User talk:Robb01
Our first steps tour and our frequently asked questions will help you a lot after registration. They explain how to customize the interface (for example the language), how to upload files and our basic licensing policy (Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content). You don't need technical skills in order to contribute here. Be bold when contributing and assume good faith when interacting with others. This is a wiki. More information is available at the community portal. You may ask questions at the help desk, village pump or on IRC channel #wikimedia-commons (webchat). You can also contact an administrator on their talk page. If you have a specific copyright question, ask at the copyright village pump. |
|
-- 16:19, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
Tip: Categorizing images
[edit]
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) 12:04, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Flamenco Beach Walkway.jpg was uncategorized on 21 December 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:04, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Dick Bros Brewery.jpg was uncategorized on 21 December 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:04, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
Round Barn Adams County
[edit]Thanks for the photo of the Lewis Round Barn! I drove through Quincy one day (always been meaning to go there because of an old friend) and snapped a few quick pix. There are only 5 sites left unphotographed in the county. It would be great to get a fully illustrated Adams County list (don't worry about the address restricted site). And don't worry about replacing any of my old pix, as I said I just drove through one day and didn't have much time.
Thanks again.
Smallbones (talk) 15:19, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2012!Dear Robb01, Thanks to the participation of people like you, the contest gathered more than 350,000 pictures of cultural heritage objects from 36 countries around the world, becoming the largest photography competition to have ever taken place. You can find all your pictures in your upload log, and are of course very welcome to keep uploading images and help develop Wikimedia Commons, even though you will not be able to win more prizes (just yet). If you'd like to start editing relevant Wikipedia articles and share your knowledge with other people, please go to the Wikipedia Welcome page for more information, guidance, and help. To make future contests even more successful than this year, we would like to invite you to share your experiences with us in a short survey. Please fill in this short survey in your own language, and help us learn what you liked and didn't like about Wiki Loves Monuments 2012. Kind regards, |
- Message delivered by the Wiki Loves Monuments 2012 notification system on 05:33, 28 October 2012 (UTC)