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Hello, Seth Whales, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome!  Warofdreams talk 00:33, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Ha! I studied the Cardiff barrage as a case study for my BA in Geography!! I know ALLLL about it. I was unfortunately in Cardiff library was several days looking through the documents on it! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Talk"? 12:07, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Moving images on Millennium Stadium

Hi! I wanted to let you know that I've just reverted your edit to Millennium Stadium, and give you my reasons for doing so. I did this for a few reasons, but mainly because your edit had moved images about football into the rugby section of the article, making them less illustrative.

Images at the bottom of sections can also cause 'edit-link clumping', in which edit links from consecutive sections all clump together in a group several sections further down, because the images overflowing from previous sections displace them; this makes it harder to edit a specific section later because the link isn't on the same line as the heading. This is particularly apparent at wider screen resolutions, where text takes up fewer lines. (For an example, see Emerson Fittipaldi in a window more than 700px wide.) Unfortunately, the preview doesn't indicate this; however, a quick check after saving (or use of the sandbox for a copy of the article) offers the opportunity to undo.

Finally, though your change may have improved the layout on your screen, it made no difference to any I examined the differences on. When trying to improve layout it's important to test it in a few different browsers at various screen resolutions: what may make an improvement for one user may make no difference for others, or worse, may be significantly detrimental.

I believe you made a good-faith edit, and I don't want to discourage you from trying to make other improvements to the layout of articles, but please remember that layout is a tricky beast that requires thorough testing, and that it is a secondary concern to content and it's logical arrangement. If you want to ask me anything, just reply here: I'll put this page on my watchlist. - ObfuscatePenguin 15:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:U2 at Cardiff Arms Park.jpg

This is a striking image, and I note (with pleasure) that you've gone to the trouble of filling in a detailed non-free rationale. It's not actually a poster but a ticket stub, so the tag isn't quite accurate, but I think that's a fairly minor concern. Rather more so is this: the copyright tag says that such images have to be used "to provide critical commentary on the ... event ... not solely for illustration". At the moment, the Cardiff Arms Park article does seem to be using this image solely for illustration, in which case the rationale would seem to fail. Loganberry (Talk) 23:51, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

I'll edit it out in a day or two if I have to, but is there any way round it? If you could find a couple of references to the actual event, for example, short enough to fit into the article but long enough to be more than simple "there was a U2 concert there" stuff, then it might be arguable that it was critical commentary. I'm rather loth to lose the image, since it is a striking one, but I don't think we can keep it as things stand. Loganberry (Talk) 16:10, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image rights

Thanks for your message. I'm no expert on image licensing, but it seems to me that "I believe it to be copyright-free." might or might not be considered sufficient grounds to tag it as such. I'd tend to err on the side of caution. There's the name of a photographer in the top right corner, which appears to be "J R Andrews" (although the first character is unclear). A quick Google didn't turn up a likely candidate, but if we could find the photographer, it's likely that they could inform you whether they consider it to be copyright free. Without that, I'd suggest asking at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions where there are editors with more knowledge in this field. Warofdreams talk 23:49, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Help required

{{helpme}} Just loved this ( 51°28′43″N, 3°10′57.5″W) and would like to do the same on other articles....but how is it done??? Seth Whales 10:05, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates, Template:GeoTemplate and the other associated template page I guess (Category:Coordinates templates). KTC 12:02, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How?

Hi!

How did you make your logo Image:Logo-freightliner.jpg.

I am interested as it seems to be from an image

PLEASE RESPOND AT MY TALK PAGE, User talk:ACBest.

Thanks ACBestDog and Bone 12:54, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Smallershop340by272.jpg

The image has several problems. First of all, it doesn't have a source listed, so it should be listed at WP:IFD. It also appears to have copyright problems, as you have indicated. Copyright problems are dealt with at Wikipedia:Copyright problems, which is where I would list the image (instead of at WP:IFD]]. The image was uploaded by User:Spillers Records, so it most likely was uploaded by the store. Royalbroil 15:57, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Allied Occupation Zones in Germany

I have responded on my talk page. I look forward to a productive discussion. Unschool (talk) 00:26, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] On capital letters

Our style guide for capitals states (here):

For proper names and trademarks that are given in mixed or non-capitalization by their owners (such as k.d. lang, adidas and others), follow standard English text formatting and capitalization rules.

There is also a fuller illustration of how we normally deal with names in mixed case. In the absence of anything it might stand for as an abbreviation, the standard capitalization would be Atrium, and not ATRiuM - regardless of the University's wishes. As things stand, because Atrium (Cardiff) has no edit history, ATRiuM (Cardiff) can be moved back there without any issue, unless there is some significant reason for doing so other than adhering to their own preferred form. Thanks 90.203.45.214 (talk) 18:11, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

Just like to say thanks for the star! I concentrate on Welsh related articles and one of my goals is to counter the POV and belittlement of Cardiff by some editors (who I think are from Swansea!) Welshleprechaun (talk) 19:11, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Plans for the Arms Park.jpg

Image Copyright problem

Thank you for uploading Image:Plans for the Arms Park.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 12:06, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

You've don an excellent job there and it will be of great help. Personally I think the Cardiff article could really be great but it just seems so plain and nobody seems to care about it. I'd like to change all that, of course. I might just give you a barnstar for your service to Wales! -MichiganCharms (talk) 20:46, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A4232 road

I award you this barnstar for your continuing contributions to A4232 road to make it a top notch article Welshleprechaun (talk) 20:48, 7 March 2008 (UTC) |}

[edit] John Owen (Owain Alaw)

Hi Seth, just curious about the 'unreferenced' tag you have added to the John Owen (Owain Alaw) article - there are three separate sources that are referenced in the article. I know this isn't exactly comprehensive, but I think it'd be more appropriate to point out specific parts in the text you feel need a reference (the 'citation needed' tags). Any thoughts? Rob Lindsey (talk) 12:36, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My first Barnstar!

Thanks for the barnstar mate, you're a top bloke! Bettia (talk) 09:32, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User:Cardiff123098

The user looks almost certain to be the same as User:Wales123098, but that account now appears inactive. The edits aren't helpful, but appear as a very slow trickle and are currently being dealt with by warnings. The first image you mention appears to be an exact copy of [1]. It's so blatant that it could possibly be tagged with {{Db-imgcopyvio}}, but I've erred on the side of caution and listed both at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images. Please feel free to comment there. Warofdreams talk 02:00, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Improving Cardiff articles

Hi Seth I am trying to get some order into the Cardiff related pages and am fairly new to this so would appreciate your views on how best to structure things. If you have a look at Cardiff Bay I've been adding details links to the main articles (or stubs) and hope this will encourage people to develop them. I notice you have a few things on your to do list I also plan to work on, so perhaps we could collaborate, as you have the experience and I work in County Hall and can provide access to loads of refs and images such as aerial views etc? Tony (talk) 07:24, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for helping to develop the Wetlands article. It was CHA's decision to create the reserve in 2000 and I will reference the fact but have temporarily put the most relevant report I can find. David Lowe really did not want that quote included and after consideration I feel it does not add to the article as the rubbish issue is for the whole Bay - not just the Wetlands. You may be interested to know we supported a student to PhD research on the Wetlands so we are getting hold of his dissertation and will publish it on the Web so that it can be referenced. Tony (talk) 08:30, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:1950 New Zealand.gif)

Thanks for uploading Image:1950 New Zealand.gif. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 12:15, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My uploaded picture

Sorry! I keep doing this! I thought I would be safe with flickr as their licensing system seemed simple! Looks like I better keep away from the uploading area altogether! I'm awfully muddle headed when it comes to uploading images! It would be a dream come true if you would take a picture of Llywelyn for me! Are there by any chance, any statues of Llywelyn the Great or Daffyd there? If so, they too would come in really handy for the articles. I wish I could go with you! There is even a statue of Boudicca there! Thanks so much I really appreciate this! Regards --Cameron (t|p|c) 10:15, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Wow, thanks that would be marvellous! I am so jealous! --Cameron (t|p|c) 12:00, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Any news on Dafydd? = ) --Cameron (t|p|c) 12:20, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
No worries, I didn't mean to press you, I was just wondering! = )--Cameron (t|p|c) 14:50, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cardiff Athletic Club

Updated DYK query On 18 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cardiff Athletic Club, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 17:31, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Llywelyn the last

The pic looks amazing, thanks so much for your hard work!It makes such a difference to an article to have a picture of the person, don't you think? = ) Thanks again! --Cameron (T|C) 14:07, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cardiff Arms Park

Congratulations on your work on Cardiff Arms Park. It looks great—keep it up! - Shudde talk 15:05, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tinkinswood

Good work on the Tinkinswood article! Welshleprechaun (talk) 22:36, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK nom of Tinkinswood

Hi Seth - I wanted to alert you that this website, which is most likely not a reliable source. The second proposed hook is OK, but you may want to address the concern over the website (which is a major source for the article) and give your comment on the nomination page. Regards, Vishnava talk 19:14, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tinkinswood

Updated DYK query On 3 June 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tinkinswood, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 18:29, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

I just want to congratulate for all the hard work you;ve done on the Vale of Glamorgan, you;ve done the area proud. I live in Highlight Park, Barry and the work you are doing is terrifc -I was gobsmacked at how developed the A4232 article has become. I started the A4050 article and we now even have images! ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 20:14, 3 June 2008 (UTC)