Hello, I'm Ushau97. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made with this edit to Chris Benz, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks, Ushau97 talk 18:00, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
Your repeated vandalism of the Chris Benz page needs to stop. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.167.40.12 (talk) 18:09, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Ushau97 talk 18:13, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
((unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~))
, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. ~ Riana ⁂ 18:16, 21 March 2013 (UTC)I have not chatted/talked through Wikipedia talk before. Please let me know if this response was received by the both of you. I would like to address "why" I have been making the deletion edit and I am confident that you will understand that it is based on logic and authority and not baseless and "vandalism."Ptoumbekis (talk) 18:33, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very information, response, input and feedback. Please know that I read and understand that no one should "vandalize" anything on Wikipedia, but my intent was and is to make Wikipedia the best, most reliable source of information that it can be, and not to deliberately, in any way, compromise the integrity of Wikipedia . My deletion was a good-faith effort to improve Wikipedia and was not meant as an act of vandalism. I am new to the editing process and continue to research, read and improve my abilities and welcome all criticism, suggestions and warnings and take same very seriously. I was slow to respond to the "warning" because I was not sure how to literally enter my response, and kept going to the Users page and looking for a talk/chat/message method. I am a professional in the fashion industry who represents many people in the Fashion industry (designers, retailers, stylists, editors, publicists, etc.) and am proud to have a unique and special expertise when it comes to Fashion related issues. I made the deletion to the biography because the "copyright infringement" heading item in the designers biography is merely an unsubstantiated allegation and the reference citation is a photography blog that has no "fact checking," no "reporting policies," no "editorial policies" and merely reprinted the unsubstantiated and unilateral allegations of one person (the photography). I also researched and found that the alleging photographer did not commence any legal action and the alleging photographer did not have a registered copyright for her own alleged photograph at the time of the "dustup", which is a prerequisite to a claim of "copyright infringement." My understanding is that Wikipedia makes an effort to remove inaccurate or biased material, especially in the biographies of living people. Thus, I felt it was irresponsible, inappropriate and completely misleading for this information to be included on Wikipedia - hence my deletion of the item. I apologize if I went about my editing in the wrong way, and have spent today reading and learning more about being a better and more careful editor. Thank you again for your words, information and considerationPtoumbekis (talk) 22:21, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
Greetings. Thank you for the time, thought and consideration you have taken - I appreciate it. I respectfully submit that the unilateral allegation made by the alleging photographer has not been the subject of a "dispute" because it takes two people to make a "dispute," whereas, in the current circumstances the "notable individual" designer has not to responded nor addressed the unilateral allegation of the alleging photographer. Many "notable individuals" tend to not address unilateral allegations because they do not wish to give the allegation or the alleger a platform and do not want to lend credence and importance to the allegation by addressing it, which to do so would create an impression of validity and may also create an indirect benefit to the alleger. For example, prior to making the allegation/claim, the alleging photographer only sold six items containing the image of the alleged photograph through her online store, on Etsy, however, after the alleging photographer apparently attempted to make the allegation public, she sold 84 items containing the alleged image, in the four months following her "public" allegation. (In fact, of the 120 items she sold, 84 of them related to the alleged photograph which made up 70% of her sales) [1]. Interestingly, during the weeks leading up to Christmas 2012, on December 1, 2012, the alleging photographer had a banner statement across the photographer's Etsy online store which read, "Help me fight corporate infringement of my work by Chris Benz, Lancome and Saks Fifth Avenue!...All sales go directly to my legal fund." which is why, amongst other reasons, I edited and deleted the "copyright infringement" information from Wikipedia. I took a screenshot of the alleging photographer's Etsy online store and have preserved same before I edited and deleted the information from Wikipedia - said statement is not currently on the photographer's Etsy store. For all of the aforesaid, I respectfully submit that the item should remain deleted.Ptoumbekis (talk) 01:36, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
I'm Riana, and I noticed that you haven't been welcomed yet, so I thought I'd drop you a note. We do have a lot of users, and are currently working on 6,805,645 articles, so things can be a little intimidating... but don't worry! We love to help out, and we'll try our best to make your stay here as comfortable as possible.
Here are a few links I found useful when I first arrived here:-
You should sign your name on talk pages, discussions and votes by typing ~~~~
; our software automatically converts it to your username and the date. Also, if you don't want to jump right into editing articles right now, why not check out the sandbox? Feel free to make test edits there.
I know it's a lot of information, but there are two more things I recommend you take note of while editing Wikipedia - cite references wherever possible, and avoid allowing personal biases interfere with your editing.
I hope you enjoy editing and being a Wikipedian - I definitely do. Although we all make mistakes, please keep in mind what Wikipedia is not. If you have any questions or problems, leave me a message on my talk page, and I'll try my best to help. Otherwise, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type ((helpme))
on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.
We hope you stick around, and make sure you enjoy yourself! Cheers, ~ Riana ⁂ 04:28, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello Ptoumbekis! Your additions to Sony Pictures Classics have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.
It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 15:50, 20 February 2022 (UTC)