Commons:Help desk/Archive/2017/09

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Where's the old upload form?

This was the old upload form.

What happened to the old upload form? It was perfect. I loved going line-by-line with info. Now it asks me to cut and paste the template into the "Summary" box. When did this change and is there a way to change it back? -- Veggies (talk) 01:57, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

It sounds like you're looking at the basic upload form. You're looking for Special:Upload. If those pages look the same, activate the Improved Upload Form gadget and try the latter one again. —LX (talk, contribs) 07:44, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 02:47, 6 September 2017 (UTC): discussion continued on Village pump

Just a simple question

When I press move and I pick Criterion 3, why does it end up as Criterion 10? Just wondering. --It's Kong of Lazers 你好 01:48, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

File rename request

File:Cecil Beaton´s camera 1932 Standard Rolleiflex.jpg - this is not Cecil Beaton's camera, but a similar one, according to the accompanying text.

Rich Farmbrough, 11:56 4 September 2017 (GMT).

@Rich Farmbrough: ✓ Done with a previewed {{Rename}}, please use a real {{Rename}} next time.   — Jeff G. ツ 14:52, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 01:30, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Signature update unchanged

I recently changed the signature of Mexican politician Javier Duarte de Ochoa. While the changes are reflected in the English Wikipedia and the subtitle appears erasen, this change is not reflected in the Spanish Wikipedia nor in Commons. Should changes wait to appear? --Jamez42 (talk) 00:13, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Not only the filename, also the file description is insufficient. Jamez42, could you, please, add a description that makes sense? — Speravir – 01:44, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
Jmabel Speravir Of course. I'm not the original uploader, but I'll request a change of the title and change the description. Thanks! --Jamez42 (talk) 01:54, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 02:28, 8 September 2017 (UTC): Both done now.

Map of South-West England Needed Please

Hi - I am currently updating English club rugby union on Wikipedia. I like to create pages with a map for each league showing the team locations. Currently there are a number of regional maps of England but nothing for the south west of the country - the nearest available is of England south (File:England south location map.svg). I am not sure how to modify the England south map to create a south-west version and would appreciate it if someone could help me with this. Ideally the map would extend from Cornwall in the West as far as Berkshire to the east and would help make the regional league maps less cluttered and clearer. Thanks. Jgjsmith006 (talk) 08:58, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

@Jgjsmith006: Why not make a request at the Commons:Graphic Lab/Map workshop? Ww2censor (talk) 15:12, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks guys. Will give both suggestions a go and get back to you. Jgjsmith006 (talk) 20:35, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

@Jgjsmith006: The south-west is shown by File:South West England districts 2011 map.svg. However, it sounds like you need a slightly broader region for Rugby than is used for government? What counties are included in the SW for rugby purposes (and other parts of UK for that matter!)--Nilfanion (talk) 20:46, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Nilfanion - someone at Commons:Graphic Lab/Map workshop suggested the very same map. The map is very good and covers the right area but ideally it would not have the county boundaries - regional are not such an issue - as this can interfere with map location text. In terms of counties covered by the south it is typically Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Dorset and Wiltshire but due to level transfers between regions caused by imbalance of teams, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and even Midlands counties such as West Midlands, Worcestershire and Warwickshire can be included from time to time. Jgjsmith006 (talk) 14:10, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
Replied further at the Graphics Lab (as more appropriate venue).--Nilfanion (talk) 08:02, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi, I made an article about a hospital in my country, and I'd like to upload the logo of the hospital I obtained from their official website to commons so that I can use it in the article. What are the related copyright issues to do that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mustafa Wahhudi (talk • contribs) 10:10, 1 September 2017 (UTC) Mustafa Wahhudi (talk) 10:10, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

@Mustafa Wahhudi: http://www.ibnalhaithamhospital.com/ is "Copyright © 2017. Ibn Al Haitham Teaching Eye Hospital." Please have an authorized representative of the hospital send permission via OTRS.   — Jeff G. ツ 12:34, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

no copy

where i can get free images no copy right? Gyan333 (talk) 10:13, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Moved from Commons talk:Help desk#no copy TimothyJosephWood 12:37, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Hey Gyan333. You may be interested in reading the tutorial at En:Wikipedia:Finding images tutorial. TimothyJosephWood 12:39, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

MediaWiki message delivery somehow messed up

Can someone look into how MediaWiki message delivery mangled the wikisyntax of User talk:Drbones? - Jmabel ! talk 15:34, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

It isn't the MediaWiki message delivery. --Steinsplitter (talk) 15:52, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Авторские права и использование эмблем организаций на сайте

Здравствуйте. Хочу узнать что мне нужно сделать для того чтобы я мог разместить изображение эмблемы спортивной организации на сайте. Данная организация написала письмо в котором указанно, что я могу использовать в статьях изображение эмблемы. Возможно ли вообще размещение эмблемы на сайте? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anatoliy Mikhailiuk (talk • contribs) 16:14, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Uploading Election Results Maps

Hello,

I have been creating numerous maps of historical election results. I have used them for my own personal education and they are all based on templates currently used on Wikipedia. I was hoping I could upload some to help others understand history in this same way.

Are these uploads fair use? Can I claim that they are original content even though they are based on map templates that I downloaded from Wikipedia? All I did was change the colors of the various political regions (counties, states, etc.). — Preceding unsigned comment added by -A-M-B-1996- (talk • contribs) 17:39, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

@-A-M-B-1996-: Show me the files on Wikipedia. They will either be CC licensed, in which case we can put the originals and any derivatives here at Commons. Or they will be fair use on Wikipedia and should stay there and we will probably not make derivatives. My suspicion is that it is the former. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:51, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
@Koavf: I haven't uploaded any of my own yet, but here are the sort of files I am using as templates:
All I've done is change the colors of the counties to reflect different elections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by -A-M-B-1996- (talk • contribs) 21:14, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
@-A-M-B-1996-: You can--and should!--upload derivative works of those two maps to Commons. Please let me know if you need any more help. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:25, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Duplicate image

Hi there. I inadvertently uploaded a near duplicate of the same image. I am the photographer. The image I'd like kept is this one. Is there a way to delete or redirect this one? Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 21:37, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

  • Those are just different enough that normally we'd keep both, and they've been here too long (a couple of months) for a totally routine courtesy deletion. You can always nominate it for deletion & try to get consensus, which you might get. - Jmabel ! talk 22:26, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
@Jmabel: I uploaded the second image a few hours ago. Could you courtesy delete it? Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 23:03, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
The recent one is the one you said you want kept. Did you change your mind (in which case I can courtesy-delete the recent upload), or is one of us confused? - Jmabel ! talk
@Jmabel: My apology, I should have checked the category before uploading the image. It doesn't really matter which on gets deleted, as they are very similar images. It just looks wonky to have two almost identical images in the category. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 23:30, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
OK, then I'll do the recent one as a courtesy deletion, but FWIW it's not unusual to have two rather similar images. - Jmabel ! talk 07:51, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Monument registry

I cannot find a registry number for a local monument. Also, i would like to submit 3 photos of same monument for enyrt — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhtheisen (talk • contribs) 18:56, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

  • No idea what "enryt" is. And until you say what the monument is (you don't even say what country you are talking about), I don't see how anyone can help you with a registry number. - Jmabel ! talk 22:15, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Possible bug in file descriptions

The issue

I was uploading a new version of File:Domestic trips made by Donald Trump in 2017.svg, when I noticed something odd – my comment from today was the only one shown in the file history, while I am completely positive there were comments before. I was wondering if anyone else has the same issue. I have also encountered it on File:List of international presidential trips made by Donald Trump.svg, File:Trump Organization properties worldwide map.svg, File:2016 Presidential Election by County.svg, etc., it seems any svg file that has more than a couple versions in its history. MB298 (talk) 01:04, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T175444
RESOLVED
This was a bug tracked in phab:T175444, now fixed. — Speravir – 22:41, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 22:41, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Commons:Photo challenge

Under "challenges open for submission" there is a template called "Template:BISHAL SINGHA ROY". I tried removing it but it seems to be stuck. Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 23:25, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Commons:Photo challenge/2017 - September - Sundials was vandalised by Bishal singha roy(Anik) yesterday, but it was reverted before you posted here, so I'm not sure why you're still seeing it. I see that Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:BISHAL SINGHA ROY still lists Commons:Photo challenge/he, even though I don't see it on that page, so maybe there's some caching issue. —LX (talk, contribs) 09:24, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
@LX: I tried a different browser and this page still links to the template. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:00, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Lisa Blackpink2017.jpg

--Tishashar (talk) 10:45, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

  • You uploaded it. You don't even **claim** a license. You identify it as coming from http://hdpics.tistory.com/228, which says, "CopyRight © 2015-2016, HDPICS All Right Reserved" so there is no reason to think a free license is available. Clearly subject to speedy deletion as a copyright violation. - Jmabel ! talk 16:44, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Video Playback

Hello Friends,

I was hoping to find out why a video link was not playing on my page. It was playing perfectly and then stopped. It is the last image on the page and highlights the photographers life.

Thank you for your support! — Preceding unsigned comment added by BLAN-JU (talk • contribs) 12:00, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

How to OTRS approvement for copyright of image File:Ayesha Khanna.jpg

Hey, I uploaded an image. Please tell me how to approve this image from OTRS. Smokin' Bears (talk) 13:46, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

@Smokin' Bears: If a free license has been sent to OTRS, then the image and template will be evaluated when and if the e-mail is received, processed, and approved. If the e-mail has been properly received there, then the sender should receive an automatic reply with the ticket number. If the sender has not had a reply, please check that it was sent correctly and try again. Note that OTRS, like Commons, is entirely staffed by volunteers, and, also like Commons, is shorthanded, so it may be several weeks or more before the e-mail is processed.   — Jeff G. ツ 14:28, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: How to send email. I didnt sent email yet. Also what i include in email? Smokin' Bears (talk) 14:35, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
@Smokin' Bears: Please read OTRS and ask again if necessary.   — Jeff G. ツ 14:39, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: I got you but i want to know that is it necessary to send mail? or this image can be licensed automatically by OTRS volunteers? Smokin' Bears (talk) 14:45, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
@Smokin' Bears: Sending the email message is vital, as the website has no clear indication of CC licensing.   — Jeff G. ツ 14:50, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Ok. Thanks for help. Smokin' Bears (talk) 14:52, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

My own photo

Hi All! Please show me whats wrong; i have uploaded yesterday my own photo in order to put it on my user page; however i got today this message: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:El_Wali_El_Alaoui.png Help me by showing me how to do in order to upload my picture; Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ElWaliElAlaoui (talk • contribs) 16:40, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

  • @ElWaliElAlaoui: I've headed off the speedy deletion and turned it into a discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:El Wali El Alaoui.png. The problem, and it's not a big problem, is that you published this photo earlier on your twitter feed as copyrighted material. Assuming you still have access to that twitter account, this is pretty easily solved. On the same twitter account, send a tweet saying either (1) that the account ElWaliElAlaoui on Commons is you or (2) that the photo in question is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. Or even tweet both. Then link that tweet from Commons:Deletion requests/File:El Wali El Alaoui.png to clarify the licensing issue.
  • If you don't have access to that twitter account or don't want to tweet about this, there are other solutions, but they are a bit more complicated; just say so. - Jmabel ! talk 16:57, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

ElWaliElAlaoui (talk) 17:06, 3 September 2017 (UTC) check the link https://twitter.com/ealaoui/status/904389719882072064

I want to participate in the context

To whom it may concern, Please I want to participate in the context but my country is not among the listed countries, how can I get started? My country is Nigeria. I look forward to hear from you, Best regards. Prince Uc Okorie From Abuja Nigeria. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prince Uc Okorie (talk • contribs) 17:14, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

In which contest do you want to participate? Ruslik (talk) 17:44, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
I suppose this is related to Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments, which is going on now. Regards, Yann (talk) 19:31, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

NO LINK TO SERBIAN (but there is a Serbian page on Google)

Moved from Commons talk:Help desk
I wanted to jump from English / German version on Oak /Echenbaum to Serbian language : https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82 but there is no link on your main page ! Thus, I was oblige to google in Serbian... ! — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 178.39.91.209 (talk) 16:21, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

The link to српски / srpski: Храст was missing on gallery page Quercus. The reason was the repeated use of template {{VN}} without a necessary parameter. On the other hand: I do not konw, whether this activated for unlogged users, but there is a feature “compact language links”. Then such a link may just be hidden. — Speravir – 16:46, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Incorrect name name on metadata chart at bottom of file page

File:Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth.jpg The image title on the metadata list for this image should be "Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth (1721)". It is not "by Peter Pelham, sold by Edward Cooper, after Thomas Gibson, mezzotint, 1721" Please fix. Thanks202.45.119.152 02:51, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Kindly discuss that with uploader Srbernadette.   — Jeff G. ツ 15:08, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Upload to Wikimedia commons

How can I upload the medal to Wikipedia commons? I have a problem with permission. As I know official documents, state symbols and signs are not objects of copyright. When I upload the medal with template "PD-UA-exempt|type=orders, decorations and medals", Krdbot send me this template {{Autotranslate|1=File:Honourable citizen of Kremenchuk.jpg|base=Copyvionote}} I will be very gratefully if you help me with it. --Yevheniia.Ch (talk) 13:29, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

@Yevheniia.Ch: You appear to have specified "external source, no license, no permission" per the deletion log. Please specify license, permission, and reasoning in your post to COM:UDR.   — Jeff G. ツ 14:46, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

files deleted after release sent to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org [Ticket#: 2017082910014984].

Hello! I uploaded some images, attached a release to each, also had owner send Wiki Commons release to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, images were still deleted. Is there someone I can communicate with about this? I am doing a bio on a famous person, first time Wiki. Content is ok, but having continual issues with photos/images. Instructions are unclear and scattered all over Wikipedia and Wikipedia Commons, to put it mildly. Is there a simple step by step instruction set that includes clear release of copyright instructions? Thank you!

[Ticket#: 2017082910014984]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by UnlikelySailor (talk • contribs) 21:43, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi UnlikelySailor, I have posted this to the OTRS noticeboard, and a volunteer will get back to you shortly. You can find the discussion here. Have a nice day! Daylen (talk) 22:40, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

License plates and faces

Hi! I have a photo I would like to upload to the Commons, but I am wondering if I should blur license plates and/or faces first? (The photo was taken at a public place in Canada) Daylen (talk) 22:34, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

@Daylen: That would be nice, but it is not necessary.   — Jeff G. ツ 01:37, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Upload. I uploaded pics, released them, wrote descriptions

i uploaded pics, released them, wrote descriptions and not sure how to check if they ever went in. I think it got hung up in categories as i wrote sports local monument and then couldn't fix it. How can i see if they madeit? 3 pics from Richmond Va — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhtheisen (talk • contribs) 00:05, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

You can see your Commons uploads at Special:ListFiles/Dhtheisen. Hope that helps! Daylen (talk) 01:24, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

File:Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids.pdf

Hi,

hi this document is published by US govt, but produced by a contractor, not employee. Is this still "free"? Artix Kreiger (talk) 01:20, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

@Artix Kreiger: No, we need a release from Robert Ayers & Associates, Inc. via OTRS. This is not the work of a US Government officer or employee.   — Jeff G. ツ 01:34, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Replacing duplicate files

When (as a filemover) I rename a file, the "Move & Replace" gadget automatically replaces links to it across all projects. When I mark a file as a duplicate with {{Duplicate}}, though, I currently replace the uses manually which can be difficult when I don't speak all the relevant languages (or leave a request for CommonsDelinker). Is there some equivalent to "Move & Replace" that just replaces? Or is there some other way I should handle this? --bjh21 (talk) 22:57, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

There should be.   — Jeff G. ツ 01:31, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
Use User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands or (if you are an admin) User:CommonsDelinker/commands. - Jmabel ! talk 06:05, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll carry on using CommonsDelinker then. --bjh21 (talk) 17:15, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

This section was archived on a request by: bjh21 (talk) 21:42, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi - Blocked for a day - IP shared

I am not aware of AshritaExport username... I have created the username as Vimal160983, in this only I put my company content but it is blocked. pls help me to release it. in case of any specife content has to be changed or deleted, pls inform me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vimal160983 (talk • contribs) 10:50, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

@Vimal160983: I posted an unblock request on your user talk page for you.   — Jeff G. ツ 11:13, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

How to provide sufficient information on this media's copyright status?

I uploaded a couple of missing pictures of bank notes which I found on the Central Banks's webpage to an existing wiki page titled: Lebanese Pound. I cited the changes and additions but I still see the message: "The uploader did not provide sufficient information (a valid and suitable tag) on this media's copyright status. Unless the copyright status is provided, the file could be deleted seven days after the upload". These images are publically available on the BANQUE DU LIBAN (Lebanese Central Bank) webpage, is there anything else I need to do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Isawli (talk • contribs) 11:03, 5 September 2017 (UTC) Isawli (talk) 11:04, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

@Isawli: You didn't specify a file, so I took your latest upload File:20000 LBP REVERSE.jpg as an example. The source page http://www.bdl.gov.lb/tabs/index/2/275/Banknotes-in-Circulation-.html appears to be copyrighted "Banque Du Liban - All rights reserved." COM:CRT#Lebanon shows no copyright exception for Lebanese government works like this. Template:PD-Lebanon only shows exceptions for works that are 'one of "laws, legislative decrees, decrees and decisions issued by all public authorities and official translations thereof"'. If you know of such an exception for works like this, please tell us about it in detail. Publicly available does not equate to public domain.   — Jeff G. ツ 11:43, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

My profile

How may I upload my photo on Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manish Aacharya (talk • contribs) 14:05, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Inquiry for licence information and fixing the image link

  • 1st inquiry:

Please let me know the licence information of the file below is correct. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Repeater_Talk_around_channel.png If it is acceptable, please remove the notice below "This media file does not have sufficient information on its copyright status." " I notice that the file page either doesn't contain enough information about the license"

  • 2nd inquiry:

I linked the image below [[1]], however the old version(year 2014) image linked instead of the new version(4 Sept 2017) 

- preview : it is the new version but the old version comes up if I click it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Repeater_Talk_around_channel.png

  • 3rd inquiry:

I have photos about museum and temple, meditation centres that I've took it myself. If I want to upload it to wiki commons,

{{Cc-zero}} for your own work {{PD-self}} – for works released into the public domain by their creator who is also the uploader.

Goodtiming8871 (talk) 03:58, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

@Goodtiming8871: Where did you get the mountain and device images? 2nd inquiry is a caching issue (works for me), please try refreshing your cache.   — Jeff G. ツ 15:03, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Dear Jeff , Thank you for your kind reply. Yep, I found that the issue was my caching of computer~ Regarding the source image icon ' Mountain and device'

  • The source of the icon licence is

Creative Commons Zero 1.0 License Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Public Domain License links https://openclipart.org/share https://openclipart.org/detail/189306/mercator-mountain-1-map-icon Goodtiming8871 (talk) 12:32, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

@Goodtiming8871: Thank you. What about the radios and the communications tower?   — Jeff G. ツ 12:51, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

It was also "Creative Commons Zero 1.0 License" clipart, but I could not find the link at the moment as it was few years ago. If it is necessary find the link, I could replace it to another Creative Commons Zero 1.0 License icon file - example -from: https://openclipart.org Goodtiming8871 (talk) 13:08, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

@Goodtiming8871: Thank you again. I removed the superfluous info. Please add and fill in {{Information}}, and next time make sure you have more complete information before uploading.   — Jeff G. ツ 13:20, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

@Jeff G. Thank you for your kind guide, it is really helpful, as I am a new user for the file uploading,

@Goodtiming8871: Re your 3rd inquiry, it depends on the country which contained the camera and subject at the time (see COM:CRT and COM:FOP), and the copyright status of any underlying work(s).   — Jeff G. ツ 05:22, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

@Jeff G, I appreciate your kind advice, it is big learning items about COM:CRT with my country. I would upload one photo (was taken by myself) first, and get the feedback from Wikipedia experienced users before upload the several photos.Goodtiming8871 (talk) 00:50, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Размещение фотографий

Человек передал мне свои фотографии для размещения на его странице в Википедии. Но я не понимаю как подтвердить лицензию этих фотографий и какой шаблон выбрать. Спасибо. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ирина Кудрявцева (talk • contribs) 13:09, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

В подобных случаях надо попросить автора послать разрешение в Commons:OTRS (пример: Commons:Email templates). --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:00, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Error at uploading an image

Hellow, I am trying to upload a 4160x2340 JPG file, but it keeps saying that "Could not proceed due to network connectivity issues. Make sure you have a working internet connection and try again.". I tried to resize it to 1248x720 and it was uploaded successfully. File:TruongSaStreet-NhieuLocCannal.jpg When I try to override it with the original version, I got a 400 Bad Request. Any suggestion?--Lê (talk) 20:19, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

PS: I was able to upload it from my phone's browser now.--Lê (talk) 21:13, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Image upload

I would upload this image on my own, but my images are always deleted/reverted. On the director, Gavin O'Connor's page there are requests for an image to be added thereon. Can we get assistance?--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 03:47, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

@DisneyMetalhead: Who is "we"?   — Jeff G. ツ 04:01, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Categorization Needs to be Fixed and I Don't Know How (unimportant)

This is unimportant but I figured I point it out to someone with a bot who can make this fix if you / we all want to. You can also tell me how to fix it and I can try.

As you know, one of the most critical parts of the entirety of Wikimedia is the listing of historical roadside markers in Ulster County, New York. I've been working on that. But I've noticed two areas that could use fixing and are beyond my poor skills:

  1. There are categories for both Historical Markers in New York (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Historical_markers_in_New_York) and New York State Historic Markers (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:New_York_State_Historic_Markers). It seems like it would be useful (1.a.) to combine these, (1.b.) maybe even look throughout your categorization for all such markers and unify the designation as either historic or historical, ("historical" seeming to be the big category but it seems that the categories for markers in such-and-such-place the category name is "Historic Markers in Such and Such Place").
  2. Many counties in New York have their own sub-category for their historic(al) markers (for example Albany, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:New_York_State_Historic_Markers_in_Albany_County,_New_York). Despite the fact that we in Ulster are better than those egoists in Albany, we don't have a category for our far superior markers. (2.a.) Could one be created for Ulster County, New York and (2.b.) is there a way to move all of the markers that are in both the category Historic Markers in New York and the category Ulster County, New York to that category?

Thanks. - HighAtop94 (talk) 16:46, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Jmabel, Thank you.

  • I do not think you are correct about that New York State Historic Markers is a subcat of Historical markers in New York (notice how the links to these pages do not show up). I think that New York State Historic Markers should be eliminated in favor of Historical Markers in New York (because that's the format for other states). I don't know how to make that move and new to Wikipedia don't want to make the move (the "be bold" dictum be dammed) but if there is someone we should suggest this to let and you know how to reach her or him, let me know. There was some discussion of the topic here (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category_talk:New_York_State_Historic_Markers), if there's a way I can help clear things up let me know.
  • I created the historic markers in Ulster County NY category and have placed the intersect categories template there to let it categorize. To tell the truth, I didn't think I could do this, but I'm letting her rip!

HighAtop94 (talk) 04:32, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

  • No idea what you mean by "notice how the links to these pages do not show up". They show up fine for me.
User:Auntof6, who usually knows what she's doing, gives essentially the same distinction of the categories at Category talk:New York State Historic Markers that I did above. - Jmabel ! talk 04:59, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi, all. Let me see if I can help clarify.

  • There are general categories for historical markers, and there are categories for historical markers for specific heritage registers. (I prefer the term "historical" for the general categories, because "historic marker" sounds like the marker itself is historic -- which they can be, but that's not usually what is meant.)
  • Category:Historical markers in New York is a general category (as are all the subcats of Category:Historical markers in the United States by state): it can include all kinds of historical markers in the state of New York, whether or not they are connected to a specific heritage register, and whether they are at the state, county, city, or other level.
  • Category:New York State Historic Markers is for markers of a specific program called w:New York State Historic Markers (which is why "Historic Markers" is capitalized here). Those markers are in New York, so this category is under the general category for the state. Note that this category uses the term "historic", because that's the name of the program.

Therefore, these categories are currently set up correctly. Hope that helps. Any questions? --Auntof6 (talk) 06:00, 7 September 2017 (UTC)


Jmabel, No need to respond to this, but just by way of feedback yesterday when you typed Category:New York State Historic Markers is a subcat of Category:Historical markers in New York, which is... what I saw on my screen is is a subcat of, which is with blanks where category names should be. The category names show up now. I'm pointing this out in case it's a sign of a problem with how Wikipedia works. Good to report bugs and all that. -- HighAtop94 (talk) 13:18, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Auntof6 Thanks for the clarification. Again, this is not something critical to me but I want you to know what I think. I understand your distinction, that Category:New York State Historic Markers is for markers created under the w:New York State Historic Markers program and Category:Historical markers in New York is a general category, which could include markers created under the State program but could also include markers created by others. This is a real distinction. But:

  1. While the State did fund initial markers there is no definitive list of those markers so it is impossible to tell whether a blue and yellow marker was sanctioned by NY State.
  2. Within the category of NY State sanctioned markers you will see lists like markers for Warren County which includes markers seemingly sanctioned by NY State and those seemingly not sanctioned. So if we follow your suggestion we'd have to break up the list of markers in Warren County into two groups (and we'd have no criteria to know for sure whether something should go into the group of officially sanctioned markers).
  3. It is possible that this distinction (if it could be made) between markers approved by NY State and places people thought important enough to warrant a plaque is not so important. What a reader might want to know is simply "what places in this community were worth noting". In fact, based on what I've read about the w:New York State Historic Markers program, it's unclear that the process of selecting sites for markers signified historical importance. Having a marker that was paid for by the State when the program was active did not mean that the site commemorated was more important that sites not commemorated; not having a marker did not mean a site was not important. I suppose you could say that your categorization is important if you think readers are most interested in the question "between 1929 and 1939, what places did people who knew how to the NY State Historical Marker Program want to mark" (a very interesting question, the question that animates me, but maybe not an encyclopedia question) whereas my categorization answers the more general question "what places have people in this community wanted to mark"?

I'm new to Wikipedia and look at me, I've become a crazy person going on about historical markers. This is all in the spirit of working together to make this database better. I'll leave this decision about how to categorize to you, il miglior fabbro, but wanted to share my thoughts. And, if you decide to change things and need help let me know if I can be useful; as you see from what Jmabel showed me, I can do stuff. -- HighAtop94 (talk) 13:20, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

@HighAtop94: To address your points:
  1. w:List of New York State Historic Markers links to lists of the markers for each county. I haven't checked to see if those lists are all complete, but it appears that it is known which markers belong to the program.
  2. Let's not confuse the issue by referring to the New York State Historic Markers markers as state sanctioned markers, as if those are the same thing: we don't know if there are "state sanctioned" markers that are not in the specific program. As for breaking up the category for an individual county, how do you know that Category:New York State Historic Markers in Warren County, New York includes something that isn't in the program? When categorizing markers in New York, if one isn't sure whether a marker belongs in the specific program, it is acceptable to put it in the general category. No one is forced to subcategorize if they don't want to or don't have enough information to be able to do it. By the same token, we don't want to undo subcategorization that is already done.
  3. You are correct that having a marker in the specific program doesn't mean that a place is more important than places without such markers. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't have categories for the program, and having such categories doesn't imply anything about importance. People can be interested in what's included in the program for various reasons. This may not be an "encyclopedia question", but this is Commons, not Wikipedia: Commons is not an encyclopedia, but a media repository that is used for things besides Wikipedia.
--Auntof6 (talk) 16:58, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Ask feedback for the licence of photo

Moved from Commons talk:Help desk#Ask feedback for the licence of photo. - Jmabel ! talk 05:27, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Please let me know the license information below is proper? as I am learing the licence requirement of wikimedia.

© The copyright holder of this file allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other use is permitted.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Goodtiming8871 (talk • contribs) 02:49, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Goodtiming8871 (talk) 02:14, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Dear User:Jmabel, thank you for your kind feedback and support to my inquiry about license of Wiki Commons. :)
I would upload more photos on Wikicomms. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 02:38, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

the prostitute region in this map is wrong.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothel#/media/File:Prostitution_laws_of_the_world.PNG — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 93.168.56.163 (talk) 20:46, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Template loop detected messages

I am seeing the following text in four places on the Template:Derivative versions page. This does not make sense in the context of the page, and I think it is an error message.

  • Template loop detected: Template:Autotranslate <includeonly></includeonly>

Template:Derivative versions/doc does not show the errors.

The Google search https://www.google.com/search?q=Template+loop+detected+site:commons.wikimedia.org indicates that several other template pages have the same problem. What is causing this? Verbcatcher (talk) 23:46, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

It’s probably in the moment for all templates using {{Autotranslate}} the same, when they are transcluded on their own doc page. I do not know for sure, but assumed recent changes in Module:Fallback are the reason, so I left a message on Jarekt’s talk page. He answered there is a fix on the way, and he would try to debug it if still necessary. — Speravir – 02:04, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for following this up. Verbcatcher (talk) 02:43, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
Actually the issue was not with {{Autotranslate}} but with {{Documentation}} which is used by majority of templates. I undid some changes to that template which should not have caused any loops and the issue seems to be fixed. No idea why it showed up and why it diapered. --Jarekt (talk) 03:09, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 01:14, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Erstellen von Kategorien und Unterkategorien

Guten Tag,

heute früh habe ich unter WP die Anfrage zum obigen Thema gestellt, siehe https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fragen_von_Neulingen#Erstellen_von_Kategorien_und_Unterkategorien. Ich nehme an, dass die beiden Antworten richtig sind, wennauch der Vorgang mir im Detail doch nicht recht klar erscheint. Zunächst möchte ich jedoch die von mir angelegten Kategorien löschen (lassen) und dann in der neuen Zuordnung erstellen. Vielleicht könnt ihr mir dabei behilflich sein, damit nicht nochmal was schief geht. Besten Dank und Gruß--Chillibilli (talk) 13:51, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

@Chillibilli:

As you wish :). Deutsche Übersetzung für die obigen Punkte 2-4:
Vielen dank. - Jmabel ! talk 01:33, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
Ergänzend: Iwesb hat dich zwar hierher geschickt, aber wenn Du die Konversation lieber in Deutsch führen willst, dann wäre Commons:Forum das richtige. Wenn Du aber noch Fragen zum obigen hast, dann frage ruhig hier weiter. — Speravir – 01:54, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
Besten Dank, so hats geklappt. Gruß--Chillibilli (talk) 10:24, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 15:41, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

There is no one-to-one correspondence for the interwiki links?

The commons category for en:Adhesive label is Category:Adhesive labels 2013 yet, when you inspect the category, it doesn't have interwiki links. There is a button "Add links" under the "in Wikipedia" label (in left side of the window) and if you click it, you can add the category to a Wikipedia article, even though the category is already linked to en:Adhesive label. Why is that happening? Thank you. Fructibus (talk) 23:12, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Hello @Fructibus: , the problem should be fixed now. Apparently "Commons category" is just a regular data value, but analogous project pages need to be added to the list of links aswell. Some links are duplicate now, but that seems to be a common problem (no pun intended) - other categories show the same behavior. Better some duplicate than no links I guess :). GermanJoe (talk) 00:25, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
Ahh, I understand now, at Wikidata, you can add the Commons link in two places: In the "Statemets" section, where there is no one-to-one correspondence (different Wikipedia articles can point to the same Commons page) and then in the "Other sites" section. I think that "Commons" deserve it's own place in that "Other sites" section, near Wikiboox, Wikinews etc. to reduce confusion. Thanks for your help! Fructibus (talk) 07:52, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

I need help about uploading my very own photo...

Hello Help desk, I have uploaded yesterday evening a photo of mine here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Benzoni which was taken with my own camera. I am the only owner and copyright holder of that photo. The photo is online on this website https://www.catherinedemontsalvy.ch/English/Books/Juliette_Benzoni/JulietteBenzoni_Meeting.htm since 2009, not in that version, (whoever did the search, did not find all version of it!) The original photo shows three person and in the middle is Juliette Benzoni. For Wikipedia I only needed the middle part and I took the part with the author to upload. That was no problem for me since I got the orignial. On the net we can see different versions of that photo here is another page : https://www.catherinedemontsalvy.ch/English/Books/Juliette_Benzoni/Juliette_Benzoni.htm - and this one here https://www.catherinedemontsalvy.ch/English/Overview.htm the photo in the round shape is at the moment not uploaded on that website. But it can still be found on Google. We all know that images do not disappear only because the website owner deletes a photo. Some of photos (there exist at least four other photos from that day) are online with my permission, others had been taken without my permission, but that is not the point now. Can you lease help me so that beautiful photo can stay there and also be uploaded on the English Juliette Benzoni Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Benzoni. I really thought I had added yesterday all that is necessary. The next time I shall not use the Upload Wizard, but come directly for help. I thank you very much for helping me with this issue which is actually none, it is my photo. Best to you and thank you again Laramie1960 (talk) 09:54, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

  • @Laramie1960: It doesn't matter whose camera the photo was taken with. In most circumstances (there are some exceptions, but not many) copyright belongs to the photographer, and must be explicitly transferred for that to change. But I am assuming that is also you, in this case.
  • Given that the photo has been published before, you need to go through the COM:OTRS process. Otherwise, anyone could take any photo that is already out there and claim it was theirs. - Jmabel ! talk 15:09, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

I thought when I come here to the Help desk I get a good and useful information. But I am very frustrated now. How can you write to me "anyone could take any photo that is already out there and claim it was theirs". This is an insult towards me, you are actually saying to me I stole the photo. I gave above all the information to say it was me who took that photo. Maybe I am too stupid to upload one of my very own photos, this I can agree, but this photo of mine was wrongly tagged. Maybe it helps to say that it was ME who uploaded that photo on that website where we see that photo and similar ones ? Maybe someone can take a moment of their precious time and follow all the links I gave above and finally agree that there was made a mistake. No offense, but my frustration is very big now Laramie1960 (talk) 15:56, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi Laramie1960,
All accounts here are pseudonymous. Anyone here can create an account called John Smith, and say it is their real name. And actually, we don't care. That's why, we require a formal written permission if a picture was published elsewhere before being uploaded here. Regards, Yann (talk) 18:05, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
Hi Yann, you too assume that I am lying. I asked for help and must read I am a liar, stealing photos on the internet. You too did not take the time to go and check on all I wrote above, otherwise you would now have given me a real good advice. What do you mean you need a formal written permission from me, for my very own photo? Are you making fun of me? Why do you think that little photo was found on the Internet yesterday? Because I have uploaded it myself in 2009 https://www.catherinedemontsalvy.ch/English/Books/Juliette_Benzoni/JulietteBenzoni_Meeting.htm Next you will tell me I took down my own photo, pretending it was mine. I cannot write here my real name to proof I am right and you know that. I understand that not all people are honest, but in my case you and your friends here are wrong. Mistakes can be made. I am terribly upset about all this and were it not for that person on that photo who is dead since last year, I would not care, but I do. Best Regards Laramie1960 (talk) 19:13, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
Laramie1960, I don't assume anything. I only explain how we work here. You may be right, but how do we know? Regards, Yann (talk) 19:37, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

I understand now that this is the way the Help desk works. You know I am right, IF you followed my link, so please no more assuming I am wrong. Why is no one showing me step by step how to upload a photo, an article or a poster? I had been warned to upload photos, but always believing in the good of people I thought I will not be let down and get help here. I am sure you understand my surprise that me, that I copyright holder should now go and proof the photo is mine. Regards Laramie1960 (talk) 10:34, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

@Laramie1960: no one assumes that you are lying, but I do assume that Laramie1960 isn't your legal name, and that it would be inappropriate for me to ask you to publicly tie your legal name to your wiki account. (I personally choose to do so with mine, but most participants don't.) That's a large part of why we have the OTRS system: so these things can by handled in a less public manner. - Jmabel ! talk 22:22, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Hello Jmabel. You assume right, Laramie1960 is not my real name. When I opened the account in 2008 I followed the recommendations to use a Pen name and that I did. All I can say now is, it must have been my mistake how I uploaded that photo in the first place. I had done it manually at first, added all that was necessary and when I clicked enter it suggested to me to use the WIZARD for that. I noticed at first sight that it was different and I was not able to add all the information as before. I am not a professinal, I do understand a bit of computer technic, but it seems that it is above my intelligence to upload a photo on Wikimedia Commens without getting tagged. So we are at the beginning of my question: "How to upload a photo on Wikimedia Commens which belongs to the copyright holder, without having a photo tagged"? Because now I know, however I do it, my photos get tagged. How was I to know that I get in trouble for a photo (mine) which was uploaded in 2009, (the size of a pin, created by me) would bring me all that trouble. I am frustrated you can believe me. Have a nice Weekend, best Laramie1960 (talk) 10:34, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

  • You haven't done anything wrong, and you are not "in trouble." However, apparently the photo was previously published with all rights reserved (or with an insufficiently free license), so we need you to go through the OTRS process so that we have a formal record of your intent to change that. Yes, I personally would prefer if the present discussion here would suffice, but if we had to handle several dozen (or several hundred) special cases, things would get out of hand very quickly. You asked what you need to do. I answered. That's how help desk works. - Jmabel ! talk 17:12, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Загрузка фото

Как загружать фото для конкурса? Где Видно кто автор ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Грицун Любовь (talk • contribs) 13:57, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

interwiki link to a file on the Commons

On a User's talk page in the Zulu WP, I can't get the syntax right to link to a certain file page here for editing purposes (not to display the image there). Kindly give me the proper format; I know I've done this before and don't understand what I'm messing up. -- Deborahjay (talk) 20:32, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Hello @Deborahjay: , [[:Commons:File:St Francis College Mariannhill.jpeg]] should work, if you want to link directly to the Commons file (tested on en-Wiki). GermanJoe (talk) 20:40, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
Thanks, GJoe, that's exactly what I need. I suspect it's case sensitive and I wasn't being consistent. I appreciate the speedy resolution! -- Cheers, Deborahjay (talk) 20:43, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Back again - it's just not working - takes me to the Commons but acts as though the file doesn't exist - then by pasting it into the Search field, it appears as if a possibility, though I'm just copy/pasting the name! Perhaps I'm overlooking something? -- Deborahjay (talk) 20:59, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

The link should take you to [2] and display the image (it does for me on my en-Wiki user talkpage). But I just noticed, that the file is newly uploaded - so it might not be cached everywhere. In occasional cases caching may have a delay of some hours or even 1-2 days if you get really unlucky. Maybe just wait a bit to see if the problem fixes itself, this kind of access error often does. GermanJoe (talk) 21:22, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
You can look at m:Help:Interwiki linking if you want to know general rules. Ruslik (talk) 17:39, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Reading, Berkshire

Should all the child categories of Category:Reading, Berkshire use Reading, Berkshire in the name? For instance, Category:Reading in the 1890s or Category:Reading, Berkshire in the 1890s (or Category:Reading, Berkshire, in the 1890s)? Some do and some don't. BaldBoris 18:33, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Can I upload a Honduran 2001 campaign poster image to commons?

I would like to upload to Commons a circa 2001 campaign poster-image for addition to the "Raphael Pineda Ponce" (en, es, possibly ru language versions) article. The image was handed to me on a campaign CD at least 12 years ago by the subject's brother (Juan Raphael Pineda), who today (10 Sept 2017) describes it as followsː "This was a poster and really does not belong to anyone in particular; it was created by the campaign committee of unknown author, and has no ownership or copyright attached to it."

I feel that there is historical value to expose it in the article. My question is, are there any issues with uploading this image or recommendation on how I should document such upload to Wikipedia Commons as being in the public domain?

Original image is TIFF (w888 x h3456 px, 300 dpi) single color red text with stripes on white background that reads, "=Pineda Ponce= Presidente 2002-2006." I have also created a JPG version. --Catrachos (talk) 20:39, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

  • Sorry, he's wrong about having no copyrights attached. Under the Berne Convention, copyright exists automatically. If the person who created it did not explicitly transfer or waive rights, and if no one now knows who created it, it's an "orphaned" work, which is really unfortunate, because there is no legal way to obtain rights (beyond fair use rights, etc., which we don't accept as a basis to host an image on Commons). So there is no way we can accept such an image. - Jmabel ! talk 06:03, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
    Copyright exists automatically, for works that reach the threshold of originality. If the image consists only of simple text and simple geometric shapes, {{PD-ineligible}} applies. Whether or not that applies here might depend on how simple or original those "stripes on white background" are. —LX (talk, contribs) 14:10, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Connecting an uploaded picture to an article

I need help which button to press for placing a photo on an wikipedia article. Eventually, I succeeded in creating a file (Argensee.jpg) in Wikimedia. But I can´t go on putting it on the article`s site (Argensee) which still shows "photo wanted", all this in German Wiki. Please help me with an instruction for a Windows-dummie Thank You Soerlein — Preceding unsigned comment added by Soerlein (talk • contribs) 11:09, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi Soerlein! The "photo wanted" on de:Argensee is part of a template. You should be able to edit the page and where it says (on the third line) |BILD = , add Argensee vom Südufer 10.9.2017.jpg (which is the correct name of the file). For help on adding images in general, see de:Hilfe:Bilder. —LX (talk, contribs) 14:31, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Table tool for category

Does anybody know tool with such functionality - I would like to write category name and get list of files in this category as table generated from fields of {{Information template}}? Something like templatetiger but for category in Commons. --Butko (talk) 12:58, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Uploaded photo

How can I upload my photo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saradivi (talk • contribs) 14:17, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Please see Commons:First steps and come back here if you have more specific questions after that. —LX (talk, contribs) 14:34, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

uploading old urbanistic map

Hello!

I want to update the page https://pt.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vila_Rica_(Mato_Grosso)&action=edit&gettingStartedReturn=true . I have a photo of the urbanistic project of this town that was planned by my grandfather, who has already passed away. In this case I understand myself as the rightfull owner of the image, but even so the website does not accept its upload. What can I do about it?

Thank you for your time, Ada — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ada-tais (talk • contribs) 18:55, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

  • "the website does not accept its upload" is vague. Were you using the Upload Wizard, or something else? What error message did you get at what point in the process?
  • If you are, indeed, the heir to the intellectual property, the right way to license it is to use one of the tags from Category:License tags for transferred copyright. For example, if you want to grant a CC-BY-SA license (the most restrictive of the choices, retaining as many of your rights as we allow), you could use {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}. - Jmabel ! talk 19:34, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
    Jmabel: When people report these sorts of problems, it's a good idea to check their filter log. There's a link to it at the top of the contributions page.
    Ada: The filter you encountered prevents low-resolution uploads from newly registered users using the particular upload interface that you used. The reason for this is that those overwhelmingly turn out to be copyright violations. Unfortunately, because of the number of copyright violations, the filter has had to be defined quite broadly, meaning it sometimes stops uploads that aren't copyright violations. And unfortunately, instead of getting rid of the flawed upload interface and directing users here to Commons (which the overwhelming majority of volunteers here would prefer), the Wikimedia Foundation thinks that leading users down this blind alley is a good idea.
    You should be able to upload the file directly here at Commons. —LX (talk, contribs) 20:50, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Help - Inquiry for the licence of the General Common domain file ?

Dear, experienced users, Please let me know the licence information of the files below whether it is acceptable?
Alternatively, Should I add another licence for this file?

I highlighted the key words on the common general licence file for the easier identification.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agreed_frame_work_1994_cover_page_1.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agreed_frame_work_1994_page_2.jpg

Goodtiming8871 (talk) 07:06, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi Goodtiming8871,
No, the license is not valid, as they are not your work. What does make you think you are allowed to publish these under a free license? Regards, Yann (talk) 12:26, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
Dear Yann,

Thank you for your kind advice, I can now understand that it should be public domain work - based on COM:CRT and COM:FOP
Let me change it to public domain work - please let me know it it is incorrect... Goodtiming8871 (talk) 21:45, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Sorry, but no. These are not works by the US government, but by IAEA. So unless proven otherwise, there are under a copyright. Regards, Yann (talk) 22:02, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
Dear Yann,

Thank you for your reply.
Please find my understanding about the copyright below and let me know whether it is correct.
From the location of the IAEA - it is Vienna, Austria below
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Vienna International Centre
PO Box 100 1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel: (+43-1) 2600-0 Fax: (+43-1) 2600-7

  • So it is : Austria - Public Domain - copyright law regarding Official works documents.

{{PD-AustrianGov}} — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goodtiming8871 (talk • contribs) 00:46, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Fixed and dewikified template embedding above. You cannot use this template, because the IAEA is not an authority of Austria, not to say of the Austrian government. But Yann asked for this case in Commons:Village pump/Copyright#US-NK join agreement in IAEA. I think we can close here. — Speravir – 20:45, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 20:45, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

User:LouisArriola

I was trying to submit a page for a producer and I'm not sure if it was submitted in the correct place? How long approximately would it take to approve wikipedia page if all info is valid? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LouisArriola (talk • contribs) 19:43, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

  • Signing your posts on talk pages is required and it is a Commons guideline to sign your posts on deletion requests, undeletion requests, and noticeboards. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion). Thank you.   — Jeff G. ツ 11:16, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
@LouisArriola: Please see Commons:Deletion requests/User:LouisArriola.   — Jeff G. ツ 11:16, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
 Comment Page deleted. Commons is the wrong place for this. @LouisArriola: You are not supposed to write about yourself. For writing on Wikipedia, please see en:Wikipedia:Your first article. Regards, Yann (talk) 11:20, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Questions on the Saegisser family name

I am looking for information on an ancestors of mine - Hans and Benedicht Saegisser. I want to confirm where and when they were both born. I have the understanding that Hans was Benedicht's father and was born in Aarwangen, Switzerland. I understand that Benedicht was also born there. I need to confirm their dates of birth. Please direct me to where I can find this assistance. I'm looking at the 1500's and 1600's. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 152.208.30.57 (talk) 16:38, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi,
You are on the wrong place. Wikimedia Commons is a repository for free multimedia files. We do not help genealogy research. Regards, Yann (talk) 16:52, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
You might try en:Reference desk/Humanities. - Jmabel ! talk 14:59, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Using an uploaded Commons image across multiple pages?

Hi I am trying to use an image of Vadim Yusov from the Russian Wiki and use it for the English wiki, but i cannot figure out or find an explanation of how to use an existing uploaded image.

If you could direct me i would appreciate it.

Thanks for your time!

Jol — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jol thoms (talk • contribs) 17:10, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

You need first to upload it to Commons (here) if it is under a free licence. Ruslik (talk) 20:22, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
  • If it is an image on the Russian-language Wikipedia as such, then you can't access it outside of the Russian-language Wikipedia. If it's on Commons, then it should be usable like any other image on Commons.
  • If you mean ru:Файл:Vadim Yusov.jpg, that is in the Russian-language Wikipedia on a non-free basis. It could presumably be uploaded to the English-language Wikipedia on a similar basis, but would not be acceptable on Commons, where we accept only public-domain and free-licensed content. - Jmabel ! talk 20:24, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Veranderen gebruikersnaam

Mijn gebruikersnaam is nu Ajvdw. Ik wil die graag gewijzigd zien in Adrian Wilt u dat voor mij uitvoeren svp

bij voorbaat dank.

m.vr.gr. Ajvdw — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajvdw (talk • contribs) 20:43, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Commons App

I have an Android phone and I logged into my account. It says login successful but whenever I try to upload a picture or press on it, it doesn't open. --Talk to Kong of Lasers 04:03, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

I'd like to add a logo to the English Wikipedia's Redneck Revolt article. The group's site has a notice in the footer reading "all content available for attributed reprint under Creative Commons license". Is that good enough for our purposes? Arms & Hearts (talk) 17:27, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

  • "Under Creative Commons license" means nothing: there are dozens of Creative Commons licenses. I'd stick to uploading it on a non-free use basis in the English-language Wikipedia. - Jmabel ! talk 19:29, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
Alternatively, since the group clearly intended to release the content under some Creative Commons licence, you could ask them to update their Web site to specify which one. You could helpfully suggest one that would allow uploading to Commons. --bjh21 (talk) 21:40, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
Thanks both. I'll stick to uploading it to Wikipedia for now. Arms & Hearts (talk) 23:18, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

I just emailed them, for what it's worth. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 23:43, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

Libya has so many monuments. Why Libya is not in the list?

Libya has so many monuments. Why Libya is not in the list? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 41.254.9.71 (talk) 03:57, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

We're low on psychics at the moment. Care to clue us in as to what list you're looking at? For what it's worth, Category:Monuments and memorials in Libya is listed in Category:Monuments and memorials by country. —LX (talk, contribs) 10:13, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
I think this refers to Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments 2017/Participating countries. --ghouston (talk) 00:12, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
And if that's the case, the answer is on Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments 2017, "Why is my country not participating in 2017?". --ghouston (talk) 00:14, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
You can create an account and register Libya. --Talk to Kong of Lasers 00:53, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Suppression fichier

Bonjour, Dans le cadre du concours "Wiki loves monuments" 2017, j'ai envoyé un fichier : File:ROCHEFORT.Corderi royale.jpg comportant une faute d'orthographe dans son nom. J'ai depuis renvoyé le fichier renommé : File:ROCHEFORT. Corderie royale.jpg Les deux fichiers apparaissent et je souhaite ne conserver que la seconde version. Comment faire pour supprimer le doublon "File:ROCHEFORT.Corderi royale.jpg" ? Je n'ai rien trouvé de simple dans l'aide. Existe-t-il une solution facile pour supprimer ce fichier ? Cordialement, Archeo-glen, débutant. archaero@live.fr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Archeo-glen (talk • contribs) 10:17, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

If you do not get help here, ask better in Commons:Bistro. — Speravir – 15:43, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

File:Maubourguet - 2017-09-03 - IMG 1168.jpg

Does this require re-naming?Artix Kreiger (talk) 17:37, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Do I need to give credit to the original authors of a derivative work under the GNU FDL (1.2 or later) and CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported?

Question in the title, this is the work that I'll have as base work a derivative work (translation). Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 20:44, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks @Jmabel: and @Guanaco: . Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 04:33, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Why it shown "Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 Spain Upload Wizard for monuments not available so far in Wikimedia Commons" in my upload page?

I would like to ask the above question. It is available for other pages except the page of spain. Thanks for answering! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chanhinwai (talk • contribs) 09:07, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Delete my uploaded image

How do I delete an image that I uploaded? I would like to remove two of my images from the commons. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZeeZen (talk • contribs) 02:20, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

@ZeeZen: Given that they are recent uploads, and presuming they are not used in articles, you can just tag them with {{Speedydelete |accidental upload, uploader requests removal}}. However, be aware that this is done on a grace/courtesy basis: licenses are irrevocable, and if you don't do this within a few days of upload, you have to go through the same deletion request process as anyone else would. - Jmabel ! talk 15:01, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

Abnormal request

Can a user request for all his/her OWN picture uploaded for deletion? --Chyah (talk) 10:27, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

It depend on a reasoning. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:08, 16 September 2017 (UTC)
@Chyah: If they are recent uploads (within a day or two) and not used in articles, you can just tag them with {{Speedydelete |accidental upload, uploader requests removal}}. Otherwise, you can go through the same deletion request process as anyone else would. No problem that the uploader and nominator are the same person. - Jmabel ! talk 15:01, 16 September 2017 (UTC)
@EugeneZelenko: the reason is personal, i don't wanna any user every while comes and nominate one/few of my pictures for deletion bcz of "used in other websites"(naturally there is many websites who are thirsty of Commons to use our pictures just after uploading, at least in my region) . @Jmabel: there is many other personal reason: a user get tired of uploading while she live in a country that creative commons looks so strange, a user get tired of everything based on "policies" and ppl even don't thank you here, a female user who always see "Nudity or partial nudity " in every category, and a user who can not talk english well as a native and the others just "Order" her and no one helps her while she is here for 7 years .... . btw, i thank you for that template. currently there is 41,609,705 freely usable files on commons, at least 1,000 of them are my own pictures uploaded here. after 7 year activity, i feel most wikimedia projects are not friendly, looks like NYC. yea, this is not a social media, but we are humans not bots, we have feels we have own interests we should be "friendly". Sometimes i love but many times i see these projects of wikimedia are not good place to spend my time.--Chyah (talk) 21:55, 16 September 2017 (UTC)
how can you be in a website with hundred of rules? i have no problem with rules, i just hate users who are just talking to me about rules like police officers and old judges. i am really tired of this "ordering". i have not seen any wikilove thing in my talk page, just i see about deletion. most of them are, yea, fairly to delete, but i am talking about a "feel", i always "feel my OWN pictures someday will be deleted here" just bcz used in other websites, and i can't defend myself here, cz i am just into uploading and categoris. --Chyah (talk) 22:03, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

Inquiry from Paul Walker ?

{{Infobox person | name = Paul Walker | birth_date = {{Birth date|1991|19|08}} | birth_place = [[Gujranwala, Punjab]] | height = {{convert|5|ft|5|in| | education = [[Govt.P.B Model High School]] | relatives = [[Cody Walker (actor)|Cody Walker]] {{small|(brother)}}<br>Caleb Walker {{small|(brother)}} | years_active = 1991 }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hassan Tariq (talk • contribs) 08:14, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

@Hassan Tariq: Hi,
What help do you need? You might be on the wrong project. You are on Wikimedia Commons, not on Wikipedia. Regards, Yann (talk) 11:46, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
Dewikified embedding of not existant template, also for avoiding an error with {{Convert}}. — Speravir – 20:55, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Chicago City Wide Ward Map 2012.pdf

I was wondering if this is permissible? It is a pdf of all the Chicago city political wards from the City of Chicago website. I was thinking that as it is being presented and created by a government agency (which we own) for our use and I cannot see why they would not allow us to disseminate it. https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/about/wards.html/ and click on "Ward Map of Chicago (in PDF format)" Thanks! --Patapsco913 (talk) 21:10, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

@Patapsco913: US local and state government works are generally copyrighted. Some agencies do release material under free licenses, but we need a specific license and permission to keep such files. Guanaco (talk) 21:42, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
The issue is not what they "would allow", but whether they have actually provided a suitable license. See Commons:Project scope/Precautionary principle. - Jmabel ! talk 05:24, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

A technical problem with SVG file

User:Rzeszyca has updated File:New map of motorways in Serbia.svg, but he made some mistake and the text label in the lower-left corner appears covered with a black patch. He asked for help at pl-wiki but with no success.
Can anybody review the changes and fix the problem? --CiaPan (talk) 11:27, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Seems fixed by user:Piastu. CiaPan (talk) 19:36, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
I experience a similar problem at File:American Distribution System.svg, so I'd kindly ask user:Piastu or anyone else to fix that as well (and to teach me to fish, if possible). No such user (talk) 08:29, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
@No such user: According to his explanation at the WP:Bar (technical table) in plwiki (pl:Wikipedia:Kawiarenka/Kwestie techniczne#Problem z plikiem mapy autostrad w Serbii), Piastu has removed a superfluous flowroot tag (but don't ask me what it means; I can only guess he modified the SVG structure with some text editor).
User Michał Sobkowski has asked about technical details of the fix there, but he got no answer yet. --CiaPan (talk) 08:47, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Did just that, but didn't seem to help. Let's wait for an expert then... No such user (talk) 09:21, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Actually, it did help, just needed some cache refreshing. No such user (talk) 09:26, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
@No such user: It turns out it's a well known and quite a long-lasting problem. It has been discussed multiple times (e.g. Commons:Upload help/Archive/2016/03, Commons:Graphics village pump/January 2012, Commons:Graphics village pump/December 2010, Commons:Graphics village pump/February 2009...).
It is also described at Help pages here, at Commons—see Help:SVG#Black rectangle (Flowed Text bug). --CiaPan (talk) 10:17, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Flowroot can couse problems. You should remove it, or, if flowroot contains data, change to another tag (like in File:Carpathians Western Inner 5174.svg). Piastu (talk) 20:19, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: CiaPan (talk) 20:19, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Mia immagine

Questa immagine è stata scattata dal sottoscritto, Enrico Ruvo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Egraphic (talk • contribs) 15:00, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

How do i delete the files I posted?

I want to delete all the paintings i posted, i did not realize i gave permission for people to use my files!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elewarne (talk • contribs) 18:37, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

deleting my files

Please delete all the files i posted I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE USING THEM! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elewarne (talk • contribs) 18:40, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

Mistake

Please delete the files of my paintings i posted, I DO NOT WANT PEOPLE USING THEM IN ANY WAY! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elewarne (talk • contribs) 18:41, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

Re-set e-mail contact

As a new member looking to post photos for the national monument/historic places competition, it seems I inadvertently deleted my contact e-mail.

How can I get my e-mail re-posted?

Lawrence Pratt lpratt948@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lrp miroerarts (talk • contribs) 22:54, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

Uploading photos from the European Commission Audio-Visual Portal

Dear all,

selected pictures from the EC AV Portal could be used to improve EU related articles on Wikipedia.

My question would be if the Copyright on these pictures is suitable for usage on Wikipedia and if not, what steps need to be taken to make selected pictures available?

Link to the portal's copyright notice: https://ec.europa.eu/info/legal-notice_en#copyright-notice

The Commission decision on the reuse of Commission documents states as the General principle that "All documents shall be available for reuse: (a) for commercial or non-commercial purposes" (pdf) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Meningo (talk • contribs) 09:29, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

  • Still, it also says, "The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore, users are advised to refer to the copyright notices on individual websites maintained under Europa and in individual documents." So we'd need to be careful with any use of these. - Jmabel ! talk 15:25, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

Image license

Hi, Inregards to this image the image comes from a Government Facebook page however the copyright info on both Government websites ([3][4]) seems to suggest the only thing under a creative commons license is the website text and that's it,
Have I read this correctly or have I misunderstood something?,
Thanks, –Davey2010Talk 16:54, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

Yes, you read it correctly though there may be a similar statement about Facebook. Ruslik (talk) 20:51, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
Thanks Ruslik0 your help is much appreciated, The facebook page makes no mention of licences at all, FWIW I thought I did read it correctly but simply wanted a second opinion, Anyway thanks again :), –Davey2010Talk 22:40, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

Need a license review

So a few weeks ago, I uploaded some images. I used the license review tag because I had previously uploaded images that were in the CC, and the person would either pull the file entirely, or remove the CC license. At that point I would have had no proof of their being in the creative commons ever.

Anyway, I put these files in the license review over two weeks ago, and an admin/reviewer still hasn't looked at them. What can I do about this? TBMNY (talk) 17:55, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

We're dealing with a large backlog at CAT:LR, over 2,200 files currently. We'll get to them. Guanaco (talk) 18:30, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

use a picture from Wikimedia to publish a book

I find a picture of Tanzania national stadium and want to use it in my book published in the future, can I just download it and put it into my book? do I need the permission of your website or the photographer of the picture?

here is the picture's web link: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Tanzania_National_Main_Stadium_Aerial.jpg

thank you very much!

you can contact me through email: successc_w@163.com — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 144.214.200.184 (talk) 02:12, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

All images on Wikimedia Commons are intended to be free for anyone to use, even commercially. Each file has a license on its description page, in this case File:Tanzania National Main Stadium Aerial.jpg. From there you can see the terms and conditions. This one uses CC BY-SA 4.0. You will want to give credit to the author, Raidarmax, and name the license. I recommend also including a footnote or citation with a link back to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tanzania_National_Main_Stadium_Aerial.jpg so others can find the full license text and reuse the image if they see it in your book. Guanaco (talk) 02:48, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

Window type

which type is it?

hi, I need some help to find the correct english term for a type of a window. It's called Kreuzstockfenster in german and Fenêtre à croisée in french. Translations called it crossbar window but it seems not to be a specific term for this window. This type is a casement window with a tramsom and a mullion which crosses. Usually you can open all 4 (side-hung) sashs. Sometimes it has glazing bars sometimes not. It's known since 14th-century. --Sjokolade (talk) 10:56, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

@Sjokolade: Since the symbology suggests a cross, how about Category:Cross windows, Category:Cruciform windows, or Category:Crucifix windows? On a side note, do we have a cat for stained glass windows?   — Jeff G. ツ 13:42, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: isn't there a technical term for it? and yes we have Category:Stained glass windows --Sjokolade (talk) 13:51, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
There are many subcategories within Category:Stained glass windows, including ones that show crosses, but I don't see a relevant category within Category:Windows by type where the shape of the window itself forms a cross. The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture (James Stevens Curl & Susan Wilson, 2015, page 212) defines "cross-window" as one with "lights defined by a mullion and transom forming a cross." Jonathunder (talk) 14:23, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
Cross window (or Dannebrog window) seems to be pretty well established. —LX (talk, contribs) 18:10, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
@Sjokolade, Jonathunder, and LX: There are also cross windows in which the cross is made by, say, 5 square or nearly square panes horizontally crossing 7 panes vertically, or even 3x4 or 3x5. In addition, I saw a crucifix in a 3x4 configuration earlier this week, with each of 6 square metal boxes being the setting for a precious gem. Back to the topic, I prefer "Cross windows" to "Cross-windows".   — Jeff G. ツ 21:56, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
cross windows seems to be right, thank you very much! --Sjokolade (talk) 04:22, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
@Sjokolade: You're welcome!   — Jeff G. ツ 04:59, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Sjokolade (talk) 08:50, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Moving a template-driven category

A few days ago, I moved Category:Images from the Geograph Channel Islands project to Category:Images from Geograph Channel Islands. I also updated {{Geograph Channel Islands}}, which puts files into that category. However, almost all of the files with that template still appear in the old category rather than the new one. I made a null edit on one file, which was enough to make it move, but is there a less labour-intensive way to achieve this? This is a bit of a practice run for a similar renaming of Category:Images from the Geograph British Isles project, and null-editing all 1.7M files there would be a bit of a hassle. --bjh21 (talk) 21:35, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Purge the template after your edits and wait for the server updating the database. Done this time. — Speravir – 02:18, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
Oh, 149 files actually used the redirect {{Geograph-ci}}. I had to replace it (but probably simply any edit would have updated the database); one file already containing {{Geograph Channel Islands}} needed a null edit, but this count is fair, I think. — Speravir – 02:49, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
@Speravir: How long does it usually take "for the server updating the database"? I assume there's a name for the process that does these template-driven category updates to the Commons database.   — Jeff G. ツ 03:08, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
I cannot tell you. It surely depends on the server usage. This time there was about one file per second processed, but after a minute it stopped (just broad estimations – I refreshed the open category from time to time). — Speravir – 03:14, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
Thanks. I don't think there are redirects pointing to {{Geograph}} or {{Geograph-de}}, so they're a bit simpler. --bjh21 (talk) 09:39, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
@Bjh21: What's your target, Category:Images from Geograph British Isles?   — Jeff G. ツ 02:59, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
Category:Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland: the name of the project changed several years ago but no-one has got around to moving the category. "Discussed" at Commons:Categories for discussion/2017/08/Category:Images from the Geograph British Isles project. --bjh21 (talk) 09:35, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: bjh21 (talk) 09:39, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

I want to add some of Dr. Seuss' Japanese Internment cartoons

I see one of his cartoons is here already but I dont' know how to go about checking the copyright status of his others from that time. This article has the cartoons in question: http://www.openculture.com/2014/08/dr-seuss-draws-racist-anti-japanese-cartoons-during-ww-ii.html Thanks so much! H0n0r (talk)

This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 17:18, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

HotCat unicode error

I am all of a sudden receiving this error, 'It appears that your browser does not support Unicode. It is required to edit pages, so your edit was not saved.', every time I attempt to edit a category using HotCat. It pops me to a regular edit window which works normally. Any idea what is going on? Josh (talk) 20:39, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

There is already discussion of this issue at MediaWiki talk:Gadget-HotCat.js#Unicode. Josh (talk) 20:47, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 23:06, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Blurry image

Hello, I'm not sure why this image appears blurry on this Wikipedia article. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:32, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

not able to upload a picture

Hi Helpdesk, I'm trying to upload a picture into a gallery, but I don't know how. Here is the Link to the gallery: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Goats_in_heraldry

Thank you for your help & kindest regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rwecken (talk • contribs) 14:01, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

@Rwecken: Just add the following code (including the brackets) [[Category:Goats in heraldry]] to the bottom of the image page while in edit mode or if you have "Cat-a-lot" activated, from your Preferences -> Gadgets, go to the very bottom of your image page and in the categories section, just hit the + button and add the category name: "Goats in heraldry". BTW, categories are not actually galleries, so you cannot just upload the image into the category alone, you have to upload the image and categorise, which you can also do as you upload it or afterwards as indicated above. Ww2censor (talk) 14:20, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
@Rwecken: Let me try to say that more clearly. I assume you don't have "Cat-a-lot" activated, or you probably wouldn't be asking this. Go to the file page for the image in question; I'm guessing from your contribution history that is File:Wappen der Familie Wecken.png. Choose "Edit". At the bottom of the page, add the following code (including the brackets) [[Category:Goats in heraldry]].
That said: is File:Wappen der Familie Wecken.png really your own work? - Jmabel ! talk 19:45, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
Very probably not, but the image looks that old, that I would assume {{PD-old-100-1923}}, and judging from the user name and the given author he is someone of family Wecken. — Speravir – 20:26, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
No problem with that, if there's a source. It was precisely the style that had me doubt "own work". - Jmabel ! talk 22:35, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
@Rwecken: Stimmt meine obige Vermutung? Du darfst ein Werk nicht als deines ausgeben, wenn Du es nicht geschaffen hast, und danach sieht es hier aus. Du müsstest auch die Quelle angeben, woher Du exakt diese Abbildung hast, wobei es von Vorteil wäre, wenn sie (in irgendeiner Form) öffentlich zugänglich wäre, also kein Privatarchiv, solange niemandem Fremden dort der Zutritt erlaubt ist (alles muss nachprüfbar sein). — Speravir – 20:26, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

Repeating error on all pages on Commons

I see a popup window for a short time after open or refresh any page on Commons with the text:
Error: h t t p s://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ <any page> ... at line 76: ReferenceError: nsNumber is not defined

--George Chernilevsky talk 05:11, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Source of an image

Hi. Could you please let me know the way by which you find the original source of an image? I believe a user has breached copyrights of an individual's photo by terming it own work, whereas I can see a similar photo on the personality's facebook account. Moreover, the file has been named press shoot, and I doubt any celebrity would allow such photos to be copyright-free. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Mark the train (talk) 16:18, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

You can try to use image searching services like Google Images or TinEye, also Bing has such a service. — Speravir – 17:17, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
And yes, I would also assume a copyright violation: Google Image search. — Speravir – 17:17, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
I’ve now started a deletion request: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Candice Redding Press Shoot, 2017.jpg. — Speravir – 23:11, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
Thank you very much! Mark the train (talk) 05:57, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 01:57, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Clemson and Alabama in the 2017 National Football Championship.png

<!-- Source website is "©2012-2017 TheSkyBoat.com Inc." -->

I need to edit the license and change the option from when I first uploaded it--Tcobb25 (talk) 05:18, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

@Tcobb25: What license do you want to grant, and what gives you the authority to grant it?   — Jeff G. ツ 05:34, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Image upload

Is 'commons'the same as 'Wikipedia' or a branch of it - or is it something else? Attempted to improve 'Desford Railway station' Wikipedia entry with one of my own images. I followed the instructions so far as I could determine what was wanted. Message feedback implied successful upload of image. But no image to be seen ob web page. Obviously I misinterpreted something or other. Can the situation be retrieved? Tony Newman <email> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Percy Mandible (talk • contribs) 16:51, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

@Percy Mandible: Hi,
You have to add the picture(s) in the article yourself. Regards, Yann (talk) 16:55, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
Wikimedia Commons is a repository of free, educational media files used by the different language editions of Wikipedia, other Wikimedia projects (such as Wikibooks, Wikiversity and Wikivoyage) and others. It is a separate project, just like the different language editions of Wikipedia are separate from each other, in the sense that policies, administrators and cultures differ, but they are all operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. Commons is also connected to the other Wikimedia projects in that files uploaded here can be embedded on pages of any Wikimedia project without the need to upload copies to each individual project. See Commons:Welcome for more. For how to embed the images on a page on English Wikipedia, see en:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial. —LX (talk, contribs) 19:25, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Ukrainian-language question about Wiki Loves Monuments

Доброго дня, вперше приймаю участь у конкурсі ВІКІ любить памятки, на жаль не можу розібратися - мені сьогодні прийшло сповіщення про вилучення: 

‪Off-shell‬ залишив повідомлення на Вашій сторінці обговорення у «‪Попередження про можливе в...‬».
 Некоторые ваши файлы были номинированы к удалению для того, чтобы сообщество…

‪Off-shell‬Переглянути зміни 12год

Я не маю нічого проти вилучення цієї світлини (можливо не неякісна, не відображає памятку в повній мірі і т. ін.). Зроблено було минулого року 27.07.

Допоможіть, будь ласка - як можна самому вилучати вже завантажені на вісховище світлини? Дуже дякую — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ljudmila.tch (talk • contribs) 10:06, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

Side note: it's Ukrainian, not Russian. --CiaPan (talk) 08:32, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
@Ljudmila.tch: Вікісховище:Вікі любить пам'ятки 2017жююююв У країніlll. - Jmabel ! talk 14:52, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

can we add images from google

Can we add images from published by google? I really need them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arepticous (talk • contribs) 03:37, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

@Arepticous: What exact images on what page? Why do you "really need them"?   — Jeff G. ツ 03:48, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

yes please. I need them for my article on wikipedia Arepticous (talk) 03:51, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

@Arepticous: No, you generally need permission from the copyright owner for each image.   — Jeff G. ツ 04:14, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

how can we get permission from google? Arepticous (talk) 04:25, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

@Arepticous: Please see https://www.google.com/contact/.   — Jeff G. ツ 04:30, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Note that this is assuming that Google is the copyright holder of the images in question. If we're talking about images found via Google's image search, Google is obviously not the copyright holder of the vast majority of that content. —LX (talk, contribs) 12:51, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Logo on the Wikipedia page

I want to post a company logo on the Wikipedia page. How do I request copyright or where do I find an image with a free license? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucas Costa de Morais (talk • contribs) 18:32, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

  • This is Wikimedia Commons, not Wikipedia. Wikimedia Commons allows only images that are in the public domain or free-licensed; it is unlikely that a company will grant a free license on a logo that is not in the public domain.
  • Each different Wikipedia (for different languages) has their own policy on non-free content. I'm guessing since you are asking in English, that you are asking about the English-language Wikipedia. You might want to read en:Wikipedia:Logos. - Jmabel ! talk 19:53, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Adding images

I am attempting to post photos for two celebrities. Jann Carl and Rodney Miller, hosts of Small Town Big Deal television show. They have personally supplied me with studio shot photos of themselves and a logo for their television show. I have attempted to add the photography and logo to their respective Wiki pages but they are always removed. I am told they violate copyright policy. Does anyone have any idea what it takes to comply? I have been trying for months and cannot get anywhere. Is there anywhere that describes what steps need to be taken to accomplish this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mvandc (talk • contribs) 19:20, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Duplicate image

Hi all! I saw that one of my students uploaded an image to Wikipedia at File:Vari Hall at York University.jpg, however a look shows that it's an image they copied off of Wikipedia, File:Vari Hall.jpg. I didn't know what should be done, especially as the original image is in danger of getting deleted from Wikipedia since there's an image on WC. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:32, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

  • The deletion would be just a formality, since Wikipedia would access the Wikimedia Commons version with the same name but, yes, they made quite a mess of how you move an image from Wikipedia to Commons; I'll try to fix this. - Jmabel ! talk 20:04, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
As long as all the information from English Wikipedia was copied here correctly (it wasn't – most importantly, the licensing information was wrong – but I've fixed that), it's all good. The file won't be deleted from English Wikipedia until all references have been changed to point to the file here on Commons, and now that the file is here on Commons, it can be used on all Wikimedia projects. —LX (talk, contribs) 20:08, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
@LX: Sorry, we crossed up: I moved it back to the same name it had on en-wiki before I saw you were also cleaning it up. If you want to move it to the other name, that's entirely OK with me. - Jmabel ! talk 20:12, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
No worries at all. I just updated the tag on English Wikipedia. —LX (talk, contribs) 20:27, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
And I deleted it there. Any other admin cleanup tasks to do on en.wp? DMacks (talk) 20:45, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Help with Gadget Cat-a-Move

Hi,

When I follow the directions, the resulting message is "The following page was skipped, because the old category could not be found: File:Marabá - PA - panoramio (102).jpg". However, the "old category" exists, unless it means the "old category" is "Media needing categories of 14 December 2016" (the page I am on). What am I doing wrong? Help! Is the problem that Cat-a-Move can't be used on Media needing categorization? Thanks! Kalbbes (talk) 14:35, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

Sorry, I can not find such a gadget. Did you mean Help:Gadget-Cat-a-lot? Ruslik (talk) 17:32, 16 September 2017 (UTC)
Ruslik, Yes I meant Help:Gadget-Cat-a-lot. Sorry for being dumb. Does it not work on "Media needing categorization"? (I've read the directions over a million times.) Kalbbes (talk) 18:06, 16 September 2017 (UTC)
Links can be often helpful, here to the file: Marabá - PA - panoramio (102).jpg. I first thought it would be due to the fact that the category is added by a template (cf. source text of file description, you will do not find a category entry [[Category:Media needing categories as of 14 December 2016]], but only {{Uncategorized|year=2016|month=December|day=14|geo=1}}), but according to it’s script source Cat-a-Lot should be able to remove this template, so I’m clueless, too. For other categories assigned by templates is is true, though, that these cannot be removed by Cat-a-Lot. — Speravir – 04:15, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
It indeed does not seem to work now. Ruslik (talk) 17:58, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
Ping @Perhelion and Zhuyifei1999. — Speravir – 21:59, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
I don't see a problem. When I added the Category:Marabá (Pará) cat-a-lot removed the "Media needing categories ..." at once. Am I missing something in your question Kalbbes? Ww2censor (talk) 22:42, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
When I attempted to add this category I got an error. Ruslik (talk) 20:39, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
@Kalbbes, Ww2censor, and Speravir: Ahm* indeed, but this seems normal, if no "common" cat is present the gadget don't removes the problem cat. @Ruslik0: Which cat, which error? -- User: Perhelion 11:45, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
Ruslik, I finally figured out the problem I was having. When I entered the category to move the photos to, I only pushed "Enter" once. Pushing "Enter" twice fixes the problem. Thanks for you help! Best, Kalbbes (talk) 14:32, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
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Copyright help regarding File:Mental Health 011.jpg

I'm writing here because of the template on the image's page.

I'm not able to argue the copyright status of the file I just uploaded. Since published by the United Nations it must be public domain.

--SuperSucker (talk) 08:46, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

@Jmabel: I'm sure I did indicate the author and the source, as well as ticked the last option "I believe this work is freely licensed or legally in the public domain". What else can I do if I just have no idea of what license is to be linked to the work?? I just didn't know a few hours ago (when I uploaded it), and still I just don't know. I miss a proper grasp of the licensing process. I never uploaded not one file in my life, maybe I did try once but then got lost for such similar reasons: lack of proper understanding of the licensing process. Sorry. SuperSucker (talk) 16:10, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
@SuperSucker: You copied this file from http://www.who.int/gho/mental_health/Mental_Health_011.jpg. It is clearly marked "© WHO 2017. All rights reserved." in the bottom right corner. If that wasn't enough, the restrictions on http://www.who.int/about/licensing/en/ make it not free enough for us to keep here, therefore it must go.   — Jeff G. ツ 16:33, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
Please both bear with me for a few seconds.
1) I'm reading from the given link that "Extracts of WHO information can be used for private study or for educational purposes without permission."
And I believe an Encyclopedia does fall under "educational purposes"
2) I also read "Extracts of the information in the web site may be reviewed, reproduced or translated for research or private study but not for sale or for use in conjunction with commercial purposes"
And I suppose there's no inherent "commercial purpose" in Wikipedia, and suspect an Encyclopedia does fall under "research"
So I just keep on wondering what to do at this point. Thanks. SuperSucker (talk) 17:03, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
Then I also read that "Many websites are silent on copyright issues, but images on those sites are just as off-limits as those on sites which explicitly say "Copyright, all rights reserved". Works are copyrighted by default; a copyright notice or a © sign is not needed."
So I guess the Copyright mark shouldn't be the point in case. However, I then read at the United Nations Map template (made for derivatives of UN maps) that "Unless stated otherwise, UN maps are to be considered in the public domain." and "Some UN maps have special copyrights, as indicated on the map itself."
So, since the notice of copyright on this map has nothing special (does it?), I guess public domain may very well apply. My actual problem is that I don't know the tag to be used (there're too many), and I would like some help with that in case deletion is not going through. Many thanks for your patience. SuperSucker (talk) 18:03, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
"Extracts of WHO information can be used for private study or for educational purposes without permission" might be relevant in a case for "fair use" on Wikipedia, but they it's not relevant to Commons at all. In particular, Commons requires that files be freely usable for commercial use (although we make an exception for non-copyright issues such as personality rights or trademarks). This isn't because Commons itself is commercial use, but because the decision was made to host only files that are that freely reusable. Which is to say, it wouldn't be illegal for us to host this file, just against policy. - Jmabel ! talk 19:39, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
I did understand the problem (and also why it has been deleted about 12 hours ago): it can't be licensed for Commons since WHO does not grant use for commercial purposes without some form of explicit permission. I also do understand the mention about the copyright mark which I suppose can never be accepted. I guess. I had mentioned on the talk page (which is now deleted) that I was unsure about the "commercial attributes". The licensing process is such a difficult field, thanks. SuperSucker (talk) 10:47, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
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Commercial use of Images hosted on Wikimedia Commons

Hi there,

I would like to check if I would be able to commercially use images that are hosted on Wikimedia Commons. I'm looking to use the digital images from Wikimedia Commons to print and sell in India.

Is there any restrictions for this? e.g Images from Google Art project, Images released by nationalmuseum.se

Help on this would be very much appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.88.208.40 (talk) 04:32, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

  • Every picture on Commons should be eligible in copyright terms for commercial use. Some might have personality rights issues: I have no idea of Indian personality rights law. Specific requirements for reuse vary: see the licenses on the individual file pages. Obviously, if an image is in the public domain you can do anything you want, but a lot of the images do require attribution to the photographer and explicit indication of the license under which it is used. See Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia for more details. - Jmabel ! talk 04:55, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
    • Which ignores all the problems with FOP and "rule of the shorter term" and PD-Art in Indian law. I don't know Indian law on the subject, but if India doesn't have the "rule of the shorter term" or treats photographs of paintings as having a separate copyright from the painting, then they might have a problem with certain images.--Prosfilaes (talk) 08:33, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
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Popups

Hi, I am just asking how do you revert edits using Popups?

Thank you,

--Talk to Kong of Lasers 04:41, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

@Kong of Lasers: See en:Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation popups. You'll have to enable it in Special:Preferences/Gadgets before it can be used. Guanaco (talk) 09:28, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
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Watchlist

Very often mediawiki returns a database error. Has been a discussion opened on phabricator? I did not find it--Pierpao.lo (listening) 09:36, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

@Pierpao: Bug reports generally require specifics, please see mw:How to report a bug for details. For this particular problem, please see Commons:Village pump#Watchlists_still_broken.   — Jeff G. ツ 12:11, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
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Upload wizard requires a date

Hi- I am trying to upload an illustration for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, prepared by the US Army Corps of Engineers, so I believe it is in the public domain. However, I cannot find any date for it. The Wikimedia Commons requires a date, and will not accept anything like "Date Unknown." What do I need to do to use this image on a Wikipedia page. The image url is http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/portals/50/siteimages/MKARNS%20Elevmap.png

The elevations shown on this image make it more useful than the map already available on Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_McClellan–Kerr_Arkansas_River_Navigation_System.jpg), so I want to substitute the image already shown on McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Thanks, Bruin2 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bruin2 (talk • contribs) 13:52, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

@Bruin2: I found the source page for your image and the 2nd image on that page http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Lock-Dewatering/ shows a date of 21 December 1994 which is probably as good as you are going to find, and considering all the official government works are in the public domain the date is rather academic IMHO. BTW you need to sign your posts to talk pages by adding four tildes, like this ~~~~ at the end of your post. Ww2censor (talk) 14:42, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
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changing the user name

respected sir/madam

On the time of creating account in the Wikipedia I "Hussan Ahmad Ghazali" put my user name "hussan.ghazali". But now I want to switch my user name as "hussan ahmad ghazali".i try to change my user name, unfortunately I can't. I humbly request you to help me to change my user name as "hussan ahmad ghazali".

Thank you yours Hussan Ahmad Ghazali — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hussan.ghazali (talk • contribs) 16:24, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Have you tried Special:GlobalRenameRequest? Ruslik (talk) 20:29, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
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Where to get help with categorization issue?

I found some images that I put in Category:Chabimura (archaeological site). According to wikipedia, this site is located in Category:Devtamura, a range of hills in Category:Tripura. See en:Devtamura, en:Tripura. I think I made a mess of this. Where can I get advice on how to categorize these better? Thanks, Kalbbes (talk) 16:38, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

  • Offhand looks fine to me (although I only took a casual look), other than that the image descriptions read like promotional articles. What do you want to change? - Jmabel ! talk 20:25, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for answering. Since I have never heard of any of these places before, I wasn't sure if my category choices made sense. Someone will fix it, I'm sure, if I'm wrong. (The wonderful thing about the Commons!) Thanks again. Kalbbes (talk) 21:42, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
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How to add information on a book about engaged scholarship

I want to add additional information about engaged scholarship and civic responsibility. I have written a book about the subject and have expertise in the areas. How may I share this information in Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sharonlburton2 (talk • contribs) 15:00, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

  • You are not asking this in Wikipedia. This is Wikimedia Commons, a different Wikimedia Foundation project.
  • In general, you Wikipedia is not a place to put original research, so it is unlikely to belong there.
  • Possibly this would be appropriate for Wikibooks. - Jmabel ! talk 16:20, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
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How to Upload my Game Theme Cover Picture?

Hello everyone, I`m one of the developer of a small game called "My Little Blacksmith Shop" i was just writing an article so that more people can check it out and understand what it is and so on... So i created a infobox, for which i wanted to upload some of the in-game pictures. Now i can`t Upload my Original Cover Picture that the Developer Team originally took and edited (Yes we are the owners and have all the copyrights) now whenever i try to upload it. it clearly says "We could not determine whether this file is suitable for Wikimedia Commons. Please only upload photos that you took yourself with your camera, or see what else is acceptable. See the guide to make sure the file is acceptable and learn how to upload it on Wikimedia Commons." but when u click either link it explains the terms and give a lil details about wikipedia commons stuff. I just want to upload something that i made that`s it. please help out (BTW I even read this lil tutorial over here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Licensing_tutorial_en.svg) the pic i wanna upload is this http://i65.tinypic.com/314qhph.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrManviFTAI (talk • contribs) 19:27, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

  • @MrManviFTAI: Are you saying you were writing an article in Wikipedia about a game you developed? How does that fit with w:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest?
  • As for Commons: if you want to upload an image of something that has been previously published (and, clearly, any images from your game are something you have already published) and where the prior publication was not under the same free license, then you need to go through the process outlined at COM:OTRS. Otherwise, we'd have no way to know whether the upload came from the copyright holder or someone else entirely.
  • I don't see any deleted uploads from this account here on Commons. I am guessing from the message you gave that you were uploading with the Upload Wizard. I don't know ever use that, so I'm not sure under what circumstances it gives this message. Could someone who knows the Upload Wizard better please help answer that part of the question. - Jmabel ! talk 01:05, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
@MrManviFTAI: , you triggered an automated filter designed to stop new users from uploading copyright violations. In this case the filter caught a false positive. Please try to upload the file directly to Commons: Special:UploadWizard. MKFI (talk) 07:09, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Edit: Well thanks to user MKFI, who gave me the direct link of where to upload the file directly to commons. It worked perfectly and replying to the user 'Jmabel', Well according to Wikipedia`s rules, A "Game"`s wiki/article can be made on Wikipedia.org, Just like any other game article that exists on Wikipedia, I hence have the rights to upload mine even though it may not be a huge title of a big developer but yes, the game is famous throughout the whole YouTube Community. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrManviFTAI (talk • contribs) 13:33, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

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Ask about upload a file

Hi, i have the permission of the autor to upload a photo here in Commons, but I don't know how verify which i got the permission. --Wlmraziel (talk) 01:57, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

@Wlmraziel: Please have the author send permission and photo, along with the filename you'd like to use, via OTRS.   — Jeff G. ツ 02:05, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
G. ツ The autor is a voyager, so i have the message. It's so hard to thEy use ORTS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wlmraziel (talk • contribs) 02:31, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
@Wlmraziel: We just need them to send an email. If it would be easier, you can upload the image yourself, add {{subst:OP}} to the file description, and then have the author include the file name in the email. We have templates for a good permission statement at COM:CONSENT. Guanaco (talk) 02:42, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
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Spelling problem with new file name

this file - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meghan_Markle%27s_great_great_great_grandmother,_Mary_Bird_-_a_member_of_staff_of_the_Royal_Household_at_Windsor_Castle_in_the_1850s.jpg

should be titled - "Meghan Markle's great great grandmother Mary Bird (née Merrill) whose mother - also Mary - was a_member_of_staff_of_the_Royal_Household_at_Windsor_Castle_in_the_1850s" What it says at the moment is incorrect. Please fix Sorry 101.182.59.101 12:09, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

✓ Done Yann (talk) 12:14, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
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A new mistake to fix please

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meghan_Markle%27s_great_great_great_grandmother,_Mary_Bird_-_a_member_of_staff_of_the_Royal_Household_at_Windsor_Castle_in_the_1850s.jpg

this file's name is still incorrect - my mistake sorry. Please fix again.

The above caption on the file should read - "Meghan Markle's great great grandmother Mary Merrill (née Bird) whose mother - Mary Bird - was a_member_of_staff_of_the_Royal_Household_at_Windsor_Castle_in_the_1850s"


Please help, thanks. 101.182.59.101 12:17, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Must there be double spaces around "grandmother"?   — Jeff G. ツ 15:52, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
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Main title is still wrong; PLEASE help

This file's formal name is wrong. - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meghan_Markle%27s_great_great_grandmother,_Mary_Bird_-_a_member_of_staff_of_the_Royal_Household_at_Windsor_Castle_in_the_1850s.jpg

The woman in the picture is Mary Merrill (née Bird) - born in 1862.

She was NOT - as the main title still says - "a member of the staff of the Royal Household at Windsor Castle in the 1850s."

Her MOTHER, Mary Bird, was "a member of the staff of the Royal Household at Windsor Castle in the 1850s".

The correct title should be changed to: "Meghan Markle's great great grandmother, Mary Merrill (née Bird), 1862-1925.

Please, please fix up the Main caption. Thanks so much 101.182.59.101 21:44, 24 September 2017 (UTC)


do you have any proof of that? Artix Kreiger (talk) 23:48, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Yes, I have proof. Yes - I made the mistake which I made as editor "Srbernadette", when I set up the file. The UK Daily Mail article which is the "source" clearly states that Mary Bird was working at Windsor Castle in the 1850s. Her daughter Mary Merrill (nee Bird) - the one in the photo was born in 1862. The article explains this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4913756/Meghan-Markle-s-ancestor-royal-maid-Windsor.html

The photo of Mary Merrill (nee Bird) also appears in a family website: http://www.gamblinfamily.org/fay/park_files/hattie_merrill.html#HATTIE_E.14_MERRILL

I am sorry I made the mistake initially. Please fix the main title of the file.

The correct title should be changed to: "Meghan Markle's great great grandmother, Mary Merrill (née Bird), 1862-1925.

Thanks 101.182.59.101 23:57, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

You do not have to start a new section for every reaction here. Just open a section you started before for editing and set your notes on bottom. (I’ve just mergeed the two latest sections, but only these). — Speravir – 00:58, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
please correct the main title of this page. It's a photo of a woman who was never, ever working at Windsor Castle. Her mother did work at Windsor Castle, but the woman in the photo never did. The woman in the photo is the great great grandmother of Meghan Markle. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2001:8003:4F57:7700:EDBB:7238:6689:2399 (talk) 02:56, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Why do you care so much?   — Jeff G. ツ 03:02, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
the Ancestry of anyone needs to be correct. I stuffed up when I created this file. Please fix it up so that it makes sense and honours the UK Daily mail article. I got it wrong. Please fix. Thanks 2001:8003:4F57:7700:EDBB:7238:6689:2399 03:09, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi Jeff G

can you please see earlier post re my failure to give correct name to a pic on Wikipedia. Please change the file name. I had the wrong information when I uploaded this file last night. This is a photo of a woman who never worked at Windsor Castle. Please fix2001:8003:4F57:7700:EDBB:7238:6689:2399 04:25, 25 September 2017 (UTC) thanks

I am not going to step on Yann's toes. Why are you not logged in?   — Jeff G. ツ 04:32, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Hi Jeff, I have now logged in. Sorry for the confusion - I am not great at this and often upload a file before I have all the facts. Which is what happened last night!

Please understand that Yann was very helpful, and changed a file's formal name BEFORE I myself had double checked the FACTS.

This photo/file is of a woman who CANNOT have worked at Windsor Castle in 1856. She was born in 1862!!! The file's formal title and description are totally different. Please read the UK Express article - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4913756/Meghan-Markle-s-ancestor-royal-maid-Windsor.html.

You will see the photo in the article - the caption underneath the photo makes it clear that this is NOT Meghan Markle's grt grt grt grandmother. The photo is of Markle's Great Great grandmother - this photo is also in the family web-site that I listed to you in a previous post and her name is Mary Bird Merrill, Bird being her maiden name (i.e., before she was married).

I will now contact Yann and hope that the two of you can discuss the problem I created, check the facts and then fix up my mistake!!!

Meghan Markle's Wikipedia page is enormously popular and we must get the file name correct.

Thanks and sorry againSrbernadette (talk) 05:27, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

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My BIG mistake - I keep on trying to get my "file naming" mistake fixed up- please help

Hi Jeff, I have now logged in. Sorry for the confusion - I am not great at this and often upload a file before I have all the facts. Which is what happened last night!

Please understand that Yann was very helpful, and changed a file's formal name at my request BEFORE I myself had double checked the FACTS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghan_Markle#/media/File:Meghan_Markle%27s_great_great_grandmother,_Mary_Bird_-_a_member_of_staff_of_the_Royal_Household_at_Windsor_Castle_in_the_1850s.jpg

Please remove the incorrect reference to Windsor Castle in the current incorrect file name — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srbernadette (talk • contribs) 05:58, 25 September 2017 (UTC) The above photo/file is of a woman who - despite the current tile of the file - CANNOT have worked at Windsor Castle in 1856. She was born in 1862!!! The file's formal title and description are totally different. Please read the UK Express article which has CORRECT facts - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4913756/Meghan-Markle-s-ancestor-royal-maid-Windsor.html.

My mistake - I got it all wrong when I uploaded this file and I am sorry.

You will see the photo in the article - the caption underneath the photo makes it clear that this is NOT Meghan Markle's grt grt grt grandmother. The photo is of Markle's great-great grandmother, Mary Merrill (nee Bird, 1862-1925) - this photo is also in the family web-site that I listed to you in a previous post in which her name is recorded as Mary Bird Merrill, Bird being her maiden name (i.e., before she was married).

This woman was NEVER a worker at Windsor Castle - she had not been born then. Her MOTHER (Mary Bird) certainly was a worker at Windsor Castle - but not her daughter.

I will now contact Yann and hope that the two of you can discuss the problem I created, check the facts and then fix up my mistake!!!

Meghan Markle's Wikipedia page is enormously popular and we must get the file name correct.

Please remove the incorrect reference to Windsor Castle in the current incorrect file name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srbernadette (talk • contribs) 05:55, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks and sorry againSrbernadette (talk) 05:29, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Hello Srbernadette, please be cool (and so you don't need to correct yourself 30 times). That's the reason why filenames should not have that much detailed information in it, long filenames are hilarious and to omit. I'll rename it (hopefully finally). -- User: Perhelion 08:08, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
If I understand you right, the "current" file description here and in Wikipedia is wrong (which can corrected by yourself). Until this is not clarified, I don't see me in the position to fix the filename. -- User: Perhelion 08:19, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
The current description of the file is correct. The current file name is totally incorrect. I mucked up!! Please fix up the incorrect file name to match the current correct description name. Both names need to be the same. An ordinary editor cannot alter a file name, only a description.
Thanks again from Srbernadette on my mobile.2001:8003:4F57:7700:EDBB:7238:6689:2399 09:39, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
✓ Done File:Mary Merrill (née Bird, ca.1910).jpg -- User: Perhelion 10:00, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
It looks like the file is now at File:Mary Merrill (née Bird, ca.1910).jpg.
Please, in the future:
  • If you make a mistake in filename at time of upload, try at least to get it right before you ask other people to take time to make a change!
  • When you request a change like this, be logged in so that we can see that the person requesting the change is the same person as the uploader.
  • For uncontroversial name changes -- and this would presumably have been uncontroversial if it was clear that the requester was the uploader -- you can just use {{Rename}} on the file page of the image in question. - Jmabel ! talk 15:00, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Can I upload files about the 2017 Google logo? It should have a letter G with 4 colours:

  • Red
  • Green
  • Yellow
  • Blue

That's all the colors we need. Thanks! Commons uploader (talk) 01:17, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

@Commons uploader: Where did you find it, and who is "we"?   — Jeff G. ツ 01:25, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
I found it at File:Google Logo 2017.svg, and "we" is all of the users. Commons uploader (talk) 01:26, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
@Commons uploader: No, you didn't.   — Jeff G. ツ 01:30, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Stop lying. Commons uploader (talk) 01:37, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
@Commons uploader: Practice transference much?   — Jeff G. ツ 01:43, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Yes, do you know if you understand? Because I know if I understand. Commons uploader (talk) 01:46, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
@Commons uploader: I know File:Google Logo 2017.svg does not exist here, and never has. I also know that personal attacks are not tolerated here.   — Jeff G. ツ 01:52, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Guanaco (talk) 02:51, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Wrong author, wrong source, wrong licence

What to do with files like Retrato de Axel Dennis G. Schroeder.png where basically everything was wrongly attributed? I asked here the uploader, but should they also be tagged? But which one should we select? {{Copyvio}} or all of {{No source since}}, {{No permission since}} and {{No license since}}? My problem is: Technically, there are author, source and licence given, though very probably wrong. — Speravir – 17:12, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

  • If you are sure it is a copyvio, use {{Copyvio}}, because then the rest is moot.
  • If you think it is significantly likely to be a copyvio, but aren't sure, nominate it for deletion review and explain the issues there. That gives others time to sort it out.
  • If you don't think it is significantly likely to be a copyvio, but it has multiple issues, there is nothing to prevent using multiple tags. And an implausible source is "no source". - Jmabel ! talk 18:35, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
Yes, according to the first two points I have acted in the past. Thanks for your answer. I let it still open for potential reactions of other people. — Speravir – 22:50, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
I’ve started now a deletion request for the file mentioned above. As there are no more reactions I close this here. — Speravir – 22:25, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 22:25, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

.tif files

are they able to be uploaded? Artix Kreiger (talk) 18:28, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Thank you @Jmabel: . Artix Kreiger (talk) 20:16, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

@Artix Kreiger: See in general Commons:File types. — Speravir – 22:52, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 22:14, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic

Are these file types allowed? I am looking at this and thats the license. Artix Kreiger (talk) 18:51, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

We can't accept that license. Files on Commons should be free for anyone to edit and use, even commercially. See Commons:Licensing. Guanaco (talk) 18:55, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Thank you @Guanaco: . Artix Kreiger (talk) 20:16, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

But, Artix note (also ping @Guanaco) that as an accompanying licence non-commercial licences are allowed, cf. Commons:Multi-licensing. Derivation must nethertheless not be forbidden. — Speravir – 23:04, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 22:14, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

The png format of this photo is sketched incorrectly

This svg photo is rendered wrongly in its png form. The larger P should be red in color (Check the photo in its svg render) but the png format cannot render the colour change. I need help please--1233 (talk) 03:32, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

For me it is (darkish) red, according to a color picker it is      (Hex-RGB: #9E0014). Purge your cache, see after my signature. — Speravir – 01:41, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

Please purge your browser’s cache. (You only need to do it once.)

Operating
system

Browser
 Microsoft Windows or Linux macOS
Internet Explorer Press Ctrl+F5
Mozilla Firefox Hold down ⇧ Shift while clicking Reload
(or press Ctrl+F5 or Ctrl+⇧ Shift+R) 		Press ⌘ Cmd+R (reload page) or
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+R (reload page and rewrite cache)
Opera Press Ctrl+F5 or ⇧ Shift+F5
Konqueror
Apple Safari Hold down ⇧ Shift+Alt while clicking Reload
Press Ctrl+R Press ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Option+E (clear browser cache)
or ⌘ Cmd+R (update)
Chrome Press Ctrl+F5 or ⇧ Shift+F5
or hold down ⇧ Shift while clicking Reload 		Press ⌘ Cmd+F5 or ⇧ Shift+F5
or hold down ⇧ Shift while clicking Reload
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 22:14, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Copyright help with image licenses in en:Marvel: Future Fight

Hi I have been trying to give a rationale for the licenses on these two images

File:Character selection.png and
File:Story Missions Gameplay.png,

but cannot seem resolve it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DeamonSpawn (talk • contribs) 10:25, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

@DeamonSpawn: There is no good rationale for keeping them here on Wikimedia Commons due to COM:FAIRUSE, barring permission from the game production company en:Netmarble Games via OTRS. You may upload them with better names to English Wikipedia under en:WP:FAIRUSE.   — Jeff G. ツ 13:48, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
... and they're gone.   — Jeff G. ツ 22:12, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Unknown or special copyright status

Dear Sir/ Madam: I would like to upload two photos to be available in all Wikipedia languages, but I cannot find their appropriate copyright status as per Wikipedia procedure. The photos are scanned pages of a book published in 1987 in Iran, for which I have also written captions. I am going to use them in appropriate Wikipedia entries as examples of respectively “censorship” and “Iran-Israel relations”. Given the nature of my subjects, the Iranian publisher of the book is not likely to engage itself in anyway in a matter that is regarded sensitive, nor will it be safe that I contact any Iranian entity in this respect. I seek your assistance on how to proceed in a smooth manner and have the photos uploaded. Wikieditjust — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikieditjust (talk • contribs) 13:22, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

We cannot accept images as free solely because you think the publisher will not care if you use them or because it is difficult/impossible to ask them for permission. The closest I can envision is {{PD-Iran}}, but it sounds like this specific publication is not old enough yet. DMacks (talk) 14:00, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
Reinforcing that we cannot host this: Commons:Project scope#Precautionary principle. You probably should read that, it's short. - Jmabel ! talk 15:23, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Another Cat-a-lot questio

Hi,

I've now successfully used Cat-a-lot many times. But every now and then I have the following problem: What does it mean when the error message is a version of "The following 10 pages were skipped, because the old category could not be found: (list of files I was trying to categorize). This has happened to me several times. The "skipped" files are clearly in an "uncategorized" list for a specific day (newly refreshed). The category I want to move them to clearly exists. Yet I get this message over and over in certain cases. If I categorize the same "skipped" files one by one I have no trouble. What could I be doing wrong? Thanks, Kalbbes (talk) 19:44, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

It is probably related to #Help_with_Gadget_Cat-a-Move above. Ruslik (talk) 20:15, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Possible issue

Hi - I was asked to bring this up via a message sent to my work e-mail. Long story short, there is concern that the below image, which was uploaded by Loslazos depicts a gravestone that has been recently urinated on. I have to admit that the pattern of wetness on Gloria E. Anzaldúa's gravestone does look like urine. (I don't think that the person who took the image did it.) It's obviously not rain and there aren't a lot of things that can produce a pattern like that. (Never thought that I would be commenting on wetness patterns!)

If you're wondering, the person who noticed this came across the image via today's Google Doodle honoring Anzaldúa and ultimately the email was passed along to Wiki Education. I wanted to bring this up here just to see if there's anything that can be done. Tokyogirl79 (talk) 19:15, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

FYI I've removed the image from the article and left a message of explanation on the talk page. Whether to use it in the article is certainly a Wikipedia issue, rather than Commons, but I think it's an interesting question for Commons about whether or not the context for this image affects whether it is "realistically useful for an educational purpose" per COM:SCOPE. I started to take a quick run at editing it to blend the dark parts in with the rest, but it will take more time than I have available at the moment to do it effectively. — Rhododendrites talk |  19:52, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
Perhaps photographer uploader Loslazos or another user in the area could photograph it again, in better condition.   — Jeff G. ツ 22:05, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
Yes, it looks dodgy, but there could simply a person have watered the flowers below the gravestone. — Speravir – 02:57, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
Speravir's remark was exactly my first thought. Broad daylight in a cemetery, which is more likely? Someone watering flowers just before the photographer arrived, or someone urinating on a gravestone just before the photographer arrived? - Jmabel ! talk 14:48, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
  • If you look at those flowers, they're pretty obviously fake. Some of them have even begun to fray at the edges due to weathering. Any gardener or maintenance person worth their salt would know better than to water those and the average person would as well. Plus if you look at the adjacent tombstone you'll see that no one has sprayed that tombstone with anything.
On a side note, it would be relatively surprising to most how infrequently real flowers are brought to gravesites. The reason is maintenance, as those flowers have to be cleaned up and the people who maintain the cemetery (usually 1-2 people on a daily basis, potentially a few more for the big cleanups that occur a few times a year) typically don't move or touch them until it's time to mow. I suppose that this is somewhat relevant to the discussion, but this is more something I've added as an interesting side note. Tokyogirl79 (talk) 15:11, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
e.g. :) — Rhododendrites talk |  17:45, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Renaming password

I recently created a username and password for Wikimedia Commons, I have submitted 3 photos for the photo contest. Is there a way to change my username or do I need to create a new account?

Thank you.

```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bbgunguhl (talk • contribs) 13:10, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Batch Nominate

How to nominate several cities in one deletion request? Artix Kreiger (talk) 03:11, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

Завантаження з помилкою

Сталась помилка при завантаження файлу Комора_з_с._Гайшин_IMG_1600.jpg. За посиланням
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%B7_%D1%81._%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD_IMG_1600.jpg
розміщено власне фотографію.
За посиланням
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%B7_%D1%81._%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD_IMG_1600.jpg
розміщено форму, до якої фотографія не підключена. Повторне завантаження з форми, звичайно ж, неможливе, бо фотографія у сховищі вже є.
Будь ласка, підключіть фотографію до форми або видаліть те і те та сповістіть мене, щоб завантажив повторно. Наперед дякую. --Сарапулов (talk) 10:14, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

OAuth problem

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T175300

In OAuth, after I say to approve, I get "Error retrieving token: mwoauthdatastore-request-token-not-found". I've seen this now twice in a week. Never saw it before. Anyone have a clue? - Jmabel ! talk 23:39, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

It seems to happen every time I use it. However, it seems the error can be ignored, and authentication was successful. --ghouston (talk) 00:51, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

Deleting file

Hi, I made a mistake in uploading this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=rut+sandbladh&title=Special:Search&go=Go&searchToken=87pklz3ebokdkk4pmyv45jqmf Can you remove it? Sorry for the trouble. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yv1 (talk • contribs) 11:22, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

@Yv1: I've added a speedy deletion template to File:Rut Sandbladh.jpg, so I think an admin will delete it shortly. --bjh21 (talk) 12:26, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

Using screenshots of google maps.

Hi.

I uploaded a number of screenshots of google maps (satellite view and street view) for use on the Hitchwiki site. I attributed them as follows: "Google maps screenshot with modification by Oliverlovelltas."

My understanding was that it's fine to do so, as long as you attribute the work to google. That's what I gained from having a look at this page: https://www.google.com/permissions/geoguidelines.html#general-guidelines

Since then, all these photos have been taken down. Is this an issue of my attribution not being comprehensive enough? If so, how can I attribute correctly? Otherwise, is there some way I can use google maps screenshots or is this just a complete no-go.

I'd really appreciate any help.

Best.

Ollie.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Oliverlovelltas (talk • contribs) 05:52, 29 September 2017 (UTC) (UTC)

  • I'm unaware of any basis on which Commons can accept Google maps content. They say "You may use a handful of these images in a news article or on a blog," but clearly we are in no position to choose which "handful" we would take and then ban all others. - Jmabel ! talk 06:15, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
The Google licence is simply not an acceptable licence for Commons. You must not upload further screenshots from Maps. --Magnus (talk) 06:15, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
That Permissions page has explicit "non-commercial"-like and "no-derivatives"-like language. DMacks (talk) 20:04, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
Ollie, I understand, it’s not what you originally wanted, but perhaps take your screenshots with Openstreetmap and use at least template {{ODbL OpenStreetMap}} as licence tag or go even further and use {{OpenStreetMap}} as whole information template. — Speravir – 16:34, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

Biography

Hello. how can I upload a biography? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Errol Michael Phillips (talk • contribs) 13:27, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

  • Probably not to this site. This is Wikimedia Commons, the media repository used by Wikipedia. Commons, like Wikipedia is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. We host images, video, and audio of educational value. A biography would be none of these (unless you are talking about something like a scan of an old book in the public domain that happens to be a biography, and I'm sure you are not).
  • What exactly are you trying to do? Please spell it out in more detail, and perhaps someone can send you in an appropriate direction. - Jmabel ! talk 16:37, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
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