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Contact Wilford Wayne Donaldson, architect via E.

Can you provide an E contact for this architect?How to get in touch? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2605:E000:905D:6B00:34EC:EC9D:F809:9ED8 (talk) 23:24, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Personal insult or lulz?

How is this user allowed to write "User:Jameslwoodward (The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself. Never engage this Dragon. Your only chance, hide and pray it does not find you.)" on their user page and get away with it? Is this mere jest of a personal insult? --2405:4800:148C:91A0:6CA7:3F45:C53C:14A0 01:38, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

  • Probably because James has a sense of humor. But this would certainly be removed if he requested it. - Jmabel ! talk 03:35, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
    • Hello. This sentence comes from the How to Train Your Dragon animated film and is said about Toothless, the film's protagonist. Toothless was a dragon, as such people got the wrong impression of it being a merciless killer, calling it Night Fury. They were, of course, wrong. This sums up what happened between James and I. I found this sentence specifically fitting because James is a bureaucrat, checkuser, sysop, OTRS-member. Sure, I'd remove it if he requested it, even though taken literally, it has nothing insulting in it, unless one sees the word "unholy" and nothing else. —Codename Lisa (talk) 07:10, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Vandalism

Why do people keep blocking me? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 109.151.9.104 (talk) 15:56, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

First, who are you? There is no blocks connected to this IP address. Ruslik (talk) 19:53, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Problem with correcting spelling on Category…

Hi! Please can you help me? I got into a mess doing what I thought would be a simple spelling correction on a category (I couldn't see the 'Move' button at all). I was trying to create category "Bust of Robespierre by Claude-André Deseine, MRF 1986-243" because there was a typo in it previously (category "Bust of Ropespierre by Claude-André Deseine, MRF 1986-243"[sic]).Silverwhistle (talk) 18:52, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

The category has been renamed successfully. So, your deletion request should be deleted as wrongly filed. Ruslik (talk) 19:51, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Translations of languages names in Upload Wizard

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T171978
Tracked in Phabricator
Task T172219

Hello. I upload many files via Upload Wizard with my interface set to Ukrainian language. At the one stages of uploading you have to add descriptions in different languages. You can choose a language from drop-down list. I have noticed that some languages names are translated to Ukrainian and some are not. Also there are mistakes in alphabetical order of those languages. Where can I edit this to make it correct? --TohaomgTohaomg (talk) 15:30, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Ping @Matma Rex: for attention. — Speravir – 23:08, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
I don't use the Upload Wizard, and I'm slightly guessing here, but the order is probably by ISO 639-1 Language Code. As for what's translated & what isn't it's probably a matter of whether anyone has provided a Ukrainian translation in some master file. - Jmabel ! talk 00:49, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
@Tohaomg: The available language names are based on CLDR data, the list of languages that have an Ukrainian name defined can be found here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/ECLD/browse/master/CldrNames/CldrNamesUk.php. If no name in Ukrainian is defined, the standard fallback chain is used (for Ukrainian, it just falls back to English; until recently (phab:T39314), it used Russian first), and if that doesn't find any name either, the language autonym is used (the name of the language in the language itself). If you want to add any missing ones, you'd have to upload a code patch to Gerrit (I could do that for you if you give me a list of language codes and their Ukrainian names).
The sorting is done using PHP's natcasesort() function (it's not based on language codes, but rather on the language names that are shown), which is unfortunately probably not correct for most languages not using the Latin alphabet :( I reported this as phab:T171978.
Matma Rex (talk) 17:25, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
Huh. (1) Yes, that sort will probably be a mess for anything non-Latin. (2) Any idea why Russian was dropped? I would think any monolingual Ukrainian-speaker would much more easily decipher Russian than English. - Jmabel ! talk 17:35, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
I've read that if you don't know Portuguese, try Italian instead of Spanish, because the Portuguese will resent you for using Spanish. Given the recent issues between Ukraine and Russia, I can imagine that implying that Russian is an appropriate substitute for Ukrainian would annoy a lot of people.--Prosfilaes (talk) 18:18, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
@Jmabel: If you want the whole long story (this was first requested in 2012), you can find it at phab:T39314, but my understanding is that it was indeed mostly for cultural reasons. And since MediaWiki's translation to Ukrainian is very complete, the fallback was very rarely useful – it mostly sometimes kicked in for new messages if they were translated to Russian faster (which in turn made it more difficult to notice missing translations at a glance, since Latin-alphabet text sticks out much more noticeably than incorrect Cyrillic-alphabet text). Matma Rex (talk) 20:20, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
Glad to know it's actually not much needed, because deciding for "cultural reasons" not to have comprehensible text really seems to me like cutting off your nose to spite your face. - Jmabel ! talk 23:00, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
It seems a little rich to have a fellow English-speaking American tell a group who speaks a minority language how they should feel about an imperialistic neighbor's language.--Prosfilaes (talk) 01:33, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

How to edit or make images like these?

Hello, I am Thomson02. I have seen some images like you can see below, and I found some inaccuracies and information not uploaded. To make sure the viewers can be informed with updated information, I would like to also know how to make images like below.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomson02 (talk • contribs) 12:46, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

  • Two of these are just PNGs, which you create/modify with pretty much any graphics tool. The other three are SVGs, which is better for this sort of diagram. SVG is a bit like HTML. As with HTML, it is often hand-coded but can be created by various software. If you are at all comfortable with simple code, I suggest you download one of these and look at it in a text editor. If you want to make small edits, you'll probably be able to do that (at worst with some googling for documentation of the SVG format). Your browser should be a perfectly good SVG viewer to check your results. I strongly recommend that after making tweaks, you upload under a different name as a derivative work. - Jmabel ! talk 16:15, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
  • Hello. Jmabel, I am a new Wikipedia user and I also have question like Thomson02, but I have some specific questions. Since I don't know coding, I am trying to use some programs to edit svg or png images like what's shown by Thomson02. Are there any recommended programs that Wikipedia or Wikimedia users are using? — Preceding unsigned comment added by IPhoneo+ (talk • contribs) 06:21, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
@Thomson02: , @Iphoneo+: You can use this tool: https://tools.wmflabs.org/parliamentdiagram/parliamentinputform.html for the parliament diagrams. I am not sure about the others, but I suppose there must be tools as well. Eiku en exil (talk) 17:13, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Anybody speak Vietnamese?

And want to drop a friendly note to this fellow? I've nominated all of their contributions so far as copyright violations, but they don't seem likely that they speak English given the sources of the material and their file descriptions. TimothyJosephWood 13:19, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

The copyvionote templates about the deletion that you put on his user page already have a Vietnamese translation that he can probably view by at least the javascript-based language links in them. Do you actually need to tell them anything other than the information already in that template? (I don't speak Vietnamese.) – b_jonas 21:58, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Can I load up images if I have written permission from the photographer?

Hello. I have written an article on Australian actress Mercia Deane-Johns. It is now in the main encyclopaedia and I would like to add on some images. If the photographer gives me permission can I use the image on Wikipedia? How should I prove that I have this permission?

Best, Novak123Novak123 (talk) 16:12, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Hey Novak123. See COM:CONSENT for instruction on how they can email to OTRS to verify that they release the rights to the images. TimothyJosephWood 16:22, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
Perhaps the most important thing to know is that they need to grant a "free license" for the image (allowing anyone to reuse it, including creating derivative images). It's not enough to say we can use it on WMF projects. -Jmabel ! talk 18:02, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

How come when I go to put in an email it does not take

Please help me put in the password — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.231.170.178 (talk) 23:13, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

  • This doesn't make much sense. Can you better explain what you are trying to do and what is going wrong? If it is easier for you to use a language other than English, please feel free. - Jmabel ! talk 03:32, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Publishing a logo for which I have the permissionn of the author

Hallo. I'm creating a page on Wikipedia for an artist (painter), and I need to upload some images such a logo and some pictures of the paintings. Of course I have the permission by the artist himself to use her images. The upload system give me an error message when I try to upload the logo, peerhaps beccause it recognises that the image has been modified by an image editor (just to adjust some lights and shadows).

How can I solve the problem? Thanks very much for helping — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidepasini (talk • contribs) 11:17, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

  • Three things:
    1. It's not enough that the copyright holder gives permission to use the images on Commons, Wikipedia, and other WMF projects. They must provide a sufficiently free license, allowing anyone to use the image, including commercial use & derivatives.
    2. Because the permission comes from a third-party copyright holder, that copyright holder will need to go through the process described at COM:OTRS to send proper permission.
    3. It's not clear from the above but when you say you are doing this for an artist: if you merely mean about the artist no issue, but if you are doing this on the artist's behalf (whether paid or unpaid), please see en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. At the very least, you need to disclose your conflict of interest on Wikipedia. (If you are referring to a Wikipedia other than the English-language one, similar, but not always identical, considerations apply. Each Wikipedia makes its own rules.) - Jmabel ! talk 14:50, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Where is the option to "strikethrough" the usernames of banned users?

On Wikipedia (en), when a user is banned, his username is displayed with a strike through it like so: ExampleUser. This doesn't happen here for me and I'm guessing that I don't have this option enabled. Where can this be done? Thanks.—Cpt.a.haddock (talk) (please ping when replying) 12:35, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

@Cpt.a.haddock: I put the line "mw.loader.load('//ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Gadget-markblocked.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript');" without double quotes to use Russian Wikipedia's mark blocked gadget script in User:Jeff G./common.js, you can put it in User:Cpt.a.haddock/common.js on any wiki or m:User:Cpt.a.haddock/global.js to use it globally.   — Jeff G. ツ 16:35, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Thanks. That works a treat! (I've taken the liberty of fixing a typo in your message in case others end up reading this.)—Cpt.a.haddock (talk) (please ping when replying) 18:25, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Using images from mil.ru

Hello, I used Google Images filtered with "free to use, share or modify", and found some images from mil.ru that I would like to upload here on Commons. For instance some of these: http://mil.ru/rws2017/photo/more.htm?id=39965@cmsPhotoGallery

Are these OK to upload? If OK, does this apply to all other pictures posted at mil.ru? If they are OK, what is the correct procedure when uploading? I.e. what license? Should I use either

  1. "This file is from a free published source", or
  2. "This file is in the Public Domain for some other reason".

Below are some templates that may be related:

I do not know the copyright laws of Russia, nor do I speak Russian. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Sauer202 (talk) 20:16, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

  • I don't speak much Russian either, but I see no reason to think these are free. It says "© Министерство обороны Российской Федерации" ("© Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation"). I don't see anything indicating a free license, and I don't believe the Russian government is one of the ones where government work is normally free to use. Do I understand correctly that the only reason you think these are free is the result of a filtered Google search? - Jmabel ! talk 22:31, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
See http://eng.mil.ru/en/index.htm where it says "© All content on this site is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0" Tm (talk) 22:41, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks! Is "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0" the same as "Creative Commons Attribution cc-by-4.0"? I found the images on Google, but I wanted to make sure they they were eligble for upload here. Sauer202 (talk) 22:55, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
Yes, they are the same. The "BY" is the same as "Attribution". There is also "SA" that is the same as "ShareAlike" or "Non-commercial" that is the same as "NC" or "No Derivative Works " that is the same as "ND".
For your information, in case you already do not know, there are several Creative Commons licenses that arent allowed in Wikimedia Commons, like licenses with restrictions in derivative works (the "ND") or commercial use (the "NC") or the CC Public Domain Mark when used alone (for being a revocable "license" and not being a true license). For more on this read Commons:Creative Commons copyright tags (a little obsolete as the CC Zero is permitted in Commons) or Commons:Licensing.
For this specific site we already have a template with all the information. Simple past {{Mil.ru}} in the license information, when uploading content from mil.ru, in case that content if authored by the russian military. Tm (talk) 02:00, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Updating logo on corporate Wikipedia page

Hello,

I am the webmaster for an organization that has just recently changed its logo. I would like to change the logo on our wikipedia page in order to reflect the update.

I am not sure a) how to do it and b) under what license it should be used.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Copanational (talk • contribs) 20:17, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Commons:Guidance for paid editors includes information relevant to your situation, including how to share logotypes correctly. —LX (talk, contribs) 20:56, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

unable to contribute two photos on the Fibula (brooch) page

Hi,

I collect fibulas and have what must be a significant collection. I enjoy the Fibula page so much, and wish to contribute two images representing pieces that are lacking on the page. You'll see I only have uploaded the two images. The cloak pin would go with the mention "Fibulae replaced straight pins that were used to fasten clothing in the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age." and the violin bow would go with the mention Bronze Age Fibulae/the first fibulae design.

David Van Vleck, Jr. — Preceding unsigned comment added by David Van Vleck, Jr. (talk • contribs) 20:40, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

  1. You mix up Commons and Wikipedia: The article you obviously speak of is en:Fibula (brooch). Questions regarding the English Wikipedia belong into this project, not here. Wikimedia Commons is just the media repository, in this case for these two images you’ve uploaded: File:Bronze cloak pin ca. 2200 BC.jpg and File:Violin bow fibula .jpg.
  2. Apparently you have meanwhile successfully added your content into en:Fibula (brooch).

— Speravir – 00:06, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 00:06, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Undelete request

Can someone please undelete the following files?

  1. file:Rama Devi punishes, her son, Shekhar.jpg
  2. file:Vanaja and Radhamma, servants, in the landlady's kitchen.jpg
  3. file:Vanaja feeding her infant.jpg
  4. file:Vanaja rests in a Kuchipudi dance costume.jpg
  5. file:Vanaja learns a Kuchipudi dance jati from Rama Devi.jpg
  6. file:Vanaja dances Igiri Nandini to invoke Goddess Durga.jpg
  7. file:Vanaja Sewing by the light of a lantern.jpg
  8. file:Yadigiri, a farmhand, challenges Vanaja when she hangs her clothes on the landlady's line.jpg

These files have been deleted last December because there was no OTRS permission. This problem has been fixed now: The copyright owner, whom I had originally contacted in the matter, has filled out the E-mail template for release of rights to a file and sent it to OTRS yesterday at 22:37 UTC, with me on CC.

(In case anyone is curious: The pictures are from the film Vanaja, and I would like to add them, or some of them, to that article.) SebastianHelm (talk) 06:09, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

The "undeletion requests"-page is here: Commons:Undeletion requests/Current requests. Note that files with valid OTRS releases will be restored automatically, but this will probably take some weeks, so don't bother. --Magnus (talk) 06:21, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for the quick reply; I now posted it there as 8 files for which we now have the OTRS request. I'm sorry that I created additional work for you. SebastianHelm (talk) 06:40, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
Not for me. ---Magnus (talk) 06:54, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for your Magnanimous reply. In the meantime, this incident led me to post Commons:Village pump#Guidance for undeletion requests. SebastianHelm (talk) 07:54, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: SebastianHelm (talk) 06:41, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Завантвження не власних фото

Як завантажити фото автора, який сфотографував мене і дозволив вказане фото використати у Вікі. Дякую. З повагою --Nikolay.sinitskiy (talk) 16:42, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Тут возможно 2 варианта. 1) Попросить автора зарегистрироваться и загрузить под своей учёткой. 2) Попросить автора оформить разрешение через OTRS --Butko (talk) 06:39, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Following a request here, I have created an English-language version of a Spanish-language SVG map on English-language Wikipedia, and uploaded it here on Commons. The file I modified is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Central_balkans_1373_1395V1.svg , and says "This work has been released into the public domain by its author, PANONIAN at English Wikipedia." I have uploaded it via the "basic form", which used to be easier to use than the various "special upload" forms and the "upload wizard". But I don't know how to fill in the "Licensing:" field. Some options I considered:

  • "I don't know what the license is". This is true, but experience shows me that this will result in the upload being deleted, regardless of the information I provide in the other fields.
  • "Own work, all rights released (Public domain)". This would probably work, but would be a lie. It's not my own work that I'm uploading.
  • "This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication." This is maybe closer to the truth, but is still a lie. I have no reason to think that PANONIAN, who created the file at en:Wikipedia, has even heard of CC0 1.0.

I've chosen the last of these. If that's unacceptable, I accept that the image will need to be deleted. But in any case, I'd like know the recommended way of specifying a license when uploading an image derived from someone else's work. Maproom (talk) 17:02, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

You should choose "public domain" but not your own work. Ruslik (talk) 18:52, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
- and I see that you have altered the license information from {{Cc-zero}} to {{pd-author|PANONIAN}}. Thankyou. So a solution is to upload the image using one of the options offered by the upload form, and immediately edit this to whatever it says in page that I've derived it from. I'll remember to do that in future. Maproom (talk) 19:50, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Image from Open Cage

I found so many images from Open Cage that meet Commons' license criteria. Is there bot user like Flickr upload bot that can upload all these images to Commons? Thanks. -- Si Gam (talk) 16:36, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

I took one of the images at random American Beaver. At right is the CC information-click it and for this one it's 2.5 atribution. We hope (talk) 22:54, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
Just click random image and you'll find the license meets Commons requirements. -- Si Gam (talk) 02:20, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Uploading sources

Hi there,

A page I looked at for a school is out of date as it is showing that they have a new 6th form. The 6th form has now closed, and although the school has not mentioned it on their site, they sent out a letter to parents announcing that it was closing.

This isn't my work, but I am wondering whether, since it aims to inform people that the 6th form was closing, it can be uploaded to wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SRickson (talk • contribs) 18:35, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

  • When you say "a page", do you mean an article on Wikipedia? And you end your question by asking about uploading to Wikipedia.
  • This isn't Wikipedia. This is Wikimedia Commons (the media repository of the Wikimedia Foundation, which also umbrellas Wikipedia).
  • What are you proposing to upload? The letter? The letter is probably not public domain, and is not your own work, so unless you can get a free license from the author of the letter (and provide that as described in COM:OTRS, you can't upload it here on Commons.
  • You can cite the letter in Wikipedia without uploading it, just like you can cite a book. - Jmabel ! talk 22:04, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Antranig Granian photo

https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%AF_%D5%AE.%D5%BE%D6%80%D5%A4._%D4%BF%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6

Please refer to the above link. Following the page which was created for Father Antranig Granian , I have uploaded different photos of father Antranig and been deleted for some reason.

Father Antranig photo are freely available in his FB.

I need your help not clear to me all this license issues thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Շաքէ Մանկասարեան (talk • contribs) 22:56, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Father Antranig Granian photo

https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%AF_%D5%AE.%D5%BE%D6%80%D5%A4._%D4%BF%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6

Please refer to the above link. Following the page which was created for Father Antranig Granian , I have uploaded different photos of father Antranig and been deleted for some reason. Father Antranig is from our Armenian community

Father Antranig photo are freely available in his FB.

I need your help not clear to me all this license issues thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Շաքէ Մանկասարեան (talk • contribs) 01:23, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Using Parts of Images

How does one exact a portion of a photo to be used somewhere else? Also, can this be done under the copyright Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by PeterMGrund (talk • contribs) 02:14, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

  • Copyright Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic is not allowed on Commons. Also, independent of Commons, it doesn't allow cropping, which would constitute derivative work. - Jmabel ! talk 03:21, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Suddenly hot cat is not working for me

How can I fix hot cat? Makes categorizing very difficult not to have it. Thanks, Kalbbes (talk) 20:21, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Suddenly is working again, so never mind. Kalbbes (talk) 20:48, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
Cf. MediaWiki talk:Gadget-HotCat.js#ESLint changes broke HotCat entirely for me and phab:T172324. — Speravir – 22:06, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
NOT RESOLVED -- As you can tell from my thread in the Village pump, it stopped working for me too. In fact the edit tools have moved back to the bottom of the page and none of them are working. I have to use my keyboard just to sign this message. ----DanTD (talk) 19:27, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
DanTD, you seem to be alone with this issue, so noone can really help you, just guess. My guess is that your problems could be caused by an old cached version of Hotcat, probably the defunct one. Try this link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Gadget-HotCat.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript and then reload this page bypassing the cache (it may also be, that you additionally should do this somewhere else in Commons), read note after my signature. — Speravir – 01:18, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
Sigh, I made a mistake, hence separate ping @DanTD. — Speravir – 01:20, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

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

Operating
system

Browser
 Microsoft Windows or Linux macOS
Chrome Press Ctrl+F5 or ⇧ Shift+F5
or hold down ⇧ Shift while clicking Reload 		Press ⌘ Cmd+F5 or ⇧ Shift+F5
or hold down ⇧ Shift while clicking Reload
Mozilla Firefox Hold down ⇧ Shift while clicking Reload
(or press Ctrl+F5 or Ctrl+⇧ Shift+R) 		Press ⌘ Cmd+R (reload page) or
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+R (reload page and rewrite cache)
Safari Hold down ⇧ Shift+Alt while clicking Reload
Press Ctrl+R Press ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Option+E (clear browser cache)
or ⌘ Cmd+R (update)
Opera Press Ctrl+F5 or ⇧ Shift+F5
Konqueror
Internet Explorer Press Ctrl+F5
FYI, I tried this, and that didn't work either. Nevertheless, the issue had resolved itself (which may mean that it did, and I didn't notice the change). Also, if I had been the only persion with this issue, I would've been the one to start this thread. ----DanTD (talk) 01:26, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
DanTD, you added your remarks in VP and here after the issue had already been fixed and Hotcat worked again for others. This I was referring to above. — Speravir – 01:52, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 01:52, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

regarding upload documents

Hi Wiki, Team,

I want to know about the what type of documents are uploading in WIKI,,,please mention the desire format for file uploading to wiki.

pleas reply me as early as possible...revert any suggestions through the email address as <email>

Thank you very much... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sulaiman abdul rasheed (talk • contribs) 04:51, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

I need help - confused

I added this file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Lupton.jpg

it has been nominated for deletion. why? Thanks for any info. Srbernadette 202.45.119.125 23:55, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Somebody thinks your CC license is invalid, since there's no license from the original author of the picture. However, it's probably in the public domain, since even if it was unpublished until recently, it's an anonymous work created in the US before 1897. --ghouston (talk) 00:03, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
✓ Done License fixed + cosmetics. Should be fine now. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 01:18, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Rename file in timely fashion?

Is there a way to rename or delete files in a timely fashion? A small error shouldn't become a big problem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geordie.birch (talk • contribs) 08:42, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

  • If you have filemover privileges, it's easy, but as far as I can see you haven't done nearly enough here to be granted those. (By the way, remember to sign your remarks on talk pages with ~~~~, which will be changed into your signature.)
  • You can tag the file with {{Rename}}. When it is renamed, all references to it in WMF projects will be updated, and a redirect will be left behind for outside references. Won't be instant, but since a filename is mainly just a formality, the delay is not usually a big problem. - Jmabel ! talk 15:09, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
    It looks like Geordie.birch is already aware of {{rename}}, but using the template correctly will make rename requests easier to handle. The correct usage here would have been to substitute "rationale number" with an actual number from this table. 3 would have been the most appropriate. 1 would also have worked. Looks like the rename requests have been fulfilled. I also took the liberty of renaming File:Stotm Bay 01.jpg to File:Storm Bay 01.jpg. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:07, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Uploading pictures

Dear Mr./Mrs.,

I would like to ask if it is possible to upload a picture from a scientific article? I wrote a an article that is connected with cancer and in my opinion, a picture would be really helpful for potential reader. I woudl like to ad this picture https://www.jci.org/articles/view/69219/figure/1 called Immunoediting.

Thank you for your time Your faithfully Lhotakova — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lhotakova (talk • contribs) 08:51, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

  • Those illustrations are clearly copyrighted, and there is no indication of a free license, so unless you were to obtain a relevant license from the author of the image and provide that as described at COM:OTRS, we cannot accept that image here.
  • There is nothing to stop you from making an image of your own expressing the same concept, and uploading that. - 15:12, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

I have a problem with entrance!!

I have a problem with entrance to see Category:June 2011 in Germany‎ and Category:July 2011 in Germany‎. Please you do it with this. I see there "Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation error"--Nmmnnbnbnhhg (talk) 15:46, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Well that is weird... For me it just doesn't load at all. -mattbuck (Talk) 17:06, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
I've done some testing on the June one. I was able to blank it, at which point it loaded, so there's presumably some problem with the content. However that content is just a template which is working perfectly fine on Category:May 2011 in Germany‎. I'm stumped. It was Tohaomg's bot which made the edit, perhaps they can shed light on this. -mattbuck (Talk) 17:13, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
I tried purging the July page, but it had no effect; the page was completely empty and had no HTML source. Editing the page and pressing save without making any changes, however, made the page show up. Not sure if the "Lua error in mw.wikibase.entity.lua at line 37: data.schemaVersion must be a number, got nil instead." messages have anything to do with the problems. —LX (talk, contribs) 17:36, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
For july I got an error message instead of a blank page, and it's the same template: Special:Diff/109510809/240781694. This looks like phab:T171392, alas, then it should be visible with English language settings, but it is not. I undid the bot change for now. — Speravir – 00:34, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Flickr license

On my talk page I am told that File:David Klarner, George Polya, Nicolaas G de Bruijn.jpg is an Image without license. On the flickr page where I got it, it is labeled Public domain (with the "no cent sign" symbol). So when they tell me that I "can edit the file description page to license it under one of the allowed licenses" I am at a loss since the set of applicable licenses seems to be empty. I am stuck.--Toploftical (talk) 19:09, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

It is not clear while a photo made in 1973 should be in public domain? Has its author released it? Ruslik (talk) 19:53, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
It is pretty easy for someone to make a false statement on Flickr when dealing with a photo where they are not the author, so we tend to be pretty cautious about those unless it is from a known, reliable account like a city archivist or such. - Jmabel ! talk 22:06, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
File:George Pólya ca 1973.jpg is approved by Wikimedia and was extracted from the exact same photo as this one. Cannot the permission carry over to the full photograph?
The original photo was taken by Kara Lynn Klarner, the wife of David A. Klarner, on the stated date. She sent the photo to the mathematician Thane Plambeck who uploaded it to Flickr. I have emails from both of these people stating these facts. Mrs Klarner is elderly and I doubt if she would be up to filing the necessary forms to Wikimedia. Failing that option, what else can I do.--Toploftical (talk) 16:02, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
The time limit of seven days will soon expire. Is there anything I can do before that happens?--Toploftical (talk) 15:13, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
Even if the 7 days expires, it can always be restored.
I would forward the emails per OTRS & explain the decision. As long as the emails are clear about providing a specific license, and aren't just "you can use it in Wikipedia", the OTRS people will presumably understand and approve. - Jmabel ! talk 15:36, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

May I upload a photo taken by my father, now deceased?

I am one of the heirs of my father, who died some 20 years ago. I would like to upload a photo taken by him in 1972. I believe that the rights to this photo passed to me on his death. But, it wasn't me who took the photo. May I upload it? SternaElegans (talk) 21:47, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

@SternaElegans: Yes, as long as it is not derivative of someone else's copyrighted work.   — Jeff G. ツ 23:21, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

So what is an appropriate way to licence it, given that it is not my own work? SternaElegans (talk) 00:50, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

See Commons:Transfer of copyright. You can pick one of the license templates from Category:License tags for transferred copyright. --ghouston (talk) 00:53, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the information - much appreciated. SternaElegans (talk) 15:39, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

edit details & name uploads

Is there any way in which I can change the name of an upload? I have make some mistakes in the title, sometimes preventing the use on wiki. I have tried and looked everywhere but cannot find the answer. can you please help me out? Smoortje (an abvious novice) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smoortje (talk • contribs) 12:37, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

I want to change the photo of MY OWN ART on my own Page tight is already up

my name is Brad Parker. I have a page under Brad Parker ( artist). I want to put up a more recent and WAY more relevant photo of my art then the one that is up. that is a piece of art I did like 30 years ago in collage! Yikes! PLEASE, let me up load a new photo of one of my piece of art I am famous for!

File:Parker Dracula.jpg
Dracula Drinks a Mai Tai

— Preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.8.230.235 (talk) 21:51, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

  • Create an account. See COM:OTRS for how to demonstrate that the account is really you and so it has permission to upload your artwork; also, you'll probably want to note your real identity on the user page of the account. For anything you license, make sure that you understand the license you grant. If you upload artwork from that account before you have an OTRS ticket number, make sure to put {{Subst:OP}} as part of the text of the upload. - Jmabel ! talk 07:52, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

I am uploading several pictures from the Yale Art Gallery; they placed their pictures in the public domain (http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/6891). I never get the wikicommons license right. Can anybody help? (look here File:Ag-obj-6891-001-pub-large.jpg) best wishes -- Udimu (talk) 10:46, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

  • We probably should make a template specific to Yale Art Gallery if we don't already have one. That template should link to http://artgallery.yale.edu/using-images (and probably an archived version of that page for stability, if there is one). It's clear that the underlying works are simply PD based on age. The link would be to demonstrate that Yale Art Gallery is also placing their photos in the public domain. - Jmabel ! talk 14:57, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
yeap. Can you do this? best wishes-- Udimu (talk) 15:03, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
I've created a draft at Draft:Template:PD-Yale-University-Art-Gallery. There may be a need for two distinct templates here: one for faithful reproductions of two-dimensional works (where the photo itself would not merit copyright, the underlying object is in the public domain, and hence any attribution to the Gallery is a courtesy) and one for other photographs, such as those depicting three-dimensional sculptures (where the photo itself would involve enough creativity to merit a copyright of its own, so attribution to the Gallery is mandatory). I suggest you bring my draft to Commons:Village pump/Copyright where someone can finalize it, possibly into two distinct templates to cover these two distinct cases. - Jmabel ! talk 21:50, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
Actually, I'll bring this over there myself. - Jmabel ! talk 23:42, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
thanks again! -- Udimu (talk) 08:55, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
one picture was now deleted, would be good if something happens! -- best wishes -- Udimu (talk) 04:55, 12 August 2017 (UTC) -- Udimu (talk) 04:56, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
Yes, I wish someone there would give me something more definitive. - Jmabel ! talk 07:45, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
Lacking more definitive guidance, I have made two templates, {{PD-Yale-University-Art-Gallery}} and {{Attribution-Yale-University-Art-Gallery}}. I think the documentation on these explains them adequately, but let me know if anything is unclear. -Jmabel ! talk 08:13, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
great! many thanks! -- Udimu (talk) 15:59, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Any problem with uploading a U.S. government scholarly PDF

I have a free-of-copyright U.S. government university document, that has some interesting regional science insights. Is there any problem uploading it (here or WikiSource?)? Cheers Uluru! (talk) 08:54, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Works created by officers or employees of the United States Federal Government as part of official duties are in the public domain ({{PD-USGov}}). Apart from Haskell Indian Nations University and academies associated with the armed forces, the federal government does not operate any colleges or universities, so most documents created by universities in the United States will not be works of the federal government. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:13, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for your assistance. How do I upload a PDF? Uluru! (talk) 12:51, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
The same as any other file. But, per LX, in what sense is this a "U.S. government" document? What exactly is it? - Jmabel ! talk 17:42, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Johan Coenraad van Hasselt pagina

Geachte medewerker,

Zojuist heb ik bovenstaande pagina bewerkt, een naamsverandering (Johan Conrad avn Hasselt) en enkele andere kleine veranderingen doorgevoerd. Echter de titel Johan Coenraad van Hasselt kan ik niet omzetten in Johan Conrad van Hasselt en op de veranderde pagina is de foto van hem ook niet meer zichtbaar. Hoe kan ik dat wel aanpassen cq veranderen. Met vriendelijke groeten

Evert van Hasselt — Preceding unsigned comment added by EJ van Hasselt (talk • contribs) 13:46, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Hello, 

I have uploaded a file (name of File:ᱫᱚᱨᱵᱟᱨ ᱪᱹᱟᱴᱟᱹᱱᱤ ᱵᱚᱝᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ.jpeg )  which is captured by my friend and sent me in whatsapp. when I uploaded it on wikipedia, it  showing copyright of others. please help me what was wrong with me.... thankssss — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ramjit Tudu (talk • contribs) 09:48, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Category redirect issue

I accidently created Category:Logos of companies of England as a redirect (instead of a {{Category redirect}}). Can someone please change this (it doesn't work in the 2017 wikitext editor). Thanks! Daylen (talk) 20:26, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

  • You should have the same ability to "edit source" as anyone else, no? - Jmabel ! talk

Procedure to delete a Category

I ADDED: 

{{Delete
|reason=The category name is meaningless, I moved the only image.
|subpage=Pelargonium 'Amrilight Pink Splatwo'
|day=10
|month=August
|year=2017
}}

TO: Category:Pelargonium 'Amrilight Pink Splatwo'

AND CREATED: Commons:Deletion requests/Pelargonium 'Amrilight Pink Splatwo'

I cannot find any trace of the request being made (besides my contributions log).

What am I doing wrong? Or is it impossible to delete categories? User-duck (talk) 06:16, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

If you go to Category:Pelargonium 'Amrilight Pink Splatwo' and click on the text that says "Click here to show further instructions", there were several steps that you didn't follow correctly or didn't follow at all:
  1. You created the deletion request subpage at the right place but didn't use the code as instructed. This is important for when the nomination is included in the list of ongoing deletion discussions.
  2. It looks like you completely skipped step 2. This is the step that ensures the nomination is added to the queue to be processed.
  3. It looks like you also skipped step 3: notifying Uleli on their talk page.
I've fixed all the issues, so there's nothing you need to do at this point. These things would have been a problem regardless of the type of content nominated for deletion. Categories can be deleted and nominated for deletion just like any other content, but they are often discussed at Commons:Categories for discussion instead. —LX (talk, contribs) 09:43, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

Problem

[WZAKAwpAMF0AAL4D3ZIAAABF] 2017-08-13 08:13:51: Fatale fout van type "Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError" Is it my foult or a system foult? Get a lot of these messages.--Stunteltje (talk) 08:17, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

It's not your fault. I'm seeing a lot of these too. See Commons:Village pump#Filtered whatchlist causing Database error. —LX (talk, contribs) 09:21, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

adding

Hello can I add my web site to additional external links, I recently tried and it came back a message of spamming. I wasnt trying to spam, just add link where addidtional facts can be found. If I can how do I add my link — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darkangelheart (talk • contribs) 10:43, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

@Darkangelheart: Please read and follow the links in en:User talk:Darkangelheart#August 2017, and don't spam here, either.   — Jeff G. ツ 11:15, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

Lua error

Lua error in mw.wikibase.entity.lua at line 37: data.schemaVersion must be a number, got nil instead. in Carl Gustav Jung.--Xabier (talk) 15:44, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

It disappeared after I made a null edit. Ruslik (talk) 20:50, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

Can I use a photograph from a publicly-funded University website?

For example: http://www.mgoblue.com/news/2016/12/31/Kornacki_Wolverines_Ride_Emotional_Rollercoaster_at_Orange_Bowl.aspx (in regards to Taco Charlton's page). I just want to make sure - I would be surprised if it weren't permitted. I did pay taxes to this University, after all... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Apotheosis34 (talk • contribs) 00:43, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

"© 2017 Board of Regents of the University of Michigan". That is, no. In the US, federal works are PD (see Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory#Works_by_the_US_Government -- and note that even there, "I paid taxes to them" doesn't matter), but works of the states aren't in general, and even those states that do release certain works as PD, I'd be surprised if universities were included.--Prosfilaes (talk) 02:22, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

How To Add Pages to Wikipedia

I want to start my own Wikipedia page how do I do so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DragonfuryLedgons (talk • contribs) 04:13, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

  • This isn't Wikipedia (it's Wikimedia Commons, a different project of the Wikimedia foundation.
  • If by "my own Wikipedia page" you mean a page about yourself, please don't. Please see en:WP:COI and en:WP:Notability. There couldn't be a much clearer conflict of interest than starting a Wikipedia article about yourself, and if you are notable enough to merit a page, presumably someone else will eventually write it.
  • If by "my own Wikipedia page" you just mean one you start, please see en:Wikipedia:Your first article. - Jmabel ! talk 05:07, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Most of my uploaded photos are showing copyright issue even I have captured them by self. Plz help why these wrong goes with me... thanks... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ramjit Tudu (talk • contribs) 04:52, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

keeping time of deleted images

For how much time deleted images are recoverable? Thanks--Pierpao.lo (listening) 07:29, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks a lot--Pierpao.lo (listening) 08:16, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Resolved

File size

Hi,

I would like to upload new version of this file, with less compression and more quality, but unfortunately its about 700 MB. Can you help me?--Juandev (talk) 09:39, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Image update problem (small changes)

I can't overwrite existing file Terminal-BK-8T.png. When I'm upload new version, I get a message: "This upload is a copy of the current version of the file File:Terminal-BK-8T.png". New image file has small changes (only some terminal's symbols on image changed).

When I try to load image as a new file, I get a message: "This file is a duplicate of the following file File:Terminal-BK-8T.png" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Serebriakov (talk • contribs) 19:03, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

You had uploaded several versions of this file. You should check that you did not actually try uploading the old file. Ruslik (talk) 19:32, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Ship's ladder

Stairs on a ship are properly called ladders. Is there some appropriate category? Category:Ladders seems to be in the terrestrial sense: on land, nothing this much like a staircase is called a "ladder". I see nothing under Category:Ship parts. Am I missing something, or is this a category we should add? - Jmabel ! talk 04:57, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Interestingly, it seems that the term Ships Ladder is also used on-shore for steep ship-style staircases, mostly in industrial contexts (e.g. [1], [2] Youtube: "DIY: How to build a Ships Ladder"). So I guess we should have Category:Ships ladders, but keep it separate from Category:Jacob's ladders (nautical). --El Grafo (talk) 14:49, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
Done. - Jmabel ! talk 15:30, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Jmabel ! talk 15:30, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

JPEG thumbnail broken

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T172556
Broken thumbnail

As of today, the thumbnail of File:Pink-house-charleston-sc1.jpg is rotated and stretched. The JPEG looks fine on Firefox. I tried removing the EXIF rotation tag and purging the cache, yet it tries to rotate it. Can anyone help? Thanks, '⎆ 19:12, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Known bug: phab:T172556. — Speravir – 03:52, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
Rotated 90° using Crop-Tool. Regards. --Migebert (talk) 18:04, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 21:00, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

Numerous renames passed with improper basis/reason

Hi I would need help!

Recently, i have been cleaning up and fixing up articles and images within the english wikipedia as well as the commons for several Metro Manila Articles. It has come to my attention that this specific image [3] was renamed several times without any proper justification from the 5 naming criteria reasons. I also looked at both requests if they asked the permission of the original uploader to no avail. The last rename was even weird as it was renamed citing Criteria number 5 and was moved with the justification of reverting the rename done by a blocked user which clearly was not the case as it proceeded with a different name. In light of this, I would like to ask assistance on what to do as based on my understanding, a rename must not be done if the original name would suffice not unless at the discretion of the original uploader and should a revert be requested it must be under the prior acceptable name which in this case is the original name set by the uploader.

Thanks! Korean Rail Fan (talk) 02:03, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

First, the permission of the original uploader is not required. Second, the second rename was justified as it corrected a clear error: MRT-2 -> LRT-2 because these is no any MRT-2 line in Manila. So, only the first rename seems to be somewhat questionable. Ruslik (talk) 19:51, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
I see, but if the original uploader @Josephdilangan: contests the name as i see it was the name in his original picture in his flickr page, will it affect it? Korean Rail Fan (talk) 14:48, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for the ping, given these circumstances that both users changed my image filename without prior consent and proper reason as i believe my naming is not offensive and meets the wiki criteria, if the file name would not be reverted to my designated name which is my right as the original uploader and subsequently as the photo taker, i would widthraw my image and ask for its deletion instead. Josephdilangan (talk) 03:04, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
  1. Deletion on what grounds? The license is not revocable.
  2. Sorry, but stability of filenames is not a matter of any right of the uploader. It's simply a matter of, all other things being equal, we try to keep links constant. While some people may have made poor choices in changing filenames, they have not infringed your rights. - Jmabel ! talk 04:04, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
Deletion on the grounds that i own the picture and decided to upload it here? To be honest im kinda disappointed with how things work here resulting to me semi-retiring. But yeah i think i would request a delete of the image instead as the owner i think its my right to do so. Josephdilangan (talk) 04:55, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
@Josephdilangan: Certainly, that is your right to create Commons:Deletion requests/File:LRT-2 Manila train towards Katipunan Station.jpg. I have exercised my right to vote keep there.   — Jeff G. ツ 13:54, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

@Josephdilangan, Ruslik0, Jmabel, Davey2010, and Korean Rail Fan: This file has been kept. Now, what should its name be, and why?   — Jeff G. ツ 11:29, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

"Cite this page" Bibtex entry is rendering wrong

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T173446
Tracked in Phabricator
Task T173438

The Bibtex entry style of the "Cite this page" page for any image is not showing the LaTeX code ok, as the code inside is somehow breaking the code block.

You can see it in any "Cite this page". An example: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=File%3AAlmendro_%28Pozoamargo%29.jpg&id=121642928

Should be fixed! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aguadopd (talk • contribs) 23:29, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Or shorter as wiki link allowing direct linking to BibTeX section: Special:CiteThisPage/File:Almendro_(Pozoamargo).jpg#BibTeX entry. Look on the note part. On a side note the BibTeX link in the section title should be fixed, as well ([[:w:en:BibTeX]]?). @Raymond, do you have a clue? — Speravir – 00:24, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
OK, I created two tasks, one for the issue noticed by Aguadopd, cf. phabricator:T173446, and one for the broken links, cf. phabricator:T173438. — Speravir – 18:41, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
Speravir sorry for the late answer due to vacation with limited internet access. I will look into the new tasks after my vacation. Raymond 18:56, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
Nethertheless thanks for your short reaction here. — Speravir – 22:51, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

About 5 photos which are tagged ...

Good morning Help desk,

I am Laramie1960 and five of my photos have been tagged, saying I do not have the permission to upload them - it says I have not the copyright - no permission. These are the links to the pages : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Benzoni and this one here : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Chambre

I had been very surprised at that and could not understand why I have no permission. Also it says on that page where my photos are now added that I am a new User, which is wrong! I am on Wikipedia since at least 2011. Never had any trouble and try to thank all Wikipedias helpers who correct my mistakes.

The first photo that of Gérard Chambre had been uploaded by me in 2012. I even had a friendly discussion with someone from Wikipedia Commens at that time - and all was fine. I am the webmaster and a personal friend of Gérard Chambre the actor who sent me by email his personal photo, so that I may use it for whatever I think is necessary. www.gerardchambre-tribute.ch The photo of Gérard Chambre, is also on his website I have his personal permission. You can follow the link to his website and you will find it there. The date can be seen because that is a digital photo.

The photo from the graveyard is my personal photo, which I took at the funeral of the deceased Juliette benzon (2016).I saw that Wikipedia found all the pages where that photo can be seen, good - the image is on Facebook and at least two websites. I am the owner of one of the websites and of those Facebook pages. A friend of mine (official webmaster of the French website of Juliette Benzoni, Frédérique Aznag) I sent my photo to create an image as it is now - we wanted to write on my photo the address of the graveyard for the millions of fans of Juliette. The author wrote millions of books and is especially in France still very popular. I had seen on other pages of stars that they had done that and I thought it an excellent idea.

The picture with Juliette Benzoni (Infobox) from 1963 shows her in her office, (the company Editions Trévise does not exist anymore) I have no idea who took that photo. I cannot ask the owner, Juliette Benzoni. The French author who was a close friend of mine died last year! That photo was in a box for over 50 years! I even changed the colour to Sepia because it was not so clear anymore. She shared all her material with me. You will find the proof of my words on my official website www.catherinedemontsalvy.ch or also on my Facebook pages.

The photo in the garden, I scanned from an old magazine 1985 I had bought long ago. There were three pages with an article I have even translated for my English Catherine website see link here: http://www.catherinedemontsalvy.ch/English/History/Press/juliette-benzoni-media-3.htm - also you can even see the signature the author put on the last page for me. I had no idea we cannot upload a scanned photo this old, otherwise I would not have uploaded it. I am sure the photographer does not work at Jours de France anymore; I have no idea how I would have to get in contact. He would surely not remember the photo back from 1985. 

I have deleted myself the photo where the author receives her AWARD. Though that photo was also given to me by the late author Juliette Benzoni. There were no names on the said photos, the one from 1963 and 1998. They were probably given in person to the author at that time. Maybe she even paid them to take photos.

Please Help desk, I am sure you find a good solution for me. I am convinced there are exception in cases like that. I meant no harm and was sure I had done a good job. I love Wikipedia and think it is one of the best inventions in the last Century. I am looking forward to your hopefully positive answer.

Best to all of Laramie1960 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laramie1960 (talk • contribs) 08:36, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

  • Signing your posts on talk pages is required and it is a Commons guideline to sign your posts on deletion requests, undeletion requests, and noticeboards. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion). Thank you.   — Jeff G. ツ 11:46, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
@Laramie1960: User: Secondarywaltz is right. Please have the photographers of these photos send permission and Commons filenames via OTRS, and then tag them with {{subst:OR}}. If the rights were transferred, please have the photographers or non-photographer rightsholders send permission, along with details of how the rights were transferred. Commons:OTRS/fr should help those who prefer to communicate in French.   — Jeff G. ツ 11:46, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Lua error, again

Lua error in mw.wikibase.entity.lua at line 37: data.schemaVersion must be a number, got nil instead., in Carl Gustav Jung.--Xabier (talk) 09:32, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Peer review

Is there any sort of Commons forum for peer review or discussion of photos/images other than Featured Pictures, Quality Images, or Graphics Lab? – Reidgreg (talk) 11:38, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Image attribute is incorrect

Hi, for my article begun on Robert Russell Reid, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Russell_Reid another user has added an image that is not the work of Robert Russell Reid and I would like to take the image down. It is misleading and the work of another printer named Dwiggins.

Can you help? Vizzylane (talk) 16:20, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

What is your evidence? Ruslik (talk) 18:03, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Convenience link: File:Robert Russell Reid Design.png. This was nominated for speedy deletion; I've changed that to a deletion discussion, since it is certainly not an obvious copyright violation. On the other hand, there was a totally bogus license, date, claim of "own work", etc. Copyright status is unclear (published in U.S. in 1948 w/ copyright notice, hard to know if it was renewed). Robert Russell Reid connection is not obvious. - Jmabel ! talk 19:24, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
@Vizzylane, Ruslik0, and Jmabel: The file appeared to be a prima facie copyvio. I marked it as such, and undid its addition to the article as unsourced.   — Jeff G. ツ 19:43, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

How to set preferred subtitle language

Hello, there is a way to define a preferred language for subtitles as additional parameter of the URL of a video loaded in Coomons to let the video start such subtitles?

I know that I van set the language by clicking on the CC icon, but I wish to send a URL to people that has low, even no, familiarity with such feature and I wish to have a URL that is straightforward to the expected language for such people.

Thank you --Ysogo (talk) 22:07, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

cancellazione voce Fabio Pastori illustratore dinosauria artist

Buonasera, vedo che la voce riguardo me medesimo Fabio Pastori è stata cancellata, e chi ne ha richiesto la cancellazione mi ha scritto dandomi questa sua opinione: "La procedura semplificata scade alle 23.59 del giorno giovedì 10 agosto 2017. Personaggio non enciclopedico: non ha vinto nessun premio di rilevanza nazionale/internazionale e nessuna sua opera è stata acquisita da una galleria di rilevanza. La partecipazione alla Fiera del libro per ragazzi di Bologna non mi sembra garantisca l'enciclopedicità perché (come dicono i criteri stessi) non c'è nessuna fonte terza che ne attesti la rilevanza della fiera stessa. In più, aggiungiamo che la voce sembra essere (e al 90% è) un'autobiografia (non che costituisca motivo autonomo per la cancellazione) senza alcuna fonte esterna.--Ferdi2005 (Posta)Edizione 2000 22:36, 3 ago 2017 (CEST)" Come posso rispondergli e contestarlo? Al contrario di quanto egli scrive, avevo appena aggiunto SOLO alcuni dettagli e link a voci prestigiose che dimostravano un'ottima rilevanza nazionale e internazionale. Anzi, non avevo ancora aggiunto che ho vinto nel 2009 il primo premio al CIID (contesto internazionale illustrazione dinosauri, tradotto in Italiano) in Portogallo con una mia tavola che oltretutto avevo aggiunto tra le immagini (Unenlagia comahuensis) https://paleopastori.deviantart.com/art/Unenlagia-comahuensis-122583808?ga_submit_new=10%3A1503004934&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1 e ho meritato ancora il primo premio al contesto internazionale di paleoarte BRISTOL DINOSAUR PROJECT - BRISTOL UK 2012 con la tavola Thecodontosaurus https://paleopastori.deviantart.com/art/Thecodontosaurus-297411975 Quindi la sua affermazione "non ha vinto nessun premio di rilevanza nazionale/internazionale e nessuna sua opera è stata acquisita da una galleria di rilevanza" è assolutamente falsa. La mia "partecipazione alla Fiera del libro per ragazzi di Bologna non mi sembra garantisca l'enciclopedicità " è una scemenza, non solo perché in ben QUATTRO edizioni (in anni diversi) sono stato selezionato tra i primi 10 migliori Artisti a livello mondiale tra centinaia di migliaia di partecipanti, ma soprattutto perché trattasi di una delle fiere del libro più importanti al mondo. Inoltre, avevo linkato voci di alto valore internazionale, tra i quali -ne citai solo alcuni, mica posso fare un elenco di centinaia di voci di tutti i miei clienti!!) il Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano e alcuni paleontologi con i quali collaboro di prestigio MONDIALE , per esempio Cristiano Dal Sasso, Simone Maganuco, Matthew Mossbrucker Director and Chief Curator presso Morrison Natural History Museum (avevo aggiunto i link ai musei ed altre voci!) James Kirkland e altri. Faccio notare -per chi non capisce niente/non sa niente nel campo della paleontologia- che sono nomi tra i più prestigiosi in tutto il mondo. Infine, ci tengo a sottolineare che non fui io a creare qui su Wikipedia la voce Fabio Pastori, io ne ho fatto solo alcune modifiche e aggiunte di rilevanza (chi creò la voce copiò ed incollò semplicemente una mia biografia estremamente datata e poco professionale). Per chiudere, prima di diventare uno tra i Paleoartisti più popolari al mondo (prima del 1995) posso provare di essermi creato un background ECCEZIONALE in Italia nel campo pubblicitario come illustratore e scenografo, collaborando con le più prestigiose agenzie di pubblicità internazionali (devo citarle tutte? SONO DOZZINE..) e autorevoli art directors (ne dico solo uno che basta e avanza: Armando Testa) fotografi e registi (ne dico solo uno che basta e avanza: WIM WENDERS). Non sono dunque io un personaggio di rilevanza internazionale? Chi mi ha scritto la motivazione della cancellazione (e l'ha effettuata) della mia voce -Fabio Pastori-, o è un ignorante o è qualcuno che vuole recarmi danno. Ah lo noto solo adesso: è un minorenne, quindi un ignorante.

Vorrei sapere come si può fare per recuperare la pagina Fabio Pastori, come era o magari anche modificandola ulteriormente aggiungendo tanti altri link di prestigio non solo internazionale, ma MONDIALE.

Grazie infinite,

Cordialmente,

--Fabiosaurusrex (talk) 22:37, 17 August 2017 (UTC)Fabio Pastori

Fabio Pastori - Dinosauria Artist


http://www.fabiopastori.it

@Fabiosaurusrex: Benvenuto. Wikipedia è diverso di Commons--sono cugini: Commons:Benvenuto. w:it:Wikipedia:Pagine_da_cancellare/Fabio_Pastori. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:49, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

No clue if this is the place for this, but I found an image which I highly doubt was taken by the Flickr user who uploaded it.

This image here File:WWE 2014-01-07 23.30.59 (11842249504).jpg taken from here https://www.flickr.com/photos/triplea4/11842249504/ seems highly unlikely to have been taken in 2014 considering both the subject and the supposed photographers ages.*Treker (talk) 01:47, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

I think Treker's point is that there is no way that photo was taken in 2014, the subject's appearance is much too young (this is a photo of the subject from 2016). I've nominated it for deletion. —RP88 (talk) 03:20, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Preview of a video

Did I get it right - that the static preview image is always picked from the very middle of a video?
Is there a way of selecting a different frame? Retired electrician (talk) 13:19, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

You will find the answer here. Ruslik (talk) 17:38, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

How to correct longitude and latitude of the picture uploaded?

I just posted a picture, however, longitude and latitude have some errors. How can I correct them? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mt. Fuji at Shizuoka (talk • contribs) 13:19, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

  • Signing your posts on talk pages is required and it is a Commons guideline to sign your posts on deletion requests, undeletion requests, and noticeboards. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion). Thank you.   — Jeff G. ツ 14:50, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
@Mt. Fuji at Shizuoka: Edit the bottom line of File:旧横浜正金銀行北京支店20170818.jpg#Summary.   — Jeff G. ツ 14:50, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
Also, please, in terms of category and description, we need to know what city this was in, not just the name of a street without that context. - Jmabel ! talk 15:51, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

How to fix this photo

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T172556

This photo seems to have its horizontal and vertical number of pixels reversed, squishing the image. If you click on one of the small images at the bottom or the big one at the top, it is not distorted that way. But it displays incorrectly. How can this be fixed? Bubba73 (talk) 02:17, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

@Bubba73: How does this look?   — Jeff G. ツ 02:37, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks - that fixed it! I coulnd't fix it, nor figure out the problem. Bubba73 (talk) 02:39, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Resolved
@Bubba73: You're welcome. I had to go two rounds with CropTool's new rotation feature, but it was worth it.   — Jeff G. ツ 02:42, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
@Bubba73 and Jeff G.: Looks like phab:T172556. — Speravir – 21:50, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Could you be so kind and tell, what you did exactly with the Croptool (which settings/steps)? Actually I do not see a rotation feature there. Oops, right of Height; overlooked it. — Speravir – 04:06, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
@Speravir: There were two problems with that file. I addressed them serially. First, I unsquished (fixed the aspect ratio), but got the wrong orientation. Second, I fixed the orientation, swapping the width and height parameters as I normally do for 90 and 270 degree rotations. Experience has shown me that the second fix works, despite how the interface and preview may look. I did not track what (if anything) CropTool did to the EXIF metadata or embedded thumbnails. I cannot participate in your Forum discussion in German because I only know a few words (one being the name of a town in Austria with special security for town name signs).   — Jeff G. ツ 01:46, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for your answer, Jeff. In German Forum I just wanted inform the others about your successful Croptool usage, but Migebert was faster, who BTW fixed another image with only one step. The Exif data thing is just another aspect, because other previews images have first been fixed by removing all Exif stuff, so also deleting useful information. — Speravir – 02:19, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 00:20, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Novice question re Art

Hello! This is probably a very basic question, and I apologize. I did do some searching, but was not able to find an answer.

There was an artist who sculpted and painted wooden birds. He died in 2001 (if relevant). My family owns many of his original, unique pieces (purchased in the 1980s). I think the answer is probably no, but is there a way that I can upload any pictures of the art? Alternatively, could I just take a picture of his signature from the bottom of the sculptures? Thank you! --El cid, el campeador (talk) 15:29, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi El cid! No need to apologise. It is better to ask if you're unsure. Copyright – the right to specify how a creative work is copied and distributed – is an immaterial right that is separate from physical ownership of actual copies or originals. In most jurisdictions, the sale of an artwork does not imply a transfer of copyright. Most likely, the copyright belongs to the artist's heirs. To upload pictures of the artworks, their permission would be required.
Signatures are eligible for copyright protection in some jurisdictions and ineligible in others; see Commons:When to use the PD-signature tag. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:33, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
And El cid, el campeador, as far as the signature, there's no reason to treat this signature differently from the same person's signature on a document. As long as you get a closeup of the signature, the only relevant copyright issue is what LX mentions: whether the signature can be copyrighted. Nyttend (talk) 03:31, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

I miss a option how to exclude old versions of images

I know that you can shut off "Include old versions of images", but that's only for a limited time. I wish that we had an option to shut this function off on a more permanent basis, in preferences.--Ezzex (talk) 18:59, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

After quite a bit of searching, I finally figured out that the context of this question is Special:ListFiles. The way I figured that out was the archive of when you asked the same question here in 2014. I think the status is the same as then. —LX (talk, contribs) 09:49, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
Is this gonna change?--Ezzex (talk) 07:45, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Uploading Low Resolution of DVD/Movie Posters

Hi, I believe under US law it is possible to upload low resolution copies of DVD covers/films in order to use on Wikipedia under the fair usage laws. Can anyone clarify this and how I could go about adding one. Many Thanks --PanBeans (talk) 21:33, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

individual foto catalogue

Hello - habe inzwischen doch eine Reihe von Fotos hochgeladen und möchte diese irgendwie für mich selbst in einigen Art Kapiteln so sortieren, daß ich sie für bestimmte Zwecke leichter finde, ohne meine gesamte Dateiliste durchforsten zu müssen. Hat mir bitte jemand einen Tipp, wie ich das am zweckmäßigsten so mache, ohne daß ich dabei versehentlich Strukturen auf commons störe? Danke schon mal und Grüße!--Rikiwiki2 (talk) 22:49, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

@Rikiwiki2: Google Translate says this is:

Hello - have uploaded a series of photos and want to sort them somehow for myself in some sort of chapters so that I can find them easier for certain purposes without having to scan my entire file list. Did someone please give me a tip, how I make the most appropriate so without accidentally disturbing structures on commons? Thanks for your help, and I'll be happy to help you.

You can create a subcategory of Category:User categories, and further subcategories from there. See also Commons:User-specific galleries, templates and categories (sorry, not available in German).   — Jeff G. ツ 02:46, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
oh, thanks! I'll have a look on that asap, perhaps thats exactly, what I wanted! Have a nice day!--Rikiwiki2 (talk) 08:48, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Actualization not happening

Hi, I uploaded this two poll graphics about Costa Rica's election process. Thing is, my idea was to have actualized every time a new poll appears. But now I notice that even as I re-upload a new version the photo in the articles do not get actualized no matter what I do. As you can see here, it shows the old version. But weird thing is I remember that in other photos like parti flags if they are change in the file they get change in the articles that use them. Why that didn't happen here? anyone knows? is a system problem or is a photo problem? --Dereck Camacho (talk) 22:08, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

And actually even here shows the old version, in case you wonder here in the links you can see the new versions with new poll data added.

A B

--Dereck Camacho (talk) 22:10, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Hm, yes I checked from another browser. Thank you. --Dereck Camacho (talk) 01:57, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

--Makoto Ali — Preceding unsigned comment added by Makoto Ali (talk • contribs) 06:26, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi Makoto, the source-website is labelled "© 2016 Love Code". So, this image cannot stay on Commons, as it is not under a free license. --Túrelio (talk) 06:53, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

GIF expert needed

I notice on this MET site a sequence of 7 pictures of the first solar eclipse made in 1854, by the Langenheim brothers (of which I am working up an off-line draft on to create a new article soon). Can these individual pictures be turned into a GIF by a Commons expert? Then this GIF I could use in the new article I will be creating in the near future. It will be my 500 DYK article! I uploaded to Flickr the sequence made into a movie I found online. This continues loop is how I would like a GIF movie so that I could use in my new Wikipedia article. Cancel request! Thanks...--Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:17, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 03:34, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Bio photo

Wikipedia has a photo of someone who is not me posted in my listing. How can this be corrected? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2600:1012:B068:93EA:655B:B2FB:8070:9C3C (talk) 08:14, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Hello, I have answered your similar question at en:Wikipedia:Editor assistance/Requests. Hope it helps. GermanJoe (talk) 09:08, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 23:56, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Crop. Norman Foster

Can someone trim this image? I want to use it to headline the article by Norman Foster. Thank you.--79.158.107.20 12:54, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

✓ Done, see image (right).   — Jeff G. ツ 14:49, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks!--83.40.199.137 18:20, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Speravir 23:55, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

I need help. I thought this picture was available to Commons. It isn't? --Vsuarezp (talk) 20:04, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

  • I don't understand your question. How is it "not available"? Are you just referring to the fact that when you uploaded it without licensing information, the system indicated that it lacked licensing information? Or do you mean something else? - Jmabel ! talk 20:31, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
Sorry my english failed. I mean, I uploaded this photo to Commons thinking it was allowed. The original image is on NYPL website and it doesn't includes license. --Vsuarezp (talk) 06:31, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
  • Its copyright status depends on the date of the first publication. Ruslik (talk) 20:33, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
    • Given that it shows Lettice Fairfax looking young, it's a pretty safe bet it is pre-1923, probably by a decade or more. She was born in 1876. And even if it were somehow just after 1923, there's about zero chance of ephemera like this having its copyright renewed. - Jmabel ! talk 22:42, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
I am more concerned with UK copyright. Ruslik (talk) 18:00, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
Ruslik, it depends on the legal definition of "unknown" in UK copyright law. If the author is unknown, we're fine; anything pre-1947 is {{PD-UK-unknown}}. NYPL provides the creator's name when it is known (see [4], for example), so clearly they don't know it; as they're professionals, I would trust their judgement in concluding that this is an unknown work. My only concern is corporate works — how does the UK handle them? Are they their own class of items, as in the US (see the last sentence of Commons:Anonymous works#United States), or are they simply treated as being the works of the employees who created them? If the former, we need to know the standards; if the latter, the work is anonymous and thus PD-UK-unknown. Nyttend (talk) 21:59, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

再利用の表示義務について教えてください

テレビ番組で画像を使いたいのですが、”表示”のところにある”原著作者が指定した方法”というのが、具体的に何なのか分かりません。どなたか教えてください。 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yodatakeshi (talk • contribs)

  • Google Translate: "Please tell me about obligation to display reuse" "I'd like to use images on TV programs, but I do not know exactly what the "method specified by the original authors" at the "display" is. Please let me know."
  • Because permission issues vary for different images, we will need to know what image(s) you are asking about in order to give a specific answer.
    • Attempted JP translation of my response via Google Translate: 私たちは、あなたが特定の答えを出すために何を求めているのかを知る必要があります。 - Jmabel ! talk 04:57, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

The 'More images' links generated by the following templates do not work. They have been broken for at least the last few days.

For example, go to Category:Stonehenge, find the box with the text "This is a category about listed building number 1010140. (More images)" and click on More images. The link leads to a blank page.

I suspect that a software tool somewhere needs to be restarted. Where should I report this? Verbcatcher (talk) 17:07, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

The included template {{Monuments database more images}} does use toolforge:heritage, but there seems to be something other wrong, because this tool responds when called directly. There is an impressive number of maintainers, but the authors seemingly are Multichill, Lokal Profil and Platonides. — Speravir – 01:10, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Ehem, Multichill. — Speravir – 01:12, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
I will leave it for a few days to give the users you have named a chance to respond. If nothing happens I'll try posting a note at Commons talk:Monuments database. Thanks, Verbcatcher (talk) 02:45, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Verbcatcher, searching for the source code I noticed that with https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php one gets help. Judging from this I suppose the used parameters are obsolete. I will investigate further. — Speravir – 20:04, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
For the example Stonehenge I do not get a result – or only an empty one. Probably the template should get an optional parameter for suppressing the database link. — Speravir – 20:21, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Are you saying that the page may be blank if there are no images in the database? I used Stonehenge as an example because its fame makes this unlikely. I can find no pages where these links work. The corresponding Dutch (see File:Dordrecht bibliotheek.jpg), USA (see Category:Union Station (Jacksonville)) and Ukrainian (see Category:Lviv Opera House) templates appear to have the same problem. (These are listed at Commons:Monuments database/Indexed images.) Is is unclear where the images would come from. The image in Commons:Monuments database says "The database connects the images on Commons with monuments lists in Wikipedia via the monuments ID", which suggests that this is only for images on Commons. Perhaps this link is intended to list Commons images with the same monuments ID, but we already have Categories to do this. I think the link should be removed from the template. I could try to do this, but I haven't edited templates before and this would be an exposed place to start. Is there a conventional venue to propose this sort of change (equivalent to a Wikiproject talk page)? The talk pages of these templates are probably rarely watched. Verbcatcher (talk) 00:59, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
I could remove the links in the templates, it’s fairly simple (for me), but I think, we should wait for an reaction of one of the developers. For the empty Stonehenge: The result for Tower Bridge is not vast, but far from what I would expect: https://tools.wmflabs.org/heritage/api/api.php?action=search&srid=1357515&format=html – from the almost 40 000 search results for hastemplate:"listed building england" slightly more than 100 images are about the Tower Bridge: search results. — Speravir – 02:44, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
There are also 15,535 categories that use this template.[5] My practice has been to not use the template for image files that are in a category that uses the template. This may be why you found so few images of Tower Bridge - the template is in Category:Tower Bridge. Verbcatcher (talk) 03:33, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Specify file name in URL

I am building a tool for WLK UK, and would like to know, is there any way to specify the file name for the Upload Wizard in the URL? Like "&campaign=XYZ"? The docs I found don't mention it. --Magnus Manske (talk) 17:42, 22 August 2017

Ping @Matma Rex. — Speravir – 21:07, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
@Magnus Manske: That's not currently possible. It could probably be implemented if you filed a task to request it. :) Matma Rex (talk) 17:42, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Is it possible to upload such a this images in commons? This picture is from a book, but as it is a simple circuit schematic, I don't know whether is subjects to copyright or not. Would you please guide me about the copyright of this file. What about the two others? (They are from the same book.)--Freshman404Talk 06:01, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

  • Waveform
    Waveform
  • curve
    curve
  • circuit
    circuit

Question for Richard David Ramsey about Canadian National Railway Wiki page

Hi,

first of all, I would like to thank Ramsey for his contributions in Wiki. I just like to know one reference in Canadian National Railway. In this page, Ramsey mentioned that "Properties of the Canadian National Railway in the United States serve in many instances as routes for Amtrak. Pictured is the Amtrak station in Hammond, Louisiana, refurbished with a modern passenger platform. This segment of the Canadian National Railway was built in 1854 to form part of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern railway, which later became part of Illinois Central.[citation needed]" I actually need the citation. Would someone be able to find the citation for the 1854 year of the Canadian National Railway built?

Thank you

ryu — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2620:105:B002:9100:314F:76B:99D9:3594 (talk) 17:25, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

This is Commons - a free repository of media files. You should ask your question at w:wikipedia:Help desk. Ruslik (talk) 18:59, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Richard David Ramsey hasn't been active even on Wikipedia for a while. I'm guessing he is/was the Southeastern University professor of that name who apparently had a pretty serious head injury a couple of years ago (among other things, he uploaded photos of that university, and everything on his profile is congruent with that, as is the date of his last contributions), so if your question is specifically directed at him, you may be out of luck. There seems to be a lot of contact information at en:User:Richard David Ramsey, for what it's worth. - Jmabel ! talk 23:54, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Greetings, I have permission to use Levin images -- ALL PATRIOTS DO -- who are battling Wikipedia Antisemitism against Mark Levin. How can I get this approved please?

--MaryPatriotNews (talk) 15:21, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

What kind of permission do you have? Who gave it to you? Ruslik (talk) 17:08, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
The source you link says "Copyright ©2017 CRTV. All rights reserved". That doesn't sound like permission to publish under a free license. - Jmabel ! talk 19:58, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

I'm interested in uploading an album cover under "fair use" copyright, but I am not sure how. I've seen it done on files such as File:Keane_Strangeland.jpg. What are the steps to upload and properly attribute credit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by PeterMGrund (talk • contribs) 23:16, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Ikea in Commons

Hello, all/ Can please someone explain why some Swedish people can push swedish categories about museums? I Cannot change this amount of categories, it is impossible to clean this load of unclear categories. I do not see the point if every person is starting this way of creating categories in different laguages? Does someone has a vieuw on this matter? thanks;--Carolus (talk) 03:51, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Livrustkammaren och Skoklosters slott med Stiftelsen Hallwylska museet is the name of a government agency. The English version of the agency's web site is titled The Royal Armoury and Skokloster Castle with the Hallwyl Museum Foundation, so that seems like a fairly official English name.
Not all government agencies, museums, churches etc. have official or established names in English, and even when they do, the general rule of thumb that category names should be in English does not seem to be fully enforced. Thus, we have categories like Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (National Archives of Austria), Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum (National Maritime Museum) and Yilanli kilise (Snake church or Church of Saint Onouphrios).
I don't see this as a huge problem as long as we don't have multiple categories for the same topic. —LX (talk, contribs) 15:03, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Hello, I nominated an article on enwiki for FA, and the reviewer asked for the verification of copyright status of the images used on the article. Can anyone please review the discussion and help me? Capankajsmilyo (talk) 16:57, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

I have added {{FoP-India}} to the two photographs which are probably of concern. The presumption is that they are in a public place (most temples are) and permanently located, rather than being moved around regularly. Thanks --Fæ (talk) 17:05, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks Fæ Capankajsmilyo (talk) 09:34, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
Hi, This file File:Mahavira Enlightenment.jpg is not OK without more information. Regards, Yann (talk) 11:02, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Descriptions in Otomi?

Hi! I have a colleague in Querétaro (Mexico) who is doing a photography project with two small Otomi communities in his area. We would like to know if there is some way that we can put descriptions in the Otomi language (code- oto) along with Spanish and English, although it does not seem to be on our list of languages. Is there some kind of workaround?--AlejandroLinaresGarcia (talk) 19:18, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

AlejandroLinaresGarcia, I investigated this, and unfortunately the template that these language templates use to add the language name/colon/machine-readable language tags (i.e. {{Description}}) relies upon the {{#language:...}} parser extension to function correctly, which in turn uses mw:Extension:CLDR, which relies upon translatewiki:CLDR, which in turn gets its data from the Unicode Consortium's Common Locale Data Repository project, which unfortunately has not yet added support for the Otomian languages. Obviously you could simply replicate the style of the other description language tags with markup like '''Otomi:''' an Otomi description here. Unfortunately that has the downside of not translating the word "Otomi" into the reader's preferred language. I'll code a custom implementation for Otomi at {{Oto}} that does not rely on the chain of dependencies that ends at the CLDR project, but unfortunately that means we'll need to supply our own translations of "Otomi" into the various languages supported by Commons. —RP88 (talk) 01:54, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
OK, the template {{Oto}} is now functional. If you would, please edit Template:Oto/i18n to add translations of the word "Otomi" into additional languages (and you may want to review the ones I added, as I am no linguist). —RP88 (talk) 02:28, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
wow! a bit complicated! But I get the basic idea. I will work with my colleague and see how much we can do. The event is next month. Thank you so much!AlejandroLinaresGarcia (talk) 20:05, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
This may be complicated by the fact that ISO 693-3 splits w:Otomi language into nine different languages with their own codes. CLDR is more likely to offer support for those languages instead of the macrolanguage that is signified oto. Possibly we should be using one of those languages, if they really are distinct languages that aren't really mutually intelligible, that is two people who speak Otomi may find each other's descriptions unintelligible. I know this is a hard problem for any but those handful of languages with clear written standards, but should this really be oto, or perhaps otq – Querétaro Otomi, or some other tag?--Prosfilaes (talk) 01:11, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Images not appearing

This is an example of thumbnails missing in a category - but the same is happening on Wikipedia. When I preview my edit, the file is missing.

I've been having a lot of trouble accessing Commons and files hosted on it recently, over the past 2-3 weeks. Files hosted on Commons do not always show up in Wikipedia articles, instead they just appear as a flat frame with the filename. When they do appear, they do not always show up on the file description page. Clicking through to Commons comes up with an error message occasionally - this was it yesterday: "Request from [IP] via cp3048 frontend, Varnish XID 411806751 Upstream caches: cp3048 int Error: 404, Requested domainname does not exist on this server at Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:32:06 GMT" When I uploaded my example screenshot here, the picture guide to uploading in the Upload Wizard was also missing - the space was completely blank. I'm using the latest versions of Chrome, Edge and Firefox and finding the same issues with each. My language setting across Commons and Wikipedia is English. Cloudbound (talk) 11:33, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

You should probably create a new bug report at Phabricator:. Ruslik (talk) 20:31, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Looking for cacti-knowledgeable people to help me upload a bunch of cacti photos

I have a collection of cacti photos, that were taken by a close relative who wanted to contribute them to wikipedia. I would like to upload these photos for him, but not all of them are properly named, so I don't know what are the right species.

My question is: where to find people on wikimedia commons or wikipedia, knowledgeable on the topic of cacti, who are willing to help sort the photos out and categorize them properly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CactiLegacy (talk • contribs) 21:33, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

CactiLegacy (talk) 21:33, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

@CactiLegacy: We have a sister project for taxonomy and I have posted there asking for input: species:Wikispecies:Village_Pump#Cacti_identification_request. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:46, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
Such images can be added to Category:Unidentified Cactaceae (or a more specific sub-category). Andy Mabbett (talk) 17:26, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

--Techymks (talk) 15:15, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi Techymks,
Who is the photographer? Please provide a license. Thanks, Yann (talk) 15:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Tiny print on Commons pages

In very recent days, all Wikimedia Commons pages are loading with very tiny print fonts (possibly 6-point based on the appearance). This has been happening only very recently, with no prior incident that I can remember, and it is only occurring on Wikimedia pages. Because it is only manifesting on these pages (and apparently all Wikimedia pages that I can find), I don't think it is in issue with my browser or platform settings, although I have checked those. Also, because the problem is general to Wikimedia pages, it is not convenient, nor would it be a solution, to simply Zoom the text for all page viewings on this site.

I am not a registered user of the site (although I do access it frequently), nor have have I contributed content to this or any other Wikimedia section before, so I don't know if this will reach any person who can help. I hope it will find the right person! — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2604:2000:DFC0:10:6D60:160A:A907:EBD5 (talk) 21:21, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Undelete?

File:BhapaPitha.JPG, a photo taken by me, uploaded by me was deleted for copyright infringment. Looks a like a serious mistake. What can be done? Aditya (talk) 14:47, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Mass deletions

What is the easiest way to perform mass deletion nominations? It is taking too long to do it all manually and Visual File Change is too hard and too complex to use. Pkbwcgs (talk) 21:01, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

The file was produced by the Government of the Philippines and by law is copyright free. Not sure how to deal with that when the file was not produced by US government.Casprings (talk) 23:41, 29 August 2017 (UTC)


--Casprings (talk) 23:41, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

  • I'm honestly not sure that Philippine gov't works are OK on Commons. From en:Copyright law of the Philippines#Works of the Government: "On the other hand, no copyright shall be applied in any work of the Government of the Philippines. To exploit such works for profit, prior approval from the government agency or office should be made. Such agency or office may impose payment of royalties. It is not required to seek prior approval or conditions for the use for any purpose of statutes, rules and regulations, and speeches, lectures, sermons, addresses, and dissertations, pronounced, read or rendered in courts of justice, before administrative agencies, in deliberative assemblies and in meetings of public character." This doesn't seem to fall in the latter category, so the rights granted would not include commercial use; we normally require that (that's why CC-NC licenses aren't accepted). - Jmabel ! talk 23:53, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
    • If it's public domain, but you still have restrictions and royalties, it seems like a non-copyright restriction. However, I don't think being public domain in the Philippines would stop it from being automatically copyrighted in the USA. Perhaps it would be public domain in countries that apply the rule of the shorter term. --ghouston (talk) 00:22, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

The Moorish Bazaar (discrepancy with two versions of the same image)

On wiki commons, two images entitled the Moorish Bazaar can be found. One gives the artist as Rudolf Ernst while the other gives the author as Edwin Lord Weeks. After having a look around on Google, I believe that the latter is correct. BronHiggs (talk) 03:19, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

@BronHiggs: Which images?   — Jeff G. ツ 11:10, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Must be File:The Moorish Bazaar.jpg and File:The Moorish.jpg. The style looks to me more like Weeks (meaning I agree with BronHiggs), but I have no source for that claim. - Jmabel ! talk 14:44, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Multiple websites attribute the work to Weeks. I have only seen the painting attributed to Ernst in two places; one an unreliable blog and two on wiki commons. The following are website examples of attributions to Weeks (1) Artnet, (reports of auction results) http://www.artnet.com/artists/edwin-lord-weeks/the-moorish-bazaar-wjEvMJdN2__heqxeZ_pW_Q2; (2) The Athenenum, http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=74713 and many more. The book, Edwin Lord Weeks: 90+ Academic Paintings by Daniel Ankele and Denise Ankele uses the painting as an illustration and attributes the work to Weeks. I am fairly confident that the work should be attributed to Weeks and that the image which attributes Ernst is in error. Stylistically, the work has little in comon with Ernst's paintings- but I am no expert in these matters. I have simply provided information about a discrepancy - it is up to Wiki Commons to decide what to do with it. BronHiggs (talk) 21:28, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Is this image actually public domain?

I found this image on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/hwmobs/20097068212 listed with "Taken sometime in 1913, Public domain". If possible I would like to upload it to Commons. But how can it be proved that the image actually is public domain? Sauer202 (talk) 15:29, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

You can upload it using the license {{PD-old-80-1923}}, on the basis that the photographer is unknown. There's no evidence by image searching that the photograph is in use anywhere else, apart from this scan on Flickr. --Fæ (talk) 17:50, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

ultima foto caricata no copiryght

vorrei comunicarvi che nell'ultimissima foto che ho caricato ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Autobotte_Pompieri_austriaca.jpg ) non ho violato il copiryght, la persona di profilo in foto sono Io. In caso di violazione ditemi come fare per non farla eliminare.--Stefano.1991 (talk) 20:22, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

  • No one has accused it of being a copyright violation but on the other hand, if you are in the photo how can you be the photographer? - Jmabel ! talk 22:49, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
    • @Jmabel: I know nothing about this photo or Stefano.1991, but it's quite common for cameras to have a time delay option for the shutter. The photographer can set the camera up on a tripod and aim it, set the focus, exposure, etc., click the shutter, and go into the scene before the picture is taken. The camera's "click" sound announces that it's done. This is not new technology; my father had it in film cameras in the 1960s and before. --Thnidu (talk) 02:35, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
      • @Thnidu: Of course it is technically possible to do such a thing, but take a look at this picture: would you say that there is any detectable chance that is how it was taken? - Jmabel ! talk 15:33, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

My deletion request is malformed - help!

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Salt Lake City, United States (Unsplash su0rzSQ7rqs).jpg. This is in the "malformed category". I couldn't do it automatically because the "Nominate for deletion" wasn't showing up on the left tool bar after repeated attempts to get it to show up! Kalbbes (talk) 01:52, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

I fixed it. regards --JuTa 02:47, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
@Kalbbes: Please don't start any other DR for a DR, or place multiple delete tags on the same page. What were you thinking?   — Jeff G. ツ 02:56, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
Jeff, I'm very sorry for causing trouble. I was trying to follow directions for delete tags when the toolbar link is missing. Didn't mean to place multiple delete tags. Please forgive. Kalbbes (talk) 13:59, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
@Kalbbes: I accept your apology, and I forgive you. Perhaps those directions you followed were not clear enough, and should be revised. Where did you see them?   — Jeff G. ツ 14:21, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
Jeff, Commons:Deletion requests/Listing a request manually. I first tried to duplicate a request tag on my own, since the "Nominate for deletion" wasn't showing up on my toolbar. I'm not sure which was malformed. I'm not good at following Commons directions. I still can't figure out Cat-a-lot, and I am getting discouraged. Even though I have around 200,000 edits since I started last fall, I'm still a newbie and for me the Commons is not as enjoyable as it was. Thanks for your help. Kalbbes (talk) 14:56, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Image deletion

How to delete a wrongly uploaded image. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarosh Lodhi (talk • contribs) 07:19, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

User's only upload is File:T24 aka Ustad Tiger.jpg. Andy Mabbett (talk) 12:57, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
If on day of upload, add {{Speedy}} to the image page. See the template link for details. Otherwise you can use the 'Nominate for deletion' link under 'Tools' on the left hand side of the normal viewing page. Releases to Commons are irrevocable, unless some mistake was made with regard to copyright. --Fæ (talk) 12:59, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

I am Daya Shankar Kulshreshtha a Retired Professor of Physics from University of Delhi. I wish to upload my own image (photo of myself) taken solely for the purpose of uploading it on my wiki bio page and I have all its copyrights. What should I write in the column of licensing so that it is not deleted. The other possibility is that I transfer the copyrights of this image (photo) of mine to Professor Harald J. W. Mueller-Kirsten who wrote my wiki bio. Please help me with the upload of my image (photo) of myself, and kindly give me clear instructions which I should follow for the above said purpose !!

--Dskulsh (talk) 07:36, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

@Dskulsh: Who was the photographer and how did you get the copyright?   — Jeff G. ツ 14:26, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Author name

My user name is Susan Slater. I want to use that as the 'author' name. I have for some, but for some reason, some of my photos indicate 'KangaJpn' as the author. I must have entered that before, but I would like to revise those to read 'Susan Slater'.

What should I do? Thank you for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Susan Slater (talk • contribs) 11:12, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

@Susan Slater: There only seemed to be three such images, so I've edited the attribution manually. Thank you for your contributions! Andy Mabbett (talk) 13:01, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Watermark of website on the image

Hello While uploading a jpeg file to commons can there be a watermark of any sort on the image?

Regards Pralay Lahiry — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pralaylahiry (talk • contribs) 13:38, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Visible watermarks are discouraged, see Commons:Watermarks. --Magnus (talk) 14:17, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

--196.72.94.110 23:22, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

✓ Done Obvious copyvio, deleted. Yann (talk) 23:24, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
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