User talk:Jwillbur
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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.--EugeneZelenko 14:24, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Deeds of Valor category set up
[edit]I've set up a category to collect all portraits and illustrations that originate from the 2 volumes. All your previous uploads from there are now in it. --BrokenSphere 22:51, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jwillbur!
You recently uploaded Sammy Davis in uniform 1989.jpg. Please add an appropriate source ({{ID-USMil}} is no valid source because it does not prove that this image is really public domain because it was made by e.g. the US Navy. Please add where you have found the imge (e.g. a webside) or the image will be taged with {{No source since}}. (the image somehow does not show up on http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imagery.html;jsessionid=DA12B4F044017CBC3CA96B2072F933F7#a=search&s=sammy%20davis&chk=6cfe0&n=30&guid=de0e8f8297793f7e5a1a3a416d272906bec57729 do you have any othe source?)
thanks for your attention --D-Kuru (talk) 07:53, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
- I did get the image from that source, I just cropped it. jwillbur 23:11, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
This message was added automatically by Nikbot, if you need some help about it, ask its master (Filnik) or go to the Commons:Help desk. --Filnik 23:54, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
This message was added automatically by Nikbot, if you need some help about it, ask its master (Filnik) or go to the Commons:Help desk. --Filnik 00:00, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
Category:Images from US Navy, location ..
[edit]Hi Jwillbur,
The other day, I merged some of the 80+ categories with location Hawaii to the current 27 in Category:Images from US Navy, location Hawaii. This mainly because it made navigating other categories more complicated. As an experiment, I also merged the 35+ around Norfolk into the current 3 or 4. I found it easier to first create all category pages for a given location and then merge them.
If you are interested in merging some more of them, you can place requests on User talk:Category-bot (my bot) or User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands. -- User:Docu at 07:25, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
TUSC token 887db19b3331ff780522891e03ed026e
[edit]I am now proud owner of a TUSC account!
Notification about possible deletion
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