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Philadelphia Project

Hi i have noticed that you have edited several articles on subjects related to the Philadelphia area. Several other users and myself have got together to creak a project to help improve, expand, and create articles concerning the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley region. While our project is still new, we are inviting people to join us to help it get started off on the right foot. You can find the project at Wikipedia:WikiProject Philadelphia, feel free to add your name and drop off an suggestions that you might have. If you have any questions, drop me a line anytime. Thanks. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 04:28, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

n/p --Boothy443 | trácht ar 23:51, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note on Richardson Dilworth. I'll check into Wikipedia:WikiProject Philadelphia. This is my first dip into Wikipedia in quite awhile and I don't much know what I'm doing, so I'll have to feel my way. I grew up and lived in the Powelton Village area for many years, where my mother had been quite active in the community. I've also been researching a murder that took place there in 1900 which I've been half-heartedly turning into a novel. In the meantime I've updated a few areas such as MOVE and Frank Rizzo. I was thinking of adding just a bit on Ira Einhorn, but is he really worth it? Dsbd 21:08, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Main Line category

Like the new category but I would caution against putting entire counties in there. For example, while some of DelCo is considered the main line you would never consider darby and yeadon as Main Line townships. My personal opinion is that it might be better to stick with towns vice counties.--Looper5920 10:57, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

IMHO it's not really the right kind of material for a wikipedia article - basically being unverifable. Please discuss at the article (and provide sources) if you feel different. Cheers. Megapixie 08:43, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Beaver

What the dickens is it about Beaver that makes it so popular with the vandals (beside the obvious)? Bridesmill 19:25, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Yes, I do doubt the veracity of the citations (re. beaver + pope = fish). I'm certain they're genuine, but 'beavers were once considered fish by the Catholic Church' is (I suspect) an urban legend with a substantial spread. In other words, they're fallible.

None of the sources cited were experts on Catholicism or the period in question. The closest it came was a page on Catholic practices (which, if it ever contained anything about beaver counting as fish, doesn't any more) and an article by a Swedish natural scientist (as a Protestant during the Enlightenment, someone with a lot of irreconcilable baggage against and not necessarily the best source on the practices of the Church).

It stinks of an urban legend to me, and I'm of the school that if you can't prove something asserting it is ridiculous, especially if it's fairly ridiculous on its face to begin with. ACK-47 01:05, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Articles to the WP:AFD

Thank you for taking the time to add an article to the WP:AFD. Please review these steps in order for the community to properly review an article for deletion. I formatted your request properly, but you will know for the future. Thanks! --Porqin 17:06, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Empty articles

Hello,

Please to to avoid adding empty articles to Wikipedia, as they provide no meaningful content. 13:39, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the Compliment

I just wished to thank you for the kind compliment on Talk:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania#Separate Sports article. Please feel free to improve Sports in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the sports section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or any other part of that article. -- danntm T C 01:18, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wanamaker organ

Hello--I noticed you were putting the wanamaker organ up as a FAC. Are you really serious about this? I would be thrilled to see it on the front page because I've put alot of work into it, my father being the manager of the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ, but I don't think it's up to par. Do you have any suggestions as to how to proceed in improving it? AdamBiswanger1 19:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you are right. I just feel that it's a bit too short and it doesn't have enough references (something I was going to fix with the wealth of books under my father's control). Other than that, though, you are right. It's very good . AdamBiswanger1 22:30, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Philadelphia vote

I don't understand your "rule is a rule" reasoning for opposing the move. Like Kafziel pointed out earlier, "consensus dictates convention, not the other way around". The only reason New York City and Chicago are listed as exceptions is because editors on their respective pages voted to make them exceptions. To use the fact that this city is not yet explicitly listed as an exception as a reason to oppose making it an exception is nonsensical. --Serge 17:51, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You wrote, "If what you really want to do is change the general U.S. city naming convention, then I would urge you to resume the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (settlements)/U.S. convention change (August 2006)". Do you not understand what Kafziel means when he writes, "Consensus dictates convention, not the other way around"? The written conventions simply reflect what the conventions are; they do not determine what they are. They are not rules. And that's not where they are changed. They are changed at the individual article level, and then the written reflection of what the conventions are are updated accordingly (like Chicago was added to the exception list after editors decided it would be an exception not on the naming convention page, but on the individual article's page. I think you're not understanding the feedback mechanism that must be in place here. Yes, the convention guidelines provide guidance in those situations where guidance is being sought - the only way conventions could ever change is through the mechanism we're using here, at the article level. Therefore it makes no sense to cite the rule as the reason to oppose a given case being an exception to that rule. You say your concern is a slippery slope leading to a lack of coherent policy. I think you're confusing the process of policy evolution with policy elimination. Please read all the comments and discussion and reconsider your vote, and decide on the individual merits of whether Philadelphia should be an exception or not (and, if not, please specify the reason(s) you believe it specifically should not be an exception). Thanks. --Serge 18:21, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good and productive discussion. Thanks. Users like you make Wikipedia work. --Serge 01:18, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've had others initially disagree with me on this issue and then some weeks later let me know they've seen the light... You seem objective and rational enough to come around too. We'll see... I'll leave you with this to think about: the main point is we already have a convention that is shared by all Wikipedia articles, including most city articles in other countries - use the most common name unless there is an ambiguity issue (and use the disambiguation convention in those cases, and in those cases only). There is no reason to have an inconsistent guideline that calls for applying a disambiguation format on an article name that has no ambiguity issues, which is easily determined by whether the common name redirects to the article anyway (e.g., Philadelphia -> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). If there is such a reason, what is it? And why is it not expressed in the discussion section of the voting on Talk:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? --Serge 01:51, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

L.A. vote

Since you recently voted on the Philadelphia move, I thought you might want to know about a similar vote at Los Angeles. See Talk:Los Angeles, California. --Serge 18:36, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly unfree Image:Cloud-gate-from-underneath.JPG

An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Cloud-gate-from-underneath.JPG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. Please go to its page for more information if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. JeremyA 22:33, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Philly meetup

Hi! There will be a Wikipedia Meetup in Philadelphia on 4 November. If you're interested in coming, RSVP by editing Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 2 to reflect the likelihood of your being able to attend. If you have any questions, feel free to ask CComMack's. Hopefully, we'll all see you (and each other) on the 4th! --evrik 19:35, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FP Promotion

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders photo portrait.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Fir0002 04:56, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

--Fir0002 04:56, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

POTD

Hi Spike,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders photo portrait.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on March 4, 2007. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-03-04. howcheng {chat} 18:26, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review

I know you wrote the comments over a month ago, but thanks for your comments on Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Sculpture. They were much apprechiated. --Whats new? 06:43, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Templates

Thanks for your comments and help with Bryn Mawr. I have made a few templates and can offer some help, but User:VerruckteDan is probably a better person to ask (he made all the PA county nav boxes). One question I have is how do you know what is part of the Main Line and what is not? Better phrased: What is the source you have for what is part of it or not?

One nice thing with the county templates is you know what is already a city / borough / twp / CDP and have the county and census to use as sources (though even there we have the towns in PA question, just Bloomsburg or McCandless too?). Ruhrfisch 02:54, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
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POTD

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Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Tvashtarvideo.gif is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 29, 2007. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-11-29. howcheng {chat} 17:21, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delaware county

Hi, just noticed your request on wikiproject maps. I made this image based on the map of the county. Did I remove the right dotted lines? I could make a series of these for the other townships if you would like. Regards, --Astrokey44 03:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, I have updated the image and also made a few others. --Astrokey44 16:15, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ive finished the boroughs and townships now. Tell me if there are any problems --Astrokey44 04:42, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
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POTD

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Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:The First Telegraph.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 24, 2007. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-10-24. howcheng {chat} 17:30, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Sports in North American Cities has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. Btw, it's nothing personal, I just don't think the template is very useful. heqs ·:. 09:11, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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POTD

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Wikimedia Pennsylvania

Hello there!

I'm writing to inform you that we are now forming the first local Wikimedia Chapter in the United States: Wikimedia Pennsylvania. Our goals are to perform outreach and fundraising activities on behalf of the various Wikimedia projects. If you're interested in being a part of the chapter, or just want to know more, you can:

Thanks and I hope you join up! Cbrown1023 talk 04:32, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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POTD

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Use of image on Apple's website

Hi there. You invited me to email you regarding the issue I had with Apple. I emailed you on the 3rd of July and did not hear back from you. Did you get the email? Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 22:26, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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POTD

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POTD

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Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/Image:Horseanatomy.png

Hi Spike, I was wondering if I could get you to take another look at the delist nomination for Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/Image:Horseanatomy.png based on my comment directly after yours. I Have corrected the problems with the diagram and am slightly upset about the delist nom as the nominator only gave me 36 hours to make corrections, and delisted it despite me telling them I would make the changes today. WikipedianProlific(Talk) 22:23, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reynold Club

I've uploaded an edit that attempts to correct some persepective distortion and fringing. Unfortunately, I couldn't fix all of the tilt and I had to stretch the pic (hence the larger resolution), so it is somewhat upsampled. Because of this, I'm not nominating it as an alternative, but if you like it better, feel free to add it, etc. thegreen J Are you green? 21:11, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

File:Hitlermusso2 edit.jpg
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POTD

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FYI, this has been pushed back to December 14 due to concerns about featuring a Hitler image during Hanukkah. howcheng {chat} 18:09, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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POTD

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POTD

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Re: Trans-Neptunian Objects

Hey, yes you are right; no consensus essentially. In any case, nominations need at least four or more votes in support, and consensus is usually a two-third majority in support. Hope that helps. -- Chris Btalk 14:14, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP Philly

You are invited to participate in WikiProject Philadelphia, a project dedicated to developing and improving articles about Philadelphia. We are currently discussing prospects for the project. Your input would be greatly appreciated!

You can also add yourself to the list of people to be invited to our next meet-up!

--evrik (talk) 16:44, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Philly meetup #5

Please look at Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 5 and give your input about the next meet-up. Thank you.--evrik (talk) 16:44, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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POTD

Hi Spike,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Frederick Douglass portrait.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 1, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-02-01. Just in time to mark the beginning of Black History Month. :) howcheng {chat} 17:44, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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POTD

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Commons image pages

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POTD

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POTD

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Image:Tiled roof in Dubrovnik.jpg

Thank you very much for use my photo Image:Tiled roof in Dubrovnik.jpg in Tile! Keep up good work! Best wishes --Beyond silence 18:03, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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POTD

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POTD

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POTD

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Leopard Tortoise FPC

Hi Thanks for your vote and your constructive criticism. I am an amateur and all comments are much welcome. I just wanted to inform you that two users have uploaded edited versions of the image. Would you please see them and perhaps reconsider your vote? Regards, Muhammad Mahdi Karim (talk) 14:49, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tortoise FPCC

Hi, Could you please give your opinion on the images here before I nominate for Featured Picture? Thanks, Muhammad Mahdi Karim (talk) 19:45, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gibraltar map

I added a new edit to the Gibraltar map. I fixed the spelling in both versions, and the second has been rescaled and the text converted to paths, which should make it render properly. Let me know if this still doesn't work. Jeff Dahl (Talkcontribs) 17:17, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
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POTD

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas
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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
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POTD

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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
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POTD

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Curse of the Billy Goat

I think a specific curse is funnier than merely listing all known curses. It's the same reason Buttered cat paradox is linked to rather than Category:Paradoxes. It might make sense to link to sports-related curses in the summary, however. Feezo (Talk) 05:47, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
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Hi Spike,

I've nominated this for delisting at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image:MESSENGER first photo of unseen side of mercury.jpg to be replaced by a larger version which is also in color. Regards, howcheng {chat} 22:36, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Challenger (STS-51-L) Explosion.ogg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. MER-C 03:38, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Govende

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Govende, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you agree with the deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add {{db-author}} to the top of Govende. Jfire (talk) 04:14, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, would you be interested in nominating this on Commons too? I like the shot and it has encyclopedic value. And - don't know how to say this exactly - there's an IP over there that's tried to nominate several close-up photos of female genitalia in the last week. As a heterosexual female I'd like a fair share of fun. ;) Cheers, DurovaCharge! 22:23, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Govende

I have nominated Govende, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Govende. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Jfire (talk) 15:58, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:NGC4676.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. MER-C 04:36, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
POTD

Hi Spike,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:NGC4676.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on June 27, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-06-27. howcheng {chat} 00:12, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your Images

The Photographer's Barnstar
For nominating several (no...) alot (nah...) uncountable (yeah that seems right) images, and just about all of them passing, I - Milk's Favorite Cookie award you this barnstar! Congrats! - Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:33, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
True, but you seem to have nominated several images, so you deserve it :) - Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:37, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FPC Again

Hi, Sorry to bother you once more, but since you took the time to help me choose a candidate for FPC from my tortoise pictures, I would like to request you to please vote for the picture here. Thanks again for your help.

Regards, Muhammad(talk) 17:16, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Immortal Game

Hi, I just realized that you had taken the Immortal Game image to FPC. I stopped editing with that account and switched to one with my name... I will take a look at the comments and see what I can do to modify the image so that it might pass, however I really don't have any experience with picture editing beyond stringing individual frames together. HansHermans (talk) 05:06, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Wonderful idea

Beautiful holiday idea you had. Cheers! DurovaCharge! 05:33, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Malcolm X NYWTS 2a.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. MER-C 08:21, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
POTD

Hi Spike,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Malcolm X NYWTS 2a.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on July 29, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-07-29. howcheng {chat} 17:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've re-upped a newer version here: Image:Andrew johnson2.png

let me know what you think. JaakobouChalk Talk 14:00, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Since you're a lawyer, would you mind weighing in on this? Thegreenj 22:33, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

April Fool's Day DYK

Updated DYK query On 1 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article How does one patch KDE2 under FreeBSD?, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thank you for your part contributing to the successful event! --Royalbroil 13:23, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The "Ben Affleck" article appeared in the first April Fool's group. The second and final group is up now. Royalbroil 18:22, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sultana image

I uploaded a version to Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sultana (steamboat) that is just below the 1000px threshold if you'd like to comment again. MrPrada (talk) 23:56, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you very much for your comment regarding one of my pictures. Though the result is hundred percent oppose, I learned many issues related to photography from your and others comments. Since I am a novice in the filed of photography, I am still in my learning phase and would like to receive tips from you. I hope you won't mind if I request you in future to guide me through your comments regarding my pictures. Cheers. -- Niaz(Talk • Contribs) 14:17, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded edit2.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. jjron (talk) 11:24, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
POTD

Hi Spike,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded edit2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on August 29, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-08-29. howcheng {chat} 16:46, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson (cleanup by Jaakobou)

Heyo, I cleaned up the Andrew Johnson image a little while back (uploaded over the previous file) and I was wondering if you'd be interested in renominating for FPC (See [1]). I'm thinking that the image needs smaller previews also, since the full size is a bit overwhelming and the background is a little messy, his face is ultra-clean though. JaakobouChalk Talk 10:12, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Someone listed your image for deletion on Commons because it "infringes copyrighted sculpture by Claes Oldenburg." You may want to say something on the talk page there. --EvaK (talk) 10:35, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, whilst going through the Commons deleting images of Cloud Gate as the result of a deletion discussion there, I came across this image that you uploaded. Is it OK with you if I delete this image too, or would you prefer it to go through a deletion request? The reason that the Commons images were deleted is that the copyright of the sculpture belongs to the artist, and unfortunately in the US the freedom of panorama laws do not provide an exemption for sculptures in public places (as is true in other countries). Thanks, —Jeremy (talk) 14:58, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

sumo print

How did you know that Image:Somagahana Fuchiemon restored.jpg is Kunisada? Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:44, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Somagahana Fuchiemon restored.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. MER-C 08:11, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:05-04-06 0723.jpg listed for deletion

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Image:05-04-06 0717.jpg listed for deletion

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Image:05-04-06 0721.jpg listed for deletion

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Image:05-04-06 0720.jpg listed for deletion

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Image:05-04-06 0718.jpg listed for deletion

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Image:05-04-06 0722.jpg listed for deletion

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