User talk:Snowman Guy

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Note: Like other users on this site, I absolutely hate Image and Article Bots and Users obsessed with deleting Images and Articles for no reason. Anything like that on this talk page will be deleted by me.--Snowman Guy (talk) 17:41, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] What did i do?

On the Back To The Future: The Ride page, you said that i am vandalizing it? Um, exactly what am i vandalizing? - 9allenride9 (talk) 23:06, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Exactly with me. I didn't vandalise Nickelodeon Studios. The time capsule isn't at the Nick Hotel. You think that it's there? Well show me a picture. Stitchon (talk) 02:09, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome and move to userspace

Welcome!

Hello, Snowman Guy, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! Lectonar (talk) 17:05, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

I've reinstated the article here for you to work upon. Please take your time and read the links provided withe the welcome. Give me a wink when you're finished, and, if you don't mind, I will look the draft over and provide help. if necessary. Cheers and happy editing. Lectonar (talk) 17:05, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Sorry to have you kept waiting, but I was kind of unavailable...I say: you did a very good job there, sir...so just move the article back into mainspace (I'll leave the honour to you, as you did the work) and you should be fine. Just drop me a note when you're done, and I'll delete the subpage for you. Cheers. Lectonar (talk) 16:35, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Simpsons Ride

this source is not a reliable source and it says that the president said this without using an exact quote. If it really was going to open within a month, then it would say so on the official website. If the California version is expected to open in June, then find a source that says it. And just because the previous ride had that height requirement, it does not mean the new one will. Things can easily change. -- Scorpion0422 22:28, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Regarding Screamscape's reporting of Universal's team preview of The Simpsons Ride ... the only official verifiable source I could think of would be an employee newsletter or website that we could link to. I doubt we'll get a copy of that between now and then, and frankly adding that would almost be splitting hairs. We don't have to list every single milestone in the attraction's development. Saying the previews took place in April should be enough, and that would probably be after the fact instead of before it. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 02:58, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dealing with vandals

Hi there,

just noticed this warning [1] you gave to a vandal recently. Well done for taking him on, but when they have already had a recent final warning (as this one had) there is no point in giving them another warning, that just makes them laugh. Next time, a better action is to report it at WP:AIV who will hopefully then block them. SpinningSpark 22:43, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for the slow response, been away on business. If the vandal has had a recent final warning (from anyone) absolutely you should report it. If they are doing nothing else besides vandalising, be sure to mention that it is a vandalism only account. They are likely to get a longer block for that - maybe even forever. SpinningSpark 15:09, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Project Rumble

Hey there. I am an avid reader of (and poster to) Screamscape, so I did see the new notices that were filed. However, I'm trying to decide if that information really is notable at this point, since it's mainly for set designers and such. That said, it is information that would be good to add to the article later, as construction moves forward. I say we sit on it for now and wait until Rumble starts going vertical and/or attractions close (if any) to make way for it. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 17:39, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Universal Infobox

Please look at the code for the infobox ... it keeps leaving garbage at the start of the articles into which it is appended. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 13:04, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Legal threats

I am concerned that That Universal Guy is trying to intimidate you and other editors on the Disaster! article. First of all, you may not know, that making legal threats is considered a serious transgression on Wikipedia and he will be banned if we report him. I have left a warning on his talk page to that effect. If he does this again on any article you are watching please let me know or report him yourself.

If he/she has a legal issue, it should be dealt with through the Foundation legal department - that is what they are for - or else with the person concerned directly through proper legal channels. It is not acceptable to try to restrict free editing on-wiki with any kind of threat, including legal.

As for the picture being disputed, I am not a lawyer, so cannot give legal advice but I would not have thought there was much of a case. It might be against Universals rules to take pictures, but their rules do not have the force of law. Hard to see how they could claim copyright of a picture they did not take unless the photographer signed something at the time assigning the copyright to them (unlikely). Up to them to enforce their rules at their show. In fact, the photographer put a notice on the picture when he uploaded it releasing it into the public domain, so what evidence there is, says it is not Universals copyright.

I notice that you have put a copyvio template on the image. I would remove it if I were you (it is not the right template in any case). If That Universal Guy wants to dispute copyvio, let him tag it if he wants to. We don't need to do anything. If you want to put the image back in the article (not encouraging you either way - do what you think is best for the article) and he keeps reverting it, he'll get reported for that as well.

As a Universal employee, he should really be thinking twice before editing any Universal related article in any case because of possible breach of WP:COI.

Sorry to go on so long - hope that helps. SpinningSpark 12:24, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

As I said, I think your action should be to ignore the legal threats and do what you think looks best in the article regardless. If he threatens you again, report to WP:AN/I or tell me and I will make the report. We can do without the kind of bad feeling this person is generating. If he wants to play lawyers instead of collaborating then he can go talk to the Wikimedia Foundation lawyers, threatening editors is definitely not the right way.
Anyway, I think it is all hot air, not very likely that the great Universal Studios would put their legal interests in the hands of a jumped-up power-crazed car park attendant. SpinningSpark 23:55, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Roderick Jaynes?

If Roderick Jaynes is actually a pen name for the Coen Brothers in Film Editing, then who is the guy in the picture they showed for No Country For Old Men during the nominee overview for Film Editing?--Snowman Guy (talk) 16:18, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Great question. Per: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20007870_20164474_20180773_4,00.html [2] ... "Question: It's an open secret that the Coen brothers edit their own movies, but under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes. Who, then, was the bespectacled old coot in the photo shown during the rundown of the Achievement in Film Editing nominees? Answer: A Dust Bowl-era farmer the wily Coens found in a book. The brothers are so committed to the ruse that if Jaynes had won this category, they would not have accepted on his behalf." Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:10, 2 March 2008 (UTC))
Thanks for the info.--Snowman Guy (talk) 00:13, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Response

I'll take a look at it later and add what I can. -- Scorpion0422 15:13, 16 April 2008 (UTC)



[edit] Original Research: T2 3-D: Battle Across Time

Hi, I removed a section of original research from the T2 3-D article recently. You are, of course, free to reinsert it. However, please let me know from what published source it comes, as per Wikipedia's content policies. Thanks for your help. Projection70 (talk) 00:07, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Simpsons Ride Entrance Photos

Let's not kid ourselves. The only reasons you want to use the image is because a) you took it and b) it has two people in it and either your one of them or you know them. Both of the other images are considerable better. -- Scorpion0422 23:18, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

It's not a good image at all, it's from an awkward angle, only shows 3/4 of the Krusty head and shows little else other than a couple letters of Krustyland. There are already other images of the Krustyhead, so readers do not need to know what that looks like. The other one actually shows what the entire building looks like, so it is more useful, even if there is a fence. -- Scorpion0422 23:32, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
None that I could find. If you are a member of any of the universal fan sites, then perhaps you could ask some of the members there if they have any images of the building (you would have to make sure they are willing to freely license them) -- Scorpion0422 20:52, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit

"The attraction is future and has yet to open. This tag should stay here until the grand open". Why? The very first sentence of the article states "Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit is an upcoming roller coaster". So what is the point having the tag at the top? --Kildor (talk) 14:52, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 67.162.171.246

OK, I've taken a look at the edits from this user at your request. I don't think you can call most of them vandalism, so you cannot use the AIV process to deal with it. This is more along the lines of an editing dispute over content. The way Wikipedia expects editing disputes to be dealt with is for all the parties to discuss the issues on the talk page of the article in question and then when agreement is reached to modify the article text. You should avoid getting into revert wars, this is a blockable offence in itself, regardless of who is right - see WP:3RR. It is best to discuss, and politely try and persuade the other party to discuss, on the talk pages. If you really cannot come to an agreement there are dispute resolution processes that can be used but have a good try at discussion first.

On a couple of specific points, users are allowed to remove warnings from their own talk pages. This is not considered wrong (though archiving would be better) because it is their own user space. You might consider that the user removing a warning shows that they have read and understood the warning. On the matter of the external link, the relevant guideline is WP:EL and see in particular point 1 of this section which states that the official site of organisations should be linked. I know the site in question is very spammy and normally would not be acceptable, but if it is the official site this is an exception.

Hope that helps. SpinningSpark 23:44, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Logo gallery in Universal Studios category

Hi, I noticed that you have reverted my removal of the Category:Universal Studios from several images. For example [3]. This is not vandalism on my part, and the reason these categories are removed, is that the images are trademarked logos, and their existence in the categories (as a gallery) does not qualify for fair use of these non-free images. Please refer to WP:LOGO and Wikipedia:Non-free_content#Images_2 for further information. If logos are required in categories, then you will need to edit the category and add:

__NOGALLERY__

This will enable a list of images to be shown, without the image itself being shown. This will comply with fair use requirements. As an example, refer to Category:Airline logos. Thanks. --Россавиа Диалог 15:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Future film header

Please do not apply that tag to a page unless it is a separate article for a future film. Technically, that means it is not in production and not a film, just talk about the possibility of a film and also misplaced in a main article. Alientraveller (talk) 21:37, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IP Vandal

He just got noticed by the admins and got a temporary block. I was going to make a report for you but someone else beat me to it. Clear cut vandalism like that should be reported to WP:AIV after final warning which I see is what you did. SpinningSpark 00:48, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

It is only 24 hours because they don't like giving long blocks to IPs. The IP could be used by more than one person so you will be blocking someone innoccent as well. However, if he does it again he will get progressively longer blocks each time. Be sure to mention any threats on your talk page, that makes it much more serious and likely to get a longer block. SpinningSpark 00:54, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

I have just given him a final warning. For ones like this, that come straight back after a block and start vandalising again, it is pointless given them all the polite warnings 1,2,3,4 go straight to {{subst:uw-vandalism4im}} which says this is the only warning you will get. If he does one more after that then report to AIV and he will get a longer block. SpinningSpark 15:34, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Incident at The Simpsons Ride

Probably not. The only malfunctions that would really warrant mention major ones that result in huge delays or injuries. These kind of minor things happen all the time. -- Scorpion0422 00:51, 14 June 2008 (UTC)