User talk:Dereck Blouin-Perry
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Tasks: start a new article • add basic, wanted or requested articles • add definitions • add metadata • edit new pages
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Robert Tito | Talk 17:34, 27 March 2007 (CDT)
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Hello Dereck,
I'm sorry, I didn't see an image. I deleted the page because there was no image on it. Were you still working on it? I followed the link and couldn't find one either. Remember to make sure the material is not copyrighted or at least the copyright is released to Citizendium. --Matt Innis (Talk) 21:19, 29 March 2007 (CDT)
yeah i was still working on fixing the "Fair use" template. the picture itself has tobe over 40 years old because that's before René became our premier... I uploaded the fair use template from wikipedia. I'll have to get better with the editing tools if I wanna be able to write more from my own knowledge rather than editing wiki texts.
Okay, keep in mind that I don't think we have totally decided on the types of copyright we can use, so if this is something you think you want to work on, jump in and check out the forums on images to keep abreast of what is going on. [1]. It can get confusing, too, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask any of the guys on the forum that are familiar with the copyright issues. --Matt Innis (Talk) 21:55, 29 March 2007 (CDT)
Alright. Well copyrights are something I've had alot of trouble with on wikipedia. Back there I tryed to translate stuff from english to french but the conversion of images was hard.. there always was someome to delete it or edit your topic pointlessly and scrap all your work...so for now i'll try not to use pictures until there's something clear. Though I expected fair use to be allowed... hmm. I'll go down Quebec's history as I think about things to repost. For Now i've got an article up on Samuel de Champlain. I posted the original article and I will edit when the time comes to add my personal stuff. As for Lévesque, he's an head title and a must talk. He's the one who started the sovereignty movement. I also edited an article about "French in Canada" wich had some mistakes about how we spoke and called ourselves... that's pretty much the kind of thigns I can do.
Sounds interesting! I'll check in on them after you've had some time to work with them for awhile. I think it is a good idea waiting on the pictures. I had several pictures on the Chiropractic article that were deleted, too. One was just heartbreaking to lose, but I think the trouble that wikipedia has gotten into has caused some extra caution here. It seems if we choose to be a certain type of site, then we are more likely to get copyright authorizations, which I guess makes sense. If I were a photographer, I would want to make sure I could still control the rights to my pictures. If you need any help, just stop by my talk page! --Matt Innis (Talk) 22:24, 29 March 2007 (CDT)
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I'm just spending some time this morning thanking the newer/returned people who have been doing work on the wiki lately. So, thanks, nice to have you here! --Larry Sanger 09:51, 17 November 2007 (CST)