File:Sergei Rachmaninoff LOC 33968.jpg
I have tried to restore this file and have managed to remove most of the dust and dirt but there are several white patches and I wondered if there was any way to remove them.
Thanks
Etincelles ♬♬ (talk) 13:55, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
I don't have an uncompressed version after restoration, but I could upload the original uncompressed file and start again. Etincelles ♬♬ (talk) 18:56, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Is it still possible to continue? Etincelles ♬♬ (talk) 19:14, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Ok Etincelles ♬♬ (talk) 19:58, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
So I just remembered to contact the webmaster of the Camp Edwards page, but I get an error message every time I click on the link. I noticed this "All news content on this site is public domain and may be used freely. This is an official DoD entity. Please note that the use of information or any email address on this site for other than its intended purpose is forbidden by Federal Law." when I looked on the bottom of the page, so that is probably the rationale I used when I uploaded those images. Do you think that you would be able to contact the webmaster, which is linked at the bottom of this page? Thanks. Kevin Rutherford ( talk) 15:43, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova there has been a rumour that you are giving a course on image restoration after Amsterdam. If something like this is going to happen I'd like to join. Btw. I don't think you can have such an exhibition in Germany, the public opinion among many academics is very much against recognizing wikipedia as a quality source. Wandalstouring ( talk) 18:24, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Not really. I can do a GA in a couple hours, and I think you have me beat in terms of effort... :) – Juliancolton | Talk 19:47, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
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Or is it a team?
If there's a prize for telling you, lol, let me have it. And if I've been really stupid somehow, let me have it. :-)
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Your
Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for
featured picture status,
File:National Fund for Welsh Troops2.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.
jjron (
talk) 12:50, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
|
Please consider reviewing my edit at Wikipedia:Mentorship#Unintended consequences. In the search for a mentor deemed acceptable by ArbCom, I plan to cite this as a useful context for discussing what I have in mind. -- Tenmei ( talk) 20:11, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
A request for comments has been filed concerning the conduct of Logicus ( talk · contribs). You are invited to comment on the discussion at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Logicus 2. -- SteveMcCluskey ( talk) 21:37, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Would you have a way of determining if the photos here are public domain [1]? If you have a chance to check on those of for others it would be very cool. The architect is quite an interesting guy (I think) and did some interesting projects. Supposedly one of his buildings was the tallest west of the Mississippi when it was built (National Realty Building). Cheers. No worries if you're busy with other projects. Just thought I'd ask. I hope you're well and enjoying winter and all that the end of one year and the start of a new one has to offer. :) ChildofMidnight ( talk) 03:13, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Can I use this photo since it's from the Library of Congress [2] for the Perkins Building article? ChildofMidnight ( talk) 05:59, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I've left a quick note for Awadewit and Coffee because I think I've gotten to the bottom of yesterday's bungle - probably worth a quick look :-) - I'm also trying to get to the bottom of the 'copyright' question, because, whilst I support a quick deletion of the personal banter inadvertently published at the end of the audio, I'm not sure this wasn't a sledgehammer used to crack a nut - in fact, I'm not sure that the copyright interpretation stated is unambiguously correct - maybe this doesn't really matter though? :-) - anyways, I have an edited version of the file which is a really good listen, and I'm looking to get it online soonish, all being well :-) Privatemusings ( talk) 20:12, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I have addedd the image to different articles both in the English and Spanish wikipedia. I have also added the different versions to Commons, with the exception of the final tiff version, since I am not really sure of which one was the final one. Could you do it? Feel free to nominate it in commons or English wikipedia and tell me at my talk page; I'll add my name as soon as I get the notice.-- Garrondo ( talk) 20:23, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I apologise for removing your contribution. At first sight it looked like an attack, but now I look back at it I see it wasn't. Perhaps I was tired at the time. JamesBWatson ( talk) 15:58, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi Lise,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Lexington class battlecruiser2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on December 18, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-12-18. howcheng { chat} 21:19, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
I am pondering in wonder at what you have accomplished. Congratulations, and thank you for adding beauty to the world ... for all. Proofreader77 ( talk) 00:16, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Your
Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for
featured picture status,
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM 'Het verslepen van de steen 'Darodaro' voor de gestorven Saoenigeho van Bawamataloea Nias TMnr 1000095b.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.
Makeemlighter (
talk) 01:20, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
|
Further to the recent post, and depending on your current blood/coffee ratio in your system and level of interest/better things to do, there's a draft for the NRM MoS here: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Religion/New_religious_movements_work_group/Manual_of_Style. Cheers, -- JN 466 03:25, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Your
Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for
featured picture status,
File:Vanity Fair June 1914b.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.
jjron (
talk) 13:33, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
|
Your
Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for
featured picture status,
File:After the war a medal and maybe a job2.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.
jjron (
talk) 13:33, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
|
Your urgent attention is needed at Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration/Requests#urgent_clerk_action_required. Jehochman Talk 14:29, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
See here [4] - I've run into him before, tldr. To a disturbing extent. Dougweller ( talk) 19:34, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Excuse my commenting on something I understand very little about yet (but have the page on my watchlist) — but this proposal sounds like a good idea ... and it certainly gives me a handle for thinking about something I have never thought about. So, thank you. :-)
(If I find out later that my first impression is wrong lol, then, of course, please forget I ever said anything ... other than I liked the sound of what you wrote. :-) [no reply necessary] Proofreader77 ( talk) 03:56, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Just found via watchlisting of Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests ... User:Durova/Logo_poll. Smiling at the confirmation that my ignorance of structures here ... may be diminished so gracefully. I have praised you too much lately to gush more ... but I will acknowledge my pleasure at having stumbled into noticing the amazing (and enlightening) things you do. [No reply necessary.] Proofreader77 ( talk) 23:46, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
I don't understand why you posted this proposed site ban at WP:AN rather than WP:AN/I. Could you please explain? I am not suggesting that you posted in the wrong place; rather, I would like to understand why it belongs at WP:AN. Thank you.— Finell 23:39, 20 December 2009 (UTC)(To preserve the continuity of the conversation, I will watch for your reply here on your Talk page.)
... it would be important that you get the facts straight. I have no objection to the case being decided by summary motion, nor to the idea that I would be personally admonished for my actions in this if the committee feels it warranted (I obviously do not, but it is clear I would not myself act in a way I did not believe was appropriate).
The only matter which worried me is that a piece of important policy affecting all arbs for the foreseeable future might have been decided by summary motion with a small fraction of the committee; it is apparent that the active arbs also foresaw how iffy that would have been and clarified they would not. That satisfies me entirely. — Coren (talk) 01:22, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
For the record, had the active arbs decided otherwise, it would also have been okay; insofar as I would have taken the lump and complied as required by my colleagues — but I would have been remiss in my responsibilities to the committee if I didn't raise the point. — Coren (talk) 03:48, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Topic ban. Tell your friends and enemies. ScienceApologist ( talk) 14:36, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
hi durova,
via Wikipedia:Kurier i read that you are the person in charge of the high resolution images concerning the 35k collection of Tropenmuseum.
pro:
- i have already done resoration on old photographs, just as satisfying as the result on your blog
- i am willing to share my time for restoration
con:
- i am absolutely new to wikipedia
- i need images to retouch, a way to exchange them and a guideline on how extensive the restoration should be
yours sincerely
Peter
Peter Weis (
talk) 22:21, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
(commenting here, as I'm most active on en.wikipedia). As an appreciative follower of your work and blog, you came up in my conversation with the Wikimedia Bookshelf Project's writer, Lindsey Beaman. I suggested he get in touch with you, especially regarding image work on Wikipedia and attracting new visually oriented people to various Wikipedia projects. I'll drop you an email with contact information for Lindsay. tedder ( talk) 22:25, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi again. Quick question. I see you provide your real life identity on your user page. Suppose I was going to do the same, but wanted to "prove" the name information was correct.
Does Wikipedia have any process for confirming real life identities? (Or is that only for cases like Arbcom candidates, stewards, etc where the foundation has to know who they are.) Many thanks. Proofreader77 ( talk) 01:07, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
@Cat (claiming to be Durova) I do not know enough about photography to know if you are telling the truth or not — but rest assured the day will come that I will know enough about photography to tell. Then, we'll just see! :-)- Proofreader77 ( talk) 02:16, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
Of course even with this precise knowledge, I still lack the slightest idea of how to prove you're a cat based on a 512 hashed confirmed identity code. I guess will just have to use random sandbox sampling function. ;-) Proofreader77 ( talk) 04:41, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
See: User:Proofreader77#Real life identity of Proofreader77 - Proofreader77 ( talk) 09:27, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
(moving left) San Diego, eh? I didn't think of you as being in the US, probably because of things like 'celsius'. Lived in San Diego for ~4 years 10 years ago- UTC, ' Del Mar Highlands', Mira Mesa, Sabre Springs (aka ' Sabre Swings'). tedder ( talk) 02:05, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
Regarding our choice of vocabulary ... Don't tell anyone but I frequently drop in some British spellings so that my cover as MI-5 agent is not blown. (My actual agency is much more secret than MI-5. :-)
Thank you, Durova, for the invitation to chat down San Diego way ... And I see you mentioned a problem about scheduling parking at the Getty ... Don't forget that the 405 is formally having it's designation changed to California State Parking Lot 405, so that should handle the parking problem, but alas makes driving to your area a complex matter. Perhaps Jimbo will loan me a helicopter. :-)
To all the world travelers above (and those whose passports have many blank pages)... what blessed lives we lead. A prayer of thanks (if you don't mind the gesture) for all we have ... and the delightful encounters and adventures in our future. I am grateful.
And, did I mention ... this page brings me joy. Thank you, again, Durova ... we shall all keep watching. Proofreader77 ( talk) 09:57, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
Durova, before CoM and I take this to DYK, can you do super-quick touchups to a couple of a few of your favorites out of these photos? All I'm asking for is a crop and deskew. And the deskew is probably only needed for this one. And it's okay to say "no, don't bother me, I have a queue and don't want to do something that could be done by anyone with artistic talent, meaning NOT TEDDER." tedder ( talk) 08:26, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
given that I found something nice of my own while looking for userbox fodder. Media:justice3.png looks nice to me (though others hated it). — Coren (talk) 17:04, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I think this image of Native Americans could benefit from some restoration, particularly the head of the left woman. Thanks in advance. Brand t] 14:30, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
another crab back in teh bucket ;) Merry Christmas, Jack Merridew 15:57, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
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File:Sergei Rachmaninoff LOC 33968.jpg
I have tried to restore this file and have managed to remove most of the dust and dirt but there are several white patches and I wondered if there was any way to remove them.
Thanks
Etincelles ♬♬ (talk) 13:55, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
I don't have an uncompressed version after restoration, but I could upload the original uncompressed file and start again. Etincelles ♬♬ (talk) 18:56, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Is it still possible to continue? Etincelles ♬♬ (talk) 19:14, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Ok Etincelles ♬♬ (talk) 19:58, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
So I just remembered to contact the webmaster of the Camp Edwards page, but I get an error message every time I click on the link. I noticed this "All news content on this site is public domain and may be used freely. This is an official DoD entity. Please note that the use of information or any email address on this site for other than its intended purpose is forbidden by Federal Law." when I looked on the bottom of the page, so that is probably the rationale I used when I uploaded those images. Do you think that you would be able to contact the webmaster, which is linked at the bottom of this page? Thanks. Kevin Rutherford ( talk) 15:43, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova there has been a rumour that you are giving a course on image restoration after Amsterdam. If something like this is going to happen I'd like to join. Btw. I don't think you can have such an exhibition in Germany, the public opinion among many academics is very much against recognizing wikipedia as a quality source. Wandalstouring ( talk) 18:24, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Not really. I can do a GA in a couple hours, and I think you have me beat in terms of effort... :) – Juliancolton | Talk 19:47, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
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re: your blog?
Or is it a team?
If there's a prize for telling you, lol, let me have it. And if I've been really stupid somehow, let me have it. :-)
In any case, while I'm here, I hope you'll excuse the lightness of my comments at AN about "community" (arising from experiences at ANI, which could never happen to you. :-)
--
Proofreader77 (
talk) 06:09, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Your
Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for
featured picture status,
File:National Fund for Welsh Troops2.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.
jjron (
talk) 12:50, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
|
Please consider reviewing my edit at Wikipedia:Mentorship#Unintended consequences. In the search for a mentor deemed acceptable by ArbCom, I plan to cite this as a useful context for discussing what I have in mind. -- Tenmei ( talk) 20:11, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
A request for comments has been filed concerning the conduct of Logicus ( talk · contribs). You are invited to comment on the discussion at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Logicus 2. -- SteveMcCluskey ( talk) 21:37, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Would you have a way of determining if the photos here are public domain [1]? If you have a chance to check on those of for others it would be very cool. The architect is quite an interesting guy (I think) and did some interesting projects. Supposedly one of his buildings was the tallest west of the Mississippi when it was built (National Realty Building). Cheers. No worries if you're busy with other projects. Just thought I'd ask. I hope you're well and enjoying winter and all that the end of one year and the start of a new one has to offer. :) ChildofMidnight ( talk) 03:13, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Can I use this photo since it's from the Library of Congress [2] for the Perkins Building article? ChildofMidnight ( talk) 05:59, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I've left a quick note for Awadewit and Coffee because I think I've gotten to the bottom of yesterday's bungle - probably worth a quick look :-) - I'm also trying to get to the bottom of the 'copyright' question, because, whilst I support a quick deletion of the personal banter inadvertently published at the end of the audio, I'm not sure this wasn't a sledgehammer used to crack a nut - in fact, I'm not sure that the copyright interpretation stated is unambiguously correct - maybe this doesn't really matter though? :-) - anyways, I have an edited version of the file which is a really good listen, and I'm looking to get it online soonish, all being well :-) Privatemusings ( talk) 20:12, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I have addedd the image to different articles both in the English and Spanish wikipedia. I have also added the different versions to Commons, with the exception of the final tiff version, since I am not really sure of which one was the final one. Could you do it? Feel free to nominate it in commons or English wikipedia and tell me at my talk page; I'll add my name as soon as I get the notice.-- Garrondo ( talk) 20:23, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I apologise for removing your contribution. At first sight it looked like an attack, but now I look back at it I see it wasn't. Perhaps I was tired at the time. JamesBWatson ( talk) 15:58, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi Lise,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Lexington class battlecruiser2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on December 18, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-12-18. howcheng { chat} 21:19, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
I am pondering in wonder at what you have accomplished. Congratulations, and thank you for adding beauty to the world ... for all. Proofreader77 ( talk) 00:16, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Your
Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for
featured picture status,
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM 'Het verslepen van de steen 'Darodaro' voor de gestorven Saoenigeho van Bawamataloea Nias TMnr 1000095b.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.
Makeemlighter (
talk) 01:20, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
|
Further to the recent post, and depending on your current blood/coffee ratio in your system and level of interest/better things to do, there's a draft for the NRM MoS here: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Religion/New_religious_movements_work_group/Manual_of_Style. Cheers, -- JN 466 03:25, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Your
Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for
featured picture status,
File:Vanity Fair June 1914b.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.
jjron (
talk) 13:33, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
|
Your
Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for
featured picture status,
File:After the war a medal and maybe a job2.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.
jjron (
talk) 13:33, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
|
Your urgent attention is needed at Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration/Requests#urgent_clerk_action_required. Jehochman Talk 14:29, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
See here [4] - I've run into him before, tldr. To a disturbing extent. Dougweller ( talk) 19:34, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Excuse my commenting on something I understand very little about yet (but have the page on my watchlist) — but this proposal sounds like a good idea ... and it certainly gives me a handle for thinking about something I have never thought about. So, thank you. :-)
(If I find out later that my first impression is wrong lol, then, of course, please forget I ever said anything ... other than I liked the sound of what you wrote. :-) [no reply necessary] Proofreader77 ( talk) 03:56, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Just found via watchlisting of Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests ... User:Durova/Logo_poll. Smiling at the confirmation that my ignorance of structures here ... may be diminished so gracefully. I have praised you too much lately to gush more ... but I will acknowledge my pleasure at having stumbled into noticing the amazing (and enlightening) things you do. [No reply necessary.] Proofreader77 ( talk) 23:46, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
I don't understand why you posted this proposed site ban at WP:AN rather than WP:AN/I. Could you please explain? I am not suggesting that you posted in the wrong place; rather, I would like to understand why it belongs at WP:AN. Thank you.— Finell 23:39, 20 December 2009 (UTC)(To preserve the continuity of the conversation, I will watch for your reply here on your Talk page.)
... it would be important that you get the facts straight. I have no objection to the case being decided by summary motion, nor to the idea that I would be personally admonished for my actions in this if the committee feels it warranted (I obviously do not, but it is clear I would not myself act in a way I did not believe was appropriate).
The only matter which worried me is that a piece of important policy affecting all arbs for the foreseeable future might have been decided by summary motion with a small fraction of the committee; it is apparent that the active arbs also foresaw how iffy that would have been and clarified they would not. That satisfies me entirely. — Coren (talk) 01:22, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
For the record, had the active arbs decided otherwise, it would also have been okay; insofar as I would have taken the lump and complied as required by my colleagues — but I would have been remiss in my responsibilities to the committee if I didn't raise the point. — Coren (talk) 03:48, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Topic ban. Tell your friends and enemies. ScienceApologist ( talk) 14:36, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
hi durova,
via Wikipedia:Kurier i read that you are the person in charge of the high resolution images concerning the 35k collection of Tropenmuseum.
pro:
- i have already done resoration on old photographs, just as satisfying as the result on your blog
- i am willing to share my time for restoration
con:
- i am absolutely new to wikipedia
- i need images to retouch, a way to exchange them and a guideline on how extensive the restoration should be
yours sincerely
Peter
Peter Weis (
talk) 22:21, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
(commenting here, as I'm most active on en.wikipedia). As an appreciative follower of your work and blog, you came up in my conversation with the Wikimedia Bookshelf Project's writer, Lindsey Beaman. I suggested he get in touch with you, especially regarding image work on Wikipedia and attracting new visually oriented people to various Wikipedia projects. I'll drop you an email with contact information for Lindsay. tedder ( talk) 22:25, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi again. Quick question. I see you provide your real life identity on your user page. Suppose I was going to do the same, but wanted to "prove" the name information was correct.
Does Wikipedia have any process for confirming real life identities? (Or is that only for cases like Arbcom candidates, stewards, etc where the foundation has to know who they are.) Many thanks. Proofreader77 ( talk) 01:07, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
@Cat (claiming to be Durova) I do not know enough about photography to know if you are telling the truth or not — but rest assured the day will come that I will know enough about photography to tell. Then, we'll just see! :-)- Proofreader77 ( talk) 02:16, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
Of course even with this precise knowledge, I still lack the slightest idea of how to prove you're a cat based on a 512 hashed confirmed identity code. I guess will just have to use random sandbox sampling function. ;-) Proofreader77 ( talk) 04:41, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
See: User:Proofreader77#Real life identity of Proofreader77 - Proofreader77 ( talk) 09:27, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
(moving left) San Diego, eh? I didn't think of you as being in the US, probably because of things like 'celsius'. Lived in San Diego for ~4 years 10 years ago- UTC, ' Del Mar Highlands', Mira Mesa, Sabre Springs (aka ' Sabre Swings'). tedder ( talk) 02:05, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
Regarding our choice of vocabulary ... Don't tell anyone but I frequently drop in some British spellings so that my cover as MI-5 agent is not blown. (My actual agency is much more secret than MI-5. :-)
Thank you, Durova, for the invitation to chat down San Diego way ... And I see you mentioned a problem about scheduling parking at the Getty ... Don't forget that the 405 is formally having it's designation changed to California State Parking Lot 405, so that should handle the parking problem, but alas makes driving to your area a complex matter. Perhaps Jimbo will loan me a helicopter. :-)
To all the world travelers above (and those whose passports have many blank pages)... what blessed lives we lead. A prayer of thanks (if you don't mind the gesture) for all we have ... and the delightful encounters and adventures in our future. I am grateful.
And, did I mention ... this page brings me joy. Thank you, again, Durova ... we shall all keep watching. Proofreader77 ( talk) 09:57, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
Durova, before CoM and I take this to DYK, can you do super-quick touchups to a couple of a few of your favorites out of these photos? All I'm asking for is a crop and deskew. And the deskew is probably only needed for this one. And it's okay to say "no, don't bother me, I have a queue and don't want to do something that could be done by anyone with artistic talent, meaning NOT TEDDER." tedder ( talk) 08:26, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
given that I found something nice of my own while looking for userbox fodder. Media:justice3.png looks nice to me (though others hated it). — Coren (talk) 17:04, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I think this image of Native Americans could benefit from some restoration, particularly the head of the left woman. Thanks in advance. Brand t] 14:30, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
another crab back in teh bucket ;) Merry Christmas, Jack Merridew 15:57, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
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