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Knowledge (XXG) is meant for contributions, but the people at that region see fit to leave the situation vague. They have told me that I cannot simply copy and past from references and, in short order, I re-wrote the small addition in my own words. I don't see what the problem here is, however, they simply revert my edits and give me vague conclusion to why they have done so. The site is intended to be used for non-commercial reproduction so we have no problems in copyright infringement. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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the usage of wikimedia foundation logos within wikipedia, and people dont' seem to give an F, simply because it's the logo of the foundation. I do not think the fact that this is a logo of the foundation is an excuse, it is a reason to make this one of the first images to sort out under the "newer" policies. If fair use is our only EDP, then this image usage is in violation with our own policies atm. --

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In an attempt to harness the labor of good natured folks who happen to click on this talk page, I'm going to put a list of the articles I've most recently created or rewritten here. Are they good? Do they make no sense? Are they so boring you fell asleep while reading the lead? Did I confuse east

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The newsletter is back! Many things have gone on during the past few months, but many things have not. While the assessment drive helped revitalize the assessment department of the project, many other departments have received no attention. Most notably: peer review and our "workgroups". A day long

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to that specific image, because it's not a limited resolution version of the logo in my opinion, and as such it would not be a proper Fair Use tagging. I might be making a POINT, but apparently, sometimes you need to scream quite loud before people hear you in wikipedia. I have GOOD concerns about

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I understand that you disagree with my protests about your gang's POV and fictional additions to Classical history-related articles, however making threats like this is against Knowledge (XXG) policy and you have no business jumping in and interfering in conversations that you are not involved in.

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Hello. I am currently trying to contribute to a battle in respect to giving a reason why a Viking force had to withdraw from a native attack, which I think was instrumental to the article itself and since the person in question received her place in history for that act. Its my understanding that

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I absolutely did consider the legal question. Our image is much smaller than their cover and I don't believe they are going to lose any sales over our reduced-size image being shown here. If you think there is some threat to their commercial rights then the best thing to do would be to make our

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You said it had been listed at the copyright problems forum for over a week. I am reviewing all the images I uploaded when I don't remember a discussion over its deletion. Could you provide me with a copy of text information I offered? Could you help me find this discussion in the archives?

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Wow! Welcome back! As far as I am concerned, I am mostly away! Away from my country, and away from most of my books, as you used to be! It seems that when you come back I go away, and vice versa! The important thing is that you are back, which is great for Knowledge (XXG).

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Thanks, and glad to see familiar faces still at work. These days I wonder where I ever found the time to edit; if I'm not reading for a class, I'm working in my senior essay, and if it's not that I'm job-hunting

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Thanks very much for the astronaut. Now let's hope people won't post copyvio's anymore. Right....:). A bit related, do you perhaps know somewhere a free image of an easter bunny? To replace the one mentioned on

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is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Knowledge (XXG) policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

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I took a look at this. It's not the same as the copyvio I deleted in '06, but it sure does look like it was written for the group's own website. I assume you've googled key phrases, etc? --

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I will run again, however I am concerned that I may see your name in the same place, for the same reasons. I would greatly appreciate knowing what I could do to earn your support next time.

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By the way, check Epaminondas! They had sent it to FAR, and I did my best to save it, but, since you are the primary editor of the article, I think you should check its current status.--

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mean that it's all done? Because there are still several left that haven't been crossed out and made invisible, but I don't want to go through them if they've already been done. Cheers.

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Any time the image is owned by someone else, they have a potential to be trying to sell it. The argument you are attempting to make could also be made for images like the photo of

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You have either attended or expressed interested in the previous NYC Meetup. I would like to invite you to the First Annual New York Wikipedian Central Park Picnic. R.S.V.P. @

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Hey Robth! Well, I'm back now, playing around and having fun improving things. If you ever decide to dive back in to the Knowledge (XXG) waters, look me up! All the best, –

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Thanks, J! Good to see you still around as well; seems like there are still a few folks I remember here, which I suppose is all you can expect, this being the internet. --

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company, one of the largest publicly-traded companies in the United States, and I will be rewriting the article as part of the Knowledge (XXG) missing pages project..

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So I just added a fair-use image to an article, and was reverted on the grounds that "we can't use copyrighted photos". Thought you'd appreciate the irony.—

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Good catch! I see what I did (got an edit conflict, didn't respond to it right), so I'll remember not to do that again; thanks for correcting my error! --

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Note that I don't follow my own policy when a new user posts on my page; a post on their talk page is much more likely to reach them, so I reply there.

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So now I'm thinking you might be the best person to pick this matter up? Or at least share any other experiences you had with this article? Best,

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article. So, I did not actually add much material of my own, but this is an issue I definitely have to check. I'll be back in a couple of days.--

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Thanks, that one works, must have missed that one when I searched on Commons. I deleted the old image and uploaded this with the old filename.

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Busy, busy, busy with coursework right now. I will be editing as little as my limited self discipline allows for the next several weeks. --

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Yeah, it seemed a bit silly to cross out/invisiblize the last batch, so I just stuck a note at the top when I finished them. --

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company. As part of the Knowledge (XXG) missing articles project, I intend to rewrite the article with refs as a stub, as

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It's probably not a high volume article. I'm not especially concerned, but I thought you might like a heads up. Yours,

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was not written by me. I just created the sub-article with the already existing material, and summarized it in the

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Exactly my point. The logo currently does NOT cary a Fair use rationale, and is not tagged with the

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