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Tip: Categorizing images
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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:
[[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.CategorizationBot (talk) 10:53, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
- Image:San Nikola pellegrino Stiriota 0003.jpg was uncategorized on 29 December 2009 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:53, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
- Image:San Nikola pellegrino Stiriota 002.jpg was uncategorized on 29 December 2009 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:53, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
- Image:San Nikola pellegrino Stiriota 07.jpg was uncategorized on 31 December 2009 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:51, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
- Image:San Nikola pellegrino Stiriota 03.jpg was uncategorized on 31 December 2009 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:51, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
- Image:San Nikola pellegrino Stiriota 0011.jpg was uncategorized on 31 December 2009 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:51, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
- Image:San Nikola pellegrino Stiriota 09.jpg was uncategorized on 31 December 2009 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:51, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
- Image:San Nikola pellegrino Stiriota 0010.jpg was uncategorized on 31 December 2009 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:51, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
- Image:San Nikola pellegrino Stiriota 04.jpg was uncategorized on 31 December 2009 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:51, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
- Image:San Nikola pellegrino Stiriota 003.jpg was uncategorized on 16 February 2010 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:59, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
- Image:Κυριάκι Βοιωτίας 3.jpg was uncategorized on 6 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:52, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
- Image:Κυριάκι Βοιωτίας 4.jpg was uncategorized on 6 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 13:52, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
- Image:KYRIAKI 2.jpg was uncategorized on 7 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:45, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
Wikimedia Commons has a specific scope
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Monastery of Hosios Loukas has been listed at Commons:Categories for discussion so that the community can discuss ways in which it should be changed. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this category, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for discussion 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. If the category is up for deletion because it has been superseded, consider the notion that although the category may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new category. In all cases, please do not take the category discussion personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you! |
Achim (talk) 16:41, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
Please do not recreate deleted content
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. Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 23:34, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
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Thanks for uploading File:1916 ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΙΚΑ ΟΡΙΑ ΣΤΕΙΡΙΟΥ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΙΟΥ -1.jpg. I notice that the file page either doesn't contain enough information about the license or it contains contradictory information about the license, so the copyright status is unclear.
If you created this file yourself, then you must provide a valid copyright tag. For example, you can tag it with {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all}} to release it under the multi-license GFDL plus Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike All-version license or you can tag it with {{PD-self}} to release it into the public domain. (See Commons:Copyright tags for the full list of license tags that you can use.) If you did not create the file yourself or if it is a derivative of another work that is possibly subject to copyright protection, then you must specify where you found it (e.g. usually a link to the web page where you got it), you must provide proof that it has a license that is acceptable for Commons (e.g. usually a link to the terms of use for content from that page), and you must add an appropriate license tag. If you did not create the file yourself and the specific source and license information is not available on the web, you must obtain permission through the VRT system and follow the procedure described there. Note that any unsourced or improperly licensed files will be deleted one week after they have been marked as lacking proper information, as described in criteria for deletion. If you have uploaded other files, please confirm that you have provided the proper information for those files, too. If you have any questions about licenses please ask at Commons:Village pump/Copyright or see our help pages. Thank you. |
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If you created this file yourself, then you must provide a valid copyright tag. For example, you can tag it with {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all}} to release it under the multi-license GFDL plus Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike All-version license or you can tag it with {{PD-self}} to release it into the public domain. (See Commons:Copyright tags for the full list of license tags that you can use.) If you did not create the file yourself or if it is a derivative of another work that is possibly subject to copyright protection, then you must specify where you found it (e.g. usually a link to the web page where you got it), you must provide proof that it has a license that is acceptable for Commons (e.g. usually a link to the terms of use for content from that page), and you must add an appropriate license tag. If you did not create the file yourself and the specific source and license information is not available on the web, you must obtain permission through the VRT system and follow the procedure described there. Note that any unsourced or improperly licensed files will be deleted one week after they have been marked as lacking proper information, as described in criteria for deletion. If you have uploaded other files, please confirm that you have provided the proper information for those files, too. If you have any questions about licenses please ask at Commons:Village pump/Copyright or see our help pages. Thank you. |
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If you created this file yourself, then you must provide a valid copyright tag. For example, you can tag it with {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all}} to release it under the multi-license GFDL plus Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike All-version license or you can tag it with {{PD-self}} to release it into the public domain. (See Commons:Copyright tags for the full list of license tags that you can use.) If you did not create the file yourself or if it is a derivative of another work that is possibly subject to copyright protection, then you must specify where you found it (e.g. usually a link to the web page where you got it), you must provide proof that it has a license that is acceptable for Commons (e.g. usually a link to the terms of use for content from that page), and you must add an appropriate license tag. If you did not create the file yourself and the specific source and license information is not available on the web, you must obtain permission through the VRT system and follow the procedure described there. Note that any unsourced or improperly licensed files will be deleted one week after they have been marked as lacking proper information, as described in criteria for deletion. If you have uploaded other files, please confirm that you have provided the proper information for those files, too. If you have any questions about licenses please ask at Commons:Village pump/Copyright or see our help pages. Thank you. |
Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2022 voting is open!
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Dear Wikimedian,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2022 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the seventeenth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2022) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topical categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you may vote for as many images as you like. The top 30 overall and the two most popular images in each category will continue to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just three images to become the Picture of the Year.
Round 1 will end on UTC.
Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee
You are receiving this message because you voted in the 2021 Picture of the Year contest.
Delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:16, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
Categories and galleries
editHello. Please be aware that there are rules/conventions for categories and galleries and you should not mix them up (for example, see this discussion). A brief overview:
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| Groups all images related to a category subject | Displays selected images, as if it were a museum exhibition |
| Page title starts with Category: | Page title has no prefix |
| Page title in English (see COM:LP) | Page title in subject's native language |
| Manual: COM:Categories | Manual: COM:Galleries |
| example: Category:Monastery of Hosios Loukas | example: Μονή Οσίου Λουκά |
This, for example, does not belong on a Category page, but on a prefix-less gallery page. --HyperGaruda (talk) 22:33, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
- Additionally, please avoid overcategorization, that is: adding categories and their parent categories to the same file/page. It is redundant. --HyperGaruda (talk) 22:41, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
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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.)
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File:ΟΣΙΟΣ ΛΟΥΚΑΣ 253.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.)
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