User talk:Entertainment Buff
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- Image:Reseda Theatre 28 March 2010.JPG was uncategorized on 29 March 2010 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:46, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
File tagging File:Farmer on tractor Mar 60.JPG
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fetchcomms☛ 21:13, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
- You need to email OTRS for proof that all copyrights have been waived for all of your images. fetchcomms☛ 21:13, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
Your photos
[edit]Hi JGKlein. I see that you have uploaded many, many photos taken from a "private collection" or by a "private photographer". However, if you didn't take a particular photo, it will be deleted unless you prove that the photographer gave permission to use the file with exactly the same license the image is tagged as. Otherwise, without proof that the photographer consented for their image to be used freely, the image cannot remain here. Also, if you took the photo, clearly state that it is "self made" or "own work". This will help differentiate it from your other photos.
I'm messaging you because there are some very good photos that you have uploaded, and you have obviously spent a lot of time uploading them--I hope you get the correct permission statement(s) forwarded to OTRS soon, so that none of them are deleted unnecessarily. If you have any questions you are welcome to write them here or on my talk page. - Gump Stump (talk) 19:06, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
- Hi Gump Stump. Is it possible that we could exchange e-mails privately for you to give me advice on how to handle the photos I have donated for public domain? I don't want my questions and our discussions to be read by everyone. I assure you that I am for real and I am a serious, well-intentioned contributor; in other words, I am really doing this as a hobby because I love Wikipedia, and I have recently become very interested in photography as another way to contribute to it. I have no hidden agenda of trying to advertise any business or promote any political belief. You can look at my Wikipedia profile and see that I have been a productive, non-biased contributor for almost 2 years, and I have had absolutely no disputes or "edit wars" with anyone, and I have been very compliant with requests and suggestions to improve my contributions.
- I have a passionate interest in the entertainment industry and its history. I live in the Los Angeles area, and there are many, many interesting things in this area that I want to photograph and post on Wikipedia.
- You should be able to access my e-mail address through Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons. If not, let me know, and I will find some way to get it to you.
- Thanks so much! JGKlein (talk) 21:41, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
- I have tried to add categories to File:Reseda Theatre 28 March 2010.JPG. Please tell me if I did it correctly. Thanks! JGKlein (talk) 22:17, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi JGKlein,
Glad to hear you are enjoying contributing to Wikipedia!
Your upload of File:Plaza De Oro, Encino 05.31.10.jpg looks almost perfect, with the exception of some minor things I changed:
- If you put the date format as YYYY-MM-DD, then it is obvious to everyone what date your photo was taken on (some areas of the world use DD-MM-YYYY, some use MM-DD-YYYY, so this is more obvious).
- The categories you added are "redlinks", so they don't exist. Because categories are "nested", you can type in a more general category, like "Los Angeles, California", preview the file, click the Los Angeles category link, and see what is in the Los Angeles category. There's no category for the Encino community, but there is a category for "Buildings in Los Angeles". Under that, there's a category for "Shops in Los Angeles". I would probably put that file under that category. There may be multiple categories that apply to a single picture; I also added "Shopping malls in California" as a category. That's as refined as I could get it (there is no "Shopping malls in Los Angeles" category). Using the most refined categories as possible is good, because a refined category automatically puts a picture in many other categories (e.g. "Shopping malls in California" automatically puts it in a "California" category) so you don't have to add a bunch of categories for each image. Remember also that if you can see multiple images that could fit a category, but it doesn't exist, you can create the category itself. There are guidelines to that, so read them carefully before creating a category.
For your image File:Reseda Theatre 28 March 2010.JPG, the categories didn't work, and you added an OTRS pending template (along with an image annotation?!), which is not necessary, because you took the image yourself. OTRS is for images that weren't taken by the uploader. Try adding categories to that image yourself, the same way I did for your other image.
My way is a very "manual" way of finding categories, and there are others. In any case, reading Commons:Categories is a good start. Categories are one of the most important things to add to an image (nobody will find it, otherwise) and unfortunately one of the most neglected.
For your picture File:Plaza De Oro, Encino 05.31.10.jpg, it would actually be preferable to upload the picture with the telephone number in it; the pictures here are supposed to capture real places and events, and digitally editing them (with the exception of wholesale adjustments to color, levels, sharpness, etc. which are sometimes done to original photos) are much less desirable than the original image. You can always edit an original in the future, but you can't get an original from an edited photo. If you can upload a version without the blurring you added (you can upload over top of the old version on its file page), by all means do it.
A couple more tips: if you want to add a link to a certain file (like on your or my talk page), you can put in [[:Image:Filename.jpg]] and it will add a link to the image. That first colon is important--without it you will be posting the image itself. Remember to keep picture uploads relevant to educational purposes (covered at Project scope), and upload high resolution photos if possible.
Public discourse is a very important part of Wikipedia; records of conversations with other users establish what kind of character you have as a contributor. However, if you really want to e-mail me, you can visit my talk page, and on the left hand side of the page under "Toolbox" you will see a link to "E-mail this user".
Have you made any progess with getting permission for the photos you uploaded but didn't take yourself? It looks like one of your images, Image:Farmer on tractor Mar 60.JPG has already been deleted, and the rest you didn't take yourself will probably follow if you don't have a permission e-mail sent to OTRS soon... - Gump Stump (talk) 03:38, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
OTRS procedure
[edit]Hi JGKlein. I'm not sure where you got that "fetchcomms@yahoo.com" address from, but that's not related to anything here, as far as I can tell. Here are the steps you need to take, one by one:
1) Go here to see which images you have already uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
2) Identify which images were taken by you, which were taken by your father, and which were taken by someone else. Instead of "private photographer", put the name of the person who took the picture (for the ones your father took, you can put "JGKlein's father" as the Author, if he's not comfortable with his real name being used). Other images like File:Iowa Farmer w horse drawn cart, 1920s.jpg need information about who made them (I doubt your father took that one), or how you got them.
3) If a picture was taken by you, and you have identified yourself as the "Author" and "Source" on the file page, you can remove the {{no permission}} tag on the image page (you can see which images have no permission, because on that page I linked to it's highlighted red). There may not be any of those, but maybe there are.
4) If a picture was taken by your father, open up a new e-mail (if your father has an e-mail account, please do it from his account), copy and paste the text between the quotes below, fill in any extra details I have put IN BOLD, and send the e-mail to this e-mail address: permissions-commons@wikimedia.org
To permissions-commons@wikimedia.org
I hereby assert that I am the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of the following files on Wikimedia Commons:
File:Aloha Tower, Honolulu, 1959.jpg
File:Artillery Company, Newport RI.jpg
THESE ARE EXAMPLES--LIST THE REST OF YOUR FATHER'S PHOTOS HERE, IN THE SAME WAY
I agree to publish these works under the free license of PUT THE LICENSE NAME HERE; FYI, YOU PICKED "Attribution" ON SOME OF HIS PHOTOS; OR YOU COULD PUT "the Public Domain".I acknowledge that I grant anyone the right to use the work in a commercial product, and to modify it according to their needs, as long as they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws.
I am aware that I always retain copyright of my work, and retain the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be attributed to me.
I am aware that the free license only concerns copyright, and I reserve the option to take action against anyone who uses this work in a libelous way, or in violation of personality rights, trademark restrictions, etc.
I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the work may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project.
DATE, AND NAME OF YOUR FATHER (THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER) (Father of User:JGKlein on Wikimedia Commons)
Your father does not have to sign a document; you just have to name him at the bottom. If he is concerned you can tell him that this e-mail does not become public; it is filed on OTRS, and is only connected to the images by a unique and anonymous ticket number. People can ask an OTRS volunteer if the ticket number is legitimate, but they can't see the e-mail.
For those pictures that were taken by other people (like the portraits of the actors), the process is a bit different. We can get to that once you are done with these. Let me know if you have questions. - Gump Stump (talk) 23:40, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
- I approved the second email; fetchcomms[at]yahoo is most likely User:fetchcomms--DieBuche (talk) 15:04, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
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[edit]The files listed below, which you uploaded, have been tagged {{OTRS pending}} for more than 30 days. This tag indicates that an email setting out permission to use the file was sent to the OTRS team. Unfortunately, we cannot find any record that such an email has been received, and accordingly the file remains without permission. Unless the OTRS team receives evidence that permission has been granted within 15 days of today's date, the file will be deleted. If you have not sent the permission, please send it to "permissions-commonswikimedia.org" now. Please quote the file name in your email. If you have, please leave a message at the OTRS noticeboard, quoting the file name, so that a volunteer can follow this up. Alternatively, you can contact an OTRS volunteer directly. Please note that this message is being left by an automated bot, whose operator is not an OTRS volunteer, therefore please do not send this information to me, as it will not save your images from deletion. Thanks for your time! Please help translate this message! HersfoldOTRSBot(talk/opt out) 04:58, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
- File:Cows in pasture - Marion County, IA Farm 1957.JPG
- File:Farm house and Barn yard, Marion County, IA, 1957.jpg
- File:Aloha Tower, Honolulu, 1959.jpg
- File:Antique Bed Warmer.jpg
- File:Artillery Company, Newport RI.jpg
- File:Farmland outside Pleasantville, IA.JPG
- File:Fort Adams in disrepair, 1968.jpg
- File:Ft Barrancas P'cola '56.JPG
- File:Knotts BF - train 1963.jpg
- File:Observation bench, top of Punchbowl crater '59 Hawaii.JPG
- File:P'ville USA '69 2 of 2.JPG
- File:P'ville farm and silo.JPG
- File:Rainbow over Waipahu '58 Farrington Hwy.jpg
- File:Section 2, Fort Adams, disrepair, 1968.jpg
Regarding your photograph in the Religion section of Hawaii
[edit]Hi JGkLein, I came across your photo with the description: "Church in Hawaii with elaborate architecture" The name of the church is "Makiki Christian Church" located on Honolulu, HI. Being a former employee of the church I recognized the church immediately. If you want more information about the church and it's history, please go to "WWW.MakikiChristianChurch.ORG" I'm not speaking on behalf of the church in any capacity, I only would like the decription of the photograph to be accurate and true.
Thank you in advance for time and attention given to this matter.
Stanley Suan.
Regarding your photograph in the Religion section of Hawaii
[edit]Hi JGkLein, I came across your photo with the description: "Church in Hawaii with elaborate architecture" The name of the church is "Makiki Christian Church" located on Honolulu, HI. Being a former employee of the church I recognized the church immediately. If you want more information about the church and it's history, please go to "WWW.MakikiChristianChurch.ORG" I'm not speaking on behalf of the church in any capacity, I only would like the decription of the photograph to be accurate and true.
Thank you in advance for time and attention given to this matter.
Stanley Suan.
- Thanks so much. I will change it. JGKlein (talk) 17:40, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
I've nominated for speedy deletion this photograph of the Mickey Mouse sculpture, because Mickey Mouse is still copyrighted, and there is no freedom of panorama in the US: COM:FOP#United States. Trycatch (talk) 12:36, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Regarding your 1960 Chevrolet station wagon photo
[edit]The 1960 Chevrolet station wagon you have posted here is a Parkwood, not a Nomad. The Nomad has a horizontal color contrast panel (which was usually white) on the rear fender containing an Impala/crossed flags emblem, whereas the Parkwood had a thin chrome strip in the same spot. (Ditto the Kingswood, which was the same except it had a third seat. I double checked to make sure it was not a Kingswood, which would have had step plates in the rear bumper. Both were equivalent to the Bel Air.) If you look at the Chevrolet Nomad article and compare it with the photo above (which I personally submitted), you can see the details I have described. Also, the cove in the Nomad's tailgate had a grooved chrome insert, while that on all other Chevy wagons was painted.
Sorry to do this, JG, but just looking to keep Wikipedia as factual as possible. Hope this helps!
Thanks, Josephew
- Thanks for the info. I will change it. JGKlein (talk) 17:25, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
Your father's photos
[edit]A bunch of your father's photos have been tagged to be deleted for a while now. Did you never send an e-mail to OTRS? I thought you did. -Gump Stump (talk) 00:13, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
- Yes, I did. I have sent the release form several times, and I keep getting this same message. It seems to go into a black hole whenever I send it. I am getting somewhat annoyed with these messages. Someone is not doing their job. JGKlein (talk) 01:10, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
- What e-mail address did you send it to? Can you check that for me? If you're sending it to the right place, I'll inquire with someone at the OTRS noticeboard about what's happened. They'll be able to tell us what's going on on their end. -Gump Stump (talk) 20:49, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
- We did receive the 2010-09-05 email, but somebody seems to have made a mistake with it. The images have now been marked as confirmed. Jcb (talk) 01:53, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
- What e-mail address did you send it to? Can you check that for me? If you're sending it to the right place, I'll inquire with someone at the OTRS noticeboard about what's happened. They'll be able to tell us what's going on on their end. -Gump Stump (talk) 20:49, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
location, location, location
[edit]Do you know where these images were taken? File:Girl Scout in uniform, 1973.JPG File:Cub Scout, 1968.jpg Thanks. Evrik (talk) 15:42, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- The 1968 photo of the Cub Scout was taken in Newport, Rhode Island. The photo of the Girl Scout was taken in Omaha, Nebraska. JGKlein (talk) 12:13, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
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. Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:20, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
Barbers Point Photos
[edit]Hello JGKlein. I'm a board member with the Naval Air Museum Barbers Point. We're in the process of writing a book on the history of Naval Air Station Barbers Point, and are collecting photographs to use in it. Would you and your father have anything that you'd be willing to donate? (If you're wondering, all profits from the book will be going to support the Museum.)
NAMBarbersPoint (talk) 08:43, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
- I happened to notice your query above because JGKlein is on my watch list. JGKlein hasn't edited here in 9 months, so you may not get an answer from him or her.
- Anything you find on Commons may be used for your book provided that you follow the license terms, which usually require attribution (a credit line). I suggest you read Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia. If you have questions, drop a note on my talk page. . Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 10:31, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
- Hello NAMBarbersPoint. You are free to use any and all of the Barber's Point photographs. My father, who is still living, will be honored that you want to use them. JGKlein (talk) 12:08, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
- Hello again. New personal username due to missing the restriction on using organization names (sorry, Jameslwoodward, and thanks). Had seen the reuse terms (thanks for the link, though), but asked specifically hoping there might be additional photos available. JGKlein's uploads appear to only contain the one photo of the front gate of Barbers, but his father seems to have had a long and fruitfully-photographed career in the Navy. If so, please feel free to contact me via the email link on my user page. Thanks! -- TeamNutmeg (talk) 19:36, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
- Hi. No, I'm sorry, there are no more photos of Barber's Point. Good luck!!! JGKlein (talk) 20:12, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
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