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Hi. I don't check this page very often, so if you want to get my attention contact me at Wikipedia talk:dave souza

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Thanks for what seems to be a proposed new standard layout for information: for me, the current approach seems to work better. ...Dave souza 13:53, 12 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]


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Thanks for uploading Image:Greenock Jimmy Watt.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikimedia Commons (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

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Aha. I'd said whodunnit, but the licence tag got lost. Thanks, sorted.. Dave souza 10:48, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Just to note that the naming conflict was resolved, the above file being a Mr. Hopetoun with the file I uploaded being renamed Image:George IV on the steps of Hopetoun House.jpg. .. Dave souza 21:01, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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There seems to be a problem regarding the description and/or licensing of this particular file. It has been found that you've added in the image's description only a Template that's not a license and although it provides useful informations about the image, it's not a valid license. Could you please resolve this problem, adding the license in the image linked above? You can edit the description page and change the text. Uploading a new version of the file does not change the description of the file. This page may give you more hints on which license to choose. Thank you.

This message was added automatically by Filbot, if you need some help about it, ask its master or go to the Commons:Help desk. --Filnik 17:07, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorted! .. Dave souza 17:13, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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There seems to be a problem regarding the description and/or licensing of this particular file. It has been found that you've added in the image's description only a Template that's not a license and although it provides useful informations about the image, it's not a valid license. Could you please resolve this problem, adding the license in the image linked above? You can edit the description page and change the text. Uploading a new version of the file does not change the description of the file. This page may give you more hints on which license to choose. Thank you.

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Tip: Categorizing images[edit]

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Hello, Dave souza!
Tip: Add categories to your files
Tip: Add categories to your files

Thanks a lot for contributing to the Wikimedia Commons! Here's a tip to make your uploads more useful: Why not add some categories to describe them? This will help more people to find and use them.

Here's how:

1) If you're using the UploadWizard, you can add categories to each file when you describe it. Just click "more options" for the file and add the categories which make sense:

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[[Category:Category name]]

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[[Category:Astronomical diagrams]]
[[Category:Comets]]

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BotMultichillT (talk) 05:45, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]


File:Darwin200-rhea_supper.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.

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65.96.164.13 01:57, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

PD info added as requested. Dave souza (talk) 08:32, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

IPCC images[edit]

Please stop uploading images from the IPCC. Though organized by the UN, the IPCC explicitly declares that they retain copyright in their works. See: [1] Their restrictions on use are incompatible with the Commons, and as such IPCC images subject to copyright can not be included here. Though the UN aims to put many works into the public domain, i.e. {{PD-UN}}, they also reserve the right to claim copyright in some works, as the routinely do for many recurring reports such as the work of the IPCC. Since all IPCC texts are published with an explicit copyright declaration, PD-UN does not apply to IPCC works. Dragons flight (talk) 22:32, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads-up, my misunderstanding. I tried looking for reasoning behind disappearing files, but couldn't find an explanation. Will review what to do about illustrating articles on the graphs. On a related topic, File:Ipcc-ar5draft-fig-1-4.gif as a derivative work will also have to be deleted, misinformation not currently used on any articles as far as I can see. . Dave souza (talk) 07:23, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia (",)[edit]

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia (",) 99.119.130.0 06:45, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Always glad to assist, . . Dave souza (talk) 17:11, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do you still edit here?[edit]

Do you still edit here? (",) 108.73.115.24 03:56, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

? Most recent edit 15:50, 18 August 2014. . Dave souza (talk) 18:47, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why does file 20150412 Orcadia & Isle of Arran.jpg say "Arran" when caption states Greenock?[edit]

Why does file 20150412 Orcadia & Isle of Arran.jpg say "Arran" when caption states en:Greenock? (I presume the Isle of Arran. 99.119.131.10 19:42, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Good point! It's actually the Isle of Arran, have now added link to the picture infobox to clarify this. Thanks, Dave souza (talk) 21:38, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. 99.112.214.62

Are you knowledgeable about "meteorologist" John Sawyer?[edit]

Are you knowledgeable about en:John Sawyer (meteorologist)? It seems valuable to expand his article.

99.112.215.0 02:52, 23 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, hadn't heard of him but sounds interesting, Dave souza (talk) 00:36, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
File:IPCC 1990 FAR chapter 7 fig 7.1(c).png has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.

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JuTa 20:30, 4 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

File:IPCC 1996 SAR Figure 3.20.png has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.

If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.

Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

JuTa 20:41, 4 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your continued contributions to "WikiWorld" (",)[edit]

Thank you for your continued contributions to "WikiWorld" (",) 108.73.112.62 10:11, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

LOL (",)[edit]

Thank you for the nature-nurture laugh on en:Talk:Climatic Research Unit email controversy :-P 108.73.113.142 07:37, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks awfully, you're welcome! Hat-tip to a well known mustelid for the pun, any other amusement may be my doing. Cheers, Dave souza (talk) 17:47, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
File:130707 Glen Coe from east.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.

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Tine (talk) 13:09, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, superseded by File:130707 Glen Coe from east C.jpg . dave souza (talk) 12:29, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright status: File:MV Ali Cat 020606.jpg[edit]

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Yours sincerely, JuTa 06:52, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved: it was always under CC license, more detail was added. . . dave souza (talk) 12:30, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Room_de_Luxe[edit]

Dear Dave souza , I am a Prof. in Architecture and I am currently redacting a book titled “History of Interior Design and Furniture” and it will be published in Turkish edition. I would like to use your image from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Room_de_Luxe.jpg. At the end of the book, the name of the beholder of the image is noted in ‘Picture Credits.’ Mustafa Demirkan mustafaemindemirkan@gmail.com hippofish 13:55, 19 May 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Serhatakbak (talk • contribs) 13:55, 19 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for letting me know, and giving me credit at the end of the book meets the license conditions as set out at File:Room de Luxe.jpg. It's worth noting that originally there were only eight high back chairs, the chairs at tables around the perimeter of the room had lower backs – see Room de Luxe 1903. When restoring the tearoom, the assumption was apparently made that modern diners would all want to sit on high back chairs. This point is discussed at w:Willow Tearooms#The Willow Tearooms today. .. . Dave souza (talk) 21:10, 19 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking permission to use your photo of Siccar Point[edit]

Dear Dave,

I'm writing to seek your permission to use your image of Siccar Point / "Siccar point red capstone from above.jpg" in a book to be published by Robert M. Hazen: Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything. The book is written for a public audience to help them understand the important role carbon plays in our lives.

I just wanted to get confirmation that you'd be willing to provide it under the guidelines of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 license.

Cheers! --Mice of Mu (talk) 18:03, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, as long as it's under a Commons Attribution-Share Alike license I'm happy to grant permission on that basis. Hope the photo meets the needs of the publication, delighted to hear of it being used. . . Dave souza (talk) 21:40, 28 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
That's great! Thank you, Dave.
If you're interested I'll provide publishing details when they become available.
Cheers ~
--Mice of Mu (talk) 13:22, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, that will be interesting and I look forward to seeing publishing details, . Dave souza (talk) 14:45, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Dear Dave,
Nice to write to you! I'm writing with similar enquiry as my predecessor above. We're publishing "Symphony in C" in Polish this autumn. I'd like to ask if we can use your photo in our edition, too. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you in advance!
Best regards,
Sonia Redaktorccpress (talk) 09:18, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Nice of you to ask! As before, you're welcome to us the photo as long as it's under a Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. Best wishes for your publication. . . dave souza (talk) 12:36, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Wonderful, thank you! Best wishes to you, too, Sonia Redaktorccpress (talk) 13:52, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism warning[edit]

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Seems to be an unintended edit, thanks for correcting it. . .dave souza (talk) 17:27, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]