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File:Thysanoplusia orichalcea, h, Pretoria.jpg

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Danrok (talk) 18:55, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Pine

Hi JMK - your pine photos File:Pinus sylvestris, loof, a.jpg, File:Pinus sylvestris, loof, b.jpg and File:Pinus sylvestris, keëls.jpg are not P. sylvestris; I'm not fully certain what they are (not helped by the cones being well past their 'Best before' date!), but possibly Pinus brutia. - MPF (talk) 09:35, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Will check that out, thank you! The tree is nearby so I could take more photos. JMK (talk) 09:38, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Curious - were you able to get more pics? - MPF (talk) 20:51, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

I've submitted the pics to a South African forum for identification, but no comments yet, not many pine experts in this country. Will see what pictures I can get once I've recovered from influenza. Meanwhile you may like to try google streetview -25.746111,28.188056 to see a number of these trees. JMK (talk) 09:44, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! Sorry to hear about the 'flu, hope you're well now. I couldn't see any pines at all at the Church Square indicated, but did find a Pinus brutia or P. halepensis (streetview camera resolution not quite good enough to tell which, but definitely one of those two) a short way west on the Church Road cemetery at -25.747128, 28.176714, and a row of the same on Prince's Park Avenue at -25.749536 28.178529. MPF (talk) 23:21, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

My apologies! Was indeed trying to point out the Prince's Park trees. Still recovering, but will soon set aside a weekend to do this. JMK (talk) 07:18, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

No problem! There's some other rather more interesting-looking pines deeper into that cemetery too (approx -25.746966 28.176129), worth getting pics of. Long-needled, perhaps P. montezumae or some other Mexican species. - MPF (talk) 11:54, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

At my last visit to the particular pine tree, it had some new cones, but just too high to reach or photograph. Will take a stroll on the golf course soon to search for another tree of this species. And at some point will visit the said cemetery too. JMK (talk) 17:56, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

OK thanks! I just took another virtual walk along the full length of Prince's Park Avenue on google street view, and managed to see enough detail to pin them down as P. halepensis, not P. brutia. I'll edit the three pics to reflect this. - MPF (talk) 21:09, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

Burgher House incorrectly renamed

Hi JMK :) File:Bergskadus,_Paarl,_South_Africa_-_20041107.jpg should not have been renamed and is incorrectly used on Wikipedia under the Paarl building's listing. I took a photo of File:Burgher House, Stellenbosch.JPG on Saturday and it is the same building. There are a few black and white photos of the Paarl building online and the one obvious difference is that the Paarl building has stairs leading up to the stoep. HelenOnline 16:02, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

You're absolutely right. Very sharp. I made a mistake there due to the similar architecture and gable of the two buildings, and realised my mistake a while ago. I asked a certain paarliet to take me a photo of the real Bergskadus so that I can transfer the currently incorrect historical information, but he hasn't got to it yet. Anyway, if you want to proceed with any fixes, please do so. And if you can take a photo of Bergskadus at Paarl, just beside the N1, that would be great also. JMK (talk) 17:57, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks JMK, all fixed now and the file history is still there if you need it. I don't think I will get out to Paarl again this year. I was there on unrelated business a few weeks ago but my car had to be jumpstarted so I drove straight home without stopping. I am quite overwhelmed by the number of unphotographed monuments in Stellenbosch where I live, so I am focussing my energy on that now. HelenOnline 07:30, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

OK. A trick that you may find useful when uploading photos: When adding personal categories, you can create an abbreviation as a shortcut (redirect). When using the upload form you can then enter the abbreviation only, and the full category name will appear immediately. JMK (talk) 08:17, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

OK thanks will do, uploading takes forever! HelenOnline 08:27, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

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Eleassar (t/p) 16:09, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

File:Paleotrópico.png

Climate zones have not borders or walls among them. There are transition zones with mixed climate, fauna and flora. The map in Encyclopedia Britannica includes the whole transition range (mainly Sahara and Arab deserts) in the Paleotropic zone, while the map I did includes only the southern half of transition range in the Paleotropic region. None of them is wrong or right. It is just a cuestion of opinion from diferent sources. --Osado (talk) 12:08, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. If you want to draw a second map however, that follows the version of Encyclopedia Britannica, it would be just as useful as your first map. JMK (talk) 07:21, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

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Eleassar ^(t/p) 00:10, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

thanks for colour correction

thanks for colour correction at:

Terastia subjectalis

looks better like that rgds Tonton Tonton Bernardo (talk) 23:33, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Glad to see you're still active here where the job is never finished. Thanks for uploading the interesting moth. I thought a careful combination of contrast and midtone adjustments may sometimes improve an image without adding an unnatural element. JMK (talk) 07:39, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

I was led to the photo by the way, when I wrote about the plant E. zeyheri. JMK (talk) 07:53, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

That moth was badly placed for shootig pictures: it was sitting on the neon tube - and it did't like being taken on a picture:

3-4 pics and it was gone.... I did not spot it again, since, though as I got a special 175W trapping light on my terasse almost every night. I believe that it must be quite rare in our place. Rgds Tonton Tonton Bernardo (talk) 16:41, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

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Underlying lk (talk) 20:39, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out. Another user was the initial uploader, and I thought to improve it by removing the wide borders. Did not at the time anticipate a copy right problem. JMK (talk) 18:44, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi JMK. Many thanks for working through my photos of the Karoo National Park and identifying the animals in them! Given the way that Commons uses the latin names for animals, and my poor knowledge of the subspecies of different animals, it would have taken me forever to figure them out. Please keep up the good work. :-) Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 22:15, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Think most of the South African picture categories have been tended to now, as far as I am able to assist. I don't know what the blue Karoo daisies are. The following file, Unidentified plant, Hare Hill, Cheshire 2.jpg, may refer to Lilium martagon, but there are also hybrids which include that species. JMK (talk) 16:18, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

That's fantastic, thank you so much! Mike Peel (talk) 16:39, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

File:Blou Bulle Rugby Unie (BBRU) vier 75 jaar, 1938-2013.jpg

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Eleassar ^(t/p) 06:22, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Tsessebe

Thanks, yes I agree it's a tsessebe - they have quite a few at Tswalu in the Kalahari. Charles (talk) 20:59, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Bird id

Many thanks again for correcting the bird ids of my guides. Probably not all their fault anyway as you write things down then get them mixed up!. The Julia skimmer was photographed at Lake Sibaya, right at the northern end of iSimangaliso. Best wishes 15:45, 23 January 2015 (UTC)Charles

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Date format

Hello JMK, i have seen that the format you are using for dates in the {{Information}} is not the one that is required for the template. I suggest to use dates of the format "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm", which would be e.g. "2015-08-02 12:02" instead of "2015-Aug-02, 12:02" as you were using it. This way the date is displayed in a correct way to other users in other languages and it is parsable by programms. Would really appricate your cooperation in future. About the already uploaded files i will take care of. Regards, --Arnd (talk) 12:46, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Will do so. There are a big number with the old date format. JMK (talk) 13:16, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

It may also be useful to specify somewhere in the template whether the date required is the day of upload or the day the photo was taken. What about some automatic way of doing this, where the upload program reads the photo's exif data? I know of some web sites where this in fact happens. You upload without a date and the date is extracted from the exif data. JMK (talk) 13:22, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, i will fix the old ones which a special script. The date in {{Information}} is always the creation date, which means for a photo it is the day when you made it. I am using the Special:UploadWizard which is exactly doing what you explain. It uses the date (and also GPS position if available) from the EXIF date and pre-filles the template. Ciao, --Arnd (talk) 13:33, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Hi again JMK, i am through with your photos. If you find some date pattern which i did not fix yet, please let me know. Have a nice evening, --Arnd (talk) 18:05, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! There are some instances where I have a comma between date and time, that breaks the format, like this one: File:Combretum kraussii, habitus, b, Louwsburg.jpg. Another bug is that my camera changes the orientation of some photos, when the camera is held at a certain angle. In this photo for instance: Achaea lienardi, Krantzkloof Natuurreservaat, b.jpg, the object appears in the preferred orientation after upload, but flash viewer tilts it +90 degrees. In case that could be rectified without damaging the photo or its resolution, and assuming it is just some parameter which requires a change, then that would be just as welcome. JMK (talk) 20:15, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

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File:Vegu gobemouche gris majorque 2013.jpeg

Looks like a juvenile Common Blackbird to me Jimfbleak (talk) 05:49, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

File:Surrender Hill 02, plaque on monument.jpg

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Thanks for fixing them, will use the commons helper tool in future. JMK (talk) 11:19, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

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The relevant persons have been contacted and I expect that they may reply using the e-mail address given. JMK (talk) 08:19, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

{{VN}}

Hello JMK,
I am the maintainer of {{VN}} and discovered your recent addition to some VN.
I don't understand where these language code come from: luob, niq, toi...
They never were managed by {{VN}} but they also seem totally unknown to wikipedia in general.
Can you give me details ?
Best regards 12:12, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for contacting me. They are mostly African and Asian languages and I would appreciate if they are added. I found the codes on wikipedia, and one that I regularly need but don't get, is the Ndebele language. Others are bem, bin, mnk, nup, and as you mention toi. Give me a while and I can look them up. JMK (talk) 12:20, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

luob is the Luo language and toi the Tonga language of Zambia. JMK (talk) 12:26, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

tuv is Turkana, niq is Naandi, nd is northern Ndebele, mas is Maasai, saq is Samburu. JMK (talk) 13:19, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

bem is Bemba, bin is Edo, mnk is Mandinka, nup is Nupe. I also need Ovambo, and would be nice to distinguish between Sotho (N) and Sotho (S) (i.e. north and south). JMK (talk) 13:32, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

I totally understand the need for new languages.

The question question is were do the languageCode come from ? you choose toi, why not ton ?

You must understand that I am a simple contributor and {{VN}} a simple template. we are not really places to take decisions about new languages and their code.

Best regards Liné1 (talk) 17:09, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Those are ISO 639-2 codes, and in some cases ISO 639-3. The latter incorporates more language codes than ISO 639-2. These codes also appear low down in the infobox of the particular language page on wikipedia. You can look them up below the last yellow bar in the infobox. JMK (talk) 18:08, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

I see now that the ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-3 pages both have a wonderful feature where you can type "ISO 639:mas" in a box (for instance), and it takes you to the language page (Maasai in that case) that it corresponds to! So if you have the code you can get the language, and if you have the language you can get the code. JMK (talk) 18:16, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

OK, understoud.

Sadly VN currently use lua api fetchLanguageNames that manages 417 languages.

I am planning to access to an additional set of 302 languages (without interwiki nor wikidata) recently accessible via fetchLanguageNames(,'all') and provided by Extension:CLDR.

I cannot do more without any lua library. This for 2 reasons:

• for each languageCode, I need its language name in this language (autonym) for {{VN}}
• for each languageCode, I need its language name in the wikicommons reader language (417 possibilities !) for {{VN/doc}}

Cheers Liné1 (talk) 07:51, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

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Desired pictures

Hi JMK

At af.wiki I have started putting places and things South African for which I cannot find a picture into a category that might interest you. Jcwf (talk) 03:42, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

File:Senecio tamoides, Umhlanga-strandmeer NR.jpg

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Quisqualis / Combretum

Hi, Jmk

I am confused about this move because:

1. Quisqualis parviflora is an accepted name on plant list
2. Combretum parviflora does not exist for gammatical reasons: combretum is neuter, the ending -a is feminine
3. Combretum parviflorum is a synonym according to the Plant list for a different species, that I cannot find back on SANBI

So why the move, and what is the plant you took pictures of? Jcwf (talk) 19:37, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out. I must agree with you, and cannot remember why I decided on that move. The photos are of Quisqualis parviflora Gerrard ex Sond., and they must be moved to that category. Your previous comment about desired pictures is also appreciated. JMK (talk) 21:11, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Photo-phylles 2017

Hi JMK,

I just found some interesting pictures on your pages.

Probably you don't know what is Photo-phylles. It's both an international competition and a pedagogical exhibition organized by the Botanical Garden of Bordeaux, France, and the Association of botanists OÏKOS. The selected photos are shown for more than 4 months in various places and receive each year more than 5,000 visitors, for a half young people coming with their schoolmasters or teachers.

I suggest you have a look to this website http://www.jjmilan.sitew.fr/#accueil.A

We would be honoured if you accept to participate! It's completely free.

Best regards Jean-Jacques MILAN (talk) 15:19, 22 December 2016 (UTC) (talk) 22:06, 16 December 2016 (UTC) (administrator of the french Wikibooks)

Will take a look, thanks. At the moment I take fairly low resolution photos. If time does not allow me to take part, you are welcome to use any of my wikipedia photos under the license stated, usually CC-by-SA-4. JMK (talk) 17:51, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Flora of Pretoria

Hi, now the categories are merged - there will appear much more images than in the former category plants of Pretoria (see subcategories, I sorted by plant order) --anro (talk) 12:58, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

That is great work, thank you. If you want you can also attend to Jan Celliers Park and Eugene Marais Park, both in Pretoria. JMK (talk) 17:59, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Facebook files

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I have permission for all files that I download from facebook, indeed many of them, and I am also allowed to take temporary copy right on the images, before I release them under CC-by-SA. If I did not state that I have copy right on the images, please point out to me. I can arrange permission via OTRS, but will it have to be done for each and every file? Or will one e-mail that covers all suffice? All such files are neatly placed in author categories. JMK (talk) 08:04, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

Two of the affected photographers have agreed to send OTRS confirmation, and I am trying to contact a third. JMK (talk) 11:40, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Hergebruik van jou foto van hartwaterbosluis

Dagsê JMK. Ek stel blokraaisels op vir bekende weeklikse koerant en een daarvan is 'n opvoedkundige junior blokraai met allerhande klein foto's in 'n ensiklopediese styl, onder die sakenaam Dugeot. Wil graag jou foto van die hartwaterbosluis by Steenbokpan, Limpopo, daarop hergebruik, nie veel groter as twee of drie posseëls nie. Moet natuurlik die nodige erkenning gee, ingevolge die lisensie(s), maar JMK klink darem te kort! Hoe sal jy voorstel dat ek jou erkenning gee, seblief? Mieliestronk (talk) 03:09, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Sien nou die skakel lei jou nie na my Afrikaanse geselsbladsy nie. Dit is natuurlik by https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebruikerbespreking:Mieliestronk . Mieliestronk (talk) 03:15, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Die fotos is daar om gebruik te word, soveel jy wil. Net "JMK, Wikipedia", of "Wikipedia", of "Wikipedia, Creative Commons" sal wat my betref voldoen. Erkenning van wikipedia is belangriker as persoonlike erkenning vir my fotografiese pogings. Al my creative commons fotos is in "Category:Photographs by User:JMK", as jy nog ander benodig wat van Suid-Afrikaanse oorsprong is. JMK (talk) 08:29, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Duisend dankies, JMK. Sal beslis kyk na jou ander foto's. En jou lojaliteit teenoor Wikipedia spreek boekdele, te meer omdat jy eiebelang soveel minder ag as die saak! Mieliestronk (talk) 17:24, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Photographs_by_Birding_Weto_Tours

Hello, we received an authorisation from Weto tours about the photos uploaded to Commons. Was you the user that asked for the permission initially? --Ruthven (msg) 12:44, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Correct, I asked and obtained permission from the author of those photos, and arranged that he sends OTRS confirmation. JMK (talk) 13:01, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Can you please tell me the nickname you used for that confirmation, so that I can double ckeck it? (you can write me by email, if you prefer) --Ruthven (msg) 13:03, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Where do I find your e-mail? JMK (talk) 13:25, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Should be on the left side menu at User:Ruthven or simply at Special:EmailUser/Ruthven. --Ruthven (msg) 13:31, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

See nothing useful in the left menu, and the second page says:
No send address
You must be logged in and have a valid email address in your preferences to send email to other users. (I am logged in and have an email specified)
Return to Main Page.
Anyway, you can contact me at fgestategmail.com. JMK (talk) 14:04, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Sent. --Ruthven (msg) 09:23, 5 July 2017 (UTC)

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Otis Elevator Controller from Winchester Mystery House

Thanks for your work!

Larry

OK! And thanks for uploading photos of interesting machines to wikimedia commons. JMK (talk) 19:38, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

File:Battle of Elands River 4-16 August 1900.png

 

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Yours sincerely, Majora (talk) 01:56, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. It wasn't my upload and I cannot remember what I had to do with it. JMK (talk) 11:17, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

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You're right. Thanks for pointing out. Believe it is fixed now. JMK (talk) 20:56, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

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File:Puits de Flassans.jpg

How could you considerate a water wall as a beehive ? Why do you add Category:Beehive huts in all dry stones huts. They are not all beehive. You may have some water well, sheepfold, hut, village, ect... Marianne Casamance (talk) 12:08, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

I personally believe that the term "beehive hut" has been hijacked in favour on one specific type. I, and others, have a broader view of it. The category was added only to huts which had the beehive shape. If you have a different view you are welcome to make the changes that are necessary. I'm sure it can be done in minutes, and I appreciate your input. JMK (talk) 12:14, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

The category "beehive hut" which I created must be seen in the broad sense, and is not intended to be equivalent to the wikipedia article "beehive hut", which I am well aware of. There are other "beehive huts", broadly speaking, which as yet have no wikipedia articles, or commons categories, or any photos yet, so the current "beehive hut" article may be disambiguated in future. So I intend to create a new subcategory, equivalent to the type of hut described as a "beehive hut" in wikipedia, and will link it with the wikipedia article to eliminate confusion. It may be useful to consider that although we have categorized these structures neatly, there are potentially other categories which may be added, which will only partially overlap with the current ones, as the characters embodied by the categories may not be mutually exclusive. JMK (talk) 14:28, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Earth 2019 in Indonesia

Halo! Kompetisi Foto Wiki Cinta Alam kembali hadir. Unggah foto terbaik Anda pada tanggal 1-31 Mei 2019 ke Wikimedia Commons. Partisipasi Anda membantu kami mendokumentasikan foto bentang alam, flora, dan fauna di Indonesia.

Kunjungi Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2019 in Indonesia untuk ketentuan mengenai lomba.

Terima kasih,
Panitia Wiki Cinta Alam 2019
--20:08, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

File:Doleritfelsen und Köcherbäume.jpg

Hi JMK, is it possible that the page Category:Dusk in Namibia has not been created yet ? The text still appears in RED writing. Thanks --Olga Ernst (talk) 13:29, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for reminding me. JMK (talk) 15:35, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Weapons of the Boer War

I removed some files from this category since their parent categories (c:Category:Mauser M1895 at the Auckland Museum and c:Category:Mauser M1895 at the Auckland Museum) are already listed.--Le Petit Chat (talk) 20:38, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

That is correct, thank you. Did not immediately notice the relevant categories. JMK (talk) 20:39, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

File:Delagoa bay.jpg

Delagoa bay

Dear JMK, thanks for working on the colors of File:Delagoa bay.jpg. I have just overwritten this file with a higher-resolution version from the original source. As a result, the resolution is much better, but your nice color profile is lost. Would you mind working on the new file again? Or would you prefer we revert to your version, and I upload a higher-resolution version as a separate file? Thanks for your time, -- Ariadacapo (talk) 06:37, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out. Your high definition file should be better. Will see what I can you with it. JMK (talk) 14:51, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 - Brasil

Saudações. Você está recebendo esta mensagem porque, em outro ano, participou da competição fotográfica Wiki Loves Monuments. Escrevo em nome do grupo organizador do Wiki Loves Monuments deste ano para convidá-lo/convidá-la a participar de novo!

O Wiki Loves Monuments é o maior concurso fotográfico do mundo. Permite ampliar o conhecimento global sobre o Brasil, mostrando a riqueza cultural e histórica do país. Neste ano, ampliamos enormemente as listas de monumentos a serem registrados e isso ajuda na difusão da diversidade brasileira.

Participe do Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 - Brasil e ganhe prêmios! Serão premiadas as melhores fotografias e também aqueles e aquelas que mais contribuirem com registros fotográficos diversos do patrimônio cultural e histórico brasileiro. Leia as instruções com cuidado!

De novo, obrigado por participar do Wiki Loves Monuments e melhorar o conhecimento livre disponível na internet! Se tiver dúvidas, não hesite em entrar em contato!—Teles «Talk to me ˱_{C L @ S}˲»21:59, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

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Wiki Loves Africa 2020

Contribute to Wiki Loves Africa and to how the world sees Africa!	Contribuez à Wiki Loves Africa et impactez la façon dont le monde voit l’Afrique!
Dear JMK In the past, you contributed to the Wiki Loves Africa competition. This February, you have another opportunity to create beautiful photographs on the theme of "transportation" that could change how the world understands people and culture in your part of Africa. As with previous years, there are also many exciting cash prizes. Wiki Loves Africa is an annual public contest where people across Africa can contribute media (photographs, video and audio) about their environment to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other project websites of the Wikimedia Foundation. Images from the competition have helped millions learn more about Africa and see Africa more clearly from an African perspective. Overall, nearly 5000 people like you have contributed to this photo contest, and contributed 18,000 images about Africa. When does it take place? The 2020 competition will start on the 15th of February 2020 and close on 31st March 2020. What should we contribute? Pictures ! audios ! videos ! The theme for the 2020 contest is... Africa on the Move ! This theme encompasses a host of approaches and is intentionally open to interpretation. It encourages the submission of visual representations of movement or transportation, whether by path, road, sea air, by self-propelled, animal or mechanical means, or the historical or contemporary structures that have been created to facilitate movement or the transportation of people, goods, or animals. In addition to the value your photos contribute to understanding and African visibility, there are several prizes on offer. The international prizes are: 1st prize: US$1000 2nd prize: US$800 3rd prize: US$500 Additional categories are: Culturally specific or traditional representations of transport or structures that facilitate transportation : US$500 Prize for best quality video: $500 Each winner will also receive a pack of goodies (proposed: a hat "I edit Wikipedia from Africa", a branded battery, stickers). Additional prizes will be available in some countries. For rules and information about how to participate, or to join the contest, click on Contribute to the Wiki Loves Africa photo contest. Warmest, Anthere, for the Wiki Loves Africa Team	Cher ou chère JMK, Au cours des années passées, vous avez participé au concours photographique Wiki Loves Africa. Ce mois de février vous avez à nouveau l'opportunité de proposer de fabuleuses illustrations sur le thème du "transport", qui pourraient profondément modifier la façon dont le reste du monde voit l’Afrique et comprend ses habitants et ses coutumes. Bonus, comme lors des années précédentes, il y a plusieurs prix à la clé. Wiki Loves Africa un concours public annuel où chacun est invité à partager des illustrations via Wikimedia Commons, en rapport avec le thème de l’année, illustrations qui pourront être utilisées sur Wikipédia ou les autres sites de la Wikimedia Foundation. Les photos collectées par le passé dans le cadre du concours ont aidé des millions de personne à mieux connaitre et comprendre l’Afrique et à la voir selon une perspective africaine. Au cours des dernières années, près de 5000 personnes comme vous ont contribué au concours, un total de 18,000 photos sur l’Afrique. Quand le concours se déroule t-il? Le concours 2020 démarre le 15 février 2020 et cloture le 31 mars 2020. Quelles sont les contenus attendus? Des photos ! Des enregistrements audio ! Des vidéos ! Le thème du concours 2020 est ... Le transport. Ce thème englobe de nombreuses approches, il est aussi intentionnellement ouvert à l’interprétation. Le thème Transport ! encourage à proposer des représentations liées au mouvement ou au transport, que ce soit par la route, ou l’air, ou l’eau, de façon auto-propulsée ou avec l’aide de la force animale ou mécanique, ou bien également les structures architecturales historiques ou contemporaines qui sont à l’origine ou ont facilité le mouvement et le transport des êtres humains, des animaux ou des biens. En plus de la valeur intrinsèque que vos photos apportent pour une meilleure visibilité et compréhension de l’Afrique à travers le monde, il y a de nombreux prix à gagner. Les prix internationaux sont les suivants: 1er prix: US$1000 2ème prix: US$800 3ème prix: US$500 Catégories additionnelles: Transport ou structures de transport traditionnelles : US$500 Prix de la meilleure vidéo: US$500 Chaque gagnant recevra également des cadeaux supplémentaires tels qu'une casquette "I edit Wikipedia from Africa", une batterie portable, des stickers... Des prix supplémentaires seront offerts dans certains pays. Pour plus d'informations, règles de participation et pour participer au concours, cliquez sur Participer au concours Wiki Loves Africa. Bien à vous, Anthere, pour l'équipe Wiki Loves Africa

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File:Zulu King Dingane kaSenzangakhona, Maropeng, South Africa, crop.jpg

Hello JMK, this is only the second time I see a cropped photo. Why and what are cropped photos used for ? Thanks in advance. Regards --Olga Ernst (talk) 14:56, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

It may be more easily used in an article about the person. In this case I adjusted the midtones a bit so that the facial features are clearer, and if one uses that image on an article page, the distinctive features of the person may be seen more clearly. The artist by the way, used a lot of imagination when deciding on the face, or worked from a model. The person may be Zulu, but not Dingane. JMK (talk) 15:01, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining JMK, in the meantime I saw your changes on page Dingane kaSenzangakhona ! It looks much better ! Regards --Olga Ernst (talk) 16:10, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Sunset at Long beach, Noordhoek (2017).jpg

Hi JMK, thanks for adding Golden hour in South Africa !! I took this picture after I visited my mom in Living Hope (Capri, Kommetjie) for the last time ... 2 hours later she died. A precious photo to me ! Regards --Olga Ernst (talk) 18:56, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

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Affected:

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And also:

• File:Cephonodes hylas ill.JPG

Yours sincerely, Gbawden (talk) 10:32, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

File:Annals of the South African Museum - Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum (1979) (18417350471).jpg

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Category:Bird Island (Namibia)

Hi JMK, Bird Island is near Walvis Bay, I think it would be better to add it to a Category:Birds of Walvis Bay instead of Swakopmund ?? Have a nice weekend ! Regards --Olga Ernst (talk) 20:41, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out! Haven't been on that road for quite a while. JMK (talk) 20:53, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

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identity

Hi JMK - I saw you changed the subspecies in File:Melaniparus niger xanthostomus, Marakele NP, South Africa 1.jpg; if you're sure of that, I'll rename the file accordingly - MPF (talk) 14:34, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Based it on "Roberts geographic variation of southern African birds" which recognizes three subspecies. But must admit that I don't know if Birds of the World does the same or recognizes fewer. Clancey recognized many subspecies which the latter does not recognize. Will have to check, so perhaps better to leave the file name as it is. JMK (talk) 16:47, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

The latter also appears to recognize three[1], but would like to see their names to see if they correlate with Roberts. JMK (talk) 16:52, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Avibase gives the same three names as Roberts, and based on the maps in Roberts, it is certainly ravidus. Have contact with the photographer and will ask his opinion. JMK (talk) 17:00, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

The photographer is ok with renaming it. JMK (talk) 17:13, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Excellent, thanks! The 3 subspecies were recognised when I uploaded the photo in the first place, but their range descriptions in the IOC list are very brief (just 'n South Africa' for xanthostomus, and 'ne South Africa' for ravidus), so I must have misinterpreted them. I'll rename it and the others from the same set. - MPF (talk) 19:14, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

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No contest. I regularly improve images assuming that the original uploader did a thorough job. JMK (talk) 07:40, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

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Yours sincerely, ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 08:01, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

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Yours sincerely, ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 08:04, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

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• File:Louis Botha, Die jong boer, gedenkplaket, Uniegebou.jpg

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• File:Louis Botha, Kommandant-generaal van die boeremagte, gedenkplaket, Uniegebou.jpg
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Yours sincerely, A1Cafel (talk) 04:09, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

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Template:Autotranslate Affected:

• File:Hertzog-standbeeld, Uniegebou.jpg

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• File:Uniegebou vanaf Hertzog-standbeeld.jpg

Yours sincerely, A1Cafel (talk) 04:31, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

File:Chanélle Henning, roadside memorial in Pretoria, b.jpg

Template:Autotranslate A1Cafel ([[User talk:A1Cafel|int:Talkpagelinktext]]) 03:53, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Why not a Cycas revoluta?

Hello, I'm intrigued by this change you have made. As far as I know that's a Cycas revoluta, I believe there even is a card stating it, or used to exist. Why did you remove the category? It's probably an old exemplar from the 19th century, when that garden was planted, that's why it's so high. Darwin ^Ahoy! 15:48, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

I thought the leaflets were too broad for Cycas, and perhaps not long enough. As I don't have an image of it up close, I accept your move back to Cycas revoluta. JMK 17:15, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello! I went there yesterday, and you were very much corrected in your assumption, indeed. One of the exemplars was identified as Category:Encephalartos transvenosus. I took some photos, which you can see here:Category:Cycadales in Madeira. They are not splendid, as it was already after sunset, but I'll get back there with better light. Thank you very much for noticing the different species. Darwin ^Ahoy! 21:24, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

That is great to know! JMK ([[User talk:JMK#top|int:Talkpagelinktext]]) 18:00, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

File:Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, b.PNG

Template:Autotranslate FunkMonk ([[User talk:FunkMonk|int:Talkpagelinktext]]) 13:03, 28 January 2024 (UTC)