User talk:Wikider
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[edit] Box on articles
It's really not appropriate to put a "gay pride" box on the articlespace related to homosexuality, as it implies that Wikipedia is taking sides in any debate that exists. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to mark their talk pages, if you'd like to start a WikiProject LGBT, to improve and expand articles on LGBT issues? FCYTravis 20:28, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
Gotcha. I'll put it on the talk pages.
[edit] FX logo
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Why do you think the FX logo below:
should be replaced by this one?
Image:FX Logo.jpg
I'd be interested in hearing your reasoning for making this change. —Bkell 20:45, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
I looked on the FX website, and it turns out that neither are correct http://www.fxnetworks.com/ The logo is white.
- It's not consistently white. For example, at [1], the "searchlight" part is the same gold color as in the top logo above. And undoubtedly the letters "FX" are white there because it's on a black background. So it seems that the color of the logo is not considered "essential". The top logo above is a faithful representation of the shapes, and it incorporates colors that are seen on the FX site. Most likely it was obtained from an official Web page somewhere. The bottom logo is poorly drawn and has bizarre colors that don't match anything I see on the site. Therefore I contend that the top logo above is much superior to the bottom logo. —Bkell 20:57, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
Hello again. Please stop changing the "image will be deleted" tags on Image:FX Logo.jpg and Image:FX Logo.JPG. If you feel there is a good reason to keep these images, you can present your views on the images' talk pages. However, since these are representations of a copyrighted logo, Wikipedia can only use them under the fair use clause of U.S. copyright law. Part of the requirements for claiming fair use on Wikipedia is that the image must be in use in an article. Since these images are not used in any articles, Wikipedia has no legal basis for claiming fair use, and risks violating U.S. copyright law. This is why these images must be deleted, unless there is a good reason given to keep them. —Bkell 04:42, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Well, I like it, and I am going to keep it on my user page.
- That's fine, but unfortunately user pages don't count as "articles." —Bkell 05:35, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
- And beyond that, I'm not sure you have any right to include it on your user page, under United States copyright law. It is a copyrighted logo, after all, and I don't see how including it on your user page can qualify as fair use. —Bkell 05:36, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Vandalism in the sandbox
Edits in the sandbox can be vandalism. It can be placing curse language, suck as "fuck fuck fuck", or removing the sandbox heading or editing above it. Good manners in the sandbox means good language, editing only below the heading. Georgia guy 14:13, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for explaining. Too many people erase the heading, leaving others confused. Keep up the good work!
[edit] The images that you recently uploaded
Thank you for uploading Image:Steve McNair.jpg and Image:Tackle.jpg. The problem is that you tagged both images as {{GFDL}}, which indicates that you claim that the copyright owners of both of these images released them under the The GNU Free Documentation License. However, the web sites that you cite, www.stlouisrams.com and www.nfl.com, specifically say in their disclaimers that their content is copyrighted. Therefore, if you have the express permission of the copyright holder, please indicate so on their image description pages. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 17:21, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
- By the way, why do you want to replace Image:The Tackle SBXXXIV.JPG? Image:Tackle.jpg that you uploaded is quite small and seems very distorted on 1024x768 monitors. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 17:25, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Tackle.jpg seems to be from a better angle.
- Again, the image is too small that it is quite distorted on 1024x768 monitors, which many Wikipedia users use. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 17:34, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Can you speedy delete a picture? I know articles can be speedy deleted, but prictures?
If you want me to speedy delete Image:Tackle.jpg, I will. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 18:00, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Also, please delete Image:Phoenix-alternate.gif. There is already a picture of the Coyotes logo.
- It looks like Image:Phoenix-alternate.gif is the team's alternate logo. On all of the NHL team articles, there is both the primary and the alternate logos of the teams. I am not sure how that can be speedy deleted. It is not like you are replacing one for the other. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 18:15, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Steve McNair.jpg listed for deletion
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Steve McNair.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in its not being deleted. Thank you. —MetsBot 19:41, 9 December 2006 (UTC) --J. Nguyen 18:47, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Price Is Right
Dude, I wrote (and still write) the TPIR FAQ at Golden-Road.net. I know damn well what a small prize is. The games use small prizes; they are not "played for" them, because they are not won if the game is. No one who actually bothers to read the rule descriptions should suffer any degree of confusion from the terminology, "uses small prizes."
Assuming that you have unreverted my edits, I will be re-reverting them later tonight, after I watch today's show. Please do not change them again, as your terminology is less accurate. 71.31.68.107 01:29, 13 January 2006 (UTC)(Steve Gavazzi)
[edit] your "Gay Pride" series on Wikipedia
Hello. You put your (very nice) "Gay Pride Series" box on the "discussion" page of an article we were editing. Thinking that it was a good idea we added it to the "discussion" page of some related ones too.
However, since your box specifically says "Gay" (as opposed to LGBT) "Pride Series" and the articles in question were specifically related to the Bisexual Community, the question has come up, do you only want things related to Gay Men in your series?
Also there is a question if you are actually still working on this series or have abandoned it.
Thanks CyntWorkStuff 22:51, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
I'm not working on the series anymore. I've moved on to other things.
[edit] Vandalism
Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you were just trying to experiment, then use the sandbox instead. Thank you. --ApolloBoy 22:20, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pl!nko
How's this, whenever you type Pl!nko in it will redirect to it's original page.
[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Walborne.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Walborne.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, or ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Sherool (talk) 16:24, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
