User talk:Damslattery

DAMSLATTERY

An Irish fan of Star Wars, Stanley Kubrick and Theater.

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Fair use rationale for File:Closeencounters.jpg

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Fair use rationale for File:CE3K.music.jpg

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October 2009

Please do not replace Wikipedia pages with blank content, as you did to File:Closeencounters.jpg. Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. If it is a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If the page has been vandalized, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please edit the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 21:18, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am getting confused, I am afraid. I want to edit the picture to specify fair-use rationale but i am lost! I cannot get the jist of what to do. Help!!! Please.--DamienSlattery 21:23, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi Damien.
What page do you want to use it on? I only found Close Encounters of the Third Kind#Soundtrack, but that one already has a picture for it. Is something wrong with that one? We typically only have one cover image per album, anything else would go against the WP:NFC.
Cheers, Amalthea 21:35, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please help me!! All i want to do is upload the image for cover art of the album and justify fair-use but when i get to re-edit i do not know where to go..I am getting confused. --DamienSlattery 21:38, 18 October 2009 (UTC) I am using the image in my sandbox..I am panicking!--DamienSlattery 21:40, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Slow down, no reason to panic. Where's your sandbox, I don't see it. Amalthea 21:50, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I have been getting comments since i started to create the page tonite, and am a bit frazzled.

http://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Sandbox&action=submit i hope you can see what i am at and if you could guide me. I would love the help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Damslattery (talk • contribs) 21:53, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, I can't see that, you haven't actually saved it yet, right, only previewed? You can always also create a local sandbox in your user space, for example at User:Damslattery/Sandbox, where you can work without being disturbed by other edits, or edit conflicts like you are sure to have in the main sandbox.
Now, concerning non-free images, Wikipedia's rules are very very strict on those. The exact criteria can be found at WP:NFCC. One aspect is that they only may be used in content namespaces, not in any sandboxes, so unless you're planning to bring your article into main space in the immediate future, I will have to delete them again for now. In addition, for an album cover such as this, we typically can only use one image. Using more would violate the minimal usage criterion. Another one is Contextual significance, which in this case boils down to that the back cover you uploaded won't be usable here, at least I don't see that a valid fair use rationale can be formulated for it.
Tell you what, I'm going to delete these problematic, unused images for now, and once you have the article in main space (without the images), you contact me so that I undelete them and write up the non-free use rationales? That way, I can see what you are working on, and can tell whether we have to decide for one of the two cover images. Alright?
Also, please reply on this page, I have it watchlisted, and it's easier if one can see the whole conversation in one place.
Cheers, Amalthea 22:06, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Amalthea, you have been very kind and helpful. I am going to step away from the sandbox for a while, to get back in focus. I appreciate what you have done! It was very awkward trying to experiment in my sandbox with others jumping in with comments when the damned thing was just a prototype. And they got me confused. I will have a look at the article later and will contact you for pointers if i get re-confused(great new word). Thank you soo much for your good nature.--DamienSlattery 22:13, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Sure, that's what I'm here for. Using copyrighted images touches legal matters, that's why we are all a bit jumpy about them. If you build the article without images in your sandbox first you should be free of any further interruptions. :) Just say the word when you think it's ready to be moved into article space, and I'll see what we do with the images.
Cheers, Amalthea 22:29, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

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File copyright problem with File:Jeeves Musical.jpg

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Replaceable fair use File:NationalPhilharmonic.jpg

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Cricket

Hi D, do you have any references or citations that would back up your addition to the Cricket article? That would be very helpful, since it seems at present to 'come out of thin air'. Thanks. (By the way, I moved the info to the correct section, since it was in 1986 -- it's now in the Productions section.)Softlavender (talk) 00:45, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not a problem, Damien; I'll take your word for it; I just wanted to double-check, and you sound convincing. Also, I'm researching the musical Cricket for a biography of Ian Charleson, and would be very keen to view the South Bank Show episode in question. Do you still happen to have a copy of it, or do you know where a copy of it may be acquired? You may e-mail me if you wish to be discreet, via the link on the left of my user-page or Talk page. Thanks so very much in advance. Softlavender (talk) 03:02, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for File:Star Wars cantina.jpg

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