User talk:PaulZMarsh

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This is the talk page for PaulZMarsh; if you want to send me comment or a suggestion on some mistakes I made or can fix or add to an article. Let me know here, all is welcome like the heading says and I'll try to get back when I can. Thank You Helping to make Wikipedia better one page at a time. 20:47, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Hunter Davies 2014.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Hunter Davies 2014.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:

Go to the file description page and add the text {{di-replaceable fair use disputed|<your reason>}} below the original replaceable fair use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
On the file discussion page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.

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Thank you Peripitus for informing me that my upload may violate copyright requirements. I know I should've asked first before uploading but I didn't recall seeing anything regarding that online newspaper articles were valid or not. If you want I can show you exactly where I got it from by sending you the link and maybe it might help the situation. My apologies Helping to make Wikipedia better one page at a time. 01:19, 22 June 2014 (UTC)— Preceding unsigned comment added by PaulZMarsh (talk • contribs)

The issue is not one of copyright, but rather one of the type of images Wikipedia hosts. Wikipedia aims to only host freely licensed content, except where the copyrighted content meets both the requirements and guideline for non-free content. Images of living people that are copyrighted are one of the types of images that are not hosted here. What we seek is for people to take photographs and upload them here under a free license. This way others can reuse not only the text of Wikipedia article's but also the images. - Peripitus (Talk) 10:45, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

December 2014

Your recent editing history at Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you get reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Trut-h-urts man (T • C) 12:14, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of File:DaleEarnhardt2000.jpg

A tag has been placed on File:DaleEarnhardt2000.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the file appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use it — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

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