User talk:Toryboy

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Image Tagging Image:Tickellmellvile.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Tickellmellvile.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag, so its copyright status is therefore unclear. Please add a tag to let us know its copyright status. (If you created/took the picture then you can use {{gfdl}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{fairuse}}.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know on the image description page where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Otherwise, see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use. Thanks so much. --Michael 04:14, August 27, 2005 (UTC)

PUI

The following images have been listed on WP:PUI:

Please provide source and copyright information as soon as possible, otherwise these images will be deleted. Thank you Craigy (talk) 12:02, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Marquess_of_Salisbury.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Marquess_of_Salisbury.jpg. 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).

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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. -- Carnildo 13:20, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Styles

If you can get Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom to start with "Her Majesty", then you can put "His Excellency" at the start of every Australian governor and governor-general article. Until then, nothing doing. Drew (Snottygobble) | Talk 22:54, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your style edits have been reverted per Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(biographies)#Honorific_prefixes Drew (Snottygobble) | Talk 23:08, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Blair

I know some people disagree about what is appropriate, but the Manual of Style now says quite clearly: "Styles and honorifics which are derived from noble title, including .. The Right Honourable, .. shall not be included in the text inline but may be legitimately discussed in the article proper". Your changes to Tony Blair are not in line with the Manual of Style. My change is certainly not 'vandalism'. David | Talk 17:17, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed it is standard UK official style to include 'Right Honourable', but Wikipedia is not the UK government. Wikipedia is not Debrett's Correct Form either. It's an encyclopaedia committed to Neutral point of view and that includes not endorsing honorific styles. If you want to argue that the Manual of Style is wrong, go to Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (biographies). But until that point, we operate using it. Please do not try to 'game' the Three revert rule as changes blatantly in violation of the Manual of Style, especially when it has been explained to you, would be counted as vandalism and therefore capable of being reverted on sight. David | Talk 17:30, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, while it may be convention in the UK to use styles in official documents and government websites, in general media and international use these styles are not used. If you look at most reference works you will see that the Rt. Hon. and similar styles are not used preceding a person's name. Regards Arniep 19:38, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Elisabeth Murdoch

I don't really care what you do with peers etc, but I won't have you dictating to Australian citizens what they should call themselves. She calls herself "Dame Elisabeth Murdoch", not "Lady Murdoch", and that is therefore what the article should call her. Whether this is "correct" or not according to some set of rules no-one has ever heard of is quite irrelevant. Adam 01:13, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Constantine

Greece is a republic by virtue of a democratic decision of the Greek people. Whether Constantine continues to regard himself as a king is irrelevant to this article. In fact he does not use the title "King of the Hellenes" and has, according to the article, accepted the current Greek constitution. Since he also maintains that he has no surname, his current name is Constantine, and that is what he should be called. Adam 00:29, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No user page?

Don't you enjoy the warmth and satisfaction that is a good user page? Just wondering. Harr o5 04:50, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Erflogo.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:Erflogo.gif. 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.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

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Unspecified source for Image:Erflogo.gif

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As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self-no-disclaimers}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, 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 files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 20:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.Betacommand ^{(talk • contribs • Bot)} 20:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Non-free use disputed for Image:Erflogo.gif

This file may be deleted.

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Chew Stoke FAC

Hi, I've recently put Chew Stoke up as a Featured Article candidate. As you have edited this article in the past I wondered if you would like to make any comments at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Chew Stoke?— Rod ^talk 07:46, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image permission problem with Image:SandyBruceLockhart.jpg

Image Copyright problem

Thanks for uploading Image:SandyBruceLockhart.jpg, which you've sourced to Kent County Council website www.kent.gov.uk. I noticed that that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the image (or other media file) agreed to license it under the given license.

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{prod} for Annunziata Rees-Mogg

Proposed deletion of Annunziata Rees-Mogg

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Annunziata Rees-Mogg, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

Candidate in future election, does not meet WP:POLITICIAN

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Proposed deletion of File:Mark image.jpg

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