User talk:ARichardMalcolm

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, ARichardMalcolm!

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 19:38, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

Renaming

It's much easier to rename files than to upload new files with new names! Please let me know if you need help renaming in future! Cheers! Ellin Beltz (talk) 16:34, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

Blocked Indefinitely

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing Commons. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may add {{Unblock}} below this message explaining clearly why you should be unblocked. For more information, see Appealing a block. See the block log for the reason that you have been blocked and the name of the administrator who blocked you.

INeverCry 03:40, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Unblock.

This user posted a message to INeverCry's English Wikipedia talk page on July 30th, 2017 requesting an unblock. As his talk page access was disabled (as are unfortunately very typical with INeverCry-blocks) this user can't comment here by themselves, so I request that his talk page acccess would be restored if this unblock request won't immediately be discussed so the type of content they are willing to upload can be properly discussed, I have copied his unblock request from July 30th, 2017 below: --Donald Trung (Talk 💬) ("The Chinese Coin Troll" 👿) (Articles 📚) 09:42, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

Unblock request granted This blocked user asked to be unblocked, and one or more administrators has reviewed and granted this request. Request reason: ""Hi, my IP address has been blocked indefinitely from WikiMedia because I didn't fully understand the rules when I was making my FIRST uploads. I had a bunch of CC BY photography associated with my novel and I thought this was a place to share Openly Licensed material, I didn't realize the fact that the photographs were associated with something I was promoting would cause issue, and I certainly didn't think the result would be to BAN me indefinitely from contributing. Please reverse this and let me have a chance to learn the rules!!! I just want to upload photos I've taken of Flora and Fauna from Ontario provincial parks. I'm part of the Open Movement and volunteer for Creative Commons. This whole thing is really upsetting. Please reverse it. Andrew Malcolm — Preceding unsigned comment added by ARichardMalcolm (talk • contribs) 18:15, 30 July 2017 (UTC)" Posted here by Donald Trung (Talk 💬) ("The Chinese Coin Troll" 👿) (Articles 📚) 09:43, 9 November 2017 (UTC)" Unblock reason: "Granted. Your talk page access should not have been revoked, so I'm sorry this has taken so long. Please make sure your uploads fall within the project scope. Guanaco (talk) 13:39, 9 November 2017 (UTC)" This template should be archived normally.

(Block log) (unblock) (Change local status for a global block) (contribs)

Please see this. --Donald Trung (Talk 💬) ("The Chinese Coin Troll" 👿) (Articles 📚) 09:46, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

What Wikimedia Commons is not, and some helpful links

@ARichardMalcolm: in light of the previous block I would advise reading Commons:What Commons is not#Commons is not a place to advertise, if you have any questions feel free to go to the Commons:Village pump and the Commons:Helpdesk, I hope that you'll be a valuable member of the community. 😉 --Donald Trung (Talk 💬) ("The Chinese Coin Troll" 👿) (Articles 📚) 14:14, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

P.S. (Post-Script), if you want me to archive the above messages for you then feel free to ask, you can manually add <code>{{Archives}}</code> to the top of this page, or just copy the archives from my talk page and let a bot do that automatically, I am already looking forward to see your photographs of the nature of the Province of Ontario. --Donald Trung (Talk 💬) ("The Chinese Coin Troll" 👿) (Articles 📚) 14:19, 9 November 2017 (UTC)