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[edit] DoCB Initiative - verified/wikified

Caught your comments on a couple of the stubs I did for the project. ( I did a number of the Taschereau family plus some other folks). If I do any more, I will try to get the date thing straight..won't verify unless i do. I tried to figure out the template for dates but couldn't. My big problem is that I am on a land line for internet so I try to work off-line and then post articles fairly quickly. I need more time to look and learn...(santa didn't bring me the satellite hook-up I requested. :-) ) I am open to suggestions as to improving my input but do have the "air time" problem. (Stormbay 23:05, 5 January 2006 (UTC))

[edit] TfD nomination of Template:Infobox Biography

Template:Infobox Biography has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion#Template:Infobox Biography. Thank you. DreamGuy 07:25, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DoCB copyvio?

What's up with that? The whole set of Dictionary of Canadian Biography pages have been relocated. --Big_Iron 23:02, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

• I was told that I created this list, and I've made so many of these lists that I didn't even bother to check before I moved it. They are copyvios, though, not like phone books, because they only include names that were specifically selected by that organization as being prominent people. Since significant creativity was put into making the list, it is copyrightable, and they've chosen to copyright it. You should probably move it to your user space. — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-01-19 13:50
• Actually, I'll move them all under Wikipedia:Canadian wikipedians' notice board/Dictionary of Canadian Biography. — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-01-19 13:53

• You are wrong, they do not copyright the list of names, they only assert a copyright on the biographies themselves, which we do not reproduce. The list was something *I* created (at great effort, and in a form that is nowhere used by DoCB) by extracting the names from all of the biographies. In any case, this is not a commercial enterprise that we are some way competing against... they say only that...

• • users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
  • the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online be identified as the source; and
  • the reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, or as having been made in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the University of Toronto, the Université Laval and the National Archives of Canada.

Fawcett5 20:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

I do not believe that having a list is a copyright violation. I just took a look at the copyright notice. The second sentance of the link provided above states, "The biographies, for which the University of Toronto and the Université Laval hold the copyright, and the Web site are protected by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies and regulations, and by international agreements." We haven't copied the biographies. So, we were fine in regards to the copyright. Also, I will move the Dictionary of Canadian Biography page back into the regular namespace. I can't imagine what problem that might have with that page. -- JamesTeterenko 20:54, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Question

Do the names as lited in (http://www.utoronto.ca/dcb-dbc/dcba/listOfSubjects/l.htm) correspond to the DoCB list of wiki fame in terms of format? (Stormbay 23:15, 20 January 2006 (UTC))

Stormbay, I'm not sure if I understand exactly what you mean, but the names are not in wikipedia format (i.e. wikified and in firstname lastname order), nor are they disambiguated as many of the DoCB names are, nor have they been "verified" as we have been doing when a wiki article is created. I was not aware of nor did I use those pages to create the DoCB list. I hope this helps answer your question. Fawcett5 16:46, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Fawcett5, can I just check on your last statement where you said you didn't use the pages to create your list. How did you create the list? If you didn't simply copy that of the DoCB then there is no copyright infringement as you've generated the list seperately, and that probably is also true if you read the book and wrote out a list of people in it. Kcordina ^Talk 12:29, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Adminship

(Re: Your message of October 2005.) Sorry I never replied, I was still trying to sort out the new job and put everything to one side to reply to later, never did bother doing anything about it. Anyway, thanks for the offer, though somebody has now gone ahead and jumped in front of you! Joe D (t) 02:48, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wombat and "3000 miles from Graceland"

Hi! Why did you remove the reference to "3000 miles from Graceland" from the "Wombats in Popular Culture" section? пан Бостон-Київський 17:13, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I had only meant to revert the addition of the bold facing, not the whole section. My mistake. Fawcett5 04:17, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Page name for temperature articles

To avoid flip-flopping between 'degree Fahrenheit' and 'Fahrenheit' or 'degree Celsius' and 'Celsius', I propose that we have a discussion on which we want. I see you have contributed on units of measurement, please express your opinion at Talk:Units of measurement. Thanks. bobblewik 22:09, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Francis_Pegahmagabow's_medals.jpg

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[edit]  :Image:Rappahannok River.jpg

Hallo Fawcett5, would you mind to upload this picture into commons.wikipedia.org ? I would like to use it in the German version --Bahnmoeller 20:41, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Yves_Pratte.jpg

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[edit] DoCB Lists

For what it is worth, I have done a little research and do not agree that the pages are a copyvio. However, I can't find anyone who might carry some weight to stick their neck out and write a letter. Any progress? (or have you given up in disgust?) (Stormbay 22:30, 24 March 2006 (UTC))

• Maybe I overstated "expert" but I was having a conversation with a lawyer friend of mine and I brought up the subject. (Bear in mind that free advice is worth what you pay for it). He has spent 30 +/- years in a firm that does mostly corporate stuff which has included copyright issues. He said that, if it is essentially a list, it is no different than a telephone directory. In a telephone directory, everyone has access to the use of the list which in turn is used to actually access the product. (I should have written it down but that's the gist of it). I don't think this adds anything new to the argument and I apologize if I raised some expectations in my note above. My guess would be that this is no big deal to the DoCB people. However, I gather it is to some folks here. (Stormbay 22:49, 27 March 2006 (UTC))

[edit] DCB list copyvios

Hi there. I see that the Copyright problem page has been blanked out. So, do you think we can just remove the tags and move on with life? -- JamesTeterenko 01:16, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

• Well, it seems to me that no consensence to delete was achieved, so it seems to me fine to go ahead. Fawcett5 07:08, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Naval General Service Medal

I don't know if you're watching the Talk:British and Commonwealth orders and decorations page, but I've put up an answer to your question of the 8th March re. the above medal. Hope it helps.

Regards, Xdamr 11:46, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User talk:Jacknstock

You blocked this user in September last year, indefinitely. I wasn't an admin then, so I don't know if it was ever brought up to ANI. However, the user had made only four edits, and seems to have remained remarkably civil on his talk page. could I request that you either look his case over, or post info about the indef block (as most admins do) to WP:ANI for other admins to look at it? Cheers, NSLE _(T+C) at 07:15 UTC (2006-05-26)

I've posted this case to ANI, as you seem to be not consistently active on Wikipedia nowadays. NSLE _(T+C) at 06:46 UTC (2006-05-27)

[edit] FranzBoas.jpg tag update?

Hi Fawcett5, the fair use tag used for Image:FranzBoas.jpg has become obsolete. I see the source link is no longer active; can you update the tag? (We'd love to be able to continue using the image.) Thanks, Nectar 10:00, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:CPRinYoho.jpg

In going through articles tagging them with {{TrainsWikiProject}} today, I came across Image:CPRinYoho.jpg that you uploaded. I wanted to put it up as a candidate for the Portal:Trains Selected image, but the image does not have a proper license tag on it. As the original uploader of the image, please take a look add the appropriate tag to prevent its deletion. Thanks. Slambo (Speak) 18:12, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:World's Tallest Totem Pole, Victoria, British Columbia.JPG

This is a wonderful image! I want to nominate it for WP:FPC but I am wondering about the license. it says:

This file has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.

It says you created the image, if so it would help if you could change the licensing template to {{PD-Self}}. Thanks! HighInBC 17:43, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Nominated HighInBC 17:53, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bio Box Reverted

I see that you have reverted my addition of the Biography Project box to talk pages for Laurier Lapierre and Gordie Howe. It seemed to me that these articles both qualified for that project. Is there some reason why including them in the bio project proposal would not be appropriate? Ahh, I think I just figured it out. It looks like I put them on the main page by mistake. Sorry about that. I will go ahead and put them on the talk page instead. KenWalker | Talk 17:45, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alexander MacGregor

Please stop blind reverting this article into an attack article. Your version does nothing to establish notability of this individual, and would require the deletion of the article. Furthermore, it violates the terms of WP:BIO... you can have controversy in a biography, but you cannot have an article that is solely an attack peice, no matter how sourced your material is. Bastique▼^parler _voir 19:14, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

I have deleted the article. Another admin has protected the deletion. Your version completely disavows notariety and therefore must be deleted in accordance to our policies. If you desire further explanation, please email me, as the matter involves some sensitive issues regarding the Foundation. Please do not restore this article, prior to that, however. Bastique▼^parler _voir 18:07, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

You evidently have an agenda. Please do not restore this article. Bastique▼^parler _voir 18:12, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

You have your email turned off. Therefore, you have to email me. If you're referring to this: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexander MacGregor, the result was no consensus. Any information about this individual that qualifies him for notariety, has been deleted in your version of the article as "unsourced" material. Your article has a professor with a criminal history. Nothing worth notariety, and easily deleted in accordance with WP:BIO. Bastique▼^parler _voir 18:21, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm forwarding this to someone better able to represent the foundation in this matter. Please do nothing with the article. I assure you our reasons are valid. Bastique▼^parler _voir 18:53, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Tony is not a volunteer correspondent for The Foundation, so "our" doesn't refer to him. I am not authorized to reveal the contents of confidential correspondence sent to the Wikimedia Foundation, and I've made other people aware of the situation. The issues with the article have not been resolved. I will not be sending you an email, but someone will. Bastique▼^parler _voir 19:34, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Grapefruit seed extract has now been finalized."

I have updated the GSE article by the objective standards of accuracy, neutrality, and completeness.

Now I would like to work on another article. This is amazing how wikipedia works.

Please create a stub for benzethonium chloride since it is not currently covered by wikipedia yet. You have created more articles than anyone I know.

Please consider making a new article for benzethonium chloride. Thanks for everything.

Also, I would like you to create a "redirect page" entitled >>>Citrus seed extract<<< that would link to the grapefruit seed extract article.

I have no idea how to create a redirect page. Thanks for your help. Best Wishes and Good Day, Nicole.

[edit] Image:Arthur Kornberg.jpg

hi. i'm writing an article about arthur kornberg for the german wikipedia ([1]), and looking forn an image, i found this picture you've uploaded. could you please upload it into the wikimedia commons, so that i can use it? best wishes, Ameno ([2])

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Tu95.jpg

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[edit] Note

A plagiarism-detector bot has indicated that, in 2005, you copied the article on John Macoun from an external website. I sincerely hope that you have not done this sort of thing again.

The article has been deleted, pending a review. DS 03:16, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

• I apologize if my tone upset you. However, I would like to ask you to explain this (www.wikipedia-watch.org/plagiarism/0997.html). DS 18:55, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

• • For the record, the plagiarism-detector bot is being run by Daniel Brandt (you may have heard of him?); as such, we have to treat its every report with extreme caution, and make sure that all legal matters are properly addressed. DS 18:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

This is most offensive. There was no plagiarism, as your review will reveal. I have restored the article, and I certainly do not appreciate the tone which you have adopted with a wikipedia administrator of long standing. Fawcett5 18:52, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

As you should have been able to ascertain with even a moment's inspection of the wikipedia articles history, the item at www.ulsterhistory.co.uk was lifted verbatim from wikipedia, not the other way around. Note how their article includes items that were added to the wikipediaarticle by third parties weeks or months after the initial creation by me. Remember, this IS a free licence encyclopedia, people can and do copy US all the time. Be a bit more thorough next time before tossing around serious and unfounded accusations. Fawcett5 19:01, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Again, I apologize. I had to process some 40 articles last night and this morning, and UlsterHistory's fallacious copyright statement misled me. DS 19:27, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] new RFC

You may be interested to know that an RFC has recently been initiated regarding Fair use images of Canadian politicians. Many images of Canadian public figures are about to be deleted, including ones you have uploaded. Please feel free to participate. - Mcasey666 04:21, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Tantoo Cardinal.jpg

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[edit] Unspecified source for Image:Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry.jpg

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Hello Fawcett5, thanks for providing source, it has been moved to commons now. Shyam ^(T/C) 16:09, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:GeorgeEngelmann.jpg

The dude has been dead since 1884 and the source is clearly indicated. This is obviously public domain. Fawcett5 21:39, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

The source is a secondarey source not specifying where it got the image so the image is in practice sourceless. The {{PD-US}} template assumes that the image was first published in the US another calim which would need to be substantiated with a source. However it is true that a photograph of someone who died in 1884 is likely to be PD-old (assuming that the photograph didn't outlive Engellman by 52 years in which case it is copyrighted) so I will therefore let the case rest. /Lokal_Profil 23:46, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More replaceable fair use images

• Image:Trilok Gurtu.jpg
• Image:Audrey Thomas.jpg

—Chowbok ☠ 21:22, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Arthur_Laing.jpg listed for deletion

Image has been restored, as it is clearly covered by the Canada-politician-photo tag. Please do due diligence before thoughtlessly removing perfectly acceptable items. Fawcett5 05:24, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Rex Barnes.jpg

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More

The same for images:

• Image:Raymond Lavigne.jpg
• Image:Noël Kinsella.jpg

[edit] Image:MSolberg.jpg

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Since this man is not dead and is not a fugitive, prisoner, nor recluse, this image can be replaced by a freely-licensed photo. Jesse Viviano 19:29, 26 March 2007 (UTC)