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AfD Nomination: Thirties poets

An editor has nominated the article Thirties poets for deletion, under the Articles for deletion process. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the nomination (also see What Wikipedia is not and Deletion policy). Your opinions on why the topic of the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome: participate in the discussion by editing Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thirties poets. Add four tildes like this ˜˜˜˜ to sign your comments. You can also edit the article Thirties poets during the discussion, but do not remove the "Articles for Deletion" template (the box at the top of the article), this will not end the deletion debate. Jayden54Bot 16:07, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Have responded on the linked page. Macspaunday 16:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Temporary sandbox

This is for experimenting with some non-US characters:

He believed he was of Icelandic descent, and his lifelong fascination with the sagas began when he was a child. [add ref: In "Letter to Lord Byron" he names the saga character Auðun Skökull as one of his ancestors]

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Auden1946Jacobi.jpg)

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Fair use rationale for Image:AudenSelectedByFuller.jpg

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Provided - but the page ALREADY included the licensing box that FULLY explained the fair use rationale... Macspaunday 01:30, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Francis Turville-Petre

Thanks for correcting my mistake. I see you have contributed a great deal to Wikipedia about W. H. Auden - could I pick your brains? I have read about Auden's lost play from 1930, The Fronny, but cannot find out if it is named after Francis T-P. Do you know if it is? I would like to add this to the FTP article if it is true. By the way, how did you find the FTP article an hour after it had been created? I'm a relative newcomer to Wikipedia - is there a way of being alerted when search terms crop up? I find using the 'search' facility itself rather cumbersome/time-consuming. Many thanks. Jasper33 13:43, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

"The Fronny" is definitely named after Francis Turville-Petre, although the character of the Fronny in the play is a fantasy version of him, not a portrait; it's more or less the same figure as Sir Francis in "The Dog Beneath the Skin". (For documentation, see Humphrey Carpenter's biography of Auden and the critical books by Fuller and Mendelson.) I think I found the new page because the page on Christopher Isherwood is one of the dozen or so pages on my "watchlist" (look at the "my watchlist" link at the top of the menu to add pages to this), and I think you added a link to the new page on the Isherwood page. I can't be certain, but that's what seems most likely.

I seem to remember that Spender records a visit, perhaps in World within World, which might be worth noting. I'm very pleased to see FTP get his first encyclopedia entry! Friendly warning: Wikipedia can be very time-consuming for people who want to get things right. Macspaunday 13:52, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that. I don't have access to the books you mention, so I'll have to add the info once I've got them from the library. Unless you fancy doing it... I'm going to copy this to the FTP talk page as it's where it should sit, I think. Jasper33 17:41, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Have replied on the more appropriate page! Macspaunday 20:17, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Auden - T the Great

Hello, and thank you very much for making me aware of my error. I haven't checked yet, but I assume you un-corrected my "correction". If so, thanks, and sorry for the trouble! -Hoot

Fair use disputed for Image:DanceOfDeathProgramme.jpg

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Full rationale has now been provided; this material is absolutely and unequivocally accepted as fair use in WP, as described in the link in the rationale itself. Macspaunday 13:17, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Images

You have done some excellent work on the Auden article! I also see you have some experience of uploading images to wikipedia, which is something I have struggled with and finally abandoned as way too complex. I have some images of Jacob Epstein sculptures taken by myself last Sunday at the Birmingham Art Gallery and they would enhance his article no end...any ideas on how they might be added? For example, shall I send them to you and then you upload them? many thanks in advance Peter morrell 17:47, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the good words! To upload an image, look at the "toolbox" box to the left of the page; click on "Upload file"; and fill in the blanks. Assign a name to the file, and choose the copyright status from the dropdown menu next to "Licensing". Since you took the photos yourself, you can simply give away all the rights, using one of the options on the menu. Spell out all the details (you took the photos, you're giving away the rights, etc.) in the summary box; use whatever format you choose for this. It's extremely easy once you work your way through the menus - though it does look a bit forbidding at first. Good luck! Macspaunday 19:29, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

thanks I have now accrued a good collection of images of Epstein sculptures at the BMAG...thanks for your help and I will 'give it a go' soon! I added 2 new links to the Auden piece... kind regards Peter morrell 09:13, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

A Bot is looking at all copyrighted images and tagging them for deletion if they don't have a fair use rationale on the image page. It would be a good idea to review all of the images in the Auden article to make sure they all have a clear rationale. A template for inclusion on the image pages can be found here Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline.--Paul 05:07, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the warning. Apparently it isn't a bot that is doing the tagging, but a slightly unhinged individual with nothing better to do with his or her time. But I've added the form to all the images that are part of Wikipedia itself. Not sure how much is required for Wikipedia Commons. Macspaunday 12:08, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks (re: Kenneth Hari)

For your input on Kenneth Hari. Your take on it seems most plausible. Whether it is hoax or just inflated promotion, it violates a bunch of guidelines. Cheers, JNW 14:19, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

And thank you for being so alert to the problem! Macspaunday 19:42, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 20:20, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Rationale has been provided. Macspaunday (talk) 22:31, 26 November 2007 (UTC)