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I have completed and downloaded images for our historic building. Will these images need approved before they can be viewed for our property before they are posted? And is there a contact telephone number to call for assistance? Thank you Michelle Lewis Guckercoalco (talk) 21:36, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Guckercoalco: you can see your images in Special:ListFiles/Guckercoalco. However you have claimed these images as your own work but these are mostly COM:Derivative works, photographs-of-photographs. One of your pictures is a photo of computer monitor showing a Flickr picture. We would need to know the original author(s) to keep these. MKFI (talk) 08:16, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am the original author of this photo;
I took the photo and the image in the picture are signs I had made for our family property. is this the information needed? thank you Guckercoalco (talk) 18:15, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Guckercoalco: Surely you are not the original author of all of your uploads, e.g. File:Photo taken at Coal office, Frank with grandson Fred and David Gucker later 1940’s.jpg. Or are you actually saying you are in you 90s and took it as a child? If so, say so, but I've been on Commons a long time, and at 70 I'm one of the older active contributors here. My own earliest "own work" here is from 1966, and over the last two decades I've encountered a couple of other users with legitimate "own work" as old as the early 1950s (though some of those users are now no longer alive), but I cannot recall encountering any with work from the 1940s.
As for File:2003- reproduction of the original signs for the Gucker coal Company.jpg: it's probably OK (though the screen stuff should probably be cropped out). The sign on the left is too simple to copyright, and for the one on the right the original is presumably from before 1978 and published without notice, so it would have lost copyright. But all of that needs to be stated on the file page. - Jmabel ! talk 19:08, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
hi, Jmabel, thanks for replying!!! not 90 years young but getting there!!!!!
40's photo are my personnel family photo. are you says I have to be the original photographer to post online? the original photographer would have been my grandmother.
in reference to the signs. I designed, made and took the picture of the
signs. Do I need to state that in the post? Do you think it still is an issue. your expertise would greatly appreciated. thank you Guckercoalco (talk) 19:56, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Guckercoalco:
  • You don't have to reanimate your grandmother, but you do need to credit her as the photographer, and give the source as something like "family album". This is not "own work". Also, you should get the date as accurate as you can, even if that is just something like {{other date|between|1942|1949}} or {{other date|decade|1940}}, which show respectively as "between 1942 and 1949
    date QS:P,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1949-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
    " and "1940s
    date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
    " (and which are internationalized for viewers in other languages). Also, similarly, the license should not be {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}}. It should be something like {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs|attribution=HOWEVER YOU WANT THIS ATTRIBUTED}}.
  • Yes, it is important to say that (probably in the "permission" section of {{Information}}) that the sign is your own design, if that is the case. If it were someone else's design it would be a copyright issue, and unless you state it explicitly it is not obvious it is your own.
- Jmabel ! talk 04:50, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
And, since most work from the 1940s is still copyrighted, probably will need licenses from the heirs who hold the copyrights. - Jmabel ! talk 19:57, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am the heir. does this address your comment or do I need to make further applications? thanks for you assistance. Guckercoalco (talk) 16:23, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Another serious problem with that photo-of-Flickr is that the photographer marked it as "all rights reserved". DS (talk) 23:57, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@DragonflySixtyseven: That is a serious problem. The file on Flickr has been so marked since upload July 29, 2010 at 12:27:33 AM EDT.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:22, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think what happened is, Guckercoalco owns the rights to the Gucker logo (as the heir), and therefore assumed that they own the rights to all photos of signs with the Gucker logo on them. Which is an understandable error, but an error nonetheless. DS (talk) 14:29, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
hello, might we discuss your reply as I am new at this and need further assistance. thank you Guckercoalco (talk) 18:05, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Guckercoalco: by the way, I see that you have a business name on your account. Please see Commons:Username policy. You will need to verify this account (as explained on that page) or it will almost certainly be blocked. - Jmabel ! talk 20:03, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I verified the account via an email I received. Is there something else needed completed? thank you Guckercoalco (talk) 16:24, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Guckercoalco: That doesn't sound right. Verifying an account is normally something you would initiate, not something where you are responding. Did you read the description of account verification at Commons:Username policy? Is this something you already did? I don't see any evidence of it having been, though I guess it could still be in process. Jmabel ! talk 03:55, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I did initiate and the email received was in reference to verification of account. thank you Guckercoalco (talk) 21:09, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
does my reply address your concern for my account? any help is appreciated. thank you Guckercoalco (talk) 18:09, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

COM:ADVERT

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Moved from Commons:Village pump/Technical#COM:ADVERT

How to mass rename/move (files)/delete (redirects, where files are already've been renamed) for IP ~400 objects at least changing obvious email (that is COM:ADVERT) "Media.Krysiak@gmail.com" to "Klub Lewicy" (according to flickr account name it uploaded from) as it's too hard to template it one by one, you know.

Also - how is possible something like deleting a revision comment meant here and here? 203.57.51.188 16:39, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First part is solved (still one by one), but still no answer for the second one. 201.150.118.26 15:23, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Are you talking about deleting revs like [1]? Yes, technically an admin can hide those. I personally am not convinced that hiding them would be a good thing. - Jmabel ! talk 20:00, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel No, there is no need to hide comments on intermediate revisions, what is meant there is to hide it only on the original (first) or any other later revision where the file was uploaded and which, for this reason, is permanently displayed in the table of the "file history" section of the file main page, which is what causes the dissonance due to the requirements of COM:ADVERT, because still being massively (if there's many similar ones exists from same uploader) displaying the advertising both on such file pages and in external search engines' result that display its readable content.
Of course, only if there is a violation in such a comment on the file load.
As for the hiding of earlier images in the history - in this revision example an image was uploaded containing, as only useful, advertising posters with full contact information of two companies belonging to one individual, which is difficult to perceive as anything other than COM:ADVERT, but that was recommended to just blur, which, however, was not done ever, but no way to delete, since the image is ostensibly an example of local architecture. And, based on the expressed doubts about the admissibility of the file (in fact, the nomination for deletion is), if and when the recommendation to blur advertising posters is at least followed by someone, who will create such a new image and upload it as new revision of current file, it is logical, in order not to violate COM:ADVERT, to hide from the history the original image containing full contact information, leaving only the blurred one. Although, considering that over 6 years no one has blurred this data, the file is quite subject to a new nomination for deletion for the same reason, since the violation still remains.
The question here is - how exactly to do both (request to hide the comment on the file upload) and the other (request to hide an earlier upload from the file history)? What templates can be used for this or where to create such a request? 4.242.91.54 19:30, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think you are making a mountain out of a molehill. If someone else thinks this matters, they can take over responding. - Jmabel ! talk 20:38, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Probably, but the problem does exist, at least off the top of my head, in ~1700 files ([2], [3], [4]...).
not to mention file pages containing emails in other places (17830+14930+383562+?) - however bots can help here exactly.
So are there tools for hiding revision comments (any service pages/templates)? Or do I just have to ask the administrators manually in each individual case? 4.242.91.54 23:11, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello IP. Then just start with your renaming suggestions again. They won't get a new name on their own. Greetings זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 00:11, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Ziv! ;)
I already used to (and I will later) suggest renames (there's about 200 more to rename at all with that exact reason) via existing template, but that's not the case here, as renaming i.e. done by you does not affect initial upload revision comment so there's one more step is needed to affect it I search how to the best. What I mean is something about 'deleting' (hiding from public) edit comment meant here, however there's no specific template exists "In order to avoid the Streisand effect". Specific ones exists for quite 'rude' actions - like various reasons to delete uploaded image - only, but no any for 'much softer' actions like just 'decommenting' it. And someone really use suggestions meant there (may be used in all cases where regular deletions are permitted) that usually means long term deletion request, that look ridiculous when there's ~1700 cases of just deleting the revision comment and not uploaded with that revision image itself. So then question is - what is the simplest way to request such partial revdel (for comment only) when there's no even specific template exists avoiding deletion request each time it needed. 4.242.91.54 01:44, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Everyone here agrees with the filename changes, including the deletion of redirects if they can't be suppressed. However, I honestly can't answer whether it's really necessary to delete the version history for this reason. Very few users even look at it or are even interested in it. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 02:22, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello. I received photo from owner/initial photographer with copyright, she gave me permission to use it in Wiki commons and after I upload it she will send her permission to VRT (she didn't have Wiki account and she don't want to make it bcs it is too comolicated but she didn't mind to share this photo with public).

  • Did she need also send original with metadata?
  • Also is it okay to upload photo with her copyright or I need to crop it out?
  • Do I need to ask her where she first uploaded this photo and put link in description?
  • Do I need fix something on photo description? Илона И (talk) 00:06, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Convenience link (please use internal links, which work correctly both on PCs and on mobile devices): File:Kim Seon Ho at Weverse live in 2024.jpg. - Jmabel ! talk 02:47, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You are asking several separate questions here. I've taken the liberty of reformatting so they do not run into one another. - Jmabel ! talk 02:49, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I take it that the original photographer is "TUKKATA MICKIE" and that is how she wants to be attributed. I've edited accordingly, but please fix if that is wrong.
  • You had the "permission pending" tag on there twice. I've fixed that and put that in a more appropriate place.
  • Given that EXIF metadata appears to have been stripped from the version you uploaded, and other photos from this session are on line, yes, she should definitely provide that to VRT to show she was the photographer.
  • Not sure what you mean about cropping out a copyright. A copyright is an abstraction. Are you talking about some sort of watermark? I don't see any on the uploaded photo.
  • If this precise photo is already online, the earliest upload should ideally be listed as the source. Otherwise, the source is simply that she provided you the file.
  • Description seems fine. A category related to where the photo was taken would be good.
  • More important than any of this: you have not indicated what license is forthcoming, just that the permission is pending. {{Permission pending}} is not a substitute for a license tag, it is a supplement to a license tag.
Jmabel ! talk 03:04, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging @Илона И. - Jmabel ! talk 03:05, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Jmabel thank you for info
•There was watermark at photo but I thought it can't be shown so I cropped it out, I asked just in case if it is okay to upload photos with watermark of photographer name at Wiki Commons with photographer permission.
•It first was upload at her Instagram, so I put link to this post now just in case.
•I send her generated letter text that she need to send to VRT team her license stated as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. I added license like this at License's photo category or I did it wrongly? Илона И (talk) 03:33, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Илона И: Much progress here, but the photo you linked on Instagram seems to be a different photo, possibly from that session. Also: just as well to crop out the watermark. Watermarks are allowed, but not encouraged; see Template:Watermark.
Other than that, we seem to be on track. - Jmabel ! talk 03:38, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel thank you for tip, I will put the right link to right photo in her karousel of photos.
I also asked her to send with permission letter initial photo. Илона И (talk) 04:07, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Илона И: I'm sure that if she sends the email, we will get this sorted out. Sorry it was so late in the process that anyone aimed you at Commons:Uploading works by a third party, the document that would have guided you through most of this. FWIW, in the time since that's been written, we have occasion here on help desk to aim several users at that every day. Not sure what we could do to make it more prominently visible.
You certainly should not have been reported to an Administrators' noticeboard, and I hope you noticed that once it was in the hands of the admins there, everyone tried to help you rather than presume you were doing anything wrong for any reason other than confusion. I'm sorry if this put you off of Commons. You were clearly trying to do things right, and you are welcome here. - Jmabel ! talk 04:16, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel thank you again for kindness.
Actually right now I don't know what to do. So situation like this. I am in fan group of Kim Seon Ho and when I mentioned that I worked a little bit with Wikipedia they asked me to change his profile photo (current one really not it). So after this was all this bruhahaha with copyright infrigment from my ignorant side but after this one of the fans said that they knew fan with good pictures, I asked them twice if she took it by herself and pressed that it need to be her own photo, taken by herself, they answered Yes. So I contacted her and she gave me her permission. I upload it and instructed her how to answer to VRT and give permission for Use. But after your side asker her for original she said to me that it was capture from Welive so she didn't have original ㅠㅠ.
IDK if it was misscommunication or lost in translation but I asked her before if she took it by herself and in person ㅠㅠ. So now I again need to put this pic for deletion? I am so sorry for all this commotion... Илона И (talk) 04:40, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Илона И: I'm afraid so. As I wrote in that piece I linked, "Unfortunately, adding third-party work to Commons is one of the trickiest things a user can do here: it raises every issue that might come up in uploading your own work, plus a slew of additional issues." But now that you pretty much understand the process, please do try to track down someone who can and will legitimately give you permission for a good photo they took. - Jmabel ! talk 06:23, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel Yep, I will try my best, for now we will use photos that I uploaded from The Tyrant's press. Thank you for your kindness, I really appreciate it. Have a nice day! Илона И (talk) 16:58, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Source of derivative work is not properly indicated

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Recently I've uploaded pictures of two devices I own and took myself:
File:Samsung Galaxy Spica - Front.jpg
File:Samsung Avila (Snow White) - Front.jpg
These files were marked as derivative works, and I'd like to ask why? I believe this might be about the wallpapers, in which case, these are stock wallpapers that came preloaded onto the devices. How could I add the source of these images? Beamish4 (talk) 22:18, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request to cancel my donation

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Dear Wikimedia Foundation, I hope this message finds you well. I would like to cancel my recurring donation to the Wikimedia Foundation, effective immediately. Please confirm once this has been processed. Thank you for the important work you do. Best regards, Anniken Fjelberg 194.146.244.12 10:16, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here's my new email - couldn't log in as I don't remember my login: [removed] 194.146.244.12 10:17, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@194.146.244.12: Hello, All matters relating to donations to the Wikimedia Foundation are managed by the Foundation. You can use the contact email address provided there: donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_contact_the_Wikimedia_Foundation?. -- Asclepias (talk) 12:21, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

demande de sourçage d'une photo pour la rajouter à un article

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La photo est issu d'un site web que je n'arrive pas à étudier pour savoir si cela est une source fiable https://elcinema.com/en/work/2025098/gallery/124573659 Cybercely (talk) 12:47, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

According to w:A Woman of the Sea, the photographs of this movie were created in 1926 and most of them only published in 2008. Such images are copyrighted until 70 years after the death of the author (if known) or 120 years after creation (see COM:HIRTLE). The book cover itself is recent and certainly still copyrighted (here's the author's website: http://www.ednapurviance.com/home_enlargesample.html ). It might be free, if the underlying photo is free, because there's not much original authorship in the design of the book cover. You could try to contact the book's author for copyright information.
Summary: the book cover might be free to use, but we don't have enough information to say for sure.
--rimshottalk 14:58, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CCY Code

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How do you locate the CCY code on images for use in an academic paper? Archiew54 (talk) 06:19, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Archiew54: I have no idea what you mean by "CCY code". Can you clarify? - Jmabel ! talk 17:56, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi I mean the licence code for an image. Thanks 203.219.141.245 23:32, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Please be logged in while you follow up on your own question.
That helps clarify, but I don't really know what you mean by a license code. If you are talking about files here on Wikimedia Commons, the license is always explicit on the file page, and is usually also in the structured data. You need to be a bit careful with the attribution, because that is not always explicit in the license, and may sometimes be found elsewhere on the page.
If that is not what you are asking, you will have to be clearer. - Jmabel ! talk 23:39, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Archiew54: see Commons:Credit line. MKFI (talk) 06:47, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why did my content got filtered out automatically

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I uploaded pdf file of my own created content. But the automatic abuse filter filtered it out. Intensify Research (talk) 09:21, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Under this account-name there are no uploads (including deleted ones). --Túrelio (talk) 09:30, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well, indeed. So, you already know that the abuse filter filtered it out and that your account is not allowed to upload pdfs. It's not useful to retry the same thing seven times. If the abuse filter blocked the upload the first time, it will block it the seventh time. Also, this website is not the place to advertise the stocks of a company. -- Asclepias (talk) 11:11, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I was not advertising stocks of any company. I was providing information of how despite strong Q4FY25 results Dixon Technology stocks slipped down. What should be the next move ahead. Intensify Research (talk) 11:35, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Your filename litterally includes "...Top Nifty 50 Stock to Buy..." and your file description reads "Shares of [company name] are in focus today after the firm reported an impressive result for the Q4 FY25 - stock market strategy - intensify research services", which looks like advertising both that firm and your own company. Anyway, there's no next move ahead for this file right now. As specified in the filter information, your new account is not allowed to upload pdf files until it has contributed a sufficient number of valid edits. However, you can upload other types of files, as long as they are in scope. -- Asclepias (talk) 12:30, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Intensify Research: What is your connection to that company? How much of those stocks are you holding? Where else are you trying to promote them?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:14, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G.: really, no need to ask that last question. The content is completely inappropriate for Commons, whether the user has a vested interest or not.
@Intensify Research: technically speaking, the content was filtered because relatively new users cannot upload PDFs. But based on what you seem to have been trying to upload, it's a good illustration of why we have that rule. Please read COM:SCOPE. This project has a particular scope, and that file sounds like it was well outside that scope. - Jmabel ! talk 18:03, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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How do I link a journal article with a http://www. address? Herbert W. Bateman IV (talk) 16:11, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Herbert W. Bateman IV: At a minimum: [http://example.com VISIBLE TEXT]. Or, to be thorough, use {{Cite journal}}. - Jmabel ! talk 18:11, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Code fix

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This is merely to ask if someone knows how to fix the code at MediaWiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-anon so it still works if "FULLPAGENAME" is more than one word. I don't think the link syntax works if the page name has spaces in it. 71.202.215.54 16:55, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @GPSLeo, who created the template. I checked and indeed the link at the end would not work for pages that has spaces in its page name. The fix should be simple, instead of using {{FULLPAGENAME}}, it should use {{FULLPAGENAMEE}} (with an extra E) to get the url-encoded page names. Tvpuppy (talk) 17:41, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done (for English). There may be versions in other languages, and I haven't dealt with those. - Jmabel ! talk 18:15, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

NECESITO AYUDA URGENTE

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Estoy intentando crear un articulo de una persona política argentina y no me dice que hay conflicto de intereses o publicidad.

alquien me da una mano para crear este articulo? Lucas Rodriguez02 (talk) 19:57, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Lucas Rodriguez02: presumo que refieres a un artículo en la wikipedia en español, pero ese aquí es Wikimedia Commons. Ambos son proyectos del Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), pero en términos de política están completamente separados. Creo que la página más útil sería es:Wikipedia:Café/Archivo/Ayuda/Actual.
Y, por favor, esto no me parece urgente, y es más probable que obtengas ayuda si no alegas una falsa urgencia. - Jmabel ! talk 21:12, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Startup Financing Cycle.png weird arabic

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Hi. I randomly stumbled upon some text that clearly wasn't meant to be there for the english wikipedia page for this image. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Startup_Financing_Cycle.png Maybe I should be leaving this to someone who can speak arabic and english, but the text in the middle of the english seems to be incorrect either way. There is also a tag that I assume is supposed to indicate arabic text but it doesnt seem to be working. The tag is {{ar|1. Can anyone help me figure out what exactly to do with this description? TheHeroBrine (talk) 22:15, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The main section of arabic text (based on google translate which obviously isnt great) seems to just be a translation of the current english description into arabic. which is useful, but probably shouldn't be appearing on the english wiki. TheHeroBrine (talk) 22:20, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's just a copy of the content on the Commons page. If the Commons page is multilingual, then that is what you will see on this page when viewed in any Wikipedia. - Jmabel ! talk 23:42, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading Others' Pictures

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I have permission to upload pictures owned by the subject of my Draft Topic. The rules say I cannot upload other people's work unless I have their permission. I have a bulk upload of pictures from one owner and one picture from another owner to be part of the article. How is this permission to be granted such that WikiMedia will accept the pictures I wish to upload? They would all be using the copyright code: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 GYHASHAKE (talk) 13:08, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello,

I am trying to upload a photograph of Marian Beattie released by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) related to a renewed public appeal in 2025 about her unsolved 1973 murder case. The image is from the official PSNI website and is licensed under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL).

However, I am receiving warnings about insufficient copyright and licensing information, and I want to make sure the upload meets Wikimedia Commons' requirements so the file is not deleted.

Could you please advise me on:

How best to correctly provide the licensing information and source details on the upload page?

Whether the OGL license template OGL3 is sufficient for this image?

Any additional information or wording you recommend including in the description or licensing fields?

Thank you very much for your help!

--ItsShandog (talk) 14:28, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ItsShandog: Hello, The template for OGL 3 is sufficient IF the photo is truly under OGL 3. You wrote that the PSNI is the author, but that seems very unlikely. Why would they have taken a photo of this person before they worked on the case? It seems more likely that the photo was created by someone else. You wrote that the photo is under OGL 3, but you did not specify how it would have come to be under OGL 3. Evidence would be needed for those statements about the authorship and the license. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:49, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure who the original author of the photo is, but since it was recently released in an appeal by the PSNI, I thought it was best to credit them as the author. However, I can change that if needed. According to the PSNI website, their images are used under the Open Government Licence. This is what it state's on their website. "The material featured on this page is subject to Crown copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. Crown copyright protected material (excluding departmental and agency logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium under the terms of the Open Government Licence." ItsShandog (talk) 17:20, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've been getting conflicting reports about the copyright status of the image. Some news sites credit both PSNI and PA, but the PSNI website has never credited anyone for the image. Since the copyright information is unclear, I believe it's best to request the deletion of the image until I can confirm its proper licensing or ownership. I'm unsure if the image is under Crown copyright or copyrighted by the Press Association, so I'd prefer to delete the image until I can resolve the uncertainty. Any help with deletion would be appreciated as I've been trying to do it and cant figure it out. Thanks ItsShandog (talk) 18:31, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Can you provide a link to the statement "The material featured on this page ..." as applying to this photo? I don't find it in their Terms and conditions or on the photo page. That statement seems to apply to the statistics section of the website. -- Asclepias (talk) 20:15, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I've realised that now so I have had the picture removed. ItsShandog (talk) 20:49, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:SpicerArms.svg rendering issue

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At the moment, this file is showing up as a completely blank file (on wiki; it displays correctly and with out-of-frame bonus content if I download it and view it in Inkscape). I'm aware of a known issue with how Wikimedia renders SVGs that causes some theoretically-valid SVGs to display incorrectly here / on wikis, which the folks at this desk and/or Graphic Lab have had to spot-fix SVGs to overcome in the past, but in this case, I used this file on a Wiktionary page two years ago, so it must've shown up at that time (and the file itself hasn't been edited since then), so something in how Wikimedia renders SVGs must've changed to break it...? In any case, can someone make the file display? Thank you! -sche (talk) 17:13, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@-sche: Your idea is correct, something has changed. See for example Commons:Graphics village pump/July 2024#Coat of Arms not rendering correctly for an explanation. Many files uploaded by this user have the same problem. They are sometimes fixed by other users who know how to do it, on a case by case basis when a request is made. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:22, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Aha! Thanks for the explanation. I didn't have the rights to overwrite the file, so I created a duplicate here which simply removes "clippath", which seems to result in the image displaying as expected. -sche (talk) 16:00, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Is anyone systematically checking for and categorizing files with this issue into a maintenance category? -sche (talk) 16:00, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Copilot

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May I upload images generated by copilot?--Kikikiki.aka (talk) 08:55, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Commons:AI-generated media for details, but here is my interpretation:
  • Regarding copyright; the US, Indonesia, and other jurisdictions don't give copyright protection to AI works and hence in the public domain (can be uploaded here), unless it depicts a derivative work, such as a copyrighted character. Such derivative works can't be uploaded here unless the original work is in public domain or has a free license.
  • However, in other jurisdictions, such as the UK, they do give copyright protection. If the work was made in the UK, Hong Kong, etc. they can't be uploaded here without permission from the prompter. Note that this is really only a concern if you upload AI works prompted by someone else, as you will put a free license to cover those countries if you are the prompter.
  • Scope is a different and much bigger concern. Pretty much everything an AI makes could be depicted better by a human, whether photography or illustration, which makes the AI media lack educational value. For example, the AI likes being too sensationalist in the depiction such as putting distracting SciFi elements on a scientific concept. To put it in another way: "Why use AI media when you could use high quality non-AI media, or just simply generate it yourself?" So, subjects that are depicted with AI could be seen as redundant no matter how pretty the media is and it may be deleted. An exception to this is notable images, like this one, which garnered a lot of popularity and controversy. Such images have educational value to inform about such controversies.
HyperAnd (talk) 10:50, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
thank you. Kikikiki.aka (talk) 07:34, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Is a screenshot of a diagram on a Northern Ireland government website covered by the Open Government License

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I would like to use this Sankey diagram on this webpage.

https://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/questions/departmentalchanges.aspx

Information on the website is covered by this licence.

https://data.niassembly.gov.uk/licence.aspx

I am not sure if a screenshot falls under the OGL? Landpin (talk) 12:09, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As a representation of non-copyrightable data, it's probably {{PD-ineligible}}. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:24, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

আপলোড সমস্যা

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আমি কিভাবে আমার লেখা আপলোড করবো? Taysirul Islam Shuvo (talk) 13:25, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Taysirul Islam Shuvo: Hi, Probably you can't. We do not accept texts by non notable authors. If your writings were published before and you are a notable author, please send a permission for a free license via COM:VRT. Please also read COM:SCOPE. Thanks, Yann (talk) 14:46, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Random File in sub-categories

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is it possible to get a random file in a category, as well as files from the subcategories inside of it? 140.82.178.97 14:53, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Printing artwork onto fabric

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I'm an upcycler aka turn old clothing fabric etc into "wearable art" I would like to print out Christian themed artwork such as Angels Lions etc into fabric for applique (if you're familiar with magnolia Pearl kind of in that genre)but I don't want to get sued for copyright infringement is this allowed thank you Blackhillsboho (talk) 20:34, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Blackhillsboho: different images here are differently licensed, so there is no general answer. You have to look on the individual file pages for licensing terms. If the file is public-domain or CC-zero, you should be OK; if it is pretty much anything else, then you typically have requirements to credit the author (usually the photographer or artist) which might be difficult to meet in a garment.
If you have some more specific followup questions, feel free to ask. - Jmabel ! talk 03:55, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cutting watermark

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Hello, I am trying to cut the watermark off File:Fury 325 Carowinds POV.webm. I cut the watermark out using FFMPEG but cannot upload it due to the 100 mb limit. Is there a workaround to this in this case? Also, how did the original uploader upload this video if there is a 100 mb limit? It is a wonderful world (talk) 09:40, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Commons:Large files. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:14, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@It is a wonderful world: See also Special:AbuseFilter/290, MediaWiki:abusefilter-warning-file-overwriting, and w:The World Ends with You.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:42, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Categories for different editions of a book

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Hello!

I have organised the files in Category:The horse, in the stable and the field and am now at a crossroads on how to categorize these images, since they come from different editions. I am debating whether they should all go in their own category or stay together in one. I don't know if there is a guideline on this, if not, I also very much welcome opinions on what would be better! :)

We have files from three editions of the book: 1869, 1871 and 1907. 1869 and 1871 are very similar in content and page numbers, 1907 has seen some additions so the page numbers don't align anymore. You can see it by this illustration:

  • 1869, page 135
    1869, page 135
  • 1871, page 135
    1871, page 135
  • 1907, page 198
    1907, page 198

My thoughts at the moment are that having just the one category would give a better overview, as no edition has a complete set of illustrations. (For example, page 134 only exists from the 1871 version while page 138 we only have from the 1869 version.) However, for linking with Wikidata, it would of course be better to have them all in their separate categories. So – hmm.

The category for the 1907 version has existed for a while, so at the moment we have two editions in the parent category and one edition sorted into its own category. I would like to find a consistent solution though.

Thank you for all replies and thoughts on this matter! Cheers, Fallen Sheep (talk) 17:09, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Categories not Appearing

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Recently someone has created a series of categories of the form: Category:London photographs taken on (D.M.Y.) and moving images from the Category:(M.Y) in London. However the new categories are not showing up on the image pages for some reason. Can someone explain why? Murgatroyd49 (talk) 20:44, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Would you mind providing some examples, so it will be easier to understand the problem? Tvpuppy (talk) 20:57, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Murgatroyd49: If we take as a random example the category "Category:London photographs taken on 2018-03-01", we can see that it uses the template "Template:London photographs taken on navbox", which contains the instruction "HIDDENCAT", which has the effect of making that category a hidden category, displayed in the image pages in the hidden categories line only for registered users who have not deactivated that option. If you are referring to something else, please specify. -- Asclepias (talk) 21:42, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How can it possibly be desirable to split out down to categories for a single day for a single city? I can imagine many scenarios where this makes something harder to find, and few where it makes it easier. - Jmabel ! talk 00:27, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
HIDDENCAT is probably the problem, example is: here Though I've since reversed it back to Category:May 2025 in London from Category:London photographs taken on 2025-05-14
Must check my options, haven't looked at them for years.
@Jmabel: I quite agree with you, I see no point in it at all. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 10:28, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, IMHO the other user is wrong to remove the valid visible category. They may well simply add a hidden category if it pleases them, but not remove the valid visible category. -- Asclepias (talk) 10:55, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

.tif vs. .jpeg

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Hi, can anyone help me download this as a .jpeg at the highest resolution? I've already downloaded and uploaded the .tif (here) 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 21:28, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The highest-quality JPEG you will get is by saving that TIFF as a high-quality JPEG, using GIMP, ImageMagick, or whatever. 100% of "image information" is in the TIFF. - Jmabel ! talk 00:29, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Copyvio

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File:BetterSleep Logo.png this is a copyright violation. Thanks, Polygnotus (talk) 00:05, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've marked it with {{Copyvio}}. Thanks. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:19, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Creating maps from OpenStreetMaps

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If there is a guide or tutorial for creating maps (eg of sections of cities) in openstreetmaps for Wikimedia, I have been unable to find it. Can anyone provide useful link? Thanks -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 00:15, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe check out en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps. Polygnotus (talk) 07:16, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Where do Promotional Posters lie on the Image Use Policy? And how can I check if it's unspecified?

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Sorry if this is a silly question, maybe it's obvious and I just missed it, but I just wanted to be extra sure just in case. I want to create an article about an ongoing concert tour (Ghost's Skeletour, more precisely) and would like to include an image of the promotional posters. I assume this falls under "public domain", and posters from the same band have been used in other articles before, but is there a way I can know with confidence? Is "it's been done before so it must be ok" a good personal policy to determine things like this? Is.not.here (talk) 23:41, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Is.not.here: Contemporary promotional tour posters will, almost always, be copyrighted and not in the public domain. You should assume that most contemporary creative works are copyrighted, unless you have a good reason otherwise (such as if the work is too simple to be copyrighted). Looking at Ghost's tours, I see that articles like A Pale Tour Named Death and Imperatour have posters in the infobox. These have been uploaded to the English Wikipedia under their non-free content guidelines, which allow for uploading low-resolution copyrighted works when needed to identify a subject (such as a poster for a tour or movie, the album cover of a music album, etc.). Once you've created an article on the Skeletour tour, you can upload a low-resolution copy of the movie poster to the English Wikipedia (not here) under fair use to use in that article. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 23:51, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your help! Is.not.here (talk) 01:42, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Creation of Fictional Coats of Arms

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Hi. I'm new to this, and I am a little bit confused. This may seem confusing, but I was hoping to create a fictional Coat of Arms for a Fictional Welsh Police Force. However, I have some concern when it comes to creating one based on the facts of copyright laws and permission from other users. How would I be able to create one without the concerns of copyright and permission from other users? Hope I will have an answer soon. BA38P (talk) 04:51, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That may sound weird, but: use your brain, perhaps? By this, I mean: create something yourself that is not a copy of something extant. You can take inspiration from other works, especially as heraldry often contains old and unprotected (in copyright terms) elements. This is quite the same thing as a comic / manga artist inventing story elements (let's use Shen Long from Dragon Ball as example: it's based upon the East Asian cultural concept of a Ryu, but its concise appearance was created by Akira Toriyama. Or let's take the supersonic trijet from Vol 714 pour Sidney, the penultimate Tintin story: it was created by Roger Leloup but based upon reallife physics). So, go ahead, sharpen your pencils and draw (or ask your friendly image generating AI)! (Caveat: any result is expected to not be in scope for an upload here on Commons.) Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 05:30, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, I will get started. I'll see what is possible. Thanks for your help. BA38P (talk) 05:33, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@BA38P: repeating that last caveat: any result is expected to not be in scope for an upload here on Commons (emphasis mine). - Jmabel ! talk 00:19, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@BA38P: to be clear, see Commons Scope. Files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons should have educational illustrative value. If it is some famous fiction, for example a work that has articles in Wikipedias, a useful illustration of that work of fiction can be in scope. If it is just your own personal fiction you are making up for fun, it does not belong here on Commons (there are many other places on the internet for such things, not here.) Hope this makes things clear. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:15, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's ok. I might not have to upload it here anyway. I'll figure out one that is safe for here. Other than that, I'll hold off on it until I get it figured out. BA38P (talk) 10:50, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading biographical information and photo

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Hello. I am very new to posting anything. I have been asked to help a friend post his biography on Wikipedia (he is even less confident with this technology than me). He has provided the text (in Word) and a self portrait to accompany the entry as a .jpeg. I saved the text as a PDF file and tried to upload both files. The photo was accepted but the pdf was rejected with a note about possible copyright problems by new members in the past. I have spent hours trying to find a solution via the many help links, but have just become more confused. Could you please advise me as to how I can accomplish this task of posting his biography linked to the self portrait. I have named both files with his name. Ejb54 (talk) 14:08, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ejb54: Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. You may make a draft article with transcribed wikitext on Wikipedia, if in compliance. See en:WP:MFA and en:WP:NBIO.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:29, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Also read en:WP:COI. - Jmabel ! talk 00:20, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Failed upload stash

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What does "Key ..... not found in stash" mean? Tenervfe (talk) 15:55, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Tenervfe Hi, and welcome. It is possible there is temporary problem with publishing. Try visiting Special:UploadStash. CC Achim55.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:25, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Verified images taken from the future

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Hello, I noticed this image File:Abit Air Pace PCIe - 3347190241.jpg which has a date taken of 8 August 2035. The image was checked and verified by User:FlickreviewR 2 and passed. Not sure how images taken in the future get approved, but this seems like a bug. Metadata should be sanity checked. Top5a (talk) 18:27, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • The "verification" is confirmation that the Flickr user has shared it there under a free license. No more, no less. Not if they have properly set EXIF. (I've changed the date on that one to the Flickr upload date.) -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 18:54, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I am aware of what the bot checks, and was surprised that metadata sanity checking is neither performed by that bot, nor by another bot. Thank you for updating the date on that file. Cheers -- Top5a (talk) 19:18, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Top5a: Hi, and welcome. Please see internal links.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:02, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I contribute primarily to enwiki, thusly elected to follow the convention I saw elsewhere on this help desk page with regard to internal link formatting. Top5a (talk) 19:21, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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how do you know if an image is copywrite free — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gen alfa prodigy (talk • contribs) 01:13, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gen alfa prodigy: there is no quick general answer to that, but Commons:Uploading works by a third party#Understanding copyright is probably a good place to start. - Jmabel ! talk 01:59, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Take the photo yourself to avoid issues Trade (talk) 07:16, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tatrasica

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Zelim da uredjujem pojan Tatrasica, selo u Srbiji , na Staroj planini odakle poticu moji pretci. Postoji knjiga koju je objavio covek iz tog kraja ali koje nema na internetu. Da li bih mogla da koristim podatke iz te knjige? Hvala Dragana.Radosevic (talk) 09:29, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Google says that is: "I want to organize Pojan Tatrasica, a village in Serbia, on Stara Planina, where my ancestors come from. There is a book published by a man from that area, but it is not available on the Internet. Could I use the information from that book? Thanks"
That seems to be a question about Wikipedia, not Wikimedia Commons, and the answer will depend on the rules of the specific Wikipedia concerned. Try asking on sr:Википедија:Trg/Razno. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:53, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading the logo of a sports team

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The last logo I uploaded unfortunately got deleted, cause I set wrong settings or permissions. I am part of the organisation of that sports team, we own our logo and want to add it to the wikipedia article. Which settings / kind of permission do I need to choose?

Thanks in advance! Wikidemia24 (talk) 11:06, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wikidemia24: please contact COM:VRT from an official email address, thank you! —Matrix(!) ping onewhen replying {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 11:28, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You have two options; you can upload the image here, with an email as described above, if you are wiling and authorised to allow others to use it, even commercially.
Or you can upload it directly on (the English) Wikipedia, under their fair use rules. Note that some Wikipedias, including German, don't have that option. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:49, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How can I remove the block from my account?

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A few years ago, I changed the incorrectly translated name of the city of CHEMNITZ into Georgian and indicated the source as the Georgian-German dictionary published in 2007. Unfortunately, my corrections were rejected by the administrator Davit1010, citing a source that itself was based on a source published in the 1950s in the no longer existing USSR, and that only a dictionary is not enough for correction. By the way, the source he indicated has already been corrected exactly as I suggested. Yesterday I discovered a new source - "Transcription of the German sound system into Georgian - Transliteration Guidelines" (adopted at the meeting of the State Language Expert Commission on June 10, 2022). I wrote about this in the "Discussion" section and corrected the title again. Because of this, I, my email and IP were permanently blocked by the administrator Mehman. The reason given was destructive behavior. Unfortunately, I did not know that editing is not allowed without the administrator's consent. I can't even contact the administrator because of the block they have imposed on me. Please help me remove the block, I already know that editing requires the administrator's consent. Zurab53 (talk) 12:32, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Zurab53 Accorded to my researches. Your message on "Commons" is your only contribution there.

Therefore , the block didn't happenned on "Commons". I can saw on the links below that you did contributed to "Wikidata" , "Wikipedia in Georgian" and "Wikipedia in Russian" :

https://xtools.wmcloud.org/globalcontribs/Zurab53
https://guc.toolforge.org/?by=date&user=Zurab53

So , I read the content of your global account there to understand where are you blocked.
There are a local block on "Wikipedia in Georgian".

As each project is independant of each others. "Commons" isn't the right place to make an appeal.
I don't know if it's possible in your situation because I don't know the case and I don't know internal procedures on "Wikipedia in Georgian".

You can't make an appeal on "Commons" concerning this matter in the same way that you can't make an appeal on "Wikipedia in Russian" or "Wikidata". This is an internal matter to "Wikipedia in Georgian".

We can't support a side because this is an internal matter to "Wikipedia in Georgian". We are not in the capacity to help. Anatole-berthe (talk) 13:09, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

uploaded wikipedia photo files

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So I uploaded two photo files but did something wrong so they didn't get placed on the wikipedia page for marek szczesny b. 1939. Now I am trying to upload them again but it says that they are duplicates so won't let me add them. Margery Clay (talk) 16:39, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Margery Clay: please inform us about your chosen filename and/or if the photo you're asking about is in this list: Special:ListFiles/Margery Clay. The list shows all files you uploaded to Commons. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 17:06, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Margery Clay: Please do not upload duplicate copies of files that are already on Commons. If you want to display files in a Wikipedia article, you must insert their file names there. Also, something doesn't seem clear. Maybe you can clarify. Given that you upload photos and reproductions of works by Marek Szczęsny as your own works with a free license saying that you own the copyrights, are you saying that you are Marek Szczęsny posting here under the user name Margery Clay and that the portrait is a self-portrait? -- Asclepias (talk) 18:52, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In particular, you might want to read Commons:Uploading works by a third party#Determining from whom we need a license. - Jmabel ! talk 18:57, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Margery Clay: You might also want to read en:H:PIC for the syntax used to display your photos in articles (and elsewhere).   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:26, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

change image file type

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I created (my first) commons file: File:Homoecy_Monoecy_Dioecy_en.png . I've now redone this as an SVG. How can I replace the original file with the SVG version? Thanks. Pcrooker (talk) 02:16, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Pcrooker, you can’t actually change the file type of an image. You can just upload the new image with the same name but with a .svg extension instead (i.e. File:Homoecy Monoecy Dioecy en.svg). Then, you can tagged your PNG image with {{Vector version available}}. Tvpuppy (talk) 02:26, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replacing on Commons? No need and no use, you should simply upload your SVG under a related filename, if you wish to do so. Replacing in other projects? Simply chose which file you want to use and do not care about the extension, it doesn't matter for Wikipedia editions et al. The software takes care of the appropriate displaying. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 02:31, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
thank you all, very helpful Pcrooker (talk) 02:48, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How is this image CC?

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File:DougDoug Thanos (4x5 cropped).jpg - I don't see where the author (Douglas Wreden) released it under the stated license (CC-BY-SA-4.0). I checked the source on Twitter and the first revision of the file. — W.andrea (talk) 03:29, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Per VRT ticket at File:Doug_Thanos_(cropped).jpg (Note that wider version was deleted per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Doug Thanos.jpg because of COM:DW inclusion, not because of lack of license permission.) -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 03:39, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FOP-US vs US-gov

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Which scripture to follow? If you have an opinion, please join the discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Amelia Earhart Statue by Mark and George Lundeen.jpg. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:37, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Its not a matter of conflicting "scriptures". Simply, if one person takes a photo of an artwork by someone else, there are two issues to consider regarding copyright. 1)The photographer's copyright. (In this case fine, PD US Gov work.) 2)The copyright of the artwork seen in the photo. (That's what discussion is about in the deletion request.) In most countries, modern artworks are under copyright. Taking a photo of someone else's artwork is an example of derivative work ("DW"). "Freedom of panorama" ("FOP") is not a license; it's shorthand to explain that some countries have various laws stating that some things that might otherwise be copyrighted are free to photograph in public places; such laws vary from country to country. Take a look at the DW and FOP links. I hope this clarifies what issues are being discussed. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:33, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I understand that reasoning. My hypothesis is still that when AOC says "this pic of a 2022 statue in our Hall is PD", it's because they have made the necessary agreement with the artist that it's ok for the AOC to publish some pictures in that manner. I take the fact that they do so in several cases on their website as evidence of this (a lot of the statues are PD-old, so this problem doesn't apply to those).
The artist had no problem with this (still my hypothesis), since having a particular AOC-pic in PD doesn't mean the artwork is in PD, and having one's statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection is extremely cool. So my argument boils down to "trust the US federal agency on this." I wouldn't necessarily make that argument in another context. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:08, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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File:A Classical Meitei painting of Meitei Princess Induprabha (alias Induprava), the Queen of Kachari Kingdom (Dimasa Kingdom) in modern day Assam.jpg, the source of this file is using a English script but language is meiteilon, but does not shows a any licence. And it is also a blog, but the uploader uploaded under creative commons. I accept we can't understand the language but at least the author of the blog should at least mention the license. But it doesn't Mr.work-shy (talk) 07:53, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have a doubt or suspicion that this is multiple times repeated by uploader, it is a suspicion not a blame. Mr.work-shy (talk) 07:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Here is a translation of the source webpage in what Google Translate calls "Meiteilon (Manipuri)".   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:53, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging @Haoreima as uploader.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:07, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for trying to translate through Google Translate but it will not work because Google Translate supports Meitei language only in Meitei script, not in Latin script. And for the license, I edited the file page today. Please check it. Thank you! :-) Haoreima (talk) 13:12, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Como Subir un retrato de Acacia Uceta

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Subir retrato de Acacia Uceta Eva Peñalver (talk) 12:28, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Eva Peñalver: Hola, y bienvenidos. Vease al COM:FS/es, por favor.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:43, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

De minimis & Threshold of originality question

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Hello! I'm currently writing a page on Wikipedia for National FFA degrees, and was wondering if this photo of a State Degree (as seen on the top image of this link [5]) can be uploaded under fair use? As a diploma, its mostly text, which I don't think meets the threshold of originality needed for copyright. Additionally, the FFA logo used on the degree (which I believe is copyrighted) is very small, and I was wondering if this would count as de minimis as it's not what's being focused on in the photo. I really appreciate any responses, cheers! Johnson524 (talk) 17:25, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnson524: We don't allow Fair Use here, please see en:WP:F.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:31, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G.: Sorry not fair use, but as an actual upload. I'm asking will Commons:De minimis and Commons:Threshold of originality allow this? Cheers! Johnson524 (talk) 17:46, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So we have a photo of a degree featuring a photo of a pin you call a logo. Do you know how many copyrights there are in this? I would start with Commons:Uploading works by a third party.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:52, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading a pamphlet I do not own the rights to as a citation

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I have a pamphlet that contains all rider height requirements for an amusement park. This pamphlet is not my own work. It is produced by the amusement park. The amusement park does not list all rider height requirements on their website. Is there a way for me to cite this pamphlet when updating the Wiki page? RandallM354 (talk) 22:45, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@RandallM354: Hi, and welcome. Please reference using en:Template:Cite et al, and/or upload it here if it meets all our requirements.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:53, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@RandallM354: Things do not need to be online to be cited in the Wikipedia in any language, as far as I'm aware, certainly not in the English-language Wikipedia.
You can only upload to Commons if it is "free content" as described at COM:L. - Jmabel ! talk 03:04, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

wykorzystanie mapy do nadruku na pudełku reklamowym

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Witam,

Czy można wykorzystać mapę zamieszczoną na Państwa stronie. Mapa będzie nie cała tylko wycięty kontur i dodany znacznik. Mapa będzie umieszczona na pudełku reklamowych w celu zwizualizowania dokładnego miejsca gdzie znajduje się nasza firma.

Państwa mapa jest odpowiednia z uwagi na szczegółowe zaznaczenie głównych dróg. Proszę o informację o możliwość jej wykorzystania.

Chodzi o tę mapę

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Sambor2025 (talk) 09:35, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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