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Luton listed buildings
Hi Andrew, it appears to be correct. I think this is down to how English Heritage classify Luton vs Central Bedfordshire. Most of the buildings in the area are classified as CB except those in a small area centred on Luton. Looking at the visulisation on doesn't appear to contradict our lists. -- KTC (talk) 12:53, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Makes sense. Luton is not the most architecturally famous town, of course :-) Andrew Gray (talk) 11:39, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Aberdeenshire listed buildings
Hi Andrew, thank you for sorting out some of the category A building images I uploaded. I'm sorry to have given you extra work.... I don't really know much about how to work correctly with categories/commons - nor am I particularly great at taking photos - but hope I can learn by my mistakes! It looks as if I should create a category for any batches of images and then include the category 'batch' name under the 'commonscat' parameter of its listing?

I have been trying to get a photo of this sun dial but it's now on land owned by developers and despite promises to the local community, it's still locked up tight. I did find a line drawing of it published in 1900 so that would at least be an image of some kind but does that count?

Sorry about all the questions! SagaciousPhil  -  Chat  08:27, 6 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Phil! They're lovely images - I've actually been sitting in the south of England sorting these and feeling a bit homesick for the north :-). It's particularly useful to have complete sets rather than one shot from one angle, so thanks for those.
 * If you're going to be uploading a set to commons, creating a category for them is fairly straightforward (if one doesn't already exist) - remember to include the standard parent categories, like "Category A listed buildings in Aberdeenshire" and the town name. You can do this before the upload, even - then just stick the new category name in the form, and you'll be all set.
 * For the sundial, I think the line drawing would indeed be the best bet (blast those developers) but it wouldn't sadly be eligible for the WLM contest, which is original work only. Andrew Gray (talk) 12:18, 6 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the reply! I've just uploaded Cairness House lodges and gates, so had a go at making a category for Cairness House on commons as well. Fingers crossed I've now sussed the correct procedures. If the weather holds up until Sunday, I'll then try for Pitmedden Gardens.  SagaciousPhil   -  Chat  12:25, 6 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Looks like you've added the category but not created it! If you follow the red category link from one of the Commons images you'll come to  this page, and can add the parent categories (Category A listed buildings in Aberdeenshire, historic houses in Aberdeenshire, etc) to it. Andrew Gray (talk) 12:30, 6 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks!  SagaciousPhil   -  Chat  12:44, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

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Wiki Loves Monuments -- Edinburgh
Hi, I see you have contributed much to List of Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh. Having recently taken up the challenge of WLM I am adding photos to this page. I wanted to check if you had other photos in the pipeline or buildings you intended to photograph? I ask as I do not wish to create duplicates.

Also, I have been taking a set of photos of the buildings - many aspects, etc. The above page only offers a thumbnail and link to a single image. I had a notion to add links to the Listed Buildings table to additional images. Eoinho (talk) 22:48, 8 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Eoinho. Most of these aren't mine - I've just been cleaning up the lists and adding new files as they come in. Some responses:
 * a) I have a few I will probably dig out from old photographs later on, but at the moment I'm in Cambridge and not going to be doing much Edinburgh photography in the near future :-) So the city's your oyster!
 * b) The templates currently only support one image per row, but if you fill out the "commonscat = " field in the templates (most have it as blank), then you can link to a category on Commons for that building with other photographs - it'll show up underneath the main photograph as "See more images". Having multiple images is great and definitely encouraged, and the categories on Commons are the best way to tie them together - you can see some examples for Edinburgh here
 * c) And, of course, feel free to change the existing image on the Wikipedia lists if you think there's a better alternative, either aesthetically or visually more representative.
 * Hope that helps, Andrew Gray (talk) 23:09, 8 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, very helpful thank you. I will add commoncat where appropriate and also get snapping! Eoinho (talk) 23:46, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for the reminder! I've not looked at that page for a week or so, it seems - too busy with WLM. All up, with about +- 0.7 degrees in all directions as the target area. Andrew Gray (talk) 15:02, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I've added some more. Could you take a look when you have a moment? Mono 21:18, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks for the DYK nomination. I'm glad you liked the article. Funny how some of them are picked up, and others are not, but I mustn't grumble :) -- Ferma (talk) 17:56, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

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