User talk:Dawson

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Hypsiglena torquata / jani
Hi, is this Hypsiglena torquata or Hypsiglena jani? The image is currently used for both species, like here for Hypsiglena jani and here for Hypsiglena torquata. I cant id this snake because they are so much alike. Greetz, -B kimmel (talk) 16:16, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It is most definitely a jani, I caught it myself in Edwards county, Texas which doesn't overlap ranges with any other species of Hypsiglena to my knowledge. I think the confusion stems from the fact that jani used to be considered a subspecies of Hypsiglena torquata, but was only recently reclassified as its own species and most of the literature, including Wikipedia, but especially print sources, simply haven't caught up yet. Dawson (talk) 16:47, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reaction. -B kimmel (talk) 16:51, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

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Added an image of yours
I added one of your images to Common_kusimanse. Bearian (talk) 19:47, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

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* Southern limit of the distribution of the green anaconda
Good evening:

Please allow me to share an article with you. Maybe you will find it interesting:

http://www.naturapop.com/home/southern-limit-of-the-distribution-of-the-green-anaconda — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.2.207.74 (talk) 00:28, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

New updated data on Geographic Range of the Green Anaconda ("Eunected murinus"), this time in English (the previous reference is outdated and in Spanish)
New updated data on Geographic Range of the Green Anaconda ("Eunected murinus"), this time in English (the previous reference is outdated and in Spanish):

http://www.naturapop.com/home/southern-limit-of-the-distribution-of-the-green-anaconda — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.2.207.74 (talk) 12:52, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Rousettus aegyptiacus
Hi, do you know that your photo showing the head of Rousettus aegyptiacus was used for creating a postage stamps from Guinea 2009, please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.27.200.11 (talk) 17:34, 17 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Not to my knowledge, but stranger things have happened. -Dawson (talk) 17:51, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Photo usage 2
Hi, I'm working on an educational videogame with which I'm trying to build a bridge between animal awareness and Pokemon fans among others. It started out as something small and I talked to you before but it's getting bigger and more professional and I wanted to make sure I still have your permission. It's regarding this picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eunectes_murinus2.jpg

And I would like your permission to use it under that license with the following attribution: LA Dawson, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dawson

Also, because I want to make sure there's no misunderstanding, you are the original photographer correct? It sometimes happens that another person simply takes a picture from somebody else and uploads it to wikipedia with a license to distribute. That is why I'm asking.

There is more information on the game here, including a short video that tells a little bit about the background: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/238178285/animalalbum

I also have a demo version of the game available so you can see for yourself in what way the pictures are presented: http://dromedarydreams.com/index/demo/0-8

Please let me know if I have your permission, if the picture is yours and if you want a different attribution.

With kind regards, Sjors Jansen (all.animalalbum@gmail.com) Garfunkel Jansen (talk) 10:02, 21 May 2014 (UTC)


 * I am the original photographer, but since I uploaded the picture to Wikipedia in 2006 it has been "stolen" a thousand times for many other sites. You are welcome to use any of my photographs from Wikipedia for your game. They are all released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license, which allows pretty much any use, including commercial, with proper attribution, and that attribution is fine. The game looks great, and I'm always happy to contribute photography where animal education is concerned. If there's anything else I can help with, feel free to contact me. -Dawson (talk) 16:59, 21 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot! That's very helpful. I'll do my best to turn it into a great game! Garfunkel Jansen (talk) 17:04, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

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Nomination of Armstrong Audio for deletion
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Proposed deletion of Ignore the Ants


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 * Unreferenced since 2009, can't find any good sources other than Amazon, which doesn't even list a track listing

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Nomination of Joy Dawson for deletion
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Heads up
Hello, you created the Smoky Dawson way back in March 2006 ... I think it's only fair that I let you know about this discussion about a rather egregious error that you added to it, that persisted until I just now ... sixteen years later! Graham 87 12:31, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

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