User talk:TheBronxNYC

Welcome and MOS
Hi, nice to see someone participating who knows the territory better than I do. However, as hinted in my Help:Edit summary, you should also study Wikipedia style standards, including WP:Headings, and the use of tools including Help:Page history. Jim.henderson (talk) 20:42, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Goodness, where are my manners? I forgot to insert the official Welcome template:

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Welcome to Bronx
Oh, a couple other things you may want to look at. You could include yourself in Category:Wikipedians in New York City so as to help get in touch with others having similar interests. And you might want to look at the controversy on how to name Bronx in that article's Discussion Page. Jim.henderson (talk) 17:41, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Add Publishers info please
to the Bronx books you've nicely added, such as New YorK: Arcadia Publishing, 2002. Thx.Bellagio99 (talk) 03:04, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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old maps and copyright
Hi. You're probably thinking: "if only I could get yet another bit of obscure technical information about that image". Well here's my two cents. You should consult with people with extensive experience with image copyrights on Wikipedia because the image you uploaded could very well be in the public domain. The original 19th century map is of course in the public domain but if the current image is a simple reproduction, it may very well fall under the Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. precedent. Cheers, Pichpich (talk) 21:37, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I guess my advice is that you should talk to the right people. :-) I'm most definitely not sufficiently competent and I'm not sure where to direct you to, but I do know this. As it stands, the image will be deleted more or less automatically because you declared it as non-free when it was uploaded. If that info is correct and the image is under copyright, then I'm guessing there's little you can do given the very tight constraints on using non-free images on Wikipedia. But my contention (and yours I think) is that the image is in fact free of copyright. One way to check this is to get enough competent people to look at it but (given the current tagging of the image) this won't happen unless you make it happen. If all else fails, I'll try to send the image through Possibly unfree files where all the copyright aficionados hang out. Best, Pichpich (talk) 05:08, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:BronxMap 1868.jpg
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 * The above is the automatic notification. As promised above, I rescued the image temporarily so that competent people can determine if the image is copyright-free. It would be helpful for you to comment succinctly in that debate just to clear up where the image is taken from, how you got it and so on. Cheers, Pichpich (talk) 23:16, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

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A question
Hi TheBronxNYC. Nice to meet someone from the neighborhood. While Regis Philbin's page states, like you have, he's from the Van Nest area, should this link be removed from his page? https://forgotten-ny.com/2000/03/who-wants-to-be-on-a-street-sign-you-never-know-who-youll-meet-up-with-deep-in-the-heart-of-the-bronx/ I never really knew if his page should have said Morris Park or was the link way off. It's like splitting hairs with these neighborhoods anyway. I live two minutes from Cruger Ave. near Bronxdale Ave - Pelham Pkwy etc. Maybe you could shed some light where his house actually was. If not, no big deal. Not used to seeing familiar places here. Thanks in advance. Bringingthewood (talk) 05:11, 6 May 2024 (UTC)


 * HA, I just saw the address is 1990 Cruger. I'm in the MP area and not sure why Morris Park would get the credit for the street sign on his Wikipedia page. Really thin hairs, lol. Bringingthewood (talk) 05:15, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, they tore down his house about a more than a decade ago, sadly. TheBronxNYC (talk) 04:33, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your messages and the house update, TheBronxNYC. It was nice meeting you also. I might have passed you on the street today ... stranger things have happened, lol. Hope to meet up again down the road and thanks for all your neighborhood contributions! Regards. Bringingthewood (talk) 23:48, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Check out our website of the same name www.Bronxnyc.com our contact information is on our front page. TheBronxNYC (talk) 02:47, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Will do. Bringingthewood (talk) 22:22, 9 May 2024 (UTC)