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==The Humungous Image Tagging Project==
Hi. You've helped with the Wikipedia:WikiProject Wiki Syntax, so I thought it worth alerting you to the latest and greatest of Wikipedia fixing project, User:Yann/Untagged Images, which is seeking to put copyright tags on all of the untagged images. There are probably, oh, thirty thousand or so to do (he said, reaching into the air for a large figure). But hey: they're images ... you'll get to see lots of random pretty pictures. That must be better than looking for ''at at'' and ''the the'', non? You know you'll love it. best wishes --User:TagishsimonUser_talk:Tagishsimon
:That sounds like a plan, oui! - User:Geocachernemesis
==Wellington photo - FPC==
Hi. I've nominated your excellent :Image:Wellington City Night.jpg as a candidate on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. I don't know if it will succeed (it's sometimes a very tough room), but IMHO it should. Keep up the good work, either way. -- User:John Fader (User talk:John Fader | Special:Contributions/John Fader) 00:36, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
:Thanks for the nomination!:) It's looking good, as I've already got two votes of support. User:Geocachernemesis 01:36, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
==Your photos==
Just a note to say your panoramas are inspirational. I also have a Canon G3, but nothing like your skill in using it. I must upload some of the panoramas I took of Auckland's West Coast beaches a couple of years ago.-User:Gadfium 03:58, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
:Thanks, I'm glad you like them. I look forward to seeing your panoramas on NZ articles. ''(''Donovan|w:en:User:Geocachernemesis|User_talk:Geocachernemesis'')'' 04:41, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
::I just want to say the same, they are absolutely great! When I first saw :Image:Wellington City Night.jpg, I couldn't close my mouth until the picture was loaded. And I have 64k! Simply amazing. User:Jhs 15:12, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
:::''Later:'' Therefore, I give you this barnstar, for über-excellent panorama photos! User:Jhs 15:26, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
::::Well, thanks very much.:) If you liked that one, then check out Commons:User:Geocachernemesis:Gallery for more. ''(''Donovan|w:en:User:Geocachernemesis|User_talk:Geocachernemesis'')'' 21:38, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
==Geocacher + Nemesis + Donovan==
2+2=4... Are you who I think you are? :) User:Grutness|User_talk:Grutness 06:21, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
:It's more like 1+1+1=3, but I think so (assuming that I can read your mind, that is). Hi James, I see that you have contributed to Wikipedia a bit.;) ''(''Donovan|w:en:User:Geocachernemesis|User_talk:Geocachernemesis'')'' 06:28, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
==Nice Photos!==
Nice photos! Digital or film? Thanks for fixing the caption on that Dunedin pic, I was looking over at the left side, and scratching my head. Do you have a picture of a Kabocha? I just did an article, and a picture would be good, worth 938 words.
Great pics, keep up the good work. User:WikiDon
:Thanks, I use digital (no processing costs :)). I've only got the food photos that you see in Commons:User:Geocachernemesis:Gallery, that I took for Wikibook's Cookbook. ''(''Donovan|w:en:User:Geocachernemesis|User_talk:Geocachernemesis'')'' 03:02, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
== Mosgiel ==
I see that we have each provided one of the two pictures on the Mosgiel page - perhaps we should have got User:Robert P. O'Shea to provide the text! User:Grutness...''User_talk:Grutness 05:32, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
:Ha ha, very funny. But, I doubt that Robert has any more expertise on Mosgiel than either of us. I really should dig through my photo album to see if I can find a more specific photograph of Mosgiel. But, I needed somewhere to put my Flagstaff Hill panorama until a Flagstaff Hill article is written (not to mention a Mount Cargill article for my Mount Cargill panoramas that are on the Dunedin page for now). ''(''Donovan|w:en:User:Geocachernemesis|User_talk:Geocachernemesis'')'' 08:49, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
I've been tempted to start a Mount Cargill article - it's linked from quite a few articles - Dunedin, of course, but also things like Cloud forest. User:Grutness...''User_talk:Grutness 09:00, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
:Yeah, Mount Cargill would be useful, but don't feel that you have to start it. Flagstaff Hill also has some interesting history. ''(''Donovan|w:en:User:Geocachernemesis|User_talk:Geocachernemesis'')'' 13:01, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
==Wikiportal==
Hi Donovan - Cyberjunkie and I have just been putting in a few items on the brand new Wikipedia:Wikiportal/New Zealand page - possibly just as temporaries, but who knows (there isn't any system set up for voting on these things yet), and I needed someting to add as the "Featured picture" on the page. So that Wellington night picture is getting a bit more of an audience :) User:Grutness...''User_talk:Grutness 13:19, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
:Thanks James. There are only two or three New Zealand related featured pictures on Wikipedia at this stage. But, I assume that you guys will simply select those images that you like the look of to feature. ''(''Donovan|w:en:User:Geocachernemesis|User_talk:Geocachernemesis'')'' 23:33, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
== Larnach Castle ==
Hi,
I'm currently working on an article about User:Giano/Robert Lawson, draft the New Zealand architect (it's still in users-space, don't bother to correct spelling and grammar, I'll change things a 1000 times yet). I've "borrowed" your great pictures of the castle. Do you by any chance have any taken in daylight, or pictures of any of his other work. User:Grutness is a photographic accomplice on this, but if you have anything as well, that would be great.
Regards. User:Giano | User talk:Giano 12:43, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
:Sorry, I've only got a few point and shoot snaps in daylight, their quality is not that great. Maybe James has some? If not, I'll upload some of mine (but, maybe I'll do it anyway ;). I've been meaning to adjust the levels of my night pictures so that they don't look so yellow (but, I must get around to it). ''(''Donovan|w:en:User:Geocachernemesis|User_talk:Geocachernemesis'')'' 00:39, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
:Okay, I've dug up one of my daylight image of the castle, along with some views from the top (I'll stick them on your talk page where you're more likely to see them). But, I don't have any of his other work. I'm also without a camera for a couple more weeks. Otherwise, I would simply go out and take some pictures. ''(''Donovan|w:en:User:Geocachernemesis|User_talk:Geocachernemesis'')'' 11:20, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
::*Hi Donovan, that's great, one is there now. sorry to here the entrance is expensive, has it got wonderful contents or something, it looks on its website more like a conference centre or party venue. Thanks a lot User:Giano | User talk:Giano 12:15, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
:::The contents are interesting (like a small museum), and the ballroom can be booked for functions. As for the fees, it's privately owned, need I say more... ;) ''(''Donovan|w:en:User:Geocachernemesis|User_talk:Geocachernemesis'')'' 12:31, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
::::::::They do look a little pleased with themselves on their website! User:Giano | User talk:Giano 12:35, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Geocachernemesis
I'm a New Zealand. I've contributed significantly to Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikibooks' Cookbook. For Wikipedia, I've made a concerted effort to contribute to Wikipedia:WikiProject Wiki Syntax, User:Humanbot, User:Triddle/cleanup, and less so to Wikipedia:Untagged images. I've added 71 of my own images to the Commons, 42 of those were linked to the Cookbook, 20 were panoramas and mostly linked to Wikipedia articles, and one other image was copied from Wikipedia to the Commons for use in the Cookbook (see Commons:User:Geocachernemesis:Gallery for all of my images). While adding image to articles in the Cookbook, I revised their content where it existed, otherwise I created new articles (which was most of the time). I've also been fixing a heap of vandalism over there recently. User:Geocachernemesis