User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands

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This page is for editors who are not administrators to request for categories to be renamed and for files to be replaced by other files across all Wikimedia projects. To request for a category to be renamed, go to the "Category moves" and follow the instructions. To request for a file to be replaced by another file, for example, because the original file has been deleted or renamed, go to the appropriate sub-section of the "Image replacement requests" section and type the following command at the bottom of the relevant list: "{{universal replace|[OLD NAME.jpg]|[NEW NAME OR ANOTHER FILE.jpg]|reason=STATE THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST HERE.}}". Requests relating to renamed files is for requesting occurrences of an old file name to be replaced with the new file name it has been renamed to. Click on the link in the sub-section. Other requests is for listing other requests such as replacing one file with a different one. Manual replacements is for listing files that must be handled manually. This sub-section is for experienced editors. Please read the warnings below carefully before making any requests. Thanks.

Warnings Please note: No controversial name changes. All moves have to follow the language policy. Please do not request name changes that you know may be controversial (this includes, for example, renaming locations into a different local language—even if "that is the official name used there"). Do check file talk pages for objections before requesting a change here. If you wish to request such moves, please add the {{Move}} template to the category pages, or use the Categories for discussion procedure. This allows discussion on the issue to take place and objections—if any—to be made. You may wish to alert other editors to the discussion by leaving a message at the Village Pump. If you challenge a request added here, please simply remove it and re-paste it below the "Category moves to be discussed" header down this page and add your reason for challenging it. It would also be kind to inform the requester (if signed) and invite them to discuss the requested name change. Adding interwikis. Please include as many interlanguage links (interwikis) as possible in categories to be moved. No replacement of images in other formats with SVGs. To avoid World War III, CommonsDelinker will ignore a command to replace an image if the new image is in an SVG format and the original is not. Updating references to the new category name. It is the duty of the requester of a category move to update all references to the new category name where needed. This part of the task is not automated. (Use the "What links here" tab to find out which categories or pages are still linked to the old category name.) MediaWiki limitation. If you add hundreds of requests at the same time, note that the MediaWiki software isn't able to process thousands of templates correctly for display. Thus, the statement "0 entries moved, 0 to go" may be inaccurate. Bot problem. If the CommonsDelinker bot that carries out the tasks on this page is stuck for too long or you encounter other technical problems, please contact Magnus Manske.

Image replacement requests

To request for a file to be replaced by another file while fulfilling your work as a filemover (that is, if you moved a file, not if you feel that a file should be replaced with a better-looking one), use the "Click here to add a request relating only to a renamed file" link below, and add your request to the bottom of the page that loads using the following command: {{universal replace|OLD NAME.jpg|NEW NAME OR ANOTHER FILE.jpg|reason=STATE THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST HERE}}. Don't add any wikitext markup or sign with "~~~~" inside the template. If you are not a filemover or the replacement is not part of your work as a filemover, please add requests to the "Other requests" queue. If a request is potentially controversial, make sure you have sought consensus for it first on the file talk page or at "User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands/talk".

To request for a file to be renamed, do not list it here. Instead, tag it with {{Rename}} or use the "Move" function in the toolbar at the top of the file description page.

Requests relating to renamed files

Click here to add a request relating only to a renamed file (filemovers only)

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CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Red-billed streamertail (Trochilus poltmus) juvenile male.jpg with File:Red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus) juvenile male.jpg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: File renamed: Criterion 3

Other requests

List here requests not relating to renamed files here, such as requests for one file to be replaced with a different file. Please give a good reason why the replacement should be undertaken. Any of these requests may be declined by any administrator. If a request is potentially controversial, please discuss it first on the file talk page or at "User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands/talk".

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:I90ThruSnoqualmiePass.jpg with File:Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-105 - Scenic White Flowers Above I-90 - NARA - 7720483.jpg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: Replace with significantly higher quality version from same viewpoint

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:General Motors Technical Center.jpg with File:Warren - General Motors Technical Center (50826111923).jpg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: higher quality version

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:GMTechCenter.jpg with File:Warren - General Motors Technical Center (50826111923).jpg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: higher quality version

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Eugène Delacroix - La liberté guidant le peuple.jpg with File:La Liberté guidant le peuple - Eugène Delacroix - Musée du Louvre Peintures RF 129 - après restauration 2024.jpg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: good quality image of the painting after 2024 restoration

Category moves

Request for a non controversial name change of a category: All moves/name changes have to follow Commons policy. Please do not request changes that may be controversial. You are fully responsible for the requested category move. Please remember to include an explanation and your username to new requests. This makes it easier for admins to process them. If requesting multiple moves for the same reason, please copy-and-paste the reason in. Good explanations are short, clear, and concise, such as "typo", "full name", "consistency with related categories", and so on. Longer explanations are useful in complicated issues. Use the following command template (please fill out all fields and stick on the exact format): {{move cat|Old cat name|New cat name|3=Explanation|user={{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} Example {{move cat|Nice, Palais de Nice|Palais de Nice|3=The first word "Nice" is unnecessary.|user={{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} Updating references to the new category name is the duty of the requester. Update all references to the new category name where needed. This part of the task is not automated. (Use the "What links here" tab to find out which categories or pages are still linked to the old category name.)

This page has a backlog that requires the attention of experienced admins. (recount)

Category move commands

Rename Category:Leeds City Square to Category:City Square, Leeds (1 entries moved, 107 to go) (Requested by Schlosser67) Leeds City Square;City Square, Leeds;r; Reason provided: To bring in line with sister categories and to follow Commons conventions. The square is called "City Square" on maps and signs. – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Buses on Leeds City Square to Category:Buses on City Square, Leeds (0 entries moved, 13 to go) (Requested by Schlosser67) Buses on Leeds City Square;Buses on City Square, Leeds;r; Reason provided: The street usually name comes first, followed by the place name. – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Statues on Leeds City Square to Category:Statues on City Square, Leeds (0 entries moved, 14 to go) (Requested by Schlosser67) Statues on Leeds City Square;Statues on City Square, Leeds;r; Reason provided: The street name usually comes first, followed by the place name. – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Jeremy Lane to Category:Jeremy Lane (American football player) (0 entries moved, 3 to go) (Requested by Schlosser67) Jeremy Lane;Jeremy Lane (American football player);r; Reason provided: To distinguish the person from streets by that name. – Admin: Approve

Requests without sections

Rename Category:Gasgrills to Category:Gas grills (0 entries moved, 33 to go) (Requested by The Bushranger) Gasgrills;Gas grills;r; Reason provided: Correct spacing – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Dodge Journey (JS) to Category:Dodge Journey (JC/JS) (0 entries moved, 142 to go) (Requested by The Bushranger) Dodge Journey (JS);Dodge Journey (JC/JS);r; Reason provided: The chassis code for the Journey was changed from JC to JS, so both are valid – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Vetulani family to Category:Vetulani Family (0 entries moved, 24 to go) (Requested by OperationSakura6144) Vetulani family;Vetulani Family;r; Reason provided: Correct name of the category with correct style – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Village, Hirta to Category:Main Village, Hirta (0 entries moved, 52 to go) (Requested by OperationSakura6144) Village, Hirta;Main Village, Hirta;r; Reason provided: Improvement of category name to match with the category description – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Ashdod Metro Bus – Line 1 to Category:Bus route 1 in Ashdod (0 entries moved, 1 to go) Warning: Username of requester missing (user parameter). For transparency and to prevent abuse, please add your username. Ashdod Metro Bus – Line 1;Bus route 1 in Ashdod;r; Reason provided: Harmonization with other categories מקף־עברי (שיחה) 14:25, 15 January 2025 (UTC) – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Ashdod Metro Bus – Line 10 to Category:Bus route 10 in Ashdod (0 entries moved, 3 to go) Warning: Username of requester missing (user parameter). For transparency and to prevent abuse, please add your username. Ashdod Metro Bus – Line 10;Bus route 10 in Ashdod;r; Reason provided: Harmonization with other categories מקף־עברי (שיחה) 14:24, 15 January 2025 (UTC) – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:B'nai B'rith boulevard, Ashdod to Category:B'nai B'rith Boulevard, Ashdod (0 entries moved, 48 to go) Warning: Username of requester missing (user parameter). For transparency and to prevent abuse, please add your username. B'nai B'rith boulevard, Ashdod;B'nai B'rith Boulevard, Ashdod;r; Reason provided: B in Boulevard should be capitalized, as in all of the city's boulevards on Wikimedia Commons מקף־עברי (שיחה) 14:14, 15 January 2025 (UTC) – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Herzl boulevard, Ashdod to Category:Herzl Boulevard, Ashdod (0 entries moved, 36 to go) Warning: Username of requester missing (user parameter). For transparency and to prevent abuse, please add your username. Herzl boulevard, Ashdod;Herzl Boulevard, Ashdod;r; Reason provided: B in Boulevard should be capitalized, as in all of the city's boulevards on Wikimedia Commons מקף־עברי (שיחה) 14:15, 15 January 2025 (UTC) – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Jabotinsky boulevard, Ashdod to Category:Jabotinsky Boulevard, Ashdod (0 entries moved, 10 to go) Warning: Username of requester missing (user parameter). For transparency and to prevent abuse, please add your username. Jabotinsky boulevard, Ashdod;Jabotinsky Boulevard, Ashdod;r; Reason provided: B in Boulevard should be capitalized, as in all of the city's boulevards on Wikimedia Commons מקף־עברי (שיחה) 14:15, 15 January 2025 (UTC) – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Gina-Maria Schumacher to Category:Gina-Maria Bethke (0 entries moved, 18 to go) (Requested by 176.1.18.72) Gina-Maria Schumacher;Gina-Maria Bethke;r; Reason provided: She married in October 2024, now her full name is Gina-Maria Bethke, see de:Gina Bethke, d:Q65210288, id:Gina-Maria Bethke (there is no English WP article). —176.1.18.72 13:34, 27 January 2025 (UTC) – Admin: Approve

Rename Category:Schwimmhalle Nordost to Category:Schwimmhalle Nordost (Leipzig) (0 entries moved, 3 to go) (Requested by Frupa) Schwimmhalle Nordost;Schwimmhalle Nordost (Leipzig);r; Reason provided: old name is very generic term in German that might apply to many cities but this is a place in Leipzig, Germany – Admin: Approve

Notification of failed moves

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Map AP dist all shaded.png with File:Ap-districts.png across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: Updated based on changes to borders in 2015.

--Arjunaraoc (talk) 11:13, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

• @Arjunaraoc: I would think that such a signficant change of image should be performed manually, rather than by the bot.  — billinghurst sDrewth 04:10, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Weltkarte tropen.png with File:Koppen-Geiger Map A present.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: File:Weltkarte tropen.png is outdated (1992) and the equator is placed wrong. File:Koppen-Geiger Map A present.svg uses current data (2016) and has the correct equator. Can some bot please change all uses of the old one for the new please? TIA --User:H-stt 14:29, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

• File:Weltkarte tropen.png depicts the position of tropical rainforests, not climate areas. --Achim (talk) 13:36, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

Manual replacements

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List here requests that cannot be undertaken by CommonsDelinker.

Non-SVG to SVG replacement

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Wikipedia Autoconfirmed.png with File:Wikipedia Autoconfirmed.svg across all Wikimedia projects.

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:WikinotizieL.jpg with File:Wikinews-logo.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: tiny JPEG by SVG

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Flag of Afghanistan (WFB 1996).png with File:Flag of Afghanistan (1992–2001).svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: Replacing PNG format with SVG format.

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Flag of Colombia (WFB 2013).gif with File:Flag of Colombia.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: Replacing GIF format with SVG format.

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Flag of Colombia (WFB 2004).gif with File:Flag of Colombia.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: Replacing GIF format with SVG format.

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Flag of Tanzania (2004 World Factbook).gif with File:Flag of Tanzania.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: Replacing GIF format with SVG format.

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Flag of Zambia (WFB 2000).jpg with File:Flag of Zambia.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: Replacing JPG format with SVG format.

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Flag of Zambia (2004 World Factbook).gif with File:Flag of Zambia.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: Replacing GIF format with SVG format.

Other

Not appropriate for batch move, as some usages are for Mars, and others for male + used on too many pages

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Mars symbol.svg with File:Male symbol.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: File renamed: 50:50 ratio is male

Will need to ensure sizing is correct + used on too many pages + Non-SVG to SVG replacement

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Blank.jpg with File:3by2white.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: better svg image

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Павла Зеленого, 39; Одеса 10071.jpg with File:Павла Зеленого, 37; Одеса 10071.jpg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: File renamed: Criterion 3 (obvious error)

Uncategorized

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Blason famille de Briey.svg with File:Blason maison de Briey.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: File renamed: house not family

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:POL COA Dzieduszycki 1777.svg with File:POL COA Dzieduszycki Hrabia II.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: File renamed: Naming according to ostrowski

CommonsDelinker: Replace File:Top Cat (Hanna-Barbera Producction) logo.svg with File:Top Cat (Hanna-Barbera Production) logo.svg across all Wikimedia projects. Reason: File renamed: Criterion 3 (obvious error)

Replace images with .svg version

I am active in the SVG project, converting raster graphics into scalable vector graphics (mainly coat of arms). The new images have a better quality but I always need to replace all occurrences of the old image in all articles, templates and in all language wikis by hand which sometimes takes longer than creating the new .svg image. I know that the bot currently will not replace raster graphics with a .svg file. This rule was made 15 years ago (in 2007 maybe .svg were not that popular), has the opinion about this rule changed or is there room for a new discussion?

As I am creating .svgs from raster graphics I need to replaces the old image manually on all sites in all MediaWiki occurrences (Wikipedia (all languages), Wikidata,...). Maxwxyz (talk) 08:52, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

i agree that the file replacement with (verified) svg should be permitted. GioviPen ^{GP msg} 15:05, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

@Krd, You were around during that time, Do you remember the main reason(s) why that rule was created? All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 21:36, 7 December 2024 (UTC)