User talk:Spewmaster

Hi mate, if you're a fan of Aussie rules, I suggest you take a look at WikiProject AFL (join by adding your name to the list of participants). Also take a look at Category:VFL/AFL players and feel free to drop me a line with any questions, or on the WP:AFL discussion page. Cheers!

R o gerthat ^Talk 00:54, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Hi Spewmaster, thanks for your hard work in tidying up international Aussie Rules articles! --AaronRichard 00:11, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Images

You say they are in the public domain, but there's no evidence for that. All I could see is that they were copied from websites which had a clear copyright mark at the bottom. An image is only in the public domain when the photographer specifically releases it into the public domain. - Mgm|^(talk) 05:48, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh wait. I remember deleting a whole string of rugby images last year as they were taken from various websites. If you indeed took these yourself, I may have made a mistake on those and if I did I apologize for that. I'll check to see what happened. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:13, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Tony Lockett Golden Goals.jpg

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International section of Australian rules football

Hi Spewmaster. The Australian rules football article is meant to be a summary article, and your recent additions to the Australian rules football internationally section have made it disproportionately long. Do you think you could summarise the section, and incorporate the longer version into the main article Australian rules football around the world? Thanks, JPD (talk) 11:30, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Aussie rules at Sydney University

What makes you think Sydney University Students AFC is a spin off from the rugby club? I'm not saying it isn't, but I'd like to see a reference/source. Grant | Talk 03:44, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The club's website and Full Points Footy show that it was formed in 1863 with the rugby club and has a continuous history. In the early days, they shared players. But they are now separate distinct clubs. --Spewmaster 01:05, 28 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Rugby League World Golden Boot Award

I'm removing the merger tag. This award is nothing to do with the RLIF, it is awarded by Rugby League World magazine and predates the RLIF Awards. The confusion arises because it is presented during the RLIF Awards night but it is neither awarded by the RLIF or on behalf of the RLIF.GordyB (talk) 12:39, 30 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Australian rules football in South Africa

Hi why do you want it translated into Afrikaans? Where are you going to post it? I can get it done by a friend if it's worth while. Ozdaren (talk) 12:43, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK no answer, mustn't be important. Ozdaren (talk) 08:40, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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