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@Hjart: Hej, tak for informationen. Det var jeg ikke klar over. Jeg er ikke sikker på at mit redigeringsprogram kan lave svg-filer, men jeg kan sikkert finde en converter et eller andet sted. Men umiddelbart vil jeg fortsætte med at smide png'er op af de gamle kommuner, så kan jeg rette det engang senere. Jeg tvivler på at de filer kommer til at blive brugt særlig meget alligevel. Men ja, tak for informationen. Og fedt at se andre aktive danskere herinde! Kaffe42 (talk) 20:22, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
Jeg kopierer lige dit svar herover, så det er lidt nemmere at holde styr på tråden. Med hensyn til SVG, se også Commons:Transition to SVG og Commons:Graphic Lab, hvor det ser ud til at man kan bede om hjælp til diverse udfordringer med grafik. Jeg har fundet en interesse i at sortere/organisere billedmateriale med relation til DK, så jeg bruger en del tid på Commons, Wikidata og (primært) dansk Wikipedia. --Hjart (talk) 05:45, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
Fedt, tak. Jeg tror jeg smider Template:Convert to SVG ind på alle mine kort, så kan det være der er en der kan hjælpe på et tidspunkt. Jeg er selv primært på den engelske Wikipedia, hvor jeg arbejder på siderne for de danske kommuner og relaterede sider (byer, gamle kommuner). -- Kaffe42 (talk) 07:46, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
Bemærk at de fleste af de sognekort du har lavet, i forvejen eksisterede i SVG-versioner. Se Category:Parishes in Denmark. --Hjart (talk) 16:35, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
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Hi, For churches or castles that have different aspects depending on the faces, it is good to give the meaning of the view in the scope: such as East exosure or south exposure to be able to promote also the other possible views. Regards --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 19:03, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
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Please add geocode and view direction. --Palauenc05 (talk) 08:25, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
Done. -- Kaffe42 (talk) 08:33, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
Best in Scope --Palauenc05 (talk) 08:35, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
Oppose Too bright and has a lot of empty space on the right. —Percival Kestreltail (talk) 01:14, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
Best in Scope I don't find it too bright; it's not over-exposed. I like the inclusion of context, with the cottage at the right and the old lady crossing the road. Adds colour. Rodhullandemu (talk) 08:47, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
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Support Good and obviously useful image -- Spurzem (talk) 14:03, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
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Support Good and obviously useful image -- Spurzem (talk) 14:04, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
Comment Changed "backside"(=buttocks) to "back" in scope. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:52, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
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Comment Perspective correction necessary and it would be good to put the view orientation --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:38, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
Perfect for the scope, but you have to straighten the church. Call if you have any problems. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:09, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
Corrected the perspective slightly. Kaffe42 (talk) 13:17, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
Once more corrected. -- Spurzem (talk) 16:28, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
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Comment Perspective correction necessary and it would be good to put the view orientation --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:38, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
Perfect for the scope, but you have to straighten the church. Call if you have any problems. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:09, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
Corrected the perspective slightly. Kaffe42 (talk) 13:17, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
Once more corrected. -- Spurzem (talk) 16:28, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
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Best in Scope. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:44, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
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Best in Scope, useful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 12:56, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
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Announcing the Winners of Picture of the Year 2025!
Hi everyone,
Wikimedia Commons is pleased to finally announce the winners of this year's Picture of the Year 2025 contest! We had some truly incredible finalists to choose from, but the community has spoken.
Here are your top three winning images:
First place: The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023, leaving widespread destruction in the Rimal area. Attribution: WAFA (Q2915969) / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Second place: Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia. Attribution: Giles Laurent / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Third place: A gigantic jet photographed from the International Space Station by astronaut Nichole Ayers. Attribution: public domain
You can view the full results and see where all your favorite images placed here: Full 2025 Results
I also want to highlight what an incredible turnout we had. In the second round, we saw a massive jump in both the number of users voting and the total votes cast. We had exactly 13,979 votes cast by 3,509 users! To put that in perspective, last year we had 7,403 votes from 2,837 users. It is amazing to see that level of growth and community engagement.
Thank you to everyone who voted, helped organize, and generally made the contest such a huge success this year!
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