User talk:JayC/Archive 2
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Pro Street
If you watch the newest video and such the cars I added are extremely verifiable. (SnakeEyesNinja 10:58, 10 August 2007 (UTC))
- Doesn't matter, it must be referenced in the article. --MrStalker talk 12:21, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Fine I don't really care. When someone asks why they aren't listed on Wiki, I'm blaming you. (SnakeEyesNinja 05:57, 16 August 2007 (UTC))
- It's out of my hands, it's policy. --MrStalker talk 07:43, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks
I thank you for the useful information. Yoosq 12:52, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
- You're welcome! --MrStalker talk 15:19, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Need for Speed
I'd like to link you to an ongoing discussion on lists of cars, which can be seen here: WT:CVG#Lists of cars. hbdragon88 03:05, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
- Okey. --MrStalker talk 10:32, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Kya Dark Lineage
I was wondering if you have heard of the video game called kya dark lineage its a great game and its alot like Beyond good & evil because you like BG&E you would probabally like kya also, i just wanted to tell you about Kya dark lineage- hotspot
- Thanks for the tip. I will check it out sometime. --MrStalker talk 15:29, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for Image:Simbin-studios-logo.png
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- Done. --MrStalker talk 12:43, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
Image source problem with Image:Nfsps-cover-nfsplanet.png
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- I hate bots. I uploaded that info about 2 seconds after the image. --MrStalker talk 12:49, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
Do not remove the license
I have got the permission from petrogylph to post this image here in wikipedia. Here is what the message from Ted Morris from petrogylph have said :-
Hey!
Go right ahead and put the box up on there. I’m not 99% sure it is the final version, but that’s okay. We really appreciate you helping out!
Chris will be in contact with you when he gets back from an overseas trip sometime next week.
Thanks!
-T
Thank you. --SkyWalker 17:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi! I'm just trying to help. I uploaded a new version of the image which is downsampled to fit the infobox precisely, and with all the correct information about copyright. Nothing personal but, you saying you got permission isn't good enough, there need to be some external independant source. And besides even if you got permission, you still must specify fair use rationale. --MrStalker talk 17:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
- I understand. What sort of external independent sources do you want?. I thought of speaking with sega about this but then waiting for sega response would be very long. So i decided to speak with mike and then later he referred me to Jeff Morris. Who said iam free to post this image to wikipedia. I don't want to disturb them with more email because they busy with universe at war. I will see if i can talk with community manager Chris. --SkyWalker 18:27, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
- Comment: Independant source was a bad chose of words. What I meant was an official confirmation. --MrStalker talk 11:31, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well, I have looked into it, and it seems like it doesn't matter even if you have permission and have the source to verify it, read here and here. Copyrighted media is not allowed on wikipedia by permission only. However, in this case it's fair use, which is allowed, if a fair use rationale is provided. --MrStalker talk 21:17, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
- That material is not copyrighted. When did i say it is copyrighted?. I have contacted community manager to look at the image and to provide the basic information needed. I will removing your image from uaw article. --SkyWalker 02:29, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well, I have looked into it, and it seems like it doesn't matter even if you have permission and have the source to verify it, read here and here. Copyrighted media is not allowed on wikipedia by permission only. However, in this case it's fair use, which is allowed, if a fair use rationale is provided. --MrStalker talk 21:17, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
- I feel that perhaps I haven't been clear enough. I'm not an expert on this subject, but here's the deal: The cover art of Universe at War: Earth Assault is the property of Petroglyph Games and is most likely copyrighted by them. If not, they, not anybody else, should upload it themselves under a free license. If it is indeed copyrighted, which it surely is, there still is no problem since the use of the image on wikipedia would qualify for fair use of U.S. law. However, and this is the part you're missing, any fair use images on wikipedia must have a fair use rationale that explaines why the image is allowed under that law. Besides, I didn't upload a new image just because of this, but also because it's preferable to keep the image just as big as required by its purpose, which is to be in the infobox. Fair use requires the image to be low-res. --MrStalker talk 14:31, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks, I have asked a admin to speedy delete the image. Thank you. --SkyWalker 18:30, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
- No problem. You have to excuse me for not being clear enough in the first place. You see I don't know all rules of wikipedia by heart but I'm trying. There is a lot of them. Btw, for a uploader to request deletion, just place {{db-author}} on the page. --MrStalker talk 18:54, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
AfD nomination of List of Need for Speed characters
List of Need for Speed characters, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that List of Need for Speed characters satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Need for Speed characters and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of List of Need for Speed characters during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Guy (Help!) 09:36, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
- Noticed. --MrStalker talk 10:25, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
FC Gothia -- Google wasn't that friendly
I did Google, only got 19 hits, and the first links I found only referred to an amateur club way down the pyramid. I also took a swing over to the UEFA site, since a major merger involving top-division clubs, including one which was in European competition this year, would likely get coverage there. Nothing. I looked for info on the Wikipedia pages of the involved clubs. Nothing. I would have thought that such a major merger would have generated more hits--in fact, since this was apparently only just announced, there hasn't been time for it to do so.
I apologize for not digging far enough to reach the cited (non-English) source, and for hastily tagging it as a hoax, but I did do some homework, and given the lack of sources in the first version of the article and all of the above, I don't think I was quite as far out of line as you seem to think I was. Take care. --Finngall talk 20:58, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
- I understand. You take care too, and thanks. --MrStalker talk 21:10, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
Bot logs and AWB
Please don't modify bot logs like Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Strategy game articles by quality log, as it's important to note exactly which page the bot is referring to. Additionally, the 1.0 bot already notes page moves and as such, the log will be updated accordingly. Thank you.
-- fellow drunk-with-AWB-power editor, Nifboy 23:45, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
- Okey, I didn't know that. Thanks. --MrStalker talk 12:44, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
AfD nomination of FlatOut (series)
An article that you have been involved in editing, FlatOut (series), has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/FlatOut (series). Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FifaEditor (talk • contribs) 02:00, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- No AfD page created, no nomination, seems to be a result of vandalism. AfD notice removed. --MrStalker talk 07:52, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Tacitus (Command & Conquer)
I can't delete the Tacitus (Command & Conquer) article because it deletes the page edit history with it. The GFDL requires acknowledgement of all contributors, and editors continue to hold copyright on their contributions unless they specifically give up this right. Hence it is required that edit histories be preserved for all major contributions until the normal copyright expires. See Help:Moving_a_page#Wikipedia-specific_help. Please use the move tab if there is consensus. Also, please read through Help:Moving a page. -- Jreferee T/C 19:00, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- And yet you did? I know how to move a page, that was what I was trying to do all along. What you're saying just confuses me, but since it all now is like it's supposed to be I'll just ignore it. --MrStalker talk 19:47, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Re: Speedy deletion
Hi, in fact I'm trying to figure out what you are willing to do. If you're trying to undo the last move, a discussion with the user that made the move might be best, in order not to endless revert war on the page's name. See WP:RM. -- lucasbfr talk 10:40, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi, I'm trying to move Skate (Video Game) to Skate (video game), I don't think that's controversial. --MrStalker talk 10:41, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
- It's a correct move - I've done it now. Deb 10:43, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
- Okey, excellent. While you're at it, move the talk page too :P --MrStalker talk 10:46, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
- The talk page has been moved, and in future please use {{db-move|page to be moved here}} so the admin knows what needs moving there and can perform the move for you (the target page is automatically deleted during the move). Thanks, mattbr 14:41, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
- Okey, good. I didn't even know there was any parameters in the {{db-move}} template. It doesn't say a word about it in any documentation. --MrStalker talk 14:45, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
I'm opposed to your moving of Age of Empires to this location. Age of Empires refers to the game, rather then the series, in the vast majority of circumstances, in my experience. Please consider reverting the move, or at least raising the issue at a suitable WikiProject. Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) 00:41, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
- We are currently discussing a possibility of a general guideline on this issue, however, any clear consensus hasn't been reaced yet. In my opinion, the Age of Empires series is more notable then the first video game, and thus should the article about the first video game have a disambiguation. --MrStalker talk 07:35, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
About PoP SoT's use of the JADE engine
See the Sands of Time talk page. Regards, Green451 15:50, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Prince of Persia
I've deleted the redirect. You can now do whatever move you need to make. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 14:57, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
- Good. Please delete the talk page too. --MrStalker talk 17:20, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, sorry, my bad. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 17:47, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Sorry i thought the DS cover was PNG, shows i never looked.
Just a few things i thought id point out to you.
- Consider uploading the covers and PNG format as they don't contain artifacts and have lossless compression, information on this is here: PNG. JPEG's should be used for images with photographic qualities.
- Fair use images should be uploaded of as smaller resolution as possible, you only need 256px for a cover. For example restricting a 300px image to 256px, doesn't get as good of quality as one thats already 256px. So upload your images as 256px to start with.
Thanks, Salavat 05:29, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for the info, but I already know that. All cover images I've uploaded are in 256px. PNG is not ideal for use on Wikipedia, since PNG is not fully supported by all (older) browsers, and above all, Internet Explorer doesn't show PNG as intended. Thanks. --MrStalker talk 12:40, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
- PNG files also get unnecessarily large when compared to the same file in JPG with almost as good quality. Besides, fair-use images are not supposed to be very high quality. --MrStalker talk 15:14, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
- I wasnt aware of the PNG problem with browsers, i will still upload png's though, but i wont notify anyone else about them. Thanks for the info. Salavat 15:06, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
- No problem. --MrStalker talk 15:09, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
hi-res version of kw cover
if you know how to add the hi-res version ea released for the kw cover without "breaking law", do so please. placed it here, your talk page doesn't allow postings for some reasons Kalamrir (talk) 09:58, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- I already have, see Image:Cc3kw-win-cover.jpg. --MrStalker talk 10:05, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- not as good image quality as the one ea made public today. add that one instead if you know how. Kalamrir (talk) 10:12, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- You might want to check out the tags I placed on the page of the image you uploaded for explaination. It says "This non-free media file should be replaced with a smaller version to comply with Wikipedia's non-free content policy and United States copyright law. According to Wikipedia's policy for non-free content, the amount of copyrighted work used under fair use should be as little as possible. In particular, non-free media on Wikipedia should not be usable as substitutes for the original work. A high-resolution non-free image is considered a copyright violation and may be deleted". See? --MrStalker talk 10:17, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- ah, ok. and thank you for your opinion on my talk page. i will make sure it gets the attention it deserves. Kalamrir (talk) 10:22, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- Good, I hope so. Start by stop marking every edit you make as minor. --MrStalker talk 10:24, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- don't worry, when i said i will make sure it gets the attention it deserves, i meant it. Kalamrir (talk) 16:04, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- O'rly? I don't notice... --MrStalker talk 16:06, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Myst Franchise Template
I beg to differ - without these companies, there would have been no Myst Franchise at all, or (in cases such as GameTap) it would have ended prematurely. What is your reasoning behind stating that they're not part of the franchise - to my mind, they're integral. TheIslander 17:12, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- They are the companies behind the franchise, they're not a part of it. Check other templates for reference. --MrStalker talk 17:14, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- Could you point me to some examples? Myst is pretty much the only computer game I follow, so wouldn't know where to look. I see the point you are making, but still feel that the companies behind a fanchise should be noted on the template of said franchise. TheIslander 17:16, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- Hmm. I still feel that it's a valid inclusion, however you're certainly right in stating that no others seem to have it (which I think is a shame). To stay consistent, I clearly won't be re-adding them. Cheers, TheIslander 17:23, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Worms Armageddon
Hi, I haven't played the game in years, and started playing again...can you refresh me on how to switch the direction the air strike comes from? Thanks, Ctjf83 23:13, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
- It's the right/left arrow keys. --MrStalker talk 00:37, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you Ctjf83 00:14, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
- What does the "option to leave donor card" option do? Ctjf83 07:44, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you Ctjf83 00:14, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
Sorry
I've noticed that you've had to undo each IP address' vandalism on ProStreet since I edited the page afterwards and you couldn't fully revert them without reverting my edits. I'll make sure to check what they've been up to and revert before making it a mess to revert back to a non-vandalized version. hbdragon88 (talk) 06:12, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
Oh, and the WT:CVG wants to know what {{VG navigation groups}} is for ("VG Navigation Groups"). hbdragon88 (talk) 08:37, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
- No problem. --MrStalker talk 13:28, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free media (Image:Nfsps girls.jpg)
Thanks for uploading Image:Nfsps girls.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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- Thanks. --MrStalker talk 23:09, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
CfD nomination of Category:Need for Speed locations
I have nominated Category:Need for Speed locations (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 22:32, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
- Fixed. --MrStalker talk 23:09, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free media (Image:GI-Jan08-Tiberium.jpg)
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- I know. Thanks. --MrStalker talk 23:10, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
Spacing
What's the point of edits like this? They produce no change in appearance, and do not make the template easier to edit. –Pomte 13:57, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
- Useless whitespace. --MrStalker talk 16:06, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
I have deleted this per your addition of the "db-move" tag - you did not specify what page should be moved to it, so I moved the disambiguation page there. If this was incorrect, please tell me. —Random832 14:48, 28 December 2007 (UTC)