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Pamri • Talk 04:47, 29 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Good work!!

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Hi, you've been doing some great work - especially in creating new articles; I wanted to start an article on Mullapudi Harishchandra Prasad, but you beat me to it ;). I always wondered who/what Movva is, thanks to your article, now I know. I have a request to make, though - Pl. read WP:V before creating any other new articles, this wd help in increasing the quality of your contributions. I guess you'd have read WP:YFA already. Keep up the good work. --Gurubrahma 11:35, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Rekha picture

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Samhita,

I removed the Rekha picture from the article. It's probably a copyright violation (not in the public domain), it was too large, and I thought it was an extremely unflattering picture of Rekha.

I agree that it would be good to have a picture of Rekha. One thing that does seem to be OK is scanning magazine covers. I believe that if the picture isn't too big, or of too high a quality, a small, cropped version is considered fair use. (I could be wrong on this -- you might need to check further.) If you have any old film magazines lying about, especially older ones with pictures of young Rekha, that might make a good picture. If she were consulted, I think she might prefer a picture to her at the height of her beauty to a current picture -- though I could be wrong.

As for formatting pictures so that they're a better size, located where you want them to go, etc. -- just hit edit on a few articles with nice pictures and look at the formatting of the pictures. I'm not sure I've learned all the tricks, which is why I'm not giving you directions, but copying something that works, and just changing the name of the picture file, is a good way to get started. Zora 21:03, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Bill.jpeg listed for deletion

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An image or media file that you uploaded, Image:Bill.jpeg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.

--¿ WhyBeNormal ? 05:05, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Fred&george.jpeg listed for deletion

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An image or media file that you uploaded, Image:Fred&george.jpeg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.

Bill.jpeg is copywrited and cannot be used

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On the side of this image is url www.playwitch.net. On the front page of playwitch.net, it says:

Please do not take any of the contents of this site without the express permission of the site owner. This includes, layout/design, graphics, written material such as interviews and all characters created for this site. In the case of fan art and fan fiction, please inquire with the artist and/or author for permission to post their work.

Copyrighted images can't be used on Wikipedia. See: Wikipedia:Image use policy.--¿ WhyBeNormal ? 05:34, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed Bill.jpeg again from the Bill Weasley article. Again, it cannot be used on Wikipedia because it's copyrighted. I implore you to read the image use policy and the copyright policy. Thank you. --¿ WhyBeNormal ? 18:04, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop adding Image: Bill.jpeg to the Bill Weasley article

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Your actions are bordering on vandalism at this point. Not only is the image copyrighted and not usable on wikipedia but yoru assertions that it is somehow a standard image in the fandom is not true. Additionally when you add images to an article you should make sure that they do not disrupt the formatting of the page. In otherwords make them smaller. Have a look at (for example) Hermione Granger notice how the included images are all the same width and thereofre do not disrupt the page formatting. This is done by:

the key part there is 200px which stands for 200 pixles, even if the image you were atting was not exceptionally bad and a copyright violation failing to make it an acceptable size is going to get you revered every time. Dalf | Talk 09:27, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You should not edit and especially not remove other peoples comments on talk pages

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You should probably read some of the links that were in the welcome template above there are some good guidelines on etiquette and such. Editing (and especially removing) other peoples comments form talk pages is usually seen as vandalism. Dalf | Talk 09:37, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This message is regarding the page Talk:Hindutva. Please stop removing content from Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Dalf | Talk 09:53, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Telugu People

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You had added Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Mullapudi Harishchandra Prasad to the category, Telugu People. For adding the above to the Telugu people category, you should do this, add the following at the end of their articles,

[[Category: Telugu people]]

When you do that, they will be automatically added to the category. Let me know if you have more questions. - Ganeshk (talk) 18:24, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just noticed they are already part of the Category: Telugu people. Once again, you don't edit categories directly, you just put the category tag on the article and it gets automatically added to category. - Ganeshk (talk) 18:26, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lord Voldemort

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Regarding your edits to Lord Voldemort: I've put a query at the end of the talk page regarding your edit about Voldemort being "widely considered one of the most forceful and powerful villain figures in modern children's literature". You'll need to state some notable sources on this one. Jamyskis Whisper, Contribs 13:24, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Aditi_main_building.JPEG

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Thanks for uploading Image:Aditi_main_building.JPEG. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images on Wikipedia is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. You can get help on image copyright tagging from Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags. --OrphanBot 07:02, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your copyrighted images

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Hi Samhita, I know you're trying to contribute in a positive way, but many of your images do not have any source information and I strongly suspect most of these images are just pulled from a website. Please note that Wikipedia isn't just a web site where you can post whatever images you want. Wikipedia can get in trouble for hosting copyrighted images. Please take a careful read of Wikipedia:Copyright before you make any more image uploads. --D e ath phoenix 15:54, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:sirius.jpeg listed for deletion

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An image or media file that you uploaded, Image:sirius.jpeg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.

--D e ath phoenix 17:42, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Aurormaybe.jpeg

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Your repeated image copyright violations

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Hi Samhita, you have been creating a lot of headaches for people with your copyrighted images. Please stop uploading images to Wikipedia without carefully checking the source and copyright information. You have been repeatedly warned about your actions. If you continue this behaviour, I will have no choice but to block you until you stop. Thanks, D e ath phoenix 00:45, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your response. Just remember to click on the appropriate text when you see that you have new messages. --D e ath phoenix 17:34, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Signing

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Hi, you can automatically produce your sign by typing 4 ~'s like this - ~~~~. btw, you may want to read WP:IUP if you have not done so already. And thanks a ton for liking my work :-) --Gurubrahma 07:08, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Images

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Please read Wikipedia:Image use policy before uploading anymore images and don't re-upload images that have been deleted because of copyright violations like Image:Bill.jpeg or you will be blocked from editing. -Thanks Nv8200p talk 14:49, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Deepika Govind Page

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This appears to be an AD. Voted for deletion. Chirags 17:21, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Deepikagovind.jpeg

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Image copyright problem with Image:Front-top.gif

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Image copyright problem with Image:Hinduwedding.jpeg

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Image copyright problem with Image:Kingsley.jpeg

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Image copyright problem with Image:Moody.jpeg

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Image copyright problem with Image:Mufasa.JPEG

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Image copyright problem with Image:Rufus.jpeg

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Image copyright problem with Image:St_piran's.jpeg

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Image Tagging Image:Moody.jpeg

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This media may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Moody.jpeg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{GFDL}} to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Soothing R 21:08, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Image028.JPEG

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I noticed you've uploaded Image:Image028.JPEG and I thought I should warn you about your mistake. You shouldn't upload images with such names, because they're hard to track and we can't really know what is it about without actually looking at it. We suggest you rename your image with an intuitive name that describes the image itself. Thanks, and good editing! howch e ng {chat} 17:55, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AfD Nomination: Vidyashilp Academy

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An article that you have been involved in editing, Vidyashilp Academy, has been listed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vidyashilp Academy (3rd nomination). Please look there to see why this is, if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.

--TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 15:13, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Simba and nala.JPEG

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Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Simba and nala.JPEG. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Blue Phoenix 22:12, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of Venkatraman Movva

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Unreferenced BLPs

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Hello Samhita! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 2 of the articles that you created are tagged as Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 514 article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

Tarun Tahiliani - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Mullapudi Harishchandra Prasad - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 04:20, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]