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Re: Western Motel

Apologies for not addressing your comments directly, I was trying to do too many things. I would like to work on ''Western Motel ↗'' and add your photos or videos. I suspect that some of them might meet freedom of panorama ↗. I'll let you know where I am on this in a bit. Thanks for sharing the info. Viriditas (talk) 21:08, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
:{{ping|Viriditas}} Here are two ↗ video clips ↗ and two ↗ photos ↗ I took. (The video links will work for 48 hrs) I also have additional photos of other Hopper paintings from that exhibit. APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 08:31, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
::Got it. Very impressive. Viriditas (talk) 18:39, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
:Among the numerous sources I saw in a quick Google search is this ↗ book. Not sure if it’s available at a library near you, but I thought it’s worth mentioning. APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 08:35, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
::I checked, but couldn't find it anywhere. Viriditas (talk) 19:18, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
:::I don't know how committed you are, or what your time is like, but if you access to the book, feel free to contribute. Ideally, I want to see a frame from your image/video of the "hotel" room at the exhibition on commons, as I think it does meet FOP. I'm trying to work on counterarguments as to why it doesn't to contain the objections. Viriditas (talk) 19:27, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
::::I asked at the Commons help desk and awaiting a response. APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 09:31, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
:::::Did we ever get a consensus on this? Just checking. Viriditas (talk) 22:23, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
::::::Just added it to my sandbox queue and started working on it. Viriditas (talk) 10:54, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::::Just an update: I've finished expanding the article 5x for DYK, and I have a hook ready to go (it's obviously one based on your video), and I've uploaded a fair use version of your image and credited you with the original. I intend to expand the article later tonight and tomorrow, but I haven't yet decided on how to handle the video. It would be perfect for DYK if we are allowed to use it! I will begin to make inquiries later. Viriditas (talk) 02:32, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::::That's wonderful. Great work on the article! APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 05:46, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::::I liked this tidbit: "Art critic Mark Strand argues that this is the only Hopper painting where the subject stares directly at the viewer." APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 05:51, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::Thanks for the feedback! More expansion on the way later today and tomorrow. Viriditas (talk) 17:15, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Your GA ↗ nomination of Statue of Edmund Burke (Washington, D.C.) ↗

The article Statue of Edmund Burke (Washington, D.C.) ↗ you nominated as a good article ↗ has passed 20px|link= ↗; see Talk:Statue of Edmund Burke (Washington, D.C.) ↗ for comments about the article, and Talk:Statue of Edmund Burke (Washington, D.C.)/GA1 ↗ for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear ↗ in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it ↗ within the next seven days.  Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Viriditas -- Viriditas (talk) 01:04, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats! ---Another Believer (Talk) 01:18, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Linking an NRHP nom form

Hello again. A while back you pointed me to DC Preservation League's Historic Sites website ↗ as a resource for finding newer NRHP nomination forms that aren't available digitally elsewhere. Well, I'm currently working on National Geographic Society Headquarters, and where other forms I've found on that site have been hosted on that site, this one is hosted on Dropbox. As regards linking to it from our article, that seems less than ideal for a number of reasons. Have you encountered this sort of thing before, and do you have any advice for how to handle it? Should I link to the DC Historic Sites page for the listing ↗ where the form is found? Link directly to the Dropbox file? Leave it unlinked as it is currently? Or some other solution I'm not considering? No rush at all, but I'd appreciate any suggestions you can give. Thanks! DrOrinScrivello (talk) 15:54, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, that’s been an annoying bug I’ve dealt with on several articles. If you look at Titanic Memorial (Washington, D.C.) ↗, you’ll see how I’ve formatted the link by adding a note. On other articles it’s been mentioned some users found it confusing, but that’s the only solution I can come up with. APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 01:08, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

::Thanks for the reply and the suggestion. Your workaround isn't perfect but it's also not the most inelegant thing I've seen, and it's better than leaving it unlinked. Works for me. Thanks again. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 16:06, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
::I don't know whether this is something you care about or not, but your photograph ↗ will be on the main page tonight and tomorrow, I thought I'd let you know. Thanks for your assistance and for taking a good pic! (As a postscript, this is how ↗ the GA reviewer for the article suggested I format the citation discussed above. They found it to be clearer this way, and they're probably right). DrOrinScrivello (talk) 16:15, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
:::Nice work on the article. :-) APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 03:46, 10 July 2025 (UTC)
::::Congratulations on getting your photo on the main page. It does look good. Viriditas (talk) 10:14, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Wikidata item for The Ethelhurst / The Architect Hotel

Hi APK, I added {{wikidata entity link|Q136409356}}. You might see if you can tweak it or add anything. Peaceray (talk) 01:58, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

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:Thank you! Happy Holidays to you as well. APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 03:06, 24 December 2025 (UTC)
::I haven’t forgotten about the painting and your images. Trying to work my way in that direction. Viriditas (talk) 03:31, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

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Happy First Edit Anniversary APK 🎉

Hey @APK. Your wiki edit anniversary was 1 day ago, marking 18 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey and a blessed New Year. :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 10:41, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you :-) APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 02:45, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Western Motel

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Re: Historic Route 11 Drive-In Theatre

Really enjoying your photos. I think you might be one of the best photographers on this entire site. Viriditas (talk) 22:04, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

:Aww, thank you. It's my favorite hobby. One day I'll shell out for a nice camera instead of using my phone. APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 03:16, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
::Can you recommend any photography books that you like, or podcasts or video series? I ran into this great book a long time ago, back in 2004. It had a blue stripe across the cover and that's all I can remember. I spent years looking for it again and never found it. I'm starting to think it never existed! There was also a great podcast series a while back in the 2010s. This guy talked photography from soup to nuts, taught you how to make your own camera, etc. Now, his name escapes me. One thing I do remember about him is that he advocated for medium to large format photography, which is pretty rare these days. Got me interested, but I never took the leap. BTW, a lot of professionals online seem to be using Sony now. Any idea why? These are people who switched from Nikon and Canon. Viriditas (talk) 08:28, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

:::Unfortunately, I don't have any photography books or listen to any podcasts, but the latter does sound intriguing. I'm not sure why people are switching brands. I've never owned anything fancy, just a basic Canon back in the day and now use my iPhone. We're going to London in a couple of weeks and if it's anything like our last overseas trip, I'll probably be taking 2000 photos or more (last time was 2100). It took a long time to upload them to Commons, especially since I don't speak French and a lot of the Versailles and Louvre categories are not in English. I'm currently uploading a backlog from 2024-2026. APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 08:42, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
::::There's a way to automate the upload to Commons. I used it a very long time ago, but things might have changed. Have a great trip! Viriditas (talk) 21:13, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

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Re: Junius Wilson

Not sure if you are aware, but the error messages in your notes are suppressed, but if you run a code snippet in CSS it shows "harvtxt error: no target: CITEREFBurch,_Joyner2007 (help)". I suspect you may already know about this without seeing the error. I could help fix it if I knew what you wanted. Do you want the notes to link to the sources? Viriditas (talk) 20:54, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

:Okay, I see the problem. If you want to fix it, you need to use ref=''author name'' in the source citation, because you are using non-standard author formats that {{tl|harvtxt}} doesn't recognize. It expects only what appears in the citation template. Easy to fix. Example: you are using the non-standard format "Burch, Joyner", but the template wants to automatically create "Burch & Joyner" from the citation. Since it can't, it throws an error and doesn't link to the source. The workaround is to hard code it by adding ref=Burch, Joyner in the source citation to force the template to use it. Viriditas (talk) 21:07, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

::I didn't even notice that error message. Thank you for pointing it out. So I add "ref=Burch, Joyner" to every citation of that book in the article? Sorry, I get confused when it comes to some of the technical stuff. APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 03:14, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
:::Sounds like that's the plan. If that doesn't work, let me know. The error messages are suppressed unless you modify CSS or run JS. You can look at how I do it in the sources for ''Room in Brooklyn ↗''. Just copy that. Viriditas (talk) 03:17, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
::::So I'm horrible when it comes to some of the technical stuff on this site. I copied the format from the article you mentioned, but the error message is still there. APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 03:42, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
:::::You are doing just fine. The problem isn't your use of the template name, it's that it requires parity between the name of your author in the template and the author in the source citation that it points to. Look at how I do it in the RIB page and you will figure it out. Viriditas (talk) 03:51, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (Washington, D.C.) ↗ is under review

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Your nomination of Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (Washington, D.C.) ↗ is on hold

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Your nomination of Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (Washington, D.C.) ↗ has passed

Your good article nomination ↗ of the article Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (Washington, D.C.) ↗ has 20px|alt=|link= ↗ '''passed'''; congratulations! See '''Talk:Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (Washington, D.C.)/GA1{{!}}the review page ↗''' for more information. If the article is eligible to appear ↗ in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it ↗ within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing ↗ somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down.  Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chao Garden -- Chao Garden (talk) 05:22, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

:I love it! Thanks for your work on DC articles. I've pinged you at Allow Me ↗, if you're interested in another sculpture article with a DC connection. Either way, keep up the great work! ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:48, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you very much! APK '''hi :-)''' (talk) 18:51, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Statue of Dante Alighieri (Meridian Hill Park) ↗ is under review

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Your nomination of Statue of Dante Alighieri (Meridian Hill Park) ↗ has passed

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:Congrats again! --Another Believer (Talk) 18:46, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Statue of John Cartwright

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