User talk:Phase1

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PA 103

Thank you for your thoughts about my advice on subdividing the articles. I have been very concerned about the page becoming very long and needed some divisions so that the page can become shorter. SNIyer12^(talk) 19:36 UTC, Sept 20, 2005

I sure will plan in assisting moving the investigation section to the investigation page, as well as the trial section to the trial page. SNIyer12^(talk) 16:38 Sept 26, 2005 (UTC)

If we remove Frankfurt then we should remove Detroit as well since the continuing leg was also on a 727 that did eventually take off that night. PRueda29 19:04, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

One more thing, u have Grams in parenthesis, but then later you have miles in parenthesis. We should keep the article uniform by deciding which units will go in parenthesis. Now, this is a US flight that blew up in the UK, but since many passengers were UK citizens, and it did blow up there I'm thinking the imperial units should go in parenthesis, but you can decided however, just as long as its uniform (if you think it should be, if not it's ok, just suggesting) PRueda29 20:39, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing out these metric/imperial inconsistencies. But I suggest you have a look at the archives on the Pan Am Flight 103 talk page. Angels would probably fear to tread where you are suggesting. I think matters are best left as they are.Phase1 21:30, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Nelson Mandela

Can you explain the notability of Nelson Mandela being in the Category Pan Am Flight 103 ? Wizzy…☎ 15:10, 17 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

If you click on the Category you will find some 48 articles, including Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair. Nelson Mandela is included because of the important part he played, as described in his article's section headed "International diplomacy".Phase1 19:59, 17 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the explanation. I just read through Pan Am Flight 103, and could not find him mentioned. Clear now. Wizzy…☎ 07:22, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I hadn't realised Mandela isn't mentioned in the main article: he is, however, featured in Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial (The venue).Phase1 11:15, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

New user box

Hello Phase1, Im SWD316. Im giving you the user box for your user page called Template:User Member. It's a user box that says your a member of the AWWDMBJ.... Hope you like it! SWD316 03:35, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Gee SWD316, I don't know what to say: thanks very much, I suppose.Phase1 11:01, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright violation

Image:PWBotha.jpg has been listed as a possible copyright violation

An image that you uploaded, Image:PWBotha.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems because it is a suspected copyright violation. Please look there if you know that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), and then provide the necessary information there and on its page, if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.

EdwinHJ | Talk 14:57, 17 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, EdwinHJ. I uploaded Image:PWBotha.jpg under the template {fairusein|Pieter Willem Botha} from BBC website [1]. No-one has challenged this "fairusein" template. Which leads me to ask: who, exactly, suspects this is a copyright problem?

This uploading was made about one week after the previous image of P W Botha (that had been there for six months or more unchallenged) had been peremptorily removed from the Pieter Willem Botha article after what seemed to be some vandalism.

The postage stamp image that you have now apparently inserted depicts P W Botha as a rather benign character. That is not the image that most customers of Mr Botha and his apartheid regime would want to retain. If you have a problem with either of the two earlier images (pre-postage stamp), would you like me to upload another more suitable image?Phase1 00:12, 18 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure how the image from the BBC would constitute fair use. Obviously, I am not a fan of Mr Botha, but official type portraits are often used on Wikipedia even for evil leaders--see Adolf Hitler for example. Using a poor image of Mr Botha to obtain a certain effect and reaction from the reader would be POV however. And, as I said, it is possibly violating the copyright of the BBC. Thanks EdwinHJ | Talk 13:15, 18 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]