User talk:Tamar Hayardeni

Elisha's Spring/Ein es-Sultan photos

Hi Tamar.

I don't know if you've fully moved away from Wiki. Or maybe just English Wiki? Anyway, in case that you read this: your photos are very appreciated, but there's been a somewhat funny issue now with Elisha's Spring/Ein es-Sultan: the local businessman who owns the nearby restaurant-cum-shop has built himself a "photo op fountain", and together with various lazy tour guides is tricking tourists into believing that that's the actual spring. You've posted photos of both, the actual spring, placed since the 2000s inside a protective shack, and the fake one a few dozen metres away. Because there was no distinction made in the captions, quite a few editors choose the glossy, tiled fountain over the dim-lit springhouse. The tourist trap was making an encyclopedic career on Wiki. Once I fixed that, I've been reverted and pushed back against. People like their blue tiles with superlative inscriptions shining in the sun. Would you be so kind as to offer some very short explanations next to the original files? I have tried, but a friendly Wiki voice has told me that private spaces are exactly that and that only you can fix the issue on your private page. Elsewhere I hope I have already.

Thank you very much, and I hope you can enjoy the spring a bit, in spite of everything. Good night, Arminden (talk) 22:00, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello Arminden and thank you for contacting me. Indeed, a completely stupid situation... unfortunately I don't have free time nor much desire to engage in Wikipedia, after even the Hebrew wiki I write on has deteriorated into the abyss of political slime. There will be no choice but to let the ignorant enjoy their fake photos... Best, Tamar תמר הירדני (talk) 23:24, 11 March 2024 (UTC)