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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:
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.
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:
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.
Latest comment: 14 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
File:Karte Altenwerder Köhlbrandwerft.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 has been deleted. If you have written permission from the copyright holder, please have them send us a free license release via COM:VRT. If you believe that the deletion was not in accordance with policy, you may request undeletion. (It is not necessary to request undeletion if using VRT; the file will be automatically restored at the conclusion of the process.)
Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
Moin! Tut mir leid, aber ich denke, das ist eine URV. Mairs Geographischer Verlag hat sicherlich keine Freigabe für den Original-Scan gegeben. Ich habe daher einen SLA gestellt. Gruß NNW (talk) 12:01, 12 December 2009 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 14 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Woher kommen die roten Punkte. Norderwerft und M.A.Flint sind definitiv nördlich des Grevenhofkanals. Die Schwimmdocks der Norderwerft sind im Rest des alten Norderlochs.--Eingangskontrolle (talk) 19:28, 2 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
du meinst wohl diese? - mit der Norderwerft hast du wohl recht, die ist zu weit nach unten gerutscht. M.A. Flint allerdings nicht, die ist von der argentinienbrücke / reiherstiegbrücke aus bestens sichtbar. kannst die karte bzgl. norderwerft gerne entsprechend verbessern. vg --Emma7stern (talk) 20:20, 2 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
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!
Latest comment: 12 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Moin Emma,
Du hast dieses Bild nach Altona-Altstadt verfrachtet. Wenn es wirklich in der Straße Neumühlen hängt, ist es entweder in Ottensen oder in Othmarschen. Ich habe jetzt erstmal Ottensen als Kategorie angegeben. Sollte es weiter westlich sein, dann sortiere es bitte nach Othmarschen um. Danke.
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!
Moin. Ich weiß nicht so recht wie: das bild ist ein ausschnitt von [File:Hamburg.Hafen.1882.jpg diesem], hochgeladen über "derivate work", "pd old" wie auch die ableitung sind angegeben. ich weiß jetzt leider nicht, woran es hakt. lg --Emma7stern (talk) 05:59, 31 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Dear Emma, your VERY low quality images like File:Roter-alter-mann-4.jpg don't look useful for Commons. Please respect that Commons has a project scope and that contributed images must be realistically useful for an educational purpose. That requires a minimum of image quality you are unfortunately far away from. -- Ies (talk) 14:15, 7 December 2013 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry.
If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have 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 them, 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!
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!
Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry.
If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have 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 them, 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!
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!
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