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Tried to use my own images for Wikipedia but identified as copyright violation[edit]

Thanks a lot for all the timely help regarding my own artwork. Given the complexity involved, I decided to stop here and retract what I asked. Once again, thanks a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bnurs (talk • contribs) 01:20, 16 July 2023‎ (UTC)Reply[reply]

Is my email registered with the WikiLovesMonuments 2023 contest?[edit]

Hello - I'm terrible at this sort of thing. I entered the above-mentioned contest last week, but only just now realized that I was supposed to click a link in an email in my inbox to confirm/register my email address so that I can be notified if I happen to place/win a prize in the contest. I just clicked the link in that email but it says that the link has expired. How can I get a new link? Thanks for any help! Diane Stanton/MyMiskyStinks56 MyMiskyStinks56 (talk) 16:22, 25 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@MyMiskyStinks56: Hi, and welcome. I am allowed to email you, so you should be eligible.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:40, 1 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you, Jeff!  :) MyMiskyStinks56 (talk) 16:13, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@MyMiskyStinks56: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 04:12, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Found unsafe CSS in the style element of uploaded SVG file.[edit]

I was trying to change [:File:Zigzag theorem 2.pdf] to svg and created the svg by typing the below command in power shell:

latex zigzagsvg2

dvisvgm --font-format=woff2 zigzagsvg2

But I failed to upload the file. Would you give me some advice? Silvermatsu (talk) 18:04, 26 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for correcting the link. Also, it was ".tex -> .dvi -> .svg" rather than ".pdf -> .svg" to be exact. --Silvermatsu (talk) 08:48, 27 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Silvermatsu: are you saying you've successfully created an SVG and cannot upload it? Are you trying to use it to overwrite the PDF (impossible) or just trying to upload it as a new file? What upload tool are you using, and what error message do you get? - Jmabel ! talk 20:53, 27 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you for your reply. When I uploaded a new file using the Upload Wizard, the upload failed with the error message Found unsafe CSS in the style element of uploaded SVG file. . --Silvermatsu (talk) 04:45, 28 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Silvermatsu: Please review Commons:Help desk/Archive/2022/08#How to fix "Found unsafe CSS in the style element of uploaded SVG file." error?.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:17, 1 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jeff G.: Thank you for your advice. Lambiam converted the file to svg. File:Zigzag theorem 2.svg. --Silvermatsu (talk) 16:30, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Silvermatsu: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:09, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Photos after 1928[edit]

I found a bunch of photos of the Red Hill Band in the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center archive. I've uploaded all of the images that were taken before 1928. What does the process look like for uploading the photos after 1928? I have photos from the 1940s (one of a parade and another of their first car), I have one of the 1950 anniversary concert, I have a photo of the band at the New Goshenhoppen band shell in 1975, and one from 2002 at the Upper Perkiomen High School. I also have a poster for one of their concerts in 1970 and the poster for their 100th year anniversary (looks like their was a design contest for it). The band itself is still around and the members I've contacted have expressed interest in uploading any photos I can find. I asked the librarian at the Schwenkfelder who sent me the photos if it would be okay to upload them to Wikipedia and they said yes as well. TipsyElephant (talk) 12:04, 28 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The process for post-1928 American photographs is essentially finding out the provenance of the photographs, which would hopefully tell you when they were published and if they had a copyright notice. Before 1978, published works needed copyright notice in order to gain a copyright, and there is U. S. law that publication before 1978 occurred when the photograph left the custody of the original photographer. For a 2002 photograph, you'd need to have the photographer contact COM:VRT to grant permission for a free license since a 2002 photograph is automatically copyrighted. Abzeronow (talk) 16:02, 28 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Abzeronow: I believe most of these pictures have been taken by people closely associated with the band. Many of the photos were kept by LeRoy Shultz and eventually donated to the Schwenkfelder Heritage Center. A few of them were donated by a women, but they didn't have the name of the person. I asked about licensing and copyrights on one of the photos a while back and the librarian said it didn't have a license or copyright. Should I contact the librarian again and confirm that none of these have a copyright? If you had to obtain a copyright notice through some formal process then I highly doubt that any of them had a copyright notice. How would I confirm this? TipsyElephant (talk) 01:55, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Clindberg: , there would have to be a "copyright" or a copyright symbol with the year somewhere with the photograph if it were published before 1978. Do you know when these were donated? Abzeronow (talk) 16:49, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If they were were distributed individually before 1989 then yes there needed to be a copyright symbol or the word "copyright" (or abbreviation) somewhere. If they were part of a publication, then a copyright notice for the entire publication would cover any photos inside (other than advertisements). Note that the date starts from publication, not from when they were actually taken. Anything published before 1964 also needed to have its copyright renewed with the US Copyright Office, which was exceedingly rare with individual photos. It gets more difficult with private photos; those could have been unpublished. Although if someone gave out prints at the time, that could well be publication (there was no clear definition in law, so it's always muddy). If they were donated to the center before 1989 they are probably fine. If they were prints distributed around at the time (so one person could collect them) they are probably fine. If they were personal photos not donated before 1989, that could be a technical problem. Carl Lindberg (talk) 18:33, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Abzeronow and Carl Lindberg: I've contacted the librarian to hopefully get more information. None of the photos have copyright symbols anywhere on them (front or back). They were donated in two batches. One was donated by LeRoy Shultz and another was donated by a woman who was in the band. Some of the images were distributed locally as postcards and some of them identified names of people in the picture with a phone number to call if you recognized any of the unidentified people. I don't when these were distributed, but I would guess it was before 1989. Some of the photos have been used in newspaper articles. If they were used in newspaper articles after 1989 will that be a problem? TipsyElephant (talk) 19:31, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Clindberg: looks like I got your username wrong the first time around so I'm re-pinging you. TipsyElephant (talk) 19:33, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If they are postcards from before 1989 with no notice they are definitely fine. You had to have a notice on all copies (well, at least most) so publication elsewhere would not matter.
I just found one that was not a postcard as far as I'm aware that was published in a newspaper in 1950. Would that be okay as well?
Almost certainly. You can check this page for the newspaper to see when its first renewals were for. If not listed, or a later date than 1950, it's fine. Carl Lindberg (talk) 21:46, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Clindberg and Abzeronow: I was going to use the upload wizard to upload these photos, but I don't see an option for photographs taken between 1928 and 1989 with no copyright notices. Which option should I be selecting in the upload wizard to properly upload the photos? TipsyElephant (talk) 16:30, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@TipsyElephant: 1928 through 1977 without notice => {{PD-US-no notice}}. 1978 through 28 February 1989 without notice, and without subsequent registration within 5 years => {{PD-US-1978-89}}. If there's no easy way to do it in the Wizard, just make the correction by editing promptly after uploading. - Jmabel ! talk 17:07, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@TipsyElephant: Choose "This is someone else's work and is free to share" and then "Another reason not mentioned above" and enter {{PD-US-no notice}} or {{PD-US-1978-89}} in the box as appropriate. --bjh21 (talk) 00:00, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Anita Hoffman with son.jpg[edit]

Does the file Anita Hoffman with son.jpg have a free license? NoonIcarus (talk) 12:04, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It's clearly licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0. I think the question you meant to ask is whether a user whose only contribution to the project is this photo is in a position to provide such a license. Have you performed an image search to determine any prior publication?RadioKAOS (talk) 12:43, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
NoonIcarus, RadioKAOS, Tineye fails to find it. Google lens finds multiple items, but is relatively silent on the dates, so is hard to determine whether the hits came first or the Commons upload. More research is required to determine this. 🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦 14:01, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
https://kids.kiddle.co/Abbie_Hoffman dates the picture as taken in 1972 🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦 14:04, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Taken from Wikipedia / Commons. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:30, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The upload occurred the day before the comment at File talk:Abbie Hoffman and Johanna Lawrenson.jpg. It's reasonably possible that the Commons copy was the first publication and was uploaded by or on behalf of someone with access to the original photo. However, it's not sourced as own work, but it's sourced from family archives and credited to Leah Kushner. As such, it would require evidence that the license was offered by the actual copyright owner. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:30, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
See Anita Hoffman with son.jpg. I think we have this well sorted out now as being uploaded by a legitimate heir, but if anyone still sees a need for VRT, please do it sooner rather than later. Or I'd be willing to publish the correspondence here, but with email addresses suppressed. - Jmabel ! talk 00:15, 31 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@RadioKAOS and Jmabel: Hi. I'm sorry, that's correct. From the description I could see that the source was family photos. If there aren't issues with the copyright because of this, then that's alright. --NoonIcarus (talk) 01:27, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Descargar sedes de Instituciones inspirados por otros[edit]

Buenas se puede descargar fotos de sedes de Instituciones (Alcaldías, Gobernaciones, etc.) en Venezuela, inspirados por otros (por ejemplo si busco en Google una sede de una Alcaldía del Municipio Maracaibo del Estado Zulia, Venezuela)?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 14:46, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • ¿"Sede" en el sentido de un edificio? ¿o en algún otro sentido? Y, ¿que significa "inspirados" aquí? Si la foto es grabado por otra persona, los derechos del autor pertenecen al fotógrafo. - Jmabel ! talk 16:36, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Jmabel: Por ejemplo si descargo en google una foto del arquitecto de una institución pero es grabado por otra persona esta permitido hacer "Upload"??
    AbchyZa22 (talk) 23:06, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • En general, no. Como he dicho, los derechos del autor pertenecen al fotógrafo. Si los derechos de autor han expirado, resultando en la obra siendo ahora en el dominio público, entonces sería aceptable sobre esa base. En Venezuela, los derechos del autor duran 60 años después de la muerte del autor. - Jmabel ! talk 23:46, 29 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      @Jmabel:Buenas según las leyes en Venezuela (según mis recuerdos la qué leí hace años) con respecto a este tema las fotos del arquitecto grabados por otros en Venezuela son totalmente Públicos (Licencias libres). AbchyZa22 (talk) 22:45, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      @AbchyZa22: Necesitamos citas de leyes o casos judiciales para respaldar sus recuerdos.
      We need citations of laws or court cases to back up your memories.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:08, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      @Jeff G.:Con respecto a eso, según "Commons:Licencias" dice que se puede subir tus fotografías de artes antiguas, estatuas y edificios en la parte abajo derecha. AbchyZa22 (talk) 11:34, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      @AbchyZa22: Eso depende de qué tan antiguos sean los elementos representados. Nuestro estándar con {{PD-old-assumed}} es de al menos 120 años. Nuestro estándar con {{PD-Venezuela}} es 60 años después de la publicación para "una obra audiovisual, una fotografía, una obra televisiva o un programa de computadora" y 60 años después de la muerte del autor para otras obras según el “[http:// www.wipo.int/wipolex/es/details.jsp?id=3989 Ley Venezolana sobre Derecho de Autor de 14 de agosto de 1993, Art. 25, 26 y 38]” (detalles).
      That depends on how ancient or antique the depicted items are. Our standard with {{PD-old-assumed}} is at least 120 years. Our standard with {{PD-Venezuela}} is 60 years past publication for "an audiovisual work, a photograph, a broadcast work or a computer program" and 60 years past death of the author for other works per the “Venezuelan Law on Copyright of August 14th, 1993, Art. 25, 26 and 38” (details).   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:06, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Image accessibility[edit]

There's an image - File:Sygreversed.png - that has poor accessibility due to use of white on a white background. The original uploader appears to no longer be on Wikimedia. Is there any type of template or tag I could add to the page or other way of alerting other editors to this page that the image needs editing/adjusting/altering for accessibility so as many people as possible can properly read and view the it? Helper201 (talk) 21:41, 31 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

https://w.wiki/7pLU Buyzed (talk) 21:37, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Buyzed: What does that link have to do with the topic of this section?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:42, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
File:Sygreversed.png
@Helper201: This version seems meant to be used with an added background to the choice of the user. There seems to be no free license at the source. If this logo is not free, it can't be on Commons. If it is free, you can make a request to the Commons:Graphic Lab for a version with a specific background. -- Asclepias (talk) 01:52, 1 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Helper201: I could not find a free license at the source, so I tagged it as a copyvio.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:53, 1 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Can I get some help[edit]

Hi I'm Kylie I'm new here I have seen that there are some"bots" that edit around Wikipedia and they are really doing a great job. So i would want to know how to get my own. I know that i won't be able to edit probably cause I'm new, so that's why I'm in the need of using it.

Pls get back to me with an answer. Kylie (talk) 18:48, 1 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You made my day. Which programming language will you be using for coding your bot? --Achim55 (talk) 19:14, 1 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Bots can be written in almost any programming language. The choice of a language often depends on the experience of the bot writer, which languages they are familiar with, or on the availability of pre-developed libraries to perform the desired task. The following list includes several libraries to assist with bot tasks. Kylie (talk) 04:52, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Photographing an old photo found in a book[edit]

Hello Everyone, I want to upload an old photo found in a book published in 1989. The photo is older, and the original author is anonymous. Could I share it? If so, which license shall be used? Bernardo de Claraval (talk) 04:54, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Bernardo de Claraval: Hi,
How older is the picture? If it was first published in 1989, it is probably not OK (unless it is really old, and the copyright expired long before). Yann (talk) 11:04, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
From my understanding, the picture was taken in the early 1970's, however the author has never surfaced, my best guess is that it was taken in a Studio that no longer exists. Bernardo de Claraval (talk) 17:01, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Early 1970s photographs would be still in copyright in many jurisdictions. Abzeronow (talk) 17:03, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I see now, thank you for the information. Bernardo de Claraval (talk) 17:13, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The page was saved popup[edit]

Is there a way to switch off this popup notification? It blocks me from reading and or copying page title fast, because it overlaps it. Juandev (talk) 07:55, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Juandev: : Can you be more specific as to what you are referring to? Ww2censor (talk) 11:12, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I guess they refer to the "Your edit was published." rectangle that appears near the top right of the screen for a fraction of second after an edit is saved. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:57, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Juandev: Hi, and welcome. We have a gadget that does this named HidePostEdit. To enable it, check the "HidePostEdit: Hide popup when saving your edits." checkbox under "Interface: Editing and uploads" on Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets and Save. Of course, your browser will need to accept our Custom Style Sheets (CSS).   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 04:11, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Public transportation vehicles and their logos[edit]

Am I allowed to post my own photographs of public transportation vehicles such as trains, buses, ferries, etc. They do have logos that I do not own the rights to. I have already posted a picture under public domain, and it is of a ferry in Sydney, Australia. If I must take it down, I will.

Just a bit concerned. --KonlyandhisBeer (talk) 10:53, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@KonlyandhisBeer: Hi,
It is OK if the picture is not focused on the logo, but on the whole vehicle. See Commons:Deletion requests/Pokemon Jet and other related DRs for similar cases. Yann (talk) 11:02, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
KonlyandhisBeer@: If you are asking about File:Olive Cotton river-class ferry departing Barangaroo, F3 Parramatta line.png it looks totally fine. The logo is so tiny that de minimis does not even apply. BTW, for the future, it is better to use jpg format for photographs rather than png. You will see another editor has brightened your photo as it was very dark. Ww2censor (talk) 11:11, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you @Ww2censor and @Yann! My question may have been somewhat silly, but I was just thinking that the rules were most strict until proven otherwise. Whether my question were silly or not, thank you for helping me as a beginner! I may also take Ww2censor's advise to use a .jpg format for photographs.
Have a good day, --KonlyandhisBeer (talk) 19:54, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How do I know if a Wikipedia page I created is being reviewed for Wikipedia?[edit]

I just created this page "Fitzpatrick, Mary Frances Linder (1861 - 1955)". How do I know that my submission actually exists somewhere within Wikipedia and is being reviewed? Wapsie Crossing (talk) 17:03, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is not Wikipedia but Wikimedia Commons. You created en:User:Wapsie Crossing/sandbox. --Achim55 (talk) 17:09, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Your draft is not being reviewed, see [1] on how to make that happen. You also really need to improve your inline citations, see [2]. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:47, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Forgot to ping @Wapsie Crossing. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:47, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I don't understand. The page I want to create does not exist according to this Wikipedia page [3]. I've assembled biographies for seven of the women listed on the aforementioned page and would like to "create" a Wikipedia page for each. 50.233.194.34 17:57, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
First thing to understand is you are NOT asking this at Wikipedia. This is the sister project for images and media, Wikimedia Commons. You might try taking this to Wikipedia:Help_desk. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 18:22, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Or perhaps better yet at en:Wikipedia:Teahouse. - Jmabel ! talk 19:41, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Wapsie Crossing: : It appears you might be asking about this English wikipedia page in one of your subpages at w:User:Wapsie Crossing/sandbox. Articles in your sandbox are not reviewed without being submitted for review. You should move it to draft space per the details here w:Wikipedia:Drafts#Creating and editing drafts and when it is ready you can submit it for review, but, while I am not a reviewer, there are several issues that will need fixing before it will be accepted such as how the references are done. Ww2censor (talk) 21:30, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to upload pictures[edit]

Uploading pictures Mc caps (talk) 20:04, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Commons:First steps. - Jmabel ! talk 04:54, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Regarding deleting my uploaded image[edit]

Recently I uploaded an image named BD_Clean_Logo.jpg. It has been deleted due to copyright violation. But I have taken the logo image with permission from the respective organization. Still, why would there be copyright violation? Iamsabbirhosen (talk) 21:35, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

If you upload something created by anyone other than yourself, you have to show why it is free licensed. If you have specific permission from the copyright holder to release it under a free license (see COM:LICENSE for details), you can have them confirm it, see COM:VRT for how to do that. Image can be undeleted if shown to be confirmed as free licensed. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 22:21, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Iamsabbirhosen: and I see you uploaded it again (under a slightly different name) after it was deleted. This is a definite no-no, and if you do it again it will get you blocked. If you can get appropriate permission from the copyright-holder, then you can get it undeleted through Commons:Undeletion requests. If not, then please do not upload it a third time. - 04:59, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
Your other upload File:শাহ্‌ নুরুল কবীর শাহীন.jpg looks equally problematic. Only the holder of the copyright can issue a license. If you do not have at least a basic understanding of copyright law, I strongly suggest that you do not upload anything other than photos you took yourself (and that are not photos of other people's copyrighted work), or you are likely to get yourself in quite a bit of trouble. - Jmabel ! talk 05:02, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How can I change an outdated company logo and replace it with the new logo?[edit]

The Metrovacesa company needs to change the logo, as many media are using this logo for publications and this logo is no longer correct, it was changed many years ago. Victoria Sampietro Tolosana (talk) 09:03, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Victoria Sampietro Tolosana: Hi,
It depends on the logo, so it would help if you specify which company and which logo. In brief, if the logo is very simple, upload it on Commons, and then change the logo on Wikipedia. Otherwise it will need to be uploaded as fair use on Wikipedia. Yann (talk) 09:54, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
And if uploading to Commons, upload to a distinct filename, because the old logo is still of historical interest. - Jmabel ! talk 20:17, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

uploading of photo[edit]

what is the minimum and maximum size is required for uploading of photographs. Aviphoto (talk) 10:20, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Aviphoto: Hi,
There is no real minimum and maximum sizes, but the larger, the better. Always upload the original image with EXIF data first, and then you can upload a crop if needed. Yann (talk) 10:50, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Aviphoto Before doing that, you should however take a look at the EXIF data, just in case it contains your name or the location or anything else you do not want to disclose. C.Suthorn (@[email protected] - p7.ee/p) (talk) 11:43, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please received me[edit]

please received me Please don't block my account I request sar Ajitkumarsahu19world (talk) 13:12, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Blocked.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 03:59, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Logos de Alcaldias en Venezuela caducado[edit]

Buenas, se puede descargar logos de Alcaldias de la antigua gestión inspirados por otros qué fueron caducado, es necesario agregar el "PD-ineligible" o "PD-textlogo"?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 22:49, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AbchyZa22: Depende de la situación.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 03:58, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jeff G.: Que osea "Depende de la situación", qué significa esto??
AbchyZa22 (talk) 06:20, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jmabel: Hola,que opina de esto??
AbchyZa22 (talk) 17:59, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Por supuesto, quieres decir "subir", no "descargar", ¿no? Y, según discusiones anteriores, supongo que estamos hablando de Venezuela.
No estoy familiarizado con la expresión "la antigua gestión" en el contexto venezolano. ¿Se refiere a la régimen antes de Hugo Chávez, o hay otra sentido? No entiendo que significa aquí ni "inspirado" (¿como? ¿En su órigen? ¿Como podemos saberlo?) ni "caducado" (¿Qué es caducado? ¿Los derechos del autor, o estás diciendo solamente que el antiguo logo ya no se usa, o qué?) En culaquier caso, yo no soy experto sobre las leyes de propiedad intelectual especificamente venezolanos. No respondí antes porque no sé la respuesta precisa, y porque (como Jeff) sospecho que la pregunta no es lo suficientemente específica como para tener una respuesta simple. - Jmabel ! talk 20:54, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Video game cover and copyright[edit]

Would uploading this - https://www.flickr.com/photos/farusantos/30920814516/ - be acceptable on Wikimedia Commons without breaking any kind of copyright or other rules or guidelines? The photo itself is placed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed so its usable for commercial use and mods are allowed, however I'm unsure if the cover art of the game would be under any copyright whereby it would violate any Wikimedia Commons guidelines to upload. Helper201 (talk) 23:42, 3 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Helper201: I can't imagine how that cover art would not be copyrighted. When does it date from? What country? - Jmabel ! talk 01:08, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jmabel: okay, thanks. The game was released in 2012/2013 (different dates depending on worldwide location), the specific box in the photo looks like it’s from Canada or France, given its also has French language text on it as well as English, though the publisher is a Japanese company. Helper201 (talk) 01:13, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Helper201: Yeah. Zero chance that isn't copyrighted, so the person who snapped the photo is in no position to license it without a release from whoever owns the copyright on the art. - Jmabel ! talk 01:39, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Getting message about block[edit]

I am a long time contributor and have uploaded many images. Issue is I have uploaded a lot of images where there is no freedom of panorama in 2018 and they are being deleted one by one. I got a message about my account may be going to be blocked. While this was not in my knowledge previously but in the current times I am little bit more educated regarding freedom of panorama and copyright stuff. What do you suggest. Shall I delete all the old images or anything specific. Jnanaranjan Sahu (ଜ୍ଞାନ) talk 06:35, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Jnanaranjan sahu: Hi,
Do not upload pictures not taken by you (e.g. File:Manakatha Janantu.pdf, File:Facbook username creation page.jpg). If you need help, please ask here, or on copyright-issues board. But seeing that most issues are indeed FoP-related, I removed the warning. Please archive your talk page. Thanks, Yann (talk) 09:42, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you @Yann.
Well I kind of know them. And those are old mistakes. I think all newbies do. I am more curious about the warning messages. Is there any warning system. I have never got one and suddenly last warning. Also my question was about the past uploads. Shall I take any action on them? Jnanaranjan Sahu (ଜ୍ଞାନ) talk 13:50, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Using Government Logos UK[edit]

Hi, I want to upload the logo of a government organisation (Government People Group, a group within the cabinet office) to wikimedia commons. The logo is under Crown Copyright (as all UK images are) but as it is an identifying media for a public facing and government organisation I think it may fall under fair use should the image not be distorted or misrepresented.

Please advise on what you think if you are knoweledgable on this. Thanks GPG Communications (talk) 10:58, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How old is this logo? Ruslik (talk) 20:18, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It was made in 2023, for a new civil service organisation. It is about 3 months old at most. Jack Parkinson Communications (talk) 09:54, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wikiproject to upload fair use non-commercial images?[edit]

I have been involved in two dicussions from different countries where it would be allowed to upload images if they were not used commercially or used to inform. Is there some wikiproject where files can be uploaded that are only fair to use on wikipedia? Or does anyone know any other Wikimedia project for files and/or images? Paradise Chronicle (talk) 04:59, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Paradise Chronicle: I can't see how such a thing could possibly be done. And I think you may be confusing two (or more) issues.
"Fair use" is a provision in U.S. law, with parallels in some other countries, that allows certain uses of copyrighted material without a license, and which always depends on the context in which the material is used. That is, there is no such thing as an image that is inherently "fair use" or inherently not "fair use", it's always about the context in which the image is used.
Entirely separately from that, some images have licenses that allow non-commercial use, but do not allow commercial use ("NC" licenses). This is completely unrelated to the issue of "fair use".
Each Wikipedia has its own rules on fair use and on images that have only a non-commercial license.
As far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong) there is no Wikipedia that has different policies for NC licenses than for images that have no free license at all.
Policies for using images on a "fair use" basis vary among the different Wikipedias. For example:
  • The German-language Wikipedia, does not allow this at al
  • In the English-language Wikipedia, each such image requires an explicit statement of the rationale for using the image for each specific article where it is used, making it absolutely necessary to have a file page for the image in en-wiki so that there is a place to state that rationale.
  • I'm not as familiar with the policies of the other Wikipedias, but these two alone would seem to be enough to preclude any possibility of a single central repository of such images.
Jmabel ! talk 05:59, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You are right, I was not aware that "fair use" was an US law expression and that the German wikipedia does not allow this at all. Thanks for clearing that up. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 08:11, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Paradise Chronicle: For the reasons that licenses with restriction -nc- (no commercial use) are not usable by themselves for Wikimedia Commons, please see COM:LJ.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:47, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Paradise Chronicle: You might be interested in NC Commons, which I believe is run by a Wikimedia affiliate, the Wiki Project Med Foundation]. --bjh21 (talk) 13:16, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jeff G.@Bjh21 thanks a lot for the helpful replies.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 23:21, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Paradise Chronicle: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:56, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

pregunta[edit]

como Generar una entrada en Wikipedia? Lenin Mora Aragón (talk) 09:25, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Lenin Mora Aragón: Buenas, veas al es:A:TPA. Tambien, esto no es Wikipedia y lamento informarle que ha activado Special:AbuseFilter/281 al intentar cargar un archivo pdf como nuevo usuario, y ​ un otro filtro. Este tipo de cargas de archivos pdf no están permitidas en absoluto. Indicaste que es tu propio trabajo. Por lo general, cuando alguien sube un archivo pdf como nuevo usuario, es una violación de derechos de autor tomado de la web o fuera de alcance. ¿Qué hay en el archivo? Si usted no fue el diseñador o fotógrafo del archivo original, es posible que esa persona deba obtener la licencia en su sitio web oficial o en las redes sociales, o enviarle el archivo y el permiso a través de VRT/es con una copia carbón. Si no puede obtener una licencia compatible, el archivo aún se puede cargar en Wikipedia en inglés (pero no en Wikipedia en español) de conformidad con en:WP:F.
Hi, and welcome, see es:A:TPA AKA en:WP:MFA. Also, this is not Wikipedia and I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281 by trying to upload a pdf file as a new user, and ​ another filter. Such uploads of pdf files are not allowed at all. You indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a pdf file as a new user, it's a copyright violation taken from the web or out of scope. What is in the file? If you were not the original file designer or photographer, that person may need to license it on their official website or social media, or send the file and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the file may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia (but not Spanish Wikipedia) in compliance with en:WP:F.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:34, 5 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Football Club Badge[edit]

Hi, I look after the website of Falmouth Town AFC. I am trying to update our badge on Wikipedia with the latest version, see our website. However I'm experiencing problems uploading it. Please can you help? Regards, Nigel. Nigel FTFC (talk) 09:55, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Nigel FTFC: Hi, and welcome. For multiple reasons at COM:OW, you should not overwrite it; instead, you should upload with a new name that incorporates the year it became official. See also en:WP:COI.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:14, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks Jeff. Nigel FTFC (talk) 12:45, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Changing the operator for a WikiCommons collection of pics.[edit]

Hi there, we need to update some of the pictures that were uploaded many years ago. The original operator has left us and the project has ended. The images are all now out of date and we'd like to delete them to ensure no out of date pics are used by others.

Can you help please?

Thanks

P. Pgthorne01 (talk) 13:54, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You may need to know a little bit about Wikipedia, Commons and free licenses. When you uploaded the pictures a few years ago, you gave it a free license. This license cannot be revoked. Trying to do that would be considered vandalism. As the pictures are online for a few years now, they are probably within the SCOPE of this project and can be used forever by everyone for everything (within the limits of the law). You can however upload new pictures and you can also ask at the individual Wiki projects to use the new one's instead of the old one's. If there is a good reason, this may be done. C.Suthorn (@[email protected] - p7.ee/p) (talk) 14:01, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I still need to remove access from an old colleague who's now left the organisation. How do we do that? Pgthorne01 (talk) 14:26, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Pgthorne01: Which account? Which access are you talking about? If you would provide more information, it may help understanding the situation. Yann (talk) 15:32, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:Tsumyoki1.jpg[edit]

Hi I want to know if the file I uploaded is fine to be used as for the artists image as he has requested to change it himself and I've used a photo which is freely available. Please let me know if its valid and can be used. Thanks !

Regards, Vernon.

--Vernonsqr (talk) 17:41, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No, this is not OK. You need the formal written permission from the author for a free license. If you have such a permission, please ask the copyright holder to send it via COM:VRT. Thanks, Yann (talk) 18:10, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
And it's not a selfie, so that copyright-holder would presumably be the photographer. - Jmabel ! talk 21:57, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Why was the New York State Excelsior License Plate.jpg deleted?[edit]

I noticed the page for Vehicle registration plates of New York has a very low resolution picture for the most recent license plate. I figured it would be better to replace it with the high quality one from https://dmv.ny.gov/plates/excelsior-plates. Upon trying to upload that picture, it said that the image already existed and was deleted in the past. Is there any reason for this? It's a government image so does that count as free license? Alexanderhyperbeam (talk) 18:14, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The State of New York doesn't release government works to the public domain like the U.S. federal government does. Abzeronow (talk) 18:24, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

local public memorial[edit]

Can I upload a photograph of a memorial in a public park if there is a sculpture in it? The sculpture was added in 1992. It is outdoors in the US and on permanent display. It is a local memorial, not connected to the federal government. Neville2023 (talk) 19:19, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Neville2023: , we'd need permission from the sculptor to host that here since it's from after 1989, in which works are automatically copyrighted, and unfortunately, there isn't FoP in the US for artwork. Abzeronow (talk) 19:46, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Descargar Logos qué ya no se usan[edit]

Buenas, se puede descargar logos qué ya no se usan (inspirados por otros), por ejemplo Logos de una Alcaldía en Venezuela desde 2014-2017?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 22:54, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AbchyZa22: No, por favor mira #Descargar sedes de Instituciones inspiradas por otros arriba y deja de preguntar.
No, please see #Descargar sedes de Instituciones inspirados por otros above and stop asking.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:10, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I cannot upload 2nd version of a file[edit]

Hi.

I translated into Polish a file about mechanisms of self-harm (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mechanizmy_samookaleczania_(PL).png). Right now I realized authors are kinda different that I thought and I wanted to credit them in this file. When I try to upload 2nd version of file, with better credits, I still get the old version shown (the one that credits only Bkell - there should be 2 additional users). I dunno what is wrong - can somebody help me, please?

Best wishes

-- Kaworu1992 (talk) 23:10, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

PS. By "credits" i mean a little writing at the very bottom of the file, not some kinda metadata. Kaworu1992 (talk) 23:10, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Convenience link: File:Mechanizmy samookaleczania (PL).png. - Jmabel ! talk 03:32, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Kaworu1992: according to the history you reverted yourself, so of course it is back to what you reverted to. - Jmabel ! talk 03:34, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Kaworu1992: See also COM:PURGE.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:11, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Okay people, I see that the version I wanted to be is there and apparently - it shows the right thing. Still it is a mystery for me why oryginally the second version was not showing any changes. Maybe I should just have waited?
Or maybe it's some kinda "saved" picture in my browser...? And this is why it was shown as it was shown...?
Okay, anyway, thank you for the help, I will take care of things from here. Sorry for the commotion.
Best wishes --Kaworu1992 (talk) 00:53, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Unhelpful algorithm for constructing the Descriptions displayed on Uploads pages[edit]

When I look at the photos I've uploaded (at https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListFiles/Misha_Wolf&ilshowall=1), the content of the table cells under the heading "Description" makes no sense. Text from fields I have supplied has been concatenated, with some other words thrown in, resulting in a strange word salad. Would it be possible to change the algorithm so that it produces helpful text? Many thanks. :) Misha Wolf (talk) 23:44, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • The text in Special:ListFiles is a pretty naive dump. Basically, that page exists to give you visual access to your uploaded images, and also gives you a certain number of characters worth of the text you provided. It has no notion of formatting, no way to parse Wikitext, etc. I personally can't imagine investing into it: it's not really considered a "public-facing" page, it's an internal maintenance page provided for our convenience as editors. - Jmabel ! talk 04:04, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Misha Wolf: The template works pretty well if you provide a noun phrase like a URL as the source of the file: "Uploaded a work by SBS Radio from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYCjGfQJ4kw with UploadWizard" to take a recent example from my own upload history. Because you've provided a sentence instead, you've got something uglier. If you could come up with a template that would work for both, it might be possible to get it changed. I managed to do that for cross-wiki uploads a year or two ago. I can't currently work out where this setting would be changed, so that might be your second challenge. --bjh21 (talk) 13:10, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Trying to upload an image for a videogame[edit]

Hi, this is my first time editing on wikipedia/media. I'm trying to upload the promotional art for a videogame article, whichi believe to be acceptable as other articles use simialr images. however, when uploading, i wasnt sure how to deal with the copyright. after uploading i have gotten a message saying the copyright information was insufficient and the file may be deleted within 7 days. how do i make it so this file is acceptable on wikimedia, like other videogame promotional artworks are? Remix Fantastica (talk) 10:02, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Remix Fantastica: such images are copyrighted and require permission from the holder of the copyright. You say "other articles use simialr [sic] images." Commons doesn't have articles. Can you point at what you would consider a similar image on Commons? - Jmabel ! talk 15:36, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
i meant other articles on wikipedia, sorry. i presumed the images used on wikipedia articles are hosted on wikimedia. this would be an example of an article tht uses a similar image as the one im trying to upload Remix Fantastica (talk) 22:57, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Heroes forgot to put the link Remix Fantastica (talk) 22:58, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Images for wikipedia are hosted on commons with the exception of "fair use" images that are only allowed on projects that have a fair use rationale (like en.wikipedia.org). If you need help for fair use images you need to ask at the project, that has the applicable fair use raitonale. C.Suthorn (@[email protected] - p7.ee/p) (talk) 00:15, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Remix Fantastica: the only image in the Sonic Heroes article that comes from Commons is File:Yuji Naka' - Magic - Monaco - 2015-03-21- P1030036 (cropped).jpg, which I presume you will agree is in no way comparable. They two that might be considered comparable are both hosted on en-wiki itself, with stated rationales for the non-free use. - Jmabel ! talk 03:41, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Problem with logging in (never seen that one yet)[edit]

I am Paradise Chronicle and when I try to login on commons I get the following message repeatedly:

There seems to be a problem with your login session; this action has been canceled as a precaution against session hijacking. Please resubmit the form.

There is no-one hijacking my account, at least not myself. I have tried to login from my cell phone as well as with my laptop and I got the same message. I have another account User451819913 with which I also edit sometimes in commons, mainly because with my Paradise Chronicle account I either can't use the Image Annotator and if, then only with a workaround; its all explained at both user pages of commons. The shifting between the two accounts worked fine until today. I have access to my Paradise Chronicle account in the different Wikipedia projects except for Commons and Meta and I also get the notifications in the other projects from Commons and Meta there. Also the Wikimedia email account works. Could someone help me with logging in? 212.51.132.55 17:58, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, thanks to who ever fixed it.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 21:30, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

What can cause a PNG to look different to its SVG?[edit]

I'm having a big of trouble understanding why this flag image has a different png from svg. Here you see the png has no coat of arms. Open this image's Commons page and then click on the image again, which will show the svg. Why does it look different to the png?

Panamitsu (talk) 21:26, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Presumably some flaw in the SVG. - Jmabel ! talk 22:04, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You both see a CoA in the svg? My browser doesn't show it. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:57, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Asclepias: I see it when I look at the SVG itself, but not the PNGs generated from the SVG. - Jmabel ! talk 03:00, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Interesting. My system doesn't show it in the svg. Possibly for the same reason that the mediawiki system doesn't catch it when it generates the pngs. -- Asclepias (talk) 05:00, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The flaw in the SVG was a bunch of undefined filter="url(#filter3791)". Fixed now! —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 06:28, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Login it's impossible for me[edit]

Hi, I'm user:André Koehne and I don't speak English. My problem: I have a global account, which is logged in. But since yesterday I haven't been able to log in to Commons! Help me! I tried and tried, but I was unsucessful in logging in! Sorry my bad English, and thank you if you can help me. 168.90.217.241 22:48, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The bug has been resolved. Thanks. André Koehne TALK TO ME 01:36, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I can’t upload the logo of the copyright holder company of which I am a representative in order to add it to our Wikipedia page[edit]

please help me! which license do I need to choose so that the file is not deleted again? KaterynaBolotnikova (talk) 09:32, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@KaterynaBolotnikova Your company has an article, written about it on Wikipedia, but it is absolutely not your Wikipedia page.
Logos are copyright works. Very few logos are acceptable here. Yours appears to be on the wrong side of the border of complexity. You may have more success in uploading it to a local language version of Wikipedia and using the Fair Use rationale, a rationale not allowed on Wikimedia Commons 🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦 09:42, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@KaterynaBolotnikova: See the canonical policy at en:WP:F or the Russian Wikipedia version at ru:ВП:КДИ. For uploading here to Commons, please send or indicate permission via VRT / VRT/ru.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:18, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Information fields required when loading a cropped image (original one made by a different author)[edit]

I would like to upload a cropped and straightened version of an existing image (not mine), and in this special case I have a few doubts about how to correctly fill-in the following Information parameters :

1) date: Is it referred to the original image or to the modified one? 2) source: Is it me (the current user) or is it the source of the original image that has been modified? 3) author: Is it the current user who has modified the original image, or is it the author of the original image? 4) other versions: Is it best to use 'Extracted from' or 'Derivative versions'?

Many thanks and best regards Centoesettecento (talk) 12:44, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Centoesettecento: I assume you are talking about uploading a new version under a distinct filename, not overwriting with a cropped version. I strongly recommend that you do the crop with the CropTool, which will do this all correctly, but if you are going to do it manually:
1) date should be the date the photo was taken, so it does not change
2) source should not change
3) author normally unchanged, but you may add "cropped by" and your name.
4) other versions {{Extracted from}} is most correct, and add a reciprocal {{Image extracted}} to the original. - Jmabel ! talk 16:26, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

again: "Error when try to upload svg: file contains scriptcode"[edit]

Ich habe die file:Median_Empire-en.svg überarbeitet. Sie enthält ein <image xlink:href="data:image/png;base64,... " />-Tag. Der Upload der übersetzten Version schlägt fehl mit der Meldung: "Diese Datei enthält HTML- oder Scriptcode, der irrtümlich von einem Webbrowser ausgeführt werden könnte." Über diesen Fehler wurde bereits unter Commons:Forum/Archiv/2015/January#SVG-Fehlermeldung geschrieben. Vollbracht (talk) 01:26, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have reworked file:Median_Empire-en.svg. It contains a <image xlink:href="data:image/png;base64,... " />-Tag. Upload of the translated version failed with the erroneous message.--Vollbracht (talk) 01:32, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Vollbracht: Then it needs cleanup, as either {{Fakesvg}} or {{BadSVG}}.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:46, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

помогите[edit]

помогите help me plz 185.218.183.3 08:00, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

With what? 20 upper 08:52, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

media needing renaming[edit]

It would be really nice if the media needing renaming categories would autosort chronologically, and not alphabetically. Files with a name starting with "V" may never be renmamed, if new requests come in faster than renames are done. C.Suthorn (@[email protected] - p7.ee/p) (talk) 13:32, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@C.Suthorn: Welcome to the help desk. I'm not understanding how you want me to help, but I'll try. By selecting "move", then entering the new name, and providing a reason, you can ask to have the files renamed. Best, 20 upper 13:45, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Nein, das war nicht hilfreich. Dateien, die umbenannt werden sollen, werden in eine der Service-Kategorien eingestellt. Für jede Move-Rationale gibt es eine eigene Kategorie, die sind verschieden voll von leer bis sehr voll. Aber die einzelnen Dateien werden dort nicht in chronologischer Reihenfolge einsortiert sondern in alphabetischer. Aber das schrieb ich ja bereits. Das Javascript, das hinter dem von Dir genannten "Move"-Menü werkelts könnte ohne weiteres ein [Category:move reason 1|datumtzeit] generieren anstelle von [Category:move reason 1] wie es derzeit der Fall ist. Wenn Du helfen möchtest, programmierst Du das eben schnell.
(Stört Dich mein Ton? Das könnte daran liegen, dass ich auf "Welcome to the help desk" nach zigtausend Uploads etwas genervt reagiere, weil ich hier nicht neu bin, wie Du zu unterstellen scheinst.) C.Suthorn (@[email protected] - p7.ee/p) (talk) 17:51, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Admins don't particularly take these up in alphabetical order (though I'm sure a few do). This isn't a task I particularly do, but when I do other tasks that are sorted alphabetically and have any time-sensitivity, I usually take them in a pseudo-random order. I suspect others do the same. - Jmabel ! talk 03:03, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ich habe nun ohne es zu wollen die entsprechenden Kategorien einige Zeit beobachtet, und die Abarbeitung (durch file mover, nicht admins) ist offensichtlich weitgehend alphabetisch. Das bedeutet natürlich auch dass kyrillische und CJK Dateinamen ganz besonders lange warten müssen. Und das ist dann ableistisch. C.Suthorn (@[email protected] - p7.ee/p) (talk) 18:05, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Agressive behaviour - random deletion[edit]

A user called CYBERWOLF deleted the acurate corrections and updates I legitimately did on "Roberto Cabot". The justification is that it is supposedly not relevant. A totally random affirmation that also came with agressive comments. How to get my work back online? How To avoid such destructive attitudes? Best Utunim (talk) 16:52, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Utunim: CyberWolf rightfully reverted your edits because most of your added text was uncited, and you made a complete mess of the reference section. Read policies and guidelines before making major changes. BTW, that's a en wiki problem. And what aggressive comments are you talking about? 20 upper 17:15, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
PS, you might want to have a look at en:WP:COI, since you claim to be editing on behalf of Roberto Cabot. 20 upper 17:22, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I checked de COI info, it also says the deleter has to have reasonable proof to alert COI. Irrelevancy is subjective. There is wrong info, even absurd. And it is about art information. Sorry for the formatting problem which I would have corrected if I have had a chance. No COI there, as there is only professional info about public events and no judgement or privade info about anyone. And yes to say underectly that someone is stupid is insulting. 2A02:8440:B15D:C76D:B85B:C265:27BD:5CFF 17:51, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I assume this is about en:Roberto Cabot. If that is correct, Pinging @Utunim, 20 upper, please do not argue en-wiki issues on Commons. If I am wrong, someone please point out the specific Commons edit that is being discussed. - Jmabel ! talk 03:06, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I am the artist, you are not helping Wiki with that kind of attitude. I asked my assistent to introduce the information I selected for Wiki. It's not sure Wiki gets better by insulting people and brutally destroy hours of work. It would be more in the collaborative spirit to contact the person and, if necessary, help her. 2A02:8440:B15A:12E3:C170:BDE:E89D:1827 09:38, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Note that there is a previous discussion on the user's talk page on the English Wikipedia (w:en:User talk:Utunim). Since this seems to be a dispute over edits on Wikipedia and not Wikimedia Commons, I'd suggest continuing this discussion on that talk page, or on the Wikipedia's discussion pages (two of which are already linked on the talk page). Anon126 (✉ ⚒) 10:09, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Right, thank you. 2A02:8440:B15A:12E3:C170:BDE:E89D:1827 11:29, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

upload pdf[edit]

how do I upload or reference a pdf file that is from a magazine Pomfret watcher (talk) 17:39, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Guidance on how to cite sources is at English Wikipedia w:Wikipedia:Citing sources. As for uploading .pdfs of magazines, the magazine content would either need to be in the public domain or explicitly under a free license such as Creative Commons-Attribution. Most magazines are not, so I'd be cautious there. Abzeronow (talk) 17:44, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Foto emblema do clube[edit]

Estou a criar a uma pagina da wikipedia sobre o clube da minha terra. Visto que a fotografia do emblema ainda não estava na internet quero a colocar na pagina mas não estão aceitar Alveshaween (talk) 18:13, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Alveshaween: Aquí en la mesa de ayuda, tratamos de ayudar a los usuarios que necesitan ayuda con respecto a cómo funcionan las cosas aquí, dicho todo esto; No puedo ayudarte. 20 upper 19:40, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@20 upper: if you haven't a clue, perhaps you could refrain from answering. - Jmabel ! talk 03:08, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Alveshaween: (Usando o Google Tradutor aqui, porque embora eu possa ler português e seus dialetos, não consigo escrevê-los.) Normalmente, um logotipo como este, a menos que seja muito simples ou muito antigo (por exemplo, com um século ou mais), é protegido por direitos autorais, então o Commons poderia hospedá-lo apenas se o proprietário desses direitos autorais conceder uma licença gratuita, o que é muito improvável.
Typically a logo like this, unless it is very simple or very old (e.g. a century or so), is copyrighted, so Commons could host it only if the owner of that copyright granted a free license, which is very unlikely. - Jmabel ! talk 03:15, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to get a redirected page's categories (using the API)?[edit]

Using Wikimedia's API, I can get the categories for an article, unless that article redirects to a different article. For example. this article https://stardewvalleywiki.com/10,000_Bundle (which is using the Wikimedia API and isn't different than normal wikipedia) redirects to this: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Bundles#g10000_Bundle . How do I get the categories of the second article? Because the first one is a redirect page, it does not have a category. 3point1415 (talk) 22:33, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • @3point1415: I'm not sure what (if anything) this question has to do with Wikimedia Commons, the site on which you are asking that. Could you please clarify? - Jmabel ! talk 03:16, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
MediaWiki (the software that site runs on) is different from Wikimedia (the organization that operates Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons [this site]). I'd suggest visiting the MediaWiki support desk page for help on using MediaWiki's APIs for a non-Wikimedia site. Anon126 (✉ ⚒) 10:13, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@3point1415: Following the redirect, I see "Category: Gameplay".   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:43, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

"Derivative work" message, but it is a derivative of my own work[edit]

I received the following message on my Discussion page : "A file that you have uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, File:Carte prévisionnelle du Service express métropolitain de Rouen.webp, is a derivative work, containing an "image within an image". [...]".

The original work is here : File:Carte prévisionnelle du Service express métropolitain de Rouen.svg. It is mine. I just had to upload it in webp because the Wikimedia's SVG reader seems to work badly with text boundaries in SVG.

Source is set as "Own work" as intended, it isn't a derivative, it is a reupload using another file format. What should I do ? Aeris1One (talk) 16:52, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Aeris1One: Bonjour,
Ce fichier est effectivement une oeuvre dérivée du fond de carte. D'où provient celui-ci ? Yann (talk) 17:01, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ah ! Il s'agit d'un export d'OpenStreetMap, effectivement j'ai complètement oublié le crédit !
Merci beaucoup :) Aeris1One (talk) 17:34, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to Remove Morphed images from Wikimedia Commons[edit]

A page I am updating contained morphed images of a person. The image was removed from the page usage. I would like to know if the Image can be deleted from the server? Prasanth K P (talk) 17:45, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

الكرسي العلمي للبصمة الكربونية والاستدامة بالألكسو[edit]

ال دكتور مصطفى الشربيني (talk) 19:12, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

الكرسي العلمي للبصمة الكربونية والاستدامة بالألكسو - جامعة الدول العربية[edit]

الكرسي العلمي للبصمة الكربونية والاستدامة بالألكسو - جامعة الدول العربية برئاسة السفير مصطفي الشربيني الخبير الدولي في الاستدامة والمناخ File:Climate_Ambassador_Mostafa_Elsayed_Sherbiny.jpg دكتور مصطفى الشربيني (talk) 19:38, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User blocked for self-promotion after warnings, and Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by دكتور مصطفى الشربيني‎. Yann (talk) 20:24, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Remover la foto[edit]

Buenas, necesito que algún administrador nomine la foto (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_Alcald%C3%ADa_Tovar_22.jpg#mw-jump-to-license) para ser removido de la imagen por violación de derechos del autor por favor?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 22:51, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Es la licensia no correcta? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 23:01, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Koavf: Buenas, Si esa es, esa imagen no tiene autorización.
AbchyZa22 (talk) 23:12, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Gracias, he la mercado por remover. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 23:50, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Tomar fotos de un avión[edit]

Buenas, se puede tomar fotos (con mis derechos de autor) aviones con el Logo de una compañía (ej:American Airlines)?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 00:11, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AbchyZa22: Normalmente, sí si la foto es básicamente del avión, no si es más una foto del logo como tal. - Jmabel ! talk 02:21, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Is it ok to upload screenshots of figures from scientific articles without permission?[edit]

I have an article on wikipedia, and i want to add an image. Abdullah raji (talk) 04:53, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That depends on the license of the original work. There's a lot of scholarship with acceptable licenses these days, but sadly, still a lot without. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 06:48, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to search for "good" pictures within a category and all its subcategories?[edit]

Hello,

I am looking for a better lead pic for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Turkey

Is there a way to search for the "good" pictures in "Category:Agriculture_in_Turkey" and all its subcategories please?

And is there a way to search for the "featured" pictures in "Category:Agriculture_in_Turkey" and all its subcategories please? Chidgk1 (talk) 13:08, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi @Chidgk1, yes there is sort of. Category:Agriculture in Turkey there you just hit the good pictures button on the top above the tool bar. Then there opens a top down selection of the best images. You have also the option to improve your search in another top down menu. Here are the good images from the category of Agriculture of Turkey. Enjoy. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 17:59, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oh so does that include the subcategories? I mean are there are only 37 good images including all the subcats? Chidgk1 (talk) 05:04, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploading a new version of a non-over writable file?[edit]

Hi, and apologies if there's an obvious answer to this that I'm missing. I've got a slightly improved version of this file. but apparently 'you cannot overwrite this file'. Is there anything that can be done? TIA! Serial Number 54129 (talk) 14:06, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, Why exactly can't you overwrite the file? Are you trying to replace it with a different file type? Anyway, you can always upload a separate file. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:47, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks very much for replying Asclepias. It's very strange. I know I saw that instruction—I literally copied/pasted it here!—but now it's no longer there, and the link to 'Upload a new version of this file' is back! So strange! Anyway, seems OK now. Thanks again! Serial Number 54129 (talk) 14:58, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

how do i make a page banner[edit]

i Wikieditor3707 (talk) 15:45, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • @Wikieditor3707: there is no really general answer to that. A page banner is just a wide, but not tall, image. Could you be more specific about what you are trying to do? Jmabel ! talk 04:26, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Credit card charge[edit]

My new Mastercard statement lists $520.00 to Wikimedia on 10/15. I don't remember making a contribution. Please advise. -- Charles Ferguson C.fergus25 (talk) 17:24, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@C.fergus25: I ma sorry, but you are on the wrong board. Here is Wikimedia Commons, and we don't manage donations. For that, you have to contact the Wikimedia Foundation. Regards, Yann (talk) 17:30, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Photo from the 1800s is undated. What should I do?[edit]

I found a fair-use photo of Thomas Anderson (d. 1894), the namesake of Austin’s Anderson Mill neighborhood. I can’t find a date for it, but one is required. What should I do? Slamforeman (talk) 01:22, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Put "late 1800s". —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:44, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ok! Will do. Thanks! Slamforeman (talk) 01:52, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Slamforeman: I'm sure you didn't mean to say "fair use" (which would be something that would not be allowed on Commons); you might want to read fair use to better understand that term. - 04:24, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
Resolved

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Slamforeman (talk • contribs) 03:23, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm wondering whether or not a band's logo is simple enough not to be considered a work of authorship.[edit]

I've been creating a userbox on Wikipedia about a band called The Cat Empire. I would like to know whether or not it is simple enough not to be considered a "work of authorship", as I would like to use it in the userbox's icon. I could also create a crude scrawling of the logo if that is necessary.

Here's a copy of the logo, found online: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/9a/43/a09a43c3f2c7fae41e87fd36490e3856.jpg

Thank you in advance. Sorry if this isn't the correct wiki. SupremeLordBagel (talk) 05:56, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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