User talk:Seislund

December 2013

Hello, I'm Jim1138. I noticed that you recently removed all content from Benjamin Harrison VI, with this edit, without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, I restored the page's content. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Jim1138 (talk) 05:59, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Charles Bronson

I reverted your edit to Charles Bronson because it does not appear to be supported by the cited sources. Verifiability is essential and we cannot add material without a corresponding source. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:20, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File permission problem with File:The British Landing Site in Westover, Virginia, American Revolution.jpeg

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Possibly unfree File:Pavoloch Massacre Memorial, Circa 1960.jpg

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Pavoloch Massacre Memorial, Circa 1960.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you object to the listing for any reason. Thank you. Ronhjones ^(Talk) 20:51, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2014 Isla Vista Massacre

Why'd you make an article that already exists, did you not see it lol - WikiOriginal-9 (talk)

Replaceable fair use File:2014 Isla Vista Massacre, Photo of Students at the crime scene.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:2014 Isla Vista Massacre, Photo of Students at the crime scene.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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Replaceable fair use File:Property Damage in Napa, Aftermath from 2014 Napa Earthquake.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Property Damage in Napa, Aftermath from 2014 Napa Earthquake.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:05, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(copied here as the text at the image will be deleted when the image is deleted) Sorry you dont understand WP policy on this. The photo CANNOT be used here, as its copyrighted, and not the subject of intense media coverage itself. by using it here, we are denying the photographer his legal rights to compensation for the photo, and are engaging in an act of copyright theft. since its a very active story, it will be seen by hundreds if left here, those people not knowing this was stolen from the photographer, and denying anyone who licenses the image from the photographer their right to gain foot traffic based on it. We will have many images shortly, free use, which we can use. remember, this image, and the story its from, can be linked to in the references section of this article. no young person will be denied the right to see this image if we dont have it here. if the photographer wants this image released to us, im sure they know how its done, or can find out. we cannot presume to know their wishes on this.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 17:49, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Daisy PowerLine Model 35 for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Daisy PowerLine Model 35 is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daisy PowerLine Model 35 until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 17:55, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits

I have reviewed your edits. You have a pattern of creating unsourced articles, and adding nonfree images in violation of our policy. you have also made some excellent edits, and the articles you did create, though unsourced, are well written and likely to be true to their sources, whatever they may be. I strongly encourage you to read up on how to use sources for articles. you are too well versed in copyediting to plead ignorance of policy here, so you need to begin to edit more professionally. I would suggest (and i am not an admin, just a fellow editor) that you refrain from adding ANY information that doesnt have a publicly available source, and which doesnt have a REF tag next to it. I should also add that you owe a fellow editor an apology: at [[1]], you stated that it was their fault that a second article had been created after you started one. all article edits have time stamps. your article was started 4 hours after the original article, so while your error was an honest one (ive done it myself with creating new articles where the first one didnt show up in a search), not checking the time stamps and then blaming him was not nice. Please understand my motivation here is to assist you in becoming a better editor. you can check your edit history and see where ive added tags to your articles, and see what needs to be done. Some i have AFD'd, but adding sources will probably be enough to save them. i couldnt find sources for those, by the way. good luck.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 18:33, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Property Damage in Napa, Aftermath from 2014 Napa Earthquake.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Property Damage in Napa, Aftermath from 2014 Napa Earthquake.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image 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 images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 19:22, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly unfree File:Illustration of the Capture of Yerba Buena (San Francisco, California), Late 19th century.jpg

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Illustration of the Capture of Yerba Buena (San Francisco, California), Late 19th century.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you object to the listing for any reason. Thank you. Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:53, 25 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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