Talk:Swedish firesteel

Merge

Consider merging this into Ferrocerium. --Mdwyer (talk) 06:17, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Free image

At http://flickr.com/photos/avarab/2496458252/ --Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 07:21, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello! The current text about Swedish FireSteel is missleading, because Swedish FireSteel (FireSteel) is a registred brand and do not look like the one on the picture. I suggest that we re-direct Firesteel to Swedish FireSteel and change the text as following:

Swedish FireSteel® is a ferrocerium-based fire starter originally developed for the Swedish Ministry of Defence. It creates a shower of sparks at temperatures of around 3,000 degrees Celsius that can be used to ignite a campfire with the correct materials and experience. It can also operate in damp conditions. The Swedish FireSteel® operates in a similar way to other ferrocerium fire starters. When scraped, the FireSteel gives off small metal shavings which then spontaneously ignite because of ferrocerium's pyrophoric properties. The bright spark- can also be used as emergency signal.

Swedish FireSteel® is a registered brand owned by the Swedish company Light My Fire and all Swedish FireSteel® fire starters are produce in Västervik Sweden.

The second generation Swedish FireSteel 2.0® has a ergonomically design, an improved striker with a built-in emergency whistle. Swedish FireSteel® basic comes on three sizes, mini, scout and army. Swedish FireSteel 2.0® comes in two sizes, scout and army. Durable - lasts for from 1500, 3000 to 12 000 strikes. (mini/scout/army model). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lmfspork (talk • contribs) 14:34, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I believe that the current article content is factually correct without being promotional. I will add a note that the product is manufactured by the "Light My Fire" company, but the rest of the changes suggested by Lmfspork can only be considered as promotional. If the image is correct, I invite Lmfspork to upload a correct image to WikiMedia commons which can be used in its place. Please note that any copyright claims on the uploaded image must be released so that the image can be freely copied and used at Wikipedia. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 14:53, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Just one question before uploading the picture- no problem that people use the picture in different context without asking for permission but they need to tell where it comes from?! Right? /Lmfspork —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.226.182.223 (talk) 14:18, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes, that is the nature of the CC-BY-SA license under which Wikipedia operates. However, as one final note, if the image you upload is copyrighted, you will need to inform the Wikimedia Foundation that you are releasing the rights. Merely uploading the file to Wikipedia is not sufficient, as I could go to your website, steal the images and upload them, which would be a copyright violation. Instead, you should follow the directions outlined at WP:Donating copyrighted materials. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 17:30, 19 April 2011 (UTC)