User talk:IliketrainsR211T

Station infobox images[edit]

Thanks for uploading images of MBTA stations. A few notes:

Your image aren't the best for infoboxes because of their orientation. Upright images make infoboxes too tall, and they don't show much of the station itself; I've reverted to the previous infobox images for these reasons. I recommend photographing in landscape orientation.
Don't forget to add categories to the images on Commons when you upload them. You can see the categories that I added to commons:File:Downtown Crossing Northbound Orange Line Platform.jpg and commons:File:South Station Northbound Red Line Platform.jpg

Thanks, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:30, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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Request reason:

I was blocked from uploading images last month because of "persistent refusal to categorize these images", something I did not know about beforehand. In the future, I will take a closer look at the categories section when I upload new images.

Decline reason:

This account is not and never has been blocked. Yamla (talk) 00:18, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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You seem to be talking about commons.wikimedia.org. That's a separate project. If you are blocked there, you need to contest your block there. --Yamla (talk) 00:20, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading images[edit]

I see that you have begun uploading your photos on English Wikipedia. Per Wikipedia:Uploading images#Multiproject upload, free-use images should be uploaded on Commons, not locally on English Wikipedia. Local images cannot be used on other projects (Wikipedias in other languages, Wikivoyage, Wikinews, etc), and users looking for images on Commons cannot find those images. When you upload your photos here, it creates work for other users to transfer them to Commons, add categories there, etc. That's not fair to the other users; creating messes for others to clean up was exactly why I blocked you on Commons.

If you want to add images to Wikipedia articles, please take the steps to get unblocked on Commons so that you can upload your photos there. You would need to:

Demonstrate that you understand how to properly add categories to files
Demonstrate that you understand why the categories you created were not appropriate
Promise not to create additional sockpuppet accounts

If you are able to do those things, then I would be able to believe you have the maturity needed to upload images without having someone else clean up after you. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See the unblock request I just sent out. IliketrainsR211T (talk) 01:07, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Don't locally upload images[edit]

Please don't locally upload any images onto the English Wikipedia as you did here. As Pi.1415926535 has pointed out, it creates more work for other users to clean up. I understand your block on Commons is frustrating when you want to contribute, but you need to categorise your images properly or otherwise it will be difficult to find them. Continued uploading on the English Wikipedia to "bypass the system" may result in getting blocked from uploading here as well.

About your block on Commons, please read your talk page there (c:User_talk:IliketrainsR211T#Unblock discussion), if you can successfully do that then that gives us grounds that could lead to an unblock and constructive editing. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 16:16, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Replacing images[edit]

Please do not replace infobox images unless the new image is actually a better depiction of the subject. Many of your images have the contrast and color saturation turned up too high, which creates unrealistic-looking images that are not useful for infoboxes. File:Harvard Northbound MBTA Red Line Platform, June 2024.jpg, File:Haymarket MBTA Green Line Platform, June 2024.jpg, File:North Station MBTA Orange Line, October 2023.jpg, and particularly File:Charles MGH Northbound MBTA Red Line Platform, June 2024.jpg are all examples of this issue. I recommend adjusting your camera settings to produce more realistic images.

Additionally, you need to consider whether the new image actually provides a better overview of the subject. The previous image for the Silver Line, which showed a bus with an SL2 headsign, was better than your photo with a "not in service" headsign. At other times, you've replaced images that provide a good overview of a station with images that primarily show trains with little of the actual station visible. It is not necessary to have every single infobox image be extremely recent; images from a few years ago that are still accurate depictions of station conditions are fine. Thanks, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:49, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For the Charles/MGH image in particular, I have tried several times to get a well-centered image of the train pulling in with the skyline in the background, but the most recent image appeared to come out too dull to me because of the fog covering up the skyline. I aim to replace the current infobox image for that article at a later date, as soon as I manage to capture a northbound CRRC Red Line train from the same position on a brighter day where the skyline is more visible in the background.

As for the general problem, most of the images have their appearance edited only after the photo is taken, as these are being shot with an iPhone 15 Camera as of right now. IliketrainsR211T (talk) 22:03, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not every infobox image has to show the newest rolling stock, especially on lines like the Red Line and Green Line where there is a mixed fleet. The articles are about the stations, not the fleet. A good exercise is to try taking pictures of the stations without any trains - this will help you learn how to photograph the stations themselves. For Charles/MGH station, this image is still a more useful infobox image than the image you have replaced it with, because it does a better job showing the station itself. Please do not replace it with your own photo unless you take one that shows the station design even better than the 2021 image.

For outdoor stations, weather will affect the quality of images you are able to get. Often, to get the best images, you will have to have patience and wait for the right conditions. I find that clear sunny days and lightly-cloudy days are best; hazy, foggy, rainy/snowy, and thickly-clouded days aren't great for most subjects (unless those weather conditions are an intentional part of the photo), especially if the sun is low in the sky. While post-processing can improve photos, it cannot correct for poor lighting conditions, and too much post-processing can cause the saturation and contrast issues I described above. Wikipedia has no deadline; have patience, and do not rush to replace infobox images. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:24, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]