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[edit] Editor assistance userbox

As you're a participant in Wikipedia:Editor assistance, I thought you might be interested in this new userbox that I've designed for the project. You can add it to your userpage with {{User Editor Assistance}}. Walton Vivat Regina! 17:26, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

EA This user helps out with the editor assistance program.


[edit] Promotional images

Abu badali, I'm curious, have you ever come across a promotional image that was from a press kit or a site indicating in the terms of use that the image may be used for promotional- or press-related things. A while ago when I picked thirty or so promotional images at random, most of them did not include a source, those that did were from an official website but weren't promotional, and think that there was one I thought might actually be a promotional image. What have been your results? --Iamunknown 03:12, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

I believe I have once see a source for real promotional image for the Lost tv-series, but I'm not sure. I also have the impression that I once was pointed to a source of real promotional image for Comedy Central's produtcions.
But the fact stays that 90% of the images claimed to be promotional in Wikipedia simply are not. I wonder if we could get a bot to tag for deletion all images claimed do be promotional but whose source is in a blacklist we would provide, containing the most common mistaken sources, as imdb.com, tv.yahoo.com, abc.go.com. fox.com. wbtv.com, sony.com, starwars.com, startrek.com... --Abu badali (talk) 03:36, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
That would be nice, though I'm not sure how easily it would go down. People seem resistant to the idea that "Oh, an image on an official website!" is not necessarily a promotional image, no matter how much you want to believe it is. To get around that resistance, we individually could create a list of image description pages that link to those domains, create a list of image description pages that are in Category:Promotional images and its sub categories and then intersect the two lists and go through them manually (preferably with api.php or query.php) (ugh). --Iamunknown 03:44, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Assistance question

I came across HP Output Management Solutions, and a few other articles written by User:HPOMteam. The author put a note on the bottom saying the information was copyrighted by HP. I got the feeling this was frowned upon and should be speedily deleted, but I wasn't sure. -Haikon 17:43, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Hello Haikon! Thanks for asking. Remember that the four necessary parameters for speedy deletion of blatant copyright infringement are:
  • "Material was copied from another website which does not have a license compatible with Wikipedia;
  • "There is no non-infringing content in the page history worth saving.
  • "The infringement was introduced at once by a single person rather than created organically on wiki and then copied by another website such as one of the many Wikipedia mirrors.
  • "Uploader does not assert permission (for images: no assertion aside from tags) or fair use, or the assertion is questionable." (WP:CSD#G12)
An assertion has been made but it is questionable. The only time an assertion isn't questionable is when an OTRS member (a list is at m:OTRS/personnel) adds Template:OTRS ticket or Template:PermissionOTRS to the article's talk page or to the image description page.
I cannot find a website from which the material was added, so technically the pages shouldn't be speedy deleted. Even if the website from which the content was taken is obvious, administrators monitoring speedy deletions may not delete a page but instead cull the infrining content and leave a stub (see this diff for an example). I think that the prod tags you added are entirely appropriate; I'll be watching the pages myself.
Thanks for asking, I hope that helped, but if you have any further questions, feel free to ask! --Iamunknown 21:45, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:Jenvidanes

Err, she took those pictures herself at a concert. She's perfectly free to re-license her content to Wikipedia. Nardman1 20:13, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Silly me, now I see the text "I took the picture last Jan. 28, 2007 at Eastwood Central Plaza, Eastwood, Quezon City" on Image:Dictalicense livelyevent.JPG. No author, however, is indicated on Image:Dictalicensepic.jpg, no? --Iamunknown 21:47, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Ah, right. 50/50 ain't bad though. Nardman1 23:38, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] George Albu

Please advise re image size Talk:George_Albu#Image_size and Charles_Collier_Michell. - Kittybrewster (talk) 20:36, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for asking! I've commented at Talk:George Albu. --Iamunknown 21:59, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Thank you very much. - Kittybrewster (talk) 22:10, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
You're welcome! If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. I have watchlist-ed that page, so I'll add any further comments if necessary. Regards, Iamunknown 22:13, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image deletion script

Thanks for the note! I don't nominate images for deletion very often, but it's good to have a link to that script on my talk page for future reference. It may yet come in handy. Cheers! --PeruvianLlama(spit) 04:05, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
For jumping in to help out and offering good advice during the formation of Wikipedia:Editor assistance, I award Iamunknown the Original Barnstar. Seraphimblade Talk to me 00:52, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
Aw shucks. Thanks. :-) --Iamunknown 03:56, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE minor edits

The edits i mark minor are usually fixing typos or simple vandalism. Unexplained blankings, adding gibberish, ect. I try to make sure anything i mark minor is not controversial, but if you think i need to watch my edits more carefully i will. Sorry if i have caused you any trouble. --Malevious Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 19:40, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:Cobaltbluetony/Templates

Hi. Can you please explain this edit? Without explanation, it seems kind of rude to make a technical adjustment that doesn't really do anything... - CobaltBlueTony 00:20, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Certainly. The link previous linked to Template:User:Cobaltbluetony/Templates/Wiki-philosophy. Now it links to User:Cobaltbluetony/Templates/Wiki-philosophy. The former is a redirect, the latter the actual page in your user space. I did not intend to be rude. I apologise. --Iamunknown 00:22, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
I understand essentially the importance of removing redirects where unnecessary. No apologies needed; the courtesy of an explanation is more than appreciated. Thank you for your efforts. - CobaltBlueTony 00:26, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
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