User talk:Anthony5429

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Anyone is welcome to talk to me here. Please respond in the correct year and sign with --~~~~, thanks! --Anthony5429 04:20, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

1 Talk of 2005
- 1.1 Lyrics sites
2 Talk of 2006

[edit] Talk of 2005

[edit] Lyrics sites

This used to be the site of discussion regarding the legality of lyrics sites. I have since realized that quoting song lyrics for education/research purposes is legal if...

The lyrics are hosted in the United States. (It may be legal in other countries too - I just haven't looked into it)
Those who host it make no profit off the lyrics and since it is impossible to monitor hosting costs and profit, it would only be reasonable for the host to do the service at monitary loss.
Disclaimers are posted wherever lyrics appear and legal terms of service are publicly visible.

I'm building a new lyrics site and these are the terms I will be adhering to. If anyone thinks there is a flaw, please tell me here so I can correct my mistake before it's too late. --Anthony5429 04:53, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

The new site is open and can be found at http://e-lyrics.org. The legal information about E-Lyrics is available at http://e-lyrics.org/legal.php. --Anthony5429 23:48, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Talk of 2006

[edit] Babel

See wikipedia:Babel. Cheers! --Fred-Chess 01:36, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! --Anthony5429 05:51, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Renaming/moving articles

Why can't you just do it yourself? --Kurt Weber 21:42, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Anthony5429, See my reply on the relevant talk page. --Iustinus 23:15, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] License tagging for Image:DDR3 SDRAM.jpg

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[edit] Just wondering

Do you go to PL Dunbar High School?QuizQuick 02:35, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

No I went to Lafayette High School, so you probably don't know me. Just thought it would cool seeing a few Dunbar people on Wikipedia. QuizQuick 16:12, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] File Uploads: Thank you!

Hey, just wanted to thank you for telling me how to upload. If I have any problems I'll contact you like you offered. Thank you! --RattleandHum 8 August 2006

[edit] Userbox/es

Please do not restore the redirect. Cross-space redirects are frowned upon per WP:ASR, and this particular one is rather unpopular. The search engine should help you find the intended target page if you set your search preferences to include the Wikipedia: namespace. Thank you. --Kusma (討論) 14:39, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

No problem, you couldn't be expected to know this and this evidence of fighting about this page, but you know now :-) Happy editing. --Kusma (討論) 14:45, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Note to myself

here. --Anthony5429 15:02, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Newton

Fine by me, only thing I know is that they (he?) did Streamline. --Oreo Priest 20:28, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Hey

You guessed correctly; I (Carter Adler) attended MSTC @ PLD from 1992-96. --Cmadler 19:04, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

I am now! --Cmadler 10:49, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New userboxes

I have deleted a userbox template you recently created, as userboxes should no longer be created in templatespace per the terms of the German userbox solution. Here is the userbox code so that you can recreate the userbox in your userspace ("userfying") if you wish.

<div style="float:left;border:solid #FF6600 1px;margin:1px;">
<table cellspacing="0" style="width:238px;color:white;background:#FF6600;"><tr>
<td style="width:45px;height:45px;color:#FF6600;background:white;text-align:center;font-size:20pt;"><strong>''B''</strong></td>
<td style="font-size:8pt;padding:4pt;line-height:1.25em;">
<div style="font-family:  verdana; direction: rtl; font-size: tiny;" align="bottom">
<center>This user is a blogger at '''[{{{1|http://blogcube.net}}} {{{2|BlogCube}}}]'''</center></div></td>
</tr></table></div>

--Cyde Weys 15:15, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RFA

Yes, you're allowed to change them, but it'd be good to add a note saying you have done so. --Ch acor 07:17, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

To withdraw just: 1. remove reference to it from the main page (WP:RFA) 2. put {{subst:rfaf}} on top of your specific RFA page. And I guess leave something like "withdrawing" in your edit summaries. It's really a good idea to do, because some people tend to get nasty to people without much experience. Cheers. --Konstable 08:15, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Evidence against macroevolution

Hi Anthony. I should hasten to say that I'm not a creationist but an agnostic whose beliefs range (depending on my mood) from weak atheism to deism to theistic evolution. I am however, flattered that you thought from my edits that I was a creationist which presumably indicates that I have been abiding by the Wikipedia policies of neutral point of view and the recommendation to try to "write for the enemy" much better than I thought. That said, a few comments about your draft (which others seem to have already started commenting on). First, the article reads much closer to an essay trying to make an argument than as an Encyclopedia article (I have slightly similar issues with Evidence for evolution article but the problem there seems to be much less severe). Second, it isn't clear from the article what definition of "macroevolution" you are using - since this term has many different meanings to different people(some creationists define it is as speciation or above whereas others define it differently) it should be made clear if for example you mean macroevolution as defined in the relevant Wikipedia article or somewhere else. Third, you are going to be very careful about Wikipedia's rule against original research which is particularly relevant because it disallows new synthesies of exisiting notions- this will be particularly relevant since you want to use "secular" sources rather than creationist/intelligent design sources. Fourth, there is a concern about WP:NPOV in general as well as the sections of NPOV on undue weight and pseudoscience which I suggest you read carefully. These will be a particular concern since there is a prevailing consensus among biologists and the associated sciences that macroevolution (by almost any reasonable defintion) occurs and has occured. I'll see if I can do anything to help out. --JoshuaZ 14:01, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Sorry to take a while to get back to you. The last few days have been hectic. First, in regard to your question about citing Wikipedia in Wikipedia- basically one cannot. If however, the claim in the other article is sufficiently well sourced you can simply link to that article. So for example if you have an article on X that says "X is an example of a Y"(and this claim is sourced) and you want to mention this in article Z all you need to do in Z is write "X, an example of Y". It is sometimes useful to also bring over the citation for the claim in to the other article. If you have a more specific example let me know and I'll take a look. Now as to your other comment- if you have found anything that you think is "secular" evidence against macroevolution I would be very interested in seeing it but to be honest it most likely doesn't exist. Evolution as a whole has so many detractors for essentially religious reasons that if there were any really serious flaws they would most likely have come to light by now. --JoshuaZ 03:53, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture needed

Well you have already made one, so i really don't bother. --Ysangkok 18:53, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes - I sent that message before I made the new image - I didn't realize how easy SVG XML is. --Anthony5429 20:43, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Rule

Hello, I have nominated The Rule for speedy deletion, because it does not provide any assertion of notability. If you believe the band satisfies WP:MUSIC, then please add the tag {{hangon}} to the article, and provide Reliable sources. Leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions. Cheers. --Vectro 18:34, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for notifying me of your posting of the deletion tag. I put this article up about a year ago and had it deleted. The reason was because the band had not yet released an album. Now that they have and are touring with Cyndi Lauper, I assumed they would be WP-worthy. Am I wrong? --Anthony5429 18:38, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

As far as albums go, the actual requirement is that they have "released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels", or else one of their albums is notable for its awards or sales. As far as the tours go, the national tour can yield notability, but it must be "significant" as "reported in notable and verifiable sources", where "significant" usually means "booking agent" or "national or regional headlining". If you have citations to show either the albums or the tour meet these criteria, please add them to the article. Cheers. --Vectro 20:06, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. I added a reference for the information as per your suggestion. --Anthony5429 20:15, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

OK, looks good to me. Cheers. --Vectro 00:33, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trisha Alexander / Patricia Kay

Anthony, thank you for your speedy help with this article :-) --Roaming27 05:23, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dwarf rabbit

Hi! Copying article context is not the right way to fix names; you should use move instead because otherwise all the edit history is lost. If you still think the article should be under Dwarf rabbit, you'll need to get an admin to delete the existing one and then do a move on Dwarf rabbits. --Jamoche

Sorry - will make note of this. --Anthony5429 03:18, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] License tagging for Image:ChanceForALifetime.png

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Fixed! --Anthony5429 16:56, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your gallery

Galleries of images are cool, but you're not allowed to use fair-use images in them; fair use images must be in their proper article. --Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 22:10, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Aww. That's too bad. Thanks for notifying me though. --Anthony5429 06:00, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

You can have the gallery, but the images that have the image at right (copyright logo) on its description page has to be in an article, so the GDFL and Public domain pictures you had are fine. Cool that you have the Rubik's Cube userbox on your user page, I made that box :P --Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 07:53, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I think I'm going to stick with the image list on my user page for now. Thanks for the Rubik's cube UBX. I solve it in 1:07 - you? --Anthony5429 17:26, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

45 seconds, when I practiced all the time. I don't solve as often anymore, but I think I'm around a minute still. --Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 19:00, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:IanThorpe.png

Thanks for uploading Image:IanThorpe.png. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:

Go to the image description page and edit it to add {{Replaceable fair use disputed}}, without deleting the original Replaceable fair use template.
On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace the fair use image by finding a freely licensed image of its subject or by taking a picture of it yourself.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our fair use criteria. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that any fair use images which are replaceable by free-licensed alternatives will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. --An gr 08:15, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Alright. I see the source image has been deleted. I'll look for a free image. --Anthony5429 18:54, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:IanThorpe.png listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:IanThorpe.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in its not being deleted. Thank you. -—Kimchi.sg 09:00, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] PNG vs. JPEG

I noticed that you created a template for suggesting that images be replaced with a PNG equivalent, an excellent idea as far as I'm concerned.

However, you have used it to suggest that photographic (or photolike, e.g. images that contain gradients with smooth transitions) images be replaced with PNG equivalents. Such replacement would result in drastically increased filesize with negligible or no gain in quality at all. Compare:

[1] [2] (note that the PNG version is slated for deletion, so it may or may not be around when you get to checking it out.)

The PNG version of this photographic image is four times larger, yet has no improvements in quality (with the exception of being cropped)! This holds true for any image converted from a lossy format (such as JPEG) to a lossless one (as PNG is), and while photographs both created and displayed in lossless formats such as PNG would undoubtedly be devoid of compression artifacts, they would also be way, way too large.

I ask that you please stop tagging photographic images with the ShouldBePNG tag, and use it exclusively for images which contain primarily pixel and line-art, as well as text. --FrostyBytes 22:32, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree with most of your comment on my discussion page. However, when I made the template, I was also considering the fact that a PNG file can be edited with no loss of quality and does not require a patent license to use (as GIF does - does JPEG??). Also, PNG has the advantage over JPEG and BMP of optional transparency and PNG is better than BMP because it is compressed (losslessly of course). I will, for now, follow your suggestion about using Template:ShouldBePNG, but would you please post your concerns on the Template talk:ShouldBePNG page so others can discuss them as well? Thanks! --Anthony5429 01:07, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Ah yes, conversion from other lossless formats to PNG is generally (if not without exception, I'm not 100% sure) a good idea. Wasn't thinking about that for some reason. And yes, I've added a recounting of our discussion so far to the talk page in question. --FrostyBytes 01:23, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mutliple image problems

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Mizan Zainal Abidin.png

An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Mizan Zainal Abidin.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. Please go to its page for more information if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Oden 10:25, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

--Oden 10:25, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

The same applies to:

Image:Kolthoff.png
Image:MichaelBland.png
Image:Catchpenny.png
Image:LiamOMurchu.png
Image:The rule.png --Oden 10:59, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Patrick Heusinger.png

Thanks for uploading Image:Patrick Heusinger.png. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:

Go to the image description page and edit it to add {{Replaceable fair use disputed}}, without deleting the original Replaceable fair use template.
On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace the fair use image by finding a freely licensed image of its subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or a similar) image under a free license, or by taking a picture of it yourself.

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:E-lyrics logo.png)

Thanks for uploading Image:E-lyrics logo.png. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image is unlicensed for use on Wikipedia and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Oden 10:53, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

The same applies to:

Image:E-lyrics.png
Image:Ebay PS3.png--Oden 10:59, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use image in user namespace

Hello! You have used a fair use image in your user namespace (Image:e-lyrics logo.png and Image:e-lyrics.png). Criterion 9 of the Wikipedia:Fair use criteria states that "Fair use images may be used only in the article namespace. Used outside article space, they are not covered under the fair use doctrine." I have removed it on these grounds. Sincerely, --Oden 10:55, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry. I would actually like to have both deleted if possible. How would I go about doing that? Is there a tag for images which are not linked to and which the author would like deleted? --Anthony5429 14:32, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image problems

Hello!

After noticing that one of the images you uploaded appeared to be a copyright infringement (Image:Mizan Zainal Abidin.png) I have reviewed your contributions and found several possibly copyrighted images which you have uploaded as GFDL. In one instance you wrote: "I licensed this image as GFDL as per the context of the page I found it on." (here). In order to avoid copyright problems it is important to know the copyright status of every image used on Wikipedia. You can view your upload log here.

Sincerely, --Oden 12:29, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for the mess. I will take note of this. --Anthony5429 14:33, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

I hope you do not become discouraged by the problems related to images and copyright, this is a fairly common occurrence for new and sometimes even experienced editors, given the complexity of the rules. Your contributions to the text of any article is always appreciated, as well as any images you have taken yourself or which are available under a free license. If you have any questions feel free to leave a message on my talk page. --Oden 14:36, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm not discouraged. Thanks for your help! --Anthony5429 14:38, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Just to make sure: any other images which you have uploaded and which I have not mentioned are probably acceptable (make sure you have proper source attribution and a fair use rationale on any fair use image, though). Sincerely, --Oden 14:43, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Rule article on German Wikipedia

Dear Anthony, I am SysOp from the German language Wikipedia and I am sorry that your article was deleted on our project, well, we have criteria which are a little different from those in the English language version. Thats a pity for some toppics and with that some users but it is the way it is. However, I read what the IP wrote on your de-discussion page and I want you to know that he or she was not writing what most users in the de-project think about not native speaking people. So in the name of (I think the mayority) of de-users I have to apologize for such a behavior. And as you can see, my english is also not perfect. Best regards, --Dr. Shaggeman 17:34, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Anthony, I am not sure wether you have my de-talk-page on your watchlist, so i respond here. For an article about The Rule in de-wp it would be good to have maybe some prices they won or some chart position in the article or anything which is special in an NPOV way. de-, at-, ch-charts would be nice but uk- or us-charts should be enough. The problem is that obviously people in Germany do not know the band (and actually The Rule is a shitty name for searching in google). And also I think after somebody tried to fix your translation of the en-article the content was almost completely wrong (as compared with the en-article). With the translation I can help you, but with the rest of the job I can't. So, this was todays last action, /me needs some sleep, it is gettin late, --Dr. Shaggeman 00:42, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. I am starting a recreation of the artikel at http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Anthony5429/The_Rule. If you feel inclined to help. I am trying to translate it from English to German. Thanks! --Anthony5429 23:28, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

I will take a look tomorrow. Surely I can help (at least with the translation and maybe with some formating stuff). I was taking a look around on some German webpages but unfortunately I found nothing about the band, so (I think) it will be difficult to prove the relevance for de-wp. But sometime being a sysop helps, or maybe wait a little till they are know here also ;-) -- ShaggeDoc talk 00:11, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

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