User talk:King of Hearts/Archive/2012/11

Re: Block Length

While I thank you for restoring the original block length, the lies and falsehoods inherent in the original false accusations against me leave me little doubt that Wikipedia is no longer a place for the honest. Watching the drama that unfolded after and trying to track and read pages like (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:StillStanding-247&action=history) - which now has a ridiculous redirect placed on it as well as people apparently watching over it to whitewash off information of interest - leaves me little doubt that Wikipedia's NPOV policy has died a horrid death. I doubt I'll be editing again with any regularity, it's simply not worth the effort. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.232.109 (talk) 03:29, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Change of username

I want my username to be chetanvengurlekar. Hope you do the needful. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by OnlyHunkHere (talk • contribs) 11:03, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

You'll need to go to WP:CHU to get that done. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 21:23, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

An enormous overdue thank you

I just wanted to pop by and give you a huge and heartfelt "thank you" for all of the help you have been providing at UTRS. I was pretty much on my own there for a while, and your presence is certainly appreciated. Cheers, --Jezebel'sPonyo^{bons mots} 01:19, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

No problem. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:23, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Tobuscus

You forgot to delete Tobuscus, after closing it's deletion review as "Decision endorsed". Armbrust ^{The Homonculus} 08:23, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

 Done King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 08:26, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Moscow State University

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Moscow State University crop.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Julia\talk 18:15, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Deletion of Bon Scott memorial picture

Dear King of Hearts

Having read the reasons for the removal of the photo (File:Bon Scott Memorial Kirriemuir.JPG), I find it hard to accept that it would be found to be in breach of UK copyright law.

Its removal seems somewhat pedantic, there must be thousands of such 2D plaques all over the country, some part of statues and some placed on buildings.

Are you suggesting that all photos of public buildings or statues with plaques on them (readable by the viewer) should also be removed?

JoBaMo — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoBaMo (talk • contribs) 21:04, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

No. There is something known as de minimis. If the plaque takes up a large portion of the picture, then we say it is the main subject and therefore must be deleted. If it is only a small portion of the picture, we say that it is an incidental inclusion of the copyrighted material and it's OK. Think about it: If we had to delete pictures with any little bit of copyrighted material, then we'd have to delete pictures of anyone wearing anything but a solid-color shirt! -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 22:58, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

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Deletion of TEOCO page

Since the deletion of this page in December of 2009, TEOCO has acquired two companies based in Israel. One of which, TTI_Telecom, was a publicly traded company and has a Wikipedia page. TEOCO has also been ranked for 3 straight years in lists produced by both Deloitte and Inc.

Further strengthening its case for a Wikipedia page is a direct competitor's page. CVidya — Preceding unsigned comment added by Market1122 (talk • contribs) 19:01, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

I have restored it. (Do note that, however, the existence of a competitor's page does not mean anything about whether a certain company gets a Wikipedia page. Maybe both of them should not exist.) But in this case I have determined that the company in question is notable enough for an article. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 19:25, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 03:55, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

UndercuttingRushing

Instead of aggressively stalking, undercutting and wasting my work and the work of others, start cutting at the top of the tree here, Wikipedia:Database_reports/Large_non-free_files, before I invest time bringing usable images into compliance. Thanks. Oh, and in case you didn't know, s Some of these should merely be remediated by relicensing, rather than deleted. --Lexein (talk) 06:39, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

That's not the issue here. The image is not acceptable at any resolution, because it is a non-free photo of an existing building, and someone can go there and take a picture of it and release it under a free license. And if you were wondering how I came across it, it was not by stalking anyone's edits (I did not even know you before), but just maintenance of the category Category:Non-free architectural works to ensure that all images in that category are depictions of buildings which have not been completed. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 07:28, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Well, then, if possible, excuse my grumpiness. I do still feel in some cases relicensing and moving to Commons is appropriate, rather than deletion, and that deletion need not be hurried while that work takes place (photo owner grants CC release, OTRS pending & all that). Sometimes there's no rush, and no legal danger posed by anyone to anyone. --Lexein (talk) 07:06, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

That is a sentiment I share. However, in this particular case it said the photo was created by the Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation, not the uploader. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 19:19, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Ok, (grits teeth), you're not wrong. --Lexein (talk) 20:39, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

31h to 36h

Hi, as you invited anybody who disagrees with the change to revert it, I have done so and opened a discussion at MediaWiki talk:Ipboptions#31h to 36h to figure out the matter. I'm really confused by the legacy thing and I look forward to hearing what exactly you meant as it escapes me :) Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 01:33, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Unblocking User:StarSabine‎

Hi King of Hearts. I noticed you were considering unblocking this user - just wanted to let you know that I'm more than happy to trust your judgement in the matter, so don't feel you need to check with me first in the usual way. Cheers, Yunshui 雲‍水 10:30, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Got that. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 10:34, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

segnalate edit war

Hello, can you do for me? This user replaces all images with other images of German cars that he likes (it's German) and even though I have canceled and advised him sparked edit war. See here please [1] thank you --93.50.115.250 (talk) 11:17, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Just for the record: The IP 93.50.115.250 belongs to the User:Pava who has a record of edit-warring, insulting, vandalism, sockpuppeteering etc.--FAEP (talk) 11:22, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

What are you saying? and what does it matter? you have to take responsibility for the actions do not move the conversation to something else putting a bad light on other users to believe they spend on the safe side, we're not stupid (@King of Hearts: excuse the invasion, I will not answer further, I entrust to your administrator authority, there is no need to add things you probably already know) --93.50.115.250 (talk) 11:35, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

I have warned the IP to stop his vandalism.--FAEP (talk) 11:42, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Both of you: You are not doing yourself any favors by taking a Commons issue here. Please keep it on Commons, and when your blocks expire, discuss the changes before edit warring. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 11:47, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 12:54, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Deletion Review

Is there really a rush to close these? I don't see any logic to your decision to close Jill Kelley a day early. Spartaz ^Humbug! 16:35, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

My bad, I miscalculated the time zone difference. But still it is only 3 hours early. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 17:52, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

I think you must be way ahead of my timezone (and I'm UTC+4) if you were only 3 hours out. ;-) Spartaz ^Humbug! 02:10, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

I made an error. By the time I was here again to correct it you had already done so at User talk:216.52.185.73 Fiddle Faddle (talk) 22:02, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Socks

I already said that a checkuser would find more socks (one time use accounts used to revert vandalism or used to dump sources on a talk page), which i couldn't remember. But i promise that you will not find sockpuppet abuse such as block evasion or use of the accounts to edit war as different people, if there is abuse in any forgotten accounts i will eat my own hat and post a video of it online. i invite the checkuser to go ahead as i try to find the old socks.

Rajmaan (talk) 03:20, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

And as i mentioned in the link, the checkuser will also find a proxy ip that i used to login from work this morning.Rajmaan (talk) 03:31, 30 November 2012 (UTC)