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[edit] Union City, New Jersey

Thanks, I appreciate it. Are you an administrator? If, so, you should know that User: Inmytown has now taken to loading the article with lots of redundant, generic pics of Union City. I removed three of the four he/she inserted, and left one of them in, partially as a compromise, and even wrote a more descriptive caption for it, and tried to politely address the matter to him/her, stating my reasoning on his Talk Page. His response? He re-inserted two of the deleted pics again, and of course, did not respond to me, either on his Talk Page, my Talk Page, or here. I removed them again.

Also, about placing the two Bergenline Ave. pics (the "circa 1900" and "circa 2000" ones), at the right margin again: I don't really mind them being on the right instead of the left, but I really wanted to place them side by side, partially so that they can form a "Then and Now" diptych, and partially so that they don't push the pics below them further and further down past the relevant sections with which they line up, but I only know to do side-by-side pics on the left margin. Do you know how to do this on the right margin? Thanks, and Happy New Year, Darkcore. :-) Nightscream 10:50, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Lastly, are you from the Union City area, or are you, as some sections of your Pages seem to indicate, from Canada?

Thanks, and Happy New Year, Darkcore. :-) Nightscream 10:58, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Inmytown continues to deface the page. Now he vandalized the Bergenline Ave "Then and Now" diptych by removing the second photo and replacing it with one of his own, even though it's not of the intersection in question.

Also, was that you who removed my photo credit in the caption of the 9/11 photo? I notice that that credit disappeared after an edit by you. Why is this? Nightscream 07:08, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

1. Okay, thanks. I'll try and do that. 2. Cool. Nice ta meet ya. :-) 3. Okay. 4. The reason I include a credit is twofold: First, I tend to place an artist's credit in all articles that I work on that contain some image, not just photos that I myself have taken (which are a tiny minority), but all other such articles as well, such as the various comic-book related articles that contain artwork not credited to the artist who created it. If you look at say, the Fearsome Five, and the articles for each member of that group, you'll see I inserted artist credits because I felt that's just appropriate. Having gone to art school, being an aspiring artist, and being sympathetic to creator issues, I can tell you that in that community, it is desired/preferred that an artist be credited when his or her work in published somewhere. So I did not credit myself for that photo to be self-aggrandizing or anything, but merely to be consistent. Now you say that it's bad form to give credit to yourself, but then does that mean that it would be okay if someone else re-inserted that credit? Seems a bit like hairsplitting to me, but if you insist, would it be okay if another Wikipedian placed it back in there? Or perhaps yourself? Let me know.

The second reason is the copyright issue. WP wants us to be clear on where images come from, so that it can determined that their use falls under the Fair Use policy. By placing that credit in the caption, I'm letting WP and its users know up front that it is my image, and that I'm granting permission for its use, so there's no copyright problems.

5. Yes, I agree that Bergenline Ave. pic is of failry poor quality. I had a limited number in my photo collection to choose from that would fit thematically with that 1900 one, and the best one I could find was a very small one. I don't have a digital camera, and I was actually thinking of asking Inmytown if he wanted to take one himself, since he seems so desperate to contribute something to that article, but I'm not sure if he'd even bother responding, since he doesn't respond to attempts at discussion. So if you want to take one yourself, I'd appreciate it. Perhaps taking multiple shots from several angles, including the one seen in the current photo, would be a good idea, since we can discuss together which one would work best. Thanks. Nightscream 20:53, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Regarding proper photo crediting, is this a WP rule? If so, can you tell me on which page I can find it? Also, does this also hold true for all other artworks used in articles? Crediting the artist in the article in which the artwork/photo is used seems appropriate to me. Thanks. Nightscream 03:17, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Mulholland Drive.png

A very nice clean map. Good work. ^BlankVerse 11:30, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] McGill

Nice work on the intro. 24.57.131.18 01:06, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please use Redirect

It just helps us weed out the vandals Eagle (talk) (desk) 03:57, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

[edit] NJPAC

Thanks, Darkcore, for the image. Donbas 17:38, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jersey City

I noticed you added the area_water to the Jersey City infobox. For other cities, I know I've entered that info, but can't remember where I got it from. Probably from TIGER shapefiles and calculated in GIS. But, is there an easier way to just get that info without using GIS? a website? online GIS website? It might be useful to explain how to get the info at Template talk:Infobox City and Template talk:Infobox City mapsize, and there must be an easy way without using GIS. -Aude (talk | contribs) 16:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I missed the obvious :) I just found it on American FactFinder, contained in table GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density of the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data. Area can be found for any place, county, etc. I also updated the demographics section to 2004 population estimates. Thanks again. -Aude (talk | contribs) 17:05, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possible New Article for West New York'o philes

A prominent newspaper editor who worked for papers like the New York Daily Mirror named Philip A. Payne lived in West New York, according to an article in the Jan. 29, 2006 Union City Reporter (which I assume was also printed in the Hudson Reporter's other area papers.) There is no article on him as of now, and I have other article I wish to work on, so as a suggestion, if anyone wants to make a one on him, and you want the article as reference, you can see it in full at: http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/9012/philippaynearticle7hw.jpg. I'm sending this message to more than one Wikipedian that I saw on the History page for the West New York article, so you don't have to respond to me about this. You can also begin a section on Noteworthy Residents for that city's page (as I did for Union City), and place him in there. Nightscream 00:10, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Denver FasTracks

Regarding your reversion on Commuter rail in North America: Actually, if I'm not mistaken FasTracks includes both light and commuter rail segments, with commuter rail running along the US 36 corridor, North Metro, and the East corridor. Please correct me if I'm mistaken. -Loren 05:35, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of "three colleges" remark in Residential College

Hi, Darkcore. I noticed a deletion you made in Residential college. I'm afraid I disagree with it, so I reverted it, but I'm willing to discuss. Please see and contribute to the discussion in Talk:Residential_college#Three_residential_colleges_in_Canada. Thanks, --Jdlh | Talk 21:51, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hudson-Bergen map revision request

Hi, I'm a big fan of the various maps you've made, they're very clear and well done! I was wondering if you could spare some time to update your map of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system with the new service pattern (and color coding, a first) shown in this official map, which we of course can't use due to copyright concerns. Many thanks in advance! --CComMack 15:03, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] North Bergen / Other NJ "Townships"

Thanks for supporting the moves of West Milford, Wayne, and Little Falls to articles without "Township" in their titles (and then "Township" will redirect to them). These were brought to WP:RM becuase the pages we want to move the articles to have histories to them, so they can not be moved by a normal user.

Regarding North Bergen Township, New Jersey, I believe that this article can be moved by any registered user to North Bergen, New Jersey becuase the latter of the two pages has no history other than a redirect to the former. As long as it's typically called "North Bergen" and not "North Bergen Township," either move it yourself or just note that someone should move it somewhere and I or someone else will move it wihtout the need for a voting request on WP:NJ (because of no history on the new page) (The only reason I did not move it now is becuase I want to make sure that "Township" is not used in the name because I have no knowledge of the town's local useage of its name.)

As for whether or not to include "Township" in article titles, WP:NJ (of which you seem to be a member]] has been attempting to use the "local" or "common" names as the real article title with the alternate names utilizing a redirect. However, the whole state can not simply be overhauled to reflect this without knowledge of whether or not "Township" is used in everyday life. The three Passaic County, New Jersey towns above were the holdouts in Passaic, so that is why they were done together. If you have any knowledge of what else should or has to be moved, I will spend the time to move them, or if they have histories, WP:RM them, as long as you have information on which ones should be moved. Thanks. //MrD9 21:09, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please check your WP:NA entry

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[edit] Read before posting box

It should, I borrowed the template from you, I didn't think you would mind. :-) You did a great job with it by the way. :-) Sorry for not telling you sooner. Ardenn 19:27, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Glad I could honour you in such a way. :-) --Ardenn 22:27, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] map request!

Hi Darkcore! I'm a transit fan and very bad at creating graphics, so I've been really impressed by the maps you've drawn on some of the transit articles I've contributed to (Buffalo Metro Rail, HBLR, Newark City Subway, Muni Metro, etc.). I wonder if you'd consider working your magic on the Baltimore Light Rail page. The current map there is well drawn but is as of today (Feb 26) outdated, since part of the line that was previously shut down for upgrades has now been reopened; the person who drew the original seems to be an inactive wikipedian at the moment.

You can see the official transit map here:

http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/lightrail/schedule/06LightRail.pdf

Anyway, I understand if you don't have time. Either way, I'm a big fan of your map work! What graphics progam do you use? --Jfruh 02:40, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the help! --Jfruh 13:31, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Ooh, I just noticed a typo on the MTA's official map -- "Connecting stops for both routes are between Univ. of Baltimore/Mt. Royal and Linthicum stops" should read "Connecting stops for both routes are between Timonium and Linthicum stops". --Jfruh 16:11, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

The map looks great. Thanks so much for your skilled help! --Jfruh 06:02, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] McGill Redmen

I saw you working on McGill University, would you mind commenting on the dispute over at McGill Redmen? Thanks. Ardenn 03:00, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NJ Collaboration of the Week

Thanks for participating in Wikiproject New Jersey. In an attempt to create articles for some of the non-existing pages related to New Jersey, NJCOTW was recently created to bring members of WP:NJ together to work collaboratively on a certain selected topic, which this week is List of Governors of New Jersey. Please help by nominating/voting/commenting on articles on WP:NJCOTW, or by helping to improve articles in the scope of the topic for the NJCOTW. AndyZ 00:46, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Jersey City neighborhoods

Darkcore, I was going through some NJ County stuff when I noticed that some Jersey City neighborhoods are named "[neighborhood], Jersey City" (and that you moved some ones that were not named this way to formats like this, probably for consistency), but many other CDPs and neighborhoods in New Jersey, including those of Newark, are named "[neighborhood], New Jersey" or "[neighborhood], Newark, New Jersey" (for example). Would you be opposed to the changing of their names to be "[neighborhood], Jersey City, New Jersey"? This seems to be more consistent on a statewide level and it retains the ", New Jersey" ending present in practically (if not) every other NJ location article. Thanks. //MrD9 08:18, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Quebec Autoroute sign images

I noticed you uploaded images for a couple of the Quebec Autoroute signs - A-15, A-20 and A-40. Hope there was no problem adapting it for a new A-5 image, but found the Roadgeek fonts - 2005 Series EM seems close to what Quebec's using on the roads these days. If the A-5 sign looks good, I can do the rest. Hope this helps. Dl2000 04:34, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] McGill Redmen

I don't know your position on the team or its name, but I do know you've talked about the University, so I could use your help at Talk:McGill Redmen. Ardenn 21:17, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] McGill logo

Hello! I saw that you uploaded Image:Mcgill-logo.png some years ago. I want to use it for an article in the Swedish Wikipedia about McGill University, but according to the rules of svwp, a source has to be provided for logos. Do you remember the source? Regards, 130.243.135.41 00:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC) (User:Essin on svwp)

[edit] NCS map issues

Hi, I just wanted to call your attention to a few problems issued on the image's talk page – * Bridge Street should be changed to Atlantic Street Also, I think it'd be nice if Atlantic/Washington were actually split, with text on either side of the line, so that it was evident which was which. In addition, the line is no longer under construction, so you can make it a solid color, and maybe even add directional arrows on the one-way segments. And if all this isn't enough, could you upload the map in SVG format instead of PNG? Cheers! lensovet 00:08, 16 July 2006 (UTC) P.S. here's the latest official map: http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/LightRail/NLR.pdf

Sounds great. Looking forward to the results. —lensovet–talk – 21:51, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

I see the new map has been put in the article, looks great! A few issues though: first, the Riverfront Stadium station still has "northbound only" written under it, which is now redundant with the arrows showing one-way movement.
Also, is there a reason why the image is so downscaled? The Commons isn't running out of HD space last I heard, and some of the text turns almost unlegible at the size it's at now. Thanks again! —lensovet–talk – 01:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Ualbanylogo.jpg)

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[edit] Wikipedia:State route naming conventions poll

As you've expressed interest in highway naming conventions, you may be interested in this dog and pony show. --SPUI (T - C) 01:30, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Promoted McGill University

I've promoted the article to GA. Well done! —ptk✰fgs 00:52, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Saint-Pierre flag medium.png listed for deletion

[edit] Map developments

First off, I saw you fixed up the Newark Light Rail image – looks great! Thanks for your work. As an aside, out of curiosity, were you Pascack Valley and Main & Bergen Line maps derived from the rail map I placed in the NJT article? Thanks. —lensovet–talk – 19:29, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, so we don't duplicate work, feel free to use it! If you want to add bodies of water/state boundaries to it, please do! —lensovet–talk – 20:53, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I didn't trace over the NJT map, since that's copyrighted and tracing over a copyrighted map would still be copyright infringement. However, I took this free State Railroads map from the NJDOT website (they also have a ZIP of the shapefiles, I had a friend of mine actually extract some data out of that), and then traced over that. As a result, all of the stuff is very accurate geographically, except for the segments leading up to Hoboken & NYP, because there are so many lines (though ideally the center of those lines is still correct...) —lensovet–talk – 00:33, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Honourary

Dude, Canadians use the British spelling in the english language. Is there a reason for Americanizing the spelling of Canadian Artciles? Pete Peters 00:22, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright problems with Image:Uwindsorlogo.gif

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• This isn't a copyright problem. It's a usage restriction which is entirely different. I've removed the copyvio tag, and it's listing. However, the image is used under terms of fair use and is no longer used in any articles. Thus, the section below...... --Durin 15:15, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] wikibooks:User:Darkcora

This useraccount was recently created on en.wikibooks, and the only edit was an obscene post about himself on his own usertalk page. I know it isn't an exact match, but do you think that this is a bad-faith doppleganger of yourself? --User:Wknight8111 (WB:Whiteknight) 21:39, 6 November 2006 (UTC)