User talk:Rwap
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Your edit to the Prawn
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If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article The Prawn, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
- editing articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with,
- participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors,
- linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam);
- and you must always:
- avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines, especially neutral point of view, attribution, and autobiography.
For more details, please read the Conflict of Interest guideline. Thank you. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:31, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
File copyright problem with File:AlastairGalpin-Cheetah.jpg
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Thank you for uploading File:AlastairGalpin-Cheetah.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright 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 you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their license and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 10:43, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Nomination of Alastair Galpin for deletion
[edit]A discussion has begun about whether the article Alastair Galpin, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alastair Galpin until a consensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.
You may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Orange Mike | Talk 14:23, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
Sources
[edit]Record Holders Republic does not seem to be a reliable source, you send in your forms with two witnesses who could be literally anyone and blam you are the record holder - oh and then they will flog you a certificate. I can't see how that confers notability in any way. --Cameron Scott (talk) 13:20, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
Your recent edits
[edit] Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you must sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button
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Why can't I edit Wikipedia?
Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but it is considered inappropriate for such groups to use Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.
- Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?
Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organization for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, or organization. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
- What can I do now?
You are still welcome to write about something other than your company or organization. If you do intend to make useful contributions on some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:
- Add the text
{{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}}
on your user talk page. - Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
- Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
- Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
- Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.
See discussion here (permalink) for details. Your name matches RWAP Adventures/RWAP Services, a company you've promoted. All of your edits either promote that company or Alastair Galpin, whom you've admitted to promoting. -- Atama頭 20:25, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
The username RWAP has been my psuedonym across the internet for many years and I am better known by that name than by my trading names, or real name. I do not recall seeing any links to the types of usernames allowed / disallowed by wikipedia when I first created the account - maybe it would help if (a) you warned users before just deciding to block them and (b) including a link to the policies on user names and what cannot be used on the sign up page.
As for all of my contributions being solely of a promotional nature, that is untrue. I have made various contributions to Sinclair, Sinclair QL and ZX Spectrum - all areas of which I have amongst the highest knowledge across users of these brands, let alone wikipedia registered users - see how many other users contribute to these articles (Sinclair QL particularly). The list of Sinclair QL Software is a case in point - it just happens that I am one of only two remaining traders in Sinclair QL items and the only point of reference for purchasing second hand QL software, or finding out about it. But if you wish to remove all my contributions on the subject and lose the information from wikipedia, that is up to the wikipedia team. You have to differentiate between what is information and what might be classed as semi-promotional, rather than just a blanket removal of all contributions I have made.--Rwap (talk) 22:18, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
File permission problem with File:AlastairGalpin-Cheetah.jpg
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Thanks for uploading File:AlastairGalpin-Cheetah.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.
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File permission problem with File:Horrorday.gif
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Thanks for uploading File:Horrorday.gif, which you've sourced to Screenshot of Sinclair QL Horrorday adventure. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.
If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either
- make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
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If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-enwikimedia.org.
If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Ronhjones (Talk) 22:58, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
File permission problem with File:AlastairGalpin.jpg
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Thanks for uploading File:AlastairGalpin.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.
If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either
- make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
- Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add {{OTRS pending}} to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.
If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.
If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. —Darkwind (talk) 08:02, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
File:Prawn.gif listed for discussion
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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Prawn.gif, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Jon Kolbert (talk) 08:48, 5 March 2017 (UTC)