User talk:Cohler/Archive 1
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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 01:17, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
File:JC 7.5x10 lighter.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.
If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. |
Voceditenore (talk) 11:20, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
Please do not recreate deleted content
Эlcobbola talk 10:17, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
- sorry about the sanctimonious warning. please email confirmation about the work for hire here com:OTRS, there is a backlog, so it may take a while to restore. Slowking4 § Richard Arthur Norton's revenge 14:24, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
File:Jonathan Cohler.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.
If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. |
Эlcobbola talk 15:44, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
- Hello! Just FYI: I removed a few of the categories used, i.e. Classical musicians is the parent category to Classical musicians from the United States. We try to categorize as deep as possible so re-users can actually find what the want/need. Putting a photograph into an overflowing category doesn't help finding the right photograph. That as a short info, not a big issue. Someone always comes around and cleans those duplet categories up in the end. By the way: Did you know we also collect music files? Hint, hint.... --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 01:53, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks! And thanks for the explanation on how the categorization works. As for the uploading of sound recordings and videos I would be interested and have many for which I own all the rights, but after my recent experience having my time hugely wasted by overzealous, repeatedly incorrect, admins to get this one picture published, I hate to imagine how much time and effort it would take to get a sound or video file past the gatekeepers. Your thoughts are most welcome. --Cohler (talk) 02:31, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
- Well, remember we are all volunteers. We all make mistakes and we all have our misunderstandings sometimes. Not much different in the real world. The whole problem is that the US laws require Commons to adhere to certain standards regarding the intellectual property rights. We try hard to protect the rights of the authors creating media we host on Commons, sometimes we overshoot. (Insert word of choice) happens. IF you are still interested in donating material, I recommend the following procedure:
- Upload your file, send permission to OTRS using the release generator found here: https://tools.wmflabs.org/relgen/
- If the same file is on the web, i.e. your website, use the url of the file as the source.
- That should pretty much be it. You can post the ticket number(s) on my talk page and I'll have a peek. Please remember that the original music can't be under any ©, so we probably have to stick to the good ol' classic composers or US music created before 1923 as a rule of thumb. When in doubt shot me a line, or post a question at the village pump where we gather to discuss copyright issues. Thanks for your patience! --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 18:56, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you for the explanation. I definitely appreciate the fact that everyone is a volunteer here (including me ). Your explanation is very clear for sound files. What about video? Does the same procedure apply? --Cohler (talk) 19:13, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
- Well, remember we are all volunteers. We all make mistakes and we all have our misunderstandings sometimes. Not much different in the real world. The whole problem is that the US laws require Commons to adhere to certain standards regarding the intellectual property rights. We try hard to protect the rights of the authors creating media we host on Commons, sometimes we overshoot. (Insert word of choice) happens. IF you are still interested in donating material, I recommend the following procedure:
- Thanks! And thanks for the explanation on how the categorization works. As for the uploading of sound recordings and videos I would be interested and have many for which I own all the rights, but after my recent experience having my time hugely wasted by overzealous, repeatedly incorrect, admins to get this one picture published, I hate to imagine how much time and effort it would take to get a sound or video file past the gatekeepers. Your thoughts are most welcome. --Cohler (talk) 02:31, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
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