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Webapps.svg[edit]

Hiya, I've added the two source pages to the image's description on Commons, it should be easier to find the references now. - ARC Gritt^TALK 12:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page[edit]

Put back - my mistake - although I don't now how it occured. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 09:06, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing..[edit]

...sneaky about creating a redirect for such a wholly non-notable, cruft-laden collection of trivial plot summary that is the Lumpy article. --EEMIV (talk) 13:16, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Furthermore, a redirect is much more often a more appropriate track, since it retains the edit history if some wealth of sources/coverage appear at some point down the line. But, since you apparently prefer AfD to wholly erase that work, well, that's just fine with me. --EEMIV (talk) 13:19, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Les Rougon-Macquart[edit]

Really nice work improving these articles. I created most of them about four years ago, just so that something would be there - this was a time when the standard of most Wikipedia pages, even on major topics, was pretty basic compared to today - but never got round to fixing them up. Great stuff. Fosse8 (talk) 21:41, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Antigenic Shift[edit]

Do you still oppose? I'm looking to close the nom. ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 05:47, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Conway animated gif[edit]

Thanks for promoting my image. Can you add the featured template to the image? I don't know the exact way to do it! Thanks. --Simpsons contributor (talk) 08:11, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help and your vote! --Simpsons contributor (talk) 08:38, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question on license[edit]

Sorry about the late reply. I've had a glorious and exciting day of studying probability. In my opinion CC-BY-SA is a weak copy left licence, because you only have to indicate the license it is available under "if possible" and attribution is a bare minimum. The end result is people treating CC-BY-SA content as they would public domain. The GFDL on the other hand requires that you indicate the licence (and the licence text, though I'm not so fussed about that). This prevents the use of content unless the user is willing to indicate (and hence provide) it under the same liscence. I'm interested in providing material for education, non-profits and spreading it via copyleft licensing. I'm not interest in filling the coffers of commercial publishers. I'm probably going to add CC-BY-SA-NC to all of my GFDL-1.2 images at some point as I don't mind weak copyleft for NC purposes. I strongly object to "any later version" clauses, someone could have the great idea of releasing all GFDL works to the public domain! The GPL, LGPL or one of the BSD liscences are probably what you want for software development. Noodle snacks (talk) 12:26, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They are earlier uploads. I used a bot to change them to GDFL-1.2 at commons. I got a slap on the wrist from administrators and the changes reverted. Fir0002 has done the same thing with thousands of images, but double standards apply. The licence reversion is fair enough (I did release it under the other licences), but I do have to take issue with the way commons is administered. With exceptions, the administrators are typically rude, unhelpful and seek to impede the work of content providers. I'm not at all surprised about the photographers that have left, or that most public collections that do so choose to release to flickr over commons. I'd switch to flickr myself if it wasn't for wikipedia. Noodle snacks (talk) 13:05, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Sorry to butt in, but Amen to that, Noodle snacks. wadester 16 02:56, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Just stumbled across this. Re NS, I think Fir did get challenged over changing image licenses at his Commons account, but don't know of the outcome - perhaps have a read of his Commons talkpage. Other comments are probably fair enough. --jjron (talk) 08:30, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Fir just told them he was super studious and unavailable until late June. Trick being everyone forgets in that time frame ;). Anyway, I replied to the scale bar thing.Noodle snacks (talk) 08:08, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Day & Night[edit]

That’s a perfect description. I’m not too sure who’s behind the pattern though. The short information file that accompanies it reads:

This is a period 256 rocket gun which demonstrates the symmetry of the Day/Night rules, and how a signal can be sent across the border between day and night regions. Here a period 256 anti-gun destroys every other rocket from a normal period 128 rocket gun. Based on a reaction by Dean Hickerson. David I. Bell, May 1997

(Copied and pasted from the file) I can’t find any information elsewhere but just I think leaving that pasted comment will suffice. Thanks for your compliments. --Simpsons contributor (talk) 14:05, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't give up[edit]

Thanks, the problem as I see it is that the only way for an image to pass is if its been modified and cleansed and I simply don't have the skills to do that. I could potentially vote however, my interests lie in military stuff (specifically the Medal of Honor and the Marine Corps) and very few (Less than a handful out of several thousand) of those images would meet the qualifications. --Kumioko (talk) 13:36, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Buying prints[edit]

Actually I think the French WMF chapter has a deal with a printer who sells posters of featured pictures. A portion of the cost goes to support the chapter. Durova²⁸⁵ 15:24, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info. However, if the French chapter of WMF is at http://www.wikimedia.fr, I didn't find anything about such a deal. Actually, it looks like a dead website. Last news dates back to January 2009 (http://www.wikimedia.fr/index.php?title=%C3%80_la_une). Before that, there were several updates each month. Ksempac (talk) 16:05, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: New image for Award[edit]

Thanks so very much - it is great (and obviously much nicer than what I was able to do). If you could also fix the GA award, that would be greatly appreciated too. Yours, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 18:45, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Given with respect and admiration to Ksempac for vastly improving these images. They look great and your work is much appreciated! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 11:08, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

PS The Pennsylvania Wikiproject is fairly inactive, alas Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 11:08, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are very welcome - thanks again for the help, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 19:33, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Re: A new barnstar for you.[edit]

Thanks! Tell you what, have a free restoration on the subject of your choice. Just name it =) Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 188 FCs served} 02:22, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That looks like an excellent choice! I await your acquisition of it =) Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 188 FCs served} 13:05, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on my talk[edit]

I have replied. Brangifer (talk) 03:51, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Curator Barnstar[edit]

Okay, the name has been changed, hope you're okay with the change. I see you've given it out twice, and that those are the only issuances thus far. Will you be renaming the ones you've given out, by chance? It's a really nice addition to the gallery, by the way. Thanks for creating it. Un school 03:49, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Except I should have reuploaded the file with the new name but for some strange reason it refuses it, saying the file is corrupt Ksempac (talk) 06:58, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Review of closure process 2[edit]

Because you've contributed to FPC either recently or in the past, I'm letting you know about the above poll on the basis of which we may develop proposals to change our procedures and criteria. Regards, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 00:18, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

VPC[edit]

You are being contacted because you have in the past participated in the Valued Picture project. The VPC project is suffering from a chronic lack of participation to the point that the project is at an impasse. A discussion is currently taking place about the future of this project and how to revitalize the project and participation. If you're interested in this project or have an idea of how to improve it please stop by and participate in the discussion.

— raeky T 00:02, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Community input required: lowering delist bar at FPC[edit]

You are receiving this because of your current or past association with the Featured Pictures project. Following on from several cases where closers did not observe the prescribed minimum votes required for a delisting, there is now a motion to entirely dismiss the requirement for a minimum. Please participate in the discussion as wide-ranging changes may arise. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 13:31, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy link: Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates#Delist procedure changes. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 14:01, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Philadephia skyline[edit]

I am sorry to bother you, I am writing this correspondence to bring an image to your attention. I recently came across an image of the philly skyline that may be of interest to you. Even thought. the image seem like the comcast building is incomplete, it give a good scale of the buildings relationships to one another esp. Liberty Place bldgs, mellon bldg, verizon tower, & the blue cross blue shield bldg, which I & everyone else who does not live in philly can appreciate. I am writing to you because I do not have an acct in wiki & I do not know who the admin of the philly skyline wiki is.

http://bodyofproof.wikia.com/wiki/File:Phil-skyline.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.188.154.38 (talk) 00:35, 8 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Photographic techniques[edit]

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