User talk:HdeK

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, HdeK!

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Hi! I noticed that you have recently made your first contribution(s). I noticed that you have used the {{Information}} template, added proper license and source information, and categorised your image(s). This makes you a good example to all our new users. I wish you happy editing and contributions with Wikimedia Commons! Sterkebaktalk 14:02, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Image:Hal CS Amsterdam.jpg

Photos of buildings should be put in the Specific Building Category.

• If there is already a category for this specific building, place your files there, but do not overcategorize the files!
• If there is no appropriate category pertaining to the building in question and you have more than two pictures, create a new category named after the building (for example Category:Eiffel Tower or Category:Kresge Auditorium). The name of the category should be consistent with Commons:Categories#Category names. Then categorize the new category (not each single picture in the category!) as follows:
  • mandatory: Buildings by location and by function
  • optional: Buildings by architect | by association | by date of construction | by material | by shape | by style

 See also categories: Drawings of buildings and Paintings of buildings

TomAlt (talk) 12:21, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Tip: Categorizing images

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Hello, HdeK!

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"). Pro-tip: The CommonSense tool can help you find the best category for your image.

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) 16:16, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

• Image:Magere Brug from below.jpg was uncategorized on 16 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 16:16, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
• Image:View towards Kleine Knip.jpg was uncategorized on 28 November 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:28, 29 November 2011 (UTC)