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I'm new and did not hit the selection. I would have deleted this, because I could not find how to add the copyright info once it was submitted. However, I reposted the picture with a new filename and assume that the original one without copyright info would be expunged. Should I have tried to delete it instead? Thanx, R.W. Rynerson 20:33, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

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Page number

I do have it and will post it shortly. Thanx-- I'm learning. R. W. Rynerson 20:30, 14 June 2006 (UTC) reply

If you have the page number for the quote you supplied "...despite all the fears, both sides managed to make many bargains as a result of the detente dialogue." Please add it to the citation on Four Power Agreement on Berlin. Regards Philip Baird Shearer 07:54, 10 June 2006 (UTC) reply

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Your photos

Hi- just wanted to say, thanks for the interesting photos you've uploaded of Oregon in the 1960s. Very cool to see how things looked back then! - Pete 08:33, 23 October 2007 (UTC) reply

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File source problem with File:RwrPotsdam41.jpg

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Thanks

For linking the article you wrote about the Nicholson memorial service in 2005 near Ludwigslust to the Arthur D. Nicholson article. You're right; there are odd currents in the former DDR. I wonder who the person watching you at the memorial worked for. You may find interesting the following text from the Observation Post Alpha article:

  • On August 14, 1962, Oberjäger T.P. of the BGS shot and killed DDR Army Hauptmann R.A. when he observed R.A. preparing to fire again at a BGS officer. The border incident occurred at Setzelbach, Hesse. This document can be found on the web at [1] . An article from the Frankfurter Rundschau on August 9, 2002, further reports on this amazing story, identifying the BGS trooper as Hans Plüschke and the DDR border officer as Rudi Arnstadt. Plüschke's 1962 shot struck Arnstadt in the right eye, killing him instantly. On March 15, 1998, Hans Plüschke, who had become a taxi driver, was found murdered on Highway 84 between Rasdorf and Hünfeld, shot in the right eye. German authorities considered the possibility that this was a 36-year-delayed act of revenge by former DDR agents.


Cheers, W. B. Wilson ( talk) 10:10, 22 January 2012 (UTC) reply

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Re: Link to Snowden page

I removed my previous reply because I was totally wrong. However, I suggest you to ask in the article talk page to seek acceptance of the ext link, because I'm not sure if the website is any more helpful than the sea of reference links we already have in the article. -- Sameboat - 同舟 ( talk) 14:35, 3 August 2013 (UTC) reply

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1969 Incident at Marienborn

Why did you link your own personal blog to the article Helmstedt–Marienborn border crossing when it didn't really add anything of value to the article? - Justdointhis4stylechange ( talk) 02:54, 14 December 2023 (UTC) reply

It was added after it was selected for inclusion in a hard cover anthology of Cold War stories. As with many of the links and films referred to in Wikipedia articles -- including the 1983 film referred to here -- it is intended to provide material for further thought.
I have other things to do, so I don't object to deletions. Web-stat shows recent Russian hits on my articles and I can't spend time competing with people who have time to campaign. Rw rynerson ( talk) 04:19, 14 December 2023 (UTC) reply
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Image copyright problem with Image:Gruenewald082k.jpg

I'm new and did not hit the selection. I would have deleted this, because I could not find how to add the copyright info once it was submitted. However, I reposted the picture with a new filename and assume that the original one without copyright info would be expunged. Should I have tried to delete it instead? Thanx, R.W. Rynerson 20:33, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for uploading Image:Gruenewald082k.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. -- Hetar 04:51, 22 May 2006 (UTC) reply

Page number

I do have it and will post it shortly. Thanx-- I'm learning. R. W. Rynerson 20:30, 14 June 2006 (UTC) reply

If you have the page number for the quote you supplied "...despite all the fears, both sides managed to make many bargains as a result of the detente dialogue." Please add it to the citation on Four Power Agreement on Berlin. Regards Philip Baird Shearer 07:54, 10 June 2006 (UTC) reply

License tagging for Image:Sud 0035k.jpg

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Licenses

Hi there! If you select a license which does not imply restricted use, you should be fine. As my note says above, you can proceed in one of two directions:

If you have other questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Cheers, – riana_ dzasta 01:04, 13 March 2007 (UTC) reply

Your photos

Hi- just wanted to say, thanks for the interesting photos you've uploaded of Oregon in the 1960s. Very cool to see how things looked back then! - Pete 08:33, 23 October 2007 (UTC) reply

Just to let you know that I recently copied the above image that you uploaded to Wikipedia over to WikiMedia Commons. The image had been tagged with the {{ Copy to Wikimedia Commons}} template. Your image is now available to all Wikimedia projects at the following location: Commons:File:21stWreck1Jun67.jpg. The original version of the image uploaded to Wikipedia has been tagged with WP:CSD#I8. Cheers! -- Captain-tucker ( talk) 15:27, 4 February 2009 (UTC) reply

Just to let you know that I recently copied the above image that you uploaded to Wikipedia over to WikiMedia Commons. The image had been tagged with the {{ Copy to Wikimedia Commons}} template. Your image is now available to all Wikimedia projects at the following location: Commons:File:21stWreck2Jun67.jpg. The original version of the image uploaded to Wikipedia has been tagged with WP:CSD#I8. Cheers! -- Captain-tucker ( talk) 15:44, 4 February 2009 (UTC) reply

File source problem with File:RwrPotsdam41.jpg

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Thanks

For linking the article you wrote about the Nicholson memorial service in 2005 near Ludwigslust to the Arthur D. Nicholson article. You're right; there are odd currents in the former DDR. I wonder who the person watching you at the memorial worked for. You may find interesting the following text from the Observation Post Alpha article:

  • On August 14, 1962, Oberjäger T.P. of the BGS shot and killed DDR Army Hauptmann R.A. when he observed R.A. preparing to fire again at a BGS officer. The border incident occurred at Setzelbach, Hesse. This document can be found on the web at [1] . An article from the Frankfurter Rundschau on August 9, 2002, further reports on this amazing story, identifying the BGS trooper as Hans Plüschke and the DDR border officer as Rudi Arnstadt. Plüschke's 1962 shot struck Arnstadt in the right eye, killing him instantly. On March 15, 1998, Hans Plüschke, who had become a taxi driver, was found murdered on Highway 84 between Rasdorf and Hünfeld, shot in the right eye. German authorities considered the possibility that this was a 36-year-delayed act of revenge by former DDR agents.


Cheers, W. B. Wilson ( talk) 10:10, 22 January 2012 (UTC) reply

File permission problem with File:Zehlendorf Lilacs 2006.jpg

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Re: Link to Snowden page

I removed my previous reply because I was totally wrong. However, I suggest you to ask in the article talk page to seek acceptance of the ext link, because I'm not sure if the website is any more helpful than the sea of reference links we already have in the article. -- Sameboat - 同舟 ( talk) 14:35, 3 August 2013 (UTC) reply

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1969 Incident at Marienborn

Why did you link your own personal blog to the article Helmstedt–Marienborn border crossing when it didn't really add anything of value to the article? - Justdointhis4stylechange ( talk) 02:54, 14 December 2023 (UTC) reply

It was added after it was selected for inclusion in a hard cover anthology of Cold War stories. As with many of the links and films referred to in Wikipedia articles -- including the 1983 film referred to here -- it is intended to provide material for further thought.
I have other things to do, so I don't object to deletions. Web-stat shows recent Russian hits on my articles and I can't spend time competing with people who have time to campaign. Rw rynerson ( talk) 04:19, 14 December 2023 (UTC) reply

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