Talk:Geograph British Isles

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I've created a template at Template:Geograph to mark geograph images in Wikipedia... any comments? Ojw 16:24, 20 November 2005 (UTC)


As one of the project creators, I should point out that the real "full" name of the site is "Geograph British Isles" and so this page might be better named "Geograph British Isles Project" Lordelph 09:07, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Geograph image quality

This might better belong under commons:Template:geograph, but has anyone noticed a problem with some geograph images? Take this for example - the brickwork appears to display a Moiré pattern. Are these images being anti-aliased before downsizing? - Crosbiesmith 16:01, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merge with Geographing

As the activity of geographing has no significance outside the context of the Geograph project, shouldn't the two be merged? -- Blisco 11:03, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

After a month of silence I've assumed tacit approval and carried out the merger. Blisco 17:53, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article name

Is there any particular reason why "project" is part of the article name? The project's website is headed simply: "Welcome to Geograph British Isles", and the title bar has the same phrase: the word "project" is only used lower down on the page. I've put a redirect at Geograph British Isles so that either link will work, but shouldn't this article really be there and not here? Loganberry (Talk) 23:36, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Nobody? Well then, would there be any objection to moving the article to Geograph British Isles? Looking at the what links here page shows only a handful of double redirects would need to be fixed. I just can't see the point in having "project" as part of this article's name given that the word is not part of GBI's official name and that Geograph British Isles is not being used for anything else nor likely to be. Loganberry (Talk) 23:22, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
I agree, "project" is redundant. There might be a case for going the whole hog and moving it to just "Geograph", but as Lordelph points out above, "Geograph British Isles" is the official name. I think "project" is just a hangover from the article's original title, "British Geograph Project". Go ahead and move it! --Blisco 23:47, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
I've dropped a note on the project's forums. There are an awful lot of single links in, so it might be easier to leave it be. Espresso Addict 00:02, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
I agree to move, most of the single links in are from Geograph image pages, changing the template (and then possibly touching those) should clear. --Grand Edgemaster Talk 02:40, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
If the links can be fixed automatically, then I have no objection to the rename. A couple of days' wait would seem polite to give the site members time to object if they wish. Espresso Addict 15:57, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Anyone wondering why the Republic of Ireland is still GREEN - look no further than the project name. (Sarah777 (talk) 23:00, 20 November 2007 (UTC))
Probably because the Irish are an illiterate nation of- what was it?- oh yes, "peasants, pixies, and priests"? Ireland is in the "British Isles"...Ireland is in the "British Isles"...Ireland is in the "British Isles".... How dare you question the intellectual sophistication and open-mindedness of British nationalists by inferring that Irish people would have no part of any project covering their country that is entitled "British Isles". It's clearly Irish people like you who have been the bane of British peace and civilisation in Ireland for all of Britain's glorious reign in that dark benighted disobedient island. Less treasonous barbarous Irish popish activity, if you please. 78.16.43.40 (talk) 05:40, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New urban sample image

I've added an urban image to illustrate the project's coverage of the built environment. It's a fairly random choice from the site's weekly competitions, but chosen to contrast with the existing image in style and location (Ireland). Espresso Addict 02:48, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Using Geograph Images in Wikipedia

Is it acceptable to use images from geograph in Wikipedia? I'm guessing all you need to do is put the name of who took the image in the summary section of the image when you upload it to Wikipedia, right?Doom jester 03:29, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

There is a template (and category) set up on Commons which generates the licence notice and stuff. See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Geograph_images Anything I want to use I upload there and it can then be used in all the wikipediae. --Cavrdg 05:55, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Awesome. Thanks. Just a thought though. Would it make sense to just have some way of linking from wikipedia to those images on geograph? I mean, aren't the sites kind of interconnected somehow? It doesn't really make sense to store 2 copies of the images, really. Doom jester 10:56, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

No, I don't think there's any connection between the two sites. If we relied on some sort of direct linking, we'd really be stealing bandwidth from the original site and there's always the risk that any other site might close down or change its terms and conditions for new content. --Cavrdg 06:08, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
It is acceptable to use any image on Geograph in articles on Wikipedia as the are all Creative Commons 2.0 licenced. Simply record the details when uploading, and add {{geograph|000000|A N Other}} where 000000 is the number of the photo on Geograph and A N Other is the author's name. Mjroots (talk) 20:50, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removed section on "Variations"

I've deleted the following text which isn't directly relevant to the page Geograph British Isles.

"Geographing is also a term used for a form of virtual geocaching, where instead of finding a cache, the seeker "finds" a picture which they may share on Web sites such as GeoGraphing.org or use the Geographing Yahoo Group."

Espresso Addict 17:05, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:GeographBrowseScreenshot.png

Image:GeographBrowseScreenshot.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 09:57, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use statement added by Lordelph 07:30, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Where's it gone?

The home page shows a "Temporarily Offline" message, saying the site should be back by "early evening". This message is dated 21st November. What's going on? 86.132.139.23 (talk) 17:10, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

It's back. 86.132.140.45 (talk) 01:56, 6 February 2008 (UTC)