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Hi BrettA343! You created a thread called Changing the default size of thumbnails for Wikipedia and related issue re text. at Wikipedia:Teahouse, but it has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please create a new thread. Archival by Lowercase sigmabot III, notification delivery by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} (ban this bot) or {{nobots}} (ban all bots) on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:00, 6 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrettA343! You created a thread called Getting an image placed to the left of an article, in a specific location below a heading. at Wikipedia:Teahouse, but it has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please create a new thread. Archival by Lowercase sigmabot III, notification delivery by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} (ban this bot) or {{nobots}} (ban all bots) on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:03, 7 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrettA343! You created a thread called Mountain Photos - Does Wiki Want Decent 'View From Summit' Shots Rather Than No Shots At All? at Wikipedia:Teahouse, but it has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please create a new thread. Archival by Lowercase sigmabot III, notification delivery by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} (ban this bot) or {{nobots}} (ban all bots) on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:00, 8 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrettA343! You created a thread called Adding links in Wikimedia to Wikipedia articles; "Page does not exist" at Wikipedia:Teahouse, but it has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please create a new thread. Archival by Lowercase sigmabot III, notification delivery by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} (ban this bot) or {{nobots}} (ban all bots) on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:02, 8 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrettA343! You created a thread called Keep bullet points in the 'normal' Wikipedia font, but indent more. at Wikipedia:Teahouse, but it has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please create a new thread. Archival by Lowercase sigmabot III, notification delivery by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} (ban this bot) or {{nobots}} (ban all bots) on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:02, 9 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrettA343! You created a thread called Changing text to links in Commons; what am I doing wrong, please? at Wikipedia:Teahouse, but it has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please create a new thread. Archival by Lowercase sigmabot III, notification delivery by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} (ban this bot) or {{nobots}} (ban all bots) on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:01, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrettA343! You created a thread called Feedback requested on the text-over-image photo at Wikipedia:Teahouse, but it has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please create a new thread. Archival by Lowercase sigmabot III, notification delivery by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} (ban this bot) or {{nobots}} (ban all bots) on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:00, 17 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrettA343! You created a thread called When a Maintenance tag discusses 'Verification', but you can find mostly contradiction. at Wikipedia:Teahouse, but it has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please create a new thread. Archival by Lowercase sigmabot III, notification delivery by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} (ban this bot) or {{nobots}} (ban all bots) on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:02, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

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I impress upon you to use the tutorial and read the Manual of Style. You really need the help. Llammakey (talk) 12:30, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrettA343! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, References - Citing Pages in a Multi-Page Document vs. Only Including Said Pages in a Subset Document, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please feel free to create a new thread. The archival was done by Lowercase sigmabot III, and this notification was delivered by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} here on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:05, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi BrettA343! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, Request 'autocomfirmed' user status to edit 'Parachute' and add an 'Annular and pull-down apex' photo, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please feel free to create a new thread. The archival was done by Lowercase sigmabot III, and this notification was delivered by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} here on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:02, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, BrettA343. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by Galendalia Talk to me ^{CVU Graduate} 19:19, 24 May 2020 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).[reply]

You just marked this edit as minor. A minor edit is one that does not significantly change the meaning of the text, such as typo, spelling, grammar or markup corrections. The checkbox is there because there is an option when looking at page histories, recent changes, and watchlists, not to show minor edits, to help the significant edits stand out. Adding a comment to a discussion on a talk page is pretty much never minor, even if the comment is not of much importance. Just a tip for future reference, not a major problem, so to speak, (LOL) DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 02:52, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for setting me straight @DESiegel:. I've been using it incorrectly since I arrived (LOL, too) BrettA343 (talk) 03:27, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Its not a, ahem, major problem. The serious issue is when someone tries to hide a controversial change to an article by marking it as a minor change. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 03:51, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I took the image you put in Mountaineering and moved it into the Mountaineering section in mountain. I did this while moving a bunch of images around. If you want to add it back you are more then welcome to. LoreMaster talk 19:39, 2 June 2020

Hi BrettA343! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, Syncing Muninnbot's Message With Reality: Archiving Not in "a few days" but within "48 hours.", has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days (usually at least two days, and sometimes four or more). You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please feel free to create a new thread. The archival was done by Lowercase sigmabot III, and this notification was delivered by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} here on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:00, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I have fixed the description for File:Inuksuit in Auyuittuq, Nunavut.jpg. Hope it's okay now. Wiki-uk (talk) 05:24, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrettA343! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, How long does it take for an article to go from ones' sandbox to approval or otherwise?, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days (usually at least two days, and sometimes four or more). You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please feel free to create a new thread. The archival was done by Lowercase sigmabot III, and this notification was delivered by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} here on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:02, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BrettA343! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, Will Wikipedia/Commons pay for updated resources (4 related books) used for editing?, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days (usually at least two days, and sometimes four or more). You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please feel free to create a new thread. The archival was done by Lowercase sigmabot III, and this notification was delivered by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} here on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:01, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Buidhe was:

The proposed article does not have sufficient content to require an article of its own, but it could be merged into the existing article at Mount Lyell (Canada). Since anyone can edit Wikipedia, you are welcome to add that information yourself. Thank you.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

Sources don't show independent notability; there is no reason that this content can't be integrated into the main article.

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Added, as per intructions...

Hello @Hike395:. You deleted my section heading and then said it 'violated policy'. What did my heading say, please? Please indicate what you considered against policy. The intent was to journal MONGO's actions and text against me and I don't consider truth against policy or a personal; attack - it is merely fact. If MONGO takes Ac tion A against me, surely I can note said action in posts - otherwise, no one knows what he has done. And I'd suggest that calling my photograph 'ridiculous' and (especially) making up (fake) 'Policy' and claiming that as the reason for deleting my photo is a personal attack. I wonder if you did something similar to user MONGO (I think he deserves more than that for violating policy). Cheers, Brett.

P.S. I did not call him a blatant liar, but the facts would seem to support that contension due to his making up (fake) policy to support his wants.

Hi, Brett. The section header had a question: "Is he trustworthy or a troll?". Everyone who edits the section would repeat this in their edit summaries. Even couched as a (possibly rhetorical) question, I think this is not being civil, and violated No Personal Attacks, so I simplified the header. If you want to engage more editors to help settle a dispute, it's important not to come across as uncivil. One useful thing to read is WP:AVOIDYOU --- arguments should be about guidelines, not about people.

I think it's important for both sides of the argument to assume good faith. MONGO has been a valuable contributor to Mountain-related articles for 15+ years. You look like you have a lot of accumulated mountaineering wisdom and photographs to help improve Wikipedia articles. It looks like we're reaching consensus at Talk:Mountaineering on the photographs. But, more importantly, I hope that we can all productively contribute to Mountain-related articles in the future. If you continue on your current path, I'm afraid that we're going to either lose you or MONGO as an editor. That would be a darn shame.

I'm hoping to cool the temperature down by collapsing (not deleting) your comments that appear to attack MONGO. If you have a dispute with an editor, I think you should let the discussion thread speak for itself, rather than try to interpret it for other editors. Any editor can remove comments that are personal attacks (see the policy at WP:NPA). I'm exceedingly reluctant to do that myself --- I thought that by collapsing the comments that you said were optional to read, we could get back to a place of harmonious editing. I'll repeat that you're completely free to object to my collapsing and unilaterally remove it (You would remove where it says {{collapse top}} and {{collapse bottom}}) and I wouldn't revert. I think that's not in your self-interest, though --- you may come across as being aggressive to other editors whom you are trying to convince.

You may wish to take a look at WP:HOTHEAD for tips on what to do at this point --- it might or might not be helpful to you. My sincere hope is that we can resolve the dispute at Mountaineering, forget about any possible personal attacks on any side, and then move onto productive editing.

In case you missed it: I used two of your photos at Commons:Mountaineering and one at Commons:Mountains#Canada. What I've done in the past when I remove photos from an en article is use them in the corresponding gallery at Commons, so I wanted to incorporate your photos there.

I'm not sure what do about the watermarked image File:Mt._Columbia_from_Columbia_Icefield_bivy_for_the_Twins_et_al.jpg. Cropping the watermark out would produce a photograph with odd composition. Cleaning up the watermark would take me hours with a tool like GIMP.

I can remove the watermark, but in return, I'd ask you to WP:CALM down and stop attacking MONGO. Would you be willing to do that? — hike395 (talk) 06:55, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

B-Bye @Hike395:, and good luck. BrettA343 (talk) 16:36, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Uh oh. Does that mean you're leaving Wikipedia? I sure hope not --- I think we can get past this. You might have fun contributing photographs over at Commons. — hike395 (talk) 18:58, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! A little late to the conversation. Firstly, in any sort of editing dispute, it's always best to keep discussion focused on the edits rather than the editors, and why a certain edit is an improvement or not. (See Wikipedia: Dispute resolution for lots of info and advice, or WP:LAME for examples of petty edit wars.) I'm more of a textual editor (my first good article has no images besides an infobox map) but I've been in a dispute about images and I've helped resolve a couple others. The things I generally look for are: (1) does the image add encyclopedic content, and (2) does it support (or illustrate) the accompanying text of the article. If the images don't add sufficiently to the article, I'd delete them as I would superfluous text.

Another editor mentioned how pictures are a snapshot in time. This reminded me a bit about how quotations are a single person's opinion. In both cases, these are single views which may not be consistent with the broad summary style required for an encyclopedia.

For something like the rope-work, you may want to consider staging a photograph specifically for the purpose of illustrating the text. It doesn't have to be up on a mountain (so long as you don't make that claim). Caption it with something like, "climbers practicing rope maneuvers; note... [details]". If the object is to show the ropework, then do so, and don't worry about the scenic backdrop or "authenticity" of whether it took place on an actual expedition.

That's just my opinion. I hope it is of help. – Reidgreg (talk) 16:24, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! A couple months ago you joined Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada/The 10,000 Challenge and asked about pictures. Sorry that I didn't reply earlier, I became less active at about that time and no one else was minding the shop. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We have had more editors submitting image-related improvements to the challenge list, though it's still a small minority. What we like to see are improvements that will "stick", which generally means well-referenced new articles and expansions. However, most of my editing involves "cleanup" (such as layout work or copyediting) and that certainly is an article-improving effort which counts for the challenge. Images, I feel, are a little less "sticky"; they can come or go in an article, as with updated statistics. Still, if the picture provides encyclopedic content and illustrates some Canada-related content to a Canada-related article, I think it ought to count for the challenge. Please be sure that the image licensing is correct, and that the image is well documented in its description on Commons (being specific in the where and when, and what it is showing). – Reidgreg (talk) 16:24, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, BrettA343. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Edward Peak, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Draft space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for article space.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 22:02, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, BrettA343. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Edward Peak".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:46, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]