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Hey there, just to chime in, I saw your recent edit on Farmington High School. This, too needs a citation/ref. Without one, it could easily be challenged and removed. To have an easy way to format a reference, go to 'my preferences' (upper left corner), --> gadgets (I think) and enable RefTools. IceUnshattered ( talk) 15:42, 28 July 2008 (UTC) reply

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While your last edit included a good update of the map, Northern Ireland doesn't use that flag as its official flag, its been abolished. Could you please remove it? Ty. 78.16.215.157 ( talk) 15:18, 9 September 2008 (UTC) reply

I guess this is why there is {{flag|Northern Ireland|union}} -- Waltloc ( talk) 22:48, 27 September 2008 (UTC) reply

Hi, just to let you know, the Antarctic Treaty means that we can't outright assert that any island in Antarctica belongs to any specific country - rather that it falls within that country's Antarctic claim. Very few countries recognise others' claims to the Antarctic and no country maintains effective control of any part of Antarctic outside their own bases. It is better to explain the situation in the text, rather than asserting sovereignty of one or more claimants in the infobox. Pfainuk talk 10:13, 15 September 2008 (UTC) reply

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Thanks for adding a map to the Kings Peak article. It looks really good. I am going to add that to the mountain articles I watch. -- Glennfcowan ( talk) 01:06, 23 September 2008 (UTC) reply

Hi. Great job you are doing in adding the pushpin maps to various mountain articles. It would be highly beneficial to myself and others who watch for changes to mountain articles that you provide an edit summary when saving your changes. Thanks. RedWolf ( talk) 06:01, 23 September 2008 (UTC) reply

Hi. It's great you are adding infoboxes and pushpin maps to the articles. I just wanted to bring to your attention the MOS:ICON guideline that specifies the usage of icons. I'd ask you to refrain from adding flagicons, as you did for example in the article K2, as they are in contrast with the Help the reader rather than decorate principle. Thanks and have a great time contributing here. -- Eleassar ^{my talk} 16:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC) reply

I agree that adding flagicons to articles amounts to decoration - I did not do this to K2. However, I do not agree that adding flagicons to infoboxes is decoration. Many infoboxes ( [1] for example) automatically convert the country name to a flagicon. In my opinion, the purpose of an infobox is to help the reader - by using a little bit of decoration (ie pushpin maps and flagicons). -- Waltloc ( talk) 22:45, 27 September 2008 (UTC) reply

Greetings! I see that you have put a map of Serbia in the article of Midzhur but the very peak itself is within the borders of Bulgaria so it would be much better to use that map or a map highlighting both countries. Will you be able to make that change? Best, -- Gligan ( talk) 14:46, 27 September 2008 (UTC) reply

Sure - how does Midzhur look now? -- Waltloc ( talk) 22:36, 27 September 2008 (UTC) reply

It's perfect, thank you very much :):):). Regards, -- Gligan ( talk) 07:27, 28 September 2008 (UTC) reply

Can you provide a verifiable source in support of your claim that in Botswana, Monanalong is higher than Otse? Analysis of SRTM data suggests (albeit does not prove) otherwise. Viewfinder ( talk) 21:35, 27 September 2008 (UTC) reply

I was referring to Peakbagger, who claim that Monanalong is 1494 m [2], while Otse is 1489 [3]. Also, [4] says that "The highest 3" SRTM cell in Botswana appears to be on Monalanong Hill, in the SE of the country, 1494m at 24°50'27"N, 25°39'54"E, but there are other nearby competing high points, Otse and Kanye, that are within the SRTM error margin.[11]" -- Waltloc ( talk) 22:24, 27 September 2008 (UTC) reply

OK. The misquotes page, which is mine and may be the source of the peakbagger information, should have been updated following a closer look. THere was further discussion about this, and from this it was concluded that Otse was the highest, and this was placed on Wikipedia, but unfortuntely the misquotes page was not updated. Viewfinder ( talk) 23:17, 27 September 2008 (UTC) reply

Dear Waltloc. Your enthusiastic edit is appreciated. I hope you keep doing this in the future. However I agree with Viewfinder. Two years ago we discussed about this very topic and concluded that the HP of Botswana is most probably the Otse Hill - but there is no clear evidence to prove this supremacy yet. So my opinion is that it is better to provide this information as a possibility rather than a proven fact. I also removed Viewfinder's page as a reference to avoid further fierce discussion as it happened on the talk page of the List of countries by highest point article. (I hope Viewfinder agrees with it.) Kószab ( talk)

Hello,

Just curious about the pushpin map you added for Rennell Island The map is of PNG but Rennell Island is South of Honiara, Solomon Islands. YOur map doesnt show Rennell Island at all.

Just thought you might want to know

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Hey, your new article on Usonia Homes is wonderful. I enjoyed reading it. Keep up the great work! Ecoleetage ( talk) 03:06, 3 November 2008 (UTC) reply

I couldn't believe there were no pics of the Annunciation Church. I've uploaded all the pics I have, at the moment, but plan to go out again if the weather is decent. That one's at the top of my list, and I'll see what I can do about the other. There's a long list of pics that need taking. It's like a scavenger hunt. :-) - Freekee ( talk) 17:53, 20 April 2009 (UTC) reply

Pics are up. I added a pic to the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church article, and wrote an article with pic on American System-Built Homes (there was one there before, but it only mentioned the houses in Chicago). - Freekee ( talk) 01:25, 26 April 2009 (UTC) reply

Thanks for expanding the article a bit. I was hoping to get it featured on DYK, but I think it's going to need another paragraph. I left a question for you on the talk page. - Freekee ( talk) 01:20, 28 April 2009 (UTC) reply

That book you referenced by Storrer? Would you be able to attach that to any specific pieces of info in the article? Apparently, inline refs are the way to go, if at all possible. - Freekee ( talk) 18:11, 29 April 2009 (UTC) reply

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Nice shots of the Robert M. Lamp House and the Eugene A. Gilmore House. By any chance do you have any photos of the John C. Pew House (3650 Lake Mendota Drive), Eugene Van Tamelen House (5817 Anchorage Rd) or the Walter Rudin House (110 Martinette Trail)? -- Waltloc ( talk) 16:03, 15 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the kind words. Sorry, I've never visited those three. One friend of mine here in Madison is a big FLW devotee, and he tells me that I missed an excellent tour a month ago that would have given me an opportunity to see more than I have to date. Apparently not all of the three you name are readily accessible. Well, I will just have to see what is possible. Jdsteakley ( talk) 16:36, 20 July 2009 (UTC) reply

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Way back when, here, you added a map at Stewart Island/Rakiura. It had a superceded name of the island which did not include the name Rakiura. Have you a later map, or can you amend the name on the map you inserted? Moriori ( talk) 20:39, 1 June 2010 (UTC) reply

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