User talk:Ground Zero

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Kokeshi dolls[edit]

Hi Ground Zero, I just came back from commons:Category:Kokeshi after seeing the copyright license of the image I used at Wajima. Is this compliant with wikivoyage?

btw thanks for your explanation. I hope I still remember it next time I visit :) Ottawahitech (talk) 02:35, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ottawahitech: I'm no expert in Wikivoyage Image policy, but I don't see any problem with it. Anything from the Commons should comply with copyright policy. The size and position are correct. And it seems relevant to the article. Ground Zero (talk) 04:26, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Ottawahitech:. What is allowed on Commons is allowed here. The problem is that some categories attract photos that are not allowed, and this seems to be such a case (I assume you noticed the warning at the category page). I assume that the claim about own work is about the photo, not the doll. I don't know the threshold of originality in Japan, nor how much these dolls differ from dolls by other designers, but I won't be surprised if the photo is deleted. –LPfi (talk) 09:33, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I guess it should be removed then. Ground Zero (talk) 12:44, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We allow some free photos of unfree objects as local uploads, see our EDP. I think the Kokeshi dolls could qualify, if current dolls differ significantly from historic ones. –LPfi (talk) 11:38, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

South Hampton Roads[edit]

Hello, I am new here (editing for about a month), anyways, is there like a private draft space I can use to add actual content to the South Hampton Roads page you set to redirect to the Eastern Virginia page? Someonehere12345 (talk) 03:57, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can create a draft space like this: User:Someonehere12345/draft, and then move it over when it's ready. I have changed the redirect to Hampton Roads. Does it make sense to split that article and move some of the cities to a new South Hampton Roads article? Ground Zero (talk) 04:00, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Makes sense to me, I will go work on the draft. Someonehere12345 (talk) 04:08, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
South Hampton Roads so I published the page, how do I make it so I can add listings by pressing the add listings button Someonehere12345 (talk) 01:42, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why did you publish that? It's not useful at all. Does it overlap with Hampton Roads?
When you open an edit screen, there is a row of buttons at the top that starts with B I. It has picture buttons: a building for "see", a bicycle for "do", a shopping cart for "buy", etc. Tap on one of those to create a listing template in your article.
I'm going to move it back to your draft space so you can continue to work on it. It isn't ready. Ground Zero (talk) 01:51, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Iran[edit]

Please visit the talk page for Iran. 64.237.107.38 01:44, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tip[edit]

Hi, GZ, I noticed on your userpage you have "*Warning 82 as of 11 Dec 2023".

If you want to replace it with syntax that automatically updates itself, try using:

[[:Category:Has warning box with out of date warning]] – {{PAGESINCAT:Has warning box with out of date warning}} as of {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTH}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}

It should yield the following: Category:Has warning box with out of date warning – 10 as of 19 March 2024.

Just a suggestion – you're free to dismiss it at your own will :-).

Cheers, --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 12:10, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@SHB2000: thanks for the tip. That was for a project I was working on for a while to clean up warning boxes. I can remove that now. Ground Zero (talk) 23:05, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"pax"[edit]

It's a shorthand for person, sometimes capacity. I do agree it was confusing on Singapore/Little India, though. Thank you for changing it. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 21:56, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I do know what it means, but we should use ordinary English words, rather than travel industry jargon, for the benefit of our readers. Ground Zero (talk) 21:59, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed; it's really uncommon to see in many English-speaking countries. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 21:59, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I work closely with aviation industry in real life, and can say with no uncertainty, "pax"="passengers". It's specialised jargon, yes. Ibaman (talk) 10:36, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Were the removal of listings an accident? --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 11:48, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oops. I inadvertently opened an old version. Thanks for catching that. Ground Zero (talk) 11:54, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
haha not a problem, mate :-). I realized something felt off when 3,495 bytes of text were removed without explanation. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 12:02, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]