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I thought this would help in order to understand how to add citations: WP:Cite
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Nice work with martian quadrangles

I just noticed how you fleshed out the category pages for the martian quadrangles. Great work. I think the stuff you added more properly belongs in article pages rather than category pages, though, so I'm going through them and splitting them into new pages. Just in case you notice all your stuff vanishing from the category pages and was worried it was being deleted. Bryan Derksen (talk) 18:11, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bryan, I'm new to Wiki. I think the information I added should be someplace. I'm not sure what you mean by article pages. Also, what do you think should be on the catagory pages? Please advise, as I have planned to upload more pictures from several sources and I wanted to eventually get all geology related to Mars on Wiki. Thanks, Jim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimmarsmars (talk • contribs)
- Look at special:contributions/Bryan Derksen and you will see what he means. One thing you can usefully do is go through and ensure that the word Mars (as a link) appears in the first sentence of every article! Start with those where Bryan's edit is marked (top). — RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 20:06, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Don't worry, everything you added to Wikipedia is still here and looks good to me, I just moved it around a little bit to fit in with the way the rest of the encyclopedia is organized. For example, everything that you wrote at Category:Cebrenia quadrangle (a page in the "category" namespace) is now at Cebrenia quadrangle, which is a full-fledged article in the same namespace as all the other Wikipedia articles. I also made sure to credit you for the additions when I made the move, your user name is linked in my edit summaries. Generally speaking very little content should go into a category page; categories are intended for grouping articles about a subject, not for describing the subject itself in any great detail.

When uploading public domain images you might want to consider uploading them to Wikimedia Commons instead of here on Wikipedia itself. Images on Commons can be used on the English Wikipedia, but also on all the other language versions of Wikipedia as well. As an example you might already be familiar with, File:MarsTopoMap-PIA02031 modest.jpg from Phaethontis quadrangle is an image that's on Commons. There's nothing wrong with continuing to upload your images directly to the English Wikipedia as you have been so far, but eventually it's hoped that all public domain images will be moved over to Commons so you can save us a step by putting them there in the first place.

I had planned to add those Mars links myself eventually, but the next two days are going to be a busy time for me so I doubt I'll get to it right away. Bryan Derksen (talk) 08:36, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback Bryan. What you say makes a lot of sense. I wanted to uplaod the images to Commons, but I did not know how. I have a great deal of trouble understanding all the codes and procedures. I just trying to do what I know how to do. I'm a senior citizen so none of this stuff comes easy. I hope to add my information about Mars in the future. Thanks for the help. Jim````

If Commons is too much trouble, carry on with uploading images directly to English Wikipedia - you've been doing fine with that and they'll get moved over to Commons in the fullness of time by other people. Part of the benefit of this being a collaborative project. :) Bryan Derksen (talk) 07:46, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Aganippe Fossa

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FYI: I asked User:Fences and windows to restore the original revision to this article, and he graciously obliged.
— V = IR (Talk • Contribs) 00:52, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks

Thanks for your excellent contributions to articles on Mars. Even your stubs, such as Dawes Crater, are great stuff. I wish you a pleasant time as a Wikipedian, and please don't hesitate to give me a nudge if you need assistance with anything. -- Fullstop (talk) 00:09, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the kind words. I love Mars and have a lot of information in my house and in my head. Jim````

That's great! However, please also "wikify" the articles you create, i.e. add links and such. I've fixed up Dawes Crater to give you an idea what I mean. -- Fullstop (talk) 00:47, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the suggestions. I was going to add links eventually. I've wanted to move the images around, but do not know how. I do not know how to type a straight line. I'm not too good with computers and have trouble with directions. My computer knowledge is low. In other words, I'm a senior citizen. Jim Jimmarsmars (talk) 19:00, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Porter Crater

I redirected this article to the already existent Porter (Martian crater) and moved some content. Your version says "Argyre quadrangle of Mars" and the other says "Thaumasia quadrangle". You may want to check which is right. 75.198.110.119 (talk) 02:58, 20 March 2009 (UTC) You are right. Thanks for telling me. Porter Crater should be in Thaumasia quadrangle. Jim ````[reply]

I've rigged up the {{MarsGeo-Crater}} template so that it'll automatically categorize a crater into quadrangle categories based on the latitude and longitude parameters. If by some chance it winds up categorizing a crater incorrectly, that could indicate that there's an error in the template (or maybe in the crater's latitude and longitude); feel free to drop a note on my user talk page and I'll see if I can fix whatever's wrong. Complicated templates can be difficult to troubleshoot. Bryan Derksen (talk) 03:09, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Boob

Please check Mars Boob for validity! 91.104.123.227 (talk) 02:41, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That was probably a slang term. It would not be approved because features are named after classes as objects. For example, most craters are named after people or towns. Names are suggested, then approved from time to time by a special group of astronomers. At any rate, of all the hundreds of crater names, none has the name "Boob." Jim````

Repeated text

Rather than repeat text about dark slope streaks and fossa in lots of articles you should link to the article instead. If there is duplicated text then it will need to be changed in many articles or become out of date. Thanks, Rich257 (talk) 14:14, 1 May 2009 (UTC) Thanks for the feedback. I'll start changing them. I'm in the middle of added new images from HiRISE, but I will get around to making the changes. Thanks, JimJimmarsmars (talk) 14:17, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

trouble with image

I did something when I uploaded an image (Jezza Crater JPG.) such that the commentary is ther, but not the image. What should I do? Upload the image with a new title? If so, is there a way to erase the other images? Thanks, JimJimmarsmars (talk) 15:43, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can't see anything wrong with the image, but I'm a bit late checking up on it so that doesn't necessarily mean anything. :) I've noticed that sometimes when one uploads an image to Wikipedia it takes a few minutes for the image to get processed and cached properly, so even though it's been uploaded properly it may not show up immediately.

Oh, I've marked the image to be moved over to Wikimedia Commons. For public-domain images such as those from HiRISE it's probably best to put them on Commons, since that way all of the other language versions of Wikipedia can use it as well. There's nothing wrong with uploading them directly to the English Wikipedia, though, so if you'd rather not deal with two separate wikis carry on with how you've been doing it so far. Bryan Derksen (talk) 01:42, 14 June 2009 (UTC)Thanks for the comments. I think it did take the image a while to get processed. Some are processed quickly, so I assumed all should be done quickly. I would want all the images to go to Wikimedia Commons, but I do not know how to do it. I'm barely able to do what I can. When it comes to computers, I'm no superstar. Thanks Again, JimJimmarsmars (talk) 11:31, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. In theory, it's not much different uploading to Commons than it is uploading to the English Wikipedia. Wikipedia has a unified account system across all of its wikis so you can log in at Commons using your existing username and password. The biggest difference I can think of is actually something that might make things a little easier once you get the hang of it; by default the Commons upload link will take you to a more complex upload form where there are separate spaces for entering things like author, date, and original source. The page's templates get put together automatically from the information you put into these spaces.

But whichever way you do it you're doing fine work. Images can be moved from wiki to wiki quite easily in the long run, the hard part is finding them in the first place. Bryan Derksen (talk) 02:00, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Editing tips

As per the policy on linking you only need to link another page once per article or perhaps once per section.

You might also like to read the documentation on the gallery tag — there is no need to have an opening <gallery> tag before each image.

Thanks, Rich257 (talk) 08:07, 29 May 2009 (UTC) Thanks, I'll start making those changes. Jim Jimmarsmars (talk) 14:37, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Water on Mars

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		Thanks for your work on a long overdue expansion of Water on Mars. Fences&Windows 23:03, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have been meaning to do the same for months, I even put together material from other Wikipedia articles to use as a basis for expansion. You might find it useful in your editing: User:Fences_and_windows//Water_on_Mars_(draft). I also sketched out a structure for the article and a possible new lead here: User:Fences and windows/Water on Mars (draft 2) Fences&Windows 23:03, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to cover most of your ideas on the Fences and windows page. I'll eventually get to nearly all of your topics. jim Jimmarsmars (talk) 23:17, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merge discussion for Medusae Fossae Formation

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Thanks for the response here. I have replied there. If you let me know the best title, I will be happy to do the mechanics. Grafen (talk) 20:24, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I have merged them to Medusae Fossae Formation, but the text is now a cut and paste and could do with some editing to make it look good and consistent, by someone like you who knows about it.

For what it is worth, I had a look at the other language wikis linked. The French has some information about when the region was identified or mapped. A rough translation, without the French language references:

The region was overflown by the Viking program then by Mars Global Surveyor on 30 October 1997, a little after the start of orbit 31 (11:05 AM PST).
Thomas Watters of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Jeffrey Plaut (of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory) have studied the region with the help of the MARSIS radar sounder on the Mars Express satellite, which overflew the region several times between March 2006 and April 2007. The results of their studies were published in Science Magazine.

I can't understand the Chinese text, but it shows a big false colour map on Commons that you could use:

File:Medusae Fossae Formation topo.jpg

Good luck Grafen (talk) 09:19, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Geology of Mars

Hey, nice work! My only criticism is that the whole article is a bit long. I'm reading though it now though, and while I could and probably will, eventually) nit pick some things, it's well written. Me might want to think about, and talk about, splitting the article out into several spinout articles.
— V = IR (Talk • Contribs) 18:55, 12 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Yes, it is a bit long, but it is a large topic. I'm open to suggestions. Jim Jimmarsmars (talk) 20:14, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry too much about it now, just keep going until you feel that all of the content it deserves is on the article. We can talk about it from that point.
— V = IR (Talk • Contribs) 06:46, 14 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Image templates

When you get a chance, you ought to familiarize yourself with Template:Double image and the other templates in Category:Graphic templates. I like what you're doing with the Mars related articles, but over-using galleries makes the article layout a bit messy. Besides, if you use the templates (or tables) then you can put the images to the left or right, and adjust their size.
— V = IR (Talk • Contribs) 01:19, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I would love to rearrange some of my images, but I do not know how. I've tried various things, but they do not work for me. I'll try to look over what you suggest. At this point, I want to adjust the galleries by grouping images and adding a short description before the group. For example, I will group the craters together with a short section about what craters tell us. I think there are now representative images of most places on Mars. Time is ripe for organizing them. I just went though the last release of HiRISE images from a few days ago. I'm in the process of uploading a few more images. I like to keep the articles up to date, and have the most recent images. With traditional publishing, one can not do this. Usually, the same image is used over and over for years, when better ones are available if one searches for them. Jim Jimmarsmars (talk) 11:35, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I completely understand the issues surrounding the learning curve involved in using wikitext. I'm perfectly willing to help with any questions that you may have, just let me know. I think that you're doing great work, even if you're not knowledgeable about the more esoteric wikitext language, which is terrific! So, regardless of anything else, just keep doing what you're doing, and we'll take care of the minor formatting and style things as time goes by. Your stated plan here is perfect, and I completely agree what Wikipedia is a unique new environment. If you have any questions about anything feel free to ask, either here or on my own talk page. Regards,
— V = IR (Talk • Contribs) 01:58, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mars quadrangle maps

Some of your Mars quadrangle maps contain typos that you should fix. Also, can you get rid of the red underline? Two examples below. Thanks. MER-C 05:34, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Escalente => Escalante; Isidis => Isidis Planitia
Lomonoson => Lomonosov

Lomonoson => Lomonosov

Thanks for checking these. It's often difficult to see one's own mistakes. I'm not sure if I can easily change these maps because I do not have access to the computer and programs that created them. I have thought of replacing the old quadrangle maps with better ones. The better ones I can't seem to work with on my computer. So, for now I'll have to put the maps on the back burner. If anyone else out there would like to upgrade the maps, please do. I think we need maps that show the major features and the features that have been shown to have interesting geology.

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I wanted it to be government (nasa), but I can't seem to get it on the permission line.Jimmarsmars (talk) 22:36, 22 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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My edits to Mare Boreum quadrangle

Hello, I think you created the Mare Boreum quadrangle and wrote most of the content, so I just wanted to make contact. You will notice that I've moved most of the content off the page, leaving it very short. I wanted to clarify that I did not delete the material! I just moved it to more appropriate articles.

The material on the polar ice cap was excellent, but it made more sense on the Martian polar ice caps page because anyone looking for info on the ice caps will naturally go there first. Similarly, I moved the excellent writing on the Phoenix landing site to Vastitas Borealis, because the writing is not about 'the surface of Mare Boreum', but rather the specific surface of Vastitas Borealis, the region in which the Phoenix landed.

I just wanted to stress that I think your writing is superb. My reasons for moving it is so that it will get better visibility from readers. In general, it would probably be a good idea to do this to all the 'quadrangle' pages; it would be better to use them as short 'signposts' to other articles, rather than putting detailed information on them, since the detailed information will almost always work better on the articles dealing with specific geological sites.

Anyway, I just wanted to explain myself and any future edits that I might do. Cheers! Arsia Mons (talk) 18:27, 11 August 2012 (UTC) Thanks for the kind words about my writing. When I started writing on Wiki a few years ago, not much was known about many places on Mars. Since then there has been an explosion of excellent photos and infomation. Things at this point could be better organized. Your efforts are a good start. I want to go bact to all the quadrangles and write a good summary of all that is in the quadrangle. I also want to make sure that there are pictures of most of the main scenes, surfaces, and geological concepts for landscapes in each quadrangle. Some of us would approach a question by starting with a quadrangle, then moving with links to other articles. I will try to start with Mare Boreum quadrangle so you can get a sense of what I mean. I love to wrtie about Mars, but I do not understand how to do very much on Wikipedia. Thanks for the comments.Jimmarsmars (talk) 13:44, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, that's great. I agree that some users (especially geologists) will begin on the quadrangle pages, but I think you're right that a summary with lots of links to other articles will make things more user-friendly and make both scientists and casual readers happy. I might have a go at moving some stuff around the other quadrangle pages, but I doubt I will get to them all. Once I again, I really like your work! Cheers, Arsia Mons (talk) 16:00, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Climate of Mars

Hi, you made a big edit to Climate of Mars and then reverted it yourself. Was this a mistake? PhilMacD (talk) 13:35, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It seemed that my edit did not go through. I thought climate of Mars was closed to new edits. I added the information in other places. Jimmarsmars (talk) 14:45, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OK, but Climate of Mars isn't edit protected, so you can try again if you fancy.PhilMacD (talk) 15:23, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks for the info. I'll try again. Jimmarsmars (talk) 15:33, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the suggestion. I try to only copy something that I have written someplace else. Is this a violation of copyright laws?Jimmarsmars (talk) 23:47, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The current version of our article on Viking 1 (and Viking 2) contains this text 'gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GSMS0]' added by you. In this context the acronym 'GSMS0' makes little sense, and since also the parentheses are not really balanced, I was wondering if you could double check that no typo has occurred ? Thanks, Lklundin (talk) 12:46, 15 October 2015 (UTC) Sorry for the typo--it should be GCMS.Jimmarsmars (talk) 13:41, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I went ahead and fixed that. Lklundin (talk) 17:06, 15 October 2015 (UTC)ThanksJimmarsmars (talk) 19:23, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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I concur with JFG. I'll give you a day or two to see these messages, then I'll start rolling things back. Primefac (talk) 15:21, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I have not been doing much on Wikipedia for a while. I have found it very difficult to do some things. I did not know where to get help. I do not understand much about computers, so when someone just suggests a link to go to, I do not understand what they are saying. On the other hand, I feel I could help a lot with Mars as I've received over 6000 pictures from HiWish with over 170 being named as Picture of the Day. Today, I was trying to upload some pictures, but the process is too difficult. After supplying he information, I was turned down. Jimmarsmars Jimmarsmars (talk) 22:00, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

After some thought, I see your point. If you are in a hurry to change the articles, please do so, as I may not be able to change them all right away because I'm going into surgery early next week. Also, my work on the craters was an attempt to change the "stub" classification by expanding. Do you have any specific suggestions how I could do this? There is very little information on many of the craters at present. Thank you. Jimmarsmars (talk) 18:56, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Permastubs are perfectly acceptable. There might not ever be a lot of information about the smaller craters on Mars. Most will never have articles (and in fact, the majority are simply redirects to the "List of" articles). Being a stub isn't a bad thing, necessarily, it's just a measure of how much information is on a page. If there isn't any information, well, you get a stub. Primefac (talk) 19:00, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly; stubs are good, and I see you added plenty of pictures, so that's even better. At the end of the day, there is not much to say about Crater A vs Crater B. We have a similar situation with comets and asteroids / minor planets. Now when a probe visits Crater A and settlers build a village in Crater B, data will expand.

Good luck with your surgery, and no worries about the time frame. WP:There is no deadline. — JFG ^talk 19:46, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be relevant to add a few sentences about the nearest named geological features (see e.g. these maps). This would help the reader navigate, and, provided som familiarity with Mars, the reader will also recognise some of the names occasionally and thus better understand where the feature is located, and its geological context.

For example, as can be seen from the MC-7 map, Tyndall is located just east of Phlegra Montes and west of Phlegra Dorsa, on or west of Arcadia Planitia and a good distance south of Stokes crater.

Good luck with your surgery. --Njardarlogar (talk) 08:50, 6 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, adding some geographical context would be a great idea! Perhaps have a general article template which includes an overview map of the area, with links to other articles about the nearest features. — JFG ^talk 09:34, 6 August 2017 (UTC) Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I was working under the assumption that the crater articles would be removed after a short time if they were not made longer.Jimmarsmars (talk) 14:40, 7 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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License tagging for File:74350 1825layers21krgb.jpg

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OK, I tried to add tags, but not sure if I did them correctly. All the images were from NASA so they should be in the public domain. Jimmarsmars (talk) 21:45, 7 November 2023 (UTC) Not sure how to add tags to images. I uploaded public domain images from NASA, but can't get that listed. Help[reply]

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