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Surfside image

The Microsoft StreetSide image is copyrighted; the angle (from the Collins Avenue side, not the side that collapsed) and fisheye view actually is confusing rather than enlightening. Thanks anyway. General Ization ^Talk 20:59, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

I note the CC-BY terms of the license; nevertheless, I think this image isn't particularly helpful since it is the opposite side of the building from the side where the collapse occurred, and it seems to me to make the appearance and character of the structure even less clear due to the fisheye effect. If you disagree, please open discussion on the article's Talk page. General Ization ^Talk 21:12, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

@General Ization: What do you think of this angle I have just uploaded? From the 87th Terrace side it's much easier to understand the shape of the building, and I took a screenshot to remove the fish-eye effect. I concede that I probably shouldn't have added the first 2015 photo back in. When I originally uploaded that one, there were no other images available to us yet so I rushed it. Wodgester (talk) 21:28, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

Certainly better in terms of distortion and relevancy to the location of the collapse, but still not sure it really adds anything very helpful to our article here (versus other images already presented here and those available at linked sources). General Ization ^Talk 21:30, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

Again, you might bring it up on the article's Talk page; other editors may disagree with me. General Ization ^Talk 21:31, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

To illustrate, an image like this might be very helpful, but I'm generally hesitant to post screenshots of content from mapping and/or satellite imaging services to Wikimedia Commons as I think it isn't really fair use under the terms of CC-BY-SA. I'm guessing media are paying royalties for satellite (edit: and/or street view) images used in "before and after" montages. General Ization ^Talk 21:38, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

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Cebuano and Northumberland

Hello. I am absolutely not seeking to be rude or confrontational, but were you serious about this? I am failing to get it as the English article appears longer and perhaps better-developed than your suggestion. Additionally, whilst I know it is not impossible for someone editing in a language of the Philippines to have specialist knowledge of this topic that more local authors lack, it would perhaps be surprising. Please enlighten me? Thanks and best wishes DBaK (talk) 22:00, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

@DBaK: Hi. I placed that tag almost three years ago - I remember neither the edit nor the article. But I can tell you this: I was a far less experienced editor then. I can see from the 2019 versions that the Cebuano page didn't have more prose - less, in fact - so I can only guess that I saw the climate data and the locator map, which the English page lacked then. I know now that neither of those are pertinent or particularly useful, to say nothing of the Manual of Style, so clearly there is no point translating anything from the Cebuano page. I can also see that the article was created automatically by Lsjbot (which is responsible for a vast majority of the Cebuano Wiki's articles), so doesn't seem like a very reliable source for translation.

I still place those tags, it's probably my most common activity at the minute, as I'm busier than I used to be. But I take a lot more care now! I'll remove the tag, with a note pointing back here. (Many thanks for your civility, by the way. Many of us could learn a lot from you.) Wodgester (talk) 21:42, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the very nice response and for removing the tag. We are down that way tomorrow so maybe I will get to see it in real life! Happy editing, thanks and all good wishes DBaK (talk) 22:09, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

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