User talk:MECU/Archive/3

This is but an archive. Please add new comments in new sections on my Talk page. Thanks in advance. MECU

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Living people

Hi. If you're assessing/tagging the biography of a living person, please:

• Add the article to Category:Living people
• Tag the talk page with {{WPBiography|living=yes}} rather than {{Blp}}, because the former adds more info and puts it in the Biography assessment categories.

Thanks very much. --kingboyk 13:27, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

P.S. If you're assessing the article for your WikiProject at the same time, you could be a real star and assess for Biography at the same time. It's the same syntax, so if the article is a stub it would be {{WPBiography|living=yes|class=Stub}}. That would be a great help. --kingboyk 13:29, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Push to talk (band)

This was a non-notable band according to the criteria set out in WP:BAND. Perhaps Myspace would be a better location for this information rather than an encylopedia, until the criteria are satisfied.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  20:51, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. MECU≈talk 20:57, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Turnpike (software)

I appear to read that you flagged this article for speedy deletion under criterion a7 (which implies original author's action). Since I'm the original poster, I'd be glad of an explanation! Bob aka Linuxlad 21:40, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Nope. A7 is: Unremarkable people or groups/vanity pages. An article about a real person, group of people, band, or club that does not assert the importance or significance of its subject. If the assertion is disputed or controversial, it should be taken to AfD instead. (See Wikipedia:Deletion of vanity articles for further guidance on this criterion).. MECU≈talk 21:42, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for comment/JR Pietri

The WP:CIVIL was added by me as an afterthought because the "idiots" insult occured while I was actually writing the RFC. Viridae^Talk 13:22, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the warm welcome

Wikis, MySpace and the larger blogosphere are part of a whole new world for universities. We'll be making incremental changes to the NMU entry. I'm an avid user of Wikipedia, so I'll do my best to maintain a NPOV. We'll always welcome comments and helpful edits as we go. AnneStark 15:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the warm welcome to the WikiProject College football!-PassionoftheDamon 22:00, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Great edit summary :)

"why Wikipedia just doesn't know what I mean and not what I type I'll never know"

That was a really funny edit summary! :D It's always nice to see good ones like that. -- Natalya 04:58, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Perhaps it was the beer, or perhaps it was the 50th time I'd used (( instead of {{ that night (which the beer might help explain). MECU≈talk 13:15, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Multiple KY Coach Templates

Hi. You created {{UKyFbCoach}} and User:Kgwo1972 created {{UKWildcatsCoach}}. You two should talk and try and sort out how to merge the information on the two templates since they disagree slightly. The naming preference is the latter. Once the info has been merged, please delete the other template. Thanks. MECU≈talk 13:57, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

The only problem with this "naming preference" is it does not mention what sport it refers to. There is also a {{UKyBbCoach}}, and at the University of Kentucky, as well as some other schools (UNC, Duke, Indiana), basketball is more prominent than football. --rogerd 04:44, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

RE:Pat Hill Picture

Hey thanks. Dang I must have put that message on there a long time ago, because that was before I even knew how to do a signature correctly! Thanks Rmt2m 16:24, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

RfM Rachel Marsden

A request for mediation has been filed with the Mediation Committee that lists you as a party. The Mediation Committee requires that all parties listed in a mediation must be notified of the mediation. Please review the request at Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Rachel Marsden, and indicate whether you agree or refuse to mediate. If you are unfamiliar with mediation, please refer to Wikipedia:Mediation. There are only seven days for everyone to agree, so please check as soon as possible.

Copyright problems with Image:Larry Coker Miami.jpeg

An image that you uploaded, Image:Larry Coker Miami.jpeg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems because it is a suspected copyright violation. Please look there if you know that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), and then provide the necessary information there and on its page, if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you.

Abu Badali 18:44, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Glen Mason-Minnesota.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Glen Mason-Minnesota.jpg. The image description page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 16:06, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Interested in joining Wikipedia: WikiProject American football?

I noticed that you are involved in the College football wikiproject. I started a new project at: Wikipedia:WikiProject American football to help clean up the non-NFL football articles (mostly football strategy type articles). Please consider joining this project and helping out where possible. --Jayron32 17:17, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your contributions on college football. The coach cleanups are helping.

WP Bio

Hi. Thanks for tagging talk pages with WPBio at the same time as College Football, it's a great help.

Can I ask a couple of things of you though please?

1. For {{WPBiography}} use priority= instead of importance=. Same parameter values, different name.
2. Please don't (in most cases) put the same values for priority/importance in both templates. importance= in the college football template is the importance to college football. priority= in the Bio template is importance within the fields of all Sports. Most college football people will be Low, except people who are Top or High in college football will be Mid+ overall.

Cheers. --kingboyk 23:42, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

NFL Player Template

Would it be possible to add fields such as height, weight, jersey number, and maybe other vital stats? Thanks. American Patriot 1776 21:16, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Disambiguation Talk Request

This is a form message being sent to all WikiProject Disambiguation participants. I recently left a proposed banner idea on the WikiProject Disambiguation talk page and I would appreciate any input you could provide. Before it can be approved or denied, I would prefer a lot of feedback from multiple participants in the project. So if you have the time please join in the discussion to help improve the WikiProject. Keep up the good work in link repair and thanks for your time. Nehrams2020 21:35, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

CU Football

I'll be waiting for your apology when the lose out. Best Zzz345zzz

Fair use rationale for Image:Bobby Johnson-Vanderbilt.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Bobby Johnson-Vanderbilt.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. When you use a generic fair use tag such as {{fair use}} or {{fair use in|article name}}, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Yamla 21:36, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Image:Raplh-Friedgen Maryland.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Raplh-Friedgen Maryland.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:

1. Go to the image description page and edit it to add {{Replaceable fair use disputed}}
2. On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our fair use criteria. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that any fair use images which are replaceable by free-licensed alternatives will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. -- Chowbok 17:53, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

More replaceable fair use images

• Image:Rocky Long-New Mexico.jpg
• Image:Rodriguez-Rich.jpg
• Image:Ron Zook.jpeg
• Image:Shane Montgomery-Miami-Ohio.jpg
• Image:Sonny Lubick.jpg
• Image:Steve Kragthorpe-Tulsa.jpg
• Image:Ted Roof.jpg
• Image:Terry Hoeppner.jpg
• Image:Turner Gill.jpg
• Image:Tyrone Willingham-Washington.jpeg
• Image:Walt Harris-Stanford.jpeg —Chowbok ☠ 17:01, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
• Image:Watson Brown.jpg —Chowbok ☠ 05:18, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
• Image:Westtommy-memphis.jpg —Chowbok ☠ 20:31, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for consolidating these. Please sign after each image if you add any more. Thank you. --MECU≈talk 23:18, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Image: Masoncrosby.jpg

Sounds like a plan. --Natron

Calvin Johnson

If you read the talk page, as I assume you have (you commented on it), you'll see the cleanup tag was placed because:

The "football" section could perhaps be divided into a college and high school section, as the information routinely skips back and forth between college and high school careers, and is generally unorganized. —Pinkfloyd5040 (^talk/_contribs) 05:57, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

AFCA National Championship Trophy

Thanks for rating the AFCA National Championship Trophy rating. However, I'm writing to ask you to reconsider your rating of 'low' for the article's importance. At first blush it might appear that 'low' is the proper classification, but I think it deserves a rating of 'high' based on three factors. First, as you pointed out, it's of heightened importance because it relates to the national championship. In many ways, the trophy's crystal ball has become synonymous with the national championship. Second, it's the second most recognizable trophy/award in college football, behind only the Heisman. Most people have no idea what the Maxwell or Walter Camp Awards look like, but they do know what the national championship trophy looks like. Third, the precedent has been set that articles on college football awards and trophies are 'high' importance articles. I think it would be incredibly incongrous if we say that an award like the Home Depot Coach of the Year Award is a high importance article, but an article pertaining to the sport's national championship trophy is of low importance. Finally, I'd point out that prominent articles exist on the Lombardi Trophy, Stanley Cup, World Series Trophy, and the Larry O'Brien Trophy. For these myriad reasons, I'd ask that article be given an importance rating of high. Thanks.-PassionoftheDamon 19:36, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Disputed images

Mecu, when you add the {{Replaceable fair use disputed}} template to some image, you should also explain on the image's talk page why you think the image is not replaceable. There's no point in simply adding the template without any argument. Let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, --Abu Badali 07:58, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

The problem is I had consolidated the discussion to one of the images that then got deleted so the discussion got lost. Of course, the admin didn't save the discussion... --MECU≈talk 14:56, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Football formations

Hi,

The schematic on the football formations is definitely better than nothing. I think having both a snapshot and the schematic would be even better. Thanks. Tempshill 06:16, 24 November 2006 (UTC)