Talk:Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat

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I was under the impression the correct name was Fatso the Big-Arsed Wombat, not 'fat-arsed.'

Contents 1 Non-Existent Wikilinks 2 More 3 Picture 4 Where is the Second Fatso?

[edit] Non-Existent Wikilinks

Please don't ruin an already bad piece by created Wikilinks for every word - this is ridiculous. If it re-appears in this form I will vfd it. The curate's egg 14:11, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

No pictures? How can you have a mascot article without a picture? 80.6.122.234 18:32, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More

It's definitely 'fat-arsed', as vulgar/funny as that is! As for pics, that's a great idea, let's see what we can find, copyright stuff in mind. (Westius 05:55, 22 February 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Picture

We need a picture of the Fatso sculpture outside the Olympic (Telstra) stadium! He is standing on top of a pole, along with all the poles inscribed with the volunteer's names, between the Novatel and the stadium. Someone can take a photo and release it under the GFDL.John Dalton 08:37, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

I passed this on to a photography forum I frequent, and someone kindly got a couple of pictures of fatso, and is happy for me to pass them on under the GFDL. Would I need this person's real name etc. or is it sufficient that these pictures are known to have been released under the GFDL by the photographer? Cheers Systemdown1 04:47, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Ideally get the person to write a statement saying they agree to release the photos under the GNU Free Documentation License and add the text of the statement to the image's page. Better still get them to create an account (or do it for them) and they can upload the photo themself (along with the I the author... GFDL tag). I've seen some people objecting to an image being uploaded alogn with a note "This is Bob's image and he said I could upload it", it seems a statement from the author/photographer is preferable. Thanks for organising the photo!John Dalton 08:57, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the photographer has published the pic under the cc-by-sa 2.0 license see here, which I hadn't noticed previously. It seems Wikimedia Commons will accept images under this license. Is this pic okay? Can it be uploaded to Commons? Systemdown1 07:06, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure it would be okay, so go ahead and upload it. If anyone has any objections, they can raise them in response to the uploading. I think the general rule with Wikipedia is if you genuinely think it is okay and a useful contribution go ahead and do it. You don't have to ask permission of anyone. If people disagree with your actions, they will tell you. The important thing is not to be bloody minded about it and continue to do something if lots of people are objecting.

I prefer the angle of the shot in the SMH article, so I might still try to get another shot of Fatso from that angle. Please do upload the image you have found though! John Dalton 01:56, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Picture added to article. There is a "behind" view here, but it's probably not as good as the side view that I've added to the article. The photographer says he'll be trying to get some better shots in better conditions, so we may have some better pictures soon. Systemdown1 04:18, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

By the way, the original Fatso is now housed in a glass case in Kerry Stokes's North Sydney office[1]. Anyone reckon they can get a picture of that?! John Dalton 12:58, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Where is the Second Fatso?

Anyone know what happened to the second Fasto? Stokes bought one. Where is the other? John Dalton 06:17, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

It is requested that a photograph or photographs be included in this article to improve its quality, if possible. Wikipedians in Sydney may be able to help!