User talk:Chris.B/Archive 3
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Military History of Gibraltar comments
Hey chris, sorry it took so long for me to get back to you...I've been settling in at college...I think this article is ready for another A-class review. I like the wide variety of media, and besides some minor copyediting, light cleanup, etc. I don't see any reason why it won't pass the review. My one comment is the timeline embedded with the picture. It seems out of place there, and although it is informative, the article already says everything that happens in there, so it seems redundant. Perhaps placing it under its own section or giving it its own article would be more appropriate. As it stands, it draws too much attention to itself at the top of the page. You also might want to prune down the citations. You can use the citation at the end of a paragraph instead of after every sentence that requires cited material, unless you are directly copying the text from the book. If you are paraphrasing, just stick a footnote at the end of the whole phrase (or paragraph) instead of citing the same text multiple times in one paragraph (it is also redundant). Otherwise, it seems about ready to me. Cheers! Antimatter--talk-- 02:53, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
- That's unfortunate....my vote would have been the tiebreaker! Next time you nominate it let me know...although I should say it looks like you've made most of the fixes that were suggested in the review. Keep it up! You'll get there soon Antimatter--talk-- 18:12, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Award
Fair use rationale
Hi Chris, thanks for the message about the image. I haven't done much work in the imagespace, and I noticed the image was tagged for CSD for lack of fair use rationale. I looked at other screen captures of websites to get a sense of the fair use rationales in place (and a lot had none!) to try to 'save' the image. Is this a case of a deletable image, or one that needs the wording of the rationale changed? Thanks! ~Eliz81(C) 15:52, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Chris, thanks so much for fixing this. I know the imagespace is highly contentious right now, but it seems a shame that perfectly acceptable fair use images can get deleted because the uploader doesn't know the rules about the rationale. ~Eliz81(C) 16:19, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! :D
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Thanks Chris.B/Archive 3 |
| I would like to thank you for your participation in my successful RfA, which passed with a tally of (44/10/5)[1]. Whether you supported, opposed or were neutral in my RfA, I appreciate your participation and I hope that we can continue to work together to build a stronger and better Wikipedia. | |
Regards, nattang 04:39, 3 October 2007 (UTC) |
Closing FPC "Trans-Neptunian Objects"
You closed Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Trans-Neptunian Objects. Should I assume that this is due to "no consensus?" (I'm not arguing, I just want to make sure that I understand, as I keep track of my failed FPC noms on my userpage). Spikebrennan 14:08, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
Did you know
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DYK help
Hi Chris, I was wondering if you could help me decide what would be a good DYK for this article, as you have experience with DYKs. Thanks in advance. Gibmetal 77talk 17:57, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for you help Chris, it seems easier than I thought. I have nominated the first one, do you know if it's possible to nominate more than one? Gibmetal 77talk 16:04, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
- I've sent you some mail Chris. Gibmetal 77talk 18:57, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Gibraltar border
You reverted my edit, explaining "more detailed location is explained farther below; it would break up cohesion/sentence structure and La Linea is not much of a city in any case". Regarding the first part of your sentence, nothing is explained further below, there is no mention of La Línea de la Concepción. Regarding the second part, this Spanish community is more than twice the size of Gibraltar in terms of population (and about five times in terms of area).--Ratzer 19:07, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
DYK
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RfA thanks
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| Thanks for participating in my RfA, which closed successfuly. I leave you with a picture of the real Blood Red Sandman! Note his 'mop' is slightly deadlier than mine! - - Blood Red Sandman (Talk) (Contribs) 18:56, 12 October 2007 (UTC) |
Your GA nomination of Basque coat of arms
The article Basque coat of arms you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold.
It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Basque coat of arms for things needed to be addressed. T Rex | talk 05:49, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
- Congratulations it has passed. T Rex | talk 03:08, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
- Congratulations on your second GA! Gibmetal 77talk 12:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Coat of arms of Asturias
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image of Adriaan Fokker
Hi Chris,
Thanks for your note on my talk page regarding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:AdriaanFokker.jpg
I'm afraid I don't know how to proceed. The holder of the copyright is the Huygens-Fokker Foundation; a representative therefrom told me it was OK to post the image. There didn't seem to be a option on the posting form that fit the situation, but SH-F seems to think it's a normal citation. I must say I'm a bit burned out from dealing with deletionist policies on Wikipedia... I've notified SH-F that it may be taken down, and from here I can feel fate taking over. . .
-Carl —Preceding comment was added at 19:00, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply (on my user page). As I understand it, the copyright holder (SH-F) has NOT released the image into the public domain (though they may if you give my friend time to respond before deleting it), however they consider it fair use to have it in Wikipedia. I think this means Wikipedians should not create derivative works from, but may gaze upon, the image. Is there no provision for such? Also, I read that images of famous people can be used. Adriaan Fokker could be considered famous. I'm happy to apply the correct label if you tell me what it's called. -Carl
Husayni image
No objections to that. The image on my talk page is there only because I copied the Wiki article in there, to preserve a copy of it while it was still rational, and not under assault. Personally it doesn't matter one way or another to me if his photo reviewing the SS is there or not. Regards Nishidani 21:58, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
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- I notice the Husayni image, which you removed, is back on the Amin al-Husayni page. No explanation was given. As I said, I don't mind either way, but just thought you should know. Regards Nishidani 18:39, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Thank you!
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| Thanks for your support in my recent request for adminship, which was successful. I'll do my best to justify the confidence you've placed in me! Dppowell 23:15, 31 October 2007 (UTC) |
Image:AddisonSaw2.jpg
Chris.B, I've delisted this media from CSD, as fair use is being asserted. Feel free to list at WP:IFD if desired. Thank you, — xaosflux Talk 00:55, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for the note, I don't deal with image tagging much so am not that up to date on the templates. — xaosflux Talk 14:54, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
How do I change my name?
I want my user name to begin with a lowercase letter. When I sign talk pages I want my name to show up in all lowercase without having to edit it afterwards. Do you know how I can do this? kevinthenerd 14:35, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
POTD notification
Hi Chris,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Iberian Peninsula antique map.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 11, 2007. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-11-11. howcheng {chat} 01:03, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
- Congatulations Chris it made it to the main page! --Gibmetal 77talk 11:23, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Re : Map of Gibraltar
Hello
No problem for me to make for you a map of Gibraltar, but which kind of map do you want ? This kind, this one, or that other one ? Sting-fr 22:02, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
- Hello Chris
- I'm glad to let you know that the map of Gibraltar you asked me to do is available on Commons : Image:Gibraltar_map-en.svg.
- I wasn't able to make a topographic map as requested because the area covered by the map is really small and the accuracy of the best digital topographic data available is 93 m and has problems for Gibraltar, so I decided not to use it as the general precision would have dropped down and the visual effect of the shaded relief would have been bad. Also, I didn't find any printed topographic map through the Web to use as reference.
- I'm also happy to announce you about the accuracy of this map which I believe to be one of the most (if not the most) precise and up-to date available through the Web concerning the contours, much more than the one displayed by Google Maps for example. I estimate the precision of all elements being of about 10 m, but many parts may reach half of this value.
- I didn't read the article but it seems that there's no more Neutral Zone as it's northern limit displayed by maps showing it is now in the middle of buildings on the Spanish side.
- I hope you like the map and will have a good use of it.
- Greetings. Sting-fr (talk) 14:50, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
- Hi again.
- Glad to see that you liked the map. I'm preparing a version in French and I've got a question : do you know what « R.E. offices » means as I picked it directly from another map but didn't understand what it was referring to ? Thanks. Sting-fr (talk) 17:50, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
- P.S. : I just saw the Barnstar you put on my user page here : thank you very much ! And yes, I'll try to continue to make high quality contributions ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sting-fr (talk • contribs) 18:02, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
- Oh ! I've searched quiet a while, googled, but only found « Real Estate » which obviously was not the one of interest. Thanks a lot !
- Btw, I didn't put a lot of street names. Sources are available, so if you want me to indicate some more you think worth… Sting-fr (talk) 19:45, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
- Sure, I just thought to add a few more to look like less naked, but not too many : I had the chance to visit it once and I remember well the small and numerous streets with the monkeys waiting for the tourists, from the same specie I encountered few weeks later in the forests in Morocco (the monkeys, not the tourists). Thanks for the correction, I integrated it also in the French version. It's a pleasure. Sting-fr (talk) 23:14, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
