User talk:Gfrankson

Welcome!
Hi there! I read your post on the newcomers help page. To edit the information, open the image page, which for you is: Image:DSC00511.JPG. Then click "edit this page" at the top of the page.

In the meantime here are a few handy tips for newcomers:


 * A few basic rules: Try to write from a neutral point of view, be bold in editing pages, and use Wikiquette.


 * A good intro page is the welcome page. The Wikipedia tutorial also gives a lot of basic info that will help get you oriented on Wikipedia. If you have any other questions about the project then check out Help or Where to ask a question.


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If you ever have any questions, comments, or just want to say hi, don't hesitate to write to me on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Happy editing and have a great day! :-) Akamad 00:47, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Editing images
I notice you have two versions of the same image: Image:Vansky.JPG and Image:DSC00512.JPG. In case you meant to only have one version, I wanted to let you know that you can update already-uploaded images, essentially overwriting them with a new version. You can do this by accessing the page for the image (as in the links above) and clicking "Upload a new version of this file" in the "File history" section to get the form for uploading. Cheers! &mdash; Saxifrage &#9998; 06:29, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Gulf Island Photos
Great job, I see you caught the same poor weather I did. I added one of Sturdies Bay from my flyby on the ferry today, if you have any better images please feel free to replace. On another note, you might want to consider uploading your images to the commons website where they can be used by all of the projects. Cheers! -- Tawker 08:08, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:GalianoMap.jpg
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 * Where did you get the above picture from? Did you make it yourself, or get it from another website?  _-M      o      P-_   04:50, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging for Image:Feist newmain ingrid johansson.jpg
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Image tagging for Image:35485.jpg
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Image:DSC00512.JPG listed for deletion
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Unspecified source for Image:1218 659.jpg
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Orphaned fair use image (Image:Pride.JPG)
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Unspecified source for Image:Greenyplant.jpg
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Image:Vansky.JPG listed for deletion
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Unspecified source for Image:Broken-social-scene-.jpg
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Fair use rationale for Image:Feist1.JPG
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Image:Closer_to_heart.jpg
I have tagged Image:Closer_to_heart.jpg as no rationale, because it does not provide a fair use rationale. If you believe the image to be acceptable for fair use according to Wikipedia policy, please provide a rationale explaining as much, in accordance with the fair use rationale guideline, on the image description page. Please also consider using or one of the other tags listed at Image copyright tags. Thank you. Videmus Omnia Talk  06:08, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Closer_to_heart.jpg
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Fair use rationale for Image:Birkin.jpg
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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Eastonscreen.JPG
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Possibly unfree File:Montaguemaps.jpg
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