Thryduulf

I check this site generally at least every few days, and so I will read messages left here then. For more urgent messages, I will most likely see comments left on my talk page on the English Wikipedia sooner.
See also How to contact me. Thryduulf 01:09, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

Admin

You are now an admin here on Commons. Congratulations! villy ♦ ✎ 17:32, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Attention

Please see User:Whitmare, and his latest uploads. / Fred Chess 17:17, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Raedarum publicarum statio

Yeah, Machine translation tends to suck, but given that there is little call for Latin, the machine translation tends to suck even WORSE! Check this out.

And btw, the first word of the title shoudl be Raedarum not Readarun... not that it's that big a deal (afterall plenty of wikipedia images have misspellings or non-native grammar errors in their titles, so this is hardly out of place), but I figured I shoudl at least tell you. --Iustinus 02:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

I hate to do this to you, but it's still wrong. It should be Raedarum (or Rædarum), not readarum.

By the way, what machine translator did you use? Was it either of the ones mentioned in that blog entry I linked to? If not, I'd be interested in knowing about it. --Iustinus 03:54, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Another question: Do you know if the station itself has been given an official Latin name? I mean "Wallsend" is, obviously, Segedumum, and "Metro Station" is given in various articles on the subject as Statio Metropolitana, but I'd rather not invent a name for the building if there's already an official one. So is there some sort of sign over the entrance proclaiming it to be the "STATIO•METROPOLITANA•SEGEDVNENSIS" or something like that? --Iustinus 02:31, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

OK, well I look forward to seeing such pictures. Let me know if/when that happens. In the meantime, if I write an article on the station I'll probably just use my guess and move the page if I get a more official name. --Iustinus 17:10, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Richard Stallman photo

Hi. Just because I created an article for him. I moved images to that article from the category you refer. I know policies involving categories or articles are not clear defined, so if you think that it should be in the category as well, please add it. Regards, --Porao 17:18, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

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I am most grateful for your support. My bid for Administrative duties was successful. Thumbs up! Bas ^parler _voir 16:20, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Whitmair

You have been a victim of Whitmair's vandalism, which I reverted. Sorry for any inconvenience. Rama 18:12, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

I've protected your user page from move. Cary "Bastique" Bass ^parler _voir 19:53, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Anytime. Did you see what it earned me: [1]? Cary "Bastique" Bass ^parler _voir 23:59, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Railway photos

Some are good, e.g. Image:Virgin Voyager 220003 2005-06-09 03.jpg (which is in focus, and is of the whole unit, rather than just one coach (compare Image:220012 at york.JPG, which is hideous). That's good. Several others are too. Great, but very respectfully:

However, some are less good, e.g. I mean what's going on with Image:Freightliner-66526-01.jpg (underexposed) or Image:EWS 66221 2006-01-05 01.jpg (motion blur)? and then there's Image:EWS 66221 2006-01-05 02.jpg and Image:EWS 66221 2006-01-05 03.jpg. And sheds aren't exactly uncommon. I bet even Eric Treacy had some dud shots, and the only way to learn is by making mistakes.

I think the question you need to ask yourself is would you put them in a Wikipedia article? If you can't say, on merit alone (forget that they're your phots), that you would, then I humbly submit you ought not to upload them here. Commons:Commons is not free web hosting, and I think as Commons admin, you should be setting an example. A few great phots are better than a few good phots with lots of mediocre ones.

I can find you decent phots, there are enough trainphotters out there. Most of them hang out at fotopic and I humbly suggest therefore that it would be a good idea for you to get a fotopic website and upload your photos there, and then consider which ones are the best and most appropriate for Wikipedia (otherwise you could use flickr like Morven).

This isn't anything personal, I like you really, I just want the best for Commons. Dunc|☺ 11:01, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Claiming a fake ownership

Hi! Here is an user, User:Gabri-co, that is uploading image files about Spanish flags and coat of arms. He's tagging all these files claiming to be himself the owner of the work, with a combined license of use cc-by-sa and gfdl. In adding, all those images are also used on a webpage, http://www.telecable.es/personales/panizo/indices/portada.htm, where the autor of the web are claiming also the ownership of the designs about flags and COAs, and are all these copyrighted. Exemples: Image:Flag of Ibi.gif with [[2]], or Image:Flag of Elche.gif with [3], etc... (See user's contribs). I've asked first him if he is being the same autor of this webpage. In the case he isn't the same person, how is it proceeded usually here in Commons? Obviously these files would be deleted, but what about the user?. --Joanot Martorell ✉ 19:41, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

User:Mr. Loyola College

Hi I think we got all of his edits well done! Gnangarra 14:55, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Please don't upload junk

Wtf is this? Image:SVR - 7802 "Bradley Manor" 04.jpg when you have half-decent photo Image:SVR - 7802 "Bradley Manor" 09.jpg (the platform is nevertheless an issue). Use flickr or fotopic. Please. Dunc|☺ 13:10, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

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British Rail

I shall roll the categories with errors back later in the day. Please take a look at my response on the talk page. I made an offer to make further rollbacks on british train cats provided I am convinced you understand the costs of such a move. -Mak 19:09, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Train talk pages

Are there any talk pages where folks discuss things like naming and orgainization and content standards?

I have a suggested change that all "Trains in" be changed to "Trains of", but I'd like to solicit opinion from train experts first. The issue came up here: Commons:Village_pump#Trains_of_the_world -Mak 17:16, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

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racing robin reliants

hi i think the photo of the reliants racing is fantastic, i play in a band and one of the lyrics in our song refers to robn reliants. would it be possible to use the image as part of the artwork on our new album design as its perfect. any help i this issue would be geatly appreciated please contact me at westywales@hotmail.com. cheers martin

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As I understand it the camera meta data is transferred with the picture image along with various other info like exposure, date, focal length etc. eg bottom of File:Preserved steam at Irwell Vale - geograph.org.uk - 331546.jpg I assume that at some later date this info will be searchable through a wiki software update, making it uneccessary to add it manually. I'll stop removing them.Shortfatlad (talk) 01:52, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

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I removed about ~10 of the above categories, but I can't remember from which files - is it possible you will be able to tell from your watchlist, or is there some sort of search tool I could use to find them in my contributions??Shortfatlad (talk) 20:35, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

• Thanks, I've made the bot-work request - it seems like it should provide a solution.Shortfatlad (talk) 23:00, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

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Manchester Hub Rail Study

I was just reading this Network Rail report and thought one of the photos of Leeds station looked familar (page 2). Sure enough, a quick search turns up your photo File:Overview of Leeds City railway station 04.jpg. It doesn't look like you're attributed as required by the Creative Commons licence. Have they contacted you regarding using the image outside the terms of the licences you've released it under? Regards. Adambro (talk) 10:24, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Good spot, they have not contacted me regarding this photo. In any case I would be unlikely to allow use in a document like that without credit. It seems they have not credited any of the photographs used, not just mine.

How do you go about contacting an organisation about this sort of thing? What sort of action would it be reasonable to expect? Thryduulf (talk) 15:45, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure I'm afraid, I don't really have much in the way of experience regarding situations like this. Adambro (talk) 16:47, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi Thryduulf, you can contact NR here via an email form, alternatively their contact details are available here. CrossHouses (talk) 14:57, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Nudity guidelines

Hey Thryduulf, just wondering if you could respond to my comments here. I'm hoping we can find some kind of common ground on it. Thanks. Kaldari (talk) 22:41, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Commons:Sexual content

You seem like a reasonable person. I would like to ask you to work with me in developing a proposal that is meets the following objectives.

1. Helps further the educational goal of Wikimedia
2. Prevents possible legal battles, controversies, bad press, or investigations from authorities
3. Helps promote the safe use of Wikimedia in educational institutions
4. Allows content to be legally used for commercial purposes
5. All other purposes stated in the talk page

I realize that there's a vocal opposition to this proposal, and since you started this vote to oppose it I would appreciate it if you would rescind it and allow the discussion to continue. As I stated on the proposal talk page, I've gone through a number of real-life setbacks recently and I haven't had time or energy to devote to this project. I do have several silent supporters who do not wish to be directly involved in controversy and since I do not believe this proposal is close to completion I do not think it should be submitted for approval at this time. - 11:57, 24 April 2010 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stillwaterising (talk • contribs)

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Categories for individual units?

Hi. Thought you might want to weigh in at my en.wp talk page about potential categorisation by individual unit. -mattbuck (Talk) 11:49, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

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Categorisation of uncategorised photos

Hi Thry You recently (last June!) asked me to categorise several uncategorised pics. Happy to oblige....but how do I do it? Regards Sarah777 (talk) 20:42, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

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York

Hi Thryduulf, since you have taken photos at the York Railway Museum I thought you might like to know about our editathon and backstage pass there on the 19th October. Regards Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 14:40, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

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Cheers!

For uploading all those photos at User:Thryduulf/London sculptures! Ham (talk) 19:11, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! And there is more to come - I'm only about half way through what I've got from that day! They're all identified (as best I can) locally but it takes time to upload, describe and especially geotag them. They'll come online as I get time to do that, I was planning on dropping you a line when I had them all up, but as you have spotted the page already just keep it on your watchlist :) Thryduulf (talk) 23:23, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Plymouth

Hi Chris, could you get your photos of the Royal Artillery memorial in Plymouth up as soon as practical? I have a use for them in an article! Thanks, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:54, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Bad faith

If you can't stop throwing around bad faith accusations and aspersions about me motivated by your clear and self-admitted bias in the Flag of Man dispute, perhaps you should refrain from commenting at all. Fry1989 ^eh? 01:24, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

• I have cast no such accusations or aspersions about you, and there was no bad faith from me what so ever. I merely stated that to me the behaviour you are accused of in yesterday's thread seemed similar to the behaviour you are accused of in the flag thread (whether you are guilty of that conduct or not, it is perfectly factual what you have been accused of) and called for admins to actually do their job (not as politely as I might have done I admit). If you are innocent of the accusations of misbehaviour then you should want an admin to resolve that you are. Thryduulf (talk) 02:27, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Yes, you have. You comment that I "stands accused of using global replace to favour his view in a dispute...". Who accuses me of that? You. And you completely refuse to acknowledge my explanation for why I was replacing the flag. You are biased, you admitted it yourself, and you are continuing to paint me in a bad light. Fry1989 ^eh? 02:50, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

I am biased in the flag dispute because I will always follow sources over speculation and assumption. Everyone who is not you who has commented on the global replace of the flag has commented that it appears to be an end-run around the protection of the image. Thryduulf (talk) 09:19, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Nobody has said that except you and possibly SiBr4, who actually suggested having the protected file reverted which means they agree with me in principle about the file being maintained in it's last stable version during a disagreement. Fry1989 ^eh? 16:13, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Public Sculpture of South London

See this page for Terry Cavanagh's book on the works in Wandsworth, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham (up to 2007). Cheers, Ham (talk) 15:14, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Gray

I think that everything has been reverted now, let me know if you see anything else. -mattbuck (Talk) 18:23, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for all your help tagging maps in the Mechanical Curator collection - after ten days, we've now done half the books and found 10,600 images! Andrew Gray (talk) 00:51, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

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Congratulations on the ArbCom election. Now I don't have to bother Arbitrators who are hardly active on Commons :) --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 14:36, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Email

I'm just letting you know that I've just sent ArbCom an Email. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 18:24, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

It has been received. Thryduulf (talk) 10:07, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Good. Thanks for letting me know. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 14:16, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

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Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! BFI editahon 2015-01-26 04.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Though I'm still undecided if the positon of the lamp is a mischief or adds to the workshop surrounding of the motif, I think, that the overall quality is good enough for QI. --Cccefalon 15:35, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

My enwiki userpage

I've just send ArbCom an Email concerning my enwiki userpage. Can you please tell me if ArbCom received it or not? --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 23:39, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Yes, it was received. I don't have time to look at it personally, and may not until Monday. Thryduulf (talk) 09:07, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

I understand. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 15:32, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

My block appeal

I send ArbCom my appeal. I mentioned references to possibly contact, but I forgot to mention how to contact them. You and the other Arbitrators can contact each of them by the "Special:EmailUser" feature. Abd and Turelio are the only ones whose Email addresses I possess. I never contacted the other two via Email before today. Can you please tell the other Arbitrators that the references can be reached through "Special:EmailUser"? Thanks in advance. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 22:56, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

This is the sort of addendum that's best sent as a second email, but I've passed it on. Thryduulf (talk) 21:03, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Oh, sorry. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 14:57, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

I sent a reply to your Email. There might be four or five Emails in your inbox. I forgot to click "reply-all" the first time, the second time resulted in an error message being returned (apparently, I can't Email two ArbCom lists at the same time or something like that), but the third time was a success. I'm sorry for any inconvenience. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 23:20, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

July messages

Did ArbCom recieve the Email that I've sent them on July 14th? It should be the third in a series of Emails I've sent them this month. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 20:30, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Shopping

Hi WRT https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Village_pump/Copyright&curid=15646050&diff=194163322&oldid=194148814 I suspect that the DRs became weighted by views from Meta. I have seen no evidence of admin shopping. Evidence would be nice, as you seem to be making an allegation of manipulating DR closures by someone. Please keep in mind that DRs are closed based on evidence put forward rather than votes or consensus.

PS not active right now due to health problem. May be back in a few days. --Fæ (talk) 13:59, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

I'm not making allegations of admin shopping, but when no reason is given for one admin overturning another admin's close it makes it appear that that is permissible. Thryduulf (talk) 21:08, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

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Correction to diagram needed.

Your diagram needs a minor correction. Tabletop (talk) 12:58, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

• @Tabletop: You need to be a lot more specific about what needs changing to what and why. Thryduulf (talk) 19:16, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

• I thought that I had explained the correction in the file containing the picture, but it does not appear to be still there. :-(

• The correction is to the green square-ended Home signal on the Fast line opposite the yellow fish-tailed Distant Signal on the Slow line. This Home signal should definitely be another fish-tailed Distant coloured green.

• It would also be nice to have a second version of the picture which would have had a reasonable change of alerting the driver of the trains that he was reading the wrong signals. At least one pair of signals would be changed. The best pair to change would affect the two Distant signals, one yellow and one green on a gantry with both on the Right side of their respective tracks. The Driver on the Right Hand Side of his engine, seeing the yellow Distant, would have realised his mistake, and started braking towards a safe stop.

• The arrangement of Down signals between Taunton and Norton Fitzwarren might be said to be "Asking for Trouble." Tabletop (talk) 03:37, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

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adding infobox template

Hi! Could you add {{Information}} to all your files starting with :File:6024 King Edward I... and so (you can found them here). Since there are several and you are active I kindly request to add it yourself please. Thanks Triplecaña (talk) 15:46, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

I add them to all my new uploads, but my wiki time is not infinite and adding this template to all my old uploads is not my present highest priority across all the projects I am active on. I'll note that these particular photos should be top of my list when I do get time though. Thryduulf (talk) 17:15, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

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Kryšpín's system

You might find the image File:Vojtěch Kryšpín (1876-1959).jpg or some use in your argument. This article in Czech which also be useful. Translating cs:Vojtěch Kryšpín would also provide a redirect target. User:Djm-leighpark_(a)^talk 20:27, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

@Thryduulf: Please be aware I have been blocked for a further 6 months for block evasion on the English Wikipedia. I was hoping I'd be unblocked to do that translate, but it seems my contributions are scummerred. It is possible that this message here could be seen as a form of block evasion or puppetry or something so you may need to ignore it. Thankyou. User:Djm-leighpark_(a)^talk 17:31, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

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