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Hi, Knipptang, you are graciously extended an invitation to join the Indian Railways ! The WikiProject Indian Railways in India is an evolving and expanding WikiProject. We are a group of editors who are dedicated to creating, revising, and expanding articles, lists, categories, Railways in India and Wikiprojects, to do with anything related to Railways in India.
As you have shown an interest in Kolkata Suburban Railway we thought you might like to take an interest in this growing WikiProject.
We look forward to welcoming you to the project!

--naveenpf (talk) 02:22, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank You for the Wikipedia Pictures

Hello, My name is Duane Hurst and I recently made a free (non-commercial) English web site to share information with people. I added links to your Wikipedia/Wikimedia freeware pictures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HasnabadFerryPier.JPG and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brandenburger_Tor_Nachts.JPG). I also gave credit to you on my web pages for your work. Thank you for sharing with the public. My website is:

http://www.freeenglishsite.com/

I add pictures such as yours to one of the following major sections of my site: 1. World section - contains information and over 10,000 images of every world country and territory. Link at: http://www.freeenglishsite.com/world/index.htm

2. USA section - contains information and images of every USA state and territory. Link at: http://www.freeenglishsite.com/world/usa/index.htm

3. English section - "Mel and Wes" lessons in conversation format. Stories are located in various USA states and world countries such as China, England, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Thailand. Each lesson has many slang terms and idioms, which I link to my Slang Dictionary. This eventually will have over 5,000 terms. Currently, it has about 3,000 slang and idioms. I regularly add new lessons and slang terms. Link at: http://www.freeenglishsite.com/english/lessons/index.htm Slang Dictionary link at: http://www.freeenglishsite.com/english/slang/Eslang_a.htm

Prior to retirement, I taught English at several private and public universities in the United States.

Please share this free site with your friends. I hope all will enjoy the pictures and find the English information useful. Sincerely,  Duane Hurst in Utah, USA

Email address: duanerhurst@freeenglishsite.com

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A kitten for you!

Arne, I didn't find contact information for you, such as an email address, so I send you a Wikikitten instead, and a link to a blog post that features one of your photos. Thank you for your generosity to the People of Earth. Kate McKinnon

KateMcKinnonTucson (talk) 16:27, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

http://katemckinnon.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/switching-yard/

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Awesome pictures, keep the shutters active! and keep em' coming. Soham 14:42, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Set:Monsoon in Western Ghats

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:MatheranPanoramaPointDrySeasonCrop.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust The Homunculus 02:34, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:MatheranPanoramaPointMonsoonCrop.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust The Homunculus 02:34, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD

Hi Knipptang,

This is to let you know that File:MatheranPanoramaPointDrySeasonCrop.jpg, a featured picture you uploaded, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for April 27, 2023. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2023-04-27. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you!  — Amakuru (talk) 10:44, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

The monsoon of South Asia is one of the world's monsoons, affecting the Indian subcontinent. Because of its effect on agriculture, on flora and fauna, and on the climates of nations including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the monsoon is one of the most anticipated, tracked and studied weather phenomena in the region. The southwest monsoon generally starts on the western coast of India at the beginning of June, and runs through to the beginning of October. Its cause is only partly understood and it is notoriously difficult to predict, with several theories proposed to explain its origin and process. These two panoramic photographs, taken three months apart in 2010 from the same location, show a view of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India, during the dry season in late May (top) and during the peak of the South Asian monsoon in late August (bottom).

Photograph credit: Arne Hückelheim

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