Shellshocker528

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Shellshocker528!

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 04:56, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Categorization

Please use only the most specific categories when uploading files. Categories are hierarchical on Commons; it's not like tags on flickr and similar sites where you need to add both narrow and broad tags. For example, File:Bondsville Trestle over Swift River 1910.jpg needs only to be in Category:Central Massachusetts Railroad bridges, as that category is a subcategory of all of Category:Boston and Maine Railroad, Category:Central Massachusetts Railroad, Category:Railroad, and Category:Railroad bridges. Thank you, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:08, 25 July 2016 (UTC)