User talk:Netherzone

NPP Awards for 2023

		The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		For over 100 article reviews during 2023. Well done! Keep up the good work and thank you! Dr vulpes (Talk) 02:43, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

January 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to Netherzone for collecting at least 25 points during the January 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 16,070 reviews completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 22:39, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

"Geothermal resources" maps

Geothermal Energy in the Western United States (1978) from USGS doi:10.3133/cir790

Just FYI I found that the NOAA produced maps of "geothermal resources" to go with that 1980 report we use a lot. The good people of University of Nevada Reno scanned them and I grabbed them all and put them here:

Commons:Category:Maps of geothermal resources of the United States

I think it includes all the states in the continental U.S. north and west of Texas, except possibly South Dakota (which may well be out there somewhere). Most are in PDF format but I think can convert to jpg and/or png if need be, just let me know which ones.

I think/hope they should be citable sources if they have any info that isn't already in the report; I cited the California one in one place already as <ref name="CAgeothermmap-1980">{{Cite map |last1=Higgins |first1=Chris T. |last2=Therberge |last3=Ikelman |first2=Albert E. Jr. |first3=Joy A. |title=Geothermal Resources of California |url=https://data.nbmg.unr.edu/public/Geothermal/GreyLiterature/GeothermalResources_California_1980_R.pdf |date=1980 |publisher=California Department of Mines and Geology |publication-place=Sacramento |others=NOAA National Geophysical Center}}</ref>

I can't really figure out the name of the original report or repository these came from so just leaning on the unr.edu for now. Cheers, jengod (talk) 04:48, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Jengod, thanks for your note. How wonderful that you uploaded scans of the maps! I've got a copy of the paper maps from along with the 1980 hardcopy of the report Thermal springs list for the United States (1980) By Berry, George W. ; Grim, P. J. (Paul J.) ; Ikelman, Joy A.

Because I travel alot and live between two states in two different regions of the country, I seldom travel with the paper copies, instead I use a pdf. You can download the entire .pdf of the book here: [1] but it doesn't include the maps. Thanks again for uploading this excellent resource for hot springs! Netherzone (talk) 16:09, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

I just took a moment to look on Commons, and those are different than the maps than the ones I have. This is a superb new resource, Jen. Thanks again. Netherzone (talk) 16:19, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

May music

story · music · places

On the bicentenary of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, I remember our recent uplifting choral concert in pictures, on my user page and in my concerts (leading to the two at the church's article). The closest was in the paper. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Today is the Feast of the Ascension for which Bach composed his oratorio, - perhaps watch a bit how the closing movement was performed in Bach's church. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:58, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Magdalena Hinterdobler is on the Main page today, together with an opera that reviewers deemed not interesting and too obscure for our general readers. The soprano thought differently, - listen and see. - Also on the Main page: a TFA by sadly missed Vami_IV. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:30, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

yesterday's story remembered an oratorio world premiere I was in, conducted by the composer - how are you? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:17, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

I heard lovely chamber music today, and the DYK mentions "profoundly human" singing (that you can watch), connected to a place where we'll sing in September --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:25, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

I liked seeing Erschallet, ihr Lieder on the Main page today, 310 years after the first performance! We sang it in 2000. Today's program was easier but also spirited. I found a nice video of "I will sing with the spirit", with nature photography, - enjoy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:34, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for improving articles in May, even from elsewhere! - Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old OTD. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:14, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Hello Gerda, thank you, as always, for keeping in touch and sharing your stories, creations, nature, travels and meals. I always appreciate hearing from you. Netherzone (talk) 15:33, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Also Gerda, just wanted you to know I added one of your images to the articles, Chalybeate and to Spring (hydrology). It's a beautiful image of a chalybeate spring (high iron mineral content in the water). And also added your image of to Levada (Madeira). I noticed that English Wikipedia is lacking in articles on the Levadas of Portugal. Netherzone (talk) 16:21, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

That's lovely, - never heard Chalybeate, so even more thanks! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:40, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Replaceable non-free use File:Rose Simpson with her work "Counterculture".png

Thanks for uploading File:Rose Simpson with her work "Counterculture".png. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of non-free use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of non-free use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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Hi @Minorax, I've been searching for a non-free image of her work for a long time (years). Have not been able to locate one. I thought this one would be OK to use because of freedom of panorama as a public art work in an outdoor setting. However, if I'm wrong about this, and if you think the use of this image violates the non-free use criteria, please go ahead and delete the image asap. Thank you for calling attention to this matter. Netherzone (talk) 13:04, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

So I assume that this can be tagged as an "author's request for deletion"? Also, images of living person are generally not allowed to be tagged as fair use. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 13:19, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

@Minorax, yes, it can be tagged as author's request for deletion. Thank you for your help, good to know that images with living people are generally not allowed. Netherzone (talk) 13:30, 26 May 2024 (UTC)