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Tacitus

Thanks for finding the image! —No-One Jones 15:15, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Glad you liked the image. There is also a sculpture around ([1] or [2]), but I wasn't sure of the copyright status of images of old scupltures. BTW, how come a historian got arms and a chest like this? Guess his second occupation was blacksmith, unless the artist cheated a bit ;-) -- Chris 73 | Talk 15:26, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Image request

Thanks for fulfilling the image request on Ted Bundy. blankfaze | (беседа!) 19:32, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)

DYK

DYK candidates are picked by anyone who has time and inclination to pick them. (Frankly, it's me a lot of the time, but then again, a lot of the time it's others.) PLEASE feel free to add something on there yourself. PLEASE. :) jengod 19:00, Aug 9, 2004 (UTC)

kurnik.org link removal

I don't understand your reasons for removing links to www.kurnik.org. They were relevant to the articles, and useful in my opinion. The linked address was non-commercial online gaming site, so what's the problem? Are you going to remove links to, say, sites containing rules or history of many games just because they are linked from many pages at wikipedia? (by user:62.121.64.57)

I removed the links because you added the same site to a large number of different articles, and in my opinion they did not contribute to the article. If there is a section about the history of the game, or strategy, etc, that complements the wikipedia article, then this would be OK, but I don't think free games fall into this category. A lengthy discussion can be found at Wikipedia talk:External links. -- Chris 73 | Talk 00:44, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

If you think that links to free online games don't contribute to articles about games (which is nonsense in my opinion) then please be consistent in removing those links. There are many articles about games that contain links to pages where you can play those games, and some articles' external links are practially just that (e.g. Space_Invaders which is in today's "did you know.." section of the wikipedia front page). If you still think your decision to remove links to kurnik.org was right and don't have time to remove those other remaining links (tons of them), then please let me know and I'll hapilly remove them although I think they do contribute to the articles.

I removed a number of links of different sites. Yet, as Wikipedia has 300,000+ articles, I cannot check all articles, and just do things as i notice them. How about you pick one article (e.g Internet game), and add your link there? -- Chris 73 | Talk 19:28, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Do you really mean links to online games should be removed from all articles that contain them (saying you can't remove all "bad" links from all articles because there are too many of them means just that)? That's absurd because they have been here for ages and no one had any objections. As for adding a link to just one article, it contradicts what you said before, namely, that those links weren't contributing anything. I'm wondering what could have been the real motive for this removal. Is it possibly that you are trying to get some "karma points" here at wikipedia for making lots of changes? Practices like that won't get you far in the long run. Please stop now and think twice the next time you "fix" anything.

Like everybody else here, I remove content that i see unfit and add content that i see fit. And, if you're talking about real motive: what is yours? Adding content to the articles, or just trying to drive traffic to your site? You have not done anything else but adding links everywhere. You don't even have a login. You did not even state if you're affiliated with this site. I believe my removal of the links was justified. On the plus side, I have to note that your site seems to be indeed free, and does not even require an email adress for a login. Thats good. (Occasionally free site links here are not that free at all) -- Chris 73 | Talk

Menstrual cycle image

Wow, I think Image:MenstrualCycle.png is the best illustration I've ever seen on Wikipedia. OOTD I'll have to check out your other images... - dcljr 10:02, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Cricket

Thanks for the cricket images. Hope you can find more. [[User:Nichalp|¶ nichalp | Talk]] 19:57, Aug 15, 2004 (UTC)

Parallel parking animation

Thank you very much--nice work! I only put in that request after a spot of difficulty Saturday night, but I won't go into it. Suffice to say you're extremely helpful. All the best, [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 14:28, 2004 Aug 17 (UTC)

Metric time / Decimal time

File:Chocolate Chip Cookie Pic.jpg

This is an ongoing problem. The user you're speaking with appears to think he owns the articles in question. Don't worry; you're not the only person dealing with him. In the meantime, have a cookie. -- Grunt (talk) 14:58, 2004 Aug 20 (UTC)

Thanks for the cookie (crunch crunch). S/He is either a newbie who needs some guidance or a future problem user. I hope for the first. -- Chris 73 Talk 15:04, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I also hope for the first, but flat out ignorance of the existence of/refusal to read the MoS does not seem to be helping matters... -- Grunt (talk) 15:07, 2004 Aug 20 (UTC)

oscar niemeyer image

I was surprised to find so soon the images on oscar niemeyer. one more Thanks to your list.--Alexandre Van de Sande 14:49, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Glad you liked the images. It's a nice article, and deserves some images. The site which had the public domain images had some more, in case you need them. Check the image pages for the link to the source. Search for Niemeyer, most of them are PD, others you have to ask the author. About Image:Work of Oscar Niemeyer.jpg: I wasn't quite sure which building that is, but found a similar image titled as Praça da Liberdade. Is this correct? Does this have an english translation? Thanks. And good luck with the featured article nomination. -- Chris 73 Talk 15:12, Aug 22, 2004 (UTC)

girl, this was almost an online chat. Praça da liberdade means Liberty Square. I will search for more images and do some editing in this article later in the week.--Alexandre Van de Sande 15:30, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Scots Guards image

I've just realised that this image is not a Scots Guardsman [[3]. I believe he is a Grenadier Guard because of the white plume on the bearskin. But must say, thank you for getting all those photos! SoLando 16:08, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Mintguy RFC

Chris, so you know, I spoke to User:RickK about moving his comments. Take a look at his talk page. I pointed out that he was responding in the wrong section. Hope you'll edit your comment on the RFC page, since there is no "wrong doing" or bias on my part. -- Netoholic (Talk) 16:54, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Update, RickK cleaned up his Talk page... my messages to him can be seen inthis edit, where I explain the reason for keeping the structure of the RFC clean, and even encouraging him to restore his comments per the format. Please be fair to me, even if you don't agree with the basis of the complaint. -- Netoholic (Talk) 19:47, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I reworded my comment on Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Mintguy a bit, but I still think that your effort of cleaning up the page threw out the baby with the bath water. Together with the IMHO unreasonable accusations, this makes YOU look bad, and not Mintguy. -- Chris 73 Talk 23:48, Aug 24, 2004 (UTC)

Welcoming new users

Just a suggestion, but you might want to consider Wikifying your welcome messages for newbies. I doubt most of them know about the project pages. Also, why don't you add yourself to the Welcoming Committee list, since you're doing it anyway? :) --Slowking Man 07:30, Aug 25, 2004 (UTC)

Dieties v Deities

Um, oops, good catch and thanx.... Maybe I shouldn't edit this late at night :) -- Netoholic @ 05:09, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Tofu

Hi there, I've just come across you Image:TofuWithSoySauceAndCarrot.jpg on Tofu and wanted to say thanks for sharing this with us. I think it's a very beautiful picture. Then I've also seen your gallery... impressive! Have a happy day! Kokiri 17:47, 28 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Cricket images

You had added certain images to the Cricket article (now a featured article) from its German page. However the German image source does not have any copyright status (PD or GFDL) hence the images have been removed from the article. Please could you clarify the status of the original images? Thanks [[User:Nichalp|¶ ɳȉčḩåḽṗ | ✉]] 20:54, Sep 3, 2004 (UTC)

Summon Admin

I came across something that isn't an article, but shouldn't be tagged for Speedy Deletion quite yet, either. What it really needs is the attention of an admin who is currently online. I clicked Recent Changes and looked for the name of someone I knew to be an admin. Guess which name was the first I recognized. :-) Would you be willing to take a look at Chilef and begin the appropriate dialog? Thank you. SWAdair | Talk 08:31, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for the notice. Thanks for remembering me ;-) I moved the entry from Chilef to the Wikipedia:Village pump. I think this is a better place for the request, if i understood it correctly. Also dropped a note on the contributor talk page. Happy editing. -- Chris 73 Talk 08:41, Sep 4, 2004 (UTC)

Edit attribution

Hi Chris. Edits from 133.240.96.2 and 133.240.96.4 have now been reattributed to your username. Regards — Kate Turner | Talk 23:05, 2004 Sep 4 (UTC)

Image:DamascusSteelPocketKnife.jpg

You posted an image of a Damascus steel pocketknife in that article. I guarantee you it is not Damascus steel, but pattern welded steel instead. Knifemakers deliveratly use the incorrect term because it sounds cooler. The image should be moved.Maury 00:28, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice. i am no expert in that, and just believed the title of the german wikipedia image de:Bild:Damast01.jpg where i found the image. I have removed the image from Damascus steel, and added it to Pattern welding. Also changed the label on Image:DamascusSteelPocketKnife.jpg. Thanks -- Chris 73 Talk 07:18, Sep 10, 2004 (UTC)

Hi Chris 73, I have made a new photo of my pocket knife, which you can find here: [4]. In the German language there are no differents between the methods of forgeing steel pieces like this knife blade, it is always called Damaszenerstahl. For additional informations: My knife has been forged by Manfred Sachse, a knife-smith who has reinvented the methods of making Damaszenerstahl. The company which sells knives like this is the Boeker Baumwerk GmbH in Solingen. Markus Schweiss

Menstruation picture

Hi! Thanks a lot for your nice illustration of the menstrual cycle. I have two little requests: the body temperature graph cannot be quite right, since the body temperature at the end of the cycle is much higher than at the beginning, suggesting a sudden temperature drop at the onset of menstruation, which I believe does not occur. Or does it? There's the same issue for the red FSH hormone line. Also, could you add a word or two cautioning people that the day numberings are just averages and differ among women? We say as much in the article, but I guess it couldn't hurt to repeat it in the image. Cheers, AxelBoldt 17:58, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Hi. I will do so soon, but currently i am on a trip and away from my regular computer with the neccessary software. I hope to get around to do it next week. I will also include some comments I got when I tried to nominate the image as a featured image, but recalled the nomination. May nominate it again at a later point after fixing it. Cheers -- Chris 73 Talk 21:21, Sep 14, 2004 (UTC)

Thanks, and have fun on your trip. AxelBoldt 22:36, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Trip was highly sucessful. I updated the image based on different online sources (google image search). The lines match now, and there is a "average only" sentence at the bottom. (Press CTRL-Reload if you still see the old image) -- Chris 73 Talk 13:35, Sep 20, 2004 (UTC)

Schipperke

Thanks for photo cleanup! Elf | Talk 01:48, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Image Copyrights

• How do I "filter" my contributions so show only Images, so I can post credits/tags on pictures?--AAAAA 01:48, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)
• According to the Fair use article in Wikipedia, Fair use allows such things as these, with no license required:
  • Helping people to find a work. Search engines such as Google use reduced resolution portions of images to help people locate the image they are interested in.
  • Helping people to decide to purchase a work, by including parts of the work in descriptions. Retailers, particularly electronic retailers such as Amazon.com, commonly make fair use of cover art or portions of a work to help customers to decide to purchase a work, in the online situation effectively duplicating the normal shopping browsing experience.
    • Doesn't a picture of a commercial product promote the sale of the product, and therefore, the picture of Tambocor.jpg can be considered Fair Use?--AAAAA 02:10, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      • Correct. Product promotional images will almost always be fair use in article about that product, since their prupose is to promote the product and a wide audience assists with the purpose of the image. Jamesday 16:32, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Galgol Espanol

Thanks for pointing out:

"Galgo Espanol (Spanish Greyhound)

Done. We had an image already on Wikipedia. Check Wikipedia:List of images/Nature/Animals/Dogs -- Chris 73 Talk 02:37, Sep 28, 2004 (UTC)"

I created that page almost from scratch, add photos to it nearly daily including nearly every photo on there, and added instructions to the dog breeds project to go look there for unused photos when creating a new breed page. So did I bother to go and look? NOOOOOoooo--the brain didn't remember such a photo on that page, so the brain didn't bother to even check. This is where I appreciate having other people on a collaborative project.

BTW, you did such a nice job on the Schipperke photo--anything you can do with Image:Pekeapoo.jpeg? I downloaded it myself & played a little, got it a bit more correct on the color but then the image became too dark (see Image:Pekeapoo_fx_wb.jpg), especially after I tried to get rid of the red eye a bit. I'm still a photoshop neophyte (and don't have te full PhShop, just Elements).

Elf | Talk 16:57, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Hi. I thought Wikipedia:List of images/Nature/Animals/Dogs was your page, since I recognized a lot of the dog photos. Good work. I found the image using google image search, and noticed that the second entry was from Wikipedia. I also had my try with Image:Pekeapoo.jpeg, and uploaded the new image over the old one. See the history of the image for comparison (and don't forget to CTRL reload to see the new image). BTW, I am using the GIMP, which is almost as good as photoshop, but free. Give it a try -- Chris 73 Talk 23:32, Sep 28, 2004 (UTC)

Not so very famous languages

Hi. Just wanted to ensure you that I looked at every article on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Esoteric programming language related at least twice, and also voted to KEEP some of them, but most are in my opinion rubbish. That they were added all at once may be a bit overwhelming at first, but would you rather prefer me to add three articles a day to VfD for the next month? Again, my goal is to improve Wikipedia by keeping/improving the good and throwing out the bad. I am sure you have the same goals, and we just differ in what's good. That's what VfD is for. By the way, did you actually look at all articles before you voted KeepAll? Even O xml and TMMLPTEALPAITAFNFAL? Just curious -- Chris 73 Talk 16:09, Sep 29, 2004 (UTC)

You DID do a remarkably good job, hitting the spot with many of your coments for each separate language. I'm not sure that this is the right way to deal with VFD though. Many of the langauges do turn out to be encyclopedic, so I'm voting to keep en bloc. There's not so many of them that they take up any noticable amount of space, and I don't believe that will happen in future either. (As a note: you've used up more space on the server with the VFD than can be reclaimed from deleting these articles. Oh Dear.) Kim Bruning 16:43, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Why do you hate esolangs so much? You made an incredible effort by VfD'ing and meaninglessly google-hit-testing all the esolangs and, like Kim Bruning just said, used more space with that than would be saved by deleting the langs. Wikipedia currently has the widest list of esolangs in the web. I think that's admirable and I see no reason why Wikipedia could not hang on to that status. If you think that Wikipedia is not a code repository, please nominate Hello world program for VfD too. Another thing that strikes me as odd is that you nominated something that you yourself also thought that should be preserved. What's the point of that?-O Also, before you judge languages as jokes and/or non-existents, see the External links -sections of them instead of searching with Google. Even Google is not almighty. I see a nice place for a huge VfD and/or Edit War here but I'll just use my superb wit and sarcasm instead of getting that low. --ZeroOne 21:53, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)