User talk:Holly Cheng/Archive12

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F.Y.I.

There is a less than warm reception for the Dave Teo DYK listing at Admin noticeboard. Also see this or this. I thought that you would like to know.-- Jreferee t/c 21:22, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Cat on mat

Hello, you marked Image:Cat-on-mat.GIF as {{PD-ineligible}}. This might be true if this were a generic block diagram of the idea it represents, but it is not. It contains shading etc. which clearly come directly from [1] -- exactly the same shapes, fonts, shading, etc., with only a slightly different color. I believe this is a copyright violation. --Macrakis 23:39, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

FPC St. Louis

Hello, I don't know if this is the proper channel but I was wandering if the St. Louis skyline picture that was accepted for FP status could be the FP for Dec. 11th? It's my b-day :) cheesy I know.

Thanks Brian Uphoff —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.239.243.55 (talk) 00:02, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Sure, why not. howcheng {chat} 00:52, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

		The Photographer's Barnstar
		To Howcheng, thank you for your help with English Wikipedia featured pictures —Susanlesch 14:25, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Lord Stewart

I found the guy, Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. It took a while, mind you; just imagine the number of people with a name like Lord Stewart in Georgian Britain! -- Chris.B | talk 15:32, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Re. Template http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:POTD/2007-03-08

Hi Howcheng

The name of the town given in the description in above template and also in others related links is not correct.

The 1877 colour photo by Louis Ducos du Hauron is NOT of the town of Angoulême, France, but it is the town of Agen, France.

A photograph of the St. Caprais Cathedral given in the town's website as per URL below will confirm my contention.

http://www.ot-agen.org/_eng/visite/visite.htm

Please verify my info and correct the description.

Thanks

CuriousJM

PS: This is my first post and I hope you are the right person to be contacted for this correction. I had tried to edit the relevant info myself but couldn't find the proper link. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CuriousJM (talk • contribs) 16:54, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: Welcome note and Du Hauron Agen photo.

Thanks for the welcome note and prompt action on Du Hauron Agen photo. I am a regular poster in Google Earth Community and very frequent user of Wikipedia. I will go through the help/hint pages referred by you and may post/edit entries in Wiki in future. Thanks once again.CuriousJM (talk) 10:16, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Du Hauron - Agen

Thanks for fixing - all I eved did was upload a hi-res scan of the image for FPC, I never checked the article text... Greetings, --Janke | Talk 19:49, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia Picture of the Day

Hi I noticed that you were an admin and mostly concerned with images, so I thought I could ask you my question. I had a picture of mine pass as featured picture. So when does it appear as a picture of the day? Can I choose the day? Regards Muhammad Mahdi Karim (talk) 03:56, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

The POTD is pulled from the Featured Pictures in a roughly FIFO order. I wouldn't expect to schedule this one until next year. I usually only allow for specific requests to commemorate anniversaries, or if it's close enough to the day where it would normally appear otherwise (e.g., Image:STL Skyline 2007 edit.jpg which is going on the photographer's birthday). howcheng {chat} 18:16, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Muhammad Mahdi Karim (talk) 18:44, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Could you please explain more fully?

The deletion log shows you deleted File:Iceberg nasa.jpg. But you didn't record a specific reason. Could you please explain more fully?

Thanks! Geo Swan (talk) 16:36, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion/2006 May 18. This was deleted for being an orphan (not used in any articles). If you have an article to use it in, please feel free to reupload it, or I can restore it for you. Another alternative is to upload it at Wikimedia Commons, where it doesn't need to be used in any articles. howcheng {chat} 18:12, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Spiffier triple crown, new awards available

Imperial triple crown jewels.

Hi, I've been sprucing up the triple crown awards. Here's the new version of the imperial triple crown jewels you've already earned. Feel free to replace your old one with this if you like the new version better. I've also introduced two new triple crown awards for editors who've done a lot of triple crown work: the Napoleonic and Alexander the Great edition awards. If you're active in a WikiProject, check out the new offer for custom WikiProject triple crowns. I'll make those upon request if five or more editors qualify. See User:Durova/Triple crown winner's circle for more information. Thanks for your hard work, and cheers! Durova^Charge! 22:14, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

2007-12-06 POTD

Looks like User:John Reaves changed today's POTD at 01:08 (UTC), about an hour after it appeared on the main page, from Image:Hitlermusso2 edit.jpg to Image:Static jump.jpg "because today is the first day of Hanukkah".[2] While an insensitivity for showing Hitler during Hanukkah may not be a valid reason, an argument was made by User:Purgatorio on WP:ERRORS beforehand that the copy on Commons, Commons:Image:Hitlermusso2 edit.jpg, was deleted back in September for having an invalid license. I was also wondering about the licence myself when I first looked at it too.

Although I do not fully agree with John Reaves' original reason, I am hesitant to revert back because of the licencing issue. What do you think? I will leave it up to you whether to revert, continue the discussion on WP:ERRORS#Errors in Picture of the Day/Today's featured picture (if it is still up), etc. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 03:09, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Just curious...

Did you ever make a decision on whether this pic will get a shot at the main page? Videmus Omnia ^Talk 03:17, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

I think I will skip it. In the end analysis, it seems it would be likely seen as a detriment to Wikipedia's reputation. howcheng {chat} 17:56, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

That's really discouraging...well, thanks for considering it, anyway. Videmus Omnia ^Talk 20:05, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

History of erotic depictions was featured on the front page, with more and racier stuff, and there was no furore... --AnonEMouse ^(squeak) 02:19, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but that topic has at least some educational value. This is more of a cheesecake photo. howcheng {chat} 06:18, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

POTD

We are currently in Hannukah, one of the many festivals of the Jewish calendar. Featuring a photograph of Adolf Hitler on the front page is really inappropriate given the time. Surely featuring the image can wait until some time after the holy days have finished (sometime after December 13).—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 07:51, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm generally opposed to any sort of censorship, but we do no harm by featuring this picture on another day. I would argue against its removal as a POTD (unless the license is a problem), but simply making it the POTD for a different day is a simple move that keeps everyone just a little happier. :) kmccoy (talk) 07:55, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

OK, I rescheduled this as POTD for December 14. howcheng {chat} 17:54, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

POTD ordering

Hmm, so it could be four months before it's on the main page? Gah! — BRIAN0918 • 2007-12-06 17:56Z

Yep, there's kind of a long queue, although some pics might get faster treatment for anniversaries or holidays. howcheng {chat} 17:59, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

POTD

I am trying to nominate Template:POTD/2007-12-17. Let me know if you have any advice.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 07:22, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Opening Day would be good.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 17:36, 10 December 2007 (UTC)