Shadowdancer

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Hi, I notice several times you've tried to get rid of the article 'Runescape Cheats'. You don't perchance work for JAGeX, do you? Jonathan888 (talk) 01:27, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

I love it...

Awesome, people think about me so much they try to vandalise my user page.

Please, give me more advertising by doing this. The globe shall yet learn about my plans for global domination! Mike 21:35, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Vandalized # Times Counter

I notice some people's talk pages have a counter that keeps track of how many times a page has been vandalised. Is there a way to automatically keep track of this or do people just manually keep a tally?Mike 07:59, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

It has to be done manually, since of course there's no way to tell automatically what's vandalism and what's not. (If there were, vandalism wouldn't be a problem!) By the way, if you want to ask questions to the Wikipedia community, you should look at where to ask a question. It's unlikely that anyone will read what you write on your own talk page, unless someone just happens to wander by, as I did. Talk pages are most useful when you talk to some other user by writing on their talk page. —Bkell 21:46, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

hi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.104.254.121 (talk) 08:48, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Fire Cape article

Mike, if you want to vote on whether to keep the article, you need to vote here. Make any suggestions you would like there as well. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 10:24, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

• I already voted... Mike 07:03, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Web-screenshot tag

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. I've noticed you've uploaded some images tagged with {{web-screenshot}}. This tag is not meant to be used for images that came from Web pages; it's meant to be used for images of Web pages (such as Image:Wikipedia.PNG, for example). I've retagged the images below as having no license information. Please make sure that Wikipedia has permission to use these images. Then edit the image description pages to include information about the licenses these images are under. You may find an appropriate tag at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags or Wikipedia:Template messages, or if none of these fit you may write a description of the license yourself. You may want to refer to the image use policy. If the use of this image on Wikipedia is a copyright violation, please follow the steps at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion to nominate this image to be deleted. If you have any questions, please feel free to post a message on my talk page. —Bkell 21:42, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

• Image:B33.PNG

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by my using the wrong tag on the image I uploaded it. As per the Wikipedia policy I cited the source I got it from. Apologies for not doing it correctly.Mike 23:26, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, you cited your source. That is important. But it is also important to establish the copyright status of these images. Wikipedia cannot use copyrighted images without the copyright holder's permission (unless the use of the image happens to fall under fair use). This is the purpose of the various image copyright tags—to establish that Wikipedia can indeed legally use each image. The tag you selected, {{web-screenshot}}, is used to tag images of entire Web pages, such as Image:Google screenshot.png. This tag makes the claim that such screenshots, when used to illustrate the Web page in question, should be considered fair use under U.S. copyright law. But this tag is not applicable to Image:B33.PNG, which is a drawing of an airplane, not a screenshot of a Web page. So the {{web-screenshot}} tag does not adequately establish that this image can legally be used on Wikipedia. This is why a different tag is necessary.

You should find out who holds the copyright to this image. Then you should see if the copyright holder is willing to release the image into the public domain (i.e., abandon all exclusive rights) or to license it under a free license, such as the GFDL. If not, perhaps the copyright holder is willing to use a different license (see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and Wikipedia:Template messages for some examples of various acceptable licenses). Otherwise, you will need to determine whether this image falls under fair use; I would recommend reading the fair use article. If it does, you can use an appropriate fair use tag. (If you are unsure about this, you can tag it with the {{fairusereview}} tag, and an experienced Wikipedia editor will review the claim of fair use.) If none of these conditions apply, then this image cannot be used on Wikipedia, so you will need to follow the steps at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion to nominate this image to be deleted. Please let me know if you have more questions by posting on my talk page. —Bkell 23:42, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

If the original source of the image is the United States military, the image is probably already in the public domain; see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#USA military public domain images. —Bkell 23:46, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

• Delete it if it's going to cause an issue; as far as I'm aware as you stated it is in the PD as it's of a US military piece. Again, apologies for the stress caused by this. Mike 02:43, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

No stress caused. I'll tag it as a public-domain U.S. military image, then. —Bkell 05:58, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

• • Feel free to slap me around if I make any more goof-ups or the like. I'm still kind of new here and worried I'll blow something up. :\ Mike 07:04, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

That's okay! Thanks a lot for helping out. I'm still learning how some things work myself. And don't worry too much about blowing things up. There are a lot of safeguards in place so that Bad Things can be undone. Be bold! —Bkell 07:57, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

runescape userbox

Thanx for the RS userbox, didnt know there was one. - «ßØÛ®ßÖѧ3» ^{Talk | Contrib's} 21:36, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

• I invented it. You're welcome. Mike 22:08, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Rune scape box

Fair use images are likely not allowable in user templates. If you read WP:FUC it discusses this issue. I didn't know there was any debate on this issue but apparently there is. gren グレン 07:57, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

• There is no issue. It's a sections of a screenshot of the RuneScape login page. How exactly does this constitute copyright violation?
  • From WP:FUC: Fair use images should only be used in the article namespace. They should never be used on templates (including stub templates and navigation boxes) or on user pages. They should be linked, not inlined, from talk pages when they are the topic of discussion. This is because it is the policy of the Wikimedia Foundation to allow an unfree image only if no free alternative exists and only if it significantly improves the article it is included on. All other uses, even if legal under the fair use clauses of copyright law, should be avoided to keep the use of unfree images to a minimum. Exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis if there is a broad consensus that doing so is necessary to the goal of creating a free encyclopedia (like the templates used as part of the Main Page). Last Avenue 21:36, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Forget it then. It's not worth it. Mike 00:28, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
    • There also seems to be a debate over this: User_talk:Grenavitar#Images_in_user_boxes Last Avenue 21:36, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Edit No More

I have decided the politics involved when it comes to editing items here is not worth it. Henceforth, I will edit no more. It's been a slice.Mike 06:25, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Constant adding of links

I wish your website all the best, but i'm afraid it's not wanted in the article. See the argument for it in Archive 3. I will have to give you a warning now, but please don't re-add the link, otherwise it will get treated in the same way. Please do not add commercial links — or links to your own private websites — to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. Note that Wikipedia may see print or DVD publication, so that we want more content, not more web links. See the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. J.J.Sagnella 17:06, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

• Not wanted by you? Please.

The decision was final and overwhelmingly it was not wanted. Please do not change the decision. Please stop. If you continue to use Wikipedia for advertising, you will be blocked from editing.

Wikimedia Canada

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Just curious about before you quit RuneScape.

It's just been wondering ever since before I even edit the TzTok-Jad with additional images and content: Have you ever defeated TzTok-Jad? Thanks for any response if any!

P.S.: I don't see you talking in a third-person point of view in your User Talk page.

Tarikochi 18:08, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

• He finally did defeat it after a long time. He posted about it on the official forums. Dtm142 15:36, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

• Alright, thanks for the info. Would be nice to know how many attempts he took, but apparently he's pretty inactive/gone by now, lol. We're one and the same as Fire Cape holders ;). Tarikochi 06:20, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Removed Shadowdancer redirect

Sorry to do this to you, but "Shadowdancer" is the name of a prestige class in D&D, as you are no doubt aware, and the main namespace should be used for the appropriate class, and not a personal redirect. :) Iceberg3k 22:01, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Tradingsticks.PNG

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• He originally had liscensing, but some random vandal deleted it. I have reverted it. Hyenaste 15:56, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Hitchhiking Wiki

Hi! There is a wiki effort to create a good guide for hitchhikers at Hitchhiker's Guide to Hitchhiking (and this name will probably change :) From your profile I gather you might be interested. Guaka 15:41, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:Former-bhe-location.PNG

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Re: TzTok-Jad

It's been months now, but I just wanted to say that I did not appreciate you removing my own image on the TzTok-Jad article and replacing it with your own. Talk about vain. Mike 06:10, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Wasn't me. You should check the histories more carefully [[1]]. Tarikochi^Gallery_Criticize 20:40, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Got a little excited

I am very sorry. —D-Rock 15:59, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

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WP:CVU status

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