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[edit] Bot Information

See User:rambot and the FAQ for current bot running information such as tasks and IP address. Before notifying me about any problems, please see the list of known problems on that page. Feel free to post any other important bugs and information below. And here.

[edit] Multi-Licensing FAQ

Moved to User talk:Ram-Man/MLFAQ And here.

[edit] Notes

Contributions made from this account are multi-licensed. See Ram-Man for detailed licensing information.

[edit] Rambot question

So how does he do it? Let me tell you why I asked: check out Diarmuid_Fionntain_O'Scannlain which I creating by essentially pasting http://air.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1803, a PD USGov site. 90%+ of Federal Judges on WP are redlinks, which is a shame, since they're all notable, interesting, and all the bios of all congress-confirmed federal judges of all time are available in PD in the same form (meaning that a bot could upload it) online. So do you think a bot can swing it? Rambot? Thoughts? Thanks. - CrazyRussian talk/email 04:39, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

This would be great! I've been creating articles on various federal judges using the entries on that site and this would be helpful. Question for Crzrussion: Would you suggest that we include all historical federal judges or just current ones? My personal goal is to have at least a stub on each First Circuit, Second Circuit, and SDNY judge within the next month or so. Regards, Newyorkbrad 16:07, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rambot demographics suggestion/question

Are there sources that you could use to add housing and cost of living information to city articles? They are common counterpoints in non-wikipedia articles on median income, and would provide valuable context to other information that you already include in automatically generated demographics sections. MrZaiustalk 19:53, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I'll look into this for future work. -- RM 21:23, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RamBot for Bengali wikipedia

Hi Ram-Man, I was wondering if we could make use of your rambot in Bengali Wikipedia. We currently have almost no US city/county related pages there. If your bot is still active, I can help with creating the templates for the city/county articles in Bengali script. Thanks. --Ragib 08:18, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm working on restarting the rambot, but it's painfully slow. Most people do not have the patience for such things. -- RM 21:24, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Approved request

In general, please try to let them stay transcluded for a few days or until the operator is aware. In this case it doesn't matter, but I just want to make sure that things flow smoothly for those requesting approval.Voice-of-All 18:52, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Once a bot has been approved and a bot flag granted, there is really nothing left to say. Adding it to the list of approved bots is sufficient at the bottom of the page is sufficient. All the links are available to the approved tasks. Leaving on the request list implies that there is still more to be done. -- RM 23:09, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Future census data

I've been tinkering with the Fort Hood article, and was thinking that editor changes to the articles at the wrong spot could make it difficult or impossible for Rambot to update demographic and other data, such as when the 2010 census is published. How about creating a template for this? That way, the template could be tinkered with to fix wording or spelling problems and create a more standardized look, and rambot would only have to adjust the figures listed in the template.

I've been working on Template:Update after with Rick Block, and have learned that some interesting things can be done with templates.

--Scott McNay 12:48, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

This has been discussed before, but nothing ever done on the topic. I'm not entirely sure whether a template is a good idea, since it is just a large amount of data and it isn't very readable for normal users who want to add information to an individual article. As for updating the articles, little changes here and there will have to be dealt with manually. It will be interesting, no doubt, but the wide majority of rambot-added articles have a consistent look-and-feel, so it shouldn't be too bad. -- RM 15:02, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SatyrBot Approval

Thanks, Ram-Man, for the speedy approval! When you get a chance, could you let me know about the automatic process of adding templates to stub talk-pages? I guess I can tweak my code to do that.. I think for the moment I want to do it with overview, just to make sure I haven't messed up the python code (not my native language :) As a total aside, do you know of any PHP-driven (or anything else for that matter) GUI for pywikipedia? I searched the net to no avail, but may not have been looking in the right direction. Thanks again! -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 20:55, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

There are others, but one currently in the approvals process is Selmobot. -- RM 13:00, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Bots

Please see https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1619527&group_id=93107&atid=603140 AzaToth 19:43, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your code submission. I think this opt-in/opt-out feature could be quite useful. -- RM 20:53, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
FYI: I hate python :) AzaToth 21:09, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
Love it or hate it, there are sure a lot of bots that use it. -- RM 21:20, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I Need some Support

As a member of the BAG I think we need to give cyde our full support in a statement or something. Cyde is getting flak for his WP:CFD/W work we have given him the nod for this task but haven't full officially approved it though and he is taking heat over it. I thought we could draft a statement as the BAG showing our support. See: User talk:Cyde#Deletion_summaries for the full issue Betacommand (talkcontribsBot) 18:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I'll look into it. -- RM 19:27, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:LordAnubisBOT

Dear Ram-Man

Previously, you have granted a flag to my bot LordAnubisBOT, according to : Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/LordAnubisBOT , however, I tried to run some interwiki/warnfile processes today, but my bot didnt get a bot flag, for e.g: on Usher (entertainer).

Please advise.


Regards --Lord Anubis 01:41, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dripping Springs, Oklahoma

The tag "{{prod}}" template to the article Dripping Springs, Oklahoma, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at Talk:Dripping Springs, Oklahoma. You may remove the deletion notice, and the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. Oo7565 04:20, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:BAG

Hello. I would like to be on the bot approvals group, and since you yourself are in the group, it would be great if you can stop by and either support or oppose my request. Thank you! —Mets501 (talk) 23:16, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

I was on vacation and did not have a chance to comment, but it would have been support. -- RM 00:20, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Will you approve my Robot? Thank you Ram-Man. ;-) Also I am having problems getting another picture onto my page. It doesn't show up right. And, someone tried to delete it. :( Jina Lee 16:59, 3 January 2007 (UTC)Jina Lee

[edit] WP:RFBOT

Your recent bot approvals request has been Denied. Please see the request page for details. -- RM 17:23, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Township Question

I brought this question up on the Illinois Portal, but was directed to you. I was told you run :User:Rambot and created such categories as Category:Townships in Michigan, Category:Townships in Ohio, and Category:Townships in Pennsylvania. I was wondering if you would be able to create a Category:Townships in Illinois by chance the same way? This would save me time researching all the different townships. Ogle County has 16 alone! Thanks for any assistance in this.--Kranar drogin 03:29, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Blue and Purple Morning Glory 2400px.jpg

Your image has been uploaded under its true name: Image:Ipomoea purpurea 2400px.jpg Epibase 16:34, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Nice, thanks! -- RM 18:38, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Switchfoot GA

[edit] Heads up

I have made a request for membership on the bots approval group. I have received only one response by User:Mets501, who suggested I drop the group a line[1] and let you know about my request. Thanks. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 04:22, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Portola Valley, California

I came across an interesting error in the demographics data for Portola Valley, California. It said that "Males had a median income $0 versus $92,585 for females."

It's easy to see where the error came from. If you check the US Census data [2], the figure was given as 100,000+. There can't be too many communities that had median incomes over $100,000 in 2000, but I would assume that RamBot changed all of those figures to $0. I just looked at a few of the cities listed in the Highest-income places in the United States, and most of the ones that I looked at seemed to have problems with their income numbers. BlankVerse 08:37, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image licensing problem on commons

Hello Ram-Man. I noticed that you have been including some additional license warnings on the images you have uploaded to commons, and I'm afraid they're a problem.

The statement "You may NOT use this image on your own web site or anywhere else unless you release this image and any derivative works (e.g. your web site) by following the terms of one of the following licenses" is contrary to the Creative Commons license, since the website (or newspaper, etc.) where the image might be used is not considered a derivative work.

I you want to release them under a licence that does not permit their use on proprietary websites or other media, you can't use the CC license (since the restriction you appear to be adding here means that the image is not free use, so actually you couldn't keep the images on commons at all). Please let us know what you'd like to do (best leave me a note on my commons user page). --SB_Johnny|talk|books 17:00, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I will take this under advisement and resolve this issue as soon as possible. Please allow me some time to make the changes. -- RM 18:31, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
No hurry... I figured that was the case. You just need to remove that sentence and otherwise it's OK (OTOH, you really don't need any additional licensing stuff at all).
There are bots available to make the changes en masse... let me know what changes you'd like made and I'll see if I can get it done for you. --SB_Johnny|talk|books 18:38, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
New reply on my talk (on commons). --SB_Johnny|talk|books 19:41, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Boing again. BTW: I really like your photos... the problem is that the use restrictions you've added with your template make them policy violations (candidates for speedy deletion).--SB_Johnny|talk|books 21:51, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Again, let's discuss this on your talk page, since I disagree, and at worst pictures with debated licensing are not subject to speedy deletion. -- RM 23:27, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Village Pump / Notability of Towns

You might be interested in WP:VPP#Town_articles. --Random832(tc) 19:11, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] bug or illegal?

Have a look at the median male income in Lonerock, Oregon. At first I thought it was vandalism, but it goes back to your creation of the article in 2002—Wow! How can I check the data? —EncMstr 18:32, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

The town has a population of 24, so apparently the median male salary really is $0, which isn't all that strange. The average is likely not $0, just a "lot" of unemployeed people at the time of the census. Or a bunch of liars. -- RM 20:34, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Multi-Licensing

I was looking at my talk page and noticed that you had mentioned to me "multi-licensing". I don't understand this. Please give me a simpler note. - Patricknoddy 21:37, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

You also called it Article Licensing. What is this? - PatricknoddyTALK (reply here)|HISTORY 23:57, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
I sent you this note a while ago. In the meantime I have discontinued this, however, if I find some time, I'll explain it to you. Until then, don't worry about it for now. -- RM 03:00, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] census data entry

Hi, I'm a sysop on srwiki. It is my understanding that you are in control of a robot which was used to add data from U.S. census to large numbers of articles on this wiki. :)

A similar attempt at our wiki was made roughly a year ago and it ended, ehm, rather infamously. Many people were very discontent with the whole concept and then there was a whole additional mess created by the fact that we must transliterate all names into Serbian script which is a task that bot can not and no human wanted to do. Anyway.

I am actually writing for a more structural reason. We are in the process of discussing and hopefully adopting our own version of Wikipedia:Notability. Many people fail to see how random places of 25 souls each meet the basic notability criteria just because there is a set of data about it - in other words, how is it that creating articles about places based solely on statistical data does not violate "Wikipedia is not an indiscrimimnate collection of information" or lead to articles about intergalactic partcles and such.

I am sure you had a wide discussion about these issues here on enwiki. It would be great if you could point me to places where I could read some of these deliberations and what kind of consensus was reached. Any additional comments or advice would also be welcome. Thanks. (You can also leave me a message at sr:Разговор са корисником:Dzordzm if you'd wish.) --Dzordzm 01:50, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Sorry I forgot my talk page was semi-protected (I blocked a rather unpleasant vandal and expected him to come curse away his frustration.) I'll try to process it with others and see what comes out. --Dzordzm 03:19, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Burhinus capensis (moved page)

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Birds for article title. --Stavenn 05:12, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Gotcha. I've done so much work on plants, fish, this animal, that animal, and there is no consistency, so I just didn't know. Thanks for the info. -- RM 05:28, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rambot?

I was just curious: seeing all the work Rambot did on those municipality articles a few years ago, could you perhaps bring him out of retirement? Some other editors and I recently completed stubs for all Ohio townships, but virtually none of the articles have census information. Thanks! Nyttend 14:48, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

For the most part if the there is census data available, it should already exist. If it does not exist, it may be a real place that is not considered by the census bureau to be census designated place, that is, it will be part of another broad city, township, county, etc. As such, I do not have the data that you are requesting. Sorry! -- RM 17:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Some pages do have at least minimal census information, such as Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, but most do not. Would you be able to mine pages such as the reference listed for this page? Thanks! Nyttend 19:30, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Use of Butterfly weed photo

Hi Derek,

I write and design for a newspaper called the Durham Herald-Sun. We create a quarterly, glossy magazine called Facets, for which we are now working on the spring issue.

I am writing a photo-heavy story on Unique plants for avid gardeners. A local and highly regarded botanist suggested I use Butterfly Weed as one of the plants in the story. I found your photos online and would like to use one of the flower bud closeups, with your credit of course.

Please let me know if you are interested in sharing.

Thanks,

Melanie Busbee Special Publications Writer mbusbee "at" heraldsun.com (919) 419-6819 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Melbusbee (talkcontribs) 14:37, 6 March 2007 (UTC).

Responded through email. -- RM 15:01, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Much deserved barnstar

The Template Barnstar
Presented to User:Ram-Man on this day the 22:46, 9 March 2007 (UTC) by myself User:Netscott for the creation on 7 December 2004 and subsequent development of Template:Web reference which eventually evolved into the extremely useful Template:Cite web. Thank you for adding this tool to the Wikipedia editor's arsenal. (Netscott) 22:46, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Believe it or not, the rambot got a barnstar, but this is my first. Woohoo. ;-) -- RM 03:18, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Sharing part of the Rambot database

Hi Ram-man,

I'm considering creating a bot that will add some infoboxes and new maps to many cities/towns/townships/etc in the United States. I've already created the Massachusetts ones and want to expand to the rest of the country. Right now I have a list of 38,500 articles in this category, but I need a way to map the Wikipedia article names to the US census database. Would it be possible for you to provide me with such a mapping (i.e., article names to FIPS codes, or whatever other field you use to connect to the census database)? Or perhaps you might be willing to share the entire database with me instead of just that one field? It would drastically reduce any differences in geographic/demographic information between the text of the articles and the infoboxes if we were using the same data (although I still plan on writing a bot to go through a data-dump and extract all of the geographic/demographic information from the text to help minimize the problem). Please let me know if this will be possible. --CapitalR 05:26, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Since the bot has last run, I have not done anything with the data. It resides on archive DVDs in MySQL format. Nevertheless, the rules for naming are generally somewhat complicated and not always accurate. For example, sometimes what the rambot named the articles was later changed by moving or merging an article. Also, some municipalities have changed by absorbing others or being absorbed, so that changes everything as well. In order to get you any data, I would have to spend the time to setup MySQL (which is not installed on my computer) and setup the tables. I suppose this is possible, but in the years since I've last done anything, I have not found the time, despite all the requests. I would need a minimum of a few days to get it done anyway. But it isn't possible to get an exact one-to-one mapping without first checking the page to make sure it matches the main list (which should be 95% accurate). -- RM 15:13, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/CommonsDelinker

RM, regarding this speedy approval, I don't see where the trial results were ever posted, and is this still going to be operating as an anon? — xaosflux Talk 12:21, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

I've been heavily active on the commons and watching the progress of this bot in general, so I've seen it functioning. However, if you feel that a speedy approval is unmerited, feel free to change it to trial. I'll make sure that the bot logs in so we can track the changes. Also, this bot never did post a trial here on en explicitly, because the bot owner never formally requested approval, except on the meta where there was a project wide request. I consider its recent edits as a sufficient trial, just like we have done in the past with a number of other bots. Since it was approved project-wide, this request was a mere formality IMO. The bot makes a lot of edits and should be running with a bot flag, plus people will block a bot if they can't find any specific approval, so we had to do at least that much. -- RM 12:34, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the update. The only issue I ever saw with it was that it should be logged in here on en:. Thanks! — xaosflux Talk 19:34, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bot approvals process

Just in case any of you haven't seen the new bot request to track the bot approvals process, this is just a reminder to use the correct templates at {{BAG Admin Tools}} so the bot can correctly identify the stage of bot approval. Also, the approved requests section has been moved to a separate page at Wikipedia:Bots/Approved bot requests for the Bureaucrats to watchlist. When approving a request, make sure you remove it from the main page and place it on that page so that a bureaucrat can flag it. Thanks. MetsBot 16:46, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Emerald Tree Boa

Dear Ram-Man, My name is Joe. I am 7 years old and in the first grade. For home work I have do a report on animals in the Rain Forest and I wanted to do snakes. My mom helped me Google Emerald Tree Boa and we found your beautiful photos. Would it be all right with you if I used a couple in my report and some to hang in my room. Love,

Joe

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.64.112.250 (talk) 19:00, 18 March 2007 (UTC).

If you are just using it for an educational, non-commercial purpose, in this case a report and hanging them up in your room, then I think that would be fine. -- RM 23:55, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] RamBot

Is it possible to get the source code for rambot somewhere? 84.139.94.99 14:08, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

The rambot is both (mostly) inactive and the code kludgy and proprietary. That and it is broken and can't login properly for some unknown reason. You wouldn't want it anyway. Sorry. -- RM 14:13, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1902?

1902? See your userpage. Is that intentional? Newyorkbrad 17:34, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

See the big red box at the top of my user page for more information. Do not trust anything said there, it is likely vandalism. I'll probably revert it soon, but it is safe to ignore it. -- RM 17:41, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 60 days vs 6 months

60 days is still a lot of time for Betacommand to mend his ways as compared to six months. Even after that time period, BAG would still reserve the right to bring him in or keep him in probation for another four months. So I think it's ok. I read the comments, and the community endorses the overall proposals before BC posted his his. I have kept in mind both points and also the fact that BC is still free to help out here. Sentiments are high against BC right now, but may not be so in 60 days. =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:19, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Sounds fair enough to me. Thank you for closing the debate. --kingboyk 15:28, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Ok, I approve of that reasoning. Thanks for taking the time to explain it. -- RM 16:45, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] BAG help

I've got an issue I'd love to hear some more on at:Wikipedia_talk:Bots/Approvals_group#Another_second_opinion_needed if you have a moment. Thanks, — xaosflux Talk 03:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fishes

There is a new proposal on naming conventions for fish being discussed at WikiProject Fishes. As a member of said project group your feedback would be appreciated at the WikiProject Fishes talk page here. Cheers, David. MidgleyDJ 06:58, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Betacommandbot

Hi, I was looking into flagging Betacommandbot, but I haven't had time to wade into the whole issue. What I do see is several messages at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/BetacommandBot 3 and Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/BetacommandBot that say it is revoked. If indeed all the relevant discussion has been taken into account, can you adjust those pages to reflect that and let me know? I'd do it, but I'm terribly busy atm. Thank you. - Taxman Talk 14:03, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Betacommand

Hello,

An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Betacommand. Please add any evidence you may wish the arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Betacommand/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Betacommand/Workshop.

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[edit] Township request again

Hello again. I was wondering if you would be able to finish setting up the townships for Illinois as you did in Ohio? We do not have much left, having created most of the stubs myself. Thanks for any help in doing this, it will save me a lot more labor.--Kranar drogin 03:49, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Random Smiley Award

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[edit] Merge proposal: incorporated place and census designated place into place (United States Census Bureau)

While caught up in the argument about whether we should use the term "census designated place" as the primary term to refer to unincorporated towns and villages I did a bit of research. I think what I found was interesting and useful. However I found it awkward to incorporate the information into the census designated place article, partly because the material also belongs in the incorporated place article. Also, a lot of the CDP article explains how a CDP resembles, but is not, an incorporated place where the incorporated place article is practically empty. I don't think there is enough unique material for three separate articles so I'm proposing a merger into one article named "place (United States Census Bureau)". I have already written the article that explains the terms in a logical order. I am asking for opinions, edits, etc. from other people who have written on the issue. See Talk:Place (United States Census Bureau) for more information. Rsduhamel 01:02, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Full Body 2000px.jpg

I am going to use the above linked image on User:GeorgeMoney/potd/May 10, 2007. Just thought you might like to know, thanks. - PatricknoddyTALK (reply here)|HISTORY 11:33, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Mount McKinley Denali Closeup 2800px.jpg

I am using the linked image on User:GeorgeMoney/potd/May 22, 2007 - PatricknoddyTALK (reply here)|HISTORY 12:33, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

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i need to use your high definition picture of the rainbow lorikeet for ny website.

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[edit] Licensing question

While looking around at stuff for Crawford County, Pennsylvania, I found that there weren't individual municipality locator maps, as there are for places in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Therefore, I took your blank county map and made individual maps for each municipality, CDP, and township. However, I'm not exactly sure whether I licensed it properly in accord with your previous file, since the images I upload are generally original pictures that I release into the public domain. Would you please look at the one locator map that I've uploaded so far, Image:Map of Adamsville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png, and let me know whether I've done it appropriately? Thanks! Nyttend 21:11, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:BAG election

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[edit] Amur Leopard Photo

Wow, that is a beautiful picture! I'm not going to use it, but I just wanted to tell you that it's wonderful. 71.37.75.43 18:08, 23 April 2007 (UTC)Jo Leary

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Behold, my first Commons contribution: Image:New 7 Wonders Winners.png! Did I do everything right? I hope you do not mind that I horked your excellent license setup. --Kralizec! (talk) 15:26, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] =)

Oh, reading this was hilarious: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hibberts_Gore%2C_Maine&oldid=441085
But not as good as this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oil_Springs_Reservation%2C_Cattaraugus_County%2C_New_York&oldid=447890
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[edit] Census-designated place

Among the CDPs in Arizona that you created is an article originally named Big Park, Arizona. Some time ago, it was moved to Village of Oak Creek, Arizona, but there is currently a discussion going about moving it back to Big Park. Would you please offer an opinion on the subject? Thanks! Nyttend 22:41, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry, but I had to modify your archive 6.

In User talk:Ram-Man/archive6#My copyrighted articles, I had to surround the {{NoncommercialProvided}} template with nowiki tags because it will soon be retargetd to {{Db-noncom}}. Your archives are not speedy deletion candidates.Jesse Viviano 01:18, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Commons

Please examine the picture data Commons Heloderma horridum. Thanks! (S.Didam) --217.225.184.65 09:09, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

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I am an spanish's student and I don't know if you could be worry about using your picture of the lion from pittburg zoo. I have put the origin.

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thanks and sorry if I have done something bad.

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[edit] Featured Picture

An image uploaded by you has been promoted to featured picture status
Your image, Image:Fulmer Falls Closeup 3000px.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Raven4x4x 08:49, 2 June 2007 (UTC)


Congratulations, and thanks for taking it for us. Raven4x4x 08:49, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Permission for use of image: Image Licensing > Waterfall > Fulmer Falls Closeup 3000px.jpg

Hi,

I have a client that I think this image would work for her website. She is a healer and plans on consulting to similar businesses to help them present a more professional image.

Please advise if it would be okay to use your image and what if any information we would need to include.

Thank you, Sherri

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[edit] Image:Two Hens and Chicks 3264px.jpg

Sancheck? Ben Aveling 06:51, 8 June 2007 (UTC) PS. Thanks for reviewing my QI candidates. It's good to get feedback, even if it is in the form of 'suggestions for improvements'.

"Sancheck"? I don't understand. -- RM 13:12, 8 June 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Borough categories

I'm contacting you because I see you have created some Alaskan 'borough' catgeories and given them their proper names. There is currently a heated debate with regards to English geography relating to the borough category names. Someone has been naming the categories after the main town in them, which covers a different area to the borough itself. Some of us believe it should be unambiguous so the full borough name should be used. It would be welcome if you could lend us your vote for a rename at: Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2007_June_9#Oldham. Thanks. 88.104.64.157 16:40, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Minneapolis

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I have a request pending at the requests for approval page and would like your input (as you are part of the BAG) if it's not too much trouble. I'm glad to answer any questions or concerns you may have. Adam McCormick 23:45, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Hey again

Hi again, Derek. I just wanted to give you an update and heads-up about the Wikimeetup this coming Sunday. I'll be there, as will my friend from Wikibooks, but the *big news* is that we're launching a local Wikimedia chapter at the event: Wikimedia Pennsylvania (the first official US chapter). If you have irc access, pop on #wikimedia-pa (freenode) for more info on it, or just have a look at meta:Wikimedia Pennsylvania.

In an unrelated heads-up, Wikiversity finally got DPL enabled, so there are graphical bloom clock lists now (at least for Southeastern Pennsylvania). Here's an example of what I mean... thought you might get a kick out of it. --SB_Johnny|talk|books 11:50, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Pennsylvania

Hello there!

I'm writing to inform you that we are now forming the first local Wikimedia Chapter in the United States: Wikimedia Pennsylvania. Our goals are to perform outreach and fundraising activities on behalf of the various Wikimedia projects. If you're interested in being a part of the chapter, or just want to know more, you can:

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[edit] Merger proposed: Five Points, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania → Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania

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[edit] Meetup in Minneapolis


Minnesota Meetup
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[edit] Philly meetup #5

Please look at Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 5 and give your input about the next meet-up. Thank you.
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[edit] OTRS request

Various friends of mine have taken pictures that they're willing to let me upload to the Commons under appropriate licenses. Some months ago, one friend took a picture (Image:TRC Perry Township.jpg) and sent a well-worded permission email for the OTRS. I'd like to give this text as an example to my other friends, but I don't have the text of the email. Would you please access its ticket, https://secure.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketID=786492, and email me the text? Thanks! Nyttend 03:18, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I came across your photo of Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct and would like to find out how I might obtain permission to use the image in a text book I'm writing for high school students about technology. The book is part of a National Science Foundation project and would be commercially published and distributed nationwide.

Thanks so much for your help. Michael Hacker Co-director Hofstra University Center for Technological Literacy mhacker@nycap.rr.com

[edit] Ram-man and RamBot

Hello Ram-man. Does RamBot still operate? Is there any way I could task a request if it does? Or propose a task or whatever, not sure if it still works or could do what I have in mind. Thanks. IvoShandor 00:17, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rambot

Hi! I'm an administrator of the Spanish Wikipedia and I would want to create stubs of U.S. counties and cities on that Wikipedia. I've seen the rambot Article Translation Project. ¿Which steps should I take so Rambot could create the articles? Thanks in advance. Paintman 17:16, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Did you start the Kite article?

Did you start the Kite aticle? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.30.111.146 (talk) 22:51, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re-used your cygnet photo

Hi Derek, I've re-used your cygnet photo here: http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/316-guid.html I hope I've done the credits and license right: I copied the GNU motto and I linked the photo to its Wikipedia Commons page --Harnad 10:52, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 5

You're invited to the
Philadelphia-area Wikipedia Meetup
November 11, 2007

Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Buca Di Beppo, 258 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102.

RSVP


You have received this message because you are on the invite list, you may change your invite options via that link. BrownBot 22:58, 30 October 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Speedy deletion of Hewett, Wisconsin

A tag has been placed on Hewett, Wisconsin, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Mr.whiskers (talk) 19:46, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dot Project

Hello, I found on the User:Seth Ilys/Dot Project page that you had (at one time at least) worked on the Dot Project. I have tried to contack Seth Ilys about creating a few more dot-maps, but have gotten no answer. So, I now come to you to see if you can make a few? I've been working on expanding/improving articles on South Carolina cities and towns. So far, I have found 3 towns that do not have a dot-on map. They are Abbevile, Monetta and Huger. Any help you can provide would be great. Thanks Rocketmaniac (talk) 14:48, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Mound, Louisiana

An article that you have been involved in editing, Mound, Louisiana, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mound, Louisiana. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 10:59, 29 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Nonsense of Collins, New York

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[edit] Gymnotiformes

would like to use a high resolution digital file of your Black Ghost Fish (Gymnotiformes) for a middle school textbook for the National Science Resources CEnter. Can you advise? J. A. Martin jane@thephotoeditor.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.143.132.187 (talk) 17:57, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] use photo

Derek, I would like to secure the rights to publish one of your Echinacea paradoxa photos. Please contact me. natgar@aol.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ken druse (talk • contribs) 23:56, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Secure rights to use a photo by Ram-man

I would like secure rights t one Echinacea paradoxa photo. D. please contact me. natgar@aol.com

[edit] Secure rights to use a photo by Ram-man

I would like secure rights t one Echinacea paradoxa photo. D. please contact me. natgar@aol.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ken druse (talk • contribs) 18:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 6

You're invited to the
Sixth Philadelphia-area Wikipedia Meetup
January 2008

Time: January 26th, 5:00 PM
Location: The Marathon Grill, 10th and Walnut

RSVP



You have received this message because you are on the invite list, you may change your invite options via that link. BrownBot (talk) 21:13, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lily Lilium

An image uploaded by you has been promoted to featured picture status
Your image, Image:Lily Lilium 'Citronella' Flower 2578px.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! MER-C 07:24, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Seeking permission to use digital photo

Dear Sir/Madam,


I am an editor with Panpac Education Pte Ltd, an education publishing firm based in Singapore.


We would like to seek permission for the use of the following digital photograph of colourful maize, that can downloaded from this url:


This digital photograph will be used in the following Activity Book:


1. Integrated Science Activity Book Primary 6 Ghana


We hope you can grant us world rights in the publication of the abovementioned textbook for primary school students.


We look forward to your favourable reply.


Yours sincerely,

Chan Shyong Yaw

Editor

Panpac Education Pte Ltd

Times Centre, 1 New Industrial Road,

Singapore 536196.

DID: (65) 6213 9556

Tel: (65) 6213 9241 Fax: (65) 6846 3440

Email: sychan@panpaceducation.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.117.109.2 (talk) 03:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Denali Panoramic Image

Hi There,

I would like to ask your permission to use the above image in our Family blog: http://blog.tripwiser.com/familytrip/

Please let me know at azisling@tripwiser.com

Thanks Aharoni TripWiser.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.185.35.193 (talk) 05:04, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar

Hello Mr. Ramsey,

I am an editor from Silverleaf Press. We are in the process of publishing a book called Gardening with Good Bugs. We would like to use your image of the monarch butterfly caterpillar. We would like to include the photograph and its source code and cite the photograph in terms agreeable to you. Please advise me on how best to do this. Thank you for your time and your lovely photo.

Leigh Brown Editor Silverleaf Press —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lbrown6 (talk • contribs) 22:28, 8 February 2008 (UTC)