User talk:Weatherstar4000

Even if misguided, willfully against consensus, or disruptive, any good-faith effort to improve the encyclopedia is not vandalism. Edit warring over content is not vandalism. Careful consideration may be required to differentiate between edits that are beneficial, detrimental but well-intentioned, and vandalizing. Mislabelling good-faith edits as vandalism can be considered harmful.

See: Wikipedia:Vandalism Hen7713 (talk) 19:14, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Weatherstar4000, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially what you did for Fire alarm notification appliance. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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{{helpme}} I'm trying to upload a screenshot, and it wants 'portion' and 'low resolution'. what do I put for these sections? (I looked under "Uploading an Image" but couldn't find anything)

You're talking about the permissions template, right? The values for those fields are descriptive; are you using the full portion of an image, or only part? Is the image low resolution to comply with NFCC image rules? Just fill in with appropriate text. [ roux ] [x] 23:53, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Weatherscan - Spanish Forecast

Hi - can you show me video proof that a Weatherscan Spanish Forecast exists? If not, then this information will not be shown on the Weatherscan article. I know this segment once existed, but as far as I know it does not exist to this day, and thus will not be shown on the article. If you continue adding this info on the article without showing me proof that it does currently exist, I will begin warning you in accordance with Wikipedia's warning policy regarding vandalizing/adding false info to articles. MikeM2010 (talk) 03:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

spanish forecast

No, the segments section is only for current segments, not discontinued ones. Sorry. MikeM2010 (talk) 22:31, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

return of the L-bar

The L-bar local forecast was brought back today during Full Force Nature and other long form programming on at 2pm and 3pm today on The Weather Channel. If you need proof, go to TWC Today Forums for the discussion about it. We wouldn't steer you wrong, lol... —TRAiNER4 (talk • contrib) 21:45, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Edit summaries

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary, as you forgot on your recent edit to Weather Star 4000. Thank you. --Ericdn (talk) 00:11, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Please remember to mark your edits, such as your recent edits to Weather Star 4000, as minor if (and only if) they genuinely are minor edits (see Help:Minor edit). Marking a major change as a minor one is considered poor etiquette. The rule of thumb is that only an edit that consists solely of spelling corrections, formatting changes, or rearranging of text without modifying content should be flagged as a 'minor edit.' Thank you. --Ericdn (talk) 00:11, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

problems with gadgets

{{helpme}}I'm using IE 7 and have been trying to add gadgets (friendly, twinkle...). I do everything it says, and as far as I can tell, nothing changes.(Unsigned help request left by Weatherstar4000 (talk · contribs) 17:21, 15 April 2009)  Chzz  ►  17:30, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Simplest answer is to get firefox. It's better , and most of the tools you mention are designed to work with it - their documentation points this out. You're probably always going to have issues with the tools under IE. If the gadgets are working, you'll have extra buttons at the top. For example, 'Friendly' gives me a 'wel' tab at the top of this page, which would allow me to quickly leave a welcome note to a new user. The buttons depend on the page you are on - this one appears because I'm on a user talk page.

If you have further issues, plase ask again, or even better, talk to us live.  Chzz  ►  17:25, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

April 2009

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. Always sign on talk pages, even your own. This warning message was provided by 'twinkle' :-) The tab at the top is 'warn'.  Chzz  ►  17:27, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Quick Liscence Question

{{helpme}}Is it possible to upload an icon (not a logo) used/formerly used (and copyrighted) by The Weather Channel, or is this not allowed? Weatherstar4000 (talk) 23:43, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

:Please wait while I look up correct licensing. --The New Mikemoral ♪♫ 23:52, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

For what purpose do you need this? This is useful for the FURG. --The New Mikemoral ♪♫ 23:53, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

(editconflict twice)

Nope, not allowed, sorry. The copyright holder would have to release it under a free licence. There are, however, a wide selection of icons already. Try mayflower search.  Chzz  ►  23:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

But, however, FURG may apply. --The New Mikemoral ♪♫ 23:58, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Nevermind, FURG does not apply to icons, but if it necessary or useful for an article then you may contact me for more information. --The New Mikemoral ♪♫ 00:02, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Question about your user name

Hi there,

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy. I noticed your name, "Weatherstar4000", and that you've been editing the article Weather Star 4000. I'm also worried about a possible conflict of interest.

I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

You have several options freely available to you:

• If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
• If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
• You can keep your contributions history under a new username. Visit Wikipedia:Changing username and follow the guidelines there.

If you think you might have a conflict of interest, then please read that link carefully, and also WP:BESTCOI.

Please respond below; I will monitor this page. Thanks,  Chzz  ►  00:45, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

When I joined wikipedia, I just picked a random TWC related username. Although I do like the appearance of the 4000 (and the general presentation of The Weather Channel in thet era), I did not know of the article's existence at the time and did not create any of the Weather Star or Weather Channel related articles. Nearly all of the edits I've made specifically to the 4000 article are related to data and basic facts/descriptions. I hope this clarifies everything Weatherstar4000 (talk) 00:58, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Absolutely; no problem. Thanks for clarifying, I have no further issues. Best wishes - if you ever need help, talk to us live.  Chzz  ►  04:48, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with File:Jr sunny.JPG

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The first Wikipedian meetup in Ohio

Thanks! --Rkitko ^(talk) 23:21, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Image permission problem with Image:4000 sunny.gif

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Cleanup to Weather Star XL

Hello,

I know I have messaged you on TWC Classics about User:Weather123 before, but look at what this user has done to the artice Weather Star XL. I was wondering if you could help me clean up the list of cable headends as I just don't have the time to come onto Wikipedia everyday, lol. I just think this person is doing nothing but vandalizing the articles you and I watch.

Thanks again! ;-) Zach Land 21:02, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Regards to Cable Headends Utilizing the Weather Star Jr

I wouldn't go that far because there are too few Juniors out there and hardly anyone is uploading videos of present-day Juniors. There was only one Weather Star Jr video from 2009 put onto Youtube so I wouldn't quite do that. :\ Zach Land 22:06, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

About the Decommissioning to the Weather Star 4000 and Weather Star Jr

Hey,

I am reverting your edits for a reason to the decommissioning of the Weather Star 4000 and Weather Star Jr. If you read the article, not one source was cited.

Until the post cites its sources, I won't believe that they are getting decommissioned. :-)

Thanks again. ;-) Zach Land 22:43, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

meetup?

Hi there,

I got your name from the Wikimedia:Meetup/Ohio 1 page. I will be in Columbus Aug 8-11 and was wondering if any Wikimedians would be interested in meeting up then. If so, I started Wikipedia:Meetup/Ohio 2 for quick planning :) best, -- phoebe / (talk to me) 17:33, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

At this time I can not provide a definitive source, as the source asked not to be identified (it's a pretty damn good source though) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hen7713 (talk • contribs) 20:47, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

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