User talk:Birdswithfangs

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Sh2.jpg)
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April 2008
Please do not add inappropriate images to Wikipedia; it is considered to be vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. NrDg 03:56, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * can you tell me what was inappropriate??
 * It was not a free use image as required to illustrate a bio article. See WP:IUP and WP:FUC for more details. The release you placed on the picture restricted it to non-commercial use only which also means we can't use it and the release was invalid anyway as the web site did not own the copyright to that picture so can't give a release. The picture is from a photoshoot and the website just put the picture up, they don't own it. Basically any picture you find on the web is extremely unlikely to be usable in a bio article. What we want are pictures you took with your own camera or pictures where the photographer has explicitly released it for free use. Some pictures on flickr sometimes are released that way. We appreciate your efforts to find a picture, but copyright is a touchy area for wiki so we have to be careful. --NrDg 04:14, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Demi Lovato
I also removed the Forbes information. You did a good cite but you can't copy text from the reference. You have to use your own words or indicate it is a quote. Also that web site is not classed as being reliable so the reference can't be used. See WP:RS. There are lots of other sources for that info that do meet the reliable source requirement. --NrDg 04:14, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The changes you made are better in that you didn't just copy text. The reference you used is still a problem as fan-sites are not reliable sources of informaition and can't be used. The Disney Fan Club is not officially part of Disney. They explicitely state "This site is not a part of the main Disney Channel. This is just a Fan Site". You need a better reference for the information such as http://www.forbes.com/home/media/2008/04/09/entertainment-disney-lovato-biz-media-cx_lr_0409kidstars.html. Also this info better belongs in the career section of the article, not the lead paragraph. --NrDg 04:40, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

PAKDA
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Speedy deletion of PAKDA
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Image:AMXD.jpg
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If you have any questions please ask at Media copyright questions. Thank you. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 14:38, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

An exciting oportunity to get involved!
As a member of the Aviation WikiProject or one of its subprojects, you may be interested in testing your skills in the Aviation Contest! I created this contest, not to pit editor against editor, but to promote article improvement and project participation and camraderie. Hopefully you will agree with its usefulness. Sign up here, read up on the rules here, and discuss the contest here. The first round of the contest may not start until September 1st-unless a large number of editors signup and are ready to compete immediately! Since this contest is just beginning, please give feedback here, or let me know what you think on my talkpage. -  Trevor  MacInnis   contribs  22:56, 26 August 2009 (UTC)