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How to upload photos from flickr
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- Go to the Upload page.
- Choose "Source URL" and paste the file URL (it can be found by going to .../sizes/o and clicking on "Copy image address").
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- Upload it using the Upload Wizard and its button labeled "Share images from Flickr."
How to upload videos
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- If the file extension is not acceptable on commons, convert it here.
- Go to video2commons, follow the instructions. The URL is the page URL. Remember to define the file name and categories.
How to nominate a file for deletion
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- Create a page: Commons:Deletion requests/File:..., create a section on it like this: === [[:File:...]] ===, fill your reasons and sign.
- Add the following code in the beginning of the file page: {{delete|reason=|subpage=File:...|year=...|month=...|day=...}}
- Go to the Commons:Deletion requests/.../.../... page and add the following line: {{Commons:Deletion requests/File:...}}