User talk:Fourthords
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TfD nomination of w:Template:PD-Old regime Iraq
[edit]w:Template:PD-Old regime Iraq has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. — Jeff G. 14:35, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
OTRS
[edit]When you upload a flickr image, please tag it with {{Flickrreview}}. (If you use Special:Upload and select one of the "flickr" licensing options from the drop box, it will automatically be added for you.) Adding that tag places it in a category for a bot or a trusted human to check the image against the source license on flickr to confirm that the license is valid. This review process is sufficient for the image to be accepted - nothing needs to be sent to OTRS. Because the flickr page itself specifies the license, no further information is needed. But if the image comes from some other third party website, ie, this image of Dr. Falwell that I got from Liberty University, there needs to be evidence beyond my say so on file that it has actually been licensed under the GFDL. The same is the case with some of the Tech massacre photos. For example, this photo was all over the news media and the OTRS submission from the author contains a statement that he is the photographer and that he releases the image under the GFDL. --BigDT 22:43, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, I misread part of what you said ... when you upload a photo from flickr that you, personally authored, it isn't necessary to add {{Flickrreview}}. It's best, though, to say in the "source" field something like, "I took this photo, in addition to uploading it here, I also uploaded it to flickr at http://whatever". That way, there is no confusion. --BigDT 22:49, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Grouping deletion requests
[edit]Please make a single DR when there's more than two or three things for which the same rationale applies. Grouping things makes everyone's job easier - comment in one place for those participating, and only one request to deal with for admins. For the future :) – Mike.lifeguard | @en.wb 02:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry, can do. — pd_THOR | =/\= | 04:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Please do a mass DR when nominating many images by the same user for the same reason. This makes everyone's job easier. — Mike.lifeguard | @en.wb 01:19, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Tip: Categorizing images
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- Image:Nevada counties, annotated.png is uncategorized since 14 January 2009. BotMultichillT 06:06, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
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Typo
[edit]Thanks for noticing the typo on that file move, it has been corrected File:Luther Burger Goolge.jpg --Captain-tucker (talk) 20:13, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Star Wars pictures
[edit]Yep, these are not listed. But where taken in the same place — exhibition in London, 2007. Acording to British law, as it wasn't a pernament exhibition, these pictures are not free. Explanation is in the deletion request. Cheers. --Sfu (talk) 18:17, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
uss commodore perry
[edit]is already a subcat of American civil war ships in this cat: category:River gunboats of the American Civil War that is listed in the commodore perry cat. -J JMesserly (talk) 20:07, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
- OIC. I didn't understand the reasoning w/o an edit summary and mis-attributed vandalism. — pd_THOR | =/\= | 06:40, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
- Sorry, I oftentimes get pretty bad about doing edit summaries. -J JMesserly (talk) 22:38, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
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added by Dereckson, FYI --Captain-tucker (talk) 19:48, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks; I have provided my input at File talk:2007 Redesigned Hugo Award.jpg#Derivative work?. — pd_THOR | =/\= | 20:07, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
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--Jappalang (talk) 01:48, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
- No biggie; I just cropped it from the earlier version assuming its licensing was up to snuff. — pd_THOR | =/\= | 01:53, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Obama video
[edit]Do you mind if I retitle File:President Obama on His Birth Certificate & the Real Issues Facing America (reduced dimensions).ogv to something more neutral, like "Obama speaking after release of long form birth certificate"? This is the title of both the screen captures in Category:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories. I recognize that the White House is the one that originally gave it this promotional title.--Chaser (talk) 15:06, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
- Sure, I don't mind. I just gave it the official WH title as a matter of expediency. — Fourthords | =/\= | 16:55, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
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Martin H. (talk) 22:07, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
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Martin H. (talk) 01:29, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
Just letting you know I am contesting the speedy deletion request on this image as I think it merits discussion first and there is a larger issue involved. Your input is welcome. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:38, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Oh, i see now that you have just nominated a great many license plate images for speedy deletion, so you are already aware of the larger issues involved. I don't think speedy deletion is the right way to deal with this, a discussion should be had on wether or not such designs, as a category, should be permitted here, instead of leaving it to the discretion of a single administrator. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:47, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads-up; I've added my input there. — Fourthords | =/\= | 04:04, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
File:NC 1985.jpg
[edit]The license image has been looked at by the NC Attorney General's office and approved for its current use:
From the talk page:
- Richfife (talk) 02:09, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- They're right, there's no need to license that image (pay the state) to use it due to fair-use considerations. What we need to know is whether it's acceptable for us to host this image and allow others to (1) modify, (2) re-distribute, and (3) profit from this image in every way (see COM:L). Provided the state of North Carolina finds these terms acceptable for their design of that license plate, we may host it here at the Commons. — Fourthords | =/\= | 05:35, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- The quote is "there is no need to license a plate picture in order to use that image". Not "there's no need to license that image (pay the state) to use it due to fair-use considerations". Two very different statements. The first is from the NC Attorney General's Office, which is the final arbiter here, and clearly is intended as a blanket statement. Who else do you think is going to raise a stink? - Richfife (talk) 07:11, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- … and I'll follow up here. — Fourthords | =/\= | 17:26, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- The quote is "there is no need to license a plate picture in order to use that image". Not "there's no need to license that image (pay the state) to use it due to fair-use considerations". Two very different statements. The first is from the NC Attorney General's Office, which is the final arbiter here, and clearly is intended as a blanket statement. Who else do you think is going to raise a stink? - Richfife (talk) 07:11, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
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Trlkly (talk) 23:21, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
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JuTa 03:22, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
Mislabelled image
[edit]Please refer to File:USS Commodore Perry (1864).jpg It would appear that archives.gov mislabelled this image of the US Morse as being of the USS Commodore Perry (1864). Are you happy to relabel it or delete it? I think it should be relabelled, as its a unique image in as much as it was severely cropped from the original. Stop press: Look at this https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/268275https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/268275 ???? Broichmore (talk) 19:40, 8 August 2019 (UTC)
- (a) What's your source that says File:USS Commodore Perry (1864).jpg is actually Morse? (b) The Metropolitan Museum of Art link that you included belies your first claim. Can you clarify? — fourthords | =Λ= | 21:08, 8 August 2019 (UTC)
- Source for the Morse was the MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection Volume 64. See http://cdm16635.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16635coll12/id/12649/show/12641/rec/4
- It was attributed to be the Morse on the card the images were mounted on.
- I have put all of the (18) images in their own folder. Category:Gun boat on the Pamunkey River, Va
- Question, how does the MET know better. Looks like I will have to write to them, or do you know?
- Also do you know for sure it is the Perry? The side view we have of the Perry is also attributed twice to the Barney. See Category:USS Commodore Barney (ship, 1859). Our picture of the Perry doesn't have round pilothouses and more worrying the funnel is different. Appreciate you opinion on that? See en:Talk:USS Commodore Perry for detailed descriptions of the boats.
- Lastly are there any images of the Morse anywhere? Broichmore (talk) 12:38, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
- "Source for the Morse was…" So then, how reliable is the Massachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States?"Question, how does the MET know better." The museum cites "Loyal Legion, Boston Chapter, Commandery of the State of Massachusetts", for what that's worth. I would generally assume that such an institution, with a century-and-a-half of opportunity to vet their sources, is accurate in their claims. I don't know what the Commons SOP is, though."Also do you know for sure it is the Perry?" I don't know anything beyond the sources from which I find media; I am not a reliable source. — fourthords | =Λ= | 15:17, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
- I'll write to the MET. Meanwhile our known total for this view is now 22 images. Broichmore (talk) 17:29, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
- "Source for the Morse was…" So then, how reliable is the Massachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States?"Question, how does the MET know better." The museum cites "Loyal Legion, Boston Chapter, Commandery of the State of Massachusetts", for what that's worth. I would generally assume that such an institution, with a century-and-a-half of opportunity to vet their sources, is accurate in their claims. I don't know what the Commons SOP is, though."Also do you know for sure it is the Perry?" I don't know anything beyond the sources from which I find media; I am not a reliable source. — fourthords | =Λ= | 15:17, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
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- It's been sent. — fourthords | =Λ= | 16:25, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
License plates
[edit]Hi, just saw this deletion request and I am not quite sure how to interpret it. Wouldn't this mean that everything in Category:License plates of Connecticut and all other license plates should be deleted? I have been told somewhere that a license plate with no particular design is not a copyright infringement. I will post at the Village pump as well. mr.choppers (talk)-en- 20:13, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- I cannot see the file anymore, but based on experience it's likely that Gojira91 (talk · contribs) uploaded a photo of a license plate, claimed it as their own work, and them claimed a Creative Commons license for it. Unless the plate design is stupidly rudimentary, it's likely copyrighted. If you need more info, though, you'll have to check with mattbuck (talk • contribs • blocks • protections • deletions • moves • rights • rights changes); they're the administrator who deleted the file. — Fourthords | =Λ= | 20:55, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
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Yours sincerely, ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 15:42, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- Oh, I only cropped that file. The copyright status of the original was decided by Fæ (talk · contribs). Fourthords | =Λ= | 22:38, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
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C9mVio9JRy (talk) 08:50, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
- Oh, I had no input on this photo outside of cropping it from another. I think you'd be better served by finding that original photographer or uploader and asking them. Fourthords | =Λ= | 10:28, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
Notification about possible deletion
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Yours sincerely, Günther Frager (talk) 15:20, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, I had no input on this photo outside of cropping it from another. I think the user you're looking for is Tajotep (talk · contribs). Fourthords | =Λ= | 15:40, 27 July 2024 (UTC)