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:::::::The block photo wasn't "donated" but taken directly from DigitaltMuseum as far as I can tell.
:::::::The block photo wasn't "donated" but taken directly from DigitaltMuseum as far as I can tell.
:::::::DigitaltMuseum is a collaboration directly with various museums, including the Vasa Museum who have provided the metadata and chosen licenses themselves.
:::::::DigitaltMuseum is a collaboration directly with various museums, including the Vasa Museum who have provided the metadata and chosen licenses themselves.
:::::::I'm figuring that they've thought through their position on the copyright of the models they've commissioned through DigitaltMuseum. Here's one of the model in question. [https://digitaltmuseum.se/021015510390/vasa-1-10-modellens-bemalning-07-08-19-maj-08-bemalad-och-klar-439-modellen] [[User:Peter Isotalo|Peter]] <sup>[[User talk:Peter Isotalo|Isotalo]]</sup> 07:51, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
:::::::I'm figuring that they've thought through their position on the copyright of the models they've commissioned through their uploads to DigitaltMuseum. Here's one of the model in question. [https://digitaltmuseum.se/021015510390/vasa-1-10-modellens-bemalning-07-08-19-maj-08-bemalad-och-klar-439-modellen] [[User:Peter Isotalo|Peter]] <sup>[[User talk:Peter Isotalo|Isotalo]]</sup> 07:51, 19 February 2024 (UTC)


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Is this image public domain?

Moved to Commons:Village pump/Copyright

Image stored at Wikipedia, not Wikimedia Commons

Hi, I have come across a photo that is stored at Wikipedia, not Wikimedia Commons: en:File:Sir John Rose.jpg Should it be moved to Wikimedia Commons? I don't have any idea how to do that. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 04:11, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Near the top of the Wikipedia page, you can click the link "Export to Wikimedia Commons". -- Asclepias (talk) 04:17, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mr Serjeant Buzfuz: , I have imported it to Commons, and am currently doing minor file maintenance on it like adding categories. Abzeronow (talk) 17:35, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to both of you. Appreciated. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 17:44, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Document with multiple pages

I want to upload a three-page document (or part of document collection). The source is JPEG images.

What should I do?

  1. upload 3 different images (how to link them together?)
  2. compile them in one PDF (it will have nice paging on Commons page)
  3. use some template (that I couldn't find) for multiple files paging
  4. create a gallery or category

Nyuhn (talk) 06:06, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

#1, #2, & #4 are all fine. If you do #1, there isn't exactly a template for this, but there are several acceptable ways to do it. See File:Parkour 01-1.jpg for a good example. - Jmabel ! talk 20:07, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
PDF is probably best if they are mainly a text, series of JPEGs tied together one way or another if they are mainly visual. - Jmabel ! talk 20:08, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I eventually discovered a template {{BookNaviBar}} and an example of using it for a book - {{De Kafka Hungerkünstler}}. It might be outdated.
The reason I ask is that I've seen many text documents uploaded as JPEG series on Commons.
In my case, I followed the example of Parkour 01-1.jpg. Nyuhn (talk) 08:09, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mangyaring ako poy gabayan nyo at nawawala na ako sa focus ng aking hinahanap dahil sa mga pahina o page na dumadag

Nalilito na ako Ernestojrr17 (talk) 11:04, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Masyado palang teknikal Ang pag-edit ng bawat pahina sa Wikipedia, pero ganunpaman ay may natutunan ako kahit smartphone lng Ang aking gamitin . Salamat Wikipedia hindi Aalisin bilang mahalagang Apps sa aking device... Ernestojrr17 (talk) 11:09, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please guide me and I'm losing the focus of what I'm looking for because of the pages or pages that keep coming

I'm confused

Editing each page on Wikipedia is too technical, but I learned something even though I only use a smartphone. Thanks Wikipedia will not Remove as important Apps from my device...
translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:56, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Ernestojrr17: Kumusta, at maligayang pagdating. Sumulat ka sa Wikimedia Commons, isang kasamang site na nagbibigay ng mga libreng larawan at iba pang media sa Wikipedia at iba pang mga proyekto. Nakalulungkot, hindi pa ako nakakahanap ng isang ganap na gumaganang solusyon sa dark mode para sa pag-edit dito. Anong mobile browser at OS ang ginagamit mo para sa pag-edit sa light mode? Karaniwang ginagamit ko ang Chrome sa Windows, at nakita kong kulang ang extension na ito (binago nito ang bawat tab sa bawat window sabay-sabay, negatibong nakakaapekto sa pagganap). Maaari akong bumalik dito kung mayroon akong isa pang pagkamatay sa computer, bagong computer, o "nakalimutan ng browser ang lahat" na insidente. Para lamang sa pag-browse sa Chrome sa Android, pumunta ako sa Mga Setting / Tema at pinili ang "Madilim" na radio button, ngunit wala itong magagawa para sa akin. Talagang iginagalang ng Samsung Internet Browser ang radio button ng Mga Setting / Display / "Madilim" ng aking Android. Kung patuloy kang makaranas ng pag-aalis ng mahahalagang app mula sa iyong device, mangyaring humingi ng tulong para sa device na iyon, dahil maaaring nahawaan ito.
Hi, and welcome. You wrote on Wikimedia Commons, a companion site whigh provides free images and other media to Wikipedia and other projects. Sadly, I have yet to find a fully-functional dark mode solution for editing here. What mobile browser and OS do you use for editing in light mode? I usually use Chrome on Windows, and I found this extension lacking (it changed every tab in every window at once, negatively impacting performance). I may go back to it if I have another computer death, new computer, or "browser forgot everything" incident. For just browsing in Chrome on Android, I have gone into Settings / Theme and selected the "Dark" radio button, but that doesn't do anything for me. Samsung Internet Browser actually respects my Android's Settings / Display / "Dark" radio button. If you continue to experience removal of important apps from your device, please get help for that device, as it may be infected.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:56, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Correction

Bonjour, j'ai voulu corriger mon PROPRE Wikipedia (Julien Sibre) je l'ai fait et quelques minutes plus tard, quelqu'un (ou un logiciel, je ne sais pas) l'a annulé et est revenu à la version précédente qui ne me convient pas et qui est incomplète. Comment puis-je faire pour que MA version de MOI-MÊME soit respectée ? Merci. Julien Sibre (talk) 12:27, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I wanted to correct my OWN Wikipedia (Julien Sibre) I did it and a few minutes later, someone (or software, I don't know) canceled it and reverted to the previous version which does not suit me and is incomplete. How can I ensure that MY version of MYSELF is respected? THANKS.
translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:14, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Julien Sibre: Bonjour et bienvenue. Dans fr:special:diff/212288138, vous avez supprimé 13 937 octets nets (principalement d'anciens crédits) de l'article Wikipédia français vous concernant fr:Julien Sibre dans un acte qui Kingofdubb appelé "vandalisme puéril", ou en anglais "childish vandalism". Cet article n’est pas à vous de modeler à volonté votre version de vous-même ; il est censé être neutre. Voir fr:WP:NPOV et fr:WP:COI pour des conseils sur la manière d'agir sur Wikipédia.
Hi, and welcome. In fr:special:diff/212288138, you removed 13,937 bytes net (mostly old credits) from the French Wikipedia article about you fr:Julien Sibre in an act which Kingofdubb called "vandalisme puéril", or in English "childish vandalism". That article is not for you to mold at will to your version of yourself; it is meant to be neutral. See en:WP:NPOV and en:WP:COI for pointers on how to act on Wikipedia.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:14, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Julien Sibre: Bonjour, Vous êtes ici sur le site de Commons, qui est une bibliothèque d'images. Votre question concerne plutôt le site de Wikipédia. Pour toute question ou discussion plus approfondie à ce sujet, vous pouvez utiliser des pages de Wikipédia comme notamment fr:Wikipédia:Forum des nouveaux et la page de discussion de l'article fr:Discussion:Julien Sibre. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:07, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vitamin C FA review

I have nominated English Wikipedia Vitamin C for a Featured article review. The first reviewer left several comments about images in the article. Two I am puzzled about are listed below. I have asked the editor what is meant by "needs a US tag", but also asking here about both. Thank you. David notMD (talk) 14:38, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

David notMD (talk) 14:38, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@David notMD: Hello,
For an explanation about alt text, please see en:Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Alternative text for images.
For an explanation about US tag, please see Commons:Copyright tags/General public domain#Non-U.S. works.
-- Asclepias (talk) 15:35, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@David not MD: , I've added the US tag to the file. For alt text, see the link Asclepias provided. Abzeronow (talk) 17:29, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I have addressed alt text David notMD (talk) 20:49, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please help me create an account.

I cannot write the text to create an account because no text is seen. Help me. 69.124.117.18 20:24, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That doesn't make a lot of sense. What sort of device are you on (PC, phone, etc.)? - Jmabel ! talk 22:06, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, and welcome. It seems that you are trying to create an account; you may request that an account be created for you. Such an account may be used on all WMF projects, including this one. See also Special:Captcha and en:Special:Captcha.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How can I upload a new version?

I want to change this painting's current version with this. But it keeps saying "Copy uploads are not available from this domain." What does this mean? Amir Ghandi (talk) 04:22, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Amir Ghandi:
  1. You should not be uploading that as an overwrite. You should upload it to a distinct file name and link the two files with {{Other version}}.
  2. There are very few domains from which the Upload Wizard and other tools can upload directly. Typically, you have to download a file to your own system, then upload it to Commons.
Jmabel ! talk 07:28, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
thanks! Amir Ghandi (talk) 10:29, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

¿Por qué se dice que es "información dañina".

Es un artículo sobre el periodista Pablo Torres, actualmente jubilado. No hay spam. No entiendo qué quieren decirme... Tadeus Kunzt (talk) 09:19, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

¿Donde? Este sitio (Wikimedia Commons) no hay articulos acerca de personas. ¿Quiz´s era otro sitio de WMF? - Jmabel ! talk 17:26, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why is it said to be "harmful information."
It is an article about the journalist Pablo Torres, currently retired. There is no spam. I don't understand what they want to tell me...
translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:37, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Tadeus Kunzt: Hola y bienvenido. Lamento informarle que ha activado Special:AbuseFilter/281 al intentar cargar uno o más archivos pdf como nuevo usuario. Este tipo de cargas de archivos pdf no están permitidas en absoluto. Lo siguiente se aplica a cada archivo: Generalmente, cuando alguien sube un archivo pdf como nuevo usuario, es una violación de derechos de autor tomado de la web o fuera de alcance. ¿Qué hay en el archivo? Si usted no fue el diseñador o fotógrafo del archivo original, es posible que esa persona o esas personas deban obtener la licencia en su sitio web oficial o redes sociales, o enviarle el archivo y el permiso a través de VRT/es con una copia al carbón. Si no puede obtener una licencia compatible, el archivo aún se puede cargar en Wikipedia en inglés de conformidad con en:WP:F (pero no en Wikipedia en español según es:Wikipedia:Uso legítimo) porque no permitimos el uso legítimo aquí.
Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281 by trying to upload one or more pdf files as a new user. Such uploads of pdf files are not allowed at all. The following applies for each file: Usually when someone uploads a pdf file as a new user, it's a copyright violation taken from the web or out of scope. What is in the file? If you were not the original file designer or photographer, that person or those people may need to license it on their official website or social media, or send the file and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the file may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F (but not to Spanish Wikipedia per es:Wikipedia:Uso legítimo) because we don't allow Fair Use here.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:37, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Jeff, is there somewhere in there he would have had any notice referring to "información dañina"? - Jmabel ! talk 20:51, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel: That filter disallows edits with our standard Mediawiki:abusefilter-disallowed message. Mediawiki standard MediaWiki:Abusefilter-disallowed/es starts "Esta acción ha sido identificada automáticamente como dañina", which Google Translated is "This action has been automatically identified as harmful". That seems harsher than the English version's "potentially unconstructive" from special:diff/27494848. We don't have a local version of MediaWiki:Abusefilter-disallowed/es, perhaps you'd like to write one.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:03, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that is awfully harsh. Rather than try to deal just with our local version, I'll see what I can do about the global one. - Jmabel ! talk 23:30, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I took the liberty of simply editing it on meta. Since I'm one of the people who routinely does English-Spanish translations for interfaces (usually through translatewiki), this should probably be OK. We'll see if it sticks. - Jmabel ! talk 23:38, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G.: I probably should know this, and I think at one time I did, but I can't recall: where exactly are you finding the logs about cross-wiki uploads? - Jmabel ! talk 23:38, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel: The last 500 logged by the abuse filter for hitting the conditions of Special:AbuseFilter/153 are in this log. Any individual's filter 153 hits can be found by clicking "filter log" on their contributions page. Any file description page's filter 153 hits can be found by clicking "view abuse log" on the history page (even if you have to construct one with action=history from a nonexistent filename). You may also click "Search the abuse log" on Special:AbuseLog. The defining feature is '"Cross-wiki upload from" in summary | "Uploaded while editing" in summary' per line 2 of the conditions for that filter. I generally find the hits from "filter log" and "abuse log" links in reports containing uses of {{User8}} and {{Pagemulti}} (and older uses of {{Page}}, which Krinkle and I specially crafted for that purpose) on COM:FILTERT. I also check the logs of puzzling users who post to this Help desk, the Village pump, noticeboards, etc.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:26, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gade-English Dictionary

how can I create a page or pages for Gade-English Dictionary same as www.hausadictionary.com Brobadiah (talk) 11:15, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Brobadiah: are you referring to Category:Lingua Libre pronunciation by HausaDictionary or something else? If that is what you are referring to, the category page would be basically identical except for the name. - Jmabel ! talk 17:28, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your rapid response.
I actually saw what I was searching for on the Developer Portal,which I downloaded PHP zip folder 📁 for the project.
Are there tutorials on database once the file is extracted? 102.91.5.127 15:47, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Moving files

the file Toki Pona Luka - luka tawa (alt).png has not been moved in days, asking for a friend to move it. sorry if this is not the correct way to ask. JnpoJuwan (talk) 12:30, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JnpoJuwan: I've done it. I expect it would have been faster if you'd chosen "criterion 1" (request by original uploader), because that doesn't need so much thought on the part of the filemover. --bjh21 (talk) 13:37, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ahhh thank you, I'll remember that for the future! :) JnpoJuwan (talk) 17:41, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Copyrighted picture?

There is a picture of Bob Crosby with his family, two online newspapers have put it in their documents. They did not provide credit because it seems that the author is unknown. The picture is somewhere between 1938 and 1950. It was not originally put in any book or newspaper; it seems like it has come from a family photobook. Is it copyrighted? Can I put it in the wiki? [1]https://greatentertainersarchives.blogspot.com/2016/03/story-behind-photo-bob-crosby.html AlekosK04 (talk) 17:51, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AlekosK04: see COM:HIRTLE. An anonymous photo of that age that was unpublished as of 1989 will be protected for 120 years from creation, in this case until 2059–2071. Had it been published with a copyright notice within 25 years of creation, the term would have been 95 years from that publication. To be PD now, it would need to have been published before 1989 and without a notice or registration.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 19:44, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If it was published in 1963 or earlier, it is in the public domain unless it had a notice and copyright was renewed.
Also, this looks like a publicity photo, not a photo from a family scrapbook. If distributed to the press without a notice (or with a notice but without renewal in 1963 or earlier), it's PD as well. D. Benjamin Miller (talk) 22:02, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Drawing of Richard Alsager

(section title added—Odysseus1479 (talk) 00:40, 11 February 2024 (UTC))[reply]

I'm making some changes to the article on 'Richard Alsager', and I've came across a drawn portrait of him on an auction site.

To my knowledge, it's legal to use an art work 70 years after the artist's death. According to this site, the image approximately comes from the year 1835.

I'm curious as to whether this still can be used due to the picture of the portrait being recent.

https://theonlineportraitgallery.com/portrait/richard-alsager/ LBVGG (talk) 23:05, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Photographic copies of public domain 2D images do not have a new copyright. The image is in the public domain and can be uploaded. D. Benjamin Miller (talk) 23:21, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Copyrights question for photographs I took of paintings, sculptures, etc

Can I upload photographs I took myself of

-paintings (in a museum)

-sculptures, statues, buildings, artwork (for example an old church, old sculptures)

I am assuming if the photographed object was created prior to ca. 1920, it should be okay? Is this assumption correct?

Or if the object is located in a non-US country, is the rule older than ca. 1920 not applicable? Riantennis (talk) 23:09, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is more complicated than just this, but the short answer is that yes, you can upload photos you took of objects created before 1920 in 99% of cases. D. Benjamin Miller (talk) 00:18, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I mostly agree with Benjamin, with the caveat that if the artist died less than 70 years ago, that's a problem in many countries. Many people creating works in 1920 were still alive in 1954. Also, in the U.S., the key date at the moment is January 1, 1929. Anything published before that should be fine. Unpublished work is trickier, and might carry you clear back to 1904 as an issue. 19th century is usually very safe. And this is still keeping it at "rule of thumb" level. - Jmabel ! talk 01:11, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How to do a mass DR

How do you do a mass DR? I have had to nominate quite a few images for deletion today because we had put them on Flickr Commons but have found a large number were not in public domain and have had to remove them from Flickr Commons and are trying to also now remove them from Wikimedia. These were images with unknown photographers, but they did not pre-date 1949. Thank you. Marygk86 (talk) 23:39, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

At this point I believe I've worked through the immediate issue with Marygk86 on her user talk page; for the future: Commons:Deletion requests/Mass deletion request should be pretty self-explanatory, but if it is not, then feel free to ask further questions. - Jmabel ! talk 01:07, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Marygk86: Hi, and welcome. As linked on that page, VisualFileChange AKA VFC can be used for semiautomatic tagging and other operations for 1 or more files.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:00, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Jeff G. I am a new user and I am finding this all very challenging, but it's a good learning experience. Marygk86 (talk) 15:25, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I upload a YouTube video having a watermark but it is under Creative Commons license

This Kadodi Collection at Mutoto Dance Off video is under Creative Commons attribution license. But the video itself has a watermark in it that is "Bugisu Nation Music". If I upload this video, will it be deleted.

Uploaded Works such as Cedar Basket Weaving with Brenda Crabtree - Urban Access Project.webm do not have logos/watermarks so i got a bit confused. BalukuBrian (talk) 03:39, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@BalukuBrian: Probably not. I checked the "Bugisu Nation Music" channel and found that the top video there is licensed CC-BY 3.0.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:14, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your feedback@Jeff G. BalukuBrian (talk) 13:05, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@BalukuBrian: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:59, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

European Council

Are European council photos from here free to use? If so, what should I tag them I don't fully understand their copyright policy. Some photographs have also been uploaded in the European Commission and are free to use with Attribution. Prodrummer619 (talk) 10:34, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Prodrummer619: Hi, and welcome. Please see ongoing Commons:Deletion requests/Files found with newsroom.consilium.europa.eu.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:19, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'll take that as a yes. Thank you. Prodrummer619 (talk) 13:42, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Prodrummer619: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:00, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Prodrummer619: That DR was closed and the files were deleted because the permission is not free enough for us. Please do not upload new files from there.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:08, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

localisation

Bonjour, Je viens de découvrir un peu par hasard Wikimap, et j'ai compris que ce site était alimenté par les photos postées sur Wikimédia, à condition que celles-ci incluent un lien vers la carte "open street map" (exemple : https://wikimap.toolforge.org/?wp=false&cluster=false&zoom=16&lat=048.669972&lon=-003.911217)

Comment faire pour ajouter ce lien sur mes photos déjà publiées, ou sur les prochaines ?

D'avance merci Scrapdemonik (talk) 11:47, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Scrapdemonik: Bonjour, Ma réponse sera incomplète puisque je n'utilise pas cette fonction. Mais les photos concernées comportent un lien d'information vers la page d'aide Commons:Géolocalisation, qui semble expliquer le fonctionnement. Il semble qu'il suffit de géolocaliser adéquatement les photos avec les coordonnées dans les paramètres du modèle «Location». Vous pouvez aussi poser votre question sur la page Commons:Bistro, où il se trouvera probablement des photographes francophones qui connaissent ce sujet. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:49, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Vous avez raison, je crois : j’ai vu mes propres photos affichées par cet outil, ayant seulement ajouté les coordonnées à la page fichier avec {{Location}}.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 20:44, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
merci pour votre réponse si rapide ! je vais faire un essai... Scrapdemonik (talk) 09:31, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Want to add an image to an article, is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, how to proceed?

Hello,

I would like to add an image to the Insignia (Xbox) article. Image here: [4]

According to the https://insignia.live/connect page it says "All screenshots and text (including the alt-text, and FAQ section) in this guide are licenced under CC BY-SA 4.0. Please give credit to "Insignia Team", and optionally link to this page." The above image is the last one on the page.

It has been a long time since I added any images to an article, especially one here at Commons. Can you please give me some guidance on how to go through the Upload Wizard with the license mentioned? I don't see the license as a choice (or I'm not looking hard enough.)

Thanks,

Urbanracer34 (talk) 18:09, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that part of this post was originally from English Wikipedia's Help Desk, where I asked it first. Urbanracer34 (talk) 18:57, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Urbanracer34: CC BY-SA 4.0 is actually our most common license on Commons, but I'm not familiar enough with the decision tree of the Upload Wizard to tell you exactly how best to go through it. I would suggest that you just do your best, then expect to edit anything that doesn't immediately come out right. You will definitely want to indicate https://insignia.live/connect as the source. The page is undated, so all you really can say about the date is the date you retrieved it (and you should probably make a remark to that effect). Feel free to circle back here once you've taken a shot at it, and I (or someone else) can review & fix anything you got wrong. - Jmabel ! talk 21:02, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Jmabel Thanks for the advice. I think I did it right. Can you please double check? File:InsigniaMOTDPage.png Thanks! Urbanracer34 (talk) 21:43, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Urbanracer34: I added a bit more on date & permission; you should probably have a look to see what I did for future reference.
    Also, it looks like someone has nominated this claiming it is a copyvio (of Microsoft's copyright, by Insignia). You will almost certainly want to participate in the relevant discussion. - Jmabel ! talk 23:54, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Arabic Wikipedia support team. I want to publish an article on your site, but it is being deleted. Why?

Hello, Arabic Wikipedia support team. I want to publish an article on your site, but it is being deleted. Why? Ahmedabdelazez381982 (talk) 21:33, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ahmedabdelazez381982: Hi, and welcome to Wikimedia Commons. You may reach the Arabic Wikipedia support team at this link. You tried to hijack ar:أحمد_عبد_العزيز_عمران. You added unnecessary bolding to ar:أحمد عبد العزيز (توضيح). You have a whole litany of transgressions logged here. Please stop the abuse.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:20, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pages that you might want to delete

I don't know the policy on deleting images of no value. These images were posted by one of my students. I see no reason to keep it on commons, but since they are not mine, I don't know whether I should request a speedy delete.--Guy vandegrift (talk) 02:35, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
[GALLERY OF DELETED IMAGES NOW REMOVED]

Guy vandegrift (talk) 02:35, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Yann (talk) 16:15, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did I do a merge request correctly?

As far as I'm aware these two templates are the exact same function and so should be merged. I think I may have done the merge request incorrectly though. PARAKANYAA (talk) 10:14, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like you did it fine. - Jmabel ! talk 01:11, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have uploaded pictures of my film. how can they be available to anyone accessing my page?

ilm. Susheel Bajomal Gajwani Filmmaker (talk) 15:11, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Like I said on your talk page, for commercial works like films and posters, a confirmation of the license is needed via COM:VRT. Be aware that the permission should allow any use for anyone for any purpose, including commercial one, i.e. anyone could sell your film without asking or paying you. Thanks, Yann (talk) 16:13, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Yann: nothing here grants rights to the film itself, just these stills. - Jmabel ! talk 01:17, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Susheel Bajomal Gajwani Filmmaker: you definitely need to do one of two things if you don't want these deleted. Either you can go through the COM:VRT process, as Yann suggests, or you can place these images on a website that is clearly officially connected with the film and indicate the CC-BY 4.0 license there, then edit the respective file mates on Commons to reference that as "source". I know this is inconvenient, but otherwise, you could be any person in the world claiming to be the filmmaker. - Jmabel ! talk 01:17, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
got it, thanks. Susheel Bajomal Gajwani Filmmaker (talk) 04:41, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

famous pictures

can I use a photo of an artist/public figure that has been photographed by a professional, and posted on Instagram, for example? Sweetened (talk) 17:24, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sweetened: No. You are not allowed to publish pictures by others without their permission. Yann (talk) 18:01, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Categories and diffusing

I'm not 100% sure if commons categories work differently than on Wikipedia, so sorry if I'm working off a wrong assumption, but "Category:Mug shots of people of the United States" is marked as needing to be diffused, however, several of the subcategories such as Category:Mug shots by California‎ and Category:Mug shots by New York‎, seem to me to not have 100% overlap? A mugshot can be taken by a state but not be of a citizen from it, so it would fit under one but not the other. Maybe I am overthinking this. What is the best way to diffuse this? PARAKANYAA (talk) 07:16, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PARAKANYAA: I think that the mug shots by state categories should not be under mug shots of people of the United States, because a state could take a mug shot of someone who's a citizen of another country. I have recategorized it. -- Auntof6 (talk) 07:48, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Auntof6 What's the best way to diffuse this then? By decade? PARAKANYAA (talk) 07:49, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@PARAKANYAA: Good question. You could diffuse by:
  • Decade, if you can identify the decade, but the decade probably isn't indicated for a lot of them (the date indicated in a lot of files is the date of upload, not the date the photo was taken)
  • Gender, but the vast majority seem to be for men, so you wouldn't get much reduction
  • Name, in the few cases where there are multiple mug shots of the same person
Maybe black-and-white mug shots would help, but you'd probably end up with a category that still had a lot in it.
That's all I can think of for now. Maybe someone else will have some ideas. -- Auntof6 (talk) 08:11, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you :) General decade isn't actually too hard to figure out if you know the case - usually PARAKANYAA (talk) 08:13, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please guide me how to upload my biography in Wikipedia

I have some issues with the uploading of biography file Vijaykutala (talk) 09:09, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Vijaykutala: You might want to ask on Wikipedia. This is Wikimedia Commons, a site for storing media files. -- Auntof6 (talk) 09:31, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Vijaykutala Not at all. While it is not forbidden to write your own biography on Wikipedia, it is strongly discouraged and can only be done successfully by people with a deep understanding of Wikipedia: If you need to ask this question, you don't have this deep understanding. Just wait, some one will write your biography (if you are notable by the notability criteria of wikipedia). But in the meantime you can edit wikipedia and learn how to edit wikipedia and gain the understanding needed to also write about people like yourself. And you can upload fotos here at commons. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 10:38, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Vijaykutala: do read en:Wikipedia:Autobiography. - Jmabel ! talk 20:29, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

PD

Is there a PD tag for UK? 20 upper 10:21, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@20 upper: Please see COM:UK#Copyright tags.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:08, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@20 upper: For many or probably most ordinary cases, the tag is the general tag PD-old-70 or PD-old-auto (or, depending on the case, another tag of the PD-old type such as those listed in the page PD-old/doc). Tags such as PD-old-70, PD-old-auto, etc., are usable for many countries that have similar copyright rules, including the UK, so for such ordinary cases there is not a duplicate template for each country. (There may be some subtleties about the use of those tags on UK works in particular cases, see Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United Kingdom#Ordinary copyright.) There are specific UK templates only for special cases, such as Crown copyright works or works by unknow authors, see Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United Kingdom#Copyright tags. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:27, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is this sufficient approval for a US Gov't image?

The Ellis Island Foundation (https:/www.www.statueofliberty.org) is part of the Nat'l Park Service. The US Gov't usually does not copyright their materials. The Foundation has a photograph of a Russian Volunteer Force (RVF) vessel that I would like to add to the RVF article. I was able to receive the following statement from the Foundation: "Hello again, The images of the passenger lists are not subject to copyright as they are documents produced by the US government for the purposes of immigration. Best, Donor Relations" Needless to say when dealing with the Federal Government it is virtually impossible to get the exact name of the person who inquiries should be referred to. Is the enough sufficient to allow the photo to be posted on Wikimedia? Thanks.Oldsilenus (talk) 14:59, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Oldsilenus: Is it about a photo of a boat or a photo of a list? If you asked them about a photo of a boat and they replied about a list of names, then no, their absence of reply about the photo is not sufficient approval. But that doesn't mean that the photo can't be in the public domain for some applicable reason, for example if there is evidence that it was taken by an employee of the federal government or that it was first published before 1929, etc. You're not telling much about it, so it's difficult to give a precise answer. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:26, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The Nat'l Park Service Published the Photo as part of a passenger list. The exact date of the photo is not given., but the ship itself was scrapped long before 1929. The Park Service does not specify who actually took the photo. The Park Service was selling copies, but no longer does so. I am aware of your problem in answering this, but this is all the information that is available. Oldsilenus (talk) 21:17, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is the photo anywhere online where someone can get a better sense of what you are talking about? - Jmabel ! talk 23:36, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wondering whether or not the license is okay

Hey there! I was just wondering if it would be alright if I were to upload this image of the current Bosnian foreign minister. I've seen some images from the European Council's page uploaded to Commons, but I'm not so confident that their licenses are okay, unlike the images from the EU Commission's page which are perfectly fine to freely redistribute. Thank you to anyone for taking their time for this in advance! :) -- Bakir123 (talk) 19:58, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bakir123: Hi, You can see #European Council, a few sections above on this page. It's probably better to wait until the related deletion discussion is decided. -- Asclepias (talk) 21:04, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Видалення фотографій із статті Небор Андрій Ігорович

Добрий день. Я створила статтю про військового "Небор Андрій Ігорович", а хтось вилучив з неї усі фотографії. Дозвіл на публікацію фото мені надала дружина військового Людмила Небор. Чому видалали фотографії? Людмила Нестерук (talk) 22:04, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Людмила Нестерук: I'm guessing this is about uk:Небор Андрій Ігорович (please link to what you are talking about) and possibly about deleted files File:Портрет на Алеї слави.jpg, File:Сім'я Неборів 01.jpg, File:Пам'ятник Андрію Небору.jpg, and File:Фото Андрія Небора.jpg. It looks like none of these indicated either a PD tag or a license, and any file on Commons needs one or the other to explain why it is either in the public domain or free-licensed. You were notified of the problem with each of these files on your user talk page and did not respond, nor in any way remedy the matter, so they were deleted. The files look like probable copyright violations, in any case: you can't just take someone else's photo, or a photo of someone else's photo, and publish it, so I doubt this can be remedied unless you actually can get a license from the person who took the pictures of Igorovich. - Jmabel ! talk 23:49, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am losing my mind with these SVG templates. Someone please help.

Rant: As someone who has been editing here for 20 years and who makes SVG by hand, I am up the wall with templates like {{Valid SVG}}. Silly me, but I think that inserting {{Valid SVG}} on a file would mark it as having valid SVG. Instead, it says invalid SVG. ...what? And so I figured surely the documentation will tell me that I just have to insert something like {{Valid SVG|valid=yes}} or {{Valid SVG|1=on}} or something else intelligible or otherwise intuitive. Nope. Which parameter makes it say "valid"? If you thought that adding 1=o would make it turn to "valid", you would be like me and you would be wrong. If you thought the usage documentation would help, you would be wrong. If you were also like me and thought you could just find some transclusion of the template and reverse engineer it, then good luck. It seems like virtually all instances of this template are just transclusions from {{Igen}} which is by far the most arcane template I have ever seen. It seems like there's some kind of embargo on using letters, so you end up with weirdly truncated and unintelligible instances like {{Igen|I|+|%r|s=d}} or {{Igen|A|+|\+|s=l}} or {{Igen|T|+|°|s=oc}}. Most confusing of all: if you insert {{Igen}} you get a tag saying that the code is valid! And it just assumes that you used Inkscape for some reason?!?!

Take-away: Is there some rational reason why inserting {{Valid SVG}} doesn't just say "this is valid SVG", which is what anyone on the face of the Earth would naturally assume instead of saying the exact opposite and making someone use a completely different template to say what this template's name literally is??? —Justin (koavf)TCM 05:15, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @Sarang as mentioned on Template:Image generation/doc.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 05:50, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging a deceased user will probably not be successful. -- Asclepias (talk) 05:54, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Asclepias: Sorry. RIP, Sarang.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 05:58, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at the last edit of the template, the default display was changed when the template was deprecated in March 2023 and the old default display can be obtained by adding the parameter |c=y. But I guess the deprecation means that the template is not supposed to be used. -- Asclepias (talk) 05:54, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
c=y??? Why?! I go to the page and Ctrl+F and can't find "c=y" anywhere. Yeesh. It's just super-occult for seemingly no reason. :/ —Justin (koavf)TCM 05:58, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe for "checked=yes"? If the template is deprecated, there was probably no point to make too obvious how to bypass the new default. -- Asclepias (talk) 06:12, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I guess. Is there some law that templates cannot have more than seven characters or something? Why are these so obscure and bizarre? Does any other template work like this one? —Justin (koavf)TCM 07:50, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Как изменить фото?

Приветствую вас! Пожалуйста, научите менять фото. Например, у певца Falco. Ольга Ефа (talk) 08:50, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Within Commons (the site on which you are asking this), normally once a photo is uploaded, there is no reason to change it.
Or are you talking about changing the photo used in an article on some other site? That will vary depending on how the photo got into the article. Typically, it's just a matter of editing (substituting the name of one file for another in the wikitext), but (for example) if it's in an Infobox, it may be drawing from Wikidata. In theory, you can change the photo for an item on Wikidata, though usually this is not a good idea, because it can affect dozens of articles and pages, not just the one you mean to affect.
If you can ask a more specific question, and indicate the page and image you are talking about, someone can give you a more specific answer. - Jmabel ! talk 22:31, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Corn Palace

Can someone explain why File:Corn Palace (3518465979).jpg is on Commons, but en:File:CornPalace.jpg is fair use? Kk.urban (talk) 20:05, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Where do you see fair use? That image is on enwiki only because the GNU license is no longer accepted on Commons. Ruslik (talk) 20:17, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Because it meets these three criteria: Commons:Licensing#GNU_Free_Documentation_LicenseJustin (koavf)TCM 20:19, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Koavf@Ruslik0 Ok, so it's because the user who uploaded the second one to enwiki specifically licensed it that way, instead of using the default license? Kk.urban (talk) 05:46, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would say exactly that except the "standard license" part, yes. —Justin (koavf)TCM 05:47, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Picture I submitted has gone

I submitted two pictures a few days ago, one, nude man with erect penis and one with flaccid penis, the flaccid picture has disappeared and I do not understand why. It was a classic pose, in fact it was a photograph of me posing for an art class. I’ve looked through your page of nudes with flaccid and mine would have been the only classic art pose, in fact I noticed that one picture of a man with a waist band cock string was included three times and at least one picture of an erect penis so I see no reason my offering could not have replaced one of these.

xyz666xyz Xyz666xyz (talk) 08:34, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Nude man with erect penis.jpgJustin (koavf)TCM 08:41, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
is that supposed to be an answer? I followed the link which was about my picture with erection which was still published even after the objections, when I saw my post I assumed the objections had been dismissed. I’ve read the comments of the objectors and if you feel my submissions are not good enough I accept your opinion and please remove them and my membership too. Xyz666xyz (talk) 09:07, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That was an answer, yes. If you want to upload garbage-quality borderline pornography, then it will be deleted. If you keep on doing it, you'll be blocked eventually. —Justin (koavf)TCM 09:28, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Borderline pornography? You have a page heading “ nude men with erect penis” and that is what I sent you and you have published several dozen similar images. Please feel free to delete my image and cancel my membership. Xyz666xyz (talk) 09:49, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Do be careful what portion of your anatomy the door hits on the way out. - Jmabel ! talk 19:14, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
COM:PENIS refers. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:17, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Definition of "Fake SVG"

Hello. I saw the definition of fake SVG is something like "a SVG that does not contain any vector image and only contains one or more images", but that's confused me. I agree that a SVG is fake if it only contains a raster, but i think SVG's those containing more than one raster images must be considered as "SVG's with rasters" and not "Fake SVG's" because making a SVG with no vector image and more than one raster image can give the same quality with smaller file size. For example, if one part of the image can be compressed with a very low quality setting without decrasing visual quality but another part needs to be uncompressed but these images must be look side by side, making two images and then putting them on a SVG can give the same quality with a smaller filesize. I know i must go the to village pump if i want to propose something, but i'm currently only trying to understand the reason. RuzDD (talk) 12:19, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am not one of the most active SVG editors here, so I may be corrected by someone else, but from my perspective, a "fake SVG" is when someone just inserts a raster image into the SVG document and doesn't even bother vectorizing which elements could in principle be vectorized. There certainly are legitimate reasons to embed raster graphics in a vector image, but there are not good reasons to slap a PNG wholesale into an SVG file, add nothing, and call it a day. —Justin (koavf)TCM 12:26, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Justin I agree that, but i mean Template:Fake SVG says they will be fake SVG if the user combines more than one raster in a SVG; and while putting only one image to a SVG is unnecessary without a specific reason, putting more than one images to a SVG can create the same quality with smaller filesize and that's a good thing. RuzDD (talk) 13:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For example, this image can be too smaller for the same quality if it's uploaded in SVG with two images. RuzDD (talk) 13:54, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@RuzDD File:Gammarayburst-GRB990123.webp is 351 KB. Do you think you can create a smaller SVG? C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 17:47, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ratio of the right side is approximately 1:5. If i just downgrade the right part, it will be 210KB (it can be very much smaller for some files). Base64'ing multiplies the size with 1.33 so it will be 280KB. I agree this image is not a very good example but assume this image has 10 sub-images these are showing smaller and smaller parts (most of these images are made for size comparison). With this way, an image like this can be at 465KB instead of 1755KB. And, if i make the image "stepping", it can be 233KB instead of 1755KB. That's just for 1:2 ratio, so this efficiency can be huge for some files. Also, this way allows users to put different file formats together. For example, i can put different file formats or different qualities side by side to show the differences and this way i also can scale the images (for example File:Felis_silvestris_silvestris_small_gradual_decrease_of_quality.png, File:Visual_impact_of_a_jpeg_compression_on_Photoshop.jpg, and File:Comparison_of_JPEG_and_PNG.png). If i make this with only one big lossless image, filesize will be much higher. This can be another usage of this technique to give the same quality with too smaller filesize (and users can verify these formats are really these formats). RuzDD (talk) 18:25, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@RuzDD: Again, as you've been told many times, extreme minimization of file sizes is not particularly a goal here. We'd much rather have "clean" files than tiny ones. - Jmabel ! talk 19:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Minimizing the filesize is not the only advantage but anyway, seems like there's no need to verify images like File:Visual_impact_of_a_jpeg_compression_on_Photoshop.jpg. RuzDD (talk) 20:54, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Updating Wikipedia page

Hi! I am a moderator at Musixmatch and wanted to update the logo on the Wikipedia page, but I did not create the logo. Am I still free to do so? Thanks! 2b-bear (talk) 13:34, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If the logo is either uncopyrightable (because it's too simple) or free-licensed, then yes. Otherwise, no.
Assuming we are talking about File:Musixmatch-logo-panoramic-Brand.png, it is probably too simple to copyright in the U.S., but standards vary from country to country. You don't say what country the company is based in.
Also, just FYI, since you are apparently editing en-wiki on a topic with which you have a close connection, make sure you have read (and conformed with) en:WP:COI. If you've already done so, great, I just don't want you to accidentally get in trouble. - Jmabel ! talk 19:19, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sex wet daddy

I want more sex exsposed vids for me to enjoy SexyGirl11 (talk) 17:38, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Commons:Nudity and Commons:What_Commons_is_not#Wikimedia_Commons_is_not_an_amateur_porn_site clearly says Commons is not for this. Commons is not censored, but we can allow media only if they are educationally useful and filling a gap in our collection. This rule applies to all kinds of media in here. RuzDD (talk) 17:53, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would say "Don't feed the trolls". Yann (talk) 17:57, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
According to wikipedia:Wikipedia:You may need to feed the trolls i wanted to give a chance. Thanks. RuzDD (talk) 18:01, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is this photo of a recent model a breach of copyright?

Vasas hull profile

Is this a breach of copyright? It is a photo of a modern model. So I am wondering if this breaches the copyright of the maker of the model. I am hoping that it does not, as images like this are in short supply. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 17:51, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above was originally raised as a question on [2] and referred here. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 19:19, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Could be problematic if the model is considered to have enough originality to be copyrightable. You might be able to get permission from the holder of the copyright. - Jmabel ! talk 19:21, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The model is on—presumably permanent—display in a museum in Sweden. Refer to Com:Sweden. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:36, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As far as I am aware, this model is inside the museum as part of the permanent display. The existence of donated images, per [3] makes me wonder if a photo of a modern model has a copyright problem. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 21:25, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Originality of model: since this model is the result of a massive archaeological investigation, a great deal of interpretation and measuring, I doubt that those who produced it would see it as anything other than original work. The same people have published pictures in books and academic papers that convey the same information as the model and those pictures are certainly copyrighted. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 22:57, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The photo is mine and I'm the primary author of the article about Vasa. I used to work at the museum and I know that they are very much aware of how these photos are used. Not going to comment on the specific legal issues involved, but it's worth noting that the museum has never raised any concerns or objections to any of this. It's not an argument per se to keep an image, but it might be more constructive to simply ask them about it.
From a more general perspective, Commons needs to get it's act together regarding the copyright status of models on display in public museums and the likes. There has to be clear and reasonably simple guidelines for these cases and they need to be applied consistently. It's not reasonable to try to figure this out for each individual photo of each individual scale model of... whatever.
Peter Isotalo 09:29, 17 February 2024 (UTC)::"[reply]
@Peter Isotalo:
  1. quoting from Commons:Project scope/Precautionary principle, '…arguments that amount to "we can get away with it", such as the following, are against Commons' aims" and, as an example, 'The copyright owner will not mind/should be pleased that we have disseminated their work.'
  2. There is no general answer to the copyright question, because it varies greatly from country to country; also, oddly, the more accurate a model, the less likely it is to be copyrightable, because it is simply a skillful reproduction rather than a creative work. The rules can't be made simple, any more than for any other sort of work. Copyright is inherently complicated.
  3. If you used to work at the museum, you are probably in a better position than anyone else here to obtain permission. - Jmabel ! talk 18:46, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I worked there part time over 10 years ago for extra cash as a student, not because I'm a museum person. I don't have any special contacts. They're run government agency and are available for anyone to contact, including in English.
And I'm not the one bringing up this up as a copyright issue. Just trying to provide some context. Peter Isotalo 22:55, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Do we know who negotiated the donation of images by the museum (for example File:Block - Vasamuseet - 03741.jpg)? Surely that is the best route into gaining permission for an additional image. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 08:50, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's from DigitaltMuseum. Peter Isotalo 21:08, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
But the set of free-to-use images on the Digital Museum is a larger number than those identified here as a "donation". That is what makes me think that someone specifically arranged use of a smaller group of photos. Or perhaps a broad-brush term was used in the identifier here. Someone within Commons should know. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 22:28, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The block photo wasn't "donated" but taken directly from DigitaltMuseum as far as I can tell.
DigitaltMuseum is a collaboration directly with various museums, including the Vasa Museum who have provided the metadata and chosen licenses themselves.
I'm figuring that they've thought through their position on the copyright of the models they've commissioned through their uploads to DigitaltMuseum. Here's one of the model in question. [4] Peter Isotalo 07:51, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Glitch with paragraph break

Hello, I created a template at template:Monohedral quadrilateral tiling series description to use as a general description for multiple files. As you can see, it has two paragraphs, with a break between. However, when I actually deploy the template in an image description field, such as at File:Monohedral quadrilateral tiling 6, 2, 1(M), T4 (1).png, the paragraph break disappears. Anybody got any idea why? I did the apparently identical thing with another template, and the paragraph breaks show up fine, see e.g. File:Monohedral pentagonal tiling 4, 1, 1(M), T100 (1).png. Tai Ling (talk) 22:17, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did a quick HTML hack, but yes, that is very weird. —Justin (koavf)TCM 22:40, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK, well, the "hack" seems to work anyway, so thanks for that. Tai Ling (talk) 14:06, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please do add appropriate categories or at the very least {{Uncategorized}} if you make future templates. —Justin (koavf)TCM 22:41, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As I understand it, categories are to help people find content, but there seems no reason for anyone to want to look at these templates separate from finding the files where they are used, which are themselves correctly categorised. But if the templates do need categorisation, what category should I use? These are file descriptions that are used across multiple files, created in order to avoid having to edit numerous descriptions individually in the event of any changes. Is there any category for that? Tai Ling (talk) 14:16, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Tai Ling: Category:Image description templates. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:01, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Tai Ling (talk) 20:04, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

unable to upload

Hi Wiki loves Vizag 2024 page says "not active now" Is there some issue? Drashokk (talk) 06:51, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To me it looks quite active. Problem solved? Paradise Chronicle (talk) 08:05, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Having issues with my recently uploaded image

can anyone check this up? I'm having trouble settings up the licence for the image File:Miss_Universe_Philippines_Logo.svg ItsAxld (talk) 08:36, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ItsAxld: You can't determine what licence applies to this image unless it is very clearly stated on the site you found it and even then, this is obviously the logo of the organisation. The organisation, or their designer, own the copyright and we would need their written permission releasing the image under a free licence we accept in order to keep the image. As a piece of advise, generally most images you find on the internet are not freely licenced so caution is required before trying to upload such images because you uploading and volunteer editors patrolling such image and then deleting them or nominating them for deletion just causes more work and frustration all around. We are happy to help so if you think an image might be useful, it's a good idea to ask here or on the copyright talk pages before uploading. Good luck. Ww2censor (talk) 12:27, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How come the photos I uploaded seem to have violate copyright? It is indeed part of an official document issued by Polish Institue?

Hi guys, I am quite confused and need some tutorial now. So, I uploaded two photos from Polish Institue this post https://instytutpolski.pl/beijing/pl/2019/11/15/li-yundi-laureatem-zlotego-medalu-zasluzony-kulturze-gloria-artis/. Since it is an official document issued by Polish government, I have them licensed under Polish "official documents, materials, signs and symbols", while now they are speedy deleted, under the reason apparently not "official documents, materials, signs and symbols. May someone lecture me on this matter, thanks EleniXDD (talk) 11:11, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your source states: fot. ARP W PEKINIE / IP. Does that relate to the photos on the page? You seem to be referring to Template:PD-Polishsymbol, I have no idea if that applies here. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:52, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
that's Polish Institute in Beijing:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Institute, https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/polish-institutes. According to that copyright law, official documents, materials, logos and symbols is considered public domain. And this one is obviously official document by Polish gvt, if not official material.
I still hv no idea why it is deleted, and the one nominated for the deletion cannot explain well to me. EleniXDD (talk) 13:05, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Túrelio any comments? We seem to be talking about pics like [5]. Page does say "2024 © Instytut Polski w Pekinie". Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:13, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

format wideo

w jakim formacie można dodawać filmiki. mp4 nie można. KristofOSer (talk) 14:00, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

eMail

I changed my email over a year ago. Your system has a record of my new email, but you are still sending messages to my old email address. I have never received any message on my new updat6ed address. I rarely look at my old email, hence there are many unread messages on there from you (Jimmy) about continuing to donate, but I don’t see them because I no longer use it. How do I ensure only me new email is used? Arj000 (talk) 16:18, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Arj000: Hi, Donations to Wikimedia are managed by the Wikimedia Foundation. You can find the relevant information at:
wmf:Donor privacy policy#Accessing Your Donor Information
-- Asclepias (talk) 16:58, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
thank you - I'll try that Arj000 (talk) 17:19, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Account Deletion - Mohsen Khajeh 1995

Hello Wikimedia Support, I am writing to request the deletion of my Wikimedia account with the username "Mohsen Khajeh 1995." Could you please help me in deleting this account? Additionally, here is the link to the images associated with my account:https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=mohsen+khajeh&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image Mohsen Khajeh 1995 (talk) 22:35, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You have the option to have your account renamed. You can also request to have your account blocked, so that it can no longer be used for edits. You can also change your password to something random, so that you cannot log in anymore. You can also make a notice on your user page that the account is retired. But the account cannot be deleted. You have uploaded three files and if your account was deleted it would no longer be possible to attribute your uploads. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 23:38, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mohsen Khajeh 1995: it looks like all of your uploads are unused personal photos, so those can be deleted if you like, but basically we don't delete accounts on Commons (nor, as far as I know, does any WMF project). - Jmabel ! talk 07:24, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
All accounts are SUL-acounts, therefore the deletion on one project would make no sense (and even if it was done: the account would auto-recreate once the user visits the project in question while logged in to the SUL account). C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 09:49, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
User:Mahesh tagged them for speedy-deletion as unused personal photos and I deleted them as such. DMacks (talk) 10:13, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How to include code used to generate a plot

I have uploaded the picture shown here, which could be potentially be used on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIE_1931_color_space . I would like to also publish the R script used to generate the picture, alongside the plot itself. What is the best way to do this?

CIE 1931 RGB colour matching functions

Jochen (talk) 15:19, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The template {{Image generation}} was built for this, but usually I've seen the source code included in the description or in an extra box after the info box. --rimshottalk 16:47, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! I managed to include the code using the template. Jochen (talk) 18:01, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I upload photos with the written consent of the author to publish it under CC BY 4.0 even though it has originally been posted online under another license?

I'm sure this question is stupid because either the answer is completely obvious or this question is already answered on the many pages on here that should help people to know everything about licenses. But still, I am not quite sure as I don't have much experience and I would really appreciate to get an answer to my exact question from another person.

Sorry for having to ask that question but thank you in advance. -- Crazycracker44 (talk) 20:39, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Crazycracker44: Which license is it published under online? If it's not a free license, you would need the author to contact COM:VRT confirming that they are licensing the previously published photograph under a free license. Abzeronow (talk) 20:42, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Erroneous image attribution across a large range of species articles

File:The birds of America (Pl. 215) Agelaius assimilis (cropped).jpg is an extract from Birds of America by John James Audubon. Audubon depicts a bird that is most probably what is now called Agelaius phoeniceus gubernator, Audubon calling it Agelaius gubernator. Because of a similarity in appearance to the very localized red-shouldered blackbird Agelaius assimilis of Cuba, and Audubon's muddled description, the image has been tagged as a depiction of the Cuban bird. It isn't, the females are entirely black. In expanding the enwiki article [6] I figured this out and removed it, but the image is in wide use across many languages, and I hesitate to do more than correct the description on Commons and categorization. See [7] and subsequent pages for the referenced text and description. I think the image has been misapplied on a large scale, in good faith. Any suggestions on what to do with its naming and usage? There is an alternate image, which is at least correct as far as I can tell,File:Agelaius assimilis 104127030.jpg. I've removed the Audubon image from the Wikidata entry, which has reduced the erroneous inclusions a good bit. Acroterion (talk) 01:43, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question about maps

Hi, I have created some maps some time ago using a template. Now I got nomination for deletion of these maps. How should I change the license? Please provide with a step-by-step instruction. What should I include, for example, here? Information

|description=

English: Share of Ukrainians in Iamalo-Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug municipalities, 2002

|date=2023-02-04 |source=Own work |author=Andrijko Z. |permission= |other versions= Thank you! Andrijko Z. (talk) 02:23, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Andrijko Z.: Where did you get the underlying map images / outlines? @Quick1984: FYI.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:28, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Here is the template: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Subdivisions_of_Russia.svg Andrijko Z. (talk) 02:30, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Andrijko Z.: Thanks. So instead of "Own work" you should write "Own work based on File:Subdivisions of Russia.svg". @Quick1984: Are you willing to revert your tagging?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:36, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I got it. Thanks. I will correct the files appropriately. Andrijko Z. (talk) 02:37, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I made necessary corrections. Hope all is fine now. If not, please let me know what other changes I should apply. Thanks. Andrijko Z. (talk) 02:53, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Now reverted. --Quick1984 (talk) 04:36, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading an Image of an Internet Personality

I'm adding some details to a wikipedia page for Little Z, currently referencing and trying to pass for recognisability, stuff like that. But I was wondering how I could find a photo of him without it being a restricted image, because reasons of copyright, etc. If you have a good image of him that can be put on wikipedia, or know how I can get an image of Little Z, please let me know! Thank you. Mayor Orangutan (talk) 03:11, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is about en:Draft:Little Z. Note: that contribution has so far been declined for lack of sufficient demonstration of notability (third-party sources writing substantively about the subject). Even what is indicated there as his YoutTube channel gives a 404.
Probably you won't get anyone interested in actively helping you track down an image until you can demonstrate notability.
Probably the easiest thing to do (if indeed his YouTube channel is accessible somewhere) is to ask him to license a still of himself from one of his videos. He can either place it on a public-facing page of his own social media with a clear statement of the license, or can go through the VRT process to grant permission via email. - Jmabel ! talk 07:27, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]