User talk:Cnbrb

Tip: Categorizing images

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Hello, Cnbrb!

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.

BotMultichillT 05:45, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

• Image:Royal Bank of Scotland ceiling edinburgh geog 932381 7c4ccf05.jpg was uncategorized on 30 September 2009.

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File:Waterloo transport maps.jpg

File:Waterloo transport maps.jpg 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 file, 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. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

--JD554 (talk) 09:54, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Trains & train interiors

Hi. Can you please not add cats such as "British Rail Class 313" to cats such as "Trains of London Overground" - not all 313s are LO, and there's a subcat for 313s of LO, which is already a subcat of Trains of LO. Understand that such train categorisation is an ongoing job because there are a lot of train photos on Commons, but we're doing our best to have a consistent system. Admittedly it can create redundant categories, when one train class has only ever operated by a single company, but in general it creates a comprehensive and clear category scheme. -mattbuck (Talk) 12:07, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi, sorry, I was tidying up an over-populated category and these were actually in the top-level London Overground category, which is over-populated. I moved them down a level but I see there is a more precise category already there, and I should simply have removed them. Sorry about that. All sorted now? Cnbrb (talk) 12:27, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, no worries. I moved a load of 378s out of the top cat for you while I was at it. -mattbuck (Talk) 12:41, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

File:Tram station at Central Park.jpg

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File:UK high speed rail map.png

Hi,

This is a great map. I noticed that the section of track within the channel tunnel (between Folkestone and Calais, where the speed is limited to 160 km/h) is marked red. Is this just a schematic, or would you be willing to change the colour of the line where it passes under the channel to indicate that the line is not technically a high-speed rail line within the tunnel? Rnt20 (talk) 18:05, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, good point. It's done. Cnbrb (talk) 10:29, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Also this is a map of high speed rail in the UK. Northern Ireland should be included as it is a constituent part of the UK. Iainturnerisgod (talk) 12:34, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

I agree & understand about NI and am happy tp shade in NI appropriately. However, railway articles tend to treat Great Britain and Ireland separately for historical reasons - see the Rail transport in the United Kingdom article. I wonder if the article should really be about GB only to be consistent with the other rail articles. That's all - no political commentary intended! (I wouldn't dare! :-) ) Cnbrb (talk) 13:03, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Hmm yeah. This map here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WCML_ECML_Midlands.png shows the whole UK and other maps show just GB when presenting info about railways. I think that either the article needs to be moved to 'High speed rail in Great Britain' or Northern Ireland needs to be added to the map. I also dont know whether the scottish plans announced this week for a high speed link between Glasgow and Edinburgh are at an advanced enough stage to add that route to the map? probably not just yet I would think. Iainturnerisgod (talk) 22:41, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Doubt it - it's all very vague right now! Cnbrb (talk) 01:21, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

File:Fallowfield Station.jpg

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File:Edgware road kearney tube.jpg

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-mattbuck (Talk) 13:43, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

London Midland livery

Hi. Images like File:Watford Junction railway station MMB 15 321415.jpg do not show London Midland livery. It's a London Midland train, but Silverlink livery. -mattbuck (Talk) 16:16, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Oh, sorry, my mistake. Wasn't looking very closely. If you haven't done so already, I'll revert any mistakes, sorry about that. Cnbrb (talk) 16:58, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Transport Maps

Hi there. I'm a huge admirer of the maps that you have created using OpenStreetMap such as File:Bromley north line connections.png and I was wondering how you do them. Do you use an external programme and if so, what? How do you get the background image from OSM? They realy are fantastic and I would love to be able to do it myself. Thanks. 07bargem (talk) 16:24, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Oh thank you! They're Photoshop jobs - bits drawn in layers over the top. The background image is just a screengrab of the OSM (or several pasted together). I found it effective to desaturate the background and raise the brightness so the top level illustration would stand out.Cnbrb (talk) 12:31, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Nickey Line

From the map of the Nickey Line between Harpenden and Hemel Hempstead please delete "Duckhall Gasworks Halt". Despite extensive research I have been unable to find a station with that name. The section of line between Hemel Hempstead and Heath Park Halt never carried a passenger service so there was no requirement for a station.!!! Steamybrian2 (talk) 20:47, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

OK, I have taken out the halt, but retained the gasworks label for clarity. Hope this is better. Cnbrb (talk) 13:22, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Photo

Hi I used one of you photos here. If you want me to remove it or something, leave a message on my wikipedia talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Staglit

Absolutely no problem - that's what commons photos are for. Thanks for letting me know. Just happy to see my contributions coming in useful.  :-) Keep up the good work. Cnbrb (talk) 14:37, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

Passenger ferries in Scotland map

There are a few issues with this map. Firstly Stranraer is not in Northern Ireland and no longer has a ferry service. The map is missing out all the inter island routes of Shetland and Orkney . Thirdly I think that the showing just one discontinued route is misleading as there are many routes that have existed in the past e.g to Norway.--FDent (talk) 16:34, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi - thank you - what a stupid mistake, thank you for pointing that out! Whilst moving labels around to replace Stranraer with Cairnyan, I obviously moved Stranraer across the sea instead of labelling it Belfast. As for Shetland & Orkney, can you point me in the right direction - are they Northlink or independent operators? I'll do my best to include them. Cheers Cnbrb (talk) 13:36, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed

Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Cnbrb. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Cnbrb~commonswiki that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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20:19, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

{{Helpme}}

Hello Keegan

This doesn't really make sense. I hold two logins for English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, both named Cnbrb - they are both me. The stated aim in the announcement is that "users must have the same account name everywhere", which is fine, as I already have the same account name, except now you are going to force me to have two account names instead! Have you really thought this through?? Wouldn't it be more sensible simply to merge my two accounts? Renaming Wikimedia accounts is going to cause all sorts of problems - not least how you retrospectively reassign irrevocable CC licences to my new name. Cnbrb (talk) 19:48, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

P.S. I have just found Special:MergeAccount and entered my password but it does not work. It will not let me merge my accounts.

P.S. I looked at Special:MergeAccount and it states that "The accounts named "Cnbrb" on each of the following sites have been automatically attached to the unified account:

• commons.wikimedia.org
• en.wikipedia.org
• www.mediawiki.org"

So why must my account be renamed if they have been renamed? Can anyone please explain this bizarre move? Cnbrb (talk) 13:43, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

{{Helpme}} Hello? It's been almost a week now. Can someone please advise on the above issue about the unwanted change to my account name. Cnbrb (talk) 14:34, 24 March 2015 (UTC) Hello? Hello? Hello? Is anyone there? 10:41, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

HELLO? Can you please do me the courtesy of replying Keegan? I want an explanation.Cnbrb (talk) 00:40, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Another week goes by and still no reply. Cnbrb (talk) 17:02, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello Cnbrb,

the problem was that you had separate accounts here, at en.wp and elsewhere that were not attached to another. By visiting Special:MergeAccount you automatically created a new unified account for yourself, merging the separate accounts. See [1], the unified account was created on March 16, your commons and mediawiki accounts were attached on March 18. Since then new account were created automatically for other sites of the Wikimedia Foundation, this is done automatically each time you visit such a site while logged in to your unified account.

The whole point of the renaming effort was to rename non-attached accounts to make room for unified accounts. Since you now have a unified account, renaming is no longer necessary, and your account was not renamed several days ago when the big renaming project was executed. All is good. Regards --Rosenzweig τ 09:38, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

AT LAST. Thank you. 18:13, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

H2_phase_2.png - Leeds New Lane modification required

Hi. On 30 November 2015 the government published their latest review on phase two of HS2. One of the changes they have decided on is for HS2 platforms to be built onto the existing Leeds railway station. Therefore the separate Leeds New Lane station will not be built. The document is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480396/Higgins_-_The_Yorkshire_Hub.pdf

I have already updated the pages 'Leeds New Lane railway station' and 'Leeds railway station'. I am now in the process of updating the 'High Speed 2' page. There is one modification that I would like your help with if that's ok. The page includes the figure 'H2 phase 2.png' which you created. Would you be able to modify this figure by deleting the 'New Lane' part so that it just says 'Leeds'. The map will then be up to date. Thanks. --Gruffyddd (talk) 14:34, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

'Tis done. All the best Cnbrb (talk) 15:56, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

File:BSicon AETRAM white.png

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File:BSicon uvSBRÜCKEu.svg

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File:BSicon vuINT.svg

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File:National Rail logo white.svg

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ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 19:12, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

File:London Rail.svg

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ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 19:39, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

File:BR arrows.png

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ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 19:40, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

File:Manchester metrolink logo.PNG

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ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 11:11, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

Notification about possible deletion

Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry. If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have 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 them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Affected:

• File:Uk tram icon white.png

And also:

• File:Uk tram icon.png

Yours sincerely, ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 11:15, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

Notification about possible deletion

Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry. If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have 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 them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Affected:

• File:National Cycle Route sign 6.svg

Yours sincerely, ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 11:28, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

File:Ashlyns School coat of arms.jpg

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Leoboudv (talk) 09:28, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

File:Advertising posters, Ballymena (1982) - geograph.org.uk - 3522392.jpg

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bjh21 (talk) 01:12, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

File:Harry&Megan - the Royal wedding (27351872177).jpg

File:Harry&Megan - the Royal wedding (27351872177).jpg 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 file, 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. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

B dash (talk) 13:23, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

Move for File:Oxford Circus tube station CLR emblem.jpg

Hi, I have requested File:Oxford Circus tube station CLR emblem.jpg be moved to File:Oxford Circus tube station J Leon & co emblem.jpg. The emblem shown is not that of the Central London Railway, but of J Leon & Co. a newsagent that once occupied a kiosk in the corner of the building. The emblem and another on the other side of the corner are on the top of what were once external display cases for the kiosk. They are not part of the building structure and were not part of the building when it was constructed (links to images below). The kiosk space is now occupied by a cash machine.DavidCane (talk) 12:39, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

• 1920-1935
• 1949

OK, thanks for alerting me. Seems fine, go ahead. Cnbrb (talk) 12:52, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

File:Whittington Big Green Fair (5625458060).jpg

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B dash (talk) 15:59, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

File:Pierre II de Savoie investi du vicariat général par l'Empereur Richard.jpg

Hi, Please read the license before nominating a file for deletion. Thanks, Yann (talk) 14:32, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi, please look at the source before un-nominating a file for deletion. This image is quite clearly on sale by Getty images for £340 under a rights-managed licence. This is not free content. The painting may be 169 years old but the JPEG version is in this case non-free content and does not belong on commons. Thanks for taking the time to read these links. Cnbrb (talk) 14:59, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

It doesn't matter if Getty is trying to sell this. Actually Getty claim is a reprehensible offense in some places (sadly very few), and it is called copyfraud. Regards, Yann (talk) 15:06, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

Well, good luck when Getty come to try and sue Wikimedia Commons! Cnbrb (talk) 15:17, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

September 2019: it's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

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You've had my 25 minutes. That was 25 minutes of my life I will never get back again. What a meaningless survey. What were you guys thinking?? Cnbrb (talk) 20:29, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

How did you make this map?

I saw this map. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HS2_phase_1.png

Its really useful, and i needed to make something similar. How did you generate it?

I saw you mention openStreetMap but i couldn't see how on there it was made (maybe another tool).

Jayflux (talk) 12:35, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Thanks! I took a screenshot of an area of OpenStreetMap, and then in Photoshop I overlaid an official HS2 map, traced the HS2 route with a vector pen tool and then applied a coloured stroke to each of the routes. Then applied the labels and desaturated the background map graphic to help the coloured lines to stand out. Cnbrb (talk) 12:40, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Which layer did you use on OpenStreetMap? It looks different to the layers available today. Jayflux (talk) 13:03, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

I think the layers colours have changed a bit since this map was created, but it looks like the Humanitarian layer. Cnbrb (talk) 13:07, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

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Danke

Danke für die gute Rekategorisierung der vielen von mir verantworteten Kirchenlied-Dateien und-Kategorien! Thanks for recategorizing my hymn files and categories! Gruß, --Rabanus Flavus (talk) 16:59, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Bitte! Es is mir eingefallen, daß ich die Dateien und Kategorien vielleicht verbessern konnte. Ein bestimmtes Problem ist das Unterschied zwischen "Hymns" und "Christian Hymns". Hoffentlich wird es jetzt etwas klarer. Cnbrb (talk) 17:04, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Categorization

Hello!

{{PD-textlogo|simple}} adds the category automatically so you don't have to add Category:Simple text logos.Jonteemil (talk) 18:58, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Noted, thanks. Cnbrb (talk) 23:22, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

👌.Jonteemil (talk) 23:27, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

File:Kilburn Bell 1.jpg

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• File:Uk tram icon white.png

And also:

• File:Uk tram icon.png

Yours sincerely, ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 00:01, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

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"Warning"? How about "Thanks for submitting a deletion request"? What sort of way is that to communicate with people? As for the "malformed" request, I followed the instructions on the template and copied and pasted the information I was given. If that's not correct, then the instructions are not clear. Everything on Wikimedia is mired in arcane rules and complex bureaucratic procedures - it's no wonder people don't contribute any more. Everything on this site "creates a lot of work for other people". Go and send a "warning" to whoever designed this tortuous system. Cnbrb (talk) 09:10, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for submitting deletion requests. For this one, you did not create the subpage, transclude it, or link to it.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 11:57, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Copyright status: File:Marie Louise Gardens Geograph-2624291-by-David-Dixon 02.jpg

Copyright status: File:Marie Louise Gardens Geograph-2624291-by-David-Dixon 02.jpg

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And also:

• File:Marie Louise Gardens Geograph-2624291-by-David-Dixon 01.jpg

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rubin16 (talk) 07:35, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

File:Hinge-and-bracket-logo.png

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Jonteemil (talk) 18:55, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Mexico City airport system

Hello,

There are 3 airports serving Mexico City since one year ago (two are actually in the suburbs). Something similar to the London airports map would be nice. The Metro does not reach two of them, but rather connects with buses. Long distance buses to many points in the city are quicker and allow avoiding crowds but are much more expensive. Two train lines are being extended, and there is a plan to extend Line 4 of the Mexibús (after some roads are built). The info is split between Spanish and English articles. Thanks. Trigenibinion (talk) 22:05, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Update request for the Edinburgh Tram maps

Hello.

Can you update the maps

• File:Edinburgh trams map.png
• File:Edinburgh tramway map.svg
• File:Edinburgh trams and suburban railway.svg
• File:Tram map of Edinburgh.svg
• File:Edinburgh Trams interchange map.png
• File:Edinburgh Trams track diagram.PNG?

On 7 June 2023, the second phase with 8 new stations of the Edinburgh Tram was opened, which extended the tram network to 14 km and a total of 23 stations.

Yours sincerely, Multituberculata (talk) 11:09, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi - I'll see what I can do - I'm a bit busy today! Cnbrb (talk) 11:22, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Category:Thames_Clippers

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ITookSomePhotos (talk) 21:54, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Notification about possible deletion

Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry. If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have 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 them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Affected:

• File:One pound head side.jpg

Yours sincerely, Matr1x-101 {user - talk? - useless contributions} 17:41, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

File:TV licence (3714001810).png

File:TV licence (3714001810).png 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 file, 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. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 02:13, 15 December 2023 (UTC)