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Image Tagging Image:Hinemoa_1914_still.jpg
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Thanks for uploading Image:Hinemoa_1914_still.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. ALE! ¿…? 10:00, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Image:Hinemoa 1914 still.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 on the Requests for Deletion page..
If you created this image, 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. In all cases, please do not take the deletion request personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!
This is an automated message from DRBot. (Stop bugging me!) 10:47, 21 February 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.BotMultichillT 05:47, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Shona Laing.jpg is uncategorized since 15 March 2009. BotMultichillT 05:47, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Paeroa street circuit.png was uncategorized on 6 September 2009.
- Image:Te tai tokerau electorate 2008.png was uncategorized on 18 September 2009.
- Image:Te tai tonga electorate 2008.png was uncategorized on 18 September 2009.
- Image:Ikaroa-rawhiti electorate 2008.png was uncategorized on 18 September 2009.
- Image:Tamaki makaurau electorate 2008.png was uncategorized on 18 September 2009.
- Image:Te tai hauauru electorate 2008.png was uncategorized on 18 September 2009.
Map for New Zealand citizens-initiated referendum, 2009
editHi Dramatic, I saw you did the map for the New Zealand general election 2008 article, I was wondering if you'd be able to produce one for the New Zealand citizens-initiated referendum, 2009 article? It's pretty straightforward if you look at the results - a graduated scale might be in order. I've been trying to edit the map myself but not had much luck. --203.163.71.197 22:35, 24 November 2009 (UTC) (Lholden)