No one has welcomed you yet! Well, better late than never. :) -- Blehfu ( talk) 14:01, 11 August 2008 (UTC) reply

Would you please edit Image:AP1&AP2.jpg to add the name of the photographer and the appropriate copyright tag, such as {{ GFDL}}? -- Eastmain ( talk) 18:34, 19 October 2008 (UTC) reply

I appreciate that you are acting in good faith, but it is best if featured articles are nominated by people who have worked closely on them. In this way, they can give reasoned replies to reviewers and be familiar enough with the sources to act on suggested improvements. Someone who has not worked on the article can not provide this input, so the featured article candidate may continue on until opposition to it becomes so overwhelming that the article is failed; this takes away time from reviewers. While the Microsoft Windows article is of reasonable quality, it is not yet featured article quality, and principle contributors must be consulted before a nomination, as required in the featured article candidate instructions. You might consider first working the article up through peer review and good article to prepare for WP:FAC. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 13:15, 27 October 2008 (UTC) reply

An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:AP1&AP2Photo.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the image description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. — Bkell ( talk) 14:51, 17 November 2008 (UTC) reply

I have responded at Talk:British International School Vietnam/GA1. Let's keep the discussion there to centralize it. Gary King ( talk) 16:35, 12 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Thank you very much for reviewing the article and awarding it a "Good Article" status, and also for your helpful suggestions for its improvement! :) Лъчезар ( talk) 15:26, 12 May 2009 (UTC) reply

It has been pointed out to me by Pilcha that whatever the rights and wrongs of the GAN I could have handled this better. If you intend to work this up to GAN, please let me know if there is anything I can help with, or if you would like comments before submitting to GAN jimfbleak ( talk) 12:38, 18 May 2009 (UTC) reply

Hello. Concerning your contribution, File:SnagIt Editor.png, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). As a copyright violation, File:SnagIt Editor.png appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. File:SnagIt Editor.png has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:

• If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at File talk:SnagIt Editor.png and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
• If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at File talk:SnagIt Editor.png with a link to where we can find that note.
• If you hold the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on File talk:SnagIt Editor.png.

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. ( ESkog)^{( Talk)} 14:52, 14 June 2009 (UTC) reply

If you don't own the copyright to the software, then you can't take screenshots and upload them as your own work. It's the same as if you had taken a screenshot of a TV program. Even though you put some effort into the image, you still don't own the underlying rights to it. ( ESkog)^{( Talk)} 11:41, 15 June 2009 (UTC) reply

An article that you have been involved in editing, Igor Panarin has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments here . If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article.

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Yes, I do go there.

And yes, I know I suck. Sauronjim ( talk) 11:40, 29 November 2010 (UTC) reply

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As an Australian Wikipedian, your opinion is sought on a proposal to advocate for the introduction of Fair Use into Australian copyright law. The discussion is taking place at the Australian Wikipedians' notice board, please read the proposal and comment there. MediaWiki message delivery MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 11:08, 2 March 2017 (UTC) reply

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Fair Use in Australia campaign update

I'm writing you this followup message, as you took the time to vote in support of a Wikipedia banner campaign for the introduction of Fair Use in Australia.

After much planning and coordination with the WMF, Australian Digital Alliance, and Electronic Frontiers Australia, as of Monday the banner-campaign is active on English Wikipedia to a portion of logged-out readers in Australia ( technical details). The banners direct people to this page on Meta: FairCopyrightOz. That page, alongside lots of information, further directs people towards the campaign website faircopyright.org.au where Australians are invited to write to their local MP to express support of Fair Use. If you are interested in supporting this campaign, please, send a letter yourself using the template letter provided at that link.

Furthermore, and with the support of the ADA & EFA, we have received fantastic media coverage - with article " Fair Use: Wikipedia targets Australians in bid to change the law" appearing on page 2 of the Sydney Morning Herald and page 10 of the Melbourne Age on Monday's edition. It was for a time the 3rd most read article the Fairfax website, and Fair Use was "trending" on Twitter in Australia. We are running the account @FairCopyrightOz on twitter, and we are tracking other press-mentions on the talkpage on Meta.

Today, day 2, we published a detailed post about the campaign on the Wikimedia Blog, ran an "Ask Me Anything" Q&A session on the Australia page in Reddit, and [by happy coincidence of timing] the article History of fair use proposals in Australia appeared on the en.wp mainpage as a Did You Know. [The creation of that "history of..." article was a specific request arising from in the community consultation in which you voted].

And, most importantly, in a little more than a day nearly 800 letters to MPs have been sent encouraging them to support the Productivity Commission's recommendation to adopt Fair Use in Australia. I urge you - please add your own message.

Sincerely, Witty lama 16:21, 23 May 2017 (UTC) reply