User talk:Wikiacc/Archive 2

Image:ALBERTRO.JPG

I saw you removed the no source tag of the above image, citing Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. That doesn't apply in this instance, surely, since the image scanned is not public domain. Steve block talk 20:37, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

I apologize for my erronous edit summary; I had not noticed that it applied only on public domain works. It does not appear to me, however, that the fair use defense is affected by the source of the scan. If you can prove that I am incorrect in this aspect, please do so. (I know little relating to copyright law, so it is quite likely that you are correct.) --Wikiacc (talk) 20:53, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Image use policy which states:

• Always provide a detailed source for where the image came from, either a URL if it is from the web, or a name (or alias) and method of contact(i.e. Talk page, email, etc.) for the photographer.

I believe Wikipedia require a source for the scan because the person responsible for the scan may hold copyright on the scan. Hope that helps. Steve block talk 21:15, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. I missed that. --Wikiacc (talk) 21:17, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

Iran naming dispute

Exactly how irrelevant was my discussion as a professional Iranist to the additions to the topic of Farsi/Parsi escapes me? Is it not rather rich of your cyberobsessed, professional dilettante kind to expunge what you deem fit without any scholastic understanding? Fine. As an academic, I felt I could make a valuable contribution to this among other pages. But despite the official latitude and, in fairness, commendable objectivity of most contributors and editors, there are not a few for whom this site is a powersite wherein they can achieve what they never could in public life. Power kicks for Infobahn saddos: the kind who sadistically persist in revising what one writes. To take the example of username Dbinder. Despite numerous attempts to delete dated information from New Delhi's airport page, he continues adding old airlines like Archana Airways and a never heard of carrier called Iberworld. Checking the Spanish website of this carrier, one discovers it does not operate to Delhi. And Dbinder, let me add, is conversant with Spanish. At least so it is proudly proclaimed on his webpage. So your lot may continue dishing out barnstars ad nausem and run things as you see fit. I prefer to do a Pilate and move on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.121.151.146 (talk • contribs) 11:24, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

The discussion you added was not only a violation of NPOV (the cornerstone of Wikipedia policy) in its presentation of only the anti-Farsi view, it was irrelevant to the topic of Iran/Persia. While Persian/Farsi may be in some relation to Iran/Persia, it is not relevant to the article.

Underneath the edit box, there reads notices which, among other things, note that "If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, do not submit it." (emphasis mine.) Wikipedia's collaborative nature encourages such revision. If you believe that your contributions are simply reverted, rather than engaging in a pointless edit war, please cite your sources in the edit summary and the reverter will likely cease. (Also note that Dbinder speaking Spanish does not indicate knowledge of Spain-related topics)

Please note that barnstars are not simply dished out; they are given to worthy contributors only.

In comments, please do not make personal attacks. Your previous comment may be interpreted as a personal attack by some users.

If you choose to leave the project, please still keep in mind that your edits, if done with policy compliance and civility, will be welcomed here. --Wikiacc (talk) 01:36, September 12, 2005 (UTC)

Input on New River Template?

Wikiacc, I see you've commented on the need to upgrade {{River}} in the past. This week over at Template_talk:River we've been working out a new template to replace it, and we could use more feedback before we roll it and start moving rivers over. Please drop by and give us your $.02! Thanks, —Papayoung 06:12, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

#en.wikipedia.vandalism

Cool Cat is MIA - we are trying to get the anti-vandalism bot up and running, but we need various datafiles, such as #en.wikipedia.vandalism-lang.txt ; I think I remember that you used to run the bot at one time; if you still have any of the data files, please let us know. Thanks! JesseW, the juggling janitor 23:19, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, I never ran the bot for that channel. Although I used the channel on occasion, I do not have any data related to its operation. Sorry! --Wikiacc (talk) 23:47, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Your RfA Nomination: Accepting or not?

Are you accepting your nomination? You have to accept and answer the three questions presented to you before I can list it. Respond on my talk page if you can. :-) WikiFanatic^{Talk Contribs 00:11, 11 October 2005 (UTC)}

I accept your nomination. --Wikiacc (talk) 21:29, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Searching for an article

I recently wrote an article ( Raised from an Egg ). It is hosted on Wikipedia but as yet cannot be accessed unless searched for with the exact phrase Raised from an Egg (including capitals on the R and E). As of yet, this is the only way to get to the article (other than direct link from another article).

The article is very new, so if there is a standard practise of only allowing an article to be seen by the general public (who aren't giving the exact search term) after it has been verified as suitable, then there's no problem here.

It just seems a little strange.

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Notch (talk • contribs) 08:37, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

There is no verification process before articles can be viewed and edited. All articles can only be accessed through search or a link from either another article or an external site, not just new ones. Hope this answers your question. --Wikiacc (talk) 19:33, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Image:Winniethepooh2.jpg

I retagged Image:Winniethepooh2.jpg as a bookcover, but on closer inspection it's not entirely clear if it is a book. Do you know more about the subject of this picture? Is it a book+record combo or something? --fvw* 22:36, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

It seems to be a book/record combination; note the text "Turn the records and book upside-down for another story" which implies that there is a book to accompany the record. The scanned image is a record jacket, as evidenced by the RCA logo and the text "as told by James Stewart". Hope this helps. --Wikiacc (talk) 20:34, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Sysop

It's my pleasure to inform you that, consensus having been reached, you're now a sysop :). You may wish to read the reading list and how-to guide at your convenience. Most sysop actions are reversible, the exceptions being history merges and deleting pages (but it's a good idea to be careful with all of them). Again, congrats on becoming an admin. Pakaran 04:35, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations! --fvw* 16:19, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations CambridgeBayWeather 19:14, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Sysop

From your userpage :

>> This account was created on July 11 of that year, and in November 2005 he became an sysop.

Is this some kind of a prediction ? *grin* Tintin 21:07, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

If you check the history, you will note the sysop phrase was added about 15 hours after the vote closed. --Wikiacc (talk) 21:16, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

November 2005 is still 13 days away :-) Tintin 21:59, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

I am above worrying myself with such trivial matters as the month. </sarcasm> Wikiacc (talk) 22:08, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Hmm. There goes my attempt at some humour :-/ Tintin 22:10, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Popups tool

Congratulations on being made an admin! I thought you might like to know of a javascript tool that may help in your editing by giving easy access to many admin features. It's described at Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation popups. The quick version of the installation procedure for admins is to paste the following into User:Wikiacc/Archive 2/monobook.js:

// [[User:Lupin/popups.js]] - please include this line 

document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="' 
             + 'http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lupin/popups.js' 
             + '&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript&dontcountme=s"></script>');

popupShortcutKeys=true; // optional: enable keyboard shortcuts
popupAdminLinks=true;   // optional: enable admin links

There are more options which you can fiddle with listed at Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation popups. Give it a try and let me know if you find any glitches or have suggestions for improvements! Lupin|talk|popups 23:20, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for informing me of this useful tool. Wikiacc (talk) 19:26, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

You're welcome. By the way, I did use subst, but from a different page :-) Lupin|talk|popups

{{Bike-stub}}

I noticed you'd unprotected it. I had protected it because it had been deleted via WP:SFD (log), and repeatedly recreated by User:SPUI (it was a redirect when it was deleted, and that's what it's being recreated as). Being new to adminship, I'm wondering what I'd done wrong / why you unprotected it. (Feel free to just respond here, instead of also copying to my talk page.) --Mairi 22:29, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

I only noticed the request for unprotection at WP:RFPP. Wikiacc (talk) 23:04, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Alright. Do you see a problem it continuing to be deleted under WP:CSD G7: "A substantially identical copy, by any title, of a page that was deleted according to the deletion policy." ? --Mairi 23:20, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

I think SPUI mentioned raising the issue at WP:VFU. (In hindsight, protection against recreation may be warranted in the absence of a VFU resulting in undeletion.) Wikiacc (talk) 19:15, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

I'd suggested that he raise the issue at WP:VFU as that seeems to be the appropriate place, but I can't find any evidence he did so. And his comment at WP:RFPP implies that he doesn't intend to ("I'd list this on VFU, but I don't need an undeletion, just an unprotection"). Given that, what do you think should be done now? --Mairi 20:15, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

It should be listed on WP:VFU and kept deleted in the meantime. Wikiacc (talk) 20:18, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Alright; I'll keep deleting it then. I'll again ask User:SPUI that he list it on WP:VFU, and probably mention this discussion to him... --Mairi 20:27, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

{{bike-stub}} is a useful redirect. If you want it deleted, please take it to RFD. Listing it on SFD is the equivalent of sweeping it under the rug where no one will see. --SPUI (talk) 00:14, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

True; {{bike-stub}} is not a stub type in the sense that it is not a message indicating that an article is a stub; it is a template redirect under the jurisdiction of RFD. (That reasoning may appeal to some of the "process" voters at WP:VFU.) Wikiacc (talk) 19:10, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

sock puppets

hi! Wikiacc you classifed User:Mateus zica and User:Mateus-zica as my sock puppets. I really not want my name associated with sock puppets, because it looks like im trying to vandalize wikipedia , and that was not my intencion. i like wikipedia very much and im afraid to get blocked because of it.and that is the last thing i want. Can you or me deleted the users i created?

thank you so much!

Mateus Zica 01:08, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I saw your comment on User talk:Mateus-zica and understand you created those accounts without malicious intention. The closest thing to deletion I can do is permanently block those accounts and make the userpages redirect to your user page (which I have already done). Your main account will not be blocked. Hope this helps. Wikiacc (talk) 01:12, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

EU Collaboration

Hey, the current collaboration, Directorate-General, has been going for just over a day now - why did you change it so soon? Talrias (t | e | c) 20:54, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I just realised it's probably because I didn't update the date on the EUC page! Talrias (t | e | c) 20:56, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

That is exactly the reason. (updating so nobody else makes the same mistake...) Wikiacc (talk) 21:21, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Just thank you for greeting

You just greeted me and asked me to log in. Well I have done so. I am normally in German Wikipedia and German Wikibooks. I roam the English Wikipedia looking for articles to translate into German. When switching between Wikis the login business gets rather tedious, so I often forget to log in. Sorry. Has the Wiki technology provided something for this already? RegardsHansjörg 20:42, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

You're welcome. The closest thing to an auto-login is the checkbox "Remember me" at the login page that you can check when logging in, which will place an auto-login cookie on your computer. Wikiacc (talk) 20:44, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the note about EUC

Hi, Wikiacc! Thanks for your note about European Research Area and the EUC. Having seen your discussion with Talrias, above, I understand the confusion that occurred about the dates. If the ERA article is the next EUC (Nov 6), that's great; if another article is listed and has more support by that time, then that's OK too. Thanks again, LiniShu 03:41, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

You're welcome. Wikiacc (talk) 18:57, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

"SUPER COOL" vandalbot

When you unprotect the sandbox, if this guy still persists block his IP range. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.19.157.34 (talk • contribs) 22:18, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

As I'm still a new admin, I don't know how to activate the autoblocker (or if it needs to be activated). I dealt with a previous sandbox SUPER COOL attack, and I blocked every username that came up; since the autoblocker did not activate, new usernames just kept popping up. --Wikiacc (talk) 22:24, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Protect the page again. He still reverts every second!!! Also, do a longer protection!

RE: Trockiy2.jpg

I think the russian uploder for this image claims it is "старую" = old, and that it is fair use. I hope that will be okay. Please contact me if you want more information. Bronks November 12, 2005. (pre-lunch)

PS. I checked out the Magyar (i.e. Hungarian) wiki where they also have this picture of Trotsky and they gave this copyright: {{közkincs-szu}}, which I guess is the same as {{sovietpd}}. So I think we can use that! Bronks November 12, 2005. (post-lunch)

Thanks. --Wikiacc (talk) 23:59, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Images

Thanx for catching that one. This was one of the earlier images we uploaded when the policy for images was a bit more relaxed. I'm not sure where exactly I got the image from. I cant find it on my salvage folder from my old hard drive. But I'm thinking it was probably an ICHO (Iran Cultural Heritage Organization) image, which would make it a government image. I'll re-tag it.

There are probably some images floating around like that one that have unclear tags.

Thanx.--Zereshk 21:58, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Also, why did you erase the Parliament image? That image is perfectly legal under the United States Copyright laws. I do remember that statement by Jimbo Wales. He said:

"...Unless there is something particularly strange about the copyright situation in Iran..."

As it happens, the copyright situation in Iran is anything but normal. Iran is not a member of any of the following International Copyright treaties:

• BAC: Buenos Aires Convention
• Berne Convention
• Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized *Duplication of Phonograms.
• UCC Paris: Universal Copyright Convention,
• UCC Geneva: ditto
• WCT: World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty
• WPPT: World Intellectual Property Organization
• WTO

Besides, this is a govt image. It is not a private, corportae, or individual produced image. i.e. it carries no proprietary ownership.

Also, the links need to be restored. These links are found on no other website in one place, and are very hard to find links (many dont appear on google searches). Many journalists, researchers, and students have been using the Iran page official govt links to access these govt websites.--Zereshk 22:02, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Hi Zereshk,

Jimbo stated that Wikipedia should respect Iranian copyright laws (as if any of those treaties went in place tomorrow). Also, government works are copyrighted in most countries (and are enforced vigorously in some, such as Australia); if Iran is an exception, please notify me to that extent.

Wikipedia is not a mere collection of external links. The links could alternately be spread out among subpages (e.g. the Ministry of Commerce linked from Economy of Iran). If a list of links is needed, the DMOZ Regional: Middle East: Iran: Government category is just the place.

Thanks. --Wikiacc (talk) 20:21, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Greetings,

I am therefore taking it that you are saying that we should take Jimbo Wales above International Law and that we are to disregard the current United States copyright laws in consideration of a possible change tomorrow. I find that a bit problematic. I dont know what the fuss is about an image from Iran's parliament website that will be posted to explain about Iran's parliament on WP. There is no intellectual ownership invloved here.

That being said, if people here insist it is copyright violation, then so be it. I will have to supplant another image for it from another source.

As for the links, I disagree with you and firmly maintain my position. Even the link you posted says: "There is nothing wrong with adding a list of content-relevant links to an article". And it would be inconsistent to have such a list for United States, but not for Iran. They are directly relevant, and they do not overshadow or eclipse the article by any means.--Zereshk 22:35, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Hello Zereshk,

Yes, that is what I am saying. It is not a violation of international or U.S. law to enforce the Wikimedia Foundation's internal Iran copyright policy as it currently stands. If the image has no intellectual ownership, as you claim, a valid case can be made for fair use, nullifying its current status as a copyright violation.

Your comparison of the Iran links table to the links section at United States is somewhat similar to comparison of apples and oranges (to use a popular cliche): the links section at United States does not contain websites for every government department; rather it contains websites for the major branches of government; CIA, Census and Information Agency profiles; and even a few admittedly irrelevant, such as the DMV link; whereas the Iran table claims to contain the websites of every government agency and ministry, even those not mentioned, referenced or directly relevant to the article. --Wikiacc (talk) 22:57, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

I will replace the Iran parliament image. It can go. I have no further comment on that.

However, my argument on the links does hold, because you took out the entire table of links, deleting all of it, instead of merely cutting it down to links to key departments and branches of govt, as you say is the case for the US. My argument would be that Iran has many more branches of govt and key centers of power than the tripartate US govt. However, if you would agree and leave it up to me, I can cut down on the list and trim the link table. How's that sound?--Zereshk 03:23, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

I found the source of the Tehranshomal image. It's not an ICHO image. Therefore if youve decided that the parliament image cannot stay, then neither can this. Because I got it from a similar source.--Zereshk 03:48, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for resolving the copyright issues. As for the links table, I like your suggestion--it will definitely work and be an appropriate compromise. Thanks! --Wikiacc (talk) 20:43, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Hello

I have to be frank. I think we need a disambig page for Pinter, wouldn't you agree? — BRIAN0918 • 2005-11-29 02:53

BD2412's RFA

Although my RfA is not over yet, I figured that since so many people voted before it had been posted, I may as well start thanking people before it wraps up. It'll take me that long to thank everyone who voted anyway! Thank you, Wikiacc - really, I wasn't one already, but it looks like I will be soon - and I'll do my best as an admin to make the reality rise to the level of the dream. BD2412 T 05:14, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Image needs to be removed

Hi.

Would you please remove this image? I dont have the photographer's permission anymore (lost it), and I cant reproduce it (I cant find him).

Image:Tehran-blvd.jpg

thanx.--Zereshk 23:44, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for this information. I have deleted the image. --Wikiacc (talk) 02:20, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

RfC on Democrat userbox

FYI. I've named you as a co-conspirator in efforts to subvert Karmafist's edits on Template:User democrat. You can throw your 2 cents in on the RfC if you like. --StuffOfInterest 22:21, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Just a quick clarification. The "co-conspirator" reference was meant as a joke. Being that you had made edits on the template I figured you would want to say something on the RfC. No malice intended. --StuffOfInterest 02:23, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Early RFA thanks

Hi Wikiacc/Archive 2,

Thank you very much for your support on my RfA. It has done very well and is currently at 67/0/2. As such, I am posting this in advance of its closure. If I can ever help with anything or if you have any comments about my actions as an admin, please let me know. Thank you once again! – NSLE _(T+C+CVU) 01:07, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations. (BTW, out of curiosity, is there any particular reason behind the Katrina image?) --Wikiacc (talk) 01:12, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

"Actually, no, no particular reasoning behind that. Most RFA-thankers use a pic, and since I do quite a bit of work on cyclones I decided to use one of a hurricane (unfortunately for all the wrong reasons, Katrina jumped to mind...) NSLE _(T+C+CVU) 01:16, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Avoid using meta-templates

Please do not use meta-templates. I can see in your edit summaries you acknowledge that point, yet going ahead anyway.

Also, if you want to experiment, don't use a "live" template like Template:Infobox City. -- Netoholic @ 19:00, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Trouble on the Iranian pages

wikiacc,

Would you please monitor the West Azarbaijan page? User:Diyako has turned the page into a pro-Kurdih secessionist platform. He keeps taking down the POV tag I put up (in protest to the inaccurate information he has filled the page with), and keeps reverting all other editors as well. Thanx.--Zereshk 21:38, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the information. I am watching the page and will take necessary action in response to edit wars. --Wikiacc (talk) 22:22, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Obviously, Ive reached my reverting limit. So I cannot do anything from here on for the day. I leave it all in your hands. Thanx again--Zereshk 22:28, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi

No. I do not remove. this is zereshk who remove and revert credible information. and changes the name of the map. You can cheque the history of the page. Thank you Diyako Talk + 22:48, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Yes, please do check the history of the page in the past week. He has been reverting other editors as well.--Zereshk 23:56, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

For Exemple here we can estimate. Kurds are Not a significant minority, more than this. Thank You Diyako Talk + 20:19, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Unverified source image

Please see this. Thanx:

Image:Tehran polic.jpg

--Zereshk 23:56, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. I have notified the user and tagged the image. (It will be deleted in 7 days.) --Wikiacc (talk) 01:19, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

{{ru icon}}

Hi! Could you create the such {{en icon}} for Tatar language: tt. Thank you. --Untifler 19:32, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

I am sorry, but I no longer have the computer that I used to make Image:Symbole-sk.png; the computer I currently use does not have Franklin Gothic Medium installed (and I am unwilling to pay $20 for it). You should be able to find someone who is able to make it, or you may wish to make it yourself, which would not be very difficult provided you have an image editing program such as GIMP and the Franklin Gothic Medium font (which I believe is pre-installed on Windows). --Wikiacc (talk) 19:59, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

The Iran page

Hi,

The changes you made to the Iran page are wayyyyyy too drastic. The format of the page was something that numerous editors had agreed on. You have taken out sections completely, deleted key internal links (keeping links that do not really matter), and watered down the page significantly. The section on the government (with the sub-sections) needs to be restored definitely. We based the page's design on the United States article. Compare the page the United States to the new page of Iran and you will see that it compares very little.--Zereshk 22:29, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

I suggest that we keep your changes, but also retain some of the original formatting. The cities section, the political section, are 2 notable examples.--Zereshk 22:38, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi Zereshk,

I based my changes on the guidelines at WikiProject Countries and a selection of featured country articles, among them China, India, Cambodia, Belgium and Nepal. (United States is not a featured article.) I agree that it could be scaled back in certain aspects (e.g. moving the cities section around the page rather than/in addition to moving it to a separate one). If it seems that I have reduced some parts of it to less than "brief summaries", please tell me where this has occured. --Wikiacc (talk) 23:30, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Greetings,

Will it hurt if we base our page Iran on the model of United States, even if it is not listed on Wikiproject countries? The cities section is good to have on the main page. But the political section needs to be sub-partitioned. There is a good reason for the way we had it. If we could keep the former format, it would help out greatly, and greatly increase article feasibility in information transfer. It's great to have an admin like you around helping me out. I mean it. Thanx again.--Zereshk 01:51, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

ISNA

Hi.

Are we allowed to use images off of ISNA? I think not. Hence this image Image:Irangay teens.jpg , which has been downloaded from ISNA is copyright protected.--Zereshk 03:36, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

It would be considered copyright here; however, it is still usable under fair use defense, as it is a historical photo. --Wikiacc (talk) 20:11, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

So we can use ISNA photos here under a fairuse tag? ISNA has an excellent repository of photos that we could use.--Zereshk 22:08, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

We can use virtually any images considered copyright if we have an adequate fair use rationale for their use. See WP:FAIR for more details, but for the most part ISNA photos should make an excellent addition to Wikipedia as fair use media. --Wikiacc (talk) 22:11, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Iranian Languages redirect to Languages of Iran

I reverted the redirects from Iranian languages to Languages of Iran. Please don't confuse the two. Iranian languages is a linguistic branch of the Indo-European language family. Languages of Iran are the languages that are found in the country of Iran. It's like confusing Germanic languages with Languages of Germany. There are plenty of Germanic languages outside of Germany (eg. English, Icelandic, Swedish, ...), and there are non-Germanic languages in Germany (eg. Upper Sorbian - a Slavic language, or Romany) --jonsafari 03:53, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

As a member of WikiProject Languages, I should have known that. Thanks for the catch. --Wikiacc (talk) 20:03, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

I apologize if it seemed a little too harsh. Also, I realized just after the fact that I should have moved the pages, instead of copying and pasting the material into a different article. My mistake. --jonsafari 03:49, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

RFA

Thank you for supporting my recent bid for adminship, which passed 64-2, though I found alarming the number of people who thought I already was an admin. — FREAK OF NUR_xTURE (TALK) 07:17, Dec. 17, 2005

(sigh)

I'm a bit worried for User:Striver receiving posts like this. Please keep an eye on this lunatic who calls himself User:Haizum. He seems highly confrontational and rude.--Zereshk 08:32, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

He also seems to be breaking a number of Wikipedia policies. It is my civic duty to report his comments and himself to the "User is blocked" page. :P --Wikiacc (talk) 18:25, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Vandalism by 213.224.83.4

Thank you for fixing my user page. I have no idea why 213.224.83.4 is targetting me for vandalism. Can you block this IP address?? Can't sleep, clown will eat me 21:39, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Another problematic image

Greetings,

Please erase this image: Image:Hafez Tomb 2.jpg so that I can upload pictures of it which I took.

Also, the picture gallery midway down the Isfahan (city) page has also been mostly marked for deletion.

I'll let you know if I catch any more cases.

Thanx.--Zereshk 02:47, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

This image is also not free, as far as I can see:

source: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Mathematicians/Al-Khwarizmi.html

--Zereshk 03:24, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

One more: Image:Hafez Tomb.jpg

Im replacing these copyvio suspect pics with equivalent photos of my own, to save everyone from future quarrels.

Thanx.--Zereshk 22:47, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sturmgrenadier]

hi, there is an organized campaign to save the above self-promotional vanity games-club page from deletion.... i'm wondering if you'd be willing to take a look and voice your opinion? normally i wouldnt care but (a) i hate organized campaigns from groups of users (especially when they have vested interests but dont declare them) and (b) when challenged about it, they suggested i try it myself! so here i am.... cheers! Zzzzz 20:43, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Rogue

I've checked my dictionary carefully, and I'm sure I used the correct spelling of the correct word. I was however, blissfully unaware that other users used "rouge" for apparently humorous purposes. — FREAK OF NUR_xTURE (TALK) 14:53, Dec. 26, 2005

LOL --Wikiacc (talk) 15:50, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Howcheng's RfA

Thank you for your support in my recent request for adminship. I was successfully promoted with a final tally of 74/0/0. I will endeavour not to let you down. Thanks again. howcheng {chat} 07:19, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Natalinasmpf's RFA

Greetings Wikiacc, I wish to offer my gratitude for supporting me on my recent nomination for adminship, which passed with the final tally of 65/4/3. If you would ever desire my assistance in anything, or wish to give me feedback on any actions I take, feel free to let me know. Cheers! Elle vécut heureusement toujours dorénavant (Be eudaimonic!) 09:51, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Various Images

Hi, this is Sean_II, sorry I haven't checked in with my messages in a while. Okay, well you requested the copyright status of the following images: Somalia-Factions 2 Somalia-regions-states Somalia-Puntland 2 British Empire Anachronous 2 CIS-Map 2

• The British Empire map I created using the original anachronous map which itself was derived from the Image:British Empire 1921.png

• The CIS-Map 2 is based off CIS-Map.png (so I guess I should put "Made User:Aris_Katsaris, modified by User:Zscout370, further modiefied by User: Sean II" right?)

• All of those Somalia maps were my attempts to clean up the ones that were there before (and which I believe were also of unknown copyright status), but then all of those images in turn seem to have been derived from Somalia-Somaliland.png. I noticed some of them had to be deleted, again, sorry about not getting back sooner. If you would like I think I have them saved on the computer, so I can upload them again if you like.--Sean_II 2:17 am January 02, 2006

Thanks for providing the information. You may re-upload the images, now that their statuses have been cleared up. -- « Wikiacc » 20:43, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

My Request for Adminship

Greetings, Wikiacc! I wanted to sincerely thank you for voting in my RfA, which passed with a final result of 55/14/3. Your support means a lot to me! And I really wasn't expecting anyone to think that I were already an admin. ;) If you have any questions or input regarding my activities, be they adminly or just a "normal" user's, or if you just want to chat about anything at all, feel free to drop me a line. Cheers! —Nightstallion (?) 07:43, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Many thanks for your support on my request for adminiship, I'm sure you'll be glad to know the final result was 92/1/0. I am now an administrator and (as always) if I do anything you have issue with, please talk about it with me. --Alf ^melmac 11:26, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

Iran-related topics

Didn't know where Scouting in Iran belonged in that box, just that it is an applicable topic. Please put it in the categorization you think it belongs in Chris 23:02, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Uncyclopedia

A joke is a joke, but you shouldn't be vandalising any article - totally unbecoming. -- sannse (talk) 00:19, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Ambassorhargeisa

I uploaded ambassorhargeisa but dont know how to label it as my own creation talk back to me —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vital Component (talk • contribs) 13:14, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Use the edit tab on the top of the image description page. Replace the no source tag with a note that you created the image yourself, and add the tag for the license you want to use ({{GFDL}} for the GFDL; full list at WP:ICT). --Wikiacc•§ 20:14, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Article Improvement Drive

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Fenice (talk • contribs) 18:10, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Image:Crystal mac.png listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded, Image:Crystal mac.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there 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.

WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 16:41, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Questions about Wiki Experience from a Newbie

Hi, In December I tried my first minor edits to Wikipedia articles and checking back now, I don't see them. I thought these were bits of information that were commonly known, but the page history indicates maybe they weren't accepted. Is this likely, and why? Should I provide references to verify what I add? Also, I've got a snotty message from some guy about adding a fan forum link, when I see these on plenty of other celebrity articles. What should I think about this? Thanks for the help. Pkeets 01:52, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi Pkeets,

It's recommended that you always cite your sources, even if it seems to be common knowledge. (Some users may think it unverifiable and remove it.)

On the fan forum link: if you see the fan forum links on numerous other articles, mention that in a message on the talk page. If the subject of that article indeed has a large fan forum, and it's relevant to the article, it would probably be useful; however, if you are getting warnings about it, it may be best to first discuss. --Wikiacc 20:41, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Why did you delete my changes/article?

Hi, I signed up for Wikipedia and have made very few changes or additions to any of the articles. However, the one article I actually spent a lot of time writing and adding to was the Heidelberg College article. I see it no longer exists thanks to you. Well, I have tried to follow the tons and tons of rules and guidelines for Wiki, and if you don't think it's good enough, then that's up to you. You should know, though, that your evil-handed and aggressive ways of deleting perfecting good articles will drive away users who only want to help. Also, no one ever emailed me and explained anything or asked me to change anything. What a joke. In fact, you can consider this my last attempt at Wiki as it is too complicated and strict for a casual user like myself. The community-driven, user-friendly farce of Wiki is out of my life! Thanks for nothing! You suck! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Donovanb62 (talk • contribs) 20:31, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Heidelberg College spent over two weeks at WP:CP as copyright infringement. A very conspicuous notice to that effect was put on the article on January 1 by User:JLaTondre, giving you 15 days to appeal. I was not deleting out of process.

Also, email is a rarely used communication method on Wikipedia. It is only used to appeal a block or ban and other communication that cannot happen with talk pages.

Please see the civility policy and No personal attacks. (If the policies seem overwhelming, just see the list of all policies and guidelines.) --Wikiacc 20:41, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Deleted Articles?

After reading this other comment, I did notice that some articles linked to the ones I worked on are now missing, which leaves a link hanging. If you're going to delete articles, shouldn't someone clean up these broken links? Pkeets 02:42, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

It depends on the article. If the subject of the article deleted is non-notable or otherwise not deserving of an article, the links to it are usually removed. If the subject is notable, we usually keep the links so people can find them later and create a good article. (Redirects to the deleted page are always deleted.) --Wikiacc 20:41, 19 January 2006 (UTC)