I'm actually hesitant to give this barnstar to others now, as you are the first to receive it that makes you the reference, and I think it will be sheer impossible to live up the standard you have set! -- [[User:Solitude|Solitude\^talk]] 12:12, Nov 29, 2004 (UTC)

Hey Adrian whats up? I have been quite worried about you lately. You didnt answer my last message, I thought maybe something had happened to you. Well, its good to know you're still around....!

Last weekend was the first time I was ever caught without writing an article, Friday there was a big concert and my siblings and I went to an after-concert dinner with the main group, so I was planning a coupole articles and wound up returining at 4 am.

Then last night me, my brother, his wife and a friend went bar-hopping, trying to see if any of them was showing the Barrera-Morales III fight but our search was futile. Well, for all that was worth, we spent the night driving around with nothing to do, except for a moment when we stopped at the mall and we found out that they were closing soon. All we bought was a Matchbox! (me)..lol

Well, I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks and God bless you as always!

Sincerely yours, your friend always, "Antonio El Campeon Martin!"

I noticed that you weren't on the administrator list and I was very surprised. Would you accept a nomination for adminiship? [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality/^talk]] 01:54, Dec 1, 2004 (UTC)

If you were a FULL member prior to the buyout you got somewhere in the region of IEP300 in Ireland, £150 in the UK. If you really want proof, I can try to find my dads bank statements from the time (I wasn't a member then).

It had to be full, paid for membership, as a person. Not car membership, not a car dealers freebie. I'm adding it back to the article, as it did happen, and is true.

Kiand 22:47, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

http://www.google.ie/search?q=cache:_rXAycxARVQJ:www.thisismoney.com/19990626/nm4778.html+&hl=en&client=firefox-a

Thats from before the event happened. They did pay out on purchase, as the AA was a mutual society and full personal members were shareholders. You either joined after 1999, or never held full personal membership.

Kiand 22:50, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Interesting! Thanks for the info. I joined in 1966 and have been a full breakdown member ever since. Clearly, breakdown membership was not sufficient to get the money. Humble apologies for messing you around - Adrian Pingstone 23:06, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Hmmm... you should have got it then - Breakdown membership is full membership . Did you move house around that time (1999)? You might have a hundred quid waiting for you in Centricas bank accounts... Kiand 23:09, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Oh, no need to apologise. Theres so much misinformation put on the Wiki you can never know for sure. Kiand 23:21, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks for uploading Image:Cathay.a340-600.b-hqb.250pix.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use {{gfdl}} if you release it under the GFDL, or {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, etc.) I'm unsure from your cuurent comments on the image page if it's your picture, or what copyright applies. If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Thanks so much, [[User:Whosyourjudas|Whosyourjudas\^talk]] 00:15, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Hi, I've started a drive to get users to multi-license all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (CC-by-sa) v1.0 and v2.0 Licenses or into the public domain if they prefer. The CC-by-sa license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the GFDL, but it allows other projects, such as WikiTravel, to use our articles. Since you are among the top 1000 Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at minimum those on the geographic articles. Over 90% of people asked have agreed. For More Information:

• Multi-Licensing FAQ - Lots of questions answered
• Multi-Licensing Guide
• Free the Rambot Articles Project

To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" template into their user page, but there are other options at Template messages/User namespace. The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page:

Option 1

I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:

{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}

OR

Option 2

I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions to any [[U.S. state]], county, or city article as described below:

{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}

Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" with "{{MultiLicensePD}}". If you only prefer using the GFDL, I would like to know that too. Please let me know what you think at my talk page. It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking. – Ram-Man ^{(comment) (talk)}[[]] 13:43, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)

You are correct. The multi-licensing scheme used here would not apply to your pictures that you upload, however, it could apply to all of your text contributions that you make to Wikipedia, not limited to but including adding links to the pictures within the articles themselves. In general I am focusing on users text contributions with images as an afterthought. – Ram-Man ^{(comment) (talk)}[[]] 14:08, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)

I think we are misunderstanding each other. I do not want you to do anything different with your PD pics. That's great that you are willing to do that. What I want to know is if your text contributions (non-images) would also be released into the PD (or CC-by-sa). This would include all of your copyediting that you do to various articles such as fixing typos. Basically I don't want to persuade you to change your PD licensing of your images, I want you to expand your PD licensing to include ALL your contributions, including text edits. – Ram-Man ^{(comment) (talk)}[[]] 14:29, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)

Ram-Man, would you kindly hop over to User:Arpingstone and see if I've done the PD licencing for text correctly. Thanks - Adrian Pingstone 15:34, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)

It looks great. Thanks! – Ram-Man ^{(comment) (talk)}[[]] 18:52, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)

Hi, I added a "unverified" copyright tag to your upload Image:Rubens.adoration.650pix.jpg. I belive it should be PD by virtue of its age and that photos of art don't merit their own copyright, but am unsure. Please update with an appropriate tag, if you can.

Thousands of images have no copyright tags. You can help sort this out by clicking on this link!

Duk 17:40, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing - Done - Adrian Pingstone 16:59, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Hello, Adrian. Since you release most of your images in the public domain, you should probably know about the {{PD-self}} template. We're trying to categorize all of the public domain images, and it would greatly help if you would use that template. Warmest regards --[[User:Neutrality|Neutrality/^talk]] 03:34, Dec 12, 2004 (UTC)

That's fine. What he is doing is actually not usuing a new template, but dabbing it. It still shows up in the same category. Like this:

{{PD-self|Arpingstone}}

[[User:Neutrality|Neutrality/^talk]] 01:13, Dec 13, 2004 (UTC)

I've been using {{PD-user|Arpingstone}} when tagging your images. I find that it provides more information than {{PD-self}}. --MarkSweep 06:05, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I've been tagging non-tagged images (there a zillion if you want to help out), and I came across Image:Courbet.karoly.550pix.jpg. It appears you got it from webshots? Perhaps you know how they deal with copyright over there and can add the appropriate copyright tag? I gave it a {{unverified}} for now. Thanks! --MaxPower 18:24, 2004 Dec 13 (UTC)

Is that standard practice? To {{PD}} electronic reproductions of public domain art? I know this page says this about the {{PD-art}} tag: "for images of works of art where the artist died more than 100 years ago. But if the person or organization who digitized it has released it under another license, list that other license as well as this one." But you would know way better than me, I'm just trying to figure out what the standard way about doing things is. Thanks for your insight! --MaxPower 13:48, 2004 Dec 14 (UTC)

Hello Adrian. Could you tell me where Image:Wing.slat.250pix.jpg comes from? I'm doing some image-tagging. Thanks, – Quadell ^{(talk) (help)}[[]] 18:47, Dec 13, 2004 (UTC)

We are trying to use this one on commons, do you know it's coyright status ? 01:21, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks for uploading the following image:

• Image:Dumbbell.nebula.arp.750pix.jpg
• Image:Dust.devil.mars.arp.750pix.jpg

I notice they currently don't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know each one's copyright status?

You can use {{gfdl}} if you release your own work under the GNU Free Documentation License, {{PD-self}} if you wish to release your own work to the public domain, {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, and so on. Click here for a list of the various tags.

If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know at my talk page where you got the image from, and I'll tag it for you. Thanks so much. Denni☯ 04:23, 2004 Dec 13 (UTC)

P.S. You can help tag other images at Wikipedia:Untagged_Images. Thanks again.

Image:Airindia.a310-300.f-kkcr.750pix.jpg too, if you don't mind. =) --[[User:Ricky81682|Ricky81682 (talk)]] 07:15, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)

DustDevil I have removed from the Astronomy article, I have no idea where it came from.

Dumbbell is no longer used in the article.

AirIndia I have tagged GFDL.

Thanks for your query - Adrian Pingstone 17:27, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

What a great image of the Sierra RS Cosworth—really boosts that page. Thank you! Stombs 21:26, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)

Hi, I am reviewing license/copyright tags for some art images. I came across Image:Corot.villedavray.750pix.jpg. Looking at your policy of dual-licensing your contributions with public domain, I am relatively sure that I can tag the image with template:PD-art. But I thought I would ask you first anyway. And have you heard the news that Mandrake linux will include a copy of Wikipedia? (details are meta:Wikimedia and Mandrakesoft). Giving images a proper tag is even more important now. Tomos 05:08, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The image description page of that picture is essentially empty. I'm guessing that's just an oversight, but I don't want to presume that it's Ok to stick a {{PD-user|Arpingstone}} tag on it without checking with you first. Could you update the image description page to provide some licensing information? Thanks very much, --MarkSweep 06:09, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing - Done - Adrian Pingstone 16:57, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I'm confused as to what tag to use for Image:Michelangelo.pieta.650pix.jpg. The site says that noncommercial use permission is given, but also says that the contents are either public domain or fair use. Ofcourse the latter would be better, but I'm not sure if it refers to the images themselves or the subjects. Any help would be appreciated, thanks. --Aqua 07:38, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC)

Also Image:Michelangelo.pieta.350pix.jpg I've nominated this for speedy deletion, since it's just a smaller version of Image:Michelangelo.pieta.650pix.jpg, no? --MarkSweep 07:04, 25 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Reply at User talk:Aqua008 - Adrian Pingstone 17:44, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Sorry I can't reply to you all just now but I've felt unwell over Christmas. I'll answer in a few days - Adrian Pingstone 21:39, 25 Dec 2004 (UTC)

OK, I'm well now. Thunderbird (?) pic removed, no problem - Adrian Pingstone 16:51, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Hey Arp: How's things going? I hope all is good. Dorry to hear you were feeling bad but its good to hear now you're better. We almost had a tornado here in Phoenix today! Go figure! Must be the global warming..lol

Well, I have a couple of questions: I have a Kodak photo of Sonya Emery, taken by God knows who, that she herself gave me. Since its a Kodak photo, and no one probably has copyright but we dont know, can it be placed here?

Another thing, if it can, could you please do me the favor? Id scan it and send it over to you as I have no idea how to place photos here yet.

Thanks and God bless you!

Sincerely yours, "Antonio Lola's Icon Martin"

I can't help notice that you still resize your images to this 750px bounding box. I'm sure you've come across one of my rants on WP:FPC about how Good it is to have nice big source images on Wikipedia. Is this done out of habit of trying to make the pictures "fit nicely" on most monitors (which is irrelevant now that the image: pages scale down automatically now), or do you just not want to release the high-res originals into the public domain?

Keep up the good work. ed g2s • talk 11:14, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Hi! Your first guess "fit nicely" is absolutely correct. I had no idea the software had been changed to resize the image on the Image Page but it does explain some messages that have been appearing on some of my Image Pages. For example, on Cleopatra's Needle the top pic has a blue link at its base that I was puzzled by. I assume the software adds the message automatically if it resizes?

I'm very happy to release the full res pic so I'll do a trial full-size upload. The size obviously depend on how I crop but an uncropped image is 2289 by 1712px.

If I like what I see then I might go back over my favourite pics and upload a high res version but that's a frightening amount of work!

Thanks for writing, your message has been very helpful - Adrian Pingstone 11:46, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I've put up my first hi-res pic, a Malév Hungarian Airlines Boeing 737 I photographed on Monday at Heathrow. I like what I see, so the 750px pics are done with. Thanks once again for telling me. Very Best Wishes - Adrian Pingstone 17:21, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

The download high resoloution version link is added automatically when a scaled version is used on the image page. Plugwash 20:21, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Hey Adrian: Congratulations on the excellency of the Malev Hungarian Airlines photos! You ability never cesases to amaze me!

Would you like to take a look at the photo that Sonya Emery gave me herself?

Thanks and God bless! Keep up the excellent work!

Sincerely yours,

your friend

"Antonio Prince of Asturias Martin"

If I might interrupt this conversation, there is not such thing as de facto public domain images. Unless you get the permission of the author, the image is copyrighted. ed g2s • talk 10:28, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Excellent, FYI you can change the size of the auto-resized image in your user preferences. You may even want to upload your full size images to the Commons: where they can be accessed by all the wikimedia projects. ed g2s • talk 10:28, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I second that! There are so many images that I'd love to use in translations to Afrikaans articles, and if they're on the commons it saves a lot of work! Again, thanks for the great work you've done! --Dewet 14:59, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Hello Adrian. I've enjoyed seeing your many hundreds of images on Wikipedia. I was wondering: did you take this picture? Image:Sandiego.daytime.600pix.jpg Thanks, – Quadell ^{(talk) (help)} 21:26, Jan 6, 2005 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks for noticing this oddity. No, I didn't take the pic (I've never been to the USA). I can't understand how I failed to name the copyright situation and regrettably I haven't the slightest idea where it came from. I am certain PD photos of San Diego are easy to come by so please just remove it and I'll find another soon. Best Wishes - Adrian Pingstone 23:02, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

You list this car as a 2001 but the article claims that the car was discontinued in 1994. I am confused. Rmhermen 19:39, Jan 7, 2005 (UTC)

I've realised what I did. I looked up the number plates Y letter as though it were a prefix (on a UK registrations website) and got 2001. I should have looked up Y suffix which is 1982. Sorry for the stupid mistake. I'll correct the pic caption tomorrow (bedtime now) - Adrian Pingstone 23:54, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Thank you! I'm new here, but I've already come across your name--and your great contribution. Thanks again! Bijan

Bijan, it's really nice when my work is noticed. Thank you for writing. Best Wishes, Adrian - Adrian Pingstone 10:20, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Another thank you for your hard work providing photographs to the WP. I particularly like your recent car photos such as the Jag XJS. Cheers. akaDruid 13:45, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Nice pic but:

• surely, surely this is a locomotive not a train
• saved at rather too high a resolution for use on the web. I saved it at the compresion level I normally use for web images and the file size came down from 114K bytes to 66K bytes. (I haven't actually seen what Wiki's view is about the size of image files - but I am sure they have one.)

Pleased to see you using your real name and giving your pic on your user page. I was beginning to think I was alone in those two respects. RHaworth 09:29, 2005 Jan 15 (UTC)

Perhaps my second point is unnecessary - others seem to appreciate your photos at the compression level you are using. Apologies too for my recent unnecessary edit to your steel drum pic. I now realise that on Image description pages the 'What links here' on the left don't work - you need to look lower down the description page. -- RHaworth 10:22, 2005 Jan 15 (UTC)

My comment was not about where you had used the picture but what you had called it. That was all. What would you think if I put up a close-up of spoiler and called it 'wing.Boeing.737...jpg?

Thanks for the info. on image sizes - I may be more generous in future. Wiki is very clever at dynamically re-sizing. But my feeling is that I am happy to release a reduced size version to PD but retain the copyright on the full scale version. Even though a. I usually shoot at only 1024x768 and b. my pics aren't worth ripping off anyway. Cheers - RHaworth 11:00, 2005 Jan 16 (UTC)

Dear Adrian

Your picture of an Allard car is very nice, but it is incorrectly labelled. It is actually a P-type (also known as a P1) saloon. I edited the description, but was unable to change the title of the picture on the main Allard page. I am new to Wikipedia, so I hope that I haven't breached any etiquette by doing so. Kind regards, Marcus Allard

Marcus, you got it absolutely right (etiquette-wise) because you let me know the problem and what changes you had made. To change the pic caption (or make any other edit) in an article is easy, just go to the article, click on Edit page, make the change to the article, check it looks OK with Show preview, if OK click on Save page. Don't forget to say in the Edit summary what you did. Best Wishes, Adrian - Adrian Pingstone 08:50, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I was going to move some of your images to Wikimedia Commons (of Bristol, as it happens). I would, however, be credited as the uploader - though I would, of course, credit you as the photographer and original uploader to Wikipedia. For this reason, I am asking you whether you would prefer to reupload your pictures to Commons yourself? You being credited as the uploader would not be the only advantage - you could also upload high-resolution versions of images already uploaded as 750px. PLease give me any opinions/feedback. --Oldak Quill 17:55, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I have been removing the resize warnings you have been adding to some of your images. If the resize links are generated in error (they aren't for me) then this is a minor bug with MediaWiki, and something that should be taken up on http://bugzilla.wikipedia.org. As the image will be cached locally by the user's browser, clicking on the download link will not waste any of their time or wikipedia bandwidth, so all we are doing is setting up the task of having to remove all these messages at a later date! ed g2s • talk 15:30, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)