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Cricket grounds in historic Cheshire

Hello. I notice you have recently uploaded pictures of some cricket grounds in Merseyside. Wikiproject cricket on the main Wikipedia have a collection of small articles on notable cricket grounds in what was historically Cheshire. A couple of grounds (found here) already have images, however some do not. The cricket wikiproject would like to ask for your assistance. Would you be able to as-and-when take some snaps of grounds we don't yet have images for, that would be a great help in helping complete our crusade for our coverage of English cricket. AssociateAffiliate (talk) 13:00, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your note. Yes, I'm happy to help If I can. If I happen to go near any of those places, I will make a point of taking some photos of the cricket grounds where possible. I can't say for definite when this would likely be, but there's a chance I may pass near to some of those grounds sometime later this year. If so, then I'll certainly upload any relevant shots. Regards, Rept0n1x (talk) 14:38, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, that would be much appreciated by all at WP:Cricket. That'll be a few more ticked off... now for Cornwall! AssociateAffiliate (talk) 22:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Many thanks good sir for sparing the time to take photos of cricket grounds in Cheshire. As a token of my appreciation, I present this barnstar! AssociateAffiliate (talk) 20:18, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

They all look fantastic, top job! I never had much luck trying to find where the Ellerman Lines ground was. However, a quick google search brings up a planning application for the "former Ellerman Lines Social Club".[1] It has the site located in Carr Lane, Hoylake. On google maps there appears to be a large open space to the north of some recent housing along George Road. Seems somewhat neglected and forgotten. AssociateAffiliate (talk) 11:33, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Then again, it could also be adjacent to George Road, in which case it is virtually unrecognisable! AssociateAffiliate (talk) 11:37, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

A comment on this this article from an informed local makes me think it is the site adjacent to George Road. AssociateAffiliate (talk) 11:41, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

That's brilliant, thanks for the info. Yes, I agree that is the site. I've just noticed that the same field is also highlighted in Appendix 1 (Page 68) of the PDF document you have supplied. Also, as you say it's been left neglected. One other thing is that when you zoom in to that field, there is what looks like could possibly be the old foundations of the previous clubhouse in the westernmost corner. Fortunately, this is a place I can quite easily get to, as I hike around the Wirral quite regularly. I will visit the site sometime within the next few weeks and get back to you with any possible photos. It would be great if I can get to it before the new houses are built. As Google maps is typically a little out of date, it's possible they've already started building the houses, I will find out soon enough. Cheers, Rept0n1x (talk) 13:20, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

I've added the coordinates to the Ellermine Lines article on wiki. I'm not sure how advanced the work would be on the former ground, but this article dated December 2011 seems to show some local suit in front of the site with a large pile of rubble behind him :S I've also updated all the articles which you kindly took pictures for, including a gallery of five pictures on each. Regards, AssociateAffiliate (talk) 14:48, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

That's great work AA. Thanks for taking the time to dig out that extra info, it's quite interesting from a local perspective, it's something I never knew about until I started doing this. Also, thanks very much for adding the photos to the articles. It's great to see them in the articles now! I visited the Ellerman Lines site this morning and the good news is, the abandoned field is still completely intact. There has been no building work started whatsoever. I'm guessing the current economic downturn may have delayed any possible work at the site. In any case, it was great to see that the place was not a building site, as I'd originally feared. Also, I was very lucky with the weather in that it was sunny all morning. Fortunately, a public footpath runs along the edge of the site. From this I was able to walk through the partially destroyed fence and also take some photos from the "far" end of the field which was otherwise impenetrable due to undergrowth of several feet high. The concreted end near the road was not so bad, I could quite easily walk through that for a few snaps. Just evidence of sporadic fly-tipping at that end. The photos are available at Category:Ellerman Lines Cricket Ground (disused).

In all honesty though, the article could probably do with some "historical" photo, taken when the ground was actually still in use. Perhaps if nothing in the public domain can be found, then something could possibly be uploaded under a fair use rational directly on the en wikipedia. Of course, we would need to find such a pic first. To this end, I will ask on the local history forum. The photos I have taken don't show any obvious trace that this was a cricket ground, as it's been abandoned I believe for around four decades now. The area near the houses which is concreted looks to me like it might have been the car park for the cricket ground though, and the fencing around the site although now badly damaged really is the sort of thing you would likely see around a cricket ground. If I do get anywhere with finding a historical photo, then I'll certainly let you know. Anyway in the meantime, please feel free to use any of the above photos in the article as you see fit. Best Regards Rept0n1x (talk) 14:06, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Awesome! Once again, much appreciated. I think that's probably the most photos taken of a disused cricket ground anywhere haha! I did have a look for original photos, but had no luck. I think the clubhouse - which doubled up as a wider social club - was converted into a nightclub sometime in the 1970s (no wonder the club wasn't a success, given it seems an odd location for a club). I'm not sure when it closed, but I think sometime in the 2000s it was burnt down by arsonists. Regards, AssociateAffiliate (talk) 18:32, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Haha yes, I did go on a bit of a "clicking spree" on that one! Thanks very much for the further info. Yes, really odd place for club, being completely isolated on the suburban-rural fringe and you've got to pass through the entire Carr Lane industrial estate to get there! I didn't see anyone at all around the whole area of the field, and I must have been there a good twenty minutes. In fact I've probably walked around over 90% of the Wirral and this is just one of those small remaining places which I hadn't actually been to. Due to it really being so isolated I must have overlooked it. Still I found a new hiking route from there today, so it was worth the visit just for that, Cheers! Rept0n1x (talk) 19:02, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Not the first place I would think to go clubbing with friends: edge of town, down an industrial estate! Guess less chance the police might ruin the revellers fun in that forgotten part of town. When I read Surrey's David Sydenham took a hat-trick in a List A match there in 1964, I was hoping it was the first in the world, so it could have a little extra history attached to it. Unfortunately, one was taken the previous year in the first season of the Gillette Cup. Ah well, it can down in history as the place where the second happened! Small feats of note also, Sydenham took 4 wickets in 5 balls in that match, the first time in List A that happened, and that match was also Cheshire's first ever List A appearance! Wonder if they'll give it a plaque!?!? Thanks again for the pictures and happy hiking! Reagrds, AssociateAffiliate (talk) 21:32, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

All fascinating stuff! It's great that you are working on the cricket articles, preserving this history for posterity. Visiting the site in the present day, with the cows grazing in the adjacent field, it's amazing to think it was actually a cricket ground, even more so that this eventful List A match happened here! Certainly it's an interesting talking point, and I'm grateful for the info. Regards, Rept0n1x (talk) 06:39, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm fortunate to live eight miles from where many of the laws of cricket were developed, so cricket's somewhat in the blood around these parts, plus I've loved the sport since watching Malcolm Marshall in 1993 (when I was 3!!!). I couldn't picture cricket being played at Ellerman Lines today though, doesn't seem the most "cricketing" of places, ASBO locals and all. It must have been a fairly decent ground in its day to attract a Gillette Cup match though. AssociateAffiliate (talk) 10:19, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Indeed, looks like a nice part of the country where you live! I'm certainly no cricket expert and if I talk about it too much, I'll probably reveal the depth of my lack of knowledge :). However, I really did get into it quite a bit a few years back when I was hooked on Test Match Special for a while. Although the one-day game is exciting, I have to admit that test matches are by far my favourite form of the game. I like the "strategic" aspect of the five-day game and the twists and turns! Alas, I don't seem to have to time to get really stuck in to listening to the test matches this year, which is very sad really as England now seem to be doing rather better than when I used to follow them! Cheers, Rept0n1x (talk) 20:35, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Violation of your copyright

Hi I found that on Merseyside Polices site they have used several of my images without attribution. They have also used some of yours. I have sent the a note mentioning both and asking for attribution and also warning them that if some 3rd party has charged them for the images they should ask for their money back.

http://www.merseyside.police.uk/your-area/liverpool-south/cressington.aspx http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cressington_Park_Lodge.jpg

http://www.merseyside.police.uk/your-area/liverpool-south/woolton.aspx see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Peter%27s_Church_Woolton_-_Liverpool.jpg

http://www.merseyside.police.uk/your-area/liverpool-south/allerton.aspx see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clarkes_Gardens,_Allerton_%281%29.jpg

--JIrate (talk) 15:31, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi JIrate, Thank you very much for taking the time to inform them and also for letting me know about this. Indeed, I agree that it's only right and proper that any media should be attributed as required by the relevant license. This has also happened elsewhere with some of my other photos previously, typically local organisations such as political parties' local websites, campaign groups and so on. Although I've not got around to following up these copyvios in the past, perhaps I've been a bit too apathetic on this issue. Your action has made me realise though, I really should contact those other sites too and let them know. It is the right thing to do. Much appreciated, Best regards Rept0n1x (talk) 17:52, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

They have attributed 1 of mine which was a clue. As my photography has annoyed them in the past and caused my camera to spend some time in their property room I made a point of letting them know.--JIrate (talk) 18:03, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

File:Olympic Cafe.jpg

I will do what I can... Gordo (talk) 20:27, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Merseyside Police

Hi this page St Oswald uses one of your images. You may want to add the published template to it.--JIrate (talk)

 Done Hi Jirate, Thanks again for letting me know about the photo and the template. I should probably go through other photos that I've found elsewhere on the web and do the same at some point. Best regards! Rept0n1x (talk) 18:47, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

There are seveal others this. Merseyside Police seem to have raid commons for lots of there images. Might be others here. --JIrate (talk)

Good stuff, yes they've certainly got a large number of Commons images on there. It's great to see them put to use, even they are cropped! Rept0n1x (talk) 19:07, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

I'm just annoyed they haven't credited some of them. --JIrate (talk)

Indeed, I agree, a bit of attribution per the license terms wouldn't go amiss. Rept0n1x (talk) 19:14, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

It is worth viewing the image on the site as sometimes the credit is i the filename. --JIrate (talk)

Ah, thanks for the tip. I hadn't noticed that. It seems they did attribute my username in the filename of the above St Oswald photo. I will amend the template parameter accordingly. Rept0n1x (talk) 20:13, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Filemover

In consideration of your experience and valid file rename requests, I've added the filemover right to your account. INeverCry 01:30, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much doing that, I appreciate it. Best Regards, Rept0n1x (talk) 07:09, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

more copyright infringements

this guy posts everyone elses picture's he finds on the net, and has everyone believe he has taken them, have a good look you may find more of your photo's here,, he also owns the group http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=348367698602288&set=o.116775708506027&type=1&theater Oldgitmiseryguts (talk) 17:08, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much for taking the time to let me know, I appreciate it. Yes, I well remember taking that photo of the ducks in the pond. It was a really nice day and I was walking southwards along Prescot Road, on my way back from Cronton. Shortly after passing the pond, I crossed over a railway track and then past a rugby ground if memory serves me correctly. Not having intimate local knowledge of Widnes, I didn't know the big pond was known as the "roly poly", now I know that thanks to the above Facebook page! Although the photos I've uploaded are released on a free license and therefore I'm very happy for them to be used elsewhere on the Internet - I completely agree that they should be correctly attributed to the original photographer. The license terms require this. Although I'm not a user of Facebook myself, I will certainly check out that page at next opportunity and see if I can find any further images I recognise. Thanks again. Rept0n1x (talk) 17:49, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Aintree image

Just a quick reply to your message. I expected you to mention the Walton district sign. The face is you're right it is in Liverpool boundary but i am struggling to actually say what the local area is. Simply because it isn't Walton nevermind the district sign! They have put these signs up in 2005 all over the city in incorrect places. I would say Aintree simply because the area around Long Lane & The Black Bull / Walton Vale is usually known as Aintree. You have Orrell Park and then Walton and the other direction is Fazakerley. It's a quandary but personally i would say Aintree and defo not Walton. Babydoll0409 (talk) 12:41, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Aintree / Walton

To Babydoll0409 & Irate,

Thanks for your further corrections. As per File:Aintree Dogs in Trim, Walton, Liverpool.JPG, there appears to be a difference of opinion as to where exactly the boundary is (on Warbreck Moor) between Aintree and Walton. As I have taken a few photos in that area, it would be great if consensus could be reached as to where the boundary is. I can then correct any images if needed and also it might prevent further unnecessary "category flipping" between the two. So if possible please let me know, as I'm not overly familiar with the locality, I don't consider myself qualified to make any authoritative statements on this particular matter. Also, I'm not particularly bothered either way - as long as we can find some sort of consistency such that descriptions, categories and filenames ideally match. Also ideally, all photos of a certain subject (e.g. the Black Bull or the shops along Warbreck Moor) can then be placed in the same cat with the same place in the description. To add to the confusion, some bus stop labels on Google Earth refer to the area as Fazakerley and Warbreck Park, so it's no longer clear to me what is correct. Cheers both! Rept0n1x (talk) 07:17, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Use the OS Map go to http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/opendata/viewer/ select from the Boundary Layers the county, unitary option net to top. Put aintree into the search box by Go, press go look at map. 09:34, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Irate, I can see the outline of the Queens Arms pub on that map, and it is just south of the boundary between Sefton and Liverpool. It's exactly the same as the openstreet map I previously linked to on Babydoll0409's talk page. This would therefore put the pub and everything south of it in the Liverpool metropolitan area. This is why I had originally categorised those photos as "Walton" and the pub itself as in "Pubs in Liverpool". What I was unsure about though is if the road Warbreck Moor is popularly thought of as being in Aintree, to the extent that local shops even use "Aintree" on their signs, then could it not be said that the Aintree district does not also "spill over" into the Liverpool metropolitan area, as suggested by Babydoll0409 in the above section? If not, then I think I'll have to revert the Queens Arms file back to Walton. I'll hang fire for a moment though awaiting any possible reply from Babydoll0409. Investigating further, I see similar issues have happened before on wikipedia Cheers Rept0n1x (talk) 10:01, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

It doesn't really matter what people say on this matter it is down to HMG. Even before 1972 Corporation buses used to run to the junction by the station, never a green bus beyond there. It has always been the boundary, then it was the border of the County Borough of Liverpool which Walton was a part of from 1895 Irate (talk) 11:53, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

I think we are all talking at cross purposes. Irate seems to question the boundary i never have. I don't dispute the area falls under Liverpool council. I know there is a clear boundary between Liverpool and Sefton. I would say this area around Warbreck Moor is part of Aintree that overspills in to Liverpool. There are further examples of this in Fazakerley, Stockbtridge Village, and Halewood. Most of them are not questioned as they are just residential! If you play by the rules we should say Walton; but this area is more Aintree and there is no district called Warbreck (it is a council ward). Anyway that is my view.Babydoll0409 (talk) 12:28, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Doesn't matter the classification system used on Commons is what HMG say's. Irate (talk) 12:35, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

OK, I've renamed the Queens Arms file to File:The Queens Arms, Warbreck Moor.jpg (after the road rather than the district) as I'm sure we can all agree that at least it's not incorrect, and also because I won't need to move the file again. Although I completely respect your opinion Babydoll0409, that some people do indeed consider the Warbreck Moor area to be Aintree (per the shop signs, and due to it's proximity to Aintree station and racecourse), I've also for now moved the file back in to the Walton category. For the simple reason that we have to use the official boundaries here on Commons, even if the popular perception may be that they are wrong.

For me personally, this discussion is very reminiscent of a previous one I had three or four years ago regarding Wirral categories, where in the end I had to concede that many images taken on the Wirral Peninsula, which to me should be in Wirral cats had to be moved into Cheshire related categories, which for me made no sense and seemed less accurate. (Because generally, a local sees the Wirral as a distinct geographical enitity and doesn't care too much that one part is in Merseyside and the other in Cheshire) But, in the end I just had to bite the bullet and admit that the other user was right and I was wrong. Difference was, that involved moving something like 7,000 images. Thankfully this time around we are only talking about a smaller number of affected images. I will stick to playing by the rules in this case and therefore will keep the remaining images I took the other day in the Walton cat. All we can go on is the official boundaries, no matter how incorrect it may seem in practice. Of course please feel free to disagree. I think if nothing else this discussion was at least needed to prevent further time-wasting reversions. Cheers. Rept0n1x (talk) 12:58, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Eisteddfod shield

No worries. Thanks for sharing the picture. I'll try and incorporate it into articles on Wikipedia and Wicipedia (Welsh language one) - or even create an article about the Wrelsh dispora in Merseyside. Its quite interesting to the Welsh connections in the area. My cousin recently told me that [Isaac Roberts] was born on his farm (Groes Bach), and that he has an elaborate Egyptian themed 'tombstone' in [Flaybrick Hill Cemetery]. If you're ever in the area with your camera, please take a pic! Diolch/Thanks --Rhyswynne (talk) 10:00, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the info about Isaac Roberts, I had not heard of him before, but what a fascinating life story. I took some photos on my way home from work today and uploaded them at Category:Tomb of Isaac Roberts.

Apologies for the slightly poor quality of the shots of the rear of the tomb, as I'd come straight from work I did not have my usual cameras with me so had to rely on my really basic phone camera. The pictures of the front of the tomb should be slightly better though as they were taken on a compact camera. Although it's an obsolete camera I borrowed from work, being around 10 years old or so and with a 16 Megabyte memory stick, it filled up after just eight photos on the maximum resolution!

Yes, loads of Welsh connections in this area going back a long time and even a Welsh section in the new Museum of Liverpool. Best Regards Rept0n1x (talk) 17:42, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Waw, thanks. I'll pass this on to my cousin - he'll be thrilled! --Rhyswynne (talk) 14:47, 24 April 2013 (UTC)--92.245.247.100 14:47, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Happy to help. If you need anything else photographing locally, be sure to let me know! Cheers, Rept0n1x (talk) 14:50, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Photo of Claughton Medical Centre

Hello, I am hoping you can help I am putting together a website for a Telecoms firm who put a system into the Claughton Medical Centre I saw your excellent photograph of the same and wondered if I could use it to illustrate their case study page Thanks very much Best wishes Louise

Local Marketing Liverpool LouiseBaldock (talk) 12:22, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello Louise, Yes that's absolutely fine, please use any of the photos as you see fit. All photos here on Wikimedia Commons are released under a "free to use for any purpose" license. Thanks for the kind words, Best Regards Rept0n1x (talk) 13:30, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Subject to the conditions specified on the file, such as attribution.JIrate (talk) 13:35, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello

hello, I need to know something related with the English word ORRET.

greetings from Havana, Cuba, my mail

xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx Juan Carlos Orret Hervé (talk) 03:09, 6 May 2013‎ (UTC)

Hello and welcome to Wikimedia Commons and thank you for your question! I only really use this site to upload and edit photographs etc.. and I don't know too much about the origin of surnames, so I'm probably not the best person to ask about this. Also, in the interests of transparency, I always reply on this talk page rather than e-mail.

Although, I have done some brief searches on the "Orret" name today and it appears to be a variant spelling of "Orrett". This site claims that the name means "wolf-counsel", although I can't say if the information on that site is accurate or not. Also, the surname does appear to have some local connections to North West England and North East Wales as illustrated here. Although the number of Orrett families in the region being less than 42 according to the 1891 census would still make this a quite rare name, infrequently encountered, even here. I have never met anyone with the name "Orrett" or "Orret" in person, although the first web link above does mention Jane Orrett, christened in Eastham, Cheshire (now Eastham, Merseyside) in the year 1610, which is just a few miles away from where I live. We also have a nearby road called Orret's Meadow Road on the Woodchurch Estate (a housing estate which was built around the 1950s). So the Orrett families have definite connections with my local area, but I had not heard of them until I had read your question. Also, Orret is apparently a commune in Eastern France. I hope that was of some small help! Regards/Saludos, Rept0n1x (talk) 16:57, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Rept0n1x thank you, although my English is not very good, thank you for the research, because I am being about finding my ancestros with spelling ORRET or ORRETT, but only I have e-mail and the Wiki, thank you again for its help.

If you can help me send me the e-mails for the person or another contact form, and I would already thank for it.

JC 201.220.215.13 22:40, 6 May 2013‎ (UTC)

You could try posting on this message board. Free registration is required to post. I notice other people with the name Orret or Orrett have also posted and there's a lot more information there, including an e-mail address for someone else researching the Orrett name (on one of the posts here.) There may be other similar forums on the Internet. Kind regards, Rept0n1x (talk) 07:14, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Also, I've removed your e-mail address as it's not recommended to post a full e-mail address on a publicly viewable website. In my experience, it will just get harvested for spamming purposes. Rept0n1x (talk) 19:24, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Also, since you posted from your IP address yesterday, I have noticed some previous edits originating from your address which look like vandalism or at least inappropriate for Wikimedia Commons. I have undone some of these edits. Rept0n1x (talk) 07:33, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

In spanish, gracias, muchas gracias por todas sus ayudas, aunque nuestra conexión a Internet es algo limitada, gracias por su ayuda, agradecido por sus consejos y su ilimitada contribución a cumplir con lo establecido por Wikipedia, gracias, y lindas fotos muy artísticas. Saludos desde La Habana, Cuba. Juan Carlos Orret Hervé (talk) 17:01, 9 May 2013‎‎ (UTC)

Muchas gracias por sus palabras amables. Realmente lo aprecio. Sí, disfruto de fotografía. Quizás usted debería cargar algunas fotografías de La Habana. Siempre necesitamos más fotos... Saludos desde Inglaterra y cuídate. Rept0n1x (talk) 16:25, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello Rept0n1x, how are you, I wait that well, I need to know as changing the bill name and as going up pictures of my country, so that all they enjoy it, Juan Carlos 201.220.215.11 18:51, 26 June 2013‎ (UTC)

Hello Juan Carlos, I'm fine, thank you for asking. Enjoy uploading your photos! Best Regards Rept0n1x (talk) 07:03, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

File:Marine chronometer, Thomas Mercer, St Albans.JPG

Hi there, I would like to use this image in QP magazine. Who should I attribute? Thanks QP Magazine (talk) 14:40, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Thank you for the message. Please attribute the photo as "by Wikimedia Commons user Rept0n1x" or similar (e.g. something like the cat in a garden photo on this page is perfectly fine). Cheers! Rept0n1x (talk) 17:36, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

OK, will do. Thanks!QP Magazine (talk) 14:26, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Uploads from Flickr

Hi. Just to return regards my recent uploads. I have now gained access to my old Flickr account. You advised that I should change to free license. I couldn't find this. This is what it said: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Creative Commons 
Attribution-NonCommercial Creative Commons 
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Commons 
Attribution Creative Commons 
Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons 
Attribution-NoDerivs Creative Commons 

Can you help?. RegardsBabydoll0409 (talk) 17:15, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

That's great, Yes either "Attribution Creative Commons" or " Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons" are both considered "free licenses" for the purposes of Wikimedia Commons. So either of those will be fine. The other four are not compatible with Commons. Hope that helps. Rept0n1x (talk) 17:21, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Many thanks. Do you think I should re do these so they are straight from Flickr? Have tried your version I am afraid I haven't a clue how to use it (Flickr to Commons). Babydoll0409 (talk) 14:33, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

My own opinion is that it's not necessary to redo them, since you are the author of the photographs and you have chosen to independently publish them both on Flickr and Wikimedia Commons. You have specified on Commons that they are "own work" and stated that you are the photographer and so this is completely acceptable.

The problem earlier was that Commons users would not have known that you are the same user on both Flickr and Commons. As the files are lower resolution versions of the original photographs and they have no EXIF data, users and administrators might suspect they had been copied from another website to Commons, rather than uploaded directly from a digital camera to Commons. There's no problem at all with that of course in this particular case, but there are various gadgets available on Commons which can find the source of the files on the web immediately, meaning many users would also notice the identical files on Flickr. But as you have now changed the license on Flickr to a free license, this is an entirely moot point because if anyone checks the image licenses on Flickr, they will see they are under a free license over there and therefore there are absolutely no grounds to delete the images on Commons.

The Flickr problems only arise when users upload photographs from Flickr which are not under free licenses. In those cases if there is no indication that the Commons user is the same person as the Flickr author then they tend to get deleted. So, all is OK now as far as I can tell. You only strictly need to use the Flickr upload tools I mentioned if you are uploading other users' photographs from Flickr, so you really don't need to use them in this case. Although they do have the advantage of grabbing the highest-resolution file and preserving the EXIF data and author atrribution. In lieu of those details, the only thing that might clarify the situation would be if you put a note on your user page to confirm you are the corresponding Flickr user, but you don't have to do this at all if you prefer not to. Personally I would do that, but it's entirely up to you. Either way, as I say there's nothing wrong with the files now that the Flickr versions are also listed under a free license, so no further action needed IMHO. As for the Flickr gadgets, I haven't used them for a few years either so I'd probably have to re-familiarise myself with them again before giving any further advice on them. Sorry this post was longer than I intended!, Thanks! Rept0n1x (talk) 15:23, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I would have been happy to redo them, as the ones I have recently uploaded are simply copied. However I tried your guide (flickr to commons) and they failed for some reason. Plus I don't know how to delete an upload so I've just blanked the failed upload. Babydoll0409 (talk) 16:55, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, to delete a page, just put {{speedy delete|reason}} at the top of the page, replacing reason with your actual deletion reason. e.g. {{speedy delete|Failed Flickr upload}}. Sometime later, a Commons administrator will come along and delete the page for you. As you have discovered, us ordinary users don't have permission to delete pages ourselves, but it's recommended practice to use speedy delete rather than simply blanking the page. I have now done this for you on the relevant page, so hopefully it should get deleted sometime soon. Cheers Rept0n1x (talk) 18:18, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Also, as a test, I uploaded File:Elm Street, Birkenhead (3869698133).jpg this evening from Flickr, using this flickr2commons link and it worked fine. Perhaps it worked for me because I set up a TUSC account a while back. You can easily set up a TUSC account from the "Register TUSC account" link on the above flickr2commons page. It's really handy for using many of the other tools like cropbot etc.. But as we said earlier, no real need for you to bother with all that right now, so no worries that you couldn't get it working. Rept0n1x (talk) 19:16, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks again. I have tried the TUSC register but it is screwing with my mind. Just connects to here then nothing and I can't log in. I'll persevere. Babydoll0409 (talk) 20:16, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Just to let you know what happened. I followed the instructions above, it asks you to make an edit on Commons and save/close it. I do, and the TUSC just says waiting for edit/checking for edit. Registering it says could not identify Flickr user Babydoll.... please use the user NSID. So alas I don't seem to be able to upload from Flicr. Shame as I want to take more photos. Babydoll0409 (talk) 12:32, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

I'm just checking this for you now - I've set up a test account and I'm going to try to set up a TUSC account for it. This will show me if it is working or not. I'll post back here a bit later, after I've done this. Cheers Rept0n1x (talk) 19:54, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

OK, I've found out that there is a problem with the TUSC account creation system. Currently it does not appear to be working properly. Normally when a TUSC account is created, when the "Editing User:" page pops up, it should have a unique code of random digits appearing in the textfield to verify the account activation. For some reason, these codes are not appearing - I'm just getting a blank form. Without the codes the account cannot be activated. I found that the problem is being discussed on this page over on Meta-Wiki, although the last post was two days ago. You may want to post there, but until this technical problem is fixed, I don't think there's much you can do unless a workaround is found. I tried it both in Firefox and in Internet Explorer and I just couldn't get it to work. I'm sorry I can't be of more help but at least we know now there is a problem with it. Apart from that you could try opening a discussion on the Wikimedia Commons Village Pump. Not that anyone there would able to fix it, but if this issue is discussed more widely then it may possibly result in helping it get fixed. Rept0n1x (talk) 20:14, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

OK, Given that I found the same problem you had, I asked for further help on the Wikimedia Commons Village Pump here. You can check that discussion for any possible replies. Rept0n1x (talk) 20:52, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Help appreciated, thanks. Babydoll0409 (talk) 13:26, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I don't know what was changed, but it now appears to be working and I've succesfully created a TUSC account on my test account. Please try registering the new TUSC account again. Have a look at the user page for my test account at User:Rept0n1x-alt and you will see what the required edit looks like. This is what is needed to activate the TUSC account. Except of course, the randomly-generated digits will be different in your case. Hope that helps. Rept0n1x (talk) 16:27, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Just to say I noticed that you tried registering the TUSC account today, and it still looks like it isn't working correctly for you. So, I also tested it again today and found that it stopped working again. All I can suggest is to either try again sometime, as I have found that sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, or if you can't get anywhere with it, then make a post at Meta:Talk:TUSC which appears to be the main page for reporting this problem. For the moment, I have reported the problem again there. Regards Rept0n1x (talk) 17:20, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

York Railway Museum

Hi, 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) 14:37, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi Jonathan, Thank you very much for the invite. Unfortunately I'll be unable to attend as I've already made plans for that date. Although I do hope the event is successful and enjoyable for everyone attending, certainly it sounds like a lot of fun! Kind regards, Rept0n1x (talk) 17:12, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

That's a shame, if you want to hear about future Wikimedia UK events you might want to bookmark here or join the UK mailing list. We are very keen to make sure we have more events in Yorkshire next year. Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 17:01, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the useful link. I have now bookmarked it and will keep an eye out for any future events I may be interested in. Rept0n1x (talk) 07:05, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Hough Green Station 8th October 2012

Hi, apologies for the unusual approach, i note you seem to have taken some photos of Hough Green station on 8th October 2012 and i would be gratful if you would be willing to let me have copies of the originals? if so are you able to confirm the exact date and time they were taken. I would me most grateful if you could email them to me and any others you have for Hough Green? jasonjp1972@aol.com . thank you 87.102.28.2 13:16, 7 November 2013‎ (UTC)

Hello Jason, Thank you for the message, indeed you are welcome to have the original copies of any of those images.

Regarding the exact date and time the photos were taken - here on Wikimedia Commons, most images have two dates specified on the corresponding description page. On the page File:Hough Green railway station (40).JPG for example, the date you mention, i.e. "19:14, 8th October 2012" (specified under the File history section) refers simply to the date I happened to upload the photo to this site, not the date the photo was taken. To find the date the photo was actually taken, please see the date specified under the Summary section further up the page, which is "11 August 2012, 09:53:10" in this particular case. This is the correct date and approximate time the photo was taken. This date & time is automatically taken from the date-stamp applied to the image metadata by the camera, using its own internal clock. Be aware that not everyone on this site has their camera set to the correct date, but I generally try to at least make sure the date is set correctly on my cameras and I can confirm that all specified dates in the Summary section are correct on the Hough Green images I have uploaded (I have visited the station on more than one occasion). The exact time however might be out by an hour as I don't always remember to set the camera's clock forward or back when the clocks go forward/back. Additionally it might also be out by plus or minus a few minutes due to drift of the camera internal clock over the course of several months. So apologies I cannot pinpoint the exact time, but the stated time will be approximately correct, within the above limits. At least the date is right though!

As for the original photos, all Hough Green railway station photos I have uploaded here are the originals, although you will see a scaled down 800x600 preview version by default. To download the original full resolution version of any photo on here, please click on the Full resolution link immediately underneath the image, to the left. e.g. [2] will give the full resolution original image of the above. Of course on some browsers like Firefox, you may have to click on the above image itself to get it to display the full resolution. You can right-click on any full resolution image here and do a "Save Image As" for example. I'm afraid I don't have any more photos of Hough Green apart from the ones uploaded here (with the possible exception of some inferior blurred or sub-standard shots which I chose not to upload). To browse all of the Hough Green station photos on here, you can look at Category:Hough Green railway station and then download the full resolution versions of the ones you want directly from this site. I should point out though that I did not take absolutely all of the photos in the above category (some of the photos were taken by other users), just check the Author field in the Summary section for author information. You are welcome to download as many of the full resolution images as you want. If you have any problems doing that, then please let me know, and I will try to assist. Although, I'm sorry I don't have my original archive of photos of those visits to hand at the minute, so it's probably easier if you just download the ones you want straight from this website, then you can get them immediately. I hope that is of some help. Best Wishes, Rept0n1x (talk) 21:41, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Permission to use an image

Hi there,

I am seeking permission to use one of your images for a book cover. The image will be modifies quite heavily with photoshop.

This is the image I might use - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sailing_Dinghy,_New_Brighton_Marine_Lake.JPG

Could you let me know if you give me permission to use it either via this page or through my email - aderyn.wood.books@gmail.com

Thank you,

Aderyn. AderynWood (talk) 01:44, 22 January 2014‎ (UTC)

Hello Aderyn, Thank you for the message. Yes, that's absolutely fine. Please feel free to use the image, with any modifications you require. Hope that helps, Rept0n1x (talk) 07:48, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. I will let you know if it is used - Aderyn.

Regarding one of your photos in Liverpool

Hi I was wondering if it's easy to get into the place you photographed on Blackstock street. the description: "Derelict building on Blackstock Street, Liverpool L3." ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Derelict_building_on_Blackstock_Street,_Liverpool_L3_(2).JPG ) as i'm hoping to go there tomorrow. Thankyou, Sally. 2.103.152.236 16:30, 24 January 2014‎ (UTC)

Hi Sally, I took that photograph whilst standing on the street outside the building, so I have never set foot in the building itself. As the building appears to be private property, it is sealed off from public access with locked steel gates and some warning signs. Please see this Google Street view image for what it looks like from Blackstock Street itself. Ford Street also runs along the back of the building and it is just an inaccessible brick wall on that side. Of course I do not condone trespassing, so to get in there would undoubtedly require permission of the site owners. In any case, the building appears to be dangerous since it is structurally unsound. So I would not want to go in there and I would also strongly discourage anyone else from wanting to do that. I hope that helps! Rept0n1x (talk) 17:53, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Clock tower at Fazakerley Cottage Homes

Hi

I am writing to ask if I may use your photo of the clock tower at Fazakerley COttage Homes in a books I am putting together. I run the www.childrenscottagehomes.org.uk website which aims to help people find out about former children's homes. I would love to use your photo in a piece about the cottage homes at Fazakerley. I would, of course, credit you fully as the photographer.

I look forward to hearing from you.

All good wishes

Gudrun hello@formerchildrenshomes.org.uk 2.98.232.160 16:28, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Hello Gudrun, yes that's fine. Best Wishes, Rept0n1x (talk) 19:35, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Your Meeting Place Image

Hello,

I am just launching a new website and have used your wonderful photograph for one of the articles I have written. I have attributed the image to you but I just wanted to check that I have done in it a way you approve. The website is: www.besteverlovelife.com. If it isn't exactly as you want could you please let me know what else I can do to ensure compliance with your requirements.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards.

Cheryl Alleyne Bell4me (talk) 11:21, 2 April 2014‎ (UTC)

Hi Cheryl, Yes that's absolutely fine. Thank you very much for taking the time to let me know. Kind Regards, Rept0n1x (talk) 11:56, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

ArchiveBot

Hi, I noticed you have set up User:MiszaBot to archive your talk page. Unfortunately, the bot has stopped working, and given how its operator is inactive, it is unclear when/if this will fixed. For the time being, I have volunteered to operate a MiszaBot clone (running the exact same code). With that said, your input would be appreciated at Commons:Bots/Requests/ArchiveBot 1. Regards, FASTILY 07:45, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

MTPS Memorial Shore Road Birkenhead

Hello,

Please can you tell me something of the background to the memorial. What or who does it commemorate? My great grandfather was killed on or near this spot in 1935 and I wondered if there was any connection.89.240.102.111 18:17, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello, Thank you for your message and I am sorry to read that your great grandfather was killed somewhere around there. I know that MTPS stands for Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society and that the memorial garden is right next to the tram tracks of the Birkenhead Heritage Tramway which MTPS operates. Apart from that, I must admit that I don't know who the memorial commemorates or when it was set up. I have searched the web this evening in hope of learning more, but so far I have not found any relevant information. However, if it is any help, then I'm sure someone at MTPS must know about this memorial, and if you look on their website here then scroll to the bottom of that page, you will find the MTPS e-mail address for all enquiries. I am sure that if you were to e-mail them, then someone there would be able to answer your question or at least point you to someone who can help you further. I have gone to quite a few of the bus and tram rallies in Birkenhead (run by MTPS) and they all seem like helpful and friendly people. I hope with their help, you will be able to find the answers to your question. Rept0n1x (talk) 19:51, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

So provided I add those words to my webpage, you are satisfied?

"If you would like to use any of the files I have uploaded outside the Wikimedia projects, then please attribute to User Rept0n1x at Wikimedia Commons or equivalent. Thank you very much!"

So provided I add those words to my webpage, you are satisfied? Excuse my ignorance but I've never utilised Wikimedia Commons before

Regards Ian DrianGSmith (talk) 17:10, 19 May 2014‎ (UTC)

Hello Ian, Thank you for the message. Yes, that would be absolutely fine. Kind Regards, Rept0n1x (talk) 18:55, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Valued Image Promotion

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
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St Matthew's Church, Chadderton east view.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.

review

 Support Useful --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:32, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. P e z i (talk) 19:19, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
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St Thomas, Ashton-in-Makerfield south view.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.

review

 Support Good choice --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:05, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:03, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
St Chad's Church, Over SE view.
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review

 Support : best in small scope. --JLPC (talk) 16:03, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. P e z i (talk) 16:14, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi Rept0n1x, I nominated the above pictures of yours as a Valued Image and they were recognised as such. If you think other pictures of yours might fit the Valued Image criteria, why not think about nominating one and seeing how it goes? Nev1 (talk) 13:02, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi Nev1, Thank you very much for taking the time to nominate the above photos as valued images, and of course for the perspective corrections. I really appreciate your efforts. Generally I haven't nominated any of my photos as I'm just a casual "point and click" photographer using an assortment of entry-level compact cameras and smartphones (I'm more of a hiker than a photographer really!). I typically find that there are far better, higher quality photos taken by other people in many cases. Still, I'm glad to see you did find some categories where that was not the case. Perhaps I may nominate some more in the future, but for the time being my main tasks on Commons will continue to be uploading selected photos from my Flickr Photostream and also identifying photos taken in unidentified locations, which I also enjoy when I have the time for it. Thanks again! Rept0n1x (talk) 14:29, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

Graham Norton Show request

Hi there,

I work for The Graham Norton Show and we would like to feature your John Lennon drive still on the show.

I have seen that you say people can use your work elsewhere as long as you are credited however we are unable to provide an on screen credit as it becomes quite distracting.

Are we still okay to use it? Please get back to me by lunchtime tomorrow as our record takes place in the afternoon - you can reach me on adamh@sotelevision.co.uk

Many Thanks,

Adam Horton 217.40.208.201 17:33, 15 October 2014‎ (UTC)

Hello Adam, I have replied via e-mail. Thank You – Rept0n1x (talk) 19:20, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Holy Cross Bidston photo

hello---I've been asked to nominate C20 Society's top 10 Buildings at Risk to the RIBA, and want to include Holy Cross--- Can we use your image please? could you email me at director@c20society.org.uk? (I am slightly Luddite....) best

Catherine 80.177.14.147 14:21, 20 October 2014‎ (UTC)

Hello Catherine, I have replied via e-mail. Thank You – Rept0n1x (talk) 15:19, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

File:St Barnabas Church, Bromborough - 2011-11-30.JPG Inaccurate description

Thank you for your photo described as St Barnabas Church, Bromborough - 2011-11-30.JPG. However this is the image of the church hall. The St Barnabas church complex occupied three sides of a square, on the left was the primary school and the residence of the headmaster. then there was the church and churchyard, beyond that was the rectory (a recent addition probably circa 1920), on the right was the verger's residence and the church hall (your photo). I was in the choir at this church in 1942 - 1949, and several of my family members were baptised and married here. 122.149.38.152 00:28, 9 November 2014‎ (UTC)

Hello, Thank you very much for taking the time to post the above information. I have now corrected the inaccurate description and file name accordingly. Please see File:St Barnabas Church Hall, Bromborough - 2011-11-30.jpg. Also I have re-categorised the file as a church hall rather than a church. Thanks again for your help, Rept0n1x (talk) 07:18, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Use of Image of Marylebone Station

Hi,

I'd like to use a picture of yours in a book I am publishing. I don't think I need your permission because of the Wiki Commons licence, but out of courtesy I am contacting you. If you would like a free copy of my book - which is about what might have happened if the Great Central Railway had not been closed - please contact me on markandrewbeckett@gmail.com with your address.

Best wishes

Mark Beckett 07799 864971 5.65.248.67 16:07, 4 January 2015‎ (UTC)

Hi Mark, Thank you very much for your note and your kind offer. I have replied to you via e-mail. Best Wishes, Rept0n1x (talk) 16:28, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi there, I live in Lytham and have a dog who is somewhat of a viral star. He creates trick videos which are featured online and on TV, and he has his own website. I wanted to have a background photo of Lytham on his website to represent where he is from, and your photo of the Lytham windmill flower display is perfect! I had to crop it a bit so it would fit, but it still looks lovely. You can see it on his website at coopertheshihtzu.com. Your attribution is in the footer. Let me know if you would prefer for me to link to something other than your Wikicommons page to give you credit. Thanks again. Frostyterrier (talk) 12:18, 25 May 2015‎ (UTC)

Hi Frostyterrier. Many thanks for the message and I am glad you found the image useful. It's a nice website and Cooper is a great star! The attribution is fine as it is, so no need for any changes. Thanks again for taking the time to let me know. It is much appreciated and best wishes! Rept0n1x (talk) 18:05, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Digital Prawn

Hi, is there any way to confirm your identity as Digital Prawn for the purposes of confirming your copyright of the Spectrum games? File:Benkid77 SpaceWhale.png Perhaps from the account that was usd to submit the games? – czar 19:19, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

Hi CZAR,

I haven't been active in the retro-computing scene for a few years now so I've just had to hunt down and recover some old, long-forgotten passwords!

I have made some edits today

1) On my Digital Prawn website, on the same page where I published the source code for the games, I have made a small note today confirming I am User:Rept0n1x.

2) Please check the edit on User_talk:Green Lane and the edit history. I have just logged in to Commons as the original "Green Lane" user, which was the account I was using when I originally uploaded some of the screen shots.

also User_talk:Benkid77 and the edit history. Likewise for the retired Benkid77 account.

Hope that helps, but of course if you need me to do anything else, then please let me know.

Thanks, Green Lane (talk) 13:22, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

EDIT: Just noticed, I was still logged in as my retired User:Green Lane account when I made the above edit. I have just logged back in under my currently active account now to confirm this is me. Rept0n1x (talk) 13:26, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Finally, if you need any further confirmation then please feel free to e-mail me at my Digital Prawn account (address is found at the bottom of this page) and I can reply to you from that account. Kind Regards, Rept0n1x (talk) 13:31, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Also if it is any further help, all affected images should be found under Category:Screenshots uploaded by Rept0n1x. Rept0n1x (talk) 13:50, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! But what about games that aren't on that site, like Space Whale? Also, to confirm, you're not interested in licensing the whole game under cc-by-sa, just the screenshots? (By the way, you wouldn't be able to produce a free use illustration of attribute clash via your games, would you?) – czar 16:00, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Hi Czar, Apologies, with it being so long I had forgotten that not all of the games I released were on that site. As for "Space Whale", "Commode Nybbler Part Deux" and perhaps some of the others, you should find them mentioned on the CSSCGC 2009 website. That page at least shows that they were released under the "Digital Prawn" pseudonym. That in conjunction with the edit I made previously to on the "Digital Prawn" website should be enough to link my Rept0n1x account here as the games creator for those titles. But of course if there is anything else I can do which is more suitable then please let me know and I am happy to help further. I understand the above may not be adequate since I have generally used a variety of differing usernames across the Internet over the years, to the extent that I have probably lost track of them all even myself. As for licensing, yes, I am happy to release the entire games under cc-by-sa, where I was the sole creator. This applies to some of the games, however other people did create loading screens and music for some of the games e.g. the "Sid Spanners" series (although I was the sole creator of the in-game graphics and program code in all games for which I have uploaded screenshots here). Some of the games also got commercial, physical tape releases for a while by "Monument Microgames" although this should have no bearing on the licensing of the digital copies, since I never applied a license to the original digital versions. Finally there are many games on the "Digital Prawn" website where I collaborated with others and effectively co-wrote them with other people (as attributed on that site) - I would not upload screenshots from those games here, without first obtaining permission. So in short I would probably need to go through my "back-catalogue" in a bit more depth and work out which games I have created completely by myself and which ones had the input of others on either the loading screen or music. Also, I am happy to make a screenshot demonstrating colour clash at some point, since at least one of the "Sid Spanners" games I wrote was specifically commented on due to its prominent colour clash, on a YouTube video. The only thing is, I am just a bit busy at the moment both at work and home, so have effectively been absent from Wikimedia Commons for two and a half months apart from checking my talk page (hence the wikibreak). So it might be a while before I can get the time to do any the above. I just hope in the meantime I can do enough to prevent the screenshots from being nominated for deletion. As I say, if there is anything else I could quickly do to help with this then please let me know. Thanks, Rept0n1x (talk) 16:56, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Sure, you've done more than enough. Send me a ping when you've worked out the cc licensing with your co-creators and I'll add the games to my list of good sources for free use gameplay screenshots. I'll take a look at doing {{License review}}s (for posterity's sake) on the screenshots when you're back and everything's sorted. Enjoy your break! – czar 23:23, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

That's great, thanks for your help. I'll let you know when I have made some progress on formally releasing some of the games under the cc-by-sa license. Kind Regards Rept0n1x (talk) 07:41, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Thanks for making me change my mind[3] (It never usually happens ), Have a beer on me! :), Thanks & Happy editing –Davey2010Talk 16:25, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind message, and also for taking my comment into consideration. I really appreciate it. Cheers! Rept0n1x (talk)

The Columbian Press Picture

Hi. I was just wondering why there was a yo-yo on the picture of the Columbian Press, or 'Eagle Press'. After some Research, I've seen some photos of the same press with the yo-yo in blue, whereas the one you uploaded (that I saw) was black and white. No rush, just curious if you knew why that print-out of a child's toy was on a hundred-year old printing press in Lincolnshire. Thanks. 2601:83:4200:D6C0:9C14:4FF9:9245:F1B7 00:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Hi, I had never noticed that before. I can see the yo-yo you mention in File:Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Lincoln, England - DSCF1769.JPG. It is an interesting question but sadly I don't know the answer to it. If you are still interested, then you can try posting at the Wikimedia Commons village pump, as a number of people read that page. Rept0n1x (talk) 10:28, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Your VFC installation method is deprecated

Hello Rept0n1x, we are aware that using the old installation method of VFC (via common.js, which you are using) may not work reliably anymore and can break other scripts as well. A detailed explanation can be found here. Important: To prevent problems please remove the old VFC installation code from your common.js and instead enable the VFC gadget in your preferences. Thanks! --VFC devs (q) 16:23, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

Fixed --Rept0n1x (talk) 16:54, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

Category:Flower_containers

Flower containers has been listed at Commons:Categories for discussion so that the community can discuss ways in which it should be changed. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this category, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for discussion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it. If the category is up for deletion because it has been superseded, consider the notion that although the category may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new category. In all cases, please do not take the category discussion personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

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