User talk:HdeK
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Well done!
[edit]Hi! I noticed that you have recently made your first contribution(s). I noticed that you have used the {{Information}} template, added proper license and source information, and categorised your image(s). This makes you a good example to all our new users. I wish you happy editing and contributions with Wikimedia Commons! Sterkebaktalk 14:02, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Photos of buildings should be put in the Specific Building Category.
- If there is already a category for this specific building, place your files there, but do not overcategorize the files!
- If there is no appropriate category pertaining to the building in question and you have more than two pictures, create a new category named after the building (for example Category:Eiffel Tower or Category:Kresge Auditorium). The name of the category should be consistent with Commons:Categories#Category names. Then categorize the new category (not each single picture in the category!) as follows:
- mandatory: Buildings by location and by function
- optional: Buildings by architect | by association | by date of construction | by material | by shape | by style
TomAlt (talk) 12:21, 14 September 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.CategorizationBot (talk) 16:16, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Magere Brug from below.jpg was uncategorized on 16 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 16:16, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:View towards Kleine Knip.jpg was uncategorized on 28 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:28, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
Copyright status: File:Magere Brug from below.jpg
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Thanks for uploading File:Magere Brug from below.jpg. I notice that the file page either doesn't contain enough information about the license or it contains contradictory information about the license, so the copyright status is unclear.
If you created this file yourself, then you must provide a valid copyright tag. For example, you can tag it with {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all}} to release it under the multi-license GFDL plus Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike All-version license or you can tag it with {{PD-self}} to release it into the public domain. (See Commons:Copyright tags for the full list of license tags that you can use.) If you did not create the file yourself or if it is a derivative of another work that is possibly subject to copyright protection, then you must specify where you found it (e.g. usually a link to the web page where you got it), you must provide proof that it has a license that is acceptable for Commons (e.g. usually a link to the terms of use for content from that page), and you must add an appropriate license tag. If you did not create the file yourself and the specific source and license information is not available on the web, you must obtain permission through the VRT system and follow the procedure described there. Note that any unsourced or improperly licensed files will be deleted one week after they have been marked as lacking proper information, as described in criteria for deletion. If you have uploaded other files, please confirm that you have provided the proper information for those files, too. If you have any questions about licenses please ask at Commons:Village pump/Copyright or see our help pages. Thank you. |