jrodriguex
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What I collect: US Classics, Costa Rica Bernardo Soto Series 1889
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Post by jrodriguex on May 5, 2017 2:25:51 GMT
Does anyone have experience making a Wikipedia page for a stamp or stamp series? I am in the process of making one and would love to see an example of this.
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Post by PostmasterGS on May 5, 2017 3:33:38 GMT
I don't have any experience making one, but the German Wikipedia has a bunch you could examine. Here's Germany 1944, for example, and there are many more listed at the bottom of that page. |
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Ryan
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What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many, many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on May 5, 2017 4:11:52 GMT
You'll need to make sure you aren't posting any images of stamps under copyright. Each country has its own laws regarding such things - there is an oversight page which summarizes the status for each country in regards to its stamps (and note that this status can occasionally change, as with Germany a few years ago as a result of a court case). If your articles contain images of stamps that don't have the proper copyright clearance, odds are very good that the images will be challenged by another editor and they'll be removed. Wikimedia Commons:Stamps/Public domainThere is also a list of templates to be used in the Wikicode to indicate the copyright status of the stamps in your articles. Wikimedia Commons:Stamps/Public domain templatesAnd here are a couple of Wikipedia categories which contain listings for various postage stamp articles. Note that these category listings are never complete - the contents of each category are automatically comprised of articles which have the correct category Wikicode markup links in them. Wikipedia Category:Postage stampsWikipedia Category:Postage stamps by countryRyan |
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jrodriguex
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Post by jrodriguex on May 5, 2017 13:49:51 GMT
I don't have any experience making one, but the German Wikipedia has a bunch you could examine. Here's Germany 1944, for example, and there are many more listed at the bottom of that page. Thank you for the example! This is helpful |
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jrodriguex
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Post by jrodriguex on May 5, 2017 13:51:31 GMT
You'll need to make sure you aren't posting any images of stamps under copyright. Each country has its own laws regarding such things - there is an oversight page which summarizes the status for each country in regards to its stamps (and note that this status can occasionally change, as with Germany a few years ago as a result of a court case). If your articles contain images of stamps that don't have the proper copyright clearance, odds are very good that the images will be challenged by another editor and they'll be removed. Wikimedia Commons:Stamps/Public domainThere is also a list of templates to be used in the Wikicode to indicate the copyright status of the stamps in your articles. Wikimedia Commons:Stamps/Public domain templatesAnd here are a couple of Wikipedia categories which contain listings for various postage stamp articles. Note that these category listings are never complete - the contents of each category are automatically comprised of articles which have the correct category Wikicode markup links in them. Wikipedia Category:Postage stampsWikipedia Category:Postage stamps by countryRyan Yes! I have quickly learned that there are a lot of rules to what can be included. I plan to use my own stamps for now. I think it's a good format because other users can help me update the page with their research. Luckily it's a very under researched topic so there's not too much already online. Thank you for the links |
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Post by francis on Jun 11, 2017 8:28:54 GMT
Does anyone have experience making a Wikipedia page for a stamp or stamp series? I am in the process of making one and would love to see an example of this. What stamp series do you plan to add to Wikipedia? Do you need some additional information (help)? |
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jrodriguex
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Post by jrodriguex on Aug 25, 2017 1:08:02 GMT
1889 Bernardo Soto Series of Costa Rica
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Sept 7, 2017 8:56:59 GMT
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