User talk:Jmccusker
Orphaned non-free media (Image:Lasso 100x100.jpg)[edit]
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Fair use rationale for Image:Rlbug_300x300.gif[edit]
Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Rlbug_300x300.gif. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.
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RE: Redlasso[edit]
Hey thanks for letting me know about that article. When I tagged the article, it said that the website provided video and audio clips to its visitors, so I thought that the article was similar to something like Youtube. However, since you said that the website provides info for more than just entertainment, like politics and headline news, the proper tag I should put is the {{website-stub}} tag, a more general stub type. I already went ahead and did that. Thanks for pointing that out for me, as we all make mistakes sometimes. Hope you enjoy it here at Wikipedia! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me! Icestorm815 (talk) 18:11, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the change and sorry for the delay. I'm one of the founders of Redlasso and wanted to get some reference articles cited on Wikipedia about our company. We're still working on getting our message out because what we do is so different from sites like YouTube. As we get more press I'll add the citations. For the record, Redlasso is different because we don't rely on users uploading media. Instead, we record all major broadcast media (radio & tv) 24x7, then make the recordings searchable through our search platform (so you can find exactly what you want), and finally allow you to create a clip of your choosing up to 10 minutes in length that can be syndicated via links, embed tags or email. Right now I'm trying to resolve the issue with our logo. Seems I didn't site it correctly and the system is about to delete the file. Any suggestions would be appreciated. --Jmccusker (talk) 05:21, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free media (Image:Rlbug 300x300.gif)[edit]
Thanks for uploading Image:Rlbug 300x300.gif. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media 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 media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Rlbug 100x100.gif[edit]
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Redlasso[edit]
You can contribute to Wikipedia, but please don't insert links to Redlasso, as others have said, it is a conflict on interest. Cheers, Davnel03Sign It, Junior! 18:06, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not seeking external links in the external links sections of articles. These are to be inserted cautiously per WP:EL. What we're looking for is good article content. See core policies WP:V, WP:NPOV and WP:NOR. Below (orange bar) is a guide to referencing material. The best thing is to work with editors, proposing what you want to do and asking for others to evaluate it. Do this on an article talk page (discussion tab at the top of each article). Post new talk at the bottom of the page. A good example of co-operation is User:VAwebteam from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Check out their user page and user talk page: User talk:VAwebteam. They have contributed a lot of images released under GFDL. Good images are always welcome, but "wikipedia only" and "non commercial use" are not acceptable limitations. Tyrenius (talk) 01:52, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
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Guide to referencing[edit]
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I thought you might find it useful to have some information about references (refs) on wikipedia. These are important to validate your writing and inform the reader. Any editor can removed unreferenced material; and unsubstantiated articles may end up getting deleted, so when you add something to an article, it's highly advisable to also include a reference to say where it came from. Referencing may look daunting, but it's easy enough to do. Here's a guide to getting started. Good references[edit]A reference must be accurate, i.e. it must prove the statement in the text. To validate "Mike Brown climbed Everest", it's no good linking to a page about Everest, if Mike Brown isn't mentioned, nor to one on Mike Brown, if it doesn't say that he climbed Everest. You have to link to a source that proves his achievement is true. You must use reliable sources, such as published books, mainstream press, authorised web sites, and official documents. Blogs, Myspace, Youtube, fan sites and extreme minority texts are not usually acceptable, nor is original research, e.g. your own unpublished, or self-published, essay or research. Inserting a reference[edit]The first thing you have to do is to create a "Notes and references" section (unless it already exists). This goes towards the bottom of the page, below the "See also" section and above the "External links" section. Enter this code:
The next step is to put a reference in the text. Here is the code to do that. It goes at the end of the relevant term, phrase, sentence, or paragraph to which the note refers, and after punctuation such as a full stop, without a space (to prevent separation through line wrap):
Whatever text you put in between these two tags will become visible in the "Notes and references" section as your reference. Test it out[edit]Open the edit box for this page, copy the following text (inserting your own text where indicated), paste it at the bottom of the page and save the page:
(End of text to copy and paste.) It should appear like this:
Information to include[edit]You need to include the information to enable the reader to find your source. For an online newspaper source, it might look like this:
When uploaded, it appears as:
Note the single square brackets around the URL and the article title. The format is:
Make sure there is a space between the URL and the Title. This code results in the URL being hidden and the title showing as a link. Use double apostrophes for the article title (it is quoted text), and two single quote marks either side of the name of the paper (to generate italics). Double square brackets round the name of the paper create an internal link (a wikilink) to the relevant wikipedia article. Apostrophes must go outside the brackets. The date after The Guardian is the date of the newspaper, and the date after "Retrieved on" is the date you accessed the site – useful for searching the web archive in case the link goes dead. Dates are wikilinked so that they work with user preference settings to display the date in the format the user wishes. References not online[edit]You can use sources which are not online, but which you have found in a library or elsewhere—in which case leave out the information which is not relevant. The newspaper example above would be formatted like this:
When uploaded, it appears as:
Here is an example for a book:
When uploaded, it appears as:
Make sure you put two single quote marks round the title (to generate italics), rather than one double quote mark. Date format[edit]These formats are all acceptable for dates:
Citation templates[edit]You may prefer to use a citation template to compile details of the source. The template goes between the ref tags and you fill out the fields you wish to. Basic templates can be found here: Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Citation quick reference Same ref used twice or more[edit]The first time a reference appears in the article, you can give it a simple name in the <ref> code:
The second time you use the same reference in the article, you need only to create a short cut instead of typing it all out again:
You can then use the short cut as many times as you want. Don't forget the /, or it will blank the rest of the article! A short cut will only pick up from higher up the page, so make sure the first ref is the full one. Some symbols don't work in the ref name, but you'll find out if you use them. You can see multiple use of the same refs in action in the article William Bowyer (artist). There are 3 sources and they are each referenced 3 times. Each statement in the article has a footnote to show what its source is. Alternative system[edit]The above method is simple and combines references and notes into one section. A refinement is to put the full details of the references in their own section headed "References", while the notes which apply to them appear in a separate section headed "Notes". The notes can be inserted in the main article text in an abbreviated form as seen in Harriet Arbuthnot or in a full form as in Brown Dog affair. Further information[edit]More information can be found at:
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