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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)

How would I go about uploading a screenshot of fig. 1? The sidebar states the compatible license, though, I don't know if I can upload a screenshot from a part of the doc. Thank you in advance! NotAGenious (talk) 15:58, 7 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@NotAGenious: } All I see is "Rights Reserved - Free Access", which means you are welcome to read it, but not to reuse it. What am I missing? - Jmabel ! talk 16:08, 7 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Click on More. NotAGenious (talk) 16:24, 7 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; - NotAGenious (talk) 16:25, 7 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@NotAGenious: In the absence of indication otherwise, it can be assumed that the free license applies to the figure. The free license should allow you to reuse the part you want. The template on Commons is Cc-by-3.0-pl. -- Asclepias (talk) 20:12, 7 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you! Would there be a specific template I need to use, to indicate that I took a screenshot of a part of the paper? NotAGenious (talk) 12:23, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Existing screenshot templates seem to be for other types of situations. But, if you want, you can write a note in the page and place the file in one of the screenshot categories. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:12, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Just a note: Since the paper is available in PDF, I think it'd be better to extract the image from the document directly. However, when I tried to do this the colors were wrong (something to do with color profiles? I'm not very knowledgeable in this area), and my attempts to fix it were unsuccessful. Anon126 (✉ ⚒) 03:28, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I tried to extract the photo, but I lost some quality there, so I thought that a screenshot would probably be at least a bit better. NotAGenious (talk) 12:24, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@NotAGenious: What would you want to call it? I managed to consult Commons:Extracting images from PDF#Extracting images from PDF and use Semadox PDF Image Extractor to get a 438 x 952 pixel png file. That should be converted to jpg for sharp display on our projects per phab:T192744.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 04:09, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Jeff G. Fantastic! The name would be Carcinocephalus szujeckii. NotAGenious (talk) 07:32, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@NotAGenious: I present File:Carcinocephalus szujeckii.jpg.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 12:45, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Many thanks for your help! :) NotAGenious (talk) 13:57, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@NotAGenious: You're welcome!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 16:15, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm getting this error while trying to upload a 20mb map file to commons. The problem seems to occur after I place the .png map base into the svg. Any advice? Ecrusized (talk) 21:34, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Ecrusized: Hi, and welcome. "Using SVG as just a wrapper is undesirable" per {{Fakesvg}}.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 03:11, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Bonjour, un utilisateur a proposé la suppression de ce fichier car il manque des informations comme le META ainsi que la date et la provenance de la photo. Or, je suis bien l'auteur de cette photo. Je voudrai retélécharger le fichier car je ne comprends pas pourquoi les informations ne sont pas apparues. Mais, lorsque j'essaie de le faire, un message me dit que le fichier existe déjà ? Bref, comment puis-je faire ? Cordialement. Enrevseluj (talk) 00:06, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Enrevseluj: Bonjour, Bien oui, le fichier existe déjà. Pourquoi le retéléverser ? Si c'est seulement pour ajouter des métadonnées comme celles de «File:Ciel rouge avant la tempête Philippe (Guadeloupe).jpg», qui ne semblent pas correspondre à la photo mais possiblement à la copie, ça ne vaut peut-être pas l'effort. Par ailleurs, si la photo est l'oeuvre de votre femme, pourquoi vous en attribuer le crédit ? -- Asclepias (talk) 02:17, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Bonjour, ma femme ne participe pas aux projets Wikimedia mais je lui demande parfois de m'envoyer des photos qu'elle prend pour enrichir les projets. Cela fait 15 ans que je suis ici, je trouve étrange cette suspicion qui apparaît d'un coup pour une photo prise de chez nous et dont je n'explique absolument pas pourquoi les données META n'apparaissent pas. Je ne sais pas comment on modifie ces fameuses données. Après si tout cela fait une affaire alors que cette affaire n'a absolument pas lieu d'être, tant pis, je trouve çà dommage car il m'a semblé important de saisir ce phénomène météorologique, mais j'ai autre chose à faire que de perdre mon temps pour une photo qui, pour la première fois de mes 15 ans ici, semble lever des suspicions. Cordialement. Enrevseluj (talk) 22:58, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

which file extension does this platform use? Bestonlinecareer (talk) 07:16, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Bestonlinecareer: Mostly jpg, but see COM:FT.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 12:33, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Question on how to go about with an erronously labelled photo.

File:AS09-23-3511.jpg

File:AS09-23-3511 (22038475332).jpg

1969 photo taken by the Apollo 9 mission. The description (probably provided by NASA itself at the time?) says it shows the Hindu Kush mountain range. In this function it is also used on the Wikipedia, i.e. on the Hindu Kush article for 3 languages including the English wikipedia. After trying (and failing) to align this photo to available topographic maps and sat images, I at some point realized it does not show the Hindu Kush range at all. It shows the Namcha Barwa Himal range, which is the easternmost outlier of the Himalayan range. The Hindu Kush, which is the westernmost outlier of the Himalayan range, is more than 2000 km away and not at all visible in this image. Should I just edit the description and remove the picture from the 3 Wikipedia articles? D-M (talk) 08:02, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Done on Commons. Yann (talk) 09:35, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Who would you describe as the author of this photo? NotAGenious (talk) 09:20, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This URL doesn't load for me. Yann (talk) 09:34, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@NotAGenious: The license holder is Smithsonian Institution, meaning they're the author. 20 upper 09:40, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Great, thanks. I thought that I needed a specific name, but good to know that the institution is enough. NotAGenious (talk) 09:57, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@NotAGenious and 20 upper: actually, the photography credit on that page is more specific: "CBG Photography Group, Smithsonian Institution". - Jmabel ! talk 17:23, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I took a picture of a Kirby statue in Japan at the Kirby Café. Can I upload the photo? Redjedi23 (talk) 09:44, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Redjedi23 As in [1]? Per COM:FOP Japan, I don't think so. I think you can upload a picture of the cafe exterior, if you have one and want to. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:57, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Similiar like that Redjedi23 (talk) 10:02, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No, that's an interior, an probably doesn't even count as "public". Sorry. Note that the Japanese WP-article on Kirby [2] has no "live" pics of him at all. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:14, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Geachte,

Ik zit met het probleem dat er niemand die uw inmaakkookketels wil versturen naar USA. Mijn zus woont daar en is Belgische. Ze heeft de traditie nog van het inmaken maar in Amerika kan ze deze ketels niet vinden. Ze moet het nog altijd op de ouderwetse wijze doen, op een gasvuur. Ik kan deze wel versturen met de post maar dat kost meer dan het produkt dat ik zou aankopen. Heeft u misschien een geschikte oplossing? Als jullie naar daar importeren zal dit wel altijd in grote hoeveelheden zijn en als jullie er zo een ketel zouden bijstoppen zou dit voor mij ook veel voordeliger zijn.

Vriendelijke groeten,

Bruyneel Nadia 2A02:1812:1D23:B200:8DB:E45B:51F3:890B 09:46, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello. This is a page to ask about how Wikimedia Commons works, so I think you're in the wrong place. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:59, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Specifically, this file from this geolocked website Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:39, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Jo-Jo Eumerus: I tagged it as a copyvio for you.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 16:22, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Map at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scottish_Highlands_and_Lowlands.png does not correctly depict topography of Scotland. The lowlands is falsely depicted Tamatwi (talk) 08:45, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Tamatwi Well, the creator hasn't edited since 2013, so that doesn't help us. You may want to seek input at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Scotland. If you do, try to be more specific to help others understand the problem. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:35, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Tamatwi Probably the right way to handle this is:

• Use {{Fact disputed}} on File:Scottish_Highlands_and_Lowlands.png, with an explanation of your issue. Obviously, any specific sources you can cite on the matter will be helpful.
• Upload your own version under a distinct filename. Again, citing sources is a good thing
• On Wikipedia, on the talk page of the article in question, propose changing out the map in favor of your version. Or make the edit yourself, and explain on the talk page. - Jmabel ! talk 15:22, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

He borrado la página que subí y he creado una nueva. Espero que estos cambios sean suficientes para poder subir la página OK. Ventodeoutono (talk) 09:26, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Ventodeoutono: El problema acerca de File:Jvlivs.pdf no era el texto en la página del wiki. La ficha misma era fuera de la alcance de Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 15:19, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Why does this program act in this way? Some of the files I uploaded lack a license. Is there a bug here? 20 upper 17:22, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@20 upper: I'm not certain, but I'm guessing it is because PD-mark isn't a valid license on Commons. It's a statement, without rationale, that "This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights." We require a rationale for a file being PD. (Note that someone can effectively put their own work into the public domain on Flickr by marking it with CC-0, but that's a different thing.) - Jmabel ! talk 17:58, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, that's the reason. The flickr image has a vague PDM tag instead of a specific tag. Commons accepts it at certain conditions, but it requires a check of the facts, a specific rationale and an additional step by a license reviewer. This case looks fine and the uploader can use the template:PD-author-FlickrPDM. License review can take a long time, but the file should be fine if it has a proper tag. -- Asclepias (talk) 21:39, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I recently tried to upload a file. BUT, I made an error in the SPELLING of ISRAEL. I CANNOT correct it. Also I have recently changed my email address. (You have corrected the change) HOWEVER, after re-registering and a NEW member and trying again it BLOCKED my upload as already uploaded (with my old name and password. NOW I cannot FIX ANYTHING. Stuck in Limbo.... John John Wiwjorra (talk) 21:06, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@John Wiwjorra: Without the name of the file or of the old account, I have no chance of sorting this out. This account has no prior edits on Commons (not even deleted edits). In the future: misspelling is not a good reason to delete a file. Files can easily be renamed, that is what {{Rename}} is for. - Jmabel ! talk 22:27, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Try John Webber CET John Wiwjorra (talk) 01:40, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Convenience link User:John Webber CET. - Jmabel ! talk 02:15, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:ISREAL HISTORY.jpg? Clearly out of Commons:Scope. Things like that simply do not belong here. - Jmabel ! talk 02:03, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, I am writing a wikipedia article about someone and I want to add an image of them to the article. All I could find was a profile picture on researchgate which I would like to add. Am I allowed to upload it to Wikimedia Commons, or should I find another way?

Regards, WanderingWolf WanderingWolf1 (talk) 04:16, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@WanderingWolf1: Hi, and welcome. You can probably not upload that picture; please read COM:NETCOPYRIGHT.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 04:38, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Jeff G is correct, but is this someone alive? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:31, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Buenas se puede crear y descargar (hacer Upload) escudos de Armas oficiales pero con licencias libres (por ejemplo escudos de Armas del Estado Barinas, Venezuela)?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 09:33, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• @AbchyZa22: Si la licencia es legítima, sí. - Jmabel ! talk 17:52, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• @AbchyZa22: I'm mentioning the following only because you've asked quite a few questions here over the last few weeks. Your user page says you are a native English-speaker as well as a native Spanish-speaker. Virtually all of the people who monitor this page have fluent English; only a handful of us have even near-fluent Spanish. If you use both languages equally well, it would be greatly appreciated if you ask questions here in English so that pretty much anyone here can answer them, instead of only a couple of us. We do try to accommodate whatever language people need to use to ask for help, and I would not be asking this of you if you said even that you had good foreigner's English, but if you are a native speaker, then English is preferred. - Jmabel ! talk 17:58, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  @Jmabel: Ok, with respect to the coats of arms in Venezuela, I read the 1999 Constitution, the constitution of each state and the Organic Law of Municipal Public Power, all coats of arms and flags are public (that is, free licenses).

  AbchyZa22 (talk) 15:06, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Can you create painting from photos of holy martyrs, for example Saint Joan of Arc in my copyright?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 18:06, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Paintings even if made based on photos will probably be considered original works protected by copyright. They are not slavish copies. Ruslik (talk) 19:13, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Derivative works potentially involve two copyrights, one for the original work and one for the newly introduced material. If the original work is in the public domain, then the legal status is entirely the same as if your work had been wholly original.

Note, though, that Commons is not intended as a general web host, and most user-created artworks are considered out of scope. - Jmabel ! talk 19:20, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

it's not letting me create an account DirtyJ84 (talk) 20:20, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@DirtyJ84: You already have an account. Why do you want more? Yann (talk) 21:24, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Am I able to upload an original distribution map that I have created, that uses google satellite as the background. I am wanting to add a observation map for a species page that I am editing. AriLyd (talk) 23:29, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AriLyd: Nope. The Google Satellite content is copyrighted, making your file a derivative work. - Jmabel ! talk 02:29, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I tried to upload a photo of the late Kenn Thomas that I took myself, using my own equipment. I checked the correct box but the photo is still rejected. Captain George Pollard, Jr. (talk) 02:31, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Captain George Pollard, Jr.: what upload tool are you using (Cross-wiki upload from Wikipedia, Special:UploadWizard on Commons, something else}? What error message exactly did you get? - Jmabel ! talk 04:08, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm having a problem with a file I uploaded: File:Chicken tikka masala as a convenience meal.jpg

When I uploaded it, I got an error message about some back-end issue. I tried uploading it again but got a message about it being an exact duplicate, so I let it be.

Now the page shows up, but I can't see the actual file. Clicking on the link gives an error message about the file not being found.

What has gone wrong here? Can it be fixed on Commons or do I have to upload the file again? JIP (talk) 09:09, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, There was (is?) a glitch in Wikimedia servers for a few days. Try reupload over the same. Yann (talk) 10:03, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Looks fine now. - Jmabel ! talk 15:31, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Is there a way to rapidly batch revert images to earlier versions?

(User:Wenflou has overwritten many of their 2010s sports photo crops with "deblurred" or "denoised" versions, where part of their process is AI upscaling, asking an AI to imagine what that person's facial features might look like at a higher resolution. But digital restoration goes against COM:OVERWRITE, they should be uploaded as separate files. I started going through these manually one by one, but there are around seventy left.) Belbury (talk) 09:59, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• I believe you have to do them one by one, but I'd be interested to hear if there is anything quicker. - Jmabel ! talk 15:32, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

como hacerlo Cristina Peinado (talk) 10:37, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You are here at Commons, not at Wikipedia. Go to here. --Túrelio (talk) 12:44, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Earlier, I uploaded 1972 Marion Harding High School Quiver Volume 66 page 143.jpg. I wish to crop out just one portrait within the file, for use on enwiki. How should this be marked? Do I upload the crop without any extra tags? The shortcut COM:CROP is unhelpful. Mach61 (talk) 16:41, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

See Commons:CropTool. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 16:44, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

NVM, I figured out how to get a higher quality portrait off Ancestry than a crop. However the higher quality image will still be derived from the larger page. Does this need be marked (analagously; what extra steps, if any, would a person making a crop of an image without the CropTool need to do?) Mach61 (talk) 16:53, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

update:uploaded image and just referenced the original in the desc Bobby Floyd 1972 high school yearbook photo.jpg Mach61 (talk) 18:29, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi all, I am trying to correct some incorrect info that appears in the infobox (is that the term?) for a Commons category, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Leycester_Creek_railway_bridge,_Lismore. The issue is that the image displayed (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lismore,_NSW_-_panoramio.jpg) is not of the bridge in question, and also has incorrect coordinates (28° 48′ 07.7″ S, 153° 16′ 16.43″ E) that are correct for the bridge in the displayed image, but not for the nominate item (Leycester Creek Railway Bridge in Lismore, NSW, Australia). I believe this information is being drawn from wikidata via the page at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55886116, so a few hours ago I edited that page to display an image of the correct bridge (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leycester-ck-bridge-2023-1.jpg), plus put in the correct coordinates which are 28°48′18″S 153°16′22″E. However the Commons category page is not (yet) displaying the revised information, either in the browser I have been using for the updates (which may have caching issues perhaps) or a different browser I have not used before. So I am wondering whether I have done something wrong, or there is just some lag in the system before the updated information will be displayed on the Commons category page concerned. Any advice appreciated! Regards - Tony Rees, Australia Tony 1212 (talk) 02:29, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

PS I am not familiar with the correct syntax for shortening Commons URLs at this time, so please forgive me for citing them in full in the text above. I may attempt to figure that out better before any further posts :) Tony 1212 (talk) 02:32, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Correct now!! Whether self updated or with some human help, I don't know! Cheers Tony Tony 1212 (talk) 03:12, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have just joined and added some information to a page. I noticed that it was described as inactive and standard or low importance. It appeared the section to raise the issue and get it elevated was the 'talk' section but red rose sent me a link to the requirements for content which suggests the note I posted is not compliant. If so I apologise. However how does a page get elevated to be considered more important by Wikipedia. If my talk post is non compliant obviously no problem with deleting it. Help would be appreciated. Cameron Spade (talk) 09:03, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Note: I believe this is referring to wikipedia:en:Talk:Wisbech and Upwell Tramway. Anon126 (✉ ⚒) 09:22, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes that is correct. I have sent a message also to Redrose64 regarding the page which I hope he can also assist with. Cameron Spade (talk) 09:49, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi @Cameron Spade: welcome to Wikimedia Commons. Please note this is a separate website to Wikipedia so you would probably find it better to ask your question on Wikipedia's equivalent help forum Wikipedia:Teahouse. Hope this helps. Thanks. FotoFree (talk) 10:47, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you FotoFree. I did not realise this was separate so thank you for that clarification. Will seek advice there. Cameron Spade (talk) 13:00, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi - I uploaded a number of photos using the WLM map on 15th September. They all show on my Uploads page, but the map pins are still showing red and not linking to my images. These were my first contributions - is there anything else I need to do to make the pictures appear with the map? I have more pictures ready to upload but would like to be sure I'm doing things right. Thanks for your help, CornishYosser CornishYosser (talk) 14:32, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Note: I'm not too familiar with WLM but I tried adding "depicts" to the structured data for File:St Austell - Queen's Head Hotel - 20230913110232.jpg. I don't know if this will help. Anon126 (✉ ⚒) 16:37, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for that - it's still not showing up at present but I did read somewhere that the map can take a day or two to update so I'll check again later. CornishYosser (talk) 17:47, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello. Can I use WIKI Media Common photos in a book I will be publishing? Thicklarry (talk) 16:24, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thicklarry Yes, most images are free. 20 upper 17:23, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks. How can I determine which photos are free to use in my book, free of charge? Thicklarry (talk) 18:16, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Files on Wikimedia Commons are free to use by anyone for any purpose. Some files do have an attribution requirement, so you would need to attribute the author in a reasonable fashion. COM:REUSE is a helpful read. Abzeronow (talk) 18:31, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Do be careful to look at the specific licensing indicated on the file page for each image, because licensing requirements differ (though none of them require money). Also, remember that while we (Commons) do our best to be accurate about the copyright status of each image, we do not provide legal guarantees. If you are going to put out a book, and you have no expertise on copyright yourself, you would do well to have it reviewed before publication by someone who has that expertise. - Jmabel ! talk 18:43, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for the help. Thicklarry (talk) 18:46, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for the help. Thicklarry (talk) 18:47, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Are creative commons pictures allowed to be uploaded to wikimedia commons? DoggsWiki (talk) 21:16, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@DoggsWiki: Depends on the specific license; see Commons:Licensing#Well-known licenses. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 21:37, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to add new version of photo that is already uploaded? Cruz.croce (talk) 02:17, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Cruz.croce: Unless you are overwriting your own photo or have discussed this with the original author/uploader, that is very rarely the correct thing to do. Please read COM:OVERWRITE before overwriting anyone else's images.

Technically, if you look at the file history near the bottom of the file page for the photo, you will see a link, "Upload a new version of this file". Click it to upload a new version. - Jmabel ! talk 03:38, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi. I maked the map of Okhtyrka Raion (Ukraine) and uploaded this to Commons to use file for pages about populated areas. But I have one problem: to start using this image, I need to make it so that on the map will be geographical marks and location of objects of pages on this map. But how? Trostianchanyn (talk) 08:49, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Trostianchanyn: en:Template:Location mark (and its equivalent in other Wikipedias). - Jmabel ! talk 21:07, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have tried to rename categories in the past but the advice online was to redirect the category to the new name and then manually move every individual image to that new category. I want to rename Category:Skitouring to Category:Ski touring (per its name in en-WP, which is also its COMMONNAME) but is there an easier way without having to manually move the individual images as well (i.e. there they are also automatically moved)? thanks. Aszx5000 (talk) 10:20, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Aszx5000, the tool Cat-a-lot is the solution for this task. Its a mighty tool and should be used careful. Regards --Wilhelm Zimmerling PAR (talk) 13:03, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for that - I will certainly try it (and with care)! Aszx5000 (talk) 13:53, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wow - watched the helpful video and it worked a charm! thanks again. Aszx5000 (talk) 14:08, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How can i add information to a specific topic. 117.203.16.207 17:37, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You are here at Commons, not at Wikipedia. Go to en:Help:Contents. --Túrelio (talk) 19:02, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is my [email address suppressed]] and I have an inlog code as well start with Oli....2. The dots just camouflge the real kod. How can i get in with these or should I have to brush up? Indianwaterway (talk) 19:33, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Indianwaterway: I have no idea what a kod is, but you were logged in when you wrote this, hence the successful signature. - Jmabel ! talk 21:11, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ok, with respect to the coats of arms in Venezuela, I read the 1999 Constitution, the constitution of each state and the Organic Law of Municipal Public Power, all coats of arms and flags are public (that is, free licenses). AbchyZa22 (talk) 21:33, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AbchyZa22: Meaning that no one can do a rendition of it and have any copyright on their rendition? Or just meaning the usual situation that the blazon is public domain? Could you indicate the relevant passage in the Constitution? I couldn't quickly spot it. - Jmabel ! talk 22:59, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Jmabel: Look, the sources Justia

https://docs.venezuela.justia.com › ...PDF

Ley de Bandera Nacional, Himno Nacional y Escudo de Armas de la ...

https://docs.venezuela.justia.com › ...PDF

Ley de Bandera Nacional, Himno Nacional y Escudo de Armas de la ... AbchyZa22 (talk) 07:34, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Jmabel: Organization of American States

https://www.oas.org › dil › espPDF

CONSTITUCION DE LA REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE ... AbchyZa22 (talk) 07:40, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• @AbchyZa22: First 2 links just give me "access denied". Third does not contain anything obviously on point. There are plenty of places where the Venezuelan constitution is available online. What I'm asking for is the relevant passage(s); I did not see anything to this effect on a quick skim. - Jmabel ! talk 23:17, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  @Jmabel: Hello, I spoke with the @NoonIcarus: (he is also a member of Wikimedia Commons) about the topic, the flags and coats of arms in Venezuela are Public (that is, free license) and he told me:Hi. That is correct, national symbols are public domain according to Venezuelan law, which is contemplated in the specific Commons template (commons:Template:PD-VenezuelaGov/es). I think I remember a specific article in which the flag and the shield were specifically mentioned, as long as they were not the object of disrespect, but I can't find it at the moment

  AbchyZa22 (talk) 09:56, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • As I've said before: (1) can you please cite the relevant passages in the constitutions and/or law? (2) In any case, for a flag or coat of arms anywhere, there are usually two separate issues: the blazon (the official description of the flag or coat of arms) and the actual rendering (someone's particular rendition of that, if it rises above the usual threshold of originality for copyright). There are few (if any) countries where the former is a copyright issue; the issue is almost always the latter. - Jmabel ! talk 15:38, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

    @Jmabel: Hi sorry, one blazon is a different with have a copyright, 2 the National Flag Law, National Anthem and Coat of Arms of the Republic Bolivarian of Venezuela in Article 1:The National Flag, the National Anthem and the Coat of Arms of the Republic Bolivarian of Venezuela are the symbols of the Homeland and must be venerated by all Venezuelans, and respected by the citizens of the other countries.(this write is a Spanish with country),but all Flags and Coats of arms (states, Municipalities) in Venezuela are the symbols in free-licensed (public), is a recommended the "PD-VenezuelaGov" all flags and Coats of arms are Public Domain.

    AbchyZa22 (talk) 18:40, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

    • @AbchyZa22: that doesn't make a lot of sense. I know I asked you before to use English on this page because you said on your user page that you were a native English speaker, but from what you wrote here it is pretty clear that you are not. Could you try saying that in Spanish? And you really might change that Babel box on your user page. - 18:44, 18 October 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmabel (talk • contribs) Reply[reply]

      @Jmabel: Hola lo siento,ya arregle mi perfil soy nativo en español, OK te respondo, un blasón es diferente con derechos de autor,segundo: la Ley de la Bandera Nacional, Himno Nacional y Escudo de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en el Artículo 1: La Bandera Nacional, el Himno Nacional y el Escudo de la República Bolivarianos de Venezuela son los símbolos de la Patria y deben ser venerados por todos los venezolanos, y respetados por los ciudadanos de los demás países, pero todas las Banderas y Escudos (estados, Municipios de Venezuela eran 23 estados y 335 Municipios de Venezuela) en Venezuela son los símbolos en licencia libre (públicos), es recomendado por el "PD-VenezuelaGov" todas las banderas y escudos son de dominio público.

      AbchyZa22 (talk) 07:56, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

My name is Duchess Harris and I am trying to upload a photo to my Wikipedia Page. Mocha54 (talk) 01:29, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Mocha54: it looks like you have been directly editing the English-language Wikipedia page about yourself, and that you haven't declared the conflict of interest. I strongly urge you to read en:WP:COI and en:WP:Autobiography, make the relevant disclosures, and not directly edit the article about yourself in the future, or you are very likely to have your account blocked on the English-language Wikipedia.

None of that is directly Wikimedia Commons' concern, but I'm an admin on both projects.

Here on Commons we don't have that particular concern (much less of a problem of conflict of interest in providing a photo), but we do have the issue of copyright. As for uploading a picture of yourself:

• If you are uploading a selfie, it's simple: just use Special:UploadWizard, and it will be obvious what to do.
• If you are uploading a picture someone else took of you:
  • If the photographer signed the copyright over to you, you'll need to go through the process outlined at COM:VRT to send them a copy of the document that transferred copyright to you so it is clear that you have the right to grant a license to use the photo.
  • If, as is more typical, the photographer still owns the copyright, then there are three ways this can proceed:
    1. If the image has not been previously published, then the photographer can open an account here and upload it, granting a license themself as part of the upload process.
    2. If there is a website or web page clearly under control of the photographer (e.g. their own website, Flickr stream, publicly visible social media posting, etc.), then they can publish the picture there and indicate the license. Then anyone, including you, can upload the image to Commons, citing the relevant URL as the source.
    3. The photographer can go through the process outlined at COM:VRT to provide a license for the photo. Anyone, including you, can then upload the image to Commons, following the process described at Template:PP. Sometimes it is more convenient to upload first, so the email to VRT can reference the URL of the page; that's fine as long as the email is sent within hours after uploading.

In all cases, the actual uploading can be accomplished through Special:UploadWizard. Once the image is on Commons, it can be used in the article as described at en:Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images#How to place an image.

I hope that answers your [implicit] question. - Jmabel ! talk 02:35, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've send through a more up to date photo of a third party for their wikipage, but you haven't published it. Can you let me know why? Robinokelly (talk) 16:22, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Robinokelly Do you mean File:Mohamed Amersi sept23.jpg? You uploaded it as "own work", but now you write of it as a "photo of a third party". Do you mean, you are not the photographer, but someone else is? In that case please correct the information at the file description page and have the photographer send a permission as explained int VRT.

About "their wikipage". No, it is not their wikipage. If there is a page, then it is a biography about the person. There is no ownership of a biography in wikipedia. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 16:33, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@C.Suthorn: I hope you are not being willfully obtuse here. A photo of someone nearly always refers to the subject of the photo, not the photographer. And while of course no one has ownership of the page about them in Wikipedia, there is nothing unusual about someone, especially someone not terribly active in WMF projects, to refer to it as that person's wiki page. (The very use of "wiki page" rather than something like "page in the English-language Wikipedia" should tell you that you are not dealing with someone deep into working on these projects. Don't bite the newbies.) - Jmabel ! talk 23:21, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Meinem Sprachgefühl nach ist eine "dritte Partei" häufig keine Person (also Hochlader, Fotograf oder Modell) sondern eine juristische Person (Organisation der der Abgebildete angehört, Foto-Agentur, Museum, ...). Aber es kann alles davon sein, daher die Nachfrage. Und dass ein Neuling bei Wikipedia die Erwartung hat, dass das hochladen eines Bildes einer Person, dieses auch ("magisch") in den Artikel einfügt, finde ich in keiner Weise überraschend. In vielen anderen Online-Medien würde genau das passieeren. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 07:06, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Robinokelly: (1) when you are asking a question like this, it would be really helpful if you would link the image and article in question so people don't have to guess what you are talking about. (2) I assume you are talking about File:Mohamed Amersi sept23.jpg and en:Mohamed Amersi. Why would you expect that uploading a photo to Commons would magically make it appear in a particular Wikipedia article? As far as I can see, you haven't even proposed on the article's talk page that the image in the article be changed. I suggest you do that, and when you propose that, say that if no one objects in the next three days you'll make the edit yourself. - Jmabel ! talk 23:27, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

We have updated our School logo, and I wanted to make this change on our page here. The guide says logos cannot be uploaded, but clearly our old one is there. What is the best way to go about this? Many thanks MrRokison (talk) 16:35, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@MrRokison Logos are actually uploaded on WP itself, not Commons. Go here [3], chose Upload a non-free file > This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use. > This is a logo of an organization, company, brand, etc.

Then you can add it to the WP-article. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:08, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@MrRokison and Gråbergs Gråa Sång: when Gråbergs Gråa Sång says, "Logos are actually uploaded on WP itself, not Commons," that's actually not quite right. If the logo is complex enough to be eligible for copyright, then indeed we cannot host it on Commons, unless the copyright-holder (probably the designer) is willing to free-license it. In the UK, the threshold for copyright is quite low; anything other than a text logo would probably be over the line. So:

• If it's a simple text logo, then you can simply upload it to Commons and use it in the article like any other image on Commons.
• Otherwise, if the copyright-holder is willing to grant a free license, they can go through the COM:VRT process to upload it on Commons (and use it like any other image on Commons).
• If neither of these apply then, yes, you need to do the upload directly on the English-language Wikipedia, and it won't be usable on other Wikipedias; if you want it on any other, they each have their own rules. For the English-language Wikipedia, you need to fill out a template that explains how and why this non-free image is being used. en:File:Flag_of_Seattle.svg and en:File:Seattle University seal.svg are good examples to follow.

Jmabel ! talk 23:39, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

All I want to do is change the hideous photo on my wikipedia page. This photo was uploaded by someone else. I want to add another photo. Would this be possible? I can use another photo taken by the same photographer and credit him. There appears to be a better one that I could add. Can you please tell me how I do this? Thanks so much for any help you can give me. Best Karen Hansentanner (talk) 01:50, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Hansentanner: a link here to say what page and photo you are talking about might have made something clearer here, but I'll do my best without that. I'm going to guess that you are talking about a page about you on the English-language Wikipedia. If not, then some of what I'm saying might not apply.

Commons can only host photos that are either in the public domain or free-licensed (if you don't know what that means, follow the links). It is unlikely that there is a picture of you in the public domain (few pictures from recent decades would be PD), and only the copyright-holder can grant a license. Typically the photographer would be the copyright-holder. (Because you didn't link the current picture, I have no way to determine whether it is properly licensed or not.)

If the picture in question has never been published then the simplest thing would be for the copyright-holder to create an account, upload it themselves, and grant an appropriate license; I recommend {{CC-BY-SA-4.0}}. (Similarly if it was already published with a sufficiently free license.)

Otherwise (image already published, or photographer doesn't want to set up a Commons account), you need to go through the more complicated process outlined at COM:VRT where the copyright-holder can send confidential correspondence to establish who they are and that they are now offering the relevant license for the photo. Probably best to have them CC you, but the email has to come directly from them.

Once the image is uploaded to Commons with an appropriate license (and the VRT process is complete, if you go that way), it should be pretty routine to get it substituted on the English-language Wikipedia. Because of their policy on conflicts of interest, you should not just substitute it into the article yourself. Instead, request the substitution on the talk page of the article, requesting the change as a courtesy. If no one responds within 72 hours (some articles aren't particularly monitored), feel free to hit me up on my talk page and I'll take care of it. - Jmabel ! talk 02:14, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

thanks for this. The photo is of me on a page about me. The photo was by a photographer who takes photos for the Creative Commons. I want to change that photo to another one that is also listed on the Creative Commons (of me). It just doesn't seem to let me. Hansentanner (talk) 03:29, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

the page about me is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Foxlee

the photographer is

Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karen_Foxlee,_February_2019_01.jpg Hansentanner (talk) 03:39, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm trying to get the photo that I added above, as the new photo.(it is in the Creative Commons and preferable to the one that is currently there) if I can't use my own.

Thanks if you can help me find a way? Hansentanner (talk) 03:40, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

the page about me is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Foxlee

the photographer is

Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karen_Foxlee,_February_2019_01.jpg Hansentanner (talk) 03:39, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]Reply[reply]

I'm trying to get the photo that I added above, as the new photo.(it is in the Creative Commons and preferable to the one that is currently there) if I can't use my own.

Thanks if you can help me find a way?

Otherwise I will just request it in the talk on that page. I see what you mean now. Thanks Hansentanner (talk) 03:46, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You don't need to upload a photo. It is already there, you linked to it yourself. However "commons" is a generic term. The organization by the name "Creative Commons" uses it and Wikipedia uses it in the site name "commons.wikimedia.org". "Creative Commons" is an organization that provides licenses models. "commons.wikimedia.org" is the image repository of Wikipedia and all other sites of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF).

Therefore the images only need swaped at the article at the english language wikipedia in the way Jmabel has already described. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 07:16, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Done. If you'd been clear initially about what article & photo you were talking about, this could all have been solved in 30 seconds. - Jmabel ! talk 15:43, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

What do I put? None of the options seem viable for logos of government agencies who's logo would have not expired by copyright. Sci Show With Moh (talk) 02:35, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Sci Show With Moh: Depends entirely on what country. For most countries, logos of government agencies are not normally in the public domain, although there are several countries where they are. What country are you talking about? - Jmabel ! talk 15:45, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Brunei. Sci Show With Moh (talk) 20:09, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Also, if the logo of the government agency is not in the public domain, then is there a way to post it to commons? Sci Show With Moh (talk) 20:10, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

If a logo or other image is not either public domain or free licensed by the copyright holder, it cannot be on Commons, which is for free licensed media only. (Some Wikipedias, such as the English language one, allow some use of copyrighted media under "fair use", but not here on Commons.) -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:33, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm posting on Commons to add the images to Wikipedia. How do I post images on Wikipedia English without the use of commons so that I can use copyrighted media under fair use? Sci Show With Moh (talk) 22:13, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

See en:File:Flag of Seattle.svg for a good example of doing it right. - Jmabel ! talk 22:43, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you, but what I was wondering is how to post files on Wikipedia English without using Wikimedia Commons. Sci Show With Moh (talk) 00:45, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Sci Show With Moh: You can use the file upload wizard. Select "Upload a non-free file" and then in step 3 of the next screen, select "This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use." Anon126 (✉ ⚒) 00:56, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Is this also the method that should be used when posting city flags/emblems? Sci Show With Moh (talk) 02:08, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Sci Show With Moh: Yes. Please note that the wizard will mention some key points of the English Wikipedia's non-free content policy. You should ensure that your uploads follow them. If you have any questions about this specifically, I recommend asking at Wikipedia's media copyright questions page there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anon126 (talk • contribs) 21:23, 18 October 2023‎ (UTC)Reply[reply]

Greeting to all the admin, hope you are doing well. i need a small help from you. I need to reactivate the page called Fincare Small Finance Bank. May i know how may i be able to do this. it would be really helpfull if someone helps me with this. thank you in advance. KarthikAryan48 (talk) 11:37, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is Commons; that page is on Wikipedia.

(Or at least it is for now; it will probably be deleted.) DS (talk) 12:58, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@DragonflySixtyseven: Why "it will probably be deleted"?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 13:00, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Because it's grossly inadequate as an article. The only reason I haven't deleted it myself is that I got involved in this discussion. DS (talk) 13:27, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have an updated SVG logo that I would like to update for my company

IAB2024 (talk) 20:54, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It is important to delete the old logo from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Advertising_Bureau. Because other companies are using this older logo in their presentations etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IAB2024 (talk • contribs)

• No, if the old logo was ever relevant, it is NOT important to delete the old version. Commons documents history as well as most recent versions. If the new logo is free licensed or public domain, you are free to upload it without deleting the old one. If any Wikipedia articles use the old version, you may edit the articles to replace the image with the current one. None of that requires deletion of old logo first nor at all. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 21:15, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Infrogmation, I think this logo meets "This logo image consists only of simple geometric shapes or text. It does not meet the threshold of originality needed for copyright protection", see [4] for an example of templates (and it seems to be in place in the articles anyway). It's fine to upload it on Commons without it being free licensed or public domain. Replacing an old logo with a new as lead-image on WP seems reasonable. Actually deleting the old image files on Commons, less so. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 05:37, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How do I upload this to the wikipedia page for the company? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Advertising_Bureau) IAB2024 (talk) 14:13, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@IAB2024: Hi, and welcome. Please see en:H:PIC. However, why does your upload have such wide margins?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 14:51, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You can display the Commons image in the Wikipedia article by editing the Wikipedia article page and replacing the name of the other file IAB MasterLogo Color-RGB.svg with the name of your new file IAB logo.svg in the "image=" line. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:01, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, I recently added subtitles to TimedText:How Animated Cartoons Are Made (1919).webm.en.srt , and the same video is used in the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_animation. How long does it take for the subtitles to be availiable on Wikipedia? Insnesnakos (talk) 00:56, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Insnesnakos: I purged the en:Traditional_animation page, do you see the subtitles now? MKFI (talk) 06:23, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ye, I see them now, thanks! Does the page have to be updated each time when new subtitles are made? Insnesnakos (talk) 12:40, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Insnesnakos: Only if you don't want to wait.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 13:27, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ok, sorry to ask but how do I update it? Insnesnakos (talk) 14:50, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Insnesnakos: Please see COM:PURGE, en:WP:BYPASS, and en:WP:PURGE.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 14:56, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ok, thanks for the links and your help. Insnesnakos (talk) 15:08, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Insnesnakos: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 15:44, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The makers of the blog Ghosts of North Dakota have released their photos into the public domain [5]. They've steadily released their original unprocessed photos (some, even the raw image files) piecemeal via individual Google Drive links (e.g., [6]) posted on their Facebook page. I'd like to get them uploaded here, but done manually this would be a rather inconvenient bulk operation with dozens of individual Drive links to go through. Does anyone with more experience have advice about this, and how they could be batch uploaded more easily? Shells-shells (talk) 05:19, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, I could not find a query related to this topic. I tried to use URL to Commons to upload a file of the ongoing war in the Middle East, but when attempting to upload an Iranian TasnimNews file in Arabic script, I got the URL https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/media/1402/07/21/2971046/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B1%DA%98%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%DB%8C%D9%86#photo=57 and an error message. The same happened when I attempted the upload via the regular Wizard. Is there any direct way around this? Do I need to install Arabic script in the computer? Regards Iñaki LL (talk) 12:32, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Iñaki LL: script shoudn't matter, but your link does not point to an image file, it takes to a website gallery. Try this to use this link in the upload tool: https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/07/21/1402072114520439728556034.jpg. MKFI (talk) 17:20, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You are right, it seems I can get a numeric URL. Thank you! Iñaki LL (talk) 21:32, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, I'm trying to update the company logo for this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WorldWinner There have been no updates on the page in years but we've gone through several changes, including a rebrand earlier this month. I'm not familiar with Wikipedia at all, so hoping you might have easy instructions PlayWorldWinner (talk) 20:35, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@PlayWorldWinner: Hi, and welcome. It seems you already uploaded such a logo but did not take all the advice at en:H:PIC - I fixed the usage for you in this edit. Please read en:WP:COI.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 21:27, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you so much! I'll try to be a quicker learner  :) PlayWorldWinner (talk) 22:45, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@PlayWorldWinner: You're welcome!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 01:35, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Where do I find the form to use for a 'simple' username change? M.M.D. Photos (talk) 01:54, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@M.M.D. Photos: Hi, and welcome. You may use en:WP:CHUS or M:SRU.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 02:09, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have a scan of the Croatian book "Pastir Loda" by en:Vladimir Nazor which I wanted to upload so I can use it on hr.Wikisource. Nazor died more than 70 years ago, and the book was published in 1946. The upload form requires to state that the work was published before 1928 and that the author must have died more than 70 years ago. Shouldn't that be an or? Can I upload the book here? -- Denny (talk) 02:48, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• @Denny: No, it is correctly an "and". If it was published in 1946, there is a good chance that it is still in copyright in the United States, where our servers are located. Do you have a reason it wouldn't be? - Jmabel ! talk 03:27, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  @Jmabel: Thanks for the reply. It was not a work for hire, it was not published pseudonymously, etc., so I don't know why it would have the 95-years-after-publication rule applied to it, and not just the 70-years-after-death-of-author rule [7]. What can we do to check whether the 95-year rule would apply? (As far as I know it was never published in English or in the US, but I don't think that has any weight). --Denny (talk) 03:37, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  I now found the Help page on public domain, and according to that, it would be PD, if I understand it right. There is no copyright notice in the book, although I am not sure that matters. I uploaded it using the PD-1996 template. I hope that is correct. If not, it should obviously be deleted. --Denny (talk) 04:06, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  @Denny: Hm, I don't believe this is actually public domain in the US, due to URAA copyright restoration. According to the page on copyright rules for Croatia: The URAA restoration date is 1 January 1996. At that time, the copyright term for works other than photographs was 50 years after author's death. Nazor died in 1949, so it would still have been copyrighted on that date. According to the Hirtle chart for US copyright terms, this means that the copyright in the US expires 95 years after publication, that is, after 2041 (1 January 2042). If this analysis is correct, then it is still copyrighted in the US and so cannot be hosted on Commons. (Note: If this file is deleted please list it at Category:Undelete in 2042 or add the deletion request page to the category.) Anon126 (✉ ⚒) 08:56, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I need to change the logo present on Wikipedia page of Kellton, Kellton has rebranded its logos across all Geography.

I need to know the process involved in changing the logos. Aniket1508 (talk) 06:19, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Aniket1508: Hi,

The logo is not on Commons, but on the English Wikipedia under fair use exception. You can probably upload a new version there. Yann (talk) 09:07, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Aniket1508: Based on your account on Wikipedia, it appears you have already used the files for upload process there to request the previous logo that currently appears in the article. You can request the new logo there as well if you cannot or do not wish to upload it yourself.

I have tagged for deletion the copy of the previous logo that you uploaded here on Wikimedia Commons: If you say you are an "independent editor" (and are not connected to this company?), then I don't believe you can provide permission for the logo. Anon126 (✉ ⚒) 09:16, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

My friend’s husband died recently. He had written an extensive blog on his film reviews. His wife wants to preserve them. One step we have thought of, is to set up a Wikipedia entry explaining the blog. But we don't know how. The next step, is if possible, to upload the whole blog to your archive. It should still be accessible to anyone. She will have the rights or ownershop of his blog. But how would we satisfy you, Wikipedia, of this? We are in Dunedin, New Zealand. YouYangsDave (talk) 08:46, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@YouYangsDave: Hi,

Wikimedia is the wrong place for this, but Internet Archive most probably is. Yann (talk) 09:04, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks, I'll try. YYD. YouYangsDave (talk) 09:32, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

While Upload Wizard has a 4 GB limit, the HTML-based form has a 100 MB limit. It looks like no one has asked this before: is there a technical reason for this limitation? Elominius (talk) 09:34, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, This is mostly historical, but uploading a 100 MB+ file in one chunk will fail for most people. Yann (talk) 09:37, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I see. This was a rapid response. Thanks, Yann. Have a wonderful day. Elominius (talk) 09:41, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

MP4 is the most popular file extension for videos, just like JPG is for photos. While converting videos to WEBM is only a minor inconvenience, I guess there must be some good reason for the lack of MP4 support. How come MP4 is not supported? Elominius (talk) 09:37, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, MP4 is not a free format, and only free formats are accepted on Commons. See Commons:Requests for comment/MP4 Video. Yann (talk) 09:40, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I stumbled on this "portrait" [8] of a Chinese emperor, used on many WP:s, and if it is what it says it is (2021 usergenerated work), I don't think it should be on any WP. There may be more. Started a discussion on en-WP at [9], your input is welcome. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:38, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please can you suggest what I should do? By mistake I titled the photo Bencleugh incorrectly - it should be spelled Bencleuch - with a C and not a G.

I have the painting in my living room,

Blair Thomson BJTsan (talk) 12:28, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@BJTsan: Done for this file. For future cases, you can use the method described at Commons:File renaming#How to rename a file. However, you can't claim the authorship and a copyright on the work of someone else. Please edit the description page of the file to indicate the actual author, date, source and status. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:10, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've notice so few involvements in wiki commons how cn i get involve how cn i meet up with a local team.we gt nice scenery especialy Eastern Cape.wiki loves earth.i havent seen them participate in this years photo competition Hettypeter (talk) 14:46, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

hello, want to delete this photo, how do i do this? Lenny Brown1 (talk) 16:42, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Lenny Brown1, what photo and why? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:58, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]