User talk:Cyberfilm05

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Jeanette MacDonald

Hi Maceddy, I just wanted to commend you on the work you're doing on the Jeanette MacDonald article. It's heading in the right direction, and it already reads much better. Well done. Rossrs 00:49, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use disputed for Image:Maceddytodaymag.jpg

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Fair use disputed for Image:Maceddytodaybook.jpg

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Fair use rationale for Image:Jeanette MacDonald.jpg‎

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Fair use rationale for ‎Image:Maceddytodaybook.jpg‎

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Fair use rationale for ‎Image:Maceddytodaymag.jpg‎

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Duplicate images uploaded

Thanks for uploading Image:Jeanette Macdonald.jpg. A machine-controlled robot account noticed that you also uploaded the same image under the name Image:Jeanette MacDonald.jpg. The copy called Image:Jeanette MacDonald.jpg has been marked for speedy deletion since it is redundant. If this sounds okay to you, there is no need for you to take any action.

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Re: Fair use disputed for Image:Maceddytodaybook.jpg and Image: Jeanette_MacDonald.jpg

Both these photos and any others I have uploaded are low resolution book or magazine covers - and these books and/or magazines are written and/or published by myself. I believe the Fair Use policy applies per Wikipedia rules; however, I have replaced both with different photos and made sure that the sourcing of these photos leave no question as to the suitability for posting on Wikipedia. Thank you for your help with this.

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Jeanette Macdonald.jpg)

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Maceddytodaybook.jpg

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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. —An gr ^{If you've written a quality article...} 18:36, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Jeanette Macdonald portrait.jpg

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Jeanette macdonald book cover.jpg)

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Nelson Eddy.jpg)

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Fair use rationale for File:Sharonrich.jpg

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File source problem with File:Sharonrich.jpg

File Copyright problem

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Fair use rationale for File:Jcover.jpg

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Fair use rationale for File:Noperayears.jpg

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Fair use rationale for File:Sweetheartsbook.jpg

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Fair use rationale for File:Rosarybook.jpg

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Replaceable fair use Image:Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald 1940s.jpg

Replaceable fair use

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Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Susanna phantom.jpg

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Proposed deletion of Fred Phillips (makeup artist)

The article Fred Phillips (makeup artist) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No indication of notability, no reliable sources. A single award nomination is not enough.

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Orphaned non-free image File:Irvingstone.jpg

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Orphaned non-free image File:Jcover.jpg

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Orphaned non-free image File:Maceddy today magazine cover 67.jpg

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Orphaned non-free image File:Noperayears.jpg

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File permission problem with File:Sharon Rich.jpg

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ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
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Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Maceddy. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Sharon Rich, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:

avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
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Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Majora (talk) 04:45, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Notice

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Undeclared COI editor constantly adding their website to article. Majora (talk) 05:49, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

October 2017

There have been two problems with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group or a web site, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy. Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In that reason, you must:

Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
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If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Alex Shih (talk) 06:31, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am afraid your username is a violation of the username policy under promotional username, as it is the name of a company, organization, group, website, or product (including non-profit organizations) (Mac/Eddy Today). To be unblocked, the first step would be to request username change by following the instructions above. The next step would be to publicly disclose your conflict of interest (COI), as editing articles in which you have conflict of interest are strongly discouraged here in Wikipedia, and it is usually recommended that editors with COI should propose changes instead with the template {{request edit}}. Otherwise, the edit (such as this one, in which an external link affiliated with this account was added) could be considered as promotional edits. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask here. Alex Shih (talk) 06:31, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Alex Shih (talk). Thanks for your comments above. I understand what you're saying and have apparently not kept up well with the more recent Wikipedia rules as I haven't posted much in the last couple years. But have had this user name and been posting and updating film-related articles since 2005. Per the stated rules I read just now, the "grandfather clause" applies as the user name was set up 12 years ago when these rules didn't exist. And there has been an external link as you noted - but it's been there since 2006. The last post I made on this page prior to this week was April 2015. So...will chose another user name and will not make the same errors going forward. I do plan to update various Hollywood actors and directors particularly from the 30s and 40s as my contributions in the past have been of value and even commented on here in a positive way. Thank you.

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Cyberfilm05 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

cyberfilm (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

The paragraph above details the reasons.

Decline reason:

I'm sorry, that username is already in use. Please pick a new username. See Special:CentralAuth to see whether or not your chosen name is in use. Yamla (talk) 12:29, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This name is available...

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Cyberfilm05 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

cyberfilm05 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

See above paragraph for details

Decline reason:

Procedural decline as user has not returned to answer questions. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:35, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've done the rename (from User:Maceddy), and someone else will review your unblock request. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 10:42, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Please can you address the concerns r.e. "conflict of interest" described at ANI? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 13:32, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Cyberfilm05 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

The reason the link was there that was considered COI was there was no newspaper link available and the American Film Institute monthly magazine from 1994 was also not digital or found elsewhere online except in screenshots of said magazine cover and pages on the author's site so it was directed to that URL showing verifying source material. Please note that these links had been posted since 2005 and so fall under your grandfather clause as the current rules are different than they were 12 years ago. So please unblock as it's now understood by user the linking policies. But would also appreciate any wiki link that shows and explains what one is to do in a situation where there is no digital link available but a relevant reference is an article from an older magazine or television program guide. Thank you.

Accept reason:

As long as you avoid editing articles about subjects you have a business relationship with, you should be fine. Carry on. Jayron 32 17:31, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Sweethearts (book) for deletion

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