User talk:Mangwanani/Archive 3

Smithy
Could you check the Ian Smith signature request on the Graphics Lab and see if it is correct and finished and, if so, add resolved to the head of the section? Thanx (Just trying to keep things backing up). 68.39.174.238 (talk) 21:53, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

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Working Man's Award
Sorry, almost messed up your page trying to give you the award. After several attempts, it worked. Samwise Gamgee 17:25, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Images
I will check my database to see. I took a lot of pictures when i went back for a visit summer 2006. If i find any of those pictures, i will put them up...wait a minute Balancing Rocks in Epworth ? I have uploaded one i have (i passed through Epworth 06, lived there 1990-present). Samwise Gamgee 22:10, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Schools
Still working on it Sir. There are too many, but yep, i will clean up! Hope all is well. Samwise Gamgee 15:47, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay
Okay. Um....it's sapping. It's a long list, long. I'm gonna take a break but i will be right back and clean up. towns? I see. I just found out that there are not towns in Mwenezi, bikita etc, thought putting the schools under on district easier. I will put them under towns/cities whenever i can. thank you, Samwise Gamgee 17:07, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Pictures
Glad you like them! I have lots and lots of pictures Zim, i will be putting more up over the coming days.... Samwise Gamgee 17:14, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Zesa logo.png)
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wanted
Manheru, Mangwanani

Ich habe ein paar Wünsche zur Verbesserung von Wikipedia-Artikeln, an denen ich gearbeitet habe:
 * Murewa (de.wiki): was hat sich entscheidend an dem Ort und seiner Umgebung verändert? Ich war dort 1983 zu Besuch.
 * Murewa (en.wiki): I've been too lazy, to write the description of the landscape also in English.
 * Bantu: Do you know newer facts and considerations about that very early (100 AD) Iron Age finding near Maputo?--Ulamm (talk) 21:43, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

South African English
Could you please write a stub about Kurów in South African English here – just a few sentences based on http://kurow-wiki.openhosting.pl/wiki/en-gb:Kurow ? Please.

PS. Article about Kurów is already in 276 languages and dialects. If your village/town/city isn't yet on PL wiki, I can do article about it. (I'm first author of requests and this article have the biggest number of interwikis) Pietras1988 TALK 12:39, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your article! Pietras1988 (talk) 17:44, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Award!
thank you! Thank you! and Thank you! Very honored! Humbled. Thank you! Samwise Gamgee 22:24, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Lekkerwear
Hello You just sent me a message wanting to to remove my weblinks for Rhodesiawassuper/Lekkerwear Could I ask why as these are related in the items we offer ..books, dvds etc? Kind Regards Bill P.S who Im I speaking with? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lekkerwear (talk • contribs) 17:31, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Districts & Towns
Okay! One note though, sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the two: like Masvingo district vs. town. I was thinking that for the smaller towns, i would let the district as whole represent it...if further infor comes along, then i can go down one level to distinguish town from district. I know it does appear to make sense, but for the case of Insiza/Binga etc, these are just a few buildings that represent the town....hence my putting them under one blanket as 'Insiza District' instead of 'Insiza Town' This probably doesn't make sense. Samwise Gamgee 17:25, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Copyright problems
Hello.

Please stop uploading images with factually incorrect or logically impossible licensing. Copyright violations are a danger to the Encyclopedia, and repeated violations will result in your being blocked to protect it. &mdash; Coren (talk) 17:04, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Mangwanani/Swazi
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Final warning
This is your final warning. Please stop uploading copyright-infringing images. Bearian (talk) 18:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

UK
Just curious, but how did you come to reside in the UK, from Zimbabwe? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.5.202.171 (talk) 14:45, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm just an Englishman, I don't have a wikipedia account, if that's what you were wondering. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.5.202.171 (talk) 19:45, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Pedantic indeed, but at least you weren't one of those boat people. Besides, I can understand why someone wouldn't want to live under the Mugabe regime. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.5.202.171 (talk) 20:22, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

SVGimages
I left an answer for you here.Sagredo &#8857;&#9791;&#9792;&#9793;&#9794;&#9795;&#9796; 20:31, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Pisa
If you think it can be fixed better, do so, otherwise, please remove it. Sorry. Shoemaker&#39;s Holiday (talk) 23:52, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Image:Bulawayo Zimbabwe COA.svg
here is one of the images you were looking to be done in svg, it was more complicated that i thought but i am really satisfied by the result. hope you like it too -LadyofHats (talk) 02:21, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Fay Chung
I don't know if you have the powers, wondering if it's possible to temporarily 'protect' Fay Chung's page. I have seen a number of people deleting stuff without reasoning......probably the same person. Samwise Gamgee 18:19, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Norfolk
Hi there. In case you're wondering why the Norfolk arms aren't up yet, it's because I lost the (nearly done) file in a computer crash. [sigh] Anyway, I'm working on it again—just so you know I haven't forgotten :) Best, Fvasconcellos (t·c) 13:34, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Scouts
Have no idea whether you would be interested but there is a lot of Zimbabwe Scouts memorabilia for sale on ebay. Stumbled across it now now. Mangwanani (talk) 19:34, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I am trying to save money for my move to Japan, but that does help fill in some gaps. I do know that there was another Rhodesian Scout badge that I am trying to find an image of, there is a famous Zim stone outcrop, I have stamps of it somewhere, but forget its name. Any ideas? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 19:57, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Not a clue, sorry. Just noticed them while browsing and thought you would be interested. Mangwanani (talk) 20:04, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the headsup, and good job at the Graphics Lab! You do better than I could.
 * I did find something at, but it is too small to read. :( Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 22:48, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Could try writing to the owner for a bigger clearer image...?Mangwanani (talk) 22:53, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Simba Makoni presidential campaign, 2008
Great work on the article Simba Makoni presidential campaign, 2008, it is very interesting.--Uga Man (talk) UGA MAN FOR PRESIDENT 2008  00:28, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Image:Zimbabwe Presidential Flag 1987-1991.svg
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Rhodesian Bush War to Second Chimurenga name change?
There's currently some discussion going on the talk page Talk:Rhodesian Bush War. One user has proposed changing the name of the article Rhodesian Bush War to second Chimurenga. There appears to be some support and some opposition. Sf46 (talk) 11:33, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Same comment I made to *jb. Just a heads up. Indicating support is nearly meaningless on WP:RM for the incomplete and contested section. Everything there gets purged in 5 days regardless of the level of support or opposition. If you really support it you need to make a formal request and move it to the "Other" section. 199.125.109.104 (talk) 18:14, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * HUH? :S Mangwanani (talk) 18:23, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * What I am saying is that it is highly unlikely to have any effect. It just gets deleted in 5 days. 199.125.109.104 (talk) 18:43, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * At the beginning of the incomplete section it states in bold letters "With the exception of a brief description of the problem or objection to the move request, please do not discuss move requests here." It does not say "support", it says "objection". 199.125.109.104 (talk) 18:58, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh well I just made my views known to the nominator. If (s)he is serious about it then (s)he may take further action. Mangwanani (talk) 19:08, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

My personal recommendation would be to use their talk page for that. My point is that nominations in the Uncontroversial and Other sections have to be acted on. Nominations in Contested tend to be ignored and swept aside in 5 days. I look them over regularly and rescue them from time to time if I think that they shouldn't be there. But I don't base my decision on support/oppose comments. I only go by whether I think they should be rescued or moved. Sometimes for example someone drops a new request into Contested, which is clearly a misunderstanding of what the section is for. 199.125.109.104 (talk) 20:30, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Robert Mugabe
Hi. As a previous editor of this article your input on improvements for the article is actively sought. See Talk:Robert Mugabe. DJ Clayworth (talk) 15:13, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

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Flags
Sabona, rra! I undid your additions of flag icons to the infoboxes on several Southern African politicians. Per WP:MOSFLAG we do not use flags in this way; there is a broad consensus that they add nothing and merely clutter up what is supposed to be a text field. Best wishes to you, --John (talk) 02:35, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Help
Hello, I think all those pictures you asked me about are copyrighted, because they date from around 1980, and the applicable copyright, is PD-BritishGov, which expires 50 years after first publication, which would be in 2030. Most can be used as fair-use however as they depict dead people, for which no free alternative can be found, I think only Jack William Pithey is still alive, but it should be OK for fair-use anyway, because if someone were to take a free picture of him now, it would have to be in his old age, and not during his career. Jackaranga (talk) 18:21, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry I got mixed up my history there, obviously PD-BritishGov doesn't apply as it was after independence. I think they will only be free 70 years after the death of the photographer, but can still be used under fair-use regardless. Jackaranga (talk) 18:26, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

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Image:Map of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.svg
The map that you uploaded earlier has India wiped off the map. Kindly repair it or else, the map will have to be replaced with an older version. __earth (Talk) 05:39, 20 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you. Have a nice day! __earth (Talk) 01:41, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

thanks for the shiny!
No problem. I've been following that guy and his socks all morning. (My current time is UTC-4) J.d ela noy gabs adds  16:06, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Politician photos
Hi, I see that the photos of the various Rhodesian/Zimbabwean politicans which I loaded have been deleted due to copyright reasons. These are all official photos and sent from their offices when they held it and so I presume the photos must be in the public domain. I don't want to waste time loading them up all over again only for them to be deleted - please advise what to do as I see many other offical photos all over Wikipedia, plus some others taken by me and not acknowledged! Keep up the good work on the Rhodesian/Zimbabwean topics. Flagmanbruce (talk) 19:30, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Help
I don't think that coat of arms you created is acceptable on the commons, because it is too similar to the copyrighted official version, you can upload it on wikipedia and license it as fair-use. The difference with many other coats of arms is that many are no longer subject to copyright, either because the country chooses not to copyright it's COA or because the author died more than 70 years ago. In this case it would seem the Coat of Arms is still copyrighted by Iceland which is why it was nominated for deletion. Here is an example of what you could do Image:Coat of arms of Canada.svg, the coat of arms of Canada is copyrighted by the Canadian government. Remember to upload to wikipedia though not the commons, you can use the same name as the file on the commons, to avoid having to edit each page the image was inserted in. Remember to add a fair-use rationale for each article, fair-use images can't be used on Portals or talk pages, nor in galleries. Ask me again once you have uploaded it to wikipedia if you need any help. Jackaranga (talk) 11:29, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * You can't use non free images in templates, only in articles. Jackaranga (talk) 16:09, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks & FOTW
Thanks for the help with the politicians photo copyright problem. I have reloaded them and so far, so good! I am the southern African editor for FOTW, so will get back to you on the use FOTW images. flagmanbruceFlagmanbruce (talk) 19:47, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Image:Silence in the Library.jpg listed for deletion
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Image:Mugabe procession.png
Hi there, what is the source of this image which you uploaded? Cheers. Adambro (talk) 16:08, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Long time
Part (talk) 07:18, 30 June 2008 (UTC)