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Nice to see another contributor interested in railroad topics

It's nice to see another contributor interested in railroad topics. You might want to check out WikiProject Trains, too. Thanks, —Morven 18:55, Jan 4, 2005 (UTC)

De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter pics

Hi, I've noticed that you've removed a picture from De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. I reverted, but you reverted it back. I don't want to violate the 3-revert-rule but you've offered no explanation of any kind for the removal. Could you please comment over at Talk:De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter to explain why you don't think this picture should be included? Otherwise, I will replace the picture shortly. Thanks, -Lommer | 19:29, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Sorry - I just realized the problem, forget the whole thing. -Lommer | 19:37, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

1942 Steel picture caption

Hello: The caption in the article steel now says that the steel is being poured into a mold. My steelmaking days were in a continuous casting plant but I think the previous caption saying that the steel was being poured into an open hearth furnace is probably correct. You can see doors of the furnace behind the ladele in the background. Molds for large forgings would be either open on all sides or else located in a pit below the teeming floor. --Wtshymanski 21:44, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Edit to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Hi. I was wondering why you removed the link to the Failure article? I clicked on it and found a lengthy article about the film. David L Rattigan

Swing bridge pix

Very nice contribution Image:Railway_swing_bridge.jpg. I was wondering if you have access to that site for another view. I need a good picture of a timber trestle for that article, and the right approach to the bridge would be suitable. Thanks, Leonard G. 04:36, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

The new pix is nice and will illustrate the principle (you will see in 5 min in Trestle, but where is "here" (where the longer pix are)? Leonard G. 01:46, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the image, the article now looks great! Best wishes, Leonard G. 01:59, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

I have created a taxobox for bridge type articles that includes an image and image title - this is needed to avoid bad image flow around the taxobox in some circumstances, and also seems appropriate as a presentation (see clapper bridge). The problem is that now the trestle article is dominated by the taxobox image (due to its aspect ratio) and a clip of this would cut off useful information. The wooden trestle really should be the introductory image, but an image more resembling the steel trestle shown would be better for the layout. Any possibility of an image that would show what the current wood trestle image shows, but with a more appropriate aspect ratio? (I know this sounds a bit fussy, but I think layout is important, especially for this suite of articles indexed by bridge, which I hope to bring to featured article *suite* status.) Thanks, Leonard G. 01:13, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

Relays

Yes, good edit on that one. Light current 05:50, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for helping with spammers. Pavel Vozenilek 23:24, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Ditto -- you beat me to one today, and when I looked I saw you got about 5 from the same person. Way to Wiki! Coll7 01:26, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Sevigny and everyone else

"Alright, that is a good link for Chloë Sevigny being part Polish. If she says so then it is correct. That is the only acceptable criterion. Each person picks his or her own label, if any. No other facts or opinions matter. Meggar 03:04, 2005 September 6 (UTC)"

OBVIOUSLY. Where do you think all of my info is from? Either interviews or biographies/profiles, etc. That is my area of expertise. Don't revert ANY of my info unless you can find something that directly contradicts it (and I don't mean those one-sentence trivita bits on some websites that say Leelee Sobieski is of "Polish and French" descent", many bits like that are either out-rite wrong or misleading. Interviews or in-depth profiles are the only good sources). Most of the "Jewish Americans" people would hardly consider themselves "German Americans" or whatever, especially after having to escape whichever country to avoid persecution. And none of the ones I removed have any actual ethnic German/Latvian/etc. ancestry.

Anyway, just because Sevigny's last name sounds French doesn't mean she is 100% French, as you have obviously discovered. She probably just has some distant French ancestry - and I only left the "French heritage" thing on there for novelty value. Never ever assume anything, check. I have checked - so either trust me or find info that proves me wrong. But never just revert my edits without proof of your own. Very counter-productive.

Blue Raspberry /Black cap

Dear Meggar, I dont know if you live in the L.A. surroundings, but since I remember we went to Westood to collect "Blue Raspberries". No one called these dark red to clear blue raspberries(Rubus leucodermis-not Rubus occidentalis) a blackcap-just blue raspberries. Blackcaps have been kinds of boysenberries aud other black-not blue colored rubus species. Saludos --Quer 20:13, 14 November 2005 (UTC)