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Great work with Belle Vue Zoo

Don't forget though that everything needs to be cited. It's difficult to think back months later and wonder where you came across something. Anyway. keep up the good work. --Malleus Fatuorum 18:59, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

;) --The Pink Oboe (talk) 18:59, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Hello there. =)

I have received no complaints from wikipedia administrators about my added photos in the List of The Sword of Truth characters characters. Apparently they were accepted because they are promotional pics, in low-resolution, cited, and followed all copyright guidelines when it comes to those types of photos. When I do get complaints from them personally, I will remove the photos myself and revert it to the last version. But for now, please don't touch the page while I contact the admin. Thank you. --Kit the Kat (talk) 07:02, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

You need to learn about Fair Use Rationals before you post them there again. FUR images are not usually accepted on List articles. --The Pink Oboe (talk) 18:23, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Family Guy

Hello There Yes Season 10 Family Guy Has Not Started But There is a DVD Of Family Guy Season 10 ?

http://igossip.com/gossip/FG_S_x/1453178 — Preceding unsigned comment added by LoganWalker (talk • contribs) 18:28, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

The British series 10 is US series 9 and came about because UK TV split season 5 for some reason or another, as a result every series after that has been 1 out from the official season number. --The Pink Oboe (talk) 23:33, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

FontForge

I am trying to extract the Uni1F600Emoticons (TrueType) font from U1F600 Emoticons.pdf (which is the decrypted version of the original Unicode chart U1F600). But FontForge abruptly shuts down the moment I select Uni1F600Emoticons font. While I can extract majority of the embedded fonts, there are some fonts like this one that FontForge fails to extract. I've installed all the dependencies of FontForge. See if you can extract the font, and if you can just send me the font. Is something wrong with FontForge or is it my installation? Regards. – ∃ Aditya 7  ¦  14:51, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I was able to extract the font okay, but ran into the usual problem of extracting a font from a PDF, i.e. Distiller throws away a lot of useful info when embedding the font, especially when it's only a subset. As a result it took a lot of messing about with the font before I discovered that the missing info was in fact the unicode data. So using the actual numbering constructs from the PDF I'm going through each character and giving it its correct unicode reference. It's going to take a while though so please bear with me. --The Pink Oboe (talk) 22:45, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

It is fine if you can generate the font without spending too much time numbering/referencing the glyphs. I have no clue why my installation doesn't extract it. I decrypted the original Unicode chart U1F600 using a command-line utility called
pdfcrypt 1.0. There is also an online version of pdfcrypt 1.0 at witwall.com  – ∃ Aditya 7  ¦  04:43, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Flag of the United Kingdom of Fiji 1871-1874.svg

A tag has been placed on File:Flag of the United Kingdom of Fiji 1871-1874.svg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done under section F2 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an image page for a missing or corrupt image or an empty image description page for a Commons-hosted image.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines. Marcus Qwertyus 01:57, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop#A very quick, easy job...

Thanks, I've replied there. J Milburn (talk) 15:52, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

AAGPBL

I altered it to match the version that was used when the league was still up and running and think it should be at that version - that one was used widely on baseball cards at that era - why do you object? Connormah (talk) 02:36, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

I reverted it because that wasn't the version that I worked from originally. Also that isn't the version that's the same as the source given. I used the official website version (which I actually think looks better) also the version that was suggested in the workshope after the original image disappeared. Not to mention the fact it took me a while to match the gradient :). May I suggest that if you wish to use your version then you change the source. --The Pink Oboe (talk) 13:14, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

I can upload under a new filename - thanks for clarification. Connormah (talk) 16:18, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Revert of Pink Floyd Edit

If you can't use Misplaced Pages as a source, how do you easily source the sources within a Misplaced Pages article without having to reference dozens of sources?Guyburns (talk) 16:43, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately there is no "easily", and you have to find suitable individual sources for whatever it is you want to add into an article. --The Pink Oboe (talk) 16:45, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/Fomitiporia ellipsoidea/archive1

Hey, just to let you know I mentioned you in the nomination statement. J Milburn (talk) 11:51, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion for FWC_logoMedmRes.jpg

Hello Pink Oboe. The logo uploaded was to be used at http://en.wikipedia.org/Future_Worlds_Center. The page was still in the special space, but it has now been moved to the main space. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/File:FWC_logoMedmRes.jpg Maryafrika (talk) 15:03, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

This is why I didn't put a speedy delete request in. I'd noticed that you were working on your article in your sandbox, this is why I used a 7 day deletion request so that you would have time to finish your sandbox work. Having said that you aren't supposed to use FUR images on articles in user space. You are supposed to finish the article, move it to main space then upload the image and then link to it. --The Pink Oboe (talk) 17:20, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Japanese Knife Diagram

Thanks! Please see my response at Misplaced Pages:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop#Chef.27s knife diagram. Appreciate your work on this. Kaldari (talk) 01:41, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Lolicon image

What's your opinion on the lolicon image? Do you think it would be appropriate to feature on the Main Page? It was only last year that Fox News was accusing Misplaced Pages of being a den of pedophiles. Somehow I don't think this would help our case. Kaldari (talk) 03:13, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

To be honest I know nothing of animé so have no idea what the intended affect is, but personally I find this picture cute rather than sexual. It's not as if the girls are swapping dildos or anything. So yes I'd say stick it on the main page page as an FA. If people are offended then it's their own dirty, but repressed, minds that are offending them. And as is said repeatedly, Misplaced Pages is not censored. Go for it. --The Pink Oboe (talk) 10:30, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

• Just dropping by, I thought I'd leave a little feedback too. A featured picture is not always put on the main page, as noted by WP:POTD. For example, the semi-nude Michele Merkin was not used as it was found "too cheesy". Misplaced Pages:Picture of the day/Unused notes several pictures that were not used because they depict too much gore or are of a scatological nature. A featured picture rating is essentially indicating that the community feels that the image is of high quality and high encyclopedic value. On a side note, POTD seems to be up to Howcheng.

Thanks for taking up the trace, Pink Oboe. Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:10, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

First a reply to Pink Oboe: As explained at lolicon, the image is intended to be erotic. It's not just people's "dirty, but repressed, minds" at issue here. Reply to Crisco: What is the point of nominating it for featured picture if it isn't to actually be featured? Just to cause more drama? Kaldari (talk) 00:28, 5 September 2011 (UTC)