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I want to delete excessive photos from my Wikipedia page. Altogether five photos linked to my author page are disturbingly displayed on Google, even though only one of these photos has been chosen as the "profile picture". The other ones are "stocked", but there's no purpose in stocking so many photos that have no purpose for the page. All of the five photos are now displayed in Google in a way that is disturbing to the eye. Please help me deleting the four excessive photos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ursula83 (talk • contribs) 06:14, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
@Ursula83: Welcome to Wikimedia Commons! Based on your contributions, I think you're talking about Category:Aura Sevón. It seems that in this case there is a simple answer since if you are Aura Sevón then you're probably not Heli Sorjonen, who seems to have taken the pictures. We can't keep the pictures on Commons without written permission from Heli Sorjonen. GSS has marked them all accordingly and so unless Heli Sorjonen contacts our Volunteer Response Team to grant permission to use the pictures they're likely to be deleted in a week or two. And of course if Heli Sorjonen only grants permission to use one of the pictures, then only that one will be kept. --bjh21 (talk) 09:34, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
I don't know what I'm doing wrong
I am haunted by "someone" who keeps tracking me for years. Because he always happens to edit the same file as me and it happened within minutes or hours after I editing, but sometimes it happens the next day. What confuses me is that we have over 80 million files and he edits the same file with me by coincidence every time. This user is not an administrator. If he hadn't been unnecessarily watch to my contributions, why so many coincidences? I questioned him on his talk page about why I am being tracked with you when I am editing files, but his response was to deny (which means he didn't track who edit what). It is hardly possible not to suspect his intentions when there is so much evidence that shows he tracking me, especially he has not given me a reasonable explanation. I have warned him many times in the past about the wikihounding rule, but he didn't listen. I never asked him to spy on me and I don't like spying on anyone. I know you all think everyone edits file like him and there's nothing wrong with that. But I feel annoying when I see he edited the same file as me after I editing. I know that nobody has the right to interfere with anyone's freedom to edit files, but freedom should not be understood to mean anyone can "hounding" a specific user on Commons for their private reason. Because I advised him and told him clearly that the information about how to plan his own work for every day editing, and he still likes to track me. My edits didn't have a personal motivation and no prejudice against anyone, so I don't know why he chose me. There have been too many misunderstandings and disputes between me and him since he became someone who tracked me. I don't know how to ignore him?--Kai3952 (talk) 08:50, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
@Kai3952: Assuming I've correctly guessed who the other user is, I think what you're seeing here is the en:birthday paradox. Both of you are very prolific editors, and you're both interested in the same geographic area, so it's highly likely that you'll occasionally work on the same file at about the same time. In the last month, you've made over 10,000 edits, and the other user has made over 3,000. According to the Editor Interaction Analyser there are 41 pages that both of you have edited in that month, and of those only 12 that you edited first. I'm no statistician, but that's what I'd expect if you were working in an area that has about a million relevant files. It's possible that there's some more direct evidence, but the co-incidences alone don't look like evidence of deliberate action to me. --bjh21 (talk) 11:38, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
02:28, 1 February 2022 diff hist +3 m File:Cosplayer of Tamamo-no-mae, Fate Grand Order 20180520a.jpg removed Category:Cosplay of Fate/Grand Order; added Category:Cosplay of Fate/Extra using HotCat current
@Kai3952: What is there to explain? Two editors, both hugely active in curating files relating to Taiwan, edit some of the same files, sometimes at around the same time. That's precisely what I'd expect to unless you were making active efforts to avoid one another. --bjh21 (talk) 20:55, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
How do I access PNG renders of SVG files in older revisions?
Hi. I'm currently submitting a bug report for SVG Translate Tool involving downloading an SVG file, and I need to access a PNG render of an older SVG file revision as I already reverted changes I made to one of my previous translations (before that tool even existed). The tool uploads a correct form of the translated SVG that displays correctly when uploading directly to Commons. The only downside is it actually creates a new revision for the original file instead of uploading a new file, and it doesn't even ask what I want to do. So I figured out downloading the file and uploading it to Commons as a new file the old fashioned way would be better. Nope. Turns out when you download it, it displays correctly in browser in direct SVG render, but SVG editor (in my case Inkscape) displays original labels, as well as internal MediaWiki PNG renders of the SVG file. That was unfortunate. And now I need to access PNG renders of those older revisions of the SVG file I tried to update. — Polda18 (talk page • contributions) 17:19, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Ok, so I learned about the switch statement, and it seems the SVG files do actually contain it. I have Commons in Czech language display, why does it display original labels and not the translated ones? -- Polda18 (talk page • contributions) 17:28, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
I guess what happened is my browser got stuck with a cached page structure. Not the page itself, just the structure. Because when I use the SVG Translate Tool, the last revision of File:FPM compass with annotation.svg actually says translation to de, which is actually transferring of the implicit language (which was originally German) into its own language selector. I updated it three times, translation to Czech, English and implicit language transfer to German. Implicit language should be English I guess, but that's subject for discussion at the file talk page. The page itself displays English labels, there's no dropdown menu for language selection, which might be just on my end. Browser cache purge didn't help, page cache purge didn't help, I guess browser restart might solve this issue as it clears cookies and majority of browser cache. If not, I can always clear the cache manually using CCleaner. -- Polda18 (talk page • contributions) 18:17, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Clarity
Hello:
I am new to Wiki Commons and need to find images for a book I can use. I really am not computer savvy and would love instruction as how I may use free images.
Commons is a repository of reusable images. Different images have different licenses.
You may absolutely freely reuse anything that is in the {{Public domain}}. However, other images are copyrighted and have requirements spelled out in their individual licenses.
I believe this renaming request is problematic and counterproductive to those who follow Commons policies and guidelines
I believe this renaming request is problematic and counterproductive to those who follow Commons policies and guidelines. The file name "台湾湿地保護協會 Union for the Conservation of Taiwan Wetlands" itself is no problem, but after the renaming, I see not much difference except no Chinese language. If he thinks there is a problem with it, then he should follow the standards of COM:FR and the renaming request needs to satisfy at least one of them. I know that the place shown in the photograph is a building somewhere in Zhouzai Wetland Park, but I don't think it's necessary to rename. To me there is no difference between "台湾湿地保護協會" and "台灣濕地保護聯盟" but there is a difference for those who care about Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese. If this user insists on renaming it, he has to prove that the building shown in the photograph is the "Kaohsiung Office, Wetlands Taiwan" and 台湾湿地保護協會 is called the "Wetlands Taiwan" in its English name. The problem is that he didn't.--Kai3952 (talk) 22:00, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Trying to identify an early 20th century business machine
Anyone know exactly what this machine is that they are using (circa 1909), and/or can suggest an appropriate category? Description says "two women operate a copying machine." Is this some sort of mimeograph? - Jmabel ! talk02:09, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
See Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia. As all of these images are copies from books that are several centuries old, you are not going to get permission from the artist. The users who uploaded the files may be the ones who scanned or photographed the document but it is more likely that they found a public domain image on the internet or in an archive and chose to upload it. You could try contacting the uploader to ask for their permission but it will probably be meaningless in this case. From Hill To Shore (talk) 08:06, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
If you want to make a copy for your personal use (including printing the image), just do that. If you want to post it to another website, or publish it on paper, or use it in a presentation, etc., see Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia.
Licensing requirements for particular images can vary, and you don't provide a URL, so I don't know just what image you have in mind. If after reading Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia you still have questions, please ask here again, and provide a link to the particular file page you are talking about. And do also see COM:SIGN. - Jmabel ! talk20:00, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
I'm finding this all very confusing. There is a page already created for a person (call her "the subject"). I wanted to add her picture to the page. I emailed her and told her what I was doing so she emailed me a picture of herself, taken by herself. She granted me permission in the email to use the photo here on Wikipedia.
However, upon trying to post that, I find that it's not that simple. After reading lots of confusing articles, I get the impression that the subject needs to complete the free license form (to which there is a link). I've tried walking through that process and it gets to a stage where it wants her to click "I or others have already uploaded the file to Wikimedia Commons". However, before the subject can click on that, I need to have already uploaded it to Wikimedia Commons. That is where I am currently getting stuck.
In Wikimedia Commons, I am on step 3 of the file upload process, "Release rights". In the section where it asks "Now tell us why you are sure you have the right to publish this work:", I'm not at all clear which one applies to this situation. Please help!
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaysterwiki (talk • contribs) 21:40, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
@Jaysterwiki: Let's start with the most basic problem here: typically, the copyright of a photo belongs to the photographer, not the subject. In most cases, this remains the case unless the copyright has been explicitly transferred. You seem to be in touch with the subject, not the photographer. Is there any reason to believe the subject of this photo owns the copyright? If she does not, then she can't grant a license, and she'll need to put you in touch with the photographer (or other copyright holder). - Jmabel ! talk23:51, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Thank you Jeff G. and Jmabel! I think I understand what you meant. I'll try to sign this post... I'll find out if it works after it has posted, I guess. And two follow-up questions: Was I to type "{{subst:PP}}" or "subst:PP"? (I did the former). And what does that mean? My apologies - this is my first day really digging into helping out around here. Jaysterwiki (talk) 00:36, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
@Jaysterwiki: I don't use the Upload Wizard myself, so I don't know where exactly it asks for a license to be specified, but it must. In any event, though, for this image that is water under the bridge. At this point, you need to put a license template on the page File:Diana Belbita July 2021.jpg, in the licensing section. - Jmabel ! talk19:55, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
@Jmabel - How long do I have to get her to complete her end of the authorization before the file gets deleted? I don't want to pressure her while she's busy, but I don't want it disappearing either. Thanks. Jaysterwiki (talk) 04:48, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
I need your assistance. I am trying to upload professional photos from a Musician. I am not getting anywhere with the uploads. She has asked that i set up a page for her and complete the contents that she has shared. I have tried a number of different pics ....even those taken with her personal camera and no luck!
Please contact me at your earliest convenience at 213 640-9394.
It looks like you've succeeded in uploading several photos: your user uploads. Note that since Wikimedia is for free licensed media only, any photos you upload that weren't taken by yourself need confirmation of free license status by the copyright holder. See COM:VRT for details of sending confirmed free license permission from 3rd parties. Hope this helps. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:33, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
By the way, if you want that article accepted on Wikipedia, it would be really important to cite at least two separate examples of independent, significant coverage of her. Otherwise, it just looks like an effort at promotion, which Wikipedia tends to reject. - Jmabel ! talk15:40, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Evylena Nunn Miller
MY name is Leslie Compton. I have recently completed my research on my great aunt, Evylena Nunn Miller. The book, The Forgotten Artist, will be launched the end of April, 2022. I have a write-up about her which I wish to down load into your files. But at every step of the way I seem to be doing something incorrectly. There is always an error in any of her biographies which I wish to correct; she was never the director of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, she was a board member only. I of course have other facts which are not usually listed.
Can you help me download this information? It is a word document. I have removed the doc. from the file but I am told I need to put either JP after it or something else. Again, I need some help with this.
Thank you.
Leslie Compton <redacted> — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeslieCompton (talk • contribs) 20:34, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Hello. I'm afraid but such texts are typically not in the project scope of Commons. We focus on educational media rather than original writings. The PDF text files that we do have are copies of old magazines and scientific journals or such, but otherwise we do not accept written text. If the book itself is notable, somebody will eventually create a Wikipedia article about it. In the meantime I suggest that you edit and improve the Wikipedia article Evylena Nunn Miller directly instead of uploading a commentary over here. De728631 (talk) 21:06, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
The photographer/owner of the photograph is trying to upload his photo to an article draft, but is being stopped at the Wikipedia Commons step.
Thank you in advance for your advice and help.
The following is a list of steps taken by the photographer/owner of photo to upload his photo to the article draft:
I follow the link provided to me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:James_Warren_Felter. I toggle Edit Page, then Insert Images, then Media settings: Upload, select file,( I drop in pix) Select Save, then box requires details, Unique file name (so i put Jaswfelter pix) Push Save then I get something went wrong message. As far as URL That all I know, cheers, T.
Screenshots
@Postmodern Aesthetics and Tw604: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload png and smaller (<50,000 bytes or <2,000,000 pixels) jpg images as a new user while leaving the summary intact. Such uploads of png images are not allowed at all. The following applies to each image. You indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a png or smaller jpg image, it's a copyright violation taken from the web. Please upload the full-size original of it per COM:HR, including any metadata, but if you were not the original image designer or photographer, that person may need to license it on their official website or social media or send permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. Also, any png image will look fuzzy when scaled down (due to design decisions discussed in phab:T192744) or jaggy when scaled up, so you may want to upload svg or jpg versions, too. If you can't get a compliant license, the image may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you change the summary or use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid that filter. — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me00:55, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
In December, I started a Deletion Request on this file, and the file turned out to be a copyright violation. I have found a website where the exact image can be found, and I have edited my reason for the DR. Are old DRs still reviewed by administrators? Or are they left like that? ---ILikelargeFries (talk) 14:29, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Thanks. The last time I tagged this file as a copyvio, its deletion was denied because the DR is still ongoing, so that's why I updated the DR instead --- ILikelargeFries (talk) 15:05, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
@ILikelargeFries: If there is a DR that essentially takes precedence over anything else, as it has already been submitted to the community for review. If it is meant to be a CV then it should be marked initially as a CV, and if admins are uncertain they will convert it. If you have concerns that there is a DR that is in fact a problematic CV that needs quicker action, then please flag it for higher level attention. With regard to finding something at a website and here, finding it elsewhere does not make our copy CV, ours could have been uploaded first; or the photographer could have uploaded them both under suitable licenses. It all depends on the evidence and circumstance on the image, and not solely that it is elsewhere. If someone clearly cites that other website as the source, then that makes it more obvious that we have a CV. — billinghurstsDrewth23:41, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
Commons doesn't accept Word document. Text context should be copied into a Wikipedia article in the respective language. Regards, Yann (talk) 05:47, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
I attempted to upload a new version of File:Conorleslie2021.png, which I felt was a better image of the subject. However, after I completed the upload process, the old image remained in place. I reverted back to the original image and the new image now appears in the file history, but when I attempted to revert to the new image, the old image remained. The file history states that the current image is the same size as the new image (723 KB), but it's still appearing as the old image (which is 719 KB). How do I get the new version to appear? Bluerules (talk) 17:36, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
can you make it so that when you put your category on it that it won’t put it on all three plz thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by I am a muffin (talk • contribs)
What is the copyright status of unattributed photographs in out of copyright books? Can we assume that the copyright is owned by the entity declared in the book copyright notice? If the book has gone out of copyright through life of author plus 70 years (or whatever the term is for the country of publication) have the images gone out of copyright too? SpinningSpark16:13, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
@Spinningspark: I doubt there is a single general answer to this. I'd suggest you state the specific facts of the case (what book, what author, what country, what year of publication), but I'd also suggest you take it up at Commons:Village pump/Copyright, where more people with expertise are likely to look in. - Jmabel ! talk18:48, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi! I made File:Balearica regulorum range.svg in Inkscape. When I render it from Edge, it shows normal (so gray bg and green taxon range), but on Commons page it is black with green areas. Any idea what's wrong? I have recently changed themes and I suspect it's something around this. I use Inkscape for Win10 with Inkscape 1.1 (c68e22c387, 2021-05-23) as the last version. Any ideas? A09090091 (talk) 15:48, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
I reset my Inkscape settings and set the bg to white, the output in Inkscape was as it should be (gray&green), but no change on Commons after reuploading. A09090091 (talk) 15:55, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
Привет всем! У меня проблема: а нарисовал карты из словаря 1958 года, но выскакивает плашка что не указаны автор и источник, но я указал что автор - я и это - моя работа (смотрите загрузки участника). Я просто запутался в подсказках на википедии. Пётр Тарасьев (обсуждение) 13:40, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
Нашёл в викискладе эти карты они были выпущены в 1911 году а их автор умер в 1934 году, хотя это не те карты которые были в словаре, но очень похоже, да и карты в словаре были на латыни, а эти на английском и береговая линия не совпадает
If I were in a stadium and I took a footballer's photo and wanted to upload it on Commons, would I have to ask the footballer an authorisation as there's an identifiable person?
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Salvus (talk • contribs) 17:08, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
@Dr Salvus: I can't think of any country where you would be required to do that in those circumstances. Since you don't say what country, though, it is hard to be sure. - Jmabel ! talk18:06, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
I want my user page to simply be a redirect to my user page on Wikipedia, but I'm not sure how to make a soft redirect here. I know how to make one on Wikipedia, but is it the same here? --InterstateFive (talk) 22:59, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
@InterstateFive: Since you don't say how you would do it on Wikipedia, I can't tell you whether the same would work here. In particular, if it uses a template, that same template may or may not be available here. The simplest would probably be just to have your user page here say "My real user page is en:User:InterstateFive." (and analogously on the talk page). - Jmabel ! talk02:50, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
I'd like to know if there is a way (possibly using a script) to bulk remove categories from a large number of files that have been over categorized. There were 1400 files uploaded in the Category:American Currency Collection. That category was, in turn, placed into the following six categories:
The problem is that each of the 1400 files were not just added to the American Currency Collection category, but they were also individually added to each of the six categories that American Currency Collection is a member of. That is, each of the 1400 files are over categorized. It appears the uploader misunderstood how categories work when he/she did the bulk upload. That having been done, is there a way to bulk correct all 1400 files? I would figure there may be a script that an admin could use to perform the task. Given the number of files involved, individually editing the files by hand is not practical, and is likely to be error-prone.
To try to be perfectly clear as to what is being requested ... for each of the 1400 files in the American Currency Collection category, remove the six categories listed above, keeping only the American Currency Collection category and any hidden categories.
I'd like to go through this collection at some point, breaking it down into sub-categories, but I don't want to touch any of these files before this problem is corrected, out of fear of making the problem worse. Thanks for your help. PoundTales (talk) 23:52, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
@PoundTales: There are probably a few ways to do this. One would be to start from Category:American Currency Collection and use VFC to remove the other categories. If, as I believe, the block of text for the categories is identical in all of the files, then it is a very simple textual substitution.
If that makes you nervous, you can start by selecting just a file or two on which to make the change, rather than try to do them all straight off the bat. And if that still makes you nervous, just say so here and I can follow through and do this on your behalf. - Jmabel ! talk00:12, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
Thanks much for the pointer to VFC. The tool and its documentation looked a bit intimidating, at first, but that's only because it's very powerful and flexible. Might I suggest that someone add in large friendly letters the advice: "Don't panic!"? LOL. I wound up creating a couple test files to get a sense of how the tool worked before unleashing it on my real world problem. You were correct in that it turned out to be a very simple problem, with the right tool in hand. I appreciate your "teach a man to fish" approach. I may not have a need for VFC very often, but it's good to know it's there when it's needed. I'm pretty sure bulk uploading accidents of this nature are not infrequent, here. Thanks again for the help. PoundTales (talk) 03:03, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
But see COM:SCOPE and COM:L. If this relates to a non-notable band, it probably doesn't belong on Commons, and if it belongs to a notable band, the odds are against them granting the license terms we require, at least for the songs and videos. - Jmabel ! talk19:44, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
It would be helpful if I could put the FLAC in an OGG wrapper, which would allow an overwrite, but the file size would still be over 100MB (which is why I was trying to add directly from the site). Is there a way around this? Theknightwho (talk) 17:15, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi all,
I'm a first-time user of Commons, so apologizes if this questions has already been asked.
As I have uploaded a picture (a photo I have taken) on the section "Metadata" is actually showing too many details. The table is below the section "Metadata: This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata, etc." Is there a way to reduce them?
Thank you!
HRavenspur--HRavenspur (talk) 22:47, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
There are some mistakes and after this deletion, I will immediately upload another entry for this photo competition and may be some others also little later.
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but here goes. I just finished rewriting the WP article on Paula Giddings[1]. The article has no picture, but TBH I'm still new at this and getting clearance for pictures is a whole other learning curve. Anyone want to take this on? --Just Another Cringy Username — Preceding unsigned comment added by Just Another Cringy Username (talk • contribs) 02:48, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
page 3: Author is born 23. December 1859page 2: published 1910 in Düsseldorf
Hello, I am describing why I think the copyright of the book described below is expired and thus license is public domain. I would appreciate comments if you are of the same or opposite opinion. I do not want to make the work with the publication of the complete book, if it is deleted afterwards. Who would decide whether the book is deleted or not? In which category would the book have to be placed regarding the expired german copyright?
Here you can see the first seven pages of the German book by "Franz-Josef Brors" titled "Unterbach". Unterbach was then a village, which is now a district of the city of Düsseldorf in Germany. No other book written by the author can be found. As can be read on these pages (see on the right), the author was born on 23. December 1859 and the book was published in 1910 in Düsseldorf. The date of the author's death cannot be researched.
The book was published in 1910. According to American law, copyright expires 95 years after publication, which would have been 2005. Thus the copyright would have clearly expired there.
It is more difficult to consider this under German law, according to which 70 years must have passed after the death of the author. However, the date of death could not be determined so far, but the date of birth on 23. December 1859. In this case, the latest probable date of death must be carefully determined. This must lie 70 years back before 9. February 1952, with which the author would have reached an age of 92 years. At that time, the average age at death for men (1956 is available) was less than 63 years, which he would have exceeded by 29 years. According to the German Federal Statistical Office, in 1951 (and also until 1960) the proportion of people over 90 was zero, i.e. below the accuracy of the calculation. It is therefore almost certainly impossible for him to have reached the age of 92 necessary for copyright to have existed in 2022. When published in 2019, this age would still have been 89 years, which it was still possible according to these statistics. That was the reason for me to make the publication at Wikimedia commons only now. I wait already ten years for it. This is how the law should be interpreted most generously in the author's sense.
The marksmen confraternity with the name "Sankt (Saint) Hubertus Schützenbruderschaft Unterbach", thus in the residence of the book author, published a reprint in 1983. No complaints - not even out of court - have come to the attention of the marksmen confraternity. In public libraries, with the exception of two original-editions that cannot be borrowed, I have found only this reprint in the stock. I, the creator of the scan, own the original edition from 1910. Also from this point of view, the publication is on the safe side. The original can be recognized by the fact that down on page 2 the indication of the publisher "Gesellschaft für Buchdruckerei und Verlag Düsseldorf m. b. H." is noted, while this was replaced in the reprint by the names of the responsible persons of the publishing marksmen confraternity.
In which category would the book have to be placed regarding the expired german copyright?
I am Chairman of a small non-profit. We have databases online. A lot of the data we got from Wikipedia. I am having some copyright issues. Is there someone I can talk to? I am sorry to be so naive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jefferyds (talk • contribs) 22:16, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
@Jefferyds: This is Wikimedia Commons. Is the content from here, or from the English-language Wikipedia, or from somewhere else?
Leave it (stop-color="#000000") out, it will not work anyway. This document explains it better than I could, and gives two simple (and working!) examples including defs sections. - Erik Baas (talk) 17:49, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Hello there. Jeff G. is correct, we don't write biographies or other articles here since this is the media repository for all Wikipedias and related projects. If you would like to write the biography in English though, please have a look at en:Help:Your first article for a starter. De728631 (talk) 13:28, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
@Delwell30: If you took this photo, you probably own the copyright (this varies due to circumstance, but is probably true). So you have to ask yourself: do you want to give up all rights and claims to it as much as you can? If so, put it in the public domain. Do you want to let anyone use this photo for any purpose, but that person has to give you credit? If so, choose CC BY 4.0. Do you want to let anyone use this photo for any purpose, but that person has to give you credit and any works that include it have to have the same terms of sharing? If so, choose CC BY SA 4.0. If you need help choosing a license or literally inserting it onto the web page, let me know by responding here and typing "{{Ping|Koavf}}". —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯05:10, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
i didnt took the photo unfortunately, i just got it from a website but the photo can be useful in some purposes like cultures, indigenous peoples of the americas and Colombian Amazon Natives, etc. but my question is how do i put the photo on the public domain??? Delwell30 (talk) 17:40, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
@Delwell30: Hi, and welcome. Please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept it as-is, and have the photographer post Commons:Licensing compliant permission for such work on their website or social media presence or send the photo and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still 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 me17:51, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
@Delwell30: The photo you uploaded will have to be deleted. Admins can do that. If you have a new photo that is appropriately licensed or that you took yourself and you want to license appropriately, you can just upload that as a separate file. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯18:14, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Uploading a national anthem
So I came across | this page on Gens du Pays, and if you can go to that page, you'll be able to see that it doesn't have the actual song. I wanted to contribute to the page and add the national anthem, but I'm unsure if it's okay. That's why I came here. Is it okay to upload Gens du Pays to that page to help out? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kxeon (talk • contribs)
@Kxeon: Generally, for music, there are two sets of rights that are relevant: the first is the actual composition and the second is for publishing of a recording of it. In this case, since the song was composed so recently, it is very likely that it is copyright-protected. You could make a recording of the song and release your performance under a free license that is compatible with what is allowed here, but that wouldn't change the underlying composition rights. You could get or make a recording and upload it to individual projects like the English Wikipedia under a fair use rationale, but it couldn't be uploaded here unless you can establish that the song as a composition is freely licensed first. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯21:48, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Collage
Hey I can not figure out for the life of me how to collage photos. So I'm asking someone here to do it for me if anyone is willing. If you have discord I can send you the pictures and If you do not I guess I can give an external link to them. (FYI it is going to be a fair use image on English Wiki). Kaleeb18TalkCaleb20:00, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Here are the four pictures. 1, 2, 3, and 4. I am using those pictures for an article I am making dealing with The Book of Boba Fett series. I would like Boba Fett (1st pic) to be in the top left, Fennec Shand (2nd pic) in the top right, Din Djarin (3rd pic) in the bottom left, and Cad Bane (4th pic) in the bottom right. Make sure the entire image is showing on all of them because it is going to be a fair use image. Kaleeb18TalkCaleb20:27, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
@Kaleeb18: Okay, and do you have in mind any kind of aspect ratio? i.e. should it be square-ish or should it be an upright rectangle like these four photos are? If you're trying to use this on the English-language Wikipedia, note that putting together many non-free images into one image does not automatically overcome the fact that each individual image needs to have a valid fair-use rationale. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯20:33, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
@Koavf: I am so sorry for being picky but can Din Djarin / The Mandalorian be on the bottom left and not right. Also is it possible to get the entire pictures in the collage or is it limited to just a portions? Thank you though. Kaleeb18TalkCaleb22:15, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
@Kaleeb18: The short answer is, yes, I can include the entirety, but once you scale it down to be appropriate for the fair use requirements, they are going to be very small. Are you sure that's what you want? It's already scaled down as well as cropped. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯23:49, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
@Koavf: I think the close up looks good I just want to see the other version too. Oh and please put Djarin on the bottom left and not the bottom right. I appreciate your help. Kaleeb18TalkCaleb01:51, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
@Koavf: I like the close up of the characters better, but there is a problem. On the right side its white. See here. FYI I will add the fair use images of each individual poster later. Kaleeb18TalkCaleb22:12, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Bonjour. J'ai enregistré, je crois, une photo dans commons. Je veux maintenant l'intégrer à l'article sur Jean Despois où il est demandé une photo. Je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment je dois m'y prendre. Maerci de votre aide !
Jean Despois — Preceding unsigned comment added by Despois JB (talk • contribs) 18:11, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Is there any policy similar to COM:SPAM that's for accounts, or do images just have to be deleted one by one?
There are multiple accounts (at least of the ones I know) that have only uploaded works related to Mina Luna and her various businesses in a spam-like way. Many of the images seem like they could be copyright violations as well. While writing this, I actually found some more accounts promoting Luna. One is recently active, and the others are stale:
Similar accounts on other Wikimedia projects (Spanish Wikipedia[2][3][4][5], Wikidata[6][7], English Wikipedia[8][9][10]etc) have also edited/spammed about Mina Luna - and from the way the content is written, I can only assume it's to promote her and advertise her businesses. What's the best way to handle this on Commons (or could I possibly have some assistance)? There's a lot of individual images, which seem difficult to nominate for deletion one by one.
I deleted some obvious promotion-only files that were also apparent copyvios. Moreover I warned the most recent accounts. I don't think we need to block any of them right now – especially not the stale ones. If the active accounts continue down that road though, they should be indeffed. I did keep the images of Mina Luna though because judging from Q106666859 (Q106666859) she appears to be somewhat notable. De728631 (talk) 12:37, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for your help, De728631! This is what I was looking for. I do want to point out that the Wikidata item was created by a single-purpose IP and some of the accounts above (Eddmireles and Yyv02) that have also only spammed info about Luna on Wikidata. The WD item seems to be part of their promotional edits across Wiki projects, so I'd just be careful about using it as a bar to judge notability. If you search "Mina Luna" on Google News, for example, you won't be able to find one article mentioning her. But, I don't think it's an issue to leave one or two of the pictures up of her - I just thought it's worth mentioning she's not currently notable by Wiki standards (and she may only seem so because of promotional edits). - Whisperjanes (talk) 22:35, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
Randy Sulaver
I am the QA nurse from Princess Anne Surgical Center in Virginia Beach. I have a patient document from the clinic at "Naval Special Warfare Group 4". There is no phone number listed. The paper is signed "Randy Sulaver". There is no designation as to this person's identity (rank, title, certification, etc). Could you please identify this person??
Thank you,
Lee Michaelis RN, MSN
Princess Anne Ambulatory Surgery Center
1975 Glenn Mitchell Drive, Suite 300
Virginia Beach, VA
757-507-0196
lbmicha4@sentara.com
— Preceding unsigned comment was added by 163.230.251.212 (talk) 16:22, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
Hi , i dropped my phone in my bathtub and I tried the water ejection shortcut buu if t it said it didn’t have permission to acces commons.m.Wikimedia. How do I amble it please help I’m desperate
Have a nice dau — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 184.160.100.92 (talk) 01:37, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
You did upload two different images using the same file name. The first one is already deleted. Do you want the second one get deleted, too? --Achim55 (talk) 14:14, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
@Ramiro Ortiz Girón: En general, no se puede. Solamente un administrador puede hacerlo. Pero, ¿cuál imagen? Y ¿por cuál razón?
Dicho esto, si es su propia carga reciente (7 días o menos), simplemente puede marcarla con {{subst:My bad upload}} (en la página de la imagen) y se borrará.
También: las imágenes no son "donadas". Otorgas una licencia; alojamos la imagen; pero no hay ninguna "donación" involucrada. Jmabel ! talk04:36, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
Look, its really annoying when I have to make another account okay, I'm here to spread happiness now, before I wasn't I was a troll but now I'm not. How stop my accounts from getting banned? AngeredJawico (talk) 19:29, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
What did you do to make people think you were a troll?
Hi. I want to use an image which is from approx 1930. The photographer is unknown. I believe this makes it out of copyright and in the public domain in my country (UK).
My friend uploaded the image for me the first time and failed to enter the correct copyright information.
I then had a go and although the image is there, I am not allowed to use it because it has the same title as the first time it was uploaded.
I have attempted to upload the image twice and am now in a technical tangle.
Please can someone help me to get rid of one of the images and to correctly fill in the details for the one I am allowed to upload.
Hi. the image is taken from a flyer advertising an event that the subject was holding. it is a small paper flyer, with no indication of the photographer and nothing written on the back. i am in close contact with the heirs, who are very supportive of my research into their Great Aunt, however, they do not have any idea of who the photographer might have been. apologies for late reply, am having trouble navigating this Wiki system. thanks. JanetFizzCurtis (talk) 09:07, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
apologies for late reply, am having trouble navigating this system. the image I uploaded was a photo that I took of a photo that was on a small, paper flyer. the flyer advertised an event that the subject was holding. the subject's heirs are very supportive of me doing this work and promoting their Great Aunt, but they don't have any information about who took the photo that is on the flyer. it is a formal, head shot, as opposed to a casual, family shot. JanetFizzCurtis (talk) 09:13, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
Photo of a brochure from the year 1984
I have three photos of the different three sides of a brochure from the year 1984. The brochure will help "prove" that Jehuda Halevi was actually born in Tudela, Navarra, Spain. Can these photos be uploaded onto the article? The brochure was created by the City Hall of Tudela.
Usually all works from 1984 are copyrighted and non-free by default, and there is no exemption for Spanish government works other than legal texts. So you would not be able to upload such a brochure here without permission from the copyright holder. De728631 (talk) 15:37, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
If you just need it for citation purposes, there is no particular reason to have it on Commons. If you need to show it to someone, a site like Flickr that is a lot looser about copyright would be fine. - Jmabel ! talk16:27, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
Generally, Microsoft logos seem to be so simple that they are not copyrighted, so unless it is a very special logo, you can upload it here. Please note though that we already have a lot of Microsoft logos in Category:Microsoft logos and its subcategories. So it is likely that you don't need to upload your logo because it is already here. De728631 (talk) 15:28, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
I have tried five times, but I am still cannot upload photo. Is there anyone who can tell me how to fix this error?--Kai3952 (talk) 19:22, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
I don't know the specific answer, but strongly suggest a shorter title - the long text can go in the description, rather than the title. Longer titles on already existing files on Commons are often not fully visible depending on users' system, browser, and settings. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 19:29, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
It is not really 255, but [255 - <length of name spacename> - <lengths of talknamespaceextension> - <length of space character between namespace and talknamespaceextention> - <length of colon>]. A file name in german MW can be: 255 - length of "Datei_Diskussion:". The space for adding talk/Diskussion has always to be reserved (exception: Special-Namespace has no talk pages). The sortkey for pages is shorter (90 letters or something like that) --C.Suthorn (talk) 20:21, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
رفع المنع عن اسم المستخدمHamdikhalid43ورالايبي الخاص بي بشكل فوري
Bonjour,
En regardant le blason de Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, je m'aperçois qu'il ne pas tout à fait correct.
La divise blanche n'est pas correct ce doit être une divise dentée ou scie symbolisant le travail du bois à proximité de la forêt d'Orient.
Comment faire pour changer la source du fichier (Blason Vendeuvre-sur-Barse.svg).
Merci de votre aide.
Daniel ROTA — Preceding unsigned comment added by ROTA Daniel (talk • contribs) 21:49, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
coat of arms of Vendeuvre-sur-Barse
Hello,
Looking at the coat of arms of Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, I realize that it is not quite correct.
The white split is not correct, it must be a toothed split or saw symbolizing woodworking near the Orient forest.
How to change the source of the file (File:Blason Vendeuvre-sur-Barse.svg).
Thank you for your help.
The blason ROTA Daniel refers to may be found here or here with slightly different types of indentation (either dancetty or properly indented), e.g. "...au chef d'azur soutenu d'une divise dentée d'argent et chargé d'un vase..." (a chief azure indented with a baseline argent and charged with a vase). The official website of the town has a tiny depiction of the arms in the footer, but you can't really see the details there. De728631 (talk) 14:27, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
I uploaded a photo that I own, but it was deleted several times due to copyright NG, and it became an account lock. Why is copyright NG even though it is a photo I took? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 126.172.8.16 (talk) 03:58, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi. Globally blocked or locked users should appeal to stewardswikimedia.org. If your account was locked with a reason "Compromised account", please contact cawikimedia.org. — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me13:57, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
@Varoon2542: You uploaded it. You didn't provide any license or (alternatively) any reason it should be in the public domain. As the uploader you are responsible to know & explain why the picture would comply with Commons' rules about licensing. The source link you provide is just a blind link to the photo, so it provides no context from which anyone could glean anything about copyright or licensing status. Unless you (or someone) can provide some appropriate license (or a rationale as to why this is in the public domain), it will be deleted. - Jmabel ! talk15:56, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
@Jmabel: *:The picture is taken from the 1942 film Pahili Mangaala Kaur and as per the link below "In India, as per section 25 of the Copyright Act, the Photographs are provided copyright protection for a period of 60 years from the date of publication [this just means the date of the photograph – you don’t have to actually have it published in any magazine]."
So it's in the public domain unless proven otherwise
If the image is from 1942, why did you state "28 September 1929" in the file description? Please note also that the file needs to be free in the United States of America too, because that is where the Wikimedia Commons files are hosted. So, an Indian film from 1942 would have been copyrighted in India until 2002. This means that the film would also have been copyrighted in the United States for 95 years after its first publication, so I think we cannot keep the image. De728631 (talk) 17:28, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
As I mostly categorise and edit files, I prefer a simple look of the category pages. How can I hide icons that I am not likely to use (such as the "Good Pictures" one) on category pages? Is there a way to do this with an entry on my common.css or common.js page, similar to the bit of code which hides the infobox? --Schlosser67 (talk) 06:46, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
In File:Memory break in slow motion.webm, I would like to have cut out the first empty 15 sec (resulting in a vid with about 2 seconds pause before the action starts), and also the end cut out from 0:55 to the current ending. I produced this myself in a complicated multi-stage process due to the extreme slo mo, but failed to cut it on my PC for various reasons, e.g., VirtualDub can not handle webm videos. More important, the Video Crop Tool in Commons, which I frequently use, fails on this particular video for me (hopefully, only for me...). So please, would someone do this for me with Commons Video Crop Tool or else and just overwrite the current version? Pittigrilli (talk) 11:39, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
The photos used in the file [[:]] are almost clicked by me except one image File:Hdbrt2.jpg which was uploaded by a user User:Arthashastra007 without my permission or credits he only credited the owner of image Hdbrt2.jpg and not me because I was not on Wikimedia commons he stole it from my Instagram and uploaded it saying he claims that he took all the pictures which is false now I have made this new account so that I can upload my own files. Can I reupload? If yes how can I do that? Please help me I'm new to the wikicommons.— Preceding unsigned comment added by AdityaBenglore (talk • contribs) 12:40, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
What to do if someone sent me pictures via email for me to use for a Wikipedia article about them?
Hello! I am working on an article about a person named Reyhan Jamalova. I couldn't find any Creative Commons license photos to post on the page. So, I reached out to her personally and asked her if she could send me a few photos that I could post. However, these are still pictures taken by someone else, and I am still unsure who "owns" them. Still, she is the person in the photos and has authorized me to use them on Wikipedia. I'm still a bit confused whether I can use these photos and wanted to check.
@Emand2026: Hi, and welcome. Please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept those photos as-is, and have the photographers post Commons:Licensing compliant permission for each such work on their websites or social media presences or send the photos and permissions via OTRS with carbon copies to you. If you can't get compliant licenses, the photos may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. See also COM:SIGN. — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me23:02, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
Cannot upload.
Hi, I am trying to upload an image and Wiki says its not allowed and supposed to be my ohoto. It is mine, taken with Nokia[[Media:]]
You were not logged in when you made this comment, so I can't trace what might have happened to you, but cand see if you can work it through that? - Jmabel ! talk05:02, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
How to fix duplicate images
Hello! I recently came across some images that are uploaded several separate times in slightly different versions, but not obviously linked in any way. (One set: 1, 2, 3; and another: 1, 2, 3). So I was wondering: is this kind of duplication a common thing that's okay, or does it need to be fixed? And if it does need to be fixed, how? Should they be linked to each other somehow? Should some be deleted? I don't have much of a sense of how things work on Commons (I mainly work on English Wikipedia), but I feel like there's something here that needs fixing. Aerin17 (talk) 05:32, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi. I have an artist friend who has numerous images up on Wikimedia who would like to add more images. This artist is a "senior" who does not have a computer, smartphone, and in the past, a friend of his uploaded images for him and on his behalf. That friend died and no one knows his wikimedia account password. Is there a way I can upload images to the same account? Or is it locked forever because of the lost password. The name of the artist is Richard Rappaport.
@JohnMParedes: That account is probably lost. You'll need to go through COM:VRT to get authorized to upload on his behalf; if the person doesn't have computer, it will doubtless be a little different from the usual process, but I'm sure someone there can work out how to do this. - Jmabel ! talk18:34, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
Are signatures of fictional characters copyrighted?
Hello there Commons!
I have a weird question: Are the signatures of fictional characters copyrightable?
Should I use the {{PD-signature}} tag on the signatures of fictional characters still under copyright?
No this is because The signature is believed to be ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it falls below the required level of originality for copyright protection both in the United States and in the source country (if different). In this case, the source country (e.g. the country of nationality of the signatory) is believed to be ***Tag invalid. You must provide the source country as a parameter.***.
Note that this tag cannot be used on all signatures, as not all signatures are copyright-free.
I think I shouldn't do it, as it is the signature of a Disney character, and you know them, they sue you for even thinking about Disney characters. QuickQuokka [talk]19:52, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
Text can be copyrighted in the US, but not writing styles or fonts. A signature that just has PD text has no copyright; e.g. "Minnie Mouse" written in no matter how fancy of hand writing would not be copyrighted.--Prosfilaes (talk) 18:58, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
Do we have a category "Opening ceremony ribbon cutting flower ball"?
Look at this photo: 北港義民廟義犬將軍像. A red object which looks most like "opening ceremony ribbon cutting flower ball" hanged on the chest of the stone statue. Can a bow knot really be like a flower ball?--Kai3952 (talk) 11:32, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
What to do about this image? I am sure the people in the picture do not have the slightest idea that the photographer uploaded their image to the worldwide internet. By German personality rights laws, this is illegal, so I am not sure a personality rights warning really is sufficient.
The article this was meant for by the uploader has been deleted for being about a clearly non-notable artist, so there is no sensible use for this image anyway.
Is verbal permission acceptable for photo uploads?
I asked an actor to upgrade his wiki page with more and relevant information. He was ok with this. Do I need it in writing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnnyAvocado (talk • contribs) 14:26, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
The copyright holder would have to send a permission by email. Please note also that owning a copy of photo usually does not mean that the person depicted also owns the copyright for the photo. Unless it was transferred in a written contract, the copyright remains with the original photographer, so that is most likely the person that would have to contact our volunteer response team. De728631 (talk) 14:38, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
If someone can update or verify the copyright status of this historical photo, it would be appreciated: file:First Photo from the Surface of the Moon.jpg. The image credit states that the image is by the National Space Science Data Center of NASA (USA), which would put it under the public domain, except that the photo originates from the USSR government (which no longer exists) and not from the USA government. I would speculate that the JPG version of the photo released by NASA is a derivative work of the original image produced by the USSR, presumably with their permission, which would hopefully allow it to be in the public domain. Nicole Sharp (talk) 03:28, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
Instead of my uploaded graph appears in (the en and de) wikipedia the file name in read. Clicking on that, I am asked to upload it. Doing so, I am taught that it already exists. A am not able to get out of this nonsense circulation! The procedures get more and more complicated. This is no fun and does not at all encourage people to work in wikipedia. Any help? HJHolm — Preceding unsigned comment added by HJHolm (talk • contribs) 06:49, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
@HJHolm: And, if so, can you link which articles on de-wiki and en-wiki are intended to use it, because there are none that appear to do so. - Jmabel ! talk17:30, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
Naturally, a link was and is possible. THAT IS NOT THRE PROBLEM. And I wonder why it worked here and not in the intended other places. With the same File. HJHolm (talk) 06:26, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
Dzień dobry!
W Państwa zasobach jest dokument z moim podpisem i pieczątką szkoły, w której byłam kiedyś dyrektorem. Nauczyciel, którego zatrudniałam, wrzucił zdjęcie umowy na stronę Facebooka. Dokument ten jest dzisiaj wykorzystywany do celów przestępczych - fałszerstwo. Jak można go usunąć.
Link do strony z dokumentem: https://pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:Umowa_o_prac%C4%99.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 77.242.237.222 (talk) 07:23, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
Good morning! In your resources there is a document with my signature and the stamp of the school where I used to be the principal. The teacher I hired posted a picture of the contract on a Facebook page. Today this document is used for criminal purposes - forgery. How can it be removed. Link to the page with the document
I don't know if this is the right place. What are the rules for uploading pornographic files to commons?
Can I have a link to the rules, which is not allowed to be thrown into coommons?
@LawrenceLynn: Postcards older than a hundred years without a copyright claim and without a name of the photographer can be uploaded to Commons. Please use {{PD-anon-expired}} as a licence tag. De728631 (talk) 15:41, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
Como faço para adicionar uma imagem em um artigo meu na Wikipédia?
Eu estou fazendo um artigo da Wikipédia que estou precisando de uma imagem para esclarecer o assunto. Mas, eu mesmo tirei print da tela em um site e editei a foto no Paint para adicionar na Wikipédia. Os direitos da foto serão meus ou serão da pessoa que comanda o site em que eu tirei o print? Atenciosamente, Atleticano da Alemanha 18h45min de 21 de fevereiro de 2022 (UTC). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atleticano da Alemanha (talk • contribs) 18:46, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
@JOestby: according to the source (on Flickr) this has an NC license, which is not allowed on Commons. (You accurately wrote "NonCommercial" in the licensing area, but "NonCommercial" means we can't host it.) Either you can contact the original photographer and persuade them to change their license to allow commercial use, or we can't have it here on Commons. - Jmabel ! talk19:57, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
Olá. Eu estava fazendo upload no Wikimedia Commons para um artigo que publiquei na Wikipédia, mas esqueci de ativar o Java script no Firefox do celular e quando fui refazer a tentativa de upload, o arquivo da imagem não aparece mais. Não sei se o upload foi finalizado ou se é mesmo um bug.
Agradeço a atenção. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cristalima (talk • contribs) 20:25, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
problem uploading image
Hello. I was uploading on Wikimedia Commons for an article I published on Wikipedia, but I forgot to enable Java script in Firefox on mobile, and when I tried to upload again, the image file no longer appears. I don't know if the upload was finished or if it's really a bug. Thank you for your attention. Cristalima (talk) 20:36, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
@Hossamelmowafy1: There is no indication of a free license on the Facebook page that you give as a source, and you don't indicate any license on the file page. What license do you think is available for this, and why? - Jmabel ! talk00:54, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Hossamelmowafy1, there is no indication that the license of file is compatible with Commons. The website you linked above says "all rights reserved" at the bottom and as such, I am inclined to believe that the file is copyrighted. If you are the creator/owner of the file, you might need to send the permission to the COM:VRT, only if you believe that the file is in project scope, which I have doubt on. Wikimedia commons only hosts media which have (some/potential) educational value. --Magogre (talk) 02:53, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Loading commons from external server wiki.openstreetmap.org doesn't always load all commons hosted files
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Road_signs_in_the_Philippines/sign_lookup_table - This page I created for OSM with the specific DPWH of the Republic of the Philippines ID's for the OSM project.. it links to the wikimedia commons yet for some reason - it doesn't load all the embedded media always. sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't and loading takes 20+ seconds
So is this a problem of the wiki page I created on OSM?
Did I do something wrong?
Is this because of the server of OSM, something wrong with the server? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrgenie (talk • contribs) 11:13, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
It seems to load slower on my mobile telephone too, perhaps Open Street Maps itself has an issue or there is a delay in communication between Open Street Maps and the Wikimedia Commons. This question could also be asked at the Technical Village Pump where people have more knowledge about such technical things. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 13:21, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
uploading a picture of a flag
Hi, I want to opload an image of our clubflag (VlagKleinNTSV.jpg). I get a message first that the name of the file is not specific enough, if I rename to more specific (Vlag Klein NTSV November 2021.jpg), is is not allowed in a broader context. The design/copyright of the flag is mine and the club.
Can you help me out?
Joost Dikken, user JoostDikken, president of NTSV, ntsv.nl (also on wikipedia.se)
voorzitter@ntsv.nl — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoostDikken (talk • contribs) 20:52, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
@JoostDikken: , you could upload it but you need to verify it through the Commons:VRT to verify that you're in fact the designer of the flag. If you send them all the files they might assist you in uploading, be sure to pick a good file name and at (some) Wikipedia's you should disclose any possible conflict of interest that you have with the organisation before adding the flag there. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 13:27, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
@JoostDikken: Depending on the design of the flag, there might not be a copyright at all if it is very simple. So for example this NTSV image would not be copyrighted in the Netherlands. Is that the flag you would like to upload? De728631 (talk) 13:48, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Perhaps you're referring to the fact that the Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons (SDC) has enabled a new search engine by default, this could be the reason why the ability to search pages has changed. I have unfortunately have to disable it myself as it doesn't do many of the basic things that the old search engine used to Do. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 13:22, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Santa Cruz Xochitepec
hola buenas Tardes
ya son dos ocasiones que realizo edición pero desconozco por que siguen si aparecer me pueden ayudar en indicarme cual es el motivo
Hello,
I would like to add an image to te first page on a book. this image is in the scan, I have made a PNG of it but wikisource refuses to let me upload it. Maybe is it because I have named it logo?
How can I know if I am authorised to upload this image?
thanks a lot
"Keeping warm" is a problem for me if I need to upload photos
Whenever it's cold outside, my hands and feet get cold, then it makes it's very hard to keep using my computer for edits on Commons. The only way I keep warm is by drinking water at 60 degrees Celsius but It not work very well. Because in Taiwan, cold weather would rarely get below 10 degrees Celsius. I still have more than 2,000 photos to upload but it's hard to keep uploading them day after day when it's cold. "Keeping warm" is a problem for me if I need to upload photos.--Kai3952 (talk) 20:37, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
Some one asserted that my actions are mostly not benefiting Wikimedia Commons and talking in unpleasant ways to me that, "this is Commons, not Google street view", so I decided to stop uploading photos from now on, even though I know myself how my photos realistically useful for an educational purpose.....--Kai3952 (talk) 12:46, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
There's an ad that I want to upload…
There's an ad that I want to upload, and it's just text and geometric shapes, except for a small logo in the corner. Can I upload it if I pixelize it?
On the bottom there's this wedge thing, and on there it says "Telenor става Yettel.". Telenor's old logo is there, which is still copyrighted. If I pixelize the logo will that be OK? — Preceding unsigned comment added by QuickQuokka (talk • contribs) 02:25, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
Не загружается видео в конкурс Вики любит фольклор 2022.
Не загружается видео в конкурс Вики любит фольклор 2022. Пробовала, как всегда, но высвечивается ERROR ---- Спасибо. Kora27 (talk) 15:09, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
I have a small wanted ad (looking for a post) taken from the Gardeners’ Chronicle, May 31st 1913, page xv. It was published in Britain. I have no idea who counts as the 'author' in this case, so am unsure about the before 1920-something and author dead for more than 70 years exemption. Any suggestions ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dagodfrey (talk • contribs) 03:11, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
@Dagodfrey: Does this ad contain any images or is it just plain text? If it is just text, I would say it can be uploaded because there is no copyright since there is no creative authorship involved. As to the author, that would certainly be the person or company looking for the post. De728631 (talk) 15:36, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
The main text is:"Gardener (Inside, or Inside and Out); 7 years' good experience; excellent references; age 22; Bothy preferred. - Address, A. MOORE, Ashurst, Cowfold, near Horsham, Sussex." There are also some similar fragments of text from parts of the surrounding ads showing. Dagodfrey (talk) 03:51, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
i know i said i would quit this wiki because i have too many warnings, but i have a project on Wikipedia and i need some images so i can use them for my project, and i dont know how to copyright it or whatever — Preceding unsigned comment added by TzarN64 (talk • contribs) 18:46, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
Well, if they are not your own images, you cannot choose the copyright or any free licence. Anything that you find on the internet for example has three possible copyright situations:
It is copyrighted and non-free, so you cannot use it. This is typically the case when no copyright information is given for recent images because they are automatically copyrighted.
It comes with a free licence like "Creative Commons by attribution" without any such restrictions like -NC or -ND. This is usually indicated by a text notice or by the Creative Commons icons. Those images can be uploaded at Commons and you need to quote the author and the licence found at the source website.
The last option is that an image is out of copyright because it is very old. This is a tricky issue because the copyright protection terms vary from country to country, and in the United States they are even dependent on the year of first publication. In most countries outside of the US though, the copyright ceases to exist 70 years after the death of the creator of a work.
There is also the possibility that an image was published anonymously which will also shorten the copyright protection term. De728631 (talk) 14:32, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
As a general rule you also need to consider that all uploads at Commons need to be free in the country of origin and in the United States, because that is where the Commons files are hosted. So, if you are unsure if the images in question can be uploaded, you may want to post a question with weblinks to the individual images at Commons:Village pump/Copyright. De728631 (talk) 14:32, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
ISSUE 1: I wanted to show you all this category and make sure it's a good idea. I know that Washington's Birthday and Presidents' Day are the same thing legally, but I think having this category will make things more obvious and intuitive for users and people who want to add Presidents' Day materials to a category. ISSUE 2: If the category is sustained, how should I link up the Wikidata Infobox? I can't figure out which QID to use. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 14:11, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Hello. As to your issue No. 1, we already have Category:Washington's Birthday which hosts the files for Presidents' Day. I can see though how that category content could be moved to Category:Presidents' Day since that appears to be the commonly used name for the event.
Yeah, just let me know what you all think of this. At minimum, I think a redirect should be left at Category:Presidents' Day. I leave this in your capable hands. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 14:58, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Looks like you were trying to add galleries of example images here and there on the English Wikipedia article for Grant Baker, which broke some of the templating. I've fixed it up and added the images you'd uploaded here. --Lord Belbury (talk) 18:48, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Problem uploading image again
Hi! I re-uploaded an image to illustrate an article, but changes were made to the article's title without my knowledge on the same day. I believe there was a problem, because I can't find the upload I made even to check how the request is progressing in Wikimedia Commons. Thank you. Cristalima (talk) 20:42, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
This image is of writer Charles Farrar Browne who sometimes went by the pen name Artemus Ward. It is clear that this image is of a subject of early to middle years, whereas if Brady's studio could have photographed Artemas Ward, Jr., Ward would have been in his 90s, which this image subject clearly is not. When an image is uploaded and modified under the wrong subject name, how does one go about correcting this mistake? BusterD (talk) 00:06, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
@BusterD: Everything but the file name can be edited in the usual manner. Unless you have renaming privileges, use {{Rename}} and someone else can handle the file move.
Also, in this case the file is used several places in various Wikipedias, and insofar as you can communicate in the relevant languages it would be good to inform them that it is a wrong image, or make the relevant edits there themselves.
It looks like the error comes right from the Library of Congress, and it would be good to inform them of their error. Also, given that the LoC has an error, I would say that in editing the file page you should say that explicitly in the description and indicate the basis on which we are rejecting their identification. - Jmabel ! talk02:45, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
Is it possible to remove the metadata from a photo I uploaded?
Because it shows a name that I don't want it to, I wouldn't mind it if it was my name but it's a family member's name.
Or at least can I able to upload the photo again? Megutim (talk) 21:25, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Done@Megutim: The only image in your list of uploads with a name in the metadata was File:4MEN (포맨) on a Interview for Studio FLO, December 2021.jpg. I removed that part and hid the original revision of the file. As a tip, you can do that too if you need to again: In Windows 10 (don't know if it works like this in any earlier versions), you can right-click the filename in the Explorer and choose "Properties", "Details". Then there's a link to remove properties and other information which lets you edit the metadata. De728631 (talk) 22:51, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Files with bespoke licenses that allow free use and reproduction
File:Hydrogen - A Renewable Energy Perspective.pdf has the following license terms: "Unless otherwise stated, material in this publication may be freely used, shared, copied, reproduced, printed and/or stored, provided that appropriate acknowledgement is given to IRENA as the source and copyright holder. Material in this publication that is attributed to third parties may be subject to separate terms of use and restrictions, and appropriate permissions from these third parties may need to be secured before any use of such material." In a (non-legal, I'm not a lawyer) practical sense, this is basically identical to CC BY terms. Can we host a file like this that more-or-less says, "this is provided with no restrictions on its use, all you have to do is credit us" but doesn't have an explicit CC or GFDL or particular libre/free culture license? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯02:02, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
Similar issue for File:SS San Mateo.jpg, currently nominated for deletion. Source page says "Our photographs are public record and do not require permission for use. We ask that photographs are cited Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives and that the identifier number is included." - Jmabel ! talk02:48, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
I don't want to commit a copyfraud by saying it actually is licensed CC BY 4.0 when it's just basically kind of the same language (again, not a lawyer), but it seems like it's perfectly appropriate to share here, just with some bespoke wording. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯03:28, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
I tried to upload a audio file, but unable to upload as it always shows unsupported file format. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrissy starsi (talk • contribs)
De728631, the new version is an update adding more recent data, and I would not consider it substantially changed. Updates will be ongoing, and the use is expected to be identical, so same filename is preferred as this will allow it to be displayed on the same pages as the old version without having to edit those pages. Video2commons explicitly says it will not upload to an existing page. I will try Help:converting video as it seems I must convert before uploading. · · · Peter (Southwood)(talk): 10:29, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
If you would like to know what you should upload, please see COM:SCOPE and COM:LICENSING. In short, we need educational media that come with a free licence at the source website, or that are out of copyright due to old age. Of course you may also upload your own photos if they can be used for educational purposes. De728631 (talk) 19:05, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
Can someone help me find the source of these ads?
I saw this ad when I went to the mall today, and then I saw a similar ad with a QR code, instead of a loading screen. I also saw it on some billboards earlier, and I remember seeing it painted on a bus.
I searched "Coca-cola yellow ad", "Coca-cola new level freshness ad", "Coca-cola lemon ad", etc. but nothing turned up. Can anyone help me find a high-quality version of this image?
@Удивленный1: Not the way that our policies use the word. COM:CSD#F8 says "Exact or scaled-down duplicate". So if you upload a scaled-down version of a picture that's already on Commons, it can be speedily deleted. And if you upload a scaled-down version of a picture and someone later uploads the original (or at least a higher-resolution version), then the earlier upload might be deleted. --bjh21 (talk) 23:35, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
There are 2,405 Macedonian audio files at Wikimedia Commons, automatically uploaded via LinguaLibre where they were recorded. I would now like to upload them to the corresponding pages on Wiktionary, but they are in .wav format, rather than .ogg, and they are not named in accordance with Wiktionary policy (each file name should have the form "language code-word.ogg", e.g. "mk-баба.ogg"). I have renamed all of them using my own programs and I would like to upload the new files to Wikimedia Commons so that I can subsequently upload them to Wiktionary, but I am not the recorder of any of the files in question. Do the actual recorders need to provide their consent for me to reupload their files, in keeping with the following instruction from the FAQ: "Please ask the copyright holder to send a permission statement to the address listed above. We require that owners make a clear statement that they release the image under a free license"? I am not sure whether this is necessary, since the recorders have already shared their files on Wikimedia Commons via LinguaLibre and have thereby made them publicly available for free use. I would just be adding files which are already here, except that they would be renamed. Martin123xyz (talk) 14:00, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
Hello. I don't think that the file format or the file name matters for linking those files in Wiktionary. The very purpose of Commons is that Wikimedia projects can access our content without having to upload the files again at Wikipedia or Wiktionary. So a file link like [[File:LL-Q9296 (mkd)-Bjankuloski06-боровница.wav]] should also work on Wiktionary. There is also no need to obtain a new permission because the free licenses are available at the file page here at Commons. De728631 (talk) 14:21, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for the reply. I and other users have already verified that a link like [[File:LL-Q9296 (mkd)-Bjankuloski06-боровница.wav]] works, but we need the file to be named mk-боровница.ogg instead, in keeping with Wiktionary:Audio Pronunciations. Furthermore, it's not just about the name - the .ogg format is compressed, so it takes up less space than .wav. For this reason, I wanted to reupload the converted and renamed files to Wikimedia Commons and then link them to Wiktionary. I wasn't talking about uploading separate files to Wiktionary. Martin123xyz (talk) 14:42, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
Ok, I see. Well, there's nothing wrong with having different file formats. When you upload the files, you may use {{Derived from}} as the source and enter the original WAV file name to that template like {{derived from|LL-Q9296 (mkd)-Bjankuloski06-боровница.wav}}. That is a common way to attribute derivative works of existing files at Commons, and it saves you the work of adding the permission, too. De728631 (talk) 15:06, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
@Martin123xyz: There are two things you should be aware of that might reduce your requirement to upload additional files. First, you can create redirects to files. So you could create a redirect at File:mk-боровница.ogg pointing to File:LL-Q9296 (mkd)-Bjankuloski06-боровница.wav simply by following that red link and entering #REDIRECT [[File:LL-Q9296 (mkd)-Bjankuloski06-боровница.wav]]. Then references to File:mk-боровница.ogg on any project will actually get File:LL-Q9296 (mkd)-Bjankuloski06-боровница.wav. You can probably also create that redirect on a Wiktionary if that's more convenient, in which case it will only work on that Wiktionary, but will also be under the control of that Wiktionary. Second, the MediaWiki software automatically converts .wav files to ogg when playing them, so if I try to play File:LL-Q9296 (mkd)-Bjankuloski06-боровница.wav from a page on another project, my browser actually downloads a 14 kB Ogg file rather than a 100 kB WAV. Obviously storing the original .wav file on Commons takes a bit of space, but for files already on Commons that space is already in use and even deleting the file from Commons won't make it available again. --bjh21 (talk) 21:43, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
Thank you both for the replies. All things considered, especially the fact that the .wav files are already taking up space which cannot be freed even through their deletion, I think that it might be best to link to the audio files in their current form after all. If I do not get permission from Wiktionary's administrators, I will reupload the files using the derived template. Martin123xyz (talk) 08:41, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
My Documentation
Hello,
I have scans of most of the San Francisco theater programs associated with plays I was involved with from late 70's to early 2k's as well as several published newspaper reviews and misc. promotional materials so my question is may I upload them to Wikimedia Commons?
It's a little more complicated than "less than 71 years" (copyright law varies from country to country) but the short answer is still "no." Almost always, such works will be copyrighted and no free license will be available. If you are dealing with U.S. material more than 95 years old (1926 or earlier), fine, use {{PD-US-expired}}, and if it's more than 120 years old from anywhere {{PD-old-assumed}} covers the case, but, really, even plenty of 71-year-old material is still in copyright, probably the bulk of it. - Jmabel ! talk23:28, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
How to ?
How to publish articles or details of the company we are from?
I'm Trupti and my username is Kinitrupti. I have uploaded around 12 photos for the Wiki Loves Folklore competition. I got emails of edits on my photos and the depicts were removed for some photos by Wiki editors. I have couple of questions around that,
1. The depicts removed can they stay that way or I need to update new ones?
2. Are my submissions appropriate for the competition?
@Kinitrupti: Hello. I think it would be best if you asked the various editors on their user talk pages why they removed or changed your entries at the "depicts" field in the structured section. However, you do not need to enter new values or update the existing ones. However, some entries for "depicts" you made might not have been correct at all. E.g. I just removed an entry at File:Joss sticks in Sri Lanka.jpg, because the structured data item Workship on Dental Practice Management (Q93785018) (note the "k" in "workship" as opposed to "worship") refers to a scientific article about workings skill in dental practices, and is obviously unrelated to a picture of joss sticks.
I cannot tell you anything about the requirements for the folklore competition, but I hope I could help you with your question about the structured data and the "depicts" entries. De728631 (talk) 14:27, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
Mug shots
Are you allowed to upload a mug shot taken by a Sheriff's Office? In this case it would be [12] from Seminole County's Sherrif Office for the mug shot of Grant Amato for its' page. --Apollo468 (talk) 01:46, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
@Apollo468: Typically, no. Unlike the federal government, most U.S. states, counties, and cities do not routinely place their works in the public domain. - Jmabel ! talk02:15, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
Do you know how I would be able to publish it otherwise? Would I have to contact the office for permission to upload the picture? --Apollo468 (talk) 02:28, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
SVG file translated via SVG Translator doesn't show language selector
Translated SVG that should display in Czech when clicked.
I've updated an existing SVG image (shown on right) by adding 3 languages in it - Czech, German, and English, while German is also an implicit language (the original used in the picture). What's strange is that the picture shows English language instead of the implicit one (which is German), and there's no language selector on that page. Link from a translated thumbnail doesn't display the selected language, eighter. How do I display language selector on the file page? Polda18 (talk page • contributions) 02:18, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
SVGs from PLOS journals?
I found a nice map in an article on PLOS, licensed CC-BY, that I want to modify and upload. It seems to have been created as svg but I only saw an option to download it as png. Do you know if they have svg's archived somewhere in a predictable way? Danny lost (talk) 15:22, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
I've noticed a handful of broken images; not sure how to investigate or report. When I view the picture on its page, it shows up as a broken image icon, but when I try to embed it here, it does show up appropriately. For me, one of these images also appears dead here: w:United States Department of Veterans Affairs
I edited the list above to inline links. Some of the generated thumbnails work, but most don't. I can't tell if the files are actually corrupted or if this is a problem with generating thumbnails from COM:TIFF files. MKFI (talk) 08:48, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
Looking at the first one, it appears to be about 10 MB smaller than the original file at http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/il0951.photos.574580p/. And opening it in Evince the bottom part of the picture is corrupted where the copy from loc.gov is fine. I'll try uploading a complete version of that file, and if that works I'll have a look at the others. --bjh21 (talk) 12:07, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
I was editing the ESC 2022 map, and it told me to use a more informative title. Isn't "Map of participating countries in Eurovision Song Contest 2022" informative enough? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AtlasSweden (talk • contribs) 21:16, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
@AtlasSweden, Jmabel: I did not see any evidence of an attempt to edit the ESC 2022 map, or any other attempted edits by AtlasSweden, here or on any other project. More information about what they were trying and where they were trying it would be helpful. — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me18:32, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
La photo supprimé a été signaler comme appartenant à une fausse personne
Bonsoir
Une photo a été supprimé pour violation des droits d’auteur alors que cette photo appartient à l’artiste que je représente
(La page en question est celle de l’artiste) que faire? Comment prouver que cette personne n’a aucun droit sur cette photo et que l’artiste ne connaît pas cette personne.
La photo a été prise à cannes par un photographe ayant été payé et mandaté par l’artiste pour photographier l’événement.
Nous pouvons fournir des preuves si besoin.
Merci par avance de nous aider
The deleted photo was reported as belonging to a fake person
good evening
A photo has been removed for copyright infringement although this photo belongs to the artist I represent
(The page in question is that of the artist) what to do? How to prove that this person has no rights to this photo and that the artist does not know this person.
The photo was taken in Cannes by a photographer who was paid and commissioned by the artist to photograph the event.
We can provide evidence if needed.
Thank you in advance for helping us
@Artinparis: Salut et bienvenue. File:Emmnuelle Rybojad.jpg a été trouvé sur https://www.eternitygallery.com/public/index.php/artist/view/index/id/18 mais ne peut plus y être trouvé. L'autorisation que vous avez donnée semble provenir d'une personne représentée sur la photo, mais le détenteur des droits d'auteur d'une photo est la personne qui a pris la photo, plutôt qu'une personne qui y apparaît, à moins que le droit d'auteur ne soit transféré par l'effet de la loi ou d'un contrat . Pourriez-vous, s'il vous plaît, demander au photographe de publier l'autorisation sur son site Web ou ses réseaux sociaux, de l'envoyer via VRT/fr, ou de clarifier la manière dont les droits d'auteur ont été transférés ? Voir aussi COM:SIGN/fr. Pinging @De728631 en supprimant Admin.
Hi, and welcome. File:Emmnuelle Rybojad.jpg was found on https://www.eternitygallery.com/public/index.php/artist/view/index/id/18 but can not be found there any more. The permission you gave seems to be from a person depicted in the photograph, but the copyright holder of a photograph is the person who took the photograph, rather than a person who appears in it, unless the copyright is transferred by operation of law or contract. Would you please have the photographer post permission on their website or social media, send it via VRT, or clarify how the copyright was transferred? See also COM:SIGN. Pinging @De728631 as deleting Admin. — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me02:50, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
Just another option for translating foreign texts, make your own assesment which translation is better, I just provided another option.
Good evening
A photo has been deleted for copyright infringement even though it belongs to the artist I represent (the page in question is the artist's page). How can I prove that this person has no rights to the photo and that the artist does not know this person? The photo was taken in Cannes by a photographer who was paid and commissioned by the artist to photograph the event. We can provide proof if needed. Thank you in advance for helping us
@Jeff G. and Artinparis: The file in question can now be found at this page in black and white. Jeff G. is right though that we need a permission by email coming directly from the copyright holder. Also, thank you Polda18 for the alternative translation. De728631 (talk) 16:42, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
Misspelling on Commons photo page
I notice the photo title of Nineteenth Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania is misspelled as Ninteenth Street. Is this something someone can fix? Here is the link:
Hello
Please I would like to get a guideline on how to upload PDF to Commons. I have some files i would like to make available/accessible.
Thank you
--Tochiprecious (talk) 06:32, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi. I want to upload files direct from archive.org but every time I see this error:
Our servers are currently under maintenance or experiencing a technical problem. Please try again in a few minutes.
See the error message at the bottom of this page for more information.
HeminKurdistan (talk) 20:32, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
@Nicho afrika: Please read COM:SCOPE and then come back here if you have more specific questions. No, not all images have to relate to a specific article in Wikipedia or elsewhere, they should all have descriptions and categories that provide context. - Jmabel ! talk16:44, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
@Nicho afrika: Take me for example. On 20 February 2022 I was reported as violating COM:HOST because he thinks that my images are basically shots of random everyday things like roads, bricks, litter, clouds that are unlikely to ever be used for any educational purpose, and are therefore outside of Commons scope. And I tell you from my bitter experience not to be like me. Btw, of course, I have stopped uploading and promise not to do it again.--Kai3952 (talk) 16:28, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
Assistance with downloading a video with subtitles from youtube
Hello! My name is Vyolltsa. I am the Project Manager with the Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group. I am not sure if this is the right place but I would like to download a video with subtitles in English that I created on youtube. I tried to download it myself and I was unsuccessful. Can you help me how to do it as I have never done it before? Also, I found this page but it is not helpful. Thank you in advance! Vyolltsa (talk) 17:13, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
@Vyolltsa: If you created the video and uploaded it to YouTube, you can download it from the Creator Studio on the associated YouTube channel, if you don't have the video on your computer. You'll probably need to convert the video to .webm (VP9) or .ogv (Theora) before uploading it to Commons, which the easiest way to do it is described in already linked Video2Commons page above. Make sure the video is licensed under Creative Commons. While it may be your work and therefore you have full rights to upload it to Commons, it's generally not a good idea to have dual licenses for a single video. YouTube does offer a license under Creative Commons, in addition to the Standard YouTube License, which licenses the video for YouTube only. I'm not sure if it's generally allowed to change a license of an already uploaded video, you may give it a try. It may be possible to change it from Standard YouTube License to Creative Commons, as it's releasing it under a free licence, but it may not be possible otherwise as it may render any previously allowed redistributions illegal. I'm gonna be honest, I'm no expert in licensing, but my common sense tells me that license is something that shouldn't be meddled with once the creative work is out. Polda18 (discussion • contributions) 08:18, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
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