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Fascinating! — Cheers, JackLee ^–talk– 07:28, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In the editorial, "this fall"? Tut tut tut. You should remember that in the UK it is autumn, and in Australasia it is spring. Tut, tut, tut.

I've seen this a few times lately on several pages, and can only guess it's because of the time of year – it's not a slip I often see as I gnome around. Stil, tut, tut, tut.

(There's another typo somewhere but I'm not that picky.)

Best wishes. Si Trew (talk) 08:02, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a Brit, to be fair, there's not really a workaround for that, except fall/autumn/spring (delete as appropriate) .... GARDEN 11:17, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As an Englishman, I seem to recall WP:SEASON. Best wishes, I know this is very picky. Great job and very interesting article. Si Trew (talk) 14:33, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The North American bias was unintentional; have removed it. Thank you for the heads up. :) Durova³⁷⁵ 17:41, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This type of thing happens quite a lot. Many US textbooks on the Vietnam War talk about the Tet Offensive being in Winter when it is 90 F and so forth YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (Invincibles finally at Featured topic candidates) 22:04, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Which software did you used. I think you have done a good job with it.--yousaf465 08:38, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you; used Photoshop. Other editors have gotten similar results from a free program called GIMP. The tool settings in Photoshop allow finer control so certain work moves faster in that program. Durova³⁷⁵ 17:41, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am always amazed at the skill and patience of those who do restorations like this -- I can do simple stuff, but this is outstanding! – ukexpat (talk) 14:29, 9 December 2009 (UTC) As ever, I am in stunned amazement at what experts can do to preserve art for future generations. And these are volunteers! Thank you for the hard work that went into this. ---- Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 19:12, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I concur. I added my little pickiness probably because I had my gnoming head on, but really enjozed reading about it, and the whole project. I do hope my little pickiness did not distract from that but emphasised it, since usually when I am taking the *, I am taking it out of myself more than anyone else. A fantastic contribution, and a great editorial. Si Trew (talk) 20:17, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Before the days of digital editing someone had attempted a physical restoration on this print. Fading lines were inked in with black at the lower right quadrant of the photograph. " This procedure is very unlikely to have been done for restoration purposes. Inked-in black lines were usually done to increase the visible contrast between adjoining low-contrast parts of a photograph prior to it being used as an book or magazine illustration. So it has been done by a printer, not a would-be restorer. Meowy 17:03, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, while getting so many FPs per year would be great, don't forget that not everyone has the pure skills needed for such a task. Remember Durova, you're a standout :) ResMar 02:32, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent work Durova and a fascinating article. --bodnotbod (talk) 19:59, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]