User talk:Motorau
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--Wutsje (talk) 08:38, 7 May 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.
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 06:06, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Dead Marshes.jpg is uncategorized since 9 May 2009.
- Image:Anduin Orc-Bob.jpg is uncategorized since 9 May 2009.
- Image:FranktonNZ.jpg is uncategorized since 20 May 2009.
- Image:Wanganella.JPG is uncategorized since 20 May 2009.
- Image:Burnside Wrecks.jpg was uncategorized on 11 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 16:57, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Rogers K 92 Locomotive.jpg was uncategorized on 11 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 16:57, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Mount Tinsley N.Z..jpg was uncategorized on 22 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:42, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Hello Motorau
[edit]Welcome to Commons, and thank you for uploading some very nice images. I see that you have placed a lot of them into a category "Scenic New Zealand", which doesn't exist - and which shouldn't, because it doesn't quite fit into the category structure of Commons. I have helped your categorisation by adding cats to many of your images - please have a look to see what I added and changed, and put a message on mytalk page if you have any questions! Cheers and happy editing. Ingolfson (talk) 11:16, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
- I have also fixed the geocoding on a few of your images. And you don't need to put OTRS pending on them if these are your own pictures. Thanks for releasing them as public domain, by the way - I do too. Ingolfson (talk) 11:21, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
- Also, some of your images note that larger versions exist - please consider donating these as well. You can simply re-upload them over the smaller image if you choose to do so. Ingolfson (talk) 11:27, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
This message was added automatically by Nikbot, if you need some help about it, ask its master (Filnik) or go to the Commons:Help desk. --Filnik 11:56, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
This message was added automatically by Nikbot, if you need some help about it, ask its master (Filnik) or go to the Commons:Help desk. --Filnik 07:23, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
Frankton.jpg
[edit]Hi Motorau, I saw "deletion request" had been added to File:Frankton.jpg. If you still want to remove the photo, you can do so by adding {{Speedydelete}}, with a reason like "author request". Benchill (talk) 06:16, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I am trying to purchase a print of the photo of the Wanganella at Deep Cove. You can contact me at [email protected] thank-you for any help you can give SUE
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:Doubtful Shelt.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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The reason given by the user who added this tag is: Please see the file's page for more info.
Saibo (Δ) 00:58, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
Copyright status: File:Mt Tinsley Card.jpg
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Thanks for uploading File:Mt Tinsley Card.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. |
–moogsi (blah) 04:42, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
File source is not properly indicated: File:Mt Tinsley Card.jpg
[edit]This media was probably deleted. |
A file that you have uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, File:Mt Tinsley Card.jpg, was missing information about where it comes from or who created it, which is needed to verify its copyright status. The file probably has been deleted. If you've got all required information, request undeletion providing this information and the link to the concerned file (
[[:File:Mt Tinsley Card.jpg]] ).
If you created the content yourself, enter If someone else created the content, or if it is based on someone else's work, the source should be the address to the web page where you found it, the name and ISBN of the book you scanned it from, or similar. You should also name the author, provide verifiable information to show that the content is in the public domain or has been published under a free license by its author, and add an appropriate template identifying the public domain or licensing status, if you have not already done so. Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Please add the required information for this and other files you have uploaded before adding more files. If you need assistance, please ask at the help desk. Thank you! |
–moogsi (blah) 04:42, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
File:NZ Republica .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. |
Alkari (?), 22 December 2013, 01:10 UTC 01:10, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
File tagging File:1025-logo workup cut.jpg
[edit]This media was probably deleted.
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Thanks for uploading File:1025-logo workup cut.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 ([email protected]). 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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Yours sincerely, Grandmaster Huon (talk) 20:37, 2 May 2024 (UTC)