Abu Shawka

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Ochna serrulata

Hello, thanks for the ID on File:Ochna serrulata.jpg. Is there a way to ascertain the difference between the two? It's not native here (Philippines) of course which is why I'm not sure about its exact classification.-Obsidi♠n^Soul 08:34, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Gotcha. Thanks for the link! :) --Obsidi♠n^Soul 18:49, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

File:Walter Rubusana - Cape Politician - Provisional Council.jpg

File:Walter Rubusana - Cape Politician - Provisional Council.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 may soon be deleted. If you have written permission from the copyright holder, please replace the copyvio tag with {{subst:OP}} and have them send us a free license release via COM:VRT. If you disagree that the file is a copyright violation for any other reason, please replace the copyvio tag with a regular deletion request. Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

 

Cabayi (talk) 19:06, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Leucospermum cordifolium in its habitat

Hello, could you perhaps indicate the location where your image File:Leucospermum cordifolium in CT Fynbos.JPG was taken? Thank you in advance, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 12:17, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

No problem! Added the name of the spot

Afrotemperate forest river valley western cape south africa.JPG

Location data for this image would add value, like the name of the river, etc. JMK (talk) 23:22, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

You are kindly invited to partake in Wikimedia South Africa's own Wiki Love's fynbos and science competition. The competition was first organized in Estonia, expanded to all of Europe in 2015, and to the rest of the world in 2017. A very special category for Wiki Science in South Africa is the Fynbos category.

To participate, you must:

Be the author of pictures/submissions you upload. Must have the rights (copyright) to upload your submissions. The photographs should be of high quality and large size and need to have a good description including what the image depicts, how and where it was made, and what is important to notice about it (please include any links to peer-reviewed publications if appropriate, not required but a very nice thing to have). Use the Wikimedia Commons category: Images from Wiki Science Competition 2021 in South Africa to enter your pictures into the competition. It is encouraged to add the images to other additional appropriate Commons categories. For more details, see the full international rules. Use the hashtags Twitter Logo Mini.svg #WSC2021 #WikiScience #WikiScience2021 to spread the word about the competition!

geographic coordinates

Hi there i have recently nominated your image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Breviceps_gibbosus_Cape_Rain_Froga_-_Cape_Town_2.JPG for most valued imaged which can be seen here https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Valued_image_candidates/Breviceps_gibbosus_Cape_Rain_Froga_-_Cape_Town_2.JPG if by any chance you could remember where the image was taken that would help the nomination. Massimo510 (talk) 22:16, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

File:VB Molteno Admiral Jutland 4.jpg

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From Hill To Shore (talk) 11:36, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

File:Leiolopisma mauritiana - memorial model - Ile aux Aigrettes.jpg

File:Leiolopisma mauritiana - memorial model - Ile aux Aigrettes.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. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

FunkMonk (talk) 03:09, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

File:Phelsuma gigas - Giant Rodrigues Gecko - extinct 2.jpg

File:Phelsuma gigas - Giant Rodrigues Gecko - extinct 2.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. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

FunkMonk (talk) 12:24, 13 May 2023 (UTC)