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1 Status
2 Category:John Bosco
3 Image:Ideal Scout.png
4 Image:Philly Scout.png
5 Username on ro.wiki
6 otrs
7 Image:Noguchi Franklin.png
8 Image:Gary_Locke.jpg
9 Image:BarneyDreyfussHistoricalMarker.jpg
10 OTRS
11 Pending permission for Image:Tony Gilkyson.jpg
12 Glencairne image
13 Accurate info on transfered images
14 Naked with pants on
- 14.1 Naked while wearing pants, again
15 Category:Santos
16 Image:Lady Liberty of Cedar Burlington.jpg
17 Dates
- 17.1 February 1?
- 17.2 Date galleries
- 17.3 Progress
18 OTRS
19 Saints
20 Image:Statua chiesa canzo.jpg
21 Wikimedia Commons has a specific scope
22 Revisisted deletion debate
23 Image:Mary_church_terrell_2.jpg
24 .
25 1917 Cleopatra image
26 Cmon, dude
27 Renaming categories
28 File:Clinton.jpg
29 re:FYI
30 en.wiki ANI thread on one of your uploads, File:Margaret Taylor.gif
31 File:Margaret_Taylor.gif
32 Question
33 Menorca
34 Dali image
35 Dali
36 File New Century Guild PHMC Marker
37 Template:Geolinks-US-hoodscale
38 File:Rc con cevang ps pospa img paulmiki.jpg
39 Sonia Sotomayor images
40 File:King Edward I.jpg
41 File:VFWHistoricMarkerPittsburgh.jpg may be deleted
42 File:Mikveh Israel Cemetery sign.jpg may be deleted
43 Categories
44 Sotomayor
45 Gallery naming conventions
46 File:Elizabeth Elmore.jpg
47 File:Benton Burlesque, 1922.jpg
48 File:Philadelphia Liberty Medal.png
49 Please link images
50 Template:ThisMonthInRecentYears
51 Commons:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage
52 Reverts

[edit] Status

This user is busy in real life and may not respond swiftly to queries.

[edit] Category:John Bosco

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--AlbeiroR24 09:13, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Ideal Scout.png

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[edit] Image:Philly Scout.png

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[edit] Username on ro.wiki

Your request for usurpation in ro.wiki has been solved. Razvan Socol (talk) 07:25, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] otrs

I can't find the ticket. What is the ticket number please? NonvocalScream (talk) 18:43, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Noguchi Franklin.png

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--dave pape (talk) 18:19, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Gary_Locke.jpg

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Cumulus Clouds (talk) 15:49, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:BarneyDreyfussHistoricalMarker.jpg

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TheZachMorrisExperience (talk) 17:01, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] OTRS

Dude, then where is it?--TheZachMorrisExperience (talk) 17:03, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

There was no OTRS tag on these images. If there's a mass OTRS from the PA H&MC, then that is good to go. Otherwise, these images are up for deletion.--TheZachMorrisExperience (talk) 17:09, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- I'm following correct procedures. You're the one who's reverting deletion tags. If you disagree with the deletions, feel free to make your case.--TheZachMorrisExperience (talk) 17:11, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
  - [1] I meant "make your case" on the deletion notices, not the admin board. Historically, the PA H&MC has threatened suit over copyvios exactly like these. --TheZachMorrisExperience (talk) 17:47, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I am sorry that you felt my actions were too quick and contrary to the policy of cultivating consensus. But, I am trying to cultivate a consensus: if you take a look at the deletion nomination pages, you can see that I responded in a serious way to your concerns over copyright. Nominating things for deletion is up to the individual, but consensus comes on whether to delete, not whether to nominate. The admin notice is fine, you gotta do what you gotta do. The most likely result from this is they'll tell us to stop bickering, and I think we can do that without being told to do so. So, we can hash out the copyright issue here and on the deletion pages.

Here, maybe I can clear up some of your confusion regarding copyright. Basically, anything created by humans is copyrightable. And sine the 1970s, things are automatically copyrighted, even if the owner is unknown and never files for copyright. Now, things can pass into public domain several ways, by copyright expiration (if they were created before 1923), by the author dying 70 years ago, or by release by the author. This is where OTRS comes in, since wikipedia wants to keep email record of the authors' copyright release into a "free license" (either Public domain or a close substitute like cc-by). Also, an object may escape copyright protection by freedom of panorama, which says that you can take a picture of anything that is visible from a public area. This is important, because things like buildings are copyright. So, that means you can take a picture of the Sears tower, but you cannot build your own. But, freedom of panorama is not 100%, there are exceptions to the exception. Things like sculptures, art, and other human-made non building things maintain their copyright even if they're visible to the public. (Here's a perfect example of a sculpture in the public's view that is exempted from freedom of panorama: Chicago's The Bean. That image has a "fair use rationale" because the freedom of panorama does not apply). Images in the commons may only be under free license, so things like The Bean and the Ten Commandments plaque must be deleted.

If you like, these images can be added to wikipedia under a fair use provision. Fair use is when a copyright work is used without the author's permission as an object of critical commentary, like quoting a book in a book review. If you like, I am pretty experienced in fair use images, as you can see here: w:User:TheZachMorrisExperience/FairUsePictures, and I can help you get them ready to go for wikipedia. I would do it, but I can't see these images getting much attention in articles. Except w:Image:JohnBirchSocietyUSOutOfUNSign.jpg and w:Image:PittsburghPenguinsBannerGrantAve2008.jpg, which I have preserved with fair use rationales on wikipedia. I have discussed some copyright issues with w:User:Bobak, an attorney, and he might be able to answer any of your other questions.--TheZachMorrisExperience (talk) 01:30, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pending permission for Image:Tony Gilkyson.jpg

Hello. On the image titled Image:Tony Gilkyson.jpg, you added the {{otrs pending}} template. Unfortunately, after conducting a search, I could not locate the ticket containing the permission to use the image. Please respond on my talk page if you have the ticket number, or if you would like to send me the permission. Please note that if you do not respond, the image may be deleted. Thanks! Rjd0060 (talk) 04:12, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

As you requested, I've sent you an email. - Rjd0060 (talk) 14:13, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Same situation for Image:Tony Gilkyson.jpg. Sorry I missed it the first time. - Rjd0060 (talk) 02:46, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

It is not resolved yet. I received some of your emails, asking the copyright holder for permission. What I didn't receive was the copyright holder agreeing to release that, as well as a license specification. Do you have this? - Rjd0060 (talk) 18:51, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

I have it. Unfortunately, it needs to be a bit more clear than that. He really needs to say something to the effect of "I am the copyright holder of http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Tony_Gilkyson.jpg and I release it under the <licence name>". I know it seems like we're making you jump through hoops, but this is necessary. Is there any way you can contact him again? Sorry for the inconvenience. - Rjd0060 (talk) 19:12, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Since we have not received the necessary release, the image will likely be deleted soon. If you end up getting the permission, please let me know and we can get the image restored. Regards, Rjd0060 (talk) 23:20, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Glencairne image

[edit] Accurate info on transfered images

Hi. I hope I haven't seemed rude with my edits at Image:Tournament-of-Roses-Chariot-Race-1908.jpg. My purpose is to try to have accurate information on image description pages. The interwiki transfer bots can be useful tools, but by nature they are stupid, often producing misinformation unless users keep a close eye and make corrections during the process. If bots with default setting for images original to Wikipedia are used to transfer images that did not originate with Wikipedia, the information displayed will generally be wrong unless the uploader takes care of fixing it. Yes, I find image description pages with bot generated garbage frustrating. If you have suggestions for improving the situation, I welcome hearing them. Thanks for your attention. Best wishes, -- Infrogmation (talk) 22:57, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Naked with pants on

I replied to you on my talk page. But as perhaps we have conflicting definitions, maybe we should bring this up for wider discussion somewhere for category definitions and guidelines? Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 17:16, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I assure you, I am not trying to be disagreeable. I really don't understand the point of the changes you made with this edit. Frustrated, -- Infrogmation (talk) 01:54, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Naked while wearing pants, again

Hi. I know this has been brought up before. While you may not acknowledge a distinction between "naked" and "topless", many others find the distinction useful. I'd appreciate if you categorize accordingly, and IMO categorized image will be more useful with such details taken into account. Thanks much! Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 05:23, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Answered on your page . Evrik (talk) 13:37, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks, I replied there. Meanwhile, I notice you just created Category:Naked recumbent women, making it a subcat of recumbent women. I shall add category:nude women as well, as it seems to be an intersection of those two categories rather than only a subcat of the first. Are we in agreement on that point? Thanks for your attention. -- Infrogmation (talk) 14:36, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Santos

Hi there! Santos is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is not the town of Santos Dumont in the state of Minas Gerais. That category really shouldn't have been redirected; now there are dozens of Santos-related files in Category:Saints. Best, Fvasconcellos (t·c) 12:15, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Category:Santos, São Paulo should do it—Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais is certainly not appropriate, as it's another city, in another state, hundreds of miles away! :) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 02:31, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

And now, after this, SieBot has moved them to Category:Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais. Is there any way to revert these quickly or will I have to undo them manually again? All the files currently in Category:Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais should be in Category:Santos, São Paulo—is that fine by you? Fvasconcellos (t·c)

17:45, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

That's OK, not a big deal :) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 22:28, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Lady Liberty of Cedar Burlington.jpg

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[edit] Dates

[edit] February 1?

Could you expand on the purpose/rationale for the February 1 gallery? It doesn't seem like a particularly notable day, and it's not clear what some of the images you've included are related to the day. If we're going to create galleries for each day of the year, that should probably be discussed somewhere first. 75.214.74.91 (really, w:User:JesseW/not logged in) 08:18, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

I now noticed that you have been creating gallerys for every day of the year -- but your image choices seem rather unclear. I just randomly looked at the January 8 page, and all that is on it is a photo of Elvis. The only connection I can see between that photo and January 8 is that the most recent version of the picture that is cropped from was uploaded on that day. This seems, um, tenuous at best. I'm concerned. 75.214.74.91 (really, w:User:JesseW/not logged in) 08:23, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

First, about Elvis, because isn't everything really about Elvis ... it's his birthday. I think the galleries are a good way to link people back to where most of the relevant information about each day is. Feel free to expand the gallery, that's what it's there for. On some of the days, I have cut and pasted the interwikis. I feel that putting the galleries in place will make the commons more functional in how information is presented. Evrik (talk) 16:31, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, at a minimum, you should mention on the pages the rationale for why each image is included; e.g. birthday, or whatever else it is. I'm still not really clear what your purpose is -- Commons isn't about information, relevant or not, it's about media -- and I still don't see how nearly all images would be usefully categorized by date. Could you expand on what, besides birth days, you consider inclusion criteria? JesseW (talk) 21:02, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

The commons is about media, and that is information. Making the media easy to find is a goal that many editors work towards. Yes, I do include the rationale. It is a reasonble expectation, one I don't always meet. There is not always one metric. Most days of the year have some relevant occurence. I'm leaving it broad so people can fill it in as they see fit. Evrik (talk) 21:53, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, looking back at the pages now that they have rationales, they look a lot better -- now it just looks like a quirky, but meaningful categorization system rather than some sort of odd bot-produced error, which is what I first thought when I saw them. I still don't find them that interesting myself, but, (with rationales) they seem perfectly acceptable -- we have lots of odd things on the 'wiki. Enjoy your work on them, and thanks for adding the rationales! JesseW (talk) 07:36, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Date galleries

Do you think the {{ThisDateInRecentYears}} template is really useful on the date galleries that you are creating? I don't see much use for them. Additionally, is there really a value in creating the date galleries instead of just leaving them as categories? Am I wrong in thinking that it creates redundancies? January 31 is pretty much the same as Category:31 January, isn't it? -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 23:19, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

There are several reasons why I think the galleries are a good idea. First, if you look at what links to February 1, you'll see that a number of images already link to that gallery - so the galleries remove redlinks. Second, since the catgeories generally don't list a lot of information about the subject, I think the galleries are a good way to link people back to where most of the relevant information about each day is, again, look at some of the images highlighted on February 1. I don't think it creates redundancies. Now, the {{ThisDateInRecentYears}} may not be useful, but on my list of things to do is reworking that template so that it either a) directs people to a category on the commons like Category:February 2008 or b) to the appropriate page on the English wiki. I would appreciate your thoughts on some of this. Thanks. Evrik (talk) 15:18, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Am I wrong in my impression that this creates a management nightmare? Someone has to manually add all of the related images to each date page. These images already display on the category page. I would think that an effort should be made to unlink the dates rather than create pages just because something happens to link to them. Commons isn't an encyclopedia with information about its content. I think you're trying to create content where content doesn't belong. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 18:18, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Management nightmare? No, I don't think so. No more so than any of the corresponding pages on any of the wikipedias. You're right that Commons isn't an encyclopedia with information about its content, but that doesn't mean that it should be devoid of content. The gallery pages exist to give the images some context, and a place to look for other information. It's not a terribly difficult process, and I have nibbled away about about 20% of the year so far. I could use some help formatting a couple of the templates and would appreciate your help. Evrik (talk) 18:27, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

What kind of help do you need? Apart from populating the date pages - that's too mundane even for me. I still think you'll have trouble keeping them up to date if you can't make it so that the date pages pull their info straight from the categories. And what happens to the date pages when you retire? Does Commons have projects for stuff like that to get greater involvement? -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 19:31, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

The {{ThisDateInRecentYears}} needs reworking so that it either a) directs people to a category on the commons like Category:February 2008 or b) to the appropriate page on the English wiki. You seem good at that. 20:42, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Done Let me know what you think. I changed it to link to categories. I also moved it to {{ThisMonthInRecentYears}} because that is more descriptive of what it does. When you create new date pages you can use that template. The existing ones can be changed at your convenience but in the meantime, the redirect will work. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 23:41, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

You can remove the day parameter too. So the template will look like {{ThisMonthInRecentYears|Month=November}} -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 00:27, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

I like it! Evrik (talk) 15:39, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I changed all of the calendar templates to link to categories. Might be a better idea to link to generic months (e.g. February instead of February {{CURRENTYEAR}}). Thoughts? -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 22:02, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Two suggestions:

There is a typo in the date articles in "Media related to the August 13" (extra the). As you continue, perhaps you can fix it.
Suggest adding each date page to a common category. That will make future format changes easier to do across the board.

-- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 22:43, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I'll work on the extra "the." In the category tree, the common category is Category:Days, and then under each is the month, like Category:Days in August. I don't know what other common category there could be. Each individual day does link to {{Months}}. That is the one common demoninator. Evrik (talk) 16:20, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

The days are not in the Category:Days so they are not in a common category. To clarify: April 1 is not in Category:Days. Category:1 April is in Category:Days. Having a common feature like {{Months}} doesn't make it easy to use tools like AWB which use categories. Maybe we can add Category:Days to the {{Months}} template. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 16:43, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes. Good idea. Evrik (talk) 16:49, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

I added it to {{Months}}. Is it good there, or should I add it to {{ThisMonthInRecentYears}}? Which is most likely only to be used on the date pages. I don't think there is a need to hide it. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 16:51, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Looks good. Let's see how it works! Evrik (talk) 16:52, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

{{Day}} is a better place for it. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 17:53, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Progress

Look here: Template talk:Months. Evrik (talk) 16:02, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] OTRS

Hi Evrik - any followup on Commons:Deletion requests/Image:AlleghenyCountyMarker.jpg? Giggy (talk) 13:13, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Saints

Good to hear from you! Maybe a category called "Christian Saints' Feast days" with subcategories for each individual date? --Polylerus (talk) 21:24, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Maybe under Category:Days, Category:Religious festivals, and then Category:Saints days? ---Polylerus (talk) 02:29, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Okay, did that. Now it needs to be populated, probably to match en:Category:Saints days. There is still a lot of work getting all the saints tied to their own day. Evrik (talk) 03:46, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Statua chiesa canzo.jpg

What do not make sense for you? It is a photo of a sculpture in a church with the name of saint represented. --213.140.6.106 20:46, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

The name is SAN BERNARDO (I'm writing in upper case just to made more readible the name) What makes you not confortable? --Bramfab (talk) 09:55, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

It could be a type. By the way all the information you like to have you can find them in it:Canzo. Regards --Bramfab (talk) 16:25, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Commons has a specific scope

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[edit] Revisisted deletion debate

I have taken a second look at two old deletion debates and proposed a solution. You participated in the earlier discussion, and I thought you would like to comment on my proposal.--HoboJones (talk) 19:16, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Mary_church_terrell_2.jpg

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MichaelMaggs (talk) 09:48, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] .

Thanks for the cake and happy editing. --Túrelio (talk) 17:41, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 1917 Cleopatra image

I have restored ThedaBaraCleopatraLarge.jpg. -- Infrogmation (talk) 22:18, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Pay attention to copyright

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[edit] Cmon, dude

You know better than this; you're a veteran user. If you disagree with me, list the image(s) on Commons:Deletion requests, and don't just delete the copyvio notice. They are all now listed here 69.153.70.180 04:40, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

I answered there. Evrik (talk) 21:26, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Renaming categories

Hi Evrik, please don't use {{Category redirect}} to get categories renamed. You should use {{move}} like this. Thank you, Multichill (talk) 16:21, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

When Category:Lazaretos was created it was different noun than Category:Lazaretto - the one currently in use on the en wiki. This is really not a controversial fix. I know about Commons:Rename a category, but is there a policy on this? Evrik (talk) 21:47, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, didn't know we had a policy page encouraging the misuse of {{category redirect}}. Category namespace is one big mess policy wise so it doesn't really surprise me. Oh btw, please don't hop talk pages. I have a watchlist and i happen to use it. Multichill (talk) 21:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

That page was created by User:Pfctdayelise ... so if you have issues with it ... anyway, I don't really think it was a misuse, but if I happen to see a controversial change I'll keep in mind what you're saying. Evrik (talk) 22:10, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:Clinton.jpg

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Marcusmax (talk) 01:45, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] re:FYI

Hello, please see [2], thanks, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 20:57, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] en.wiki ANI thread on one of your uploads, File:Margaret Taylor.gif

Hi. Someone is claiming IP rights to an image you uploaded, and it's being discussed at en.wiki ANI. See w:Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Someone claiming IP ownership of photo that was taken circa 1845. Thanks. Dynaflow (talk) 11:07, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

I've left a link to the ANI thread at the image page. Since the bulk of the conversation is happening there, and since I've e-mailed Mike Godwin to take a look at it there, I think the conversation should stay centralized on en.wiki, where it began. Dynaflow (talk) 17:06, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

I don't know the back alleys of Commons very well. Can you possibly post a link to and summary of the ANI thread wherever you think is appropriate? I'd like to keep the conversation all in one place, though, so we get all eyes looking at the same things, and for now that place is at ANI. Oh, please leave messages for me at my en.wiki Talk page. I might not catch messages left on Commons for a long, long time. Thanks. Dynaflow (talk) 19:23, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:Margaret_Taylor.gif

I rfd'd it just to be on the safe side. ViperSnake151 (talk) 02:26, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Hi Evrik,

Are images from Baidu wiki permitted to be uploaded unto Wikimedia Commons? (for example, this image.) --Jose77 (talk) 21:22, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Here is the baidu wiki article: [3] --Jose77 (talk) 21:40, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Menorca

I'm sorry I didn't see yours. I am trying to preserve correct and official names for the island of Menorca. Paucabot (talk) 22:13, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

In catalan, of course. Do you have enough knowledge to do the changes you're doing? Paucabot (talk) 22:16, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Mahon is not in english, it is in spanish. I agree to move Category:Edificis de Maó to Category:Buildings in Maó, but in any way to Category:Buildings in Mahon. Paucabot (talk) 22:20, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

The article you told me it talks about language, says nothing about the place-names. I have read some policies that confirm my oint of view: Commons:Language for categories. Paucabot (talk) 22:31, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

I have been confused. Isn't it at the Commons namespace? Paucabot (talk) 22:36, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Ok, Let's go to the point. Lazaretto (Mahon) is not an english name. It is known as Llatzeret. I Think it is the best name.Category:Llatzeret. For the buildings of Maó, Category:Buildings in Maó. Do you agree? Paucabot (talk) 22:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I also must go to sleep. This italian? word is unknown in the Menorca and hard to relate to the island. I can't see the point in putting this name to the island (another time, not in english). We'll keep in touch. Good night. Paucabot (talk) 22:50, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Lazaretto or Lazzaretto? Paucabot (talk) 22:53, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Fixed ... Evrik (talk) 19:30, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Dali image

You might like to comment here, as you previously commented on this issue. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 18:19, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Dali

The appropriate place for the discussion is the policy change talk page. Once that is ironed out, the image can be undeleted without any further discussion. But until such point, it is not de minimis per Commons now and is thus out of scope, as explained by MichaelMaggs in the discussion, including his conversation with Mike. The closure was not an indication that this must be salted never to return, but at THIS point, the conversation belongs on the de minimis policy page, not at COM:UND. Thanks! -- Avi (talk) 17:32, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

The GC does not decide policy or matters of scope, Evrik, we Commonists do. Everyone but yourself believes that the image is NOT de minimis now and will not be until the Commons de minimis policy is changed. Please respect that and work on changing the Commons de minimis policy instead. That is the appropriate venue. -- Avi (talk) 17:53, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Evrik, if the consensus of the respondents in the discussion is not to restore it until the policy is clarified, the discussion should be closed. Do you realize that you are single-handedly ignoring the consensus opinion of all the other respondents? -- Avi (talk) 18:10, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

The discussion is over, Evrik. Everyone but yourself wants the image to be deleted until the policy is ironed out. Keeping it open will not return the image faster. -- Avi (talk) 18:16, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Evrik, this is just an unasked for piece of friendly advice. Your behavior in re-opening the discussion is grounds for a behavioral complaint. Furthermore, you may be alienating people who agree with you that the policy should be adjusted because of your perceived intransigence and possible lack of a desire to work with other people. My advice to you would be to accept the consensus on COM:UNDEL and work to quickly adjust the de minimis policy so thatthe image comes back into scope. Feel free to ignore me :) -- Avi (talk) 18:29, 15 March 2009 (UTC) /

I second that. Your attitude is becoming disruptive. –Tryphon ^☂ 18:36, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Evrik. I'm going to reinsert Tryphons second closure of this undeletion request. A new undeletion request may be filed if, and only if, our policy of de minimis is changed. Do not revert this closure again. Regards, Finn Rindahl (talk) 18:45, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

I second the above comments. Your re-opening of closed DRs is disruptive. Let me be frank: you are at risk on being blocked if you do it again. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:47, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File New Century Guild PHMC Marker

Please explan to me the two templates added to the file I uploaded, File:New century guild PHMC marker.jpg

{{Trademarked}}
{{OTRS pending}}

I took the photograph uploaded, and I thought the content of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission was in the public domain.

What do I need to do now to have these two templates removed?
What will happen when I upload other PHMS marker photos? Davidt8 (talk) 12:32, 25 March 2009 (UTC)Davidt8

Read this page Category talk:Historical markers in Pennsylvania. Evrik (talk) 13:57, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Geolinks-US-hoodscale

File deletion warning

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If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue.
In all cases, please do not take the deletion request personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

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[edit] File:Rc con cevang ps pospa img paulmiki.jpg

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[edit] Sonia Sotomayor images

Hello! I had reverted the image Image:Sonia Sotomayor.jpg back to the original crop with her torso and arm showing, because some projects may prefer that one to the close crop; if we leave the close crop available as Image:Sonia Sotomayor crop.jpg they can choose which version to use. I understand if you prefer the cropped version, but if we leave it available under the "crop" name there is no reason to change the first image to the cropped version. Hopefully we can come to an agreement on this instead of reverting eachother ;) Best, -- Editor at Large • talk 19:59, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

It's a bit confusing but I guess it works :D Cheers -- Editor at Large • talk 23:45, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:King Edward I.jpg

Hello Evrik. The problem with the image wasn't FOP. The image was most probably taken from a random webpage under the provision of "pd-art". We're free to copy "pd-art" pictures from whichever webpage we like, as long as they're 2-d reproductions. Pictures of 3-d objects/statues (that themselves, i.e. the statues, are into public domain) ain't in the public domain but copyright of their respective photographers. So that's why i deleted it. Regards. Badseed ^talk 06:40, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:VFWHistoricMarkerPittsburgh.jpg may be deleted

The File:VFWHistoricMarkerPittsburgh.jpg which you uploaded has been tagged {{OTRS pending}} for more than 30 days. This tag indicates that an email setting out permission to use the file was sent to the OTRS team. Unfortunately, we cannot find any record that such an email has been received, and accordingly the file remains without permission. Unless the OTRS team receives evidence that permission has been granted within 15 days of today's date, the file will be deleted. If you have already sent the permission, please re-send it to "permissions-commons@wikimedia.org" now. At the same time, please leave a message at the OTRS noticeboard so that a volunteer can follow this up. Alternatively, you can contact an OTRS volunteer directly. HersfoldOTRSBot^(talk) 19:59, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Can I ask why you made this edit? We haven't received the permission yet so reverting the bot won't make a difference (as you can see the bot will just do it again when it runs). Do we need OTRS confirmation on it? If so, have you sent it? - Rjd0060 (talk) 22:27, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:Mikveh Israel Cemetery sign.jpg may be deleted

The File:Mikveh Israel Cemetery sign.jpg which you uploaded has been tagged {{OTRS pending}} for more than 30 days. This tag indicates that an email setting out permission to use the file was sent to the OTRS team. Unfortunately, we cannot find any record that such an email has been received, and accordingly the file remains without permission. Unless the OTRS team receives evidence that permission has been granted within 15 days of today's date, the file will be deleted. If you have already sent the permission, please re-send it to "permissions-commons@wikimedia.org" now. At the same time, please leave a message at the OTRS noticeboard so that a volunteer can follow this up. Alternatively, you can contact an OTRS volunteer directly. HersfoldOTRSBot^(talk) 20:07, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Categories

Hi. How does this edit make the image more useful? The categories seem completely relevent to me. Wondering, -- Infrogmation (talk) 04:13, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Sotomayor

Why is Category:Sonia Sotomayor in Category:Roman Catholicism in the United States? No other person - not even clergy - is in this category. She is not particularly a religious figure. Seems to me like a strange categorization: we do not normally put people whose significance is mainly secular in categories by their religious affiliation. - Jmabel ! talk 06:50, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Gallery naming conventions

Hey, just wanted to let you know that I have reverted your move of the article "Konstanzer Münster", because the local names of gallery subjects are preferred over English names. No shame, I made this mistake once too. Happy editing. --The Evil IP address (talk) 17:52, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

See this administrator's comment, this move by a longtime member, these moves by an administrator and this Commons page. (Since you answered on my talk page, I have written this answer on yours. Hope that's the most convenient option for you.) --The Evil IP address (talk) 06:12, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:Elizabeth Elmore.jpg

Hi. The owner of the file just contacted OTRS claiming a copyright vio on the file, and the flickr page does show all rights reserved, so I deleted the file. Just a heads up; thanks. -- Avi (talk) 17:51, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

You did the review, yes, and it seems that there is some contradictory e-mails in the system. You yourself did nothing wrong, this was just a head's up b/c your name was attached to the file. -- Avi (talk) 17:22, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

There is concern that the person who "freely released it" is not the copyright holder; which is what is trying to be clarified now. -- Avi (talk) 18:31, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

I think there are legal reasons why it needs to be deleted as a copyvio once we are informed by the person who now controls the flickr account. You can open a DR for it if you wish (please drop me a line if you do) but I recommend waiting until we hear back from the owner, as if the most recent e-mail is true, the permission that you forwarded to OTRS is invalid (sent by someone who had no right to send it) and we were never allowed to have it in the first place. -- Avi (talk) 18:48, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

No, you're right, it was another person who forwarded a permission about this image to OTRS; sorry. -- Avi (talk) 21:06, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:Benton Burlesque, 1922.jpg

There seems to be a problem regarding the description and/or licensing of this particular file. It has been found that you've added in the image's description only a Template that's not a license and although it provides useful informations about the image, it's not a valid license. Could you please resolve this problem, adding the license in the image linked above? You can edit the description page and change the text. Uploading a new version of the file does not change the description of the file. This page may give you more hints on which license to choose. Thank you.

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[edit] File:Philadelphia Liberty Medal.png

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[edit] Please link images

Hello Evrik!

Thank you for providing images to Wikimedia Commons. Commons images are used by editors on many projects in many languages. Each image is put into categories. This helps other editors find them. Please add categories to each image you upload.

To add an image to a category, add the following code to the end of the page.

[[Category:Category Name]]

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[[Category:Astronomy diagrams]]

[[Category:Comets]]

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Image:Evrik2.png was uncategorized on 6 September 2009.
Image:OFCCP-Seal.png was uncategorized on 6 September 2009.
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Image:DOL logo.png was uncategorized on 6 September 2009.

[edit] Template:ThisMonthInRecentYears

Hello, I saw that you reverted my edit because it broke the template. Can you tell me what's your intention with the template, maybe I'll be able to write a better code then. Thank you. --The Evil IP address (talk) 16:32, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I don't get it. The only thing that I changed was to make the template localizable and to auto-update the year with the parser function {{time:}}. The localizing part matters, as Commons is also for non-English speakers and these pages now get a lot more traffic since linked from the Main Page. The #time function is useful as it automatically finds out the year so you don't have to update it any year. --The Evil IP address (talk) 14:45, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Ah, right.

Fixed. --The Evil IP address (talk) 13:06, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

That's good, however for the German language, this is a bit more complicated. {{Ordinal}} doesn't yet have anything for German, and this will also be a bit more complicated. In German, you say "fivetwentieth" instead of twentyfifth, or "seventhirtieth", so there are a bit more possible endings. English is a really good language for templates, as it doesn't change as often as German does (for example German has 126 different plural endings, unlike English that has only very few irregular endings). I'm gonna try it in the next time. --The Evil IP address (talk) 18:57, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Done, took me a bit to figure out the how-to but then it was actually kinda easy, using {{Date}} works like magic here. For the abbreviations for the days, there are system messages like {{int:Mon}} for example for "Mon", which I could just use. It's also really nice what you did with the day galleries, especially after localizing the templates, which makes them usable in other languages as well. --The Evil IP address (talk) 19:09, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Commons:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage

I approved your request. AWB is not the strongest tool for categorization, it is only semi-automatic, so you must save every edit but you can edit much faster many pages from one category, one search, or one user, e.g.. For category moving you should use User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands. Maybe AWB will be usefull, have fun --Martin H. (talk) 22:42, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Reverts

Please note Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard/Blocks_&_protections#Evrik_.28talk.C2.A0.C2.B7_contributions.29 -- User:Docu at 15:52, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] Category:John Bosco

[edit] Image:Ideal Scout.png

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[edit] Username on ro.wiki

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[edit] OTRS

[edit] Pending permission for Image:Tony Gilkyson.jpg

[edit] Glencairne image

[edit] Accurate info on transfered images

[edit] Naked with pants on

[edit] Naked while wearing pants, again

[edit] Category:Santos

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[edit] Dates

[edit] February 1?

[edit] Date galleries

[edit] Progress

[edit] OTRS

[edit] Saints

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[edit] Wikimedia Commons has a specific scope

[edit] Revisisted deletion debate

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[edit] .

[edit] 1917 Cleopatra image

[edit] Cmon, dude

[edit] Renaming categories

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[edit] re:FYI

[edit] en.wiki ANI thread on one of your uploads, File:Margaret Taylor.gif

[edit] File:Margaret_Taylor.gif

[edit] Question

[edit] Menorca

[edit] Dali image

[edit] Dali

[edit] File New Century Guild PHMC Marker

[edit] Template:Geolinks-US-hoodscale

[edit] File:Rc con cevang ps pospa img paulmiki.jpg

[edit] Sonia Sotomayor images

[edit] File:King Edward I.jpg

[edit] File:VFWHistoricMarkerPittsburgh.jpg may be deleted

[edit] File:Mikveh Israel Cemetery sign.jpg may be deleted

[edit] Categories

[edit] Sotomayor

[edit] Gallery naming conventions

[edit] File:Elizabeth Elmore.jpg

[edit] File:Benton Burlesque, 1922.jpg

[edit] File:Philadelphia Liberty Medal.png

[edit] Please link images

[edit] Template:ThisMonthInRecentYears

[edit] Commons:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage

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