User talk:Raymond Ellis
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Túrelio (talk) 12:34, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Photo of Rapanea seedlings
[edit]Dear Raymond, I just want to check on the image you uploaded: File:Rapanea melanophloeos seedlings.JPG
Having grown Rapanea trees before, I'm pretty certain the seedlings in the picture are Yellowwoods (Podocarpus or Afrocarpus). Rapanea seedlings generally look more like this: File:Rapanea melanophloeos - seedling.JPG Their first leaves are rounded with very slightly toothed edges.
Were they collected from the ground, or directly from the tree? Abu Shawka (talk) 12:18, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Dear Abu, I believe you are right. I planted a large number of the Rapanea melanophloeos and Podocarpus latifolius seed, and what I thought was Rapanea is actually Podocarpus. Thank you for correcting my error. Raymond Ellis
uploads of artwork
[edit]Thanks so much for uploading these beautiful works of art, and taking the time to add the artwork template and the creator templates! Jane023 (talk) 09:42, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
File:MFAA Officer James Rorimer supervises U.S. soldiers recovering looted paintings from Neuschwanstein Castle.jpg
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— Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:41, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
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Jcb (talk) 17:10, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
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Speravir 01:15, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
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File:Christo Coetzee Et in Arcadia Ego.jpeg
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Notification about possible deletion
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Yours sincerely, A1Cafel (talk) 03:43, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
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Notification about possible deletion
[edit]Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry.
If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. |
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Yours sincerely, A1Cafel (talk) 03:01, 4 November 2023 (UTC)