User talk:ZooFari/Archives/2009/December

Happy holidays
Thanks for the bubble tea! It made my day better. I will Spread the WikiLove on to other users. Happy holidays to you.-- Zink Dawg  -- 21:28, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

BABRI MASJID IMAGES
I placed these images on the article three years ago they are my copyright. I am from Lucknow and a journalist with the Telegraph in London. I took these photographs in 1980 when I was with the Reuters news agency. I have the original photographs and film they were not used by Reuters or purchased by them. Kindly restore all the images on the Babri Masjid article which you have deleted. Else I will consider this an act of vandalism on your part. I will also make representations that you be removed as a wiki admin. My Images have been given freely to Wikipedia and I have put them in the public domain. I you wish further evidence please let me have your private e mail. Do not in future be so officious in removing images unless you have received a specify notification on breach of copyright. Jopling100 (talk) 14:16, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

SVG?
Do you think you could make a svg map from the image located here? Use different colors (though stick with a subtle palette) and keep your font and caps lock consistent (which they didn't do in this map). I just want the location names and the road names (they are borders in most cases). The alphanumerics in red, green, and blue should be removed. Should be sweat-of-the-brow enough to get your own CC license.  upstate NYer  21:05, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Will do :)  Zoo Fari  21:07, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅  Zoo Fari  23:16, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Amazing, as usual. Thank you. :)  upstate NYer  23:44, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Motion blur?
I think you may have placed the wrong delete rationale .--Rockfang (talk) 23:59, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Fixed. I voted on the wrong nominee.  Zoo Fari  00:13, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

May be too complicated?
I was just wondering how complicated it might be for you (or anyone) to do a New York county formation map that would rotate through images like the first map at History of China? What I would love to have is the 74 maps from here recreated and then able to be "played" in rotation... I know that would be basically asking you to draw 74 maps and then do whatever it is you do to make them like the map in History of China article... Is this something that would take too much time to do? If so I wont even ask you or anyone to do it, right now I'm trying to see how much effort/time and if it is even realistic to do.Camelbinky (talk) 01:17, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmm, could be a month-or-so project, which I wouldn't mind :-). I don't know about gif though. Maybe I could ask a gif expert and see what I need to do to make such animation. I'll drop a note on your talk when I get more info on this. Sounds good? Cheers,  Zoo Fari  06:47, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow, you are ambitious! Take your time and if you have any questions feel free to ask.Camelbinky (talk) 07:09, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Input Request.
If possible, could you weigh in at Media_copyright_questions? Thanks. Connormah (talk) 21:19, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

File:Scouting Nederland.svg
Regarding your request, is the white circle part of the image?  Zoo Fari  01:39, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * No, the white circle needs to go. Thanks! :) Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 13:10, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Cameroon-red ring goes, green stays, thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 05:40, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Next one, can you merge the color details of File:Homenmen Beirut.png and the clarity of detail in File:Badge of Homenmen Armenian Scouting.png into one graphic? Thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 21:27, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Update SVG maybe?
I'm looking to see if you have a font like the one in the seal here to correct the font in this file (and this derivative). The person that made it said they didn't have that font.  upstate NYer  20:22, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I found ThorowgoodDReg.
 * Worth a shot; try updating the files and we'll see what they look like. Anything is better than what's there, really.  upstate NYer  22:21, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
 * How's that?  Zoo Fari  00:42, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Much better, thanks but you removed the flag portion from the second file.  upstate NYer  02:37, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * .  Zoo Fari  02:56, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Ping
I have sent you an e-mail. --Tenmei (talk) 17:17, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Bot?
If you are running a CSD bot, then it should probably be on a separate account. It seems to be working fine though. --Apoc2400 (talk) 11:11, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I wish :-). No, I open up a generated list into multiple tabs and tag them each quickly. At least the orphanage is low now :).  Zoo Fari  18:40, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, just make sure it's still orphaned. Sometimes a page is blanked or something and an image gets tagged as orphan before it's reverted. --Apoc2400 (talk) 22:48, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

just in case...
The last comment sounded like you're burnt out. You are appreciated here, and if I knew how to send you a smiley or barnstar or something, I would. Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 16:46, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Ping*Email.  Zoo Fari  16:57, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion (specifically File:Ernest P. Worrell.jpg)
Please take the time to review nominations for deletion. While cleanup is always appreciated, I think it would be best to consider appropriate fair use rationales for fair use images before tagging them for deletion. I mean this with all due respect to a fellow editor, but I think it behooves us to consider improving the encyclopedia before deleting material. Thoughts? — BQZip01 — talk 06:31, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Alright. I've been receiving many complaints so I guess I'm not suited for this job. Don't worry, I'll stop here.  Zoo Fari  06:36, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Not at all. You are going to get many complaints while working in this department (many simply whining and unreasonable complaints, no doubt). My point isn't to chastise you, but to simply say that your efforts, while well-intentioned, don't necessarily improve the encyclopedia. Sure, they encourage compliance with internal policies, but if I hadn't noticed the changes and you hadn't notified me, perhaps a perfectly appropriate fair use image could have been deleted. Just slow down and check to see if fair use images are being appropriately used or have an appropriate use before nominating them for deletion. — BQZip01 —  talk 17:20, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Re: File:Peter in saw 5.jpg
You may go ahead and, since the article it resided on is now defunct (redirects to another page). -- Mike Allen talk · contribs 03:22, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Image orphaned due to vandalism
Hi ZooFari. Thanks for pointing out that File:Front cover art for The Evil that Men Do.jpg had become an orphan. It turns out that an anonymous editor had vandalized the article for which it was intended. This has since been remedied. Cheers, GentlemanGhost (talk) 19:58, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

File:Bulletin cover (Belgium).jpg
Hi. I know that working with image copyrights is a thankless, necessary task. But it would have been pretty easy for you to figure out how File:Bulletin cover (Belgium).jpg ended up being orphaned and to rectify the situation (as I just did). I had written the fair use justification when I uploaded the image and the history of The Bulletin (Brussels weekly) can explain the rest. I don't really mind: I know the ins and outs of Wikipedia but had I been a random newbie, I'd be pretty frustrated with the situation. Just sayin... Pichpich (talk) 03:03, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

File:Philspector2009.jpg
I've "adopted" the orphaned image to the page, and subsequently removed the orphan tag. Thank you for your diligence! :> Doc9871 (talk) 08:38, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

The closing of Valued Picture candidates
Hi ZooFari. there are currently three Valued picture candidates that need closing, so can you please close them? Secret Saturdays  (talk to me) 01:16, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Closed one. The other one I voted on.  Zoo Fari  04:47, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

File:Humanist and Italic a.png
Thanks for your edit. However, in addition to (correctly) changing "miniscule" to "minuscule," I believe you've (accidentally/erroneously) changed "humanist" to "human." Could you make another edit? Thanks! By the way, is it normal for the thumbnail not to reflect your image edit after so long? Wareh (talk) 20:00, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
 * . Yes, sometimes it takes a while for changes to occur if you've viewed the image before.  Zoo Fari  04:46, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for your help! Wareh (talk) 18:41, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

you may hate this...
I know you may hate this... but please try to change the perspective of the map from the present image to the second image. You are the SVG god, and this one has needed done for a while. Thank you so much, whatever you choose! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 11:43, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but I'm unable to open that file for some reason. It crashed my computer twice and I believe it doesn't have separate components for coloring. There's a similar map but it is skewed.  Zoo Fari  19:18, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Not the right perspective, thank you though! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 05:17, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

File:Seal of Sikkim 1.png
Thank you for your help with this, please also remove the orange-red paint swoosh on the left bottom.

I am sorry to hear about your little friend, I hope you have a Merry Christmas anyway, and a Happy New Year. Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 08:43, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅. Let me know if you need anything else and have a Merry Christmas to you as well :-).  Zoo Fari  15:04, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Merry Christmas
  Click there to open your card! → → → Dear , Wishing you, your family, and friends a very merry Christmas (or whatever you celebrate at this time of year), and I hope that the new year will be a good one, in real life, and on the wiki. There is always a reason to spread the holiday spirit; it's a special time of year of almost everyone. ;) Love and best wishes, Meaghan - Merry Christmas!  - 00:40, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Update about your report
Hi, I just wanted to update you about the keyboard shortcut issue which you mentioned on WT:AWB. I've reported the bug to WT:AWB/B. I hope they can get it working properly. M AN d ARAX  • XAЯA b ИA M  01:44, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks!  Zoo Fari  03:55, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Happy Holidays
  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

May this season bring you joy and cheer!! ---- Zink Dawg  -- 18:33, 24 December 2009 (UTC)



Quick fix on one of your files
Can you make the text in File:City of Troy map 2.svg under "South Central" non-modifiable, like the rest of the text? Thank you much! ❄  upstate NYer  ❄ 05:11, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * . Happy holidays and a new year to you as well :-)  Zoo Fari  05:35, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Fix
Thanks for the fix on the Illustration page! Imagine my surprise when I clicked on the edit link and it was done already! --Slashme (talk) 21:29, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, and thank you very much for taking the request! It has been there for awhile.  Zoo Fari  21:37, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Care to make another version
You know how you made two versions of File:City of Troy map 2.svg? Can you make a second version of File:Map of central Troy historic district.svg, with non-modifiable text also? ❄  upstate NYer  ❄ 22:07, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Let me know if that works.  Zoo Fari  04:21, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks! ❄  upstate NYer  ❄ 06:53, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Belugaboy535136
Thanks for answering that, i signed in this afternoon to find alot of questions on my talk page. If only that user knew how much blood sweat and tears goes into keeping a project on track. Cheers again mate.  Zoo Pro  05:55, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem :-)  Zoo Fari  05:58, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

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Input request
I was wondering if you'd like to weigh in at Template talk:Infobox officeholder? Connormah (talk) 16:23, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Lietuvos Skautija and Homenmen
Don't know if you got my earlier Homenmen combine request, but also can you look at combining File:Lietuvos Skautija.png and File:Lietuvos Skautija color.png? Thanks! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 06:45, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for File:Eclaireurs Français Neutres-2.png, it should only be on the en:Wiki, I think the other may be bad licensing to be on Commons. Can you upload it here instead, and rename it File:Eclaireurs français neutres.png? Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 09:26, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Since you are an SVG god, ping your e-mail re: a fix for File:Boy Scouts of Bahrain.svg. The version here is backwards and missing the scroll. Thanks for taking a look! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 15:51, 14 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Request #1: File:Lietuvos Skautija.svg '''
 * Request #2: File:Eclaireurs français neutres.png - Description needs updating. ✅
 * Request #3: Done.  Zoo Fari  00:32, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * That one is particularly nice, thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 14:42, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Done with all. Let me know what you think/need anything else.  Zoo Fari  01:29, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Old one from your December archive, can you merge the color details of File:Homenmen Beirut.png and the clarity of detail in File:Homenmen.png into one graphic? Thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 14:39, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * What do you want me to merge? It looks like everything on the colored version is superseded from the original.  Zoo Fari  03:20, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The blue and tan coloration from Homenmen Beirut.png so the better-detailed Homenmen.png isn't monochromatic. Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 11:45, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I have another one to send tonight if you are game. Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 12:21, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Not quite at that level yet. Try asking a GL. I'll get to the ones you emailed me as soon as possible.  Zoo Fari  16:50, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I appreciate it, and have done so! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 03:23, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Got the Russian ones, thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 06:35, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Merge
this may interest you. Let me know of your thoughts.  Zoo Pro  06:15, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Happy Holidays


❄  upstate NYer  ❄ is wishing you a happy Capital District holiday! Wikiproject Capital District is coming up on one year of successful work. I'd like to thank you for the help and support, and effort to expand the scope of New York's Capital District on Wikipedia. Enjoy your respective holiday and best wishes for the coming new year (especially related to your content work on Wikipedia)!

While you may not be an official member nor a resident, you've done some great work for us. So, as always, many thanks for your efforts. :) ❄  upstate NYer  ❄ 05:53, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Drama drama drama
need i say more.  Zoo Pro  06:47, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
 * What happened? Can I help? Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 09:29, 30 December 2009 (UTC)