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No need for another table - small enough a task to be done by hand. Cheers! bd2412 T 03:30, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
I haven't a lot of time at the moment, but I have looked at this again and it looks a lot more solid. With the expanded prose the list of judges appears less dominant, but still might be considered, at FAC, to unbalance the article. One possible solution might be to hive off the full list to a separate page and retain a shorter list of the currently active judges with this article. My advice would be to keep the article on PR for a bit longer; in a few days' I will read it again with FAC firmly in mind and let you know my further thoughts. Brianboulton ( talk) 15:35, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
That is a great article! I just nominated it for Did You Know. Jokestress ( talk) 15:28, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Please see my discussion of your idea re merging Gustavo Gelpí. Thanks, Pr4ever ( talk) 12:38, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
I will do the merge later today. It's obvious they are the same person, and Edward Nottingham is the most commonly used name in third party references. Risker ( talk) 13:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
I have come across a few mainspace entries on federal judges that are really substubs - as with this pre-merge version Denise Cote. That particular entry was a mere 387 characters, including templates and category links, whereas Polbot's autogenerated page was about five times as long (and obviously a lot more informative, even if much formatting is still required). Would it be possible to generate a list of mainspace articles on federal judges which are fewer than, say, a thousand characters? Or, better yet if possible, to ignore text in headers, templates, and category links (which make up the bulk of many of these substubs), and list pages with fewer than 500 characters of actual article text? In most such cases, the article will be so stubby that we'll be better off just moving the page in Polbot's userspace over it. Cheers! bd2412 T 02:18, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
This is one of my files under my old name. How does one go about renaming a file? Is there a protocol, a button to hit? Or just upload the photo under a different name? - NeutralHomer • Talk • April 4, 2009 @ 05:10
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The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar |
Thanks for tagging dozens of images with {{ ifr}} just because I had the inkling it would be a good idea. Seegoon ( talk) 19:27, 4 April 2009 (UTC) |
Thanks! What a great birthday present! (I've been a Wikipedian five years today.) Keep spreading around the wikilove. – Quadell ( talk) 15:22, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
I stumbled across your userpage and noticed that today is your 5th WikiBirthday. So congratulations. Tills Talk 15:56, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
I have nominated Category:Terrorism ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for renaming to Category:Political violence ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Cerejota ( talk) 03:05, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 07:01, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey thanks. :) I didn't have much to do with that article, other than helping to nudge it towards a GA, but that userbox is priceless! :) BOZ ( talk) 02:27, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
I'd recommend using this tool, which provides a link to users' contributions right after they uploaded an image (for use with orphan images), when going through orphan images. That way you can figure out what they are before nominating them. A few of your nominations look like encyclopedic photos that could be moved to commons if we took a bit more effort to determine what they're of. Calliopejen1 ( talk) 14:24, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your Happy Wiki-Birthday wishes! Rlendog ( talk) 18:22, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
How does Husein Gradašcevic.jpg fail WP:NFCC#1 when no free equivalent exists? I give the source, the copyright holder and there's a consensus to keep yet it still gets deleted? PRODUCER ( talk) 20:44, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Quadell. I see that you closed the FfD discussion of Image:Tennant_and_Tchaikowsky_as_Hamlet_and_Yorick.jpg as delete, saying "This is is a BBC news image, and our use fails NFCC#2." I showed in the discussion that although this particular copy was sourced to the BBC, it was not a BBC image, but an image copyright to the Royal Shakespeare Company. (See here, image #15.) And, although I recognize that FfD is a discussion rather than a vote, it may be relevant that three of five commenting editors did not think that our use failed NFCC#2. I'd like you to reconsider the deletion. If you still feel that the deletion was appropriate, I may want to take it to deletion review. — Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 21:39, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Fair enough.
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Image:Tennant and Tchaikowsky as Hamlet and Yorick.jpg. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedy-deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 22:58, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
First of all thank you for your care, I have always wondered about this issue, and here comes my answer, about File:KAUH1.jpeg, its a usual picture I took it from one of the university buildings near the hospital, for File:KAUH3.jpeg I created it using wikimapia, and for File:KAUH2.jpeg it was on the site of the university, and I asked for permission in person -as I am a student at JUST where the hospital is- and took it on my USB Maen. K. A. ( talk) 22:03, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for that. Just curious though: If I wanted to make the bot available for general deliveries, would I need to file a second request for approval? Sorry, I'm pretty clueless on these processes :) Thanks in advance. GARDEN 15:06, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
Yes, I think I have a pretty good understanding of copyright law. I haven't taken any copyright-specific classes, but I have done a general IP class and have learned a fair amt here on Wikipedia. In truth, copyright classes in law school don't really focus on what old content is PD or not, because that's not really the most interesting intellectually or the most important practically. (A lot more focus on the contours of fair use, etc., which isn't so important here.) But yes, if you have any questions, feel free to ask, and I'll do my best! Calliopejen1 ( talk) 22:14, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
I know this is all horrifically complicated, and it may seem academic, but it's quite relevant. We have many thousands of old images on Wikipedia that we assume are public domain because they were created long ago, but where we have no idea when they were first published. Thanks for your time and expertise! – Quadell ( talk) 23:01, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
The second one, not the first. Thanks, — neuro (talk) (review) 20:07, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Quadell, it is great to see you back! I noticed because you came up on my watchlist, delinking dates. In case you are not aware, there is an Arbcom injunction which affects mass linking or delinking dates. See the "Inj" link beside the date delinking case on WP:RFAR. (sorry I cant easily give a direct link; I'm on a very slow connection this weekend and it would take half an hour to find the link; ask a clerk if you need help finding it) I would hate to see you dragged into this mess! Regards, John Vandenberg ( chat) 00:01, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Thank you so much....(Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 12:40, 10 April 2009 (UTC))
Five years? It's amazing how time flies, isn't it? I'm surprised I haven't run into you before. Anyway, I hope your Wiki-anniversary is rewarding and stress-free. All the best, – Quadell ( talk) 12:49, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello- Thanks again for the valuable info on pre-78 ads. I added two more 1970 ads to article. Had two really cool ones on the awards and reviews subsection i want back in there. It's very long and the two colorful ads really help the subsection. the two ads were deleted- Car of the Year-1971 Vega ad.jpg Chevrolet Vega Ad-Car and Driver Awards.jpg Can I replace them with correct licence? or will they be tagged for speedy removal?
Also- I have a problem....Although I've spent almost two months on this article, added a specific "problems subsection" to correct a neutrality tag, and the images, in addition to 90% of the text (all but subcompact subsection), I uploaded many non-free images not knowing at first they would all be disputed and deleted. I uploaded a couple of the deleted ones again and ruined my creditability with two administrators and was accused of image abuse. I wanted Chevrolet factory photos in article (to show new vehicles) as I've seen other car articles with them. I uploaded about four or five factory photo scans..all deleted. So, next with only a couple of images left as I found article in February, I dug out my old photos to scan of my previous Vegas I've owned and two of my Grandfathers Vegas in addition to the two newer digital photos I took last year of my two current Vegas still in article. So I dug out my photos, scanned them on my Cannon 310 printer/scanner, downloaded them into my computer, and on the article with free licenses. Stifle has tagged five of the free images and one was deleted already. Stifle thinks I'm simply scanning from something else.
Go to Chevrolet Vega the green Vega wagon was deleted..I uploaded it again with another upload under it (two green Vegas) with a note to Stifle who put the tag on and a note to Ben W Bell, who deleted it. the note in their talk pages read.... Compare the two images of the green Vega wagons (one has me in it, the other one was deleted from article.) I continued, look at the licence plate on both of the photos of the car taken a year apart.(same plate) I asked them..Do you still think I simply scanned the image from an unknown source, or do you (now) think the deleted image is mine. No reply from Ben Bell yet (who deleted it), but the second upload of the deleted image wasn't speedy deleted (yet) The deleted image was taken by me with a Kodak, and the other photo (with me in it) was taken by my stepfather a year later in 1974 with a Nikon..see the quality diff.
In the deleted image file, I stated I took the photo myself in 1973. It was deleted after a discussion took place on one of the five images in which teb728 said (in so many words) They're probably his (my) photos taken by me, taking my word for it, as I have tagged non-free images correctly and never claimed a non-free to be a free image. another one of the five with no comment was deleted anyway by Ben W Bell stating on deleted file, I admitted it to be a mag scan. Wrong..(wrong image) Stifel states on deleted file I just scanned from unknown source. Is there any way to remove these tags? The only reason Stifle is doing this is because I've uploaded deleted images (thinking I could try again in another discussion)..ok, but I've admitted guilt to this and have apologized, not really knowing all the rules previously. But I've stated, I have not tried to pass a non-free for a free image which teb728 states also in discussion, but Stifle doesn't agree, so the tags remain on the free images, which are all my photos taken by me. There have been no further comments on the remaining files but I hope they wont be deleted at any time if a sensor misses the comments made by teb728.
Also, Are Chevrolet brochure images (pages or cropped images) public domain as well for pre78?
Please help with the tags..see discussion on my free images by clicking on the light blue Vega panel image(second rear quarter view) (my car and my photo) this is my car- go to external links in article, car domain.com blog..in blog is a link to this car 71 vega panel on my ride page with my name-Vegavairbob/Robert Spinello-this image is tagged by Stifle. Please help. Thanks By the way- The photo that was deleted (and reuploaded was my grandfathers car)
(Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 23:35, 10 April 2009 (UTC))
Hi- I added four gallery of 1971 Chevy promo photos (Vega body styles) into a gallery. Not sure how to put them into commons.
Hello Quadell and Happy Easter to you and your family. Thanks to your expert knowledge of copywrite law the Chevrolet Vega article looks great. It has no non-free images.
(Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 12:50, 12 April 2009 (UTC))
(Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk))
How would you suggest breaking apart this sentence:
Even before Han's expansion into Central Asia, the travels of the diplomat Zhang Qian from 139–125 BCE established Chinese contacts with Dayuan (Fergana), Kangju (Sogdiana), Daxia (Bactria, formerly the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom), and knowledge of Shendu (Indus River valley of North India) and Anxi (the Persian Empire of Parthia), all of which eventually received Han embassies.[37][38][39][40][41]
The reason I have parentheses here is to separate (or distinguish) the Chinese geo-political names from the common Western names for these places. Do you have a suggestion on how to keep all the names? Also, are you saying that each one of these kingdoms deserves its own sentence split apart from each other?-- Pericles of Athens Talk 18:22, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
I was out. Your improvements are great. I would split that sentence something like this:
My lack of knowledge of these places prevents me from making the change myself. And perhaps the many footnotes would apply to separate sentences? All the best, – Quadell ( talk) 21:21, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
(Note to self: Han Dynasty. – Quadell ( talk) 13:39, 13 April 2009 (UTC))
Wow, okay, that intro is thorough, scholarly, verbose, and not what I'd meant at all. I'm looking at this from a reader's perspective, in terms of the flow of text and readability. It seemed to me that before, the sci-tech-eng section just dove right into the details, and it needed a sentence or two about why the topic was important. Now its intro is a dense mini-essay on what certain scholars claim about the impact of Han sci-eng-tech taken as a whole. It's detailed and it attributes every opinion, but at the expense or readability. The first sentence is a 75-word monster that introduces several characters not important to the article as a whole. I'm not clear on what the requirements are for sourcing, but wouldn't it do to simply say "The latter part of the Han Dynasty was a unique period in the history of premodern Chinese science and technology, comparable to the incredible pace of scientific and technological growth during the Song Dynasty", and leave the details in the footnotes? It's not like that's a contentious statement, is it? Your research is top-notch and unassailable, but like I said, I'm aiming for maximum readability here. – Quadell ( talk) 23:41, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Great idea. – Quadell ( talk) 01:09, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Well, my RFA looks like it's almost sure to pass (80 to 2, one of which isn't really counted, or 81 to 2 if one counts your [presumably support] vote :), so I just wanted to thank you for nominating me. Honestly, I wasn't expecting the results; I guess that I've done better than I'd thought.
Also, would you mind if I asked you admin-related questions when they come up? Or should I just take them to WP:AN? – Drilnoth ( T • C) 02:50, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Wow! Um... I may not actually go through all 1200 deletions one by one...
...but sure, I'll spot-check tomorrow. –
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Okay, so I wasn't going to be sending thankspam to anybody, but since you asked here's the bare-basics thankspam message. :) – Drilnoth ( T • C) 13:05, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for approving both my bot requests. Oh, and welcome back, by the way =) – xeno ( talk) 17:58, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Help! Some images were removed today and are now orphaned. Please transfer them to commons. Not sure how to do this yet. Thanks. Also my four image gallery was removed.(these four photos showed all four body styles, as not all are shown elsewhere in the article.) They are all free images. Some were not thumb size, Is that why they were removed? Must they be thumb with captions? Also why can't all images be 250px. some car articles seem to have this size. How does the default size work? Sometimes images are large, sometimes they are very small-they change size. Thanks. (Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 15:36, 14 April 2009 (UTC))
Thanks, and it's nice to see yourself as a Master Editor! Cloned Pickle 23:49, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Nominating perfectly good images for deletion without even the courtesy of a note before nom is the HEIGHT of incivility. Does the idiot think I just go around taking happy snaps and uploading them to Wp for my own benefit? No I am trying to build up a decent portfolio of relevant images for this place. He may not like them, you may not like them. Stiff cheddar. People of his (and your?) ilk should realise that there is not one model for perfection around here. For your information the image in question was one of the first used to illustrate the Aldi article and it got deleted peremptorily during a rewrite. Also for your information you are supposed to sign comments on talk pages. Albatross2147 ( talk) 00:41, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for pointing out that Homer hoyt1.png no longer had a home. I've put it back on the page Homer Hoyt. I thought you deserved a barnstar regards SuzanneKn ( talk) 18:52, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks for letting me know about my image SuzanneKn ( talk) 18:52, 15 April 2009 (UTC) |
Hi, I've had a quick look at the first section of the dab fixing list. A few comments:
PamD ( talk) 23:00, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks to everyone who took the time and trouble to take part in my RfA whether support, oppose or neutral. All comments are valued and will be considered carefully in the coming weeks. Feel free to add more advice on my talk page if you think I need it.
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I didn't realize that it has been three years. How time flies. Thank you for the birthday wishes. =) -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 00:00, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your participation in my recent Request for adminship. I'm trying to upstage Drilnoth by saying a different thing each time. See, that was different. :)
I notice you referencing D&D a few times here and there; I don't know if you were interested but we have a GA drive ongoing on the project talk page. Unless you're actually interested, I won't say more than that, though. :) (Same thing for the comics project!) Happy editing! BOZ ( talk) 02:38, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the greeting. I see lots of "thank you" messages on your talk page for a variety of reasons, which says a lot about the kind of person... or, at the very least, the kind of Wikipedian... you are. It's a pleasure to meet you, and thanks again. :) -- edi (talk) 13:57, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Woo, pretty award! Thanks very much, and cheers to you too. :-)> [[Sam Korn]] (smoddy) 20:31, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Why was File:Heart1973 BC.png deleted? The deletion of this image is under discussion, and the discussion has not concluded.
Why did you "close" the discussion? The most recent contribution was just over an hour before you "closed" it.
Please restore the image and re-open the discussion.
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04:51, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
... I'm just used to people taking it personally and becoming abusive when images are deleted, and I was bracing myself for a personal attack (that never came). ... All the best, – Quadell ( talk) 13:15, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello Quadell-
The image i asked you about that was deleted is featured within the magazine, not the cover. It is a black and white image taken of a Vega on Lime Rock Racetrack, Conn. in the final laps of a race, in the lead. (about to win it) It was used in Car and Driver January, 1975: Patrick Bedard's editorial column article about the Vega (he drove) in Car and Driver's Showroom Stock Challenge III in October, 1974. He's still a writer for the magazine.
Is it possible to gain permission to use this image for sub-section: 1973 Vega GT Showroom Stock #0 in Chevrolet Vega? Also- Is it ok to use an image without a thumb/caption in the article? I would like to use an image without a frame around it, which thumb gives it.
Thanks (Vegavairbob 71.167.68.69 ( talk) 08:18, 19 April 2009 (UTC))
Would you have a look? We seem to agree that the request number 6 can't be done as scheduled. Can you updated your decision accordingly? -- User:Docu
I'm saddened by your deletion of File:Sdar2tn.jpg. It was a good/only example of a NZ slouch hat and since I don't live in NZ irreplaceable. Your deletion of the file illustrates the short comings of Wikipedia. Ozdaren ( talk) 11:48, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags/Public domain/Mistagged images
GA E District MO I passed it for GA but have serious reservations. Please try to address these and continue to work on the article. It is discouraging to fail so I've given the article a barely pass GA. TeacherA ( talk) 01:12, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
hello- You have been very helpful. I need your opinion and help on my contribution for Economy cars. It was reverted pending a discussion. I was told my contribution is not neutral. That I'm a biased. Please look at my paragraph on the Vega which has 4 citations and also mentions five other GM small economy cars linked to the Vega. The few sentences left in are negative biased, cited from one quote thirty years ago and is used out of context, but it is chosen over my contribution which is, in my opinion, more informative, neutral and well written. This is becoming more frustrating. I wasted several hours getting that small section just right to have it deleted. this hasn't happened before. Thanks !Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 07:28, 21 April 2009 (UTC))
This guy won't stop. He is showing in the Economy car talk that I moved the Vega ahead of the AMC Gremlin in the intro. This was done because the Vega paragraph is first (it was that way) and there is no paragraph on the Gremlin. The cars were listed in intro by the order in which they appear, below, in article. He thinks I listed the Vega first for another reason. I left it second in intro as he reverted it, even though it is reviewed first. Why should I have to deal with this. It's just a waste of time. (Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 00:47, 22 April 2009 (UTC))
I'm sorry I did not reply to ukexpat request sooner who already told me that it would have to email the copyright holder sooner as I have also emailed John (Phoenix) Brown requesting that he grant the use of the image under the GFDL license. I was wondering if I should tell him not to reply to my emailas, although I did use an email based off of here as you did, I did not include Wikipedia's image policy, so the email is not as high quality. My original reply can be found back at the Wikipedia:Media copyright questions#Clamp. AngelFire3423 ( talk) 19:43, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks alot for the image =)
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Thanks for the barnstar and the travel suggestion! Honduras is definitely on my maybe list. Currently I'm thinking a couple months on the go somewhere in Asia or Africa, then a month at home, then maybe a couple months living somewhere in Latin America and doing some volunteering. (And maybe studying for the California bar, because I think I will want to get that out of the way for later...) I'm excited about the Latin America idea because my Spanish is decent but I think I could make a lot of progress if I were forced to use it all the time. I feel like I meant to respond to something you asked me a while ago, but now I don't remember what it was. So if there's anything left unanswered, please remind me! Calliopejen1 ( talk) 20:26, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
My Quadell-Hello
File:1973 Vega GT Showroom Stock.jpg for Chevrolet Vega was in Files for Deletion/2009 March 29 1.5 there was a discussion.
After covering misc. comments like its for decoration, etc. It got down to- all I had to do was show how it satisfies WP:NFCC#1, WP:NFCC#8 Please check this discussion for my answers in the discussions on this image. I think I stated my case...It would be the only non-free image in the article if you can get it back for me. It's the most important image, I think for the entire article! If you'd like to see it, do I have to download another image on the above file upload form?
Deleted April 7th, 2009 Thanks and regards, (Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 23:58, 21 April 2009 (UTC))
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No need for another table - small enough a task to be done by hand. Cheers! bd2412 T 03:30, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
I haven't a lot of time at the moment, but I have looked at this again and it looks a lot more solid. With the expanded prose the list of judges appears less dominant, but still might be considered, at FAC, to unbalance the article. One possible solution might be to hive off the full list to a separate page and retain a shorter list of the currently active judges with this article. My advice would be to keep the article on PR for a bit longer; in a few days' I will read it again with FAC firmly in mind and let you know my further thoughts. Brianboulton ( talk) 15:35, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
That is a great article! I just nominated it for Did You Know. Jokestress ( talk) 15:28, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Please see my discussion of your idea re merging Gustavo Gelpí. Thanks, Pr4ever ( talk) 12:38, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
I will do the merge later today. It's obvious they are the same person, and Edward Nottingham is the most commonly used name in third party references. Risker ( talk) 13:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
I have come across a few mainspace entries on federal judges that are really substubs - as with this pre-merge version Denise Cote. That particular entry was a mere 387 characters, including templates and category links, whereas Polbot's autogenerated page was about five times as long (and obviously a lot more informative, even if much formatting is still required). Would it be possible to generate a list of mainspace articles on federal judges which are fewer than, say, a thousand characters? Or, better yet if possible, to ignore text in headers, templates, and category links (which make up the bulk of many of these substubs), and list pages with fewer than 500 characters of actual article text? In most such cases, the article will be so stubby that we'll be better off just moving the page in Polbot's userspace over it. Cheers! bd2412 T 02:18, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
This is one of my files under my old name. How does one go about renaming a file? Is there a protocol, a button to hit? Or just upload the photo under a different name? - NeutralHomer • Talk • April 4, 2009 @ 05:10
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The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar |
Thanks for tagging dozens of images with {{ ifr}} just because I had the inkling it would be a good idea. Seegoon ( talk) 19:27, 4 April 2009 (UTC) |
Thanks! What a great birthday present! (I've been a Wikipedian five years today.) Keep spreading around the wikilove. – Quadell ( talk) 15:22, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
I stumbled across your userpage and noticed that today is your 5th WikiBirthday. So congratulations. Tills Talk 15:56, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
I have nominated Category:Terrorism ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for renaming to Category:Political violence ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Cerejota ( talk) 03:05, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 07:01, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey thanks. :) I didn't have much to do with that article, other than helping to nudge it towards a GA, but that userbox is priceless! :) BOZ ( talk) 02:27, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
I'd recommend using this tool, which provides a link to users' contributions right after they uploaded an image (for use with orphan images), when going through orphan images. That way you can figure out what they are before nominating them. A few of your nominations look like encyclopedic photos that could be moved to commons if we took a bit more effort to determine what they're of. Calliopejen1 ( talk) 14:24, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your Happy Wiki-Birthday wishes! Rlendog ( talk) 18:22, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
How does Husein Gradašcevic.jpg fail WP:NFCC#1 when no free equivalent exists? I give the source, the copyright holder and there's a consensus to keep yet it still gets deleted? PRODUCER ( talk) 20:44, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Quadell. I see that you closed the FfD discussion of Image:Tennant_and_Tchaikowsky_as_Hamlet_and_Yorick.jpg as delete, saying "This is is a BBC news image, and our use fails NFCC#2." I showed in the discussion that although this particular copy was sourced to the BBC, it was not a BBC image, but an image copyright to the Royal Shakespeare Company. (See here, image #15.) And, although I recognize that FfD is a discussion rather than a vote, it may be relevant that three of five commenting editors did not think that our use failed NFCC#2. I'd like you to reconsider the deletion. If you still feel that the deletion was appropriate, I may want to take it to deletion review. — Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 21:39, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Fair enough.
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Image:Tennant and Tchaikowsky as Hamlet and Yorick.jpg. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedy-deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 22:58, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
First of all thank you for your care, I have always wondered about this issue, and here comes my answer, about File:KAUH1.jpeg, its a usual picture I took it from one of the university buildings near the hospital, for File:KAUH3.jpeg I created it using wikimapia, and for File:KAUH2.jpeg it was on the site of the university, and I asked for permission in person -as I am a student at JUST where the hospital is- and took it on my USB Maen. K. A. ( talk) 22:03, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for that. Just curious though: If I wanted to make the bot available for general deliveries, would I need to file a second request for approval? Sorry, I'm pretty clueless on these processes :) Thanks in advance. GARDEN 15:06, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
Yes, I think I have a pretty good understanding of copyright law. I haven't taken any copyright-specific classes, but I have done a general IP class and have learned a fair amt here on Wikipedia. In truth, copyright classes in law school don't really focus on what old content is PD or not, because that's not really the most interesting intellectually or the most important practically. (A lot more focus on the contours of fair use, etc., which isn't so important here.) But yes, if you have any questions, feel free to ask, and I'll do my best! Calliopejen1 ( talk) 22:14, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
I know this is all horrifically complicated, and it may seem academic, but it's quite relevant. We have many thousands of old images on Wikipedia that we assume are public domain because they were created long ago, but where we have no idea when they were first published. Thanks for your time and expertise! – Quadell ( talk) 23:01, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
The second one, not the first. Thanks, — neuro (talk) (review) 20:07, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Quadell, it is great to see you back! I noticed because you came up on my watchlist, delinking dates. In case you are not aware, there is an Arbcom injunction which affects mass linking or delinking dates. See the "Inj" link beside the date delinking case on WP:RFAR. (sorry I cant easily give a direct link; I'm on a very slow connection this weekend and it would take half an hour to find the link; ask a clerk if you need help finding it) I would hate to see you dragged into this mess! Regards, John Vandenberg ( chat) 00:01, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Thank you so much....(Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 12:40, 10 April 2009 (UTC))
Five years? It's amazing how time flies, isn't it? I'm surprised I haven't run into you before. Anyway, I hope your Wiki-anniversary is rewarding and stress-free. All the best, – Quadell ( talk) 12:49, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello- Thanks again for the valuable info on pre-78 ads. I added two more 1970 ads to article. Had two really cool ones on the awards and reviews subsection i want back in there. It's very long and the two colorful ads really help the subsection. the two ads were deleted- Car of the Year-1971 Vega ad.jpg Chevrolet Vega Ad-Car and Driver Awards.jpg Can I replace them with correct licence? or will they be tagged for speedy removal?
Also- I have a problem....Although I've spent almost two months on this article, added a specific "problems subsection" to correct a neutrality tag, and the images, in addition to 90% of the text (all but subcompact subsection), I uploaded many non-free images not knowing at first they would all be disputed and deleted. I uploaded a couple of the deleted ones again and ruined my creditability with two administrators and was accused of image abuse. I wanted Chevrolet factory photos in article (to show new vehicles) as I've seen other car articles with them. I uploaded about four or five factory photo scans..all deleted. So, next with only a couple of images left as I found article in February, I dug out my old photos to scan of my previous Vegas I've owned and two of my Grandfathers Vegas in addition to the two newer digital photos I took last year of my two current Vegas still in article. So I dug out my photos, scanned them on my Cannon 310 printer/scanner, downloaded them into my computer, and on the article with free licenses. Stifle has tagged five of the free images and one was deleted already. Stifle thinks I'm simply scanning from something else.
Go to Chevrolet Vega the green Vega wagon was deleted..I uploaded it again with another upload under it (two green Vegas) with a note to Stifle who put the tag on and a note to Ben W Bell, who deleted it. the note in their talk pages read.... Compare the two images of the green Vega wagons (one has me in it, the other one was deleted from article.) I continued, look at the licence plate on both of the photos of the car taken a year apart.(same plate) I asked them..Do you still think I simply scanned the image from an unknown source, or do you (now) think the deleted image is mine. No reply from Ben Bell yet (who deleted it), but the second upload of the deleted image wasn't speedy deleted (yet) The deleted image was taken by me with a Kodak, and the other photo (with me in it) was taken by my stepfather a year later in 1974 with a Nikon..see the quality diff.
In the deleted image file, I stated I took the photo myself in 1973. It was deleted after a discussion took place on one of the five images in which teb728 said (in so many words) They're probably his (my) photos taken by me, taking my word for it, as I have tagged non-free images correctly and never claimed a non-free to be a free image. another one of the five with no comment was deleted anyway by Ben W Bell stating on deleted file, I admitted it to be a mag scan. Wrong..(wrong image) Stifel states on deleted file I just scanned from unknown source. Is there any way to remove these tags? The only reason Stifle is doing this is because I've uploaded deleted images (thinking I could try again in another discussion)..ok, but I've admitted guilt to this and have apologized, not really knowing all the rules previously. But I've stated, I have not tried to pass a non-free for a free image which teb728 states also in discussion, but Stifle doesn't agree, so the tags remain on the free images, which are all my photos taken by me. There have been no further comments on the remaining files but I hope they wont be deleted at any time if a sensor misses the comments made by teb728.
Also, Are Chevrolet brochure images (pages or cropped images) public domain as well for pre78?
Please help with the tags..see discussion on my free images by clicking on the light blue Vega panel image(second rear quarter view) (my car and my photo) this is my car- go to external links in article, car domain.com blog..in blog is a link to this car 71 vega panel on my ride page with my name-Vegavairbob/Robert Spinello-this image is tagged by Stifle. Please help. Thanks By the way- The photo that was deleted (and reuploaded was my grandfathers car)
(Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 23:35, 10 April 2009 (UTC))
Hi- I added four gallery of 1971 Chevy promo photos (Vega body styles) into a gallery. Not sure how to put them into commons.
Hello Quadell and Happy Easter to you and your family. Thanks to your expert knowledge of copywrite law the Chevrolet Vega article looks great. It has no non-free images.
(Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 12:50, 12 April 2009 (UTC))
(Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk))
How would you suggest breaking apart this sentence:
Even before Han's expansion into Central Asia, the travels of the diplomat Zhang Qian from 139–125 BCE established Chinese contacts with Dayuan (Fergana), Kangju (Sogdiana), Daxia (Bactria, formerly the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom), and knowledge of Shendu (Indus River valley of North India) and Anxi (the Persian Empire of Parthia), all of which eventually received Han embassies.[37][38][39][40][41]
The reason I have parentheses here is to separate (or distinguish) the Chinese geo-political names from the common Western names for these places. Do you have a suggestion on how to keep all the names? Also, are you saying that each one of these kingdoms deserves its own sentence split apart from each other?-- Pericles of Athens Talk 18:22, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
I was out. Your improvements are great. I would split that sentence something like this:
My lack of knowledge of these places prevents me from making the change myself. And perhaps the many footnotes would apply to separate sentences? All the best, – Quadell ( talk) 21:21, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
(Note to self: Han Dynasty. – Quadell ( talk) 13:39, 13 April 2009 (UTC))
Wow, okay, that intro is thorough, scholarly, verbose, and not what I'd meant at all. I'm looking at this from a reader's perspective, in terms of the flow of text and readability. It seemed to me that before, the sci-tech-eng section just dove right into the details, and it needed a sentence or two about why the topic was important. Now its intro is a dense mini-essay on what certain scholars claim about the impact of Han sci-eng-tech taken as a whole. It's detailed and it attributes every opinion, but at the expense or readability. The first sentence is a 75-word monster that introduces several characters not important to the article as a whole. I'm not clear on what the requirements are for sourcing, but wouldn't it do to simply say "The latter part of the Han Dynasty was a unique period in the history of premodern Chinese science and technology, comparable to the incredible pace of scientific and technological growth during the Song Dynasty", and leave the details in the footnotes? It's not like that's a contentious statement, is it? Your research is top-notch and unassailable, but like I said, I'm aiming for maximum readability here. – Quadell ( talk) 23:41, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Great idea. – Quadell ( talk) 01:09, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Well, my RFA looks like it's almost sure to pass (80 to 2, one of which isn't really counted, or 81 to 2 if one counts your [presumably support] vote :), so I just wanted to thank you for nominating me. Honestly, I wasn't expecting the results; I guess that I've done better than I'd thought.
Also, would you mind if I asked you admin-related questions when they come up? Or should I just take them to WP:AN? – Drilnoth ( T • C) 02:50, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Wow! Um... I may not actually go through all 1200 deletions one by one...
...but sure, I'll spot-check tomorrow. –
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![]() | Thanks! – Drilnoth ( T • C) 13:05, 13 April 2009 (UTC) |
Okay, so I wasn't going to be sending thankspam to anybody, but since you asked here's the bare-basics thankspam message. :) – Drilnoth ( T • C) 13:05, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for approving both my bot requests. Oh, and welcome back, by the way =) – xeno ( talk) 17:58, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Help! Some images were removed today and are now orphaned. Please transfer them to commons. Not sure how to do this yet. Thanks. Also my four image gallery was removed.(these four photos showed all four body styles, as not all are shown elsewhere in the article.) They are all free images. Some were not thumb size, Is that why they were removed? Must they be thumb with captions? Also why can't all images be 250px. some car articles seem to have this size. How does the default size work? Sometimes images are large, sometimes they are very small-they change size. Thanks. (Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 15:36, 14 April 2009 (UTC))
Thanks, and it's nice to see yourself as a Master Editor! Cloned Pickle 23:49, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Nominating perfectly good images for deletion without even the courtesy of a note before nom is the HEIGHT of incivility. Does the idiot think I just go around taking happy snaps and uploading them to Wp for my own benefit? No I am trying to build up a decent portfolio of relevant images for this place. He may not like them, you may not like them. Stiff cheddar. People of his (and your?) ilk should realise that there is not one model for perfection around here. For your information the image in question was one of the first used to illustrate the Aldi article and it got deleted peremptorily during a rewrite. Also for your information you are supposed to sign comments on talk pages. Albatross2147 ( talk) 00:41, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for pointing out that Homer hoyt1.png no longer had a home. I've put it back on the page Homer Hoyt. I thought you deserved a barnstar regards SuzanneKn ( talk) 18:52, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks for letting me know about my image SuzanneKn ( talk) 18:52, 15 April 2009 (UTC) |
Hi, I've had a quick look at the first section of the dab fixing list. A few comments:
PamD ( talk) 23:00, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks to everyone who took the time and trouble to take part in my RfA whether support, oppose or neutral. All comments are valued and will be considered carefully in the coming weeks. Feel free to add more advice on my talk page if you think I need it.
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21:35, 16 April 2009 (UTC) In case you're wondering, the image is a smiley, just a little more aesthetic, but not as serious as the Mona Lisa |
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I didn't realize that it has been three years. How time flies. Thank you for the birthday wishes. =) -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 00:00, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your participation in my recent Request for adminship. I'm trying to upstage Drilnoth by saying a different thing each time. See, that was different. :)
I notice you referencing D&D a few times here and there; I don't know if you were interested but we have a GA drive ongoing on the project talk page. Unless you're actually interested, I won't say more than that, though. :) (Same thing for the comics project!) Happy editing! BOZ ( talk) 02:38, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the greeting. I see lots of "thank you" messages on your talk page for a variety of reasons, which says a lot about the kind of person... or, at the very least, the kind of Wikipedian... you are. It's a pleasure to meet you, and thanks again. :) -- edi (talk) 13:57, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Woo, pretty award! Thanks very much, and cheers to you too. :-)> [[Sam Korn]] (smoddy) 20:31, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Why was File:Heart1973 BC.png deleted? The deletion of this image is under discussion, and the discussion has not concluded.
Why did you "close" the discussion? The most recent contribution was just over an hour before you "closed" it.
Please restore the image and re-open the discussion.
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... I'm just used to people taking it personally and becoming abusive when images are deleted, and I was bracing myself for a personal attack (that never came). ... All the best, – Quadell ( talk) 13:15, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello Quadell-
The image i asked you about that was deleted is featured within the magazine, not the cover. It is a black and white image taken of a Vega on Lime Rock Racetrack, Conn. in the final laps of a race, in the lead. (about to win it) It was used in Car and Driver January, 1975: Patrick Bedard's editorial column article about the Vega (he drove) in Car and Driver's Showroom Stock Challenge III in October, 1974. He's still a writer for the magazine.
Is it possible to gain permission to use this image for sub-section: 1973 Vega GT Showroom Stock #0 in Chevrolet Vega? Also- Is it ok to use an image without a thumb/caption in the article? I would like to use an image without a frame around it, which thumb gives it.
Thanks (Vegavairbob 71.167.68.69 ( talk) 08:18, 19 April 2009 (UTC))
Would you have a look? We seem to agree that the request number 6 can't be done as scheduled. Can you updated your decision accordingly? -- User:Docu
I'm saddened by your deletion of File:Sdar2tn.jpg. It was a good/only example of a NZ slouch hat and since I don't live in NZ irreplaceable. Your deletion of the file illustrates the short comings of Wikipedia. Ozdaren ( talk) 11:48, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags/Public domain/Mistagged images
GA E District MO I passed it for GA but have serious reservations. Please try to address these and continue to work on the article. It is discouraging to fail so I've given the article a barely pass GA. TeacherA ( talk) 01:12, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
hello- You have been very helpful. I need your opinion and help on my contribution for Economy cars. It was reverted pending a discussion. I was told my contribution is not neutral. That I'm a biased. Please look at my paragraph on the Vega which has 4 citations and also mentions five other GM small economy cars linked to the Vega. The few sentences left in are negative biased, cited from one quote thirty years ago and is used out of context, but it is chosen over my contribution which is, in my opinion, more informative, neutral and well written. This is becoming more frustrating. I wasted several hours getting that small section just right to have it deleted. this hasn't happened before. Thanks !Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 07:28, 21 April 2009 (UTC))
This guy won't stop. He is showing in the Economy car talk that I moved the Vega ahead of the AMC Gremlin in the intro. This was done because the Vega paragraph is first (it was that way) and there is no paragraph on the Gremlin. The cars were listed in intro by the order in which they appear, below, in article. He thinks I listed the Vega first for another reason. I left it second in intro as he reverted it, even though it is reviewed first. Why should I have to deal with this. It's just a waste of time. (Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 00:47, 22 April 2009 (UTC))
I'm sorry I did not reply to ukexpat request sooner who already told me that it would have to email the copyright holder sooner as I have also emailed John (Phoenix) Brown requesting that he grant the use of the image under the GFDL license. I was wondering if I should tell him not to reply to my emailas, although I did use an email based off of here as you did, I did not include Wikipedia's image policy, so the email is not as high quality. My original reply can be found back at the Wikipedia:Media copyright questions#Clamp. AngelFire3423 ( talk) 19:43, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks alot for the image =)
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Thanks for the barnstar and the travel suggestion! Honduras is definitely on my maybe list. Currently I'm thinking a couple months on the go somewhere in Asia or Africa, then a month at home, then maybe a couple months living somewhere in Latin America and doing some volunteering. (And maybe studying for the California bar, because I think I will want to get that out of the way for later...) I'm excited about the Latin America idea because my Spanish is decent but I think I could make a lot of progress if I were forced to use it all the time. I feel like I meant to respond to something you asked me a while ago, but now I don't remember what it was. So if there's anything left unanswered, please remind me! Calliopejen1 ( talk) 20:26, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
My Quadell-Hello
File:1973 Vega GT Showroom Stock.jpg for Chevrolet Vega was in Files for Deletion/2009 March 29 1.5 there was a discussion.
After covering misc. comments like its for decoration, etc. It got down to- all I had to do was show how it satisfies WP:NFCC#1, WP:NFCC#8 Please check this discussion for my answers in the discussions on this image. I think I stated my case...It would be the only non-free image in the article if you can get it back for me. It's the most important image, I think for the entire article! If you'd like to see it, do I have to download another image on the above file upload form?
Deleted April 7th, 2009 Thanks and regards, (Vegavairbob Vegavairbob ( talk) 23:58, 21 April 2009 (UTC))