User talk:Pharos/Golden Age of Sephardi Culture

JetBlue
It may not be "newsworthy" persay, but can we not just leave it on the front page for an hour or two? Guaranteed major newspapers across the continent will have it on tomorrow's front page. -- user:zanimum

NYT
Oh, I'm certainly not on any platform, I certainly want to have the NYT on the links, but I really did read in a Wiki manual to avoid using NYT because of the sign up requirement. I don't really agree it is not onerous, because it is a multi task and for me the rationale for not having it is that it is to me onerous to have to sign in to read a link when on the page it avoids signins. I also kinda feel it's a little of a smack at the Times, rightly or not, to avoid them since they do not provide direct links. But, really, I have no grand commitment to this issue except that as I said the Wiki guidelines specifically identified NYT to be avoided.

Oh, and your home page photos etc are terrific.Kyle Andrew Brown 02:37, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

This encyclopedia is hard to edit. You have to have a goddamn college degree to get it right!
Im done editing, forget this crap.

Vandal
Somebody got it already :) -St|eve 00:35, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about disturbing the Hebrew and Japanese links
Didn't realize I did that. Totally unintentional.

2005 Kashmir earthquake
Thank you for your contribution at 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Please keep it up!!! Pradeepsomani  ( talk )

New York open house
Hey. Thanks for the heads up about the NY open house event. Unfortunately, I had not logged on to wikipedia until Sunday night (the last day), and the weather was a complete wash-out on Saturday. Anyway, thanks again and I'll keep an eye out next year.. It sounded like there were some interesting things going on. --Howrealisreal 16:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

FPC
The image that you put on WP:FPC does, as you say, have some imperfections. I'd be happy to edit it (but please don't email a version to me). Would that be OK with you? It's... Thelb4! 18:47, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

By the way, which copyright tag shall I use? It's... Thelb4! 14:44, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Never mind. It's... Thelb4! 18:25, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

re: Image:HughFerris1.jpg
I think it was Oscar Wilde who said, "The Truth is seldom pure and never simple", and so it goes with me and that image. I had taken the image from the "Annual of American Design 1931," published by the American Union of Decorative Artists and Craftsmen in 1930, but before posting it, I naturally, set about trying to clear the copyright issue. I could not find those folks at all, but I did discover that Dover had re-printed the book in 2004, or so. I wrote to Dover and got the following reply. "Dear Mr. Kvaran: Our records indicate that this book is probably public domain." Not exactly a definitive statement, but enough so that Dover got the nod. Perhaps it should have been listed as PD? Carptrash 03:43, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
 * thanks for PDing the picture. I went to do it and found that you'd "been there, done that." So, I folowed your link to Dover Publications and made an adjustment there instead. Life is good - even though my baseball game was rained out.  Carptrash 21:14, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I am glad that one of us has fine attention to detail. I fixed, or created or something a link to Dover Publications from the Hugh Ferriss image.  I think a hard look at Hugh Ferriss vs Hugh Ferris is probably in order too. Like, why are they both in blue?   Carptrash 04:24, 19 October 2005 (UTC)  Also I was wondering if you are a person of consequence at wikipedia, an administrator or something because I have an issue that I'm not sure exactly sure how to proceed with and feel a need to consult with someone.  You seem reasonable and knowledgeable and concerned and more.

Categories
Please see my question at Talk:Fiorello!. -- Jmabel | Talk 07:10, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Impersonator
Indeed, I saw that he made a vandal edit to Islam and was a little bit flattered. I guess I'm just lucky that I don't have any capital I's or lowercase L's in my name, or that stuff would be harder to spot. Thanks for the update and the block though, Pharos. Christopher Parham (talk) 21:49, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Questionable links
I currently work in Ranchos De Taos and recently looked it up with the idea of writing a few things, if needed, and perhaps adding a picture of the St Francis Church there - rumored to be the most photographed and painted church in America. Anyway there were a bunch of links there and most of them seemed to be, I don't know, advertisements for stuff in Taos, not even Ranchos. So should I just delete them? Or do they seem standard type stuff to you? Thanks again, Carptrash 07:26, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Protected image: Image:Wilma2005-colorIR.GIF
Hi, it would be good if somebody could keep updating this image as Wilma is moving toward Florida. I have been doing that, but now you protected the image as it is being used on the MainPage. Could I get accees to keep updating it or should I replace it on the Wilma article? I'm a bit new to this, sorry :) --Stry 13:52, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

NYC pics
I see you are all into New York. So if you need some pics - let me know and I will see what I can do. I live in Queens and commute to Manhattan every day. Unfortunatelly, at this time I cannot write any articles. Renata3 13:27, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

C-uploaded
Pharos, I'm confused. When I removed Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg from the main page, I took away the C-uploaded tag, and noticed that you had uploaded the image from commons only yesterday. Yet zillions of articles link to this image, apparently directly. Can you explain to me what goes on with commons images when uploaded to en, and how to properly reverse the process if necessary? There is some magic going on here that I'm not quite understanding. Thanks, Fawcett5 14:22, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

DYK Craigellachie Bridge
Hi, thanks for correcting the DYK entry for Craigellachie Bridge. I had visions of being chased through the streets of Edinburgh by angry Scottish Country dancers. A truly terrifying thought. Leithp 07:43, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

George Psalmanazar Prize in Forgotten Biography
While reviewing the Felice Beato article I saw your note re: the George Psalmanazar Prize in Forgotten Biography. Thanks! I'm not sure what the procedure is regarding this Prize, so I thought I should post here. I also posted a similar memo here.

There never has been a book-length biography of Felice Beato in any language. A small number of monographs have been published on his work but apart from the (excellent) chapter-length chronology of Beato in John Clark's "Japanese Exchanges in Art" I believe this Wikipedia article is the first and most complete consolidation of the latest information regarding Felice Beato's life. Pinkville 21:34, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Mário de Andrade
I am deeply honored and grateful. I'd like to thank the Society for their kind recognition, Hajor, Tony1, and Justinc for their invaluable help, and Mário for being unfairly obscure (in this country, at least). Chick Bowen 03:47, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

Tnx
Tnx for Image:Cultural evolution.PNG! --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 00:17, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * What do you think of adding a line connecting the three arrows on the right side at the bottom, to stress that they are three sides of the same culture, not three other cultures? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 21:44, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Voluntary Wikipedia Questionnaire
Hi Pharos,

My name is Oliver Metz. I am a student at Brent International School, Manila, an International school located in the Philippines. I am doing my last year of school (12th Grade) and I am writing a research paper (about 4000 words) on Wikipedia in ITGS (Information Technology in a Global Society). Of 10 randomly picked people you have been chosen as one. If you are willing and have the time to answer a few questions I would be grateful if you could fill out a short questionnaire of 6 questions.

Some Information about my essay:

My essay topic is about the freedom to collaborate and the usage of the Internet as a tool to do so. I will analyze topics such as Altruism versus Egoism as well as the Product Wikipedia itself.

My Thesis Statement: The Internet is not only a medium for communication, information and marketing but also a place for altruism, collaboration and cooperation. Wikipedia is the product of a voluntary collaborative effort that defies commonly held beliefs about human nature.

If you have any further questions or requests you would like to pose before filling out the questionnaire I'd gladly answer them.

you can write to: taklung@gmx.net (I check this e-mail address regularly)

Questionnaire:

Please answer the following questions by either inserting the answers or sending them to me via e-mail. (*are not necessarily required).

Name*: Age*: Nationality*:

1. How long have you been contributing to Wikipedia?

2. Have you or are you planning to donate money to the Wikipedia cause?

3. When you first heard of Wikipedia and the concepts it is based on, what did you think about it and did you believe it could work? What do you think now?

4. Why do you think people contribute to Wikipedia? With it being voluntary what interests do/did you follow when contributing to Wikipedia?

5. Do you think that Wikipedia appeals to Altruism? If yes, do you think such a thing can exist in our society in which greed and consumption apparently drive the world?

6. What do you think makes Wikipedia most beneficial to society?

Further comments*:

With kind regards,

Oliver Metz --TakLung 23:53, 2 November 2005 (UTC)