computer incompetence

[Malcolm Schosha]

I have done a little editing in the Golden Ratio article, and would like to add to the article some explanatory images from Wikimedia Commons.

Doing  this sort of thing is really getting out of my depth for computer skills. I did manage to upload one image
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Image:99px-Golden_Rectangle_Construction_004.png
but it seems to be a thumbnail only. What did I do wrong? The original image on Wikimedia Commons is here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_Rectangle_Construction.svg

Thanks.

Malcolm 

[Hayford Peirce]

Hi, Malcolm,

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Thanks!

Hayford

[Shamira Gelbman]

Maybe you saved (and then uploaded) one of the thumbnail images in the "File History" section rather than the main image at the top of the Wikimedia Commons page?

[Daniel Mietchen]

I re-uploaded the file, and it should work now.

[Milton Beychok]

Malcolm:

There a number of things which you did incorrectly:

(1) CZ does not accept svg images. If you look at Commons page for the svg  image  that you referred us to (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_Rectangle_Construction.svg), just below the main image at page top, there are links to four png versions: 200px, 500px, 1000px and 2000px sizes. Click on one of those, copy it to your computer and then upload it to CZ.
(2) It is not enough to simply state "Commons" as the source. You should include the actual url of the Commons page for the  png version you select in (1) above.
(3) The CZ upload template (or Wizard) asks for the country of first publication (or to state that you don't know) ... which you did not provide.
(4) The CZ upload template asks you to provide a credit line and it gives you a link to instructions on how to do that ... which you also did not provide.

I know that seems like a lot of "make work" but there are good reasons for for providing the items asked for.

I see that Daniel re-uploaded the 99px png version for you. If you want me to upload one of the larger versions for you, please tell me which size you want and I will be happy to do it.

Milt Beychok

[Malcolm Schosha]

Thanks to all for the explanations and for the help, which are very much appreciated. Getting things to work for me on the computer is always a rather slow process. If I make mistakes in these things, I appreciate having them pointed out.

Malcolm

[Drew R. Smith]

Hopefully Milton, Daniel, and Shamira made things clearer for you. There's not much more I can add, except that if you are still having trouble, simply post links to the images here, or on my talk page, and I can upload them for you.

Drew