User talk:RyguyMN/Archive 1

License tagging for Image:Markbreit-Jerry.jpg
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Fair use rationale for Image:Bavetta.jpg
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Fair use rationale for Image:13-JerrySeemanBW.jpg
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Fair use rationale for Image:Haggerty.jpg
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Jim Tunney (NFL Official)
On 20-May, you started the nomination process for deletion of this redirect. However, you did not complete the nomination by listing it at WP:RFD. Since this redirect has been in limbo for so long, I have removed the deletion nomination. If you want to re-nominate it, please follow all the steps at WP:RFD. I would note, however, that redirects like this one are usually kept. You may wish to check the reasons for deleting & keeping redirects at that page before proceeding. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! -- JLaTondre 13:20, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:Redcashion.jpg
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 * You have not cited a source to verify that this is in fact a copyrighted publicity photograph. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 17:06, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Sports in Minnesota
I was poking through the WikiProject Minnesota members and noticed you are from Shakopee (the same as me) and that you are a sports guy. Sports in Minnesota just got started, you may want to take a look! -Ravedave 03:54, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Patneshek.jpg
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 * Hi there! I apologize if you felt as though you were being singled out for this one image; that was not my intention. How I found this image was through the contributions of User:MP123, who had a few months back flooded a lot of images into Wikipedia which shouldn't have been there. They have since discussed it with editors, and undone much of this, and touched the Pat Neshak article. On looking at it, although I disagreed with his method of saying it wasn't fair use (and I hope overall he's getting better about that; he's learning and contributing a lot to the Wikipedia in any case), I did agree with his assessment, so I put it back to fair use disputed.


 * That being said, I would agree that any portrait photo taken from the Minnesota Twins website is not fair game for Wikipedia; see, where I'm coming from is we have had historical issues with football player articles, where people would put magazine covers of players on articles (saying 'It's a magazine cover'), or official photos (saying 'It's promotional' or 'Wikipedia is non-profit'), and on the football side of the fence, it has generally been agreed that these are not appropriate fair use declarations, because what they are are copyright photos which someone could theoretically take with their own camera and release under GFDL. If you look at say, Brett Favre, or Peyton Manning, neither have photos on them because there are no appropriately free photos to use. I've edited many Green Bay Packers articles, and I sure know that desire to want to have images for players wherever possible. That said...I think an agreement was come to on the football side of things as to what could work...here's an example: Ahman Green, taken by someone in the stands, and uploaded with GFDL.


 * I am truly sorry if you felt singled out by my disputing this image. I do not, however, have the bandwidth to find all of the images under this criteria and dispute them. However, if you do agree with my core assessement about fair use not being appropriate here, this is something you could certainly do, as I know you know the Twins articles much better than I. I would say that in the general sense, I dispute all such photos used like this - official website photo used in a player's infobox.


 * (This is an as-I-see-it discussion, though there is some significant agreement about this: please see WP:FAIR) - Invariably, official photos are copyright, and someone could take their own camera and produce a similar portrait image. Now, if that image were about player X's record breaking home run, no other such image exists, and that image is in the section about the record breaking home run, then I would say that could work. For example, see The Tackle. If a significant discussion is made about the weird tattoo a player had, as shown in a Sports Illustrated issue that caused controversy, fair use might be declared in the section about the article to show that image, but not in the player's infobox, which is simply discussing the person.


 * Again, apologies if we've gotten off on the wrong foot, but yes, in the general case, I disagree with any such photo being used like this. I hope this clears up any misunderstanding. Please feel free to hit my talk page if you have any other questions! And, I would love to follow up on the Pat Neshak image in its talk, to see what your opinion is about the image (and images like it). Please do check out Wikipedia: Fair use if you can. Thanks, and see you on the Wikipedia! Skybunny 15:10, 7 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I understand now Skybunny, thanks for the understanding. No hard feelings...just trying to figure out what was going on since User:MP123 was screwing around with the images.

Hantak
I doubt that Dick Hantak was a member of Alpha Phi, a women's fraternity, as his bio currently states; and I do not believe that that organization has ever had a chapter at the college. Perhaps he was a member of one of SEMO's fraternities? FeelsLikeHome 19:59, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Regarding your uploaded image w:Image:Jarrell TX tornado.gif
Do you happen to have the link to the page where you found this image? I ask because it has come into question whether or not this image is in public domain, and thus can be used on Wikipedia. I would appreciate it if you would get back to me, as the image may be deleted if its copyright status cannot be confirmed. -Runningonbrains 18:01, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Burl Toler
Please provide your source(s) for Burl Toler or the article will likely be deleted. Thanks, Ya ya ya ya ya ya 03:01, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * That's why I have it noted as a stub, it is incomplete. I will add sources ASAp.  Thanks, RyguyMN 03:03, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Minnesota meetup
A meetup of Wikipedians in Minnesota is proposed: please stop by the discussion page if interested. Jonathunder 02:27, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Reminder: Meetup October 29, one o'clock, Mall of America. Jonathunder 16:37, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:New NFL Officials Pant.jpg)
Thanks for uploading Image:New NFL Officials Pant.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image is unlicensed for use on Wikipedia and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

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Image:Patneshek.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Patneshek.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:
 * 1) Go to the image description page and edit it to add
 * 2) On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our fair use criteria. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on [ this link]. Note that any fair use images which are replaceable by free-licensed alternatives will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. – Quadell (talk) (random) 20:39, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

More replaceable fair use images

 * Image:Randy Marsh Umpire.jpg
 * This image is public under CC 2.0 --RyguyMN 23:36, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Great! Glad to see it. &mdash; Chowbok  ☠  02:42, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, I just checked that, and it's actually cc-by-nc-nd, which we can't use. The license has to allow derivatives and commercial use. I'm changing the tag to reflect the correct license, which will toss it in speedy. You may want to ask the photographer if he'll change the terms for this one. &mdash; Chowbok  ☠  02:45, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I apparently don't understand what can be used and what can't. Seems like too much gray area.  Any photos that I don't take myself I'm not going to mess around with.  RyguyMN 05:52, 16 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Image:Terry Gierke.jpg
 * Image:Tom Dooley.jpg
 * Image:Tom Sifferman.jpg
 * Image:TommyYoung.jpg
 * Image:Ron Winter.jpg
 * Image:Walt Anderson offical.jpg
 * Image:Weatheradio rs.jpg

&mdash; Chowbok  ☠  22:38, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Climate of Minnesota
Hello, I recently created this article, but I noticed there are not a lot/if any "climate of state" articles out there. I'm wondering if there are any infoboxes or other formats you think would be appropriate for Climate of Minnesota. thanks! Gopher backer 20:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)