User talk:Nat91/Archive1

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Hello! Seeing your edits, I guess that you are Argentine, if you are, c'mon join us at WikiProject Argentina. Don't forget to sign your membership with four tildes (~~~~) =D

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Copyright problems with Image: Nalbandian_TMC.jpg

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Fair use rationale for Image:Nalbandian TMC.jpg

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Fair use rationale for Image:Nalbandian TMC.jpg

Hi, you left me a message a couple of days ago asking me to include a fair use rationale message to the image description page. I added the reason why it is being used in a wikipedia article. I didn't delete the possible copyright violation message on the page because I'm not really sure if what I added is enough. I wouldn't mind if you edited the page for me if something's missing. Additional instructions for the future would also be useful. Thanks. Nat91 (talk) 20:45 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Since Getty Images is directly involved in making money from the images, fair use is highly questionable. You can leave a comment at WP:CP (search for the image title) as to why you consider this to be fair use. Stifle (talk) 20:53, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

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Rating

Hey, thanks for the rating of the article Ilaiyaraaja. Any comments for its improvement? Cheers. Splashprince 07:10, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome. I left some notes in "Comments" below the rating in the talk page of the article. I see you already requested a peer-review. You can also request another in the Biography Wikiproject. Nat91 03:09, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Nat91, had a look at the "Comments" page. Appreciate the feedback that you've given. I'll throw in a request for a Biography peer-review. Splashprince 04:49, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Hey thanks for the review on the R. Madhavan article. Please leave ur comments on the talk page Thamizhan 11:44, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'm going to leave some comments below the rating in the talk page of the article. Remember that assessments are only to rate the article on quality. If you desire a review, please use the peer review process. Nat91 20:25, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

My RFA!

Nat91, thank you so much for your support for my RfA. I passed with a vote tally of 61/0/1. I am honored that the consensus was to allow me the added privilege of the admin mop. I appreciate your support on my RFA! --plange 23:09, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Would like to hear from the front lines

Hi Nat -- At peer review discussion, I posted a query about modifying the "peer review request." Since you are on the front lines of those doing the peer reviews and would benefit most from the request I posted, I think it important to have your opinion regarding this suggestion. If know any of the others doing the peer review, please ask them to give their opinion as well. Thanks. -- Jreferee 23:48, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Macaulayculkin2.jpg

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A fair use rationale was provided to the image. I apologise for the inconvinience. Nat91 01:24, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Image:Macaulayculkin2.jpg

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You said: "I replied in my user talk page, but just in case, I wanted to let you know that a fair use rationale was added to the image. I apologise for the inconvinience."

I'm sorry to say that this is insufficient. Please see WP:FUC. No fair-use rationale is sufficient for this image, at least not in its use to depict the living person, Macaulay Culkin. --Yamla 03:04, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

You said: "I still don't understand. The screencapture would be alright to depict the film but not the person in question?"

It would be appropriate to use the screen capture to provide critical commentary on the film (in an article about the film, or in a section in the Culkin article specifically talking about the film), yes. However, we are not permitted to use non-free images to depict living people. --Yamla 03:23, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

I see. Thanks for the explanation. Nat91 03:38, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

FAC

I was able to knock out two birds with one stone by reducing questionable reviews in the reception section. The aesthetic problem has been fixed at Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. Can you take another look? --Zeality 14:07, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I have to say, more than 2 inline citations in one sentence look odd to me. You still have sentences with 3 and 4 citations. I think 2 would be enough for most people. In general, the article is very nice - you certainly have a lot of experience with video games. Good job!

PS: I'd join you at the midnight screenings for Back to the Future and The Breakfast Club - two of my favourite films! :) Nat91 03:42, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

"Stinking" FACs

Please see my explanation here. Gzkn 02:38, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

It seemed to me that you were passing comments to a prose expert, so that you wouldn't be the only one objecting in the nomination. To me, it sounds as bad as if I was asking people to support my nomination. You may be wanting to help - all comments are welcome, but this is the impression I got. Nat91 03:28, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry if you got that impression. Certainly wasn't what I meant to do. :( I don't have any ulterior motives...I just want to see FAs increase in quality. I do appreciate your and other's hard work in putting these articles together. They are, for the most part, already far better than the majority of the articles on Wikipedia. Also, I'm still a newbie, so I may not be familiar with all the policies yet...please don't bite! :) Gzkn 04:53, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

It's ok, fair enough. :) It's just that after almost 2 months of work, 2 peer-reviews, a GA review and 4 copyedits by a native English speaker (since I'm not one, and that's probably why the prose is not "brilliant" enough), the last thing you want to hear is that it "stinks" and that you'd have to re-write the whole article again. A FA involves a lot of hard work, but as I said before, all comments are welcome. Nat91 06:05, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

The Breakfast Club

Thank you for taking the initiative to change the cultural impact section of that article from list to prose. If at any time you become bored with that task or for some other reason do not wish to continue, feel free to add it back. Thanks and have a great day or night. :) Cbrown1023 03:47, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I'd like to re-write the whole article again. A film with such an impact deserves a better article. I'll use other FAs on films as a reference. Since I'll be working on it for a while, I decided to join the project. :) Nat91 03:54, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Wow. Good luck! :) You may want to consider putting templates on their such as {{rewrite}}, {{editing}}, or {{underconstruction}} so that users know that you are rewriting. You could also make it on a sub-page of your user page. Thanks! Cbrown1023 14:27, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Advice

Just an advice. Don't you ever take the final outcome of a FAC as granted before it is actually over. The 2 objections do not mean your effort will not be finally rewarded. Just be patient, professional and avoid to show any resentment or discontent.

And, of course, I don't take seriously your comment that you'll never again nominate a FAC. By the way, I'm also a non-native English speaker, I have nominated already 4 FAs and I'm preparing myself for the 5th one.

I do understand your furstration. The first FAC is always stressful, but don't hurry to judge the outcome of your effort. A FAC is never over until it is closed. Do you want to see my first FAC? It was a total disaster! I felt humiliated and I did not enter Wikipedia for about a week after it was over! Just check Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Pericles/Archive1 and you'll understand you're in a much better position!--Yannismarou 08:44, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I can't thank you enough for your words. I really needed to hear this. And no, I don't believe what I said about never nominating another FAC again either. I just said that because I felt upset and frustrated because people kept saying that it was not good enough (see the "stinking FACs" discussion above); and perhaps it's not, but I already know the article by heart and, as I said in my comment, I feel like I have already given everything to that article. I have seen FACs fail with 4 supports and 2 objects, so I just assumed it.

Heh, you're right. I haven't really felt like entering Wikipedia lately. I've also been busy with exams, so it's good for me right now. Nat91 14:44, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

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Anthony Michael Hall

Hey there. Hope your wikibreak was relaxing. My copy edit is done. Here's the old version, the new version and the diff. Since there were just too many changes to list my rationale here, I think I'll just leave it up to you to ask about which ones you have questions about. I deleted a few paragraphs I thought were unnecessary (mostly those quotations near the end) and I created a subhead that I thought might better label the paras on his recognition. Of course, I may have made errors myself in this copy edit so feel free to disagree with any of my edits. The stuff I bolded is a question for you: are those plot descriptions really necessary? In my view, they kind of break up the flow of the paragraph, and trying to summarize movies in one sentence almost inevitably makes for awkward prose (I tried to fix some of them, but it's pretty hard). Also, I'm not sure whether the plot summaries should be in present (the film follows five high school students) or past tense (The accident triggered a side of his mind that grants...), but it's best to make them consistent. I find past to be better, but that's just my opinion. (I also posted this message at the FAC nom page.) Gzkn 09:30, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the copyedit! I don't really have many questions, I think it's better the way it is now. As for the sentences you bolded, I checked the Diane Keaton FA and I think you're right, the plot descriptions are not really necessary. I deleted all of them except for one: The following year, he played a gay man who teaches down-and-out Will Smith to dupe rich people in the critically-acclaimed film Six Degrees of Separation. Since the following sentence reads Hall claimed that it was "the hardest role [he] ever had", I think it is necessary to include it. Further comments in the FAC page. Thanks again for taking the time to do this. Nat91 19:27, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Congrats on the FA! Well done! Gzkn 00:59, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I couldn't have done it without your help! I hope you're still willing to copyedit for me sometime in the future. :) Nat91 02:53, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Definitely! Let me know whenever you want. :) Gzkn 05:04, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Image:Amhalldz.jpg

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I don't really understand how it fails fair use criterion 1. I couldn't help it read the comments in your talk page because that is exactly what I was thinking. Are you suggesting that I should stalk Anthony Michael Hall to get a free picture? A freely-licensed photograph on actors is not always available, that is why I believe this image (and many others used in biograhies of living persons) does not fail fair use criterion 1. Nat91 05:30, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

• Criterion 1 of the fair use criteria is that "No free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information. [...] However, if the subject of the photograph still exists, a freely-licensed photograph could be taken." One of the counterexamples in the fair use guideline is: "An image of a living person that merely shows what they look like."
• The subject of this photograph still exists and the purpose of a photograph in the article's infobox is to depict what the person looks like. If this particular image is attached to a paragraph in the article which discusses the subjects acting performance in a specific context and is accompanied with a detailed fair-use rationale explaining why it is important to show what the subject looked like there, this image would be acceptable. Similarly, the image is acceptable to depict the fictional character because it is not replaceable in that context.

--Oden 05:55, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm aware of the criterion you're mentioning in the second paragraph (If the image is attached to a paragraph in the article which discusses the subjects acting performance in a specific context). But, I'm still not sure where I can find the kind of pictures that would be suitable for an infobox. It is not easy to find a free image. Do you have any suggestions? (apart from Creative Commons?) Nat91 06:08, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

If you visit a website like Flickr (http://www.flickr.com) there are several photographs of Anthony Michael Hall. (For instance [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] and [6]. It might be possible to contact these photographers and ask if they will grant permission for their photographs to be licensed under a free license (see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission and Wikipedia:Example requests for permission). In this context a free license would be a GFDL license or a Creative Commons license which allows for commercial and derivative use. You could also have a look at Commons:Free media resources --Oden 06:21, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I understand that this image is being used in a featured article. One of the attributes of a featured article is that the images have a "acceptable copyright status". However the use of one or more images in a featured article isn't necessarily a requirement, and I don't think that the removal of a fair use image from the infobox without replacement will affect the article's status as a featured article (there are other images in the article, and if you place the current image elswehere in the article it might even improve it further). --Oden 06:36, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I can place the current image elsewhere in the article? Is that acceptable? Well, considering the image is a promotional picture of a TV series, it should be attached to the paragraph that talks about it, correct?. But there's already another picture there. Honestly, the infobox picture is the one I'm thinking about right now. I know is not a requirement for FA, but it feels like there should be one there. Nat91 06:46, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

If the image is not necessary for the article you could orphan it (remove it completely). Katie Holmes, Austin Nichols and Diane Keaton are all featured article which do not have an image in the infobox. --Oden 07:13, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Use of fair use images outside of article namespace

Hello! You have used fair use images in your user namespace (Image:Amhalldz.jpg, Image:Vacation2.jpg, Image:Breakfastclubhall.jpg, Image:Piratessiliconvalley.jpg and Image:Deadzonedvd.jpg in User:Nat91/Sandbox/Anthony Michael Hall). Criterion 9 of the Wikipedia:Fair use criteria states that "Fair use images may be used only in the article namespace. Used outside article space, they are not covered under the fair use doctrine." If you wish to create a temporary page in order to improve the article on Anthony Michael Hall my suggestion would be to create a temporary page (for instance under Talk:Anthony Michael Hall/temp). Once you have finished experimenting with the temporary page you can request a deletion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion. If you wish to see what your changes will look like before you save you can also use the "Show preview" button. However if you wish to see what your changes will look like before you save the best way is to use the "Show preview" button when you are editing the article. Sincerely, --Oden 05:36, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm aware of that. I forgot to delete them. My apologies. Can I get an explanation about my question above? Thanks. Nat91 05:41, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

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Congratulations

You see? The article finally became FA! Cons.--Yannismarou 10:33, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Your peer-reviews were very useful. And I'm sorry about what happened to El Greco - you're doing a great job with the article! Nat91 17:46, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

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