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Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Pianoplonkers!

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∙ AJCham talk 20:04, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Featured Picture Candidate

I have nominated File:The Four Stones.jpg for a featured pic but I have edited it since (per comment by User:Simonizer). How do I show this on the nomination page?

The image updates automatically, as you can see. If you want to say something, just say it. You can use the {{Comment}} template. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 12:28, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Tip: Categorizing images

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Hello, Pianoplonkers!

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.

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").

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) 10:50, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

• Image:Up Bow.png was uncategorized on 10 January 2010 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:50, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
• Image:Down Bow.png was uncategorized on 10 January 2010 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:50, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
• Image:Pianoplonkers Logo.png was uncategorized on 23 June 2010 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:51, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
• Image:Byrd Mass for Four Voices score.jpg was uncategorized on 5 February 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:57, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Your participating in voting

Dear Pianoplonkers,

I can see that you have uploaded som great pictures of Steinway pianos.[1][2][3]

I would kindly ask you if you would like to give your vote in this featured picture voting about a Steinway piano "Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Steinway & Sons upright piano, model K-132, manufactured at Steinway's factory in Hamburg, Germany.png" before it ends on 9 May 2012 at 01:58:26 (UTC). The rules says that there has to be at least 7 supporting votes and a ratio of supporting/opposing votes at least 2/1 (a two-thirds majority).[4]

Thanks!

Yours sincerely, --Hereiamfriends (talk) 18:08, 5 May 2012 (UTC).