User talk:Cottrells

Meeting tomorrow? - copyright
Hi Steve, do you think you'll be at the meeting tomorrow? I have some questions about copyrights that I hope you'll be able to be there for, because I am confused. :) Thanks! -- janellv 21:57, 3 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Janell, all being well I plan to attend the meeting today.The question you raise about copyright is similar to a question I posted in the forum thread Uploading non-free or copyrighted images. The license templates currently used in the wiki are less restrictive or more open than the general wiki license, but I know that some contributors wish to use images that are non-free or permission has been granted by the rights holder to use in the wiki, but only the wiki or perhaps even just a particular article. This is not a straight forward issue. --Steve 06:45, 4 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you for being there! We really do need to get this figured out. -- janellv 11:46, 5 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Ok, question - what's the purpose of the GNU license as being separate from the CC license? Are we just using that on things that are being pulled over from Wikipedia? Is there a reason for using it in other areas? And what does "You may select the license of your choice" mean? -- janellv 18:18, 5 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Janell, the reason they are separate is that the licenses were drawn up by different bodies the Free Software Foundation and Creative Commons respectively. If an author has licensed their work using one or the other then that is the license that we must display in the wiki (also note that there are different versions of each). In today's wiki-world is the most popular but the  predates the current era (back to 1980's). Authors can publish their work using more than one license and if this is the case they may invite other to "select the license of your choice". --Steve  19:03, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank YOU for helping on the FA of Italy
Hi Steve,

Steve, I hope I get to meet you someday, you are such a wonderful person and so sharp. I just wanted to give you this "thank you" so you can see that my skills are getting better. Thank YOU again for all that you do.

joy

The FamilySearch Research Wiki is delighted to let you know that the Italy page you helped create has become a Featured Article, highlighted on the Main Page of the Wiki, and will remain there for seven days. Thank you for your excellent work to help others quickly access records. Your contributions are appreciated and will help others find their ancestors.&lt;br&gt;'You have made a difference in research!'

joy Wyzer17 15:34, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Media Wanted template
Hi Steve,

I was wondering if creating a Media Wanted or Photo Wanted template could be created for users that create a page or come across a page that they believe could be improved with an image but cannot upload a file them-self due to inability to find one or for whatever reason. This could help to put them all in one category where users that enjoy seeking out photos and uploading them can go to see what pages need photos or other media. Let me know what you think.

Larry0011 00:06, 13 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Larry, I think you raise a worthwhile need. Following your request I have created the template image requested that can be placed on an article talk page to indicate that an image is requested. This template includes parameters that allows contributors to group requests relating to location and or subject together into distinct categories. --Steve 07:25, 13 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you Steve. This is exactly what I had on mind. It's amazing how fast you get things done. Thanks, Larry0011 15:50, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

England Archives and Libraries
Hi Steve,

The FamilySearch Research Wiki is delighted to let you know that the England Archives and Libraries article you helped create will become a Featured Article that is highlighted on the Main Page of the Wiki. It will appear there for seven days. Thank you for your excellent work – you have given readers/researcher important access to records. Your contributions are appreciated and will assist others in finding their ancestors. You have made a difference in research!

Please note:

We invite you to do any enhancing, editing or changing to this article before we post it. If you are considering an edit we ask that it be completed by October 26, 2011. Within a few days of this date this article will post. If you feel that you do not want your article up as yet as a Featured Article please let me know. Thank you for your time and effort!

joy Wyzer17 19:25, 14 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Joy, thanks for the note, but I do not regard the England Archives and Libraries article (or any other article in the wiki) as belonging to me. It's good to know that you plan to feature the article later this month. --Steve 19:33, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

United States Naturalization and Citizenship
Hi Steve,

The FamilySearch Research Wiki is delighted to let you know that the United States Naturalization and Citizenship article you helped create will become a Featured Article that is highlighted on the Main Page of the Wiki. It will appear there for seven days. Thank you for your excellent work – you have given readers/researcher important access to records. Your contributions are appreciated and will assist others in finding their ancestors. You have made a difference in research!

Please note:

We invite you to do any enhancing, editing or changing to this article before we post it. If you are considering an edit we ask that it be completed by October 26, 2011. Within a few days of this date this article will post. If you feel that you do not want your article up as yet as a Featured Article please let me know. Thank you for your time and effort!

joy Wyzer17 19:53, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

British Sources for Previous Research
Hi Steve,

The FamilySearch Research Wiki is delighted to let you know that British Sources for Previous Research article you helped create will become a Featured Article that is highlighted on the Main Page of the Wiki. It will appear there for seven days. Thank you for your excellent work – you have given readers/researcher important access to records. Your contributions are appreciated and will assist others in finding their ancestors. You have made a difference in research!

Please note:

We invite you to do any enhancing, editing or changing to this article before we post it. If you are considering an edit we ask that it be completed by October 28, 2011. Within a few days of this date this article will post. If you feel that you do not want your article up as yet as a Featured Article please let me know. Thank you for your time and effort!

joy Wyzer17 19:17, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Wales Societies
Hi Steve,

The FamilySearch Research Wiki is delighted to let you know that Wales Societies article you helped create will become a Featured Article that is highlighted on the Main Page of the Wiki. It will appear there for seven days. Thank you for your excellent work – you have given readers/researcher important access to records. Your contributions are appreciated and will assist others in finding their ancestors. You have made a difference in research!

Please note:

We invite you to do any enhancing, editing or changing to this article before we post it. If you are considering an edit we ask that it be completed by October 30, 2011. Within a few days of this date this article will post. If you feel that you do not want your article up as yet as a Featured Article please let me know. Thank you for your time and effort!

joy Wyzer17 19:32, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank YOU - fixing main page
Steve,

Thank YOU for fixing the Main page of the Wiki!!!!

joy

Please Help - FA archive page
Steve,

I thought I had it right on the archive page - I archived the first four and then I have made a mess. Please Fix! Thank YOU.

joy

Disambiguation
Steve,

We have some questions about the Special page for disambiguation. We're concerned about the wording at the top of the page, "The following pages link to a disambiguation page. They should link to the appropriate topic instead." This tends to cause a contradiction with the Disambiguation information page. Fran was concerned that we had pages on this list. It had 37 pages listed on 10/14 and then all of a sudden, there are over 400 - most of them are involved with the Civil War project, linking with Georgia. We need to know your take on this. The first pages listed on this list seem to have been done correctly. Lynda 20:46, 24 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Lynda, my view is that the message on the Special:Disambiguations page needed amending. I have made an amendment by changing the MediaWiki:Disambiguations-text message page. The Special:Disambiguations page does list all the pages in the wiki that link to a Disambiguation page, but in many cases this is the intention. The reason that the number jumped up from 37 to over 600 was because until October 14, only one of the disambiguation templates was listed on MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage. Now pages marked with both geodis and disambig are listed. --Steve 02:03, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Steve. This clears it up and the text change makes a lot more sense. Appreciate your help, again. Lynda 20:45, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Featured Article Archive page
Hi Steve, When you have a minute could you please fix Featured Article Archive page in the Wiki. I spent the greater part of yesterday trying to learn how to fix my mess-up and never achieved fixing the page. I thank you for all that you have helped me with. You are fantastic. Thank you so much!!!!

joy


 * Hi Joy, the page is now fixed. --Steve 18:37, 28 October 2011 (UTC)