User talk:Nis Hoff
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Kimse (talk) 00:27, 9 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.BotMultichillT (talk) 06:06, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- Image:JJArcherCiv.jpg is uncategorized since 19 December 2008. BotMultichillT (talk) 06:06, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- Image:George S Greene grave.jpg is uncategorized since 29 December 2008. BotMultichillT (talk) 06:05, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
- Image:William Gamble USA.jpg is uncategorized since 30 December 2008. BotMultichillT (talk) 20:35, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
- Image:JamesMonroeHomesiteMarker.jpg was uncategorized on 19 October 2009.
Deprecated License
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It has been found that Image:Evander M. Law.jpg has a deprecated license tag. Please choose a new free license tag which describes the rights of the image correctly otherwise it will be deleted!Thanks for your consideration. This is an automatic message by Nikbot.--Nikbot (talk) 16:00, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Deprecated License
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It has been found that Image:George S Greene.jpg has a deprecated license tag. Please choose a new free license tag which describes the rights of the image correctly otherwise it will be deleted!Thanks for your consideration. This is an automatic message by Filbot.--Filnik 05:31, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
File tagging File:Stout-BE-1.jpg
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Kam Solusar (talk) 19:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
File source is not properly indicated: File:Vincentstatue.jpg
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Túrelio (talk) 17:13, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
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--Teofilo (talk) 16:49, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Images
[edit]Hello. Thank you for transfering interesting historic images to Commons. When transfering, please be careful to put the right information in the right field. For example, File:FERA camp in Pennsylvania.jpg had the date availible both in the description and via the source link. Also, the person who copied it to en:Wikipedia was not the original author. I fixed this one for you. Please be aware of these details when transfering images, thanks. If there are questions you can't find an answer to, ask. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 13:47, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
File tagging File:Mohamed_Abdelaziz_and_flag.png
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Martin H. (talk) 11:48, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
File source is not properly indicated: File:Norman_Cota_I.jpg
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Cecil (talk) 15:06, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
- As stated on the information sheet the photo of Norman Cota has been copied from the English Wikipedia, and so has the information regarding license.
That the picture in fact is a US Army photograph is also stated on this page: [1]
I hope this will suffice as documentation. Otherwise: Please look for it yourself !!! --NHH (talk) 16:15, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
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File:Ste Mere Eglise Paratroopers from Heaven.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.
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Better source request for Image:Aachen.jpg
[edit]Thanks for uploading Image:Aachen.jpg. You provided a source, but it is difficult for other users to examine the copyright status of the image because the source is incomplete. Please consider clarifying the exact source so that the copyright status may be checked more easily. It is best to specify the exact web page where you found the image, rather than only giving the source domain or the URL of the image file itself. Please update the image description with a URL that will be more helpful to other users in determining the copyright status.
If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source in a complete manner. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. If you have any questions please ask them at the help desk or me at my talkpage. Thank you. High Contrast (talk) 16:48, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
File source is not properly indicated: File:Germanarmouredcolumn.jpg
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shizhao (talk) 03:49, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
File source is not properly indicated: File:Joseph_K_Mansfield.jpg
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Magog the Ogre (talk) 18:47, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
Notification about possible deletion
[edit]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.
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Dcoetzee (talk) 05:57, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
File tagging File:FranzSigelMonument.jpg
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Denniss (talk) 21:45, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
File:Franz Stassen - WWI - An das deutsche Volk.png 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.
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Stefan4 (talk) 21:00, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
File source is not properly indicated: File:Polish bren guns.jpg
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High Contrast (talk) 10:58, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
File source is not properly indicated: File:Almira Russell Hancock.png
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Ellin Beltz (talk) 03:19, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
Stefan4 (talk) 23:42, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
Pay attention to licensing
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Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content: images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose.
File:Gettysburg South Cavalry Field.png seems to be free (or it would be proposed for deletion), but it was identified as having a wrong license. Usually, it is because a public domain image is tagged with a free license, or because the stated source or other information is not sufficient to prove the selected tag is correct. Please verify that you applied the correct license tag for this file. If you believe this file has the correct license, please explain why on the file discussion page.
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Stefan4 (talk) 21:36, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
Pay attention to licensing
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Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content: images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose.
File:Hardee Hat.jpg seems to be free (or it would be proposed for deletion), but it was identified as having a wrong license. Usually, it is because a public domain image is tagged with a free license, or because the stated source or other information is not sufficient to prove the selected tag is correct. Please verify that you applied the correct license tag for this file. If you believe this file has the correct license, please explain why on the file discussion page.
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Stefan4 (talk) 00:52, 31 January 2015 (UTC)