User talk:Drcwright

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[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:180px-Karakuwa-Miyagi.png

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[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:YorkLogo50px.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:YorkLogo50px.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image is unlicensed for use on Wikipedia and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

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[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:YorkLogo48px.gif)

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[edit] Sizing of images

Dcwright; you do not need to upload various versions of an image to get different sizes. The Wikimedia software has support for resizing an image. Look at the code that I am typing here to see examples. Visually, you'll see the difference in size between these two images, but they are the same image...I'm just asking the Wikimedia software to resize. Observe:

  

Hope this helps, --Durin 22:59, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned images

Drcwright; fair use images must be used in the main article namespace or they are considered orphaned. The main article namespace is comprised of actual encyclopedia articles. Userboxes, userpages, templates, categories, and etc. do not count towards this requirement. Further, fair use images may not be used on userboxes, userpages, templates, etc. Please do not remove the orphaned fair use tags from images until you have verified they are used in actual articles. If you have any questions about this, I'd be happy to answer. Thank you, --Durin 23:03, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Re: Image:YorkLogo50px.gif
The page I see states that it is fair use of a logo "to illustrate the organization, item, or event in question". Does it need to be in an article? It currently being used in the YorkU userbox for student and alumni of York University, and I think that should be sufficient.
Regarding Image:YorkLogo48px.gif -- I didn't like the quality so I redid it (Image:YorkLogo50px.jpg) with plans to delete it (~48px.gif).
Oh. I don't see how all the images in those userboxes are in a main article. I'll look into it though. Thanks. Drcwright 23:09, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Fair use images are not permitted on userboxes, period. At any given moment, there are userboxes that have fair use images on them in violation of policy. Myself and a number of other editors attempt to police this. --Durin 23:13, 14 December 2006 (UTC)


I am curious as to why this Queen's logo is not considered orphaned. It is only on user and template pages.
Image:UsermadeQueen's.png —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drcwright (talk • contribs)

  • Because it's not tagged with a fair use license, but a free license. In this case, {{PD-self}} --Durin 23:19, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Ohhh. I thought that because this represented York's logo, I had to tag it as a logo. I added the text and used 2 different images in Photoshop to make the logo. Do I thus change the license to "free"? Drcwright 23:26, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Okay... no matter. That was the wrong one too. I've added a new one Image:YorkLogoMotto.png under a free license.
  • Forgive me but I think I may not have conveyed the point. The logos must be tagged as logos because they are copyrighted works. We can not free them of copyrights just by tagging them under a free license. We have to gain specific release of rights from the copyright holder for that.
  • With regards to Image:YorkLogoMotto.png, that is a derivative work, combining the copyrighted images Image:Yorkucrest.gif and http://www.yorku.ca/alumni/images/yorkheader.gif. Yes, some of your creativity went into making it. York University however retains rights to the graphic. I'm sorry. I've retagged the image as {{logo}}, removed it from the userbox, and labeled it as orphaned. --Durin 03:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Shit. Thanks. I've got it now. Although, I think it's silly that a logo can't be used for a userbox when that logo clearly defines the membership of the userbox.
  • Drcwright, you've once again added a fair use image to the York U userbox. This time, it was Image:Yorkucrest.gif. Could I ask you to please query me on my talk page before adding another image to that userbox? I've tried to communicate to you the nature of these images and how to avoid using them but apparently I'm not getting the message across. Perhaps if you just asked me directly I could tell you, before you put another fair use image on the userbox in violation of our policy. Ok? --Durin 18:14, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • OK... I was thinking only "fair use" images that are used in an article could be used for userboxes. Re-reading your above notes, I see it was pretty clear. Got it. (For real this time.)
  • I've uploaded . Left note on your talk page. Will wait to hear from you before using.

[edit] RE:Battle of Nanj[k]ing

Hardly the main contributor.

It's a romanization issue. We haven't really decided on whether to use WG or Pinyin for these types of articles. -- 我♥中國 03:53, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:LucieBlackman.jpg

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[edit] Mama-san

Hi. I browsed through the history of hostess bar, and your name comes up fairly often, so I figured it's safe to assume you have some knowledge/interest in the more Japanese side of nightlife in Japan. The reason I decided to contact you is this: if you should have some knowledge of the whole mama-san thing, could you look into the article? It's in a terrible state as it is - it's been started out with the assumption that mama-san implies to female pimps in Thailand, and while this may be true it's blown out of proportions in the article. For comparison, the German article is way more apropriate - it describes your typical motherly snack bar mastress who pours drinks for sarariman, listens to their complaints and pats them on the shoulders because their bosses don't. Sarariman aren't even mentioned in the English article. If you have no time for or interest in this article, I'll probably eventually just translate the German article. TomorrowTime 02:05, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Got your reply. Same here about the job - just got a new one. Funny thing, jobs. You have so much less time on your hands...
Anyway, how about we do a collaboration? I translate the German article into a sandbox somewhere and then you can go through it and add whatever info you've got? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TomorrowTime (talk • contribs) 08:00, 16 January 2007 (UTC).
sounds good. now i gotta get back to work! lol. Drcwright 05:47, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ping!

Hi Drcwright,
The link above may now be old news to you, but I found myself responding anyhow!  Best wishes, David Kernow (talk)

[edit] Image:MaebashiCityEmblem.png listed for deletion

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[edit] WikiProject Japan taskforces

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AlmostTransparentBlue1stEngTradePaperback.jpg

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Thank you for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2008 (UTC)