User talk:G00dnews

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Thanks for the TIP about tildes. I asked a question on some page earlier this eve, but can't remember what page. It was regarding a |thumb| not being created for a 400px photo I uploaded to the page for Lucie Arnaz. I thought I did it right. OH! I just looked again, and it is there now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucie_Arnaz Hurray. I wonder if you can tell if someone fixed it, or if I DID do it right. G00dnews (talk) 01:58, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi G00dnews, in response to your question the image was fixed by User:David Biddulph with this edit. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 02:29, 22 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Howicus! So I assume the wiki automatically creates a thumbnail, and you don't have to add |thumb| or insert a number under "size". Very cool, if that's true.

It looks great now.
 * Actually, the "thumb" just wasn't needed here because that image was in an infobox. If the image were by itself, the "thumb" part would be needed.  Howicus (Did I mess up?) 06:15, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

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 * My username is certainly not the name of an organization or group or website that I know of, so it does not violate your policy. G00dnews (talk) 01:54, 22 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Speaking as an admin who has reviewed hundreds of reports on potentially problematic names I do not see any problem at all here. This name has been registered without any issues since 2006, and there is nothing to indicate any actual connection to an organization. Beeblebrox (talk) 00:21, 5 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Bb! G00dnews

File:Lucy Arnez at Kennedy Center's Twain Prize 2013.jpg
The bottom of the page where you got the photo File:Lucy Arnez at Kennedy Center's Twain Prize 2013.jpg reads "Copyright © 2005 - 2012 Good News Network." Since Good News Network holds the copyright in File:Lucy Arnez at Kennedy Center's Twain Prize 2013, they will need to follow the "For images" directions at WP:DONATEIMAGE. -- Jreferee (talk) 02:35, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

That copyright notice doesn't apply to photos. They use CC photos on the website often. It refers to the website as a delivery medium of news. I took the photo and uploaded it under CC license with the Wikipedia recommended license. G00dnews (talk) 03:56, 22 October 2013 (UTC)