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Regarding Image of Children on Commons

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File:Children of Punjab.jpg ('File' or 'Image')

This image depicts identifiable children who may not have provided consent for their likeness to be shared publicly. Since minors cannot legally consent in India, and due to potential privacy risks, this image may require review or removal under privacy guidelines.

We have no evidence that these children have knowledge where the picture/image was going to be used. It is still a privacy concern. VeritasVanguard (talk) 16:10, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, We thousands of such pictures on Commons, and {{Personality rights}} for your concerns. Yann (talk) 16:53, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wikimedia Commons is not a social Media see Commons:NOTSOCIAL. All of the images of non notable persons especially children should be deleted.
Who would be at fault, if the file is misused, since We have no evidence that these children have knowledge where the picture/image was going to be used. were they to use their legal rights, wouldn't Wikimedia Commons have some responsibility if such were to happen. VeritasVanguard (talk) 17:22, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Again: personality rights violations can be pursued as such, but U.S. law -- the relevant law for where Wikimedia Commons is hosted -- does not have any general prohibition against posting pictures of minors. - Jmabel ! talk 06:24, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"While it is true that there is no blanket prohibition in U.S. law against posting images of minors, particularly on platforms like Wikimedia Commons, this does not exempt the platform from obligations related to privacy, ethical use, and informed consent—especially regarding images of vulnerable populations, such as children under 13.
  1. International Law and Personality Rights of Minors: Given that these children are identifiable and from a non-U.S. jurisdiction (India), it's imperative to consider both international privacy principles and personality rights.According to principles enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)—to which India is a signatory—children's right to privacy is fundamental, and their images should not be used without explicit, informed consent by a legal guardian.
  2. Lack of Informed Consent and Minor Vulnerability: In the U.S., while adults in public spaces generally have limited privacy protections, minors are treated differently under both common law and statutory frameworks. The Restatement (Second) of Torts, Section 652D supports that even those in public spaces may have claims if their likeness is widely distributed without consent in a manner that violates privacy expectations. Although Wikimedia Commons applies U.S. law, it is ethically and legally precarious to assert that young, non-consenting minors have effectively waived any rights to their images in an international public domain.
  3. Platform Responsibility and Liability Risk: Wikimedia Commons, as a U.S.-based platform, may still bear ethical and practical liability if these images are misused. Even with a Creative Commons license, platforms bear responsibility when the use of images, particularly those involving children, poses foreseeable risks. If these images are repurposed for unintended or harmful use, Wikimedia Commons may face reputational damage, potential legal challenges under evolving privacy laws, or compliance issues with new data protection frameworks like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and similar state laws that recognize the digital privacy rights of minors.
  4. Practical Precedent and Ethical Obligation: Wikimedia Commons has previously set precedents for image removal where identifiable minors are involved without verified consent, especially if they come from jurisdictions where their capacity to consent is legally nullified. The presence of numerous similar images on Commons does not negate the ethical responsibility to protect vulnerable populations and honor privacy requests. Upholding this removal request would align Wikimedia Commons with best practices in international digital ethics, as well as proactive compliance with emerging privacy norms worldwide.
In summary, the retention of identifiable images of minors without clear, verifiable consent poses both ethical and legal challenges for Wikimedia Commons. Removal of such images protects the children involved, honors international privacy principles, and aligns with the platform's stated commitment to responsible content sharing." VeritasVanguard (talk) 10:14, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@VeritasVanguard: firstly, who are you quoting? This reads like ChatGPT/AI to me. To point 1, I trust User:Satdeep Gill has gotten the appropriate permission. To point 2, you quote Restatement of the Law, Second, Torts, § 652, which says "[o]ne who intentionally intrudes, physically or otherwise, upon the solitude or seclusion of another or his private affairs or concerns, is subject to liability to the other for invasion of his privacy". This photo doesn't look like an intrusion into a person's life to me. To point 3, can you quote a specific section of the CCPA? And to point 4, can you quote such a precedent? —Matrix(!) ping onewhen replying {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 12:09, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just to provide a little context here. I took this photograph at the same time and place when I was taking pictures of adults like this File:Punjabi turbaned man - 3.jpg while stopping my car during a journey through Punjab. I did share with them that I will be uploading these photographs on the internet and both the adults and minors were simply happy. I did not go further to find out the parents of each one of them and get a written consent from them and frankly that would have made them more suspicious about my intentions. - Satdeep Gill (talk) 14:21, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Matrix The uploader has confirmed that he did not obtain parental consent for the minors. Minors cannot consent because they are unable to fully understand. VeritasVanguard (talk) 07:15, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Let's wait for Legal to respond —Matrix(!) ping onewhen replying {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 18:28, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@JSutherland (WMF): for their insights on this matter. Abzeronow (talk) 17:58, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Upload Wizard broken for me

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I made several attempts today to upload JPG files that are from my Sony a6700 camera unmodified except with some metadata added using the ExifTool utility. So no weird post‑processing or anything like that. The Upload Wizard gets stuck on the last circa 2% of the procedure under the label "Processing files ..". I've tried both Firefox and Chrome on Ubunutu. I'll try again later, but thought it might be worth flagging the issue here. The files are circa 15 MB in size. Best, RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 18:06, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Still broken one hour later. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 19:17, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@RobbieIanMorrison, Commons:Village_pump/Technical#Upload_Wizard_very_slow may be relevant. It seems possible that uploads are not broken/stuck just extremely slow. Did you let it run for an extended period? Commander Keane (talk) 19:53, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Commander Keane: Thanks for the tech link. I left the Wizard running while I ate my dinner and so I guess that classes as extended? RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 20:06, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely. And I've been successfully uploading, so the problem is not universal. - Jmabel ! talk 01:30, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel: Many thanks as always! – RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 06:59, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Should be better going forward: see phab:T379035#10318390.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 14:44, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, good news @Enhancing999: I did manage my uploads .. eventually. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 19:51, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Personally, I gave up a while ago and used the python script or the older upload function.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 21:11, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Could you provide details of the python script? I use a YAML file to record all possible project and image metadata and Wikimedia details and then process this using python. Probably not difficult to extend this script to directly interface with a Wikimedia API and less error‑prone and less dull than copy/pasting text from my bash window. TIA, RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 22:35, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's "upload.py" mentioned on Commons:Command-line_upload#Python_Wikipedia_Bot. A text file can be generated for the description.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 08:55, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Perfect, thanks. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 18:29, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File not displaying

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I noticed on en:Trans-Pecos that the map is blank, and I see the same thing when visiting the file page here on Commons. It doesn't look like either the Wikipedia page or the image have been edited recently, so I am not sure what the issue is? This happens to be in Google Chrome v126.0.6442.0 on Windows 10. 100.6.20.253 01:14, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see the same nothingness which looks like a bug, please see mw:How to report a bug.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:30, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It was some SVG errors, I fixed the file, be patient while the cache updates. —Matrix(!) ping onewhen replying {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 13:59, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can confirm cache has updated. —Matrix(!) ping onewhen replying {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 16:44, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Matrix: Thanks!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:11, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
done for me the map shows up

will says 👋 Willbill6272 (talk) 01:39, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Active reviewers

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Hello, somebody plz tell me whats the link to view a list of active file-reviewers..?
--Gpkp (talk) 21:02, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This should do it Let me know if this serves your use case. All the Best -- Chuck Talk 17:35, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Alachuckthebuck: Looking at the results, that seems almost certainly wrong. Just looks like it gives usernames starting with "Group". - Jmabel ! talk 18:43, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Last page [1] shows some users other than groups, but aren't active at all.. --Gpkp (talk) 20:16, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You probably wanted to link to this list. Not sure if there is a way to list only those who have been "active" recently. -- Asclepias (talk) 23:27, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, thats the right list, sorry for the mistake. All the Best -- Chuck Talk 06:02, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Gpkp, Asclepias and Chuck, yes, there is another way using Special:ActiveUsers, see this list. It lists ~135 active reviewers but active actions here are not LR specific. See also quarry:query/87084 but I don't know how accurate this query is. Ratekreel (talk) 07:09, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Amazing! Thank you Ratekreel. --Gpkp (talk) 17:58, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Ratekreel, Looks good, but will always underestimate due to LRs who near exclusively patrol new uploads. All the Best -- Chuck Talk 18:10, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Completely different images are minor improvements? Why?

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Please take a look at File:Cité du Grand Parc模型.jpg, the current version looks like a completely different color and it feels like the object being photographed seems to be far away from the author (compared to the original version). Also, File:紐西蘭國家住屋模型.jpg shows that the current version is an overwrite of the original version, but they are two images of the same object at different angles. However, admin thinks that the author overwriting one's own files with minor improvements is OK. Completely different images are minor improvements? Why? Can anyone take a look?--125.230.72.61 125.230.72.61 07:51, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Which "admin thinks that the author overwriting one's own files with minor improvements is OK"? If there has been prior discussion, please link to it.
Had the uploader requested courtesy deletion of the original versions, this would have been granted, and then they would have been free to upload the new versions. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:29, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Look at this diff, he says "Overwriting one's own files with minor improvements should be OK."--125.230.67.121 09:10, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If the uploader is the author (e.g. 氏子), he overwrites his own files with a completely different image, should we stop him?--125.230.67.121 09:34, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Did you read what I wrote? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:06, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weighing in as an admin: I don't think this was great practice, but I don't think it's worth messing with it, let alone deleting. - Jmabel ! talk 22:41, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Uploaded new version of YouTube video

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Can someone upload the new version of this file? It got edited on YouTube after I uploaded it and now the subtitles don't match. Thanks! // Kakan spelar (talk) 16:08, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since uploads like this sometimes take a long time, I'll just chime in to say that I'm uploading it as File:President Biden Delivers Remarks on His Investing in America Agenda (revised version).webm. It's okay to have both versions and just link them. You can create a new captions file for the new video if you'd like as well. I imagine that the new version will be uploaded within two hours of me posting this comment. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 16:46, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi there, I have been tasked with creating a wikipedia page for the company I work for. I'm wondering what is the correct method of uploading the companies logo please? Mkellyecocem (talk) 15:42, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This form should walk you through the process pretty well: Special:UploadWizard. Just make sure that the licensing is acceptable. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 15:45, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Uploading a logo to Commons is of course ok. But as far as writing an article on the English-language Wikipedia is concerned: This is so-called paid writing. You must declare this according to the rules there and always make it visible. It is also not welcome to write about your own company there. Whoever assigned you this task has really led you up the garden path. I would try to get rid of this task again. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 19:35, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello (3)

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This photo was taken in 1968, so it likely doesn’t fall under Malaysian copyright law, as it exceeds the 1963 limit. 218.208.8.115 18:03, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since COM:Malaysia required photo to be published before 1962, otherwise they are copyrighted in both USA and Malaysia, this photo is possibly copyrighted 218.208.8.115 18:04, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The template and COM:Malaysia say 50 years. Where is this 1962 thing? -- Asclepias (talk) 18:22, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Only if the photographer died on or after 1 January 1974.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:11, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G.: I can't make head or tail of what you said. I don't think it addresses the immediate last question ("Where is this 1962 thing?"); if it does, I can't parse it. I can't understand whether you are saying this means the image would be in or out of copyright, or whether you are addressing some other aspect entirely. - Jmabel ! talk 21:28, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel: If the photographer died on or after 1 January 1974, their work did not expire yet. Perhaps that page said 1962 twelve years ago.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:48, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I see, so it's 50 p.m.a., not 50 years from publication. - Jmabel ! talk 22:00, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I can explain the 1962 thing. Before 1987, Malaysian copyright term for photographs was publication + 25 years. When the 1987 law was passed, it extended the copyright to 50 years P.M.A. but expired copyrights were not restored, thus photos published before 1962 are public domain in Malaysia and the U.S. Abzeronow (talk) 22:39, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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If an author or organization decides to create a logo in SVG format and publish it under an MIT License, how should I upload it to Wikimedia Commons? In theory, you can publish it anywhere because MIT license allows it, but I'm not sure.

Sorry for my bad english. Marcos Mapache Nitola (talk) 22:34, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Marcos Mapache Nitola: See Template:MIT. - Jmabel ! talk 03:35, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note that {{MIT}} has multiple versions; {{Expat}} or {{X11}}. You may want to select more appropriate one. — regards, Revi 05:11, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invalid time error with a template

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I just created Template:Higashiosakamonth, a city/month navigation template based on Template:Sakaimonth, but when I use it in Category:April 2023 in Higashiosaka, I'm getting Expression error: Unexpected > operator and Error: Invalid time. errors, and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong, since it should just function the same way as the existing template. Thank you in advance. Adeletron 3030 (talk) 15:08, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The template appears to require a year, and some of the categories it tries to add to the page have restrictions of the year that I can't figure out. It also seems to use pipes on categories for some reason, and cares about 2003 for some reason. Can someone who understands templates take a look? @Jeff G., can you take a look? All the Best -- Chuck Talk 17:04, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
but you are using a different template there {{Japanmonth2}} and not following its own documentation. Regards, Aafi (talk) 17:14, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
maybe Special:Diff/957458572 has fixed the problem? Regards, Aafi (talk) 17:17, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Aafi Yes, though I'm not sure what I'm missing to make not work. It calls up {{Higashiosakamonth}} nav template but doesn't recognize the year and month. Adeletron 3030 (talk) 17:21, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Info The reason such error occurred is this. {{Gifumonth}}, {{Hekinanmonth}} etc. are parameter-less templates, while the original {{Higashiosakamonth}} was a traditional {{{1|}}}, {{{2|}}}, {{{3|}}} template. So you should have treated it just as same as {{Fukushimamonth}}, {{Kitakyushumonth}} in {{Japanmonth2}}. But I have modernized {{Higashiosakamonth}}, and it now works without parameters. --トトト (talk) 20:46, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Adeletron 3030, in case you don't understand what I've said, please refer to Help:条件文#switch. --トトト (talk) 21:42, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Aafi, That did it, but Category:November in Higashiosaka is messed up somehow. All the Best -- Chuck Talk 17:19, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Alachuckthebuck, my bad. Fixed it. Regards, Aafi (talk) 17:30, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Alachuckthebuck The 2003 parameter is there to avoid redlinks for pre-2003 photos (I imagine because there are a lot fewer photos pre-digital cameras). I'm pretty about 80% sure that's not causing it from recognizing dates. Adeletron 3030 (talk) 17:40, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Misnamed image: "Volerra function"

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The named of the file "File:Volerra function.svg" contains a typo; it should be renamed "File:Volterra function.svg" and the four references to it in other wikis tweaked; see en:Volterra's_function. How can I nominate it for re-naming? The Anome (talk) 14:22, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There should be a move link somewhere on the file description page. This creates a move request and suggests a few criteria.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 14:31, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done but @The Anome: please in the future use the normal method to request a file move, rather than coming to the help desk. - Jmabel ! talk 21:11, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! By the way, I came here to find the "normal method", due to it not being immediately evident. Searching on the file page for either "move" or "rename" fails to find a move link or anything else I recognise as a way of doing this. Can you tell me what that normal method is? Oh! I see it now: it's in a drop-down menu under "More". Still confusing, but at least I now know where it is. The Anome (talk) 21:16, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@The Anome: do you have a narrow screen? or an unusual skin? As far as I know, for most people, "Move" is normally visible. - Jmabel ! talk 01:53, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Bau

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I am working with the Joseph Bau House Museum and I want to upload the new logo as well as the graphic for the new film, "Bau, Artist at War". I am not sure how to do this as I am new at eding Wikipedia.

I have the jpg logo Here is the link to the film poster

[2]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZWZmN2RjODMtMTYyMi00YjA3LThkNzYtMjNjYTE2YzM3NzA4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzI1NjgyNDA@._V1_UY1200_CR90,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg Lrtanny (talk) 15:41, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Lrtanny: Hi, and welcome. Please have an authorized official of the film production company send permission for the poster via VRT with a carbon copy to you.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:15, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please explain how someone sends authorization through VRT. I don't understand. Lrtanny (talk) 17:19, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Lrtanny: Please specifically read VRT#If you are NOT the copyright holder (or the third section in your language's translation of that page).   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:24, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maids of Honour Row, Richmond

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We currently have two categories for this; Category:Maids of Honour Row, Richmond Green and Category:1-4, Maids of Honour Row, and gates and railings. Given that they are covering the same place, I'd suggest that the latter should be merged into the former. KJP1 (talk) 09:50, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:1-4, Maids of Honour Row, and gates and railings is older, I'll merge into that. Probably a CfD would have been better, but this is pretty clearcut. - Jmabel ! talk 21:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

TIFF Image nomination and Use of background

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Wikipedia Help Desk/Quality Image Review Team,

I am seeking clarification on two specific points related to image uploads and nominations on Wikimedia Commons. Please find my questions below: 1) Quality Image Nomination for TIFF Format :- Can I nominate an image in TIFF format for the Quality Image status on Wikimedia Commons? Alternatively, is there a requirement to first convert TIFF images to JPEG format before they become eligible for Quality Image nomination? Please clarify if there are any rules or recommendations specific to file formats in this context. 2. Background Color Guidelines for Images:- Are there any specific rules on Wikimedia Commons or Wikipedia that require using a particular color for the image background? I would like to know if there are any guidelines on acceptable or preferred background colors to ensure my image adheres to Wikipedia’s standards or Quality Image Nomination.

I appreciate your assistance with these questions. I look forward to your response to ensure my images meet the necessary criteria for quality evaluation and proper upload. IndrajitDas 14:32, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Indrajit: TIFF format is fine, as far as I know, but Quality Images must be created by a Commons contributor, and TIFFs rarely are.
There is certainly no general rule about colors of backgrounds; it's hard even to imagine what such a rule would look like. Presumably it is important that backgrounds not distract from the chief subject of the image, but I can't imagine being about to state that by saying something like "backgrounds should never be yellow."
There doesn't seem to be any particularly good place to ask questions about Quality Images. Does someone have a suggestion? - Jmabel ! talk 21:27, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ocala National Forest subcat errors

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Earlier this month, I added some new images related those in the Category:Ocala National Forest. The total number of images in the Category:Signs in Ocala National Forest category are 39, but for some reason on both the ONF category and the Category:National forest signs in the United States category only list 37 images. Likewise, the number of images in the Category:Silver Glen Springs are 16, but for some reason the ONF category claims there are only 13 images. I tried purging the categories and listing them as null edits, but it didn't make any difference. The numbers remain false. --DanTD (talk) 15:41, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DanTD: Did you try purging or null editing the file description pages in those cats?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:18, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, like I said, it didn't work. --DanTD (talk) 16:25, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@DanTD: You only wrote about purging and null editing the cats; you did that to the files, too?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:31, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, I thought the category would be enough. --DanTD (talk) DanTD (talk) 19:10, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
UPDATE -- Nothing has changed. DanTD (talk) 19:15, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@DanTD: I just used {{subst:void}} via AWB on the files and then the cats, please check again.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:34, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The ONF category is correct, but the Silver Glen Springs one still isn't. ----DanTD (talk) 00:45, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@DanTD: I see. That looks like a bug, please see mw:How to report a bug.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:33, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How do a change picture of a person.

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Article of person with a picture, that picture is not aceptet of the person in the article ! i Want to changes to another picture, but it is from a "Wikidata" And no way to find that

Please help us. Jon Forberg (talk) 17:07, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikidata is a sister project. Main page for it is d:Main Page. If you can give more specifics, I can replace the image used at Wikidata if the photo you want is allowed under Commons rules. Abzeronow (talk) 17:32, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Replacing redirect with file

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I recently requested the file File:ElectoralCollege2028.svg, a file with just the text "Electoral College 2028", to be moved to its new location of File:ElectoralCollege2028 Text.svg. This was due to the fact that the file name ElectoralCollegeXXXX is always used for the map so as to ensure consistency between the maps. However, upon the file being moved it left behind a redirect. Can I override this with an actual electoral college map? If so, how do I do that? DimensionalFusion (talk) 17:58, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect needs to be deleted. Ruslik (talk) 20:03, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Redirect deleted. No map is needed, and in 2028, a map can be uploaded to that file. Abzeronow (talk) 18:15, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Batch find and replace license?

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Dear colleagues. I am trying to batch change a number of licenses on my photos. Is there a way to perform batch find "cc-zero" text string and replace it by "cc-by-sa-4.0" text on about 100 files which I have uploaded? UPF official (talk) 07:16, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Technically, yes, but cc-zero is irrevocable. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:59, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Is applying to delete the CC0 files and uploading them under CC later permissible? UPF official (talk) 15:38, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Clearly not. What part of "cc-zero is irrevocable" did you not understand? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:11, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Clear. UPF official (talk) 06:38, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@UPF official:
  1. A technical answer: In your contributions, it can be seen that you already used the tool VisualFileChange for something. It can be used for that type of task. If you have not removed that tool from your preferences, it should still be available from the link "Perform batch task".
  2. A policy answer: However, the specific task you want to perform is not conform to Commons practice, except in very special circumstances. If, as you say, the photos are truly your photos, i.e. you personally were the owner of their copyright, then once you have dedicated them to the public domain with the CC0 dedication and thus abandoned your copyright on them, then you cannot remove them from the public domain to reprivatize them for yourself. That is also true if the UPF as an organization was the owner of the copyright and you used the discretion comprised in your UPF mandate when you validly decided the status of the files and applied the CC0 dedication. There might be two exceptions to that.
    1. Firstly, if the uploads are very recent, like less than one week ago, then Commons might consider that you made a mistake and allow the change of status. Commons normally allows contributors to request deletion of very recent uploads, so that could be the same for a change of status. It can be more disputable when the contributor dedicated the photo to the public domain than when the contributor retained the copyright, but there is a chance that administrators will accept if you ask them. Also, this could be a rare case where it might be preferable to actually request the deletion of the files and reupload them later with the correct status tag, to avoid the possibilty that in some months or years, someone will look at the page history and say that the status was changed in contravention of the Commons policy and then bring back the CC0 tag.
    2. Secondly, if the copyright was owned by UPF and, at the time when you uploaded those particular photos, if your UPF mandate did not give you discretion and explicitly restricted you to use the specific license CC BY-SA 4.0 only, then when you applied CC0 instead of CC BY-SA 4.0 you might have violated your UPF mandate. That could cause a difficult situation because for the public you appear to be an official representative of UPF and the public has no way to know when you violate your mandate or when you do not violate it. From the point of view of the public, the photos were validly dedicated CC0 to the public domain by UPF, through someone officially designated to represent UPF. The violation of your mandate would be an internal matter between the UPF and you personally. It should not affect the rights granted to the public. The UPF may have to respect the CC0 explicitly granted to the public by you as the official representative of UPF. If UPF is not happy with that, it might seek compensation from you. But it is possible that Commons could try to help you extricate yourself from that situation. If there is evidence that your UPF mandate absolutely did not allow you to apply CC0, Commons might consider to allow the change to CC BY-SA 4.0, in particular if the uploads are relatively recent. In theory, that could still be challenged by someone from the public, but Commons might consider that the risk of that is sufficiently insignificant and that nobody will care. That would have to be decided by the administrators, not here in the help desk.
  3. An answer to a question you did not ask: You can not place yourself the official VRT template "PermissionTicket" on your files and you can not sign them with the name of a VRT agent. IMO, you should remove ASAP all such tags that you placed. What you can do, I guess, is to place the template "VRT info" on the files. And/or you can ask a VRT agent to place an official VRT template on your user page, if the contents of the ticket is to identify your account as a representative of UPF, not only a permission for specific files.
-- Asclepias (talk) 16:18, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! This is very helpful! We will fix the template. We will sort out the licenses. This is very instructional. You made my day, Asclepias. And, I had to read it a few times before it came home. UPF official (talk) 16:46, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Updating Wikipedia Page

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hello! I keep making updates to a page and whenever I do, a user keeps reverting them back. HealthyComms (talk) 20:03, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is Wikimedia commons, not the English Wikipedia. Your edits were reverted because they sound like it just came out of a press release and most likely did come out off the website , violating Wikipedia's neutral point of view (NPOV) and copyright policies, among others. All the Best -- Chuck Talk 22:10, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Batch overwriting files

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Hello. I am certain that this question has been asked numerous times before, and I have attempted to search through the archives for responses. I am planning to overwrite some Irish route number signs. I've seen here that the Upload Wizard does not allow for batch overwriting, and Special:Upload only lets you upload one file at a time. Answers I found in the help archives mostly relate to scripiting, which I must admit I have no knowledge in. Are there other options or will I simply need to overwrite them manually? Thanks in advance. EthanL13 | talk 23:55, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Manual overwriting is the best option. All the Best -- Chuck Talk 00:38, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Archive Discussion page

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Could someone please assist me by putting everything that's currently on my discussion page into an archive. Thank you. MaskedSinger (talk) 05:54, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MaskedSinger: I'll do this for you, but this is absolutely something you can do yourself. - Jmabel ! talk 22:50, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel: Thank you so much! MaskedSinger (talk) 22:56, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Urgent! Corendon Airlines logo update

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Hi,

The logo in the link below is not the current Corendon Airlines logo. How can we have it removed and updated with our current logo? This is an important matter. We kindly request your urgent support.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Corendon_Airlines_2014_logo.png&centralAuthAutologinTried=1&centralAuthError=Not+centrally+logged+in#file Corendonairlinestr (talk) 09:29, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Corendonairlinestr: there is never a reason to delete an accurate historic logo from Commons. We are not concerned only with the present day.
You are welcome to upload your current logo. If it is eligible for copyright (i.e. above the [[COM:TOO|threshold of originality for your country), though, you would need to grant a free license to have Commons host it. I take it you are an authorized representative of the airline, and I presume that the airline owns any relevant copyright, so you could go through the process described at COM:VRT to grant that license. - Jmabel ! talk 22:48, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Auto-updating of WR rankings each week at set time - Is this possible?

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Hi,

Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask but I find this site just utterly baffling.

The table below is a great resource. However the updating of it is fitful at best. World Rugby Rankings update each and every Monday. However, this table can update at various times. For instance, at time of writing, it's c.10AM GMT on Tues and the figures have not yet updated for this week.

So my question is, can the population of this table each week with a new row not be automated with a script, importing data at a fixed time each week from World Rugby? As I say, I feel like someone fumbling around in a dark room looking for a light switch on this site, so if there's anyone in a better position to advise, I'd be most grateful.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Data:Men%27s_World_Rugby_rankings.tab&action=history Cardleshaw (talk) 09:54, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How to change the name of a portrait

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Hello there i have uploaded a portrait Of Gil hill in 1984 to add it to his wikipedia page but i accidentaly typed the name of the file wrong while editing

The file is called : Gil Hillin Beverly Hills Cop (1984).webp

But i wanted : Gil Hill in Beverly Hills Cop (1984).webp

Anyway that's all. MalborkHistorian (talk) 10:55, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MalborkHistorian: Hello, You did not upload that file here on Wikimedia Commons. You uploaded a file of that name on the English-language Wikipedia, which is where a request about it can be made. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:38, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@MalborkHistorian: Moved (on en-wiki), but non-free use on en-wiki requires that the image be used in an article, and this one appears not to be. - Jmabel ! talk 22:24, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
i wanted to put it in a article but the name of the file wouldnt sound constructive to me so yeah. MalborkHistorian (talk) 08:45, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Banksy @ Travessa do Judeu (33513638076) (2).jpg coordinates stored at SDC are WRONG

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"There is a discrepancy of 23 meters between the above coordinates and the ones stored at SDC (38°42′40″N 9°8′59″W, precision: 5 m). Please reconcile them."

I do not know how to update SDC to the correct coordinates of 38.7108099,-9.1497479

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.7108099,-9.1497479,3a,75y,227.66h,83.77t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1se25E7UEfT9edlvqKt11c2g!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D6.23240144668226%26panoid%3De25E7UEfT9edlvqKt11c2g%26yaw%3D227.65840687594107!7i13312!8i6656

File:Banksy @ Travessa do Judeu (33513638076) (2).jpg

{{Location |38.7108099|-9.1497479|source:google maps}}


... 69.181.17.113 15:14, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

https://archive.is/uI6XN
... 69.181.17.113 22:16, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If you are confident that the wikitext coords are correct and the SDC coords are not, then just delete the SDC coords. - Jmabel ! talk 22:43, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

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Change image of his coat of arms to correct image which is his personal property EAnnB (talk) 15:42, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@EAnnB: On the description page of File:Michael Forsyth.jpg, you state that you are the artist who drew this particular drawing, that it was drawn on 27 October 2024, and that you are the owner of the copyright on it. It that really so? -- Asclepias (talk) 21:56, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flowers name

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Hello, Can somebody help recognize there flowers:

@Gpkp: Probably better asked at en:Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Plants. - Jmabel ! talk 22:41, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks @Jmabel: . --Gpkp (talk) 07:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Editor not able to upload image

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I have a photo of an otter behavior that I wish to upload, then link to the appropriate aricle. However when I click the link under Contribute in the main page I am advised I must log-in to upload, even though I am already logged in. Chuanist (talk) 18:57, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's bizarre. If you go to Commons:UploadWizard, while logged in, what happens? - Jmabel ! talk 22:39, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What types of images are supported?

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^ I am wondering what I can upload here Dagriffpatchfan (talk) 19:23, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean supported image formats? Ruslik (talk) 20:49, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
yes, I did Dagriffpatchfan (talk) 18:10, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
or COM:SCOPE. - Jmabel ! talk 22:38, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

wrong information

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on your map you specify sovereign Ukrainian territories as a part of russia, which started a war of aggression. These are not internationally recognized borders and therefore should be corrected to avoid spreading disinformation for users of Wiki. 95.173.205.136 20:48, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What is the file you're talking about? This also depends on if the map has de jure or de facto borders. Abzeronow (talk) 21:43, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Historic copyvios

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Should anything be done about files which were copyright violations but no longer are due to enough time passing that the work has fallen into PD? Traumnovelle (talk) 22:27, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Traumnovelle: Special:PrefixIndex/Category:Undelete_in - Jmabel ! talk 22:37, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not talking about files that are currently a copyright violation but will expire soon, but instead files that were copyright violations at the time of their upload which have since ceased to be violations. Traumnovelle (talk) 22:40, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If you have specific files in mind, you can request undeletion at COM:UDR. I also try to check for files that might have fallen through the cracks as far as being public domain now. Abzeronow (talk) 22:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I'm not talking about deleted files. I am talking about files that were never detected as copyright violations. Traumnovelle (talk) 22:49, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, OK, if an undetected copyvio has entered the public domain, you can always fix the license and any other pertinent information. Abzeronow (talk) 22:51, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

my page

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hi so i am trying to get a live contrabution counter i tryed but with my name

{{User:Timeshifter/Userboxes/User contrib CentralAuth simple|willbill6272|User:Willbill6272./edit counter|Wikimedia Commons (live only)} but it didnt workso help me out here will says 👋 Willbill6272 (talk) 01:35, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Willbill6272: Hi, an welcome. I have page User:Jeff G./edit counter which used to get updated by User:UploadStatsBot. However, that user was "blocked by Storkk on 14:43, 19 May 2020 for Bot owner request: Special:Diff/420350214." for malfunctioning per maintainer Rillke (something you cannot change), so you will have to maintain such manually, or accept that editcountitis is a thing you can change about yourself.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:29, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ok thanks i probably wont. will says 👋 Willbill6272 (talk) 23:36, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

come posso fare per vedere il film "la città senza ebrei"'

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come posso fare per vedere il film "la città senza ebrei"' P1a2t3r4i5z6i7a8 (talk) 09:00, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How can I watch the movie "The City Without Jews"?
translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:48, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@P1a2t3r4i5z6i7a8: Ciao. Non ce l'abbiamo ancora. Vedi anche it:Die Stadt ohne Juden.

Hi. We do not have it yet. See also it:Die Stadt ohne Juden.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:48, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Katsushika Hokusai, demone rosso della salicornia, pittura su seta, 1846, 02.jpg

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Is this photo usable for the package design? Ksushinji (talk) 10:45, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ksushinji: Hi, and welcome. It appears that File:Katsushika Hokusai, demone rosso della salicornia, pittura su seta, 1846, 02.jpg is usable for package design, since it was drawn in 1846.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:33, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much.
Although the artist is from an earlier period, would it still be necessary to confirm with the holder of the photograph?
In Japan, if the artwork is held by a museum, permission may be required from the museum, and in such cases, there may be a fee involved. Ksushinji (talk) 02:10, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much.
Although the artist is from an earlier period, would it still be necessary to confirm with the holder of the photograph?
In Japan, if the artwork is held by a museum, permission may be required from the museum, and in such cases, there may be a fee involved. Ksushinji (トーク) 02:10, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[返信] Ksushinji (talk) 02:10, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That would be a non-copyright restriction. Commons doesn't concern itself much with those, but as a reuser that could be an issue you would have to look into. - Jmabel ! talk 07:51, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(Edit conflict) @Koavf: I do not understand why you were addressing me, as I did not wrote anything about "wikipedia-only" statements. I think that I only reworded the content that you already had in your response.
@Persian Meowth: Your description currently sounds a lot like a clause similar to {{Attribution}}. The requirement of usage only to shed positive light on Croatia may be a non-copyright restriction, but now, we're delving quite deep into these matters, where laypersons as most of us would be reaching their knowledge limits (further reading: Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Croatia). Hence, I strongly advise to precautionally avoid any such upload. If you want to provide visual representations of the subject for an article on Wikipedia, you could always use weblinks to this kind of image resources. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 13:32, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

jpeg upload help needed

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I need help in uploading a jpeg file to include with some minor editing of a wiki site.

I think i am running into a block due to copyright protections which do not pertain to my jpeg.

Suggestions would be gratefully accepted.

thanks Whittemore193 (talk) 15:57, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You are obviously not a copyright holder of the uploaded map. Ruslik (talk) 19:19, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Make Images Easier to Find/Search

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Hello, I uploaded graphics we had been working on related to Trusted AI research that we want anyone to be able to use and modify. After 6 months the search for "trusted AI" still does not return the image even though the caption is "Trusted AI lifecycle". I can only find it if I search for Trusted AI TAI... I think this only works because TAI is in the filename. I just added structured data indicating that this is related to AI. Any other pointers on how I can help make this accessible to more people?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4x4-circle-template_TAI_4-2023.png AltruisticAnthony (talk) 02:04, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AltruisticAnthony: Commons supports at least two search engines (depending on user settings). See Commons:Search. Which search is this? - Jmabel ! talk 07:54, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Inquiry About Using ID Photographs for Historical Memory Project

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Dear Wikimedia Commons Help Desk,

I am working on a historical memory project focused on the victims of extrajudicial executions in Colombia. The project aims to display a list in Wikipedia documenting these cases, and I would like to include ID photographs of the victims. Many of these images are available online through mass media outlets and are widely used to document the case, but I do not have the licenses to use them. Given that these images are ID photographs and the project addresses significant issues concerning human rights violations, is there any exception or specific process I can follow to upload these images to Wikimedia Commons? I want to ensure that everything complies with Wikimedia Commons policies. Thank you for your guidance on this matter.

Best regards,

AmiGueko (talk) 02:36, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi AmiGueko. You're sort of asking about two separate questions: whether such content can be uploaded to Commons and whether such a list can be added to Wikipedia. These things are certainly related, but they're different in some important ways.
Wikimedia Commons is mainly concerned about the copyright status of the content it hosts (i.e. the photos who want to upload); it's not really concerned with how the content is used by the various Wikipedia projects. So, whether such content can be uploaded to Commons depends upon whether it's licensed in a way that satisfies Commons:Licensing. Since you don't seem to be claiming them as your own images and you state you don't have the licensing to use them, they most likely can't be uploaded to Commons without obtaining the Commons:Consent or their respective copyright holders or or are otherwise considered to be within the Commons:Public domain. One other thing to consider is that copyright law can very quite a bit from country to country; so, in order for something to be OK for Commons, it needs to be OK under the copyright law of the US (where the Commons servers are located) and also OK under the copyright law of the country of first publication. Since you mentioned Colombia in your post, there is some information about Colombia's copyright law found at Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Colombia.
As tor whether such a list can be added to one of the Wikipedia projects, that's more of a question that needs to be asked over at that particular project. In the case of English Wikipedia, you can ask at en:Wikipedia:Help desk or en:Wikipedia:Teahouse. There should also be similar help desks for the various other language Wikipedias. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:16, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your response, I'll check what I can do.
All best
AmiGueko (talk) 22:22, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gameplay

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So I want to add a few images of gameplay for a game or two. Is it allowed (like does it go against the uploading guidelines?) to upload this?

Thanks, Lightningtx99 (talk) 04:18, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lightningtx99. I believe this is covered in Commons:Screenshots. Basically, it depends upon the copyright status of the source of the images. If, for example, you want to take some screenshots of some kind of computer game, Commons can only host the screenshots if the computer game itself is released under a copyright license that meets Commons:Licensing. It matters not whether you can freely play the game online or whether you purchased a copy of the game, the game itself (included in-game audio and in-game graphics) needs to be released under a copyright license that's OK for Commons. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:57, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello everyone, I am looking to upload images that are not mine and need help with copyright. Terms of conditions from the owner say: "Copyright © 2008-2024 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia. All rights reserved. Content from this site may be transmitted without special permission provided the source is acknowledged." Now im interested if I am free to upload and if I am, under which license? Thanks to whoever helps. Persian Meowth Persian Meowth (talk) 10:13, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You are not. Even if Croatia said it were licensed just to upload here to Commons, it would need to be licensed in such a way that it could be shared further and not just on this site. See COM:LICENSE. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 10:15, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And in terms of images that originate from Flickr? Do the terms of use of the site allow it to be shared further? Persian Meowth (talk) 10:52, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There's no permission to any further dissemination. The issue is the statement "All rights reserved", as Commons needs the permission for commercial utilization. Even if the legitimate copyright holder is using Flickr services for hosting his images, you cannot take them from there for an upload here. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 10:57, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you all for clarification. Persian Meowth (talk) 11:00, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Grand-Duc, please re-read what I wrote: there are times when someone says "Yeah you can use this on Wikipedia only" or somesuch. I'm pointing out how those kinds of clauses are unacceptable. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 11:23, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Now, Im hoping im not adding complication to the problem lol. I called the author of the images that i wish to upload and they told me i am free to use the images in any way i wish as long it is in positive light of the Croatian Armed Forces and as long the source is mentioned. Furthermore, regarding the license they said to me "Content from this site may be transmitted without special permission provided the source is acknowledged" should be the basis of free use for whatever purpose as it implies that the content is uploaded for everyone to use as long as it meets the criteria of naming the source. Now this all sounds great, but I am worried because, with all this aside, content is technically under the copyright. So, how am I able to avoid it even after i had received confirmation to use the content in whichever use i might want? P.S. sorry for the long reply Persian Meowth (talk) 12:48, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It is okay to upload copyrighted material here, it just needs to be licensed in a way that is compatible with COM:LICENSE. The easiest way to do that is have whomever owns the copyright license it {{CC BY 4.0}}. Unfortunately for this government ministry, there is no clause that allows the media to only be used in a positive manner for Croatia. This kind of requirement is not something that we can ensure, so as long as the copyright owner insists on that clause, we could not accept that media here. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 12:54, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Koavf: I do not understand why you were addressing me, as I did not wrote anything about "wikipedia-only" statements. I think that I only reworded the content that you already had in your response.
@Persian Meowth: Your description currently sounds a lot like a clause similar to {{Attribution}}. The requirement of usage only to shed positive light on Croatia may be a non-copyright restriction, but now, we're delving quite deep into these matters, where laypersons as most of us would be reaching their knowledge limits (further reading: Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Croatia). Hence, I strongly advise to precautionally avoid any such upload. If you want to provide visual representations of the subject for an article on Wikipedia, you could always use weblinks to this kind of image resources. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 13:33, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think I misread you. My apologies. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 14:40, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Setting all that "in the positive manner" aside for the moment. Would it be possible for me to upload images under {{CC BY 4.0}} singlehandedly and writing my source for such claims in the description? Persian Meowth (talk) 13:13, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No. You are not the owner of the copyright. You can not license the work. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:17, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How to update territorial changes?

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How to update territorial changes in the maps? I would like to update File:August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion.svg. It was last updated more than a month ago. Since then there are some big changes according to the ISW's 20th Nov report. ShaanSenguptaTalk 12:04, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Physeters can you please help. I see you regularly update the Russian invasion map. Thank you. ShaanSenguptaTalk 13:52, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Shaan Sengupta! To edit the Kursk map, you need a vector editor like Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator. Physeters✉ 21:53, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you @Physeters. Can you tell me how to get that? I can't find it in gadgets. Also it available for android or only for desktop. ShaanSenguptaTalk 00:50, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Shaan Sengupta here is a link to Inkscape's download page: https://inkscape.org/release/1.4/platforms/ Physeters✉ 01:32, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect information on file pages

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Hello all, just wondering what the policy is surrounding files uploaded with incorrect information e.g. descriptions. A particular example came to my attention at File:Aldhelm.malmesbury.arp.jpg; the image description says it is of a window in Malmesbury Abbey but this is incorrect, it is actually from St Aldhelm's Church in Malmesbury. There are a few sources confirming this, such as the websites for both churches. Is it acceptable to change the incorrect information that the uploader provided in light of opposing information? Vesuvio14 (talk) 12:24, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Vesuvio14: Hello, Yes, you can correct the information if you are certain that your information is correct, but in the case of this particular example it may be better to explain the problem on the talk page of the uploader and let them correct it if they agree with you. Notifying Arpingstone. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:12, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Asclepias: Perfect I'll do that, thank for the suggestion! Vesuvio14 (talk) 23:27, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Vesuvio14: If the uploader does not react, feel free of course to make the changes. -- Asclepias (talk) 00:22, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I would like to upload a photo and publish it with credit. How does that work? Kind regards, pim PimDeBeaufort (talk) 12:36, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is this a photo you took yourself, or a photo someone else took? In the first case, you can choose a license, in the second case you need to use the license that the photographer chose. The license needs to be free. See COM:L for details on what that means. --rimshottalk 17:01, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Given the Asian News International thing on enwiki, I'm a bit concerned about doing anything that might cause litigation against me. With that being said, there's a UK-based organization with a large volume of public domain images. Low-res copies (e.g. 600x800) are on Commons, but it's possible to rip larger images from their website using a tool. I'm not much of a programer, but I do have a moderately complete list of the ~70,000 images on Commons. Is there a procedure for doing this sort of thing? Cheers! JayCubby (talk) 16:14, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

IF the images are PD, what litigation might be brought against you? Since the NPG farce, the case known as "THJ v. Sheridan, 2023" has clarified that there is no copyright in reproductions of PD images. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:35, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

coach

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Graag wil ik in contact komen met de coach die mij (absolute beginner) op weg kan helpen met een nieuw artikel. Zzylicz (talk) 16:18, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Zzylicz, hier zijn geen artikelen. Ga naar nl:Help:Nieuwe pagina aanmaken en nl:Wikipedia:Snelcursus/Nieuw_artikel. Groet, Achim55 (talk) 17:23, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't speak Dutch, but this sounds like a place to find a coach: nl:Wikipedia:Coachingsprogramma. --rimshottalk 17:25, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I want to upload an image of a protein. I retrieved the file from PDB and edited myself to be different from how the researchers have it illustrated. Additionally, I took a zoomed in photo of 2 amino acid residues on the same protein that are coloured differently. I have also included the PDB ID and AlphaFold ID on the images and have added a text title to both images. Am I able to upload this?

PDB ID: 8shs AbsolureUnit (talk) 06:24, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • I presume PDB means World Wide Protein Data Bank [4]. The website has a clear copyright notice at the bottom of the front page. If the original file is not free licensed, your edited version cannot be free licensed either (see Derivative work), so is not suitable for Wikimedia Commons, which is for fre licensed media only. Thanks for asking. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:02, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Restrictions on self-produced pictures of unreleased articles

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Hi, I have in my possession several unreleased smartphones variants that are of the same model to phones widely available on the market. Without written consent from the manufacturer for releasing picture of the device, and not considering any legal issues I would personally have to face in my jurisdiction (which is different from the origin country of the handset), does Wikimedia accept images of such items? Thank you. TipzTeam (talk) 10:11, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TipzTeam: Hi, A smartphone is an utilitarian device, so there is no copyright. When you take a picture of them, please be sure that the screen is off or blanked. There may be trademark issues, but on Commons, we only add a template {{Trademark}} when this is the case. Yann (talk) 10:31, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Or: open a public domain image (e.g. from NASA or another US government agency) in your smartphone browser. This would also cause no problems here, especially if you load the image in fullscreen mode. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 10:35, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I thought some restrictions would apply with devices that were not released, the reply is surely helpful. TipzTeam (talk) 11:17, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a simple way to see the total number of files a user has uploaded to Commons?

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Hi all

Is there a simple way for me to see the total number of images I've uploaded to Commons, I know how to see my most recent uploads, but is there a way of seeing a total number?

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 13:37, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The edit counter tool includes many statistics, one of them is the upload count. --rimshottalk 13:52, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks very much Rimshot, John Cummings (talk) 16:40, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's telling me that "commons.wikimedia.org is not a valid project". Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:30, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It works for me: https://xtools.wmcloud.org/ec/commons.wikimedia.org/Pigsonthewing Platonides (talk) 19:39, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
LOL, I get notice "User has made too many edits! (Maximum 1,000,000)." Oh no, I've "made too many edits!" -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:08, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's a lot :) John Cummings (talk) 16:40, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's still showing the count (1,213,425), just not the detailed statistics. Platonides (talk) 19:41, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The hazards of being a long time regular! -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 19:57, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I need to update a logo on our company website

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Hi, we just rebranded and I've been asked to update our Wikipedia page logo. Can I do that from my personal Wikipedia account or do I need any additional permissions? Any help you can give me would be great! RichW1982 (talk) 15:21, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You may upload the new logo as a new image using your personal Wikipedia account, if so you wish. You should, however, then the company should send to permissions @ wikimedia.org a text like the one on Commons:Email_templates from an official account, to formally state that the company is licensing the logo under a free license (Wikimedia Commons only accepts images under a free license). Otherwise, it might be assumed that you were not authorized to do so. Beware: the company may actually not want to have a free license on their logo, I encourage you to make sure that the decision on whether to do that or not is taken by whoever has the right authority for that in the company. Platonides (talk) 19:38, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Burley House

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We have a Category, Burley House. This matches nicely with the article we now have on Wikipedia, Burley House. But, for reasons I don't understand, the title above the infobox on the right-hand side is still calling it "Burley-on-the-Hill Mansion". This is a silly title. We don't, generally, call any house in England a "mansion", it's an Americanism. Pevsner calls it Burley House, and so does Historic England. I acknowledge that it is sometimes called "Burley-on-the-Hill House", but never "mansion". I can see no way to edit it. Is it possible to get it changed? Many thanks in advance. KJP1 (talk) 21:52, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Convenience link: Category:Burley House. - Jmabel ! talk 22:42, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@KJP1: The data in that box is imported from Wikidata. Any edits would have to be made there, not in Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 22:43, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Jmabel - Thanks very much for pointing me in the right direction! I shall head off there. KJP1 (talk) 05:17, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Image of historical photograph

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This link shows an image of a photograph that is well over a century old. The website does not contain any copyright claim or any copyright information. Can I add it to Wikimedia?

https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2019/03/22/portrait-gallery-los-angeles-star-publisher-henry-hamilton-and-william-mckee-1869/ Julian in LA (talk) 02:37, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Julian in LA you can upload anything published 96 years ago (before 1929 as of now) in the usa and use {{PD-US-expired}} as the licence. RoyZuo (talk) 08:05, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
see Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States. RoyZuo (talk) 08:19, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request fake image of a politican

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Jorge_Álvarez_Máynez.jpg is a fake image of a ex candidate to Mexican Presidential elections in 2024 i suggest delete it Josevetal (talk) 04:15, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted your changes to extracted images and also declined speedy deletions because 1.) crops are COM:INUSE and 2.) flatly stating something is a fake image without providing supporting evidence is not appropriate for speedy deletion which is for obvious cases. Abzeronow (talk) 04:25, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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