User talk:Magnum Serpentine

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[edit] Welcome

Hello, Magnum Serpentine, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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[edit] Your question, re planet

I thought I might post an answer here, instead of on the talk page, because that discussion is already getting too long and anything I said would get lost. It is important to remember that a) not all astronomers are planetary scientists, and therefore qualified to make a decision on the issue, and b) many astronomers making the fuss were not there to begin with, even though they've had more than a year to arrange their schedules. Serendipodous 08:49, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I See... So... Only 424 people were planatary Astronomers out of 9000?


[edit] Fair-use images removed from your user page

Hello, Magnum Serpentine. I've removed some images from your user page, as they are copyrighted, unlicensed images that are being used on Wikipedia under claims of fair use. Unfortunately, by Wikipedia policies, no fair-use images can be used on user pages; please see the ninth item of the Wikipedia fair-use policy and Wikipedia:Removal of fair use images. These images have not been deleted from any articles. If you have any questions, please let me know. —Bkell (talk) 04:52, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

I have removed the two boxes that had images which I had thought were in public domain due to their age. I re-built the Military History box using an Image of the Battleship USS Arkansas using a Image funded by the Taxpayer.

I do not understand how an image, owned by the People of California and The United States, can be copyrighted... The Taxpayer paid for the image and the Taxpayer owns the image. The person who made the image is in the same class as the sailor who took the picture of the USS Arkansas. A Government Employee creating an image as part of his or her Government Job ( Sailor-Photographer for the Arkansas, Artist for the State Seal)

Also the Image of the State Seal was created in 1848AD thats well beyond the age of Copyright. I am very confused on this matter, how can an Image I own as a Taxpayer can be copyrighted?

State governments can hold copyrights, just as any other entity can. It is only the United States federal government whose works are generally free from copyright, and that seems to be rather peculiar among governments. I agree, though, that it is odd that the state seals on Wikipedia are tagged as being copyrighted and available only under a claim of fair use; but until someone can give evidence that the images are actually in the public domain, and tag the images accordingly, we must follow the Wikipedia fair-use guidelines. I removed the images from your user page because they are tagged as being fair-use images; if this is incorrect, and you can give evidence to show that it is incorrect, then please fix the tags.
If an analogy helps you to understand how a state government can hold a copyright, consider the fact that many corporations hold copyrights as well. Even if you're a stockholder in the corporation, you must respect the corporation's copyrights. —Bkell (talk) 01:11, 18 September 2006 (UTC)


Thank you for responding. I had no ideal that States could hold Copyrights. It is extremely odd that a state would want to copyright its seal but I will just play it safe and let things be as they are Because I thought States and the Federal Government were the same on Copyright. I do thank you very very much for responding so fast. Thank you again. As I said I removed the two literature items, I had no ideal they were not Public Domain. I get that confused It seems. I also replaced the Military History User Box with one of my own using the Battleship Arkansas as the image. Magnum Serpentine

[edit] Vandalism

Yes, anyone can revert vandalism, or make any edits that improve the quality of the encyclopedia, subject to possible discussion on the talk page. Admin actions that can be required to prevent vandalism are page protection or semi-protection, or blocking the username or IP from editing, but that does not look to be warranted in this case. If you have any questions about anything, I would be happy to help. Also, please sign your posts with ~~~~. —Centrx→talk • 17:36, 24 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] User Box

Hey, I liked your collection of userbox, do you know how to make thoses? (or have a link where teaches how to make them?) Thanks--Alumbrado07 20:10, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

All I do is copy, and Paste the code I find in the Edit page. Magnum Serpentine 21:38, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
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