User talk:Vlad b

Welcome!
Hello,, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~&#126;); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place  on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page
 * Help pages
 * Tutorial
 * How to write a great article
 * Manual of Style

If you are interested in Russia-related themes, you may want to check out the Russia Portal, particularly the Portal:Russia/New article announcements and Portal:Russia/Russia-related Wikipedia notice board. You may even want to add these boards to your watchlist.

Again, welcome!&mdash;Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 20:53, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

License tagging for Image:Prezziecondizioni.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Prezziecondizioni.jpg. Wikipedia gets thousands of images uploaded every day, and in order to verify that the images can be legally used on Wikipedia, the source and copyright status must be indicated. Images need to have an image tag applied to the image description page indicating the copyright status of the image. This uniform and easy-to-understand method of indicating the license status allows potential re-users of the images to know what they are allowed to do with the images.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:
 * Image use policy
 * Image copyright tags

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you need help on selecting a tag to use, or in adding the tag to the image description, feel free to post a message at Media copyright questions. 16:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Komarovo
Nope, thank you for the great job you did translating (I assume) the article from the Russian Wikipedia! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Best,&mdash;Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 21:28, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Kom-01.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Kom-01.jpg. The image description page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Media copyright questions. 18:09, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Dutch and Flemish painting
Hi Vlad, you've been doing a lot of work on Flemish and Belgian painters which is great. You also made a template, something I planned on doing as well, but you've beasten me to it. A few remarks: Most of this is my own opinion, feel free to react. But in general, you cannot go and write this history on your own, sources are needed - the more the better. Piet | Talk 07:23, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I hate to see Belgian painting taken together with Flemish painting. Flanders before 1648 has little or nothing to do with the country Belgium. In painting, there's a gap of two centuries between the last (significant) "Flemish" painter and the first "Belgian" painter. So I would drop the Belgian painter list from the "History of Dutch and Flemish painting" template.
 * I don't think you can classify Early Netherlandish painting as "Early Renaissance". You definitely need a source for it. The two sources we have use "Early Netherlandish painting" and "Late Gothic" as designations, so you can't put this in the template under "Early Renaissance". It bugs me that in so many Renaissance-related articles here, Van Eyck is given as an example of Renaissance painting. This is very contested, I intend to replace him everywhere by maybe Breughel, who is undisputedly a Renaissance figure.
 * Dutch Baroque ("Golden Age", 1584 – 1702). We have to use the actual article names in the template. If you think this style should be called "Dutch Baroque", you have to discuss this on the article's talk page and the article has to be renamed. If you think, or have a source, that "Dutch Baroque 1584-1702" makes sense, you should create an article under Dutch Baroque. However, the difference between Rubens and the Dutch Golden Age painters is so big that I don't think it makes sense to put them under the same topic in the template.


 * Yeah, I intend to help out a bit if I find time. You're doing good work but I thought I'd better make these points now. I was thinking of creating a Wikiproject for Flanders to get some people together and to construct some guidelines, because until now it's been mostly efforts by lonely people. Piet | Talk 14:58, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:LouiseBrooks3.jpg)
Thanks for uploading Image:LouiseBrooks3.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 04:59, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Copyright problems with File:Pressphotobw lg.jpg
Hello. Concerning your contribution, File:Pressphotobw lg.jpg, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). As a copyright violation, File:Pressphotobw lg.jpg appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. File:Pressphotobw lg.jpg has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:


 * If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:File:Pressphotobw lg.jpg and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
 * If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:File:Pressphotobw lg.jpg with a link to where we can find that note.
 * If you hold the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:File:Pressphotobw lg.jpg.

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you. dave pape (talk) 04:20, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification
Hi. In List of art museums, you recently added a link to the disambiguation page Palazzo Grimani (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 11:50, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification
Hi. When you recently edited 1776 (musical), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page John Dickinson (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 11:02, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for February 23
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited List of paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Upton House (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 11:09, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

File:Prezziecondizioni.jpg listed for deletion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Prezziecondizioni.jpg, has been listed at Files for deletion. Please see the to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 13:49, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Files missing description details
Dear uploader: The media files you uploaded as: are missing a description and/or other details on their image description pages. If possible, please add this information. This will help other editors make better use of the images, and they will be more informative to readers.
 * File:Ceri2.jpg
 * File:Prezziecondizioni.jpg

If the information is not provided, the images may eventually be proposed for deletion, a situation which is not desirable, and which can easily be avoided.

If you have any questions, please see Help:Image page. Thank you. Theo's Little Bot (error?) 09:42, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for July 20
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited List of Native Americans of the United States, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Pocasset (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 10:56, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Frans Hals paintings
Thanks for your contributions to the List of paintings by Frans Hals! These are great additions. I noticed you have uploaded the images to the English Wikipedia, but for use by other languages, it is better to upload these to Wikimedia Commons. That is where the other images are located. Thanks for taking the trouble in any case, I appreciate it! Jane (talk) 21:15, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for September 25
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Richard Rodgers Award (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 11:46, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for October 26
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited List of museums of Egyptian antiquities, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page The Hermitage (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 12:11, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

Hikonyan
Hi Vlad b, that's an interesting article you wrote. I was wondering, do you think it would be worth putting the bit about Hikonyan's impact on tourism in the opening sentence? I think something "Hikonyan (ひこにゃん?) is a mascot created by the city government of Hikone, Japan and has been attributed with boosting tourism by 17.4 billion yen" really grabs the reader. It's a shame to leave the most interesting part – and arguably what makes the mascot notable – until the very end. Nev1 (talk) 18:44, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

Hi Nev1 - I actually based the article on a similar one on Kumamon, who is an even more popular mascot. I think since the article is a only a stub for now, it's OK to leave the revenue invormation information where it is, but when it's expanded, the opening sentence can be changed. Vlad b


 * That's fair enough. And wow, that's an incredibly successful mascot. Nev1 (talk) 18:59, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:Hikonyan at Hikone Castle.jpg
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Hikonyan at Hikone Castle.jpg, has been listed at Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at if you object to the listing for any reason. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 15:42, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Sargent House Museum.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Sargent House Museum.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:


 * 1) Go to the file description page and add the text   below the original replaceable fair use template, replacing   with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
 * 2) On the file discussion page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media item by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by creating new media yourself (for example, by taking your own photograph of the subject).

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on [ this link]. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Fut.Perf. ☼ 12:56, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for January 22
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that you've added some links pointing to disambiguation pages. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.


 * Cape Ann Museum (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)
 * added a link pointing to Stuart Davis


 * Davis Museum and Cultural Center (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)
 * added a link pointing to Wellesley


 * Sargent House Museum (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)
 * added a link pointing to John Murray

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:09, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: Early Netherlandish painting
This is a note to let the main editors of Early Netherlandish painting know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on March 11, 2014. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/March 11, 2014. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Early Netherlandish painting refers to the work of artists active in the Burgundian Netherlands during the 15th- and 16th-century Northern Renaissance. Their output follows the International Gothic style and begins approximately with Robert Campin and Jan van Eyck in the early 1420s, and lasts at least until the death of Gerard David in 1523. It represents the culmination of the northern European medieval artistic heritage. Early Netherlandish painting occurred during the height of Burgundian influence in Europe, when the Low Countries were renowned for high end crafts and luxury goods. The major figures include Campin, van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Dieric Bouts, Petrus Christus, Hans Memling, Hugo van der Goes and Hieronymus Bosch. They made significant advances in natural representation and illusionism, and typically incorporate complex iconography. Their subjects were usually religious scenes or small portraits (Portrait of a Lady by van der Weyden pictured). The painted works are generally oil on panel, either as single works or more often complex altarpieces. The era is further noted for its sculpture, tapestries, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass and carved retables. UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:Hikonyan performing at Hikone Castle.jpg
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Hikonyan performing at Hikone Castle.jpg, has been listed at Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at if you object to the listing for any reason. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 20:18, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for August 6
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Wynonie Harris, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Roy Brown. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:10, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for August 14
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Cab Calloway, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Saint James Infirmary. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:23, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for July 7
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Sites of interest in Boston, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Headquarters House. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:08, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:Ceri2.jpg
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Ceri2.jpg, has been listed at Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at if you object to the listing for any reason. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 16:34, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for November 18
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Columbia Falls, Maine, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Ruggles House. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 10:57, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:17, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Rembrandt catalog raisonné 1968
Thanks for your edits to this list! I have been tracking them down and correcting the wikidata items where appropriate. Jane (talk) 08:43, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

You are welcome! Thank you for creating the page (and other lists of Golden Age paintings)! I was contemplating of making a list of paintings formerly attributed to Rembrandt for several years now, but didn't get around to it. This is a subject of great interest to me, and many others, I'm sure Vlad b (talk) 14:47, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Nice to know, and of course I am not done, but have plans to complete all of the Rembrandt catalogs, most notably Hofstede de Groot's c:Rembrandt catalog raisonné, 1914, though I am having trouble locating the images. I like to collect all images first before publishing on Wikipedia. Jane (talk) 17:03, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for March 10
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Road movie, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Wild Strawberries ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Road_movie check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Road_movie?client=notify fix with Dab solver]). Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:25, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for January 18
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited List of old-growth forests, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Black Cherry ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/List_of_old-growth_forests check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/List_of_old-growth_forests?client=notify fix with Dab solver]).

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:25, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Timeline of Early Netherlandish painters
Template:Timeline of Early Netherlandish painters has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Nigej (talk) 05:39, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of File:Caravaggio Judith 1607 - disputed 2016 attribution.jpg


The file File:Caravaggio Judith 1607 - disputed 2016 attribution.jpg has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "Unused. Superseded by files at c:Category:Judith beheading Holofernes attributed to Caravaggio and Louis Finson."

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the file's talk page.

Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. --Minorax &laquo;&brvbar;talk&brvbar;&raquo; 05:30, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message
 Hello! Voting in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2023 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:30, 28 November 2023 (UTC)