User talk:Colin/Archive/2023

Most memorable shot 2022 / Wikimania 2023

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I wish you a Happy New Year! As it has been our tradition at the beginning of the new year for a while, we're sharing our most memorable shots of the past year with each other. I invite you to share a picture that is particular meaningful to you and to describe why that's the case. Also, as Wikimania 2023 will be here before we know it (August 16 to 19), please consider adding your thoughts on our planning page, where we gather ideas for how we can make Commons photography more visible than in the years before.

All the best to you, your family, and friends! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 21:01, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Discussion

There is currently a discussion at [1] regarding an issue which may interest you. Best regards, —Cote d'Azur (talk) 08:46, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Commons photographers: next virtual meeting on August 5

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I'm inviting you to our next virtual meeting on Saturday, August 5th. We'll have two speakers: Poco a poco will provide us with an update on his underwater photography and George Oates from the Flickr Foundation will talk about the Flickr-to-Commons bridge (“Flickypedia”) that is currently in the works. If you're interested in attending, please sign up on this page: Virtual Meeting on August 5, 2023.

I hope you're having a great time taking photos and I'm looking forward to seeing you on August 5th.

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:41, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Quick reminder: Commons Photographers meeting this Saturday

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

This is a quick reminder that our next meeting will happen on Saturday, August 5th. If you haven't registered yet and you're interested in learning more about underwater photography and “Flickypedia”, please sign up on this page. Also, I invite you to fill out this survey created by the people who are working on the Flickr-to-Wikimedia Commons software. Your input will make a difference.

We haven't had a virtual meeting in a while and I'm so looking forward to this weekend!

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:15, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Commons Photographers User Group: Board Elections 2023

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

in preparation of the 2023 board election of our group, we invite you to take a look at the following page:

Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2023

and provide feedback.

The timeline for the 2023 election will be

• September 15 – September 30: Applications for the election committee
• October 1 – October 9: Vote for election committee (ideally comprised of three members)
• October 10: Election committee starts work
• October 20 – November 9: Nomination phase for candidacies
• November 10 – December 10: Elections
• December 15: Results announced

In the first step we ask you to be part of the election committe. Please add your name on the Election Page.

We are very much looking forward to hearing from you. Please use this talk page for your thoughts.

All the best

--Ailura (talk) for the CPUG board

POTD Notification

⭐ The file you uploaded, is on the main page! ⭐ The file File: Jubilee and Munin, Ravens, Tower of London 2016-04-30.jpg, that you uploaded, is on the main page today. Thank you for your contributions to this project.

//EatchaBot (talk) 00:00, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Commons Photographers User Group: Board Elections 2023 - Nomination Phase

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

the 2023 board election of our group is run at

Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2023.

The next steps in the timeline for the 2023 election are

• October 20 – November 16: Nomination phase for candidacies
• November 17 – December 10: Elections
• December 16: Results announced

If you are interested in being a member of the board, please nominate yourself on the Election Page.

We are very much looking forward to hearing from you. Please use this talk page for your thoughts.

All the best

--Ailura (talk) for the CPUG board

Flickypedia soft launch and a huge thank you

Dear fellow Commons photographer,

I hope this message finds you well. As you might already know, the Flickr Foundation has been busy creating a new Flickr-to-Commons bridge (“Flickypedia”) this year. After a successful demo at the GLAM Wiki Conference in Montevideo, the Flickr Foundation team is now inviting all members of the Commons Photographers User Group to be the first to review their alpha, reporting any technical issues or other feedback via the Flickypedia project talk page.

At the same time, this message is an opportunity for me to thank you for your trust and support over the past couple of years. Since 2017, we've grown into being one of the largest user groups in the Wikimedia universe. I've tremendously enjoyed interacting with all of our members when it came to joint photowalks at Wikimanias, virtual Zoom meetings where we covered a wide variety of photography topics, as well as our annual “Most memorable shot of the year”, among many other events. As I'm not running for an official position in our current board election, this will be my last message on behalf of the user group to you. Thanks for all the happy moments we shared together over the years! I hope you'll continue creating free images for the millions of people we serve through Wikipedia and Commons.

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:36, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Season Greetings

Wishing You all the best for the Holiday Season! I hope You are warm, safe and treated kindly ♦ -- Cart (talk) 18:12, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

*ೃ༄ Feliz Navidad, Colin *ೃ༄ Merry Christmas and a joyous new year filled with peace, love, and happiness! Щасливого Різдва та Нового року, нехай він принесе мир, любов та радість у ваше життя! Joyeux Noël et une Bonne année pleine de paix, d'amour et de bonheur! ¡Feliz Navidad y un próspero año nuevo lleno de paz, amor y felicidad! Buon Natale e un felice anno nuovo pieno di pace, amore e felicità! Frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr voller Frieden, Liebe und Glück! Feliz Natal e um Ano Novo próspero repleto de paz, amor e felicidade! メリークリスマス、そして平和と愛、幸福に満ちた新年おめでとうございます！ 메리 크리스마스와 평화, 사랑, 행복이 가득한 새해 복 많이 받으세요! मेरी क्रिसमस और शांति, प्रेम, और खुशियों से भरा नया साल मुबारक हो! 圣诞快乐，新年快乐，愿你的生活充满和平、爱与幸福！ عيد ميلاد مجيد وسنة جديدة سعيدة مليئة بالسلام والحب والسعادة! С Рождеством и Новым Годом, пусть они принесут мир, любовь и счастье в вашу жизнь! God Jul och Gott Nytt År fyllt med fred, kärlek och lycka! Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar vol vrede, liefde en geluk! Wilfredor

Wilfredor (talk) 19:06, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

✴ Happy Holidays, Colin ✴ Merry Christmas and a happy new year! Щасливого Різдва! З Новим роком! Joyeux Noël! Bonne année! ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo! Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo! Frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr! Aristeas (talk) 19:55, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

		* Happy Holidays! *
		Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Joyeux Noël! Bonne année! Frohes Weihnachten! Frohes Neues Jahr! ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo! Щасливого Різдва! З Новим роком!    -- George Chernilevsky talk 21:41, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

FPC stats

I was reminded of your FPC stats page, which is/was an interesting bit of data. I wonder if it would be easy for you to reprocess it now, after a couple years have gone by? Hope you're having a good holiday break! — Rhododendrites ^talk |  18:53, 27 December 2023 (UTC)