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Commons:Photo challenge/2016 - August - Underwater photography/Winners
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Your picture Christmas Tree Worm, Thailand, Spirobranchus giganteus.jpg won the 2nd place in the Photo Challenge Underwater photography, in August 2016. You can find the results of the challenge here. |
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Category:Footpaths in Portsmouth
In addition, I noticed that you've made malformed deletion requests. Here, {{Delete}} is not for speedy deletion, please see COM:DP. When you want to delete a page by manually using the {{Delete}} template (rather than using the automatic Nominate for deletion tool in the Tools menu on the sidebar per COM:DR#Starting requests), please remember to follow the instructions in the template, including the "Click here to show further instructions" portion (or Commons:Deletion requests/Listing a request manually), otherwise you will create a lot of work for other people. — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:12, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
- I don't see any nominate for deletion option for categories (but I do for files)? How do I request a category deletion? I've tried again here but I don't think it's quite right.TimSC (talk) 15:46, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
- You could at least follow the directions. You didn't in this edit. — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:05, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
Category:Plaques in Southsea
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Category:Ports and harbours in Southsea
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Portsmouth cats
Thanks for your ongoing work on Pompey categories, especially pubs! I have a lot more Portsmouth photos I need to upload, which I really must get round to... Cheers, Hassocks5489 (talk) 20:41, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks @Hassocks5489 :) I'm uploaded from my photostream when I think it will be a contribution. That usually triggers the need for a bit of category work! TimSC (talk) 22:55, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Category:Military in Ashford, Kent
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Category:Grade I listed buildings in the Borough of Ashford
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Duke of Buckingham pub
I hadn't realised it was a goner! Good job I photographed it when I did, I suppose. Thanks for updating the cat. PS I'm enjoying your drone photos of Pompey and surroundings. Cheers, Hassocks5489 (talk) 21:10, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
Cut & paste move
Hello!
Please don't make any cut & paste move as you did when you moved Category:Views of Ships in Portsmouth Harbour from the Spinnaker Tower to Category:Views of Ships in Portsmouth Harbour from Spinnaker Tower. Use the move function instead next time. Jonteemil (talk) 15:18, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
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If you want to rename a category like Category:18 Dean's Yard to Category:18 Broad Sanctuary, Dean's Yard could you please use the "move" instead of cut and pasting please as the edit history and Wikidata links are lost, thanks. Crouch, Swale (talk) 11:42, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
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Portsmouth meetup
Morning! If you're around on Saturday 25th October and are interested in a Wikipedia-related (and photography) meetup, the regulars from the Brighton quarterly meetups and hopefully some others will be having a day out in Portsmouth. Meeting for brunch, then going around taking pics (potential "targets" to be decided), then no doubt more food/drink/chat later. Details here: Meetup/Portsmouth/4 - Meta-Wiki Hassocks5489 (talk) 09:46, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
Hovercraft videos
It's just come up on conversation that we don't have any videos of the Isle of Wight hovercraft and I'm told that you're the one to talk to to get this omission rectified. Awkward42 (talk) 11:36, 25 October 2025 (UTC)
- I've got some decent drone shots but no video yet. I probably could do since I was planning a drone trip to Clarence Pier. TimSC (talk) 11:50, 25 October 2025 (UTC)
- A bit of a hovercraft video: File:Solent Flyer hovercraft arrives in Southsea.webm TimSC (talk) 13:26, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

