User talk:Mhsia

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[edit] Helpme - image use

I have a quick question regarding image use. For my Food Project page, I would like to add the logo of the Food Project to the page, but I don't really understand the limitations of the "Fair Use" policy. The Food Project is a publicly and privately funded non-profit organization that operates similarly to a small business. I'm not sure whether or not the logo is copyrighted (although I'm guessing it is), but I've seen quite a few logos which are around Wikipedia (e.g. Sony, Toshiba, etc.). I think the Food Project logo is used frequently on their website, letters from them, literally any piece of media which they create, so I think the situation is analagous to Sony or some other major corporation. On the other hand, I don't know if the page editors of those pages have some special arrangement with those companies. I was also wondering about putting up pictures that have come from their website. I think that is less likely to be kosher with Wikipedia copyright policy, but I thought I'd ask anyway. Many thanks, mhsia

I think generally a logo is considered fair use and the {{Logo}} template is used on the logo's image page. Any image automatically gets copyright, and it is up to the owner to release it under a free licence - so yes the Food Project logo is most probably copyrighted. We don't have special arrangements with Sony etc to use their logo.
Images on their website are less likely to be fair use, and since Wikipedia is trying to be free we prefer free image anyway.
More information is available at: Wikipedia:Fair use and Template:Logo. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Commander Keane (talk • contribs)
Er, what Commander Keane said. Teke 01:37, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I am wondering how to make a humble suggestion about Wikipedia's general format. I've noticed that on certain "Talk" pages, e.g. the 2006 Israel-Lebanon Conflict, there is a lot of debate, but no conclusion or action taken. I propose that this is because the discussion is unstructured, and users insert comments wherever relevant, so the discussion doesn't follow a linear pattern (i.e. "Well what about this . . . ", "I disagree . . .", etc.) and no concensus is drawn. I suggest these pages get converted into a forum-based format with posts and threads, like those that are very common on the web. These allow topics to be organized by subject and posts are ordered by date, with the ability to "reply" to someone directly.
I know this is a big suggestion and would require a lot of reorganization and system changes and I'm a very new member of the community, so I don't expect to be taken completely seriously. But, on the other hand, I thought if no one suggests it, then that's a greater loss. Also, there are many applications that are designed to implement online forums, so executing this might not be so hard.
So, I guess my question is what do people think about that and/or is there a better place to submit such a suggestion. thanks, Mhsia 17:53, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Help Response

Try WP:VPT. This is the technical village pump, and would be the appropriate place for your question / suggestion. Cheers. —— Eagle (ask me for help) 18:10, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Quick question: If I find a small typo on a Wikipedia page, is it worth it to change it? What is the general community's feeling on this? I would think having such errors removed would add to Wikipedia's presentability, but then again, because all versions of pages are saved, maybe it's a waste of memory. Many thanks for your help. Mhsia 19:56, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, the typo should be fixed. There is also a program that you can request to help do this, and other things to articles (WP:AWB). What you want to do it fix the typo, say you are fixing a typo in the edit summary, and click "This is minor edit" below the edit summary. SynergeticMaggot 19:59, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ludwig's 8

When you created Beethoven/Symphony 8 did you expect people to expand that article or Symphony No. 8 (Beethoven)? For goodness sake learn about #redirect. -- RHaworth 18:48, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Cell Signaling

I see you have commented previously on WikiProject Cell Signaling. This project has been reactivated if you are still interested. Biochemza 20:41, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:CandelaLaserCorpLogo.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:CandelaLaserCorpLogo.jpg. You've indicated that the image is being used under a claim of fair use, but you have not provided an adequate explanation for why it meets Wikipedia's requirements for such images. In particular, for each page the image is used on, the image must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Can you please check

  • That there is a non-free use rationale on the image's description page for each article the image is used in.
  • That every article it is used on is linked to from its description page.

This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. --04:38, 17 May 2008 (UTC)