User talk:Browndog72

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Ashok Banker

Hi there. This is regarding the picture of Ashok Banker that you removed. I am wondering what is the copy right concern that you have? The image was taken by Cory Doctorow and released under the correct license which I uploaded from flickr. You can check this out at commons here. If it did not have the right license it would have been deleted sometime ago. Also why do you think this is not Ashok Banker? I attended one of his reading sessions sometime ago in Mumbai. He has put on a little weight but otherwise he looks just like the picture. --Belasd (talk) 02:29, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I mean I have been a fan of his ever since I read Vertigo as a naive 16-year-old. Why would I put up spurious pictures? :) --Belasd (talk) 03:11, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Belasd. Nice to find a fellow reader of Banker's work. I have no idea how Doctorow could have taken a picture of him but I do question whether it is Banker or not. You can see a recent picture of him on the 'bio' page of his blog [1] and it seems like two different people. Incidentally, while looking at the blog to find the earlier post, I noticed that the pictures on Banker's bio page are also issued under a cc license. Why not use those rather than a picture taken by someone else which could be contentious? I've seen them on other 'fan' blog pages and read Banker's comments on his blog saying he encourages people to use those pictures rather than other dubious ones.

Incidentally, I find it surprising that you say you attended one of his 'reading sessions sometime ago in Mumbai'. Banker says quite clearly that he does not do readings or appearances of any sort anymore and has not done any for years! In view of the contradictions here, I suggest it might be best to leave off a picture altogether. Hence the deletion. All best to you! --Browndog72 (talk) 07:18, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry 'bout that. I must have got him confused with Samit Basu whom I met at a Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. However a Google image search does show resemblance with this but no matter. Indeed, the picture you have suggested is ~~more sexy~~ better. So I have uploaded it to Wikipedia and added it to the article page. There is an issue with this though. Wikipedia has a shoot-at-sight policy regarding images licensed for non-commercial use. See this essay, this policy and this section in particular for living people. I understand that you are new around this place and these links are not to burden you with policy with just to make you aware of them. Anyways with both of us having a watch on the page, if the image is deleted due to the non-free concern we will add a fair use rationale or approach the author to request a licensing change of the image. -- Belasd (talk) 20:44, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. It was nice of you to correct the typo on my user page. :) Thanks. --Belasd (talk) 20:46, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't met or seen either Banker or Basu in person but I'm told there is a resemblance. I checked after your message and sure enough, Banker has not attended any appearances or readings for several years. So you probably mistook Basu for Banker (in pictures, I mean). I note your point on use of images, but am still not sure I understand it. If the image is creative commons, what's the problem? No, don't answer that - I will look it up myself. Thanks so much for your help. And you're most welcome (for the typo correction). That's why I became a Wiki editor, because I tend to notice such things out of sheer habit! --Browndog72 (talk) 11:59, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I asked his permission to upload his pic here! u said he is giving cc and ive taken it from his blog!why deletion?? Vatsan34 (talk) 13:05, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The pic you used was non-commercial license which is not supported by Wiki terms of use. If you have a pic that fits the wiki terms, feel free to upload it. If you know the subject personally, why not just ask him for a pic that meets the terms? All best. Browndog72 (talk) 13:26, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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