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Happy First Day of Spring!

A Beautiful Cherry Tree in Spring Bloom

Theres nothing like seeing a field full of spring flowers.

Just wishing you a wonderful First Day of Spring {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}! ~~~~

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Notes to myself

Bugzilla of interest: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52118

citing references: <references /> or {{reflist}} or {{Reflist|2}}

How to do conversions:

conversion: {{convert|12|mi|km}} becomes 12 miles (19 km)

conversion with range: {{convert|val|range|val2 |in_unit|out_unit}}, example {{convert|1|to|3 |mi|km}} becomes 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km)

How to do hatnotes:

{{About|the former Army and Navy base in San Diego|the fort in Nebraska|Fort Kearny|the fort in Washington, D.C.|Fort Kearny (Washington D.C.)|the fort in Wyoming|Fort Phil Kearny}} comes out reading

This page is about the former Army and Navy base in San Diego. For the fort in Nebraska, see Fort Kearny. For the fort in Washington, D.C., see Fort Kearny (Washington D.C.). For the fort in Wyoming, see Fort Phil Kearny.

Infobox creator for NRHP: http://www2.elkman.net/nrhp/infobox.php

Template:Infobox person

Wikipedia:Persondata

{{DEFAULTSORT:Last, First M.}} (no space after the colon)

To condense text:
{{collapse top|title=whatever you want to call it}}
content
{{collapse bottom}}

or

{{hat|title for what you are condensing}}
content
{{hab}}

Images, for 6 year olds

This is how I find images for my articles.

1. Find who the copyright owner is. Email the place you found it. Email the subject. Email the best authority on who took the picture, and email the photographer. 99% of the time the photographer will be the copyright holder. If the photographer is dead, it may pass to the subject. It may pass to a library or archives if the photographer took a lot of images.
2. Once you get a solid answer on who owns the copyright, send them a very, very nice email that explains who you are and what you are doing, and why you need their permission. I have many emails I have sent to various photographers, libraries, subjects, etc., asking them for permission to use their photos (if you want a copy I can send one to you). The following is the release Wikipedia gives for editors to send: I own the copyright to the images attached. I grant permission to copy, distribute and/or modify these documents under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. By placing their name at the bottom of that statement, they agree that you can put the image on Wikipedia. Be nice in your email. I can't stress that enough. Some photographers will consider what you're asking. Some will ask their lawyers. Some will turn you down. That's how much fun this is. If they turn you down, find another image. You will not be able to use their image, even if it's already in the article. You will have to put the image up for speedy deletion. Respect their artistic rights and all.
3. If they grant you permission, thank them profusely. Then send an email to permissions@wikipedia.org with the release statement in italics above and the name and contact information of the copyright holder. Attach the image(s) in question to the email to Wikipedia. You will get a response in 24 hours with a ticket number. A sysop who has access to the OTRS system will update the image file with the OTRS ticket. --Moni3 (talk) 15:29, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks for the advice but I'm not sure if it's going to work. The image in question is already supposedly released to the PD and is already on WIkipedia but it's supposedly released by an organization. I'm trying to backtrack through the person who uploaded it but he's as confused about this image stuff as I am. Imagery is the effin' worst part of Wikipedia. Otto4711 (talk) 15:38, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

• Imagery, yes, drives me nuts. If the image came on board a couple of years ago or before, that may have been before image policy was so strict. The image may have been uploaded from a scan in some book or magazine, and from the appearance of it, does not look like it is from a Public Domain source. Have you contacted Sarria himself? Can Sarria or whoever is interested in promoting his legacy provide you with the answer? Does the San Francisco Public Library have archives on Sarria? How about the SF GLBT Historical Society? The answers exist, you just have to poke around to find them. I make lots of calls too. --Moni3 (talk) 15:47, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

• It was uploaded in 2007, after the big crackdown. I think it's a publicity/glamour shot perhaps intended for press kits and the like. The guy who uploaded it is working on tracking down who actually took the photo and re-confirming the rights and is going to be meeting with Jose next week. I'll pass along the licensing info to him and hope that he can locate the copyright holder and have them email him or me with it. Otto4711 (talk) 16:27, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

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