User talk:Titoxd/Archive23

Embargoed
Sorry if I am putting this in the wrong place. I noticed you deleted an article I put up about the HR group embargoed. As there was not enough background information. Embargoed features fairly regularly in the Turkish Cypriot press, http://www.londragazete.com/popup.php/cat/19/news/11325/PageName/English_News And has recently been given backing by the Communications workers union in the UK. http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/tcpr/2007/07-05-03.tcpr.html#10 Notable supporters include Baroness Lunford http://www.sarahludfordmep.org.uk/pages/campaigns.html

Surly this would qualify for the article to be reinstated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SolDrury (talk • contribs) 13:06, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Note
I removed your reply to my comment because my comment was supposed to be somewhere else. I wasn't challenging that particular (and useful) bit of functionality. Best, Mackensen (talk) 20:12, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Humor Barnstar for note at WT:RFA
This comment you made at WT:RFA was absolutely hysterical. Bravo! I can't stop giggling :) --Durin 20:38, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Consultas de borrado en español
Hola. El problema es que aquí no habría votación. Solo una discusión. Un saludo (Fergon en la wiki:es)

Image thumbnail for A class
Hi, I had a Idea about the little Image Thumbnail for FA and GA class article's and I saw that you know a lot about this stuff. So I am hopeing you can Help me with my Idea. FA class has a barnstar and a GA class has a round stamp, but none for the "A" class article. I thought that there could be a little Thumbnail for class A article's like the others, this may help motivate some people to work harder to get there article form GA up closer to FA class, because I know for many people the Jump from GA to FA class is a big one that requires a lot of work and more knowledge of the subject and Wikipedia. I see so many people with the little FA and GA Thumbnail pic's, on there user page showing off how many articles they have worked on and such. they have become a little like the Barnstars people give one another, becoming a little like s bag of merit or some thing. I think Wikipedia most Valuable resource would be the people that edit it, more than just the people that edit one line of text, but the people that have passion for a subject and given the right positive reinforcement will become vary productive Wikipedians. So what I would like is to have a "Talk" about this with other Wikipeadia members who may have ideas or experence with some thing like this, Do you think you could help me out? Max 14:55, 14 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok, no top-right stars or any thing like that. But if we expanded the Article classes to include A and B class, can we then start tracking the number of A and B class article’s? I was just thinking this because it shows how many FA Article’s there are in relation to all of Wikipedia’s Articles. Now If we could know the numbers of article’s in the different Article graded classes we could start using the numbers to track Wikipedia’s Quality Growth and completeness. Wikipedia has to be proud to have 1,745,000 article’s, But at the same time start to improving what we have By developing a better “System” of Grading that reaches all across Wikipedia pages and sections, with standard criteria that helps move Wikipedia away from rapid expansion and dissimilar criteria to a Grading system that helps make the focus on the Quality of Wikipedias work a Top Priority . I think it would also be helpful because more articles would be peer reviewed, helping to avoid the negative attention Wikipedia gets when Articles are found to be slandering a person or un-encyclopedic. The more Popular Wikipedia Becomes the more the need grows for Wikipedia to be seen as a creditable source of Knowledge. With an Expanded Article Grading System the growth of Wikipedia will be in the right Direction, no longer the massive spreading out, but focusing on Increasing the Quality. Max ╦╩ 23:08, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Signpost
Fixed; thanks. Ral315 » 05:28, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Arizona
Why did I get a sandbox message, could you please explain to me why my change was not legitimate? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 141.161.68.83 (talk • contribs).

2006AHS
I reverted the importance drop you made to this particular article. Reason is seasonal articles are fairly important to the project, in of and as of themselves. This means all post-1950 seasons (when they have an individual article) are at least mid-class. Given that, any change to the uninteresting seasons should go to project talk, but my opinion is that they should stay at least mid-class, due to significance to WPTC (much more so than the typical low-class storm).--Nilfanion (talk) 15:48, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

1998 Pacific hurricane season
Hi Titoxd: I'm done copyediting the above. I did leave a few inline comments; one of my concerns was the passive sentences to the effect that "Dvorak classifications began to be employed...". They need to start with who used them, not for fact's sake but for readability. I find the article jargony, but that would need to improved by someone familiar with "convection" and storm "organization" and such. I hope this has helped your FAC bid. –Outriggr § 02:59, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

When is a talk page discussion considered current on wikipedia?
I'm under the impression that as long as a discussion is still located on a talk page, and not an archive, that it is still active. Some articles get very little traffic for months at a time. Is this idea incorrect? I'd rather not have this type of conversation on wikipedia on the regular basis. It may be revealing about the people involved in the discussion, but it does distract us from contributing. Thegreatdr 06:31, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Excuse me, but where are your so-called accusations of slander? Tito xd (?!? - cool stuff) 07:35, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * – Chacor (RIP 32@VT) 14:54, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Chacor wrote - I'd like mention here that we've pretty much tried everything with Storm05, but he hasn't improved - in fact, his writing has actually gotten worse since we've been giving him advice. Encouraging him is going to cause him to continue to write bad articles that have either no content or could have copyright issues (in fact, he was blocked a couple months ago for uploading copyvio images and asserting that they were public domain). Storm05 isn't the most civil editor around, either - he is extremely confrontational and has been warned and blocked for as much.
 * Perhaps slander was too strong of a word for this passage. I thought it was bad form to write about other contributors to the project like this.  Despite Chacor's comments, my intent was not to pressure him away of wikipedia, just be more respectful.  =(  Thegreatdr 01:42, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Since the thread appears to have moved to my talk page: Indeed, "slander" was probably not the wisest choice of words, but I agree with you that it being an old thread is not an excuse. Your point is valid, and I agree with you about it. That said, don't blame yourself for his break. Tito xd (?!? - cool stuff) 02:23, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Template:WP1.0
Discovered a problem with the WP1.0 template. See that page's talk page for more info. --Dachannien TalkContrib 17:54, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

MediaWiki problem
I almost got transwiki working, however, I can only transwiki from my other local MediaWiki installation and not any Wikimedia project. Here's the code from my LocalSettings.php: /** * List of interwiki prefixes for wikis we'll accept as sources for * Special:Import (for sysops). Since complete page history can be imported, * these should be 'trusted'. * * If a user has the 'import' permission but not the 'importupload' permission, * they will only be able to run imports through this transwiki interface. */ $wgImportSources = array('commons' => 'commons', 'wikibooks' => 'wikibooks', 'w' => 'w', 'wp1' => 'wp1');

'wp1' refers to another wiki on my localhost - however, when I try to import from Wikimedia Commons, Wikibooks, or Wikipedia (defined as 'w' in my interwiki, it says "Couldn't open import file".

what do I need to do to fix this?? Thanks, --SunStar Net talk 20:50, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Do regular interwikis to Wikipedia et al work? Tito xd (?!? - cool stuff) 01:50, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tropical Storm Jerry (1995)
The article Tropical Storm Jerry (1995) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Tropical Storm Jerry (1995) for things needed to be addressed. Merzbow 03:49, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania 2007?
Hi Tito, I won't be able to go to Wikimania this year - last year the conference was about 8 miles from where I was teaching, this year it's more than 8000 miles away. I don't think I can just pop out of class to go to Taiwan. The organizers would really like to have someone giving a presentation on the 1.0 project, and it seems to me that you would be the best choice - very few people know as much about the "inside" of the project. OK, so Taipei is quite a distance, but I think you'd have a great time if you can go. As for finances, I think there is a lot of financial support for people in your position, I wouldn't be surprised if you could get all of your costs covered (that's a guess, nothing more!). So PLEASE think about going!

Last year it was a fantastic place to "network" - it was like a dream come true to sit down to lunch with Anthere, Delphine, Kirill, Kelson (French WP1.0) and Tomasz (Polish WP1.0) all grouped around the same table! As you can see from that list, many people traveled thousands of miles to attend, but the contacts made have proven critical for the development of the 1.0 project.

Also, I haven't forgotten your request for more background stuff on the 1.0 project to blog about. I've been very busy over the last month, but this task has risen to near the top of my "to-do list." If there's a specific topic you want me to comment on, please let me know. Once we get MartinBotII working, I'd love to see a blog on that - I think it's very exciting, quite groundbreaking actually. You've done a great job so far - you write really well! Cheers, Walkerma 17:36, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Review work for Version 0.7
Hi Tito, I know you're busy, but the release & subsequent press coverage of Version 0.5 is giving us some new people at the 1.0 team, including some people signing on as reviewers. As one of our few experienced reviewers still around, do you think you could help out a bit at Release_Version_Nominations, and also welcome/guide our newbies? V0.7 has been in the doldrums for a long time, but this could give it the kick it needs to get going nicely - and with all the press exposure we need to make sure that it does. There's no turning back now! I'm really busy at work still, and much of my spare time is spent dealing with the PR part of things. I'd really appreciate some help, even if it's just for a few days. Thanks! Walkerma 06:22, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reply on my talk page. Sorry you can't go to Taipei, but I understand, esp. as I'm teaching summer classes.  Maybe we'll coax you out to the East Coast some time, at least!?


 * As for reviewing, I don't think anybody needs to review 500 articles. It's just critical that we have some activity.  In WP I have learnt that activity breeds activity.  If nothing happens for two weeks after you first sign on the Review Team or 1.0 team, you'll think, "This place is dead, I won't waste my time."   And you're right, this is a critical time.  I'll pitch in a bit too.  Once the media frenzy dies down, and things quieten down at work (hopefully after this weekend things should get less silly), I will be able to help more.  I'll have a go at writing some stuff for you this weekend.  My last exam is May 18.


 * What do you think of User:VeblenBot/Version_0.7/MainTable? I think having separate tables for our ten categories is fantastic (click on a category to see each one).  This is exactly what I wanted to see when we put categories into the template.  This is all on WP 1.0 Bot's birthday, too! Meanwhile over in chemistry, a major molecule editor company is now writing Wikipedia-friendly patches, to allow us to draw a structure, then automatically generate a PNG file in Wikipedia format containing InChI as metadata.  We live in exciting times!  Cheers, Walkerma 05:05, 27 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot for helping out with some reviewing, I've been buried with stuff! I had a great chat with Emmanuel today, though.  If your French is up to it, let me know if you fancy a trip to Paris this fall. Walkerma 04:28, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Image:AN-I usage by month.png
Thanks... I keep forgetting to select the license. Grand master  ka  08:14, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Global warming
Hi Titoxd. On the global warming FAR you noted the article "needs to have some sort of discussion about political and societal effects of GW." I agree with you and tried to add some myself in the last few sections; I don't think it needs a lot given all the sub-articles, but at least a nod in predictable directions. Ref formatting has also been taken care of. Do you feel it is improved wrt to 1b and 1c? Marskell 08:36, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Hola Titoxd

 * Es lamentable que aunque le halla escrito a mindspillage, no se halla podido solucionar este problema, pues no puede ejercer autoridad. Estos de Wikiquote, son unos inmaduros realmente, no tienen equilibrio. Seguro que no hacen otra cosa, y no tienen ninguna otra distracción o interés, que estar todo el tiempo enganchados al ordenador como un vicio. Son unos niños inmaduros. Están ahí para poner las citas de quienes les escriben correos electrónicos. Además son crueles, sin compasión ninguna, y no respetan la calidad de las contribuciones. Lo único que les gusta es el protagonismo y el tener poder y autoridad, que ejercen despóticamente. Han expulsado al usuario que editó la Biblia, la página de Dios y la de Jesús de Nazaret, y la de Génesis y otras muchas. Es lamentable. Si tú puedes presentar estas palabras a los administradores maduros de Wikipedia hazlo, para que sean expulsados, pues es una tremenda injusticia. --Pediaknowledge 03:06, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Atacarlos aquí no te ayudará mucho. Desgraciadamente, Wikipedia no puede hacer absolutamente nada; Wikiquote es un projecto completamente separado de Wikipedia, y por lo tanto, tienen comunidades de usuarios distintas. Además, las comunidades de usuarios en los Wikiquotes de diferentes idiomas son distintas entre sí, por lo que Wikiquote en inglés no puede hacer mucho. ¿Qué harías tú si usuarios de la Wikipedia en siberiano vinieran y decidieran expulsarte? Piénsalo de esa manera... Tito xd (?!? - cool stuff) 03:09, 3 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Me pregunto cómo es que esta crueldad de Drini, que se autoproclamó administrador después de que le apoyé y Citadme igual, halla quedado impune. ¿Yo fui quien le dio entrada en wikiquote y me asesina y nadie aplica disciplina? quién autorizó a macalla ser administrador, muéstrame la conversación donde por consenso se le diera autoridad. Fue a Citadme al primero de todos a quien invitó a inscribirse, pero luego se inscribió a sí mismo. Jon harald está ahi pero es como hablar con la pared. Imagínate que estuvieran matando a una jovencita o violándola en la calle y los policías estuvieran de brazos cruzados y sonriendo como hace Jon Harald.

La gente no ama la justicia, es lamentable, ahi se demuestra quién es justo y quién es injusto. Ni minsdpillage, ni Jon ni nadie. La permisividad significa que toleran la crueldad en wikiquote. Cuando te bloquean y discutes el bloqueo nadie responde ni te hace caso.

Puse las citas sobre la ciencia, pero luego son otros lo que se quieren llevar las medallas y aprovecharse como es el gobierno español. Se benefician de ello, pero nada hacen por recompensarme ni por agradecérmelo, Y eso que es un gobierno que lo deben administrar gente inteligente, responsable y madura, digo yo. Aquí se ve lo que es un gobierno y ahi se ve cómo no hay ninguna justicia, no hay calidad. Esto queda registrado, el grupo PRISA dicen que está detrás, mira cómo en las citas, Jimmy Wales se apoya en el grupo PRISA, esto canta por sí solo. Montones de neonazis y de pornógrafos, enemigos del conocimiento en wikipedia. Jimmy debería tener valor y autoridad, y no tener miedo de desagradar a los indecentes y expulsar a los nazis y fascistas como Drini. Te aseguro que mi sangre va a ser vengada por esta tolerancia, tal como una persona que viola o asesina a otra debe ser castigada.

Tengo suficiente cabeza para darme cuenta de todo y de cómo es la gente. La gente en estos tiempos es sumamente desagradecida, e incluso los gobiernos lo son, ya no hay talante ni nobles acciones. Pocos hombres y mujeres justos quedan ya. Ves a leer el mensaje de la Biblia. Gracias a las citas de ciencia es el año de la ciencia en españa. ¿Qué comunidad local tiene autoridad? ¿el gobierno?, el clero está rabioso por no saber editar la Biblia ni enseñarla, nunca desearon defenderla. ¿Se me recompensa de algún modo?, ¿nadie tiene autoridad por encima de este despiadado, cruel y malicioso individuo Drini o Petronas que me bloquearon? --Pediaknowledge 01:03, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

SPATRAref
I noticed that you were the author (and only editor) of the SPATRAref template. Tonight I made a slight change to the template that I think improves the flow of the text. Here's what looks like now:

If you think I've butchered it, go ahead and revert me (I promise I won't be upset), but I think it's more elegant and easier to understand this way. Note that I've kept the parameters' numbers the same (article name as, date as  ) for backwards compatibility. ``` W i k i W i s t a h W a s s a p 00:28, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Request to restore categories
Hi, could you restore Category:GA-Class sports articles and Category:Unassessed sports articles from WP:SPORTS that has been deleted? Thanks Carlosguitar 08:59, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

You have not been blocked for 1 second for stuffing beans up your nose
Please consider eating them next time instead, even if it gives you gas. :) -- nae'blis 04:00, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Hurricane FACs
Welcome back :-) It wasn't a popular opinion (that is, 10KB prose minimum), so I think the small storms are safe :-)  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 11:34, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Copyedit needed
1997-98 South Pacific cyclone season :) Mitchazenia 20:45, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Template:WP1.0
I added the Importance assessment because many people like to go in and make biased assessments on their own. Erabee has continually been making "High" and "Top" recomendations on B-class articles for minor Russian cities. I've been replacing them with "Mid" and holding them for later versions. Diez2 21:54, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Unblocking
Just wanted to say thanks a lot. Daisy-berkowitz 22:19, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

IRC meeting to discuss Version 0.7
Tito, will you be joining us on IRC today (Sun)? We'd really appreciate your input. Also if you could find time look at this discussion on defining scope of 0.7, and then vote on the proposals, it would be great. Thanks! Walkerma 04:57, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Template mistake
Sorry about that, I was looking/copying some of the code to see how it worked, and I think I accidentally saved that one. Judgesurreal777 05:27, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Historical Notability document restoration
Could you (as deleter) please restore List of ways to verify notability of articles to User:SMcCandlish/List of ways to verify notability of articles? As you can see from Notability/Historical I'm working (slowly) on a comprehensive history of the topic on Wikipedia, and this document might have some relevance (I'm not sure it does; the MfD on it was not favorable at all... :-)

Review WT:FAC comments
I noticed you stopped by this thread briefly. I'm wondering if User:Epbr123 needs a not-quite-warning-but-still-stern-note from a disinterested admin regarding civility and AGF. I thought that's what I was providing myself with my longish comment toward the bottom, but got slapped around for it. Marskell 13:26, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Sedona cleanup
Thanks! Looks nice. Cheers, Pete Tillman 20:30, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

IPA Template
I believe you closed the discussion on far too early. Others may be interested in commenting, and I certainly had responses to those comments that came after mine. Plus, the consistency argument is flawed. If it makes no sense to have an N-level for writing systems then we should delete all N-level boxes for writing systems. That it would be a lot of work is no argument against this. I've been overhauling philosophy of time and related pages for months, slowly doing research and making minor alterations. I'm sure many others have done long-term projects, as well. That's our job as editors. Postmodern Beatnik 16:56, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Requests for arbitration/Badlydrawnjeff
Hello,

An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Requests for arbitration/Badlydrawnjeff. Please add any evidence you may wish the arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Requests for arbitration/Badlydrawnjeff/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Requests for arbitration/Badlydrawnjeff/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, David Mestel(Talk) 18:57, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

re:Civility warning
Titoxd, with all due respect, you should be made aware of the innumerable amounts of incivility that Dev has shown during the debate. She has refused to accept any piece of evidence that I presented to her, she has an ageist attitude against me, she has called me immature, etc. Surely anyone would understand that both of us are guilty of incivility to an extent. The Esperanza debate has been drawn out for too long.--Ed  ¿Cómo estás? 18:44, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Last I checked, not agreeing with someone's "evidence" was not considered incivility. Nor, so far as I know, is pointing out that most 14 year olds act like the egocentric children they officially are. I respect the few who aren't immature - witness DoomsDay349 and Shreshth91 - but we don't allow 14 year olds to smoke, drink, marry, serve or vote for a reason. They aren't fully developed. To point out that a child is immature and acts like a child is hardly ageist, unless every psychologist, parent, government, and the UN are all ageist. DevAlt 19:29, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Check the nutshell box on WP:CIVIL. It says, "Do not ignore the positions and conclusions of others." That's basically what you're doing. And, oh, what? Are you saying that the typical 17/18 year old is mature? Come on, your age group is already driving under the influence, having sex, drinking alcohol, and many other things that are illegal for their age. Do you consider that mature?--Ed  ¿Cómo estás? 19:43, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Jimbo_deleted.png)
Thanks for uploading Image:Jimbo_deleted.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free 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 for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. User:Gay Cdn (talk) (Contr) 01:37, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

The Price Is Right
Hmmm ... I'm used to seeing you around the hurricane articles. Thanks for your comments at my FAC. &mdash;Twigboy 02:57, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the help you've provided over the past year and a half on wikipedia
Since I don't see this one yet on your talk page...

has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. =) Thegreatdr 12:28, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Merge to Release Version Nominations/Held nominations
What I can do is use the move feature to carry the "Held Article Discussion" page over to the "Held nominations" page, since the Held Nom page seems to be pretty obsolete and inactive. Would that be alright? Diez2 17:15, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Userboxes
Hello, I was wondering if you could help me format my user page to have userboxes line up on the side like on your page. All attempts by me have so far proven futile. Thanks.- Running On  Brains  20:59, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Missing image file
Hi Tito, I notice that, which is used in the 1.0 template when an article is "orphaned", appears to be missing. Can you see what happened to it? It seems to be used on lots of articles.

Sorry you missed IRC, I can send you the transcript if you wish. Walkerma 03:12, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot for your work in merging and cleaning up. I also see that the sad face has reappeared just above - thanks for the explanation.
 * As you know, on WP no good turn gets forgotten, so...We have a minor technical problem at WP:Chem (see this and this) that you may be able to help with (if you're too busy, I understand). If you can see the solution - probably quite quick - I'd appreciate it.  We have a problem with InChIs and SMILES strings being often too wide, blowing up the info box.  We need these to be found by Google searches intact, so our traditional approach of sticking   in the middle wrecks it.  My "solution" is a show/hide, which ideally should blend in with the infobox, and be hidden by default.  I attempted this using my cut-paste-don't-know-what-I'm-doing approach, and got one which does the job, but looks ugly (background doesn't match, and show is the default).  You can see it at User:Walkerma/Sandbox3, and in use at User:Walkerma/Sandbox4.  If there is an easy fix for this that you can see, I'd appreciate it! If not, I understand.  Many thanks, once again, Walkerma 03:57, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks good! Thanks a lot!  I'll try it in an article or two, to see if it works.  I appreciate your help, the chemists aren't really familiar with this type of thing, though we do have some great template writers.  Thanks. Walkerma 04:38, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Meetup
Hey, I wonder how much interest you think there might be in a Wikipedia meetup in Phoenix. --Spike Wilbury 21:39, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Image:Jimbo deleted.png
Regarding the above image, you removed the orphaned fair use deletion tag I applied. Your edit summary indicates that based on a discussion at WP:ANI that WP screenshots are considered free and not under fair use. I am unable to locate any such discussion using the search feature at ANI. As I understand it, the WP logo is not freely licensed and if included in an image, that would make the image non-free. Given the above noted image contains the logo, I tagged it for deletion. I know a number of WP screenshots were nominated by me as fair use orphans and subsenquently deleted. I would appreciate you pointing me to the discussions. Thanks.--User:Gay Cdn (talk) (Contr) 21:23, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I acually found a discussion about the template here and assume that is what your talking about. I would suggest to you that that discussion does not suggest the image is free.  I think that the "answer" is, as quoted from Christopher Parham's reply, "Images that have the globe should probably also be tagged with Copyright by Wikimedia...Whatever it is, the template used for Wikipedia screenshots should make clearer that the logo, if it appears, cannot be used freely; for now I have tried to do that simply by bolding the relevant text." - bolding mine.--User:Gay Cdn (talk) (Contr) 21:37, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Replied on your talk. Tito xd (?!? - cool stuff) 22:18, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * FYI - I am going to nominate it at IfD as an orphan and make mention of our discussion - please participate. You will se the notification soon.--User:Gay Cdn (talk) (Contr) 23:02, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * There are a number of people who are regulars at IfD - most images are not commented on, but I think it is likely this will spark a bit of discussion. --User:Gay Cdn (talk) (Contr) 23:33, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Image:Jimbo_deleted.png listed for deletion
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Jimbo_deleted.png, has been listed at Images and media for deletion. Please see the to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. User:Gay Cdn (talk) (Contr) 23:06, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

1.0 team
Hi Tito, Sorry to see that the Tropical Cyclone article didn't make it. Sometimes I think the process can be rather arbitrary, but it's the best process we have. When I read it (or at least the first half!) I didn't see much text needing copyediting.

As usual, I have a request - could you keep an eye on things over at WP:1.0 for the next week or so? I'm going away, and I'm not sure if I'll have internet access (possibly for part of the time). I'd be very grateful if you could handle any issues that arise, and keep WP:V0.7N reviews ticking over (Funpika, Ozgod & others have been helpful with these). Hopefully MartinBotII will be able to come online soon - do you know anything about the toolserver updrade? Please let me know, Walkerma 05:12, 21 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Since you seem to be on break yourself, I'll contact John Carter & User:Ozgod. I hope all is well with you, and that you come back refreshed. All the best, Walkerma 03:57, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Template:Infobox Hurricane
Hi Tito, since we don't have Nilfanion around right now, I figure you're the next best guy to go to for infobox coding.

WT:WPTC - The IMD uses 3-minute winds, we need to include this in the infobox. The categorisation at the top of the infobox for the IMD would show the storm's strength on the IMD scale (2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season), maybe with the corresponding colour in the background?

Let me know if you can do it, or if we should, as Core just suggested in IRC (and Hink just seconded) - inform him (Nilfanion) and beg him to come back from wikibreak? ;) – Chacor 02:17, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Table class?
What is table class? I've never seen it anywhere else aside from Template talk:Most intense Atlantic hurricanes, and it makes the template show up in Category:Unassessed meteorology articles. - Running On  Brains  06:44, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Can you help?
Hi Titoxd, since I noticed you were on, and because you are an admin, I was wondering if you could do something adminny for me - could you please delete the user page of User:SkyBot? Its a bot that is in progress and that I will be running, but I created the userpage for the bot before creating the account. If you could delete it, then I create the account, and then you undelete it, it would be most appreciated. Thanks! Anonymous Dissident Talk 23:43, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Check it out. SkyBot is at Special:Listusers - his userpage. I tried to create account, but it wouldnt let me, saying that account had already been created. Anonymous Dissident  Talk 23:46, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok. Thanks. I've decided to request usurpation. I cant tihnk of another name, and I do like SkyBot, so... Anonymous Dissident  Talk 00:37, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Consolidation of powers
Hi Tito, I am unsure if you're questioning why I feel that a "separation of powers" is a good system for an organization like Wikipedia, or what I think have been problems with the system as is. For the latter, I actually think Essjay is a fine example. Would his deception have been so acute if he did not wear so many hats? Would it have upset so many people? The answer, I think, is no. If he had been just a bureaucrat, or just an ArbCom member, he would have been asked to step down, and we all probably would have gone back to editing. It's because he was one of the most trusted editors in the community, that it was such a fiasco. Why even put ourselves in the position of having a super-elite of most-trusted users? There are hundreds if not thousands of incredibly trustworthy editors at Wikipedia.

So given there are so many trusted users, why not spread it around? A system where there are lots of checks is a stabler system. Why put all our eggs in one basket, when we have so many baskets available? --JayHenry 22:55, 6 July 2007 (UTC)


 * You raise a lot of interesting points, particularly with respect to a rigid and a fluid system of checks and balances. But see, I don't think people should have to pick "career paths" either.  First, because in my opinion, all of our careers should be as encyclopedists.  Second, if a bureaucrat would like to be on ArbCom, I think that's actually great.  I think rotation is important in these roles.  But if elected to ArbCom, I think that user should step down as bureaucrat.  Definitely I think it's good for people to move around.  So third, if a user is going to burnout because they feel that they need to be a bureaucrat and an arbcom member and a checkuser at the same time?  Well, frankly, I don't trust a user like that in any of those roles.  (And please note, there's a difference between a user who would like to serve in multiple roles, and one who needs to in order to be happy with the project.)   As for the point about the Signpost, I think it just depends on what a person would like the Signpost to be.  I'd like to see it as an independent, neutral check.  And yes, I think this has the potential for COI, and even if unlikely, I just don't see a need to put ourselves in that position.  I'm aware my viewpoint is a minority, but hopefully it's not "baffling" even if you do happen to disagree. --JayHenry 00:19, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Curvature of the earth on latitude
The beauty of using distances in degrees latitude is that it is immune from the earth's curvature...it is always 60 nautical miles. Longitude is quite another matter. Thegreatdr 11:57, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Dubya deleted.PNG)
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