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Mlpearc (open channel) 21:03, 26 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

January 2016 edit

Hello, Mlpearc. The author, Mark J. Ferrari, sent his acceptance email to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org adding the following to the subject bar of the email: Ticket#: 2016011410010654 - File:Frodo_by_Mark_Ferrari.jpg... but maybe a problem occurred ? I'm going to ask him if he can send the email again in order to ask for the file to be undeleted. Besides, could you check if the author of this other file (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dwarf_by_BrokenMachine86.jpg, Ticket#: 2016012110017214) send his acceptance email, please ? Best regards. Guise (talk) 20:00, 26 January 2016 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for this information, I have reviewed VRTS ticket # Ticket ID parameter missing. and there is not enough information to clear permissions. I have sent an email to the sender requesting the information, upon receipt, I will have (or another OTRS member) the file reinstated and tag it with permissions received. If in the interim you require updated information you can ask at the OTRS noticeboard or on my talk page, please be sure to include the ticket number with your query. Cheers, Mlpearc (open channel) 20:15, 26 January 2016 (UTC)Reply
I see you know the Frodo image has been restored and permissions applied. Thank you for your contributions. Mlpearc (open channel) 14:39, 27 January 2016 (UTC)Reply
Thank you very much ! Best regards. Guise (talk) 15:26, 27 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

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Nice find for the image you added at Pierre Laval. Mathglot (talk) 05:51, 5 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Charles de Bourbon edit

Hi Guise,

Many thanks for the correction, I did wonder why French wikipedia wasn't using that image for him as it seemed cleaner! Now I know :)

19:13, 9 January 2023 (UTC) Sovietblobfish (talk) 19:13, 9 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Gilles de Rais edit

Hello Guise,

I am very interested in your current redevelopment of the Gilles de Rais article. It seems you have already elevated it massively, easily one of the best articles on a marshal of France now. sovietblobfish (talk) 18:25, 27 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Thank you very much, sovietblobfish ! Actually, I was concerned that the English article hadn't yet taken advantage of the best French sources about Rais, more readily available to contributors living in France, of course. So I've tried to synthesize the huge article in the French Wikipedia that I've been writing for far too many years now (I'm the king of procrastinators). :-)
However, the French article still lacks the biggest chunk on the secular and ecclesiastical trials, with developments on the testimonies of the parents, the confessions of Rais and his accomplices, the nature of the remaining archives, and so on. I hope to finish it all this year in order to translate these passages.
By the way, because of my limited mastery of English, I'd be delighted if you could correct some of the inevitably awkward turns of phrase.
Best regards. --Guise (talk) 18:47, 27 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
I too am a terminal procrastinator. I have been planning to write articles for the individual French Wars of Religion forever, but they're such formidable projects I've been too scared to start them and have continued my march through biographies. Anne de Montmorency took me around two months haha, and that's just one man! Let alone a whole war.
I can try to look over the article at some point, however my English may not be much better than yours. sovietblobfish (talk) 19:02, 27 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

AI upscaled images edit

Just to let you know that the English Wikipedia has (relatively recently) decided against using AI upscaled images in its articles, and that any such manipulation should be noted in the caption. The image Manual of Style now says:

AI upscaling software should generally not be used to increase the resolution or quality of an old or low-resolution image. Original historical images should always be used in place of AI upscaled versions. If an AI-upscaled image is used in an article, this fact should be noted in its caption.

Belbury (talk) 10:28, 30 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

De Rais Serial Killer edit

Hello Guise, just wanted to explained my edit. although we may never know if he was an actual serial killer, the reports, testimony and the many some odd confirmations from historians that I have seen paint a pretty good picture. As to my edit, it was only for the fact he was convicted and another point in the lead paragraph can add the whole arguments section, which also needs to be expanded considering there was a lot of scholarship and whatnot for both sides which are quite fascinating. Paleface Jack (talk) 03:14, 19 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hello, Paleface Jack !
Although I am inclined to believe that Gilles de Rais is guilty, the Wikipedia article must reflect the nuances and uncertainties expressed by certain medievalists, notably Jacques Chiffoleau [fr], whose essential studies have strongly influenced recent historiography on the character. This historian does not claim to demonstrate Rais' innocence or guilt but he carefully maintains a critical distance from the trial proceedings, given the particular context of inquisitorial procedures.
I'm afraid that the introductory summary is already too long, but you're right, a small additional paragraph (as in the French version) would be useful to address these questions.
Furthermore, Chiffoleau's latest study (to be published in Micrologus in 2024) takes a long look at Rais' trial proceedings, which will make it possible to improve the Wikipedia article accordingly.
Best regards.
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Agreed, the combination or a figure such as him and blending that with the fact he was an evil killer of children is a very fascinating topic. as for me, my work on Begotten and some more film projects has kept me swamped. The fact that Begotten is nominated for FA and not really any reviews for it that are support or against is a little frustrating. I gotta hand it to you for expanding the De Rais article and cannot wait to see the finished product. Paleface Jack (talk) 04:16, 19 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

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Gilles de Rais edit

Your edit to Gilles de Rais returned a link to the disambiguation page Jean Chartier, which is not ideal. I changed it to Jean Chartier (chronicler) to match the usage on the disambiguation page and to make it clear that the English article needs to be written. Leschnei (talk) 20:41, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

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I really appreciate your dilligent contributions to the Gilles de Rais article. On behalf of all of those interested in the matter, thank you. DrDesterro (talk) 12:50, 16 May 2024 (UTC)Reply