User talk:Katyrw

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Katyrw!

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 01:15, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for uploading the photo of the memorial to African American troops at Vicksburg

This is a much needed memorial and much needed photograph here.

Unfortunately, our rules regarding copyright will force us to delete the photo unless we can prove that the statue was unveiled before 1978 or we get the sculptors permission for the photo. Do you know how to contact the sculptor by any chance?

Let me know if you do.

Thanks again for uploading this.

Sincerely,

Smallbones (talk) 16:52, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Good news! I contacted the sculptor and expect to get his formal permission. He was extremely nice. It's unfortunate that US copyright laws are extremely strict these days. I was outraged the first time I heard that many publicly display sculptures can not "legally" be photographed in the US, and thus can't be included on Commons.

You can contact me by clicking the "talk" after my signature, and leave your own signature by typing ~~~~ after your messages.

All the best. Smallbones (talk) 15:40, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Yes, your message got through. There should not have been any problem uploading via the regular wizard, but it is a little more complicate. I'll check the 9 photos you uploaded, but don't expect any major problems. BTW at least 2 of yours are nominated for Best Picture (still a long way to go). Also, I've send about 3 emails back-and-forth to the sculptor and he is a remarkable gentleman. Thanks again for your participation, and don't worry that you're doing anything wrong. The site has just grown so fast that there are a lot of complications that haven't been ironed out. Smallbones (talk) 20:10, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

As far as placing your photos on the county lists, go to the county list and click edit. Under the relevant name you'll see something like this:

{{NRHP row |pos=9 |refnum=78002561 |type=NRHP |article=Herman Luce Cabin |name=Herman Luce Cabin |address=[[Lake Herman State Park]] |city=[[Madison, South Dakota|Madison]] |county=[[Lake County, South Dakota]] |date=1978-01-30 |image=Luce Cabin sm.jpg |lat=43.991389 |lon=-97.165833 |description=<!-- Description goes here --> }}

where I added the file name after image= . That's it for the lists. I'll get another example for articles. Smallbones (talk) 20:34, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2012! Dear Katyrw, Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2012, and for sharing your pictures with the whole world! 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, the Wiki Loves Monuments team

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Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States – Results!

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Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States during the month of October! The United States contest saw over 1,400 people (the most of any nation this year) contribute over 8,000 great photos of cultural and historic sites from all over the United States and its territories. Hundreds of these photos are already being used to illustrate pages on various Wikimedia projects.

We're excited to announce that our national judging process has concluded, and that we have selected the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States! These photos are recognized for their photographic quality, artistic merit, and their encyclopedic value as illustrations of unique historical sites. We were amazed by all of the uploads, and regret only being able to formally recognize the top 10. That being said – congratulations to our national winners and their amazing shots! Our 10 winners will be sent to the international Wiki Loves Monuments jury, who will then select the winners of the international contest. If you're interested in seeing the winners of the other national contests, you may do so at Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 winners.

If you would like to view all the photos submitted for the U.S. this year, you may do so here.

Finally, we have also created a feedback form for all U.S. participants to fill out. The survey is optional and anonymous, and only takes a minute or two – we hope to use the feedback to organize better events in the future!

A quick thank you to our national jury, as well as Commons editors who have helped categorize and place photos for the event. And finally, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments and helping to preserve our history through photography - we hope to see you again for future Commons photography events!

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Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States – Back for 2018!

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Hello! Last year you contributed to Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States. Thanks to people like you it was a great success, with over 1,400 people contributing over 8,000 photos of cultural and historic sites from all over the country. Hundreds of these photos now help illustrate Wikipedia articles, improving our open knowledge about United States history, culture, and heritage.

I'm pleased to say that we're back this year with Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 in the United States, and I'd like to welcome you to participate once again in the event. Check out our updated event page for more information. The event runs similar to last year with some small but exciting changes: improved state guides, an interactive map, and a larger prize pool! Like last year, you'll be able to upload your photos of any registered historical site in the United States through the end of September (even if the photos were taken before this month).

Once again, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2017, and we hope to see you again in this year's event! If you'd like to respond to this message directly, please do so on on my talk page. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 11:45, 11 September 2018 (UTC)