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addition of photo and references to F Stuart Chapin III

The following references would be usefully added to the wikipedia entry about me:

• Chapin, F.S., III, G.R.Shaver, A.E. Giblin, K.G. Nadelhoffer, and J.A. Laundre. 1995. Responses of arctic tundra to experimental and observed changes in climate. Ecology 76:694-711.
• Chapin, F.S., III. 2020. Grassroots Stewardship: Sustainability within Our Reach. Oxford University Press, New York.
• Chapin, F.S. III 2024. Transformative Earth Stewardship: Principles for shaping a sustainable future for nature and society. Earth Stewardship DOI: 10.1002/eas2.12023.

I have already made minor edits to the current text I didn't understand how to upload a photo of myself. Fschapiniii (talk) 00:09, 12 December 2025 (UTC)

• @Fschapiniii: this is not wikipedia, this is Wikimedia Commons. For matters relating to that article in the English-language Wikipedia, you can post at en:Talk:F. Stuart Chapin III. You should not be directly editing the article about yourself: see en:WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY and en:WP:COI.
• As for uploading a photo, yes, Commons is the place to do that, but we need the permission of the copyright-holder which, except, for selfies, will almost never be the subject of the photo. If you have a self-taken photo to upload, them just start at COM:First steps, but if it was taken by someone else you will want to read COM:THIRD, because otherwise there is close to 100% chance it will end up deleted.
• Thanks for trying to help out, and I know it can be tricky to plunge into an unfamiliar environment and try to make changes, even if they are in an article about yourself. - Jmabel ! talk 06:15, 12 December 2025 (UTC)

  • en:WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY: "In clear-cut cases, it is permissible to edit pages connected to yourself. So, you can revert vandalism; but of course it has to be simple, obvious vandalism and not a content dispute. Similarly, you should feel free to remove obviously mistaken facts about yourself, such as marital status, current employer, place of birth, and so on."
  • en:WP:COI: "Editors who have a general conflict of interest may make unambiguously uncontroversial edits..."

  Etc. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:05, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

  It's not easy to come across critics Karagrath856 (talk) 17:33, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

  • @Karagrath856: that is a very unclear comment, please reword more clearly. - Jmabel ! talk 21:10, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

Cover art

Have the rules changed for uploading cover art of a book to use as the main picture of a Wikipedia article? Or am I just lost? Sharktale2000 (talk) 04:11, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

@Sharktale2000: No they have not, at least in no respect that I can think of. If you have a particular case in mind, could you please identify it? 04:50, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

Uploads by User:Policenewstvuk1 - could an administrator review please?

Hi, A new user has uploaded uploaded three files this morning. Two are screen shots of a mobile phone conversation. The third is a photo of two young men, which alleges that one of the individuals is a "notorious sexual offender". Could an administrator review these uploads please and, if appropriate, delete them? Thanks ~2025-41717-09 (talk) 10:23, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

I nominated them all for speedy delete - these should be deleted asap. -- Deadstar (msg) 11:59, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done --Lymantria (talk) 13:24, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency oversees the Coast Guard, said on social media that the latest changes were made so no one can “misrepresent” the branch's position.

“The pages of superseded and outdated policy will be completely removed from the record so no press outlet, entity or elected official may misrepresent the Coast Guard to politicize their policies and lie about their position on divisive and hate symbols,”

The move appears to cap off back-and-forth revisions to Coast Guard policy on swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols, which has sparked an uproar. The Department of Homeland Security has said there “was never a ‘downgrade’” in policy language.

Noem's announcement came a day after Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada said she was holding up the nomination of Adm. Kevin Lunday for Coast Guard commandant because leadership appeared to have “backtracked” on a commitment that swastikas and nooses are considered hate symbols and prohibited from display.

Rosen said Thursday on social media that she was lifting the hold and looked forward to working with Lunday to continue strengthening anti-harassment policy at the Coast Guard.

“While I continue to have reservations about the process by which this happened and the confusion created by leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, I am pleased to see that the policy now directly refers to stronger language against swastikas and nooses,” she said. Karagrath856 (talk) 17:15, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello and welcome @Karagrath856, I don't see how the text you posted is relevant to here, do you need any help regarding Wikimedia Commons? Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 17:29, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

Can someone change the name of my profile Karagrath856 (talk) 17:31, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

@Karagrath856 See Commons:Changing username. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:17, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

@Karagrath856 your only edits ever have been in the last 24 hours. No need to rename this account, just abandon it and start a new one. - Jmabel ! talk 21:13, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

License for LBJ Library photos

In June 2025, I uploaded a photo from LBJ Library Flickr and trusted that the {{PDM}} tag was correct, but user @A1Cafel changed the tag to {{PD-USgov}}. And so when I again uploaded a photo from there, I applied the USgov tag, but then user @0x0a changed it to the {{PD-author-FlickrPDM}}? Which template am I supposed to use when uploading photos from this account? – Howardcorn33 (💬) 23:41, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

@Howardcorn33 Hi, either is OK for a work created LBJ Library employee as the LBJ Library is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. I changed {{PD-USgov}} to another template because the former would categorize any files into the Category:PD US Government, which is very crowded (we always avoid too many files in a super category) and we have no {{PD-USGov-NARA-LBJ Library}} template currently. 0x0a (talk) 17:27, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Help for newbie

Hi,

Where can I get help to do everything right in Wikimedia? JoeMiami (talk) 13:55, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Consider going thru the introduction at Commons:First steps. – Howardcorn33 (💬) 14:37, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

@JoeMiami: You are unlikely to suddenly be able to do everything right. There are tasks here that have a long learning curve (e.g. designing a category hierarchy; correctly handling materials that raise complicated copyright issues; writing bots). What sort of things do you want to do here? That will help someone aim you at the most useful documentation for what you want to do. - Jmabel ! talk 20:32, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, I just want to a information of a person that was very important in Venezuela, that it. JoeMiami (talk) 21:45, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

@JoeMiami: How you worded your response looks like you're searching for biographical information. That kind of information is not within the purview of that site here, Commons. You should rather look for a Wikipedia edition in a language that you're comfortable with. Personalities, celebrities and historical facts are encyclopaedic in their nature, so fitting for Wikipedia. Here, you're looking at a media repository (for images, videos and other graphical material).

Now, I'm guessing what could be behind "a person that was very important in Venezuela" - you may want to read about en:María Corina Machado, en:Nobel Prize, en:Nicolás Maduro or perhaps en:Donald Trump? Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 09:41, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, @Grand-Duc. I’m familiar with María Corina Machado. I don’t like writing about politics—it’s not my thing. What I don’t understand is why most of the responses I’ve received are so negative. I’m talking about art. This is an example of what I’m aiming to do: Jerry Saltz – Wikipedia JoeMiami (talk) 00:26, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

@JoeMiami: I think the reason you are not getting the answers you want is that so far you haven't asked a very clear question. Is there something you are trying to do here on Wikimedia Commons (find a file? upload a media file? edit the description of a media file? categorize a file?)? If so could you be more specific about what you want help with? Or are you asking a question about either the English- or Spanish-language Wikipedia, in which case you should as on their respective help desks; again, the more specific the question, the more likely you can get a good answer. - Jmabel ! talk 04:21, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

@Grand-Duc Thanks it help a lot. JoeMiami (talk) 21:23, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

@Grand-Duc Thanks for your help — yes, I am trying to be more specific. What I want to do is a biographical article, similar to what was done with the Jerry Saltz – Wikipedia: in English about Eduardo Planchart Licea, who was an art historian and art critic. JoeMiami (talk) 21:41, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

@JoeMiami: that sounds like it is entirely a question about the English-language Wikipedia. You might start at en:Help:Your first article. - Jmabel ! talk 01:25, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks JoeMiami (talk) 01:18, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

intermittent problems with displaying an image on commons

I just uploaded File:Historical US personal income tax-annotated.svg and found that the default display shows only the top ~40% of the image. If I click on it, I see the full image. What do you suggest I do to fix this?

p.s. I created this by downloading File:Historical Income Tax Rates and brackets.png, modifying that image in R and then saving it as *.svg. That process is documented in detail in The Media, the Great Depression, and our future/Companion R Markdown vignette.

Thanks, DavidMCEddy (talk) 20:20, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

I just learned that the problem file displays fine on my iPhone but not on my MacBook Pro running macOS 26.0.1. DavidMCEddy (talk) 23:28, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

I rebooted and found that the problem persisted in Safari. Then I found that the problem image appeared fine in Firefox and Chrome, the other two browsers I have installed on this MacBook Pro running macOS 26.0.1. DavidMCEddy (talk) 08:45, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

displaying my image on my profile

displaying my image on my profile DAME MRS ZORYIRA MARK DEEKAE (talk) 20:39, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

@DAME MRS ZORYIRA MARK DEEKAE Provided the copyright owner permits the upload there is normally no issue. 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 21:03, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

@DAME MRS ZORYIRA MARK DEEKAE: Timtrent's response here assumes you are an active participant in Commons or one of our sister WMF projects. This appears to be the first edit ever from this account. Active participants are allowed a small number of personal photos; the general public is not.

Also, if you did not take the photo yourself, see COM:THIRD. - Jmabel ! talk 22:19, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Indeed it does, @Jmabel, indeed it does.

The OP, @DAME MRS ZORYIRA MARK DEEKAE, shares a name with a public figure in evangelism. My assumption is that they will, probably on a language version of Wikipedia, create a User page, and likely a draft article. This is potentially on en, since that is their 'home' from their global account details. 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 22:30, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

How to download my certificate

how to download my certificate Aerospectra (talk) 12:57, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

@Aerospectra: Hi, Which certificate are you taking about? Regards, Yann (talk) 15:18, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Translation of File:Soran Emirate.jpg

like the header says ive translated a file into another, how can i upload it? بلباس‌پور (talk) 20:43, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

@Average kurd: Meaning you have translated the labels? When uploading, indicate that File:Soran Emirate.jpg is your source; because that is CC-0 it doesn't really put any limitations on what you can do with it, so other than acknowledging it, there isn't anything here very different from creating a file from scratch. I would note though: that file does not note where it got the outline map from, which could be a problem; also, JPEG is not a great format for maps (SVG is best, probably followed by PNG); and that file cites no sources for the borders it shows. So you may be building onto a house of cards. - Jmabel ! talk 02:53, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Yes i meant i translated the labels, it's better for me to leave it then. Anyways, thanks for the reply. بلباس‌پور (talk) 07:09, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Inquiry regarding the deletion of File:বিডিআর কল্যাণ পরিষদ, গোপালগঞ্জ.jpg

Hello,

I noticed that my uploaded file File:বিডিআর কল্যাণ পরিষদ, গোপালগঞ্জ.jpg has been deleted citing 'Complex logo or insignia above ToO' and 'Copyright violation' as the reasons.

I would like to ask a few clarifying questions:

Since it is marked as a copyright violation, could you please specify the source or website from which this image is believed to have been copied?

Why is this logo considered to be 'above the Threshold of Originality (ToO)'?

If I want to use this institutional insignia, what specific documentation or permission (VRT) is required to prove its copyright status?

@Timtrent @Ziv BDR Welfare Council Gopalganj 1 (talk) 06:36, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello @BDR Welfare Council Gopalganj 1.

Please familiarize yourself with COM:TOO. If you are the actual copyright holder, please send a ticket to COM:VRT to verify yourself. Regards, זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 07:00, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

@Ziv Please read and answer my previous question completely. BDR Welfare Council Gopalganj 1 (talk) 10:20, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Your file is largely identical to File:Bangladesh Rifles monogram.png and is a copy of it, apart from the additional text you apparently added. However, the added text has a 3D effect and is therefore no longer a simple text logo. Furthermore, a source citation (derivative work) is missing on the file, and the license is also incorrect. If you believe the logo was mistakenly deleted by us, please submit a undelete request to COM:UNDEL. Don't forget to sign your post. Regards, זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 13:46, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

@Ziv Thank you for your response. However, I have examined the link to 'File:Bangladesh Rifles monogram.png' and I believe that my uploaded image is not identical to that monogram. My image contains unique design elements and features specifically related to the 'BDR Welfare Council' that do not entirely match the image in the link.

Regarding this, I have a few questions:

Could you please specify which exact parts of these two images you consider to be identical?

If I cite the source as a 'derivative work' and update the license accordingly, would the file be considered acceptable?

You mentioned a '3D effect'; what specific modifications are required to simplify the text and ensure it meets the necessary standards?

BDR Welfare Council Gopalganj 1 (talk) 11:07, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Immediate Removal of an Image

Please help me. I recently uploaded an image of my genitals and I’m under 18 it was an accident and I need it removed. I did it for educational purposes but I do want it to be removed completely. It was by Hehehebev. It was male genitals in puberty. Please remove it urgently. ~2025-42506-04 (talk) 05:58, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

It's been removed. DMacks (talk) 07:21, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

201

https://leic.coj.go.th/#201 https://mobidrive.com/sharelink/f/6UyOSJWZUHs6H6Q9lLcMRq69wL6mwjiAIRKN1t590sa8/#201 https://mobidrive.com/sharelink/f/6UyOSJWZUHs6H6Q9lLcMRq69wL6mwjiAIRKN1t590sa8

https://leic.coj.go.th/#https://mobidrive.com/sharelink/f/6UyOSJWZUHs6H6Q9lLcMRq69wL6mwjiAIRKN1t590sa8 LAW.gp.th (talk) 08:43, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

@LAW.gp.th: and your question is…? - Jmabel ! talk 19:36, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Accessibility tracking categories

Are there any tracking categories for accessibility issues, e.g. images missing alt text? Rosaece ♡ talk ♡ contribs 14:52, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

@Rosaece: a partial answer. Because Commons is a media repository, we don't make much use of ALT text: the descriptions and captions (and, to a lesser extent, categories and depicts) generally serve that purpose. Galleries usually have explicit captioning of images (where they don't, they should); ditto for "thumb". For the latter two, I could imagine tracking those that don't, but at present we haven't done that. Do you have somewhere else in mind that you would expect ALT text?

There is a ton under Category:Maintenance categories; I doubt any one person knows their way around it all. We do have Category:Files missing SDC depicts and its subcats, but I'm not sure how populated these really are. - Jmabel ! talk 19:50, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for answering. Do you know of any categories for files missing captions? I skimmed through the maintenance categories and couldn't find one. Rosaece ♡ talk ♡ contribs 22:14, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

No, but probably less than half of the files on Commons have a caption in any language. You could start with almost any topic (and language) that you know moderately well and start going through the files writing captions. I suspect almost all categories would be "target-rich environments," but if you happen on one that isn't, pick something else. - Jmabel ! talk 01:29, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Got it, thank you! :) Rosaece ♡ talk ♡ contribs 07:27, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Location of FI0010549.jpg

In this edit at Wikipedia, User:Marsulta removed File:FI0010549.jpg from w:Milford, Iowa, claiming that the image is from Milford, Pennsylvania. Perhaps the file description needs to be updated, or if it cannot be verified, deleted, as no article now uses it. There are a number of pictures of the Sawkill Creek in Milford on hiking websites, but it is hard to match up FI0010549.jpg with those images due to angles they were taken, but it certainly seems possible it is from the Sawkill Falls. More persuasive to me, was looking at maps of Milford IA, where the only nearby river is the w:Little Sioux River, and according to one site, it is "a classic prairie river, characterized by meandering, indicating a low gradient (slope) over its course" (e.g., File:Little Sioux River.jpg). This is not a proof, of course, but indicative. Another indication is that Milford, IA is in Dickinson County and this List of Waterfalls in Iowa doesn't list a waterfall in Dickinson County. Mathglot (talk) 20:36, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Certainly none of this is reason for deletion. We have plenty of photos on Commons depicting unknown locations. - Jmabel ! talk 20:56, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Almost certainly Sawkill Falls, compare https://minisinkvalleygenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-falls-of-sawkill-1835.html. - Jmabel ! talk 20:59, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Que puedo hacer para que mi obra pueda tener poderio frente a los hechos ocasionados por tegiverzaciones y asi utilizar como orden colectivo

Para que una obra mantenga su integridad frente a tergiversaciones y pueda servir como referencia colectiva, es fundamental definir con claridad su propósito, principios y límites de interpretación. La diferenciación entre lenguaje simbólico, ético y práctico, junto con una adecuada contextualización, reduce lecturas erróneas. El carácter colectivo de una obra no surge por imposición, sino por su coherencia, utilidad y adopción voluntaria, sostenidas en el tiempo con responsabilidad y claridad conceptual Athena Sheran Suarez 145789 (talk) 16:00, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

No tengo ninguna idea de qué tiene que ver esta pregunta con el uso de Wikimedia Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 20:26, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Sir welcome iam old man time pass program only help me give thanks 🙏 again answer send me

howseethevedio how licence registration form help me ~2025-42875-64 (talk) 06:29, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

I have no idea what you are asking. Could you please ask that question more clearly and precisely (in whatever language is easier for you)? - Jmabel ! talk 19:57, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

any recent info on tv program themes by VOLKER BERTELMANN?

Just watched the recent 8 part series The Count Of Monte Cristo, music by Volker Bertelmann. I'm sure I recognise his music, and am thinking of the theme for Succession. Any info on his recent tv themes/soundtracks? Dalmanic (talk) 11:37, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

@Dalmanic: what, if anything, does this question have to do with help in using Commons (which is what this page is for)? It sounds like you might find something out with a Google search; failing that there is en:WP:Reference desk/Humanities. - Jmabel ! talk 19:59, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

Uploaden van bestand voor wiki tekst nieuwe pagina

Ik wil graag een nieuwe pagina aanmaken en daarvoor een bestand opladen, hoe moet ik dat doen? Elies1966 (talk) 16:00, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

@Elies1966: (via Google Translate) If I understand your question correctly, please read Commons:First_steps/nl and Help:Your first article (which, sadly, no one has translated into Dutch and which may not fully reflect the policies of the Dutch-language Wikipedia).

(via Google Translate) Als ik je vraag goed begrijp, lees dan Commons:First_steps/nl en Help:Your first article (die helaas nog niet in het Nederlands vertaald zijn en mogelijk niet volledig het beleid van de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia weerspiegelen). - Jmabel ! talk 20:15, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

How do you zoom?

Hey, there's too much black around this photo, how do I get it to zoom in more so that the black isn't shown on there? Wikieditor662 (talk) 20:51, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

@Wikieditor662: Sounds like you want to crop, not zoom. Depending what you want it for, you could use CropTool to create a version on Commons that with the margins cropped out (PLEASE, though, do not overwrite if you do this: save to a different filename like File:Beethoven 5th Symphony Holograph manuscript (margins removed).jpg). Or, if you just want it on one of the Wikpedias displaying without the margins, you could use {{CSS image crop}}. For example:

{{CSS image crop |Image=Beethoven 5th Symphony Holograph manuscript.jpg |bSize=400 |cWidth=372 |cHeight=270 |oTop=8 |oLeft=13 }}

- Jmabel ! talk 01:07, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! But why not override? Wikieditor662 (talk) 03:33, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

• @Wikieditor662: I assume that by "override" you mean "overwrite". Please read COM:OVERWRITE: it is pretty rare that it is correct to overwrite a Commons image that you did not upload yourself. In the case of this document, someone might want a version that clearly shows the edges of the paper and lets them see just what the document looks like. A "clean" crop loses that. - Jmabel ! talk 05:28, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

  I did upload this myself, but I suppose that this version can still stay... why would someone want to see the corners though? Wikieditor662 (talk) 06:05, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

  • I answered that in my remark immediately above. - Jmabel ! talk 17:56, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Also, how do I crop it onto the current version which already has a description and thumb? [[File:Beethoven 5th Symphony Holograph manuscript.jpg|thumb||1807 [[Holograph manuscript]] of this piece.]] Wikieditor662 (talk) 03:37, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

• You still haven't said where you want to use this. If (as I take it from this last question) you are using this within a WMF sister project and you are not particularly strong on complex wiki markup, the simplest approach would be to use CropTool (linked above), save to a distinct filename, and use that rather than the current file in the project where you want to use it. If you are doing something else, please be more specific about what you want to do, and on what site. - Jmabel ! talk 05:28, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

  Ah, sorry, I want to use it on Wikipedia, I thought it would be clear as it's the most popular one, I suppose there were more of the wikis that are useful than I thought... Wikieditor662 (talk) 06:04, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Can this be considered Public Domain

Hi,

I wanted to ask if this work can be considered Public Domain? I'm interested in a snippet of the title page for the book's article on the English Wikipedia, The Natives Of Mailu.

The book was first published in 1915, but this uploaded work was republished in 1988. The original author Bronisław Malinowski died in 1942. You can read the article for clearer details. Kingsacrificer (talk) 10:07, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

The original book is PD by age, but the republished book isn't PD because the added edits by Michael Young attract new copyright. However, since you want just only the title page, it might qualify for {{PD-text}}, but we need to check for the country of origin (do you know where M. Young is from?). Also, it might be better to ask copyright questions at COM:VPC. HyperAnd [talk] 13:19, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. I've asked my question there. Kingsacrificer (talk) 16:13, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

Cat-a-Lot

Despite my experience here, I'm still kind of a noob with Cat-a-Lot. I need help reverting a bunch of disruptive category moves but am not sure how to move from one category to another using Cat-a-Lot. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks a lot, Cutlass^Ciera 18:10, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Even with a little bit of testing around with my own files, I'm still not sure I get it. For context, I'm trying to move files in a redirected category into the page I moved it to. Cutlass^Ciera 18:24, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

@Cutlass:

1. Navigate to the redirected category.
2. Start Cat-a-lot (typically a click at lower right, assuming you have it installed as a gadget).
3. Select "all" in Cat-a-lot.
4. The category that is the target of the redirect should be prominently visible in Cat-a-lot. Click the right-arrow next to that category name to move everything.
5. If you had any doubt that this worked, you can open another tab and look at your contributions; in the unlikely event that something is wrong, there is a revert available within Cat-a-lot, but it won't work once you have navigated away.
6. Refresh the page to confirm that you succeeded

Sorry if I'm missing some minor detail there, I'm on my way out the door. - Jmabel ! talk 22:45, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Minor further followup: try it on one or two files before you try it on the whole contents of a category; also, if there is so much in the category that it doesn't all fit on one page, you have to use Cat-a-lot a page at a time. - Jmabel ! talk 00:21, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

Editing a cascade protected file

I might be missing something obvious, but why was I able to make this edit? I'm not an administrator. Rockfang (talk) 19:49, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Apparently cascading protection only applies to overwriting the file and not editing the page normally. But for whatever reason, the warning template doesn't reflect that. HyperAnd (talk) 22:41, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Kişisel fotoğrafım

googleda adıma yaptığım aramada vikipediada sonuç gördüm. Avukat İbrahim uğurluel fotoğrafı eski ve beni yansıtmıyor. Yeni bir fotoğrafım var isterseniz onu yükleyebilirsiniz. Eski fotoğrafın kaldırılmasını talep ederim Advocateturk (talk) 20:52, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

(Translation via Google Translate:) I found results on Wikipedia when I searched for my name on Google. The photo of lawyer İbrahim Uğurluel is old and doesn't reflect me. I have a new photo; you can upload that if you want. I request that the old photo be removed.

Jmabel ! talk 00:16, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

@Advocateturk, Wikipedia:A picture of you may be of help to you. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:56, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

Items such as Translations:Commons:Command-line upload/9/bn

I looked at Special:Contributions/BDR Welfare Council Gopalganj 1 and found a large number of items with this name style.

Are these a normal artefact, or is something amiss here, please?

If something is amiss, please would a knowledgeable person take whatever action is necessary to sort it out? 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 11:55, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

@TimTrent: Normally should be "Commons:Translations", not "Translations:Commons" if that is what you are asking. - Jmabel ! talk 18:10, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

the filters dissapears in the home page

I can't filter in the home page. I need to filters to images and licesnses but it appears in the home page. ~2025-43228-46 (talk) 16:14, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

I don't understand what you mean in this context by "filter", could you please be clearer. - Jmabel ! talk 18:11, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

File:The Devil's Circus (1926) by Benjamin Christensen.webm

Can someone upload this video from its YouTube source? I'm not able to. Jonteemil (talk) 20:08, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

• There would need to be clarity on the source of the musical accompaniment. It is likely not original to the 1926 release.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:37, 27 December 2025 (UTC)
  • "likely not" is an understatement, since that is before sound films. - Jmabel ! talk 23:35, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

  Attempting upload (no soundtrack) with video2commons. Had to delete the old page contents for that to proceed.

  Flickr2commons on YouTube videos can be finicky, so no promises. - Jmabel ! talk 23:45, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

  Okay, thanks, fingers crossed. Jonteemil (talk) 00:31, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

  "An exception occurred: TaskError: b'Upload failed!"

  @Jonteemil: Question: when you said you were "not able" to upload this, what was preventing you? Lack of sufficient rights on Commons? The fact that a placeholder was already there? Or just the same sort of failure I encountered? (Trying to work out whether I need to keep retrying this or whether now that I've killed the placeholder you can try it yourself; remember not to import the sound.) - Jmabel ! talk 07:14, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

  I tried with video2commons but it didn't work. I haven't tried again now that the file is deleted. Jonteemil (talk) 12:37, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

  @Jonteemil I downloaded the video with yt-dlp and uploaded it manually (since it seems per above, it doesn't work with video2commons). Please feel free to change the file/license information if needed. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 23:15, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

  Perfect, maybe @Jmabel can merge the history of the former version as well so we don't lose the file history and edit history. Jonteemil (talk) 00:41, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

   Done - Jmabel ! talk 01:16, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Resolved

I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days. Jmabel ! talk 01:16, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Changing a Category title

We currently have a category Category:Harris Mausoleum. Having just written the article for the Bullough Mausoleum, en:Bullough_Mausoleum, I'd like to rename the Category. It is a mausoleum for the Bullough family, built, paid for and populated by them. Harris is simply the depopulated and deserted village nearby. Can I just go ahead and Move it? I tried to do so but got some sort of warning message. Thanks and regards. KJP1 (talk) 14:15, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

@KJP1:  Done I take it there is no Wikidata item yet, correct? - Jmabel ! talk 01:21, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Jmabel - Many thanks indeed. And no, I don’t think it does have a corresponding Wikidata item yet. But I’m afraid I have no idea how to create that. Is it an automated process? KJP1 (talk) 05:25, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Where is MOVE button on the SANDBOX page?

How do I find MOVE button on the SANDBOX page en:User:KatlanmisKulak/sandbox? KatlanmisKulak (talk) 14:53, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

There is none as you are not autoconfirmed in English Wikipedia. Ruslik (talk) 19:44, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

Corrupted file

Can an admin or someone with more file privileges than I have please check the status of File:Waldo St Police Station, Worcester, MA (G. Clemence, 1918) 10 from NW.jpg? The process hung while it was being uploaded and although the description appears, the image itself is just a broken icon. When I tried to overwrite it by uploading it again, I was prevented because the new file was exactly the same as the old one. So it's clear that the image is on the server somewhere; it's just not displaying. Thanks, Choliamb (talk) 16:05, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

@Choliamb: looks fine to me, does it still look wrong to you? Have you tried clearing your cache, or looking at it with a different browser or device? - Jmabel ! talk 01:23, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I tried purging the cache, and I tried with another browser on this device, as well as on my phone, but with no luck. There's still no image on the file description page, and when I click on the links to different resolutions, I get one of two error messages: either "File not found: /v1/AUTH_mw/wikipedia-commons-local-public.50/5/50/Waldo_St_Police_Station%2C_Worcester%2C_MA_%28G._Clemence%2C_1918%29_10_from_NW.jpg" (when I click on the link for the full resolution version) or "Error: Our servers are currently under maintenance or experiencing a technical issue" (for any of the smaller resolutions). All of the other images that I uploaded at the same time in Category:Waldo Street Police Station, Worcester, MA are fine; this is the only one that doesn't work for me. Very odd. Choliamb (talk) 02:35, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

ETA: When I tried with my phone, it was connected to my local network, but just now I tried again, after turning off the wifi and switching to mobile data instead. The image came up without any trouble. So it appears the problem, whatever it is, is with my local ISP. I suppose that's what the "wikipedia-commons-local-public.50/5/50/" string in the error message means, although why it says "wikipedia.commons" rather than "wikimedia.commons" I don't know. In any case, it's obviously not a problem at the Commons itself, so there's nothing you can do about it, and I assume it will sort itself out in time. Thanks for checking. Choliamb (talk) 02:48, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

That's weird, yesterday I didn't see anything (file missing), today it's fine. --Achim55 (talk) 07:33, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

The blocking of my account appears to be rooted in prejudice, arrogance, and discrimination rather than any factual violation

The blocking of my account appears to be rooted in prejudice, arrogance, and discrimination rather than any factual violation. I am not promoting any individual, product, or organization. My interest arose from a BBC program in London that highlighted the extraordinary work of Sahit Muja. After watching the program, I independently researched him and found extensive coverage from some of the world’s most respected media outlets. Sahit Muja has been featured by Voice of America, China Global Television Network, ABC, and other major international broadcasters in long-form programs. One of his companies, Metalplant, which developed breakthrough technology, has been covered by The Wall Street Journal, DW, Forbes, and Science News. In 2025, Sahit Muja reportedly received a letter from President Trump and has been featured by numerous independent media outlets for substantial mineral holdings and major geological discoveries with significant global impact. This is not advertising. It is factual information about documented achievements that have already been recognized by top-tier global media. His journey—from poverty as a New Yorker of Albanian heritage to becoming a billionaire—is widely regarded as an extraordinary achievement. If such verified, well-documented information is considered unworthy, unacceptable, or inappropriate for reference, then this reflects discrimination rather than a neutral or fair evaluation. At minimum, these facts meet the standard of notability expected for encyclopedic or informational content. GreggreenX77 (talk) 16:57, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

 Info: You are not blocked here on Commons but on Wikipedia. --Achim55 (talk) 17:10, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

And please do not import issues like this from one wiki to another, unless your actual goal is to be blocked on additional wikis. The above itself reads like promo, possibly generated by an LLM. You appear to have already made these same remarks at n:User talk:GreggreenX77, but you have not formally appealed your block, which you could do only by filling out {{Unblock}} there. However, I can tell you from experience that if all you have to say is to the effect of "This person is notable and I was not being promotional," you are very unlikely to be unblocked. - Jmabel ! talk 01:29, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

(Redacted) GreggreenX77 (talk) 02:39, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

(Redacted) GreggreenX77 (talk) 02:43, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

The two above personal attacks were removed per COM:NPA. Please don't post such comments again. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:03, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Blocked with TPA removed on en-WP. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:06, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Now also blocked on Commons. --Túrelio (talk) 11:47, 29 December 2025 (UTC)