User talk:MikeLynch
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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) 10:56, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Raul12.jpg was uncategorized on 14 January 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:56, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Kasauli checkpoint.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Kasauli.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Black swan1.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Small fountain.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Martyrs well at Jallianwala Bagh.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Kasauli board.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Trilokpur temple2.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Kodagu1.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Trilokpur temple3.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Chamrajnagar2.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Singapore street 1996.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Far forest.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Kasauli airforce.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Memorial at Jallianwala Bagh.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Maybank Singapore.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Srao.jpg was uncategorized on 22 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:36, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Kasturirangan at IISc.jpg was uncategorized on 9 December 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:55, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
POTY 2010 voters list
[edit]Hi Mike,
In fact you are already in the eligible list, and the bot is already checking your votes. (see that for example).
Thanks for help us. Béria Lima msg 10:36, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah, I realized that only later! Thanks anyway! MikeLynch 10:41, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
File tagging File:Srao.jpg
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mabdul 14:15, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
File tagging File:RVCE Cauvery hostel annexe.jpg
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mabdul 14:17, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
MBCET LOGO
[edit][1] MBCET logo : hey if i take a picture from a book that has a log , is that still copyrighted. After all, I was authorised the use that logo in my book. Subin.a.mathew (talk) 11:41, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry, the logo by itself is copyrighted to the institution. MikeLynch (talk) 13:29, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Reason for marking file as possible violation
[edit]Why have you marked File:Shah_&_Anchor.svg for possible copyright violation? This page clearly gives the necessary rights. --Sagarsavla (talk) 19:31, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, it was a mistake from my side. A helpful user has reverted my tagging. MikeLynch (talk) 20:03, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Picture of the Year voting round 1 open
[edit]Dear Wikimedians,
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Picture of the Year 2013 R1 Announcement
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