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Also sorry to read this. I don't want to deface your talk page now it's closed for business, so please feel free to delete this after reading. Just wanted to say I respect you greatly, and you have showed me how to edit wisely and sensibly since I joined wikipedia. Thanks. Tpacw (talk) 10:45, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
Many thanks to both of you. Those kind, healing words have made a huge difference, and my talk page is no longer closed for business :-). Perhaps I've let the whole thing get to me far too much, and, because I have a lifelong passion for waterways, my own NPOV is perhaps questionable. All I know is: while there are guys like you on wikipedia, I won't want to leave it. Renata (talk) 13:33, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
Renata, your photography is an inspiration. It really captures the beauty of the places you visit.

Horsburgh Castle/Horsbrugh Castle[edit]

Hi Renata, thank you for putting your POV to me. While I understand your comments and appreciate that while RCAHMS may state it "undoubtedly is HORSBRUGH CASTLE" their records still have as principal name and many others relating to the castle use Horsburgh Castle. I am happy to reword your rewrite of the article so that it reads better about differences in name. If you want to raise it at the WP:WikiProject Scottish Castles, I am happy to discuss with other members. Regards Newm30 (talk) 08:23, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, let's talk about it :-) Renata (talk) 08:37, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

I have left a discussion on the talk page of WP:WikiProject Scottish Castleshere. I am happy if hard copy (book, magazine) sources can be located which clarifes this issue to rectify. I moved the page as the sources used Horsburgh Castle as the principal name. Regards Newm30 (talk) 01:04, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Thérèse-Adèle Husson[edit]

Hi, I saw your de-orphanising. Do you if she wrote in Braille? Her years of life would make it implausible. If yes, she could or should be in the Braille-navbox. -DePiep (talk) 21:38, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

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Alderney[edit]

Hello. Thanks for work on the Wildlife Trust. Just trying to ensure links are included and incorporated where relevant. Keep up the good work. Together we'll get there. Man vyi (talk) 04:38, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Ooooooooooooooooooold user says hello[edit]

Hello Renata. I just stumbled over your Talk page and was delighted to see you still here and still editing. I used to be here under a different name, several stormings-off and givings-up ago, and we used to interact a bit - indeed I see that I was among the first few contributors to your Talk page back in ... whenever. Not that we were like Best Mates or whatever but we did exchange greetings and ideas occasionally.

I'm not in a huge hurry to connect my current trying-to-be-semidetached persona with who I used to be here (all serious and full of good intent and with what now seem to be miraculous amounts of time for Wikipedia) many moons ago, so I am not outing myself right now - though it probably wouldn't be rocket science to figure it out. If your and my userpage email thingies both work I might drop you a line and explain. For now, though, I just wanted to say how absolutely thrilled I was to see an editor from then still active and contributing well now! Tschuess!! DBaK (talk) 09:40, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I can think of two or three chaps from the Oooooooolden days, and I'm not going to cajole you into giving anything away! It's great to hear from another "Trying-to-be-cool-and-detached-until-someone-p....es-me-off" Wikipedian !! I moved from England to Scotland three years ago, and I retired from teaching and vicar-ing in June, and I take most things with a large shovelfull of salt. If I feel even slightly wiki-stressed, I take a nice long holiday from it. At the moment I'm educating myself on the Scottish Borders which is good fun! And, as a by-product, making lots of contribs along the way. See if you can find me on Facebook... Renata (talk) 09:39, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
I'm probably less exciting than the prolific contributors of whom you are thinking! But I've messaged someone on FB - maybe they will message me back and say (a) yes it's me or (b) get lost you creep! :) (I suppose both would be possible if somewhat strange.) How lovely to be retired - you have my serious envy - and in a lovely part of the world too. The salt sounds excellent, though I'd watch the blood pressure ... Best wishes, DBaK (talk) 11:06, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
Ah yes, I'm glad we both know who I am now ... :) See you around; with all good wishes, DBaK (talk) 09:33, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I'm so sorry that you are no longer around. Best wishes DBaK (talk) 21:42, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

Apocalypse Tapestry[edit]

Partial view of the Apocalypse Tapestry in Angers, France.

Why on earth has this article been deleted ??? The item which the article described is the largest woven tapestry in the world.

I am about to (re-)create the article as "Apocalypse Tapestry" as this is the name it is commonly known as, amongst English speakers. The French use the plural (tapestries of the...). I have checked out the French language article, and as a teacher of French I will be able to translate it. Renata (talk) 09:07, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

If you can make a good article about it, go for it! But the copy I deleted in 2006 was not that article. Here's the complete text: "It is a part of the priceless collection in the Château d'Angers." and had a stub tab attached. Seriously, that was the entirety of the article. Also, _2006_! Anyhow, I look forward to reading an article about it that does it justice. Best of luck! - CHAIRBOY () 20:32, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Hey Renata, I was about to re-create this article too, but when I saw your comment here I thought that you should deserve the authorship of the article after all, even if it's just a stub. Do it and I will follow your editing. Here: Threading time: a cultural history of threadwork. Regards, Krenakarore (talk) 20:47, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:Barton turf fen mill.jpg[edit]

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Barton turf fen mill.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 16:59, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I have thousands of Broads images on file, and I really can't be bothered checking whether it's mine or not. I've also put all my image files into the public domain. I have removed the "offending" image from the relevant page. It's worth noticing that I have had to remove vandalism from "My Page" which was put there by the person who claims the image as his/hers. Please delete the image. Renata (talk) 22:05, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

The date of your first edit on your user page[edit]

Hi Renata, I've noticed that the date of the first edidt on your user page is incorrect. The date of the earliest edit in your contributions page is wrong due to the old bug described here. Therefore your first edit was on 7 September 2002, not 22 June of that year. I haven't corrected this myself because I don't like making major edits to user pages, but I thought that I'd let you know. Graham87 11:09, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Did you get my previous message? Graham87 05:25, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and edited your user page directly. Hope you don't mind. Graham87 09:13, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Ports[edit]

To WikiProject Ports members:

I've proposed that WP:PORTS be rebadged as a task force of Wikipedia:WikiProject Transport. I think this would increase the pool of ports editors and help us expand our article range and quality. But that's just my view - please feel free to offer yours. The discussion is here, comments or criticisms welcomed. Euryalus (talk) 12:19, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Image replacement issue[edit]

Wikipedia:Help desk#Overloaded photo, discussing one of your images. DMacks (talk) 11:39, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

The following message was posted to my user-talk page, but it's actually addressed to you. DMacks (talk) 14:51, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:Loretto campus door.jpg. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information; to add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click the "Edit" tab at the top of the page and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia.
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Waterways in the United Kingdom[edit]

Hi - West Country Rivers Trust lists under Cornish Rivers a River Otter, with a Wiki link to Devon's River Otter. I think there's is a Cornish River of a similar/same(?) name - should this be corrected? Tony in Devon (talk) 14:45, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

When you have the time, could you look at WT:UKW#Waterways in the United Kingdom? Thanks. Simply south...... 13:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

I've just added something about the breakup of English/Welsh and Scottish canals. Is there anything specific you wanted me to look at ? Renata (talk) 19:21, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of List of cultural icons of Scotland for deletion[edit]

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Consensus at List of castles in England[edit]

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Nomination of List of cultural icons of England for deletion[edit]

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Wikipedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland[edit]

I'm just dropping you a quick note about a new Wikipedian in Residence job that's opened up at the National Library of Scotland. There're more details at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Scotland#Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland. Richard Symonds (WMUK) (talk) 15:02, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Just to let you know[edit]

You have been mentioned at Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians. XOttawahitech (talk) 21:37, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge[edit]

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Europe 10,000 Challenge invite[edit]

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Proposed deletion of Forth and Clyde Canal Society[edit]

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Nomination of Forth and Clyde Canal Society for deletion[edit]

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WikiProject Women in Red/The World Contest[edit]

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Proposed deletion of List of Roman sites[edit]

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