User talk:Pwhitney

Notability of Kit Dalton
A tag has been placed on Kit Dalton requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's 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 confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this.  Iamawesome  800  03:46, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Image tagging for File:William Jay Smith.jpg.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:William Jay Smith.jpg.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.

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Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 01:07, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Image tagging for File:William Jay Smith.jpg.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:William Jay Smith.jpg.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Media copyright questions. 08:32, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:WTR Jr.JPG
Thanks for uploading File:WTR Jr.JPG. You've indicated that the image meets Wikipedia's criteria for non-free content, but there is no explanation of why it meets those criteria. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. If you have any questions, please post them at Media copyright questions.

Thank you for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 04:57, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Copyright concerns
Hi, not only at Kit Dalton do you appear to have merely copied text from other sources to construct the entire article, but you may have violated copyright policy at Thomas B. Turley. I've requested input re: the Dalton article, and have tagged the Turley, as well. Please address these concerns; editors are blocked for copyright violations. Thank you, 73.159.24.89 (talk) 23:21, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Upon further research, I take it that you may have first written the content for Turley elsewhere, then copied it to Wikipedia. I think that's complicated enough to merit asking further assistance... 73.159.24.89 (talk) 23:28, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Problems with upload of File:Benjamin "Kit" Dalton.jpeg
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Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 01:05, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Pwhitney, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.


 * You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and a cited source. You can read about this at Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
 * Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
 * Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Copyrights. You may also want to review Copy-paste.
 * If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Donating copyrighted materials.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
 * Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:46, 31 August 2015 (UTC)


 * The "form letter" immediately above includes some information I hope you will find useful.


 * It looks to me as though you copied the content from the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture to Find-a-Grave and subsequently to Wikipedia. I want to be sure you are aware that the content at your source page is fully copyright reserved, and that making use of it without license elsewhere can result in your facing personal legal issues, if the copyright owner chooses to pursue it. Our Terms of Use and copyright policies require that you only place content on our site which you create yourself or which you have legal right to license. (Find-a-Grave has similar requirements.) On Wikipedia, our policy is to remove such content when it is spotted, to protect copyright holders and our reusers, until proof of license is presented.


 * If you have license from the University of Tennessee Press such that you are able to comply with our Terms of Use, please follow the steps described at Donating copyrighted materials. If you need help with this process, please let me know. Once that license is confirmed, the material may be restored.


 * If you have placed other content on Wikipedia that was originally authored by other parties, please let us know so that we can help you address the copyright issues. If we cannot verify license, it is better to remove it to permit the creation of new, legally compliant content. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:53, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Captain Kit Dalton.jpg
 Thanks for uploading File:Captain Kit Dalton.jpg. 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) 02:17, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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