User talk:Jjron

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POTD notification

Hi John,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Gymnopithys-leucaspis-001 edit2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 9, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-11-09. howcheng {chat} 00:04, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, though I really don't feel I can add much to this since I had so little to do with it :-). --jjron (talk) 06:38, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

Hi John,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Trumpetcallsa.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 11, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-11-11. I know this is not your nomination, but I recall that you had expressed interest in the scheduling of this image. howcheng {chat} 07:43, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers. Good choice. --jjron (talk) 13:19, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Clyde River at Nelligen, NSW

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, Image:Nelligen, NSW Early Morning Mist, Panorama, 25.9.2008.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! MER-C 07:49, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --jjron (talk) 13:15, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The Helping Hand Barnstar
		For encouragement of new featured pictures contributors at Wikipedia:Picture peer review, myself included once upon a time. Noodle snacks (talk) 13:06, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --jjron (talk) 14:19, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Picture

Thanks for the advice. I need to find the original source picture again, and when I do I'll contact you.

Appreciate the willingness to help and the note. Regards from Utah.

Manway (talk) 16:43, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem (see here for original note). --jjron (talk) 16:27, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

Hi John,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Nectarine Fruit Development.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on December 11, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-12-11. howcheng {chat} 00:54, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - heh, missed this one. --jjron (talk) 16:25, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question

You seem to be artistic and a good photographer - perhaps you could help met to get a artwork for the article on Pier Gerlofs Donia? Thanks in advance,

193.172.170.26 (talk) 09:44, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the compliments, but I really specialise in original photographs. I don't really work with scans or reproductions of artwork; occasionally I may help with a restoration, but rarely, and mainly with historic photographs rather than art. I would recommend dropping Durova or Shoemaker's Holiday a note as a good starting point for something such as this, as they tend to be more involved in this area. If they can't help directly, they may be able to point you in the right direction. You may also find some interesting information at Commons:Help:Scanning. Cheers. --jjron (talk) 16:41, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note after reading IP's talkpage - I have provided the above information in good faith. Please don't misuse this information or spam the above users' talkpages. FWIW, to the best of my knowledge they are not in the business of creating artwork. And can I suggest that you create an account from which to edit in future? --jjron (talk) 16:50, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

VPC

Hey Jjron, The Valued Picture Candidates project is underway. Congratulations!, Muhammad(talk) 15:52, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, for whatever role my earlier work had to it's current incarnation :-). I haven't participated there yet as I haven't had time to spare, and haven't got my head around the final criteria. A quick look through the comments on current noms suggests there may be some finer points of which I am unaware. Cheers, --jjron (talk) 16:59, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for your comment on WP:Picture peer review/Thomas S. Monson! --Eustress (talk) 21:26, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem - it was perhaps a little flippant and I was hoping it wouldn't be taken the wrong way. :-) --jjron (talk) 15:08, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: FPC Closures

Not replacing the line breaks made the display in the preview look very odd hence the replacement. I'll go through and fix them though as it shouldn't take long. Noodle snacks (talk) 22:59, 22 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reply here. --jjron (talk) 14:20, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I decided to close them myself as they wouldn't be controversial and they'd been floating about for weeks. I should have logged in with an anon IP before substituting the templates just to get the whole new message thing :D. Yeah, I did mean the preview, incidentally despite fixing it I can't see a visible difference. Noodle snacks (talk) 14:20, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Yeah, I am expecting a complaint or two, but I think across those images there might of been at most one or two opposes; they weren't controversial in any way. Most of the other people closing have been doing the easier ones (not promoted) or ignoring date order and leaving mine there. I wouldn't ordinarily do it, but a few weeks for some of them was getting a little silly. I think Strickland falls is probably readu for promotion (the early opposes were relating to enc in the Hobart Rivulet article and now it is in ND Filter), but I didn't promote that myself as at first appearances it isn't straightforward. Noodle snacks (talk) 14:35, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Fair enough re: slow connection. Turning images off completely would probably speed things up.
    - Sweeeet... Surprisingly got no backlash against the self promotion though. Noodle snacks (talk) 12:06, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      - Quite right, I guess that notifying the nominator was on the list first, so that's the one I went for. I started linking to the nomination with the message headings instead of the images too. I also made this fix, I'd just been copying the previous entry which never had a description hence why they were missing. Noodle snacks (talk) 12:18, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
        The shit-stirrer has turned up at my talk page now :D Noodle snacks (talk) 14:01, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

Muhammad(talk) 09:41, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Hajj

Acts like drinking alcohol, consuming pork are Haraam (forbidden) for all Muslims of all ages. We are told that after the performance of a successful hajj, all the sins of the believer are wiped away and that he is "like a new born baby". Thus, many people believe, that after hajj, they should not commit sins as they have been given a second chance. However, performance of the forbidden acts before hajj, or delaying hajj itself are grave sins. From what I know, all sects of Islam agree with this, so the old man must have been misinformed or used faulty logic to justify his thinking. Thanks for informing me. Could you please share the name of the book? Regards Muhammad(talk) 07:02, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct in your assumption. Muslims believe every child born is spiritually pure. Being just, God can not make us liable for any sin that was not committed by us. Whatever the ancestors may have done, all babies are supposed to be equal and can not be held accountable for their actions till they reach an age when they can distinguish between right and wrong for themselves. Hope I answered your question. Muhammad(talk) 06:35, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FPC Result template

I believe that is controlled by AllyUnion's bot. You should contact that user regarding the function of the template. — BRIAN0918 • 2009-01-08 21:41Z

Re: Closing check

I've fixed those little errors, I've been fairly ill and bed-ridden for the last two weeks with glandular fever unfortunately so a few mistakes might have happened. Let me know if you pick up any more. Noodle snacks (talk) 00:28, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mazda6

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:2003 Mazda6 GG Classic Hatch, McMillans Lookout, Vic, 21.12.2008.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Wronkiew (talk) 06:54, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --jjron (talk) 14:00, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Valued pictures

I'm so sorry. I never knew that the discussion was in the candidates page (the discussion belongs in the main page's discussion page, am I right?) Anyways, thanks for the advise and have made an opinion on the discussion. ZooFari 21:43, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reply here. --jjron (talk) 10:43, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats - VPC

Your Valued picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for valued picture status, Image:Jeff-Hardy-IC-Champ,-Entrance,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007 filtered.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates. Intothewoods29 (talk) 20:14, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, thanks for all your help at WP:VPC!! It's been greatly appreciated! Intothewoods29 (talk) 20:15, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --jjron (talk) 11:46, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Darwin dates

You were enquiring about the dates for File:Charles Darwin 01.jpg. Darwin went on holiday to the Isle of Wight on July 16 1868, and rented a cottage from the photographer Julia Margaret Cameron who took Darwin's portrait – they returned home on 21 August 1868. Browne says Cameron took three portraits of Darwin during that period, the most successful being three quarters view, so that suggests they're both from 1868. No indication I've found of any Darwin portraits by her in 1869. Sources: Browne Power of Place p. 301, Desmond & Moore, Darwin's journal 47 recto and timeline. . dave souza, talk 22:03, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reply here. --jjron (talk) 06:44, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, see Desmond & Moore pp. 558–9 for the mention. It's a really good history of his life, shows the sequence and the timing well, but Moore seems to me to exaggerate Darwin's fear of exposure and claimed delay in publishing his evolution theory: it's worth reading van Wyhe, John (27 March 2007), Mind the gap: Did Darwin avoid publishing his theory for many years? for what to my mind is a convincing explanation. Anyway, excellent portrait which I came across when looking at comments on the current FPC, I've added it to Charles Darwin in place of the profile by Cameron. . . dave souza, talk 09:11, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Port Arthur Church

G'day, I couldn't sleep last night so I left for the Tessellated pavement at Eaglehawk Neck at about 3.30 am, the aim being to catch the sunrise. Fortunately I was really lucky. After waiting around a few hours for Port Arthur to open I dropped in with the view to doing a panorama of the church. The morning sun wasn't at a particularly good angle, with much of it in shadow. I had a snooze on the grass having not been to bed yet, but it turns out that the high summer sun follows a path which isn't so good, leaving much of the building in shadow. I'll have to try again in autumn I think. Noodle snacks (talk) 12:31, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reply here. --jjron (talk) 07:59, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have a 2 year pass with about 1.5 years left on it for Port Arthur so the over-the-top entry fees aren't really such an issue. I've found the right spot for the church (up on the hill), but the path of the summer sun isn't so good to get the whole thing lit. I will leave it a month or two then try again. I *think* the hotel near the pavement is called the Lufra, or something like that. The actual sunrise that day was 6.07am but that shot was at 5:53am according to the exif (no clue how accurate it is). Noodle snacks (talk) 08:50, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say the shot was about 10-15 minutes before sunrise, the big cloud in the foreground actually went dull before the sun came up. File:Tessellated Pavement Sunrise.jpg was taken at 6:08 camera time vs. 5:53 for the one in the article. The lighting on the pavement and overall in the sky was far inferior by this point, so I just switched to a telephoto for the cliché sunrise shot. IMO too much is charged for Port Arthur, but being on the itinerary of many visitors to the state they can get away with a fairly heavy entrance fee. I think the upgrade to a two year ticket is only $7 though. Having been 3-4 times I prefer to spend my holidays diving on Bruny Island or visiting one of the national parks. I went to Freycinet Peninsula yesterday for the night actually (ultra budget style, slept in the car at Honeymoon Bay and cooked dinner on a Tragia), I have some photos to upload, but not that many since most of them are more aesthetic than informative. I didn't walk to wineglass bay this time, but I'll have to go to the top of Mt Amos sometime to get a good photograph of it as wikipedia is surprisingly lacking. I didn't get very lucky for a sunset or sunrise on the hazards (clouds in the wrong places), but I got something quite nice for Honeymoon bay. I reckon the best shots of the area would actually be from the air, but I can't really justify the $210 or so. Noodle snacks (talk) 13:11, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah, I have a bit of a photo backlog being on dialup at the moment thanks to Telstra. Noodle snacks (talk) 13:13, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Again the passes for the national parks are expensive for a day ($50ish for a family), but quite cheap for a long period of time ($90 per family for two ears). Regarding VPC, I'll have a squizz at that discussion shortly. I haven't nominated anything so recently since I have a bunch of things waiting to get over the timer. I have images of many bird species that I must go through, but most of them are fairly crap quality wise. I'll probably save File:Trodden on Chewing Gum.jpg or a higher quality reshoot for April fools day. I may nominate some waterfalls shortly too, last time I tried one a few people were bitching about neutral density filters (despite the fact that a number of existing waterfall FPs have long exposures). Noodle snacks (talk) 13:15, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely worth the money

Congrats!

Your Valued picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for valued picture status, Image:Brown-Falcon,-Vic,-3.1.2008.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates. Intothewoods29 (talk) 21:29, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --jjron (talk) 07:49, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

VPC in the Wikipedia Signpost

Hey there! I had a thought - why not write an article about VPC and get it in an issue of the Wikipedia Signpost to draw more attention to the project!? So, if it's possible, could you answer a few questions with as many details as possible (I think I might have some of the facts wrong)?

So you were involved in a previous effort to create an en:Wikipedia valued pictures project. Could you detail your efforts?
I’d say it was more a previous ‘proposal’ than a previous ‘effort’. The idea had come up from time to time from a number of editors at FPC based on the concern that some images that have very high encyclopaedic value for Wikipedia can fail to gain Featured Picture status as they don’t have the right ‘technical’ aspects. FP reviewers can tend to focus overly on technical aspects of a picture, often at the expense of encyclopaedic merit. I came up with a detailed proposal for this Valued Picture system that would recognise pictures of high encyclopaedic value that didn’t necessarily have the technical side that would see them succeed at FPC. After extensive discussion at FPC talk and other places I eventually came up with a functional prototype so people so could see what the system would be like. However at the same time an entirely independent Valued Images project was being launched at Commons, which many people wanted to operate either in conjunction with EN:VP or in its place. I didn’t agree with this suggestion, but I did eventually decide not to push ahead with VP, at least until VI on Commons got well established. To a fair degree my prototype is what the current project is based on, but I claim no credit for actually making it happen.

What do you think of the current Valued Pictures system?
It’s not bad, but it’s still finding its legs. I think the criteria are a bit light on, but this type of thing has to build from somewhere. For example I originally proposed that the technical requirements should be lower than at FP, but in my opinion quite a number of people have taken it to mean that there are NO technical requirements for VPs. It still needs to find some way to attract firstly more reviewers, but ultimately also more contributors. It may need some time to establish itself so that people see it as viable before it really becomes accepted and draws more users.

What were your thoughts upon seeing VPC created?
I thought it was good and was quite happy to see the project get under way, but expressed some concerns to the user that was establishing it at the time. For example I personally would have left it for longer after the launch of VI on Commons, as it was it was probably less than six months. I was also concerned that I thought he had left out or changed some of the good parts of my proposal, such as failing to really mention technical requirements in the criteria. There was also a feeling of it being a bit unfinished or rushed upon launch, such as not having a clearly established method for archiving promoted candidates or a logo/insignia for the project. Those types of things were covered or at least discussed in my original proposal, but are still being ironed out in the current project. We’re getting there though!

What do you see the main purpose of VPC to be?
For mine the main purpose is to identify, recognise, and acknowledge images that very valuable to the Wikipedia project, but that wouldn’t succeed at FPC for perhaps minor reasons. It’s also a way to recognise and encourage users that are uploading very useful images that again perhaps may not have what it takes to pass at FPC due to technical issues. For example in modern photo terms FPC is now almost exclusively the domain of DSLR images due to the technical requirements and the gradually increasing expectations in general for user created images. Well many people may not have the interest or finances to buy a DSLR and associated gear, but are still putting up valuable images taken with their digicams. If we can encourage them to keep doing so, and to hopefully gradually improve on their work, then isn’t that a good thing for the project overall? For many of these people FPC can be a very harsh place, and is simply a frustration and a deterrent. I would like VPC to help correct for that.

Are you happy with the success that VPC has experienced so far?
As I said above I think it is still finding its legs. I think there’s still areas to be improved and I personally don’t feel yet that there’s a shared vision of what it should be, even amongst the ‘regulars’. On the other hand I don’t think there’s an entirely shared vision at FPC either, but then I guess that’s why we end up needing majority consensus to make decisions. For mine, promotion is showing to be perhaps a little too easy atm in many cases. FPC obviously used to also have the same issues, as when you look at early promotions, only a small percentage would pass on today’s standards. Overall I’d say it’s a fairly good start.

Where do you see VPC in 6 months? 1 year? 5 years?
Over the next 6 months I think VPC has to get the main issues sorted out and start to draw a larger crowd. If we can’t get more people I doubt it will survive long-term. Hopefully those things will happen and in a year it will be a busier place with a clear direction. In five years it may draw as many or more contributors than FPC, and will almost certainly have a larger gallery of images, but the distinction between VP and FP, and the value of both projects will hopefully be clear to all.

Any more thoughts/tidbits/ideas?
I’d like to acknowledge those users that got the project up and running, especially Elucidate, and those that are keeping it going. Despite it being my ‘original’ proposal, due to other commitments I know I wasn’t really involved in starting it up or helping when it first got going (and I’m really only quite peripheral now). Other than that I think I’ve said enough :-). --jjron (talk) 12:47, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a bunch! Intothewoods29 (talk) 10:05, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

VP Candidates

Hello, Just to give notice, I've added 4 options for the insignia. You may give notice to Noodle Snacks that I have done so if you have already let him know. I'm kind of busy right now with some work ;) ZooFari 17:28, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the notice. --jjron (talk) 12:24, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/W. G. Grace

Your Valued picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for valued picture status, File:WGGrace.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates. jjron (talk) 13:44, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Red Sand Garden

An image created by you has been promoted to valued picture status Your image, File:RedSandGarden-Pano-RBG-CranbourneVIC.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! jjron (talk) 13:46, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WP:DERM

I recently started the Dermatology task force and want to create a subpage for the taskforce that addresses dermatologic photos, giving guidelines/recommendations for good images. On that page I was simply going to link over to Wikipedia_talk:Featured_picture_criteria, but also wanted to added a few comments specifically geared towards dermatologic photos (like something about always having a ruler, etc in the picture to keep size in perspective, etc.). I also found a paper online (see [1]) and thought I could integrate some of its pointers into the page. However, I am a dermatologist, not professional photographer, and therefore wanted to know if you, or any of your friends, would help me develop this page? kilbad (talk) 17:26, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reply here. --jjron (talk) 10:15, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GIMP

GIMP seems to only provide 90 degree rotation.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 20:28, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't use it, but I find that hard to believe. In Photoshop you can select an image (or part of it) and perform an operation called Free Transform, and then rotate it using the mouse. Another option is called Rotate Canvas which rotates the whole image by fixed amounts (90 or 180 degrees) but also provides an Arbitrary option where you can specify the rotation to decimal places of degrees. Try looking for something like that as I'm sure GIMP wouldn't stooge on such a basic function (heck things like Word can rotate images by arbitrary amounts). --jjron (talk) 11:04, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I see a rotate function now. You have not been commenting on my noms at PPR or the one you told me to take to VPC. Do you see anything else that should go straight to VPC? I am going to try to tinker with GIMP.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 15:09, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As I suggested last week you're nominating far too many, which is a misuse of the process. I'll comment about it at PPR in the near future. --jjron (talk) 15:34, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I cut back from five or six a day to three. I am trying to figure some editing stuff out. A guy like me can get lost in some of the lingo in WP articles like Image_editing.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 15:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am debating about just going straight to VPC with Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Victory Monument. The streets are going to disappear behind the monument no matter what kind of perspective correction I make. Also, is there any way to overlay a grid to deterimine if you are correcting toward straight vertical and horizontal lines.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 16:33, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have made my first attempt at perspective correction at Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Victory Monument?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 04:41, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't use GIMP so can't offer much advice. There is a grid in Photoshop that you can turn on, or you can use guides that you drag in off the ruler. I would guess GIMP would have similar. Re that image, it still looks to have a slight tilt, and I've already commented that I think it needs to be taken in better light to be anything near VP standard. --jjron (talk) 12:41, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, Image:Brighton Beach, Vic Pano, 10.01.2009.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 03:58, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --jjron (talk) 07:57, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

Hi John,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Zizina labradus-Butterfly-on-Rose SC,-EG-Vic,-23.2.2008.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 2, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-04-02. howcheng {chat} 20:33, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. --jjron (talk) 07:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well-deserved barnstar

	The Working Man's Barnstar
	For keeping Picture Peer Review under control and not allowing it to overflow (indeed a laborious and repetative task), I award you the Working Man's Barnstar. ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 16:41, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. --jjron (talk) 16:56, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Advice

Hello, Jjron. You have new messages at Wadester16's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Reply here. --jjron (talk) 17:47, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So I changed everything from "Image:" to "File:" on the instructions at VPC. All the templates work fine with the change (I checked). Seems you already got this. Might I just be bold and do it over at FPC as well? ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 22:06, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Did this too. ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 03:09, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Decided to just do FPC too. No real reason not to. [2] [3] [4] ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 03:19, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I just stumbled upon this and left my 2¢. ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 00:09, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

POTD

Hi John,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Aust.-Synchrotron-Interior-Panorama,-14.06.2007.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 25, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-04-25. howcheng {chat} 05:15, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Looks good. --jjron (talk) 13:58, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kaaba

Hey John, I came across an interesting video about the kaaba and though you may enjoy watching it. --Muhammad(talk) 21:45, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reply here. --jjron (talk) 15:08, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The video is large, abt 100mb so it you'll probably need a download manager and www.clipnabber.com. Sadly, the albino trade is real. There have been several reports in the local media as well, of acts of violence such as legs chopped down of young albinos. The acts have been fueled by witch doctors who claim that albino body parts can cure incurable diseases and make riches. There have been acts to stop this horror, with the president speaking about it and various dramas being set up to explain to the public. These violent acts usually take place is rural areas with little media exposure, medical facilities and police force so its quite a difficulty tackling the problem. --Muhammad(talk) 18:17, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is quite ironic but even in TZ, those kids whose parents are well off and who are sent to good schools usually end up with lousy grades and pay little attention to studies whilst those who go to government schools with few facilities are high achievers. I think there are moves to take the cases to court and hopefully once that's done the problem should decline. --Muhammad(talk) 07:21, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See this]. Trials have started and there have been no reported killings in 2months. --Muhammad(talk) 16:05, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Synchrotron,-Quadrupole-Focusing-Magnet,-14.06.2007

I am an editor with Taylor & Francis and one of our authors would like to reproduce this image in his text book on particle physics but has been unable to contact you to seek permission. Can you get back to me on <address removed>.

Thanks John 65.89.84.2 (talk) 16:17, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Replied via email. --jjron (talk) 13:52, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sikh pilgrim pic

hey, thanks for the FPC nom. i was waiting for some time to pass to nominate it myself (i'm paulrudd as well, got a bit confused between wikipedia and commons...) from your user page i see you're quite the photographer, so your nomination is well appreciated. --Alllexxxis (talk) 15:16, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sikh pilgrim at Harmandir Sahib

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Sikh pilgrim at the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) in Amritsar, India.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 03:56, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re use picture

Hi John, I am starting up a web site on Japanese Gardens and was wondering if I can please use your Nowra image. Thank you Julia Mitchell —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.211.225.190 (talk) 10:26, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you mean Cowra. My images on Wikipedia are generally licensed as GFDL so you'd need to follow those usage and licensing requirements. If you require something else please drop me an email (you can use this link). I'm usually happy to allow free use of my images for non-profit or educational uses, as long as I'm attributed as original creator. --jjron (talk) 07:52, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

FPC Format selector

FYI:

Panoramas have a height of 200px and are aligned center. This is probably how they would appear in articles.
Portrait images have a width of 260px.
Square images have a width of 300px.
Landscape images have a height of 260px.
Not specified => width = 250px. MER-C 13:52, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reply here. --jjron (talk) 14:17, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell you selected landscape, because the image always had a height of 260px. Judging from the rest of the noms and the lack of complaints, it appears to be working correctly. MER-C 02:26, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lima Lima.jpg

Thanks for moving it to Featured nominations. I couldn't figure out how to move it there. I am still trying to figure out things on commons, if nothing else I may learn something from this nomination. Thanks again. --JMSchneid (talk) 02:23, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. BTW you can't just 'move' it there, you have to create a new nomination, it's different from the PPR nom. Good luck. --jjron (talk) 12:38, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

World Heavyweight Champion

You're pic Jeff-Hardy-&-Triple-H,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg says that Randy Orton was the reigning world Heavyweight Champion whereas he was the WWE Champion, I am editing it out. --ShanRaj 10 (talk) 05:14, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, just correct them if they're wrong. I did get the belts mixed up on some other pics - fixed some (possibly those showing Orton), but maybe not all. --jjron (talk) 07:38, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Peer Review Feedback Please?

Hey Jjron, I added an image to the Peer Review section of Wikipedia, I was wondering if you'd look over it/provide some feedback for me? The submission to Peer Review hasn't got much attention, I noticed you contributed there recently.. Anyway, 'nuff said. Cheers, Ard0^{(Talk - Contribs)} 22:43, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]