User talk:Aspensti/Archive1

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Your VandalProof Application

Dear Aspensti,

Thank you for applying for VandalProof! (VP). As you may know, VP is a very powerful program, and in fact the just released 1.3 version has even more power. Because of this we must uphold strict protocols before approving a new applicant. Regretfully, I have chosen to decline your application at this time. The reason for this is that at this time you do not meet the minimum requirement of 250 edits to mainspace articles (see under main here). Please note it is nothing personal by any means, and we certainly welcome you to apply again soon. Thank you for your interest in VandalProof. - Glen 20:36, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Concorde

The Wikipedia convention is that, at the very least, British English spelling is to be used for British articles.

Given the comment you removed explaining this, I can only consider your edit to be deliberate vandalism.

If you persist in vandalising the wikipedia, then I will contact Administrators with the aim of getting your account suspended.WolfKeeper 11:35, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Wolfkeeper, you were wrong to call it vandalism; it is only arguably vandalism if you neglect WP:AGF, which I know is sometimes hard. But it is in breach of a policy I already showed you, Aspensti, so you were wrong too. As I already said, Aspensti, please stop editing this article to U.S. English. Wolfkeeper got that right. It is obviously an article about a British topic, so quite correctly takes the British spelling. (copied to both talk pages) --Guinnog 00:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Stub template

What was your intention in creating Template:Mcgillicutty-stub? --Guinnog 11:57, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Fine, I've deleted it. --Guinnog 19:47, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: Garden State Parkway

Because as I've said at least three times to three different people (including Mitchazenia just yesterday), the infobox is not for listing every junction on the parkway. The infobox is meant to be just a quick summary of the route, and ideally less than one screen long. If you dispute the 10-junction limit, then you are more than welcome to join a more centralized discussion at WT:NJSCR. -- NORTH ^talk 22:52, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Re Beth Ostrosky

Sorry my error. --ArmadilloFromHell 17:17, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Image tagging for Image:Richardchristy.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Richardchristy.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

• Wikipedia:Image use policy
• Wikipedia:Image copyright tags

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 23:08, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

help

I need some help with something about an image. Maybe I am using the wrong tag or something.

Please be more specific. Can you tell us where you are using the image, and what tag you are currently using, and what you are trying to achieve? Please put the {{helpme}} tag on this page when you reply. Cheers, Tangotango 15:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Heres the situation. I added an image to Richard Christy. The previous image showed 4 or 5 people, and was zoomed way out, you couldnt tell who was who. The person this article is written about is a personality on the Howard Stern Show. It has been discussed on the radio show about Richards promotional photo which was posted on the howard stern website, as well as Richard christys personal website, as well as richards personal myspace profile, which even includes code for you to use the image in question for promotional purposes. As I dont know who photographed the photo, I can not say who owns it, as I am sure its a combination of both Richard Christy and the photographer. HOWEVER, its already been pointed out that its a promotional photo used for this type of purpose. The tag I used was {{promotional}}. Some bot called me on not having a source, so I added 2 links to the aformentioned websites. Now there is some other tag on there and I dont know how to handle it. Perhaps I am using the wrong tag. Fill me in. Aspensti 15:55, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

The problem is not the wrong tag, but that someone thinks you may be using the wrong image. The promotional photo is non-free-use copyrighted, and Wikipedia tends to avoid using non-free-use copyrighted material. The Fair use criteria specify the circumstances in which using non-free-use copyrighted material is allowed, and a user believes that it fails the first criterion; that is, they think that it would be possible to find or create a free-use alternative (presumably, they think would be possible to take a photograph of Richard Christy and put that in Wikipedia instead, or to find someone who had taken such a photo and persuade them to use a free licence). Under the current image-deletion rules it will be deleted if noone finds a free-use version within a week; what licence was the previous image under? (If the previous image was free-use, you could try editing that to give a better view of the relevant person and using that instead, because free-use pictures can be edited.) As the template says, if you don't think it's likely that a free-use picture can be found you can change the {{Replaceable fair use}} on the image page to {{Replaceable fair use disputed}} to register your complaint. Hope that helps; feel free to ask me on User talk:ais523 or to put {{helpme}} back up if you have any further questions.

The Original images that was up there, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bubba_visits_stern_2006-04-27.png, was a screen shot from Howard TV. Which is a pay service on digital cable. Howard Stern has mentioned numerous times on his radio show that he hates when his screen shots and clips are used on youtube and web sites like that or wikipedia. So, when the discussion about Richards promotional photo came up and how he LOVES the publicity, I figured what better picture could be used than the one he specifically had taken to use for promotional use and publications. Certainly a newspaper wouldnt need permission to use a publicity shot. I'll add the other template as I feel at this point, the only other shots available of Richard are on the Howard Stern website, which, though I know the name of the photographer, those photos are there for entertainment purposes on their website, not for things like this. Aspensti 00:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

You might want to try the help desk. We at bootcamp are clueless. -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk) 03:53, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you, I have posted on the help desk, I would appreciate it if I could get a simple answer to my problem here or there. Aspensti 13:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I've removed the {{helpme}} tag from this page, as you are requesting help on the help desk. Hope you don't mind. Cheers, Tangotango 15:13, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I read your notice on the help desk. Have you tried to contact Christy from his website? If he's the owner on the copyright, you could try to get his permission to use it or ask him for a picture that he could freely release to the public. If he loves publicity as much as you say, this shouldn't be too hard to convince him. —Mitaphane _talk 16:39, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Be careful that you ask for a release under a free licence and not just permission for Wikipedia; see Wikipedia:Boilerplate request for permission. --ais523 16:50, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

WP:FUC violation

Your recent change to Fergie (singer) was reverted because you violated WP:FUC. Please do not add copyrighted images to articles unless you provide a detailed fair-use rationale for their use. Thanks. --Yamla 21:16, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

no problem, corrected Aspensti 22:40, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Fergalicious cd.jpg

This file may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Fergalicious cd.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. When you use a generic fair use tag such as {{fair use}} or {{fair use in|article name}}, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Yamla 17:57, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

What are you talking about?

You said: "If you read the whole description page on Image:Fergalicious cd.jpg you can clearly see the rationale for fair use, its right there, Im not sure what more your looking for, if you look at all the other CD covers used on Fergie (singer) they all use simuliar rational and those images are fine, whats the difference?"

As I have specifically pointed out, WP:FUC requires that the fair-use rationale specifically list which article it is for. The fair-use rationale for that image does not. If you find other images which also fail WP:FUC, please mark them appropriately. --Yamla 23:43, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of The Broker (truck)

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article The Broker (truck), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. B. Wolterding (talk) 22:27, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

This article needs nothing. There is a very small amount of information availvable about each individual Monster truck on the USHRA series. I created the article a number of years ago because I found an obvious absence. The article should remain, just because you dont find it notable doesnt mean that thousands of fans dont as well. Aspensti (talk) 05:16, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Star Wars invitation

I have noticed that you are listed as a member of the Star Wars WikiProject, which has been defunct for a long time. I would like to inform you that I am attempting to revitalize it. As such, I would officially like to invite you to participate in the project once again. If you are interested, please sign your name at Wikipedia Talk:WikiProject Star Wars#February 2009 Roll Call. Hope to see you soon! Firestorm (talk) 04:04, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Mob Wars

I have reverted your addition to the page. It may not be vandalism, but it violates the policy, WP:NOT. Wikipedia is not a game guide. Do not add it again, or I will seek administrative help. Wikipedia is not supposed to read like a guide of any type.— Dædαlus ^Contribs 04:09, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

See here.— Dædαlus ^Contribs 20:24, 22 June 2009 (UTC)