Geoff Lane

I'm trying to upload the image of the artist but can't find the contribute icon, please help --Luthien808 (talk) 06:00, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Luthien808: it's a bit complicated, but here goes:

Please keep in mind that pictures must be available under a free content licence of some kind (see <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_content>). Free content licences are vastly preferred; non-free pictures without clear reasons for an exception and pictures without source information or clear licence status will be deleted. Please see our image use policy (<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_use_policy>) for further details. If the image is protected by copyright, please do not upload it — it will just be deleted within a day or two.

If you know that the image already exists under a suitable free licence or if you made the image yourself, then you should upload the file to Wikimedia Commons (a free user account will be necessary for this) by visiting this page: <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> and clicking on "Upload file" from the left-hand margin. Your "Source" here will be the place (e.g., the http:// website, the book title & page, etc.) where the image exists and is shown to be freely licensed. If the file is entirely your own work and does not contain other copyrighted works within it, you should type Template:Own for the "Source". If the image is not yet under a free licence, but the copyright holder would like to place it under one, he/she may want to use our Interactive Release Generator available here: <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikimedia_VRT_release_generator>.

Once the image has been uploaded, you can add it to a page thus:

1. Visit the page where you wish to place the image and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of it. This will open an editing window. Find the place in the article where you wish to place the image and write the following:

[[File:(Filename you chose when uploading).(extension of file, case-sensitive, like .jpg or .png)|thumb|Caption text(Write a caption for the image)]]

2. Save the page with an edit summary that describes what you did (e.g. "added image")

For example, if I had uploaded an image of some fruit bats in a colony that I called "fruitbatsoverhead.jpg" and wanted to add it to the article on fruit bats, I would go to that page, click "Edit", scroll down to where I wanted my image to appear, and write

[[File:fruitbatsoverhead.jpg|thumb|Fruit bat colony seen from an overhead perspective]]

and then click "Save" after making an edit summary entry like "Added image". Once you click "Save", the image should immediately appear in the article!

If you would like more information about editing you might want to consider visiting this page: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing>. We also have a tutorial on using images here <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial> which will show you how to adjust the size of the image as it appears in the Wikipedia article, explains the use of the word "thumb", and explains other aspects of how the image will be seen by other readers.

If you need more help, feel free to reply to this message and I will see if I can assist you further. Good luck! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:13, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is my ip still visible if a log in or make a account and then publish a wiki --MRXM1000 (talk) 14:41, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No. IP addresses of logged in editors are not visible in the edit History of any article. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 15:14, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, you posted what appears to be an unrelated topic on the Talk page you noted above, Wikipedia_talk:Paid_editing_(proposal)#HACKING_types. I moved it to the bottom of the page and put it into a separate section, as should have been done. Nonetheless, I am not sure why the long comment was posted there, as it does not appear to relate to the policy on paid editing. Were you trying to draft a new article? If so, you should start at Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation to create your draft article. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:27, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you harassing and vandalizing Mr. Keene's Wikipedia page? Every single thing originally on his page is verified and true. You are harassing this man unjustly. Why? This illegal and will not be tolerated. Name one thing that is on his Wikipedia page that is not true? You can't because its all fact verified. If anything you should be helping improve his page not vandalizing and harassing it. Let's talk about how to improve his page. Black Bird is his real life story and he is the intellectual property rights owner, this is widely known. All his books are best sellers. I have seen people that were just an assistant grip on movie sets that have a better looking and not harassed Wikipedia page than his. So what can we do to make his page better, not vandalizing it. Add his images at the World Prieme tell his true history, not one that you clearly do not know or understand. So what can we do to make it better? Joseph M31 (talk) 00:27, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Joseph M31: Do you have a personal or professional relationship with the article subject? Your edit history is that your edit have been largely confined to one article, the one about which you write. As another editor noted on your Talk page last June, if you have a conflict of interest, you need to declare it. And that is particularly true if you are being compensated in any way for editing the article, per the Terms of Use. Finally, discussions about proposed improvements to and your concerns about the article should be carried out on its Talk page. Attacking other editors is not the best way to go about improving the article. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:46, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Geoff, thank you for being my mentor. I need one. I am a novice Wikipedia editor.

Question: Can you teach me how to update the photo on this page? Senator Celsi has a more recent photo that I would like to post on this page, but Wikipedia won't allow it. Can you give me any advice?

Thank you, Brandie Brandieport (talk) 11:35, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Brandieport: About this article. May I ask if you are acting on behalf of the senator, either as a friend or as an agent/employee? The current image is the official state portrait and is hosted here on Commons. If you have another free image you wish to upload to Commons and then add to the article to replace the current image, let me know. The instructions are a bit involved. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 22:44, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cum creez o pagină nouă? --Mr.elian22 (talk) 13:34, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mr.elian22: If you are looking to write an article in Romanian, you should inquire at the Romanian Wikipedia. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 14:37, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Daca și Wikipedia este cv limitat doar pentru unii atunci sa schimbat scopul principal drept ceva liber și egal momentan nu vreau să fac parte din acestă monarhie jalnică,manipulantă și cu decepți limitate Mr.elian22 (talk) 21:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mr.elian22: Google translates this from the Romanian as: "If Wikipedia is also a limited cv only for some, then the main goal has changed to something free and equal at the moment I don't want to be part of this pitiful, manipulative monarchy with limited deceivers." Then why are you here, posting on my Talk page? Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:44, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Scuze, pa Mr.elian22 (talk) 22:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for volunteering your time, Geoff. I haven't tried to edit in some 20 years. Starting in 2002, I began doing research on a controversial topic (who really wrote Shakespeare?). I had my edits removed again and again by a band of traditionalists who control everything on Wiki about Shakespeare. They began by complaining that I wasn't citing a published article on the topic. So I began publishing articles and citing them. Next, they said no one had cited my articles in other articles, so they didn't count. They then banned me from editing anything on Shakespeare. I gave up. Will the same thing likely happen to me now if I make another attempt to add balance to the Wiki material on Shakespeare? (I've now written more than 100 publications on the topic). Thanks! --Oxfreudian (talk) 21:52, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Oxfreudian: I see no edits to any article on Shakespeare by your account, which has only recently been created. Which article and which diffs? Were you using another account or an IP address to edit before? If so, what username/IP? When you say "banned," do you mean a site ban or a block? This might not be the place for you to bring this up. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 21:58, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, probably not. It's been so long, I don't remember the answers to your questions.

But I see "KnitWitted" has posted five articles by me removed by Tom Reedy, one of the traditionalists--

Talk:Biblical allusions in Shakespeare Oxfreudian (talk) 22:10, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Oxfreudian: There was (and is) an ArbCom decision in this area: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Shakespeare_authorship_question>. I assume you were one of the editors involved, yes? Knitwiited was notified of sanctions imposed: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Knitwitted#Third_and_last_warning>. As far as citing your own work, see Wikipedia:Reliable_sources#Self-published_sources_(online_and_paper) and Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources. I think I'm probably not the person to ask about this - perhaps you should ask at ArbCom. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 22:31, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking the time to look into this, Geoff.

I gather not much has changed, so I will return to writing for mainstream publications, and not get into the mud of the Shakespeare wars on Wiki. Oxfreudian (talk) 22:34, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, the text keeps showing up bolded when I don't want it to be. How do I change that? --Elail (talk) 01:41, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Elail: You are editing with the mobile app, yes? In the edit view, you can see a B and an I below the area where your text appears. To bold (or unbold) text, press the B. You could also manually remove the three '''ticks that appear on each side of bolded text'''. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:34, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Glane, hope you are doing well. I was editing a page that had no logo, and I found its logo on Google available publicly. But somehow I am not able to upload it; neither for that page nor for any other page. Could you please guide? --Daliaxer (talk) 14:38, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Daliaxer: Which article and which logo image are you writing about? Generally speaking, images found on the web are copyrighted and may not be used on Wikipedia without permission from the copyright owner. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 15:00, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's a page Pediatric Trials Netwrok which appeared in my suggestion box. I found their logo on their Facebook. Are we not allowed to upload respective logos on their pages? I thought that was also a contribution. Daliaxer (talk) 15:07, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Daliaxer: As I mentioned, images found on the web are almost always someone's property. And no, you can't use someone's property in a Wikipedia article without their permission. To help understand this, read the Image Use policy and the specific policy about using logos. Copyright law is extremely complex, and even experts have difficulty grasping all its nuances. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 15:45, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. Thank you. Daliaxer (talk) 16:59, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm new to this so I might've made the mistake of inserting text instead of a link in the Richard Lovelace article, but I would genuinely love to have a citation for the claim about the pronunciation of his last name, if that's possible. Sorry to bother you! Joysloc (talk) 23:29, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Joysloc: A better way would be to simply remove the pronunciation entirely, with an edit summary something like "removed unreferenced pronunciation". Then be ready to defend any objection on the article Talk page per the bold, revert, discuss cycle. Keep calm and carry on! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 23:35, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey again, Can you tell me how can I achieve these badges and awards on Wikipedia as a contributor? --Daliaxer (talk) 09:12, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Daliaxer: They are mostly given for participation in various efforts to improve Wikipedia. When you see an announced drive, you can sign up if you qualify and are interested. You can scroll through and explore the various projects to see which are currently mounting improvement drives and the like by looking here: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory. You can also try asking at the Teahouse for more leads if you wish. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:43, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Daliaxer (talk) 17:22, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for uploading File:Maryland cookies.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:34, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not a problem. 16 years after I uploaded the non-free image, someone has posted a free image, not of the package, but of the cookies themselves. Delete away, Bot! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 19:02, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I would like to edit my name and photos --MissLindaC (talk) 19:49, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]