User talk:Gerd Breitenbach

Do you have a better version of the Copacabana picture than the 30 KB one? The resolution is rather on the small side, but the JPEG artifacts make the image pretty much unusable. Too bad, great picture otherwise. Rl 20:29, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I refer you to the Image use policy#Size which recommends using high-resolution images (up to 2 MB). HTH. Rl 10:36, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)

IFD

I think you should be using the {{IFD}} tag to get the images deleted, not {{delete}} . --Tagishsimon (talk)

Image:Illiniza mini.jpg

Hi. You recently asked for speedy deletion of Image:Illiniza mini.jpg by adding {{delete}} to the page. However, this image does not qualify for speedy deletion because (1) you did not provide a reason and (2) it is currently linked to an article. If you wish to delete this image that you uploaded, please list it on Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. If you have uploaded a larger size version of this image, then it would qualify for speedy delete once the article link has been changed. Thanks. RedWolf 04:47, Jan 15, 2005 (UTC)

Speedy deletion requests

Hi. You have asked for speedy deletion of a number of images you uploaded. Some have reasons while others do not. All request for speedy deletions should provide a reason. Instead of using {{delete}} you should use {{db|reason}}, replacing reason with your case.

Images can generally only be speedy deleted if they are exact duplicates, thumbnails or missing images. All other cases must be listed on Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion and {{ifd}} placed on the image description page. This process must also be followed for those images which have been copied to Commons.

I have listed below the images you had marked to be speedily deleted but do not meet the criteria:

Thanks. RedWolf 21:41, Jan 15, 2005 (UTC)

Why are you trying to get these images deleted? I can't see them on the deletion votes page, and you appear to have not provided justification for them being deleted. To my eye there are some fine photos in there, and you have already released them into the public domain, so you can't object to them being used on copyright grounds. David Newton 23:00, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I was not trying to get the images deleted myself, just that process needs to be followed for images moved to Commons. I would definitely agree, these are some outstanding photos which are a welcome addition. I wish it didn't cost me $2,000 USD just to get to the Himalaya so I could experience more of the region. RedWolf 02:08, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure whether I myself should answer here on my own page ... hope it's correct. I uploaded the pictures to both, Wiki Commons and here, since I didn't understand the system in first place. On Commons dwell the higher resolution images, which are better, so I want to get rid of the other useless ones here. I had to do the same already in the german section. It's a beginners mistake. --Gerd Breitenbach 23:18, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Right. Got you. I see you've now done exactly the correct thing for the images to be dealt with.

As for answering on your own talk page vs my talk page with this question, it depends on personal preference. Some people prefer to let the person that they are answering know that an answer is there by putting it on the person to be answered's talk page and triggering the system's new message box at the top of the screen. Some people prefer to leave all of a conversation on one talk page to make it easier to follow. To me it doesn't really matter either way.

Those are some very nice photos of some pretty out of the way places, and I'm glad to see they won't be disappearing from the Wikipedia, just shifting to the Commons server. David Newton 07:54, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Paragliding

Would you mind helping out fixing the paragliding article. From one of the pictures you posted, you seem to know something about it. Mgm|^(talk) 10:47, Jan 18, 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics

Hi,

Based on your edit history, you might be interested in participating in the conversations on the talk pages of Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics. This project is devoted to the creation and maintenance of physics pages on WP, and a number of curious issues arise from time to time. Oh, by the way, thanks for your articles on squeezed coherent states! linas 14:56, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot, that physics link is very useful, obviously I'm not often enough here anymore, but that'll change again I suppose ....--Gerd Breitenbach 14:26, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Inappropriate external links to your own work

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added to the pages Quadratic equation and Completing the square do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used as a platform for advertising or promotion, and doing so is contrary to the goals of this project. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Please check items 11 and 13 at the policy wp:ELNO. Thanks and cheers. - DVdm (talk) 07:07, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

On the same subject, thank you for the message you posted to my talk page. The link is probably appropriate, but you clearly have a conflict of interest, and should avoid adding links or references to your own work. If you think that such a link is desirable, it is much better to post a message on the article's talk page suggesting that someone else add the link, rather than adding it yourself. You can add a {{Request edit}} tag to the a talk page to call attention to your request. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:58, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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