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Image:Killing of Civilian Contractors in Falluja, Iraq 5 - March 31, 2004.jpg

What happened to the image? JDR 19:43, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

It was not sourced for months, so it had to be deleted under the new rules. Zach (Sound Off) 19:47, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

New rules? great ... got a wlink to them? I'd like to see the recent info on the image thing.

I did find a copy here (march 31 2004.jpg) ... seem to been off of http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/13180.html (link defunct now) JDR 19:51, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

The announcement was at , and the rules are now up at WP:CSD. The image history, , said the image was tagged with unsourced since July of 2005, which met the new CSD rules. As long as you provide a source and a copyright information tag, like fairuse, then it can be re-uploaded. Zach (Sound Off) 19:59, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Do you know if there is a undeletion for images? I can't rememeber @ the moment.

The image would be template:fairuse from http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/13180.html. I didn't upload it the first time ... but I do remember when it was uploaded (this was a widely known image and news topic).

Just wondering. Sincerely, JDR

There is no undeletion of images, so you have to find the image and re-uploaded it again. All I ask is that you just cite where it came from and what license it is under. Zach (Sound Off) 20:14, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Shouldn't you have ask the original uploader about the image before the deletion?

Thanks for the info though. Sincerely, JDR 20:16, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

I was told by Jimbo to delete on sight and not to contact the uploaders, since most have uploaded to the project and left. Zach (Sound Off) 20:18, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

That's not very nice. A quick preusal of the user wouldn't hurt, though (IMHO). Oh well .... no biggie ... just to let you know, this uploader is active. Sincerely, JDR 20:23, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Hey ... I was looking around and ... I found that it'd be a good idea to put in {{subst:Image source|Image:ImageName.jpg}} --~~~~. It's @ Category:Images with unknown source ... and says "if some things can be saved here, or if some images can be inquired about, let's do that." Sincerely, JDR 20:50, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Thats new. I also redrew a few images there and at other places, but I think it will be hard to save them all or even most of them. Zach (Sound Off) 21:02, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Just to let you know...

Hey, this is Mb1000. Just to let you know, I'm running for adminship, and since we've seen some of each others work (on the article Canadian Heraldic Authority), you might perhaps be able to Support my nomination. Thanks.

By the way, you better vote for me, remember that barnstar I awarded you? (kidding) --Mb1000 20:47, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

I voted Neutral. While you were very civil to me and very helpful in the above article, the problems that users cited, such as the copyvios, is a real concern to me. Zach (Sound Off) 21:05, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for the Graphic Designer's Barnstar

Thank you for the barnstar. Very much appreciated! --Durin 21:21, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Your quite welcome. Zach (Sound Off) 22:06, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

image:cat-stub.png

Please cease immediately from deleting cat-stub.png. As it is, the image in a screenshot from Misplaced Pages, and a little courtesy note would have reflected much better on your action. Please make a note of it for future references, review and adhere to WP:WQT. Thanks in advance. El_C 00:51, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

It should be fine now, but I do not understand why it is a screenshot. Zach (Sound Off) 00:58, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

{{cat-stub}} listed my userpage in the category; and I had issues formatting text with Image:Catstub.gif. El_C 01:09, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Ok. Zach (Sound Off) 01:10, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

You might be able to help

See Wikipedia_talk:Copyright_problems#OK.2C_not_done_this_before_.28help.21.29. Justinc 01:35, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Replied, but in short, block them. Zach (Sound Off) 01:49, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

I cant I am not an admin (though it has been suggested I should become one). Who is the user you mentioned in your reply? I think this might have something to do with me... Justinc 02:04, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

User:MutterErde, plus, I am an admin and I can see about it, but I am going to wait for more discussion to take place. Zach (Sound Off) 02:05, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Ah yes. He decided to complain about me on Jimbos talk page. The particular thing he complained about was me marking as {{permission}} a commercial image owned by Bomis, a company that just happens to be owned by Jimbo himself. I noted that this was rather funny, but he didnt realise why, as he was trying to claim I was a vandal. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot... Very amusing. Justinc 02:20, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

I am sure he has choice words for me and Kelly Martin, since we both were clearing out his gallery. Zach (Sound Off) 02:22, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

call for Block

Mm too bad that some people have to disrupt your building of this encyclopedia. Anways this is my first edit on someone elses talk page. YAY!!! Type O Spud 02:59, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Welcome to the best thing since slice bread. While it stinks that people disrupt us, it happens and after a while, only the really nasty stuff annoys ya. Plus, I am administrator too, so I have seen some ugly things. Zach (Sound Off) 03:03, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Without notifying me...

... you seem to have deleted numerous images I uploaded of the comarcas of Catalonia, for example Image:Catalan comarca Valles Oriental.png. These were totally legitimate images, made for Misplaced Pages, uploaded before we had any consistent pattern on tagging images. Given that there were dozens of these, and they were no small amount of work to upload, would it really have been that tough to drop me a note? You only had to glance in the histories to see that one person had uploaded all of these, and that it was a (very) active contributor. -- Jmabel | Talk 03:38, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

They were deleted based on a script that was given to me, but I have since discontinued with the script. While I am sorry that this image policy is affecting you in a harsh way, I am doing Jimbo's wishes. Zach (Sound Off) 03:41, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Victoria Cross

Hi again, I have added a sentence and link about the Australian Victoria Cross on the Victoria Cross (Canada) page. Turns out they created their own VC in 1991. Dowew 04:01, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Thats news to me, but I do not know how different the AU VC is thank the UK VC. Zach (Sound Off) 04:08, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Automatic null edits

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Paste the stuff between the <pre> tags into User:Zscout370/monobook.js (if you're using the monobook skin - my apologies if you're not). It will add an "Autosave links" link to your toolbox. When you click it, all links on a page turn into editlinks that will automatically save again when they closeload. So, you can just rapid-fire out new tabs or windows and close them when they're done. To get rid of the edit links on the page again, just refresh it. -- grm_wnr Esc 06:28, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks a bunch. Zach (Sound Off) 06:29, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

No problem. I also fixed a possibly confusing braino of mine in my above message. -- grm_wnr Esc 06:31, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Drat, I should go to bed already, I'm getting forgetful. Okay, I added another function of mine you need to make this work. -- grm_wnr Esc 06:34, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

And be careful, this is not production code, just a quick and dirty hack. It will touch any link on a page, even those that already have arguments (like the regular "edit this page" links and the converter itself), breaking them. If you no longer need it, you'd better remove it from your monobook.js again. -- grm_wnr Esc 06:50, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Re: On a related note...

The missing images in question have been reloaded with faiuse tags. In the case of the Alexandria class cruisers the two text-linked pictures have been integrated into the table at the right. I believe that this will qualify them for fairuse protection. Thanks for all of your help. TomStar81 07:34, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Your welcome and they should be safe. If not, I will make sure to come by your way. Zach (Sound Off) 15:27, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Final decision reached

The arbitration committee has reached a final decision in the Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/JarlaxleArtemis 2 case. →Raul654 17:20, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks a bunch. Zach (Sound Off) 17:58, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Flags

Hi I thought I may contact you to know if you would be willing to convert the India, Bhutan and Nepal (currently on FAC) flags to SVG. User:Nichalp/sg 17:59, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

I could try India, but Bhutan and Nepal will be very hard to do, though I do know of a scheme online to draw the Nepal flag. Check out the Flags of the World page on Nepal, and there should be a step by step instruction to draw the flag. Zach (Sound Off) 18:01, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

There's a mathematical version of the Indian flag if your interested. User:Nichalp/sg 18:41, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Sweet, send it over. Zach (Sound Off) 18:44, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

have you heard from Jimbo?

Hi - I notice you've archived our exchange about turning off your image deleting script. Have you heard from Jimbo on this? I haven't seen a response on his talk page, and I haven't received one in email either. Just curious if you've heard anything. Thanks. -- Rick Block (talk) 19:28, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Nothing on my end, but I deleted the scripted from my computer, so it could not be used again. I am still getting flack over the images, but over time, and once the procedure has been refined, things should be ok. Zach (Sound Off) 19:37, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Read my lips: no new taxes

The clip works perfectly now, thank you again for creating it. Also thanks for complimenting the article. I can't think of any other improvements that could be made to it, and the article looks set to clear FAC pretty soon. - SimonP 02:25, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Good :) Zach (Sound Off) 02:48, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Award

--Redwolf24 (talk) 05:24, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. Now...what kind of ribbon bar I should draw now. Zach (Sound Off) 05:25, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Signpost article

Thanks a lot for offering to write an article in the Signpost! Your help is appreciated, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to leave me a message and I'll respond as soon as possible. I would prefer the article be completed by about midnight UTC (8 p.m. EDT), but if you can't, just make sure and get it done ASAP. Again, thank you for helping out! Ral315 08:54, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Your welcome Ral. Zach (Sound Off) 17:56, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Image:Whitethroatspara.jpg

Thanks for the image tip off jimfbleak 12:14, 25 September 2005 (UTC) Why did you take it upon yourself to delete this image, clearly indicated as being my personal photo without even letting me know? It's obvious that I was happy for it to be on Misplaced Pages, it was my personal image, and I would have put a formal tag on if I'd been given the chance. jimfbleak 12:18, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Just looked at your webpage (not user page), effectively answers above question. Jim

also just looked at comments by another victim of your impolite and arrogant behaviour - I've made nearly 20,000 edits - is that inactive? And "just following orders" is a lame excuse. Jim

I am sorry about this policy affecting you hard. What I can just suggest is to re-upload it and tag it, but since it was not tagged for over 7 days when I deleted the image, it had to go under Jimbo's new edict. Zach (Sound Off) 17:58, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

That's pathetic - what makes you his his axeman? (as an aside, why am I not also not surprised you choose to answer on your page, rather than more politely on mine?) Why did the image have to go? - you can read, it was clearly labelled as my image, obviously I'd put it on Misplaced Pages, why not more constructively tag it for me, rather than just delete, or let me know (I don't watchlist images). I can't see any point uploading this or any other image if some ignorant American kid is just going to knock it out again. You are totally lacking in common sense and initiative if instead of thinking about what you are doing, you just mindlessly follow your "orders". If I track down any more images of mine you've deleted, I'll be back. jimfbleak 19:06, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

As for the answering on talk pages, I usually respond here. The reason why I am sometime seen as his axeman for images is that when many people become admins, they chose to do vandal-whacking or like to close AFD's. Me, I like to deal with images. Though I am getting some help now in this department, it was mostly me jumping up and down with joy and did most of the early deletions. Zach (Sound Off) 19:30, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Re: Melissa Ashley (porn star)

I would dispute whether in this instance a legal name (even for someone using a nom d'étape) qualifies as "very personal information". A fact so trivial to research after being published in a major international newspaper hardly seems to fit that description. Her non-published home address (as opposed to her business address) or unlisted phone number might indeed be "very personal information"... but glancing at that 2257 statement business address should show how open a secret that "very personal" fact of her real name is. I'd also note comparable information is also given for some similar stars; the only reason I didn't list it as her birth name (as that example does) was because quick research is unable to determine if she is married... which detail might also better qualify as VPI. However, I won't add it back. Abb3w 20:36, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

We had some problems with personal information posted about porn stars before brought to our (admins) attention at WP:AN/I. This problem was brought up to me privately and what I did was removed the information. If you want to add the name back in, be my guest, but I will not remove the information next time. Some one might, but not because I told them to. Zach (Sound Off) 20:39, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Leave me the hell alone

Are they being used for commercial purposes?! I ask you, am I selling the images? F*ck off whoever you are. This is clearly for informational purposes. --Revolución (talk) 02:35, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

It says at http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/disclaim.html that "you use the material for non-commercial and non-political purposes only." Not only that, the author of the image was not credited. Zach (Sound Off) 04:23, 26 September 2005 (UTC)