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Malayalam Aksharamala Lipi Vinyasathile Pizzhavukal (Defects in The Malayalam Scripts

Dear Sir, I am interested in Pointing out some errors in the Malayalam Alphabets already i use. Can I send an article witten by me in malayalam. If I can upload the file for your review what should do. Please Inform me Neelambaran.S (talk) 09:25, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

@Neelambaran.S: we don't really have "articles" on this website. Just to be clear: were you intending to post this here on Wikimedia Commons? And, if so, can you link examples of pages that you believe have errors? - Jmabel ! talk 17:43, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Encoded sortkeys for categories

Greetings, can someone explain sortkeys like this and where they are documented? Elizium23 (talk) 12:18, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

@Elizium23: that's a rather odd sort key. According to the history, it was added by User:Fabrizio Garrisi, so he would be the obvious person to ask, or you might look at his other edits around the same time, or the other files in the category, and the principle involved might be clear. - Jmabel ! talk 17:47, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
The idea seems to be the museum room number, for example "s16" for room XVI, followed by the museum identification code of the object. -- Asclepias (talk) 19:42, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

How many photos can I upload?

?? Fredligth (talk) 23:53, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Ministries of Turkey

Could i add the logos of the ministries of turkey? Some are already on this page but half of them are missing. If its okay i'd like to complete it. Eticangaaa (talk) 21:37, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

  • @Eticangaaa: For each of them, it's going to come down to whether the logo is in the public domain. And I would consider the possibility that some that we already have may have problems in that respect. - Jmabel ! talk 23:30, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
    I deleted the inquiry because i found out that all of the emblems were already on commons, just not in the articles themselves. Eticangaaa (talk) 07:10, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

what to do when wikipedia blocks your ip address

what to do when wikipedia blocks your ip address Drvirenkgmu01 (talk) 07:44, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not block IP addresses from reading (some governments do). If it is about editing, you or somebody using the same IP address recently may be blocked from editing because of abuse. Sometimes there is an explanation on the talk page of your IP (which is linked in the page header). You might be able to edit from another IP address.
If you yourself are blocked, then you probably know the reason or can find it out. Use your account's talk page to ask for the block to be lifted, according to the documented procedures, if you find the block inappropriate.
Anyway, this is Commons, not Wikipedia.
–LPfi (talk) 08:10, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

Photo of a deceased family member

I am trying to upload a photo of my late father, Bonar Dunlop, to add to his page which was created by someone else (unknown). The photo was initially classed as 'derivative' and deleted.

The original is in my possession & belongs to no one else.

Please advise - thank you

Peripat100 (talk) 09:08, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

I cannot see the file or its description, and the note on your talk page is a boilerplate one, not telling much. However, "a family photo that I own" is not enough. Generally, copyright is not transferred with copies of a work, not even with the original. Thus, the copyright is probably owned by the photographer (or in case of a studio: perhaps by the studio). You either need to figure out who that is or find a reason why it does not matter. For example: if the photo is old, the copyright may have expired. We need more information.
According to COM:New Zealand, I assume that an anonymous studio photo would be copyrighted for 50 years after "being made made available to the public by an authorised act" (if the modern law applies). I don't know in what context you are allowed to publish a portrait of yourself in New Zealand; in Finland there are a few such contexts explicitly allowed. New Zealand is a guess based on the first sentence in his biography – some other country's law may be the relevant one. In addition, we need something for the USA, which may or may not depend on where (if anywhere) the photo was published.
–LPfi (talk) 09:31, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

Photograph

As the manager of the singer Lisa Stansfield I would like to change the photograph on her page. Please advise me on how to do this Rachellouisegeorge1966 (talk) 11:42, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

  • @Rachellouisegeorge1966: by "her page" I'm guessing you mean en:Lisa Stansfield, on the English-language Wikipedia (not something here on Wikimedia Commons, the site where you are asking this. Wikipedia uses Commons as its main media repository, but they are separate projects, with some different rules). The English-language Wikipedia has pretty strong rules on conflicts of interest, so you should definitely at least skim en:WP:COI before editing there on a topic to which you are closely connected.
  • Is the photo you want already here on Commons, or are you asking about uploading a new photo? (I'll guide you through either way, but I don't want to waste time explaining how to upload a photo if it's not relevant.) - Jmabel ! talk 21:41, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

Individual protecting a page

There is an Indvidual protecting his own interest on a page here, not allowing edits of historical fact, what can be done about it? Sdtvmark (talk) 19:02, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

@Sdtvmark: for starters, someone (presumably you, in this case) could ask something more specific so that someone can look into it. We can't act on an abstraction! What page, what fact? - Jmabel ! talk 21:43, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

How to insert template for contest

How do my uploaded files get to insert templates for a contest Labrez (talk) 10:18, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

@Labrez: Since you don't say what contest, I can only give a very generic answer. Either:
  1. you upload on an upload page that is specific to the contest
  2. you use Special:Upload, which lets you write the full wikitext of the page before uploading, and include the relevant templates, or
  3. you add the templates by hand after uploading.
Jmabel ! talk 14:39, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Wiki loves earth|AE template not able to insert

How to insert template for the contest wiki loves earth 2023 United arab emirates Labrez (talk) 10:22, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

@Labrez: The easiest way is to start your upload from Campaign:wle-ae, which was created for this specific purpose.
It looks like your File:Scenery at Al Qudra Lake.jpg and File:Sunset sight at Al Qudra Lake.jpg already have these templates. However, these look rather low-resolution, and lack EXIF data. Usually we want the highest available resolution, as it came from your camera. If you want to retouch the photo, it's best to first upload the highest available resolution, as it came from your camera, then use "Upload a new version of this file" (which you'll see just below the file history) to upload your improved version (which should generally still be at that same resolution). - Jmabel ! talk 14:51, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

How do I delete my images from wikimedia

How to delete images uploaded Labrez (talk) 10:20, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

I cannot see any uploads from your account, do you have any? Anyway, you can ask for their deletion by adding the code {{SD|G7|reason}} at the top of the file description page in seven days since uploading them ("G7" is a shorthand for "uploader request"; the reason is optional in this case). If the week has passed you need to file an ordinary deletion request. –LPfi (talk) 10:51, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Can i just take any pictures

Is there any particular picture that am supposed to take Queen daya (talk) 11:28, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

@Queen daya: other than "pictures that are within Commons' scope," no. - Jmabel ! talk 14:53, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

comment avoire l'identité d'une personne avec ça photos

comment puis trouver l'identée d'une personne avec leurs photos KOBALAD12 (talk) 14:14, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Image Upload of cartoon characters

I want to upload a few more images to show a character from a Nickelodeon show in different episodes. On the wiki just for a character it says I may upload images of the character under CC BY-SA.. May I do so? SunnySideUp000 (talk) 15:02, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Which character is it and on what language wiki? PalauanLibertarian (talk) 21:58, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
It's Tommy on the english Hey Arnold! Wiki.
So far he has 3 images directly from the show. SunnySideUp000 (talk) 00:10, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
Courtesy link to Fandom.com site. Fandom disclaims CC-BY-SA on non-text contributions such as the images you're looking at. They exhort the contributors to tag files with appropriate license tags, use with permission, or claim fair use. There is a mention of a "media description page" which seems completely inaccessible for any of the images I tried.
The bottom line is that these are copyrighted screen captures, and Fandom seems to operate with tacit approval that these media franchises are getting free publicity in exchange for not going after copyright infringement that's clearly way beyond fair use. Unless a Nickelodeon official contacts Commons and approves free licenses for images, it won't happen. Elizium23 (talk) 01:47, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
Wikimedia Commons, in general, doesn't accept media containing characters from copyrighted (non-libre) works and series, excluding public domain and free (libre) ones that are okay. Please be careful when reading COM:L and COM:CHARACTER. - The Harvett Vault | he/him | user | talk - 00:35, 4 June 2023 (UTC); edited: 01:35, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Duplicate entries by different people

I want to upload a few photos I took of cacti, specifically Mammillaria backebergiana. One photo is accepted but when I try to upload another from a different angle, I’m told an entry has already been posted (or something like that). Also, the photo appears sideways by 90° and I don’t see a way to rotate it. How can I upload photos of different angles and then rotate them 90°? Thanks. Griduser (talk) 16:49, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

To rotate an image easily, first go to Preferences in the top right. Then click on Gadgets, then find the RotateLink gadget. Turn it on and then go back to your file page after clearing your cache. There should be a button below the file preview to request rotation. That will add the {{Rotate}} template to the page and the RotateBot will rotate the image in a couple hours. More info available here and here. PalauanLibertarian (talk) 22:06, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
I cannot find any uploads or attempted uploads by you. At least the original upload should show in the logs. Can you please link the files (or tell the filenames): it would make it much more easy to figure out what has happened.
The need to rotate the image comes from the way the photo is stored. The information on how you held the camera (landscape/portrait etc.) when taking the photo is in the EXIF data, which isn't used when the thumbnails are produced.
–LPfi (talk) 17:32, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Upload rights

I was hoping to upload an updated version of File:South Moravian Region CoA CZ.svg to Commons (per the request in the description), but it appears I don't have the requisite set of rights to do so. Could I kindly request the right to upload a newer version of that file on Commons? Much appreciated. Algum (talk) 18:31, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

What does it say when you try to upload a new version? Are you uploading it from the file description page or via UploadWizard? If the later, then that won't work as you can't overwrite files with that. To replace current file with a new version, click the "Upload a new version" link right below the file history on the file description page. If you don't see any link, send me an email on my user profile, I'll send you a reply, so you can attach the file you want me to upload. I must also say that if you're trying to upload a different file format, that also won't work, the file format must be same. Polda18 D C 19:56, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
The account Algum was created today, so is not autoconfirmed yet. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:28, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
Oh, that's what I didn't know. Well, @Algum: please send me the file over email (send me an email from my profile first, I'll reply to you so you can send me an email with the attachment, or upload it somewhere where I can download it and send me the link). Polda18 D C 05:45, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! I've emailed you a link to the file. Algum (talk) 09:19, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
Uploaded. I found out that the original image is no longer accessible, but found it on Wayback Machine. It looks like the original file was recreated from the image found on the linked website, because the image I found on Wayback Machine looks like the previous (original) version of the file, it looks like some kind of scan. The new version has some backing? Is that how the actual CoA looks like? Polda18 D C 10:47, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
Heraldic devices like coats of arms are usually described using words (a "blazon"), and their actual visual rendering is subject to some variation. You can see some examples of the South Moravian CoA in official use here and here and here, and you'll note each image is a bit different, which is completely fine: there is no 'authoritative' version of a coat of arms, other than the blazon, which is why you see a fair amount of visual variation, even in official use.
I've also noticed the CoA was used in this flag image and this stub template image, so I've sent you updated versions of those files too, for consistency. I much appreciate your help! Algum (talk) 11:11, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
Updated. Polda18 D C 11:16, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
Many thanks! Algum (talk) 11:21, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Request permission

I request permission for the open-access journal PLOS ONE to publish https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2019_Regions_of_Ghana.png by Rwhaun under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please be aware that this license allows unrestricted use and distribution, even commercially, by third parties. Please reply and provide explicit written permission to publish XXX under a CC BY license. Ceebius (talk) 18:42, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

@Ceebius: File:2019 Regions of Ghana.png already has a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license (with attribution to Wikimedia Commons user Rwhaun. Are you saying that the "SA" term is unacceptable to you, or what? - Jmabel ! talk 20:25, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
Yes, according to PLOS ONE. They wrote "Please note that the copyright license for the above listed source is CC BY-SA 4.0, which is not compatible with the CC BY 4.0 license that PLOS publishes under." Ceebius (talk) 21:55, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
@Ceebius: Then the only thing you can do is contact Rwhaun and see if they are interested providing you with the preferred license. - Jmabel ! talk 23:52, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Begin

How do I begin, where do I start? 20 upper (talk) 20:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

@20 upper: that depends tremendously on what you want to do! Is this about uploading photos, or something else? - Jmabel ! talk 20:26, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Should I upload random images I find on the internet or my own images/drawings? 20 upper (talk) 20:29, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
@20 upper: Most of what you would "find on the Internet" is not compatible with Commons requirements on licensing and unless you are a noted artist probably your own drawings are out of Commons' scope. (I say probably, because if you are at least a near=professional level artist, then there might be some contexts in which you could provide desired illustrations.) If your "own images" means photos you have taken that are not of other people's copyrighted work and are in Commons' scope, then those are welcome.
It sounds from your question like you have at most a vague sense of what sort of content we host here. I suggest that you (1) at least skim COM:SCOPE and COM:L; (2) have a look at Commons:Featured pictures to get a sense of what are the most desired sorts of images here (but don't be intimidated by the quality there: remember, that is a less-than-1% "best work"); (3) browse around randomly a bit (you can use the "Random file" link on the menu, which is typically at left if you are using a PC). - Jmabel ! talk 20:43, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
@20 upper: See also COM:FS and COM:NETCOPYRIGHT.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:59, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

poner foto de una plaza de armas del caserio de Huacna

poner foto de una plaza de armas del caserio de Huacna Paul Bismark Aranda Bedon (talk) 01:20, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

post a photo of a parade ground in the Huacna farmhouse
translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:07, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
@Paul Bismark Aranda Bedon: Hola y bienvenido. Consulte COM:FS/es.
Hi, and welcome. Please see COM:FS.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:07, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

D Day landing 6th June, 1944, Sword beach Normandy

Hi, my name is Nigel Rick.I was researching the Normandy landing and came across thisimage. B5071,JPG original file 1,772x1778 pixels,file size 322 KB from the Imperial War Museums.I am very sure the sergeant in the middle of the picture is my dad who was in the landing and served with the Royal Engineers. I would like a copy of the original photo if possible. I can be contacted by email on rickng2@internode.on.net. Thanking you. Nigel Rick. 118.210.73.139 04:13, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi, If you want a copy of the original in the Imperial War Museum, then you need to contact the Imperial War Museum. If it is this photo, the IWM tentatively identifies the sergeant as Douglas Raymond Miles. -- Asclepias (talk) 11:20, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
File:Royal Marine Commandos attached to 3rd Division move inland from Sword Beach on the Normandy coast, 6 June 1944. B5071.jpg has the 1,772 × 1,778 (322 KB) version.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:55, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

How to add pictures on wiki

Can I add pictures on Wikipedia Hamikos (talk) 05:48, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Add ,make change in wiki

Can we unloading pictures on Wikipedia Hamikos (talk) 05:48, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

@Hamikos: Hi, and welcome. You may add pictures for Wikipedia by uploading here per COM:FS. You may then use them per en:H:PIC.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:34, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Failed Image Upload

I tried to upload an image this morning of the Alhambra in Andalucia but got the message "None of the uploads were successful.". However when I did a search the image had been posted (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/The_Generalife_and_The_Alhambra%2C_Granada%2C_Andalusia%2C_Spain.jpg). Am I right in thinking that the message is incorrect and that my image is now publically availble to users? Photo-Philip (talk) 07:13, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

you are right. The check if the image was successfully posted, failed. But it was the check that failed, not the upload. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 08:59, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
@Photo-Philip: Thank you for uploading File:The Generalife and The Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain.jpg. I have taken the liberty of adding {{LargeImage}} for you.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:27, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Sunset

An evening view of the sky Is indeed a breathtaking view. Snapping the sky every evening has now become my habit, the view and how the camera captures it, is sure a wanders. Take a look at what I mean. Annbel7725 (talk) 09:27, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

@Annbel7725: Hi, and welcome. You have not uploaded anything to take a look at yet. Please see COM:FS.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:20, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

want to create wiki page about my village - liyo ka gurha

Hi, I want to create a wiki web page about my village but dont know how to create .help me out regarding it KunwarVijendraSingh (talk) 12:48, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

KunwarVijendraSingh: wikimedia is not the venue for articles, you want the wikipedia pages. This guide w:Help:Your first article on the English language wikipedia, should get you started. Good luck. Ww2censor (talk) 16:16, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Implementasi kurikulum merdeka

Eksistensi kurikulum merdeka

Implementasi kurikulum merdeka

Defenisih dan penjelasan singkat 182.3.197.202 15:39, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Implementation of the independent curriculum

Existence of the independent curriculum

Implementation of the independent curriculum

Definition and brief explanation
translator: DeepL via   — ⍨ƥŁƗƂ🗣️ 23:33, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
I'm guessing you are asking this on the wrong web site. Wikimedia Commons is a media repository, and this page is a help desk specifically for using Wikimedia Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 16:28, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi, I made a terrible mistake. I uploaded the wrong file. How can I delete it?

Hi, I made a terrible mistake. I uploaded the wrong file. How can I delete it? Gaioyar (talk) 13:26, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

you can ask for a courtesy deletion by adding template {{mybadupload}}. And you can hide it until it gets deleted by doing a revison upload of a simple file (by using the "upload a new version" link on the file descriptio page) for example an image of a black square. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 13:53, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
The image in question has now been deleted. - Jmabel ! talk 16:39, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Jmabel ! talk 16:39, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

How to categorise photos of clouds?

I have uploaded some photos that I took of some clouds over Avonhead, Christchurch, but I don't know which sub category of clouds to put them under. Does anyone have a guide on how to categorise clouds, or can categorise my photos?

Here's a link to my recent uploads, which should have the cloud photos at the top: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=50&user=CoderThomasB CoderThomasB (talk) 05:57, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

I added one of them to Category:Clouds in Christchurch but you can do the rest. ⍨ƥŁƗƂ🗣️ 23:19, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 Thank you. I'll add the rest to that category later when I have time CoderThomasB (talk) 23:08, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Photo License question

Hello, I have gotten permission to upload a portrait from Bachrach Photography studio of Dr. George Field-- the photo is copyrighted to Bachrach, but I have email permission to use it for his Wikipedia page. This was done at the request of George himself and Susan, George's wife.

The permission email is here


The permission requests that the photo be credited to Bachrach, and that it not necessarily be available for download, but it couches this in the language "if possible", which I interpret as permission.

Thank you for your message and a copy of the portrait. This was not originally purchased for publication (not a glossy), but a finished portrait for display in home of office.

Considering Fabian Bachrach was quite involved with Harvard and I understand many of our historical paperwork has been donated, we would be happy to have this image included on the Harvard College profile. And of course, feel free to include on Wikipedia - however, we would request that if possible the image be "locked" . . . in other words, not able to be downloaded by third parties.

In both cases, the following copyright should be "attached" to and remain with the image - Photography by Bachrach(c).

Please let us know if you have additional questions. And, thank you for your consideration of our copyright and work.

Best wishes, '


I would point to the "Of course, feel free to include it on Wikipedia" clause as definitive proof.

Please advise, I have explicit permission from the photographer and the explicit request from George himself and his wife.

Thank you,

Giancarlo Gromeo Wolbach Library (talk) 15:11, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Hello Giancarlo,
please see COM:VRT for the procedure that documents permissions (by the author, in this case the photographer, sending e-mails to the Volunteer Response Team). What you have is most likely not enough though. Specifically, "for Wikipedia" is not enough, it must be free to be used by anyone for any purpose, including commercial ones. See Commons:Licensing. Regards --Rosenzweig τ 15:47, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Upload Failed

I want to upload a high quality photo of a painting which I got from a museum (ofr use in an artcile on that painting). It's a .tif file with 190 MB. Failed with the error message: "An unknown error occurred in storage backend 'local-swift-eqiad'". Any ideas anyone? Phraster (talk) 19:05, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

forget it - second attempt (taking minutes) worked Phraster (talk) 19:41, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Jmabel ! talk 19:54, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

can i upload what i believe is the unofficial poster for Saw X?

<img src="https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/pzVkJWWDG0ISNH6T3B3iVBJkl9s.jpg" alt="https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/pzVkJWWDG0ISNH6T3B3iVBJkl9s.jpg"/>

i don't know if there is permission from the author or if it's even the official poster; can somone check this for me? Klee Bakudan (talk) 20:14, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

  • @Klee Bakudan: Doesn't matter whether it is "official" or not: it's someone's copyrighted work, and unless you work out whose and get a free license from them, we can't have it on Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 22:34, 6 June 2023 (UTC) ping fixed Jmabel ! talk 15:04, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Undelete and upload to enwiki

Hi all, is there a way for undelete File:UG-LK Photowalk - WTC and surroundings - 2017-03-12 (10).jpg and upload it to enwiki. I wanna use it in Galadari Hotel article. I have learned that there is a way to use panoramas in enwiki even when Sri Lanka (where the photo was taken) not recognize the freedom of panorama. Cheeers! Chanakal (talk) 05:41, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Kindly see this thread and this image I uploaded subsequently. I believe a non-free rationale won't be needed for this particular image. Because, This image I think originally uploaded to enwiki, but later migrated here. (The uploader, user:Rehman happens to be a compatriot of mine and a commons admin. I have used many of his images in enwiki articles.) Hope I answered your query satisfactorily. Chanakal (talk) 15:52, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

@Chanakal ✓ Done at w:en:File:UG-LK Photowalk - WTC and surroundings - 2017-03-12 (10).jpg. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 17:08, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
@Mdaniels5757: Thanks for the swift action. Cheers! Chanakal (talk) 17:17, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

How do I Upload Audio files to Wiki commons

Wiki Arakanka Abijo (talk) 09:03, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

However, because of concerns of copyright violations, there are restrictions on what new users can upload. You could try an upload and either it succeeds or there will be a log entry describing why it was refused. Or you could tell what file this is, so that somebody could tell whether the upload will succeed and recommend a suitable procedure otherwise. I hope you are aware that the file must be under a free licence if it is subject to copyright. –LPfi (talk) 17:21, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi Support Team,

someone uploaded an old company logo quite a few years ago: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orgadata_Logo.jpg?uselang=de How can i add the new logo instead or better yet, replace the old logo?

As i am working for the company and i am responsible for digital marketing activities we'd like NOT to show the old logo anymore.

Cheers, Michael Michael.Kusnierz (talk) 10:55, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi,
first step would be to upload the new logo to Commons. If the logo is above threshold of originality, the copyright-holder needs to send a confirmation for the chosen free license to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org (OTRS). Second step: if the old logo is used in Wikipedia-articles about said company, you should put a posting on the talkpage of said articles and propose to replace the old by the new logo. --Túrelio (talk) 12:52, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
FWIW we are not going to remove the old logo from Commons if it is here on a legitimate basis. Historical logos are just as much in scope as current ones. - Jmabel ! talk 15:11, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

I'm trying to upload our company logo onto our company's wikipedia page, but it's not letting me do so

I'm trying to upload our company logo onto our company's wikipedia page, but it's not letting me do so Heavy Seas Beer (talk) 14:29, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

@Heavy Seas Beer: For someone to help you, you are going to have to be a lot more specific than "it's not letting me do so". There are a lot of ways to upload to Commons. How are you doing this (from within the English-language Wikipedia? From a URL on this site? etc.) and what exactly is the message you are getting? (or does it just time out?).
Also: if you are editing an article related to a company you work for, please make sure you read and follow the English-language Wikipedia's policy on conflicts of interest or you are very likely to have your account there blocked. - Jmabel ! talk 15:16, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
It seems the file was uploaded OK and added to the article, but removed, as were some (all?) additions by the user. There are at least two problems: First: Commons requires correct author and copyright information and I doubt this was an own work, and thereby the licence is probably bogus. If the information is correct, then it needs to be confirmed as instructed on COM:VRT. Second: When editing an article on one's own company (or on behalf of the company), this needs to be disclosed, and edits discussed on the article's talk page, rather than added directly. Check instructions at Wikipedia. –LPfi (talk) 18:16, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Movie poster images - fair use?

I would like to upload a movie poster of a film I created. The poster is licensed by me and also on a public website (IMBD). What is the best way to upload this without it getting deleted? Also, which copyright category would this fall under? BedStuyResident (talk) 17:58, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

On Commons, we don't host files on fair use basis. Instead, if you created the poster and didn't sign away your copyright, then you can put it under a suitable licence (such as CC-BY-SA 4.0). Upload the file, send an email according to the instructions at COM:VRT and mark the file with {{subst:PP}}. You will probably need to exchange a few emails with the VRT volunteers to get everything sorted out. The file might get deleted in the meantime, but if so, it will be restored when the permission has been confirmed as valid. If the film is deemed non-notable, the file may still be deleted on that ground.
If you don't want to licence the poster (or don't own its copyright), then you can still upload it on some Wikipedias. I assume Wikipedia in English would accept a fair use rationale for such a poster, given that they have an article on the film or a related theme that the poster would illustrate well (check their instructions), but e.g. Wikipedia in German or Swedish don't offer that option.
–LPfi (talk) 18:31, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
@BedStuyResident: Hi, The IMBD copy states that the copyright on the poster is owned by the society Black-Owned Brooklyn. If that is correct, then that society gets to decide what it does with it. If that IMDB information is incorrect and in fact you are personally the owner of the copyright of the poster, then you get to decide what you do with it. Whoever is the owner of the copyright on the poster can offer a free license and upload the image to Wikimedia Commons, and confirm that license with Commons:VRT. If the owner of the copyright does not offer a free license, the image cannot be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. It may or may not be uploaded as a non-free image to the English-language Wikipedia website on certain conditions. -- Asclepias (talk) 18:44, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Йосемити сериография.jpg

--Natured0509 (talk) 19:01, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

@Natured0509: Do you have any evidence that this work is published under a free license? Yann (talk) 19:41, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
I wrote a letter to use. Natured0509 (talk) 19:52, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
indicated the source of origin,wrote a letter to use. Natured0509 (talk) 19:54, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
(Edit conflict) So do you believe there is a free licence? If the work is by Eyvind Earle/Эйвинд Эрл (1916–2000), I see no reason it would not be under copyright – and here at Commons, we allow only works that either have a free licence or aren't under copyright. –LPfi (talk) 19:42, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Tagging images that are not own work

There are some images that were uploaded as "Own work" but the uploader later said they were downloaded from a cloud share where they had been uploaded by others. What is the process for tagging or reporting such images so that the proper source can be mentioned and licence obtained? I understand there are speedy deletion tags, but I do not want them deleted, but would rather prefer the meta information corrected. Jay (talk) 07:26, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

You should first obtain necessary permissions and then correct the information. Until the permissions are obtained these images will be just copyvios subject to deletion. Ruslik (talk) 19:31, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
An alternative would be to file a Deletion Request if you don't want the file to be deleted right away, and explain the situation in the request body. But yes, until the proper source and license is added, the file is assumed to be a copyvio. Polda18 D C 06:16, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you. I have made a deletion request. Jay (talk) 08:17, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Turn version with minor improvements into an update of the original

I fixed a minor shading problem in File:Ranque-Hilsch_Vortex_Tube.svg at File:Ranque-Hilsch_Vortex_Tube_Fixed.svg, but my account is too young to update the original. Could someone merge the two? Also, the comment entry in the file history appears to be the page source, I have no idea how that happened. TheMrTau (talk) 09:59, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

@TheMrTau: could you explain why this is an improvement? I'd ask the judgment of the original uploader, but it looks like uploading that SVG over a decade ago was their only involvement in Commons, and I'm hesitant to overwrite where I don't understand what it's about. - Jmabel ! talk 15:09, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Ah, I had only put the explanation in File_talk:Ranque-Hilsch_Vortex_Tube.svg, sorry. The shading in the original suggests that the inner vortex changed rotation direction right before it exits on the left. Such a phenomenon is not described in the Wikipedia article, and physically wouldn't make much sense either. TheMrTau 11:29, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
@TheMrTau: Should all be fixed now. - Jmabel ! talk 14:32, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Deletion of File

One month ago, I was uploading a new version of a file, but, I made a new file by mistake and tried searching for deletion button but I couldn't find it. Please help me by telling me how to delete it or if you have access to every file please delete it. Its (Flag Map of Israel with occupied Palestinian Territories and Golan Heights). Please do not ask me that why did I made this file, im neutral on this conflict but I like making flag maps so please. ZavierPalz (talk) 04:54, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Letterboxing - black bars

Sorry in advance, I'm not too familiar with photography terms. Is there a maintainance tag for these kind of photos? Is Category:Letterboxing (film) applicable for these? Should black bars be cropped or is it okay for them to stay that way? Tün (talk) 08:01, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

@Tün: I don't know about a maintenance tag, but almost always the right thing to do with these is just to crop out the excessive borders (using CropTool), which I've done. The only exception I can think of is some older photos where significant borders appear to have been a deliberate printing choice. - Jmabel ! talk 14:41, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Requesting spell correction of Category:Ramalinga Valasam to Category:Ramalinga Vilasam

I am working on en:wp:Draft:Ramalinga Vilasam palace. Present commons: Category:Ramalinga Valasam is a spelling mistake. You can confirm with google news and google books other than similar spelling mistake all other search result seem to confirm Category:Ramalinga Vilasam will be collect spelling. Hence requesting renaming of Category:Ramalinga Valasam to Category:Ramalinga Vilasam Bookku (talk) 14:39, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

@Ramalinga Valasam: I've queued up the request. In the future: uncontroversial category moves can be requested at User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands. - Jmabel ! talk 14:46, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Requesting more images under Category:Ramalinga Vilasam

I am working on art museum of 18th century. (Also known as Ramanathapuram palace / Ramanad palace). Art works from this museum are extensively covered in art literature and available on google books. Encyclopedic coverage of these art works would remain difficult without supporting art images. Requesting help in finding and uploading copyright free images of Ramalinga Vilasam / Ramanathapuram / Ramanad palace.

Up til now I identified following bibliography to work on but there seem to be more available on google books.

  • Howes, Jennifer. The Courts of Pre-Colonial South India: Material Culture and Kingship. United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis, 2003. ISBN: 9781135789961 Pages 90-158
  • Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323-1687. United Kingdom, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011. ISBN: 9781588394385
  • Baliga, B. S.. Madras District Gazetteers: Ramanathapuram. India, Superintendent, Government Press, 1957. Page 110
  • Michell, George (17 August 1995) (in English) Architecture and Art of Southern India: Vijayanagara and the Successor States 1350-1750, Cambridge University Press ISBN: 978-0-521-44110-0.
  • Indian Painting: The Lesser-known Traditions. India, Niyogi Books, 2011.ISBN: 9788189738815
  • Narayana Rao, Velcheru, et al. Symbols of substance, court and state in Nāyaka period Tamilnadu. India, Oxford University Press, 1992. ISBN: 9780195630213

I am more comfortable in encyclopedic writing and would not have requisite time and expertise for image transfer to this project. Hence I request some help in this aspect. Bookku (talk) 15:01, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Vagiometer

It is being asked to supply matching pictures. I could add 2 photos, but due the subject it shows of course nude parts of the female body / vagina. Is that o.k.? File-Supporter (talk) 16:34, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

How to delete own work files?

I uploaded a file but ir doesn't shows the location AND i don't know how to delete it. Jennifer Marisol Condori (talk) 04:26, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

@Jennifer Marisol Condori: only administrators can delete files. If you uploaded it in the last 7 days and it isn't being used, we will almost always grant a courtesy deletion. Probably the easiest way to ask for that is to add {{subst:My bad upload}} to the file page.
If this is about one of your older files, you have to nominate it for deletion just as if it were someone else's. The CC licenses on Commons are not revocable, and if we allowed users to just delete their own files any time, they would effectively become revocable.
I'm not certain what you mean by "ir doesn't shows the location". If you mean you can't find the file itself, you can always find your uploads at Special:MyUploads. If you mean just a lack of location in the EXIF data, that's not usually a reason to delete. You can always add the information to the file page with {{Location}}. - Jmabel ! talk 14:47, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

how to delete contributes

i want to delte contributes Pvlcsurya (talk) 04:57, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

@Pvlcsurya: I'll delete your two file uploads. They are both recent, and neither appears useful. - Jmabel ! talk 14:49, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

INDIAN MAP WAS WRONG

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Its Indian territory. 2405:201:2030:D860:F59C:8750:CAA9:872D 15:33, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

how to create page on information with photo public figures and others

how to create page on information with photo public figures and others Bobby0799 (talk) 04:04, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

@Bobby0799: you are going to have to be a lot more specific for anyone to give you a useful answer. - Jmabel ! talk 15:23, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

deletion of Basgo Monastery Gompa Ladakh India.jpg

Please advise as to why Basgo Monastery Gompa Ladakh India.jpg is marked for deletion. I am for sure it is a photograph taken by me. The picture accompanies the EXIF data to support and the composition does not contain, to my knowledge, any information objectionable. Please describe the inconsistencies so that I can avoid such breaches in future. I am a new comer, less than a year old: I shall respect your decision to be final and accept. Prof Ranga Sai (talk) 04:24, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

@Prof Ranga Sai: , the file is no longer in danger of deletion. Günther Frager undid the deletion nomination shortly afterwards and his edit summary shows that the he mistook the monastery link in the description as a source link (the website is copyrighted, so if it had been the source then it really would have been a copyright). He forgot to undo the deletion message in your talk page however. I can certainly understand how the link could be mistaken as a source. MKFI (talk) 07:43, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
Thanks and regards Prof Ranga Sai (talk) 12:20, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Adding American Singer Songwriter BIO and Career facts to Wikipedia

Hi,

We are interested in adding one of our artist to Wikipedia, and need some assistance in doing so, can someone assist us with this?

Thanks

Ty Hannah INC. <redacted> TheDuecce (talk) 08:27, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Start by reading Wikipedia's policy on conflicts of interest, because trying to write about someone you represent without understanding and conforming to that policy will probably get you blocked. Once you've got that down, you'll probably best get help at en:WP:Teahouse. - Jmabel ! talk 15:27, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

File updating

Could anyone perform this file updating, if this is technically possible? VSL (talk) 18:31, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

How To Use

How can I use a photo uploaded in Wikipedia Turkish in Wikipedia English, because the same photo is about to be deleted due to copyright. GiveMeMyPay (talk) 23:36, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

@GiveMeMyPay: You can't, at least not directly. If it meets the criteria laid out in en:Wikipedia:Non-free_content, you may be able to upload a copy directly to en-wiki and use it there, though. - Jmabel ! talk 00:25, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Undo on Wikidata

Can someone familiar with Wikidata please undo this edit by an IP please? -- Asclepias (talk) 18:58, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done. Not really a matter of "undoing", just substituted in the correct image. - Jmabel ! talk 21:11, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
You can still undo it (unless there were some intervening edits hindering it) by clicking the undo link, instead of doing the edit (and risk misspelling the filename or doing other mistakes). –LPfi (talk) 12:27, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Question

How to search for files NOT in a specific category? RodRabelo7 (talk) 05:46, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

@RodRabelo7: I'm not sure if you can exclude files using the search interface, but you certainly can with PetScan. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 07:01, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
@RodRabelo7: For very simple cases, you can place a minus sign before the "incategory" prefix. For example, if you wanted to find photos of Cecilia Flesch at Web Summit Rio 2023 that are not included in Category:Cecilia Flesch at Web Summit Rio 2023. Using Special:Search for the file namespace, you can write this in the search box:
"Cecilia Flesch" "Web Summit Rio 2023" -incategory:"Cecilia Flesch at Web Summit Rio 2023"
That will give this result: [1]. (There are currently 2 such files as I write this.)
For more complex cases, it may not be the best method. It will not exclude subcategories, unless you also exclude them specifically. It may return false positives if the search words are not precise. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:29, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Structured data

Hi! How can I edit structured data? Hári Zalán (talk) 06:38, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

@Hári Zalán: Next to "File information", there's a tab labelled "Structured data". Press it, and from there you can edit the structured data. --QuickQuokka [⁠talk • contribs] 16:40, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
@QuickQuokka Thank you! Hári Zalán (talk) 16:47, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
@Hári Zalán: QuickQuokka's reply assumes you are talking about the structured data for an individual photo on Commons. To edit "deeper" (e.g. to change the statements about a data item) you have to edit on Wikidata. - Jmabel ! talk 16:48, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Sam Mitchell 2022.png

I am trying to find a way to use this image as the profile image for the Sam Mitchell (EastEnders) page. It should be under Media data and Non-free use rationale and I need help in adding in the right information to ensure that the image can be used --Walfordwood484 (talk) 14:11, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

First you need to find out, if the language edition of wikipedia you want to use it in has a fair use policy. Then you can create a fair use rationale according to that policy and upload the file locally in the language edition of wikipedia. If you need help, feel free to ask the community of that language edition of wikipedia. For example german language wikipeda has no fair use policy, therefore you cannot use the image in the Sam Mitchell article in german language wikipedia. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 14:50, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
Walfordwood484: Why upload another non-free image? There is already an English lnguage wikipedia article w:Sam Mitchell (EastEnders) that has a fine looking non-free image w:File:Kim_medcalf.jpg that is allowable and the same age but better quality than your one. You will certainly not be allowed to have a second non-free image to identify the subject in the infobox and unlikely elsewhere in the article. If you need one for a different language, as C.Suthorn says, you need to check with that wiki if they allow non-free images and then follow their policy. Ww2censor (talk) 15:28, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

PDF files by new users

I was trying to upload the pdf file, filled in all the steps but the system doesn't approve of my uploading, and didn't allow to download the file.I am getting the message prevent spamming in pdf files by new users.

Please allow me to upload pdf files Evglotos (talk) 17:55, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

@Evglotos: What's the PDF file you want to upload? Yes, there is a filter preventing new users uploading PDF files, as we had spammers uploading several thousands PDF files. If it is legitimate, you can try after a few days, when you account get autoconfirmed. Yann (talk) 18:13, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

how to change a photograph

I manage the Maxim Voznesenskiy page and he would like to change the photograph there. I made the page so long ago I have forgotten how to do this. I would be very grateful for any advice you can give me. Thank you. Dywana 81.40.129.218 18:10, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

I assume this is User:Dywana, not logged in, and that the page you are talking about is en:Maxim Voznesenskiy. Please be aware that no particular person should be "managing" a page on the English-language Wikipedia: anyone else is just as free to edit as you are. The way you word this suggests you have some sort of working relationship with Mr. Voznesenskiy, but I don't see any overt indication of that on your account. Please read the English-language Wikipedia's policy on conflicts of interest, because you may be accidentally violating that policy.
On a technical level: you upload here just like any other photo. If you took the photo in question, then things are pretty straightforward; if not, then please see COM:VRT. Then, once the photo is uploaded, the edit required to change it in Wikipedia should be pretty obvious if you edit the Wikitext source (this is one of those things that is actually harder to do in the WYSIWIG editor). However, if you have a paid relation to the subject of the article, you should NOT directly edit the article yourself; instead you should request the edit on the talk page of the article. - Jmabel ! talk 19:05, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Type of Creative Commons license acceptable for Wikimedia

Can I use this Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND for images that I upload to Wikimedia? VCAcevedo (talk) 21:03, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

No. Neither NC (non-commercial) nor ND (no derivatives) are acceptable. See Commons:Licensing. --Rosenzweig τ 21:42, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Copyright license for modifying a copyright expired image

If I take an image, for example, from the Library of Congress, which was published before 1928 and I make some minor adjustments, like removing damage or adjusting tone, do I need to give/add another license on my part, or can I post the image as being published before 1928 and thus having an expired copyright? If you can point me to an example image on Wiki Commons that would be helpful. P. Hughes (talk) 00:05, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

How do I put Babel boxes on my user page?

How do I put Babel boxes on my user page? Not a Normal Username (talk) 23:39, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

@Not a Normal Username Let's say you are fluent in English at a native level. Then on your userpage, you would add the following code:{{#babel: en-N}} ("en" means English, and "-N" means native). If you wanted to say say you are a native English speaker and a level 1 Spanish speaker, you would write {{#babel: en-N | es-1}}. If you need more help, please let me know your language(s) and I can help you get yours working. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 00:10, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Dimensionality

What copyright principles apply to what would have been a two-dimensional image, painted on a three-dimensional surface (e.g., a folding paper fan, an oddly-shaped vase)? This is not a hypothetical, as the Hong Kong Disposable Account person has been taking a lot of photographs of such artworks in galleries and auction houses, and some of the artworks are by people who are still alive, or who died relatively recently. DS (talk) 22:40, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

@DragonflySixtyseven: if the underlying works are copyrighted, then barring an F.O.P. justification, these are copyright violations, plain and simple. The issue of 2D vs. 3D is mainly about using someone else's photos of artwork, generally OK for 2D artwork but not 3D artwork. - Jmabel ! talk 00:20, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
That doesn't quite sound right - there's a huge difference between "photos of someone else's artwork" and "someone else's photos of artwork". DS (talk) 13:27, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
@DragonflySixtyseven: That's what Jmabel said. To be clear: when an artwork is not free, a photo of that artwork can't be published without the permission of the owner of the copyright of that artwork (or in a proper context of fair use or fop). It doesn't matter on what surface or shape or whatever the artwork is painted or embodied. When the artwork is not free, a distinction about 2-D or 3-D is irrelevant. A distinction about the 2 or 3 dimensionality of the artwork would be relevant only if a Commons contributor wants to use someone else's photo of a free artwork. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:49, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
So a photograph of a three-dimensional artwork, by a living artist, on temporary display in a Hong Kong auction house which is open to the public... can that be properly licensed? DS (talk) 04:17, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Screenshot of image from a book available online

Hello, After reading the rules in Commons:Screenshots I'm _almost_ certain we're allowed to screenshot a picture from this book: https://archive.org/details/the_history_of_musical_instruments_curt_sachs/page/n159/mode/2up, and upload it to Commons. Can someone confirm please? Thanks TazGPL (talk) 10:20, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

The book says it is published in the USA, copyrighted in 1940, with copyright renewed in 1968. To my understanding that would make it copyrighted until 1 January 2036. I assume the author is German en:Curt Sachs (1881–1959). I don't see any mention of the author of the illustrations on the linked opening, other than "after Alhini" for one of the three. For the text, and for any photos by Sachs, 70 years pma would apply in most of Europe, i.e. copyright will expire 1 January 2030.
You say you are almost certain that we are allowed to republish a picture from the book (you don't say which one, three are shown on the linked opening). On what grounds? Did you find the author and first publication of that picture?
–LPfi (talk) 12:28, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for the answer @LPfi. To clarify: I'm a layman when it comes to copyright - this is why I ended up here.
Which picture: C. "On what grounds?" - the book is in public domain and published in 1940. Didn't notice the "Copyright renewed 1968 by Irene Sachs" on the cover - thanks for bringing this to my attention.
TazGPL (talk) 13:40, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
It seems picture 3 is a photograph of a 3D object. Is there some documentation on where the pictures are from, other than in the captions? If taken by CS and first published in the book, its copyright should last to 2036/2030 like the rest of the book, unless there are special circumstances. –LPfi (talk) 15:26, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
In the related chapter, CS mentions that this is a picture of a figurine found in Alexandria. I was not able to find the particular picture (using google image finder) or any similar of the particular figurine. Ok then, I set the alarm clock on 2036 morning and wait. Thanks @LPfi for explaining. TazGPL (talk) 06:15, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
If you already had uploaded it, we could set the timer at Commons (Category:Undelete in 2036). I don't know what Commons policy is on uploading a work to be speedied right away. The legal risk is probably minimal. –LPfi (talk) 06:33, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Expanding a page

I made this page and I don't know how to get the attention of others to help me expand it. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ulster_Aviation_Society What stub do I put in? 81.101.7.190 14:22, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

You are probably best off to mention it to the appropriate wikiprojects such as Aviation and Ireland, and even Northern Ireland where other have have such images. Ww2censor (talk) 16:32, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
In addition to the above, try to find suitable existing files that could be added to the category and add them yourself. Martinvl (talk) 16:58, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Using a tall image as Picture Of The Day

I've added a hajj-relevant featured picture to be Picture of the day on 2024-06-16 during that year's hajj, but the image is unusually tall and I'm looking for help to get it to display properly. The template Template:tall image has been created to display tall images in a sensible way, but I don't see how to integrate it in the POTD template. Thanks in advance for any help, MartinPoulter (talk) 11:25, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Copy right

hi

Saudi photographer gave me permission to upload all his photo in wiki

Already I take screenshot of his permission and send it to permissions-ar@wikimedia.org

the response was permission should be like this :

I choose one: [am name] or [represent copyright holder's name], the choose one: [creator] or [sole owner] of the exclusive copyright of choose one: [the media work][1] or [the work depicted in the media][2] or [both the work depicted and the media][3] as shown here: [exact URL of the file uploaded on Wikimedia Commons]


to be honest, i think when ask him every time to get his permission will be annoying to him

is there another permission easier and more comprehensiv جرهام (talk) 23:36, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi جرهام. I believe it's possible (as explained in item 4 pf COM:VRT#Licensing images: when do I contact VRT?) for a single COM:CONSENT email to cover multiple files in some cases. In addition, the copyright holder themselves can create a Commons acocunt, uploaded their own files, and then use COM:RELGEN to create their own releases without needing to email VRT. The copyright holder should upload the photos with their original COM:EXIF data and in as high of resolution that they want to make freely available. The copyright holder can find out some more about uploading files at Commons:Image guidelines and Commons:Upload Wizard FAQ. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:10, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
@جرهام: (Edit conflict there, but here's my take:) I suggest that you work out in advance with the COM:VRT people what they would need before you go back to the photographer. That is, work this through on Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard where you'll be talking to people who know what's going on, not here on the help desk where anyone might be answering.
That said (and given also that I'm not part of the VRT), you probably want something more like having that photographer give you a blanket authorization to upload to Commons on their behalf, and either to specify what license you can use for all of their work (I'd recommend {{Cc-by-sa-4.0}} or to overtly delegate that choice to you. So you'd have the send an email to VRT saying something like, "I am [name], the creator and sole owner of the exclusive copyright to numerous photographs. I hereby designate Commons user جرهام to upload works on my behalf, and I release all such work as جرهام may choose to upload under a CC-BY-SA-4.0 license, with such works to be attributed to [name]." (Obviously, the Arabic equivalent of that, but I don't speak Arabic. Run that by them on the noticeboard and see if that would be acceptable, and if it's not then ask them what they would suggest instead.) Once a wording is worked out, it would be simplest to have the photographer send that directly to permissions-ar@@wikimedia.org and cc you.
I hope that helps. - Jmabel ! talk 01:25, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Upload failing

Hi. Using the plain form, twice in a row. Both times nothing was uploaded (and there's nothing in my history). Any thoughts? -SusanLesch (talk) 18:17, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

My fault. I missed the error message (filename ending in a space). Thanks. -SusanLesch (talk) 18:48, 22 June 2023 (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. SusanLesch (talk) 18:48, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

NOla?

Nola eduki dezaket laguntza liburua bukatzen? Suicida13 (talk) 15:25, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Via Google Translate, from Basque:How can I get help finishing the book?

What book? Help of what sort?
@Suicida13: Zein liburu? Nolako laguntza? - Jmabel ! talk 18:17, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
Also: All of your uploaded files appear to be derivative works that violate copyrights. Have you even looked at the scope of this site? I'm afraid we don't have a Basque-language description of that, but please see either Commons:Alcance del proyecto or Commons:Project scope.
Todos los archivos subidos de Vd. parecen ser trabajos derivados que violan los derechos de autor. ¿Has mirado siquiera el alcance de este sitio? Me temo que no tenemos una descripción en euskera de eso, pero consulte Commons:Alcance del proyecto o Commons:Project scope. - Jmabel ! talk 18:17, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
Euskaraz? spañol? i have something and i need help for finish Aritzgol (talk) 03:40, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

help for a book?

help for a book? Aritzgol (talk) 03:38, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

@Suicida13 and Aritzgol: are these two accounts for one person, or two different people? - Jmabel ! talk 04:49, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

book

i write one something like book and i need help to finished. someone? Aritzgol (talk) 20:23, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Can I upload my own poems and Songbook in PDF?

I want to publish my own poem and songbook under cc by sa license. Can I do it using wikimedia commons? 2409:4088:9C99:635A:0:0:B088:4E15 20:03, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Wikimedia projects are not free repositories for your writings. Ruslik (talk) 20:19, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
Could be a project at WikiBooks with an accompying PDF at Commons. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 20:33, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
No, Wikibooks says "only the small subset of instructional non-fiction books are allowed to be hosted here." This is generally not acceptable on Wikimedia projects.--Prosfilaes (talk) 20:59, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for guidance. {{unsigned|2409:4088:9c99:635a::b088:4e15|03:21, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Reuploading Material

Hello, I mainly have a question about how to attribute materials. I have taken images from Wikimedia commons and have edited them to be able to be used easier. Who would the credit need to be to? Because I found them here, I know they are available to be used. Teacher of Musicians (talk) 17:06, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

@Teacher of Musicians: Hello, Please link or mention specific files. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:35, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Create a non-user-specific gallery

I have created a simple gallery under my user name Whistian, and I have found guidance on creating user-specific galleries, but I would like to create a gallery that is non-user-specific. Many galleries in WMC are non-user-specific, e.g. Gallery:Beer. How can I do this? Whistian (talk) 09:44, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

@Whistian: I see you've written "Gallery:Beer", but it's not Gallery:Beer, it's just Beer. And similarly for any other galleries you want to create: just create them directly in the "main space," like articles in Wikipedia. No prefix. - Jmabel ! talk 14:49, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for your quick help, but I’m so much a beginner that I don’t know how to get to "main space". [As an aside, I’ve not been able to find any manuals or tutorials from which I can learn how to use WMC. If you could point me to any I’d be most grateful. I’ve looked at all the various Help facilities and found them virtually useless for a beginner - as you can tell from my current state of ignorance.] It’s the first time that I’ve come across that term, and so far I have done everything in my user-space. How do I get out of that and onto "main space"? Many thanks for any further help you can give to get me going. Whistian Whistian (talk) 12:53, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Main space is pretty much any page that does not have anything special in front of the page name. Aside of main space, we have a template space, which puts Template: in front of the page name, or category space, which puts Category: in front of the page name. Categories are also somewhat special, because if you type a wikilink to a category like to any other page, it instead categorizes the page into that category. In order to make a link, you have to put a colon in front of Category keyword, which will not be displayed. I suggest you to take a look at Help:FAQ to see what kind of content can be expected on Commons, and to see Help:Contents to learn how to edit wiki and how to upload files. Polda18 D C 13:15, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
@Whistian: See the pages Help:Namespaces and Commons:Galleries. -- Asclepias (talk) 18:33, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
For creating a mainspace gallery: just create a link to it somewhere (you don't need to save that edit, the preview is enough), click the redlink, edit the page and save. This works also for most other kinds of pages, but then you need to include the namespace prefix. If you have already created the page in your user page, just use the move tab to move it to mainspace (you can ask for deletion of the redirects that get created by that method, if you wish, or just reuse them for other stuff or leave them alone). –LPfi (talk) 19:53, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you everyone for your replies. Unfortunately, I’m right at the start of learning about WMC, and I can’t understand what you say: " For creating a mainspace gallery: just create a link to it somewhere". From replies above, I now understand the term "main space" but how do I "create a link to it" and where is "somewhere"? Starting from my user page User:Whistian, how do I get to "somewhere", and when I’m there how do I "create a link". Please could you give me an example of what to type, and where.
Please forgive my ignorance, but for some time now I have been trying to understand WMC. I have been through the Tutorial on how to upload images, and I can do that, but I can’t find any useful manual or tutorials to take me beyond that so, as you can see, I haven’t got far enough to be able understand everyone’s replies. But thank you all so much for trying to help me. Whistian (talk) 10:53, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
@Whistian: if you could be clear what tasks you are trying to do, then someone could probably aim you at relevant help text. The only thing you've asked about is how to make a gallery, and I think at this point between what is here and Commons:Galleries it should be pretty thorough.
That said: often the best way to learn how to do something on a wiki is to look at the wikitext where someone else has done something similar, and copy it with the appropriate substitutions. - Jmabel ! talk 18:08, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
We've provided you links to help pages which you can navigate and learn how to make edits and upload files, what are namespaces and what are galleries. Did you read any of them? It looks to me that you didn't pay enough attention to those pages. If you did read them carefully, and still aren't able to understand the core concept, then we might need to spoon feed you with step by step exact tutorials on how to use the site (despite the help pages being pretty detailed on how the site can be used). But we need to be exactly sure that you did everything you could to understand how this site works. Links we provided should contain everything you need to start contributing. Take a look at Help:Contents for a starting point, learn how editing works, learn how edit previews work, and this is where you should be able to start contributing. To put it short, start editing any page you can edit, put a link somewhere on the page (putting it at the beginning or end should be best solution), and instead of saving the edit, just click preview. It should display how the page should look like if it was saved at this exact point. But don't do that. Click the link without saving the page (it may ask you if you want to leave the page without saving, just click yes), and it should bring you to the edit interface of the non-existing gallery page you want to create. Or alternatively you could just type the gallery name into the search bar. Don't click any of the found results, just click "Search pages containing <your gallery name>" at the bottom of the displayed results menu, and at the top page, there should be a red link with the name of your gallery. If you click that, it brings you to the exact same edit interface. Last option, for technical enthusiasts and geeks, would be to simply use the URL scheme and visit https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Your_gallery_name, where Your_gallery_name is the name of your gallery you want to create (notice that I used underscores in the URL, spaces are replaced by underscores in URL schemes). It will display a message that this page doesn't exist and prompts you if you want to create it. Click the "Create" button at the top right, and it yet again brings you to the exact same edit interface. Polda18 D C 12:45, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
(Edit conflict) Everybody has to begin somewhere. On your user page, I assume you can find the link "edit" and get to the "wikitext", the raw code of the page. Type [[Beer]] somewhere and click "Show preview". You will find a link to the galley Beer in the position where you typed the code. Now, that's an existing page. If you type something else, a page name for a yet-to-be-created gallery, then the link will be red instead of blue, but you get to edit and create that page. I suggest you keep to your user space, type e.g. User:Whistian/Sandbox. After some editing, click "Show preview" to see it looks like it should, do your tweaks, do a new preview and so on. Click "Publish page" to publish it when it looks good enough or you want to save an intermediate version (don't save broken versions outside your user space).
If you need these instructions, then you should probably check out the appropriate guides linked from Help:Contents, which Polda18 linked or (on Wikipedia in English), or some other similar tutorial. The content guidelines are different on Wikipedia, of course, for Commons guidelines you should at least read and understand Commons:Galleries before publishing anything in mainspace.
–LPfi (talk) 12:56, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Another way to start a gallery page: assuming you are on a PC (because this stuff is really hard to do from a phone), in the URL bar type "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/PAGENAME", where "PAGENAME" is the page you want to create; spaces are allowed. Use ENTER on your keyboard to get to the page, which will be sitting ready to be created.

By the way, all of this is exactly what you do to start an article in "article space" on any wiki; we don't have articles on Commons, so we use that for our "gallery space". - Jmabel ! talk 15:02, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

My thanks to all of you for your very quick responses. My frustration comes from Wiki being the only system I have ever used which does not have a manual or tutorials. I have an iPad, I have its manual; I have an iPhone, I have its manual; my programming days began with Fortran, and I had the manual with the complete syntax for every command. With Wiki, there is the guide to uploading which is good, but after that I felt I was wandering in the dark. One of my early questions was about setting up a personal Sandox so that I could learn by experimenting, but the reply I got to that said that personal sandboxes only exist in Wikipedia, and are not appropriate for Wikimedia Commons (I can't now find the reply: it has disappeared into history off the top of the lists of Q&As). But now I see from -LPfi above that I can set up a personal Sandbox, so that's good news and I shall use that in future.
Even better news is that with all the combined help that you have given me I think I now know enough to make good progress. May I once again thank you all for the time each of you has given to sending replies to me, and I hope I can now go solo. It's been good to 'talk' to you all, but with any luck you'll only hear from me rarely in future (do I hear cheers?). Whistian Whistian (talk) 13:46, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
@Whistian: Whoa, the very first reply you got in Commons:Help desk/Archive/2023/05#Personal sandbox in Wikimedia Commons was by me and I told that you can create user sandboxes and how to do it. I even provided the exact same red link example that LPfi provided again here. What someone else later said can't be done was something different about your question to upload files to your sandbox and experiment with deleting files. You can upload useful files, which automatically go to the file namespace, and then you can display them, or any other existing files, in your sandbox and experiment with formatting their display there. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:01, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your reply: I had completely misunderstood the combination of the two responses to my earlier question, and what the comment 'You cannot' by the other responder referred to. My apologies for my confusion and for misrepresenting your own reply, which was, now I reread it, very helpful and to the point. If I understand the situation now, I can set up a sandbox in my own user space, but I then need to use existing images, or upload my own useful images, to experiment with because there is no facility to upload non-useful images with dummy descriptions and then delete them later. Thanks again for making sure that I understood this. Whistian (talk) 14:57, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

ANTEL TV

LOGO ANTEL Marcelo19802022 (talk) 02:39, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

@Marcelo19802022: I presume this has something to do with File:ANTEL LOGO HD.png, but what is the help you are requesting? If this is, indeed your own work, then how is it in Commons' scope? And if not your own work, it would presumably be a copyright violation. Similar question about File:Logo martv.png, though that might be simple enough for COM:TOO. - Jmabel ! talk 03:51, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Pyrography

buongiorno vorrei caricare delle immagini di mie pirografie Roberto Frangioni Piroritrattista Framàr (talk) 09:49, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi, see Category:Pyrography for already existing images. --Túrelio (talk) 12:15, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Is there any Symbol or Logo for "Self-Published"?

Is there any universal logo for self-published books? Such as creative commons logo.

Many thank you very much in advanced. 2409:4088:8600:2FF8:0:0:1950:28A4 10:31, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Transfering images from FI wiki to Commons

I want to transfer 2 files (https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiedosto:Karjalan_Liitto_lippu.svg https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiedosto:Karjalan_Liitto_logo.svg) but I unable to do that due to copyright, I am unsure how to correctly transfer them and I dont want to break any rules. Thanks. Dictatorialkarelian (talk) 14:59, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Remove watermark in CC image

Hello, I've seen commons:CROP#Minor improvements stating that it's ok to remove a watermark and override a photo. But then I read commons:Watermarks and got confused. The photo File:88663 jellyfish on the shores of israel PikiWiki Israel.jpg is licensed CC 2.5, allowing to "remix" the photo, and I followed commons:CROP guidelines to remove the watermark. Should this be reverted? Can I upload a removed-watermark version in a separate file? What's usually the drill in these situations? We wish to use it as a Featured Picture in Hebrew Wikipedia, but we cannot display a watermarked image. Let me know if it's possible to manipulate the photo. Tomer T (talk) 19:17, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Adding statements to a category info box

Hi - how do I add statements so that I can get info and a photo in an infobox? Atm one I did is empty! I have tried all sorts, nothing works and I don't get an option to edit or add statements. Thank you MOD21S (talk) 06:26, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

@MOD21S: this has to be done on Wikidata, by editing the item itself. Then, sometimes, you need to purge the Commons page with the Infobox as well. - Jmabel ! talk 14:38, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! How do I access the page via Wikidata? MOD21S (talk) 19:59, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
@MOD21S: There should be an "edit" symbol at the lower right of the Wikidata Infobox, or you can just follow the usual "Wikidata item" link in the menu. - Jmabel ! talk 21:13, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Errata o basura en artículo https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival

Hola, soy novato y no sé dónde o cómo reportar errata o basura en el texto. Dice así: "...en numerosas cadenas de radio del área de la bahía de San Francisco, así como la cadena WLS de Chicago. Aficionados al blues apreciaron] y Chess." Ignoro si es algún tipo de errata, o si se trata de un hackeo. Pido disculpas si este señalamiento está fuera de lugar. Hermeneuo (talk) 06:49, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

@Hermeneuo: Esto es una página de Wikimedia Commons, no de la wikipedia en español. Se necesita preguntar en la wikipedia en español. Véete es:Wikipedia:Café. - Jmabel ! talk 14:44, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

how do I delete a file (pictures)?

I want to delete all my files (pictures). How do I do it? Kibumba (talk) 09:01, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi Kibumba. You can't delete them yourself since you're not a Commons administrator, but you can request that they be deleted by following the guidance give at Commons:Deletion requests/Mass deletion request. You're going to need to provide a valid reason for asking them to be deleted though. Since the files were uploaded more than five years ago, that reason is probably going to need to be a pretty good one. Why do you want these photos deleted now after more than five years have passed since you uploaded them? -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:43, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Can somebody please edit these badly formated file description pages?

File descriptions affected
  • Alpha
    Alpha
  • Bravo
    Bravo
  • Charlie
    Charlie
  • Delta
    Delta
  • Echo
    Echo
  • Foxtrot
    Foxtrot
  • Golf
    Golf
  • Hotel
    Hotel
  • India
    India
  • Juliet
    Juliet
  • Kilo
    Kilo
  • Lima
    Lima
  • Mike
    Mike
  • November
    November
  • Oscar
    Oscar
  • Papa
    Papa
  • Quebec
    Quebec
  • Romeo
    Romeo
  • Sierra
    Sierra
  • Tango
    Tango
  • Uniform
    Uniform
  • Victor
    Victor
  • Whisky
    Whisky
  • Xray
    Xray
  • Yankee
    Yankee
  • Zulu
    Zulu
Request

All of these files' descriptions are formatted horribly, without infoboxes and even without =={{int:filedesc}}== or =={{int:license-header}}==. I already (kinda) fixed Golf. Any help would be much appreciated lol QuickQuokka [⁠talk • contribs] 22:08, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

I did alpha to foxtrot by using Add Information tool. GeorgHH • talk   22:03, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

How do I upload a picture

how do I upload a picture Milani Lusawana (talk) 08:35, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Milani Lusawana click on the Wikimedia Commons logo in the top left corner of the page to bring you to the homepage. On that page you should see a blue "upload" button, click that and it should then take you through the process of how to upload pictures. Helper201 (talk) 16:24, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Prevent spamming in PDF files by new users

Hi. I'm a new user. I want to add documents from my personal archive for public use on the platform. In the section Archives of Ukraine, these documents are not yet on the platform.  In this are a Архів:ДАКрО/752 Архів:ДАКрО/752/1/2 I face restrictions as a new user. Could moderators please check. Thank you Едуард Яровий (talk) 10:05, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

@Едуард Яровий: could you please bring this to Commons:Administrators' noticeboard where it is more likely someone will be able to help you? I'm an admin myself, but I don't know exactly what to do in this case. - Jmabel ! talk 16:48, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Google Ngram

I used Google Ngram viewer to look up the usage of an archaic term over time, I'll need the graph which shows its usage for a Wikiversity article, can I just screenshot the Graph and upload it to commons? Or would that be copyright violation? Crainsaw (talk) 10:05, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

@Crainsaw: I for one don't know enough about the output of Google Ngram to say whether it is copyrightable. Could you link an example? - Jmabel ! talk 15:46, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
[2] Crainsaw (talk) 16:23, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
Their info page says: "Ngram Viewer graphs and data may be freely used for any purpose, although acknowledgement of Google Books Ngram Viewer as the source, and inclusion of a link to books.google.com/ngrams, would be appreciated.".
On Commons, the screenshot can probably be tagged with the template Copyrighted free use (their page uses the term "licensing", not the term "public domain"). -- Asclepias (talk) 16:34, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Photo added to a Wikipedia page is displaying at the wrong rotation

I have made a rotation request on a photo I uploaded but the bot said it was unable to fulfil this request. The image displays the correct way once clicked on. However, I placed the photo in question in an article and again it is displaying at the wrong rotation until clicked on. Can anyone please do something about this or help me fix it please?

Photo in question -

Wikipedia page in question - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_International_League_for_Peace_and_Freedom Helper201 (talk) 14:52, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

It's weirder than that, because the dimensions are based on the correct orientation. - Jmabel ! talk 15:50, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
I believe this should now be OK. - Jmabel ! talk 15:55, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
Jmabel Brilliant! Thank you so much for your help. Helper201 (talk) 16:13, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Template:Section resolve

Pictures

How do I edit certain pictures? Mauricimo (talk) 15:19, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

@Mauricimo: that is too vague to answer. Can you be more specific about what you want to do? - Jmabel ! talk 15:47, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Confused by the process of gaining permission

I wanted to get permission from a photographer to use the picture of the subject of a Wikipedia page (a person). I'm slightly confused how the process goes. Once they've agreed to use it... Do they use the VRT release generator and submit the image directly to the VRT staff? Do they send the generated email to me first, then I upload the image, then they send the email to staff? I'd love clarification on that. Thanks! Arsoniel (talk) 17:33, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

The first variant is better as in the second variant the uploaded image will likely be deleted and only restored after the conformation from VRT is obtained. Ruslik (talk) 19:49, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
Arsoniel: You need to obtain an agreement from the copyright holder, who is usually the photographer and not the subject, that they will release the image under a free licence we accept. That means no commercial or derivative restrictions are allowed using a licence such as "Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International". If they won't do that, you need to find a different photo that can be released freely. Either of you can upload the image and add the following code {{subst:PP}} to the uploaded image and then copyright holder can send in their permission statement, by using the interactive generator or the form in COM:CONSENT, directly to VRT stating the uploaded file name. Ww2censor (talk) 21:57, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

post additional photos to go along with one on site?

I have another promotional photo of Carmen Nigro on top of Empire State Building. He gave to my hubby. Can I share it? You already have his head/full body promo photo...(I have that one as well, but mine is signed. :) We knew him. Lived in Indiana. Bizie (talk) 23:18, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

@Bizie: It's all going to depend on copyright status. Do you have some reason to believe it is either in the public domain or free-licensed? - Jmabel ! talk 00:04, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Rankin (photographer)

I would like to upload my photo of Rankin to his wiki article under Early Life. I have uploaded the picture to Wikicommons.

Rankin circa 1988 Helenaver (talk) 19:51, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Convenience link: File:Rankin circa 1988.jpg. - Jmabel ! talk 21:12, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
@Helenaver: A few questions/remarks:
  • Am I correct that you shot this photo circa 1988, and that this is a not-so-great scan from a print (lots of dust artifacts)? If there is any chance that you could do a cleaner scan that would be great.
  • Has this ever been published before?
  • Categories for a portrait should mainly be about the person depicted. Could you please add some more appropriate categories?
  • Assuming there are no problems with the copyright (and there shouldn't be, if you took the photo yourself), I'm not sure what help you are asking for. You add it to the article the same way as any other photo. Possibly you are looking for Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images#How to place an image, if you've never done that before. - Jmabel ! talk 21:21, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
Hi, it's an old photo (1988) so I'm afraid this is the best copy I have. I did shoot it in 1988.it's never been published before. I'll try the link you sent to add it....thank you for getting back to me. Helenaver (talk) 22:03, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
I've run into issues in the past with editing articles, so I thought the best thing to do would be to leave it here. It would make the article more interesting I think. Helenaver (talk) 22:05, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
I didn't want to get into stressful interactions by just adding the photo. Helenaver (talk) 22:07, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Basic Science

Classifying plants on flora of vanuatu Antz23 (talk) 23:18, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

How are we supposed to help? What is the issue? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 23:24, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Adding an image of a book cover

Hi, sorry for my ineptitude. I want to add an image of a book cover to add to a page I have created. I can't seem to work out how to get through the Upload Wizard and add a Fair Use rationale. {{Non-free book cover}}. Spinifex&Sand (talk) 01:33, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Does the message "this user provided no email address" in special:mailuser actually mean, the user did not provide an email address, or is it a generic message meaning, the user does not allow wikimails regardless of providing an email address at sign up?

See: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Johnrogershousemay2020.webp

Also: If the majority of copyvios is marked "own work", does it mean we need to ignore the "own work" tag in Copyvios, as it is so common? C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 22:25, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

@C.Suthorn: your very long section title seems, at most, tangentially related to your question about "own work". On the question asked in the section title, I have no idea, but on "own work": normally, given lack of evidence to the contrary, we assume good faith. However, a simple assertion by a basically unknown user (someone with little other activity on WMF projects, and who hasn't revealed their actual identity) doesn't weigh very heavily as evidence. Since "own work" is basically the default when using Special:UploadWizard, it is common that someone ends up saying an image is their "own work" without even giving thought to what they are claiming. So, we don't exactly "ignore" the claim, but it doesn't carry a lot of weight. - Jmabel ! talk 23:40, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
The own work basically was only an afterthought. The main question is: Do the projects of the WMF violate European data protection laws by revealing the secret personal information of a user, who does not participate in the wikimail function, whether or not them has deposited an email address? If this is the case - as User:Kashmiri claims, it could be that WMF has to pay a fine under GDPR of 20M€ and the affected users (i.e. all those living within EU for whom the wikimail function is not activated - regardless of whether an email address is deposited or not) have a claim for damages.
However, I do not believe that this is the case, but rather that the corresponding message text is simply extremely unfortunate (vulgo wrong). C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 07:09, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
Revealing whether a user has provided an email address is NOT the same as disclosing user's personal data. Users' email addresses or other personal data are never revealed on Wikipedia as far as know. — kashmīrī 08:44, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
@C.Suthorn: I just turned off "Allow other users to email me" on my account and now when I visit Special:EmailUser and enter my own user name I get a message saying "This user has chosen not to receive email from other users." So the answer is that the message means what it says. --bjh21 (talk) 09:26, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Beautiful but UNWANTED landscape photos appear on my computer at start-up

Beautiful landscape photos show up on my computer whenever I start it up. I can find nothing in my start-up applications list for this. I believe it is due to a "gift" from Wikimedia for previous contributions I have made. How do I turn off these photos? Beautiful as they are, they are an annoyance! Thank you. Chickadee44 (talk) 17:11, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Wikimedia Commons has no mechanism for placing photographs on your computer in any way. Nor have you made any contributions to Commons, or any other WMF wiki project, at all. You also haven't told us what sort of computer you have, either. I suggest that you contact an appropriate tech support desk, such as Geek Squad. Elizium23 (talk) 17:24, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
If you are running Microsoft Windows, this is its default behavior. - Jmabel ! talk 19:24, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
If this is on Windows 10 then click on the gear icon in the start menu to open the Settings app, possibly click on “Home” with the house icon to return to the top level of the Settings app, click on “Personalization” then on “Lock screen”, then in the listing labeled “Background” choose “Picture”, then under “Choose your picture” press “Browse” and pick your favorite image so only that one image appears on the login screen rather than all the landscape photos. – b_jonas 14:40, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
Dear b_jonas, Your solution worked. I was able to replace the slide show with a solid color background. Thank you VERY much. Chickadee Chickadee44 (talk) 20:43, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
Yes, it is Windows 10. Thank you. Chickadee44 (talk) 20:34, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
Jmabel, Thank you for your reply. Chickadee44 (talk) 20:45, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Move Audio sample from Commons to en:wiki

Hello, I have a problem with the audio sample: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Rain_in_May%22_by_Max_Werner_of_1981_(audio_sample).ogg By Upload Wizard it's only possible for me to upload the file on Commons, but I want upload here in en:wikipedia und put them here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_non-free_audio_samples Is is possible that someone move it to en:wiki? I've just try it but I haven't any idea. Best regards Backto80s (talk) 21:59, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

release rights info in Upload Wizard for VRT process

I found a copywrited image on the internet I want to upload to Commons for use on a Wikipedia page. I have contacted the copywrite holder via email, who has granted permission for me to use the image under a compatible CC license.

I'm confused what to do now though.

I tried uploading the image using the Upload Wizard, but when I select This file is not my own work. in step 2, none of the options say something like "I have requested permission to use the photo, and it has been granted via email."

1. What options / information should I add in the "Release rights" section?

Once I've uploaded it:

2. Do I ask the copywrite holder to use COM:RELGEN, include the generated email at the top of our correspondence, and send it to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org ?

The last time I did this was 8 years ago, so I'm a bit rusty as to how this all works. Neuroxic (talk) 00:10, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Democracy Constitution.pdf file should show a top-right front-page picture in draft:Constitutional Democracy

Democracy Constitution.pdf file should show a top-right front-page picture in draft:Constitutional Democracy with light-yellow background, but shows only window with link; I used following command:

File:Democracy Constitution.pdf
Example: Universal Democracy Constitution

Please help... UDC author (talk) 02:16, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Uploading a book

Escribí un libro y trate de subirlo a Wikipedia pero el sistema me dice que "is not constructive..." Que puedo hacer para solucionar ese problema? Miguelgarayochoa (talk) 16:20, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

?Quieres subirlo a w:es: o aqui a Commons? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 16:38, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
@Miguelgarayochoa: En la mayoría de los casos, no es apropiado subir un libro propio a Commons, ni a es-wiki. = Jmabel ! talk 20:24, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding UCLA's newsreels.net archive!

Hello lovely Commons editors! I'd like to add a video and/or photo to the article Penelope (platypus). The best option, I thought, was this clip from newsreels.net, an archive maintained by UCLA's film and TV archive. After examining the site's terms, I couldn't tell if putting the clip on Wikipedia was "fair use" or not. I had the following email exchange:

From me:

I'm a Wikipedia editor and I just wrote an article about a platypus named Penelope after seeing a Hearst newsreel on newsreels.net. Thank you! I'd love to use a photo screenshotted from a video, but I don't want to violate any of your policies. It's unclear to me what educational settings are appropriate to use info from the clips and whether or not this would be "fair use."

From UCLA:

We are able to move forward with your still usage request. Please use the following credit on the page:

"Still courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Packard Humanities Institute."


My questions for you, intrepid Wikimedia Commons volunteer (who probably has more licensing expertise than I do): 1. Did I do that right? 2. Am I now permitted to put a still from the video up on Commons and then in the article? 3. Isn't this Penelope video so bizarre and fascinating?!? Thanks in advance for the help. I hope the photo can go up, just because it's so interesting, but I definitely won't die on this hill. Thanks! Crunchydillpickle (talk) 00:14, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

  • @Crunchydillpickle: If your question is just about whether this qualifies for non-free use in an article on the English-language Wikipedia, you need to take that up on the English-language Wikipedia. If your question is whether you may add it to Commons, no, you may not unless it is either in the public domain or is free licensed, with a license that allows anyone to use it, including derivative works and commercial use. The latter certainly does not appear to be the case here from anything you've written. - Jmabel ! talk 01:03, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Pictures of me

I don't know how to access the information to delete I haven't seen the picture Xxxby69 (talk) 07:14, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

No pictures have been uploaded here to Commons by this account. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 18:23, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Creating a new page

I have been unable to obtain a link to create a new page, after searching for a subject which has no Wiki page. Some other users when doing this obtain a link to edit a new page with the nonexistent subject, but I don't. Please correct this! ORigel (talk) 12:37, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

@ORigel: In what namespace of what "wiki" website do you want to create a page? If you want to use the method of doing a search to create a page on Wikimedia Commons, then you need to use Special:Search instead of the default Special:MediaSearch. Other websites have Special:Search as default. Or you can use a different method to create a page, such as the url bar. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:38, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

correction of an article

I loaded a file and I want to download it and reload it with a correction. How can I do it EUGASTRONOME (talk) 15:14, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

  • @EUGASTRONOME: Since we don't have articles on this site (Wikimedia Commons) I suspect you are on the wrong site. Also, on wikis that have articles, you typically edit on-wiki, not by downloading and uploading. an you provide a URL or wikilink to the "article" you are talking about? - Jmabel ! talk 18:03, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

chatGPT answers "How-to" queries on WMC, but where does it get its info from?

Thanks to everyone who has given me helpful replies to my recent queries. As I have mentioned, I have not yet found any manual with step-by-step instructions for how to do the many basic tasks in WMC (except for the tutorial on How to Upload). So I asked chatGPT and was astonished by the clarity and detail of its responses. I give an example of the first part of an instantaneous reply:

"Q. from me> How do I create a gallery in wikimedia commons?

A. from chatGPT(5 seconds later)> To create a gallery on Wikimedia Commons, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Sign in or create an account: Visit the Wikimedia Commons website (commons.wikimedia.org) and either sign in using your existing Wikimedia account or create a new account if you don't have one.
  2. Navigate to your user page: Once you're signed in, click on your username located at the top right corner of the page to access your user page.
  3. Enable gallery editing: By default, new user accounts may not have the gallery editing feature enabled. To enable it, click on "Preferences" in the top right corner of the page, then go to the "Gadgets" tab. Scroll down to the "Editing" section and check the box next to "Gallery tab (for Image: namespace)". Save your preferences.
  4. Create a new gallery subpage: In the search bar at the top of the page, type "User:YourUsername/Gallery" and hit Enter. Replace "YourUsername" with your actual username. If a page with that name already exists, you will be taken to that page. If not, you will be prompted to create a new page. etc etc"

I don't know if the instructions in replies to my various queries are correct (they may be out-of-date) but where is chatGPT is getting this information from??? ChatGPT is not making it up, and must be lifting this information from some comprehensive Wiki source, but where is it? How can I access it to learn about all the basics of WMC? Please, someone must know where these instructions are kept? Whistian (talk) 15:45, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

@Whistian: I can't tell you where ChatGPT got this (it spiders enormous hunks of the Internet) but I can tell you it isn't entirely on the mark. In particular, the last step there is specific to creating a gallery subpage for your account, which isn't what you asked. If you want to create a gallery as part of Commons, leave out the "User:YourUsername/". Also, I wouldn't consider the search bar the best way to create a new page. just use the URL https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/GALLERYNAME, where GALLERYNAME is, of course, a placeholder. - Jmabel ! talk 16:56, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for this - an extremely helpful reply and way to create a gallery. But how did you learn this?? To show my frustration with the Help content of WMC I quote from Commons:Galleries
You can create a gallery either in your own "user space" (on a page "User:YOURUSERNAME/YOURGALLERYNAME", with the appropriate substitutions of your username and the gallery name) or in "main space" (on a page "YOURGALLERYNAME"). Galleries in "main space" may be freely edited by other users, just like any other regular Commons content.
This is an example of the only information I can find on how to use WMC: very well-meaning but assumes much prior knowledge and so to a beginner is totally useless. I know what my "user space" is but what is 'main space", how do I get to it, or create a page and give it the name "YOURGALLERYNAME"?? In contrast, your reply to me was totally explicit and assumed no prior knowledge: 5/5! I keep hoping that somewhere there is a complete manual written in the style of your reply and which does not require prior knowledge. But back to my question above: how did you learn this method and how can I tap into same source of instruction? Whistian (talk) 13:58, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
@Whistian: I'm sorry, but you can't really expect every wiki out there to give instructions on the absolute basics of using wikis. If you ask Google Maps for directions to drive from New York to Seattle, it doesn't start by explaining where the gas pedal is, and how to put the car in "drive." Yes, there is a learning curve the first time you use a technology. - Jmabel ! talk 15:03, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
Unfortunately without the basics I can't to start up the learning curve of WMC. At the moment, only yourself and chatGPT have given me any help which started at square one, so I thank you again for that. I don't want to trouble the good people like yourself who answer these queries with a whole string of 'idiot' questions at this base level, but the only other source I know of is chatGPT: unless anyone at Wiki can point me to some beginner's guide (like the guide on 'upload' which was helpful). Whistian (talk) 16:44, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
Did you check the latest answers at #Create a non-user-specific gallery above? If you tell what was unclear or unhelpful in the answers or in the pages we linked, it helps us get better at helping.
I am also a bit confused about your level of proficiency. As "absolute beginner" I don't think you should create pages in mainspace, but rather learn how to edit a page in the first place (which is similar on Wikipedia and here). You should also understand the relevant policies at some level, i.e. what a gallery should be like.
If you try to do more advanced things (such as creating a mainspace gallery) without knowing the basics (such as how to create a page), then you are bound to get answers that aren't tailored to your level. Some people do want to do advanced things right away, but if that's your choice, then you should be prepared to do quite a lot of sorting things out for yourself, reading between the lines in any instructions you get.
–LPfi (talk) 14:20, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
So it seems like you're first to the wiki software being used here. I'd suggest you to browse MediaWiki website for a while and look specifically for basics on how to edit and how uploading files works (on technical level). You mentioned you started programming with Fortran, so technical details must be trivial for you. As far as I know, Fortran was scientific programming language, used by mathematicians and scientists in 1940s through 1980s. If you were or still are programming, then you should understand technical details. Wiki syntax is not really programming, it's merely just formatting, but if you are interested, you may get into scripting in Lua, which is a programming/scripting language used to make modules on MediaWiki software. I understand that sometimes wiki syntax and wiki software might be challenging to use. If you don't like wiki syntax, then VisualEditor is an option as well. But the basics are to understand the namespaces, understand the wiki layout (by that I mean the function, so knowing what is a talk or discussion page, etc.). As for the main namespace, it's pretty much a namespace that doesn't have a name. Therefore you don't prefix the page name with a specific namespace name and a colon after. Like there is a Template namespace, that's used for templates like {{PD-US-Gov}}, which actually links to Template:PD-US-Gov (notice the Template: before the template name). If you use the template name without the namespace prefix in the curly braces like you see here, it transcludes the template to the page. What does that mean? That means that whatever is currently in the template, its content is dynamically displayed on the page it is used on. Templates can also transclude categories and categorize the pages for you, which is very useful. The template page itself often includes a documentation, which is often transcluded from /doc subpage using the {{Documentation}} template. Galleries on Commons do not have a namespace prefix, so they're considered to be in a main namespace. So if you like to link to pictures of Beer, then that's what you link to. No prefix. Polda18 D C 06:15, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
Also you might find Commons:Galleries useful. - Jmabel ! talk 17:08, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:FT-LT Wyndham Payne.png

👋

I’m new here and trying to get my head wrapped around image copyright for Wikipedia.

When I asked another Wikipedia editor if I could use newspaper stories that are more than 70 years old they said yes.

I also found this image through the Wikipedia newspaper source search function on Newspapers.com

Is it ok to use? Should I have picked the first option that it is out of copyright?

All guidance gratefully received, Thanks 🤓 --The Nookster (talk) 19:17, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

  • @The Nookster: Short answer: the other Wikipedia editor was almost certainly wrong. UK works are typically protected for 70 years after the author's death. If the work is anonymous, it does not fall out of copyright until it is "reasonable to assume that copyright has expired, or the author died over 70 years ago." Here on Commons, our rule of thumb for that is 120 years after creation. So, at least based on what I can see, this is not suitable for Commons. Sorry someone steered you wrong. - Jmabel ! talk 20:30, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
    Hi @Jmabel OK! Thank you. That is very good to know. So should I take these images down? What is the process? I am trying to track the down the people involved to see if they have any photographs they can give me to use as well. How would that work in terms of copyright? What would need to be made clear for use on Wikipedia?
    Also the part I am very excited about in the biography is Wyndham’s fantastic junk shop finds. Especially the Wyndham Payne Crucifixion. It would be great to include an image of that too somehow? There are images on the Internet and in the D.H.Turner source cited in the piece. Is there a way for me use any of these? It is such a great find. One of the greatest pieces of English medieval art of this kind, apparently. I’m sure Wikipedia readers would love to see it too somehow.
    I am totes keeping on with this article to keep developing and making it better visually as well as textually. Learning how to use images is my next steep learning curve to ascend.
    Thank you for your guidance with this! The Nookster (talk) 10:25, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
    I am only asking about taking it down myself, because I noticed the word ‘could’. Is there some grey area I need to know about?
    You’ll be pleased to know I am rapidly reading up on the copyright guidance :-) The Nookster (talk) 14:45, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
    • @The Nookster: You can't exactly delete it yourself, but you can (and should) request deletion. You can just mark it {{Copyvio}} and someone with deletion rights will delete it.
    • Remember that copyright will belong to the photographer, not the subject of a photo. Often you can get permission from heirs to use family snapshots (see COM:VRT for the process they can go through to explicitly grant a license).
    • Sorry I don't have time right now to answer your other questions. FWIW, you've waded into a particularly difficult area: older, but still copyrighted, materials that have never been free-licensed. - Jmabel ! talk 15:04, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
      Hello @Jmabel Thanks for the guidance. I will do this. The Nookster (talk) 15:25, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

what .file do i use?

i tried using a .txt file but it didnt work! what kind of file do i use? X-fireLOL (talk) 05:21, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

@X-fireLOL: Can you explain what you want to achieve? We don't accept .txt files, or any recent text documents. Yann (talk) 13:23, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
@X-fireLOL: See this page for more information. 20 upper 14:54, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Can I upload screenshot of Red Hat 8.0 using GNOME 2? (I want to upload this on page named GNOME 2). Thank you!

I made screenshot of Red Hat 8.0 in VirtualBox. I dont know may I upload or not. Ustanovka shindows (talk) 17:17, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Mass moving files

Hi. Can someone please mass move all files in Category:Iran nuclear negotiations in Geneva, November 2013, changing the name "Vienna" to "Geneva", without a redirect? I made a mistake and it takes too much time to do it manually and I don't know how to do it en masse :( HeminKurdistan (talk) 17:34, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

 Doing… —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 18:03, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
@HeminKurdistan ✓ Done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 18:11, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you very much! I noticed that files in Category:Iran nuclear negotiations in Geneva (2013-10-15/16) have the same problem, would you please kindly move them too? HeminKurdistan (talk) 18:38, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
@HeminKurdistan ✓ Done. For the record, I used User:Perhelion/massrename.js, you can install it by going to Special:MyPage/common.js and adding the following line:
mw.loader.load('/w/index.php?title=User:Perhelion/massrename.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript'); // [[User:Perhelion/massrename.js]]
Best, —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 18:59, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
@Mdaniels5757 Thanks! Should I copy content of that page in my Special Page? HeminKurdistan (talk) 19:10, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
@HeminKurdistan I just did it for you. You just needed the one line, like is currently at User:HeminKurdistan/common.js. You don't need to do anything now though :). —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 19:27, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
@Mdaniels5757 Thank you very much! HeminKurdistan (talk) 19:30, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

page https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brignogan_Plage_du_Phare_3.JPG

la photo ne représente pas le phare de Brignogan dans le finistère mais le sémaphore de la marine nationale de Brignogan ! le phare c'est ici : https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNquvFTDGZ0_B8lIo5ssIQjbMD_-w1XpW1EoJEB=w409-h162-p-k-no 2001:861:5442:A490:5992:F35E:5C75:DF19 18:06, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Just noticed several images with odd copyright claims

The contributions by User:Jdjmsrubbsbjjw are somewhat odd. For all of them, the user is apparently licensing them under Creative Commons, but then is acknowledging someone else as the author. I don't have the time to deal with this right now, but someone needs to investigate this. Coolcaesar (talk) 16:15, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Is there a way even with images to do more like?

Hi, I would like to know if with images, anyone could go so far as to decide even to do more like? Basically that’s my question thanks. Josivise (talk) 18:20, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

I don't understand your question. Perhaps you could try again in other words? If you speak a language other than English, say in your own language. Someone here can translate. Thanks. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 21:50, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
Hello @Infrogmation: I think that Josivise is trolling, cf. d:Wikidata:Project chat#Getting started and the meme "Has Anyone Really Been Far Even as Decided to Use Even Go Want to do Look More Like?". Regards --NicoScribe (talk) 15:08, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

File: Карта.победителей.песенного.конкурса.достоверная..png

A file with a provocative name, which is simply a redrawing of an existing file, but with the "annexation" of the occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia. Iktsokh (talk) 20:23, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Convenience link: File:Карта.победителей.песенного.конкурса.достоверная..png. - Jmabel ! talk 04:12, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
@Iktsokh: what file is it a redrawing of? Uploader is claiming copyright and does not acknowledge any source other than own work. - Jmabel ! talk 04:12, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
For example, this one: Eurovision winners map.svg Iktsokh (talk) 08:40, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
@Iktsokh: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Карта.победителей.песенного.конкурса.достоверная..png. Which you presumably could have done yourself. - Jmabel ! talk 16:47, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Yevgeny Prigozhin

The image description on the picture of Yevgeny Prigozhin (on his wikipedia article) says “Vladimir Putin” instead of “Yevgeny Prigozhin”. I cannot edit it and also cannot post on the administrator’s notice board. Hoping someone can fix this. EggplantMushroom (talk) 21:06, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

File_talk:YevgenyPrigozhin.jpg#Requested edit. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:10, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
DONE. - Jmabel ! talk 04:15, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

我要如何 刪除 舊帳號 呢？

請問大大，我要如何 刪除User:鄭安琪 舊帳號 呢？ 謝謝。 2001:B011:8009:2258:5091:A956:9256:4CFE 22:59, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Danjuma Anthony

Danjuma yet byin a̱sok a̱tyap ha neet ma̱ng sa̱ A̱tak'mawai ma̱ zango kataf si̱set Kaduna ma̱ng Neigeria . Danjuma Anthony (talk) 08:38, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

I think this question is in Hausa, which I can't read, and Google Translate apparently can't make sense of it either. Can someone help here? Is there even an actual request for help here? - Jmabel ! talk 16:51, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Can I edit an entry (Sadler's Wells) using text copied from the Sadler's Wells website?

This would include an article posted on SW website about the history of the theatre Jellyfishcantdance (talk) 12:03, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Bitcoin

I need help with finding out what kind of car to use for my Bitcoin something not right Datruestwizard91 (talk) 16:44, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

@Datruestwizard91: this is a page for getting help in using Wikimedia Commons (this site). Your question appears to have nothing to do with that. - Jmabel ! talk 16:52, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Carregamento de Logotipos de empresas

Na criação de uma pagina de uma empresa de outrém, como faço para carregar o logotipo da empresa? Neste caso é a empresa "Meu Super" que foi criada em 2011 como uma rede de pequenos supermercados de bairro e pertence à Sonae, detentora de empresas como Continente, Modalfa, Wells, NOS, entre outras. Não queria estar a carregar o logotipo como sendo meu, pois na verdade não é. Ricardosval (talk) 16:46, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

@Ricardosval: (via Google Translate) Commons pode aceitar apenas logotipos abaixo de "threshold of originality". Se estiver qualificado, você pode usar {{Textlogo}} no lugar de uma etiqueta de licença. Caso contrário, não pode estar no Commons. Algumas Wikipédias permitem que você carregue algum conteúdo não-livre dentro de uma Wikipédia. Commons não. - Jmabel ! talk 16:58, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

A renouned mycologist used my Wikimedia Commons contribution in his book. Please guide me entering that data into my Wikimedia Commons file.

My public domain contribution https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vesicular_Arbuscular_Mycorrhizae_40X0031_03.jpg has been used by renouned mycologist Britt Bunyard in his book The Lives of Fungi : A Natural History of Our Planet's Decomposers (https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Lives_of_Fungi/SMtMEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=RIT+RAJARSHI&pg=PA288&printsec=frontcover) ; Published from Princeton University Press, where my username has been properly credited in the page 288 (Acknowledgement page) and my Wikimedia commons contribution has been included in page number 183 bottom right of the said book. I am very thankful for that to the Author of the said book. However I want to enter the data in the image file (preferably using a category or infobox but don't know how). Please guide me for the necessary steps to link the file to the published book.

(Asked here upon recommendation from Wikipedia Teahouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse#A_renouned_mycologist_used_my_Wikimedia_Commons_contribution_in_his_book._Please_guide_me_entering_that_data_into_my_Wikimedia_Commons_file)

RIT RAJARSHI (talk) 21:05, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

You can use the "published" template on the file talk page. For examples of usage see my page user:C.Suthorn/reuse. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 21:57, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you so much RIT RAJARSHI (talk) 22:20, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
@C.Suthorn I Did not found that template. please tell more specific location. RIT RAJARSHI (talk) 22:24, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
@C.Suthorn Found it here https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Published RIT RAJARSHI (talk) 22:35, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Thumbnail of File:AjaxBlock logo.svg is blank

File:AjaxBlock logo.svg

Hi, I recently uploaded File:AjaxBlock logo.svg, but the thumbnail is blank and the same thing happens when I transclude the file (although there's no display issue on https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/AjaxBlock_logo.svg). Could anyone help me with this? Thanks. Dragoniez (talk) 14:45, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Looks like there is some kind of incompatibility. What program did you make it in? You have to export a pure SVG, which should be valid. If there are markup syntax that are not in the standard definition of SVG format, then there is a chance the file won't display properly. Inkscape for example by default saves the image as Inkscape SVG, which is a modified SVG format that Inkscape uses for the project file. Don't let it fool you by the same extension it uses (.svg), because it is not exactly the same format. Polda18 D C 07:49, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
@Polda18 Shame on me, I used some random online converter out there and don't even remember what it was. I tried re-converting my source png to svg again, using Inkscape, and now it seems fine. Thanks for the help! Dragoniez (talk) 17:19, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
No problem.
This section was archived on a request by: Polda18 D C 08:13, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Accessibility for colour-blind users

Please have a look at this: File:States recognising the Armenian Genocide.svg

I recently tagged it for a colour-blind accessibility problem. Please also see its associated Discussion page File talk:States recognising the Armenian Genocide.svg (the section about Colorblind friendly red and green?). The originator of the map has responded to the template, apparently considering a more accessible version of the map would not be in the interest of the majority of readers. I cannot tell whether that is true, I cannot change the file myself, and there is no indication that further discussion between the originator and me would prove fruitful. If you think a more accessible map would on balance be a good thing and are able to make suitable changes, could you do so, please? Thank you and best wishes, Frans Fowler (talk) 03:39, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

@Frans Fowler: feel more than free to create a variant on the map using the colors you think would work better. Link them using {{Other version}}. Then individual Wikipedias can determine which map they prefer. I happen to think you are right here, but we don't usually overwrite someone's work with something they don't want. - Jmabel ! talk 14:58, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
I agree with Jmabel. A variant of that file that would be accessible for those with red-green colorblindness would be welcome. Feel free to create a separate version but don't overwrite that file. Abzeronow (talk) 19:08, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you, @Jmabel: and @Abzeronow: I would if I could. But the reason I came here is: I can't. Following advice from @Magog the Ogre: , I am actually looking for somebody kindly to make, upload, etc. a variant file. Anyone, please? --Frans Fowler (talk) 15:08, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
@Frans Fowler: That would be better requested at Commons:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop. - Jmabel ! talk 17:55, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
Thanks. Now requested at Commons:Graphic_Lab/Illustration_workshop#Colour-blind-accessible_alternative_map. -- Frans Fowler (talk) 22:53, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Wyndham Payne.png

Hello again,

I am trying to find more information out about this image.

I have seen there is a tutorial page to read about copyright. I have tried but I find it quite hard to understand and reading a lots and lots of text is difficult for me these days in terms of mental energy and understanding.

So please forgive for asking lots of obvious questions 🙏

Thank you in advance for any help or guidance you can provide. --The Nookster (talk) 19:25, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

  • Briefly, you uploaded a photo made by someone other than yourself. Commons is for free licensed media only (unlike English language Wikipedia which allows limited "fair use" of some copyrighted material). Unless the photo is public domain for some reason (like expired copyright) or free licensed by the original photographer, it is not appropriate for Commons. If you don't have good reason to think the photo is free licensed or public domain, it doesn't belong here. Looking at the photo and the information you gave, it seems a UK work by someone who died in the 1970s - UK copyright law generally goes by death date of the creator, and in this case it is unfortunately not yet public domain in the source country. Thanks for asking. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:46, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
    Thanks for the information :-) The Nookster (talk) 22:40, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

How do I export structured data added to a file?

Let's assume that I would like to download the structured data from file File:Ama_Dablam,_Nepal.jpg? I understand that it will be a json-file. Thanks for your help. [[kgh]] (talk) 07:16, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Got an answer from people at wikidata org.
You can use Special:EntityData for this. The entity ID can be retrieved via &action=info // Example: File:Balaklava sick 2.jpg as json, rdf [[kgh]] (talk) 15:05, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
The new link after archiving: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat/Archive/2023/06#How_do_I_export_structured_data_added_to_a_file_at_commons? --[[kgh]] (talk) 21:47, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Could someone help me blur or crop out the part of the image that constitutes a copyright violation?

File:VB.NET WinForms.png
Violating screenshot

I designed the form shown in the screenshot by myself, but now I realize that the Visual Studio interface surrounding the form may infringe on MS's copyrights. Could somebody help me blur or crop the image to remove the offending material? Thanks! Félix An (talk) 12:32, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Might be possible to upload a new version of the file and delete the original revision (it is simply hidden from the history). Cropping can be done by anyone, but the revision needs to be hidden by a sysop or another user with deletion permissions. Polda18 D C 13:30, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
I don't think anything here should have been deleted at all. Any Microsoft intellectual property there is de minimis. I suggest you start an undelete request.
If something like this happens again, I strongly recommend that while the "speedy" request (in this case {{Copyvio}}) is still current and has not been acted on, you convert it to a proper DR, which you can then contest. It's a lot easier to contest a DR than to go through the undeletion process. - Jmabel ! talk 14:54, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Photo of Mirosław Hermaszewski

Hello,

I have a question about Mirosław Hermaszewski photo

The source of this photo is from wikimedia commons. Would it be possible to use this photo in tv series? Where could we buy rights for this photo? I will be thankful for any answer.

Kind regards,

Aleksandra Polnicka <redacted> 188.146.250.240 13:59, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

  • You can use it freely because it is in the public domain.
  • It was frankly sloppy of historiaposzukaj.pl to indicate Commons as the source. The image is at File:Miroslaw H.jpg, which clearly says "Immediate source: www.astro.zeto.czest.pl; Original source: Raz, dwa, trzy, from 1978." Commons is almost never the ultimate source of a photo: we're a repository, not a content generator. - Jmabel ! talk 15:00, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

SVG systemLanguage="simple" not rendered

Labels are missing

(crossposting from en:Wikipedia:SVG help as no one has responded in 10 days)

Multilingual SVG allows switch statements to render language-dependent versions.

Previously, this thumbnail showed only labels for years and generation names and dates. Now, text is entirely absent, even when I removed the systemLanguage="simple" line to default to the English version in my last (07:38, 16 June 2023) upload on http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?lang=simple&title=File%3AGeneration_timeline.svg#filehistory – could an rsvg expert please look into this?

Thanks,
cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 16:34, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Renaming "simple" to "en-simple" as per http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ASVG_help&diff=1165024758&oldid=1164965717 fixed it. cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 01:04, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Updating a file

I saw that https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Airport_Diagram_of_KHLR_(HLR)_%E2%80%93_Hood_Army_Airfield.PDF is now many years out of date and a new version exists here: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2306/05031AD.PDF. However, as the airfield has now been renamed, an update would require replacing the file, source, and changing the name and description. I'm wondering if it is appropriate to change a file this much, or if I should instead create a new file for the updated version. - Odin (talk) 19:19, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Yes, better to upload separately. Yann (talk) 19:28, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! - Odin (talk) 20:20, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Alan Walker and Ava Max - Alone, Pt. II.png

--張景翔 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Casper0517013 (talk • contribs) 23:51, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

@Casper0517013 2806:267:148A:1D25:3C5D:E072:2983:EA2F 11:59, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Upload question

Hello Wikimedia Commons! Wikimedia Commonians? I have a problem. Over the last few months I’ve taken a whole bunch of photos with the intention of uploading them. New photos for the likes of Davolls General Store (1793), the Akin House (1762), Russell Garrison (1660) and on and on. My problem is that I’ve taken all those photos on my mobile phone. And I was wondering what the procedure is for removing all of the nasty personal information that’s associated with those photographs. If it’s simply geographical location id be fine with it (for obvious reasons). But if not I’d really like to know how to remove. Thank you all, so so much. Do four tildes work in this strange land as well?? AdmiralAckbar1977 (talk) 12:10, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

@AdmiralAckbar1977: Maybe this can help? : Commons:Exif#Editing Exif fields -- Asclepias (talk) 12:47, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
Sounds like you're talking about EXIF data. There are a lot of online EXIF data strippers that you can use: upload the photo and download it again with the data removed (now, what those sites do with your data may be an open question...). I don't own a smartphone, but I know that how much and what kind of info they include varies by model, etc. and you can usually control what is saved by the phone. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 12:48, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
@AdmiralAckbar1977 In most cases the MetaData (Exif, XMP, IPTC, ICC) stored by Smartphone Camera Apps is limited. (For example there will be no serial number of the used lense, name of the photographer). More advanced smartphones may include the serial number of the Smartphone and a unique Id of the photo. Nearly always GPS, date, time, model name of the smartphone will be included. The best way to find all MetaData is exiftool (Windows, Mac, Linux as command line tool, but you will also find GUIs). For Smartphones Apps are available that strip part or all of the MetaData for use in SocialMedia.
If you want to be really on the save side you could use exiftool in this way:
exiftool -all= originalfoto.jpg
exiftool -tagsfromfile originalfoto.jpg_original -iso -fnumber -exposuretime -orientation originalfoto.jpg
This will first remove all metadata from the file and then in the second step pull the useful MetaData from a copy of the original file and reinsert only these. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 13:39, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
Make sure you create the backup as first step. –LPfi (talk) 12:09, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
Exiftool makes the backup by default unless specifically asked to overwrite the original. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 13:03, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Selbstgemachtes Personenfoto mit Cover eines Buches in der Hand

Kann man ein von sich selbstgemachtes Personenfoto mit einem Buch in der Hand, hochladen. Die Person ist Herausgeber des Buches. Das Copyright des Buchcovers liegt aber beim Verlag. Danke für die Hilfe! Hans E. Gerr (talk) 16:46, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

@Hans E. Gerr: Es wird davon abhängen, wie prominent das Bild das Artwork auf dem Buchcover zeigt, daher kann ich nichts Allgemeingültiges sagen. - Jmabel ! talk 17:00, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
rr@Jmabel
Das Büchlein "Ein Lächeln ist wie ein Geschenk" ist in der Reihe "Der rote Faden, Nr. 55" im Coppenrath Verlag, Münster, erschienen. Die Reihe ist recht bekannt. Im Februar 2923 war das Büchlein, dessen Herausgeber ich bin, mehr als 120.000 mal verkauft worden. Das Cover ist mit Blüten illustriert und der Buchtitel ist aus meiner Feder. Bei der Verwendung für meinen Wikipedia-Personeneintrag würde unter meinem Foto stehen: Hans E. Gerr, Hrsg. von Ein Lächeln ist wie ein Geschenk, Copyright (c) 2012 Coppenrath Verlag. Hans E. Gerr (talk) 15:53, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
@Hans E. Gerr: Dann gehe ich davon aus, dass Sie entweder das Urheberrecht besitzen oder die Person kennen, die es besitzt. Unter Commons:Volunteer_Response_Team/de erfahren Sie, wie der Rechteinhaber eine ausdrückliche Erlaubnis zur Nutzung urheberrechtlich geschützten Materials erteilen kann. - Jmabel ! talk 18:00, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
@Jmabel Vielen Dank für die Antwort! Das Problem wurde inzwischen gelöst. Der Coppenrath Verlag, Münster, in dem von mir fünf Bücher (als Herausgeber) erschienen sind, hat das Titelcover aus Widimedia Commons hochgeladen. Ich habe es für meinen Wikipedia-Personeneintrag verwendet. Ich möchte unter der Abbildung den Rechtsinhaber nennen ((c) 2012 Coppenrath Verlag), finde aber das Symbol/Sonderzeichen für "Copyright" nicht. Wenn ich hier noch die kleine Hilfe bekommen würde, wäre ich Ihnen sehr dankbar! Hans E. Gerr (talk) 15:42, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
Das mit dem Zeichen "Copyright" ist einfach: Hier kopieren: © oder &copy; eintippen. Aber: Erstens ist es nicht nötig, dieses Zeichen überhaupt zu verwenden. "(c)" ist da gleichbedeutend. Zweitens wird es hier garnicht verwendet.
Da ist aber eine andere Sache: Zunächst müsste @Coppenrath wohl in der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia eine Authentifizierung für den Verlags-Account machen und dann eine Offenlegung (Conflict of Interest) für den Artikel über Yayo Kawamura (bezahltes Schreiben?). Dann ist wohl auch noch eine VRT-Permission für File:Ein Lächeln ist wie ein Geschenk, Cover.png nötig. "Own" für einen Account, der nicht einer Person zuzurechnen ist, sondern einem Verlag, geht so glaube ich auch nicht. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 16:47, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

please correctly format my image nomination

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/fungi made using this page : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates . Kindly check if everything is okay. if the creation of new page is inappropreiate, please move the nomination to appropriate page or column. RIT RAJARSHI (talk) 22:17, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

This seems to be about a nomination on Wikipedia in English, while you asked at Wikimedia Commons. You are more likely to get good answers over there, perhaps at some of their help desks. They should be able to guide you to the right forum at en:Help:Help desk. –LPfi (talk) 11:47, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

FILE DELETION

I need to delete the photo i upload as there is new version available. Kindly help me to delete the same

File:Kohhran Pavalai Pawl Logo.jpg Pruattea (talk) 16:54, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done This is most probably a copyright violation. Yann (talk) 17:18, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
We don't delete logos because of change of logo. We want to document history also. But if there is no licence and the logo is too complicated to be PD, then we cannot have it at all. –LPfi (talk) 12:02, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Pictures Shot by my self

i have a photo that i want place on wikimedia commons how could i best use this photo without it being deleted RhythmWordsmith (talk) 02:45, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Why do you think your photo will contribute to Wikimedia Commons? Are you someone notable? Trade (talk) 08:12, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
@RhythmWordsmith: I'm guessing that this is about two deleted images, File:VICTORIA LUXURY APARTMENT.jpg and File:Tamika Scott.jpg. The former was deleted as being a copyright violation, apparently taken from https://www.booking.com/hotel/ro/appartment-victoria.en-gb.html. If you were not the holder of the copyright (presumably the photographer), then this is a copyright violation pure and simple. If you were the photographer/copyright-holder, then you could go through the process described at COM:VRT, and even now it could be undeleted. In either case, though, the description in Commons should not read like a real estate ad. As for the latter, the issues are similar, but the image comes from https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2037825/.
Commons will only accept:
  • Files/images that are in the public domain.
  • Files/images that you took yourself (or for which you otherwise own the copyright, which is a rare case), and are granting a free license. These must be either previously unpublished, or published on an account that is clearly your own (that last mostly relevant for established users whose identity is known).
  • Files/images for which a free license has already been granted (in which case you cite the source and must use only the license offered at the source).
  • Files/images for which the copyright-holder grants a license through the COM:VRT process.
I hope that helps. If it doesn't, then please feel free to ask for further clarification. - Jmabel ! talk 17:41, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Foto Use on Wikipedia

i have a non-self-created photo for which i have received a release for wikipedia. Can I use this JCThye (talk) 07:18, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

You can upload it, if you have got a permission without any restrictions. You cannot upload it, it you have a release for wikipedia. You can upload a small version of it to any WM project that has a fair use policy, it you comply with that fair use policy and regardless if you have a permission or a release for wikipedia.
Or in short: Your "release for wikipedia" is useless, it does not allow you to upload the file to commons. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 09:02, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
@JCThye: Commons requires a specific license (such as {{CC-BY-SA-4.0}}) granted by the copyright-holder. The license must allow derivative works, and must not be limited to non-commercial reuse. See COM:L for details.
There are basically two ways the copyright-holder can grant such a license: (1) They can post it (typically with the photo) on a site or page that is clearly under their control, e.g. their own web site or a public post on social media. (2) They can go through the process outlined at COM:VRT. - Jmabel ! talk 17:45, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:町田啓太 Keita Machida.jpg

I found the picture from the actor's official website and the website provide a link for public to download the picture. The agency of the actor, LDH JAPAN Inc. just mentioned that the picture is not for commercial use. Please advise which type of copyright tag I should use for the picture. Thank you.

--Pasta100 (talk) 07:35, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

None. Non commercial photos are not allowed on this website Trade (talk) 08:09, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Displaying dates on category pages?

Hi! Is there a userscript/gadget that can make it so that on category pages I see the dates from either the metadata of files or the date field in their Summary templates? It would help me a lot to more quickly sort stuff into year categories. Thanks! DemonDays64 (talk•contribs•uploads) 19:33, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Good question. Just a note: Be aware that metadata should not always be taken at face value - eg especially for scanned film photos, and many uploads from Flickr with only the year given through some glitch when copied to Commons generate false date of 1 January of year. Sorting dates quickly is helpful, but much more helpful is sorting dates accurately. Cheers, -- 19:46, 27 June 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Infrogmation (talk • contribs) 19:46, 27 June 2023‎ (UTC)
Also, the dates given may be of the time when the underlying work was made or published, when the photo was taken, when it was published, when it was digitised, when it was uploaded somewhere else or when it was uploaded here. Using upload date seems to be quite common, although not what the field is for – was that the upload wizard default in its first years? When Exif date is used (current upload wizard default), mind that cameras often do not keep the time (dates in 1970 are mostly due to the time never having been set, or battery failure). –LPfi (talk) 20:22, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
Also: beware of effectively hiding material by sweeping everything into date+place categories. Unless it is already also categorized by other criteria, or you are doing such categorization yourself, date+place categories rarely get looked at, and it is very likely that they won't gain additional useful categories once they are placed there. Unless we have unmanageably many photos for a place, these categories are likely to be more of a liability than an asset. Few people who are looking for a picture of, say, Poulsbo, Washington will care that it was taken in 2018 as against 2019. - Jmabel ! talk 20:37, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding Grzegorz Sitarski.jpg

I would like to upload an image from Polish archive. It has public domain logo and the (archive website) says: "Copyright owned by the Archive. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission." Can this photo stay on commons? --Rpoleski (talk) 05:42, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Should be fine. The "Copyright owned by ..." portion is a little bit scary, because with Public Domain, there is really no copyright, but it seems like those images are in public domain. Plus it seems to be an official government website, and typically government issued documents and archives tend to be in public domain. Not always, but Poland seems to be with majority of the world, where government issued documents and goods are considered public domain because of public interest (like money for example). It is good advice to look at COM:Poland, which describes copyright rules specifically for Poland. Polish money seems to be copyright protected, which is a bit strange for a country in EU, but okay. Anyway, these are not really official documents, those are just pictures somebody have donated to an official archive. Honestly, the copyright statement is a bit strange, but it does state that copying, modifying and distribution is permitted even for commercial purposes, which should be compatible with Commons licensing policy, so unless somebody more knowledgable in this manner knows more details, I'd say go for it. The worst thing that could happen is a deletion request. Polda18 D C 06:05, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
Government documents are copyrighted in many jurisdictions, usually at least some of them, and the copyright very rarely goes away by donating a work to a governmental body. If there still is a copyright, we need a proper licence, to know what exactly we are allowed to do (it doesn't say you can licence it, so can you combine it with a CC-BY-SA work?). It seems they want to make the works free, so one could write and ask for clarification.
If they are in the public domain (PD), because of age or otherwise, then they can be uploaded. We still need to know why they are PD, so that reusers can confirm their PD status.
–11:58, 27 June 2023 (UTC) LPfi (talk) 11:58, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
Right. It seems that this governmental website is just an indexing site, which lets you to search in archives, and the copyright notice seems to belong to the archive it found. Polda18 D C 08:48, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
Under the photo, it is identified as from NAC. It could probably have used "Template:NAC" if the source had been the website audiovis.nac.gov.pl. But the source is the website szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl, so "Template:Copyrighted free use" can probably do. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:56, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
{{NAC}} or {{Copyrighted free use}}? That might be it. Polda18 D C 08:50, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

How does article get from Sandbox to Wikipedia?

I wrote an article on philanthropist, horsewoman and environmentalist Elizabeth Keadle on my sandbox. How does it get from there to being available to researchers via Wikipedia? Hoodwoman (talk) 19:43, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Wishlist for photographs

Hello together,

i have a short question: Is there any possibility to create an automated "wishlist" at my profile / on a subpage? I take photographs of my hometown (Aachen) and created a "to-do" list for myself on my profile, to keep myself structured while walking around. This is fully based on source and table. Is there a way to create a "wishlist" for other users of aachen, for which they could type in their "wish Photograph" and hit enter and after this, their wish will be added to my to-do list?

I hope you all could understand my thoughts - english isn't my native language and i'm "a bit" rusted in writing it. Thanks a lot :-) Grunpfnul (talk) 20:22, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

CC Attribution unported license

What does this mean.. i want to use this picture on my ecommerce fashion retail website. Am i allowed to use it and what URL is it talking about that i would have to reference? Where does the reference need to be listed? Under the picture or on the last page or the bottom of the page? Im just not understanding the lingo... thank you for your time. Uglycryface (talk) 04:39, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi Uglycryface. There's some Commons specific information on this at Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia and Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia/technical. Have you looked at those pages yet? There is also information on this found at here, though that's an external website and not necessarily related to Commons. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:09, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Hulpvraag voor 1) Aanvullen gegevens van ge-uploade bestanden en 2) Melding zoekfunctie werkt niet goed.

Op 27/6 heb ik een groot aantal (34 stuks) 'kerken'-bestanden ge-upload. Niet alles ging even gladjes, zodat ik geen tijd meer had om meer gegevens (metadata) toe te voegen. Zoals de provincie. Ik kan nergens vinding hoe ik dit moet doen. Graag hulp.


Verder blijkt de zoekfunctie niet goed te werken. Als is zoek op gister of op 27/6 door mij (user: Armanic) ge-uploade bestanden komt er geen resultaat. Oo hierover graag een reactie.

Groet Armanic Armanic (talk) 10:59, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Help request for 1) Completing data of uploaded files and 2) Notification search function is not working properly.

On 27/6, I uploaded a large number (34 pieces) of 'churches' files. Not everything went smoothly, so I ran out of time to add more data (metadata). Like province. I can't find anywhere how to do this. Please help.


Furthermore, the search function doesn't seem to work properly. If I search for files uploaded yesterday or on 27/6 by me (user: Armanic) there are no results. Oo please respond.

Regards Armanic
translator: via DeepL Polda18 D C 12:42, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
I don't know where you tried to search for files, but you can list your uploads by visiting Special:ListFiles/Armanic page (you can find the link at the top right corner of the page as well; if you are on the old Vector, it's directly visible; if you are on the new Vector, it's in a drop down menu which you can access by clicking that arrow button and selecting Uploaded Files, it has the icon of a photograph next to it). If files have been uploaded successfully, only metadata are missing, then you should be able to go to your files list via the method I just described to you here, and edit each file's description page to include more informations.
Ik weet niet waar je hebt geprobeerd bestanden te zoeken, maar je kunt een lijst van je uploads maken door naar de Special:ListFiles/Armanic pagina te gaan (je vindt de link ook in de rechterbovenhoek van de pagina; als je op de oude Vector bent, is het direct zichtbaar; als je op de nieuwe Vector bent, staat het in een uitklapmenu dat je kunt openen door op die pijlknop te klikken en Uploaded Files te selecteren, het heeft het pictogram van een foto ernaast). Als de bestanden met succes zijn geüpload en alleen de metadata ontbreken, dan zou u naar uw bestandenlijst moeten kunnen gaan via de methode die ik zojuist heb beschreven en de beschrijvingspagina van elk bestand kunnen bewerken om meer informatie toe te voegen. Polda18 D C 12:42, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Uploading an audiofile on Wiktionary

How can I upload an audiofile on wiktionary if I already have it recorded? Mxnko (talk) 11:27, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

@Mxnko: You don't upload it on Wiktionary, you upload it here on Commons. Audio files upload just like image files. See COM:Audio for information on acceptable file formats. - Jmabel ! talk 17:07, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Could not upload photo

Hello! I'm new in Commons and I'm facing difficulties to upload photos in mobile version. I could not access through "SHARE FILE" option and every time I click it, it doesn’t work. What's the solution? Wiki N Islam (talk) 16:10, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

@Wiki N Islam: for someone to help you, they will probably need something more specific than "doesn't work". - Jmabel ! talk 17:08, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
well, I clicked it several times but it doesn’t work, I could not access. Wiki N Islam (talk) 17:12, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
You write "mobile version". Did you use a smartphone app (which?), or the website and in that case which uploadform (URL?). What file did you try to upload? Jpeg? What file size and what resolution? Does it show a progress bar? Does the button flash when you press it or is it greyed out? C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 18:50, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

How do i hide SDC bot edits from the watchlist?

All of these SDC bot edits are making the watchlist worthless since it drowns out everything else. Are anyone actually interested in seeing this on their watchlist? Trade (talk) 02:34, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Watchlist?tagfilter=BotSDC&inverttags=1 On the watchlist page click "filter changes", scroll down to "tagged edits", select "exclude selected" and "Bot adding SDC", then "save current filter settings", "set as default", "create filter". You will see no more SDC edits by SchlurcherBot and BotMultichill. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 04:03, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
Save as default doesnt actually work. I have to go through these steps every time i open the Watchlist Trade (talk) 21:36, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
I have no idea, why it does not work for you. It does work form me. Maybe someone else can help? C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 08:12, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Changing upload to derivative work

Hello, I recently uploaded File:Japan-population-density-2022.svg, which is an updated version of File:Japan Population density map.svg using more recent population datas. When uploading this I (erroneously) marked it as my own work, but it is actually a derivative work. How do I change the file information to reflect this? Would I have to delete the file and upload it again? Bwmdjeff (talk) 14:35, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Crop image with a watermark

Would it be okay for me to crop the image shown here to a close up of one person? To do so would thus exclude the watermark (seen in the bottom left-hand-corner). However, the photo has been uploaded with a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license meaning sharing and remixing is allowed. I'd be using the ⌗ CropTool so the relevant attribution and file information would carry over. Basically, I'm just not sure whether or not cropping the image wherein the watermark would not be present would still be allowed or not. Helper201 (talk) 22:15, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

I'd be uploading the crop as a new image, not replacing the original file. Helper201 (talk) 22:16, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
@Helper201: I would think that would be fine, as a derivative work linked back to the original. However, the whole question of whether it is necessary to retain watermarks on CC-licensed images for copyright reasons is very fraught, and if you really want that discussed, I'd go to Commons:Village pump/Copyright, rather than this more general help desk. - Jmabel ! talk 22:23, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
@Helper201: When cropping a photograph, also note de minimis guidelines. In this case, cropping does not violate it, but here is a problematic case. Cheers, cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 23:31, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

block 8938e

they are reuploading "own work" that is now their work https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListFiles/8938e&ilshowall=1 Sebbog13 (talk) 23:29, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

@Sebbog13: I don't follow.
  1. "now their own work" as in at some other time it wasn't (or won't be)? Doesn't make sense.
  2. Block requests should go at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems, but you'll need a more coherent explanation of the issue, and what image(s) exactly you think are a problem (unless it's all their images). They seem to be uploading mainly SVGs of flags, and none of them are obviously problematic.
Jmabel ! talk 04:33, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
sorry Sebbog13 (talk) 15:03, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Request?

Where can I request an administrator to do something a normal user cant? TheBigBookOfNaturalScience (talk) 00:13, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

@TheBigBookOfNaturalScience Often COM:AN, but here works. What can I help you with? —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:18, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
@Mdaniels5757 So I want you to rename this file, File:Hurricane Dennis 10 july 2005 1615Z.jpg, to File:Dennis 2005-07-10 1615Z.jpg because the present day cyclone photos follow the order [name] [ymd] [zulu time]. I couldn't get anyone to do it because it required an administrator to move it, so I was wondering if you can move it. TheBigBookOfNaturalScience (talk) 03:08, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
We don't usually change otherwise valid filenames to fit particular patterns unless it's something like one of a set of icons, etc. See Commons:File renaming. - Jmabel ! talk 04:36, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Convenience link: File:Hurricane Dennis 10 july 2005 1615Z.jpg. - Jmabel ! talk 04:36, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

First published in the US before 1928

I assumed it was fine to upload these files, as they were first published in the US in 1922 (before 1928). However, I then came across the instructions at Category:William Russell Flint and w:Category:William Russell Flint - Savoy Operas, so I thought I'd ask here for a second opinion. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 18:28, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

This is an artist from the UK, so we must assume that first publication was in the UK, unless there is evidence to the opposite. Yann (talk) 18:36, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Is it possible to copy these files to English Wikipedia? They seem to satisfy the same criteria as w:Category:William Russell Flint - Savoy Operas. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 18:50, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
If there was simultaneous publication in the U.S. (I don't know if there was) then it would be OK for Commons regardless of the UK situation. - Jmabel ! talk 20:33, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
You can place on en.wikipedia copies of files that are in the public domain in the United States and you can use the template Keep local on their pages, for example if you think there's a risk that the files might be deleted from Commons for another reason. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:02, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
I now see that at least one of the images was published in the UK first. Is there a way to have all the files deleted? Then I'll upload them to English Wikipedia. Apologies for my mistake. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 22:31, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

GIMP makes pictures x3 bigger

Hello there.

I have JPG pictures in which I must redact some stuff (e.g. people faces and car plates) before uploading. I do so with GIMP and then export to PNG. I just noticed that the output is about 3 times bigger than the input and I verified this happens even when no edit is done.

Some online research suggests that something like this happens in JPG to JPG "conversions" because GIMP can't really understand the quality of the input image, so it just takes a guess and always overestimates it. The suggested solution is always to tune the export quality until the output size is about the same as the input one, but all the threads I could find are in JPG to JPG "conversions", whereas I'm doing JPG to PNG conversion. When exporting I don't have any quality slider, and I wouldn't know what input/output size ratio would be reasonable.

Somene can give me some advice to an image processing newbie like me? CosyCobra (talk) 19:15, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

PNG is usually bigger than JPEG. If you edit pictures, you should save and upload them as JPEG, not PNG, while keeping the original PNG for archiving. Yann (talk) 20:48, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
@CosyCobra: Note that JPEG has quality settings (plus en:chroma subsampling options etc). Setting it too high also inflates the file size. Using the same settings, if known, or one that makes the size similar to the original yields best results. Cheers, cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 23:38, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
@Yann: I read in Commons:File types that «JPEG uses "lossy compression", sacrificing precision for smaller file size», whereas «PNG is "lossless"». So I thought that since I edit the pictures and therefore I'm losing some quality anyway, it made sense to export to PNG so that any further edit can be made losslessly. What I'm missing here? And why should I archive a PNG version if I export to JPEG? CosyCobra (talk) 08:23, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
In case you need to further edit the image, saving a lossless PNG version for that is better option, because repeatedly saving JPEG will further decrease the quality of the picture more and more. This is the burden of repeatedly copied and shared memes on the internet, the quality of the picture ever so slightly worsens each time, until the quality is so bad it's barely even readable. To avoid this, PNG is best option for saving for future edits, while sharing JPEG for minimal file size. Polda18 D C 08:30, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
I understand that "JPEG = small but bad for repeated editing" and "PNG = bigger but good for repeated editing". That's why
  • if I don't need to edit the picture, I upload the original JPEG (keep size small and avoid quality loss), but
  • if I must edit the picture, I upload it in PNG (allow others to further edit it without further quality loss).
My original question was: how should I export the edited PNG wihtout inflating the size too much and without loosing quality? Sorry if I didn't write it better.
If my reasoning about exporting and uploading in PNG is wrong I'd be glad if someone explains me why. As for the difference from JPEG and PNG, I think I understood it :) CosyCobra (talk) 09:04, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
You don't. Lossless quality has the tradeoff in a bigger file size. Likewise, the smaller file size has a tradeoff in loss of some quality. It is generally better to save PNG for yourself, for future edits, and upload JPEG so you save not only your bandwidth, but also bandwidth of other users who would have to download the entire picture to look at it (yes, even just loading it in a browser counts as a download). When it comes to photographs, this is the correct way. If you know for sure you won't be editing the picture in the future, or the picture won't need future edits, then export it straight to JPEG and don't save the PNG, so you can save some disk space in your computer. Polda18 D C 09:30, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
If you edit with Gimp, it is indeed best to use XCF (also because you can undo changes). If it is a foto, at Wikipedia jpeg is better than png, because wikipedia does optimizations on png thumbs that are good for drawings but bad for fotos (in the future there may be a swtich for fotos in png). If you want small file sizes and good quality for you uploads, you can use optimization software, that takes long to store a file to your local harddrive but creates small files with good quality. For png you can use pngcrunch. For jpeg you can use jpeg-recompress or you can use cwebp to create a file in webp format. With all three formats you can choose preferences that only reduce the file size by about 30% but keep the quality, or you can reduce the filesize up to 90% or more and still have an images that looks to the human eye nearly identical, but is no longer fit for additional edits. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 17:37, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for the software recommendations. I tried pngcrunch, I managed to reduce the PNG size by 10-15%, I'll keep experimenting. For jpeg-recompress I could only find a GitHub repository ([4]), is it the one you mean? CosyCobra (talk) 17:18, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
For display on the Web, and specially on Wikimedia projects, JPEG is better. Smaller size, and Mediawiki optimizes sharpness of JPEG thumbnails. Personally, I always save my edited files in native Gimp format (XCF), so when I want to edit them further I have the original lossless version. XCF format is even accepted on Commons. When exporting files in JPEG, you can choose how much compression you want, i.e. how much reduced quality you accept in exchange for a smaller size. Yann (talk) 11:32, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Thanks everyone for your explanations. I was thinking much about reedits, I didn't think viewers' bandwidth and Mediawiki working were so relevant. I'll switch to JPEG for future uploads. One last thing: I don't have the resources to store XCF or PNG versions for future editing and I think I wouldn't have the personal need to do so anyway - also, I'd like to share them if it's useful. Would it make sense, as a general rule, to upload both JPEG and PNG versions, with Template:Compressed version and Template:Archival version respectively, just in case someone needs further editing for his own purposes, or would it just be a waste of Wikimedia's storage for little or no usefulness and I'd better upload JPEG only and drop the other formats? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CosyCobra (talk • contribs) 17:28, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

No me permite usar el título que le pongo

Estoy intentando subir un archivo PDF y me pide un título, ya le he puesto varios intentos y no me los permite RRM.311080 (talk) 20:53, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

@RRM.311080: ¿Y el título que quieres es…? No nos dejes en suspenso. - Jmabel ! talk 23:36, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
@RRM.311080: Pienso que el problema no es el título. Es Special:AbuseFilter/281, que no permite PDFs de nuevos usuarios. Qué contiene File:Administración del Currículo en Centros Educativos de Costa Rica.pdf?
[What file is this?]
–LPfi (talk) 10:46, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
Aja, no he entendido que RRM.311080 es usario nuevo. Sí, no permitimos que usarios nuevos puedan subir PDFs. (Eso es porque la mayoría de PDFs son artículos no apropriados para Commons.) @RRM.311080, ¿no recibiste un mensaje que dejaba en claro que ese era el problema? - Jmabel ! talk 20:20, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Media Viewer in categories

Hello, is it possible to use the Media Viewer in a category? I only see the green button for the old, ugly Slideshow. NaBUru38 (talk) 21:50, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

I think Media Viewer is disabled by default on Commons, but you can enable it by visiting the "Appearance" tab of the preferences page and turning on "Enable Media Viewer". Then, clicking an image in a category will open it in the Media Viewer. --bjh21 (talk) 19:58, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you very much! It works perfectly. I would argue to activate it by default. --=NaBUru38 (talk) 23:08, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
Absolutely not. For those of us who actually do things on Commons, as against being here to browse, Media Viewer is useless or worse. No problem with other people wanting to use it, but it absolutely should not be the default for logged-in users. - Jmabel ! talk 02:50, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
While I would argue, that Commons is for uploading files (and serving them to Wikipedia and InstantCommons sites) only, actually Commons is a repositories for stock fotos and the MediaViewer is (in absence of better ways to actually browse a category) a very useful tool to choose an image for reuse. I added a user template to some of my images to be able to forward from on image in a series to the next, but there is no generic function to do this - with the MediaViewer closest to achieve the same result (compare images than make edits to them). C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 22:27, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Is there any way to get in touch with a Meta admin here?

I just need a Meta admin to delete this page of mine: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mayfair_Rose/common.js so I can log back in again on Meta. Mayfair Rose (talk) 19:54, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Edit: I left a message on the talkpage of that page (as an IP), so maybe they'll see that and delete the page. Mayfair Rose (talk) 20:04, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
@Mayfair Rose I've added the appropriate template to m:User talk:Mayfair Rose/common.js, so it will be in the appropriate category and the admins will take a look at it. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:13, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you so much! Mayfair Rose (talk) 20:32, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
@Mayfair Rose. I've processed your request and deleted the .js page. Sorry for the lag, welcome back on meta.wiki. Ciao, M7 (talk) 07:43, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
Thank you, I really appreciate it! Mayfair Rose (talk) 07:54, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
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