User talk:JoyfullyJanet

June 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to Benjamin Harjo, Jr.. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. -Uyvsdi (talk) 21:32, 15 June 2011 (UTC)Uyvsdi

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. -Uyvsdi (talk) 21:32, 15 June 2011 (UTC)Uyvsdi

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add soapboxing, promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did at Benjamin Harjo, Jr., you may be blocked from editing. -Uyvsdi (talk) 00:42, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Uyvsdi

My apologies, I mistook you for a robot. This is my first time to attempt to do a wiki edit. I was encouraged by my friends to do so, before I sell "The Blessing", in that not only is it a precious symbolic piece of spiritualism, it is an early Harjo, and he has changed his style over the past two decades.

True, I am, unfortunately, having to sell "The Blessing". It is the reason that I created the web page. If you prefer that I not share this rare print with Wikipedia readers, then I will gladly retract it.

Again, I apologize for the excessive editing, as I was attempting to verify and reference what I could find online, and I really was confused as to how the editing process worked & I was excited to have a photograph of something that I thought was beneficial and worthwhile. :D

Thank you for your kind understanding and guidance.

You are joy! Joyfully, Janet

Even single page on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons has warnings about violating copyright. Regarding selling the print, that's what Ebay is for. -Uyvsdi (talk) 02:06, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Uyvsdi

You're right, about ebay, I may find myself doing just that. The Blessing has much meaning to me and I struggle to part with it. Sometimes, we just gotta do what we gotta do.

Obviously I'm not "getting" the copyright thing. I purchased that specific print, #2/500. There is no other edition of 2/500 anywhere in the world. The photo was taken by me, in my own home, with my own personal camera. How is that a copyright violation?

I see the tremendous time and effort that you've put into creating a number of the Native American Art Wiki's and I want you to know, I understand and most certainly appreciate the commitment that you've made to assure quality on Wikipedia, especially in the field of your expertise.

I live just a few minutes away from the Lummi Reservation, and resided there for awhile. Bellingham and Ferndale, WA (Whatcom County) is rich in art provided by the Lummi Nation. You've demonstrated a great love for Native American culture, perhaps you'd be interested in utilizing some of my photographs to elaborate on their art.

Here are a few of my photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/janetcaen/5073110402/in/set-72157625019104873/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/janetcaen/5079113842/in/set-72157626394308827 I have some photos, somewhere, of the totem poles along the Nooksack River Walk Park in Ferndale, but they must be on my other computer, which is in the shop :(

Thank you, so much, for your assistance and gracious understanding. You are joy! Joyfully, Janet