User talk:SureFire

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I hope you get to finish working on Derek Abbott! But in the meantime...

[edit] Welcome, SureFire!

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[edit] Roscoe G. Dickinson

Hello, SureFire! I just wanted to let you know that, the next time you remove a "prod" deletion tag, you need to explain why you object with the deletion on the article's talk page (which you can get to by clicking "discussion" at the top of the article's page). And remember, while you can remove a "prod" deletion tag (as long as you give a reason), you can never remove an "AFD" or "Speedy-Deletion" tag. For the differences in the types of deletion tags, see here. Thanks for your contributions! If you have an questions, you can ask me on my talk page. -- P.B. Pilhet / Talk 01:43, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Reply Hey, SureFire! Yeah, I did suggest that the article be merged (you can see on the page's history). Now that I sit and think on it for a while, it does seem silly to merge a biography with another biography. Could you give me the exact name of the page where you found that notability policy? I looked but couldn't find it.

God bless,
P.B. Pilhet / Talk 16:52, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi PBP, the wiki page on "academic notability" is at [1] and item 6 states: "The person is known for being the advisor of an especially notable student." And this is truly the case for old Roscoe. Spread the wikilove. God bless, SureFire 21:00, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox Fields

Thank you for casting your vote on the Einstein infobox. Please now go to [2] to give your opinion on how you want the individual fields modified. SuperGirl 08:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I just noticed you entry on my talkpage re:Einstein. Wasn't ignoring you, just haven't logged into wiki in over 2 months(!) as real life has intruded. Sorry --Desdinova 03:50, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "See also" for Albert Einstein

Hi SureFire, it seems that most of the links you just added in the "See also" section are already in the article, which is not supposed to be the case according to Wikipedia:Guide to layout#See_also. I did not want to simply revert your edit, but you may want to prune your list to keep only the most relevant entries, before someone else removes it altogether. Cheers, Schutz 15:13, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Kate Beckinsale2.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Kate Beckinsale2.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).

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Please specify the copyright information and source 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, or ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Yamla 23:50, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Andrew wiles2.jpg

Chick Bowen 01:40, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Please comment at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images#November 26, underneath the entry for the image. Since it's listed there it's out of my hands. Also, you'll have to leave the PUI tag until the image has been processed. Incidentally, I don't see where it says that the images on that site are public domain; you'll have to put a link to that at the PUI page as well. Thanks. Chick Bowen 04:04, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] link to British

Hello. Thank you for your recent edit to Ernest Rutherford. Your edit included one or more links to the page British, which is a disambiguation page. This type of page is intended to direct users to more specific topics. Ordinarily we try to avoid creating links to disambiguation pages, since it is preferable to link directly to the specific topic relevant to the context. You can help Wikipedia by revising the links you added to British to refer directly to the most relevant topic. --Jeff3000 00:48, 30 November 2006 (UTC)