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[edit] Car images

Hello. Thanks for uploading so many public domain images of cars, some of them pretty professional looking. Finding 'free' images that can be used on Wikipedia is sometimes quite difficult, so it's great when a user such as yourself comes along. Given that you have marked them public domain, I presume that you took those photos yourself. If so, you might want to put something like "Photograph taken by User:Jagvar" on the image description pages. This is so we can be sure that they are in the public domain.

You might also consider uploading your images to Wikimedia Commons, a repository of multimedia that can be used by all of the Wiki projects. It's slightly more convoluted to upload images that way (you have to create another user account at Commons), but it means that if, say, a user on the German Wikipedia wants a photo of a particular car, he can get it without having to upload it again. SamH|Talk 12:15, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

No prob on the error - I make a ton of mistakes in identifying cars! A Virage shot would be awesome - I need to expand that article! I second the nod for uploading to the Commons instead of en.wikipedia - it takes no extra time or effort and is a much better place for images. --SFoskett July 6, 2005 19:51 (UTC)

[edit] Edits

Hello Jagvar!

Good work on all the recent edits on the car pages. It's good to see someone new making serious contributions to the automobile pages.

I did notice that very few of your edits have a summary. Can you start adding a quick summary when you modify a page? Without these, it can become a nightmare figuring out who made what changes, and it's sometimes necessary when trying to pin down facts or trace contributions.

Thanks! --Milkmandan 05:21, 2005 Feb 10 (UTC)

Good to hear back from you. I realize it can be pretty confusing around here—there are a lot of unwritten trends. I had a pretty hard time when I first started.
I'm sure you realize that we're all here at your disposal if you have any questions. Happy editing and good luck—if your previous edits are any indicator, then I'm certain you'll quickly become a very important member of the community. --Milkmandan 05:42, 2005 Feb 10 (UTC)


Thank you for the kind words about the SS Morro Castle page. You did a similarly outstanding job on the SS Noronic page. Congrats on that! I had not heard about the Noronic disaster before now. It's surprising (and sad) how many similarities there were with the SS Morro Castle disaster. Both disasters were caused by a combination of design problems and crew shortcomings. I guess there weren't as many lessons learned by the Morro Castle as there should have been. Thanks again, and best of luck with your next Wikipedia contributions. BartBenjamin Apr 8, 2005


[edit] Image:300C.JPG

Can you confirm that you took this image? Burgundavia (✈ take a flight?) 14:00, May 27, 2005 (UTC)

  • Thanks for the prompt response on this. If you want to, you can now upload the image to the commons, where all wikimedia projects can benefit. Burgundavia (✈ take a flight?) 02:31, May 28, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] BMW 850CSi

Jagvar,

Hello! I saw your photo of one of my favorite cars, nice shot, don't think I've seen a yellow CSi before. But, the color balance was really wonky, so I tried to bring it back in line. Unfortunately, I uploaded a "new" version of the file as xxxxx.jpg instead of xxxxx.JPG, so now there are two versions out there. I re-linked the E31 CSi to the new image, but now it seems to appear as an image created by me, which was not my intention. If this is an issue, let me know and we can sort it out. Check out the new pic, though, it's a bit easier on the eyes.

Sirimiri 02:01, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Some Article Ideas

Hey Patrick- I've been looking for article ideas, and I thought a few of them that I ran in to we might both be interested in. First, the Lehigh University page isn't as good as it could be (I took some pictures today that I'll be putting on there soon). The page on the Packard automobile company is a bit wacky... there's way too much text before the TOC and the history can be improved. Also, there should be a separate entry for James Ward Packard. I know these aren't your kind of cars, but it's Lehigh-related. There some information about early Packard cars in the lobby of Packard Lab. The Packard entry should really be a disambiguation between the company and the man, come to think of it. -Matt Casey 19:35, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Phat Caddy XLR

Hello again, Jagvar....well, I decided to upload a newer photograph of the XLR, and lo and behold, the one I'm replacing is yet another of your photos...you probably think I'm stalking you or doing it on purpose, but I suspect it's because we both like some of the same cars :-) Anyway, have a gander at the new photo, tell me what you think.... --Sirimiri 05:04, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] your Mitshubishi Galant ES

Hi Jagvar,

You say you like supercars but can't afford one. I drive a Toyota MR2, mark II, revision 2. It is as close as I can get to a Lotus Elise at the moment. The MR2 is slower with a more regular design. It is not a supercar. But they are really affordable and the t-bar roof is winterproof. It is a bloody lot faster than most cars around. Fun to drive. Stable, breaks with 0.9G. Luggage space is just enough for a two seater. One drawback. No dating the Olson twins simultanious. Does anyone out there knows a better affordable t-bar sportscar?

Regards,

    Gert

[edit] Image source

Hi, where did you get Image:Nakhimov.JPG? These days we can't keep images around without source and copyright info. Stan 15:00, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] SS Morro Castle

Jagvar,

Please note that I have submitted the article SS Morro Castle for Peer Review. The review page can be found here. It still requires quite a bit of work until it might qualify for Featured Article status, but this is the first step toward that goal. When time permits, I'd like to add more information about the ship itself, not just the disaster. I'd also like to find another source on the disaster, as the current article relies far too heavily on one source. Please feel free to add your own improvements to the article. It will only make it better. Thank you.
Bart 21:42, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:SC400.JPG

Hi, when you uploaded this image you did not specify the source. Considering your interest in cars, I took the liberty of changing the copyright tag to {{PD-self}}. Thuresson 23:24, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Xtype_Estate.JPG

Hello Jagvar! I am new to wikipedia and I currently try to enhance the german wikipedia with an article concerning Jaguar X-Type. I would like to use your photograph in this article, but it seems that I can only link to photographs on Commons.wikipedia.org or on de.wikipedia.org. So my question: Would you mind moving your photograph to Commons? Thank you, --De Nucleolus 13:00, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi Jagvar! thank you very much! I already linked your photo to my article. Tomorrow I will add a referral link to your photos commons article! Best wishes, --De Nucleolus 21:41, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Important WikiProject Automobiles Discussion

Hello! As a Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles member, I just thought you might want to input your opinions on an important discussion we're currently having about whether articles regarding similar vehicles should be merged into one or split by brand. If you would like to comment or read further, please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles#Articles of Similar Vehicles. Thank you in advance for your thoughts and feedback. Airline 23:43, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Jagvar why did you remove those gorgeous pictures of the New S8 and W12 A8 ???

[edit] Re: Image:TeenPeopleSept2003.jpg

I guess you are correct because the article does reference the magazine, although I feel that using the image under a fair use rationale is weak claim. However, I won't remove it again. It is just that the fair use claim for magazine issues are so often abused. Take this hypothetical situation, if there was a magazine with Natalie Portman on the cover and that image was used on the Natalie Portman article, but the article made absolutely no reference to the magazine, it would not be a valid fair use claim. Happy editing! --PS2pcGAMER (talk) 00:44, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:99 S600.jpg

Hello Jagvar, Some time ago, I transferred your image of a Mercedes S600 to the commons. You had marked it as PD-US so I did also choose this license. But this early morning, I read the complete license text and saw the public domain status is valid only in the US. Would you please agree to license which applies worldwide.

Thank you --MB-one 08:10, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] About Demographics

Hi Jagvar, Thank you for your note. I'm very interested in the placement of Demographics. Could you tell me where I could find out more about Wiki traditions/standards/rules/whatever on placement of that section, or for that matter, anything else specifically style-related to the design of pages for localities? Thanks!Noroton 01:55, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More about Demographics

Hi again, I asked RamMan, the creator of the rambot that originates the "geography" and "demographics" sections for each town and city, and his response didn't indicate that it matters to him where they go. I can't find anything else in Wikipedia that suggests keeping them up top, so at this point, I think those sections (at least demographics) should remain lower down on most pages.Noroton 00:18, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Here's a copy of my question and his response on RamMan's discussion page:

[edit] Does it matter where in an article the "Demographics" and "Geography" sections go?

Does it matter to the bot (that is, does it affect how well it works)? Does it matter to you -- that is, do you care, personally? Should there be a Wikipedia style rule or recommendation to keep them in a certain spot in each article that rambot creates? I ask all this because I've been moving these sections lower down on the page in the articles for several towns and cities in Fairfield County, Connecticut (see Darien, Connecticut for example). But now I'm being told that it's "Wikipedia style" to keep them up top. There's no such official style that I can find, and if there is going to be a universal "style" or even tradition, it seems to me that those sections should appear low in the article because other, less dry and more interesting sections are better left up top. If you agree with that, or even if you don't care, that helps my position. If you disagree, well, I'd still like to know. So ... whaddaya think? And thanks for creating rambot.Noroton 01:42, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Can't speak for the Ram-Man or Rambot, but personally I find those sections rather dry and think they ought to be at the bottom, just ahead of Refs, Exts, etc. If the article gets long, they're in the TOC for those who need to look up a fact. Now if there is some compelling or unique item in the demographics, or geography, then I'd have no problem with it earlier. But in that case it might be better to have that fact in its own section. Just my USD0.02.--J Clear 20:22, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I won't be moving them, so if someone else reformats, I will leave the current ordering. The bot isn't intended to make those kinds of decisions, but to leave as much of the status quo in place. Ram-Man 11:50, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Pink Gallardo

Jagvar, the article on the Lamborghini Gallardo features a picture I presume you took - it's quite good, but apart from that do you know what colour it is? - it's not an official Lamborghini colour as far as I can see, so....?

Don't get me wrong, it's a welcome addition to the article, just seems a bit odd to have a non-original colour being displayed in an encyclopedia article.

Regards, Abarthaddict 14:02, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

The shade in question is pearl orange, a factory color. Jagvar 18:47, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Soz about that then- on second thoughts it does look a little pinky, but then like you say it's probably the light. Can you tell I'm not used to that much sun? Abarthaddict 08:33, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Image:A8 Coupe.JPG

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P.S. Also Image:Courthouse and Jail.jpg

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[edit] Wikiproject Automobiles Notification

Hi Jagvar, you were on the list of members at WikiProject Automobiles and we are introducing a new way of listing members, as the old list was becoming too long. Our new method involves having all of our members in a category.

To add yourself to the category just add the userbox to your user page by putting {{Wiki Auto Project}} where you want the userbox. Alternatively if you don't like the userbox you can add [[Category:WikiProject Automobiles members|Jagvar]] to your userpage.

If you no longer wish to be a member of the project, simply don't add the userbox or category, there's no pressure. Thanks for your time, James086Talk | Contribs 04:03, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] User: Joepane

Hi jagvar, I noticed in December you issued a warning to User:Joepane on his discussion page for falsely claiming authorship of photos. I recently noticed an image he submitted Image:VWGolfPlus.jpg which is obviously not of his creation, and looking at his other images they mostly appear to be suspect.

I would like to report this problem to Wikipedia, but don't know how to do it. I wonder if you could help. Thanks. Memphisto 12:29, 29 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] hey guy

hey man, your car is looking sweet...but I like american ones better usually. Anyways I was looking at conversations on the wiki auto project page and someone brought up that the Infiniti G20 article had useful though superflous information on it. Like the paint codes. I could see why this would be in a owners manual perhaps, but not here. I saw that you tried to remove the paint codes only to have them resotred, so I removed the paint codes, only to have them restored. I was wondering if you could help me convince Zoli Elo of this.

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