User talk:JonEastham

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Fair use images on userpages
hey there... I know it might sound petty, but I wanted to point out that you can't use "fair use" images on user pages (that is, any copyright tagged as being used under "fair use" grounds). In fact, they shouldn't be used anywhere outside of the article namespace, see Fair use. The reason I point this out is that you use Image:PortsUni.png, which as a logo, is only on Wikipedia under fair use grounds, on your userpage. I'll leave it up to you what you replace it with. └ UkPaolo/talk┐ 21:17, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

PS - an article on P&OSL would be interesting...


 * Thanks for the link, I've used it to upload Image:University of Portsmouth.jpg, which is a more up-to-date and higher quality version than the previous logo we had. Unfortunately, the fact that they allow you to use the logo doesn't constitute "free use", it's (undoubtedly) still copyright. For as long as the image is tagged as being licensed for use on Wikipedia only under "fair use" grounds, it is breaking our policy for the image to be used on your user page (in fact, it could be technically seen as breaking copyright law, since you can't really claim fair use on a page which doesn't illustrate the university). Your only choice is to either ditch the logo, or tag the image under a different license (if you can find proof that it's licensed in some other way, such as with no rights reserved as for example). Sorry! It's a pain, but that policy has caused problems with several of the userboxes (such as those using the official Microsoft/Apple/Google logos, all of which are provided by those companies as a "media download"). └ UkPaolo/talk┐ 21:47, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

HMS Bristol
Thanks for clearing the Dartsmouth v. Portsmouth thing up! David 14:35, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Cities (and MK)
You had a good idea for a template of cities (and not Cities). But I reckon that the entrance fee would have to be 250,000 so MK has another few weeks to go :)  [I was beginning to think that it was just me looking after MK!). --Concrete Cowboy 22:24, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for correction in article Dholavira

 * from vkvora to JonEastham. Thank you for your correction for article Dholavira.
 * vkvora 15:26, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

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Jon-eastham.co.uk photo requests
Hi, many thanks for your offer of images from your website. you say that you would like to upload at 307 x 205px and using cc-by-sa-2.5 licensing. Would you prefer to do the uploading yourself? I would also suggest tht 300px is the standard infobox width in WP ships articles, so this may be a more appropriate image width size. Anyway, I was wondering about getting a photo for Largs Bay, Cardigan Bay and Mounts Bay, which I see you have on your site. Regards, Emoscopes Talk 12:33, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Excellent :) Perhaps choose one of them for the Bay class landing ship dock (auxiliary) and the page Royal Fleet Auxiliary, think it is important on the latter as they are the RFAs newest toys. Emoscopes Talk 03:27, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Hello again, Jon, it seems there are no pictures available for the Hunt class MCMV, would you be able to oblige again? Thanks in advance, Emoscopes Talk 12:58, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

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Middlesbrough
Hi Jon, With regard to this, you don't need the pipe character or anything - it really just is Middlesbrough, your basic non-disambiguated, non-Kentucky flavour, in both the text and the underlying link. I've fixed it for you, as I am a sad obsessive type! Hope this helps, best wishes, DBaK (talk) 10:04, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Ariel class destroyer
Hi, Jon. Some time ago you queried whether this article should be removed. Please see my response on this matter. I am concerned that this complete error should be put right by deleting the article which is totally nonsense. You were correct in questioning whether this article was valid. There was never an Ariel class of destroyer among the early TBDs; in fact, looking at the list quoted under List of destroyer classes it is obvious that some one inadvertently typed "Ariel class" when they meant "Ardent class". I have corrected the List of destroyer classes article (which incidentally also omitted the Zebra class destroyer from the list of 27-knotters) but someone should remove entirely the incorrect article on the non-existant Ariel class. Incidentally, I have in my possession the complete Thornycroft summary records and will (when time permits) be producing a consolidated book on the entire Thornycroft output. Rif Winfield (talk) 12:44, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've tagged the article for proposed deletion. JonEastham (talk) 13:10, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

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John Crown and Sons
I noticed you adding a lot of wls to this shipbuilder. I take it you intend to create an article about them? You may wish to create a template for ships built by Crown - would suggest Lithgows ships would be a suitable one to base the new template on. Mjroots (talk) 10:51, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi, you assume correctly, I've noticed John Crown popping up in articles I've been editing a lot but no article on Wikipedia, so have one in draft and just collecting up all the ships into a draft article at the moment. A template sounds like a good idea! :) JonEastham (talk) 10:55, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Template:IMO Number
I noticed that you created this template. How about a similar one for MMSI Numbers? Mjroots (talk) 16:42, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

File copyright problem with File:MS Mont St Michel.jpg
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Townsend Thoresen logo
Hi Jon, Townsend Thoresen funnel logo re-uploaded as requested, good to see your looking after the page so well, Philphos (talk) 11:41, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:MV_Pride_of_Portsmouth_Damage.jpg
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User:JonEastham/Copyright
Please note that Wikimedia Foundation projects only permission is not permitted according to the Image use policy. For an image to be considered "free" under Wikipedia's Image use policy, the license must permit both commercial reuse and derivative works and therefore any images tagged with User:JonEastham/Copyright may have to be deleted unless this issue can be resolved. Regards. Adambro (talk) 12:39, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * More than happy for the images to be deleted. I can't release these images to permit commercial or derivative works as I have no control over how my images are used by 3rd parties, as such they are licensed only for use on Wikimedia Foundation. If this is not acceptable then please by all means delete them. JonEastham (talk) 11:04, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Stumbled upon some of these images while checking out Special:UncategorizedFiles and had much the concern as Adambro above. Seeing your clarification above this is sadly not an acceptable license for use on Wikipedia, so I have taken the liberty of carrying out the deletions myself per the "improper license" criteria for speedy deletions. --Sherool (talk) 13:43, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Template P&O Ships
Hi, Re P&O ships, which you created - how does SS Ranpura and her sisters fit in? Does the template need further expansion and more ships adding? Mjroots (talk) 08:42, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

template discussion
Hi Jon, just to make you aware of a discussion here. Benea (talk) 15:46, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Corrections to HMS Aphis
Hi Jon I am writing to you because you are listed as the editor of the page for the HMS Aphis. There are some inaccuracies on the page that I would like to bring to your attention. My name is Kathy Wendolkowski and I am a transcriber on the project Old Weather, which involves entering weather data and narrative log information from WWI era Royal Navy ships for use in models and by any interested party. I have worked on the logs for Aphis. The wiki article states that the Aphis was in Romania for WWI, but her logs - at least for Feb, 1916 thru April 1916 - she was in Port Said, as well as other North African ports. I know this is not an earth shattering revelation, but we have instances of people researching their family's involvement in the War, and so, to me, it is important for the information on these ships be as accurate as possible. Please see the discussion page for Cadmus Class Sloops, which resolves the no original research and verifiability issues involved in Wiki articles. Thank you - Kathy W. 216.15.44.249 (talk) 14:28, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

a heads-up
I missed the mergeto tag. I guess all of us who worked on the article did. I offered some reasons why I thought the the merger of Canadian Coast Guard Arun-class lifeboats to Arun class lifeboat was a bad idea. Geo Swan (talk) 07:51, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

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