User talk:Astrochemist
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dave pape (talk) 15:57, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
- I've never been clear about Wikipedia's interpretation of "published" for pictures and such. I have a Lonely Planets book that says that it was produced by an Australian organization, printed in China, but it's sold in the US. Where was it "published"? Informed enlightenment will be appreciated. -- When I uploaded the James Young screen capture I assumed that since it was on Google Books then it was fair game (public domain) for US usage because Google Books is a US-based entity as is Wikipedia. Again, enlightenment is welcome. I'm certainly not an expert on international copyright law and transnational public-domain policies. -- Regarding this particular pre-1907 picture of James Young (died 1883), if it is judged not to be public domain, then it can be uploaded to the English Wikipedia with a fair-use rationale. -- Astrochemist (talk) 13:32, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Why do you think this is by Godfrey Kneller? Please reply en.wikipedia.org Kittybrewster (talk) 08:58, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
- I just now left a response on your Wikipedia talk page. - Astrochemist (talk) 13:07, 19 March 2009 (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.
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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]]
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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 05:39, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Simpson James Young signature picture.jpg is uncategorized since 18 March 2009. BotMultichillT 05:39, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
- I just now added source information. - Astrochemist (talk) 13:07, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
James Young Simpson
[edit]Hi nice addition of James Young Simpson. Do try and add more detail. Without source etc the images are likely to get deleted. If you can show where they came from then others can help. Victuallers (talk) 19:32, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
- Done. Thanks for your comment and suggestion. - Astrochemist (talk) 13:02, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
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–Tryphon☂ 12:35, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
File:Gahn Johan Gottlieb.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. |