User talk:Orlando Pirate1

October 2011
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, but at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Kaizer Chiefs F.C., did not appear to be constructive and has been automatically reverted (undone) by ClueBot NG.
 * Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Note that human editors do monitor recent changes to Wikipedia articles, and administrators have the ability to block users from editing if they repeatedly engage in vandalism.
 * ClueBot NG produces very few false positives, but it does happen. If you believe the change you made should not have been detected as unconstructive, please read about it, [ report it here], remove this warning from your talk page, and then make the edit again.
 * The following is the log entry regarding this warning: Kaizer Chiefs F.C. was changed by Orlando Pirate1 (u) (t) ANN scored at 0.873046 on 2011-10-30T21:40:58+00:00 . Thank you. ClueBot NG (talk) 21:41, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, such as those you made to Kaizer Chiefs F.C. with this edit, even if you intend to fix them later. Such edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. WikiPuppies! (bark) 22:09, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

November 2011
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Wayne Rooney, you may be blocked from editing. matt (talk) 13:37, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

This is your last warning. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Sameehg Doutie, you will be blocked from editing without further notice. Your edits have been automatically marked as vandalism and have been automatically reverted. The following is the log entry regarding this vandalism: Sameehg Doutie was changed by Orlando Pirate1 (u) (t) ANN scored at 0.872556 on 2011-11-08T15:16:09+00:00. Thank you. ClueBot NG (talk) 15:16, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Image tagging for File:Sameehg-Doutie.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Sameehg-Doutie.jpg. You don't seem to have said where the image came from or who created it. We require this information to verify that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia, and because most image licenses require giving credit to the image's creator.

To add this information, click on this link, then click the "Edit" tab at the top of the page and add the information to the image's description. If you need help, post your question on Media copyright questions.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:
 * Image use policy
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Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 16:05, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Image tagging for File:Sameehg-Doutie.jpeg
Thanks for uploading File:Sameehg-Doutie.jpeg. You don't seem to have said where the image came from or who created it. We require this information to verify that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia, and because most image licenses require giving credit to the image's creator.

To add this information, click on this link, then click the "Edit" tab at the top of the page and add the information to the image's description. If you need help, post your question on Media copyright questions.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:
 * Image use policy
 * Image copyright tags

Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 17:05, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Welcome
Welcome!

Hello, Orlando Pirate1, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Herostratus (talk) 19:14, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
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re images
Hello Orlando Pirate1. I see from the Feedback Dashboard that you are having trouble uploading images. Is this about File:Sameehg-Doutie.jpeg or similar images?

The thing about images is, we have strict rules that we don't use images that under copyright. (There are some exceptions, but only for special cases. See Image use policy and Copyright violations and Non-free content for some details.)

But in a nutshell, a good rule of thumb for photos is: if you took the photo yourself, it's OK to upload it. Otherwise, usually not.

Apparently you tagged as File:Sameehg-Doutie.jpeg having an expired copyright. But copyrights expire only after many decades, and this photo doesn't seem to be that old.

Uploading images gives advice on the actual steps of uploading images. If you have further questions or a specific thing that's hanging you up, feel free to message me. Herostratus (talk) 19:14, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

re Sameehg Doutie and so forth
Hi, I see that you are making some useful contributions, and thank you! However, it takes a little bit to get used to our style and rules, and in the meantime, you'll likely experience some bumps as you learn the ropes.

The thing is, material such as "A winger with unique pace, skill and powerful shooting abilities, Doutie is also very dangerous when it comes to dead ball situations and Pirates should benefit from his corners and free-kicks" is fine writing for a newspaper sports column, but in an encyclopedia we write differently.

If there is a good reference showing that he has a unique pace and so forth (see WP:RS for details on what is a "good reference"; a story published in a newspaper is usually OK), then we can state this. If it's just your own observation that he has a unique pace and so forth, we can't include it, because we don't have proof that it's probably true.

For instance, we might say "He has been called a 'powerful shooter'..." and then add a reference to the newspaper story that calls him a powerful shooter. That sort of thing. You see what I'm saying?

Don't be discouraged, it just takes a little while to learn the ropes, and I'm sure that you'll do fine. Message me if you have any questions. Herostratus (talk) 19:34, 8 November 2011 (UTC)