User talk:Frank Schulenburg

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Archive of former discussions: (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15)

Quality Image Promotion (04 January 2026)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Nut orchard in the fog (2025)-L1000328.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Please add a CAT for the trees. Otherwise good. --Tagooty 05:27, 1 January 2026 (UTC)  Support Good quality. --Plozessor 05:28, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

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Your most memorable shot of 2025

Happy New Year! As always at the beginning of the new year, I'm inviting you to share your most memorable shot of the past year. Which of your photos stood out in 2025? Which image created special memories that you'd like to share with others? On behalf of the Commons Photographers User Group I wish you, your family and your friends all the best for 2026.
Warmly, -- Mouryan (talk) 11:23, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

Your Most Memorable Shot Submission!

Hello Frank Schulenburg!

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As we step into a new year, we’re happy to invite you to take part in “Your Most Memorable Shot 2025.”

Since 2018, photographers from across the Wikimedia community have come together at the beginning of each year to share the photographs that meant the most to them over the past twelve months. Now in its eighth iteration, this tradition continues to be a space for reflection, storytelling, and celebrating meaningful moments through photography.

Whether you are a member of the Commons Photographers User Group or not, you are warmly welcome to participate and invite others too. Every image carries a story, and your perspective helps enrich this collective showcase.

Whenever you’re ready, please select your most cherished photograph from 2025 and share it on the designated page.

The deadline for submissions is 28 February 2026, so we hope you’ll join us before then.

We look forward to discovering the moments that made your year memorable and to continuing this wonderful tradition together.

Warm regards, -- Suyash Dwivedi (💬) 20:42, 4 January 2026 (UTC) (CPUG)

Quality Image Promotion (14 January 2026)

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Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Bidwell Park – Horseshoe Lake (2026)-104A6078.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support Good quality. --Юрий Д.К. 23:52, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

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Quality Image Promotion (17 January 2026)

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Commons Photographers User Group: Board Elections 2026

Dear Frank Schulenburg,

You are receiving this message because you are listed as a member of the Commons Photographers User Group.

The Election Committee is pleased to announce that the Board Elections 2026 have officially commenced.

Election timeline

• February 1–15: Nomination phase
• February 21–25: Community Q&A and candidate engagement
• February 26 – March 7: Voting period
• March 15: Results announced

Full details are available at: Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2026

All eligible members are encouraged to participate in the election, including standing as candidates.

If you wish to run, please add your name and candidate statement on the nomination page during the nomination period.

For questions or discussion, please use the election talk page.

Unsubscribe / opt-out:' If you do not wish to receive further notifications related to the CPUG Board Elections 2026, you may remove your name from the mailing list

We look forward to your participation.

—CPUG Election Committee 04:58, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

CPUG Board Elections 2026 – Nomination Extended

The nomination deadline has been extended to: 19 February 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

Eligible members (joined on or before 1 November 2025 with 100+ meaningful Commons contributions) are invited to nominate themselves.

How to nominate

• Go to the Candidates page
• Create your subpage
• Add your statement

Links

• Election page
• Nomination page

We encourage broad participation from the community.

Election Committee, Commons Photographers User Group - 17:36, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion (18 February 2026)

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CPUG Board Elections 2026 – Voting Now Open

Dear Frank Schulenburg,

You are receiving this message because you are listed as a member of the Commons Photographers User Group and are included in the eligible voter list.

The Election Committee is pleased to invite you to vote in the Board Elections 2026.

• Voting period: 00:00, 26 February 2026 – 23:59, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
• Ballot: Go to the voting server

Full details about the candidates are available at: Candidates Overview

All eligible members are strongly encouraged to participate in the election.

For questions or discussion, please use the election talk page.

Unsubscribe / opt-out: If you do not wish to receive further notifications related to the CPUG Board Elections 2026, you may remove your name from the mailing list.

We look forward to your participation.

— CPUG Election Committee - 10:38, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion (04 March 2026)

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Quality Image Promotion (05 March 2026)

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Quality Image Promotion (07 March 2026)

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Quality Image Promotion (10 March 2026)

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Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Moritaka 8.25-Inch Aogami Super Carbon Steel Gyuto (2026)-104A7336.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support Good quality. --Jakubhal 21:17, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

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Quality Image Promotion (11 March 2026)

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Congratulations! You have been Elected as CPUG Board Member

Dear Frank Schulenburg,

I am ZI Jony. On behalf of the Election Committee, I am delighted to congratulate you on your election to the Board of the Commons Photographers User Group.

Based on the final tally of the 2026 Board Elections, you received one of the three highest support counts. In accordance with our governance rules, you have been elected to serve a two-year term (2026–2028).

We look forward to your contributions and leadership in supporting the photography community on Commons. The official resolution has been published, and further details regarding the onboarding process will follow shortly.

Best Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) on behalf of the CPUG Election Committee — 10:34, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

First board meeting

Dear Suyash, Gnangarra, Harald, Ailura, and GPSLeo,

Congratulations on being elected to the board of the Commons Photographers User Group! Let's get rolling and find a date and time for our first meeting. I was thinking of two options:

• Saturday, March 21, at 14:00 UTC
• Saturday, March 28, at 14:00 UTC

Would any of those work for you? All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 00:15, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Both dates are fine for me. GPSLeo (talk) 05:21, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Great! Thanks! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 06:45, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations to you, Frank. I'm available on both dates. Ailura (talk) 07:27, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Either date works for me. --Harald Krichel (talk) 08:31, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

either works for me as well Gnangarra 10:38, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks a lot so far. Let's wait for Suyash until we make a final decision. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:01, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations to all the newly elected board members. I was traveling for the APP meeting, so I couldn’t send my wishes earlier.

March 21 at 14:00 UTC works for me. We could also dedicate the first 10–15 minutes to a farewell for the previous board, and then continue with the rest of the meeting. -- Suyash Dwivedi (💬) 17:12, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Ok, Saturday, March 21 is confirmed. Suyash, Gnangarra, Harald, Ailura, and GPSLeo: please all send me your email address, so I can add you to the Google calendar event. Looking forward to this! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 22:54, 17 March 2026 (UTC) P.S. Suyash: I like the idea of inviting the former board members for the first 10 minutes. Could you please send me their email addresses as well?

 Done Gnangarra 06:05, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Sure -- Suyash Dwivedi (💬) 17:41, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

FP Promotion

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Quality Image Promotion (23 March 2026)

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Gyūtō：牛刀（ぎゅうとう）

Hi, Frank,

You can hear and download two mp3 files.

This and this.

Regards. Laitche (talk) 02:14, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks so much, Laitche! That's very kind of you and much appreciated! I converted the files to .ogg – would you mind uploading them here? --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 23:20, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

I think it would be best if you handle the upload. Laitche (talk) 05:23, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks so much, my friend! I really appreciate your support. It was amazing for me to hear the work spoken by someone from Japan for the first time. I apologize – I won't be able to upload those file as I'm not the creator. Nevertheless, I have to tell you that I truly enjoyed the experience of deep-diving into the world of Japanese craftsmanship and cuisine while writing the Gyūtō article on the German Wikipedia. I hope I can meet you in person one day! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:27, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

 Done File:Ja-jp-Gyūtō (male).ogg and File:Ja-jp-Gyūtō (female).ogg. Laitche (talk) 04:25, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

FP Promotion

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Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2025 voting is open!

2024 Picture of the Year:Mundari man polishing the horns of one of his Watusi cows using a mixture of cow urine and ash as a ritualistic and protective practice in a temporary cattle camp in Terekeka, South Sudan.

Dear Wikimedian,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2025 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year is the twentieth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favourite images featured on Commons during the last year (2025) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topical categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you may vote for as many images as you like. The top 30 overall and the top 5% of most popular images in each category will continue to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just five images to become the Picture of the Year.

Round 1 will end on 18 April 2026, 23:59:59 UTC.

Click here to vote now!

Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee

You are receiving this message because you voted in the 2024 Picture of the Year contest.

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Quality Image Promotion (13 April 2026)

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Quality Image Promotion (14 April 2026)

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FP Promotion

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Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2025 voting is open!

Dear Wikimedian,

You are receiving this message because we noticed that you previously voted in the Picture of the Year contest. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favourite images featured on Commons during the last year (2025) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

In this second and final round, you may vote for a maximum of five images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2025.

Round 2 will end at 2 May 2026, 23:59:59 UTC.

Click here to vote now!

If you have already voted for Round 2, please ignore this message.

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Quality Image Promotion (03 May 2026)

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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:

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  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
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  Second place: Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia.
  Attribution: Giles Laurent / CC-BY-SA 4.0
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  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!

Regards,
ZI Jony
For the POTY Committee 20:09, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

FP Promotion

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Quality Image Promotion (13 May 2026)

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Commons Photographers: Our next meeting (05/2026)

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I hope you’re well and enjoy your time as a photographer on Wikimedia Commons. In my role of the new chair of the user group, I have a couple of updates to share with you.

After the election, the new board met for the first time on March 21 and immediately got to work. We elected the organization’s officers and decided to move from quarterly to monthly board meetings. We believe meeting more frequently will create more opportunities to serve our members effectively and help move the group forward.

We also successfully applied for a pre-conference at the upcoming Wikimania in Paris (July 21–25). If you’re planning to attend the conference, please consider joining us on July 21th for a day full of conversations about photography and Commons. Please sign up here if you’re interested.

And finally, it’s my pleasure to invite you to our first online meeting, which will take place on May 31. Our member Wojciech, an experienced concert photographer, will give a talk on photographing orchestras during live performances. I’m especially excited that we’ll have the opportunity to meet online again and am very much looking forward to this event.

Please feel free to sign up for our first meeting in 2026 on this page: Online Meeting on May 31st.

In the meanwhile, I hope you're well and have a great time taking photos!

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:09, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion (26 May 2026)

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