User talk:Hellbus

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Why Not

Why cant I post a link to a forum about Cubing in a cubing article?

Ushanka

You said you took a picture of that Ushanka yourself and removed the background. Do you happen to know where I could get one almost exactly like it, particularly the emblem of the USSR on it. Thanks in advance. 209.33.36.146 05:04, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I got mine on ebay. EASports 07:07, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia Cat Lovers' Committee

Hellbus, I can see from your userboxes that you love cats.

Would you be interested in joining the Wikipedia Cat Lovers' Committee?

If you want to join, you can add yourself to the members list and contact the committee founder, me, GeorgeMoney on my talk page.

Thank You. --GeorgeMoney^{Talk  Contribs} 22:22, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Street Light Interference

I am working on improving the article with this name. I am one of those considered a "SLIder" (described further in the article). This phenomenon has been happening to me for over 20 years. Last June I had my apartment maintenance supervisor hold my Sony digital camera on me while I went under some lamps to make them go out. The Sony P72 camera makes MPEG movies. The shortest movies I have that have demonstrated the effect are 4 MB and 10 MB. I don't know if I can e-mail to you to show you what I am talking about(?). I would like to show this effect by a short (i.e. under 100k) GIF movie of a "flickering" mercury vapor lamp going on and off (continously cycling on & off); that I could then place into the Wikipedia article on this subject to show the effect that I am talking about. Is it possible to make such a file? I am NOT computer software sophisticated and am not able to make such a file myself. Would it be hard to do (or even possible to do)? Could it be "cropped" from one of my movies that does show the effect? I noticed the digital neon movie you made and then thought maybe my idea could be done. What do you think? --Doug ^talk 22:10, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

You might put the video on Youtube and then link it in the article. I don't think an animated gif could be made that would both show the effect and not be huge. Hellbus 22:35, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

A new Genesis

Hellbus, will you join us in creating a new Genesis for Mankind? --Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici 23:41, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Bulleid valve gear: chain-stretch

Thought I ought to tell you that since Bulleid's time the usual received wisdom about the strange valve events is that they were due to chain stretch. Personally I have very strong doubts about that and have put a note on the Discussions page where I tried to explain why. If chain stretch is not mentioned in the article that does not come from ignorance. I would interested in knowing your views as my intention was not to impose a monologue.--John of Paris (talk) 22:51, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

I saw it elsewhere and thought it belonged in the article. No reason other than that. Hellbus (talk) 05:13, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

UPRW

Hi,

Union Pacific Rail-Way, while an erroneous name for the company, is a mistake that might be commonly made among Europeans. Redirects are cheap, and redirects for likely mistaken titles are never speediable and rarely deleted at AfD. Although I wouldn't suggest anyone go around creating deliberate redirects of this sort, they are normally allowed to remain if they exist. Redirects exist primarily for reader convenience, not to enforce any orthodoxy about "correct names". Best wishes, Xoloz (talk) 15:29, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Leading wheel

I've taken the liberty of flipping your image in this article, in response to a request on the talk page. You remain attributed as the original uploader. Thanks. --Old Moonraker (talk) 21:33, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

My dear Hellbus, according to my old dad, who was a machinist on the Chesapeake and Ohio, the leading wheels were referred to as the 'engine truck'(with the trailing wheels called the 'trailing truck', or 'trailers'). Can you tell me if this is standard nomenclature in the States, or not? If it is, may I suggest a mention of that in the article? Please give me a buzz at my talk page. Many thanks.--Lyricmac (talk) 20:01, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Inappropriate images

The following images are copyright infringements and are going to be listed for deletion on Commons:

• Image:H1frontview.jpg
• Image:H1sideview.jpg
• Image:H2sideview.jpg
• Image:H2frontview.jpg
• Image:H3sideview.jpg
• Image:H3frontview.jpg

The website for which you have taken the images and made derivative works from explicitly states that all the images are copyrighted and that no derivatives works are permitted without expressed permission. Please refrain from uploading any further inappropriate images. Lara❤Love 19:35, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I contacted the photographer of each photo and asked for their permission. If it was a commons issue, I should have been notified there too. Hellbus (talk) 00:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

You need to go through OTRS in cases with expressed consent from the copyright holder. Also, the point was that you be notified. I saw you were active here, so I notified you here as you hadn't been active there in a few days. Lara❤Love 06:36, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

What is OTRS? Just in case I need to use it. Also, I think the article that used those images may actually work a little better without them. Hellbus (talk) 17:50, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Sunshine

I wanted to say that you made a terrific replacement with Sunshine spacesuit.jpg! I think that it is a better shot of the spacesuit, especially with the Kenny-esque slit. Appreciate the improvement! —Erik (talk • contrib) - 16:08, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

I had a question, though; I've revised the fair use rationale for that image, and I was wondering if you had a link to that image found somewhere online? It would strengthen the "Source" part of the rationale. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 16:13, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

No online link. I have the DVD and took a screenshot myself. I'll add some more detail to that description. Hellbus (talk) 18:33, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Traser ==> Self-Powered Lighting; Why?

Would you please explain why you think "Traser" should redirect to Self-powered lighting? Other than the dab template you recently added, the term "traser" does not appear in the article and I, for one, have never encountered it in connection with this sort of lighting. Thanks. Pzavon (talk) 14:56, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Traser redirects there. I didn't create that redirect; I just added the link because the spelling is similar. Hellbus (talk) 16:42, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

However, as far as I can tell, the word "Traser" has no relevance to self-powered lighting, neither does "tracer," which does not redirect there. Do you know what Wikpedia policy is in such a case? Pzavon (talk) 19:28, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

There's already a discussion on the talk page for Self-powered lighting regarding why "traser" is there to begin with. The reason I put the link on the tracer page is because of similarity of spelling. If it bothers you, go ahead and remove it. Hellbus (talk) 19:57, 6 April 2008 (UTC)