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Request for assistance please
Hi Norty, I seem to recall that you have had an interest in copyright issues, and I would like to ask a favour please. I am currently involved in a CCI, and some details about it are shown on my Talk page. It seems that I have been paraphrasing sources too closely. I understand that this is a serious matter and I’m trying to do my best to remedy the situation. But old habits die hard! It would be a great help if an experienced editor like you could do some spot checks on my ongoing contributions please, offer practical advice, and make any wording improvements which might be needed. Your guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Johnfos (talk) 23:22, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

I can understand that you may not wish to become involved in a messy situation like this. Please just let me know, one way or the other. Thanks. Johnfos (talk) 22:47, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry it took me awhile to answer. I haven't really done a lot of copyright clean-up lately because I have been busy but I can offer some help. CCIs are a lot of work but I will check a few out. I haven't seen any of the problematic articles yet. The best you can do is just be really careful in your edits from here on out and to clean out articles you have made an edited. It makes the whole process a lot easier.


 * I had a paraphrasing/copyright issue when I first started here; I used to paste the source in the editor and just read off it there. I learned that the best way to gain original thought is to read the source(s) in a separate window and when done...edit. I also avoided single-sources because that can lead to problems.--NortyNort (Holla) 09:58, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

thanks etc.
Hi NortyNort -- I see and much appreciate you kind of sweeping up after me on new dam pages with project tags. I also haven't forgotten your suggestion about filling out infoboxes on those -- it's a good idea and I like the way they look -- and the thing about bare citations. I've just never caught with that habit since that format was introduced. But I'll put it my informal template as a reminder and attempt to retrain my recalcitrant self, I promise. All best! --Lockley (talk) 22:23, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

My MD Jennings photo was used on a blog and I wasn't given credit.
Hello:

I did an image search today on MD Jennings, since he was involved in the controversial end of game play in yesterday's Packers vs Seahawks game. I noticed a blogger used a shot of Jennings in a collage he did up on his page, and I did not see any photo credit. What are the correct steps I take to make sure I get proper credit? Here's the link to my photo in commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M.D._Jennings_.jpg The link to his page is http://prointerviews.org/2011/10/07/mdjennings/ Thanks in advance and I appreciate any help! Gaby C (talk) 15:58, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey Gaby. I am a die-hard Packers fan and am in pain after last night's game too. It is common that blogs and even news sites use our photos without credit. Some do though. What you can do is e-mail the blog and tell them to give you credit. It is a violation of the license. Otherwise, legally, I am not too sure what comes next. If you need more help, you can ask Moonriddengirl for help. She is very experienced with these issues. Hope that helps.--NortyNort (Holla) 16:05, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

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Copyright issues on Joseph of Cupertino
Since you are on the list of Copyright clerks, I figured I should contact you. A person recognized that there was a copyright issue on Joseph of Cupertino page back on September 8th. On the same day I followed instructions on the page and created the temporary sub-page that does not include any of the copyrighted information and it does not include any information added by the problem editor. Since this is my first case of dealing with a copyright issue I was wondering if there was something else I should do or have done. It seems like this has been an awful long time without any comments at all related to this. Is there any chance I can take the temp version "live"? So real work can continue on the article. Marauder40 (talk) 20:09, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Marauder, sorry for the late response; I have been busy in general and during the holidays. I checked out the source in question and your temporary page and there still appears to be a problem. If you see here, there is duplication in text. Thank you for helping to repair the article. With problems like this, an entire rewrite is the best solution. The text was inserted back in 2005. If you have any questions, let me know.--NortyNort (Holla) 18:28, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

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 * Thanks, glad I could help.--NortyNort (Holla) 19:45, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

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Hamthuan-Dami Hydroelectric Power Station
Hi, NortyNort. I started to expand the Hamthuan-Dami Hydroelectric Power Station article. However, there are some issues, particularly the name of that article, which should be resolved. Your assistance is appreciated. Beagel (talk) 09:29, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem. It is a difficult one but I gave some thoughts.--NortyNort (Holla) 15:43, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Dam
What is the name of the dam you have on your page? Where is it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.194.192.100 (talk) 22:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Aldeadávila Dam, on the border between Spain and Portugal.--NortyNort (Holla) 20:26, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks for helping to mitigate a problem that didn't need to be a problem at Gaman (term). --Ansei (talk) 13:18, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem.--NortyNort (Holla) 16:06, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

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Bailey's Dam
Sorry, but I may be taxing your memory a bit. This dates back to July of 2010.

I was reading this article, and in the Background section, I noticed two references to a person named 'Holder'. There was no previous mention of the name. I saw that you had originally put this section in, and was wondering if you really meant to write 'Porter'. I'd change it, but thought maybe I was just missing something, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks Ratmangxa (talk) 12:37, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh no, I remember this article well; it is one of my favorites that I helped out with. 'Porter' is correct and I made the changes. Not sure how that one happened but thank you very much for pointing it out. --NortyNort (Holla) 02:41, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Potential GA nomination?
Hello! I wondered if you might be interested in cooperatively nominating this article for GA status? You have done marvelous work on the article and I personally feel it is ready. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 00:19, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I want to say it is lacking a lot of content but judging by what is available in English, the article has a good level of information. I assume you speak Arabic which could be helpful with some sourcing which primarily uses the developer. I am willing to do a co-nomination. I think the article could use a little more background as the project is of significant importance to the country.--NortyNort (Holla) 19:00, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, the majority, if not all, of the sources unavailable in English would be available in Farsi, not Arabic. I do not speak Farsi. However, is there anything else you feel needs to be completed before the article is to be nominated? QatarStarsLeague (talk) 00:09, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I figured regional news on the project may be in Arabic though. I think the article is good-to-go for GA. I have worked on two FAs and one GA (which had a very particular reviewer) so my concept of standards gets a bit fuzzy at times.--NortyNort (Holla) 03:46, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Since you are the main contributor, I will cede to you the honor of nomination. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 04:35, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * It has been nominated! If you don't mind me asking, what peaked your interest in the Siah Bishe PSPP?--NortyNort (Holla) 04:48, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I have always been interested in both Persia (as in the Persian Empire), and Iran (Islamic Republic of). This exemplifies Iran's approach to modernity, which is very fascinating. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 15:22, 7 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Should we use [|this image] in the article? QatarStarsLeague (talk) 13:26, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I guess it is better than nothing. At least the picture gives context to the mountainous location. If you notice any changes needed in the article, go ahead. When I changed everything from future-present tense after the plant was first started I made a lot of typos.--NortyNort (Holla) 00:24, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Kajaki Dam
The Kajaki Dam has a dual function, to provide electricity and provide water to irrigate some 650,000 acres of an otherwise arid land with its spillway, which is next to the dam. The article is not only about a dam but also about the spillway which is next to the dam. My image is latest and shows both of these.--Fareed30 (talk) 18:39, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
 * The image of choice for the infobox in such cases as this is the one that shows more of the dam and its immediate surrounding (spillways, reservoir, and power stations). The 2004 image you like is being too specific. Viewers and readers want to look at the entire Kajaki project in the infobox. You can see so many other examples in other dam infoboxes. They can look down at the 2004 image that you like in the history part.--Fareed30 (talk) 19:04, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you for taking the time to do a thorough review!--NortyNort (Holla) 02:48, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * My pleasure. -- Khazar2 (talk) 03:13, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

Thank you
I am writing to record my appreciation of the work you have put in creating the dams on rivers categories across many countries. Presence of people like you on wikipedia is what keeps me going.Shyamsunder (talk) 20:32, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem. I now think it is a great idea for that type of categorization. It can help readers find what they need more easily. Thanks for getting it started!--NortyNort (Holla) 16:19, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks Beagal. I'm speechless!--NortyNort (Holla) 21:28, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

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Information on dams in the Hakkari region
Hi NortyNort,

Im unexperienced in wikipedia, howeverI would like to contact you about dams. Im doing my master research about dams in the Hakkari region (Turkey) and in Iraq, the planned dams on the Greater Zab specifically. In this I take a sociologist'/criminologist perspective, and I was curious how you got an interest in obscure dams like the Diminli. Have you been in the region and took a look yourself? I was there, but have some gaps in my data, so any more info would be great, especially insight things, for example why it is taking so long to finish this diminli dam or other issues would be very interesting. Hope to hear from you, Alex (from holland) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aalkem (talk • contribs) 09:10, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Hello Aalkem. I have visited Turkey but have not been to the southeast. I work on a lot of dam articles in Turkey because they, along with China, Brazil and Japan have a lot of dams and few articles for them on Wikipedia. I really like to fill gaps on these dams within the English Wikipedia because so little is available in English sources. I find SE Turkey and the SE Anatolia Project along with the Kurish impact very interesting too. I don't remember how I came across Dilimli Dam but it was probably while researching another in Hakkari. It is supposed to be tall, so I made an article. One problem I remember with the dam was that although the DSI dam database stated it was completed in 2003, you can clearly see it isn't on Google Earth. I don't know why it is taking so long. I have read through some of the Google-translated Turkish press articles but can't see a clear reason. If you read Turkish, this article may help. I helped write the dam section for the Great Zab article which is pretty comprehensive for large dams on the river. There are four other recent large dams under construction in Hakkari that I haven't made articles for. You can see them here, listed below Dilimli (Google-translated to "sliced") dam. All four are on Great Zab tributaries. If you need more info on them, let me know. I am at a lull in editing and can make articles on them too. After all, my goal here on Wikipedia is to help readers out.


 * If you need any more help, let me know. I am very familiar with resources for dams in Turkey.--NortyNort (Holla) 20:11, 31 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Hello Nortynort,

So sorry to respond so late, I really appreciate your response, and offer for help. Indeed, little English sources exist on those dams, so your contribution is very useful for me. At the moment the information you gave seems to be enough, or at least for my thesis Im focusing on some other issues now. I hope, you wont mind despite my late reaction if I might have some specific questions later. By the way, the sources I used are the dsi website, and also the EIE; http://www.eie.gov.tr/HES/index.aspx, which you are probably familiar with. In any case, after the completion of my thesis, I will add the latest information I have for the dams in that region. However, most of my data comes from being in the area, for example I was nearby Beyyurdu and Aslandag, the two dams in Semdinli that are now paused for various reasons. If you at some point will make an article on those, that would be very nice. Thanks again, really nice how you put so much effort. Aalkem (talk) 08:41, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I made articles for three more dams in Hakkâri_Province recently. One of the four others was cancelled. Aslandag looks complete but no power station. If you have pictures of Beyyurdu and Aslandag, you can contribute one or some to Wikipedia for the articles. That is neat that you traveled there. Before the cease-fire it looked like quite the violent place. If you need any more help just let me know.--NortyNort (Holla) 16:28, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks for the pointers with the citation thing. BTW I love the Packers too Zonafan39 (talk) 01:31, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
 * My pleasure to help. GO! PACK! GO!--NortyNort (Holla) 19:06, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for the review, Beagel. I addressed the problems you cited.--NortyNort (Holla) 01:32, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * Thank you!--NortyNort (Holla) 01:08, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks! That is a great story and it must be neat to have been there. I had the pleasure of visiting Turkey once but didn't venture too far out of Istanbul. There are many more articles to come over the years as the Seyhan-Göksu cascade is well underway. Much of the two connecting rivers will be dammed.--NortyNort (Holla) 05:32, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

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Mullaperiyar Dam.
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 * Thanks for clarifying things. IPs changes the owner/operator on that article so much I just lost track.--NortyNort (Holla) 12:16, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

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You really do some dam good work around here. I suspect you've heard that before. Toddst1 (talk) 03:04, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Haha, yes. Thanks, I try!--NortyNort (Holla) 15:15, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

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I don't know what you think you are talking about when you say you reverted my edit because it did not appear constructive. First of all, no one reverted my edit. My unintentional spelling error was corrected by someone, but my intended edit, to add "non-Japanese", was certainly constructive, because I read the source the sentence came from, and without adding "non-Japanese", there was room for confusion. Second, the correction of my spelling was done by "Largoplazo", not "NortyNort" - are you sockpuppeting? Third, if you had taken the time to look just one version past the one you (or largoplazo) edited, you would have seen why the intended edit was constructive, and that a simple spelling error occurred, fixed the error while realizing templating my talk page was completely unnecessary, only fixing the spelling error was. Fourth, the template you used was inappropriate to the situation for all the reasons above - so if you really felt the need to say something, you could have just tried to BE A HUMAN BEING and type something in your own words, like "hey, I say you misspelled "non-Japanese" so I fixed it for you." 198.0.82.2 (talk) 22:08, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, another user did revert it as a spelling mistake and I took it as un-constructive. As the message on your talk said, if I made a mistake let me know. I am glad you told me but figure next time you could do it with less words and without an insult.--NortyNort (Holla) 02:12, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
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 * Sorry to hurt your feelings. I am aware of DTTR; you appear to be a regular using an IP. Point made, I am done with the conversation.--NortyNort (Holla) 21:03, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

List of largest power stations in the world
Do you think that the dams that are in process of construction should be added to the list? E.g.: Baihetan Dam, Belo Monte Dam. – Georgij Michaliutin (talk) 22:56, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 * For a list like that, I think we should only keep those that are operational, as that's what most readers are looking for. IMO, it is not of much value to list those that are under construction, as most would be in the list for quite some time (due to the construction timeframe) without actually having a real comparable output. And some might even be under construction forever. Reh  man  00:09, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah! A stalker! I agree they shouldn't be in the main lists. I like how they are mentioned in the lead though. I do like the idea of having a list at the bottom of largest power stations under construction so readers can get an idea of what is coming down the line, like we have in List of tallest dams in the world. The problem with dams under construction is time, as Rehman stated; very large dams take ~10+ years to construct. Even after the dam is built, it can take several more years before the power station is fully operational. Also, due to the controversy associated with a large dam, construction is often stop and go, like Belo Monte. Also, when a dam is undergoing preliminary construction (access roads, foundation work, river diversion, etc.), it is at a very early stage and the highest of risk to be stopped. Many large dams have been moth-balled at this stage, like Bekhme Dam. If we list a dam on a separate list, I highly recommend it be in the major stages of construction, like the superstructure and power station.--NortyNort (Holla) 02:08, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Would you mind having a look at List of power stations in Iraq so we can put some decent info on List of largest power stations in the world? Thanks!--Graham Proud (talk) 06:52, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Oi! I can clean it up at some point this week.--NortyNort (Holla) 00:35, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

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Cruachan Dam
Hi there! Just saw that someone moved the above page to a -power station title. Based on a quick look, it seems like that's a bad move. I don't have much time to look into that, so just thought of letting you know. Best regards, Reh  man  23:51, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
 * The main subject is the pumped-storage station and the owner/utility calls it by the current title so it seems proper. I think it could go either way but not it is geared more as a power station article.--NortyNort (Holla) 00:23, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination

 * NortyNort. Hi. Could you look at the DYK nom below? I know I have read about supercooled water blocking the turbine with slush but I suspect they may question my translation. Is this OK for you to do? Victuallers (talk) 12:23, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Copyright issues on 2nd Infantry Regiment United States
Back in late March I reported to EN-Copyvio, info-en-c@wikepedia.org that it appeared that there were copyright issues concerning the 2nd Infantry Regiment history, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States) and http://www.secinfreg.org/2nd%20Infantry%20History.pdf So far the only thing that has been done is a “disclaimer” was placed at the top of the page and I was told it would be looking into. Since that time several editors have made minor changes so as to make it look like the copyright issues don’t exist. I have tried to read and understand Wikipedia’s “rules” concerning copyright infringement but I am not a lawyer nor am I someone that understands all the ins and outs of editing on Wikipedia. I actually thought contacting you folks would get something done but apparently not. I suppose I could just delete what matches exactly and see what happens.David M Ray (talk) 13:45, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
 * David, thank you for contacting me. I don't have time to look at this today but can tomorrow. It will require some investigating as the source document you linked is copyright 2014 but has material from 2007 and on. To add to it, at the bottom of that document, it says it includes public domain (PD) material from U.S. websites. So, the information in the source document could have been copied from Wikipedia from 2007 onward or from a PD site. Public domain material is fine to use on Wikipedia as long as you cite in the article that you used PD materials. Looking at the sections the document has, at first glance, they seem close to the Wikipedia sections, so maybe the document is a copy of Wikipedia or vice versa. The author also may have put the document into Wikipedia while working on it. I will look into it more.--NortyNort (Holla) 20:15, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
 * A thorough review of the document and article reveals that the author of the document used text from the Wikipedia article. So, no copyright violation, just a backwards copy. More details on the article talk.--NortyNort (Holla) 21:07, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

This is a cop out on your part to allow the continued infringement of copyrighted. By allowing the contested material to remain on the Wikipedia site with no disclaimer of any sort you are giving anyone free rein to copy and use the material as they see fit. Shame on you and Wikipedia for not following its own policy concerning copyright imfrinfement whatever it may be.David M Ray (talk) 17:48, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Did you see the evidence from my research into the article and document? It was pretty thorough and convincing, the opposite of a "copt out". In case you didn't see it, I will put it below for you:


 * From the Backwards copy tag on talk page: "Keying in on the "War with Mexico" section, you can see the editor's evolution of the section here, then here and finally, here. The evolution of the "Spanish-American War" section can be seen here. Given this evidence, the article progressed and the author of the document used Wikipedia text at some point recently. Wikipedia authors did not copy or paraphrase the text from the document into the article. Finally, a convincing piece of evidence is found on page 9 of the document, under "2nd Battalion" where the author has "Robert M. Gates", leaving the wikilink brackets around the name. This indicates it was copied directly from the Wikipedia article and not the other way around."--NortyNort (Holla) 20:21, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Not all that convincing argument! It very well could have been the other way around. The copyrighted material could have been copied and placed on the Wikipedia site. It also does not prevent anyone from coping the in question copyrighted material from Wikipedia and using it for their own purposes. At least with the disclaimed that was at the top of the page itDavid M Ray (talk) 21:49, 9 June 2014 (UTC) give one a prompt to consider not coping the material.
 * I don't think you properly weighed the evidence that the author copied from Wikipedia in your argument. Normally, when someone copies material into Wikipedia there are similar or exact sentences but I demonstrated how the suspected material evolved in the Wikipedia article then was probably copied later into that document. When multiple authors edit a Wikipedia article over time, the text transforms. When it is copied and pasted into Wikipedia, there is usually just one edit, by one author. Also, the fact that "Robert M. Gates" was left in the document with wikilink brackets around it is a sure sign that the author copied from Wikipedia. I can't think of another reason why someone would put double-brackets like that around a name or word.--NortyNort (Holla) 00:37, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Re:Big dams in China
I already translate your article few days ago at here: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E6%9C%80%E9%AB%98%E6%B0%B4%E5%9D%9D%E5%88%97%E8%A1%A8 And replace with sources I can found, and one more thing, I remember there's another source is also some "baike", just forgot which one, sorry.--Jarodalien (talk) 01:35, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I found another blog reference and replaced it, maybe it was that.--NortyNort (Holla) 01:45, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I can't found that dam either, could you give me Chinese name, is this "大溪口大坝" or "大溪口水电站"?--Jarodalien (talk) 08:06, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Base on the information I could found right now, this project initially been plan at 1960s, but there's none reliable source to confirm is really been under construction. I think is very likely this has been cancelled long time ago, so I think you should not list this dam to the article until reliable source said otherwise.--Jarodalien (talk) 01:35, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Lubuge Dam
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Hi, i'm Flashdaz1 you deleted my article yesterday and is there any way I can view it still. If you know thank you but if you don't please tell me but I will be fine with that. Thanks again, Flashdaz1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flashdaz1 (talk • contribs) 03:43, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
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DYK for Klabböle Power Plant
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