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== Need Help Copyrighting Image that I have already uploaded without uploading it again. ==
'''Hello, I am a new user here, so i need to familiarize myself with the system and I need you're assistance. I recieved you're warning and I would like to know how I may go about giving my image a copyright tag WITHOUT having to re-upload it. Also, I apologize for posting in the wrong place if I did, but this was the first interactve forum I have seen so... yes. Thank you.
SkySurferess-5/14/2006'''

== Get rid of this damn thing NOW!!! ==

I've just about had it with this biotch. It is destroying images that had every right to be on[REDACTED] and that I had worked so hard to find. If this bot continues to destroy images and articles for the sheer pleasure of its owner, the site administrators will be immediatly contacted so they can make sure that it never terrorizes again!
:Please do contact them. And then maybe you can explain why you can't be bothered to follow the ] of uploading images. --] 07:52, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Is it normal that this thing deletes everything that its on his way? Most of my contributions are as ''Fair Use'' and with a explanation, but it keeps trying to delete them. ] 13:39, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

:Perfectly normal. You aren't bothering to indicate where you're getting the images or who created them, which is a basic requirement of Misplaced Pages's ]. --] 18:19, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

You have just removed my image (right) ], though I indicated that I had the copyright & am therefore entitled to use it. Such sabotage is a criminal waste of my time. I posted 'Carnildo' to make it clear that this was my image, created by myself. I only upload images that are my property.I don't have time or energy to keep chasing this stuff up. Please stop wrecking my entries or I'll stop making contributions . ] 10:10, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

:You uploaded it, and you may have the copyright to it, but you neglected to indicate what terms you were licensing it under. This is a ] of uploading images on Misplaced Pages. I note you say you have permission to use it on Misplaced Pages, but this isn't good enough -- you need to get permission to release the image under a free license. --] 19:16, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

This is my last edit EVER to Misplaced Pages. No point when work is mindlessly deleted. Pictures tht I OWN that are over 100 years old were jsut deleted. bye. - gs

This thing sucks. It does way more harm than good. Ever heard of fair use,guy? A case-by-case process would work better. You err on the side of less information. That's bad for Misplaced Pages. BOT SUCKS!!!

:I am sorry that Carnildo has such an inferiority complex and feels he is contributing to the project by operating this horrible bot that everybody hates. Yeah, Carnildo, you're getting your name out there and I hope that makes you feel good about yourself, but you're just destroying information by running this sorry thing. <font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><sup> ] </sup> </font> ]<font face="Verdana" color="#000000"> <small> ] ]</small></font> 06:04, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
::This bot is a very useful tool in battling the inability of a large number of people with the inability to source or tag correctly. ] 12:32, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure how to tag the image with correct copyright information.
G_leonard_195.jpg was taken from ESPN's website, I included it in the summary which specific page it was from. ]

I don't like this Bot, it is very silly and makes repetitive edits which shouldn't be repetitive, but should be made on a case by case basis.
] 17:10, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

==Copyright in the Ale Yarok and Tafnit logos==
That's what it is written in the template which in the picture description pages of the logos of Ale Yarok and Tafnit in the Hebrew Misplaced Pages:
<div style="text-align: center;">That is a ] of a commercial company or another organization. The estimation is that it is allowed to use in picture of that kind in Misplaced Pages in the article that deal with the specific company of the specific organization under the conditions of ].</div>

<div style="text-align: center;">'''It is necessary to edit this picture and to add to it the name of the article in which the fair use is allowed.'''</div>
] 07:40, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== Bot malfunction ==
Thanks for experimenting with Misplaced Pages. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed undone by an ''']'''. Please use ] for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the ] if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. If you feel you have received this notice in error, please ] <!-- from Template:Test (Tawkerbot2 auto warn version) --> // ] 18:46, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:Tawkerbot2 gave this message after . What happened? --] 18:57, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

::Two different sorts of flat-out impossible, and one bug. Looking at OrphanBot's logs:
::*Misplaced Pages returned an edit page with an empty edit field -- a bug I was told had been fixed several days ago.
::*Then, OrphanBot manages to pattern-match 27 bytes of pattern against an empty edit text zero times -- and do so for a total matched length of 17 bytes.
::*Because of a bug in OrphanBot's code, a successful (but flat-out impossible) match against an empty page text doesn't trigger the "match too short" error-check.
::*OrphanBot then assumed that the image had been transcluded via template, and then did what it thought was a null edit to clear any stale "image used in" references.
::--] 21:56, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== Image:Green.darner2web.jpg ==

Originally this image was tagged with <nowiki>{{PD-CAGov}}</nowiki>. Apparently something must have happened with this tag, as it doesn’t show up any more in the description of the image. That is probably why the bot has marked this image for deletion. Or isthere a bug in your bot ?

Anyway, I have changed it to the not-so-apt tag <nowiki>{{PD-USGov}}</nowiki> and given the rationale from the original website why this photo is public domain

Can you look into it and see if this is OK and remove the delete template? ] 18:13, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

==Image:NorfolkSeal.gif==
Your bot needs to be seriously worked on because it is tagging images that are legitimate and fair-use. The Norfolk Seal image is a city-owned seal of the City of ], which is owned by the city itself, and is public property. The image is also appropriately marked with an image copyright tag, as per[REDACTED] guidelines, and in fact, was tagged appropriately when this stupid bot found the image!! Furthermore, it's interesting to point out that I have yet to see anyone complaining about any of the city seal images placed on other city pages, either!!

Your bot also appears to have tagged Image:Ky_unbridled.jpg, which I also uploaded. Unfortunately, I did not hear about this until after it was deleted. However, this image, like the city of Norfolk logo, is the current marketing logo of the state of ] (it's on their ), and as such, is public property. The bot claims that there was no copyright tag in the image, which I beg to differ, as I am always very careful about selecting the correct image copyright tag for all of the images that I upload. In this case, the copyright tag used should be the same one (or very similar one) to the one used by the city of Norfolk seal.

I think it would be highly advisable if you would please discontinue the use of this bot until issues such as this can be resolved. ] 19:29, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

:If it's public property, then why does that site say "Copyright © 2006 Commonwealth of Kentucky All rights reserved?" Not every government releases its works into the public domain. --<font color="orange"><strike>'']''<font color="green">]</font>''']'''</strike></font> 21:01, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

==Seal Of Approval==
] and I approved this Bot!]]
{{clear}}

== Is it possible to have the bot notify the talk page before Deleting ==

Hey Orphanbot owner, I was wondering if it would be possible to also notify the talk page of whichever article the picture is on because your bot deleting a picture that someone else added. Although it was true that the guy forgot to give the source, The picture itself was a promotional phote and thus fair use. I had to replace the picture with one that wasn't as good.- ] | ] 22:20, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

==Photo deletion==

You have deleted a photo of ], which I took, released into the public domain, and tagged accordingly. What is your justification for doing this? ] 03:58, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Is it then your position that if I upload one of my own photos, and someone else makes a technical modification to the photo, such as improving the colour, it then ceases to be the original photo and becomes a new photo without a source which you are entitled to delete? I would like to see the legal basis on which you take this position. ] 05:46, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

When people say they "take a picture" it's usually implied that they used the camera to capture the original image--not to steal or grab an already-existing picture. --] 21:38, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

== Why did you remove my image of Kathryn Leigh Scott from DS? ==

I'm MAD at you for removing my image of KLS from DS??? WTH you remove it???? Why you did it???????????????????????

Spencer Karter

:What image are you referring to? --] 08:37, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

== Image:CTtpke1.jpg ==

It's an image that one of my colleagues gave to me.

His e-mail is

--] 02:09, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

== Tomislav Dretar photo ==

Hi, photo is my personaly proprietary - ask you ThomasBoth. --] 11:51, 27 April 2006 (UTC)


:::Hi, See, I have copyright of photos: Me, Tomislav Dretar. You may to put back in place my photo. Sincerly, Tomislav Dretar.

See:
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==Vandalism on ]==

Please refrain from removing content from Misplaced Pages, as you did to ]. It is considered ]. If you want to experiment, please use the ]. Thank you. <!-- Template:Test2a-n (Second level warning) -->

Additionally, please do not erase such warnings from your talk page. Thanks.] 06:27, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

== PD-USGov Image ==
OprhanBot has been removing a number of images that are tagged with PD-USGov license information, as such these images do not nessecarly need to have a source. Do you think it would be posible to add a layer of checking to OrphanBot to ensure that these images are not nessecary affected? -- ] 22:39, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

==Vandalism on ]==

Please refrain from removing content from Misplaced Pages, as you did to ]. It is considered ]. If you want to experiment, please use the ]. Thank you. <!-- Template:Test2a-n (Second level warning) -->] 11:18, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
== Image:Krillitaneforlist.jpg ==

More info's added now. But what more could you want than {{tv-screenshot}}? I'd like a reply please.--] <sup>(])</sup> 07:08, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

You are a Nazi bot that even deletes pictures that I took and scanned myself.

==Who's running this thing?==
Your bot just removed Thomas Jefferson from the list of founding fathers of the United States. Completely removed - not just the image but even mention of his name from the page. And this for a supposed unsorced image that is already listed as present on Commons! And which is hundreds of years old. Please revert the rest of the removals of ]. Please be more careful. ] 15:18, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

== Not specifying the source?! ==

Are you nuts?! It's logo! L-O-G-O! I have no idea who created it! You know what... If you tell me who created, let's say, ] logo, I'll maybe tell you who created this! As for the source, I got it from Modra Lasta's website ]. See? No "copyright violation". Don't do such stupid thing ever again! I wouldn't like to consider you an idiot! Angry ]

== Log of unusual finds ==
== Image copyright problem with Image:2dstand6bs.jpg ==

I'm sorry, but what exactly is the picture missing in the copyrights? I put who it was created by, who it belongs to, where I found it, how I found it, what more does it need? - ]

== OrphanBot Is An Asshole!!! ==

Damn what in the hell?!?!? I keep putting pictures up with the info and this damn guy keeps on taking them away! What in the hell is up with that?!?!? You are pissing off the wrong damn person you hear!!!

'''THEY DON'T CALL ME THE SON OF THE SOUTH FOR NO DAMN REASON!!!'''
]

There is an "Image copyright problem with Image" with you OrphanBot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU AIN'T The durn boss of Misplaced Pages so stop trying to be the boss!

All of them pictures you took away are back up righ damn now!

'''If you want a war then you got it'''!

You know what? You need to get a life! If this is all you do then you must be a sad little nerd or a damn freak!

---kiss my ass---

I've done had it with you!

I don't hate many people but I do you!

== Hey you ==
You suck, you deleted my image and it had all the proper info. --] 20:52, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

is the licence of Image:Demaina.JPG is ok now?!] 03:28, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

==1985 World Series==
Why are you wasting my time sending me messages about a particular baseball play image (the infamous Don Denkinger call from Game 6 of the 1985 World Series)? I clearly and specifically identified the image as from a television program; ABC's telecast of that particular game. Technically, the image is a DVD capture from ''100 Years of the World Series''. ] May 14, 2006 (UTC)

== Sorry ==

Sorry about the image copyright problem. I forgot to give it the liscencing when I uploaded the image. I made it myself.--] 19:49, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:It's ok the bot sucks and tags things that have the correct information anyway. --] 20:53, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

== Obvious sources ==

This bot should be able to read tags such as <nowiki>{{PD-USGov-NASA}}</nowiki> without generating a message to the image uploader that the image may be deleted. Pain in the keester if I have to go back and state the obvious... ]]] ] 23:18, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

==sources==

Can this bot please stop asking me about sources when they are clearly provided. Arghhh! ] 23:40, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
:I second that!--] 13:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

== Phase distortion synthesis ==

Your bot have mindlessly vandalized the article on Phase distortion synthesis. The images are series of sine wawes without any specific creator except for the mathematical sine function. Please revert!
] 17:34, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
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== Image Tagging for ] ==

Yeah, the image can be deleted - I have uploaded a better version. --] 12:19, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
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==RE:rational==

Let's say a fair use rational is provided, how is the bot able to tell if it is valid or not. It appears to be malfunctioning. Does it need section headers. Is it a matter of detail? Number of charachters. If so, what if the rational is provided via a link? Thanks. ] 11:54, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
*Page with only unknown tag {{tl|db-self}} found (]) *Page with only unknown tag {{tl|db-self}} found (])
*Page with only unknown tag {{tl|unknown}} found (]) *Page with only unknown tag {{tl|unknown}} found (])

Revision as of 19:42, 25 May 2006

OrphanBot is a bot, a computer program designed to perform simple, repetitive tasks. Any comments should be directed to Carnildo, the owner of this bot.


Lost your image? If it was deleted due to a lack of source or copyright information, OrphanBot's probably kept a copy, and I'll willingly re-upload it for you if you can provide the source of the image and correct copyright information. Place a message on my talk page, and I'll see what I can do.

Comments archived: 26 January, 2006 15 February, 2006 7 March 2006 18 March 2006

Star cinema

Hey how dare you take the images in star cinema. stop doing that!


Get rid of this damn thing NOW!!!

Excuse, but this really isn't any program that deletes. It is the work of one person. My photo certainly did have a copyright and it was my own. YOU illegally deleted my photo. And I WILL inform the[REDACTED] staff about it. I thnk it's about time you be taken off and not allowed to come back.

Hear, hear. It takes ages to upload and this sh*t gets rid of hard work. The images I put on aren't infringing any laws, so what is the problem? Keep them on there, for god's sake.

I've just about had it with this biotch. It is destroying images that had every right to be on[REDACTED] and that I had worked so hard to find. If this bot continues to destroy images and articles for the sheer pleasure of its owner, the site administrators will be immediatly contacted so they can make sure that it never terrorizes again!

Please do contact them. And then maybe you can explain why you can't be bothered to follow the basic rules of uploading images. --Carnildo 07:52, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Is it normal that this thing deletes everything that its on his way? Most of my contributions are as Fair Use and with a explanation, but it keeps trying to delete them. Messhermit 13:39, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Perfectly normal. You aren't bothering to indicate where you're getting the images or who created them, which is a basic requirement of Misplaced Pages's image use policy. --Carnildo 18:19, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Carnildo, if I have trouble with something, than I know its too hard. Would you at least admit that your image system errors to side of deletion whereas Google errors on the side of let it up? I know you do that because you aren't rich like google, but I can't believe you defend your system. IMHO you need to get some men involved. Men solve problems like this. They fight until they get fired to fix lunatic systems like this. I like the little box-system that helped me upload. That seems new. But I put up an image and feel good only to wait 2 days and start getting speedy-delete emails? WTF. Then I have to search youtube to try and figure out how to keep a picture I took up? Insane, and you will say, "others have achieved what you fail to follow the basic horse shit procedure yadda". To that I say, you should fall on your sword Carnildo, FAIL.




You have just removed my image (right) Image:reddoglogo2.jpg, though I indicated that I had the copyright & am therefore entitled to use it. Such sabotage is a criminal waste of my time. I posted 'Carnildo' to make it clear that this was my image, created by myself. I only upload images that are my property.I don't have time or energy to keep chasing this stuff up. Please stop wrecking my entries or I'll stop making contributions . Curiousexplorer 10:10, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

You uploaded it, and you may have the copyright to it, but you neglected to indicate what terms you were licensing it under. This is a basic requirement of uploading images on Misplaced Pages. I note you say you have permission to use it on Misplaced Pages, but this isn't good enough -- you need to get permission to release the image under a free license. --Carnildo 19:16, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

This is my last edit EVER to Misplaced Pages. No point when work is mindlessly deleted. Pictures tht I OWN that are over 100 years old were jsut deleted. bye. - gs

This thing sucks. It does way more harm than good. Ever heard of fair use, guy? A case-by-case process would work better. You err on the side of less information. That's bad for Misplaced Pages. BOT SUCKS!!!

I am sorry that Carnildo has such an inferiority complex and feels he is contributing to the project by operating this horrible bot that everybody hates. Yeah, Carnildo, you're getting your name out there and I hope that makes you feel good about yourself, but you're just destroying information by running this sorry thing. iorno #c 06:04, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
This bot is a very useful tool in battling the inability of a large number of people with the inability to source or tag correctly. The JPS 12:32, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't like this Bot, it is very silly and makes repetitive edits which shouldn't be repetitive, but should be made on a case by case basis. Benjaminstewart05 17:10, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Agree I think this bot should not be allowed to opperate as it is obviously largely flawed. SirGrant 05:26, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

You guys really need to stop this harrastment. This is getting out of my hands. If you guys want to harrast someone's bot, then go try someone else's bot. I don't know what's going on though, but please stop. ~~Girla PurpleHeart 10:55, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

I hate this motherfucjer, aswell.

STOP WITH THIS!!! I WOULD NEVER STEAL ANY PICTURES! OF COURSE, THE CATEGORY DOESN'T FIT OF WHERE I FOUND PICS! I ALWAYS PUT 'SOMEWHERE'! Please, the internet as Google, that's where I mostly find it. Let me just have one picture of Sean Faris on his page, please! Just one! I don't steal it, you know that I am going to fill out the copyright thing right as the best as I can! Peace, no war. I just want one image on Sean's profile. --Mc2006 07:18, 12 July 2006 (UTC)MC2006

This is a terrible bot. It is the responsibility of the user to take care of their images, not to entrust a bot with attempting to take care of it whilst making a huge nuisance. huntersquid 15:54, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Why is everyone so mad at good ol' OrphanBot here? It's just trying to make Misplaced Pages not suck. Imagine if someone stole your image from your website and just slapped it on there without a Copyright tag? Sure, I've had a few images deleted by it, but really, it does more good than harm...The Runescape Junkie 20:39, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm going to hit something if this damn bot doesn't fuck off right now! What a stupid name for a bot, and it's annoying me by deleting my images!John Fry 16:58, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

I clearly said where the images came from on the image's page. If you also want it to have one of your template tags on it, go ahead and add one. --Arctic Gnome 17:37, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

An incredibly annoying bot sombody please kill this piece of trash now.

What a jerk you are, this stupid bot ruins the Tales of Symphonia page by claiming that I need to know where Kawaii Dream got their Source from? HOW THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT? Kosuke Fujishima did the artwork you tinfoiled trash heap.--Jack Cox 05:15, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I just wanted to jump on the band wagon and say I agree on what a piece of shit this bot is Aspensti 13:01, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

This poor bot is just doing its job people -- I uploaded a fair use image but took the time to read about what i had to do before i uploaded it. All's well that ends well. Keep up the hard work! Australian Matt 11:56, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


Ok, the bot is doing its job. But I'm in a situation where I've just taken a break from wikipedia. I always use the correct attributions and tags for my images, but the tags have changed while I was away and this bot (and others) wants to delete my images. Its a little annoying that I did the right thing, but because I wasn't coming in every week to check, my stuff is deleted because of a change that was out of my control. AnAn 08:49, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree, I have specified the copyright of several pictures yet this moronic robot continues to delete them Guess who i am 09:44, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
Hopefully it'll adapt to the drop-down license list Australian Matt 04:19, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't understand. The picture I posted of Jean Smart as Lil in "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove" was taken for publicity purposes and the original copyright belongs to the production company, which is The Glines. But it's offered to the press, then it becomes public domain. Please advise.

I have to agree 100%. I posted an image and clearly tagged it as a picture that I had taken myself and owned. This bot deleted it anyway. This bot goes beyond deleting images that are not properly tagged. It deletes images that are appropriately tagged. How can this 'Carnildo' clown, honestly believe that his bot is working correctly when multiple users have the exact same complaints. Get off of your high horse Carnildo, get a real life, stop playing net-cop with a defective bot, and fix this defective bot or deactivate it.

This bot is CRAZY!!! Just shut the darn thing down!--Snowman Guy (talk) 18:55, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

This bot does more harm than good. Seriously. Get rid of it. Throwaway85 (talk) 23:52, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Why did you remove my image of Kathryn Leigh Scott from DS?

I'm MAD at you for removing my image of KLS from DS??? WTH you remove it???? Why you did it???????????????????????

Spencer Karter

What image are you referring to? --Carnildo 08:37, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism on Muhammad

Please refrain from removing content from Misplaced Pages, as you did to Muhammad. It is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.

Additionally, please do not erase such warnings from your talk page. Thanks.Timothy Usher 06:27, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Does this guy know it's a bot? MichaelBillington 01:46, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Does it matter? Either way, I haven't laughed this hard all week. :D
I'm supposing it's checked sometimes by Carnildo, so Timothy Usher isn't rambling to himself. Xainz 04:02, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Not specifying the source?!

Are you nuts?! It's logo! L-O-G-O! I have no idea who created it! You know what... If you tell me who created, let's say, W.I.T.C.H. logo, I'll maybe tell you who created this! As for the source, I got it from Modra Lasta's website ]. See? No "copyright violation". Don't do such stupid thing ever again! I wouldn't like to consider you an idiot! Angry Keaze



Phase distortion synthesis

Your bot have mindlessly vandalized the article on Phase distortion synthesis. The images are series of sine wawes without any specific creator except for the mathematical sine function. Please revert! 80.216.124.251 17:34, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

This damn bot

I uploaded the image correctly following all the usual rules. Yet somehow when it appeared the info was gone and this godddamn bot had tagged it as uncategorised. Instead of deleting images would someone delete this damned bot? It regularly states that images with correct information doesn't have the information there in black and white, leaves messages on pages telling people that they are responsible for uploading images they never uploaded (it held me responsible for an image simply because I corrected a spelling in the file months earlier) and just gets on everyone's nerves. Accurate and reliable it ain't. FearÉIREANN\

Hmm...It seems a useful tool but I had the same experience too. I corrected a spelling on one image page and a month later it held me responsible for uploading it! Ah well, musn't grumble. Craigy (talk) 22:53, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Same here. My image Image:Lars ulrich diagram.JPG says it's not explained why it's under fair use. We have to block it.

Micoolio101 (talk)

I understand the reasoning behind the creation of this bot. But at this stage it is doing far more harm than good. It

  • blames users who have nothing to do with an image for uploading it, even though all they did was revert vandalism, or correct a spelling, or something on that scale.
  • insists that images that clearly and obviously have a source stated don't have a source.
  • removes images because of simple genuine download errors by users who were new to the system, instead of helping fix their errors. So large numbers of needed and legitimate images have been unnecessarily deleted where all that was needed was a minor change was need. I saw one image some time ago that was deleted because the user made a spelling mistake and it didn't recognise the source.

A far more sensible approach would be to catalogue problem images with specific problem teams to see can they source images, instead of blanket deletions, accusations of bad faith against blameless editors, etc. At this stage this infernal, faulty bot is driving away good editors, costing us good pictures, and pissing off thousands of contributors. It is only a matter of time before some admins get some fed up of the damn thing (and a lot of us are really really fed up of it) they either block or delete it. If and when that it done, I will 100% support that action. The creator was trying to do the right thing. But at this stage a bot on its own that makes more mistakes than it gets right, is causing too much damage. We need to devise a system. Maybe a bot to remove images to wikiproject teams who are expert in certain areas and who can try to fix the image and make it usuable — trace its origins, establish its legal status, fix file errors, etc. But things cannot go on as they are doing. FearÉIREANN\

I nominate that the bot be permanently disabled. It's bad enough that people are sometimes too lazy to do things, but to regulate simple tasks to a bot that causes more aggrivation than helping is a big turn-off.--293.xx.xxx.xx 20:30, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

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