User talk:Mantanmoreland
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[edit] Vote
Please vote 67.70.71.160 10:23, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ethnicity in header
Oh yes, there's an accepted format over at WP:MOSBIO - #3 "Nationality (In the normal case this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen or national, or was a citizen when the person became notable. Ethnicity should generally not be emphasized in the opening unless it is relevant to the subject's notability.) " I hope that helps. I find it annoying as well, especially when a person is "half something" and "half something else" and I see some editor's just put in one of the halves. Or worse, when they've put in BOTH halves or more, you know "Nicolas Cage is a German-English-Italian-American actor".... eh.... Mad Jack 03:52, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] James Cagney
Hi, I think the image you've noted would be much better. It's obviously a promo photo (the Warners Brothers logo etc strongly suggests that). I'd be careful to ensure that a fair use rationale is stated, and an example is at Image:BootsMalloryPromoCardSmile.jpg. I think it's a good choice. Rossrs 20:01, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
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- It looks good. I've added the source and a fair use rationale to the image description page. Rossrs 06:17, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Spencer Tracy
Hi, another good image and a big improvement. The only thing that remains to be done is adding the source, so could you please do that. ie just provide a link to the website the image came from (as per the Cagney image).
There's also something you need to watch out for, and I only mention it because you said you're new to uploading photos. We have to be careful when replacing an image that we don't replace one that is either a Commons image or is tagged as public domain, or as being released under a GFDL tag. These are all "free" images and are always our first choice (even when the quality is a little scrappy). The Tracy/Fredric March image was a Commons image and ordinarily I wouldn't think it should be replaced, but I think it's status is a bit doubtful. I'll explain what I mean. Movie trailers released before 1963 are considered public domain because they were not copyrighted independently of the film. So their copyright has either expired or never existed in the first place (this is my understanding anyhow) Therefore, a screenshot from these trailers is considered public domain. The problem with this is that many of the film frames are identical to what exists in the films, and the films are still copyrighted. The image you changed came from the trailer but there is nothing to prove that as it looks exactly the same as the film. So, I think the public domain tag on it is a little dubious, and I think it's not a bad thing that you replaced it. If I add an image from a public domain trailer I always try to include something that only exists in the trailer, such as the name. That way it's clear that it came from the trailer. Example : Image:Priscilla Lane Cowboy from Brooklyn trailer.jpg. If I used the same image without her name, it would be exactly the same as the film, so it's status could easily be questioned. Wouldn't it be great it this wasn't so convuluted? Hope I haven't bored you too much with this lengthy explanation :-) Rossrs 06:43, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] ArbReq
I think it is unfair that you weren't notified that your name was being mentioned at WP:ArbReq#Jews for Jesus. Cheers. Just FYI. ←Humus sapiens ну? 12:03, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Lowenstein
Oh, if there is no citation for it, just like any other piece of info, it should have been (and was) removed. I just noticed today that someone removed the "Jewish" categories from Woody Allen, though! Now that's ridiculous... Mad Jack 06:47, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
