User talk:Aramsow1

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 03:44, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Image links

Hi! I wanted to drop a note - when uploading images, you should try to give as much access to the original source as possible. For example, you uploaded some images from Pixabay, however you didn't give the full link to the source. This can make it difficult to verify whether or not the source is reliable, which is important because it's not uncommon for people to upload images that they actually didn't create. Giving the full link makes this process easier, as otherwise a reverse image search has to be conducted, which can be tricky to do.

That said, the images are pretty gorgeous! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:07, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

• I just looked over another image and have a few notes on the image File:Soldiers of 1890.jpg. My first note is to avoid using blogs as a source for material. The reason for this is that they're self-published and can claim whatever they want as far as images and content goes. For example, someone with a blog can upload an image that they claim is in the public domain - only for it to be copyrighted. They could also make claims that sound good, but haven't been vetted by anyone else. It's unfortunate, but it's actually pretty common for blogs to have copyright violations and incorrect information on them - so much so that these are almost never used as a source unless the blog has been routinely cited as a reliable source.

That said, the image is in the public domain, as the original image is listed here at the Library of Congress. I'll update the link on your image. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:27, 28 June 2017 (UTC)