User talk:GeeAlice/Archive 1

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regarding Black sheep
First, were you ever welcomed? Or did you get your talk page deleted? Anyway, about the article. Yeah, I think blond would be a better term. But more importantly, it's important to stay on topic in articles, and mentioning that there are many colors of sheep doesn't illuminate anything about the subject of the article, which is about an English language idiom. Mentioning the cultural values and history of "black sheep vs. white sheep" is relevant, as that is how the idiom is defined. But other colors of sheep don't really have much to do with it. However, I've been currently working on the home Domestic sheep article, and the info on the various colors of sheep fleece isn't currently included. I would suggest adding it with the cite from the breeder's association to the Description section. Best regards, Van Tucky  talk 19:13, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

New section on color variation added here. Van Tucky  talk 19:40, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Milomolaria
They're hungry, and what can I say; I'm a nice guy! - Rjd0060 (talk) 05:15, 6 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I did report it. Since the user was vandalizing, I reported it to WP:AIV.  I "know" that person though.  S/he likes to harass me with all of these accounts, almost on a daily basis.  - Rjd0060 (talk) 05:21, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Waterboarding
Is not a class project. --Blue Tie (talk) 11:19, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
 * lol, OK, thanks. →  Gee Alice  ♥  11:20, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Jaron Lanier
E-mail me by going to my user page and hitting the "E-mail this user" link in the toolbox what you've got, if you can, and I'll see what I can do. Regarding the photo, that would deal with our fair use policy. See Non-free content for further information. Even if the image is specifically permitted for us to use, it should be noted that doesn't mean explicitly that the image would necessarily be considered free content. Hope that helps. John Carter (talk) 19:41, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * From what I can see, there is a lot of information missing from that article. The webpages listed look like they contain a lot of info which can and should be added. I myself am a little dubious about the picture offered, as it's black and white about a living person, but it is a bit clearer. I'm not much of an expert on hi-tech myself, but I can try to improve the article, probably Saturday. If you want to add any information yourself in the interim, please feel free to do so. I can try to make any necessary revisions a bit later. It's your call about the image. John Carter (talk) 21:14, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Posting exact quotations from the e-mail might be a bit problematic. But if you were to paraphrase what he had said, I think that would probably be more than acceptable. It certainly would help other editors in determining what content might not yet be included. John Carter (talk) 21:49, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Even though he gave me permission to "pass the note" along? How can that be problematic? Is it because of COI? It can't be privacy, can it? As you saw the email where he even asks to pass it along. I'm just trying to do the right thing, for both Wikipedia and the subject. Thanks again. →  Gee Alice  ♥  22:11, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * My only real reservation is that, at this point, it hasn't been definitively proven that the person who sent the e-mail wasn't someone else. Yeah, I know, that's a bit of a reach, but it does happen. If we had a signed official release from him, that'd be different, but an average e-mail doesn't quite reach that standard. I don't know one way or another personally about such things, though, so I've asked someone else to contact you as well about this and hope he'll respond soon. John Carter (talk) 22:23, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah, OK. Though I have a strong gut feeling it was really him, but I understand. My gut is not a reliable source for Wikipedia, but, it is to me, lol. I'll wait for the other person you've contacted to contact me. BTW, I did send him a response to the second email but have not heard back. Thanks again! →  Gee Alice  ♥  22:55, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I've sent him a follow-up indicating that it would help a lot if he could point toward printed sources. I forgot to forward it to you, though. I'll do that now. Anyway, if the terms can also be explained, I think there's a very good chance we can get the article up to at least B class, maybe even GA. John Carter (talk) 02:23, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Your note
Hi GeeAlice, the best thing is to ask him to release the image under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence if he wants to be credited each time it is used, or simply with "no rights reserved" if he doesn't care about being credited. The important thing is the image must be usable by others, commercial and non-commercial, with no restrictions. Once he does that, send his e-mail to permissions@wikimedia.org, then ask me again if you can't see which tag to add to the image page. As for his e-mail, you can post it on the talk page so long as you're certain that's what he wants you to do. Hope this helps. SlimVirgin (talk) (contribs) 05:24, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Linking
Hi. I just noticed on your userpage that you added a link to your userpage on Wikimedia Commons. I just thought I'd let you know that you can add an internal link for this, instead of an external link. Do so by adding  PAGENAME . So to link to your Commons userpage, add User:GeeAlice. You can do the same thing on your commons page, just use the appropriate code here. - Rjd0060 (talk) 05:55, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow, thanks! ← Gee  ♥  Alice  05:56, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

RE: Image lab
Unfortunately, I have absolutely no idea what you are referring to. Wish I could help.

As far as the searchbox, everybody knows it is a pain in the you know what, and I believe they just did some fixing of it, but I'm not sure.

Lots of guidelines and policies here. Nobody will ever know them all. The main ones can be found in Template:Wikipedia policies and guidelines.

If you can be a little more specific about the other stuff, I can try to help you. - Rjd0060 (talk) 00:05, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Maybe you are looking for Graphic Lab/Images to improve? - Rjd0060 (talk) 00:21, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * ¡Ningún Problema! - Rjd0060 (talk) 04:37, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Neil Peart
Thanks for combining the references as you did - I was going to tackle it myself, but I was dead tired by that point and slumped off to bed. Honest! Also, thanks for catching the date error. My eyes were a wee-bit heavy. Cheers Wisdom89 (talk) 12:59, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I know you weren't trying to be "obnoxious" - I just came back and saw what looked like dozens and dozens of citation needed tags (some in places that I felt didn't even need to be challenged, e.g the release of Rush's latest album), so my initial reaction was "grrrr". I apologize for that. You are correct though, the references are in place - and I'll continue to gather more. The lyric section for instance is nearly all original research. Wisdom89 (talk) 21:03, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:Alice shrugged wiki.png
An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Alice shrugged wiki.png, has been listed at Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the image description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.  Soxred93 | talk count bot 03:58, 26 January 2008 (UTC)  -- Soxred93  | talk count bot 03:58, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I made it myself, is it because of the Wikipedia logo? ← Gee ♥ Alice  03:59, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes it is, that is copyrighted.  Soxred93 | talk count bot 04:19, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well I see other's that use it. What license if any can I use instead? ← Gee ♥ Alice  04:21, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * You can use Non-free Wikimedia logo as the license.  Soxred93 | talk count bot 17:26, 26 January 2008 (UTC)