User talk:Catepatterson

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Thank you for signing up! Kerry (talk) 03:17, 15 January 2019 (UTC) Thank you for the cuppa and lamington - much appreciated and the advice too. (Catepatterson (talk) 05:02, 15 January 2019 (UTC))

Historic photos
Hi, Cate! When uploading historic Australian photos (anything up to and including 1954), when you get to the question about licensing, you need to click on “Another reason not mentioned above” and in the box that will then open write this exactly as below

What this piece of magic does is assert that the image is out of copyright (that is, Public Domain) under Australian law which means it can legally be uploaded to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. I am guessing you just went with the default Licence suggestion as I realise you could not have known about the above piece of magic. I have fixed it on the 4 photos you uploaded. I have also done for precise categorization of your photos. Again, there is no way you would be able to do this as a new contributor (it takes experience to learn the category systems). But just to outline the general principles, it is a good idea to have a category to say where it is, when it is, and what it is. If you need any help, please ask me or ask at the Australian Wikipedia’s noticeboard (see the link in the Welcome message above). 03:57, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for the advice and your help. I have a great deal to learn. (101.184.84.230 (talk) 04:59, 15 January 2019 (UTC))