Talk:Magnavox Odyssey
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[edit] Photo Image - Violation of USPS Rules & Rgulations!
If you look closely at the two yellow items in the background you will see that each is covered in a piece of blue Priority Mail plastic tape which has a repeated pattern of a Eagle on it. This tape is provided under USPS (Post Office) for use only for sending Priority Mail packages - its use for anything else, as exhibited within this photo, is a violation of USPS rules and regulations. I suggest removing this photo before its pointed out to USPS Postal Inspectors (I wouldn't suggest messing around with them as they have the authority to take both legal and criminal action in such matters).
By that logic, the Prostitution article shouldn't have any pictures becuase prostitution is illegal. 80.189.221.147 16:52, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
- The incidental use of the eagle in a larger photo does not violate postal regulations, as it is not an attempt to "use" the eagle image. --Brouhaha 06:46, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] First commercial light gun
The article claims that the Magnavox sold the first commercial light gun, but this is incorrect. IBM sold the first commercially produced light gun to the US government as part of the SAGE systems. The article should instead say that Magnavox sold the first consumer light gun. --Brouhaha 06:48, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
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- The SAGE system's "gun" was a light pen used in direct or close proximity to the screen, not an actual "light gun". It was simply a light pen in a power drill like housing for the convenience of adding a trigger for selection (due to the limited technology of the time). Ralph's invention was for an actual gun that was fired from a distance and was tracked in response to the light emitted from the television screen from that distance. It was meant to function as an actual "gun". That's exactly why Ralph was awarded patent #3,559,221 for this invention. Nobody's claiming it was the first light pointing device or first light pointing device with a trigger for point selection. I think that's where your confusion is arrising from. --Marty Goldberg 07:11, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Magnavox odyssey logo.gif
Image:Magnavox odyssey logo.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. 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 there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.
BetacommandBot (talk) 01:01, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
