User talk:NoCultureIcons

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Thanks! --NoCultureIcons 22:38, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Rayman

The image you tagged for deletion as "most stupid "fair use" of all time" was uploaded years ago, from memory. If I recall correctly, Commons didn't even exist at the time, and I don't remember Ubisoft having made any agreements, either. I agree that the image, at this point, warranted deletion, but your manner was perhaps less than necessary. Cheers. - Vague | Rant 07:57, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

I know. That statement wasn't about you but about the fact that such an image still existed one and a half years after ubisoft agreed to allow freely licenced screenshots. What's the point of the work someone put into making it possible to illustrate such an article with freely licenced images when noone around here seems to care? Sorry if you felt insulted. --NoCultureIcons 11:15, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion process

If you contest a proposed deletion, you need to go through articles for deletion. The process is described here. Administrators carry no weight in final say in an edit dispute. x42bn6 Talk Mess 04:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Right, I got that part wrong when I scrolled through the rules. Now I know, thanks. --NoCultureIcons 04:12, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
And just so you know, I didn't think you were working in bad faith. I just wanted to pre-empt a potential revert war. Smashville 04:23, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
That was OK, I guess I shouldn't have edited at that time of the day anyway, seems that makes me a bit unbalanced (around here, it was 4 to 6 am). Normally, I would have left the article alone. --NoCultureIcons 10:33, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
Same here...keep up the good work! Smashville 17:05, 10 September 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Fair use

I believe you should review WP:CSD, particularly criteria I4, I6 and I7. In both cases, the speedy was done too hastily. Per CSD I4: Images in category "Images with unknown source", "Images with unknown copyright status", or "Images with no copyright tag" that have been in the category for more than seven days..., but the necessary template {{nosource}} was not used in this case, something the deleting admin missed. A similar 7-day period exists for CSD I6, again, the necessary template was not utilized. As for CSD I7, the policy states that the upload should be notified 48 hours prior to deletion, again this was ignored. Had you reviewed the revision history on Image:Thrice.jpg, you would have seen that a previous revision had an acceptable copyright statement.

Can these images be replaced with free license alternatives? Likely so. However, there is a process to follow to ensure that the image uploaders and other people who maintain the articles can replace these images in due time, hence the waiting periods.

As far as your comments about reading the fucking manual and not being fit to be an admin, I would strongly caution you to do several things:

  1. Bone up on WP:CIVIL. Comments like that are not acceptable here.
  2. Before you challenge an experienced editor on policy, make sure you know your shit.
  3. Review WP:CSD to learn the best templates to use when nominating an article or image for speedy deletion. There are far better templates to use than the generic {{speedy}}, so that there is no question which CSD criterion is being cited. You also need to make sure that you follow the correct templating procedure as far as nominating images for speedy deletion to ensure that fair use alternatives can be found.

If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a line. Caknuck 06:06, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Sure, thanks. --NoCultureIcons 09:09, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] February 2008

Hi, the recent edit you made to Goldrush (band) has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Keilana|Parlez ici 23:23, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

No, I will continue vandalizing. It's much more fun. --NoCultureIcons (talk) 23:25, 6 February 2008 (UTC)