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Good work
I saw your recent featured picture and just wanted to say that I appreciate the work you do.

P.S. consider archiving your talk page, Dialmayo (talk) (Contribs) she/her 13:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Well, thank you so much! I do my best. And I'll archive it later today. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 17:45, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Nov Bugle FP
Hi Adam, pardon my ignorance but I was just wondering what the rationale was for Hyochang Park coming under the MilHist banner? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 23:56, 8 November 2023 (UTC)


 * I was thinking it was a good example of Korea under Japanese rule, which is a MILHIST article. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 05:45, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm, okay tks. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 10:22, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Of course, it's your call if it's sufficiently related. It's not an immediate aftereffect of conquest, after all. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 11:03, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

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A humble suggestion
Greetings! I hope my message finds you well.

I know not whether you accept suggestions on image restorations or not, but since I take you to be probably the best wikimedia image restorator, I found it proper to express my idea to you.


 * Perhaps the Maria_Callas_1958.jpg used in a multitude of articles pertaining to the renowned soprano, could become the subject of one of your masterful restorations?
 * If you have the time look into it, please do.

With profound appreciation for your work in general, I thank you in advance.

L'OrfeoSon io 14:26, 10 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Simple answer is: I'd love to do a restoration of Callas, but there's really not much you can do with a 500 pixel wide image. About the most you can do is remove the couple specks, and maybe try a slightly better crop from the original. While the image is out of copyright, finding a high-resolution copy of it is the big issue that may well be insurmountable; I will check to see what is available, though. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 07:59, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I did clean up the copy we have, though. There appears to be some undocumented upscaling in the old version, which does explain some issues with it. I think it looks a little better, but, alas, won't pull her up to featured picture. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs.


 * You've been most helpful; the picture looks stunning now! I understand that such a small image could not reach FP status, but that's fine. I tried to find a better version and did find this obviously copyrighted item —that made me wonder: how come they found the original photo?


 * As for a Callas-themed FP, since she was a significant and highly photographed artist, that's certainly a great idea. After going through the entirety of wikimedia images related to her, I think that Een_portret_van_de_zangeres,_Bestanddeelnr_926-8776.jpg donated to Wikimedia Commons by the Dutch National Archives could certainly be greatly benefitted by your skillfulness. It probably is the best portrait photograph of La Callas on Wikimedia Commons. Maybe this image could make a good FP nomination? Your call.
 * Thank you! L'OrfeoSon io 09:26, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Hm. Ideally I'd want one that shows a bit more of her - she's rather buried in that coat, but there's a few archives I can check. Not everything has gotten onto Commons. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 09:40, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Your point is correct. I searched in some databases, but found not many a public domain file useful for this cause. I hope your own efforts return more abundant fruits. L'OrfeoSon io 13:12, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * As for how Getty got the image: It's a press image for a film or television show ("Small World", which I've never heard of). There's archives that collect those, and - well, it only takes one example to put every image in that line out of copyright, so that Getty image is out of copyright, but I'm not quite willing to pay them for it. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 09:50, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * So, I found this version of the picture uploaded for a seminar at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and elsewhere (e.g. 1, 2). I don't know if this version can be of any use, given that it isn't a derivative of the original Wcommons file for which the copyright status has been ascertained.
 * I'd also like to note that Getty give "copyright 2007 CBS WORLDWIDE INC." for the full size image, although I don't really understand what this means exactly. L'OrfeoSon io 13:09, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, Getty's claim is nonsense. If anh copy is out of copyright, all are Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 03:25, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, I have uploaded Maria_Callas_1958_fullpng.png which occurred as a derivative of instances of this very same photograph that, as you say, has no copyright. I hope that you can make something out of it.
 * For any details pertaining to the editing process, the constituents, etc, do not hesitate to ask —my photo-editing skills are very limited, I have to make it clear, so mistakes will be evident.
 * If for any legal or other reason you find that the file ought to be deleted, do so without hesitation.
 * Thank you once more. L'OrfeoSon io 17:36, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Hm. What's the webpage that's from? There's some quality issues, but sometimes you can adjust the web link. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 01:03, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * The sources used were this version and the getty one; there has been a combination. L'OrfeoSon io 07:34, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Needing some advice
Hi @Adam Cuerden. I am new to WP:FP, but I would like to promote more images to featured picture status. What do you use to restore old photos?

I would like to restore this photograph.

I would also like to know any issues that this photo has. Thank you. 🌹FatCat96🌹 Chat with Cat  17:24, 10 November 2023 (UTC)


 * I use the Gnu Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP, which is free and has an embarassing name; Photoshop will likely do just as well.
 * The main issues with this image are numerous small white and black spots on the background. If you know about file annotations, if you go to commons:File:Happy Chandler - Harris and Ewing Crop.jpg and hover over the image, it'll show you a few examples I've marked. You might need to open the file and zoom in to see them; I set some options to have images appear quite large on Commons, so it's probably easier for me. The damage on the face is probably the most "risky", but it's pretty minor and hard to see, so if the attempt doesn't work out, just Cntrl-Z to undo (you can hit Cntrl-Y to redo in a pinch); and if it doesn't work out after a few tries, just leave it; it's not very major damage.
 * The most challenging damage is the damage you least need to fix: a nearly-invisible hair on the photograph on the right side of his chin, overlapping a freckle. I'd be inclined to ignore that unless you want to try and just be ready with Cntrl-Z. Alternatively, I could fix that, then hand the file over to you for everything else.
 * Now, what to use: My inclination would be to use the TIFF from the Library of Congress, direct link, page about the image but that's uncropped, so if you want to go from the existing JPEG, that's probably a fair option and might be easier for you.
 * Actually editing the file
 * Once you open the file in GIMP, go to the View menu, and choose Zoom. I tend to edit at 100%, but zooming in to 200% makes it easier to precisely position your clicks. I'd try 100% and zoom in more if you need to.
 * The main tool to use is the Healing tool. Hit Cntrl-B to open a toolbox. Hover over the icons to find the healing tool - it's in a group with the clone tool, you might need to click and hold on the clone tool to make a list of options come up so you can find the healing tool. If you then double-click on the healing tool, the settings for the tool come up. You want 100% opacity, for the brush, choose one of the circles - probably hardness 75 or hardness 100. Set the size to about 10. You can go smaller to deal with fine damage near other image elements, and bigger (I wouldn't go much over 20 unless there's a big bit of damage you want to fix at once) as needed.
 * To use the healing tool, hold Cntrl, and click on an area as similar to where the damage is as possible to set a sample. E.g. if you want to fix damage on the wall, you'd click somewhere on the wall without damage. If you're dealing with damage at a border, you might need to be very precise with this, but you shouldn't need to worry about that much with this image. Release Cntrl and click where the damage is. You can draw with it to follow, say, a hair. You may need to play around with size of the tool to get things right, and if you're fixing damage on a border between light and dark or on a textured area, where you get the sample from (the area as similar to where the damage is mentioned earlier) can be very important. But it doesn't look like that applies to very much of the damage in this image.
 * When you're ready to save, you actually hit EXPORT, not save ("Save" saves in the GIMP format, which Wikipedia doesn't accept.) PNGs are lossless, so it's a good idea to save as a PNG (simply put ".png" at the end of the filename when exporting), and then convert to JPEG when you're done. When you save as JPEG, you can choose the quality you want to save as. I use 99%.
 * Levels and crop: If you use the existing JPEG, I wouldn't touch anything with levels or recropping it, but I do think you could get a better crop from the TIFF if you feel up to it. If you are using the TIFF, upload your restoration as a PNG BEFORE adjusting levels or cropping. It's very hard to undo levels or a crop, and it's pretty easy to ruin the image in the process of doing one. We'll cover those if you need them, though. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 08:57, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi @Adam Cuerden. Thank you for the help. But I am struggling to figure out how to add the image to a folder in GIMP. Please excuse my limited knowledge of technology. Thanks you. 🌹FatCat96🌹  Chat with Cat  04:06, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure I follow. D'ye mean saving it, or? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 07:59, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I am having trouble opening the file. I know that you press file, then press open. But then, under the places column, it says search, recently used, my name, and file system. I don't know what to do from then. 🌹FatCat96🌹  Chat with Cat  14:47, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, I have figured it out. I will have the image restored soon. 🌹FatCat96🌹  Chat with Cat  14:50, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, I have figured it out. I will have the image restored soon. 🌹FatCat96🌹  Chat with Cat  14:50, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

November thanks
Thank you for archiving ;) - A day to remember the victims of wars, and for me St. Martin's day, matched as short as I could in a 2010 DYK remembered, - so basically about sharing. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:04, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Today my topic is a soprano, with thanks for the many pics of singers you enhanced! Images from vacation uploaded but not all yet, - click on songs. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:34, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

My story today is a DYK hook from 13 years ago OTD: about the great music at one of my churches. Mozart's Requiem to come on Sunday, coupled with Arvo Pärt's Da pacem Domine, - I guess you might come if it was a bit closer. Perhaps watch the video of our last production, our first on yt, ever. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:15, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

FP aspect ratio
I understand your critique about the left side, but I don't quite understand your viewing/size/aspect-ratio concerns in this nom:. We have lots of FPs with a narrow aspect ratio (and some tall ones too) in these categories such as, and some in other categories. These images have always been displayed in their articles and on main-page with a scrollbar using template. My concern is that we will loose a lot if we reject images having narrow or tall aspect ratios. Bammesk (talk) 18:42, 19 November 2023 (UTC)


 * It's not that I object based on ratio per se, it's that the image has issues at full size on the left side, and...
 * Well, let's step back. Consider File:Sándor_Vay_-_Restoration.jpg. It's a grainy mess at full resolution, but you can pull back on the file description page to see him more clearly. File:Lake-sherburne-964855.jpg is too small on the file description page, but looks pretty decent zoomed in.
 * But I think you need at least one of those to be true. The panorama in question looks great at about 700-1500 px high, and that's beyond what can reasonably be chosen. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 22:44, 19 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Ok. I just don't see it that way (quality-wise and aspect-wise). I kind of agree with the Commons FPC voters on this. It's Ok to agree to disagree though. Thank you for the reply. Cheers. Bammesk (talk) 02:27, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Doctor Who and the Pirates
Someone PRODded Doctor Who and the Pirates. I objected and added a little to the article. If you agree that it should be Kept, would you please take a look and see if you can add any useful cites to the article? Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:54, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Two-Thousand Yard Stare
Hi, I found a much better version for File:WW2 Marine after Eniwetok assault.jpg. Yann (talk) 12:47, 25 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Good image! I think the painting's good for the artist page and such, but I'm going to restore that photo. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.6% of all FPs. 15:36, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

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==Featured picture candidates/I'm Captain Corcoran,KCB/I'll teach you how we rule the sea/And terrify the simple Gauls/And how the Saxon and the Celt/Their Europeshaking blows have dealt/With Maxim gun and Nordenfelt/Or will when the occasion calls==

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Thank you today for that beauty! - Sorry, I'm a bit late, travelling. My story today is about Michael Robinson, - it's an honour to have known him. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:48, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for what you do and stand for! I wish you a good festive season and a peaceful New Year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:39, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:24, 22 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Happy Christmas and New Year, Gerda! Sorry, I've been a little caught up with dad's estate stuff. Robinson sounds amazing, and I shall listen to ome Carl Friedrich Abel. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.7% of all FPs. 12:15, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

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Dunsany
Was there any need to duplicate the same already existing image?--88.14.228.193 (talk) 11:37, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

POTD April 8
Hi Adam, recently a picture created and nominated by me of an actress Nithya Menen was promoted as FP (infobox picture). I noticed that her birthday is on 8th of April. Is it possible to place the promoted picture on coming 8th of April as POTD ? DreamSparrow Chat 11:37, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

2024


Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht

[[User talk:Gerda Arendt#2024|Happy New Year

2024]]

Same location pictured as 2019. - I dream of seeing Abel's (first) image on the Main page, and doubt that it will be with the upcoming DYK. Is there any chance for a featured picture? The question may be silly, because I know nothing about that area, - felt driven away when an image was rejected per the photographer. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:35, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

The 2023 picture is from the Abel Fest in Köthen, celebrating the tercentenary of Carl Friedrich Abel, a viol virtuoso, composer and concert organiser in London (together with Bach's youngest son), born on 22 December 1723 in Köthen, where the new catalogue of his works was introduced, - my story today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:24, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:32, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Yesterday was a friend's birthday, with related music. - I'm on vacation - see places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:09, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

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Image
Hi, I don't know if [https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw158521/Gordon-Chesney-Wilson-as-a-Captain-in-the-Blues-1680? this] portrait of Gordon Chesney Wilson is something that would interest you, but I thought it was particularly lovely. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:04, 8 January 2024 (UTC)


 * It's amazing, but it's also very locked down - can't download bigger than a large thumbnail. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.7% of all FPs. 08:43, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * See File:Gordon Chesney Wilson as a Captain in the Blues, 1680.jpg. Probably the best I can do. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 14:28, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Still not the best quality, but improved. At least it exists now! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:30, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

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George Roper
Do you have access to historical British newspapers online? Mjroots (talk) 11:54, 12 January 2024 (UTC)


 * No, though I do have access to the Australian ones that covered it pretty comprehensively. Is there material in British newspapers of use? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.7% of all FPs. 13:32, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Quite likely, as she was built in the UK. Is this of any use? Mjroots (talk) 18:50, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * This webpage has some details about her. Mjroots (talk) 12:44, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

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DYK for George Roper (ship)
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Congratulations to this interesting fact, and almost more praise to the appearance of the first Isolde in Sveden, whom I made my story today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:23, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, MLS looks really impressive. Excellent work!--Ipigott (talk) 15:07, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you two very much! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 16:39, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Today I am happy about a singer on the Main page (at least for the first hours), after TFA the same day last year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:18, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks to Seiji Ozawa. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:31, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
 * ... and today a woman and her views --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:52, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * The image, taken on a cemetery last year after the funeral of a distant but dear family member, commemorates today, with thanks for their achievements, four subjects mentioned on the Main page and Vami_IV, a friend here. Listen to music by Tchaikovsky (an article where one of the four is pictured), sung by today's subject (whose performance on stage I enjoyed two days ago). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:35, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Nice TFP again, thank you! - More music and flowers on Rossini's rare birthday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:56, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 214, February 2024
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Small request
Hi Adam, I hope you're doing well. If you have a moment, could you crop File:Lungi da me, pensieri.png? Every time I crop it, the white background still appears. I'm not sure why—presumably PNG related? Best –  Aza24  (talk)   04:43, 11 February 2024 (UTC)


 * I think it'll be easier just to upload the original. Will do. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 16:53, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, thank you!  Aza24  (talk)   17:23, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Congrats
On today's pic of Ernest Shackleton. – Sca (talk) 14:22, 15 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank ye! Had to put up a couple notices to make sure it wasn't also POTD, because that'd be bad. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 16:52, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Good historic pics w/EV get snapped up quickly, it seems. -- Sca (talk) 19:38, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Edward Curtis
Adam, my son gave me a book about the photography of Edward Curtis, and I thought of you instantly. Suggest you take a look at his article, and his pix on Commons. – Sca (talk) 22:08, 20 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Check WP:FPC Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 20:04, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the nom. And I learned a new word: chiaroscuro. -- Sca (talk) 20:24, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * The Liary of Congress and Smithsonian have some great works by him; will add a few of those as well. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 20:35, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Great. (And is "Liary" a joke?) -- Sca (talk) 20:45, 21 February 2024 (UTC) ;-)
 * No, just typing on a phone keyboard, alas. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 22:49, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Ha.
 * The Curtis book is Short Night of the Shadow Catcher, by Timothy Egan (2023, First Mariner Books / HarperCollins). -- Sca (talk) 15:22, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red March 2024
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Captain, R.N.
Hi, Adam. I just stumbled across your restored portrait of John Tarleton. Just so you know, the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy only had three stripes between 11 April 1856 and 26 March 1863. Given your good faith attempt to explain the discrepancy at Commons, you may want to amend the caption to suit your own style. Regards, &mdash;Simon Harley (Talk). 20:43, 26 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Ah, so the uniform rank is, in fact Captain? Ach, I do wish these things were consistent: That was the result of a long discussion trying to understand it. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 12:47, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Yeah, since the photo is clearly dated 1860 I have no hesitation in saying he was a Captain then. I can see your problem: I've just been going through various Wikipedia articles looking for the history of rank insignia and there's not much at all, and clearly I need to get filling in some detail over at The Dreadnought Project from the primary sources to fill in the gaps there. &mdash;Simon Harley (Talk). 14:04, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Was this one of those I discussed? I had no idea! Was completely unaware that the system as we now know it is not as originally set out. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 14:12, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
 * When Tarleton was promoted Captain on 27 September 1852 there was no distinction lace for the rank, then three stripes in 1856 and four in 1863, so a fair amount of change in ten years. No change in four stripes for 160 years now! &mdash;Simon Harley (Talk). 14:21, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Hanford Engineer Works
Hi Adam. You conducted an image review of Hanford Engineer Works for A-class back in January. I now have the article up for Featured at Featured article candidates/Hanford Engineer Works/archive1. I am sure that the original review will be accepted for FAC if you post a note to that effect. Regards Hawkeye7   (discuss)  23:05, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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Infobox Image on Taft Article

 * I received your message regarding the image Taft on his bio page. You're welcome to take the time you need to restore the image to your liking. With that being said, would you mind cropping it like you did with the image of Theodore Roosevelt? As noted in Wikipedia's Image Use policy, it is preferred for that images be cropped of irrelevant areas such as the big chunk of excess space above Taft's head. Thank you for your consideration.Emiya1980 (talk) 23:05, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 215, March 2024
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Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi Adam Cuerden,

This is to let you know that File:Raising a flag over the Reichstag - Restoration.jpg, a featured picture you uploaded, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for May 2, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-05-02. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 03:43, 11 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks, me. I'm aware. You're using scripts, aren't you? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 03:45, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Sarah Vaughan?
FYI, happened across pic of Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) on German Wiki's OTD list today. She's described on Ger. Wiki as "one of the most important female vocalists of jazz," and a quote in her (overlong? - 5,600 words) EngWiki article says "Her voice had wings." Pic's been restored a couple times. Last chance for a March fem nom? – Sca (talk) 16:31, 27 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Already passed and ran on the main page. Template:POTD/2014-03-27. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 17:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Aha. Well, perhaps she still could be an FA. Cheers. -- Sca (talk) 17:54, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Indentation
Hi Adam, I fixed the indentation in 3 of your comments at FPC. I am pretty sure those were comments, not replies. If I am wrong, let me know. Cheers. Bammesk (talk) 13:12, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red April 2024
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New legal article
I have finished enough of Consciousness of guilt (legal) to go public with it. Further development and improvement will be appreciated. -- Valjean (talk) ( PING me ) 19:24, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Introduction to contentious topics
Rowling is also subject to BLP contentious topic sanctions. Please have a look also at the information at this page, which appears every time you edit J. K. Rowling. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  00:37, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi Adam Cuerden,

This is to let you know that File:Philippe Chaperon - Set design for Act V in the première of Victorin Joncières' Dimitri.jpg, a featured picture you uploaded, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 7, 2024. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2024-06-07. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 17:15, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

It's today, and as I knew nothing about any of the facts (opera, composer, play, plot, premiere) I made it my story for today! - Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:19, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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Battle of Tinian
Adam, I was wondering if you would be interested in conducting an image review for Battle of Tinian at WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Tinian? I was hoping to get the article through FAC in time for the 80th anniversary of the battle on 24 July 2024, but time is short. Hawkeye7  (discuss)  01:06, 6 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Poke me again if it's not done by Monday. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 04:02, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Poking, as never happened. I am back from the US now. In addition to an image review for Battle of Tinian at WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Tinian, would you also consider Battle of Saipan at WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Saipan? Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:29, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Only thing WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Tinian now needs is an image review. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  17:12, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Are you back now? Hawkeye7   (discuss)  04:03, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry, it's been... very stressful these last two weeks. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 19:22, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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Wolverton Viaduct
Hi Adam! I was hoping to borrow your image expertise for another potential FA. Hopefully nothing taxing for you but I wouldn't know where to start! I was hoping you could remove the border from File:Roscoe L&BR(1839) p115 - The Wolverton Viaduct.jpg and work your retouching magic on it. Also, if there's anything you can do anything with File:Wolverton viaduct.jpg (which is actually of the adjacent embankment before the viaduct was built) that would also be great! :) Best, HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 13:19, 7 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Also there's this but the Science Museum don't make it easy to download the whole thing! It's reproduced in a book I have and it's a reasonable size but I don't have any sophisticated scanning equipment and I'm sure there are better ways of doing it than taking a photo of the book with my phone! Would appreciate any help because I'm completely out of my depth. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 14:34, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 216, April 2024
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Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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TFP
Thank you for restoring the image of a set design for an opera I had never heard of: A basso porto! For me relief: the last of six RD articles in one week on the same Main page - yesterday I went to a great recital with many anti-war songs by Jewish composers whose music was banned by the Nazis. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:13, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Bisexual lighting skeleton
Hello again. Any more thoughts on Talk:Bisexual lighting, or shall I open up an RFC for some wider input? It doesn't look like anyone else has been reading the talk page. Belbury (talk) 10:17, 22 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I don't think there's anything definitely better than it. If we had a really goo d photo of a person, it'd be clear what we could do, but the photo we have barely mixes the colours.Like, I get your urges, but think looking for a better image is better than an RFC. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 11:27, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Good to know that it's clear where I'm coming from, but I still can't get a handle on your view here! Do you think the skeleton is genuinely a better photo in isolation, that in a world where the meme never happened we'd still keep it? Or are you saying we should be factoring in the bonus meme value when weighing up possible images? Belbury (talk) 11:49, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I think, given the fact that there's examples given that include uses in cartoons and so on, that the medium doesn't matter much. I think there is meme value, but I don't think that there's only meme value.
 * Basically, given that it's used in such a variety of mediums, it's not the worst thing to have an example that's a little weird so it's arguably more generic. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 02:13, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red May 2024
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The Bugle: Issue 217, May 2024
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Featured picture candidates/Ottmar Mergenthaler
Congratulations to more quality pics! - Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear (DYK) and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old (OTD). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:54, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Today's story is about Samuel Kummer, one of five items on the Main page - more musing on my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:39, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red June 2024
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Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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Want to help at DYK?
Hi, I saw your user page and I'm wondering if I could entice you to help out at WP:DYK. Every day we publish an image with the first hook of the set. We have a rule that says The media must be suitable, attractive, and interesting; images in particular must display well in the small size of the main page image template, but frankly, many of the images we publish don't meet that standard. I do what I can to police substandard images, but it's a job that need more hands, and more expert ones. RoySmith (talk) 14:51, 30 May 2024 (UTC)


 * I think I need to finish some stuff off-Wikipedia before I'll have time to do so. A lot's going on just now. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 18:17, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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AfD weirdness
FYI, see here. They’ve been at it for years. --Finngall <sup style="color: #D4A017;">talk 17:26, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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The Bugle: Issue 218, June 2024
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Image suggestion
I don't know if you take suggestions for the restoration of particular images, but here's one:

The image appears in Casting call, Tales of Terror, and Black cat. I think it might be a good POTD for Halloween, if it can be selected as a featured picture. It's your choice on if you want to restore it or not. ― Howard • 🌽33 19:15, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Gustave Doré
Thank you for continued quality image work! - Today we have a centenarian story (documentation about it by Percy Adlon) and an article that had two sentences yesterday and was up for deletion, and needs a few more citations. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:50, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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German Embassy Tehran in Qajar era
Hi Adam, I came across this image from the German Embassy in Tehran during the late Qajar era and immediately thought of you. Would you be interested in enhancing it? I've seen your restoration work and really admire it. Thanks a lot! Gnosis (talk) 23:05, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Regency of Algiers
Hi Would you be interested or up for looking at a couple of images at the Regency of Algiers  article, to see if they can be improved?  scope_creep Talk  08:28, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
 * We plan to take the article to FA standard.   scope_creep Talk  08:31, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Something that hits me immediately is that File:Dey of Algiers Mohammed ben Hassan.jpg is going to be a problem: It is clearly not from the source listed, which is a black and white photocopy-style scan. Several decent opportunities here, but going to need some research. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 16:31, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, I noticed that. I tried to find it myself on that site and on the archive and couldn't locate it. No mention of even. I suspect possibly an exhibition and once that was done the website entry was removed. Certainly in that condition it is not FA image candidate. I'm planning to do a book search to see if I locate, there must reporting as Hugo was a famous writer by them. I'm not sure what to do.   scope_creep Talk  16:38, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red July 2024
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Trial by Jury
Hi. As a former contributor to Trial by Jury, I am inviting you to comment either way on the current discussion on the article's Talk page. -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:17, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Focus
Just for fun, have a look at this self-portrait shot with my 1930s Leica soft focus lens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thambar_portrait.jpg Janke | Talk 20:32, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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The Bugle: Issue 219, July 2024
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Helen Hunt Jackson photo
Hi Adam! I was so happy to see the updated file name for Helen Hunt Jackson here. I was like, "Wow wow wow! I bet Adam has restored the image! Can't wait to see what he's done." Of course, it's gorgeous. Thank you! BTW, are you headed to Wikimania? Would be great to see you again. --Rosiestep (talk) 09:24, 17 July 2024 (UTC)


 * @Rosiestep: Afraid I won't be at this Wikimania: Mid-move to a very nice house, but having been in this flat for 15 years... As for the picture I'm not quite done with Jackson, but I'd say it's 90% there. I remember wanting to do her image for a while, and thinking it was going to be too hard, but either I've gotten much better or I was looking at another copy, because... it's not so bad really. But one can prioritise doing the parts of the restoration which have the biggest impact, and I did that; getting all the big bits of damage and leaving all the little spotting you can only see if zoomed in. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 10:16, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
 * And done. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 16:33, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
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July music
Today's story is about a photographer who took iconic pictures, especially View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11, yesterday's was a great mezzo, and on Thursday we watched a sublime ballerina. If that's not enough my talk offers chamber music from two amazing concerts. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:44, 20 July 2024 (UTC)