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Enjoy your break

Enjoy your break, Gnan garra 06:09, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Enjoy

Have a nice break. IvoShandor 06:44, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Brian Booth

I removed some some of the specifics of hockey in the 1956 Olympics because it seems that he did not play in any match. The official report at http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf has the lineups for all the matches and he doesn't appear in any of them (it is a 33 MB file). He also doesn't appear in the list of 14 given in David Wallechinsky's Complete Book of the Summer Olmpics (I checked the 1996 edition). Tintin 13:01, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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MiniProject PSA

Hello, you have been invited to join the Public Schools Association (PSA) MiniProject. More information on the project can be found at its homepage - User:Twenty Years/PSA. We would love to have you on board, thanks for your time Twenty Years 14:20, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RFA Thanks

Thanks for your support on my Request for adminship, which was successful, with votes of 49/0/0. Lemme know if you need help on something I might know a little something about....(check my userpage).
cheers, Casliber \| talk \| contribs 14:03, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cricket in Australia

Hi. Cricket in Australia is the new Australian collaboration. Please help to improve it in any way you can. --Scott Davis ^Talk 13:46, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd appreciate any hints, oh cricket supremo moondyne - all ive done so far is the see also list and some real book refs (gee the cricket project looks book challenged) and oz tagged a lot of oz categories that dont have themSatu Suro 05:03, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jack Iverson

Hello Moondyne. The pictures at his cricinfo profile [1] were taken pre 1955 in AUstralia so they should be PD, but cricinfo has tagged themselves as owning it. Is it possible that they have purchsed the rights to it? Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:10, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It wouldn't matter providing they are pre 55 as the changes to copyright laws weren't retrospective. but cricinfo can charge for for providing higher quality/resolution, Gnan garra 03:12, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You will need to show the source and the specific PD licensing according to Australian legislation, I'll dig it up if you want Gnan garra 03:14, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify, once something is in the public domain, we all own the rights to it. I don't recall cricinfo paying me any money to give up my non-exclusive right to use the image.

Seriously, there is a serious and ongoing problem with libraries, archives, etc, placing false copyright tags on images. I approached the State Library of Western Australia about this a couple of years ago, and they agreed that their copyright tags were generally false, but declined to change their practices. Your best bet is to treat every such claim with utter scorn.

Hesperian 03:23, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What they said! —Moondyne 04:57, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sro and battye specifically behave like most institutions on this - denial in the hope that they can raise some revenue via an unchallenged process - it needs a court case (probably to federal level) for them to consider changes - and whats the bet the state govt would pass legislation to sustain their rights - as if we are really in a boom - staffing levels, government interest in growth or development - and expertise in these institutions show the reverse...Satu Suro 05:07, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This cuts to the heart of copyright. I don't think the state government would have the jurisdiction. Besides, if we tried to force them to stop telling copyright porky-pies, they might react by taking down all their online images, which would be a lose-lose. Hesperian 05:17, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I reckon that the revenue they raise from sale of images would be minuscule. I think it's just laziness to fix their software with a tinge of arrogance and ignorance thrown in. —Moondyne 05:13, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fortunately once its becomes PD it cant be withdrawn, shhh conspiritiously checks the room <whisper> I seam to recall the Bradman museum has been successful to some extent in retaining copyrights.</whisper>. its even worse with the battye as that collection is from freely given images in the first place. Gnan garra 05:16, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I knew about Bradman's name having some copyright protection, but images is a new one on me. Are you sure? —Moondyne 05:25, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean trademark protection? Hesperian 05:27, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

vaguely Remember reading on here(will dig) about this early on, something to do with a news image from the late 40's being used. Was also some off wiki commentary around the same time(not associated with here), thats what really dragged me into the murky underworld of image copyrights. Any how I'll do some digging under the cover of darkness tonight. One a different thought what are doing here anyway moondyne, thought you were sitting under a shady tree on the road to toodyay wait for a horse Gnan garra 05:35, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If I had my druthers I'd be in cave near Margaret R. —Moondyne 05:54, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, well I guess I can upload that picture of his bowling action for DYK then. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:27, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

yep, Gnan garra

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Thank you for your Support on my recent nomination for adminship, which passed with a final tally of 89/1/1. If there's anything I can help with, then you know where to find me. Cheers.

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An image question

Can you please comment at User_talk:Astrokey44#Trumper_image re Image:Trumper victor batting aus cricket.JPG Tintin 11:43, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Tintin 14:26, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

lol, does this mean it should be deleted.. but we can upload it again in eight months time?! The other photo is nicer, but I guess will have to wait till next year --Astrokey44 05:35, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

okay, ive tagged it as you suggested.--Astrokey44 06:36, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wandoo

Re: "this farce ends now", its about time; welcome back. :-)

There's nothing inherently wrong with multiple plant species having the same common name, e.g. Swamp Banksia. But in this case, I can find no evidence that E. zopherophloia is commonly named "Powder-barked Wandoo". The Australian plant common name database gives its common name as "Blackbutt Mallee". I suspect a copypaste error. I've made a correction.

List of Wandoos: E. accedens (Powder bark Wandoo), E. capillosa (Wheatbelt Wandoo), E. lanepoolei (Salmonbark Wandoo), E. livida (Mallee Wandoo), E. nigrifunda (Desert Wandoo), E. redunca (Wandoo), E. wandoo (Wandoo).

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Navarine

Sometimes has long breaks - I'd say go ahead and do it - as I am sure if its explained he would accept - seems a reasonable Hobartian from my experience so far... Satu Suro 12:58, 6 April 2007 (UTC) Thanks for that - that message above about the wandoos has me thinking I have seen a list at variance from that, cannot remember where though...Satu Suro 14:50, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

de Bernales

Good article! I did have a question on a trivial matter. I'm wondering if there is a connection between his first and second wife, Bessie Picken Berry and Helen Florence Berry? Regards, Fred 05:17, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not important. Another fine WA bio. I have to finish some, myself. Fred 07:51, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals

Hello Moondyne. There is currently a proposal for a Swimming WikiProject. Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:48, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. —Moondyne 08:18, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Katherine_Mary_Clutterbuck / 100 Most Influential Western Australians

On April 9 User:RHaworth importance tagged this article and left a note "just a few words in the first paragraph to say why she is notable, please". I have attempted to do this, and ask you to have a visit when you have the time and advise me if it upto scratch to warrant being tagged off? Many thanks petedavo 14:14, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Air disaster hoax

You might like to check his other contributions too - there aren't many articles. Sorry can't hang around to help --Golden Wattle ^talk 03:47, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Hesperian has speedied it. ~~I can't see anything else that's problematic.~~ —Moondyne 03:59, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Try Destination Disaster (TV show) (AfD). —Moondyne 04:08, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Carmel School redirect

It may have been easier, but it is unlikely that the majority of people will mistake college for school, or forget to add high school. However, for the few that do, there is a link for others. This is my reasoning, but if you see a flaw please inform me, I won't kill you :) Heyhey Hey 03:10, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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 :Thanks.  Hesperian has speedied it.  <s>I can't see anything else that's problematic.</s> &mdash;[[User talk:Moondyne|''Moondyne'']] 03:59, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 ::Try [[Destination Disaster (TV show)]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Destination Disaster (TV show)|AfD]]).  &mdash;[[User talk:Moondyne|''Moondyne'']] 04:08, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
+== Carmel School redirect ==
+It may have been easier, but it is unlikely that the majority of people will mistake college for school, or forget to add high school. However, for the few that do, there is a link for others. This is my reasoning, but if you see a flaw please inform me, I won't kill you :)  [[User:Heyhey Hey|Heyhey Hey]] 03:10, 13 April 2007 (UTC)