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Beware tagging images

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Recurringintensity (talkcontribs)
I've been adding tags to images from the suggested edits section in the Android app. Just trying to do my part. I've been a user and reader for several years, occasionally donating when I can. Now that we all have extra time on our hands, I thought, why not help the site I use everyday. It's actually been really fun tagging the images from the suggested edits tab on the App. I would tag a few, later on I would get notified about my contributions. I have to say I really do like helping, even if it's just a little.
Wikipedia would suggest images/photos, I would spend a few minutes researching a tag. Making sure that it was actually adding usefulness to the image. I did a few around noon today, expecting to see those added to my small number of contributions (quite proud of 😁). 
This evening the user/Admin  A.Savin left the message on my user talk page "Please do not contribute nonsense-edits. Vandalism is not appreciated." 
I couldn't figure out what I did that would make one of the Admins think this. I'm new to editing and don't have anything of a profile, but I can't help but to think if I ever try editing/tagging anything again that required approval would be biased. I know that's what I would think if I looked at a new users edit and saw that. Now the only thing on my user talk page is this message blaming me for doing something I would never do.
I wish they could have just fixed it and messaged me about my mistake. I'll try tagging again tomorrow. If anyone looks at my edits could you please suggest what I'm doing wrong.
Johan (WMF) (talkcontribs)

Hi @Recurringintensity. First, let me thank you for your edits and your desire to help Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. It's appreciated. The problem here isn't you, but the suggestions you've been given.

In short, this is a new feature (still in beta) and we've been testing it, hoping that it would be a good way to help newcomers edit. Depicts (the tags) is a new feature, and the computer-aided tagging even newer. It's become clear that there's a disconnect between what the computer-aided tagging suggests and what the existing community of editors who are looking after Commons expect. The suggestions have been fairly general: railway, railway station and so on, but the community wants the new feature to be more specific: Peterborough railway station. This means that you've been caught in between, doing your best, given the material you've been given. We're currently addressing this by moving away from the automatic suggestions, and steering users towards the information about the files. People like you, who have been testing the feature, have been crucial in making us understand what we need to do development-wise. Thank you.

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