User talk:Decltype/Archive 15

help needed
Hi Decltype, I have written an article named Banaz a Love Story, which is in fact a film. I also uploaded the poster of the film to use as a picture. I have got the permission from the directer of the film Deeyah to use the poster. But I don't know how to get a permission which is to be posted or used here on wikipedia. Can you please, contact her to sort this matter for me. Thanks in advance. Mehmda (talk) 19:30, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Mehmda. Matters may be more complicated than that, because the director does not necessarily hold copyright to the film poster. Only the author of the artwork can release it under a free license (as required by Wikimedia Commons). However, the poster can be used on the English Wikipedia under the non-free content criteria. That is, if you upload a smaller version (no more than 400x400) locally (here), it can be used as an illustration to the film article. I can help you make sure the file is tagged correctly afterwards.


 * If you happen to know who created the film poster, I can compose a standardized letter asking for release under a suitable license so it may also be used on other Wikimedia projects. Regards,  (contact) 10:20, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
 * This is the reply I got from Deeyah. "Fuuse Films owns the copyright to the film poster. Which is my company". That means Deeyah is the person who is in position to give permission for use of the poster to the article. Can you please contact her. Thanks.Mehmda (talk) 18:10, 3 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I have received a reply from Deeyah, and updated the image page on Commons. Let me know if you need further assistance. Regards,  (contact) 19:14, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot, I would come back next time when I would need more help.Mehmda (talk) 19:23, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
 * decltype, please can you check, th file is going to be deleted, can you sort it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banaz_A_love_Story.jpg Mehmda (talk) 12:05, 5 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi, I guess the permission e-mail has gotten lost somewhere. I will re-forward it. Regards,  (contact) 16:31, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Decltype, the file has been deleted, can you please do something. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banaz_a_Love_Story Regards Mehmda (talk) 14:07, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Sorry about that, I will investigate the issue. I suspect that my e-mail somehow got lost in the queue again. (contact) 01:13, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Happy New year decltype, have you heard anything about the perission for this file. RegardsMehmda (talk) 22:28, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hello again! I received a confirmation that the e-mail had in fact been received. Due to other commitments I have unfortunately been unable to pursue the issue further. I'll look into it as soon as possible.  (contact) 08:57, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * This should now be taken care of, sorry for the delay. Regards,  (contact) 11:47, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot Decltype.Regards Mehmda (talk) 23:40, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

A guy needs to be warned if not banned
Hi Decltype, can you check what this guy "Kinahus" is doing with the article about Adil Khan, his edits have been reverted back, but he comes back again to make some mess with the article. Possibly, he has some personal thing against Adil because of Norske Talenter. I can fix the page, but the guy would be back again to mess up. Can you talk to him before I fix the page to its earlier state. Thanks,

Regards Mehmda (talk) 00:04, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi again, thanks for the note. It has now been taken care of.  (contact) 00:27, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Requesting your opinion on a photo
Hi. We really need your opinion on which of these photos would make the best Infobox portrait for the Rick Remender article. Could you please offer your opinion in that discussion? The most recent subsection of that discussion is here, so you can just chime in there if you don't want to read the whole thread. I really appreciate it. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 17:10, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of List of players on High Stakes Poker


The article List of players on High Stakes Poker has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * This article is entirely redundant. Aside from the list of players in the table, the prose adds nothing that isn't already or should just be in the High Stakes Poker article.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion.--Atlan (talk) 02:58, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Request for comment
Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

A few requests
Hi,

Can you restore the related talk page for List of players on High Stakes Poker? Thanks! Valoem  talk  22:20, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅.  (contact) 22:51, 12 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Daigo Umehara

Hi,

Can you restore the full article history and full talk history?

Thanks! Valoem  talk  18:06, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Sure, no problem.  (contact) 18:26, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Valoem   talk  19:16, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Can you restore this article, Erica Schoenberg? It looks like it was proded which I am contesting she was notable in her own right with over 800k in earning and multiple poker related appearances. I can clean and update article depending on its condition. Thanks! Valoem  talk  05:47, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Also could you restore the following article to my user space with full history intact?

Valoem  talk  05:52, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Alquimia
 * Aimo Leikas
 * I restored Erica Schoenberg and userfied Alquimia. Aimo Leikas had no content or history, except for a test page/possible attack page, so I did not restore that one. I agree that Erica Schoenberg is probably notable, a cursory search reveals sources like . Good luck improving the articles. Regards,  (contact) 13:44, 16 March 2014 (UTC)


 * CSwiss

Hey, I was wondering if you could restore the talk page for that page and also the redirect C+Swiss. I wrote the article prior to being able to add citations because I was editing from an IPhone. I have seen been able to added some additional info. It was a speedy delete which I am contesting. Thanks! Valoem  talk  14:13, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I have restored the pages. In general, when an article is deleted by any other process than PROD, you may want to consult the deleting admin directly. In this case undeletion is uncontroversial, but that may not always be the case. However, feel free to ask here if you are unsure. And keep up your article work :) Regards,  (contact) 16:47, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks!! :) Valoem  talk  00:12, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Curb stomping
Hi again!

I was wondering if you could userify one of the following articles to my space whichever one is the oldest Curb stomp, Curb stomping, or Curb-stomp. I have found numerous sources that this is in fact real and not a neologism from American History X. Valoem  talk   contrib  03:15, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have userfied the two most substantial versions. Keep in mind that the most recent version in each case may not be the most useful one, as they were both deleted multiple times. Moreover, because the article was deleted after a deletion discussion (in both cases), the article best be listed at deletion review before being recreated in article space. Regards,  (contact) 08:04, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Valeria Lukyanova
Can you restore the full history for Valeria Lukyanova and the talk page article has passed an AfD. This is for my research purposes. Eventually I intend to debate the validity of WP:BLP1E as it has repeatedly caused issues. Valoem  talk   contrib  14:21, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Done. Sorry for the delay. Regards,  (contact) 19:22, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Misc

 * Hi again,

Could you unsalt this article Wavedash, I am going to create a redirect. Thanks! Valoem  talk   contrib  13:57, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Done. Regards,  (contact) 08:14, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Also :) can you delete these userfied articles they are creating search links from my user name: User:Valoem/Tony Luke's, User:Valoem/CSwiss, User:Valoem/No call, no show, and User:Valoem/Hoagie Haven. :) Valoem   talk   contrib  14:14, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Done. You could also simply tag the pages with db-userreq or db-self, and they will be deleted quickly by any administrator patrolling CAT:CSD. Regards,  (contact) 16:11, 23 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks, can you userfy a few more articles and their talk pages for me?


 * Boom PSX N64 USB Adapter
 * Movie Game
 * Snap inhale
 * Nemu64 (just the talk page to User talk:Valoem/Nemu64) Valoem   talk   contrib  15:36, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I have restored the pages above. I didn't see much useful content in the talk pages, but I can of course restore them when the pages are eventually moved back to the main space. Regards,  (contact) 15:58, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Vajazzle
Hi again, I've rewritten this article with citations can you please restore the full history and talk page and also for Vajazzling as well. Valoem  talk   contrib  07:00, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Help needed
Hi decltype, I have uploaded a logo here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fuuse_Official_Logo.jpg, I am not sure if i have done it right, can you please check with Deeyah, for all those technicalities. I asked her if I am allowed to use the logo on the related article and this was ok by here. Can you plase help. Regards--Jogibaba (talk) 17:50, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Hello again, sorry for the very delayed response. Because the logo only consists of text, it isn't protected by copyright. That means that from a copyright perspective, the logo can be freely used in any Wikipedia page. I have modified the description to reflect this. Regards,  (contact) 11:49, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot Decltype, you are always there when I need help. Is this image free to use on other wiki sections like Norwegian wiki etc. Regards--Jogibaba (talk) 23:57, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Today there is a notice to move the file to Common, I don't want to make mess, so I did not touch it, I hope you can sort that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fuuse_Official_Logo.jpg . Regards --Jogibaba (talk) 16:07, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, yes the file can be used on other wikis as well, and I see no particular reason why it couldn't be moved to Commons if you intend to use the file on other projects. Regards,  (contact) 09:57, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have tried this file on other wiki projects and it does not work anywhere other than English Wiki, because this is not moved in common. I think you havn't checked this notice put on file's page " Notice: This file was flagged by a bot (User:ContinuityBot) for transfer, so also remember to check if file is usable before moving it to Commons. I don't know how to move the file to common, can you please do that.Regards--Jogibaba (talk) 14:40, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

✅ the logo should now be usable on all projects (Using ). Regards,  (contact) 10:03, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

(Mmkstarr (talk) 23:08, 19 August 2014 (UTC)) Explanation: It's a bug. It's a computer virus. Get the fuck rid of it. Some wind from Iceland literally acoustovibrationally hacked into some server and the nets isn't shuffling itself for the users indulging this area.

Problem with Spanish Wikipedia
Hi decltype, I have a huge problem and I hoped you can help me. Here's the deal, I have an account on the Spanish Wikipedia that's blocked, but for unfair reason.

I have access to internet conection by using an USB Modem, and a few months ago this device would access to various accounts and another people's IP addresses, and people could use my IP address too. An account called NebrazkaBIEBER (you can access to this link and see she's clearly blocked also in the Spanish Wikipedia) used my IP address and got me blocked by the user Taichi who I can't write to tell her my problem because I'm blocked, and my internet modem doesn't work to give me internet conection now and oddly I only can use Wikipedia.

I hope you can help me please to contact somebody of the Spanish Wikipedia, I don't know who else can give me a hand. And also needed to say that I am a good contribution to the English Wikipedia and I have been using it for a year and I haven't had any problems. If it's not much trouble I will email this to you aswell. Karlitatv (talk) 18:41, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi,
 * Sorry to hear you are blocked on Spanish Wikipedia. Unfortunately, I am unable to review your case as my Spanish language skills are limited. Your explanation is a bit unclear about your circumstances. What is the message you get from the interface when you try to edit on Spanish Wikipedia? Perhaps you have been caught in an es:Wikipedia:Bloqueo automatic? In that case, you should use the template on your talk page there to have the block lifted. From es:WP:BLOCK:


 * Make sure you include the block ID in your request. Let me know if you need further assistance.  (contact) 06:35, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Why balls bounce? listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Why balls bounce?. Since you had some involvement with the Why balls bounce? redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. GZWDer (talk) 19:10, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
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A new user right for New Page Patrollers
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Hello
Hello!

Did you make lands of Titan (teams)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.91.144.174 (talk) 14:18, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
 * No, sorry. Is this Wikipedia-related?  (contact) 07:06, 29 June 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2017
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 * Fuzzy search will soon be added to Special:Undelete, allowing administrators to search for deleted page titles with results similar to the search query. You can test this by adding ?fuzzy=1 to the URL, as with Special:Undelete?fuzzy=1. Currently the search only finds pages that exactly match the search term.
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