User talk:Ovidwally

Your artwork
(I'm assuming, from your user name and from the fact that your only edits have been to add images of his works to articles, that you're Wally Reinhardt.) Please read item 2 in WP:ELPOINTS. We do not usually include external links in the body of articles, and your insistence of linking to your Web site in the image's captions smacks of self-promotion. I frankly have doubts whether the images add much to the articles they're included in, but I was willing to let them stand, for the time being at least. If, however, you persist in readding the links in their captions, you're likely to be blocked from editing on this site. Please stop. Deor (talk) 18:43, 27 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Ambox notice.svg There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Ovidwally. Thank you. Deor (talk) 19:47, 27 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Greetings! I agree with what Deor said above, and I want to reinforce a couple of things about images:
 * The size of an image should not be forced or specified; it's better to leave the size parameter blank, so that the server will fit the image to the reader's device.
 * External links to other websites should be avoided in the body of an article, including image captions.
 * While with a picture of an artwork, it is appropriate to identify the artist and date of the work. However, we don't need fuller credits, since they can be found at the image's page on Wikimedia Commons (or, for non-free images, Wikipedia).
 * Particularly, the word copyright should be omitted from the caption. The license status can be found at the image's page—and in the case of the art you've uploaded, you've placed it under a free Creative Commons license. While it is technically under copyright, it can be confusing to the casual reader, who might think that copyright implies a license other than free.
 * I hope that helps explain some. Please, leave a message here on your talk page if you don't understand. I'd be glad to discuss it with you further or point you toward other volunteers who can help. Frankly, image use is a confusing area at Wikipedia, and even though I've been here right at a decade, sometimes I still need to get help! —C.Fred (talk) 20:26, 27 April 2016 (UTC)