User talk:Paul2point0

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Paul2point0!

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File source is not properly indicated: File:Wreckage of the Covered Market 1870, Preston, UK.jpg

This media was probably deleted.

A file that you have uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, File:Wreckage of the Covered Market 1870, Preston, UK.jpg, was missing information about where it comes from or who created it, which is needed to verify its copyright status. The file probably has been deleted. If you've got all required information, request undeletion providing this information and the link to the concerned file ([[:File:Wreckage of the Covered Market 1870, Preston, UK.jpg]]). If you created the content yourself, enter {{Own}} as the source. If you did not add a licensing template, you must add one. You may use, for example, {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all}} or {{Cc-zero}} to release certain rights to your work. If someone else created the content, or if it is based on someone else's work, the source should be the address to the web page where you found it, the name and ISBN of the book you scanned it from, or similar. You should also name the author, provide verifiable information to show that the content is in the public domain or has been published under a free license by its author, and add an appropriate template identifying the public domain or licensing status, if you have not already done so. Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Please add the required information for this and other files you have uploaded before adding more files. If you need assistance, please ask at the help desk. Thank you!

—LX (talk, contribs) 18:42, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

This image was the scan of an 1870 photograph already published in the public domain. Could it please be restored? Thanks Paul2point0 (talk) 11:28, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

According to your original file description, you claimed that you created the photo yourself and that you are the copyright holder. That seemed a bit unlikely for a photo from 1870. You're now claiming that the photo is in the public domain, which seems more likely, but you need to provide some evidence of that. Who created the photo, when and where was it first published, and where did you get it from? —LX (talk, contribs) 17:33, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back to me so promptly. Apologies for my 'newbie' mistake in my original upload. My reasoning was that as I had scanned an original 1870 photograph now out of copyright, the only copyright consideration was with this 'new image' (my scan) for I technically hold the copyright. I was uploading this image to accompany a test article I was doing in preparation for a project I'm involved with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/QSMM I've now had a training session with User:Pigsonthewing this week, who has pointed out 'the error of my ways'. The photographer is anon and the photograph has been published numerous time over the last century, I believe it was originally taken at the behest of the Preston(now Farmers) Guardian. The photo is now in the collection of Lancashire Libraries. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul2point0 (talk • contribs) 18:33, 14 March 2013‎ (UTC)

I suspected that might have been your reasoning. In fact, the act of scanning something is generally not an original expression protected by copyright, so what matters is the status of the photo itself. It seems very likely that it's in the public domain, but the aim of Commons is to host content that is verifiably free, not just probably free, which is why the additional information is needed. You can see information about the duration of UK copyright here. Additionally, since the servers for Wikimedia Commons are located in the US, the file must also be in the public domain in the US, which you can find information about here. If what you say is correct, it sounds like {{PD-UK-unknown}} in combination with {{PD-1923}} might apply. As you can see in those templates, what you'll need to show, then, is that it was published prior to 1923 as well as the research you have carried out to try to establish who the author was. If you give those details at Commons:Undeletion requests, it should be possible for the file to be restored. Cheers, —LX (talk, contribs) 19:17, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Saving time and becoming more productive

I know how much effort goes into doing an upload- so have you looked at Commons:Commonist. It is not perfect but is a damn site faster than anything else. (I hope to upload 200 photos tonight.)A further wheeze is to write a couple of templates that can be included on the description- I picked up that tip by watching Mike Peel. Look at File:Guildhall Museum Collection 2-12 Childs Sewing Machine3176.JPG to see how it is coded and how it adds hidden categories. Now, one subtle change to the address or wording will appear on hundreds of files. --ClemRutter (talk) 15:17, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

September 2019: it's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

Hi

You're receiving this message because you've previously contributed to the annual Wiki Loves Monuments contest in the UK. We'd be delighted if you would do so again this year and help record our local built environment for future generations.

You can find more details at the Wiki Loves Monuments UK website. Or, if you have images taken in other countries, you can check the international options. This year's contest runs until 30 September 2019.

Many thanks for your help once more! MichaelMaggs (talk) 15:35, 3 September 2019 (UTC)