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Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles

Image thumbnails are missing from the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles page. I can't see what the problem is! Can you please advise or sort as without them, the page looks very untidy. SurfaceAgentX2Zero (talk) 13:41, 16 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Rheinmetall Lynx edits - Hungarian order & details

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Please, as I already asked on the Lynx talk page, refrain from editing the details of the Hungarian order, future manufacturing etc, for multiple reasons: 1. your style sucks - sorry, I know you think you have "anglicized it a bit" (sic!) but in reality you have made it sound like a 10-y old kid wrote it somewhere in rural Montana (US) 2. your English sucks - yes, it is just bad, period. 3. you don't even seem to understand what info should be under Operators - your short novel definitely does not belong there, sorry.

Please, do not touch the page regarding the Hungarian Lynx order at all. Your long-winded, childish and often downright broken English is really not helpful, sorry. Just compare your endless, amateur wording and the previous short, concise text: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynx_%28Rheinmetall_armoured_fighting_vehicle%29&type=revision&diff=985702239&oldid=977827122

See? Yours is terrible. When I have half an hour I'll rewrite the section again but please, STAY AWAY FROM IT. Thank you. HTKA.hu kamm (talk) 06:47, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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copied from User talk:Whpq to kee the conversaton in one place
Hello and thank you for a clear explanation of the rules regarding that Harem Scarem image. Hopefully it's ok to reply here?
And yes, you're right it is confusing... I accept rules are rules, but do think this one is bonkers... There is no image of the band, but you can't use an album cover image just in case (just in case...) somebody takes a 'free one' at their next concert... Given the band have been around for 30+ years and a free image hasn't surfaced, I'm not sure there's much chance of that... And that's without Covid in the mix. But no matter how stupid a rule it may appear, a rule is a rule as I say... I wonder if there's a way of saying: "hey guys, this is bonkers and should maybe looked at?"
Anyway, I've flown off on a tangent, emailed the band direct via their UK agent and asked for an image. Let's see what comes of that.
BTW, what does that automated message on the image page actually mean? If I understand correctly it suggests the image is shrunk in size and won't be deleated? Or does the above trump the automated bot thing? I suspect it might. Stay safe.SurfaceAgentX2Zero (talk) 12:31, 15 May 2021 (UTC).[reply]
I have copied the conversation to your talk page to keep it one place. It's easier to follow when the bits aren't scattered. Free content is one of the five pillars of Wikipedia. If you think the rule is bonkers and want to propose it be changed, then you can make a proposal at Wikipedia talk:Non-free content, or at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy). Having said that, I would strongly advise against such a proposal as it would likely go nowhere fast. Asking the band for a freely licensed photo may work out. Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission has guidance. Copyright holders are more willing these days to provide photos under a free license. A recent example is File:Olympia Dukakis still at Pride Parade, from film Olympia by Harry Marvomichalis.jpg. That image was originally uploaded as a non-free image but did not meet the non-free content criteria. The photographer consented to releasing it under a free license and now the image is in use in an article.
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Hello. I didn't really give that much thought if I'm honest. And having just done that, I get the point. It may well have been attributed on its source page, but nobody knows that when it's copied... I think my not really thinking about it was based on the fact that I probably wrote 75% of the text I copied from JLTV into the L-ATV page. But no matter, the copied stuff needs attributing and I will arrange to do that. A lot of it comes from a continuously update single source and so what I'll probably do is cite to that as that is where the latest new updates etc came from. I'm away for a few days, so it will be next week before that happens, but it will. Stay safe. SurfaceAgentX2Zero (talk) 15:47, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Sorry, I do try and avoid this sort of thing. I cut and paste and then jiggle words and stuff around to make text compliant. I guess here I either overlooked some bits of text, or didn't jiggle enough. Is there any way I can have sight of the 'offending text' so that I can revise it? I don't seem to be able to get access to what it might be, and as I've done a load of updates to this page, it's a bit difficult when reading it to work out quite what may have been trimmed. Thanks. SurfaceAgentX2Zero (talk) 10:07, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I didn't even know about Wikipedia email... I will look into that and hopefully get it sorted. And yes, I am careful (not careful enough clearly...) with my text. I had a policy of cut, paste, edit, save... Although clearly something went wrong on this occasion! I have revised my methods and will work offline going forwards. Thank you. SurfaceAgentX2Zero (talk) 08:45, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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