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Projections aren't based on your opinion, it's based on what has been called by the major networks, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, etc. Gage (talk) 01:41, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

User:Gage: Never said it was. I was looking at the New York Times. The only place that has voted is Jackson, and they voted Clinton. I didn't mean for it to seems like that. Sorry. WClarke (talk) 01:45, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Nevermind. They just updated their page a second ago. Trump is leading. WClarke (talk) 01:45, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

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Hedwig in Washington ^(mail?) 02:29, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

User:Hedwig in Washington: Why exactly was that file a copyright violation? On louisiana.gov it states: "Anyone may view, copy or distribute information found within these web pages (not including the design or layout of the pages) for personal or informational use without owing an obligation to the State if the documents are not modified in any respect, and unless otherwise stated on the particular materials or information to which a restriction on free use applies." At Louisiana Public Service Commission's website, a sub-domain of louisiana.gov where the photograph was from, it doesn't state any exception on copyright to what was stated on the main page of louisiana.gov. Therefore, why wouldn't this be considered explicitly freely licensed and not be allowed on Commons? Is there is something I overlooked with the licensing of this photo? Thanks. WClarke (talk) 03:00, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi! Yes. You overlooked 3 things: 1) You can't just assume CC-0. The website doesn't state this license. 2)not modified restriction -> can't be on Commons. 3)for personal use or information restriction -> de facto a non-commercial use restriction -> can't be on Commons. Have a peek at Com:L. You MIGHT be able to upload this picture on certain fair-use - wikis. ENwiki allows fair use. Have a peek here: w:en:Wikipedia:Non-free content. I know, it's a pain in the thing one sits on. --Hedwig in Washington ^(mail?) 03:08, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

User:Hedwig in Washington: Ok thanks. WClarke (talk) 03:13, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

No problem, there a tons of traps to fall into. Things happen. --Hedwig in Washington ^(mail?) 03:17, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

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Majora (talk) 20:44, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

File:Tombe de Charles Guthrie, cimetière des Rois, Genève.jpg

Hi, Could you please review this on QI, or tell me how to improve it? Thanks, Yann (talk) 11:34, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

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Majora (talk) 21:40, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Commons FP galleries

• Hello, I reverted you you, I created the field line interiors when I divised inerior galleries into interiors and religious building interiors but to keep a connection between the both, in purpose to regroup all interiors images, please not to remove it. There are also 2 or 3 galleries witch are listed several times (natural, satelllite images...)... simply because this is relevant. Religious building interiors are relevant within the interiors field (because they are interiors photos!)and in within the religious buiding field (because they are indeed also photo of religious buildings!). Christian Ferrer ^(talk) 05:44, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

Christian Ferrer: I understand the purpose now. Sorry for any confusion. WClarke (talk) 07:19, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

Don't worry, you're maybe not totally wrong and it is maybe a bit redundant, at least in its layout, I will try to think on how to improve that, thank you for your initiative. Christian Ferrer ^(talk) 12:06, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks

Hi, I've just happened to notice that you created a 3:2 format crop of my Osaka Castle Moat pic - pretty much around the exact moment when I uploaded that crop myself, replacing the existing image. Thanks nevertheless! And a Happy New Year! --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 12:31, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year! WClarke (talk) 16:45, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

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Yours sincerely, Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 03:28, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Magog the Ogre: Sorry, I didn't realize I didn't put the license. The photo is my work and added what was needed. Thanks. WClarke 03:33, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

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Thank you for letting me know! WClarke 07:07, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

Sanctuary Cities Map

Hi WClarke,

Nice work you've done. I happened upon your map in the sanctuary cities page and wanted to let you know that there may be some discrepancies. For example, Chicago & Cook County are sanctuary cities but they're not noted on your map. You mentioned the CIS as your source but they also include Chicago & Cook County. For reference the link is here: http://cis.org/Sanctuary-Cities-Map

Thanks for your contributions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Treynuf (talk • contribs) 17:34, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

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Alabama Senate Maps

I appreciate your additions to the 2017 senate maps for Alabama, but they are not to our normal standard (colorwise). If you want to change back, please refer to the elections and referendums wikiproject. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 173.187.237.196 (talk) 04:46, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Also need a reliable source for the data in the map. Sparkie82 (talk) 04:33, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

@Sparkie82: Thanks for pointing this out, I added references. WClarke 05:24, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

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Can I nominate your video at Commons:Featured video candidates

Hey WClarke,

If you don't mind can I please nominate your video File:Digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) shutter in slow motion.webm for the featured video tag ? If you wish you can nominate it yourself. And you can vote for your video if you wish. Best, Eatcha (talk) 10:43, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

• Eatcha: Yes feel free to! Thank you! wclarke 17:45, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
•  Done nomination can be found at Commons:Featured_video_candidates#File:Digital_single-lens_reflex_camera_(DSLR)_shutter_in_slow_motion.webm -- Eatcha (talk) 04:31, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

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File:Map of Sanctuary Cities and Counties in the United States.svg requires updating

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In this second and final round, you may vote for a maximum of five images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2025.

Round 2 will end at 2 May 2026, 23:59:59 UTC.

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the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:07, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Announcing the Winners of Picture of the Year 2025!

Hi everyone,

Wikimedia Commons is pleased to finally announce the winners of this year's Picture of the Year 2025 contest! We had some truly incredible finalists to choose from, but the community has spoken.

Here are your top three winning images:

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  First place: The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023, leaving widespread destruction in the Rimal area.
  Attribution: WAFA (Q2915969) / CC-BY-SA 3.0
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  Second place: Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia.
  Attribution: Giles Laurent / CC-BY-SA 4.0
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  Third place: A gigantic jet photographed from the International Space Station by astronaut Nichole Ayers.
  Attribution: public domain

You can view the full results and see where all your favorite images placed here: Full 2025 Results

I also want to highlight what an incredible turnout we had. In the second round, we saw a massive jump in both the number of users voting and the total votes cast. We had exactly 13,979 votes cast by 3,509 users! To put that in perspective, last year we had 7,403 votes from 2,837 users. It is amazing to see that level of growth and community engagement.

Thank you to everyone who voted, helped organize, and generally made the contest such a huge success this year!

Regards,
ZI Jony
For the POTY Committee 20:09, 9 May 2026 (UTC)