User talk:Microchip08/Archive 4

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Thanks for contacting me. This is all pretty bewildering - every link I go to to try to learn something leads to more links, and not all are very clear (e.g., when I clicked "talk" to message you, it led to a page with previous messages with no instructions on how to "talk" - I guessed!).

What does it mean to be "adopted"? I could use some help navigating this. There are a couple of specific articles that interest me; one is "protected" but needs some editing, so I could use some guidance. Daveler16 (talk) 22:05, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I didn't realise adding a new talk page wasn't clear! I'll add a message to make it more obvious in future; thanks.
 * The first thing about Wikipedia you ought to know is that you mustn't worry about making a mistake: the software Wikipedia is built around makes it very easy to undo and fix things if something goes wrong, so you should be bold and just edit – don't worry about not reading all the policies and guidelines, because someone will help you when something goes wrong :-). The only policy you really should to know is the Five pillars; everything else is merely going into more detail.
 * Wikipedia has a pretty daunting learning curve – it's something people are actively trying to fix – but there's a few things that might help you. You might find The Wikipedia Adventure helpful; I haven't tried it myself, but it looks like it's an interactive guide to get you up and running.
 * You can find more about the user adoption program here – it's probably best to contact a user directly (take a look at Adopt-a-user/Adoptee's_Area/Adopters for a list of available mentors).
 * Regarding the protected article: you can edit almost any article on Wikipedia without restriction, but some articles are protected from editing to some or almost all users (for example, if there's a large amount of people vandalizing/editing unconstructively). Most of the time – Huon talks more about it below. If you tell me which article you were looking at, I should be able to help you add your edit. —Microchip08 (talk) 23:35, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Adoption is a program to help new editors by pairing them with experienced mentors. It's a way to find someone willing to help you find your way around Wikipedia and become a better editor. Regarding the protected article, the usual way to deal with that is to propose an edit on the article's talk page and to use the edit protected or edit semi-protected template, depending on whether the article is semi-protected (ie only autoconfirmed editors can edit it) or fully protected (ie only admins can edit it), to request someone with sufficient rights to perform the edit for you. The more specific your edit request, the more likely that it will be done. Huon (talk) 22:51, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Talk
Sorrt I'm being so obtuse about this. I wanted to respond to your response to my previous. It says "Put new text under the old text", but I don't see where I am supposed to do that.

The topic I am interested in is "Soka Gakkai". It is the only page on a religion I have seen with so much malice towards its subject, and whoever is in charge seems to be okay with that. I am currently catching up on the "talk" behind the subject.

Thank you for your patience. --Daveler16 (talk) 16:48, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
 * That article looks like it's quite controversial, and is semi-protected, so accounts need to be at least four days old, and must have at least ten edits (you currently have five). Edit some more elsewhere and you'll be able to edit that page :-). I suggest you read the talk page.
 * To continue this discussion "under the old text", just click the edit button on the section header. —Microchip08 (talk) 17:33, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

u edited my thing i dissagree with u — Preceding unsigned comment added by Killerdude66 (talk • contribs) 15:48, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

King's Shilling Comment
Thanks for blamming the typo on the assessment page. I had a look at the Shilling page - may I suggest putting the citations at the end of sentences? These days I find that mid-sentence citations break the flow. RegardsKeith-264 (talk) 14:27, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ I've moved most of the references to the end of sentences (and split most of the long running sentences into smaller ones). —Microchip08 (talk) 01:37, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

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Dear Microchip08, My edit on Don Jon was just to try to be a bit more descriptive on it. I prefer movie plots on Wikipedia to be a bit more descriptive than they usually are, but, that's just me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.12.176.227 (talk) 18:27, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

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Alex Ekubo Image
I noticed you were not completely satisfied with my licensing of Alex Ekubo1.jpg, can you give me specific reasons why you think the message forwarded was insufficient. I am asking all these because I already briefly explained Wikipedia image policies to Alex Ekubo via mail and he decided to send those images based on my explanation. Please let me know if you think there is anything he can do to make the ticket confirmed. Darreg (talk) 08:29, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * We were unable to confirm whether the person sending the email was the copyright holder of the images, as only the copyright holder can relicense their images. File:Alex Ekubo1.jpeg appears to be copyrighted by Anuel Photography, hence the watermark: we would need a release from them in order to license the image freely. I hope this helps. —Microchip08 (talk) 08:41, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I will tell him to send an email from Anuel Photography and NOT his personal email address. I hope that will help. Darreg (talk) 09:16, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Edits on Bangalore School of Speech and Drama page
Hello Microchip08, I don't think that the edit which you have made is necessary as the topic i had written about is entirely unique and different which needs to be highlighted upon. Please do reconsider the changes you have made as it would be in the best interests of mine as well as the students of this school. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rishi.chhapolia (talk • contribs) 10:56, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

May i tell u that u smell like fish? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Killerdude66 (talk • contribs)

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James I. Woods
Microchip08,

Thank you for your response. I have been reading the guidelines and am reshaping the language to seem more neutral having identified my conflict of interest. Is there any way to hold off deleting the page? It is a pertinent entry, I just need to reword it.

Thanks for your time

JPorcupine — Preceding unsigned comment added by JPorcupine (talk • contribs) 21:18, 10 June 2014‎

Salvatore Cuomo's Picture
Hello there. I'm not sure this is the right way to reply but i'll try. I've just uploaded an image that i was told i could use for free without problems by the company of Salvatore Cuomo. They told me that all his images are not copyright protected and anyone can use them. How do i fix this? Thanks and good evening. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Torratte (talk • contribs) 13:29, 12 June 2014 (UTC)


 * By default every photo is copyrighted. If this one has been released under a free license that allows everybody to re-use and modify it for any purpose, including commercial purposes, we'd need some evidence in writing. On Cuomo's Facebook page I found only the comment that it's a "free public profile picture", but that's too vague. The easiest solution would probably be to ask Mr Cuomo to send an explicit release form to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, or to add more explicit licensing information to the image page. Huon (talk) 19:02, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * would be the most appropriate email address here. Microchip08 (talk) 19:05, 12 June 2014 (UTC)


 * actually -commons is preferred for images, since freely licensed images should be uploaded directly to the Wikimedia Commons so they can be used on sister projects such as foreign-language Wikipedias as well. Huon (talk) 22:43, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * It's a fairly academic distinction, but my understanding is that photos already on English Wikipedia should go to permissions-en, and photos already on Commons to permissions-commons. Microchip08 (talk) 00:20, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

why are there cheating men out there doing? (70.195.201.194 (talk) 03:21, 8 August 2014 (UTC))

Sahrawi article
I think women are only "privileged" compared to how they are treated in other societies. Within the context of Sahrawi society itself, women are only considered something closer to equals than in other societies compared to men. "Privileged" really is the wrong word. "Privileged" is what men are in most societies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.194.24.250 (talk) 21:40, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

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