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Cologne[edit]

I am interested in the lower picture on the page about Cologne and the view of the Rhine. Is that a railway bridge in the background?

I am interested in the railway from Cologne to Antwerp built around 1843. Does it still exist? What info I have is that it included a similar bridge near the cathedral. Chevin 15:11, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for your reply on my user page. My interest is that I am writing an article by a chap called Moorsom and found a reference to a railway bridge near the cathedral. He was active in the mid-1800's. Elsewhere I found a reference to the Cologne-Antwerp line being built at this time, perhaps the first? Chevin 05:32, 27 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Templates of Europe, Germany, etc.[edit]

The headline text wasn't centered (Windows XP, Internet Explorer - I know it's not the classiest thing to use IE, but lots of people do). I don't know what's wrong with style attributes, can we center the text on IE without it? Many other templates use it. Alensha 13:36, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My configuration is: Windows XP, SP 2, Internet Explorer 6. CSS is allowed, of course. I don't know what's the problem with IE; I just checked the templates in Netscape and the text was centered even without the styles… if it's only a problem with my browser, you can revert the templates. regards, Alensha 12:41, 12 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Changes on the page of Hilversum[edit]

Hello, why did you make these strange changes on the page of Hilversum?

You changed the picture back from Dutch Municipality Hilversum 2006.png to the old LocatieHilversum.png: the new image is slightly different, reflecting some changes in the borders of municipalities in the province of South Holland.
You changed 'municipal council' back to the less correct 'municipal government' (the government itself consists of the municipal council, the mayor, the aldermen, etc. -- it is the municipal council though, of which the distribution of seats is shown).
You changed the link to the SDU Staatscourant page to an old one, which gives a 404 error. The urls on the www.sdu.nl changed recently, that's why I changed the links.

As for now, I reverted these changes because of obvious reasons. Joost 20:21, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, all of that, I didn't... check my answer. mr-t 10:52, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MS[edit]

You are reverting a version of the initial paragraph of the article Michael Schumacher for using, according to you, "bad english"; While you are doing that you are efectively changing the information contained in the article. MS as you may Know is the 2nd highest paid athlete in the world, also is one of the most notable sports figures in Europe, Latin America, some parts of Asia. So, saying MS is one of the most notable and well-paid figures in this sport is a limitation that does not exist in the reality... To say MS is succesful World Wide is more correct, even having taken in consideration he's not recognized in the states or in parts of africa. So, please don't change the contained information. If the grammar is poor then improve it but without affecting the info.

Note: I apologyse for using your personal talk space rather than the specific article talk space.

OK, OK... didn't realise the connotations. But, who cares? mr-t 10:53, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cologne image[edit]

Your license specified "free to use unchanged". Wikipedia requires that images are free to use for any use and allowed to be modified. ed g2s • talk 17:55, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fairuse is a different matter. You tagged the image as CopyrigthedFreeuse, which is wasn't. Fairuse can only be used when there is no free alternative, and seeing as we already have free pictures of the cathedral, there is no need for a restrictively licensed image. ed g2s • talk 23:45, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Note also, "Wikipedia encourages users to upload their own images, but all user-created images must be released under a free license" (from WP:IUP). Thanks, ed g2s • talk 23:47, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, the photos available are adequate replacements for yours, no matter how you interpret it. Regardless, the above rule about user-created images makes the debate irrelevant. Either freely license your images, or don't upload them to Wikimedia. ed g2s • talk 17:26, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to be confusing fair use and free use. You may not tag your own images as fair use. You may tag your images as free use, but you may not require that the image not be modified, as this is not free use. Unless you allow your image to be re-used freely (including modification), then we can't use it on Wikimedia. ed g2s • talk 18:45, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"I'm not confusing anything."

Well you said "Fair use is no copyright, it's a protection for alteration.", which seems to indicate otherwise.

"You seem to keep harassing people, at least that's what I make up from looking at your log here."

Then perhaps you should look at my replies. A lot of people leave angry/confused messages on my page as I remove a lot of images which are incorrectly being used under fair use.

"I have now taken away all copyright notices on the picture and only added a request not to modify (which is not binding!). This is legally OK"

Yes, this is fine. The problem was it looked like your request was a legally binding part of the license.

"If you keep bugging other authors and articles with your changes, I'll need to report this"

I will continue to inform users when their images are incorrently/insufficiently tagged. You may report this is you like, but it would be a spectacular waste of time.

Nonetheless, I am glad this issue has been cleared up and you have licensed the image freely. I have updated the image page appropriately, please check if this is what you intended: Image:Cologne Cathedral Wiki.jpg. ed g2s • talk 23:07, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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