User talk:Liopleurodon93

Onychodus
You are welcome! ArthurWeasley (talk) 15:36, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
The portal still needs some work though, especially with the selected articles and DYKs. But, yeah, thanks. I bet it'll be featured before long. :) Abyssal leviathin (talk) 03:58, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Photos, fair use and copyright
Your writing lovely to read, and I hope you continue!

Ok, is it clear, though, that claiming something is "fair use" does not make it so? Just as an obvious example, go to Playmate. Click on some of the links at the bottom of the article. Notice what you DON'T see -- with very rare exceptions any picture that was published in Playboy. It's a safe bet that the Wiki editors who spent time on those articles would like nothing better than to show pictures ( probably even the women and their agents would like that! ) The problem is that Playboy will sue. One cannot fill out a "fair use" template and publish Playboy's pictures of Marilyn Monroe! (Except, if you check Marilyn Monroe, the magazine cover. Book, magazine and CD covers are considered an exception that is allowed under fair use.)

Here's the Wiki page on Fair Use. See the section on "Common misunderstandings".

You might consider doing nothing for now, but be aware that an editor or a bot is probably going to come along at some point, and litter your user Discussion page with copyright violation warnings. (And, if you don't respond, possibly automatically delete images from your article 7 days thereafter.) If you scroll down this page, you'll see some of the arguments that have caused other images to be deleted (Under the several "Images" sections.)

There's another little wrinkle here. Not everyone agrees with the way "fair use" is handled by Wiki. This group wants a considerable number of the existing images -- that have been posted for years under "fair use" -- to be deleted. When I uploaded a large photo that I took of an intricate book cover, I was politely informed by an editor that this might invite a "discussion" with the "anti-fair use people", and that I should reduce the photo size to 200px width.

In another case, I was writing an article describing a conflict between two artists, one who had drawn a version of the other's character which they did not like. The "disliked" version was posted in the article. So I took a picture of the other one, for purposes of comparison. (I.e., I was defending the original artist's position.) The next thing that happened was that the OTHER picture was deleted for not being fair use. But not mine. Now, there is also a fair use question on my photo. I actually wrote the artist's estate describing the situation, and asking for permission to leave the photo up. So far, my photo hasn't been deleted. But I wouldn't be surprised if it was.

These are easy to defend under "fair use": 1) A photo you took yourself in a public place. 2) A photo you took of something you own -- for example a drawing or diagram you made for a term paper. 3) Any picture from the Wikipedia Commons: . 4) A picture of something whose copyright has expired.

Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 04:42, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

P.S. This will be interesting. Some of your sources may be have lost their copyright. (See Section Duration of Copyright.) Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 15:06, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Palaeontology logo
Hi Liop, Have to say I am liking the logo you created for the Palaeo WP! Might be nice to have it on the Portal too? Cheers, Mark t young (talk) 19:44, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Try replacing the trilobite, it might look better. As for the portal, hmmm. Not really sure. Don't suppose it would be possible to place it between the intro and the two lower boxes (selected article and selected picutre)? Mark t young (talk) 20:05, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Just changed the size and position of the logo on the portal page. What you think? Mark t young (talk) 20:14, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Onychodus
Will do, but after I've been to the shops to buy some lunch! :) Mark t young (talk) 13:41, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Had a look over it. Very good work! Might want to add a ref or two more into the paleobiology section. There are some paragraphs without any citations. Other than that very good. :) Mark t young (talk) 16:18, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * You are very welcome, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 14:43, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Onychodus pic
Sure, I can do that. May be you could send me a copy of the ref you mentioned (email: aweasley@hotmail.com)? Thanks. ArthurWeasley (talk) 14:06, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

List of Sarcopterygii

 * Wear it with pride, boy. :P Abyssal (talk) 19:53, 29 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh no, you've only just started :P. Abyssal (talk) 04:08, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Psarolepis
Hi,

Do you know the Latin or Greek for Psarolepis? With that, I could work out the expected English pronunciation. kwami (talk) 20:23, 21 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Okay, thanks. That puts the stress on the o. kwami (talk) 10:14, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Animals
Are you still and Active participant of WikiProject Animals WP:ANIMALS ? Please let me know.  Zoo Pro  05:46, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Myself and another user have restarted/reactivated the Project and taken on the job of becoming its coordinators, we were interested in who was still part of it as to better manage how it is organised. It was inactive for some time and is still going through a major overhaul. Should i count u as a Active member??  Zoo Pro  10:25, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Cheers.  Zoo Pro  11:05, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Your view sought
As a member of WP Arthropods, you might have a view on this discussion. Thanks in advance. Heds (talk) 03:55, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Animals
Hello, Liopleurodon93! I noticed your name is on the WikiProject Animals participants' list. As you may have noticed, this project suffers a terrible dearth of members. Resultantly, the few editors we have (you among them) must run the project. Here are some tasks with which you can help, if you are so inclined:
 * Create: Vinciguerria lucetia, Sphaerium beckmani (a species in familySphaeriidae)


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WikiProject Animals Signpost Interview
Hello Liopleurodon93. Per your request on the WikiProject Desk at the Signpost, I have decided to feature your project on June 28. I will post interview questions here and look forward to your replies. Thank you,  m o n o   20:27, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

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