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WikiProject Films roll call and coordinator elections

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WikiProject Films August 2008 Newsletter

The August 2008 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
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Removal of all images of Bond characters

I thought you might be interested to know about the removal of ALL of the images in List of James Bond henchmen in Die Another Day. There has been an argument that "there is no need to have images in the main film articles as we have the character images on the respective lists". If this is the case and given that the deleter of the images on die another intends to do the full whack pretty soon we will be left with no images whatsover of the James Bond film franchise. Is this what you want? The Bald One ^{White cat} 19:29, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject James Bond New Collaboration of the fortnight

WikiProject James Bond Collaboration of the fortnight (two weeks)

WikiProject James Bond:Collaboration of the fortnight The collaboration has returned!! THE COLLABORATION OF THE FORTNIGHT (6 September 2011 - 20 September 2011) is Production of the James Bond films edit this Please contribute by editing this article, in an attempt to get it to good article status For more information see the page here or contact SpecialWindler. Get in and Participate

 The Windler talk  00:52, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

I hate that film. David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍)

Image:2001 pod-b-2.jpg

I have removed that image from the article List of spacecraft from the Space Odyssey series. I felt that two images of the EVA pod were outside the bounds of the NFCC. You will probably get an automated message about that image being orphaned. I didn't intend to orphan it in order to have it automatically deleted, so if you feel it can fit in another article or in the same article, please revert my change and we'll talk about it. Protonk (talk) 02:08, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

I concur, the small image of the Discovery that illustrates a pod being deployed is sufficient for the article. ,:) -- David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 14:59, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Echelon Studios new article

Dear Davidspalding
I would like to invite you to check the new article I wrote about Echelon Studios. As I can see you are a very experienced editor and I would like you to check my article and tell me what do you think about it and what should it need to avoid it deletion. You can found it on my user page under the name of 'Echelon Studios Draft'. Thank you very much. I will appreciate your help. - Eric-1555 (talk) 18:21, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Are you Eric Louzil? Wikipedia has clear guidelines about drafting articles about things which you are personally involved with or have founded. I've actually gone to bat for and against people doing this in the past. The gist of the policies IIRC is that you aren't objective enough to determine if your page's subject is notable if you're professionally or personally involved with the subject company. I see that you've already discovered this on two occasions, having this same article deleted for policy violation, in fact as recently as last week. -- It's time to buy a vowel. You can't create "an article" about yourself or your firm for the purposes of self-promotion. Since you've only recently joined, and have made no contributions other than inserting Echelon into Wikipedia, I'd recommend you make the contributions you initially did, adding the "distributed by Echelon" into existing articles (not new articles about your products), and under External links on those same articles, just put a Wikilink to Echelon Studios's web site. This is pretty much [edit] allowable and sufficient to assert your firm's existence in the relevant articles (on films you distribute). Creating a "home page" article in Wikipedia about your firm is crossing the line. [end edit]

Bottom line ... If your company is notable, someone else will draft an article about it. Otherwise, use the Web to promote your firm. Making a positive contribution to Wikipedia comes with the responsibility to contribute within the boundaries of the site policies. -- David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 18:43, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Films October 2008 Newsletter

The October 2008 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have suggestions or comments related to the newsletter, please leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you and happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk) 08:57, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject James Bond New Collaboration of the fortnight

WikiProject James Bond Collaboration of the fortnight (two weeks)

WikiProject James Bond:Collaboration of the fortnight The collaboration has returned!! THE COLLABORATION OF THE FORTNIGHT (6 September 2011 - 20 September 2011) is Production of the James Bond films edit this Please contribute by editing this article, in an attempt to get it to good article status For more information see the page here or contact SpecialWindler. Get in and Participate

 The Windler talk  21:15, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Films November 2008 Newsletter

The November 2008 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. My apologies for the late delivery, and thanks go to both Wildroot and Erik for writing the newsletter. Remember that anyone can edit the newsletter, so feel free to help out! Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 08:22, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Films December 2008 Newsletter

The December 2008 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
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WikiProject Horror needs your help

Davidbspalding : You've received this message as you are listed as a WikiProject Horror Participant. As you may have noticed, WikiProject Horror has suffered from a lack of direction and coordination of late. A suggestion on how to improve the Project and maintain it as a viable resource has been placed up for discussion here. As a member of the Project, your voice is valued and your input is requested. Thank you, hornoir (talk) 23:42, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

WP:FILMS Questionnaire

As a member of WikiProject Films, you are invited to take part in the project's first questionnaire. It is intended to gauge your participation and views on the project. At the conclusion of the questionnaire, the project's coordinators will use the gathered feedback to find new ways to improve the project and reach out to potential members. The results of the questionnaire will be published in next month's newsletter. If you know of any editors who have edited film articles in the past, please invite them to take part in the questionnaire. Please stop by and take a few minutes to answer the questions so that we can continue to improve our project. Happy editing!
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WikiProject Films January 2009 Newsletter

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WikiProject Horror Newsletter - February 2009

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WikiProject Films February 2009 Newsletter

The February 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 00:03, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of File:Bodhran player.jpg

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WikiProject Films March 2009 Newsletter

The March 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 00:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Horror Newsletter - April 2009

The WikiProject Horror Newsletter Volume I, no. 3 / April 2009 Previous issue The Coordinator nomination has been extended! Please go to the nomination page now to add yourself to the election for a coordinator position. Voting will begin on May 1st. The current Collaboration of the Month (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) has been extended by a month! The next collaboration will be selected on April 30th, 2009. Please place suggestions for the next collaboration here and/or vote on current suggestions. → Please direct all enquiries to the WikiProject talk page. → This newsletter/release was delivered by ENewsBot · 05:12, 4 April 2009 (UTC) WikiProject Films April 2009 Newsletter The April 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 07:40, 1 May 2009 (UTC) WikiProject Films May 2009 Newsletter The May 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 23:20, 31 May 2009 (UTC) File:TheWickerMan readyforHowie.jpg listed for deletion An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:TheWickerMan readyforHowie.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files 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. ÷seresin 06:34, 25 June 2009 (UTC) File:TheWickerMan Rowan snapshot.jpg listed for deletion An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:TheWickerMan Rowan snapshot.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files 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. ÷seresin 06:34, 25 June 2009 (UTC) File:TheWickerMan Howiewarnsvillagers.jpg listed for deletion An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:TheWickerMan Howiewarnsvillagers.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files 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. ÷seresin 06:34, 25 June 2009 (UTC) File:TheWickerMan LordSummerisleHandsUpraised.jpg listed for deletion An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:TheWickerMan LordSummerisleHandsUpraised.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files 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. ÷seresin 06:34, 25 June 2009 (UTC) WikiProject Films June 2009 Newsletter The June 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 08:24, 1 July 2009 (UTC) Disputed non-free use rationale for File:TheWickerMan readyforHowie.jpg Thank you for uploading File:TheWickerMan readyforHowie.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your file is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a non-free use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for files used under the non-free content policy require both a copyright tag and a non-free use rationale. If it is determined that the file does not qualify under the non-free content policy, it might be deleted by an administrator within a few days in accordance with our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions, please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. Papa November (talk) 10:45, 9 July 2009 (UTC) Shillelagh weapon.jpg Hi David, thanks for contacting uglyagnes, hopefully she will change the license on this nice photo. Marasmusine (talk) 10:02, 17 July 2009 (UTC) You're welcome. I'm watching my Flickr mail regularly. David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) No word from the image's author. We'll have to find another. -- ~Dbs WikiProject Films July 2009 Newsletter The July 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 00:48, 2 August 2009 (UTC) 2012 Election Need Your Feedback I noticed you were a regular editor on the 2008 election page. Myself and other editors are odds on some edits we are trying to make to the page. Since you have already been involved in probably similar discussion, we would greatly appreciate hearing your feedback on the 2012 election discussion page under the Republicans and Ruled Out discussions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:United_States_presidential_election,_2012#Republicans.3F David1982m (talk • contribs) 20:03, 4 August 2009 (UTC). Uhhh ... I don't think that was me. I was rarely editing here in 2008. -- David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) WikiProject Films August 2009 Newsletter The August 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 03:39, 2 September 2009 (UTC) WP:FILM September Election Voting The September 2009 project coordinator election has begun. We will be selecting seven coordinators from a pool of candidates to serve for the next six months; members can still nominate themselves if interested. Please vote here by September 28! This message has been sent as you are registered as an active member of the project. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 01:36, 19 September 2009 (UTC) WikiProject Films September 2009 Newsletter The September 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:27, 4 October 2009 (UTC) WP:FILMS October Newsletter The October 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. The newsletter includes details on the current membership roll call to readd your name from the inactive list to the active list. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:55, 4 November 2009 (UTC) WP:FILMS' Tag & Assess Drive and Roll Call I need to participate in this. If I come back to read this and having done anything, I'm a luser. -- David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) Orphaned non-free image File:TheHaunting1963 cast.jpg ⚠ Thanks for uploading File:TheHaunting1963 cast.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 orphaned, meaning that it is 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). PLEASE NOTE: I am a bot, and will therefore will not be able to answer your questions. I will remove the request for deletion if the file is used once again. 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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). PLEASE NOTE: I am a bot, and will therefore will not be able to answer your questions. I will remove the request for deletion if the file is used once again. If you received this notice after the image is deleted, and you want to restore the image, click here to file an un-delete request. To opt out of these bot messages, add {{bots|deny=DASHBot}} to somewhere on your talk page. Thank you. DASHBot (talk) 18:58, 14 March 2010 (UTC) Proposal at WikiProject Star Trek Hi Davidbspalding, I have made a proposal at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Star Trek#Proposal and thought you might be interested. Thanks, --Alpha Quadrant (talk) 19:37, 29 May 2010 (UTC) Answered.// David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) Help!!! wikipedia page for Wah Ming Chang Hi David, I want to perform some major revisions on the wikipedia page for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah_Chang He created many of fantasy's and Science Fiction's greatest props, but received little or no credit for his work. This is my first time writing for wikipedia and I am a little overwhelmed with wikipedia's syntax. I know HTML very well, but this wikipedia syntax takes some getting used to. Can you help guide me? John Kim Chi (talk) 20:40, 21 July 2010 (UTC) hello Do you happen to remember Jay Spaulding Gross? -- Boothe3 (talk) 05:19, 31 May 2011 (UTC) Wait, I may recall the name ... can you give me more information -- David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 21:28, 14 June 2011 (UTC) Orphaned non-free media (File:007LALDposter.jpg) Thanks for uploading File:007LALDposter.jpg. 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In one case, the redirect page was in the desired format, so I simply swapped the CONTENT around, than some complicated bubble sort. The Talk pages moved with them. -- David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 21:53, 15 January 2016 (UTC) RC Patrol-related Proposals in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey Greetings Recent Changes Patrollers! This is a one-time-only message to inform you about technical proposals related to Recent Changes Patrol in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey that I think you may be interested in reviewing and perhaps even voting for: Adjust number of entries and days at Last unpatrolled Editor-focused central editing dashboard "Hide trusted users" checkbox option on watchlists and related/recent changes (RC) pages Real-Time Recent Changes App for Android Shortcut for patrollers to last changes list Further, there are more than 20 proposals related to Watchlists in general that you may be interested in reviewing. 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There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale! ArbCom 2017 election voter message Hello, Davidbspalding. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. 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About Yakuza film

You mentioned in the Talk that you have Shrader's "novelization." I'm going to draw on this film for a novel I am writing. I was a bit unhappy with what the reviewers said about the film. I feel that they didn't really understand or care about the "honor" thinking of the Japanese, and then dismissed the film as "exploitation", whereas I think it was explaining something subtle. It makes me think that I will get the same (mistaken) reaction to my novel, in the unlikely event that anybody ever reads it. People are too quick to claim exploitation, when it is just a matter of cross-cultural sympathy. I was wondering whether Shrader did a better job of it in his original script, and whatever he might have done in a 'novelization.' Is that something that you could share with me? Kent Myers myersk1 Myersk1 (talk) 17:46, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

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