User talk:Richard Avery
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[edit]Just seen: This image is reused at http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/851/460484/text/34/ (your authorship and GFDL named, local GFDL missing). --Martina Nolte (talk) 18:43, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
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Flower shapes
[edit]Hi Richard, I suggest to put theses drawings into Category:Flower diagrams. -- Ies (talk) 15:53, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
Picture of the Year voting round 1 open
[edit]Dear Wikimedians,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2012 Picture of the Year competition is now open. We're interested in your opinion as to which images qualify to be the Picture of the Year for 2012. Voting is open to established Wikimedia users who meet the following criteria:
- Users must have an account, at any Wikimedia project, which was registered before Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 [UTC].
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Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. From professional animal and plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historically relevant images, images portraying the world's best architecture, maps, emblems, diagrams created with the most modern technology, and impressive human portraits, Commons features pictures of all flavors.
For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topic categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you can vote for as many images as you like. The first round category winners and the top ten overall will then make it to the final. In the final round, when a limited number of images are left, you must decide on the one image that you want to become the Picture of the Year.
To see the candidate images just go to the POTY 2012 page on Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons celebrates our featured images of 2012 with this contest. Your votes decide the Picture of the Year, so remember to vote in the first round by January 30, 2013.
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Hello. I just wanted to let you know that I have granted autopatrol rights to your account; the reason for this is that I believe you are sufficiently trustworthy and experienced to have your contributions automatically marked as "reviewed". This has no effect on your editing, it is simply intended to make it easier for users that are monitoring Recent changes or Recent uploads to find unproductive edits amidst the productive ones like yours. In addition, the Flickr upload feature and an increased number of batch-uploads in UploadWizard, uploading of freely licensed MP3 files, overwriting files uploaded by others and an increased limit for page renames per minute are now available to you. Thank you. INeverCry 06:26, 26 July 2013 (UTC) Well, thank you. Appreciated. Richard Avery (talk) 06:43, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
Herzlichen Dank
[edit]hierfür. Gruß, --4028mdk09 (talk) 11:19, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
Good day, I accidentally broke the notes in this picture, when download the new version without watermark. And it is impossible to recover and see how it was - too. Do you can pull them back from history file, please.--Хомелка (talk) 18:40, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Picture of the Year 2013 R1 Announcement
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Picture of the Year 2013 R2 Announcement
[edit]Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2013 is open!
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Dear Wikimedians,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2013 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the eighth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2013) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
There are two total rounds of voting. In the first round, you voted for as many images as you liked. The top 30 overall and the most popular image in each category have continued to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just one image to become the Picture of the Year.
Round 2 will end on 7 March 2014. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2013/Introduction/en Click here to learn more and vote »]
Thanks,
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Picture of the Year 2013 Results Announcement
[edit]Picture of the Year 2013 Results
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Dear Richard Avery,
The 2013 Picture of the Year competition has ended and we are pleased to announce the results: We shattered participation records this year — more people voted in Picture of the Year 2013 than ever before. In both rounds, 4070 different people voted for their favorite images. Additionally, there were more image candidates (featured pictures) in the contest than ever before (962 images total).
- In the first round, 2852 people voted for all 962 files
- In the second round, 2919 people voted for the 50 finalists (the top 30 overall and top 2 in each category)
We congratulate the winners of the contest and thank them for creating these beautiful images and sharing them as freely licensed content:
- 157 people voted for the winner, an image of a lightbulb with the tungsten filament smoking and burning.
- In second place, 155 people voted for an image of "Sviati Hory" (Holy Mountains) National Park in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
- In third place, 131 people voted for an image of a swallow flying and drinking.
Click here to view the top images »
We also sincerely thank to all 4070 voters for participating and we hope you will return for next year's contest in early 2015. We invite you to continue to participate in the Commons community by sharing your work.
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Alcalá de Henares
[edit]Dear Richard, the city is Alcalá de Henares, libreros street or mayor street, near cervantes square. --ÁWá (talk) 01:02, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Box Genesis 1.PNG and Box Genesis2.PNG deletion
[edit]I want to delete these and other files, but I don't know how to. Please, instruct me on how to do it, then I'll do it myself... Thank you.Clausgroi (talk) 20:41, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- As I understand it only administrators can delete files and then only after the intended deletion has been notified beforehand to allow discussion (yes, democracy takes time!). As you have noticed I have nominated it for deletion and that's all that can be done for the time being until an admin gets around to checking any discussion and deleting it if he/she thinks that is the right thing to do. What you might like to do is visit the nomination page, there is a blue link in the nomination box, and leave any comments you want to make about why it should be deleted. You might like to have a look at this when you have time; Commons:Deletion policy. I hope that helps. best to you. Richard Avery (talk) 09:28, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
Attribution for image
[edit]Dear Sir,
I would like to use your image of crane flies, available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATipula_maxima_mating.jpg, in an extension-outreach publication related to pests in community environments. This publication is purely for educational purposes and has no commercial interests whatsoever.
However, the suggested attribution format, "By Richard Avery (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons", is very different from the style I will be following for other pictures in my publication, which will most likely be much shorter and in the format: "Photo by Abc Defghijk", or "Photo by Abc Defghijk, Lmnopqr.org".
Therefore for the sake of consistency, kindly let me know whether I may cite the images in the above formats, and if so, what name/affiliation should I use.
Thank you! Sincerely, Shaku
Shaku Nair, Ph.D. Assistant in Extension, Community IPM University of Arizona - Maricopa Ag. Center 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road Maricopa, AZ 85138-3010 Cell: (520) 840-9429 Office: (520) 374-6299
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[edit]Hi, Please read again the criteria for deletion. There is no reason to delete the pictures you nominated. Nothing personal, these are just pictures I copied from English Wikipedia. Regards, Yann (talk) 10:17, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
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What was that? --Leyo 22:58, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
- File:Bisen-photo.jpg is still not OK. Could you please fix it? --Leyo 08:06, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
- What turpitude have I executed that perturbs you so. I have identified the subject when it was not previously indentified. If you have a problem with this please explain to me why it is so irksome to your or how it trangresses the rules. A "what was that" with no explanation cuts no ice with me. This is way down the river and part of history in my world, if you are unhappy with it then revert it. During my modest work on Wikipedia I have never known someone mail me to ask me to revert some error or misinterpretation. I understand that the procedure is anyone is entitled to change whatever as long as they validate it with an appropriate reason. Feel free, go ahead, make my day. Regards, Richard Avery (talk) 13:51, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the comment on the photo. I took a photo of the label on the plant straight after photographing the plant, but I guess the label was wrong (I'm not an expert on plants, so the label is all I can base my IDs on). I've moved it to File:Plant at Tatton Park Flower Show 2010.jpg until the actual ID is figured out. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 21:36, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
Generosity Crowdfunding Campaign for User:The Photographer
[edit]Please excuse me spamming you, which concerns Generosity Crowdfunding Campaign. My contributions cover the architecture and culture of Brazil and Venezuela. I has basic photographic equipment: an old D300 camera and 35mm lens, and it is very expensive for me to acquire this equipment. I has recently taken several images using the technique where multiple frames are stitched together to create a high-resolution panorama. However, many times frustrated with the stitching errors that result from trying to take such photos without a proper panoramic head for his tripod. This special equipment permits the camera to be rotated around the entrance pupil of the lens, and eliminates such errors. Having a panoramic head would greatly increase the potential for The Photographer to create sharp high-resolution images for Commons. In addition, the purchase of a camera with a fisheye lens would enable 180 × 360° panoramas to be taken, which are a great way to explore a scene as though one is really there.
Please see the discussion about the Crowd-funding campaign on User talk:The Photographer#Generosity Crowdfunding Campaign and visit the Generosity Crowd-funding Campaign page to consider donating. Even a modest donation will make a difference if many people contribute. Thanks. --The Photographer 13:45, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
Reminder: Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2016 is open!
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You are receiving this message because you voted in R1 of the 2016 Picture of the Year contest.
Dear Richard Avery,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2016 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the eleventh edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2016) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
There are two total rounds of voting. In the first round, you voted for as many images as you liked. In Round 1, there were 1475 candidate images. There are 58 finalists in Round 2, comprised of the top 30 overall as well as the top #1 and #2 from each sub-category.
In the final round, you may vote for just one or maximal three image to become the Picture of the Year.
Round 2 will end on 20 April 2017, 23:59:59 UTC.
Thanks,
--Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee 08:43, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
Multiple deletion requests
[edit]Hi Richard. When you propose more images for deletion with a common reason (not with a specific reason for every individual image), consider to use a common nomination page for all of them, with a list of affected files. For help, see Commons:Deletion requests/Mass deletion request. The discussion can be then better organized and not fragmented to many discussion pages. Thank you. --ŠJů (talk) 15:42, 2 March 2018 (UTC) Please read also criteria for deletion. --ŠJů (talk) 15:44, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2017 is open!
[edit]You are receiving this message because you voted in R1 of the 2017 Picture of the Year contest, but not yet in R2.
Dear Richard Avery,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2017 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the twelfth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2017) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
There are two total rounds of voting. In the first round, you voted for as many images as you liked. In Round 1, there were 1475 candidate images. There are 58 finalists in Round 2, comprised of the top 30 overall as well as the top 2 from each sub-category.
In the final round, you may vote for a maximum of three images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2017.
Round 2 will end on 22 July 2018, 23:59 UTC.
Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee 11:33, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
Do not directly add Category:Images with watermarks
[edit]Hi! Please do not add Category:Images with watermarks directly to a file like special:diff/359541341. Use {{Watermark}}. Thanks!--Roy17 (talk) 10:07, 27 July 2019 (UTC)
OK, thanks for that. Apologies for the odd 10,000 I've done already. Richard Avery (talk) 16:06, 27 July 2019 (UTC)
Watermark Free Image
[edit]Thanks a lot Richard for your comment. It means a lot for me & of course I would remove and re upload the files. But it would be nice if you tell which photos should I reupload without the water mark or all the photos. If you wish you can visit my photography page here - My photography page. I would love your help
Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mushfiqur Rahman Abir (talk • contribs) 16:29, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
Coca leaves in a local store
[edit]Hi Richard, I took the picture in a popular neighborhood in La Paz city, is a little store that spend some edibles and little bags ogf coca leaves, the use of this is very popular in the traditional parctice called Acullico. Caleidoscopic (talk) 01:43, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
Puzzling image
[edit]Hi Rich,
This is a tide pool by the Oslofjord (I've added the coordinates to the file). The bubbles I believe you're referring to are on the bottom, not the surface, there's nothing over the surface of the water. I don't remember exactly how deep it was, but it was probably around 3-5cm. What you've annotated were the main subjects of the photo. These two photos are from the same spot in the same pool if that's any help: File:Mosquito (Culicidae) Larvae - Oslo, Norway 2020-08-12.jpg, File:Unidentified - Oslo, Norway 2020-08-12 (03).jpg
Thanks! Ryan Hodnett (talk) 15:55, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you!
[edit]Thank you for your imagery of All Saints Church, Harewood. I've waited for so long for pictures of the funerary memorials there, and you finally provided them. THANK YOU! Best wishes, Cyan22 (talk) 19:18, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
- My pleasure. Richard Avery (talk) 09:49, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for all your recent high quality images of Salisbury and the local churches. Great work. No Swan So Fine (talk) 10:35, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you so much. Richard Avery (talk) 17:32, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Logo of the British Columbia Historical Federation (with no parent categories) seems awfully specific for one file. Do you mind if I get rid of that and instead create a Category:British Columbia Historical Federation, corresponding to British Columbia Historical Federation (Q4969710)? - Jmabel ! talk 00:39, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
- Sure thing. You are right. That really wasn't my best moment. Thanks for the suggestion. Richard Avery (talk) 16:10, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
I created a Wikidata entry for one of your plaques
[edit]You can do it too, See: wikidata:Q125194140. RAN (talk) 04:46, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you. I'll consider that in due course. Richard Avery (talk) 07:36, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply] Richard Avery (talk) 07:49, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
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