User talk:RoboRanks

Image copyright problem with Image:T054894A.jpg[edit]

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Stop changing the Image[edit]

The lady is not Afar but a Djiboutian woman of Somali ethnic. Your people is filled with refular people who did not want to end up on wikipedia (like the guy at the bottom right). Mine picture is better. Mazi99 00:58, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Somalia[edit]

I'm not an admin, so I can't block anyone. I would agree that the majority of these edits are disruptive, but it seems like their is some valid concern. Can you clarify this situation for me? shotwell 00:28, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

it's the editing with no explanation wich i found rude and quite iritating it was never about the map itself.

RoboRanks 01:04, 19 November 2006 (UTC)RoboRanks[reply]

You have been temporarily blocked for violation of the three-revert rule. Please feel free to return after the block expires, but also please make an effort to discuss your changes further in the future.

M a rtinp23 02:50, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid I've had to block you for 24 hours for defying the WP:3RR rule. I'm looking onto the behaivoir of the IP now. M a rtinp23 02:50, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:President_Abdullahi_Yusuf.jpg[edit]

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Image tagging for Image:Somali Latin Script.gif[edit]

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Somalia, again[edit]

Yes, it is clear that Sweetie1986 (talk · contribs) is the same person as 68.40.41.202 (talk · contribs). ~~RoboRanks - you have again violated the three revert rule on Somali people, as has Sweetie1986 and 68.40.41.202 -~~ if they continue, don't do the same! If you would like page protection, as I would suggest you look into, can you ask at WP:RFPP? Thanks M a rtinp23 06:43, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ooops sorry - I don't know why I thought that. I think I got my wire crossed with another dispute. M a rtinp23 07:10, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've fully protected it, as I fear that the other side of the dispute to you does have sopme accounts which will be able to circumvent semi-protection. Please note, by saying this, I'm not directly endorsing your version, but would like to see some discussion on the article talk page (if you need my intervention at any point, just leave me a message) M a rtinp23 22:46, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for Image:Somali Mall.jpg[edit]

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Image tagging for Image:Somali women 1.jpg[edit]

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re Image:Somalis in UK.jpg[edit]

This image has a Summary of "fair use", a License indicating the copyright holder has placed the image in the public domain, and another License saying that the image it only for use on Wikipedia. So which is it? Herostratus 05:25, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for Image:Somali_women.jpg[edit]

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Image tagging for Image:BossasoMosque.png[edit]

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Image tagging for Image:FORT TALEH.jpg[edit]

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Somalian articles[edit]

You said that you were planning on starting some articles about Somalia and also expanding on others. I think that is a great idea and I'll help to the best of my ability. I think that the coverage concerning African nations and cultures is sorely lacking around here. shotwell 22:28, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Images[edit]

Hey MM, I noticed you uploaded a lot of Somali-related images. They're basically all tagged as being released by you into the public domain, but I'm sure that you do not hold the copyright for all of them. Sorry, but unless an image is free (both free as in beer and free as in speech), it cannot be used on Wikipedia, unless there's a reason that a free image cannot be used. This latter case is called fair use, but I don't think you could make that claim. You should look on flickr and search specfically for free images (go to advanced search - some, but not all, of the CC licenses there are free enough for Wikipedia standards) or contribute personal images, because the rest will be deleted. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 05:39, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for Image:Somali Dervish.jpg[edit]

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Image:Mogadishu2006--.jpg and Image:MogadishuCathedral.jpg[edit]

Please provide a source for these images. Thanks. --tomf688 (talk - email) 14:57, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MogadishuCathedral.jpg doesn't have it's origin with me so your at the wrong adress my friend.
the picture of Mogadishu2006.jpg is mine and i uploaded it i also put the PDF self license on it, if you want to use it on a Somali related article feel free to do so! RoboRanks 23:36, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for Image:Somalia-1930's.jpg[edit]

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Orphaned fair use image (Image:Keith In SomaliMall.jpg)[edit]

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Postcard != stamp[edit]

Re Image:Somalia-1930's.jpg, in what universe is a postcard the same as a postage stamp? The copyright of a postcard is owned by the (usually private) publisher of the postcard, while the copyright of a stamp is usually owned by a governmental ministry or a postal service. Doesn't matter who owns a physical copy of the postcard - while I would very much like to possess copyright in all the books I've bought, copyright doesn't work that way. So we need to know the publisher and/or photographer of the postcard in order to legitimately keep the image. Stan 03:41, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

first My bad i mixed the two up sorry,second the link where i got the image from [1] claims Ms F. Favilla from Italy as being the owner of that old postcard please check it if you can and see wether the image can still as you say legitimately be used! RoboRanks 09:42, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

False licensing information[edit]

Several images uploaded by you were found to be copyright violations [2]. You have uploaded them asserting you're the author, but they have in fact been taken from different websites. I'm deleting other images you have uploaded. I'm also warning you that you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia if you continue uploading images under false licences. Conscious 11:21, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Instead of giving me the in's and out's on how image tagging works you come to me with a bully like message and warn me? is this normal? are you here to chase away new members who want to contribute on wikipedia or are you here to help them figure out how everything works? and you can't just delete all my images many of them are mine so be carefull before just randomly pick one without telling me about it, just like the images that were deleted without me knowing it,nobody notified me on my talk page about them being nominated for deletion and therefore i was never given the chance to correct them, you accuse me of using false licenses intentionally well that's simply not true it had more to do with the fact that as a newbie i was still figuring everything out RoboRanks 11:42, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, make yourself familiar with Wikipedia:Image use policy and do not violate copyright of others (maybe Wikipedia:Copyright FAQ will be helpful). That's it. Conscious 11:57, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have just noticed that you deleted every single image i uploaded on wiki it is very easy to see your not neutral if you were you wouldn't have deleted them as a whole so i'm sensing something sinister from your actions

Hawo tako image is mine and i have the original so return it
Ahmed Gurey is mine and i have the original so return it
Somali Dervish had the right licence so return it
the Somali military images were mine so return it
Somali President Aden Osman had the right licence so return it
Somali scholars image was created by me so return it
Rageh Omar and Ibrahim Warsame had the right licences so return it
the images of the Somali directors had the right licences so return them
Mogadishu Mosque image was created by a good friend of mine so return it aswell as the image of Mogadishu2006
Somalia1988 had the right licence so again return it

and it's definitly not as simple as that's it your violating my rights as a contributor on wikipedia by generalising me as a imagethief because of a few mistakes i made with the trillion different image tags as a newbie and just so you know i will upload my images that are rightfully mine even if you subconciously for some strange reason think there not mine so if you want to block me because i want to use my images then so be it RoboRanks 12:12, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There's no generalization; you have stolen images and were caught red-handed. Please feel free to edit Wikipedia and upload images as you see fit. Sure, you have every right to use your images. Conscious 13:03, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No my friend there was definitly a generalization case in point the lumping together off all my images and then deleting them as a whole because of your obvious copyright paranoia[3]and thank you i will definitly upload my images and in the future when i spot a newbie who has difficulties with the multiple image tags i will not bully him/her or call the person a thief or nominate all the contribs from this member for speedy deletion no i will try to help him/her the best i can, you have a nice day! RoboRanks 13:36, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Orphanbot stop stalking me you are scary RoboRanks 20:19, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Mo Farah.jpg)[edit]

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Somali writing systems[edit]

Hi. I was really interested by the articles that you added on the Borama script and Wadaad's writing - lots of new info for me. But I'm a bit concerned about copyright, particularly on the images. Lewis's article is from an academic journal and is therefore almost bound to be copyright. So the Wikipedia articles need to be a re-formulation of what he said, rather than a verbatim copy. See Using copyrighted work from others. And I think that copying some of the article as an image will also be a copyright violation - I'm not an expert, but as I understand it, the process of copying and then creating an image is not enough to allow you to claim copyright; you have to actually be creative. See User-created images. Kind regards. Gailtb 23:13, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Like I said, I'm no expert on this, but the info about user-created images, linked above, indicates that just re-copying something with your own hand does not normally give you copyright. I think it would have to be a different piece of writing. Similarly with Borama, I think you'd need to write a different passage. From what I've read at Fair use, I don't think it could be classed as that - Lewis/SOAS are not trying to restrict free speech in any way by holding the copyright. If you're not really, really sure that an image is valid, it's probably better to resist the urge to upload it. Gailtb 08:33, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Italian[edit]

Never. It's just some Italian trying to increase the influence of his language, I guess. I suppose you're referring to this map? Don't worry. I'll download it and change the colors now. Do you know of any Italian-speaking minorities in Mogadishu or any other major Somali city? I know that in Eritrea all the Italian monolinguals have basically died out according to Ethnologue. I'm doing the same with this map. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 20:09, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, it's done now. Do you know what the situation is with Italian in Libya, though? I didn't touch it since I have no idea, but I imagine it's not very common there either. The Italians weren't the nicest of colonizers and it seems that none of their colonies (except maybe Eritrea to a small extent) have close ties with it or good relations. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 20:16, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly unfree Image:Afar Girls.jpg[edit]

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Talk:Somali people[edit]

Stop with the edit war over the picture. Use the above link to discuss. If not the article will either be protected or you will both be blocked. This same notice has also been put on User talk:Mazi99. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 04:19, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly unfree Image:SomalipeopleSawir.jpg[edit]

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Offer of advice, assistance, or other help[edit]

Hello RoboRanks! I'm sorry to barge in uninvited, but I noticed you're running afoul of the rather arcane image copyright rules. I thought maybe I could help with some advice, attempt to answer any questions you might have about Wikipedia's image use policy and offer to assist you in addressing the problems. This may all be very annoying, but unfortunately copyright laws are very strict and Wikipedia has to follow them. Try to specify on each image's description page where the image came from, such as scanning a paper copy, or a URL, or a name/alias and method of contact for the photographer. In addition, please mention who owns the copyright to the image. As a guideline, make sure that one of the following is true:

you own the all of the rights to the image (usually meaning that you created the image yourself and it doesn't depict the work of someone else or pieces of images to which you don't own the copyright), or
you can prove that the copyright holder has licensed the image under a free license, or
you can prove that the image is in the public domain, or
you believe it is fair use and have included on the image's description page a fair use rationale for the specific use of the image that you intend.

If none of the above are true, you'll need to ask the copyright holder to release the image under the GFDL or other free license. Wikipedia has a page at WP:COPYREQ that helps to explain how to go about requesting permission to use other people's work in Wikipedia. In particular, if they don't specifically agree to the GFDL or one of the other standard free licenses, they must agree to allow modification, redistribution, and use for any purpose, including commercial purposes. Finally, the image description page must contain an appropriate and accurate image copyright tag. If you like, I am more than willing to attempt to answer any question you might have. Just post them here, in response to this note, and I'll try to back to you quickly. —RP88 07:03, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! many of the links your provided were very beneficial to me, and i have taken action against images i have uploaded after being informed about it possibly not being in public domain and currently i'm asking the owners if they could release it under a CC license (some aren't even aware they have this option), if i ever have difficulties with an image or a image tag i will contact you! Thanks for the friendly support RoboRanks 23:49, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad the links were helpful. Feel free to ask me a questions - either here on your talk page or, if you prefer, at my talk page. —RP88 23:53, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I will contact you on your talk page if i have any questions! again Thanks! RoboRanks 23:59, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Abdullah M. Farah[edit]

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Image:Somali Dervish.jpg[edit]

Since you asked for assistance, I've added a fair use copyright tag to Image:Somali Dervish.jpg for you. To make this photo compliant with Wikipedia's image use policy you still need to do three things:

update the summary to describe where you got the image (specify a URL if you copied it from elsewhere, or, if you took the photo yourself, just say that),
if possible, please identify the year the statue was erected and who the artist was that created it (these are important details for copyright compliance),
make sure that both of the articles Somalia and Mohammed Abdullah Hassan actually specifically discuss the statue itself, not just the man represented by the statue. It's not fair use of the statue's copyright to use the statue to provide an illustration of Sayyid Abdullah Hassan, you need to talk about the statue. You might have to remove the image from Somalia since it seems a bit of a stretch to add these details to Somalia. —RP88 07:09, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ahmad Gragn[edit]

Hey, I know that there's some OR the way a couple of sentences are worded (one pro-Somali origin, another anti-Somali origin). Let's all discuss the issue and how best to word and phrase the info from the Futuh instead of getting into an edit war (not that you're edit warring, but I could see one breaking out if we're not careful). See Talk:Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi. I'm going to start up a discussion there. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 21:57, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:President_Yusuf_&_President_AbdiQasim.jpg[edit]

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Somali Rajo Scene.jpg[edit]

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:SomaliVoices1.jpg[edit]

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:SomaliFilmSawiro.jpg)[edit]

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:SomaliVoices1.jpg)[edit]

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:RajoMovie.jpg)[edit]

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:MaryanRiwaayad.jpg)[edit]

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Riwaayaad.jpg)[edit]

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Somali Rajo Scene.jpg[edit]

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Coldiidb.jpg[edit]

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Possibly unfree Image:Somali Dervish.jpg[edit]

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Possibly unfree Image:Somali Askari..jpg[edit]

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Possibly unfree Image:AbshirNPF.jpg[edit]

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:SomSYL2.gif[edit]

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Somali-revolution.jpg[edit]

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:SomaliHunter...jpg)[edit]

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Image source problem with Image:Wadaad's Writing.jpg[edit]

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Somali people pic[edit]

Hey there Roboranks, i've noticed you are a somali editor, there is a debate going on about the pic for the somali people page, i would appreciate your opinion on the discussion page. Somaliwarrior (talk) 03:14, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Image:HawoTakoFreedom.jpg[edit]

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File:Sayyid Poem .jpg listed for deletion[edit]

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Copyright problems with File:HawoTakoFreedom.jpg[edit]

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File:Somaliamosque11.jpg[edit]

The 500px size of this upload screams that it is stolen from flickr. And indeed: Its from http://www.flickr.com/photos/32259153@N00/310841498/. Your work? No. --Martin H. (talk) 22:31, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:SYL-Freedom.jpg[edit]

This file was in 2006 already at http://www.somaliaonline.com/community/showthread.php/16967-In-pictures-Fridays-Xeebta-Jaziira-Mogadishu.?p=268947&viewfull=1#post268947. And there it is transcluded from http://www.flickr.com/photos/theadvocate/304212066/. Another stolen photo. --Martin H. (talk) 22:36, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:King Ahmed Gurey Mog.jpg[edit]

And another one. www.fotothing.com/44mt/photo/19cd20cbc8b267e5dee47952448b9631/ - Photo Uploaded: Dec 12 2006. --Martin H. (talk) 22:40, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Muhammad ibn 'Abdullaah Al-Somali[edit]

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