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Cirt (talk) 17:53, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Index:Syria, the land of Lebanon (1914).djvu match and split?

Gday. On the index page you have said match and split, is there that text out there in the wild, or is it in for a standard proofread utilising the text layer from the djvu file? — billinghurst sDrewth 23:16, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Standard djvu file proofread. feydey (talk) 23:22, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Busy hands

You have moved in and are doing excellent work. It is great to have you aboard. Please hold still while we fit the chains . — billinghurst sDrewth 01:13, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry

I didn't mean to overwrite your post on Scriptorium. It wasn't there when I clicked Edit and I didn't get an edit conflict warning when I saved. - AdamBMorgan (talk) 18:46, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I guess it happens now and then, like typos, np. feydey (talk) 19:11, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

A study of Mexico

Thanks for that super-fast validation. At first, I wasn’t sure if I was in the right project.:-) - Ineuw (talk) 18:27, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Index:Syria, the land of Lebanon (1914)

Just had a look at this project. Would it be OK with you if I upload the image plates to the commons, something similar to what I did with the PSM photos of Volume 86? - If so, I would need the web address of the original plates, to get the best resolution possible. If not OK, this is still a very interesting project/book. - Ineuw (talk) 18:38, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Completed the upload of the images and they are all grouped in the commons:Category:Syria_and_Lebanon. I also inserted the first two images here and here. It’s somewhat of an allegory to the sale of the dead cat in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, allowing me to upload the images. I enjoyed the change. :-) - Ineuw (talk) 05:02, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi again. I uploaded and inserted the missing image and you’re very welcome. Image management/cleanup is a very recent experience and I enjoy doing it. This is something I avoided for a very long time. I also noticed the US Army manual abut Syria and would love to clean up the few images in that book as well. Is it also from IA? - BTW, you’re most welcome. - Ineuw (talk) 19:21, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

No problem. I was just curious about the colour images. :-) - Ineuw (talk) 20:14, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Question about how to generate a Table of Contents on Index

How did you do that on Index:A Book of Dartmoor.djvu? I have been trying forever to figure out how to do that! Best wishes, Another editor (talk) 21:55, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! You are more talented than me. But I’ll try harder! Another editor (talk) 22:20, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Re:Philip K. Hitti - Syria A Short History images.

Another very interesting book. Happy to oblige. - Ineuw (talk) 14:47, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

YW - anytime. It’s a busman’s holiday, besides I am interested in the topic. If you let me know what topics interest you, I always come upon articles of different interests, in the PSM project. Currently, I have two editors on my list - one here for Astronomy articles, and one on the commons for Ichthyology (fishes) images. - Ineuw (talk) 00:29, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

The Passing of Korea images

Hi. Gladly prepare and upload the images, (from a .JP2 copy downloaded from IA). - Ineuw (talk) 01:17, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

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Hi again. I completed the upload and insertion of the missing images. When you check let me know if everything is OK. - Ineuw (talk) 05:18, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Re:A Study of Mexico

Many thanks for your help in cleaning up and proofreading this project’s pages.Ineuw 06:29, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

I have a cheat for that

{{subst:User:Billinghurst/HeaderToggle}} which would apply with your moniker if you added it. — billinghurst sDrewth 14:16, 17 January 2011 (UTC)