Therese Spillane
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UoW student?
editHi. Are you a UoW student? If so, please put a template on your user page, like this:
{{UoW student
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|semester=Spring
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and you can fill in the missing field too, of course. :-) --Pi zero (talk) 11:50, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
Where did this image come from? I don't see proper copyright information on it; who was the photographer, who holds the copyright, and why was it uploaded to Wikinews rather than Commons? --Pi zero (talk) 23:00, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
The photo was taken by myself - Therese Spillane, sorry should I upload to Commons? am struggling a little with using wikinews/commons particularly in regard to adding images to articles
Do I need to create a new account for commons or is my Wikinews account linked?
- Your account should be for all wikimedia projects. And yes, with photos taken by yourself, you'll want to upload them to Commons, released under a suitable license; they don't, I believe, accept non-commercial licenses there. Done properly, they'll end up with some sort of "my own work" tag on them. I think they've got a good upload wizard there that should guide you through it all; I've only used it once myself, though, some time back.
- Uploading to Wikinews is mostly for Fair Use images, which wouldn't apply if you're the photographer. (Our Fair Use policy requires the image to be from a non-news source, as using photos copyrighted by "competing" news organizations is considered "not fair" here.) --Pi zero (talk) 23:36, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
Pilot David Black killed fighting bush fires in Australia
editHi. Thanks for creating Pilot David Black killed fighting bush fires in Australia. Unfortunately, it has been deleted as an abandoned article. Not every article succeeds; we look forward to your continued contribution to Wikinews. Wikinews' content guide and guide to writing an article are useful resources for writers. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me or at the assistance page. Your article has been moved to your userspace and can be found at User:Therese Spillane/Pilot David Black killed fighting bush fires in Australia for future reference. —Mikemoral♪♫ 02:07, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
Great news and positive accomplishments from countries around the world are celebrated, encouraged and given recognition
editHi. Thanks for creating Great news and positive accomplishments from countries around the world are celebrated, encouraged and given recognition. Unfortunately, it has been deleted as an abandoned article. Not every article succeeds; we look forward to your continued contribution to Wikinews. Wikinews' content guide and guide to writing an article are useful resources for writers. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me or at the assistance page. Your article has been moved to your userspace and can be found at User:Therese Spillane/Great news and positive accomplishments from countries around the world are celebrated, encouraged and given recognition for future reference. —Mikemoral♪♫ 07:45, 11 December 2013 (UTC)