User talk:JediMaster16

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[edit] Welcome to the Wikipedia

Here are some links I find useful


Feel free to ask me anything the links and talk pages don't answer. You can sign your name by typing 4 tildes, likes this: ~~~~.

Cheers, Sam [Spade] 03:00, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Hi JediMaster16,

I noticed your interest in adminship. While you seem like a good contributor, with only 128 edits it's going to be a little while before other editors feel that you're ready for adminship. I suggest holding off until you have approximately 1000 edits. And when you do decide to nominate yourself, the correct page is Wikipedia:Requests for Adminship and not the associated talk page. Happy editing! moink 03:02, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

[edit] RE:moink

Oh, I thought the page said that I had to get someone else to support me.. Oh well. I'll keep on editing.

[edit] Photo Editing Software

I saw your comment about not having a good photo editor over at WP:FPC. Do yourself a big favour and go to http://gimp.org and download a copy of The GIMP. Totally free (GPL), cross-platform, photo editing software at its best. - Gaz 14:25, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright

The difference between GFDL material and copyrighted material that Wikipedia has permission to use is that only the former material is free content. This means it can be used by third parties. All text on Wikipedia has to be GFDL, public domain or fair use. Some images can be under other free licenses (such as a Creative Commons License) but can not be permission-only for Wikipedia. Permission-only material should be deleted since one of the aims of Wikipedia is to provide free content that others can modify and/or redistribute. You might find the Wikipedia:Copyright FAQ helpful. I hope this answers your question. Let me know if not. Angela. 08:29, Nov 17, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Horseheadnebula.jpg

Image:Horseheadnebula.jpg

Will you please tell the source of this photo? And why you assert fair use for it? If it is a NASA photo, it is in the public domain. Let me work with you on this. — Xiong熊talk 20:18, 2005 Apr 20 (UTC)

[edit] Pic of the day

Hi JediMaster,

Just to let you know that your photo Image:Rainiersourdoughridge.JPG is due to make a reappearance as Pic of the Day on the 14th September. I've reused the same caption as last time, but you can make any changes at Wikipedia:Picture of the day/September 14, 2005. -- Solipsist 22:13, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Star Wars Wikiproject

Hello! Thank you for participating in the Star Wars Wikiproject. The participants section has recently been changed so it would be appreciated that you put the template {{User Star Wars WikiProject}} onto your Userpage so that you appear in Category:WikiProject Star Wars members. That way you appear in the listing of WikiProject Star Wars members. Jedi6 04:22, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Star Wars newsletter

Project updates
Greetings, Star Wars editors! Deckiller here. It's the first edition of the WikiProject Star Wars newsletter, and yes, it's a semi-ripoff of the Esperenza newsletter. I think it's important to begin with some good news: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and Jabba the Hutt have reached featured article status! Kudos to the editors who helped obtain these achievements!

WikiProject Star Wars is also on a mission to improve Star Wars articles using the following ideas:

  • An out of universe perspective versus an in universe perspective (see Wikipedia:Writing about fiction and the future ammendments to our manual of style)
  • Evolving lists into regular articles
  • Moving excess information and specifics to Wookieepedia (and providing links to Wookieepedia per the "see also" and/or "external links" sections)
  • Enhanced communication amongst WikiProject members
  • More to come

These should provide the basic steps needed to improve and "encyclopedia-fy" the Star Wars series of articles.
Things to do
There are plenty of Wikipedia:WikiProject Star Wars/things to do. An update to the page is coming very soon, and it will represent the new and exciting changes that Star Wars pages will be receiving!
Out-of-universe versus in-universe perspectives
Although details are forthcoming, I would like to take this time to explain the gist of this concept. Wikipedia has generally agreed that fictional articles should write about the topic from a "real world" perspective, focusing on real world issues and topics, with a section or two for plot synopsis and so on. Jabba the Hutt is a solid character example, and Clone Wars (Star Wars) is quickly moving toward an out of universe perspective.
Article evolution

As many of you know, lists of minor Star Wars-related themes are very common on Wikipedia; however, since these may be seen as violations of Wikipedia policy (and having seperate articles would breach even more policies), the tentative solution is to create general articles on a list's topic (for example, turning List of Star Wars devices into Technology of Star Wars, which allows us to cover everything from hyperspace to comlinks in a general encyclopedic fashion). This can be very tough for some broad topics, so the key is organization. I encourage all editors to list their ideas on the WikiProject talk page. It will be a very difficult — but tangible — effort.

For an example, let me point you to the Final Fantasy WikiProject. Some of us over at that WikiProject decided to turn various components of Final Fantasy X, such as Pyreflies, Yevon, and the backstory — into an article describing the world of Spira. Location descriptions were given a List of locations in Spira article, and the details themselves were placed on the Spira (Final Fantasy X) page. This is a decent template to follow — however, we will need to place priority on out-of-universe, "real life" topics and perspectives in realtion to the article.

Sounds confusing, eh? It won't, for examples will be popping up left and right in the near future!
Signed...
— Deckiller 03:19, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Star Wars WikiProject Roll Call

Hello!

Thank you for contributions. You have signed as a member of the Star Wars WikiProject there is a Roll Call going on currently at the Star Wars WikiProject talk page. Please sign if you still want to help out.

Again, Thank you for your help! --Team6and7 02:42, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mount Rainier FP

Hi, JediMaster16. I'm not sure if you're still about on Wikipedia all that much, but I'm sorry to inform you that your Mount Rainier image has been nominated for delisting. One of the concerns is that it no longer meets the resolution requirements. You mention in the original nomination that you have downsampled this image from 4MP. Would it be possible to upload the full-resolution version? Regards, --YFB ¿ 00:15, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Non-free use disputed for Image:Ss00047.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Ss00047.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read carefully the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content and then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our Criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.Betacommand (talk • contribs • Bot) 07:25, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Featured pictures reminder

I'm not sure if you're still around Wikipedia, as you havn't edited for over a month, but I'm just reminding you about Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Mt. Rainier, where you said you could upload a high-res version of the image. If you're still around and are able to upload this image that would be great. Thanks. Raven4x4x 06:37, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Ro4.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Ro4.jpg. 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. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

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 ensure 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 you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. 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 any non-free media 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. Videmus Omnia Talk 15:46, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Template:Openswtasks

A tag has been placed on Template:Openswtasks requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a deprecated or orphaned template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.

If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes (<noinclude>{{transclusionless}}</noinclude>).

Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 04:20, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Nom Anor

I have nominated Nom Anor, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nom Anor. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Judgesurreal777 (talk) 23:21, 6 May 2008 (UTC)