User talk:Peterdownunder
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Have taken a lot of photos on a recent trip to the Corner Country of Australia. Will add them as I get time.
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.
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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) 06:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
- Image:George Hote Ballaratl.JPG is uncategorized since 6 January 2009. BotMultichillT (talk) 06:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Lydiard Street South.JPG is uncategorized since 6 January 2009. BotMultichillT (talk) 06:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Cuthberts Ballarat.JPG is uncategorized since 6 January 2009. BotMultichillT (talk) 06:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Pratts warehouse Ballarat.JPG is uncategorized since 6 January 2009. BotMultichillT (talk) 06:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Old sheriff court Ballarat.JPG is uncategorized since 6 January 2009. BotMultichillT (talk) 06:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Hay gaol.JPG is uncategorized since 7 January 2009. BotMultichillT (talk) 06:07, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Mount Fraser panorama.jpg is uncategorized since 9 August 2009.
- Image:Antilopine wallaroo map.png was uncategorized on 6 September 2009.
- Image:South Melbourne light rail.jpg was uncategorized on 4 September 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:32, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Mallee fowl 1.jpg was uncategorized on 6 September 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:14, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Mallee fowl 2.jpg was uncategorized on 6 September 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:14, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
Hmm, I have put categories in when uploading, but they disappear! --Peterdownunder (talk) 12:42, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
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[edit]I am now proud owner of a TUSC account!
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Queensland State Archives photos
[edit]Hi, Peter! I see you too are categorising these photos. I think though you might have been following my lead in removing the category "QSA media uploaded by User:99of9 (uncategorised)" which I realise now was not what I was supposed to have been doing. I should have replaced it with the category "QSA media uploaded by User:99of9" (that is, just prune off the "(uncategorised)" part). I am going through now re-adding the category "QSA media uploaded by User:99of9" to all the photos without it, both the ones I did and the ones you did. So I thought you might like to know what was happening. Sorry if I lead you astray with my bad example. Kerry Raymond (talk) 06:29, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
- I was following your example, I will check my edits, and make sure that I do it correctly from now on. There are some great photos. Let me know if there are any problems with the categories too. Thanks. --Peterdownunder (talk) 12:49, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
Excellent, thanks very much for uploading! Hope you had an enjoyable time up there! Lankiveil (talk) 12:49, 12 May 2013 (UTC).
Hi there Peter...I have just joined the site and am about to paint your photo Sorrento Rock Pools.
[edit]I am finding this while web site very difficult to navigate - just letting you know what I am doing. If you have any concerns please let me know. Matakuching (talk) 12:30, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
- Would love to see what your painting looks like. Peterdownunder (talk) 23:36, 22 January 2023 (UTC)