User talk:Dbenbenn

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Image:Frost Aerial.jpg

Could you indicate at Image:Frost Aerial.jpg where you got that photo? You said above that such photos come from theTerraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/addressimage.aspx?t=1&s=10&lon=-77.1883596977497&lat=39.0761446418228&alon=-77.18836396&alat=39.07434086&w=1&opt=0&qs=9201+Scott+Drive%7cRockville%7cMD%7c&addr=9201+Scott+Dr%2c+Rockville%2c+MD+20850), but as far as I can tell the Terraserver photos are always black and white. Thanks, dbenbenn | talk 15:07, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

If you were not aware, the United States Geological Survey agency takes photographs in both color and black and white. Based upon my own experience, most of the older images or images taken in the mid-western United States are black and white, but there are exceptions. Your results will vary from place to place. --GRider\^talk 22:10, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Note: copy of a post from User talk:Mathwiz2020#Image:Frost Aerial.jpg: Go to Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com) and, on the left, type in "9201 Scott Drive, Rockville, Maryland", the address of Robert Frost Middle School, and click "Go". It will take you to a page listing three aerials: "Urban Areas 4/7/2002", "Aerial Photo 4/20/1988", and "Topo Map 7/1/1981". The topo map (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=2&s=11&Lon=-77.18836396&Lat=39.07434086&Alon=-77.18836396&Alat=39.07434086&w=1&opt=0&addr=9201+Scott+Dr%2c+Rockville%2c+MD+20850&qs=9201+Scott+Drive%7cRockville%7cMaryland%7c) is just a topographical map; the 1988 aerial (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=10&Lon=-77.18836396&Lat=39.07434086&Alon=-77.18836396&Alat=39.07434086&w=1&opt=0&addr=9201+Scott+Dr%2c+Rockville%2c+MD+20850&qs=9201+Scott+Drive%7cRockville%7cMaryland%7c) is black-and-white (the one you are referring to); and the 2002 aerial (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=4&s=8&Lon=-77.18836396&Lat=39.07434086&Alon=-77.18836396&Alat=39.07434086&w=1&opt=0&addr=9201+Scott+Dr%2c+Rockville%2c+MD+20850&qs=9201+Scott+Drive%7cRockville%7cMaryland%7c) is both color and higher resolution (the one that I used in the Robert Frost Middle School article). Since the 2002 photo is labelled "urban areas", if you want an aerial of a rural or suburban area (although I consider Frost to be suburban, it is close enough to Washington, DC to be considered urban), you will only have access to the topo and the black-and-white aerial, not the color aerial. — mathwiz2020^{talk|contribs} 16:57, May 21, 2005 (UTC)

Image:Huygens.jpg

What is source of Huygens image?

Superborsuk 14:02, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

How should I know? We don't even know who originally uploaded it. dbenbenn | talk 12:05, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

Star Trek

Hey David! How's it going? I was hoping if you can help me make Star Trek a featured article. There seems to be so much content missing despite having a lot of content already. I believe it needs a complete rewrite and work over as well a lot of reorganization. As it stands, it is an interesting read, but there is much lacking here. Information about cast, production, or wikilinks to them... relationships of Star Trek in culture, relationship of Star Trek with NASA... stuff like that. Please help me by contributing your thoughts to Talk:Star Trek. -- AllyUnion (talk) 23:00, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

Images

Heh, sorry about that. I just figured that out recently, so i'll remember next time. Thunderbrand 20:53, May 21, 2005 (UTC)

Why did you remove the ifd header on Image:MeStephenJW.jpg? Rick K 21:16, May 21, 2005 (UTC)

I processed its nomination, along with all the others from April 27. It wasn't deleted since it isn't an orphan. I left a note at Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Stephen Weierman (as you saw) asking for it to be renominated once the article that uses it gets deleted. I should have copied the original IFD nomination to Image talk:MeStephenJW.jpg, as I usually do. Sorry about the confusion.

About the backlog at WP:IFD: when I left for vacation, I left a request at Wikipedia talk:Images and media for deletion#Admin attention needed. It appears no one processed IFD while I was gone. I'm back now, but any help would still be appreciated. dbenbenn | talk 21:26, 21 May 2005 (UTC)

I generally try to avoid doing actual deletions from the VfD and IfD pages, I have too many people attacking me as a deletionist, and I don't want to give them any more ammunition. Rick K 21:38, May 21, 2005 (UTC)

Multilicense

Hi Ed. Would you be willing to release Image:2004 US elections map.png as Template:Tl? Since the GFDL is incompatible with the Creative Commons licenses, Image:2004 election maps.PNG is technically a copyright violation at the moment. (One could argue that the other images used are implicitly GFDL, having been uploaded here by their creators, but that's slightly iffy.) Thanks, dbenbenn | talk 05:28, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

You need to ask Wapcaplet who created the original .svg file. ed g2s • talk 10:08, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

If Wapcaplet's image is share-alike then mine is automatically. It's free. Do what you want. ed g2s • talk 22:08, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Actually, as I understand it, when you modify an image that is multilicensed, you can take it under any of the licenses individually; you don't have to release your modified work under all the licenses. Copyright is such a pain. I went ahead and tagged Image:2004 US elections map.png as Template:Tl. That actually isn't share-alike, but it's the license I needed. Thanks, dbenbenn | talk 22:57, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Hi Wapcaplet. I notice you multilicense all your PNG and JPG images with all the cc-by licenses. Would you be willing to license Image:Map of USA with state names.svg as Template:Tl or any other such cc license? I ask because for now, Commons:Image:United States 2004 election maps.png is technically a copyright violation, since it combines a GFDL image (Image:2004 US elections map.png, which was produced from your SVG file) with cc-by-2.0 images. Thanks, dbenbenn | talk 16:01, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Oh, the troubles one must endure simply to declare "yes, I want this to be free." :-) But I suppose I did sort of exclude SVG from the blanket license given on my user page. I have added the multi-license to the SVG file in question, and will revise my user page. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! -- Wapcaplet 17:14, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Higher resolution iceberg

Hi Kils. The high-resolution version of your iceberg photo from [1] (http://marine.rutgers.edu/herring/iceberg/berg0014/index1.htm) has been uploaded to Image:Iceberg14.jpg. Are you willing to license this version under the GFDL? Thanks, dbenbenn | talk 02:56, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

hallo David. thank you for the notice, no, i want to keep the copyright for the high res images. I am early retired and on disability and sometimes I can sell the high resolution images, and I urgently need the royalties - good luck to you - Uwe Kils 22:02, May 24, 2005 (UTC)

Okay; I deleted the high-resolution version from Image:Iceberg14.jpg. I also uploaded a higher-quality thumbnail of the image, that is still only 420 pixels wide. Is that okay with you? (Perhaps I should have asked first, but I thought it would be better if you see what I'm talking about. I'll delete the version I uploaded if you want.) dbenbenn | talk 22:26, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

hallo David and thank you. no, please reset it to the old resolution Uwe Kils 22:40, May 24, 2005 (UTC)

"old resolution"? The resolution was the same ... anyway, it's gone. dbenbenn | talk 22:43, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Hiya!

Hiya, Dbenbenn! Thanks very much, and that's cool about not noticing, I got a microwave as it was. ;-) That request for adminship of mine was a real roller-coaster ride—if you want to see the weird side of it, take a peek at this request for arbitration, that just went live.--Bishonen | talk 23:24, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Image copyright

Unfortunately, "lets keep it" means absolutely nothing in copyright, court, or law in general. Find us a good, well sourced and free image and then I am willing to keep it. Burgundavia (✈ take a flight?) 02:29, May 28, 2005 (UTC)

Of course, I wrote more than "let's keep it". Anyway, see Category:Presumed GFDL images, which points out that

"assuming the image is redistributable under GFDL just because the original uploader didn't say otherwise is similar to assuming an image is GFDL just because the original uploader says so."

You have to trust people eventually, and what I meant by my comment at WP:PUI is that even if the uploader is AWOL, he can probably be trusted.

Is there anything more I have to do to formally dispute or object to the image's deletion? I hope you won't simply ignore my objection ...

By the way, if the image is replaced by a good, well sourced and free image (especially if it's higher resolution), then I'll have no objection to deleting Image:Airflow.jpg. dbenbenn | talk 03:13, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

There is nothing there to lead me to believe that he took the picture. The most glaring thing is that the photo date is extimated. So, no, this is not GFDL-presumed. Burgundavia (✈ take a flight?) 12:34, May 28, 2005 (UTC)

You mean "estimated", right? Not knowing when you took a photo isn't very surprising. And the uploader could probably have narrowed it down closer if he had bothered. So again, I believe the uploader took the photo, and I intend to dispute its deletion. dbenbenn | talk 16:36, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

There is nothing to indicate either way whether or not the uploader took the picture. In addition, pictures of cars are fairly easy to come by. Thus, I see no reason to keep it. Burgundavia (✈ take a flight?) 17:21, May 28, 2005 (UTC)

Normal cover?

Can I take a pic of a NORMAL cover AC switch and get you to put THAT on the page Light switch? Thanx 68.39.174.150 04:49, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

Hi! In order to upload photographs, you have to create an account. It's free and only takes a few seconds. Then you can upload whatever photo you want and edit light switch to use it. Cheers, dbenbenn | talk 05:41, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

NowCommons

Hi Gren. You might find that Template:Tl makes life a little easier. Cheers, dbenbenn | talk 03:29, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for showing me the now commons template, that should come in handy :) gren 05:32, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

movielens

Heya, I noticed you editing a movie list, have you seen this (http://movielens.umn.edu/)? Not flawless, but kind of cool both for keeping track of what you've seen and what to watch next. disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with movielens apart from being a user; this message, though unsolicted, was only sent to one editor. --W(t) 06:28, 2005 May 30 (UTC)

Thanks for the link! That site is down right now, but I'll be sure to check it out. dbenbenn | talk 06:38, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

Are you sure? Working fine here, I was just using it a minute ago (which is why I thought of it when I saw your edits), and it's working now too. --W(t) 06:47, 2005 May 30 (UTC)

That's so strange. It works fine from work, where the internet is largely broken, but I can never load it from home. dbenbenn | talk 17:02, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Vail Pass

Hi Matthew. When processing your deletion request for Image:DSCN2091 vailpassrestarea e 600.jpg, I noticed it was different from Commons:Image:DSCN2091 vailpassrestarea e 600.jpg. I presume the version I just deleted here was the original? Anyway, I uploaded it at the Commons, and then reverted. dbenbenn | talk 23:46, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

The version I uploaded to the Commons is the one to be used. I adjusted the brightness/contrast to my liking when I uploaded the Commons image. The one currently that was in Wikipedia should be deleted entirely. I'm curious why you overrode the one in the Commons? -- Decumanus 00:12, 2005 May 31 (UTC)

Note that the brighter one is still the current version, so it's the one that appears at Vail Pass. I uploaded the non-brightened version because I think it's good to keep the original image whenever possible. What if someone else wants to see how you adjusted the image, or wants to make their own changes? dbenbenn | talk 00:17, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Los amantes del círculo polar

Hi. You recently moved the page Los amantes del círculo polar to Los Amantes del Círculo Polar. This is incorrect nomenclature as titles in Spanish are not capitalised on any letter other than the first (note that the IMDB, which may be your source, gets this wrong too). I thought as you were an administrator I would ask you first to move it back to Los amantes del círculo polar rather than listing it on Requested moves. --Ngb 16:42, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about that. I've moved it back. Note that you could have undone the move yourself; being an administrator wasn't necessary. dbenbenn | talk 19:12, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Great, thanks! I thought I couldn't move a page to somewhere where another page existed already, even if it was only a redirect, but obviously I was wrong about that. :) --Ngb 21:46, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Quotes

Hello, I like the two quotes from NPR on your userpage. Do you have more complete references for them, or at least who said them? Thanks. Osmodiar 09:26, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I heard them on the radio, and wrote them down as fast as I could. The second quote is apparently due to Bruce Schneier (http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/01/tsas_secure_fli.html). The first was on NPR on March 4, 2005 on Morning Edition [2] (http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=3&prgDate=4-Mar-05), possibly in the Letters (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4522372) section. (No sound card on my computer, so I can't listen to those archives. Please let me know if you find the quote!) dbenbenn | talk 19:14, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Image:EconNaziPropaganda.png

I'm rather perplexed at your taking this off of IFD as "not an orphan". The whole point is that it is unencyclopedic because the text has been deliberately garbled, not that it is an orphan. The only two editors to speak on this were myself, being the nominator, and the uploader, who agreed with its deletion. Perhaps you simply misread the disussion. Thanks.--Pharos 01:44, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Since images can't be undeleted, I'm quite cautious about deleting them. I agree that the image is nearly worthless. But the people who edit Nazism should be making that decision, not me. I suggest that you remove it from the article, and relist it on WP:IFD. That way editors watching Nazism will notice the image's removal, and will have a week to express any objection. dbenbenn | talk 01:53, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Chess template Translate aid

Hello I am working at first on es.wikipedia.org,

Can you help me with information about how to translate the chess board template?

I affraid the little images with this is based are not in wikimedia:commons, either in en.wikipedia, then the traslation to other languages are hard. Is this correct?

Can other wikipedias use templates from other languages?

Thanks

A copy of these questions are on the chess board template discussion.

--Gengiskanhg 22:49, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I've replied at Template talk:Chess position#Translate aid. dbenbenn | talk 23:23, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I've rereplied at Template talk:Chess position#Translate aid. Please answer my question so I can begin to work, thanks. --GengisKanhg (my talk) 21:02, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Template:PD-Germany

You seem to have permanently protected this template. You might note that it has been marked for deletion [3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/Deleted#Template:PD-Germany). --Henrygb 10:52, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No, Quadell protected it. See the log (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&page=Template%3APD-Germany). dbenbenn | talk 14:22, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

IfD

Hi Dmcdevit. Great work listing unverified orphans on IFD! But when you do that, you need to add Template:Tl to the image description page, and drop a note at the uploader's talk page asking for information. For example, I decided not to deleteImage:AXthree001.JPG (which you listed on June 6), since it looks like a user photo. I instead asked the uploader, User:Alezane, for more information. Thanks, dbenbenn | talk 19:48, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Oh, wow, I'm not usually that absent-minded! I guess it was because of the mass-listings, I'd neved do that on VfD. Well, anyway, sorry, I'll fix any that are left, and be more careful in the future. Thanks. --Dmcdevit 19:56, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Image:Hkicon.gif

If the image is still orphaned, then may I ask why was the image kept. The orphan issue was why I listed the image on IFD in the first place. Also, I hope the creator of the image still does not think I am running a conspiracy here. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:02, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Well, there were a few objections to deleting. Since images can't be undeleted, the instructions in the second paragraph at WP:IFD are very conservative.

User:Mcy jerry's contribution to that discussion was pretty hilarious! By the way, I really appreciate the work you've been doing tidying up images. Thanks! dbenbenn | talk 06:26, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

chess template

The contrast doesn't seem too good for the boards. Why not create a separate template instead, that way we can choose either. -- Natalinasmpf 01:30, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

What do you mean by "contrast"? Do you mean the green color? By the way, I just uploaded darker versions of the white pieces, since they faded out a bit when scaled down. Perhaps that was what you meant? dbenbenn | talk 02:20, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Last night, all of the colored squares in the Wikipedia chess tournament boards became white for me, making it impossible to distinguish light-color squares from dark squares. I much prefer the previous colors. H Padleckas 14:41, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Well, the intention of course wasn't to make all the squares the same color. In my browser it looks the same as it did two days ago. Anyway, I've modified the template slightly. Does the board at Template talk:Chess position t look right for you, with green and white squares? Thanks, dbenbenn | talk 18:02, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I just checked my chess game. Now I see green and "cream"-colored squares. I think that's much better. Thank you for the fix. H Padleckas 18:11, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Oops! I just checked the template in the above link you gave. The squares still look mostly white. I will check again. H Padleckas 18:15, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The template was reverted, since it didn't work. The version at Template talk:Chess position t is for testing, to get the kinks worked out. What browser are you using? "Mostly white": do some of the squares look green? Thanks, dbenbenn | talk 18:54, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

More about icebergs

Hi again, Uwe! You tagged Image:Iceberg.jpg as being fair use. Is the bottom berg someone else's? Do you remember where it came from? Thanks, dbenbenn | talk 00:02, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

hallo David - no, they are both mine - will change it to gfdl - they are from Antarctica - best greetings Uwe Kils00:10, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

krill 300 frames per sec

the framerate 300 per sec was the recording speed Uwe Kils Missing image
Uwekilsmini.jpg
Image:Uwekilsmini.jpg

03:15, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

VfD Closing process

Good afternoon. There's recently been some discussion about ways to simplify the VfD closing process. I know I have some pride-of-authorship issues and may not be as perfectly impartial as I'd like. Would you mind taking a few minutes to review the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Deletion process#Simplification and share your thoughts? Thanks. Rossami (talk) 20:41, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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