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Oppose This one is already a valued image: Bellignies le chateau en cours de restauration Aout 2012.jpg. --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 23:42, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
@Gower: @Sebring12Hrs: The file you are referring File:Bellignies le chateau en cours de restauration Aout 2012.jpg to has been listed in the deletion requests. It is not a castle specific to the town of Bellignies, but rather a private residence, Maison_Evrard, which is a listed heritage building. The confusion arose from the outset in 2019 between the title, the category, and the QR code Here.--Pierre André (talk) 09:34, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
Comment Whaaaaatttt??? This is the same picture! The one your are nominating is the same picture but retouched. Both pictures are reffering to the Villa Evrard (Bellignies). The Mérimée reference is in both cases. --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 09:53, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
@Sebring12Hrs: Indeed, both photos depict Villa Evrard (Bellingies), which is not a castle specific to the municipality of Bellignies. Deletion_requests. It seems difficult to correct everything: the title, the category, and the QR code. This is why there are cross-references between the two buildings. I therefore deemed it necessary to create a new category to avoid controversy. Best regards. --Pierre André (talk) 10:18, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
Comment Ahhhh ok thanks for explanation, but the other one shouldn't stay a valued images with a wrong scope. --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 20:58, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
Done I removed the file that had been accepted (Valued image). Thank you for your advise. --Pierre André (talk) 09:44, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
Support Best in scope.--Sebring12Hrs (talk) 11:05, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
Result: 1 support, 0 oppose => promoted. George Chernilevskytalk 20:36, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
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Support Best in scope. --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 17:54, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
Result: 1 support, 0 oppose => promoted. George Chernilevskytalk 20:33, 29 January 2026 (UTC)
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Estou enviando esta mensagem para te convidar para participar da edição de 2026 do Wiki Loves Cultura Popular Brasil! Esperamos que você possa compartilhar novamente suas fotografias da cultura popular brasileira com o mundo!
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Premiação
Este ano temos três categorias de premiação: Melhor Mídia Geral, Melhor Mídia Temática e Melhor Mídia de Minas Gerais, além de prêmios na competição internacional.
Novamente, muito obrigado pela sua participação nos concursos anteriores, estou ansioso por ver mais fotografias suas esse ano! EPorto (WMB) (talk) 19:10, 15 February 2026 (UTC)
@ EPorto (WMB), hello, I would have loved to participate in the "Brazilian Popular Culture" competition! I was in Brazil from November 3rd to 13th, 2005. During that time, I took over 500 photos, most of which were submitted to previous competitions. Best regards Pierre André (talk) 16:44, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
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Support Useful.--Famberhorst (talk) 18:00, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
Comment The link in the scope doesn't seem to direct to the correct category. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 23:44, 15 February 2026 (UTC)
@Kiril Simeonovski: Thanks for your advice, Done correction of the link in the scope , best regards.--Pierre André (talk) 09:22, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
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Comment There are many pottery images in the linked Category. It will be useful to create a sub-Category for this pottery. --Tagooty (talk) 08:48, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
Done Okay, very good idea! --Pierre André (talk) 08:59, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
There is a typo in the scope and category name: "S" missing in "Eated". Could you please correct these? --Tagooty (talk) 11:26, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
Done corrections. best regards --Pierre André (talk) 16:08, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
The "scope=" is not corrected. The scope link is to a deleted Category. --Tagooty (talk) 03:12, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
Done correction, is -it better? Thanks for review.--Pierre André (talk) 09:54, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
The file name starts with "Seated ..." while the scope and category start with "Eated ...". Which of these is correct? The difference needs to be fixed. --Tagooty (talk) 14:21, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
Done correction scope. Thank you for your help, I hadn't noticed my mistake. --Pierre André (talk) 17:22, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
Support Best in scope and useful. --Tagooty (talk) 03:25, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
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Support Useful.--Famberhorst (talk) 05:34, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
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Best in Scope it's not being used --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 14:04, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
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Best in Scope -- JackyM59 (talk) 11:14, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
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Second place: Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia. Attribution: Giles Laurent / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Third place: A gigantic jet photographed from the International Space Station by astronaut Nichole Ayers. Attribution: public domain
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Best in ScopeThe only one with the structures. A place worth visiting. Thank you.. -- JackyM59 (talk) 06:29, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
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I hope you’re well and enjoy your time as a photographer on Wikimedia Commons. In my role of the new chair of the user group, I have a couple of updates to share with you.
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ːA better translation would be A busy, or lively, view Pierre André (had to check my Larousseǃ). Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:38, 11 June 2026 (UTC)
CommentBusy view of the Ault cliff in the Somme, picclick gives this translation. Since the painter is French, the original title is written in French, which makes any translation subjective. Best regards --Pierre André (talk) 09:22, 11 June 2026 (UTC)
Thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Folklore 2026
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Comment Please check the link of the scope --Llez (talk) 05:06, 12 June 2026 (UTC)
Done correction of the of the scope. Thanks for your advice.--Pierre André (talk) 08:12, 12 June 2026 (UTC)
Question The image appears very blurry. Unfortunately, I haven't found a reference image online. Is the original also this blurry? --Llez (talk) 05:40, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
Comment This work by Julien Gustave Gagliardini, preserved in the collections of the Musée de Picardie in Amiens, entitled Le Bourg d'Ault, was painted around 1882. It constitutes an interesting testimony of the Picardy coastline, as it is among the major representations of the regional landscape of the late 19th century. Gagliardini's style, french post-impressionist, is expressed by a rather free and vibrant touch typical of the Channel sky, with brown, ochre, and bluish-grey tones, which explains the artist's search, for an atmosphere of diffused light. --Pierre André (talk) 08:57, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
Support Useful. Thanks for the explanation --Llez (talk) 05:31, 17 June 2026 (UTC)
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Best in Scope -- JackyM59 (talk) 16:58, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
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Hi GPSLeo Thank you for your invitation to the pre-conference; however, I will not be attending due to minor health issues associated with my advanced age (over 80). I have checked that I am indeed included in the updated list of members of the Commons photographers' user group. It's OK! Best regards. Pierre André (talk) 08:12, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
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Support Useful.--Famberhorst (talk) 04:43, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
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Best in Scope and used -- JackyM59 (talk) 16:47, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
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