User talk:Uthanc

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[edit] WikiProject Encantadia

Avisala, Uthanc. Seen your Encantadia contributions (great work on the Inspirations for Encantadia article), and we can definitely use your style and skills on WikiProject Encantadia. Join up at the project page here. Mercury McKinnon 03:58, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ranger (Middle-earth)

Thanks for correcting me :). But shouldn't the Ranger (Middle-earth) be redirected to Rangers (Middle-earth)? But then again, I guess it should be a singular rather than plural in encyclopedic entries. I'm just going to edit and some stuff in. I'll have the Rangers (Lord of the Rings) page redirected after I finish the respective edting in the proper page. (BTW, do you know if the Rangers could speak Quenya as well? I know the Númenoreans could speak both forms of Elvish, so would the Rangers also be able to speak Quenya?) —Mirlen 22:40, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Referencing Middle-earth

Hey, I moved the conversation in the 'Things to Do' page to the 'Standards talk' page here. If you want to contribute to other sections, which you really should, it turns out to be only CBD and I deciding the Standards, please do. —Mirlen 23:24, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Alright, but just letting you know that I moved the conversation so if you want to insert your input, go ahead—member or not :). —Mirlen 02:09, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to Philippine-American war page!

That is wonderful you are filipino. As an American, I want to start our future work together and possbile friendship by saying: I am sorry and am deeply ashamed by my American ansestor's genocide which occured in your noble country. Americans have a lot to be ashamed of, and the Philippine-American War is only one event of many.

That said, please check the talk page of Philippine-American war, which explains my edits. I look forward to your future contributions. Thanks to your edits, I have already learned details about the war which I never knew about.

I have built a lot of pages about the attrocities of the Philippine-American war, including the Jacob H. Smith page, and the Lodge Committee which investigated the attrocities.

Again, I look forward to your edits and our work together. Travb (talk) 00:48, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lord of the Ring synopsis

Hey there. Thanks for catching the movie-inspired error in the synopsis at The Lord of the Rings (where Boromir died at the 'end' of Fellowship the film, rather than in the book 'The Two Towers'). Well spotted! Amazing what can be missed... Carcharoth 21:37, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for edits

I made some minor tweaks to your extensive and appreciated edits on Philippine-American War. Thanks for your contributions. I don't understand the Bonifacio/Aguinaldo arguments, since I am not filipino, but it seems like there is some definately strong opinions about both men.Travb (talk) 03:21, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Also, I want to thank you for your contribution and cooperation for the Tolkien and racism article. Also, thanks for compromising in cases where we did not fully agree (as in royal matters). Pictureuploader 13:16, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Middle-earth canon

BTW A paragraph in that article middle-earth canon was removed as original research. If you could provide sources and reference for those (look at the history), we will be able to restore it. Thanks for your time Pictureuploader 13:18, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your list IS valuable

The list (inspiration) you created is/was up for deletion. I want you to know there is a place for it: http://wikitistics.com . No one will be able to nominate it for deletion because it fits one simple rule: it's a statistic, list, or figure. Good luck with your endeavors! Joe 16:19, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Tolkien pages

My reasoning for reordering the images is that these articles need a dominant image to give them a central focus. With all due respect (because I don't want to start a fight, either) the gallery layout leaves the reader with no central point to focus their attention on. I use the Jackson images because, frankly, the other ones are lousy. I would love to know your thoughts on the subject. Treybien 20 August, 2:09 (UTC) (Moved here. Uthanc 09:07, 30 August 2006 (UTC))

[edit] RE:New LOTR Userboxes

Pretty cool that you made some new ones. I didn't actually make them though, just adopted them through WP:GUS. If you want other people to use them, you could list them here, or even here. -Royalguard11(Talk)(Desk) 01:46, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Elendil in LOTR?

Hi. You added LOTR to the infoboxes for Elendil and his sons. Obviously they get talked about a lot, but do they really make an appearance? I haven't reread the book recently, but I don't think so. Am I missing something, or are you using a broader guage of relevance? I see the template talk page doesn't give any guidance. —wwoods 00:22, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] LotR terminology

I originally wrote about Legolas and Bilbo as only stated in the films. As for Ithilien rangers, I think that's what they're called anyway, so it doesn't really matter. Wiki-newbie 13:19, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tolkien terminology

Pretty please could you give your comments considering this issue here? It's about standardizing terminology usage in Tolkien articles, so it's crucial and a consensus is needed. —Mirlen 05:02, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for replying. Enjoy! :) —Mirlen 22:19, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright problems with Image:NasmithWitchKing.JPG

(The trouble is that Ted Nasmith's site says this so if Rolozo Tolkien is using his images it must be by permission. We can't assume we have that here. Given that, this doesn't work as fair use since a free illustration of a fell beast can obviously be made. If the article was about the artist or the painting itself, that would be a different story.) TCC (talk) (contribs) 10:10, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I was relying on the permission cited for Rolozo and hadn't known about the earlier discussion. With permission given, "Fair use" is the wrong tag. It's fairly important though, to know under what terms the artist gave permission. If it's "Wikipedia only", then we can't use the images per the image use policy. That leaves us with fair use, and the fair use rationale given really doesn't hold up no matter how much more desirable it is to use the work of a noted Tolkien artist. See WP:FAIR. We can use copyrighted paintings for critical commentary and so forth, but not to illustrate the subject of the article. See #4 in the "Counterexamples" section. Nasmith is famous, but I don't think his work is "iconic" in the same sense as Picasso's Guernica.

However, if permission was given under acceptable terms, then there's no reason whatsoever to use reduced versions of the images. (But see WP:COPYREQ#When permission is confirmed.)

I haven't noticed any work by Dolfen or Eißmann, but without permission under a free license we're in the same boat there. TCC (talk) (contribs) 22:21, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

If all he said was, "I’m happy to accept this request, yes. And yes, I guess I am curious about what specific purpose they will serve," then we certainly need clarification on the license as he understands it. It may well be there was more to the email, or in the subsequent conversation he was more explicit. If so it would be useful to know. Otherwise someone will need to contact him again. TCC (talk) (contribs) 02:08, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reader critisisms

Mate, keep everything related to changes from the book within the 'Comparison' sections. You're more linked to the book fanbase than me, so I could use your help citing some of my prose. Thanks. Wiki-newbie 16:28, 12 December 2006 (UTC)