Milton edit

Thank you for your message, I edited the section because it has been in need of some gramatical fixes for some time. I also believe that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a phone book - if you would like to list the stores in a particular plaza then consider starting a new page for that plaza instead of listing them on the Milton page.

Air Transat logos edit

Hi, I've marked Image:Air Transat new logo4.JPG and Image:Air Transat new logo.JPG for deletion. They're redundant (and lower quality, logos shouldn't be in JPG format) copies of the existing Image:Air Transat logo.PNG logo I uploaded last December. Ouuplas 21:12, 11 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

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Tim Hortons edit

Hi. If someone disagrees with one of your edits, and provides his/her reasons in the edit summary (which is common and acceptable practice), it is not appropriate to revert the subsequent edit without any explanation beyond "there is a discussion page" (and then fail to leave any comments on the discussion page). Yes, there is a discussion page, and Tim Hortons' iconic and cultural status has been the subject of lengthy discussion going back months. It would be very helpful if you have the chance to review the past discussion and could contribute. It would be great to have you on board.

As for your specific points, you asked "Do we have proof that most Canadians view Tim Hortons as a notable part of Canadian culture? ". The phrase in question made no claims as to "most" Canadians. It simply referred to "some Canadians", and you yourself acknowledged it is a Canadian symbol. Sources respecting the cultural and symbolic status on Tims are cited in the footnotes. I must say, though, I find the use of the word "notable" problematic -- I think the sentence would be better without it, and you might also find it less objectionable. --Skeezix1000 13:06, 22 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Hi. I appreciate your comment you left on my user page, but Yes I do know "Tim Hortons iconic and cultural status has been the subject of lengthy discussion going back months", as I've read it. I was in a rush and had no time to add any more information to the reason for the edit. I personally don't see it as a big deal. But technically if I feel that information shouldn't be there, I can remove it as I wish as Wikipedia is 'The Free Encyclopedia' That any one can edit. I apologize from the bottom of my heart that I asked "Do we have proof that most Canadians view Tim Hortons as a notable part of Canadian culture? ". I find people are far too "nit-picky" on this website ... including yourself. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Decimal10 (talkcontribs) .
Hello. Sorry for the delay in responding, but I did want to reply.

First, of course I am "nit-picky". That's the whole point of an encyclopedia -- to contain well-written, verfiable and correct information. In order to achieve that goal, we all need to be picky, not careless, with our edits. By no means is perfection required, but you should not criticize other editors who are concerned about the details that you do not think are a big deal.

Second, Wikipedia is the Free Encyclopedia, that anyone is welcome to edit. In fact, Wikipedia:Be Bold is a tremendously important guideline for editors. But if someone disagrees with one of your edits, then the applicable guideline is Wikipedia:Consensus. As stated in WP:BOLD, "editing boldly should not be confused with reverting boldly" (see also Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle). It is not as simple as "I can remove it as I wish".Skeezix1000 21:43, 16 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Air Cananda edit

Hi. I've solved your concern about "too many pictures" in a roundabout way — most of the images are copyright violations and have been removed pending deletion. Just a friendly reminder, it helps to add your signature to talk page comments (using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date). There were three seperate comments on this subject on the Talk:Air Canada page that were not signed. If people want to respond they have to go searching through the history. Best regards Mark83 20:37, 26 July 2006 (UTC)Reply


No, I am not trying to remove any reference to the U.S. in the article. As my edit summaries indicated, I simply removed the inaccurate reference to TH being "plentiful" in the northeastern U.S. -- in Canada, TH has practically saturated the market in many regions (there is a TH outlet for approximately every 12,500 persons in Canada), but no state in the U.S. has more than 50 outlets, except New York which has under 100. TH is in the U.S., as it says many times in the article, but it is not ubiquitous the way it is in Canada. If you have a source that states that TH is plentiful in Buffalo or Detroit, then amend the sentence accordingly by all means -- but it is an exageration to extend the concentration of outlets in those two cities to the entire N.E. U.S. Perhaps if you took more time to read the edit summaries and the substance of the sentences you are editing, you would not jump to conclusions of anti-Americanism. Skeezix1000 11:19, 11 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

Tim Horton's edit

Could you please explain to me why you view the "criticism" section of the article as belonging in a separate section of the article rather than under the "A Canadian cultural fixture" heading? I'm not disputing the inclusion of the material; I'd just like to know why you view it as necessary to revert people who move the paragraph to a different section of the article. Bearcat 16:54, 28 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

I have removed the subheading, as per the rationale set out on the discussion page. If you disagree, please explain why on the talk page, as per WP:Consensus. Skeezix1000 12:45, 17 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

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Your vandalism of Tim Hortons edit

Decimal10, with all due respect, your edits to this article and your treatment of other editors continue to be disruptive, and contrary to WP:Consensus, WP:Civility and WP:Assume good faith.

You seem to be incapable of working collaboratively with other editors. You circumvent efforts by other editors to achieve consensus (see, for example, Talk:Tim Hortons#Doughnuts vs. Donuts, where you obviously did not bother reading the comments of other editors, and you unilaterally made edits to the article in respect of the point in dispute). You repeatedly make the same edits to the article again and again (for example: [1], [2], [3]), without responding to the points made or the concerns raised by other editors in response to these edits, and you ignore messages left for you on your talk page in an effort to discuss the issue with you ([4]).

When you do communicate with other editors in respect of this article, you typically use inappropriate sarcasm (Talk:Tim Hortons#McDonald's Vs Tim Hortons), make unfounded and unnecessary accusations of bias (see edit summary at [5], as well asTalk:Tim Hortons#Weasel Words and User talk:Skeezix1000#Biased Tim Hortons edits.), or strangely accuse others of being too "picky" (User talk:Decimal10#Tim Hortons). Earlier today, you referred to me as a "nutcase" in your edit summary at Yorkdale Shopping Centre (see [6]) due to the fact, I suppose, that I had the temerity a couple of weeks ago to remove two of your images for copyright violation reasons (you also responded today by posting a new copyvio image, taken directly from the mall's website, and by reverting almost two weeks worth of edits, by various editors, of the Yorkdale article). In respect of your "nutcase" comment, I ask that you review Wikipedia:No personal attacks.

Even more troubling, you have used your anonymous IP address (24.36.231.48) to vandalize the article ([7]) and to make edits contrary to WP:Point (see [8], [9], [10], all of which seem related to your belief that the article is "Anti-American"). It also appears from the comments left at User talk:24.36.231.48 that you have also vandalized other articles. At one point, you even staged a fake (and bizarre) edit war between yourself and your own IP address over at the Windsor, Ontario article (see [11]), and on that occasion you called the Canadian editors of the article ignorant and biased. It is clear that 24.36.231.48 is your IP address, as you have indicated that it is on past occasions ([12] and [13]) (not to mention that your edit history is very similar to 24.36.231.48's edit history).

Please stop vandalising this article. I am happy to discuss your concerns and your issues on the article talk page, as are other editors. If you persist in the behaviour described above, however, I will report you for vandalism, and you may be blocked. Skeezix1000 17:33, 28 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

I am well aware that you left a discussion on the article talk page in respect of "doughnut vs. donut". What was inappropriate was that you attempted to circumvent an ongoing attempt to achieve consensus in respect of this issue. Just because consensus has yet to be achieved, or may not be achieved, does not entitle you to ignore the ongoing discussion.

As for your other comments, I again urge you to carefully review Wikipedia:Assume good faith. You seem incapable of having a discussion with any editor who dares disagree with you without engaging in silly accusations. I am not anti-American, I am not "irritated" by Tim Hortons having American outlets (why would I possibly be irritated?), and I do not "have a hate" for your edits. I also am not a "fanatic" for Tim Hortons (I don't even drink their coffee, and ironically, I am the one who added the Rudyard Griffiths critique and the current Red Fridays source to the article). Don't you see the problem? Even now, you are spending more time making accusations and personal attacks than in actually discussing the substance of the issues. Please stop.

By the way, if another editor disagrees with you, that does not make them "biased". They simply disagree with you. Stop looking for ulterior motives, and instead engage in civil discussion and canvass the views of other editors.

In respect of the "criticism" heading, I have no problem with creating such a section -- in fact, the one time you proposed content that would be appropriate for such a section, I responded favourably (see Talk:Tim Hortons#Tim Hotons does NOT recycle?). I left the heading in place for some time, on two occasions, to give you the opportunity to respond to the discussion on the talk page or to respond to the subsequent request made on your own talk page by another editor to explain you insistence on having the heading. You never bothered to respond to either. I am happy, however, that you now appear to be willing to discuss the issue, and appear to have read some of my earlier comments, or the comments of WilyD (and I notice that Stickguy has proposed a helpful alternative). As for the new material on Red Fridays belonging in a criticism section, I don't think that I agree with you on that (it isn't ongoing criticsm, but rather a minor controversy that lasted a few hours in Pembroke, Ontario -- arguably, the information belongs higher up in the article, in the subsection on the Canadian military). However, I don't feel strongly about it, and I will happily leave the issue alone if it will put this issue to rest.

As for "researching" you, you should not be surprised when other editors investigate when you use your IP address to make inappropriate edits.

Finally, I am happy to work with you as long as you stick to the substance of the issue and engage in civil discussion with the rest of us. I generally have no problems with most of your edits (in fact, one time I took another editor to task for reverting one of your edits without having first responded to the concerns that you had earlier raised (see User talk:Sherurcij#Tim Hortons). Skeezix1000 00:45, 29 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia has absolutely no requirement that we use the donut spelling just because it's what Tim Hortons uses; we are not bound by corporate style preferences. Which is why a discussion was raised to determine what the consensus of editors is on the matter; you need to allow that discussion to run its course and not do end runs around Wikipedia process, especially in support of policies that Wikipedia doesn't even have. Please note that you may end up facing a 24-hour editblock if you continue to ignore proper WP procedure. Bearcat 05:35, 29 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:MIJTElogo.gif) edit

  Thanks for uploading Image:MIJTElogo.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).

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Swisschaletlogo.jpg) edit

  Thanks for uploading Image:Swisschaletlogo.jpg. 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).

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Image:USflag123.jpg listed for deletion edit

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:USflag123.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. JaGatalk 07:50, 17 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

NowCommons: File:Cliftnon Hill33.JPG edit

File:Cliftnon Hill33.JPG is now available on Wikimedia Commons as Commons:File:Cliftnon Hill33.JPG. This is a repository of free media that can be used on all Wikimedia wikis. The image will be deleted from Wikipedia, but this doesn't mean it can't be used anymore. You can embed an image uploaded to Commons like you would an image uploaded to Wikipedia, in this case: [[File:Cliftnon Hill33.JPG]]. Note that this is an automated message to inform you about the move. This bot did not copy the image itself. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 20:40, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

File:CanJet.jpg is now available as Commons:File:CanJet Boeing 737 C-FJCJ.jpg. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 21:53, 20 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

File source problem with File:Raa27.jpg edit

 

Thank you for uploading File:Raa27.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of that website's terms of use of its content. However, if the copyright holder is a party unaffiliated from the website's publisher, that copyright should also be acknowledged.

If you have uploaded other files, consider verifying that you have specified sources for those files as well. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged per Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion, F4. If the image is copyrighted and non-free, the image will be deleted 48 hours after 19:22, 2 July 2010 (UTC) per speedy deletion criterion F7. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Saibo (Δ) 19:22, 2 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

File:PickleBarrellogo.png needs authorship information. edit

Dear uploader:

The media file you uploaded as File:PickleBarrellogo.png appears to be missing information as to its authorship (and or source), or if you did provide such information, it is confusing for others trying to make use of the image.

It would be appreciated if you would consider updating the file description page, to make the authorship of the media clearer.

Although some images may not need author information in obvious cases, (such where an applicable source is provided),authorship information aids users of the image, and helps ensure that appropriate credit is given (a requirement of some licenses).

  • If you created this media yourself, please consider explicitly including your user name, for which:{{subst:usernameexpand|Decimal10}} will produce an appropriate expansion,
    or use the {{own}} template.
  • If this is an old image, for which the authorship is unknown or impossible to determine, please indicate this on the file description page.
If you have any questions please see Help:Image page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 20:46, 24 November 2011 (UTC)Reply

Non-free rationale for File:Safeway50s.jpg edit

 

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Safeway50s.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under non-free content criteria, but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia is acceptable. Please go to the file description page, and edit it to include a non-free rationale.

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified the non-free rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' 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 "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 17:59, 25 June 2012 (UTC)Reply

File permission problem with File:TimSignColumbus.jpg edit

 

Thanks for uploading File:TimSignColumbus.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.

If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either

  • make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
  • Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en wikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add {{OTRS pending}} to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en wikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Magog the Ogre (tc) 22:04, 27 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

Notification of automated file description generation edit

Your upload of File:Acton downtown.jpeg or contribution to its description is noted, and thanks (even if belatedly) for your contribution. In order to help make better use of the media, an attempt has been made by an automated process to identify and add certain information to the media's description page.

This notification is placed on your talk page because a bot has identified you either as the uploader of the file, or as a contributor to its metadata. It would be appreciated if you could carefully review the information the bot added. To opt out of these notifications, please follow the instructions here. Thanks! Message delivered by Theo's Little Bot (opt-out) 11:26, 8 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open! edit

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:54, 23 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Pickle Barrel for deletion edit

 

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Pickle Barrel is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pickle Barrel until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Doug Mehus (talk) 00:01, 26 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image File:Milton Logo.jpg edit

 

Thanks for uploading File:Milton Logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image 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 images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 03:38, 2 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of File:Wendys-store.jpg edit

 

The file File:Wendys-store.jpg has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Orphaned image, low quality

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated files}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the file's talk page.

Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. --TheImaCow (talk) 10:00, 28 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of File:SwissstoreFlorida.jpg edit

 

The file File:SwissstoreFlorida.jpg has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Orphaned image, low quality

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated files}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the file's talk page.

Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. --TheImaCow (talk) 10:01, 28 December 2020 (UTC)Reply