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1. Archive 1:The approximately 66 kb archive of my first talk page.

1. Archive 2:The 2nd archive of my first talk page is of unknown length, since the edit dialogue doesn't tell me the KB length, but it appears smaller than the 66 kb 1st archive.

Welcome to my talk page

Please be aware that I may -or may not -check my page for messages. Email is an alternate, but not totally reliable, method of contact. Of course, more conventional methods of communication also exist, such as telephone calls, U.S. postal mail, visits, FAX transmissions, and the like. To my global neighbors, thank you for visiting, even if we have some disagreements on occasion. Take care,

--GordonWattsDotCom 11:31, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

For additional contact data, please see User:GordonWattsDotCom#Contact_Info.--GordonWattsDotCom 19:22, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

your comments on FuelWagon's talk page

You may want to tone down your rhetoric a little bit when dealing with FuelWagon - declaring your own edits as "unequivocably right" struck me as deliberately incendiary. Egging him on won't help you, since I'm tempted to protect Terri Schiavo now anyway and since admins get to exercise their own discretion on enforcing 3RR. - jredmond 00:32, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

I answered you here. but reprinted it is:

In reply to http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=User_talk:GordonWattsDotCom&diff=20736285&oldid=20563690 "your comments on FuelWagon's talk page" - Thanks for your concern, Jredmond - I wasn't trying to egg on Wagon, but merely offer my support that his voice be heard, while striking a (balancing) tone to remind him (again after you commented) to be careful and avoid 3RR troubles. Please take note that I am open to listen to opposing feedback and give others credit when they have made good ideas. If the editors on that page can come to agreement, and I think that's near, then I would not want anyone blocked, because it would slow down their ability to offer input. Please also take note that I have tried to practice what I preach in attempting to fit in others' opinions and thoughts when editing.

I think that the Schiavo page (as well as most or ALL of Misplaced Pages.org) should be:

• 1) Permanently protected
• 2) Not edited unless editors actually go through a process like an editor applying for (say, for example) a New York Times web editor job -and have the editor post his mug and name online - and
• 3) Have us poor blokes paid for our work

However, that is just my opinion. In spite of our "unreliability" reputation, the Schiavo article is number THREE in the world in Google.com, even ahead of the CNN.com site -due in part to the "open" nature of it -the same thing that prompted my three-point complaint/suggestions above. Thanks again for your concern; If I were rich and didn't have to worry about money, I'm try to edit here more often, lol.--GordonWattsDotCom 03:27, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

• PS: Things seemed to have calmed down and worked out OK.--GordonWattsDotCom 04:33, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

User-uploaded images.

Image:GordonWatts.jpg, Image:GordonEnhancedPicRally.jpg, and Image:GordonThen.JPG all are missing copyright information. It would be helpful if you could do so. If you have any questions, please feel free to visit my talk page. ral315 04:26, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

Your answer: Good news for you - Freebie -They are my images -No one can deny me use of my own images, I would hope -in other words, I don't hope someone would try to get a copyright and then later tell me I can't use my own photo; however and nonetheless,...: I apply the same permissions here as on my other pages - See e.g., http://geocities.com/Gordon_Watts32313/legal.html or http://gordon_watts.tripod.com/legal.html

REPRINT:

LEGAL NOTICE for The Register:

Additionally, FLORIDA STATUTES, Section 559.9335 (18) only prohibit promotion, advertising, or solicitation using a trademark, not private or educational use. US CODE TITLE 15, Chapter 22, (a)(1)(A) doesn't have a problem with nonprofit use such as this -- it only prohibits the use of others' trademarks in commerce type activities. Also, FLORIDA STATUTES, Section 1006.38 (10) and "> US CODE TITLE 17, Chapter 1, Section 107 allow use of copyrighted material for fair use. Moreover, the international Copyright Act, governing over 100 countries, allows "fair dealing," defined in the Act as copying works "for the purposes of private study, research criticism, review or newspaper summary". Don't forget the First Amendment, which protects: 1. Speech; 2. Press; 3. Assembly; 4. Redress; and, 5. Religion. Translation: it looks safe to copy anything for these purposes, but I disclaim being a lawyer.
--Gordon W. Watts, Editor-in-Chief

First of all, I don't want to use your pictures for anything; however, Misplaced Pages requires some basic licensing information for pictures. This is why I'm asking.

I am not a lawyer, and I cannot give you advice on this legality. However, the best way to put it is to say that all submissions to Misplaced Pages are automatically assumed released under the GFDL license, which may be compatible with the above that you posted. This means that the pictures you have uploaded must, at a minimum, be released under GFDL. If you do not agree to this license, you cannot edit Misplaced Pages, in theory. If you're looking for a legal interpretation of your license vs. GFDL, it's best to ask an admin, and they can help you. ral315 04:57, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

One more thing: It's not necessarily considered OK for me to edit the images for you, since you're the copyright owner. What you need to do is, click each image in question, click the "Edit this page" tab, and somewhere in the textbox, type {{GFDL}} and then save the page. This will take care of everything. Thanks a lot. ral315 05:33, August 26, 2005 (UTC)