User talk:Hurricane Devon

Glad to have you back, Devon. I've unblocked you for now; I hope you will be able to work with the other editors. If you have any questions about what's appropriate, please ask me. And please remember not to insultor or be mean to other editors—we're all here to make Wikipedia better. Consider this sort of a "probation" period. Be nice, OK? — Knowledge Seeker দ 03:37, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thansk, yet i'm still blocked! — HurricaneDevon @ 04:46, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I cleared another autoblock. Try it now. — Knowledge Seeker দ 05:52, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nopw, still blocked! — HurricaneDevon @ 12:36, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Still blocked here! — HurricaneDevon @ 01:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm unblocked now, thanks! — HurricaneDevon @ 19:19, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

When moving a page, like you did with Rho-2 Cancri, please check for double redirects like 58 Cancri and fix them--Kalsermar 01:46, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am quite disappointed that after I unblocked you, you promptly returned to copying material from other web sites. To take another's work in this manner is both unethical and illegal, and it places Wikipedia in a precarious legal position. Devon, I like you, but by copying material in this manner, you are just creating more work for other users to check over your edits and revert them if they find you copying material. Other people shouldn't have to watch over your edits, Devon. If you're unable to contribute to Wikipedia without plagiarizing other material or violating international copyright law, then I'm afraid you can't be a contributor here. This behavior is not acceptable, and I've reblocked you indefinitely. I'm sorry. — Knowledge Seeker দ 18:53, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know it was copyrighted! Thanks you so much. F.Y.I. blocking me dosn't make me learn my lesson, all dose is is makes me angry (especially at you). With users like you (not calmly taking my actions) are making me think of going perminent wikibreak. I don't want to leave wikipedia, but i'll have no choice. UNBLOCK ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — HurricaneDevon @ 01:02, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am not trying to punish you or teach you a lesson; I am trying to keep copyrighted material out of Wikipedia. I previously tried discussing matters with you and you just demanded to be unblocked. I unblocked you and you went right back to the same behavior. I realize that perhaps you still do not understand copyright principles and I am willing to take time to explain it to you. I will not, however, unblock you until I am satisfied that you understand the principles involved and will not continue to copy material from other sources. Please do not add the {{unblock}} template again. Wikipedia policy (as well as federal law) does not permit copying material in this manner. If these terms are not acceptable to you, then I'm afraid you'll have to find another web site to which to contribute. I don't wish to be harsh but copyright violations are not acceptable, and this really is not negotiable. I can't unblock you if you copy material like this. — Knowledge Seeker দ 21:58, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry to hear that, Devon. I'd like to keep you as a contributor, though not if you're copying material from other web sites. I'd be happy to remove your personal information or even delete your user page if you like, but I can't unblock you. We can't allow copyright violators to edit. I'm sorry, Devon. — Knowledge Seeker দ 01:17, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to still be a user, but not a major one. Please unblock me, I sware on my dog's grave that I won't copyvio again. I've done some reading about said subject. I couldn't beleve the lawas I was breaking! I feel very ashamed, I deserve to be blocked. I promiss if you unblock me i'll never copy articals from copyrighted articals again and take pride in my editing. Please don't make me kiss your ass and call it ice cream! — HurricaneDevon @ 14:08, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pleased you are willing to learn about and respect copyright and are wish to remain contributing to Wikipedia. Let's take some time to discuss copyright and other matters and how these are applied on Wikipedia. I do want to make a couple matters clear first. Repeat copyright violators are normally blocked indefinitely. I'm willing to take the time to help you understand these matters, but don't expect to be unblocked in the next couple days. Last time I gave you the benefit of the doubt and unblocked you before making certain you understood all the issues, and it didn't take long for the old behavior to resume. I understand that you may not have realized what you were doing, so this time we're going to talk first to be absolutely certain you understand what's involved. I hope you will be more amenable to discussion than later time. Also, you should try to work on your anger a little bit. The outbursts of the last couple days really aren't appropriate. We all get angry from time to time; my advice is to stay away from Wikipedia when you're angry. When you cool off, you can return. Finally, flattering me is not necessary, nor will it be effective. I try to be reasonably rational; as you may have seen, insults aren't effective either. Let's stick to the topics at hand, OK? And let's take our time this time. — Knowledge Seeker দ 04:15, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like an administrator thought you wanted it deleted, perhaps based on your earlier comments. I restored the archive. I want to explain two related concepts: plagiarism and copyright. I don't know how much you already know, so I'll start with basics, and I'll simplify it somewhat.

Plagiarism is presenting someone else's work as your own. It emphasizes more of the ethical violation. For instance, if you copy part of an encyclopedia article into your word processor and submit it as your school report, you're committing plagiarism. "Literary theft" is another term for this. A journalist was in the news some months back for copying parts of Wikipedia articles into his news articles, without crediting Wikipedia as the source. That is, he was presenting the article as wholly written by himself. This is unethical, and the journalism regards this as a violation of journalistic integrity, which is quite serious (I believe the reporter in question was fired). It's plagiarism even if you aren't selling the product; the act of pretending that someone else's work is your own is plagiarism. So be sure that for instance, when you're writing a school paper, you don't copy material from other sources. It won't be that hard for a Web-savvy teacher to discover that you didn't write the work yourself.

Copyright is a legal term; it refers to who has the right to copy, publish, and sell the work (either all or in part). It doesn't matter whether you admit you didn't create the work. For instance, the band U2 or their recording label owns the rights to the song "With or Without You". This means they can decide how the song can be copied or sold. It would be illegal for me to make a copy of the song or CD and give it to my friend, or for me to make the song available over the Internet. The former is not as serious, but in the second situation, making their copyrighted work available for many people is a serious copyright violation. It doesn't matter that I'm not pretending that I made the song myself. It's not my song to give away. By giving it away for free, I would distribute it to people who otherwise might have paid for it. In the extreme case, one person could buy the CD and just make copies for everyone else in the world who wanted it. Also, it doesn't matter if there is an explicit copyright notice on the work. Under U.S. copyright law, intellectual works are automatically copyrighted by the creator. So, for instance, the sentences I'm writing here are automatically copyright by me. Now the copyright holder may decide to release certain rights to his work. For instance, I might create an image and specify that anyone can use it for noncommercial purposes, that is, as long as they don't use it to sell something or for any sort of business purpose. This is how it's licensed. Most movies that you buy are licensed only for home use (watch the license information at the beginning). It would be illegal to sell tickets to people for them to come watch the movie. Another license is the GFDL. This is what we use on Wikipedia. While I retain the copyright to what I write, I release it under the GFDL, so that others may reuse it, provided they credit me with writing it. People don't have to grant any rights at all; this is called "all rights reserved".

So when you copy material from other web sites, you are often committing both plagiarism and copyright violations. On the one hand, you are taking someone else's work and pretending it's your own, which is unethical. And even if you credit them or list them as a reference, you're still using their creative work without their permission, which is a copyright violation; this is illegal (and unethical as well, in most people's opinions). Doing so damages the credibility of Wikipedia and opens it up to legal problems as well.

Do you understand this so far? And do you understand why the other users are so concerned? They're not doing saying those things to punish you or make you angry. They're doing it because they care about Wikipedia, the law, and being fair. — Knowledge Seeker দ 00:19, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OMFG. Now I feel like a criminal. I'm so sorry! — HurricaneDevon @ 16:53, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I's so sorry about my past behavior. I'd like to come back as an editor on this site. If you can forgive me though?
— HurricaneDevon @ 00:27, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry it's taken me a while to get back to you. I've been thinking about your situation over the past few days, and I've decided that I'm not comfortable removing your block. This is not a decision I've made lightly, and I'd like to explain.

I like you, and I've enjoyed your presence here. Enthusiastic editors are great to have around. But it's been a problem for you to follow policies here. It's one thing not to be familiar with Wikipedia policies, but once they're explained to you nicely, with links for more information, there really is no excuse for you to continue in the behavior. This has been a problem from when you first started here under your previous username, making inappropriate page moves that I had to sift through and undo. But the copyright violations are far worse, both because of their illegality but also because they are much harder to catch. I am quite busy at work these days and don't have time to mentor/supervise you. And it would be quite unfair and selfish of me to unblock you, forcing other editors to double-check all your contributions and revert the ones that are copyright violations. They have other tasks to do. It's especially disturbing because I already tried to get you to stop this behavior with my previous block; once I unblocked you you promptly resumed copying material from other web sites.

Everyone can make mistakes, but the really problematic behavior has been how you handle conflicts. Other users made good-faith efforts to explain to you why your actions were wrong or what to do differently. At best, you ignored them and continued the behavior, but in many cases, you got angry with them, harrassed them on their talk pages, or added them to a "users to kill" list. This is not the way to treat your fellow editors. And you shouldn't have to be repeatedly blocked to get you to discuss or change your behavior. And instead of discussion, you reacted with anger, stating you'd rather be a hurricaine victim than contribute here, and threatened suicide. This is not appropriate; it creates a lot of work for other editors and it is quite taxing.

I normally am quite generous with "second chances", but I am dismayed by the lack of effectiveness our previous discussions have had, that I've had to reblock you in order to converse with you. And as I mentioned earlier, I am just too busy right now to properly supervise you. If you wish, you may request unblocking via the {{unblock}} template or by communicating with administrators via e-mail (privately or over the mailing list) or on IRC. To any reviewing administrator: you may use your judgment in evaluating this block. If you feel comfortable unblocking and supervising Hurricane Devon, you may feel free to do so; consultation with me is not required. You are welcome to contact me for further information or rationale. Outside parties may wish to see Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Hurricane Devon for context. — Knowledge Seeker দ 05:20, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I feel like a monster for my past behavior. But I will promis you that if you unblock me again, i'll never use copyrihted stuff again. I'm very sorry about that, but... I don't know. I know I've been a bad person and friend, but I'll do better in the future. Please trust me. — HurricaneDevon @ 01:43, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If anyone unblocks it should be done in the spirit of WP:AGF --Containment Unit 09:38, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

{{Unblock|I've learned my lesson, I'd like to get my dignaty back}}

I've learned my lesson know. I'd like to make my name good, not bad. Please unblock me KS. — HurricaneDevon @ 14:12, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm willing to take the responsibility for unblocking you if you agree to the following three conditions. First, I think you should agree to be on probation for the next six months. During that time, you keep a box prominently displayed at the top of this page that explains you are on probation for copyright violations, and that explains you should be blocked for any copyright violations. Second, within the first week of your unblocking, you should go through all your old contributions that still exist and mark them with {{db-author}} so that they can be speedily deleted. A lot of them are still out there, and you can help clean up the mess. Third, for the next month, refrain from starting new articles or uploading images. If you agree to this, leave a note here agreeing to it, and I'll unblock you. Mangojuice^talk 15:33, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I wasn't very clear. What I want you to mark for deletion are the copyvio images you uploaded, and any articles that started out as copyright violations and only you have edited. As you can see from the messages below, there are still lots of images you've uploaded that are problematic. And I don't want you to stop editing for a month, rather, just don't upload any new images or create any new articles for a month. The reason for this request is that most copyright violations happen when people upload images or create new articles. There are plenty of articles out there in need of improvement. Mangojuice^talk 06:06, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I understand, but a few things to tell you. One, all copyvio works i've uploaded have been deleted or being put up for deletion. Two, ok for the month thing. I've been through a lot. Please unblock me know. — HurricaneDevon @ 12:17, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, fair enough. I'm going to add the box to the top of your talk page here describing your probation. I realize those images have been "put up for deletion" but it's a lot of work to verify copyright status, and they can be deleted more quickly if you agree to it, because of criteria for speedy deletion G7 which says "any page for which deletion is requested by the original author, provided the page's only substantial content was added by its author and was mistakenly created." Tell you what, to save you the effort, if you can tell me which ones you agree are copyright violations that should be deleted, I'll start deleting them. Mangojuice^talk 13:47, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but i'm still blocked! — HurricaneDevon @ 15:03, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Really? Weird. I'm going to block you for one minute; see if it works after that. If not, you may just have to wait for 24 hours. If you're still blocked, can you post what it says when you try to edit? Mangojuice^talk 18:51, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Autoblock removed. Try again. --pgk^(talk) 07:15, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, now I'm unblocked. I promis to be a good editer and follow the rules. — HurricaneDevon @ 12:49, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to see it's working now. Returning to the mess cleanup; would it be okay if I delete all the images under the heading "Unfree images" below? What about the ones under "Public domain images"? Mangojuice^talk 02:58, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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You uploaded the following images in Category:Hurricane Devon's uploads as "fair use", however you did not provide a fair use rationale. They are now listed on Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion/2006 July 8.

• Image:2005-1104galaxies.jpg
• Image:617patroclus.jpg
• Image:AB-Pictoris.jpg
• Image:Aldebaran--planet.jpg
• Image:And-s.jpg
• Image:CatFromOuterSpace.jpg
• Image:Cet-s.jpg
• Image:Geminga.jpg
• Image:LIPA.gif
• Image:Leaderdog2.jpg
• Image:NGC1097.jpg
• Image:NGC1232.jpg
• Image:Phot-19d-99.jpg
• Image:Phot-20b-99.jpg
• Image:Phot-20d-99.jpg
• Image:Phot-27-00-normal.jpg
• Image:Phot-32b-99.jpg
• Image:Phot-37-05-normal.jpg
• Image:SCR1845-6357--22.jpg
• Image:SCR1845-6357.jpg
• Image:SuperearthOGLE.jpg
• Image:Tort1.jpg
• Image:Virgo-Overdensity.png

Chaos syndrome 14:06, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You uploaded the following images in Category:Hurricane Devon's uploads as public domain, however the license at [4] says that permission is required for publication. They are now listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images#8 July.

• Image:Messierobject109.jpg
• Image:N4565hugo.jpg
• Image:N4656.jpg
• Image:N7753.jpg
• Image:NGC3953.jpg

Chaos syndrome 14:18, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The following images also violate licenses, though you claim they are public domain. See Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images#8 July for more information.

• Image:Eyesgalaxies.jpg
• Image:NGC4321.jpg
• Image:OmegaCentauri.jpg
• Image:Piscesdwarf.jpg
• Image:Stephan'sQuintet.jpg

Chaos syndrome 14:53, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You uploaded the following images in Category:Hurricane Devon's uploads as public domain. However, checking the source reveals no indication of this. They are now listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images#8 July.

• Image:80606b-comparison.gif
• Image:87sylvia.jpg
• Image:97-BLG-41schematic.jpg
• Image:BetaLyraeSky.jpg
• Image:HD149026b-Jupiter.jpg
• Image:Hd28185hr.gif
• Image:HD80606AB.jpg
• Image:IC1296.jpg
• Image:IotaHorologii-orbit.jpg
• Image:Kirbyvacuums.jpg
• Image:M31pole.jpg
• Image:M81+M82.jpg
• Image:MACHO-1997-BLG-41.gif
• Image:NGC1532.jpg
• Image:Nova-DMLyrae.jpg
• Image:TrES-1.jpg
• Image:Vega--proplyd.gif
• Image:Vega--proplyd2.jpg
• Image:Vega-vs-sun.gif
• Image:Waterjovian.jpg (actual source http://www.allplanets.ru/tipy_exoplanet.htm)
• Image:Sulfurjovian.jpg

Chaos syndrome 14:54, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Image information has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. howcheng {chat} 20:17, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are again indefinitely blocked for violating your probation. On July 23, 2006, you uploaded Image:VCG.jpg. You claim the copyright holder allows this to be used for "any purpose" but I couldn't confirm this on the website. Regardless, you agreed not to upload new files for a month, so you're blocked again. I will not unblock you; if another administrator wishes to, they'll have to take responsibility for your constant copyright violations. Mangojuice^talk 19:24, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded that image on wikicommons, not wikipedia!!! You blocked me for doing something on a different website? That's against my wikipedia probation? If so, I'm sorry but you didn't tell me this was for every wiki-site. I only thought it was for wikipedia. I'm sorry, please unblock me. You can't unblock me for something you didn't tell me or for doing something thats part of my Wikipedia probation on wikicommons! — HurricaneDevon @ 23:00, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'M SORRY:( I DON"T WANT TO BE PERMENTLY BLOCKED! I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I DID WAS WRONG. PLEASE DON'T PERMENTLY BLOCK ME!!! — HurricaneDevon @ 23:07, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The point of your probation is to keep your from violating copyrights. You did it again. Uploading a copyrighted image to commons is even worse than uploading it here, because it then becomes that much more difficult to clean up the mess, and because the tainted file can then affect other wikipedias, not just English. Besides, it's clear you were gaming your probation, uploading the file through commons so it wouldn't show up here. I no longer believe you actually care about our copyright concern, you were just saying that before to get unblocked. I don't know why you like violating copyright so much, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm not unblocking. Mangojuice^talk 02:54, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for trying, Mangojuice. Devon, you violated copyright again despite Mangojuice's warnings and my explanations. If you didn't know it was wrong, despite Wikipedia's and Commons' policies, and despite our explanations, then you really can't be editing here. Even without the upload prohibition, this copyright violation, after all we've been through, is enough for me to say that you shouldn't be editing here anymore. Especially since in the short time you were unblocked, you made several other questionable edits, including editing an article to report that you had suggested a name for a galaxy. You may not realize why that's inappropriate, but it's really too much for other users to have to clean up after all this. Given the failure of two trial probations (actually three, I suppose), I must ask that any administrator considering unblocking you discuss the matter with me (and probably with Mangojuice) first, and to read these discussions and the RFC. I've enjoyed talking with you, Devon, but I don't think contributing to an encyclopedia's the best activity for you. — Knowledge Seeker দ 05:12, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please make sure your edits to templates do not break large numbers of articles. Your recent edits to Template:Galaxy left ugly wikicode on display in every article using the template. I've reverted it back to how it was before your edits. Chaos syndrome 16:29, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I found this http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:_NvpjptJFmEJ:www.thethingsiwant.com/gifting/cview.php4%3FITID%3D482077+%22Rocko+James+Wallabee%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5 - It's a clothing site that also mentions Rocko's full name. WhisperToMe 15:59, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We appreciate your creation of the article, Gliese 581 b, but we cannot accept copyrighted text borrowed from other web sites or printed material. Please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for more information on this topic, or generally, Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines. Please do not remove the copyright violation notice placed in the article or repost the suspected infringing text. However, if you would like to rewrite the article in your own words, follow the link in the posted notice to create a temporary subpage. If your new article is appropriate, and not a further copyright violation, the reviewing administrator will move that new article into place once the copyright status of the original has been resolved. Happy editing! Chaos syndrome 10:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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The following images that you uploaded or altered have been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images. If the images' copyright status cannot be verified, they may be deleted. Please go to the image pages to provide the necessary information on the source or licensing of these images (if you have any), if you are interested in them not being deleted.

• Image:NGC4027.jpg
• Image:Sn2003Bbig2.jpg
• Image:NGC4631.jpg
• Image:NGC3054.jpg
• Image:NGC3627.jpg
• Image:M65rgb.jpg
• Image:Maffei 2.jpg
• Image:Maffei 1.jpg

Thank you. Chaos syndrome 20:23, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Leoi.gif, Image:UMa-north.gif, WP:PUI. Chaos syndrome 20:44, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:NewHorizons@Jupiter.jpg, Image:Dwingeloo 1.jpg, Image:Dawn dm.jpg, WP:PUI. Chaos syndrome 20:50, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:DeltaTri.jpg, WP:PUI. Chaos syndrome 20:55, 20 August 2006 (UTC)][reply]

Some more, now on WP:PUI. Chaos syndrome 21:04, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Image:Phot-19d-99.jpg
• Image:Phot-20d-99.jpg
• Image:Phot-20b-99.jpg
• Image:Phot-19b-99.jpg
• Image:Virgo-Overdensity.png
• Image:SCR1845-6357.jpg
• Image:AB-Pictoris.jpg
• Image:Phot-27-00-normal.jpg
• Image:NGC1097.jpg
• Image:NGC1232.jpg
• Image:GQ Lupi.jpg

...and another one Image:GalaxyM60.jpg. See WP:PUI. Chaos syndrome 21:52, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I'm a user that has made a bad name of not just wikipedia, but himself. I would like to make a good name for myself. And to do this appologize to everyone i've done wrong to. Knoledge seeker and Mangojuicetalk, You've looked to me with good intentions but I crushed them with lies. Chaos syndrom, you care about me and I a did was almost made you quit yourself.

My "vacation" has givin' me a positive attitude. I'm not going to force anything to anyone, but if you can find it in your heart to forgive me and give me a second chance. — HurricaneDevon @ 12:41, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed your unblock-auto request, since you aren't autoblocked. Anyone wanting to unblock this guy please talk to me first: despite his good intentions, I myself am not willing to take a chance on trusting him again. Mangojuice^talk 18:14, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:NewHorizons@Jupiter.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Conscious 08:35, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Antennen-galaxies2.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the image description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. The Evil Spartan 18:55, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for uploading Image:SCR1845-6357--22.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:

1. Go to the media description page and edit it to add {{di-replaceable fair use disputed}}, without deleting the original Replaceable fair use template.
2. On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace the fair use media by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by taking a picture of it yourself.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our fair use 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, fair use media which could be replaced by free-licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if not used in an article), per our Fair Use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Rettetast (talk) 23:12, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Image information has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 22:38, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Template:Extrasolar Planet small requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a deprecated or orphaned template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.

If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes.

Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 21:15, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Template:Andromeda Footer requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a deprecated or orphaned template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.

If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes (<noinclude>{{transclusionless}}</noinclude>).

Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 04:57, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think this user has abandoned this user ID,
and is now using the user ID User:NuclearVacuum.
Either that or he has become a sockpuppet master.
GabrielVelasquez (talk) 21:10, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I've noticed that you are active in the area of space exploration. I just wanted to let you know that a European Space Agency task force has been set up to improve the presently very poor condition of articles about ESA and related topics. If you are interested, please join the task force here. We sure could use your help. Thanks.U5K0 (talk) 11:42, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Dionemap.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Ricky81682 (talk) 09:26, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Np has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. Rockfang (talk) 04:51, 1 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The article NGC 4038 Group has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Doesn't seem to meet WP:NASTRO. No significant coverage in studies, not in a catalogue of note (not actually in the NGC catalogue, just named after it), nothing visible to the naked eye, and no sources before 1850 were found.

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The article SN 2006F has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Does not pass WP:NASTRO

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