User talk:Reb1981
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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 01:48, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I found the above file and others by chance and wanted to recommend a few modifications that might be helpful. When I was new at Commons I did a lot of things different from today. Maybe I became wiser over the years ... (?!):
- title: "VAW-125 Landing on USS Saratoga": I would recommend to use a title like "E-2C of VAW-125 landing on USS Saratoga (CV-60) in 1991". It descripbes more accurately what is shown on the photo and gives the date. Most people do not know what "VAW-125" is and there were several USS Saratogas. Besides, VAW-125 is not landing on the carrier, but an E-2C of VAW-125.
- png-format: PNG is mostly only used for graphics (or SVG), patches etc, photos are mostly jpeg.
- USN photos with known IDs are mostly available at the National Archives, do not use navsource or others, then.
- Look for existing categories: you created category "VAW-125", but category "Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 (United States Navy)" already exists. Also, categories like "E-2C Hawkeye" were missing, although this is what the photo shows.
- If you use the "NARA-image" source, it is automatically categorized as a NARA image, so you don't have to create a category for that. Also, a category should be specific, like "Files from Archive XYZ" not just "Archive XYZ".
- Wikipedia is not US-American an not US Military. Therefore is is often helpful to modify the official descriptions. Sometimes the NARA (formerly defenseimagery.mil) descriptions are incorrect or they are public relations-motivated. I do to criticize this, as they publish them, but I always try to give neutral descriptions that are also understandable by most people, even without specific military knowledge.
I hope you are not mad and I would be glad if I could give you a few hints. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Cheers! Cobatfor (talk) 19:55, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- Cobatfor Thanks for advice, not mad at all. I welcome it in fact. Reb1981 (talk) 20:59, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
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EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:40, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
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Secondarywaltz (talk) 03:38, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Notification about possible deletion
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Yours sincerely, Consigned (talk) 17:13, 28 September 2024 (UTC)