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DYK for Lauro Aguirre

On March 28, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lauro Aguirre, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

-- Cirt (talk) 03:43, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Mk5384

Durova, I have now been reported for removing comments you made to the John Pershing article. With God as my witness, I did not do this. What's going on here?Mk5384 (talk) 14:51, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Look; I'm trying to explain that I didn't remove your comments. It's important to me that you believe me. I have never vandalised. Three times in a row, when I was trying to post a comment, it said that there was an "edit conflict", and my comment didn't register. Maybe that had something to do with your comment not registering; I don't know. I swear that I did not remove anything. I have now been reported to ANI for something that I never did. Your an admin.-please help me.Mk5384 (talk) 15:08, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't know what you're talking about, but I'll try to work this out. Durova⁴¹² 15:36, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. I may not be the most agreeable person with this, but I'm no vandal. I haven't removed comments from people who have been downright horrid towards me. You have been nothing but civil, and I certainly wouldn't remove yours. Please check the time stamps, or whatever you said that you could do to verify my honesty. Thanks again.Mk5384 (talk) 15:46, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Teresa Urrea

Hello! Your submission of Teresa Urrea at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Materialscientist (talk) 00:16, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the notification. Am out most of the day today. Will look into it as soon as there's time. Best regards, Durova⁴¹² 01:30, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

POTD notification

POTD

Hi Lise,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Get fat3.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 1, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-04-01. This is a bit shorter than I normally write, but for April Fool's Day I wanted to avoid any serious discussion of the definition of beauty over the years. howcheng {chat} 17:10, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

That is absolutely perfect just as it is. Thank you for selecting it. :) Durova⁴¹² 17:48, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/File:Raven Manet E2.jpg 2

Procedural notification in case you haven't already seen it. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 16:47, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Is this FP material?

Hey Durova! I just uploaded a higher-res version of File:The death of general warren at the battle of bunker hill.jpg. I'm curious if you think it could be feature material (it looks to me like it's significantly better quality than the previous versions, probably because the MFA did some work on it), and what it might take to get it there. (It may be possible to get a d/l from the MFA at more bits or in different format, but their server tilted at serving a 2000px jpg). Magic♪piano 21:40, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Is that border painted on or is it a picture frame? This may seem highly technical, but there's a copyright issue that would intrude if it's part of a three dimensional frame (the frame would need to be cropped out for licensing reasons). Other than that, if you could obtain a higher resolution file from the collection that owns the original then it would probably be a viable featured picture candidate. No guarantees how the reviewers would react, but worth nominating. Durova⁴¹² 22:52, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

I know the border might be an issue. Unfortunately, the painting is not presently on display -- the MFA has been expanding, and most of its American gallery has been in storage. There's obviously not any rush, but the galleries are supposed to reopen later this year, so I'll probably be able to have a look. The image appears to be the highest resolution their web site will serve; a higher res version would require dialog to acquire. Magic♪piano 23:52, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Teresa Urrea

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Materialscientist (talk) 23:24, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Special edition WikiProject Baseball triple crown

I think that WP:MLB has managed to earn a special edition triple crown without even knowing it...? See the info below. Thanks!

WP:MLB Triple Crown

Killervogel5

• DYK: Mike Cervenak (RA 222, under 23:18, 15 July 2008 (UTC))
• GA: 2008 Philadelphia Phillies season (pass)
• FC: Gold Glove Award featured topic (FTC)

NatureBoyMD

• DYK: List of Nashville Sounds no-hitters (RA 237)
• GA: Herschel Greer Stadium (pass)
• FC: Nashville Sounds (FAC)

Wizardman

• DYK: Morlon Wiley (RA 145)
• GA: Nick Adenhart (pass)
• FC: Art Houtteman (FAC)

Staxringold

• DYK: List of Major League Baseball home run champions (RA 253)
• GA: 2009 World Series (pass)
• FC: List of American League pennant winners (FLC)

Muboshgu

• DYK: List of Major League Baseball awards (did not nominate, but created the article – RA 247)
• GA: Derek Jeter (pass)
• FC: DHL Delivery Man Award (FLC)

RyanCross

• DYK: List of Arizona Diamondbacks managers (RA 231)
• GA: Jackie Robinson Day (pass)
• FLC: List of Texas Rangers managers (FLC)

Nice! So what would you want as your triple crown custom emblem? A baseball? Durova⁴¹² 22:53, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Including a baseball as the symbol of the project seems eminently appropriate, thanks! KV5 (Talk • Phils) 23:48, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Restoration

Any chance you can tackle this photo of George Bancroft, which is quite a mess? There is no rush, please don't feel the need to do it immediately. Thanks. Connormah (talk | contribs) 20:02, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for posting. Which of my good articles will you be raising to FA in return for this favor? Durova⁴¹² 22:48, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Mediation

A mediation request has been filed at Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/John J. Pershing. It will be necessary for you to visit the page and sign your agreement to accept mediation in this section. Thanks! -OberRanks (talk) 16:04, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for requesting mediation. There is one minor mistake, though. Both at ANI and at the article talk page I stated the intent to hand over dispute resolution to formal mediation and withdraw. Please remove my name. If I were formally listed and declined, then the mediation request would be rejected procedurally. I am not an involved party and have not edited the article in any meaningful way. Durova⁴¹² 22:47, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Interested in this image?

I just found this image (published in the USA in 1919) on Flickr and thought of you. Is it something you'd find interesting? My image work is almost entirely uploading pictures I've taken, maps I've made, and unmodified pictures from HABS, so I don't pay attention to your work, but I know that you've worked with older publications such as the Get Fat poster. Nyttend (talk) 02:45, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Forgot to say that I have no use for this image myself; I'm not asking you to do anything for me — I just thought that you might have a use for it. Nyttend (talk) 02:46, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Looks Interesting

File:Oscar Wilde 3g07095u-adjust.jpg (original: File:Oscar Wilde 3g07095u.jpg). Noodle snacks (talk) 23:17, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

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Source for Cézanne needed

Paul Cézanne, about 1861

This was tagged today and I am wondering if you might know the source...Modernist (talk) 22:42, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/California Trail at Humboldt River

FYI, if you haven't seen it, Maedin made a request concerning your FPC. Jujutacular ^T · C 01:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

• I've suspended the nomination to give you time to reply. Makeemlighter (talk) 09:48, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Will look into it maybe tomorrow. Durova⁴¹² 00:34, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

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Image issue

Could you please figure out what happened to this image as it doesn't show for me, and possibly many others. Thanks. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:18, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Developer level issue. I wasn't aware the devs had disabled thumbnailing for files over 12.5 MB on any other format than .png. Apparently .gif is affected too. Durova⁴¹² 00:33, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Static_GIF_images_not_being_resized_by_MediaWiki_for_years_now._When_will_MediaWiki_resizing_return.3F Gary King (talk) 00:37, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. While I'm here, would you have any idea why this image shows as a missing image on the unit page but is perfectly normal on the image page? Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:59, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Fixed. Durova⁴¹² 02:42, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

File:SMS Moltke Hampton Roads 1912 FINAL.jpg

Hey, our FP is up on the main page! Not in the traditional way, but as the lead-in image for SMS Moltke (1910). :) Staxringold _talk^contribs 00:55, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

:) Durova⁴¹² 02:43, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Golden W Award

Hi Durova,

I wanted to let you know that you're within arms reach of a Golden W Award, something very few editors qualify for. TonytheTiger will likely be the first awardee in about a week. Part of the reason the award is difficult to get is because of the featured picture on the main page requirement, which you've already completed. Anyway, I wanted to invite you to give it a go if you are interested. And thanks for your dedication to Wikipedia. ɳorɑfʈ ^Talk! 04:52, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much for thinking of me. Actually, though, I've never done an "in the news" entry. Durova⁴¹² 05:29, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Getting an ITN in is much, MUCH easier than a featured article or a featured picture. TonytheTiger had never done an On This Day, and the award spurred him to submit one (that's the easiest...everything submitted gets in as long as it meets basic standards). You've come a long way, baby. I encourage you to put an ITN in and become one of the few, the proud, the Golden W's. ɳorɑfʈ ^Talk! 05:19, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Why would I want to do that, when I am an administrator at Wikinews? Durova⁴¹² 05:20, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Well, you just want to do it. Keep on typing in "Recent Earthquakes" in Google. That's how I got mine. Good luck, and I love the huge header that pops up whenever you try to edit your talk page. Especially the part about Jimbo. Buggie111 (talk) 00:07, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the encouragement. Will weigh this and consider it. As a Wikinewsie, I'm not entirely convinced that Wikipedia is the best place to cover breaking news. The Wikinews policy structure has advantages for that type of material, and attempts to cover breaking news within Wikipedia have been known to generate problems with undue weight and recentism. Durova⁴¹² 00:31, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

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File:John Phillip Sousa - De Wolf Hopper - El Capitan1.png is coming on April 13. howcheng {chat} 23:19, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

...and File:George Atzerodt2.jpg follows on April 14. howcheng {chat} 23:35, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Tropenmuseum

Gerard poked me, asking me to expand Tropenmuseum. Although it is by no means a masterpiece, it has been 5x expanded and eligible for DYK. I don't know of a good hook for it, so input would be appreciated. NativeForeigner ^Talk/_Contribs/^Vote! 22:42, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

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hello

What is Durova's 'dead tree' criteria on User:Alison Cassidy page? --Chris.urs-o (talk) 15:46, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

It's a proposed standard for BLP courtesy deletions per request of the subject. If a person isn't notable enough to have their own entry in a reliably published paper and ink encyclopedia (including specialty encyclopedias) then we would delete their biography, no questions asked. This includes specialty encyclopedias. So David Bowie wouldn't be able to opt out (he has an entry in the Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll), but a fellow who played bass for Bowie on a couple of albums could get a courtesy deletion if he wanted it. Durova⁴¹² 15:58, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

wow, you are answering fast, thx. I do not think Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll sooo important, ;). I think the BLP criteria for masters and professors very strict. --Chris.urs-o (talk) 16:34, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

We're talking apples and oranges. "Dead Trees" is a standard for courtesy deletion, not a standard for inclusion. It applies to any situation where a living person meets the notability criteria but doesn't want to have a biography here. Durova⁴¹² 16:40, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

ok thx Durova. By the way, ur Chicago roundhouse picture 2008 is really very nice. --Chris.urs-o (talk) 17:30, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much. :) Durova⁴¹² 17:42, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Image restoration

I want to restore an image and Aqwis told me that you could offer some good advice. Could you take a look

[1]?--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 07:39, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

It's a lovely image. I don't normally restore copyrighted works or fine art. Some things are best left as they are. :) Durova⁴¹² 23:46, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

It's not copyrighted, because it was created by a painter during the Communist era of Albania. All rights belong to the state archives of Albania, making it pd. I wanted to do it myself but I'm not familiar with the procedure, so any advice would be very helful.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 11:06, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Okay. It looks like an oil painting, though. Is that correct? Durova⁴¹² 19:05, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I think so.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 19:46, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I don't normally restore oil paintings digitally. Durova⁴¹² 20:03, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

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Looks great as usual. Thank you very much. :) Durova⁴¹² 19:06, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Summer Watson

• Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Summer Watson

Seems like one you'd be interested in. Cheers, Jack Merridew 17:57, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Secret Wikipedia Email List

Hi there, I am a new user, and I saw all over the internet about a secret wikipeida emailing list that you are in charge of. I am a new user, but I was wondering if I could get in on this list, to know the ins and outs of what agenda wikipedia wants to push. Do you have any comments on this, or the upcoming Conde Nast article about some of the stuff going on with wikipedia? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eaglerider777 (talk • contribs) 19:15, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

The wonderful thing about rumors is rumors are wonderful things. Their tops are made out of rubber; their bottoms are made out of springs. I don't know anything about an upcoming Conde Nast article. If something's getting written that mentions me it must be like in 2007 when a couple of places went to print with wildly inaccurate stories without contacting me for comment beforehand. Thank you for asking. Seriously, I don't know how to answer exactly. Spent nearly 200 miles on the road today. Feeling tired and sunburned and ready to drop. Is there something specific? Durova⁴¹² 02:50, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Help in deciphering 1860s handwriting

Not sure if you're a good one to ask about this, but I'll try. If not, please let me know if you know of anyone better qualified to help. On with the show.

I'm trying to transcribe the handwriting from these two images, but I'm having trouble figuring out some of the words. Here's what I have so far (question marks for each word I can't read):

	Washington Sept. 25, 1865 My dear Mr Heco, I have just received your letter of the 31st of July and I thank you for remembering me among the troubled concerns yet in the midst of the pleasing ? of your far away native Home. Our father in Heaven has allowed our country to be afflicted, but He has never– theless remembered mercy, and
	our nation is rescued from danger. He has been pleased to visit me with trials, but he has graciously enabled me to pass through them. Let us in all things submit ourselves to his will. He is omniscient and omnipotent, we are blind and powerless. Faithfully your friend William H. Seward Joseph Heco Esquire Kanagawa ? of ?

Any help you can give will be appreciated. Thanks! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 06:42, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Well, Aylad helped out with some of it, and also provided a link to a book which had a more complete transcription. There are still three words which I can't figure out. You can see them marked here and here (hover your mouse cursor over the top of the images to see the annotations). ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 20:12, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Opinion

Hey Durova, if I was going to pick an image of Bobby Veach from what the LOC has, which do you think is the best candidate for restoration? Staxringold _talk^contribs 19:41, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Not Durova, but here's my opinion: Either this or this would be really good ones for showing who he is. Both have decently large TIFF versions, too. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 15:34, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Mentorship coming out of RfC/U

Durova,

Would you look at this discussion of a proposed mentorship that came out of Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Jagged 85. It looks like the editor may be amenable to such a mentorship, which will involve not only supervising his edits but supervising his removal of the several hundred problematic edits he has made. Syncategoremata (talk · contribs), who has made many level-headed comments during the RfC, is willing to undertake the supervision.

Your comments on the mechanics of such a relationship (and on the RfC if you have the time) would be most welcome.

Thanks SteveMcCluskey (talk) 15:59, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

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Featured picture and article traffic

Thought you might be interested in these comments I made, which refers to a recent featured picture of yours and the article traffic it generated (I was comparing two pictures on successive days to see what differences there were - in this case, surprisingly little). Carcharoth (talk) 06:13, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Hotel and Home articles

Sort of following on from the above (same posting but I've split it into a new section), there was also a recent article I wrote which I thought you might be interested in, if you haven't seen it yet - it relates to something first mentioned last year: Star and Garter Hotel, Richmond. An article on the Home that is there now should be ready soon, if I can get around to finishing it off instead of digging up ever more information on it (several books so far, unlike the hotel). Carcharoth (talk) 06:14, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Review of closure process 2

Because you've contributed to FPC either recently or in the past, I'm letting you know about the above poll on the basis of which we may develop proposals to change our procedures and criteria. Regards, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 09:27, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

National Library of Wales image archive

Did anything ever come of National Library of Wales' offer to provide images from their image archive? I asked at User talk:Paul Bevan but have not received a reply. As I said there, there are shed loads of Welsh biography articles searching for images. Cheers, Daicaregos (talk) 13:43, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

There wasn't much to be done since they insisted upon asserting copyright over reproductions of public domain material. Durova⁴¹² 17:53, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

What a shame. Thanks for letting me know. Daicaregos (talk) 07:26, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing it up. I've mentioned it to WMF UK; perhaps they might renew the contact. Durova⁴¹² 20:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

I uploaded an image of Laura Ashley ([[File:Laura Ashley.jpg]]), on 27th April, from one of the NLW links. As Laura Ashley died in 1985 I noted the Non-free media use rationale as “not replaceable”. It hasn't been deleted yet so I assume it is either acceptable, or that it slipped through the net. Assuming it's within the rules, perhaps we could use this route for others. What do you think? Daicaregos (talk) 06:57, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Triple crown redux

As audited food and drink articles are underrepresented, I have dangled a new carrot here Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:46, 1 May 2010 (UTC) Charming. And best wishes! :) Durova⁴¹² 20:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

A funny thing

Hey Durova, remember last year's left-right debate on Joseph Priestley? Here's a funny outcome: te:జోసెఫ్ ప్రీస్ట్‌లీ LOL :))) --capmo 05:40, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

(facepalm) Oh good heavens! (bursts out laughing). Thank you so much for that link. :) Durova⁴¹² 20:58, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Hehe, at first I thought it was some kind of vandalism, but the picture was added buy the creator of the article himself, who seems to be a serious editor who apparently did it in a good faith. Well, modern art is still art :) --capmo 21:17, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm sort of tempted to fix it... (facepalm) Never thought that would find its way into article space on any project. But it's so funny. Thank you again. Durova⁴¹² 21:30, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Sound of the Day

Amazingly, even though I am a musucian, I have never thought of adding Featured Sounds to the Main Page. That's brilliant idea. It must have been discussed before but I can find where. Any clue? Answer on my talkpage if you prefer though I will watch your talkpage also --Jubilee♫clipman 00:08, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Gave the location at the poster's user talk, as requested. Would renew the offer to remove my FPs from the main page queue with minor adjustments, if sounds were included. That way POTD could become Media of the Day without making other image contributors wait longer. Best wishes! :) Durova⁴¹² 21:03, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Durova. Now I understand your last sentence (which I totally misread: my apologies). I might revisit that RfC, soon, in fact, as I have one more point to make that will help contextualise my "Going Nowhere" View (as if the Comments section doesn't do that already...) The bald statement might not be entirely helpful as it stands, now I think on. Cheers! --Jubilee♫clipman 21:31, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much. The issue about photo credit at POTD is probably unresolvable: it could theoretically change if the community supported our photographers with a project to identify and resolve license infringements. It's usually more complex than filing a DMCA: the first challenge is to find out which desk to contact, then the second challenge is to get them to reply. As long as each photographer has to handle that all alone, they're going to fiercely defend the status quo as the simplest way of decreasing problems.

There are fewer obstacles to converting POTD to media of the day: the main potential problem is the length of the queue, and my offer would keep the queue roughly unchanged for everybody else. The modification I would make on the original offer would be to keep certain items in the queue: collaborative restorations with shared credit should get their turn, and certain restorations were made possible by special donations from cultural institutions. As a thank-you to those institutions those items would stay in the queue. Cheers and best wishes, Durova⁴¹² 17:40, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Peer review of an image

If you'd have any thoughts on Wikipedia:Picture_peer_review#Herbert_Spencer - I also suspect it could benefit from restoration. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 16:13, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

If you could obtain an uncompressed version of that image it might be a viable candidate for featured picture. Durova⁴¹² 21:06, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

I could email the Smithsonian, also their legend about selling pictures makes me not so optimistic. Do you know if anybody asked them for collaboration with Wikimedia? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 22:49, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

The last time I checked, the Smithsonian was claiming copyright over reproductions of PD artwork. So it's sort of a dead end unless someone wants to negotiate them out of that. Durova⁴¹² 17:42, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Brand new FPC nom

For Johnny Evers. Lemme know what you think! Staxringold _talk^contribs 21:00, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

I won't undercut the candidacy by making this the first mention at FPC, but you missed three scratches next to his elbow. The lighting is harsh; wondering whether a shadow/highlight adjustment might bring more dimension out of it. Remind me: are you using GIMP? If so, leave word when the scratches are fixed and I'll see whether Photoshop can give it a better histogram. Best wishes! Durova⁴¹² 21:10, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

• I am using GIMP. I know the lighting isn't perfect, sadly it's what we've got. I'll give those scratches a correction and let you know. Staxringold _talk^contribs 21:13, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. Sometimes it's possible to coax information out of the far ends of a histogram. It'll be worth a try. :) Durova⁴¹² 21:14, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

• All done. Staxringold _talk^contribs 21:18, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

• Thank you. Okay, my turn. :) Durova⁴¹² 21:28, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

• Is there any chance you could hop onto Skype and let me shoot you the file? Shadow/highlight does good things for this image, but now it needs another round of spot removal. Not much time today (hospice situation irl). Best, Durova⁴¹² 21:38, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

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Removed. Banned user Nrcprm2026 is not permitted to edit. Hipocrite (talk) 18:48, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the heads up. :) Durova⁴¹² 17:43, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

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NLW

You may have missed this in the traffic. If you saw it and didn't want to follow it up - no problem. Please delete this and I'll know you read it. Thanks. Daicaregos (talk) 09:02, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the reminder. It isn't a question of wanting or not wanting: per the notice at top of this talk page my availability is reduced. Nonfree use rationales can often be written for deceased persons. The reason why they almost never get accepted for living people is because, theoretically, a living person could be photographed again under free license. Obviously that isn't an option here. Best regards, Durova⁴¹² 03:27, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

CC question

Does this image's CC tag qualify it as a freely usable image? Commons doesn't seem to have a no-remix tag. Not great quality, but the only free image of Leiter I can find. Staxringold _talk^contribs 17:47, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

It's an NC license, which isn't compatible with WMF license structure. (Snaps fingers). Good try! Durova⁴¹² 03:29, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

• Ah well, thanks. Realized we had no image of Leiter while I was expanding 1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game. Staxringold _talk^contribs 06:31, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

about a picture

hi i am amine (a contributor in wikipedia arabic) and i ask you for help in a image that you have uplaod (here)... can you upload it in our wikipedia (ar) or give me a license...Almountasir (talk) 22:05, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

I was not the original uploader. Only did a minor edit to that image; haven't seen the source. Durova⁴¹² 03:13, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

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Help with a historic image...

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/MacArthur Family really needs your help. Do you have a little time for an old soldier and his family? ɳorɑfʈ ^Talk! 02:13, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi Durova, I saw your answer over at the FPC page. I'd be happy to learn how to restore the image myself if you're willing to teach me. I've got Photoshop CS4, and I'd call myself an intermediate user (I can do reflections and things like that). ɳorɑfʈ ^Talk! 00:50, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Would there be any chance of obtaining a better source file? Uncompressed formats (usually TIFF) are best, and we try to get clean scans of 10MB or larger. For this type of work an image isn't big if it's less than 100MB. Durova⁴¹² 01:17, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

It was shot with a 7.1 megapixel point-and-shoot (I didn't expect to find it when I did). I have an 8 megapixel camera which is a little better, and can shoot it again. Any tips for how to shoot it (camera settings, etc)? I'm not much of a photographer, but I can follow instructions. ɳorɑfʈ ^Talk! 02:17, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

There's a book called Digital Restoration from Start to Finish that covers rephotography in chapter 4. Google Books hosts the title; you could check whether that answers your questions? I'll have time for more detailed dialog tomorrow. Best wishes, Durova⁴¹² 02:37, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Am reading it now. Thanks! ɳorɑfʈ ^Talk! 04:00, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Turns out the section on rephotography is three pages, and one is redacted. Of the two that remain, they don't say much that is helpful, except to refer me to another book on rephotography (which isn't available locally) and to tell me to use an SLR. Oh well. ɳorɑfʈ ^Talk! 07:40, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Take a look?

I hope you are doing well. I've always been impressed with the large number of featured images you've provided to the encyclopedia, and look forward to the new ones you turn out. I have several FAs and FLs, and am interested in going for at least one FP. At Commons, I have uploaded over 1,300 images for a large variety of articles, but I think only a few could possibly qualify as FPs. I was wondering if you could take a look at my subpage to determine if any of the images I listed have any potential (with alterations of course). I'll be happy to take any to WP:PPR at your suggestion, but don't want to mass nominate all of them, especially if they wouldn't work (or all, I don't know). I'm in no big hurry and recognize you're busy so please take a look at your convenience. If you aren't interested, no worries. Please let me know if you have any questions. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:36, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/California Trail at Humboldt River

Your nomination, which was earlier suspended, now has a completely redone restoration. I realize you've been too busy to address your own restoration, but I would appreciate if you could clarify your support vote. Does it apply only to your original restoration or does it extend to this new one as well? Thanks. By the way, I miss seeing your nominations. I hope to see some again soon. Best, Makeemlighter (talk) 07:54, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

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Oh, and I forgot to tell you that File:Circumcision central Asia2.jpg is coming on May 22. howcheng {chat} 19:10, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

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