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Picture of the Year 2013 R1 Announcement

Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2013 is open!

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2012 Picture of the Year: A pair of European Bee-eaters in Ariège, France.

Dear Wikimedians,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2013 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the eighth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2013) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topical categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you may vote for as many images as you like. The top 30 overall and the most popular image in each category will continue to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just one image to become the Picture of the Year.

Round 1 will end on 7 February 2014. Click here to learn more and vote »

Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee

You are receiving this message because you voted in the 2012 Picture of the Year contest.

Picture of the Year 2013 R2 Announcement

Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2013 is open!

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2012 Picture of the Year: A pair of European Bee-eaters in Ariège, France.

Dear Wikimedians,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2013 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the eighth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2013) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

There are two total rounds of voting. In the first round, you voted for as many images as you liked. The top 30 overall and the most popular image in each category have continued to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just one image to become the Picture of the Year.

Round 2 will end on 7 March 2014. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2013/Introduction/en Click here to learn more and vote »]

Thanks,
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Picture of the Year 2013 Results Announcement

Picture of the Year 2013 Results

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The 2013 Picture of the Year. View all results »

Dear Draceane,

The 2013 Picture of the Year competition has ended and we are pleased to announce the results: We shattered participation records this year — more people voted in Picture of the Year 2013 than ever before. In both rounds, 4070 different people voted for their favorite images. Additionally, there were more image candidates (featured pictures) in the contest than ever before (962 images total).

• In the first round, 2852 people voted for all 962 files
• In the second round, 2919 people voted for the 50 finalists (the top 30 overall and top 2 in each category)

We congratulate the winners of the contest and thank them for creating these beautiful images and sharing them as freely licensed content:

1. 157 people voted for the winner, an image of a lightbulb with the tungsten filament smoking and burning.
2. In second place, 155 people voted for an image of "Sviati Hory" (Holy Mountains) National Park in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
3. In third place, 131 people voted for an image of a swallow flying and drinking.

Click here to view the top images »

We also sincerely thank to all 4070 voters for participating and we hope you will return for next year's contest in early 2015. We invite you to continue to participate in the Commons community by sharing your work.

Thanks,
the Picture of the Year committee

You are receiving this message because you voted in the 2013 Picture of the Year contest.

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Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! 36e rencontres internationales de Taizé Strasbourg 30 décembre 2013 11 Dominik Duka .jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments QI. Very good portrait -- Spurzem 21:29, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

File:Quenya Paschal Greeting.png

 

Pay attention to licensing

Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content: images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. File:Quenya Paschal Greeting.png seems to be free (or it would be proposed for deletion), but it was identified as having a wrong license. Usually, it is because a public domain image is tagged with a free license, or because the stated source or other information is not sufficient to prove the selected tag is correct. Please verify that you applied the correct license tag for this file. If you believe this file has the correct license, please explain why on the file discussion page.

Stefan2 (talk) 21:56, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Připomenutí: Dožeňte své staré resty!

Dobrý den / ahoj! Připomínám, že již od půlnoci začíná běžet soutěžní kampaň Dožeňte své staré resty!. Potrvá celých 24 hodin, takže můžete / můžeš využít jakoukoliv část dne k nahrávání nejméně dva měsíce starých fotografií spadajících do některé ze tří kategorií. Věřím, že své fotografické archivy máte / máš už připraveny! V průběhu dne bude také na stránce akce možnost sledovat aktuální stav – nahrané fotografie i žebříček účastníků – vše automaticky generované. Případné dotazy a připomínky směřuj(te) do diskuze. A pokud se nacházíte / nacházíš v Brně, lze využít i příležitosti k účasti na osobním nahrávacím setkání s dalšími účastníky na uvedeném místě. Přeji příjemnou zábavu a pro Wikimedia Commons spoustu nových cenných fotek, které by tam už jinak nikdy nemusely najít cestu! S pozdravem pořadatel --Marek BLAHUŠ (talk) 19:04, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! JHMD Senotín T 47.021.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. --Uoaei1 22:03, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

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Reminder: Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2016 is open!

You are receiving this message because you voted in R1 of the 2016 Picture of the Year contest.

Dear Draceane,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2016 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the eleventh edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2016) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

There are two total rounds of voting. In the first round, you voted for as many images as you liked. In Round 1, there were 1475 candidate images. There are 58 finalists in Round 2, comprised of the top 30 overall as well as the top #1 and #2 from each sub-category.

In the final round, you may vote for just one or maximal three image to become the Picture of the Year.

Round 2 will end on 20 April 2017, 23:59:59 UTC.

Click here to vote »

Thanks,
--Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee 08:41, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Renaming

Hi, I had a look at File:"Přílet čápa" .jpg for which you requested a rename. When I checked the original title in Google Translate, it indicated that the title said, "Stork's arrival," and the requested rename translated as "Welcoming square" which didn't sound very distinctive (plus I wasn't sure if I saw a square in the image). As I do see a stork in the image, I thought that the current title was more distinctive and accurate, so I decided to keep it. But if there is another pressing reason that the file should be renamed, please let me know. Thanks so much! Mabalu (talk) 13:39, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

@Mabalu: The reason is that the translation isn't accurate. Proposed name „Vítání_náves“: Vítání is the name of the village (it also means „welcoming“ in Czech) and náves means „village green“ in Czech. However, we can keep the „stork“ in the name, so the name would be „Vítání_náves_přílet_čápa“ or so. Best regards. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 14:23, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Rename done - thanks for explaining further. Mabalu (talk) 14:38, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Happy holidays! 2018! ;)

			* Happy Holidays 2018, Draceane! *
			Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Joyeux Noël ! Bonne année! Frohes Weihnachten! Frohes Neues Jahr! Счастливого Рождества! С Новым годом! ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo! Щасливого Різдва! З Новим роком! -- George Chernilevsky talk 19:00, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

@George Chernilevsky: Thank you very much! I wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, too! — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 21:07, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Welcome, Dear Filemover!

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Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2017 is open!

You are receiving this message because you voted in R1 of the 2017 Picture of the Year contest, but not yet in R2.

Dear Draceane,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2017 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the twelfth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2017) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

There are two total rounds of voting. In the first round, you voted for as many images as you liked. In Round 1, there were 1475 candidate images. There are 58 finalists in Round 2, comprised of the top 30 overall as well as the top 2 from each sub-category.

In the final round, you may vote for a maximum of three images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2017.

Round 2 will end on 22 July 2018, 23:59 UTC.

Click here to vote now!

Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee 11:32, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

Original name

Please take care of such move summaries. This city’s original name is Theutonici de Epuryes (according to the enwiki article), as the official language was Latin in the 13th century. Its official name is Prešov since the signing of the Trianon Treaty in 1920. I don’t have any anger because of your summary, but some Hungarian users may have. —Tacsipacsi (talk) 11:18, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

@Tacsipacsi: OK, I know a bit about that history. The meaning was „current name in country's official language“ (because I think that names of Commons files should be expectable) and edit summary might have be more precise. Regards — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 11:36, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

OK. (I haven’t argued with the move itself—furthermore, I do think it’s better to have official names for coats of arms, and the half-English, half-Hungarian name looked terrible—, only the summary.) —Tacsipacsi (talk) 16:45, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

User:Jakub Šilhavý

Hi Draceane, is the above an account of yours? --Jotzet (talk) 11:20, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

@Jotzet: Hi Jotzet, this is account of my friend. He asked me for a little help with uploading photos to Commons. Regards. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 15:01, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

FP Promotion

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Happy holidays! 2019! ;)

			* Happy Holidays 2019, Draceane! *
			Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Joyeux Noël ! Bonne année! Frohes Weihnachten! Frohes Neues Jahr! Счастливого Рождества! С Новым годом! ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo! Щасливого Різдва! З Новим роком! -- George Chernilevsky talk 08:47, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

@George Chernilevsky: Thank you very much! — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 11:46, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Pque de las Avenidas 0339.jpg

File:Pque de las Avenidas 0339.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. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Discasto _talk 21:19, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Category:Última Esperanza Sound

Hi:

Before you had more images in this category, there was and earlier category named Category:Seno Última Esperanza. So I have just redirect toward that category.

Pierre cb (talk) 18:05, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

@Pierre cb: OK, thanks. I didn't notice that, because that category hadn't been connected to matching articles on wikis. I've just repaired links on WD. Regards — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 18:09, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

OK Sorry I did not noticed it earlier. Thanks for your work. Pierre cb (talk) 18:18, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

"rename"

I saw that you declined my request to rename File:Merge-arrow updated.svg. How am i supposed to update the picture File:Merge-arrow.svg? No admin checks Commons:Requested updates to protected images. – GeMet [talk] 10:03, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

@GeMet: Hi, I think that rewriting widely used image is a bad idea. The best option is either to wait for admin action, or post to file talkpage. Moreover, there should exist consensus on updating the file. (I haven't noticed any attempt to inform other users.) Regards — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 10:09, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

My file names

OK, I'll drop the (1), but how do you mean my file names are confusing? I thought names like (1)Tawny frogmouth-1 were clear enough. Sardaka (talk) 23:34, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

@Sardaka: OK, thanks. I mean that you use capitalisation to distinguish different photos: File:(1)Tawny Frogmouth-1.jpg and File:(1)Tawny frogmouth-1.jpg (F and f). This is confusing. Do you see my point? — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 16:57, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Imagevio for picture of my father

Hi, you initiated deletion of image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Petr_%C5%A0ilar.jpg . I must admit that I don't know how to proceed with it. I checked documentation and hopefully I am doing the right thing now :). The problem is following: - I am Pavel Šilar, son of Petr Šilar (on photo). - Photo is taken by my brother (photographer). Then it was probably handled to my father's political party to use on their article.

So i guess rights belong either to my brother or my father. I don't know how to proceed further - provide evidence? Edit something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Starojda (talk • contribs) 15:55, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

@Starojda: Zdravím, potvrzení o autorství v tomto případě musí poskytnout Váš bratr a to skrze systém COM:OTRS (cs:OTRS) – s ním by Vám mohli pomoci správci Mates, Podzemnik, Michal Lenc či Jan Kovář BK. Druhou stránkou věci je fakt, že fotka má extrémně nízké rozlišení a pro běžné použití je tedy takřka nepoužitelná. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 16:24, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

@Draceane: V tom případě radši fotku smažte. S bratrem tolik nekomunikuju a i pro mě (IT) je tenhle přístup až moc složitý. Nemám čas to zkoumat a ještě bráchovi popisovat co má udělat. Chápu snahu o čistotu práv, ale uživatelsky je to tedy extrémně nepřívětivé... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Starojda (talk • contribs) 19:21, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

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Google Code-In 2019 is coming - please mentor some documentation tasks!

Hello,

Google Code-In, Google-organized contest in which the Wikimedia Foundation participates, starts in a few weeks. This contest is about taking high school students into the world of opensource. I'm sending you this message because you recently edited a documentation page at Wikimedia Commons.

I would like to ask you to take part in Google Code-In as a mentor. That would mean to prepare at least one task (it can be documentation related, or something else - the other categories are Code, Design, Quality Assurance and Outreach) for the participants, and help the student to complete it. Please sign up at the contest page and send us your Google account address to google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org, so we can invite you in!

From my own experience, Google Code-In can be fun, you can make several new friends, attract new people to your wiki and make them part of your community.

If you have any questions, please let us know at google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org.

Thank you!

--User:Martin Urbanec (talk) 22:05, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Happy holidays 2020!

		* Happy Holidays 2020, Draceane! *
		Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Joyeux Noël! Bonne année! Frohes Weihnachten! Frohes Neues Jahr! Счастливого Рождества! С Новым годом! ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo! Щасливого Різдва! З Новим роком!    -- George Chernilevsky talk 13:52, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

@George Chernilevsky: Thank you very much and I also wish you a Merry Christmas! — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 20:33, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Parque nacional Torres del Paine, 2019 0725.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality, but please add geo-location --Michielverbeek 09:32, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

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Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Bioparque Puquén, Los Molles, 2019 (25).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support Nice IMO. Just wondering if the horizon on the edges is OK but I assume it's natural. --T.Bednarz 01:37, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

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Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Parque nacional Torres del Paine, 2019 0387.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality -- Spurzem 17:41, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Kaprálův Mlýn, 2017 (08).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support Good quality. --Jakubhal 21:12, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

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FP Promotion

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Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Pucón, Villarrica 01.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support Good quality -- Spurzem 17:40, 21 March 2020 (UTC) Needs a cw tilt and perspective correction --Poco a poco 17:56, 21 March 2020 (UTC) I've tried to fix it. --Draceane 19:58, 21 March 2020 (UTC)  Support The masts in the middle of the image should be vertical, but they are now close to that --Poco a poco 18:51, 22 March 2020 (UTC)  Support Good quality. --Alexander Leisser 09:53, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Bioparque Puquén, Los Molles, 2019 (22).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Horizon have to be straightened.--Milseburg 11:39, 19 March 2020 (UTC)  Done Rotated --Draceane 15:15, 19 March 2020 (UTC)  Comment I´m afraid a simple rotation is not enough here. The horizon is arched. Perspective correction is necessary here. --Milseburg 12:18, 20 March 2020 (UTC) I've tried to fix the barrel distortion. Would it work? --Draceane 20:48, 20 March 2020 (UTC) Good enough for QI now, I think. --Milseburg 07:14, 23 March 2020 (UTC)  Support Good quality. --Alexander Leisser 09:53, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

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Quality Image Promotion

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Mandelinka - FPC

Ahoj, podívej se na FPC na mandelinku, opraveno. --Adámoz (talk) 13:17, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Price Raid.gif

I'm not certain exactly what it is you're asking me to do, bro.Lieutcoluseng (talk) 16:08, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

@Lieutcoluseng: OK: If you look at File:Price Raid.gif page, you'll see links to Wikipedia's articles at the bottom of the page. I meant that it would be useful to check, whether is the usage of this file appropriate on the linked pages. If not, it would be better to remove the image from these pages. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 16:12, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Good to go. Thanks for the tip. Lieutcoluseng (talk) 23:59, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Welcome!

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Přihlaste své fotky do Czech Wiki Photo 2020!

Czech Wiki Photo

Milí fotografové a editoři projektů Wikimedia,

každý rok společně nahrajete na Commons tisíce svobodných fotografií. Chceme vám všem poděkovat a také vás ocenit. Vyberte ty nejlepší z vašich fotek a přihlaste je do 30. 10. 2020 do soutěže Czech Wiki Photo 2020! Soutěž je otevřená i úplným nováčkům. Autoři tří nejlepších fotek si odnesou vouchery do Foto Škoda a speciální wiki-odznaky. Přihlášené fotky bude hodnotit i Honza Rybář, držitel Czech Press Photo.

Baví vás focení pro Commons i mimo soutěže? Staňte se fotografem Wikimedie, půjčujeme fototechniku a proplácíme cesty - více na Fotíme Česko.

Těšíme se na vaše snímky!
Za spolek Wikimedia Česká republika
Jakub Holzer
jakub.holzer@wikimedia.cz -- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:06, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Photo

Hello. Can you make a photo like this one File:Ostrava, výhled z věže radnice, 2015 (06).jpg but without fog? Blast furnaces must to be seen bether. Blast furnace chip worker (talk) 19:09, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

@Blast furnace chip worker: Hi, sorry, I can't. I don't live there, I made this photo while I was on a trip to Ostrava (I'm from Prague and it is 3.5-hour journey by train). But maybe @Cmelak770: could make it (after Czech lockdown will have ended), he is from Ostrava. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 19:24, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Ok. I will ask him. Thank you. Blast furnace chip worker (talk) 19:47, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Commons Photographers User Group meeting on Saturday

Dear Commons Photographers User Group member,

I'd like to invite you to our next virtual meeting on Saturday, December 12. We'll have two presentations: Habib Mhenni aka Dyolf77 will answer the question Do "we" need DSLRs anymore? and Martin Falbisoner will walk us through the making of his featured picture File:Caribbean_Sea_-_Long_Exposure.jpg.

If you can make it, please add your name to the list of attendees to this page:

• Virtual Meeting on December 12, 2020

I hope to see you in three days. Also, I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best for 2021. Your contributions to Commons make a big difference.

Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:29, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Správcování

Ahoj, nechtěl by sis zde požádat o práva správce? Jsi zkušený uživatel, děláš tady i údržbu, kvalitní fotku taky umíš pořídit... práva by jsi určitě využil ku prospěchu projektu. Může Tě nominovat, jestli chceš. S pozdravem, --Podzemnik (talk) 21:13, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

@Podzemnik:  Ahoj Podzemniku, děkuji za nabídku a projevenou důvěru. Je pravda, že jsem nad tím uvažoval, zvlášť když jsem viděl, kolik je tu práce (ono se stačí mrknout na Category:Media needing categories, to jsem ve volnějších chvílích procházel a nestačil označovat ke smazání). Nicméně, teď jsem (a minimálně do února budu) v reálném životě celkem vytížený. A už teď řeším, jak se postavit k mé rozkročenosti přes dva projekty; prostě mám dojem, že správcovat kvalitně na obou projektech jde těžko – ale možná to jsou jen moje pocity. Tedy summa summarum, nabídky si vážím, neodmítám ji, když tak bych se ti ozval někdy v průběhu příštího roku, ok? :) Přeji pěkné Vánoce na opačnou stranu zeměkoule. ;) — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 11:45, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

@Draceane: Yup, to zní dobře. Ono i kdybys ty práva využil jen občas, tak to stačí. Navíc další česky mluvící správce s právy by se hodil! Tak popřemýšlej a kdyžtak příští rok. S pozdravem, --Podzemnik (talk) 18:13, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

@Podzemnik: Jasně. A budu mít dotaz: nebude tady vhodný nějaký kratší výstražný blok? Já už nevím, co si s ním počít, to je jak mluvit do dubu... — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 22:21, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

@Draceane: Možno, bloknul jsem. --Podzemnik (talk) 22:35, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Dík. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 22:36, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Happy holidays 2020/2021!

		* Happy Holidays 2020/2021, Draceane! *
		Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Joyeux Noël! Bonne année! Frohes Weihnachten! Frohes Neues Jahr! Счастливого Рождества! С Новым годом! ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo! Щасливого Різдва! З Новим роком!    -- George Chernilevsky talk 15:01, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

@George Chernilevsky: Thank you for the wish and I wish you Merry Christmas, too. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 20:43, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Infobox

Re [1], the edits here and here should have now fixed it. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 10:45, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

@Mike Peel:  OK, Thanks! — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 10:52, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

File:Králova stolice, čokolády, 2013.jpg

File:Králova stolice, čokolády, 2013.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. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

ƏXPLICIT 11:57, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Your most memorable shot 2020

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

Over the course of the past two years, we've been sharing pictures that have a special meaning with each other at the start of the new year. Today, I'm inviting you add your most memorable shot of 2020 to this page:

• Your most memorable shot 2020

I hope you, your familiy, and your friends are well during these difficult times. I wish you all the best for 2021 and I can't wait to see what your most memorable shot of 2020 looks like.

Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:57, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Next Commons Photographers meeting featuring large format photographer Ben Horne

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I'm happy to invite you to our next virtual meeting on Saturday, March 20, at the usual time. As I mentioned during our last get-together, I'd like to invite external guests every now and then, given that it seems good to expand our view and learn something from someone outside our community.

Our first external guest, Ben Horne, will talk about large format wilderness photography, followed by a question-and-answer session. Ben is maybe one of best known contemporary large format photographers in the United States. On his excursions to national parks, he shoots 8×10 film and talks about his adventures on his YouTube channel which has attracted more than 48,000 followers so far. He is YouTube's first, and longest active landscape photography vlogger and I'm thrilled that he has agreed to join our next meeting and talk about his experiences.

If you're interested in joining this meeting, please sign up on the page below:

• Virtual Meeting on March 20, 2020

Also, don't forget to post your question(s) prior to the meeting on the following page in order to ensure a good and fruitful question-and-answer session:

• Questions for Ben

I'm very much looking forward to this event and I hope you'll be able to join.

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 22:01, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Reminder: Commons Photographers meeting tomorrow

Just a quick reminder: the meeting with large format-photographer Ben Horne will happen tomorrow, Saturday, March 20. If you haven't done yet, please consider signing up for the event and add your questions to this page. This will be our first virtual meeting in 2021 and I'd be super happy if you could join. All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:57, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Category:Road_bridges_in_Czechia_by_district

Road bridges in Czechia by district has been listed at Commons:Categories for discussion so that the community can discuss ways in which it should be changed. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this category, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for discussion 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. If the category is up for deletion because it has been superseded, consider the notion that although the category may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new category. In all cases, please do not take the category discussion personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

ŠJů (talk) 23:38, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Licence: Category:Screenshots from Mapy.cz

The following conversation is in Czech, as it concerns the Czech license, Czech maps and Czech photos on the commons

Ahoj, nějak jsem nepochopil, jaký je vlastně rozsah licence {{Mapy.cz CC-BY-SA}}. Respektive jaký je vlastně rozdíl mezi screenshoty z toho našeho mapového serveru. Proč je v pořádku například tato (namátkou zvolená) sada fotek:

• tady
• nebo zde
• či tohle.

a těmi, které už povoleny nejsou. Je to dáno "mírou naklonění" pohledů z ptačí perspektivy.

Pochopitelně nijak nezpochybňuji tebou navržené (a mnou uplodované fotky):

• File:Destova Usazovaci Nadrz Stodulky III Praha.jpg
• File:Destova Usazovaci Nadrz Jinonice Praha 5.jpg
• File:Albrechtův Vrch Ptaci Perspektiva.jpg
• File:Strasnicke Krematorium Mapy CZ.jpg

Je to k licenci {{Mapy.cz CC-BY-SA}} někde popsáno? Rád bych pochopil, zda se třeba mohou takto licencovat starší orthofotomapy z našeho mapového server. Díky za reakci. Mojmir Churavy (talk) 07:14, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

@Mojmir Churavy: Ahoj, rozdíl je v tom, že jedno jsou čisté letecké mapy a druhé jsou 3D mapy. V plných licenčních podmínkách se v odstavci 2.3.1 píše, že „Screenshot není povoleno použít u 3D mapy a Panoramy.“ Tzn. ortofoto ano, „ptačí perspektiva“ = šikmé snímky také ano, ale 3D snímky ne (jde o to, že provozovatel Map.cz na to taky nebude mít „plné“ licenční podmínky). Z toho vyplývá, že File:Ptaci Pohled Na Areal Zachranne Stanice Jinonice 2017.jpg by měl být v pořádku, nejedná se o 3D snímek. Omlouvám se za potíže, ale musíme zde na Commons holt udržovat přísnost, zvlášť pokud nám někdo umožnil takové luxusní přebírání dat z jiného serveru. S pozdravem — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 08:13, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

Díky moc za vysvětlenou.Mojmir Churavy (talk) 16:39, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

La Poveda+Ferrocarril del Tajuña

Hola Draceane. En primer lugar darte las gracias por las imágenes que has colgado recientemente sobre esta temática ferroviaria, que hace apenas unos meses descubrí que estaba muy falto de material gráfico. Dicho lo cual, te quería preguntar si por casualidad tienes imágenes de la antigua estación de La Poveda y del Museo del Ferrocarril-Talleres de Arganda (La Poveda). Saludos. CFA1877 (talk) 13:12, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

@CFA1877: Hola, CFA1877, muchas gracias por tu agradecimiento. Yo estuve en Madrid en mi Erasmus en otoño 2016 y hizo una sola viaje a la Poveda (para completar mi reto de visitar todas las estaciones del metro de Madrid). Pues no tenía ni idea que sería necesario sacar fotos de otros edificios ferroviarios. (Estoy acostumbrado a la situación de mi país, República Checa, dónde es casi inútil sacar fotos de estaciones, porque ya tenemos montón de fotos de ellas.) Pues hace un mes yo subí todo que había sacado hace cinco años... Lo siento. :-( Un saludo, — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 21:36, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Entiendo. Entonces fue un Erasmus bien aprovechado ;) Gracias de nuevo por las imágenes que subiste. Saludos. CFA1877 (talk) 20:17, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

Zeiss Theo 020

Ahoj, promiň, ale zobrazený přístroj je Teiss Theo 020, bez přípon. Theo 020A byla zpočítku rovněž šedá, později oranžová, ale už s vekými plastovými ustanovkami. Béčko pak bylo pouze oranžové. --Gampe (talk) 19:42, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

@Gampe: Ahoj, snažil jsem se to zařadit do nějaké nejbližší kategorie... — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 20:24, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

@Draceane: Ahoj, pokusím se nafotit autentické teodolity 030, 020, 020A a 020B. Ta moje 020 je později upravovaná, takže autentická není. Pak založím příslušné kategorie. Zdraví --Gampe (talk) 04:36, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

@Gampe: Díky, to bude skvělé. Je vidět, že i na Commons je spousta nepokrytých témat. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 19:57, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

@Draceane: No já si myslím, že se jedná o detaily, které si už pamatuje jen pár důchodců (jako já) a má to asi podobný význam, jako otázka, jaký typ tramvaje jezdil v roce 1935 na lince 5. Zdraví --Gampe (talk) 05:13, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Měnění historie

Zdravím, nepovažuji za šťastné editace jako je tato. Ta fotografie byla pořízena 18. května 2011 a tedy na ní je opravdu ještě most přes rychlostní silnici R6. Mostem přes dálnici D6 se stal až k 1. lednu 2016, a to nikoliv se zpětnou platností. Budiž, u kategorií můžeme uvažovat o tom, jestli má smysl fotky rozdělovat podle toho, ve které etapě byly pořízeny, popisy položek ve Wikidatech také má smysl aktualizovat, ale popisy a názvy fotografií by měly odpovídat skutečnosti, tj. tomu, co je na nich zachyceno v době, kdy byly pořízeny. --ŠJů (talk) 12:15, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

@ŠJů: Ahoj, máš pravdu, v popiscích určitě. S názvy už jsem čím dál větší skeptik, jestli se o nějaké systematické pojmenování souborů vůbec snažit, když tady na Commons vidím tu spoušť (zejm. z různých importů)... (Ano, ale zbytečné přesouvání souborů tomu nepomáhá.) — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 15:03, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Ahoj, u souborů se s žádným jednotným ani systematickým pojmenováváním nikdy nepočítalo, dány jsou pouze nějaké základní principy a mantinely, například že název by měl být popisný a neměl by obsahovat zavádějící údaje atd. Ale konkrétní formát a systém názvů může mít každý uploader jiný, ani jazyk názvů souborů není předepsán. Takže záleží na pečlivosti, inteligenci, prozíravosti, zkušenosti, ohleduplnosti, soudnosti atd. každého uploadera. Opravovat má smysl jen vyložené chyby a omyly - přizpůsobovat názvy cizích obrázků jen tak svému vkusu je vyloženě zapovězeno (vlastní soubory si člověk přejmenovávat může, ale celkem nechápu, když například jeden kolega předělával své starší názvy typu "Třebíč" na "Overview of Třebíč, okres Třebíč" - jestli mu to nějak pomáhá v nějakém robotickém zpracování? – ale každý přispěvatel má nějaký svůj svérázný "rukopis"). Každopádně např. fotka Sazka Arény zůstane už navždy fotkou Sazka Arény, i kdyby se poté ten stadion dvacetkrát znovu přejmenoval, zboural a znovu postavil. Masové importy jsou trochu jiná záležitost - tam mi lezou krkem hlavně souřadnice zadávané s přesností plus mínus tisíc kilometrů, které nám zaplevelují mapy a matou kategorizační roboty. --ŠJů (talk) 15:24, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Commons Photographers meeting on October 30th

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I'm happy to invite you to our next virtual meeting next Saturday,  October 30. This time, our colleagues User:Dey.sandip from India and User:Ermell from Germany will talk about their work.

If you're interested in joining this meeting, please sign up on the page below:

• 5th virtual meeting of the Commons Photographers User Group

I'm very much looking forward to this event and I hope you'll be able to join.

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:02, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Commons Photographers User Group: first board election

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

In preparation of the first board election of our group, I invite you to take a look at the following page:

• Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2021

and provide feedback. I've listed a number of positions for our first board and I've also outlined a possible timeline for the elections. The current plan is to open the self-nomination process up on November 15 and then have the election start on December 1.

I'm super excited to get this going and I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you. Please use this talk page for your thoughts.

I hope you're safe and well, and I wish you all the best! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 23:56, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Commons Photographers elections: self-nomination phase is open

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

The self-nomination phase for the first board election of our group is open as of today. If you'd like to take on a more active role and take our user group to the next level, please consider running for one of the open positions. Please check out the Board Election 2021 page for more details.

I hope you, your family, and your friends are doing well. All the best! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:40, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Board election: voting is open!

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

The voting phase for our group's board election starts today. Please consider casting your vote. Voting ends on December 17.

I wish you all the best for the rest of the year 2021. Stay safe and healthy! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 17:03, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy holidays 2021/2022!

		* Happy Holidays 2021/2022, Draceane! *
		Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Joyeux Noël! Bonne année! Frohes Weihnachten! Frohes Neues Jahr! Счастливого Рождества! С Новым годом! ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo! Щасливого Різдва! З Новим роком!    -- George Chernilevsky talk 19:50, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Znak_St%C3%A1tu_Wa.png

Please delete this picture i not have copyright to this thank you, before upload picture i not have readed commons Socialism state Wa (talk) 09:31, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Your most memorable shot of 2021

Happy New Year! As always at the beginning of the new year, I'm inviting you to share your most memorable shot of the past year. Which of your photos stood out in 2021? Which image created special memories that you'd like to share with others? On behalf of the Commons Photographers User Group I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best for 2022. Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:25, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

COM:OVERCAT

Hi Draceane, I had to revert a bunch of overcategorizations like this one. Please do not add any images to Category:Stained-glass windows which are already indirectly in that category through Category:1912 stained-glass windows in Ireland, Category:The Annunciation on stained glass windows and Category:Stained-glass windows of St. Brendan's Cathedral, Loughrea. Regards, AFBorchert (talk) 16:25, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

@AFBorchert: Hi, I apologize, it was my fault. I've made a bad search query and then I added cats to all selected files. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 19:51, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Видалення фото

Чому ви хочете видалити фото? 46.211.17.116 14:48, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, nepaňimáju. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 14:49, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

FOP category

Hi, thanks for your work on tagging FOP categories at DR. However, please remember to tag <noinclude></noinclude> between the category so that the daily DR page would not appear in the related FOP category. --A1Cafel (talk) 03:34, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

@A1Cafel: Oops. Thanks. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 10:37, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

File:Dovje, 2013 (14).jpg

File:Dovje, 2013 (14).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. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

TadejM ^(t/p) 03:15, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Category:CZ Class 362 001-0

Category:CZ Class 362 001-0 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 category, 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. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

  — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 12:48, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Villages vs. Municipalities

Zdravím. Ohledně této skoro rok staré editace bych jen upozornil na 14 let starý konsensus, na základě kterého byla do úvodu českých kategorií "villages" vložena šablona {{Villages-municipalities}}. Ten konsensus tehdy vznikl zhruba tak, že jsme já (User talk:Dezidor#Orlické Podhůří, villages v. municipalities) a snad i Dezidor (User talk:Dezidor#Ždírec) akceptovali praxi či systém, který tady tehdy zavedl a před námi snad i obhájil kolega Miaow Miaow (resp. možná ani on ho sám nevynalezl, ale taky se k němu přiklonil). Do diskuse se přirozeně zapojili ti, kteří se v té době v kategorizaci angažovali a jejichž názory se při editacích střetly, a vložení té šablony tehdy žádnou další diskusi nespustilo, což lze chápat tak, že toto metodické sjednocení nebylo ani ostatními vnímáno jako tak kontroverzní, aby někomu stálo za protesty. I když se i poté našli někteří, kteří ho příliš nerespektovali - snad spíš proto, že si ho nevšimli.

Teoreticky jsou možné oba přístupy. Miaowova argumentace se tehdy opírala hlavně o to, že globálně ve struktuře Commons jsou páteřními kategorizačními větvemi "cities" a "villages" jako společná kategorie zastřešující všechna sídla, zatímco kategorizace "municipalities" takto globálně zastřešena nebyla (ostatně naše obce jsou specifické tím, že jsou jakousi rozšířenou identitou města či vesnice, zatímco v mnoha zemích se samosprávné obce podobají spíše jakými malým samosprávným okresům, tedy nejsou vnímány jako "sídla", ale spíš jako administrativní oblasti). Tomuto pojetí jsme tedy vyšli vstříc tím, že pojem "village" jsme pro účely Commons pojali jako "obec, která nemá speciální status města nebo městyse", zatímco pod kategorie "cities" řadíme jak města, tak městyse (tříštit kategorizaci na města, městyse, bývalá města a bývalé městyse by zbytečně strukturu znepřehledňovalo, zvlášť pokud by se důsledně promítalo i do všech metakategorií typu "by city"). Terminologicky to není zcela přesné, ale toto pojetí ani není zcela ojedinělé - například v tradiční soutěži "Vesnice roku" soutěží také celé obce, nikoliv vesnice, které samostatnými obcemi nejsou. Pokud bychom města měli ve specifických podkategoriích, zatímco "vesnické obce" bychom řadili přímo do kategorií obcí, vznikal by tim paradoxní stav, že méně významné obce by v kategorizačních stromech byly vlastně vždycky o úroveň výš a viditelnější než města - pokud máme podkategorii "venkovských obcí", ta je udrží alespoň v paralelní pozici rovnocenné s těmi městy.

Problémem ovšem je, že na Wikipedii jsme už dost dávno přešli k rozlišování "vesnic" od "obcí", takže pak je pro uživatele neintuitivní, že v Commons máme jiný systém a jiné pojetí pojmů než na české Wikipedii. Tj. pokud někdo kategorizaci konkrétního místa mechanicky okopíruje z Wikipedie, tak tím vlastně porušuje ten systém zavedený v Commons.

Je možné, že za těch 14 let se změnila jak celková podoba struktury kategorií na Commons, tak naše představy a požadavky. I já jsem během těch 14 let několikrát uvažoval o tom, jestli bychom neměli přejít k tomu komplikovanějšímu systému a tím se i přizpůsobit Wikipedii.

Hlavním důvodem, proč jsem se k tomu nepřiklonil a nezačal to prosazovat, bylo asi to, že "vesnice" v urbanistickém smyslu je pojem poměrně neurčitý, neostrý a neoficiální. Spousta sídel či částí obcí je přechodného či smíšeného typu, nemusí být jasně ohraničené (někdy může jedna vesnice spadat do dvou obcí nebo přesahovat z jedné obce do druhé, jindy může být jedna část obce tvořena dvěma vesnicemi či dvě vesnice mohou spolu tvořit jednu část obce, některá sídla je možné charakterizovat jako vesnici skládající se ze dvou vesnic, v případě rozptýlené horské zástavby je někdy obtížné vůbec nějak vesnice vymezit atd. Byť chápu, že pro kategorizaci fotek by mohlo mít smysl mít oddělené fotky městského typu zástavby od fotek venkovského typu zástavby, příliš velké množství čtvrtí a sídel nejednoznačného charakteru by nám do toho systému nezapadalo. Z toho důvodu bych se při územní kategorizaci snažil držet primárně administrativních celků (základní kostru tvoří dělení na obce a evidenční části obce) a jejich jednoznačně daným formálním statusem, a nekomplikoval bych to nejednoznačnými urbanistickými vymezeními či charakteristikami. A z toho důvodu bych zůstal u pojetí pojmu "villages" jako "obce, které nejsou městysem ani městem" - tedy vlastně ve smyslu "village municipalities". Ovšem v několika případech měst (typu Sedlčan nebo Dubé), kde je zcela jednoznačně rozlišitelné jádrové město a připojené vesnice, jsem se také dopustil jakéhosi kompromisu, že jsem kategorii těch připojených vesnic jako celek zařadil do kategorie vesnic v daném okrese. Ale třeba v případě Prahy bych se opravdu nechtěl pouštět do rozlišování, které z jejích částí zůstaly ještě dost venkovské na to, aby se daly kategorizovat jako vesnice.

Pokud by někdy převážil opačný názor (zásadně bych se tomu nebránil a myslím, že jednou na to přece jen dojde, ale rozhodně bych na to nespěchal), pak by to chtělo nějakou organizovanou systematickou a dobře promyšlenou akci, jak ten kategorizační strom transformovat (jednou z jednodušších možností by bylo ty české kategorie "villages" jen hromadně přejmenovat, aby jejich název byl méně zavádějící). Do té doby bych doporučoval držet se v principu té původní metodiky, jak je popsaná v záhlaví těch kategorií.

Aktuální začíná být potřeba rozlišovat kategorizaci celé obce od kategorie "stejnojmenné jádrové části obce". To je problém, který ještě nemáme dořešený ani na Wikipedii – Commons v tom asi bude muset být trochu napřed, Wikidata už se s tím vypořádala. Ale tohle snad lze zatím dělat přiležitostně a pozvolným způsobem – pro každé město či obec zvlášť, když to bude potřeba. U zajímavějších obcí k tomu odrazovým můstkem většinou byly kategorie kulturních památek tříděných podle části obce. --ŠJů (talk) 20:10, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Save the date: Commons Photographers meeting next week

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

Please save the date: on Saturday, June 19th, our next virtual Zoom meeting is going to take place. As you know, one goal of these meetings is to share knowledge about different types of photography. This time, we've lined up the following presentations:

• Photography in Nigeria
• Photographing vehicles
• I started printing my images – here’s what I've learned so far…

If you'd like to participate in this event, please consider signing up on this page. Also, if you'd like to present at one of the next meetings, please send me a quick note. Sharing your experiences and learnings with others can make a huge difference!

I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best! Hope to see you on the 19th.

Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:13, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

File:A-8Spain 2.png

File:A-8Spain 2.png 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. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Mabema1 (talk) 15:01, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

This Sunday!

Hi, this is just a quick reminder: the next virtual meeting of our user group is scheduled for Sunday, June 19, 16:00 UTC. Topics are: “Photography in Nigeria”, “Photographing Vehicles”, “Wildlife photography and citizen science”, and “I started printing my images – here’s what I've learned so far…”. I'm thrilled about this great agenda and I'm looking forward to connecting with you again. Stay safe and all the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:08, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Quick update on behalf of the Commons Photographers User Group

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I hope you're well and enjoy taking photos for Wikimedia Commons. Here are a couple of quick updates on behalf of our group:

• Our next virtual meeting will take place on Saturday, August 27. At this point we have two presentations lined up:

• Suitable! Unsuitable! How to choose photos for a Wikipedia for children, “Klexikon” (Ziko)
• The aperture and its (less known) effects (XRay)

You can sign up for the event on this page: Virtual Meeting on August 27, 2022. – Given that we can accommodate more speakers, I'll invite you to get in touch with me in case you'd like to present on the 27th. You can reach me any time on my talk page or by sending a quick email.

• Also, we now have a page for local events organized by members of our user group: Local events 2022. Please check it out and consider organizing an event yourself!
• And finally, we're planning on offering a Post-processing Workshop on October 8. Please save the date; an events page with more information will go up later.

Thanks for being a member of our group and for sharing your works under a free license. Have fun taking pictures!

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:23, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

You're invited to provide input…

Dear fellow member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

At our last meeting end of August, we talked about getting in touch with the Wikimedia Foundation and offering our help for improving Wikimedia Commons. Today, I invite you to provide your input on a draft open letter to the Foundation. Over the course of the next ten days, we'll further improve the text together, before inviting people to sign it. If you're interested in providing input, please engage in the discussion on the talk page of the draft.

In the meanwhile, I hope you're well and have a great time taking photos! All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 08:42, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Mrtvé stromy

Ahoj. Myslím, že není vhodné kategorizovat celé kategorie konkrétních stromů pod mrtvé stromy. Kdokoli může do kategorie nahrát snímek nebo obraz stromu, když byl ještě živý. Xth-Floor (talk) 11:18, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

@Xth-Floor: Ahoj, to je pravda, souhlasím. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 20:20, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Online workshop this weekend

Dear Commons Photographers User Group member,

This coming Saturday, October 8, we'll host an online post processing workshop. On behalf of our events coordinator Shreya I invite you to sign up for the event using this Google form.

I hope you're well. All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:50, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Dotaz zda jsou Vaše fotografie Rumunska v souladu

Jak jistě víte, Rumunsko má daleko přísnější podmínky FoP než Pobaltí. Mám za to, že některé Vaše fotografie to nesplňují, viz svoboda panoramatu. Fry72 (talk) 17:11, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Question from the CPUG Board

Dear user group member,

I'm writing you to today on behalf of the board of the Commons Photographers User Group. The past year has been a busy one for us. In 2022, we've had more activities than ever before in the history of our group and you'll find an overview on our group's page.

With that being said, 2022 was also a year of learning for the current board members. Most of us hadn't been involved in running the Photographers User Group and we spent quite some time on getting used to our new roles. We all feel it was a steep learning curve.

That's why, at our last board meeting, we decided to ask our members whether they'd be ok with us serving for another year. Extending our board duties to the end of 2023 would allow us to continue the work we've started this year, and to benefit from the knowledge we've built over the past twelve months.

However, in the end, it's up to you and the other members of our group to decide whether such an extension of our board term should be granted. I invite you to voice your opinion on this page:

Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2022

We'll gather feedback until December 27, and we'll keep you in the loop about the outcomes of this process.

Thanks so much for your ongoing support of our group. I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best.

--Ailura (talk) 12:32, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy holidays 2022/2023!

		* Happy Holidays 2022/2023, Draceane! *
		Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Joyeux Noël! Bonne année! Frohes Weihnachten! Frohes Neues Jahr! ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo! Щасливого Різдва! З Новим роком!    -- George Chernilevsky talk 01:18, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

@George Chernilevsky: Thank you very much! I also wish you merry Christmas and succesful New Year. — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 22:14, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Most memorable shot 2022 / Wikimania 2023

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I wish you a Happy New Year! As it has been our tradition at the beginning of the new year for a while, we're sharing our most memorable shots of the past year with each other. I invite you to share a picture that is particular meaningful to you and to describe why that's the case. Also, as Wikimania 2023 will be here before we know it (August 16 to 19), please consider adding your thoughts on our planning page, where we gather ideas for how we can make Commons photography more visible than in the years before.

All the best to you, your family, and friends! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 21:01, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Admont - Ortsansicht.JPG, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments {{{3}}}

--QICbot (talk) 05:27, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2022 voting is open!

Read this message in your language

Dear Wikimedian,

You are receiving this message because we noticed that you voted in Round 1 of the 2022 Picture of the Year contest, but not yet in the second round. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2022) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

In this second and final round, you may vote for a maximum of three images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2022.

Round 2 will end at 18 May 2023, 23:59:59 UTC.

Click here to vote now!

Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee

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Commons photographers: next virtual meeting on August 5

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I'm inviting you to our next virtual meeting on Saturday, August 5th. We'll have two speakers: Poco a poco will provide us with an update on his underwater photography and George Oates from the Flickr Foundation will talk about the Flickr-to-Commons bridge (“Flickypedia”) that is currently in the works. If you're interested in attending, please sign up on this page: Virtual Meeting on August 5, 2023.

I hope you're having a great time taking photos and I'm looking forward to seeing you on August 5th.

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:41, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Quick reminder: Commons Photographers meeting this Saturday

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

This is a quick reminder that our next meeting will happen on Saturday, August 5th. If you haven't registered yet and you're interested in learning more about underwater photography and “Flickypedia”, please sign up on this page. Also, I invite you to fill out this survey created by the people who are working on the Flickr-to-Wikimedia Commons software. Your input will make a difference.

We haven't had a virtual meeting in a while and I'm so looking forward to this weekend!

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:15, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Commons Photographers User Group: Board Elections 2023

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

in preparation of the 2023 board election of our group, we invite you to take a look at the following page:

Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2023

and provide feedback.

The timeline for the 2023 election will be

• September 15 – September 30: Applications for the election committee
• October 1 – October 9: Vote for election committee (ideally comprised of three members)
• October 10: Election committee starts work
• October 20 – November 9: Nomination phase for candidacies
• November 10 – December 10: Elections
• December 15: Results announced

In the first step we ask you to be part of the election committe. Please add your name on the Election Page.

We are very much looking forward to hearing from you. Please use this talk page for your thoughts.

All the best

--Ailura (talk) for the CPUG board

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Nerestce, kamenný most přes Skalici, 2021-04 (03 dt).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Tilted? --ArildV 07:52, 21 October 2023 (UTC) Hopefully corrected --Draceane 20:00, 22 October 2023 (UTC)  Support Good quality (now). --Plozessor 11:32, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:32, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Commons Photographers User Group: Board Elections 2023 - Nomination Phase

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

the 2023 board election of our group is run at

Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2023.

The next steps in the timeline for the 2023 election are

• October 20 – November 16: Nomination phase for candidacies
• November 17 – December 10: Elections
• December 16: Results announced

If you are interested in being a member of the board, please nominate yourself on the Election Page.

We are very much looking forward to hearing from you. Please use this talk page for your thoughts.

All the best

--Ailura (talk) for the CPUG board

Valued Image Promoted

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Christ and Menas - Musée du Louvre.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.

review

 Support Best in scope and used --Llez (talk) 06:53, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:54, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

--VICBot2 (talk) 00:20, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

File:Damage in Gaza Strip during the October 2023 - 45.jpg

Hi, Do not make political statements in FPC votes. Thanks, Yann (talk) 13:52, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Flickypedia soft launch and a huge thank you

Dear fellow Commons photographer,

I hope this message finds you well. As you might already know, the Flickr Foundation has been busy creating a new Flickr-to-Commons bridge (“Flickypedia”) this year. After a successful demo at the GLAM Wiki Conference in Montevideo, the Flickr Foundation team is now inviting all members of the Commons Photographers User Group to be the first to review their alpha, reporting any technical issues or other feedback via the Flickypedia project talk page.

At the same time, this message is an opportunity for me to thank you for your trust and support over the past couple of years. Since 2017, we've grown into being one of the largest user groups in the Wikimedia universe. I've tremendously enjoyed interacting with all of our members when it came to joint photowalks at Wikimanias, virtual Zoom meetings where we covered a wide variety of photography topics, as well as our annual “Most memorable shot of the year”, among many other events. As I'm not running for an official position in our current board election, this will be my last message on behalf of the user group to you. Thanks for all the happy moments we shared together over the years! I hope you'll continue creating free images for the millions of people we serve through Wikipedia and Commons.

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:36, 9 December 2023 (UTC)