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Please reconsider your deletion of Tyson Cane.JPG. You deleted the image without discussion, at the suggestion of an editor who claimed it was merely "decorative." However, the cover in question is discussed in the article. I am trying to create documentation on important ethnic gay porn stars on Wikipedia, and the deletion of this image greatly reduces the value of the article. (In a few years, no one may remember what this gay looked like.) Thanks. GBataille ( talk) 22:48, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
I note you marked File:Pop carnival1.JPG for WP:FFD as part of a group nomination for various images created by MRDU08. However you never added that particular image to your nomination, and consequently it didn't get deleted. Thought I'd give you a heads up. —/ Mendaliv/ 2¢/ ?'s/ 02:07, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi Quadell, I have been transfering quite a few files to commons and one user there has asked me about missing source files on a couple of files,see [ this comment] from Themightyquill could you have a look at that and help clear it up as I don't want to mess files up! I have also started to or fallen into the pit of file renameing and have requested trusted user status to do this... [ [1]] please have a little look at what I have been doing and let me know it is ok or if I can correct anything, ta. ( Off2riorob ( talk) 18:52, 31 May 2009 (UTC))
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Wow, thanks! You've made my day, literally! – Quadell ( talk) 12:29, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
UK issue: http://lakdiva.org/codrington/. Life + 70? I'm afraid I'm not at my strong point either outside the US or with stuff in this age group. :) -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 23:56, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
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For going through the repetitive and laborious task of transferring all those photos. The history page speaks for itself. Nicely done and thank you. wadester 16 05:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC) |
Thank you, very much. :) Cirt ( talk) 06:06, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Quadell. The disputed image of the 1948 peace concert in Berlin has suddenly been deleted, but without any prompting from the deletion discussion page and without any explanation from User:Carnildo who operates User:ImageRemovalBot. I'm not at this point trying to dispute the deletion, but I do think it deserves an explanation. Before I ask User:Carnildo his reasons, please could you kindly let me know the usual procedure for image files under dispute, where no consensus has been reached? I'm particularly puzzled as no explanation has been given on the deletion discussion page. If the bot has made an error, will I be permitted to reinstate the image? Thanks.-- Storye book ( talk) 09:12, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
OK, fair enough - thanks for kindly letting me know. I have replaced the image with an external link to its sourcepage, so I guess that's OK now. Cheers. -- Storye book ( talk) 17:59, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
I have another possible job for Polbot. I've made a list at User:BD2412/JP1 of articles on Judgepedia that should be imported to Wikipedia. I've trimmed out all the stuff that is clearly non-Wikipedia material. Can Polbot copy over the Judgepedia articles for which we have no articles, with an edit summary and a note on the bottom (like the one I put on Zoran Popovich) acknowledging the source (per the GFDL)? Cheers! bd2412 T 21:20, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
I made the request at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Polbot 14. Feel free to comment there if you like. – Quadell ( talk) 02:12, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
I have a quick question for you (since you are a BAG member). A couple of months ago, I left the above user a note about his username. S/he mentioned they were in the process of getting approval to run their bot. OK, I figured that was legit. Today, however, I noticed two things. One, the bot was never approved (the request expired). Two, the account has continued to edit, including !voting at AfDs. Should this account be blocked as a username violation? TN X Man 14:06, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
Could you take a look at User_talk:Drilnoth#Speedy.3F? I'm just concerned if my closure of the linked discussion was incorrect, and you have more experience with image deletion than I do so I thought I'd ask you for a third opinion. Thanks! – Drilnoth ( T • C • L) 14:32, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
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For all you do to keep Wikipedia clean of infringements and for your support of others who are trying to do the same. Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:58, 3 June 2009 (UTC) |
This bot was approved at the same time an unfinished discussion was underway at Headline hierarchies started by the bot owner Jarry1250 on May 24 at the Village Pump, also an RFC started by Jarry1250 on his own user page User:Jarry1250/RFC. None of theses discussions have been linked/mutually disclosed by Jarry1250. Changing headline levels, a bot operation involving page layout style and appearance, is controversial. Is there a procedure for cancelling approval? I'd be grateful if you could advise me. -- Klein zach 01:38, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Just noticed your question about the ContributionSurveyor. Yes, I'll be running that today. It's time-consuming with contributions as extensive as his are. I've had to write Dcoetzee to ask for a modification to the program to accommodate rollbackers; otherwise, we'll be looking at a ton of vandalism reversions. :) -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:01, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Praise indeed but I am not always right, or if I am not sure I just keep quiet. Thanks ww2censor ( talk) 12:37, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Actually I seem to have placed three image on the wrong page for deletion because I did not understand the "Possibly unfree file" checkbox in the Twinkle entry window, so File:Yellowrose02.jpg, File:SteinbeckStamp.JPG and File:LgstPlant39 sgl BGv2.jpg are listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2009 June 5 when I now see they should probably be listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2009 June 5 instead where I just listed File:Fujikawa BabyAnimals.jpg. Am I correct? If in error, what to do? Thanks in advance. ww2censor ( talk) 14:16, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Regarding the deletion of File:Bridged-T delay equaliser.svg, do you ignore the KeepLocal templates, or was this simply a mistake? SpinningSpark 22:34, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I have left comments on your comments here and here. -- Jaan Pärn ( talk) 22:39, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi there! You've probably never seen my edits on Wikipedia, but that's exactly why I sought you out. I'm trying to get some fresh eyes on my FAC for Yukon Quest, and if you've got a bit of extra time, I'd appreciate any comments, questions, or anything else you'd care to add to the review going on right now. I'm trying to get editors unfamiliar with mushing so I can ensure the article is clear to the widest possible audience. Thanks! JKBrooks85 ( talk) 05:48, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
I have another possible job for Polbot. I've made a list at User:BD2412/JP1 of articles on Judgepedia that should be imported to Wikipedia. I've trimmed out all the stuff that is clearly non-Wikipedia material. Can Polbot copy over the Judgepedia articles for which we have no articles, with an edit summary and a note on the bottom (like the one I put on Zoran Popovich) acknowledging the source (per the GFDL)? Cheers! bd2412 T 21:20, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
I made the request at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Polbot 14. Feel free to comment there if you like. – Quadell ( talk) 02:12, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
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For all you do to keep Wikipedia clean of infringements and for your support of others who are trying to do the same. Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:58, 3 June 2009 (UTC) |
This bot was approved at the same time an unfinished discussion was underway at Headline hierarchies started by the bot owner Jarry1250 on May 24 at the Village Pump, also an RFC started by Jarry1250 on his own user page User:Jarry1250/RFC. None of theses discussions have been linked/mutually disclosed by Jarry1250. Changing headline levels, a bot operation involving page layout style and appearance, is controversial. Is there a procedure for cancelling approval? I'd be grateful if you could advise me. -- Klein zach 01:38, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Praise indeed but I am not always right, or if I am not sure I just keep quiet. Thanks ww2censor ( talk) 12:37, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Obviously, you were going to be careful with it, but just thought I'd remind you what happened last time a bot for auto-tagging articles was approved, and the sort of criticism that the approvals process came in for that time. You knew that already, right? Sure. Just... be careful. - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 09:42, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the approval, I won't let you down! :)-- Egmontaz? talk 23:07, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
I don't have, I'm afraid I cannot understand how can somebody else use my bot. I just use solve_disambiguation.py from pywikipedia as I already said! -- Egmontaz? talk 23:37, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Seeing how you're planning to run a bot to use this template, I think Wikispecies will benefit from the usage of this template. The template itself looks complicated, but for us, we don't have to worry about titles with brackets to un-italic upon reaching first bracket because for our project, items remain to be italicized within the bracket. Can you help us? OhanaUnited Talk page 04:13, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
I think for Wikispecies, it should be done directly in the css for all mainspace names and then add templates for the pages that don't need it. A lot less work. Rocket000 ( talk) 13:10, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Do you think it's possible to use the code that LaraBot is using to mark articles with {{ BLP unsourced}}?
It would take a list like this:
Then it would check for certain headers, <ref, http://, etc. Any thoughts? -- MZMcBride ( talk) 02:56, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, and thank you too. I hope to get at least a good portion of these done before my real life "busy season" kicks in. radek ( talk) 05:20, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Can you take a look at File talk:Susanrice.jpg? It was uploaded by an editor whose talk page I've watchlisted for previous problem images. This one is trickier; I'd appreciate your opinion. Thanks! Frank | talk 12:07, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Tell me again how vitally important the issue of comma placement is.
Gladly! Comma placement is important because even though most people don't know all the ins and outs of proper punctuation, they still notice the overall effect. A person who reads a sloppily punctuated document will get a general impression that it is low-quality or amateurish even if they cannot pinpoint exactly why they feel this way. Though, as you may have noticed, my accusers and I have some very big differences of opinion regarding what comma placement policy would be best for Wikipedia, we all seem to be committed to good punctuation in general.
Comma placement is a contentious issue on Wikipedia because Wikipedia's official MoS expresses a preference for what's called logical style, which differs significantly from both standard American and standard British punctuation, though many American Wikipedians have mistaken it for British. According to Finell and the others, every couple of months, someone shows up on the MoS talk page asking, "Why are we using British punctuation?" or "Why are we using wrong punctuation?" Darkfrog24 ( talk) 15:49, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
I am continuing my sweep of improperly used copyright stamps under fair use criteria. Perhaps you would like to review a bunch I nominated today at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2009 June 10. Cheers ww2censor ( talk) 19:26, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Nature of America contains the following 9 non-free images which fail WP:NFCC#3a. How can I nominate them all together? I do suggest retaining one image to illustrate the article which is about the stamps.
The other curious situation concerns these UK tax discs used in Velology which are using the wrong template {{ Non-free stamp}}. What do you suggest doing with them? They too would seem to fail WP:NFCC#3a if they really are still in copyright and I assume that the 50-year crown copyright applies so the first three might be improperly licenced when they are actually in the public domain.
TIA. Cheers ww2censor ( talk) 04:05, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
Actually, this is a first. :D Maybe that's because I'm not Australian and nobody around here knows who she is? Surely, that must be it. :D -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 17:28, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
FYI: I closed Wikipedia:Possibly_unfree_files/2009_May_28#File:NSCSponsors.jpg and tagged File:NSCSponsors.jpg as npd. Not sure if that was correct. – Quadell ( talk) 17:43, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
I see you've rightly blocked the Andrew Peach page. This was beginning to get a little stressful, as someone (and I have a n idea who!) kept adding he was "best known" for his appearance on the Chris Evans and Jonathan Ross Show.
As an employee by the BBC, I know for a fact he is NOT the regular reader for these prresenters, and is only a freelance cover reader, along with the liks or Ricky Salmon etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.47.197.232 ( talk) 03:10, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:(3)olurumsanacover1.jpg. 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 our policy for non-free media).
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. Rockfang ( talk) 15:48, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
I want to say thank you for your input regarding the PD of the photo. The issue was resolved with the original deleting admin after your valuable input regarding Polish public domain law. Since I am new (and not a copyright lawyer), I would not have been able to successfully revert the image without the link you posted on the media copyright page. I owe you one. Thanks again! Meishern ( talk) 23:03, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
Would it be possible to protect the page (complete protection) for say 72 hours so that a discussion on both ANI and the article's talk page can be completed and people don't have to have multiple tabs open to keep track of Damiens.rf's tag and template additions? - NeutralHomer • Talk • 19:00, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Quadell, I'm having a problem with Neutralhomer reverting ever single edit of mine at that page, [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8], sometimes with offensive edit summaries.
Please, I trust you to judge the problem impartially, based on the merit of the edits. -- Damiens.rf 19:08, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
This is an inappropriate edit-war, and I believe both sides are acting inappropriately. There are legitimate concerns with the sourcing (and perhaps the tone) of the article, and there are also legitimate concerns with your (DRF's) motivations and tactics.
Damiens.rf, the main purpose for fact tags and COI tags, etc., is to draw attention to the issues so that interested editors can improve the article. In this case, that objective has been accomplished: there is a lot of attention on this article. Therefore tags aren't needed in the short term, unless the problems aren't fixed. I would recommend, Damiens.rf, that you voluntarily refrain from editing the article for a period of time (say, 2 weeks), and simply make recommendations on the talk page. If, after 2 weeks, you still feel there are unresolved COI problems in the article or unreferenced contentious statements, then add the tags back. – Quadell ( talk) 19:23, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Um, ya, thanks for praising me in the vital article thing. Anyway, I have some issues with the Arts section, it seems to me that it focuses on the same gender (males), culture (Western), and time period (the Renaissance), so I'm gonna try to diversify it by adding and removing a few things. About Metro Manila-I think I'm removing Melbourne because of the following:
-- 23prootie ( talk) 22:29, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
I have some issues that should be addressed. I think too much of the same thing might not be a good idea so there should be a standard with regards to gender, culture, time period, and geographical location.-- 23prootie ( talk) 23:34, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure you follow the daily images deletion nomination pages but I was able to rescue a few stamps that were actually free before nominating a few more at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2009 June 16 in case you are interested in commenting. TIA ww2censor ( talk) 04:52, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Those who have problems using writing systems, because of the specifc structures of the different writing systems are defined as being dyslexic. And it is the failute to match nuerologicla abilitues with the structure of the writing system used by your culture which determines whether you are dyalexic or not. The problems is that none of the WIKI administrators have a clue waht dyslexia is about and how other topics can be causes of dyalexia, I wish i knew how to stop this lack of understanding of the facts by those who should be neutral and willing to learn and research all side of a debate or discussion before they pass an opinion.
dolfrog ( talk) 18:38, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Hey Quadell. As the title suggests, I'm now going to be able to devote more of my time to one of my favourite hobbies, Wikipedia. Immediately, then, my thoughts turn to how best I could use that time - and from there to adminship. Now, I think someone once promised to nominate me, but unfortunately he knows nothing of bots (to my knowledge) and can't really comment on whether there are any transferable skills. When User:OverlordQ applied for adminship, it really helped to have someone knowledgeable to comment (I believe it was a co-nominator in fact). I would be forever indebted to you if you could fill that role for me, as an experienced and respected bot-aware admin. So, what do you say? (In order to save face, if you decide to decline this request, you might consider also deleting it from the record.) Cheers, - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 19:12, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Okay, no problem. Now, on a completely different note, a random copyright question that's been bugging me for a few days. If I have written permission in front of me to release an image into the public domain, can I just say that and be done with it? Or do I have to prove somehow that I have written permission? I don't think I'll be able to get permission in digital form. - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 19:35, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I think it's relevant that I inform you that the image in question at Wikipedia:Media_copyright_questions#Image_bot-nominated_for_deletion_despite_having_source_info has been nominated for deletion despite the subject's death 11 years ago. I was wondering if I could have your neutral comment at Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2009_June_16#File:Jean-Claude_Forest.gif. Thanks. -- Roaring Siren ( talk) 11:00, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
While I value your comment, you probably should have looked at the maps more closely.
Please see the comment on my talk page and do comapre : [10] and [11].
The only differences between the maps are :
The copyright infringement is so clear that this is a borderline speedy delete. Passportguy ( talk) 14:10, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
While you are correct that the altitude lines are not completely identical in all places, bbut look at the Green areas, e.g. at Cape Ap. Andreas. They are identical. Again this is a derivative work - but one from a non-free sourse which is not permissiable.
.*feigns surprise* Why thank you Quadell, I shall dutifully accept your nomination. No, really, thanks. I've already drafted answers, and I'll sort out any co-nom, then let you know when I finally transclude it. - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 15:57, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Quadell. Would you help me to implement the concerns expressed in Talk:Equality Mississippi#Hate crime that was not? As the article is written now, readers may infer that that was a hate crime, although it isn't clear that it was.
I tried to implement the change [13], and invited others to fix the wording in the edit summary. But the edit was lost in subsequent edits by User:Orderinchaos (good edits, by the way) [14]. I then restored the issue, again inviting others to review it [15], but this time a was reverted by User:KoshVorlon [16].
I'm worried to deal with User:KoshVorlon, since his recent edits [17] [18] suggest me that he's more interested in reverting my edits around the wiki than with the WP:BLP issue at hand. (I just hope he'll leave my user page alone this time [19] [20])
Again, I trust your wisdom here. Thanks, -- Damiens.rf 17:47, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Can you weigh in here? I don't think this is usable, but there have been plenty of images that have puzzled me either in the way they (a) do or (b) don't seem to meet NFC, but (a) aren't or (b) are used anyway. :) -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:37, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Having recently discovered that you know Wikisource like the back of your hand (so says John), I thought to ask if you can help out with a question at my userpage. (Yes, another one!) The question is here. The portion I'm asking for help with is determining if a book published in 1938 with copyright notice has lapsed into public domain. The people hosting the book believe it has ( [21]), but they don't indicate why with any annotation that I can read. Input would be much appreciated. :) -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:56, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Wow, this one's fun! Okay, the book was first published in 1938, and was copyrighted that year in that form. The Prelinger Archive says it's PD because the work had no visible copyright notice, but that's incorrect; they host a PDF scan of the book here, and it clearly says "COPYRIGHT 1938 BY MISSISSIPPI ADVERTISING COMMISSION" just before the forward. The book was republished in 1949 with "new pages of maps & minor revisions", and the new material was copyrighted that year. The copyright on this second edition was renewed in 1977, so it will not expire until 2045... but the copyright on the original first edition was never renewed. Therefore any material from the 1938 edition is in the public domain, and may be copied and used by anyone. Just be sure not to use the maps and minor revisions from the 1949 edition.
AllStarEcho, thanks for the link! I've added it to my collection of tips and tools. All the best, – Quadell ( talk) 13:31, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
This is an
archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the
current talk page. This archive page covers comments 2201-2250, from roughly May 28, 2009 to June 19, 2009. |
Please reconsider your deletion of Tyson Cane.JPG. You deleted the image without discussion, at the suggestion of an editor who claimed it was merely "decorative." However, the cover in question is discussed in the article. I am trying to create documentation on important ethnic gay porn stars on Wikipedia, and the deletion of this image greatly reduces the value of the article. (In a few years, no one may remember what this gay looked like.) Thanks. GBataille ( talk) 22:48, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
I note you marked File:Pop carnival1.JPG for WP:FFD as part of a group nomination for various images created by MRDU08. However you never added that particular image to your nomination, and consequently it didn't get deleted. Thought I'd give you a heads up. —/ Mendaliv/ 2¢/ ?'s/ 02:07, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi Quadell, I have been transfering quite a few files to commons and one user there has asked me about missing source files on a couple of files,see [ this comment] from Themightyquill could you have a look at that and help clear it up as I don't want to mess files up! I have also started to or fallen into the pit of file renameing and have requested trusted user status to do this... [ [1]] please have a little look at what I have been doing and let me know it is ok or if I can correct anything, ta. ( Off2riorob ( talk) 18:52, 31 May 2009 (UTC))
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Wow, thanks! You've made my day, literally! – Quadell ( talk) 12:29, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
UK issue: http://lakdiva.org/codrington/. Life + 70? I'm afraid I'm not at my strong point either outside the US or with stuff in this age group. :) -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 23:56, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
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For going through the repetitive and laborious task of transferring all those photos. The history page speaks for itself. Nicely done and thank you. wadester 16 05:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC) |
Thank you, very much. :) Cirt ( talk) 06:06, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Quadell. The disputed image of the 1948 peace concert in Berlin has suddenly been deleted, but without any prompting from the deletion discussion page and without any explanation from User:Carnildo who operates User:ImageRemovalBot. I'm not at this point trying to dispute the deletion, but I do think it deserves an explanation. Before I ask User:Carnildo his reasons, please could you kindly let me know the usual procedure for image files under dispute, where no consensus has been reached? I'm particularly puzzled as no explanation has been given on the deletion discussion page. If the bot has made an error, will I be permitted to reinstate the image? Thanks.-- Storye book ( talk) 09:12, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
OK, fair enough - thanks for kindly letting me know. I have replaced the image with an external link to its sourcepage, so I guess that's OK now. Cheers. -- Storye book ( talk) 17:59, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
I have another possible job for Polbot. I've made a list at User:BD2412/JP1 of articles on Judgepedia that should be imported to Wikipedia. I've trimmed out all the stuff that is clearly non-Wikipedia material. Can Polbot copy over the Judgepedia articles for which we have no articles, with an edit summary and a note on the bottom (like the one I put on Zoran Popovich) acknowledging the source (per the GFDL)? Cheers! bd2412 T 21:20, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
I made the request at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Polbot 14. Feel free to comment there if you like. – Quadell ( talk) 02:12, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
I have a quick question for you (since you are a BAG member). A couple of months ago, I left the above user a note about his username. S/he mentioned they were in the process of getting approval to run their bot. OK, I figured that was legit. Today, however, I noticed two things. One, the bot was never approved (the request expired). Two, the account has continued to edit, including !voting at AfDs. Should this account be blocked as a username violation? TN X Man 14:06, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
Could you take a look at User_talk:Drilnoth#Speedy.3F? I'm just concerned if my closure of the linked discussion was incorrect, and you have more experience with image deletion than I do so I thought I'd ask you for a third opinion. Thanks! – Drilnoth ( T • C • L) 14:32, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
The Copyright Cleanup Barnstar | ||
For all you do to keep Wikipedia clean of infringements and for your support of others who are trying to do the same. Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:58, 3 June 2009 (UTC) |
This bot was approved at the same time an unfinished discussion was underway at Headline hierarchies started by the bot owner Jarry1250 on May 24 at the Village Pump, also an RFC started by Jarry1250 on his own user page User:Jarry1250/RFC. None of theses discussions have been linked/mutually disclosed by Jarry1250. Changing headline levels, a bot operation involving page layout style and appearance, is controversial. Is there a procedure for cancelling approval? I'd be grateful if you could advise me. -- Klein zach 01:38, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Just noticed your question about the ContributionSurveyor. Yes, I'll be running that today. It's time-consuming with contributions as extensive as his are. I've had to write Dcoetzee to ask for a modification to the program to accommodate rollbackers; otherwise, we'll be looking at a ton of vandalism reversions. :) -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:01, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Praise indeed but I am not always right, or if I am not sure I just keep quiet. Thanks ww2censor ( talk) 12:37, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Actually I seem to have placed three image on the wrong page for deletion because I did not understand the "Possibly unfree file" checkbox in the Twinkle entry window, so File:Yellowrose02.jpg, File:SteinbeckStamp.JPG and File:LgstPlant39 sgl BGv2.jpg are listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2009 June 5 when I now see they should probably be listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2009 June 5 instead where I just listed File:Fujikawa BabyAnimals.jpg. Am I correct? If in error, what to do? Thanks in advance. ww2censor ( talk) 14:16, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Regarding the deletion of File:Bridged-T delay equaliser.svg, do you ignore the KeepLocal templates, or was this simply a mistake? SpinningSpark 22:34, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I have left comments on your comments here and here. -- Jaan Pärn ( talk) 22:39, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi there! You've probably never seen my edits on Wikipedia, but that's exactly why I sought you out. I'm trying to get some fresh eyes on my FAC for Yukon Quest, and if you've got a bit of extra time, I'd appreciate any comments, questions, or anything else you'd care to add to the review going on right now. I'm trying to get editors unfamiliar with mushing so I can ensure the article is clear to the widest possible audience. Thanks! JKBrooks85 ( talk) 05:48, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
I have another possible job for Polbot. I've made a list at User:BD2412/JP1 of articles on Judgepedia that should be imported to Wikipedia. I've trimmed out all the stuff that is clearly non-Wikipedia material. Can Polbot copy over the Judgepedia articles for which we have no articles, with an edit summary and a note on the bottom (like the one I put on Zoran Popovich) acknowledging the source (per the GFDL)? Cheers! bd2412 T 21:20, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
I made the request at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Polbot 14. Feel free to comment there if you like. – Quadell ( talk) 02:12, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
The Copyright Cleanup Barnstar | ||
For all you do to keep Wikipedia clean of infringements and for your support of others who are trying to do the same. Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:58, 3 June 2009 (UTC) |
This bot was approved at the same time an unfinished discussion was underway at Headline hierarchies started by the bot owner Jarry1250 on May 24 at the Village Pump, also an RFC started by Jarry1250 on his own user page User:Jarry1250/RFC. None of theses discussions have been linked/mutually disclosed by Jarry1250. Changing headline levels, a bot operation involving page layout style and appearance, is controversial. Is there a procedure for cancelling approval? I'd be grateful if you could advise me. -- Klein zach 01:38, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Praise indeed but I am not always right, or if I am not sure I just keep quiet. Thanks ww2censor ( talk) 12:37, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Obviously, you were going to be careful with it, but just thought I'd remind you what happened last time a bot for auto-tagging articles was approved, and the sort of criticism that the approvals process came in for that time. You knew that already, right? Sure. Just... be careful. - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 09:42, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the approval, I won't let you down! :)-- Egmontaz? talk 23:07, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
I don't have, I'm afraid I cannot understand how can somebody else use my bot. I just use solve_disambiguation.py from pywikipedia as I already said! -- Egmontaz? talk 23:37, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Seeing how you're planning to run a bot to use this template, I think Wikispecies will benefit from the usage of this template. The template itself looks complicated, but for us, we don't have to worry about titles with brackets to un-italic upon reaching first bracket because for our project, items remain to be italicized within the bracket. Can you help us? OhanaUnited Talk page 04:13, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
I think for Wikispecies, it should be done directly in the css for all mainspace names and then add templates for the pages that don't need it. A lot less work. Rocket000 ( talk) 13:10, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Do you think it's possible to use the code that LaraBot is using to mark articles with {{ BLP unsourced}}?
It would take a list like this:
Then it would check for certain headers, <ref, http://, etc. Any thoughts? -- MZMcBride ( talk) 02:56, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, and thank you too. I hope to get at least a good portion of these done before my real life "busy season" kicks in. radek ( talk) 05:20, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Can you take a look at File talk:Susanrice.jpg? It was uploaded by an editor whose talk page I've watchlisted for previous problem images. This one is trickier; I'd appreciate your opinion. Thanks! Frank | talk 12:07, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Tell me again how vitally important the issue of comma placement is.
Gladly! Comma placement is important because even though most people don't know all the ins and outs of proper punctuation, they still notice the overall effect. A person who reads a sloppily punctuated document will get a general impression that it is low-quality or amateurish even if they cannot pinpoint exactly why they feel this way. Though, as you may have noticed, my accusers and I have some very big differences of opinion regarding what comma placement policy would be best for Wikipedia, we all seem to be committed to good punctuation in general.
Comma placement is a contentious issue on Wikipedia because Wikipedia's official MoS expresses a preference for what's called logical style, which differs significantly from both standard American and standard British punctuation, though many American Wikipedians have mistaken it for British. According to Finell and the others, every couple of months, someone shows up on the MoS talk page asking, "Why are we using British punctuation?" or "Why are we using wrong punctuation?" Darkfrog24 ( talk) 15:49, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
I am continuing my sweep of improperly used copyright stamps under fair use criteria. Perhaps you would like to review a bunch I nominated today at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2009 June 10. Cheers ww2censor ( talk) 19:26, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Nature of America contains the following 9 non-free images which fail WP:NFCC#3a. How can I nominate them all together? I do suggest retaining one image to illustrate the article which is about the stamps.
The other curious situation concerns these UK tax discs used in Velology which are using the wrong template {{ Non-free stamp}}. What do you suggest doing with them? They too would seem to fail WP:NFCC#3a if they really are still in copyright and I assume that the 50-year crown copyright applies so the first three might be improperly licenced when they are actually in the public domain.
TIA. Cheers ww2censor ( talk) 04:05, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
Actually, this is a first. :D Maybe that's because I'm not Australian and nobody around here knows who she is? Surely, that must be it. :D -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 17:28, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
FYI: I closed Wikipedia:Possibly_unfree_files/2009_May_28#File:NSCSponsors.jpg and tagged File:NSCSponsors.jpg as npd. Not sure if that was correct. – Quadell ( talk) 17:43, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
I see you've rightly blocked the Andrew Peach page. This was beginning to get a little stressful, as someone (and I have a n idea who!) kept adding he was "best known" for his appearance on the Chris Evans and Jonathan Ross Show.
As an employee by the BBC, I know for a fact he is NOT the regular reader for these prresenters, and is only a freelance cover reader, along with the liks or Ricky Salmon etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.47.197.232 ( talk) 03:10, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:(3)olurumsanacover1.jpg. 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 our policy for non-free media).
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. Rockfang ( talk) 15:48, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
I want to say thank you for your input regarding the PD of the photo. The issue was resolved with the original deleting admin after your valuable input regarding Polish public domain law. Since I am new (and not a copyright lawyer), I would not have been able to successfully revert the image without the link you posted on the media copyright page. I owe you one. Thanks again! Meishern ( talk) 23:03, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
Would it be possible to protect the page (complete protection) for say 72 hours so that a discussion on both ANI and the article's talk page can be completed and people don't have to have multiple tabs open to keep track of Damiens.rf's tag and template additions? - NeutralHomer • Talk • 19:00, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Quadell, I'm having a problem with Neutralhomer reverting ever single edit of mine at that page, [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8], sometimes with offensive edit summaries.
Please, I trust you to judge the problem impartially, based on the merit of the edits. -- Damiens.rf 19:08, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
This is an inappropriate edit-war, and I believe both sides are acting inappropriately. There are legitimate concerns with the sourcing (and perhaps the tone) of the article, and there are also legitimate concerns with your (DRF's) motivations and tactics.
Damiens.rf, the main purpose for fact tags and COI tags, etc., is to draw attention to the issues so that interested editors can improve the article. In this case, that objective has been accomplished: there is a lot of attention on this article. Therefore tags aren't needed in the short term, unless the problems aren't fixed. I would recommend, Damiens.rf, that you voluntarily refrain from editing the article for a period of time (say, 2 weeks), and simply make recommendations on the talk page. If, after 2 weeks, you still feel there are unresolved COI problems in the article or unreferenced contentious statements, then add the tags back. – Quadell ( talk) 19:23, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Um, ya, thanks for praising me in the vital article thing. Anyway, I have some issues with the Arts section, it seems to me that it focuses on the same gender (males), culture (Western), and time period (the Renaissance), so I'm gonna try to diversify it by adding and removing a few things. About Metro Manila-I think I'm removing Melbourne because of the following:
-- 23prootie ( talk) 22:29, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
I have some issues that should be addressed. I think too much of the same thing might not be a good idea so there should be a standard with regards to gender, culture, time period, and geographical location.-- 23prootie ( talk) 23:34, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure you follow the daily images deletion nomination pages but I was able to rescue a few stamps that were actually free before nominating a few more at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2009 June 16 in case you are interested in commenting. TIA ww2censor ( talk) 04:52, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Those who have problems using writing systems, because of the specifc structures of the different writing systems are defined as being dyslexic. And it is the failute to match nuerologicla abilitues with the structure of the writing system used by your culture which determines whether you are dyalexic or not. The problems is that none of the WIKI administrators have a clue waht dyslexia is about and how other topics can be causes of dyalexia, I wish i knew how to stop this lack of understanding of the facts by those who should be neutral and willing to learn and research all side of a debate or discussion before they pass an opinion.
dolfrog ( talk) 18:38, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Hey Quadell. As the title suggests, I'm now going to be able to devote more of my time to one of my favourite hobbies, Wikipedia. Immediately, then, my thoughts turn to how best I could use that time - and from there to adminship. Now, I think someone once promised to nominate me, but unfortunately he knows nothing of bots (to my knowledge) and can't really comment on whether there are any transferable skills. When User:OverlordQ applied for adminship, it really helped to have someone knowledgeable to comment (I believe it was a co-nominator in fact). I would be forever indebted to you if you could fill that role for me, as an experienced and respected bot-aware admin. So, what do you say? (In order to save face, if you decide to decline this request, you might consider also deleting it from the record.) Cheers, - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 19:12, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Okay, no problem. Now, on a completely different note, a random copyright question that's been bugging me for a few days. If I have written permission in front of me to release an image into the public domain, can I just say that and be done with it? Or do I have to prove somehow that I have written permission? I don't think I'll be able to get permission in digital form. - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 19:35, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I think it's relevant that I inform you that the image in question at Wikipedia:Media_copyright_questions#Image_bot-nominated_for_deletion_despite_having_source_info has been nominated for deletion despite the subject's death 11 years ago. I was wondering if I could have your neutral comment at Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2009_June_16#File:Jean-Claude_Forest.gif. Thanks. -- Roaring Siren ( talk) 11:00, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
While I value your comment, you probably should have looked at the maps more closely.
Please see the comment on my talk page and do comapre : [10] and [11].
The only differences between the maps are :
The copyright infringement is so clear that this is a borderline speedy delete. Passportguy ( talk) 14:10, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
While you are correct that the altitude lines are not completely identical in all places, bbut look at the Green areas, e.g. at Cape Ap. Andreas. They are identical. Again this is a derivative work - but one from a non-free sourse which is not permissiable.
.*feigns surprise* Why thank you Quadell, I shall dutifully accept your nomination. No, really, thanks. I've already drafted answers, and I'll sort out any co-nom, then let you know when I finally transclude it. - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 15:57, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Quadell. Would you help me to implement the concerns expressed in Talk:Equality Mississippi#Hate crime that was not? As the article is written now, readers may infer that that was a hate crime, although it isn't clear that it was.
I tried to implement the change [13], and invited others to fix the wording in the edit summary. But the edit was lost in subsequent edits by User:Orderinchaos (good edits, by the way) [14]. I then restored the issue, again inviting others to review it [15], but this time a was reverted by User:KoshVorlon [16].
I'm worried to deal with User:KoshVorlon, since his recent edits [17] [18] suggest me that he's more interested in reverting my edits around the wiki than with the WP:BLP issue at hand. (I just hope he'll leave my user page alone this time [19] [20])
Again, I trust your wisdom here. Thanks, -- Damiens.rf 17:47, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Can you weigh in here? I don't think this is usable, but there have been plenty of images that have puzzled me either in the way they (a) do or (b) don't seem to meet NFC, but (a) aren't or (b) are used anyway. :) -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:37, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Having recently discovered that you know Wikisource like the back of your hand (so says John), I thought to ask if you can help out with a question at my userpage. (Yes, another one!) The question is here. The portion I'm asking for help with is determining if a book published in 1938 with copyright notice has lapsed into public domain. The people hosting the book believe it has ( [21]), but they don't indicate why with any annotation that I can read. Input would be much appreciated. :) -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:56, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Wow, this one's fun! Okay, the book was first published in 1938, and was copyrighted that year in that form. The Prelinger Archive says it's PD because the work had no visible copyright notice, but that's incorrect; they host a PDF scan of the book here, and it clearly says "COPYRIGHT 1938 BY MISSISSIPPI ADVERTISING COMMISSION" just before the forward. The book was republished in 1949 with "new pages of maps & minor revisions", and the new material was copyrighted that year. The copyright on this second edition was renewed in 1977, so it will not expire until 2045... but the copyright on the original first edition was never renewed. Therefore any material from the 1938 edition is in the public domain, and may be copied and used by anyone. Just be sure not to use the maps and minor revisions from the 1949 edition.
AllStarEcho, thanks for the link! I've added it to my collection of tips and tools. All the best, – Quadell ( talk) 13:31, 19 June 2009 (UTC)