Ground Zero

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Ajax Waterfront Park

Thanks for using this photo. If you tell me what the issue is, I'll fix it and upload a new version. Because you edited a JPG file, the photo in the article is now of a lower quality. I can edited the original and maintain the quality. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 23:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello User:Magnolia677. I used this photo in Wikivoyage as the heading banner for the article on Ajax here. Banners are supposed to be in the proportions 7:1, so I cropped the picture using the Croptool. If you want to switch that for a better quality image in 7:1 ratio, that would be great. Thanks. Ground Zero (talk) 20:10, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

File:Kohima at the Golden Hour (cropped).jpg

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User who nominated the file for deletion (Nominator) : ServB1.

I'm a computer program; please don't ask me questions but ask the user who nominated your file(s) for deletion or at our Help Desk. //Deletion Notification Bot (talk) 23:11, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

It's Wiki Loves Food time!

Wiki Loves Food 2021 ­ India

Hello Ground Zero!

Do you roam around in search of delicious mouth-watering foods and take photographs of them before you put them into your mouth? Wiki Loves Food 2021 in India photo-competition is then waiting for you! Participate in the competition from March 15 to April 14 this year, photograph and upload all kinds of foods and beverages originated from or found in Indian sub-continent and get a chance to win exciting prizes!

-- Wiki Loves Food 2021 in India team
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:38, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Unblock me, please

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When I try to upload a cropped file using the CropTool, I get this message: "Your IP address has been blocked automatically, because it was used by a blocked user." My IP address is User:67.230.130.196. I am not aware of any reason that I would be blocked. This is preventing me from creating page banners in Wikivoyage. Thank you. Ground Zero (talk) 11:35, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

It's an issue with the CropTool. Multiple users are facing the same issue. -- CptViraj (talk) 15:32, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

User:CptViraj thanks for letting me know. Ground Zero (talk) 16:22, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Autopatroller

Have you considered applying for autopatroller rights here? You've about 2000 edits here, making it easier for patrollers. SHB2000 (talk) 10:03, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

@SHB2000: Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into that when I get back to WiFi later in the week. BTW, I've had run-ins with the angry guy before. He seems to contribute only a little, but is always up for a barney. It's frustrating, but Illegitimi non carborundum. Regards, Ground Zero (talk) 19:43, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

I agree. But still hasn't learnt their lesson yet :( Cheers, SHB2000 (talk) 22:00, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Share Your Struggle 2021 - A public photo competition (15 - 31 August)

Share Your Struggle 2021 (15 - 31 August 2021) is a public photo competition on Wikimedia Commons. The goal of the project is to improve coverage of free usable media files related to various struggles, such as, natural disasters, health crises such as COVID-19 pandemic, social movements, conflict-torn areas, and any other humanitarian crises. The goal is not only to document crises, but also humanitarian efforts and acts of kindness that happen during such crises.

Submit photographs/videos and win prizes! Check the campaign page on Wikimedia Commons for more information to participate. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:52, 21 August 2021 (UTC)

It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 ­ India

Hello Ground Zero!

We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the 12th time this year. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year from September 1 to September 30, 2021. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record and digitally document our monuments for future generations and get a chance to win exciting prizes! You can find more details about the Indian part of the competition in this page. See you in action in few hours!!

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:18, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Autopatrol given

Hello. I just wanted to let you know that I have granted autopatrol rights to your account; the reason for this is that I believe you are sufficiently trustworthy and experienced to have your contributions automatically marked as "reviewed". This has no effect on your editing, it is simply intended to make it easier for users that are monitoring Recent changes or Recent uploads to find unproductive edits amidst the productive ones like yours. In addition, the Flickr upload feature and an increased number of batch-uploads in UploadWizard, uploading of freely licensed MP3 files, overwriting files uploaded by others and an increased limit for page renames per minute are now available to you. Thank you. rubin16 (talk) 13:37, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

@Rubin16 and SHB2000: many thanks. Ground Zero (talk) 14:30, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

:-) SHB2000 (talk) 23:39, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 India

Hello Ground Zero!

We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the 13th time this year. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year from September 1 to September 30, 2022. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record and digitally document our monuments for future generations and get a chance to win exciting prizes!!!

You can find more details about the Indian edition of the competition in this event page. See you in action in few hours!!

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:00, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 India

Hello Ground Zero!

We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the 14th time this year. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year from September 1 to September 30, 2023. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record and digitally document our monuments for future generations and get a chance to win exciting prizes!!!

You can find more details about the Indian edition of the competition in this event page. See you in action soon!!

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of the Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:21, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

File:Ho Chi Minh City banner 2.jpg

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0x0a (talk) 13:38, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

@0x0a: thanks for notifying me. Ground Zero (talk) 13:49, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

File tagging File:Rangiya page banner Eco Park.png

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Belbury (talk) 21:42, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

This file is a crop from a file uploaded by User:TightWiki, who has been notified of the same issue. If they provide the necessary permission for the original file, they should also provide it for the cropped version. Ground Zero (talk) 21:50, 25 April 2024 (UTC)