User talk:Flagmanbruce

License tagging for Image:Johannesburgarms.JPG[edit]

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Image copyright problem with Image:Caf-arms.GIF[edit]

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Image copyright problem with Image:CSBanana.jpg[edit]

Image Copyright problem

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Image copyright problem with Image:JZGumede.jpg[edit]

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Image copyright problem with Image:HEverard.jpg[edit]

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Image copyright problem with Image:John James Wrathall.jpg[edit]

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Image copyright problem with Image:CDupont.jpg[edit]

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Image copyright problem with Image:JPithey.jpg[edit]

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Image copyright problem with Image:Marais Viljoen.jpg[edit]

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Image copyright problem with Image:ATMuzorewa.jpg[edit]

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Photos[edit]

I there. Please could you re-upload your photos of the Zimbabwean politicians but make sure you add the following:

{{Non-free fair use in|Josiah Gumede}} {{Non-free use rationale |Article= Josiah Gumede |Description= Josiah Gumede |Source= Government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia |Portion= |Low_resolution= yes |Purpose= show his likeness, official photo |Replaceability= no he is dead |other_information= }}

so as to prevent them from being deleted. Naturally, amending the name to the relevant image. Thanks Mangwanani (talk) 16:49, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As I say, if you upload the images again using the above template which should look like this on the image page:

This work is copyrighted (or assumed to be copyrighted) and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket acceptable non-free content categories listed at Wikipedia:Non-free content § Images or Wikipedia:Non-free content § Audio clips, and it is not covered by a more specific non-free content license listed at Category:Wikipedia non-free file copyright templates. However, it is believed that the use of this work:

To illustrate the subject in question
Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information
On the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Copyrights.
Fair use

To the uploader:

Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples.
Template:Non-free use rationale may be helpful for stating the rationale.
This tag is not a sufficient claim of fair use.

To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Josiah Gumede
Description	Josiah Gumede
Source	Government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Article	Josiah Gumede
Portion used
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	show his likeness, official photo
Replaceable?	no he is dead
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Josiah Gumede//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Flagmanbrucetrue

then they will be safe from deletion. If you took the images yourself then I wonder whether you could claim copyright for them or if the copyright belongs to the Govt.s of the relevant countries... Mangwanani ^(talk) 11:14, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FOTW[edit]

Hi again. Please do not upload images from Flags of the World. I spent ages doing so for them to be deleted. They are explicitely not allowed on the Wiki. You could place a request here for the said images to be vectorised (just provide a link for the image you require) and then they will be allowed but not as they stand. Just a warning... Mangwanani ^(talk) 13:18, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Jhb Arms.jpg)[edit]

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WP:Rhodesia[edit]

Hi, Flagmanbruce, and welcome to WikiProject
Rhodesia!

We are a growing community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to identifying, categorizing, and improving articles relevant to Rhodesia. Here are some points that may be helpful:

Our main aim is to help improve Rhodesia-related articles, so if people ask for help with an article, please try your hardest to help them if you are able.
Most important discussions take place on the project's main discussion page; it is highly recommended that you watchlist it.
The project has several ongoing and developing activities, such as the current collaboration, which you are welcome to participate.
If you have another language besides English, please consider adding yourself to our translation section, to help us improve our foreign Rhodesia topics.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the talk page, and we will be happy to help you.

Again, welcome! We hope you enjoy working on this project.

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Problems with upload of Image:WinstonField.jpg[edit]

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Image source problem with Image:Rhodesian_Army.gif[edit]

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Image without license[edit]

Unspecified source for Image:Natal flag.PNG[edit]

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File copyright problem with File:WinstonField.jpg[edit]

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File copyright problem with File:BJVorster.jpg[edit]

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Replaceable fair use File:Abel Muzorewa.jpg[edit]

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Hello![edit]

Are you that Bruce? Glad to have you here! --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 08:00, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Marais Viljoen - non-free.jpg[edit]

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File:CS Banana.jpg listed for discussion[edit]

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