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Good luck! --Panic (talk) 03:10, 5 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi Panic, Thanks for your welcome to Wikibooks. I could use guidance with two issues: how to upload images and place them on the page, and how to create 'chapters' and link them to the introduction/table of contents. Thanks, Rick

Image Uploading
I got you email, for uploading images into the project you should prefer using Commons (you can use the images from there). You can also get more insight in the why this is best from the discussion going on on the Reading_room/General. To upload an image to Commons use the Commons upload page it is easy and has a lot more information on how to proceed. For info on using images see Editing Wikitext/Pictures if you still can do what you intend make a post into the in the Reading room/Technical Assistance (you can use your sandbox, see above about it, to do the tests). PS: remember to sign your posts :) Hope this helps... --Panic (talk) 07:18, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problems with |File:File:Belgium K2.jpg|File:Belgium K2.jpg}}

 * I see you have added "Permission" and then your name to the image. This isn't what you need to do. You need to attach the license you are releasing the image under - please see WB:MEDIA for guidance. Unusual? Quite TalkQu 07:46, 2 October 2009 (UTC)


 * I am new at this. I don't even know how to reply to messages. I hope this (editing the narrative) is the correct way. I just replaced "" with this "" for the image under question. Thanks for the help. Rick


 * Hi, the way to do it is like this "Permission= " . I've changed this now for you. Thanks. Unusual? Quite TalkQu 20:57, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Formatting
When categorising International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Finland I did some formatting that I wanted to bring to your attention. I replaced the multiple newlines (which won't display consistently) with and removed the font tags that colour text blue. That colour coincides with the default link colour and can therefore be confusing. It would be better to use book-wide style-sheets that will hopefully soon be implemented. --Swift (talk) 19:53, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Great Job
Great job, Rick! We, at Philately Project of Russian Wikipedia, appreciate very much your 'opus magnum' and look forward to being able to enjoy the Soviet Union and Russia sections of the Postage Meter Stamp Catalog. Could you prioritize that? Maybe we would even be able to add something on the subject. BTW I have a small collection of Soviet postage meter stamps of the 1970-ies. Eventually it would be nice to have the Catalog translated into Russian in ru.wikibooks.org, what do you think? Sincerely, Leonid Dzhepko. --Л.П. Джепко (talk) 08:30, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi Leonid, Yes I can re-prioritize countries and will do Russia and USSR out of my usual sequence. I appreciate help from people who know more than I do and look forward to your input. I am in the middle of France which will probably take me another two weeks. I then must do the United States for an earlier request. The U.S. could take me a long time, maybe two months. I will do Russia and Soviet Union after the U.S. That will be about May-June. Best regards, Rick
 * OK, thank you! D'you know that you can add yr signature automatically by clicking the button 'Your signature with timestamp' from the middle of the row right above this editing window? --Л.П. Джепко (talk) 15:29, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

No I didn't. Thanks for the tip. I just printed out the guide to Wiki markup buttons. Maybe this will speed up my editing.--Rickstambaugh (talk) 15:34, 27 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Rick, I notice that you have made Russia and USSR. Thank you for both, they are very informative. Hopefully, you would not mind my minor clarifications/changes regarding your wording (which I dare to make based on my knowledge of Russian and Ukrainian). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or change them if you do not agree. Rgds, Leonid Dzhepko. --Л.П. Джепко (talk) 12:30, 16 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Rick, I cannot identify in yr catalogue a USSR meter stamp, which can be seen there (machine # 9508; 7th image from top). --Л.П. Джепко (talk) 07:07, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

CheckUser nomination

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West Indies
Hi Rick, New to wikibooks, so still finding out how to approach things. I'm editor of the British West Indies Study Circle Bulletin (www.bwisc.org) and personally a keen collector of Jamaica (and philatelic author). Our recent journal made mention of you wikibook and I may receive a trickle of information (one so far)which I will share with you. However, I have produced something for Jamaica myself http://www.jamaicaphilately.info/80_Meter-Marks/Jamaica_Meter-Marks.pdf and seek your advice on how you would like me proceed with it (if at all). Regards

Steve

Would you like this deleted?
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GROUP_C_%E2%80%93_Oval_frank_with_wavy_lines_at_the_sides

You blanked this page... seems like you want it to be deleted? --Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 22:01, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Yes, I deleted it deliberately. I decided to make this a section of the main catalog page rather than a separate file.
 * ✅ Thanks. --Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 23:25, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

GROUP B – Square frank with wavy lines at the sides and GROUP A – Early experimental franks, prior to 1920
Hi, these pages appear to be in the wrong place. Could you move them to be subpages of the appropriate book please. Thanks - QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 11:16, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

I don't understand. They ARE sub-pages of the main book page.


 * No they aren't. Firstly, if you click "What links here" on the sidebar menu you will see that there is no link to the pages which is why I didn't move them for you (if they were linked I'd have known where they should be). More importantly, they are not "indented". They should be named "My book/Group B..." where "My book" is the name of the book. The way they are at the moment they appear as stand alone books and not chapters. If you just tell me which book you think they are part of then I will move them QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 14:02, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

OK, I'll take care of it.


 * I agree. Details are at Talk:United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog.  — Jeff G. ツ 18:16, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Fiscal Meters
Hi all, has anyone done any work on fiscal meter franks? am working on some from the Republik Indonesia. can use any help anyone will give me,nethrevNethrev (discuss • contribs) 17:57, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

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United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/sandbox3
Delete it per your blanking it?--Jusjih (discuss • contribs) 03:56, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

No problem. Go ahead and delete it.
 * Deleted per your consent.--Jusjih (discuss • contribs) 00:34, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Stripe Zebra S4M
Hi Richard

Thank you for your contributions to catalog the variable value stamps of Panama, mechanical and digital. The latest digitals were made on a Stripe Zebra S4M machine.

I am new to this issue about wikibooks editing and I prefer to communicate via email to send you the photos of the team and some additional information. my email is vianburg@gmail.com and I would like you to write me or send me your email. Greetings from Panama

Edward D. Vianna Burguez Vianburg (discuss • contribs) 17:55, 15 March 2019 (UTC) --Vianburg (discuss • contribs) 17:55, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/sandbox and United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/sandbox2
Delete both per your blanking?Jusjih (discuss • contribs) 05:37, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

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Stamp Catalog formatting...
Thanks for spotting the typo.

The aim of my recent efforts with some of these pages was to resolve the issue of some misnested and missing Font tags.

I was using w:User:PerfektesChaos/js/lintHint to find these based on the initial list generated at Special:LintErrors

As you are one of the primary editors on this, reformatting to remove "deprecated" HTML is perhaps better done by yourself, as you would have a better underatsnding of why particular formatting was used.

Had you also considered using w:Wikipedia:TemplateStyles, and appropriate semi-semantic templates, specific to the Wikibook concerned with a view to having a standardised style for the Wikibook concerned?

ShakespeareFan00 (discuss • contribs) 07:15, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Wrong reference in Zimbabwe section
Hi Rick, I have noticed an apparently wrong reference. Cannot be resolved without your help. Please see Talk:International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Zimbabwe. Best regards, --Л.П. Джепко (discuss • contribs) 09:35, 10 February 2024 (UTC)