User talk:Boxingdet

Tarick Salmaci

Your recent editing history at Tarick Salmaci 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. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for 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. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:20, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

I was trying to post pics of myself on my Wikipedia page and it keeps getting deleted after I upload it. Please help. Tarick Salmaci 2601:403:280:F6D0:5862:5BF3:F642:6C31 (talk) 13:18, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

I was trying to post a pic of myself on my Wikipedia and it keeps getting deleted after I upload it.

Tarick Salmaci Boxingdet (talk) 13:20, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Please enter a photo of Tarick Salmaci on his wiki page. Thank you

Welcome!

Hello, Boxingdet, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Tarick Salmaci, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:52, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi Boxingdet. Since you're identifying yourself as the subject of the article Tarick Salmaci, I've added the above template for your reference; it contains links to various Wikipedia pages which you might find helpful. Please take the time to look at these pages because familiarizing yourself with what relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines will help you avoid problems when you try to edit. You might also want to take a look at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Relationship between the subject, the article, and Wikipedia for reference as well. If you have any questions about conflict of interest editing, etc., feel free to ask them below or at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest noticeboard. Please note that the more transparent you are about your connection to Tarick Salmaci, the easier it will be for others to try and help you resolve any issues you may have regarding the article. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:59, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

This is my Wikipedia page. I’m trying to submit my photo onto my page and it’s keeps getting deleted by Wikipedia. There is also some additional info for the page that I tried to submit, but it also got deleted by Wikipedia. Can you please help? I’m not too computer savvy. Boxingdet (talk) 23:01, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

The first thing you need to understand is that Wikipedia article are not written for subjects or on behalf of subject; they are written about subject. In other words, Tarick Salmaci is not your Wikipedia page, but rather an article written about you. As explained in Wikipedia:Ownership of content, the subjects of articles have no final editorial control over article content; content (regardless of you adds it) is assessed according to relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. If you have concerns about the article, there are ways (see the links I provided above) for you to seek assistance from others.

As for the images you've been trying to add, I explained the issue below. The files have copyright issues that need to be resolved before they can be used in the article. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:20, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Image use on Wikipedia

The files you're trying to add to the Tarick Salmaci article have only been removed for the time being until their copyright status can be sorted out. The files were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by another account named c:User:Taricksalmaci but pretty much all of the files have licensing issues that need to be resolved. You can find out some more about this by looking at the notification templates added to c:User talk:Taricksalmaci.

In general, it's the person who takes a photo, not the subject of the photo, who is considered to be the copyright holder. So, the copyright of any photos of Salmaci that were taken by others cannot be upload to Commons without the consent of the copyright holder. In addition, any screenshots/screen captures of Salmaci taken from TV shows, videos, films, etc. that he might've appeared in are almost certainly going to be protected by copyright per c:Commons:Screenshots and cannot be uploaded to Commons without the consent of the copyright holder. The same applies to publicity photos, etc. of Salmaci taken by others for use on personal websites, etc. Absent any sort of copyright transfer agreement where the photographer taking the photo transfers their copyright ownership to the subject of the photo (perhaps as a work for hire), the consent of the copyright holder is going to need to be verified for the files to be kept on Commons.

If you have any general questions about this feel free to ask them below or at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:15, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

What is the timeframe for the copyright status to be worked out? Boxingdet (talk) 23:45, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

It depends upon the reason why the file is being discussed. If you go to c:User talk:Taricksalmaci and look at the various notification templates which have been added, you see that some of them state a specific date by which the issue needs to be resolved, whereas some others are more of an open-ended discussion. Just for reference, once a file has been deleted, it's not gone forever; it can be restored if the issues which led to its deletion are subsequently resolved.

Some other stuff that you probably will find helpful. I suggest you stick to using only this account to edit on Wikipedia from hereon and that you always try to log in when you edit. In the past, other accounts have been created and used to try and edit the Tarick Salmaci article which has raised questions concerns about Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry, etc. It's better to pick one account and stick with it since it makes it's much easier for others to try and help you and much less likely for others to suspect you of using multiple accounts to do things you shouldn't be doing. You should also read WP:DECLARECOI and follow the suggestions made there. Finally, it should be obvious that you shouldn't be claiming to be someone you're not. If you're Tarick Salmaci, then that's fine; if you're a family member or someone representing him, then you shouldn't claim to be him. As I posted above the more transparent you are about this, the easier it will be for others to help you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:11, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Ok thank you. I am Tarick Salmaci. I own the rights to the photos that I uploaded. Like I said, I’m not computer savvy. So I guess I’ll just wait for the copyright status to be resolved on its own. Thank you Boxingdet (talk) 00:58, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for clarifying who you are. You might also consider doing as much on your user page (User:Boxingdet) as well. You may also (if you want) have your identity verified by Wikimedia OTRS by emailing them here; this is optional, but it will make it clear to others that you are Tarick Salmaci and not someone pretending to be him. Once your identity has been verified, an OTRS volunteer will add Template:Verified account to your user page.

As for the copyright issues with these images, they are not going to resolve themselves. If you want to keep the files you uploaded from being deleted, you're going to have be pro-active and provide information verifying that your are their copyright holder. To be honest, I still think you're not quite understanding what that entails and how copyright ownership is determined because some of the files that were uploaded were clearly created by other persons and thus copyright violations. Copyright can be fairly complicated, but when it comes to photos it basically has to do with who actually took the photo. So, if you didn't take the photo yourself, most likely you're not the copyright holder even if it's a photo of you. The same goes for any footage from TV shows or fights you might've appeared in; if you don't own the production company that produced the footage, then you almost certainly don't own the copyright of the footage. When it comes to image licensing, possessing a physical copy of an image doesn't make you the copyright holder; even if the photographer who took the photo gave you a copy to have, that's still not a transfer of copyright.

If there are any photos that you uploaded that you took yourself that you want to use in the article, then you should send a WP:CONSENT email to Wikimedia OTRS (the address is given above). Your email should include the name of the file (or a link to the file's page) and well as any information supporting your claim of being the copyright holder. If the email checks out, the files' licensing will be verified by OTRS and they can then be re-added to the article; if not, then OTRS will probably email you back explaining why. You don't need to send a separate email for each image, but you should make sure to specifically mention all of the files you're claiming copyright ownership over and specifically why you think you're the copyright holder.

A simple solution to all of this might be as follows. Have someone you know take your photo and then ask them to upload the original version of the photo to Wikimedia Commons. Make sure you don't add the photo to your website or any social media accounts until a bit of time has passed after it's been upload to Commons. The person who takes the photo can choose any of the licenses listed in c:Commons:First steps/License selection. They should also try and upload the file without modifying it in anyway (using Photoshop, etc.) so that it still contains the original c:COM:EXIF data. Basically, they take a photo of with a digital camera or a device like a smart phone, export the file to their computer (if necessary), and then upload the file to Wikimedia Commons. They will need to create an account to do this, but that's fairly easy to do. You can find more specific details in how to upload files to Commons at Commons:Upload. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:12, 1 September 2020 (UTC)