User talk:Kathryn Hilliard Klos

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Hi Katryn Hillard Klos,

I saw a recent edit you made to B.N. Morris Canoe Company and I am just wondering if by chance you are the same "Kathryn Klos" who edits using User:Kathrynklos. If you are not, then I recommend reading "Wikipedia's username policy", particularly WP:REALNAME. Multiple editors with similar usernames who edit the same article can sometimes raise the suspicions of others. So, if you are not "User:Kathrynklos", then you might consider changing your username to something else, just to avoid any confusion.

Now, if you are indeed "User:Kathrynklos" then welcome back to Wikipedia. Just be aware that it is generally not considered acceptable to edit using multiple accounts. Please read "Multiple accounts" for the reasons why this is frowned upon. Please note that I am not trying to accuse of doing anything improper. There are valid reasons for using multiple accounts. If you qualify under one of those, then you should consider letting Wikipedia know just to ensure there is no misunderstanding. If you simply forgot your password and would actually prefer to continue using your other account, then please read Help:Reset password. If you have any questions about any of the above, please feel to ask them below. - Marchjuly (talk) 01:25, 22 August 2014 (UTC)


 * I wanted to add some pictures but could not log in as Kathrynklos. My password was "invalid" and I tried every one I normally use and was rejected. I asked that a password change be emailed but it never came to my email address, and I only have one email address. I asked more than once. It has been a few days and still isn't here, but somehow my password was "saved" and I got on as Kathrynklos just now. I'm sorry if what I do is confusing. If I'd gotten a new password I wouldn't have given myself a new name (added my middle name) and now I am magically on "kathrynklos" again so wouldn't use the other. I still don't know why one of the pictures I tried to upload was determined to violate copyright when I took it with my own camera, and the canoe was 100 years old, the builder long-dead, and the canoe owner is my personal friend.


 * I do get a great deal of satisfaction when I see that someone has corrected or added-to something I wrote in Wikipedia. Kathrynklos (talk) 05:54, 24 August 2014 (UTC)


 * No problem Kathryn Hilliard Klos. Your password problem might have been do to some kind of system error. Nothing you're doing is confusing at all. Just thought I'd ask because there are others who really do use multiple accounts to disrupt Wikipedia through sock puppetry. I didn't want anybody else to mistake you for one of those types because I was sure it was all just a password problem or something. Anyway, as I said there are cases where it is OK to have more than one account. If you want another account, please read WP:VALIDALT and see if you qualify. If you don't or if you'd just prefer stick to using your original account from here on, then I think it might be a good idea to make a mention of such on the user pages of both accounts. Just something very brief letting others know what happened. Something like what these users have done on Category:Alternative Wikipedia accounts. Before you do that, however, it might be a good idea to ask for help from an administrator. You can do this by adding Template:Admin help to the talk page of this account. An administrator knows more about this type of thing that me so they will be better suited to help you. Don't worry about this affecting your ability to edit. As long as you stick to editing with one account and don't switch back and forth, there should be no problems. - Marchjuly (talk) 21:41, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Deleted B.N. Morris photo
Kathryn Hilliard Klos, I've created a new section to avoid mixing these two topic together.

Regarding the picture you added to B.N. Morris Canoe Company, it was removed with by a bot named Filedelinkerbot. "Filedelinkerbot" ("File-delinker-bot") is an automated script created to search Wikipedia for problems, i.e., files added to articles that no longer exist exist. In this particular case, a Wikipedia Commons editor named Yann deleted the photo you added to Commons for as a copyright violation as seen here. This meant there was no longer any file left for "B.N. Morris" to link to which means instead of a picture you get this "File:Morris Belle Isle.jpg" in red like shown. This is not very desirable at all which is why "Filedelinkerbot" removed it.

Wikipedia Commons and Wikipedia are sort of different branches of the same company; They often work together, but their rules are sometimes different. If you want to find out exactly why your photo was deleted, then the best thing to do is ask user "Yahn". You can post a question to their talk page at User talk:Yahn. You can also ask for help at Commons:Village pump/copyright. Sometimes photos are deleted by mistake. Maybe this was one of those times.

Since you already have a Wikipedia account, you do not need to create a new account to post on Commons. I think this Kathrynklos is you, right? If there are any problems with photos you've uploaded to commons, then this is where notices will be posted. You should try and check it every now and then if it is you, just in case. There is no message from "Yann" on that talk page, so I'm afraid the only way to find out what the problem was is to ask them directly. Hope that helps. - Marchjuly (talk) 22:15, 24 August 2014 (UTC)