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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 17:25, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Please give images better names

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I noticed you've uploaded File:148 JSC2007e045385.jpg and I thought I should draw your attention to a common error. Please give uploaded files meaningful names. Otherwise they are difficult to track and it is hard to tell what the file is about without actually looking at it. I suggest you rename your image with an intuitive name that describes the file itself. Thanks, and happy editing!

--Seawolf35 (talk) 15:44, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Seawolf35,

I certainly will do! I find it's easier to upload all the files from one directory with their original filenames and then change them once they're in place. That means I can tag them with common metadata as a 'batch process' rather than have to enter it repeatedly file by file.

Of course, I have to have the discipline to go back and do those renames, but I'm reaching a point in the process I'm following where that's the next logical step after the creation of the current article!

Thanks for the prompt though ;-)

@Usedtoknoweverything Usedtoknoweverything (talk) 18:45, 30 April 2024 (UTC)