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[edit] Hi

I think you've made exactly the same error as I did on Poker jargon - there's a page at List of slang names for poker hands, which I didn't notice until I'd added at least half a dozen hands, live and learn, eh. --Alf melmac 11:44, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Recent edits to Jump the shark

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[edit] Please cite sources

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[edit] Janie Liszewski

A tag has been placed on Janie Liszewski, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Nwbpwnr 04:23, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] EVH

Hey, cheers for noticing my edits. You're right about the name thing...but I really do think it causes confusion...I'll change the names back to Van Halen later anyway. If you think the medical problems section should be included, go ahead and add it back in :-) ĤĶ51→Łalk 18:55, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ID4

Please review film articles that are Featured Articles at WP:FA#Media. It's best to aspire to be like them. Show me a FA-class film article or even a GA-class film article that has unencyclopedic rumors as part of the content, and I might reconsider. Otherwise, rumors and made-up titling is simply not notable. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information; the content should be relevant to the article's topic and not what Indy fanboys do in their free time. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 13:21, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

You'll have to excuse me for being firm. I've worked on a lot of film articles, and it's just clear to me that such information does not belong in these articles. (Nice usage of "dross", by the way. Had to look it up, though I kind of guessed the meaning.) I don't want to discourage you from editing on Wikipedia, but there are policies to consider such as notability. Anyone can have a say on any topic -- if someone says the current administration sucks on their blog, is that really encyclopedic? Rumors are generally not acceptable if they have no basis, such as someone being said to be up for a role where no one ever acknowledged it. The extent would be actors expressing an interest in a role; that's notable because it comes from the lion's mouth, and not speculated by people with their dream cast. I think there is far more useful content that can be provided about a film instead. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 13:40, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones belongs to everybody. I don't like your "my article, your article" tone, it belongs to us all to improve. Wiki-newbie 16:06, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough, but I found your contributions good, if not totally following the guidelines. Wiki-newbie 16:37, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Copyright issue with Image:BobCatleyInAction.jpg

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[edit] Copyright issue with Image:EddieTapping.jpg

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[edit] Image:DavidEddings.jpg

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[edit] More replaceable fair use images

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[edit] PD-Self

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[edit] Please be civil

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[edit] Heads up on Indiana Jones

I like what you're doing. Try and make citations as informational as well too, by writing things like author, title, date and publisher too. Wiki-newbie 17:13, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

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I read your rationale on the talk page, but the image in question is not acceptable for fair use in the Indiana Jones article, so it is now orphaned. I have deleted the image. Kafziel Talk 16:06, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

When you hack up peoples articles for no good reason, it's editing - when someone else does it, it's vandalism. Go figure.Mikejstevenson 16:23, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Do you mean my removal of the image from the Indiana Jones article? That wasn't "for no good reason". That's the law. Take a look at the Fair Use tag; a fair use image has to be used to illustrate the object in question. Bart Simpson is not Indiana Jones, so use of a Simpsons screenshot in the Indiana Jones article is a violation of Fair Use. If we had a screenshot in every article of every person, place, or thing ever referenced on the Simpsons, there would be one in every article on Wikipedia. That's not how Fair Use works. Kafziel Talk 16:41, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
The Object In Question is not Jones himself; rather it's the fact/concept that Indiana Jones is often parodied and referenced in popular culture. That picture (showing Bart as Jones, and Homer as the ball) is (was) used to illustrate that, since it is arguably the most well remembered and popular Indiana Jones parody. Anyway, I don't know why I'm taking the time debating this - you're not interested. It really amazes me how anyone ever manages to get any pictures on Wikipedia. I've taken pictures myself and had them deleted by your comprades citing copyright violations; I've given up bothering trying to upload pictures. Mikejstevenson 17:52, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
No, I am interested. I'm not some robot - I've uploaded photos that have been deleted, too, so I know what you're talking about. It's always been a complicated process, and it's become a whole lot more complicated in the last few months. It's a pain in the ass, I know.
It's generally felt that screenshots can only be used in the articles about the show or movie, and sometimes in the articles about the actors portrayed in the screenshot (although that's also debatable). Trivia sections in articles get out of control pretty easily, and to be on the safe side we don't put photos in the pop culture references/trivia sections.
I do understand your frustration, and you're not the only one who has given up trying to upload photos. I don't upload anything anymore unless I took it myself. Kafziel Talk 18:05, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Old Indy

Sounds fair enough. The Wookieepedian 19:14, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

By the way, how do you know that the Old Indy segments will not be included on the DVDs? The Wookieepedian 23:24, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Indiana Jones

My answer is really quite simple. The image was listed in the category of images tagged of lacking fair use rationale. I reviewed it, and the image doesn't meet the technicalities of fair use. I did not proceed to investigate every other image in the article or the like because I am neither obligated nor inclined to do so. Ultimatums aren't really something that you can enforce on Wikipedia. Just tidying up. Teke(talk) 04:57, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

You said:
OK - now I understand. People like you are actually detrimental to this site - a drain to the community. You contribute nothing - in fact, less. You're not interested in discussion, neither are you interested in justifying your decisions. You couldn't care less about having any logical reason for your actions, neither do you feel it necessary to be open to being questioned about them. You are nothing more than a vandal - the only difference being that you actually seem to enjoy being open about it.
You know perfectly well that your action has invalidated a section of the article, without good reason. You know perfectly well that I have a valid point, but, being the person you are, you take pleasure from the fact that you aren't forced to listen.
Never mind. Enjoy the rush this vandalism gives you. Mikejstevenson 05:18, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
I don't regard following federal law as vandalism, and you are borderline to a personal attack and well past civility. Tone it down or I suspect your stay here will be brief. There is absolutely no circumventing Wikipedia:Fair use criteria and indeed I'm being generous in not stripping out the other images and tagging them as invalid on sight. Step away from the line, good sir, you are making a mountain out of a molehill. Teke(talk) 05:46, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Mike, that's apples to oranges. The screenshots of various actor who have portayed Bond are relevant to the article. The image of old Indy would be relevant if there was a devoted section to that character. The Wikimedia foundation has issued a crackdown on fair use images, as forks of Wikimedia projects open it to copyright infringement. I really don't have much more to say on the deletion, if you feel it was inapporiate you can file a request for comment or deletion review. Teke(talk) 06:30, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Indiana Jones

And you seem to have a problem understanding that people might disagree with you, and will not bow down under your insults and borderline personal attacks. The simple truth is, while the VHS releases may have excised the Old Indy material, until the DVDs (presumably the archival versions) are released, and or a public statement is made by Lucasfilm on the matter, we *cannot* say that they have *ALL* been removed. Television airings of the series included the footage, even the recent ones on ABC Family within the last few years. If I were trying to provoke an edit war with you, I would have removed ALL references. Play nice with other editors - it's not your page. MikeWazowski 05:35, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Personal attacks

[edit] Attacks in the article User:Rodneyjinkins

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