User talk:Mikeblas/Archives/2007/May

Demasked
Yeah, probably. No sources was the biggest thing, but being unreleased and the site having no Alexa rank added onto it. Plus, it seems like a random third party device. - A Link to the Past (talk) 03:57, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * AfD is not where you go to get something merged and/or redirected. And I'm told to be bold, not discuss every redirect I do. Demasked shows no notability, Heaven Smile is an enemy in a game which is considered a flop worldwide, and S.S. Anne is an element of a game which lacks any significant importance to the series and as such should not be merged to anything. - A Link to the Past (talk) 05:18, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Making uncontroversial redirects is somehow unacceptable? - A Link to the Past (talk) 19:06, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Being bold is JUST that. It specifically states that I don't have to ask permission to do things, if there isn't any controversy over them. - A Link to the Past (talk) 20:21, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Explain to me how AfD = AfR&M (Redirect and merging). - A Link to the Past (talk) 23:13, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * RfD and AfD are two completely different processes. I'm not sure I ever said they weren't. Problem is, you're not merging anything -- you're just erasing content because you happen to not like it and, worse yet, aren't interested in considering the input of others in the matter. -- Mikeblas 01:06, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It says, at the VERY BEGINNING OF THE AFD WIKIPEDIA PAGE, that IT'S NOT FOR TURNING ARTICLES INTO REDIRECTS. - A Link to the Past (talk) 02:21, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The problem is that you're deleting content when there's no consensus that the content should be deleted. In fact, there are people who have objected to the deletion, reverted your change, and your response has been to delete again instead of talk the issue over with them. -- Mikeblas 18:46, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
 * You objected to the redirect even when the only opposition that existed was you, who gave absolutely no reasoning besides "you should assume that everyone opposes everything you do, and ask permission". - A Link to the Past (talk) 01:30, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You're misquoting me. I was not the only opposition; I was the only opposition you knew about. Rather than attack problems you think you see in my behaviour, I was hoping that you would have been willing to discuss the article itself. Since you don't appear willing to discuss this issues rationally, I'm going to revert your change. If you object, I trust you'll pursue the proper channels to resolve the edit conflict. -- Mikeblas 03:02, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

List of best-selling singles in Japan
Hi, I am having a discussion on the talk page of this article concerning the copyright violation. Since you tagged the articles as a copyvio perhaps you can give your input as well. I am still not a 100 percent sure if the whole article actually should be deleted or not, but at least that one section does look like a copyvio to me. Garion96 (talk) 19:07, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Fair use question
Image talk:Tsvangirai-beaten.jpg You claim that using a photo of a living person in not fair use if no freely available photo is out there. why not? How does it violate fair use? Could you point me to a legal opinion of a US court that says that this is copyright violation please. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Custodiet ipsos custodes (talk • contribs) 23:59, 9 May 2007 (UTC). Custodiet ipsos custodes 00:00, 10 May 2007 (UTC)


 * USC Title 17, Chapter 1, section 102, explains that copyright protection subsists over original pictoral works. Section 107 of the same chapter allows fair use for some situations, but none of those situations here have been established. Certainly, "no other usable copy exists" is not one of the established criteria The closest is, perhaps, "news reporting". But Wikipedia doesn't report news -- it records history. Meanwhile, say you're right: say that it is fair use if no other photograph is available. What have you done to prove and document that no other photograph is available, or has become available since you last looked? Certainly, you don't believe that you're allowed to steal intellectual property until you can manage to find a suitable replacement for the item you've stolen, do you? -- Mikeblas 00:10, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

ifd for xxl
Hey! Yeah, I listed it for deletion, but didn't follow up. I did post a reason in the article's talk page, but haven't bothered following up on the matter at all. I'm not really focusing on that area atm. If I get the time, I will, but I've been focusing on Australian music lately,like Powderfinger, Thirsty Merc, Missy Higgins etc. -- linca linca  01:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Request for comment on computer program
The Computer program article is in need of repair. Would you comment on any improvement suggestions? I joined the talk starting with the thread talk:computer program. Timhowardriley 00:27, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Monroeville's establishment date
The reference for the establishment date of Monroeville can be found here. Dincher 20:07, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Problem is, the article still makes no reference of it and doesn't, itself, cite that reference. As such, it's premature to add the article to the category. It would be great if you could add information about the establishment to the article, reference it, and then add the category. -- Mikeblas 01:27, 28 May 2007 (UTC)