User talk:Sportman2

Thanks for joining Wikipedia, Sportman2

Hi, I'm Xiong_Chiamiov, another user at Wikipedia. If you ever need some help, please drop a message on my talk page (User_talk:Xiong_Chiamiov). If you're wondering how to edit a page, going to Wikipedia:How to edit a page may be useful. Below are some tips which many come in handy sometime:

When writing a comment or sending a message, adding ~~~~ on the end will add your signature, as well as the current time and date. Your signature can be changed by going to Special:Preferences, or by clicking "my preferences" in the top right.
If you want to test that you can really edit pages, you may wish to go to Wikipedia:Sandbox, and you can add whatever you want! However, please do not make edits to Wikipedia articles with the intention of ruining them, as such edits are considered to be Vandalism.

Remember, if you need help, there are loads of places you can get it:

You can post a message on my talk page, (User talk:Xiong_Chiamiov), and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
You can add {{helpme}} to this page, and another user will try to help
Or, you can go to Wikipedia:New contributors' help page.

Thanks again for coming to Wikipedia, and I look forward to seeing your contributions. And remember, Be bold in updating pages! -- Xiong Chiamiov :: contact :: 18:07, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your splitting of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

I see you are in the middle of splitting the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen article into separate Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen articles.

They have been a single article all this time because they are notable as a duo. Sometimes there may be a reason to create individual articles for members of a group, but they should be notable as individuals before it makes sense to do so, and the article for the group as a whole should remain regardless.

For example, we have an article for The Beatles as well as separate articles for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. This is because they have all embarked on solo projects as well as being the members of the group. On the other hand, it would make no sense to maintain all the information about the Beatles as a group separately on four pages. On the other hand, I'm not aware that MK&A have done much separately from each other that's notable enough to be mentioned in an encyclopedia, and so unless there's something I don't know about, they shouldn't have separate articles. Even if they had, the individual articles should be about what makes them notable as individuals, rather than being personalised editions of the article about the group.

Unless you can convince me otherwise or somebody else gets there first, I will revert your changes. -- Smjg 16:49, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for Image:Bearcat.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Bearcat.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 23:05, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rick Carlisle‎

Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.--Downwards 03:22, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Preview

You can help other Wikipedia contributors by using the Preview button instead of the Save button when you are making many changes to an article, such as your edits to Paul Brown Stadium. When you are finished and you are satisfied with all of your changes, then use the Save button. This will help future editors in reviewing the edit history when necessary, because making many changes and saving each one clutters up the edit history of an article and makes it difficult for editors to review the history. Thank you. ●DanMS 02:28, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The American Cornhole Association

Welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome your help to create new content, but your recent additions (such as The American Cornhole Association) are considered nonsense. Please refrain from creating nonsense articles. If you want to test things out, edit the sandbox instead. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. - Jhinman 22:37, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You actually created an article "The American Cornhole Association" as indicated by deletion logs. I have looked at the website for the organization, and I sse that the Cornhole(game) article has refrences from three newspaper articles. If you can provide a reference specifically for the "American Cornhole Association" and not just the game itself, then it would be more difficult for editors to remove the article. A possible reference could be a newspaper, magazine, or journal article from a publisher other than the organization itself. This would verify the notability of the organization and hence, hopefully, that it is not nonsense. You can also discuss the article before creating it on the Wikipedia Drawing Board. --cgilbert 19:15, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, possibly consider renaming the article "American Cornhole Association" rather than "The American Cornhole Association". --cgilbert 19:15, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for Image:ACA.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:ACA.gif. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 23:04, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for Image:ACA2.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:ACA2.gif. Wikipedia gets thousands of images uploaded every day, and in order to verify that the images can be legally used on Wikipedia, the source and copyright status must be indicated. Images need to have an image tag applied to the image description page indicating the copyright status of the image. This uniform and easy-to-understand method of indicating the license status allows potential re-users of the images to know what they are allowed to do with the images.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you need help on selecting a tag to use, or in adding the tag to the image description, feel free to post a message at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 04:04, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Image tagging for Image:Amlogo.jpeg

Thanks for uploading Image:Amlogo.jpeg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 01:04, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New contributors' help page

I moved your message to the bottom of the page so that it will be easier for other editors to notice it - PeaceNT (Talk | contribs) 04:01, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, Sportman2, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! - PeaceNT (Talk | contribs) 04:04, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Bearcat.jpg

Thank you for uploading Image:Bearcat.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 image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. User:Gay Cdn (talk) (Contr) 13:27, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unspecified source for Image:SullivanArena.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:SullivanArena.gif. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 13:27, 27 January 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. User:Gay Cdn (talk) (Contr) 13:27, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned fair use image (Image:ACA2.gif)

Thanks for uploading Image:ACA2.gif. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. User:Gay Cdn (talk) (Contr) 13:30, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

The situation seems fine for now, if they vandalize again, use {{test4}}, and if they do it again (within a few hours) report them to WP:AIV. The reason the link takes you to the edit page is because the page hasn't been created yet (similar to yours). You can use {{ipuser|24.145.235.244}}, which displays 24.145.235.244 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). I think I answered all of your questions, let me know if you have more. John Reaves (talk) 02:27, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:24.145.235.244

User talk:24.145.235.244

Special:Contribution/24.145.235.244

These are the correct formats for each of the links you tried, hopefully this will help you. John Reaves (talk) 02:35, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for Image:Cheeseconey.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Cheeseconey.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 23:05, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits to Cincinnati, Ohio

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent contribution removed content from Cincinnati, Ohio. Please be more careful when editing articles and do not remove content from Wikipedia without a good reason, which should be specified in the edit summary. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Seicer (talk) (contribs) 03:04, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not delete content from articles on Wikipedia, as you did to Cincinnati, Ohio. If you continue to do so, it may be considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Seicer (talk) (contribs) 03:04, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The race riots is a notable event and isn't breaching WP:NPOV. In fact, removing it from the historical aspect (which was debated a while back) would be considered not presenting all sides of the story. It is also an article directly relating to Cincinnati as a city, therefore it should remain hyperlinked from the main page. Unexplained content removals, especially ones with such assertions that the user can claim rights over editing, is considered vandalism and was appropriately dealt with. As such, there is no ownership of articles. IF you want to debate this further, you can set up a request for comments, but I consider this case closed and will continue to deal out vandalism warnings before going to WP:ANI.

UC and DAAP

Hi there! I understand that DAAP is a highly-selective school, and I'm fine mentioning that or any other accolades it rightly deserves. However, I am not fine with what the anonymous user had put in (that it was THE most selective of UC's programs), especially as it had no references for the claim. Although you changed the wording a bit (the wording on the DAAP page itself was not changed, so I removed it as well there), it still strikes as unwarranted elitism. A simple look at the admission standards for the DAAP architecture program reveal that they are in fact lower than the Connections dual admissions medical program which only admits at most 12 students a year compared to the 60 or so architecture students according to UC's own institutional research Wangry 00:12, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to user:Seicer

Now, if you bothered to read over the prior histories, you would have learned that I cite all sources using the MLA-Harvard format, using the footnotes system. Per WP:CITE and WP:CITET, there is no set standard, and that consensus must be reached before a changeover in reference system is established. I didn't say citations were a wasted space; I stated that using the citation style he was using was wasting space, because it adds a considerable amount of text to a relatively short article, thereby increasing file sizes. Seicer (talk) (contribs) 02:11, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem :) Sorry if I sounded obtuse, I've grown tired of users who just bicker over the most minor issues. It's the content that counts, right? Anyhow, I think a rough consensus (for now) was reached on the race relations issue for Cincinnati - a unreferenced tag. I applied it to the parent article a while back but no one has went in a corrected it, but there are some serious issues with it. Besides a lack of sources (or appropriated sources), it is not from a neutral-point-of-view. Seicer (talk) (contribs) 03:54, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I initiated a discussion at Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/Citing sources since it is appearant that user:Stevietheman will be resorting to editing to prove a point per comment left at Talk:Louisville Museum Plaza. You are more than welcome to comment! Cheers Seicer (talk) (contribs) 02:01, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Southern Ohio Patriots

Actually, I was in error in placing the speedy delete tag on that article. I saw from here that the article had been deleted before, but it seems that it was blank at the time and this does not constitute a re-posting of the same material. I've removed the speedy delete tag. However, I'm still unconvinced of the notability of this subject. Is it the subject of "multiple, non-trivial published works from sources that are reliable and independent of the subject itself and each other?" If you could provide reliable sources indicating its notability, that would certainly strengthen the article and ensure its survival. -Elmer Clark 22:01, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Food Photos

Sadly, the copyright rules aren't very forgiving. The reason most photo uploads are the work of the uploader is because they are usually the only person who can fully release the rights to the photo. Putting a photo up on Wikipedia requires VERY liberal licensing. You say that you do have permission to use the photo. Unfortunatly, Wikipedia demands a bit more than that. The creator has to release the image under a Creative Commons or other open license. I'm, personally, not too familiar with it. You might Start Here or ask around at Wikipedia Help Desk. Sorry! --Mdwyer 04:29, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bots

I'm sorry, I haven't the slightest idea how to work with bots. Have you tried to contact the user who created the bot? There should be contact information on the bot's userpage. 23skidoo 03:43, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bad Bots

Hi! I just wanted to warn you that MetsBot has been messing with pages. The bot most recently screwed up my user page by playing with my user boxes. The bot can be turned off, but, only by administrators or the person who created the bot. That is why I am turning to you. Please Help!--Sportman2 03:47, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry, the bot is doing it's job :-) The templates are being moved out of the Template: namespace into the userspace per the Userbox migration, and the bot was just fixing your user page to reflect the change. —METS501 (talk) 03:51, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I saw in the bot's contributions that he (or she ?) moved many templates to other templates. First off, why did they need to be moved? Second, did the moves work because when I tried the new templates I was told thy weren't existent. However, the old templates worked. Please Help!--Sportman2 04:06, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's just userfying userboxes. There were HUGE problems in the past with userboxes, and it is an absolute necessity that userboxes be userfied. —METS501 (talk) 04:11, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But, the new user boxes do not work!!!--Sportman2 04:13, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can you give me an example of a userbox that doesn't work? They should all work. —METS501 (talk) 04:14, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Now they do. But, before they didn't.--Sportman2 04:20, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help!--Sportman2 04:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem :-) —METS501 (talk) 04:22, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Super14.JPG

Thank you for uploading Image:Super14.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 image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. --Muchness 05:23, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The following image you uploaded also has no copyright tag: Image:Cheeseconey.jpg --Muchness 05:23, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for Image:Bengalstadium.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Bengalstadium.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 19:06, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unspecified source for Image:Bengalstadium.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Bengalstadium.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 00:23, 12 February 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. --Muchness 00:23, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits to Skyline

Hi, thanks for your interest in the article about Skylines. Unfortunately, you have reverted to a completely unsourced and blatanly POV version of the page - I didn't delete all that stuff to be vindictive, but rather because the page is in flagrant disregard of numerous wikipedia policies, including use of reliable sources, avoidance of indiscriminate lists and weasel words, and so on. If you'd like to discuss these changes in greater detail please do so on the talk page, where I laid out my reasoning. For now, I am going to revert back to the shorter article.-Dmz5*Edits**Talk* 03:58, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q clearance

Please do not remove information from articles without an acceptable reason. Image:Q-clearance badge.jpg is properly licenced, and is perfectly acceptable to use in this article, as far as I know. If you know of a valid reason to remove it, please bring it up on the article's talk page. Prodego ^talk 22:21, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You are in danger of violating the three-revert rule. Please cease further reverts or you may be blocked from editing. Gamaliel 00:29, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure if you're pretending to be ridiculous or if it is genuine, but just having a Q clearance card will not get you access to anything. Security is a little tighter than that around the labs. A "terrorist" could not just waltz into Los Alamos with a fake badge they printed off from a blurry copy on Wikipedia. And in any case a Q clearance does not give you access to weapons themselves, it means you are authorized look at certain types of classified information on a need-to-know basis. --Fastfission 16:42, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: your comments on my talk page...

I know what's going on with this article - I'm the person who identified the anonymous IP address editors as being at the DOE and National Nuclear Security Administration. I'm also the person who kicked it up to the wikien-l list for wider discussion.

I also have a really good idea of what the various DOE clearances are all about.

I have a keen appreciation for keeping nuclear-related secrets, where it's really secret. But random, widespread secrecy is actively harmful. Keeping something that the head of the NNSA paraded in front of press cameras over and over and over again secret is a lost cause, and doesn't help the DOE, NNSA, National Security, or society as a whole.

If there is a real security issue here, the DoE or NNSA can contact the Foundation via Brad Patrick, and deal with it. Georgewilliamherbert 22:19, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. Sorry if I didn't understand that you were on the same page now.

Happy editing. Georgewilliamherbert 23:01, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Bearcat.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Bearcat.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. This is an automated message from BJBot 04:55, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BJBot has only tagged this image once and it was because it was unused at the current time. BJ^Talk 16:50, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BJBot is not orphan bot... BJ^Talk 18:26, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BJBot tags images that are fair use and are orphaned. It does nothing relating to not having a copyright tag. BJ^Talk 18:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for Image:Junglekatfan.png

Thanks for uploading Image:Junglekatfan.png. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 22:07, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

US largest cities template

I see that you reverted my template removal. If you look at the template, The city is NOT on the list. --Moreau36 16:27, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Sportman2 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I didn't do anything to deserve being blocked for life. Check my contributions if you don't believe me. If I have ever done anything that is against policy I have never done it knowingly. Also, I was never warned about what I am being blocked for. I stand against vandalism and have made tons of constructive edits. I have never vandalized and I never will. All of the image messages above are for wrong taggings (by accident) not for drastic rule violations. Please reconsider this block. I wouldn't mind being blocked for a while, but not for life! Please at least shorten the block.

Decline reason:

Pull the other one. I can see many warnings above stretching back months concerning your inappropriate image uploads. Now, I'm not sure this warrants a block for life but at the moment, it would clearly be inappropriate for me to unblock you because there's no reason to believe these violations have stopped. — Yamla 22:58, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Orphaned non-free image (Image:CIN 5227.gif)

Thanks for uploading Image:CIN 5227.gif. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 19:28, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Cincyzoo.gif)

Thanks for uploading Image:Cincyzoo.gif. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 05:21, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Harry Potter roll-call

Hi there. Your username is listed on the WikiProject Harry Potter participants list, but we are unsure as to which editors are still active on the project. Your name has therefore been moved to a "potentially inactive" list. If you still consider yourself an active WikiProject Harry Potter editor, please move your name from the Potentially inactive list to the Active Contributors list. You may also wish to add {{User WP Harry Potter}} to your userpage, if you haven't done so already. Conversely, if you do not wish to be considered a member of the WikiProject, leave your name where it is and it will be moved to the Inactive Contributors section. If you wish to make a clean break with the Project you may move your name to the Known to have left section. Many thanks.

Unblock Request

{{unblock|I now understand that I uploaded pictures that under Wikipedia's guidelines should not have been uploaded or I tagged them the wrong way. I now know how to upload and tag images correctly. I feel that I have served my block (it has lasted since April of 2007) and deserve to be unblocked.}}.

Can you give an example of what sort of image is acceptable to depict a living person? --Yamla (talk) 17:35, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure what you mean. If you mean what sort of image of a living person is allowed I would say a press photo or a promotional photo. Is that what you mean?--Sportman2 (talk) 17:43, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No. This is most definitely false and shows that you have yet to grasp WP:IUP and the reason you were blocked. --Yamla (talk) 18:22, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would support a probationary unblock if the user above refrained from uploading any pictures ever. Given their history of poor judgement as to appropriate images, if we instituted a ban on all uploads, perhaps he could return to edit Wikipedia positively in other ways? If even one picture was uploaded for any reason, we could return the block indefinately. Does that sound reasonable? --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:53, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. That is a good idea if I can get unblocked I will not upload images again. However, it does seem a bit harsh. But I will go with it if needed.--Sportman2 (talk) 17:56, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am starting a thread at WP:ANI to see if other admins agree with this approach. If there is consensus among the admins to unblock you under these conditions, it may be done. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:59, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I will chime in my support there. --Yamla (talk) 18:22, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s):

Due to overwhelming endorsement of the conditions of the unblock at the Adminsitrator Noticeboard WP:ANI, I have lifted the block. Please note, that as a condition of this unblock you are under a community ban from uploading or editing images or other media files. If you upload any further files, you may be blocked immediately. Please return to editing article text in a productive manner. Thank you.

Request handled by: Jayron32.talk.contribs 18:34, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

--Jayron32.talk.contribs 18:34, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Reba McIntyre

Nope. Its not a promotional photo. Its a, posted to flickr, and liscenced there under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 liscence, which is compatable with Wikipedia's GFDL liscence. Promotional photos, such as presskit head shots, and the like, are still copyright under traditional copyright, and thus incompatable with Wikipedia's liscence. Unless specifically liscenced as "public domain" or "GFDL" or under a GFDL compatable liscence, the picture is not generally allowed at Wikipedia. There are some rare exceptions, but none of the exceptions involve pictures of living people, since living people may have their pictures taken and released under a proper liscence. I hope that clears some things up for you, and again, even if you now understand, the conditions of your unblock still stand. Good luck and happy editing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jayron32 (talk • contribs) 05:11, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Template:User UC

A tag has been placed on Template:User UC requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a deprecated or orphaned template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.

If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes (<noinclude>{{transclusionless}}</noinclude>).

Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 19:34, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Ohio Newsletter

This is a Newsletter for WikiProject Ohio.
Click [show] to reveal the letter.

The Ohio WikiProject Newsletter
Issue I - Month 2008

From the editor
This is the first issue of WikiProject Ohio's newsletter. The newsletter is intended to help all members of the project to keep up with new developments and coordinate new collaborative efforts. If you would like to suggest something to be included in the next newsletter please see:The Newsdesk
Project News
New features have been added to the project banner. All articles now need to be assessed for importance as well as class. There are approximately 60,000* articles under Category:Ohio that still need the banner added to their talk pages as well.
Editors and Contributors Needed
*We are in need of editors for this newsletter. If you are interested please visit:The Newsletter Project Page. Also, the The Ohio Portal is seeking Wikipedians to nominate selected articles, sports teams, biographies, and images. The portal is also seeking maintainers.

Areas needing attention
Assessment requests: There may be Requests for assessment needing to be answered. To see new assessment requests as they come in, you can watch the assessment page. Article assessment: Unassessed Ohio article need you help visit Category:Unassessed Ohio articles & Category:Unknown-importance Ohio articles
Featured and Good Articles
Recently a number of Ohio related articles have achieved featured status. We at WikiProject Ohio would like the editors of those pages for their hard work. Featured Jack Warner, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Superman Good Articles Halle Berry and Jack Nicklaus
Contributors
Stepshep 23:44, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This newsletter is delivered by bot to all project members of WikiProject Ohio. If you do not want to receive this newsletter in the future, please note this at the unsubscribe page. Thank you, §tepshep - Newsletter Bot Talk 00:36, 29 March 2008 (UTC) The above newsletter was delivered by Newsletterbot as per a request by Stepshep[reply]

WikiProject Ohio Newsletter

Issue II - May 2008

From the editor:
Here's Issue II of the project newsletter. We're trying to decide if this is sinking or floating. If you would like to contribute to next month's newsletter please jump right in at the News Desk! Have a great May.
The Ohio Portal
The maintainers of the Ohio Portal are looking to get it to featured status. They would like to ask all project members to help improve it any way they can. What needs to be done most is the supplying of selected articles and images.
Selected Article: Indian Head Rock
There is a eight ton rock in Ohio that was removed from the Ohio River. This rock is known as the Indian Head Rock Dating back to the early 1800’s, this rock was seen sticking out of the Ohio River and used as a navigational mark for barges along the river. The names of citizens from the town of Portsmouth, Ohio are carved into the rock from the late nineteenth a early twentieth centuries. Some of the names were of well known families from Ohio. They would swim out to the rock, have their picture taken with it or simply carve their names into it. With the advent of the Locks and Dams along the Ohio River, the rock eventually was submerged, but the legend lived on. A gentleman from Ironton, Ohio located the rock after searching a very long time for it, and he and a crew of scuba divers recovered the rock and took it to the shore to be donated to Ohio for historical value. After hearing the news about the rock being removed, Kentucky introduced legislation against the removal of the rock. They also want the diver who found it to be prosecuted for removing the rock. Kentucky owns the greatest part of the land the river runs on. Even the Army Corp. of Engineers got involved as to how to move the rock without damaging it. Kentucky wants to have it returned to the river. Billy Massie

Article Assessment
Reedy Bot and ShepBot are currently hard at work tagging all of the Ohio articles. We may need to have an assessment drive when the bots are finished. Think of it as a late spring cleaning. Please note your opinions on the project talkpage if you would be interested in helping! *Over 10,000* articles have been tagged with {{OH-Project}}**
Article Achievements
New Featured and Good articles Ohio was listed as a Good Article nominee; the result of the nomination was Not listed. Please help get Ohio to GA status! Port Columbus International Airport was listed as a Good Article. WikiProject Ohio Barnstar of Merit If you know of a Wikipedian who has contributed a lot of effort to Ohio articles feel free to award the new Ohio Barnstar of Merit by placing the following code on their user talkpage. {{subst:The Ohio Barnstar of Merit\|message}}
Contributors
Stepshep & Billy Massie

This newsletter is delivered by bot to all project members of WikiProject Ohio. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter in the future, please note this at the unsubscribe page. Thank you, §tepshep Delivered by ShepBot (talk) 19:16, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Ohio Newsletter

The WikiProject Ohio Newsletter

Issue III - June 2008

From the editor:
This is the third edition of the WikiProject Ohio newsletter. If you have any project announcements feel free to drop them by the NewsDesk. It's request that you watchlist our talk page; so you can chime in on current discussions. Have a great June!

The Ohio Portal
The maintainers of the Ohio Portal are looking to get it to featured status. They would like to ask all project members to help improve it any way they can. What needs to be done most is the supplying of selected articles and images.
Getting the Project Moving
WikiProject Ohio as an entity doesn't have as much action as other state projects. For this reason it has been proposed that the inactive WikiProject Ohio Townships be added as our taskforce. There is a !poll going on at WT:OH and your opinion is essential in the matter! Stepshep has also proposed sending an invite to everyone in Category:Wikipedians in Ohio with an invite to join the project. If you are already a member you would not receive the notice of course. Once again, please note your opinion on the project talkpage.
Selected Article: Central Avenue Historic District (Dayton, Ohio)
The Central Avenue Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located at 201 to 338 Central Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. It consists of late 19th and 20th Century Revival-style houses as well as late Victorian-style houses, which were all originally single-family residences. On December 16, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Each month a new Ohio related stub is the selected article. If you have a new stub created feel free to nominate it at the NewsDesk.

Article Assessment
Reedy Bot and ShepBot are currently hard at work tagging all of the Ohio articles. We may need to have an assessment drive when the bots are finished. Think of it as a late spring cleaning. Please note your opinions on the project talkpage if you would be interested in helping! 'Over 15,000 articles have been tagged with {{OH-Project}} We have 5,000 articles that need to be assessed for class!
Article Info
Good Article Nominees, FAR, FLC List of Governors of Ohio was nominated for featured list status. Teh result was promote. Bruce Johnson (politician) underwent a featured article review. The result was demote. William Henry Harrison underwent a GAN The result was promote. Paul Tibbets underwent a GAN. It is currently undergoing review. Columbus Blue Jackets underwent a GAN It is currently undergoing review. Articles for Deletion Results Afd W. S. McIntosh Memorial Leadership Award was nominated at Afd. The result was Delete Homer E. Woodling and Robert F. Busbey were nominated at Afd. The result was Keep All Ohio High School Conferences were nominated at Afd. The result was no consensus keep. There is an effort to improve these articles here. Ohio Barnstar of Merit If you know of a Wikipedian who has contributed a good deal of effort to Ohio articles feel free to award the new Ohio Barnstar of Merit by placing the following code on their user talkpage. {{subst:The Ohio Barnstar of Merit\|message}}
Article Importance Scheme
A new article importance scheme has been proposed at the assessment talk page. Please comment on the propsed system.
Ohio NHLs Tabulated The 25 of Ohio's 69 National Historic Landmarks that were red-links all got articles this month, as part of a WP:NRHP drive to finish beginning the 2,430 or so NHL articles needed for nation-wide coverage. WP:OHIO members Stepshep and Sanfranman59 were busy.
Contributors
Stepshep, Clariosophic, & Doncram

This newsletter is delivered by bot to all project members of WikiProject Ohio. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter in the future or would like to receive it in a different format, please note this in the appropriate section at the NewsDesk. Thank you, §tepshep

Delivered by §hepBot (Disable) 15:08, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Excite.gif)

Thanks for uploading Image:Excite.gif. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 05:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The first Wikipedian meetup in Ohio

Are you from the Ohio area? A Wikipedian meetup is taking place on July 18, 2009 in Columbus. If you are interested in coming or would like more information, see the first Ohio meetup page.

Thanks! --Rkitko ^(talk) 23:00, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, Sportman2! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 03:37, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

September 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

The September 2011 issue of the WikiProject United States newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

--Kumioko (talk) 01:44, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

December 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

The December 2011 issue of the WikiProject United States newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

--Kumioko (talk) 03:23, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects

The January 2012 issue of the WikiProject United States newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

--Kumi-Taskbot (talk) 19:45, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request to photograph Comair headquarters

Hello! I have contacted you because you are in the category "Wikipedians in Cincinnati." I would like for someone to photograph the corporate office buildings, including the Comair General Office Building, the Comair corporate headquarters at 77 Comair Boulevard, and the building at 82 Comair Boulevard, both in Erlanger, KY, at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Regional Airport. Since Comair is shutting down on September 29, 2012, I would like for someone to take this photo as soon as possible. I do not want for the Comair markings to be taken off of the buildings. If you want to, please photograph the Comair buildings. Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 04:35, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle

Decemmber 8 - Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle - You're invited

Date Saturday, December 8, 2012
Time 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location Seattle Public Library Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104
Event An editathon on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand.
Hashtag #wikiloveslib or #glamwiki.
Registration http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com or use on-wiki regsistration.

Yours, Maximilianklein (talk) 03:51, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:32, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited! Great Buckeye Wiknic 2016

Hello there! You are invited to attend the Great Buckeye Wiknic in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday, July 10th from 1:00 to 5:00 PM! Join us for a day in the park for food and socializing with others from the Wikimedia movement. We'll be meeting up at Fred Beekman Park, a park on Ohio State University's campus.

If you're interested, please take a look at our events page for more information, including parking info, food options, and available activities. If you plan on attending, please add your name to the attendees list. We look forward to seeing you!

If you have any questions, feel free to leave one on my talk page. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:39, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(Note: If you would like to stop receiving notifications regarding Wikimedia events around Ohio, you may remove your username from this list.)

Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:39, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

New Challenge for Oceania and Australia

Hi, Wikipedia:WikiProject Oceania/The 10,000 Challenge and Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia/The 5000 Challenge are up and running based on Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge which has currently produced over 2300 article improvements and creations. The Australia challenge would feed into the wider region one and potentially New Zealand could have a smaller challenge too. The main goal is content improvement, tackling stale old stubs and important content and improving sourcing/making more consistent but new articles are also welcome if sourced. I understand that this is a big goal for regular editors, especially being summertime where you are, but if you'd like to see large scale quality improvements happening for Oceania and Australia like The Africa Destubathon, which has produced over 1700 articles in 5 weeks, sign up on the page. The idea will be an ongoing national editathon/challenge for the region but fuelled by a series of contests to really get articles on every province and subject mass improved. The Africa contest scaled worldwide would naturally provide great benefits to Oceania countries, particularly Australia and attract new editors. I would like some support from existing editors here to get the Challenges off to a start with some articles to make doing a Destubathon worthwhile and potentially bring about hundreds of improvements in a few weeks through a contest! Cheers.♦ --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:12, 24 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]