User talk:Asav

Hunger

Hey, got your message about the new hunger article, however I'm not sure what steps I have to take to get it replaced. Wouldn't just copying your article into that article suffice, deleting the copyvio? Since it's the christmas holidays I'm a bit busy for wikipedia right now, but I'll try to get around to it soon. Thanks! --Vanguard 16:30, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

It seems to me that the copyvio was removed from the copyvio page anyway for some reason, or maybe I just didn't look hard enough. I'm sure no-one will notice, or care, that it's been wiped and a better entry put in place :-). Thanks for your time and effort! --Vanguard 16:46, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

Bestseller

Hi. A little while ago, you added some interesting stuff to the bestseller article. Can you cite sources (for example, a question was posed in Talk about not finding any evidence for "Werther eau de cologne" bit). Thanks! --Tsavage 21:04, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

At the moment, I don't know what merits what... Cheers! --Tsavage 00:53, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Oscar De La Hoya

You removed content from the Oscar De La Hoya page without stating a reason in the edit summary. Please do that. Thank you. (Planecrash111 (talk) 15:25, 25 June 2008 (UTC))

There seems to be a glitch in the system. I acually added a section (Charitable work), and if you look at the revision history, the text was removed by an anon user (216.132.15.200), not me. But when you click the actual edit, it's attributed to me. I was responsible for the previous edit, not this one. I don't have time right now, but I think this should be reported as a bug. I'll get back to it, but feel free to report it as such. Thanks for your feedback! Asav (talk) 16:27, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Elizabeth Rauscher & Nassim Haramein

Please establish the notability of these people under the correct guidelines (ex. WP:BIO) and include better citations than just self-published works and websites (WP:SELFPUB). It would be preferable if you could state the reason for notability in the talk pages of the respective articles. Maintain your pages and participate in the discussions or else your pages will be proposed for deletion. Ace blazer (talk) 16:21, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Excuse me, that was my mistake! Ace blazer (talk) 00:46, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Everlast Logo.svg

Thanks for uploading Image:Everlast Logo.svg. You've indicated that the image is being used under a claim of fair use, but you have not provided an adequate explanation for why it meets Wikipedia's requirements for such images. In particular, for each page the image is used on, the image must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Can you please check

• That there is a non-free use rationale on the image's description page for each article the image is used in.
• That every article it is used on is linked to from its description page.

This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. --FairuseBot (talk) 02:26, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

David Mason image

Thanks for catching that and removing it. I realize now on second look that it isn't David Mason... I somehow managed to confuse him with Kean W. Spencer, probably due to the poor image quality. I've already nominated the File:David Mason.png for deletion... I'll have to look at my video of the poetry conference a second time to see if I captured the real David Mason. —CodeHydro 23:36, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Hydro, but you give me too much credit. I'm an OTRS volunteer, and was actually just acting on a message in that system :) Asav (talk) 01:20, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Benoît Mandelbrot

Hello. Benoît Mandelbrot's death has to be verified per WP:V. Further, per WP:BLP unreliable sources such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. cannot be accepted. Dr.K. ^{λogosπraxis} 10:25, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

File:Nikospiperis.gif

Hello. I'm puzzled by File:Nikospiperis.gif. It seems to have turned from a GIF into a PNG when you uploaded it on Commons as commons:File:Nikospiperis.png. Angus McLellan (Talk) 13:05, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I converted it to to png, as it is "the Wikimedia format". I obviosuly should have renamed it accordingly. Blame it on OTRS overload :) I'll file a request to have it renamed and I'll do the link fixing. Thanks for pointing it out! Asav (talk) 18:22, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Seems it's already been done. Asav (talk) 18:53, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Gabrielle Wilde ID

Thanks for the correction to the Gabrielle Wilde page. I moved the Nina Eichinger image to her own page and replaced it with the proper one for Gabrielle. Now I have a favour to ask - take a look at the uncropped shot of that scene with Gabrielle and Nina at File:Three Musketeers balcony shot.jpg. Can you identify any of the unknowns in there (the three people to the left of Christop Waltz and the one to the right of Nina)? Tabercil (talk) 15:45, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm afraid I haven't got the faintest idea! The whole matter was initiated by an email to OTRS, so I just acted on behalf of the user who wrote to us (after making sure the statement in the email was correct.) Asav (talk) 01:13, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

You sure the person in file:Gabrielle Wilde as Constance.jpg (as opposed to File:Nina Eichinger.jpg) is not Gabrielle? I'm looking at this link where she's identified as Gabrielle... Tabercil (talk) 13:46, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

That image (file:Gabrielle Wilde as Constance.jpg) indeed seems to depict Ms Wilde. However, when you try to enter it in the infobox, the image of Ms Eichinger reappears, just as it does if you have a look at your revision on the Ms Wilde's history page. I just tried to reinstate the image file:Gabrielle Wilde as Constance.jpg, and again the Eichinger file appeared. I suspect there is a problem with the Commons Cache. Asav (talk) 20:21, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Hmm... that may be the case. I did a rename of the image to File:Gabrielle Wilde in Three Musketeers.jpg (nice thing about being an admin there <G>) and successfully inserted it into the article under the new name. Tabercil (talk) 23:34, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

What page?

At WP:AN you say 'also see this page', but it links back to itself. What did you mean to link to? I'm also guessing you need to ask elsewhere to solve your problem, but I'm not sure where. Dougweller (talk) 09:33, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

It links back to WP:AN because it's a copy of my entry in the Indonesian WP, in case the admins there want to have a look at the English noticeboard. The reason I entered it on the WP:AN is that it looks very much like the previous problem discussed there. Asav (talk) 12:36, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, now I understand. Dougweller (talk) 18:34, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

OTRS complaint: Bader Picture

On 24 December, I received a complaint regarding copyright infringement; however, the aforementioned file, found on the Alfred Bader page was uploaded by the author himself (Amrit Ahluwalia). Accordingly, no copyright has been violated and I ask that you withdraw your complaint to OTRS. Thank you- 6mat1 (talk) 19:23, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

I work on the OTRS team, as you can verify through my user page. I have acted upon a complaint; I did not file it. Please do not upload images when you do not have the copyright to them. If you do not cease this activity, I will ask to have you blocked from further Wikimedia Commons uploads. Furthermore, notices on your talk page should be answered there. Asav (talk) 21:14, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

User pages

I noticed you reverted The Darkest Wolf's deletions of his warnings. Not that it matters, the dude has been banned, but that reversion was perfectly acceptable. See WP:OWNTALK#User_talk_pages where it says: "Users may freely remove comments from their own talk pages, though archiving is preferred. They may also remove some content in archiving. The removal of a warning is taken as evidence that the warning has been read by the user. This specifically includes both registered and anonymous users." (bolding mine)

I got caught on this earlier. Just thought I'd let you know. Have a good evening. Regards, --Manway (talk) 05:41, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

I was actually aware of that :) But I thought the warning, ban notice et al. deserved to be displayed as a deterrent for the world to see. I don't exactly recall how I came across the page; some OTRS copyvio or vandalism complaint, I suspect. Asav (talk) 15:25, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Good enough. Nice to make your acquaintance. Regards, --Manway (talk) 15:36, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

File:Van and dog.jpg

I had a comment and question about this image: First, please be careful to tag the license appropriately per the ticket, you used a different CC license than they specified. Second, was there a particular reason you removed the OTRS tag completely? VernoWhitney (talk) 21:25, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

No, I did that by mistake. Sorry. But the permission read "I/We agree to publication of the photo under the terms of {{cc-zero}} — Creative commons zero 1.0 license.", so I applied the the {{self2|cc-by-sa-1.0}} tag by mistake. I've resaved the page with the complete and correct tag, i.e. both ticket# and license. Asav (talk) 21:47, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I figured it was something like that. Cheers! VernoWhitney (talk) 22:04, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Peter Oborne

Hi, I saw you do a revert on the Oborne article yesterday, but the Zimbabwe item has been deleted again today for the umpteenth time and I'm tired of undoing. The deletes are very specific and seem to be clustering around a set of anonymous IPs (I've yet to create my own account)but there was a specific account related deletion by one Henrydelisle who I suspect is at the heart. I've undone this time and added to the discussion page, specifically about this item apparently causing trouble for Oborne in his 'freedom of movement.' Be grateful if you would take this on.

Best wishes 94.72.252.104 (talk) 11:42, 25 January 2011 (UTC) (BTW my account will be appearing under the name Lakatos (in honour of Imre Lakatos for whom I have a lot of respect)when I finally get around to it.

Please see my reply on the disussion page. Asav (talk) 13:19, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for that clear statement Asav and pleased to make your acquaintance.

94.72.252.104 (talk) 13:25, 25 January 2011 (UTC) (to be Lakatos [if available, that is ]).

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Hatfield College images

Hello, I don't suppose you know why these images are up for/being deleted from Commons, do you? It's just I knew the chap who uploaded them and I'm almost 100% sure that he took them (the chapel image, for example, was taken when I was there!), so I'm not sure why they're up as a copyvio. Has something been confused during their Commons migration? I can't imagine he would have needed an OTRS tag. I don't have Commons OTRS access, so I don't know what the particular ticket states. Rob (talk) 18:45, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

No. Some were confirmed copy violations. (If i remember correctly, the uploader even forgot to remove the EXIF info identifying the real photographer!) I checked them following an OTRS complaint, and they're lifted from a professional photographer's website, were they are clearly marked as copyrighted. It's possible that doesn't apply to all images, but it's just a matter of prudence to have suspected copyvios removed as well in such a case. I don't have the ticket no. handy right now, but I'll be happy to post it here if you have access to OTRS. Asav (talk) 06:05, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Oh, that's really weird, it's just the snowy pictures were almost certainly taken circa January 2009. I can't see OTRS unfortunately, so I don't suppose you could inform me who the photographer was and where on the web they are copyvios from? They look like point-and-shoot quality, so I seriously doubt that they were professionally taken (what was a professional photographer doing hanging around the college anyway?) Rob (talk) 17:27, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

I'm really sorry, but I can't. OTRS correspondence is confidential. Asav (talk) 03:14, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

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OTRS ticket 2011012710013707.

Re [1]. Sorry about the email, I don't know why the system sent that to you. No need to worry about the ticket - it's been closed. -- Jeandré, 2011-02-06t10:35z