User talk:Bothtones7

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Image source problem with Image:East Side Access.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:East Side Access.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the GFDL-self tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Non-free content, use a tag such as or one of the other tags listed at Image copyright tags. See Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 22:57, 22 November 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Kkmurray (talk) 22:57, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Image source problem with Image:East Side Access.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:East Side Access.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the GFDL-self tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Non-free content, use a tag such as or one of the other tags listed at Image copyright tags. See Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 23:04, 22 November 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Kkmurray (talk) 23:04, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Second Avenue Subway.jpg
Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Second Avenue Subway.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Kkmurray (talk) 23:05, 22 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Please use proper fair use rationale (e.g. template:Non-free use rationale). Thanks. --Kkmurray (talk) 23:13, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Uploading Images
I've noticed that you are uploading images onto the Second Avenue Subway article and other related articles. This article has had several accounts previously upload similar images that violated Wikipedia fair use guidelines, and were eventually found to be sockpuppets of the same person. The general rule of thumb is that, if you can create the image yourself, then it is against guidelines to upload an image from another website, unless the image is freely licensed. All of the maps you have uploaded, for example, can be drawn by yourself.

Because of the sockpuppet issue, I have taken a notice to these particular articles and will be watching them closely. Feel free to ask for assistance if you have any problems. I always think that it's more fun to upload my own artwork anyways: too bad I'm a really bad artist. ;-) Kelvinc (talk) 04:02, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:East Side Access.jpg‎
An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:East Side Access.jpg‎, has been listed at Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the image description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Kelvinc (talk) 02:52, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Also applies for: Kelvinc (talk) 02:52, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Image:East Side Access2.jpg‎

Image copyright problem with Image:First Tacoma Narrows Bridge.jpg
Thank you for uploading Image:First Tacoma Narrows Bridge.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation.

Also applies for: Kelvinc (talk) 02:52, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Image:Second Avenue Subway2.gif
 * Image:Second Avenue Subway.jpg
 * Image:East Side Access3.jpg
 * Image:Second Avenue Subway (SAS)construction3.jpg

For future reference: why your uploads are copyright violations
From WP:FU:

Unacceptable images
The use of non-free media in lists, galleries, discographies, and navigational and user-interface elements usually fails the test for significance (criterion #8), and if it fails this test such use is unacceptable.

Here are other images that if non-free would almost certainly not satisfy the policy.


 * 1) An album cover as part of a discography, as per the above.
 * 2) A rose, cropped from a record album, to illustrate an article on roses.
 * 3) A map, scanned or traced from an atlas, to illustrate the region depicted. Use may be appropriate if the map itself is a proper subject for commentary in the article: for example, a controversial map of a disputed territory, if the controversy is discussed in the article.
 * 4) An image whose subject happens to be a war, to illustrate an article on the war, unless the image has achieved iconic status as a representation of the war or is historically important in the context of the war (e.g. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima).
 * 5) An image to illustrate an article passage about the image, if the image has its own article (in which case the image may be described and a link provided to the article about the image)
 * 6) A photo from a press agency (e.g. AP), unless the photo itself is the subject of sourced commentary in the article. This applies mostly to contemporary press photos and not necessarily to historical archives of press photos.
 * 7) A Barry Bonds baseball card, to illustrate the article on Barry Bonds. The use may be appropriate to illustrate a passage on the card itself; see the Billy Ripken article.
 * 8) A magazine cover, to illustrate the article on the person whose photograph is on the cover. However, if the cover itself is the subject of sourced discussion in the article, and if the cover does not have its own article, it it may be appropriate; see the Demi Moore article.
 * 9) An image with an unknown or unverifiable origin. This does not apply to historical images, where sometimes only secondary sources are known, as the ultimate source of some historical images may never be known with certainty.
 * 10) A chart or graph. These can almost always be recreated from the original data.
 * 11) A commercial photograph reproduced in high enough resolution to potentially undermine the ability of the copyright holder to profit from the work.
 * 12) Pictures of people still alive, groups still active, and buildings still standing; provided that taking a new free picture as a replacement (which is almost always considered possible) would serve the same encyclopedic purpose as the non-free image.  However, for some retired or disbanded groups, or retired individuals whose notability rests in part on their earlier visual appearance, a new picture may not serve the same purpose as an image taken during their career.

If you are uncertain about copyright rules on Wikipedia, then on the side of caution: do not upload photos from other websites onto Wikipedia. Kelvinc (talk) 02:58, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

It is not good enough to say that an image should be on Wikipedia simply because it is related to the subject. You need to show that you cannot find or create a free version yourself. Kelvinc (talk) 03:02, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Blocked!
I have blocked you from editing for 24 hours. Please read the above messages--the images that you are uploading are not acceptable on Wikipedia. Please do not attempt to re-upload them as they will be deleted on sight —Jeremy (talk) 03:26, 24 November 2007 (UTC)