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[edit] May 2008

[edit] Replaceable fair use Image:OrrinHIngramII.jpg

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[edit] Lake Pontchartrain

Hello Infrogmation. Sorry if it seemed like I was understating the toll of Katrina. I, like you, am painfully aware of the storm's consequences. My edit summary (in which is used the term "exaggeration") was in reference to the concern that human corpses were a source of pollution in Lake Pontchartrain (principally as a biohazard). This same misconception was common following the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Further, the citation does not support the claim. Thanks for the note. Kindest regards, AlphaEta 02:29, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Bridget moynahan int.jpg help

Hi Infrogmation, I was wondering if you could help User:Dumarest with an image issue. In February, I deleted Image:Bridget moynahan int.jpg from here because I was (now I'm not so sure) a copy of commons:Image:Bridget Moynahan.jpg. You deleted that image from commons a few days ago. Since you can see both images, could you (a) verify that I didn't mess up in my deletion here and (b) help Dumarest if it is what I think that his attempts at Image:Bridgetmoynahan.jpg are. Thanks for much! -- Ricky81682 (talk) 09:08, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I checked and the three deleted images are identical. The one I deleted on Commons said "she has informed me that the image may be freely used on Wikipedia provided that copyright is indicated and her site is identified." This seems Wikipedia specific permission, not a free license as is required for Wikimedia Commons. (Eg, the attribution requirement would be fine, but if there is no permission for reuse under the same terms outside of Wikipedia, it is not free licensed.) If the copyright holder gives permision for it to free licensed (see Commons:Licensing for details of acceptable licenses), a permission email may be sent via Commons:OTRS. Does this answer the question? Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 18:04, 4 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Reverts to "Zodiac" Pages

I see you reverted five edits regarding "speedy deletion" and other deletion notices. Whenever such a notice is put up, you're not supposed to just revert the edits especially when there are legitimate notability questions. 92.0.34.8 (talk) 19:45, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

From spot checking, I saw you put speedy deletion notices on articles which had been in existance for years and which have numerous other articles linking to them. The additional fact that you were an anon ip with no other edits suggested to me your speedy deletion requests were frivolous. In any case, I saw nothing about the articles to make them obvious speedy candidates. If you seriously think the articles should be deleted, I suggest you list them at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion with an explanation of why you think they should be deleted. Hope this helps, -- Infrogmation (talk) 23:17, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

An explanation isn't needed, they're obvious speedy delete candidates due to them not specifying anything that satisfied notability criteria for bands. May I ask to assume good faith also rather then shrugging them off as "frivolous". Thanks. 92.0.34.8 (talk) 17:18, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gramophone record

I was working on this around the time of the great debate over the article title. On glancing over it now, it seems to me to be a good example of an article that has gotten lower in quality over time. It seems to have an awful lot of soft spots. Is that just me? Dpbsmith (talk) 18:14, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Image:PhilaTownHallSmall.jpg

A tag has been placed on Image:PhilaTownHallSmall.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

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Delete away. The smaller upload version was a remenant from the early years of Wikipedia before we had any code for sizing image display in articles! I'm surpised any of those survived so long. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 01:13, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
There is actually a fairly large amount of old orphaned images still around. Also, the following images are up for deletion:
  • Image:Tudor-styleSmall.jpg
  • Image:ZonophoneLabelSmall.png
  • Image:SFQuakeRefugeesSmall.jpg BlueAzure (talk) 04:49, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Two more images are up for deletion:
  • Image:ImpecuniousDavis1899.jpg
  • Image:CopanNSouthCatherwoodSmall.jpg BlueAzure (talk) 22:43, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Image:NicoyaCeramicsSmall.jpg

A tag has been placed on Image:NicoyaCeramicsSmall.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

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See note at above entry. -- Infrogmation (talk) 01:13, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Kevin James (broadcaster)

Thanks for protecting it. The article was mentioned on tv?! Where? Thingg⊕⊗ 01:41, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

10 minutes ago they replayed the clip on MSNBC and the host said something like "they've already added this to his Wikipedia article". -- Infrogmation (talk) 01:45, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] SFTVLGUY2 talk page

Hi. I find the SFTVLGUY2 talk page useful, because he uploaded lots and lots of images, and there is no fair use summary for some of them. So I have been watching the page and adding fair use summaries as delete warnings come up there. Can you put it back just for this purpose? I usually address the image issues pretty promptly. Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:05, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Okay. I have no objection. I will undelete; you might wish to make a note on that page explaining its use to you and other users so another admin doesn't delete it again promptly. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 23:08, 16 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Thanks

Thanks for blocking that guy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Halosean (talk • contribs) 02:37, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Image:CharnayYaxchilan2Small.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:BellRecord2.jpg

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[edit] Speedy deletion of Image:GeorgeWashingtonGoethals.jpg

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[edit] Speedy deletion of Image:GeorgeWashingtonGoethals.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:BiltmoreMorton.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:BroadcastTwelveRecord.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:BroadwayMelodyAd.jpg

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[edit] Image:MLQuezon.jpg listed for deletion

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[edit] Having problems with user 64.94.199.9

Hello Infrogmation, I'm writting to you because you reverted my user page the last time that user 64.94.199.9 edited my my page calling me a "tool". He's been doing so for 3 years using various accounts and he's just added it back on again. He's using the new IP 70.139.8.255. I don't know how else to report this kind of harrasment. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

p.s. He's also vandalized the user page of N. Caligon since 2005. Just check the history.--Timrock (talk) 12:57, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Images listed for deletion

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Thank you. BlueAzure (talk) 04:11, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:ToursCathedral1922NatGeoSmall.jpg listed for deletion

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Another obsolete old "thumbnail" image; delete away. -- Infrogmation (talk) 03:46, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mississippi Aerial River Transit

Cool score for the Mississippi Aerial River Transit image. Thanks! Patriarca12 (talk) 20:39, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Earthquakes

Hello, Infrogmation. I was wondering if you wanted to join this project? I've seen your work at 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and I would like to have you for help. ~Meldshal42 21:45, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I happen to have been in a few earthquakes (including in San Francisco for the Loma Prieta quake) and have had a small collection of original period images of the 1906 S.F. Quake (most of the ones I still have I think I've uploaded). That said, I don't consider myself knowlegable about the subject in general. I'd be happy to help as I can however. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 03:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New Orleans pics

Hi. Hey, I noticed u visited Gallier House and some others listed on List of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana. I wonder if you could take and add pics for Gallier House and the few other New Orleans ones? Cheers, doncram (talk) 03:11, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm happy to take photo requests in New Orleans. Time of fullfillment will vary, and I'm afraid I haven't been able to take leasurely walks around the Quarter much recently. Still, I hope I can swing by the Gallier House briefly to take a few exerior shots soon. Yes, that's an important gap in our illustrations! Feel free to give me a list of things you'd like a pic of around New Orleans. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 03:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Well, in addition to Gallier House the Orleans parish locations on List of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana that totally lack photos are:
Also, covered only in historical black and white photos are:
It would be great if you could photograph any of those and upload to those articles and the overall list-article. Cheers, doncram (talk) 00:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
I was able to take and upload a few pix of Gallier House, I just added a link from the article to the Commons category. I can't always promise such quick service, but things worked out for me to stop by briefly with my camera today. Please note I DID take pics of the Cotton Exchange; the one illustrating the article is mine, and there is a link to a few others at Commons. If there is some aspect of the building I missed which you think I could take a useful photo of on a return visit, let me know. I'm not sure how I missed getting pix of the Louisiana State Bank when I was taking other photos on that block of Royal! I should be able to get pix of at least some of that list within the next couple weeks at most. (I'm not quite sure about the tugboat, but the rest shouldn't be too hard to get by.) Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 00:20, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks the Gallier House pic looks great. And it was my mistake about New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building, i see it is your color pic in place, just with somewhat muted tones as the building looks like. Look forward to noting your future edits to List of NHLs in LA about the others, whenever convenient.... Thanks, doncram (talk) 02:21, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Emailuser

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[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:DorothyLamour2.jpg)

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I just deleted this one myself. Great to see a good public domain alternative was found. -- Infrogmation (talk) 00:22, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] NOPL

Hi. I wanted to direct you to some information about NOPL, some of which might be useful for the New Orleans Public Library article, but which I won't use on Wikipedia because it's original research of mine. The history page on the Hubbell Library support Web site is mostly about the Hubbell Branch, of course, but there's a little bit about racial segregation in the library system and a mention of low funding. Help yourself, and I'll let you know when there's a longer downloadable pdf version with endnotes.

On a minor note, the Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch paragraph in the Wikipedia article says that the branch was "closed by Hurricane Betsy in 1965". In fact I wrote that myself, incorrectly. The above-mentioned history argues otherwise, but again I won't edit that myself because of WP:NOR. Thanks!

Muffuletta (talk) 09:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

  • Just got a reply from a lady at NOPL's African American Resource Center. She says the original Dryades building is still standing, but does not belong to NOPL. And you're absolutely right: I wrote that the Royal branch was in the Quarter, but that's not correct! When I have time I'll delete that reference, but I don't know exactly where the branch was. - Muffuletta (talk) 23:57, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I forgot you're not here in town! I corrected the location of the old "downtown" branch. I already have an old photo of it in the NOPL category on Commons. I might have taken a photo of the Dryades Branch building on an earlier Central City photo trip, but I'm not sure. I didn't find the address with a quick google search. If you have it handy, tell it to me. If not, I'm sure I can find it in old city directories next time I'm doing some reasearch with them. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 00:12, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User:Igotworms8488

Can I assume you've already got an eye on this vandal? J293339 (talk) 16:03, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

  • Blocked. An alert to such things is always appreciated. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 22:06, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans GA Sweeps Review: On Hold

As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing sweeps to go over all of the current GAs and see if they still meet the GA criteria and I'm specifically going over all of the "Meteorology and atmospheric sciences" articles. I have reviewed Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and believe the article currently meets the majority of the criteria and should remain listed as a Good article. In reviewing the article, I have found there are some issues that may need to be addressed, and I'll leave the article on hold for seven days for them to be fixed. I have left this message on your talk page since you have significantly edited the article (based on using this article history tool). Please consider helping address the several points that I listed on the talk page of the article, which shouldn't take too long to fix with the assistance of multiple editors. I have also left messages on the talk pages for other editors and related WikiProjects to spread the workload around some. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Nehrams2020 (talk) 21:04, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Greetings

My message concerns the vandal called 193.170.244.3 (talk · contribs) has vandalized 3 times after you told him he would be blocked with out further warning. I just wanted to report him. I found him vanalizing Jesus Christ Superstar (film). This is what he did --Angel David Commune with Heaven. My Angelic Gifts 23:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I gave them a 2 week block; more of this sort of thing after this block expires can earn them a longer term block. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 00:07, 13 June 2008 (UTC)