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Hello

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Can everyone help me check if the image I just uploaded complies with copyright? This is my first time using a photo from that website. Baginda 480 (talk) 10:37, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hope everybody help me to reviewed the image Baginda 480 (talk) 10:39, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Baginda 480: Hello, You are not the German Federal Archive and you cannot use this source template. Please see the FAQ of the German Federal Archive: "May I upload pictures of the Federal Archives on Wikimedia Commons? No [...] It is explicitly prohibited for users to upload images from the Federal Archives." [1] -- Asclepias (talk) 12:37, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Asclepias: Thanks. I tagged it as a copyvio and Yann deleted it.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:27, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Notwihthstanding the copyright status of the image in question, a FAQ on a web page does not override copyright law. The site in question hosts images from 1860 onwards, at least some of which are likely to now be in the public domain. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:00, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Pigsonthewing: Then the German Federal Archive can upload the PD ones using the appropriate source template and PD tags. No other Commons users are authorized.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:04, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Since when do we need their - or anyone's - authorisation to upload PD works? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:55, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Pigsonthewing Since we embarked on a cooperation project documented at Commons:Bundesarchiv and {{BArch-image}}, our largest donation.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:52, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please explain how that's binding on Wikipedia Wikimedia editors. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:16, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Asclepias: You brought it up.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:00, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You, Jeff G., made the assertion that "[we need authorisation to upload PD works from the German Federal Archive] since we embarked on a cooperation project". Should we now regard that assertion as withdrawn? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:33, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Pigsonthewing: Not until I have heard back from Asclepias.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:09, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In that case, the onus is on you, not Asclepias, to substantiate your claim. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:56, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:YoonA performing at MBC 2017 DMZ Peace Concert.jpg

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This picture shows that she deliberately puffing out her chest forward when dancing. Do we have a category for "women puffing their chests"?--125.230.85.74 07:21, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Im sure you can make one if you really want to Anthony2106 (talk) 10:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Watchlist view older entries

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The watchlist on url Special:Watchlist only has options for showing entries up to 30 days old. How can I view older entrries?

Dubidubno (talk) 13:01, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is not possible for technical reasons. You can subscribe to your own watchlist via RSS or email and keep an archive of every update, but note that email will only send you a new email if you haven't viewed a page and will not send emails for bot edits. So to have an indefinitely long-term watchlist, use RSS subscriptions. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 13:13, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The link you provided doesn't give any technical reasons for the 30 day limit. Waht are the technical reasons? This limit was not imposed earlier on enwiki. In Europe five weeks of annual vacation time is normal, so I feel this is an ureasonable limitation. --Dubidubno (talk) 11:07, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Help with finding out which liscence I need.

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Hello, I am trying to upload a promotional image for a television series but can't find the correct correct liscence to fill out the details in order to upload it even though it falls under fair use. What should I do? Need help! 1zdoqnrh5 (talk) 19:15, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@1zdoqnrh5: Commons does not accept images on a "fair use" basis. We accept only images that are either in the public domain or have a license free enough to allow commercial use and derivative works. It is unlikely that either of these will be the case for a promotional image for any television show. There might be a handful of exceptions, but almost none of them will be for anything in the last 35 years or so. - Jmabel ! talk 21:18, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also, even if not relevant to Commons: there is literally no such thing as an image being "fair use" in its own right. "Fair use" always refers to a particular use being allowed without needing to license the image: e.g. that in reviewing a record, you can show a low-res version of the album jacket, or that in writing about a piece of art you can use a low-resolution image of the art. - Jmabel ! talk 21:22, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your reply. I uploaded an image. Can you tell me if I got the license right? It's a promotional photo for a television character. If not, what license would it fall under? Thank you in advance. 1zdoqnrh5 (talk) 21:53, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@1zdoqnrh5: License is incorrect since fandom is not the copyright holder. We'd need VRT permission from the photographer or from the production company. You might be able to upload it to English Wikipedia as a non-free photo if it's going to be used in an article about Dexter Morgan, the character. Abzeronow (talk) 22:10, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the info. I am trying to get hold of the photographer by email, awaiting a response. How would I go about uploading it as a non-free photo to the English Wikipedia? 1zdoqnrh5 (talk) 22:22, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@1zdoqnrh5: I'm not at all sure this would qualify for non-free use on en-wiki. It is rare that photographs of living people are accepted on that basis, but maybe if it is about the character they would accept it, because it is probably very hard to get a free-licensed photo of the actor in character. The policies are a bit complicated; you might want to read en:Wikipedia:Non-free content, but at least have a look at en:Wikipedia:Plain and simple non-free content guide. You can go ahead and try, but please don't be offended if the verdict there is also to delete.
Technically, uploading a non-free image to en-wiki is pretty easy. You upload from en:Special:Upload; you use en:Template:Non-free use rationale in lieu of {{Information}}. - Jmabel ! talk 00:18, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Or you start at WP:FUW and chose "Upload a non-free file". Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:31, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have uploaded an image this way. But it needs a copyright tag or it will be deleted. What is the appropriate copyright tag and or how do I indicate it is non-free use? (Which is why I'm allowed to upload it) 1zdoqnrh5 (talk) 22:43, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
File:Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, 2012.webp
Second image.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 1zdoqnrh5 (talk • contribs) 22:46, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I will have a read and try to upload it! 1zdoqnrh5 (talk) 16:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The en-WP rule for a non-free pic in an article about a fictional character is basically "ONE is allowed if there is no "free-use", the lead-image." So if your alt is to be used as non-free, the other one will have to disappear. If this is a good exchange is up for debate. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:38, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have done it now. Thank you! 1zdoqnrh5 (talk) 22:54, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@1zdoqnrh5: There are several problems with the file you uploaded to English Wikipedia and I've tagged it for speedy deletion; if you've got any question about why the photo doesn't meet Wikipedia's non-free content use policy, feel free to ask them at en:User talk:1zdoqnrh5. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:02, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading Pictures Given By Subject

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Hello! I am currently the creator of the Darnell Edge Wiki page. I recently had images I used taken down by administration, even though I cited the sources I received them from. Now, I have received new images to use from Darnell himself to use, as these are his own pictures from his Instagram. Can I use these, as I do have permission, and how would I go about uploading and providing proof? InfinitiBowie97 (talk) 20:25, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@InfinitiBowie97: Who took the photos? Copyright normally belongs to the photographer, not the subject. Unless they are selfies, or the copyright has been legally transferred (which not all countries allow during the photographer's lifetime) the subject would not own the copyright.
Usually the easiest way to do this is for the copyright-holder to post these to a web domain or public-facing social media page (Facebook, Flickr, X/Twitter) that is clearly under their control, with an indication of the particular license they offer. Then anyone can cite the relevant URL as the source, and upload here with that license.
If for some reason that won't work for them, they can instead send confidential correspondence as described at COM:VRT, indicating that they own the copyright (usually because they took the photo) and that they are offering a license. (It's a little complicated, but if you read that page you will presumably understand.)
But in any case: there is literally no substitute for the copyright-holder being the one who owns the license. Otherwise, it would be like me selling you the Brooklyn Bridge. - Jmabel ! talk 21:29, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! I see, thank you for clarifying! So just to clarify, I cannot use any images from a public article (news for instance) and just cite the source, I have to get actual permission from the reporter or find where their licensing info is on that article's webpage, and link that? InfinitiBowie97 (talk) 22:12, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@InfinitiBowie97: Close. Typically the photographer, not the reporter. And it is very unlikely that any content (photos or otherwise) from commercial media will be free-licensed. They don't make their money by giving away their rights.
If any of the pictures Darnell Edge provided you are taken by someone he is in touch with, by far your best bet is to have him put you in touch with the photographer and do one of the two things I advised in my previous response. - Jmabel ! talk 00:10, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Okay great! So if the creator of the photo decides to sign off on permission, they just have to send an email to permissions-commonswikimedia.org to confirm usage? InfinitiBowie97 (talk) 00:19, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@InfinitiBowie97: We need a permission for a free license, not just usage. Usually, that means {{Cc-by-sa-4.0}} or {{Cc-by-4.0}}. Yann (talk) 07:41, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the insight. I noticed on another Wiki page for rapper 50 cent that some of the images used are screenshots from YouTube clips, as I see that YouTube enables all content to be shared and distributed publicly for commercial use. 'YouTube allows users to mark their videos with a Creative Commons CC BY'. I just want to double check that this is still the case and allowed on Wiki? I have already reached out for permissions to the owners of Darnell Edge's photos, and directed them to contact the COM VRT email address, but thinking of other options in case those permissions don't come through. Thanks in advance! InfinitiBowie97 (talk) 23:29, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@InfinitiBowie97 "YouTube allows users to mark their videos with a Creative Commons CC BY." This is correct, but almost none of them do. If a specific video is marked like that, well, then it will be marked like that. This [2] is an example (and was used for images in several en-WP articles), you can see it in the (expanded) info under the video. It's possible to filter YT-searches for "Creative Commons". You might find something interesting at Wikipedia:A picture of you. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:06, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the insight! One more question: if I take a picture of Darnell myself, I can upload to Commons under own work, correct? If so, which Creative License would be the appropriate to upload under, and what proof would need to be required when uploading? I read through the Creative License choices and looked at other pages (i.e. Jalen Brunson Wiki page) but would like to confirm before uploading my own photos of him. I really appreciate your help as I work to finalize Darnell's page once and for all! InfinitiBowie97 (talk) 16:20, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@InfinitiBowie97 Correct! The Upload Wizard will suggest CC BY-SA 4.0, but you can pick and chose among the acceptable licenses if you prefer. On proof, the Commons people will take your word for it, until one of them sees a reason not to. That day, that sorrow. Reason not to would for example be finding the same pic published earlier somewhere else. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:37, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, taking a picture of him yourself and uploading it would be an excellent solution. - Jmabel ! talk 22:53, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I upload this old photo?

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Hi, new to Wikipedia/Wikimedia and would like to know if I am allowed to upload this photo to Wikimedia. He was a civil war veteran, founded a town in my state, and is my close relative. I don't know who took the photo, but I found it here. The site says it was contributed by the Clark County Historical Museum. Would I have to get in touch with the museum to upload the photo? Do I need permission? What would I need from them? Sorry if this is a lot, again never uploaded a photo here before and a bit intimidated Greening5 (talk) 00:26, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Greening5 Welcome! (1841-1889) so yes, that's fine since US-stuff from before 1929 is fine, see for example Commons:Hirtle chart. When you upload it, the "license" is {{PD-US-expired}}. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:22, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Saya punya kendala dengan code penarinkan apa untuk mendapat kode pakai biaya

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@nuriati Bujroh (talk) 00:52, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Per my google-translation of your message, you're on the wrong website. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

public artworks

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I took this photo. is it alowed to be on commons? I don't know who made the artwork but it is in public. this photo is in public that hasnt been delted so maybe mine is ok? I should of came here first before uploading sorry. Anthony2106 (talk) 10:35, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Anthony2106: Hi, and welcome. Who painted it, when and where? What permission did they give? How may we verify that? See also COM:EVID and COM:DW.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:49, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Assuming that is Australia or New Zealand, I believe you are out of luck. They are not among the (very few) countries that offer freedom of panorama for "graphic works". - Jmabel ! talk 12:10, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
how did you guess Australia and New Zealand? cus it is Australia, its on the file it has the location
anyway ive marked this file as speedy delete Anthony2106 (talk) 12:22, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Anthony2106: I guessed because of the banner about the Archibald Prize. - Jmabel ! talk 21:17, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding all images in a category to a watchlist

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Is there an easy way to do this? Not the category itself, but the individual images within it. Thanks, Choliamb (talk) 12:16, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Choliamb: Hi, and welcome. While your account is set to "Add pages and files I edit to my watchlist" in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist (the default), you may use one of our file-related tools like VFC, AWB, or COM:JWB to prepend {{subst:void}}.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:23, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I see. First ensure that every file I edit is added to my watchlist, then make a null edit to every file I want to watch. Clever. But will the addition of the void show up as an edit in the file's edit history? I'd like to avoid driving other users crazy by saturation bombing their watchlists with a string of identical edits that do nothing. Choliamb (talk) 18:59, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Rather than make a string of nothing edits, a fairly easy way to do this is with AWB: you can make a list of pages from a category, copy and paste that list into your raw watchlist, and this can be done in two minutes without making needless edits. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:10, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I'll give that a try. Choliamb (talk) 20:29, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Choliamb: No, it will usually not show up as an edit in the file's edit history. Justin's solution works, too (if your watchlist isn't too big). Mine was too big last time I tried.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:36, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Good to know. Thanks to both of you. Choliamb (talk) 21:42, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Jeff is one of the most active users here and has provided hi quality advice for several years. I am very active across WMF wikis and am always happy to help however I can. Please don't hesitate to ping me or post to my talk (tho I am not as much of a Commons expert as Jeff). —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:51, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
PetScan can be useful here. After listing all files from category and choosing plain text option in the output you can just copy and paste it into your watchlist (edit raw watchlist). ~Cybularny Speak? 22:02, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Courtesy link: Commons:PetScan/Generate list of Commons files —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:47, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Justin (koavf)!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:13, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Jeff: your tireless helpfulness has gone noticed (as well as your support for peoples that Putin are trying to genocide or Finlandize). —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 14:16, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Koavf: You're welcome. Thanks for the new to me word wikt:Finlandize. What did Putin do to Finland or the Finnish? Please correct me if I am asking the wrong question.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 03:35, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Putin did not Finlandize the Finnish: that was done by the Soviets decades ago. Putin is not attempting to make Ukrainians more like Finns, he is attempting to control their foreign policy for his nation's own ends. I'll update Wiktionary now to include this definition. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 11:27, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020-present).svg

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Due to a move or redirect there were caused tons of problems at least in dewiki, see for instance de:Liste der Olympiasieger im alpinen Skisport, de:Portugal International 2006. Suggested solution from me: Also before present there should probably be a long hyphen, i.e. move back the file to Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg. Florentyna (talk) 15:23, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Пишет про ошибку LTA 263

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Хочу загрузить фотографии на конкурс по памятникам, но у меня выскакивает ошибка Алена Карюченко (talk) 18:13, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Эlcobbola: FYI.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:39, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Signature and photo of K. V. Frolov

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Hi,

I'm wanting to upload the signature and a photo of a scientist called K. V. Frolov, who was from Russia, as I'm trying to write an article about him. I just wanted to verify that these would not break copyright. I looked through the copyright by territory for signatures and it looked like it was fine, it had been uploaded on the Russian commons before stating it was "his image is not protected by copyright.." (https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84_%D0%9A._%D0%92._%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0.jpg). The one I'm not sure about is a photo of him, which states "This is a non-free photo of a deceased person. A new photograph cannot be taken, which may justify fair use of the photograph to illustrate an article about this person in the absence of alternative photographs under a free licence and the absence of reasonable grounds to believe that there are alternative photographs in the public domain." (https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:FrolovKV.jpg).

Thanks, Apollo468 (talk) 20:52, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Apollo468: The signature should be no problem. Generally, signatures cannot be copyrighted, except in some East Asian countries where signatures sometimes involve very sophisticated calligraphy.
  • The photo, no, at least not on Commons. Commons never accepts files on a "fair use" basis.
  • Each different-language Wikipedia has their own policy about non-free content uploaded locally to that Wikipedia. Some policies are as complete a negative as Commons; others make some allowances. meta:Non-free content links you to the relevant policy for each Wikipedia. - Jmabel ! talk 21:25, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • (I have no idea what you mean by "the Russian commons", so I more or less ignored that. Your link is to the Russian Wikipedia.) - Jmabel ! talk 21:26, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WEBB MILLER AMERICAN JOURNALIST WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GANDHI'S SUCCESS

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Dear Wikipedia Editors

The above USA journalist - with whom I have NO personal connection - played a key role in the work of Mahatma Gandhi's successful struggle for Indian independence.I notice there is no photo in his WIKI article. PLEASE DO ADD A PHOTO!

Thank you for your invaluable work. Dr. Brian R. H. Joseph, Ph.D. (Harvard) Wiki Donor

Knox Canada Fellow, Harvard University Nova Scotia, Canada

Wiki Account ID = user name Dr.BRHJ Dr.BRHJ (talk) 23:13, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dr.BRHJ. Please don't post in all capital letters because it's considered to be equivalent to "shouting" on the Internet. In addition, it's great that you've donated to Wikipedia, but it doesn't matter when it comes to uploading content to Commons or editing on Wikipedia. If you'd like to upload a particular photo of en:Webb Miller (journalist) to use in the Wikipedia article about him, you may; however, you should first carefully read through c:Commons:Licensing and en:Wikipedia:Image use policy before doing so. Wikipedia and Commons are sister projects but they have their own policies and guidelines when it comes to uploading photos; so, it's important to understand what type of content each allows before uploading anything. The main difference is that Commons only accepts content that is either within the public domain or has been released under an acceptable free license in both the United States and the country of first publication; Wikipedia not only accepts such content, but it also accepts en:Wikipedia:non-free content (i.e. still copyrighted content not released under an acceptable free license). Since it's hard to say which will work best in this case without knowing which image you'd like to upload, someone can probably give you a more detailed reply is you can provide a link to the actual photo of Miller that you think should be used. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:42, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Upload photo from a site under CC BY SA 4.0

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I was searching for a free image of a politician to use on article regarding them on enwiki. and i found his image on a website. bottom of that website stated that PRS Legislative Research is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. can i upload that image to commons under same licence and use same site as source.
––KEmel49talk,Uploads 04:33, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[[reply]

Hi KEmel49 Normally, I would think it would be OK to do so as long as the photo was the original content of that website and not a photo they got from somewhere else; however, right below the licensing statement you mentioned in your post it also clearly states "Copyright © 2024 prsindia.org All Rights Reserved." and it also says of the website's disclaimer page that the content can only be reproduced for non-commercial use. Since "all rights reserved" and "non-commercial use" are too restrictive for Commons, this complicate things and makes it less clear which license applies to which content. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:25, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Marchjuly and KEmel49: It seems to be a photo from somewhere else. In fact, according to results from TinEye, it's a Lok Sabha portrait. I found this archive link (direct), which shows it would fall under {{GODL-India}} instead because it's a work by the Indian Government. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 16:52, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
After few more search i got one image from official government site here. and i uploaded same to commons. See File:Kripanath Mallah in 2024.jpg.––KEmel49talk,Uploads 20:02, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have been trying to upload a photo of my deceased father to his page for over 2 hours and it keeps rejecting me. How do I do it correctly?

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for over 2 hours and it keeps rejecting me. How do I do it correctly ChetDagit (talk) 04:13, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ChetDagit: Please tell us how it s "rejecting" you. What does the message say? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:11, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also: assuming you are uploading from a web page, what is the URL of that page? (There are several different pages where people can upload to Commons, and they are each a bit different.) Are you on a PC or a phone? - 18:18, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
@ChetDagit: Please see your filter log and the related details. You made four attempts in fifteen minutes, which may have seemed like two hours, to upload the files "File:CharlesDagitSailor.jpg", "File:CharlesDagitJr.png" and "File:CharlesDagitJr.jpg". As specified in the log details, the problem was that you attempted to upload the files while you were on Wikipedia. You can upload the files when you are here on Commons, with the link "upload file". That is assuming that you own the copyrights or that the photos are under a free license from their copyright owners. -- Asclepias (talk) 19:12, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Photo challenge "roof"

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I`m logged in, but I can't upload a picture. Gives an error message: This page is currently protected, and can be edited only by template editors and administrators. Some templates and site interface pages are permanently protected due to visibility or risk. The reason for protection can be found in the protection log. You can discuss this page with others. If you have noticed an error or have a suggestion for a simple change, start a new section and insert the text {{edit request}} followed by your request. A template editor or an administrator may then make the change on your behalf. You may also test proposed changes in the template's sandbox. You may request unprotection of the page. Hei1972 (talk) 07:31, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hei1972: Sounds like you are trying to upload to a filename that is already in use, and the system thinks you are doing an unauthorized overwrite. Change your filename. - Jmabel ! talk 18:31, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! But I can't get to the file upload page at all. Hei1972 (talk) 18:51, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, so you were probably on an image page, and hit the "upload new version", which was an (accidental) explicit request to overwrite!
@Hei1972: You don't say whether you are on a PC, a phone, or what, but assuming it is a PC, near the top of the left nav (under the search bar) should be "Upload file". This might be a little different if you have a different skin, but look for "Upload file". - Jmabel ! talk 10:31, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't matter, it's the same on the computer, and on the phone. The photo challenge page directs me to click on the link below to upload your photo. And then comes the text... you have no rights... 🙃 Hei1972 (talk) 21:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Hei1972: Indeed, the links in the pages of the photo challenge are seriously broken. But you can go directly to the edit page to add entries, after having uploaded the file with "upload file". -- Asclepias (talk) 16:33, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! I'll try. 😊 Hei1972 (talk) 21:35, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I work for Columbia Pictures Aquaverse. I'm trying to upload the logo to its Wiki page but cannot.

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I work for Columbia Pictures Aquaverse. I'm trying to upload the logo to its Wiki page but cannot. Where and how do I upload logo file. Tozpithan (talk) 09:59, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Tozpithan Go here: Wikipedia:File upload wizard. Chose "Upload a non-free file" > "This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use." > "This is a logo of an organization, company, brand, etc."
Once you've done that, the new logo can be added at Columbia Pictures Aquaverse. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:36, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If the logo is this one it is likely below the threshold of originality, and so should be uploaded here, as {{PD-ineligible}}, albeit tagged as a {{Trademark}}. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:09, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agree, but if the personification is part of it like at [3], then that fails, I think. Though I have no idea how old that particular picture is. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:20, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I have an image I wish to upload. The copyright holder is willing to send me an authorization email with the required license (CC-BY-SA) to upload the image. COM:VRT says: ... ask the author to forward the email with their clear statement of permission to permissions-commonswikimedia.org, including the full header and any previously exchanged correspondence with you.

Whereas COM:ET says: if you are releasing a work for which you are acting on the copyright holder's behalf, you may be asked to provide proof of this authorization such as a forwarded email message with full Internet headers from the copyright holder designating you as their representative in this matter.

It is not very clear what my role and the copyright holder's role are. From the latter, it seems that the copyright holder's role is limited to authorizing me. Is it sufficient that the copyright owner mails me the authorization to upload, and I forward that email (with headers) to permissions-commons @ wikimedia.org? If so, do we have an email template for this authorization? AltJay (talk) 13:03, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AltJay: copyright holder should send directly to the email address provided at COM:VRT. It's a good idea if they cc you so that you are in the loop.
I think the part you are quoting in the second paragraph is about uploading on behalf of an organization (where we need to know if you represent the organization). Not sure of that last, but I'm sure it's not relevant here, and I'm in an airport waiting for a flight right now so I don't have time to research the context, but certain that it is not this case. - Jmabel ! talk 18:36, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I checked again, the quoted part is not about uploading on behalf of an organization. The sentence covers multiple scenarios separated by semi-colons, and the quoted part is only for the case of if you are releasing a work for which you are acting on the copyright holder's behalf. However, from what you are saying about the copyright holder having to mandatorily send the email directly, I think the paragraph on COM:ET is confusing, and may need to be tweaked.
The email template given there does not have content about authorizing an uploader, so why would an uploader have to send email headers about a different email from the copyright holder, when the copyright holder has already sent a direct email consenting to a license? AltJay (talk) 18:39, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, if it mentions "email headers" it's got to be about demonstrating authenticity when forwarding an email (which should only happen as a last resort, anyway). Again, sorry I don't have a lot of time to go into this, if someone else does they should feel free; the point for your case is that the copyright-holder should send the email. - Jmabel ! talk 07:10, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How to add a main article for the category if there is not one in English?

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In Categories there are usually added the descriptive articles in English like here. But if there is no English article like here, no article is added even though there would exist an article in German such as here. How could we add it to the category? Thanks a lot in advance for any replies.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 18:18, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Paradise Chronicle: } Start from the article that exists (in whatever language). Click the link to the Wikidata item corresponding to the article. Add the Commons category there. Then (not necessary, but a good idea), add {{Wikidata Infobox}} to the Commons category. - Jmabel ! talk 18:40, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Where do I post copyright releases?

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There is no link to the address or form to file copyright releases. There is nothing about it on the front page, any of the help pages, the FAQ, or any of the subsiquent pages I looked at. Someone has sent me a release, OORTs appears to be dead, where does it go? Maury Markowitz (talk) 20:12, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Maury Markowitz: please see COM:VRT. MKFI (talk) 06:22, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is there any way to find this via navigation from the main page? If not this needs to be fixed. Where would I post for that? Maury Markowitz (talk) 12:17, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Best I've got so far: main page > Welcome > our FAQ will help > Commons:FAQ#I_am_not_the_author,_but_I_have_permission. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:24, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

unable to view files after uploading

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I've uploaded files to Base10Calendar user and can't locate or view them, nor view the Base10Calendar page. Base10calendar (talk) 02:52, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, That's because you created another account. Do not do that. Please read COM:SCOPE. Wikimedia Commons is not the place to advertise your personal theories and creations. Yann (talk) 08:37, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please delete old logo's

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Hi

Please can logo's be deleted as its cacheing on SERP results. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cell_C_Brand_Logo.jpg

Nomination for deletion is still pending since 2 September

Thanks CellCMarketing (talk) 07:59, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done We don't delete old logos, if the company is notable. It can be {{Rename}}d, and the description can be corrected. Yann (talk) 08:32, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SVG translation methods?

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Recently, I translated an SVG in Czech to English so that it would display properly on the English Wikipedia. It works perfectly fine on both wikis now, and I assume the way I did things is what could be considered proper (adding systemlanguage attributes to text elements and editing them accordingly in the SVG Translate tool). However, I notice that certain images, such as File:Hecataeus world map-en.svg, are not translated inside of the SVG itself, but rather use different, separately-uploaded versions of the SVG for each language it has been translated into.

This could be a simple case of pedantry on my part, but the need to split a single vector image into 19 different Commons files for each language it needs to be translated into strikes me as inefficient, as it appears there is a better solution in the form of "native" SVG translation that can be consolidated to a single file and embedded on other wikis, as well as translated, without much hassle. Is this the case? Is this SVG something that could/should be converted to use embedded text translations, or is it split into multiple files for each translated language for good reason? Theki (talk) 17:44, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the problem is that within Wikipedia what is displayed are pngs [4], not svg.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 18:25, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's something I've noticed. However, it appears to me that most or all wikis have the ability to render an embedded SVG in the language of the wiki, or the default language otherwise. The SVG I translated is displayed here, and you can see the render translated to English, despite the original being in Czech. I think the opposite (it rendering in Czech, the default language) works on the Czech wiki but the image preview is too small for me to verify, and it appears that maximizing it renders it in English, although I surmise that might be because of my device language or something similar. Basically― I think the wikis render the SVGs to PNG based on the most appropriate language. Theki (talk) 18:43, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Theki: that image dates to 2006. I am not certain if the SVG translation was possible back then. Additionally sometimes people will simply not know the translation option and will then create and upload a translated derivative file. MKFI (talk) 06:26, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
At any rate, will it be OK for me to convert it to use embedded text translations, or should I leave it as is? All the translated versions are mostly identical, so it should be trivial (if tedious) to get them all translated into one file. I'll remark that I can't seem to figure out how to get the switch element to work with transforms so that I don't have to apply the same attributes to every translated child of the text. Theki (talk) 12:59, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2,320 files needing review

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Please take a look at Category:Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank. Currently, I see a total of 2,320 files in the category and it looks like they were all taken from the same website: https://memory.culture.tw/ I didn't check them all, but I did look at quite a few. I randomly checked over 500 files of the licensing and found that none of them had been reviewed by a reviewer. If you go to see the category, you'll see that it contains thousands of photos of all Taiwan and printed matter of all kinds. For example,

2,320 files in the category, I don't know how many files were actually not been reviewed by a reviewer. I'd be worried if source link is dead in the future. In order to avoid deleting files, we would better take some time to review the licensing and the source links. Could you please review the 2,320 files?--125.230.85.226 20:48, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Crop request

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Can someone please crop File:Gerhard Meisenberg.jpg. The sky is 50% of the photo. Thanks, Polygnotus (talk) 22:01, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done File:Gerhard Meisenberg (cropped).jpg. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:10, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Koavf! Polygnotus (talk) 00:18, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For sure. You may want to check out Commons:CropTool. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 08:35, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

publication d'un Article

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comment publier facilement une bibliographie ou un article  ? YA96 (talk) 22:07, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

w:fr:Wikipédia:Forum_des_nouveaux —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:11, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I contact a Wikimedia commons media contributor?

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Any help much appreciated. 2603:6010:8C04:649B:2C92:2E52:F1E0:3B01 19:40, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Use that person's talk page. Some users have email enabled (e.g. the "M" in my signature) and you can use that option if that person has made it available. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:49, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, I’ll try that. 🙏 2603:6010:8C04:649B:135:D0BD:27B4:454E 22:37, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
But the email option is only available if you are also logged in and have attached an email address to your account. - Jmabel ! talk 19:40, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Illustration of Baby Khambrangchak in the story "Khambrangchak Machado Haraoba Heire" (ꯈꯝꯕ꯭ꯔꯥꯡꯆꯥꯛ ꯃꯆꯥꯗꯣ ꯍꯔꯥꯎꯕ ꯍꯩꯔꯦ).jpg

@Haoreima: Batrachoseps (talk) 00:06, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Adding source tag for a large amount of images

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I recently received multiple notices on my talk page from @Εὐθυμένης stating that the 'File source is not properly indicated' for nearly, if not all, of my photos. I personally own all these photos, as I captured them myself. According to Wikipedia's guidelines, if you created the content yourself, you should enter Own work as the source. I can do this, but since I have a large number of images, adding this tag to each one individually would take hours. Is there a way to add this tag in bulk, or is there an easier way to confirm that I own the images? WikiEnthuasiastGR30 (talk) 03:13, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Krd, should this be solved by VRT or an AWB/cat-a-lot run? All the Best -- Chuck Talk 05:22, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@WikiEnthuasiastGR30: Your photos were already marked with "template:own" in the source field before being tagged by Εὐθυμένης. Do you have any idea of why Εὐθυμένης tagged them? If the tag was placed for no reason, then IMO it's the burden of Εὐθυμένης to remove the tags. You do not need to add a second copy of the "template:own" as there. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:26, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Alachuckthebuck, Asclepias, and Krd: First of all, please note that a certain amount of the files uploaded by this same user were tagged in the past with the same justification by Texniths and later deleted. Second, please allow me to mention the lack of any sort of metadata in the majority (if not all) of the files lacking any source citation. Given what I mentionned earlier about the upload of problematic (?) files in the past, anything that is decided about the said files should be weighted carefully beforehand I think. 🏺ⲈⲨⲐⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎⲊ🏛️ ⲱⲑⲏⲥⲁⲧⲉ 17:03, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The files I uploaded which later deleted were removed due to a mistake on my part, stemming from a lack of knowledge about licensing in my early days of using Wikipedia. Regarding the metadata, I had personally removed it from all my files before uploading them to protect my personal information, as personally identifiable information had been added to the metadata by my operating system. WikiEnthuasiastGR30 (talk) 01:05, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@WikiEnthuasiastGR30: File:Μεταβυζαντινός ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου Μεταξάδων.jpg, for example, says it is your own work, but also says that a (nonexistent) User:GeorgeAlep123 is the author. Can you explain? - Jmabel ! talk 19:44, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Username change. Cf. log and move. -- Asclepias (talk) 21:01, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User page merge

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Hi @ all!

I'd like to merge my old userpage with my new one. At least I want a redirect to my new user page. Can someone please do that?

old: User:Hillopo2018

new: User:Hillopo2024 Hillopo2024 (talk) 13:12, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hillopo2024: Hi, and welcome back. Why did you change usernames?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:01, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Besides Jeff G.'s question, are you talking about just your old user page, or also the corresponding talk page? And do you still have access to your old account? - Jmabel ! talk 19:47, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

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I have permission. How do I prove it? PugLife1313 (talk) 21:36, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PugLife1313, see Commons:FAQ#I_am_not_the_author,_but_I_have_permission. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:18, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fotos

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Hola, ¿Existe alguna forma de que pueda subir fotos de logos de series de televisión sin violar los derechos y que posteriormente sean eliminados? Los logos son de vital importancia para mis trabajos y proyectos en la Wikipedia en español y quisiera poder subir algunos. Gracias. Kletaaaaaaa (talk) 21:44, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

En corto: probablemente, no. Commons accepta sólamente archivos que o son en el dominio público o tienen una licencia libre. La política de la wikipedia en español es lo mismo. Con la excepción de logos muy simples o muy viejos (demasiado viejo para series de televisión), no son en el dominio público, y no es probable que el dueño de los derechos concede una licencia libre. - Jmabel ! talk 21:36, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Where can you find the page where we post questions?

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That’s it. 2603:6010:8C04:649B:135:D0BD:27B4:454E 22:35, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You're here. Was this a joke? - Jmabel ! talk 21:36, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Mount Togakushi
Mount Atago
Kobe and the Osaka Bay Area
Haneji Inland Sea, northern Okinawa
Examples of still aerial shots I have taken across Japan. I would also like to be able to contribute aerial video footage to Commons as well.

I have shot, curated, and edited video footage of nature that is taken from overhead with my DJI Mavic Air 2, while travelling across countryside Japan. I have high quality aerial video footage of forests, mountains, rivers and seas from across Okinawa Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, and Okayama Prefecture, and would like to upload it to Commons under a free licence. The usual upload form that I normally use has a maximum upload file size of 100MB, or 5GB if a whitelisted URL is provided; neither of these seem to allow me to upload my content to Commons. Is there another way in which I can do this?

Currently there is very little drone video content from Japan available on Commons, and I would like to remedy this. I am officially registered as a drone operator under MLIT DIPS until July 2027, so I also have the luxury of being able to produce even more Japan-based content in the future, since Japan is a country where drone flight is otherwise prohibited, which probably explains the lack of content contributed by Commons users. I would prefer to upload my content directly to a free-licence content repository like Commons, so people can freely and easily download and reuse the files for their own projects (e.g. for filler B-roll scenes), rather than to YouTube where the average user may not know how to jump through all the hoops and hurdles to obtain the video files. --benlisquareTalk•Contribs 04:24, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is Commons:Maximum file size to consider. This refers to Help:Chunked_upload a feature of Special:UploadWizard. Commons:Upload tools lists a video tool at them bottom.
Personally, I don't have any experience with large files, but found Commons:Command-line_upload#Python_Wikipedia_Bot convenient for series of small ones. Not sure if and how it works for large files.
If you add drone videos, it's definitely worth also adding photos from these as you did above. At File:From Preda to Bergün with Rhaetian Railway, aerial video.webm, I tried to add thumbnails of key sequences.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 11:12, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I wasn't aware that UploadWizard supported chunked uploading of larger files. I'll try it out and see how things go. Thanks for the advice! --benlisquareTalk•Contribs 11:30, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Can someone help me organise Korean War photos by year and month?

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I have tried to copy the same templates as for the Category:Vietnam War by date but they don't seem to organise the pages, presumably I'm missing something. thanks Mztourist (talk) 07:00, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Are temporary image files for seeking context supported?

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I am in the midst of processing a series of historical images documenting the fall of the Berlin Wall, street protests in East Germany, and the development of the Velvet Revolution in Prague. This is a multi‑stage exercise that involves scanning and post‑processing the analog images. But it also involves digging into the historical contexts of the material. I would like to parallelize this work. So can I upload low‑res scans to Wikimedia to get help with that interpretation — and then later delete these files? That temporary low quality material would also be clearly watermarked "PROOF" so that it can be easily identified as transient. TIA, RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 08:11, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@RobbieIanMorrison: Probably technically yes, but why would it be any harder to upload the full-res files in the first place? - Jmabel ! talk 21:38, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel: Hello and thanks for responding. The first scans were rough and low quality and are now being repeated and the images edited for contrast and clarity and such. I also like to add good EXIF metadata to the proper upload so that information is also captured in the file and remains on download (but I guess one can reissue another variant with just some revised metadata later on). So it looks like I should just wait until I have done as much as I can from my side before publishing on Wikimedia. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 09:02, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@RobbieIanMorrison: I hadn't considered the better scans not yet being available. Yes, if it is somehow useful, you can upload the available but less good scan first, then overwrite it with a better scan later. (It's OK to overwrite your own upload with an improved image.) Just don't use ImageNote or anything else that would be invalidated by having an image whose dimensions are different.
In short, you would not delete, but could overwrite with a better version. If something significant changes in your knowledge, in principle you could also rename. We try not to do too much renaming here, so if for a lot of these you won't immediately be able to give appropriate filenames, you might hold off on doing too many uploads. But feel free to upload a few that you might need some help with. - Jmabel ! talk 14:59, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
To give scale for "We try not to do too much renaming here," someone recently requested renaming for a couple of hundred of their own uploads, and the resulting backlog was cleared in a day or so. So if we're talking about fewer than say 250 files, I wouldn't worry about getting the name wrong initially if that makes your workflow easier. --bjh21 (talk) 16:22, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel and Bjh21: Thanks for your replies. Given there is no straightforward way of creating short‑lived image files, I will press on with the strategy of collecting as much information as I can outside of Wikimedia Commons first. Notwithstanding, the responses on this particular thread did clarify some workflow issues for me. Thanks. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 22:01, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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How to upload a word file?

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How to upload a word file? Praful Godkar WIKI (talk) 13:23, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you provide some more details? Such as what is the purpose of the file? What application was used to generate the file (I presume you mean a Microsoft Word document)? Why does the information need to be stored on Wikimedia? Is the material covered by copyright and if so, does it carry an acceptable open license. That kind of information will help others respond to your question or perhaps advise against adding it to Wikimedia. Best wishes, RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 16:37, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@RobbieIanMorrison: All of which makes this much more complicated than it is.
@Praful Godkar WIKI: Commons does not accept Word files. You might want to look at COM:SCOPE. - Jmabel ! talk 21:40, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I was hoping to upload Still Life with Chocolate Service (1770), but when downloading the image from the Spanish museum website the image is claimed to be "Copyright ©Museo Nacional del Prado". Is this because it is a high-quality image? Are there any work-arounds? Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 00:56, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Rollinginhisgrave: The museum doesn't hold the copyright, so their claim is baseless. You can upload the file, but please make sure you provide all the details (author, source, date, etc.). {{PD-Art|PD-old-100-expired}} is the right license. Yann (talk) 09:23, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Rollinginhisgrave: Here is some more background, involving case law from the United Kingdom from 2023. In that ruling and quoting from Wikipedia EN on Digital copies: "A November 2023 Appeal Court judgement (THJ v. Sheridan, 2023) by Lord Justice Arnold clarified that, in the UK, no new copyright is created in making a photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional public domain artwork, and that this has been the case since 2009." See: Lord Justice Arnold (20 November 2023). THJ v Sheridan. United Kingdom: Court of Appeal. If you read that Wikipedia EN section further, you will find a similar sentiment from the UK Intellectual Property Office issued in 2014/2015. In the absence of Wikimedia policy (my searches revealed nothing), my suggestion is that you ignore the copyright notice and upload the file in question as public domain. HTH, RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 09:27, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 09:54, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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salve volevo sapere se era possibile cancellare dei file già caricati.E se si come Grazie Bocassina (talk) 15:15, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(Con l'aiuto di Google Translate.) @Bocassina: Se si tratta di un caricamento avvenuto nell'ultima settimana, contrassegnalo semplicemente con {{SD|G7}} e verrà eliminato. Altrimenti, puoi segnalarlo per l'eliminazione come qualsiasi altra foto, ma deve esserci una base per l'eliminazione. - Jmabel ! talk 21:10, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Formatting the title of a category

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I've recently created the category 'Syzygium wilsonii subsp. cryptophlebium'. To be true to standard scientific practice, the title should be formatted as 'Syzygium wilsonii subsp. cryptophlebium', which I tried to do using {{DISPLAYTITLE}} at the very top of the page. This works, but it produces a large ugly red warning at the top of the page as follows:

Warning: Display title "Category:<i>Syzygium wilsonii</i> subsp. <i>cryptophlebium</i>" overrides earlier display title "Category:<i>Syzygium wilsonii subsp. cryptophlebium</i>".

How do I get around this? —  Junglenut | talk  22:22, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Convenience link: Category:Syzygium wilsonii subsp. cryptophlebium - Jmabel ! talk 08:54, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Module:Taxonavigation adds DISPLAYTITLE, but doesn't seem to have a way to deactivate it. Either an option should be added or logic for your usecase added.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 13:57, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:''Syzygium wilsonii'' subsp. ''cryptophlebium''|noerror}} --Geohakkeri (talk) 16:07, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Eliminazione file caricati

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Grazie ma non vedo nessun tasto elimina Bocassina (talk) 06:30, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(Con un po' di assistenza da Google Translate) In generale non puoi eliminare i file. Accettiamo solo file che sono di pubblico dominio o per i quali il detentore del copyright ha concesso una licenza irrevocabile. Se questo è un tuo caricamento recente (entro l'ultima settimana), aggiungi semplicemente {{SD|G7}} alla pagina del file e verrà quasi sicuramente eliminato. Se è qualcos'altro, potresti dire quale file e perché vuoi che venga eliminato? - Jmabel ! talk 09:00, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
perche' ho caricato delle mie foto che riportano la mia firma e purtroppo me ne sono accorta solo dopo averle caricate
Grazie
Giuliana Bocassina (talk) 11:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Bocassina: Di nuovo: caricato negli ultimi sette giorni o prima? - Jmabel ! talk 21:28, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

cannot find where to end monthly donation

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My credit card shows a monthly donation to Wikimedia Commons. I probably did contribute monthly starting in January because I needed a photo for my book. However, I no longer need to access anything on Commons and want to end my monthly donation. Please give me the link to do that. Wikimedia has no record of my having created an account and a search of my email turns up nothing from Wikimedia (not even in Spam). Thanks. MJCinWNC (talk) 10:55, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MJCinWNC: Hi, There are no donations to Wikimedia Commons. All donations to the Wikimedia movement are to the Wikimedia Foundation. You can contact them about donations by using the email address indicated at FAQ#How_can_I_contact_the_Wikimedia_Foundation?. (N.b.: the use of all Wikimedia Commons material is free. Donations to the Wikimedia Foundation are welcome but entirely voluntary.) -- Asclepias (talk) 13:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And donations would have nothing to do with your account on the site. - Jmabel ! talk 21:29, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

how uplode photo

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how to uplode photo and details and how surch our wikipidi on google 2409:40D0:D:F35F:5993:E01F:F468:CAD3 15:06, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Commons:First steps. No idea what you are really asking about Google, though. If there is another language you write better than English, feel free to try it. - Jmabel ! talk 21:31, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can an image generated from ChatGPT be uploaded to Wikimedia?

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I do not live in the UK where the copyright law appears to apply to AI as well. -- Pulimaiyi (talk) 06:12, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As long as the creation location is not the UK or Hong Kong, there is no restriction Fumikas Sagisavas (talk) 06:40, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Pulimaiyi: Mark it clearly as AI-generated, and recognize that the AI is the author, not you. Also, relatively few AI-generated images are in scope. See Commons:AI-generated media. - Jmabel ! talk 16:00, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request to rotate an image

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Request to rotate this image 90° counterclockwise.

Fumikas Sagisavas (talk) 06:43, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On the page of the image you can see: "Original file ‎(1,900 × 2,532 pixels, file size: 599 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg); (request rotation)". Click on the link "request rotation" and select 270 degrees. Wouter (talk) 13:04, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have done this for the user. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 18:43, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Copiright issues with uploading image

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Is using a picture from someone's public instagram ok? I'd like to change the image on the page of Tubbo, a streamer. The image is old and of bad quality and I don't like it very much. The image I'd be using was taken at a panel, in a public setting. EnterOrLeave (talk) 09:33, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@EnterOrLeave, no. Images uploaded elsewhere by others are copyrighted. The copyright holder must state that they have openly licensed the picture under CC BY-SA (or any other compatible license) before it can be uploaded here. Regards, Aafi (talk) 13:50, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@EnterOrLeave Assuming you don't have a picture of him you have taken yourself with your own camera, if you want, you can try to contact him and point him to Wikipedia:A picture of you. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:43, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure if this is called wearing or undressing?

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I just saw a very special photograph. Look at this: File:ValerieSilverman. 421.jpg. Looks like taken off her bikini top and also like put on it, because it was glued to her breasts. What categories are appropriate for this case?--125.230.80.47 13:01, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GKlang(지클랑)작곡가

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제가 올린 프로필사진에 저말고 운전하시는분이 찍혀서 다른사진올리려고 하는데 안되는데여 기존사진을 삭제해주시면 안되나여? GKlang (talk) 15:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@GKlang: {{G7}}를 사용할 수 있습니다. You may use {{G7}}.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:17, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global user page

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Re: Commons:Help desk/Archive/2024/06#User page missing/not missing?

How can I move my user page to the meta area (or create a new one there)? 伟思礼 (talk) 15:27, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@伟思礼, you can simply create one at meta-wiki at m:User:伟思礼. If you want the meta-wiki user page appear on other wikis, you should have the local user page deleted. You cannot move the local one. Regards, Aafi (talk) 15:41, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How to remove images that have categories already from the uncategorized

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Hello, there are many images that have categories but are listed as not having any. How to remove them without doing it individually? Thanks, Krok6kola (talk) 18:14, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Krok6kola: - hello, have you tried to clear your browser cache? (Ctrl+Fn+F5 on Windows). The second question is why to you want to uncategorise images? All images should really be in at least one category. Regards. Militum professio scriniarii (talk) 21:20, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Militum professio scriniarii: The images are already in categories. It confuses things to have categorized images listed in uncategorized lists. Krok6kola (talk) 21:24, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Krok6kola: - can you give me an example? I am aware of noticable delays in Commons server caches not purging in a timely manner. So that might actually be the issue. Regards. Militum professio scriniarii (talk) 21:45, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

logo zespołu teatralnego

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dobry wieczór; niedawno zasililiśmy Wikipedię skromnym artykułem o naszym zespole - Teatr STOP. Jest ona dopiero przeglądana przez bardziej doświadczonych redaktorów. Chcielibysmy umieścić w tym artykule w szablonie Teatr infobox plik graficzny, który jest logo grupy. Jaką licencję powinienem podać przesyłając ten plik. Nadmienię, że znak w pliku jest moją pracą (grafika komputerowa), a wykorzystałem do tego nasz plakat, który używamy od wielu lat. Bodajże od 1990 roku. Nie pamiętam nazwiska autora, któremu za projekt zapłaciliśmy. Dokumentów z tamtych czasów nie mamy żadnych. Plakat jest cały czas używany, ale z małymi przeróbkami. Czy mogę to w jakiś legalny sposób zrealizować? Będę wdzięczny za odpowiedź Mirontu (talk) 20:24, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:When?

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Is it possible for someone to create this - similar to the one at English Wikipedia? My main reason for requesting is to tag image descriptions for information on date of image, when the date of the image is clearly different to the upload date. One such example is File:Wing Parade - RAF Wittering.jpg - those RAF uniforms were in use during the 1950s and early 60s, but categorically not in 2012, or even 1982! Maybe code the template to directly ping the original uploader (if that is actually possible) to request supplying the date of the image. Regards, Militum professio scriniarii (talk) 21:16, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Militum professio scriniarii, I created the template here (forking the one from enwiki). Can you try and let me know if this works okay? Regards, Aafi (talk) 05:35, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No carga de archivos para un concurso de wikipedia

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Para un concurso de fotos que entré en wikipedia, no me dejo subir archivos que estaban bien supuestamente y al final error de las 40 fotografias que subi sólo 5 estaban bien y cuando trato de subir las otras me dice que ya estan subidas, pero no me dejan comprobar, ¿alguna sugerencia? Tecnosmaul (talk) 02:28, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Picture in the public domain but without documentation

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In doing research, I was able to contact someone who had a picture of the Currituck Shooting Club from 1920, making the image public domain. However, I have no way of proving this, except that the museum which displayed the image and the person who gave it to me both indicate it is from 1920. Not sure how to proceed on this.

Thank you,
Packer1028 (talk) 04:47, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The general answer is that you don't have to prove it, but should include enough information that others can come to the same conclusion as you. For U.S. images, the main issue is the date of publication. If it wasn't published at the time, but only after being digitised by the museum, it might very well still be under copyright (if the publication happened in a specific span of years).
Make sure you include the information you have in the file description, perhaps with some additional comments on the talk page. Link the museum page where the image is shown, to allow people to do research via the museum.
–LPfi (talk) 08:07, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

چطور به یوتیوب . خارج از ایران وصل شد

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سلام . ما در باره رهائی کل دین ها کار می کنیم و سعی داریم ویدئو بسازیم و به یوتیوب خارج از ایران بفرستیم . در ایران اعتمادی نیست 2.147.172.180 09:53, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Enter your name

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In previous years, when uploading photos to WLM at a certain step, the name of the author of the picture appeared in the corresponding column, by default there was a nickname from the account, which could be changed at this stage. This step is currently missing. Apparently, the system automatically puts the user's nickname by the author. Tell me, and if I want to enter my first/ last name in the "author" column, how do I do this? Kemaluk (talk) 10:52, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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