User talk:Ken Ashcroft

License tagging for Image:2nd July 1946.jpg

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License tagging for Image:Willy and pete.jpg

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License tagging for Image:July 1946.jpg

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License tagging for Image:Gesture.jpg

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Images - Copyvio

Thank you for your interest in Wikipedia - it is much appreciated. However, please stop placing images on Wikipedia that have been taken from websites - this breaches copyright and puts the Project at risk.

I am removing:

Gesture.jpg
Plaque.jpg

Because both state that they have been taken from websites - these will go to the Copyvio project to be dealt with.

It is less clear the source of:

Willy and Pete 2.jpg

but this will be removed if it cannot be sourced from an acceptable source.

July 1946.jpg

states 'Family History Photo'. Did you take this photo yourself, please?

I am happy to help you through this so please ask me any questions you may have.

BlueValour 19:41, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sources

I notice that you have removed the ((Sources)) tage. I explained that the article must meet WP:CITE. If the tag does not remain then much of the content may have to be removed since there are many, possibly contentious, statements. Please work with me on this, and I will give you any necessary guidance, but unilaterally removing tags does not help.

Edit summary

Hello. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that one or more recent edit(s) you made did not have an edit summary. You can use the edit summary field to explain your reasoning for an edit, or to provide a description of what the edit changes. Summaries save time for other editors and reduce the chances that your edit will be misunderstood. For some edits, an adequate summary may be quite brief.

The edit summary field looks like this:

Edit summary (Briefly describe your changes)

Please provide an edit summary for every edit you make. With a Wikipedia account you can give yourself a reminder by setting Preferences → Editing → Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary, and then click the "Save" button. Thanks! BlueValour 19:52, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

3RR warning

As explained above, please stop removing the sources tag.

Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. BlueValour 19:53, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problems with Image:Gesture.jpg

An image that you uploaded, Image:Gesture.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems because it is a suspected copyright violation. Please look there if you know that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), and then provide the necessary information there and on its page, if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.

BlueValour 20:20, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Durband

You inadvertantly blanked the whole of my talk page so it will be easier if we correspond, here. You wrote:

Sir, I have no idea who you are, but understand your caution re. possible photo cribbing for the Durband Wikipedia article.

If you want to know who I am, then a partial story is that a) I am Alan Durband's first cousin b) I was in his class at the Institute in 1956 c) I became a chemistry teacher and professional photographer , and have published a series of textbooks on those subjects in Canada.

There's a world of diffenerence between being a writer and the role of an editor, and I have some understanding of your trepidation.

There exist a couple of websites completely devoted to Institute memories, so anything you do not publish can be displayed there. I still am in contact with Mrs.Durband, and have a box of famioy photos which need no corroboration.

As far as my simple needs are concerned the Wikipedia "professionalism" is far too cumbersome, and rather than go through a long series of menus and sub-menus, it would be simpler for me to recieve a direct e-mail, if that should be necessary, from you at ashcan@oberon.ark.com 'Yours sincerely,. Ken Ashcroft, A.R.P.S.

First of all, please add messages to a talk page at the bottom under a new heading. Also please do not blank what was there before. Further, please put four tithes ~~~~ at the end of messages - this will automagically add your name and the time.

I appreciate that editing Wikipedia mght appear daunting but it is straightforward once you see how its done. The first step is to work with other editors and assume good faith. So, for example, if you do not agree with the ((sources)) tag do not remove it but ask on the talk page (discussion tag) why it is there and discuss the way forward. A good example of cooperative working was the quote that I objected to. Your fellow editor provided a source, I put it in an acceptable format and everyone is happy.

The images are a problem. The 1946 one, from a family photo is fine as are other family photos provided you can assure that you hold the copyright. However, taking photos from a website is not allowed because it leaves the Project open to legal action. I am processing two - these will go unless you can show that you have permission from the copyright holder. It would be helpful to know where the 'Willy and Pete' came from since the same considerations apply.

Moving onto the text, key facts must be sourced and cited - see WP:CITE for guidance. This is not as daunting as it may appear. Also, what is not permitted is to copy slabs of text from a website since that also violates copyright. However, giving the links to relevant websites is just fine.

As to who I am, I am a retired professional person living in Lancashire, a graduate of Durham University and a Fellow or Member of several professional bodies.

I hope this moves things forward and I should be happy to help you as we move along. BlueValour 20:57, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]