User talk:TCoussens

File copyright problem with File:Manoah Leide-Tedesco.jpg
Thank you for uploading File:Manoah Leide-Tedesco.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright and licensing status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the file. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem.

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You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. ww2censor (talk) 02:55, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to take part in a study
I am a Wikipedian, who is studying the phenomenon on Wikipedia. I need your help to conduct my research on about understanding "Motivation of Wikipedia contributors." I would like to invite you to Main Study. Please give me your valuable time, which estimates about 20 minutes. I chose you as a English Wikipedia user who made edits recently through the RecentChange page. Refer to the first page in the online survey form for more information on the study and me.cooldenny (talk) 03:49, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Welcome and more on Manoah Leide-Tedesco
Hello there. I've recently extensively edited the article you created, Manoah Leide-Tedesco. Please read the article's talk page for the further improvements required and the copyright violation issue. Also, if you have any connection (personal or professional) with the heirs of Manoah Leide-Tedesco, or the Leide-Tedesco Collection website, please read WP:Conflict of interest for guidance when editing under these circumstances. Re the image you uploaded (File:Manoah Leide-Tedesco.jpg), I've added documentation as to its source, a fair use rationale, and the appropriate license. Otherwise, it was up for deletion. I uploaded it under a fair use license because there is no evidence that you are personally the copyright holder of the image or have filed documentation with Wikipedia that the copyright holder is willing to release this under a free license. Please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are. This also applies to textual content, although note that even with permission to freely license textual content from web sites, it almost invariably has to be copyedited for encyclopedic style and tone.

Here are some pages that new editors often find helpful:


 * Introduction
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 * How to write a great article
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Be sure to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ). This will automatically produce your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place here on your talk page and ask your question. Someone will come along to help. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 11:50, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Article move
Yikes! There was no need to move the article back your user pages, and that isn't a terribly good idea once other editors have worked on it. Besides, only an adminstrator should do that–Wikipedia articles can't redirect to user space. The article is fine now and any possible CoI hadn't affected the current form of the article. I've left a note on the talk page there to explain. Voceditenore (talk) 18:06, 24 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I have deleted the redirect but not the talk page as it contains history that might be useful. If the article isn't going to be restored soon please let me know as the talk page should not be left hanging. Ben   Mac  Dui  18:20, 24 April 2011 (UTC)


 * On reflection, I moved the content to the talk page in user space and deleted the talk page as well. As Voceditenore notes, you should not have moved the article into your user space in the first place - please move it back asap. Thanks,  Ben   Mac  Dui  18:36, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, didn't mean to cause a problem, but I was so concerned about the COI that I asked the advice of the Help Advisor on Wikipedia and he told me to move it until it got settled. How should I handle it now? TCoussens (talk) 18:51, 24 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Just move the article and talk page back again. Ben   Mac  Dui  19:01, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

How do I do that? I cannot find the article anymore. TCoussens (talk) 19:02, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Manoah Leide-Tedesco
Hi there. Article talk pages are meant to be a record of everything that was discussed about the article. The only things that should be removed are libel or blatant vandalism. New sections need to be added in chronological order. Please don't keep moving things around, deleting other editors' comments and additions, changing the original signature and date stamp on your own comments etc.

I've now restored the page to some semblance of organization and restored the material you deleted. I did leave the new date stamp on your comment re "Additional research required". I assume you deleted the original comment because you were editing while logged out and it was signed by an IP address. But if you are going to do that, just substitute your name for the IP address, leaving the original date stamp and leave a note in the edit summary. But even that is not ideal. You should try to make sure that you are always logged in while editing. Otherwise it causes great confusion on the talk page and makes it look like the article is being edited by two separate editors instead of one. If you need more guidance about using article talk pages, see WP:TALK. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:53, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I thought that I was "tidying" up a bit for the purpose of brevity and clarification. I will stop "picking at it" now and will read more on proper procedures in Editing 101. :) Thanks.TCoussens  (talk) 19:48, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

Timothy Bedel
The date and place of birth you reference for Timothy Bedel is in error. The source quoted is for Timothy Beadle son of Robert and Anna Carr Beadle who died at Albany NY Nov 27 1760 see Probate Rec Vol 22 page 57. This article is a different Timothy Bedel whose birth was circa 1736 - 1737 who has been mistaken for the other gentleman in various sources. Since he lived another 29 years and accomplished the historical feats cited by the article after the death of your individual, would you rescind the contribution you have made, thank you, MajGnc Please email FamilyStacks@aol.com for detail 68.185.99.19 (talk) 20:12, 8 December 2011 (UTC)