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Origin of Beer Pong Picture
Hi, my name is Michael and I was wondering if you could help me add a picture to the Origin and Name section of the Beer Pong page, which I noticed you reorganized recently. I tried to add one of the pictures seen in the "Bucknell celebrates its part in the invention of Beer Pong" (Reference 14 on the Beer Pong page) article a while ago, but it was removed because I didn't have permission to upload it. The picture I want to add is the one seen at the bottom of the front page of the Bucknellian. I want to add this photo to complement the Bucknell origin story.

This photo is fantastic for multiple reasons. One, it clearly shows the photo was taken in 1980, since the date is displayed on the t-shirts all the students are wearing. Second, it clearly shows the photo was taken at Bucknell and the students in the picture are memebers of Delta Upsilon. This can be deduced by examining the students' shirts. The shirts have a triangle and y on them, which are the letters of Delta Upsilon. Also, the shirts say House Party on them, proving the photo was taken at Bucknell. Finally, the photo clearly shows a student in the unmistakable process of tossing a ping pong ball.

Now that I've explained my intentions, I'll explain my problem. I don't know how to get permission to upload the photo seen in the article. See the thing is, I am Michael Minor, the one who provided the Bucknellian with the pictures seen in the article. If you look at the article, you'll see it says "courtesy of Michael Minor" under the pictures. I just want to upload my picture to Wikipedia and place it in the Origin and Name section. Can you help me properly upload my picture so no one removes it? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mbmriver1 (talk • contribs) 05:34, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Michael, well if you have the pictures still you can scan them and upload them to Wikipedia, and then you don't have to worry about getting permission. Would that work? --AW (talk) 03:56, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

I've tried that once before, but someone removed the photo because I referenced the article. But if I don't give any reference except for my name someone will remove the photo for an improper reference. So I'm not sure what to do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mbmriver1 (talk • contribs) 07:10, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Can you point me at the discussion or whatever where the photo was removed? --AW (talk) 22:33, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

04:31, 26 September 2011‎ CommonsDelinker (talk | contribs)‎ m (33,007 bytes) (Removing "Throw_Pong_.jpg", it has been deleted from Commons by Courcelles because: In category Media missing permission as of 17 September 2011; no pe) (undo)

This is what it says in the beer pong history as to why it was deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mbmriver1 (talk • contribs) 17:12, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Can you try uploading again, and make sure you put that you took the photos and you give permission? And can you also let me know when you do it so I can try to make sure it doesn't get deleted? --AW (talk) 15:42, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Also when you make your comments, if you end them with four tildes, it'll post your signature like mine above. Thanks! --AW (talk) 15:43, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for the signature tip. I'll post the picture later today in the Origin section. Thanks for your help.--Mbmriver1 (talk) 18:43, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Ok, I've posted the picture on the Origin page.Mbmriver1 (talk) 19:38, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Great! That should work. --AW (talk) 20:10, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

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