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[[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 20:58, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Fluorite -- Calcium fluoride

Hi - the fluorite article is about the mineral, I moved your chem info box to calcium fluoride which was just a redirect. That now needs to be filled out as a chemical article. There is a mineral infobox table available (see sodalite) in Wikipedia:WikiProject Rocks and minerals which I plan to insert into the fluorite article soon. Vsmith 13:08, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Na-Light.jpg

This image lacks source and copyright information, I'd be grateful if you could edit the image description and tell us where this image comes from and how it is licenced. — Zeimusu | Talk 09:03, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Edit summary

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[edit] Copyright tags

Hello, could you put copyright tags for images on this page? Thank you. -- 85.76.79.162 11:05, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Aldebaran-Sun image

Hi, could you give me the original URL of the NASA picture Image:Aldebaran-sun.gif so I could tag it as public domain? Thanks. Mysid (talk) 07:36, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sun

Hi, Skatebiker, I reverted the Sun Microsystems reference at the top of Sun because it is already referred to in Sun (disambiguation). There is a perennial tendency for folks to put lots of outside references into the "pre-article" stuff at the top, so it's preferred to put Sun Microsystems and all other Sun-like references into the disambiguation page. Cheers, zowie 17:12, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] I need help

Hello VSmith, Femto, Iain.mcclatchie, Skatebiker and Ultramarine. I need help with regards to the damage(in my opinion) done by user Theo Pardilla. Please look at his contribution page, and in the history of some the articles he contributed to, please look at my contributions, under Sillybilly. What is the correct way to proceed in such cases? I'm fairly new to wikipedia, and not well versed in the control methods, if there are any.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Negawatt
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Theo_Pardilla

Sillybilly 01:06, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Web-screenshot tag

The copyright status of Image:Flame-Rb.jpg is unclear. Please update or clarify. Femto 18:49, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

I've noticed you've uploaded some images tagged with {{web-screenshot}}. This tag is not meant to be used for images that came from Web pages; it's meant to be used for images of Web pages (such as Image:Wikipedia.PNG, for example). I've retagged the images below as having no license information. Please edit the image description pages to include information about the licenses these images are under. —Bkell 17:38, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

• Image:Downs sodium productioncell.jpg
• Image:Flame-Rb.jpg
• Image:Induction-furnace.gif

I repeat, Image:Flame-Rb.jpg from [1] is not a screenshot. Please read up on what a screenshot is and what exactly the Wikipedia:Image copyright tags mean before using them. Then retag those images as appropriate to their copyright status, or if all else fails mark them for deletion. Femto 12:55, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Na-light.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Na-light.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

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[edit] Image Tagging Image:Spectrum-hp-sodium.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Spectrum-hp-sodium.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{GFDL}} to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. 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 unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Longhair 06:41, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Utrechtboog-20050710.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Utrechtboog-20050710.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{GFDL-self}} to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. 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 unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Dethomas 06:53, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Saturn-Np-20610530.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Saturn-Np-20610530.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{GFDL-self}} to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. 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 unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Stan 05:13, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging for Image:Saturn-U-26690408.jpg

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[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Induction-furnace-pic.jpg

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[edit] Image:Goodfriday.jpg

Can you please advise who the artist was for Image:Goodfriday.jpg? Your tag states GFDL, this implies you created the image - is that the case?--A Y Arktos\^talk 20:44, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Toxic-trans.gif

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If you have uploaded other media, consider checking that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. 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 unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Fritz S. (Talk) 17:45, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:CaOmelt1.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:CaOmelt1.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then there needs to be an argument why we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then it needs to be specified where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then one should be added. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, consider checking that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. 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 unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. —Bkell (talk) 15:18, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Skull and crossbones thing

I was wondering about the rationale and plans for your placement of skull and crossbones on articles about certain chemicals. I recommend that you write about your plans at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chemistry. Thank you,--Smokefoot 20:46, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:EAF-layout.jpg

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[edit] Image:Redgiants.jpg listed for deletion

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[edit] Image:Arcturus-antares-2.gif listed for deletion

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[edit] Color gadients in Redgiants.jpg

Hello Skatebiker, I'm working on a Dutch version of Image:Redgiants.svg, which was based on your Redgiants.jpg (now deleted). I was wondering if the color gradients you chose have anything to do with the temperatures of the respective layers or if you just found them pleasing to the eye. Kind regards, Wielewaal 23:16, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Traction power voltage

Hi - regarding your edits to Overhead lines, could you give some reference for the voltage? Looking at the photo caption the insulators do appear to be too short to be for 110 kV and would be consistent with 15 kV - I had assumed there was a 110 kV transmission network and 15 kV step-down for the catenary over each rail line. but please, comment and supply any refernce you can (this information isn't easily available on this side of the Atlantic). Thanks. --Wtshymanski (talk) 01:59, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Owl2.jpg

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[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Owllogo.gif

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

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

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[edit] Image: Eaf0.gif

Hi Skatebiker, thanks for providing an image for Electric arc furnace. However, are you sure that this image has been declared copyright-free? The EAF page used to have a very similar image, which was removed due to copyright restrictions. Could you please double-check on the copyright status of that image, and modify the EAF page if necessary?

Thanks, Sentinel75 (talk) 11:58, 29 March 2008 (UTC)