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Bonjour, je me permets de chambouler votre PdD mais mes intentions sont "constructives". Si vous estimez que ce n'est pas opportun n'hésitez pas à me le signaler, ici ou sur ma PdD. Sinon, je me permettrai de rajouter quelques éléments pouvant vous éclairer dans nos domaines d'intérêts communs. Pluto2012 (talk) 17:48, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

• Baruch Kimmerling was an Israeli scholar and professor of sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. En tant que Professeur de sociologie israélien, il est bien entendu une source fiable pour étudier ce qui touche à la société israélienne. Toutefois, pour info, il est aussi considéré comme ayant été une figure de proue parmi les penseurs post-sionistes, très peu apprécié dans les milieux néosionistes où l'évocation de son nom provoque des réactions très agressives vu ses publications les concernant. Je cherche encore quel diplôme peut bien avoir "Jason Maoz".

Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées

Hi. You are doing a very good job in the article Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées and I learn a lot. Thank you. I was wondering if maybe you can add the image in the infobox. I can't because I don't have an account. You can find it at the webpage : http://journaldesgrandesecoles.com/lipsa-habilite-par-la-cti-a-delivrer-desormais-le-titre-dingenieur-diplome/. Best Regards. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 15:58, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Do you mean the logo? — Racconish^Tk 16:00, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes. I think it goes to the "image" part of the infobox but I am not sure. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 16:01, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

 Done — Racconish^Tk 16:12, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 16:58, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Logo ENAC

Hello again. Many thanks again for your job on the article IPSA. I am also working on the article École nationale de l'aviation civile. If you can do the same, I mean add the logo (you will find it here : http://www.controleur-du-trafic-aerien.com/images/logo-enac.jpg) it would be very very nice. My job on this article is not yet done, but it will help me a lot. Thank you so much. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 17:05, 4 June 2012 (UTC) PS : it's the last image I need for the moment. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 17:50, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very very much. Have a nice evening. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 17:57, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

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 Done.— Racconish^Tk 11:25, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

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For information : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:École_nationale_de_l%27aviation_civile#Notable_Alumni. Regards. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 23:31, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

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Background Until late 2003, Jimmy Wales was the arbiter in all major disputes. After the Mediation Committee and the Arbitration Committee were founded, Wales delegated his roles of dispute resolution to these bodies. In addition to these committees, the community has developed a number of informal processes of dispute resolution. At its peak, over 17 dispute resolution venues existed. Disputes were submitted in each venue in a different way. Due to the complexity of Wikipedia dispute resolution, members of the community were surveyed in April 2012 about their experiences with dispute resolution. In general, the community believes that dispute resolution is too hard to use and is divided among too many venues. Many respondents also reported their experience with dispute resolution had suffered due to a shortage of volunteers and backlogging, which may be due to the disparate nature of the process. An evaluation of dispute resolution forums was made in May this year, in which data on response and resolution time, as well as success rates, was collated. This data is here. Progress so far Stage one of the dispute resolution noticeboard request form. Here, participants fill out a request through a form, instead of through wikitext, making it easier for them to use, but also imposing word restrictions so volunteers can review the dispute in a timely manner. Leading off from the survey in April and the evaluation in May, several changes to dispute resolution noticeboard (DRN) were proposed. Rather than using a wikitext template to bring disputes to DRN, editors used a new javascript form. This form was simpler to use, but also standardised the format of submissions and applied a word limit so that DRN volunteers could more easily review disputes. A template to summarise, and a robot to maintain the noticeboard, were also created. As a result of these changes, volunteers responded to disputes in a third of the time, and resolved them 60% faster when compared to May. Successful resolution of disputes increased by 17%. Submissions were 25% shorter by word count.(see Dispute Resolution Noticeboard Statistics - August compared to May) Outside of DRN other simplification has taken place. The Mediation Cabal was closed in August, and Wikiquette assistance was closed in September. Nevertheless, around fifteen different forums still exist for the resolution of Wikipedia disputes. Proposed changes Given the success of the past efforts at DR reform, the current RFC proposes we implement: 1) A submission gadget for every DR venue tailored to the unique needs of that forum. Similar to the one that was deployed, with great success, to the DRN. Structured based on the specific issues most commonly dealt with at each forum. Designed to improve the quality of requests for DR and the efficiency of DR at that forum. Applicable at following noticeboards: Dispute resolution, Neutrality, Reliable Sources, Original Research, Biographies of Living Persons, Notability noticeboard, Fringe theories, Conflict of Interest, Ethnic and cultural conflicts, External links, Third opinion, Mediation Committee, Arbitration Committee. Forms will merely fill out any existing templates (such as Arbcom's) and create a markup-free form in line with specific noticeboard practices otherwise. Example form fields: What pages are involved? What users are involved? What is the issue? What resolution is desired? 2) A universal dispute resolution wizard, accessible from Wikipedia:Dispute resolution. This wizard would ask a series of structured questions about the nature of the dispute. It would then determine to which dispute resolution venue a dispute should be sent. If the user agrees with the wizard's selection, s/he would then be asked a series of questions about the details of the dispute (for example, the usernames of the involved editors). The wizard would then submit a request for dispute resolution to the selected venue, in that venue's required format (using the logic of each venue's specialized form, as in proposal #1). The wizard would not suggest a venue which the user has already identified in answer to a question like "What other steps of dispute resolution have you tried?". Similar to the way the DRN request form operates, this would be enabled for all users. A user could still file a request for dispute resolution manually if they so desired. Coding such a wizard would be complex, but the DRN gadget would be used as an outline. Once the universal request form is ready (coded by those who helped create the DRN request form) the community will be asked to try out and give feedback on the wizard. The wizard's logic in deciding the scope and requirements of each venue would be open to change by the community at any time. 3) Additionally, we're seeking any ideas on how we can attract and retain more dispute resolution volunteers.

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Pov pushing poli

Le pov pushing poli peut être facilement déjoué. Quand on voit cette section : [2] et les motivations fournies dans l'argumentation pour renommer cet article, il est évident qu'il s'agit de pov-pushing.

Un autre élément clé est le suivant : le pov-pusher ne mettra jamais une seule information qui puisse être considérée comme opposée à sa cause dans wikipédia. Le contributeur, lui, au contraire essaie de systématiquement introduire les différents points de vue après les avoir cherchés. Le Comité d'Arbitrage n'a qu'à imposer ceci pour déjouer le pov-pusher poli : Wikipedia:Writing for the opponent.

Pluto2012 (talk) 07:36, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Merci de la suggestion. Cordialement, — Racconish^Tk 10:37, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for Mabel Normand gallery work

Excellent job with the Mabel Normand gallery, Racconish! Looks very good, thanks for your help with that, I appreciate it, and the Joan of Plattsburg poster is a fantastic addition. Thanks again! Cinerama Comment (talk) 10:35, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers, — Racconish^Tk 14:16, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

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Batiste

Editing the article "Batiste" was what led me to the Charvet article as well. There is so much information on the same topic in the Cambric article that a merge may be appropriate.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 07:42, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

There is a little caveat : cambric is always linen, while batiste - specially in modern usage - is not. Cheers, — Racconish^Tk 07:48, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

As there is this difference the best thing would be to copy what is relevant to "batiste" from the "cambric" article so that "batiste" contains information on the usage before 1898.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 08:26, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Hardouin-Fugier, Elisabeth; Berthod, Bernard; Clement-Fusaro, Martine (1994). Les Etoffes. Dictionnaire historique (in French). Les Editions de l'Amateur. pp. 81–82, 120. ISBN 2-85917-175-4. Batiste. Toile de lin très fine et blanche qui, selon la légende, porterait le nom de son inventeur, ouvrier de Cambrai au XVIIe siècle, appelé Jean-Batiste Chambray, industriel du XVIIIe siècle. En fait, le nom semble dérivé du radical flamand "batiche", qui signifie "battre"[...] Au XVIIe siècle, c'est un article de luxe : selon les Mémoires de madame de Motteville, l'épouse de Louis XIII, Anne d'Autriche, recherche les plus fines batistes pour ses chemises et ses draps. De 0,80 à 0,90m. Au XVIIIe siècle, la production se répand, en particulier dans le Cambrésis, en Artois et en Picardie. On distingue la batiste claire d'Artois, Picardie et Cambrésis, 0,70 et 0,88m, la batiste moyenne, la batiste écrue, dite toile d'ortie, la batiste hollandée, très serrée, très unie, comme la toiel de Hollande. On l'utilise pour les surplis et les rochets ecclésiastiques, les rabats, les cravates et les manchettes. La fabrication se poursuit dans le Nord au XIXe siècle, en particulier pour l'exportation à La Havane et dans les colonies espagnoles où la France se heurte à la concurrence anglaise. L'Exposition Universelle de Londres (1851) témoinge de la rivalité qui oppose France, Pays-Bas, Suisse, Bohême et Silésie dans le domaine de la finesse, où triomphent les filés anglais. les utilisations ne varient qu'à peine d'un siècle à l'autre : surplis, rabats, jabots, manchettes pour les gens du monde, les ecclésiastiques et les magistrats, garnitures de tête pour les femmes, draps fins, chemises et, surtout au XIXe siècle, mouchoirs. AU XXe siècle, étoffe, souvent blanche, mercerisée en pièce. Armure toile, tissée en écru puis blanchie ou teinte en pièce ou imprimée. Batiste cristalline. Tissage transparent, réalisé en fil retors au XXe siècle. Batiste d'ananas. Etoffe tissée avec les fibres collées (et non tordues) d'un végétal de la famille des broméliacées. Le tissage résultant est d'une extrême transparence. Batiste d'Ecosse. Catégorie de mousseline fabriquée à Tarare et à Saint-Quentin, mais aussi en Angleterre et en Suisse. L'apprêt spécial provient d'Ecosse. Devient le nom générique d'une étoffe en coton à texture très serrée. Batiste Maco. Nom de la meilleure qualité de coton très fine, proche de la batiste mercerisée ou même de l'organdi, au XXe siècle. Cambric. Toile fabriquée à Cambrai en écru, blanchie ou teinte en pièce, parfois apprêtée et calandrée, proche du nansouk. Autrefois tissé en lin, au XIXe siècle, le cambric est fabriqué en coton. Les plus belles qualités servent à confectionner du linge, des mouchoirs et des tissus à broder. "Cotton Glossary". American Fabrics Encyclopedia of Textiles. Prentice-Hall. 1960. p. 91. Batiste. A fine soft cotton fabric usually woven of combed yarns and mercerized for extra strength and luster. Corset batiste ai a strong, heavy, plain-woven cotton similar to poplin. Cambric. Closely woven, white cotton fabric which are finished with a slight gloss on one side. It seems I was wrong : neither name implies linen and batiste is always expected to be a fine yarn, althouh the AF encyclopedia motes, p. 254, it has been stated "the greatest thread [of cambric] was not even the size of the smallest hair". It seems I was wrong : neither name implies linen and batiste is always expected to be a fine yarn. I suggest merging cambric into batiste. Cheers, — Racconish^Tk 10:00, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

For the time being I have copied part of the cambric article into batiste. I would rather not do any more on the batiste / cambric articles as textiles and fashion are outside the fields which I am used to working with. My French is rather poor nowadays. Your opinion indicates adding the merge tag to "batiste" again.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 10:44, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

As the French WP article "Batiste" refers to "cambric as the English word for batiste I am in doubt which way it should go. Maybe another member of the Textile Arts wikiproject will express an opinion.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 13:08, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

I understand your concern and have asked PKM's opinion. My take is cambric is older than batiste in English, but implies only a geographic origin from Cambrai. Cheers, — Racconish^Tk 16:06, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

This one is tricky. "Cambric" in English goes back to 1530 (as "cameryk", later also "cambric", "cammeraige", "camroche", etc.). The OED says that "batiste" is the French word for "cambric" but is used in English for a "fine, light fabric of similar texture, but differently finished, and made of cotton as well as of linen," with the first citation (as "baptist") in 1697.

So using the French "batiste" as a source for English "cambric" seems right. My first reaction is to keep the two articles separate in EN Wikipedia, and make the distinction. I'd love to do some digging on that concept "differently finished" but I'm not sure I own a reference that specific. - PKM (talk) 16:48, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

I agree with PKM here. (I saw the mention on her talk page and this interested me so I'm here). I also share PKM's first reaction in that the two articles should be kept separate, with a distinction made, as they are two distinct fabrics, and are not interchangeable terms for the same textile. Mabalu (talk) 17:18, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanls PKM and Mabalu. I am also fine with that. The second reference I quoted above, the AF Encyclopedia, gives some precisions on the finishing. I guess it implied calendering, which somehow hardens the finish, while batiste is meant to be softer. Cheers, — Racconish^Tk 18:43, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

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article about Duchamp (clothing)

Hello Racconish, I added some info to the Duchamp article, pulled from the edit-history. Unfortunately, as you will see, it is full of citation-needed tags... I am not familiar with the industry, so besides googling I am not even sure where to begin looking, and if I were to try googling, how to determine which URLs were reliable sources about the clothing industry, and which were not. I also used 'circular' bare URLs pointing to the diffs from which I pulled the info, in case you (or somebody at AfD) wanted to review the originals... these are not intended to be permanent, of course! I did attempt to use encyclopedic tone, and stick with the facts, so perhaps all is not lost. If you wish, I am happy to make some cleanup-changes, just ping me on my talkpage. And of course, feel free to edit as you see fit! You obviously know more than myself about this subject.

I have put a welcome-to-wikipedia section on the article's talkpage, and posted hello-please-see-this-talkpage messages on the various IP anons that have made POV edits to the article recently. If I can get ahold of them, I will try to explain WP:COI and WP:N and WP:V portions of wikipedia to them (there was a talkpage message over at User:Flyer22's page which suggests some of the IP editors were company employees/owners).

Thanks for improving wikipedia, let me know if there is anything I can do. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 14:15, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi there! As you know, WP is not a reference and you cannot use it as a source. I am not very comfortable with trying to build the article around previously unsourced material. I would rather rewrite it from scratch based on reliable sources as I had started doing it. I have been bold and reverted your unsourced additions. I suggest moving this to the talk page. Cheers, — Racconish^Tk 14:39, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

((edit conflict)) Yes, the 'circular' sources were for you, so you could realize where they were from. I am happy to revert back ((except you already did -- thanks)) to how you had it, and post a diff-link onto the article talkpage. That way, when someone gets around to searching for a source about the Unnamed Retail Partner In Germany, or other missing tidbits, they will have a place to easily find the low-hanging fruit. I'll reply further over there. Thanks for improving wikipedia. See you in a bit. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 14:54, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

 Done Numbered for your convenience, if you feel like doing the sourcing. :-) Once we have sources, from an editor or from a company blog (when appropriate), we can add the info back in at that time. Thanks 74.192.84.101 (talk) 15:27, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, — Racconish^Tk 15:52, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Hello Racconish, there is a person named June who has expressed some interest in helping with keeping Duchamp well-polished. I asked that she keep an eye out for the COI folks who drop in every six months, and try to shove them towards the article-talkpage, then ping me. I ask the same of yourself.  :-)   Here is the longer explanation: User_talk:JuneGloom07#UK_designer_slash_clothing_firm. Thanks, let me know if there is anything I can do. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 15:19, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the update. Cheers, — Racconish^Tk 17:54, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

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 Done Cheers,— Racconish^Tk 17:53, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

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Reverting spree

Hi Racconish, what's your recent reverting spree about? I see you're bothered by the fact it's mentioning "Mercedes Benz". While it's obvious that's a brand and it's trying to brand itself, the reason I included it was the sheer fact it's the single largest organizer of fashion shows on a global scale. And it does one hell lot of shows. So if the director of these states what are the most meaningful among them, it definitely has more merit than some random blogs or glitter magazines, at least to me. Or what's your stance on this? I'm eager to find out. All the best, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 22:11, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

A self promoting interview is not a reliable source by WP standards. RS (I have quoted 2) do not mention Berlin as an international fashion capital. Please stop your cross wiki spam. Thanks, — Racconish^✉ 22:17, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

By these standards, any "self-promoting interview" (whatever that is) with any manager, artist or politician fails relevancy. I see. -- Horst-schlaemma (talk) 22:23, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Btw, I have a feeling you didn't even check the source, it's an independent journalism pool and gallery, the interview was executed by a free journalist, Hannah Linder. -- Horst-schlaemma (talk) 22:29, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

See WP:RS and WP:FRINGE. The big four are well documented. Thanks, — Racconish^✉ 22:31, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

I'm engaged at Wiki for years, well aware of these and act them out. Thank you and have a good night. -- Horst-schlaemma (talk) 22:40, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Likewise. Kindly avoid mass cross wiki edits based on such questionable sources in the future. Thanks, — Racconish^✉ 22:45, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

• Well... I'm mainly a historical fashion guy, but looking in as I was asked for my thoughts. I don't know about Berlin being one of the Big Five. As I understood it, the Big Five since the 80s were London (UK), Paris, New York, Milan and Tokyo - although this was a while ago. Which of them dropped off the radar? If Berlin/Germany is there, I would imagine it's in the same league as say, China, India, or Australia, all of which are certainly firmly establishing their presence in the international fashion world, but as a fashion presence I'm thinking probably second tier at this point. Big in this context would refer to the scale of influence and coverage, rather than financial outlay, or scale of exports - this is something that isn't as easy to verify as looking at figures. Mabalu (talk) 10:09, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

  The usual expression is 'the big four' as indicated by the abundance of reliable sources. There is an alternate notion of 'global fashion capitals', created by the Global Language Monitor [3] and reported by reliable medias such as Vogue [4]. According to the 2014, ranking, Los Angeles was 4th and Berlin 7th, same as 2013. Cheers, — Racconish^✉ 10:26, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Just seen the edits to Fashion - it's a shame that Horst-schlaemma used a source that doesn't mention clothing fashions in any way whatsoever, as this seriously dents their credibility. Berlin WAS an avant-garde capital of Europe, we can agree on this, but I am not aware that it had significant influence on worldwide clothing fashions in the 1920s. The avant-garde style mavens I am thinking of from around this period went to places like Paul Poiret (Paris), Mariano Fortuny (an Italian who exported to Paris), or shops like Myrbor (again, Paris, but its avant-garde clothes were designed by the Russian Natalia Goncharova). There were places in London, as I'm sure there were places anywhere, where you could buy avant-garde and arty clothing, but yes, in the 1920s, Paris was very much held up as the centre of fashion (both avant-garde and mainstream) and if it wasn't a Paris model it was seen as somehow inferior. (something Norman Hartnell found out when he was trying to launch in the 1920s; and the American designer Elizabeth Hawes writes brilliantly about the early 20th century preconception that all beautiful clothes came from Paris in "Fashion in Spinach") Mabalu (talk) 10:48, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes, many questionable edits, on many projects. Thanks, — Racconish^✉ 11:36, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Mabalu, did you really read the Spiegel article on 1920s Berlin? Anyway, I have a book about the time and it's massive. I'll look into it and check what I can include. For readers it's always an issue if they can't check instant web sources, at least in my point of view. You have to consider the fact that Berlin was sort of hidden under the radar for almost a century (since WW1) when it comes to culture, especially in Anglo media. But especially the notion of the "Big 4" is all a media thing of pre-1980 decades really, especially considering how there's far larger locations for production than say the UK today. Cheers, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 15:01, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Actually, yes, I did read it, and I read it again to make sure before I reverted your edits, as I said in the edit summaries. The ONLY thing I saw is a throwaway reference to "six day races to fashion shows." And I've just now read it a third time. It is a good article for showing how influential Berlin was on art and architecture and general 1920s design but it simply doesn't say anything about fashion design, which is what the Wikipedia articles are about. That is fashion as in clothes and dress, not as in general lifestyle trends (so perhaps you have misunderstod the purpose of the Wikipedia articles.) So sorry, but it's useless as a source for the claim that Berlin was a fashion capital for clothing and dress design. Mabalu (talk) 16:00, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

And what about the 'big five' ? Your answer about mistreatment by mainstream media reeks of POV. Kindly understand it is not acceptable to claim such fringe theories without high quality sources. Thanks, — Racconish^✉ 16:05, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Bonjour. (Je répond ici en français car mon niveau d'anglais à l'écrit est faible, et sous IP car mon pseudo Arroser est déjà utilisé par un autre sur WP:en. Racconish pourra traduire je pense, mieux que Google).

Je peux me définir également comme "I'm mainly a historical fashion guy" sur la WP:fr.

De ce que je peux lire régulièrement dans la presse rejoint l'analyse de Mabalu : en dehors des "Big four" qui sont un fait largement établi par de multiples sources (j'ai sourcé sur la WP:fr), les Fashion week dont on parle un peu sont l'Inde et la Chine. Ces deux pays développent créativité, mais surtout possèdent une immense population, un pouvoir d'acaht grandissant, et donc un potentiel de clientèle importante. Cela dit, au niveau occidental, l'influence reste encore nulle et leur historique est encore faible, voir insignifiant. A ces deux pays, on pourrait y ajouter quelques Fashion weeks du Moyen Orient qui rencontrent pafois quelques échos dans la presse. Je suppose une débauche d'argent et de communication plus que d'inventivité ; là encore, l'influence en occident reste inexistant, tout comme l'historique.

Pour ce qui est plus précisement celle de Berlin, le problème sur les différentes WP est double :

- l'intérêt historique n'existe pas (créée en 2007), l'influence de cette Fashion week ou même des créateurs allemands oeuvrant en Allemagne n'existe pas (sauf peut être localement ?)*, les sources notables internationales n'existent pas : l'article sur la WP:en est donc creux, sans sources qui tiennent la route. Sur la WP:fr, cet article serait logiquement "non admissible" en l'état.

- Il y a très clairement un volontée de la part de Horst-schlaemma de détourner largement les faits (le concept "Big four" pour faire simple) afin de mettre sur un plan d'égalité Milan, Paris, NY et Londres avec Berlin. Ce, sur plusieurs WP et sur de nombreux articles dans un nombre important de langues. Le tout avec des fois une unique référence bien insuffisante (primaire) allant à l'encontre de multiples autres sources de qualité. De ce que je peux lire, ce comportement cherchant à détourner la vérité pour glorifier un sujet/personne est par ailleurs le même sur la WP:fr où je corrige régulièrement certaines allégations fantaisistes de ce contributeur.

Amicalement, 88.171.246.42 (talk) 16:13, 30 October 2014 (UTC) (Arroser)

* Note : A part quelques rares exceptions comme Jil Sander ayant ouvert sa première boutique à Paris et revendu sa marque aux italiens, qui devient par la suite britannique puis japonaise...

Note 2 : Je précise que le concept des Big four va bien au delà des années 1980, j'ai courcé en ce sens un article sur la WP:fr avec des références très récentes.

Arroser, stick to English please, we're at enWiki. Anyway, you should give it a rest, obviously you're going mad at references mentioning any brand/company, we got that. Have a nice day. -- Horst-schlaemma (talk) 16:24, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Translation of Arroser's comment: I answer in French as my written English is insufficient and without signing in as my user name is used by somebody else on the English project. I trust racconsih will translate better than Google.

I would also define myself as "mainly a historical fashion guy" on the French WP.

I come to the same conclusion as Mabalu, based on what I regularly read in the press: the 'big four' are a well established entity, which I have referenced with multiple sources on the French WP. Aside from them, there is some coverage on India and China. These two countries are developping their creativity, they have a large population, a growing buying power and a potentially large customer base. Nevertheless, from a Western perspective, their influence and history remain not very significant. Aside from these two countries, we could consider some fashion weeks in the Middle East, which are some times covered by international media. I assume it is a matter of budget and communication more than sheer creativity. In any case, their influence in the West remains insignificant and their history is very short.

Now concerning berlin, the problem has two aspects:

• The historical interest does not exist, as the event was created in 2007, and the international influence of this Fashion Week, as well as the influence of German designers does not exist either (or is only local). There are no international reliable sources to cover them and the article on the subject on the English WP is therefore wery shallow. On the French project, such an article would probably get deleted in view of what it looks like now.
• There is a clear intention from Horst-schlaemma to circumvent the facts (the reality of the 'big four' in a nutshell) in order to put on the same level Berlin and the big 4 (NY, Milano, London, Paris). This is carried on many WP projects and many articles in many languages, with always a single weak primary source which contradicts many quality sources. From what I can read, this pattern of behaviour which tries to embellish the truth and to promote a subject or a person is the same pattern of conduct which I can see on the French WP where I regularly revert the fancy contributions of this user.

Note 1: Aside from some exceptions such as Jil Sander who opened her fist store in Paris ans sold her brand to Italians, and later became British and the Japanese...

Note 2: I would like to clarify that the concept of the 'big four' extends the 80s. I sourced the article on the French WP with very recent sources. translated by — Racconish^✉ 16:43, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

@Horst-schlaemma:, there is clearly a problem in the way you use sources. I challenge you to

• quote here the passage of the source you used which says that "the Bread & Butter in Berlin is one of the leading fashion trade fairs in the world".
• quote the passage of the article of the Spiegel which says that "when fashion generally became a more liberal business during the Golden Twenties [...] Berlin was considered the vanguard fashion capital".
• quote the passage of this source you added that says Berlin is a fashion capital "as well" as New-York, Milano, London and Paris.

Thanks, — Racconish^✉ 17:03, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Raccon, it's in the headline already (The largest fashion and lifestyle fair, Bread & Butter recently took place in Berlin). Concerning the Spiegel article, it seems it doesn't appear in the way it used to, several sections are missing. I apologize for not re-checking. At a second glance, I also shouldn't have used the interview with the MB Fashion Week manager, even though he's directing a dozen of the most influential fashion shows in the world. I'll try and look for sources more thoroughly in the future, while that's often not a matter at Wiki though, as even the most relevant sources are neglected when someone doesn't "like" their content. Look at all the genderism-based shallow monkey business across Wiki. No huge community project without hassle, but we all try our best, well we should. Have a nice day everyone, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 17:25, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

@Horst-schlaemma: please confirm you understand and agree

• nothing in the title of the source you mention supports the terms "leading" and "in the world" ;
• nothing in the third source I refer to above supports the claim Berlin in on par with the "big Four".

Thanks, — Racconish^✉ 17:38, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

@Horst-schlaemma: You just did it again here! Without a firm commitment on your part to stop this kind of tampering with sources, I may have to raise the issue of your behaviour. Please let's avoid this and kindly understand it is not acceptable. Thanks, — Racconish^✉ 17:42, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

You're nitpicking. It's a respected and valuable source. If you don't think so, tell me why.

As for the other: "The largest" obviously refers to the global scale. I'm not into discussing it anymore, move on. All these superlatives aren't really that substantial, but somehow they're hard to avoid to nail down the meaning of something in today's world. If anything has meaning. After all, we're all just star cum. Cruel, cruel world. So just enjoy your time on Earth and stop bullying. -- Horst-schlaemma (talk) 17:46, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

@Horst-schlaemma: "The largest" may refer and probably refers to the comparaison made in the body of the article with previous years. The article makes no explicit comparaison with other fairs nor any statement on the international ranking of this fair. It just says it is the largest it has ever been. It does not imply as you write this fair is "globally leading". For such a strong statement, you need an explicit quote from a reliable source, and by the way there is no evidence that Feiress is a respected source as you claim. Please stop assuming a source says what you would like it to say. I remind you that when a statement is challenged, the burden of proof is born by the contributor who added the statement. If you are unable to contribute in a careful and neutral way, please question yourself instead of telling contributors who try to explain you the problems with your edits that your mistakes are hard to avoid. Your behaviour is hurting the project and distracting other users from more constructive tasks. Please stop it. Thanks, — Racconish^✉ 18:00, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Before trying to teach me a lesson, rather dare to check the other source I included. Anyway, I'm out, this is getting tiresome. Have a good day. -- Horst-schlaemma (talk) 07:20, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

@Horst-schlaemma: Fashionunited is not a quality source by WP standards and you have it says something it does not say (unless you are not aware about the issue with Barcelona). I suggest it would be more neutral to quote the New York Times: "among the world’s most important urban and street fashion trade fairs" [5]. Yet the article is a bit old and can be complemented by Drapers - a good source - which says that "Since its 10th anniversary in the summer of 2011, the show has suffered a decline, with many major brands leaving". You could also use El Pais on the Barcelona issue [6]. — Racconish^✉ 08:06, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

I'm aware about the Barca issues and still the statement remains, unless you're not that profound in the use of the language. Drapers asks for my money btw. Anyway, thank you for the other references. I think it's important to have things to look up to in this fast-paced world, there needs to be some constants after all, especially in fashion. Western makers need to cling together more, as competition is getting tough in Asia. Cheers, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 08:20, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

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1921, 1928 silents lithograph posters

• How about these posters for the lost 1921 Gladys Walton Universal silent Playing with Fire
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• And the lost 1928 First National starrer for Estelle Taylor The Whip Woman?
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Im not sure what's public domain as far as these two posters. Only guessing the Walton film is 1921 predating the 1923 year copyright cutoff. Thanks for any help. Koplimek (talk) 16:15, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Agreed for both. I think you can go ahead and assume the poster for the first film was published in 1921, hence PD. The artwork on the 1928 film could still be copyrighted even if the film is not. As the 1928 film is lost, I assumed it was safe to consider the copyright of the film had not been renewed, hence a still of it was PD. I uploaded it at Commons and used it to illustrate the article. Cheers, — Racconish^📥 18:21, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

@Koplimek:, some stills of the firts film here. — Racconish^📥 19:27, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

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Can u do something for the movies on the assembly line article similar to the movie u added for the time and motion study? Lbertolotti (talk) 19:26, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

@Lbertolotti: On what film exactly ? Cheers, — Racconish^📥 12:59, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

@Racconish There are two Ford assembly lines linked movies linked on the page.

@Lbertolotti: Does this work for you  ? Cheers, — Racconish^📥 19:40, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

@Racconish For me looks good, let's see what the others think. By the way, what's the correct way of linking to Youtube videos?Lbertolotti (talk) 00:50, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

Uploading them to Commons, provided they are in the public domain. — Racconish^📥 04:51, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

@Racconish There's that also. I was looking forward to expading this category, can this video be uploaded to commons?Lbertolotti (talk) 17:18, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

Only if there is evidence it is in the public domain, e.g. released before 1923. — Racconish^📥 18:51, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

External links

Do you know if linking to Facebook is allowed in Wikipedia? Lbertolotti (talk) 19:13, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Rather not. See WP:NOTSOCIALNETWORK and WP:SELFPUB. Cheers, — Racconish^📥 14:48, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Some people are linking Facebook pages like this page and this one.Lbertolotti (talk) 02:29, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Yes, you are right. These are "official" pages of the subject of the article, which are generally accepted, though in my opinion superfluous if there is an "official" website. Cheers, — Racconish^📥 08:34, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Alone in the Dark

Do you know if I can use File:AITDscreenshot.gif for the Alone in the Dark article.Lbertolotti (talk) 18:16, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

On WPen, yes, based on fair use, for the rationale stated, i.e. just to illustrate this article. But you can't move the file to Commons as is not in the public domain or use it in WPen for other purposes. Cheers, — Racconish^📥 18:36, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

WPen? If I do it like this, is it okay? Also, are there other images that can be used in the article?Lbertolotti (talk) 00:20, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Sorry: the English Wikipedia. Yes, I think it's fine. Per fair use, one copyrighted image is enough. Cheers, — Racconish^📥 05:33, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

The first game is not even sold by Infogrames (now Atari) anymore, why does copyright still apply?Lbertolotti (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

The protection is at least 70 years after the publication and up to 70 years after the death of the creator depending on the copyright status, i.e. collective or personal. Cheers, — Racconish^📥 17:20, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

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Do you know who uploaded these images to wikipedia?

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We need a picture for the Taiichi Ohno article as well.Lbertolotti (talk) 17:10, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

If you click on the image and then on the blue button "More details" at the bottom right, it will take you to the file page at Commons which shows the uploader. Cheers, — Racconish^📥 17:46, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

It says: Author=Unknown. Since you seem quite knowledgeable of how wikimedia commons works, I thought you might know something. It seems those images weren't even uploaded to wikimedia commons to begin with.Lbertolotti (talk) 18:01, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, I thought you were asking about the uploader. For both images, the source is indicated and it seems the claim they are in the public domain according to the Japanese law is sufficiently sustained. One could argue these are obviously professional portraits by a professional photographer and the fact the uploader does not know the photographer's name is not sufficient proof of anonymity, but such a concern would be pointless as the photographs are in the public domain not because of the time elapsed since the death of the photographer but since their first publication. If it would be an American or a European photograph, more investigation about the photographer could be appropriate. — Racconish^📥 18:26, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

I see, tell me what you think of this and this.Lbertolotti (talk) 18:50, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

I agree with these advices. You can try to contact MD242 who contributed to the Japanese article and ask his opinion. — Racconish^📥 19:50, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

I left a message for him, but it looks like he hasn't contributed at least since 2012.Lbertolotti (talk) 14:43, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

I think you can go ahead and upload a small size version of this image, using {{Non-free use rationale 2}}. — Racconish^📥 16:04, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

Is there a guide for doing this? Lbertolotti (talk) 14:18, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

Help:Introduction to uploading images/1. — Racconish^📥 15:56, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

Did I upload it correctly?Lbertolotti (talk) 21:33, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

Indeed. Cheers, — Racconish^📥 22:57, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

It seems a bot left a message on picture page.Lbertolotti (talk) 14:59, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Amos Tversky

This article has no photo.

Please check if I uploaded it correctly.Lbertolotti (talk) 14:57, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Edward Chamberlin

This article has no photo.

WP:BB. — Racconish^📥 08:33, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Please check if I uploaded it correctly.Lbertolotti (talk) 14:57, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

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Jacob Viner

Please check if I uploaded the image correctly.Lbertolotti (talk) 21:47, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi, if you say you cropped the image, you should do it. Same for the resolution. — Racconish^📥 06:10, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

I don't know how to do this.Lbertolotti (talk) 15:15, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

For cropping, you can try the tool at //tools.wmflabs.org/croptool/— Racconish^📥 15:24, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Is this correct?Lbertolotti (talk) 01:46, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Yes. Try removing some white on the right. — Racconish^📥 05:59, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

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William Baumol

@User:Racconish I'm trying to add a photo to his article, but I'm not sure which is the proper procedure. He's still alive, so it's not a "historic portrait of a person no longer alive".Lbertolotti (talk) 11:50, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

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@User:Racconish Regarding this, what's your opinion? Lbertolotti (talk) 17:00, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

You may want to contact him and ask if there is a picture he couls release under a free license. — Racconish^☎ 07:01, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Historic portraits

Good day,

Can you review these historic portraits? They may need to be cropped. Lbertolotti (talk) 12:47, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Thomson M. Whitin

André Meyer (This may be PD, but I'm not sure, it's from the Food and Agriculture Organization. Lbertolotti (talk) 14:12, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Michael Martin Hammer

Armand V. Feigenbaum

Joseph M. Juran

 Done. You might be interested by this bot. Cheers, — Racconish^☎ 06:07, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Do you think these portraits are PD? Lbertolotti (talk) 23:17, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

PORTRAITS OF STATISTICIANS

Can you be more specific ? — Racconish^☎ 07:37, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

For example, this portrait, do you think it's in public domain? Lbertolotti (talk) 13:01, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Probably not. — Racconish^☎ 18:28, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

The University of York is a public university, does this makes those photos PD? Lbertolotti (talk) 13:27, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

See here. — Racconish^☎ 13:31, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

I think so. — Racconish^☎ 18:09, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Ok, but Wikipedia can claim fair use of the image, right? Lbertolotti (talk) 16:26, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Ok, can you review Aleksandr Khinchin, it needs cropping. Thanks Lbertolotti (talk) 23:21, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the links

Hello Racconish, thanks for the links, it turned out to be inspiring. If you would care to review the page Ernest Boiceau,.... would be appreciated. Thanks again --DDupard (talk) 13:22, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

 Done Cheers, — Racconish^☎ 17:45, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks DDupard, very appreciated ! — Racconish^☎ 06:25, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

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Hi, Racconish ! Very fine to meet you here. I've submitt a new inscription under my french username yesterday, and said to myself : so, it should be just incredible that you'ren't to WP en. Well, in fact, that's an opportunity for me to have some growed knowledged (occasionnaly). Have a very nice day . Very best regards, --Ruyblas13 (talk) 15:30, 11 September 2016 (UTC).

Welcome here Ruyblas13. Let me kow if I can help. Cheers, — Racconish^☎ 16:21, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

Ya, that'll be fine for me. Many thanks for your welcoming . See you soon . P.S. : A barnstar collection is the most better and preciously that's anyone must to have ; yes, sure . Cheers, Philippe --Ruyblas13 (talk) 19:11, 11 September 2016 (UTC).

Chester Barnard

Please check if I uploaded the image correctly. Lbertolotti (talk) 14:47, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

The original image is not good, but the upload is fine. Cheers, — Racconish^☎ 17:01, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

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Thomas Sowell

Can we make a cropped version of this image for his article? Lbertolotti (talk) 02:28, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Done : File:Thomas Sowell cropped.jpg. Cheers, — Racconish^☎ 08:17, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Connexion

Bonjour Racconish, j'ai accès à tous les wiki (commons, wiktionary, Wikipedia en anglais, en itlaien, etc.) sauf à Wikipedia en français. Sais-tu si cela est ″normal" ou si je suis le seul à rencontrer ce problem ? Cordialement, Olimparis (talk) 09:15, 17 October 2016 (UTC)