User talk:PCStuff

Welcome!

Hello, PCStuff, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! --Flockmeal 02:41, Mar 11, 2005 (UTC)

Ages of consent in North America[edit]

Thanks for your edits to the article ages of consent in North America. They appear to have improved the readability of the article. However, since some of your edits involved changing text & links in the original article, it might not be the best idea to mark those edits as minor. minor edits are ordinarily used where the change is nearly unnoticable, such as spelling or punctuation corrections. I thought I'd present this to you as something to think about. Please, don't hesitate to contact me if there's anything I can do to help you, and again, thanks for improving the project. --Ssbohio 03:53, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ritual of the Calling of the Engineer Stamp image[edit]

Regarding Image:Ritual of the Calling of the Engineer Stamp 2000.JPG, do you happen to have a version that doesn't have the bright light or flash in the middle? It's somewhat distracting. The image itself is nice, though.

By the way, I've proposed merging your new article Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer 1925-2000 into The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer. See this discussion for details. Mind matrix 18:16, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: my edit to your user page and your response[edit]

Re: [1]. While I too do not wish to generate an arguement on this point, I would like to note that the policy I am operating under on this is actually *more* flexible than a number of people would have it. There's a fair bit of discussion on making it even more conservative and restrictive. With respect to userboxes, the policy is fundamentally and legally sound. Consider; are you permitted to make bumper stickers with a given company's logo on it? Of course not; this is illegal if the logo is copyrighted/trademarked. Userboxes are a digital equivalent of a bumper sticker. --Durin 12:43, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Iron Ring pic[edit]

Hey PCStuff, we were asked to not publically reproduce images of the iron ring. Although, you are free to do as you wish, I think that posting the image of the ring is disrespectful.

Pedx 15:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just an FYI[edit]

Regarding your edit to the article ages of consent in North America, the original purpose of the text "Current to November 24, 2005" was to note the last time that the wikipedia text was updated. But it's since been subverted by successive edits and is probably best left out all together. I wasn't really in favour of the idea in the first place. --Monotonehell 13:36, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your comment on Talk:Size Zero[edit]

Page should be kept. Size zeros are a relatively (last 20 years or so) new concept in women's fashion, and some people (especially men) may want to read up on it. Additionally, I invite the initial wikipedian who added the afd tag to voice his or her objections to this page, so issues can be discussed openly. It's disingenuous to nominate a page for afd and leave no comments.--PCStuff 03:48, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean "leave no comments"? The AfD template clearly states:

"Please share your thoughts on the matter at this article's entry on the Articles for deletion page.

Yet you decided not to even look at that page. And then you accuse somebody of nominating an article for deletion and giving no reason, when you haven't even looked for it? -- Smjg 14:05, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs[edit]

Hello, I just noticed that you voted in the poll/discussion to decide which format should be used in summarizing the individual playoff series. The discussion has actually already yielded a new format, which can now be found on the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs page. If you have any additional comments or concerns, please leave them on the talk page. Thanks! --Sukh17 ^{T • C • E} 01:58, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:University of Ottawa Logo.gif[edit]

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:University of Ottawa Logo.gif. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 11:39, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ritual of the Calling of the Engineer Stamp 2000 Zoomed.JPG listed for deletion[edit]

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:Ritual of the Calling of the Engineer Stamp 2000 Zoomed.JPG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. ww2censor (talk) 03:52, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for File:Ritual of the Calling of the Engineer Stamp 2000 Zoomed.JPG[edit]

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Ritual of the Calling of the Engineer Stamp 2000 Zoomed.JPG. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the file description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ViperSnake151 Talk 14:16, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Hornbook -- a new WP:Law task force for the J.D. curriculum[edit]

Hi PCStuff,

I'm asking Wikipedians who are interested in United States legal articles to take a look at WP:Hornbook, the new "JD curriculum task force".

Our mission is to assimilate into Wikipedia all the insights of an American law school education, by reducing hornbooks to footnotes.

Each casebook will have a subpage.

Over the course of a semester, each subpage will shift its focus to track the unfolding curriculum(s) for classes using that casebook around the country.
It will also feature an extensive, hyperlinked "index" or "outline" to that casebook, pointing to pages, headers, or {{anchors}} in Wikipedia (example).
Individual law schools can freely adapt our casebook outlines to the idiosyncratic curriculum devised by each individual professor.

I'm encouraging law students around the country to create local chapters of the club I'm starting at my own law school, "Student WP:Hornbook Editors". Using WP:Hornbook as our headquarters, we're hoping to create a study group so inclusive that nobody will dare not join.

What you can do now:

1. Add WP:Hornbook to your watchlist, {{User Hornbook}} to your userpage, and ~~~~ to Wikipedia:Hornbook/participants.

2. If you're a law student,

Email http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Hornbook to your classmates, and tell them to do the same.
Contact me directly via talk page or email about coordinating a chapter of "Student WP:Hornbook Editors" at your own school.

(You don't have to start the club, or even be involved in it; just help direct me to someone who might.)

3. Introduce yourself to me. Law editors on Wikipedia are a scarce commodity. Do knock on my talk page if there's an article you'd like help on.

Regards, Andrew Gradman ^talk/_WP:Hornbook 19:59, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for File:Ritual of the Calling of the Engineer Stamp 2000.JPG[edit]

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Ritual of the Calling of the Engineer Stamp 2000.JPG. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the file description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 21:05, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference[edit]

Hello there. This is an automated message to tell you about the gradual phasing out of the preference entitled "Mark all edits minor by default", which you currently have (or very recently had) enabled.

On 13 March 2011, this preference was hidden from the user preferences screen as part of efforts to prevent its accidental misuse (consensus discussion). This had the effect of locking users in to their existing preference, which, in your case, was true. To complete the process, your preference will automatically be changed to false in the next few days. This does not require any intervention on your part and you will still be able to manually mark your edits as being 'minor'. The only thing that's changed is that you will no longer have them marked as minor by default.

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Thank you for your understanding and happy editing :) Editing on behalf of User:Jarry1250, LivingBot (talk) 21:56, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]