User talk:Omphalographer

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Omphalographer!

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file deletion

hi, alot of my files were deleted from wikimedia even though they were my personal creation. (flags relating to my fictional country, Durovsk, image of a fictional ocean liner, Leningrad, and several fictional company logos). all of these were deleted, but im not sure why. it shows that you have sent the deletion request. i don't know too much about wikipedia, but why did this happen? if you could explain further, i would like that.

happy american independence day, if you celebrate

yours sincerely, kieran / JustHereToLeave (talk) 23:20, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

The purpose of Wikimedia Commons is to host freely licensed educational content for use on other Wikimedia sites, such as on Wikipedia. Commons is not a public art gallery; original artwork and other fictional material is generally not within the site's scope, and is routinely deleted. Omphalographer (talk) 23:27, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

do u know anywhere else i can host my images permanently then? i like using a wikitext sandbox a lot so i really want to keep my fictional stories and stuff

kieran / JustHereToLeave (talk) 00:23, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

This isn't an appropriate use for Wikimedia Commons. Consider hosting your images on an art gallery site like DeviantArt or Tumblr. Omphalographer (talk) 00:40, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

@Omphalographer, while you are correct that COM:SCOPE excludes non-educational content such as fictional logos and art, we are indeed hosting a free media repository:

Wikimedia Commons is a media file repository making available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips) to all. It acts as a common repository for all Wikimedia projects, but the content can be used by anyone, anywhere, for any purpose.

If a file or media has some educational file, it is absolutely not required to be in-use on another WMF wiki, because we are hosting free media with a global/universal reach. Thank you. Elizium23 (talk) 18:59, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

My lord and savior is finally here one year later.. unfortunately the files are gone anyway.

Coen B. / JustHereToLeave (talk) 23:17, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Furthermore, I would like to disagree, even though it's going against myself. COM:PS also clearly states that content must be educational in an instructional or informative sense, which the content I uploaded was not directly instructional or informative as it was a piece of fiction. JustHereToLeave (talk) 23:41, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Scans from IA

Hi, Can you look over me recent contributions in terms of catalog curation in respect of Scans uploaded from IA (amongst other sites)?

Also - Category:Scans from the Internet Archive/unverified , If there are efforts you could make in reducing the backlog, thanks :) ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 08:35, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Leonard Arthur Bethell letters

I note you deleted Bethell-Bailey_Letters.pdf recently, and suggested using Wikisource instead. Happy to do that - I have discussed with the British Library (owners of the original documents) and they are happy for me to put my transcript up, but not the photos of the documents. Odd rules, but that's what they say. So - do I need any special guidance to put this up on Wikisource, or shall I just go ahead and try it ? Charles.bowyer (talk) 16:54, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

I'm not terribly familiar with Wikisource's policies on hosting transcriptions without scans. I'd ask for guidance at s:Wikisource:Scriptorium. Omphalographer (talk) 17:32, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

All done - now on Wikisource. Thanks for your suggestion. Charles.bowyer (talk) 09:17, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Roman Kubanskiy

Could i get your opinion here? Trade (talk) 21:11, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

 Done. Omphalographer (talk) 22:03, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Pooh street criminal.png Commons:Deletion requests/File:Tinker bell street.png Commons:Deletion requests/File:Little mermaid on tinder.png --Trade (talk) 11:07, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Old Pexels uploads

Please note that per Template:Pexels-Cc-zero, images uploaded to Pexels before 5 July 2018 are accepted under CC0. To check the upload date, you can go to the image link (e.g. https://www.pexels.com/photo/landscape-photo-of-night-city-745243/), click on the "More info" button on the bottom right of each photo, and there will be a "Photo details" popup that says e.g. "Uploaded on December 18th, 2017". -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:42, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Hmm. Something doesn't seem right here. Some photos on Pexels.com specifically say that they're CC0 licensed, e.g. this photo says it's "Free to use (CC0)", whereas most Pexels photos just say "Free to use" in that spot. I've been marking images for deletion which doesn't say "CC0" there, with the understanding that those images are non-free.

Are we working under the assumption that all Pexels photos where the Pexels image page shows a "uploaded on" date before 5 July 2018 are actually CC0, even if they don't say so? That seems kind of sketchy to me.

Omphalographer (talk) 07:41, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

The archived licensing page linked to from {{Pexels-Cc-zero}} says "all photos on Pexels are licensed under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. This means the pictures are completely free to be used for any legal purpose." CC0 is now an option but not mandatory for all images on Pexels. Since all CC licenses are irrevokable, those original CC0 licenses that were applied until 5 July 2018 are still valid. Nosferattus (talk) 21:09, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Hmm, okay. Are we confident that the Pexels upload date reliably indicates that the photo was available on Pexels on that date? I'll update my review process if so. Omphalographer (talk) 21:19, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Yes. The CC0 license was mandatory before that date. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:48, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Erroneous indication of speedy delete

The scientific popularization book that you nominated for speedy deletion is licensed under CC-BY, as indicated here. Please, I ask you to restore the file. Sincerely, Sturm (talk) 01:28, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

The second page of the book contains a copyright notice which states otherwise:

Todos os direitos dos autores reservados. Nenhuma parte deste livro poderá ser reproduzida, sejam quais forem os meios empregados, sem a permissão por escrito dos autores.

In the absence of any information to the contrary, Commons generally treats copyright information embedded in files as definitive. Do you have any other sources to confirm that the CC-BY license is correct?

Also, in the future, please make sure to place comments on user talk pages, not on user pages.

Omphalographer (talk) 01:59, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

@Sturm and Omphalographer: In any case, this is certainly not clear enough for a speedy deletion, so I've restored it and sent it to DR: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Aprendendo+ciência++e+sobre+sua+natureza +abordagens++históricas+e+filosóficas.pdf. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 07:48, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

MCGAMER YOUTUBE

Could you archive the talk page so the templates starts working again? Trade (talk) 15:27, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

com:duplicate

Hi. For a speedy deletion through duplicate, there is specific detail of which you may need to note, such as colouration, file type, etc. as factors. If you think that a file shouldn't exist as it duplicates unnecessarily, rather than is an exact duplicate, then please use the deletion request process. Thanks.  — billinghurst sDrewth 21:54, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Is this in relation to File:Bandera de El Salvador.jpg? That file explicitly says that its source is File:El salvador flag 300.png, and there's no visible difference between the two besides the image dimensions. I'll take it to DR, but this seems unnecessary for an image with no usage outside a user sandbox. Omphalographer (talk) 22:06, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Your request to delete Commons:Image classification system

As I said in the discussion pages, I had forgotten I posted this to categorize images. I have come to the realization that I'm never going to use it, so you can delete all the entries I created. You can delete all the pages.

Here's how to make sure you remove all of them. First, go to either template {{ICS}} and delete every page that uses it. Second, go to Category:ICS deletable pages and delete only the subcategories beginning with I and 'Pages in category "ICS deletable pages"' that are under the letter I; the other pages belong to others. Then go to Special:PrefixIndex select prefix ICS (it is all caps), select namespace "Template", click "show" and delete all of them appearing on that page. You might also want to use that page to search for "Image classification system" under namespace Commons. This should remove all of it. Rfc1394 (talk) 14:43, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

How to ask for speedy-delete of an empty category

When you want to ask for speedy-delete of an empty category, best practice is to mark it with {{SD|C2}} if it would be OK to re-create it in the future, given that appropriate content becomes available or {{SD|C1}} if it is an inappropriate category name that should not be reused. In particular, this is better practice than just blanking the category page, as you did at Category:Urbexados. ("C1" and "C2" come from Commons:Criteria for speedy deletion). Jmabel ! talk 02:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

If I remember correctly, that category still had some files in it when I blanked the page to remove the self-promotional content. I would have used C1/C2 otherwise. Omphalographer (talk) 02:22, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

File:Old_Spice_%26_The_Witcher.JPG

And what about "{{PD-logo}}" licence? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:01x07x2022000 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Spice_%26_The_Witcher.JPG 01x07x2022000 (talk) 06:34, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

The threshold for what qualifies as "simple geometric shapes or text" is quite low. The elaborate artwork on this product are well above that threshold; even the sailing ship in the Old Spice logo is above the threshold of originality. I've included some examples of what "simple geometric shapes or text" includes below.

Omphalographer (talk) 07:27, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello Omphalographer, it's Aaeliaba, I'm trying to find the images for Spider-Man in comic artwork cover image for the infobox, and I read your warnings and I didn't know it's a copyright, I'm sorry. I had trouble finding the Spider-Man comic artwork that says "Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose" I need help please? Aaeliaba (talk) 21:35, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

I'm in simple wikipedia website; https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man Aaeliaba (talk) 21:36, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware, there is no Spider-Man artwork which is freely licensed. You will not be able to use these images on the Simple English Wikipedia. Omphalographer (talk) 21:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Ok fair point Aaeliaba (talk) 02:12, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Speedy file deletion

Can you please quickly delete the image I have just uploaded because it reveals my personal identity. Very urgent. Thank you! File:Ibn Sahl's study on refraction.jpg - Wikimedia Commons Casteiswrong (talk) 15:16, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

I'm not an administrator, so I cannot delete files myself. It looks as though an administrator has already deleted this revision for you anyway. Omphalographer (talk) 20:25, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

A village pump thread has been created that may be of interest to you

It is: Commons:Village_pump/Proposals#Add_new_speedy_deletion_category:_"F11._Non-notable_fictional_flags,_maps,_and_coats_of_arms". I figured I'd let you know since you're the one finding and nominating so many of these. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 03:56, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Category:Steamboat Willie

Would you care to participate in the various CfD? Trade (talk) 06:16, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Philips PDF

Dear Omphalographer, the file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philips_MASTER_LED_2.3W_830-827_E14-E27_lamp_candles,_lusters_%26_bulbs.pdf is my own work and not a Philips publication, otherwise I wouldn't have published it on Wikimedia Commons. Thank you for your understanding. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elena Regina (talk • contribs) 03:39, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Images tramway

Bonjour, Concernant les dernieres images que j'ai fait sur Champdeuil et Guignes, elles sont bien de libre droit. Il est bien stipulé sur le site quelles sont en libre droit 2.0 Il faut juste mentionner le site internet: https://remonterletemps.ign.fr/faq . Pouvez-vous remettre la bannière comme avant? Cordialement. Nemesis 12 Nemesis 12 (talk) 18:32, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

"Dans quelles conditions les cartes et les photographies sont-elles réutilisables ?

CGU : Les cartes et photographies sont librement réutilisables selon la « licence ouverte version 2.0 » Etalab.

La reproduction doit seulement mentionner la paternité de l'information : sa source et la date de la dernière mise à jour de l’information.

Pour les photos, veillez à mentionner les informations suivantes :

• "Source IGN"
• "Photothèque Nationale"
• La date de la prise de vue"

Nemesis 12 (talk) 19:00, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Oh, I see. This is indeed confusing; https://remonterletemps.ign.fr/mentions seems to contradict the FAQ regarding licensing. Or am I reading one of these pages incorrectly? Omphalographer (talk) 05:21, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Bonjour. C'est en effet la propriété de l'IGN mais ils autorisent parfaitement leur utilisation tant que l'on mentionné la source et que l'on date l'image. Ce que j'ai fais. L'image est donc parfaitement utilisable pour wikipedia. Est-ce possible de mettre une autre bannière ? Nemesis 12 (talk) 16:39, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Ils font ça pour que l'on mentionne bien la source. C'est clairement dit sur leur site. Pouvez-vous mettez une autre bannière de droit si celle-ci n'est pas adaptée ? Je ne sais pas laquelle est approprié. Merci beaucoup. Nemesis 12 (talk) 16:48, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Bonjour. Est-ce bon pour revenir sur la demande d'annulation d'images ?

Cordialement. Nemesis 12 (talk) 19:49, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Suppression

Bonjour. Pourquoi mes images ont été supprimés? J'ai pourtant contesté la suppression et apporté les reponses.

Nemesis 12 (talk) 17:25, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

peut-on restaurer mes images? Nemesis 12 (talk) 17:28, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Packaging

Hi Omphalographer. I pixelized the printed design portion of the packaging here and here. Does this fix the copyright issue described at COM:PACKAGING? --Talky Muser (talk) 21:00, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I think that addresses the issue. Omphalographer (talk) 01:12, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

நூல் 101

நூல் வெளியீடு 2026 கவி400 (talk) 05:31, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Base 10 calendar

I am author of those files, and cannot find them to read them, modify them or delete them.Perhaps you could assist me in finding access to my files.

I've just used the upload to resubmit my pages and have also allowed license for others to use and add to my research while giving me credit for the concept and its elaboration.

please reply to assist me in accessing my files.thanks

Roger R Fontaine, <email address removed> Base10calendar (talk) 00:05, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

It looks as though you may have two Wikimedia accounts, and you're getting them mixed up. Your other account is Rogerrfontaine (talk · contribs); the files you uploaded from that account have not yet been deleted.

That being said: Wikimedia Commons is a file repository for educational content for use on Wikimedia sites such as Wikipedia. It is not an appropriate place to promote your own original ideas like you're trying to do here. Omphalographer (talk) 02:15, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Arabic Language files

you deleted my files saying "Using a single national flag (like that of Saudi Arabia, in this case) to represent the Arabic language is especially problematic", What about combined flags like this? . It's out there and no one deleted it! Is it okay if I combine two flags and ignore all the other countries' flags that speak English like Canada just because I combined two of them? so 1 flag is bad. 2 is good. and 3 is not necessary? what logic is this?

my point is: if you gonna delete mt files you need to delete this Combined flags too, or give a good explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ARABCREATOR7 (talk • contribs) 04:55, 4 October 2024 (UTC) ARABCREATOR7 (talk) 04:55, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

If you'd like to speak in favor of keeping these files, please do so at Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by ARABCREATOR7. Thanks. Omphalographer (talk) 04:06, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Dimension: Dilemma Album Cover

Hi!, Regarding the album cover, given the warning you posted, could you remove it so I can re-upload it with the license and the more detailed free-use features? I would really appreciate it. Thank you. Afterlike (talk) 02:33, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

If you have permission from the artist, follow the instructions in the template to communicate that permission to Wikimedia. Please note that Wikimedia Commons does not permit the upload of fair-use content. Omphalographer (talk) 03:03, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	thank you for put hard work on Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Raster quick response codes. modern_primat ඞඞඞ ----TALK 05:41, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Or on the other hand. Do not waste contributors's time with a "smaller, more tightly targeted group of images." Think of a more positive contribution to the project? Victuallers (talk) 08:36, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

PDF use-case

Hi Ophalographer -- I'm delighted to discover that there's someone looking at what use we make of PDF files here. A while ago, during my work on cleaning up presumably unfree third-party images sourced from the NWS, I came across File:Smithville,_Mississippi_EF5_Tornado_Damage.pdf which has been sitting in my "think about later" bucket ever since.

This is a PDF created by "printing" a webpage to PDF. Have you ever seen anything like this before? Are you aware of any use-case for such PDFs on the Commons? --Rlandmann (talk) 01:22, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

This file will need to be discussed first at Wikisource, as it's currently in use there. You may be interested in chiming in at s:Wikisource:Proposed deletions#Correct! Great message!, which involves another even more trivial document uploaded and "transcribed" by the same user.

In general, though: yes, I've seen a lot of web page printouts, and they are almost always out of scope and/or copyright violations. Neither one obviously applies here, but I'm still dubious that it's necessary; I can't imagine any situation where it wouldn't be more appropriate for a wiki to link to the original and/or a Wayback Machine archive of the content. Omphalographer (talk) 01:35, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Ah! Thank you -- I haven't been involved at WikiSource up to now; I'll go take a look. Thank you for the insight into your experience with printouts like this. --Rlandmann (talk) 01:38, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Don't worry. It will be deleted from Wikisource soon. Based on that discussion, no NWS-digitized records (i.e. all of their records) fall under Wikisource's scope, including National Weather Service bulletin for Hurricane Katrina, which has its own EN-Wiki article. Basically anything made by NWS cannot be on Wikisource (as I was just told), since Wikisource's scope is specifically for non-digitized documents. Once a document is digitized outside of Wikisource, it no-longer qualifies under Wikisource's scope. NWS was created in 1970 and their digitized records go all the way back through 1950 (or earlier in certain cases), so no NWS-made documents qualify under Wikisource. WeatherWriter (talk) 20:00, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

@WeatherWriter -- I note that you have now obscured the problematic image from that PDF. But, more generally, I'm wondering what purpose that PDF serves that is not better served by uploading the individual images contained in it (some of which I'm sure we already have here). --Rlandmann (talk) 22:45, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/Files created by SantanaZ and Minorax

@Omphalographer:Buenas, estos logos deberían ser removidas (delete) o quedarse (kept)? AbchyZa22 (talk) 22:12, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

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