User talk:Bonfire34

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[edit] May 2008 - New York And Ottawa Railway

Hi, the recent edit you made to New York and Ottawa Railway has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. treelo talk 20:28, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, Treelo. The edit you reverted on the NY&O I put back. The reason I did this is because the map is incorrect or rather incomplete. It only shows 74 miles of the entire 130 mile route, ending at the Canadian-American border. The railway continued into Canada another 56 miles. If a map is going to be included, it should show the entire route, not just a portion. Just doesn't make sense. I may scan one of the timetables I own, showing the full route, and upload that. For now I just wanted to clarify. I had family work on that line, I've studied it for years and have written articles and a manuscript of its history. All I do on that page is either correct what has been falsely posted or add any new information I or my partners have come across that is important.

Thanks for uploading the timetable map (it *is* better than my map), but you should upload it as a different image, and specify different copyright information. RussNelson (talk) 00:50, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi, Russ, I've uploaded my map in a proper manner and left yours intact, but it is no longer associated with the article.


Bonfire, the map is great, but it doesn't specify a source or a copyright status. Since it appears to have been published after 1923, I fear it probably is under copyright, and eventually, someone will delete it (I could, of course, be wrong). But we could probably get someone to use it as the basis for a free map by requesting it at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Maps. -- Mwanner | Talk 18:29, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

If there is a problem, let me know. I likely have others. Funny thing is that if I find an earlier one from another of my timetables, it will be the same one, only a different issued date. But isn't it 75 years back (which would make it 1933 and this 1930 map would appear to be ok).
In Canada it might be 75 years back, but in the US it is 1923 as a fixed date; since Wikipedia's servers are in the US, it's my understanding that it is US copyright law that governs. So if you have a pre-1923 map that shows the complete route, that should do it. Cheers! -- Mwanner | Talk 11:20, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] License tagging for Image:Map0001.JPG

Thanks for uploading Image:Map0001.JPG. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information; to add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click "Edit this page" and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia.

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I did explain it in the description. I have now editted it to explain it further. I hope that will be enough.