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I realise that Wikipedia itself is not for profit, but for an image to be counted as "free" on Wikipedia, it must be usable commercially, as well as be modifiable. If this image is not free, it must be used only within the non-free content criteria. However, it seems compliant, and so I am happy to add a rationale to the image for you. J Milburn (talk) 21:46, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a fair use rationale to the image. If you believe that there are other images which are being used as public domain (despite being covered by this policy of logos not being reusable) it'd be great if you could bring them to my attention so I can look into the matter. By the way, welcome to Wikipedia, and I am sorry for not leaving you a welcome notice earlier- if I can be of help with anything, you're welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. J Milburn (talk) 21:50, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'll keep my eyes peeled -- but as a Federal employee I can say pretty authoritatively that Federal agencies don't allow any of their logos to be used commercially unless it is some sort of seal of approval used for specific purposes (e.g., the "USDA Prime" or "USDA Choice" logos used by meatpackers with permission). Thus the Wikipedia article on NASA, for instance, features both the NASA logo and NASA seal, and I suspect NASA would not be pleased with commercial use of these logos without permission. Amustard (talk) 21:58, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The use of the NASA logo and seal are restricted, but that's not by copyright, but by other concerns. This is in the same way that public domain logos (like the Cocoa Cola logo) are restricted by trademark concerns. These issues are not taken as seriously on Wikipedia as copyright concerns, for whatever reason (I'm not a lawyer- they probably should be taken more seriously than they are...). I'm fairly sure that the USDA logos should not be considered public domain, and I am looking into means of dealing with this issue. J Milburn (talk) 22:48, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Darci Vetter

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I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Darci Vetter for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source.

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You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Tritario (talk) 14:10, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi. I've been doing the bulk of the work on the Fat Leonard article for the last year or two. I noticed you'd added the Haas info to the table, but you somehow moved the table to below the references in the article and then left it that way. You also left your edits unsourced. I appreciated your enthusiasm and thanked you for your input, not realizing that you'd created some problems, but I'm going to try to sort it all out. I'm sure you can do it right with a bit more care. I would suggest that if you're making future edits, especially where formatting is complex, that you check your work with the preview function and the "show changes" function before publishing your edits, to avoid such problems in the future. I'm not blaming you, just trying to be helpful. Thanks. Activist (talk) 23:26, 18 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, sorry about that. I'm not sure what happened. The internet in Turkmenistan can be flaky at times and it wobbled then went out in the middle of an edit, was down for hours, and messed up the table. I was unable to log back in via an alternate ISP that uses a VPN since Wikipedia blocks IP addresses used by VPNs. I apologize for messing up the table and appreciate your grace in fixing it. I was in the process of adding the sources when the Internet went out. Amustard (talk) 10:08, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for your kind comment. Yes, I was acquainted with the former head of Turkmenfilm, Gulsoltan Halmammedova, before she passed away, and have some thoughts on improving that article, but am working on the articles about the five provinces at the moment. Amustard (talk)

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Thanks. Will do. Amustard (talk) 20:13, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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@Tony1 The issue I address with this is a tendency on the part of some contributors to the Turkmenistan-related articles to miscategorize municipalities. Categorization of municipalities in Turkmenistan is strictly governed by law, so defining a "city" as a "town", or a "village" as a "town" or "city" leads to inaccuracy in Wikipedia. My intent is to underscore proper categorization of municipalities. If there is a better approach than this, please advise. Amustard (talk) 13:58, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I paused to watch the Super Bowl... Amustard (talk) 15:54, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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