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

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

"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)

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)

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