User talk:Sdmvd6

Thank you very much for the very detailed and well-referenced article you created. It's nice too see a real new article every once in a while. (Have a look at Special:NewPagesFeed to get an idea what I mean]].

However, please do not remove tags without addressing the problems they describe.

The page overlaps the subject of a pre-existing article: Outburst flood. Possibly your article is better named and has much information and many references the other does not; in any case, you should consider merging them.
The language of the article is a little too specialist, please consider using easier-understood words and less specialist jargon (see Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable). I'm not suggesting you write the article in Simple English; but, for example, there are several instances where using a simpler word would make the sentence clearer, despite the fact that the average reader knows what it means. (Take part of the opening sentence: "over various spatial and temporal scales" - surely there is a simpler way of saying that?)
The tone of the article is reminiscent of an academic paper, and needs to be modified to have an encyclopedic tone. I am thinking in particular of the "Areas of future work" section.

Also, you will have noticed that I fixed the ^superscript on the page. See Help:Wiki markup#Subscripts and superscripts for how to do it; scroll up and down the page for similar tips.

Thank you very much and enjoy editing!

הסרפד (Hasirpad) [formerly Ratz...bo] 02:47, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	A high-quality article by a first-time editor deserves one for sure! הסרפד (Hasirpad) [formerly Ratz...bo] 02:52, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use File:NAmericanGlacialLakePositions11.5ka.png

Thanks for uploading File:NAmericanGlacialLakePositions11.5ka.png. I noticed the description page specifies that this media item is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails the first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media item could be found or created that provides substantially the same information or which could be adequately covered with text alone. If you believe this media item is not replaceable, please:

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Replaceable fair use File:AgassizOutflow.png

Thanks for uploading File:AgassizOutflow.png. I noticed the description page specifies that this media item is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails the first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media item could be found or created that provides substantially the same information or which could be adequately covered with text alone. If you believe this media item is not replaceable, please:

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Hello. Please note that the contents of the above messages also apply to the other two images that you have uploaded (and which I have similarly tagged), File:FolgerTroughCHIRPLocations.png and File:Melo-5Core.png. Fair use defences are often weak in the case of maps and forms of graphs or charts – see WP:NFC#UUI, points 4 and 11. However, if you feel that the uploads are indeed "irreplaceable", do follow the instructions given above. Super Mario Man 05:21, 8 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sdmvd6, I have re-deleted the images you uploaded. Please do not re-upload them again, as they violate our very strict non-free content criteria policy. If you would like someone to create a freely licensed version for you, you can considering making a request at the Graphic Lab map workshop. — ξ ^xplicit 01:17, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]