User talk:DonL

Welcome!

Hello, DonL, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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Image copyright problem with Image:ChetHelms.gif

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Bruce Eisner, whose bio is on Wiki, and the owner of the website where I got this photo, http://www.bruceeisner.com/, gave me permission to use this image, as long as I gave him credit. He states he merged it and cited his rights as per Creative Commons, which I believe has a modicum of wiki legitimacy. By E-mail I asked Mr. Eisner if this wd pass the DMCA litmus test and have not received a response on this yet. I also told him I thought that Fair Use allowed only portions of works to be publicized so I'll leave the decision to the wiki powers that be.

DonL 17:38, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Be bold

DonL, I encourage you to make edits on pages where you have an interest. Be bold! You're an editor like me or any other wikipedian. Don't let anyone (ie RPJ), tell you different. The info that Karmafist includeed in his welcoming message makes good reading. I especially recommend How to edit a page Have fun!

Mytwocents 05:21, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify the above remarks by "Mytwocents:" His/her remarks have nothing to do with the Chet Helms article or image, which was removed, and I replaced with a photo I took at the Helms memorial in SF. Mytwocents was writing of an entry I made to the (Earl) Warren Commission Discussion page, "An otherwise illustrious career.." at [[1]]. While I appreciate Mytwocent's comments, since my opinion focused on Warren's overall career and was not relevant to the Commission report, I never entered it.

DonL 15:17, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image licenses

Regarding your question at the Help desk, I answered the question there as well but just in case you haven't checked back, here it is: You'll probably want to choose one of the "free" licenses such as Public Domain, Creative Commons or some such. When you click on "Upload file" on the left hand side of the page, you'll be presented with a pull down menu of licenses. Choose whichever one you prefer. Dismas|^(talk) 10:26, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Wiki_Commons_Batteries.jpg

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License tagging for Image:Four AA batteries2.jpg

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