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Tried to use my own images for Wikipedia but identified as copyright violation[edit]

Thanks a lot for all the timely help regarding my own artwork. Given the complexity involved, I decided to stop here and retract what I asked. Once again, thanks a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bnurs (talk • contribs) 01:20, 16 July 2023‎ (UTC)Reply[reply]

Descargar papeletas electorales (Venezuela)[edit]

Buenas,se puede descargar Papeletas electorales (Ballot papers) en Venezuela,inspirados por otros?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 12:56, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

AbchyZa22 ¿puedes describir, con claridad, cuál es tu duda? Lo que has escrito es agramatical e ininteligible. Strakhov (talk) 22:39, 13 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Strakhov: Buenas, lamento la demora, por ejemplo si descargo uno como este (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tarjeton_Electoral.jpeg#mw-jump-to-license), Wikimedia lo acepta??
) AbchyZa22 (talk) 16:04, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
AbchyZa22: empiezo a tener serias dudas de si conoces la diferencia entre las palabras «descargar» (download) y «subir» (upload). ¿Por descargar te refieres a guardar la imagen en tu computadora o celular? Efectivamente, no hay ningún problema con eso. "Wikimedia" de forma general nunca te va a poner pegas a descargar una imagen ya existente en Wikimedia Commons. Si te estás refiriendo, en un mal uso de la palabra 'descargar', a que si puedes "subir" a Wikimedia Commons imágenes de papeletas electorales porque otros lo han hecho, te diría que el que enlazaste es un mal ejemplo del que tomar 'inspiración': es improbable que se trate de un "trabajo propio" de quien subió la imagen y habría que establecer, por tanto, motivos por los que dicha imagen podría considerarse en dominio público (pueden existir, pero yo los desconozco). Saludos. Strakhov (talk) 12:33, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Strakhov:Osea si subó una imagen como esa (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tarjeton_Electoral.jpeg#mw-jump-to-license) Wikimedia lo acepta?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 12:54, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
AbchyZa22: ya te he dicho que, dado que no es una creación tuya, tienes que especificar algún motivo por el que la papeleta estaría en dominio público. ¿Carecen las papeletas electorales de Venezuela de derechos de autor por alguna ley venezolana? ¿existe algún otro motivo por el que podría considerarse en dominio público (de minimis, umbral de originalidad o algo así)?: lo desconozco, ni soy venezolano, ni soy experto en papeletas electorales, ni he manejado muchos casos de minimis u originalidad). Con la información que has proporcionado te diría que no subas la imagen, pero es posible que obtengas opiniones más cualificadas que la mía en COM:VP/C (aunque te recomiendo que te expreses con más claridad, cuesta entender lo que escribes incluso a un hispanoparlante, y allí se prefiere el inglés). Saludos. Strakhov (talk) 13:03, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Image created by me but based on an historic image provided by the British Library[edit]

I obtained some images of pages of a book printed in 1650 from the British Library's Imaging Service. These I edited so I could use them to create a single folio image for my own purposes. The result is therefore my own work, based on copies from a 1650 book which is obviously out of copyright. Can I submit it to Wikimedia? Can the terms of the BL Imaging Service affect this? (I can't check it just at the moment as their website is inaccessible.) Ceperman (talk) 18:15, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Ceperman: if these are faithful copies at each step of the way, then as far as Commons is concerned these are simply uncreative photos of a two-dimensional work in the public domain, and may be uploaded as such ({{PD-old-100}} or similar tag). Neither you nor the British Library has any copyright involved here.
Note that UK law may view this differently: there is a so-called "sweat-of-brow" doctrine in UK copyright law if it took a lot of work to make the clean copy. I believe (though I could be wrong, User:Clindberg might know) that it has never been tested in a courtroom. Commons pretty much ignores it. - 22:40, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Any "sweat-of-brow" here would be mine, as I cleaned up the copy, and I'm happy to give up any copyright claim. Does this make it OK just to submit it as my work? Ceperman (talk) 18:45, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Ceperman: There is also the sweat of an employee of the British Library's Imaging Service.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:58, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
As I said, Commons really doesn't recognize the "sweat of the brow" claim. The only concession that I'm aware we've made to it is that there are some UK GLAMs who freely provide us with reasonably high-res content on the basis that we don't host their super-high-res versions of the same content. - Jmabel ! talk 19:44, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The original reply only mentioned "sweat-of-brow" in relation to cleaning up the image, which I did. But hey, if this isn't an issue for Wikimedia then that's good enough for me. Ceperman (talk) 14:44, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Why does this svg appear different than when it is converted to a png?[edit]

For some reason this image appears differently as a png and svg. Here is the png, if you open the svg (open the image onto Commons, then click on it), the yellow background shrinks in size, leaving a large portion of the background white. Why does this do that? Can I have some help fixing it? Panamitsu (talk) 02:58, 14 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Panamitsu: This is an impressively messed-up file! I've fixed the issue where the style definitions were
<style type="text/css"><![CDATA[
	.fil1 {fill:#A2260B}
	.fil0 {fill:#FFDF00}
	]]></style>
and the issue where the contents of the image were 100000 times as tall/wide as the ostensible height and width. I'm not sure why the only shapes that display are the rectangle background and the three stars, but hopefully someone else can help with that. I'm looking forward to finding out what's going on there! Also, you might want to put future requests for help with SVGs at Commons:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 06:44, 14 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Panamitsu: I posted about this image at Commons:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop#Fix display issues with File:Flag of Chuvashia.svg. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 05:27, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oh yes thank you! Panamitsu (talk) 09:55, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Error Message[edit]

I am trying to create a page for our school on Wikipedia however it will not allow me to upload our school logo DelanoAcademyCanada (talk) 19:25, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@DelanoAcademyCanada: Hi, and welcome. What error message did you get? What tool were you trying to use? I can see no record of what you describe.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:38, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@DelanoAcademyCanada: is your school logo in the public domain? If not, is it free-licensed? - Jmabel ! talk 19:46, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Did I create the logo? No but I am part of a school trying to make a Wikipedia page for our school. It is extremely difficult to do and not very user friendly. Is there any other way of making a page? I have also tried to put coordinates in my article but it won't show on the map.
The error -
We could not determine whether this file is suitable for Wikimedia Commons.
The following problems have been automatically detected:
  • You have tagged this logo as being your "Own work" and stated that it is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Unless you are the copyright holder and/or there has been an explicit release under a free license, this file will be deleted.
Do not copy files illegally (in violation of copyright) from other websites.
If you believe that the file meets our licensing standards: Upload the file again or click "Retry failed uploads"/"Submit modified file description". DelanoAcademyCanada (talk) 15:43, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@DelanoAcademyCanada: I'm guessing we are talking about the coat-of-arms-style logo at the upper left of https://www.delanoacademy.com/. That is almost certainly copyrighted (and trademarked). To host that on Commons, we would need a the copyright-holder to go through the process described at COM:VRT to offer a free license to use the image. That copyright-holder will be either the designer of the image or the academy itself (in the latter case we would need a representative of the academy to do the COM:VRT thing). Once you know that is moving forward, you can upload the image with Special:UploadWIzard, making sure to mark it with the appropriate authorship plus three tags: the relevant license (probably {{CC-BY-SA-4.0}}, {{Trademarked}}, and {{subst:PP}}.
If you cannot get the relevant permission, and you want the logo for an article on en-wiki, you can take advantage of their policy for limited non-free content. You would use en:Template:Non-free logo. Note that this approach does not involve Commons at all: you would upload to en-wiki, and the file you upload would not be accessible to Commons or the other sister wikis. - Jmabel ! talk 18:29, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:Canadian Baseball Network black logo.png[edit]

This is the logo of the Canadian Baseball Network, the page of which I am in the process of creating on Wikipedia. However, I don't know what the copyright rules are for uploading photos of logos. I took this one directly from the website (here). I would appreciate the help. Thank you.

--Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:30, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Omnis Scientia: That website is "Copyright 1995-2023" per the bottom line. Also, per the Berne Convention and COM:Canada, since 10 April 1928 every copyrightable work created in Canada has been automatically copyrighted the moment it was fixed in a tangible medium of expression, so that logo is still copyrighted (at least since the website design in 1995). What led you to believe that the logo was either free-licensed or under COM:TOO Canada?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:42, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
A misunderstanding. I'm still trying to figure things out here. Given how many logos are available on Wikimedia, I wrongly assumed this one must be too. My apologies; I will remove it.
Thank you for your help. Omnis Scientia (talk) 11:56, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Omnis Scientia: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:01, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

My Last Upload[edit]

Hello where can i see the last image i upload,I am confused whether i uploaded already or not, Turwaq (talk) 14:59, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Special:ListFiles/Turwaq —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 15:54, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Look at the “contribs” link that usually lurks near your username: Special:Contributions/CalendulaAsteraceae
It has a chronological list of all of your contributions. BananaSlug (talk) 00:54, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Turwaq: In more detail: a link to your contributions page (Special:Contributions/Turwaq), which has all your edits, is next to the "Log out" button in the top toolbar, and you can also get there with the keyboard shortcut Control+Option+Y [⌃⌥y]. You can also go to your user page and click "User uploads" (Special:ListFiles/Turwaq) in the left toolbar, in the "Tools" section. (The toolbar may be on the right in the layout for RTL languages; I haven't checked.) And as @BananaSlug notes, you could, if you wish, edit your signature to link to either or both of these pages! I did this, by going to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal, checking the "Treat signature as wikitext (without an automatic link to your user page)" box, and typing in the wikitext I wanted for my signature.
Regarding your original question, it does look like you've uploaded two very similar images, but I'm not sure if these are the images you were wondering about. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 03:11, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Review BMW Z4 (21803780309-background modified)[edit]

Hello, I probably did a mistake when uploaded the named file.

My version has never been at flicker, but the original File:BMW Z4 (21803780309).jpg. But this has a positive flicker review. Could you please put in the correct necessary information into my file. Thank you ver much in advance. Kind regards, Wikisympathisant (talk) 15:02, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Wikisympathisant: So that you can do it right yourself next time, see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_Z4_(21803780309).jpg and https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:BMW_Z4_(21803780309-background_modified)_by_Wikisympathisant.jpg&diff=prev&oldid=822716976. - Jmabel ! talk 18:35, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you & KR, Wikisympathisant (talk) 18:37, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Urheberrecht File:118d P90358889 highRes the-all-new-bmw-1-se (1crop).jpg[edit]

Hallo,

auf meiner Benutzerseite wurde mir aufgrund o.g. Crop eine Sperrung angedroht. Ich habe bei der Diskussion diese files schon erwähnt, dass ich lediglich ein Crop von einem File, was mit CreativeCommons-Lizenz ausgezeichnet war, gemacht habe, und ich denke, dass ich als normaler User diesem auch vertrauen können sollte. Bitte diesen Verstoß enstprechend bewerten, mich aus der Verstoßliste nehmen und mir bitte Rückmeldung geben. Danke Euch schon mal! Viele Grüße, Wikisympathisant (talk) 15:43, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, Unfortunately, some people upload non-free files with fake licences. Hundreds of files must be deleted every day. If you happen to make, although in good faith, a cropped version of a copyvio, unfortunately the result will still be a copyvio. Files on Wikimedia must be free for any use. "Free for editorial use" is not equivalent to a free licence and is not a CC licence. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:56, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you very much for your reply . I see and understand, that such files are deleted, that is not the problem. First the original pict. had CC on it. From my point of view that means that the commons-user can not trust in the CC-licence the file shows? 2nd is: So I'm now on a list and it is possible I cannot work here any longer? Please let me know. Thank you again. Regards to Canada, Wikisympathisant (talk) 17:25, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Wikisympathisant: "So I'm now on a list and it is possible I cannot work here any longer?" I see no indication of that anywhere. Could you please link to what you are referring to. - Jmabel ! talk 18:38, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Convenience link File:118d P90358889 highRes the-all-new-bmw-1-se (1crop).jpg. (deleted file, but linking for the benefit of admins) - Jmabel ! talk 18:39, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
See also Commons:Deletion requests/File:118d P90358889 highRes the-all-new-bmw-1-se (1crop).jpg. That file derived from File:P90358889 highRes the-all-new-bmw-1-se (1).jpg, which was also deleted as a copyvio. - Jmabel ! talk 18:46, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Wikisympathisant: Obviously, we cannot always identify promptly that an uploader has lied about a license. I'd guess that at any given moment between 0.5% and 1% of files on Commons have some sort of licensing problem, which is to say between 500,000 and 1 million of the 100 million files here. That's not easily fixed, but I think it is actually about the lowest percentage of any even vaguely comparable site on the Internet. Flickr probably runs over 10% copyright violations, and they are not even close to the worst offender. - Jmabel ! talk 18:46, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The biggest difference is that commons is proactive when it comes to copyrigh while Flickr is reactive Trade (talk) 22:38, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ok, I refer to this lines on my disc.-page (there in German ...) The file you added has been deleted. If you have written permission from the copyright holder, please have them send us a free license release via COM:VRT. If you believe that the deletion was not in accordance with policy, you may request undeletion. (It is not necessary to request undeletion if using VRT; the file will be automatically restored at the conclusion of the process.) Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. From this I guessed, there must be a list of the violators ... respectively I'm seen know as "mis-user" of commons. KR, Wikisympathisant (talk) 18:54, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That's a boilerplate warning when a file has been tagged as a copyright violation. You're not on a list that I, as an administrator, are aware of. As Jmabel says, we cannot always identify quickly when an uploader has lied about a license. Abzeronow (talk) 19:31, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oh thank you for this clarification, I'm feeling much better after your information Best regards, Wikisympathisant (talk) 19:56, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Wikisympathisant however, you are right with "can not trust in the CC-license". This is the case for every media at every platform: Whatever the description says can be wrong and copyright law everywhere says, the user of a media file is responsible for copyright infringements even if them had no way to know, that it is a copyright infringement. That is different from all other areas of law. If for example you bought a car and had reason to beleive it was legal but only find out that the seller had stolen it after you owned it for some year it is stil legally yours. With copyright it is the other way around: If your family has owned a piece of artwork for 50 years and than find out it was stolen you have to return it to the original owner. With copyright you are ever only on the save side if you created a work yourself or know the creator personally. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 07:14, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for your remarks. Regards, Wikisympathisant (talk) 13:19, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:PLEXUS 4 covers 1980 to 1985.png[edit]

I'm drafting a page for Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:PLEXUS_West_Coast_Women’s_Press)

I found these old photos of old (1980s) front pages from a now defunct newspaper, on a site called LibraryThing, which describes itself as free and open.

The source was a search like this: https://www.librarything.com/search.php?search=PLEXUS+West+Coast+Women’s+Press&searchtype=newwork_titles&sortchoice=0

I get that this is less concrete than an image marked with an explicit modern CC license. But I'd like to know if the images will suddenly disappear from my Wikipedia article.


I have a similar concern with an image (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PLEXUS_Nexus.png) on my draft Wikipedia page. It is taken from the archive of the Berkeley Barb newspaper on JSTOR. The source for that is (https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.28033489?seq=5). That page is clearly marked in the upper left corner as OPEN ACCESS.


--BananaSlug (talk) 19:32, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to internationalize signature[edit]

Resolved
I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 22:57, 26 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Inspired by a discussion above, I want to internationalize my signature. I went to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal, checked the "Treat signature as wikitext" box, and edited my signature to 

—[[User:CalendulaAsteraceae|CalendulaAsteraceae]] ([[User talk:CalendulaAsteraceae|{{int:talkpagelinktext}}]] • [[Special:Contributions/CalendulaAsteraceae|{{int:contribslink}}]])

but when I clicked Save, it turned into 

—[[User:CalendulaAsteraceae|CalendulaAsteraceae]] ([[User talk:CalendulaAsteraceae|{{SUBST:int:talkpagelinktext}}]] • [[Special:Contributions/CalendulaAsteraceae|{{SUBST:int:contribslink}}]])

so when I sign, the text is just converted to English. I've seen other users' signatures include {{int:talkpagelinktext}}. Is there something I should be doing differently here? —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 03:36, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hmm, the box at meta:Special:Preferences says

Wikitext signature (if unchecked, the contents of the box has to be plain text, treated as your nickname linked automatically to your user page; if checked, the contents should be source code, including all links; templates etc., images, and external links are not allowed)

so it seems like the the automatic substitution is probably to prevent people from using templates in their signatures? In which case I'm not sure where I should be asking for an exception w.r.t. internationalized text, but it sounds like it's probably a pan-wiki thing. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 21:25, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Moved to mw:Help talk:Signatures. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 07:57, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Need for Full Name Attribution Option in the new Photo Upload Form[edit]

In the new photo upload form, there is a missing option to enter one's own first and last name. I publish photos under the Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license. I should have the ability to specify how I am credited under these photos. I, Jakub Hałun, am the author of these photographs, not 'jakubhal,' which is a technical and arbitrary account name for me. -- Jakubhal 14:02, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The link from upload form redirected me here, but I have also open a thread at village pump which I think is better place to discuss that change. -- Jakubhal 14:10, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploading files whose copyrights belong to my acquaintances（私の知り合いが著作権を持つファイルをアップロードする方法）[edit]

私がアップロードして削除された写真は、著作権者から使ってほしいと希望されてアップロードしたものばかりです。もちろん著作権に対する考え方がお互いに乏しいためにこのような問題が起こっていることは承知していますが、どのように著作権者からの承諾をえたものをエビデンスとして添付したらよいのかわかりません。どうか方法を教えてください。 The files I uploaded, which are deleted from wikipedia commons are the ones which were requested to use for wilipedia pages from copyright holders. As I understood that these deletions were happened due to our poor knowledge about the copyright, can you please advise me how can I do it such as the way to prove authorization or put the evidences on uploading the files. グリーンベレー (talk) 14:22, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Comment I blocked this user for a week for reuploading copyright violations after warning. Yann (talk) 19:00, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@グリーンベレー: three ways to do this legitimately. (1) The copyright-holder can open an account here and do their own uploads. (2) The copyright-holder can publish the photo and offer the relevant license on any web site that is clearly under their control (e.g. on Flickr, or on a public-facing social media page) and you can cite that page as the source when uploading. (3) The copyright-holder can write to COM:VRT either to release the relevant license for a specific image or images, or to give a general authorization that they trust you to upload and indicate licenses for materials for which they hold copyright. Note that in that last approach, they should be clear in stating that they understand that you will be posting and indicating irrevocable licenses; they can revoke their permission for you to post for them beyond a given date, but they cannot retroactively take back licenses that you have indicated on their behalf while you were their authorized representative.
Sorry you got blocked before this got sorted out. If it were a longer block I'd try to work with you to get the block removed, but given that it is only a week I'd suggest you just sit tight now and try to do things correctly after the block expires. - Jmabel ! talk 19:21, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Family photos[edit]

If you have a photo taken by one of your immediate family which you almost know would give you permission to upload the photo to Commons, what would be the release rights? A westman (talk) 18:17, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Are they alive? If so, seek their overt permission (COM:VRT, for example), just like you would any other third party. If not…
Are you the heir to their intellectual property? If so, you can use an "heirs" license tag like {{Cc-0-heirs}} or {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}. If not…
Find out who is the heir to their intellectual property and seek their overt permission (COM:VRT, for example), just like you would any other third party.
Jmabel ! talk 19:25, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to upload something under fair use[edit]

I don’t know how to upload something under fair use, so I need to know how to. Newtatoryd222 (talk) 21:21, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Newtatoryd222: Hi, and welcome. Such thing may be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:26, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Nevermind.[edit]

I figured it out. Newtatoryd222 (talk) 22:32, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Newtatoryd222: Congrats!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:33, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Old Wikipedia Padlocks[edit]

I wonder if there is a way to use the shiny older padlock icons for protected pages without the icons. Zkskks (talk) 05:07, 19 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Logos con los colores de la Bandera[edit]

Buenas, se puede subir fotos de logos de una Alcaldía inspirados por otros (con los colores de la Bandera de Venezuela, esta en el Dominio Público), Wikimedia lo acepta?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 00:38, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AbchyZa22: Como Strakhov dijo arriba, tu uso de "inspirar" es incomprensible. Por favor, ¿Ppuedes expresarlo de otra manera que aclare tu significado? - Jmabel ! talk 01:30, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Photo novelist[edit]

Hello, I want to post the photo found on several websites of a novelist that I like after having created her page on wikidata. It's possible ? Thanks in advance. Aurel78700 (talk) 01:32, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Aurel78700: most likely not. Most of what you find on the Internet is copyrighted material without any free license. Do you have any reason to think the image is either in the public domain or free-licensed? - Jmabel ! talk 04:40, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I was blocked and need help[edit]

This is Mugojja edward bernes,with google account: [EMAIL ADDRESS SUPPRESSED] I was blocked and inbox can't re open to check my massege so i need your help. Mob. [PHONE NUMBER SUPPRESSED] Thank you for ur response. —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 41.210.145.73 (talk) 06:48, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  1. I've hidden your email address and phone number. Please don't publish those here!
  2. We don't have an account called User:Mugojja edward bernes or User:Mugojja. Are you sure you are on the correct site?
  3. If you were blocked, then the only place that you can dispute that is your user talk page. You should not be editing other pages, even from an IP address, while blocked. If you were blocked from using even your user talk page, it was presumably because you abused the privilege of accessing your talk page while blocked.
  4. If somehow you are both blocked and something is wrong with your login (an unusual combination, but I guess it could happen) you still should be able to access your user talk page without logging in.
  5. You don't really have an "inbox" here on Commons: the wiki pages are publicly visible.
  6. If when you say you were "blocked" you actually meant something other than that your account here has been blocked, please explain more precisely. If it is easier for you to use a language other than English, go ahead (or try writing it in both that language and English). - Jmabel ! talk 07:06, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Is this image below the threshold of originality?[edit]

Link: https://www.microsoft.com/content/dam/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/logo/Logo_365%20Sales_scalable.png, pulled from microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365. (Note the image link will download the .png). The enwiki page for Microsoft Dynamics 365 has an outdated logo in the infobox. BhamBoi (talk) 06:57, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Similarly, is microsoft.com/content/dam/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-product-and-services/power-platform/PPL-Power Platform logo.svg from microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/ also below the ToI? BhamBoi (talk) 07:01, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Your first link (Sales_scalable.png) gives "We are sorry, the page you requested cannot be found." I tried a few variants on the URL, but couldn't make it work. On your second link, I can't tell what image you might be talking about.
The third one (PPL-Power_Platform_logo.svg) is probably below the TOO (I assume that is what you mean, I don't know what TOI would be). It seems comparable to the Bing logo, and we consider that to be below the U.S. TOO. - Jmabel ! talk 07:14, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hey there, thanks for the reply. Yes, I did mean ToO, not ToI. And the url template messed with the encoding of the first link, which I’ve now fixed—feel free to take a look! BhamBoi (talk) 08:09, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BhamBoi: that one is way below TOO for the U.S. Not even a maybe. - Jmabel ! talk 23:56, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It would be great if you or another experienced user could upload those, as I don't know how to upload ToO images with the proper attributions... BhamBoi (talk) 19:13, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BhamBoi: Please see File:Microsoft Dynamics 365 logo.png and File:Microsoft Power Platform logo.svg.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 08:22, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Picture[edit]

I am looking for a picture for the Morrisite War, I have found three pictures but I do not think any of them can be used. The first one you are able to buy but I do not know if wikipedia is allowed to do that. I do not know the copyright laws for the second one. I do not know how accurate the first two are as there was no report of a "massacre of the Morrisite" as government forces entered the area and arrested the leaders. The last one was a political cartoon but I also do not know the rules for the political cartoon. Overall if none of them are usable what is the best thing to do? If I know a few artist can they just make their own painting? LuxembourgLover (talk) 17:38, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@LuxembourgLover: The first one is from a book published in 1870 [1]. It's in the public domain and it's ok to upload a copy to Commons. There are copies on several websites. Upload preferably the best copy you can find. A use in Wikipedia depends if it's useful there. You can evaluate that with other interested editors on Wikipedia. -- Asclepias (talk) 18:39, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The third one is clearly recent, so presumably copyrighted. The second one: if the 1890 date is correct, it should be in the public domain in the U.S. It's clearly something that would have been made for publication, and promptly published. Any text or image published in the U.S. before 1928 is {{PD-US-expired}}. (Sound recordings are trickier.) - Jmabel ! talk 23:59, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Newbie's general question[edit]

Hey, I came here from Polish wiki (editor). I'm not ready to upload or manage photos yet, and I understand that editor's duties are different here, so I checked out other tasks, notably management of Galleries. If I understand correctly they run parallel to "normal" Categories we know from wiki? Can I help in managing them right now without special user roles? And lastly, are they actually useful for Commons visitors? No sarcasm intended, some wiki stuff tends to be more or less practical. Tried to ask on IRC but... I didn't touch a client in years and failed miserably :) Grateful for your time spent on my silly questions! InternetowyGołąb (talk) 20:28, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Galleries in the main namespace (not the galleries in the user namespace) are like Wikipedia articles: their usefulness may differ depending on various criteria, the topics, their state, the interests of different users, and you, and any other user, can edit them. Good galleries have a sound logic to them and use representative files. One example of a good gallery, IMHO, is Rosa. Other good galleries may have a chronology logic, different from the associated category, etc. Bad galleries pick files subjectively without logic or promote a particular user's photos. I assume that you have read Commons:Galleries, but if not, please do. It links to examples. -- Asclepias (talk) 21:27, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes I did, but looks like not deeply enough :) This was intended as less-formal conversation between editors.
Indeed, the gallery you mentioned not only is well maintained, but also have useful interwiki. I would definitely like to work with such ones one day.
Once again thank you. I think this help-case might be considered solved. InternetowyGołąb (talk) 22:17, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@InternetowyGołąb: the examples in Commons:Galleries are all also worth a look: quite varied, all good. - Jmabel ! talk 23:54, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploading NewJeans McDonalds.jpg[edit]

Hello, sir/mdm. This is my first time uploading a free image of my own work since last year. I am inexperienced on this free image upload, so I have a couple of questions to ask. I took a photo of the standee of NewJeans recently at a McDonalds outlet in Singapore's Changi City Point, and thus uploaded the image since it is my own picture, but i received a message that it may not fit the criteria. I wish to seek help because I might not be able to edit it the way as what the writer in my talk page want me to do, including the whatever license it should be. Thanks a lot. --NelsonLee20042020 (talk) 01:29, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewJeans_McDonalds.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:NelsonLee20042020#c-Syunsyunminmin-20231120165900-Source_of_derivative_work_is_not_properly_indicated%3A_File%3ANewJeans_McDonalds.jpg NelsonLee20042020 (talk) 01:29, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Convenience links:
Jmabel ! talk 03:02, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@NelsonLee20042020: I have no idea of the status of Freedom of panorama in Singapore. Do you have some reason to believe you are allowed to photograph other people's copyrighted works like this in public places in Singapore and publish them as your own work? Relatively few countries allow this (especially indoors, and where the copyrighted work is the main subject of the photo), but some do. - Jmabel ! talk 03:06, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jmabel and NelsonLee20042020: COM:FOP Singapore says "* Not OK for … photographs", so it has to go; thus Commons:Deletion requests/File:NewJeans McDonalds.jpg.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 03:26, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Renaming a category when the new title already exists[edit]

Hi, I want to rename Category:Endopterygota to Category:Holometabola, but the latter already exists as a redirect with history to the former. What's the best thing to do here? Monster Iestyn (talk) 12:13, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • @Monster Iestyn: Done. Requires an admin to delete the target before the move, and there's some other trickiness.
  • I hope there was consensus to do this. Only afterward did I notice you were moving this away from the name used in en-wiki. - Jmabel ! talk 19:11, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Jmabel: Thanks, though actually the en-wiki article has been renamed, the link to en-wiki's "Endopterygota" you're seeing on the sidebar is now a redirect, and the new title "Holometabola" is on a separate item (basically it's complications from wikidata, this turns out to be my fault as I linked the former Holometabola redirect to the second item earlier this year) Monster Iestyn (talk) 20:26, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Images across wikis[edit]

The would like to use the files https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fi/0/0d/Etel%C3%A4-Tapiolan_lukio_logo.svg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Etis.jpg/1600px-Etis.jpg in my proposed english language version of the article Etelä-Tapiolan lukio. How can I movethem to/use them on english wikipedia? Thanks! InRRainbows (talk) 13:31, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@InRRainbows: If the copyright warning is correct for the file fi:Tiedosto:Etelä-Tapiolan lukio logo.svg, then you need to make a copy of that file and upload it directly to en.wikipedia under the Non-free content policy. You can use the "Upload a non free file option". The other file, File:Etis.jpg is on Commons, so it can already be used without uploading another copy. For instructions on how to display images on en.wikipedia, see the help page en:Help:Pictures. Before you put too much work into the proposed article, make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria of en.wikipedia. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:02, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Utilizzo immagini caricate[edit]

Ho caricato una immagine di San Simonino (Simon of Trent) dipinta da Alvise de Donati ed ho cercato di inserirla tra quelle presenti in coda alla voce inglese Simon of Trent. L’immagine è risultata leggermente più grossa delle altre e mi aspettavo che fosse eventualmente ridimensionata da un amministratore ma è stata invece brutalmente cancellata con motivazioni offensive. L’immagine è una mia fotografia di un dipinto pochissimo conosciuto fatto da un pittore di buon livello del rinascimento. Alessandro Ornaghi File:San Simonino.jpg Alessandro Ornaghi (talk) 14:39, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is not about Commons. It is about Wikipedia. A proper place to discuss an editorial disagreement about the contents of a Wikipedia article is its talk page on Wikipedia. The edit comment that the other editor wrote to remove that file from the article was not because it was misplaced, but because the article has many files already. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:20, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Alessandro Ornaghi: , ho visto che hai lasciato un messaggio pure sulla mia pagina discussione. Come ti ha detto @Asclepias: , non è una questione che riguardi Commons, ma en.wiki. Se ritieni che ci siano ragioni per cui la tua foto debba stare in quella voce, devi discuterne lì, non qui. -- Blackcat 19:31, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I can’t login paypal[edit]

I want to login to paypal 62.201.242.63 15:43, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That is not PayPal, but Wikimedia commons. Here you go to PayPal. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 15:49, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Chequear la imagen[edit]

Buenas, necesito que algún administrador de Wikimedia chequea (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PGC-1_alpha_and_Exercise_cross-talk.jpg#mw-jump-to-license) si la imagen es valida (LicenseReview) por favor?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 22:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AbchyZa22: He corregido la licencia. ¿En qué se basa para atribuirlo sólo a Christoph Handschin y no también a Regula Furrer? - Jmabel ! talk 23:55, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jmabel: Buenas,ya corregí agregué Regula Furrer en esta foto ,pero pregunto esta foto esta OK,porque tiene licencia??
AbchyZa22 (talk) 12:44, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Marcelo Bucossi[edit]

¿Còmo subo un archivo de word que està en mi ordenador ? Marcelo Bucossi (talk) 22:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

auteursrechthebbende[edit]

Mij is niet duidelijk hoe ik onderstaande auteursrechtverklaring kan insturen. daarom bij deze:

Ik verklaar hierbij dat ik de auteur van de exclusieve auteursrechten ben op https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuwe_Groninger_Encyclopedie en https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedie_van_Drenthe (hierna: het werk) Ik verklaar hierbij het werk te publiceren onder de CC BY-SA 3.0 licentie (hierna: de licentie. Ik verklaar dat ik eenieder het recht geef om het werk te bewerken, gebruiken en verspreiden onder de voorwaarden zoals gesteld in de licentie. Ik ben me ervan bewust dat: eenieder het werk mag gebruiken, op commerciële of enigerlei andere wijze zolang zij de voorwaarden zoals gesteld in de licentie en de toepasselijke wettelijke voorwaarden in acht nemen. deze overeenkomst ook geldig is buiten Wikipedia en andere gerelateerde sites ik, en/of mijn werkgever het auteursrecht op het werk behoud. ik, en/of mijn werkgever het recht behoud op naamsvermelding in overeenstemming met de licentie deze verklaring niet in kan worden getrokken, en dat deze tekst permanent kan worden bewaard op een Wikimedia-project. Paul Brood Auteursrechthebbende 22 november 2023 22Herehof (talk) 13:09, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@22Herehof: You may be looking for nl:Wikipedia:Contactpunt. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:18, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Asclepias: More likely would be VRT/nl.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:36, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The comment seems about works mentioned in nl.wikipedia. The VRT page of nl.wikipedia covers all types of cases, with specific instructions for each. The VRT page of Commons is more focused on Commons media files. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:53, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Deleting a picture file[edit]

Hello guys i want a ridicilous picture of me deleted and its on my account but i dont know how to Leon luke mori (talk) 22:40, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

DR already created by user. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 23:00, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Deleted per Commons:Deletion requests/File:0R5A0246 re (2).jpg. - Jmabel ! talk 23:14, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Is this picture copyvio[edit]

I uploaded this file from a scrrenshot of the website of the original publisher, the al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas. Since other media outlets shared the picture I assumed it was released so that it is shared by others, but I couldn't locate the lisesnce on the website. Is that considered copyvio, because on the bottom of the site they have the general statement "all rights reserved" without further clarification. Moazfargal (talk) 23:06, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Expired Patents of MP3[edit]

Hello. I wonder why MP3 loadings are still unwanted. I wonder this, because MP3 patents are expired. EN Wikipedia says this. And, there is my reason to want load MP3's: MP3 is more widely supported than OGG, OPUS, and etc; so it will be more compatible with for example old browsers. I know WAW is more compatible than MP3, but WAV files are generally bigger because it does not use compression. I think MP3 is a good compromise between size and compatibility. Why MP3 uploads are still unwanted while its patents expired, and how can i upload a 22050Hz 40kbps mono MP3 file? RuzDD (talk) 10:07, 23 November 2023 (UTC)`Reply[reply]

Hi, MP3 files are accepted by trusted users only, as we get too many copyrighted sounds. Yann (talk) 10:28, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Okay, so i am going to upload a PCM. It will be 8bit if i can. RuzDD (talk) 10:36, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

rename a file[edit]

The file "Cephalophyllum alstonii PICT2736.jpg" should be renamed to the correct "Malephora crocea PICT2736.jpg" With kind regards 2A01:C22:BCA1:5100:2CE8:C512:1F3A:44F 11:28, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It was renamed to its present name in 2017. We should be careful not to have to do multiple renames. Pinging Thiotrix and AnRo0002, who contributed to the choice of the present name. -- Asclepias (talk) 12:19, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
hmmm, this file is used in some wikipedia pages as Cephalophyllum but I do not see a significant difference to Malephora. are there at least two taxa for the same species? anro (talk) 12:39, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploading an audio file[edit]

Why I can't upload an audio file with a music made by myself? JoanFelix104 (talk) 13:10, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@JoanFelix104 Does Commons:Audio help any? More details may be helpful for people trying to provide an answer. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:44, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@JoanFelix104: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/192 by trying to upload an mp3 file with insufficient rights. Too many people try to upload audio files that are still copyrighted by the authors, performers, recorders, publishing companies, etc. without proper licenses from those people. Please document fully the sources and licenses of your audio uploads, and request Autopatrol group membership at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits); having that should allow you to upload mp3 files. Until then, you may reencode the audio into Vorbis or Opus and upload it with full documentation as an .ogg or .oga file (or use any other format accepted per COM:FT#Sound).   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:07, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:Portrait of Dulguun Odkhuu.jpg[edit]

how do i provide copyrights of this photo? I personally asked the owner permission and she said gave me her permission. Since its on her personal social account, how do i get copyright otherwise? Should i give you screenshot of our conversation on wikipedia or what?

--Gologmine (talk) 13:38, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Gologmine The copyrightholder, which is usually the photographer, needs to release it under an acceptable license (Commons:Licensing#Well-known_licenses). Unless the image is clearly marked as such on social media/webpage (rarely the case but it can be done), the copyright holder can mail a confirmation of licensing to Commons, instructions on that at COM:VRT. The COM:VRT/CONSENT may be of use. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:51, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Redundancy[edit]

Category:Carl Gustaf Boberg 1859 is redundant to Category:Carl Boberg. DaizY (talk) 13:39, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@DaizY: Hi, and welcome. Please see COM:RAC.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:05, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you. I hope I did it right. I hope I met the explanations , expectations. --DaizY (talk) 14:37, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@DaizY: You're welcome. It looks good.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:39, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

time[edit]

Hello how much time can take my article to appear ??? Josemedinaracing (talk) 14:38, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Josemedinaracing: Hi, and welcome. That would take forever, as we don't have articles here on Wikimedia Commons per COM:NOT. Re your attempted article on Spanish Wikipedia, please see this edit and es:A:TPA.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:43, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Automatic Transcode[edit]

Hello. I asked to this help desk today for same file, and now i have another problem. Commons automaticaly creates two transcodes, and they have unsuitable values. It creates a MP3, and its sample rate is 44100Hz, but it should be 22050Hz. OGG transcode contains the same problem. Also, they have very high bitrates, for example MP3 is 116kbps VBR but it should be maximum 80kbps CBR. Also, another problem: MP3 and original file are stereo, but OGG is mono. They should either be all stereo or all mono. What can i do to solve this problem?

RuzDD (talk) 14:52, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@RuzDD: You may make a new task that mentions audio at phabricator. See also mw:Extension:TimedMediaHandler.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:02, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Added multiple photos to Historic Register listings but only one photo shows up[edit]

I have uploaded multiple photos to Historic Register listings but only one photo shows up for some of the listings.

These are the listings: Douglas County, Nebraska Stephenson and Williams Livery Clifton Hill Commercial Historic District Union State Bank Building Firestone Tire and Rubber Building

Barton County, Kansas Wolf Park Band Shell

Ellsworth County, Kansas Ira E Lloyd Stock Farm

Shawnee County, Kansas Ritchie Cemetery Park Plaza Apartments Charles and Dorothy Kouns House

Please let me know how I can get these photos to show up with a "More Images" link on the listing.

Thanks! }}}} SharonPapierdreams (talk) 16:59, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@SharonPapierdreams If the files are not in your uploads then you may have aborted before the end of the upload. 🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦 18:43, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The uploads are on Wikicommons.
{{{{ SharonPapierdreams (talk) 18:48, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@SharonPapierdreams Unless I am missing something obvious, this is Wikimedia Commons, (I searched for Wikicommons). If the files are not in your uploads then you have not succeeded in uploading them. An alternative is that you were logged in to a different account. 🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦 18:54, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Sorry, I am not familiar with all the terms.
But I did upload the photos. They are just not showing up under the Historic Register listing.
}}}} SharonPapierdreams (talk) 19:26, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@SharonPapierdreams: Shows up where, exactly?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:02, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If you go to this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Douglas_County,_Nebraska,
you will only see one photo for the Clifton Hill Historic District.
But I uploaded all these photos: Category:Clifton Hill Commercial Historic District
Usually someone categorizes them for me and they will show up on the listing under More Images.
{{{{ SharonPapierdreams (talk) 19:24, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@SharonPapierdreams: It took me some time to figure out what you were talking about. It seems you are talking about some list articles in the English-language Wikipedia. There's always only one image displayed for each entry there. When a related category on Commons also exists, it can be linked. To take one example: In en:National Register of Historic Places listings in Ellsworth County, Kansas, if we look at the edit box, we see that some entries are linked to the Commons categories by the addition of a parameter "|commonscat=" followed by the name of the category. So, to the entry "Ira E Lloyd Stock Farm", if we add the line "|commonscat=Ira E. Lloyd Stock Farm (Ellsworth County, Kansas)", that adds a link below the image, like this. -- Asclepias (talk) 19:36, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes, that's exactly what I'm trying to do! Thank you.
Just not sure where to put this information correctly.
{{{{ SharonPapierdreams (talk) 19:41, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
To be added as a new line in the relevant entry, as in the diff I linked above. -- Asclepias (talk) 19:55, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Asclepias Well spotted. I couldn't get past the "But they are not here!" part. 🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦 22:21, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A supposed inaccuracy in my map[edit]

Depsite the fact that I based my map :

my map

on two actual maps, this user @M.Bitton still claim that my map is original research I tried to reach out with him on the issue, he responded with closed eyes, ignoring all tge argumenrs I gave and dismissing my arguments in a such biased way, Sources=BS for some reason. Well, I reach out the community then for settling this issue As I said to him before, I think the tag should be removed for the following reason

His First claim: "first, contrary to what is claimed, this map is not based on any actual map" it is based on actual maps two actually that I just showed below, so this point is absurd. You will say it do not show thr battle, well I added Al Istiqsa and page number+just check wikipedia article about maghrebi war I just mimcked what is written there in a map and the article is well sourced His second claim " it has no reliable source" bruh I literally added new one and remade the map, plus again if you think gallica bnf is BS that is your problem. Plus do you know french or arabic the sources I added are in these languages so how could you judge on them?

His third claim "Secondly it does not mirror maps of that era" absolute no-sense because I just showed two maps of this supposed era+one is even from for 1707 and other in that era two, the first one show Moroccan control over touat the other show in french"Roy Alchandora dependant du roi du Maroc" which locate in present day Mauritania, plus I used another Science po university map All this, I believe the community can settle this Remember I am novice, I do not know very much about tagging and stuff,so be comprehemsive شادي (talk) 18:43, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please don't ping me again. M.Bitton (talk) 18:45, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The community will decide the accuracy of my map, You are not directly concerned, just need to give community context. شادي (talk) 18:48, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That's not the job of the community and your map is both 100% baseless original research and contradicted by RS. M.Bitton (talk) 18:51, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
As you must see community, he still refuse any attempt of real arguing insisting that my image should stay tagged
He even suppressed the discussion I did, showing how weak his argument is, after he kept saying This original research without explaining why, depsite I showed him images and sources that show how my map is indeed confirmed by actual maps and sources say
And he keep saying my map is baseless contradicted without refuting directly my arguments
This clearly a dogmatic approach, so All my hopes are in the community. شادي (talk) 18:53, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@شادي: it looks to me like you've cited your sources, and if someone disagrees with you they should be able to say exactly where you've gone wrong. If the other user thinks your sources are "BS", then he probably should indicate exactly which of these sources he thinks are erroneous, irrelevant, etc. instead of leveling a blanket accusation.
It's up to the individual Wikipedias (and any other possible reusers) to decide whether or not to use a particular map. Unless someone presents specific evidence that absolutely invalidates a map (e.g. shows that it misrepresents the data in its claimed sources, or the uploader cannot provide any sources to back up their map and we have a strong consensus that the map is wrong, misleading, or inappropriately tendentious), we almost never delete a map from Commons. Someone who disagrees is welcome to upload their own alternative map (including a derivative version, which they may link) and site their sources. So, really, there is nothing here that needs to be resolved. The person who disagrees with you has basically said, "I think this is wrong," and not presented any substantive argument. Their remark stays; I'd trust reusers to be able to determine about what it is worth; and nothing prevents anyone from using your map.
For the record the other party in this dispute asked above not to be pinged; otherwise I would of course ping him. - Jmabel ! talk 20:20, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jmabel Finally a comprehensive response, thank you for your understanding and clarifying what the tag really mean. شادي (talk) 20:24, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The tag means what I wrote (that map is not based on any published map and is contradicted by RS, that's all). Check the English Wikipedia for the various reliably sourced maps that we use and then compare them to one that you made up. If despite what's written in the tag someone wants to use somewhere, they're welcome to it. I would also like to highlight the fact that you added sources to a map that was uploaded by someone else years ago (maybe someone here can explain to you why we don't do that). M.Bitton (talk) 20:31, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If you object to something, it's really your responsibility to say why it shouldn't be done.--Prosfilaes (talk) 21:42, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I already did: the map in question is not based on any published map and is contradicted by other maps of the period. Basically, they took a map from Commons, manipulated it a bit and added sources to it (none of which actually looks anything like the map that they uploaded). They also added some sources to a map that was uploaded by someone else years ago. M.Bitton (talk) 22:04, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
"the map in question is not based on any published map and is contradicted by other maps of the period",Sorry to say this but you clearly suffer a serious of selective "blindness", I showed you two maps of that period and you still say that, funny indeed. شادي (talk) 22:20, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you for confirming what I said. M.Bitton (talk) 22:24, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@M.Bitton Serious case of selective blindness indeed, you see just what you like, go on bro you take confirmation bias to a level unprecendented level.
If you read clearly my comment I responded to you BS argument but whatsoever, the dispute settled. شادي (talk) 22:29, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
STOP PINGING ME! M.Bitton (talk) 22:32, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
you saw I thought you would not as you have not seen the two actual maps I sent you, and the second half of my message before.Interesting indeed.
PS: Whatsoever just keep my map alone, it is well sourced and based. شادي (talk) 22:35, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Why does his response stay? It's written in omniscient mode without cites; it should be written as an opinion or at least cited, and be as untendacious as possible.--Prosfilaes (talk) 21:41, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Prosfilaes: I presume(s) that any Wikipedia editor who sees it can evaluate it for what it's worth. Personally, if I thought a map was bad but couldn't be bothered to get into the specifics, I'd stick to (at most) making a remark to that effect on the talk page. We probably don't have as tight a rule as we should as to exactly when {{Fact disputed}} can be used. - Jmabel ! talk 22:00, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I have seen properly sourced maps (unlike this one) that are tagged as disputed. That's what the tag is for and I don't see how one is supposed to cite something that proves that the image in question is not based on any of the cited sources. M.Bitton (talk) 22:04, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
My map is properly sourced though, if you do not see them it is not my problem.
It is based on many cited sources two maps and two books. شادي (talk) 12:53, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I noticed that you removed the tag: please explain what kind of sources do you expect when someone is saying that the map is not based on the cited sources? M.Bitton (talk) 22:07, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I have duplicated the borders of the actual maps I showed you before, using data from two books too.
So my map is based on cited souces
if you think otherwise, tell me what you exactly find inaccurate and I am 100% ready to correct it, stop saying vague statement and be more precise. شادي (talk) 12:57, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Prosfilaes The problem that I reached him to ask him WHAT EXACTLY WRONG WITH MY MAP, he kept saying it does not match other maps of that era.
I gave two actual maps and historical accounts of that era, he simply ignored them and I really asked him to just tell me what borders I did wrong he kept repeating what he said now, when I gave him arguments guess what he supressed my section in the discussion as you see here, idk but This might be illegal to supress discussion without archiving them (It is the case in my wiki) and that show how weak is his argument istead of responding by real arguments شادي (talk) 22:26, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
As you see [2] he just supressed my discussion when he have not found any argument. شادي (talk) 22:32, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Review an image[edit]

Rather than a deletion discussion, is there a place to request an expert review of an image? We may have a hoax image based on the discussion at File talk:Mills darden.jpg. ☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(talk) 21:00, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Loriendrew: Right here is OK, though the Village pump would in the future probably be better, or one of the Administrators' noticeboards if you think it amounts to vandalism or a hoax. - Jmabel ! talk 22:02, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:工藤慶一 お独り様会提供（非営利に限り著作権フリー）.jpg　の著作権について[edit]

File:工藤慶一 お独り様会提供（非営利に限り著作権フリー）.jpg

上の画像をウィキメディアにアップロードしました。早速、ボットが検知し、著作権情報が不十分である。7日以内に削除します、と通告がありました。ただし、この画像の出所であるサイトには、以下のような著作権情報が公開されています。

https://ohitorisama.site/about-copyright/#index_id0　

著作権について ‐ お独り様会

弊社が提供する情報・画像・その他一切のものを、権利者の許可なく営利目的で複製、転用など二次利用することを固く禁じます。情報の利用などが必要な時は、必ずご相談下さい。非営利目的でご利用の際は、情報の出所が「お独り様会」であることを明示してご使用ください。事前の許諾申請などは特に必要ありません。

Wikipediaは非営利目的で運用されていますので、この場合、著作権者に事前の許諾申請などすることなく、画像を利用することができます。

ただ私は、ウィキメディアにおいて、そのことを、上手く、反映することができません。

その方法を教えてもらえませんか？

よろしくお願いいたします。 遠藤進之助 (talk) 21:50, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

(Using Google Translate to make sense of the above.) Then the file should certainly be deleted. While Commons is not itself commercial, we accept only content that may be reused commercially. ("Commercially" here does not mean "in an advertisement," where personality rights would be an issue, but does mean for example that you can use it in a newspaper story, or in a book for sale.) - Jmabel ! talk 22:35, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template needs an archive link[edit]

Regarding {{Cc-pd}}

I'll just copy the request I made on the template's talk page:

{{Edit request}}

I noticed that Creative Commons recently redesigned their website, so now all the license pages look different. Apparently, somewhere in this process, their page for the CC Public Domain Dedication became a deadlink. I'm guessing they assumed they didn't need it anymore since it's been deprecated and its function has been superseded by {{Cc-zero}}. However, a link to the page is still necessary for older files.

Ergo, could someone please replace the link currently in use in the template with this archive link?: https://web.archive.org/web/20230926203737/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/

I made this request several weeks ago and it has yet to be done or responded to. Could someone with template editing privileges please make this change?

Thanks. — Toast for Teddy (talk) 02:40, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Toast for Teddy: ✓ Done.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:21, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

False claim of ownership[edit]

On the page "Hypertext" there is a diagram which is claimed by a certain Andreariverac. However, the diagram is a jpeg from a work that is in fact mine and I used it in various forms to explain the www in 1992. A photo of a printed CERN document from 1992 clearly shows one of those forms and the date. The original file of that document was made on a NeXT computer, which no longer exists. How can this be corrected? [3]https://www.cailliau.org/IMG_20231124_230228.jpg RobertCailliau (talk) 22:11, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • If the false information can be corrected by editing the image page, please do so. If the original was not actually free licensed by the original copyright holder, it can be tagged {{Copyvio}} as a copyright violation to be deleted. Thanks. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 22:31, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I'm guessing you're talking about File:Sistema hipertextual.jpg - it seems to be the only upload by that user. Very unfortunate that it has been on Commons for years with false claims. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 22:34, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • @RobertCailliau: just to be clear, are you asking for a corrected credit or a deletion? - Jmabel ! talk 00:22, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      Well, both: (1) the image in itself is bad quality, it should be replaced by an SVG (which I can easily make) and then (2) it should be credited to me.
      I could not find anything else by or about the other user, so I presume he/she put that image there bona-fide as illustration.
      So, I'll make an SVG (the original PostScript is lost as far as I can go back in my files, and I don't have those from the NeXT machine).
      But then what precisely are the steps to replace the existing one?
      Thanks! RobertCailliau (talk) 08:56, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      @RobertCailliau: Once you have uploaded the svg file, someone allowed to use justReplace (filemover or Admin) can use it to replace the jpg file, and then you can ask for the jpg file to be deleted.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:03, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:Aviation Week 1938-11-01 page 45.jpg[edit]

Hello,

Am not sure the copyright status for this image. It's sourced from a 1938 issue of "Aviation" magazine, which is a McGraw-Hill publication. Would like to make use of the image, as it's the best one I've found showing the variable-wingspan aspect to the plane's design. Any help to determine status would be appreciated. THanks.

--Aerohydro (talk) 02:32, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Aerohydro: the only possible basis on which that would be OK is if it's fallen into the public domain. Under current law it will certainly be public domain after January 1, 2034, but (assuming that is the original publication of the photo) the only way it would be public domain now is if the copyright on that magazine was not renewed. You could check the 1965-1966 copyright renewals (1938 + 28 years, and sometimes people renewed a little early) to see if McGraw-Hill renewed this (most likely they were either renewing all of their magazine copyrights, or none). The relevant documents are online here. If it isn't there, then it's safe to say {{PD-US-not renewed}}. - Jmabel ! talk 03:09, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jmabel: Thanks for the info. Having checked the copyright entries for the mid-60s, McGraw-Hill definitely registered their contemporary publications, but as far as I can tell, didn't do any renewals. Which is good! 04:05, 25 November 2023 (UTC) Aerohydro (talk) 04:05, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

how do i upload images?[edit]

j Hueyline (talk) 09:28, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Hueyline: Hi, and welcome. Please see COM:FS.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:53, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Content loading issues[edit]

Hello! I am having problems viewing videos from Wikipedia Commons; when I try to view something and my browser tries to load it, it stays in the loading screen indefinitely. Any suggestions?

Thanks, Shadestar474 (talk) 21:20, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Shadestar474: Hi, and welcome. Have you tried viewing File:Test.ogv, or a video from another service like YouTube or Vimeo?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:57, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I tried viewing the Test.ogv file, and it worked, but when I view other videos, such as File:Snowball fight in France, 1896 - Lumiere brothers.webm, it doesn’t work. Shadestar474 (talk) 23:25, 25 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Shadestar474: All of the transcodes for that file have now been reset, please try again.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:30, 26 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It still does not work; it stays in the loading screen with the gray semi circles going around each other. Shadestar474 (talk) 17:15, 26 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Add image[edit]

I am having a difficult adding an image to an artile. I began the process, then left the page. I can't star over or resume? Pageedit123 (talk) 14:27, 26 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Pageedit123: Hi, and welcome. You have successfully uploaded File:Peter Jarvis recording on Buddy Rich's drum set.jpg, but in almost your singular focus on en:Peter Jarvis over the past 10 years, you have not edited that page since 24 February 2022. So yes, you may start over using the syntax at en:H:PIC, but how do you know Peter Jarvis? Please pay more attention to your spelling.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:43, 26 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Looks like my brand-new author icon may finally be coming here[edit]

...thanks to one "BluTheLion" at RDT; again, recall Commons:Help desk/Archive/2023/08#Uploading my brand-new author icon to Commons for our first attempt that ultimately went nowhere. And again, his work on my tanuki avatar should be just what I need for my Miraheze sidebar logo/Wikimedia portrait badge. And before you ask, @Jmabel: /@Jeff G.: I reminded him about the VRT process and how much easier it is to state the license on the original RDT post--lessons learned this time. (Sadly, attempts to contact our last guest ["LeoTheFloofyDragon"] re: choosing his license have borne almost no fruit, so his take might as well be staying on his RDT/DeviantART profiles for the foreseeable future.)

As before, any further advice? --Slgrandson (talk) 04:35, 27 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Urheberrecht Foto[edit]

In welcher Form muss eine ausdrückliche Genehmigung eines Fotografen vorliegen, wenn man das von ihm erworbene Foto auf Wikipedia hochladen möchte? Dasolejo (talk) 09:59, 27 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Stilling til underdirektør[edit]

Da vi osse har problemer og derfor søger om lidt hjælp ville vi lige besøge dig for at sikre os vores stilling 85.203.210.22 10:14, 27 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Logos de los derechos de autor fallecido[edit]

Buenas ,que pasa si el logo (Logo de una Alcaldia en Venezuela) creado por el autor fallecido,el logo estará en el “Dominio Publico” (PD-VenezuelaGov)?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 10:20, 27 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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