Template talk:ID-USMil

This template should be autotranslated, see {{Autotranslate}}. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Multichill (talk • contribs) 18. Nov. 2009 12:05 (UTC)

Well, so far there are no other language versions --D-Kuru (talk) 13:59, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

This is just a reminder for me ;-)

Currently every template used more than 5000 times, except the ones tagged by me, are autotranslated. Autotranslating templates before you have translations is actually quite useful because it's less work (less languages to convert) and makes it easier for users to add translations. Are you willing and able to convert this template? Multichill (talk) 14:07, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

I can do the german section and the codec. I don't know when I really have time for that but I think either today (2009-11-19) or on Saturday or Sunday could be somewhere time to do that.

--D-Kuru (talk) 23:46, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

question

Shuold USCG images use this template? Geo Swan (talk) 01:09, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Many USCG photos have names conforming with the US Mil standard, with the identifier "G". So, yes, the Coast Guard should be added to the options. Sv1xv (talk) 04:12, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

VIRIN question

I've come across a USAF photo with a branch ID of "O". Original is at http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/100330-O-1234S-001.jpg. Now, I notice the SSN/Initial are the default "1234S", so I wonder if the "O" isn't some kind of default as well, that the photographer forgot to change. Anyone have an idea about what's going on? — Huntster (t @ c) 00:57, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

I've contactem them and asked them this question - let's see if I get any answer at all.

However, on the How to Create a VIRIN site they say "The content of this page is currently being revised." So maybe there will be a new VIRIN character (maybe "O" is for President Obama, how knows ^^')

--D-Kuru (talk) 02:05, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Kuru, the "how to" page has definitely been changed since I was there...it did contain very good instructions on how to format the VIRINs, just not anything on "O". I'm concerned that "O" may refer to "Other entity", such as a non-military source that they are simply republishing, which may in turn mean the media is not public domain. — Huntster (t @ c) 03:23, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

There are still instruction about creating VIRINs on the US Navy website [1]. Letter "D: in a VIRIN stands for "Other Civilian or contract employee of the DoD". Letter "O" is used "to indicate a person not falling into one of the categories above". SV1XV (talk) 08:06, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

trust

I wrote here when another contributor excised the {{ID-USMil}} template from an image uploaded from the ISAFmedia flickr-id.

In my experience those who managed the uploads from the ISAFmedia flickr-id can be trusted to use the correct VIRIN.

Therefore I think I should continue to add the {{ID-USMil}} template to images that sem to have a valid VIRIN. I welcome comments from anyone who disagrees.

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 17:37, 22 May 2011 (UTC)