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Hi Joedesantis, your image upload File:CallistaGingrich.jpg had been tagged by someone else for speedy deletion as the source website is (C) ARR. After seeing the comment of the user who had uploaded the retouched image version over yours, I have changed the speedy-tag to a no-permission, which gives more time to check the status. I assume that you, being a professional communications director, know about copyright range etc. Therefore, it would be enough if you send a confirmation to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, stating that you (your agency whatever) has enough rights from "Doug DeMark Photography" to release this image under a free license. Our default request would be to get such a statement from the photographer him/herself. --Túrelio (talk) 07:36, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Please accept this invite to join the Conservatism WikiProject, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to conservatism broadly construed. – Lionel 03:34, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

I noticed your posting on The Conservatism project discussion page. I did not know if you were aware, but guidelines for editing articles about subjects with which one is involved can be found at WP:COI. Hope that is helpful. TFD (talk) 05:46, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

TFD, a quick look at Joe's userpage history shows that he has been aware of WP:COI since at least May 2011. --Kenatipo 19:32, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

A concern

Without any intended malice or lack of assuming good faith, I have raised the question of your participation at the Newt Gingrich presidential campaign, 2012 talk pages. While other editors express a "what's the problem" attitude I am not so lenient. I acknowledge your candor and forthrightness in coming forward as the Communications director for the Gingrich campaign. I just have a problem with it. Your job will be to show Mr. Gingrich in the best possible light and to spurn and reject any negative comments or discussion trends. I would do the same in your position. This is to let you know that I have asked for an explanation of the COI policy at WP:COI/N. I have also raised the issue at Project:Conservatism. My desire is only to safegaurd the neutrality of Misplaced Pages articles....Buster Seven Talk 23:14, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

My apologies. I jumped the gun. I should have first checked your User page and seen your clear announcement of your position. I only saw your mention of it at the campaign talk page. Many editors have pointed out your straightforwardness as an example of honorable editing by an agent. I agree with their assessment. I further agree with Editor Naraht that adding Communications Director to your signature might be a transparent frankness on your part. While the existence of paid operatives at campaign articles is, to me, a cut-and-dry conclusion it is rare for them to admit it. Someone suggested a barnstar for your acknowledgement...maybe I can dig one up...Buster Seven Talk 08:47, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, Buster. No harm, no foul. Joedesantis (talk) 16:10, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Just FYI, if you did want to adjust your signature, Joe, up at the top right you'll see "My preferences". Click on that, and then scroll down this Preferences page and you will see that you can give a longer signature if you like. The longer signature will not appear on article history pages which give edit summaries, but it would appear at the end of your Talk page comments. If you click on the "Treat the above as wiki markup" box, markup may be used in the box, such that you could get a bit fancy with it looking like: Joe de Santis Communications Director, Gingrich 2012 (talk) You would have to hit "edit" on this page to see what the markup looks like that I just wrote there.--Brian Dell (talk) 00:34, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Tsa Yig Barnstar

		Tsa Yig Award
		The Wikipedian community hereby recognizes you as a person who lives by a high moral code. It is our pleasure to present you with the Tsa Yig Award as we gratefully acknowledge your integrity. Your straightforwardness is an example to your fellow Wikipedians...Buster Seven Talk 09:03, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Signatures

I'm sure if you ask at WP:Help desk they can give you clear instructions on how to do it. You might point out the situation and mention you want to include your title. Or you can type it in just before you sign. That way you could edit other articles and talk pages and your signature would remain generic..```Buster Seven Talk 00:42, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for being open about your identity and treating the community with respect. Reviewing your edit history, I see that you have not made any edits to article space (only talk pages) for many months - this is a very good thing indeed. Please know that as long as you continue following these practices, I will support your participation and use it as a model for others.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 12:15, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Need help clarifying

Hi Joe. If you haven't been driven off by the attacks, would you mind helping clarify one small point regarding Newt Gingrich and the 2012 campaign? There's a small, slow-moving edit war in progress on the main presidential campaign and primaries pages as to whether he is "from" Georgia or Virginia. Everybody knows, of course, that he represented Georgia in Congress, but he has reportedly lived in Virginia for several years. His FEC filing shows a Georgia address, but that probably represents the campaign (the similar line on Jon Huntsman's filing showed Orlando, Florida). I would think that for election purposes, we should show the state of legal residence – the state of which the governor, if chosen as his running mate, could not receive the electoral votes of the state's electors voting for Gingrich himself. A minor nit indeed, but something I would hope you could clear up rather easily, with some reasonable sources. TIA. Fat&Happy (talk) 20:11, 31 January 2012 (UTC)