User talk:Shakespeare

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BNSF railway bridge west of the Ballard Locks
Hi there, Is the name of that bridge really "Salmon Bay Bridge"? --Lukobe 19:07, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Hmm, apparently it is, sort of: http://www.gngoat.org/bridge_4.htm Salmon Bay Waterway, Bridge No. 4. What are Bridges 3, 2, and 1, I wonder? --Lukobe 19:18, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

The 1957, Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 4, Page 527, lists the bridge as the Salmon Bay Bridge. I suppose the name could have changed. --Shakespeare

You recently uploaded an image of Gas Works Park (thanks) but didn't add any rights information. If it's your own photo and you are licensing it under GFDL, great, but say so. If the story is something else, say that. Please, when you add an image, comment it with info that let's us know it's not a copyright violation. Thanks. -- Jmabel 21:52, Jul 22, 2004 (UTC)

Must have missed checking the copyright ownership box. It has been replaced with a slightly cropped image. -- Shakespeare

Unverified images
Thanks for uploading Image:King Street Station-1.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use if you release it under the GFDL, or  if you claim fair use, etc.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Thanks much, Kbh3rd 03:24, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Egads! I just checked your User contributions page to see if you were still active and likely to get the message above.  I see that you've been very busy uploading new images.  Great!  But please tag them.  If they're your own, you can simply add  to the description page that you're asked to edit by the upload process.  This is very important, as discussed here.  Thanks!  --Kbh3rd 03:29, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Thanks for responding! I'm not sure where the "right" place to respond is – I usually put someone's talk page on my watch list for a little while when I use it to send them a message, so I should see your response if you do it right here.  Putting a response on my talk page makes sure that I see the notice that I have a message, but it sure makes it hard to follow a thread of conversation.  For our purposes, go ahead and respond here – I check my watchlist regularly.


 * You've probably noticed the bold notice on the upload page that says that by uploading your own work, you agree to put it under the Gnu Free Documentation License. The thing is, unless you add a tag, there is no way to know that it is your work and therefore subject to your implicit agreement to that license.  The use of tags also allow for automated sorting of images by license, which cannot be done with just a plain textual note as to the image's origin and license.


 * You've uploaded a lot of images. If they're all your work or otherwise known to be under the GFDL, I could certainly help you tag some of them.


 * --Kbh3rd 17:07, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Except for the 3 photos that are over 100 years old, either Esther or I took them and as far as we are concerned they are GFDL. Esther handles cropping them or whatever in Photoshop and uploads them. I've had her check the copyright ownership box on the upload page but I guess it doesn't do anything. I wonder why it's there? In the future will give a try. Having made a big mess trying things a couple of times, one gets very cautious.

I brought up the Image you are interested in but couldn't figure out what to do. If you could fix it and the one in the message above, that would be nice.

Also there are some images that could be deleted as better ones have been taken but I don't know how to do that either. Anyway I guess one slowly learns.


 * I tagged that image. It's quite simple – click on the "edit this page" link on the image description page and add the tag.  If you look at Image:King Street Station-1.jpg and click "edit this page", you'll see just what I did (then click "Cancel" since you're not really editing it).  You can also take the opportunity to add a little explanatory text on that page while you're at it, at least with new images – you might not want to take the time when going back to tag all those existing images.
 * Seems it would be quite useful to have a variety of the more common tags to choose from with a simple click on the upload page. I guess the checkbox that's there now is just to make you consider whether it's a legal upload before accepting it.
 * If you have a new version of an existing picture, and you see no need for the old one, you can upload the new one with the same name as the old one. You'll then be asked if you're sure that you want to replace the old one before continuing.  The old one stays in the database, and is visible in the history shown on the description page, but the new one automatically replaces the old in any articles that use it.  There is a process to request deletion.  I don't know it off the top of my head, but know it's a bit involved.
 * Hope this all makes sense, and thanks for your contributions – pictures make the articles so much better!
 * --Kbh3rd 18:57, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I've found some more images you've uploaded, that need tagging:
 * Image:Hiram M. Chittenden Locks-1.JPG
 * Image:Hiram_M._Chittenden_Locks-2.JPG
 * Image:Hiram_M._Chittenden_Locks-3.JPG. Silverfish 14:11, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Done 1/3/05

Images marked for deletion
The following images have been listed for deletion on WP:IFD: RedWolf 17:27, Mar 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Image:Fremont Bridge-1.jpg, Image:Fremont Bridge-2.jpg, Image:Frink Park-2.jpg, Image:Frink Park-3.jpg

Please delete.

Late comments
''Comment below moved from your user page. Sorry, I screwed up and put these comments on the wrong page originally and only now discovered my mistake. Hopefully these comments aren't too late or redundant.'' --Calton | Talk 13:07, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for uploading your photographs. I notice they currently don't have image copyright tags. Could you add them to let us know their copyright status? (You can use if you release it under the GFDL, or  if you claim fair use, etc.) See Image copyright tags for an extensive list.


 * Image:Snohomish, Washington-1.jpg
 * Image:Snohomish, Washington-2.jpg
 * Image:Snoqualmie_River-2.jpg
 * Image:Snoqualmie_River-3.jpg
 * Image:Snoqualmie_River-5.jpg
 * Image:Snoqualmiefalls.jpg

Also, Image:Ship Canal Bridge - 2.jpg seems to be the same picture as this one], which is already copyrighted by the Washington DOT. See Image:Ship Canal Bridge - 2.jpg for details.

Thanks so much, Calton 15:32, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Image:Snohomish, Washington-1.jpg
 * Image:Snohomish, Washington-2.jpg

I took both the above pictures. After I put them out there, I got to wondering since they are historic houses can the owner copyright the house so that one cannot publish a picture of it?


 * Image:Snoqualmie_River-2.jpg
 * Image:Snoqualmie_River-3.jpg
 * Image:Snoqualmie_River-5.jpg

I put 5 pictures out for people to choose which they wanted. When nobody did, I picked 1 and 4 as the best. Therefore I would just delete them.


 * Image:Snoqualmiefalls.jpg

The above picture is not mine.

Also, Image:Ship Canal Bridge - 2.jpg seems to be the same picture as this one], which is already copyrighted by the Washington DOT. See Image:Ship Canal Bridge - 2.jpg for details.

I can't answer this one. I click on the images and I don't get anything, so I don't know what's under discussion. If I put the picture out there, I took it.

Image:Snoqualmie Falls-2.jpg listed for deletion
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Image:Snoqualmie River-2.jpg listed for deletion
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Image:Snoqualmie_River-3.jpg listed for deletion
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Image:Snoqualmie_River-5.jpg listed for deletion
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Image:Locks-3.jpg
&mdash; Sverdrup 21:31, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I just took care of them.

Image:Jumper Cable-1.jpg
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Image:Jumper Cable-1.jpg
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I just took care of it.

Image:Madrona Park - 2.jpg
I don't know why the above two images are to be deleted or where their talk pages are. If the reason is no license shown, I just fixed it.

No source images
Image:WOODLAND PARK ZOO-1.jpg Image:WOODLAND PARK ZOO-2.jpg Image:WOODLAND PARK ZOO-3.jpg Image:WOODLAND PARK ZOO-4.jpg Image:WOODLAND PARK ZOO-5.jpg Image:WOODLAND PARK ZOO-6.jpg Image:WOODLAND PARK ZOO-7.jpg Image:WOODLAND PARK ZOO-8.jpg These images were all untagged when you uploaded them. I tagged them as "no source." Hopefully you can tag them otherwise or they may be listed as possible unfree images. --Thanks Nv8200p (talk) 01:34, 6 September 2005 (UTC).

I just fixed them.

Image Tagging Image:Gas Works Park-1.jpg
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Image tagging for Image:Seattle Grain Terminal-1.jpg
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fixed

Unspecified source for Image:Jacob and Josephine Nist-1.jpg
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It doesn't matter who created the content because the content is over 100 years old and is thus in the public domain as stated with the picture. Jacob died in 1907 as stated in the article. Maybe you are asking who scanned the photo and uploaded it? The photo was taken in 1900 well before 1923. The photographer is unknown. Shakespeare scanned and uploaded the file. Hope this helps.

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The information is on the image. I added it to the tag. Hope this helps.

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The information is on the image. I added it to the tag. Hope this helps.

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Sorry the copyright got missed during uploading. Tried to reupload it several times with the copyright selected which didn't work. Finally figured out how to change it I hope. No idea how to clean up the mess. Shakespeare (talk) 20:47, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

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File source problem with File:Jacob Nist's Kansas House-1.jpg
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This is a family photo from the 1800's. Unfortunately the author is unknown. Because of its age, it is in the public domain. Jacob Nist and family came to Seattle in the 1800's. Shakespeare (talk) 17:49, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

File source problem with File:Jacob and Mary Nist-1.jpg
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This is a family photo from the 1800's. Unfortunately the author is unknown. Because of its age, it is in the public domain. Jacob and Mary Nist and their family came to Seattle in the 1800's. Shakespeare (talk) 17:52, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

File source problem with File:Jacob and Josephine Nist-1.jpg
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This is Jacob and Josephine Nist's wedding picture. Unfortunately the author is unknown. Because of its age, it is in the public domain. Jacob and Josephine Nist were married on Aug 22, 1900. Shakespeare (talk) 18:04, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

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And also: ✗ plicit  12:17, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
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