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Hi, welcome to my talk page

see also: User talk:Cloveious/archive1

Request for edit summary

Hi. I am a bot, and I am writing to you with a request. I would like to ask you, if possible, to use edit summaries a bit more often when you contribute. The reason an edit summary is important is because it allows your fellow contributors to understand what you changed; you can think of it as the "Subject:" line in an email. For your information, your current edit summary usage is 9% for major edits and 5% for minor edits. (Based on the last 150 major and 150 minor edits outside the Misplaced Pages, User, Image, and all Talk namespaces.)

This is just a suggestion, and I hope that I did not appear inpolite. You do not need to reply to this message, but if you would like to give me feedback, you can do so at the feedback page. Thank you, and happy edits, Mathbot 04:22, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Please check your WP:NA entry

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Thank you, and have a wiki wiki day! BDAbramson T 04:14, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:FormerNWTcapitals.png

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MLA's

Thanks. I wish I could put some of the other info that I have but it's original research that I got from meeting them. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 16:44, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

History of Northwest Territories capital cities

I hope you haven't given up on your FAC! Raul (the Featured Article director) seems to have left it a little while extra because it was an indecisive vote. I have added a few actionable comments here: . I think if you address them you can have an FA. Cheers, Marskell 22:45, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

who are you to comment on what I do?

Template:Canadian federal political parties

You reverted my removal of fair use images from this template. Per Misplaced Pages policy as laid out at Misplaced Pages:Fair use criteria item #9, you are not allowed to use fair use tagged images (such as Image:Lib-can cropped.png) outside of the main article namespace. This policy proscribes such use in templates. Please do not re-insert these party logos, or any other fair use image, back into this template or any other template. Thank you, --Durin 15:36, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

New Wikiproject!

Hi!

I wanted to invite you to join the new WikiProject Political parties and politicians in Canada. The goal is simple: to create and maintain high quality articles on Misplaced Pages related to Canadian politicians and Canadian political parties. Come on over and check us out at WP:PPAP. Ardenn 16:49, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar Award

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		For your extensive work on the more tedious details of Canadian political articles. Especially your recent Alberta electoral work. —GrantNeufeld 05:35, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Alberta elections

Most of the Green Party of Alberta candidates for the next election have not been set yet. I expect that will start to change once the summer is over. I'll probably be finding out if I'm running again by the end of September. (Our next convention is Sept.30-Oct.1 in Calgary.) If I am reelected as President of the party (my 2 year term is up at this convention) I almost certainly won't be running as a candidate next election—so I can stay focused on my organizational duties.

Regarding the incumbent MLA bio stubs—I agree with you. There's generally not a lot of exciting writing there :-) I've tended to add stubs only for the ones I've met and/or taken photos of.

—GrantNeufeld 11:52, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Thank you so much for your support and for the Keep vote on this article. I am very new here and this was the first article I had contributed to Wiki. Of course I had no idea that it would spin into such controversy, and as I haven't had time to read the entire Wiki policy guide (has anyone???? yikes!), I realized afterward that I committed a Wiki faux pas by writing about myself. Regardless, I appreciate your support and the support of others. The article was kept. Thank you! Much appreciated!!!!! All the best!(Cherylktardif 22:40, 23 August 2006 (UTC))

Just a question about Pelly

Ever been there? I'm a descendant of the township and it's just weird such a hamlet has an entry here.

• Hi, I created that article because it was near Fort Livingstone Historical site, I was actually born in Calgary and my family is from Quebec. --Cloveious 02:46, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Use of fair use images for decorative purposes

Greetings.

You reverted my removal of fair use images that were used for a decorative purpose on the 40th Canadian federal election article. The use of images in this way violates Misplaced Pages:Fair use criteria item #8. Party logos can be used on the pages specifically discussing that party, but to use them in the manner you have violates our policies. Please note the policy says "The material must contribute significantly to the article". In function, having the logos does nothing in terms of identification that noting the party names does not also serve. As such, the function you are using it for is a decorative use and is not acceptable under our policy. Please do not reinsert the images back into the article. If you have any questions about this, I'd be happy to answer. Thanks, --Durin 13:19, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

• You may not use the logos in the way you insist on doing. I have reverted your re-insertion again and reported this to Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents . Please note that if fair use law worked as you seem to think it does, you could make a million t-shirts with any logo on it you wanted. If you did so with, say, the logo of Coca-Cola their lawyers would be on your doorstep faster than you could put a t-shirt on. I invite you to reconsider your actions and your understanding of fair use law. --Durin 13:26, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Final warning

In regard to your above fair use violations. This activity endangers wikipedia, and administrators have been told to block repeat offenders. By all means make objections and discuss this. But if you reinsert images in violation of our policies, you will be blocked from editing. This is a final warning.--Doc 13:31, 29 October 2006 (UTC)