User talk:Boswell1740

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File permission problem with File:Martyn-Ware-portrait-in-blueTshirt-donatedby-Martyn-Ware2018.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Martyn-Ware-portrait-in-blueTshirt-donatedby-Martyn-Ware2018.jpg, which you've attributed to https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10160722882415717&set=pb.549475716.-2207520000.1531963949.&type=3&theater. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

If you are the copyright holder for this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either
 * make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
 * Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add OTRS pending to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Non-free content, use a tag such as non-free fair use or one of the other tags listed at File copyright tags, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in [ your upload log]. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described in section F11 of the criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 02:18, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Response & subsequent request
FROM BOSWELL1740 - In response to the above post I have now submitted Ware's written permission via email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org ... There was no obvious way of doing this on the image upload form. Boswell1740 (talk) 20:40, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Permission being processed I hope
Despite my sending permission for use of the portrait discussed above by email on 19 July to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, as suggested by the message in my page User_talk:Boswell1740, I see that the ImageRemovalBot has now deleted “File:Martyn-Ware-portrait-in-blueTshirt-donatedby-Martyn-Ware2018.jpg” with the “F11: No evidence of permission” tag. The Wiki page on CSD reminds us that “the backlog for messages sent to the permissions-en queue is currently 201 days”. In the meantime, any chance of reinstating the photo in question, which was taken and donated by the subject Martyn Ware himself in order to update the previous ancient pic? His permission is clearly described in the image file page. Boswell1740 (talk) 19:42, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

A belated welcome
Hi Boswell1740. Welcome to Wikipedia. I've added a welcome message to the top of this page that gives a great deal of information about Wikipedia. I hope you find it useful.

Additionally, I hope you don't mind if I share some of my thoughts on starting out as a new editor on Wikipedia: If I could get editors in your situation to follow just one piece of advice, it would be this: Learn Wikipedia by working only on non-contentious topics until you have a feel for the normal editing process and the policies that usually come up when editing casually. You'll find editing to be fun, easy, and rewarding. The rare disputes are resolved quickly and easily.

Working on biographical information about living persons is far more difficult. Wikipedia's Biographies of living persons policy requires strict adherence to multiple content policies, and applies to all information about living persons including talk pages.

If you have a relationship with the topics you want to edit, then you will need to review Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, which may require you to disclose your relationship and restrict your editing depending upon how you are affiliated with the subject matter. Regardless, editing in a manner that promotes an entity or viewpoint over others can appear to be detrimental to the purpose of Wikipedia and the neutrality required in articles.

Some topic areas within Wikipedia have special editing restrictions that apply to all editors. It's best to avoid these topics until you are extremely familiar with all relevant policies and guidelines.

I hope you find some useful information in all this, and welcome again. --Ronz (talk) 02:32, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

A belated thanks
Thanks for your welcome, Ronz. I have broadly learned the ropes at Wikipedia by editing anonymously over the past ten years. My attempt to add a photo to the entry for Martyn Ware (described above) has failed entirely down to the baffling complexity of the requirements. Despite mailing the relevant department more than a year ago, I have had no reply whatsoever! Any advice on remedying this, please? Boswell1740 (talk) 11:34, 6 October 2019 (UTC)