User talk:Siva301in
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It is resolved and can be archived.
Your uploads on December 23, 2011, referring to India : Categorisation
[edit]Hi, please use useful categories and don't over-categorize your images, i.e. please do not categorize your uploads (an example of your recent activity):
- Category:India +
- Category:Nature +
- Category:Coimbatore etc.etc.
You'll help to save time and capacity on commons by categorizing:
Please use as far as possible the category of the regarding city/town/village or district (if there's no category) etc., or, a localized better 'fitting' i.e. the 'most fitting"' category(ies). Do not add - in addition - the categories of the "parent category", among them cities, states and countries etc.
For further information on categories please read Commons:Categories referring to an accurate categorisation, simplifying your further uploads and categorisation in general. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the commons:help desk.
Thank you for your assistance, Roland Roland 17:31, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
Stopping in to thank you
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I just happened upon one of your images and took a moment to look at a few of your recent uploads. I just wanted to say wow! And thank you. :) I think this one is my favorite. It has such incredible detail and an unusual angle! Thank you for sharing your skills with the world. --Maggie Dennis (WMF) (talk) 16:43, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Location?
[edit]Hello Siva301in - do you have a photo location for File:Black Redstart bird.jpg, please? Thanks! - MPF (talk) 20:38, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello MPF, This photo was taken at the Park between Sector 3 & Sector 4, Rama Krishna Puram, New Delhi, India. Thank you, Sivakumar
- Thanks! The location assisted in subspecies identification (as Phoenicurus ochruros phoenicuroides) - MPF (talk) 14:33, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2013! Please help with this survey.Dear Siva301in, Thanks to the participation of people like you, the contest gathered more than 365,000 pictures of cultural heritage objects from more than 50 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 2013. Kind regards, |
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Thank you for taking part in the Wiki Loves Monuments participants' survey!Dear Siva301in, Thank you for taking part in the Wiki Loves Monuments participants' survey. Your answers will help us improve the organization of future photo contests! In case you haven't filled in the questionnaire yet, you can still do so during the next 7 days. And by the way: the winning pictures of this year's international contest have been announced. Enjoy! Kind regards, |
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Unnecessary borders
[edit]Hi Siva301in, please do NOT add unnecessary borders to your image. You only force other users to remove them. See Commons:Media for cleanup. Greetings, -- Ies (talk) 15:00, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
Watermarks
[edit]Hi Siva301in, please respect Commons:Watermarks and do NOT watermark your images! Greetings, -- Ies (talk) 15:01, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!
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Hi Siva301in!
You are receiving this message because you have previously contributed to the annual Wiki Loves Monuments contest in India. We would be very delighted if you would do so again this year, help record our monuments for future generations and win exciting prizes.
You can find more details in this page. Or, if you have images taken in other countries, you can check the international options. This year's contest runs until 30 September 2019.
Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 in India team)--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:21, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
Wiki Science Competition 2019
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Dear uploader of European Science Photo Competition 2015 and Wiki Science Competition 2017, we would like to remind you that Wiki Science Competition 2019 has started in the whole world. It is now completed in Russia (active in May), Ukraine and France (active during November), but it's still open in all the other countries.
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It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!
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Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2020
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Hello Siva301in!
From September 1 to September 30, 2020, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the tenth time. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year. You might remember this event as you had participated in one of the previous editions. We will be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record our monuments for future generations and win exciting prizes! You can find more details in this page.
Regards,
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(on behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2020 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:30, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
File tagging File:Lord Siva, Parvathi & Ganesh.JPG
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Cathy Richards (talk) 21:38, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
It's Wiki Loves Food time!
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Wiki Loves Food 2021
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Hello Siva301in!
Do you roam around in search of delicious mouth-watering foods and take photographs of them before you put them into your mouth? Wiki Loves Food 2021 in India photo-competition is then waiting for you! Participate in the competition from March 15 to April 14 this year, photograph and upload all kinds of foods and beverages originated from or found in Indian sub-continent and get a chance to win exciting prizes!
-- Wiki Loves Food 2021 in India team
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Share Your Struggle 2021 - A public photo competition (15 - 31 August)
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Share Your Struggle 2021 (15 - 31 August 2021) is a public photo competition on Wikimedia Commons. The goal of the project is to improve coverage of free usable media files related to various struggles, such as, natural disasters, health crises such as COVID-19 pandemic, social movements, conflict-torn areas, and any other humanitarian crises. The goal is not only to document crises, but also humanitarian efforts and acts of kindness that happen during such crises.
Submit photographs/videos and win prizes! Check the campaign page on Wikimedia Commons for more information to participate. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:51, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!
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Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2021
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Hello Siva301in!
We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the 12th time this year. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year from September 1 to September 30, 2021. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record and digitally document our monuments for future generations and get a chance to win exciting prizes! You can find more details about the Indian part of the competition in this page. See you in action in few hours!!
Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:16, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
Wiki Science Competition 2021 has started
[edit]Dear uploader of European Science Photo Competition 2015 and Wiki Science Competition 2017 and Wiki Science Competition 2019, we would like to remind you that Wiki Science Competition 2021 has started in the whole world. It is now completed in Russia (active in May), but it's still open in almost all the other countries.
If you want to take part in WSC2021, please consult this page. Only some national categories are associated to competitions with local prizes.
If you are an expert user, we remind you that images uploaded within the deadline can be included in any case in their national category even if not uploaded with the main interface.
Please keep in mind that there is a new category this year, that is "astronomy".
If you already took part in a country that has completed its upload phase, please consider improving the description in English of your files (click on the edit button), since such description is what the international jury will use to evaluate them. World finalists will be finalized after March 2020.
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Alexmar983 (promotion team and academic committee) using MediaWiki message delivery--00:45, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!
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Hello Siva301in!
We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the 13th time this year. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year from September 1 to September 30, 2022. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record and digitally document our monuments for future generations and get a chance to win exciting prizes!!!
You can find more details about the Indian edition of the competition in this event page. See you in action in few hours!!
Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:07, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
It's Wiki Loves Food time again!
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Hello Siva301in!
We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Food is happening again in India this year from November 1 to November 30, 2022. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, photograph and upload all kinds of foods and beverages originated from or found in Indian sub-continent and get a chance to win exciting prizes!!!
Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of Wiki Loves Food 2022 in India team)
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:02, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Food ends in less than a week. Hurry!
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Hello Siva301in!
Wiki Loves Food photographic competition on Indian cuisine, which is happening from November 1 to November 30, 2022, ends in less than a week. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. If you are thinking about to participate again, now is the time!! We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, photograph and upload all kinds of foods and beverages originated from or found in Indian sub-continent and get a chance to win exciting prizes.
Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of Wiki Loves Food 2022 in India team)
sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:55, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!
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Hello Siva301in!
We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the 14th time this year. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year from September 1 to September 30, 2023. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record and digitally document our monuments for future generations and get a chance to win exciting prizes!!!
You can find more details about the Indian edition of the competition in this event page. See you in action soon!!
Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of the Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:25, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Wiki Science Competition 2023
[edit]Dear uploader of European Science Photo Competition 2015 and Wiki Science Competition 2017, Wiki Science Competition 2019 and Wiki Science Competition 2021, we would like to remind you that Wiki Science Competition 2023 has started in almost all the countries.
If you want to take part in WSC2023, please consult this page. Only some national categories are associated to competitions with local prizes.
If you are an expert user, we remind you that images uploaded within the deadline can be included in any case in their national category even if not uploaded with the main interface.
If you already took part in a country that has completed its upload phase (such as Russia), please consider improving the description in English of your files (click on the edit button), since such description is what the international jury will use to evaluate them. World finalists will be finalized after March 2024.
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Alexmar983 (promotion team and academic committee) using MediaWiki message delivery--20:08, 27 November 2023 (UTC)