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An editor has asked for a deletion reviewofImage:Nirvana_band_four_members.jpg. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. fuzzy510 01:23, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I just wanted to let you know that, after his fourth revert on the first of August, Frikkers has been blocked for 31 hours by User:jossi as a result of my report at WP:AN3. After his block, I'll try to explain more in-depth to Frikkers about what constitutes a consensus-building discussion. Sadly, I think the language barrier is part of what is worsening this problem. VanTucky (talk) 04:40, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I see there was an issue about the Arthropods which caused your Polbot to stop running to this day. Until that category's kinks get worked out, can't Polbot work on the other categories (i.e. the fishes, plants, and the invertebrates) in the meantime? I liked how Polbot created articles so quickly. --70.179.170.133 06:54, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Most of what you do here concerns the deletion of pictures. Do you get a kick out of deleting pictures all day long? This is not the Britannica, you dork. Why must you be such a joykill, this is Wikipedia. YOU DON'T WORK FOR WORLD BOOK. Plus, in the world of academia, Wikipedia is a joke; if you cite a wiki on a term paper, the instructor will laugh at you and give you an "F". Nagaflas 16:56, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
"Personal attack"? I'm the one that needs to "stay cool"? My goodness...Nagaflas 23:34, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I created a bunch of Polbot wanted categories this morning, and as I expected it's not meshing exactly easily, but I think in the long run it's a good thing, these are issues we would have come up and have to be resolved sooner or later. See for example the discussion about elepids. In any event your thoughts on the matter are welcome... -- Prove It (talk) 23:18, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Still having problems with the above user uploading copyrighted photos of Jewel Mische under free license. You've warned this user previously. Videmus Omnia Talk 01:55, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oy! Are you sure the site license allows you to fish for data like that? (Ouch. That pun hurt!) — Coren (talk) 02:56, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I had an image of an infinity sign that I created that I want to be used here, I don't know why it was deleted, the rules and explanations are too complex, making them impossible to fathom. The system needs to be understandable if people are to make decisions on a license. I do want the image to be used. I hope that is clear. I also do not want to have to keep coming back and having it 'explained' as it still wont make perfect sense, it takes up time, and I want the image to be used. AmyNelson
Hi Quadell! I notice that you created a number of new viper articles last Sunday (29 July). However, very few of them seem to follow the taxonomy that's been applied to the main body of these articles. As a result, a number of them are attempts to describe snakes that we already have articles for. Are you aware of this? (PS -- You can reply here as I've temporarily added your talk page to my watch list.) --Jwinius 11:24, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Quadell, sorry, but there are errors, the most genera (Biscutella, Wedelia, etc) are NON monotypic genera. Please stop the Polbot and check these. Berton 12:52, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Following your recent participation in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Allegations of French apartheid, you may be interested to know that a related article, Allegations of Chinese apartheid, is currently being discussed on AfD. Comments can be left at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Allegations of Chinese apartheid. -- ChrisO 15:54, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
A user has recently added some pics to the F-35 Lightning II page (since removed). The pics claim PD, but they look like company promotional pics, which are generally copyrighted. I don't know the exact tags opr proceedures to question thes pics, and I was wondering if you could check them out for me. Thanks. - BillCJ 18:00, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
THe images are: Image:EOTS1.JPG Image:EOTSF35.jpg Image:EOTS2.jpg
Thanks for your help. I'll try to add some tags to the pic's commons pages to question their status there. - BillCJ 20:11, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. You seem to be autogenerating a bunch of articles from the IUCN Red List. However, a number of the common names of the various species are properly written capitalized, e.g., the Rio Grande darter, not the "rio grande darter". Your script seems to be generating them in all-lowercase. I've fixed a few manually (e.g., the Rio Grande darter), both in the article itself, and in the title (where necessary), but it's hopeless to keep up with a bot. Could you tweak your script to not generate such articles in the first place? There's no point in blindly importing known-deficient data into Wikipedia. Thanks, Hqb 20:07, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Just wondering Polbot should be making articles like this. I rather doubt anyone would type this in. Particularly with the singular quotations. Or am I incorrect? I'm no expert on plants so I'm not sure. :) -WarthogDemon 21:41, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You seem to have a much better handle on Wikipedia's Image policies and guidelines than I do. But even I know that scanning or taking a picture of a copyrighted work doesn't transfer the copyright to the person doing the scanning or picture taking. User talk:Edwardx doesn't seem to understand that, so I was hoping you could take a look at his image uploads and give him some guidance. I imagine most, if not all, of the outdoor monument-type ones are probably OK, but I suspect most, if not all, of the passports are copyrighted by their respective governments. Thanks. Seattlenow 00:36, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Quadell, Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Lepidoptera for feedback to Polbot. Awaiting your response. Regards, AshLin 03:59, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there. I am on your side of the argument on which image should be used as a lead on Barefoot. I am going to get permission fron the user to use it in wikipedia.0reteki 17:48, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
So now that we're finally getting official copyright advice from the WMF attorney (like here), we need a place to keep track of his opinions, so he will be less inundated with inquiries and so we can use them as precedent. I'm thinking a subpage of WP:C makes sense. What do you think? Thanks! -- But|seriously|folks 18:07, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Good job. Thanks. I'm going to edit the pages where I've moved taxa already from common names to scientific names, if there are just a few. KP Botany 19:05, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Did you remove my insertion of a picture in the article Shtreimel? If you did, kindly put it back. I gave complete details of the origin of the picture, and I gave chapter and verse of the copyright holder and the permission I have from him to insert the picture.Fkarno 22:33, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This was my first contribution to Wikipedia, anxious as I am to improve its reliability and usefulness. I should have known better. I gave full details of where the picture came from, and I mentioned that I have the copyright owner's consent on file. That is as far as I can take it because the copyright requirements posted on Wikipedia are so dense that they are completely unintelligible - and I am a lawyer, used to deciphering unintelligible language. The self-appointed picture weeders would do everyone a favour by writing clear instructions, with a simple tick list which can be followed by those who want to contribute pictures. I am not about to waste more of my time.
Quadell I had to remove your picture of the Bitch, in my opinion the other picture is much nicer, not a personal issue, but the one you are using is not a very well put together Boerboel. The hind is far to weak, not enough second thigh or muscle in general going on there, same with the top line and neck. Also the picture is a bit bleached giving the dog a rather insipid look. Possibly the dog in question is in fact a good one, but the picture is not. The picture should try and represent as good an example as possible, to give the public a better overall view and understanding about what the breed should represent. I think the one used already does this nicely. Perhaps you have another bitch photo you wish to put in there instead?
I am not getting embroiled in the AKC issue as it has no bearing on the Boerboel as yet, as 99% of Boerboel owners in America have decided not to register their dogs there. Wikipedia is not meant to be used as free advertising or promotion. If you wish to mention that there is some kind of very minimally used development register for the breed at the AKC, you can do so under the AKC Wikipedia entry.
Kind regards Frikkers
I notice that Polbot does better on plant taxonomy than on animal taxa. In general the world of biology is very animal oriented, so it's nice to see something that is plant biased. You're really doing a great job adding useful species stubs to Wikipedia, imo. KP Botany 03:33, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Wow I'm amazed at the difficulty you've been facing!!!! I think the Bot is ingenius and if utilized correctly is of enormous benefit to the encyclopedia as it sets a foundation for other editors to try to expand. I really really!!! appreciate any work you do in this area and strongly support you in continuing your work. I just want you to remember that when you have an criticism from users who clearly are so far gone they can't recognize the benefit of your work that I think you are doing a superb job and to never give up. I know there are many other editors who are extremely appreciative of your work. All the best and keep the articles coming! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Expecting you?" Contribs 14:46, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Quadell,
You said that you would revert the mistakes considering several monotypic genera that were in the IUCN red list with only a species listed, but you didn't still make this. This error is considered serious, it is not as the one of the convention WP:PLANTS that doesn't have importance. Then as J. W. said: "Zero information is preferred to misleading or false information".
I believe that in general Polbot has been making a great contribution, mainly for bringing to Wikipedia this list of IUCN, helping in the urgent preservation of the species that are in serious extinction danger.
But unhappily the mistake was yours (Quadell) that concluded that when there would be only one species listed, the genus it would be monotypic, what is not true, there are certain genus with more than 100 species, like Wedelia!
I could make the correction, but I don't find correct to put a robot to make mistakes and to push POVs and later a human to correct everything manually!
Thanks. Berton 17:00, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
All the plants falsely tagged as "monotypic" have now been fixed. – Quadell (talk) (random) 20:03, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've mostly been away from Wikipedia for a while, and I've returned to find that Image:Gajdusek.jpg was deleted. Now, of course, that leaves me with no idea what the image was; why it was considered "replaceable"; or on which articles it was used. Do you have access to any of these details, and/or can you tell me where I can gain access to them? I've contributed many images over the years, and am not entirely sure which one this is... though it seems unlikely that I would have uploaded an image that wasn't in-line with the criteria (at least the criteria at the time). -Harmil 21:41, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, regarding the photo of Dave Winfield at the Baseball Hall of Fame, I took it. I'm Mr. Winfield's personal assistant, and he wanted this photo on his Wiki page. I think I did the copyright tag correctly, but if not, please let me know how to do it. Thanks Hotcop2
It's currently running at 12 edits per minute, twice the advertised rate. Please adjust. Alai 04:33, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for joining the project! There is a discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Proposals/2007/August#.7B.7BCincinnati-stub.7D.7D concerning a request for a {{Cincinnati-stub}} for our project that you may be interested in adding your vote or ideas at. Also, there are new tasks added to the Open tasks section of the project page that may be of interest. I look forward to working with you as the project grows! (Mind meal 04:44, 7 August 2007 (UTC))[reply]
I am the last person to edit the Wodonga TAFE Radio article and I thought I would contribute some discussions regarding it.
You were the last person to remove entries to the Logo that was placed on wikipedia so it was best to choose you.
I am a student studying at Wodonga TAFE and I gained permission from the department that runs the station to place the logo online. I had used the right licensing descriptors in uploading the picture and someone seemed to have removed it.
I have re-uploaded it this time with Logo licensing in the hope that no-one removes it again.
Once again adding copyvio image] to Jewel Mische. You've already warned and blocked once. Videmus Omnia Talk 17:36, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
We may kill you along the way with the work we require you to do to deal with this, but we're going to make a taxonomist out of you yet. Just wait until we get to higher level taxa, or algae taxonomies. KP Botany 17:51, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. Robert Carlson has replied to you on my talk page, regarding the origins of the Riverboarding images. Please see Thanks, Shawn in Montreal 18:16, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I know your normal beat is replaceable fair use images, but if you get bored with that, Category:Rescaled fairuse images is building a backlog. It's easy because you don't have to remove the images from articles. :) Videmus Omnia Talk 22:53, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like Polbot forgot to create this category somehow, but I'm not sure what its parent category should be. Would you mind taking a look at it? Valentinian T / C 09:17, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Don't know if this is your beat or not, but I am having a back-and-forth with another user on the entry for William Greer. The other user insists on putting an outlandish conspiracy theory (for which he has a footnote, of course) about Greer shooting Kennedy into the article. Can he be stopped? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Barnej (talk • contribs)
I took a look. Thanks.
Hello Quadell,
please send your real-name, your wikiname, your prefered login-name and the public part of your ssh-key to . We plan to create your account soon then. --DaB. 22:34, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
P.S: Please remember always to run only stable versions of your bot at the toolserver.
...actually the bot has been alot more helpful than a problem...cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:21, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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To Quadell for all his new birdies...cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:21, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply] |
So once again, Frikkers has violated the 3RR on this article. Except this time, they parroted the exact same reason they have been placing everywhere onto the article's talk. They failed to address all of the issues, but this is no longer clear 3RR vandalism. Do we bring this to ANI or simply perform another WP:AN3 case, even if we can't revert him again currently? VanTucky (talk) 02:09, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
An editor has asked for a deletion reviewofImage:Brian Jordan.JPG. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Geni 22:39, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Brother, you know anyone with OTRS access that might be able to help me out with an issue? Trying to work with PETA for free content release of some of their publicity materials (which they have done before) but am getting inconsistent responses from them. I'm hoping to find the terms they have previously released materials under, and a point of contact from previous releases. Appreciate anything you can do to point me toward the right person. Videmus Omnia Talk 22:46, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Could you please delete Image:Meredith Jung-En Woo.JPG? The article subject has had a change of heart about usage of the image, and I'd like to respect that. Videmus Omnia Talk 01:29, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Dude. I'm floored. Thanks so much! – Quadell (talk) (random) 12:20, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I want to repost the NCPD image that got taken down earlier. It's a publicity photo they put out with the intent it should be published. What should I do?
Hi, I'm sorry but why did Polbot stop again? I hope to see 2,000,000 before the end of this month. --75.18.15.45 01:53, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This is the same guy as above, and who was --170.133. I just got back home earlier tonight. How is Polbot doing and why has he stopped? There hasn't been another block on him, so when will he resume? I hope to see him work again soon. :) --70.179.175.240 07:58, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You said you had to re-code Polbot to auto-generate plants. How far along are you and how soon will the recoding finish? I can't wait to see her start up again! :-) Besides, we're passed halfway through the month and we still have <46,000 articles to go. --70.179.175.240 22:17, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. Image:Barry22.jpg has been added again to Barry Henthorn. User:Schaury now claims to be the copyright holder. This after you and others queried the previous claims of fair use. I'm always concerned about his/her contributions given the history shown on User talk:Schaury. Could you look into it again, please? Canuckle 20:51, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Could you see the comment I made on my talk page and perhaps tweak the wording of PD-font? It's current wording is misleading. SVG versions of fonts are NOT INFRINGEMENTS... the only thing copyrightable in a vector font is the programming, and reproducing the programming in a different manner is not infringement (See Phoenix BIOS, Clean room design and IBM v Phoenix on the net generally for the legality of clean room reverse engineering, that is producing identical results using different programming code. -Nard 22:53, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Given your extensive Wikipedia experience, I'd appreciate your input on the following:
User:Sidatio/Conversations/On list guidelines
Thank you in advance for any thoughts you may have on the topic. Sidatio 01:00, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Are we accepting version 3.0 CC licences? Got a question from a photographer I contacted. Videmus Omnia Talk 02:12, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I volunteered to be a Commons Flickr review here, if you'd like to support, I'd appreciate it! Videmus Omnia Talk 05:18, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Good block, beat me to it by a minute. Thanks for that, going through these conflicts with Polbot is going to take a few minutes. Keegantalk 17:29, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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For clearing out Category:Replaceable fair use images. Garion96 (talk) 18:22, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply] |
I just cleaned my watchlist and saw that almost all the images I tagged as replaceable were deleted by you. Made me feel quilty that I do the easy work (tagging), and you the harder work. (deleting) :) Garion96 (talk) 18:22, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]