User talk:Bellarmine33

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Nomination of OE Classic for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article OE Classic 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/OE Classic (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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.

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Speedy deletion nomination of James Troesh[edit]

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A tag has been placed on James Troesh requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/quadriplegic-actor-jim-troesh-dies-245761, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0873299/bio, and https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80600464/james-troesh. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:James Troesh, Quadaplegic Actor-Writer.jpg[edit]

A tag has been placed on File:James Troesh, Quadaplegic Actor-Writer.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the file appears to be a blatant copyright infringement of https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0873299/mediaviewer/rm2568068352. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use it — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Whpq (talk) 12:18, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

Hello Bellarmine33, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 12:26, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

THANK YOU EVERYONE from Bellarmine, and question on new photo[edit]

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for Fixing my page! I threw it together quickly, and now realize what I did wrong. I mistakenly believed that text on the Internet, such as IMDB and Variety was viewable by millions for free, so wouldn't hurt to cut and paste it Now I understand that while I can use it all for facts, I must 'write' my own text myself, 'paraphrasing' it so-to-speak, so it becomes my own work, which then I can grant Wikipedia use of.

As for the photo, would this work: I have the Highway to Heaven series. If I used VLC media player to take a screenshot of James Troesh in the series, would that qualify as my own work? I am taking a screenshot, so it would be my own work, and using a single frame from a movie would come under the 'fair use' policy?

Again, thank you for fixing my article so that it was not deleted. It has become my first article that has stayed on Wikipedia - an honour to James Troesh!

Best regards,

Bellarmine33 (talk) 07:29, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not really. Taking a screenshot does not grant you the copyright on the image. It is still held by the copyright holder of the video. Wikipedia does allow for use of non-free content in very limited circumstances. One such circumstance is using a non-free image for primary visual identification in the infobox of an article for a deceased person where no free image of the person exists. Use of the image must meet all the non-free content criteeria. The key ones for you to be aware of is no free equivalent (replaceability), and respect for commercial opportunity. For replaceability, you need to search for freely licensed images and verify that you cannot find any. Wikipedia:Public domain image resources is about public domain but includes links to search tools that also cover freely licensed images. Flickr and Creative Commons search are good tools for trying to find a free image. With respect to commercial opportunity, they key thing here is to avoid using images from commercial photo agencies such as Getty Images or Associated Press, etc. as they make their money from licensing images. Assuming you cannot find any free images, but do have one that is not from a commercial agency, that image should be usable under the non-free content guidelines. If you need help any of this, you can ask me, or ask at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions where editors knowledgeable about the rules for image usage on Wikipedia can answer your questions. -- Whpq (talk) 13:12, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of James Troesh[edit]

The article James Troesh has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Not enough in-depth coverage to pass WP:GNG, and doesn't pass WP:NACTOR.

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:45, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted Gunsmoke edit[edit]

Sorry, deleted your Gunsmoke edit concerning Barry McGuire who was an actor born March 7, 1930. He was a little-known with only 21 credits. You may reference his IMDb profile. Currently, he has no Wikipedia page. Demoon57 (talk) 05:39, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Demoon57, I appreciate it your doing it and letting me know. I was going by this page:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/barry_mcguire

That page is actually wrong, guess I'm not the first to make the same mistake.........:o)

Oddly enough, they do appear to have a rather more than passing resemblance:

Barry McGuire Gunsmoke 1

Barry McGuire Gunsmoke 2

Barry McGuire Eve of Destruction

Thanks again Demoon and Cheers!~ Bellarmine Bellarmine33 (talk) 09:37, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]