User talk:Tangerinehistry
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CategorizationBot (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
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.CategorizationBot (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Houston Cotton Exchange.jpg was uncategorized on 3 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Horse-drawn water wagon.jpg was uncategorized on 3 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:HoustonAcademy.jpg was uncategorized on 3 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Hugo&Schmeltzer.jpg was uncategorized on 4 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:32, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:AlamoConventPropertyHS.jpg was uncategorized on 4 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:32, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:RangerA20.jpg was uncategorized on 9 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 15:03, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:MuleDrawn1870s.jpg was uncategorized on 9 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 15:03, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:MasonTemple1890.jpg was uncategorized on 9 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 15:03, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:HortenseS.Ward.jpg was uncategorized on 11 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 19:50, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:SanLeonMotel1914.jpg was uncategorized on 11 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 19:50, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Sea-Horse.jpg was uncategorized on 11 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 19:50, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:DolphBriscoe1.jpg was uncategorized on 2 December 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 14:11, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
Copyright status: File:ShamrockPost.jpg
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Thanks for uploading File:ShamrockPost.jpg. I notice that the file page either doesn't contain enough information about the license or it contains contradictory information about the license, so the copyright status is unclear.
If you created this file yourself, then you must provide a valid copyright tag. For example, you can tag it with {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all}} to release it under the multi-license GFDL plus Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike All-version license or you can tag it with {{PD-self}} to release it into the public domain. (See Commons:Copyright tags for the full list of license tags that you can use.) If you did not create the file yourself or if it is a derivative of another work that is possibly subject to copyright protection, then you must specify where you found it (e.g. usually a link to the web page where you got it), you must provide proof that it has a license that is acceptable for Commons (e.g. usually a link to the terms of use for content from that page), and you must add an appropriate license tag. If you did not create the file yourself and the specific source and license information is not available on the web, you must obtain permission through the VRT system and follow the procedure described there. Note that any unsourced or improperly licensed files will be deleted one week after they have been marked as lacking proper information, as described in criteria for deletion. If you have uploaded other files, please confirm that you have provided the proper information for those files, too. If you have any questions about licenses please ask at Commons:Village pump/Copyright or see our help pages. Thank you. |
This message was added automatically by Saibo, if you need some help about it please read the text above again and follow the links in it, if you still need help ask at the → Commons:Help desk in any language you like to use. Saibo (Δ) 20:27, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
File:GlenGoerke.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.
The file you added has been deleted. If you have written permission from the copyright holder, please have them send us a free license release via COM:VRT. If you believe that the deletion was not in accordance with policy, you may request undeletion. (It is not necessary to request undeletion if using VRT; the file will be automatically restored at the conclusion of the process.) Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
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High Contrast (talk) 20:03, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
This message was added automatically by Nikbot, if you need some help about it please read the text above again and follow the links in it, if you still need help ask at the → Commons:Help desk in any language you like to use. --Nikbot 20:19, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
File:EBGuillory.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. |
mabdul 03:45, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
File tagging File:CostumeMascot1.jpg
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Thanks for uploading File:CostumeMascot1.jpg. This media is missing permission information. A source is given, but there is no proof that the author or copyright holder agreed to license the file under the given license. Please provide a link to an appropriate webpage with license information, or ask the author or copyright holder to send an email with copy of a written permission to VRT (permissions-commons@wikimedia.org). You may still be required to go through this procedure even if you are the author yourself; please see Commons:But it's my own work! for more details. After you emailed permission, you may replace the {{No permission since}} tag with {{subst:PP}} on file description page. Alternatively, you may click on "Challenge speedy deletion" below the tag if you wish to provide an argument why evidence of permission is not necessary in this case.
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GrapedApe (talk) 12:55, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
This message was added automatically by Nikbot, if you need some help about it please read the text above again and follow the links in it, if you still need help ask at the → Commons:Help desk in any language you like to use. --Nikbot 01:55, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Deprecated License
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Hello. Thank you for uploading Image:Texas Christian University Administration Building, Fort Worth, TX.jpg, however the license that you have uploaded it under has been deprecated. Please could you select a new free license that describes the rights of the image correctly? If you are not able to do this, the image will be deleted in 7 days.
For more information on licenses that can be used on Wikimedia Commons, please see Commons:Licensing. If you have any questions, please ask at the village pump. Thank you for your patience and consideration. This is an automatic message by Nikbot.--Filnik 05:00, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
This message was added automatically by Nikbot, if you need some help about it please read the text above again and follow the links in it, if you still need help ask at the → Commons:Help desk in any language you like to use. --Nikbot 05:19, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
This message was added automatically by Nikbot, if you need some help about it please read the text above again and follow the links in it, if you still need help ask at the → Commons:Help desk in any language you like to use. --Nikbot 18:28, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
Your uploads of historical images 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):
You'll help to save time and capacity on commons by categorizing:
- Category:Jog Falls (and for example Category:Historical images of Karnataka + Category:1905 in India)
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 20:15, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
File:Colonel James Bowie painting in the Alamo.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. |
Maile66 (talk) 23:18, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
Pay attention to licensing
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Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content: images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose.
File:HoustonAcademy.jpg seems to be free (or it would be proposed for deletion), but it was identified as having a wrong license. Usually, it is because a public domain image is tagged with a free license, or because the stated source or other information is not sufficient to prove the selected tag is correct. Please verify that you applied the correct license tag for this file. If you believe this file has the correct license, please explain why on the file discussion page.
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