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wikify!Slovenly is a word I find myself using quite a bit at the moment. Slovenly is what I think of anybody who leaves a message here about an article and fails to provide a wikilink to the article. How do you expect me to read the article if you don't link to it?I reserve the right to ignore any message which does not provide links where appropriate or has not been signed with ~~~~. Even if the article has been deleted, you should still link to it.And if that sounds like a grumpy old man, it's because I am ...

 Josef Rosch Image deletion 

Hi,
I uploaded File:Josef Rösch.jpg for an article on Josef Rosch. It was tagged for speedy deletion because of some sort of ""copyright infringement."" However, I replied that not only do I have permission from the copyright owner (Dotter Institute) but that I can provide it if necessary. So, why was the file deleted and how can I avoid getting it deleted in the future?

My plan is actually to use a different, higher quality photo. I also will have copyright authority for this image. What sort of documentation do you want to prevent a deletion? Thanks for your time. 
 You had put an absolute minimum of effort into preparing the image description:
 {{Information |Description = Photo of Josef Rösch |Source = Available online |Author = Dotter Institute |Permission = Evidence: Will be provided on request. }} ==Licensing== Free use for wikipedia.
 Description - could have linked to the article about the guy. ""Available online"" - disgusting - provide a link to it! ""Will be provided on request"" - no! - evidence must be provided at the time of upload. ""Free use for wikipedia"" - hopelessly vague - we need a proper Creative Commons licence. And we definitely want a decent size article instead of the thumbnail you supplied. If the new image is available online and has an appropriate CC licence attached, simply upload it here, point out that the source has a CC licence and reproduce that licence here. Failing that, read this. —  (talk · contribs) 

 Louis-Modeste Zoubabela Ngabanka II 

Hi Roger,
I'm contacting you to enquire about the speedy deletion of the article Louis-Modeste Zoubabela Ngabanka II. 
Actually the article is meant to be a biography. Thus, I found relevant to attach references as evidence of actions performed by a person who has quite few followers. 
However, with all due respect to the Wikipedia policy, once any inappropriate content is clearly labelled, I believe your valuable feedback will help improve the article. 
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Ngabanka II  — Preceding unsigned comment added by  (talk • contribs)  

 It is considered the height of vanity to write about oneself. Kindly have the decency to wait until someone with no COI thinks you are notable and writes about you. Another small matter was that the article was in French and this is the English Wikipedia. If you really insist on submitting the article, please do so at fr:Louis-Modeste Zoubabela Ngabanka II - with the © symbol omitted. —  (talk · contribs) 

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 G13 deletion summary 

""Causing page-widening"" should not be a reason for shortening the deletion summary of G13 to something that is almost incoherent. I think the ease of comprehension for new users should be put well ahead of page appearance for deleting administrators. Can I urge you to restore the longer deletion summary at MediaWiki:deletereason-dropdown, and instead use personal CSS to make the dropdown narrower? —  and [[User talk:This, that and the other|the other (ta