User talk:Daderot

Your photo of the Adams' graves
Dear Daderot,

Please reverse the image in the photo of the Adams' graves. As depicted, both the writing on the stone and the U.S. flags are incorrectly aligned. Clearly, the flags draping the memorial stones should have the field of starts in the upper left left vice upper right corner.

Fedoroff@cal.berkeley.edu —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.178.51.12 (talk) 15:40, 11 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Greetings! I believe that photograph is just the way I took it, and correctly represents their tombs. I agree that the flags are arranged in an unusual way, but if you look closely at the tomb engraving, you will see that "John Quincy Adams" is correctly depicted (not reversed). Best wishes, Daderot (talk) 23:34, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Your photo of the Granary Burying Ground
Dear Daderot,

I'm writing for permission to use your photograph of the Granary Burying Ground in a low-budget documentary we are making. If you wouldn't mind, could you please let me know the best way to get in touch with you about this? I would greatly appreciate it.

Colin moshunpic@aol.com --DocuProducer (talk) 02:58, 2 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you for asking. Please go right ahead - I hereby give you permission to use the photograph in any way that you wish, without fee, and with or without attribution (as you see fit). Cheers, Daderot (talk) 10:04, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Boltzmann photo
Dear Daderot,

This note is to let you know that I have taken the liberty of using your photo of the headstone of Boltzmann at the Vienna Zentralfriedhof on the 'About' page of the wiki SklogWiki. SklogWiki is a copyleft site. If you would like to attribute your 'real' name to the photo I would be delighted to do so (or you could do this yourself; SklogWiki is open-edit).

All the best, Carl McBride --Spud Gun 13:44, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

From Boston University: request of real name to display your photos on campus
Dear Daderot,

This note is to let you know that we have taken the liberty of using your photographs of the Boston Public garden swan boats and Faneuil Hall. We found your great photos here on Wikipedia. The photographs were enlarged to color posters of size 8' x 5' and used to decorate Boston University's Beantown Bash event this past February. Now, we here at Boston University would like to display those enlarged posters in the George Sherman Building on Boston University's main campus. We would like to attribute your 'real' name to the photo. Our contact e-mail is oocs@bu.edu or you can just post your name as a response to this comment in the Wikipedia discussion page. Thank you.

All the best, Boston University Orientation & Off-Campus Services —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Buosu (talk • contribs) 18:16, 27 March 2007 (UTC).

nice clean-up
you have done in the wonderful world of H.H. Richardson - -- Carptrash 14:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Eubrontes
Cool pics of Eubrontes tracks!--Gazzster 22:21, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

I appreciate your article about Hill-Stead Museum
I was there on May 5th. I addred some photos to the article. I found the place very magic and relaxing. I appreciate your interest in it. GK tramrunner 01:35, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Walter Guyton Cady
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Image:Beethoven residence - Mölkerbastei 8 (Pasqualati House), Vienna.JPG
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thanks for your photos
I have finally got around to creating a userpage and selected your photo of the fruit market. This is just to say thank you! I love the colours, and it is a good way of showing/hiding my identity. BrainyBabe (talk) 19:13, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Robert Ball Hughes
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 * Very interesting! Thank you! I have incorporated several more facts into the article based on all the information you have dug up, and also found several (very small) images of his work in the National Portrait Gallery, which I have added to the commons. Of course please feel free to improve this article as you see fit. All the best, Daderot (talk) 12:50, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of St. John's Herb Garden
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Banners
I'm adding hort and garden project banners to your articles. Please let other Wikipedia editors know on the WP:Plants page if problems arise and you need assistance. I greatly appreciate your taking the time to write so many articles about European botanical gardens for Wikipedia. --KP Botany (talk) 09:39, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delighted! It's a pleasure meeting you, and happy new year! Daderot (talk) 23:50, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of William Corcoran Eustis
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Solenodon paradoxus (Harvard University).JPG
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 * Greetings. Although I am not a lawyer, I am fairly certain that I have *not* violated the museum's photography policy, and that its current location on the English language Wikipedia is consistent with Wikipedia policy (as I have documented in the photograph's description). Thus I am comfortable with the photograph's current status but would not be comfortable uploading it to Commons. You seem to have a better understanding of the legal aspects than I do, and of course may upload the image to Commons yourself if you think that's okay. Cheers, and a very happy new year to you! Daderot (talk) 11:50, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Ophiacodon (Harvard University).JPG)
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File:Mazami briceni (Harvard University).JPG
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 * Greetings! As in a discussion above - Although I am not a lawyer, I am fairly certain that the image's current location on the English language Wikipedia is consistent with Wikipedia policy (as I have documented in the photograph's description), ie, it is available so long there is no image available with a better licensing status. I am comfortable with the photograph's current status but would not be comfortable changing its license. You seem to have a better understanding of the legal aspects than I do, and of course may delete it as a replaceable non-free image (assuming that's the case). Cheers! Daderot (talk) 23:39, 15 February 2009 (UTC)


 * By the way, I did a quick check and have not found an image of Mazami briceni on Wikipedia or on the Commons. But it was quick, and I may have missed it. cheers, Daderot (talk) 23:41, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

File:Chironectes minimus (Harvard University).JPG missing description details
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Speedy deletion nomination of Rennsteiggarten Oberhof
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Note on your Dasyprocta photo
Daderot-- I posted the following as a discussion item on your Dasyprocta photo:

Location of pictured specimen

The specimen pictured is in Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology (see http://www.mcz.harvard.edu ), not the Peabody Museum (which is a Harvard anthropological museum next to the MCZ). The Harvard Museum of Natural History is more of a single-entrance fee convenience that links several distinct museums, and not really a museum in and of itself. MayerG (talk) 01:05, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

BTW, a very nice photo of a very interesting specimen. MayerG (talk) 01:12, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

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Second NCAR photo?
Hello there, Daderot! I'm working to reconstruct the article about I. M. Pei, and I have of course found your photo of the National Center for Atmospheric Research most helpful. Insofar as the research discusses how the buildings fit into the natural surroundings, however, I wish we had a photo that showed the lab in a larger context. Do you live in or near Boulder? Is there any way you could take another photo that shows a more panoramic view? Something like this would be perfect. Thanks for your superb work on Wikipedia. Scartol •  Tok  15:23, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Alas, I live a thousand miles away from Boulder and seldom visit, so I probably can't help out. But your project improving the Pei article sounds great - good luck! Daderot (talk) 16:36, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

Arlington NRHP pictures
I noticed you added a bunch of pictures to Arlington MA NRHP listings. I have pictures of most of the remaining ones -- I've just been lazy and slow about uploading them. If you haven't photographed them already, this might save you a trip (unless, of course, you want to do so anyway).  Magic ♪piano 02:43, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Great! I was inspired by the ones you added - it's very fine to have an organized, complete set of entries. And yes, I will probably visit them all to take a look. All the best, and happy holidays, Daderot (talk) 11:08, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I looked through my photo list, and I don't have pictures (or good enough ones) of the following places: Russell Common, Winn Farm, Stephen Symmes, Jr. House, W.W. Kimball House. I am also uncertain as to exactly which building(s) are part of the Arlington Gaslight Company.  While the building at 51 Grove St might be a part of it (which I have a photo of), it is also possible that the large building in the middle of the town yard (somewhat visible from the bike path, and probably requiring permission to access the yard) is the listed structure.  It might take a phone call to the historical society to find out for sure.  Magic ♪piano 14:12, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you! That will guide my visits. Since I'll be visiting other places as well, I'll probably take pictures as I belong to the "more the merrier" philosophy... I too was confused by the Gaslight Company; your suggestion as to the historical society is excellent. Cheers, Daderot (talk) 11:32, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs
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User cats
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You might find User cats a neater way to have a gallery than this which, although dead simple, takes a lot of page real estate for non-gallery stuff. Also, user cats let you have sub cats, so you can find things faster. Regards,. . . . Jim. . . . Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 17:11, 25 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Dear Jim, I am terribly sorry if I have screwed up the user categories. That was not at all my intent, and I appreciate your efforts to make things right. With my apologies and best wishes, 01:03, 26 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Not really a problem... As I said, it was only the three, and it gave me a reason to go through and check all of them. I certainly know how easy it is to screw up when you're doing a large recat. I've been paying a lot of attention to cats in Commons because its frustrating the number of times I've stumbled across a good pic that didn't have good cats -- I wonder how many others there are in the 5 million plus.... . . . . Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 13:56, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

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Statue of Uncle Sam in Arlington, MA
Dear Daderot,

This note is to let you know that we plan to use one or two of your [excellent] photographs of the Uncle Sam statue in the Greene County Historical Journal. (Greene County, NY, includes Catskill, where "Uncle" Sam Wilson lived for a number of years.) As a scholarly research publication we try to include source data; therefore I am writing to ask if you would like the image[s] attributed to "Daderot" or to your real name. If your real name, we would need that info.

Thank you.

HJ editor (talk) 18:56, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm delighted! and glad to be of help. Please attribute to 'Daderot'. Thanks, and all best wishes. Daderot (talk) 19:37, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Deering Oaks
Dear Daderot, Great work with the Deering Oaks pictures. Isn't it a beautiful park? I don't know where you live, but if you are in the area of Portland, I've made a list of some Portland-area articles which need photographs. All the best--TM 01:40, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

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 * Greetings! I believe that this image does in fact include a fair use rationale on its page. I quote from the description provided on the page:
 * It is being uploaded to the English Wikipedia under the "Non-free fair use" clause because there appears to be no free-use photograph of this subject; the relevant Wikipedia policy is as follows: "Non-free media can only be used on Wikipedia if it is not possible to replace such copyrighted work with a free work of acceptable quality." Wikipedia:Image copyright tags, May 2007.
 * Thus the description includes a fair-use rationale, a trace-back to the relevant Wikipedia policy, and a date at which this policy was invoked. Is there more that needs to be added? cheers, Daderot (talk) 22:03, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

NCAR photo
Hello there! You're listed as the author of this photo of NCAR, and I'd like to use it in the article about architect I. M. Pei, currently at FAC. However, since you did not upload the photo, there seems to be some confusion about who the author is. Could you verify that you took the photo? Thanks! Scartol •  Tok  23:51, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi there! Yes indeed, I did take that photo. Please ask if I can be of any help to you. Cheers, Daderot (talk) 13:33, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello again. Sorry for badgering you -- why was it uploaded to Commons by Oxhop? Thanks again for your assistance! Scartol  •  Tok  15:55, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
 * After reviewing the files, I suspect s/he moved it to the Commons from En-Wikipedia. Does that sound correct? Would you be willing to leave a note on the Commons page verifying this? Thanks so much! Scartol  •  Tok  15:58, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

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 * Greetings! I believe that this image does in fact include a fair use rationale on its page. I quote from the description provided on the page:
 * It is being uploaded to the English Wikipedia under the "Non-free fair use" clause because there appears to be no free-use photograph of this subject; the relevant Wikipedia policy is as follows: "Non-free media can only be used on Wikipedia if it is not possible to replace such copyrighted work with a free work of acceptable quality." Wikipedia:Image copyright tags, May 2007.
 * Thus the description includes a fair-use rationale, a trace-back to the relevant Wikipedia policy, and a date at which this policy was invoked. Is there more that needs to be added? cheers, Daderot (talk) 09:50, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

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 * Greetings! I believe that this image does in fact include a fair use rationale on its page. I quote from the description provided on the page:
 * It is being uploaded to the English Wikipedia under the "Non-free fair use" clause because there appears to be no free-use photograph of this subject; the relevant Wikipedia policy is as follows: "Non-free media can only be used on Wikipedia if it is not possible to replace such copyrighted work with a free work of acceptable quality." Wikipedia:Image copyright tags, May 2007.
 * Thus the description includes a fair-use rationale, a trace-back to the relevant Wikipedia policy, and a date at which this policy was invoked. Is there more that needs to be added? cheers, Daderot (talk) 09:50, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Jean Dubuffet
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DYK for Pteris tremula
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James R. Boddie
Hello, Daderot. I was wondering if you could help reference an article you created years ago, James R. Boddie? Thanks for any help you can give. Regards, Markiewp (talk) 08:07, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Good idea! I've added some references. Cheers! Daderot (talk) 09:51, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Great job, you've vastly improved it. Markiewp (talk) 18:46, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Cambridge Antiquarian Society


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 * Non-notable society, fails WP:ORG

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 * Hello! I've added references to a number of external, unbiased sources to make it apparent that the society meets Wikipedia's notability criteria as defined in WP:ORG. Cheers, Daderot (talk) 21:13, 18 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Well you added some external links - they should be properly cited to statements in the text if possible. – ukexpat (talk) 03:56, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

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NMH & Rice
Hi Daderot,

I'm wondering what your connection to NMH and Rice are. I noticed that you took photos for both Wiki pages, so I'm wondering who you are. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.7.229.63 (talk) 21:17, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Just a wandering fellow! And you? cheers! Daderot (talk) 20:33, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

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Interesting tidbit
Hello - I see that you created the Alfred Norton Goldsmith article. I've come across a neat little tidbit in an old Popular Science magazine and though you might find it interesting. I'm not sure whether a direct Google Books link will work for you, so I've included the full reference below. Cheers, --Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 20:43, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Wow! pretty nifty! Seems almost like a digital camera feature! Thanks for the really interesting info! Daderot (talk) 23:33, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I came across it when I was digging for additional sources for the Pirie MacDonald article. It's a fantastic resource, having the old Popular Science editions available online. I plan on doing a little extra digging to see of I can't add some content to some techie-type individuals where typical sources are scarce. --Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 00:04, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I came across it when I was digging for additional sources for the Pirie MacDonald article. It's a fantastic resource, having the old Popular Science editions available online. I plan on doing a little extra digging to see of I can't add some content to some techie-type individuals where typical sources are scarce. --Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 00:04, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Picture sculpture Erwin Schrödinger
Dear Daderot,

please be so kind to grant me the right to use your picture http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Erwin_Schrodinger_at_U_Vienna.JPG for all editions of the publication "Wir vom Jahrgang 1932". Copyright Daderot/CC-BY-SA or whatever you want. Easiest would be a short email to der@textmaker.at. If you´re interested in a copy ot the book (which is obviously in German) please provide me with a postal adress where to I could send it.

Best regards

Helmuth Santler — Preceding unsigned comment added by Helsant (talk • contribs) 11:51, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * You have the right to use that picture in your book, or for anything else you wish, with or without credit. Thank you, and best wishes to you!

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Eskimo Curlew photo
Hi, I just noticed that the image of a stuffed specimen was actually taken by you, this means that you can actually upload the photo freely in full size, one can't copyright a bird specimen, only art, so you should definitely reupload the image on Commons. FunkMonk (talk) 19:40, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Harvard University has notices about how photographs can be used, which I have tried to honor in my upload. I am not an attorney, and do not understand how their wishes interact with copyright laws in the US, so I have kept various Harvard University museum images on Wikipedia as "fair use" images. Sorry that this is complicated, and even sorrier that I do not fully understand the law! with best wishes, Daderot (talk) 19:44, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Could you link those images here so I can determine if they are actually free after all? I'm an admin on Wikimedia Commons, I know US law when it comes to this, and we can also get some second opinions from other admins. A museum does not own the copyright to for example fossils and other specimens of actual animals, neither of paintings that are in the public domain due to age. I am 100% sure tht you can upload the photo and others like it under whatever license you want. We have plenty of free photos from Harvard University Museum already. FunkMonk (talk) 19:52, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Very interesting! I am not sure how to find those images, but do know that I used an identical text description for all of them. Can one search for images uploaded by Daderot, containing the text "This photograph is from the Harvard Museum of Natural History / Peabody Museum." See the Eskimo Curlew photo description for the full text that I put in all such descriptions... Apologies that I don't know Wikipedia well enough to be able to do this myself! Daderot (talk) 15:27, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, you can go through your uploaded pictures here: All the photos of stuffed specimens can be uploaded to Commons, as can ancient artwork, such as this. FunkMonk (talk) 15:43, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Here are the images that you suggest may be acceptable for the commons:

I'm not sure if they're all still online, as various folks have tried to delete them. I would prefer not to transfer them myself, as I do not understand the applicable copyright laws. Cheers and thanks, Daderot (talk) 13:12, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysocyon_jubatus_(Harvard_University).JPG
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Capromys_prehensilis_(Harvard_University).JPG
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seibal,_Stela_10_(Harvard_University).JPG
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Numenius_borealis_(Harvard_University).JPG
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dasyprocta_antillensis_(Harvard_University).JPG
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aardwolf_(Harvard_University).JPG
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Javan_Chevrotain_(Harvard_University).JPG
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Geocapromys_thoracatus_(Harvard_University).JPG
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Potos_flavus_(Harvard_University).JPG
 * Nice, I din't see this until now. So all I need to know is what license you would release them under. FunkMonk (talk) 11:39, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I took the liberty to replace the fair use rationale with the template you use on your free images. FunkMonk (talk) 11:59, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

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Grizzly Adams photo
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Hainan White Pine image
Thank you!!! Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:32, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! and thank YOU! Daderot (talk) 09:37, 18 August 2011 (UTC)


 * If you bump into either of these, it means you weren't looking where you were going. Kidding. :) If you do see either of these, please take a snap.


 * Cephalotaxus hainanensis
 * Salix hainanica (Hainan willow) - List of Salix species


 * Best, :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:49, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a trip to Hainan.... ;-) I will keep an eye out!


 * It's lovely this time of year. :) Cheers! :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:16, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Zhuang Sawndip photo
Dear Daderot,

looking at the "Zhuang Sawndip" photo three questions spring to mind (1) Is the photo public domain ?

(2) Is the content Zhuang Sawndip ?

(3) If the content is Zhuang Sawndip is it representative ?

Johnkn63 (talk) 15:05, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Dear Johnkn63, Thanks for your note! Yes, the photo is public domain; I will make sure it is marked as such. I believe the contents are Zhuang Sawndip, based on the museum's caption and by comparing to other example images on Google. I do not know if the content is representative. With best wishes, Daderot (talk) 16:07, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

"your Article"
Hi, I am from Aschaffenburg in Germany and would like to inform you that the spelling in the article Naturwissenschaftlichen Museum Aschaffenburg, made by you in 2009 if you remember..., is not correct. The correct german spelling is: Naturwissenschaftliches Museum Aschaffenburg, only in case you want to correct it. Regards --Habari Sakasi (talk) 23:32, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello Habari Sakasi! Thank you very much for your correction. I hope to correct things as you have suggested, but cannot do it now due to lack of time - alas. Of course please feel free to correct things yourself if you so wish. All the best, Daderot (talk) 16:07, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

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Drynaria roosii
Hello. Regarding the photo taken of "Drynaria fortune" in the article, it seems that the ferns themselves are misidentified. Those are definitely not basket ferns, they look more like the common ornamental Nephrolepis ferns. You might want to tell the botanical garden about it. Drynaria roosii is supposed to look like this, this, and this.--  Obsidi ♠ n   Soul   16:40, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, I'm very sorry about that. I am not a botanist myself, which is why I always try to include the identifying sign. Perhaps it is best to simply delete the image? Daderot (talk) 22:40, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

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List of public art in Philadelphia
I've been working on the above list, and have noticed more than a few of your pix. If you'd like to work on the list, make any suggestions, take more pix, or contribute in any other way, please do. And thanx for the pix! Smallbones (talk) 21:55, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

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Gore Place...
Hello. I am an amateur, self-taught artist. I painted your picture of a garden at Gore Place to give to a friend who lives in Waltham. I took a photo of it for my archive, but from what I understand, permission to use the painting or photo for anything other than my own enjoyment would require permission from you. I can't imagine it going anywhere, but I do want to do the right thing. May I have permission to use my interpretation of your photo? I hope to create note cards using photos of some of my paintings and may wish to include Gore Place. Thank you. Amandabsp (talk) 14:17, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi there! It's a pleasure to meet you. Please feel free to use that image in any way that you wish, with or without credit. I am delighted it was useful to you and that you've made a painting from it. with best wishes, Daderot (talk) 23:00, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Wadsworth Athen
Hello. We used your picture of the Wadsworth Atheneum on the front page of our theatre company's website at http://www.batedbreaththeatre.org/ to announce a coming performance. Please let me know if that isn't ok. We credited you, but weren't 100% sure if this was allowed by the GFDL license. We'd be happy to give you a complementary ticket to our next performance. Peterwagner (talk) 01:41, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi there - Thanks for your note. I'm delighted that you are using the picture; please use it any way you wish, with or without attribution. And I'd love to take you up on a complimentary ticket to your performance. How could I get one? with best wishes, Daderot (talk) 08:43, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

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Carl Conrads
Daderot-- You started a Commons page on the obscure sculptor Carl Conrads several years ago. At Carptrash's instigation, I thought you might like to see how it's developed: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Carl_Conrads Maybe he won't be so obscure in the future. Best regards, BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 20:56, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Wow, fabulous! You guys rock! cheers and many thanks - Daderot (talk) 21:04, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Remember, you started it. I seem to just keep tripping over your work: Joseph Mozier. Best, BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 02:06, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

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Rhododendron decorum - incorrect photo
Dear Daderot, There seems to be an error in the photo added to the Rhododendron decorum page on 4Nov12. The photo is not of R decorum but as shown on the nameplate in the photo it is R agastum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 卷叶杜鹃 (talk • contribs) 05:25, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Entertainingly illegal use of your images
I thought you would like to know that Harvard University is using your image of the Harvard Mark I, which resides at their campus, and is claiming it to be in the public domain, into which you have not released it. &mdash; TORTOISE WRATH  02:17, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I am indeed amused. Nowadays I just put everything in the public domain, so in practice I have no issue with their claim. But I'm glad to see they appreciate their own computer! cheers, Daderot (talk) 09:46, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

photos from the Moissan museum
Hi, I noticed you started the article on the Moissan museum. Can you get some picture taken of the exhibits? In particular his cells for fluorine (for fluorine-related articles), but eventually I may develop his biography article also. Figure 8 is an example of what I would like, or if you can find the threaded fluorite stopper caps. TCO (talk) 22:34, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Hello! My apologies but I live far away from the museum, and so am unlikely to visit it anytime soon. If we are lucky, someone else will! with best wishes, Daderot (talk) 11:00, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

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Thank you for labyrinth photo
I see that you post your photos in the public domain. I am working on a craft book about mandalas with a project on labyrinths. I'm grateful for the use of your photo of the Chartres Cathedral Labyrinth. Would you like attribution? If so, please let me know. My deadline for the publisher is May 31, 2015. Many thanks. k Collagediva (talk) 19:56, 25 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Hello Collagediva. No need for attribution - it's yours to use any way you wish. with all best wishes, and good luck with the book! Daderot (talk) 21:48, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

the changdeokgung
Dear daderot, I made a postcard inspired on south korea and i used your changdeokgung photo, the colors were altered by using a photoshop filter to make it look minimalistic (hope you don't mind) I was wondering if i could use it to enter a contest, the due date is june 26,2015. I'll be waiting for your reply. Thank you very much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Unit010 (talk • contribs) 02:01, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi there! Of course, please use that photograph in any way that you wish, with or without attribution. Good luck in the contest! I hope you win. with best wishes, Daderot (talk) 15:19, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Étienne Doirat
Hello. I have just created Étienne Doirat, and used a picture you took to illustrate it.Zigzig20s (talk) 07:27, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Great article! and thank you - Daderot (talk) 07:48, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

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I'm writing to request use of your photo of the John Adams Birthplace saltbox house for my upcoming book and video-book, Building Systems Illustrated. (You can see my last book, Architectural Acoustics Illustrated (Wiley, 2015) on Amazon). I am an architecture professor at Virginia Tech, and while this is a commercial endeavor, I have no budget for photos. This building is my example of an skin-load-dominated building in a cold climate. Thanks for considering this. Please know that I don't check this page often, so it would be best to email your response to mermann@vt.edu. I appreciate it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60penny (talk • contribs) 10:21, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, of course. I'm delighted that the photo is useful to you. You have full permission to use the photograph without fee or encumbrance, in any way that you wish including commercial uses, with or without attribution. I'll definitely hunt down Architectural Acoustics Illustrated, as it sounds very interesting to me. best wishes and good luck with the new book, Daderot (talk) 10:38, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

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Hello Daderot! I can see how many beautiful photographs you made at the Cleveland Museum of Art! But it seems you haven' t uploaded anything on the art of Gandhara (India). Would you by any chance also have taken some of the Gandharan stair riser friezes that are supposed to be part of the Cleveland Museum of Art (Dudley P. Allen Fund). The photographs exist on Flickr, but are not available under a Free License (and no response from the creator when I contacted him):, ,. If you happen to have taken these, please kindly upload them, as they could be so valuable on Wikipedia! Best regards! 神风 (talk) 20:04, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Greetings 神风! You are absolutely right, those are wonderful pieces of Gandharan art. But unfortunately, I live quite far away from Cleveland, and am not sure that I'll ever be back there. Maybe there is someone else who lives there who can take those photos? Anyway, I am sorry, as those are wonderful pieces. with best wishes to you, Daderot (talk) 20:43, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your response Daderot! I'll keep looking around! 神风 (talk) 21:00, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

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Hi there! Nice photo of the Central Street Railroad bridge + mill brook!

Only one problem, is that I *think* your photo is actually of a different (nearby) mill brook, not the one whose page it is on.

The Concord Mill Brook (as I understand it) runs from the Concord River more or less to Flint Pond. But the Arlington Mill Brook (where your photo was taken) runs from the Great Meadows to the Mystic River. It's confusing because both have historic railroad tracks nearby and they are within miles of each other but I'm pretty confident about this.

See this doc for more info: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/46513/636921453433800000

If you agree, I am happy to collaborate on a page for Arlington's Mill Brook, which I do believe would probably be notable because of its connection to the Cooke, Cutter and Schwamb Mills and the early industrialization of Massachusetts, though it would lack the Thoreau connection...

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 * Hi Vivisel - Thank you for your note; it is much appreciated. I completely agree that this photograph is of the Mill Brook in Arlington, which seems to be completely distinct from that in Concord. It's a common name, and whoever created the wikipedia page seems to have gotten them confused. Although Arlington's Mill Brook is very small, it is notable as the only mill on the Cambridge side of the Charles River in early colonial days, and thus (I believe) brought a number of early roads to converge upon what is now Arlington. Amazing that such a small stream had such a large role in colonial Massachusetts.
 * Although I'd be glad to collaborate, somehow I've wound up being quite busy for the past few months. It does seem to me that you really know what you are talking about, and I have no misgivings about you taking charge.
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 * We're on the same page! (Har har.) I will carve out some time to separate out these pages and clarify things a little bit.  And in the meantime, thanks for contributing the photo and good luck un-busying yourself!
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 * Dear Daderot, I, too, was surprised that the article was made by such an experienced editor, and must admit I felt some guilt at WP:DTTR. It was a 92% match with the Sotheby's article, which, unless I made a mistake with my dates, must have preceded it.  I came across the entry from WP:FEB24: it was a two-paragraph unreferenced stub.  Please don't take it to heart, and please don't let me discourage you from recreating the article, not least as it was an interesting subject! :)) IgnatiusofLondon (talk) 18:43, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
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