On the cat page article it was said my image of a female dilute tortoiseshell & white cat was removed because there was another picture of that same coat pattern. If you would, please show me a second image on that page of a dilute tortoiseshell & white cat. Taya540 ( talk) 02:59, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
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I am concerned by this edit [1] and the edit summary which accompanied it. It does not strike me as appropriate behaviour for an admin. DuncanHill ( talk) 21:22, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Regarding Quakerwildcat ( talk · contribs)'s uploads, he grants permission to release his pics under "CC-2.5" (meaning cc-by-2.5) on Wikipedia. I understand that it's not acceptable for the copyright holder to only allow "use on Wikipedia". But by adding the {{cc-by-2.5}} template, doesn't that put his pics under the terms of the license regardless of his statement? Spellcast ( talk) 01:16, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng,
Look, I'm no mining expert, not by a longshot, but when I was putting those images into the articles and touching up the articles I looked into the mullock vs tailings issue. The thing was, at Broken Hill they clearly described these as mullock heaps, even though they used the term tailings for other things, but I originally thought it must just be another name for tailings, a term I was already familiar with (I even wondered whether it was just a particularly Australian mining term for tailings - there's even a creek called Mullocky Creek near where I live). When I looked at the mullock or mullock heap article to try to clarify I found we had no such thing (wondered about creating it).
The point is when I looked them up further I felt that they are actually different things, which is why I kept the term mullock in the caption, etc, rather than using tailings. As best I can tell, tailings is largely used to describe waste products from mining operations, that are often toxic - from the article "...the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable fraction from the worthless fraction of an ore". Mullock by contrast seemed to be used to mainly describe the excess rock that had been dug out to get to the useful ore-bodies (see here for a short definition). In other words, as you dug down to get to the ore you'd be left with a lot of waste rock or mullock, then when you processed the actual ore to extract the useful minerals, the leftover waste from that would be tailings. I might be splitting hairs where there's none to be split; I'd really like someone who knew more about mining to clarify. -- jjron ( talk) 02:16, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I had tried to promote Eta Carinae for POTD. I guess I did not understand the rule at first. My Bad. But, how about this image of the Milky way? Thanks. Sumanch ( talk) 06:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
I saw you changed the Kobe Bryant image. Although the image you selected may be closer to a WP:FP it is not the better main image because the longstanding main image shows him in the act of shooting a basketball, which is what he is known for.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 07:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
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Hey Howcheng thanks for notifying me but no, I can't see anything wrong with the caption, it looks good-- Hadseys 09:04, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
???!!! How could this be? I thoroughly checked thermae AND Dione, and they both had no featured days. Rj1020 ( talk) 19:18, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
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Hi Howcheng,
Forgive me my ignorance as I am not completely familiar with the POTD circuitry here. June 21 is the national day of Greenland and also the day of year where the midnight sun can be seen from most areas on the northern hemisphere, and I thouhgt it would be good timing if the POTD on June 21 could be an FP from Greenland with midnight sun. What I had in mind is Image:Upernavik_evening_panorama_edit4.jpg. If this is considered too newly nominated, Image:Iceberg with hole near sanderson hope 2007-07-28 2.jpg is another recent Greenland FP, although it does ot relate to the midnight sun. If this is against some policy just tell me, and I'll forget about it. Cheers, -- Slaunger ( talk) 08:12, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey there. I am told you handled this OTRS ticket authorizing images from hanini.org under CC license. However, I do not believe that hanini.org actually owns the copyright on all but a tiny fraction of the images on the site. I just noticed Image:A_Palestinian_David_Confronts_the_Israeli_Goliath.jpg which is a very famous AP wire photo; see Image:Faris odeh03a.jpg. I should probably mention that User:Adnanmuf who is behind the uploads has been disruptive generally, he's into whacky pseudo-genetics and conspiracy theories, and shows all the signs of a crackpot and tendentious editor. I'm not exactly sure how to proceed here but DanielB advised me on #wikimedia-otrs to inform you. Thanks, < eleland/ talk edits> 02:35, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
I think a change to the format of image pages may have screwed up your quickimgdelete script - it apparently can't detect the uploader and aborts the script when notification is required. Kelly hi! 02:40, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey Howcheng Could you kindly arrange for the image Image:Spinning Dancer.gif to appear as the POTD on 11th June? Thanks Muhammad (talk) 16:58, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
I spotted the MacAuthor FP the other day (good caption, by the way) and while admiring the picture it suddenly dawned on me that one of mine was actually featured a little ahead, but wasn't on the main page before this one. The image in question is Image:Japanesesuicide.jpg, which was nominated and closed in late december 2007, whereas these recent ones are from early 2008. Did this one just get overlooked, or was it being saved for something special? TomStar81 ( Talk) 05:46, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
-- BorgQueen ( talk) 17:12, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Wikipedia:Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight ( talk) 17:38, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for protecting this page. As you may see Batgirlreturns had made major deletions and changes in the website. I had warned her twice for vandalizing. I request an undo of her last attempt and I honor your decision as to any outcome. -- Penquin3 ( talk) 20:32, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi howcheng, I've just learned that my photo of Josh Becker and his beard has been deleted because Josh Becker says it is not a photo of him. I'm assuming that the Josh Becker who complained is the horror film director. It is true that my photo is not a photo of him. But it is, in fact, a photo of Josh Becker from Burt, Iowa whom I attend the University of Iowa with. This was clarified in my original caption of the photo, but someone edited it. In relation to the article "chinstrap beard" it is very relevant, although based upon the current definition I feel the photo belongs on the "neck beard" page, if there is one. Thanks! 21:16, June 3 2008.
Hello, Howcheng! I hope you're fine, long time no seen. A minor edit on your script must be done, it's using {{ Image source}} for noting the uploader (Which is for bots, look at the note at the end of the template "Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice?"), it must use {{ Di-no source-notice}}, the same on {{ Image copyright}} and {{ Di-no license-notice}}. Thanks!-- O s a m a K 10:00, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
If you have a chance, check out George Washington. I've helped upload the recorded version; if you've done this sort of thing before, please let me know if I've done it right. P.S. This guy has a really great voice!) - Nunh-huh 01:31, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Everything looks just fine for the upload and inclusion of the soundfile for George Washington. Well done it is too. However, a few technical nitpicks. The opening statements are helpful for the visually impaired and general ease of use (i.e. "Article name, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at E N dot wikipedia dot org."). The only other issue is missing the license statement at the end of the article ("This sound file and all text in the article are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, available at www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html")
Beyond those points, everything is perfect. Thanks him for his contribution and your efforts in posting and we hope to see more in the future. I've also noted you inclusion for a request for review. One of us should get to it shortly for additional feedback. Cheers.
With all respect, your speedy close was flawed. First, the image is on Wikipedia and should be deleted from Wikipedia. Second, it is a licensed cartoon character with a skin colour change, a blatant copyright violation of a licensed character. Please reopen the discussion, thanks. All the best, Gwen Gale ( talk) 00:22, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Ok, first, I now understand the rationale as to why it's not a copy vio, so never mind on that. But second, I see the log, so I'm muddled now: This is the first Commons image I ever ran across with a delete tab (which is why I thought it was here). What am I not getting? Is the delete tab only for a template? Gwen Gale ( talk) 00:49, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the FYI about the Korean rail car image. I have a request for you though, if its not too much trouble: Could Image:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (color).ogg go up as the FP on July 4? The date and the image are pretty much perfect for each other, and hence the request. TomStar81 ( Talk) 09:13, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
I have nominated List of Romancing SaGa characters, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Romancing SaGa characters. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Judgesurreal777 ( talk) 05:48, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the note... Cheers! ArthurWeasley ( talk) 05:41, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Respiratory_system&diff=218656810&oldid=218172685 I have some concerns in placing the image at this point into be in Respiratory System article. In particular the fact that their may be some mistakes... nevertheless it does portray a respiratory system. Could we compromise and place the image with only number for now? Please take a look at the corresponding talk page before putting this image in any other article. (late signature) -- CyclePat ( talk) 22:40, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
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Seems like someone forgot to award you this, I'm sure you should have received it long ago. Well done Howcheng! Your contributions at DYK are always appreciated. Gatoclass ( talk) 23:03, 13 June 2008 (UTC) |
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I replied at my Talk page. doncram ( talk) 18:11, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng FYI i have a different view on it, see User_talk:Mion#Spinoff. Cheers Mion ( talk) 19:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Have reverted your recent reversion of my edits. The content you restored is almost all a copyright violation of http://www.sebench.com/Services/tabid/56/Default.aspx Dpmuk ( talk) 16:48, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng! When you get some time, would you mind checking my work on an image upload you were kind enough to answer some questions about over on Wikipedia:Media_copyright_questions? The image is HERE and I haven't embedded it into any articles yet. As I said on the question page, it is over 100 years old and a faithful reproduction, so I believe it excludes copyright. However, as I said, the image source is claiming copyright and associated fees. They are based out of Japan, not USA, so perhaps that might have something to with it. I really don't know, but since this is the first time I've uploaded an image, I think it would be a good idea to have an admin like yourself take a look. If for some reason it is in violation, please take appropriate action. Thanks! -- Trippz ( talk) 12:24, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Howcheng! Could you please check this edit. It writes double "Image:Image:", maybe because it uses {{ Di-no source-notice|Image:Something}}. Can you fix it?-- O sama K 12:34, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi there. I have a question on fair use. I was recently looking at the fair use image Image:TheRingworldEngineers.jpg. I noticed that the image was a little washed out and needed to be fixed;however, its fair use and im not sure if i can. Could you please help me on this? I read the Fair Use page, but couldnt discern if i could fix the washout (It may just be that im not looking hard enough x.x its been a long day at work heeh). Thanks so much! Dillard421 ( talk • contribs) 03:59, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng
I am new to Wikipedia and I am not sure what to do now based on the comments made on the Haroli article I wrote and on which you commented.
Go ahead and delete the Haroli article or let me know what to do next. I will be glad to work on the Huli page.
I lived among the Huli in their main city of Tari and in men's houses throughout the surrounding area (the Huli do not have villages) and have studied their culture so I feel I have the credentials to write it.
I would like to focus on Huli myths, rituals and symbols as they make the Huli unique and notable, while the current content of the stub is not notable as most PNG cultures have the same or similar social structure.
Thanks much Haroli ( talk) 04:49, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
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For your tireless efforts in gathering images for the List of crossings of the Columbia River. Pete ( talk), July 2008 |
Oh, and I will see about getting a photo of the BNSF bridge in Portland sometime this summer. - Pete ( talk) 17:17, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the catch. I went ahead and deleted it as requested and replaced the image with the proper one in all of the other related articles. See you around Tony the Marine ( talk) 00:18, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
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Can we stop having US centric images as (To)day's Featured Pictures, especially US military history? It's been a bit much lately. Papa Lima Whiskey ( talk) 14:55, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
-- Bedford Pray 05:09, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I believe you're largely responsible for the featured picture section of the main page. I just wanted to ask if there's any chance in splicing in the (much rarer) featured sounds as well. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 21:15, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Thank you very much Sir! I couldn't thank you before and the section of the media copyright questions is already archived, so I do it here. -- Bougainville ( talk) 10:45, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
The image link that you added doesn't appear to be working, is this a Commons file? - Caribbean~H.Q. 21:55, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Howcheng! When you see my comments, you shouldn't think anything but reporting bug :P. When using "Copyright violation" the script adds {{imagevio|1=undefined}} to image page and the correct URL at
Wikipedia:Copyright problems. You can see
this edit on image page, and
that one on reporting page; Check
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The copyright holder and source is the Symbionese Liberation Army, an entity that no longer exists. This image is widely available on many different websites. This info is already on the image description page so I don't know what else is needed. -- mav ( talk) 16:45, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
I just tagged them as IFD just in case the uploaders still had local copies laying around and give them a chance to re-upload first. Q T C 21:43, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Hey does your friend have any photos of Minneapolis Police at the site or any pictures showing local law enforcement. That would be great to use. .:davumaya:. 06:26, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I'm curious as to why you replaced the Leibovitz photo, which was the subject of the litigation, with the Vanity Fair cover? You noted the popularization of the photo, but that really doesn't seem relevant to me. Let's discuss on the Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp. page, please. -- Lquilter ( talk) 05:27, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
How dare you say that my rationale is "irrelevant" for an image. The image of the living person shows them at a completely different age to when they were well-known as Prime Minister. Your very action has caused the article to be distorted and that is not good enough. I'm fed up with idiotic deletionists distorting Wikipedia's accuracy and moderators who don't think about issues of accuracy supporting them. JRG ( talk) 01:33, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
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Thank you for your diligent and consistently superb work at Template:Picture of the day. Durova Charge! 02:59, 4 August 2008 (UTC) |
You've earned this many times over. :) Durova Charge! 02:59, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for completing the image pages I uploaded. However, although I have uploaded four images over the last months, supplying exactly the same proof of exactly the same form of permission each time, one of the four images has yet to get the OTRS badge:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:After_Dark_11th_June_1988.jpg
Can you help? Apologies if I have misunderstood something. AnOpenMedium ( talk) 16:51, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
Hitler, should be the one - upfront row, right( with the dog). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.22.239.65 ( talk) 23:38, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
I just discovered that an image I uploaded, Image:Death valley vegetation aerial view.jpg, is an exact duplicate of an image you uploaded already. However, the image is currently at FPC, and I was wondering if you would like me to change the nomination to your picture, or what? Thanks. -- Meld shal 15:03, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
How can I find the WP:FPC discussion page for Image:Chicago Skyline Hi-Res.jpg, Image:Livestock chicago 1947.jpg, and Image:Locomotives-Roundhouse2.jpg which have been transferred to Commons?-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 14:31, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
has been nominated for featured picture status by me. Please drop by the nomination and leave a bit of opinion on the image. -- Meld shal 15:50, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I see you userfied this article around the time of its AfD. The article has since been moved back into mainspace and is still in the poor state that led to the AfD delete conclusion. I'm not sure this state of affairs is desirable. Can I suggest you speedy it and drop the user a line, explaining what's happened? -- Dweller ( talk) 12:14, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
Do not ever call me a Dude, and do not ever make major changes to articles without consultation on a talk page first! Giano ( talk) 21:23, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
Per our brief discussion a while ago. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 04:32, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
Sorry about the delayed reply, but I followed up & checked on this per your suggestion and found that mostly the responses matched your explanation. If I get myself any headshots, I'll definitely address this with the photographer in advance and in writing (since of course, there will be a great demand for copies of my headshots!)
The initial question on the noticeboard, about copyrights of medical imaging, is interesting; since the photos are taken as part of medical procedures rather than by photographers, and are taken persuant to medical orders. I wonder it there are additional considerations. I haven't checked that out, but it does seem like something that would be interesting to explore. -- Jack-A-Roe ( talk) 05:45, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Image:Wellsboro and Corning Railroad.jpg works for me now in IE7 - thanks, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 01:37, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
As much as I can be with a photo, yes. Compare with other images in google and you'll see for yourself. Pro bug catcher ( talk • contribs). 02:33, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
I was referring to the deal in January that was, obviously, not approved, resulting in his return to Chivas USA for the first half of this season before he moved on again. I'm well aware that his deal was done this time, but the frenzy over transfers into British clubs that are pending work permits is astonishing, considering many of them don't get approved, or the player is loaned out to another league (usually the Eredivisie) while the player gets more national team caps. I just really don't see the rush to ram through on WP transfers that often take weeks to approve in real life. -- Grant . Alpaugh 17:35, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
7zip will open rars (and pretty much anything else). Raul654 ( talk) 23:48, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
What's up? Glass Cobra 00:35, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
Can you check the licensing and appropriateness of this image here [2] that I have uploaded. This image is taken from the website of Jaina.org. According to it, these images are used in their publications and are copyright free as per their statement [3]. If you find that this image and licensing is OK, I would like to upload other images from Jaina.org.-- Anish ( talk) 06:22, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the note Howchweng. The Jaina's statement - The majority of the material of this CD has been collected from various Jain pathshala teachers and scholars of North America, from the past publications of similar CDs by the JAINA education committee under the leadership of Dr. Gada, from internet and e-mails of public domain, and my past 15 years collection at the Jain Study Center of North Carolina. The material compiled in this CD is not a copyrighted material. However by mistake on our part, if we have incorporated any copy righted material, please send us an e-mail indicating that you are the original and true owner of the certain material and have objection to distribute the material by the JAINA Education committee on a cost basis. We will remove it from the circulation. ...gives an impresion that most of this material is from its own publications. They have undertaken to remove any material that may have been copyrighted (obviously other than their own material). This may be some material that they may have taken from internet. So what more to we need to ensurer that Jaina's material is acceptable to wikipedia. I am asking you as I dont have much knowledge on this subject. My last FAC was a bit stressful on account of image problems. So I want to be sure this time. Unfortunately, not many images on jainism are availabe freely.
By the way the Calender of Jaina is its own publication...so will the images here like this [4] be acceptable. -- Anish ( talk) 19:06, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
No, actually I-405 is not the worst. What's the worst to my opinion is I-5 and US-101 through Los Angeles Downtown/Hollywood. Many people takes the I-405 instead of the I-5 to Santa Barbara, Ventura, Central Coast Cities. People who lives in Orange County Coast cities just takes the I-405 all the way. The article is wrong when it said i-405 is the worst. If I was going from South Orange County to North Hollywood I would consider taking the SR 134 instead of US 101. I think US 101 is thw worst, and I hate it, but this needs a source.-- Freewayguy What's up? 03:30, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello there. I was referred to you by Nishkid, an OTRS volunteer himself. I was hoping that you can help me out with Image:Rang_De_Basanti_Golden_Temple.jpg. It relates to Ticket 2008070510003273 and User:Riana (now retired) was assigned to this, as per Nishkid. This image has been waiting for permission to use on Wikipedia since 2 months now. I don't know if that is normal, but I thought I'll inquire from you. Would you be so kind enough to give me a heads up on this? Mspraveen ( talk) 17:40, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howard, I've just been informed of a problem in your image maintenance script. The "orphaned fair use" button produces a message that refers users to template {{ Not orphan}}, which is a template for free images, not non-free images. Could you change this? Calliopejen1 ( talk) 06:55, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi. You seem to know a great deal about images and WP:NFCC. There is a debate going on concerning a screenshot that may include copyright images within it at Wikipedia:Non-free content review#Image:JIDF FB Sample 2.jpg. I would appreciate it if you would take a look and add your thoughts on the matter. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ( talk · contribs) 20:25, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
I appreciate that someone actually saw it, read it and acknowledged it. I got stuck having to play devil's advocate to Baseball Bugs' ridiculous moral justification that he saw as the only people opposing the names inclusion being left wing bleeding hearts which neglected to realise that even left wing bleeding hearts could also be for its inclusion, just on a different argument. –– Lid( Talk) 01:18, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Would it be possible to run a newly featured sound in conjunction with the featured picture? George W. Bush's 9/11 address from the Oval Office got promoted today. Image:GWBush Oval Office Address 20010911-1-.ogg I'm not sure where to raise this question, so if there's a different place that would be better to discuss it please let me know. Durova Charge! 04:23, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Think we can declare consensus for a one-day test of featured sounds per that last discussion? Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 12:34, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Hey there...
I have been using your image tagging program -- it makes life so much easier! One of the images I tagged was Image:House3.jpg and applied the Template:Imagevio to it. It has been moved to Template:pui because Imagevio is deprecated. I was therefore thinking your handy-dandy programing needs to be updated some how. I hope this is clear -- I am not fully sure I understand what I am saying -- but here is a link to the diff where I was notified about the change of template. thanks.-- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 13:24, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi there. I'm not sure if you are on wikipedia now or not but if you are the DYK mainpage needs to be updated. we are currently suffering from a major backlog so prompt turnovers are really needed right now. Thanks for any help you can give. Nrswanson ( talk) 17:51, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Could you take a look at the deleted local version of Image:TelegraphHillbyJohnCurley.jpg and give me the link for the Flickr image so I can record it on Commons. The link seems to have been lost when the image was moved to Commons.
Thanks in advance, Natl1 ( Talk Page) ( Contribs) 22:53, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi. It was noted at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions that Image:Tbpickens.jpg has an OTRS ticket (which you added) but doesn't have a licencse, or author. Could you check this please? -- Rob ( talk) 05:23, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
The name was self-promotional (presumably for the group Tha Bizness). But if it's actually them and they want to provide a free photo, I wouldn't want to stop them. Spellcast ( talk) 02:46, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey there,
You seem like an active and intellegent user on image discussions, I have recently become active here and nominated a large number of orphaned images -- I am sure you have seen. In response to one of my nominations, I got the following on my talk page. Any thoughts on how to approach this? The image has now been deleted so I can't see which one it is, and I can't specifically recall which image it was. Here is the nomination. I wonder how I could go about finding who the admin and buracrat I was reported to as his contributions do not indicate anywhere it was done. Thanks for any advice.-- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 22:58, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
This image:
was just promoted to FP. Please _don't_ add it to the POTD queue pending its consideration for the April 1 main page.
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See Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Josh Blue Raul654 ( talk) 02:52, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
PS - this page needs MAOR KATZ. Raul654 ( talk) 02:52, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
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HI (sorry 'bout the spammy note), DYK updates have been a bit slow and there's a bit of a shortage of admins actively involved. We are asking folks who listed themselves on Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins to update details on this page - User:Olaf Davis/DYKadmins, so we can grade everyone's involvement (and who, knows, someone may want to get involved more :) ).Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 04:23, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I don't see a reply to the 9/11 request and the date is getting pretty close. Any chance you could run that speech along with the photo? Much obliged if you can. As you may know, I nearly lost family in that disaster. Best regards, Durova Charge! 22:50, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Durova asked me to have a go at this, as I'm pretty experienced with templates. See what you think. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 00:42, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Yes, most of them have been uploaded. A few are still on my computer. If you need a list, I'll dig it up for you.Mitch32( UP) 20:11, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng,
I just added references to the Janyse page. If they satisfy the requirement, can the orange notice be taken down now? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janyse_Jaud
Thanks, Nickt83 ( talk) 23:32, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Sorry to shoot down your featured image candidate. I vaguely recall seeing it at WP:BIRD but never got around to checking it was doing what it purported to (I try and do too much around here. It is still a good image of a fight. Once we get round to expanding Rallidae it would be a fine addition to that article. Sabine's Sunbird talk 06:18, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
You deleted the Murambi House article in August 2008. Your reasoning was unclear. I believe a one-time user called Yuliyaa created a 'spoiler' page under my login name and wrote some rubbish. Can you tell me if this person wrote some other stuff on the article? In either case, please can I have the article back so that I can edit it. It seemed neutral enough and if you need me to add anything or change it, then please let me know. Thanks AngelinaA —Preceding unsigned comment added by AngelinaA ( talk • contribs) 14:49, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading Image:HSUS new logo.gif. You've indicated that the image is being used under a claim of fair use, but you have not provided an adequate explanation for why it meets Wikipedia's requirements for such images. In particular, for each page the image is used on, the image must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Can you please check
This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. -- FairuseBot ( talk) 11:42, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
-- BorgQueen ( talk) 09:10, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi. You might want to Commons protect the image you added to T:DYK. — Wknight94 ( talk) 21:05, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
I see you were the person who nominatd this image for Featured Status Image:Anschlusstears.jpg. I was hoping you could spare a moment to let me have your thoughts on its copyright status outside the US.
You posted on the copyright tag: "Because this was originally published by the Nazi regime, the public domain status of this work is only valid within the United States." I was wondering what the Nazi Regime have to do with it?
My understanding (in the UK at least) is that this is a work of unknown authorship first published in 1938. As a consequence, copyright expires at the end of this year in the UK! Are you aware of any reason, such as the author actually being known, that would lead to this chain of logic being incorrect? Thanks GDallimore ( Talk) 14:36, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
I've checked the Ecuador photos from NBII, and here's a list of photos to be careful with (if not listed, they should be "ok"). I have not checked the photos from other countries, but a very fast overview suggested they were largely fine.
I have not yet had the time to check the photos by Christopher Canaday on the following pages: [23], [24] and [25], but a fast look reveal several mistakes, so I'd suggest you wait with them until I have had the time to review them. The "un-identified" bird on the last of the just mentioned pages is a Myiophobus roraimae. Finally, if possible, could you include the locality in the "Description" section below the photo when uploading them? In most cases they simply indicate Ecuador (which certainly is better than nothing), but in many cases they also state the photos are from Cordillera del Cóndor. As you may know, the taxonomy of Neotropical birds is ever-changing, and with the locality it will be much easier to adjust to these changes in the future (to give a few examples, species that are likely to be split include Thamnophilus aethiops, Chlorospingus ophthalmicus, Microcerculus marginatus, Poecilotriccus ruficeps, Willisornis poecilonotus etc, etc). Thanks. • Rabo³ • 20:27, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Howdy... I'm working on figuring out how POTD works for the purposes of utilizing a similar feature on an internal wiki. I've hit a stumbling block.
By looking at the daily templates, it's quite obvious that some sort of automated process is utilized in their creation (otherwise some of the "if" code wouldn't be necessary since it would be hard-coded by hand). I'm trying to figure out where that automated code/script resides, if it's public domain, etc. There is mention of an automated script authored by Solitude but that was back in '04 and is apparently no longer available.
Would you be so kind as to point me in the right direction, offer some pointers, etc. in regards to creating the daily templates in an as automated fashion as possible?
Thanks in advance and have a great day! Overboard ( talk) 21:50, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
{{POTD protected/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}}}
I need some advice as to how best to archive my now unwieldy talk page, and how to link my talk page automatically to my signature. Peter Horn 01:09, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
Hey there...
I am going through the GFDL-presumed category and have come across a question. I believe I have seen a licensing tag that basically states that the image is not copyrightable due to its simplistic design. I wonder if the following images, Image:Elec1984.PNG, Image:Elec1997.PNG, Image:Elec2000.PNG and Image:Elec2004.PNG wuld quality as such, in your opinion. Any thoughts? Also, is there a group or project that could re-create these graphics and license them cleanly? Thanks. -- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 17:21, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
I see you just closed the deletion review after my comments, and I sincerely hope my comments didn't come across as brow-beating. I generally work in less controversial areas, such as style guidelines and article reviewing. My feeling is that there is still a lot of language left over from years gone by that reflects older attitudes, and when I hear the language, I say something about it; but of course, it's inevitable that I will come across as overly fussy and overly sensitive, and perhaps that's true. Still, my feeling is that more harm is done in general on Wikipedia by silence than by speaking up. - Dan Dank55 ( send/receive) 18:08, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Hey there, me again...
I just wanted to run this passed you as a second person for consideration. Image:Hhmra4146.jpg is currently tagged as GFDL-presumed and was uploaded after Jan 2006. The only thing is, it was the uploader who added that tag after getting the "no license" notification. If it is the uploader that added the presumtion, and in my opinion there is no question about him taking the image, is it reasonable to change the license to a GFDL tag? Thoughts? Thanks. -- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 21:25, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
hello. i'm not sure why you reverted the changes i made in an attempt to clean up the continued mal-edits in the William Eric Alexander article, but in future i would ask that you at least do me the courtesy of summary comment. cheers. -- emerson7 03:49, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
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Hey there...
I am looking for a second opinion on my approach to an issue I have stumbled upon. Have a look at this message I left on a users talk page. I think the images he has uploaded, at least the few I have looked at so far, are not free. He has not responed to me yet, but I have just this morning left the message on his talk page, so I want to give him a chance to review. but I wonder if my approach is even handed. The users uploads are great pics and as such they are well used in the encyclopedia, I am just not sure they are free and correctly licensed. I don't want to cause a problem where there isnt one, but...
Your thoughts? Thanks. -- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 17:48, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
If you are still unhappy about my GA delisting of Erg (landform) I'd be quite willing to open a WP:GAR on it to solicit the opinions of other GA reviewers if you'd prefer not to. I'm not the final arbiter, I've just acted in accordance with my opinion. Others may take a different view. -- Malleus Fatuorum ( talk) 18:43, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Unfortunately, I'm actually up in Baltimore, so while I am in the general area, I'm not really able to run by and take a look in person. I did fire up Google Earth, though, and poked around there. I'm not entirely certain that the given location is in fact correct; from what I can tell, there are a couple monuments there, and several pictures on Panoramio of each, but absolutely nothing of the Temperance Fountain. I find it hard to believe someone wouldn't have taken a picture of it, so I'm worried we're in the wrong place. As I said, though, I can't be much more certain that you are. Sorry, howcheng! Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 23:42, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng, Could you please provide me with the required wording for the "explicit statement" required for the release to public domain of the Bill Ayers photos. How should the statement be worded to identify the two photos Mr. Ayers has already submitted? Thanks for your help, IP75 ( talk) 00:25, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
I've been checking copyright status on Wikipedia:Images_and_media_for_deletion/2008_October_11#Image:Planetstoriesclichecover.jpg. Check the results over there, please. Thanks. -- John Nagle ( talk) 18:32, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
You added this image to the Tamiasciurus_douglasii gallerty. The location is listed as "Lake Forest, CA which is on Lake Tahoe".
Lake Forest is a city in Orange, County, CA which is several hundred miles from Lake Tahoe. There may be some area near Lake Tahoe that is known as Lake Forest. I wasn't able to find any reference to it with Google. Judging by the image I think the ID is right on the squirrel but I believe this species would be unknown in Orange County. The error is probably in the location attribution for the image. -- Davefoc ( talk) 22:00, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
FYI, I have started the long-planned article Portraiture of Elizabeth I, where the POTD is also included. - PKM ( talk) 18:47, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
I was sending a message to User:Hersfold when I saw that you need help finding the Temperance Fountain. You can go to National Geographic's Map Machine. Click here to view the Washington, D.C. part of it. You can view any part of the world with this machine! It is like a free online GPS! If the information is unnecessary anymore, sorry I came too late. But now you know just to go to the Map Machine when you need to find a city or address. I hope I was of any help! Signed, BlueCaper ( talk) 14:02, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
I was just wondering what happened regarding Image:Michele Merkin 1.jpg, it survived a delist nomination with relative ease and is currently the lead image in Glamour photography, was it ever featured on the main page? Guest9999 ( talk) 15:25, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading
Image:Rammstein.svg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a
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If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the " my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot ( talk) 05:21, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Hey there...
wonder if you can have a look at this image. There are two images which have been uploaded. The licensing on the image page seems to relate to the original sand dunes photo; the current photo does not have any licening info on the page, but the comments listed seem to indicate the postcard is public domain (which I question). Why doesn't the history show any info regarding the upload of the postcard image? The image is not linked to any pages, but if either or both of the images are free, they should be moved to commons. Thoughts? Thanks.-- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 22:18, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Needs same fix as User:Lupin/popups.js
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A tag has been placed on Miwok Airways, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising that only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam.
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FYI, you may be interested to see that Ashley Todd was speedily deleted using CSD:G10 as the justification: "exists primarily to disparage its subject." I happen to disagree with this decision as the article was neutral and nothing on the AfD page implied it as an "attack" page, and content that this is out of process. I encourage you to chime in if you have an opinion either way at User_talk:Orderinchaos#Out_of_order_deletion_of_Ashley_Todd. Thanks. -- Fuzheado | Talk 21:04, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
Would you be able to weigh in here please? The image in question is a rather unimaginative morph of Raj Thackeray and Hitler. It is being used in the article ostensibly because it aids readers' understanding of the situation. I disagree and I cited NFCC 8 when I tagged it. I now note that there is a simmering dispute about NFCC 8 itself though the main import of both wordings remains the same. I noticed you in the recent edit history of NFCC and thought that you would like to weigh in here. Thanks. Sarvagnya 21:40, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
The Main Page Redesign proposal is currently conducting a straw poll to select five new designs, before an RFC in which one will be proposed to replace the Main Page. The poll closes on October 31st. Your input would be hugely appreciated! Many thanks, Pretzels Talk! 08:56, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the cool new picture! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) ( talk) 12:35, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
BorgQueen ( talk) 15:42, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Wow! The newspaper articles I read had great pictures of the Biblioburro and I was filled with disappointment that the article would surely never have a picture. Thank you for your efforts to prove me wrong. It really adds to the article. Alansohn ( talk) 16:13, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Miwok Airways, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miwok Airways. Thank you. Eastmain ( talk) 22:02, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
I don't get it. Please see my note on talk at User:Infrogmation thanx! EmilEikS ( talk) 02:04, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
On the cat page article it was said my image of a female dilute tortoiseshell & white cat was removed because there was another picture of that same coat pattern. If you would, please show me a second image on that page of a dilute tortoiseshell & white cat. Taya540 ( talk) 02:59, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.
If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight ( talk) 17:31, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
I am concerned by this edit [1] and the edit summary which accompanied it. It does not strike me as appropriate behaviour for an admin. DuncanHill ( talk) 21:22, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Regarding Quakerwildcat ( talk · contribs)'s uploads, he grants permission to release his pics under "CC-2.5" (meaning cc-by-2.5) on Wikipedia. I understand that it's not acceptable for the copyright holder to only allow "use on Wikipedia". But by adding the {{cc-by-2.5}} template, doesn't that put his pics under the terms of the license regardless of his statement? Spellcast ( talk) 01:16, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng,
Look, I'm no mining expert, not by a longshot, but when I was putting those images into the articles and touching up the articles I looked into the mullock vs tailings issue. The thing was, at Broken Hill they clearly described these as mullock heaps, even though they used the term tailings for other things, but I originally thought it must just be another name for tailings, a term I was already familiar with (I even wondered whether it was just a particularly Australian mining term for tailings - there's even a creek called Mullocky Creek near where I live). When I looked at the mullock or mullock heap article to try to clarify I found we had no such thing (wondered about creating it).
The point is when I looked them up further I felt that they are actually different things, which is why I kept the term mullock in the caption, etc, rather than using tailings. As best I can tell, tailings is largely used to describe waste products from mining operations, that are often toxic - from the article "...the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable fraction from the worthless fraction of an ore". Mullock by contrast seemed to be used to mainly describe the excess rock that had been dug out to get to the useful ore-bodies (see here for a short definition). In other words, as you dug down to get to the ore you'd be left with a lot of waste rock or mullock, then when you processed the actual ore to extract the useful minerals, the leftover waste from that would be tailings. I might be splitting hairs where there's none to be split; I'd really like someone who knew more about mining to clarify. -- jjron ( talk) 02:16, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I had tried to promote Eta Carinae for POTD. I guess I did not understand the rule at first. My Bad. But, how about this image of the Milky way? Thanks. Sumanch ( talk) 06:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
I saw you changed the Kobe Bryant image. Although the image you selected may be closer to a WP:FP it is not the better main image because the longstanding main image shows him in the act of shooting a basketball, which is what he is known for.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 07:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
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WilliamH ( talk) 17:21, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey Howcheng thanks for notifying me but no, I can't see anything wrong with the caption, it looks good-- Hadseys 09:04, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
???!!! How could this be? I thoroughly checked thermae AND Dione, and they both had no featured days. Rj1020 ( talk) 19:18, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Hello again. The Highly Active Users project has gone through a complete revamping per popular demand. We believe this new format will make it easier for new editors to find assistance. However, with the new format, I must again ask you to verify your information on this page. I attempted to translate the data from the old version to the new, but with the extensive changes, I may have made some errors. Thanks again. Useight ( talk) 03:53, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng,
Forgive me my ignorance as I am not completely familiar with the POTD circuitry here. June 21 is the national day of Greenland and also the day of year where the midnight sun can be seen from most areas on the northern hemisphere, and I thouhgt it would be good timing if the POTD on June 21 could be an FP from Greenland with midnight sun. What I had in mind is Image:Upernavik_evening_panorama_edit4.jpg. If this is considered too newly nominated, Image:Iceberg with hole near sanderson hope 2007-07-28 2.jpg is another recent Greenland FP, although it does ot relate to the midnight sun. If this is against some policy just tell me, and I'll forget about it. Cheers, -- Slaunger ( talk) 08:12, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey there. I am told you handled this OTRS ticket authorizing images from hanini.org under CC license. However, I do not believe that hanini.org actually owns the copyright on all but a tiny fraction of the images on the site. I just noticed Image:A_Palestinian_David_Confronts_the_Israeli_Goliath.jpg which is a very famous AP wire photo; see Image:Faris odeh03a.jpg. I should probably mention that User:Adnanmuf who is behind the uploads has been disruptive generally, he's into whacky pseudo-genetics and conspiracy theories, and shows all the signs of a crackpot and tendentious editor. I'm not exactly sure how to proceed here but DanielB advised me on #wikimedia-otrs to inform you. Thanks, < eleland/ talk edits> 02:35, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
I think a change to the format of image pages may have screwed up your quickimgdelete script - it apparently can't detect the uploader and aborts the script when notification is required. Kelly hi! 02:40, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey Howcheng Could you kindly arrange for the image Image:Spinning Dancer.gif to appear as the POTD on 11th June? Thanks Muhammad (talk) 16:58, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
I spotted the MacAuthor FP the other day (good caption, by the way) and while admiring the picture it suddenly dawned on me that one of mine was actually featured a little ahead, but wasn't on the main page before this one. The image in question is Image:Japanesesuicide.jpg, which was nominated and closed in late december 2007, whereas these recent ones are from early 2008. Did this one just get overlooked, or was it being saved for something special? TomStar81 ( Talk) 05:46, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
-- BorgQueen ( talk) 17:12, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Wikipedia:Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight ( talk) 17:38, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for protecting this page. As you may see Batgirlreturns had made major deletions and changes in the website. I had warned her twice for vandalizing. I request an undo of her last attempt and I honor your decision as to any outcome. -- Penquin3 ( talk) 20:32, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi howcheng, I've just learned that my photo of Josh Becker and his beard has been deleted because Josh Becker says it is not a photo of him. I'm assuming that the Josh Becker who complained is the horror film director. It is true that my photo is not a photo of him. But it is, in fact, a photo of Josh Becker from Burt, Iowa whom I attend the University of Iowa with. This was clarified in my original caption of the photo, but someone edited it. In relation to the article "chinstrap beard" it is very relevant, although based upon the current definition I feel the photo belongs on the "neck beard" page, if there is one. Thanks! 21:16, June 3 2008.
Hello, Howcheng! I hope you're fine, long time no seen. A minor edit on your script must be done, it's using {{ Image source}} for noting the uploader (Which is for bots, look at the note at the end of the template "Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice?"), it must use {{ Di-no source-notice}}, the same on {{ Image copyright}} and {{ Di-no license-notice}}. Thanks!-- O s a m a K 10:00, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
If you have a chance, check out George Washington. I've helped upload the recorded version; if you've done this sort of thing before, please let me know if I've done it right. P.S. This guy has a really great voice!) - Nunh-huh 01:31, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Everything looks just fine for the upload and inclusion of the soundfile for George Washington. Well done it is too. However, a few technical nitpicks. The opening statements are helpful for the visually impaired and general ease of use (i.e. "Article name, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at E N dot wikipedia dot org."). The only other issue is missing the license statement at the end of the article ("This sound file and all text in the article are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, available at www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html")
Beyond those points, everything is perfect. Thanks him for his contribution and your efforts in posting and we hope to see more in the future. I've also noted you inclusion for a request for review. One of us should get to it shortly for additional feedback. Cheers.
With all respect, your speedy close was flawed. First, the image is on Wikipedia and should be deleted from Wikipedia. Second, it is a licensed cartoon character with a skin colour change, a blatant copyright violation of a licensed character. Please reopen the discussion, thanks. All the best, Gwen Gale ( talk) 00:22, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Ok, first, I now understand the rationale as to why it's not a copy vio, so never mind on that. But second, I see the log, so I'm muddled now: This is the first Commons image I ever ran across with a delete tab (which is why I thought it was here). What am I not getting? Is the delete tab only for a template? Gwen Gale ( talk) 00:49, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the FYI about the Korean rail car image. I have a request for you though, if its not too much trouble: Could Image:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (color).ogg go up as the FP on July 4? The date and the image are pretty much perfect for each other, and hence the request. TomStar81 ( Talk) 09:13, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
I have nominated List of Romancing SaGa characters, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Romancing SaGa characters. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Judgesurreal777 ( talk) 05:48, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the note... Cheers! ArthurWeasley ( talk) 05:41, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Respiratory_system&diff=218656810&oldid=218172685 I have some concerns in placing the image at this point into be in Respiratory System article. In particular the fact that their may be some mistakes... nevertheless it does portray a respiratory system. Could we compromise and place the image with only number for now? Please take a look at the corresponding talk page before putting this image in any other article. (late signature) -- CyclePat ( talk) 22:40, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
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Seems like someone forgot to award you this, I'm sure you should have received it long ago. Well done Howcheng! Your contributions at DYK are always appreciated. Gatoclass ( talk) 23:03, 13 June 2008 (UTC) |
BlueJayLover123 : Chat 12:34, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
I replied at my Talk page. doncram ( talk) 18:11, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng FYI i have a different view on it, see User_talk:Mion#Spinoff. Cheers Mion ( talk) 19:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Have reverted your recent reversion of my edits. The content you restored is almost all a copyright violation of http://www.sebench.com/Services/tabid/56/Default.aspx Dpmuk ( talk) 16:48, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng! When you get some time, would you mind checking my work on an image upload you were kind enough to answer some questions about over on Wikipedia:Media_copyright_questions? The image is HERE and I haven't embedded it into any articles yet. As I said on the question page, it is over 100 years old and a faithful reproduction, so I believe it excludes copyright. However, as I said, the image source is claiming copyright and associated fees. They are based out of Japan, not USA, so perhaps that might have something to with it. I really don't know, but since this is the first time I've uploaded an image, I think it would be a good idea to have an admin like yourself take a look. If for some reason it is in violation, please take appropriate action. Thanks! -- Trippz ( talk) 12:24, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Howcheng! Could you please check this edit. It writes double "Image:Image:", maybe because it uses {{ Di-no source-notice|Image:Something}}. Can you fix it?-- O sama K 12:34, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi there. I have a question on fair use. I was recently looking at the fair use image Image:TheRingworldEngineers.jpg. I noticed that the image was a little washed out and needed to be fixed;however, its fair use and im not sure if i can. Could you please help me on this? I read the Fair Use page, but couldnt discern if i could fix the washout (It may just be that im not looking hard enough x.x its been a long day at work heeh). Thanks so much! Dillard421 ( talk • contribs) 03:59, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng
I am new to Wikipedia and I am not sure what to do now based on the comments made on the Haroli article I wrote and on which you commented.
Go ahead and delete the Haroli article or let me know what to do next. I will be glad to work on the Huli page.
I lived among the Huli in their main city of Tari and in men's houses throughout the surrounding area (the Huli do not have villages) and have studied their culture so I feel I have the credentials to write it.
I would like to focus on Huli myths, rituals and symbols as they make the Huli unique and notable, while the current content of the stub is not notable as most PNG cultures have the same or similar social structure.
Thanks much Haroli ( talk) 04:49, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
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For your tireless efforts in gathering images for the List of crossings of the Columbia River. Pete ( talk), July 2008 |
Oh, and I will see about getting a photo of the BNSF bridge in Portland sometime this summer. - Pete ( talk) 17:17, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the catch. I went ahead and deleted it as requested and replaced the image with the proper one in all of the other related articles. See you around Tony the Marine ( talk) 00:18, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
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Can we stop having US centric images as (To)day's Featured Pictures, especially US military history? It's been a bit much lately. Papa Lima Whiskey ( talk) 14:55, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
-- Bedford Pray 05:09, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I believe you're largely responsible for the featured picture section of the main page. I just wanted to ask if there's any chance in splicing in the (much rarer) featured sounds as well. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 21:15, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Thank you very much Sir! I couldn't thank you before and the section of the media copyright questions is already archived, so I do it here. -- Bougainville ( talk) 10:45, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
The image link that you added doesn't appear to be working, is this a Commons file? - Caribbean~H.Q. 21:55, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Howcheng! When you see my comments, you shouldn't think anything but reporting bug :P. When using "Copyright violation" the script adds {{imagevio|1=undefined}} to image page and the correct URL at
Wikipedia:Copyright problems. You can see
this edit on image page, and
that one on reporting page; Check
this one also. Hope to be fixed, Thank you!--
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The copyright holder and source is the Symbionese Liberation Army, an entity that no longer exists. This image is widely available on many different websites. This info is already on the image description page so I don't know what else is needed. -- mav ( talk) 16:45, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
I just tagged them as IFD just in case the uploaders still had local copies laying around and give them a chance to re-upload first. Q T C 21:43, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Hey does your friend have any photos of Minneapolis Police at the site or any pictures showing local law enforcement. That would be great to use. .:davumaya:. 06:26, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I'm curious as to why you replaced the Leibovitz photo, which was the subject of the litigation, with the Vanity Fair cover? You noted the popularization of the photo, but that really doesn't seem relevant to me. Let's discuss on the Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp. page, please. -- Lquilter ( talk) 05:27, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
How dare you say that my rationale is "irrelevant" for an image. The image of the living person shows them at a completely different age to when they were well-known as Prime Minister. Your very action has caused the article to be distorted and that is not good enough. I'm fed up with idiotic deletionists distorting Wikipedia's accuracy and moderators who don't think about issues of accuracy supporting them. JRG ( talk) 01:33, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
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Thank you for your diligent and consistently superb work at Template:Picture of the day. Durova Charge! 02:59, 4 August 2008 (UTC) |
You've earned this many times over. :) Durova Charge! 02:59, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for completing the image pages I uploaded. However, although I have uploaded four images over the last months, supplying exactly the same proof of exactly the same form of permission each time, one of the four images has yet to get the OTRS badge:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:After_Dark_11th_June_1988.jpg
Can you help? Apologies if I have misunderstood something. AnOpenMedium ( talk) 16:51, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
Hitler, should be the one - upfront row, right( with the dog). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.22.239.65 ( talk) 23:38, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
I just discovered that an image I uploaded, Image:Death valley vegetation aerial view.jpg, is an exact duplicate of an image you uploaded already. However, the image is currently at FPC, and I was wondering if you would like me to change the nomination to your picture, or what? Thanks. -- Meld shal 15:03, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
How can I find the WP:FPC discussion page for Image:Chicago Skyline Hi-Res.jpg, Image:Livestock chicago 1947.jpg, and Image:Locomotives-Roundhouse2.jpg which have been transferred to Commons?-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 14:31, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
has been nominated for featured picture status by me. Please drop by the nomination and leave a bit of opinion on the image. -- Meld shal 15:50, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I see you userfied this article around the time of its AfD. The article has since been moved back into mainspace and is still in the poor state that led to the AfD delete conclusion. I'm not sure this state of affairs is desirable. Can I suggest you speedy it and drop the user a line, explaining what's happened? -- Dweller ( talk) 12:14, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
Do not ever call me a Dude, and do not ever make major changes to articles without consultation on a talk page first! Giano ( talk) 21:23, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
Per our brief discussion a while ago. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 04:32, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
Sorry about the delayed reply, but I followed up & checked on this per your suggestion and found that mostly the responses matched your explanation. If I get myself any headshots, I'll definitely address this with the photographer in advance and in writing (since of course, there will be a great demand for copies of my headshots!)
The initial question on the noticeboard, about copyrights of medical imaging, is interesting; since the photos are taken as part of medical procedures rather than by photographers, and are taken persuant to medical orders. I wonder it there are additional considerations. I haven't checked that out, but it does seem like something that would be interesting to explore. -- Jack-A-Roe ( talk) 05:45, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Image:Wellsboro and Corning Railroad.jpg works for me now in IE7 - thanks, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 01:37, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
As much as I can be with a photo, yes. Compare with other images in google and you'll see for yourself. Pro bug catcher ( talk • contribs). 02:33, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
I was referring to the deal in January that was, obviously, not approved, resulting in his return to Chivas USA for the first half of this season before he moved on again. I'm well aware that his deal was done this time, but the frenzy over transfers into British clubs that are pending work permits is astonishing, considering many of them don't get approved, or the player is loaned out to another league (usually the Eredivisie) while the player gets more national team caps. I just really don't see the rush to ram through on WP transfers that often take weeks to approve in real life. -- Grant . Alpaugh 17:35, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
7zip will open rars (and pretty much anything else). Raul654 ( talk) 23:48, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
What's up? Glass Cobra 00:35, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
Can you check the licensing and appropriateness of this image here [2] that I have uploaded. This image is taken from the website of Jaina.org. According to it, these images are used in their publications and are copyright free as per their statement [3]. If you find that this image and licensing is OK, I would like to upload other images from Jaina.org.-- Anish ( talk) 06:22, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the note Howchweng. The Jaina's statement - The majority of the material of this CD has been collected from various Jain pathshala teachers and scholars of North America, from the past publications of similar CDs by the JAINA education committee under the leadership of Dr. Gada, from internet and e-mails of public domain, and my past 15 years collection at the Jain Study Center of North Carolina. The material compiled in this CD is not a copyrighted material. However by mistake on our part, if we have incorporated any copy righted material, please send us an e-mail indicating that you are the original and true owner of the certain material and have objection to distribute the material by the JAINA Education committee on a cost basis. We will remove it from the circulation. ...gives an impresion that most of this material is from its own publications. They have undertaken to remove any material that may have been copyrighted (obviously other than their own material). This may be some material that they may have taken from internet. So what more to we need to ensurer that Jaina's material is acceptable to wikipedia. I am asking you as I dont have much knowledge on this subject. My last FAC was a bit stressful on account of image problems. So I want to be sure this time. Unfortunately, not many images on jainism are availabe freely.
By the way the Calender of Jaina is its own publication...so will the images here like this [4] be acceptable. -- Anish ( talk) 19:06, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
No, actually I-405 is not the worst. What's the worst to my opinion is I-5 and US-101 through Los Angeles Downtown/Hollywood. Many people takes the I-405 instead of the I-5 to Santa Barbara, Ventura, Central Coast Cities. People who lives in Orange County Coast cities just takes the I-405 all the way. The article is wrong when it said i-405 is the worst. If I was going from South Orange County to North Hollywood I would consider taking the SR 134 instead of US 101. I think US 101 is thw worst, and I hate it, but this needs a source.-- Freewayguy What's up? 03:30, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello there. I was referred to you by Nishkid, an OTRS volunteer himself. I was hoping that you can help me out with Image:Rang_De_Basanti_Golden_Temple.jpg. It relates to Ticket 2008070510003273 and User:Riana (now retired) was assigned to this, as per Nishkid. This image has been waiting for permission to use on Wikipedia since 2 months now. I don't know if that is normal, but I thought I'll inquire from you. Would you be so kind enough to give me a heads up on this? Mspraveen ( talk) 17:40, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howard, I've just been informed of a problem in your image maintenance script. The "orphaned fair use" button produces a message that refers users to template {{ Not orphan}}, which is a template for free images, not non-free images. Could you change this? Calliopejen1 ( talk) 06:55, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi. You seem to know a great deal about images and WP:NFCC. There is a debate going on concerning a screenshot that may include copyright images within it at Wikipedia:Non-free content review#Image:JIDF FB Sample 2.jpg. I would appreciate it if you would take a look and add your thoughts on the matter. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ( talk · contribs) 20:25, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
I appreciate that someone actually saw it, read it and acknowledged it. I got stuck having to play devil's advocate to Baseball Bugs' ridiculous moral justification that he saw as the only people opposing the names inclusion being left wing bleeding hearts which neglected to realise that even left wing bleeding hearts could also be for its inclusion, just on a different argument. –– Lid( Talk) 01:18, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Would it be possible to run a newly featured sound in conjunction with the featured picture? George W. Bush's 9/11 address from the Oval Office got promoted today. Image:GWBush Oval Office Address 20010911-1-.ogg I'm not sure where to raise this question, so if there's a different place that would be better to discuss it please let me know. Durova Charge! 04:23, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Think we can declare consensus for a one-day test of featured sounds per that last discussion? Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 12:34, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Hey there...
I have been using your image tagging program -- it makes life so much easier! One of the images I tagged was Image:House3.jpg and applied the Template:Imagevio to it. It has been moved to Template:pui because Imagevio is deprecated. I was therefore thinking your handy-dandy programing needs to be updated some how. I hope this is clear -- I am not fully sure I understand what I am saying -- but here is a link to the diff where I was notified about the change of template. thanks.-- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 13:24, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi there. I'm not sure if you are on wikipedia now or not but if you are the DYK mainpage needs to be updated. we are currently suffering from a major backlog so prompt turnovers are really needed right now. Thanks for any help you can give. Nrswanson ( talk) 17:51, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Could you take a look at the deleted local version of Image:TelegraphHillbyJohnCurley.jpg and give me the link for the Flickr image so I can record it on Commons. The link seems to have been lost when the image was moved to Commons.
Thanks in advance, Natl1 ( Talk Page) ( Contribs) 22:53, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi. It was noted at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions that Image:Tbpickens.jpg has an OTRS ticket (which you added) but doesn't have a licencse, or author. Could you check this please? -- Rob ( talk) 05:23, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
The name was self-promotional (presumably for the group Tha Bizness). But if it's actually them and they want to provide a free photo, I wouldn't want to stop them. Spellcast ( talk) 02:46, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey there,
You seem like an active and intellegent user on image discussions, I have recently become active here and nominated a large number of orphaned images -- I am sure you have seen. In response to one of my nominations, I got the following on my talk page. Any thoughts on how to approach this? The image has now been deleted so I can't see which one it is, and I can't specifically recall which image it was. Here is the nomination. I wonder how I could go about finding who the admin and buracrat I was reported to as his contributions do not indicate anywhere it was done. Thanks for any advice.-- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 22:58, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
This image:
was just promoted to FP. Please _don't_ add it to the POTD queue pending its consideration for the April 1 main page.
Spikebrennan (
talk)
17:03, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Josh Blue Raul654 ( talk) 02:52, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
PS - this page needs MAOR KATZ. Raul654 ( talk) 02:52, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
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HI (sorry 'bout the spammy note), DYK updates have been a bit slow and there's a bit of a shortage of admins actively involved. We are asking folks who listed themselves on Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins to update details on this page - User:Olaf Davis/DYKadmins, so we can grade everyone's involvement (and who, knows, someone may want to get involved more :) ).Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 04:23, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I don't see a reply to the 9/11 request and the date is getting pretty close. Any chance you could run that speech along with the photo? Much obliged if you can. As you may know, I nearly lost family in that disaster. Best regards, Durova Charge! 22:50, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Durova asked me to have a go at this, as I'm pretty experienced with templates. See what you think. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 00:42, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Yes, most of them have been uploaded. A few are still on my computer. If you need a list, I'll dig it up for you.Mitch32( UP) 20:11, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng,
I just added references to the Janyse page. If they satisfy the requirement, can the orange notice be taken down now? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janyse_Jaud
Thanks, Nickt83 ( talk) 23:32, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Sorry to shoot down your featured image candidate. I vaguely recall seeing it at WP:BIRD but never got around to checking it was doing what it purported to (I try and do too much around here. It is still a good image of a fight. Once we get round to expanding Rallidae it would be a fine addition to that article. Sabine's Sunbird talk 06:18, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
You deleted the Murambi House article in August 2008. Your reasoning was unclear. I believe a one-time user called Yuliyaa created a 'spoiler' page under my login name and wrote some rubbish. Can you tell me if this person wrote some other stuff on the article? In either case, please can I have the article back so that I can edit it. It seemed neutral enough and if you need me to add anything or change it, then please let me know. Thanks AngelinaA —Preceding unsigned comment added by AngelinaA ( talk • contribs) 14:49, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading Image:HSUS new logo.gif. You've indicated that the image is being used under a claim of fair use, but you have not provided an adequate explanation for why it meets Wikipedia's requirements for such images. In particular, for each page the image is used on, the image must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Can you please check
This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. -- FairuseBot ( talk) 11:42, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
-- BorgQueen ( talk) 09:10, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi. You might want to Commons protect the image you added to T:DYK. — Wknight94 ( talk) 21:05, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
I see you were the person who nominatd this image for Featured Status Image:Anschlusstears.jpg. I was hoping you could spare a moment to let me have your thoughts on its copyright status outside the US.
You posted on the copyright tag: "Because this was originally published by the Nazi regime, the public domain status of this work is only valid within the United States." I was wondering what the Nazi Regime have to do with it?
My understanding (in the UK at least) is that this is a work of unknown authorship first published in 1938. As a consequence, copyright expires at the end of this year in the UK! Are you aware of any reason, such as the author actually being known, that would lead to this chain of logic being incorrect? Thanks GDallimore ( Talk) 14:36, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
I've checked the Ecuador photos from NBII, and here's a list of photos to be careful with (if not listed, they should be "ok"). I have not checked the photos from other countries, but a very fast overview suggested they were largely fine.
I have not yet had the time to check the photos by Christopher Canaday on the following pages: [23], [24] and [25], but a fast look reveal several mistakes, so I'd suggest you wait with them until I have had the time to review them. The "un-identified" bird on the last of the just mentioned pages is a Myiophobus roraimae. Finally, if possible, could you include the locality in the "Description" section below the photo when uploading them? In most cases they simply indicate Ecuador (which certainly is better than nothing), but in many cases they also state the photos are from Cordillera del Cóndor. As you may know, the taxonomy of Neotropical birds is ever-changing, and with the locality it will be much easier to adjust to these changes in the future (to give a few examples, species that are likely to be split include Thamnophilus aethiops, Chlorospingus ophthalmicus, Microcerculus marginatus, Poecilotriccus ruficeps, Willisornis poecilonotus etc, etc). Thanks. • Rabo³ • 20:27, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Howdy... I'm working on figuring out how POTD works for the purposes of utilizing a similar feature on an internal wiki. I've hit a stumbling block.
By looking at the daily templates, it's quite obvious that some sort of automated process is utilized in their creation (otherwise some of the "if" code wouldn't be necessary since it would be hard-coded by hand). I'm trying to figure out where that automated code/script resides, if it's public domain, etc. There is mention of an automated script authored by Solitude but that was back in '04 and is apparently no longer available.
Would you be so kind as to point me in the right direction, offer some pointers, etc. in regards to creating the daily templates in an as automated fashion as possible?
Thanks in advance and have a great day! Overboard ( talk) 21:50, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
{{POTD protected/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}}}
I need some advice as to how best to archive my now unwieldy talk page, and how to link my talk page automatically to my signature. Peter Horn 01:09, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
Hey there...
I am going through the GFDL-presumed category and have come across a question. I believe I have seen a licensing tag that basically states that the image is not copyrightable due to its simplistic design. I wonder if the following images, Image:Elec1984.PNG, Image:Elec1997.PNG, Image:Elec2000.PNG and Image:Elec2004.PNG wuld quality as such, in your opinion. Any thoughts? Also, is there a group or project that could re-create these graphics and license them cleanly? Thanks. -- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 17:21, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
I see you just closed the deletion review after my comments, and I sincerely hope my comments didn't come across as brow-beating. I generally work in less controversial areas, such as style guidelines and article reviewing. My feeling is that there is still a lot of language left over from years gone by that reflects older attitudes, and when I hear the language, I say something about it; but of course, it's inevitable that I will come across as overly fussy and overly sensitive, and perhaps that's true. Still, my feeling is that more harm is done in general on Wikipedia by silence than by speaking up. - Dan Dank55 ( send/receive) 18:08, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Hey there, me again...
I just wanted to run this passed you as a second person for consideration. Image:Hhmra4146.jpg is currently tagged as GFDL-presumed and was uploaded after Jan 2006. The only thing is, it was the uploader who added that tag after getting the "no license" notification. If it is the uploader that added the presumtion, and in my opinion there is no question about him taking the image, is it reasonable to change the license to a GFDL tag? Thoughts? Thanks. -- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 21:25, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
hello. i'm not sure why you reverted the changes i made in an attempt to clean up the continued mal-edits in the William Eric Alexander article, but in future i would ask that you at least do me the courtesy of summary comment. cheers. -- emerson7 03:49, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
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featured picture status,
Image:Koku Saitcho shounin.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.
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Hey there...
I am looking for a second opinion on my approach to an issue I have stumbled upon. Have a look at this message I left on a users talk page. I think the images he has uploaded, at least the few I have looked at so far, are not free. He has not responed to me yet, but I have just this morning left the message on his talk page, so I want to give him a chance to review. but I wonder if my approach is even handed. The users uploads are great pics and as such they are well used in the encyclopedia, I am just not sure they are free and correctly licensed. I don't want to cause a problem where there isnt one, but...
Your thoughts? Thanks. -- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 17:48, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
If you are still unhappy about my GA delisting of Erg (landform) I'd be quite willing to open a WP:GAR on it to solicit the opinions of other GA reviewers if you'd prefer not to. I'm not the final arbiter, I've just acted in accordance with my opinion. Others may take a different view. -- Malleus Fatuorum ( talk) 18:43, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Unfortunately, I'm actually up in Baltimore, so while I am in the general area, I'm not really able to run by and take a look in person. I did fire up Google Earth, though, and poked around there. I'm not entirely certain that the given location is in fact correct; from what I can tell, there are a couple monuments there, and several pictures on Panoramio of each, but absolutely nothing of the Temperance Fountain. I find it hard to believe someone wouldn't have taken a picture of it, so I'm worried we're in the wrong place. As I said, though, I can't be much more certain that you are. Sorry, howcheng! Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 23:42, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Howcheng, Could you please provide me with the required wording for the "explicit statement" required for the release to public domain of the Bill Ayers photos. How should the statement be worded to identify the two photos Mr. Ayers has already submitted? Thanks for your help, IP75 ( talk) 00:25, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
I've been checking copyright status on Wikipedia:Images_and_media_for_deletion/2008_October_11#Image:Planetstoriesclichecover.jpg. Check the results over there, please. Thanks. -- John Nagle ( talk) 18:32, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
You added this image to the Tamiasciurus_douglasii gallerty. The location is listed as "Lake Forest, CA which is on Lake Tahoe".
Lake Forest is a city in Orange, County, CA which is several hundred miles from Lake Tahoe. There may be some area near Lake Tahoe that is known as Lake Forest. I wasn't able to find any reference to it with Google. Judging by the image I think the ID is right on the squirrel but I believe this species would be unknown in Orange County. The error is probably in the location attribution for the image. -- Davefoc ( talk) 22:00, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
FYI, I have started the long-planned article Portraiture of Elizabeth I, where the POTD is also included. - PKM ( talk) 18:47, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
I was sending a message to User:Hersfold when I saw that you need help finding the Temperance Fountain. You can go to National Geographic's Map Machine. Click here to view the Washington, D.C. part of it. You can view any part of the world with this machine! It is like a free online GPS! If the information is unnecessary anymore, sorry I came too late. But now you know just to go to the Map Machine when you need to find a city or address. I hope I was of any help! Signed, BlueCaper ( talk) 14:02, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
I was just wondering what happened regarding Image:Michele Merkin 1.jpg, it survived a delist nomination with relative ease and is currently the lead image in Glamour photography, was it ever featured on the main page? Guest9999 ( talk) 15:25, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading
Image:Rammstein.svg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a
claim of fair use. However, it is currently
orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed.
You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see
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If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the " my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot ( talk) 05:21, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Hey there...
wonder if you can have a look at this image. There are two images which have been uploaded. The licensing on the image page seems to relate to the original sand dunes photo; the current photo does not have any licening info on the page, but the comments listed seem to indicate the postcard is public domain (which I question). Why doesn't the history show any info regarding the upload of the postcard image? The image is not linked to any pages, but if either or both of the images are free, they should be moved to commons. Thoughts? Thanks.-- Jordan 1972 ( talk) 22:18, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Needs same fix as User:Lupin/popups.js
Gonioul ( talk) 22:07, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Miwok Airways, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising that only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam.
If you can indicate why the subject of this article is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add {{
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on the top of
Miwok Airways and leave a note on
the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any
citations from independent
reliable sources to ensure that the article will be
verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this.
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05:12, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
FYI, you may be interested to see that Ashley Todd was speedily deleted using CSD:G10 as the justification: "exists primarily to disparage its subject." I happen to disagree with this decision as the article was neutral and nothing on the AfD page implied it as an "attack" page, and content that this is out of process. I encourage you to chime in if you have an opinion either way at User_talk:Orderinchaos#Out_of_order_deletion_of_Ashley_Todd. Thanks. -- Fuzheado | Talk 21:04, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
Would you be able to weigh in here please? The image in question is a rather unimaginative morph of Raj Thackeray and Hitler. It is being used in the article ostensibly because it aids readers' understanding of the situation. I disagree and I cited NFCC 8 when I tagged it. I now note that there is a simmering dispute about NFCC 8 itself though the main import of both wordings remains the same. I noticed you in the recent edit history of NFCC and thought that you would like to weigh in here. Thanks. Sarvagnya 21:40, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
The Main Page Redesign proposal is currently conducting a straw poll to select five new designs, before an RFC in which one will be proposed to replace the Main Page. The poll closes on October 31st. Your input would be hugely appreciated! Many thanks, Pretzels Talk! 08:56, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the cool new picture! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) ( talk) 12:35, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
BorgQueen ( talk) 15:42, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Wow! The newspaper articles I read had great pictures of the Biblioburro and I was filled with disappointment that the article would surely never have a picture. Thank you for your efforts to prove me wrong. It really adds to the article. Alansohn ( talk) 16:13, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Miwok Airways, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miwok Airways. Thank you. Eastmain ( talk) 22:02, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
I don't get it. Please see my note on talk at User:Infrogmation thanx! EmilEikS ( talk) 02:04, 1 November 2008 (UTC)