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"Own Work"

Please don't label photographs of paintings as "own work", even if you're the one who took the photograph. Thank you. DS (talk) 14:57, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

DS Sorry this is a fault of Upload Wizard that I cannot fix. 🤷🏻 --Sailko (talk) 21:18, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Manetto da Firenze

Ciao, non che sia un problema, ma a me risulta che Manetto da Firenze sia santo. Syrio posso aiutare? 21:43, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

User:Syrio mi pareva di averci letto B. nell'iscrizione non S. Io l'ho sentito dire come beato Manetto, ma ci sta che nel frattempo sia diventato santo 😜 annulla pure se credi 👍🏻--Sailko (talk) 22:01, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Ah nell'iscrizione c'è assolutamente scritto B! L'accuratezza agiografica di quegli affreschi non è esattamente altissima :D , ma comunque è santo (come tutti i sette santi fondatori) dal 1888. -- Syrio posso aiutare? 22:08, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Museo Delle Civiltà

Hello again!

As you may or may not recall, you and I previously talked before about Mesoamerican (Aztec, Maya etc) art you photographed at the Pitti Palace as well as from the French Quai Branly museum. I'm reaching out again because there's a temporary exhibit at the Museo Delle Civilta in Rome that ends on February 16th, with a piece on display that I and another Mesoamerican history enthusiast are interested in getting photos of for Wikimedia.

I realize Florence is a few hours away from Rome, but I was wondering if you had any suggestions of other Wikimedia contributing Photographers in Italy who live closer to the Museum who may be willing to go, or if I cannot find one, if you'd still be open to maybe traveling: I as well as my friend would be happy to pay you to compensate you for your time.

Please let me know!

MajoraZ (talk) 01:22, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Dear MajoraZ in Rome I may suggest User:Lalupa or you can leave a message in the projetc about Rome in it. wiki (it:Discussioni_progetto:Roma). As regards me, there's only a week before closure, and next week I may have only a free day from work on Thursday... maybe if you do not find anyone you could get me a train ticket from Florence to Rome? We can discuss this in the next days. Best regards --Sailko (talk) 08:53, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, I will reach out to Lalupa. If they or the other people I am in touch with can't go, then yes, I'm potentially willing to pay you for train tickets. How much would those cost? Also, what sort of camera would you have access to?

MajoraZ (talk) 21:23, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

MajoraZ can you send me an email? Use the botton "email this user". --Sailko (talk) 13:39, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

Grazie di aver pensato a me, Sailko, ma sono ormai quasi 7 anni che sono fuggita a Milano, e a Roma non vado praticamente più, messa in fuga da turisti e pellegrini. Ti ringrazio cmque, di nuovo, x l'associazione Roma/Lalupa :-). Buona vita. --Lalupa (talk) 15:57, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

RE:

Ho letto il contributo su Andrea di Onofrio. Mi sembra del tutto coerente ciò che tu hai scritto per la voce. Resta qua e là ancora un po' di confusione su Andrea Guardi....ma se vuoi sapere la mia, questo a Napoli non c'è mai venuto. Il "nostro" Andrea è il di Onofrio. Nella mia vita non sono mai riuscito a entrare nella cappella Santa Monica, se mai ci riuscirò farò la foto anche a quel monumento funebre che manca su commons.

Con l'occasione volevo chiederti una cosa in merito a questa foto [1] che hai caricato. Sto riscrivendo la voce sulla collezione Lancellotti di Roma e verosimilmente potrei ritenere il quadro appartenuto (o addirittura appartenente alla collezione romana). Ci andai anche io alla mostra di Paolini e consultando la targhetta del quadro questa indicava semplicemente "collezione privata". La domanda è: per caso tu comprasti il catalogo della mostra, da cui poter evincere eventualmente qualche informazione in più?

Ci si becca in giro. Grazie e a presto. o'Sistemone^{tell me} 16:54, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

scusa pensavo di scrivere su WIkipedia IT--o'Sistemone^{tell me} 16:54, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Ciao Sistemone! Grazie per il parere.. mi sa che se le fonti online sono così scarse e zeppe di errori difficilmente riusciremo a districare. Anche perché lo scultore fiorentino era fondamentalmente uno scalpellino, che faceva porte e capitelli, mi sembra strano che mette piede a Napoli e gli affidano il più importante complesso scultoreo... Su Paolini, mi psiace ma non ho il catalogo. Ci andrei cauto, perché quella mostra è famigerata, come ben sai... ;) --Sailko (talk) 19:29, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Mamma mia quella mostra...no comment guarda! o'Sistemone^{tell me} 21:55, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

File:Bernardo daddi, santa reparata davanti a decio, 1340 ca. (met).jpg

Hi, Sailko! Can you tell me if the file mentioned above refers to a painting that is on display in the Museo civico (Prato) or in the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Thank you in advance. Greetz! Bukk (talk) 09:34, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi Bukk! I shot this picture in a temporary exhibition in Prato, but the paintings belongs to the MET. BTW thanks for your work fixing images templates and linking to wikidata. I really appreciate --Sailko (talk) 09:36, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

ok, so we leave it to the MET ownership. Greetz! Bukk (talk) 12:30, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Alessandro Fei

Ciao @Sailko, mi puoi confermare che questa Ascensione è di Alessandro Fei? Nella descrizione è rimasto scritto Ludovico Buti. Lascio correggere a te, se hai tempo. Buon wiki, Una tantum (talk) 12:43, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Una tantum Sì Buti è una descrizione vecchia --Sailko (talk) 20:51, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:PD-Art (PD-old default) with "see description" author

Hi, I see that you uploaded some of these files. Could you please help fixing them? i.e. giving the proper author and replacing {{PD-Art}} by {{PD-Art|PD-old-100-expired}}, i.e. [2]. Thanks, Yann (talk) 18:50, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Statua romana da OSTRA non OSTIA

Ciao Sailko, questa statua viene da Ostra antica (nelle Marche), non da Ostia. Accurimbono (talk) 13:38, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

Ops 🙊Grazie per la correzione --Sailko (talk) 13:57, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

Prego, io ci abito vicino e la questione di questa statua che è stata "venduta" quando la legge non proteggeva i beni archeologici italiani, è molto sentita. Pensa che ne hanno fatto una copia nel locale museo archeologico.

Ero anche andato a Ginevra tanti anni fa per vederla, dovrei avere una foto nel PC ma è venuta peggio della tua, altri tempi e altre macchine digitali. :) Accurimbono (talk) 14:03, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

Restoring the two "The Enchanted World" categories

Hi. Please stop removing Category:The Enchanted World artists (and Category:The Enchanted World) from various category pages about one artist after another. And that goes for Yann, too. There is a reason why this important category is there to stay on those category pages. If you look closely at the Picture Credits section within the last few pages of each and every single solitary installment of the Time-Life book series, The Enchanted World, you can see that they forgot to put Christoforo de Predis's name into the Picture Credits section for the De Sphaera illustrations that appears on pages 90-93 of the The Enchanted World: Wizards and Witches book, for instance. Sooner or later, I will restore the Arthur Rackham category page, the Akseli Gallen-Kallela category page, the John William Waterhouse category page, and so on just by readding the "The Enchanted World artists" category. As for the "The Enchanted World" category, I will restore the various picture files of various illustrations and paintings that appear in the The Enchanted World: Wizards and Witches book, the very first installment of the Time-Life's The Enchanted World book series, along with the other illustrations and paintings that appear in the other installments, like The Enchanted World: Dragons, The Enchanted World: Fairies and Elves, The Enchanted World: Ghosts, and so on. Now, remember this warning I'm laying before you. Don't go around removing the two "The Enchanted World" categories, or someone else will block your account. That is a fair warning I'm laying before you. Besides, you needed to be taught a lesson. and by the way. Please let me finish the job of restoring the two "The Enchanted World" categories, if you do grant me my request. Okay? You got that? Thanks.

2600:1700:EA50:7FD0:396F:BB43:9DCB:A15D 22:40, 18 May 2025 (UTC) 2600:1700:EA50:7FD0:46A:67C:BA4A:A2D5 20:11, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

@2600:1700:EA50:7FD0:396F:BB43:9DCB:A15D: Hi, the categories do not exist, so unless you create them and explain what they are about there is no reason to have it in files. So please first create the category and explain theire meaning there. Thank you. --Sailko (talk) 20:18, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

This vandalism is going on for quite some time, so I blocked Special:Contributions/2600:1700:EA50:7FD0:0:0:0:0/64 for a year. Yann (talk) 20:51, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

Category:Colletions of the Museo Nazionale Cerite

Hallo Sailko, there is a typo in the naming of the category, you might wish you correct it. Cheers. Lotje (talk) 11:04, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Your speedy deletion request for Category:David of the Casa Martelli

Hello, Sailko. I saw your speedy deletion request for this category. Normally, you would empty the category before making the request. I moved the contents for you, but for future requests, please move the contents yourself before requesting deletion. Thanks. -- Auntof6 (talk) 20:46, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Yes, thank you Auntof6, I know, I just glitched while uploading and fixing category at the same time. --Sailko (talk) 14:15, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Reset of my edit

Hi @Sailko,

you have reset my edit for File:Da michelangelo, leda e il cigno, post 1530 (national gallery) 01.jpg and I am curious as to why that is? Now the image is lacking the short description again, but maybe there is a good reason for that which I can learn from? Thanks in advance for explaining. XDW96 (talk) 20:39, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

XDW96 Please be accurate in spelling when you describe something, as if you mispell it will look like a vandalism (Michelangelo's, not Michelangelos). --Sailko (talk) 21:09, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Ah, that's what it was. My head autocorrects when I am reading and I was under the impression of having put the ' in. Thank you! XDW96 (talk) 21:40, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Your request

photo

Hi. Yesterday, I was together with User:DerHexer and User:DCB at the church, you have asked for do took a picture of a Renaissance statue fragment in Berlin. We were there right in time, the church opens beyond religious events only for a few hours on saturday for the public. Problem: even it was announces, both generally and specifically for this day, nobody was there and the church was closed. I (or we) will try it next weekend for a second time. Marcus Cyron (talk) 14:13, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Marcus Cyron I want to thank you all so much so trying. Even if you did not find the church open I owe you a favor :) --Sailko (talk) 14:16, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Your pictures are the favor. I owe you for your work a lot! Marcus Cyron (talk) 14:27, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Yesterday we made a second attempt and we were successfull. User:DerHexer will upload an image od the relief soon. Marcus Cyron (talk) 09:24, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

This is amazing! Thank you and DerHexer!!! --Sailko (talk) 13:12, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

I hope that's the thing you were looking for. We took a few more photos of it and can return to the church, of course. Best, —DerHexer (Talk) 22:53, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

That is stunning! Thank you DerHexer and Marcus Cyron!! --Sailko (talk) 08:38, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Anna Maria Torlonia by Tadolini

Hi Sailko. Your photo of the plaster bust of Anna Maria Torlonia in the Palazzo Braschi (File:Giulio tadolini, busto di anna maria torlonia, 1880-90 ca., in gesso.jpg) identifies the artist as Giulio Tadolini, but another photo of the same bust (File:Pal Braschi - Anna Maria Torlonia (Tadolini) P1090730.JPG) identifies the artist as Adamo Tadolini. I thought this was just a slip by the user who uploaded the second photo, but then I saw that the label on the wall next to the bust does indeed attribute it to Adamo (or did in 2015, when that photo was taken). On the other hand, but the web site of the Museo di Roma says Giulio. From the dates it appears that the label on the wall must be wrong and that you and the web site much be correct: Adamo Tadolini died in 1868, when Anna Maria Torlonia was only 13, and she is clearly much older than that in the bust. (Giulio lived until 1918.) I'm planning to change the description of the second photo and move it to the category for works by Giulio, but I thought I'd ask you beforehand if you have anything to add, since you photographed this bust just a couple of years ago. Thanks, Crawdad Blues (talk) 15:48, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi Crawdad Blues. Sorry for late reply. I checked the caption I photographer in the museum and it states: "Giulio Tadolini, bust of Anna Maria Torlonia, 1880-1890, plaster, MR 40287. Donated by Enrico Tadolini, 1938". Hope this helps :) --Sailko (talk) 12:30, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm sure that's right. The other photographer hasn't replied to my query, so I've gone ahead and changed the attribution on the other file to Giulio and moved it to the appropriate category. Cheers, Crawdad Blues (talk) 22:00, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

DO NOT REVERT THE NO-PERMISSION-TEMPLATE!

COM:UA is not applicable, the design is much more than utilitarian. Chianti (talk) 16:07, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Chianti Looks like you are not familiar with commons rules. There are many cases and discussions I can list, like this. Also just the npd tag is wrong in cases like this, you should open a regular deletion request if you want to discuss the topic. --Sailko (talk) 16:21, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Thank you for your contributions!!! Dynzy Sinay (talk) 16:51, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Dynzy Sinay Thank you so much, I really appreciate =) --Sailko (talk) 08:43, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

Fotografie di Beni Culturali Italiani

Ciao Sailko, volevo caricare delle fotografie da me scattate di beni culturali Italiani come tu fai già da tempo. Volevo sapere se prima di caricarle hai chiesto autorizzazione all'istituzione o le hai caricate direttamente con l'Italy-MiBAC-disclaimer e la tua licenza (cc-by-sa-3.0. o 4.0). Grazie. Niketto sr. (talk) 18:04, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

la seconda... --Sailko (talk) 19:52, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Va bene, grazie mille! Niketto sr. (talk) 16:04, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Lista foto

Ciao Sailko, l'utente non mi ha risposto, come è meglio procedere secondo te? Non volevo scomodare la pagina degli admin internazionale per chiedere... Una tantum (talk) 17:51, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

devi fare una procedura di cancellazione 💁‍♂️--Sailko (talk) 18:37, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

Mhhh. Non mi piace fare quelle cose =.= Una tantum (talk) 21:10, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

File:Firenze, giovanni gozzadini da bologna, inizio del XVI sec.JPG

Ciao, scusa il disturbo, questa foto della moneta col volto di Giovanni Gozzadini (arcidiacono) è usata sulla voce fr di Giovanni Gozzadini (archeologo e politico) e indicata come "moneta scoperta da Giovanni Gozzadini". Magari tu che hai scattato la foto riesci a capire se è corretto? Una tantum (talk) 14:22, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Ciao Una tantum, questa non è una moneta, è una medaglia, che non ha valore legale. I francesi comunque si sbagliano, ho rimosso. --Sailko (talk) 14:36, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Autorizzazione vincolata Museo

Salve Sailko, vengo dopo lungo tempo a ridomandarti una cortesia, ovvero una informazione. Ho ricevuto l'autorizzazione dal Museo Stibbert di Firenze, a caricare su Wikipedia-WikiCommons, le foto dello stendardo della Guardia d'Onore, da essi conservato, sulla pagina dedicata a Francesco Fineschi (1764-1831), che fu Ufficiale di detto reparto. Le foto sono state scattate da loro e l'uso è vincolato, al caricarle su WikiCommons e poi sulla pagina citata, indicando il Museo e numero inventario. Che licenza si deve usare? Grazie GFS GUFISE (talk) 14:58, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

E loro che licenza hanno accettato? devi chiedere a loro.... --Sailko (talk) 15:20, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Il Museo mi ha solo inviato le foto, dichiarando che l'autorizzazione a caricarle, vale solo ed esclusivamente, per l'uso indicato, ovvero per inserirle nella pagina dedicata a Francesco Fineschi GUFISE (talk) 15:25, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Mi sa che non possiamo accettare foto con restrizioni e indicazioni vaghe. Prova a chiedere una licenza più libera, trovi tutte le info qui (se cerchi Commons:licences) o su wiki (se cerchi WP:Autorizzazioni) --Sailko (talk) 15:31, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Sto scrivendo una email al Museo, per sentire cosa ne pensano. Il realtà le loro indicazioni e restrizioni non sono vaghe, ma precise e molto rigide, perché consentono l'uso esclusivamente le pagina di Francesco Fineschi. GUFISE (talk) 15:44, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

comunque se puoi non rimarcare troppo il fatto che ci sono già altre immagini delle loro collezioni qui (non svegliare il can che dorme). Grazie Sailko (talk) 15:48, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Ecco, chiedo venia, ma già inviata la PEC, con i riferimenti fotografici, ritenendo che fosse tutto in regola.

Attendo risposta, presumo non prima di Lunedì, vediamo cosa ne pensano.

Di foto di opere conservate nei Musei, su Wikipedia, è pieno ovunque e sarebbe come voler fermare l'acqua con le mani. Comunque, sono gentili e attendo loro nuove.

Ciao, grazie GUFISE (talk) 16:04, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Non è comunque la stessa cosa, quelle sono autoprodotte, le loro foto possono chiedere condizioni diverse. --Sailko (talk) 16:15, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Il ritorno del Filippinismo...

Ciao Sailko, ti segnalo che il 20 settembre 2025 è stata creata una nuova voce su Wikidata relativa al Filippinismo da un utente anonimo (IP: User:151.21.92.65), identificata come Filippinismo (Q136335889).

Come sappiamo, il cosiddetto Filippinismo non è documentato nella letteratura artistica ufficiale e non risulta supportato da fonti accademiche attendibili. Esiste già una voce precedente (Q107297812) che presenta lo stesso problema.

Questa nuova creazione sembra il ritorno del Filippinismo, e direi che è opportuno fermare questo prima che faccia altri danni, evitando duplicazioni e la diffusione di contenuti non verificabili o potenzialmente promozionali. Fammi sapere cosa ne pensi. Se vuoi, posso aiutarti anche a impostare la richiesta di cancellazione o a scrivere una nota pubblica sul progetto arte. Vuoi procedere? Niketto sr. (talk) 10:06, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

Ciao Niketto sr. ho unito le voci su wikidata. Per quanto riguarda la cancellazione la segnalazione l'abbiamo già fatta.. quando gli admin e gli steward saranno in comodo procederanno. Nel frattempo comunque sono state cancellate le voci sul "Filippinismo" nelle wiki minori, mi pare resti solo una in malese... cos'e pazz! direbbero a Napoli! XD --Sailko (talk) 10:11, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

Ben fatto Sailko! Volevo anche bloccare l’utente non identificato, così evita di fare altri guai. In meno di un giorno ha già fatto danni con la nuova voce , duplicando contenuti non verificabili. E non solo: ha ripreso a modificare voci già toccate in precedenza, in parte legate a Francesco Filippini — come Q113141471, che avevo sistemato tempo fa. Direi che è il caso di fermarlo prima che ricominci da capo… Niketto sr. (talk) 10:31, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

Niketto sr. questo è uno spammer professionista, se lo blocchi trova sempre il modo di ritornare.. tu comunque annulla tutto :D --Sailko (talk) 12:21, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

File:Kylix con l'alfabeto, prov. sconosciuta, 420 ac ca, n. 9716, 01.jpg

Hi Sailko, do you have any citation (or a link to one) which can be used in articles showing that the kylix in fact is attributed to be from about 420 BC? Thank you for any information. Karl432 (talk) 05:38, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Hi Karl432! I just base my info on museum captations. I cannot upload them on Commons, but if you need to see it I can make a temporary upload somewhere or send you by email. --Sailko (talk) 13:44, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, please mail me it. Karl432 (talk) 14:10, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Karl432 email on your way... =) --Sailko (talk) 15:11, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I have added the content of the exhibit label to the photo. Karl432 (talk) 16:44, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Sailko, I do not know what you have caught on camera, of course, but I think such a short information about origin and assumed time period is below threshold of origin and it should be possible to upload the image, then tagging it with {{PD-text}}. Karl or Sialko, I think, it would be better to add this information to all images of this category, there are not that many, or even to the category page itself. — Speravir – 22:41, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Sorry Speravir I do not upload museum labels, as there may be copyright issues, but if you want I can send to you too. BTW, with the inventory number it should be relatively easy to find more infos and bibliography. --Sailko (talk) 13:41, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Regarding “with the inventory number it should be relatively easy to find more infos”: No, at least not on the museum website. This was actually the reason why Karl asked here after I pointed him to you. The issue came up in Dewiki (see, unsurprisingly in German: de:Spezial:PermaLink/260119135#Frühform des griechischen Alphabets: Info zu einer Abbildung gesucht, the in dewiki embedded image is the one not from you, though; and just for information Karl's related edits de:Spezial:Diff/260028077 and after conversation with you de:Spezial:Diff/260079947).— Speravir – 00:15, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Santa maria dell'impruneta, esterno 02.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Comment Good picture, but minor CAs, more visible on the upper edge of the tower on the right --Lmbuga 19:48, 29 September 2025 (UTC) Lmbuga are you sure? Because if you open the image at full size, they are not visible. --Sailko 21:47, 29 September 2025 (UTC)  Support Good quality. No problem. The photo is good with or without CAs. If there are CAs, they are barely noticeable, but I think there are some. --Lmbuga 23:07, 29 September 2025 (UTC) Is the green tint on the windows of the building on the far left normal?--Lmbuga 23:11, 29 September 2025 (UTC) I have edited the photo. Can I upload a version without CAs?--Lmbuga 23:28, 29 September 2025 (UTC) Lmbuga yes you are welcome to upload a fixed version. Thank you --Sailko 08:19, 30 September 2025 (UTC)  Done I have also worked on the perspective: now the walls are straight.--Lmbuga 11:43, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

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Akdamar

Hello Sailko,

Thanks for thanking me recently. My Italian is good enough to profit from the descriptions you gave of pictures I used to create categories, so thanks to you. However, I have two requests. One is, to hold you horses for a while, as I will be busy for some more days, as I first create those categories, than use them to name pictures I took myself (may be up to 300), that I will then publish. Doing so I’ll check and double-check if I’m right. I just noticed I created a category that probably was wrong (Adam and Moses relief at Akdamar Church), and asked for its deletion. Doing so I noticed you had been busy in a category I created. But I just finished a gallery (so beyond a category) with pictures, and expect to change content here and there. If you or others edit before I consider my job finished, I’m afraid it will get messy. A second request is: In view of your knowledge of the site I intended to ask you to check if I made mistakes, and I still would appreciate that. But please wait a few days until you see I stopped editing. Dosseman (talk) 14:41, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Dear Dosseman, yes, I will not edit your categories until you write me you finished. I can have a look after, yes. My descriptions were based on the local info I could gather in the text signs displayed near the church. Do you also have pictures of the frescos? I think when I was there I forgot details on one side of the church (too many, I got distracted). Glad you are adding more pictures. Thank you --Sailko (talk) 14:47, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Dear Sailko,

I will let you know when I'm through with reliefs, but: a quick count indicates I have over 80 frescos, so .... And then there are many pictures from around the church. So a second wave will happen. On a government site I found that they showed some frescos, calling them reliefs. Turkish information is improving, but not quite up to standards. Dosseman (talk) 15:10, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Dear Sailko,

I have finished categorising the exterior reliefs. I checked if pictures were in the right categories but would appreciate it if you checked. There is no hurry. I did correct some mistakes but did not touch “File:Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Aghtamar Arevakhach 001.jpg” though I think the categorisation as “Category:Religious buildings with Armenian Eternity Sign” is wrong. I have better things to do. I hope my Elias work is right, do check please. And maybe you can add some explanatory text in the descriptions? For instance in “John the Baptist and Saint Gregory relief at Akdamar Church” I do not know who is where.  

I dislike people who will put a single picture in as many categories as they can think up. Some pictures I came across are in six, seven categories. Not for me. For a similar reason I do not bother to put low level categories into major ones. What is the use of “Religious sculptures in Turkey by province” (I think this up)? But there are people who have it for a hobby. The search engine of Wikimedia is quite good to find many and if not, Google helps me find almost any picture soon. And AI will make many categories just a waste of time, so why bother? Of course this is my opinion. But I do get annoyed when I can’t find a picture published years ago, because it now is five levels deep in a subsub…subcategory becuse of the hobbyists.

I leave the 192 pictures I worked on in “Category:Exterior reliefs of Akdamar Church”, but left my 170+ ones out, as I prefer the named categories.

I will do some other pictures first, then start with frescos.

Greetings. Dosseman (talk) 10:32, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Goodbye Sailko,

I have finished my activities in Akdamar. I enjoyed seeing some of the frescos I had overlooked when visiting myself. But I must confess I have travelled extensively in Italy and seen almost all major cities, often repeatedly, with attention to its churches. One reason to “move” to Turkey was my getting fed up with another saint, and then one more. So I passed many of the saints you carefully registered in Akdamar. But I thank you for all the specifications that you added to your pictures, it helped me to identify almost all I took myself.

I grouped many of the frescos into categories, using your names. You obviously named them as a tour, categorising some broke up that tour but I think it may help future uploaders who will probably take a few pictures, not the massive collection you produced.

I’m virtually off to Ahlat now, bye. Dosseman (talk) 08:20, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Dosseman thank you! Great job. I will look up if I notice anything to fix. --Sailko (talk) 13:48, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

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