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corres stamp

Sir- too much information to read for me. Just a query. I have a stamp Mexico Corres 1899?--5 centavos -eagle and snake- YELLOW---IS THIS OF INTEREST? Nancye C..................N.Z. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.237.207.47 (talk • contribs)

Category:Theater of Portugal

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T111594

For some reason. Category:Theater of Portugal has one file in it, and I can't seem to find why.The file is File:D. Maria, A Louca.jpg. It's now been moved, but the redirect is still in that category. Even after blanking it and null-editing the category page, it remained. I'm leaning toward a software bug of some kind, but wanted to see if anyone else had any ideas on why this is stuck. sısɐuuǝɔıʌ∀ (diskuto) 02:02, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm stumped as well. Looks buggy. —LX (talk, contribs) 18:55, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
Bug report opened. sısɐuuǝɔıʌ∀ (diskuto) 01:57, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: sısɐuuǝɔıʌ∀ (diskuto) 21:10, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Possible to spin off image version into a separate file?

In this image, the uploader has replaced the original file with a cropped version. While I could manually fix this by saving and uploading a separate file, is it possible to "spin off" the cropped version into a separate file and automatically add derivative tags etc.?--̴̴̴Cpt.a.haddock (talk) 14:08, 6 September 2015 (UTC) (please ping me in your reply)

@Cpt.a.haddock: Nothing automatic; I'd recommend you save the cropped version & upload as a separate file (probably linking with {{Image extracted}}, {{Extracted from}}), then revert this to its original. - Jmabel ! talk 17:29, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Thanks :) Done.--Cpt.a.haddock (talk) 14:32, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Jmabel ! talk 16:55, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Cropped version

I uploaded a cropped version for this image. But, when I used it, it was like being compressed in height. What should be done? Mhhossein (talk) 14:17, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

  • Looks fine to me. Have you cleared your cache? - Jmabel ! talk 16:27, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
  • By the way, I would suggest that when doing such a radical crop of someone else's photo you should upload under a different name and connect via "other versions". - 16:28, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
Jmabel:Minor changes don't need overwrite per CROP. Mhhossein (talk) 12:34, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
I don't think that's a minor change. - Jmabel ! talk 15:14, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
Jmabel: Just compare it with the original version. Mhhossein (talk) 07:07, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
Jmabel: Just excessive parts are cropped. the percentage is not important, sometimes a small cropping removes important elements. Any way, is there any way to separate it? Mhhossein (talk) 14:12, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
@ColonialGrid: You could upload it under the different name, revert the original, then link with {{Image derived}} on the original and {{Derived from}} on the new one. In this case, probably not worth the trouble. But in the future I'd suggest you do it as a separate image.
FWIW, I agree that you removed only "excess", but depending on how it is/was used, the major change in aspect ratio could matter. - Jmabel ! talk 16:38, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
I'm not concerned enough to revert the crop, and generally agree with you, but think that in future Mhhossein should upload crops as new files. ColonialGrid (talk) 17:16, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

No longer getting Picture of the Day

1 September 2015 16:15 pm EDT I have been receiving the Picture of the Day for a long time, but for the past month or so it has stopped coming. I am still subscribed and have verified that the mail is not going to the junk folder or blocked. List admin, or anyone, know what might have happened? fran_barrett@hotmail.com Latitude :: 33.80861290000001 Longitude :: -84.29227249999997 Thanks, Frances Barrett 1Lydia2 20:16, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Twinkle?

Hi, I'm less experienced at Commons, I want to know that is there twinkle option at Commons to use? I saw gadgets in my "preferences" but didn't find any twinkle option to activate. I want such kind of tool to nominate any pic for deletion or welcoming or notifying any user etc. Thank you. --Human3015 (talk) 20:29, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

For nominating files for deletion, you should enable the AjaxQuickDelete and Quick Delete gadgets. You could also install VisualFileChange.js, which is handy for batch nominations. Welcoming new users is done automatically by a bot, User:Wikimedia Commons Welcome, but the User Messages gadget is useful for adding other notifications. —LX (talk, contribs) 21:25, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

My gallery

If I go to the talk page of a new user, there is usually a welcome message at the top, including the words "All your uploads are stored in your personal gallery". When I click on the word "gallery", I get to see my own gallery. But when I go to my own talk page, which still has the welcome message at the top, and click on "gallery", my browser tries to connect to http://tools.wikimedia.de/~daniel/WikiSense/Gallery.php?&wikifam=commons.wikimedia.org&img_user_text=Maproom and times out.

Ok, I've fixed the problem, by deleting all the template-y stuff from the top of my talk page and issuing myself a new "welcome" message. I wish I'd figured that out years ago, I've spent about three years not knowing how to access my own gallery. Maybe this will be useful to someone else. Maproom (talk) 11:04, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

  • There is also a link "Uploads" in the top right hand side of the screen which shows all your uploads. If you are viewing the "User contributions" "Special page", "User page", or "Discussion"/"User talk" of another editor there is an "User uploads" link the in the "Tools" section of the menu on the left hand side of the screen that will list all of that users uploads. ColonialGrid (talk) 11:46, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Help Me

Im trying to edit my user page but it does not work.I can only edit certain pages.Another problem is that I am logged in but when I try to make a sandbox it says im logged out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.79.11.207 (talk • contribs) 14:58, 2 September 2015‎ (UTC)

Well, the fact that the edit history lists an IP address and not a user name for this entry means that you are in fact not logged in. That is most likely why your editing capabilities are limited as well. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:31, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Custom drop-down license

The licenses included in the drop-down menu of the upload form are detailed in MediaWiki:Licenses. Those have been selected as the most useful and user-friendly ones for most users. And yet, one thing is "most users" and another thing is a specific user. For example, a regular user would be aware that he needs to check the origin of a photo and the appropiate license before uploading, and would never select "I don't know what the license is" or "I found the image on Google or a random website" (because he would either find the appropiate license for the image, or drop the whole idea before uploading it). A user that works at certain areas may have specific licenses that he uses on a regular basis, and others that he never uses (for example, preferring a certain license for self made photos, and ignoring the others).

Is it possible to create a custom form that would only work for the specific user, leaving the general one for all the others? Cambalachero (talk) 18:12, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

  • Assuming the page you are talking about is Special:Upload (there are several other ways to upload) I suggest that as an experienced user you just ignore the dropdown and insert the license template directly, just like any other text. That's certainly what I do. - Jmabel ! talk 20:57, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Löschung einer Seite auf Wikipedia

Ich habe versehentlich die Löschung einer Seite zur Diskussion gestellt, die gar nicht gelöscht werden soll. Wie kann ich das rückgängig machen? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MAvonKatharinaWolff (talk • contribs)

WQ print screen

Can I upload a print screen of Wikiquote's Main Page (which would include WQ logo and a "quote of the day") to Commons? If so, which license should I use? Thanks ~ DanielTom (talk) 17:29, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

{{Wikiquote-screenshot}} seems to fit the bill rather nicely, don't you think? :-) —LX (talk, contribs) 18:50, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
Cool, thank you. ~ DanielTom (talk) 19:23, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Different languge default subtitles for an uploaded VLC video

Hi! I am not sure if this can be done: I would like to have a video with preset subtitles according to the audience, so that the French WP reader watches the video file with default French subtitles (on clicking play), while the English wikipedia reader watches the same video with English subtitles. Can that be done with just one video file or do I need different versions (with different srt extensions or something similar) of that video file? I tried to find out an answer in the help page, but cannot find an answer for me there. Any hints appreciated Iñaki LLM (talk) 22:47, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Editing Problem

Why can't I edit certain pages? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ainsleykg (talk • contribs) 18:30, 3 September 2015‎ (UTC)

Such as...? I'm sorry, but no one here has telepathic powers, so you're going to have to give us a hint as to what pages you were trying to edit and what you were trying to do. For what it's worth, your filter log is empty, so it doesn't look like you were stopped by any abuse filters. —LX (talk, contribs) 18:48, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
Pages like my user page&subcategorys Ainsleykg (talk) 11:50, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
I'm not sure why you thought it was a good idea to continue this discussion somewhere completely different, where the context is completely lost. I've moved it back here.
Unless it's just a recent problem, you seem to be able to edit your user page. Are you getting some kind of error message when you try to edit it? —LX (talk, contribs) 14:44, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Innecessary removement of images

Jewish Museum in Prague, an institution where I volunteer, uploaded to Wikicommons few months ago considerable amount of images, unfortunately without adducing properly, that the Museum is itself the autor and that these photographs had been published on its official website, to be used freely by anyone, under single condition, that the author is acknowleged (see the website:Images to be downloaded from Jewish Museum in Prague. The files has been removed, although they are acctualy "legal". Could the removement be revoked? Here is a list of images concerned:

— Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎MitnadevetJMP (talk • contribs)

@MitnadevetJMP: from a crude google translation of the copyright page, it says "They are designed for direct promotion of the Jewish Museum in Prague (articles, reports, etc.), If their use must be Jewish Museum in Prague listed as the holder of the rights to the images." While this does sound like a {{Attribution}} licence, it would be best if your institution could get in contact with our OTRS Team by email. This gives us a paper trail that the museum are happy to release the images freely, and the OTRS team will ensure the permission given explicitly acknowledges that the images can be used for commercial or derivative purposes. -mattbuck (Talk) 11:33, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
And that OTRS page is available in Czech: Commons:OTRS/cs. - Jmabel ! talk 17:08, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Sharing wikimedia commons upload (photographies)

I was wondering how could I share, or make public the page of my uploads. I have uploaded around 250 photographies from asia and always thought people could access them from my profile. But it appears they don't, only me can see the sum of all my uploads. Would it be possible to make that page available for public and share a link to it ?

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cedric007 (talk • contribs)

Perhaps you want [1]? This contains all images you have uploaded. Anyone can view that. -mattbuck (Talk) 12:12, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
I'm sorry I just realized it was working through another way... thank you for your answer... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cedric007 (talk • contribs)
Not a problem Cedric007, but please remember to sign your posts on discussion pages such as this with four tildes (~~~~) so we know who posted! -mattbuck (Talk) 15:09, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Adding photographs to an edit

After editing an entry, I uploaded images to the Commons. I want to include them with the edit, however when I follow the insert procedure nothing happens. The images add significant content and enhance the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clarence Dumais (talk • contribs) 12:24, 5 September 2015‎ (UTC)

This is more of a Wikipedia issue than a Commons issue, but I fixed the syntax on en:Lekander Nunatak. You don't need <gallery> tags when you're just including a single image, and if you use <gallery> tags, you shouldn't include the square brackets. See en:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial for more info. —LX (talk, contribs) 12:32, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Request for someone to edit File:50 largest Greek diaspora.png

Legend (if this is the correct word) should read 1,000 or fewer rather than 1,000 or less. Thanks in advance. Dyspeptic skeptic (talk) 01:45, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

There’s a better version, without the grammar problem, at File:50 largest Greek diaspora SVG.svg; it’s linked from the above page.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 02:03, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

(Bot?) Upload of a document

I'm not sure where best to ask, but is there any way that a bot could upload the content of the 25 pages of The Modern Multi-Floor Garage, With Particular Reference to d'Humy Motoramps for Interfloor Travel (1929, {{PD-US-not renewed}}) that can be found online at http://digital.hagley.org/cdm/ref/collection/p268001coll12/id/763? It has a ton of interesting photos, and also provides a great deal of information on state-of-the-art urban parking garages at that date, which by that point were already pretty much a mature technology. - Jmabel ! talk 18:56, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Working on it right now. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 02:01, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
✓ Done See Category:The Modern Garage The library hasn't scanned all pages, so page 25 to 36 are still mssing. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 03:29, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Thanks. I'd already created Category:The Modern Multi-Floor Garage, With Particular Reference to d'Humy Motoramps for Interfloor Travel (1929) for illustrations I'd taken from this; I'll merge your category into mine (possibly a bit verbose but clearer about it being a book, etc.) - Jmabel ! talk 05:08, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Looks fine to me. Thanks for cleanup! --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 03:37, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Picture uploaded wrong

Hello! I uploaded my picture in a wrong section. I want to delete this picture and to reupload it to Wiki Loves Monuments. How can I do this ? This is my picture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rasnov_Citadel.jpg

Thank you very much ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geaniw (talk • contribs) 17:48, 6 September 2015‎ (UTC)

I don’t think there’s any need to upload it again; just edit the file page to add the WLM template, monument ID, and appropriate categories to be included in the contest. Use any similar file that was uploaded through the contest wizard as an example. I believe it’s one of those categories that enters the image in the contest, not the act of uploading through the wizard.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 19:01, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
✓ Done WLM template added. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 23:26, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Translation issues

Hello

I am working on Commons:WLA and have two issues

  1. I have moved the main page of WLAf2014 to Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2014. But the translations in various languages are still "attached" to the original page Commons:Wiki Loves Africa. How to "move" the translations so that they stay with the original page ?
  2. Last year, when I needed a translator wizard hand, I asked one translator admin on his talk page. But sometimes it took a while before he could do it, depending on his own availability. I thought there might be a page where I can ask translation admins help on that matter, but it is unclear to me where I can do so. Commons:Translation administrators is not very helpful on this matter and the only talk page is basically empty and has been marked for deletion. So I guess it is not the right place to do so. Where can I ask help in a "central" place ?

Thanks Anthere (talk) 21:06, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Hello, I uploaded a file

Hello, I uploaded a file but it was deleted saying it was a copyright violation. However I am the copyright holder.

How can I get the image reinstated? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Avamax (talk • contribs) 00:54, 8 September 2015‎ (UTC)

Picture / Image of my grandfather

Hi,

I've uploaded a old picture of my grandfather in the page

https://tr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muzaffer_Saliho%C4%9Flu&stable=0&shownotice=1

via wikimedia commons.

Then I received the message 'File source is not properly indicated'

What should I do in order to convince you that the picture is coming from our family album

Thanks in advance Safa

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Asaf Bey (talk • contribs) 14:20, 8 September 2015‎ (UTC)

  • Convenience link: File:Salihoğlu Muzaffer Bey.jpg. - Jmabel ! talk 16:22, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
  • You state it is your own work and release it using the {{Self}} template. Does that mean you are the photographer? If not, then that is false, and you need to say who actually took the picture.
  • You say, via that {{Self}} template, that you are issuing a license. Assuming (from your description of this as an old photo in an album) that you are not the photographer, how do you come to own the copyright and be able to release those rights? Are you the legal heir to those rights? If so, say so, and you can then presumably release as {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}.
  • On the other hand, if the photographer is still alive, you need the photographer's permission. See COM:OTRS about how to pass that along. - Jmabel ! talk 16:29, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Delete/update images. Help!

Hi. I would like to delete some images in the gallery about Dark Arkitekter and replace them with updated versions (real images instead of renderings), and I cant seem to understad how this is done. In total five images that needs an update. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dark ark web (talk • contribs) 07:33, 9 September 2015‎ (UTC)

Under File History you will find "Upload a new version of this file". You can't upload a file under the same name, so you use oldname_a.jpg or something like that. With that you will upload a new file replacing the old one. But if the new file is substantially different from the old one, it may be necessary to upload it under a new name. Wereldburger758 (talk) 09:07, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
@Dark ark web: I believe (1) either you are using the word gallery incorrectly or are talking about somewhere in Commons, because there is no gallery page Dark Arkitekter here.

I disagree with Wereldburger758's advice here. If the images in question are not simply minor technical improvements on the old images, do not upload them to the same filenames, which overwrites the old images for which you have already granted an irrevocable license. You do not have the prerogative to unilaterally delete your older images. Instead, upload under new names. You can link images via "other versions" or via the description, as appropriate.

If there is a gallery somewhere outside of Commons that you need to update, then update the gallery by replacing the names of images there, on the page that includes a gallery. - Jmabel ! talk 16:07, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Upload

I found a photographer who publishes some of his photos in his personal website under creative commons per the writing at the bottom of each page of his website. Can I upload the photos I need from his website? For example this website--Mbazri (talk) 10:58, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

The website says "All contents by Akkasemosalman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License", so that looks fine. — SMUconlaw (talk) 15:47, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
Just make sure to reference that when you upload. - Jmabel ! talk 16:08, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

error message when uploading new video file

Im trying to upload a new version of File:DanielUlaciaPresentationWikimania2015Part1.webm, which was edited to clean up the sound, but Im getting the error message "413 Request Entity Too Large" Any ideas?--AlejandroLinaresGarcia (talk) 15:35, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Try activating chunked uploads in your Preferences. — SMUconlaw (talk) 15:42, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Problem in uploading, I could not upload

Good morning, I am not able to upload since yesterday: when I upload even I photo, it stops uploading and fail; so I resized the images to very small and I was able to upload only 3 images; I also notice that other accounts and my have the green select media to share, while mine is not; please help me, I already contributed more than 298,000 files more or less; please enable or do something to my upload to turn it to green select media to share; in the alternative, I would like in the meantime, to create an alternate account to upload my files using the green select media to share; waiting for your kind attentions and help, thanks and best wishes --Judgefloro talk Judgefloro 01:39, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

credit line

Hello, I work for The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. I noticed an image from one of our objects is on Wikimedia Commons. This is a great! And we're happy it is being used. Is it possible, though, to make note that it is from The Freer Gallery of Art? There is no mention of where the image came from and we find it always courteous to mention where the artwork or object lives. Here's the link: File:Polo_game_from_poem_Guy_u_Chawgan.jpg Thank you, Cory — Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.111.253.25 (talk • contribs) 12:11, 10 September 2015‎ (UTC)

Hi Cory,
OK, I will fix that. Actually, I uploaded several files from your website. Further collaboration would be great. Could you create an account? You can answer here or on my talk page. Regards, Yann (talk) 12:36, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:NAA Registered Logo - Northwestern Use Only.jpg

Hello,

I recently created a page on Wikipedia entitled, “Northwestern Alumni Association.” I am writing in regards to a question that I have about the copyright of the logo I uploaded onto the page (seen in the Commons). I work for Northwestern University, who the logo belongs to. I have been given permission by Northwestern’s Alumni Relations and Development Marketing and Communications team to put the logo on Wikipedia if utilized under the same guidelines as what was done for the Northwestern seal on the Northwestern University Wikipedia page. Do you have any guidance on how this might be possible? I did not see an option for this process when utilizing Wikipedia Commons.

Edit: Essentially, I'm hoping to get approval for the Non-free school logo licensing on Wikipedia, similar to what the Northwestern University seal was able to achieve. Can someone help me with this?

Thanks!

--Mandaasaur (talk) 17:41, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

  • This particular logo is trademarked, but is too simple to be eligible for copyright, so it can stay here on Commons. Commons allows non-copyright restrictions like that. For anything that is copyrighted and not free-licensed, though, you have to upload it to the individual Wikipedia (in this case, the English-language Wikipedia) and follow its guidelines. Some Wikipedias (e.g. German) don't allow non-free images at all. - Jmabel ! talk 20:55, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Martindennygroup.png

This photo was taken from the back of the album "Exotica Vol. III" by Martin Denny, which seems to provide no credit or copyright information for it. Can it still be used and how?

--Nelson Novak (talk) 21:32, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

I see that you've recently uploaded two versions of this photo: File:Martindenny.jpg and File:Martindennygroup.png. I found a scan of the rear of the album in a blog post (larger image). In the fine print the photo is credited to "Garrett-Howard". Garrett-Howard was a photographic studio formed by Murray Garrett (still iiving) and Gene Howard (d. 1993). It's possible that this photo qualifies for {{PD-US-no notice}} or {{PD-US-not renewed}}, but I haven't personally checked a copy of the album for a copyright notice or the copyright renewal records. Liberty Records of Hollywood was usually pretty good about its copyright details and Murray Garret is a pretty famous photographer in his own right, so there is a better than average chance that this photo did not become PD due to failure to comply with copyright formalities. Unless there was no copyright notice anywhere on the album (if I recall correctly, Liberty sometimes put its notice on the inside) or the copyright was not renewed the photo you uploaded will be protected by copyright until January 1, 2055 (1959 + 95 + 1). —RP88 (talk) 00:41, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Finding original uploaded work

I have done more edit work than that I have uploaded new content material. Yet, it is there. But how to find the original uploaded work among the many edited derivative works? Wereldburger758 (talk) 05:51, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

OTRS review

Based on the feedback I received from the author, he has sent his permission letter for this file on Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 5:15 PM to OTRS team, while the case is not addressed by OTRS volunteers yet. Is there any problem with that? Mhhossein (talk) 14:36, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Jmabel: Thanks but they fortunately addressed one of my earlier uploads from the same author and source just some days after I uploaded the photo. Mhhossein (talk) 06:04, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
Nothing to stop you from writing them and asking what's going on, but just don't expect a prompt response. - Jmabel ! talk 06:28, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
Jmabel: Thanks, am I on the correct board? Mhhossein (talk) 12:20, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
  • I'm not sure what you mean by the "correct board." You're in a perfectly reasonable place to have asked the question, but I don't anyone but the OTRS people could know the answer, and none of them seem to be monitoring. You can email them and reference (or attach) the earlier email; I can't promise they'll pay attention (same backlog applies as to any other email), but I don't see another way to move this forward. If a week or so goes by without a response, then go to Commons:Undeletion requests and explain the situation, but give the OTRS people a chance first. - Jmabel ! talk 15:45, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
  • You might try COM:ON, which I believe is for enquiries about the progress of tickets and such matters, before adding another e-mail to the backlog.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 00:09, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

Request for clean up

Hello, I uploaded on July 14 the following picture File:H BONNEAU 1.jpg (a picture I took personnally) and subsequently updloaded 3 updates on july 16, july 19 and, finally, august 4 (trying to clean up a detail in the background). Would it be possible to remove the two intermediate updates (july 16 and july 19) so that only the original (july 14) and the final version (august 4) would be available?

Thank you in advance and sorry for the trouble. Best regards--Domenjod (talk) 10:22, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

See Commons:Suppression de révision. Possibly you will find some helpful links there. --CiaPan (talk) 13:41, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
Hi @CiaPan: . From what I understand, this feature is reserved for administrators. Any other way to help me on this one?--Domenjod (talk) 16:30, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
I expected there is some standard way of asking admin help described there... See the 'How to request Revision Deletion' section. In short you should find some active admin (see Commons:Administrators or Commons:List of administrators by language) and ask them personally to do a revision deletion. That's probably all I can say on this subject, as I'm not an admin and never needed the procedure myself. --CiaPan (talk) 19:31, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
Domenjod, I don't see any reason to delete the intermediate revisions.  Not done -mattbuck (Talk) 20:47, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
I don't see any reason to delete those. It doesn't save server space (we still physically keep them). In general, just like edits to text, we save every intermediate version as part of the public history of a page, unless there are issues like rights problems, libel, etc. - Jmabel ! talk 20:48, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
Jmabel mattbuck. Thanks for taking the time to answer. I understand your points. My concern is : why keep an intermediate version which was a (poor) attempt at editing a picture when the final version is (hopefully) much better ? In my view, the intermediate versions are unnecessary and are not worth keeping (and also, my first botched attempts at playing with Photoshop don't deserve to remain public - a matter of (misplaced?) pride ;<)). Kind regards, --Domenjod (talk) 05:09, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
@Domenjod: I understand the pride issue, however we do not use revision deletion for such purposes. From Commons:Revision deletion: "Please note that revision deletion is used sparingly and is not (for example) used to hide the fact that there were several unsuccessful attempts at uploading variants of an image, or that there has been some back-and-forth over which of two versions of an image to use." Just as on wikipedia you don't delete a revision because of a spelling mistake, we won't delete the old versions here. -mattbuck (Talk) 07:15, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
mattbuck. OK. Thanks for your time anyway. Kind regards, --Domenjod (talk) 20:23, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: —LX (talk, contribs) 23:03, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Yevgeni.jpg

Hallo, ich habe folgendes Problem. Die Datei ist hat die gleiche Lizenz wie diese --> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yevgeny_Rodionov.gif , ich weiß aber nicht wie ich das einstelle :P Auf den Hilfeseiten habe ich noch nicht rausgefunden wie ich diese Art von Lizenz einstelle. Habt Rücksicht mit einem Neuanfänger :P

In english: I got a problem with using the right license; it is the same license like this one --> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yevgeny_Rodionov.gif , but I don't know how to put this kind of license.


mfg Ted --TheMightyTed23 (talk) 15:26, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

@TheMightyTed23: Commons does not allow images you found on the internet unless they are explicitly released under a free licence. I have deleted that image as a copyright violation. The other one is ok to keep on wikipedia because English Wikipedia allows limited non-free content under "fair use". -mattbuck (Talk) 20:46, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: —LX (talk, contribs) 23:03, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Possible Improper Licensing

Hello! I'm not sure I properly licensed a recent upload of mine. The image is from the US Geological Survey (here), so I'm confident it falls under public domain. I was hoping to license it in the same way as this file, and would like help placing the proper license. Thanks! Greengreengreenred (talk) 09:16, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

I've updated the license to the more specific {{PD-USGov-USGS}}, otherwise everything else looked fine. —RP88 (talk) 09:26, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
Thank you! Greengreengreenred (talk) 19:47, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
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Images giving errors

Moved from Commons:Categories for discussion/2015/09/Category:License migration not eligible: Achim (talk) 16:18, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
Trying to test linking here... interesting, the image manifests here as a thumb...

Many images giving error when attempting to access File page (see the image). These seem to be all the titles beginning with "'Weisser Strand' am ..." such as file:'Weisser Strand' am Flakensee in Woltersdorf Juni 2014 - 01.JPG. The error message I'm seeing is: 

"The page isn't redirecting properly

Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.

    This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept cookies."

(more or less). I have no idea what this means, but I clicked on over a dozen such images in the category trying to figure it out. Now you can scratch your head in puzzlement too!

  • Oh, yeah... This is an older Laptop running XP+SP3, Firefox version 36.0.1 (kept retarded since the updates have already messed too much with my style of wiki editing.) // FrankB 13:58, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
Isn't caused by these files nor by their category but by your aged firefox, as one can google. --Achim (talk) 14:15, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

How to put a Commons image on Wikipedia

Hvordan oploader man et billede fra Wikimedia Commons til en artikel i wikipedia ???????? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Finn Blytmann (talk • contribs) 10:26, 12 September 2015‎ (UTC)

i need your help

Q #1 Describe in detail the importance of Calculus and analytical geometry with reference to its uses in computer science as well as in real life?

Q #2 Is there any difference between imaginary number and complex numbers?If yes, then identify the reason,if no, then give an example to support your argument? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahsan khanzada (talk • contribs) 15:30, 19 September 2015‎ (UTC)

This page is intended for questions about how to use the Wikimedia Commons media repository. And I'm pretty sure that your teacher's intention was that you should do your own homework. You won't learn anything by making others do it for you. —LX (talk, contribs) 15:37, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
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"gallery" pages

Greetings!

I am working on pages for an upcoming event. Basically, two campuses of my university are doing Wiki expeditions in different parts of Mexico City and I need to created info pages for students.

I started it at Reto_Wikimedia_Semana_i_Fall_2015 originally with information for the Ciudad de México campus. So far so good. When I added a gallery of images to the top of the page, the page itself got called a "gallery." But I did nothing because the page worked the same. Today I decided to use that page is a "disambiguagion" page, with subpages for the two campuses. I created subpages, but they dont work as subpages. When Im on /Reto_Wikimedia_Semana_i_Fall_2015_Campus_Ciudad_de_México (<-- doesnt work link) it works as a completely separate page, not a subpage, with the / as part of the name. Im guessing the status of the pages as "galleries" is causing this. Can anyone help? Thelmadatter (talk) 14:53, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

  1. "disambiguagion" => "disambiguation"
  2. In general, subpages are discouraged, I recommend you go a different way with your naming. Just name the page Reto Wikimedia Semana i Fall 2015 Campus Ciudad de México, or some such. (By the way 'i'? Is that meant to be English "in"? Spanish "y"?)
  3. The link you give here doesn't work because of course it would be to a subpage of this Help desk page, which isn't at all what you want.
  4. When in doubt, you can always write the link (to an empty page) first, then create the page where the link takes you.
  5. "Gallery page" is just another term for the pages in the main namespace on Commons, because they mainly should be galleries of images, whether they use the "gallery" element or not.
I hope that addresses your various issues, though I might have missed something, in which case feel free to ask more specific questions. - Jmabel ! talk 17:04, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
thanks for answering. I did not know subpages were discouraged,but as the two campuses are doing related project for the same overall reason (Semana i (i Week)... the "i" stand for innovation and a bunch of other words that start with the letter in Spanish), I thought subpages were the best way to go. I did not name the pages "gallery," that happened automatically when I put the small gallery of photos at the top of the page. I did create the sub pages in the way the you described, but they are not subpages, but pages with names that start with a slash.Thelmadatter (talk) 17:58, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Normal page names can't start with a forward slash. That is exactly how we indicate subpages and, as I said, subpages are generally discouraged. - Jmabel ! talk 02:42, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
Jmabel, subpages are created as "page/subpage"; subpage must start with the main page name followed by slash. Subpages should not begin with /.
However, I believe that for primary namespace (gallery pages in Commons) subpages are disabled entirely and will be treated as separate pages. MKFI (talk) 06:56, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
In a link, starting with a slash means "subpage of the present page". - Jmabel ! talk 16:30, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Can I upload some missing files in Flickr?

I uploaded some files (ko:파일:Son Si Heon.jpg, ko:파일:Lee Jong wook 2.jpg, ko:파일:4665660164 3738de72e0 b.jpg) from Flickr to Korean Wikipedia a few years ago, but now these files' original URL is missing. I wanted to upload these files from Korean Wikipedia to Wikimedia Commons, but I didn't know whether it would be possible. Can I upload these files from Korean Wikipedia? I already have questioned in commons:upload help, and according to the user's solution, I have tried to find these files through Tineye, but I coudn't find it. Help me please... Nt (talk) 21:12, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

✓ Done Nt (talk) 09:55, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

I created a category, probably incorrectly

I make categories on Wikiversity all the time, but became aware that you do things differently here. The category I created is category:Bell's theorem. My guess is that you want to somehow associate it with category:Optics. Note the dual link at w:Bell's theorem#External links--Guy vandegrift (talk) 23:02, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

That is a good place. I am going to experiment and put Category:Optics into Category:Bell's theorem and then revert. The problem is that somebody at W:Bell's theorem decided that Category:Optics was a good placement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guy vandegrift (talk • contribs) 01:09, 16 September 2015‎ (UTC)

Github Screenshots.

I wanted to add a few screenshots from github. Only the basic ones, like how the repository looks etc for my project in my sandbox. And the media site asks me what license github is on, which I don't know. Are those screenshots fine for wikipedia articles? And if yes, what kind of license should I chose there? Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ianiket18 (talk • contribs) 01:39, 16 September 2015‎ (UTC)

качване на снимки

Здравейте,

Имах огромното желание да кача снимки,направени от мен на крепостта Русокастрон и крепостта Акра, но самия начин е просто "невъзможен" за обикновени хора. Пиша в множествено число ,тъй като помолих и други двама приятели с регистрация в уики да направят опит за upload.Е няма оправия .Направете го за хора ,или поне го обяснете ЧОВЕШКИ. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lachezar.Lefterov (talk • contribs) 11:22, 16 September 2015‎ (UTC)

  • If I understand correctly, you are saying that the process of uploading is impossible. You have my sympathy (and I have no idea what the upload wizard is like in Bulgarian), but without a more specific question, I don't know how I can help you. - Jmabel ! talk 16:01, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
Try Special:Upload and see if it might work. Upload Wizard always have too many problems. --dsprc (talk) 17:27, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
You can pick these as license:

How to ID photos found on the web

How can I use Wikimedia Commons to find the source of photos I've found on-line? I'd like to publish some of these photos but need to contact the photographer for permission and would like to use Wikimedia Commons to find the source/photographer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimorphodon (talk • contribs) 03:12, 17 September 2015‎ (UTC)

try to use google image search or TinEye, Commons images are indexed eagerly at least by google image search. If you have found the image on commons, you are already done. There is an author in the image description, you can contact her either by e-mail or by her talk page. You'll find the e-mail function on the left side on the user's page or her talk page. -Herzi Pinki (talk) 07:43, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Airbus Beluga XL.jpg

Hello, Sorry I uploaded a non-free image, I want to upload it on the english wikipedia but couldn't found the upload form, can you delete it. thanks

--Marc Lacoste (talk) 13:47, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Image on Marathi Wikipedia

Hi, I found this image of a dam on Marathi language Wikipedia. I want to use this image in one dam related article on English Wikipedia. But this image is not on Commons. How I can move this image to Commons? This image is not copyright protected, it is clicked by the uploader and it has proper metadata. Uploader is not active since 8 months. If anyone has any problem in reading Marathi language info on that image then you can ask it because I have knowledge of Marathi language. Thank you. --Human3015 (talk) 03:39, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

  • I can't read Marathi either, and that has no machine-readable license. So unless an admin who reads Marathi can sort this out, you'll need to sort out the licensing first. - Jmabel ! talk 16:06, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
    • There is no license on the upload so it wouldn't be compatible here. While there's no reason to doubt the uploader would have released it under an appropriate license, COM:PCP would apply here. This is a standard problem with most of the Indic wikipedias as they don't police for license tags and it becomes very difficult to move to Commons. The only option here is to email the uploader and ask them to add a CC-By-SA license tag or release it to PD and see if they respond. —SpacemanSpiff 17:22, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Photo upload

How do I upload a photo to a wikipedia page I am edting? I am trying to change the top right photo on the "Paper Magazine" photo to their most iconic and well-known cover (The Kim Kardashian Break the Internet cover) but it won't let me upload a photo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1800BobSaget (talk • contribs)

This is Commons. You can't upload that cover here, because Commons doesn't accept Fair use-images. You can however upload the file at the english Wikipedia. --Magnus (talk) 17:45, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
  • This is really a Wikipedia question, not a Commons question, because you are talking about a non-free image, but I'll do my best to answer anyway. I'm assuming you are talking about the English-langage Wikipedia. You can upload the image at en:Special:Upload. Because it is non-free, make sure you use the lowest resolution that suits the purpose. When you upload, use (and fill out) en:Template:Non-free use rationale to explain why you are using a non-free image. Then place it in the article just like any other image. See en:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial if you need more information, and you'd probably do best to ask any follow-up questions at en:Wikipedia:Help desk instead of here at Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 17:49, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
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Question about uploading a legal document

Hi! I have a legal document which was obtained from the Arizona Board of Naturopathic Medicine by a public records request which contains the decision of the board to reprimand a naturopath for professional misconduct. As far as I know, this is in the public domain. Is Wikimedia Commons an appropriate place to store this document? I would like to use it as a reference in a Wikipedia page.Medicalreporter (talk) 15:52, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

Apart from the question of being copyrighted or not, has this document any relevance outside of :en Wikipedia? If not, consider uploading locally at :en. --Túrelio (talk) 15:54, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
Commons stores works for Wikipedias, and while en.WP still has local uploads, that doesn't mean we shouldn't hold their free works just like anyone else. There's no reason to assume that any work relevant to one Wikipedia won't be relevant to another, like in this case es.WP.--Prosfilaes (talk) 23:04, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
I suppose it's probably {{PD-GovEdict}}.--Prosfilaes (talk) 00:11, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
So I can upload it and use the {{PD-GovEdict}} tag? Medicalreporter (talk) 19:29, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
Right. Administrative rulings are edicts. --Elvey (talk) 21:46, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright violations

It looks like File:Pictures at Shooting.jpg is a copyright violation per this source. It looks like it's a pinup that is distributed on the Internet, yet this person is claiming it as their own. I'm going to guess that all of the other things that the user has created are also copyright violations as well. Tokyogirl79 (talk) 08:04, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

How to upload infographics on Wiki Commons

Hi there, I have created two infographics. Just wondering if I can upload them on wiki commons... From each I have a URL link and NOT an image with .png etc because with a .png or .gif ending that would sit on my desktop, because it would be then a still image and not animated. Can anybody help? Thanks, Abbas.djavadi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abbas.djavadi (talk • contribs) 12:40, 19 September 2015‎ (UTC)

Información sobre contacto

Recientemente participé en Argentina en un taller sobre wikimedia y quedé aboslutamente motivada para recolectar información sobre valores patrimoniales de una zona concreta de mi país, en su mayoría desconocidos para la población. Requiere de un esfuerzo colectivo el cual ya está bastante organizado pero me gustaría tener el respaldo de personal de wikimedia en Uruguay ¿me pueden decir a quién debo dirigirme? Agradezco la atención,saludos cordiales, Laura — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laura uy (talk • contribs) 14:41, 19 September 2015‎ (UTC)

Colour Difference After Upload

There is a Colour Difference from Original after after uploading it. How to rectify this? Krishna Chaitanya Velaga(Indian) Talk 15:38, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

No subject

There is an editing error: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:242_West_14th_Street_Labor_Temple.jpg The address of this building, Temple of Labor should be listed as East now West 14th Street in New York City. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.226.78.151 (talk • contribs) 05:42, 20 September 2015‎ (UTC)

But it is what the description is currently saying, is not it? Ruslik (talk) 18:01, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Setting of sun from Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.jpeg

beautiful sunset captured by me yesterday --Its anu (talk) 05:48, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

In this case you should use an appropriate license tag. Ruslik (talk) 17:59, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Batch uploads of original images

I have many small batches of original content (over 5,000 images, including a few uncommon locations such as Kangerlussuaq, Greenland) that I would like to upload to Wikimedia Commons. I am asking for some guidance on what types of images should be uploaded, and what types are not of interest. A few questions:

  • Should I add additional images to popular categories, or select only my images that are unique? An example: I have about a dozen images of Mount St. Helens taken during the activity of October of 2004. The category "Mount St. Helens in 2004" only had about 10 images in it, so I would assume that my images would provide a meaningful addition. However, I also have images of popular tourist destinations, where perhaps my images do not provide additional context.
  • When uploading images, should I error towards adding many images, or selecting a few that I feel are meaningful? For example, if I have several shots of a topic from a slightly different angle, should I pick one to upload, or upload 6 or 10 similar images?
  • Some images may not be "good" in the sense that they are not high qualify photos; they may have grain, the horizon may be slanted, the composition may not be well done, etc. Are images such as these useful, regardless? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmkdouglas (talk • contribs) 22:22, 20 September 2015‎ (UTC)
  • In terms of whether you should add additional images to popular categories: mainly, it's a matter of whether we already have a very similar image. If we do, then it would be pointless to add. However, if your image is significantly different, then it doesn't matter how many are in the same category.
  • In terms of multiple images: there's almost never a problem with adding too many, as long as you don't take offense if some might be deleted as being too similar to be of interest. If you are sure that one of them is significantly better than another, then of course don't add the inferior image unless it provides significant additional information (e.g. showing details that are not shown in some other photo we've got). See, for example, Category:Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria, British Columbia) and its subcategories for an example of a building that has a hundred or so photos, almost none of them interchangeable, but could certainly use more.
  • Images can be useful without being high quality. It's really a judgment call. If you think someone might have a valid educational use for the image, then upload it; if not, not. Jmabel ! talk 04:18, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Trying to upload Book cover

Hi, I'm trying to upload a book cover image (File:Livro Blasfêmia Capa.jpg), to apply on wiki https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasf%C3%AAmia_(livro), however it keeps getting deleted. What should I do? I've tried providing links to the source and author's name already. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Infos literatura web (talk • contribs) 03:41, 21 September 2015‎ (UTC)

The book cover is not free. You can't upload it on Commons. The Portuguese wiki allows local uploads, you might be able to upload locally. Best regards, --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 03:51, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Not a confirmed usuer, unfortunately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Infos literatura web (talk • contribs) 10:55, 21 September 2015‎ (UTC)

Image with an obviously misidentified specimen

So while doing some categorizing of images taken at the United States Botanic Garden, I came across this image and this image. Now the title of these images suggest that the plants are Phalaenopsis orchids, but knowing a bit about orchids myself, I can see quite clearly that that is not the case. This looks like a large white Cattleya to me. What should be done in this situation? Sarr Cat (talk) 03:59, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

You can add the template {{Fact disputed}} into the description or we rename the file to unidentified orchid.... . jpg. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 04:04, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
I think renaming would make more sense here. Ask anyone who grows orchids, It's definitely not a Phalaenopsis... Sarr Cat (talk) 04:08, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

WPA painting

The WP article for the American artist, Harry Sternberg, has no images and I found this [2] 1939 painting of his on Flicker that was done for the Works Progress Administration. The liscense for the Flicker image is described as " Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)". Is it allowed to upload to Commons? Malcolm Schosha (talk) 13:03, 21 September 2015 (UTC).

I am sorry: no, it is not. -- MaxxL - talk 13:09, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
Is the problem WPA copyright of the painting, or the image license? Malcolm Schosha (talk) 13:21, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
NC-licences are not allowed on Commons, all files have to be reusable for commercial purposes. --Magnus (talk) 13:27, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
MaxxL & Magnus: how would the claimed license be relevant, if it is a photograph of a 2-dimensional work that is in the public domain? - Jmabel ! talk 15:09, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
It's not in the public domain, perhaps? Harry Sternberg died in 2001, so the painting is copyrighted until after 31 December 2071 (70 years from the end of the year in which the artist died). — SMUconlaw (talk) 19:01, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
If he did it as a WPA employee, it was PD from creation as a work of the U.S. government. If he did it in that era without explicitly marking it as copyrighted and renewing the copyright 28 years later, it would now be PD. Malcolm, I suspect the other people responding here don't know much of the relevant copyright law, and I'm not expert myself, so you might want to re-ask at Commons:Village pump/Copyright. - Jmabel ! talk 20:02, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
Yes, please don't take my word for it. I'm not familiar with US copyright law. — SMUconlaw (talk) 20:18, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the replies. As suggested, I will take it to the Village Pump. Malcolm Schosha (talk) 21:10, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
Actually, what I suggested was Commons:Village pump/Copyright, not Commons:Village pump. But I see there that Fæ agrees with my take. - Jmabel ! talk 01:31, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Coastal Highway.jpg

There is a license problem how can i solved this?

--RashidN1981 (talk) 12:09, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

@RashidN1981: , judging by the "Own work, all rights realeased (Public domain)" you added, I have tagged it as {{PD-self}}, saying that it is your own work and you release it into the public domain. -mattbuck (Talk) 13:26, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Wizard Of Oz, Billie Burke, 1 Of A Kind Item/Picture Wont show up in searches

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Billie_Burke_Endorsement.jpg

This item is so valuable and yet it does not come up in internet searches. What am I doing or have I done wrong? It really should be shared. Please help Bille Burke — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adamimadam (talk • contribs) 14:45, 22 September 2015‎ (UTC)

Hi Adamimadam, when I enter "billie burke game" at Google, it's right there at the top. --El Grafo (talk) 15:01, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Uploading image on copyright holders behalf

Hello,

I work as a representative of a copyright holder who would like to upload a photo. Exactly what kind of proof do you accept that I work on their behalf?

Thanks, Luis — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luisrivera47 (talk • contribs)

Please delete

Please delete "File:Open Lecture 1996.9.29 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Numoto (talk • contribs)

This section was archived on a request by: Jmabel ! talk 06:03, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Thumbnail 120 px doesnt refresh

The thumbnail is from file-version 1 and doesn't refresh.

Can you please help? --Thomas Ledl (talk) 18:29, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

What do you mean by 'does not work'? It 'works' for me, in a meaning 'when I open the link in a new window of my browser, it displays an image, similar to the original but sized 120×107 pixels.'
Have you tried to purge the browser's cache? --CiaPan (talk) 19:43, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
It does open the thumbnail of file version 1, which is 120 * 107. File version 2 would be 120 * 80. Browser-clearing does not help. The above link is already intended to clear the server cache --Thomas Ledl (talk) 19:48, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
The above link is now ok. This one //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Stadtpark_Johann_Strau%C3%9F_Denkmal.jpg/120px-Stadtpark_Johann_Strau%C3%9F_Denkmal.jpg is still the old image. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomas Ledl (talk • contribs) 05:45, 15 September 2015‎ (UTC)
  • distorted
    distorted
Those 'wrong' thumbnails possibly 'started to work' just because they have been purged, either manually (see Help:Purge) or by some regular automatic maintenance. --CiaPan (talk) 09:08, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

✓ Done Repairing took a few days. Was probably done manually. Now it's ok. --Thomas Ledl (talk) 17:35, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright help

Hi, everyone! I've noticed there's a significant lack of images of Peruvian art and artist and I would like to change that uploading some files. I have found many in an academic Journal which is published under Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional License, does this fit into Wikimedia Commons policies? Thank you so much for your help. Regards from Peru. Yhhue91 (talk) 21:14, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

No. Please read Commons:Project scope/Summary#Must be freely licensed or public domain. —LX (talk, contribs) 10:36, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Jan van Wassenaar (1483-1523) en Josina van Egmond (1485-1538).jpg

Ik heb een oud PDF bestand (scan uit hs. Woutersz 16de eeuw) omgezet naar JPEG. Haagschebluf (talk) 10:08, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

✓ Done: Set PD-Art. --Achim (talk) 14:30, 23 September 2015 (UTC)


Copyright help regarding File:Wolfgang Weidner.jpg

Hallo liebes Help-Desk-Team,

ich habe das Foto von Herrn Wolfgang Weidner in Absprache mit ihm für diesen Eintrag verwendet. Er hat es in einem Fotostudio in Giessen (Fotostudio Susanne Hofmann) für verschiedene Anlässe erstellen lassen.

Das Foto findet man z. B. auch auf folgenden Seiten:

Homepage des Universitätsklinikums Giessen. Siehe dieser Link: http://www.ukgm.de/ugm_2/deu/ugi_uro/ugi_uro_team.php?id=1708


Homepage des Internationalen Graduierten Kollegs (IRTG) Giessen - Monash (Kooperation zwischen der JLU Giessen und der Monash University in Melburne, Austalien) Hier ist Prof. Weidner einer der Projektleiter. Siehe dieser Link: http://www.uni-giessen.de/cms/fbz/fb11/institute/anatomie/forschung/ag-reproduktion/irtg/bilder/wolfgang-weidner/view


Ich hoffe, diese Angaben sind ausreichend und ich würde mich sehr über eine positive Nachricht freuen.

Vielen Dank und beste Grüße --141.50.38.192 06:56, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Hallo Unbekannte,
nein, das reicht leider nicht ganz. Wenn man bei einem Fotografen von sich Fotos machen lässt, hat man nicht automatisch das Recht, diese Fotos unter einer freien Lizenz online zu stellen. Dafür ist vielmehr erforderlich, dass der Fotograf einer solchen Verwendung, die ja massiv in seine Vermarkungsrechte eingreift, ausdrücklich zugestimmt hat. Normalerweise wird er dafür auch eine zusätzliche Gebühr verlangen. Es wäre daher am besten, die Fotografin um eine entsprechende Erlaubnis zu bitten. Verwende dafür am besten die hier Commons:E-Mail-Vorlagen#Einverständniserklärung_(Rechte-Inhaber) verfügbare Vorlage, in die du noch den genauen Dateinamen (am besten das Link) und den Namen der vereinbarten Lizenz (am besten CC-BY-SA-de[3]) eintragen musst. Schicke die Erklärung dann der Fotografin und bitte sie, es sich durchzulesen und, bei Zustimmung, an permissions-commons-de@wikimedia.org zu mailen. Sie kann dabei auch angeben wie die Attribution (Bildquellennachweis) aussehen soll. --Túrelio (talk) 07:26, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

All I was trying to do is eliminate that photo on my page that someone posted without my permission. It's wrong and misleading

All I was trying to do is eliminate that photo on my page that someone posted without my permission. It's wrong and misleading and now I can't do anything — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.170.55.147 (talk • contribs) 15:59, 24 September 2015‎ (UTC)

You'll have to be a bit more specific: Which photo did you try to eliminate from where and how did you do that? --El Grafo (talk) 16:07, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Please help

I know this is for Commons but I could not do it on Wikipedia because I cant edit there please give me a clue — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.79.15.44 (talk • contribs) 06:54, 25 September 2015‎ (UTC)

This is a follow-up on Please help.I am User:Ainsleykg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.79.15.44 (talk • contribs) 07:06, 25 September 2015‎ (UTC)

What do you need help with? —LX (talk, contribs) 07:37, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
Please note: if this is indeed User:Ainsleykg not logged in, on the en-wiki user talk page this user has recently stated that he/she is nine years old. Someone appropriate might want to step in as a mentor. - Jmabel ! talk 16:00, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

I would like to use the logo of the UN Sustainable Development Goals on wikipedia pages, but am not clear whether this meets their license or wiki policies. Can someone have a look at the information on their website: here and help me upload the logos it is allowed? Thanks JMWt (talk) 17:09, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Those terms are completely and utterly non-free for a long list of reasons (the content may not be modified, may only be used in specific enumerated contexts, may not be used in several enumerated contexts, and may not be used commercially). If the logotype in question is eligible for copyright protection, it cannot be hosted on Commons. If, however, it is below the threshold of originality in the relevant jurisdiction(s), it may be uploaded and tagged with {{PD-textlogo}}. —LX (talk, contribs) 18:16, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Will my real name be displayed?

Hello, I'm going to enter a number of images for the Wiki Loves Monuments photo competition. I've registered under the Username 'Oidhre'. However, I would like my real name to be shown with the images. Will my real name be visible or will it just be my user name?

Many thanks.

KInd Regards.

Seán Ó Domhnaill, Dublin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oidhre (talk • contribs)

Sean, you will be attributed however you want. The easiest way is to modify your signature - go to Special:Preferences, and in the signature box put in your preferred name (eg "Seán Ó Domhnaill"). Then, whenever you sign your name ~~~~, it will use the name you put in. When you upload a file, it should also use that name. On the subject of signing, please remember to sign your name with four tildes on talk pages and help pages (like this) so we know who was writing! -mattbuck (Talk) 10:08, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
For each image, in the {{Self}} template, assuming you are using that for your attribution, you can add author=[[User:Oidhre|Seán Ó Domhnaill]]. - Jmabel ! talk 15:59, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Bulk download of images from list

Hi.

Sorry, new to this and not sure where else to ask. I have searched the FAQ, archive, general internet and extensions, but cannot find a clear and simple solution.

I would like to download a list of images directly.

To explain why, I am trying to set up a working copy of Wikipedia in order to learn how it works and how to administrate it. For example, I have most elements working, including various templates and portals, but am missing all the graphic icons for them.

Special pages offer a list of missing images (Special:WantedFiles).

I was wonder how it would be possible just to take the list generated, and use it to download them directly and automatically. Ditto for a few categories of topics. I appreciate that some might be here and some over at Wikipedia. Don't want to make a book or a PDF.

I have read some really complex articles about downloading dumps from mirrors, setting up environments and and using command lines to extract images but it seem overkill for what I'm after.

Thanks. --Wordfunk (talk) 07:26, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

I looked at both. Everywhere. Strange something so apparently simple is so difficult when you can make a pdf book at a click.
See here: "stackoverflow.com/questions/12500021/download-images-with-mediawiki-api - "No, it is not possible to get the images via the API. Images in a MediaWiki are stored just in folders, not in a database and are not delivered dynamically".
Unfortunately Imker batch download set up for Windows only (I don't do it), and I cannot run Java 1.7 natively (though I am trying to set it up).
Special pages spits out a list of missing files. Ideally it'd be nice to just be able to export them in the same way you can pages or templates. It appears to be a missing element. I wonder it it has been considered?
Is all images on Wikipedia mirrored to Wikimedia Commons?
--Wordfunk (talk) 18:34, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
Ah, OK, it seems it's a known issue, see: here.
Betacommand added a comment.Via Conduit · Mar 21 2014, 4:50 PM
"This has the potential to make moving data from project to project, and even having a standard import/export with default data much easier. Right now setting up and or importing templates/articles and similar are very time consuming as you have to track down every image that is being used and manually move that to the new project. This would also make moving data to and from commons much easier and enable maintaining attribution without having to jump through hoops".
That's exactly what I am talking about so it seems the answer is no. You've got to sit and move 100s of them individually by hand. --Wordfunk (talk) 20:33, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
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