User talk:Signaleer
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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 (talk) 06:17, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- Image:Toys Donation, Operation Toy Drop at Pope AFB, 5 Dec 2008.JPG is uncategorized since 10 December 2008. BotMultichillT (talk) 06:17, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- Image:11th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg N.C., Dec. 6, 2008.JPG is uncategorized since 10 December 2008. BotMultichillT (talk) 06:17, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- Image:B-24D's fly over Polesti during World War II.jpg is uncategorized since 9 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:15, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
- Is there a tutorial or examples of where to place photographs into categories and is there a comprehensive listing of categories? -Signaleer (talk) 14:55, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
- Commons:Categories should be a good start. Multichill (talk) 21:53, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, much appreciated. -Signaleer (talk) 17:48, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- You're welcome, i recommend enabling hotcat. You can do this by clicking my preferences -> Gadgets -> Tools for categories -> Hot Cat. You now have the an easy tool for adding categories. Multichill (talk) 18:21, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- Commons:Categories should be a good start. Multichill (talk) 21:53, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- Is there a tutorial or examples of where to place photographs into categories and is there a comprehensive listing of categories? -Signaleer (talk) 14:55, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Flickr2Commons
[edit]I have just come across a few images you have recently uploaded from Flickr. I would appreciate it if in the future, you used the Flickr2Commons tool. This tool allows images to be moved to Commons from Flickr without having to download the images to your own computer. It also brings in the largest resolution of the image, as well making sure to list the correct license and url, making it easy for the automated Flickr Review system. Also, it is fairly easy to categorize images with this tool. Elisfkc (talk) 01:22, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
- I appreciate your suggestion but I do not plan to use third party tools to upload files to the Wikipedia Commons. -Signaleer (talk) 10:43, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
File:Philippines Soldiers and U.S. Soldiers, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, clear a room during close quarters battle training in support of Balikatan 2017 at Fort Magsay in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, May 12, 2017.jpg
[edit]File:Philippines Soldiers and U.S. Soldiers, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, clear a room during close quarters battle training in support of Balikatan 2017 at Fort Magsay in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, May 12, 2017.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 file, 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. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. |
Melbguy05 (talk) 01:27, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
Willow Run Factory - discussion at Commons:Village pump/Copyright
[edit]I've started a discussion about File:Willow Run Factory.jpg and your change of licence at Village Pump/Copyright - Commons:Village_pump/Copyright#File:Willow_Run_Factory.jpg_and_SDASM_archives. Your comments would be welcome.Nigel Ish (talk) 15:41, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
File:Fifinella, the Women Airforce Service Pilots Mascot.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 file, 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. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. |