User talk:Arnie587
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Jews in Foo
Btw. Just want to point out I'm not picking on you. I do think you named the categories wrongly, but that's just my editorial opinion, not anything personal. Let's see how other editors weigh in; and consensus will rule. Like I said, of course, I really do want consistency in naming though. And as things are now, there's much more likely to be, e.g. "Category:Swedish foos" rather than "Category:Swedes in foo." In just feel too informal.
Still, we'll have to see how my side project on Category:Jews in space turns out. It may slightly violate WP:POINT, but I think in a lighthearted and minor way. Besides, now that I added Brooks' film, we're up to four member articles :-). Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 01:52, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
Cfr midstride
Administratively, it's a bit of a no-no to change a CfR mid-vote. I know you're just trying to work out the best solution in good faith. But we don't know for sure if the voters on the original proposal still vote the same way. I'm fine with your suggested change... but you should probably put a note on the user page of each of those folks who voted on the old change to make sure your new suggestion doesn't change their vote. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 01:30, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
- Hi I've put a note on all the talk pages of the voters, do you think Category:Jewish musicians is the right parent category for Category:Jewish classical musicians as I have a feeling what is in the category currently is mostly Hebrew music related. Maybe I should create a sub category Category:Jews in western music in Category:Jewish music I know you really are against using "Jews in" but I'm not sure there is a better way of differentiating to Hebrew/Synagogue music as Category:Jewish western musicians doesn't really work Arnie587 16:29, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
- Hi Arnie, and welcome to Wikipedia. I'm not sure which set of categories is correct. On the one hand, I see your point about Jewish music being cantorial/klezmer/etc. On the other hand, the categories regarding people and ethnicity/national origin tend to be more of the "Jewish/Swedish/Polish" type. Jayjg (talk) 14:44, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
Maurice Barrymore
Re your photograph of Maurice Barrymore. Please note this is not a "fairuse" item. It is a United States photograph taken by a New York studio in 1891, a copy of which wound up in Australia. As such, it is in the Public Domain. I will change image the designation. Thanks. Ted Wilkes 23:24, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
Actually, read the Australian museum website carefully. It doesn't claim copyright and only says you need permission of the copyright owner of whatever copyrighted images do appear on their website if reproduced etc. This matter has been clearly detailed at Wikipedia. All pre 1923 U.S. images are Public Domain. When you upload another photo, check the licensing list for "PD (United States): first published in the United States before 1923" and it will automatically post this:
Hope this clears it up for you. Ted Wilkes 02:29, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
Once again, the Maurice Barrymore photograph is a United States photograph taken by a New York studio in 1891, a copy of which wound up in Australia. As such, it is governed by United States copyright law and in accordance with the United States Supreme Court, pre 1923 published images are Public Domain. The Australians can say anything they want but they have no copyright on this American photograph and cannot stop anyone from copying it. Send them an e-mail and ask them how they can claim control over an image for which they do not hold copyright. Ted Wilkes 00:15, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Pazuzu413 images
Greetings! Greetings: yes, it appears that many of these images would be fair use in their articles, and that almost none of the images this user had uiploaded are sourced. It appeared he had been an active user; I set a week block in hopes that he would notice and have to email me for it to be lifted; it appears it has expred without comment so I will probably reset. If you are willing to find the source of the images you are welcome to tag them; otherwise mark them with {{nosource}} and they will be deleted: I was going to go through them myself later and do that if he didn't respond; I was hoping he'd respond, though.
Since they all appear to have been yanked from Google searches and thus easily recoverable, it's not really a big loss if some go and have to be replaced. Thanks for your efforts at finding the sources of these. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 16:29, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
- I see you see this is a complicated issue! The answer is "maybe". As a general practice -- though this isn't in policy now, but it should be -- we really shouldn't be taking photos from the Associated Press, since we could be considered competition: do they lose sales of that image if we publish it? Probably they do. Same with things like Getty Images. Photos taken by independent photographers also discouraged. Let's put it this way: I wouldn't try too hard to find a source for it to avoid deletion, because there's just going to be a big debate later about whether or not it is really fair use. Safest are press kit photos, put out specifically to be widely printed to promote the artist; they're still not free but until someone goes out and takes a free photo the best we can do. You might want to use the template {{fairusereplace}} for all non-free photos of celebs that aren't marked with {{promophoto}}: that template indicates that while it may be fair use (though not certainly) it is both possible and desirable to get a free image.
- If you're interested in image licensing, you might want to look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Fair use where things like this are being discussed; we can always use more people interested in this! Wikipedia:Fair use has the current guidelines, though there is still much room for interpretation. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 19:35, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
Tyrone Power
Hey. I noticed you added Tyrone Power to the "List of Jewish Actors", saying he had a Jewish maternal grandmother. Just wondering, where is that information from? It's just that the one book bio I consulted didn't really go into his mother ancestry, but said she was "half French" (father's side I guess, based on her last name). Vulturell 23:40, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
Hi, I've answered your question ...
... on my talk page. Bye for now, <KF> 00:04, 28 September 2005 (UTC)