User talk:Celinedionfan
Hi there Celinedionfan. I'm Journalist (aka Orane), an Administrator for Wikipedia. We appreciate your contribution to Wikipedia, and encourage you to continue. However, please stop changing the image in the Celine Dion article. There are certain policies and guidelines that govern the use of image in Wikipedia articles, and if editors do not abide by these policies, then Wikpedia may face serious legal challenges.
Let me see if i can give an oversimplified account of what I'm talking about.
The image policy states that you should not place a copyrighted image in an article when a free substitute exists, because this constitute a copyright violation. If you look at the tag for Image:Celinedion.jpg, you'll find that the image is licensed under creative commons — there are few, if any, restrictions placed on its use on Wikipedia. It therefore qualifies as a "free image." Your image, on the other hand, is owned by a person or organization, and has strict guidelines and restrictions on its use . It is a copyrighted image. The Image policy basically states that you cannot use your image, if you already have Image:Celinedion.jpg. And as a side note, placing an incorrect tag on an image so that it can be used in the article is also a violation. Please stop. Please read Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Uploading images for more information, or contact me. Orane (talk) 04:50, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Commercial use of Image:Oscar2007.jpg[edit]
Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Image:Oscar2007.jpg, by another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Image:Oscar2007.jpg is an image licensed as "for non-commercial use only" or "used with permission for use on Wikipedia only" which was either uploaded on or after 2005-05-19 or is not used in any articles (CSD I3).
If you created this media file and want to use it on Wikipedia, you may re-upload it (or amend the image description if it has not yet been deleted) and use the license {{GFDL-self}} to license it under the GFDL, or {{cc-by-sa-2.5}} to license it under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license, or use {{PD-self}} to release it into the public domain.
If you did not create this media file but want to use it on Wikipedia, there are two ways to proceed. First, you may choose one of the fair use tags from this list if you believe one of those fair use rationales applies to this file. Second, you may want to contact the copyright holder and request that they make the media available under a free license.
If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. This bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion, it did not nominate Image:Oscar2007.jpg itself. Feel free to leave a message on the bot operator's talk page if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot. If you have any questions about what to do next or why your image was nominated for speedy deletion please ask at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thanks. --Android Mouse Bot 2 08:14, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Image tagging for Image:Audreycorrie.jpg[edit]
Thanks for uploading Image:Audreycorrie.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. 11:05, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
Possibly unfree Image:Audreycorrie.jpg[edit]
An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Audreycorrie.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is 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. ShakespeareFan00 12:29, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for Image:You and i.jpg[edit]
Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:You and i.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.
If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. 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 media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI 12:14, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your image was inserted successfully into Celine Dion, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thank you. - eo 12:28, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
Image tagging for Image:Oandcdspecial.jpg[edit]
Thanks for uploading Image:Oandcdspecial.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. --OrphanBot 13:06, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Advice on uploading images[edit]
Hello!
Thanks for uploading some pictures to Wikipedia. I wanted to make sure you were aware of some of the requirements and good practices for uploaded images.
- Pick an image name.
- When uploading an image, pick a file name that is descriptive, and unique. Remember that many images may be uploaded about the same topic, and remember that names are case-sensitive.
- Source the image.
- On the image description page, explain where the image came from. If you created the image yourself, then say so. If it's from the web, give a URL. If it's a screenshot of a movie or game, or a scan from a book, give the title.
- Provide copyright and license information.
- This part is a little bit trickier, but it's very important. The copyright of the image generally belongs to whoever created it.
- If it's a photograph you took, or an image you created (modifying an image that already exists doesn't count) in software like Photoshop or GIMP, then you hold the copyright. To upload it to Wikipedia, you must agree to license it freely, allowing anyone to use it for any purpose. Some licenses that are available for this purpose, like Creative Commons Attribution, require that credit is given to the original author. (you) Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike adds a requirement to release any further modification to the image under the same or a compatible free license. You can also release it into the public domain (which allows anyone to use it for any purpose without restriction.) To license your image freely, place an appropriate tag on the image description page, like {{Cc-by-sa-4.0}} for Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. To release it into the public domain use a tag like {{Cc0}} for Creative Commons Zero or {{PD-self}} for a generic waiver. Be sure to mention that you created the image.
- If you didn't create the image, or the copyright somehow belongs to another party (like a screenshot, which you might "create", but the copyright belongs to the author of the movie or video game), then you need to find another tag that describes the copyright status of the image. Images used on Wikipedia need to be free for our use and the use of sites which reproduce our content. This means that images cannot have a restriction such as "only for use by Wikipedia", or "for non-commercial use only", or "for educational use". Images without a free license may be usable in certain articles under our policy for non-free content, but such a use must be justified on the image description page.
- Describe the image.
- To another reader, the image may not be immediately understood. A caption in an article doesn't explain the image to a visitor who sees it on its image page. Put a brief explanation of what is in the image on the image description page, similar to what you might include in a caption on an article.
Some links to Wikipedia pages on this subject:
Copyrights, Copyright tags, Non-free content, Image description page, Public domain, Images for deletion, Possibly unfree images, Copyright problems, Uploading images
Thanks again for your contributions. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me at my talk page. Orane (talk) 23:08, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Possibly unfree Image:That's just the woman in me 2008 dion.jpg[edit]
An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:That's just the woman in me 2008 dion.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. Dl2000 (talk) 15:22, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image (File:Jcreek title.jpg)[edit]
Thanks for uploading File:Jcreek title.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 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 "file" 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 "File" 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. FileBot (talk) 10:39, 22 August 2009 (UTC)