User talk:ZooFari/Archives/2009/March

Valued pictures
Hi Zoofari,

Can I direct you to this discussion at VPC talk. Not sure if you'd seen it since you haven't actually contributed, but this is still under consideration. --jjron (talk) 07:49, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries. Yeah, possibly 'technically' it should be on the main VP talkpage, but as per FP/FPC all the discussion tends to take place at FPC talk. The only ones that really put anything on FP talk are those not involved in the process. So I was just carrying on the tradition from there :-). We'll see how it goes. --jjron (talk) 10:00, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Valued Pictures
The "valued pictures" initiative is new. When I look at the 19 pictures, then I am not impressed. They are totally not an alternative for "featured pictures". Consider the picture of the Taj Mahal. It is really poor quality and it is not as if the Taj has not been depicted over the ages.

Wikipedia is about education and when a picture of a "frog cake" is to be "valued picture" with as motivation that it illustrates the subject... sorry. Such motivation only indicate why the picture is there in the first place. It does add no value in any way. When you take the "Wounded Knee aftermath" picture, this absolutely adds to the subject in a way words cannot. It is also a picture that is right for featuring because images like this are really hard to find. If Wikipedia is to be educational, this shows more then another hover fly procreating in the air. Yes these are clever pictures and they illustrate wonderfully and yes, we need a complete scala of featured pictures, but they are not what we need featured most for they are only illustrations and they do not tell a story. Thanks, GerardM (talk) 08:23, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * And why is this being discussed in my talk page? ;=)  Zoo Fari  01:57, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Note by proxy from Noodle snacks
He asked you to complete the closure procedure here and probably meant to notify you. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 21:18, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Nevermind
Previously, I used Twinkle to tag your image of the gecko to be deleted on wikipedia, since it did not pass its VPC, but I accidentally hit I7. I apologize! Ceran →// forge 02:42, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem :)  Zoo Fari  02:56, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

May I please ask you?
Hi ZooFari, Thank you for reviewing and commenting on my recent FP nominations. May I please ask you to take one more look here. Do you find there was an improvement in the composition in two edits? Thank you for your time.--Mbz1 (talk) 04:40, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. It definitly improved, but not far enough for FP. Consider promoting it at Valued Pictures if it doesn't get promoted. I would like to see you give it another shot.  Zoo Fari  15:18, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, thank you for looking. To tell you the truth I'm afraid to nominate somebody else images because I do not want a person to get hurt, if an image is opposed. Last night I vent to VI to nominate an image, and then I saw "out of place rainbow" in the discussion about my image (???) and did not nominate the image I was going to nominate. Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 15:48, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you!
Hi ZooFari. I'd like to thank you for this. It is very important for me to know that you share my opinion that immature reviews should be dealt with. BTW you forgot to sign. Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:40, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi, sometimes people just don't understand :) And thanks for reminding me about the signature. Good thing I signed before the Sinebot caught me ;)  Zoo Fari  01:46, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

File:Rallyswastikadeutch.jpg
Thankyou for your comments on my talk page. Just in case you don't see it, I have replied to you (as shown below).


 * Administrators have every right to block who ever they think is wrong. It took you this long to provide a source, and yet you complain that an administrator blocked you. I doubt you tried to explain before you they had blocked you, as you just happen to remove the tag before you wrote a source. Also, you have been uncivil in the Featured pictures project; how would you like it if I had told voters that your pictures are boring and source-lacking files? If you have a problem with people, you might as well leave Wikipedia because it is nothing but society building the largest encyclopedia you can imagine.  Zoo Fari  00:44, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Please check your facts before mouthing off about things ZooFari. The source on this picture was added at the time of upload, January 23, as can be seen in the picture edit history. Not that it matters much, cos I have requested deletion anyway.--Tufacave (talk) 11:30, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

VPC
Could you close the Rosa Parks one (and possibly the Helen Keller)? Saw you were on so thought I would grab the opportunity. Ceran →// forge 19:28, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I was getting to that :) They have been there for a week, so I figured I should close them before they stay 5 more days ;)  Zoo Fari  19:33, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Alt. ;) Ceran  →// forge 21:31, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

File:Pharyngeal jaws of moray eels.svg
Done. Let me know if you need anything else!  --Pbroks13 talk? 19:25, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Reply at Graphics Lab/Map
A reply has been made here for your request at the Graphics Lab/Map. /Lokal_Profil 01:18, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Lomatium image
Hi, File:Lomatium bicolor .JPG is Lomatium parryi actually (I was just about upload some photos of it myself, taken in Red Rock February 2007). Going by the literature, the distinguishing features are in leaves and fruit, so flower heads not that useful, but the key fact is that L. bicolor is northern Utah to northern California only. In the Spring Mountains there is only L. parryi (which is one of the earliest bloomers) and two varieties of L. nevadense, which has white flowers. Stan (talk) 14:14, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much. Right you are. Your description matches as well. It is good to have someone who knows more about botany at Red Rock. I will fix everything as soon as possible.

Apologies for FPC comment
I misunderstood a comment on FPC, and claimed you had posted a copyvio picture. I'm sorry, I should have checked, and would have found that there was no substance to that idea! I hope you accept my apology, your work is appreciated. Mostlyharmless (talk) 00:25, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem at all.  Zoo Fari  04:09, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Picture ID again
Hate to be a nuisance again, but as you can see from the commons category, I do spend a lot of time in, on, and around places in Red Rock! (helps to live 15 mins away :-) ) Anyway, File:White rock.JPG is actually from the Sandstone Quarry at the edge of Calico Hills - compare the quasi-aerial view from the summit of Turtlehead Peak File:Calico Hills Sandstone Quarry 1.jpg, the rock formation in your pic is the upper set of fins on the right. (There are some nice Ericameria cuneata on those fins, eventually I'll get to uploading pics of them.) Stan (talk) 14:59, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I had thought it was a single, seperate area. Originally, it had said White Rock. Since you enjoy and have an expertise on Red Rock, would you mind changing and fixing the description for me? Perhaps making it more informative? I'm quite busy with some work right now. Thanks!  Zoo Fari  17:15, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

regarding User talk:Jimbo Wales
That IP is evading the indefinite block on his user account. He is also the person who created the accounts that keep calling Jimbo a "cunt". I don't want to edit-war with you, but you should know that I blocked the IP for evasion, and I am considering rangeblocking him. (for the third time in as many days). J.delanoy gabs adds 03:06, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Rollback
I have granted rollback rights to your account; the reason for this is that after a review of some of your contributions, I believe I can trust you to use rollback correctly by using it for its intended usage of reverting vandalism, and that you will not abuse it by reverting good-faith edits or to revert-war. For information on rollback, see New admin school/Rollback and Rollback feature. If you do not want rollback, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Good luck and thanks. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  00:52, 14 March 2009 (UTC) Thanks.  Zoo Fari  15:04, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Wetman88 (talk) 16:21, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Demure
Hi Zoofari,

I just received your message about the speedy deletion of Demure. Since it has already been deleted, I am unable to view the page as it was deleted, however your quoting of section A7 leads me to believe that someone had turned it into an article about a non-notable band. This is not why I created the page; I created it as a redirect to Modesty. Please be sure to check page history before suggesting an article for speedy deletion in the future. A more appropriate action in this case would have been to simply revert to the redirect.

Happy editing,

Neelix (talk) 16:31, 14 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi Zoofari,


 * Of course. It's an easy mistake to make. On an entirely different note, I notice that you are into images of plants and animals on Wikipedia. I have a large stockpile of such images that I have taken over the past couple years, and I would like to add them to Wikipedia. Unfortunately, I don't know the scientific names for nearly any of them, and therefore I wouldn't know where to add them. Do you know of any way that I could have these photos identified so they can be inserted into the proper articles?


 * Neelix (talk) 16:52, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Majora Carter - Career
hello Zoofari - may i ask why you deleted all of Majora Carter's radio work, and some of her TV work without any explanation? These were all referenced by other sources and distinguishing characteristics. In the future, please put your edits (especially blanking sections) up for comment before taking this kind of action so that others can learn from you. thank you--believe me (talk) 17:20, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

82.10.204.148
Please could you remind 82.10.204.148 that he WILL be blocked if he vandalizes again. I warned him for vandalising with a friendly Level 3 Warning then rollbacked the article he vandalised, so he comes and vandalises my User Page. He clearly will not listen to me. However I have also issued him another warning. P.S, thanks for using Huggle otherwise I would still have his comment on my user page!

Limideen 15:23, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Dab pages
Hi, ZooFari. I noticed you recently moved World Forum to World Forum (disambiguation), based on the rationale that dab pages should have "(disambiguation)" in the title. If there is no primary topic, it is perfectly fine to have dab pages at the plain location. You can read through WikiProject Disambiguation/Malplaced disambiguation pages for more details. Regards, Parsecboy (talk) 15:01, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the edit
Just a quick thank you for removing the vandalism done to a page I created. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Typhonius (talk • contribs) 03:04, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks man. --64.136.76.132 (talk) 20:22, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Weren't you contributing to vandalism as well?  Zoo Fari  20:24, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you ZooFari
I am the editor of the pegaso z-102 article,I just write you to thank you for reverting my edition. Sincerely, Víctor —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.50.203.183 (talk) 20:28, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Revert at WP:RPP
Why did you revert me at WP:RPP? I just thanked him for protecting the file 59.95.97.75 (talk) 17:42, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry, they seemed like editing tests.  Zoo Fari  17:44, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

what's bothering me?
Look at the "English version" of the Cernova Tragedy, follow the sources (the ones that AREN'T Hungarian) and see what grounds there is for that article. It is accepted because no one wants to bother editing it continuously and fighting a losing battle against hobartimus. he may be respected for some contributions, but all of his edits that concern Slovakia or Slovak people are racist and unfounded. He pushes a Hungarian agenda and presents a biased opinion of history. I have attempted to put in place a published work (by my Grandfather) that provides a very concise overview of the events although at times does contain some POV material. It is well written and well founded, and if you like you may buy it in paperback form... unlike anything used by hobartimus' version.

read both versions. I implore you! read them and meld them make a concise version that has no bias. I have tried but Hobartimus has let his personal and nationalistic agenda overcome his judgment and historical clarity. his revisions are not beneficial and do not move the article forward.

Please Help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.249.224.61 (talk) 23:59, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

the History of Slovakia: A struggle for survival. is published through the University of Toronto Poly-ethnic press. professor Kirschbaum. http://web.as.uky.edu/ssa/biblio/biblio_kirschbaum.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.249.224.61 (talk) 00:21, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

seems the US version is a New York publication... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.249.224.61 (talk) 00:26, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Gautam Kamath
Please try to be more careful when reverting, as on this occasion I don't think the blanking was vandalism - the redirect was clearly inappropriate. — Snigbrook 01:03, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: 1000 list
Because you deleted too many things on the list, including on the ORIGINAL list, which was unacceptable. My cleanup was focused not on removing "everything", and not focused on the original list (but the secondary list that sprouted up afterwards). I was more concerned with removing the hateful comments towards other users (and nonusers), and violations of NO PERSONAL ATTACKS. The original list (first 1000 items) didn't really have that problem, and your edits simply went too far. Dr. Cash (talk) 13:22, 25 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Please just leave the list alone instead. The more people play with it the more it's likely to draw the attention from more immature individuals. Dr. Cash (talk) 23:20, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I second that barnstar :) --Notyourbroom (talk) 03:50, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks both of you.  Zoo Fari  04:12, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

User Hobartimus
Hi. I saw that you was involved in discussion on this talk page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Hobartimus#you_should_be_banned.21 I also have problem with user Hobartimus since he deleting my maps from articles without any explanation. See this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ugrin_Cs%C3%A1k&diff=279832513&oldid=279830965 and this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sanjak_of_Segedin&diff=279675814&oldid=279675634 I tried to discuss this with him on talk page, but he ignoring my posts on talk pages and just deleting maps (and he do not want to say why he doing this). Can something be done about this problem? PANONIAN 17:49, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

I just wanted to thank you for all of your anti-vandal work. Just be careful, when tagging pages like Jackson High School (Jackson, Ohio) for speedy deletion, to see if previous vandalism caused the pages to become speedily deletable. In this case, several vandals had blanked portions of the article, so I had to revert to that. Just thought you should know. Anyway, keep up the great anti-vandalism work!  Spencer T♦ Nominate! 22:24, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, also, watch which tag you use—in this case, I probably would have used Db-nocontext (a very short article lacking sufficient context to identify the subject of the article) instead of the patent nonsense tag for the article.  Spencer T♦ Nominate! 22:26, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Reply: Thanks for your comments, as well as the "tip". I was seconds away from using the no context tag, but this tag quite confuses me. Perhaps you may clarify. Would this tag used for articles with context, but biased? Or just a patent non-sense tag? For example:

Irmenter
(just a made up title) a type of bird.

Thanks for your help.  Zoo Fari  22:32, 27 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually, in the case above, I am wrong. I meant db-nocontent, meaning that there's just "external links, category tags and "see also" sections, a rephrasing of the title." Sorry about that. Db-nocontext is for articles lacking sufficient context to identify the subject of the article. For example, in an article titled "George Q. Peters", with the content, "He is a funny man with a red car. He makes people laugh", would be tagged with this. This applies only to very short articles.
 * Articles "with context, but biased" would probably need a POV tag, unless it was BLP, advertisement, etc., but it depends on the situation. Patent nonsense itself has a good explanation here.
 * For your bird example, I would do a quick google search to see if such a bird exists, and try to make it a complete sentence, bold the subject, add cats, and stubsort it,etc...however, if there's no such bird, I would do a hoax tag. I hope this helps.  Spencer T♦ Nominate! 22:41, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks.  Zoo Fari  22:50, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 23:14, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem :) Cheers,  Zoo Fari  23:15, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Kidulthood
Oh but it WAS constructive. It just didn't mash with procedure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.132.136.184 (talk) 23:04, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Replacement of content with opinions or nonsense is considered unconstructive. More particular it seemed more as vandalism.  Zoo Fari  23:07, 28 March 2009 (UTC)