User talk:MITalum

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NPOV tag in Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Please do not remove this tag, which was inserted by [[User:Solitude|Solitude\talk]], until the neutrality of the article has been discussed at Talk:Massachusetts Institute of Technology by all interested parties, and consensus reached. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith (talk)]] 23:42, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Image copyrights
I noticed that you uploaded several images to the MIT article, and I'm concerned that you are inaccurately describing their copyright status. For example, you described Image:MIT.gif and Image:MIT-brassrat.jpg as being "licensed under the terms of the Wikipedia copyright" when they most certainly are not GFDL.

Please realize that, if you find an image somewhere on the web, by default it is not licensed under terms usable by Wikipedia, unless you find an explicit statement to the contrary. (And even in this case you should link to the source of the image and to its license statement.)

You also uploaded several images copyrighted by "Jackson Frakes". I have marked these as "unverified" because of your other copyright confusions. Can you give us more information about where you got them and why you believe them to be usable by Wikipedia? (Are you Jackson Frakes?)

&mdash;Steven G. Johnson 15:42, Jan 21, 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks for confirming that you are Jackson Frakes (on User talk:Stevenj). I've fixed the images you uploaded to indicate that Jackson Frakes is you and to tag them with GFDL.  In the future, please indicate this information on uploads of your personal photos, as it is otherwise impossible for us to tell.


 * The only two remaining problematic images are Image:MIT-brassrat.jpg (which is not a logo per se; it looks like an image from a catalogue and is arguably not fair use) and Image:MIT-stata.jpg (a professional photo by Richard Sobol, arguably a copyright violation and certainly not GFDL). (The burden of proof is on you to argue fair use - note that fair use is a very narrow exception to copyright law and does not apply to most images.)


 * PS. Please do not erase your Talk page, which is important as a history of disputes and other information. (Unlike your user page User:MITalum, the talk page is not solely for you to control.)  &mdash;Steven G. Johnson 22:30, Jan 21, 2005 (UTC)

MIT Alum Directory
Being naturally curious and an MIT alum myself, I looked up Jackson Frakes in the MIT Alumni directory...but didn't find anyone. Are you listed under a different name? Or did you just choose not to be listed? --Zamfi 05:52, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

I appreciate your recent edit...
...in which you trimmed some gratuitous peacock feathers from the first paragraphs of the MIT article... specifically the word "leading" and the phrase "many prominent." Thanks. Dpbsmith (talk) 16:24, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

User:Dpbsmith/Boosterdampers
Take a look... what do you think? Dpbsmith (talk) 23:09, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

MIT
The article on MIT has undergone some significant changes over the last month to prepare for a peer review and nomination for Featured Article. Because you have contributed previously, please review the changes and the discussion board. Madcoverboy 18:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Analysis Group
I have nominated Analysis Group, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Analysis Group&. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 18:35, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Martha Samuelson
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A more inclusive wiki for bios
Hi MITalum, I saw that a bio article you created is is currently under review for deletion. You may wish to consider transferring it to Wikipopuli, a wiki that hosts biographical articles and does not impose a notability requirement. Best, TheYellowCabin (talk) 01:21, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Harvard-MIT-coop.png)
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Speedy deletion of Ronald L. Turner
A tag has been placed on Ronald L. Turner requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the article or have a copy emailed to you. Livna-Maor (talk) 22:02, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs
Hello MITalum! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 3 of the articles that you created  are tagged as Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to insure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. if you were to bring these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current Category:All_unreferenced_BLPs article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the unreferencedBLP tag. Here is the list:

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 22:01, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) Richard L. Schmalensee -
 * 2) Milen Veltchev -
 * 3) John Carrington Cox -

Nomination of Ceridian for deletion
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The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Ceridian until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Jeremy112233 ( Lettuce-jibber-jabber? ) 18:43, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:MIT-sloan.png
 Thanks for uploading File:MIT-sloan.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 11:39, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:MIT-sloan.png
 Thanks for uploading File:MIT-sloan.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 02:28, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

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Orphaned non-free image File:MIT-sloan.png
 Thanks for uploading File:MIT-sloan.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:58, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Ronald L. Turner for deletion
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The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Ronald L. Turner until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Boleyn (talk) 12:49, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Justin Jaschke for deletion
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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 11:15, 2 May 2022 (UTC)