User talk:MSPaintnerd

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March 2009[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page The Daffy Duckaroo has been reverted.

Your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove unwanted links and spam from Wikipedia. The external link you added or changed is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. The external links I reverted were matching the following regex rule(s): \byoutube\.com (links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jftwabwhqdmthe). If the external link you inserted or changed was to a media file (e.g. a sound or video file) on an external server, then note that linking to such files may be subject to Wikipedia's copyright policy and therefore probably should not be linked to. Please consider using our upload facility to upload a suitable media file. Video links are also strongly deprecated by our guidelines for external links, partly because they're useless to people with slow internet connections.

If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 05:12, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added to the page Frankenstein (1910 film) do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia.

Your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove unwanted links and spam from Wikipedia. The external link you added or changed is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. The external links I reverted were matching the following regex rule(s): \byoutube\.com (links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8v6rkown_s). If the external link you inserted or changed was to a media file (e.g. a sound or video file) on an external server, then note that linking to such files may be subject to Wikipedia's copyright policy and therefore probably should not be linked to. Please consider using our upload facility to upload a suitable media file. Video links are also strongly deprecated by our guidelines for external links, partly because they're useless to people with slow internet connections.

If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 17:10, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Humorous Phases of Funny Faces. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Since Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by some search engines, including Google. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it.

Your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove unwanted links and spam from Wikipedia. The external link you added or changed is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. The external links I reverted were matching the following regex rule(s): \byoutube\.com (links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxozqwrmajg). If the external link you inserted or changed was to a media file (e.g. a sound or video file) on an external server, then note that linking to such files may be subject to Wikipedia's copyright policy and therefore probably should not be linked to. Please consider using our upload facility to upload a suitable media file. Video links are also strongly deprecated by our guidelines for external links, partly because they're useless to people with slow internet connections.

If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 17:46, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not vandalize pages, as you did with this edit to Humorous Phases of Funny Faces. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing. — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 17:51, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Frankenstein (1910 film). It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.

Your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove unwanted links and spam from Wikipedia. The external link you added or changed is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. The external links I reverted were matching the following regex rule(s): \byoutube\.com (links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8v6rkown_sfrankenstein). If the external link you inserted or changed was to a media file (e.g. a sound or video file) on an external server, then note that linking to such files may be subject to Wikipedia's copyright policy and therefore probably should not be linked to. Please consider using our upload facility to upload a suitable media file. Video links are also strongly deprecated by our guidelines for external links, partly because they're useless to people with slow internet connections.

If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 20:52, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Further to the above bot reversion, you do understand that while the film may be in the public domain, Mr. Dettlaff's release contains elements that may not be. It appears as if what you uploaded to You-Tube and are trying to link to here is a direct copy of that release. Nitelinger (talk) 21:05, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits[edit]

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Personal comment on Frankenstein[edit]

Where did you get that from?!?! I was under the impression that that film was lost (and in fact one of the most sought after lost films). You did a great service by putting it on YouTube. Are you sure its in the public domain? The only reason why I reverted XLinkBot was your claim that it is. Them From Space 21:29, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

YouTube links and COI[edit]

Some of the warnings above are a bit harsh, especially the one about vandalism, as that's clearly not what the edit in question was. You do have two problems, though.

The first is that links to YouTube are almost impossible to ever meet all the various rules on external links. Some of the rues they violate, as discussed on the talk page there, include links that only work for people in certain countries, requiring certain plug ins to get the media to work in the browser, and so forth.

The second is that, as asked about on the spam page, you have a WP:COI in that you want to link people to videos you yourself uploaded. If YouTube ever implemented (or looks like they may implement) the option to have ads up that the uploaders get a percentage of, then you would be earning money off the link, which would go from just COI to outright spam. If it's something you make no profit on and get no real benefit out of (bragging rights wouldn't count), then it's less of an issue. But you still follow the COI policy an not add the links yourself: instead go to the talk page of the article and suggest a link, and see if the editors there agree with it.

By the way, the link on Humorous Phases of Funny Faces is completely unnecessary no matter which way you look at it, as the Library of Congress link that's already there already has the video amongst the info it provides.

Overall, though, I have to commend you on wanting to get public domain works out there. I'll try to keep a heads up on the talk pages. DreamGuy (talk) 23:19, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And there are additional potential solutions over at the spam talk page yo posted to. Good luck. DreamGuy (talk) 23:29, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Frankenstein 1910 Status[edit]

There's no doubt that Edison's 1910 version of Frankenstein is in the public domain. What is at issue is the late Mr. Dettlaff's DVD release, which is what was uploaded and is being discussed here as one of a number of facets of the link in question. That release contained a musical score composed by Rob Hovermale, as well as titles, inter-titles and other materials made specifically for the release. Those specific items aren't necessarily in the public domain. So, while the film itself is, elements of the DVD release may not be. Nitelinger (talk) 01:58, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Response to Frankenstein[edit]

And if I took out the music and made my own title cards would the link be acceptable? Regards-MSPaintnerd (talk) 15:13, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're asking me for a legal opinion that only a court can ultimately decide. I'd suggest that you consult a good copyright attorney. The original Edison title card (lost from Mr. Dettlaff's print) was found in some Edison archives. Fred Weibel sent Mr. Dettlaff a copy, and I have a photo copy of it. Fred has put together his own release of the film that he sells along with his book on the film. I haven't seen it, and have no idea re: it's status. Nitelinger (talk) 01:08, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]