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1 Self-welcome
2 Thanks :)
3 Page layout
4 Image:Tellina fabula-Nl.jpg, Image:Tellina tenuis-Nl.jpg, Image:Retusa obtusa-Nl.jpg, etc.
5 Image:Buttocks.jpg
6 Please tag your images
7 Congratulations, Dear Administrator!
8 Smartness of CommonsDelinker
9 Delete my Image please
10 Image Tagging Image:Georg Ritter von Schonerer.jpg
11 Drawings
12 deprecated function in your monobook.js
13 a photo with the iphone category
14 Rubik's Cube
15 English Wikiquote comment
16 Whatup
17 Thank you
18 Please link images
19 File:Trentreznorcc.jpg

[edit] Self-welcome

Welcome to the Commons, EVula!

First steps tutorial Our first steps help file and our FAQ will help you a lot after registration. They explain how to customize the interface (for example the language), how to upload files and our basic licensing policy. You don't need technical skills in order to contribute here. Be bold contributing here and assume good faith for the intentions of others. This is a wiki - it is really easy. Getting help More information is available at the Community Portal. You may ask questions at the Help desk, Village Pump or on IRC channel #wikimedia-commons. You can also contact an administrator on their talk page. If you have a specific copyright question, ask at Commons talk:Licensing.		Goodies, tips and tricks Put Babel boxes on your user page so others know what languages you can speak and indicate your Graphics abilities. All your uploads are stored in your personal Gallery Please sign your name on Talk pages by typing ~~~~ Use the CommonSense tool to find good categories for your files (then other people can find them too!) To link to an image page, write this: `[[:Image:Foo.jpg]]`, it makes this: `Image:Foo.jpg` If you're copying files from another project, be sure to use the CommonsHelper Made a mistake? Did you want to rename or move a file? Simply upload the file again and mark the old one like this: `{{bad name\|Correct name}}` For more information read the full Deletion guidelines
(P.S. Would you like to provide feedback on this message?)

(just because I want to go ahead and get all the reference links) EVula // talk // 15:38, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks :)

Thanks for the link fix - I saw the orange bar and freaked out for a sec (my css on WP makes my message bar white ;) ) riana_dzasta 16:05, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Haha, yeah, I'm still getting used to the differences between Wikipedia and Commons... the most obvious one being the mop. ;) EVula // talk // 16:09, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

And they get to use these! Fun fun fun! :) riana_dzasta 16:12, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

As if I didn't already want to be a Commons admin... EVula // talk // 16:21, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Page layout

I took the table layout from the main page of Wikipedia so it's all good. ;) --BigDT 01:40, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Tellina fabula-Nl.jpg, Image:Tellina tenuis-Nl.jpg, Image:Retusa obtusa-Nl.jpg, etc.

Hi. Just to spare you some time in unnecessarily removing the watermark in images from this family, be aware that User:PalaeoMal already did the work but, unfortunately, saved the cleaned-up images under another name. Sorry, I should have tagged the watermarked images as duplicates instead of updating the "other_versions" field. — Xavier, 11:25, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't understand why they were uploaded to new names; from what I understand, that should be done in cases of more extreme watermark removal (such as cropping a significant portion of an image). These are just URLs that are touched out in about ten seconds, meaning it's extremely easy and doesn't impact image quality at all.

The verbiage at Category:Images with watermarks even says "If a non-watermarked version of the image is available, please upload it under the same file name, and then remove this template" and "If the removal of the watermark has consequences for image quality (for example, a large portion of the image has had to be cropped away to get rid of the mark) [...] please upload the new version under a slightly different title so that both can be used". Just a little confused why we need both, especially when policy says to avoid watermarks. EVula // talk // 14:28, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Don't be confused, you are perfectly right: User:PalaeoMal should have uploaded the de-watermarked images under the same name, as you did. Sadly, you and User:Lycaon have done a lot of duplicate work removing those watermarks. — Xavier, 14:44, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Haha, alright; I'm always happy to find out that I'm not confused. And, on the bright side, those were insanely easy watermarks to remove, so it's not like I spent hours on something that didn't need to be done. :) EVula // talk // 14:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Buttocks.jpg

Image deletion warning

Image:Buttocks.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 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. If the file is up for deletion because it has been superseded by a superior derivative of your work, consider the notion that although the file may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new file.
In all cases, please do not take the deletion request personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

— Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 23:18, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please tag your images

Thank you for providing images to the Commons. Please keep in mind that images and other files on the Commons must be under a free license and should be useful to the Wikimedia projects. To allow others to use your files, some additional information must be given on the description page. Most importantly:

Describe what it is about in a short sentence. (What does the image show?)
State the author and the date of creation. If you made it yourself, say so explicitly. If it is from another Wikipedia user, link to the person's local user page. Best use CommonsHelper
If you did not create the file yourself, state the source you got it from.
Add a copyright tag - images without an appropriate license tag will be deleted.
Add the image to one or more gallery pages and/or appropriate categories, so it can be found by others. To find out where an image belongs, you can use CommonsSense.

If you copied the file from another wiki, please copy all information given there and say who uploaded it to that wiki. Use CommonsHelper.

It is recommended to use Template:Information to put that information on the description page. Have a look at Template talk:Information for details of the use of this template.

Please add as much information as possible. If there is not sufficient information, the file may have to be deleted. For more information, follow the Commons:First steps guide. If you need help or have questions, please ask at the Help desk.

Thank you. — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 22:50, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Is this in response to anything in particular? EVula // talk // 23:07, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, lack of categorization for the following images:

ref: your gallery. — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 23:43, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Alrighty. Thing is, none of those images are mine; I either cleaned up the images or removed watermarks (or recreated it in the case of Image:Barnstar-RTFM.png).
The best I can do is say that I'll try to categorize images as I clean them up, but I make no promises. :) EVula // talk // 00:23, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

All of the images you mentioned now have categories. Again, I'll try to remember to add them to images as I work on them, but I make no promises; if I'm trying to take a chunk out of an image backlog, I'll be more concerned with actual image work than categorizing. EVula // talk // 04:22, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations, Dear Administrator!

An offering for our new administrator from your comrades...

EVula, congratulations! You now have the rights of administrator on Commons. Please take a moment to read the Commons:Administrators page and watchlist related pages (in particular Commons:Administrators' noticeboard and Commons:Deletion requests), before launching yourself into page deletions, page protections, account blockings or modifications of protected pages. The majority of the actions of administrators can be reversed by the other admins, except for history merges which must thus be treated with particular care.

Please feel free to join us on IRC: #wikimedia-commons @ irc.freenode.net.

++Lar: t/c 11:22, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Woohoo. Let the maniacal laughter begin... :) EVula // talk // 13:37, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Congrats, I see you've already grabbed a mop! :) — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 16:57, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, nothing too bold, just some light cleaning. I'm going to be busy for about a month due to Real World committments, but I fully plan on busting out my EVula-brand Backlog Obliteration methods sometime soon. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 17:02, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Smartness of CommonsDelinker

CommonsDelinker is not smart by itself, it gets commands from administrators on User:CommonsDelinker/commands. In this case Siebrand issued the replace command, so you should ask him. -- Bryan (talk to me) 20:11, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Will do, thanks for the response. EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:16, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Delete my Image please

Heya, could you delete MW.jpg? I've decided to keep myself anon. Thanks Razorflame 01:37, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Image:MW.jpg deleted. EVula // talk // ☯ // 01:43, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. It's a scary thought to have your own image on Wikipedia. Just got a little scared :). It takes a lot of guts to have your own image posted onto Commons :). Did I follow the correct procedure for photo uploading, by the way? Razorflame 01:47, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, everything looked to be in order. I actually just uploaded a picture of myself yesterday... though there are tons of pics of me floating around the internet, so I'm a bit used to it. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 01:55, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Georg Ritter von Schonerer.jpg

This media may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Georg Ritter von Schonerer.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. GeorgHH • talk 15:56, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

...shit. EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:55, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Drawings

When you upload drawings, what subject do you reccomend I draw, and what program should I use. It seem sthat MS Paint is kind of bad. Nothing444 17:03, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't recommend uploading your drawings at all, to be honest; Commons isn't the place to show off your artwork. If your images aren't for use in any of the projects (and nothing personal, but none of your images could be considered encyclopedic), or at the very least, a minimum amount of usage in the User: namespace, then they shouldn't be uploaded here.
As for the general advice about what program to use, it's quite possible to do illustration work in Photoshop, though a tablet is a better input device for that sort of thing than a keyboard and mouse. EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:14, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] deprecated function in your monobook.js

Dear user, I noticed that you use the includePage function in your monobook.js page.

This function is now obsolete, as the importScript function was introduced with rev:35064 to the MediaWiki Javascript core library wikibits.js. It also keeps track of already imported files.

To allow us to remove includePage from Mediawiki:Common.js I'd kindly ask you to replace its use with importScript (same syntax!). Thanks! --Dschwen 17:03, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Er, okay. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:17, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

It was too late when I realized the includePage function only appeared in a comment in your monobook.js, so... ...uhm... ...just carry on what you were doing :-) --Dschwen 02:04, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

No harm, no foul. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 19:50, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] a photo with the iphone category

Hi. You were wrong regarding your comment on this edit. I agree with the removal of the category, but you may want to research a bit more. The original image appears to have been taken with an iPhone. Because of this, the category was added with the Flinfo tool. So, in fact, the image does have something to do with the iPhone.--Rockfang (talk) 20:37, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

A picture of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park's sign has nothing to do with the iPhone itself; we don't categorize our photos by what type of camera they were taken with, hence the irrelevance. EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:51, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Ok. Let me rephrase it. You weren't wrong with the category removal. I think you removing the category was a good thing. I'm just saying the photo does have something to do with the iPhone. Think of it this way: If I paint a tree, that painting obviously has "something to do with me" because I painted it.--Rockfang (talk) 21:01, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

...seriously? You left me a message saying that I'm wrong (which in and of itself isn't the friendliest declaration to make) because you're nitpicking the exact phrase I used? Give me a break. Yes, you're right in that the picture does have some correlation to the iPhone, but as far as Commons is concerned, there's no relevant connection between the two, which is both my rationale for the edit and for the phrase used. EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:49, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

I was just trying to point something out. Typically, if I make a mistake, I'm happy if someone points it out. Sorry, I won't post on your talk page anymore.--Rockfang (talk) 23:01, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Ordinarily, I would agree with you. The thing here is that I didn't make a mistake; at worst, I used overly broad terminology. EVula // talk // ☯ // 23:53, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rubik's Cube

The colors aren't the issue. Toys (such as this, or action figures, or whatever) are considered derivative works; check out the chart on the right side of the page. EVula // talk // ☯ // 23:08, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

This is not in the nature of an "action figure". The claim is not that Rubik's Cube is a derivative work, but rather that the cube is itself the original copyrighted work, and therefore that any photograph of the cube is a derivative work. EVula, you're just not paying attention to the facts or the arguments. 75.72.179.139 16:09, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

If you're attacking my argument based on the fact that a Rubik's cube isn't an action figure (a statement I'm inclined to agree with) and don't address the issue of the copyright being held by a third party, I'm afraid I'm unable to listen to your "you're just not paying attention" argument. EVula // talk // ☯ // 23:28, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] English Wikiquote comment

Hi. I left a response on my talk page under English Wikiquote comment. Thanks for your comments! :-) --Willscrlt (Talk) 07:51, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi again. I added a short reply thanking you. :-) --Willscrlt (Talk) 18:00, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Whatup

can you delete this http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UT-old_school_copy.jpg for me? The undertow (talk) 03:33, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Kaboom. EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:43, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Fantastic. Just fantastic. The undertow (talk) 00:18, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

I apologize, I don't know how to contact you. Jeff Christen-Mitchell with 500 images. They are all up at Anti-DrugWar.org. The first page is the war, the six quote pages have at least 70 images. These panels were mostly made in the last 6 months and care has been taken (mostly) to cull safe images. Only the blue Epicurus is not mine. I hope this work can be useful. I can also change any as might be useful. Thanks, Christen-Mitchell

[edit] Thank you

Thank you for your answer [1]. --TownDown ^{How's it going?} 19:48, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Not a problem, glad I could help. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:01, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Please take this is a gift for your help.

.--TownDown ^{How's it going?} 20:21, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Please link images

Hello EVula!

Thank you for providing images to Wikimedia Commons. Commons images are used by editors on many projects in many languages. Each image is put into categories. This helps other editors find them. Please add categories to each image you upload.

To add an image to a category, add the following code to the end of the page.

[[Category:Category Name]]

For example, if you are uploading a diagram showing the orbit of comets, add the following to the image description page:

[[Category:Astronomy diagrams]]

[[Category:Comets]]

This will make the diagram show up in the categories: Astronomy diagrams, Comets.

For further information on categories read Commons:Categories.

The CommonSense Tool often helps you find the best category for your image.

Here is a gallery of your images. Please check that each image has a category. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the help desk. Thank you.

BotMultichillT 11:52, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Image:Ensis arcuatus.jpg was uncategorized on 6 September 2009.

I wish the bot would leave out the extraneous crap when they leave these messages on admin talk pages. Just a link to the images that aren't categorized, please... That said,

Done. EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:16, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:Trentreznorcc.jpg

File deletion warning

File:Trentreznorcc.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.
In all cases, please do not take the deletion request personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

-Nard the Bard 01:28, 8 October 2009 (UTC)