User talk:Smithvane

Welcome

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Copyright

I have left important messages for you at Wikimedia Commons concerning the copyright status of images you uploaded there and subsequently added to Wikipedia articles. Thanks. – Wdchk (talk) 02:07, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your message on my user talk page - I only removed the links to images that had already been removed, but your questions are addressed in the note(s) above, and at Commons (follow the link in the note just above this one). The basic problem is that you can't add copyrighted images without following the procedure for donating copyrighted material - simply stating that the image belongs to you is not enough. How to go about donating copyrighted images is explained in the info linked above. Thanks! --bonadea contributions talk 15:46, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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/* June 2015 */ 3rr for Weather vane and Lightning rod

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Weather vane. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Lightning rod. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing.