McDoobAU93
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Tip: Categorizing images edit
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 06:11, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
- Image:NOAA Rainfall 092309-2.jpg was uncategorized on 23 September 2009.
File:DaveGoelz_(2009).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. |
Jappalang (talk) 02:16, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
- Hi, the deletion request was raised to present and discuss the issues with the image, and look for a solution (there might have been none). In this case, the presence of Gonzo, a copyrighted character, would prove an impediment for re-users to use for commercial purposes (CTW can sue if they choose to do so). That said, the photograph is a valuable source for a frontal portrait of Dave Goelz. I cropped the image to readily show what can be done to retain your work while complying with the rules set in this project. I harbour no intent to offend. Jappalang (talk) 06:15, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
- No offense taken. I was just confused since it appeared a solution had been found (cropping out the copywritten character) and leaving the free part of the image, yet there was still a deletion request. The presented solution is quite acceptable. --McDoobAU93 16:12, 8 February 2011 (UTC)