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Elon University article using Athletics logo

Hello. Thanks for updating the Elon articles! The problem with this is that is goes against Wikipedia guidelines, specifically WP:NFCC#UUI § 17. The Athletics logo can only be used on the main athletics article, and the monogram (public domain file) has to be used on all sub-articles (e.g. Elon Phoenix men's basketball). This applies for the Elon University article. If you don't want the monogram in the university article, then that's fine, but the main athletics logo cannot be listed there. Thanks, 🍀 Corkythehornetfan 🍀 21:10, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Then it ought to come down. The monogram isn't a public domain image, it's a non-free image along with the other university marks. --Cspires82 (talk) 21:13, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree... File:Elon Athletics wordmark.png is too simple to be copyrighted or non-free. It is a letter, which is in the public domain. It would be trademarked, though. 🍀 Corkythehornetfan 🍀 21:20, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You're correct. It's not copyrighted, so you're saying that the non-free clause can only be applied to a copyright-able image? Not a trademarked image?

That's correct. WP:NFCC guidelines, like the one I mentioned above, are for copyrighted images only. I'm not saying copyrighted images aren't trademarked, I'm just saying it just doesn't apply to the free images. 🍀 Corkythehornetfan 🍀 21:32, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. Thanks for the clarification. The monogram should foot the bill then. Thanks for the help. :-) --Cspires82 (talk) 21:36, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! I hate the guidelines... personally, I believe the non-free athletics logo should be used in university articles, but many others will disagree and it just isn't worth my time arguing with them! Thanks for updating them! 🍀 Corkythehornetfan 🍀 22:03, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Elon-athletics-primary-mark.png

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Corkythehornetfan (ping me) 21:01, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Elon-primary-signature.png

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:03, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]