User talk:Kroytz

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Image copyright problem with Image:White-horse rider.jpg
Thank you for uploading Image:White-horse rider.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 02:08, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Fixing image
Hey Kroytz, I really like the image you put up on Camarillo White Horse, but I notice that the wikigods are not happy with its copyright status. If you own the image or if it's somehow a free image, upload it with a GDFL tag, or, ideally, public domain. If it's copyrighted, you MIGHT be able to salvage it with a fair use tag, if there are no free images of Camarillo White Horses anywhere to be found. (Fair use tags are a PITA to do, but I did ones for Khemosabi and Skowronek, if you want an example of how that works--you need verbiage on the article page AND on the image page) Click the "help" link to the left and go through the "uploading images" articles to figure it out. Takes a bit to get it all down, but not too tough to do once you have it figured out. Montanabw (talk) 04:11, 2 December 2007 (UTC)


 * By the way, if you get the proper copyright stuff on that image, I would love to also use it or one like it in parade horse, as I cannot find any other free images of those elaborate silver saddle. Could you be so kind as to let me know how that all shakes out?  Thanks!  Montanabw (talk) 05:51, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Fixing vandalism
Hi Rick, when you fix vandalism it is better to revert rather than fix the bad edits that you have seen, as there may be other bad edits that you didn't notice. When you made the fix [here, the vandal actually messed with the name as well here so what you need to do is request rollback [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_rollback|here]] and then you'll have a special rollback button that allows you to revert the most recent edits by one user. Regards Gustav von Humpelschmumpel (talk) 12:24, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:Camarillo.gif
Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Camarillo.gif. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the file description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

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Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference
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Thank you for your understanding and happy editing :) Editing on behalf of User:Jarry1250, LivingBot (talk) 21:18, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Disambiguation link fixing one-day contest
I have decided to put on a mini-contest within the November 2013 monthly disambiguation contest, on Saturday, November 23 (UTC). I will personally give a $20 Amazon.com gift card to the disambiguator who fixes the most links on that server-day (see the project page for details on scoring points). Since we are not geared up to do an automated count for that day, at 00:00, 23 November 2013 (UTC) (which is 7:00 PM on November 22, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the project page leaderboard. I will presume that anyone who is not already listed on the leaderboard has precisely nine edits. At 01:00, 24 November 2013 (UTC) (8:00 PM on November 23, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the leaderboard at that time (the extra hour is to give the board time to update), and I will determine from that who our winner is. I will credit links fixed by turning a WP:DABCONCEPT page into an article, but you'll have to let me know me that you did so. Here's to a fun contest. Note that according to the Daily Disambig, we currently have under 256,000 disambiguation links to be fixed. If everyone in the disambiguation link fixers category were to fix 500 links, we would have them all done - so aim high! Cheers! bd2412 T 02:48, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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