User talk:Nikidog

Robert Siciliano[edit]

Another editor has added the {{prod}} template to the article Robert Siciliano, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 19:00, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

File copyright problem with File:Index 017.jpg[edit]

File Copyright problem

Thank you for uploading File:Index 017.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the file. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their license and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Peripitus (Talk) 02:11, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Image permission problem with Image:Index 017.jpg[edit]

Image Copyright problem

Thanks for uploading Image:Index 017.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the image (or other media file) agreed to license it under the given license.

If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either

make a note permitting reuse under the GFDL or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the image to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the image has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the image's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Images lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Peripitus (Talk) 21:15, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

copywrite issues of File:Index 017.jpg[edit]

Peripitus Regarding copywrite issues of File:Index 017.jpg. I took the picture. As far as providing evidence that the copyright owners have agreed to license their works, (which is me) after reading the copywrite violations statement, it is confusing and I admittedly don't have the capacity to correct this within wikipedia. You may have noticed multiple attempts at this. Please just delete it. Sorry for the trouble i have caused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikidog (talk • contribs) 21:45, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

HI Nikidog, please don't be sorry - you have not caused any trouble here. I'm happy to sort out the copyright issue and have the image formatted the wikipedia way, or delete if you want, all I need is to determine the correct information. Can you confirm that you took the photo (with a digital camera I suppose) or is this a photo you have taken of someone else's photo ? - Peripitus (Talk) 02:32, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Peripitus, Youre attention to the matter is much appreciated. I'm trying to be a good editor here, however my brain simply doesnt process some of the wiki language effectively (No joking, its like a disability, I feel I'm wikicapped). I try to learn every day. I took it with a digital camera. A Nikon SLR. I took about 20 of them. I met with Robert Siciliano at a public event he was presenting at. He has since used this photo in other media. There wasnt any fee exchanged for the photos. I took them, then emailed to him. We agreed I and he could use them whenever and wherever. I'd be blown away of another human being on earth disputed that. Let me know my next steps and thank you for the contributions you make. Nikidodg

PS, After reading the missing evidence of permission notice under the picture, I sent an email with permissions to permissions-en@wikimedia.org I think I did this correctly.

File source problem with File:Index 017.jpg[edit]

File Copyright problem

Thanks for uploading File:Index 017.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 12:41, 28 January 2009 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Stifle (talk) 12:41, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Stifle. I'm being double teamed by you and Peripitus. Both trying help fix the same problem. I appealed to Peripitus and seem to be in the right direction to fixing the problem. But now I'm getting a similar message from you. However I'm happy to just delete the file. I've spent lots of time trying to correct this and seem to be getting nowwhere.

December 2010[edit]

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Them From Space 13:23, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why do you think it is appropriate for Wikipedia to link to every time this guy has appeared on TV? This is way out of our scope. Look over WP:NOT, specifically the sections on not being a directory, a linkfarm, or an indiscriminate amount of information. Them From Space 13:55, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Siciliano[edit]

I asked for a WP:3Othird opinion regarding the appropriateness of the links in this article. Them From Space 15:52, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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