User talk:SureFire

I hope you get to finish working on Derek Abbott! But in the meantime...

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We hope you stick around, and make sure you enjoy yourself! Cheers, &mdash; riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 05:08, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Roscoe G. Dickinson
Hello, SureFire! I just wanted to let you know that, the next time you remove a "prod" deletion tag, you need to explain why you object with the deletion on the article's talk page (which you can get to by clicking "discussion" at the top of the article's page). And remember, while you can remove a "prod" deletion tag (as long as you give a reason), you can never remove an "AFD" or "Speedy-Deletion" tag. For the differences in the types of deletion tags, see here. Thanks for your contributions! If you have an questions, you can ask me on my talk page. -- P.B. Pilh  e  t  /  Talk  01:43, 15 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Reply Hey, SureFire! Yeah, I did suggest that the article be merged (you can see on the page's history).  Now that I sit and think on it for a while, it does seem silly to merge a biography with another biography.  Could you give me the exact name of the page where you found that notability policy?  I looked but couldn't find it.


 * God bless, P.B. Pilh  e  t  /  Talk  16:52, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi PBP, the wiki page on "academic notability" is at and item 6 states: "The person is known for being the advisor of an especially notable student." And this is truly the case for old Roscoe. Spread the wikilove. God bless, SureFire 21:00, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Infobox Fields
Thank you for casting your vote on the Einstein infobox. Please now go to to give your opinion on how you want the individual fields modified. SuperGirl 08:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I just noticed you entry on my talkpage re:Einstein. Wasn't ignoring you, just haven't logged into wiki in over 2 months(!) as real life has intruded. Sorry --Desdinova 03:50, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

"See also" for Albert Einstein
Hi SureFire, it seems that most of the links you just added in the "See also" section are already in the article, which is not supposed to be the case according to Guide to layout. I did not want to simply revert your edit, but you may want to prune your list to keep only the most relevant entries, before someone else removes it altogether. Cheers, Schutz 15:13, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Kate Beckinsale2.jpg
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Please specify the copyright information and source on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Yamla 23:50, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:Andrew wiles2.jpg
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 * Please comment at Possibly unfree images, underneath the entry for the image. Since it's listed there it's out of my hands.  Also, you'll have to leave the PUI tag until the image has been processed.  Incidentally, I don't see where it says that the images on that site are public domain; you'll have to put a link to that at the PUI page as well.  Thanks.  Chick Bowen 04:04, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

link to British
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Edit summaries
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Image tagging for Image:Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz2.jpg
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For more information on using images, see the following pages:
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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Media copyright questions. 12:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Please stop over-sizing images
Surefire, please stop over-sizing images to 300px, as you did in the following two places:


 * Willard Gibbs
 * Alessandro Volta

Please leave the images at the pixel size as you found them in the article. Thanks: --Sadi Carnot 03:43, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Holland Park School
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AfD nomination of Johann Christoph Wichmannshausen
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Image copyright problem with Image:John_Ambrose_Fleming_(1849-1945).jpg
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Fair use rationale for Image:Alanbakerfields.gif
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Image:WTitterton.jpg
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Need your help with Jagadish Chandra Bose
You may have noticed that Jagadish Chandra Bose recently had a GA review and it failed. The review comments are available at: Talk:Jagadish_Chandra_Bose. I have tried to address as many concerns as I can and still working on some. But there are a few areas which need input from the earlier references that were used.

I see that you contributed significantly to this article earlier. I'd request your help to address the concerns mentioned in the GA review. Let's collaborate to make this article a Good Article. Arman (Talk) 01:37, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Image:Roscoe.jpg
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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:DHBlackwell.jpg
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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 05:28, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:DoobieDoo.jpg
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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 06:58, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:OskarMorgenstern.jpg
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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 20:30, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:LipotFejer.jpeg
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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 23:49, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Marshalhalljr.jpg
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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it might be deleted by adminstrator within a few days in accordance with our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions, please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 16:27, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:PaddyBlackett.jpg
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Image:Marshalhalljr.jpg
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