User talk:Matthew238
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[[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 02:38, Dec 18, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Image copyright
Thank you for uploading Image:M 2004233092034.jpg and for stating the source. However, its copyright status is unclear, so it may have to be deleted. If it is open content or public domain, please give proof of this on the image page. If the image is fair use, please provide a rationale. Thank you. And also Image:M 2004235161111.jpg. --Aqua 09:31, Mar 27, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Urkel.jpg listed for deletion
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[edit] Image Tagging Image:One_tree_hill.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:One_tree_hill.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag, so its copyright status is therefore unclear. Please add a tag to let us know its copyright status. (If you created/took the picture then you can use {{gfdl}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{fairuse}}.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know on the image description page where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Otherwise, see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use. Thanks so much. --Secretlondon 18:58, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Image copyright
Do you have the copyright information for the image of Hetty Green that you uploaded? If it's not a fair use image it will have to be taken down. Dismas 12:25, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Sophia bush2.jpg has been listed for deletion
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[edit] Comparative ranks
There is a WWII comparative ranks page:
Comparative military ranks of World War II
Ta The Land 15:36, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] You're welcome!
You're welcome. Glad I could answer your question! Kamezuki 11:54, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Blanking of 742 Evergreen Terrace
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[edit] Marine
Thnx for the invite. I have posted a few things on the talk page, but wasn't sure if I remembered enough correctly to change article. Oh well,Ya'll will check it im sure :) Joe I 20:33, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Fabian Basabe
Nice work re-writing that! A vast improvement. Dan100 (Talk) 09:24, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Pauline Musters
Please provide a source for the material in this article. Thnx. TheRingess 00:48, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Image Tagging Image:Xi Shun.jpg
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Just to clearify, pointing to imageshack isn't much use, a source is supposed to tell us who owns the rights to the image Sherool (talk) 01:28, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tiny articles
"Cleo is a women's magazine" is not an article. It is a declaritive statement. It has also been deleted before for lack of content. Repeated reposting of what is considered nonsense is viewed as vandalism. Unless you can add a lot more, please do not repost that entry. Thank you. - Lucky 6.9 02:44, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Talk:List of the longest movies in history
Hey, I was wondering, since you've already gotten involved with the Cure for Insomnia dispute, if you wouldn't mind at least putting in your two cents regarding the rest of the issues under discussion at Talk:List of the longest movies in history? Would be very grateful to hear some more voices! Many thanks, Girolamo Savonarola 23:11, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the new comment. Actually, though, I was asking about the 200 minute vs. 300 minute debate, mainly! :) Well, if you have any extra time for that one too, I'd be much obliged. If not, no worries. Again, with many thanks, Girolamo Savonarola 01:09, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] City Island Article Images
Matt,
I have many piccys of City Island, Bronx, New York, that I would like to add to the article, but user Roy Smith and other creepy Deletionists here, will simply delete almost everything I add! There's absolutely no point! It's a waste of time and it has Jimbo's blessing! OK? Why add to such an article, when some Sixteen year old troll will wipe out your contribution is....CRAZY!
Supercool Dude 03:15, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] AFD
Help save Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of relationships with age disparity
[edit] Image tagging for Image:Shanna_Ferrigno.jpg
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[edit] Article Improvement Drive for America's Next Top Model
Hi, I notice you've been a frequent contributor to America's Next Top Model. I've just nominated the article to be improved through Wikipedia's article improvement drive, and you can see the nomation here. I'd appreciate your comments on (and hopefully support of!) the article's nomination. Thanks :). Fabricationary 04:11, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bundaberg, Queensland
Hi Matt, I see that you recently added Anthony Athanasiov (boxer, better known as the Bundy Brawler) to the list of well-known inhabitants of Bundaberg. I question this addition, compared with everyone else on the list, who are indeed 'well-known' and therefore a justifiable entry on the list. I for one, have never heard of this guy and googled him to search for notoriety, but all that turned up were links to the Bundaberg Wikipedia article and other associated wikis. Therefore, he doesn't seem to be well-known or a worthy addition to the list. Was wondering if you could help me with this one? Cheers --- BrightLights 10:29, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Biased pageants
Well, I read your comment from the Miss Universe talk page, and I made a mention of that while writing the Big Four pageants article. When you mentioned sports there (distance runners coming from Africa, gymnasts coming from Russia and even Romania), the judgment of who is the best is more objective. For example, in athletics, it is based on time spent to complete the distance. I don't see any biases when an African country sweeps all the medal places there--they were the fastest and hence, they deserved their places. Although such a contention may not hold perfectly true for such sports as gymnastics and figure skating (note that these sports has recently made reforms to the judging system to make it less biased and prone to favoritism, and more objectively based). But in pageants, when choosing the judges itself is subjective, then there will always be a space for biased decisions (e.g. the 2001 Miss Universe pageant was controversial for fielding in mostly Puerto Rican judges, and most of them were sitting next to each other, not to mention being held in Puerto Rico; hence, Puerto Rico won, as some critics claimed). The Miss International pageant, meanwhile, is known for its standard of selecting porcelain doll beauties. With such a standard, how can a woman of color (especially of African descent) win? Still, to be fair, when critics complained about last year's lineup when Latin American delegates dominated the top 15 spots, one must not deny the fact that these are the countries/territories which invest the most to preparing their delegates (e.g. some countries select their delegates years in advance, to ensure proper training and experience, and even cosmetic procedures, unlike those from other regions which select theirs just months or even weeks before), in as much as Russia invests heavily in gymnastics discipline (and more recently, in tennis facilities) and African countries have environmental conditions ideal for the training of long-distance runners. --Joey80 06:49, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Sasha and Will.jpg
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