User talk:Headzred

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What is your question about Image:IMG 2751cii.jpg? (Also, it would be best to change the title of the image to something more descriptive). —Centrx→talk • 18:40, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I merely cropped borders off an image already uploaded to Wikipedia, licensing info was there, etc. Now I am unable to upload the edited image without giving it an all new GNU. This doesn't seem right, as I didn't create the image, just took off some unnecessary borders. What should I have done?Headzred 18:58, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The uploading mechanism just has some standard licenses that it shows, which discourage people from uploading images for which they do not hold the copyright. You can change the license after uploading by editing the page, so you can replace what is there now with {{GFDL}} and {{cc-by-2.5}} if you do not want it to say "I, the copyright holder...". It doesn't matter much, because the original copyright holder did release it under these licenses. —Centrx→talk • 20:42, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

{{helpme}} I'd like some help with redirects. A query for erythrocyte should redirect to Red blood cell, but it doesn't right now. I can't seem to locate the code for that. It's probably right under my nose. TIA Headzred 16:18, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It seems that it already redirects there. –Animum 16:39, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

{{helpme}} Okay, I stand corrected. There was something I thought should redirect there, but beats me what it was. In case my brain rescues that thought later, I'd still like to know how.Headzred 16:44, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To redirect a page, just type: #REDIRECT [[NAME OF TARGET PAGE]] on the page you want to redirect. See more information about redirecting here. Regards. Will (aka Wimt) 16:59, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for Image:DowntownVenice.jpg

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you need help on selecting a tag to use, or in adding the tag to the image description, feel free to post a message at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 20:07, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Puss in boots2.jpg)

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Highwayblood2a.jpg)

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Speedy deletion of Image:IMG 2751cii.jpg

A tag has been placed on Image:IMG 2751cii.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

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You know, content would be improved if it wasn't so darned difficult to do something simple.

The activity on my user page concerning a photo I edited some borders from should illustrate this point.

I have some content that I feel would be useful to put on wikipedia. I have good, published documentation. And I would like to put up pictures--photos TAKEN BY ME. Before I go to all that trouble, I would surely love to assure that they won't get speedily deleted due to someone saying the creator can't be verified or some other silly thing. Headzred (talk) 04:32, 5 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I responded to your copy of the above which you posted at the New Contributor's page, but didn't realize you had already tried to upload images, and had problems. Your post made it sound like you wanted to ask about it before trying it. Sorry you're having problems, and I can't comment on the images mentioned above on this page, because they have already been deleted, and I can't see them. But as has been stated, you need to add the appropriate copyright tag declaring the images to be your own work. It's a bit tricky doing this the first time, but after you've done it, you can just copy from previous images you uploaded. I agree that the process is awkward. I have uploaded pictures myself, and thought I had added all the necesary tags, but then got messages like the ones you got. You need to check back a few hours after uploading, to see if you get any messages. That's all I can suggest. Anyway, it CAN be done, so give it another try! --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 12:11, 5 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits

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