User talk:Donaldtong

Bayview Apartment article[edit]

Hi Donald, I saw your comment on the talk page of the article and have responded with a suggestion for what needs to hapen to help keep the article. Let me know if I can help. ==Siobhan Hansa 13:33, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Golden Wattle

Thanks for your comments and guidelines for how to use Wikipedia. Donaldtong 10:31, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures - Commons?[edit]

Hi I thought I would also add that I am enjoying the pictures you uploaded, for example: . I have a similar camera to yours, an Olympus C-740UZ (an older model I guess from the numbering). I upload most of my pictures to the related project Wikimedia Commons, that way they can be shared across other wikimedia projects, eg foreign language versions of wikipedia. If you want more info about Commons, feel free to ask. You can use the photo direct from commons, no special prefixes are required. The essential thing is probably to categorise your image so others can find it. Regards--Golden Wattle ^talk 20:21, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Deletion[edit]

Just a note: if you are the author of an image, and you want it removed, tag it with {{db-author}} and it should be removed in short order. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) ^{(talk / cont)} 13:05, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi User:Ed Fitzgerald

Thanks for your great help. I have acted on your instruction of the editing.--Donaldtong (talk) 13:17, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hoddle Grid[edit]

Hi Donald,

why are you changing my photo?

User: Vincentshia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.105.235.47 (talk) 13:46, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:MelbCBD.jpg [edit]

Hi Vincentshia

Wikipedia is a free editable website. I may not be able to understand your message. My purpose is trying to upload the Image:MelbCBD.jpg , which has a broader and clear view of the Hoddle Grid to the viewers of the free encyclopedia. Now I have uploaded Image:MelbCBD.jpg into the article of Melbourne again but it seems there is a sort of the duplication of the image for the Wikipedia project of Melbourne. Your comments will be welcome Regards --Donaldtong (talk) 15:38, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Donald. You've got some great photos here on Wikipedia, but it would be great if we could keep my photo of the CBD. Do you have a website for your photos? --Vincentshia (talk) 13:25, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Vincentshia and Donald - I have come to this talk page in response to another question by Donald (answered below) but thought I would add my two cents here. In response to "keep my photo" and other discussion points, I suggest you take the issue to the talk page of the article and note the policy of Wikipedia:Ownership of articles which deals with Some contributors feel very possessive about material (be it categories, templates, articles, images, essays, or portals) that they have contributed to this project. Some go so far as to defend them against all others. It is one thing to take an interest in an article that you maintain on your watchlist. Maybe you really are an expert or you just care about the topic. But if this watchfulness starts to become possessiveness, then you may be overdoing it. The policy notes it is "important to respect the work of your fellow contributors". Neither photo of the CBD will be deleted unless it breaches copyright policy or similar. It is probably not appropriate to use two images of the same subject in an article and hence my suggestion to resolve the matter on the talk page of the article involving othr editors. --Matilda ^talk 22:23, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image use questions[edit]

Hi Donald You asked me: Are there guidelines in Wikipedia answering questions such as;

How many images can be added within an article?

There is no limit to the number of pictures that can be added to an article but as per Wikipedia:Image use policy#Image queuing - "Articles may get ugly and difficult to read if there are too many images crammed onto a page with relatively little text. They may even overlap." If the text is not balanced by the number of images you would need to have a very strong sense that all the images were necessary to the topic of the article.

How to justify by saying that an article is not a gallery?

Although Wikipedia:Galleries is a rejected proposal it still contains much advice that is relevant. The policy is at Wikipedia articles are not mere collections of photographs or media files (item 4)

What is the criteria to judge an image whether it is relevant or informative to the article?

Guidelines concerning images can be found at Wikipedia:Images - particularly the section on Pertinence and encyclopedicity seems relevant: "Images must be relevant to the article they appear in and be significant relative to the article's topic." They need to be specific and should be properly sourced and referenced.

Hope this helps - I am happy to follow up n any specific questions you might have. regards --Matilda ^talk 22:17, 20 April 2008 (UTC) (formerly known as Golden Wattle)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Image:Port Melbourne Esplanade.jpg[edit]

A tag has been placed on Image:Port Melbourne Esplanade.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I8 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is available as a bit-for-bit identical copy on the Wikimedia Commons under the same name, or all references to the image on Wikipedia have been updated to point to the title used at Commons.

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Speedy deletion of Image:Port Melbourne Promenade.jpg[edit]

A tag has been placed on Image:Port Melbourne Promenade.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I8 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is available as a bit-for-bit identical copy on the Wikimedia Commons under the same name, or all references to the image on Wikipedia have been updated to point to the title used at Commons.

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Hi Sdrtirs

I am the original author of Image:Port Melbourne Foreshore Near The Port Melbourne Yacht Club.jpg and Image:Port Melbourne Bayside Foreshore Promenade.jpg. I just have found you left the message in my talk page on 17/08/08. Please delete the Image:Port Melbourne Esplanade.jpg and Image:Port Melbourne Promenade.jpg you identified. So far I have no idea why the user Commons:User:File Upload Bot Magnus Manskewho duplicated my images I contributed to the Wikimedia Commons and placed these two duplications in Wikipedia. Thanks--Donaldtong (talk) 14:16, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NowCommons: Image:Ac.stpats4.JPG[edit]

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Image:St Patrick's Cathedral Entrance Gate.JPG is now available as Commons:Image:St Patricks Cathedral Entrance Gate.jpg. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 23:16, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:(VIC) Victoria Barracks.jpg listed for deletion[edit]

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File source problem with File:Erika Marozsán.jpg[edit]

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Image of Burj Khalifa[edit]

Sorry, but I have removed your image of the Burj Khalifa from List of tallest buildings in the world and List of tallest buildings in Dubai. It is a fine image but unfortunately UAE does not have a Freedom of Panorama law compatible with the image storage in Commons. However, even if the image was stored in en.Wikipedia under a claim of fair use, we still wouldn't be allowed to place that image in galleries and "list of..." articles due to the need to keep usage to a minimum. Astronaut (talk) 16:59, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Burj Khalifa.jpg[edit]

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Congrats....Herald talk with me 11:02, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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POTD notification[edit]

Hi Donald,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Burj Khalifa.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 12, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-11-12. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:28, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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