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Modified copyrighted images

How should a copyrighted image that has been modified be tagged? A user took the Japanes cover of Pokemon Battle Revolution (Image:PBR_case.jpg), removed the Japanese text and replaced the CERO logo with the ESRB log (Image:PBR Case.PNG). He tried putting it in two pages saying that is what he thinks the US box will look like, but it has thankfully been removed. Since he took a copyrighted image, modified it (which isn't that illegal?), how should it be tagged? TJ Spyke 03:11, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

A derivative work is still covered by the copyright on the original; thus, any use of such an image would have to be accompanied by a fair use rationale. -- Visviva 15:54, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

UN, European Union and National Governments

Does anyone know whether UN, European Union, and EU national images are copyright-free? I'm trying to use some maps on fishery management, and I've searched through assorted EU sites but failed to find either a waiver or a permission-to-publish contact. Howard C. Berkowitz 03:20, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Images on other language wikipedias

Is there a way to insert images from other langage wikipedia's into english articles, etc. Without saving and re-uploading them? Flymeoutofhere 15:50, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Only if they are on the Wikimedia Commons... for which reason it is strongly recommended that, if you discover such images, you re-upload them to Commons rather than here. -- Visviva 15:55, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Checking free use pics

If a user uploads a pic and says it is a public domain pic (saying they took it) but it looks like one taken by a company (and thus fair use), how can we check? I am referring to Image:Jeffenigmahardy.jpg, which suspiciously looks like a TNA promotional picture based on the quality of the pic and the angle/positing of the camera. It looks like all the other pics the user is uploading are also fair use (2 of the most recent even have the IGN watermark on them). TJ Spyke 09:04, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

It looks like that particular problem has been dealt with... but for general reference, I believe {{wrong-license}} is the standard tag for such situations. -- Visviva 15:52, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Inline linking

The section "Using images" deals with inline linking on Misplaced Pages. Does anyone know of a policy on inline linking from external websites to images on Wikimedia servers? --Bensin 13:35, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

I suppose that which is not forbidden is permitted, no? Certainly there are server-side ways to prevent hot-linking of images, and certainly the site-maintenance team are clever enough to handle this task if needed. However, in terms of legality for the end user, generally I would have thought that hot-links need to also link through to the image description page in order to comply fully with the GFDL. -- Visviva 15:59, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

If noone opposes, I would like to clarify this in the above mentioned section. --Bensin 11:16, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Cleaning up old images

Greetings, Is there a place on Misplaced Pages where one can bring old photographs that need some cleaning up? This image has been uploaded to the commons, but it has some ugly bits associated with its age. Can anyone suggest people that might use their photographic computer wizardry to clean up the junk? Thanks.--Eva 14:12, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure where to post an image specifically for that purpose, but I'll check. I am hoping to get a copy of Adobe Photoshop in the near fututre and may be able to help out. In the mean time, I liked the image and added it to the article here: George_Pullman#Marriage_and_children. —Gaff 15:33, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Try having a look at WP:IFC Peachey88 09:01, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Editing Photos

Kind of the inverse of the above: I love 'cleaning up' photos in Photoshop, and wonder how I would go about finding them, and if there are any special considerations to be aware of. I can't find anything pertaining to what I'd like to do, which surprises me. Fogster 19:17, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Relevant images?

Images must be relevant to the article they appear in and be of sufficient notability (relative to the article's topic). — I am confused to what relevant means. On Decriminalization of marijuana in the United States would it be relevant to have a images of Richard Nixon and Jon Gettman because Nixon commissioned a study on marijuana use and Gettman published "Marijuana Production in the United States"? I didn't think it was reveant to have these pictures, as they are losely related to the topic and provide no constructive informaiton to the article. Am I wrong to delete these images? Thank you. —Christopher Mann McKay 19:51, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Well Nixon is given treatment in the article so I think an image relating to him, most so if set specifically in the Commission context, would be appropriate. Depends on what the picture depicts sometimes. Chensiyuan 21:16, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Using images form Wikimedia Commons

This page doesn't seem to have any guidance, nor an example, for linking to images form Wikimedia Commons. Could someone oblige, please? Thank you. Andy Mabbett 09:00, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

You link to Commons images the same way you link to Misplaced Pages images, that is why Misplaced Pages images can't have the same name as Commons images. For example, to add Drug bottle containing cannbis.jpg from Commons you link it just like a normal images: ]. —Christopher Mann McKay 17:57, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

What about interwikis? Such as using an image that's already loaded onto, say, the Spanish Wiki? Is there a way that that can be done, or only via commons? --linca 14:48, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Other sites?

What about putting up an image from another site without uploading it? like on two of the userboxes here? (the one about the wii and the one with the spinning logo in it)— Supuhstar * —

Moving files to Commons

I'm trying get more images moved to or uploaded at Commons. I'm hoping to get a template made so people can easily notify others about it, and I add a link to Commons on any article I can, but I'd also like to see a 'move this to Commons' link on image pages themselves, just like the 'upload a new version of this file' link. This would only appear on images that were a) On Misplaced Pages, not Commons, and b) Had a Commons compatible license (e.g. fair use images would be automatically excluded). This would make it clear to people that the image can and should be moved to commons, and would hopefully make the process as streamlined as feasibly possible. Richard001 03:56, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

3D models

Is there an open format with a plug-in that allows for the viewing of three-dimensional parts? Specifically, I was working on some illustrations in Autodesk Inventor only to realize that there's no easy way to go from that to .svg. Then I thought, "What if we had 3D models on Misplaced Pages?" There are surely some articles that would benefit from that sort of thing. What do you guys think? --W0lfie 14:13, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I believe that's the best idea I've ever heard about on Misplaced Pages. As an owner of Autodesk's Inventor 10, AutoCAD, Arcitectural Desktop, Viz Render ADT 2006, and Revit 8.1, I know well the benefits of 3D images, and I, too, believe that there should be a file similar to DWF to show a model in 3D. Perhaps spun by using the middle button? Perhaps spinning automatically on all 3 axes? Who's to say? I'm just saying if I was a developer of Misplaced Pages, I'd find a way to do it. — Supuhstar * —

Cool. How do we pitch ideas to Misplaced Pages developers? --W0lfie 19:29, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Hotlinking

"Clarify that hotlinking to Misplaced Pages is not allowed when terms in article inline linking has been clarified." I think, nothing can be vaguer than this. Can anyone give a clear cut answer to the question - whether images of wikipedia can be hotlinked in other websites with or without permission? Thanks. -59.152.1.155 20:20, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

(not clear too). Jidanni 21:33, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Flickr image

What does it mean when a photo says it is public. I want to use http://www.flickr.com/photos/yochicago1/251581416/ at William W. Powers State Recreation Area and am not sure if it is kosher. Please respond at my talk page. --TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 23:17, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

"Public" on Flickr simply means that it's viewable by other users on Flickr. The pertinent information here is under "Additional Information", where it says "© All rights reserved", which means it's not kosher per Misplaced Pages:Image_use_policy#Adding_images. jeffjon 20:50, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Uploading to Wikimedia

What are the differences between uploading images to Wikimedia and Misplaced Pages? Also what are the advantages and disadvantages to both? Simply south 13:08, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Free images should be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons so all Wikimedia projects can use them (other language Wikipedias, Wiktionary, Wikinews, etc.). 84.108.245.222 22:10, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Personality rights question

What are the practical considerations regarding the use of images that are (or ought to be) tagged with the {{Personality rights}} template–in other words, images that depict public figures? Current practice is to allow the use in article space of images released by the creator under a free license (cc-by, GFDL, etc). If the image depicts a celebrity, do personality rights mean there are additional considerations and/or restrictions on how we use the images? --Muchness 05:27, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

You can use them like any other free image in most articles and definitely in the article about the person. If you wanna use a picture of a fat person in the fat people article, however, you would probably need a photo where the subject consented to this use or a photo where he is unrecognizable. The considerations are really mostly regarding reuse of the picture (mostly commercially). 84.108.245.222 22:10, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Which policy refers to the subject's consent? Doczilla (talk) 08:09, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

image restoration

can an overwritten image be restored? Image:100 1458.JPG was just overwritten. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 05:33, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

The image was restored, all you need to do in the future is click rev, and choosing a more descriptive filename will help you avoid this problem in the future. 84.108.245.222 22:10, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Strange image of a moose

Is it just me or is there a text Inotomoose in this image. Its not visible on a smaller zoom () or the largest () zoom. Whats up with this? --Matt57 06:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

I have absolutely no idea, I tried reverting back to a previous version on the commons, which looked ok, but it still has that text on it again ! Jackaranga 16:32, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Must be some kinda bug then. --Matt57 19:30, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Either someone fixed it, or it fixed itself I don't know, but it's ok now. Jackaranga 20:29, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Yea, looks fine now. --Matt57 20:40, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Image attribution

On Calvin Johnson, Image:Calvin Johnson GT.jpg is being used. According to the file the author "requires" attribution. Is this standard practice? The attribution links out to his website (which seems a bit on the "self-promotion" side of it) and the EL doesn't actually offer anything unique. If the attribution is a necessary thing - is it appropriate to have it hyperlinked? Juan Miguel Fangio| ►Chat  21:03, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Attribution can be required, but not the manner of attribution. That would create an unreasonable restriction for some reuse, and couldn't be considered free anymore. In this case the chosen license text says "You must provide, reasonable to the medium or means You are utilizing: (i) the name of the Original Author . Such credit may be implemented in any reasonable manner ; to the extent reasonably practicable, the Uniform Resource Identifier, if any, that Licensor specifies to be associated with the Work". On Misplaced Pages that manner is click-through to the image page with all its information, as stated on Misplaced Pages:Image use policy: "All photo credit should be in a summary on the image description page." --Para 11:14, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

pic move to commons

Could please anybody be so kind to put the pic of this article to commons? THX. BerndB 09:44, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Uploading Images from secure.wikipedia.org

Does anyone know the link to upload images via the secure server? My internet provider has issues with keeping me logged in on the regular server, so I'm forced to use the secure alternative, and the upload file link doesn't seem to work. FrogDogz 00:20, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

It's https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/Special:Upload. The secure upload link in the toolbox seems to be broken indeed, while the special pages one for example works fine. I'm not sure where to begin fixing that. --Para 08:53, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Image resolution

What is the policy/guidelines for use of extremely high resolution images? I am the creator of dozens of truly monstrous, high quality images (tens to hundreds of megapixels) covering all sorts of things, from thermophilic bacterial mats to Devil's Tower (the latter with such detail that you can clearly see what climbers on the mountain are wearing), and plan to release them under a free license. They're very professional images that I think would add a lot to articles on their topics. The obvious problem is that they're, well, huge. I don't know how well Misplaced Pages would handle an image that is, say, 25000x14285, or how well people's web browsers would deal if they clicked on "full resolution".

What would be appropriate guidelines for such images? Here are a couple possibilities I've come up with. 1) Use on Misplaced Pages as normal 2) Upload to Wikimedia Commons (so that it's available for people to use as they please), but only use cropped/scaled versions on Misplaced Pages. 3) Host on another site and possibility use as an external reference/site

Any other options are welcomed. What do people think? -- Rei 19:21, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Request for comments

Misplaced Pages talk:Uploading images#Uploading of free images. Have not had any responses on this suggestion to use a bot to notify people about Commons after uploading images. Richard001 10:23, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Image categories and free images stored here

I can't find anything about this subject. Images that are free should be moved to Wikimedia Commons, no? So therefore, entire categories like Category:Public domain images should be close to redundant, right? However, I see some images that are not only free, but are also at Commons already. Some are featured pictures, and I guess we have to provide a category for them if we are to avoid sending people off to Commons to view them (and that would kind of defeat the purpose of having a separate featured picture system here), but what about non-featured pictures? I see some categories made entirely of free pictures from Commons, many not featured. Isn't that just pointlessly duplicating Commons? Commons already has categories for images and galleries for the best ones, so I don't see any utility in having such categories. Is there anything besides a featured picture that should be kept on Misplaced Pages? Perhaps one with additional encyclopedic information, provided it is also uploaded to Commons and doesn't duplicate that information in full there? Richard001 00:49, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Commons suggests categories based on the photo for the subject. For example, it suggested that George Romero's image (Image:Romero2007.JPG) belongs in the same categories as Romero himself. Should we categorize the images similarly here in Misplaced Pages? Doczilla 21:51, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Why are Commons images disappearing?

It seems people are deleting images available in the Commons, but then they disappear from their pages. You can still link to them, but they don't appear on their pages. What is going on? Serendious 11:13, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

I found messages about this on Commons. There has been some image difficulties since yesterday which they are trying to fix. Best regards Rhanyeia 16:57, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

I've noticed the same problem, its widespread on English Misplaced Pages, numerous pages are displaying "deleted" and blanked out images, while the images are indeed still on Misplaced Pages Commons. Also my editing toolbar isn't working either, is anyone else having this problem as well? User:R-41 —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 03:53, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Why can't I upload an image?

I've been trying to upload my first image, but when I click on the "Upload" button, nothing happens. I've tried registering with Wiki Commons and uploading from there, but still, nothing. I've tried all the different upload pages too.

The only thing I notice that's a bit odd is that when I'm typing in a new name for my image, such as ussclayapa39.jpg, I get a funny red light blinking on the right hand side of the text entry box. But I have no idea why that happens or what it means. Can anyone help? Gatoclass 03:22, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Sometimes you just have to wait a long time for an image to upload. Image size can greatly affect this. You might consider resizing the image and saving it as a smaller file. If it's too big, it won't appear in that form on Misplaced Pages anyway. Doczilla 21:56, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the response, I figured out the problem a while ago, basically I have to save the file to my hard drive in a paint program before Wiki will recognize it.

I've also since figured out that it's a much better idea to ask technical questions at Misplaced Pages:Village pump (technical) than to ask on individual help pages, as you will wait a long time for a reply on pages like this assuming you are lucky enough to get a reply at all :) Gatoclass 01:45, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Bad Images

I noticed that the MetaWiki Bad Image List contains mostly pictures of genitalia, STIs, etc. These images are obviously on the list for a good reason, as they may easily offend or disturb some viewers. However, the issue I would like to raise is that of disturbing images containing disfigurements, deformities, etc. The Bad Image List contains no such images, and there are images on the pages for Anencephaly and Leprosy, and on the Polish Misplaced Pages there is an image of a human baby suffering from Cyclopia. In the case of the anencephaly image, there is a good reason for the image's presence on Misplaced Pages, that being that there is a general lack of information about the topic elsewhere on the web, and some people may turn to Misplaced Pages to find detailed information, in which case the image is very helpful. At this time, there is no criteria, other that the Bad Image List, regarding what, if any, graphic and potentially disturbing images can and cannot be used, therefore it is always a subjective decision. One would hope that editors would take into account those people who are squeamish and would click on links to pages with disturbing images unknowingly, to find the image jump out at them. I would like to make one thing clear: I am not supporting the idea that Misplaced Pages be censored. I am in favor of finding a clear, objective solution to what may become a bigger problem. Thomasiscool 01:21, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Images found using google, etc.

I'm not sure what the wording should be but something is needed in the Misplaced Pages:Images#Finding images on the Internet section to indicate that the images found may not be free. I've had a least one editor tell me that the images they uploaded were free because they found them using Google images, and I suspect that others may think the same way. Picsearch is the same in that the images are not necessarily usable in Misplaced Pages. yotophoto looks like it works as it should. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 21:56, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Deleting images

I've uploaded a few images that (as it turned out) I couldn't use. How do I delete them? ---- CharlesGillingham 22:57, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Only administrators can delete pages. Just tag it with the template {{Speedy|Your reason here}}. Richard001 05:13, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks ---- CharlesGillingham 18:51, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Images deleted

WH) IS KIDDING WHO? I've uploaded images which were perfectly fine -- designed by the New York Public Library Picture Collection for uses such as Misplaced Pages -- and identified as "Courtesy the NYPL Picture Collection," but which were deleted because they were unsatisfactory somehow according to some robotic logic I never understood nor which was amenable to any discussion, conversation, or communication -- what about that?

And it's not just me. I've secifically seen uploads from the Australian National Library were refused. disallowed, rejected by mindless robots for reasons which made no sense to me nor to the Aussie uploading the images. Who's kidding who? Something is amiss here.

Has no one here ever heard anything like the phrase "throwing out the baby with the bath water"?

Bluntly, I have to ask why I should even try to upload an image? Where is the robot which can explain how to respond to a robotic warning that there is something wrong with the "Fair Use" rationale? Or the "ublic Domain" explanation?

Duh! Frankly, I'm annoyed and I don't know where to turn. --Ooperhoofd 07:13, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Your image needs a legitimate template or it will be automatically deleted. I'm not totally up with the nuances of policy in this regard but I believe that images uploaded with a "fair use" template are suspect, and probably need to be submitted along with written permission from the copyright holder.

This may not be the best venue for asking questions however. I suggest you repost your query on the Misplaced Pages:Help desk instead. Gatoclass 01:55, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

The Misplaced Pages:Image copyright tags page says, I quote, "The Wikimedia Commons does not allow fair use material, but such images can still be used on the English Misplaced Pages (see Misplaced Pages:Copyrights#Fair use materials and special requirements)." So if you've been trying to upload fair use images to Commons, forget it. You can only upload such images to the English Wiki, and then only with restrictions. I find the fair use/non-free content image policies to be, quite frankly, a bit of a maze but if you ask at the help desk they may be better able to guide you. Gatoclass 02:17, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Discussion about image use and WP:NOR

Please come participate in the discussion here. It involves image use policy issues far beyond the template itself. Thanks. ···日本穣 06:53, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

SVG/commons rant

Hi all, forgive me for ranting, but I've become fairly frustrated with (a) the process of converting images to SVG/vector format, and (b) the process of moving free images from WP to commons.

The image in question was: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/archive/e/ec/20071211045003%21SensorSizes.png

User:Hotshot977 was good enough to recreate it in SVG format with Adobe Illustrator, which he then posted on commons as commons:Image:SensorSizes.svg. I then made a few small modifications to clean up this vectorized version.

First problem: MediaWiki doesn't render SVG flowed text correctly. Without flowed text, it's impossible to have multi-line text boxes in SVGs, which makes editing them a real pain. My modified version uses flowed text, for ease of future editing. But I had to upload a rasterized version as well, commons:Image:SensorSizes.png, for actual use in article pages. That way a viewable version and an editable version are both available. I also explicitly linked between the two versions' summary pages. Conclusion: MediaWiki should use inkscape to render SVGs, or something else that can handle flowed text.

Second problem: After all this, the en:Image:SensorSizes.png on wikipedia and Image:SensorSizes.png on commons were not the same, so I had to manually re-upload the rasterized version of the SVG to wikipedia, and add a {{nowcommons}} template to its summary page. Which I did, but then it got reverted due to a spelling mistake in the SVG. So...

I had to go back and edit the SVG...

Re-rasterize it with Inkscape...

Re-upload the SVG and PNG to commons...

Re-upload the PNG to Misplaced Pages...

... and re-add the {{nowcommons}} template

Ugh. This would have taken me about 1/10 the time if there were (a) a way to render flowed-text SVGs properly in MediaWiki, and (b) a more automated way to move images to Commons. Or at least a way to disable the wikipedia version so that it wouldn't be so easy to edit it out-of-sync with the Commons version. ǝɹʎℲxoɯ (contrib) 21:57, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Flowed text is asked for a lot - here's to hoping it will get implemented. As an intermediate solution, you can save the original file on Commons, as well as a version in which all flowed text has been converted to paths. Edit the first one, but include the second in articles. Shinobu (talk) 19:31, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for sharing that hope, Shinobu! What I have been doing for now is just including a rasterized version along with the SVG, but I guess including a modified SVG would probably be easier and more flexible. Good call! ǝɹʎℲxoɯ (contrib) 19:59, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Don't know if it helps, but if you want to know what an image looks like before you upload it, then use rsvg - which wiki uses as its rendering engine. Which *version* of rsvg I don't know. If you use a linux box, just install with yum or apt-get or whatever (eg. yum install rsvg), then rsvg svg-infile png-outfile`` User A1 (talk) 01:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks A1, I apt-getted rsvg, that'll be handy! ǝɹʎℲxoɯ (contrib) 17:14, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Possibly problematic image?

Image:A-chinese-odyssey-1995-dvd-cover.jpg

For some reason I can't believe this is the official packaging. It just screams "Bootleg!" to me. Shinobu (talk) 19:33, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

I tend to agree. Doczilla (talk) 09:03, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

This site shows the same cover images and if you look under "DVD information" it raises all the red flags. Shinobu (talk) 16:33, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Image:Bonescast.JPG

Should this really be marked as DVD Cover in Licensing since its just a cropped section not the whole cover?. Peachey88 08:55, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Copyright question

I've found a photo through the Corbis Images for Education database, and it's listed as being from circa 1920s, but has a copyright as "© Bettmann/CORBIS", and location:China. Now, the question is, if the date were listed as before 1923, would it qualify as public domain, despite the copyright symbol? Murderbike (talk) 00:42, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Image page strangeness

On Cillian_Murphy, the infobox free image has a page that exists but doesn't exist: when you go to Image:Cillianmurphy.jpg the image tab lettering is in red, and it also shows in red on my watchlist, as if the page doesn't exist. Is there a problem, and if so, where do I go for a fix? If not, what's the explanation for this? Thanks, Melty girl (talk) 01:34, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Parental consent for images of underage persons

Please see a question in Misplaced Pages talk:Image use policy#Parental consent for images of underage persons. `'Míkka>t 21:41, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Help! Inkscape makes colours black in generated SVG.

Hi,

Please check out Image:TestParlSVG1.svg, a test image generated by User:Slashme/parliament.py. It looks fine, but when I save it with Inkscape, all the colours suddenly become "undefined" according to inkscape (i.e. everything turns black) but the colour specification in the svg remains unchanged. What is going on here? Am I generating non-standard svg of some kind? --Slashme (talk) 06:55, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

I didn't have any problem. I opened it in Inkscape, edited it, saved it, and opened it again. Everything was fine. I'm using 0.45 in XP. --W0lfie (talk) 23:42, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

OK, that's strange. I was also using 0.45 in XP and on Linux. Anyway, I solved the problem by using "style=fill:#xxxxxx" instead of "fill=#xxxxxx" --Slashme (talk) 05:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Tyrone Wheatley flickr image

Who do I ask for permission to use http://www.flickr.com/photos/12743464@N03/2235970668/ at Tyrone Wheatley?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 20:43, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

You ask if he had the player sign a photographic release form and, if so, would the photographer mind letting you use the photograph on WP since it currently says All rights reserved. --Adoniscik (talk) 16:32, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

A image request page

How come there doesn't seem to be some sort of image request system? There's a exists Bot request page, why not something similar for those who specialize in photography. A system could be beneficial for planning a trips with high end gear. Or what specimens to photograph with high quality microscopes. — Dispenser 03:21, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Image Sourcing - Image:Indo-aryans2.JPG

Should this image really be labled as GNU Free/CC since its a collection of other photos that the author mostlikely didn't take? Peachey88 04:23, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Do we not use images because we don't like the circumstances?

Of the 3,000 images I have on Misplaced Pages, a handful were taken at Columbia University when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke there last September. I have many of the crowds that illustrate quite a few articles rather well. One image in particular, at right, shows a Jewish guy and a Black Christian lady arguing angrily. I put the photo on the Anger page (with audio), and an editor who frequently edits Muslim articles took exception to a "political" photo taken at an Ahmadinejad protest used on Misplaced Pages. In order to accommodate, I changed the file name and removed a reference to Ahmadinejad in the caption. The audio file of the two arguing (which is a great expression of anger, as well as their body language and facial expressions) is over religion and has nothing to do with Islam, Ahmadinejad, Iran, etc. User:Aminz continues to edit-war because I have not photoshopped a crumpled flier out of the Black woman's hand, that is illegible (see photo) and has taken to edit-warring over the image: , , , . Additionally, he removed the photo from other articles where it demonstrated concepts , , . My question: Can someone please either point me to a policy that says just because a photo is taken at a political event, it can't be used on articles because it is "political"? There is no policy, and the photo, especially on the Anger page, demonstrate the concept well. Currently on Anger the only thing we have are a bunch of old statues and paintings, many of which I don't think convey Anger. Thoughts? Suggestions? Policy? Guideline? This user is the only one who has a problem with these, but continually reverts. --David Shankbone 05:18, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

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