User talk:Hzoi

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Response to your message
You wrote, "I'm not sure why you view using some content from US Army websites to describe US Army agencies as a copyright violation." The simple answer is that I screwed up. :) I've removed the copyvio tag on the original article and the warning I gave you on your talk page (as it was placed here in error).  Please let me know if I can do anything else to assist you.  Cheers.  -- Merope 13:59, 8 August 2006 (UTC)


 * ("Hzoi" says: Thanks!)

WP Copyvio policies
It's well established in copyright law, as you thought, that nothing originated by the U.S. Government can be copyrighted and that the federal government does not claim copyright. There are some gray areas and exeptions though. The Wikipedia policy is at WP:PD and more specifically at Public_domain Richardjames444 17:01, 14 August 2006 (UTC)


 * ("Hzoi" says: Thanks for the cite. Sometimes saying "I could be wrong, but I think that..." is more polite than "I know you're wrong, and I shall now prove it for all the world to see...")

Blocked from editing?
Got the message today that I have been blocked from editing for repeated vandalism. Have emailed, but suspect that this is a block for my IP address (thanks, Cambrai-Fritsch proxy server).

In the long run, if there is a way to get my account from being confused with the other anonymous knuckleheads on this IP server, I'd appreciate it; meanwhile, I would appreciate being UNblocked ASAP. Hzoi 10:26, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

((unblock-auto|1=134.233.132.6|2=repeated vandalism for several days - AB|3=Can't sleep, clown will eat me))
 * Sorry Hzoi -- who does this IP address belong to? I'm in the process of changing the parameters to anon-only so you can edit.  Can&#39;t sleep, clown will eat me 11:33, 30 November 2006 (UTC)


 * No problem. I believe this IP actually covers the Internet gateway for my entire community -- Cambrai-Fritsch Caserne, a US Army post in Darmstadt.  My machine has a different IP address than the one that was blocked, but I'm guessing the installation as a proxy server for the main Internet gateway.  Thanks for making the change, and don't worry about the initial block -- if vandalism has been bad enough to block the IP, better ot be safe than sorry.  Hzoi 12:41, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army
Sorry about that, I ran a spell check without thinking about it, and there's apparently a redirect page that spells it "material," so it didn't come up as redlinked. Cheers, JCO312 14:39, 25 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Not a problem! Hzoi 18:16, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Fair use image use
Greetings. You placed Image:DCseal.jpg on Template:User Davidson. Per our policies as described at Fair use criteria item #9, the use of fair use images on templates is not permitted. I removed the image from the template in line with this policy. Shortly thereafter, you put the image back on the template. I am removing the image again, as the use of such images on templates violates our policies. You are free to use free-license imagery, but copyrighted fair use images may only be used on main namespace articles, and never on templates or userpages. Please do not re-add the image, or any other fair use image, to that template or any other non-main namespace article. If you have any questions about this, I'd be happy to answer. Thanks, --Durin 17:00, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Understood; my bad. Saw the image removed and didn't make the connection to the fair use issue. Hzoi 17:03, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Davidson userbox
You can't use a fair-use image (like college logos) in that way. Please look at the other college or university userboxes in Userboxes/Education/United States for some creative examples that are not copyright violations. --NThurston 17:01, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Roger, got it. Anyone else? Hzoi 17:05, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

commons:User:Hzoi
I assert to be the same user as commons:User:Hzoi. Hzoi 10:51, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania in Atlanta!
Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 09:20, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

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WP:Hornbook -- a new WP:Law task force for the J.D. curriculum
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Rheingauer Weinwoche
Could you present the German name that it isn't half linked, half not (perhaps link Rheingau before?), perhaps translate (?), and say that it is (mainly) on the square and (additionally) in its vicinity? I don't want to interfere with the wording, simplest would be "on the square", the Schlossplatz, to be consistent in terms of German names. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:00, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. Hzoi (talk) 14:31, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:School1.jpg
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 * Thanks. No objection.  It isn't even linked to an article any more, no reason it can't be deleted. Hzoi (talk) 21:28, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

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Geocache Much?
I've reverted your promotions addition to Travel Bug because, well, it was promotional. Geocoin is already marked with questionable notability, so additional promotion of promotions doesn't seem advised.

I've reverted your deletion of mentions of geokrety because the 3 locations it is very briefly mentioned fit nicely with Intro, Description/Detail, and See Also sections, which may or not be visible to all users (i.e. not all sections display initially on some mobile browsers.) Most of the geocaching related pages in Wikipedia are frankly advertising by/for Grounded, Inc. and other aka's. Some of the minor players deserve at least a mention in a more impartial approach, in my opinion. PTMY (talk) 12:18, 15 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Your approach is laughable. Travel bugs and geocoins are proprietary to Groundspeak.  Your devoted promotion of the geokrety is like adding three references to Google Chrome on a page about Microsoft Internet Explorer.  Yes, it is an alternative, but this isn't a political campaign and articles don't need to be "balanced," merely accurate.  Hzoi (talk) 17:32, 21 February 2017 (UTC)


 * While you're laughing, go ahead and have a look at the IE article, and see your assumption contradicted by reality. Then Neutral_point_of_view and assuming good faith could be good to review too. PTMY (talk) 19:44, 21 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Bold words from the guy who posted the "10 Commandments of Open Caching" (with "reference links" to a t-shirt and an advertisement) and openly states a bias against Groundspeak. I'll concede the point on the additional promotions material, but you can save your specious geokrety arguments for the article talk page and kindly stop cluttering mine. Hzoi (talk) 15:36, 22 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I can understand how you interpret my disclaimer and edits as "bias against Groundspeak," as you come from a background where "you're either with us or you're against us;" however, I see it as more than a binary choice, and feel more "biased" FOR other options, not biased against the big one. Though to be sure, they can be criticized. Calling something "specious" doesn't make it so; identifying a false argument, like yours with IE and chrome, does. You're free to archive/delete this discussion, BTW. PTMY (talk) 17:07, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Request for openion
Article Legitimacy (criminal law) has been requested to be moved to Legitimacy (law) requesting your openion at Talk:Legitimacy_(criminal_law)

Thanks and regards

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