User talk:The Image Editor

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Orphaned non-free image File:Tenet movie poster 3.jpg[edit]

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September 2020[edit]

Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to Mughal Empire. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Idell (talk) 03:34, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Relevation Animations", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, service, or website, regardless of your username. Please also read our paid editing policy and our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please request a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. --67.85.37.186 (talk) 22:49, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My name is the name of my YouTube channel, that I own personally with no others. I do not believe my username violates the username policy.

First of all, sign. Second of all, it sounds like a company. Please state it's your YouTube channel on your userpage. --67.85.37.186 (talk) 23:59, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fleming[edit]

Clearly, you saw the note in the edit screen that said: "A consensus exists not to have an infobox – see Talk:Ian Fleming/Archive 3#Is the collapsed box needed – so please do not put an infobox without seeking to change that consensus on the talk page.". But you decided to stick two fingers up to this consensus and went ahead and added one anyway. This is disruptive behaviour. Show a little respect in future. Thank you. Cassianto^Talk 08:41, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mass image changes[edit]

You really should stop making unilateral image changes across articles. Go to the talkpages of such articles & seek a consensus for the images you're pushing. GoodDay (talk) 21:05, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with GoodDay. This is especially true for legendary bios. You replaced several images simply because they were B&W when the replacement was clearly poorer quality. Color isn't automatically better. There are numerous excellent B&W images for bios throughout Wikipedia. And it's generally standard procedure to seek consensus to change the infobox image for major figures before changing. And yet you have continued to change them without discussion even after we have asked you to stop. Please stop changing images without discussion. Sundayclose (talk) 03:37, 18 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with GoodDay and Sundayclose. There are considerations beyond simple aesthetics for images in bio infoboxes. For example, portraits are preferred: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images#Image quality. In any case, you should engage in discussion with other editors when they revert you or ask you to stop before you make additional changes. Replying to the messages here would be a good start. — Tartan357 ^(Talk) 01:53, 22 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I’ll try to seek consensus before I change anymore images. Relevation Animations (talk) 01:58, 22 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You need to do more than "try". You need to actually discuss before changing images. Sundayclose (talk) 02:18, 22 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of User:Relevation Animations[edit]

Your user page, User:Relevation Animations, has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appeared to be advertising which only promoted or publicized someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

Please do not recreate the material without addressing these concerns, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If you think this page should not have been deleted for this reason, or you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Laser brain (talk) 03:35, 18 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

September 2020[edit]

Your recent editing history at Chadwick Boseman shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Krimuk2.0 (talk) 20:27, 22 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Bah Ndaw interim president of Mali.png[edit]

A tag has been placed on File:Bah Ndaw interim president of Mali.png requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a non-free file with a clearly invalid licensing tag; or it otherwise fails some part of the non-free content criteria. If you can find a valid tag that expresses why the file can be used under the fair use guidelines, please replace the current tag with that tag. If no such tag exists, please add the {{Non-free fair use}} tag, along with a brief explanation of why this constitutes fair use of the file. If the file has been deleted, you can re-upload it, but please ensure you place the correct tag on it.

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September 2020[edit]

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing because of the following problems: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group or a web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of name and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions other than promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must:

Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

The Image Editor (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Firstly, I don’t receive any payment for my edits on Wikipedia. Secondly, Because I was blocked because of my username, It is incredibly difficult and unlikely for me to both be able to violate this rule, and it’s improbable that I violate the rule anytime soon. I understand my error, and will not repeat this mistake again. As you can probably see from my editing history, my editing typically revolves around visual editing. I plan to continue doing this if I am unblocked, and to now seek consensus before any major changes as I have been doing recently. I hope that you understand my case here, and consider repealing my block. Relevation Animations (talk) 14:42, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

Most of your edits seem ok and your general interests seem pretty clearly non-promotional, so I'm generally ok with unblocking. However, I'm going to ask that you please request a name that does not include the word "Relevation", and thus will decline this specific request pending your choice of another user name. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 18:32, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

The Image Editor (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

The Image Editor (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Here’s a name that does not reference my YouTube channel in any way, and is more reflective of my editing style. Relevation Animations (talk) 19:01, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Accept reason:

Renamed, unblocked. ping Rosguill -- Cabayi (talk) 10:30, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I wouldn't support that as a name because of Wikipedia:VisualEditor being an important aspect of editing on Wikipedia, so it may be a confusing username. But I'll let others, especially those who actually do the renamings, weigh in. only (talk) 19:08, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Only. How about The Image Editor? _signed,Rosguill ^talk 19:15, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I can get behind that username. I’ll change the requested username. Relevation Animations (talk) 19:41, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for complying. At this point we need to wait for an admin with global renamer permissions to act on this request. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 20:14, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I just want to apologize for making you create the userpage-it's part of your block. Then again, I felt a block coming. --67.85.37.186 (talk) 23:35, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gandhi assassination[edit]

That picture is from a movie, Nine Hours to Rama (1962) written by the late UCLA historian Stanley Wolpert. See here. Best, Fowler&fowler «Talk» 03:14, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, sorry. The sourcing was a little unclear. The Image Editor (talk) 03:38, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Image changes, again[edit]

Earlier on this talk page you agreed to discuss changing bio images before making changes, yet you have resumed changing them without discussion. And if someone disagrees with your change, you revert them without discussion on the talk page. I'm not sure why you think you have superior judgment for images over everyone else on Wikipedia (you don't), or why you think your claim of a "better image" or a "color image" is sufficient reason to change an image, yet you expect everyone else to provide a different explanation if they revert you. You don't own any aspect of images on Wikipedia. You need to STOP changing bio images without discussion, and more importantly, you must stop reverting after someone disagrees with you. Otherwise you will be defending yourself at WP:ANI. Sundayclose (talk) 15:06, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright violations[edit]

Your edit to Chris Wallace has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. You appear to have taken a screenshot from the debate and uploaded it. Files uploaded to Commons must follow c:COM:LICENSING, and you must also provide accurate source and author information for any files you upload. ― Tartan357 ^(Talk) 23:29, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit to Howie Hawkins has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. ― Tartan357 ^(Talk) 23:32, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit to 1964 United States presidential election has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. ― Tartan357 ^(Talk) 06:10, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit to 1968 United States presidential election has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. ― Tartan357 ^(Talk) 06:14, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You're coming close to a block[edit]

I see you've uploaded many photos to Wikimedia Commons that are blatant copyright violations, such as images that appear to have been taken directly from television broadcasts of several presidential debates. You've stated "unknown author", "unknown date", and even provided nonspecific "source" information, such as simply naming a debate as a source. For example, your Chris Wallace photo states that the source is "First 2020 United States Presidential Debate". That is not a source. That is the name of the event depicted. You gave "Federal Commission on Presidential Debates" as the author and added the {{PD-USGov}} license template. Do you honestly think you can make up fake federal agencies and people won't notice? IMO you're coming very close to an indefinite block due to your persistent large-scale disruption and brazen disregard of policies and copyright in the area of bio infobox images. ― Tartan357 ^(Talk) 05:54, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

October 2020[edit]

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at 1860 United States presidential election. Stop changing infobox images without discussion on the simple grounds that you think your preferred images are "better". You've been warned numerous times and have agreed to stop doing this. Ignoring previous talk page warnings and pressing on with your edits is also a problem. The next step is WP:ANI or WP:AE. ― Tartan357 ^(Talk) 00:27, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple editors have now asked you to do as you agreed and stop changing images without discussion, yet you continue doing so with no apparent intention of stopping. This is very disruptive editing. I strongly advise changing your behavior because you are quickly head for a block from editing. The very next undiscussed image change you make will result in a discussion at WP:ANI. I'd hate to see you blocked, but that may be the only thing that gets your attention. Sundayclose (talk) 00:31, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sundayclose, it looks like it's time for that ANI discussion as they've just done this again twice: [1], [2]. I don't mind the John Tyler edit so much on its merits. But this behavior really needs to stop. ― Tartan357 ^(Talk) 22:24, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mugabe image[edit]

The image is undated and under rights by Basler Afrika Bibliographien. What is your evidence that it was in the public domain in 1996? This is only time I will make this request. Don't ignore it. If you don't respond I'm going straight to WP:ANI. Pinging Tartan357. Sundayclose (talk) 19:24, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I saw a discussion on the talk page that said that they should use the official portrait for the main image. You can find it under the “New main image” header. It also said that, because it was an official government work, it was public domain. So I found the same photograph that they showed in the example, and put it into Wikimedia Commons using the same license as the official portrait for Emmerson Mnangagwa, as that was said also an official portrait made by the Zimbabwean government. Now, whether I used an incorrect license, I don’t entirely know. But, I don’t believe that me uploading the file was a copyright violation, because it was an official portrait made by the Zimbabwean government. Thoughts on my reasoning? The Image Editor (talk) 20:02, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You evaded my question. So let me repeat it with some more details. On the image page you added a Licensing statement that includes the following: "A Zimbabwean work that is in the public domain in Zimbabwe according to this rule is in the public domain in the U.S. only if it was in the public domain in Zimbabwe in 1996" (bold added). So again my question is: What is your evidence that the image was in the public domain in Zimbabwe in 1996? Please answer that specific question. Sundayclose (talk) 16:27, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Answer the question above before your next edit. If you refuse to do so, I will be adding your lack of response to the WP:ANI case about you that is generating a lot of support for a block or a ban. Sundayclose (talk) 01:18, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t exactly have any concrete evidence to prove that the image was in the public domain prior to 1996. BUT, considering the fact that the source said that the image was his FIRST official portrait as prime minister, the image is damaged and the color is washed out, and the fact that he looks relatively young in this photograph, makes me think that the image was taken prior to 1996. And if it wasn’t, that means that Mnangagwa’s official portrait is not public domain, as it uses the same license and was taken in 2017. And also, even if I didn’t respond to this, it likely would not change much. Me getting blocked is effectively a guarantee at this point. The Image Editor (talk) 01:42, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This is another warning to stop uploading images without adequate justification for public domain. Sadly, you could have easily avoided a block if you had made an effort to adjust your behavior based on all the warnings on this talk page. You can avoid a second block if you will edit collaboratively. Sundayclose (talk) 14:20, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

November 2020[edit]

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Template:Joe Biden series. This is your last warning. Stop making major bio image changes without discussion. You've been told to stop numerous times and have agreed to do so, but have continued with this disruptive behavior regardless. It should be very obvious to you that changing the picture for Joe Biden—the president-elect of the United States—without any discussion whatsoever is unacceptable. Yet you decided to do it anyway. Editors who intentionally disrupt Wikipedia will have their editing privileges revoked. At an absolute minimum, you need to respond to this and explain yourself. It might already be too late for you to avoid a block, though. Pinging Sundayclose. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 05:27, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The image for the president elect of the United States should most likely NOT be over 8 years old. Considering that his greatest moment of prominence is pretty indisputably right now, having an 8 year old image as the template image seems odd and not encyclopedic. Besides, like I have promised on the talk page many times, I am starting to run most of my edits by the talk page. Look at my recent edits. Excluding these two missteps, almost all of my recent edits were run on the talk page prior to me making them. While whether I get blocked at this point is up to you guys, I feel like my interpretation of the guidelines of Wikipedia have improved enough recently to warrant me not getting blocked. Also, you misspelled yourself. The Image Editor (talk) 05:48, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Image Editor, I don't care if you've sought permission for other changes. Not being disruptive in some edits does not excuse other disruptive edits. There is no excuse for you doing this, since we've made it abundantly clear that this is unacceptable behavior. Whether you get blocked is entirely up to you. You're defending this behavior and showing no willingness to stop, so yes, I will now be starting an WP:ANI case against you. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 05:52, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

American politics discretionary sanctions alert[edit]

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

― Tartan357 ^Talk 05:29, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of WP:AN/I discussion[edit]

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 07:26, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

November 2020[edit]

Your edit to 2020 United States Senate election in Alaska has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 21:54, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I was NOT the one who uploaded that file. The fact that the file was a copyright violation was not my fault. You should probably take this warning to the uploader of the file. I had nothing to do with the file being a copyright violation. The Image Editor (talk) 23:01, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Image Editor, the uploader has been warned at Commons. However, you are responsible for making sure you do not add copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission. See WP:COPYOTHERS. This was a blatant copyright violation, so you should not have added it to Wikipedia pages. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 23:13, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note on infobox image syntax[edit]

Hello. I've seen that whenever you add images to an infobox, you use the syntax File:example.png. Please note that it is not necessary to use File: before the file name when adding images to infoboxes. Please use the syntax example.png in the future when adding images to infoboxes. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 22:14, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. The Image Editor (talk) 23:01, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Block notification[edit]

Due to the issues raised, and the consensus reached in regards to outcome of this discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, I am placing you under an indefinite block. You can appeal your block by following the instructions in the block notice below:

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for persistently making disruptive edits.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 11:19, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

The Image Editor (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I believe that I should be unblocked. Looking at the WP:ANI discussion, most of the consensus pointed to a short block or a topic ban of some sorts. Well, it’s been about 3 weeks since I was blocked, and that by most standards is a short block. Now, shortly before the WP:ANI discussion was opened against me, Tartan357 imposed discretionary sanctions against me. However, I got blocked before those could even be implemented. My suggestion would be to unblock me now, and then reimpose those discretionary sanctions for now. That way, all sides of that consensus in the WP:ANI discussion are covered. And just for good measure, I vow to not replace or reinstate any infobox image without either following the process at WP:BRD, or just proposing it on the talk page to see if there is any opposition. I understand the faults that led to me getting blocked in the first place, and I also vow to put significantly more effort into not uploading files with ambiguity in their copyright to Commons. I hope that you understand the reasoning I have put forward, and that you come to the best conclusion. Pinging Sundayclose. The Image Editor (talk) 21:40, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Accept reason:

Per the below discussion and that at AN, I am lifting your block. Please bear in mind WP:AP2 and the fact that any resumption of the previous disruptive editing will result in an immediate reblock. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:28, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an administrator, so it's not my decision on whether or not to unblock you. GoodDay (talk) 21: 43, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Oh. I guess I’ll unping you then. The Image Editor (talk) 21:45, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No, I did not "impose discretionary sanctions" against you. Only an admin can do that. I notified you to the existence of discretionary sanctions over post-1932 American politics articles using a template message for that. Actually read the message. I don't get why this is so hard for so many editors. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 22:03, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion of unblock request[edit]

I agree that the consensus at the ANI discussion was for a temporary block or a topic ban on lead images. So, I am willing to endorse the lifting of your block. Before I do, however, I need a little more convincing that you actually understand why you were blocked and that you are willing to familiarize yourself with and abide by Wikipedia policies. Some of the statements in your unblock request cast doubt on that. You suggest that discretionary sanctions which never existed be "reimposed", and you state that you will avoid edit warring over infobox images "just for good measure". I find the latter comment concerning. Why would it be "just for good measure"? Refraining from edit warring is not an optional courtesy, it is a requirement in accordance with Wikipedia policy. As for your copyright violations, I want to make clear that the issue was not "ambiguity in their copyright". The images you uploaded were blatant copyright violations, which is why they were speedily deleted. Vowing to put "significantly more effort" into not uploading copyright violations is not good enough, and sounds frustratingly similar to your previous broken promises to "try harder". Just don't do it. If you don't understand how copyright works or how to provide proper source and author information, then don't upload images. Please carefully review c:COM:LICENSING before uploading images to Commons, and WP:IMAGEPOL before using them on Wikipedia. Finally, I'd like to offer a suggestion for your editing going forward, which you can ignore if you wish. As some pointed out in the ANI discussion, WP:BOLDly changing lead images is not a violation of Wikipedia policy; the real issues leading to your block were your edit warring, copyright infringement, and unwillingness to respond to feedback (e.g. you didn't participate in the ANI discussion). However, I strongly suggest that you don't focus on editing lead images going forward. It's not a good way to learn how to edit; editors often object to them being changed, and they are often backed by explicit consensus. Editing only lead images—and nothing else on Wikipedia—sets you up for frequent conflicts with other editors. Widen your editing a bit; edit article text, for example. Participate in talk page discussions. If you don't branch out, I fear you will find yourself back here again, still unfamiliar with our policies and the nature of consensus-building. If you address my concerns adequately in a response to this post, I will endorse a lifting of your block or a conversion to a topic ban on editing lead images. I'm not an administrator, so I can't unblock you, but my endorsement of an unblock would likely help as I'm the one who brought the ANI case against you. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 10:54, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

So, referring to edit warring, copyright violations, changing images without consensus and more with “for good measure” was a mistake. I only added that comment to prove that, on top of being willing to accept sanctions or a topic ban, I would also significantly improve my editing and abide by Wikipedia’s guidelines and regulations. By claiming that I would put "significantly more effort" into not uploading copyright violations, I meant that I would be far more stringent with uploading images, by, for example, only uploading edited versions of images that already exist on Commons, or even refraining from uploading images entirely for a short while after I am (hopefully?) unblocked. I am open and willing to change my editing style and broaden my editing work on Wikipedia. I am regretful of my past edit warring, and I promise to discuss any potential changes to articles on their talk page if I get reverted. I did my best to cover every possible hole in my unblock request here, and I hope that you understand that I really do want to change my editing tone on Wikipedia and become a more collaborative, productive, and less disruptive editor on the website known as, “The Free Encyclopedia”. Here a ping to get a response earlier. Tartan357. Thoughts? The Image Editor (talk) 19:55, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Image Editor, thank you. This seems good enough to me. I endorse an unblock. Pinging Oshwah. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 00:07, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tartan357 - This block was applied following consensus established by the community on this discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents - I only closed the discussion and facilitated the block here. Unblocking this user would require another discussion and consensus by the community in favor of unblocking the user first. If you wish to start such a discussion, you may do so at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard or at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:44, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, The Image Editor, I suggest you start a discussion at WP:AN to request an unblock. It would be a good idea to ping all the previous participants in the ANI discussion. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 00:49, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I’m still blocked, remember? I can’t start a discussion. Maybe you, could possibly do it? The Image Editor (talk) 00:53, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Oshwah: How is this typically handled, given that they can only edit their own talk page? Does an editor such as myself need to essentially nominate them for an unblock by starting an AN discussion? I want them to be able to make their own case for an unblock. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 01:34, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tartan357 - Start a discussion, and you can point them to this talk page. The community can look here for context. Please let me know if you have any more questions. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:44, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Image Editor, you can rest easy; I'll start a discussion at WP:AN shortly. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 12:43, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on your unblock. I wish you well. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 08:57, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

BLP discretionary sanctions alert[edit]

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in articles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

― Tartan357 ^Talk 08:52, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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