User talk:Drbillyg69

January 2012

Hello Drbillyg69. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article v, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Gsingh (talk) 06:03, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have the copyright permission for the image I used... but am totally confused as to what I should do.

From: Lord Christopher Laverty <chris@clothesonfilm.com> Subject: Re: copyright question Date: March 27, 2014 11:08:24 PM PDT To: Gordon, (Billy) W.A., PhD <WGordon@mednet.ucla.edu>

As copyright holder of the image 'Coming to America_Billi Gordon_turban_CU2' - http://clothesonfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Coming-to-America_Billi-Gordon_turban-CU2.jpg - I give Dr. Billi Gordon permission to publish said image, of himself, on his Wikipedia page.

Faithfully,

Christopher Laverty

Replaceable fair use File:BilliGordon model actress doctor".jpg

Thanks for uploading File:BilliGordon model actress doctor".jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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Possibly unfree File:DrMayerProfilePicture.jpeg

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:DrMayerProfilePicture.jpeg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you object to the listing for any reason. Thank you. Vanjagenije (talk) 23:10, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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File permission problem with File:Dr. Emeran Mayer.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Dr. Emeran Mayer.jpg, which you've attributed to A VRT notice was applied over 60 day(s) ago, but no message at VRTS has been found since this tag was applied.. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

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October 2015

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Michigan Wolverines football, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. JohnInDC (talk) 17:31, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]