User talk:GrumpyTroll

GrumpyTroll is taking a long wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia in mid-July.

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[edit] GCOTW

You showed support for Gaming Collaboration of the week. This week X-Men vs. Street Fighter was selected to be improved to featured article status. Hope you can help.

Jacoplane 11:08, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hiroshi Yamauchi

I reverted your edit to Hiroshi Yamauchi due to possibility of it being a copyright violation from [1]. Please do not copy and paste material from other sources into Wikipedia.

"Copyright law governs the creative expression of ideas, not the ideas or information themselves. Therefore, it is perfectly legal to read an encyclopedia article or other work, reformulate it in your own words, and submit it to Wikipedia." — Wikipedia:Copyright

K1Bond007 18:23, July 25, 2005 (UTC)

I can't say how much you changed the text to be honest, but I did notice a number of sentences copied straight out. (When I get suspicious of something like this I usually randomly copy a couple sentences and put it in google) I didn't want to take the chance of any problems so I reverted it. I'm not trying to bust you out or anything - it's really no big deal, but I noticed you were relatively new to Wikipedia and I just wanted to point out the rule as I do for most people. I mean no offense by it. As previously stated if you want to rewrite what they have in your own words, that's fine, there's no problem with that. K1Bond007 20:30, July 26, 2005 (UTC)

I fully understand the issue at hand and can assure you there will be no more such case in my future contributions. I am indeed new to Wikipedia and hope to assist in advancing and hence ameliorating articles in relation to computer and video games, and as you may observe in my previous contributions, I plan to do so in total honesty and adherence of the Wikipedia editing polices. As for the section in question, I would be pleased to add to it (as I have already done for the GameCube section), albeit it would be appreciable if we could all do so in a compilation of available information on the subject.

Yours sincerely,

Grumpy Troll 12:25, 27 July 2005 (UTC).

[edit] Eiji Aonuma

Thanks for letting me know about the picture, so I went ahead and deleted it. I was hoping someone would help out at that article sooner or later. Also, thank you for the comment pertaining to my adminship! Thunderbrand 21:01, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image issue

Well first off, I'm not the co-creator or surpervisor of the CVG Wikipedia Project. Not sure why you think that :) I would consider myself a strong supporter. Second, I don't think this image is any good to tell you the truth. Not to say it's not a good idea, but the sizing the image makes it almost impossible to see in an article. Example: Image:Timeline of platform games.jpg

You might want to consider resizing it or coming up with an alternative method of creating a timeline. Regardless, to answer your issue, I've never been sure of that myself. I would consider it {{fairuse}} at the very least. You might want to consider asking at Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags. If you find an official answer, let me know. K1Bond007 20:38, August 6, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] GCOTW Template

I made changes to the template you made, hope you like them. Havok 19:07, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] GOTWVoter Template

Thanks for adding it to people's talk pages this week. Jacoplane 20:02, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] User:GrumpyTroll/Template:GCIDOTW

If this is going to be used on other pages, I suggest you move it into the template namespace. Andre (talk) 05:19, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

Cool. By the way, I put your platform game timeline on a few pages - it's pretty awesome. Andre (talk) 19:18, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Jersey

Bouônjour, anmîn GrumpyTroll! Thanks for the message. Yes, the Britishness of Jersey is a perennial question. The thing to remember is that Jersey is British but not part of the United Kingdom, having a direct relationship with the Crown. In theory, a Crown dependency (as are the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man) is a territory that comes under the sovereignty of the British Crown rather than being a British overseas territory ultimately under the sovereignty of the UK. Jerseymen and women are British citizens, but note that a Jersey passport, although a British passport, bears the inscription British Islands - Bailiwick of Jersey rather than United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. J'espéthe qué tout chenna s'en va t'aîdgi! Man vyi 20:49, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Note: I've unlinked a link to the disambiguation page for "British" in the above paragraph, to reduce crowding on the "What links here" page for that article. Cheers! -- BDAbramson ^talk 14:42, August 19, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the note on Jersey round towers - yes, they're popularly referred to as Martello towers, but for encyclopaedic purposes I think we'd better stick to strict accuracy! The Martello nomenclature could perhaps go in an article on the round towers (not that I'm offering...) Man vyi 14:46, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for changing the Jersey arms image! Man vyi 06:06, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Times

I shall support your featured article effort. --Mrclarke 18:41, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Bureaucratship

Hi, GrumpyTroll. Thank you so much for your support and kind words on my bureaucratship nomination. Unfortunately, it didn't pass, but I intend to run again soon. If you'd like to be informed next time around, please let me know on my talk page. Thanks again! Andre (talk) 05:14, September 4, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The charter is here. (Relating to Esperanza)

Hello GrumpyTroll, the Charter for Esperanza is up. Take a looksie :) Redwolf24 (talk) 02:38, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Esperanza made less bureaucratic

Hello again, I have (unilatterly) taken away the 'assembly' idea, as per my reasons at that edit summary and per Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Charter. I have left the admin general, as some leadership is good. Now, all you have to do is be a member to establish consensus, the whole assembly idea is gone. Also, I have added an advisory committee, of four members, with limited power besides watching over the admin general and making sure he doesn't do anything stupid. Please look at the ammended charter, and I would love a comment. Redwolf24 (talk) 00:11, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The last time I'm spamming you all with Esperanza stuff

Hello GrumpyTroll. As you may or may not know, there have been some troubles with Esperanza. So now, as a last ditch to save the community, please vote at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Reform on all neccisary polls. P.S. I'm very sorry for spamming you all with these messages, and this will be the last time. I recommend putting ESP on your watchlist. Cheers and please look at that, let's stop the civil war then. Redwolf24 (talk) 02:45, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Martial

Glad I could help! David Sneek 07:19, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] JEP image

I've put a note on the talk page for the JEP Jèrriais image, querying whether it's fair use. It's a nice image, but I'm not sure it could reasonably be described as fair use. Man vyi 06:06, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Mèrcie bein des fais! V'là tch'est bein mus, m'est avis. Man vyi 17:11, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

Barnstar from MacGyverMagic.

That response on the humanities reference desk gave me a much needed smile. You deserve a barnstar, so here's your very own barnstar of good humor. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:18, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

• Tip: Most people copy their barnstars to their userpage, so they're easy to find. Once your talk page gets too big, you'll need to archive it and finding barnstars in that mess is not pretty. - Mgm|^(talk) 21:07, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] User:GrumpyTroll/Template:GCOTW

I was wondering if you still wanted it, since it isn't used. If so, I can delete it for you. Thunderbrand 19:08, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Palomino Creek.jpg has been listed for deletion.

╫ 25 ^ring-a-ding 17:06, 27 October 2005 (UTC) ╫

[edit] please vote

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Ramallite

[edit] Jèrriais

There is currently discussion of adding a Jèrriais wikipedia. Feel free to join the discussion here.

[edit] Ken Kutaragi

I'm requesting your opnion about this dispute. Lot of POV-Pushing, the article is currently blocked. --GroundZero 21:00, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Question on Image:Messenger Service.jpg

Did you get that image from where I think you did ;D! 68.39.174.238 19:10, 24 January 2006 (UTC) PS. No I wasn't responsible for it.

[edit] ID card

I've encountered no discussion of the matter in Jersey (which doesn't mean there hasn't been any...). Man vyi 06:27, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photos of Dinard

Hi there, I was just working on the Untagged Images project, and came across two images you have uploaded: Image:Dinard_Town_Center.JPG Image:Dinard_Beach.JPG, which do not have any image copyright tags. I have no doubt you took the photos yourself so I have tagged them "GFDL-presumed". If this is indeed the case, and you are willing to licence the images under the GFDL, then please visit the pages and replace the {{GFDL-presumed}} with {{GFDL}}... or any other licensing tag you prefer. Regards, Canley 11:30, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:David Perry.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:David Perry.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you. Shyam ^(T/C) 08:19, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Eiji Aonuma.jpg

This media may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Eiji Aonuma.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{GFDL-self}} to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then use a tag such as {{fairusein|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. 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 unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Stan 03:42, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Saint Lunaire.jpg

This media may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Saint Lunaire.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then there needs to be an argument why we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then it needs to be specified where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then one should be added. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, consider reading fair use, and then use a tag such as {{fairusein|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, consider checking that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. 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 unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 00:07, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Genesis 1:1–3

Hi there. Another editor has added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Genesis 1:1–3, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Importance). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree, discuss the relevant issues at Talk:Genesis 1:1–3. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. TigerShark 06:34, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] St Thomas's

No problem for a photo. If there's a sunny-ish period while I'm out and about, I'll whip out the camera. (I've got some photos of the gargoyles sitting in my archive files - but not of the whole church, strangely enough) Man vyi 20:39, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

A rainy Easter weekend is currently not tempting me on a photo expedition, but when I go I'll check out the services. Man vyi 20:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Photos uploaded - weather still a bit gloomy. Services in Portuguese and Polish regularly - and occasional services in French. Man vyi 12:32, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to the WikiProject Catholicism 101!

Hello, GrumpyTroll, and welcome to the Wikiproject:Catholicism 101! Thank you for your generous offer to help contribute. I'm sure your input will be much appreciated. I hope you enjoy contributing here and being a Catholic Project Wikipedian! If you have any questions, feel free to discuss anything on the project Talk page, or to leave a message on my own talk page. Please sign all your comments, and be bold with your edits. Again, welcome, and God Bless! -- MamaGeek (Talk/Contrib) 17:27, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:FAHD

Since you were listed as a Participant in the WP:FAHD, I thought I ought to send you a message announcing that I'm reviving and changing FAHD for the better, and if you are interested, please respond. - A Link to the Past (talk) 02:09, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject Catholicism Assessment

Hello, fellow WikiProject Catholicism member. The project has recently begun work on assessing articles relating to Catholicism, and you are invited to comment and participate. The subpage for this assessment is located here. Thank you. —Mira 07:37, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vote!

This is a reminder to go vote for the Catholic Collaboration Effort. Support or comment on the current nominations, or nominate an article for collaboration. Current nominations:

[edit] Thanks ...

... for correcting barbarianisms. Salve! Str1977 ^{(smile back)} 13:08, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Move Roman Catholic Church to Catholic Church

There is a vote at Talk:Roman Catholic Church: A Vote on the Title of this Article on moving Roman Catholic Church to Catholic Church. You are invited to review it. --WikiCats 04:10, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jersey refs

Many more refs and there'll be more refs than article! But point me in the direction of anything you think I might be able to help with a reference and I'll try to look it up. Now I've got my new bookshelves up, all my Jersey history and language books are just arm's length from the computer (this makes me happy!) Man vyi 15:58, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Diocesan Infobox

To the Members of the WikiProject Catholicism

I have proposed at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Catholicism an infobox for Catholic Dioceses. I have not gotten any feedback on this proposal, so I’m culling feedback, advice, corrections, etc. for this. If you have the time, would you check out User:SkierRMH/Diocese_Infobox and give me some feedback! Thanks much!!

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