User talk:ERICTHEKING

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A. Raja article

Hi, and thanks for coming to Wikipedia. Please take a close look at my instructions on Talk:A. Raja. Unless you state exactly what you want to change, there is no way for us to help. Please ask me on my talk page if you have questions. Qwyrxian (talk) 06:40, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ma po si

hi eric,

ma. po. si was not involved in the "kumari vidudhalaip poraattam". It was led by nesamony and thanulinga nadar. i have removed it from the article.--Sodabottle (talk) 18:27, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

he was involved in the devikulam and peermade agitations, but they both went to kerala anyway--Sodabottle (talk) 18:31, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

editing wikipedia

mediawiki interface takes sometime getting used to it. but it becomes easy once you get some practice. I suggest you add stuff gradually one line at a time and learn the features one by one (i did the same when i began editing). if you want specific formatting help, let me know, i will do what i can.--Sodabottle (talk) 18:44, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

added the kattabomman info. Can't link Gtalk to wikipedia. have to use our talk pages here for communication.--Sodabottle (talk) 18:59, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you must sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 20:45, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

photos of govt ministers

Photos available in tn govt website are not in public domain. according to indian copyright law, govt retains the copyright of all its works. As we cant upload copyrighted pictures to wikipedia, we cant used them. i have asked the govt archives dept many times to release them to public domain, but have got no answer :-). But the pictures that were published in India before 1950 are in public domain and can be added to wikipedi using the "upload file" link in the left panel. Also the pictures you have taken can be uploaded. In both cases choose a proper copyright tag (for public domain india works it is {{PD-India}}) --Sodabottle (talk) 04:19, 16 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

signature

i noticed you are using four apostrophies for signing. The sign syntax is four tildas. (or click the signature icon in the tool bar).--Sodabottle (talk) 17:29, 16 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of V.Iraianbu

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A tag has been placed on V.Iraianbu requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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December 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from V.Iraianbu, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a {{hangon}} tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the speedy deletion tag), and make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. jsfouche ☽☾Talk 17:09, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of V.Iraianbu

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on V.Iraianbu requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hang on}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. jsfouche ☽☾Talk 17:09, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Great work

Great work with Ma Po si pictures Eric. One more step you have to do - documenting the permission. This can be done in two ways a) forwarding the email permission from the family as prescribed here - Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials#Granting us permission to copy material already online or b) Have the family put up a CC 3.0 notice in the blog itself.--Sodabottle (talk) 14:54, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for File:Ma Po Sivagnanam.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Ma Po Sivagnanam.jpg. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information; to add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click "Edit this page" and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia.

For help in choosing the correct tag, or for any other questions, leave a message on Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 16:05, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for File:WithRajajis.gif

Thanks for uploading File:WithRajajis.gif. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information; to add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click "Edit this page" and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia.

For help in choosing the correct tag, or for any other questions, leave a message on Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 16:06, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

regarding Ma.Po.Si image

The image you have added does not have copyright tag. Check it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma_Po_Sivagnanam.jpg Administrator has indicated this file for deletion —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.183.188.66 (talk) 09:29, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Invite to WikiConference India 2011

Hi ERICTHEKING,

The First WikiConference India is being organized in Mumbai and will take place on 18-20 November 2011.
You can see our Official website, the Facebook event and our Scholarship form.

But the activities start now with the 100 day long WikiOutreach.

As you are part of WikiProject India community we invite you to be there for conference and share your experience. Thank you for your contributions.

We look forward to see you at Mumbai on 18-20 November 2011

Tamil Wiki Media Contest

Greetings from the Tamil Wiki Community,
We are organising a Media Contest for images/videos/audios related to Tamil, Tamils and Tamil Nadu.

Prize Money: Total prize money for the contest is 850 US$. First prize is 200 US $ and there are a total of 9 prizes including three continuous contribution prizes. Certificates will be awarded to prize winners

Upload: Files have to be uploaded to Wikimedia commons through the Contest portal using a customised version of the commons upload wizard. Or if you choose to upload directly to commons, the category "TamilWiki Media Contest" has to be added to the files.

Dates : Nov 15, 2011 - Feb 29, 2012

Contest portal: Portal

Themes : Anything related to Tamil and Tamils (more detailed rules here)

All files should be uploaders' own work. Copyright expired and PD/CC images of others are not eligible.

We invite you all to participate in the contest. Please spread the word among your friends and share our Facebook page:

--Sodabottle (talk) 08:58, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File permission problem with File:Ma Po Sivagnanam.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Ma Po Sivagnanam.jpg, which you've sourced to http://maposi.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-post_25.html. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the 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 CC-BY-SA 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-enwikimedia.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 take this step, add {{OTRS pending}} to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-enwikimedia.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:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File 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 created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Sitush (talk) 12:00, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]