User talk:Mjrmtg

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Position needed

I am still adding coordinates to the {{location possible}} photographs. I came across your series of pictures of the Valdosta Christmas parade. Do you recall what corner you were standing on when you took those pics? If you can supply the street corner, I can supply the coords. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 22:09, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

NW corner of Park Avenue and N. Patterson St. --Mjrmtg (talk) 23:02, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Change needed

In this picture you have stated that the vehicle is a Dodge Caravan. Actually, it is a Dodge Journey, rather than a Caravan. See this and this. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 23:44, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the correct vehicle type. --Mjrmtg (talk) 23:31, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Classic car

In this picture the car is a 1951–53 Buick. Not sure exactly which year, but it is one of those three years. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 00:07, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Azalea City Trail

You should write up an article about the Valdosta Azalea City Trail for Wikipedia, and put some of your pictures in the article. Would make a good article, I think. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 00:46, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks : ) - trying to make a map of the points like I did with the Ponderosa Trail. --Mjrmtg (talk) 01:03, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for your many wonderful contributions to Wikimedia Commons. Your work is not unnoticed. Keep up the great work! Another Believer (talk) 15:34, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks :) --Mjrmtg (talk) 19:25, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Creating a lot of single-entry categories is counterproductive

I'd just like to point out that creating a lot of single-entry categories is counterproductive to usability: it impedes visual search and comparison and makes users page down through one or two additional layers repeatedly. As a general rule, a category does not need diffusing if it can be displayed on one physical screen; in the cases where subcategorization by year or by state is logical so that a large number of small subcategories may result, the main category may be permitted to get even larger, 100-150 or so and still display on one logical screen with scrolling. If a category needs diffusing, it is most effective to create subcategories for those segments with substantial numbers of entries rather than try for completeness. Likewise, for by-state categories, if most states will have only a handfull of entries those images can be left in the main (typically in-the-US)category and the individual state subcategories (typically should contain at least a half-dozen images) left there also. An X-in-the-US-by-state meta-category is not logically necessary except where another subcategorization scheme (for instance by date,material,or ownership) is employed in parallel. Our emphasis should be practical usability, not formal completeness of categorization. Commons is mostly about images and at least in my view that implies we should optimizing the utility of visual display. Thanks Dankarl (talk) 14:20, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

I did not start the Category:Community centers in the United States by state but I have seen several other "by state" categories. I was just following what I thought was a good trend. There were more then one physical screen of photos before I started on this category. If "by state" categories shouldn't exist, the no one other bots or whoever should be creating them. Are you messaging others? --Mjrmtg (talk) 15:48, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

I don't say they shouldn't exist, but when there is only one type of subcategory they are redundant and constitute an unnecessary layer. I have tried a few times to make the argument against very small subcategories, but do not think I have had much influence. I am told that at one time there was some guidance on diffusing categories, but can't find such now. Don't mean to pick on you, I just think it's a real useability issue and your moves happened to be what finally prompted action.Dankarl (talk) 17:54, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Category:Men with glasses

Please stop tagging individual picture of me "Men with glasses". Category:Andy Mabbett is in that category, and covers each of them. Better still, please revert your edits. Andy Mabbett (talk) 21:25, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Also, where is the man with glasses in File:The New Art Gallery Walsall - promo cards for Wikipedian in Residence events.JPG? Andy Mabbett (talk) 21:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Then why do you want Category:Andy Mabbett in the category, if not all of your photos have glasses File:The New Art Gallery Walsall - promo cards for Wikipedian in Residence events.JPG, and File:2011-12 GLAMsterdam ZvD 086.JPG, File:2011-12 GLAMsterdam ZvD 087.JPG, File:2011-12 GLAMsterdam ZvD 088.JPG. No one belongs in the category, only photos, see the discussion page on the category [[1]]. --Mjrmtg (talk) 21:32, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

That discussion - where I have now commented - has reached no such conclusion. You didn't answer the question in my second post here. Andy Mabbett (talk) 21:49, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

I mass added everything in your category Category:Andy Mabbett to Category:Men with glasses, sorry I missed removing Men with glasses from File:The New Art Gallery Walsall - promo cards for Wikipedian in Residence events.JPG. --Mjrmtg (talk) 21:55, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

With one or two very specific exceptions, not applicable here, you should never add every image in a category to another one; you should categorise that category. Andy Mabbett (talk) 22:00, 16 May 2013 (UTC)