User talk:UninvitedCompany/Archives/2007 September

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/COFS

Hey. I figured I'd ask you on this since you tend to be the arbitrator that starts this off, but shouldn't this probably be motioned to close by now? It's been on voting for a month and it seems like everything either has a majority of votes or if most likely not going to get it. Just thought I'd point it out. Wizardman 04:57, 24 August 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Requests for deleting of article by arbitration committe

I am having request that Serbophobia article be deleted from wikipedia by decision of Arbitration Committee. Reasons for this request is that wikipedia is taking POV stand with this article. During Yugoslav wars there has been nationalistic hate which has survived until today. Between Albanians, Bosniaks and Croats hate toward Serbs is possible to call Serbophobia. In Serbia it has been hate towards Albanians, Bosniaks and Croats which is possible to call Anti-Albanians, Anti-Bosniaks and anti-Croats sentiment. Example that this hate has been real (and it has been created by propaganda) is this harvard article: [1] . Today on wikipedia articles with names Anti-Albanians, Anti-Bosniaks and anti-Croats sentiment (or Croatophobia) are deleted and only article with name Serbophobia has stayed. In my thinking this is wrong and this is POV. We need on wiki to have all this articles or article Serbophobia need to be deleted. In the end it is funny wikipedia is now having article which speak how people hate state/nation which has started 10 years of war and there is no article which speak why have been (and are today) hated nations which are victims during this period. Rjecina 05:18, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may direct your request here. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:48, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Guitar

Hi, I understand "transposing" to refer to the manner of how an instrument's pitch is noted when it differs from reference standard, a'= 440Hz (figure from memory, I think it's correct). The little "8" in guitar scores alerts to the fact that the score is written an octave higher than it sounds. For guitar, middle C is written an octave higher, sitting within the G clef; the guitar therefore transposes by one octave. That's what I've been taught anyway, I'm always happy to be corrected. RichardJ Christie 09:06, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re-reading your msg I'm a little confused by your use of "classical repertoire", I've never heard of styles or epochs having specific clefs. RichardJ Christie 09:16, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I could well be wrong about use of the "8". If you are correct then it may well be correctly argued that guitar isn't transposing. In either case it creates a bit of a dilemma - as the vast majority of music published for the guitar doesn't bother to use the transposed clef. If this is the convention then the guitar certainly transposes from such scores! - I hold my hands up as not knowing the answer to what the "normal standard" is. I suggest the best solution is to write that when written without the "8" under the G clef, the guitar is then, in effect, a transposing instrument?? RichardJ Christie 09:32, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I would maintain that in that case, the score is improperly printed, although that's probably a little pedantic. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 21:54, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion on TIME issues and covers

Hi there. As someone who contributed an external view to Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Ta bu shi da yu 2, I thought you might be interested in the discussion taking place at Wikipedia talk:Non-free content#First copyright renewal of TIME issues are for 1934. I've also invited the other editors who contributed external views to that RfC. Would you be interested in contributing your views at Wikipedia talk:Non-free content#Inviting more opinion on this? Thanks. Carcharoth 02:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Photo permissions

Hello, UninvitedCompany. Can you possibly tell me how long it takes to hear back from the Communications Committee regarding image permissions? I sent four sets of letters to you all. Thank you. -Susanlesch 06:38, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the group isn't known for its responsiveness. What was the nature of your request? The Uninvited Co., Inc. 12:58, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your reply. Just garden variety "Once you have received a written/email confirmation that permission has been given, you should forward that written/email confirmation to the Wikimedia Communications committee at the e-mail address "permissions-en AT wikimedia DOT org" (an OTRS address), where it will be securely archived." per Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. I received this so I sent the permissions for it and three other photos. They are in non-standard format but I don't want to bug the subjects with any more permssions mail unless absolutely necessary. -Susanlesch 13:37, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Dear UninvitedCompany. On reflection, I am going to tag all five images db-author and remember that Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Communications Committee cannot handle their own guidelines. What a rook. -Susanlesch 02:18, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]