Wikimedia Commons

Task Discussion

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  richardba said:

  I categorized the following:

  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Potenza_%28Basilicata,_Italy%29.jpg

  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carroll_L._Estes.jpg

  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Eduemoni

  on Feb. 16, 2013, 1:04 p.m.
  
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  phette23 said:

  I categorized the following:

  • 3D 140.png
  • Gray 140.png
  • File:24pxlinneighborhood.png
  • 1st RCA wCanada promo.jpg

  on Dec. 19, 2012, 6:23 p.m.
  
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  Kathleen Johnson said:

  I set my HotCat preference and proceeded to categorize an animated gif entitled: 

  Aerzte-0005.gif

  The original language for this image is German. But farther to the right, English additions were available. I added the categories: Animated Gifs and Students. I wanted to add Graduates but it did not yet exist in the category/keyword list. Could I have added that new word?

  on Oct. 30, 2012, 2:04 p.m.
  
  

  Kathleen Johnson said:

  Asking this again: can we add categories that do not yet exist? When I tried to add graduate to the above-mentioned gif, I couldn't because it didn't exist on the "authority" list of keywords.

  on Nov. 5, 2012, 4:31 p.m. in reply to Kathleen Johnson
  
  

  Kathleen Johnson said:

  I categorized these images and it does appear you can add any category, even if it did not exist earlier.

  File:Aly na skyna band.jpg

  File:Agent.jpg

  on Nov. 5, 2012, 4:39 p.m. in reply to Kathleen Johnson
  
  

  Daniel Mietchen said:

  Yes, you can in principle add categories that do not exist yet, but it is highly recommended that you first check whether some similar categories already exist. So I just put the file into Category:Graduations.

  on Nov. 5, 2012, 4:56 p.m. in reply to Kathleen Johnson
  
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  Kathleen Johnson said:

  Audio file question: can someone donate a collection of mp3 files? Or must they be converted to OGG vorbis format?

  on Oct. 30, 2012, 12:15 p.m.
  
  

  Max said:

  They must be converted to OGG Vorbis. It is a bit annoying, but I agree with the rationale. Every mp3 produced gives a little bit of money to some foundation. If you lived in Indonesia (or anywhere poor) and wanted to listent to music, it's cheaper to listen to OGGs.

  BTW converting mp3->OGG is not recommended since both are "lossy" formats. Normally an mp3 is made from a higher quality sound format, like a CD. So instead of going CD->mp3->ogg, its preferable to try and go CD->ogg as the quality is maintained.

  on Oct. 30, 2012, 1:02 p.m. in reply to Kathleen Johnson
  
  

  Kathleen Johnson said:

  I'm thinking more of sounds/music that people make using various recorders or music production software. Many examples can be found in the FreeSoundProject: http://www.freesound.org/

  So I don't agree that all mp3's are commercial or produce money for a foundation. (disclosure: my son is a DJ.)

  on Oct. 30, 2012, 2:01 p.m. in reply to Max
  
  

  Max said:

  There's a distinction between the content of an mp3 (the sound) and the mp3 coded (the digital encoding scheme). The digital enconding scheme is patented and requires licensing for usage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3#Licensing_and_patent_issues

  on Oct. 30, 2012, 2:06 p.m. in reply to Kathleen Johnson
  
  

  Kathleen Johnson said:

  Oh that is important to know. Thanks for that.

  on Oct. 30, 2012, 4:09 p.m. in reply to Max
  
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  Desmond Wolf said:

  This was rather hard to find a second category, and I can't even see if it's of a date. But I put in the category "Paintings of fruit". http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_date.jpg

  on Oct. 22, 2012, 7:36 p.m.