User talk:Deben Dave

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[edit] Horwood House

Hi I've just had a page I write ruined by the image police [1] I see you uploaded it the image, could you fix the source - I'd appresiate it - thanks. Giano 14:18, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks - i saw your interest in telephones etc and guessed that was the connection - di d a toutr of Bletchley Park recently - fascinating stuff. Regards Giano 14:46, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi again - you have to put this template on it - (I've done it for you) {{PD-self} except adding the final "}" Regards Giano 14:50, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
about 2000 miles! Giano 14:58, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Sicily! you make the template by typing in PD-self between {{ }} - if I do it here though it will make the template appear on your page. Giano 15:17, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Like this - {{pd-self}} - but without the "nowiki" tags. -- ALoan (Talk) 15:50, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Phone Socket the principle of operation.jpg

Hi. I hope I'm not being the "image police" but is this image scanned in from a book? If so - who made the original diagram? You can't claim to release it under the GFDL if it's a copy of someone else's work. (sorry). Secretlondon 12:31, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

No its good to have some help in this area.

That is from a BT phamplet issued in the 1970s that does not conatin any copyright. For refernce it is ICS8.2.1 I took the photo of it so what copyright message should I use. This information is in the public domain but I did not want to take the time to create my own version but I will if I have to.


Also Image:Common control 1.JPG - is this your photo? If not, who took it? Secretlondon 12:41, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

I did indeed draw all the diagrams but the photos came from various sources but the ones with Tom Shiplee in came from him. He is an old friend and used to be my boss who has given me permission to use them. I would appreciate you telling me which type of copyright I can use as when I first put them in ages ago they were removed. Thnanks.


Image:Common control 5.JPG looks scanned in. Who is "Tom Shiplee of Tyne and Wear", is that where you got the photo from? I don't know if anyone has pointed you to the image use policy. You can make a case that historic images are irreplacable and hence can be used under fair use. Currently you are claiming you took the photos/drew the diagrams yourself as you are tagging them with the GFDL and cc-by-sa tags. If you've got any questions - ask me. Wikipedia:Copyright_FAQ may also help. Secretlondon 12:52, 6 October 2007 (UTC)


[edit] GPO Telephones

From my own user page:
Thnaks a bunch for reverting my edits and I had messed it up and jusrt sorting it out and you reverted it. Please check before destroying all my work. Deben Dave 21:26, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

  • Cant really see why i reverted that. In case you want to revert my revert, open the GPO Telephonie page, and select the "History" tab on top of that page. This will show all the previous versions of the page. Just select your correct version and save it again. This will overwrite my rollback. Sorry for the incorrect vandalism rollback. --Excirial (Talk,Contribs) 21:30, 26 October 2007 (UTC)


[edit] BT Sockets

I took another look at the article after reading your comment, and I think I can see where you're coming from. Also, after your reorganisation, the section is looking significantly better and it is much easier to get info from now. Thanks for explaining your reasoning on the subject to me :) --Mouchoir le Souris (talk) 00:07, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Horwood House

You're welcome; you've done a really good job with this article and I'm just happy to help with some tidying. I'm afraid I have no connection with Horwood House or knowledge of what became of the Denny family. ~ Scribble Monkey (talk) 10:40, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I can certainly do that. ~ Scribble Monkey (talk) 15:47, 11 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:B17 Over Berlin.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:B17 Over Berlin.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 04:12, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

I am a personal friend of the author and he has given permission to use it. Deben Dave (talk) 10:02, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

In my experience that explanation is unlikely to be satisfactory - the owner of the copyright needs to fill out the rationale themselves, on the grounds that anyone could state that they have been given permission to do something. Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:30, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

A man hit this author over the head with an axe I kid you not and is severely handicapped. It is very difficult for him to even send an email. In fact you can see him sitting in the wheel chair with the Duke of Edinburgh on this page. I have all his contact details so can you helps me by telling me how we go about getting his authorisation in the manner that you require?

It's not what "I" require, it's to do with guidance - [2] - to ensure that Wikipedia is not caught out by expensive legal claims over copyright. US (Florida) law is pretty strict on this, and all I was suggesting is that the guidance on uploading images should be adhered to. If you think images are safe from deletion, have a look at my own talk page! Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:50, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Percy Thrower

Dave, you're doing a great job with the Percy Thrower and Horwood House articles, but any chance you could add your sources, so that other editors can reference them? Thanks ~ Scribble Monkey (talk) 15:58, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Well I actaully met him so some is from my own head. The other stuff is from a biography of hims and his own memoirs.Deben Dave (talk) 21:35, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi Dave, thanks for the references. I've added some formatting to them. If you need any help with adding further references just let me know. ~ Scribble Monkey (talk) 00:27, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
Nothing personal, but I've tagged the Percy Thrower article - very few references at present, unencyclopedic style in my view, and if some of the information is based on personal contact it shouldn't really be in there - not verifiable. Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:28, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] References

Hi Dave, the inline references (or footnotes) are added by using the <ref></ref> tags at the appropriate place in the article. The References section then contains a {{Reflist}} or <references/> tag which automatically displays the references. There is a brief explanation here or a slightly longer one here. Let me know if you need any further help. ~ Scribble Monkey (talk) 12:08, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Austin K2 Edits

Your edits to Austin K2 have been edited. The edits are to come into compliance with Style guidelines (i.e. moving the picture from the infobox into the articlespace) and Wikipedia:Neutral point of view (retention of a personal viewpoint made by someone else). Please read these articles to gain a better understanding of why your edits were reverted. --293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 03:53, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Please view other Military Vehicle articles before making your edits again, for example, the infobox at the bottom of the page or to see why i'm editing it like so. Your edits are disruptive and do not adhere to the style guidelines.--293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 19:06, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

It looks ugly and it squashes part of the article so that the text is between both the image and the infobox. Ascetically speaking, thats frowned upon. And learn to sign your posts. --293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 00:27, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Copyrighted material?

You uploaded the following to wikipedia under GFDL, but I'm worried that they shouldn't have been:

It looks like they are out of product manuals or similar documentation. Do you actually own the copyright to this uploaded material, or did you scan it from non-free documentation?

I'm not looking to cause trouble and I greatly appreciate the work you've done with the TXE article, but I just worry that these images could cause a copyright dispute. Gh5046 (talk) 21:54, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

This is very old material that I had from when I worked on TXE exchanges 40 years ago and extensive research has failed to find f it is copyrighted at all let alone who the owner although it might be JERC which was disbanded as you will see in the article. Thanks for your concern. Deben Dave (talk) 09:09, 18 April 2008 (UTC)