User talk:LarryBoom

Simon Raab
Hi, thanks for message. Would that it were that simple.
 * The article was a copyright violation. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient. But in any case the copyrighted text is far too promotional to be useful for Wikipedia's purposes, so there would not be any point in your jumping through all the hoops that are required. Chunks of the text, such as Parleau, were copied verbatim from his website which asserts copyright ownership (and would be considered as copyright unless stated to be PD)
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: comes from a heritage of creativity and art... well-known sculptor... successful fashion designers... sought the perfect beauty... rich technical training... &mdash; and much more similar hagiography/review/opinions. An encyclopaedia is for facts not opinions.
 * There shouldn't be any url links in the text, but especially not when they are linked to his company, gallery, paintings etc etc
 * You can have an external links section with a link to his official site, but all those links to gallery catalogues are more spam. If he doesn't want any of his work to be in the public domain, it's not for us to advertise it.
 * I can retrieve the deleted text, and I'm usually prepared to sandbox it for editors to work on. The problem I have is that so much is copyright, spam or both that I'm not willing to post the whole text. If I select what seems OK, and all the references, will that do? Please note that I'll be away until Sat or Sun now  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  15:25, 2 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Larry, I've seen your message, But it will have to wait until I get back now, sorry,  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  18:32, 2 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll post text here shortly  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:18, 6 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Jim, Many thanks for sending the link to your edited version, I appreciate your help. I worked through the entry and only did minor edits, except for adding the section "Parleau" because that is what Simon Raab is known for as an artist. I hope that the copyright and promotional tone issues could be solved. Here is the link. I look forward to hearing back from you. Best regards LarryBoom (talk) 16:37, 15 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Larry, I made these formatting changes. I think the first sentence of the Artist section is a bit peacocky, better to say they were involved in creative enterprises than talk of a "heritage". Otherwise looks pretty good  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:58, 16 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Jim, Thank you for the quick feedback. I changed the first sentence and did some minor edits, see my changes here. Can we publish like that? I would like to later add a profile picture to the box on the right. Best regards LarryBoom (talk) 14:39, 16 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Pictures are a copyright nightmare. Ideally the image needs to be either taken by you and not previously published elsewhere or have been published with an explicit public domain licence (unlikely). There are procedures for other people to donate their images, you will need explicit permission from an email address associated with the donor to apply for an OTRS ticket. When you post the page, use the "move" tag, don't cut-and-paste, good luck  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:19, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the info re pictures. Unfortunately, I don't seem to have a "move" tap at the top. Could you help me request a page move? Thanks LarryBoom (talk) 12:33, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Assuming you were logged in, you may not have made enough edits for the move tag to be activated. See this page. The page tells you how to request a move too. I could move it for you, but there is a technical reason why I would rather not do so unless all else fails  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  05:40, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Move complete
Hi LarryBoom, I've moved your sandbox draft back into mainspace as you requested. I've left User:LarryBoom/sandbox as a redirect. If you'd like to have it deleted, you can put at the top of the page and save it; if you'd like to write over it with new content, that's fine too. You can just bypass the redirect by clicking here and editing as usual. --BDD (talk) 18:37, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Artist Simon Raab Holding Grenades.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Artist Simon Raab Holding Grenades.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

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