User talk:Alaney2k
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SieBot 14:48, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Do you have a better version of Image:Deys plaque.jpg?
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Again, thank you very much for your contribution, it is appreciated. Siebrand 14:35, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
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76.10.182.190 02:32, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
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[edit]I am now proud owner of a TUSC account!
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-Belgrano (talk) 03:00, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
File tagging File:Ottawa-Nationals-Program.jpg
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Kam Solusar (talk) 03:05, 10 March 2009 (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 05:36, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Palmerston-Little Italy map.png is uncategorized since 7 August 2009.
- Image:Hall of Fame Facade.jpg was uncategorized on 7 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:38, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
Hello. While it is fantastic that you are taking time to update neighbourhood maps where needed, I just have a couple of minor comments: 1) If your changes to the map consist of more than minor tweaks or correcting obvious/undisputed errors, you should save the new map as an entirely new file, rather than replacing the old one. There are many reasons why we may want to have both the original map and your updated version on the Commons. 2) There is no such thing as "official" or "city-defined" neighbourhood boundaries in Toronto. While the City website does contain neighbourhood mapping, it has never been endorsed by Council nor has it ever been designated as official. In fact, the text that accompanies the city's maps makes clear that they are not authoritative. Neighbourhood boundaries are the product of convention and consensus, and in some cases they are not clearly defined. While the City's neighbourhood information on its website is useful, and worth mentioning in Wikipedia articles, it is not definitive, and we need to be very careful about not mischaracterizing it. In the particular case of Moss Park, I suspect that the City's description of the neighbourhood pertains more to factors associated with social program service delivery than it does to what people commonly think of as being Moss Park. Hope that helps. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 15:18, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
I agree that I should have uploaded another map image. The rest I disagree. If the City publishes a map, and it is discussed in the article, it should not be ignored in the illustration. Alaney2k (talk) 17:54, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
- Sorry if I was not clear, but I never said ignore it (in fact, I said it is useful information), nor did I ever suggest that I should tell you what to illustrate in your map. It's your map, so you should decide exactly what you want to include in it (whether it is used in the Wikipedia article is a separate discussion to be had over there). I just warned that one should be careful not to mischaracterize the City mapping on its website (this is an issue for all neighbourhoods, not just Moss Park). At the end of the day, you will use your discretion as to what you believe should be included in your map, but I have to tell you that while I would have no objection to the Wikipedia article using mapping that shows the City iteration of Moss Park (assuming it is properly described in the article), I would have problems with using a map that gave the misleading impression that the City has officially defined the neighbourhood boundaries. It really comes down to an issue of how to describe the information, not whether it should be included. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 19:52, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
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Yours sincerely, Penyulap (please talk to me on my talkpage, I don't bite! :) and this is a big deal, (<grumble>@big companies) Penyulap ☏ 19:24, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
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Yours sincerely, Stefan4 (talk) 15:03, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
A heads-up
[edit]An image you uploaded is under discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Newmarket Coach Lines bus 32 at garage.jpg. Geo Swan (talk) 19:50, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
Bridge photo
[edit]Hi there. Would you still have the original of this photo? The sky portion of the photo seems to be corrupted. Not sure why. Thank! Magnolia677 (talk) 15:56, 2 August 2019 (UTC)
- I will take a look in my backups. Alaney2k (talk) 04:46, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
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