User talk:AlexJ/Archive 2006

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Regarding Articles for deletion/Sky One Logos

 * Actually, merging the content is not enough. The article's history needs to be saved as well. Either have an admin perform a history merge after you merged the content, or simply redirect the page so its history is easy to find. Merged pages should NOT be deleted. See Merge for instructions on how to merge pages. - Mgm|(talk) 13:02, 20 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the link. I'll make sure I follow that method in future. Alexj2002 14:38, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

ITV logo
Hi Alexj2002!

You've uploaded a new copy of the ITV plc logo and are putting it in various articles.

There's a couple of slight issues with this. The first issue is that the image is inaccurate - the typeface, box and corners are all distorted. This is a poor image compared to the other one previously used.

The second issue is that you've created the image as an SVG, which is infinitely scalable. You have then created a fair-use rationale where you say the image is "low resolution". It is not low resolution - it is a very high resolution image.

I'm inclined, because of Wikipedia's strong rules and guidelines on copyrights on images and designs, to switch the articles back to the original, accurate, low resolution version. I'd be interested in your thoughts. Thanks. ➨  ЯEDVERS  14:41, 27 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your comments. My understanding is that if the image in the article is low resolution, then that qualifies as fair use> Additionally the image was created from a low resolution source (the previous logo) and therefore the resolution of the image is the same as the previous image. The logos on the Foxtel, Fox Footy Channel and Microsoft articles are both SVG (as are many other articles I've come across). If you feel the image is poor compared with the previous one, by all means please revert it but I don't believe that because the image is in SVG format it should be reverted. Alexj2002 14:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your swift reply. The image on the article page is always in low resolution, regardless of the size of the original as the MediaWiki software scales images down automatically (in other words, you see a whole new image specially constructed for that page, not just a html resize of the image). Therefore the rules on using a low resolution image apply to the uploaded image itself, not to the generated copy on an article page.


 * Also, that other people have uploaded copyright SVG scalable images isn't a reason for others to do it - we don't set precidents this way at Wikipedia; we negotiate rules and guidelines and ask people to follow them, rather than making rules and guidelines based on what people are already doing. Thanks! ➨  ЯEDVERS  14:54, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: FIFA 06
Hey. I'm actually starting to doubt that myself! In FIFA 06 there's a retro video that reviews all of the games up to 06. I just found the first one in 3D and counted my way up. Yeah, not exactly the most reliable source of information but if you feel it is wrong change it, I won't stand in your way and bark at your decision. Normy  132  01:17, 15 July 2006 (UTC)


 * That's okay. Thanks for correcting that. I actually took that line from the GTA: San Andreas article as most of the intro is based on the GTA article's intro. If you need a hand with anythnig just drop me a line on my talk page. Normy  132  08:20, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Gts_(bbc)_pips.ogg
I've changed the licence of Gts_(bbc)_pips.ogg from Creative Commons to the public domain. Unfortunately, it contains no original material and thus cannot be copyrighted in any way. &mdash;Wereon 22:27, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

WP British Motorsport
Hey - thanks for creating this project, was going to do something similar myself but never got round to it! I'm going to create a "to do" section on the project page listing some stubs, cleanups and articles in need of creation etc. so that will give the project some tasks in the immediate future... Heycos 18:27, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Edit summaries
Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary. Thanks, and happy editing. Mark83 14:23, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Cardiff International Airport
Hi no I have checked it out and it is now called Cardiff International airport. Its just I live only 3 miles away from the airport and all my life I have heard it called Cardiff Wales International Airport. I haven't flown from there for a few years but I have flown many times from there in the past and it was always Cardiff Wales. I'll change it back sorry for the inconvenience. James Janderson 09:54, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Image:Groverwilliams Monaco 1929.jpg
Hi,

All sorted, I think it's OK now. Thanks for pointing that out. Readro 19:30, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

GA for Al Jazeera
Hi, I removed the incorrectly licensed image (into html comments) and hope I've added what was needed for the other 2 logos. I'm very unclear on the image copyright stuff though... Cheers SeanMack 09:25, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adding the bits I missed - I'll be aware of these things for the next images I come across that need this information - I had a look at other tv logos in WP and none that I looked have this information either... Cheers SeanMack 01:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Image:Leedstykeslineout.jpg
Uhm...the picture is properly listed as you suggested already. I think you must have misread it. Why would it be an option if it isn't "free enough?" That's sort of a retarded concept, right? Rowlan 19:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Clio Williams picture
Absolutely gorgeous example... that is all! Hope it's yours! silverjonny 01:54, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: Rugby Union
There were many reasons I replaced the new image back with the old, dive pass image. Firstly, I don't believe it shows the differences between league and union well enough. In the new image the only indicator I could find was that the children are wearing shorts that are designed for union (eg; strong fabric). In the old image, however, there are several indicators that the image is of Rugby Union, not league:
 * A ruck to the left of the image
 * Defence close to the play (eg; not 10 meters back)
 * The ball in the air is a Rugby Union ball
 * The wearing of a well known Western Force union jersey as opposed to common school-boy jerseys
 * Union style headgear that is generally only worn in union
 * The wearing of grip-gloves, something that is generally only worn in union

Although in my edit summary I said I removed the image solely because it didn't differenciate between league and union, not all of the reasons I did this regard the differences between Union and League. Some of the reasons I don't like the new image include:
 * No view of the ball; to the person who knows nothing of Rugby this just looks like two children tackling each other
 * It can be interpreted at a children's game, rather than the professional sport it is
 * Image is wonky, off-centre and poorly cropped
 * Isn't as visually exciting

Although the image may fit somewhere else or in another related article, I don't feel it belongs at the top or is of good enough quality to be a representive of such an important article (which I feel is getting close to GA or even FA status). Mitch119 05:07, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Worldcup98classicscreenshot.jpg)
Thanks for uploading Image:Worldcup98classicscreenshot.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image is unlicensed for use on Wikipedia and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful.

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Gay Cdn (talk) (email) (Contr.) 00:16, 10 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Image is no longer required for the article in which it was originally used for so I have no problem with it being deleted. Alexj2002 08:07, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Mika and Michael on Flickr
You wrote on my talk page:
 * "Would you be willing to relicence that image as CC-BY (not CC-BY-NC) so I can use it on the 1998 British Grand Prix article? I'm going to attempt a total rewrite of that article and think that picture would look good in it."

Done. I've uploaded it to Wikimedia Commons as Mika+Michael.jpg. Good luck with the article. Gasheadsteve 08:19, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Infobox dates
Thanks. Infoboxes and other templates vary, which is very difficult to deal with, as you can imagine. F1 is another one to watch out for! Thanks again. Rich Farmbrough, 19:58 18 October 2006 (GMT).

2004 San Marino GP
Ref 7 is titled 'TITLE REQUIRED' (It seems to be an Autosport piece) - I don't suppose you know what it was called, do you? Or was that the point?

Well done for shepherding the article so far, by the way. I'm not sure why it's hanging around for so long in FAC, since there don't seem to be any 'live' objections. Possibly it needs a few more people to support it. I don't think my vote counts, since I've done some (minor) work on it. --4u1e 13:02, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * If it's a static IP which edits regularly it might still be worth asking - you should be able to create a talk page for the IP. I'm putting a note on the WP:F1 talk page asking people to support the article (if they think it's good enough, obviously!). --4u1e 13:11, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes - weekly and comes out on a Thursday. Back in the mid 1990s dates may have gone a day later in Bank holiday weeks, as I recall, which may be a factor. --4u1e 13:28, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't seem to have congratulated you yet - well done on getting the article to FA! Will you be nominating it to go on the front page? 4u1e 9 November 2006

2005 United States GP
I have done the tasks you wanted to do to get this article up to FA standard can I now count on you support Kingjamie 18:19, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Can you please circle the problem corner which cause all the dispute like you did with 1994 San Marino Grand Prix crash locations. Kingjamie 15:21, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * No probs with the image. Kingjamie 16:31, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Template:Rugby team
Could we add official website to the infobox? Perhaps it could be done in the same style as used on the Television Infobox (see Top Gear for example). Alexj2002 17:23, 3 November 2006 (UTC) Done. See Leicester Football Club for an example. --Bob 18:39, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

F1 Improvement drive
Hi. You voted for History of Formula One on the article improvement drive page, and with three votes it was the most popular choice. See talk:History of Formula One for initial thoughts on what needs doing. Cheers. 4u1e 9 November 2006

Image:LWTSouthBank.png
Thanks for uploading Image:LWTSouthBank.png. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:


 * 1) Go to the image description page and edit it to add, without deleting the original Replaceable fair use template.
 * 2) On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace the fair use image by finding a freely licensed image of its subject or by taking a picture of it yourself.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our fair use criteria. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on [ this link]. Note that any fair use images which are replaceable by free-licensed alternatives will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. -- The JPS talk to me  11:02, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

'94 San Marino GP
Hey Alex, thanks for that ;-). Back at ya for promoting the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Perhaps the most important GP of that era, well except for the first GP I watched ;-) (j/k).--Skully Collins Edits 12:56, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Mr Boor's pics
Hi Alex. I'm not entirely expert on how pictures work. The first thing to say is that I followed the lead of user:Scottanon, who used some of Barry's other pics for the Surtees article.

I e-mailed Barry to ask for specific permission to use that pic (and possibly a couple of others, I can't remember off the top of my head). I didn't go into the issue of which copyright notice should be used, I just asked if he was happy to go ahead on the same basis as for the Surtees ones (i.e. copyright, but usable so long as pictures are credited). He e-mailed back to say that he was content on that basis.

I suppose we could ask whether he was happy to release the whole lot under the GFDL. I think his general position is probably that he's happy for them to be used, but doesn't want them to go out of his control. It would be better to go softly, softly - he posts regularly at the |The Nostalgia Forum, where the general attitude towards Wikipedia is mixed, verging on negative, so I suppose too forward a request might generate a negative response. (By the way, it's a good place to pick up generally extremely knowledgeable comment on historic motorsport, although you shouldn't take everything you read there as gospel.).

I can e-mail him again if you like - but would appreciate a discussion on the ins and outs of Wikipedia's copyright rules, first. We don't want to ask someone for permission to use their pictures and then have to go back and tell them we got it wrong :D. Obviously you can also contact him yourself.

Finally - you should also have a look at Gerald Swan's site - I've used some of his pictures, for example the pic of the BT33 (with his permission, on a similar - i.e. not blanket - basis) on the Brabham article (which can always use another pair of eyes, if I haven't already asked you to have a look).

Cheers 4u1e 21:59, 21 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for a comprehensive reply - which is what I asked for!


 * Regarding Barry Boor's pictures, we probably ought to use the process correctly. Regarding whether he's happier having repeat requests or giving permission all in one go, we could just ask him! 4u1e

Thanks
Thanks a lot for reverting the vandalism on my userpage - much obliged! I think the guy thought I was some kind of Welsh-basher, but hey, you can't please all the people all the time... Thanks again, cheers. Bretonbanquet 19:55, 30 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes, I noticed he'd made a decent edit or two. I guess some of the little rules and policies Wikipedia has aren't immediately obvious, and maybe he suspected some insidiousness where there wasn't any, which is why I didn't rip into him too much for nobbling my userpage.  Hopefully he'll understand better when he reads the messages people left on his userpage.  20:42, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Sion
Didn't know you spoke Welsh!

Is it possible he's not comfortable with English language? Like you I've noticed a mix of some good edits and some that may just be 'newness' to Wikipedia. What I'm having trouble with is starting a conversation. Hope you have more luck. Cheers. 4u1e 08:48, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Requesting advice
Hi there. I saw that you reviewed some FA articles and would like your opinion. I have recently been doing a lot of work on Slayer, perhaps you could skim read it to check if it's ready for FA status?. I know there is one citation tag, which i will find later, also if any more are required. If you're busy that's fine :). Thank you for your time. M3tal H3ad 09:31, 5 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the advice. I will get right to it :) M3tal H3ad 09:47, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

«Brabham Racing Organisation» → «Brabham»
The bot has fixed the links, skipping user_talk pages and 3 protected Wikipedia: pages. Glad I could help. tsca @ 02:14, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Notable Grand Prix.
Hey Alex - I've notice you've made a list of important Grand Prix in one of your sandboxes. I did a bit of research for ya for Grand Prix before 1993. Anyway, here is a few I found either tragic, funny or just plain interesting:
 * 1971 Italian Grand Prix - Fastest Grand Prix ever and closest finish...ever.
 * 1973 British Grand Prix - Big accident at the start of the race
 * 1976 German Grand Prix - Lauda's near fatal accident.
 * 1976 Japanese Grand Prix - James Hunt wins the world title...while title rival Lauda retires due to the conditions.
 * 1977 South African Grand Prix - Niki Lauda's first win since his near fatal accident at the Nurburgring, the race was marred by the horrific death of Brit Tom Pryce.
 * 1983 United States Grand Prix West - John Watson won the race...from 22nd on the grid.
 * 1984 Monaco Grand Prix - Contravsersial finish, with great drivers by Senna and Bellof
 * 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix - Senna's first win. In Wet Weather of course ;-)
 * 1991 Canadian Grand Prix - Mansell was on course to win the Grand Prix and after exiting the Pit Lane hairpin on the last lap, he started waving to the crowd and then...his engine stalled. Leaving Nelson Piquet's Benetton to win the race. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Skully Collins (talk • contribs) 22:34, 7 December 2006 (UTC).

Wikicommons images
Thanks for the guidance! Unfortunately, I also uploaded three more images which were incorrectly licenced, and I have marked these for speedy deletion (Image:Senna and prost 1990.jpg, Image:Vettel f3 euroseries.jpg and Image:Sakon yamamoto USGP 2006.jpg). I think all the others are OK, and have tagged them with .--Diniz 17:14, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

San Marino Pictures
You left a message on my edit user page saying the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix images were violating Wikipedia. I checked against Wikipedia's policy and they were correct not incorrect. Can you please put the images back on as soon as possible - they are on the checklist for images needed to be found on Wikipedia Formula One portal. I think they are perfect, but obviously you don't. Reply on my talk page. Davnel03 19:25, 9 December 2006 (UTC)