User talk:-xfi-

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Speedy deletion

I noticed that you tagged the page Image:BCFlag.png for speedy deletion with the reason "This image is using only by User:Dschor. In articles about British Columbia provincial highways is template using SVG!". However, "This image is using only by User:Dschor. In articles about British Columbia provincial highways is template using SVG!" is not currently one of our criteria for speedy deletion, so I have removed the speedy deletion tag. You can use WP:IFD if you still want the article to be deleted. Thanks! Stifle 20:08, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is any problem to delete it now? ---xfi- 20:21, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see how Image:BCFlag.png meets the criteria for speedy deletion. If you could clarify this, it would be great. Stifle 20:24, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I ask you: "Is any problem to delete it now?". There is no reason to have png, when on commons is SVG, png is duplicate. ---xfi- 20:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is not a reason to speedily delete it. Please read WP:CSD, particularly item 1 under "Images", where it says that an image being on Commons is not grounds for speedy deletion. You need to check out WP:IFD instead. Stifle 20:41, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Duplicate is reason, isn't it? ---xfi- 20:44, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Only if both images are on Wikipedia, not Commons and they are in the same file format. Stifle 20:51, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"For speedy deletion candidates, use {{db|reason}}. See the criteria for speedy deletion. These are: duplicates, thumbnails, broken images, …" Here is not write: "Only if both images are on Wikipedia, not Commons and they are in the same file format." ---xfi- 20:56, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You still did not read this page. Stifle 21:03, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is it ok now? ---xfi- 21:14, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please orphan it (remove it from every page that it is on) first. Stifle 21:18, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is also on:

British Columbia provincial highway 19
British Columbia provincial highway 19A
British Columbia provincial highway 4
British Columbia provincial highway 28
British Columbia provincial highway 10
British Columbia provincial highway 7
British Columbia provincial highway 91
British Columbia provincial highway 91A
British Columbia provincial highway 15
British Columbia provincial highway 1A
British Columbia provincial highway 7A
British Columbia provincial highway 13
British Columbia provincial highway 7B
British Columbia provincial highway 9
British Columbia provincial highway 12
British Columbia provincial highway 97
British Columbia provincial highway 97A
British Columbia provincial highway 5A
British Columbia provincial highway 3A
British Columbia provincial highway 3B
British Columbia provincial highway 95
British Columbia provincial highway 93
British Columbia provincial highway 8
British Columbia provincial highway 33
British Columbia provincial highway 22
British Columbia provincial highway 22A
British Columbia provincial highway 41
British Columbia provincial highway 395
British Columbia provincial highway 21
British Columbia provincial highway 6
British Columbia provincial highway 23
British Columbia provincial highway 43
British Columbia provincial highway 24
British Columbia provincial highway 26
British Columbia provincial highway 35
British Columbia provincial highway 27
British Columbia provincial highway 39
British Columbia provincial highway 29
British Columbia provincial highway 52
British Columbia provincial highway 77
British Columbia provincial highway 49

I will remove it from User:Dschor's page if you remove it from the others. Stifle 21:30, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok remove it from User:Dschor's page. ---xfi- 21:54, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I have removed it and the image is now deleted under CSD:G7. Stifle 22:07, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of Switzerland

What was wrong with this flag Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg ver. 01:08, 23 March 2006? ---xfi- 09:15, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing - I should've double-checked the PDF. ¦ Reisio 00:43, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikics template

Hi -xfi-! I've just created a new template to indicate English Wikipedia users who also contribute to the Czech Wikipedia.

Template:User wikics

Feel free to add it to your userboxes if you like it. Happy Easter. Daniel Šebesta (talk • contribs) 08:20, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Flag of Lewis

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:EAA-EMRC-2006.gif

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Swiss flag

Hi. There are currently two different versions of the Swiss flag used across the English wikipedia, so I started a discussion at WT:CH#Swiss red to see if there is one better version that we could use consistently. In case you have any comment or suggestion (as a contributor to File:Flag of Switzerland.svg), you are welcome to join the discussion. mgeo talk 22:14, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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