User talk:Mokele

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Hi. Did you release [[Image:Snake skull joints lateral view.jpg]] into the public domain? -Frazzydee 23:56, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Yes, it's of a specimen in my personal collection. MokeleMokele

I've made a few improvements with the arrows, and making the letters slightly more visible. If you want, I can upload it to a picture loading site for you to see first, or I can just upload it straight to wikipedia, and if it's not as good you can always revert (right?). Thanks. -Frazzydee 01:19, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Go right ahead and upload it, and thanks muchly


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[edit] Image:Sidewindingtracks.gif

... is superb. Nice work. If you want to release it under the GNU free documentation license, or in the public domain, could you add {{GFDL}} or {{PD}} to the image text? Thanks -- Chris 73 | Talk 16:15, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

-- Thanks very much, and yes, I would like it released to public domain, but unfortunately if I recompile it with my availible software, it does that black flash at the end. Another user removed that using GIMP, iirc, and would probably be able to add the tags as well without messing it up, if you wish to contact him. But yes, public domain = good.

[edit] Image source

You've uploaded some nice images. Are they all your own? Could you please indicate this when you upload the images. Adding either {{GFDL}} or {{PD}} (for public domain or GFDL) to the description, as Chris mentioned above, would be helpful in making sure images are properly licensed. Thanks, Maximus Rex 09:35, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Yes, they are, usually from my travels, pets or preserved specimens. I'll remember to add that in future, I just mis-read what Chris said, and thought he meant adding the text to the image in photoshop somehow. I'll be sure to indicate it in future uploads. User:Mokele

Hi, I want to use your blue tegu-pic on Wiki:nl, but really hope the Dutch mods don't throw it away because of the copyright warning. B kimmel 16:45, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Ectothermic muscles

Hi! :) I have a question about that ecothermic muscle thing if you wouldn't mind jumping over and looking at Talk:SuperCroc. 68.81.231.127 10:32, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Bandedkrait.jpg

Hi! Thanks for uploading Image:Bandedkrait.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use {{gfdl}} if you release it under the GFDL, or {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, etc.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know where you got the image and I'll tag it for you. Thanks so much, – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 19:54, Mar 3, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Hoazin chick claws BMNH.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Hoazin chick claws BMNH.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

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[edit] Unspecified source for Image:Blueteguspiral.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Blueteguspiral.jpg. I notice the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this file yourself, then there needs to be a justification explaining why we have the right to use it on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you did not create the file yourself, then you need to specify where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

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[edit] Sidewinding

Thanks for explaining your reversion of my edit regarding the thermoregulation benefits of sidewinding. Here are 4 refs which all mention that sidewinding aids the snake in keeping it's temp down when moving across hot surfaces. [1][2][3][4] There are many, many more.

If you've got something authoritive which debunks these claims, kindly supply it and also accept my humble apologies. If not, pls undo your reversion. Feel free to word it more succintly if you believe that it somehow detracts from the overall thrust of the article. Thanks. 08:17, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

None of those references are worthwhile, since none are from peer-reviewed scientific journals. I can find plenty of stuff online claiming that you can tell the age of a rattlesnake from the number of segments in the rattle, but that doesn't make such a legend any less bullshit. I've searched the scientific literature, and found *nothing* offering even a shred of evidence that sidewinding is in any way related to temperature. In fact, snakes sidewind only on slick surfaces, such as sand, mud, or smooth table-tops, regardless of temperature. Furthermore, few sidewinding desert snakes ever encounter warm sand - they're nocturnal. In short, it's nothing but an unsubstantiated claim with no factual basis.

Mokele

Ok, thanks. Secret Squïrrel 02:06, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
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