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Access conditions
Access type: release
Terms of Use
Usage Type: No restrictions
Usage cycle: In order to utilize the original negative film, it is necessary to consult with the current owner, the Seoul Museum of History.
Now i have doubt that can I upload these on commons or not .the Copyright Policy of SK prohibits(architecture is copyrighted) and it doesn't allowed commercial use. 獅眠洞 (talk) 22:20, 13 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Dontell Maestropage: Please read and understand those three pages and the contents of and links on your user talk page to better inform yourself about the reasons your uploads were deleted. Unless you want to get blocked and have Disney's cadre of lawyers sue you for copyright infringement. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:10, 19 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hello, I am unsure if this is the correct place to direct this message to, but I am trying to get information on the correct procedure of FBI most wanted posters. From my understanding, since they are posted by the federal government, they should be public domain. However, I have gotten a series of speedy deletion requests for these posters under the notion that the images within the FBI poster may be copyrighted even though they mostly consist of mugshots and evidence photos. Given that the FBI are the ones who released the posters, which sometimes include several images of the suspect, does that mean we must figure out if the images within the poster themselves are somehow copyrighted? If the images within are, we cannot edit them out because editing official FBI posters is illegal according to 18 U.S.C., Section 709. Furthermore, wouldn't this mean that the FBI and every news agency that posts these posters at their request are also committing copyright infringement? This all seems very unclear if the argument for these speedy deletion requests is accurate. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. The posters in question can be found on my talk page. Thank you. DigitalPhantoms (talk) 17:52, 18 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Typically the federal government does not own copyrights the photos on these posters. Either they have obtained relevant permissions explicitly or they are operating under fair use. - Jmabel ! talk19:42, 18 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi team, I am wanting to upload a photo of an old newspaper article from 1993 as a source for an article I am writing - is this allowed? I appreciate your assistance! SLJ10 (talk) 18:14, 18 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
The upload is most certainly not allowed, as newspapers are in the vast majority of cases copyrighted (at least those as recent as the 1990's). But: apparently, you have the actual paper in your possession or can easily access it. Wikipedia articles can easily be sourced using something like en:Template:Cite journal (and the others from the cite family: en:Template:Cite book, en:Template:Cite web or whatever is relevant in your home wiki), you only have to state the biographical informations of your source(s). An actual hardcopy of them is not needed. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 18:28, 18 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Could you please tell me the specific reason for the deletion request, and what license information I need to provide and how I should provide it? If I simply captured an image of OSM to explain how to use the OSM iD editor, do I still need to obtain a separate license? Adreamy (talk) 11:54, 19 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 9 days ago8 comments2 people in discussion
Я сначала загрузила фото и опубликовала их, потом сделала запрос на удаление и их удалили. Как мне снова их загрузить? Сейчас выпадает ошибка - пишут, что файл с таким названием был удален и перенаправляют на страницу журнала удалений. Там естественно этих фото нет, а мне нужно их опять загрузить. НинаГМ (talk) 14:37, 19 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
How do I re-add photos that I deleted? I first uploaded photos and published them, then made a deletion request and they were deleted. How do I re-upload them? Now I get an error - it says that a file with that name was deleted and redirects to the deletion log page. Of course, these photos are not there, but I need to upload them again.
@НинаГМ: Привет и добро пожаловать. Зачем вы хотите это сделать? Вы можете попросить восстановить эти семь файлов, разместив новый раздел в нижней части COM:UDR.
Они восстановятся где? у меня в профиле? Просто мне их нужно загрузить на другую страницу википедии, первый раз я не туда загрузила, перепутала личность НинаГМ (talk) 20:41, 19 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Where will they be restored? In my profile? I just need to upload them to another Wikipedia page, the first time I uploaded them to the wrong place, I mixed up the identity
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Hello, I recently created maps of the Suba, Fontibón, and Engativá districts. I based them on maps from the Military Geographic and Cadastral Institute (1940). But it's asking me to indicate where I base my data from, and I don't know how to do so. Can you explain this to me?
Hi Jeff, first of all, thank you for answering my question. I haven't been able to get much help with that, But now they put the Template:No permission since, Which according to the Bogotá digital library are copyright free (I'll add the link at the end), how is the process here? PatojuanC (talk) 14:30, 20 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
The last question, regarding coats of arms, flags, and anthems, I have to show you right now that the Fontibón coat of arms was copyright-free. The administration there told me that it was.But they told me orally, right now I'm going to ask if they give me a certificate for that, but then how do I upload it or what do I do? PatojuanC (talk) 14:47, 20 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
I have a question about the rights. I used a KMZ map made by the National University of Colombia, at the map library headquarters. According to the website, they used these maps:
Bogotá (a). Plate 227-IV-D. 1949;
Bogotá (b). Plate 228-III-C. 1949;
Bogotá (c). Plate 246-II-B. 1946;
Bogotá (d). Plate 247-I-A. 1946;
Usaquén. Plate 228-III-A. 1946;
Soacha. Plate 246-II-A. 1949;
Soacha. Plate 246-II-C. 1949;
Usme. Plate 246-II-D. 1949;
Engativá. Plate 227-IV- B. 1949;
Chipaque. Plate 247-I-C. 1949;
However, I haven't been able to find any information on the templates (their copyrights). I could only find one of them:
I've already contacted the Military Geographic and Cadastral Institute, who created them, but I still haven't heard back, and I doubt I'll get a response before Friday (they placed a limit on images that day). What should I do about this? PatojuanC (talk) 02:15, 25 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Understood, although my idea is that I can do it directly (it would be a gratification and I will be able to learn how to message inskcape) But I will have to base myself on an image from the internet to develop and vectorize it. PatojuanC (talk) 19:50, 20 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
And if they already recommended the workshop to me for the coats of arms and maps, so that they can advise me on the development of those PatojuanC (talk) 19:48, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
I have a question about the rights. I used a KMZ map made by the National University of Colombia, at the map library headquarters. According to the website, they used these maps:
Bogotá (a). Plate 227-IV-D. 1949;
Bogotá (b). Plate 228-III-C. 1949;
Bogotá (c). Plate 246-II-B. 1946;
Bogotá (d). Plate 247-I-A. 1946;
Usaquén. Plate 228-III-A. 1946;
Soacha. Plate 246-II-A. 1949;
Soacha. Plate 246-II-C. 1949;
Usme. Plate 246-II-D. 1949;
Engativá. Plate 227-IV- B. 1949;
Chipaque. Plate 247-I-C. 1949;
However, I haven't been able to find any information on the templates (their copyrights). I could only find one of them:
I've already contacted the Military Geographic and Cadastral Institute, who created them, but I still haven't heard back, and I doubt I'll get a response before Friday (they placed a limit on images that day). What should I do about this?
Sorry, last question, I already uploaded the sources for the maps and one for a coat of arms. Do I have to wait until "day 0" to get verified if those sources are correct? PatojuanC (talk) 19:50, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi There, when adding an image to a topic how do i format it the correct way? For example the image i want to use is on wikicommons for the public figure i am creating, but when i add it to the infobox, it's huge! Nomadfrau912 (talk) 18:10, 20 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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I recently uploaded this image from the US Library of Congress, and would like to crop out the black/white bordering. However, I keep getting the error Upload failed! undefined which prevents me from using the tool. Does anyone else have the same issue, or is able to crop the image? I have used the tool before, so this is not a permissions issue. Thanks! GGOTCC (talk) 00:32, 21 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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senior yesterday I upload many images from flikr under CC Lisence.Now they are automatically appointment for deletion by bot. will I blocked from uploading images on commons. 獅眠洞 (talk) 06:48, 21 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
There is a mess right now because Flickr changed what licenses it allows users to select, and our tools haven't caught up with the API change. - Jmabel ! talk17:08, 21 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Has the facility to upload directly from Geograph been removed? I'm wanting to upload, with attribution, but can no longer find the tool on Geograph. KJP1 (talk) 09:28, 21 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi!
I see Wikimedia Commons are somehow lacking in terms of reading nooks pictures - there is one from early 20th century, a drawing. To be honest, I would like to write an article about them for English Wikipedia. When looking for a pictures online with the right kind of license, I found some made by AI. Would it be okay to upload them here? I do not know their prompts or AI program that generated them, just their online links.
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Hi. I would like to know if there is any license for publishing photographs taken by the Investigative Committee of Russia. Can these photographs be considered state property and published in the same way as documents and photographs from the Kremlin? I thought I had seen a similar license, but I couldn't find it again. Thank you to anyone who can help YillowsGiblles (talk) 22:56, 21 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Loumalsace: Bonjour, L'astérisque s'affiche normalement. En prenant comme exemple ce fichier, le problème est plutôt que vous avez inséré des trémas (caractère unicode U+0308) à différents endroits. Les «deux minuscules petits points» sont le tréma. Dans trois versions différentes de ce fichier, vous avez inséré un tréma notamment avant une astérisque, puis au-dessus d'une parenthèse fermante, puis après une astérisque. Je suppose que c'était involontaire. C'est peut-être quelque chose que vous auriez programmé sur votre clavier ou une erreur de manipulation. Si vous enlevez les trémas, l'affichage est normal. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:49, 22 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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I have been trying to update colouring scheme for File:Irmán-irmá-irmao idioma galego.png (edit: using "Upload a new version of this file" link) with another PNG but I was kept being asked for a license, which is absurd, cause it must be the same before CC4ShAlike. I feel dumb, because I did this twice in the past, as it can be seen in the file history, I don't remember having passed this step and I can't find this voted or mentioned anywhere. ※Sobreira ◣◥ 〒 @「parlez」 12:49, 22 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hello, I need help using an image on an uploaded book file for an English Wikipedia article: [1]. Specifically, I wish to use the image on page 194. Should I screenshot and upload separately or is there another way to do it?
Latest comment: 6 days ago4 comments3 people in discussion
The Wiktionary defines this word as "One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft." This makes perfect sense, but because we barely see horses in the First World anymore, it could use a visual aid. Shushimnotrealstooge (talk) 17:54, 22 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Seen that they are already red (and the body of the cart green), I do not think that the hassle is worth it. Simply use text in the image legend, something like: "The thills are the red bars to the left of the wheel". But you're technically fine to make and upload a derivative of the image, if you want. There's nothing in our rules or licenses that forbid you in performing such a task. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 00:34, 23 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi, I'm trying to nominate images for QI designation, but I'm having (what I think are) technical issues.
Using the suggested QI nomination syntax
If I use the suggested nomination syntax: File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination|Very short description --~~~~ |}}
e.g., File:20240506 tree swallow keeney cove PD203406.jpg|{{/Nomination|Tree Swallow, resting. Keeney Cove. Glastonbury, CT USA --~~~~ |}} and I submit, my signature does not show up via the 4-tildes expansion ~~~~
This doesn't appear to be a javascript issue because I can get the ~~~~ signature to work on the Sandbox.
I've disabled all other gadgets and disabled all browser extensions (also tried different browsers), but nothing has fixed the "no-tildes expansion on the QI nom page" issue.
Using the QINominator Gadget
If I use the QINominator gadget, there's supposed to be a green bar that shows up when you edit the source of the QI nomination page.
Again, I've disabled all other gadgets and disabled all browser extensions, but nothing has fixed the "no green bar" issue.
Hard coding my QI nominations
I've previously resorted to hard-coding my QI nominations, but that's fraught with issues because I've made syntax errors in my submissions and 1) I'm not sure what the proper procedure is for correcting such errors and 2) the whole process has made me gun-shy.
Advice?
Any suggestions on how to find a fix for either of the two standard approaches for nomination? Is there some non-obvious syntax issue or an improper preference that I've set incorrectly?
It's weird that the tilde-signature works for you here, but not there. Maybe try using another device to test and see if the problem still exists. You can also try testing it with your current device but with another account or without logging in (you should preview the result to test rather than submitting it). Then, you should know if the problem is related to your account or your device.
Side note, if somehow the problem can't be fixed, then I suggest maybe it will be easier to first edit in your userspace/sandbox, then transfer the code (with the signature expanded) to the QI nom page.
@Pdanese I did some testing, if I turn off JavaScript for my browser, the tilde expansion still works for me in the sandbox and here, but it will not work in the QI nom page. So it is most likely a JavaScript issue. Tvpuppy (talk) 23:24, 25 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the suggestions, especially. They're excellent (especially the one about working in the sandbox and transferring over).
I thought it might be a javascript issue (in fact I'm sure it is some weirdness w/ javascript), but I don't have a javascript blocker on my browser--and I disabled every extension that I *do* have, so I'm perplexed.
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Hi all, I just uploaded an enhanced version of SS Dixie Arrow's deck plans, yet for some reason it's rotated 90 degrees and I can't figure out how to rotate it back. Could I get help with this? Thanks! PhoenixCaelestis (talk) 12:17, 24 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
@PhoenixCaelestis: A link would have been very helpful in a question like this.
Do you know of a way I could get it from a PDF to a regular file? I downloaded it from the internet archive where it was right-side up, and somehow between downloading and uploading it got turned on it's side. PhoenixCaelestis (talk) 11:15, 25 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Having some difficulty with which should be linked to Wikidata item Q1266162 (I accidentally created item Q135067526 before I figured out a page already existed). Won't let me connect the two, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. RexSueciae (talk) 16:00, 24 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi! I'm writing a book I am modeling on another book that combined some Wikimedia photos, gave credit to them, and then posted the resulting photos on Flick.r. Am I permitted to post such photos on Wikimedia instead? I don't see combined images here much...but I know there's a lot I haven't seen! Convcat747 (talk) 20:02, 24 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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A new user under the Growth:Mentor scheme has approached me on my en.wiki talk page, saying that they cannot log onto to Commons to upload images, because their IP range is long-term blocked. Suggestions on what they can do? AllyD (talk) 20:13, 24 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
They have given me the photo (3184px x 4242px) and 72 dpi but I'm not sure where I should upload it. Since this person is deceased I was thinking of going with the fair-use option. Do you think that's my best choice? If yes, are there any requirements for the size, dpi, etc. of the photo? If not, please advise me where I should upload this photo (Wikipedia vs. Wikimedia Commons) and any details about the licensing. This is my first time uploading a photo, so I'd appreciate any help / advice you can offer.
The requirement is a free licence, see COM:Licensing. Requirements for size and DPI (the latter is freely configurable, anyway, 72DPI only tells a displaying machine to put 72 dots per inch on a paper, that's irrelevant for digital files) are non-existent. Fair use is not an option here. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 21:35, 24 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Mybestwords: As a photo by Yousuf Karsh, it is probably not free for Commons. You can try to upload it to Wikipedia under the non-free content tolerance practice. (Strictly, it might not be "fair use", because it would not be used in the context of a commented study of the photographic work of Karsh. "Fair use" makes sense only in relation to what is copyrighted. And what is copyrighted in this image is the photographic work of Karsh, not the face of JLL Sr. which is not copyrighted. But it might be "non-free content" tolerated in practice on Wikipedia in the article about the subject.) In the description page of the file on Wikipedia, you can use a non-free use rationale similar to the one currently used for the photo of JLL Jr., with necessary modifications about source, author, etc. Speaking of which, the photo of JLL Jr. should probably be deleted from Wikipedia for currently not meeting the condition even for "non-free content", unless someone can obtain a free license or find publication circumstances that would make it public domain. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:30, 24 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Mybestwords and Asclepias: the current photo in the article is used on a fair-use basis, and this is a better photo, so it would probably be an acceptable substitute on the same basis, as long as we can attribute it correctly. You'd probably need to drop it to about 10% of that resolution for fair-use on en-wiki.
@Mybestwords: Before you upload a non-free photo, you should try to find public domain photos of the subject. Given the biography of the subject, businessperson, his work for the United States governement, involvement in politics, there are good chances that public domain photos may exist. Even under the non-free content practice, a non-free photo cannot be uploaded to Wikipedia if a free photo can be found. It can be a government photo or a photo published in a newspaper, without copyright notice or renewal, or for example a wedding photo published before 1930. -- Asclepias (talk) 00:15, 25 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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hi.i am confused about this uploading photos and what benifit would i get if upload my favorite picture thay i took. I really love taking pictures but i can't understand what kind of help would i get if i post photos Triram. g (talk) 09:13, 25 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله اواجه صعوبة بالدخول لموقع وزارة التنمية لارسال طلب اعادة للعمل بسبب الظروف التي منعتني من التواجدداخل القظر العربي السوري Lina019650 (talk) 21:01, 25 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Hoffmansh: I have no idea whether that is serious or a joke, but this is a page for getting help in using Wikimedia Commons, not in getting help with life in general. - Jmabel ! talk03:11, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Uploading multiple seals of Indiana government departments
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Im pretty new to Wikipedia, and im curious if im able to upload files for the Indiana Adjutant General, Indiana Department of Health, and Indiana Department of Administration? Leanxishe (talk) 04:42, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Leanxishe: Hi, and welcome. In short, probably not, unless they are old enough or you can get permission (see COM:HIRTLE). I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a png image as a new user. Such uploads of png images are not allowed at all. You indicated it's your own work when uploading, rather than the work of someone in Indiana's government. Usually when someone uploads a png image, it's a copyright violation taken from the web. The actual copyright holder needs to license it on their official website or social media or send permission via VRT. Also, any png image will look fuzzy when scaled down (due to design decisions discussed in phab:T192744) or jaggy when scaled up, so they may want to upload an svg or jpg version, too. If you can't get a compliant license, the file may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid filter 153. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 04:59, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
desidero caricare due foto per immetterle nella mia pagina Agabil1933 di wikipedia
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You might or might not have read about the release of the first images from the Vera C. Rubin telescope this week. Some of these images have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons as they have a CC BY 4.0 licence (link below to the Media Use Policy). One of the available releases is an awe-inspiring video showing an image nicknamed the Cosmic Treasure Chest which zooms in and out of what is a very large image at source. The video, which is 57 seconds long is under a CC BY 4.0 licence but has a size of 799 MB. I thought about trying to upload the video file but it seemed too large and I couldn't download it anyway (link below). I got round this by lashing together a picture and link to the file which is available on the WP article page and seems to have stuck for 24 hours.
So the very simple question is can someone from Wiki Commons admin or similar transfer the available video file to Commons? Is the file too large - it is certainly in the public interest and could then be linked to easily in any article in which it is useful (in any langauge). After watching the video, you could see its relevance.
Thankyou for your advice. To sort this I used the 10 MB .mp4 preview file which I saved from the website and then converted to a .webm using FreeConvert. I had tried various methods of downloading the full size video but without success. The preview video and converted file (9 MB) might not be as good a quality (HD 720p) as the full download but it will do the job. Perhaps someone can download and convert the full video at some point but I was not able to do this using my broadband connection. The CC-BY-4.0 licence should be OK. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Cosmic_Treasure_Chest_(Video-EN).webm. Richard Nowell (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richard Nowell (talk • contribs) 16:22, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Tvpuppy: Thanks. I couldn't even get a working link to the original 760MB mp4. I anticipate using {{G7}} on mine when the VP9 1080P transcode of yours is complete, but I will entertain reasonable requests not to. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:05, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
OK great for uploading a webm of the original file. When I tried to download it would stop half way through 'due to network error'. So the compromise of using the preview worked OK and might be more smartphone-friendly. The full size webm upload looks very good, although I am confused somewhat by which version is which. I'll make the link in the WP article later today, though this will likely leave the screenshot image of the title page redundant, but I guess it should be kept for reference and look back.Richard Nowell (talk)
The name is wrong and the pictures are not right to be used in this way to spread lies about this person, very bad for the person who is not alive. Remove the information you posted immediately under the made-up name Maloosak because it is not her real name.
These images falsely present a deceased person using a name ("Maloosak") That's not her name and it's wrong not to write the actor's name correctly, misleading information. The person did have a career as an actress, but under a different real name. The materials incorrectly imply a history and identity that are fabricated. This is misleading, disrespectful, and harmful to the memory of the individual and her surviving family. These false connections only started appearing decades after her death. Please remove this immediately all pictures of Maloosak! Abuse of pictures of a person who is not called that with the name Maloosak but someone wrote it that way and you used the wrong name of the person posted on your service! Since the person is not alive, he cannot defend himself. Arken-B (talk) 10:15, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hey, if a friend takes a photo and gives it to me, can I upload it to Commons? But how do you credit them when he is not on Wikipedia? And how do I explain that he gave me permission? BurningB (talk) 11:58, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
yes I requested to delete that photo, and it has been deleted, i dont want any trouble here, i will only upload what i take. Thank you @Jmabel! And Justin (koavf) BurningB (talk) 00:48, 27 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
@獅眠洞: I fixed it for you in Special:Diff/1049342280. You used the whole album as the source, that is unacceptable here. Legally, a work of a United States Department of State employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties, gets no copyright protection in the US, and Myanmar copyright does not apply because the photo was taken and published from the US Embassy there, which is sovereign territory of the US. You may wish to contact the Embassy staff, indicating that their choice of license is illegal. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:54, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Senior i am looking to other Wikipedia (ex- Myanmar) i found that many images can be transffered to commons. Can u someone tell me steps how to do it 獅眠洞 (talk) 20:38, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
An error message appears when uploading an MP4 video in the "Upload Wizard"
I am using the Chrome browser on my phone, and it says: "There is an error in the content you submitted. This wiki does not accept file names with the .mp4 extension."
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Hi, I would like to make a small template to indicate that certain Australian Defence Force flags and emblems have non-copyrights restrictions on their use in Australia. Are there any resources are guides to help make something like this? Safes007 (talk) 06:00, 27 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
La question est imprécise. Envoyer une vidéo en AVI à besoin d'une technique genre courriel ou message instantané, et si la taille du fichier est trop grande, il faut utiliser un hébergeur (Dropbox, WeTransfer...). Mais si la question est comment téléverser un fichier AVI sur Commons: cela n'est pas possible, le format AVI n'est pas permis ici. Il faudra le convertir en un format autorisé, prière de prendre référence sur la page COM:File type pour les variantes permises. Salutations, Grand-Duc (talk) 08:46, 27 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Done Partially as a courtesy as the file is unused, and also because the file is liable for deletion anyway, because the source of the photo isn't specified. GMGtalk14:02, 27 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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I have two related questions.
I've uploaded scans of almost all the pages of the Songbook of Zaghere van Male. There was an existing category, Chansonnier de Zeghere van Male, so I used that. But Commons:Categories says that category names should generally be in English. As far as I can tell, "Songbook of Zaghere van Male" is the usual English name; should I ask for the category to be renamed?
Secondly: at present, the gallery page Songbook of Zeghere van Male contains all the thumbnails, because its source is the input to the scripts I wrote to do the upload. This seemed like a good idea at the time, but the page now contains over a thousand thumbnails and takes ages to load. Should I replace it with a sort of "best of" page? I'll soon be uploading the cropped illuminated letters, so those will belong on there too. Marnanel (talk) 15:02, 27 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Please read and understand COM:Licensing and COM:Project scope. The first link describes what prerequisites exist for imagery uploads. The second link says what kind of media is acceptable for Commons. Please also observe COM:What Commons is not. In short: "uploading" a biography is most likely not something you should do on Commons, we aren't a social network like LinkedIn or Xing. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 18:18, 27 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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What is the correct way to categorize inland river ships that don't have IMO codes (or any other international registration) and often change hands, names, and local registrations? Info on shipyard hull numbers, if it exists, is sketchy and incomplete. Retired electrician (talk) 11:13, 28 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
I don't think we have a single agreed-upon way of doing this. The two things I've seen are:
cat redirects.
original or longstanding name as parent cat, other names as subcats.
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Hello. I would like to ask if it's possible for you to spare some time to check whether File:240902 Kim Hye Yoon (김혜윤).png, File:240925 Kim Hye-yoon (김혜윤).png, File:240604 Kim Hye yoon(김혜윤).png, File:240608 Kim Hye Yoon (김혜윤).png and File:240902 Kim Hye-Yoon (김혜윤).png are AI upscaled. I'm still a pretty new user so there might be some disagreement if I were to point it out. Resurehtonatsuj (talk) 18:04, 28 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
They may have been cleaned up (AI or otherwise) (complexion seems impossibly smooth, and they seem cleaner than any still I can find in that video) but they are awfully low-res for any upscaling to have been involved. - Jmabel ! talk19:02, 28 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Comment, there was a similar discussion over at VP/C: Commons:Village pump/Copyright#FBI Wanted Posters. Tvpuppy (talk) 04:17, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Done, in the future please use procedure explained at Commons:Deletion requests. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 23:20, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
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