User talk:Martin Leng~enwikinews

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Great Article
Wikinews desperately needs more gutsy reporters; please give the project as much time as you can spare. Neutralizer 14:53, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

As for your graphics suggestion, that would be great provided that they are NPOV and not under an unusable copyright. You did well with Rice and Straw arrive unannounced in Baghdad, I hope you stick around and produce more articles of that excellent quality. --Sfullenwider 18:23, 2 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Just want to say the same - the Rice and Straw article was great. Dan100 (Talk) 18:26, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the comments. How would I get those graphics up and running?


 * It's important to sign your comments so we can follow who said what. Four tildes will do the trick " ~ ".  All you need to do is to make your images and upload them at the upload page.  You may want to give a link and a description on the Water Cooler so people know what you've made available. Also, you can add the graphics directly to articles if you wish.  --Sfullenwider 20:34, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

infoboxes

 * Hi Martin, before anything, you'ld have a look to infoboxes, for exemple : Avian Flu infobox

i think there's a list somewhere the list is here : Infoboxes list] Jacques Divol 14:58, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Use of Wikinews logo in images
We cannot use the Wikinews logo in other images, such as your "alert" images. The logo is a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, and is restricted in its use to avoid dilution of the mark.

The second issue is your images are sensational, and POV in some cases. The terrorism image, for example, is being applied where there are opposing views that the act is not terrorism but a reasonable act of war. The Iran issue is in large part a debate over state sovereignty and international law, and not about nuclear elements at all - do international entities have the right to limit a state's industrial and research efforts, especially when those efforts are specifically protected by an international treaty which all parties are signatory of? Simpler, less text-orient images are probably more appropriate.

This is a really tough message to write, because I really want to encourage you! I think the idea is great! it's just this particular implementation is a little rough. Can we work together and make some improvements? -  Amgine | talk en.WN 17:26, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Of course - I would be glad of some assistance. As for actually making the images I have no difficulties, but as ideas go I'm a bit stuck to be honest. Though NPOV is honourable in its intent, it really is a minefield! Also, I agree with your less text-centric idea - this would make it easier to display the tags in infoboxes etc. Finally, sorry about the incorrect use of the logo - genuine mistake!


 * Wonderful! Yes, the logo/trademark issue is a pain. There are a couple of images we had about nuclear and North Korea... let me see if I can find that image for you, as an example idea (not to copy it, just an example of one which avoided using text.) I really like the Iraq War image; let me think about some ideas based on that one too. Back in a second. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 17:50, 3 April 2006 (UTC)


 * commons:Image:Iran nuclear illustration.png and commons:Image:NKorea nuke illustration.png are the two I was thinking about. There may be others in the Template:Issues series of templates. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 17:56, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Do you think I could get away with using the "nuclear logo" in my design? Also, can you think of anything "visual" to stand in place of terrorism? —Martin Leng 18:01, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

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