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Archive 1 2007

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[edit] North Isles

The article should be somewhat improved. --MacRusgail (talk) 18:35, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

As you say. However I still have my doubts that North Isles will ever make a great article. It is more like Extreme_points_of_the_United_Kingdom than most of the project pages. I like the regional templates, which save the need for repeated "the other islands in the group are..." I think there is some way to have nested pages, so eg a group article could contain the articles for individual islands. No time to investigate now. Finavon (talk) 19:47, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
I disagree in that the North Isles are probably the most important subdivision of Shetland, as they contain three very important islands in terms of size and population (well, two of the most important, plus slightly less important Fetlar), as well as various extreme points, which are scattered between Unst, Oosta and Muckle Flugga.
A few of the forms of Orkneyinga Saga names are here - Wikipedia:WikiProject Scottish Islands/Orkneyinga Saga. South Havra is listed here. Papa will probably have the same form as Papa Stour - Papey. I'm very sceptical about some of H-S's Norse spelling... --MacRusgail (talk) 13:09, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
If the individual islands are important, then they deserve a good article. I'm quite happy to accept to criticism of H-S. However as a widely available source, we need more authoritative sources where we are going to ignore his statements. Finavon (talk) 19:06, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Images

Hey Finavon, thanks for cleaning up these images. Feel free to change the userpage links if you need to! Dinoguy2 (talk) 16:56, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Commons images

Thanks so much for cropping so many images -- they look fantastic once they've been cropped. Thank you for letting me know about the cahe problem -- I was particularly concerned about Image:Yonge Street looking north from Front Street.jpg, which appeared to have been replaced with Image:Yonge Street north of Queen Street by Micklethwaite.jpg - I thought maybe I'd uploaded the same image twice in error, but now it is right again. Anyway, thanks for the hard work. Skeezix1000 (talk) 23:32, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

You are right, I did upload the wrong cropped image there. Sorry. I will upload the correct cropped image. Finavon (talk) 23:42, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Bispham Rock Gardens01.jpg

Hi, excuse my ignorance about images on wikipedia, however you have added an image I uploaded Image:Bispham Rock Gardens01.jpg to this category, Category:Images with the same name on Wikimedia Commons as of 24 March 2008 which states that the image will be deleted once the category is seven days old. I have no idea what to do about this or what the implications are for the image? Or why there is a duplicate on wiki common? Do I need to do something to ensure the image remains in the Bispham Rock Gardens article? Thank you and excuse my lack of knowledge on this topic. ♦Tangerines♦·Talk 01:12, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I transfered your image to Commons, where it remains credited to you, with the same license. The Wikimedia Commons (or WikiCommons) is a repository of multimedia files. Files uploaded there can be used like locally uploaded files on all other projects on the Wikimedia servers, in all languages. All content is either in the public domain or released under free licenses such as the GNU Free Documentation License. (see Wikimedia Commons) As I am not an administrator, I cannot delete the local en copy, so marked it as {{subst:ncd}} ("now commons") for an admin to review. Once deleted, any link to it will see the Commons file. You need do nothing for your image to continue to be available. I hope this helps. Finavon (talk) 01:41, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Arthur Hertzberg 1972.jpg

It's a cropped and scanned image from my Bar Mitzvah. It's mine and I release it into Public Domain. I've no idea what problem someone had with it. - Sparky (talk) 05:29, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

(discussion continued at User talk:Sparky)

Where would I indicate it is a family image? - Sparky (talk) 15:53, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

What was the hurry? I'll have to scan it again. What was forcing you to do this? - Sparky (talk) 04:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Braemar

Can you look at the most recent edit of Braemar for me? On the surface it appears gratuitous. A user has removed one of my images showing Auchendryne Lodge in Braemar and replaced it with one of his own showing a sunset 'near' Braemar. Personally I don't think landscapes 'near' somewhere should be included in a article about that somewhere, but that's another issue.

Anyway - he appears to be claiming a WP policy for deleting my image saying it shows a B&B - I really don't think Auchendryne Lodge is a B&B (there are no signs outside), but I don't really know that it isn't nor whether there is a policy that covers removing such images from a page like this.

Please let me know (here) what you think - thanks WikiWriter (talk) 06:13, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I can't see a problem with your picture and have restored it. The image showing a sunset in the area is also fine for now. As the article grows, images should illustrate aspects of the article, but general "scene-setting" images would be better in the Commons category, which is linked. Finavon (talk) 17:00, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Thanks - I agree with everything you say - Question though - is there a policy prohibiting images of 'B&Bs' (and such like) as user RonAlmog appears to be implying? I am curious about his point. WikiWriter (talk) 19:55, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm no expert on policy. Both en:wiki and Commons dis-allow advertising, but I cannot see that an image of a business premises, in context, would be a problem in an article on the area. Commons have a category:Advertising. In this case there is nothing in the picture indicating the business. (in fact I wonder if there is confusion with Auchendryne Cottage!). You could try asking RonAlmog what policy he is quoting. Finavon (talk) 07:44, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the advice - I did ask. The response (in - I suspect - an intentionally provocative tone) cites no policy apparently - removal was in 'improvement' - user avoided answering the hotel issue too. So I'll leave it there WikiWriter (talk) 13:37, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Assessments

Good to see you popping up at WPSI assessments. If you have a mo, could you take a look at the other two still needing attention i.e. Timeline of prehistoric Scotland (arguably of too wide a scope) and Skerryvore. As the main author of both I don't think I can offer an assessment once an article gets beyond 'Start' class and they have been sitting there for some time. I am not attached to the result, I'd just like to get them off the list. Ben MacDuiTalk/Walk 12:48, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] William Speirs Bruce

Thank you for your helpful edits during the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition GA review, which has now ended (thank God!). You may have noticed that I am working on the Bruce biography, which was abandoned by a previous editor. I'd much appreciate it if, from time to time, you would look at the progress and tweak it into better shape. Brianboulton (talk) 23:02, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] TUSC token f7e06819f46bd8939974da8dc6b294d5

I am now proud owner of a TUSC account! Finavon (talk) 09:52, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Whitecapsfclogo.gif)

Thanks for uploading Image:Whitecapsfclogo.gif. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media 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 media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 07:28, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

It appears to have been superceded by Image:VancouverWhitecapsLogo.GIF so is no longer required. Feel free to delete. My only involvement was to crop the border. Finavon (talk) 18:42, 2 June 2008 (UTC)