Commons:Upload help/Archive/2015/06

O concurso é exclusivo de fotos que retratam os Parques e Reservas citadas ?

O concurso é exclusivo de fotos que retratam os Parques e Reservas citadas ? Germano Roberto Schüür — Preceding unsigned comment added by Germano Roberto Schüür (talk • contribs) 23:33, 25 May 2015‎ (UTC)

@Rodrigo Padula: Pode ajudar o Germano com essas perguntas por favor?—Teles «Talk to me ˱_{C L @ S}˲» 05:13, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Boa tarde. Na página com a lista de patrimônios, há um link para patrimônios não citados. Utilizei esse link e consegui postar uma foto da Serra de São José (MG).— Preceding unsigned comment added by Moronifilho (talk • contribs) 01:05, 29 May 2015 (UTC) (UTC)

Boa piada Teles.

Germano Roberto Schüür, independente do concurso você pode contribuir para a comunidade da Wikimedia Commons.

Vide Commons:Primeiros passos, para ter uma visão mais aguçada da Wikimedia Commons, e talvez se interessar à contribuir.-- RTA 21:41, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Licença

Bom dia.

Tenho várias fotos para concorrer ao concurso Wiki Loves Earth e não sei como consigo obter a licença para o respetivo envio. Solicito a vossa ajuda.

Obrigada,

Clarisse Cunha — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clarisse Cunha (talk • contribs) 11:19, 31 May 2015‎ (UTC)

Clarisse Cunha , vide Commons:Primeiros passos, talvez possa lhe ajudar, se ainda estiver em dúvida, me procure aqui. abraços -- RTA 21:27, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

No subject

Hello, I have uploaden a picture to Commons. The same day I have send a written permission regarding copyrights. I didn't hear anything from Wikipedia Permissions, and now my file has been deleted. I have sent another email and again there was no answer. I know that there are volunteers working there but how can I comunicate with them, if nobody is answering? And what I should do to keep my files published?(Jkcmmilena (talk) 13:29, 31 May 2015 (UTC))

OTRS has a rather long backlog, so it will likely be several weeks before your submission receives attention. Once it’s been verified the file will be undeleted; you shouldn’t have to do anything further. The best place to follow up, if there’s been no response for some time, is at the OTRS Noticeboard.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 01:31, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

fotos fora do parque

Tenho fotos do local onde moro. Lindas e interessantes, árvores, espécies animais, etc. É uma chácara Por que não aceitam? Posso enviá-las? — Preceding unsigned comment added by G.filho (talk • contribs) 14:45, 31 May 2015‎ (UTC)

G.filho, você pode enviar essas fotos para a comunidade da Wikimedia Commons, como forma de contribuir para a geração de conhecimento livre, como normalmente as pessoas contribuem, não irá assim participar do concurso, mas contribuirá para a humanidade. Vide Commons:Primeiros passos para entender um pouco mais do propósito da Wikimedia Commons. -- RTA 21:30, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Ändern des Bundeslandes

Kann man die Kategorie bzw. das Bundesland ändern? (falsch hochgeladen) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enkat (talk • contribs) 18:50, 31 May 2015‎ (UTC)

Hallo Enkat, klar geht das.

1. Dateibeschreibungsseite aufrufen (z.B. hier auf das jeweilige Bild klicken)
2. Oben rechts auf "Bearbeiten" klicken
3. Irgenwo relativ weit unten im Bearbeitungsfenster findest du dann die Kategorien. Wenn du beispielsweise File:Schloss Glücksburg Frontansicht.jpg von Bayern nach Schleswig-Holstein umkategorisieren willst, änderst du bei [[Category:Images from Wiki Loves Earth 2015, DE-BY]] das Kürzel "BY" für Bayern nach "SH" für Schleswig-Holstein.
4. Auf "Speichern" klicken und fertig.

Noch Fragen? --El Grafo (talk) 12:27, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Dúvidas no envio de foto para o concurso.

Quero enviar uma foto para participar do concurso Wiki love earth 2015 e não estou conseguindo enviar o arquivo POIS O TEXTO ESTÁ EM INGLES..Como fazer/ Estou/sou brasileira... Fico no aguardo...Obrigada!!! Eliane Trevisol Tomazi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eliane Trevisol Tomazi (talk • contribs) 19:12, 31 May 2015‎ (UTC)

@Eliane Trevisol Tomazi: Infelizmente, o concurso foi encerrado e não é possível envar fotos para que possa concorrer aos prêmios. Entretanto, ainda é possível enviar suas fotos para que elas possam ser usadas para ilustrar artigos da Wikipédia por exemplo ou qualquer outro material em caráter educativo.
Para alterar o idioma, clique no botão "English" que fica bem no topo desta página. Será aberta uma janela para que possa selecionar a língua que deseja. Boas contribuições.—Teles «Talk to me ˱_{C L @ S}˲» 06:25, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Fotos enviadas, assunto

Para colocar como cabeçalho das minhas fotos: Rio Grande do Norte O Rio Grande do Norte é uma das 27 unidades federativas do Brasil. Está situado a nordeste da Região Nordeste e tem por limites o Oceano Atlântico a norte a leste, a Paraíba a sul e o Ceará a oeste. Possui muitas atrações culturais e turísticas. Natal é a capital do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Com uma área de 167,263 km². Historicamente, a cidade teve grande importância durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial em 1942 durante a Operação Tocha, já que os aviões da base aliada americana se abasteciam com combustível no lugar onde durante muito tempo foi o Aeroporto Internacional Augusto Severo, sendo classificada como "um dos quatro pontos mais estratégicos do mundo". A capital Potiguar (como é chamada, porque foi habitada por índios “potiguares”, “comedores de camarão”) foi também uma das doze sedes da Copa do Mundo de 2014 (cf Wikipedia). Distingo aqui a extensa Praia de Ponta Negra, turística por excelência. Ela culmina com o chamado Morro do Careca, local da praia de onde saem as jangadas pesqueiras ( o bairro já foi local dos pescadores, por excelência). É apelidada a “Cidade do Sol” ou a “Noiva do Sol”. O rio Potengi banha a cidade e lhe empresta um outro perfil. No Estado do Rio Grande do Norte distingo ainda ao sul a região de Pipa, com muitas belezas naturais, extremamente turística, possuindo uma rede considerável de hotéis e o interessante município de Galinhos, no litoral Norte do Estado, na península de Galinhos, onde há as salinas produzem o sal que é exportado de lá para fora, manguezais com farta criação de camarões e atividade turística com pousadas e restaurantes. O nome de “Galinhos” surgiu em referência ao pequeno tamanho dos peixes-galo existentes naquela região. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Eu não acabei de postar as fotos. Posso continuar? Carlos Morais dos Santos — Preceding unsigned comment added by Car luso (talk • contribs) 21:33, 31 May 2015‎ (UTC)

Car luso, não é necessária tanta explicação na descrição das fotos, só é necessário explicar a foto. Exemplo:

Descrição:Caqui rama forte (Diospyros kaki L) em fundo preto.

Você não fez nenhum upload de fotos ainda, quando o fizer, me mande uma msg, eu lhe ajudo no que for necessário. -- RTA 21:13, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Submitting a biographical entry

I am having difficulty submitting a biographical article. When clicking on upload for the piece, which is in drafts, it will not open because it 'ends in odt' ? How can I proceed to uploading and formatting the article?

Thanks in anticipation.

RNT — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roger Newman Turner (talk • contribs) 11:54, 1 June 2015‎ (UTC)

@Roger Newman Turner: It is currently not possible to upload pre-formatted files from word processing software (such as Libre-/Openoffice or MS Word) and turn it into an article on Wikipedia. See My first article for information on how to start an article and Wikipedia:Tutorial for further information about editing and formatting. Hope that helps? --El Grafo (talk) 12:09, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

upload a picture

How to upload to wikicommonsa picture I have taken? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Georges Blanchet (talk • contribs) 15:44, 2 June 2015‎ (UTC)

Hi Georges Blanchet! (I assume "wikicommonsa" means Wikimedia Commons.) Just follow our first steps guide. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:37, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

為公司WIKI頁面申請非自由版權的標誌

我不清楚應該如何申請Csma03 (talk)

https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CITIC_group_logo.svg 我這樣申請了，但又好像不對，可否給指引一下？謝謝

Sorry, @Csma03, since Commons doesn’t host non-free images, we can’t help you here. FWIW the template you added to the above file looks fine to me, but I don’t know any Chinese myself. Please ask at the zhWP help desk or another noticeboard on that site.

Google-中国：很抱歉，因为下议院不承载非自由图像，我们不能帮你在这里。对于什么是值得你加入到上述文件的模板看起来好像没什么问题，但我不知道任何中国自己。请向 互助客栈/求助 或在该网站上的另一个布告栏。

—Odysseus1479 (talk) 01:32, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

uploading images to a page

I am trying to upload images that our company owns the copyright to - how do I go about doing that please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Factual400 (talk • contribs)

OTRS-permission will help in this case.--Motopark (talk) 01:12, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Factual400! It sounds like you should read Commons:Guidance for paid editors. —LX (talk, contribs) 08:45, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Move and overwrite

I've moved a file (File:European Conservatives and Reformists MEPs map pre-2014.svg) with the intention of uploading a new file to its original name (File:European Conservatives and Reformists MEPs map.svg). However, because of the redirect, it now appears that the name is already in use, so the file name can't be used. How does one get around this? Bastin (talk) 19:57, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Upload your new file to File:European Conservatives and Reformists MEPs map pre-2015.svg and edit the redirect so it points there. -- Rillke^(q?) 20:42, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Don't forget to have a look at COM:OVERWRITE, if you hadn't already. -- Rillke^(q?) 20:46, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)[1] is a conservative,[4] anti-federalist,[3][4][5] and Eurosceptic[4][6][7][8][9] political group in the European Parliament. -- what are they then doing in the European Parliament? Disruptive debating? -- Rillke^(q?) 20:46, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Bastin, I've deleted the redirect so you can upload a new file. Green Giant (talk) 21:05, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

@Green Giant: Why? -- Rillke^(q?) 06:28, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

If the file had been overwritten, more than likely it would have needed separating. Since it has already been moved, it is simpler to delete the redirect and let Bastin upload a new file, rather than repoint the redirect. Green Giant (talk) 08:47, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Ah, okay. So next year, a new file move and a new admin action is required. -- Rillke^(q?) 08:59, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Not next year :P but maybe in 2019 when the next European Parliament election will probably take place. There is no harm in having a completely new file every five years to match the results of the elections. Green Giant (talk) 09:46, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

I just don't understand why folk isn't using file redirects more frequently. You just link the redirect from articles, and update this redirect when necessary. Clean solution without elevated privileges required. -- Rillke^(q?) 19:10, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

I agree; files showing information that needs periodic updating should be named so as to disambiguate by date, rather than ‘squatting’ on a generic name that could be a redirect instead.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 06:18, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

SVG files

I've uploaded an SVG file (File:Gauge_EO.svg). In my own SVG viewer it looked perfect. But in Wikimedia Commons, the special character is replaced by something completely wrong. What did I do wrong? Can anybody help me? --Sternchen96 (talk) 10:43, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

I've tried to change the ISO code information into "iso-8859-3". But Wikimedia Commons doesn't accept it. --Sternchen96 (talk) 11:35, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Try using a font from the officially supported list or, less preferred due to loss of editability (and because Arial is execrable), convert the text to paths.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 02:06, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

"...convert the text to paths." Unfortunately, I don't know how to do this. --Sternchen96 (talk) 20:20, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

You use CorelDraw, yes? You should get a “Convert to Curves“ menu item when you right-click the text. (The line of type has to be “Artistic Text” rather than “Paragraph Text”, which needs converting to the former to make the function available.) Some of the Export functions also include this as an option (I’m not sure about SVG), which has the advantage that your native file remains fully editable (although of course you can also save the file before converting, then close without saving after exporting). Note that the rendering of the text at low resolutions will usually be less smooth and uniform after conversion to paths, but the difference in quality becomes insignificant at high resolutions.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 01:11, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

No. My version of CorelDraw can't create SVG files. I took an existing SVG file with German text and used an online SVG-editor to change the text and to view the result. --Sternchen96 (talk) 16:22, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Go to File:Gauge EO.svg, note the new revision in the revision table and there Please purge your browser’s cache or enable JavaScript in your Browser's settings. (You only need to do it once.)

Operating system Browser	Microsoft Windows or Linux	macOS
Internet Explorer	Press Ctrl+F5
Mozilla Firefox	Hold down ⇧ Shift while clicking Reload (or press Ctrl+F5 or Ctrl+⇧ Shift+R)	Press ⌘ Cmd+R (reload page) or ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+R (reload page and rewrite cache)
Opera	Press Ctrl+F5 or ⇧ Shift+F5
Konqueror
Apple Safari	Hold down ⇧ Shift+Alt while clicking Reload
	Press Ctrl+R	Press ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Option+E (clear browser cache) or ⌘ Cmd+R (update)
Chrome	Press Ctrl+F5 or ⇧ Shift+F5 or hold down ⇧ Shift while clicking Reload	Press ⌘ Cmd+F5 or ⇧ Shift+F5 or hold down ⇧ Shift while clicking Reload

-- Rillke^(q?) 08:51, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

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@Sternchen96: As a general note, please have a look at Commons:Translation possible/Learn more and ask questions at its talk page. When creating such a simple copy, please always link the original (do not claim "entirely own work" over it) and copy categories as well. Do you think you can correct that? -- Rillke^(q?) 09:02, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Thank you very much! It was the first time, I tried to translate an existing file. / "Do you think you can correct that?" - I think so. --Sternchen96 (talk) 08:41, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

No subject

How many pictures I can upload — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doll777 (talk • contribs) 09:41, 5 June 2015‎ (UTC)

As many as you like, as long as they're within our project scope. —LX (talk, contribs) 18:43, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Photo of object with logo

I have taken a photo of a napkin from the Colorado Eagle (a train line) circa 1956. It shows the logo of the train line, which is why I want to upload it. Is this going to present a problem with rules about photos of objects with logos? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fitterman (talk • contribs) 20:24, 5 June 2015‎ (UTC)

If the logo is de minimis or copyright-expired or too simple for copyright, then there won't be a problem. Otherwise there may be... AnonMoos (talk) 01:24, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

edit photograph content

I have uploaded my photograph but didn't categorized it. I want it to be categorize for the food images competition. So can i categorize it now???? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinayakgupta4 (talk • contribs) 07:09, 7 June 2015‎ (UTC)

Sure, @Vinayakgupta4: anything omitted on uploading, or requiring correction, can be edited afterwards. So please do categorize your images; I suggest taking a little time to browse the relevant categories, in order to find the most specific ones that apply. Feel free to ask for any further help you may need.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 23:52, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Anlage einer neuen Kategorie

Ich habe für das Stichwort "Pfarrkirche Gaas² 7 Fotos hochgeladen, aber es gibt noch keinen Absatz "Common:" Leider lann ich diesen auch nicht einrichten, zu dumm dazu. mfg HaSt (talk) 16:41, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Hallo HaSt, habe die Kategorie mal für dich angelegt [1], schau mal bitte ob das alles so OK ist: Category:Pfarrkirche Gaas --El Grafo (talk) 17:31, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

not able to see uploaded pictures

File:Vada(kerala style).jpg Not able to see the uploaded photos though it is uploaded under creative commons and in gallery — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ubanerjee08 (talk • contribs) 18:14, 7 June 2015‎ (UTC)

What do you mean by "not able to see"? For example, you uploaded File:Vada(kerala style).jpg, which can be seen by clicking on the link or included in any Wikipedia page as demonstrated on the right. There is a list of all your uploads at Special:Uploads. --rimshot^talk 20:11, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

pics not showing in the article

have downloaded files to wiki and inserted link in the form of File:Ruda bldg.jpg but image is not avail. inside of the article.

Any1 can help please? GR1931 (talk) 14:57, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

 Done You forgot to remove the nowiki tags. Thibaut120094 (talk) 15:09, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Erstellen von Unterverzeichnissen bei Einstellen von Fotos

Ich habe es endlich geschafft, Fotos auf das richtige Stichwort hochzuladen. Jetzt möchte ich gerne ein neues Unterverzeichnis erstellen, habe aber keine Idee, wie ich das anstellen soll. Stichwort: Bildein Neu zu schaffendes Unterverzeichnis: Grenzerfahrungsweg — Preceding unsigned comment added by HaSt (talk • contribs) 23:33, 6 June 2015‎ (UTC)

@HaSt: Was ist mit einem Unterverzeichnis gemeint? Würde es dir etwas ausmachen, deine Vorstellungen etwas ausführlicher zu beschreiben? Wovon gehst du aus, …? -- Rillke^(q?) 22:46, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

New to Wikipedia files--need help with uploading

Hi,

I would like to upload information to create a new page on Wikipedia. Where can I find instructions on how to do so? I will need information on template/file format needed, how to include an image (what format/size is required), etc. I am not sure where to start. I created an account, but have not uploaded anything yet.

-Laurie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lauriebwillis (talk • contribs) 19:18, 10 June 2015‎ (UTC)

@Lauriebwillis: This is Wikimedia Commons, a media repository. Files you upload here can be used in Wikipedia, the Encyclopaedia. Have a look at Wikipedia's help page on files and our fist steps. Still questions? Just ask here. -- Rillke^(q?) 23:30, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

can't upload the file..what can i do?

can't upload the file..what can i do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aree k (talk • contribs) 13:50, 11 June 2015‎ (UTC)

If you tell us what you are trying specifically, we might be able to help you. -- Rillke^(q?) 23:25, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Upload funktioniert nicht

@User:Rillke: Da wir das Problem hier schonmal hatten: Upload funktionieren bei mir im Firefox schon wieder nicht mehr. Upload Wizzard zeigt eine immer längere Zeitdauer, je länger er versucht, ein Bild hochzuladen (wird weiter oben schon bei Videos als Fehler besprochen), beim alten Formular stoppt der Upload einfach nach einer Weile und zeigt mir das Formular an, als hätte ich nicht auf Hochladen geklickt (genau wie beim letzten Mal). Da das ganze ja damals gefixt wurde - kann man das bitte wieder reparieren? Ist schon wieder ein paar Tage kaputt, mit IE funktioniert der Upload. --Paulae (talk) 16:52, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Da ich schon damals nicht wusste, woran es liegt, kann ich es auch jetzt nicht beheben :( Falls es gar nicht geht, mein Skript installieren und das Log hier posten. -- Rillke^(q?) 19:06, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Hab den Versuch jetzt erstmal abgebrochen, da es so weitergegangen wäre. Es kam:

00000: 1/1> in progress Upload: 75%

00038: 1/1> Server error 0 after uploading chunk: Response:

00038: 1/1> upload in progress Upload: 51%

00068: 1/1> upload is stuck Upload: 51%

00083: 1/1> upload is stuck

00083: 1/1> Please check your connection! Error: abort | abort Upload: 84%

00113: 1/1> Server error 0 after uploading chunk: Response:

00113: 1/1> upload in progress

00113: 1/1> Please check your connection! Error: error | Upload: 54%

00138: 1/1> upload is stuck Upload: 57%

00148: 1/1> upload is stuck

00148: 1/1> Please check your connection! Error: abort | abort Upload: 70%

00173: 1/1> Please check your connection! Error: error |

00173: 1/1> Server error 0 after uploading chunk: Response:

00173: 1/1> Please check your connection! Error: error | Upload: 43%

usw. Wie gesagt: Mit IE funktioniert der Upload, es ist wieder ein Firefox-Problem. An meiner Internetverbindung liegt es nicht. --Paulae (talk) 20:15, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Please check your connection! Error: error deutet darauf hin, dass Firefox irgendwie annimmt, die Verbindung sei unterbrochen. Ist unter Einstellungen -> Erweitert -> Netzwerk -> Abschnitt "Verbindung" -> Einstellungen… auch kein Proxy eingestellt (es sei denn du benutzt einen)? -- Rillke^(q?) 15:40, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Upload funktioniert unter Firefox weder mit kein Proxy noch mit meiner Standardeinstellung Proxy-Einstellungen des Systems verwenden. --Paulae (talk) 10:01, 29 May 2015 (UTC) PS: Problem scheint unter Firefox parallel hier und auf de.wp zu existieren, sh. dieser Thread. --Paulae (talk) 18:09, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Problem besteht weiterhin. Es können unter Firefix keine Bilder hochgeladen werden. Faszinierend, dass es niemanden zu kümmern scheint. Hab mir jetzt einen Desktop-Kurzlink auf den IE gesetzt, damit ich wenigstens einzelne Bilder hochlanden kann, aber das kann ja wohl nicht die Lösung sein. --Paulae (talk) 15:55, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

@Paulae: Ich kann da wirklich nix machen. Es scheint nur einige wenige Benutzer zu betreffen; es liegen keine Informationen vor, wie man es reproduzieren könnte oder was dazu führt; was sollen wir da machen? Die Frage, ob es mit einem neuen Profil funktioniere, ist unbeantwortet geblieben. Es gibt einfach keinen Ansatz, um das zu lösen. Interessant wäre u.U. noch zu wissen, ob es auch bei anderen Seiten beim Hochladen mit dem FF Probleme gibt und ob das Problem auch über eine unverschlüsselte Verbindung (Special:Preferences, Always use a secure connection while logged in - Haken raus; abmelden und über http:// ... wieder anmelden; sollte auf https:// weitergeleitet werden, wieder auf http:// zurückkehren) auftritt. Oder einmal in den Firefox Einstellungen (about:config) spdy eingeben und network.http.spdy.enabled auf false setzen, Firefox neu starten und nochmal probieren. So können wir endlos weiter alle Neuerungen probieren abzuschalten. -- Rillke^(q?) 22:57, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Tja, dann eben nicht. Beschränke ich mich eben auf wenige Einzelbilder im Jahr, die 1500 Fotos zu WLM vor einiger Zeit waren ja auch echt übertrieben. Und was nicht mehr geht, geht dann eben nicht mehr. --Paulae (talk) 19:09, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

Changing Image Category to Wiki loves food.

Hi, I have uploaded food images but it was uploaded under commons.How to change category to Category:Images from Wiki Loves Food 2015? Please help. Regards Amit

pariwali — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amit1112 (talk • contribs) 10:01, 12 June 2015‎ (UTC)

I don't quite understand what you're asking. The site you are on right now is Wikimedia Commons, so it's not very surprising that photos you upload to this site end up on Commons. All the files you have uploaded so far are already placed in Category:Images from Wiki Loves Food 2015, which is a category here on Commons. None of your uploads, however, have proper content categories. Please see Commons:Categories for instructions on how to add categories to provide context and make it possible for others to find the files. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:42, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

"This media file does not have sufficient information on its copyright status"

Hello, I have uploaded photo,file is called Lahiri Baba.jpg. It is photo that is about 130 years old and no one in particular has any copyright on it.Obviously,Sri Gangadhar De,person who took the photo is dead for a long time.Photo is freely circulated among devotees of Lahiri Baba. However,i saw notice saying that "This media file does not have sufficient information on its copyright status",etc.. How to solve this? Thanks! Cuyp (talk) 10:57, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Cuyp! I'm guessing the file you're talking about is actually the one called File:LAHIRI-BABA.jpg. It looks like you forgot to add an appropriate copyright tag when uploading. The appropriate tag (or combination thereof) may depend on the following:

• when and where the photo was created
• when and where the photo was first published
• when the person who created the photo died

You've stated that the photograph was created in 1880, but not where. There is no information date or location of first publication. Photos that have remained unpublished for a long time can be protected by copyright for a surprisingly long time. You've stated that the person who took the photo died a long time ago, but not how long ago. It is certainly possible for a person taking a photo in 1880 to have died less than 70 years ago, which is the standard copyright term in many countries.

You also haven't provided any verifiable source information, which is required to confirm the answers to the questions listed above. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:18, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Uploading from other websites

What is the protocol for uploading photographs from other websites? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rhobat Bryn (talk • contribs) 14:33, 14 June 2015‎ (UTC)

The protocol is not to do it at all unless you have concrete evidence that the photograph is in the public domain or has been published under a free license by the legitimate copyright holder. Please see Commons:Project scope/Summary and Commons:Copyright rules by subject matter#Internet images. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:01, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

chingri jaldie, pui chochhori

I was not sure whether the photo was uploaded or not.Can you confirm? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandip mukhopadhyay (talk • contribs)

@Sandip mukhopadhyay: See your user contributions. --Malyacko (talk) 06:02, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Food 2015 missing category

I have uploaded images for wiki loves food 2015 using special upload wizard for this contest.(https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UploadWizard&campaign=wlf )

I accidently added "Wiki Loves Food" category while adding description.

My images aren't displaying there in Images from Wiki Loves Food 2015 ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Food_2015 )

how much time will it take these to display correctly.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Teena Sometimes (talk • contribs)

Hi! All the files you have uploaded so far are already placed in Category:Images from Wiki Loves Food 2015 (a hidden category for monitoring the campaign). None of your uploads, however, have proper content categories. Please see Commons:Categories for instructions on how to add categories to provide context and make it possible for others to find the files. Gunnex (talk) 19:03, 15 June 2015 (UTC) (via copy & paste cmt by LX at Commons:Upload help#Changing Image Category to Wiki loves food.)

Can't enter coordinates

I know the coordinates, but the assistant doesn't accept 55° 40' 52.88" N / 12° 34' 32.50" E. -- M. Schwendener (talk) 12:00, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Have you tried entering them in decimal format i.e. 55.681356 N 12.575694 E? Green Giant (talk) 18:26, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Some forms don’t recognize directions either, requiring that one prefix a hyphen to South latitudes and West longitudes instead; the above example would be just the figures. Another option is to leave out the coördinates on uploading (if the wizard will let you) and edit the file afterwards, adding e.g. {{Location|55|40|52.88|N|12|34|32.5|E}} to the Summary section.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 01:29, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Permission for PC game box cover art?

I want to upload cover art for PC games, much like seen here. Most are a decade or older, but some are newer. Box art (including back of boxes) and sometimes insert materials.

The upload guidelines say that e.g. CD and DVD covers are forbidden. I suppose this is similar.

If you say permission is required, you are telling me to not upload any box art. I barely have time to upload anything, and that's without permission. You can completely entirely forget about me getting permission from ... who even knows where to start or how many years it would take, for every single pic.

If permission is indeed required, then for practical purposes you don't want non-original pictures on Wikipedia. But surely you'd like more pictures on Wikipedia? I know I would.

Anyway: Is it ok to upload PC game box art scans, without permission?

Thanks - RK7 — Preceding unsigned comment added by RedKnight7 (talk • contribs) 17:11, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Yes and no. No, you cannot upload such images to this website (Wikimedia Commons). Yes, you could upload such images to some of the other Wikimedia projects e.g. English Wikipedia, provided each image can meet all non-free content criteria required by such projects. You don't need to ask for permission for fair use. Just in case you weren't aware, Commons has more than 26 million free items, a significant number of which have been licensed by the author(s) after being approached by Wikimedians. Green Giant (talk) 18:19, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Need some help with image copyright upload tags

Can you please give me some guidance with the copyright tag I need to include for the images I wish to upload. They are images commissioned by the Organisation I work for, and we are able to use them where we wish, but I want to attribute the original photographer. I have been through the tags and can't seem to find one that fits appropriately. What copyright tag do I use? It is an Australian photographer and organisation.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kookyrabbit (talk • contribs) 01:41, 17 June 2015‎ (UTC)

Giving a client broad permission to use the work done for them does not amount to granting everyone licence to use it for any purpose. In most jurisdictions, unless the terms of a commission include transfer of all intellectual property in the work to the client, a photographer is still presumed to own the copyright. For Australian photos I gather the exceptions include contracts made before mid-1998 and those for “private or domestic” purposes, where it goes to the client. At any rate, and particularly if the images have been published elsewhere, it would be best for the owner of the rights to send a letter of consent to our permissions registry under a standard licence: please see Commons:OTRS for instructions and a sample form. See also Commons:Guidance for paid editors for some general advice.

P.S. I just noticed you also posted at the Village Pump. Please don‘t ask the same question in more than one place unless it has gone unanswered for some time. And remember to sign your Talk and noticeboard postings by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end. Thanks; I hope you don’t find the red tape too frustrating, but it’s there to protect both the creators and reusers of our content.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 06:10, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Brasão da cidade não pode ser carregado

Enviei o brasão e a bandeira da cidade de Tabuleiro do Norte para completar o artigo [[2]], mas foi removido por direitos autorais, não entendi bem essa questão, mas agora minha dúvida é: como recolocá-los com os direitos autorais certos? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Josevaldo Filho (talk • contribs) 17:43, 7 June 2015‎ (UTC)

Hi Josevaldo Filho! I'm sorry for responding in English, but it doesn't look like anyone who speaks Portuguese is going to answer. You might have more luck at Commons:Esplanada. I have asked the folks there to help out here, but it seems they're too busy fighting amongst themselves. :(

If I understand correctly, your question is about File:Brasão de Tabuleiro do Norte.jpg and File:Bandeira de Tabuleiro do Norte.jpg, which were uploaded by you and deleted on the same day you asked the question above. You then recreated both of them two days later.

I can't see the file descriptions for the deleted versions, but the last time you uploaded File:Brasão de Tabuleiro do Norte.jpg, you originally stated that it came from http://www.tabuleirodonorte.ce.gov.br/site2/simbolos. You did not provide a reason as to why the image would be in the public domain or any evidence of free licensing. You then added a claim that the copyright holder of the image allows anyone to use it for any purpose. That claim seems to be completely made up, and it's contradicted by the "todos os direitos reservados" notice at the bottom of the source site. You then changed stories completely, claiming that you are the author and copyright holder of the image, which isn't true. (The other file has a similar history.)

Finding a file on the Internet does not mean you created it, and it does not make you the copyright holder. You've made false claims like that on several occasions, most recently with File:Vista panorâmica de Tabuleiro do Norte.jpg, which you grabbed from http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12130970, and that's the reason you are currently blocked. Also note that you should not recreate previously deleted content yourself. Recreating previously deleted content outside of process may also result in your account being blocked.

It is possible that the files are covered by {{PD-BrazilGov}}, but that would need to be demonstrated with accurate and truthful information on the file description pages. Most importantly, it would need to be shown that the design was published or commissioned prior to 1983. —LX (talk, contribs) 17:14, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

File:Escudo_ARROYO_DE_LA_CRUZ.png

ESCUDO DE Arroyo de la Cruz — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arroyodelacruz (talk • contribs) 13:12, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Do you have a question about this image?—Odysseus1479 (talk) 00:47, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

Re-uploading deleted files

Hello. I attempted to re-upload files that were deleted for copyright violation, and provide the correct copyright information so that the files can still be used. However, the Upload Wizard won't let me upload previously deleted files for some strange reason. What should I do? Wiki you now, Wiki you later! (talk) 14:26, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

The "strange" reason is that deleted content is presumably deleted for a reason, and recreating it is grounds for blocking. If you think the deletion was incorrect, you should appeal it at Commons:Undeletion requests instead. —LX (talk, contribs) 14:46, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

I don't think that the deletion was incorrect. The files did violate copyright (Iverified this after seing the deletion log). However, what I was trying to do was re-upload the files and fix the violations by providing the correct copyright information. Is this possible or not? Wiki you now, Wiki you later! (talk) 16:20, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

What are the file name(s)? You've only made two edits on Commons, both of them in this section. It would be helpful to know which files you're trying to upload. Green Giant (talk) 18:52, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

There is a while long list of them, and I don't remember what I named al l of them. Oh, and I have made more than two edits on Commons, just they were before I created my account.Wiki you now, Wiki you later! (talk) 21:10, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

You cannot upload anything without having an account, so what was your old user name? That would allow identification of the files via your upload log.

Commons:Undeletion requests is still the correct venue. You'll need to mention the names of the files and the reason why you believe the files are now in the public domain or published under a free license and provide supporting evidence. —LX (talk, contribs) 21:14, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

can I use a photo in a Wikipedia article without uploading it or giving away lots of rights?

can I use a photo in a Wikipedia article without uploading it or giving away lots of rights? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Soilmicro (talk • contribs) 21:46, 19 June 2015‎ (UTC)

@Soilmicro: Short answer: No. Long answer: All images used in Wikipedia must be free for anyone to use for any purpose (under certain circumstances defined by the Free License the uploader has put on is/her work). That's "free" as in "freedom", not as in "free beer". See COM:Licensing for information on our requirements concerning that and Free software for the general idea behind it. --El Grafo (talk) 21:57, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) First of all, this is Commons, not Wikipedia, and you can’t upload anything here without “giving away lots of rights”. Second, AFAIK it’s not possible to display external images on any Wikimedia project. Non-free content can be uploaded to projects that allow it; the English Wikipedia is one, but there are various requirements to meet and a fair-use rationale must be provided. (Please sign your Talk and noticeboard postings by typing four tildes “~~~~” at the end.)—Odysseus1479 (talk) 22:09, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I am still confused. I added the photo to the Commons because it was the only way I could figure out to add it to the Wikipedia article I submitted. It is our own picture, and we are fine with others using it in a way respectful to the subject, but not sure about others editing it in a disrepectful way. I tried adding such a clause while uploading it, and someone asked for the photo to be deleted. Is that standard? I just want to know if and how I can add the picture to the Wikipedia page with some clause in the rights about it being used in a manner respectful to the person in the photo. Can it be added to the Commons that way? If not, how can I add it to an English Wikipedia page without granting the right to mix and transform? thanks!Soilmicro (talk) 23:39, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

Prohibiting all remixing & transformation (as in the -ND- condition on some CC licences) disqualifies an image from being hosted here. Note that CC licences that we do accept prohibit misrepresentation of the original authors in derivative works, providing a degree of protection from abuse. We also have a notice to discourage disrespect of people’s images: adding a personaity-rights template to the file page might alleviate your concerns. The way I look at it, people with malicious intent are unlikely to abide by any posted conditions from the start, so the only sure defence against them is not to publish at all.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 00:17, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Error with djvu file uploads

As per this complaint I was surprised noone had mentioned it before as it was happening all the time to me until I figured a year was insufficient for the date. The pick a date box doesn't work-I can't get to the year I need. So I was picking any date and typing over the year. But now even that isn't working. The file I am trying to upload is over 50M, is that causing problems?

Also assuming newbies and non-digital natives know how to use this help page is naive. There should be a box to type in that inserts the message at the bottom of the page.

I shall go back to the old form and try there. --Zoeannl (talk) 04:34, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

The most basic info

I've made many (usually small) edits to Wikipedia. There's an image (a diagram of vectors)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Axial_pump_velocity_triangle.jpg
I'd like to make minor edits to, but I don't know how to start, since neither the edit page of the article nor the edit page of the image in Commons has an editable form of the image.

I've downloaded the image (.jpg), but it's not editable either. Is it the case that I'm trying to do something impossible, that is, that, when such an image is uploaded, only the final product, not the "source code," is uploaded? And if that is the case, why somewhere early on in some very, very basic intro to Commons isn't there some very, very basic discussion of such extremely novice matters? Most of the discussion is legal and semilegal, what you can and cannot do, but little is directed at the completely dumb novice about how to do the most basic things, including whether it's even possible to make minor edits to images and, if so, how to get started doing so.

I've searched long and hard through both Wikipedia and Commons Help and FAQs. Maybe the info I'm looking for is already there. If it is, either it's obscure, or I'm just stupid, for which, if true, I apologize. Thanks. --Wikifan2744 (talk) 19:41, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Wikifan2744! The root cause of the problem is that Hkhandelwal unfortunately chose a rather inappropriate file format for this type of illustration. JPEG is a destructively compressed raster image format that is mainly suitable for photographs. Diagrams should be represented using SVG, which (among other advantages) allows editing of the vectors and text – pretty much as you'd like to do, I guess. The sad thing is that the file was probably created by a tool that allowed editing of the vectors and text, but that information would have been thrown away when the file was converted to a grid of pixels. Pretty much the only way to do anything useful with the file now is to recreate it from scratch. I've tagged it with {{Convert to SVG}}, but we have 76,462 other files tagged like that, so it may be a while before someone gets around to it. —LX (talk, contribs) 20:06, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

How to give license of my choice to file, I'd created?

Hello, I created map that I'd like to use in Wikipedia article, and upload to Wikimedia. I'd like this file to be licensed under WTFPL Public License, as any of this files. How to do so? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubahaha (talk • contribs) 18:01, 24 June 2015‎ (UTC)

If it's your image, you can slap any license on it that we accept. The simplest way (but requiring a little wiki-markup knowledge) is to use the basic upload form and add in "{{WTFPL}}"... AnonMoos (talk) 07:31, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Error

Después de subir doce archivos con el seudonimo florecina....me dice que no fué exitosa!!!! Por favor, hice todos los pasos y agregué todas las descripciones que pedían! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Floresina (talk • contribs) 19:10, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Floresina! I'm sorry for responding in English, but it doesn't look like anyone who speaks Spanish is going to answer. You might have more luck at Commons:Café. If I understand your question correctly, you tried to upload some files, but you were unsuccessful. As far as I can tell, you haven't provided any information on what happened. Did you get an error message (and if so: what was it?), did you have difficulties answering the questions asked, or were you just not able to proceed at some point? Without that kind of information, it will be very difficult for anyone to help. There is no account named User:Florecina, so I assume that was a typo. You don't have any live or deleted uploads in your log. The abuse filter log shows five entries for your account matching a filter rule concerning "massive uploads by brand new users". That probably wasn't enough to prevent you from uploading; the uploads would only have been tagged, but the entries give a clue as to what might be wrong. Your uploads all had names beginning with "IMG 8660". That might match one of the rules on our blacklist used to prevent meaningless and generic filenames. Try using more descriptive filenames in the future. —LX (talk, contribs) 17:32, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

No subject

witam ponownie, piszę już po raz kolejny już od dnia wczorajszego proszę o przywrócenie plików postaci feliksa nowosielskiego w ramce z pieczęcią oraz herbu w tarczy do imiennej strony. Ktoś niestety ma głupie żarty. Szkoda że nawet w encyklopedii nie jest zachowana powaga uprzejmość i uczciwość. A nikt nie chce mi pomóc w rzetelnym ulepszeniu stron Wikipedii

Podobna rzecz stała się plikami ze strony Upamietninie feliksa nowosielskiego. Pliki były prywatnego fotografa aurora pracującego na zlecenie podczas uroczystości 22 kwietnia 2014 a nie PAP-u jak zasugerowano w komunikacie to jest haniebne kłamstwo! Skasowano je i nie można ich ponownie dosłać a to własność prywatna upubliczniona od 26 kwietnia 2014 roku. Przykre

Zastanawiam się jak administratorzy Wikipedii patrzą sobie w twarz codziennie w lustrze po takim zachowaniu. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Losy historii (talk • contribs) 09:32, 17 June 2015‎ (UTC)

Google translation: Hello again, I write once again from yesterday to restore files Please Felix Nowosielski in the box with the seal and coat of arms in the shield to the registered party. Someone, unfortunately, is silly jokes. It is a pity that even in the encyclopedia is not maintained seriousness kindness and honesty. And no one wants to help me improve reliable Wikipedia pages

A similar thing has happened files from the Upamietninie Felix Nowosielski. The files were personal photographer of aurora working on commission at a ceremony April 22, 2014 and not the PAP-in as suggested in the Communication is shameful lie! Deleted them and they can not be re-dosłać is private property and the public domain since 26 April 2014. unpleasant

I wonder how Wikipedia administrators look at myself in the face every day in the mirror after such behavior.

Hi Losy historii! I'm sorry for responding in English, but it doesn't look like anyone who speaks Polish is going to answer. You might have more luck at Commons:Bar. It's a little hard to understand the automatic translation of your message, but I guess you are asking for some deleted files to be restored – possibly File:Odsłonięcie tablicy pamiątkowej i otwarcie ronda im. Feliksa Nowosielskiego 22 kwietnia 2014 roku w Brwinowie.jpg. The correct place to do that is Commons:Undeletion requests. It looks like you reuploaded the file after it was already deleted. Please don't do that, as recreating previously deleted content yourself may result in your account being blocked. —LX (talk, contribs) 17:53, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

can I upload pictures with a "by-nd.2.0" license?

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/

can I upload pictures with this license? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:908:e628:160:11d1:1b86:ca69:9d3d (talk • contribs) 16:50, 25 June 2015‎ (UTC)

No. Commons only hosts free content. Content that you're not allowed to modify isn't free. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:59, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Deletion of uploaded files

Hello, I recently created an article about my father, Major Muhammad Nawaz Khan. I uploaded his official portrait and a book cover onto the article but someone deleted the content and now I can't re-upload the stuff. Can you please tell me how I can assure you guys that I have the right to share the content? And how do I upload the pictures again? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Baburnawazkhan (talk • contribs) 12:04, 26 June 2015‎ (UTC)

@Baburnawazkhan: please refer to COM:OTRS. Once the the rights have been confirmed, the files will be restored by an admin - no need to re-upload them. Hope that helps? --El Grafo (talk) 12:11, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Regarding the licence

Hi, I have uploaded a logo of the company....Can anyone please guide as how to upload it ?? As I didn't know to which licence to assign. prefix:Commons:Upload help/Archive Vivek.bekhabar (talk) 11:56, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Vivek.bekhabar! Before you uploaded the logo, you acknowledged that you had read the tutorial on what you can and cannot upload to Commons. That tutorial tells you that you cannot upload copyrighted content to Commons unless the copyright holder has approved publication under a license that allows anyone to use, modify and redistribute the content for any purposes, including commercial purposes. If you didn't have a reason to believe that the logo is covered by such a license (and it seems you don't, since you're asking us about it), you shouldn't have uploaded it. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:53, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

UPLOAD

welches format muss ich fuer bild und text verwenden? — Preceding unsigned comment added by THOMAS NICKERL (talk • contribs) 15:01, 29 June 2015‎ (UTC)

Für Bilder kommt es drauf an, was für Bilder: für Fotos üblicherweise JPEG, für Scans PNG und für Diagramme SVG. Für Text muss es schon einen guten Grund geben, normalerweise sollte der einfach im entsprechenden Wikipedia-Artikel eingegeben werden. Siehe auch Commons:Projektrahmen für eine erheblich längere Beschreibung der erlaubten Inhalte und Commons:Dateitypen für mehr Informationen zu den sinnvollen Dateitypen. --rimshot^talk 21:10, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

audio problems

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T75150

Wiki Learning uploaded a new tutorial for Commons in Spanish at File:Como_subir_multimedia_a_Wikimedia_Commons.webm We erred and put a version without the audio but then uploaded the version with the sound. However, if we click on the main screen we get the version without sound, having to go down the page and click specifically on the new version to get sound. How can this be fixed?Thelmadatter (talk) 19:28, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

I guess it is because the video uses the Opus audio codec. I hate to say that but you'll probably need to convert the audio track to vorbis using avconv or ffmpeg. If you need help getting this done, please let me know. -- Rillke^(q?) 21:35, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Have you tried purging the page? Just a thought …—Odysseus1479 (talk) 01:47, 30 June 2015 (UTC)