User talk:Articnomad

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[edit] Welcome from a fellow photographer.

I just saw your image contributions to the Reston, Virginia article. Thank you! I googled your name and was about to email you to make sure we had your authorization to use the images, but then I noticed the match between your flickr account and your username...

In the future, it's better if your upload pictures to Wikipedia to Wikimedia Commons. You create an account there and upload just like you do here. You then put the images in the article exactly like you put an image in that you uploaded to Wikipedia: [[Image:filename.jpg|.... The advantage of uploading to commons is that your image can be used in any of the hundreds of languages of Wikipedia without additional effort. (For example, the German version of the article which currently has no pictures).

If you don't want to go through the trouble of uploading to commons, someone (perhaps me) will eventually move your work over. So don't worry about it too much. In any case, have fun.. and if you have any questions please feel free to ask me. I hope you stay for a while and submit many useful photographs, we certainly need them. --Gmaxwell 21:13, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SLHS demographics

It could be rounding error, you know. --Howdybob 23:20, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RTC Photo

I personally like the lighting and angle better because it shows off more of the beauty and architecture of the buildings. I do not see the lampost as clutter, but rather as a sign of perspective.

I like your style and enjoy viewing your photography very much, but I think my photo would be better for a wikipedia article than yours.

Your other photos are excellent, however, and I think you should contribute even more to wikipedia because your style is very appealing. :-) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gplpark92 (talk • contribs) 02:03, 16 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Posting to talk pages

I moved your new-topic post in Talk:Reston, Virginia to the bottom of the page. Wikipedia discussions flow from top to bottom, not bottom to top. If you use the "post a comment" link (the "+" tab to the right of "edit this page") when creating a new topic, your post will be automatically added to the bottom, and you can provide an edit summary in the "subject/headline" input box just above the edit text window. (You should always give a few-word description of what any edit is about, to make it easier for people reviewing page changes to see what is happening with a page. For any edits except new-topic posts to talk pages, the edit summary input box is just below the edit window.)

More guidelines on working with talk pages can be found at Wikipedia:Talk page. I hope you find this information useful. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 03:45, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Reston Image Removal

I'm afraid you've made a mistake by reverting my aesthetic changes to the article. If an image you find relevant has been removed, you may place it back in. --Old Guard 22:46, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding edits to Redbone (ethnicity)

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia, Articnomad! However, your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove spam from Wikipedia. If you were trying to insert a good link, please accept my creator's apologies, but note that the link you added, matching rule \burbandictionary\.com\/, is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. Please read Wikipedia's external links guidelines for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! Shadowbot 23:25, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free image (Image:QoudlibetenglishScreenshot.png)

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:1800021804p.jpg

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[edit] Unspecified source for Image:1800021804p.jpg

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[edit] Striking your vote

Hello Articnomad,

Thank you for your interest in the Wikimedia Board Election. The Election Committee regretfully informs you that your previous vote was received in error and will be struck according to the election rules, described below.

The Election Committee regretfully announces today that we will have to remove approximately 220 votes submitted. These votes were cast by people not entitled to vote. The election rules state that users must have at least 400 edits by June 1 to be eligible to vote.

The voter lists we sent to Software in the Public Interest (our third party election partner) initially were wrong, and one of your account was eventually included to our initial list. There was a bug in the edit counting program and the sent list contained every account with 201 or more edits, instead of 400 or more edits. So large numbers of people were qualified according to the software who shouldn't be. The bug has been fixed and an amended list was sent to SPI already.

Our first (and wrong) list contains 80,458 accounts as qualified. The proper number of qualified voters in the SPI list is now 52,750. As of the morning of July 4 (UTC), there are 2,773 unique voters and 220 people, including you, have voted who are not qualified based upon this identified error.

In accordance with voting regulations the Election Committee will strike those approximately 220 votes due to lack of voting eligibility. The list of struck votes is available at https://wikimedia.spi-inc.org/index.php/List_of_struck_votes.

We are aware of the possibility that some of the people affected may have other accounts with more than 400 edits, and hence may still be eligible to vote. We encourage you to consider voting again from another account, if you have one. If you have no other account eligible to vote, we hope you reach the criteria in the next Election, and expect to see your participation to the future Elections.

Your comments, questions or messages to the Committee would be appreciated, you can make them at m:Talk:Board elections/2007/en. Other language versions are available at m:Translation requests/Eleccom mail, 07-05.

Again, we would like to deeply apologize for any inconvenience.

Sincerely,
Kizu Naoko
Philippe
Jon Harald Søby
Newyorkbrad
Tim Starling


For Wikimedia Board Election Steering Committee

[edit] Reston

I made a comment regarding your request for re-assessment at WPV. Let me know if you are interested in submitting the article to WP:GAC--Kubigula (talk) 18:00, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reston GA nomination

Articnomad, I reviewed the Reston, Virginia article relative to your GA nomination. I don't think it's ready for GA status, but have a number of recommendations to move it along. They're detailed on the Talk page. The pictures, by the way, add a lot to the article. Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions.
Jim Dunning | talk 06:32, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing it, I'll try to implement your recommendations.Signed - Joshua Davis (articnomad) 15:57, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Non-free use disputed for Image:Wgts91point9logo.gif

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[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Lecraeafterthemusicstops.jpeg)

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