User talk:Smokemob
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Welcome
[edit]Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Smokemob! I've noticed that you've recently uploaded a number of geographic images. It would be very helpful if you could be as thorough as possible in your descriptions of those images. Remember, Commons is used by people around the world, so try to be as complete as possible (subject of image, location, nearby town/city, county, state, country). It would also be helpful if you categorized your images. I've categorized and described Marshall Mtn 1.jpg as an example. Categories and thorough descriptions will help others find your images, increasing the chance they'll be used in a wiki project! -- BlueCanoe (talk) 18:42, 13 April 2011 (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.CategorizationBot 11:21, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Image:The Porkies-UP.jpg was uncategorized on 29 April 2011 CategorizationBot 11:21, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Mt. Josephine.jpg was uncategorized on 29 April 2011 CategorizationBot 11:21, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Sawtooth Mountains.jpg was uncategorized on 29 April 2011 CategorizationBot 11:21, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Duluth Harbor Light.jpg was uncategorized on 29 April 2011 CategorizationBot 11:21, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Pictured Rocks, Lake Superior.jpg was uncategorized on 29 April 2011 CategorizationBot 11:21, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Superior National Forest - Copy.jpg was uncategorized on 29 April 2011 CategorizationBot 11:21, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Superior sunrise.jpg was uncategorized on 29 April 2011 CategorizationBot 11:21, 30 April 2011 (UTC)