User talk:A1octopus/Archived Talk, May-Dec 07

Image:Julianmice.jpg

Hi, could you clarify the origin of this picture? Did you take it yourself? --Tony Sidaway 00:55, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

• No, the picture is an audience photograph but it belongs to All About Eve's unofficial (but approved) website www.goony.nl/aae and was uploaded with the express permission of the site owner. It is quite likely I miss-tagged it since I was a novice editor back then. If that was the case please replace the tag with the most appropriate one. A1octopus 10:36, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Mathew

Matthew David White is a very important member of our society here in Colorado. He is a great skier and his sister has straight As. She has already completed college mathematics by the age of 16. Matt's fatehr was the CEO of The Einstein Brothers Bagel Company!

This pettition is for you to put the article back!

signed by:

Bob Joe Max Billy John Jon Jhon Matt Bill Joane Jacob Sarah Emily Ryan Gray The monkey girl lots of 8th graders and allthelower school —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Og610 (talk • contribs) 21:26, 15 May 2007 (UTC).

• I have replied this strange missive on your talk page. A1octopus 21:32, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

J.R. Chandler and Babe Carey up for new deletion debate

As a commentor in the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J.R. Chandler and Babe Carey debate, I thought you might want to know that the debate has been re-started at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J.R. Chandler and Babe Carey (2nd nomination) because of significant changes in the article during the debate. Mangojuice^talk 17:14, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

David Matthew White

I have a dream: that every type of bread can be eaten by everyone in the community. Weather it be white, brown, or colored bread; this petition is a thing being written by my fingers in this very moment. Weather the weather is black, or gray, or thunder-stormy-sunny-with a little bit or snow or if the sun is shining so hard that you can cook an egg while driving around and sitting around in your hometown. And when your money is gone, stay away from my stash, and get your own because black and blue is the same as orange and turquoise. Because brain damage and the lunatic knock on my back door and hit me one more time as i ride along the 40z to freedom untill i am free and im not a badfish in thiss boulevard of broken dreams. So as you read this please tell me: where will the children play???

• Anywhere they like, Og610, but not on Wikipedia. A1octopus 21:16, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Dr Judd Vandal

Thanks for the help in cleaning this up. These accounts appear to be a sock of User:Trafficcontrol who started this about an hour or so ago. Wildthing61476 17:44, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

• You're welcome, happy to have been of use. A1octopus 18:42, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Dan Stroeh

It's ok to delete the Dan Stroeh article. I didn't mean to start an article for real; I meant to create it as a draft in my User space. I was planning on piling up a bit more research and relevance before "publishing" it. A speedy deletion would be an appropriate fate for this presently worthless article. Thanks for your vigilance, and sorry for my carelessness - Kenllama 20:32, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

• No need to apologise, everyone makes mistakes. Not everyone is this gracious about it though, that's the first time I've ever been thanked for tagging an article for deletion. Also the speedy deletion was without predjudice - if the chap in question is notable then you are welcome to re-create the page if it's properly referenced. If you do publish a half-finished article that you are still working on, then use Template:Underconstruction to prevent it being CSD'd while you finish it. A1octopus 21:07, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Thanks for this information! -Kenllama 17:02, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Julian2a.jpg)

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Image:Julianmice.jpg

Hi. When you uploaded Image:Julianmice.jpg, you did not specify complete source and copyright information. Another user subsequently tagged it with {{GFDL-presumed}} and, for some time, it has existed on Wikipedia under the assumption that you created the image and you agreed to license it under the GFDL. This assumption, however well-meaning, is not legally sufficient and the tag is being phased out. Images using it are being deleted.

This image has been tagged for deletion and will be deleted in one week if adequate copyright information is not provided.

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If you did not create the image or if it is derived from the copyrighted works of others, please keep in mind that most images on the internet are copyrighted and are not suitable for use on Wikipedia. Wikipedia respects the copyrights of others and does not use images unless we know that they have been freely licensed. Any creative work is automatically copyrighted, even if it lacks a copyright notice. Unless the copyright holder has specifically disclaimed their rights to the image and released it under the GFDL or another compatible license, we cannot use it. If you did not create the image, simply do nothing and it will be deleted in a week.

Please feel free to contact me on my talk page or leave a message at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions with any questions you may have. Thank you. MER-C 12:51, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Image:Julianmice.jpg

Hi. When you uploaded Image:Julianmice.jpg, you did not specify complete source and copyright information. Another user subsequently tagged it with {{GFDL-presumed}} and, for some time, it has existed on Wikipedia under the assumption that you created the image and you agreed to license it under the GFDL. This assumption, however well-meaning, is not legally sufficient and the tag is being phased out. Images using it are being deleted.

This image has been tagged for deletion and will be deleted in one week if adequate copyright information is not provided.

If you, personally, are the author of this content, meaning that you took the photograph yourself or you created the chart yourself (and it does not use any clipart that you did not create), please retag the image with a free image copyright tag that correctly describes your licensing intentions, usually {{GFDL-self}} or {{PD-self}}. Please also make sure if you have not already done so that you write a good description of what the image depicts, when you took the photo, and other important details. This will allow Wikipedia to continue using the image.

If you did not create the image or if it is derived from the copyrighted works of others, please keep in mind that most images on the internet are copyrighted and are not suitable for use on Wikipedia. Wikipedia respects the copyrights of others and does not use images unless we know that they have been freely licensed. Any creative work is automatically copyrighted, even if it lacks a copyright notice. Unless the copyright holder has specifically disclaimed their rights to the image and released it under the GFDL or another compatible license, we cannot use it. If you did not create the image, and cannot make the image compliant with Wikipedia:Non-free content, simply do nothing and it will be deleted in a week. All other non-free images must follow these rules.

Please feel free to contact me on my talk page or leave a message at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions with any questions you may have. Thank you. Aksibot 06:12, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Middle-earth in popular culture - pre-DRV request notification

Hi there. I'm leaving a courtesy note to let you know that I am asking the closing admin to reconsider Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Middle-earth in popular culture. My arguments are laid out at User talk:Coredesat#Middle-earth in popular culture - pre-DRV request. As you took part in the original AfD, I'm notifying you so that you can add your opinion, either there or later if it goes to DRV. Thanks. Carcharoth 11:58, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Stephen King's inspiration

Hello. Back in May you participated in an AfD discussion on Stephen King's inspiration. I have called this AfD for review as I believe it was deleted against consensus in the discussion. If you have a few moments, would you please read the review and weigh in with your current opinion? Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2007_July_22#Stephen_King.27s_inspiration Many thanks. All the best LACameraman 15:47, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: KACE (company)

replied on my talk page to the discussion you started there. DMacks 17:10, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Mainstreamalbum.jpg

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• Thanks, I have put the fair use rationale in there now. Unfortunately I cannot find away to stop the title part of the template saying that the article does not exist, when it clearly does. Could you let me know where I've gone wrong? A1octopus 12:25, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:Returntoedenalbum.jpg

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• Have now added source and fair use rationale. Will try to get this done for every image I've uploaded in due course. A1octopus 19:21, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Aaekcover.jpg)

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London Meetup - January 12, 2008

Hi! There's going to be a London Wikipedia Meetup coming Saturday January 12, 2008. If you are interested in coming along take part in the discussion over a Wikipedia:Meetup/London7. The discussion is going on until tomorrow evening and the official location and time will be published at the same page late Thursday or early Friday. Hope to see you Saturday, Poeloq (talk) 01:26, 10 January 2008 (UTC)