User talk:Dedicated lions fan

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A word about image uploads
I know that you have uploaded several images.

First, I'd like to apologize - I initially thought that this image - Image:Lions-logo-52-60.gif - was vandalism before realizing that was an actual logo.

Please note that Wikipedia policies require all images to have the URL of the source. So in the case of the logos, even though the ultimate source was the Lions themselves, you need to specify the URL that you downloaded them from so that others can verify that they are what they claim to be.

In the case of Image:Lions-uniform-history.jpg and Image:Lions-uniforms-1969.gif, those images appear to violate criterion #1 of Wikipedia's fair use policy in that they are replaceable. Anyone can draw their own version of the Lions' uniforms and anyone can make a collage of Lions' uniforms.

In the case of Image:Barry-Sanders-bucs-1.jpg, while a photo of Barry Sanders may be irreplaceable, this photo is just being used to illustrate the Lions in general - and anyone could take a photo at any game for that purpose.

BigDT 01:40, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Reply
Big DT, Thank you for the comments on the individual images uploaded, I really appreciate you taking the time to take a look.

I am trying hard to balance being a loyal Lions fan while at the same time staying completely objective, and also keeping the NFL pages on Wikipedia as uniform and similar as possible.

I am slowly attempting to create my own historical uniform renditions of the Lions uniforms, but in the meantime I took a page from the Chicago Bears Uniform section.

Most importantly, I am trying to provide content in relation to the Detroit Lions, as this is an encyclopedia, content is the most important aspect, but for some people pictures are what keep people here. :-)

--Dedicated lions fan 18:24, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Barry-Sanders-bucs-1.jpg)
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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Sanders Barry stride.jpg
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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Lions-logo-52-60.gif
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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 23:44, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Lions-logo-61-69.gif
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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 23:44, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Lions-uniform-history.jpg
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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 23:45, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Lions-uniforms-1969.gif
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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 23:45, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs
Hello Dedicated lions fan! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created  is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. if you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current Category:All_unreferenced_BLPs article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the unreferencedBLP tag. Here is the article:

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 00:26, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
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Orphaned non-free image File:Lions in tiger stadium.jpg
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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude ( talk ) 02:54, 1 June 2012 (UTC)