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Great work on Djenné et. al.

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Handy hint

Hi, notice you were wondering about checking footnotes in preview. The way I've been using is to temporarily type {{reflist}} under the paragraphs you've edited, which shows the citations, then remember to delete it before saving the page. Sometimes it's easier to just save, if you're confident the footnote is right, so either way's ok. . . dave souza, talk 20:39, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

On the Origin of Species has been nominated for FA

You were kind enough to make a number of contributions to the article during the GA review process; so I thought you might like to know about it. If you would like to participate in the FAC reviwe process as well you can do so at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/On the Origin of Species/archive1. Rusty Cashman (talk) 06:31, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

In appreciation of those very useful edits during the GA review and others later, I wanted to present you with this:

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		For improvements to On the Origin of Species and related articles Rusty Cashman (talk) 19:43, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Copyvio on Niger Inland Delta

You're absolutely right: I planned on using the text to write my own, including other sources. As I was running out of time yesterday, I (foolishly..) decided to just upload the WWF text and continue working on it the other day.

Not taking into account the keen eye of Aa77zz of course. I will revert my edit and work on it in some offline program. Saw your copyedit work on some articles by the way, keep up the good work. Regards, Pim Rijkee (talk) 09:44, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Good work!

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		Here's a famous fish award, Aa77zz, with thanks for your good work on The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication and Clémence Royer. dave souza, talk 11:16, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Many thanks for continuing to make improvements, I've replied on my talk page.[1] . dave souza, talk 17:30, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Very good updating of the Lake Faguibine page.

I became interested in this area after seeing this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8408568.stm Since then, your edits concur with my conclusions. Much of your work is supported by studying sequential satellite images on Google earth.

N.B. I am new to editing. I have made minor alterations to the the Goundam entry and aim soon to make a new entry for the Tassakane River.81.147.41.161 (talk) 19:42, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Re: Licensing question - English Wiki vs Commons

Yes, you can upload any visual work published before 1923 to Wikipedia under the {{PD-1923}} status. Since the work in question is still copyrighted in France, please remember to mark it with the {{Do not move to Commons}} warning as well. Jappalang (talk) 08:20, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Mary Rose

There's a weak consensus on the talk page for gathering the two sets of co-ordinates (the sinking and the museum) together in the infobox. Any view? --Old Moonraker (talk) 10:31, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Crystal violet etc

Thanks for the note. I will try to re-examine the articles on these dyes. I reworked them some months ago, but there are many forms of [CPh_w(C₆H₄NH₂)_x(C₆H₄NHMe)_y(C₆H₄N_Me)_z]⁺. If you can find broad references to their use (per WP:secondary), please add them, because we need general sources--Smokefoot (talk) 17:17, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Timbuktu

Hi Aa77zz, I was wondering if you could help out at Timbuktu? I have put in some effort to expand it and give it more refs - but I've seen your edits (somehow our WP interests overlap, as I see your name on my watchlist quite often) and thought you might want to have a look. Any additions or suggestions are welcome. Let me know! Cheers, Pim Rijkee (talk) 19:55, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Hi, I just noted we are both editing the article simultaneously, I'll try to stay away from the references. Doing a rewrite on #Origins now. Cheers, Pim Rijkee (talk) 23:43, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Sack_of_Amorium/archive1

Hi ... in the linked FAC, it's helpful if anyone who makes a comment or question adds something in bold at the beginning or end of their comments to make it clear that they either are or aren't satisfied with the answers they got ... something like "Issues resolved" or not resolved would help, even if you don't want to take the time to read it carefully and support or oppose. Thanks. - Dank (push to talk) 20:56, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the review

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		Thanks As77zz for your excellent review of The Magdalen Reading. The article is much better because of your comments and edits. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 14:15, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Ingres

Hi, I'm not sure if its within your area of interest, but I intend on taking Portrait of Monsieur Bertin to FAC within the next month, and would greatly appreciate help from you before or during, hopefully before. Your review of The Magdalen Reading was extreamly helpful; I suppose I think I would have a far stronger article if you had time. If not, no worries, thats fine too. Best regards. Ceoil 13:08, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Oh well it was worth a try. See you at some stage, the likes of you will always be appreciated here, and take care. Ceoil 13:54, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Nixon

Yes, I agree, there is no reason to add an anecdote which is not really about Nixon and expands the article by one percent.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:00, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Iznik pottery

Thank you for your good work on this article. Marshall46 (talk) 11:50, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

I like the pots and look at them whenever I visit the BM or the V&A. I have the huge book by Atasoy & Raby, the small book by Carswell and now several articles so it is just a matter of finding the time. Aa77zz (talk) 12:09, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Plateosaurus

wow, many thanks for all the ref fiddling! HMallison (talk) 14:45, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

You sure have been busy! Many thanks again - not only was I at SVP in the meantime and thus w/o Internet ($13/day in room, $24/day for entire hotel - no thanks), but you came up with quite some stuff I would never have thought of. I did think of using a different group, btw, but expected to run out the letters of the alphabet, thus "upper-roman". However, many refs go to the entire Moser 2003 etc., so I guess it is better the way you edited it. :) HMallison (talk) 20:12, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Arnolfini Portrait

You got reverted, but its just one of thoes small things. Funnily there is talk of that article being a future project, so you might keep an eye. Best. Ceoil (talk) 20:32, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Italic for German

Bach cantata: I would understand italics if the terms were left untranslated. But they are recognizable as "foreign" because they are capitalized, and they are translated. Why confuse by italics which normally indicate titles? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

I've commented on the article talk page. Aa77zz (talk) 15:03, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

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DYK for Piyale Pasha Mosque

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Thanks for your feedback on Spanish conquest of Guatemala, the article has just been promoted. As always, it has come out of the review process in better shape than it went into it. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 15:45, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

An award for you

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Mali pps

Hi Aa77zz, sorry for yesterday's mess concerning my edits! I might have misjudged the relevance of that pps-show (which, by stupidly adding a vertical slash to http://nubiagroup-powerpoint-collection.blogspot.de/search/label/Mali, did not even show up - but you managed to open it). It's up to you whether it might fit to the general article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali. My opinion is that it gives a good overview for those, who haven't visited Mali yet, plus some information about the actual turmoil. Because you got involved with the topic, you might consent that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azalai still is imperfect. If you switch to the German version, you will notice that it contains descriptions of other salt mines or salines besides Taoudenni or Fachi/Bilma: Idjill in Mauretania, Amadror in Algeria and Tegguida-n-Tessoum in Niger. See http://www.abload.de/img/salzkarawanensahara01ogf.png - Regards with this photo of a Taoudenni-Timbuktu azalai: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/caravanner-camels-stirton/ --Gerd.Seyffert (talk) 11:25, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Dome of the Rock

Thank you for the information about Iznik tiles. I have amended the description for both the FP nomination, as well as the Commons VIS of which it is a part. Best-Godot13 (talk) 06:17, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

If I nominate this image for Commons FP, may I credit you for descriptive information provided? Godot13 (talk) 07:54, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

You are welcome to acknowledge my contribution - but I don't think it is strictly necessary. My sources are mainly on Iznik pottery and don't provide detailed information on the Dome of the Rock so I can't add any more on the tiles in your particular photograph. I generally try to provide as much information as possible with photos - to help other editors and prevent mistakes. best wishes Aa77zz (talk) 08:23, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

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Edward Coke

Thanks for your comments here; I've now responded to them, if you want to take a second look :). Ironholds (talk) 22:50, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Medieval sites in Avignon

Hi! Thanks for your help with further reading on Fort Saint-André (Villeneuve-lès-Avignon), could you possibly add some to the nearby Tower of Philip the Fair? Thanks! ---Brigade Piron (talk) 11:18, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

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Many thanks for this. I still have quite of bit to add to the Tour Philippe-le-Bel article and I haven't yet obtained a good source for the Fort. I'm spending a few days near Villeneuve next week and plan to visit the tower. Aa77zz (talk) 07:41, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the review

Thank you for helping to improve the Gospel of the Ebionites article. The article was recently promoted to FA. Ignocrates (talk) 15:13, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Garden Warbler

Thanks for your comments on the talk page, I've taken them on board and commented there. I've also edited the article accordingly Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:03, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Common House Martin

Thanks for your edits. It's a mixed blessing having such an old page nominated for TFA (dead links, incorrectly formatted refs from later editors, changes in FA style, like not having refs in the lead, 300px taxobox....). At least there's some time to clear it up. Are you happy with the TFA blurb? It's on my talk page. Thanks again Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:51, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

I've seen your comments, I'll check in the morning Jimfbleak - talk to me? 19:05, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Replied on CHM talk page Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:07, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Mosques commissioned by the Ottoman dynasty

Hi, thanks for your interest in Mosques commissioned by the Ottoman dynasty. However Rüstem Pasha (groom) was not a member of the dynasty. So I removed his name. Happy editing Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 16:11, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Images

Thanks for offer. I had a quick run through my FAs. Although several use old images, most seemed of acceptable quality. The weakest I think were:

• File:Red-billed Chough.jpg
• File:PyrrhocoraxPEremita.jpg
• File:Rallusaquaticusegg.png

Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:06, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for that, much improved. I'm sure you are right about aging, the ground colour should be cream, not yellow. I don't want to make work for you though... Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:48, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Latham 1802

Yes, I blame him for me getting it wrong ): Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:20, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

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Benjamin Disraeli

I notice some very useful points in your recent edit summaries (e.g. pruning Futher Reading – I agree with you). I wonder if I can persuade you to look in at the peer review here and comment more extensively on how we can improve the article? No rush at all, but if you can find time and inclination we shall be very glad to see you. Tim riley (talk) 10:51, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Melbourne Castle image

Thanks for that, I hadn't even notice the copyright text. It's a much better image, in glorious colour too! I have a purge button on my tabs which I think must be a Preferences option, that seems to deal with caching issues OK Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:51, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Now this has gone through, I can nominate the waxwing at any time. Thanks for fixing the typos; it's amazing how you develop a blind spot to your own obvious errors. Anything you thing needs fixing/adding before I nominate? Thanks Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:43, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Many thanks Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:59, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

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Photoshopping old prints

Thank you for your very good questions on my talk page. My reply got a bit lengthy, so I've left it over there, also in case anybody else wants to chip in with any thoughts. I'm afraid I don't seem to have been able to give you very many precise black-and-white answers, but please do tell me what you think of what I've written, and I hope it's of at least some use. All best, Jheald (talk) 19:28, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

It's interesting, I was having a look to see what venues available generally for discussing techniques and best practice for image restoration on Commons, and there seem to be surprisingly little. Commons talk:Media restoration exists, but there seems to be surprisingly little there. User:Durova and User:Adam Cuerden both seem to have done a lot, and Durova posted some notes at Wikiversity:Image_restoration/Basic_steps_of_a_restoration, but I think she's no longer active.

Commons has Commons:Graphic Lab and en-wiki has WP:Graphics Lab, which both take requests. But there seems to be very little central discussion of what the community thinks are actual best techniques and best practices. I suppose there's always Commons:Village Pump and Commons:Graphics village pump, but not much that seems more specific. Have you been able to find any?

On a different topic, I see that you've done quite a lot of work on European explorers of Africa. I've been trying to organise some of the the British Library Flickr collection's Africa titles at Commons:Commons:British Library/Mechanical Curator collection/Synoptic index, Africa, but I've been finding it hard going. I'm not even sure that my basic approach of trying to break it into Northern/Eastern/Western/Central/Southern really works. For example, explorations of the African Great Lakes (eg David Livingstone), or a trek from Angola to Zanzibar -- are they properly filed in Central; or Eastern; or even Southern? Should Heinrich Barth's journey go into Northern; or Western (eg Timbuctoo); or even Central (Lake Chad?). And it doesn't help that the usage of the time often doesn't at all relate to the most common present-day usage (eg Western sometimes meaning Gabon or the Congo; Central including anything more than a dozen miles inland; or Southern seemingly sometimes including almost anything south of the Equator.

So I'd be really grateful for another pair of eyes looking over that list, and any thoughts or suggestions or improvements that occurred to you. Jheald (talk) 15:55, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Forgive me for popping in, but if there's anything I can do to help, please let me know! Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 16:53, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Just to add, I've now made some changes to the Commons project page for the BL Flickr Commons collection, which I hope gives a bit more useful advice now about uploading a new version vs overwriting. Let me know if you think this is enough, or whether there's still more that could be usefully clarified.

Adam has left some useful notes on my talk page about my cleaning of Le Keux pictures of Cambridge, which may be of interest. He's also made quite a substantial update to Durova's notes at Wikiversity. Jheald (talk) 21:21, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

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Precious

more accurately reflect source
Thank you for quality atricles such as Piyale Pasha Mosque, and for gnomish improving contributions to articles in a wide field of interests, such as Ibn Battuta ("add addition cites and edit text to more accurately reflect source") for project Africa, adding maps and infoboxes, moving articles, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Many thanks for this. Aa77zz (talk) 16:34, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

You are welcome, also to look at more of my articles. (Almost) as soon as you made your thoughtful comment, it got promoted ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:07, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Request to rename file on Commons

Done, I think the links are autofixed. Anything coming up at GAN or FAC? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:07, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, I wasn't canvassing, I meant have you got anything in the pipeline that I can review? I'm aware it's a bit one-way at the moment Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:20, 30 March 2014 (UTC)