User talk:The Quirky Kitty

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ME and CFS

Please be so kind to undo the category edits that you made, adding CFS to ME files, for which you have no consensus. Guido den Broeder (talk) 12:04, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm about to leave the house. Please give me some time to consider how to respond to this productively. In the meantime, can you explain how my changes were lacking consensus? I see that in Wikimedia Commons, ME and CFS are treated as different concepts. Is this the consensus from a discussion among multiple people? (If so, linking it would be good.) Or, when you say I'm going against consensus, are you saying that you personally disagree with my changes? The Quirky Kitty (talk) 13:50, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

There is no hurry. I don't have much time either. You can find the consensus in this particular case in the images themselves, so among the uploaders. They show the differences between ME and CFS. Guido den Broeder (talk) 13:55, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm continuing the discussion at Category talk:Chronic fatigue syndrome so our debate is as public as possible and so more people can contribute. The Quirky Kitty (talk) 03:41, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

• Please don't forumshop by starting the same discussion in multiple places, thereby ignoring the replies that you've already been given. Guido den Broeder (talk) 20:27, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

  I posted the same discussion in multiple places because I recently learned that categories for discussion is the official venue for this. (This is the first time I've attempted to change a category.) My desire is to mention this debate in the correct places so knowledgeable and neutral editors may weigh in and we can reach a consensus. Currently, it's just the two of us and our views are quite different, so we're unlikely to agree on much. I feel that seeking the opinion of others is akin to Wikipedia's third opinion process. Though there are multiple places we've discussed this, it is all part of the same discussion. Your opinion has the same weight as mine here. In fact, slightly more because your view represents the status quo. The Quirky Kitty (talk) 21:23, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

  Edit: What I'm doing is more similar to a request for comment because the intent is to gather opinions, not resolve a dispute. --The Quirky Kitty (talk) 21:28, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Did i do something wrong ?

Hi The Quirky Kitty,

Thanks for the mention on the new upload of the file [1]

Was something wrong with it ?

I don't see much differences between [1] and [2]

Thanks much - Gimly24 (talk) 23:32, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

No, not in the least! The image you uploaded was a screenshot, because you didn't know how to extract images from a PDF. The one I uploaded was extracted directly from the PDF, meaning that I used a software tool that copied the image data that was embedded in the document. It's a better method because you get the exact same resolution and quality isn't lost by resizing, and potentially recompression. (However, in this case I was forced to accept some generational degradation because the original image was in an obscure format, a CMYK JPEG2000.) If you compare our two images, the one you uploaded is larger, but it's blurry because it was merely "blown up" from a smaller image, with no additional information. (You can't get the resolution exactly right by screenshotting.)

You made a valuable contribution by finding and uploading that image, and I built upon it by uploading it in the best possible fidelity. Such is the nature of Wikis. The Quirky Kitty (talk) 23:55, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

I see. Good to know.

Thanks much for explaining ! Cheers - Gimly24 (talk) 00:03, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia: 'ME is the name'

Hi, would you like my input in this debate? I see that all the participants are quite confused. Cheers, Guido den Broeder (talk) 17:32, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

While I can't leave a message on your behalf, I don't believe there's anything wrong with you leaving your opinion here. The Quirky Kitty (talk) 18:27, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Hm, I don't think that will accomplish anything. You could ask for a provisional unblock, after all it has been 6 years. I have no way of contacting them myself. Guido den Broeder (talk) 19:53, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Autopatrol given

Hello. I just wanted to let you know that I have granted autopatrol rights to your account; the reason for this is that I believe you are sufficiently trustworthy and experienced to have your contributions automatically marked as "reviewed". This has no effect on your editing, it is simply intended to make it easier for users that are monitoring Recent changes or Recent uploads to find unproductive edits amidst the productive ones like yours. In addition, the Flickr upload feature and an increased number of batch-uploads in UploadWizard, uploading of freely licensed MP3 files, overwriting files uploaded by others and an increased limit for page renames per minute are now available to you. Thank you. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:27, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

File:Paul Brenot 1927.jpg

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Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 22:20, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

File tagging File:LK-99 pieces.jpg

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MBH 10:34, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

(Note for future reference: The image is from a paper licensed as CC-BY. When they tagged it as permission missing, they reverted it a minute later, presumably after seeing the license on the original source.) The Quirky Kitty (talk) 10:40, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

CDC Prevalence study

Hi, I have asked the CDC about separate outcomes for ME. Currently the prevalence estimate for ME in adults is about 0.1%, of which some 80% women. The CDC asked about 'CFS or ME', not 'ME/CFS', so once split the remainder pertains to CFS. If the outcome for CFS would be over 1% that would be quite disturbing. It would mean that in many more cases than before, doctors are unable to find what ails their patients. If the figure for ME has risen, that would be alarming, for that would indicate a possible epidemic. Guido den Broeder (talk) 20:03, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Got the answer. They don't have split outcomes. Which renders the entire exercise worthless. Guido den Broeder (talk) 02:52, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Free files

I've uploaded Laurel and Hardy files on 1/1, but I couldn't add the {{Now Commons}} template because the IP of my homeland is now blocked! Please add it to these files:

1. en:File:Our Gang 1928 Banum.jpg
2. en:File:L&H You're Darn Tootin 1928.jpg
3. en:File:L&H We Faw Down 1928.jpg
4. en:File:L&H Two Tars 1928.jpg
5. en:File:L&H Two Tars 1928.jpg
6. en:File:L&H The Finishing Touch 1928.jpg
7. en:File:L&H Should Married Men Go Home 1928.jpg
8. en:File:L&H Leave em Laughing 1928.jpg
9. en:File:L&H From Soup to Nuts 1928.jpg
10. en:File:L&H Flying Elelphants 1928.jpg
11. en:File:L&H Early To Bed 1928.jpg

Thanks. Maher27777 (talk) 14:54, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

I'll go ahead and fix that.

If the block is through no fault of you own, you might want to try: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_appealing_blocks

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. The Quirky Kitty (talk) 15:43, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Alright, it's fixed. Many of these posters are better quality than the original Wikipedia versions. Thank you for locating them. The Quirky Kitty (talk) 15:50, 3 January 2024 (UTC)