User talk:Joeeigo

Image copyright problem with Image:Image:Joe Eigo.jpg
Thank you for uploading Image:Image:Joe Eigo.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. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI 19:09, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, , and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! When making a comment on a talk page, please sign it using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, you can explore the general help page, ask me on my talk page, or ask a question at the Help desk. Again, welcome! Dar-Ape 19:48, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

More about that copyrighted image
Hello again! I wanted to expand a bit upon my general welcome above. First of all, if you are Joe Eigo (after all, we don't really know that you are he and we don't want someone impersonating Joe), you can solve the copyright problem above easily. One way is (if the copyrighted photo belongs to you), you can license the picture under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. This means that although you retain the copyright and authorship of your own work, you are granting permission for all others (not just Wikipedia) to use, copy, and share your materials freely -- and even potentially use them commercially -- so long as they do not try to claim the copyright themselves, nor prevent others from using or copying them freely. You can read this license in full here.

This license expressly protects creators from being considered responsible for modifications made by others, while ensuring that creators are credited for their work. There is more information on our copyright policy here. We choose the GFDL because we consider it the best available tool for ensuring our encyclopedia can remain free for all to use, while providing credit to everyone who donates text and images. Please be assured that if permission is not granted, your materials will not be used at Wikipedia -- we have a very strict policy against copyright violations. We also accept licensing of images under other free-content licenses like some Creative Commons licenses.

With your permission, we will credit you for your work in the image's permanent description page, noting that it is your work and is used with your permission, and we will provide a link back to your website. Please explicitly state under which license you grant permission. You can reply here, but please remember to post a note on your website about this, or a note that you are in control of this Wikipedia account so we can verify that you are indeed Joe Eigo.

Best,

Dar-Ape 19:48, 7 August 2007 (UTC)