User talk:Cburnett

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Karnaugh map image

i just curious on file http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K-map_6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14_don%27t_care.svg#file in wikipedia the image show F = +ABCD' but when i click the image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/K-map_6%2C8%2C9%2C10%2C11%2C12%2C13%2C14_don%27t_care.svg in my browser, chrome, the image show F = A+BCD', which is the desired function. please help to resolve this problem, thx. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.79.2.83 (talk) 04:45, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Good point. It appears to be a rendering problem with Wikipedia. When you look directly at the SVG file (your second link) that is your browser rendering the SVG directly. I'm not sure where to post this technical problem. Cburnett (talk) 22:32, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

It appears such a problem falls onto that of librsvg that does the SVG -> PNG rendering (so it is nothing that MediaWiki developers will care about). It may be remedied by specifically setting the color of the "+" to black. Cburnett (talk) 01:31, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Chess icons

Hi, are the chess icons used in chess diagram templates from a chess font? Or are they your creations (or modifications from a base font)?

I'd like to obtain the font if possible - the icons are nice of course (in style family of the Linotype LGamePi font, simplified of course, and used in various interpretations in many of the Batsford books, etc.).

Thanks so much for any help! (p.s. If there is no font have you considered putting one together? Thx.) Ok, Ihardlythinkso (talk) 03:51, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

I drew them in Inkscape, but you're welcome to do as you please.  :) Cburnett (talk) 23:26, 24 October 2011 (UTC)Í

Thx for the reply. Cheers, Ihardlythinkso (talk) 07:26, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Lenna - they are at it again

Any inputs you might have at File_talk:Lenna.png#Improper deletion and reduction would be welcome. PAR (talk) 19:45, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

I would but it's pretty much discussions like this one that ended my desire to really participate on WP. Arguing with people like SchuminWeb is like arguing with a rock, and I'd rather spend my time on more productive means. Thank you for thinking of me though.  :) Cburnett (talk) 20:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

I understand completely. The guy who deleted the Lenna image and replaced it with a reduced copy is an administrator, and refuses to listen to any rational discussion. Only an administrator can undelete. I cannot upload a good image on top of it, I don't know why. Do you have any advice? Maybe post an RFC on some Wikiproject, but what is a good one? Computer science, Computer vision maybe. Do you know of an administrator that would listen to reason? Any advice would be appreciated. PAR (talk) 04:25, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Cburnett,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk)