User talk:Tom/Archive8

Bush's approval ratings
Hi,

Could you update the graph about Bush's approval ratings? I'm curious to see the results for February 2007.

Where do you get that info from, by the way?

Thanks! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Frediesta (talk • contribs) 02:10, 10 March 2007 (UTC).

Images for deletion
Hi,

I've listed Image:Potter wasp.jpg, which you uploaded, at Images and media for deletion because it appears to be a noncommercial-use image and is now orphaned.  &mdash;Cel ithemis  01:09, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Why was an offical public domain image of Patrick Fitzgerald tagged for speedy deletion? I removed speedy deletion of it since it's PD-USGov-DOJ -- I hope I did that correctly... Jebba 04:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Politicians
Yep, I replaced that image myself. Mr. Vitale 01:32, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Possible admin assistance?
Hi Tom, I noticed what some of your edits and your other fantastic work as an admin and I was wondering if you could look over a checkuser case that has been closed. you can find it here. I also noticed that the accounts are still being used... as recent as yesterday even the main account has started to be used again, while the IP accounts are still in use. So I was wondering if you could take some action against the accounts. I'm really not sure what you can do to the IPs... but thanks for any assistance. MrMacMan 03:59, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

About FA un-semi-protection
There are cases were semi-protection of the featured article is warranted; e.g. a lot of vandalism, with which George Washington (inventor) article is currently being hit. However, many people are watching the page for all edits (including me), so it should be fine. Grace notes T § 02:42, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi!
Hi tom(no sign)

does university of maryland have a good medical school?

Images w/ tags related
These pictures were taken from the appropriate websites, and were there, but many of those images have been taken off because they were replaced with the growing amount of pics on those sites.

I would appreciate the advise. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dhwani1989 (talk • contribs) 16:29, April 8, 2007 (UTC)

Bush Approval Graphic
Mr. Tom:

Please update the George W. Bush Approval Graph on This Page with the newest information from March. This would be greatly appreciated.

Fondly, 67.102.184.26 00:08, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:LloydBentsen.jpg
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A Smile from a Friend


has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to 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.

Trent Lott photos
If the user who uploaded them is a prolific copyright violator, that should probably be noted in the message you put on the image. If you just tag them as "no source" when there IS a source and give NO other information, people will be liable to think that you simply don't want to do your homework and check the website. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 05:36, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Image:Orange shooting blonde.jpg
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Your Reasoning
I recently edited the profile for UMCP and for some reason you felt the need to erase the info and return it to its previous, bland and uninformative status. So before I re-edited the profile, I wanted to ask you why you felt the need to erase the changes considering it provided more insight into how wonderful Maryland is as well as a few statistics that for whatever reason, weren't on the profile.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 158.70.76.215 (talk) 13:56, 23 April 2007 (UTC).

My Images
Hi Tom. Thanks for your warning. I am in the process of giving different image tags to my copyrighted images, but I'm still a little sketchy on which tags to use. I was given the right by the authors of every AP photo that I downloaded to use them only on Wikipedia. The problem is, I don't know which tag says that, or which tag to use. Could you help me out? I totally understand that uploading PD and fair use images is better, but I looked everwhere on the internet for the photos that I wanted, and the AP was the only site that had them, so I bought the pics, and now I'm uploading them to here. Again, if you have any knowledge that could help me, please get back to me, and I'll gladly retag the images. Best, Happyme22 02:21, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Chandra image
I updated the tags (fair use promo, smithsonian, removed "no info" tag...) and plopped the actual Chandra media license off their website in as well. I also contacted them via their website asking for a waiver for us to use the image without the NonCommercial restrictions, to remove complications for WP mirrors. Georgewilliamherbert 02:13, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

SN 2006gy image
Note that on the bottom of the NASA webpage that you pulled this image from (here) there is a link to the original authors (here) at the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The image is also credited to them (NASA/CXC), which means it is their work. Their image use policy (here) clearly states "The images on this web site may be used for non-commercial educational and public information purposes", means it can't be used on the Commons. Thanks. --Tom (talk - email) 21:11, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Ooops! Thank you for the note, Tom. I had thought that the Chandra X-Ray Observatory was NASA's, so the image must be PD. I didn't know that the Chandra X-Ray Center was not part of NASA. I'll be more careful next time. Thanks, again. --PFHLai 09:16, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I've been in contact with the observatory to help clear up their copyright policy. It ends up that images credited to NASA/CXC (and also NASA/CXC/[name of specific author], i.e. NASA/CXC/M. Weiss), are public domain images that have the same usage restrictions as any standard NASA image.  Their "noncommercial and educational use only" policy is in place because they use a great many images from third parties.  For example, the photo montage that was uploaded has one PD image (the illustration, which I believe is what you cropped and uploaded) and at least one copyrighted image from the Lick telescope.  The other image credited to UC Berkeley may or may not be copyrighted; I'm clearing that up.  Thanks for your understanding. --Tom (talk - email) 13:01, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, Tom, for taking care of these copyright issues with the picture. I'm glad that the nice image is now available for all and back in use on the SN 2006gy page. And thanks for uploading the high res. version, too. Cheers! --PFHLai 23:05, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

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Srebrenica Massacre
I'm gobsmacked that someone thinks associating the word "tragedy" with the words "dying of starvation" expresses a point of view. If that's your take, so be it, but the objective detachment of Wikipedia administrators seems sometimes to be close to detachment from the world that the rest of us inhabit. --Opbeith 12:43, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Bush's approval ratings
I believe the May 2007 numbers have come out. Thanks for the Hard Work.

--Arckanghel 20:51, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Racist Views
Hey there, sorry about that. Im rather short on time at the moment. I know it was a hack job, ill work on a better more revised version later this evening. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shuzo1189 (talk • contribs) 20:50, May 18, 2007 (UTC)

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Hi
Just so you know, this edit that you made back in January was actually a mistake - the Smoki were white businessmen and not an Indian tribe. See to learn about them. Not a big deal, just telling you so you don't revert it back. An interesting bit of history. shoeofdeath 20:10, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

RE: Overcategorization
I just got your message about overcategorization for Maryland politicians. You make a good point about the redundancy. What do you recommend as a resolution? At this point, cleaning it up would be a lengthy project. Is there a auto-bot that could do it for me?

Also, I see that you are a Wiki Administrator. How do you go about becoming one? I have been on a personal crusade to add bios for current and historical members of the Maryland State Senate and Maryland House of Delegates - despite some attempts by rogue editors to delete them claiming that they are encyclopedically insignificant. I counter-argued that if they are deleted, I will make the same argument and start deleting all English footballers and rugby players. :-)

Gerard —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Wallstreethotrod (talk • contribs) 01:48, June 1, 2007 (UTC)

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The Beatles
Now that the "free use" photo of The Beatles in the article The Beatles has been deleted on your inititive, can you find a public domain photo of The Beatles taken between 1963 and 1966 to insert in the article? Steelbeard1 02:25, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Politicians' names
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John Barrasso picture
Hello. I don't understand you position. Wikipedia allows use work of the U.S. Federal Government, and legislative branch is also a part of federal government. This was picture from senate website.

But if this was image with other status, you was right. Darth Kalwejt 05:39, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

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