User talk:Colm Rice

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Image tips
Hello!

Thanks for uploading some pictures to Wikipedia. I wanted to make sure you were aware of some of the requirements and good practices for uploaded images.


 * Pick an image name.
 * When uploading an image, pick a file name that is short, descriptive, and unique. Remember that many images may be uploaded about the same topic, and remember that names are case sensitive.


 * Source the image.
 * On the image description page, explain where the image came from. If you created the image yourself, then say so.  If it's from the web, give a URL.  If it's a screenshot of a movie or game, or a scan from a book, give the title.


 * Provide copyright and license information.
 * This part is a little bit trickier, but it's very important. The copyright of the image generally belongs to whomever created it.
 * If it's a photograph you took, or an image you created (modifying an image that already exists doesn't count) in software like Photoshop or GIMP, then you own the copyright. To upload it to Wikipedia, you must agree to license it under the GFDL (which allows anyone to use it, but requires that they give credit to the original author and requires that any further edit to the image be licensed under the GFDL as well) or release it into the public domain (which allows anyone to use it for any purpose without restriction.)  Do this by placing an appropriate tag on the image description page, like &#123;{GFDL}} or &#123;{PD}}.  Be sure to mention that you created the image.  If you're using &#123;{PD}}, you may also want to use &#123;{NoRightsReserved}}, since there is some dispute as to whether one may grant items into the public domain.
 * If you didn't create the image, or the copyright somehow belongs to another party (like a screenshot, which you might "create", but the copyright belongs to the author of the movie or video game), then you need to find another tag that describes the copyright status of the image. Images used on Wikipedia need to be free for our use and the use of sites which reproduce our content.  This means that images cannot have a restriction such as "only for use by Wikipedia", or "for non-commercial use only", or "for educational use".  Images without a free license may be usable in certain articles under fair use, but such a use should be justified on the image description page.


 * Describe the image.
 * To another reader, the image may not be immediately understood. A caption in an article doesn't explain the image to a visitor who sees it on its image page.  Put a brief explanation of what is in the image on the image description page, similar to what you might include in a caption on an article.

Some links to Wikipedia pages on this subject:

Copyrights, Copyright tags, Fair use, Image description page, Public domain, Images for deletion, Possibly unfree images, Copyright problems, Uploading images

Thanks again for your contributions. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me at my talk page.

Please note especially that if you created the images, you need to give them a free license to use them in Wikipedia. Thanks. :)

kmccoy (talk) 19:40, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:117-1769 IMG.JPG
Thanks for uploading Image:117-1769 IMG.JPG. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this:.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you. --cohesion &#9733; talk 07:08, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Image:Frantisek Janak Examples in Moser Factory in Karlovy Vary.JPG
Hi Colm, I've just tagged this image "Used with permission" which is not an acceptable license for images on Wikipedia but it seemed to be the only tag that fits the description you gave when you uploaded it. Please have a look at it, and if it needs to be retagged as per Image copyright tags, please do so. Thanks Rossrs 11:37, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Here is another one Image:Ireland Eye Martello Tower.jpg it say you took the image, so now I think maybe you took the one above also. These need to be correctly tagged so if you are willing to release them under GFDL can you please go to each image description page and tag them with the GFDL tag.  Thanks Rossrs 10:16, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * and another one Image:Ireland Eye Yachts.jpg Rossrs 10:18, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:Frantisek Janak.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Frantisek Janak.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the image also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture then you can use GFDL to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the image qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then 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 images, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, 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 unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you.Rossrs 11:38, 15 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I've had a look as you suggested. I'm not sure.  The only thing I can think of is to use the  together with a fair use rationale.  Have a look at Image description page and it gives a pretty good rundown on how to fill in a fair use rationale.  I'll leave it to you though, as you are more familiar with the person in question, and I wouldn't know what to say.  Let me know if you need a hand though.  Cheers Rossrs 09:02, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Reply about image licenses
Sure, for those requirements, I would suggest the Creative Commons Attribution, ShareAlike 2.5 license. The template is here Template:Cc-by-sa-2.5 and you can read the actual license from their site. To add that license, you can just go to the image file you uploaded and click edit, then after the description somewhere type. I know all this licensing is crazy, our copyright laws don't make it simple :D - cohesion &#9733; talk 18:36, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Image:Vridlo sprudel.PNG listed for deletion
An image or media file that you uploaded, Image:Vridlo sprudel.PNG, has been listed at Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Admrb♉ltz (T | C) 08:40, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Still more images
Hi, please take a look at Image:Taaffes Castle Close Up Carlingford.jpg and Image:Taaffes Castle Carlingford.jpg and confirm that you want to license them under GFDL. You might want to go through your entire list of uploads and check that they have the tags you want. Thanks! Stan 15:18, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Marcel_J_E_Golay.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Marcel_J_E_Golay.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images on Wikipedia is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this:.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. You can get help on image copyright tagging from Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags. -- Carnildo 12:50, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:SS_Connemara.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:SS_Connemara.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images on Wikipedia is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this:.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. You can get help on image copyright tagging from Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags. -- Carnildo 05:43, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Marcel J E Golay.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Marcel J E Golay.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this:.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you. BRossow 02:04, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Savitzky Golay
I've certainly made a lot of use of the tables in the paper and I'm pretty sure in my youth I even published a paper citing it! I was amazed (and rather pleased) to find a Wikipedia article about their paper. I see you started the article so thank you too. It would never have occurred to me to create such an article. Thincat 13:51, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging for Image:Karlovy_Vary.JPG
Thanks for uploading Image:Karlovy_Vary.JPG. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:
 * Image use policy
 * Image copyright tags

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see User talk:Carnildo/images. 17:02, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Carlingford
Hi Colm - nice work on the Carlingford article. Regards (Sarah777 12:50, 31 March 2007 (UTC))

Image:Theresienstadt.JPG
Would you like to move it to wikicommons? thanks Martin 11:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:Dom_Irrera_-_Kilkenny_Cat_Lauths_-_Ireland.jpg
An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Dom_Irrera_-_Kilkenny_Cat_Lauths_-_Ireland.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. Sherool (talk) 20:03, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Frantisek_Janak.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Frantisek_Janak.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:


 * 1) Go to the media description page and edit it to add, without deleting the original replaceable fair use template.
 * 2) On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by taking a picture of it yourself.

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on [ this link]. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per our non-free content policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Calliopejen1 (talk) 00:18, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Carlingford Ordenance Survey Map.jpg listed for deletion
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Carlingford Ordenance Survey Map.jpg, has been listed at Images and media for deletion. Please see the to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. ww2censor (talk) 03:16, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Image licensing
Hey there, further to your email to me regarding [[:Image:Autumn-Ghan-House brighter.jpg].

Have a look at this page which details the various licenses that are generally available on Wikipedia, Image copyright tags/All and also Image copyright tags for images where you are the creator.

Based on what you mentioned in your email, I am not sure that the image is free enough for use on Wikipedia. Receiving a verbal confirmation that it can be used on WP is not good enough, the image needs to be released under a license that would allow anyone to re-use the image, even for commercial use. If you have contact witht he image creator, have him send an email to WP, see OTRS, who handles these types of license permission claims.

Given the image is used only in a gallery, it would likely fail any non-free license review, seee NON-FREE.

It comes down to, it is the creator of the image, who holds the copyright, is the only one who can license the image freely. I hope that this is clear enough and please, feel free to contact me on my talk page and I will what I can do to clear anything up.--Jordan 1972 (talk) 11:15, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Image permission problem with Image:Autumn-Ghan-House brighter.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Autumn-Ghan-House brighter.jpg I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the image (or other media file) agreed to license it under the given license.

If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either
 * make a note permitting reuse under the GFDL 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 [mailto:permissions-en@wikimedia.org 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 did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the image to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the image has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to [mailto:permissions-en@wikimedia.org permissions-en@wikimedia.org].

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, and add a rationale justifying the image's use on the article or articles where it is included. 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 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 uploaded by following this link. Images lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ▫  Johnny Mr Nin ja  03:23, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Commons:File:Dom Irrera - Kilkenny Cat Lauths - Ireland.jpg
This file was moved to Commons from English Wikipedia, but some description information may have got lost in the process.

As you are noted as the original uploader, or in the history for the file, it would be appreciated if you could help in reconstructing this information.

Thanks for you assistance and keep uploading 'free' media :)

In particular, can you confirm the permission you obtained in more detail? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 12:40, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Savitzky–Golay filter for smoothing and differentiation


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 * Content has been merged into Savitsky-Golay Smoothing Filter

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Proposed deletion of File:De Gaulle Head Carlingford Ireland.JPG


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