User talk:RaoofMameri

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 10:49, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

File:Les Balcons de Ghoufi.jpg

Hi RaoofMameri,

I noticed this nice photo of yours making it to the finals in the Algerian Wikimedia Loves Monuments 2014 competition, and I got curious to study it in full detail, as I was considering to nominate it as a Featured Picture. However, then I noticed the distracting watermark you have at the top of the image. Such watermarks are discouraged on Commons (and a clear no-go for featured picture status). To protect your work it is recommended instead to embed creator and licensing statements in the EXIF of the photo, see here for some advice.

If you have another version of the image without the watermark, I would propose uploading it as a new version of the original file with relevant metadata embedded in the EXIF, as it will make it more useful.

Best wishes from Denmark, -- Slaunger (talk) 20:27, 2 December 2014 (UTC)