User talk:David Lloyd George

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Non-free image use

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. We always appreciate when users upload new images. However, it appears that one or more of the images you have recently uploaded or added to a page, specifically United Kingdom general election, 1945, may fail our non-free image policy. Most often, this involves editors uploading or using a copyrighted image of a living person. For other possible reasons, please read up on our Non-free image criteria. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:05, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Same also applies to United Kingdom general election, February 1974 and United Kingdom general election, 1970. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:06, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your username

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "David Lloyd George", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because usernames which might imply that you are specific identifiable person (for example,David Lloyd George) are not allowed per WP:IMPERSONATE unless the name is your real name. In such cases, your account may still be temporarily blocked as a precaution to prevent any damaging impersonation until your identity can be verified. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing this form, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:10, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

since the prime minister died in 1945, I don't see much risk of confusion. The actual policy statement at WP:REALNAME is "Do not edit under a name that is likely to imply that you are (or are related to) a specific, identifiable person, " I don't think it is in the least likely to imply anything of the sort. Anyone who's heard of him, even though may not be sure of the exact year, will know he long preceded WP. Furthermore the guides at Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention says "Real names are permitted except when they imply that the editor is a specific living person they are not." That's my opinion, but anyone who disagrees can bring the question to Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names. If anyone does that, please notify me. DGG ( talk ) 03:52, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the comment DGG. I was aware that David Lloyd George the politician is no longer living, so it's obvious this editor is not the same person. However, it's not clear whether this editor is perhaps a representative of the estate or somehow otherwise connected to him (perhaps a relative?). Anyway, the template I added what meant more for informational purposes than to try and get someone soft blocked. Template wording can be a little harsh sometimes, so perhaps a personal message would've been best in this case. If you feel it's not needed, then please remove it. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:47, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think that a little far-fetched; it would be relevant if there were any editing on his bio, or the like, and I checked that before I responded. Marchjuly, you've correctly realized the problem with templates: they are not well suited for many specific situations, but we need to use them because there's no other way of getting the work done efficiently. What I often do is check them after they'v e been placed and modify them as needed. DGG ( talk ) 05:40, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@DGG: I've stricken the template per this discussion. I'm not sure if that takes the userpage out of Category:Wikipedia usernames with possible policy issues, so if necessary you can remove the template all together.

Also, I think there was an error in your last post since the syntax {{User:Marchjuly}} will not work the same way as {{u}} or [[user:Marchjuly]]. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:49, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

yes, it has to be U|name not User:name. Sorry. DGG ( talk ) 11:00, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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