User talk:BlueLankan
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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.BotMultichillT 05:41, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Tamil eelam regions.JPG is uncategorized since 23 July 2009.
- Image:Naagapoosani.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2009.
- Image:Chinna kovil.JPG was uncategorized on 10 August 2009.
- Image:Jaffna.jpg was uncategorized on 19 August 2009.
- Image:Ayyapan-Canada.JPG was uncategorized on 1 September 2009.
- Image:Vattappalai-amman-temple.jpg was uncategorized on 1 September 2009.
- Image:Jaffna church.jpg was uncategorized on 14 September 2009.
- Image:Jaffna Library.jpg was uncategorized on 14 September 2009.
- Image:Jaffna-street.jpg was uncategorized on 14 September 2009.
- Image:Nalloor.jpg was uncategorized on 14 September 2009.
- Image:Vallipuram.jpg was uncategorized on 19 September 2009.
- Image:Map-of-ceylon-c1692.jpg was uncategorized on 26 September 2009.
File tagging File:Sri_lanka_f_0525_-_idp_menik_farm.jpg
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Martin H. (talk) 00:35, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
Furthermore your source is wrong. Its important who is the copyright holder, not a random blog using the image. See http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/child-malnutrition-high-in-mahinda-mama%e2%80%99s-idp-camps-bbc/: BBC! So permissiom must come from the BBC, permission must allow everyone to reuse the image for every purpose including commercial use under the terms of a free license. Thats the basic requirement on Commons, see Common:First steps.
This affects all your images, you did not cite the original copyright owner and his/her/their permission. --Martin H. (talk) 00:42, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
File tagging File:Nallur_kandaswamy_temple_3.jpg
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Martin H. (talk) 00:39, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
File tagging File:Jaffna_Library_in_2003_TamilNational_02.jpg
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Martin H. (talk) 00:39, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
File tagging File:Yaarl_Province.jpg
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Martin H. (talk) 00:39, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
File tagging File:Madhu_Church_TC_0226_2.jpg
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Martin H. (talk) 00:39, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
File tagging File:Tamil_Church.jpg
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Martin H. (talk) 00:39, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
File:Nallur kandaswamy temple 3.jpg has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. Traditional copyright law does not grant these freedoms, and unless noted otherwise, everything you find on the web is copyrighted and not permitted here. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that.
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--Moonriddengirl (talk) 01:05, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
File source is not properly indicated: File:Kadhalkaditham.gif
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Martin H. (talk) 02:14, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
File:Manntamil3.jpg has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. Traditional copyright law does not grant these freedoms, and unless noted otherwise, everything you find on the web is copyrighted and not permitted here. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that.
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Martin H. (talk) 02:14, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
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Martin H. (talk) 02:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi BlueLankan, making a Screenshot does not make you the author or give you the full copyright. The copyright owner is the creator of the movie, you need his permission on the free licensing. --Martin H. (talk) 02:17, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
File source is not properly indicated: File:SantoMap.jpg
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File tagging File:En_kann_munnalae_poster.jpg
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■ MMXXtalk 03:38, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
File tagging File:En kann munnalae poster.jpg
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Moonriddengirl (talk) 00:22, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you, but I don't need you to mail the permission to me. I am a member of the OTRS team and can view e-mails sent to it. I'm afraid that there doesn't seem to be permission for this logged in that system. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 22:13, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
- Okay I sent the permission from the concerned email id to you. But I dont understand why you deleted the Image before seven days notice period. --BlueLankan (talk) 03:46, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
File:Vallipuram.jpg has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. Traditional copyright law does not grant these freedoms, and unless noted otherwise, everything you find on the web is copyrighted and not permitted here. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that.
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--Moonriddengirl (talk) 23:11, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
- File:Language map.jpg, File:Chinna kovil.JPG. File:Montrealmurugan.jpg, File:28410423.NaureinEelamDSC 10059.jpg and File:Naagapoosani.jpg also seem to be copied and have also been marked. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 23:15, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
- Given this and the issues you've encountered on English language Wikipedia, I am afraid that other images you've uploaded here may not be free for use. Accordingly, I've requested feedback at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems. Any clarification you can provide may be helpful. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 23:43, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
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--Martin H. (talk) 00:58, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
I also found that one of your uploads, File:Anthem tamil.gif is a copyvio from http://app.www.sg/data/usermedia/content_images/anthem_tamil.gif. It is safe to say you will not be unblocked. User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 06:41, 2 January 2010 (UTC)