User talk:DirectorG

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Uploading images - Commons
Hi DirectG. While I share your pet peeve for second hand smoke, I have another one: images uploaded to Wikipedia that should be uploaded to Commons. I noticed Image:Dabirds.jpg on Gull, which is the image topic I'm focusing on at the moment. I'll move this soon, but please make sure you upload to Commons in future (and if you'd really like to make me happy, you could even move some of your uploads there). If you want any help I have an account at Commons (see also un-c, a more automated version of this message). Richard001 (talk) 06:46, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

NowCommons: Image:Dabirds.jpg
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 * File:SecretsOfFortOrdTour1.JPG is now available as Commons:File:SecretsOfFortOrdTour1.JPG. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 14:29, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Re: Sunset Gallery
I removed the gallery like I've done so many times in the past. It happens so often, people take nice photos of sunsets and then attempt to showcase their media on the project but you have to remember, this is an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files. You have to ask yourself whether the images your adding really enhance the article in any way. The article is small and when there are too many images, it clutters it up. There is a commons link clearly visible there in the article, consider uploading your images there instead. — Possum (talk) 13:11, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Input requested at Sunset
Hi DirectorG,

After a quick browse through the history of Sunset I've noticed you've previously edited the page. Your input is now requested in choosing a new lead picture here. Thanks for your time, --Fir0002 00:32, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Table at Thomas Newman
Hello! That's a great table of awards and nominations you put up at Thomas Newman — it's informative and it looks pretty too. Just a minor comment: could you change the first columns to be "Award"/"Year" instead of "Year"/"Award"? This is for two reasons: (a) one usually expects to read down the first column and see entries for different keys, but here the years come and go, and (b) it's a bit hard to map the years to the corresponding rows, because of the gulf that one has to jump over. I'd make the change myself, but I don't want to upset your work; also I'd have to do each row by hand, and maybe you're using some tool? Shreevatsa (talk) 04:13, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi, Shreevatsa! Much thanks about the table... As a big Newman fan, I wanted to establish how many awards he's been up for through the years with more than a little asterisk here and there. Yes, I'll probably try switching the year and award columns. When I first started making the table, I was thinking of sorting it all out by year, but then I liked organizing it according to the actual award. By that point, I'd already begun with the year listed first, so I finished it that way. It should be rearranged by tomorrow. If there was a tool to use, that would be great, but it's all by code! --DirectorG (talk) 05:15, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


 * That's even more impressive! :) Thanks, Shreevatsa (talk) 20:26, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

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