User talk:John Hill/Archive 10

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Of decade-old edits and incorrect citations
I noticed something about an edit you made in 2009 to the article Death. The book is said to have been published in 1998, but your shortened footnote says 1999. I take it the 1999 date is supposed to be 1998? (While we're here, what page did you get the citation from?) Thank you. -B RAINULATOR 9 (TALK) 20:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Reply
Thanks for picking up on this ancient error You are probably right that the book was originally published in 1989 and I made a mistake. I am sorry - I cannot check this, or where the quote came from now. as the book has been packed into a box somewhere and I am now bedridden. Please make corrections as you see fit. All my very best wishes, John Hill (talk) 01:08, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, and I hope you feel better soon! -B RAINULATOR 9 (TALK) 01:39, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Reconstruction?
Hello John Hill. I've reverted your good faith additions of images to Clothing in ancient Rome; the clothing they show is evidently inspired by Roman womens' dress (up to a point - though to Roman eyes, they'd be half naked - what, no tunic??) but it's very misleading to call any of what's shown a "reconstruction". For that, you'd need to go to any of the illustrated sources used in the article; for copyright reasons, very few of those can be used in the Wikipedia article, apart from some of the oldest woodcuts, many of which are based (like the images you posted) on statuary and wall-paintings, not "real" clothing.

We can't use the images you added - not even at the end of the article - because as reconstructions they're simply not up to a scholarly standard or authorship. If the captions were more accurately informative, it might have helped. I tried an enlargement to test the readability of the placards next to the exhibits, but none were clear to me (I don't read chinese and besides, things got a bit fuzzy at high magnification). Even so, nice to meet you. Haploidavey (talk) 05:55, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

I see from your user-page that you've published your work on the Rome-China silk road; an endlessly fascinating subject. I'm presuming that the exhibits shown in Taiwan (originating in Firenze) have something to do with that? I'm happy to be utterly wrong on this point. Haploidavey (talk) 06:24, 14 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the note at my talk-page. No pressure; take your time. I gather things have been difficult for you of late. Haploidavey (talk) 08:08, 14 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hiya, I've answered at my talk-page. Haploidavey (talk) 06:35, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Manali
Hi. You've uploaded a number of pictures from "Manali, India", but the captions/images descriptions don't specify which Manali this is. Examples include and. I'm almost certain that this has to be Manali, Himachal Pradesh, but could you confirm this just to be sure? Lennart97 (talk) 13:20, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Yes, You are quite right - they were both taken in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. I should have indicated this when I uploaded the files. I will try to correct this now on the photo entries.Thanks for pointing it out. Cheers, John Hill (talk) 21:39, 15 May 2021 (UTC)


 * No problem. Thanks! Lennart97 (talk) 21:44, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

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explicit sizes
I noticed that on many of the images you have added to pages that you set a size on pixels - this is against Wikipedia policy (WP:PICSIZE) as it breaks the page's functionality on many devices, where the displayed size of images is often set locally. The size you see is not the size everyone else sees. Just use |thumb| - nothing else is required. Also, we do not use people's names if they aren't sufficiently notable to have their own pages - which generally means extensive media or written coverage of the person - per WP:NBIO. I highly doubt Ted Hall meets that definition.&#32;- NiD.29 (talk) 07:15, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Reply re explicit sizes
Thank you for pointing out the problem with explicit sizing of photos. I have tried sometimes to specify a size to get the photo to look good on the page, or to make it large enough to see certain details. However, I had no idea at all that this could be a problem. I thought other editors could easily change the size of any photo I uploaded if they wished. I will certainly be aware of this now and stop doing it. I also apologise for other problems I may have caused because I have been rushing to get as many photos as possible uploaded now while I still can. I am almost totally bed-ridden now and gradually losing functions. Finally, I wasn't meaning to promote the name of my father - this has happened because many of his photos were digitalised by my sister for me and she added his name to the captions as she also sent them out to distant relatives and friends. I should have rewritten these captions and I will certainly check to make sure this doesn't happen in the future. Also, when I and if I can, i will try to rewrite earlier ones. Sorry to have been such a nuisance. Best wishes and keep safe and well. John Hill (talk) 08:31, 7 June 2021 (UTC)