User talk:25or6to4
Welcome to Wikimedia Commons! I hope you enjoy staying here! Happy editing! Mr. Loyola College 14:28, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Orgullomoore 21:31, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello, and thank your for sharing your files with Commons. There seems to be a problem regarding the description and/or licensing of this particular file. Could you please resolve these problems, which are described on the page linked in above? Thank you. --SVG maps[edit]
Hi, where do you get the data for your maps, and how do you put it into Inkscape? I noticed that you have municipal boundaries on several and I am interested in making SVG municipal boundary maps for cities in Texas. -- Drumguy8800 05:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
Hello, and thank your for sharing your files with Commons. There seems to be a problem regarding the description and/or licensing of this particular file. Please remember that all uploads require source, author and license information. Could you please resolve these problems, which are described on the page linked in above? Thank you. --Siebrand 14:01, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
Image Tagging Image:US_222_map.png[edit]
Thanks for uploading Image:US_222_map.png. 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|cc-by-sa-3.0}} to release it under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 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.
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Please give images good descriptions[edit]
I noticed you've uploaded one or more images and I thought I should turn your attention to a common error.
Please give some thought to writing a good description of uploaded images. This ensures that they can be used. It also helps those that review and improve categories do a better job, which also ensures that images will get used in novel and interesting ways. Thanks, and happy editing! O2 (息 • 吹) 22:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
Image deletion warning | Image:TN_SR_19_map_test.svg 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. |
25or6to4 22:47, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
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25or6to4 13:22, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Maps[edit]
I noticed your maps (Image:E233rdSt map.png & Image:Gun Hill Road (Bronx) map.png) I have three articles on wikipedia that need maps: en:Prairie Avenue, en:Rush Street (Chicago) and en:Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Can you help. TonyTheTiger 16:32, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
South Texas county maps[edit]
Just wanted to say you're doing a great job creating county maps highlighting cities in South Texas (especially Webb County), keep up the good work.
-AMAPO 05:30, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Please link images[edit]
Hello 25or6to4!
Thank you for providing images to Wikimedia Commons. Please keep in mind that images uploaded to Commons should be useful to all users of Wikimedia projects. This is possible only if the images can be found by other people.
To allow others to find the images you uploaded here, the images should be in some place that can be found by navigating the category structure. This means that you should put the images into appropriate topic pages, categories, optionally galleries, or both of them (see Commons:Categories). To find good categories for your images, the CommonSense tool may help.
You can find a convenient overview of your uploaded files in this gallery.
The important point is that the images should be placed in the general structure somewhere. There are a large number of completely unsorted images on Commons right now. If you would like to help to place some of those images where they can be found, please do!
Thank you. BotMultichill (talk) 12:33, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello 25or6to4,
I just wanted to let you know that there's a mistake on this file that you made--the wrong county is highlighted. I would appreciate it if you could fix the map and re-upload it. Thanks! –Benjamin (talk) 19:13, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Jamaica Beach[edit]
Do you mind making a map indicating the location of Jamaica Beach? WhisperToMe (talk) 03:41, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Tip: Categorizing images[edit]
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.BotMultichillT (talk) 05:35, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Galveston County BayouVista.svg is uncategorized since 12 January 2009. BotMultichillT (talk) 05:35, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
- Image:I-15 (AZ) map.svg is uncategorized since 30 January 2009. BotMultichillT 05:35, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Manoutou House.jpg was uncategorized on 25 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:36, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Celaya Creager House.jpg was uncategorized on 25 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:36, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Brown-Wagner House.jpg was uncategorized on 25 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:36, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Morris-Browne House.jpg was uncategorized on 25 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:36, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Samuel Wallace Brooks House.jpg was uncategorized on 25 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:36, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Augustine Celaya House.jpg was uncategorized on 25 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:36, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Hicks-Gregg House.jpg was uncategorized on 25 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:36, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot Brownsville Texas.jpg was uncategorized on 25 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:36, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:La Madrilena Brownsville Texas.jpg was uncategorized on 26 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:35, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Old Cameron County Courthouse.jpg was uncategorized on 26 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:35, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:La Nueva Liberdad Cueto Building.jpg was uncategorized on 26 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:35, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Miguel Fernandez Hide Yard.jpg was uncategorized on 26 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:35, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Old Brownsville City Jail.jpg was uncategorized on 26 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:35, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Jefferson Texas Historic District map.png was uncategorized on 8 October 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:41, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
- Image:US 10 (MI) map.svg was uncategorized on 19 October 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:41, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
- Image:Palo Alto Battlefield NHP.JPG was uncategorized on 4 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:36, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
File:I-694 (MN) map.svg[edit]
For this map, you missed that part of the highway that is concurrent with Interstate 94. It is still considered part of 694. --HoennMaster (talk) 16:30, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
File:I-540 (NC) map.svg[edit]
File:I-540 (NC) map.svg needs updating. The route now extends 4 miles west an about 7 miles further east. See [1] which is the Google Maps version which shows the current routing. Thanks! --Jayron32 (talk) 21:14, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
- Any update on this? - Jesseschulman (talk) 18:44, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
- I originally made the edits to add the western and eastern sections of I-540 a few years ago. I made the map just of the interstate portion, and not including the NC540 section. It didn't even exist back then. 25or6to4 (talk) 14:47, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
The text issue[edit]
Hey. The text issue appears to have something to do with the position of the text object in the SVG file. Three of the labels on the initial version of File:NY Route 361 map.svg were messed up, so I checked out the source. It ends up that all three text objects were at the very bottom of the code. I moved them up to where the rest of the text objects were in the code and reuploaded, and it cleared the issue up. I have no idea why the position of the object in the code makes a difference, but apparently it does. I tried to do a fix on File:NJ 79 map.svg by moving the group that the text was in farther up in the code; it didn't work. I'll keep looking into it. This is certainly an annoying bug, if only for the fact that we have to reupload to see if we fixed it (since it renders fine in Inkscape and Firefox). --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 06:33, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
- Tried a couple more things, as you probably see from the NJ 79 map's file history. From what I can guess, if text is below a group in the code, Wiki's SVG renderer will mess it up. That's the only explanation/conclusion I can come up with based on the NJ 79 and NY 361 maps. On NY 361, the three objects that borked initially were below my grouped shields while the rest of the text was above them; everything straightened out when I moved the three objects above the groups. This is definitely an issue on Wikimedia's end (considering it looks fine when viewed directly in Firefox and Inkscape) regarding their SVG-to-PNG renderer/converter; I'd post something on the village pump. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 07:01, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
- Well...heh...maybe not. I tweaked and changed some settings regarding the text in Inkscape and a text editor and finally got it to work right. =) I'll find another map with borked text and try to replicate my results. If it was something as simple as a couple of numbers, though, it doesn't explain why the text messed up on NY 361's map earlier since the code that was moved up higher was the same exact code that was buggy before. Methinks the renderer itself is buggy. =) --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 07:28, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Fixed File:Texas 3 map.svg. What I did:
- Ungrouped the individual text objects (apparently they each had their own group)
- Changed part of the text using the second tab of Inkscape's text and font tool (Text -> Text and font) to force Inkscape to regenerate the properties of the text
- Changed the text back and saved
- Removed all of the coordinates after the first one in the text's <tspan> tags in a text editor.
That's enough debugging for me today. =) --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 07:49, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for the help so far! I went ahead and tried these steps on file:Texas 4 map.svg. Half worked, half didn't. What I noticed was that the ones that did work ("Brownsville" and "Cameron") had numbered x and y coordinates, while the rest (Port Isabel, Los Fresnos, and the legend labels) had x and y coordinates of zero. Will also point you to this discussion, if you hadn't seen it already. 25or6to4 (talk) 19:59, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Commonist licenses[edit]
Dear 25or6to4,
As you might know Wikimedia is currently migrating from the GFDL to cc-by-sa-3.0. Wikimedia Commons is also migrating and we're down to less than 8000 files (started with about 1,8M files) . Unfortunatly this number keeps growing because Commonist contains outdated license templates. You appear to be running Commonist, could you please change the following lines in your license.txt?
- {{self2|GFDL|cc-by-sa-2.5,2.0,1.0}} should be changed to {{Self|GFDL|Cc-by-sa-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0}}
- {{self2|GFDL|cc-by-2.5}} should be changed to {{self|GFDL|cc-by-3.0}}
- {{self|cc-by-sa-2.5}} should be changed to {{self|cc-by-sa-3.0}}
Can I also fix the images you have already uploaded by adding {{Cc-by-sa-3.0}}?
Thank you very much, Multichill (talk) 12:19, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Nice map, good name[edit]
Thanks for NRHP Pennsylvania Map.svg. As far as the name 3:35 or 3:54? Smallbones (talk) 03:40, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
On File:I-235_(OK)_map.svg, why are there two roads marked in red? - Talk to you later, User:Presidentman (talk) Wikipedia Random Picture of the Day 11:09, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
- Where do you see two red paths? I only see the one in the Oklahoma City are, running roughly north-south. 25or6to4 (talk) 13:24, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
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–Fredddie™ 01:03, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Cicero, Illinois[edit]
Have you made a map of Cicero, Illinois yet? I am making the Spanish version of the article, and it would be awesome if you could make a map to include with it
Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 01:25, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
TUSC token 9158cd2147372f0f21886b8f1ead8aad[edit]
I am now proud owner of a TUSC account!
Awesome maps[edit]
Awesome maps | |
Hi, just wanted to thank you for the great maps and so forth. Fantastic, and useful building blocks! Franksiler (talk) 03:16, 23 September 2012 (UTC) |
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Picture of the Year voting round 1 open[edit]
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Photo information[edit]
Hi. Thanks for your work! A couple of notes - when you upload a photo from the LOC website (or elsewhere), please include a link back to the original. I also noticed a couple examples where for whatever reason you had the author and date info quite wrong. Note the fixes I made to File:Powhatan House Hotel, Galveston, Texas.jpg for example. If you have any questions about Commons I might help with, feel free to ask. Thanks for your attention. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 15:46, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Map request[edit]
Hi there! Is it possible for you to make a general map of CT interstates with none highlighted? I saw that File:I-95 (CT) map.svg, File:I-91 (CT) map.svg, and File:I-84 (CT) map.svg were created by you, so that's why I'm asking here. If could drop me a note at my en: talkpage when you reply, that would be great. Thanks! Pepper (talk) 01:48, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
File:Trueheart Adriance Building, Galveston, Texas.jpg[edit]
Hi. On File:Trueheart Adriance Building, Galveston, Texas.jpg you neglected to include a link to the source page, and seem to have placed strangely wrong information about authorship and date. I believe I have fixed this one for you. If you have uploaded any other images with similarly incorrect information, please fix them if possible. If you have any questions or if I might be of assistance, feel free to ask. Thanks for your attention. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 05:17, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 in the United States[edit]
Dear 25or6to4,
Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 in the United States. The images you uploaded will help illustrate Wikipedia articles on historic sites in the United States. We are delighted to share the winning images and our top 10 finalists with you.
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Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 in the United States
Thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2013! Please help with this survey.Dear 25or6to4, Thanks to the participation of people like you, the contest gathered more than 365,000 pictures of cultural heritage objects from more than 50 countries around the world, becoming the largest photography competition to have ever taken place. You can find all your pictures in your upload log, and are of course very welcome to keep uploading images and help develop Wikimedia Commons, even though you will not be able to win more prizes (just yet). If you'd like to start editing relevant Wikipedia articles and share your knowledge with other people, please go to the Wikipedia Welcome page for more information, guidance, and help. To make future contests even more successful than this year, we would like to invite you to share your experiences with us in a short survey. Please fill in this short survey in your own language, and help us learn what you liked and didn't like about Wiki Loves Monuments 2013. Kind regards, |
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Picture of the Year 2013 R1 Announcement[edit]
I-580 (NV) map.svg[edit]
I-580 in Nevada was officially extended recently but the map shows the old designation still. It now extends down to Carson City. Perhaps you are already aware; any chance we could get an updated map on the page? Thanks!--Bodo920 (talk) 19:10, 17 February 2014 (UTC)
Autopatrol given[edit]
Hello. I just wanted to let you know that I have granted autopatrol rights to your account; the reason for this is that I believe you are sufficiently trustworthy and experienced to have your contributions automatically marked as "reviewed". This has no effect on your editing, it is simply intended to make it easier for users that are monitoring Recent changes or Recent uploads to find unproductive edits amidst the productive ones like yours. In addition, the Flickr upload feature and an increased number of batch-uploads in UploadWizard, uploading of freely licensed MP3 files, overwriting files uploaded by others and an increased limit for page renames per minute are now available to you. Thank you. ~ Nahid Talk 20:50, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
A barnstar for you![edit]
The Photographer's Barnstar | |
Love your images, especially the NRHP properties in Bastrop, TX. Thanks. Nv8200p (talk) 12:06, 22 July 2014 (UTC) |
File:NRHP Oregon Map.svg[edit]
Thanks for your update to File:NRHP Oregon Map.svg a couple days ago. I notice a typo, however: in the key on the map is the abbreviation "NRHp" rather than "NRHP". I don't know if this error affected the other state maps or not - I didn't look. Is it possible you can correct the Oregon map at least? Thanks! — Ipoellet (talk) f.k.a. Werewombat 04:09, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
Map Request: Schertz, Texas in Guadelupe County.[edit]
The entry for Schertz, Texas features Schertz in a map of Bexar County. But Schertz originated in neighboring Guadalupe County and then expanded to Bexar. Further, the City Hall of Schertz is still located in Guadalupe County. So I think it would be more appropriate for the entry to have a Guadalupe County map like this one for Seguin. 25or6to4, could you please make a Guadalupe County map for Schertz? Thank you.Inkan1969 (talk) 18:24, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
- Done. file:Guadalupe County Schertz.svg. 25or6to4 (talk) 15:18, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you, very much, 25or6to4. Since Schertz is one of those municipalities that extends to multiple counties, it's a good idea to show a lot of the area surrounding Guadalupe county.15:41, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2015 is open![edit]
You are receiving this message because you voted in R1 of the 2015 Picture of the Year contest.
Dear 25or6to4,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2015 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the tenth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2015) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
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Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 in the United States - Thank You![edit]
Hi there! Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 in the United States. We're excited to see people uploading thousands of photos from all over the country! You and others have collectively uploaded 4,929 photos so far, all of which are viewable at Category:Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 in the United States (sorted by state).
We encourage you to continue contributing through the rest of the month. Uploading your photos of monuments isn't the only way to contribute, however. If you're interested, we have compiled a list of auxiliary ways to contribute - which include improving Wikipedia's coverage of historic and cultural sites, as well as finding existing free photos that can be shared on the Commons. While these contributions don't count towards the contest, we are still keeping track of them and they are great ways to contribute to the spirit of the project.
If you are interesting in contributing to Wikipedia, WikiProject National Register of Historic Places is also great place to start. The WikiProject showcases the work that has been done so far in covering NRHP sites, and can also help you find articles that need improving.
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If you have any questions between now or the end of the month, feel free to leave a message on my talk page. Thank you! ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 09:28, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 in the United States – Results![edit]
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to your userpage!Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 in the United States during the month of October! The United States contest saw over 1,700 people contribute over 11,000 great photos of cultural and historic sites from all over the United States and its territories. In addition to National Register of Historic Places sites, we welcomed uploads of sites designated by state- and local-level historical institutions and societies. Hundreds of these photos are already being used to illustrate Wikipedia articles!
We're excited to announce that our national judging process has concluded, and that we have selected the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 in the United States! We were amazed by all of the uploads, and regret having to narrow it down to just 10. That being said – congratulations to our national winners and their amazing shots! Our 10 winners will be sent to the international Wiki Loves Monuments jury, who will then select the winners of the international contest. If you're interested in seeing the winners of the other various national contests as they are announced, you may do so at Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 winners.
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Once again, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, and we hope to see you again for future Commons photography events! ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 06:29, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
Maps[edit]
Hi, thanks for the maps of cities, towns, etc., you put on the article pages, but it may be time to update some (if you have the time). Cities change boundaries a lot as they increase or decrease in size. There have also been a lot of changes in CDPs. I've created a bunch of new pages for new CDPs. I've found a great site for accurate maps called MapTechnia.com. Check out your map for Elmendorf, Texas vs the one on MapTechnia.com and you'll see what I mean. I know you must have put a lot of time and effort into making these maps. Wikipedia editing is voluntary, so you must like doing it and if you're like me, you want it to be accurate. Thanks again for all the hard work. Jdtrue63 (talk)
File:NRHP New York Map.svg requires updating[edit]
Hi 25or6to4,
Thank you for your contributions to Commons. I noticed File:NRHP New York Map.svg is out of date. Could you update it? Thanks again. Daniel Case (talk) 21:17, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States – Back for 2017![edit]
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to your userpage!Hi there! My name is Kevin, one of the organizers of Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States. Last year, you contributed to our 2016 event. It was a great success thanks to you and many others, with over 1,700 people contributing over 11,000 great photos of cultural and historic sites from all over the United States. Over 1,000 of these photos now help illustrate Wikipedia articles, making our open knowledge about United States history and heritage all the better.
I'm pleased to say that we're back this year with Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States, and I'd like to welcome you to participate once again in the event. Check out our updated event page for more information, including updated tips, lists, and prizes. Like last year, you'll be able to upload your new photos of any registered historical site in the United States through the end of September (even if the photos were taken before this month).
Once again, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, and we hope to see you in this year's event! If you'd like to respond to this message directly, please do so on my talk page. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 08:05, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States – Results![edit]
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to your userpage!Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States during the month of October! The United States contest saw over 1,400 people (the most of any nation this year) contribute over 8,000 great photos of cultural and historic sites from all over the United States and its territories. Hundreds of these photos are already being used to illustrate pages on various Wikimedia projects.
We're excited to announce that our national judging process has concluded, and that we have selected the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States! These photos are recognized for their photographic quality, artistic merit, and their encyclopedic value as illustrations of unique historical sites. We were amazed by all of the uploads, and regret only being able to formally recognize the top 10. That being said – congratulations to our national winners and their amazing shots! Our 10 winners will be sent to the international Wiki Loves Monuments jury, who will then select the winners of the international contest. If you're interested in seeing the winners of the other national contests, you may do so at Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 winners.
If you would like to view all the photos submitted for the U.S. this year, you may do so here.
Finally, we have also created a feedback form for all U.S. participants to fill out. The survey is optional and anonymous, and only takes a minute or two – we hope to use the feedback to organize better events in the future!
A quick thank you to our national jury, as well as Commons editors who have helped categorize and place photos for the event. And finally, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments and helping to preserve our history through photography - we hope to see you again for future Commons photography events!
~Kevin Payravi & Nikikana, from Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States (16:26, 15 November 2017 (UTC))
Hello 25ot6to4, you created many of the maps in the category NRHP maps. As you know the amount of objects on the lists changes. Updating all the maps is not a job to do. You'd better might imprint the maps by a date stamp. But that's not my theme. I am writing to you to ask you to create a map of Rhode Island showing the amount of NRHP sites and the NRHP per 100 sq. mi., similar to all the others. Would you be so kind to take some time to do the map? I appreciate! Thx! --Tommes 19:34, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
- The reason I didn't create a Rhode Island map is the maps were divided by county. But since RI only has 3 counties, creating a proper and useful scale is difficult. I'm in the process of updating all the rest of the maps right now, so I will look over the RI map again and see what I can put together. 25or6to4 (talk) 21:54, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
- Maybe I didn't get the point. Wouldn't it be possible to convert File:Rhode-island-counties.gif into svg, change colors, and add the figures? Doesn't less counties mean less work? I even miss more maps (see alongside) and the one of Alaska is old-fashioned, has the green-red-yellow color style. Enjoy your work! --Tommes 22:00, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States – Back for 2018![edit]
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to your userpage!Hello! Last year you contributed to Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States. Thanks to people like you it was a great success, with over 1,400 people contributing over 8,000 photos of cultural and historic sites from all over the country. Hundreds of these photos now help illustrate Wikipedia articles, improving our open knowledge about United States history, culture, and heritage.
I'm pleased to say that we're back this year with Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 in the United States, and I'd like to welcome you to participate once again in the event. Check out our updated event page for more information. The event runs similar to last year with some small but exciting changes: improved state guides, an interactive map, and a larger prize pool! Like last year, you'll be able to upload your photos of any registered historical site in the United States through the end of September (even if the photos were taken before this month).
Once again, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2017, and we hope to see you again in this year's event! If you'd like to respond to this message directly, please do so on on my talk page. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 11:45, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States – Back for 2019![edit]
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to your userpage!Hello! Last year you contributed to Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 in the United States. Thanks to people like you it was a great success, with over 1,900 people contributing over 10,000 photos of cultural and historic sites from all over the country. Hundreds of these photos now help illustrate Wikipedia articles, improving our open knowledge about United States history, culture, and heritage. If you haven't seen the winners yet, be sure to check them out here.
I'm pleased to say that we're back this year with Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 in the United States, and I'd like to welcome you to participate once again in the event. Check out our updated event page for more information. Just like last year, you'll be able to upload your photos of any registered historical site in the United States through the end of September (even if the photos were taken before this month).
If you've traveled and taken photos of monuments in non-US countries, you can see if those countries are also participating here.
Once again, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2018, and we hope to see you again in this year's event! If you'd like to respond to this message directly, please do so on on my talk page. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 05:16, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States 2019 – Last day to enter![edit]
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to your userpage!September 30th is the last day to upload photos for Wiki Loves Monuments! We're thrilled that the United States has almost reached 4,000 contributions so far this year. Of these images, ~370 (~9%) have already been used to help illustrate Wikipedia articles and pages on other wiki projects, which is fantastic.
If you've already made a photo contribution this year, thanks so much! If you have any last-minute photos of U.S. historical sites to upload and enter into the contest, today's the day to do it. Check out the United States event page for more information. Judging will take place throughout the month of October, after which the top-ten national finalists will be announced in early November.
If you've traveled and taken photos of monuments in non-US countries, you can see if those countries are also participating here.
As always, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments! If you'd like to respond to this message directly, please do so on on my talk page. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 05:49, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2019! Please help with this survey.[edit]
Dear 25or6to4,
Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2019, and for sharing your pictures with the whole world! We would like to ask again a few minutes of your time. Thanks to the participation of people like you, the contest gathered more than 210K+ pictures of cultural heritage objects from more than 40 countries around the world.
You can find all your pictures in your upload log, and are of course very welcome to keep uploading images and help develop Wikimedia Commons, even though you will not be able to win more prizes (just yet). If you'd like to start editing relevant Wikipedia articles and share your knowledge with other people, please go to the Wikipedia Welcome page for more information, guidance, and help.
To make future contests even more successful than this year, we would like to invite you to share your experiences with us in a short survey. Please fill in this short survey, and help us learn what you liked and didn't like about Wiki Loves Monuments 2019.
Kind regards,
the Wiki Loves Monuments team 12:09, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
Invitation to participate in Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 Participant Survey (Reminder)[edit]
Dear 25or6to4,
Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2019, and for sharing your pictures with the whole world! We would like to ask again a few minutes of your time. Thanks to the participation of people like you, the contest gathered more than 210K+ pictures of cultural heritage objects from more than 40 countries around the world.
You can find all your pictures in your upload log, and are of course very welcome to keep uploading images and help develop Wikimedia Commons, even though you will not be able to win more prizes (just yet). If you'd like to start editing relevant Wikipedia articles and share your knowledge with other people, please go to the Wikipedia Welcome page for more information, guidance, and help.
To make future contests even more successful than this year, we would like to invite you to share your experiences with us in a short survey. Please fill in this short survey, and help us learn what you liked and didn't like about Wiki Loves Monuments 2019.
Kind regards,
the Wiki Loves Monuments team 03:20, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
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Paris, Idaho[edit]
I don't have any more photos of Paris at this time. I wish you luck; Paris is hard. A lot has changed since the NRHP listing. Many buildings are gone or altered, addresses have changed, and the listed addresses are mostly poor. My work has focused mainly on the north half of town, but I hope there are still some listings you can find in the south half. I would recommend some prep work comparing the listing photos with Street View before going. Again, best of luck getting photos. Ntsimp (talk) 22:23, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
- Well done! You got the county over 70% illustrated. Ntsimp (talk) 15:02, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States 2020 – Last day to enter![edit]
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to your userpage!Hi there! Kevin from Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States here. I know it's been a tough year for everyone, and I hope this message finds you well.
You are receiving this message as a participant in last year's Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 in the United States. First, a recap: We concluded with over 5,200 great photos of U.S. historical sites made possible by contributors like you. If you haven't yet seen, last year's U.S. winners are viewable here, and the international winners here (including multiple from the United States!).
Second, as you may have seen from the banner notices on Wikipedia, this year's Wiki Loves Monuments 2020 in the United States has been running through October instead of September in consideration of the pandemic and the hectic start of the fall season. Despite the challenges of the year, we're thrilled that the United States has surpassed 5,000 photo contributions so far.
October 31st is the last day to upload photos for the U.S. competition this year. If you've already contributed, thank you so much - and it's great to have you again this year! If you haven't yet contributed but are interested in participating again, you're invited to join us during these last couple days. Check out the United States event page for more information. Remember that you are welcome to upload and submit photos of historic sites that you've taken any time in the past, not just this month.
As always, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments! If you'd like to respond to this message directly, please do so on on my talk page. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 07:20, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2020! Please help with this survey[edit]
Dear 25or6to4,
Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2020, and for sharing your pictures with the whole world! We would like to ask again for a few minutes of your time. Thanks to the participation of people like you, the contest gathered more than 200K+ pictures of cultural heritage objects from more than 50 countries around the world.
You can find all your pictures in your upload log, and are of course very welcome to keep uploading images and help develop Wikimedia Commons, even though you will not be able to win more prizes (just yet). To make future contests even more successful than this year, we would like to invite you to share your experiences with us in a short survey.
Please fill in this short survey and help us learn what you liked and didn't like about Wiki Loves Monuments 2020.
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Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States 2021[edit]
Hello! Last year you contributed to Wiki Loves Monuments 2020 in the United States. Thanks to people like you, it was a great success with over 1,000 people contributing almost 6,000 photos of cultural and historic sites from all over the country. Hundreds of these photos now help illustrate Wikipedia articles, improving our open knowledge about United States history, culture, and heritage. If you haven't seen the winners yet, be sure to check them out here.
I'm pleased to say that we're back this year with Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 in the United States through the month of October, and I'd like to welcome you to participate once again in the event. Check out our updated event page for more information.
Once again, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2020, and we hope to see you again in this year's event! If you'd like to respond to this message directly, please do so on on my talk page. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 21:19, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
California NRHP map and place count[edit]
One listing from San Bernardino county was removed, hence the correct count is 98. Thanks. Srich32977 (talk) 22:26, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
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SounderBruce 04:54, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States 2023[edit]
Hello! In 2021, you contributed to Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States. Thanks to people like you, it was a great success with over 500 people contributing over 5,500 photos of cultural and historic sites from all over the country. Hundreds of these photos now help illustrate Wikipedia articles, improving our open knowledge about United States history, culture, and heritage. You can see the top-ten winners of the US competition here.
While the United States did not participate in Wiki Loves Monuments in 2022, I'm pleased to say that we're back for 2023 through the month of October! I'd like to welcome you to participate once again in the event. Check out our 2023 event page for more information.
Once again, thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2021, and we hope to see you again in this year's event! If you have any questions, please leave them on the event talk page.
Thanks, ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 09:13, 13 October 2023 (UTC)