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Trainsskyscrapers (talk) 21:12, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Jeremy Cooney press conference February 2026.jpg

Thank you for uploading File:Jeremy Cooney press conference February 2026.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your file is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a non-free use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for files used under the non-free content policy require both a copyright tag and a non-free use rationale.

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Hi Johnj1995, thanks for flagging this. The image source, Senator Cooney's official NYS Senate newsroom page, has a Photography Usage section explicitly licensing press images under CC BY-SA 4.0. I'll update the file description page to reflect the correct free license. Dthekay (talk) 19:26, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

February 2026

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Regarding your recent edits to Corn Hill Arts Festival when you modified the page, you introduced unknown parameters. Just because you specify |some_param=some_variable does not always mean that variable will display. The |some_param= must be defined in the template. You can look at the documentation for the template you are using but it is also helpful to use the preview button before you save your edit; this helps you find any errors you have made and ensure that the values you have added are displaying correctly. Below the edit box is a Show preview button. Pressing this will show you what the page will look like without actually saving it. It is strongly recommended that you use this before saving. Note I have likely fixed the error by now so check the history of the page to see how it was fixed. If you have any questions, contact the help desk for assistance. Thank you. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 19:19, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the feedback, Zackmann. I apologize for the unknown parameters in the infobox. I've reviewed your fix in the page history and will make sure to use Show preview and verify template parameters going forward. Much appreciated. Dthekay (talk) 21:00, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Good attitude! We all make mistakes! Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 02:53, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I will point out that you did the same thing at Eastman Theatre...Please also return to that page and remove the red categories per WP:REDNOT Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 02:55, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done -- I've removed the six red categories from Eastman Theatre. Sorry about that, and thanks again for catching it. Dthekay (talk) 03:04, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yup. Keep learning. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 03:04, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You have now done this a third time at ImageOut... Do you not understand how WP:PREVIEW works? Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 05:30, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

And AGAIN on Village Gate Square... Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 05:58, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits are becoming disruptive. You have been warned multiple times about the need to use preview to check your edits, yet you continue to introduce unknown parameters into articles. You did this again at Village Gate Square when you modified the page, you once again did this. If you continue your disruptive editing, you may find yourself blocked from editing. Please take the time to review your edits moving forward. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 05:59, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Chris Hastings WXXI 2024.jpg

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Thanks for the heads-up, Johnj1995. You're right -- this fails WP:NFC#UUI as a non-free image of a living person. I've removed the image from the article. Dthekay (talk) 23:06, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I have sent you a note about a page you started

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Re: Disruptive editing

Hi Zackmann08, thank you for the corrections and for taking the time to fix the infobox parameters on those articles. I apologize for the repeated issues with unknown parameters — I was creating several articles across many different infobox templates in a short period of time and wasn't double-checking the valid parameter names carefully enough for each one. I should have been previewing more thoroughly and consulting the template documentation rather than assuming parameter names. I understand that each template has its own specific whitelist and that what seems intuitive (like "organized_by" or "built") may not match the actual accepted parameter name. I'll make sure to preview every edit and verify parameters against the template docs going forward. Please be patient with me, I'm still learning. Thanks again for your patience and for cleaning those up. Dthekay (talk) 11:54, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Zackmann08: Hey — sorry about all the unknown params. I went back and checked my other articles against the template whitelists and fixed the same issue on a bunch of them:

Liah Yoo: removed nationality (Infobox person)
Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act: removed bill_url/act_url/amendments (Infobox legislation)
Writers & Books: coordinates → coords (Infobox non-profit)
Susan B. Anthony House: designated_nhl → designated_nrhp_type, removed mps (Infobox NRHP)
ARTISANworks: removed area (Infobox museum)

Checking the template source before I publish from now on. Dthekay (talk) 12:27, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Chris Hastings WXXI 2024.jpg

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