User talk:Steph Davies

Speedy deletion nomination of Mr Hare
Hello Steph Davies,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Mr Hare for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Gbawden (talk) 08:16, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Your submission at AfC Ally Capellino was accepted
 Ally Capellino, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. . Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! Libby norman (talk) 19:21, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
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Request for help on Ally Capellino
Hi Steph, I think it was you who left a message on my Talk page re improving this article with images. I've got the same issue with another article, BodyMap, and I managed to find contact details and emailed direct. What I said in my approach was that I had put this new article together and would like to improve it as a cultural/fashion history resource so a logo and image released onto Wikipedia would really assist with this. I received a very warm response and am just waiting to hear back. I would have thought Ally Capellino would be quite open to the idea too. Alison Lloyd is on Twitter but I can't find a direct email, but you could try the UK press office here.

Also perhaps explain that it's much easier if they do the image uploading as they hold the copyright, which makes the form filling process quick and easy (were you to do it you would have to get their permission). Here's the page they would need to go to to upload:

Hope that helps and keep me posted on how you get on. Best wishes Libby norman (talk) 16:16, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you Libby - you're so helpful. Thank you!

Patagonia Editathon at National Library of Wales
If you can travel to Aberystwyth please consider attending 193.61.220.13 (talk) 09:39, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Designer Margaret Howell.jpg
Thank you for uploading File:Designer Margaret Howell.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Non-free use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your file is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a non-free use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for files used under the non-free content policy require both a copyright tag and a non-free use rationale.

If it is determined that the file does not qualify under the non-free content policy, it might be deleted by an administrator within a few days in accordance with our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions, please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. Mabalu (talk) 12:22, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Hey - it's a nice image, but sadly, the rules on Wikipedia are really firm about this. If you took a photograph of Margaret Howell yourself and uploaded it as your work, then there would be no problem with that. However, as Margaret Howell is still very much alive and kicking, policy is very clear on this - there is no valid fair-use rationale for images of living (or possibly living) people. See WP:NFCI for a list of permissible fair-use image types, particularly no.10, and WP:NFC for further clarification. Mabalu (talk) 12:30, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your help here, I'm still not 100% what I need to do. I thought that I had referenced the image, included a link - and included all information that Wikipedia asked me for. I'm not clear about 'no valid fair-use rationale for images of living (or possibly living) people' How can I upload a photo of her if she is alive, is the only way to do this by using a photo that I have taken? Thanks for your help.
 * Yes. The only other way would be to find a photograph uploaded to Flickr or similar with an appropriate free-use license, but I just checked and don't see anything on Flickr (unsurprisingly). To use this image, the photographer would need to contact Wikipedia to confirm that they are happy to release it into the public domain. Mabalu (talk) 13:01, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Designer Margaret Howell.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Designer Margaret Howell.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:


 * 1) Go to the file description page and add the text   below the original replaceable fair use template, replacing   with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
 * 2) On the file discussion page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media item by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by creating new media yourself (for example, by taking your own photograph of the subject).

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on [ this link]. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 21:05, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Clean up tags
Hi Steph Davies. Please do not remove clean up tags added to an article unless the reason the tag was added is no longer valid. These tags are for letting other editors know that there are isssues with the formatting, style, etc. of an article that require attention. Adding a clean up tag to an article lists it on a Wikipeda page devoted to such issues where other editors or bots are made aware of the issue. In the case of Margaret Howell, the references are all bare urls which is something that is not desireable because of the problem of link rot. The tag automatically adds the article to List of Wikipedia articles with bare URL citations so that other editors are aware of the problem. For future reference, you can eliminate for someone to clean up bare urls by adding complete citations to the article and not simply just a url address. If you're not sure how to do this, please refer to Help:Referencing for beginners and Wikipedia:Citing sources for more details. Thank you. - Marchjuly (talk) 12:54, 29 September 2015 (UTC)