User talk:Shadowolf

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[edit] PRS Guitars image

Hello, friend. I'm concerned about the PRS Dragon pic you uploaded; I'm pretty sure it's under copyright. -Ikkyu2 01:40, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

  • Hello. I got the pic from a PRS Guitars brochure (my dad had given it to me...he had two, I'm honestly not sure where he found 'em though), that housed various flyers on their various models. I figured it was promotional, but you could be right. If you want to be on the safe side and just remove the pic, you can. Thanks. Shadowolf 22:14, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:PRS_Dragon.jpg has been listed as a possibly unfree image

An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:PRS_Dragon.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. Please go to its page to provide the necessary information on the source or licensing of this image (if you have any), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.

[edit] Riddler Image

I'm reposting the previous Riddler Image. Not trying to erase yours but you said you liked that one better. Just giving you a heads up. Dstorres

[edit] "Karl Grossman" or "Karl Grossmann"?

Hi Shadowolf,

with this edit you moved Karl Grossmann to Karl Grossman. May I inquire why? In the German article, asides from the differing spelling in title and text, they have a police picture of the time, saying "Carl Grossmann" (click to enlarge). Do you have any information on this matter? Since he was German, the spelling with two n would be very common ... -- marilyn.hanson 17:36, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

  • Hello Marilyn.Hanson,
The articles that I have read, particularly by the Crime Library, spells his name in that manner. They also refer to him with his first name Georg instead of Karl/Carl - see here, here, and here. It's perfectly possible that the Crime Library have his name spelled wrong (I have found that the articles are all by the same author, after all). Now that I think about it, its best if we bring up reliable sources for whatever his actual name is. I did a search with your spellings and they seem just as noteworthy (I'm now seeing many, many different ways and combinations people are spelling it now...). We can use the other spellings to simply redirect to the correct name - but I think we should figure out which is his actual name first! The only picture I can find is the one in the German article... I can't read the name, it's too small for me. But I think we can use that name as the proper name; it seems like a legit enough picture. Thanks! -- Shadowolf 20:22, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] your recent edits

 Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! You recently added an external link to MySpace in an article. It has been removed because the link pointed to a non-encyclopedic source. Please refer to Wikipedia's policy on external links for more information.
--JoeSmack Talk 07:49, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
I'm sorry but I am not a big fan of exceptions. WP:NOT for one thing would say MySpace is a social networking site and not an encyclopedic source. I've used myspace plenty; i don't think it would be hard to argue it is mostly full of non-encyclopedic stuff. Another reason: if the profile is hacked and something pernicious is put up in its place, wikipedia is potentially liable for holding a link to the material. Finally, most of all, it is almost summarily removed from articles at this point as per WP:EL and for my reasons and many others. The fact that other articles still contain the links doesn't exonerate others' use of myspace, I'm sorry. Please do not re-add the link. If you are interested in talking with people in full about this via IRC, the #wikipedia-spam-t channel is a great place to discuss which links are good to use and which aren't (i'd suggest logging in around 6pm-PST). JoeSmack Talk 09:04, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Hello, thanks for the quick reply! I'd argue that a regular website could just be as hacked (even if it may be more difficult), or any sort of vandalism could take place anywhere. Myspace isn't much different. I feel MySpaces are relevent to bands, and especially to a Wiki regarding a band as the sound of their music is right there. Its uniform design allows easy reading of updatable information as well. And some artists use their Myspace over a website completely (such as Chris Cornell). However, I understand where you are coming from, and I understand it is not really your say about this matter regardless, so I will try to clarify this issue upon the Wiki policy before attempting to re-insert it in some other day. Thanks for your help! -- Shadowolf 09:17, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for being cool about it. You're the best reaction I've had to link-reverting all day.  :) JoeSmack Talk 09:22, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Sure, no problem. I understand you're just following guidelines after all, and grudging conflicts never really lead to anywhere (at least for me!). Since Wikipedia is constantly changing, rules change, so I might eventually get it in later. It's not like Wiki is leavin' anytime soon, so there's a lot of time for that. ;) Thanks again. -- Shadowolf 09:32, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:B'z_band.jpg

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[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:ArchangeXMen.JPG)

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[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Angelfish.JPG

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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.BetacommandBot (talk) 19:14, 13 February 2008 (UTC)