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(just because I want to go ahead and get all the reference links) EVula // talk // 15:38, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks :)

Thanks for the link fix - I saw the orange bar and freaked out for a sec (my css on WP makes my message bar white ;) ) riana_dzasta 16:05, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Haha, yeah, I'm still getting used to the differences between Wikipedia and Commons... the most obvious one being the mop. ;) EVula // talk // 16:09, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

And they get to use these! Fun fun fun! :) riana_dzasta 16:12, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

As if I didn't already want to be a Commons admin... EVula // talk // 16:21, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Page layout

I took the table layout from the main page of Wikipedia so it's all good. ;) --BigDT 01:40, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Image:Tellina fabula-Nl.jpg, Image:Tellina tenuis-Nl.jpg, Image:Retusa obtusa-Nl.jpg, etc.

Hi. Just to spare you some time in unnecessarily removing the watermark in images from this family, be aware that User:PalaeoMal already did the work but, unfortunately, saved the cleaned-up images under another name. Sorry, I should have tagged the watermarked images as duplicates instead of updating the "other_versions" field. — Xavier, 11:25, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't understand why they were uploaded to new names; from what I understand, that should be done in cases of more extreme watermark removal (such as cropping a significant portion of an image). These are just URLs that are touched out in about ten seconds, meaning it's extremely easy and doesn't impact image quality at all.

The verbiage at Category:Images with watermarks even says "If a non-watermarked version of the image is available, please upload it under the same file name, and then remove this template" and "If the removal of the watermark has consequences for image quality (for example, a large portion of the image has had to be cropped away to get rid of the mark) [...] please upload the new version under a slightly different title so that both can be used". Just a little confused why we need both, especially when policy says to avoid watermarks. EVula // talk // 14:28, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Don't be confused, you are perfectly right: User:PalaeoMal should have uploaded the de-watermarked images under the same name, as you did. Sadly, you and User:Lycaon have done a lot of duplicate work removing those watermarks. — Xavier, 14:44, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Haha, alright; I'm always happy to find out that I'm not confused. And, on the bright side, those were insanely easy watermarks to remove, so it's not like I spent hours on something that didn't need to be done. :) EVula // talk // 14:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Image:Buttocks.jpg

Image deletion warning

Image:Buttocks.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this image, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. If the file is up for deletion because it has been superseded by a superior derivative of your work, consider the notion that although the file may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new file. In all cases, please do not take the deletion request personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

  — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 23:18, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Please tag your images

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Thank you.   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 22:50, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Is this in response to anything in particular? EVula // talk // 23:07, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, lack of categorization for the following images:

• Image:Wahkiakum sd bus 6 03112007 12.jpg
• Image:Werner Sonntag beim Elbtunnelmarathon 2004.jpg
• Image:Venerupis senegalensis.jpg
• Image:Chicote.jpg
• Image:Barnstar-RTFM.png

ref: your gallery.   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 23:43, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Alrighty. Thing is, none of those images are mine; I either cleaned up the images or removed watermarks (or recreated it in the case of Image:Barnstar-RTFM.png).
The best I can do is say that I'll try to categorize images as I clean them up, but I make no promises. :) EVula // talk // 00:23, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

All of the images you mentioned now have categories. Again, I'll try to remember to add them to images as I work on them, but I make no promises; if I'm trying to take a chunk out of an image backlog, I'll be more concerned with actual image work than categorizing. EVula // talk // 04:22, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations, Dear Administrator!

An offering for our new administrator from your comrades...

EVula/Archive-2007, congratulations! You now have the rights of administrator on Commons. Please take a moment to read the Commons:Administrators page and watchlist related pages (in particular Commons:Administrators' noticeboard and Commons:Deletion requests), before launching yourself into page deletions, page protections, account blockings or modifications of protected pages. The majority of the actions of administrators can be reversed by the other admins, except for history merges which must thus be treated with particular care.

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++Lar: t/c 11:22, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

• Woohoo. Let the maniacal laughter begin... :) EVula // talk // 13:37, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Congrats, I see you've already grabbed a mop!  :)   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 16:57, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, nothing too bold, just some light cleaning. I'm going to be busy for about a month due to Real World committments, but I fully plan on busting out my EVula-brand Backlog Obliteration methods sometime soon. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 17:02, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Smartness of CommonsDelinker

CommonsDelinker is not smart by itself, it gets commands from administrators on User:CommonsDelinker/commands. In this case Siebrand issued the replace command, so you should ask him. -- Bryan (talk to me) 20:11, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Will do, thanks for the response. EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:16, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Delete my Image please

Heya, could you delete MW.jpg? I've decided to keep myself anon. Thanks Razorflame 01:37, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Image:MW.jpg deleted. EVula // talk // ☯ // 01:43, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. It's a scary thought to have your own image on Wikipedia. Just got a little scared :). It takes a lot of guts to have your own image posted onto Commons :). Did I follow the correct procedure for photo uploading, by the way? Razorflame 01:47, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, everything looked to be in order. I actually just uploaded a picture of myself yesterday... though there are tons of pics of me floating around the internet, so I'm a bit used to it. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 01:55, 30 December 2007 (UTC)