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File:Elizabeth_Harrison.jpg[edit]

File:Elizabeth_Harrison.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.

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SV1XV (talk) 18:53, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tip: Categorizing images[edit]

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Hello, Alanscottwalker!
Tip: Add categories to your files
Tip: Add categories to your files

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.

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[[Category:Category name]]

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[[Category:Astronomical diagrams]]
[[Category:Comets]]

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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.

CategorizationBot (talk) 10:35, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Grant Park Chicago map.png[edit]

Hi, Alan. Your image File:Grant Park Chicago map.png is marked as entirely your own work, but it bears considerable similarities to Open Street Map maps. May I ask where the underlying data you used to create the map came from? Powers (talk) 20:22, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Open Street Maps Alanscottwalker (talk) 14:22, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the Year voting round 1 open[edit]

Dear Wikimedians,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2012 Picture of the Year competition is now open. We're interested in your opinion as to which images qualify to be the Picture of the Year for 2012. Voting is open to established Wikimedia users who meet the following criteria:

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Picture of the Year 2013 R1 Announcement[edit]

Wordsmith and Scientology involvement[edit]

You previously commented in a community appeal by Sfarney and disagreed with characterizations of Wordsmith as being involved. Evidence has since been found shedding further light on this matter. Would you review Sfarney's latest appeal and comment on whether you believe the new evidence on Wordsmith changes your opinion on whether he is involved regarding Scientology? Not all evidence has been made public per Wikipedia's outing policy, but I can confirm the claims made in the appeal are an accurate reflection of said evidence.--The Devil's Advocate (talk) 20:20, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago photo requests[edit]

Hi, Alan! I know the weather in Chicago is getting cold. Are you still doing photo requests? Do you think those would be best when the weather is warmer? WhisperToMe (talk) 12:11, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

File:DN-0054485 (2).jpg[edit]

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Sanandros (talk) 20:44, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

File:Cook County hospital night.png[edit]

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Sanandros (talk) 21:19, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

File:Abraham-Lincoln-funeral-train Harrisburg.jpg[edit]

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Blazingliberty (talk) 14:54, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Notification about possible deletion[edit]

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Affected:

And also:

Yours sincerely,  Mysterymanblue  01:02, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Busse_Forest[edit]

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Estopedist1 (talk) 06:31, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2022 voting is open![edit]

2022 Picture of the Year: Saint John Church of Sohrol in Iran.

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Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2022 voting is open![edit]

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