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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see User talk:Carnildo/images. 11:09, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support of the Article Improvement Drive. This week Homer Simpson was selected to be improved to featured article status. Hope you can help…

Joyous | Talk 18:37, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure exactly what I should be doing... I've been surfing around fixing little mistakes, but I haven't done anything of great import... Should I maybe join a Wikiproject? Vint 16:22, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I see you have placed the article Alex Zaragoza up for deletion. It actually is a copy of another article Alexander Zaragoza, you may want to place it up for AfD as well as part of a joint nomination with the current AfD for Alex Zaragoza.

To do this all you have to do is place {{subst:afd1|PageName }} rather than the normal {{subst:afd1}} at the top of the page, in this case {{subst:afd1|Alex Zaragoza }} at the top of Alexander Zaragoza. Then make a comment in the AfD discussion just below the original first comment, in this instance you could place something like ":I am also nominating [[Alexander Zaragoza]] as the content is identical --~~~~" just below your original nomination comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alex Zaragoza. I hope this helpfull.--blue520 16:12, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry about the above, as Alexander Zaragoza now has been redirected to Alex Zaragoza, achieving basically the same result.--blue520 04:08, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi The Man13, I just noticed that you have the a lot of 'fair use images' on your userpage. I have to ask you to remove those images, since they are only usable under 'fair use' and that never applies to use on userpages. Could you please delete the pictures? Thanks! --JoanneB 20:38, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Thank you Joanne, I had no idea that what was used on Wikipedia could not be used on my user page. Sorry, I'm a little new to this, I'm just getting used to all the rules. Thanks again Vint 20:57, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I happened to see through my watchlist that you'd already removed them. Thanks for the quick action! As for the comment you put in their place, and the userbox you have about copyright paranoia, just a comment that might explain things better... As Wikipedia is getting better known each day, it is getting more attention from big companies and other parties too. If they see their images 'misused', they may decide to sue Wikipedia, which will end up costing loads of money and giving Wikipedia a bad name. Don't get me wrong, I'm not accusing you of trying to get Wikipedia in trouble, people often just don't realise why fair use images are allowed in one place and not in the other. And PS, don't worry about not knowing all the rules at once, no one does! :)) Kind regards, --JoanneB 20:59, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support of the Article Improvement Drive. This week William Shakespeare was selected to be improved to featured article status. Hope you can help…

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