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Question...?

{{helpme}} Why aren't internet retail stores a reliable source for information such as release dates? tsunamishadow (talk) 15:57, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Because Interent retail stores do not have a reputation for rigorous research, fact checking and accuracy. They do not have the same kind of stake in making sure information is reliable because their goal is to sell a product (which sometimes mean they have a stake in distorting information to make products seem better than they actually are in various ways). Newspapers, authors of books, historical societies, etc. are selling a product too, but it is an information product, with them standing behind the information. A retail site selling a toy train provides product information details about the toy because people don't buy products without information on them, but they are selling the toy train, not the information. Moreover, information products are often written by people trained in providing information; researchers, librarians, journalists. So ask yourself: Who's writing the blurb accompanying the toy train and what procedures are in place to make sure it's accurate?--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:30, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you very much for the two barnstars, I appreciate them. Oh, and you assumed correctly, though I have been referred to as a "she" on countless occasions. :) Best wishes. Acalamari 16:16, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

HELP CREATING NEW BARNSTAR!

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As seen on the left is an image I created/edited using other images already on Wikipedia. So now I need help on two things.

1. I need someone to touch-up the image. It is not transparent (you can see the black backround that should be removed) and make it look better attributing everyone who made the images including me and whoever manages to touch it up.
2. Putting it in Wikipedia:Barnstars as a template.

Here's a description of what it should be awarded for:

The Music Barnstar may be awarded to editors who make significant contribution(s) to Music related pages such as Artists and/or Songs. Which may not fit under criteria from The Audio Barnstar. Please help! tsunamishadow (talk) 17:14, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Can you point us to the source files please, it'd be a hassle to create the outline otherwise (i.e. your export settings were most likely wrong). - Alexandru.rosu (talk) 17:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by 'source files' but I'll try to answer it. File:Musical note nicu bucule 01.svg and File:Original Barnstar.png are the two files I used to make this picture. If you meant the file that I made, then that is the only one that I have uploaded, so you can get it from there. Thanks for answering by the way! tsunamishadow (talk) 18:10, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Yep, that's what I needed. You can find a version of the musical Barnstar here (only the preview has a black background). It's a remake of yours (was trialling pixlr.com). I'll redo yours shortly (haven't got a proper image editor here). What did you use? Can't you export png's with tranparency?- Alexandru.rosu (talk) 18:37, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Unfortunately no, which is the reason I asked. I used MS Paint with Microsoft Photo Premium 10 to get as far as I could. I am aware there are some programs that are able to do .png with transparency but I have no intention of buying or stealing these programs. Added to that if I did have the program I wouldn't have been able to make the transparency that well. Also thanks to the speedy response, feel free to take your time, this isn't on my need to do right now list. tsunamishadow (talk) 19:56, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

You should try Paint.NET, it's free and quite good actually. btw, I updated the image (use the above link), hope it's alright. Regarding the template, I have no clue, sorry. - Alexandru.rosu (talk) 20:00, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the Barnstar :D. Alexandru.rosu (talk) 14:04, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar template creation

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I want to make a new Barnstar Template...I just don't know how. Help... Also read above before answering the actual picture has already been made.

• Just copy the coding from an existing barnstar and replace the text accordingly. Here's the coding for the "Original barnstar", all you need to do is replace the title and image:

{| style="border: 1px solid {{{border|gray}}}; background-color: {{{color|#fdffe7}}};" |rowspan="2" valign="middle" | [[Image:Original_Barnstar.png|100px]] |rowspan="2" | |style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Original Barnstar''' |- |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | {{{1}}} |}

Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Many otters • One hammer • HELP)} 15:09, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Legal Question

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I'm confused about the laws and rules coinciding the upload of movie files with the subject of video games, can someone tell me if is allowed legally to:

1. Upload a movie showing gameplay of a non-free commercial game, even if it is short (time), low resolution and low quality.
2. Upload a movie of a tralier or short movie which MAY show gameplay of a non-free commercial game, even if it is short (time), low resolution and low quality.

I'm asking this, so I don't do something stupid and get kicked of Wikipedia.

Hello Tsunamishadow, yes, it'd be legally acceptable, but from what I understand, the norm is that we don't create video game videos here. –blurpeace ^(talk) 15:47, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

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WHO FIDDLED WITH THE TEMPLATES?!

{{helpme}} If you look at my user page you could see that everything seems to be put in one big table (box) aligned to the right side of the page. I can only assume that someone fiddled with I template somewhere on Wikipedia that I have used on my user page. Could someone either fix the template OR my user page, thank you. Or at least tell me how to fix it.

The userboxes should be on the right and main written bit should be placed normally. tsunamishadow (talk) 18:04, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

 Done. Click here to see what was wrong with the page. Seems like moving the {{Userboxbottom}} to the bottom solved the issue.  Ilyushka88  talk  18:14, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

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{{helpme}} Is it possible to rollback to a previous version of a page, of which has had recent multiple vandalisms by different users?

Also I'm confused how to rollback to a previous version when vandalisms have been made by one author. I know it can be done, but I don't see how...

Rollback reverts all edits by the most recent editor, so the answer to your first question is "no". To rollback when one editor has vandalized, click "rollback" next to the edit on the article's history page. Xenon54 / talk / 17:49, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Dave Grohl images

Yo Tsunamishadow, you asked on Commons about replacing File:DaveGrohlphoto crop.jpg with an image you made. I'm not sure quite what you mean – there is enough room on commons for as many free images of Grohl as you want to upload. If you mean you want to use your image instead of mine in the Wikipedia articles then that's fine by me (though other editors could possibly object). So feel free to go right ahead, and remember to release your images under a free licence such as Creative Commons 3.0. Regards, Astrojunta. 23:15, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Foo Fighters

There are some serious issues with the sourcing: setlist.fm does not appear reliable, and I don't think we can use a youtube video as a source under any circumstances. Also, very few of the sources are formatted properly. I have failed the GA for now. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 17:15, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

April 1st

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