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[edit] US/Metric on asteroid escape velocitiesThe Ceres value was taken to four places. We just don't know it that well. The same applies to the other US values that were added, and to the metric values, in fact. I removed the other US values, which were taken to three places. The usage of US units as opposed to metric is another matter. Michaelbusch 18:04, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Permission to use Image:Flag of Ash Sharqiyah.svgHi Osgoodelawyer, Would you mind giving your permission to release Image:Flag of Ash Sharqiyah.svg under the GPL? I would like to use it in the open source game Freeciv that is released under this license. Thanks in advance! --Himasaram 23:08, 14 February 2007 (UTC) [edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:FotGFotter.jpg)Thanks for uploading Image:FotGFotter.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy). If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. This is an automated message from BJBot 23:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC) [edit] Pork pie hatSorry, yes, it would have made sense to contact you - I tend to assume that people who have made significant contributions to an article will have it on their watchlist so it would be as good to leave a note there. The hat just doesn't look, to me (or to the anonymous IP who left an earlier talk page note on the subject), like the pork pie hats in images on the web (like the one linked to from the page). The article says "it is similar to a trilby or a fedora, but with a flat top". It could just be a misleading angle, but the hat pictured appears to have a rounded top, like a bowler, not a flat top. Is this the case? If not, perhaps another image could be taken which made this clearer, as it seems I'm not the only person confused. TSP 23:30, 19 February 2007 (UTC) [edit] HanzoHattoriThis discussion on WP:AN/I appears to have been the catalyst for the block. I disagree with not telling him specifically what the violations were (especially since some of them in the discussion were a few weeks ago). There may be better recent examples, but I haven't looked through his contribs. Leebo86 18:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] CascadiaHi Lexicon, I believe you've made an error with your recent edit to Cascadia: (remove again. it's a name with "cascadia" in it, and would never be searched for through "cascadia" (the reason for disambiguation pages)) Let me explain. If a user quickly types "cascadia" into the search box at left (expecting to find the subduction zone, among other things) and hits return, then they go to the dab page and (now) find no reference to what they were looking for. Even if they click "search" instead of hitting return, the search results have the dab page first and strangely, Cascadia subduction zone is nowhere to be found. "Cascadia subduction zone" is one of the most common uses of the term "Cascadia". I thought the purpose of dab pages is to help users find the info they're looking for. Your recent edit undermines that purpose and complicates a user's search for the desired info. By the way, if you look in Talk:Cascadia, one of the major reason for creating this dab page was to disambiguate terms including "Cascadia subduction zone". I know you're an admin, but I hope you'll agree that my reasoning is sound and please revert your change. Thanks. --Seattle Skier 22:41, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Anishinaabemowin language UserboxAaniin, with great effort from User:Miskwito, we now have the oj series of Anishinaabemowin language userboxes. On the WP:IPNA/Nish page, we have a matrix of the possible categories for the oj series and the major dialect groupings. You can now add to your Userpage one of the oj userboxes that are available or you can help create a userbox for the dialect of your interest. Please see Wikipedia_talk:Babel#Ojibwe_language_userboxes for the full discussion. Miigwech. CJLippert 23:44, 19 March 2007 (UTC) [edit] Shoppers World Bramptonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shoppers_World%2C_Brampton&diff=99391249&oldid=99384761 Don't delete information. If indeed it only said "Shoppers World was built on a field", then it would be okay to delete it. But the former owner of the land and how it was created to sell houses is critical to its early history. -- Zanimum 17:00, 20 March 2007 (UTC) [edit] chandra=Like I say, I love it when people call me a liar. It allows me to hate humans all the more. Since the whole thing is irrelevant to the purpose of the page, i.e., whether Badali is an asshole and deserves to be banned, I left out material irrelevant to the issue being discussed, such as her statement that she has a previous request earlier that day. But as you can see, what I posted is purely what she said, and the meaning is unchanged. I altered nary a word: From : Kathy Lestition <kathy@head.cfa.harvard.edu> Dear Faye Kane, We have so far been unable to come up with the perfect wording for a somewhat complex situation. I think it's probably time to take another crack at it. Our ability to grant permissions extends only to images taken with telescopes or satellites funded by NASA, or images, illustrations or animations funded by a NASA program. Unfortunately, since these can come from a number of sources which do not necessarily follow the same protocol for credits, and with whom people seeking these permissions are not necessarily familiar, it is not always clear to requesters which images are considered in this public domain. We also have been granted permission by non-NASA funded programs and organizations to use their material for comparative purposes. We do not have authority to grant permission for re-use of these images, we are granted our own informational use only. Again, even with the clearest of credits ( I just dealt with someone who insists that we own an image that is clearly credited to another organization), people are often confused. And it's not always that simple. A composite image of an object may consist of a Chandra image (public domain) overlayed with an image from ESA or a ground-based telescope (not public domain). So, we have come up with a request form that requires the url or name of the image. That way, we can look at the actual image being requested and either confirm the permission, or tell the requester to which organization they have to go to get permission. It seemed simpler that way, rather than trading several e-mails trying to explain. People and organizations have been gracious in granting us permission to post materials that we do not own, so we try to be very scrupulous in sending requests for permission back to those same organizations. I agree with you that our instructions could be worded more clearly. I have lost track of the number of revisions, but I'll try again. Meanwhile, please do fill in the form so we can clarify your permission request. Sincerely, =============================================================== OKAY??? WILL YOU STOP DELETING NASA IMAGES NOW?? TechnoFaye 23:17, 21 March 2007 (UTC) [edit] Chandra imagesAbu badali, I have confirmed that Chandra images, if not tagged on the site as including information from ground-based telescopes which are not under the control of NASA, are, in fact, completely public domain for all purposes, including commercial, so long as NASA-endorsement is not implied through their use (which is actually a completely different issue from use). If you have listed Chandra images for deletion, could you let me know what they were, so I might look up and find out if they truly are fair use? Thanks. Lexicon (talk) 23:30, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
It has been so long since I've seen anyone change his mind when presented with evidence that I had forgotten it was possible. Shane, you have my respect. TechnoFaye 02:05, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:40:24 -0400 From: Kathy Lestition <xxxxxxx@head.cfa.harvard.edu> To: srivasta@itt.uni-stuttgart.de Subject: Request to use image of Chandrasekar Dear Anupam Srivastava, I am reply to your message, included below, regarding the use of the images of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar posted on the Chandra X-ray Center public web site. If you return to the page you cite below and look at the credit under each of the three images, you will see that the copyright is in fact NOT held by us. Two of the images are credited to the AIP, the last to the University of Chicago. When we were constructing this site some 9 years ago, after our satellite was named after Prof. Chandrasekhar, we found to our surprise that none of the images of him were in the public domain. We were able to obtain permission from the AIP and the University of Chicago to display these three images on our our web site for informational purposes, but we do not own the images and do not have authority to give permission for re-use. Thus, you will have to send your request to the AIP and to the University of Chicago, the organizations which own the images. Sincerely, Kathleen Lestition Outreach Coordinator Chandra X-ray Center After this message, I am trying to contact University of Chicago with no success. They don't list any way to contact them on there web page except phone number. Since I am in Germany, it is almost impossible for me to call them. Any one here to help?--Scheibenzahl 05:45, 22 March 2007 (UTC) PS: And thanks for User:Lexicon and User:Abu badali for noticing me :)--Scheibenzahl 05:46, 22 March 2007 (UTC) [edit] British Isles TerminologyWhere does one position within your Diagram Euler the following: Donegal; North of the Island of Ireland; Six Counties of Ulster; Ulster posesses nine Counties, Northern Ireland: Therefore Northern Ireland however the term may be ligitimate, it remains a False friend (Faux-amis) as does Ulster. Northern Ireland may be ok for EIRE, Scots, Welsh, English but it is not at all clear to many others, who attempt to UNDERSTAND with limited patience. For non Anglophones, Europeans, Asiatics, Latin Apmericans, one suggests that you clarify Geographically, and Politically, and any other ....lly in order to ease comprahension. Everyone attempts to read english... so try and aid those mal-informed, mis-informed, and don't knows. This diagram cannot yet be considered pragmatically neutral and informative. best regards, Joan of Arc [edit] My user pageThanks for cleaning up. Michaelbusch 15:14, 25 March 2007 (UTC) [edit] Countrybox TemplateIt's only France so far. Some countires have been changing regimes so often that the template needs to be extended. Lord Vader 02:31, 29 March 2007 (UTC) |
