User talk:TVL
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File tagging File:Malan_with_wife_and_daughter_(1950).jpg
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Martin H. (talk) 13:20, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
The 4 files File:Boers Voortrekker Monument 1949.jpg, File:Malan with wife and daughter (1950).jpg, File:Old Boers (1949).jpg and File:Verwoerd juin 1961.jpg are deleted speedy because of copyright violation for the following reason: The photographer died less than 70 years ago. The images are tagged as "For personal non-commercial use only" on Google. User:BomBom helped me here. --Martin H. (talk) 14:20, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
File source is not properly indicated: File:PW_Botha.jpg
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A file that you have uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, File:PW_Botha.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:PW_Botha.jpg]] ).
If you created the content yourself, enter 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! |
Martin H. (talk) 13:26, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- Courtesy: Library of Congress could mean everything. Most probably the image is copyrighted and only stored by the LOC. You must provide the name of the author, the copyright belongs to the author the lifetime +70 years after his/her death. The only chance is, that the author made a gift to the LOC or someone other who then dedicatet the image to the public domain - but without any sources.... The image is not licensed under Creative Commons. --Martin H. (talk) 13:29, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
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If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. |
Martin H. (talk) 13:32, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Tip: Categorizing images
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Thanks a lot for contributing to the Wikimedia Commons! Here's a tip to make your uploads more useful: Why not add some categories to describe them? This will help more people to find and use them.
Here's how:
1) If you're using the UploadWizard, you can add categories to each file when you describe it. Just click "more options" for the file and add the categories which make sense:
2) You can also pick the file from your list of uploads, edit the file description page, and manually add the category code at the end of the page.
[[Category:Category name]]
For example, if you are uploading a diagram showing the orbits of comets, you add the following code:
[[Category:Astronomical diagrams]]
[[Category:Comets]]
This will make the diagram show up in the categories "Astronomical diagrams" and "Comets".
When picking categories, try to choose a specific category ("Astronomical diagrams") over a generic one ("Illustrations").
Thanks again for your uploads! More information about categorization can be found in Commons:Categories, and don't hesitate to leave a note on the help desk.CategorizationBot (talk) 18:28, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
- Image:Hertzog JBM.jpg was uncategorized on 9 August 2010 CategorizationBot (talk) 18:28, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
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File:Government of South Africa (1948).jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.
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— Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:38, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
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File:Suid Afrika Republiek - Pretoria 1961.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.
If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. |
Underlying lk (talk) 17:44, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
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File:Dr HF Verwoerd 1960.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.
If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. |
Underlying lk (talk) 06:31, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Notification about possible deletion
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Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry.
If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. |
Affected:
And also:
Yours sincerely, Underlying lk (talk) 06:36, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Some notes
[edit]Some of your comments on DR's have incorporated inaccurate or incorrect interpretations of policy.
- Photographic reproductions of art and architecture are subject to the copyright of the work itself. While many national copyright laws have exemptions allowing architecture and three-dimensional artworks permanently situated in public places to be photographed without being considered an infringement (referred to under the blanket title "freedom of panorama"), Russian law forbids photographic reproductions "where portrayal of the work by such method is the basic object of that reproduction, broadcasting to the air or via cable or where portrayal of the work is used in commercial purposes." Unfortunately, this is inconsistent with our policy, as all Commons content must be usable for commercial purposes.
- Fair use is not allowed at all on Commons. Period.
Thank you, ViperSnake151 (talk) 16:03, 16 February 2014 (UTC)