User talk:Ekbeale

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Idlers Wiki being populated
Yup, I've started a few articles over at the main museum wiki page. The latest version of the original idlers picture has not been threatened for deletion since I changed it's license to a PR photo and listed the creator (which were BOTH in the first upload I did - but someone crassly deleted it without even asking first). We'll see if the Idlers page gets vandalized again. I'm also interested to see if there is a history for images. I didn't see where to restore the first image and was forced to re-upload it. While the image is down, the pages containing that image (such as The Idlers wikipedia page) do not look good at all. Ekbeale 00:56, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

More Updates
Updated The Idlers Wikipedia entry. I was able to load a WIKI at the Idlers web site, but authentication doesn't work (yet). Text only for now.

First post
I spent several hours working on The Idlers site today, to stave off future attempts at deletion. I also added several links to the Hurricane Katrina page, to document the Coast Guard's involvement.

Barry Wood's page
Hey there SilkTork. I went looking for my old mate Barry Wood and noticed his page now points to Trading Spaces. I know he is best known for that, but he has made other notable contributions, and is actually now part of a second TV show. Any problem reverting his page to pre-redirect? Thank you! Ed [ Ekbeale 06:53, 11 February 2007 (UTC) ]

Hi Ed. Thanks for the message. Barry doesn't appear to be notable enough to have his own page. He is listed as a presenter on Trading Spaces, and that appears to be about it. The page on Barry consisted of a couple of sentences which in a sense revealed his lack of notability. However, if you feel that he has done enough in his life to be regarded as notable we could put the Barry Wood article up for discussion on Articles for deletion to get a wider view. SilkTork 11:27, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

I checked by the Articles for deletion/Douglas Wilson (interior designer) and it was generally felt that the designers on the show are notable enough to have their own articles. Your mate Bary Wood can be restored. SilkTork 19:40, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

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Weak.Ekbeale (talk) 15:30, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Originalidlers.jpg
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Orphaned non-free image (Image:IdlersLogo.png)
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You people have to be kidding, right. Darn it, I hate bots. This is not your parent's Wikipedia, they've been usurped by lawyers. Bleh. Ekbeale (talk) 12:53, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Eagle and bots
Actually, the bot is correct per policy. FU images can only be used under fair use; agree or not, that's the way it is. Regarding your entry of yourself to the List of Eagle Scouts, do you have something besides your CV to use as a reference?  — Rlevse • Talk  • 12:08, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

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