User talk:MicroX

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[edit] Welcome

Hello, MicroX, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using four tildes, like this: ~~~~. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Carioca 07:16, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Offer

Do you want any help on creating Uruguayan football seasons (First Division)?? Rakuten06 23:51, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Helpme

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Hello, you used the {{helpme}} tag. How may I help you? When you've asked your question, please put the tag back so we know to check back. Alternatively, you can join the Wikipedia Bootcamp IRC channel to get real-time help. (Use the web-based client to get instant access.)--Werdan7T @ 21:50, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
{{helpme}}I would like to know if you have to license and copyright images that you have photographed before uploading.
Thank You,
MicroX 21:56, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Yes. All uploaded images require licensing information. If you took the pictures yourself, you can choose how you wish to license it. You must choose a free license, which means it can be used for any purpose, even commercial uses. You can see a list of some acceptable licenses here, as well as a brief description of each. For more information about licenses , see here--Werdan7T @ 22:09, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
{{helpme}}Where do I go to license under GNU Free Documentation License?
Thank You,
MicroX 22:20, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Go to Special:Upload, fill in the fields, and select GFDL (self made) from the Licensing selector box.--Werdan7T @ 22:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Decorative Fair Use

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What do you want help with? Place the {{helpme}} tag back up, with a description of the problem, so we know to check back. --ais523 18:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
What does decorative fair use mean? I have seen it a couple of times.
It's the practice of using a fair-use image in a situation where it doesn't make the article/page it's on more encyclopedic, just prettier (such as using logos of sports teams in userboxes). It's against fair use criterion 8, and in most cases is probably copyright violation, so it should always be avoided. I hope that helps! --ais523 18:28, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Strange Symbol

{{helpme}} How do you make this –– symbol? When I try to do that, I get this --.

Look at the bottom of the page, underneath "Save Page". There is a section called "Insert" and the dash should be there. Real96 23:29, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deleted Image

Hi.

I know that you just deleted the image I uploaded of "Estadio Miguel Grau Piura.jpg". I don't know why it was deleted because the owner (of worldstadiums.com) gave me permission to use it.

MicroX 03:46, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Such licenses are not allowed on wikipedia. You can read more at Wikipedia:Image use policy. In short the image has to be under a free license. Rettetast 07:32, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
No, it didn't. You asked if you could use the image on wikipedia and got a yes. Nothing more nothing less. We want wikipedia to be a free encyclopedia where one can use what you find in other places. Such licenses as this image had could not be used elsewhere. You can ask if they want to release the images under a free license, but it is probably easier to take a picture of your own, or find a wikipedian who live nearby to take on. You can also request an image on Commons:Commons:Picture requests. Rettetast 21:15, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
Where do you find that. I only see this. All materials appearing on World Stadiums, unless otherwise noted, including but not limited to stadium information, graphical images, and interactive applications cannot be reused in any way without prior permission from the owner[1]. Rettetast 21:45, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
Yes, you did get permission, but only for wikipedia, and it is policy to not allow such images, because it can't be used by any others. Rettetast 05:35, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Universitario logo

I got this particular logo from www.hqfl.dk, like most of my logos, but quite a few peruvian ones are made specially by a friend who creates them in adobe illustrator. --shanda 20:44, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free image (Image:CopaCableMagico.PNG)

Thanks for uploading Image:CopaCableMagico.PNG. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free 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 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 any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 19:02, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GPL

{{helpme}} Does Wikipedia allow GPL-licensed work?

Yes. For a list of acceptable licenses, see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Free licenses. --Sopoforic 18:48, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Note that this applies to images and other uploaded media: the text you contribute you must license under the GFDL. --Sopoforic 18:49, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template Help

{{helpme}} I was wondering why the UNI in the first row, last column is positioned like that?

Home \ Away1 AAS ALI CIE BOL MUN MEL ANC SBA CRI TCL USM UNI
Alianza Atlético 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Alianza Lima 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–5
Cienciano 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–3
Coronel Bolognesi 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 0–0
Deportivo Municipal 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–2
FBC Melgar 0–0 4–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–1
Sport Áncash 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–0
Sport Boys 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–1
Sporting Cristal 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0
Total Clean 4–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
U. San Martín 0–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0
Universitario 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–0

Last updated: November 3, 2007
Source: Clausura 2007
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.

Could you tell me where this table came from originally? It would help in working out the answer. Giles Bennett (Talk, Contribs) 20:15, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
It would appear to be an error in the underlying template - have a look at Template:Fb_r_header and you'll see things go awry on column 12...will continue to have a look. Giles Bennett (Talk, Contribs) 20:30, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
OK, well, it's definitely a problem in that page somewhere (one too many {'s, I suspect. Beyond me, though...at least you know it's not something you're doing wrong! Giles Bennett (Talk, Contribs) 20:39, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Problems

I have recently seen the edit you have done to the Peru National Football Team article.

I'm sure you meant it as a good edit, but I do not approve of what you have done. The reasons as to why I come to this conclusion are:

1. You should not have taken out the section of recently played matches. 2. What do "Recent Matches" have to do with having the words beginning the article within its section? 3. Why remove the U-17 section of the article?

You might think, "Who is this guy to come and tell me these things?" Well, I've worked very hard in improving the Peru National Football Team article; it was me that took the time to translate nearly all of the Spanish text into English, added that I found the majority of the source-links for the article and basically I've spent a lot of time in seeking its improvement.

I would just like to hear from you and know what exactly were your thoughts when you did your edit.

You should have also posted something in the discussion topic before making such a big edit. There are others, like me, that are also highly active in checking the article is doing alright and I would have for the least wanted to see some words said by you in the discussion part of the article. Yet, it seems to me that you just edited as you wished.MarshalN20 04:18, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Universitario Peer Review

{{helpme}} The peer review Universitario de Deportes remains on the main page and does not move to the archived version of October. Does someone know how to do this? --MicroX 19:13, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Y Done - I removed it from the main page and moved the PR to the October page. Jonathan (T•C) 21:55, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] border colors

{{helpme}} How do I make the all the borders in this table solid red?

Column heading 1 Column heading 2 Column heading 3
Row heading 1 Cell 2 Cell 3
Row heading A Cell B Cell C
I am not sure if this is the best way, but it works:
Column heading 1 Column heading 2 Column heading 3
Row heading 1 Cell 2 Cell 3
Row heading A Cell B Cell C
I hope this helps!--12 Noon 23:46, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] wikitable colors

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Group Stage
Eagles Lions Cobras Centaurs

In a wikitable, what is the color code for both the dark grey and the light grey. Thanks, --MicroX 00:18, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

The wikitable class is governed by some code in Mediawiki:Common.css, which reveals that the light grey is #f2f2f2 and the dark border is #aaa. Algebraist 00:49, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect page policies

Is there a policy on redirect pages, where it is preferred that the actual article name is used instead of the redirect link. Take this example: São Paulo FC [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo FC]] São Paulo FC [[São Paulo FC]]*This is the redirect page. --MicroX 00:27, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi MicroX. The question is whether article names should be piped to the full name rather than using a shortened version. Redirects aren't involved with the examples you've given because the link pipes the user directly to the article and avoids the redirect, which also happens to exist, entirely. So the question is involved with our policy on piping links and on linking in general, set forth at Wikipedia:Piped link and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links). I don't see much which directly addresses your question. There is some discussion that piping links should be done when the wording of the exact link title does not fit in context and that piped links should be as intuitive as possible. Neither really addresses the issue here. I think that both the shortened and full version would fit in most contexts and both are intuitive. No one seeing the shortended version of the name will think, "what could that be?" that the full link would help clear up. Personally though, in a formal encyclopedia article, I think the better practice when first mentioning a subject (which generally should be wikilinked once), is to provide the full, formal name.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:22, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] thanks and question about the nulling of my helpme request tag

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my helpme request. As it was my first time using that tag, I was blown away by how much help I received. Just curious as a newer user, what is the threshold of response before the tag is nulled by a helper? Thanks, again. -Gwguffey (talk) 06:45, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

nope, I don't need to ask again. I was just curious what the community consensus was for how much help is generally considered enough to put in the null (1 really good one? 4 smaller ones? etc.) for when the day comes that I respond to a helpme request. Best wishes. -Gwguffey (talk) 16:47, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] template coding help

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P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
2 Cienciano 44 20 11 13 67 50 17 71 Copa Libertadores 2008 Preliminary Round

Last updated: December 10, 2007
Source: Peruvian Football Aggregate Table
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.
 If you notice on this template, the qualification or relegation stretches because the qualifing tournament is longer. Is there a way to center the qualification or relegation text so it doesn't appear funny? --MicroX 14:38, 21 December 2007 (UTC) (Don't forget to remove template when you've offered help)

Yes - editing Template:Fb_cl_header so that the line :
!width=180|{{#if:{{{promoted|}}}|Promotion|Qualification}} or relegation<br /><!--

reads

!width=180|<center>{{#if:{{{promoted|}}}|Promotion|Qualification}} or relegation<br /><!--

should fix it, as per User:Gilesbennett/Sandbox - note that I've increased the width of the cell to 300 to show that it centers, as there isn't an extra-long line in the table below. Giles Bennett (Talk, Contribs) 15:42, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Done. I was teaching you to fish, rather than just giving you a fish! ;-) Giles Bennett (Talk, Contribs) 15:50, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
Good point - well spotted! Giles Bennett (Talk, Contribs) 16:13, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Playoff

Hi MicroX i also live on peru, do u know when its going to be played the playoff between sport aguila and atletico minero for defining who is going to be the 14th team, because i want to start an article for the team that will be promoted, thanks and merry xmas :P
Omar otiniano (talk) 20:48, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

thank u very much, maybe u can give me ur prediction for the match xD, i think sport aguila is going to win, well, thanks
Omar otiniano (talk) 00:01, 26 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Utricampeoncarranza.jpg

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[edit] fb r header for 14 teams

Sorry for the long delay. I was not using Wikipedia for while and I should have posted a sign about that. Anyway, you probably know that User:Darryl.matheson have added 14 clubs. Regards. --ClaudioMB (talk) 15:34, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Primera División Peruana

My apologies for reverting your change. I saw the edit on RecentChanges, and alarm bells went off in my head: an anonymous editor, removal of what seems like legitimate content, and an edit summary that claims to make minor changes, while in actuality changing the facts. In hindsight, it's a good reminder that I shouldn't be so quick to judge an edit by its cover, so to speak. See you around! Fogster (talk) 00:57, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Existing pages

{{helpme}} I just created the page Primera División Peruana 1996. However, on the page Primera División Peruana 2003 at the bottom in the seasons template it shows that it doesn't exist. I don't know why it does this. --MicroX 01:45, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

It comes up for me. Try purging the server or clearing your cache. Hersfold (t/a/c) 01:51, 21 April 2008 (UTC)