Have a good one :) -Ladybirdintheuk 06:30, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Enjoy! Mr. Turcotte^talk 17:16, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much, the birthday greetings are highly appreciated - Adrian Pingstone 20:40, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Arpingstone! -- preschooler@heart 23:05, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for editing my entry. A quick note, though. I assume you removed "massive amount" because it sounded POV. Do you have an idea for alternative wording that indicates the amount of messages without removing it entirely? Also, I think your rewrite has a stray comma introducing a clause that isn't actually a clause. I'll go chance that last bit. Please answer on my talk page. - Mgm|^(talk) 15:52, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I recently uploaded this image from the German Wikipedia. On the German wikipedia, the license had the letter 'c' in grey with a strike through. I didn't know what that corresponded to in the english one. Could you please check it out in the German Wikipedia and apply a suitable license tag.

Thanks for the fix

Image:Afriaqua.jpg

--Jaw101ie 14:06, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for cleaning up this page! It had been massacred and looked terrible. Nice to have somebody with an EYE around! --ITech 21:19, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your nice comment is appreciated. Thanks - Adrian Pingstone 05:40, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Adrian, I thought you might be interested in my proposal for a Bristol WikiProject photo challenge/contest thing. Joe D (t) 03:50, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately I don't want to be "challenged" in my retirement (please imagine a smiley here) but thanks anyway for asking - Adrian Pingstone 05:40, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adrian: I apologize for my bad manners. I am fairly new to editing others' work and you have taught me a valuable lesson. Thank you! User:Argos'Dad

Thank you for such a graceful apology, fully accepted of course. Best Wishes - Adrian Pingstone 22:14, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! My name is Zoltán Szőke. I work for the National Archives of Hungary (former ICCS member state!!!). I wrote my M.A. thesis on the ICCS (dealing mainly with the "controversial" role of the Hungarian delegation...) According to tens of thousands of primary archival sources there was an "of" in the commission’s name instead of a "for". It should be changed in the title of the article, too. I just couldn’t find out how. I'll be back later with more.

I'm not sure what you'd like me to do for you but whatever it is it's unlikely I can help. I merely edited the article to make it better. My normal activity is adding pictures to articles so I don't how to rename an article. It wouild be best to go to the Help Desk here and type your question in - Adrian Pingstone 15:47, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the reaction. Furthermore see Wikipedia:Help desk--Jaak Nijssen 10:45, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just read"Adrian: I apologize for my bad manners." - so: I sincerely apologize for my bad manners.

In my article, the first step is now made. Thank you for the help.

The second filling in of the planned work is coming soon--Jaak Nijssen 10:45, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your apologies. I'm sure the article will become a good one as more material is added. Best Wishes - Adrian Pingstone 16:05, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since your photograph of the peccary was released in the public domain, I thought it would be an excellent candidate to accompany the main page of my new animal short fiction magazine (still in the works). Just so you know. :) Here's the link. - Mgm|^(talk) 19:53, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for using my peccary pic. As you will have noticed the focus is very poor on the bigger pic, but luckily the thumbnmail looks reasonable. Best Wishes - Adrian Pingstone 09:08, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You get funnels on ships; never on steam engines. — Dunc|☺ 18:43, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know that, thanks - Adrian Pingstone 08:25, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! You supported the Hummingbird Hawk-moth FPC (like everyone else who commented), but HighInBC uploaded an edit that absolutely no-one commented on. I can't promote the image without knowing which version to promote, so now I have to ask everyone which version they prefer. Would you mind specifying which image you are supporting? Thanks. Raven4x4x 09:28, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done (support either) - Adrian Pingstone 10:19, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Note that I originally just posted this to talk:contrails, but saw your name repeated in the edit history, though it might be of interest to you.

Some people theorize vapour trails are chemical or biological agents being secretly released in the air, says Wikipedia, an Internet encyclopedia. Chemtrails refer to systematic, high-altitude dumping of unknown substances for some undisclosed purpose. Theories proposed for their purpose include atmospheric and weather modification, biological warfare, mind control and military uses. -- Kerry Hall's "Contrails: a problem all their own", Parksville Qualicum News

When I thanked the newspaper for referencing us in the article, the reporter replied that Phil Austin, at cloud physicist at University of British Columbia (who was quoted in the story), thought this was a good explaination of the topic. Thumbs up, everyone who worked on this! -- Zanimum 17:12, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I'm a great admirer of your photos and see you at Featured Pictures quite a lot. I'd be interested if you could review my picture gallery, especially Image:TornadoTakeoffJM.jpg and see if you think any of them might be eligible for FP status. Be as critical as you like, I am looking for honest feedback here. Thanks. --Guinnog 11:13, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your time and trouble in reviewing my pictures. I appreciate your comments. I was thinking the same thing myself about getting a better camera already. Just finding the money! Thanks again for your trouble. --Guinnog 16:20, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello !

I have opened a discussion here because of a change that was done about a picture you took.

Greetings, Djam 15:43, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I contacted you a while back about your peccary image. Do you have any other PD images of interesting and or unusual animals? - Mgm|^(talk) 22:12, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have a look at these articles:Megabat Pteropus Capybara Donkey Elephant Dendrobates azureus Poison Dart Frog Giraffe Goat antelope Gorilla Lion Meerkat Black Howler Lemur Zebra Okapi African Penguin Prairie dog Pygmy Hippopotamus

and for the reptiles I've got: Common Collared Lizard Crocodile Cyclura Monitor lizard Central Bearded Dragon Plumed basilisk Sailfin lizard Standing's day gecko Aldabra Giant Tortoise Box Turtle Cuora Uromastyx Yellow-headed day gecko

Not including the fish, insects and birds I've illustrated. Hope this helps - Adrian Pingstone 20:18, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That helps. Thanks! - Mgm|^(talk) 18:53, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've discovered a way to see all my pics since I began on WP in January 2003. Look here for the list. Beware that a tiny number are other peoples pics that I've improved so just check I say I took it - Adrian Pingstone 17:17, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Thanks for the tip. - Mgm|^(talk) 19:31, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

... and of course there is also the Gallery tab that should be visible near the top a User page on Commons. That links to one of Duesentrieb's tools that shows all the images they have uploaded to Commons. It should give a result like this - of course for a user like Adrian, that gives a considerable number of pages to look through @-) -- Solipsist 20:15, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have some more information on Image:Gem.pebbles.800pix.jpg? Did you make it? If not, could you please indicate a source for it. I know it was uploaded long ago, but if you could clear up the copyright info on it, I'd be most grateful. --Kevin_b_er 03:55, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for writing. Yes, the pic was made by me and is PD. I've changed the PD copyright message to the one it should have been, and added a sentence about how I made the pic. Scanners produce very photo-like results, have a look at my jade rhino on Image scanner for another example - Adrian Pingstone 14:41, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A comment was recently posted by Samsara on the Siberian tiger FPC. It concerned placing the image in another article (see the subpage for the exact comment). I have now added the image to the stretching article, so you may or may not consider changing your vote (this is just to inform you of the change). Thanks. --Tewy 00:54, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You commented on this animated GIF's Featured Picture nomination. I'm considering a redesign to incorporate concerns raised but I need more clarity. Please see User talk:John Reid/Pi/Unrolled#FP?. Thank you. John Reid 08:46, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For reasons unknown to me I've been blocked from editing because it appears I share an IP (195.188.152.10) with Milly on Mheels who has been blocked. Clear me as soon as possible please. I've been editing on WP since January 2003 and this has never happened before.
Block details:
Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing. You were blocked by Doc glasgow for the following reason (see our blocking policy): Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Milly on Mheels". The reason given for Milly on Mheels's block is: "user". Your IP address is 195.188.152.10.
- Adrian Pingstone 17:03, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Autoblock lifted. Sorry for the inconvenience. You yourself were not blocked and your reputation is intact. When we block a vandal, the system also blocks the vandal's IP address in order to stop them from continuing vandalising. Mostly this is a good thing. Sometimes, a genuine user gets caught up in what we then call "collateral damage". You acted correctly in bring attention to the problem and thanks for being reasonable about it when you have a right to be annoyed (at the software: there's nothing the editors can do about it, I'm afraid). With luck, you're now free, but call me (using the {{unblock}} template again) if you're still caught. Happy editing! ➨ ЯEDVERS 19:18, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Glad it's all working for you and welcome back to the land of the living! :o) Happy editing! ➨ ЯEDVERS 19:32, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Adrian,

I've a photo request for you (not urgent, but just if you happen to be passing). Could you get a shot of this graffitti/mural by Banksy - apparently its on the side of the Sexual Health Clinic in Frogmore St. It looks like Banksy's has a rising profile and his stunts are growing in size, so he could be quite interesting and an artist to watch. -- Solipsist 08:59, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For reasons unknown to me I've been blocked from editing, by Essjay, because it appears I share an IP (195.188.152.16) with someone who has been blocked. Clear me as soon as possible please. I've been editing on WP since January 2003 and this has now happened twice in 6 days, It's highly irritating for this to happen to a respected long-term contributor.

Hi Arpingstone. I'm looking at it now. Sorry for your trouble. --Guinnog 17:34, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm looking forward to my unblock. Any way to stop this happening again and again? Thanks - Adrian Pingstone 17:40, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Try now. I've never done this before, I am new as an admin. Hope it works. --Guinnog 17:48, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well done, I can now edit as usual. Your work is much appreciated, thanks - Adrian Pingstone 17:50, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]