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Re-VibhintaVerma.jpg image Problem

Hi, The vibhinta verma image has not yet published anywhere online, It is perfectly safe to use it on Misplaced Pages. There will be no copyright issue at all. and there will be no problem in future regarding copyright. Candicell

Steve Hodges

Hi, Steve Hodges gave permission for his official photo to be used on Misplaced Pages the day before the election. He lost the special election for congress so I doubt that we will have a photo of him available again. The note that he gave his permission to use the photo was in the boxes under the photo and on the talk page. without the one picture of him, the special congressional election for MO_08 at Misplaced Pages looks very biased for the man elected. I admit that I have trouble trolling through the wp jargon and do not understand all the image permissions, but it seems that to keep the unbiased nature of wp and because he sent written permission, the photo of Steve Hodges for Congress 2013 should be returned to Misplaced Pages, but by somebody with a greater understanding of wp permissions...like you perhaps. thank you!

Thessaloniki picture

Hi. I added a picture of many Thessaloniki landmarks but it was changed again. I think this high resolution picture that shows 6 Thessaloniki landmarks is much better than just the White Tower. If you see Athens, it has a picture with many landmarks than just the Acropolis for example. Here's the picture I talk about

http://commons.wikimedia.org/File:Thessaloniki_collage.jpg

Thank you!

Help

Could you please tell me how to not violate the copywriter policy because I am new to Misplaced Pages and want to add images to visually improve articles. I tried uploaded several images like Malik al-Ashtar's grave.jpg ‎but it got deleted for copywriter issues. Thanks

Third Perso-Turkic War

I think that you should take a look here: Talk:Third Perso-Turkic War --HistoryofIran (talk) 13:48, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Vandal attack on my page

I am constantly facing vandal attack on my page. Is it possible to protect my page for further editing?----Samudrakula (talk) 11:45, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

I made some range blocks on the vandal's IPS, but if this continues we can certainly add semi-protection for some while. Sorry about the trouble. The attacker is a well known long-term vandal, some sadly deranged individual who has been harassing me and a couple of other administrators for several years. He'll occasionally turn up and vandalize basically any page I recently touched. Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:55, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

I think semi-protection will be a better option. Look at this . Thanks----Samudrakula (talk) 12:17, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

and read this edit summary here . How they mistreat my username! Unintentionally a great and awful problem you have brought to me !Samudrakula (talk) 15:53, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Don't worry Samudrakula. We will get out of it. They will turn bare-handed. Faizan 16:10, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Just ignore him please. He'll move on to other pages. I'll be applying range blocks for whatever ISP range he turns up on. Don't try talking to him or "warning" him, it's not worth the effort. He's batshit insane, so it's really no use trying to communicate with him. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:13, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

OK Thank you both!----Samudrakula (talk) 16:19, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Correction

Colton Cosmic is indefinitely blocked, not banned. Please use accurate descriptions in these kinds of actions. — Scott • talk 12:38, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Can't follow...

I kind of think it's self-explanatory, or at least clear enough that it wouldn't cause you to instinctively revert. Anyway, I'll try to go with an explanation:

The first and second paragraphs seem to focus on the history of the city's nomenclature, while the third paragraph focuses on the etymology of the name Istanbul and its use in English. To me, it makes sense to conclude the discussion (from paragraphs one and two) about all these names used by various people with a statement that essentially says "But all that nonsense ended in 1930 when Istanbul was adopted as the sole official name". (Maybe the sentence could be expanded by clarifying that the city wanted other people and languages to use Istanbul also.) That also provides a transition to the next paragraph about the background of the name and its use in English.

However, I feel that, in its current location, the sentence is out of place. We have two sentences -- Also, while in English the stress is on the first syllable (Is), in Turkish it is on the second syllable (tan). and A person from the city is an İstanbullu (plural: İstanbullular), although Istanbulite is used in English. -- that, to me at least, seem like they should be right after each other (showing differences in Turkish and English). But instead they're split by this sentence about the adoption of the current name in 1930. -- tariqabjotu 18:41, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Heraldry76

Heraldry76's continued harassment of user:Laveol and commenting on another editor's ethnicity is out of line, "Stop deleting, pages and sections from wikipedia, you deleted the part about Macedonia just because your Bulgarian." Does this fall under Arbmac2? --Kansas Bear (talk) 04:05, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Closed discussion?

You closed my proposal for a review policy, and related arbitration body.]

I had added evidence for these policy additions, but you redirect to cancer talk. Please direct me to more a more senior Misplaced Pages body to discuss the need for arbitration of what constitutes the most appropriate or preferred review of the research.32cllou (talk) 17:51, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

(talk page stalker)That's not how Misplaced Pages works. Discuss the matter on the article's talk page first. If you cannot reach consensus, then use dispute resolution. Consider, for example, WP:DRN; if that fails to achieve consensus, then WP:Mediation. Misplaced Pages does not set up ad hoc boards/committees to determine which references will be used in an article; any editor is always welcome to comment on any matter at any time (well, almost any editor, anyway). Qwyrxian (talk) 22:10, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Another pair of eyes, please?

Hello again. There's a discussion at AN regarding a FFD I closed. Any input or guidance would be appreciated. – Quadell 20:28, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Coat of arms of Canada on Canada

Please be aware there is currently a discussion about this. Fry1989 21:12, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Clarification requested

You enacted a topic ban on Yogesh Khandke‎ here. It bans him from all articles related to Indian history, can you clarify please if the article Anti-Muslim violence in India falls under the scope of that ban? It covers Indian history from the time of partition up to 2002. Darkness Shines (talk) 22:47, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

My participation in the discussion is limited to incidents regarding 1983, 1992 and 2002, and 2006, all within my life time, actually I was a teen in 1983. Also the issue that triggered my ban was the Aryan invasion theory, thousands of years old. I think this issue was settled during MRT3366's case related AN/I. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 22:58, 31 July 2013 (UTC)