User talk:Myotus

I tend to not look at my Talk page for long spans at a time. If you need to get a hold of me you can also email me if you need to discuss something or notify me.

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Hi Myotus. Thank you for your work on Giants of the Earth Heritage Center. Another editor, SunDawn, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Good day! Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia by writing this article. I have marked the article as reviewed. Have a wonderful and blessed day for you and your family!

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 07:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Pride parade

Hi there, just wanted to thank you for the great job and hard work you've put into this article. Best, Castncoot (talk) 03:38, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Replaceable non-free use File:Screenshot-Twin Cities Metro eLibrary-MELSA, Libby app.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Screenshot-Twin Cities Metro eLibrary-MELSA, Libby app.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of non-free use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of non-free use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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Thanks for the pointing it out. I see it does not fit the definition. I have removed it from the Library article. However, I believe it does fits with non-free use by using in on the Libby Service page itself which does not have a screen shot to the software. I have added it there. If it still fails please let me know and I will do what I can to correct it if possible. Myotus (talk) 15:31, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Photo galleries

Photo galleries are generally discouraged, per WP:IG. For readers using mobile devices, galleries make page loading a real chore. If photos cannot easily be placed into articles, just add a link to the Commons. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 11:01, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Photo galleries are not generally discouraged. As per their statement "Articles consisting entirely or primarily of galleries are discouraged" This is a guideline not a rule. It is a good guideline for many articles but it is a not a hard and fast rule. In the small town and small city articles I have added photo galleries they are but part of the article not the only or primarily content. You were correct in deleting the the gallery in Sabin, Minnesota as I forgot to add the captions for the photos. However, it is already a struggle to achieve notability for articles in rural areas and small cities, let alone flyover country, outside of the media concentrated areas of the East and West coasts. There is little that can be added to these towns because of Media/Urban bias. Photos are at a least a visual way to describe the town in a Wikipedia article.Myotus (talk) 21:28, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Regional Museum of Cholula has been accepted

Regional Museum of Cholula, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Bkissin (talk) 02:32, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

November 2024 Minnesota User Group Meeting

In the area? You're invited to the November 2024 Minnesota User Group Meeting The organizer of this soiree is Joe Hoover aka Myotus feel free to drop him a message. Okay its been a while since the Wikipedia Minnesota User Group has meet. Since the last time we meet there has been social upheaval, plague, etc... - no small thing to be sure. There has been some sad lonely discussions on the Minnesota Meetup page on getting together but little action. So here it is. Come and be seen. Talk about future the Minnesota User Group and see what nefarious plans we can hatch. Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024 Time: 1 to 3:30 pm (reminder - Daylight Saving Time ends) Place: Wild Mind Ales' 6031 Pillsbury Ave, Minneapolis, MN Look forward to seeing folks!

Myotus (talk) 01:40, 22 October 2024 (UTC)