Talk:Wallpaper (computing)/Archive 1

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Who calls this "computer wallpaper"‽

Surely everybody says "desktop background" or "desktop wallpaper". I think I'll rename it. — Chameleon 19:39, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Erm, computer wallpaper makes perfect sense... I would hope desktop background or desktop wallpaper are redirects, however. UkPaolo 4 July 2005 11:56 (UTC)

I'm in agreeance with Chameleon, it should be "desktop wallpaper". Garydh 11:38, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree, "desktop wallpaper" or "desktop background" both sound better. --Snarius 17:12, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm for 'desktop background'. It's sensible and self-explanatory. -- auk 00:41, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia Wallpaper?

I was wondering: is there any official Wikipedia wallpaper to be linked here? (It would be rather nice imho, something like spreadfirefox wallpapers.) —GozzoMan 13:21, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Changing Wallpaper

I noticed that there are instructions on how to change wallpaper for WinXP. Would it be too commercial-esque to mention the Wallpaper Changer Powertool? I can't find a link anymore... but I have the software. Maybe it could be mentioned under the Timed Wallpaper section. I have found the tool very handy since I have to use WinXP at work. --W0lfie 19:50, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

External Links (2)

Ok so i brefly read the first external links part of this page, and it was about taking it out. Now I say, lets put it in again, but lets maybe have a criterea that should be met before u can put it in. So if alot of ppl use one website, then u can't really consider it malware (i guess malware is a bad thing). Ive seen this on other pages, were we should make a list of site, and ppl should write a comment on each if they want it or not. I dunno if its good or not, but then I'd start it then:

• www.0waldo.com add me for CRIMINAL's sake!

• www.digitalblasphemy.com

• www.caedes.net

I'm stil opposed. I wouldn't revert it, but I'm opposed. digitalblasphemy is for profit, is it not? Their free wallpapers aren't so great, anyways. caedes looks nice, though. Do you suppose that could be worked into the article somehow, as an example of a community of desktop background creators? --Snargle 22:41, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Well look, I put 0waldo.com because it's been there since 95 but I'm not supposed to put it down because I do all the artwork there, but there is no advertising and it's free, please go look and if you like it then add it ok? I won't get any money because it's free. 0waldo 22:50, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

The point that I'm trying to make is that there are thousands of sites that offer backgrounds. Frankly, yours doesn't seem any different. Wikipedia isn't a plughouse, though. External links are fine if they provide some existing information or support that which is in the article. Don't take this personally, but your site, however, does neither. Actually, your "add me" message it's a good example of why not to have them. Imagine if home page tried to include every wikipedian's home page. Snargle 05:08, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Alright I understand what u mean. I know that digital blasphemy is very good if you are a member, but since 6 months, i was able to get over 70 different awesome wallpapers for free. For me, that is alot! they are a free site, but there is a visitor's section where you can download free wallpapers of high quality of work. Ceades is also a good site, since you can post your own artwork, and i think they get rated or commented on. Very fun. So maybe we can decide critereas that should be followed in order to be posted as an external link? I understand fully that they are thhousands of sites out there, but not posting the best; wouldn't that be shunning all of the pages? So i say lets draw up a list of critereas that should be met (maybe like 4 out of 5 (numbers differs) have to be met to be put on?) so that only the best sites be put on? This is what I think of:

1. Must have a certain ammount of free wallpapers to download (so the site can be free or a section for members, but there still must be enough free wallpapers (and not just preview) )
2. Must have different sizes for the wallpapers
3. Can't just be on one subject (nature, sports) - has a variete of different types of pictures

Ya so this is what I propose. So if u guys wanna add or remove from this list (or not), just copy and paste it back at the end, and add or just strike out wat you don't like. But don't just take out the line. So that if we think we should come back, it'll still be there. Hope this helps! Ill be checking back soon paat 18:17, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

I think allow five or so external links that have NO ADVERTISING and ARE 100% free. This would keep in line with no advertising policy it seems. Or, just have no links; if you consider that someone is looking up "computer wallpaper" then they are looking for links and/or an explanation. 0waldo 18:50, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Yea, but have you ever tried to do a search for Desktop wallpapers in Google? I always get stuck with sites as freeze.com where u gotta give your name and your email to be able to get backgrounds. So wouldn't it be convinient for ppl to be able to learn about wallpapers, and then get sum nice site to start searching for what they like? I agree that it should be aroudn 5-6 links max. paat 19:07, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

You've checked out these, right? I'd like for this article to remain encyclopedic, Here's what I propose:

1. External links a couple sites that effectively complement this article,providing information instead of just offering wallpapers to download. Most articles have these. Obviously, these sites would have to be non-malicious.
2. Link(internal) to all articles on wikipedia on wallpaper sites(Digital Blasphemy, DeviantArt]] the only ones I know about.)
3. External links to some sites on wallpapers that have a sizeable community with them(caedes and DeviantArt come to mind)

WP has like a hundred wallpaper-sized featured pictures, and the community sites provide hundreds of thousands of wallpapers. How many do you really need? This way, there's little room for confusion, I think. So how about it? --Snargle 04:32, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, but can you sort the background in the Featured desktop backgrounds? I always like site where the site is categories through, military, etc. etc... If the featured backgrounds were able to have a menu for the different subjects, then I would really don't mind just linking it to that. But when I checked, theres just pictures - Good pictures though. But i estimate that you can prob get sum 100 free backgrounds from Digital Blasphemy, and sum thousands (there always 5 or 10 new uploads every day) from caedes. Maybe do a template (i think thats what its called) like they use for Coldplay (at the end of the page). Maybe have a template like that where there the desktop page, then theres the featured background, and then you can browse thru the pages in Wikipedia about the different sites. paat 13:29, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Digital Blasphemy + Caedes

I added Digital Blasphemy and Caedes to the See also list, since they are accually pages in wikipedia, so they can't really advertise malware. Maybe that should be the rule to have an external link to websites? It has to have a wikipedia page? paat 00:22, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

External links are good if (and only if, I'd say) they provide additional topical insights that the Wikipedia article doesn't. For example, some external material may go to depths an encyclopedia article wouldn't. Now, listing a bunch of websites providing wallpapers has nothing to do with additional topical insights, so those links shouldn't be there. And they aren't. :-) Haakon 00:41, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

lol ok. but the fact that the pages about wallpapers (such as DB and caedes) are added in the see also section - is that good? paat 01:18, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

added image back

I added notable image back. Why is this page doing free advertising for "Digital Blasphemy"?

Haakon: Please stop removing the image that has been there for many months; it is a good example of a wallpaper image; the wallpaper art has been featured in computer graphics world (december 2000 ) so you can't say that it is not notable. Also, it comes from 'waldo's wallpaper' site which has -0- advertising and is totally free. You are just deleting the image to tourment me and that is all. 0waldo 18:02, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Your old argument that "it has been there for a long time, so it should stay there forever", hasn't held before and it doesn't hold now. Any image can serve as computer wallpaper, but that does not mean that we include any and all images in this article. Listing Digital Blasphemy in "See also" is not spam, because if the Digital Blasphemy article is spam, then it does not belong in Wikipedia. D.B. is one of the major wallpaper suppliers. If Waldo's wallpaper indeed is notable too, then that means readers of Computer wallpaper might have interest in reading that article too. So good luck with that. I wish no torment upon you at all, but Wikipedia should not be a place for you to showcase your works. Haakon 18:22, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm not trying to "showcase my works" for Pete's sake: I'm contributing free information and artwork that other people may wish to partake in and enjoy. I personally feel the "Digital Blasphemy" inclusion is spam however, out of courtesy for them, I have never brought this up before. I have been chastized over and over again about "me", "my", and all kinds of reflective pronouns around here and for what good reason? I will give you the reason: To keep me from trying to contribute. Period. I added the "waldo's wallpaper" article and "see also" because if it's good for "Digital Blasphemy" then why is it not good for "waldo's wallpaper" ? Go and look at my artwork that 100% free and -0- percent advertising/links. Then go and look at you pet site "Digital Blasphemy" then please come back here and justify yourself deleting the picture that is "just an image" while leaving "Digital Blasphemy" "wallpaper". 0waldo 18:43, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

I personally agree with Haakon about this. IMO, the Waldo's wallpaper article is a clear example of a vanity article. Digital blasphemy only has an article because it's a fairly well known site. The symmetrical tile thing makes a terrible background too (sorry, but I've tried it). --Snargle 21:27, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Dear concerned editors: I am really in the damaged editor/reader category or something! It is clearly, “editorially legal” for "Digital Blasphemy" to patently OWN this article via reference to its name and website domain throughout the entire article and yet, the one single stinking image with no reference to Waldo’s Wallpaper site or bla, bla, bla must be is surgically removed because Waldo is such a vain, cancerous blight on Wikipedia? I’m trying to be a good, nice, kind, courteous editor here but it is very difficult to deal with the hypocrisy that I am shovel-fed while being told about humble-pie all over my face! Again, I added the Wikipedia article, today, about Waldo’s Wallpaper to show how totally bogus this whole hypocritical charade is! Oh, I see, it’s WONDERFUL ALL OVER THE PLANET for "Digital Blasphemy" with it’s advertising, links, spam, bla, bla, bla and yet, “Waldo’s Wallpaper” is a horrid and despicable blight being crammed down the choking throats of all collateral Wikipedians as they gag on the 100% free, 100% no advertising, 100% no links and bla, bla, bla – OMG the horrible wallpaper? 0waldo 22:15, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

An OMG afterthought! So we keep the picture of the "car wallpaper" and replace it one of "snargle's desktop" and yet the hand painted symmetrical tile is hacked out like a tumor because of "vanity", take me out and drive over me with a 15 ton cat people! 0waldo 22:19, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for offending you dude, but I really have no idea what you're talking about. There's nothing wrong with adding images that you took to illustrate an article. BTW. WP:VANITY usually means creating articles about oneself. I think Digital Blasphemy article was created by a number of different editors. --Snargle 23:13, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm offended? what makes you say that? I see you removed the nice hand painted symmetrical tile. I'll add it back tomorrow and remove yours and digital bashfeemer'z. I suppose I can use the same logic as you and Haakon? Don't like it, hey! just delete it... 0waldo 00:25, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Haakon: May I suggest that you stop making totally FALSE accusations about sockpuppetry; this is especially true when you and snargle are each other's puppet! 0waldo 01:08, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Attn Haakon: my name is Joan and I am walter's sister and I am allowed to edit just like anyone else. A sister is not a sockpuppet, she's a sister. Please get off of your destructive program against Walter. Thank You. Jmunchovie 03:07, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

That's a lie. Jmunchovie only edits wikipedia when you(0waldo) needs support, and your edit summaries are similar.

So just back off. We're trying to trim the ugly parts of this aricle, while you're just trying to showcase your artwork. You've already broken the 3 revert rule, using sockpuppets, so if you keep pushing you'll be banned for the tenth time. --Snargle 03:30, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Snargle: FOR THE 10TH TIME? WHY? Think about it - people like you and Haakon GANG up on me, abuse me, hate me, tourment me, rip to shred all that I do here and you can't figure out WHY I get banned? Easy! It is so simple, you delete my image, then Hakkon, then you, then Hakkon, then you, but as for myself, I am alone (and my 'liar' sister; a sock puppet you call my sister), so, I revert and what happens? Duuuuuh? I get banned. Look, this is very simple here; you and Hakkon are ganging up on me! READ IT AGAIN! Look, this is very simple here; you and Hakkon are ganging up on me! READ IT AGAIN! Hakkon went on a rampage deleting all the work that I have done with my sister too and you people are rude and delete these things over and over. You are not being a GOOD editor doing this bad stuff to me! It's OK for D.B. to “showcase”, but not me? GET INTO THE WIKI PROGRAM and read the rules! 0waldo 03:59, 15 April 2006 (UTC) Hakkon is a troublemaker editor and you are his sidekick! Get polite!

Hakkon Snargle: so you are calling my sister a liar? you pants are growing while your self control is shrinking. I suggest that you learn some manners. I have not broken the rules here, you have by being a puppet for "Digital Blasphemy" - both you and Haakon, it is SO clear what you are doing: destructive editing. 0waldo 03:45, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm a "sock puppet" friend of walter's. I does not matter what you call me, what matters is that you down own this article: digital blasphemy does. James Allen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.154.50.30 (talk • contribs)

As someone who has had no input to this article and replying to the RfC I don't really see the need for either this image or this one to be included in this article. The latter is currently being used on Digital_Blasphemy which I think is the more appropriate place for it. This article is not very lengthy and if 4 images are included, it begins (in my opinion) to clutter the article. I do feel that the links to the other articles in the See Also section should be kept. I would ask 0waldo to please understand that in no way have I contributed to this article, nor am I attempting to gang up on you or your work. WP:3RR has clearly been broken here and I suggest all contributers attempt to resolve this before further editing. --Scot^t 10:06, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

I would agree with Scot (and am also responding to the RfC). There's no need for the inclusion of either picture in such a short article. Trebor 01:26, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

I too agree with Scott on this one; we shouldn't use either of the images he's linked. Other than the 'bliss' wallpaper (since it is so well known), we only really need to show one or two others. Wikipedia prefers GFDL/CC/public domain images, and both of those images have funny copyright tags - one of them copyrighted, the other a weird really long tag I don't understand. Given that there are many high-quality GFDL/CC/public domain backgrounds availiable, there's no reason to use the strangely licensed ones. If you have trouble finding such images, I'd look at Category:Featured desktop backgrounds. -- Mike1024 (t/c) 21:30, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

0Waldo's site should not be allowed due to Vanity rule, however digital blasphemy was not created by anyone here in wikipedia, they are at most just members of the community. FR34K 12:45, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

removal of Digital Blasphemy from see also section

I have removed "Digital Blasphemy" because I noticed that that article is up for deletion as well as "waldo's wallpaper" article. Please leave both of these links off until after the vote for deletion is completed. Thanks, Ellsworth Bunker.

That's no reason to remove it from the see also section. They're going to keep it, anyway. I know you nominated it, too. --Snargle 05:56, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

More screenshot variety (Mac and KDE)

We need some Mac and KDE screenshots -- preferably with default (on some distro) :). I haven't got a Mac, and I don't fancy installing KDE just to get a screenshot... anyone?

I also think the lake background screenshot should go; it's rather cluttered, has techy documents lying around, and is redundant with the other Ubuntu screenshot; the MS Windows with the composite space objects should go; we should keep to desktop environment defaults unless illustrating some other specific point (e.g. SVG scaling). -- auk 01:07, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

External links

I've removed the external links section as it was simply a list of non-notable sites that have wallpaper, several of which were commercial. I've just added a link to dmoz where y'all can promote your sites; please only add links here which expand on the topic. Kuru ^talk 01:56, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

doesn't wikimedia

have media related to this article? how do you add that stuff here? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Towsonu2003 (talk • contribs) 07:31, 13 February 2007 (UTC).

Is it worth seeing if we can find another popular wallpaper to put here and replace the rather television-like monitor image? Perhaps something without any OS-overtones, to balance the Windows XP wallpaper?

Ojw 22:02, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Yes it is worth seeing, although judging by the amount of time your comment has been here, perhaps no-ones interested in photographing their monitor... UkPaolo 4 July 2005 11:56 (UTC)

nuke the one with the TV monitor is totally out of place - very dated and boring, let's replace it with something better from somewhere.... 0waldo 16:55, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah. Take it out. Its an eye-soar. I'll see if I can take a photo of my computer, with a flat panel (17). If its not possible, I can always see my brother whos got a 21 flat pannel. Any ideas of a relevent picture to use? If not, I'll use one of Digital Blasphemy, or Ceades.; two sites i trust greatly with my wallpapers. paat 19:26, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

advertising policy

Wikipedia is not a link farm and it is not for free advertising.

waldo's wallpaper

I added in see also.

Background

I sometimes like to use images from Wikipedia as background on my desktop.

I find, however, that certain images with a checkerboard background on the Wikipedia site come up as being surrounded by a black background on my desktop.

Is there any way to change this so that the image on my desktop is not surrounded by the black background?

Thanks in advance.

External Links

I do believe that certain sites should be added to the external links section. To bring up an old point, there are still no guidelines. There are several sites that offer high quality content as well as a community enviroment, Interfacelift, Digital Default, and a few others. DigitalDefault (talk) 02:24, 21 May 2008 (UTC) http://apniactivity.blogspot.com/p/backgrounds-wallpapers.html Why did someone get rid of the widescreen background section? That was great and I know a lot of people that used it. Wikipedia has great widescreen images. Someone please put it back. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.111.189.91 (talk) 16:51, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I think we should get rid of this section. There are thousands of wallpaper sites, some of them surely distribute malware, some of them might get ideas about wikipedia...

Anyway, I just deleted 2 links, submitted by anonymous IPs, that offer .exe's instead of .jpg's. —Snargle 20:15, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Since I'm the only one guarding this page against spam, I'm listing myself as a maintainer of this page. —Snargle 20:48, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

I say have a few links to some of the older wallpaper sites that are free, have no advertising and have some interesting jpg's. 0waldo 16:58, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

I disagree. Before removing the extlinks section, I was seeing a new site(usually an evil one) pop up every week or so. For a gallery of wallpapers, one has to go no further than Wikipedia's own, under See also. Maybe some external sites could be worked into the main article, as an example of pleasing shapes or aesthetics or something.

Not all wallpaper sites are malicious, for example www.vistawalls.net, it only distributes user uploaded wallpapers. I added it this afternoon and it has obviously been deleted, what I would like to know is can I please add this website as it shows some great examples of wallpapers and allows anyone viewing this article to download them, without membership, or even upload their own, with free membership. It is also checked daily to ensure there are no viruses or malicious scripts. If not, could I please be given a response in full as to why not.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.170.62.50 (talk)

The main problem with adding links to wallpaper galleries is that it's a rather slippery slope; once we add one site owners of a hundred others jump in saying theirs is better/larger/cooler. Then there's contention of which order sites are placed in. Finally, there are malicious sites that may use malware or browser hijacks, or are just completely full of advertising. Keep in mind first and foremost Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a search engine or a directory. If users wish to find futher sites to get wallpapers, there is a clear and concise link to the dmoz directory at the end of the article. Using the dmoz link is the fairest way for the hundreds of site owners wanting this article to promote their site. --Breno ^talk 17:54, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Ok I understand but it would be nice to have a few examples even if it does not include vistawalls.net and even if they are in a new category "Examples". 09:43, 25 July 2007 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.170.62.50 (talk)

The article already features a Ubuntu 6.06 wallpaper. This image is used as it is licenced freely under the GNU GPL. Vistawalls.net does not state licencing terms for images from that site, so it is assumed that they are fully copyright with all rights reserved. Regardless of licencing, I think the article has enough examples already with an old school "original" wallpaper and "modern" OS wallpaper. I noticed vistawalls was not listed on the Open Directory Project yet so if you're keen on promoting your website, head over to dmoz and suggest your site to their project. That way the Wikipedia article retains one dmoz link, and all sites have an equal chance over there in the directory. --Breno ^talk 10:13, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

I've just removed two more attempts to promote specific wallpaper websites, Hebus (current Alexa rank 14,785, but it's French, so not much use for en:WP) and MadGene (Alexa rank 5,097,160). I share Snargle's concern about malware and especially for the potential proliferation of website links. Can we come up with a practical qualification for inclusion in a reasonable external links section? ~ Jeff Q (talk) 23:25, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

The problem is frustrating. There is no "official" wallpaper site, and perhaps no external sites that try to describe the concept of desktop backgrounds like this article does, so people just tend to add collections of backgrounds. I don't think anyone needs any examples of backgrounds, since they're just 4:3 images, so I just did away with the whole section. If a link is necessary, it can be worked into the article. That's my view, anyway. --Snargle 00:18, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

JeffQ, guess what bud? my Alexa rank for 0waldo is: 3,423,904 fairly stout for a non-notable, deadbeat, good for nothing bum, yes? 24.214.176.87 02:12, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

I say we need a link to my page here! After all I am just about notable as hell! 0waldo 00:03, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

P.S. we need to axe the T.V. picture of the car. It's just WAY too boring: JeffQ I nominate you to do it :) 0waldo 00:05, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

There have been recently some Spam a few edits ago. They're the same sites and edited from different identities. I know they're spam because I checked a few and they just give "wallpapers". I think it's best if no sites leading to places that have wallpapers shouldn't be added here. --esanchez, Camp Lazlo fan! 02:22, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

There's a good wallpaper website located at Wallpapers-Room. Basic, very little advertisement, and very high quality wallpapers. Zachera (talk) 05:21, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Also Wallpaper4me has a very good selection of High Definition, Widescreen and many other Wallpapers —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.36.29.106 (talk) 21:01, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Widescreen wallpapers merge

Having a separate article just for widescreen wallpapers seems useless. I suggest it be merged into this article.--59.93.205.178 (talk) 14:47, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

I totally agree. What is the point of having an article for ALL wallpapers, and then having one for just WIDESCREENwallpapers? --129.283.12.23 (talk) 12:19, 4 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by The MP (talk • contribs)

I didn't merge, I redirected to Computer_wallpaper#Dimensions. Pretty self explanatory. No need for merger. But if some one feels like it. Go ahead. Rgoodermote  01:11, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Computer Desktop Background

• "Desktop Background" is becoming the standard name for this concept. Linux (GNOME, i'm not sure about other env.), Windows (beginning windows 7), and Mac (at least from MacOS X) are using this name. I moving the page to the more appropriate name, "Computer Desktop Background". It was suggested back in 2005 too (/Archive_1#Move), with almost no cons. Behnam (talk) 17:56, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Windows 7 Starter

I have the misfortune to discover that windows 7 starter edition has no capability to change wallpaper and I was curious of the history for when this capability was introduced to Windows. Was it just in windows 95 and later that you could specify a bitmap, or was it earlier like in NT3.51 or WFW3.11? I am curious how far back in time Microsoft is taking the functionality of Windows 7 Starter edition.

70.125.207.80 (talk) 04:15, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Apparently even in Windows 3.0 you could specify an arbitrary bitmap (see the references I added to the history section). Although I think in Windows 95 they made it a bit easier, as in the 1990-1995 time-frame (doing news searches on Factiva to track down some history) I found numerous references to shareware to "help" you change the wallpaper. — Steven G. Johnson (talk) 23:34, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Common sizes of Computer wallpaper

I don't know the background (no pun intended) enough to add this section, but I think a common size of wallpaper over time would be informative.

90s 1024x768 2000s .... etc

124.169.172.95 (talk) 04:07, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Deletion of W7 wallpapers?

Would it be possible to delete some of the W7 standard wallpapers? I found the folder in C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\... and can add additional pictures, but fail to delete defaults. --79.216.219.187 (talk) 13:53, 17 May 2014 (UTC)