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Hi there. We have lots of articles, such as Auslegeschrift for which we could use another legal hand. Would you be interested in joining our project here? Bearian (talk) 00:01, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I missed your note from 11/13/08, becuase ytou placed it at the top, not at the bottom. I can userfy it for you. Bearian (talk) 18:25, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Moved legal details to page 'Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984'Hi! Thanks for your addition to chip IP protection in Integrated circuit. I suspect it's a little more detail than the usual reader would want, but it's perfect for a more detail discussion of the topic. So I moved the text to the new article Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, and put just a general summary in the Integrated circuit article, with a link to the details. I hope you are OK with this. Thanks again for the contribution, LouScheffer (talk) 05:09, 4 December 2008 (UTC) Hugh LaddieThanks for your message. Nothing unfavourable was written re Hugh Laddie. There was just a misunderstanding due to the use of a shared IP address (you can find more information on this by clicking here under the "3 December 2008" heading). Inviting Alastair Wilson to edit articles here would be excellent. I actually never had any contact with him before his message on my talk page. Since you know him, may I suggest that you drop him a short note on his email address? You will surely make a greater impact than me. You can find his email address here, at the bottom of the page. Cheers, --Edcolins (talk) 20:21, 4 December 2008 (UTC) License tagging for Image:Mallinck.jpgThanks for uploading Image:Mallinck.jpg. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information; to add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click "Edit this page" and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia. For help in choosing the correct tag, or for any other questions, leave a message on Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 04:22, 8 December 2008 (UTC) Thanks for the message. Always happy to help out on law related articles. – ukexpat (talk) 01:44, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks!Thanks for the pole lamp pic in Sears v. Stiffel! Could you point to the source from whence you got the pic? (I didn't see it on the picture page.) Tempshill (talk) 21:56, 28 December 2008 (UTC) Thanks for your message. I have just added a hopefully better category! --Edcolins (talk) 20:15, 8 January 2009 (UTC) Nice article! --Edcolins (talk) 21:34, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
In re BilskiThanks for the wording cleanup! For the life of me, I couldn't write proper sentences yesterday. Cquan (after the beep...) 19:28, 11 February 2009 (UTC) Greetings professor!I was a student in your Computer Law class in the Spring of 2008. Can't reveal my name here, but I believe I told you at the time that I was a Wikipedia administrator (and here I am). Great to see you here, and thanks for your contributions! bd2412 T 19:25, 19 February 2009 (UTC) Case assessmentsHi. Thanks for your comments. I've only been assessing case articles that are low enough on the totem-pole that it seems pretty obvious how they should be assessed. As far as rating the more advanced articles, I think it will take a group effort or some expertise in explaining the more esoteric aspects of the law and whether the article fully explains the relevance of the case. I would echo MzMcBride's comment at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_U.S._Supreme_Court_cases that standardization is key in improving articles past a "B" level, but I think it's probably even more than that. The articles that I think are really good explain the facts and the law clearly in a way that could be understood by a layperson, and maybe have a picture or two. I see that you know BD2412. He is probably one the most, if not the most experienced editor I've encountered as far as the Supreme Court case project goes. I'm sure he would also be a good source of information if you ever have a question about some of the intricacies of the process. Welcome to Wikipedia by the way.--Cdogsimmons (talk) 19:30, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Greetings, professor. I responded to your query on my talk page, but I have not heard from you so I am responding here. You can email me at BD2412(at)hotmail.com, or at my GW email address. Maybe we can get together for lunch one of these days, and I can tell you everything I've learned about Wikipedia in my years as an editor and admin. Cheers! bd2412 T 19:18, 17 March 2009 (UTC) Thanks for your email (and sorry for not responding earlier). I cannot really help on this one. So, I have asked GDallimore, who may be able to help. Cheers, --Edcolins (talk) 19:47, 14 March 2009 (UTC) Double patentingU.S.-specific information is missing in the article double patenting. Would you have by chance any knowledge to add there?... Thanks. --Edcolins (talk) 22:59, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
There is an (old) discussion on the talk page of McGhee et al. v. Le Sage & Co., Inc., on the notability of this case. Have you ever heard about this case? --Edcolins (talk) 11:24, 5 April 2009 (UTC) Worldwide perspective on copyrightI don't have any strong opposition to migration of US material to UIS copyright, but that means readers have to look in two places much of the time. I have no problem with looking at two places for two different subjects. Adding US-centric material to the wrong article dilutes the value of the global Copyright article. TJRC (talk) 20:37, 8 April 2009 (UTC) April 2009Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to Yale Law School, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources, please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. ZimZalaBim talk 17:32, 13 April 2009 (UTC) Page movesAnytime you need to move a page to a new title, click the "move" button at the top of the page. You will have the option of moving without leaving a redirect, from an initial typo or similar error. Cheers! bd2412 T 04:07, 15 April 2009 (UTC) I have updated this page per your comment to User:DreamGuy. Colonel Warden (talk) 16:04, 6 May 2009 (UTC) Re: CopyrightHey, I'm not an admin so I can't protect an article. An article can be protected from IP-based edits (semi protection) and you can go to WP:RPP to request an admin look at the page, but I personally don't think the amount of vandalism on the article is enough to be eligible for semi-protection. You can have a go though. - Chrism would like to hear from you 20:22, 14 May 2009 (UTC) Exhausted combinations and nonstatutory subject matterI am just wondering... What is the advantage of avoiding the holding of nonstatutory subject matter by using an exhausted combination, if the claim is going to be rejected as an exhausted combination at the end of the day? I probably missed something here. Cheers, --Edcolins (talk) 20:02, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
You must be excited about Bilski going up. Planning on writing an amicus curiae brief? bd2412 T 20:10, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
http://www.law.washington.edu/casrip/newsletter/vol15/newsv15i1RhsBilskiBrAsFiled.pdf
Double patentingPlease see talk page for this article. With respect, you are wrong about US law on sec. 101 and a patent for an invention. I know of no contrary view on this (under US law). Cheers. PraeceptorIP (talk) 18:54, 22 June 2009 (UTC) A few months back we had a bot copy over all the date from the Federal Judicial Center to create articles on every person who has ever been a United States federal judge (well, except that their database leaves out Court of Claims judges and the like). So, it created an article on Archer at a slightly different title. The difference in information was very slight, I think not more than including the judge's hometown and including links to B.A. and J.D., but I merged them anyway primarily because the merger created a redirect from the old title to the new (which was needed), and to make sure that all edit history relating to the topic was in one place. Cheers! bd2412 T 23:07, 8 July 2009 (UTC) There is no page yet for Robert Post, the law professor. You may want to create one -- I'm going on vacation for the next couple of weeks and I won't be here. --Eastlaw talk ⁄ contribs 22:12, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks, BracketBot (talk) 17:09, 8 November 2013 (UTC) Cy Coben editsDo you have any sources for Cy's father being a wholesale meat man, or for his original name? It may be true, but we need a source for it. Brianyoumans (talk) 14:31, 13 December 2013 (UTC) Cy's father was my grandfather. I will try to see what I can find for you. RHS PraeceptorIP (talk) 00:01, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
I once asked my uncle Seymour why he used the name Cy Coben and he told me that the name Seymour Cohen did not go over so well in Nashville and some of the other places he worked. I would therefore conclude that it is fair to say that he used the Cy Coben name for "professional reasons." I suppose you could now say that the private communication is in the possession of user Brianyoumans. -- PraeceptorIP (talk) 17:10, 16 December 2013 (UTC) Welcome backI haven't run across any of your edits in a while, but just noticed you on one of my watchlist articles. Just a little welcome-back note. TJRC (talk) 20:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC) Better source request for File:Schilg.jpgThanks for your upload to Wikipedia: You provided a source, but it is difficult for other users to examine the copyright status of the image because the source is incomplete. Please consider clarifying the exact source so that the copyright status may be checked more easily. It is best to specify the exact Web page where you found the image, rather than only giving the source domain or the URL of the image file itself. Please update the image description with a URL that will be more helpful to other users in determining the copyright status. If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source in a complete manner. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page or me at my talk page. Thank you. Message delivered by Theo's Little Bot (opt-out) 03:06, 5 May 2014 (UTC) Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc.Thanks for your message on my talk page. F.n. 14 seems ok now. --Edcolins (talk) 19:42, 30 May 2014 (UTC) August 2014Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that your edit to Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 "()"s. If you have, don't worry: just edit the page again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on my operator's talk page.
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footnote 27 - Software patents under United States patent lawFixed... --Edcolins (talk) 19:28, 7 October 2014 (UTC) Speedy deletion nomination of File:Morse Telegraph Repeater Circuit.gifA tag has been placed on File:Morse Telegraph Repeater Circuit.gif requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated. If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Stefan2 (talk) 19:22, 16 November 2014 (UTC) Reference errors on 3 AprilHello, I'm ReferenceBot. I have automatically detected that an edit performed by you may have introduced errors in referencing. It is as follows:
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A kitten for you!Great page! Sulfurboy (talk) 19:51, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
griseofulvinPraceptor, do you know what actually happened in the matter at hand following the supreme court case? Am looking for sources. Amazing amount of people referencing the case in abstract discussion but little discussion of what actually happened next... Jytdog (talk) 14:03, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
Why don't you consider leaving him alone? He's a benefit to the project and is a subject matter expert. I've looked at his edits and they are NPOV, factual, and non-controversial. On the other hand, you, completely against policy, deleted an entire section of sourced material. Later, after I had provided additional sources, you mangled the case cite so that I had to go back and fix it here. Jytdog, if you don't understand how to cite a court case, ask, I'll be happy to help. It starts with the case name A v. B, followed by the vol. number, the reporter, the page, the court and the year. If you are putting the pinpoint in the superscripted ref, you still need the starting number of the case in the original citation. Thanks, GregJackP Boomer! 01:08, 20 June 2015 (UTC) CanvassingThis constitutes canvassing. Please read the notice below. Thanks It appears that you have been canvassing—leaving messages on a biased choice of users' talk pages to notify them of an ongoing community decision, debate, or vote. While friendly notices are allowed, they should be limited and nonpartisan in distribution and should reflect a neutral point of view. Please do not post notices which are indiscriminately cross-posted, which espouse a certain point of view or side of a debate, or which are selectively sent only to those who are believed to hold the same opinion as you. Remember to respect Wikipedia's principle of consensus-building by allowing decisions to reflect the prevailing opinion among the community at large. Thank you. Jytdog (talk) 17:39, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
Reliable Sources NoticeboardPlease see WP:RSN#Use of a lawyer blog in Bowman v. Monsanto Co. for a discussion in which you have been involved at Talk:Bowman v. Monsanto Co.. Thanks, GregJackP Boomer! 18:17, 20 June 2015 (UTC) Talk page discussions in WikipediaAbout your comment here. PraeceptorIP, what you appear to be doing there is critiquing what Lim wrote. We don't do that in WP. You do that in law school or in court, but not here in WP. We read the reliable sources and we summarize what they say, giving the most WEIGHT to the maintstream ideas, per WP:NPOV. Lim says, what Lim says. (Note, I wrote this here, since article Talk pages are for discussing article content, based on sources, not for discussing contributors.) Jytdog (talk) 21:44, 22 June 2015 (UTC)) No, Jyt, I was saying that Lim did not support what you cited him for. You said he supported there being prior US precedent to the effect that "replanting" is "making." What he says does not support that. PraeceptorIP (talk) 22:27, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Template creationThe most basic way to create a template is to create a page with a Template: title, and put something on it. For example, if you create Template:Dogs like to bark, and put on that page the sentence, "Dog's particularly like to bark in the middle of the night", then anywhere that anyone thereafter puts {{Dogs like to bark}} will call the sentence in the template. bd2412 T 17:18, 15 July 2015 (UTC) Thx. PraeceptorIP (talk) 17:27, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
{{BBstyle}}Templates like these should not be viewable to the reader. Example templates are {{Use list-defined references}}, {{EngvarB}} and {{Use dmy dates}}. You will also need to add a date parameter, a category and some information on the template page. Pinging Plastikspork and Frietjes as they are template editors, so they can help. In addition, you messed up a reference in Analytic dissection when you converted to a different reference format... you half deleted one. Bgwhite (talk) 20:40, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
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Canvassingthis and this are canvassing. You are clearly uninterested in editing in compliance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. I am sorry it came to this; you are likely to face editing restrictions going forward. Again, I am sorry it came to this Jytdog (talk) 22:51, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
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A Barnstar for you!
Arbcom caseJust wanted to let you know that I mentioned you here: Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Statement_by_Jytdog Not sure where that Arbcom case is going to go.Jytdog (talk) 08:34, 9 September 2015 (UTC) Jytdog: I didn't understand your comment, so perhaps you could explain it to me. The discussion seems (based on a brief skim) to be about whether you are too favorable to (or biased about) GMO or, as you put it, "a whore for Monsanto." I don't follow that topic in WP, although I am mildly in favor of GMO where it increases productivity, and am a Syngenta stockholder. But I don't post about GMO, unless it comes up in a legal context and even then I am not concerned with the merits of GMO as such but instead its patent status or implications. So, I don't see how I get involved in your issue. But maybe you can explain this to me. PraeceptorIP (talk) 17:27, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
Jytdog's comments about the Pharming article show what he terms "perfect illumination" of two things.
Something unclear to me is what this controversy at Arbcom is about. Is it about Jytdog's role in GMO or GM food articles? Or is it about his unbelievable rudeness, incivility, unwillingness to accept consensus, and so on in all his dealings with other Wikipedians who fail to accept his views? Could somebody tell me? (Also, is there any reasonable way to get jytdog to stop being so uncivil?) I agree with what is said above by BD2412 and GregJackP, both of whom follow the sensible policy of writing articles rather than going around sniping at other people's articles without contributing to the body of WP content. It is difficult, however, to rise above the fray (as bd recommends) when someone keeps tugging your coattails and trying to drag you back into it. PraeceptorIP (talk) 17:52, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
Inventive stepFeel free to start from scratch, per WP:BLOWITUP... The article Inventive step and non-obviousness should anyway only contain a summary of U.S. law in that respect. A new page Non-obviousness under United States patent law could contain more details (we already have Novelty and non-obviousness in Canadian patent law and Inventive step under the European Patent Convention). --Edcolins (talk) 20:40, 2 October 2015 (UTC) FAC of Schmerber v. CaliforniaHi PraeceptorIP, I hope all is well these days! I have nominated an article I wrote, Schmerber v. California (one of WJB's most famous), for FA status. I know that your areas of expertise are primarily with IP and antitrust, but if you have time to look at this article and to offer any feedback, I would very much appreciate it! Here is a link to the nomination. Thanks in advance for your help! Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 18:06, 6 October 2015 (UTC) ReflistHi there, I didn't know that {{Reflist|2}} was deprecated... Thanks for your note! Cheers --Edcolins (talk) 18:15, 13 October 2015 (UTC) DDR Holdings v. Hotels.comThe content of this page is unnecessarily editorialized. The description of the patent heavily relies on a secondhand description, including an image that was generated based on an outside reviewer's understanding of the invention. This is less accurate and reliable than using material drawn contained in the actual patent - including the clear example provided in the figures. Why is this page using a summary in "Stern's" case notes in lieu of the primary source material? My edits were primarily intended to substitute excerpts from the patent for this secondhand, editorial description. I would have liked to include the representative figure from the patent, but was not permitted to do so given the age of my Wikipedia editing account. I would like to see either a revision of this page that uses the primary source material, or an explanation of why you prefer the editorialized content instead. Usptotalk (talk) 01:11, 14 November 2015 (UTC) Can you email me the diagram you prefer (as a gif?), using the Wiki eml function at left margin under tools? "Email this user" Often secondary sources are used in WP because WP has an irrational allergy to use of primary sources. If the sources used here are wrong perhaps we can correct the statements based on them. But the main problem with your edit was the wholesale "correction" without prior discussion on the talk page for the article. Just because you think something should be said differently is not a good enough reason for making drastic changes. There is no need for hurry. Say what you think would be better on the talk page and then lets see what consensus develops. At least some of your changes I think are misguided. Others are or may be sensible. There is no reason for your opinions to override the opinions of others unless there is a consensus that you have got it right where others got it wrong. Why can't you patiently discuss what changes you propose? You might find that others advance an even more sensible view than yours. You are not infallible. (I have found that I am not infallible. You might find the same(?). How long have you been working in the patent field? Long enough to find yourself now obliged to change your mind over what you were sure about 10 or 20 years ago?) (I have) How about making a list of proposed changes with explanations, not just your ipse dixit? :-) Cheers. Thank you. PraeceptorIP (talk) 02:41, 14 November 2015 (UTC) Hi, Happy New Year, PraeceptorIP!
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A tag has been placed on Course of performance requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from https://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/1/1-303. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website or image but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here. If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 19:25, 31 March 2016 (UTC) UCCHi PraeceptorIP, Would you be able to link or otherwise point to the UCC being dedicated to the Public Domain as you said? The version I checked shows a copyright to "The American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws". A clear PD dedication would certainly avoid any future misunderstandings of its ownership. Thanks! CrowCaw 19:03, 3 April 2016 (UTC) Ways to improve National Lockwasher Co. v. George K. Garrett Co.Hi, I'm Thursby16. PraeceptorIP, thanks for creating National Lockwasher Co. v. George K. Garrett Co.! I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Unsure if you're currently editing the page. Nevertheless. The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Thursby16 (talk) 20:50, 7 April 2016 (UTC) License tagging for File:Detail of official portrait of William O Douglas.jpgThanks for uploading File:Detail of official portrait of William O Douglas.jpg. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information. To add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click "Edit this page" and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia. For help in choosing the correct tag, or for any other questions, leave a message on Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 18:05, 20 April 2016 (UTC) Re:If I assume you're talking the Indigo Book, yes you can. ViperSnake151 Talk 17:13, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
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FYI — recent changesSee these recent edits to the Earl Warren article. I already made a few modifications, but I thought you might be interested. Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 08:09, 5 August 2016 (UTC) File:Cartoon of Justice Thomas refusing to explain Alice ruling.jpg listed for discussionA file that you uploaded or altered, File:Cartoon of Justice Thomas refusing to explain Alice ruling.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. B (talk) 17:11, 15 August 2016 (UTC) ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!Hello, PraeceptorIP. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC) Orphaned non-free image File:Cartoon of Justice Thomas refusing to explain Alice ruling.jpgThanks for uploading File:Cartoon of Justice Thomas refusing to explain Alice ruling.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media). Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 10:47, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
Stop making POINTY edits please. You know very well the image is under discussion at the Alice article here. See also here Jytdog (talk) 01:03, 6 December 2016 (UTC) Re:GottschalkOkay. I figured there might be some rationale given either in the case itself or surmised by external observers; three justices out seems rather noteworthy, but IANAL. Chubbles (talk) 00:20, 9 May 2017 (UTC) Nomination for deletion of Template:BBREFTemplate:BBREF has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:55, 7 June 2017 (UTC) Nomination for deletion of Template:RefbbTemplate:Refbb has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 04:40, 18 June 2017 (UTC) ArbCom 2017 election voter messageHello, PraeceptorIP. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC) ArbCom 2018 election voter messageHello, PraeceptorIP. Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 3 December. All users who registered an account before Sunday, 28 October 2018, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday, 1 November 2018 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate in the 2018 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC) Orphaned non-free image File:MicroCov.jpgThanks for uploading File:MicroCov.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media). Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 06:04, 1 June 2019 (UTC) File:Amdocs system.jpg listed for discussionA file that you uploaded or altered, File:Amdocs system.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Wikiacc (¶) 14:16, 10 May 2020 (UTC) The file File:Whitehead Velocipede.jpg has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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