User talk:IM3847/Archive 3

Valued Image Promotion

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Wall carving in Zanana Dressing Hall.
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review

•  Comment We must add a geocoding. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 04:50, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

  @Archaeodontosaurus: Co-ordinates have been added, please have a look.--IM3847 (talk) 05:59, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

•  Support Perfect now --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:05, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:08, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

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Valued Image Promotion

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Aerial view of Tammileru River at Eastern Locks, Eluru.
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•  Support Useful & used --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:14, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:58, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Commons Photographers User Group: Meeting on September 26 and other stuff

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I've got a quick update for you, containing three items:

• I’d like to invite you to our group’s second Virtual Meeting on Saturday, September 26, 2020. As last time, this meeting will serve as an opportunity to get to know each other better, share learnings, and connect in times of the global COVID-19 pandemic. If you'd like to present, please add your name and the proposed topic to the list on the talk page.
• Also, I'd like to start a conversation about how we should be sharing responsibility for the user group going forward. I'd love to get some help when it comes to organizing things and I'm convinced that we can achieve more if a couple of people helped with coordinating stuff.
• Finally, the Wikimedia Foundation has asked me to spread the word about their latest survey: Universal Code of Conduct Survey. The goal is to create a safer environment on Wikimedia projects and the Foundation gathers feedback prior to coming up with a first draft.

Hope to see you at the Zoom meeting in September!

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:09, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2020 ­ India

Hello IM3847/Archive 3!

From September 1 to September 30, 2020, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the tenth time. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year. You might remember this event as you had participated in one of the previous editions. We will be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record our monuments for future generations and win exciting prizes! You can find more details in this page.

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2020 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:28, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Reminder: User Group Meeting this Saturday

Dear Commons Photographers User Group member,

This is a quick reminder that our second virtual meeting will take place this Saturday, September 26. The agenda entails presentations about drone photography, about the story behind a featured picture, and about the future of LRMediaWiki. We'll also discuss photographers’ contacts with the Wikimedia Foundation and the election of representatives for our user group. You'll find information about all of this on the event page:

• Virtual Meeting on September 26, 2020

I'm also inviting you to share some information about yourself and your photography work with other members of the user group on our new membership list:

• Comprehensive membership list

I hope you're well during these difficult times. All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 00:23, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Scheme body cavities-te.svg

Helo!. I updated this file and replaced it in ఉదరము and దేహ కుహరం. Jmarchn (talk) 17:37, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Quality Image Promotion

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Quality Image Promotion

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Valued Image Promoted

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
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Aerial photograph of Rushikonda Beach in Visakhapatnam city of India.
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review

•  Support Useful & used --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:28, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:17, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Valued Image Promoted

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
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INS Tarmugli (T91) patrol vessel of the Car Nicobar-class of Indian navy.
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review

•  Support Overexposed, but still useful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:49, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:08, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
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Aerial photograph of Siddhartha school in Eluru.
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review

•  Support Useful & used --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:29, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:08, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

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Valued Image Promoted

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In-Orbit mall road in Hyderabad, India..
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•  Support I think this is best in scope rather than only in scope, but anyway, I could see where it could be useful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:13, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. -- DeFacto (talk). 18:40, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
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District Collectorate of West Godavari in Eluru, India..
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review

•  Support Useful and used -- Spurzem (talk) 18:50, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. -- DeFacto (talk). 18:41, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

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Commons Photographers User Group meeting on Saturday

Dear Commons Photographers User Group member,

I'd like to invite you to our next virtual meeting on Saturday, December 12. We'll have two presentations: Habib Mhenni aka Dyolf77 will answer the question Do "we" need DSLRs anymore? and Martin Falbisoner will walk us through the making of his featured picture File:Caribbean_Sea_-_Long_Exposure.jpg.

If you can make it, please add your name to the list of attendees to this page:

• Virtual Meeting on December 12, 2020

I hope to see you in three days. Also, I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best for 2021. Your contributions to Commons make a big difference.

Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:29, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Valued Image Promoted

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Venkatesh Gattem.
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•  Comment I presume there's a record somewhere showing this is Copyleft. I had the idea that in ambiguous cases like this, there would be some kind of link to an OTRS record linked to the file. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:25, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

@Ikan Kekek: Hi, previous link leads to incorrect photograph which is now corrected; please check and confirm. If required I can get an OTRS mail from the subject or any reviewer from our end can review the license from the linked post.--iMahesh (talk) 03:29, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

I don't know what was incorrect or what you changed, but do you think an OTRS notice isn't needed on the file page? What are the guidelines on that? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:08, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

@Ikan Kekek: If a file is published under Creative commons 4.0 share-alike on an external website, I don't think we need OTRS cause the source linked to shows the license published. In this case, the source linked to has a text Available on Wikimedia commons under CC BY-SA 4.0. We only need OTRS if the license of publication is unknown. Correct me if I'm wrong.--iMahesh (talk) 06:19, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

I don't see it. Did I have to be logged into Instagram to see that text? I'm confused, but yes, this is useful, so  Support. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:25, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

@Ikan Kekek: Iam using this process only for public accounts, for private Instagram accounts we're following OTRS process. Since we are habituated for Flickr images, Instagram is quite confusing for many Wikimedians. Instagram should also allow their account holders to change the account license to CC-By just like Flickr, which makes the process easy for us and also benefit many. And it would be easy for us to have a Files from Instagram template just like we got for other photography sites.--iMahesh (talk) 06:46, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:55, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
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Aerial view of Kondakarla Bird Sanctuary situated on Vadrapalli lake, Visakhapatnam.
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review

•  Comment We must add a geocoding in caption. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:33, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

@Archaeodontosaurus: Updated the Geo-coordinates, please check.--iMahesh (talk) 03:37, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

•  Support Perfect now --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:09, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:54, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
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Mavathuru lake at Kotagiri, Karnataka.
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review

•  Question This is an Instagram picture. Do we know that it has a Creative Commons Copyleft? If so, how do we know? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:44, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

@Ikan Kekek: It was was written in Instagram post description that Available on Wikimedia commons under CC BY-SA 4.0. The watermarked version was reviewed by User:MB-one for the same license on 8 May 2020, link for original version is available at Other versions.--iMahesh (talk) 03:00, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

•  Support OK. Useful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:53, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

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Quality Image Promotion

File:Farmers of Kathuru, a village near Eluru.jpg

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--QICbot (talk) 05:27, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Your most memorable shot 2020

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

Over the course of the past two years, we've been sharing pictures that have a special meaning with each other at the start of the new year. Today, I'm inviting you add your most memorable shot of 2020 to this page:

• Your most memorable shot 2020

I hope you, your familiy, and your friends are well during these difficult times. I wish you all the best for 2021 and I can't wait to see what your most memorable shot of 2020 looks like.

Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:57, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Next Commons Photographers meeting featuring large format photographer Ben Horne

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I'm happy to invite you to our next virtual meeting on Saturday, March 20, at the usual time. As I mentioned during our last get-together, I'd like to invite external guests every now and then, given that it seems good to expand our view and learn something from someone outside our community.

Our first external guest, Ben Horne, will talk about large format wilderness photography, followed by a question-and-answer session. Ben is maybe one of best known contemporary large format photographers in the United States. On his excursions to national parks, he shoots 8×10 film and talks about his adventures on his YouTube channel which has attracted more than 48,000 followers so far. He is YouTube's first, and longest active landscape photography vlogger and I'm thrilled that he has agreed to join our next meeting and talk about his experiences.

If you're interested in joining this meeting, please sign up on the page below:

• Virtual Meeting on March 20, 2020

Also, don't forget to post your question(s) prior to the meeting on the following page in order to ensure a good and fruitful question-and-answer session:

• Questions for Ben

I'm very much looking forward to this event and I hope you'll be able to join.

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 22:01, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

It's Wiki Loves Food time!

Wiki Loves Food 2021 ­ India

Hello IM3847/Archive 3!

Do you roam around in search of delicious mouth-watering foods and take photographs of them before you put them into your mouth? Wiki Loves Food 2021 in India photo-competition is then waiting for you! Participate in the competition from March 15 to April 14 this year, photograph and upload all kinds of foods and beverages originated from or found in Indian sub-continent and get a chance to win exciting prizes!

-- Wiki Loves Food 2021 in India team
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:39, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Reminder: Commons Photographers meeting tomorrow

Just a quick reminder: the meeting with large format-photographer Ben Horne will happen tomorrow, Saturday, March 20. If you haven't done yet, please consider signing up for the event and add your questions to this page. This will be our first virtual meeting in 2021 and I'd be super happy if you could join. All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:57, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Quality Image Promotion

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Quality Image Promotion

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Quality Image Promotion

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Share Your Struggle 2021 - A public photo competition (15 - 31 August)

Share Your Struggle 2021 (15 - 31 August 2021) is a public photo competition on Wikimedia Commons. The goal of the project is to improve coverage of free usable media files related to various struggles, such as, natural disasters, health crises such as COVID-19 pandemic, social movements, conflict-torn areas, and any other humanitarian crises. The goal is not only to document crises, but also humanitarian efforts and acts of kindness that happen during such crises.

Submit photographs/videos and win prizes! Check the campaign page on Wikimedia Commons for more information to participate. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:52, 21 August 2021 (UTC)

It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 ­ India

Hello IM3847/Archive 3!

We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the 12th time this year. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year from September 1 to September 30, 2021. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record and digitally document our monuments for future generations and get a chance to win exciting prizes! You can find more details about the Indian part of the competition in this page. See you in action in few hours!!

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:22, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Commons Photographers meeting on October 30th

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I'm happy to invite you to our next virtual meeting next Saturday,  October 30. This time, our colleagues User:Dey.sandip from India and User:Ermell from Germany will talk about their work.

If you're interested in joining this meeting, please sign up on the page below:

• 5th virtual meeting of the Commons Photographers User Group

I'm very much looking forward to this event and I hope you'll be able to join.

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:01, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

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Premeditated (talk) 11:05, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

@Premeditated: what were these nominations for? Please elaborate. Those images were captured in my home on my own mobile. --iMahesh (talk) 07:23, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

@Premeditated: do you mean the image located on the box cover? --iMahesh (talk) 07:25, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi, yes it's the image on the box cover. The image is copyrighted and is most likely owned by either Apple Inc. or the artist(s) which produced the artwork/image on the box in question. Premeditated (talk) 11:25, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

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Premeditated (talk) 11:05, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Commons Photographers User Group: first board election

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

In preparation of the first board election of our group, I invite you to take a look at the following page:

• Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2021

and provide feedback. I've listed a number of positions for our first board and I've also outlined a possible timeline for the elections. The current plan is to open the self-nomination process up on November 15 and then have the election start on December 1.

I'm super excited to get this going and I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you. Please use this talk page for your thoughts.

I hope you're safe and well, and I wish you all the best! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 23:56, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Commons Photographers elections: self-nomination phase is open

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

The self-nomination phase for the first board election of our group is open as of today. If you'd like to take on a more active role and take our user group to the next level, please consider running for one of the open positions. Please check out the Board Election 2021 page for more details.

I hope you, your family, and your friends are doing well. All the best! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:40, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Board election: voting is open!

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

The voting phase for our group's board election starts today. Please consider casting your vote. Voting ends on December 17.

I wish you all the best for the rest of the year 2021. Stay safe and healthy! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 17:03, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

Your most memorable shot of 2021

Happy New Year! As always at the beginning of the new year, I'm inviting you to share your most memorable shot of the past year. Which of your photos stood out in 2021? Which image created special memories that you'd like to share with others? On behalf of the Commons Photographers User Group I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best for 2022. Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:25, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

File tagging File:The Charminar on a cloudy day.jpg

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shizhao (talk) 13:43, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

@Shizhao: Hi, if you open the link of the source file, it saysAvailable under CC-By-SA 4.0 on Wikimedia Commons.--iMahesh (talk) 14:53, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Save the date: Commons Photographers meeting next week

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

Please save the date: on Saturday, June 19th, our next virtual Zoom meeting is going to take place. As you know, one goal of these meetings is to share knowledge about different types of photography. This time, we've lined up the following presentations:

• Photography in Nigeria
• Photographing vehicles
• I started printing my images – here’s what I've learned so far…

If you'd like to participate in this event, please consider signing up on this page. Also, if you'd like to present at one of the next meetings, please send me a quick note. Sharing your experiences and learnings with others can make a huge difference!

I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best! Hope to see you on the 19th.

Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:13, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

This Sunday!

Hi, this is just a quick reminder: the next virtual meeting of our user group is scheduled for Sunday, June 19, 16:00 UTC. Topics are: “Photography in Nigeria”, “Photographing Vehicles”, “Wildlife photography and citizen science”, and “I started printing my images – here’s what I've learned so far…”. I'm thrilled about this great agenda and I'm looking forward to connecting with you again. Stay safe and all the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:08, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Quick update on behalf of the Commons Photographers User Group

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I hope you're well and enjoy taking photos for Wikimedia Commons. Here are a couple of quick updates on behalf of our group:

• Our next virtual meeting will take place on Saturday, August 27. At this point we have two presentations lined up:

• Suitable! Unsuitable! How to choose photos for a Wikipedia for children, “Klexikon” (Ziko)
• The aperture and its (less known) effects (XRay)

You can sign up for the event on this page: Virtual Meeting on August 27, 2022. – Given that we can accommodate more speakers, I'll invite you to get in touch with me in case you'd like to present on the 27th. You can reach me any time on my talk page or by sending a quick email.

• Also, we now have a page for local events organized by members of our user group: Local events 2022. Please check it out and consider organizing an event yourself!
• And finally, we're planning on offering a Post-processing Workshop on October 8. Please save the date; an events page with more information will go up later.

Thanks for being a member of our group and for sharing your works under a free license. Have fun taking pictures!

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:23, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 India

Hello IM3847/Archive 3!

We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the 13th time this year. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year from September 1 to September 30, 2022. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record and digitally document our monuments for future generations and get a chance to win exciting prizes!!!

You can find more details about the Indian edition of the competition in this event page. See you in action in few hours!!

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:01, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

You're invited to provide input…

Dear fellow member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

At our last meeting end of August, we talked about getting in touch with the Wikimedia Foundation and offering our help for improving Wikimedia Commons. Today, I invite you to provide your input on a draft open letter to the Foundation. Over the course of the next ten days, we'll further improve the text together, before inviting people to sign it. If you're interested in providing input, please engage in the discussion on the talk page of the draft.

In the meanwhile, I hope you're well and have a great time taking photos! All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 08:42, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Online workshop this weekend

Dear Commons Photographers User Group member,

This coming Saturday, October 8, we'll host an online post processing workshop. On behalf of our events coordinator Shreya I invite you to sign up for the event using this Google form.

I hope you're well. All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:50, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Question from the CPUG Board

Dear user group member,

I'm writing you to today on behalf of the board of the Commons Photographers User Group. The past year has been a busy one for us. In 2022, we've had more activities than ever before in the history of our group and you'll find an overview on our group's page.

With that being said, 2022 was also a year of learning for the current board members. Most of us hadn't been involved in running the Photographers User Group and we spent quite some time on getting used to our new roles. We all feel it was a steep learning curve.

That's why, at our last board meeting, we decided to ask our members whether they'd be ok with us serving for another year. Extending our board duties to the end of 2023 would allow us to continue the work we've started this year, and to benefit from the knowledge we've built over the past twelve months.

However, in the end, it's up to you and the other members of our group to decide whether such an extension of our board term should be granted. I invite you to voice your opinion on this page:

Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2022

We'll gather feedback until December 27, and we'll keep you in the loop about the outcomes of this process.

Thanks so much for your ongoing support of our group. I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best.

--Ailura (talk) 12:32, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

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)

Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2022 voting is open!

2022 Picture of the Year: Saint John Church of Sohrol in Iran.

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Dear Wikimedian,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2022 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the seventeenth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2022) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topical categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you may vote for as many images as you like. The top 30 overall and the two most popular images in each category will continue to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just three images to become the Picture of the Year.

Round 1 will end on 1 May 2023, 23:59:59 UTC.

Click here to vote now!

Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee

You are receiving this message because you voted in the 2021 Picture of the Year contest.

Delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:15, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Notification about possible deletion

Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry. If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Affected:

• File:Potsdamer Platz (Festival of Lights).jpg

Yours sincerely, C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 19:41, 23 June 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)

File:MSI GL62 Logo.jpg

File:MSI GL62 Logo.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Jonteemil (talk) 01:07, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 India

Hello IM3847/Archive 3!

We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the 14th time this year. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year from September 1 to September 30, 2023. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record and digitally document our monuments for future generations and get a chance to win exciting prizes!!!

You can find more details about the Indian edition of the competition in this event page. See you in action soon!!

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of the Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:21, 31 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