Usconsulate
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-Túrelio (talk) 08:54, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
Please do not recreate deleted images
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Your image or other content, Image:Google map-Thess.jpg, was recently deleted in accordance with our process and policies. You have recreated this content after it was deleted. Please do not do that. If you would like to contest the deletion, please visit Commons:Undeletion requests and follow the instructions there to have the deletion reviewed.
Recreating deleted content outside of process is not a good idea, and doing so repeatedly may be cause for you to lose the privilege of contributing here. Thank you for your understanding. —LX (talk, contribs) 11:29, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
- The Google Terms of Use are available at http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/help/terms_maps.html, linked from the copyright notice at the bottom of the map. The content is not in the public domain, as you claimed. Please note that it is a criminal offense to make fraudulent claims about a work's copyright status. —LX (talk, contribs) 11:29, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
- Wikimapia uses Google Maps for their contents, so of course this also applies to Image:Airport port downtown small.jpg. Please stop uploading copyrighted content from Google Maps or other non-free sources or you will be blocked. You need to read Commons:Licensing. —LX (talk, contribs) 12:35, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
(EC) Hi Usconsulate,
sorry, but Wikimapia is free only for non-commercial purposes (see 1. F in [1] or here), therefore the map cannot remain here. Also, there are some data missing on several of your images, especially nearly always the date (of photography; year is enough). --Túrelio (talk) 12:42, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
- Is Image:Mega bikes.jpg really a photo or a screen-shot as the caption might suggest? --Túrelio (talk) 12:47, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
Image Tagging Image:Jewish_Roundup.jpg
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Thanks for uploading Image:Jewish_Roundup.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikimedia Commons (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page. If the content is a derivative of a copyrighted work, you need to supply the names and a licence of the original authors as well.
If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag, then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all}} to release it under the multilicense GFDL plus Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike All-version license or {{PD-self}} to release it into the public domain. See Commons:Copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find all your uploads using the Gallery tool. Thank you. —LX (talk, contribs) 12:36, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
In response, Image:Jewish_roundup.jpg was taken from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website, found at http://www.ushmm.org. It's photograph #33097. As far as licensing, I'm not 100% sure either. The USHMM is controlled by both private and public sectors, so that's why it's a bit confusing. However, to be safe, I sent a request to the USHMM for the right to use their photograph online. The request is pending, but since we're both supervised by the U.S. government I don't foresee any problems with permission. However, if they do deny access to the photo, I'll remove it immediately.
There seems to be a problem regarding the description and/or licensing of this particular file. It has been found that you've added in the image's description only a Template that's not a license and although it provides useful informations about the image, it's not a valid license. Could you please resolve this problem, adding the license in the image linked above? You can edit the description page and change the text. Uploading a new version of the file does not change the description of the file. This page may give you more hints on which license to choose. Thank you.
This message was added automatically by Filbot, if you need some help about it, ask its master (Filnik) or go to the Commons:Help desk. --Filnik 07:29, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
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) 18:59, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
- Image:MarshallDonkey.jpg was uncategorized on 9 August 2010 CategorizationBot (talk) 18:59, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
File:Office building.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. |