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Kate McKinnon[edit]

Can you add a picture to Kate McKinnons page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.100.209.51 (talk) 08:56, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately it's not as simple as just adding any old photo. The vast majority of photos are copyrighted, and we can't use them. On the article's talk page there is already a request for a free image, so the people who look after the page are aware of the issue. A post on the talk page from a couple of months ago says there appear to be no free use images available. --Viennese Waltz 09:00, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

We can use copyrighted images, though they are discouraged. Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria explains it. Matt Deres (talk) 13:17, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

When you tell new people that, they tend to think "We can use copyrighted images whenever we want." The difference between "never using them" and "using them sparingly according to a strict set of guidelines" is subtle and nuanced, and when giving guidance to people who are unfamiliar with Wikipedia rules on the matter, it is best to just tell them "don't"; because they invariably mess it up. It is best to let them figure it out in a few months or years once they are more familiar with Wikipedia. --Jayron 32 13:40, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note in the particularly case of Kate McKinnon, as a living individual who isn't in isolation or anything and in fact is likely regularly making public apparances the answer is we can't use copyrighted images at the top of the article or to show what she looks like in general anyway. There is a slight chance we can use one further down to show something other than simply what she looks like but that's about it. Nil Einne (talk) 19:31, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I understand your point, but I'm generally not in favour of the "lie to children" method of pedagogy. Matt Deres (talk) 23:56, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

One could of course, simply ask Kate McKinnon if she would upload or release a picture. There's a procedure for that, although I am not versed in it. μηδείς (talk) 03:01, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Mother and Daughter video[edit]

I saw a video on Facebook and now I cannot find it. It is a music video sung by a woman. I have no idea of how old it is. It is a song from a mother to her daughter. The video is black and white. The girl starts out a baby and grows older throughout the video. A scene I distinctly remember is the mother pushing the girl on a swing. Can anyone guess what song or music video it was? 209.149.113.4 (talk) 15:04, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds similar to Wonder (Natalie Merchant song). Is that it? --Jayron 32 15:22, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

We can probably eliminate the versions of Mother and Child Reunion by male singers Paul Simon and Bono, but perhaps it was covered by a female singer ? StuRat (talk) 15:41, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The song (though not the video) that comes to mind is an old standard called "Turn Around."[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:50, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

One option is to try a Google video search and then scan along the left side to see if anything rings a bell. There are a couple of black and white videos in my link, but I didn't click through many of them. A YouTube user has created a relevant playlist here that might also prove useful. Again, some are B&W (and it seems quite a few songs show up on both lists, which is not surprising). Matt Deres (talk) 13:48, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Turns out that it is "Slow Down." It is only half in black and white. 209.149.113.4 (talk) 12:08, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, if you enjoy that theme, you might want to view the Quaker Oats "Off You Go" commercial: [2]. Very touching for a 30 second spot. There's also a 45 second version with some extra scenes (girl getting on the bus and slightly older girl receiving bowl of oats from Mom). StuRat (talk) 15:45, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is Will Smith's rapping and music career done?[edit]

He hasn't released an album since 2005. Swancat (talk) 19:22, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

We can't predict the future, but, if he chooses to put out another rap song, his fame will ensure that it will get some exposure. StuRat (talk) 19:44, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying look or remember this movie I saw in the 2000's[edit]

It was a comedy. A group of guys try to serve in Iraq but they end up in Mexico instead by accident. It came out around 2005 if I recall. Any help with the title would be great. Swancat (talk) 19:28, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delta Farce? uhhlive (talk) 19:31, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Has a first class cricket game ever been won by inches?[edit]

"Baseball is a game of inches" is a common saying. Has many day cricket ever been a game of inches, too? Like a batsman dove forward to score the winning run and slid to a stop near the crease and the ball was only inches from giving him the last out? Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 19:48, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There have been two Tied Tests, and see List of Test cricket records for the closest margins of victory, but the scenario you describe is very unlikely. If the scores are level and the last man is in (see Vitaï Lampada), the batsmen should block everything and wait for a boundary or, at least, a stroke that's well into the outfield - being run out in that situation would get the player thrown out of a village Third XI, let alone a Test team. Tevildo (talk) 21:34, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That would make cricket really fun to watch, though. If you're tied in the fourth innings with 9 outs and block or hit the ball you have to run like in baseball. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 22:26, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"That would make cricket really fun to watch, though." You imply that it's not! ;-) Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 16:19, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed - hence the popularity of Twenty20. But first-class cricket is the limited-time (rather than limited-overs) form of the game. Tevildo (talk) 23:03, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Won by inches, but not in quite the way Sagittarian suggested - India beat Bangladesh by inches. DuncanHill (talk) 21:45, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh, the limited-overs game is another matter. SA v AUS in the 1999 Cricket World Cup semi-final is a particularly notorious example. Tevildo (talk) 21:56, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This test match does come to mind, where Australia were only one run short. This was a higher scoring game where Australia lost by two runs. Speaking more generally, a lot of important wickets fall where if the ball was to the left or right by a fraction of an inch a batsman would not have gotten out. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 03:11, 25 September 2016 (UTC).[reply]