo taken by a photographer (and I'm not 100% clear on the copyright law surrounding this), I think we are not able to use it but this might vary by country of origin. The previous photo used was uploaded by Josie Fraser, the former chair of the board of Wikimedia, from an event she attended in person so it definitely falls within bounds. Thanks! Kazamzam (talk) 23:55, 14 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Kazamzam, thanks for this! The photo I uploaded is a photo of the author, myself, taken by myself - in other words, I hold the copyright and this is the photo I want in circulation. The previous photo was taken of me at a public event without my consent, and also published without my consent. Does this make sense? 82.18.252.141 (talk) 05:55, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Angsthase1, thank you for clarifying this. Just to be clear, if you are Isabel Waidner (hello! welcome!), it is a major conflict of interest to be editing your own Wikipedia page ("Editing a biography about yourself is acceptable only if you are removing unambiguous vandalism or clear-cut and serious violations of our biography of living persons policy."). I see the recent changes you made and while these are okay as they are minor "hard facts" errors, i.e. an incorrect date, I would strongly encourage you to not edit the article in the future. The various links to WP policy that I have included go into more detail about what is and is not okay but the rule of thumb is avoiding a COI like this. If you have any questions about it, please feel free to reach out to me. There's also an email address for Wikimedia if you want to prove your identity, and additional info about declaring a COI on your user page. All the best, Kazamzam (talk) 14:35, 30 March 2023 (UTC)