User talk:Stovetopcookies

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[edit] (SimEarth)

I like your article on SNES SimEarth. I do suggest you make a local copy of the wikitext, since it's obvious you put alot of time into it. You may be able to recycle some of the content into other articles.

Klonimus 03:36, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Redirects

Hey there, Stovetop. I noticed that you were trying to make TO-92 a redirect to TO92. The way to do that is to make the entire text of the article:

 #REDIRECT [[name of the article you're redirecting to]]

Thanks for your contributions! Fernando Rizo T/C 00:10, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Your images has been listed for deletion.

╫ 25 ^ring-a-ding 09:35, 14 December 2005 (UTC) ╫

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Lymphocyte.gif

This image may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Lymphocyte.gif. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the image also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture then you can use {{GFDL}} to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the image qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then use a tag such as {{fairusein|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other images, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. 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 unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Matt 23:44, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Elcapval.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:Elcapval.gif. 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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Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you. -- Longhair 10:07, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Econoline black.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Econoline black.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{GFDL}} to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then use a tag such as {{fairusein|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. 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 unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. -- Longhair 04:41, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Unipolar.GIF

Thanks for uploading Image:Unipolar.GIF. 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).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you. Dethomas 04:33, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Technology Time Scale

Technology Time Scale has been proposed for deletion. Please see the article for details. NickelShoe 04:31, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Malformed redirect

Just a quick note: the correct syntax for a redirect is

#REDIRECT [[target]]

not

#redirect target

--ais523 10:16, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stonehenge image

Well, I got confused for it being writen all over as being copyrighted, so I tagged it as copyrighted stuff.201.31.229.110 02:08, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Stonehenge-google-earth.PNG

[edit] Fan Fiction nominated for an Article Improvement Drive

I noticed you have edited fan fiction, and I figured you'd want to know that the article has been nominated for an Article Improvement Drive. :) Runa27 23:36, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fan fiction on AID

Hi! You recently removed the nomination for Fan fiction on WP:AID. I guess this was a mistake, so I reverted it, but in the future, be careful! Pruneau^talk 22:00, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] (Steel Empire)

I'm trying to redo the steel empire page so its wiki acceptable but still maintain most of what you wrote on it. Can you help out some? Verwirrung 12:51, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright problems with Image:Stonehenge-google-earth.PNG

Yury Petrachenko 04:59, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I thought that if I took the screenshot with their copyright info in the image then it would be ok but I don't want any trouble so please delete the file and this whole thing will be over, thank you. Stovetopcookies 00:40, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk page

Hey all, what would anyone like to talk about? Stovetopcookies 00:44, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: SimCity 3000 screenshot

My apologies if the image stirs up emotions. The reason the towers are included is that SimCity 3000 is the only game in the series to have featured the buildings and their presence should be evidenced. The image also serves to compare the towers' height against other buildings in-game. In a way, it's also a personal tribute to the victims of 9/11, and I definitely wish not to offend anyone who has been greatly affected by this tragedy. I know how traumatic this could be, but the game and its contents were released two years before the attacks (this city itself has not been modified since July 2001), so I don't see how the tower's existence alone is objectable. Sorry again. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 18:59, 16 November 2006 (UTC) ╫

I don't have a problem with it. I was just concerned for others. Stovetopcookies 23:55, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, under normal circumstances, the image won't require modifications, although I'm beginning to believe the whole city itself may resemble a portion of Manhattan (which is definitely unintended), and may have an undesired impression to certain quarters. I'll see what I can do, although the towers may be re-added but portrayed in a less suggestive manner. Besides, I have been thinking about including a city with more slopes anyway, in line with Image:SimCity2000 Windows In-Game Screenshot.png and Image:Maturecity.jpg. Thanks for the input. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 16:16, 18 November 2006 (UTC) ╫

[edit] Units

Kibibytes (KiB) and mebibytes (MiB) are valid units. They are the accepted units for Wikipedia for expressing things such as processor cache. They are not spelling mistakes, and do not need to be changed. — Aluvus ^t/c 01:27, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Why are you making things complicated? The unit is kilobyte, abbreviated as kB and represents 1,024 bytes. It has held that definition since the 1950's and isn't going to change because you want it to.Stovetopcookies 02:47, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

The use of IEC units was not my choice. But it is the standard that has been generally agreed on by Wikipedia editors. There is a little bit on this at WP:MOSNUM. Changing the units as "spelling mistakes" is both inaccurate and counter-productive, and people will simply revert your changes. If you disagree with the use of KiB and MiB, then take it up on a talk page instead of arbitrarily changing articles. I am not overly fond of the IEC units, but am in favor of consistency. — Aluvus ^t/c 04:05, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

As it says, both units are acceptible, and so I will continue to use the traditional and correct ones. Just because a few orginazations have adopted it for their own purposed does not mean they have become the new standard. Wikipedia should remain unbiased and therefore use the units that have been in use since the conception of computers in the sense as they are being described, not since 1999 when a few groups of people decided to put their own twists on things. I will continue to make corrections to improve Wikipedia as I see fit, as that is what it is all about. Stovetopcookies 01:52, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

If you dislike the IEC units, then by all means build a consensus to not use them; consensus is ostensibly a major goal of Wikipedia. But changing a small portion of articles will only confuse readers, and is not a good idea. — Aluvus ^t/c 08:19, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

I would like to know who made the decision to arbitrarily use these IEC units, as they are not standard units by any definition and for the most part, unheardof outside this community. Stovetopcookies 17:28, 14 December 2006 (UTC)