I don't appreciate being told my edits were useless, and I feel I contributed three important things to the SpamAssassin page on wikipedia. -Peter in San Diego, CA, USA = Vid2vid23:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Peter
All photos I have put on Wikipedia and on the commons were shot by me. Thank you very much for the good words you sent on the Commons - it really makes it worthwhile. I'm currently in the midst of a drag queen series. So far I've only uploaded Miss Understood, but tonight I spent about 6 hours with Lypsinka and I'm scheduled to do Lady Bunny, Miss Coco Peru and Amanda Lepore, amongst others. I have about 1,000+ shots on Wikipedia, it's only in the last several months I have focused on portraiture. It makes me very glad to know you enjoy them. Yesterday I did Mena Suvari and Scott Caan. Dave --David Shankbone00:19, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Mena Suvari
I kind of lucked out with the Mena Suvari and Scott Caan - they were on 23rd Street for the premiere of Brooklyn and I happened to walk by on my way to a retrospective of Christopher Makos's work at a gallery (I apprentice with Makos). I don't watch television, so I didn't really know who they were at first; in fact, I know who nobody is: at the gallery I was talking to Calvin Klein with no idea who he was. Figures. I have a crappy shot of him, but I'm not going to put it up. But, hey, with Mena Suvari and Scott Caan you could take your pick as to who you'd do - ha! That's hot. --David Shankbone22:53, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This is also how I lucked out with Julian Beever - stumbled across him. hehe - his name's "Beever" - heheh.
Howdy! Please come to the First Annual New York Wikipedian Central Park Picnic. R.S.V.P. @ Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC --David Shankbone 18:36, 20 June 2007 (UTC) {{{...."Sorry, I couldn't make it; I live in San Diego CA and just am seeing your post now on July 18 2007." --Vid2vid18:38, 18 July 2007 (UTC).}}}[reply]
Questions
Hey Peter - I just got back from a family vacation on the shore. To answer your questions, I shoot DSLR, never film. Film is artistically better, but only marginally so (that's not my opinion, it's what Christopher Makos and Billy Name told me; Billy actually said people who pooh-pooh digital just can't afford it). But photographing for Wikipedia isn't really an artistic pursuit, although there is some artistic license. I'm not paparazzi because 1. I mostly only do "sit-downs" with people where I have an appointment to meet them in their home or office, or some other location (such as my recent Jim McGreevey); 2. IN all other incidences, I photograph people at public events where they expect to be photographed, such as book signings, speaking events, or the Tribeca Film Festival (such as Drew Barrymore and John Waters). I don't hide outside their houses or chase them through the streets of Paris in a speeding car. I couldn't be bothered. And I've scaled back my photography a good bit because I'm working on a book. Additionally, the people I photograph are only about 250 of the over 1,000 images I have on Wikipedia. You sound skinny! Better than heavy ;-) I'm not all that LGBT-friendly; I don't really hang out in the gay scene that much. Although I am gay. My photos of the Pride Parade are on Chuck Schumer, Pasties, Dyke (lesbian), Celebrity impersonator and Transgender. Thanks for the good words! I hope San Diego is treating you well. --David Shankbone18:15, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure using the parser's magic words is a very good idea, it might have some unintended consequences for the mirrors for example (say I import this article on my personal wiki, it would output "15 articles"). -- lucasbfrtalk16:41, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think anyone really cares about Meetup.com too much; these things tend to be coordinated directly on Wikipedia. If you seriously want advice on this, I could help you a bit long-distance in terms of setting things up online. Thanks.--Pharos (talk) 22:44, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
John Gacy
If the addition of Patches needs supporting by a reference, then p. 68 of the Time-Life book Serial Killers ISBN 0-783-50000-9 should suffice. Not that I personally believe the two references to clowning before 12/11/1978 should be in an infobox, but, you seem integral. All the best.--Kieronoldham (talk) 03:13, 6 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I just had a witness / wiki friend that agreed with my observation that references/cites to all the Killer Clown notations were devoid of refs/cites. Be well my Friend. Vid2vid (talk) 02:39, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I did not mean to offend you or anyone. I have noticed a rapid increase in vandalism on Wiki true crime articles lately. Maybe I was a little defensive. Consensus governs. Frivolous? Nada to report me about btw. You seem to be the sole editor with a major issue here, but I'll assume you were irate when you wrote that. Best regards, --Kieronoldham (talk) 00:06, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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270° panorama overlooking La Jolla Shores Beach as seen from the Martin Johnson House, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, during a late August sunset. Photo by Gregg M. Erickson
Hey @Vid2vid:: thanks for the question! Mainspace categories like the ones I removed are reserved for mainspace articles, not user pages; otherwise the category will wind up on Wikipedia:Database reports/Polluted categories. But the User categories like the ones that remain on your page are fine, and if you would like additional user categories created just let me know. UnitedStatesian (talk) 16:27, 19 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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Decided to do away with colorizing my userID in my Preferences/Global sig; REASON: Various readers worldwide might have vision challenges. Cleaned up signature, shortened, and added "contribs." Here :^) is a test: -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 07:09, 19 April 2020 (UTC).[reply]
Editing archives
Regarding this, do not reply in archives again anywhere on Wikipedia. The top of that archive clearly states, "This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page." Flyer22 Frozen (talk) 05:34, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Flyer22 Frozen:Agree!! Momentary total lapse of judgment, common sense - Yikes - * - my sincere apologies to you and the Wiki* Community. I publicly thanked you (special feature used) for having reverted my edit on what is basically a snapshot in time. Life is all about learning, self-improvement, and this was a great realization at my mistake.. It won't happen again that is for sure! Thank you very kindly for showing me the way {not being sarcastic here}, and I completely valued your input and having taken the time to not only Comment your reversion (reversal?), but *also* to write me here on my User/Talk Page;
B (PS. The obvious work-around is copy all the text to a *new* TalkPage sub-topic, block-quote it, and address my concerns in editorial fashion that way, optionally using the reply-to and ping features of Wiki so that original authors see my contributions!) -- Well. Great! Best wishes to you and Yours, and stay Healthy, @Flyer22 Frozen:. --From Peter, a.k.a. Vid2vid(his WP talk page), updated 🖋 on 06:54, 19 April 2020 (UTC).[reply]
Gooooooood evening Good Friend [reply to..] @Usernamekiran: and a [ping to...] @RightCowLeftCoast: a.k.a. my co-host for that Event I believe -- To Answer Your Question: For now all our events going forward are virtual, online, remote; We will likely be posting a Zoom Meeting URL. However, there are TWO (2) logistical issues I foresee:
[1] Is there no secure person-to-person ONLY way to securely, privately get a private piece of info (password) communicated NOT publicly to those who RSVP yes? We need to prevent ZOOM-BOMBING. ;
[2] Secondly and lastly, I suppose we will use our free 40 min Zoom and if it ends, we can restart a new 2nd 40min free Zoom meeting, correct @ @RightCowLeftCoast:?
While Wikipedia seeks transparency, there is the "Email this user" option under tools in the left hand menu. This can allow for direct communication of Wikipedia.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 01:08, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you @ @RightCowLeftCoast: -- I had heard about that feature, but always wondered two things, [1] Is a Wiki editor's email address used as a blind-forward, that is, a one-way send to the recipient, and not revealed to the Sender, and [2] Must every editor have an email address on file? PS. I had been asking about ways to get PRIVATE contact info to say, a new friend, because what if you wanted to meet up for a beer or whatever, like our German friend we all met at the La Joll Shores bonfire (he's left Wikipedia I believe, by the way!)? There is no simple way to give another Editor your private email address, cell#, or home address etc. Cheers. -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 02:50, 22 July 2020 (UTC).[reply]
Not sure what Gavin Free is or means- do you have the correct person in contacting me? I'm not following what's going on here! Thanks. -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 04:30, 5 October 2020 (UTC).[reply]
By the way @NotTheFakeJTP: .. IMHO.. very poor form [!] and highly not recommended for one to sign their comments as userID JTP when it's actually NotTheFakeJTP .. misleading. -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 04:32, 5 October 2020 (UTC).[reply]
(edit conflict) Someone put a semi-protected edit request here, not sure who it was though, what I wrote was the standard template for a misplaced request. Also, I've been using this signature for four years and you're the first person who's brought that up. I'll look into some changes. JTP(talk • contribs)04:42, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I have removed the semi-protected crap. That was from your Post, or maybe the ASME topic above, I don't know. Reason. This is my Talk Page so I'll decide when it's semi protected! It either came with your commentary or a prior topic; which by the way has been summarily and quickly ignored. Good day @NotTheFakeJTP: -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 04:55, 5 October 2020 (UTC).[reply]
Hey Vid2vid, thanks for coming back and adding the ref tags on your addition; I edit conflicted with you. I have removed the reference in any case, since only stuff that is not clearly referenced in the body of the article (such as his birth date, in this case) needs to have a ref in the intro. If you look down to the bottom of the article, you'll see several refs for his coming out. The intro should summarize the main points of the article, and all of those should normally be referenced, so intros often need no refs at all. Yngvadottir (talk) 19:59, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
OHHHH. I see what you mean now, re Wikipedia articles' intros in general and common practices. What harm is there in moving a ref/cite from further down on the page to the last sentence of the intro, or using it twice (even better)? Wiki (I mean the board, the planners, the HOW WE DO THINGS, and the THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS stuff) .. is so @55 - BACKWARD so often, it drives me bonkers. -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 20:07, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, exactly, that's what I mean by intro :-) The reason is so that a reader who just wants a quick overview (that's why I came to the article; someone mentioned his name without context in a blog I read, and I didn't remember he was the football guy who'd come out, I'm not good at names) doesn't have to wade through a thicket of refs when it's supposed to be just a summary and everything is supposed to be referenced down below, anyway.(You can say "ass" here, btw.) Some of our "how we do things" are indeed strange, but given that we have way more refs than a print encyclopedia would have, I like that we generally try to keep the intro looking clean and simple, and write it much more briefly, too.
By the way (and at the risk of confusing you more), after I saved my edit here I wondered what had happened in the section above. A user who so far as I can see made only that one edit, Andnothatsnothyperbole, added a request to this page for an edit to be made to a semi-protected article. That's why there's a reference floating at the bottom of this page; I believe they wanted that to be added to Gavin Free. (I'm not sure it's a very good ref, so I didn't bother looking.) NotTheFakeJTP responded using an automated tool, rejecting the request because it should have been made on Talk:Gavin Free, and you quite understandably had no idea what was going on because you hadn't added the template that they were responding to. (Maybe Andnothatsnothyperbole got your name from the edit history of the article, I have no idea!) Anyway, I thought I'd try to clear up that mystery while I was typing here. Yngvadottir (talk) 20:26, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Incorrect. No wading through a thicket of refs; a cite / reference adds in a tiny font three characters and superset font even raised like exponentiation: [1]. No harm or speed bump to the readability.. my two cents. -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 20:33, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
San Diego in-person Wikimania 2021 mixer
Saturday 14 August 2021: San Diego in-person Wikimania 2021 mixer
Hey, good MORNING 1.75x amplified ultimate quack of ultimate destiny @ @RightCowLeftCoast:! VERY cool WikiCode I see here above that you used, to quickly re-post to several users' User:Talk pages your template/invite. Or maybe you did it via a Wiki Bot? Or WikiMania umbrella org higher up took care of it for you somehow? Look forward to discussing --
Nevertheless -- Re the EVENT itself: I DO plan to attend YY Highly likely ..and was already RSVP'ed as 'yes,' via both the Facebook event listing and the MeetUp event listing! Looking forward to it plus I have never been in a military Legion building before, should be a blast :) :) (PS. Acceptable for one to bullet point then INDENTED bullet-point oneself when commenting Talk Pages? .. from, -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 19:21, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Replaceable fair use File:Jean Martirez born January 19 1963.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Jean Martirez born January 19 1963.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:
Go to the file description page and add the text {{Di-replaceable fair use disputed|<your reason>}}below the original replaceable fair use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
On the file discussion page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.
If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification, per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 15:26, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much for your friendly, frank, straightforward discussion of the action and my options. This edit was made in earnest and educational practice - I was a co-organizer or co-host of the San Diego Wikimedians User Group and we were putting on a Presentation at the San Diego Public Library Central branch. So in short, I was learning a few things about wikipedia myself! - SO re your TALK thread -- If I change the photo using your first mentioned remedy, 2 questions if I may at @Whpq@Whpq:@Whpq: (apologies for overuse of ping/@ at symbol / and reply to special wiki codes, I never know which is best to use on Talk threads!!). Question#1 if I do remedy #1 above, are we basically done with fixing this, or other fixes are needed from the rest of your excellent instructional / helpful write-up?, Question#2, am I able to SWITCH the image settings, or should I delete it from WikiCommons (am I kind of an 'owner' of this asset?), and re-upload, following this / these instructions? Thanks for your time. I appreciate you! PS. Ping hello @RightCowLeftCoast@RightCowLeftCoast: as he was the Team Leader / Host / Group main rep. -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 22:48, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Regarding pings and "@", the easiest way to notify somebody of your reply is to click on the "[reply]" link and then type using the input box provided. That will automatically notify the person you are replying to.
As for your options, I'm afraid there isn't really a good one for keeping this image. Wikipedia is a free content encyclopedia and the use of non-free content must meet all of the non-free content criteria. This photo contravenes policy point 1 which covers replaceability. From the guidelines, "Non-free content should not be used when a freely licensed file that serves the same purpose can reasonably be expected to be uploaded, as is the case for almost all portraits of living people." In order to satisfy the "no free equivalent" criterion, not only must it be the case that there is no free image, but it must also be the case that no free image could be created. For a living person, a free image could be created by somebody even if you personally cannot do it. You may dispute the deletion and provide your explanation as to why this image is not replaceable, but in my experience, non-free images of living people are almost always deleted. Exceptions would be something like a a notable criminal who is incarcerated for life so the opportunity to create a free image does not really exist. If you really want an image for the article, you will need to find one that is freely licensed.
I am unclear on what you are asking about with respect to Commons. You uploaded the image here on the English Wikipedia; not on Commons. There is no need to re-upload an image if you are disputing the deletion. You can place it using the template noted above by editing the file's text page, or on the file talk page.
@Whpq: - I am so sorry - I am running into major issues rectifying this. Per your first COMMENT above with the 2 choices / listing very clear instructions (thank you for those!! @Whpq), clicking any of these links to find the original page/image/jpg description page, takes me to "Creating page: (etc)" - and further, the line of text at the bottom with "2022-10-27T17:00:09 Explicit talk contribs deleted page File:Jean Martirez born January 19 1963.jpg (F7: Violates non-free content criterion #1) Tag: Twinkle (thank) does not follow the usual, expected History log I am used to in regular Wikipedia pages, for example and ESPECIALLY, re having an [UNDO] link, so that I can continue re-creating the image/page. I will be seeing an expert Wiki friend later today @RightCowLeftCoast: and perhaps on my phone can show him the issues into which I am running, but if you have any insights or tips I would love to hear. Be well, to you both!! -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 20:53, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You are seeing the available log for the image which is a deletion which displays with the deletion reason. You cannot undo this because you are not an admin. You could possibly upload the photo again, but unless oyu have some compelling argument as to why the image is not replaceable, it will be deleted again. -- Whpq (talk) 21:04, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
(P.S. / Edit / Follow-up - pursuant to your paragraph quoted below:
..As for your options, I'm afraid there isn't really a good one for keeping this image. Wikipedia is a free content encyclopedia and the use of non-free content must meet all of the non-free content criteria. This photo contravenes policy point 1 which covers replaceability. From the guidelines, "Non-free content should not be used when a freely licensed file that serves the same purpose can reasonably be expected to be uploaded, as is the case for almost all portraits of living people." In order to satisfy the "no free equivalent" criterion, not only must it be the case that there is no free image, but it must also be the case that no free image could be created. For a living person, a free image could be created by somebody even if you personally cannot do it. You may dispute the deletion and provide your explanation as to why this image is not replaceable, but in my experience, non-free images of living people are almost always deleted. Exceptions would be something like a a notable criminal who is incarcerated for life so the opportunity to create a free image does not really exist. If you really want an image for the article, you will need to find one that is freely licensed.
...I will let the matter rest/die. I agree with what you were saying about irreplaceability - if that's a word *wink* - and the entire exercise anyway was part of an in-person Wikipedia meet-up / public outreach at the San Diego Central Library, here in San Diego, CA, USA - just a learning exercise, so the image and article are NOT personal or meaningful to me - nevertheless @Whpq: I will discuss and learn from @RightCowLeftCoast: later today out of great interest, plus of course, continued respect for his great wealth of knowledge in this arena/area.) Cheerfully, and happy Weekend), -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 21:03, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like you were adding some more comments while I replied. I am sure "irreplaceability" is perfectly cromulent. Best wishes on your learning about editing Wikipedia. It never really stops. :-) Whpq (talk) 21:07, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
((ASIDE- INCREDIBLE that the behind the scenes web server can handle users replying to various parts of the same page at the same time, I love that my taking 20mins to work on this and keep REPLY boxes / text / code / editing / Comment boxes open concurrently with, potentially I guess, you adding comments at the same time, did not break things, or have either of LOSE our edit(s).)) PS. That is crazy time-travely funny that you said perfectly cromulent- I have not heard that since I worked at a dialup NYC region ISP circa 1995-1996ish, hilarious phrase, takes me way back. Cheers again. -From Peter {a.k.a. Vid2vid(talk | contribs)} 21:10, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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