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Ken talk 23:00, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

Hi, please add copyright information to the files you uploaded, as you were requested to at the time you uploaded them. The files will be deleted if they are not compatible with Wikipedia's copyright. Joe D (t) 23:56, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:000 0508.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:000 0508.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then there needs to be an argument why we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then it needs to be specified where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then one should be added. 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 qualifies as fair use, consider reading 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.

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Image copyright problem with Image:St_Mike's.jpg
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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Image legality questions. 11:39, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:000 0508.JPG
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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:.

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Hmm. Same goes for Image:000 0516.jpg, but you tagged a duplicate of 000 0508.JPG as a CC, is that the case with these other photos as well? Kotepho 15:31, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

License tagging for Image:K022107AU.jpg
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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you need help on selecting a tag to use, or in adding the tag to the image description, feel free to post a message at Media copyright questions. 16:07, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Empress of the French
Please stop interfering with the succession boxes for the French Empresses. Succession boxes are laid out sequentially from one person in the general role to the next person (i.e. one monarch to another, one consort to another). Henry VIII's succession box doesn't skip from him to James I, does it? Nor do we make up unused titles (have you ever heard the term 'royal consort of the French head of state' used?). Michael Sanders 11:26, 29 March 2007 (UTC)


 * It doesn't. The average viewer wants to know who the previous and next consort was, not who was the last and next holder of a particular title. Now, we could use your innovation of 'consort to the head of state' - except we are not allowed to make up titles. So we use the sequential system, and assume that the reader will be capable of clicking along until he or she finds the next 'Empress of the French' - or s/he can click the link on the title and look it up on List of Queens and Empresses of France. Michael Sanders 11:30, 29 March 2007 (UTC)


 * The 'Empress consort of India' (i.e. consort of India) ceased to exist. Not the same at all. Michael Sanders 11:34, 29 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Because legally, the monarch of Great Britain wasn't sovereign over the state of India until Queen Victoria. The title 'Empress of the French' is the place-holder for 'consort of France' - but we quite specifically do not make up titles. So 'consort of the French head of state' is out. The 'Empress of the French' was in de facto terms the same as the 'Queen of the French', who was in de facto terms the same as the 'Queen of France and Navarre'. That's why they all have the same page. That's how we do things here. If you don't like it, try to change the roots of the system, don't meddle with the products which are by the rules correct. Michael Sanders 11:41, 29 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Succession boxes are used to illustrate to the reader the passage of authority in the state, not the history of a particular title. Thus, Napoleon is succeeded as head of state by Louis XVIII, not by himself. And, I repeat, we don't use phony titles. See WikiProject Succession Box Standardization, and find evidence that 'consort of the French head of state' is ever used. Until then, stop interfering with the boxes. Michael Sanders 11:58, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:K022107AU.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 07:04, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:SVH06 2.jpg
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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:UKIBSP 2.jpg
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NowCommons: Image:P4060162.jpg
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Fair use rationale for File:Cassie suicide.jpg
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Possibly unfree File:Cassie suicide brandon.jpg
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File copyright problem with File:Cassie suicide.jpg
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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. &mdash; neuro  (talk) (review) 17:54, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Civil Parish of Winterbourne
An article that you have been involved in editing, Civil Parish of Winterbourne, has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Skinsmoke (talk) 10:05, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Non-free rationale for File:Sue white hq.jpg
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File permission problem with File:St Mike's2.jpg
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