User talk:Mercatorum
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Wikimedia Commons has a specific scope
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Herby talk thyme 08:45, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
- It was your user page I deleted as it seemed to seek to promote your business solely. I took the very excessive text from the image description and the extra link as Commons is simply a repository for media not a place for what was effectively an article which would belong on Wikipedia. My page is not highly promotional in fact quite the reverse and I have contributed several hundred freely licensed images to the project. We keep communication on wiki so that others may see what is discussed - hope that helps --Herby talk thyme 11:14, 2 January 2012 (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) 11:24, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
- Image:Oranda Fune no zu = Depiction of a Dutch Ship ..jpg was uncategorized on 1 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 11:24, 2 January 2012 (UTC)