User talk:Voice of Clam/Archive 1
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AWB
May I kindly ask you to edit a bit slower, maybe not more than 2-3 edits per minute, or otherwise ask for a bot account for your edits? Thank you so much, regards, Patrícia msg 17:16, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry - en:WP:AWB states vaguely "a few edits per minute", and I was trying to keep it at about 5-6, but I'll slow down a bit. – Tivedshambo (talk) 17:20, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
- I know we have pretty vague policies on this, so it's more of "so it won't flood RC" which was happening at some point. No harm done though, thanks :) Patrícia msg 17:53, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
Six Nations
Two appropriately-licensed images found and uploaded from Flickr: Image:Italy vs Wales Six Nations rugby.jpg, Image:Wales rugby team.jpg per request. Man vyi 06:44, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Well found - many thanks. See the Welsh language Wicipedia tomorrow. – Tivedshambo (talk) 08:58, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
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Axpde (talk) 17:45, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
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Axpde (talk) 17:56, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Railway structures
Hi Tivedshambo - you are invited to give comment here, and after that discussion, participate in creating a category scheme for "rail transport" cats. Ingolfson (talk) 12:38, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
- I'll look at this when I get chance. – Tivedshambo (talk) 14:33, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
Rollback
Is here - no idea how fussy folk are with the new toys & whether it must be there or not. I'd happily grant it but the post there should not be declined. Cheers --Herby talk thyme 14:00, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
- I saw that, but chose to use the direct approach as per Commons:Rollback#By personal request/at administrator discretion. – Tivedshambo (talk) 14:35, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
- Fair enough. --Herby talk thyme 14:56, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
Hope you don't mind - I've granted your account rollbacker permission, Tivedshambo. Best regards, --Kanonkas(talk) 21:36, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
- Many thanks. – Tivedshambo (talk) 05:31, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
file names
Hi Tivedshambo,
beyond the current controversy with Erik, I would recommend to you to choose filenames that name the depicted item first, at least before your name. Otherwise there is at least some potential for becoming cryptic or misleading (for example with portrait photos). But that's just a recommendation. --Túrelio (talk) 08:03, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
- This has been my standard for some time now [1]. I've considered renaming the earlier photos for consistency, but this seems like a large waste of resources for little gain. Thanks for your help, hopefully this will see the end of the matter. – Tivedshambo (talk) 08:11, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Eritrean railway licensing - reply
In reply to [2]. Yes, I give permission to apply CC-BY-SA-3.0 to my version of the image. I'm actually not sure what happens in this case - do we both get a mention in the image credits? Best wishes, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 00:12, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
please read my answer and consider if you understood what the request is about. Thanks, --Martin H. (talk) 22:25, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
Old debate?
Hello, would you say a word in this debate, please? Category talk:Train stations in Switzerland Thank you.-- Gürbetaler (talk) 19:06, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
Tip: Categorizing images
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.
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- Image:Not a userbox.png was uncategorized on 12 September 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 14:51, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi mate, you might want to look at User_talk:Martin_H.#Use_of_one_of_your_images. -mattbuck (Talk) 12:23, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the notification - I've left a reply to the IP on Martin's page. An optimist on the run! 13:04, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
Thank You for the Wikipedia Picture
Hello, My name is Duane Hurst and I recently made a free (non-commercial) English web site to share information with people. I added links to your Wikipedia/Wikimedia freeware picture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eritrean_Railway_-_Tivedshambo_2008-11-04-edit1.jpg). I also gave credit to you on my web pages for your work. Thank you for sharing with the public. My website is:
http://www.freeenglishsite.com/
I add pictures such as yours to one of the following major sections of my site: 1. World section - contains information and over 10,000 images of every world country and territory. Link at: http://www.freeenglishsite.com/world/index.htm
2. USA section - contains information and images of every USA state and territory. Link at: http://www.freeenglishsite.com/world/usa/index.htm
3. English section - "Mel and Wes" lessons in conversation format. Stories are located in various USA states and world countries such as China, England, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Thailand. Each lesson has many slang terms and idioms, which I link to my Slang Dictionary. This eventually will have over 5,000 terms. Currently, it has about 3,000 slang and idioms. I regularly add new lessons and slang terms. Link at: http://www.freeenglishsite.com/english/lessons/index.htm Slang Dictionary link at: http://www.freeenglishsite.com/english/slang/Eslang_a.htm
Prior to retirement, I taught English at several private and public universities in the United States.
Please share this free site with your friends. I hope all will enjoy the pictures and find the English information useful. Sincerely, Duane Hurst in Utah, USA
Email address: <redacted> --75.162.209.2 07:10, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
- You're welcome! An optimist on the run! 11:20, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks...
Hi. Thanks for correcting the name of image from Ethopia (including Eritrea) location map to Ethiopia (including Eritrea) location map. I haven't noticed. Vahe (talk) 12:18, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
Dear Optimist on the run, I am afraid the title is inaccurate for two reasons:
[I]: L[o]uisa Maria Theresa Stuart, cfr. [3];
[II]: en:Jean François de Troy ≠ en:François de Troy.
Thank you.--Thorvaldsson (talk) 14:10, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, missed the difference. I thought you were just rephrasing the title. I'll make the move now. An optimist on the run! 14:45, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Done An optimist on the run! 14:51, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Permission to use your photo
I am creating and printing a leaflet entitled 'Map of Heritage Railways in the North East and Yorkshire' to distribute to help raise awareness of Rare Disease Day on 28th Feb and would like to use your photo 'British Rail class 03 number 03079 shunting on DVLR to illustrate the Derwent Valley Light Railway. It will be a small thumbnail size photo without title (no space) - will this be ok? The map will be free but we ask for donations to the Myasthenia Gravis Association, and we hope to send copies to all the heritage railways and rail museums and information centres across the region. Linda McDonald MGA Regional Organiser (North & Yorkshire)
- Hi - thanks for the request. I'm happy for you to use it in the manner you suggest. As it's going to be a small image without title, and it's for charity, I'll waive the requirement for attribution. I'll look out for it when I'm in the area! An optimist on the run! 10:34, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
File:Boot auf geneigter Ebene.jpg
"Boot auf geneigter Ebene" where ? In the United States, in Germany in China or in Australia ? The exactly localization od this picture is "Pochylnia Buczyniec" (in english Boatlift Buczyniec) on Elbląg Canal in Poland. 80.171.91.122 17:19, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry,
Done. An optimist on the run! 17:25, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's OK thanks :) 80.171.91.122 17:52, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Photo rename
Hi Optimistic! Recently I asked yo to rename the File:Fallas -Mamita Yunai ed. popular cubana.jpg because I thougt that the dot after 'ed' was causing the problem that impeded to see the photo on the infobox, but the problem persisted; after that, I uploaded another image File:Aguirre - Juan de la Rosa.jpg, and I had the same problem. Now I saw that same problem in David Rosenmann-Taub (& in the Spanish & French versions of that article as well) with a photo that is not mines, File:David Rosenmann-Taub.png, but that have in common with the other two the dash (-), so I now think that the problem is the dash. That is why I am asking you now, if possible, to rename the file David Rosenmann-Taub.png to David RosenmannTaub.png and see if it works and the infobox shows the photo after been renamed. If that is the case, I would ask you to rename File:Fallas -Mamita Yunai ed popular cubana.jpg to File:Fallas libro Mamita Yunai ed popular cubana.jpg and File:Aguirre - Juan de la Rosa.jpg to File:Aguirre libro Juan de la Rosa.jpg (all my explanation may sound a little strange, but I am sure that is you go to file David Rosenmann-Taub you will understand the problem). Of course, if the dash is causing the problem, it would be nice if in the appropiate place you can put a recomendation for not to use it in the files names to avoid that problem in the future (and if it is not the dash, then I don't no what to do to solve it). Thank you and excuse me for taking your time.--Roferbia (talk) 12:23, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'm getting the same problem. I very much doubt that the dash in the file name is causing the problem, so another rename won't solve anything. I believe there are some residual server issues following the recent server migration. Leave it with me, and I'll see if I can do anything tonight. An optimist on the run! 12:57, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
- OK, thanks; but the funny thing is that if you use the file in the text (no in the infobox) with the normal sintaxis ([[File:Aguirre - Juan de la Rosa.jpg|thumb|the text you want), then it works fine.--Roferbia (talk) 14:35, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
- You've probably got your default thumbnail size to be >403px (the width of the image). If it's set less than that, it won't reduce in size. I've tried uploading another version over the top of it, without success. This seems to be a bug with the Wiki software at present, and not with your images - see w:WP:VPT#Images not rendering. All I can suggest is be patient, and see if it resolves itself in a week or so. If not, I suggest raising the problem at the Village Pump, as it's beyond my technical expertise I'm afraid. But I'm certain it's not the file name that's causing the problem - most of my images have dashes in, and I've never had any problems. An optimist on the run! 17:22, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
- Seems to be working now, at least on my browser. An optimist on the run! 22:01, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
- You've probably got your default thumbnail size to be >403px (the width of the image). If it's set less than that, it won't reduce in size. I've tried uploading another version over the top of it, without success. This seems to be a bug with the Wiki software at present, and not with your images - see w:WP:VPT#Images not rendering. All I can suggest is be patient, and see if it resolves itself in a week or so. If not, I suggest raising the problem at the Village Pump, as it's beyond my technical expertise I'm afraid. But I'm certain it's not the file name that's causing the problem - most of my images have dashes in, and I've never had any problems. An optimist on the run! 17:22, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
- OK, thanks; but the funny thing is that if you use the file in the text (no in the infobox) with the normal sintaxis ([[File:Aguirre - Juan de la Rosa.jpg|thumb|the text you want), then it works fine.--Roferbia (talk) 14:35, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Hall i' th' Wood
Congratulations, you won! -mattbuck (Talk) 00:57, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- I didn't know it was a race :-) Seriously, I'd been meaning to get up there for some time, and when Signalhead uploaded File:Priesthill and Darnley March 2013.jpg, I thought I'd take advantage of a free afternoon to go up and get it. It looked lonely on Edward's list! An optimist on the run! 05:53, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
re: template
hello;
yes i did notice your template & it is very cool.
however
your template does not incorporate a categorization for "photographs taken on (date)"; which is desirable, to differentiate from other types of files associate with a given date
can you adjust it to correct for this?
Lx 121 (talk) 10:44, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
- Glad you like the template :-) I;ve left a query on your talk page. An optimist on the run! 18:50, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
- replied, sry abt the delay. i'm just not good @ keeping up on "correspondence". >__< Lx 121 (talk) 07:20, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
ArchiveBot
Hi, I noticed you have set up User:MiszaBot to archive your talk page. Unfortunately, the bot has stopped working, and given how its operator is inactive, it is unclear when/if this will fixed. For the time being, I have volunteered to operate a MiszaBot clone (running the exact same code). With that said, your input would be appreciated at Commons:Bots/Requests/ArchiveBot 1. Regards, FASTILY 07:38, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for participating in the caption challenge, Please feel free to encourage other contributors to participate as well.ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 22:47, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for participating in the caption challenge, Please feel free to encourage other contributors to participate as well.ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 10:38, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
- No need to thank me every week :-) Optimist on the run (talk) 16:15, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
JarektBot
Optimist, I just noticed that my bot was misbehaving and you had to revert several of my bot edits. I am sorry for bad edits, and in the future if you alert me to a problem I will be happy to clean up after myself. --Jarekt (talk) 02:52, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
Suggest deletions
I noticed you were responsible for some of the deletions off my wrong extensions list (more of a metadata check these days). Care to look at the rest? Dispenser (talk) 12:06, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
Railway BS Map help please
Hi Optimist,
I am working on the 1500km Central Austral Railway BS Routemap at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Australia_Railway and wonder if you could assist please or direct me to an appropriate location. I am sure the BS is simple once you know how
The line runs from Port Augusta in the south to Alice Springs in the North and was all narrow gauge. The railway became standard gauge from Port Augusta to Marree but took a different route abandoning the old narrow gauge. The Standard Gauge is now partially abandoned as well (don't farm in the desert is a top tip!)
Can you help or point me in the correct direction please to split the line into two distinct lines at Marree (SG on left, NG on right) and then swap them over at Farina and then bring them back together at or before Port Augusta. I can then add the large number of stations in between and the odd diversion.
Thank you so much — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skillsy (talk • contribs) 03:17, 25 February 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Skillsy - I don't know why you've picked me to ask, or why you're asking on Commons, not Wikipedia, but the best place to ask for help is Wikipedia talk:Route diagram template on Wikipedia. Although I've done some RDTs in the past, I'm not an expert on the latest syntax. Optimist on the run (talk) 07:31, 25 February 2017 (UTC)
Hey Optimist on the run,
I noticed your comment at Well-Informed Optimist's RFA. If you want I can nominate you. Natuur12 (talk) 21:02, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks - replied by email. Optimist on the run (talk) 07:25, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
Opposites
Here you reverted my edit and state that «not all "now" pictures are opposite to "then" - some (e.g. Tal-y-llyn church) are almost unchanged.» Well, the concepts "now" and "then" are pretty much textbook cases of opposite-ness (even if "now" is synchronic, vs an endless range of diachronic "thens"). If some image pairs categorized here do not look opposite, then they are either miscategorized or they are actually showing perenity (they look the same now and then — but "now" and "then" are still opposite concepts). In neither case that means that my edit was wrong. But I wont revert you: improving categorization against your will is not worth the work I put on categories you aren’t looking at for the six months I’d be blocked for “edit warring”. Enjoy! -- Tuválkin ✉ ✇ 14:24, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
- I reverted on the en:WP:BRD principle; personally I wouldn't consider that "now" is opposite to "then", and therefore that "comparisons" is a better description, but if you want to raise it as a discussion I won't oppose. Optimist on the run (talk) 18:32, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
Notification about possible deletion
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Affected:
Yours sincerely, Fæ (talk) 19:26, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
- @Fæ: Thanks for pointing this out - I agree it should go. Feel free to speedy it if you wish. Optimist on the run (talk) 23:44, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
About the Hardcore 1979 poster
Excuse me,I apologise about this poster which has no source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Belrien12#File_tagging_File%3AHardcore-movie-poster-1979-1020255449.jpg
But the reason I got it from http://www.moviepostershop.com i because this is the only site where I can find a poster and Iam not sure how I will find a similar poster to add to wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Belrien12 (talk • contribs) 17:06, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
- @Belrien12: To use this image on Commons, you will need full permission from the copyright owner (which I doubt will be moviepostershop.com). If you have such permission, please email this information to OTRS (permissions-commons@wikimedia.org). Optimist on the run (talk) 22:16, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
- But How I will gain permission I found the poster from some poster shop websites and I don't want to own it,I just want to upload it in wikipedia can you at least consider it as an exception besides, i can't find another person who owns the poster and how I will reply to impawards and How will I contact moviepostershop.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Belrien12 (talk • contribs) 05:08, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
- @Belrien12: All images on Commons must be free. This means you either own the copyright yourself (owning a copy of the image isn't the same thing as owning the copyright), or you have to have permission from the copyright holder. In this case, this is likely to be the film distributor. You can ask for more help at Commons:Village pump/Copyright. Optimist on the run (talk) 19:13, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
- But How I will gain permission I found the poster from some poster shop websites and I don't want to own it,I just want to upload it in wikipedia can you at least consider it as an exception besides, i can't find another person who owns the poster and how I will reply to impawards and How will I contact moviepostershop.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Belrien12 (talk • contribs) 05:08, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
RESPONSE TO: File:All in Time poster.jpg has been marked as a possible copyright violation.
Received this message from Optimist on the run - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Optimist_on_the_run
File:All in Time poster.jpg has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. Traditional copyright law does not grant these freedoms, and unless noted otherwise, everything you find on the web is copyrighted and not permitted here. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. The file you added may soon be deleted. If you believe this file is not a copyright violation, please explain why on the file's talk page.
RESPONSE - HI Optimist on the run! I am a member of this film's staff and uploaded the poster. We give full use to anyone to use this image. We own, designed, bought and paid for this image for any purpose. This is not a copyright violation, since we own the image and its corresponding copyright and free public use for any purpose. Thank you for your vigilance, however! Much appreciated. 'All In Time' staff - Ron Simasek — Preceding unsigned comment added by Youralamo (talk • contribs) 17:41, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
Oops. I just got a note to sign my page!
Youralamo (talk) 22:15, 9 November 2017 (UTC)Youralamo
- @Youralamo: Please email this information, with appropriate proof, to OTRS (permissions-commons@wikimedia.org). Optimist on the run (talk) 22:20, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
Silly things...
Commons:Silly_things#Week_Ending_(Sunday_15th_July_2018 ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 20:49, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
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Tony May (talk) 04:53, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
Poster of Passport.jpg
File:Poster of Passport.jpg Hi. i'm Ali Ramezani! im owner of this poster. i created this. also I'm the producer of this film! so whats the problem???!!! i'm owner of the film and the poster! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carlito1892 (talk • contribs) 20:59, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
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Google Code-In 2019 is coming - please mentor some documentation tasks!
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Top Banana Screenshot
This was my first time uploading a game screenshot. I want to use the template "Non-free video game screenshot" but I can't get it to work. I have the best intentions and I believe that this image is necessary for this article, but the bureaucracy of uploading it is something I don't quite understand. If you have further insight as to how to get this template to work I can fill in the necessary information. Waxworker (talk) 11:30, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Waxworker: Non-free files are not permitted on Commons, and will be deleted - see Commons:Fair use. If the image is for use on English Wikipedia, you can upload the file there, provided it meets the criteria given in en:wp:non-free content. The template en:Template:Non-free video game screenshot can be used, but is local to English Wikipedia, and cannot be used on Commons, for the reason given above. Let me know if you need any more help. O Still Small Voice of Clam 11:59, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Voice of Clam: Thank you for explaining. Your insight was very helpful and I have marked the image on commons for speedy deletion. Waxworker (talk) 12:58, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
Template problems
Something about your template: User:Voice of Clam/Information/Otherfields, is making your photos appear in the wrong categories. For example, File:A_view_of_Paradise_1_-_2017-10-04.jpg appears in Category:Taken with Samsung Galaxy S20 5G when it should not. EoRdE6(Come Talk to Me!) 06:24, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
- @EoRdE6: Odd. Nothing to do with my template, as the category wasn't showing on the image pages. I've done a null edit on the images which seems to have removed them from the category page. Possibly a temporary glitch in the Wiki software? Anyway I'll keep an eye on it and if it happens again I'll raise it on phabricator. O Still Small Voice of Clam 07:40, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
Code issues in User:Voice of Clam/vector.css
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Your CommonsMaintenanceBot (talk) at 07:39, 21 May 2021 (UTC).
File:Malton railway station - 1986-12-20.jpg
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Hiya, Any chance you could have a look at the original print of this picture to identify the actual locomotive in the shot? Railwayfan2005 (talk) 21:10, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
- @Railwayfan2005: sorry, I haven't been able to find the original print at the moment. I'll have it filed away somewhere. I'll let you know if it turns up and I can get any information from it, but it's unlikely to be any clearer than the scan. O Still Small Voice of Clam 08:42, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
- No worries. Railwayfan2005 (talk) 19:00, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
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User who nominated the file for deletion (Nominator) : WT79.
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- Not my photo - I just renamed it. O Still Small Voice of Clam 18:37, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
hasty deletion
Hello. It appears you recently flagged the file File:The leggiest animal on the planet, Eumillipes persephone, from Australia—female individual with 1,306 legs.jpg as an alleged copyright violation because it appears in multiple news articles. However, no matter how widely the photograph is reproduced, the copyright holders published it under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 in the original journal article. I have requested undeletion from the deleting administrator. Please do not be too hasty with speedy deletions. Thank you. --Animalparty (talk) 21:00, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
- @Animalparty: It was not a "hasty" tagging, as you put it. I believed that the image had been copied from the internet rather than being own work, based on the lack of EXIF data, the fact that the BBC (usually very reliable when it comes to copyright) had stated the image came from Reuters, and the lack of source on the information page. I don't claim to be 100% perfect, but please assume some good faith in my motives. O Still Small Voice of Clam 08:01, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
File:Tonga Volcano Eruption 2022-01-15 0410Z to 0550Z.gif
Hey Voice of Clam can you please move this file to Category:2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami since the category it's currently in is at risk of being deleted thank you. Cyclonetracker7586 (talk) 12:39, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Cyclonetracker7586: I don't have admin rights on Commons, so you'll need to ask at COM:AN. I moved the file before it was on the en-wiki main page. Voice of Clam 12:50, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Oh Okay thank you Cyclonetracker7586 (talk) 12:53, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Completely delete in search engines a file
File:Mohd Kaifi - Editor at Qaifiyat World.png Mohd Kaifi Warsi (talk) 00:04, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
File:Mohd Kaifi - Editor at Qaifiyat World.png its a fake file upload by me, please complete delete this file, and remove search engines Mohd Kaifi Warsi (talk) 00:06, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
- I cannot delete it as I don't have admin rights, but it's tagged for deletion and will be removed by someone else soon. Voice of Clam 06:43, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Michela Rocco di Torrepadula, Miss Italia 1987.jpg
Hi Voice of Clam, I don't understand why we need a permission for that file if is is in the public domain. Does it mean that all the files of this category are copyviols? Please, explain me what I did wrong, since, as far as I understood, all the images published in Italy more than 20 years ago can be uploaded with the {{PD-Italy}} license. Thank you. --Martin Mystère (talk) 21:17, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Martin Mystère: Sorry, my mistake. I missed the PD-Italy tag. Voice of Clam 21:21, 23 January 2022 (UTC)