Hi, I checked my mail, there is no emails from you. As for the vote for deletion. If you pay attention, I mostly ignore his empty talks. I just request him to stop lying about me, and here, I am forced to get that voted, so that his lies get deleted. I have already presented evidences at to the Arbcom, he hasn't been able to support his slanders, but yet refuse to take them back. I have enough of this. He will be mentored, he can go and reporte what he percieve as abuses comming from me, any justifications for that reason, comming from him, to get that page runing are worthless. And here again, he has, underground IRCized someone to talk on my back, and get a vote changed, while his constant lobbying against members he dislike has been brought to the Arbcom, but yet, he continue with that. So, I ask this for the last time. I am included in that page, he lies about me, it is unwiki and childishtic, how should I take that? I requested, and tried to be kind with my request, he still refuse. Fadix 00:27, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
As I told you before, stay civil with the discussion. Zach (Sound Off) 00:18, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
I worked with Cool Cat before on the Star Trek insignia article. Me and him were in a conflict over images until user Husnock stepped in and sided with me. But I do not wish to contribute to the ArbCom, but I just wanted you to know my feelings on the matter. Zach (Sound Off) 18:48, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
I know this may not mean much, just to say, that it's always great to witness that there are members with the integrity Wikipedia worth. You won my highest respect. Fadix 20:54, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
Fine by me, we will let ArbCom handle it. Zach (Sound Off) 22:10, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi Zach, I just found this conversation and would like to ask that you do what you can to rein-in User:Cool Cat's behavior on IRC. I don't drop in often, but it is obvious to me that he uses it to agitate and to malign. Thanks,
Davenbelle
08:48, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
I have not forgotten your vote on my RfA. I thank you. -- Maru (talk) 00:00, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
As you can discover on the newsroom page, I wrote up a story about the Special:Makesysop glitch that happened, and included the list of new admins in it. I see that you're covering that beat currently (incidentally, thanks for helping out with The Signpost) and figured you could save yourself the effort of compiling it a second time. Feel free to add to or use my story in any way. You could write up the new featured content as a separate story or merge it into mine, whichever seems more appropriate. -- Michael Snow 03:49, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
Please, if you can, respond to my comment about the flag on Talk:Mengjiang. Thanks. -- Nlu 09:05, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
I am not sure about the legality of this image, but it has recently been replaced by another that can be vouched for and is of higher quality so go ahead and delete it.
-spencer
Hi Zach. Not sure what parts of the SFD discussion you're uclear on, but my guess is the bits about "cutting across the stub hierarchy". If so: With each major stub type (in this case bio-stub, biographies), WP:WSS has tried to keep the way its further split to one or two possible ways. Geo-stub, for instance, is split by location into separate country stubs, but not by type of feature (there is no town-stub or river-stub). In the case of bio-stubs, we've split firstly by nationality and then - because there are just so many bio-stubs - also by occupation. Even doing this raises the possibility of an enormous number of stub types if they were made ito "complex stubs" (e.g., UK-writer-stub). HRF-stub causes problems as far as this is concerned, because - while it's specific to one nationality, it cuts across the occupation stubs.
Also, from an editorial viewpoint, it's likely that any editor who knows about Heroes of the Russian Federation will also know about other Russian people, so they're likely to check the Russia-bio-stubs rather than the HRF-stubs (or, if they know about a specific occupation, they'll check something like Russia-politician-stub or any of the other complex categories that either have been or mat soon be created. Hope that helps. Grutness... wha? 23:58, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
Two of the articles that I have created have been deleted because of so-called copyright issues. See 1 & 2. I find this wrong because, 1, I did not use the source they state, infact I used books & another internet source. 2, Many other people have contributed to the articles. 3, They have been there a long time, & no one has had a problem with it. 4, The person who blocked the articles seems incompetant & foolish, & possibly a past enemy of mine. I think his name is Wikiheak or Wikiphreak. You seem like a knowledgable person, what can I do to get these unblocked, because clearly, I did not copy the info from firstworldwar.com. Sincerly, Spawn Man 00:03, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Thanks for the Barnstar...now what do I do with it ? Dowew 01:31, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi, I was taking a look through Category:CopyrightedFreeUse and there are an awful lot of unsourced and clearly incorrectly tagged images in there- is there any automated way to weed these out? -- nixie 04:29, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
Done. --
Francs
2000
11:47, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
When tagging an image as GFDL-presumed, please provide a rationale. Specifically, why did you tag Image:Vaslui in Romania.png and Image:V dr ro.png. I see no evidence that status is accurate. Superm401 | Talk 04:33, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
Please read my comments at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Rhyddfrydol. While you apparently meant well, deleting the flag images was neither necessary or appropriate. Dragons flight 03:22, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
Compromise posted: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Dragons_flight#Flag_images. Zach (Sound Off) 19:59, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
I don't think calling someone a "jerk" is severe enough to justify an immediate indefinite unilateral ban (I would do that in the case of a much more severe personal attack, particularly one that were sexist, racist, homophobic or anti-Semitic). An RFA would be the appropriate route - the ArbComm can look at AVD's behaviour (ie personal attacks etc) and determine the level and length of punishment. I think some sort of immediate tempban is in order, I'd suggest 48 or 72 hours. I do think AVD has clearly violated the "no personal attacks" rule and this is just the latest example so you would be quite justified in filing an RFA as well (as you know you don't have to be a direct party to the dispute to file an RFA). Homey 21:46, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
I'm only aware of one RFA (the one I wrote). When was the second?
To be fair, in my case AVD "resigned" from Wikipedia shortly after the RFA was commenced so the process was suspended. It was reinitiated when he returned several months later but I withdrew it for various reasons (mostly because AFD agreed to stop the behaviour that prompted the RFA - ie posting my real name - and also agreed to remove various libellous statements he'd posted about me on another site (statements he'd made because of our conflict here). Are you counting that RFA as two (understandable given the interruption of several months) or is there another one I'm unaware of? Homey 22:52, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
Anyway, it's not a great practice for admins to impose indefinite bans without the ArbComm's involvement unless the violation in question is particularly egregious (eg User:Amalekite's list of "Jewish controlled" admins which he posted on Stormfront). You should at least inform the ArbComm that you have indefinitely banned AVD so they can review the banning if they see fit. Homey 22:55, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
I'm not really interested in pursuing this, particularly as, in my judgement, AVD is an indefinite ban waiting to happen. However, you should review Wikipedia:Blocking policy carefully and make sure you're on solid ground just in case AVD puts forward a complaint against you for abusing your admin powers. If after you reviewing the policy you are unsure that an indefinite ban is supported by wikipedia policy, you should consider putting a term of one month or less on the ban (I believe one month is the usual maximum term an admin can slap on a "repeat offenders" without either some sort of ArbComm ruling or an exceptional circumstance or an especially egregious case.) Homey 23:14, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
Homey is, I am quite confident, far more aware of the protocols around blocking than am I, so you should heed his advice. I, on the other hand, am very glad that you finally put us all out of AVD's misery. He has soaked up other people's time like a great big thirsty sponge. While I would prefer a Wikipedia in which evryone is welcoome to participate, there comes a time when you have to make the tough decision that someone is working against the broader interests of the project, and boot them out. If I can be of assistance, Zach, in defending your decision, please let me know. Ground Zero | t 23:19, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
OK, as long as you're able to explain how AVD is an exception... Homey 00:13, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
Check DojoPress.com It still says suspended on my computer. Maybe it is cached? There are some parts that you can see but you cannot see items for sale (books, memberships, tapes, etc.)
Thank you for your contribution at
2005 South Asia earthquake. Please keep it up!!!
Pradeepsomani (
talk)
Hi, just noticed your edit on above where you replaced the flag with an SVG file. however, the latter is not representative of Indian flag (pl. see the difference in colour (saffron vs. red), alignment of the wheel and spread of the spokes in the two versions). Shall I revert? More importantly, can you make the previous flag version into the standard SVG file? Thanks, -- Gurubrahma 06:53, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
Flag of India, which is a featured article would have most of the details you need. Thanks a ton! -- Gurubrahma 10:29, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
Thanks a ton, looks much better. Gr8 work!! - Gurubrahma 05:24, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Could you upload your work in commons:? Some of your work (eg. Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg) are not available there. If you upload to commons, other wikimedia projects can share it. -- ChongDae 00:17, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Can you please vote for our good old friend LordAmeth for his adminship here? I'm sure he would greatly appreciate having such a valued member of Wikipedia like yourself vote for him. Spawn Man 04:04, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the tip about tagging unsourced orphans! The images I list on WP:IFD generally haven't had the {{ no source}} tag on them for a week, so I can't list them for speedy deletion straight away. (They come from WP:UI, meaning that they aren't tagged at all.) Are you saying that it's better to tag them {{no source}}, wait a week, and then mark them for speedy deletion, rather than listing them immediately on on IFD? — Caesura (t) 08:03, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Can you take a quick look at this one and help get a suitable picture for the Fauna of Australia FAC? - Mgm| (talk) 20:35, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Well, I am through with ranks of China, Russia and now India...so I am going on another WikiBreak, this time not out of anger...just wanted to tell you so you can see about Saudi ranks or other. Thanks,
Molotov
(talk)
00:58, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
I have made the image myself. I own the website that has that photo. I don't need to put my sources!
Hi, I'm just posting a friendly notice stating that I have got Brain Teasers on my user page that you're welcome to have a go at. Will post new questions one day after they have been answered. Thanks... Spawn Man 05:04, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
What's up Zach? The article isn't bad in itself, but definitely needs more info for a FAC status. I'll try and find some additional material, even though it looks like you covered most of the things. Cheers! KNewman 14:06, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
Hello Zach. I have seen the block log recently and I can't help but wonder why you're leaving the wiki. The wiki has a few problems, with the dog piles, newbie biting, etc. But ever since your inception you've been a generally well liked user and an asset to the project. How many FA's do you have anyway? 5? Hopefully you'll reconsider. Cheers, R e dwolf24 ( talk— How's my driving?) 00:54, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Honestly, you're a great contributor. Your work is much appreciated throughout Wikipedia. Ral 315 WS 00:54, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Hmm, drop by on irc sometime and explain your reasons for leaving. And hopefully you can make it a wikibreak rather than a permanent break. Either way do please explain what's up so we can sort stuff out in future eh? :-) Kim Bruning 01:06, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
I always appreciated your help on the articles I watch- you know which ones. I sincerely hope you will come back, and retroactively make this a vacation than a parting of the ways. -- Maru (talk) 01:08, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
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An Award | |
I award you this Graphic Designer's Barnstar for your graphic design work on...well... barnstars. Spawn Man 02:03, 12 October 2005 (UTC) |
I was giving this award to you Zach, when I noticed you had left your user page?!? Don't go, we'll miss you too much Zachy... I'm sure it's not worth leaving & admitting defeat for what ever it is that would force you to leave? Please come back!! I'll even start the "Bring Back The Zach" fund if I have to... Spawn Man 02:06, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Zach, I just wanted to let you know how much I value the work you've done on Wikipedia, and to thank you for the tremendous stuff you've done so far. I know it is something of a cliché, but, I would like to add my name to the others above to say that I do sincerely hope that you make this a temporary wikibreak rather than a permanent one, and that you do come back to Wikipedia. If you would like someone to talk to, do please find me on IRC at #wikipedia, e-mail me, or drop me a note on my talk page; I'd be pleased to be able to help you out, and I promise not to try to persuade you to come back. :-) If you really are leaving, I would like to wish you the very best for the future, and let you know that we'll be thinking of you. Peace, love, and best wishes, -- NicholasTurnbull | (talk) (e-mail) (cabal) 03:31, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Zach, I realize that I have been one of the people that has contributed to your stress level over the last week, but I have never doubted that you have been acting with the best of intentions. Personally, I hope that you take a wiki-break, take some time to avoid controversial or complicated issues, and then come back to the fold and find your equilibrium again. Dragons flight 07:14, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Wikibreaks come in all shapes and sizes, my last was twelve hours and I think Zoe's was two years. Whenever your's finishes and whatever shape it takes, the place will be poorer for your absence. See ya round like a rissole, - brenneman (t) (c) 07:36, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
I've never really been clear on all the different Zscouts. But whether it was Zscout370, Zscout369, or even Zscout001, I always counted on having one or another Zscout around. We'll miss all 370 of you. Cheers, - Willmcw 08:32, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Sorry to hear the news. It was a pleasure to work with you when I had the chance. Good luck with your other endeavors. 172 | Talk 09:38, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Resigning as admin and leaving altogether for the first two stated reasons above - now that really would be letting us down! As for your third stated reason: if your studies are suffering, go and concentrate on them for a while - I expect that will affect your career, while this won't. Some of us take Wikipedia to be a hobby, not a life:-) No-one is expected to contribute more than they are able, and you are valued here more than somewhat. Hope to see you back contributing whatever you can, with admin "powers". With very best wishes, RobertG ♬ talk 09:53, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
I heard you are leaving, why? I know Wikipedia can be really really frustrating sometimes, but at least stay on as a user, no point in throwing everything away, it's your work and effort that went into this. Gryffindor 10:24, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Gone for good?? Please e mail me at djuanbracey@yahoo.com and tell me about what is upsetting you. There have been times that I want to leave - I consider this a temporary stay now. Please don't leave Wikipedia.
Molotov
(talk)
21:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Take care,
Molotov
(talk)
21:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
No, don't leave us! Zach, truly, we need more editors like you. Even though we haven't worked together much lately, I still remember fondly as the one who really made me feel welcome here on Wikipedia, just because you left a message on my talk page about the Pope John Paul II article. Please rethink your departure, or at least take a bunch of time off, and then re-evaluate your Wikipedia status. I for one would love to see you back. Cheers, Bratsche talk | Esperanza 03:39, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Zach. I really don't want to put any pressure on you, but I'd like you to consider a less drastic way of reducing wikistress. First of all, my understanding is that having admin powers is not a big deal. The success of your RfA was overwhelming, a proof of how highly you're regarded here. Since you get admin status through the votes of the people, you normally need to show beforehand that you've been busy and active, building up Wikipedia, as well as showing that you're the kind of person who won't abuse those powers. However, as long as an admin doesn't subsequently abuse his admin powers, there's absolutely no reason why he has to show that he's doing a lot of sysop chores. Many admins do, but some don't, and that's fine. You've shown us that you can be trusted. If you're busy with college work, why not come to Wikipedia once or twice a week as an editor? Whether or not you block vandals and protect pages and delete images in the next few months is entirely up to you. It doesn't matter that you have the technical ability to do these things. Just log on, do a little bit of editing on an article that you find fun or relaxing, and then go back to your college work. I often use Wikipedia as a hobby between assignments and revision. In fact, I'm going on a week-long wiki-break after posting this message. Do stay around. If you need help, ask for it. There are too many people who want you to stay – but stay in a way that doesn't take up too much time or lead to abuse. Best wishes. Ann Heneghan (talk) 17:14, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi ZScout, in an effort to keep you from leaving, I have brought User:Jimbo_Wales to San Diego. Not really, but I do sincerely hope you don't leave. Also, Jimbo really is coming to San Diego, and he really is going to attend a Meetup. I hope you can join us. Please see my talk page for more info. Hope to see you there! Johntex\ talk 17:36, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
Your long list of fans beseeches you to come back after taking a well-deserved break:
I missed a few things here, so I don't know the whole the story, but I don't think you should leave altogather. I'm also in collage, and its hard to compete in collage with all these outside distractions. And the poin of putting "crap" on wikipedia is so that it will be refined in time: your not expected to created beautiful jewerly, just show us where we can find the stone and we will all work on it from their. Lastly, being an admin means you are uniquly suited to helping people. Even if you feel your contributions latly have been bad you still have a badge and gun so to speak, and your presence in the community with these tools can help us all, even if you don't see it.
At the very least, consider these points before you leave; but if you're sure you want to leave, then "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" TomStar81 07:28, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
Amazing -all the criticsm of your actions has disappeared into an archive within hours! I was just posting to let you know that I have asked Jimbo to review the policy with regard to personal images, and ask his acolytes to show a bit of commonsense. jimfbleak 16:10, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
OK, my apology for the comment on Tannin's page. It's just that I feel more strongly about the sheer inflexibility of this damaging policy than any other Wikiissues. When you upload an image and mark it as personal, you are stating you hold the copyright. Contributions to wikipedia are, as it states, under the GFDL. If the copyright holder uploads under that condition, and establishes that it is his/her own image, where is the need for gratuitous deletion? jimfbleak 18:44, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
You are a true wikipedia hero. You'll muscle through the bad-feeling soon enough. Cowboy up! Hipocrite - «Talk» 20:08, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
I mistakenly edited my page from this account. I will update this from my original Waqasfarooq account later when the page will be unlocked!
Thanks for informing me! Next time I will be careful. Regards Waqas Farooq
Edited page from Digitalsniper 27 September 2005
Here's is the source on the Hiss photo [2]; "Alger Hiss with U. N. Charter (and its own parachute)". I don't see copyright info anywhere on the site. It's probably an old newspaper (UPI?) photo. nobs 16:11, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
For all those tedious edits that you did (or made something else do). Kelly Martin 19:51, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
Why did you delete American Chess Association claiming that it's not a real organization? It's somewhat obscure (maybe too obscure to deserve an article) and it's the subject of some controversy because of Stan Vaughan's friction with the USCF, but it's a real organization. I joined in the late 90's and they sent me a membership and TD kit (3-ring binder with score sheets, pairing charts, stuff like that) and they listed me on their web page. They have run and rated a number of events, mostly in the Las Vegas area. Opinions can of course vary on the validity of those ratings. Phr 23:26, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
Not sure. Zach (Sound Off) 03:49, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi Zach. Why do you upload flags here, instead of at the Commons? I've nominated Image:Flag of Japan.svg for deletion at WP:IFD. dbenbenn | talk 05:22, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Can you provide a source for this image? Zach (Sound Off) 21:01, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Just curious how we can fix it up to workable status. Also, SPUI seems to have some kind of grudge against it and/or me. Karmafist 01:28, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
Somehow the history and the page seem to have been screwed up as it had a source when I uploaded it. Fixed now. Agriculture 04:10, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
I uploaded this image just to see if it is of use to you. I didn't want to simply replace your SVG flag so I thought i'd let you do it. Didn't know if this is the best way to contact you. Hope it is! Lewispb 09:08, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
File:Belarus flag waving restaurant.jpg
Hi, Zach! I haven't "seen" much of you recently, because we're no longer editing the same page so frequently as before. However, I do occasionally "snoop" at your talk page, and it seems that you've been getting quite a lot of abuse since becoming an admin. I just wanted to say you're doing a good job, and I hope you won't get discouraged! Regards. Ann Heneghan (talk) 20:20, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
Can you delete this Image:Steve Jobs2.jpg no source image. Its been tagged since 12 June. I just orphaned it. Nothing personal about Jobs... Justinc 00:45, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
you're welcome, of course! and I keep forgetting I'm on wikibreak ... Antandrus (talk) 03:10, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Do you know of any tools that allow conversion of .swf ( Macromedia Flash -- vector) or .swft ( Swift3D -- Vector) files into SVG? That'd be nice, because I'm way too lazy to learn SVG ;) — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 04:01, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Please leave a note on my talk page about whether you plan on doing the Features and admins report again this week...I'm assuming that you plan on doing it, but please confirm either way. Ral 315 WS 20:34, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Hello. I was orphaning
this image so that it could be safely deleted (because there is
an identical PNG version). One of the instances of this image is in
User talk:Zscout370/Archive 2; I tried to change it, and noticed then that the page was protected. So, could you please change it? And while you're at it, could you please change also the image on
this article which is also protected?
Thanks in advance. --
Fibonacci
21:40, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Good running into you again... I'm on the prowl for able researchers in history to take a look at a rather troubling category for deletion page. If you have time, please take a look. Thanks. 172 | Talk 23:50, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
I think yet another one of these dedicated people want to leave (again) User:V. Molotov -
Glad to help :) — BRIAN 0918 • 2005-10-22 16:01
It was my pleasure to copyedit the intro to Hero of the Russian Federation -- the text was good to work with :P - Fenrus 04:15, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Plenty of people at Wikipedia have permanantly left the project, myself included. :) Snowspinner 06:41, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Could you explain what you are goals are in replacing the Venezuela flag image? I thought at first that it was vandalism, replacing the official design with something else. If you go to any Venezuelan government site, you will see that the Image:Venezuela flag 300.png design is official (with the coat of arms at top left, in the yellow banner). I don't know what your .sng design is. If you need to have an .svg file, please use the official government design (with the coat of arms). Thanks. Saravask 09:16, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Okay, I've created a page, just like you said I could. The reasons are ready for you at User:Zscout370/WikiFanatic RFA. Check them out, and see what you think. Have a good day. -- WikiFanatic Talk Contribs 6:07, 23 October 2005 (CDT)
I have put a reference to a mp3 of the song. I am not sure about the copyright status of the song (there should be pre-1973 recordings of the song), but I can not find a recording with such date. abakharev 12:16, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi Zach. Long time! Could you please have a look at the article and the edit warring going on between 2 editors? I tried to mediate and even suggested that the discussions to be carried at google (which it happened around 2 months ago and stopped later on) in order to solve the conflict. Nothing helped. Thanks in advance -- Svest 21:00, 25 October 2005 (UTC) Wiki me up
Now that the voting has officially closed, I would like to thank you very much for supporting my candidacy for adminstrator and as of 18:36, 28 October 2005 (UTC) I am an administrator. I will make sure to use the additional power judiciously and I welcome any comments you may have. -- Reflex Reaction 19:42, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
I noticed that you updated the png version of the Municipal_Flag_of_Chicago to an svg version. I think the svg version currently being used could be more accurate. May I have your permission to modify the svg-file and upload it back to your original image title? Thanks. Mindfrieze 03:40, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
I've nomintated Sun Yat-sen for featured article removal. Since you originally supported the nomination, your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Featured article removal candidates/Sun Yat-sen. -- Ji ang 12:12, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
Special:Undelete/Image:Dave_Brubeck_Quartet,_The-Time_Out-Take_Five-half_speed.ogg
It was being used by Talk:Take_Five#RFC:Image_choice. Doesn't bother me that it's gone, it was probably overdue for deletion when you deleted it, but it wasn't outside of fair use. ¦ Reisio 22:59, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
Just a heads up...you had participated in the arbitration case against JarlaxleArtemis. Linuxbeak has since unbanned him, saying that Jarlaxle had apologized. Just wanted to make sure you knew. Ral315 (talk) 09:42, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
I think you may be interested in this nomination. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 22:12, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
Congrats, you made it into a featured article!
-- Миборовский U| T| C| E 00:40, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
Hi, I made all the US Historical flags as vector files, originally. I don't really have the few hours it would take to save them all out as SVG, and upload them to new pages, but could send my Adobe Illustrator file to someone. Each flag pattern is a separate layer, so it should be relatively painless to fix them all up. It just will take a bit of effort, and I won't have the time for the forseeable future. Do you have illustrator and want the files? Or anyone else? -- jacobolus (t) 09:55, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
Correct me if I am wrong, but most of the ribbons were made by you, right? I think that they should have their own page (linked from Wikipedia:Barnstar) and category. Could you take care of this? I found at least two ribbons not linked from your userspace (this is getting somewhat chaotic): Image:Odznaka za Rany.gif, Image:BoNM-Poland.png. Plus the Barnstar page should list the national versions of the medals as well, wouldn't you agree?-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 19:07, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
Hi, I've noticed that folks (e.g.
Li-sung) on cs.wiki began replacing png images with svg ones. Could you help me with creating an svg version of
Image:Flag_of_Switzerland_within_2to3.png ? Would be based on
Image:Flag_of_Switzerland.svg with transparent areas of a third the height each added left and right, so the flag is not too huge when placed in country infobox (e.g. current
Švýcarsko, compare with
[4])?
Thanks, best regards,
wiki-vr 21:51, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
Could you please contact me on my e-mail (throught my user page)? TIA! Regards, -- Klemen Kocjancic 22:59, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
Hey there, remember me ?
I am currently working on bringing Adrienne Clarkson's page up to FA standards. I have thus far mosted worked on small things like her awards, honorary degrees and such, and have just finished beefing up the section "early career". I was wondering if you have any suggestions on how this article should be organized. Dowew 03:35, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
Can you replace my old signature on User talk:Zscout370/Archive 3 to WB. Thank you, (and please delete this discussion after that's done.) -- WB 05:25, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi. It appears you are an Eagle Scout. Rebelguys2 made an Eagle Scout template. You can get it from the template page or off his or my user page. Just thought I'd mention it. PS: Did you know your line "Do not spam or you will be blocked form Wikipedia" has 'from' misspelled as 'form'? Rlevse 18:04, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
Well, I can't tell the copyright status. It's on a goverment's page, and the music files are hosted on a goverment page too (gob.mx is the goverment domain in mexico). As now, I?m in the middle of travel back home, so I can't do the research. The musics I think are PD now, so I could create a midi next week if it helps. However, although that page states a (C) notice, they don't have the copyright for the lyrics nor the music (it seems like an autoinserted template copyright notice for all pages ) There are other mexicans on WP you could also ask help on this (top of my head is Titoxd). In any case, tell me if you need the midi file as I have the notes for the melody (It wouldn't be a full blown arrangement as it's usually presented, though) -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 18:40, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
Welcome back, I hope. CanadianCaesar 06:35, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Zach! It's absolutely great to see you back, even if you just show up infrequently. I kept your userpage on my watchlist in the hope of seeing that you had made an edit to it. You're going to need to fix your signature. There was some bug or change of software at Wikipedia recently, and people had to reset their signatures as a result. What you need to do (I think!) is go to My preferences at the top of any page, and then replace your entire nickname with [[User:Zscout370|Zach]] [[User_talk:Zscout370|(Sound Off)]], making sure that the "raw signatures" box is checked. Then save. Anyway, wonderful to see you back (thanks for your e-mail, by the way), and since we worked together on Pope Benedict XVI I can probably safely say "Happy Christmas" (rather than Happy Holidays)! Regards AnnH (talk) 09:12, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for contacting me regarding to Romanian flag. As far as I know, Romanian law is quite lax in terms of national insignia, and for the flag, all government documents simply specify the three colours: red, yellow and blue, as well as their position relative to each other. The consitution (Article 12) states:
"The flag of Romania is tricolor; the colors are arranged vertically in the following order from the flag pole: blue, yellow, and red."
I think the colours you used, however, are not the most standard representations for the flag. In Romania, there seem to be two versions of the Romanian flag in common use: one that uses a purer, brighter gamut of colours, and one that uses a richer, darker gamut, the difference being most apparent in the blue. The first one
looks like this and basically uses pure-red, pure-yellow and pure-blue (according to the RGB scale). The second one
looks like this, with the yellow being more towards orange, the red being darker, and the blue also darker. Personally, I prefer the second one, which is also used more commonly in digital media (physically, both are used, and the difference isn't as noticeable on cloth as on screen). The second one is more identified with Romania, though I will ask on the Romanian Wikipedians' notice board to be sure. Thanks,
Ronline
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10:48, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Thanks yall. I took AdiJapan's suggestion and used the CMYK codes presented. Zach]] 20:55, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Just curious, why did you delete the Image of the Willius Mansion that I put on the FA Willius page? I thought I clearly explained the origin of the image. Dlayiga 06:22, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
Zach, I'm glad to see you back. I know that you created a number of nice ribbons. In Russia, they use St George's Ribbon as a symbol of the Victory Day. Its colours are the same as featured in the Order of Glory. There is a separate webpage on this custom. Can you please help me to make such a wikiribbon for my own user page? Can I make it myself using the Photoshop? TIA, Ghirlandajo 09:57, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
I did not mark your flag for deletion. I marked an old, obsolete PNG raster flag ( Image:Russian Flag.PNG) for deletion, because SVG vector graphics are generally preferred for flags due to their scalability. I was not aware, when I created my version of the flag, that I was duplicating your efforts. It's fine with me if you delete the redundant image. (Nor am I an expert on what shade of blue to use.) Crotalus horridus ( TALK ● CONTRIBS) 04:47, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
I have no problem replacing a fair use image with a public domain one, but the image you posted isn't very good, cosmetically since Sharon is actually posing and professional images are defintly more suited for articles over ones that are just US government property. The problem exists for most of the world leaders, Wikipedians can only find off-cue USA State Dept images, as fair use/public domain but when we have a professional one, it should be left as it is. Also, if you look,all the other israeli PM pictures do have the same format as the main picture. Chris (Sound Off) 05:07, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
No problem, the image you lliked is fair use and higher resolution than both orignal pictures User:Cmc0 (Sound Off) 05:43, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
Hey Zach! Long time no see! How's everything?? I suppose you're on your Christmas break by now, right? Well, enjoy! And a Merry Christmas to you and all your family (was that too corny?? ;))! Btw, if you have some time to spare, I'd love to get your perspective on these two threads I posted at the Village Pump: n.1 and n. 2. All the best! Redux 15:11, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
Please review the changes you rolled back on the Lil' Kim article. There was a bit of tag team vandalism happening there earlier this afternoon. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 02:47, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
Please don't forget to list your sprotections at WP:PP#Semi-protected. Especially important as it is new. - Splash talk 04:19, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
At least it's not on a dark blue background. I guess that means Wikipedia's not a US state :) Happy Christmas! Grutness... wha? 04:55, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
Don't do it. :) It's against policy to fully protect the FA and it is to semi protect it too. Semi protection is not pre-emptive. It's for sustained vandalism only. -- Woohookitty (cat scratches) 05:02, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Zach! I hope you have an enjoyable and relaxing winter break. :) Take care, Sango 123 (talk) 14:45, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Hello, please include this interwikis in Template:Restricted use:
bg:Шаблон:Fairuse cs:Šablona:Fairuse fi:Malline:Kuvakaappaus fr:Modèle:Fair use id:Templat:Fairuse lt:Šablonas:Fair use sk:Šablóna:Fairuse sl:Predloga:Fairuse uk:Шаблон:Fairuse
Thank you for your attemption. -- Marcelo 17:21, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Check the talk page, the user that is deleting links (and adding unverifiable info) is a vandal. There are no rules about who can and can't add useful links to Wikipedia and the link you deleted is equivalent to all the other links in that section. It has been on the page for months (years?) with no editor finding any problem with it, as have several other links to my photos. Unless you can find a reason for why the link does not add anything to the article I will revert it. Joe D (t) 11:21, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Those are Prussian Eagles of course. Merry christmas! Space Cadet 13:58, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. -- Bhadani 15:01, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi Zscout, first of all let me start by wishing you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas. Thank you for writing in my talk page. The reason the nominator put the image for deletion was because he believed that it was "unencyclopedic" since it was a wallpaper. Coming from a free wallpaper upload it seems only natural that it is public domain, however I'm going to take your advice and once the issue is solved I will put it in fair use. Thank you for your interest and I hope that this coming year brings you the best of everything. Your friend in Wiki Tony the Marine 20:19, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Hello and thanks for your generous offer of help. I now understand that we probably talk about different kinds of ribbons :))) I mean the kind of ribbons listed here. Thanks for your concern, anyway. -- Ghirla | talk 12:30, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
Hey man, thanks for the heads up on those photos, the first one worked, but the second two didn't, did you get a chance to download them before they stopped working? - FrancisTyers 15:57, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
Glad to see you here (again). Hope you had a good Christmas. ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 22:39, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
if my user page bothers you, fix it, or stop whining. It doesn't bother me, so I won't change it. Imav 09:38, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
Seriously, I'm not changing it. If you think there's something wrong with it, put to work the feature that sets wikipedia apart and fix it yourself. Imav 09:45, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for taking care of that. BBy the way, out of curiosity, what is hidden text on Wikipedia and how is it used? I have never heard of it before. Academic Challenger 10:02, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
First, let me admit that you are pretty much King Midas in my opinion, you seem to turn every article you touch to gold. I was wondering of your thoughts concerning the above. I worked very hard on it, and so far I am the only major contributor (as in 120 changes by myself). Please help me, !Gracias! ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 05:28, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
Can you fix this up when you get the chance, because I have looked around at editors getting promoted to adms. after making racist comments, and my work is not appreciated anyway. I have thought about this a long time, and I am really tired. ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 19:46, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
Fair use says "Fair use makes copyrighted work available to the public as raw material without the need for permission or clearance, so long as such free usage serves the purpose of copyright law, which the U.S. Constitution defines as the promotion of "the Progress of Science and useful Arts" (I.1.8), better than the legal enforcement of claims of infringement."
See [6] for further information.
"RULES OF THUMB FOR COURSEPACKS
The Classroom Guidelines that were negotiated in 1976 can provide helpful guidance and we recommend that you read them. 1. Limit coursepack materials to
from [7] illustrates the principle of extracting part of a work being covered by fair use.
The New York Times itself quotes others.
"Copyright protects the particular way an author has expressed himself; it does not extend to any ideas, systems, or factual information conveyed in the work." [8] therefore a quote that essentially lists facts isn't even covered by copywrite in the first place.
See [9] for summaries of illustrative court cases on fair use in the US.
Wikipedia primary servers are in the US.
While it would be nice to have no legal complications, the rich in this world are seeking to own everything including math equations (which is what software patents are).
Don't help memes that block the free flow of information. Help memes that promote freedom. Fair use is one such doctrine, law and meme. WAS 4.250 10:21, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
I have re-submitted the article Merit badge types (BSA) as a FAC. Any input you may have would be appreciated. Rlevse 13:40, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Thank you for my first-ever "Wiki Award"! And thanks for helping with Merit badge types (BSA). Good idea on the spoof ref. However, I did change it from streamwood.net to boyscoutstore.com. Streamwood, run by Chris Jensen, has gone downhill and many collectors, including me, stopped using them this year. Boyscoutstore, run by Craig McDaniel--a great guy, has more to offer--especially in MBs, and is much easier to work with. I put both as links in the external links section. Thanks again for everything.! Rlevse 21:14, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Could you please scan in one of your cards. Thank you. -- Cel e stianpower háblame 18:09, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Now that's a nice XMAS present :) Glad to have you back, Z! -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 21:17, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Please delete those images corresponding to the Military history of Mexico on the "Mexican Revolution" section that maybe found here. I talked to Matt White, the creator, and he said they can't stay. Hopefully we can find a substitute! ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 00:51, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
I do like your flag - its much better quality. I'd ask one thing though - change the diagonal red stripes to orange and green as per the flag design I am currently using. The diagonal red represents Ireland, and ideally this is just England and India, with white gaps for the rest of Britain! Cheers, File:Anglo-indian.jpg Deano ( Talk) 15:33, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
I find your POV intriguing on the ANI page. As a test since I'm implying you create alternate images for userboxes, could you find or create one for the Oakland Athletics? Gateman1997 22:19, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
I have no objection to replacing the ACLU logo with the statue of liberty image. My only recommendation would be to use the same portion of the statue used in the ACLU logo - but as long as the image is attractive, I will be happy. Glad that you have found the template useful! -- Dschor 00:35, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
It's better if you don't include in until we have a proper heraldic description of the coat of arms. I'll do some research around for the fun of it and, if I find something useful for the article, I'll add it myself. Thanks for the effort though, highly appreciated. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ | Esperanza 03:11, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi,
I never thought this would even be considered. Please, have a look at http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1962714,00.html.
I object to the very idea in strongest terms. I agreed to write articles for free under an implicit condition that noone would be allowed to make money on my contributions. Otherwise, I should be entitled to a share in profits and profit distribution in this particular case is technically not feasible.
If Mr. Wales had this idea from the very beginning, I would have to reluctantly conclude that Wikipedia project is a fraud.
I will destroy my contributions as soon as the first ad is posted. Sincerely, Sashazlv 08:23, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
And here comes the disillusionment. So fast... Should I conclude it was a fraud from the very beginning? To Chairboy. It seems like you try to invoke the law against morality. Yes, I do not own my contributions. But neither do you, nor Mr. Wales. It is not ethical to change the rules of the game and even consider ads, because I joined with a clear idea it would be non-commercial and ad-free. And don't threaten me with your hints about vandalism. Sashazlv 08:58, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
All your comments were quite specific and hard to misinterpret. If you think ads are a lesser evil, its your right to think that way. However, I will not be part of this. Sashazlv 20:00, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
Hey, Zach. I just saw you removed your name from the participants list on the Userboxes Wikiproject. You said on your edit summary that you believe they are an overkill right now. I was curious as to why you believe that. In advance, I'll say that I had been thinking of "overkill" myself, but not the userboxes themselves, but rather on the part of the users. I mean, I have a few userboxes on my user page too (recently added), but I believe that they each are there to convey a piece of information about myself that could be useful (except the two last templates in my "Secondary" list, which are jokes — or are they??). But many, many users are stuffing their user pages with boxes about all kinds of jokes, trivia or just plain unimportant data. Was that what you meant by "overkill"? Just curious. Redux talk 16:37, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
. --
Irpen
This is just to let you know that I used your NZ flag in Image:NZCAE.svg.
DiamondVertex (Talk) 05:03, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
Urgent admin attention needed- a User:FOR THE LAST TIME, WIKIPEDIA IS COMMUNISM! has just been created (I saw you're on-line) CanadianCaesar The Republic Restored 08:14, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
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Greetings Zscout370, I wish to offer my gratitude for supporting me on my recent nomination for adminship, which passed with the final tally of 65/4/3. If you would ever desire my assistance in anything, or wish to give me feedback on any actions I take, feel free to let me know. Cheers! Elle vécut heureusement toujours dorénavant ( Be eudaimonic!) 08:01, 1 January 2006 (UTC) |
If you're OK with using this in the template, would you be so kind as to remove the {{redundant}} tag? It would look odd if I did it. TCC (talk) (contribs) 22:45, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! There is still some history which I would like to add, will do so over the next few days. cheers, - Marcuse 22:10, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure what you mean by your summary. I personally enjoyed the previous picture because it was distinct and had a white background. If it's fair use why can't it be used on the template? Please explain this to me. Chooserr 05:54, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Well if you can do that fine, but the one up now has a weird blue back ground. I'm not sure if you can do much about that. Did you really draw the coat of arms thing though? Quite good. Chooserr 00:29, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
Howdy,
I note your comment at RfAr that you believe this has degenerated into a "lynchmob." I'd appreciate it if you'd read my outside view, and tell me how it constitutes such. There may be incendiary stuff at the RFC, as there often is when emotions run high, but there is also sincere comment; I offered a real suggestion for improvement, as you suggested in your RfAr had not been done. Overgeneralizations of the climate at the RfC do not help matters. Please reconsider. Best wishes, Xoloz 08:48, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Hello Zach, I will try to go and take some pics of the monumental flag here in Monterrey this week, btw it is the biggest and highest in the whole country. I don't know why you deleted the other pic I took from the State Government website. It is not illegal to do that, we can use it. Cya.
AlexCovarrubias 09:02, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for adding the svg of pi! I didn't notice that it was needed. I hope you won't mind if I replace it with another svg in the LaTeX font Computer Modern. Melchoir 10:56, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Is there any particular reason you'd like to send this for deletion? Does it offend you personally or particularly? This is a user template which is free for anyone's usage. I can see no reason for you to subject it to a TFD other than malice. Numerous people self identify as having HIV or Hepatitis C. There is nothing offensive to us about that identification. Also, bear in mind that simply because a template is not in wide usage, does not necessarily make it grounds for deletion. ℬastique▼ parℓer♥ voir♑ 13:23, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Do a Yahoo search for the name of her town, and you'll find the city homepage which gives a link to city boards. Click the link for her board and you'll see what I am talking about. - MacFergus 18:33, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Note that legal matters are usually decided by Jimbo or the Board, rather than the ArbCom. Unfortunately, neither of those is particularly responsive. I'd suggest you try IRC. R adiant _>|< 22:51, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up on those articles, and sorry for not getting back to you earlier. I copyedited the article banderas monumentales and I think it is fairly complete (impact on Mexican culture would be nice, but I may be asking for too much here). The flag of Mexico article has improved quite a bit, which can only be good. I'll try to fix some littel style inconsistencies later myself. As of the list of "flag days" I thought you had written a separate article on that? Is it linked? -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ | Esperanza 01:16, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
I plan to add those citations to the Military history of Mexico article later this week, but couldn't find replacement maps. Thanks for your help again:
Take care, ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 04:04, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
Where do you get those ribbons from? I am getting a growing collection of my own barnstars. ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 04:28, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
Coincidentally, I just got an e-mail back from the National Heritage Board, who administers the general use of the National Anthem from the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, who hold the copyright. I'm trying to convince them to release it to us under a CC license with whatever conditions they want to stick on to it - but given the situation, they've understandably asked for some more time to think it over. I'll let you know once they let me know, one way or the other. -- khaosworks ( talk • contribs) 09:15, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
As promised, here it is. I think you're demonstrating a fine example of what adminship should be right now, and I see no reason why you should stop. You'll be (and have been) up against it from the userbox crowd, but just keep removing/replacing those images, and deleting the orphans. Cracking work; top banana! Rob Church Talk 20:30, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
I'm contacting you about this because you uploaded the most recent version of the image a short time ago. I believe it to be tagged in error. Not all Crown copyright works are available for use as it suggests; permission must be explicitly granted by the sources. Both the current version and the previous version said they came from http://www.royal.gov.uk/ but the copyright page at that site says:
So really this ought to be permission only, and there's no indication of permission.
The first version of this file was sourced from http://www.waxmuseum.bc.ca/waxexhibitsjewels.asp and it has a clear copyright notice at the bottom of the page.
Is there any good reason why I shouldn't tag it as a copyright violation? It's unfortunately used in a great many articles, partly becuase it's used in Template:Infobox_UKkingstyles. (But not as many as it looks, because it was formerly used in Template:Royal-stub -- changed back in October! -- and the "File links" section hasn't updated yet.
By the same token, I wonder if you could speedy the scaled-down version (all revisions) I uploaded for use in Template:User Monarchist? It's at Image:Kingcrown sm.png. I relied on the original for licensing information, but since it's apparently incorrect it ought to be removed. (This is the same one you formerly marked as redundant.)
Thanks! TCC (talk) (contribs) 05:38, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for writing the article. I did some copyediting as well and converted the lists into tables. I'm thinking of nominating this to Featured lists sometime soon, since it is quite complete. Keep up the great work! Cheers. -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 17:36, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
...that you may be interested in and that is "hot off the press" from yours truly is Military ranks of the Soviet Union (which I am confused on, and I may add a {{disputed}} tag on it. I know of one person who would know something about this, but I wanted to see if you could find any errors (considering that you are pretty good when it comes to the Soviet Union). I hope it is right. ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 20:47, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
Seeing your interest in Scouting and the Eastern Slavic peoples, check out National Scout Association of Belarus, The Association of Belarusian Guides, Scouting in Ukraine, and Ukrainian Plast, you might see things that need improvement. Also, userbox template {{User:Kintetsubuffalo/workshop/Template:User Scout}} Chris 00:17, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi. Sorry for the copyright violation - are we not allowed to use fair use photos, and those from press packs, on templates? I thought provided the picture existed faily on wikipedia, and was low resolution (i.e. 60px) it was ok. Pydos 12:38, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Hello Zscout370, it's me User:Mb1000. On September 26, 2005, during my last self-nomination for adminship, you voted Neutral on my requests for adminship page stating that you would support my nomination in a few months. Like any self-respecting campaigner, I want to make sure that the support is their before launching another self-nom. I would like to know if you would now be willing to support my request for adminship. Thanks. -- Mb1000 22:35, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
You have my support. Zach (Smack Back) Fair use policy 23:14, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, I really appreciate it. -- Mb1000 23:17, 7 January 2006 (UTC) Welcome. Zach (Smack Back) Fair use policy 23:19, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Regarding the image you removed from Func's page, it's not at all certain that it's "fair use". First, the artist is believed to have released it for promotional purposes, and secondly Iran is not subject to any of the major copyright treatises, and so Iranian material is apparently not protected internationally. I'm in the process of trying to get in touch with the artist and the gallery where the painting is held, so please bear with me, because with it being Iran, it's taking longer than usual. SlimVirgin (talk) 23:30, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi Zscout370, I noticed you cropped the Quran pic to remove the adjacent woman. The problem with this is that one of the two exceptional characteristics of this Quran is that (along with the remarkable calligraphy) it is enormous. However, with the human frame removed from the picture, it is extremely difficult to appreciate the size of the folio. So I've reverted to the previous version of the picture. Thanks. Babajobu 03:29, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Wait! Stop deleting large parts of the article based on one person's comments! The coat of arms is at the heart of the flag, and it makes no sense to not mention this in the article. As far as Benito Juarez, I can find a reference. Marcuse 04:18, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Argh! I hadn't even noticed it was a fair use image... no problem with you removing it, though. Thanks. Tito xd( ?!? - help us) 04:57, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Since the picture was taken in 2000 it is under the Copyright law that protected for 75 years works produced while on service to the government. However, I think you can make a good case for Fair Use here: 1) shows the flag being displayed in an official setting; 2) illustrates the reverse of the flag and orientation of the Arms as officially used in such case; 3) it's got a corbata to boot; 4) non-trivial to get a free replacement (only a handful of photographers are allowed into the chamber); 5) probably one of the best pictures available to illustrate all flag elements at once. Hope this helps -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 19:30, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi Zach - you wrote: while I know there is some debate over this at FOTW, but does this violate the rules that Jimbo has set down?. Good question. To be honest I'm pretty hazy as to the whole GFDL/copyright area as far as images are concerned, and I realise it can be a bit of a minefield. Looks like there are 30-40 images tagged with this template... not sure how much work it would be to re-make them, but that might be one option. Grutness... wha? 04:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
Don't you think that people that are intrested in the RFC will also be intrested in the elections? My link was intentionally very neutral and factual. I don't see how there is right way and a wrong way to find out about the elections. People that are instrested in the RFC have a right to vote too and hiding the vote from them is one way of stopping them from voting.-- God of War 07:26, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
the white background for images you have uploaded such as Image:Chinese Taipei Olympic Flag.svg and Image:Republic of China National Emblem.svg show up as blue on my browser. do you know what is wrong? -- Jiang 08:22, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi Zach!
You may or may not want to add {{User FOTWer}} to your user page. -- Palnatoke 09:13, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
I must say your imageis not descriptive... I would suggest using a single DDR arrow as an ion. SYSS Mouse 18:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
I have reblocked
User:Tony Sidaway for another 3RR breach. Because I was one of those involved in the issue (trying to stop a unilateral deletion of a template being voted on on the
WP:TFD) I'm not overturning his deletion. Someone else can do that.
FearÉIREANN
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23:46, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
I've just been shown
this. What the hell is he up do, screwing around like that? Is it a case of Wikisuicide or something?
FearÉIREANN
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I can't seem to find the actual download page, (the LoC website is really hard to search, it seems), but this seems to indicate it's a Cuban Floridian folk song of some kind. Tuf-Kat 05:44, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi, Zscout370, User Husnock told me that you loaded up the "introduction flag" in the article Hitler Youth. In my opinion this flag is a wrong adaptation of the HJ-arm- band. I have never seen a historical photo displaying a HJ-flag where the white stripe was narrower than the red ones. The exact specifications of the flag are given for example in the book "Flags of the Third Reich" Vol. 3 "Party & Police Units" by Brian L. Davis, who is an expert in this matter. He positively mentions that the three stripes had all the same width. There are a lot of photos, that can prove this fact. If you haven' got contemporary sources which can support your version of the flag (which I doubt you can procure) then the "introduction flag" in the mentioned article should be replaced with the correct version consisting of three equally wide stripes. Greetings.-- Gomeira 17:55, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Greetings. I don't understand why you deleted Image:Kamelia shojaee.jpg. IAR is fine and all, but deletion of images can't be undone. Could you explain your reasoning to me? – Quadell ( talk) ( bounties) 20:14, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi Zach, since you're the flag-man I was hoping you'd be able to tell me how to convert Pantone colour numbers to RGB and CMKY. Or if you want to do it for me - it's for Flag of Australia and the Pantone numbers are listed in a table ;). Thanks.-- nixie 02:09, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
I would like to express my thanks to all the good people who spent their valuable time time and effort working on my (failed) RfA voting. Especially for those who actually voted to support me :). You put a great effort into it, it was me who mixed up everything. Lets move on and make together our Wikipedia an even greater place abakharev 09:39, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
I wasn't sure where to put it, and I couldn't grok the ribbons at User:Zscout370/Awards;) -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 00:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
I've been thinking for a while on giving out an award using this concept. With all your recent edits and article creations now you're giving me the perfect excuse! This one is intended for foreigners :D but I still have to come up with a design for fellow countrymen. (And for the record, I am no monarchist!) -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 00:43, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
User:Gadget850 has started User talk:Gadget850/BSA article improvements as a step toward improving the BSA section of Wikipedia. Please visit this page and participate if you are interested or cross yourself out of the "Interested Wikipedians" if you are not interested. Thank you. Rlevse 18:27, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
Zscout370, hi.
I just installed mIRC, and I don't know how to use it. I noticed you're online, and seem to know something about IRC - can you help me, please? I clicked on that link on your page, but I don't think anyone's there. - GTBacchus( talk) 06:51, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
It's getting rough to type anything on ANI with all the edit conflicts (on 4 now - going to your page), but Wikipedia:No legal threats specifically says to refrain from taking action until AFTER it is resolved. I think it's in best good faith for you to undo it and WAIT until clear consensus or legal direction or etc. DreamGuy 08:33, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
ko:User:WonYong reverted your {NonCommercial} edit at [10] . His edit summary says "Reverted. The basis [of your edit] is unclear". For the main article, it says "Reverted. Claim of copyvio is unfounded". Related discussion: Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Lawfully citing copyrighted images -- Yonghokim 09:55, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I came across those images when I nominated {{ CanadaCopyright}} for deletion, its a terribly ambigious template and people don't seem to be adding the necessary information for fair use of the images (most don't even have source information). Since it is also for non-commerical images it is completely useless in terms of Wikipedias current policy on images. If you're looking for a mindless job I've been working on retagging images tagged with the tag so they at leat provide some actual licence information or are marked to be deleted if none is provided.-- nixie 22:35, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
I just blocked the same IP as you for making a legal threat, but for only 48 hours. Feel free to reblock to the week you mentioned-- MONGO 22:51, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
I was going threw the new user log and was wondering if these are inappropriate user names:
Hey Zach!
I realise there are times were we don't thank each other enough, but now I hope to do so. Since you joined our humble little wiki you have made things better when it comes to flags and other things. I truly consider you a friend. You are the wiki version of Betsy Ross! :-) - Thanks,
Hos
hie |
12:29, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Why did you delete File:Brains from the article brain. The image was composed by the person who uploaded it using brain images which come from an NIH site. Which means that as government sponsored work the source images are in the public domain. Nrets 15:23, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I checked my mail, there is no emails from you. As for the vote for deletion. If you pay attention, I mostly ignore his empty talks. I just request him to stop lying about me, and here, I am forced to get that voted, so that his lies get deleted. I have already presented evidences at to the Arbcom, he hasn't been able to support his slanders, but yet refuse to take them back. I have enough of this. He will be mentored, he can go and reporte what he percieve as abuses comming from me, any justifications for that reason, comming from him, to get that page runing are worthless. And here again, he has, underground IRCized someone to talk on my back, and get a vote changed, while his constant lobbying against members he dislike has been brought to the Arbcom, but yet, he continue with that. So, I ask this for the last time. I am included in that page, he lies about me, it is unwiki and childishtic, how should I take that? I requested, and tried to be kind with my request, he still refuse. Fadix 00:27, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
As I told you before, stay civil with the discussion. Zach (Sound Off) 00:18, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
I worked with Cool Cat before on the Star Trek insignia article. Me and him were in a conflict over images until user Husnock stepped in and sided with me. But I do not wish to contribute to the ArbCom, but I just wanted you to know my feelings on the matter. Zach (Sound Off) 18:48, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
I know this may not mean much, just to say, that it's always great to witness that there are members with the integrity Wikipedia worth. You won my highest respect. Fadix 20:54, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
Fine by me, we will let ArbCom handle it. Zach (Sound Off) 22:10, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi Zach, I just found this conversation and would like to ask that you do what you can to rein-in User:Cool Cat's behavior on IRC. I don't drop in often, but it is obvious to me that he uses it to agitate and to malign. Thanks,
Davenbelle
08:48, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
I have not forgotten your vote on my RfA. I thank you. -- Maru (talk) 00:00, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
As you can discover on the newsroom page, I wrote up a story about the Special:Makesysop glitch that happened, and included the list of new admins in it. I see that you're covering that beat currently (incidentally, thanks for helping out with The Signpost) and figured you could save yourself the effort of compiling it a second time. Feel free to add to or use my story in any way. You could write up the new featured content as a separate story or merge it into mine, whichever seems more appropriate. -- Michael Snow 03:49, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
Please, if you can, respond to my comment about the flag on Talk:Mengjiang. Thanks. -- Nlu 09:05, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
I am not sure about the legality of this image, but it has recently been replaced by another that can be vouched for and is of higher quality so go ahead and delete it.
-spencer
Hi Zach. Not sure what parts of the SFD discussion you're uclear on, but my guess is the bits about "cutting across the stub hierarchy". If so: With each major stub type (in this case bio-stub, biographies), WP:WSS has tried to keep the way its further split to one or two possible ways. Geo-stub, for instance, is split by location into separate country stubs, but not by type of feature (there is no town-stub or river-stub). In the case of bio-stubs, we've split firstly by nationality and then - because there are just so many bio-stubs - also by occupation. Even doing this raises the possibility of an enormous number of stub types if they were made ito "complex stubs" (e.g., UK-writer-stub). HRF-stub causes problems as far as this is concerned, because - while it's specific to one nationality, it cuts across the occupation stubs.
Also, from an editorial viewpoint, it's likely that any editor who knows about Heroes of the Russian Federation will also know about other Russian people, so they're likely to check the Russia-bio-stubs rather than the HRF-stubs (or, if they know about a specific occupation, they'll check something like Russia-politician-stub or any of the other complex categories that either have been or mat soon be created. Hope that helps. Grutness... wha? 23:58, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
Two of the articles that I have created have been deleted because of so-called copyright issues. See 1 & 2. I find this wrong because, 1, I did not use the source they state, infact I used books & another internet source. 2, Many other people have contributed to the articles. 3, They have been there a long time, & no one has had a problem with it. 4, The person who blocked the articles seems incompetant & foolish, & possibly a past enemy of mine. I think his name is Wikiheak or Wikiphreak. You seem like a knowledgable person, what can I do to get these unblocked, because clearly, I did not copy the info from firstworldwar.com. Sincerly, Spawn Man 00:03, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Thanks for the Barnstar...now what do I do with it ? Dowew 01:31, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi, I was taking a look through Category:CopyrightedFreeUse and there are an awful lot of unsourced and clearly incorrectly tagged images in there- is there any automated way to weed these out? -- nixie 04:29, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
Done. --
Francs
2000
11:47, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
When tagging an image as GFDL-presumed, please provide a rationale. Specifically, why did you tag Image:Vaslui in Romania.png and Image:V dr ro.png. I see no evidence that status is accurate. Superm401 | Talk 04:33, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
Please read my comments at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Rhyddfrydol. While you apparently meant well, deleting the flag images was neither necessary or appropriate. Dragons flight 03:22, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
Compromise posted: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Dragons_flight#Flag_images. Zach (Sound Off) 19:59, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
I don't think calling someone a "jerk" is severe enough to justify an immediate indefinite unilateral ban (I would do that in the case of a much more severe personal attack, particularly one that were sexist, racist, homophobic or anti-Semitic). An RFA would be the appropriate route - the ArbComm can look at AVD's behaviour (ie personal attacks etc) and determine the level and length of punishment. I think some sort of immediate tempban is in order, I'd suggest 48 or 72 hours. I do think AVD has clearly violated the "no personal attacks" rule and this is just the latest example so you would be quite justified in filing an RFA as well (as you know you don't have to be a direct party to the dispute to file an RFA). Homey 21:46, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
I'm only aware of one RFA (the one I wrote). When was the second?
To be fair, in my case AVD "resigned" from Wikipedia shortly after the RFA was commenced so the process was suspended. It was reinitiated when he returned several months later but I withdrew it for various reasons (mostly because AFD agreed to stop the behaviour that prompted the RFA - ie posting my real name - and also agreed to remove various libellous statements he'd posted about me on another site (statements he'd made because of our conflict here). Are you counting that RFA as two (understandable given the interruption of several months) or is there another one I'm unaware of? Homey 22:52, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
Anyway, it's not a great practice for admins to impose indefinite bans without the ArbComm's involvement unless the violation in question is particularly egregious (eg User:Amalekite's list of "Jewish controlled" admins which he posted on Stormfront). You should at least inform the ArbComm that you have indefinitely banned AVD so they can review the banning if they see fit. Homey 22:55, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
I'm not really interested in pursuing this, particularly as, in my judgement, AVD is an indefinite ban waiting to happen. However, you should review Wikipedia:Blocking policy carefully and make sure you're on solid ground just in case AVD puts forward a complaint against you for abusing your admin powers. If after you reviewing the policy you are unsure that an indefinite ban is supported by wikipedia policy, you should consider putting a term of one month or less on the ban (I believe one month is the usual maximum term an admin can slap on a "repeat offenders" without either some sort of ArbComm ruling or an exceptional circumstance or an especially egregious case.) Homey 23:14, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
Homey is, I am quite confident, far more aware of the protocols around blocking than am I, so you should heed his advice. I, on the other hand, am very glad that you finally put us all out of AVD's misery. He has soaked up other people's time like a great big thirsty sponge. While I would prefer a Wikipedia in which evryone is welcoome to participate, there comes a time when you have to make the tough decision that someone is working against the broader interests of the project, and boot them out. If I can be of assistance, Zach, in defending your decision, please let me know. Ground Zero | t 23:19, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
OK, as long as you're able to explain how AVD is an exception... Homey 00:13, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
Check DojoPress.com It still says suspended on my computer. Maybe it is cached? There are some parts that you can see but you cannot see items for sale (books, memberships, tapes, etc.)
Thank you for your contribution at
2005 South Asia earthquake. Please keep it up!!!
Pradeepsomani (
talk)
Hi, just noticed your edit on above where you replaced the flag with an SVG file. however, the latter is not representative of Indian flag (pl. see the difference in colour (saffron vs. red), alignment of the wheel and spread of the spokes in the two versions). Shall I revert? More importantly, can you make the previous flag version into the standard SVG file? Thanks, -- Gurubrahma 06:53, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
Flag of India, which is a featured article would have most of the details you need. Thanks a ton! -- Gurubrahma 10:29, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
Thanks a ton, looks much better. Gr8 work!! - Gurubrahma 05:24, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Could you upload your work in commons:? Some of your work (eg. Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg) are not available there. If you upload to commons, other wikimedia projects can share it. -- ChongDae 00:17, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Can you please vote for our good old friend LordAmeth for his adminship here? I'm sure he would greatly appreciate having such a valued member of Wikipedia like yourself vote for him. Spawn Man 04:04, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the tip about tagging unsourced orphans! The images I list on WP:IFD generally haven't had the {{ no source}} tag on them for a week, so I can't list them for speedy deletion straight away. (They come from WP:UI, meaning that they aren't tagged at all.) Are you saying that it's better to tag them {{no source}}, wait a week, and then mark them for speedy deletion, rather than listing them immediately on on IFD? — Caesura (t) 08:03, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Can you take a quick look at this one and help get a suitable picture for the Fauna of Australia FAC? - Mgm| (talk) 20:35, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Well, I am through with ranks of China, Russia and now India...so I am going on another WikiBreak, this time not out of anger...just wanted to tell you so you can see about Saudi ranks or other. Thanks,
Molotov
(talk)
00:58, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
I have made the image myself. I own the website that has that photo. I don't need to put my sources!
Hi, I'm just posting a friendly notice stating that I have got Brain Teasers on my user page that you're welcome to have a go at. Will post new questions one day after they have been answered. Thanks... Spawn Man 05:04, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
What's up Zach? The article isn't bad in itself, but definitely needs more info for a FAC status. I'll try and find some additional material, even though it looks like you covered most of the things. Cheers! KNewman 14:06, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
Hello Zach. I have seen the block log recently and I can't help but wonder why you're leaving the wiki. The wiki has a few problems, with the dog piles, newbie biting, etc. But ever since your inception you've been a generally well liked user and an asset to the project. How many FA's do you have anyway? 5? Hopefully you'll reconsider. Cheers, R e dwolf24 ( talk— How's my driving?) 00:54, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Honestly, you're a great contributor. Your work is much appreciated throughout Wikipedia. Ral 315 WS 00:54, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Hmm, drop by on irc sometime and explain your reasons for leaving. And hopefully you can make it a wikibreak rather than a permanent break. Either way do please explain what's up so we can sort stuff out in future eh? :-) Kim Bruning 01:06, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
I always appreciated your help on the articles I watch- you know which ones. I sincerely hope you will come back, and retroactively make this a vacation than a parting of the ways. -- Maru (talk) 01:08, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
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I award you this Graphic Designer's Barnstar for your graphic design work on...well... barnstars. Spawn Man 02:03, 12 October 2005 (UTC) |
I was giving this award to you Zach, when I noticed you had left your user page?!? Don't go, we'll miss you too much Zachy... I'm sure it's not worth leaving & admitting defeat for what ever it is that would force you to leave? Please come back!! I'll even start the "Bring Back The Zach" fund if I have to... Spawn Man 02:06, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Zach, I just wanted to let you know how much I value the work you've done on Wikipedia, and to thank you for the tremendous stuff you've done so far. I know it is something of a cliché, but, I would like to add my name to the others above to say that I do sincerely hope that you make this a temporary wikibreak rather than a permanent one, and that you do come back to Wikipedia. If you would like someone to talk to, do please find me on IRC at #wikipedia, e-mail me, or drop me a note on my talk page; I'd be pleased to be able to help you out, and I promise not to try to persuade you to come back. :-) If you really are leaving, I would like to wish you the very best for the future, and let you know that we'll be thinking of you. Peace, love, and best wishes, -- NicholasTurnbull | (talk) (e-mail) (cabal) 03:31, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Zach, I realize that I have been one of the people that has contributed to your stress level over the last week, but I have never doubted that you have been acting with the best of intentions. Personally, I hope that you take a wiki-break, take some time to avoid controversial or complicated issues, and then come back to the fold and find your equilibrium again. Dragons flight 07:14, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Wikibreaks come in all shapes and sizes, my last was twelve hours and I think Zoe's was two years. Whenever your's finishes and whatever shape it takes, the place will be poorer for your absence. See ya round like a rissole, - brenneman (t) (c) 07:36, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
I've never really been clear on all the different Zscouts. But whether it was Zscout370, Zscout369, or even Zscout001, I always counted on having one or another Zscout around. We'll miss all 370 of you. Cheers, - Willmcw 08:32, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Sorry to hear the news. It was a pleasure to work with you when I had the chance. Good luck with your other endeavors. 172 | Talk 09:38, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Resigning as admin and leaving altogether for the first two stated reasons above - now that really would be letting us down! As for your third stated reason: if your studies are suffering, go and concentrate on them for a while - I expect that will affect your career, while this won't. Some of us take Wikipedia to be a hobby, not a life:-) No-one is expected to contribute more than they are able, and you are valued here more than somewhat. Hope to see you back contributing whatever you can, with admin "powers". With very best wishes, RobertG ♬ talk 09:53, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
I heard you are leaving, why? I know Wikipedia can be really really frustrating sometimes, but at least stay on as a user, no point in throwing everything away, it's your work and effort that went into this. Gryffindor 10:24, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Gone for good?? Please e mail me at djuanbracey@yahoo.com and tell me about what is upsetting you. There have been times that I want to leave - I consider this a temporary stay now. Please don't leave Wikipedia.
Molotov
(talk)
21:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Take care,
Molotov
(talk)
21:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
No, don't leave us! Zach, truly, we need more editors like you. Even though we haven't worked together much lately, I still remember fondly as the one who really made me feel welcome here on Wikipedia, just because you left a message on my talk page about the Pope John Paul II article. Please rethink your departure, or at least take a bunch of time off, and then re-evaluate your Wikipedia status. I for one would love to see you back. Cheers, Bratsche talk | Esperanza 03:39, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Zach. I really don't want to put any pressure on you, but I'd like you to consider a less drastic way of reducing wikistress. First of all, my understanding is that having admin powers is not a big deal. The success of your RfA was overwhelming, a proof of how highly you're regarded here. Since you get admin status through the votes of the people, you normally need to show beforehand that you've been busy and active, building up Wikipedia, as well as showing that you're the kind of person who won't abuse those powers. However, as long as an admin doesn't subsequently abuse his admin powers, there's absolutely no reason why he has to show that he's doing a lot of sysop chores. Many admins do, but some don't, and that's fine. You've shown us that you can be trusted. If you're busy with college work, why not come to Wikipedia once or twice a week as an editor? Whether or not you block vandals and protect pages and delete images in the next few months is entirely up to you. It doesn't matter that you have the technical ability to do these things. Just log on, do a little bit of editing on an article that you find fun or relaxing, and then go back to your college work. I often use Wikipedia as a hobby between assignments and revision. In fact, I'm going on a week-long wiki-break after posting this message. Do stay around. If you need help, ask for it. There are too many people who want you to stay – but stay in a way that doesn't take up too much time or lead to abuse. Best wishes. Ann Heneghan (talk) 17:14, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi ZScout, in an effort to keep you from leaving, I have brought User:Jimbo_Wales to San Diego. Not really, but I do sincerely hope you don't leave. Also, Jimbo really is coming to San Diego, and he really is going to attend a Meetup. I hope you can join us. Please see my talk page for more info. Hope to see you there! Johntex\ talk 17:36, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
Your long list of fans beseeches you to come back after taking a well-deserved break:
I missed a few things here, so I don't know the whole the story, but I don't think you should leave altogather. I'm also in collage, and its hard to compete in collage with all these outside distractions. And the poin of putting "crap" on wikipedia is so that it will be refined in time: your not expected to created beautiful jewerly, just show us where we can find the stone and we will all work on it from their. Lastly, being an admin means you are uniquly suited to helping people. Even if you feel your contributions latly have been bad you still have a badge and gun so to speak, and your presence in the community with these tools can help us all, even if you don't see it.
At the very least, consider these points before you leave; but if you're sure you want to leave, then "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" TomStar81 07:28, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
Amazing -all the criticsm of your actions has disappeared into an archive within hours! I was just posting to let you know that I have asked Jimbo to review the policy with regard to personal images, and ask his acolytes to show a bit of commonsense. jimfbleak 16:10, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
OK, my apology for the comment on Tannin's page. It's just that I feel more strongly about the sheer inflexibility of this damaging policy than any other Wikiissues. When you upload an image and mark it as personal, you are stating you hold the copyright. Contributions to wikipedia are, as it states, under the GFDL. If the copyright holder uploads under that condition, and establishes that it is his/her own image, where is the need for gratuitous deletion? jimfbleak 18:44, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
You are a true wikipedia hero. You'll muscle through the bad-feeling soon enough. Cowboy up! Hipocrite - «Talk» 20:08, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
I mistakenly edited my page from this account. I will update this from my original Waqasfarooq account later when the page will be unlocked!
Thanks for informing me! Next time I will be careful. Regards Waqas Farooq
Edited page from Digitalsniper 27 September 2005
Here's is the source on the Hiss photo [2]; "Alger Hiss with U. N. Charter (and its own parachute)". I don't see copyright info anywhere on the site. It's probably an old newspaper (UPI?) photo. nobs 16:11, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
For all those tedious edits that you did (or made something else do). Kelly Martin 19:51, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
Why did you delete American Chess Association claiming that it's not a real organization? It's somewhat obscure (maybe too obscure to deserve an article) and it's the subject of some controversy because of Stan Vaughan's friction with the USCF, but it's a real organization. I joined in the late 90's and they sent me a membership and TD kit (3-ring binder with score sheets, pairing charts, stuff like that) and they listed me on their web page. They have run and rated a number of events, mostly in the Las Vegas area. Opinions can of course vary on the validity of those ratings. Phr 23:26, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
Not sure. Zach (Sound Off) 03:49, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi Zach. Why do you upload flags here, instead of at the Commons? I've nominated Image:Flag of Japan.svg for deletion at WP:IFD. dbenbenn | talk 05:22, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Can you provide a source for this image? Zach (Sound Off) 21:01, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Just curious how we can fix it up to workable status. Also, SPUI seems to have some kind of grudge against it and/or me. Karmafist 01:28, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
Somehow the history and the page seem to have been screwed up as it had a source when I uploaded it. Fixed now. Agriculture 04:10, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
I uploaded this image just to see if it is of use to you. I didn't want to simply replace your SVG flag so I thought i'd let you do it. Didn't know if this is the best way to contact you. Hope it is! Lewispb 09:08, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
File:Belarus flag waving restaurant.jpg
Hi, Zach! I haven't "seen" much of you recently, because we're no longer editing the same page so frequently as before. However, I do occasionally "snoop" at your talk page, and it seems that you've been getting quite a lot of abuse since becoming an admin. I just wanted to say you're doing a good job, and I hope you won't get discouraged! Regards. Ann Heneghan (talk) 20:20, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
Can you delete this Image:Steve Jobs2.jpg no source image. Its been tagged since 12 June. I just orphaned it. Nothing personal about Jobs... Justinc 00:45, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
you're welcome, of course! and I keep forgetting I'm on wikibreak ... Antandrus (talk) 03:10, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Do you know of any tools that allow conversion of .swf ( Macromedia Flash -- vector) or .swft ( Swift3D -- Vector) files into SVG? That'd be nice, because I'm way too lazy to learn SVG ;) — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 04:01, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Please leave a note on my talk page about whether you plan on doing the Features and admins report again this week...I'm assuming that you plan on doing it, but please confirm either way. Ral 315 WS 20:34, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Hello. I was orphaning
this image so that it could be safely deleted (because there is
an identical PNG version). One of the instances of this image is in
User talk:Zscout370/Archive 2; I tried to change it, and noticed then that the page was protected. So, could you please change it? And while you're at it, could you please change also the image on
this article which is also protected?
Thanks in advance. --
Fibonacci
21:40, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Good running into you again... I'm on the prowl for able researchers in history to take a look at a rather troubling category for deletion page. If you have time, please take a look. Thanks. 172 | Talk 23:50, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
I think yet another one of these dedicated people want to leave (again) User:V. Molotov -
Glad to help :) — BRIAN 0918 • 2005-10-22 16:01
It was my pleasure to copyedit the intro to Hero of the Russian Federation -- the text was good to work with :P - Fenrus 04:15, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Plenty of people at Wikipedia have permanantly left the project, myself included. :) Snowspinner 06:41, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Could you explain what you are goals are in replacing the Venezuela flag image? I thought at first that it was vandalism, replacing the official design with something else. If you go to any Venezuelan government site, you will see that the Image:Venezuela flag 300.png design is official (with the coat of arms at top left, in the yellow banner). I don't know what your .sng design is. If you need to have an .svg file, please use the official government design (with the coat of arms). Thanks. Saravask 09:16, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Okay, I've created a page, just like you said I could. The reasons are ready for you at User:Zscout370/WikiFanatic RFA. Check them out, and see what you think. Have a good day. -- WikiFanatic Talk Contribs 6:07, 23 October 2005 (CDT)
I have put a reference to a mp3 of the song. I am not sure about the copyright status of the song (there should be pre-1973 recordings of the song), but I can not find a recording with such date. abakharev 12:16, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi Zach. Long time! Could you please have a look at the article and the edit warring going on between 2 editors? I tried to mediate and even suggested that the discussions to be carried at google (which it happened around 2 months ago and stopped later on) in order to solve the conflict. Nothing helped. Thanks in advance -- Svest 21:00, 25 October 2005 (UTC) Wiki me up
Now that the voting has officially closed, I would like to thank you very much for supporting my candidacy for adminstrator and as of 18:36, 28 October 2005 (UTC) I am an administrator. I will make sure to use the additional power judiciously and I welcome any comments you may have. -- Reflex Reaction 19:42, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
I noticed that you updated the png version of the Municipal_Flag_of_Chicago to an svg version. I think the svg version currently being used could be more accurate. May I have your permission to modify the svg-file and upload it back to your original image title? Thanks. Mindfrieze 03:40, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
I've nomintated Sun Yat-sen for featured article removal. Since you originally supported the nomination, your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Featured article removal candidates/Sun Yat-sen. -- Ji ang 12:12, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
Special:Undelete/Image:Dave_Brubeck_Quartet,_The-Time_Out-Take_Five-half_speed.ogg
It was being used by Talk:Take_Five#RFC:Image_choice. Doesn't bother me that it's gone, it was probably overdue for deletion when you deleted it, but it wasn't outside of fair use. ¦ Reisio 22:59, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
Just a heads up...you had participated in the arbitration case against JarlaxleArtemis. Linuxbeak has since unbanned him, saying that Jarlaxle had apologized. Just wanted to make sure you knew. Ral315 (talk) 09:42, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
I think you may be interested in this nomination. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 22:12, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
Congrats, you made it into a featured article!
-- Миборовский U| T| C| E 00:40, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
Hi, I made all the US Historical flags as vector files, originally. I don't really have the few hours it would take to save them all out as SVG, and upload them to new pages, but could send my Adobe Illustrator file to someone. Each flag pattern is a separate layer, so it should be relatively painless to fix them all up. It just will take a bit of effort, and I won't have the time for the forseeable future. Do you have illustrator and want the files? Or anyone else? -- jacobolus (t) 09:55, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
Correct me if I am wrong, but most of the ribbons were made by you, right? I think that they should have their own page (linked from Wikipedia:Barnstar) and category. Could you take care of this? I found at least two ribbons not linked from your userspace (this is getting somewhat chaotic): Image:Odznaka za Rany.gif, Image:BoNM-Poland.png. Plus the Barnstar page should list the national versions of the medals as well, wouldn't you agree?-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 19:07, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
Hi, I've noticed that folks (e.g.
Li-sung) on cs.wiki began replacing png images with svg ones. Could you help me with creating an svg version of
Image:Flag_of_Switzerland_within_2to3.png ? Would be based on
Image:Flag_of_Switzerland.svg with transparent areas of a third the height each added left and right, so the flag is not too huge when placed in country infobox (e.g. current
Švýcarsko, compare with
[4])?
Thanks, best regards,
wiki-vr 21:51, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
Could you please contact me on my e-mail (throught my user page)? TIA! Regards, -- Klemen Kocjancic 22:59, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
Hey there, remember me ?
I am currently working on bringing Adrienne Clarkson's page up to FA standards. I have thus far mosted worked on small things like her awards, honorary degrees and such, and have just finished beefing up the section "early career". I was wondering if you have any suggestions on how this article should be organized. Dowew 03:35, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
Can you replace my old signature on User talk:Zscout370/Archive 3 to WB. Thank you, (and please delete this discussion after that's done.) -- WB 05:25, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi. It appears you are an Eagle Scout. Rebelguys2 made an Eagle Scout template. You can get it from the template page or off his or my user page. Just thought I'd mention it. PS: Did you know your line "Do not spam or you will be blocked form Wikipedia" has 'from' misspelled as 'form'? Rlevse 18:04, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
Well, I can't tell the copyright status. It's on a goverment's page, and the music files are hosted on a goverment page too (gob.mx is the goverment domain in mexico). As now, I?m in the middle of travel back home, so I can't do the research. The musics I think are PD now, so I could create a midi next week if it helps. However, although that page states a (C) notice, they don't have the copyright for the lyrics nor the music (it seems like an autoinserted template copyright notice for all pages ) There are other mexicans on WP you could also ask help on this (top of my head is Titoxd). In any case, tell me if you need the midi file as I have the notes for the melody (It wouldn't be a full blown arrangement as it's usually presented, though) -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 18:40, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
Welcome back, I hope. CanadianCaesar 06:35, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Zach! It's absolutely great to see you back, even if you just show up infrequently. I kept your userpage on my watchlist in the hope of seeing that you had made an edit to it. You're going to need to fix your signature. There was some bug or change of software at Wikipedia recently, and people had to reset their signatures as a result. What you need to do (I think!) is go to My preferences at the top of any page, and then replace your entire nickname with [[User:Zscout370|Zach]] [[User_talk:Zscout370|(Sound Off)]], making sure that the "raw signatures" box is checked. Then save. Anyway, wonderful to see you back (thanks for your e-mail, by the way), and since we worked together on Pope Benedict XVI I can probably safely say "Happy Christmas" (rather than Happy Holidays)! Regards AnnH (talk) 09:12, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for contacting me regarding to Romanian flag. As far as I know, Romanian law is quite lax in terms of national insignia, and for the flag, all government documents simply specify the three colours: red, yellow and blue, as well as their position relative to each other. The consitution (Article 12) states:
"The flag of Romania is tricolor; the colors are arranged vertically in the following order from the flag pole: blue, yellow, and red."
I think the colours you used, however, are not the most standard representations for the flag. In Romania, there seem to be two versions of the Romanian flag in common use: one that uses a purer, brighter gamut of colours, and one that uses a richer, darker gamut, the difference being most apparent in the blue. The first one
looks like this and basically uses pure-red, pure-yellow and pure-blue (according to the RGB scale). The second one
looks like this, with the yellow being more towards orange, the red being darker, and the blue also darker. Personally, I prefer the second one, which is also used more commonly in digital media (physically, both are used, and the difference isn't as noticeable on cloth as on screen). The second one is more identified with Romania, though I will ask on the Romanian Wikipedians' notice board to be sure. Thanks,
Ronline
✉
10:48, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Thanks yall. I took AdiJapan's suggestion and used the CMYK codes presented. Zach]] 20:55, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Just curious, why did you delete the Image of the Willius Mansion that I put on the FA Willius page? I thought I clearly explained the origin of the image. Dlayiga 06:22, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
Zach, I'm glad to see you back. I know that you created a number of nice ribbons. In Russia, they use St George's Ribbon as a symbol of the Victory Day. Its colours are the same as featured in the Order of Glory. There is a separate webpage on this custom. Can you please help me to make such a wikiribbon for my own user page? Can I make it myself using the Photoshop? TIA, Ghirlandajo 09:57, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
I did not mark your flag for deletion. I marked an old, obsolete PNG raster flag ( Image:Russian Flag.PNG) for deletion, because SVG vector graphics are generally preferred for flags due to their scalability. I was not aware, when I created my version of the flag, that I was duplicating your efforts. It's fine with me if you delete the redundant image. (Nor am I an expert on what shade of blue to use.) Crotalus horridus ( TALK ● CONTRIBS) 04:47, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
I have no problem replacing a fair use image with a public domain one, but the image you posted isn't very good, cosmetically since Sharon is actually posing and professional images are defintly more suited for articles over ones that are just US government property. The problem exists for most of the world leaders, Wikipedians can only find off-cue USA State Dept images, as fair use/public domain but when we have a professional one, it should be left as it is. Also, if you look,all the other israeli PM pictures do have the same format as the main picture. Chris (Sound Off) 05:07, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
No problem, the image you lliked is fair use and higher resolution than both orignal pictures User:Cmc0 (Sound Off) 05:43, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
Hey Zach! Long time no see! How's everything?? I suppose you're on your Christmas break by now, right? Well, enjoy! And a Merry Christmas to you and all your family (was that too corny?? ;))! Btw, if you have some time to spare, I'd love to get your perspective on these two threads I posted at the Village Pump: n.1 and n. 2. All the best! Redux 15:11, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
Please review the changes you rolled back on the Lil' Kim article. There was a bit of tag team vandalism happening there earlier this afternoon. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 02:47, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
Please don't forget to list your sprotections at WP:PP#Semi-protected. Especially important as it is new. - Splash talk 04:19, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
At least it's not on a dark blue background. I guess that means Wikipedia's not a US state :) Happy Christmas! Grutness... wha? 04:55, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
Don't do it. :) It's against policy to fully protect the FA and it is to semi protect it too. Semi protection is not pre-emptive. It's for sustained vandalism only. -- Woohookitty (cat scratches) 05:02, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Zach! I hope you have an enjoyable and relaxing winter break. :) Take care, Sango 123 (talk) 14:45, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Hello, please include this interwikis in Template:Restricted use:
bg:Шаблон:Fairuse cs:Šablona:Fairuse fi:Malline:Kuvakaappaus fr:Modèle:Fair use id:Templat:Fairuse lt:Šablonas:Fair use sk:Šablóna:Fairuse sl:Predloga:Fairuse uk:Шаблон:Fairuse
Thank you for your attemption. -- Marcelo 17:21, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Check the talk page, the user that is deleting links (and adding unverifiable info) is a vandal. There are no rules about who can and can't add useful links to Wikipedia and the link you deleted is equivalent to all the other links in that section. It has been on the page for months (years?) with no editor finding any problem with it, as have several other links to my photos. Unless you can find a reason for why the link does not add anything to the article I will revert it. Joe D (t) 11:21, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Those are Prussian Eagles of course. Merry christmas! Space Cadet 13:58, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. -- Bhadani 15:01, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi Zscout, first of all let me start by wishing you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas. Thank you for writing in my talk page. The reason the nominator put the image for deletion was because he believed that it was "unencyclopedic" since it was a wallpaper. Coming from a free wallpaper upload it seems only natural that it is public domain, however I'm going to take your advice and once the issue is solved I will put it in fair use. Thank you for your interest and I hope that this coming year brings you the best of everything. Your friend in Wiki Tony the Marine 20:19, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Hello and thanks for your generous offer of help. I now understand that we probably talk about different kinds of ribbons :))) I mean the kind of ribbons listed here. Thanks for your concern, anyway. -- Ghirla | talk 12:30, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
Hey man, thanks for the heads up on those photos, the first one worked, but the second two didn't, did you get a chance to download them before they stopped working? - FrancisTyers 15:57, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
Glad to see you here (again). Hope you had a good Christmas. ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 22:39, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
if my user page bothers you, fix it, or stop whining. It doesn't bother me, so I won't change it. Imav 09:38, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
Seriously, I'm not changing it. If you think there's something wrong with it, put to work the feature that sets wikipedia apart and fix it yourself. Imav 09:45, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for taking care of that. BBy the way, out of curiosity, what is hidden text on Wikipedia and how is it used? I have never heard of it before. Academic Challenger 10:02, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
First, let me admit that you are pretty much King Midas in my opinion, you seem to turn every article you touch to gold. I was wondering of your thoughts concerning the above. I worked very hard on it, and so far I am the only major contributor (as in 120 changes by myself). Please help me, !Gracias! ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 05:28, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
Can you fix this up when you get the chance, because I have looked around at editors getting promoted to adms. after making racist comments, and my work is not appreciated anyway. I have thought about this a long time, and I am really tired. ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 19:46, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
Fair use says "Fair use makes copyrighted work available to the public as raw material without the need for permission or clearance, so long as such free usage serves the purpose of copyright law, which the U.S. Constitution defines as the promotion of "the Progress of Science and useful Arts" (I.1.8), better than the legal enforcement of claims of infringement."
See [6] for further information.
"RULES OF THUMB FOR COURSEPACKS
The Classroom Guidelines that were negotiated in 1976 can provide helpful guidance and we recommend that you read them. 1. Limit coursepack materials to
from [7] illustrates the principle of extracting part of a work being covered by fair use.
The New York Times itself quotes others.
"Copyright protects the particular way an author has expressed himself; it does not extend to any ideas, systems, or factual information conveyed in the work." [8] therefore a quote that essentially lists facts isn't even covered by copywrite in the first place.
See [9] for summaries of illustrative court cases on fair use in the US.
Wikipedia primary servers are in the US.
While it would be nice to have no legal complications, the rich in this world are seeking to own everything including math equations (which is what software patents are).
Don't help memes that block the free flow of information. Help memes that promote freedom. Fair use is one such doctrine, law and meme. WAS 4.250 10:21, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
I have re-submitted the article Merit badge types (BSA) as a FAC. Any input you may have would be appreciated. Rlevse 13:40, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Thank you for my first-ever "Wiki Award"! And thanks for helping with Merit badge types (BSA). Good idea on the spoof ref. However, I did change it from streamwood.net to boyscoutstore.com. Streamwood, run by Chris Jensen, has gone downhill and many collectors, including me, stopped using them this year. Boyscoutstore, run by Craig McDaniel--a great guy, has more to offer--especially in MBs, and is much easier to work with. I put both as links in the external links section. Thanks again for everything.! Rlevse 21:14, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Could you please scan in one of your cards. Thank you. -- Cel e stianpower háblame 18:09, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Now that's a nice XMAS present :) Glad to have you back, Z! -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 21:17, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Please delete those images corresponding to the Military history of Mexico on the "Mexican Revolution" section that maybe found here. I talked to Matt White, the creator, and he said they can't stay. Hopefully we can find a substitute! ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 00:51, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
I do like your flag - its much better quality. I'd ask one thing though - change the diagonal red stripes to orange and green as per the flag design I am currently using. The diagonal red represents Ireland, and ideally this is just England and India, with white gaps for the rest of Britain! Cheers, File:Anglo-indian.jpg Deano ( Talk) 15:33, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
I find your POV intriguing on the ANI page. As a test since I'm implying you create alternate images for userboxes, could you find or create one for the Oakland Athletics? Gateman1997 22:19, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
I have no objection to replacing the ACLU logo with the statue of liberty image. My only recommendation would be to use the same portion of the statue used in the ACLU logo - but as long as the image is attractive, I will be happy. Glad that you have found the template useful! -- Dschor 00:35, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
It's better if you don't include in until we have a proper heraldic description of the coat of arms. I'll do some research around for the fun of it and, if I find something useful for the article, I'll add it myself. Thanks for the effort though, highly appreciated. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ | Esperanza 03:11, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
Hi,
I never thought this would even be considered. Please, have a look at http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1962714,00.html.
I object to the very idea in strongest terms. I agreed to write articles for free under an implicit condition that noone would be allowed to make money on my contributions. Otherwise, I should be entitled to a share in profits and profit distribution in this particular case is technically not feasible.
If Mr. Wales had this idea from the very beginning, I would have to reluctantly conclude that Wikipedia project is a fraud.
I will destroy my contributions as soon as the first ad is posted. Sincerely, Sashazlv 08:23, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
And here comes the disillusionment. So fast... Should I conclude it was a fraud from the very beginning? To Chairboy. It seems like you try to invoke the law against morality. Yes, I do not own my contributions. But neither do you, nor Mr. Wales. It is not ethical to change the rules of the game and even consider ads, because I joined with a clear idea it would be non-commercial and ad-free. And don't threaten me with your hints about vandalism. Sashazlv 08:58, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
All your comments were quite specific and hard to misinterpret. If you think ads are a lesser evil, its your right to think that way. However, I will not be part of this. Sashazlv 20:00, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
Hey, Zach. I just saw you removed your name from the participants list on the Userboxes Wikiproject. You said on your edit summary that you believe they are an overkill right now. I was curious as to why you believe that. In advance, I'll say that I had been thinking of "overkill" myself, but not the userboxes themselves, but rather on the part of the users. I mean, I have a few userboxes on my user page too (recently added), but I believe that they each are there to convey a piece of information about myself that could be useful (except the two last templates in my "Secondary" list, which are jokes — or are they??). But many, many users are stuffing their user pages with boxes about all kinds of jokes, trivia or just plain unimportant data. Was that what you meant by "overkill"? Just curious. Redux talk 16:37, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
. --
Irpen
This is just to let you know that I used your NZ flag in Image:NZCAE.svg.
DiamondVertex (Talk) 05:03, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
Urgent admin attention needed- a User:FOR THE LAST TIME, WIKIPEDIA IS COMMUNISM! has just been created (I saw you're on-line) CanadianCaesar The Republic Restored 08:14, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
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Greetings Zscout370, I wish to offer my gratitude for supporting me on my recent nomination for adminship, which passed with the final tally of 65/4/3. If you would ever desire my assistance in anything, or wish to give me feedback on any actions I take, feel free to let me know. Cheers! Elle vécut heureusement toujours dorénavant ( Be eudaimonic!) 08:01, 1 January 2006 (UTC) |
If you're OK with using this in the template, would you be so kind as to remove the {{redundant}} tag? It would look odd if I did it. TCC (talk) (contribs) 22:45, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! There is still some history which I would like to add, will do so over the next few days. cheers, - Marcuse 22:10, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure what you mean by your summary. I personally enjoyed the previous picture because it was distinct and had a white background. If it's fair use why can't it be used on the template? Please explain this to me. Chooserr 05:54, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Well if you can do that fine, but the one up now has a weird blue back ground. I'm not sure if you can do much about that. Did you really draw the coat of arms thing though? Quite good. Chooserr 00:29, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
Howdy,
I note your comment at RfAr that you believe this has degenerated into a "lynchmob." I'd appreciate it if you'd read my outside view, and tell me how it constitutes such. There may be incendiary stuff at the RFC, as there often is when emotions run high, but there is also sincere comment; I offered a real suggestion for improvement, as you suggested in your RfAr had not been done. Overgeneralizations of the climate at the RfC do not help matters. Please reconsider. Best wishes, Xoloz 08:48, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Hello Zach, I will try to go and take some pics of the monumental flag here in Monterrey this week, btw it is the biggest and highest in the whole country. I don't know why you deleted the other pic I took from the State Government website. It is not illegal to do that, we can use it. Cya.
AlexCovarrubias 09:02, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for adding the svg of pi! I didn't notice that it was needed. I hope you won't mind if I replace it with another svg in the LaTeX font Computer Modern. Melchoir 10:56, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Is there any particular reason you'd like to send this for deletion? Does it offend you personally or particularly? This is a user template which is free for anyone's usage. I can see no reason for you to subject it to a TFD other than malice. Numerous people self identify as having HIV or Hepatitis C. There is nothing offensive to us about that identification. Also, bear in mind that simply because a template is not in wide usage, does not necessarily make it grounds for deletion. ℬastique▼ parℓer♥ voir♑ 13:23, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Do a Yahoo search for the name of her town, and you'll find the city homepage which gives a link to city boards. Click the link for her board and you'll see what I am talking about. - MacFergus 18:33, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Note that legal matters are usually decided by Jimbo or the Board, rather than the ArbCom. Unfortunately, neither of those is particularly responsive. I'd suggest you try IRC. R adiant _>|< 22:51, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up on those articles, and sorry for not getting back to you earlier. I copyedited the article banderas monumentales and I think it is fairly complete (impact on Mexican culture would be nice, but I may be asking for too much here). The flag of Mexico article has improved quite a bit, which can only be good. I'll try to fix some littel style inconsistencies later myself. As of the list of "flag days" I thought you had written a separate article on that? Is it linked? -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ | Esperanza 01:16, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
I plan to add those citations to the Military history of Mexico article later this week, but couldn't find replacement maps. Thanks for your help again:
Take care, ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 04:04, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
Where do you get those ribbons from? I am getting a growing collection of my own barnstars. ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 04:28, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
Coincidentally, I just got an e-mail back from the National Heritage Board, who administers the general use of the National Anthem from the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, who hold the copyright. I'm trying to convince them to release it to us under a CC license with whatever conditions they want to stick on to it - but given the situation, they've understandably asked for some more time to think it over. I'll let you know once they let me know, one way or the other. -- khaosworks ( talk • contribs) 09:15, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
As promised, here it is. I think you're demonstrating a fine example of what adminship should be right now, and I see no reason why you should stop. You'll be (and have been) up against it from the userbox crowd, but just keep removing/replacing those images, and deleting the orphans. Cracking work; top banana! Rob Church Talk 20:30, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
I'm contacting you about this because you uploaded the most recent version of the image a short time ago. I believe it to be tagged in error. Not all Crown copyright works are available for use as it suggests; permission must be explicitly granted by the sources. Both the current version and the previous version said they came from http://www.royal.gov.uk/ but the copyright page at that site says:
So really this ought to be permission only, and there's no indication of permission.
The first version of this file was sourced from http://www.waxmuseum.bc.ca/waxexhibitsjewels.asp and it has a clear copyright notice at the bottom of the page.
Is there any good reason why I shouldn't tag it as a copyright violation? It's unfortunately used in a great many articles, partly becuase it's used in Template:Infobox_UKkingstyles. (But not as many as it looks, because it was formerly used in Template:Royal-stub -- changed back in October! -- and the "File links" section hasn't updated yet.
By the same token, I wonder if you could speedy the scaled-down version (all revisions) I uploaded for use in Template:User Monarchist? It's at Image:Kingcrown sm.png. I relied on the original for licensing information, but since it's apparently incorrect it ought to be removed. (This is the same one you formerly marked as redundant.)
Thanks! TCC (talk) (contribs) 05:38, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for writing the article. I did some copyediting as well and converted the lists into tables. I'm thinking of nominating this to Featured lists sometime soon, since it is quite complete. Keep up the great work! Cheers. -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 17:36, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
...that you may be interested in and that is "hot off the press" from yours truly is Military ranks of the Soviet Union (which I am confused on, and I may add a {{disputed}} tag on it. I know of one person who would know something about this, but I wanted to see if you could find any errors (considering that you are pretty good when it comes to the Soviet Union). I hope it is right. ε γκυκλοπ αίδεια * 20:47, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
Seeing your interest in Scouting and the Eastern Slavic peoples, check out National Scout Association of Belarus, The Association of Belarusian Guides, Scouting in Ukraine, and Ukrainian Plast, you might see things that need improvement. Also, userbox template {{User:Kintetsubuffalo/workshop/Template:User Scout}} Chris 00:17, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi. Sorry for the copyright violation - are we not allowed to use fair use photos, and those from press packs, on templates? I thought provided the picture existed faily on wikipedia, and was low resolution (i.e. 60px) it was ok. Pydos 12:38, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Hello Zscout370, it's me User:Mb1000. On September 26, 2005, during my last self-nomination for adminship, you voted Neutral on my requests for adminship page stating that you would support my nomination in a few months. Like any self-respecting campaigner, I want to make sure that the support is their before launching another self-nom. I would like to know if you would now be willing to support my request for adminship. Thanks. -- Mb1000 22:35, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
You have my support. Zach (Smack Back) Fair use policy 23:14, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, I really appreciate it. -- Mb1000 23:17, 7 January 2006 (UTC) Welcome. Zach (Smack Back) Fair use policy 23:19, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Regarding the image you removed from Func's page, it's not at all certain that it's "fair use". First, the artist is believed to have released it for promotional purposes, and secondly Iran is not subject to any of the major copyright treatises, and so Iranian material is apparently not protected internationally. I'm in the process of trying to get in touch with the artist and the gallery where the painting is held, so please bear with me, because with it being Iran, it's taking longer than usual. SlimVirgin (talk) 23:30, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi Zscout370, I noticed you cropped the Quran pic to remove the adjacent woman. The problem with this is that one of the two exceptional characteristics of this Quran is that (along with the remarkable calligraphy) it is enormous. However, with the human frame removed from the picture, it is extremely difficult to appreciate the size of the folio. So I've reverted to the previous version of the picture. Thanks. Babajobu 03:29, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Wait! Stop deleting large parts of the article based on one person's comments! The coat of arms is at the heart of the flag, and it makes no sense to not mention this in the article. As far as Benito Juarez, I can find a reference. Marcuse 04:18, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Argh! I hadn't even noticed it was a fair use image... no problem with you removing it, though. Thanks. Tito xd( ?!? - help us) 04:57, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Since the picture was taken in 2000 it is under the Copyright law that protected for 75 years works produced while on service to the government. However, I think you can make a good case for Fair Use here: 1) shows the flag being displayed in an official setting; 2) illustrates the reverse of the flag and orientation of the Arms as officially used in such case; 3) it's got a corbata to boot; 4) non-trivial to get a free replacement (only a handful of photographers are allowed into the chamber); 5) probably one of the best pictures available to illustrate all flag elements at once. Hope this helps -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 19:30, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi Zach - you wrote: while I know there is some debate over this at FOTW, but does this violate the rules that Jimbo has set down?. Good question. To be honest I'm pretty hazy as to the whole GFDL/copyright area as far as images are concerned, and I realise it can be a bit of a minefield. Looks like there are 30-40 images tagged with this template... not sure how much work it would be to re-make them, but that might be one option. Grutness... wha? 04:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
Don't you think that people that are intrested in the RFC will also be intrested in the elections? My link was intentionally very neutral and factual. I don't see how there is right way and a wrong way to find out about the elections. People that are instrested in the RFC have a right to vote too and hiding the vote from them is one way of stopping them from voting.-- God of War 07:26, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
the white background for images you have uploaded such as Image:Chinese Taipei Olympic Flag.svg and Image:Republic of China National Emblem.svg show up as blue on my browser. do you know what is wrong? -- Jiang 08:22, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi Zach!
You may or may not want to add {{User FOTWer}} to your user page. -- Palnatoke 09:13, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
I must say your imageis not descriptive... I would suggest using a single DDR arrow as an ion. SYSS Mouse 18:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
I have reblocked
User:Tony Sidaway for another 3RR breach. Because I was one of those involved in the issue (trying to stop a unilateral deletion of a template being voted on on the
WP:TFD) I'm not overturning his deletion. Someone else can do that.
FearÉIREANN
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23:46, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
I've just been shown
this. What the hell is he up do, screwing around like that? Is it a case of Wikisuicide or something?
FearÉIREANN
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00:02, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
I can't seem to find the actual download page, (the LoC website is really hard to search, it seems), but this seems to indicate it's a Cuban Floridian folk song of some kind. Tuf-Kat 05:44, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi, Zscout370, User Husnock told me that you loaded up the "introduction flag" in the article Hitler Youth. In my opinion this flag is a wrong adaptation of the HJ-arm- band. I have never seen a historical photo displaying a HJ-flag where the white stripe was narrower than the red ones. The exact specifications of the flag are given for example in the book "Flags of the Third Reich" Vol. 3 "Party & Police Units" by Brian L. Davis, who is an expert in this matter. He positively mentions that the three stripes had all the same width. There are a lot of photos, that can prove this fact. If you haven' got contemporary sources which can support your version of the flag (which I doubt you can procure) then the "introduction flag" in the mentioned article should be replaced with the correct version consisting of three equally wide stripes. Greetings.-- Gomeira 17:55, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Greetings. I don't understand why you deleted Image:Kamelia shojaee.jpg. IAR is fine and all, but deletion of images can't be undone. Could you explain your reasoning to me? – Quadell ( talk) ( bounties) 20:14, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi Zach, since you're the flag-man I was hoping you'd be able to tell me how to convert Pantone colour numbers to RGB and CMKY. Or if you want to do it for me - it's for Flag of Australia and the Pantone numbers are listed in a table ;). Thanks.-- nixie 02:09, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
I would like to express my thanks to all the good people who spent their valuable time time and effort working on my (failed) RfA voting. Especially for those who actually voted to support me :). You put a great effort into it, it was me who mixed up everything. Lets move on and make together our Wikipedia an even greater place abakharev 09:39, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
I wasn't sure where to put it, and I couldn't grok the ribbons at User:Zscout370/Awards;) -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 00:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
I've been thinking for a while on giving out an award using this concept. With all your recent edits and article creations now you're giving me the perfect excuse! This one is intended for foreigners :D but I still have to come up with a design for fellow countrymen. (And for the record, I am no monarchist!) -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 00:43, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
User:Gadget850 has started User talk:Gadget850/BSA article improvements as a step toward improving the BSA section of Wikipedia. Please visit this page and participate if you are interested or cross yourself out of the "Interested Wikipedians" if you are not interested. Thank you. Rlevse 18:27, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
Zscout370, hi.
I just installed mIRC, and I don't know how to use it. I noticed you're online, and seem to know something about IRC - can you help me, please? I clicked on that link on your page, but I don't think anyone's there. - GTBacchus( talk) 06:51, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
It's getting rough to type anything on ANI with all the edit conflicts (on 4 now - going to your page), but Wikipedia:No legal threats specifically says to refrain from taking action until AFTER it is resolved. I think it's in best good faith for you to undo it and WAIT until clear consensus or legal direction or etc. DreamGuy 08:33, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
ko:User:WonYong reverted your {NonCommercial} edit at [10] . His edit summary says "Reverted. The basis [of your edit] is unclear". For the main article, it says "Reverted. Claim of copyvio is unfounded". Related discussion: Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Lawfully citing copyrighted images -- Yonghokim 09:55, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I came across those images when I nominated {{ CanadaCopyright}} for deletion, its a terribly ambigious template and people don't seem to be adding the necessary information for fair use of the images (most don't even have source information). Since it is also for non-commerical images it is completely useless in terms of Wikipedias current policy on images. If you're looking for a mindless job I've been working on retagging images tagged with the tag so they at leat provide some actual licence information or are marked to be deleted if none is provided.-- nixie 22:35, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
I just blocked the same IP as you for making a legal threat, but for only 48 hours. Feel free to reblock to the week you mentioned-- MONGO 22:51, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
I was going threw the new user log and was wondering if these are inappropriate user names:
Hey Zach!
I realise there are times were we don't thank each other enough, but now I hope to do so. Since you joined our humble little wiki you have made things better when it comes to flags and other things. I truly consider you a friend. You are the wiki version of Betsy Ross! :-) - Thanks,
Hos
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12:29, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Why did you delete File:Brains from the article brain. The image was composed by the person who uploaded it using brain images which come from an NIH site. Which means that as government sponsored work the source images are in the public domain. Nrets 15:23, 16 January 2006 (UTC)