User talk:Rehman/Archive 3

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Your assistance please

[edit]

Sorry, I didn't mean to request deletion of User:Geo Swan/wl/Guantanamo captives still in custody. Could you please restore it? Thanks!

Sure. :) Rehman 15:25, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy policy

[edit]

Hi, I know you originally only wanted to separate out the speedy policy onto its own page, so that speedy deletion reasons could be easily referred to. But as it developed into a long over due review, I think we have to follow the whole process through. I trust that there wasn't an urgent reason to close off the discussion and vote on it. Thanks for your patience :-) --Tony Wills (talk) 20:09, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tony. Before I get on to the topic, I owe you an apology; I was a bit rude on that page. Per the review process, yeah I think there are no urgent reasons to close; but IMO the faster the better, for the community. We could always do further changes later after the policy is official. Perhaps sum it up by the end of next week (26th). Best regards. Rehman 03:40, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal

[edit]

Have a look at this..Commons_talk:Deletion_requests/Commons:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion--...Captain......Tälk tö me.. 06:19, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch. Now we can clearly see that this is vandalism. I'll revert his actions and delete that DR. Rehman 06:21, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Splitting question

[edit]

Hi Rehman, as you have obvious experience in splitting files: yesterday a user has uploaded a different image over deleted file File:Stasi-2.1-zensursula.png, which is very bad because the original image is highly disputed and currently filed for UR. On my request the "overwriter" has now uploaded a duplicate (File:Zensursula21beta.png) of his "bad" upload, so that the latest version of File:Stasi-2.1-zensursula.png could be removed. In this special case (no need to save the latest version), would it be enough if I deleted the bad (overwriting) version or would a splitting procedure still be recommended to get the history of the overwritten file clean? --Túrelio (talk) 10:29, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Túrelio. If the file in the original UR file name is expected to be deleted/restored/deleted/restored in the future, then it is more convenient to actually split the history so that the new accidental upload doesnt confuse everyone all the time. Otherwise, it shouldn't be a problem buried in there. :) Let me know if you need any help. Kind regards, Rehman 11:50, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I've filed at Commons:History merging and splitting/Requests now. --Túrelio (talk) 12:14, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Unidentified buildings in Brazil

[edit]

Hallo Rehman, do you think deleting categories like Category:Unidentified buildings in Brazil is useful? What if someone needs it again but does not know what cats are created? Deleting just because it is empty does not seem to be a good idea. Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 03:28, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Saibo. Sorry for the delayed reply. As far as I can remember, empty categories are almost always deleted if there were no significant objections. Normally, if someone wants it recreated, s/he can either contact the deleting admin and have it restored hassle-free, or s/he could simply recreate it. As for the above case, the deletion was requested by User:Ephraim33. Do you want me to restore it? But I am pretty sure it'll be deleted again by another admin, if it remains empty. Kind regards. Rehman 03:17, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Duplicates

[edit]

Hi. Thanks for your work. Please note that regarding "duplicate" files, please be sure to check usage, and do not delete duplicates until all usage in Wikimedia projects has been replaced. Thanks much. Cheers, Infrogmation (talk) 19:50, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I haven't done much work lately, may I know what file you are referring to? Rehman 00:40, 18 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Transwiki migration drive

[edit]

So for the English wikipedia, I have organized an drive witch is a collaborative work to mass-move eligible files to the commons. Seeing that you're a memeber of the WikiProject on commons, I wondered if you would like to participate. Its at w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Images and Media/Commons/Drives/Jan 2012. Ebe123 (talk) 00:45, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ebe! Thanks for the invite. But I'm afraid if I enrol now, I wont be much active, per my notice at en.wiki. If there is anything urgent that I can help with (admin help, technical transferring help, etc) feel free to ask; I'll be glad to help out. Best regards, Rehman 14:34, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Docu reported you on COM:AN/U

[edit]

For reverting COM:DR, you were brought to COM:AN/U. I think the best for restoring peace is if you state that you regret this revert. I don't linke buerocracy myself but since Docu wants a discussion on a policy change, this has to be granded, I think. And the currently running discussion shows that he/she wasn't wrong. Regards -- RE rillke questions? 21:39, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the ping Rillke! Usual year-end routines kicking up a little early here; couldn't keep track of things happening around here. :) Kind regards, Rehman 03:01, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Restoration of File:Thunderbolt logo.svg

[edit]

Hey there, you once deleted File:Thunderbolt logo.svg and I can't reupload. I would like to have the file restored since it seems to be quite clearly a case for Template:PD-textlogo to me: The only thing special in there is the flash symbol and that one is a widely used symbol, that hasn't got any fancy customisations to its shape.--Flugaal (talk) 13:50, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Sure, but before I restore, may I ask how you figured out what the content was? Were you the same uploader? Rehman 13:53, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of redirect?

[edit]

Hi Rehman, you deleted this and I was wondering why? You stated in a conversation above that a redirect could remain because it "seem[ed] to cause no harm"... and the Jackie Evancho redirect would most likely be turned from a redirect into an actual gallery at some point in the future, once we get enough photos lined up. I'm simply curious; I've seen other redirects to categories at the Commons, so I didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this. Thanks so much! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 07:33, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keraunoscopia. Thanks for discussing. Unfortunately for me, I could not find a strong policy on Commons which says cross-namespace redirects should be deleted, except for the still-in-progress COM:CSD. The discussion above was referring to redirects of the same namespace (File:), and hence wasn't really an issue...
In my personal opinion, if we keep on redirecting every title in the Gallery-space to its Category (with the intention of someday creating that gallery), things will be in quite a mess. My suggestion would be to create the Gallery, when there is actual content to add to it. But then again, I don't seem to be able to find a strong policy to support my words, so it's no use me making my own rules... :)
In situations like these, I do what I feel is right (in this case, deletion), and if someone objects to any degree (in this case, you), I normally undo all my actions and restore all work (which I have done). :) Kind regards, Rehman 08:18, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much, Rehman! I'm not too familiar with policies on Commons, so I wasn't sure if I'd done anything. The page will become a gallery soon at any rate. : ) – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 05:58, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hakuna matata. Do let me know if you need any help with anything though. I don't look much active these days, but am sure online just as before... :) Take care. Rehman 12:12, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Will do, thanks :) – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 18:19, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

SDs etc

[edit]

Please see here thanks --~~

Thanks Herby. Will keep an eye. Rehman 15:39, 9 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:Al Fateh Grand Mosque.jpg

[edit]
File:Al Fateh Grand Mosque.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.

If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.

Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!
Afrikaans ∙ العربية ∙ беларуская ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ ∙ বাংলা ∙ bosanski ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ Deutsch (Sie-Form) ∙ Zazaki ∙ ދިވެހިބަސް ∙ Ελληνικά ∙ English ∙ Esperanto ∙ español ∙ eesti ∙ فارسی ∙ suomi ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ עברית ∙ hrvatski ∙ magyar ∙ հայերեն ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ íslenska ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ 조선말 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Bahasa Melayu ∙ မြန်မာဘာသာ ∙ norsk bokmål ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ norsk nynorsk ∙ norsk ∙ occitan ∙ polski ∙ پښتو ∙ português ∙ português do Brasil ∙ română ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenčina ∙ slovenščina ∙ shqip ∙ српски / srpski ∙ svenska ∙ ไทย ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 中文 ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ +/−

russavia (talk) 14:18, 27 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File tagging File:Up Town Project, Bahrain, 001.jpg

[edit]
العربية ∙ беларуская ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ ∙ বাংলা ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ Deutsch (Sie-Form) ∙ Ελληνικά ∙ English ∙ español ∙ euskara ∙ فارسی ∙ suomi ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ עברית ∙ hrvatski ∙ magyar ∙ հայերեն ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ ಕನ್ನಡ ∙ 한국어 ∙ lietuvių ∙ latviešu ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ मराठी ∙ မြန်မာဘာသာ ∙ norsk bokmål ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ norsk ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ română ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenčina ∙ slovenščina ∙ српски / srpski ∙ svenska ∙ ไทย ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ اردو ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ +/−
Warning sign
This media was probably deleted.
Thanks for uploading File:Up Town Project, Bahrain, 001.jpg. This media is missing permission information. A source is given, but there is no proof that the author or copyright holder agreed to license the file under the given license. Please provide a link to an appropriate webpage with license information, or ask the author or copyright holder to send an email with copy of a written permission to VRT (permissions-commons@wikimedia.org). You may still be required to go through this procedure even if you are the author yourself; please see Commons:But it's my own work! for more details. After you emailed permission, you may replace the {{No permission since}} tag with {{subst:PP}} on file description page. Alternatively, you may click on "Challenge speedy deletion" below the tag if you wish to provide an argument why evidence of permission is not necessary in this case.

Please see this page for more information on how to confirm permission, or if you would like to understand why we ask for permission when uploading work that is not your own, or work which has been previously published (regardless of whether it is your own).

The file probably has been deleted. If you sent a permission, try to send it again after 14 days. Do not re-upload. When the VRT-member processes your mail, the file can be undeleted. Additionally you can request undeletion here, providing a link to the File-page on Commons where it was uploaded ([[:File:Up Town Project, Bahrain, 001.jpg]]) and the above demanded information in your request.

russavia (talk) 14:35, 27 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Russavia. Thanks for that, I must've missed that file when reviewing my older uploads. It indeed didn't have permission, and was uploaded a long time ago. I have deleted it. Kind regards, Rehman 05:07, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

[edit]

... for having speedy deleted File:Wiki picture.jpg. Best, --MathsPoetry (talk) 18:06, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome :) Rehman 18:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:MountSharp-MarsCuriosity.jpg

[edit]

Sorry about that. I normally keep the older image, but in this case the age difference in the images was negligible and the newer image was already in use in about a dozen articles. I didn't notice the discussion. I certainly would have skipped the images if I had known there was a controversy. My apologies. Kaldari (talk) 17:17, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. Thank you for replying :) Rehman 23:26, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the input

[edit]

Hi Rehman, thanks for the insightful comments. I've made fresh appeal on the requests for rights - this time by pointing to my very own edit using "undo" to combat what was termed as "blatant vandalism" on the user problem's noticeboard. Trijnstel asked for an example where I've used "undo" to combat vandalism. I could not trace my edit in time so used his edit example. But now my own input along with other info should satisfy our concerned admins, hopefully. Hindustanilanguage (talk) 00:28, 12 August 2012 (UTC).[reply]

Wikimania 2012 by Rehman category cleanup

[edit]

I noticed that you asked a couple of users about removing Category:Files by User:Rehman from all files that are also in Category:Wikimania 2012 by Rehman. (Questions were at User talk:Morning Sunshine#Removing a category from a group of files and User talk:Foroa#Removing a category from a group of files.) There are two tools on Commons that I use for this:

  • The "safe" but manual-selection way: Commons:Cat-a-lot can do this. If you go into Category:Files by User:Rehman, then use Cat-a-lot on the category, and select just the files that you wanted to affect, then click "Move" next to Category:Wikimania 2012 by Rehman, it will work: If the file is already in Category:Wikimania 2012 by Rehman, then it will simply remove Category:Files by User:Rehman for you. This requires you to manually select the files, though.
  • The advanced way: Help:VisualFileChange.js lets a user do mass actions on files. Among them is the ability to replace text with other text, without having to figure out beforehand if that text is in any particular file description. I've been able to write regex patterns to remove text (e.g. category tags), combine categories, or do categories based on the text in the description. Do you want me to do that? And if so, are there any other edits that need to be made to a lot of those files? (Rillke (talk · contribs) might also know how to do this, since he's the one who writes VisualFileChange itself, but I don't know if he has time to actually do user requests.) --Closeapple (talk) 21:10, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Rehman 02:17, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Request for your intervention

[edit]

Hi Rehman. Sometime back, I posted a request but could not inch its way to the destination because it lacked a concrete evidence of the "need" factor, even with your kind consent. I've once again posted a similar request here, and request your kind intervention. Hindustanilanguage (talk) 10:53, 28 February 2013 (UTC).[reply]

 Thank you. Rehman for your esteemed message. In the light of your message, I've found something interesting with regard to the granting of rights across Wikis, and I've posted it here. Regards, Hindustanilanguage (talk) 14:36, 3 March 2013 (UTC).[reply]
No worries. Happy editing! :) Rehman 15:52, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Shanghai Naval Landing Force defending their position, 1937.jpg

[edit]

Hi Rehman. You merged File:Japanese Naval Landing Force, waiting for attack order with wearing a gas mask.jpg to File:Shanghai Naval Landing Force defending their position, 1937.jpg. Also you made a history merge of two files. As result, the revision history was almost broken because the both files were edited one after another. The past edit of the deleted file is not necessary because the same edit was made to the two files. Is it possible to restore the revision history of the current file? Thanks in advance.―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 23:22, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Phoenix. All revisions of both files were restored after the merge (except for two redundant bot edits). Nothing else to restore. :) Let me know if there's something else I can do. Regards, Rehman 01:12, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What I am requesting is to remove the revision history of the deleted file currently found in the current file. In another word, the history merge you did is unnecessary. The history merge of two files concurrently edited makes the revision history messed up. I will explain in detail. If the two files A and B are edited with a sequence A1, A2, B1, A3, B2. The revision history of file A is A1, A2, A3. So the diff is A2-A1, A3-A2. The revision history of file B is B1, B2 and diff is B2-B1. However if the revision history of two files is merged, the diff of the merged file becomes A2-A1, B1-A2, A3-B1, B2-A3. This doesn't make sense. For instance, this edit changed only a word Zhabei to Chapei. However the diff shows a completely different edit.―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 02:32, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oh crap. I definitely made a mistake here. I have selected the correct revisions in my first attempt to merge, before reverting. But forgot to do so again when doing the final merge... :/ Do you have any idea which revisions needs to be suppressed? Based on the access I have, it's not possible to trace back the revisions unfortunately... Rehman 03:29, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
From memory, the duplicate edit revisions should be: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. These edits were made to both images prior to the merge, with slight variations due to both pages (then) being slightly different. -- 李博杰  | —Talk contribs 07:48, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't it possible to undelete the deleted file? If it is, you can verify the revision history of the deleted file.―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 08:41, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nope, the history is effectively in the new name now. The previous file namespace has nothing in it's history. What I can do is, I can hide the specific revisions mentioned by Benlisquare above. Rehman 08:46, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Missing history?

[edit]

Hello Rehman. Regarding the same image, I recall there being another file change made in March 2010 that seems to have gone missing in the file change history. Would you be able to double-check? I cannot remember the exact name of the person who uploaded the file, but I am definitely sure that there was another file uploaded after the one made by Arilang1234 on 23:30, 5 September 2009, with an edit summary like "cropping border" or something. Thanks. -- 李博杰  | —Talk contribs 07:39, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, I read the part that you wrote about ignoring a few bot edits. -- 李博杰  | —Talk contribs 07:49, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, that's the bot edit... Rehman 08:46, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

MOD OGL duplicates

[edit]

Hi, you recently deleted some duplicates of MOD photos by Luis Holden. Could you please merge in the source urls that I provided from the MOD API metadata? Without this information, the files only have a generic search link rather than a direct link to the MOD original file with the chosen file identifier (i.e. 45150246.jpg). Without this information it is impossible to check for duplicates in the future as the images themselves are not digitally identical (the MOD change the EXIF data). Thanks --Fæ (talk) 08:04, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Fae. Yep, I remember deleting a bunch like that. Unfortunately, tracing them back would be a time consuming task (I've deleted quite a truck load today). :[ Would you be able to provide a list of some sort? That way I can help you by simply going in the deleted history and just copying the descriptions back out... Rehman 09:01, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sometime I might write script to list files I (or user:X) uploaded that were deleted recently, I know it's a drag to work these out. Here's a dump based on my watchlist which might not be all of them (I regularly and semi-automatically knock stuff off my watchlist):
  1. File:General Sir David Richards Chief of the Defence Staff MOD 45154756.jpg ‎(Exact or scaled-down duplicate: File:General Sir David Richards during a trip to Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan.jpg)
  2. File:HMS Campbeltown - Blue Light Patrol, talking to the crew of a local boat. MOD 45144993.jpg ‎(Exact or scaled-down duplicate: File:Luis Holden Defence Images Photo 02.jpg)
  3. File:Royal Navy Survey Vessel HMS Scott MOD 45150246.jpg ‎(Exact or scaled-down duplicate: File:Luis Holden Defence Images Photo 04.jpg)
  4. File:Lynx Helicopter MOD 45151339.jpg ‎(Exact or scaled-down duplicate: File:Luis Holden Defence Images Photo 09.jpg)
  5. File:Royal Navy Harrier Jet High Over RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus MOD 45152922.jpg ‎(Exact or scaled-down duplicate: File:Luis Holden Defence Images Photo 10.jpg)
--Fæ (talk) 11:28, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! I'm currently working on another proposal. Will do this in jiffy. Rehman 12:36, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Mailed you the histories. I didn't post them myself as the current versions already seems to have the necessary info. Feel free to do anything necessary. Rehman 13:53, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Asekuracni spolek 17 Metzner detail.jpg

[edit]

Thanks! --Gampe (talk) 09:03, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No worries :) Rehman 09:05, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

[edit]
Hello, Rehman. Check your email—you've got mail!
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template.


WorldTraveller101 16:45, 22 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Backlog

[edit]

Hello Rehman, Category:Media requiring renaming is backlogged. Mind helping empty it out, as I cannot move 40-50 files in a reasonable time. Thanks. WorldTraveller101 (✉ • ✐) 22:17, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Will see what I can do. Regards, Rehman 03:12, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Request for deletion

[edit]

Please delete Category:Diagrams_of_railway_signals_in_Spain, it is a blank category.--Gabrielchihonglee (talk) 09:40, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Rehman 14:52, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting Italian EMU pages without discussion

[edit]

Please do not continue deleting Italian locomotive/EMU pages, in order to rename them, without discussion, when the existing (original) names are not clearly erred. Examples include Category:FS ETR 250 and Category:FS ETR 400. The versions with periods (full stops) that you are creating to replace them may be the correct or most common Italian form for these model designations (I have no idea), but they are definitely not the common form in English writing, and yet you have not allowed any opportunity for discussion or even created redirects to the original names (which were not "erred"). As a result, your change has broken several interwiki links. For example, the English Wikipedia page en:FS Class ETR 480 has a link at the bottom to the Commons category, but that link is now broken because you changed the Commons category without leaving a redirect. However, really you should not change any of these Commons categories without starting a discussion. Look at some of the Wikipedia articles about these locomotives/EMUs, and you will see that almost ALL of the non-Italian Wikipedia articles do NOT include a period/full stop in the model number, so the most common form for these model numbers does not include a period (for example, en:FS Class ETR 480, es:ETR 480, fr:ETR 480, and hu:ETR 480, and the situation is the same for all other model numbers; only the Italian articles include a period). Commons categories on Italian subjects are not used only by Italian-speakers. You should now go to the dozens and dozens of non-Italian Wikipedia article pages and update their Commons links for your change, and please do not delete/move any more without discussion. Steve Morgan (talk) 03:11, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Steve. The changing of categories was done by this IP user, after which he/she requested deletion of the empty categories (and hence showed up at CAT:O). At that time, the deletions seems uncontroversial and simple. If you prefer, I could simply undelete the now deleted categories, and maybe you could assist in reverting the IP's actions? I have no issues in reversing what was done. Let me know. Rehman 03:42, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the fast reply. I'm certainly willing to help reverse the change, and I hope I am correct in assuming that the undeleted names (to which I'd redirect the new with-period names) would regain their histories. However, one problem I see is that, now that you've explained what happened, I'm guessing that the IP user may not be conversant in English, so I might have problems getting him to understand why his actions were reverted. And that communication problem in turn might make it difficult to convince him not to continue creating these new with-periods versions and moving files into them (there are several models he's not yet 'done'). If you have any advice, I'd welcome it. I don't have administrator privileges (nor do I want them), so I have very little experience in dealing with such matters. Steve Morgan (talk) 08:22, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have restored the two categories linked above (if you know more, please let me know). What you can do now is simply change the categories from each file (regardless of if the categories are restored yet). As for the notifying the user, you could try English. BUT, if the user repeatedly does this without responding in any way, we could block him/her. After you have corrected the categories in all the related files, you could simple tag them up for deletion, or list them out here so I can delete them myself. Personally, I don't support IPs "creating" pages; I cant seem to grasp why this hasn't been disabled yet... Rehman 09:36, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks very much! I'll start moving the files in those two categories right after leaving this message. Meanwhile, I'll identify here the other examples that I know of. First, Category:FS ETR 300 is unique, in that I 'recreated' it as a redirect to the new with-period name, so it will need to have its history restored (if still possible) in place of that redirect. I only created a redirect for that one (because I had more interest in the 300 model, in that I greatly improved the corresponding English Wikipedia article earlier this year). Now, the others that need to be undeleted are: Category:FS ETR 200, Category:FS ETR 220, Category:FS ETR 240, Category:FS ETR 450 and Category:FS ETR 460. Thanks again. Steve Morgan (talk) 10:49, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You're most welcome :) Categories restored. Let me know if you need my (admin) help. (By the way, per this edit, I believe the IP speaks Italian). Goodnight from here. Rehman 16:23, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cat redirects

[edit]

I can see at least one recent example of a deletion of a long existing category. For future maintenance, I am wondering whether you would consider the placement of {{category redirect}} rather deletion, in line with the proposal at Commons:Category redirects. As an aside we still need some means to ensure that Wikidata updates category redirects, as it seems that it needs to be done manually. Thanks.  — billinghurst sDrewth 02:10, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I must have deleted that/those by mistake, as I normally don't delete old categories that are renamed/moved. If you ever do come across such deletions and think it's wrong, please feel free to restore. I don't mind. Thanks. Rehman 13:35, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Stockholm from ferry 2001.jpg ---> File:Stockholm.jpg

[edit]

Hello. I'm texting you since you lately appeared performing admin's actions, and I need a small assistance with technically-hindered filename restoration. Mover thought possibly that original filename of my upload was not enough "descriptive"; it is however a legitimate and good enough filename and I'd like you to move it back as it failed when I tried it. Thanks. Orrlingtalk 12:01, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Orrling. I do normally comply to personal requests like these, but I'm afraid the other user is right. The original filename is too generic (and even if we ignore that; the image is not a clear representation of Stockholm). Sorry to disappointing you. I will cross reference this thread on the ongoing file talk for transparency and to avoid any misunderstanding. Regards, Rehman 13:24, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This was not a "personal" request, but anyway, ok given that the file better not have the name Stockholm I'll need to move it to just some other apt word for the reason that whatever be the case the currently imposed filename suggestion is not one that can be lived with & out of scope for any file within my uploads ever, if you check you might find the move was performed aggressively. Thanx a lot for the good will anyway. Which filetalk, if you can refer me? Orrlingtalk 17:44, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ah saw this now. Orrlingtalk 18:24, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
As you've already been involved as an administrator in this matter, and have done a considerate job, I'm here to now request that you do your bit of an effort to prevent that user from repeating their attempts to bother this file or otherwise harass the media on Commons. If they move it then again I won't be technically able to undo them into the existing filename. Thanks in advance, Orrlingtalk 11:59, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Why not simply discuss this with the other users in a nice manner? The existing thread is calm and straightforward, and you haven't responded to any of them... If anything goes out of hand, I'll pitch in. Rehman 12:16, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Mmmm, they aren't calm at all, they're threatening the file straightforwardly; I adressed that user on their usertalk in a most correct manner, as you probably saw yourself, and they would not even respond but shoved it all away to probably avoid unpleasant accumulation while violationg our rules added to the actual unacceptably untalked filemove itself. so now that you suggest I'd talk to them more it's like.. well, I don't know. You understand the irony here yourself. I'll do what you tell me but plain and honest you see how unreasonable it is that a contributor like me ever would need to engage in defending a consistent filename. Again, thanks in advance. Orrlingtalk 13:10, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OK. you said you'd intervene, you haven't done so now that the file was yet vandalized into the name that I had rejected. Would you please be sure to move it back to Baltic.jpg; my next naming options are ready to use equally but we tend here to stick to uploader's initial preference as long as legitimate. Thanks, Orrlingtalk 10:14, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You may want to raise a thread at COM:AN to get a broader opinion. Honestly saying, I voluntarily did not intervene here because I somewhat agree that the filename you suggest is too generic, and at the same time believe that the filename shouldn't be forcibly renamed as it is done now, because Commons already have overly generic names that isn't really an issue. So I don't really support either side, I'm sorry. Please do let me know if I can help you in any other way. Regards, Rehman 13:19, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Editor @ ar.wiki

[edit]

Hello. I would like to inform you that I have granted you editor flag at the Arabic Wikipedia, all your edits there will be automatically marked as patrolled. Best regards.--Avocato (talk) 14:04, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I have also assigned the autopatroller flag for your account here at Commons, as you are doing mass edits. Regards, Rehman 14:16, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. :)--Avocato (talk) 14:18, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. :) Rehman 14:19, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Request for right

[edit]

Hello Rehman. Would you please deal with my request? Thanks. :)--Avocato (talk) 06:16, 8 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:ShipSilhouette-SriLanka2012.JPG

[edit]

Thank you for entering the Silhouette photo challenge. Unfortunately this picture was uploaded before the challenge period. If you have another image that is new to Commons and can upload during December then that would be suitable (it doesn't have to be taken during December, though it is great if people feel inspired to take new pictures just for the challenge). Cheers, Colin (talk) 12:56, 12 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:MahaweliComplex-SriLanka.svg

[edit]

Thanks for the Barnstar and it was not so hard to understand you, don't think so, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 16:19, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fungi Down Under Book cover

[edit]

Hello, I was just trying to upload an image for Fungi map's Wikipedia page though I have uploaded it before but forgot to include the photo licence and now it will not let me upload another copy for some reason. Regards, Ben Sharp 12:03, 12 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Commons:Valued image candidates/HydroelectricitySrilanka.png

[edit]

Hi. Good scope for this image should look like this: Electricity in Sri Lanka. --Jacek Halicki (talk) 13:55, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks! That's my first VI; still learning the workings :) Rehman 14:49, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Valued Image Promotion

[edit]
★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Hydroelectric power plants in Sri Lanka.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.
review

Deletion of Foundation

[edit]

Hi Rehman;

I recently added what in Wikipedia is called a disambiguation hatnote to Wikimedia Foundation that Foundation redirected there and provided a link to Category:Foundations. Apparently the edit brought attention to that redirect and it was nominated for speedy deletion which you accomplished. I found no formal guidance on disambiguation pages in Commons, but in Wikipedia when there are only two meanings for a term the recommendation is to not create a disambiguation page but to add disambiguation hatnotes to the existing articles. I am not clear if Foundation should be undeleted and the articles retain there disambiguation hatnotes or be made into a disambiguation page. Jim Derby (talk) 12:56, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jim. Thanks for your message. I'm ok with either option. Since that was just a maintenance deletion, just let me know if you'd like it undeleted, and I shall do so. Regards, Rehman 13:26, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

LOL (was File:Bug screenshot by Rehman - To be deleted.jpg)

[edit]

It was Category:Extension of MNCARS, Madrid. I had moved it to Category:Nouvel Building, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía but without saying in the speedy delete notice the category the initial one had been moved to. I undid your edition (including the requested category name) and Turelio kindly removed the category. Best regards --Discasto talk 23:03, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request: merge users, please

[edit]

Hi Roy,
I've been using this account for some years now. There was another Ale2006 at the time, so I coined this name. Now, in my user preferences, I found out that Ale2006 was attached to commons.wikimedia.org on 16:16, 8 September 2015. Great! However, I'd like to recover my few contributions history, but I'm not authorized to run Special:UserMerge with 

  Old user (merge from):  Ale2006-from-en
  New user (merge to):    Ale2006

Would you do that for me, please?

Thank you for your time and possible cooperation
Ale2006-from-en (talk) 17:45, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I add this line to confirm I'm the same person Ale2006 (talk) 17:54, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ale. Unfortunately, I do not have access either. User:99of9, may I ask for your kind assistance on this please? Thanks in advance! Rehman 01:25, 11 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I don't have permission to use that tool either (so I'm not sure who does)! Maybe this can be done with careful renaming? --99of9 (talk) 01:44, 11 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Since Ale2006 has no contribs (and Ale2006-from-en has), I guess it is wiser to simply to usurp that account, considering that both are the same user... User:Ale2006-from-en, please avoid using User:Ale2006 until this is sorted, as that account may be ditched. 99of9, for your kind action please. :) Rehman 02:31, 11 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm afraid it cannot be done. Local usurps have been stopped since usernames were unified under SUL. This page is where complex global reuqests can be made, but they say they are not able to do merges at this point in time. I would suggest just abandoning the account you don't want, soft linking it, and starting to contribute from one account only. Sorry. --04:30, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

Valued Image Promotion

[edit]
★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Mouth of Deduru Oya.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.
review
★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Kandalama Reservoir during dry season.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.
review
★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Ambewela Aitken Spence Wind Farm.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.
review
★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Victoria Dam and Reservoir, Sri Lanka.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.
review

Valued Image Promotion

[edit]
★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Cizre.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.
review
★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Batman Dam.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.
review

Valued Image Promotion

[edit]
★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Oracle Corporation headquarters.
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.
review
Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rehman/Archive_3&oldid=240833499"