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Nasser photo

I would like specific information on why the nasser photo was deleted. Jean M. Temple, MBA (Ms.) Pan Arab Union For Peace Jean M. Temple, MBA (Ms.) 19:54, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure which Nasser photo you're referring to. – Quadell 14:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Golden_tiara.jpg

Could you please explain why this image was deleted? It was made very plain on the talk page that there was no possible alternative image, and nobody made any contrary argument. Since the stated basis for the deletion was that another image could be used instead, repeated and substantiated statements that this was the one and only such image should at least have been addressed, not high-handedly ignored. (Maddeningly, I don't even know that it was you who deleted it - not only the image but the whole history has disappeared without trace. If it wasn't you who deleted it - though it was you who tagged it for deletion - I'd be pleased if you could forward this comment to whoever was responsible.) Vilĉjo 23:05, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Greetings. If the tiara still exists, then it could still be photographed, and the new photograph could be released under a free license. That's why the photo is replaceable. All the best, – Quadell 13:59, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

{{Di-replaceable fair use}} states the criterion as "… a free image might reasonably be found or created …" (my emphasis). "Reasonably" is not at all the same as "conceivably" or "just possibly". The now-deleted image talk page documented the fact that this was the sole image ever released of the tiara in its 104-year history, and there is no reason to suppose that any other image will be released in the future. It's hard to believe that anyone could read those facts and still hold that "a free image might reasonably be found or created". Vilĉjo 17:38, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Determine significance

I added a section "Determine significance" to User:Ilse@/fairuse, I thought you might be interested. – Ilse@ 11:53, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Very useful, thanks. – Quadell 14:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for posting a note to my home page explaining why an image I uploaded was deleted. When I uploaded the image (a photo of football coach Jim Hanifan, I was under the impression that publicity shots could be used, but now I understand the policy. I appreciate your taking the time to let me know, rather than simply deleting it with no explanation. Anson2995 21:02, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Zombie pseudo-cichlids

Could you have another look at the articles your bot created and tagged with {{Cichlidae-stub}}? I've fixed another 168 of these on a taxon-by-taxon basis, but it looks like there's about another 100 or so that are at least questionable. (i.e., anything with a taxobox "familia" field of something other than some variant on "ichlid(ae)".) I don't want to mass-retag lest there be something going on I'm missing, or to hit articles that have nothing to do with Polbot; and looking at individual taxons is getting to the point of diminishing returns. I notice a large number of the ones I've already fixed are either genus articles, or species that've been moved to other titles, so perhaps the intervening edits are what were thwarting your earlier re-run of the bot on these. Alai 06:17, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Fair use on John Robinson

Hi, you left me a note about an image I uploaded asking me to write out a rationale to prevent you from deleting it. I don't think that's effective use of the ever-diminishing time I spend on Misplaced Pages. I disagree with the copyright paranoia that's engulfed Misplaced Pages and I think it's really starting to bite with a majority of images which have a fair use argument being removed. Perhaps your time would be better spent adding rather than taking away. However you choose to behave, I simply won't be wasting my time justifying fair use as I tagged it as fair use when I originally uploaded it, and I'm also not going to discuss it beyond what I've said. Thanks for your time. Sanguinus 11:25, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

It sounds like you disagree with the Wikimedia Foundation's official statement requiring that each non-free image have a fair use rationale. I'm sorry to hear that you're not willing to add rationales to the images you have uploaded. – Quadell 14:05, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Image:Eric harris dylan klebold.jpg

Hi, I saw your changes to Image:Eric harris dylan klebold.jpg. I am not an expert in US copyright law, but this seems unlikely if not debatable. One could argue the way the security camera is set up is creative. See also the template deletion at Misplaced Pages:Templates for deletion/Log/2007 July 23. Do you know of any legal opinion/commentary which confirms this? Garion96 (talk) 12:01, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Who would claim copyright? (I don't know of any case law, but I'm under the impression that works created by machines, without human input in the actual content, can't be copyrighted.) – Quadell 14:01, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

I wish I could remember where I saw it, but someone showed a ref somewhere that this was law in the EU (or that copyright expired after a short period - 5 years? - on this type of material). I don't remember seeing anything on U.S. law regarding this, though. Videmus Omnia 14:20, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

I bet Durin would know, but unfortunately . . . :-( ElinorD (talk) 14:26, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

One doesn't has to claim copyright of course, one simply has it or not. Also, is this image totally without human input? A human decided where to put the camera. True, this is nitpicking but I just don't think without any reference the US law (case law or commentary) we can use this argument. Garion96 (talk) 14:27, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

As of 2002, the question was apparently still unsettled. See the brief discussion of security cameras and web-cams in . nadav (talk) 14:34, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Asbestos

This article is getting hit with lots of vandalism, I added it to Misplaced Pages:Requests for page protection, but a bot deleted my addition in a matter of minutes. I thought I'd put something here as a backup.Xpanzion 03:34, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

File:Kira and Nrabuttons by Kira Blue eyes.jpg

This image has been deleted; under which of your three "questions" for image deletions did was it classified? I believe I had specified a copyright inclusive enough to allow most any uses. If you think it cannot be re-uploaded on with any copyright tag (and, if so, how / which one?), can you provide me a way to at least recover the image for my own purposes? (I don't think I've a copy anywhere on my network). Thank you in advance for helping me! --LoganK 18:25, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Greetings. The original image was uploaded by User:NraButtons, and you added licensing information. On Misplaced Pages, we can only use "free" images for these types of cases, which means images where anyone is free to reuse the image for any purpose, including commercial purposes, without pre-authorization. You stated that the image could be used so long as "the user of the image obtains explicit permission from Kira-blue-eyes (on DA) / Rachel Steinman as to the use of the image, the user of the image links back to the creator, and the user of the image does not tamper with the image in any way (i.e., signature removal or color tampering). Altering of the image will result in a removal of this image from free-use copyright, and possibly removal of the image from Misplaced Pages." Unfortunately Misplaced Pages cannot use images with such restrictive licensing, and it was deleted according to an "Images For Deletion" process here.

Are you the creator of the image? If so, then you are free to license the image any way you want. If you're willing to license the image under a free license (which gives anyone permission to copy, modify, or even sell this image, so long as they credit you as the author), then we can use it. If not, then I'm afraid Misplaced Pages can't use it. All the best, – Quadell 20:12, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Your opinion/intervention requested

Hello, it seems you are pretty well versed in the non-free images area of Misplaced Pages. Could I please request your comment at Misplaced Pages:Images and media for deletion for the images AnneRobinson.JPG and SimonCowell.JPG that I nominated. I withdraw my nomination for Simon Cowell, but the Anne Robinson one seems to be a publicity photo, and not sure what is the official status on those. I also request your intervention with the edits user Tratare has made on that page, blanking the discussions from the page, and blanking the image tags from the images as well, regardless of the status of the images' nominations. And the edits to my user page as well, using the vulgarity and being upset that I didn't immediately answer him and upset that I didnt blank the items in question myself. Thanks for you valuable assistance! :) Ejfetters 09:56, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

DEleting Image: Ramin.jpg

Why'd you delete my Image? This was uploded, by me, to show how I look like. If I didn't what good would that be. I do not think you really do the right thing deleting images, users complain you deleted it with no very good reason. User:Mr.Radzilla the one with no PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8:52 (UTC)