Commons:Help desk/Archive/2021/02

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Reverting a file

Hi there! I was trying to update the file File: Nebraska Legislature.svg to accurately reflect the current partisan split. I noticed that a version that had been recently reverted was the version needed, so just went to revert to that, since it was exactly identical to the version I tried to upload. However, after reverting, the previous version still remains. Why is this and what should I do to correct it? Thanks!! TheMrP (talk) 05:51, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@TheMrP: Oftentimes, this is just an issue with caching. Try pressing Ctrl+Shift+R to refresh past your browser's and the server's cache. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 06:07, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
I tried that earlier, and it didn't do anything, but tried it again just now and it resolved the issue. Thanks!! TheMrP (talk) 06:11, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
@TheMrP and Koavf: I generally recommend COM:CACHE.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 07:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by:   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 07:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Clarification

So just to clarify I can't upload the logo for All in the Family for the All in the Family page on Simple English even if I supply a source the proper licencing template etc? --Hellothere4 (talk) 14:22, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Hellothere4: Hi, and welcome. That is right. Unfortunately, there is no uploading of images on Simple English Wikipedia, and we don't allow fair use files here on Commons, so you would need permission for the logo from Tandem Productions or current corporate parent Sony Pictures Entertainment on their official website or social media or via OTRS to upload it here, as the copyright for it has not expired.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:42, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you.--Hellothere4 (talk) 14:45, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Hellothere4: You're welcome.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:05, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by:   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:05, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Multi page document

Does the page navigation tool ("Go to page....") seen on a file information page, such as:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:01.29.2021_Letter_from_Senator_Warren_to_Acting_Chair_Lee.pdf

appear automatically, or is there a template or piece of code that must be used to produce it? DonFB (talk) 01:08, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

@DonFB: Hi, and welcome. That tool appears to be automatic.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 02:19, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Deleting an image

Hi,

I had difficulty deleting my image on my profile and found it impossible to do so.

Can you please delete it for me or help me delete it asap? Because I'm not happy with the image that I uploaded for my profile.

I hope to hear from you the soonest.

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards, Anthea Murfet — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthea Roa Murfet (talk • contribs) 06:26, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Hello there. File:Anthea Roa Murfet.jpg has now been deleted. Generally, you cannot delete any images here unless you are an administrator – even if you uploaded them yourself. Next time you would like to have an image deleted, please add a line of wiki-code to the file page like {{ Speedydelete|1= <state your reason here why the file should be deleted> }}. De728631 (talk) 12:08, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

perte du brouillon fini au nom d'alexandra scicluna et impossibilité de mettre une photo

bonjour, je venais de finir le brouillon , oups disparu impossible de mettre une photo ALEXANDRA SCICLUNA THANK YOU — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.205.118.180 (talk) 09:34, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Bonjour. I'm afraid but we don't seem to have any images of Alexandra Scicluna. I also performed a search at Flickr and could not find any freely licensed pictures either. De728631 (talk) 12:14, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

uploading photo

Apparently, I do not understand which boxes to check to upload a photo that I did not take. I got it from a state government website, asked if I could use the photo, and received a response back granting permission to use it. But when I tried to upload it through the creative commons link, it told me that it couldn't tell if the photo could be used or not and would not upload it. Please advise me on how to upload the photo.

Thanks in advance — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zephyr609 (talk • contribs) 16:39, 1 February 2021‎ (UTC)

@Zephyr609: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/156 by trying to upload a smaller (<50,000 bytes) jpg photo as a new user. The photo you tried to upload is smaller. Usually when someone uploads a smaller photo, it is a copyright violation taken from the web. Please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept it, and have the copyright holder license it on their official website or social media or send the photo and permission via OTRS with carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:48, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response. For clarity, I did not indicate that it was my own work. I added one photo that was my own work but was trying to add a second one. I'll just stop while I'm ahead. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zephyr609 (talk • contribs) 17:03, 1 February 2021‎ (UTC)

@Zephyr609: Sorry, I adjusted my response above. Please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:10, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

I need assistance in reverting a crop

Hello,

I cropped an image of medieval shelly ware for a wikipedia article I am creating. I meant to create a new, smaller image and not overwrite the existing image. Could someone revert the cropped image or tell me how I can do this myself if I have permission? thank you.

MauraWen (talk) 21:41, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

File:Five fragments of Shell tempered ware, probably part of Early Medieval Sandy Shelly ware series (EMSS), AD.1000-1250. (FindID 767040).jpg reverted. - Jmabel ! talk 03:18, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

This section was archived on a request by: Jmabel ! talk 03:18, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

How to contribute

How would I go about helping over here? I have some idea what goes on: tagging copyvios, deletions discussions, adding to categories etc but wouldn't know where to get stuck in. Are there feeds to patrol? Also I heard a long time ago that Commons folk are all LTA exiles from en-wiki and should be avoided like the plague, how true is that and is it contagious? xD Kind regards, Zindor (talk) 11:33, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

@Zindor: That's quite an accusation, coming from a sock of Cesdeva.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:50, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Lol, don't you know inter-wiki banter when you see it? I'll ignore the aspersion but come on Jeff, lighten up. How can I help out? Regards, Zindor (talk) 16:19, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
@Zindor: OK, ok, have a look at Category:Commons backlog.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Also, anywhere you have subject matter expertise, any category along the line "Unidentified FOO" is worth a look. - Jmabel ! talk 05:46, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Chunked upload stuck in stash.

I have used chunk upload twice for File:Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, 2021-02-01.webm, with 100% completed uploads at Special:UploadStash/file/183gttgv7cbw.niby59.22648.webm and Special:UploadStash/file/183gxckdpesw.664zug.22648.webm. Either one works. Can someone with server access please finalize? Thanks. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:25, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Wow, after 3,0000 seconds, it just published. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:39, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Uploading for author

Hello,

I contacted the author/photographer and they agreed by email to have their image put on Wikimedia. I'm unsure as to how to proceed, namely which tag to give it for rights.

Thanks,

Arasaka (talk) 03:25, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

@Arasaka: See Commons:OTRS. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:40, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Arthur Tertre /Alexandra Holownia

Please write to me what copyrights are going on here?
 Which copyright has been infringed?
" one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue."

All links are functional and can be recalled.
 What facts are this unconvincing,
since the links speak for themselves.
 What does it mean to describe questionable fame?
to question Alexandra Holownia's work is not understandable?
 Please check these links
or check google informatios from many institutions

and then you will see for yourself that such questioning is detrimental to modern art

All the best
Arthur Tertre — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arthur Tertre (talk • contribs) 18:02, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

@Arthur Tertre: Hi, and welcome. It appears you are writing about File:Alexandra Holownia.pdf. That appears to be a 4-page pdf article, which is "Out of Commons:Project scope: Unused text document of questionable notability. Should be moved as wiki-text to relevant project if useful." You are welcome to contest deletion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Alexandra Holownia.pdf, not here. Please sign your posts and don't start lines with spaces.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:40, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Uploading a logo to a wikipedia page

Hi, If I wish to upload a company's logo to its wikipedia page, can I do this under the CC license, or must I do it under Fair Use? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amitkotiger (talk • contribs) 18:07, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

@Amitkotiger: Hi, and welcome. That depends on the license the company offers. Please see COM:L and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:30, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Upload of pictures into an article...

I wanted to upload a picture into an article, but no matter which title I chose for the picture it was always rejected! And with the notification, that the name of the picture were "too insignificant" for an upload. I incorporated all information I have into the name of the picture (eg. year when photo was taken, where photo was taken, what is shown in photo, etc., etc.). I tried another picture - with the same results. What can I do?--Archaeoghost (talk) 18:23, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Please say us, what name / title you choosed ? Kind regards --Wilhelm Zimmerling PAR (talk) 19:07, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

copyright

is this a valid creative commons licence-( Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)) And if it is what tag do i use for the video i uploaded (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_to_answer_stupid_kenyan_questions.webm) — Preceding unsigned comment added by NairobiPapel (talk • contribs) 19:27, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

@NairobiPapel: Hi, and welcome. You chose the right license for File:How to answer stupid kenyan questions.webm, and I confirmed it. Please use internal links and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:26, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Sonya Murphy

How do I download this app into my phone. I need help sending a photo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sonalecia (talk • contribs) 19:44, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

@Sonalecia: Hi, and welcome. Please see Commons:Mobile app and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:28, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

HAER Photos not loading - T.J. O'brien Lock and Dam

MANEUVER BOAT AND CRANE BARGE. LOOKING EAST. - Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130th Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL HAER IL-164-I-13

I've noticed several Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) photos of the Thomas J. (T.J.) O'brien Lock and Dam are not loading. (See example to the left.) I see only a "broken image link" icon. I saw additional affected photos in this link to a search I was attempting.

I assume this is affecting more than just these, but this is what I've seen.

Are others having this problem? Any idea what's going on here or how to resolve it? Is a server down somewhere? (I've tried viewing this both at home and at work, so I don't think it's an issue on my end) Thanks for any help. --Mindfrieze (talk) 16:31, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

@Mindfrieze: I see 1 thumbnail out of 20 attempted presentation resulting from that search (out of 24 if I expand the results). Pinging @Fæ as uploader. That looks like a bug. Bug reports generally require specifics, please see mw:How to report a bug for details.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:37, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
Suggest waiting 24 hours and testing again. There may be a transient operational issue. --Fæ (talk) 18:39, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
When you click on the 5.053 × 3.976 pixels preview you can see a part of the image. I looks like the images of 5 MB, where a only a part was uploaded because of an error. See for example File:Creasta Cocoșului.jpg. {{incomplete upload}} Wouter (talk) 18:48, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks @Jeff G.: you're seeing the same thing I did. @Fæ: it has already been around 24 hours since I noticed this issue, but I thought the same thing. I'll give it a bit more time before submitting a bug, for possible server issues to resolve themselves. @Wouterhagens: these were uploaded ~6+ years ago. I have doubts they've been sitting there that long as failed uploads, which makes me think it's a new issue. Thanks, All, for the input. --Mindfrieze (talk) 20:09, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
As a follow up, this issue was submitted as a bug report and resolved. Image files were found to be corrupt and were re-uploaded from the original source to resolve the issue. --Mindfrieze (talk) 17:33, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
Resolved
I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days. Mindfrieze (talk) 17:33, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

I hope to remove the discussion page from my file on the commons with thanks and appreciation

I hope to remove the discussion page from my file on the commons with thanks and appreciation https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:%C4%A4uyaz%C4%97%C4%99_Melpas_Mohmmad#Copyright_status%3A_File%3A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ĥuyazėę Melpas Mohmmad (talk • contribs) 17:41, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

@Ĥuyazėę Melpas Mohmmad: Hi, and welcome. You can archive automatically with MiszaBot, and to quickly use a standard setup for MiszaBot, simply place {{subst:User:MiszaBot/usertalksetup}} at the top of your user talk page. Alternatively, you can add your user talk page to Category:Talk page trimmer to have it trimmed automatically. Please see COM:L and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:00, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Not able to upload an SVG file

Hi, I just tried to upload a modified version of File:Map of South America.svg. I have the following error message :

<a> elements can only link (href) to data: (embedded file), http:// or https://, or fragment (#, same-document) targets. For other elements, such as <image>, only data: and fragment are allowed. Try embedding images when exporting your SVG. Found <image http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink:href="map_of_south_america.jpg">..

I also tried to reupload that same file, without modifying it and had the same issue. How could I fix this ? Many TXS --Kimdime (talk) 15:34, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

The image tags contained in this file have references like xlink:href="Map_of_South_America.jpg" and even to some user directories. They serve no purpose, as they will only work on a computer that has images with the correct name in the correct place. I guess that due to some software updates, uploads with these kinds of references are now refused, even though they were accepted in 2013. As a first step, you could clean up the file by removing all of the <images>. --rimshottalk 16:57, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
rimshotIt solved the issue, many thanks --Kimdime (talk) 13:44, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

SVG file not displaying properly

File:Phnom Penh administration.svg I made this map using ArcMap software, and exported it as SVG. However, the text in legend is not displaying properly in Commons. It appears just fine though if viewed in browser. Is there a solution for this problem? SovanDara (talk) 02:11, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@SovanDara: Hi, and welcome. Have you reviewed Help:SVG? If that doesn't help, I suggest you ask at Commons:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 02:36, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
@SovanDara: Try changing the font into "Liberation Sans", or just use generic "sans-serif" for the font-family attributes. Don't forget to remove the CSS enclosed in the <style> element. pandakekok9 03:12, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

File:FNV bestuurder Niek Stam CVT9340.jpg and File:FNV Niek Stam klein.jpg

I uploaded files that I got from the press officer of the union FNV. I mentioned that under the description. It is not my intension to add private information in Wikimedia Commons. What to do?--Stunteltje (talk) 10:52, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Stunteltje: Hi, and welcome. Please have that officer license the files on their official website or social media or send the images and permission via OTRS with carbon copy to you.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:55, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
I asked the press officer to take action.--Stunteltje (talk) 15:32, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

File types

Can i up load PDF files or Blog Files or files used in a ***.com or MS OneNote files? Unclecom1 (talk) 15:10, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Unclecom1: Hi, and welcome. Please see COM:FT.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Wikidata infobox

Hello - Wikipedia user here, I've been uploading a bunch of images on here to use over on Wikipedia. I'm looking to insert a Wikidata infobox on Category:Sam Retford, but when I add the "Wikidata infobox" template, nothing is displayed. His wikidata code is Q58975312 if that helps? DarkGlow (talk) 16:15, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@DarkGlow: You need to tell Wikidata about the connection first. Go to Sam Retford (Q58975312) and add "commons" and "Category:Sam Retford" in the "Multilingual sites" box. Then the infobox will start working. --bjh21 (talk) 17:06, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
@Bjh21: When I input the information you stated, it states:

The site ID "Commons" is unknown. Please use an existing site ID, such as "enwiki".

DarkGlow (talk) 17:37, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
I added the Wikidata infobox and it works fine. Ruslik (talk) 18:52, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
@DarkGlow: It looks like Pi bot added the link while we were discussing it. --bjh21 (talk) 19:08, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
I added also the surname in the Wikidata. This makes that the defaultsort in the Commons Category gives the desired result. Wouter (talk) 20:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Hypertext

How do I correct misinformation contained in hypertext appended to a person's name? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimneub (talk • contribs) 22:50, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jimneub: Hi, and welcome. Please give us some more information about the hypertext, the person's name, and where you saw it; and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 00:12, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Login issue

This is User:Jmabel though I'm afraid I can't readily prove that. I had a major failure of my LastPass account (hopeless, I think; partly, but not entirely, my own fault) and I've effectively lost my password. When I did the "forgot password" thing, it seems to have failed: that is, it emailed my what is supposedly a temporary password, but it isn't working; when I use it, it tells me "Incorrect password or confirmation code entered. Please try again." Is there anything I can sanely do? Obviously, I can prove I'm me, including by doing a Zoom session or such with someone who can see my face (much validated by an existing category of photos, etc., or by anyone who knows me from Cascadia Wikimedians, the Wikimedia Summit, etc.). Really annoying; this has been a rough day. Feel free to email me through my account, that will reach me just fine, or edit my user talk page and it will notify me, but I guess I won't see any pings here since I can't log in & don't get email notifications for those. - 97.126.31.192 05:27, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

I replied on User talk:Jmabel.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:01, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Jeff, I'll have a look. - 97.126.31.192 13:38, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
As discussed there, not really solved. Is there some way I can prove who I am and "usurp" my own account? - 97.126.31.192 15:44, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
Perhaps a checkuser could help. User:Jmabel was last active at 5:10 UTC and you posted your original message here at 5:27 UTC (using 97.126.31.192 IP address). 17 minutes IMO is rather a tiny time span and there is a great chance that indeed you are Jmabel. BTW. I use KeePass and store the file(s) with my passwords on my desktop PC, my laptop, my smartphone and on an SD card. A small drawback is that I have to synchronize the files manually. IMO so popular "cloud services" suck. --jdx Re: 17:09, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
I promise you, from here there is 100% chance that I am me. I lost the login here because I was trying to generate a new password to store in my "new" LastPass after the calamity. My old one was probably some arbitrary string generated by LastPass, no hope of remembering it, and for some reason the "temporary password" that they issue does not work for me. Long story how it went wrong -- one of those multi-level failure things, as I said "bad day." I would welcome a checkuser and can trivially prove that I am still receiving any mail sent to the account, am willing to do a Zoom or such and you'll see that my face matches, etc. - 97.126.31.192 18:52, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
Doesn't the lost password option go to your email address? -- Ricky81682 (talk) 00:46, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
It did. The problem is that the temporary password did not work. Anyway, it is all fixed now, thanks to Nahid Sultan. - Jmabel ! talk 07:33, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Jmabel ! talk 07:33, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Photograph copyright (Brazil)

COM:TOO Brazil:

OK Simple documentary, descriptive photographs in general, such as photographs documenting social reunions: In SC-AC 111630 SC 2002.011163-0 (2006): "mere photographic documentation, without artistic character, does not qualify for copyright ... making it possible to use a copy without mention of the photographer's name, since, according to Brazilian law, only artistic photography (by choice of the object and conditions of execution) is listed among protected works. ... [for example] with documentary photographs of social gatherings, where the author was performing duties for the defendant, a reference to the photographer's name is not required because it is not an artistic work..."[1]

Does this mean it is ok to upload a picture that fits this criteria? If so, which tag should I use? I coudn't find any that fits this description in Category:License tags of Brazil — Mr White 03:38, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Uploaded SVG rendered as a black square

Hi,

I uploaded this SVG file. It appears as a black square on Wikimedia and on all resized PNG and SVG files. However, the original file is displayed correctly.

What should I do to fix this issue?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

A455bcd9 (talk) 06:39, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

@A455bcd9: Hi, and welcome. Have you reviewed Help:SVG? If that doesn't help, I suggest you ask at Commons:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:44, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
This is a frustrating response but maybe you could try editing an existing map as a solution? You shouldn't have to, since you have valid SVG but it looks like that may be your best bet. :/ —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 12:00, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G. and Koavf: Hi, thanks for your answer. I didn't find anything on Help:SVG. I changed the map I'm using to edit an existing map, unfortunately: similar issue. I say similar because this time I can see the background map at least. The original file is still OK. I'll make a request to the workshop if I can't find the solution... A455bcd9 (talk) 12:11, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
FYI: Request for the workshop A455bcd9 (talk) 12:17, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Categories for grouping the photos

I have been uploading photos from the city of Helsinki using a user:FinnaUploadBot (files) and so far I have tried to add least following categories.

  1. Creator category (example: Photographs by Simo Rista)
  2. Year category (example: 1970 in Helsinki)
  3. Place category (example: Mannerheimintie)

However, based on this discussion (in Finnish) I was thinking that it could be useful for future categorization by humans and also for finding photos that there would be also a category which would group the photos from "same session" of the photographer.

Format of the category name would be $CITY, $PLACENAME, $DATE, $PHOTOGRAPHER NAME.

Some examples:

Number of photos Category name
180 Helsinki, 12.10.1970, Rista Simo SER
76 Helsinki, 1940 -luku, Kannisto Väinö
63 Helsinki, 06.05.2013, Kiuru Sakari
59 Helsinki, Kaasutehtaankatu, 16.01.2017, Sakari Kiuru
59 Helsinki, Karhupuisto, 05.1970, Rista Simo SER
57 Helsinki, 1912, Brander Signe HKM
55 Helsinki, 15.05.2013, Kiuru Sakari
54 Helsinki, Karhupuisto, 05.1970, Rista Eeva SER

My question is that

  1. is it valid to add combination categories for grouping even when there are already separate categories for the place, date, and photographer?
  2. is there some rules on how long the category name can be?
    • ie. is in example Helsinki, Hämeentie 11-13, Kaikukatu 2, 1910 - 1920 -luku, Sundström Eric too long?
    • is it ok to have longer category names if the category is a hidden cat?

--Zache (talk) 08:16, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

প্রদীপ ঘোষ

স্বদেশের স্বাধীনতার জন্য চট্টগ্রামের বিপ্লবীদের যে বিস্ময়কর ও সাহসিকতাপূর্ণ অভ্যুত্থান ঘটেছিল সেই ইতিহাসকে ধারণ করে কথাসাহিত্যিক সেলিনা হোসেনের উপন্যাস ‘ভালোবাসা প্রীতিলতা’ অবলম্বনে চলচ্চিত্রটি পরিচালনা করছেন প্রদীপ ঘোষ। ২০১৯-২০ অর্থবছরের সরকারি অনুদানপ্রাপ্ত ছবিতে বিপ্লবী রামকৃষ্ণ চরিত্রে অভিনয় করছেন মনোজ প্রামানিক। — Preceding unsigned comment added by প্রদীপ ঘোষ (talk • contribs) 14:13, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Google Translate says this is in Bengali; their translation looks like this is a random remark rather than a request for help on Commons. @প্রদীপ ঘোষ: Can you indicate exactly what yo need help with? (same thing via Google translate, in Bengali, no idea if this is correct: আপনার সাহায্যের ঠিক কী নির্দেশ করতে পারেন? ) - Jmabel ! talk 15:46, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Cross-wiki upload filter)

Buenos días, Ayer intenté actualizar la página de Frank Jensen (Artista) 1956 y veo que me han retirado todo lo editado. Hoy mismo he intentado añadir unas fotografías del propio artista y de su obra, y me ha pasado lo mismo. Todo lo que yo he editado está contrastado en su página web, así como en las páginas web de las galerías mencionadas. Todas las fotografías son de mi propiedad y cuentan con la aprobación del artista, Frank Jensen. Si tienen alguna duda de su veracidad, les agradecería me lo hicieran saber para justificarlo. Si el problema fuera la extensión de la página podría comprimirla. Quedo a su voluntad, JCamprubí Jauume Camprubí Hom — Preceding unsigned comment added by JCamprubí (talk • contribs) 15:17, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Question was asked on wrong wiki, I've aimed them where they need to go. - Jmabel ! talk 15:41, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

How to include an explaining/illustrative thumbnail size image into a file description page?

I want to include an image as a thumb into the file description page of File:RJ-45 Ethernet socket on Lenovo T410 Laptop.jpg. The image shall be a complete image of the laptop computer from which the main image, an extremely detailed view of the interfaces on the side, is derived. Is that possible, and if so, how? And is that "permitted" or somehow unwanted user behaviour from my side? Pittigrilli (talk) 00:33, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Pittigrilli: Hi, and welcome. Yes, that is allowed, please see en:H:PIC for the syntax.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 03:02, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

what kind of pictures

Hi I'm melinda robins i want to upload a picture but i can't take the ones i have because they're all from the internet.So can i upload pictures that say they can be freely used for any reason any where? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melinda Robins (talk • contribs) 01:14, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Melinda Robins: Hi, and welcome. Yes, "pictures that say they can be freely used for any reason any where" may be uploaded here. Please see also COM:FS and COM:L and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 03:00, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:UEFA Euro 2000 logo.svg

--NxAhmedy (talk) 00:05, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@NxAhmedy: Hi, and welcome. Sorry, I don't see a question or request for help.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 03:13, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

transferring a file to commons

I don't have any experience with this, could someone transfer this file RobertChesebrough.jpg to Commons please (if possible)? Thanks very much! Kind regards, Saschaporsche (talk) 09:52, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Saschaporsche Unfortunately, that's not possible right now as essential information about the image is missing. In order to correctly document the copyright status, we need to know as much as possible about who created the original photograph and when and where it was published first. If it was indeed published prior to January 1, 1926, we'd need at least some sort of evidence for that. --El Grafo (talk) 10:10, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
OK, thanks for your quick reaction. Unfortunately the original uploader of the image is not active anymore (at least on the EN wikipedia), so we can't ask him. Kind regards, Saschaporsche (talk) 10:18, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
@Saschaporsche and El Grafo: I tagged the file as unsourced.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 10:45, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: . Thanks very much! I also came accross this file that seems to be a screenshot taken from a youtube video. Is that legal? And if so could it retransferred? Kind regards Saschaporsche (talk) 10:55, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
@Saschaporsche: You're welcome. Yes, that second file is already here at File:Takefusa Kubo 2019.png, and is legal.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:36, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks again! Saschaporsche (talk) 11:50, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
@Saschaporsche: You're welcome again!   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:59, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

North Campus Cornell Uiversity

Dorms "9" and "10" (Ujamaa) were opened in 1971, NOT 1975. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2603:7000:B700:3329:F06E:7794:E00E:27BE (talk) 19:37, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi, and welcome. Please direct such comments to en:Talk:Cornell University.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:58, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Change author

Hi, I uploaded 19 images, attributed them all to one author and sent him the confirmation link. He let me know that he was the author of 3 of those, and someone else was the author of the other 16. How should I go about correcting this and have two separate confirmation links? Thank you. Rybkovich (talk) 21:11, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Rybkovich: Hi, and welcome. Which author and confirmation links are you referring to?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 21:19, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, These have the correct author, I sent him the release generator:
File:Lothlorien_Treehouse_retrofit.png
File:Lothlorien_enlarged_kitchen_plan.png
File:Lothlorien_site_and_1st_floor_plan.png
File:Lothlorien_section_through_courtyard.png
These have the wrong author:
File:Castro_basement_bedrooms_highlight.jpg
File:Castro_main_floor_access_bedrooms_highlights.jpg
File:Castro_neighborhood.jpg
File:Castro_perspective_drawing.jpg
File:Casa_Zimbabwe_10s_ans_20s_SMALL.jpg
File:Casa_Zimbabwe_100s_hall.jpg
File:Casa_Zimbabwe_common_space.jpg
File:Casa_Zimbabwe_sectional_diagram.jpg
File:Casa_Zimbabwe_schematic_roof_plan.jpg
File:Sketch_Casa_Zimbabwe_exterior.jpg
File:Rochdale_common_room.jpg
File:Rochdale_site_plan.jpg
File:Neighborhood_map.jpg
File:Sketch_of_rochdale_courtyard.jpg
Thank you, Rybkovich (talk) 22:15, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
@Rybkovich: Thanks. Who is the correct author of the second group?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:19, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
The correct author is Sarah Brady Jarrett. Rybkovich (talk) 22:42, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

what kind of topics do we publish?

Hi.I added a topic about emotional stuff that requires life advice so i checked other peoples discussions and they seemed way more different than mine.So is it ok if i do so because i want to add another one but i must be 100% sure.If my topic/discussion is wrong please delete it immediately I don't want to get in trouble with you guys.I just wanna share my knowledge just unaware of the consequences that's all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antoniette Sermons (talk • contribs) 21:48, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Antoniette Sermons: Hi, and welcome. Sorry, I had to delete it because it was oos. Try a blog or other social networking site. Also, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:10, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Surendra Kumar Gakhar, Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari.jpg

I need help to add licence with this photo and this photo is available on public domain. Surendra Kumar Gakhar, Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari.jpg

--HariSinghw (talk) 13:56, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Deleting files which have been corrected

I have made a small correction to a file I uploaded myself. Is there a simple way to delete the old file?--CatilinarieBild (talk) 10:08, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

@CatilinarieBild: Just put {{SD|G7}} on the file, ti will be deleted shortly. Rodhullandemu (talk) 10:27, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Rodhullandemu's answer assumes that these were recent uploads. If they've been here more than a week, you typically have to nominate them for deletion exactly as if they were someone else's uploads. - Jmabel ! talk 13:35, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi, i want to update the official PSV-logo on https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSV_(voetbalclub). I'm (megameul) an employee of the soccerclub, my work e-mail address is j.vandermeulen@psv.nl or webmaster@psv.nl. Updating the logo is rejected by someone called akko? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Megameul (talk • contribs) 12:07, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

  • @Megameul: You do not update a logo on Commons by overwriting; you update by uploading a new file with a different name. Remember that the largest users of Commons are the various Wikipedias, and that an historical logo may be just as important in an encyclopedia as a current one. Also, a different logo presumably has a different date, probably has a different author, and possibly has different copyright considerations, each of which is also a reason for a distinct file page from the old logo. - Jmabel ! talk 13:42, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

A photo of the front cover of a newspaper

Hello. Many years ago I worked for a newspaper. The first day edition was on November 10th 1988. I have a copy of this edition. I have a photo of the front page which I wanted to upload so that it can be linked to an article .

Here is the article

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Post_(British_newspaper)

Under the guidelines it would appear that uploading the image may not be permitted. Can you verify whether I can upload or not?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cliffoakley (talk • contribs) 13:07, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

  • @Cliffoakley: I can't think of any way something like this from as recent as 1988 could possibly be in the public domain, so unless you can get permission (probably following the instructions at COM:OTRS) from the newspaper company or, if that is gone, the assignee of their intellectual property rights, this cannot be on Commons.
  • You might be able to upload directly to the English-language Wikipedia under their "fair use" policy. See en:Wikipedia:Non-free content. Note that this is an en-wiki policy and may be different for Wikipedias in other languages.
  • In the future, please remember to sign your posts by writing ~~~~ at the end, which will be turned into a signature & timestamp. - Jmabel ! talk 13:48, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Monthly photo challenge

I have uploaded a file, and I can see it in my upload history. I entered the name of that file in the photo challenge page, and after I clicked the PUBLISH button I see the name and description on the photo challenge page, but not the photo. What else do I need to do so the photo will be there? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DonJCR21 (talk • contribs) 19:24, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Should be fixed now. Ruslik (talk) 20:51, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

OK, it's fixed now. Thanks for the suggestions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DonJCR21 (talk • contribs) 13:58, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

copyright

i found an old ww2 picture from a website, a very old one of a tank, it was marked as a possible copyright violation. what can i do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SlapCriminal (talk • contribs) 06:28, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

@SlapCriminal: Hi, and welcome. What can you tell us about the name and lifetime of the photographer and the dates and countries of photography and publication? Also, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:09, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

metadata

Ive uploaded some videos,some of which im the owner example:frog01.webm My question is,the metadata i input using ffmpeg wont show up on the metadata table on file's page.Is it that im doing it wrong in ffmpeg or what's making them not visible?.Any help would be appreciated 😉 NairobiPapel (talk) 14:32, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

@NairobiPapel: Hi, and welcome. What is the black rectangle in the bottom right corner of the video?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:04, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: That's my name, 'kamaa', is there anything wrong with that? NairobiPapel (talk) 21:23, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

contacting Ivan Klinko, possible relative

Hello, 

 I may be a relative of Ivan Klinko who posted  here.  Is there any way I can email this man to find out if we are relatives? My user name is the name of my grandfather, Jan Klinko,
who was born in Kisic in 1893.  He came to the United States in 1910.  He has passed away in 1967.  Thank you, Denise Ellsworth — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klinkojan (talk • contribs) 21:12, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Удаление файлов из загрузок.

Приветствую! Мною создан новый аккаунт без псевдонима. При попытке загрузки файлов система пишет, что существует дубликаты ( в ранее созданном тестовом варианте). Как мне удалить все файлы из загрузок, учитывая, что ссылки на последние нигде не используются. Rbs.prof (talk) 23:12, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Removing files from downloads.
Greetings! I have created a new account without an alias. When trying to download files, the system writes that there are duplicates (in the previously created test version). How can I remove all files from downloads, given that links to the latter are not used anywhere.
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:36, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
@Rbs.prof: Привет и добро пожаловать. Какое имя было у вашей старой учетной записи? Почему вы создали новую учетную запись? Вы можете попробовать удалить свои файлы, следуя COM:D/ru.
Hi, and welcome. What was your old account name? Why did you create a new account? You may try to remove your files by following COM:D.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:36, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
А зачем их удалять? Ruslik (talk) 20:38, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Trouble Uploading a Picture for Alphonso David

Good Morning,

I have been trying to complete a edit on the page of Alphonso David. I have tried to upload a picture several times but it has been removed for violating Wikipedia policy. I am using pictures that I have gotten express permission from the author to use. Could someone help me figure out how to get an appropriate photo on David's page?

Thanks,

Will Whitmire — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whitmirewilliam1030 (talk • contribs) 14:23, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

@Whitmirewilliam1030: Hi, and welcome. Please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept it, and have the copyright holder license it on their website or social media, or send the photo and permission via OTRS with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. Also, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:14, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Non used files

Are you allowed to upload files that won't be used on a WMF project? Like uploading a file of a car and never using it on Wikipedia, Wikibooks, etc. --LightningComplexFire (talk) 21:13, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

@LightningComplexFire: Hi, and welcome. Yes, you may upload them as long as they fit our Project Scope and don't fit any of our Criteria for Speedy Deletion.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:14, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

File:18 June 1815 – Waterloo – L'Arbre Picton.jpg

Please reconsider your statement about deleting this page : the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, clearly states that this photo is in the public domain. All relevant information has been provided in full detail under the heading 'Source". Thanks.
(sé) Alta Falisa. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alta Falisa (talk • contribs) 21:23, 9 February 2021‎ (UTC)

@Alta Falisa: Hi, and welcome. I tagged the file description page with {{CC0}} and removed the robotic tag for you. Please: use machine-readable copyright license tags from Category:License tags and children; use internal links; and sign your posts properly.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:10, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

is this appropriate?

Hi I want to post a discussion topic so i was thinking how bout math is it good enough,I checked some of the questions asked and some peoples discussion pages to see if my topic will be valid.Would this do.Melinda Robins (talk) 22:19, 9 February 2021 (UTC)Melinda Robins

@Melinda Robins: No, sorry, we discuss files related to math, but not math in general. Please read COM:PS.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:51, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

My new page got deleted

Hello,

I am a new editor on wiki, and started to create a page for my client. He is a well-known football player from Thailand but somehow the page got deleted and after having a lot of research I agree that I made some errors in the profile, I provided social as well as the website link on the wiki that comes under advertising violation. I want to make changes/edit on my page and want to remove all such information. Please assist me where I can find my deleted page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamartjr (talk • contribs) 19:17, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

@Iamartjr: You're currently on Wikimedia Commons, a site that is related to but different from Wikipedia. You can find some specific directions about how to proceed with your article there (en:User_talk:Iamartjr, in the yellow box). You must also read en:WP:COI before proceeding. Once you have read and understood those you may be able to ask en:User talk:Deb to undelete your draft. – BMacZero (🗩) 20:10, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks BMacZero will surely read it, if stuck somewhere maybe will be bothering you again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamartjr (talk • contribs) 12:20, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

muzic

How will I upload my musiz in this website — Preceding unsigned comment added by Orimus Godwin (talk • contribs) 20:15, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

@Orimus Godwin: You never answered my first question, since archived to Commons:Help desk/Archive/2021/01#Muzic. Sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 21:54, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

How to upload a picture

How to upload a picture — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kerala Gulpinar (talk • contribs) 09:10, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

@Kerala Gulpinar: Hi, and welcome. Please see COM:FS and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:42, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Tools of Titans cover

I'm working on the Tools of Titans Wikipedia page.

The Tools of Titans website offers high-quality images of the book's cover for media to use. Link here: https://toolsoftitans.com/media-room/

Would it be acceptable to upload this onto Wikimedia to use for the page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nexus000 (talk • contribs) 09:11, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

@Nexus000: Hi, and welcome. Please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept that image, and have the copyright holder license it on their official website or social media or send the image and permission via OTRS with carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the image may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. Also, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:38, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

File:Subrata Bakshi.jpg

Is the image is ok? If yes can it be uploaded at Subrata Bakshi in enwiki article and wikidata. TTP1233 (talk) 09:32, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

@TTP1233: Hi, and welcome. Sorry, I don't know yet, as source http://aitcofficial.org/tag/subrata-bakshi/ gives me CloudFlare "Error 1020", "Access denied". I'll try again later. Please use internal links.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:33, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

A properly created picture is not displayed under wikipedia

Hello,

Some days ago I uploaded/created a picture (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kit_body_chornomorets2020-21_hmLegea.png) under wikimedia commons. Now I used the picture on different wikis (s. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kit_body_chornomorets2020-21_hmLegea.png#globalusage). But if I try to use it under german wikipedia (s. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tschornomorez_Odessa) it will be not displayed there. Why? Web-wiki-warrior (talk) 09:43, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

@Web-wiki-warrior: I don't see such a problem in your edits there. Please see COM:CACHE.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:20, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Replace a .png logo with its original .svg version

Greetings,

I want to use this logo in an article about that company, but the current upload is a .png, while most logos on Commons are .svg which probably scale better. I have identified the original .svg file on the company website, which I would like to upload. However, I am having technical difficulties with this: Uploading a "new version" of the file allows to specify a url source, which would make it easy to upload the new file from here. However, I am told the filename can not be changed that way, and I reckon having a .svg being named "name.png" would result in confusion. Uploading an entirely new file, on the other hand, does not allow me to use a url as the source.

So... yeah, sort of a newbie question, but could someone tell me what is considered best practice in this case? --LordPeterII (talk) 09:55, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

@LordPeterII: You may download it to your device and then upload it as a new file with svg extension using {{PD-textlogo}}, the license tag you used for File:Polymateria-logo.png. Please use internal links.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:15, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Okay thanks, I shall do that. I was originally considering updating the file also because I doubt the .png version would now be used anymore, but I guess I won't worry about that atm. I'll also make sure to use internal links henceforth - I didn't know how to suppress the file from showing up, but looking at your code, I see it is done by placing a ":" at the beginning. Good to know :) --LordPeterII (talk) 11:24, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
@LordPeterII: You're welcome.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:50, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

How to add logo to commons?

Can you help me to add Karleby Goats.png logo right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Runkleri (talk • contribs) 10:42, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

@Runkleri: Hi, and welcome. Please have the copyright holder license it on their official website or social media or send permission via OTRS. Also, any png image will look fuzzy when scaled down (due to design decisions discussed in phab:T192744) or jaggy when scaled up, so you may want to upload an svg or jpg version, too. If you can't get a compliant license, the logo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. Also, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:09, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Support

Hello, we would like to create official page of the general secretary of Taekwondo WR association in Uzbekistan. He is official member of Asia Taekwondo WT. We are trying not violate any rules. We respect and appreciate internal procedures and rules of wikipedia team. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.215.94.176 (talk) 17:56, 11 February 2021‎ (UTC)

Hi, and welcome. The above post appears to be your first edit, perhaps you forgot to login. Logging in is required before uploading here, please do that. There are also many other reasons to create an account and log in. Also, if you already have an account what is your account name? Once you are logged in, you may follow COM:FS. In addition, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:11, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Uploading screenshots of video's to Commons

Hi I was wondering what the policy is on taking a screenshot of a video and uploading it to the commons, is it considered fair use or do I have to get the publisher's permission? — Preceding unsigned comment added by NSNW (talk • contribs) 00:01, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

You would need the publisher's permission entirely. Commmons does not allow fair use because fair use means that it is copyrighted in the first place. Certain wikis (English Wikipedia is a common example) allows for fair use but Commons is for hosting stuff that anyone else can use (with some restrictions). -- Ricky81682 (talk) 00:45, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Upload a photo of a painting

Is it possible to upload a photo of a painting? I have taken a photo of a painting painted this century but I am not sure if I can upload it. Is it necessary to have the permission of the painter? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FeliuM (talk • contribs) 14:55, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

@FeliuM: Hi, and welcome. What can you tell us about the name and lifetime of the artist and the dates and countries of artistry and publication? Please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:06, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: First of all, sorry for not signing my posts. I am going to do it from now on. Answering your question, the artist is Lidia Masllorens and she was born in 1967 in Caldes de Malavella (Spain). She was an art teacher but left it in order to dedicate all her time to paint. I am writing her entry at the Wikipedia (catalan version) and I am not sure if I can take a picture of one of her paintings that hangs in the town hall and add it to the article. She knows about my work and she is agree and cooperative. Thanks a lot and best regards. FeliuM — Preceding unsigned comment added by FeliuM (talk • contribs) 15:33, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

@FeliuM: Please sign your posts by typing four tilde characters ~~~~. This will automatically add your username and a timestamp. For the photograph of a painting to be uploaded here, we need a permission by email coming directly from Mrs Masllorens. Please see COM:OTRS for instructions. Note also that a permission to use the file at Wikipedia would be insufficient. All uploads at Commons need to be free for anyone to use for any purpose, so that includes commercial reuse of that image and the painting depicted. De728631 (talk) 11:33, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: Ok. I will talk to the artist to do as you instructed. Sorry again for the signing. FeliuM (talk) 15:39, 12 February 2021 (UTC)FeliuM

@FeliuM: Thanks. Pinging @De728631 as previous poster.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:48, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Regarding wikipedia page delete

Respected Wikipedia Team, 

                        We are creating a company's founder or owner page. I don't know why are you deleting "paramjit Anand" page. Can you help us?. We want to create a Wikipedia biography page. We uploading legal(professional) image/photo under the instruction of the owner or founder of Acreaty and Mudra Global company.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Paramjit_Anand — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr. Paramjit Anand (talk • contribs) 05:32, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Monthly photo challenge

SECOND REQUEST: I successfully uploaded a photo file last week [Cypress Lake at Magnolia Plantation.jpg]. It's on the site. I tried to enter it into the monthly photo challenge, and all that appeared on that page is the file name - no picture. After I few days I removed the file from the challenge gallery and tried again - same result. I'd really like to submit this photo (and another) but I can't figure out how to complete the process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DonJCR21 (talk • contribs) 15:53, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Image copyright

I uploaded a photo taken by myself but it is showing file missing information how can i do — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 37.231.241.220 (talk) 22:02, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump

Since it appears that the Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump relies heavily on videos, I wonder if we have any from the Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Are there any on Commons? Thanks in advance, Ottawahitech (talk) 00:30, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

If I want to use a photo that I received the email permission to use by photographer doesn't like that in the Wiki CCs that it gives the right for work to be used commercially

Do you not have other creative commons that allow usage but not for commercial purposes? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kvdoglover (talk • contribs) 00:24, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Taking photo from commons and putting in an article

Hi,

I have uploaded a photo to commons and would like to insert it in an existing article on Wikipedia. Somehow I did one photo but cannot get another to pasteto the gallery. I want to insert it in a gallery.

Steve — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sknowlton2 (talk • contribs) 16:33, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

@Sknowlton2: See w:en:Help:Files. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 17:08, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Does WLM have author's permissions on all subjects that are part of the WLM? Where can it be seen?

Hello. Where can we find out if WLM (Wiki Loves Monuments) have permissions on all of the images which are part of the WLM contest? In patucular I am looking for permission to those works that are under no FoP in Ukraine: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]. Thank you. Doctor Architect (talk) 19:17, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
Here it clearly says that photographers/admins must check themselves if they can take the photo; "Legal: figure out if there are limitations on your country regarding photography! Freedom of Panorama". Doctor Architect (talk) 19:26, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Photographies parchemin Le Secret de la Licorne (Tintin) et maquette navire La Licorne

Bonjour, je nécessite votre aide aujourd'hui quant à une question que je me pose sur la possibilité de transverser deux images sur Commons. Je possède chez moi une maquette du navire La Licorne de Tintin ainsi qu'un parchemin utilisé dans l'album Le Secret de la Licorne (comme ceux-ci : https://www.google.com/search?q=parchemin+le+secret+de+la+licorne&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzkY-uuvjuAhVQx4UKHYr9CoAQ_AUoAXoECAUQAw&biw=1440&bih=789). Je me demandais si j'avais ou non la possibilité d'uploader ces photos que j'aurais prises moi-même pour ainsi les inclure dans les articles correspondants. Merci d'avance pour toute réponse, bonne journée ! – --Matteo251 (talk) 12:28, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Parchment photographs The Secret of the Unicorn (Tintin) and model ship The Unicorn

Hello, I need your help today regarding a question I have about the possibility of crossing two images on Commons. I have at home a model of Tintin's ship The Unicorn as well as a parchment used in the album The Secret of the Unicorn (like these: https://www.google.com/search?q=parchemin+le+secret+de+la+licorne&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzkY-uuvjuAhVQx4UKHYr9CoAQ_AUoAXoECAUQAw&biw=1440&bih=789).

I wondered whether or not I had the possibility to upload these photos that I would have taken myself so as to include them in the corresponding articles. Thanks in advance for any response, have a nice day!
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:13, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
@Matteo251: Salut et bienvenue. Ces photos seraient oeuvres dérivées, et la première un COM:TOY/fr. Désolé, nous aurions besoin de l'autorisation des détenteurs des droits d'auteur des œuvres originales par COM:L/fr.
Hi, and welcome. Those photos would be derivative works, and the first a COM:TOY. Sorry, we would need permission from the original works' copyright holders per COM:L.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:13, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
That is what I thought, thank you for your quick answer. Have a nice day ! Clin --Matteo251 (talk) 13:58, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
@Matteo251: You're welcome.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:53, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by:   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:53, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Use of screenshot or photo from a Facebook page

I am currently making an article on En wiki and need a photo, is it ok to upload a screenshot of a photo in a public group on Facebook? (https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=259603242398026&set=a.218898489801835) the article I am making is about Max a dog that got a special award in the UK a few days ago - see BBC news report (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-56122795). I couldn't find any pics on commons or flickr so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Joseywales1961 (talk) 15:10, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

@Joseywales1961: No, sorry, there is evidently no free license, so you may not upload it to Commons per COM:L. However, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:45, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Jeff G. Thanks for that information Joseywales1961 (talk) 15:57, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
@Joseywales1961: You're welcome.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:42, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by:   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:42, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

would like to have some justice

  1. File:NMB48 Jonishi Rei 2017.jpg https://www.generasia.com/wiki/File:NMB48_Jonishi_Rei_2017.jpg I would like to be able to use this file on Wikipedia. NMB48 Card Code=(ⓒNMB48 No.NMB4893004BII)
  • File:Writer Intobesa.jpg This file, when my Younger-sister turned 25th years old for his birthday, I bought a phone and took a photo for myself.
  1. File:Shwe Baww Di Pagoda and writer Intobesa.jpg
  2. File:Pagoda on Mae Sai Mountain and writer Intobesa.jpg
  3. File:Baw Gyo Pagoda and writer Intobesa.jpg This file is when I travel to Burma and take a picture for myself for memory, the person in the picture is me. ID card code=(©MTUDC No.8710873304850 by Intobesa) This image file, I would like to have it on Meta-Wiki for personal use.
  1. File:Hello Kitty iPhone 5S.jpg This iPhone 5s phone file is my own, I will buy it for my Younger-sister's birthday. This photo light is my own it's my phone too and I take pictures with myself all this file I uploaded is for article. Cartoon license code=(©'76,'85,'18 SANRIO No.180800T ©1976, 1985, 2018 SANRIO CO., LTO. Manufactured by Dplus Intertrade Co., Ltd. under the license of Sanrio Wave)
  1. File:KBZ Bank ATM Card and Burma money.jpg Card License Code=(©KBZPAY by Kanbawza Bank Ltd. No.9503, Mon state, Ye City, Myanmar). This ATM card, when I traveled Burma, Mandalay became hungry and went to buy a coffee shop and took a photo for myself and this is my ATM card too. This image file I have uploaded for Burma ATM article.Thanks--咽頭べさ (talk) 14:39, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • @咽頭べさ: I have absolutely no idea what help you want. Could you please spell it out? Above you seem to (1) demand "justice" and (2) lista bunch of pictures you have taken and uploaded, and what they mean to you. - Jmabel ! talk 23:32, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
They are all discussed/listed to be deleted: Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by 咽頭べさ. --Mirer (talk) 00:18, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
@Mirer, Jmabel, and 咽頭べさ: Then they should be discussed on that page.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 00:22, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
That may not work. Since (almost?) all of his files got deleted here and he got blocked for a week just ten days ago, there seems to be an lack of understanding what commons is for and thus the (felt) lack of justice to his contributions. --Mirer (talk) 00:28, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
He clamined "these files were taken by him and so, he is the copyrighted owner". Most of his uploads were also deleted before with "no permission/copyvio". It means surely that he does not completely understand COM:L and COM:DW. He also tried OTRS for some files but he can't prove he is the rightful copyright owner. Ninja✮Strikers «☎» 05:55, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello @Jmabel: , @Mirer: , @Jeff G.:
  • The work of the admin Burma and China is no justice.
  1. The pictures taken from myself admin is not allowed to upload files.
  2. The photos are produced by themselves, it admin is not allowed to upload files.
  3. The pictures are not taken from themselves but have a license so admin is not allowed to upload files. This is clearly an injustice and this is a oppression bullying.
  • The image files are not their own, but they have a license.
  1. File:Tanizaki Saya 2019.jpg
  2. File:NMB48 Jonishi Rei 2017.jpg
  3. File:NMB48 Jonishi Kei 2015.jpg
  4. File:NMB48 Shinzawa Nao 2019.jpg
  5. File:NMB48 Shinzawa Nao 2019.jpg The related to this image file, I have a license from NMB48 company.
  6. File:Mon National Day.ogg The Audio files of this song I already got the permission from the owner. This file I did not download any from the internet. I keep it on my computer for Mon National Day When I got the files on DVD, everything was edited on my computer and uploaded on Commons.
  • Own production image file.
  1. File:NMB48 Logo.png
  2. File:NMB48 Logo.jpg This file is produced on your own and licensed from NMB48 company.
  3. File:Mon Proverb Logo.png This file is produced on its own, no copyright infringement.
  4. File:Kindness from Admin.png This file is all on its own and is also the manufacturer.
  • Take a picture from myself and use my camera.
  1. File:Hello Kitty IPhone 5s.jpg
  2. File:Hello Kitty iPhone 5S.jpg This phone takes a picture of yourself and owns it and it has a cartoon license.
  3. File:Kasikorn Bank ATM Card VS Burma KBZ Bank ATM Card.jpg
  4. File:KBZ Bank ATM Card and Burma money.jpg This ATM Card is its own and take a picture of myself with a cartoon license and a card license.
  5. File:Writer Intobesa.jpg
  6. File:Shwe Baww Di Pagoda and writer Intobesa.jpg
  7. File:Pagoda on Mae Sai Mountain and writer Intobesa.jpg
  8. File:Baw Gyo Pagoda and writer Intobesa.jpg This one is a picture of myself and I take a picture of myself. I am only a Wikipedia assistant, not a violation of Wikipedia, why the admin wonder? I am an abuser of Wikipedia. Burmese admin said that I intimidation harassment him. Actually, I didn't intimidation harassment him, he was always going to oppression bullying me. His oppression bullying, I could not endure, I have an argument about him. Others are not pictures, take photos from his own, Admin then gives him permission. The files that I have uploaded, which have never been authorized by the Admin, have been deleted over and over again. This is clearly unfair and my account was locked.
  • See, Evidence image files are not taken by themselves, have permission from Admin.
  1. File:Charles Dickens-A Christmas Carol-Title page-First edition 1843.jpg This is not a picture taken of himself, Why does the admin give permission? This one is definitely an oppression bullying. --咽頭べさ (talk) 13:51, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
@咽頭べさ: Please stop pinging me about those files, stop displaying 1000x1000ps files here, and confine your discussion of those files to Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by 咽頭べさ.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:30, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: , There are no good people in that link, only people try to oppression bullying me all the time. I spoke nicely to him, they wouldn't listen. I know they like to oppression bullying me anyway, all the evidence about this file, I gave them to them and they refused to read it, all these problems, I am not satisfied with it and is no justice. I'm not an Admin, all this problem, how can I fix it? Can i ask you for help? Do you give me some kindness? This month I was oppression bullying over and over and blocked as well.--咽頭べさ (talk) 15:10, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
@咽頭べさ: You can stop the "Intimidation/harassment" that led to your first block, prove your allegations, and discuss in appropriate venues: Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by 咽頭べさ for currently nominated files and COM:UDR for already deleted files.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:21, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
@咽頭べさ: if you ping Jeff G. about these files again, I will block you for disruption/harassment. They already asked you to stop, but you continued doing it. DMacks (talk) 15:28, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Hey there! I'm making a page for my company (declared), but I can't upload the logo. Can someone help me with that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kazo lev (talk • contribs) 01:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

@Kazo lev: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a png logo as a new user while leaving the summary intact. Such uploads of png logos are not allowed at all. You indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a png logo, it's a copyright violation taken from the web. Please upload the full-size original of it per COM:HR, including any metadata, but it may be judged too complex to be under TOO in the country of origin, so you may need to license it on your official website or social media or send permission via OTRS. Also, any png image will look fuzzy when scaled down (due to design decisions discussed in phab:T192744) or jaggy when scaled up, so you may want to upload an svg or jpg version, too. If you can't get a compliant license, the logo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you change the summary or use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid that filter. In addition, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 04:43, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

File:Higood1870.jpg - photo from 1870 is "Source: Own work"

Used by en:Hiram Good
User talk:Leelynchtinman en:User talk:Leelynchtinman claims File:Higood1870.jpg from 1870 is "Source: Own work". This is a most unusual photo.
User talk:Leelynchtinman en:User talk:Leelynchtinman could not have made the photo, if from 1870, so it must have a provenance. I would like to propose for deletion, since without a provenance, one can't show it is not a 2021-contemporary costume photo. The subjects look too modern.

.... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 04:55, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Lee Lynch = Leelynchtinman = tinman2000able = nm1833268 ?
.... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 05:01, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

User:Delia Dykes

Section header added by User:MKFI

hi, I have created a page here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Delia_Dykes but it is not coming in search.... can you please help me? many thanks Delia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delia Dykes (talk • contribs) 07:10, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

@Delia Dykes: Wikimedia Commons is not for advertising. I have marked your user page, the PDF and the malformed deletion subpage for speedy deletion as they all contained the same text. MKFI (talk) 08:11, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi, many thanks.. so wjat do I do next to publish my text? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delia Dykes (talk • contribs) 08:17, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

@Delia Dykes: I believe your best choice is to find some web host outside Wikimedia. Please don't try to recreate the same deleted content. Your Wikipedia draft article is also up for deletion. MKFI (talk) 10:02, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Anderssprachige Version verloren

Hallo, habe mit Erfolg die englische Version meines Bildes

Combination of temperature indicators ("proxies") for north-western Europe from Greenland icecores and Alpine glacier extensions, with three holocene time frames.

hochgeladen, von der ich von vornherein auch eine deutsche mit allen Übersetzungen in commons gespeichert habe (meine ich jedenfalls). Ich sehe jedoch nirgends eine Möglichkeit, den link zum Hochladen der deutschen Version wiederzufinden, trotz Durcharbeitens der gesamten Chronik. Muss ich nun ganz von vorn wieder anfangen?

Danke für jede Hilfe Hans J.J. Holm hjjaholm@arcor.de — Preceding unsigned comment added by HJJHolm (talk • contribs) 08:50, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Ich sehe weiter keine Uploads außer diesen. Gruß, Achim (talk) 09:18, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

How to delete a file

Hi,

I keep getting notices from Ju Ta that some of my files may be deleted. I would like to delete these files myself since I have abandoned that particular part of my project, but see no tool to accomplish this task. Thanks in advance!

Mark --Mark O'Keeffe (talk) 11:29, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

QTRS

I see the abbreviation QTRS off and on, but cannot find what it stands for. Commons search doesn't reveal it, Wikipedia doesn't define it and this [[8]] is about all I find with a Google search. Perhaps it should be defined here somewhere. -- Jim Evans (talk) 12:10, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jim Evans: do you mean OTRS? MKFI (talk) 12:58, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Yes, I think I must. Can't find an example right now but the description fits. I could explain why I make this kind of error but there's no point. Thank you.-- Jim Evans (talk) 18:35, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Definition of "published" for a painting

I am trying to understand what the definition of "published" means for a painting for copyright purposes. If a painting is exhibited at an art exhibit, does that qualify as "published"? Or do copies of a painting have to be offered for sale? The article en:Public domain in the United States says: "The claim that "pre-1926 works are in the public domain" is correct only for published works." I am specifically interested in the suprematist works of Kazimir Malevich created in 1910s. It is usually easy enough to find out when a given painting was created (and even exhibited) but I am much less sure about the "published" thing. Thanks, Nsk92 (talk) 10:50, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

An exhibition does not constitute publication. An exhibition catalogue would (if made available to the general public), or a newspaper article. With a quick search, I only found this catalogue, from 1920. --rimshottalk 11:14, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
Hmm, ok, thanks. Malevich held many exhibitions in Russia in 1910s before the revolution (some are mentioned in the Wikipedia article about him), and I assume that most of them had some kind of catalogues for the public. However, verifying that would take some doing. How about his date of death, 1935? That was over 85 years ago. I saw some other copyright tags here in Commons indicating that this might put his works in PD in the U.S. by now. Thanks, Nsk92 (talk) 12:54, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

@Rimshot: what is your basis for "An exhibition does not constitute publication"? Seems unlikely to me: by that standard, a typical sculpture is never published. - Jmabel ! talk 23:18, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Indeed, see Commons:Public_art_and_copyrights_in_the_US, en:Publication. In the US, a sculpture is only published when 3D copies have been made available (this is different from e.g. Germany). This has only been the case since 1978, so it's not very relevant to us yet. Before '78, the theoretical possibility of making copies (that is, public display) has been enough. The same is true for 2D works, where copies are more easily available, obviously. I don't know about the situation in Russia at the time. The texts I could find refer to publication, but don't define it. In this particular case, we can probably assume that publication has taken place, because there has been a catalogue.
The Russian copyright term in 1996 (URAA date) was apparently 50 years p.m.a. For Malevich this means that his works have been PD in Russia since at least 1985 (retroactively). This means that you can savely use {{PD-old-auto-1996|deathyear=1935}}, if there was any kind of publication at all before '73 (beginning of copyright relation between US and USSR), or publication without copyright notice after that. There might be cases where the images are not actually PD in the US, but I think it's exceedingly unlikely. I had assumed 70 years p.m.a., which would have made it much more difficult (1935 + 70 = 2005). --rimshottalk 21:09, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

@Rimshot: "The same is true for 2D works": not sure "the same" as what. Are you saying that pre-1978, exhibition suffices? If so, I think that for the case in question that would reverse your "verdict." - Jmabel ! talk 23:31, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

That's how would I interpret that article on the US situation, though public display does not seem to be very well defined. The Russian situation might be different. I'm not expert on either, obviously, but the Berne Convention at least is clear enough:
Article 3 (3) ... The performance of a dramatic, dramatico-muskal, cinematographic or musical work, the public recitation of a literary work, the communication by wire or the broadcasting of literary or artistic works, the exhibition of a work of art and the construction of a work of architecture shall not constitute publication.
--rimshottalk 14:04, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

SVG file not displaying properly 2

Wrong font and font size

In the PNG versions of the image File:Weasel words de.svg the font is not displayed properly. In the original file (link) the font is displayed properly. I edited the image with Inkscape. − Gebu (talk) 11:24, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

The font ("Kalam") is not displayed probably in my browser either, as I don't have it installed. The brower's replacement font fits the speech bubble, however, so that it is less of a problem. See Help:SVG#Font_substitution_and_fallback_fonts for help on the font types that are supported. You can convert the text to paths in Inkscape, if you really want it to look the same everywhere. This will result in a non-editable text. --rimshottalk 21:22, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks! – Gebu (talk) 13:29, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

✓ Done

Upload

How to upload here for YouTube videos ☺️ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lifestyle berlin lagos (talk • contribs) 11:30, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

See Commons:video2commons. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 12:21, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
If you will upload https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ8Q0LZKpJY as you already tried: Forget it. This is neither your personal free web space nor a place to promote youtubers. --Achim (talk) 12:30, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

illustrations complementing text

Hi

Please advice me whether I can freely use illustrations of Wikipedia articles in other contexts not related to Wikipedia. I mean illustrations with (c) Wikipedia.

Kind regards

Jörgen in Sweden — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 79.136.33.40 (talk) 12:47, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Almost nothing is copyrighted by Wikipedia, so I think your question contains at least one bad assumption. Could you be more specific as to what content you want to reuse? Some things on Wikipedia (though not here on Wikimedia Commons, where you are asking the question) are there only on a "fair use" basis and cannot readily be reused. Here on Commons, everything should be reusable (including making derivative works) but some of it requires specific acknowledgments. Some is public domain and can be used as you will; most is (variously) free-licensed and requires at least an indication of license, and in many cases an acknowledgment of authorship. - Jmabel ! talk 15:29, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

?

Am i gonna be known when someone search my name ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bongani Petrus Mkwanazi (talk • contribs) 21:45, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

No, if you continue this way you will be shown the door. --Achim (talk) 21:56, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

How do I source an image that is not my own, but I have received verbal permission from the organization that it's from?

Is there any way to do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rubberducky785 (talk • contribs) 22:42, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

@Rubberducky785: Hi, and welcome. Please have an authorized representative of the organization or the copyright holder send permission for the image directly via OTRS with a COM:L compliant license and COM:CONSENT verbiage confirming that they understand what they are agreeing to, with a carbon copy to you.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:28, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Many of the categories are empty or mostly empty

I've put the category "Companies established in Japan in 1888" under a new parent category called "Companies established in 1888 by country"... but when I click on it, nothing happens (Category:Companies established in 1888 by country is empty). There are quite a few other categories in the category Companies by year by country that have the same problem.--Kai3952 (talk) 12:14, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

@Kai3952: Thanks for posting your question.
It appears from the history of Category:Companies established in Japan in 1888 that User:User:Morio who created this category in 2016 had already included Category:Companies established in 1888 by country as a parent. Why did you feel the need to re-create the parent category? Ottawahitech (talk) 17:29, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
I would be grateful if there is someone who can help me how to.--Kai3952 (talk) 08:33, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
@Kai3952: Are you still experiencing a problem? Ottawahitech (talk) 23:02, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Yes, I'm worried that I would encounter the same problem later after getting it fixed this time because I don't know the reason behind it.--Kai3952 (talk) 09:23, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Caption wikilinks

I'm not very used to Commons, but is there anything that can be done about the wikilinks in the captions here? Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk) 01:35, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

@RandomCanadian: Hi, and welcome. Exactly what wikilinks in what captions are troubling you, and why?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:34, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: File:Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem Organ.oga (they weren't displaying as wikilink), but somebody apparently fixed it by simply removing it. RandomCanadian (talk) 13:46, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
@RandomCanadian: I'm guessing you are talking about doing something like one or another of the following:
[[:en:Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem]] en:Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem
[[:en:Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem|Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem]] Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem
{{w|Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem}} Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem
{{w|Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem|same link different caption}} same link different caption
- Jmabel ! talk 02:27, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Exact, I tried the second (and then the first) option but that did not display the wikilink... RandomCanadian (talk) 02:30, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Какое лицензирование у фото загруженных Вконтакте?

Допустим пользователь сам загрузил фото в социальную сеть Вконтакте. Тогда какое лицензирование выбирать при загрузке его на Викисклад? И что если этот пользователь умер? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DIMM1010 (talk • contribs) 10:25, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

What is the licensing for photos uploaded on Vkontakte?

Let's say the user himself uploaded the photo to the social network Vkontakte. Then which licensing to choose when uploading it to Wikimedia Commons?

And what if this user died?
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:08, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
@DIMM1010: Привет и добро пожаловать. Пользователи Вконтакте предоставляют некоммерческую лицензию на срок 7.1.4 по адресу https://vk.com/terms; см. Commons:Licensing/ru, чтобы узнать, почему мы не можем принять такую фотографию, и попросите фотографа или наследника отправить вам фотографию и разрешение через OTRS/ru с копией вам. Если вы не можете получить соответствующую лицензию, фотография все равно может быть загружена в английскую или русскую Википедию в соответствии с en:WP:F или ru:ВП:КДИ, потому что добросовестное использование здесь запрещено. Также, пожалуйста, подпишите свои сообщения.
Hi, and welcome. Vkontakte users provide a non-commercial license per term 7.1.4 at https://vk.com/terms ; please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept such a photo, and have the photographer or heir send the photo and permission via OTRS with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English or Russian Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F or ru:ВП:КДИ because we don't allow Fair Use here. Also, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:08, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Change USER Name

I need to change the USER Name of an account/page. How do I do that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by GCMC.June (talk • contribs) 10:29, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

@GCMC.June: Hi, and welcome. Please see en:WP:CHU and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:24, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

How do I become A admin???

Can you help me??? - LilBigBrains — Preceding unsigned comment added by LilBigBrains (talk • contribs) 16:55, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

On the details on becoming an admin, see COM:A. The short of it is: you need to have the trust of the community that you will handle the admin tools well. This usually comes from being an experienced user with a history of useful edits and level-headed community interaction. I'm afraid you still have a way to go. --rimshottalk 20:10, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Question about Africa competition

Hi! Now am from Egypt and Egypt is one from African country can I send and take footsteps for it or only south Africa. Thankyou💕 — Preceding unsigned comment added by MaiEgypt010 (talk • contribs) 20:17, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Africa 2021 started yesterday and will run to April. It includes all of Africa, so feel free to join. --rimshottalk 20:25, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Create an article

Hi, I can not add any article, how can i do it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ushakov Laziz (talk • contribs) 22:28, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Further reading versus citation links. Can you help?

Hi community,

I'm hoping someone might be able to help me...I'd like to improve a Wikipage I created by addressing the following message:

"This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (December 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)"

The links I've included at the bottom of the page are really just suggestions for further, related reading - rather than specific citations linked to content within the page.

I would like to keep the links because I think they're useful and offer some nice options for further reading, but at the same time I want my page to be as clean and tidy as possible, and without any correction / exception errors or messages (like the one above).

Can anyone help me? What would you recommend?

The page in question is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Edmonds

I'd be very grateful.

Thanks, very much.

Ben. Bedmonds2017 (talk) 15:29, 17 February 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bedmonds2017 (talk • contribs) 17:39, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

@Bedmonds2017: Hi, and welcome. How do you know the subject of that article? Please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 21:57, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi Jeff Jeff G.

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, I'm still a little unsure what the best (and polite) way is to communicate with community members - hopefully this is ok? As I'm sure you've guessed I'm a real novice when it comes to Wikipedia editing.. but I am learning! :-)

This is regarding my query about Reference sections versus Further Reading questions - in this case for the Peter Edmonds Wikipedia page.

Peter Edmonds is my late father but I also have my own separate interest in history, particularly around Royal and crime related stories - and I like to do solid research across the related subjects.

I guess what I'm looking to do is just to strip out any of the citation hyperlinks within the existing Reference section and just have a new, cleaner, more straight forward Further Reading section which just contains a list of links for people to visit, should they wish to learn about the history in more detail or a different context.

Is that something you might be able to help me with?

I just want the page to be nice and clean with no errors and no dead-end links.

Any assistance you can offer will be very much appreciated.

Thanks, Ben (Edmonds), UK. Bedmonds2017 (talk) 15:44, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

I answered at User talk:Jeff G.#Ben Edmonds.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:55, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

user rights of photographies

As a museum we have ordered the production of the photos and we have bought the rights of the photos of our art works. How can I upload those professionally made photos without asking for the permission at the photographer, as we do have this permission already? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt Domschatz Halberstadt (talk • contribs) 16:10, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

@Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt Domschatz Halberstadt: Hi, and welcome. Please have the copyright holders send permission for the artworks and photos directly via OTRS with a COM:L compliant license and COM:CONSENT verbiage confirming that they understand what they are agreeing to, with a carbon copy to you. If copyright was transferred, please send the copyright transfer paperwork as required by US law.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:32, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm wondering if there may be a misunderstanding here. If a photographer makes accurate reproductions of two-dimensional artwork, there is no new creative contribution for the photographer to copyright, so the photographer's permission does not even enter into the matter.@Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt Domschatz Halberstadt: Does that address what you are asking? Or are you asking about a different situation? - Jmabel ! talk 02:15, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Sorry, I did not feel justified in assuming that all artworks under discussion were subject to {{PD-Art}}, or that all copyright transfers were documented in writing.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 04:36, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: I'm not assuming anything, other than that the question was about "the permission at the photographer," nothing about the artist. - Jmabel ! talk 14:44, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Second deletion nomination of a file

Hi! A few days ago I nominated for deletion some files that had been deleted and then re-uploaded with the same title – one of them was this. I used the "Nominate for deletion" link in the left-hand navigation column. I've just noticed that what has happened is this. Is that the expected result? It seems counter-intuitive, given that the page carries in red the warning "Please do not make any edits to this archive". If it's OK then good; but if not, would some kind person tell me how to fix it? Thanks, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 15:24, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Yes, that's the expected result. You would do that if you saw the need for discussion. For previously deleted files, you can nominate them for speedy deletion, which will not open a new deletion discussion. The reason in this case would be G4 (Recreation of content previously deleted per community consensus). --rimshottalk 20:17, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Many thanks, Rimshot, I'll remember G4 for another time. Should I at this point make changes to the deletion pages for these three files, or let the deletion process run its natural course? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 11:14, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
As the previous discussion is still visible, it's obvious that this was recreation of deleted content, so there's nothing you need to do. --rimshottalk 15:18, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Replacing a DJVU over 100MB

Hello, I found out the version uploaded here File:The New Monthly Magazine - Volume 097.djvu was missing two pages. I added the two pages and uploaded it File:The New Monthly Magazine - Volume 097v2.djvu via UploadWizard but I would like to replace the original version and remove the second version to standardize on a complete version (I couldn't use the replace upload functionality because it is larger than 100 MB). MarkLSteadman (talk) 04:59, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@MarkLSteadman: Hi, and welcome. I replaced it for you using User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js (doc at User talk:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js). I suggest you apply {{G7}} to File:The New Monthly Magazine - Volume 097v2.djvu. Please use internal links.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 06:41, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

wiki loves folklore 2021

When can I hear back from this photo opportunity contest? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Allstyles (talk • contribs) 05:13, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@Allstyles: Hi, and welcome. Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2020 was held in February 2020, and the results were announced June 10, 2020. Similarly, Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2021 is being held this month, and the results may be announced in April, 2021, but the pandemic may delay them again. Please watch Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2021/Winners for details and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 06:19, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Как загрузить фотографии артистов

Здравствуйте! Я менеджер исполнителей, статьи про которых есть на Википедии. Подскажите, пожалуйста, как грамотно и без удалений загрузить их проф. фотографии и изображения в Commons и после в статьи? Как правильно оформить лицензию и все соглашения (самих артистов, фотографов и пр.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by OGpuppa (talk • contribs) 08:28, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

How to upload artist photos
Hello! I am a manager of performers, articles about which are on Wikipedia. Please tell me how to correctly and without deleting their prof. photos and images in Commons and after in articles? How to correctly draw up a license and all agreements (artists themselves, photographers, etc.)
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 09:02, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
@OGpuppa: Привет и добро пожаловать. Вы загружали изображения в формате PNG и JPG из других источников без явного разрешения. Следующее относится к каждому изображению. Владелец авторских прав должен лицензировать его на своем веб-сайте или в социальных сетях или отправить вам разрешение через OTRS/ru с копией. Кроме того, любое изображение png будет выглядеть нечетким при уменьшении или неровным при увеличении, поэтому вы также можете загрузить версии svg или jpg. Если вы не можете получить соответствующую лицензию, изображения могут быть загружены в английскую или русскую Википедию в соответствии с en:WP:F или ru:ВП:КДИ, потому что добросовестное использование здесь запрещено.
Hi, and welcome. You have been uploading png and jpg images from elsewhere without evident permission. The following applies to each image. The copyright holder needs to license it on their website or social media or send permission via OTRS with a carbon copy to you. Also, any png image will look fuzzy when scaled down or jaggy when scaled up, so you may want to upload svg or jpg versions, too. If you can't get a compliant license, the images may still be uploaded to English or Russian Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F or ru:ВП:КДИ because we don't allow Fair Use here.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 09:02, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Photo upload to article Fred Belloni

Hi Help desk

I have uploaded a png photo of Fred Belloni which I took myself, his grand-daughter, no copyrights.

Still waiting for the confirmation/verification email to <redacted>

Can you advise me what to do, please?

Thanks you.

Regards,

Renée — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bello239 (talk • contribs) 11:34, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Hello Renée. As far as I can see you have never uploaded any file at Wikimedia Commons or the English Wikipedia, nor has there ever been an article en:Fred Belloni at the English Wikipedia. So, which upload are you referring to? On a sidenote, I have blanked your email address above so you won't get a lot of spam mail. De728631 (talk) 14:07, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you so much for blanking out my email address. I am wrong as it is Wikimedia.nl I sent it to. My apologies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bello239 (talk • contribs) 23:21, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Myanmar

Myanmar — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dicksuper (talk • contribs) 13:05, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

What kind of help are you looking for? --E4024 (talk) 13:56, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

How old should I be to enter

I am a 12 year old kid and I really want to do this but I don't know how old you should be to enter — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chylg (talk • contribs) 13:48, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Depends. Maybe you should first talk to your parents about this. --E4024 (talk) 13:57, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Asking your parents is typically good advice on something like this. We do not have a specific minimum age for contributors, but it can be a little hard for someone your age to participate in what is basically a community of adults. Are you just wanting to upload pictures you take? If so, and if you at least initially stay away from taking pictures of other underage people until you have a good sense of what belongs here, and if you won't take it personally if some of your pictures are deleted, you'll probably do fine. If you want to come in to edit in other ways, you might wait a bit. We certainly have contributors here as young as you, and adults who have uploaded photos that they took that young (myself included. I took this picture in 1966 at the age of 11).
There is a joke that someone asked Mozart how old you should be to write a symphony, and he replied, "probably your early twenties." "But Herr Mozart, you wrote your First Symphony at seven." "Yes, but I didn't ask anyone." - Jmabel ! talk 15:11, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Upload old art (screenshot)

Hey folks, can I upload a screenshot I made from work "The Great Canterbury Psalter" (made around 14th century), which is in the digial archive of Bibliothèque nationale de France? --Moornebel (talk) 14:21, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@Moornebel: Hi, and welcome. Yes, but please compare it to the contents of Category:Saltiri anglo-catala first.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:57, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Mayoral portrait posted on his Facebook

Hi gang,

I'm writing a draft about my mayor on the English Wikipedia and had a question.

picture website article

This website used Vergano's portrait from his Facebook page and uploaded it onto their website. Would I be able to do the same with Commons? Thanks for your help

TheCartoonEditor (talk) 14:41, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@TheCartoonEditor: Hi, and welcome. Please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept that image, and have the copyright holder license it on their official website or social media or send the image and permission via OTRS with carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the image may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:52, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Hello, and thank you for your response. Commons:Licensing mentions nothing of social media photos. The mayor uploaded the picture onto his Facebook (as I said above) and the website simply took the picture and gave credit. Would this satisfy "have the copyright holder license it on their official website or social media"? Thanks. TheCartoonEditor (talk) 15:07, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
@TheCartoonEditor: Where is the free license for that photo? Who is the photographer? How may we verify that?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:14, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
(cross-posted) @TheCartoonEditor: We need a specific COM:L free license explicitly offered by the holder of the copyright, typically the photographer (or their heirs). It is unlikely that the mayor took his own picture. If it weren't for the pandemic, I would say that it is likely that the mayor would likely let you take his picture for Commons and Wikipedia. You might make the contact now and arrange to do that when people can see people. At the risk of being political: heck, if he's a Republican he might let you take it right now, but wear two masks if he won't wear one. - Jmabel ! talk 15:24, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Media is missing permission information

Hello! Recently, some of my files (File:SiTech logo.jpg, File:Suda logo.jpg, File:Techrules Logo.jpg, File:Qingyuan logo.jpg, File:Dial EV logo.jpg, File:Sinogold logo.jpg, File:ChangJiang logo.jpg, File:Lichi (car brand) logo.jpg, File:GreenWheel EV logo.jpg) have been marked as "Media is mission permission information". I am confused on why I need permission, because these files were my own work. Can somebody help me? Thanks! DestinationFearFan (talk) 17:07, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@DestinationFearFan: You created all those logos all by yourself? And you're willing to license them freely? That's incredible! Pinging @Krd as tagger.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:15, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jeff G. Thank you! Yes, I am willing to license them freely because they are just drawings. How should I go about fixing those files, so the notice goes away? DestinationFearFan (talk) 18:28, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

I assume this are reproductions of the original logos, as they are used in the articles about the related companies. For reproductions permission from the copyright holder of the logos is needed. If they are not reproductions but just drawings, they are unlikely usable and out of scope. Please advise if I'm mistaken. --Krd 18:32, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@Krd But nobody has the copyright holder. I created them, as I tagged it with "Own Work". DestinationFearFan (talk) 18:34, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@DestinationFearFan: Have you read COM:DW?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:40, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jeff G. Oh, ok. I have read the intro now. What if I didn't trace it, but just used a different image as a reference? Does that effect anything? DestinationFearFan (talk) 18:46, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@DestinationFearFan: No, we would still need a license from the original image designer or their company or heir.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:58, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jeff G. Alright. DestinationFearFan (talk) 19:04, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@DestinationFearFan: You should remove the OTRS pending templates you added to the images. Is it ok with you if these uploads are deleted now? Mo Billings (talk) 22:04, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@Mo Billings Fine, fine, you can delete those files. I guess is makes sense cause of COM:DW. I am signing of for the day, so I won't be able to answer any more questions until tomorrow. DestinationFearFan (talk) 22:06, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

First World War picture

Hi all!!!, I uploaded File:Edward-Brittain.jpg, who was killed in the First World War in 1918, hereby it is freely licensed in the US. But he was British, how to add the free copyright of the UK as it has also expired there? Thank you!. --CoryGlee (talk) 17:29, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@CoryGlee: Hi, and welcome. What can you tell us about the name and lifetime of the photographer and the dates and countries of photography and publication?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:11, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi Jeff G.. the author is unknown but the country is the UK as he was a British soldier of WW1 (1914-1918) --CoryGlee (talk) 18:30, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Probably wrong date on picture's EXIF information

I found this picture in Category:Beaches of Finland. The date on the EXIF information looks suspicious. There's no way it would look like that in January in Kuopio, given that the sea is usually frozen over in January in Helsinki, and Kuopio is several hundred kilometres even further north. Is there any way to find out the real date of the photograph? Or has the date been wrong in the camera in the first place? JIP (talk) 19:58, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Pinging @Vikelo as uploader.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 21:01, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Botijas de corcho y metal españolas

Tengo una Botija de corcho y metal que me regaló un familiar. Tiene unos dígitos escrito. ¿Tendrá algún valor histórico? Me podría alguno de ustedes, ayudar? Gracias de antemanos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asturias Boricua (talk • contribs) 20:24, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Spanish cork and metal jugs
I have a cork and metal jug that a relative gave me. It has a few digits written on it. Will it have any historical value? Could any of you help me? Thanks in advance.
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 21:07, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@Asturias Boricua: Depende de cuáles sean los dígitos. ¿Qué significan o a qué se refieren? DestinationFearFan (talk) 22:08, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

saved files disappeared

Dear Sirs, After a while we can't find saved pictures. They are our personal pictures were saved here for the school project needs - we need open sources link to picture as make mobile app on glide platform. How to make the visible and find our archive? thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlikChamp (talk • contribs) 20:31, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@AlikChamp: Hi. Did you really think that it was okay for you to dump ~87 photos here from elsewhere on the Internet without regard to copyright law or our policies and procedures? Did you further think that you would never hear from us about them, so it was ok to leave them here for months without checking your user talk page or enabling email notifications? Well, I am here to warn you that none of that was okay, and if you repeat any of it I will report you. Who is "we"? How many people have access to that account? Please see COM:L and COM:NETCOPYVIO, and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 20:59, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Really, if you need the pictures for school project needs, save them on your school's own computer, not on Commons. JIP (talk) 00:05, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

maximum image size on mobile

Is there a maximum image size that will load on mobile, if so, what is it, and if not, why would a large image fail to load? · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 07:47, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

@Pbsouthwood: Hi, and welcome. There shouldn't be. Unless you want to pixel peep, you shouldn't ask for an image wider than your screen, as mobile browsers can have very tight memory constraints   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:07, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
Jeff G., thanks, the application is maps which contain detail like text which can only be read when zoomed in quite a bit to get the resolution necessary for the map to be useful, which makes the png too large for many phones, though i11 and i12 seem to handle it fine, also other high end units with big memory, and on some browsers. Worked around by using a cleaned up svg. Cheers, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 08:45, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 08:49, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Is this obvious copyright violation?

Is it obvious copyvio when a copyright is stamped on the on the image like File:Danse Goran Tchad.jpg? I.e. would one normally slap this with a {{Copyvio}} tag? I don't see the image elsewhere on the internet. Thanks. Brycehughes (talk) 11:26, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

  • @Brycehughes: Why presume the copyright holder is not the uploader? I certainly retain copyright on all copyrightable photos I upload here, though I wouldn't watermark them.
  • @Barkaimy: did you take the photo or not? If so, could you possibly upload a non-watermarked version? The image doesn't seem to have much commercial value, so it shouldn't need a watermark to prevent theft. Also, what is your relation to Tchadinfos?
  • Brycehughes, in the future if you want to suss out the situation on a photo rather than nominate it for deletion, you could use email or the user's talk page to ask the sort of questions I just asked here. - Jmabel ! talk 15:01, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
@Brycehughes: Hi, and welcome. I would include a clue for comparison with the uploader's other uploads, like "'© Tchadinfos' watermark in lower right corner" as the required "reason" first parameter per {{Copyvio}}.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:05, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Nice one. I need to get better at reverse image searching! Many thanks for your help. Brycehughes (talk) 08:55, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
@Brycehughes: Thanks! I had to wade through 6 years of that Facebook account's photos to find that photo, with the above hint from Jmabel.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 20:05, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

I just discovered the hard way that en-wiki is way harsher than we are here on this. en:User_talk:Jmabel#Copyright_problem_on_Union_Free_School_District. -- Jmabel ! talk 16:51, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

I feel you. I just got warned that six words were too close to the source during an FA review. Brycehughes (talk) 18:03, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Galleries

Where can I find a list of galleries? -- Jim Evans (talk) 01:07, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jim Evans: You may find that here, but it's not pretty. See also COM:G.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 06:29, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Mireille Mathieu and Fairuz in Paris, 1975.jpg

Am I allowed to upload this picture to a wikipedia page that its relevant to? --Jamayyy840 (talk) 05:00, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jamayyy840: Hi, and welcome. No, sorry, you may not use it, as there is no evidence of a free license at the stated source.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 06:16, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

What I need to do to cancel the deletion?

I have made scan of the photo from family album with my grandfather and now it's marked by hater to deletion - Also I have the negatives of which this photo was made. What I need to change in description to cancel the deletion of the file? User:Dergalev 09:55, 18/02/21 (UTC)

1) By not calling the nominator a "hater". That is a personal attack and does only weaken your position. You claimed this image to be your own work from 2014. The depicted died in 1982, the image is likely even older. 2) The place for the discussion is not here, but here: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Blohin Leonid Gavrilovich.jpg. --Túrelio (talk) 10:54, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Problemas na publicação

Olá estou tentando inserir minha página (jornal eletronico News Rondônia) porem o sistema de vc´s está acusando que a imagem tem direitos autorais. Então, essa logo me pertence, inclusive está registrada no IMPI. Como faço pra registrar minha página? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fabiano da Silva Coutinho (talk • contribs) 14:38, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Não sei exatamente o que você quer dizer com "inserir" sua página, mas suspeito que OTRS/pt responderá à maioria de suas perguntas. [Usei o Google Translate para me ajudar a escrever isso, leio português, mas não escrevo direito.] - Jmabel ! talk 16:58, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Missing information on Amerel, Gujarat, India page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amreli)

The names of Dr. Hariprasad Bhatt and Sumitra Bhatt-well known personalities from Amreli, Gujarat, India are missing on the above mentioned Wikipedia page. They were my grandparents and can submit a published article talking about their contribution to Amreli. Please let me know how can I submit this article. Thank you.

Regards, Premal Bhatt — Preceding unsigned comment added by Happyme24 (talk • contribs) 16:31, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

  • — Preceding unsigned comment added by Happyme24 (talk • contribs) You'll need to take that up somewhere in Wikipedia (possibly the talk page of that article). You are asking your question on Wikimedia Commons, a different website though also under the umbrella of the Wikimedia Foundation. - Jmabel ! talk 17:00, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

edits to VT Halter Marine page

Hi -- I am the communications manager at Halter Marine. Our Wikipedia page has been neglected for eons, so I set out today to add content. I fully understand the rules that content must be neutral and citable. I believe that is what I did -- I added content and cited it back to press releases we have published with links to our website. I added photos that I took myself, so zero copyright issues. The images I added are all mine.

I do not understand why my content was flagged. Nothing was puffery, exaggerated or glowing. As Joe Friday said, "just the facts."

Can someone please work with me to get my content re-published? I received notices from Jeff G but for the life of me I cannot find where to reply to those notices.

Our company page needs new information on the page, and I want to do the right thing.

Many thanks, Liz Johnson

liz.johnson@vthm.com ElizVJohnson (talk) 19:33, 18 February 2021 (UTC)ElizVJohnson

@ElizVJohnson: Kindly review en:Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure and wmf:Terms of use#4. Refraining from Certain Activities. You may reply here, on my user talk page, or at m:srg#Global lock for EVJohnson0716.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:47, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

File:Erlangga Danny.jpg

Maaf, saya ingin menghapus foto saya di Wikipedia di berkas.Erlangga Danny.jpg. Bagaimana caranya? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erlangga Danny (talk • contribs) 22:28, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, I want to delete my photo on Wikipedia in the file.Erlangga Danny.jpg. How to?
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:43, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
@Erlangga Danny: Hai, selamat datang. Nama file itu tidak ada di sini sekarang atau di masa lalu. Untuk menghapus id:Berkas:Erlangga Danny.jpg, silakan ditanyakan di Wikipedia bahasa Indonesia.
Hi, and welcome. That filename does not exist here now or in the past. To delete id:Berkas:Erlangga Danny.jpg, please ask on Indonesian Wikipedia.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:43, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

License, possibly repetitive issue

File:Stapler Ferngesteuert 092014.jpg Moin. I'm not sufficiently aquainted with the terminology, so what I got is probably explained elsewhere, but I'm not sure I'd recognize it, even if I had it right in front of my eyes. So I'm asking for help here. I uploaded this, forgot the license and added it after a bot-message. Is that matter taken care of? And while I'm at it, from what I found it would seem there's countries where pictures taken in public can't be published just so on commons, so perhaps I should add that this was taken on a ferry terminal on a public road in Norway. Anny issues with that? Regards, --G-41614 (talk) 08:21, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Great, since I did not want to remove it myself without knowing for certain what I was doing. So then I thank you for that and do what in the de:wp is known as planting an alder. Regards, --G-41614 (talk) 07:48, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
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I got a picture is it fine?

I got a picture of La jolla coast of san diego from wikivoyage,could i upload it here.I mean it is kinda of educational since it's about a place and it does have a history.And it could attract tourists & young adventurers attention,so is it OKay or should i just forget about it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melinda Robins (talk • contribs) 00:24, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

This depends on the license of the image in question. Do you have a link? --rimshottalk 13:19, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Hochladen von Bildern

Ich habe gestern den Rechteinhaber von zwei Bildern bereits informiert und ihm die Vorlage der Lizenzerklärung per E-Mail zugeschickt („Creative Commons Namensnennung-Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0“). Heute habe versucht, die Dateien hochzuladen, die aber nicht angenommen wurden. Die Rückmail vom Rechteinhaber ist vermutlich noch nicht bei Ihnen (permissions-commons@wikimedia.org) angekommen. Was habe ich beim Hochladen übersehen oder falsch gemacht? Ich danke für Eure Bemühungen. --JoHaupt (talk) 07:46, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Das sind zwei verschiedene Dinge. Das eine ist die Lizenzmail: die wird verarbeitet werden, das kann aber eine Weile dauern (im Augenblick etwa 18 Tage, wobei nicht-englischsprachige Mails typischerweise noch etwas länger brauchen). Von dieser Mail weiß der Server nichts (wie auch?), dadurch wird also auch kein Upload verhindert. Das andere ist der Upload-Filter, siehe [9]. Bei kleinen Bildern, die von neuen Nutzern hochgeladen werden, wird davon ausgegangen, dass diese wahrscheinlich rechtlich problematisch sind. Das rührt von der Erfahrung her, dass solche Bilder oft einfach aus dem Internet stammen (ohne die nötigen Rechte).
Was war eigentlich der Inhalt des Bildes? Die ottomanische Bibel selbst ist urheberrechtlich nicht mehr geschützt. Bei der Transkription weiß ich nicht, ob es genug Freiheitsgrade gibt, dass diese als eigenes Werk zählen kann. Außerdem ist das ja einfach Text und wäre als durchsuchbarer Wikitext besser aufgehoben als ein Bild. --rimshottalk 09:36, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Erst einmal vielen Dank für die sehr schnelle Antwort. Die eine Datei ist ein Screenshot (von mir) der Originalhandschrift (1666) von Ali Bey. Die zweite ist ein Screenshot (von mir) von der Transkription des Textes der ersten Datei. Beide Bildschirmphotos stammen von: https://www.osmanlicakelam.net/en/texts. Mein Schreibpartner dort meinte, dass keine Einwilligung seinerseits erforderlich sei. Trotzdem habe ich den Text der CreativeCommons 4.0 - Lizens ins Türkische übersetzt und ihm zugeschickt. Das war vorgestern. Die Transkription könnte ich natürlich als Text im Artikel eingeben. Was rätst Du mir nun? Nochmals danke für Deine Mühe. --JoHaupt (talk) 10:43, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Scans aus der Originalhandschrift kann man auf jeden Fall hochladen. Urheber ist dann der Übersetzer, z.B. Ali Bey, bzw. Wojciech Bobowski. Als Datum kann man das Jahr der Übersetzung nehmen, z.B. 1665. Die Lizenz wäre dann so etwas wie {{PD-old-100-expired}}, da das Urheberrecht längst abgelaufen ist. Mit Rechtsklick und "Bild in neuem Tab öffnen" kommt man übrigens auch an die Seitenansichten, z.B. [10]. Hochladen sollte eigentlich gehen, soweit ich weiß, ist das mit der Größe nur eine Warnung.
Was die Transkription angeht: offenbar gibt es da keine komplett mechanische Übertragung, d.h. man muss zumindest Ermessensentscheidungen treffen, was wie transkribiert werden soll. Es ist also eventuell urheberrechtlich schützenswert. Wie man so etwas als Wikitext mitsamt Lizenz einbindet, wüsste ich tatsächlich nicht. Geht es nur um einen kleinen Textausschnitt, greift das Zitatrecht, dann könnte man z.B. das Bild in einem Artikel einbinden und die Transkription in die Beschreibung einfügen, mit Verweis auf die Quelle. Bezieht sich die Freigabe in der E-Mail auf einen bestimmten Ausschnitt? Dann ist es wohl wirklich am einfachsten, den Text als Bild hochzuladen, dann kann man wenigstens die nötigen Lizenzangaben machen und auf das Freigabe-Ticket verweisen. Vielleicht hat da aber noch jemand ein bessere Idee. --rimshottalk 13:13, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Vielen Dank für die Informationen. Ich werde versuchen, das Bild mit der Originalhandschrift von 1666 noch einmal hochzuladen. Um Schwierigkeiten beim Hochladen des zweiten Bildes aus dem Weg zu gehen, werde ich die dazugehörige Transkription (nur 2-3 Sätze) selbst mit Verweis auf die Webseite, auf der die Transkription erscheint, in den Text schreiben. --JoHaupt (talk) 16:24, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

MP3 BBC Radio Norfolk Broadcast

Hello.

I have been given permission by the Executive Producer, BBC Radio Norfolk, to upload and present a 1996 programme on an on-line media platform of my choosing. Unfortunately they themselves cannot access the original recording from their archives but I have a reasonable digital copy.

Looking at the upload options I am not sure that Wikipedia will accommodate this on the page I am constructing.

I would be grateful if you could let me know how I can make this happen.

Kindest regards.

Tom Elliston — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leon Silt (talk • contribs) 10:47, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

@Leon Silt: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/192 by trying to upload an mp3 file with insufficient rights. Too many people try to upload audio files that are still copyrighted by the authors, performers, etc. without proper licenses from those people. Please feel free to request Autopatrol group membership at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits), having that should allow you to upload mp3 files. Until then, you may reencode the audio into Vorbis or Opus and upload it as an .ogg or .oga file (or use any other format accepted per COM:FT#Sound). Then, please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept as-is without permission, and have that Executive Producer post Commons:Licensing compliant permission for such work on their website or social media presence or send the file and permission via OTRS with a carbon copy to you. Also, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:13, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
@Leon Silt: What Jeff G. wrote is correct, but may make this sound more daunting than it is. There are several separate issues (apart from the fact that you should sign your posts by ending them with "~~~~"):
  1. You'll need to upload to Commons directly, not cross-wiki
  2. We need this in a "free" format, so you will need to convert to a format accepted per COM:FT#Sound.
  3. We need licensing to be explicit. The simplest thing would be if someone at BBC Radio Norfolk has access to their website and can post a statement, probably on an otherwise unused page, identifying what work they are licensing (programme, date), saying exactly what license they are offering (I suggest CC-BY-SA 4.0), and to whom the work should be attributed (presumably BBC Radio Norfolk). Then they can let you know the URL for that, and in the Permission field of the Information template you can write that URL. (If you upload with the "Wizard" I don' think it guides you through that, but you can edit the file page accordingly immediately after you upload.)
Let me know if you need to be further walked through this. - Jmabel ! talk 15:52, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Porn videos

Why aren't porn videos playing?? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 41.113.128.87 (talk) 14:46, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Assuming that really is a question about using Commons, you are going to have to be much more specific about what you are trying to do and what is going wrong. That's almost like, "Why doesn't my computer do what I'd like it to?" - Jmabel ! talk 15:55, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

Hi! I've noticed the UN uploaded these photos to Drive, and I was wondering if we could have them uploaded to Wikipedia. Could someone help me to find out their CC license? Thank you --88.0.143.77 15:01, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Why do you think there is any CC license? The default is to reserve all rights, and that's what we have to assume in the absence of a specific statement to the contrary. - Jmabel ! talk 15:56, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Мастер загрузки

Извините,а почему файлы больше не загружаются?Я что,превысил максимум‽Хотя,это вряд ли.Ведь я загрузил всего лишь 2 файла! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Такси 057 (talk • contribs) 17:01, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

  • @Такси 057: We're going to need much more context than that about what you tried to do and what went wrong. You haven't even said what type of file you are trying to upload, how big, or what tool you are using (Special:UploadWizard? Something else?), nor have you described the behavior other than that you believe it failed. There is basically no quota on uploading files, so that is not the problem. - Jmabel ! talk 02:13, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Не надо, получилось ✍🏿 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Такси 057 (talk • contribs) 09:03, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

utilisation de photo sur gabriel matzneff

bonjour ma photo vient d'etre utiliser sur https://actualitte.com/article/98935/auteurs/vanessa-m-a-assassine-point-barre-ce-que-raconte-l-ultime-livre-de-gabriel- la photo est coupé comment faire pour changer la licence et mettre une licence qui n'autorise pas de transformer ou couper cette photo merçi de m'aider florence kirastinnicos auteur de la photo Le ven. 19 févr. 2021 à 17:08, Clément Solym <clements@actualitte.com> a écrit : Bonjour madame

Cette photo a été placée en licence CC BY SA 4.0 Ce qui signifie qu’il n’y a aucune limitation concernant les modifications apportées, et que celui qui la réutilise a pour obligation de citer son auteur et de la partager dans les mêmes conditions.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Matzneff#/media/Fichier:Gabriel_Matzneff_1983_photographie_de_Florence_Kirastinnicos.jpg

Nous avons respecté toutes les consignes de la licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/--2001:861:3F43:8C90:C1D:4DBE:2625:821D 16:34, 19 February 2021 (UTC)--2001:861:3F43:8C90:C1D:4DBE:2625:821D 16:34, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

https://www.anthedesign.fr/autour-du-web/tout-savoir-sur-les-licences-creative-commons/

« Le titulaire des droits autorise toute utilisation de l’oeuvre originale y compris à des fins commerciales ainsi que la création d’œuvres dérivées, à condition qu’elles soient distribuées sous une licence identique à celle qui régit l’oeuvre originale. »

Si vous décidez de modifier les conditions de licence, nous effectuerons bien entendu les modifications en lien avec les restrictions alors mises en place.

Mais pour l’heure, le cliché peut bien être modifié, transformé etc. sans que cela ne soit contrevenant au droit moral, eu égard aux conditions de partage.

J’espère que ces explications éclaircissent l’usage qui en a été fait. En revanche, la longueur de l’article n’a absolument rien à voir avec le découpage effectué : nous préférons toujours les illustrations en format paysage.

Bien à vous Clément Solym

Journaliste ActuaLitté 41 rue Buffon 75005 Paris Rédaction : 01.71.97.38.96

Le 19 févr. 2021 à 16:41, Florence kirastinnicos <florencekirastinnicos@gmail.com> a écrit :

https://actualitte.com/article/98935/auteurs/vanessa-m-a-assassine-point-barre-ce-que-raconte-l-ultime-livre-de-gabriel-matzneff cette photo est libre de droit pas mal non donc merçi de respecter son format qui en fait la beauté et l'argument tient pas c'est tjs possible de faire un article plus court.. merçi donc de la mettre au format cordialement florence kirastinnicos

changer ma licence sur la photo de gabriel matzneff avoir la licence ou ne peut couper la photo

utilisation de photo sur gabriel matzneff bonjour ma photo vient d'etre utiliser sur https://actualitte.com/article/98935/auteurs/vanessa-m-a-assassine-point-barre-ce-que-raconte-l-ultime-livre-de-gabriel- la photo est coupé comment faire pour changer la licence et mettre une licence qui n'autorise pas de transformer ou couper cette photo merçi de m'aider florence kirastinnicos auteur de la photo Le ven. 19 févr. 2021 à 17:08, Clément Solym <clements@actualitte.com> a écrit : Bonjour madame

Cette photo a été placée en licence CC BY SA 4.0 Ce qui signifie qu’il n’y a aucune limitation concernant les modifications apportées, et que celui qui la réutilise a pour obligation de citer son auteur et de la partager dans les mêmes conditions.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Matzneff#/media/Fichier:Gabriel_Matzneff_1983_photographie_de_Florence_Kirastinnicos.jpg

Nous avons respecté toutes les consignes de la licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/--2001:861:3F43:8C90:C1D:4DBE:2625:821D 16:34, 19 February 2021 (UTC)--2001:861:3F43:8C90:C1D:4DBE:2625:821D 16:34, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

https://www.anthedesign.fr/autour-du-web/tout-savoir-sur-les-licences-creative-commons/

« Le titulaire des droits autorise toute utilisation de l’oeuvre originale y compris à des fins commerciales ainsi que la création d’œuvres dérivées, à condition qu’elles soient distribuées sous une licence identique à celle qui régit l’oeuvre originale. »

Si vous décidez de modifier les conditions de licence, nous effectuerons bien entendu les modifications en lien avec les restrictions alors mises en place.

Mais pour l’heure, le cliché peut bien être modifié, transformé etc. sans que cela ne soit contrevenant au droit moral, eu égard aux conditions de partage.

J’espère que ces explications éclaircissent l’usage qui en a été fait. En revanche, la longueur de l’article n’a absolument rien à voir avec le découpage effectué : nous préférons toujours les illustrations en format paysage.

Bien à vous Clément Solym

Journaliste ActuaLitté 41 rue Buffon 75005 Paris Rédaction : 01.71.97.38.96

Le 19 févr. 2021 à 16:41, Florence kirastinnicos <florencekirastinnicos@gmail.com> a écrit :

https://actualitte.com/article/98935/auteurs/vanessa-m-a-assassine-point-barre-ce-que-raconte-l-ultime-livre-de-gabriel-matzneff cette photo est libre de droit pas mal non donc merçi de respecter son format qui en fait la beauté et l'argument tient pas c'est tjs possible de faire un article plus court.. merçi donc de la mettre au format cordialement florence kirastinnicos

Category: Commons help--Florencekirastinnicos (talk) 16:36, 19 February 2021 (UTC)--Florencekirastinnicos (talk) 16:36, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

@Florencekirastinnicos: -> Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard#je suis la photographe de la photo sur matzneff je voudrai qu'on mette une licence qui ne permet pas de couper le format de la photo comment faire?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 03:21, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Uploading photos

How can I upload my photographs — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arman Hossen Abir (talk • contribs) 23:58, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Файлы большого размера

Кто-нибудь может починить сервер? Файлы большого размера около 1 Гб и больше не загружаются. После загрузки надпись «Сервер не ответил за ожидаемое время». Wlbw68 (talk) 14:37, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

They are asking why they can no longer upload files over 1GB and asking for the server to be "fixed." - Jmabel ! talk 15:59, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Jmabel No, I'm talking about the server failing when the file is large. You can see for yourself. For example, files 1 and 2 cannot be loaded.Wlbw68 (talk) 16:41, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
@Wlbw68: I don't see the distinction from what I wrote, but since you apparently read and write English, and chose to put this on an English-language help page rather than at Commons:Форум, perhaps you could just state your question clearly in English. - Jmabel ! talk 17:03, 19 February 2021 (UTC).
Jmabel. How do I upload a large file? Please, help. The server crashes every time; it is defective.Wlbw68 (talk) 17:11, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
@Wlbw68: So far you haven't even said what tool you are using (e.g. Special:UploadWizard, Commonist, whatever), or what is the evidence of a server crash, whether smaller files succeed, or really much of anything. Please, don't specifically address it to me (I don't have any special expertise here), just start from zero and describe, in English, what is happening, so that someone has a fair chance to work out what is going wrong. - Jmabel ! talk 02:08, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Also: have you tried User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js? - Jmabel ! talk 02:09, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I tried to load a file five times using the (e.g. Special:UploadWizard, Commonist, whatever) tool, my more experienced colleague Vladis13 tried to do the same 10 times using the (User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js) (e.g. Special:UploadWizard, Commonist, whatever) tools. Here is our discussion with him in Russian. Large files, more than 1 GB, cannot be downloaded in any way at present.Wlbw68 (talk) 09:54, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
@Wlbw68: Special:UploadWizard and Commonist are two completely distinct tools. The latter is not even browser-based.
If chunked uploads aren't working, the I really have no idea what will. My Russian is pretty weak, literally not among my half dozen best languages, so I can't read that interchange. It would be good for someone to know exactly what the failure symptoms were in using chunked uploads. Rillke, this might interest you as well.
I doubt I can help here. Can someone more from the tech side of this step up? - Jmabel ! talk 15:49, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
You, Jmabel, or your colleague, Rillke, can try to upload any large file. For example this one (Download link − «Московская Библия 1663 г. скачать бесплатно с сервера (free download)») and then you will understand what is happening.Wlbw68 (talk) 19:04, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
@Wlbw68: There is no way to know whether someone else can replicate your experience. Clearly, this is not failing for everybody. Again, it would be useful for you to describe what you observe when this fails. - Jmabel ! talk 00:34, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
After loading, the message "The server did not respond within the expected time". It's the same every time. Wlbw68 (talk) 00:38, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
@Wlbw68: Have you reviewed User talk:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js#Troubleshooting?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:50, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Correct user name

How do I change my user name? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShanRamFlo (talk • contribs) 01:56, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Diagrams

How to modify Diagrams without changing the Author, Filename or Licence? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bergdohle (talk • contribs) 10:45, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

  • @Bergdohle: Usually, modifying a diagram affects author and may affect license. Typically a derivative version with a different filename is a better idea.
  • If the change is so trivial that that does not apply, just upload a new version of the file in question. There should be a link to do that low down on the file page. - Jmabel ! talk 12:03, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks. --Bergdohle (talk) 00:16, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

This media file has been nominated for deletion: Because it is Blurry

I uploaded an image () which is now marked "This media file has been nominated for deletion: Reason for the nomination: Because it is Blurry". It is not superb quality (it is based on a video frame), but I think it is OK for the purpose. What I am supposed to do? MikeRun (talk) 17:50, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

You should write a statement at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Maya-NR-Simulation-with-Waveform-frame788-overlay.png as to why you think the image should be kept. That is where the deletion discussion takes place, and after due time an administrator will consider all arguments presented on that page and either keep or delete the file. De728631 (talk) 17:58, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you! I will do this. MikeRun (talk) 21:10, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

I want to delete my Photo

This is the Image Port-Harcourt_City.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anemikaye Goodluck (talk • contribs) 00:01, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

@Anemikaye Goodluck: Hi, and welcome. I tagged it for you. Please and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 00:10, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

I want to delete image

I don't know how to sign because I am not used to the platform. Please Jeff! Just delete the photo Port-Harcourt_City.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anemikaye Goodluck (talk • contribs) 00:20, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

@Anemikaye Goodluck: It will be deleted soon enough. Please edit related sections rather than new ones, stop prepending spaces, and see COM:SIGN   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 00:25, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

The photo is still there Jeff! Port-Harcourt City An amazıng photo captured ın a conference. 662 × 1003px·JPG CC BY-SA 4.0 Artist: Anemikaye Goodluck Own work Uploaded by Anemikaye Goodluck Uploaded: 8 hours ago Created: 2020-07-26 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anemikaye Goodluck (talk • contribs) 07:46, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Uploading old photos taken by my late father - not my own work, but I now own the copyright

I have recently scanned in a number of 35mm transparency photographs taken in the 1950s, before I was born. The photos were taken by my father, who died in the 1980s. As both my parents have passed away, I am the sole owner of these slides, and as I have inherited them, I assume that I own the copyright. However, it's not my own work (it's my father's), and I cannot get written permission from him, obviously. Since I own the copyright to them, in the Upload Wizard in the section of why I have the right to publish these, I can only find "Another reason not mentioned above", but I have to insert a copyright tag. Which one is appropriate, please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 19:00, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

  • @LeicesterChris: If you inherited the residuum of the estate, and there was no explicit provision about intellectual property rights, then you presumably inherited those.
  • The Wizard may or may not be able to help, but you can edit the license after uploading. You don't say what license you want to give, but you'll want something like {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}. - Jmabel ! talk 00:39, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Thank you! I've found this post again (I couldn't work out how to use the help desk to see what I'd posted earlier) - and yes, I want to make a few photos available as CC BY-SA 4.0. I definitely own the rights as I'm the only surviving heir, but I can't claim it's my own work. Do I just type "{{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}} into the Upload Wizard? And is there anywhere where I can find out about these tags? Thanks in advance! Chris. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 13:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
    • For starters: that {{tl...}} is just a way of producing the link to the template while showing the syntax for using it. So the template is [[Template:Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs]] and you use it by having wikitext {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}.
    • I don't think you can do this through the Wizard as such. I think you have to tell it you are using Cc-by-sa-4.0, then edit the license template name on file page.
    • If you want to know more you might start with Commons:Transfer of copyright. - Jmabel ! talk 02:08, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Request Lock files File:Senior General Min Aung Hlaing 2017 (cropped).jpg

This File:Senior General Min Aung Hlaing 2017 (cropped).jpg file has been found by User Athit11, Invokingvajras, Minn Thurein Lwin, to include a series of vandalism terms. This file is required for prevent vandalism thank you very much.--咽頭べさ (talk) 03:49, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

  • @咽頭べさ: I presume that by "lock" you mean some sort of protection. It would help a lot if you would identify which past edits constituted vandalism. We'd need to look at the pattern of those to know whether file protection is the correct solution. - Jmabel ! talk 12:01, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello@Jmabel: Yes, that file I want to close edit to prevent, In the correction, they wrote ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး စောက်အာဏာရူးandအဂၠဴ, their fixes are very absurd.
  • ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး စောက်အာဏာရူးTranslate=(Senior General fuck is Insane dictator)
  • အဂၠဴTranslate=(Cow fuck)

Their edits are very absurd, they are not appropriate Wikipedia regulations. For preventing this problem, I would like to lock this file for preventing this problem thank you very much.--咽頭べさ (talk) 14:56, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

  1. I don't see anyone in the history there who has been blocked. Has any of this been reported at COM:AN/V, which is the place to report vandalism? It doesn't look like there has been a vandlistic edit there in weeks, so protection seems unlikely. - Jmabel ! talk 02:13, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Mug Shot of Criminal

Can I add a clear photo I took of a mug shot of a convicted killer to the page on the murder? I looked but couldn't find the answer. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JayElk33 (talk • contribs) 19:36, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

@JayElk33: Hi, and welcome. No, sorry, we need permission from the mug shot photographer. Please see COM:DW and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 20:57, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
@JayElk33 and Jeff G.: This may depend on what country, how old the mug shot is, etc. - Jmabel ! talk 02:17, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Untitled

Как добавить снимок в категорию? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmkoy (talk • contribs) 14:45, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Смотрите Commons:Categories/ru. Ruslik (talk) 19:43, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Help -

The License process is so confusing.

I was given access to some negatives by the copyright holder. I then digitized and inverted the images (making them a derivative work). Finally, the copyright holder (the heir to the copyright) gave me permission to post to Wikipedia as a share w/attribution (Photo by Ethel Wight Studio, Portland, ME). How do I make it right on copyright? \ Ref: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=57229592%40N03&view_all=1&text=Consoli — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dontaylor50 (talk • contribs) 09:59, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Wikimedia Commons only accepts licences that allow commercial reuse, but the photos at Flickr have a non-commercial restriction. The easiest way would be if DonTaylor50 at Flickr could change the licences to Creative Commons by Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 without the non-commercial bit. Alternatively he may send a permission by email as explained at COM:OTRS. Otherwise I'm afraid we can't accept those images. De728631 (talk) 17:49, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Why am I expired to make a page? I used my own photo for a band

Why am I expired to make a page? I used my own photo for a band — Preceding unsigned comment added by SPELLBOVND (talk • contribs) 10:31, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Please note that the copyright for a photograph is usually held by the original photographer and not by the person(s) depicted. So unless you took the photo yourself, we cannot keep it without an explicit permission from the copyright holder. That aside, the photo is unlikely to be used since your account was bloked at the English Wikipedia for being too promotional. So it would not fit into the project scope of Wikimedia Commons either. De728631 (talk) 17:41, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Uploading

How can upload my picture — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chukwuma princeo (talk • contribs) 10:33, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

The recommended way is to use the Upload Wizard that will guide you through the process. De728631 (talk) 17:43, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Unable to upload photo

Hello! I'm writing article about Russian political party and I want to upload it's flag, but it 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.

The content must be freely licensed. Do not copy files illegally (in violation of copyright) from other websites.

If you believe that the file meets our licensing standards: Upload the file again or click "Retry failed uploads"/"Submit modified file description"."

Can you help me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 0442A403 (talk • contribs) 11:24, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Can you please provide a link to a website where the original flag can be seen? So we can determine whether it is copyrightable and non-free or just a very simple design that could be uploaded here. De728631 (talk) 17:35, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Tasya Rosmala.jpg

Please undo a quick delete, I honestly upload a photo that is not my work, but I have included the source to complete the article.


--Thefirefox12537 (talk) 12:02, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

 Not done Attributing the source is insufficient. The image is copyrighted and non-free and may not be used without explicit permission from the copyright holder. De728631 (talk) 17:18, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Foto Tasya Rosmala dulu.jpg

Please undo a quick delete, I honestly upload a photo that is not my work, but I have included the source to complete the article.


--Thefirefox12537 (talk) 12:06, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

 Not done Attributing the source is insufficient. The image is copyrighted and non-free and may not be used without explicit permission from the copyright holder. De728631 (talk) 17:33, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Penghargaan pertama Tasya Rosmala.webp

Please undo a quick delete, I honestly upload a photo that is not my work, but I have included the source to complete the article.


--Thefirefox12537 (talk) 12:07, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

 Not done. Wikimedia Commons only accepts freely licensed images. Attributing the source of an image does not grant you permission to use it. More info is available at COM:L. Victor Schmidt (talk) 12:35, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

міжнародний фотоконкурс «Вікі любить фольклор 2021».

Як і де завантажити свою роботу та прийняти участь??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olia Melnyk97 (talk • contribs) 14:25, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Hello, please see Commons:First steps. De728631 (talk) 17:16, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Cheman Shaik.png

Hello,

I uploaded one image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cheman_Shaik.png#filelinks

below is the warning message along with suggestions.

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 (23 February 2021). Please note that Commons does not accept files claimed under fair use. It is suggested to read the intro of Commons' licensing policy, about essential information and (in many cases) about Internet images. If you need help ask at the Commons:Help desk.

Help me fix it? --Wisdomwiki 40 (talk) 15:38, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Unfortunately this file had to be deleted because there is no free licence in the paper you presented as a source. Photographs like this are automatically copyrighted and non-free, so they may not be used elsewhere without an explicit permission from the copyright holder. De728631 (talk) 17:15, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Movie poster deletion

Hi, I wrote a wiki page about a movie and wanted to add a poster to the movie. However, the poster file File:RobinsonAndCrusoePoster.png has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Why is that if I see a lot of movie posters on Wikipedia, eg here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beginners#/media/File:Beginners_Poster.jpg Or, how can I go about showing the movie poster? I want to show it for this movie https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_%26_Crusoe_(film) Thanks, HuhuLesny — Preceding unsigned comment added by HuhuLesny (talk • contribs) 17:17, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Hello, please sign your posts by typing four tilde characters like this: ~~~~. Unlike the English Wikipedia where you found the poster, Commons does not accept fair use of non-free images. We only accept movie posters and the like where the copyright term has expired or where there is a free licence at the source page. As it seems, the Slovak Wikipedia does not permit fair use either, so I'm afraid you can't use that image for your new article. De728631 (talk) 17:32, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Pics from Two different countries

I'm based in Zanzibar at the moment but tavel frequently to Sudan. can I upload pictures from both countries? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arwa M Othman (talk • contribs) 20:24, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

As long as you take photographs of non-copyrightable things (landscape, plants, animals, food, ...), you are the only copyright holder and can choose a license. For copyrightable things (art, architecture, ...), you need to be sure that they are old enough to be out of copyright, as neither country has freedom of panorama. In Zanzibar, there is an exception for public "folklore", of which photos may be taken and published. See Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Tanzania and Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Sudan for details. Feel free to ask about a particular photo, if you are unsure. --rimshottalk 21:06, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Aide avec Wikimedia OTRS libérer générateur étape 1Autorisation Droits d'auteursMireille Théobald (talk) 09:36, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Je soussignée, Mireille Théobald, épouse Darmois Jean, déclare sur l'honneur être la dépositaire exclusive des droits d'auteur sur les publications de mon père Nicolas Théobald, décédé le 10 Mai 1981 et donner mon autorisation pour publier sous licence CCBY-SA4.O> les documents suivants: [[File: Terrasses alluviales Fig.1 et2, T. emboîtées Fig.3, T. étagées. [[File: N. THEOBALD, Fig.4 Fac-similé Pl II Thèse 1937. [[File: N.THEOBALD, Fig.5 Aquisextana Irenaei. Mireille Darmois-Théobald--Mireille Théobald (talk) 09:36, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Help with Wikimedia OTRS release generator step 1 Authorization Copyrights Mireille Théobald ( talk < / span>) 09:36, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

I, the undersigned, Mireille Théobald, wife of Darmois Jean, declare on my honor to be the exclusive depositary of the copyright on the publications of my father Nicolas Théobald, who died on May 10, 1981 and to give my authorization to publish under the CCBY-SA4 license. O> the following documents:

Mireille Darmois-Théobald
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:02, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
@Mireille Théobald: Salut et bienvenue. Veuillez envoyer cette autorisation via OTRS/fr et signer vos messages une seule fois.
Hi, and welcome. Please send that permission via OTRS and sign your posts exactly once.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:02, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Kaldırılan maddeler

merhaba ben önceden kaldırılan maddelerime ulaşıp en azından kopyalarını almak istiyorum. Kaldıran kişilere mesaj attım ama aktif değilller yardımcı olabilir misinizAiwass1 (talk) 14:25, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Removed substances
hello I want to access my previously removed items and get copies at least. Texted people who lifted but they are not active. Can you help me?
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:05, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

deleted items

hello I want to access my previously removed items and get copies at least. I texted the people who lifted but they are not active. Can you help me? Aiwass1 (talk) 14:26, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

You have one deleted image, which can be found all over the Internet, e.g. here. --rimshottalk 16:11, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
@Aiwass1: Your deleted File:Kitapyakmaolayalarınınolduğugecealmanpropagandabakanıjosephgoebbelskonuşmayaparken.jpg.jpg was deleted by Gbawden, whose user talk page you have not written on.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:07, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright Owner Approval - Now What?

I had the copyright owner of a picture I want to upload send in his consent for it to be used. I now want to upload the picture to be shown in the principle picture of a page. What is the next step? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jack Shocklee (talk • contribs) 20:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

@Jack Shocklee: Hi, and welcome. Please wait. Next time, please have the copyright owner carbon copy you on the email message to permissions-commons via OTRS and encourage everyone to reply all to keep all in the loop.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:11, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Velorio del expresidente Carlos Saúl Menem.jpg

Hi! I uploaded a capture of a YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKcO5zP7OAQ&t=11726s&ab_channel=SenadoArgentina) about the wake of former Argentine President Carlos Saúl Menem. I'm not sure if I can upload these types of images, so I would like you to be able to remove this question. The YouTube channel from which I took the screenshot is the following: (https://www.youtube.com/c/SenadoTVArgentina/featured). Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience. --Máxsipoz (talk) 20:51, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

The video is copyrighted and non-free, so you may not upload any screenshots. YouTube videos can only be used for Commons when there is a Creative Commons licence in the video description. De728631 (talk) 17:37, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

I have an image that I’d like to add to Slim Aaron bio

It’s a shame a photographer of his classic imagery merit does not have a photograph of the man with his bio.

I put together an image that I found of him, a self portrait with him on a chair in Athens around 1960, and I found another picture of him in later life at a gallery opening of his images holding his book. I put the two images together and would love to see it on his Wikipedia page.

How can we go about that?

Can I send you the image and you can put it up? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lagunakayaker (talk • contribs) 20:54, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Images from the 1960s are most likely still copyrighted and cannot be used without permission from the copyright holder. De728631 (talk) 17:35, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Photo challenge entry

I am attempting to enter photos for February's challenge on bridges. I can find where to enter the file name and description, but I fail to transfer the photo. When looking at Preview, I see my entry and an empty frame, not a photo. I've dragged the photo everywhere I can think of and tried to copy and paste, all to no avail. What am I missing in the instructions for transferring the photo?

ChuckN13 — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChuckN13 (talk • contribs) 01:48, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

  • @ChuckN13: It's not clear what you mean by "transferring" the photo. "Uploading"? Something else? Are you on a PC, a phone, or what?
  • If you mean uploading and you mean a PC, then probably the simplest tool is Special:UploadWizard, but I'm not aware of that having a "preview" at all; if it does, I wouldn't expect to see the photo in a preview before it is uploaded, just continue.
  • I can't think of anywhere where dragging or copy-paste would be involved, though, so maybe I don't understand what you are trying to do. - Jmabel ! talk 09:38, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi Jmabel, I am working on a Mac. The three files are jpg, exported from Lightroom and range from 4 - 22 meg.

Using "Participate" and "Upload File" I in fact dragged one file to test the upload. Then I copied and pasted a link for it to the photo contest. When looking at Preview, all appeared well, I could see the photo and its file name and comment were present upon hovering. So, I uploaded three more files by again dragging from my MacOS directory. All four files can be seen at ChuckN13.

The test file (cloud-shrouded Golden Gate Bridge) is no longer visible. The one line text entry in the contest is also gone. I am confused. Any help is appreciated.

Chuck — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChuckN13 (talk • contribs) 16:08, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Size should be fine.
  • I assume "Participate" and "Upload File" are buttons or links on some page. URL or wiki link, please.
  • "copied and pasted a link for it to the photo contest": Would that be this edit (it's a lot simpler if we discuss specific diffs, you can find all of yours at Special:Contributions/ChuckN13). Looks to me like that succeeded, though, so I'm not sure what's the problem. Maybe a caching issue on your end, so you saw the old version of the page? - Jmabel ! talk 18:44, 24 February 2021 (UTC)


Entering the photo contest: Bridges

I loaded a photo and found how to enter it into the contest. It was visible with hover file name and caption. I loaded three more photos but when I went to the contest entry, my photo was gone from both the gallery and the entry line containing file name and comment.

What can be my problem? Is there a limit on file size that is retroactively imposed?

Thank you for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChuckN13 (talk • contribs) 15:39, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

@ChuckN13: All 4 of your uploads are listed at Special:ListFiles/ChuckN13. I don't see any edits by you at Commons:Photo challenge#February 2021 – Bridges or subsection Commons:Photo challenge#Entries yet. Please follow all the rules there, sign your posts, and use existing sections for followup.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:43, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Jmabel and Greg, I began again and moved slowly - and found the problem. I cannot read. I missed the "go back to edit [from preview], you are not yet published."

Thank you for your efforts to help. Chuck — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChuckN13 (talk • contribs) 19:10, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Difficulty uploading

I've tried several times to upload an image without success. The image is quite large: 12,500 px × 12,500 px. It was originally 80 MB. That didn't work so I tried reducing it to 24 MB and it still won't upload. Is this an ongoing issue with the server(s) or is it a problem with the file size/image dimensions? Please ping me in your reply. Cheers. nagualdesign 06:25, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

FWIW the error message reads, "Request from - via cp3056.esams.wmnet, ATS/8.0.8 Error: 502, Server Hangup at 2021-02-23 06:28:15 GMT" nagualdesign 06:33, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the replies. No, I didn't start a Phabricator task. I visited the page but it looked like another uninviting can of worms. I left a post at the Village Pump instead and in the end I used bigChunkedUpload to finish the job. nagualdesign 17:39, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
@Nagualdesign: Yup, I hate phab, too. That question wasn't necessarily aimed at you, more at the regulars on this page, some of whom are pretty conversant with pharicator. - Jmabel ! talk

3 IMG 6048 Prellfeder-von-oben Ersatz-gehöraut Gebrochene-links min.jpg

Liebe Spezialisten vom Helpdesk, als neuer Benutzer habe ich das erste Upload vollzogen. Unter dem Wikipedia-Begriff -Schlagwerk (Uhr)-Commons- soll er stehen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Udo Otto Müller (talk • contribs) 08:43, 23 February 2021 (UTC) Die Dateiname war schlecht, ich will einen richtigen Namen geben. Der neue Upload wird mit dem -Assistenten- vollzogen, damit nichts schief geht. Bitte helft mir das -schlechte-Upload zu löschen. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Udo Otto Müller --Udo Otto Müller (talk) 08:35, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

@Udo Otto Müller: Dateien können auch umbenannt werden. Welchen neuen Namen möchtest Du denn dafür haben? De728631 (talk) 17:08, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLFbpoPptb-skPXfRehawfwview_as

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLFbpoPptb-skPXfRehawfwview_as — Preceding unsigned comment added by KushumbarSaikia (talk • contribs) 19:45, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

That's a dead link. So what is your question? De728631 (talk) 17:34, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Título y foto

Hola, acabo de redactar todo lo que quiero colocar por el momento pero a la hora de subir la foto no lo logro, me dice que vaya para un lado, luego para otro, la verdad es que no lo entiendo. La foto es de mi propiedad y respecto al título no se como ponerlo para que en el buscador luego aparezca lo escrito. Muchas gracias. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PaulaSteinberg (talk • contribs) 02:29, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

  • No hay para Vd. ningún log que indica un problema en subir un foto, ni has ningún foto subido. Pero no entiendo que quiere decir con "me dice que vaya para un lado, luego para otro". - Jmabel ! talk 09:45, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Photo uploads

Greetings,

I uploaded some photos last week. why are they not appearing on the Zambian category (wiki loves Africa)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nyaywa Dexter (talk • contribs) 08:15, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Modern statue in public (on the street) in Japan

Hello, I took a photo myself of a statue on the street in Japan. The statue was recently created by (and of) a Japanese person. Where does this photograph stand - is it something I can use on Wikipedia? Londonbeat41692 (talk) 12:35, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Please read Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Japan#Freedom of panorama. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:36, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Corona viruses

How can we help our selfs , keep our selfs safe — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gotsemodimo (talk • contribs) 08:37, 24 February 2021‎ (UTC)

@Gotsemodimo: Hi, and welcome. Please see en:Coronavirus disease 2019#Prevention and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:28, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

AI enhancement

Is there a policy against enhancing CCO versions of artwork and up-scaling them with AI powered tools?, examples below. --PeaceMakerEX (talk) 21:20, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

File:John_William_Waterhouse_-_Magic_Circle.JPG File:Lilith_(John_Collier_painting).jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by PeaceMakerEX (talk • contribs) 14:43, 24 February 2021‎ (UTC)

@PeaceMakerEX: Guideline COM:OW allows "replacement with higher resolution versions of the same file, however, without using artificial methods to generate higher resolution". AI powered tools use "artificial methods to generate higher resolution" (enhancement), so please cease and desist from making such overwrites. Also, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:00, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Thanks for the clarification and reverting the overwrites, Jeff. I'll cease to overwrite files with AI enhanced versions of known files. However are these AI modified versions allowed in other parts of Wikimedia Commons, not as overwrites, but as a different upload (example below). Thanks in advance for your reply.
File:Lilith_-_John_Collier_(1892).jpg
--PeaceMakerEX (talk) 21:20, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
@PeaceMakerEX: Yes, but please use internal links and show the true author, source, and date.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 21:49, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Thanks for your kind support, I've modified the file information to show the author, source, date, and where it was derived from. Also, does adding the wikidata ID cause any issue?.
--PeaceMakerEX (talk) 22:22, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
@PeaceMakerEX: No. I copied data from the original.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:45, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

File:Андрей Назимов.jpg - пересмотр статуса о нарушении авторских прав

Здравствуйте! Получила уведомление о том, что фото Андрей Назимов.jpg, возможно, нарушает авторские права. Как представитель артиста сообщаю, что все права на использование данного фото принадлежат только самому актеру, и фото в Википедии размещено законно. Какие должны быть наши действия, чтобы предотвратить удаление? Спасибо. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ecaterina Ivanova (talk • contribs) 16:23, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

File:Андрей Назимов.jpg - review of copyright infringement status
Hello! Received a notification that photo Andrey Nazimov.jpg may infringe copyright. As a representative of the artist, I inform you that all rights to use this photo belong only to the actor himself, and the photo on Wikipedia is posted legally. What should be our actions to prevent deletion? Thank.
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:01, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. Unfortunately we cannot keep files that have been published elsewhere without a free licence. Please have the copyright holder send a permission by email as described at COM:OTRS. Note also that a permission for Wikipedia only is insufficient. All uploads at Commons need to be free for anyone to use for any purpose. This includes commercial reuse. Once the email has been processed by our volunteer team, the file will be undeleted. De728631 (talk) 17:25, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
@Ecaterina Ivanova: В дополнение к тому, что De728631 написал выше, поскольку фотография уже существует в Интернете по адресу https://filmatik.ru/persons/26357-andrey-nazimov, а вы не фотограф, пожалуйста, прочтите Commons: Licensing/ru, чтобы узнать, почему мы можем не принимайте его и попросите фотографа опубликовать разрешение Commons: Licensing на такую работу на своем веб-сайте или в социальных сетях или отправить вам фотографию и разрешение через OTRS/ru с копией вам. Если вы не можете получить соответствующую лицензию, фотография все равно может быть загружена в английскую или русскую Википедию в соответствии с en: WP: F или ru: ВП: КДИ, потому что добросовестное использование здесь запрещено. Pinging @Drakosh как теггер. Также, пожалуйста, подпишите свои сообщения.
In addition to what De728631 wrote above, because the photo already exists online at https://filmatik.ru/persons/26357-andrey-nazimov and you are not the photographer, please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept it, and have the photographer post Commons:Licensing compliant permission for such work on their website or social media presence or send the photo and permission via OTRS with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English or Russian Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F or ru:ВП:КДИ because we don't allow Fair Use here. Pinging @Drakosh as tagger. Also, please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:01, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

What do we do in this website??

What do we do in this website and how to make it work — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sbulele Biko (talk • contribs) 21:20, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

@Sbulele Biko: Hi, and welcome. We provide a free repository of files almost anyone can use almost anywhere. Please see COM:Welcome and COM:FS, and sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 21:54, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Regarding the last image i uploaded (B-G-Y-O)

Please dont delete it, i am the uploader of it also. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Troy26Castillo (talk • contribs) 20:14, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

@Troy26Castillo: Hi, and welcome. Please stop uploading copyright violations. We need permissions from the artists behind the underlying works. Are you also Dan26gel? Anyone else? Please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 20:55, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: First, Yes sir I am also the one using dan26gel BUT its been a long time since the last time i used the account since i forgot the password that is why i created another one which is Troy26Castillo.Second, okey about the photos, please guide me on this also. Troy26Castillo (talk) 10:42, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
@Troy26Castillo: How many times have you read COM:L?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:13, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: actually sir i have read it once but i believe i have to read the article again, but i noticed in some articles they are using SCREENSHOTS and they just provide the website or the URL were they took the image in order to release the copyrights that is why i thought if i will do the same it will be accepted, now what i have in mind is that the SCREENSHOTS will work because of that idea but maybe i did a mistake with the correct category or tags, maybe. i am not sure. Still i have to work hard on this portion. But thank you sir. Troy26Castillo (talk) 07:27, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
@Troy26Castillo: If they just use screenshots or a URL, I'd make a strong guess that leads to an explicit license statement on the site it came from. Can you give an example? - Jmabel ! talk 14:42, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:248829 web Siphoviridae infecting bacterial cell.jpg

Das Bild stammt von/Image has been taken from https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/248829.php und ist dort mit folgenden Infos versehen/the following metadata is provided there:

  • Caption: Der unter Beschreibung angegebene englische Text/Text as provided with en description
  • Credit: Visualization: Barth van Rossum, FMP
  • Usage Restrictions: The image may only be used with appropriate caption and credit.

de: Ich bitte zu prüfen, ob eine Veröffentlichung auf Wikimedia Commons möglich ist und wenn ja, welche Linzinfos beigegeben werden müssen. Bitte das Ergebnis der vorausgegangenen Diskussion um EurekAlert-Bilder unter Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Ernsts#EurekAlert beachten.

en:Plase could you doublecheck if the image may be used with Wikimedia Commons. If yes, which is the correct licence information? Please refere to the result of the discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Ernsts#EurekAlert concerning EurekAlert images.

Vielen Dank/Thank you! Kind regards --Ernsts (talk) 13:58, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

@Ganímedes and Mussklprozz: Since you have been dealing with the EurekAlert OTRS case before, you might want to weigh in here. De728631 (talk) 17:32, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
I've only handled one file, with a specific OTRS permission from the author and the university. No clue from the rest. They're not included in the ticket. Regards. --Ganímedes (talk) 17:54, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
Eurekalert declares here that all content uploaded to them shall be subject to reuse. However, there is no clear statement given about the license to be used with this particular file. The requirement that attribution must be given would imply cc-by-sa, but we should not make an assumption of our own. @Ernsts: there is a contact email given on the right upper side of the source page. I think the best way to proceed is that you can contact that person and ask them to send an explicit permission to OTRS, using this template. – Cheers, --Mussklprozz (talk) 22:16, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
@Mussklprozz: Thanks for the answer and hint. The Usage Restrictions given at EurekAlert here do not seem to clearly allow the image to be modified. My main question here was whether this can be mapped in Wikimedia Commons, or whether the Wikimedia Commons Usage Rights always allow subsequent editing (with citation of the source, of course). Please note that the image here is perfect and there is no need to modify it in any way. (Situation may differ for others e.g. https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/115572.php where it might be useful to translate the caption)
The image given here may be 'nice to have' but that's not a 'must'. Therefore the effort to ask the authors seems too high to me in this case. I'm afraid I don't have that much time to take care of it: I still have a big list of articles I want to create, so unfortunately I have to prioritize. So let's dispense with the image, I'll put a link to the EurekAlert article in the Siphoviridae artcle instead.
Nevertheless, thanks for the valuable tip, maybe there are other images at EurekAlert with comparable Usage Restrictions that we should have if possible, so it may be worth asking for them. :-)
--Ernsts (talk) 09:34, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 by Ernsts above --Mussklprozz (talk) 09:37, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Question from FUEJXJDK

Por que no se me carga para subir mis los archivos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FUEJXJDK (talk • contribs) 02:18, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Image upload

Hi,

I would like to add an image to a Wikipedia page. I did not take the picture but own the rights to it. However, I am not so clued up on the copyrights - what copyrights would I apply to the image. Preferably I would not like others to use it.

Thanks in advance for any help!

SophieStromback (talk) 15:51, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

@SophieStromback: Hi, and welcome. How did you get the rights?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:02, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
"Preferably I would not like others to use it" is not compatible with our goal of providing media that anyone can use for any purpose (as long as they follow the license terms). No license with such restrictions will be allowed here. --rimshottalk 20:43, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
You don't say what language Wikipedia, but I presume English. Nor do you say what the picture is, and its relevance to what Wikipedia article. The English-language Wikipedia makes some allowance for non-free content, but that would not involve Commons (this site) at all, you'd upload directly to en-wiki. - Jmabel ! talk 23:08, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi I made some uploads

I made some uploads of images, most of which I believe are ok to use. However, a few might not be. The uploads below might need to be deleted. Sorry for the mess! --Rexmamba (talk) 18:46, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Looking at the link again, pic 3 most definitely needs to be deleted. For the first two, it says "some rights reserved" - I clicked on the link and this is the Category given: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). I was under the impression that those were okay. If not, delete please. Again, I apologize. --Rexmamba (talk) 18:50, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

I've deleted the files. Pic 3 was all rights reserved, which obviously isn't a free license. Pic 1 and 2 were restricted to non-commercial use only, which is not free enough for us either. See COM:L for details. --rimshottalk 20:54, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
Okay, so non-commercial use is not to be uploaded? I will remember that. What if I am given permission by the owner of the photo, for example, would that be okay? And if so, what process or steps do I take? Is there a process of some sort? Does he/she have to email Wikipedia? How does it work? Thanks. Rexmamba (talk) 00:26, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
@Rexmamba: Please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept such a photo as-is, and have the photographer post Commons:Licensing compliant permission for such work on their official website or social media presence or send the photo and permission via OTRS with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 01:10, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

How do I see when my question has been answered?

I've been uploading a lot of my own photos to Wikimedia Commons, but I had a question about uploading pictures that were taken by my late parents - I have the copyright, but they're not my own work. I tried asking a question on here, but I really can't work out how to use this help desk! I've posted my question, but I can't see it, and I don't know how to tell if and when someone answers it. I have the "Watch this page" box ticked, but I don't even know how to find the relevant page.

Is there some kind of basic user guide for new contributors, please? (Of course, if someone answers my question here, I may still not see the answer, as I can't work out how to see responses!). — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 12:58, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi LeicesterChris, if the "watch this page" box is ticked, you will see changes to this page on your watchlist (the link is in the header menu). The help desk is rather active, so it will appear on your watchlist quite often. When someone mentions your name, like I did, you will also get a big notification in the header area. As to your question: if you're an only child (easiest case!), can speak for the estate or have explicitly inherited the copyrights to these images, you have the right to license them as you wish. We have special license tags for inherited works, e.g. {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}, see Commons:Transfer of copyright for more. --rimshottalk 16:22, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

You are a star, @Rimshot - thank you very much for such clear answers. This has been really helpful! Chris. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 11:31, 22 February 2021‎ (UTC)

@LeicesterChris: Please sign your posts.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:42, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Jeff G. - I signed my post "Chris" and it appeared with my username, so not sure what you mean?

Signed: Chris Mitchell (LeicesterChris) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 19:00, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

I think I need to provide some context here. I teach history, and make use of images from Wikimedia Commons in my presentations - this has been very useful, and I wanted to pay back by contributing a few hundred of my own photos, some of which are of historic interest. I've been using the Upload Wizard but have a lot of very basic questions. I tried the "help desk", but that just takes me to a vast page of questions, many of which are in Russian, which I don't speak. None of them seem to be aimed at beginners. I also tried the "first steps" tour, but that had advice like making sure I tag images in the correct categories using a notation that I assume is HTML - but I don't know HTML, and I have no idea where I'm supposed to put these. I have asked elsewhere on here (but not yet received a response) about whether there's a basic guide for non-techies; I'm sure there are lots of people like me who have some interesting images to share, but aren't web programmers.

I'm even having trouble finding this post that I'm responding to (clicking on the link in the notification email takes me to a page with loads of questions on, not just mine, so I don't really understand how to navigate it), and I see that after Rimshot's very helpful response, someone called Jeff G told me to sign my posts. When I queried that, I got another notification (which seems to have vanished from here), that said: "== Please sign your postings == autotranslate|base=Please sign|1=   — span style="font-size:115%;background:#FFA"User:Jeff G.|Jeff G./span ツsmall sub please Template:Ping|ping or User:Jeff G./talk|" - sorry, Jeff, but I don't speak HTML and have absolutely no idea what that means, so I'm none the wiser!

Wikimedia Commons is a fabulous resource, so it seems a shame if contributing to it is limited to people with strong technical skills in webpage design - some of us would like to contribute, but DON'T have those skills. A really basic beginner's guide for non-techies would be really helpful.

Signed: Chris Mitchell (LeicesterChris) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 22:37, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

First steps

I've tried asking if there's a basic user guide for new contributors but haven't had a response. I've tried the "first steps" tour, but I couldn't understand it - it seems to be aimed at web designers who have a good understanding of HTML as it's full of advice about the format of tags - but I don't even know where to enter these.

For context, I teach history and make use of Wikimedia Commons for images to use in my presentations, and wanted to pay back by contributing some photos of my own of historical interest. I've uploaded a few using the upload wizard, but I can't get to grips with the basics. The "help desk" is just a vast page with thousands of questions, and not really a help desk.

Some of us have images that we'd like to contribute, but aren't tech wizards or web designers. Is there a basic intro for newbies anywhere, or do you need to be a techie to contribute, in which case I'm out of my depth?

Any pointers in non-technical language would be very useful - I'd like to be able to contribute to this valuable project as I think I have some useful images to share, but if I'm expected to add tags in a particular format to do so, I need an idiot's guide. Telling me I need to add a tag in the form xy z:2 doesn't actually mean anything to me, as I've no idea what it means or how to add it, so I'm looking for some very basic info on getting started.

Signed: Chris Mitchell (Leicester Chris) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 22:09, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

@LeicesterChris: Some helpful info I've used in the past includes COM:FAQ, COM:Welcome, File:Editing Wikipedia brochure (Wiki Education Foundation) (2016).pdf, en:H:PIC, and COM:SIGN. Click the links and start reading, although you might want to read the pdf file offline.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:34, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your response, Jeff, I do appreciate you trying to help, but I have already looked at the FAQs, and most of my questions refer to getting help - and that's been way over my head.

I'm used to social media such as Facebook, where I have my own profile where I can post stuff, I can respond to friends on their timeline, and I can send personal messages to have a private conversation. I can't see the equivalents in the help desk. For instance, you responded to me (privately, I assume, although I can't see where to find that other than going to the email where I got the notification and clicking on it). I can't see how to respond to you other than publicly in this thread - there are options to "ping" you and "talk" to you, but they don't seem to do anything, and I've no idea how they work. I also have no idea how to find my previous questions - the help page is just an ever-changing huge list of everyone's questions, and hunting for mine in the middle of them isn't easy.

I have uploaded a few photos so far with the Upload Wizard - that seems OK, except that the help tells me I need to tag them in a category, which involves using a fancy notation with lots of nested square brackets. I don't understand what that notation is, what categories are available, or indeed where I'm supposed to type this strange notation - so I've put uploading on hold for now until I can work out what on earth I'm supposed to be doing.

What I'm really looking for is a very basic guide on how to upload and how to ask for help (the helpdesk and Village Pump are only any use if one already understands how to use the system - and that's the bit I'm not getting at all). The PDF you link to looks useful if I want to edit Wikipedia articles, but I don't want to run before I can walk - at the moment, I just want to get to grips with uploading images in Wikimedia Commons, not Wikipedia, and that's where I'm getting stuck.

Is there anything available for non-techies? I teach history - my knowledge of programming is limited to a very ancient programming language from the 1960s, and not web programming languages!

Signed: Chris Mitchell (LeicesterChris) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 23:09, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

@LeicesterChris: Perhaps en:Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/1 et al and en:Help:Wikitext are more your speed. Yes, I'm afraid square brackets and curly braces are inevitable parts of editing our wikitext markup language, which we share with Wikipedia and many other projects.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:27, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Jeff - but I'm afraid even that is too high-speed for me! For example, I have uploaded an image I took in 1989 in the Soviet Union (as it then was) of Soviet soldiers marching up and down by Lenin's mausoleum. That's probably of historic interest to someone, and I'm happy to share it. However, I need to put it in a category. I uploaded it using the Upload Wizard, but I'm apparently supposed to put some stuff in square brackets with a category. So my questions are: 1. What categories are available to me? I assume there's a list of them somewhere - is it "soldiers", "Soviet Union", "Lenin", "mausoleum" - what? 2. Assuming I can find the right notation, where do I enter it? The Wiki says I can use "visual editor", whatever that is. Do I use that on the image before uploading it? How? Am I really the first total newbie who has some photos to contribute? I'd have thought there would be a step-by-step guide somewhere to uploading a first photo - this is how you do it, these are the categories, this is how you enter them. I feel with these articles I'm being dropped into an advanced chapter of a programming manual, without understanding the basics!

Signed: Chris Mitchell (LeicesterChris) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 23:35, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

@LeicesterChris: Our category structure starts at Category:Topics and travels down from there to 15 subcategories AKA children, and their children, etc. Parent categories are at the bottom of each page. Looking geographically, Lenin's mausoleum appears to be officially known in English as en:Lenin's Mausoleum (here, it has Category:Lenin Mausoleum). Adding Category:Buildings in Red Square would be overcategorization. Looking temporally, we have Category:Red Square in 1989. Looking at the people, we have Category:Army of the Soviet Union as a starting point. I have taken the liberty of replacing the categories on File:Red Square Lenin's mausoleum 02.jpg in this edit as per the above, as Category:Moscow in the 1980s was not specific enough by location or year, and both Category:Vladimir Lenin and Category:Mausoleums were also not specific enough. Like most users here, I am notified when someone mentions my username User:Jeff G. in a post or writes on my user talk page User talk:Jeff G..   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 00:22, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Ah, thank you Jeff! So the labels I enter in the Upload Wizard are sufficient, and I don't need to add lines with square brackets and things afterwards? I had been assuming that having uploaded them, I was supposed to go and edit each image (somehow) with mark-up language. Chris.

Signed: Chris Mitchell (LeicesterChris) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 09:17, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

@LeicesterChris: The more of the markup you do yourself, the better, because when you don't it creates work for someone else. If you can find even roughly correct categories, that makes it much easier for someone else to categorize later, but we don't expect beginners on this site to get everything right immediately, just to accept correction & be willing to learn. - Jmabel ! talk 14:47, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your response, Jmabel - so I *do* need to do additional markup. Unfortunately, that's the bit I'm still not understanding. Is there a relationship between labels I add in the Upload Wizard, and the mark-up that I'm supposed to do afterwards, or are they something completely different? I get that I'm supposed to type some stuff in in square brackets somewhere, but I can't see where I'm supposed to enter that in the Upload Wizard. The Upload Wizard lets me add photos, give them a description, a caption, a location, and add some labels (which I seem to have to do twice for some reason - once before it's published, and then I have to add more labels after it's published). So far, so good - but not a square bracket in sight! So what's the mark-up that I need to do afterwards (the bits in square brackets), and where do I put that in the Upload Wizard? Or do I need to somehow mark up my images *before* I upload them? It's not a question of me getting everything right, at the moment I feel as though I'm getting nothing at all right as I really don't know where to start! Also, every time I post here I get an automated email telling me that I must sign my posts, even though I'm now careful to sign off with both my real name and Username.

Signed: Chris Mitchell (LeicesterChris) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeicesterChris (talk • contribs) 14:55, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

@LeicesterChris: You can't use four tildes in a row like COM:SIGN says?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:05, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi, Jeff - the issue I was having was a lot more basic than that, as it was one of very basic terminology as I haven't come to Wikimedia Commons via a basic knowledge of Wikipedia editing, I've come to Wikimedia Commons as a complete newbie. Until last night, I didn't realise that Wikimedia Commons was closely related to Wikipedia and that there's a symbiotic relationship between the two - I thought "wiki" just meant the information was collaborative and built from the bottom up by the users. Thus, I didn't understand what "a post" means - I'm used to a post being a single email or a Facebook post or reply; in Wikimedia I was confused by the fact that I seem to be editing a huge page, so I'm "editing" rather than "posting". After a lot of searching on Google, I found quite a few other newcomers with exactly the same problem - one of them said every time he asked a question, people tried to help but it just sounded like Klingon to him - and that's the position I was in! I was like the person asking how to write "Wishing you a happy birthday" in German in a birthday card, and the responder discussing whether "wishing" is a present tense or a gerund, and giving me a link to a German grammar blog. The responses were a level above my very basic question, and so although I appreciated the effort, I couldn't make sense of them.

Last night, however, I went on to the live chat room for Wikimedia Commons, and I'm extremely grateful to User:Acagastya, who was extremely helpful and helped me work through a number of examples by trying things out on their user page, and breaking things down for me. Thank you so much, Acagastya! It does now make sense, they showed me how to use markup, the difference between categories and markup as links, how to sign, what the User Talk page is and how to use it, and how to ping. Acagastya also pointed out that the confusion is because most people only come to Wikimedia Commons after they've had some experience in Wikipedia (and demonstrated the relationship between them), and so a basic level of Wikipedia editing does tend to be assumed. I had indeed been getting confused why people were linking to PDFs about Wikipedia when I was asking about Wikimedia Commons, but now I understand why.

So thank you to everyone who's responded, and especially to Acagastya who spent so much time helping me in a live setting - I think I've finally got there! --LeicesterChris (talk) 07:49, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

@LeicesterChris: I'm glad you got it sorted!   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 02:13, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Can I use the photos I took?

今回、指摘を受けている写真はすべて私が撮影し、料理も私が作ったものです。

1 ファイル：20201122-P1003606.jpg
2 ファイル：芋煮うどん.jpg
3 ファイル：芋煮うどん・芋煮カレーうどん.jpg
4 すぐにブロックされる可能性があります
5 ファイル：画像2 2019-06-04 14-14-11.jpg
6 ファイル：帯うどん.jpg

All the photos pointed out this time were taken by me, and the food was also made by me. Can't it be used for posting? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ufufuw (talk • contribs) 08:36, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Convenience links:

File:20201122-P1003606.jpg
File:芋煮うどん.jpg
File:芋煮うどん・芋煮カレーうどん.jpg
File:画像2 2019-06-04 14-14-11.jpg
File:帯うどん.jpg

- Jmabel ! talk 00:42, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

  1. At least several of these appeared on other websites before they were ever on Commons.
  2. You don't appear to have engaged with any of the the people who nominated these for deletion or deleted these. I suggest you pick one of these images and do just that. - Jmabel ! talk 00:48, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Why is my own work listed for speedy deletion?

I've taken a picture of a motorcycle, posted it on flickr.com then on a Web forum and Wikimedia Commons, all under the same user name.

See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harley_Davidson_Fat_Boy_2018_FLFBS.jpg

A few years later, I'm told it will go through "speedy deletion" because of that.

I'm trying to do what I need to do to avoid this, but this is pure nonsense.

The amount of paperwork involved is painful, really!

I've removed the speedy deletion thingie in the page.

I've submitted a regular deletion instead... to avoid deletion!

I hope it's the right thing to do, but I'm not sure.

Can anyone confirm?

Will I have to go through the same process for all the pictures that I have posted here and on other Web properties? I'd rather delete all my pictures right away, frankly. I have the same issue with https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harley_Davidson_Softail_Slim_2018.jpg .

--Tristan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nitot (talk • contribs) 17:38, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Hello Tristan. This is unfortunate but I think it can fixed quite easily. Please see my comment at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Harley Davidson Fat Boy 2018 FLFBS.jpg. De728631 (talk) 21:52, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

File:Flag of the Crimean Republic.svg

On March 25 (April 7), 1917, in the city of Simferopol, at a general meeting of Muslims of Crimea, the Provisional Muslim Executive Committee (Musispolkom) was formed, the leaders of which formed the core of the Crimean Tatar National Party (Milli Firka) created in July 1917. Its symbol was the sky-blue flag ("kok-bairak"), which personified the belonging of the Crimean Tatars to the Turkic peoples (the color of the Turks is considered to be sky blue - the color of the eternal sky of the Turkic god Tengri). Simultaneously with the blue flag, the tamga of the Girey family of the XII-XIII centuries ("tarak tamgas") was also widespread [11]

25 марта (7 апреля) 1917 года в г.Симферополе на общем собрании мусульман Крыма был образован Временный мусульманский исполнительный комитет (Мусисполком), лидеры которого составили ядро созданной в июле 1917 года крымско-татарской Национальной партии (Милли фирка). Её символом стал небесно-голубой флаг ("кок-байрак"), олицетворявший принадлежность крымских татар к тюркским народам (цветом тюрок считается небесно-голубой цвет – цвет вечного неба тюркского бога Тенгри).[12]

Желтой полосы НЕТ. There is NO yellow stripe Чистякин (talk) 18:33, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

You should make this argument at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Flag of the Crimean Republic.svg rather. The Help desk is not meant for discussing individual files unless there are some simple technical problems or, e.g. you don't know how to make a certain edit. De728631 (talk) 21:35, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Mackenzie Scott at 2018 Axel Springer Award in Berlin.png

What is missing here? --Corporationstation (talk) 01:57, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

@Corporationstation: Hi, and welcome. That file appears to be missing a free license. Please see COM:L and sign your posts once.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 02:42, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

uploading pictures - copyright

Dear Sir/Madame, I would like to upload pictures with the explicit permission of the owner of the pictures which is the company I am editing the history of at Wikipedia. How do I get through the upload process? There are only the options: I own the picture - here I can tick a box but clearly I did not take the pictures and do not own their rights. As the company owns the pictures, the other two options are not right either. Please, advise how to upload the pictures. Thank you in advance for your answer. Sincerely, User:MBHist — Preceding unsigned comment added by MBhist (talk • contribs) 09:19, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

You may try COM:relgen (see also COM:OTRS).--RZuo (talk) 11:03, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Shouldn't have transferred from Wikipedia

Hi, I transferred File:Korom.jpg to Commons (rather absent-mindedly) while patrolling random ENwiki pages. I should have checked whether it had a source before, but I neglected to. As there is no source it will obviously be deleted. But will I receive any kind of penalty for having done this? Wodgester (talk) 10:03, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

@Wodgester: no, unless a user is actively violating COM:L.--RZuo (talk) 11:03, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyrighted?

Hello, I came across File:SSA impersonation scam graph.png, which appears to have been taken from a government website here. However, it is tagged as an own work - can anyone inform me what to next? Thanks, Pahunkat (talk) 10:19, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

✓ Done see also https://www.ftc.gov/site-information/website-policy .--RZuo (talk) 11:03, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Is this ok to upload?

Is this flickr photo ok to upload? The license Cc‑by‑sa‑2.0 is fine, and I assume that as a radio, even a novelty one, it has an intrinsic utilitarian function. But is the Spice Girls logo a copyright issue? Bennv3771 (talk) 07:00, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

This logo is {{Pd-textlogo}}. Ruslik (talk) 09:01, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
@Bennv3771: Which is to say, "yes, it's OK." - Jmabel ! talk 14:51, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jmabel: I uploaded it here, but it turns out the original source is on a bad authors list. Does it need to be deleted? Thanks to you both for the help by the way. Bennv3771 (talk) 15:17, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
@Bennv3771: When you say "the original source" do you mean https://www.flickr.com/photos/51764518@N02/49694173352/ or something else? - Jmabel ! talk 18:32, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Yes, I do mean that source. France1978 (aka Joe Haupt) is listed on the bad authors list here: Commons:Questionable Flickr images, for "license laundering: derivative works, no permission". Bennv3771 (talk) 20:40, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
@Bennv3771: I'll nominate it for deletion and link this exchange. That gives a place to discuss the matter. - Jmabel ! talk 01:06, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Vergabe von "Kategorien"

Ein neuer Benutzer bittet um Hilfe. Ich möchte ungefähr 80 alte Druckgraphiken (Kupferstiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte) in sehr hoher Auflösung in Wikimedia einstellen. Probleme habe ich mit den Kategorien ("Diese Datei ist unkategorisiert."). Natürlich möchte ich gern, dass diese Bilder gefunden und genutzt werden. Bei den Kategorien finde ich aber nichts Passendes. Neue Kategorien möchte ich auch nicht einfügen. Vernünftig wäre die Kategorie "Druckgraphik" als Oberbegriff. Eine Unterscheidung zwischen Kupferstich und Radierung ist nicht zweckmäßig, da es sich meist um Kombinationen dieser Techniken handelt. Danke — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reiner David-Druckgraphik (talk • contribs) 18:24, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Mögliche Kategorien wären z.B. unter dem Grafiker die sie erstellt haben. Oder unter den Objekten, die in den Bildern dargestellt werden. --Taktaal (talk) 21:13, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Pictures of "Ming Kwai Typewriter" by Lin Yutang from Popular Science(1).jpg and File:Pictures of "Ming Kwai Typewriter" by Lin Yutang from Popular Science(2).jpg

This two Pictures are from Popular Science, I'm not sure it is in the Public Domain.

这兩张图片都是来自《科技新时代》，我不肯定它们是否属於公有领域。

You can view this article here.

这裡是该文章的存档

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/new-typewriter-conquers-chinese-symbols/

Also, these two images also depict "Ming Kwai Typewriter", the source is unknown, can anyone provide assistance?

另外，这两幅图片也描绘了 "明快打字机"，来源不明，有人能提供帮助吗？

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pi-y5LqKlrA/UxUzPJlXOlI/AAAAAAABBEM/ApdUPC3wWsk/s1600/MINGKWAI.jpg

https://twgreatdaily.com/images/elastic/Uwl/UwlE6WwBJleJMoPMryxY.jpg

--三点一四一五九 (talk) 21:05, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

  • It is the uploader/s responsibility to sort out copyright issues before uploading. While someone may choose to help you here, please recognize that this will be on a catch-as-catch-can basis. - Jmabel ! talk 18:43, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Unable to find photo

Hi, I've been a Wikipedia editor for almost a year now. I'm very impressed by the multitude of public domain images included there, because since I took up this article named Yu Wensheng, I've looked through so many places on the internet but still can't find any public domain image for Yu Wensheng.

Is there particular platform to go to when contributors look for free images to upload to WikiCommons? If there is not, then how did WikiCommons get so many free-license photos that are currently in use on Wikipedia, given that such photos are so hard to find on the internet? Thanks, Thomas Meng (talk) 04:56, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Such images my not simply exist. Ruslik (talk) 14:43, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
Typically the way to go from here is to either contact the person and see if you can get an image from them, or look at media where pictures of the person have appeared in (magazines or similar) and try to contact the photographers of these to see if they're willing to license a picture under CC --Taktaal (talk) 21:11, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
Got it, thanks. Thomas Meng (talk) 00:31, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Rotation of an Ilka Gedo painting 180 degrees so that it looks OK

Dear Sirs or Madams

I wanted to rotate this picture 180 degrees, so that it stands in the righ direction

https://mek.oszk.hu/kiallitas/gedo_ilka/galleries/oilpaintings/images/Gedo_Ilka_059.jpg

The picture is called Domed Rose Garden. However, the dome is turned upside down. I wanted to fix this.

I rotated the original file and saved it under a different file name.

Then I opened the upload wizzard uploaded the picture, and had a look at the file. It turned back to the original state. Whatever I did, I was not able to go on with the upload, as the picture always reverted to its original (WRONG) directionn.

I would very much apprerciate your help

David Biro (talk) 11:18, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

my biography

why can't i have my profile and biography — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hanold claqueyu (talk • contribs) 15:47, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

@Hanold claqueyu: Hi, and welcome. We do not host encyclopedia articles, résumés, CVs, current ads, random advice, etc. here on Wikimedia Commons per COM:NOT.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:34, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Need to upload an image from my computer

I want to upload an image from my computer. Is it possible? Please help me. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by ABMmomin (talk • contribs) 16:30, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

@ABMmomin: Yes, of course, but you need to make sure that the image you want to upload is your own. ~ Ase1estecharge-paritytime 16:37, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
@ABMmomin: Hi, and welcome. Please read COM:L, COM:FS, and COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:42, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Uploading photos

In January I (pft45) was able to upload a photo (Grazeley 01) to the "Pillboxes in Berkshire" category. I have since been able to upload another photo (Mortimer 01) to the system, but I am unable to get this onto the category page. Can you help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pft45 (talk • contribs) 17:31, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

@Pft45: Convenience links:
If you want to place File:Mortimer 01.jpg in Category:Pillboxes in Berkshire, then edit the file page for File:Mortimer 01.jpg, and at the bottom write "[[Category:Pillboxes in Berkshire]]". Multiple independent categories are welcome (e.g. something about the date of the photo, or the make of your camera), one to a line at the bottom of the page. - Jmabel ! talk 18:51, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Photo deletion courtesy request

Just wondering if anyone has had issues getting photos of themselves taken down. There's a photo from a private event I was at years ago, and I only asked that the cropped version displaying just my face be removed. I got hit with a 5-6 responses ranging from "provide another photo" to "you asked for it". It's descended into silliness at this point. I'm annoyed, and confused. Also feels like a violation.

I get that it may be within the legal parameters to do this, although I'll find out more specifics tomorrow, but if the person whose face is being displayed wants it removed, shouldn't they have some say?

Anyway just wondering if anyone's run into this issue. I'm new to the site and I'm sure I'll hear from some of the users related to the photo in question after I post this. Honestly just looking for a bit of guidance. I'm also going to contact the org that held the event (of which I'm a member), mostly because I'm so frustrated at this point. I imagine that's probably the easiest way. TIA — Preceding unsigned comment added by Imissdisco (talk • contribs) 19:10, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

People asked you to contact OTRS on https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS to actually establish your identity. This is a step that you'd pretty much have to take, otherwise this can't really work because you might really be anybody. But even then this would likely still be difficult. Only very few countries have privacy rights so strict that the subject of a picture can restrict the usage of their picture, and Canada isn't one of them. The organization that made the picture can't really help you either. During the upload they published the image under CC which means they willingly gave up their rights to restrict redistribution. So they can't make a copyright claim or something similar --Taktaal (talk) 21:08, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
Part of our job is to function as a photostore for an encyclopedia and a newspaper. If you called into the offices of an newspaper or encyclopedia, and demanded they remove your photo from their archives, I don't suspect they would be nearly so friendly.--Prosfilaes (talk) 23:31, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Upload photo of author

Hi Wikipedia Help Desk I recently created the entry about the New York Times bestseller author Namina Forna. When it was approved by admin I contacted the author's publisher to ensure, that the facts were in fact correct. All is good, as it is (thankfully). But they also sent me a photo of the author with the name of the photographer. How do we go about that? Can I upload/create a photo, that I myself haven't taken? Please advise!

Cheers, -- Kmilling (talk) 08:51, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Who owns the copyright of the photo? Is it still with the photographer, or has it been transferred to the publisher? What license is the copyright-onwer offering for the photo? @Kmilling: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmabel (talk • contribs) 15:07, 25 February 2021‎ (UTC)
    • The photographer is Melanie D’Andrea, who has relinquished the rights to this particular photo (full license) to the publisher/author (Penguin Random House/Namina Forna), who has mailed me full permission to for Wikipedia use. -- Cheers, Kmilling (talk) 15:10, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
      • @Kmilling: If all you have is "permission… for Wikipedia use" that wouldn't involve Commons. That would just be non-free use on [I presume] the English-language Wikipedia. Commons can only accept files that are free-licensed or in the public domain. See also COM:OTRS, but if it isn't free-licensed or in the public domain then that is moot in this case. - Jmabel ! talk 00:39, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
        • The publisher and the author herself uses this as official press photo everywhere. When I said "use for Wikipedia" it is because that's what they asked me to use. The reason I ask Commons is, that I wanted to be sure about the procedure. Please advise! -- Cheers, Kmilling (talk) 17:27, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
@Kmilling: Hi, and welcome. Please have the photographer and publisher send permission for the photo directly via OTRS with a COM:L compliant license and COM:CONSENT verbiage confirming that they understand what they are agreeing to, with a carbon copy to you. If copyright was transferred, please send the copyright transfer paperwork as required by US law.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:36, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Hi there :) - I've already written OTRS and the reply states more or less the same. I've forwarded the Wiki-commons reply to the author and publisher, asking them to write Wiki-commons directly. I rest my case. I fully understand the precautions. I never realized, however, that it would be this complicated. -- Cheers and thanks for your help and advice, Kmilling (talk) 10:40, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

"unknown artist"

File:Colijn de Coter - The Mourning Mary Magdalene - Google Art Project.jpg gives "artist"="unknown artist". But in The Mourning Mary Magdalene (Q28797630), the artist is given. What's wrong? --Mateus2019 (talk) 06:44, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

This seems to be a problem with {{Google Art Project}} but I don't know either what's wrong with it. De728631 (talk) 14:49, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
I think the issue is that https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1108307 doesn't have fields for family name or first name --Taktaal (talk) 15:03, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Uploading a large video file

I am trying to upload a webm file with 4k resolution, 50 fps, a size of 3.8 GiB (4 060 232 599 bytes, so still within what is documented at COM:MAXSIZE). I tried UploadWizard several times now, and it always gives an error about "server not responding in time". Now I tried uploading it using User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js, which ended this way: 

13996: finalize/7330> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
14001: finalize/7330> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
14006: finalize/7330> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
14011: finalize/7330> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
14015: finalize/7330> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
14020: finalize/7330> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
14025: finalize/7330> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
14030: FAILED: stashfailed: Internal error: Server failed to store temporary file.

Since it always takes several hours to even finish the upload and get to this point, this is very frustrating. Is there another good way to do this, maybe one that outputs better debug information? The file comes from YouTube, but I'm uploading it from my own device (downloaded with youtube-dl) because video2commons always gave errors about too many connections opened from its server. Tokfo (talk) 11:58, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

@Tokfo: Have you reviewed User talk:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js#Troubleshooting?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:48, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: The only part of it that seems applicable to my situation is reviewing Special:UploadStash. There, I do see several webm files (currently 7, probably corresponding to the number of times I tried uploading). I can click on them; for some of them, I get an error "Internal Server Error. Cannot serve a file larger than 1048576 bytes." For others, I get a webm file that only plays the first split-second of the video file I tried uploading, but at the same time displays a video length of 18:36 in the bottom toolbar, which corresponds exactly to the length of the video I'm trying to upload. So it seems that the video was only partially uploaded.
If I click on "further information", I can see a button that would allow me to publish; however, none of the attempts seem to have properly ended up on the server: one displays a size of 173 MiB but that seems to be an earlier video that I successfully uploaded with UploadWizard. Two of the others display either a size of 5 MiB with 3840x2160px, the remaining four of 1 MiB with 0x0px. So it doesn't look like any of them correspond to the full video file I'm trying to upload.
Perhaps it is interesting that the browser I'm using is Firefox 84.0.1 on Manjaro Linux (from the repositories). I have not yet tried whether either UploadWizard or bigChunkedUpload works with Chromium. I might do that tomorrow. I am no longer sure what my chunk size was, but might select a relatively large one on my next attempt; I think I selected a relatively small one on my attempt with bigChunkedUpload, My chunk size on my attempt with bigChunkedUpload was 541 KiB (found that I still had the tab open); is that too small for this file size? UploadWizard didn't work any better and I don't know its chunk size. Tokfo (talk) 19:11, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
@Tokfo: When I did the upload I referred to above 06:41, 17 February 2021 (UTC), I used the default 4096 KiB AKA 4.096 MiB chunk size. I have a theory that some overprotective developer capped uploads at 4GiB, rather than the 4,294,967,296 bytes (4GB) you saw earlier at COM:MAXSIZE, but I can't see the gerrit links at present. Per phab:T116514, "there is a maxFileSizeInternal, which currently is 4294967296 Bytes and hard coded in FileBackendStore.php". That is 4 GB. I suppose you could test my theory by dropping 2% quality to under 4 GiB and spending another 3.9 hours trying. There is overhead to consider during upload and rebuilding, so if your connection is stable, rather than ~7,400 541 KiB chunks, you might want to consider ~200 20,480 KiB chunks (or as close as you can get to that max chunk size). You should still get 100 visual cues per chunk (every 1%), more frequently than one per second.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 20:40, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your help. The upload of yours that you're referring to seems to be ~160 MB, which is a lot smaller than what I'm trying to do; a few days ago I managed >350 MB with UploadWizard, so in principle UploadWizard works for me. I restarted it with a chunk size of 18371 KiB and hope this works better. I will probably see in about an hour whether it did. (I am still doing this in Firefox though. In Chromium, the script doesn't seem to work at all, it directs me to a browser error page the moment I select a file.) Tokfo (talk) 20:55, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
I am not sure whether this is good news or bad news, but I got a different error message than before:
07697: finalize/216> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
07702: finalize/216> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
07707: finalize/216> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
07712: finalize/216> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
07717: finalize/216> Still waiting for server to rebuild uploaded file
07723: FAILED: stashfailed: Could not store upload in the stash (UploadStashFileException): "An unknown error occurred in storage backend "local-swift-codfw".".
Could this work better if I tried unchecking "use stash and async"? The description says it is recommended to check it for large videos, which is exactly what I'm uploading, so it would seem wrong to uncheck it. Tomorrow I will also try the very maximum chunk size. Tokfo (talk) 22:10, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
@Tokfo: Maybe.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:57, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

(outdent) Here's what happens on a 20480 KiB chunk size without stash and async: 

06930: 192/194> in progress Upload: 100%
06968: 192/194> Chunk uploaded
06968: 193/194> in progress Upload: 100%
06993: 193/194> Chunk uploaded
06993: 194/194> in progress Upload: 100%
07072: 194/194> Server error 504 after uploading chunk: Gateway Timeout
Response: upstream request timeout
07072: 194/194> upload in progress Upload: 100%
07110: FAILED: internal_api_error_DBQueryError: [YDQPyDOFhU36SsQM4umsigAAAII] Caught exception of type Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError

I will tomorrow make one more attempt with that chunk size with stash and async. If that does not work, I am going to try splitting the video and uploading each part separately; it is only a compilation of footage anyway, so that won't detract from its value very much. I find it kind of sad that these kinds of issues are still something contributors have to deal with in 2021; I have a tiny bit of technical expertise, but what would people do who don't? Tokfo (talk) 20:20, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

If readers from the future (who find this thread when searching for solutions for their own chunked upload problems) care, the attempt with maximum chunk size with stash and async didn't work either; same error as the above "local-swift-codfw". Tokfo (talk) 21:47, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
@Tokfo: That looks like a bug. Bug reports generally require specifics, please see mw:How to report a bug for details.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 02:35, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Palestine flag colors

Can you please consider changing the red and green colors? In the images released by the Palestinian government, the two colors appear to be brighter than those currently used on Wikipedia. [13], [14], [15]--Sakiv (talk) 04:53, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

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