User talk:Grandmaster
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- MPF 13:06, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Hi Grandmaster - thanks for the note; what I meant is that the species of tree is not identified. Generally, for a picture of a plant or animal to be submitted as a featured pic candidate, the species identity needs to be provided (and the picture added to the relevant species gallery page). For example: Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Krauskopfpelikan Daehlhoelzli Pelecanus crispus 18.JPG is identified to species, and the picture indexed on the relevant species page Pelecanus crispus.
Unfortunately, I am not sufficiently familiar with subtropical trees to be able to identify it myself, so cannot help with its identification.
Finally, please bear in mind that only a very small percentage of pictures (well below 0.1%) ever gain Featured Picture status - don't be discouraged if your first attempt does not make it! (I have been posting photos on wiki commons for over two years, and none of mine have ever been featured). Hope this helps! - MPF 13:06, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Commons Picture of the Year 2006 Competition
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The arrangements for the Commons Picture of the Year 2006 competition are now complete, and voting will start tomorrow, Feb 1st. All Featured Pictures promoted last year are automatically nominated. As a past contributor to Featured Pictures, we invite you to participate in the competition (but please wait until tomorrow to vote). --MichaelMaggs 22:00, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Image Tagging Image:Bey from Karabakh.jpg
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Thanks for uploading Image:Bey from Karabakh.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikimedia Commons (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page. If the content is a derivative of a copyrighted work, you need to supply the names and a licence of the original authors as well.
If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag, then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{self|cc-by-sa-2.5}} to release it under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license or {{PD-self}} to release it into the public domain. See Commons:Copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find all your uploads using the Gallery tool. Thank you. Obersachse 14:27, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
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TigranMets 03:25, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
Courtesy notice
[edit]As if the title didn't clue you in, you're being discussed in this thread. ;) EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:00, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up. --Grandmaster 04:10, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
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A file that you have uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, Image:Aslanov.jpg, was missing information about where it comes from or who created it, which is needed to verify its copyright status. The file probably has been deleted. If you've got all required information, request undeletion providing this information and the link to the concerned file (
[[:Image:Aslanov.jpg]] ).
If you created the content yourself, enter If someone else created the content, or if it is based on someone else's work, the source should be the address to the web page where you found it, the name and ISBN of the book you scanned it from, or similar. You should also name the author, provide verifiable information to show that the content is in the public domain or has been published under a free license by its author, and add an appropriate template identifying the public domain or licensing status, if you have not already done so. Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Please add the required information for this and other files you have uploaded before adding more files. If you need assistance, please ask at the help desk. Thank you! |
Kam Solusar (talk) 18:47, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Tip: Categorizing images
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Thanks a lot for contributing to the Wikimedia Commons! Here's a tip to make your uploads more useful: Why not add some categories to describe them? This will help more people to find and use them.
Here's how:
1) If you're using the UploadWizard, you can add categories to each file when you describe it. Just click "more options" for the file and add the categories which make sense:
2) You can also pick the file from your list of uploads, edit the file description page, and manually add the category code at the end of the page.
[[Category:Category name]]
For example, if you are uploading a diagram showing the orbits of comets, you add the following code:
[[Category:Astronomical diagrams]]
[[Category:Comets]]
This will make the diagram show up in the categories "Astronomical diagrams" and "Comets".
When picking categories, try to choose a specific category ("Astronomical diagrams") over a generic one ("Illustrations").
Thanks again for your uploads! More information about categorization can be found in Commons:Categories, and don't hesitate to leave a note on the help desk.BotMultichillT 06:09, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Khoysky.jpeg is uncategorized since 12 April 2009.
- Image:KK Shusha 2.JPG is uncategorized since 10 May 2009.
- Image:KK Shusha 1.JPG is uncategorized since 10 May 2009.
- Image:Aslanov plaque.jpg was uncategorized on 30 August 2009.
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User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 19:12, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
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PANONIAN (talk) 19:55, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
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PANONIAN (talk) 19:57, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
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PANONIAN (talk) 19:59, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
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PANONIAN (talk) 20:01, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
File_talk:Qobustan_inscription.jpg
[edit]It would be interesting to hear your opinion on a copyright problem with this image. Best regards --TcfkaPanairjdde (talk) 22:26, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
There may be a problem with the above file as there is no freedom of panorama in the former Soviet states, so the original artwork could be copyrighted. DrKiernan (talk) 15:12, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
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Americophile 23:44, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
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Americophile 20:37, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
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Americophile 20:38, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Valued Image Promotion
[edit]Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Gobustan Roman inscription, Azerbaijan.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.
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User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 19:53, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Urgent! Could you revert User:MauriManya's unilateral edition Azerbaijan (orthographic projection).svg denying the map to Wikipedia users showing the de-jure borders of Azerbaijan (and not de facto)
[edit]Could you revert User:MauriManya's unilateral edition Azerbaijan (orthographic projection).svg where s/he put Nagorno-Karabakh in it, without waiting for the response or permission of the creator User:Night w who seems to be currently inactive since June 2012. The problem is that many Wikipedia pages use this map showing the de-jure borders of Azerbaijan (without showing Nagorno-Karabakh). And as there is already an alternative map Azerbaijan (orthographic projection).svg with Nagorno-Karabakh in it, could you revert that user's unilateral edition to its original state of the User:Night w? Unfortunately the User:MauriManya has violated this by exploiting User:Night w's absence and is deliberately denying the map to Wikipedia users in its original state because that user has a political agenda.
Thank you
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Takabeg (talk) 10:56, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
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