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Can I upload a photo of someone whose name and identity are different?

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Can I share the identity of a person whose name and identity is special on social media? That person is not popular on social media but his name is very special. He is a special person because of his name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bilider (talk • contribs) 16:22, 19 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Bilider: That is very vague, and sounds a lot like you are asking "can I dox someone here." If that is what you are asking then no, you cannot. - Jmabel ! talk 13:28, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Can't I even show something new through Wikipedia? Bilider (talk) 18:55, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Bilider: your postings here sadly don't really presage that you're really able to contribute to Commons (or Wikipedia) as of now. Please read: COM:Scope and COM:What Commons is not (and also COM:Licensing).
Commons is:
  1. a media repository
  2. for media that are, in a broad sense, educational. You can and will find here historical images, photographic and audiovisual documentations of the state of inanimate nature and of living beings, documentations of events, some stock photography, historical and some modern art and similar motifs.
You won't find memes, material like stuff on and from en:4chan, en:Reddit, joke collections, etc. (except for cases where these things have already gained an external recognition in the media and the pop culture, like en:Disaster Girl, en:Pepe the Frog and some en:Lolcats, but then, utmost care must be exerted in regards to the licensing status). There are other sites with user-generated content for this kind of purposes (like sharing a maybe comical name), your idea is most likely not within the purview of Commons and Wikipedia. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 05:55, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

My file

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Hi, I uploaded a screenshot of the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 because it's published under GFDL license. But then I found information about restrictions of using this license on Commons. Please check if I did it correctly, Thanks. SkоrP24 20:06, 19 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Skorp24: Since the permission claimed there seems to depend on a VRT ticket, this is better asked at Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard. Jmabel ! talk 02:07, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Foto's van Meise Nationale Plantentuin

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Zojuist heb ik een aantal foto's van deze locatie geuplaod en toch word ik verwezen naar een fout die ik gemaakt zou hebben, maar dat is niet juist. Ik heb alle foto's op exact wijze behandeld. Correct dus. Homoarborea (talk) 19:06, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

I am not good in Dutch, but unless I'm very mistaken, "word ik verwezen naar een fout die ik gemaakt zou hebben" is very vague. Can you be more specific as to what you believe is a problem? - Jmabel ! talk 23:39, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Pinging @Homoarborea who has not followed up after 6 days. - Jmabel ! talk 02:08, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Photograph of a public statue

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Every statue is art that was created by SOMEONE, even if owned by, and displayed in, a public space. If I photograph a statue in a public setting, can I submit it to a Wikipedia photography contest? 3dphotoguy (talk) 22:06, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@3dphotoguy: First you have to check whether the copyright of the artist has already expired (see Commons:Copyright rules) or, alternatively, if the statue is on permanent public display and located within a country that supports freedom of panorama. --AFBorchert (talk) 22:59, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
If you would say what country you are talking about, we can give you much clearer guidance. Rules about publishing photographs of statues vary widely from country to country. - Jmabel ! talk 23:41, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
United States of America 3dphotoguy (talk) 23:51, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@3dphotoguy: The trickiest, as it happens. (Pinging @Clindberg to correct me in case I get anything wrong here, but this should at least be very close.) There is no freedom of panorama for sculptures in the United States. However, a lot of statues and other sculptures as late as the 1980s are in the public domain (whereas in most countries nothing is PD from the last 70 years, and little from even 100 years ago).
The main reason for this is that until 1 March 1989, the U.S. did not grant copyright automatically. A very large number of sculptures before 1 January 1978 are in the public domain, along with some from then until 28 February 1989. Also, for works published before 1978, the U.S. determined duration of copyright entirely from the publication date, not the death date of the creator.
Here's a breakdown to cases; much of this information can be found in Commons:Hirtle chart, but that doesn't account for the changed meaning of publication.
Prior to 1978, display of a sculpture in a public place where photography by the general public was possible constituted publication. The only way to retain copyright was to meet both of the following conditions:
  1. There needed to be a correctly formed copyright notice on the sculpture itself: either © or the word "copyright", the name of the copyright-holder (typically the sculptor), and the year. If that was missing, then the sculpture can be used on commons under {{PD-US-no notice}}.
  2. The initial copyright was good only for 28 years, then copyright had to be renewed. The last year of initial publication for which renewal is relevant is 1963 (because in 1992 the requirement for renewal was dropped). See Copyright renewal in the United States for how to check for renewals. If a work published from 1930 to 1963, inclusive, was initially copyrighted, but not renewed, use {{PD-US-not renewed}}.
All works in the U.S. published before 1930 are now out of copyright. As remarked above, this would include any sculptures erected in public before that date. Use {{PD-US-no notice}}. That 1930 date will be moving year-by-year until 2073, then we will get into issues of author's death dates.
In 1978, the legal meaning of "publishing" a sculpture changed. It's not enough that it was in a place where people could take photos, there had to be authorized photos published in the more obvious sense of "published": e.g. a postcard, a museum catalog, a magazine article, etc. Still, from then until 28 February 1989, the laws did not change a lot in any other respect. The only other large difference is that it became possible to rectify the lack of a copyright notice by registering the work within 5 years. (You check for that the same way you check for renewals.) Works from this period that fail on these formalities can use {{PD-US-1978-89}}.
Everything from 1 March 1989 onward is still in copyright; we can't use photos of these without the permission of the copyright-holder of the sculpture.
As I said: the U.S. is the most complicated case in the world for this.
Jmabel ! talk 14:39, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@3dphotoguy: You can see the information page on this topic at Commons:Public art and copyrights in the US. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:20, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Yep, that's a good reference. Most public statues put up in the U.S. before 1978 are fine, unless they have a copyright notice on them. You can usually find them in the SIRIS art inventories database to see if a copyright notice is mentioned. Ones put up before 1930 are definitely fine, ones with a notice put up before 1964 also needed a renewal (rare but needs searching). Statues put up since 1978, generally not. You can use your photo of those to the extent of fair use, which is pretty far, but not for commercial use generally. Carl Lindberg (talk) 20:49, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
And, to be clear, Commons does not accept fair use. - Jmabel ! talk 13:54, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@3dphotoguy idk why Non free files fan (talk) 13:58, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Non free files fan: You don't know why what? - Jmabel ! talk 14:44, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

download a pic

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Can someone download that picture, or tell me if it's possible ? I don't know much about the right. https://www.meisterdrucke.fr/fine-art-prints/Gerard-ter-Borch/1002795/Femme-lisant-une-lettre.html Io Herodotus (talk) 07:03, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

it's already there Io Herodotus (talk) 10:35, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Io Herodotus: I don't understand what specific help you are asking for. - Jmabel ! talk 14:41, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
If you're suggesting adding this image to Commons, we already have a version at File:Gerard ter Borch - Young woman in mourning dress reading a letter.jpg. Belbury (talk) 14:49, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Our version is 860 × 1,000 (70 KB); that wanted by the OP (albeit it would need cropping slightly) is 1077 x 1260 (245 KB). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:42, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
thank you. I have created a page on wikipedia for that painting. I'm now looking for information on this magnificent work, but that's another matter.--Io Herodotus (talk) 06:55, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Possibly public domain images published in book

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There is a book titled Port Charlotte by Roxanne Read, and within it there are some old photos pertaining to Port Charlotte High School that were apparently provided "courtesy of Port Charlotte High School" (as well as some other public schools in Port Charlotte, including Charlotte Harbor Center). Public records in Florida are considered public domain, and apparently "public record" has a broad interpretation, so these are potentially public domain images. Would I need to try to hunt down either the author of the book or the school/school district officials that provided these to confirm their public record status (meaning that they were, in fact, government produced vs. a private individual or corporation with copyrights producing them for the government), or is the citation in the book enough to qualify them for inclusion in the Wikimedia Commons and/or Wikipedia? PCHS Pirate Alumnus (talk) 19:21, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@PCHS Pirate Alumnus: this is probably much more likely to get a good answer at COM:Village pump/Copyright than on the help desk. - Jmabel ! talk
Thanks. PCHS Pirate Alumnus (talk) 18:29, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

uploading a picture of a building

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I would like to know if I can upload a picture of a small pavilion building that was installed in a National Park about three years ago. The pavilion is now fairly famous, and has won a half-dozen prestigious design awards. It was designed, fabricated, and installed by faculty and architecture students from a university. I am one of the faculty members involved. I took the photo. I plan to freely give copyright and use of the photo to wikipedia or anyone. There are dozens of webpages that also have content about this award-winning project. Clipperdoug (talk) 21:10, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Can you tell where is it located in (including the country) and the name of the project? It might be copyrighted depending on the country and if it is, it can't be uploaded here. See Commons:Freedom of panorama. HyperAnd (talk) 05:54, 22 October 2025 (
@Clipperdoug: If this is United States (I'm guessing from your prior uploads), almost any building is covered by U.S. freedom of panorama. The only exception I can think of would be if it were covered by a mural, or was more of a sculpture than a building. - Jmabel ! talk 14:02, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Sekil yukleyirem yazir ki muellif huququ var.amma ozume aiddir sekil

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Sekilimi yukleyirem muellif huququ gelir amma sekilin huququ yoxdur oz sekilimdir Sehrbazsehadet (talk) 09:28, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Pinging @Kadı as the most likely to be able to make sense of this. - Jmabel ! talk 14:04, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Jmabel, thanks for notifying. I examined the uploaded content, and I see that the uploaded images violate the F10 policy. Therefore, I deleted all of the images that were uploaded by @Sehrbazsehadet and tagged the azwiki article because of spamming.
(Translation and explanation of the request: I am uploading my own photographs, my photos were marked with copyvio tag but these are my own works.) Kadı Message 18:36, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Photo Not Showing on Contest Results Page

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I submitted a photo to the July 2025 waterside structures contest. The photo shows on the entries and voting pages, but not the results page. I believe it should be showing there as well?

This is the photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Pearl_Seafood_Restaurant_-_Rockland,_Maine_-_October_4,_2016.jpg David Ratledge (talk) 12:14, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

It seems images without votes aren't included on the result pages. Magnus (talk) 12:51, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Зазрузка фото

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Когда фото загружено, а потом есть необходимость скопировать ссылку на него или текст файла на страницу. Как вернуться спустя время назад и скопировать последний этап загрузки? Александр Водолазский (talk) 16:40, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Uploading a photo
When a photo is uploaded and you need to copy its link or file text to a page, how can you go back and copy the last upload step?
translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:28, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Александр Водолазский: Привет и добро пожаловать. Из Special:ListFiles/Александр Водолазский я вижу, что вы загрузили много файлов. Самый последний из них — File:Стара прикраса житлового будинку в Горлівці.jpg. Вы можете отредактировать эту страницу и скопировать/вставить то, что вам нужно, а затем снова выполнить шаги загрузки или создать свою собственную с помощью этой формы.

Hi, and welcome. From Special:ListFiles/Александр Водолазский, I can see that you have uploaded many files. The most recent one is File:Стара прикраса житлового будинку в Горлівці.jpg. You may edit that page and copy/paste what you need, then use the upload steps again or roll your own with this form.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:28, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
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I know that the US doesn't protect their published governmental documents under copyright law, but does India? If I upload a random tender document will I get Wikimedia sued? Okkirae.temp (talk) 17:27, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Wait I'll ask Village Pump hold on Okkirae.temp (talk) 17:34, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Never mind I can't smh Okkirae.temp (talk) 17:38, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Okkirae.temp: please see Commons:Copyright rules by territory/India. Indian government documents are not in public domain like US, but recent documents are most often published under {{GODL-India}} which is an acceptable license. MKFI (talk) 06:16, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
How do I use this template when uploading? And if it was uploaded in May this year does it count? Okkirae.temp (talk) 12:57, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Okkirae.temp: I have no idea on the legal side of your question, but on the technical side, assuming you are using Special:UploadWizard there is a choice when uploading licensed third-party material that should let you specify any licence or PD rationale that we have on Commons, rather than one of the small number of licenses explicitly listed. - Jmabel ! talk 02:12, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Uploading a chart containing information from another work: what options to select when uploading?

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I wish to upload a chart/series of charts I made showing the structure of verbs in a certain language. All the information about the structure of the verbs and the forms involved are from a particular thesis, but the layout and design of the chart are not copied from that work, but are from me collocating information about verb structure from throughout an entire chapter to put it in a chart.

What options should I select when uploading it? Both "This work is created entirely by me" and "this work contains the work of others" Don't quite seem to fit. I'm not just copying tables from the thesis, but it would be impossible for me to have made the table without the thesis; it isn't a well known language with lots of descriptions like say, Spanish or Japanese.

I assume it would be "This work is created entirely by me", since if you select "this work contains the work of others", then "the work is copyright protected", it tells you not to upload the image, which would lead it being impossible to upload a chart containing any information only found in copyrighted works, but I wanted to check to be sure, the guidelines are very unclear to me. Aristaeusapiculturist (talk) 19:22, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Aristaeusapiculturist: It is "created by you" but the description should cite your source(s). Information cannot be copyrighted, only its expression. - Jmabel ! talk 02:44, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for the help! Aristaeusapiculturist (talk) 08:08, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

How can I upload a picture of an old advertising post: the company is out of business

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I have a picture of an advertisement proclaiming a world record was set with their equipment. Obviously, it is 'not my own work.' But, it was 'public domain' advertising. I do not have the source document (i.e. the newspaper or folio) it was originally posted in. The company that built the equipment and placed the advertisement has been out of business for some years. It is, to my knowledge, the only citation of the achievement. It would be similar to posting a picture of a newspaper article - but without any knowledge of the actual source document. I also know of no way to verify/document the achievement without this picture of the advertisement. I'm surprised that I can't find an answer for this in these archives - though they are pretty extensive. Antiquetuck (talk) 01:47, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Antiquetuck: I strongly suspect you do not correctly understand the term "public domain" which you used: please read at least the initial portion of the Wikipedia article public domain.
The fact that the company is defunct is completely irrelevant to copyright law, except for the fact that it greatly increases the difficulty of determining who owns the copyright. What country would this be from? Roughly what date? - Jmabel ! talk 02:49, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
It is U.S. related. The company went through a couple of changes and has been defunct since about 2014.
The absurdity of my plight is that this advertisement was probably produced by the original company back in the 1930's or so - it is a direct and timely reference to a record their machine set in 1922. If I can't 'use this for verification...' there isn't anything left for verification!
My reference to PD is based on the fact that it was a published advertisement - I have no idea or way to confirm which publication it was published in - and meant for public consumption. It would be like making the statement that Pantyhose Joe Namath wore some one time - there's proof positive out there - and someone saying that the existing sources of proof of that are not usable. A true circle jerk if I ever heard of one.
So, how do I prove what's true, if I can't use the proof that has been published and that it was based on???! Antiquetuck (talk) 03:16, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Antiquetuck: Again, you are misusing the term "public domain" and it make the discussion very difficult. Please read at least the leading portion of the article I linked above. If the content is truly in the public domain then it can be uploaded to Commons, but the mere fact that it is "public" does not make it "public domain."
Also: I'm not at all sure what you are talking about when you say you need to "use this for verification". Do you mean citing the content in Wikipedia? Uploading the content to Commons does not make it any more (or less) citable.
"1930s or so" is a bit inconvenient for an upload to Commons. There are several ways that the advertisement could have passed into the public domain.
  1. If you can show it was published before 1 January 1930 then it is definitely public-domain in the United States. That date (1 January 1930) will move forward one year on 1 January each year for the next several decades.
  2. If you can show that it had an authorized publication without a copyright notice any time before 1978, then it is in the public domain.
  3. Failing that, the only way it would have already passed into the public domain—and a quite likely one, I would add—is that they failed to renew the copyright. Unfortunately, without knowing the initial date of publication, that is very hard to determine, because you'd have to go through many years of copyright renewal records (from 27 years after the earliest possible publication date to 28 years after the latest possible publication date) and show that there is no such renewal.
I know that is not the answer you would want to hear. "Orphaned" works toward the end of their period of copyright protection are quite frankly very annoying to deal with, but they exist, and this may be one of them.
I'm going to repeat one more time: read at least the initial portion of en:Public domain. If you are are going to engage in discussions involving this legal term, especially if you are going to use it yourself, it is important that you know what it means. - Jmabel ! talk 03:43, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Jmabel, Thanks again. I laud your time, knowledge and effort to ensure that this meets those specifications. This especially applies in these days of 'false news'.
I suspect that my 'reference material' - the advertisement that publicizes this manufacturers statement, verifying or vouching for the truth and fact of the statement - would pass these musters.
However, I am not going to spend hours playing games looking in every nook and cranny to prove or disprove that something as publicly available as this advertisement is not copyrighted. THAT fact and proof is not THAT important to me.
I know the facts to be true - but I guess no one else will ever get to appreciate that fact in the Wiki, because this techni-legal game is way beyond my enthusiasm. Consider my interest and willingness to share information is sufficiently and unmercifully trashed, and that I'll just sign off on this one - and any others that appear to push on this threshold. Antiquetuck (talk) 05:34, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

New version or new file?

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There are currently five SVG files representing "bullet" icons for lines in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) rail system: File:DART Blue Line bullet.svg, File:DART Green Line bullet.svg, File:DART Red Line bullet.svg, and File:DART Orange Line bullet.svg File:DART Silver Line bullet.svg. These were all uploaded in 2024 (except the Silver Line icon, which was uploaded earlier this month), and they are versions of the icons from previous rail guides.

Earlier this week, DART published a PDF guide for its new Silver Line, and that guide features revised "bullet" icons which use a different font than the previous guides. The font is the only change, but the new letterforms are distinct. (Compare the icons on page 15 of the PDF to the Commons files; the differences are clearest on the Green and Orange bullets.) The new icon font is also used in updated system maps and station layout maps, so it seems these are permanent replacements.

I'd like to upload the new bullets to Commons and replace them on the appropriate Wikipedia pages/templates. Should I upload the new bullets as new versions of the existing files, or should I create new files and mark the old files using Template:superseded? I'm not sure whether the changes are substantial enough to require a new file, and new versions of the exising files would require less work on the Wikipedia side. LazyCat256 (talk) 03:51, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@LazyCat256: There's some guidance about this given in COM:OVERWRITE. Unlike many of the local Wikipedias which allow non-free (fair use) content to be uploaded, Commons seems to prefer the retaining out-of-date or no-longer-in-use files rather than overwriting them because of the potential historical and encyclopedic value associated with such files. Typically, a minor change like straightening might be an OK reason for overwriting, but anything which might be considered significant (a crop, color change, font change perhaps) probably is best uploaded as a separate file. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:44, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

photo may be deleted

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Hello, I receive message that File:Andreas fredegandus hermans.jpg may be deleted. The picture is on my grandfathers death card dating from 1945. The author is anonymous. I supposed the photo is now in the public domain. He is also used (without mention of autorship) in 2 of the books I refer to in the bibliography. How can I prevent deletion of the photo? I am a new contributor. I can't figure which steps to undertake. Thanks for help. Cfreinet (talk) 13:17, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

  • Hello and welcome @Cfreinet. If what you stated is true, that the photograph was published in 1945 (assuming in Belgium or Poland) and the author is anonymous. Then, you are correct that the photograph should be in public domain in Belgium or Poland from 2016 (70 years after publish).
  • However, per Commons policies, photos must be in public domain (or freely licensed) both in the source country and the United States. According to the Hirtle chart, the photograph is still copyrighted in the U.S. until 2041, as the photograph entered public domain in its source country after the URAA date of 1996.
  • Therefore, this photo is likely not allowed on Commons, but you may want to upload locally to nl-wiki instead.
Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 15:19, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for your answer. Sorry for my ignorance, but I suppose that to join the photo at my text, I have to upload it via Commons. Is it possible to do this only for nl-wiki? Cfreinet (talk) 15:57, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
You're correct, sorry I just realised nl-wiki does not allow for local uploads. So, I think unfortunately there isn't a way to keep this. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 16:54, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
When was the photo on the card taken? You might be able to crop to just that. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:42, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for your idea. The photo must have been taken between 1935 and 1942. It is my grandfather, he wore the helmet until he was named police chief in 1942. I suppose that doesn't solve the problem.
The same photo was printed in 2 books I refer to in the bibliography and sources. If I ask permission to the author of the book to use the photo, would that be admitted by commons? Cfreinet (talk) 20:11, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
I'm guessing that the author of the book does not hold the copyright to an 80+-year-old photo, but they may know who does. - Jmabel ! talk 02:15, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thanks. I know the authors of the books. They don't know the author of the photo. The photo must have been taken around 1935. The photographer, if by wonder still alive,should now have the respectable age of around 120. I value the 5 pillars of wikipedia, but I do think wikipedians could pay more attention to the 5th pillar, that talks about the use of common sense... Cfreinet (talk) 15:17, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
I fixed the date and the license. If from 1935, it will be free of URAA in 1931. Yann (talk) 15:29, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
You might want to check those dates... Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:38, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

possibility of overloading files

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Good evening, I'm writing to ask you how I can manage to overload the files, because when I try I can't, and I get a warning with the words "Overwriting artwork", and since I heard this would be due to a block, how can I resolve the issue? Sigismondo1996 (talk) 14:27, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hello and welcome @Sigismondo1996. Unfortunately, only autopatrolled users are allowed to overwrite files. If you wanted to overwrite a file, please create a request at Commons:Overwriting existing files/Requests. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 15:02, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Wait, how's that possible? I overwrote a file on 2013-02-24, but I got autopatroller rights later, on 2013-05-22. – b_jonas 10:29, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@B jonas This procedure was only recently introduced in 2023, see Commons:Village pump/Proposals/Archive/2023/08#Limit file overwriting to users with autopatrol rights. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 11:29, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply


How do file information and Summary Description of a file work?

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Hello, I have recently added File:(R)-Aporphine.gif to Wikipedia Commons. I want to ask how do file information and Summary Description of a file work? Because I believe that by adding 85 notable languages (those with more than 100000 articles or depth more than 100) to the file, the file will get more and more public and accessible to everyone. Hope anyone can clear the confusion/misunderstanding of this Geoopt1234 (talk) 00:38, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Geoopt1234: I'm unaware of anything called a "Summary Description". Where do you see that?
I see you have already correctly added descriptions in three languages. More would be welcome, as long as they are correct. Be very wary of adding a machine translation into a language you cannot even read to check for correctness.
Someone else may have a better suggestion than just adding these in separate templates. I was looking for something like {{Title}} that would be appropriate for the description field, but I don't see it. - Jmabel ! talk 02:26, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Oh it's right below the summary, the summary contains the Description Geoopt1234 (talk) 04:21, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
(FISD) File information and Summary description
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"Summary" is a completely arbitrary heading. Nothing changes if that changes. It's just the English-language value for {{int:filedesc}}. The template containing "description" is {{Information}} (or {{Art Photo}}, or any of a number of other alternatives). But it does exactly the same thing independently of {{int:filedesc}}. - Jmabel ! talk 04:04, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you so much. Now I have much more experience Geoopt1234 (talk) 04:14, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Category moving/renaming

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Hello everyone! I want to move/rename two categories. Category:Indian Space Research Organisation to Category:ISRO and Category:People associated with the Indian Space Research Organisation to Category:People associated with ISRO. I have placed multiple requests here (1 and 2) and here (1 and 2). It's been 20 days since I have placed first two requests but nothing has changed. On the other hand, I managed to move multiple categories at English Wikipedia related to ISRO (for example Category:ISRO). Is there any procedure I have missed? Please guide me in a simple and understandable way. Thanks! – 𝙰𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚟™ 🗿 04:01, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Pinging @Abzeronow: for help! 𝙰𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚟™ 🗿 06:42, 26 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Most Wikipedias completely spell out the name Indian Space Research Organisation, only a few including enwiki have the article under the acronym. I'll create a CfD for you. Thanks for the reminder to check category moves, I've helped reduce that backlog. Abzeronow (talk) 23:18, 26 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for your attention to this matter. 𝙰𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚟™ 🗿 03:25, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Modify Metadata

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I would like to know if it is possible for me to modify the metadata associated with one of my contributions. The contribution in question is the following: File:Drying-pants (2018).jpg

I would like to remove my name from the “Author” field. This is information I wish to delete for privacy reasons. Yo (talk) 12:05, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hi Everyone! (I'm sorry, I didn’t greet you...)
Thank you in advance for your help. Yo (talk) 12:07, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Toutoclic: the author field is part of the image itself, as embedded EXIF metadata (see Commons:EXIF). You should modify the image to remove the author information and then upload the new version. After you have uploaded the new version you can request that first version is revision deleted. Also note that the author is usually set in the camera, so all the photos you have taken with that camera likely have the same author information. MKFI (talk) 08:04, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@MKFI Thanks for your feedback, I'll try to do that. Yo (talk) 09:08, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

How to upload my photos in my page correctly?

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I need more information about this. Kaenjjostlc399 (talk) 13:02, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Kaenjjostlc399: your uploads have been blocked by automated filter since you tried to upload a very low resolution images as a new user, and such images are often copyright violations. Remember that if you upload an image as "own work" it means that you held the camera in your hands when the picture was taken or otherwise created the image yourself. From the file names and descriptions I wonder if they would be in Commons:Project scope. Small number of personal images are allowed but perhaps you could first get some experience editing Wikipedia before worrying about your user page. MKFI (talk) 14:22, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

SVG Image rendering incorrectly

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File:Palais de l'Élysée rdc.svg has numbers in the original SVG but the PNG rendering (as used in articles) turned all the numbers into various symbols. 84.40.218.239 18:37, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Notification à Chatsam pour information. -- Asclepias (talk) 19:33, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

OK --Chatsam (coucou) 20:35, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Can't access file I uploaded

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I just uploaded a file named "File:Freshwater (whereabouts).jpg". Now I cannot access it. In the upload information at the end of the upload, a different name is used in the HTML link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadStash/file/1c6axwh5wo08.hhfksm.1121630.jpg. What is an "UploadStash file", and what happened that is making it inaccessible? Epipelagic (talk) 02:38, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

There seems to be an issue with Upload Wizard. File is at File:Freshwater (whereabouts).jpg. Not sure where the best forum is for Upload Wizard issues. Abzeronow (talk) 02:56, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Yes, the file is now accessible, so it must have been a stash caught in delayed processing.— Epipelagic (talk) 03:47, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Hi, I’ve been having the same problem with all of my uploads for the past few days. Not a single one has worked properly. They are uploaded successfully, but the errors cause me some extra work every time, as I want to access the uploaded pictures to add them to a gallery. I use the "Old Vector (2010)" view, if that matters. -- Jakubhal 19:34, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

"Not found" message after upload

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I have just uploaded the file "South Australian Railways 600 class diesel locomotive – general arrangement.png". When I clicked the blue underlined filename on the "Thanks for contributing" page, an error page resulted, stating "Not Found Key "1c6bez2tied0.psf37a.4729562.png" not found in stash." Can anybody help to resolve this, please? Cheers, Simon – SCHolar44 🇦🇺 💬 at 06:19, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@SCHolar44: I don't know what caused the error message but image itself looks fine: File:South Australian Railways 600 class diesel locomotive – general arrangement.png. MKFI (talk) 06:39, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Sometimes the links in the "Thanks for contributing" page (the page after using UploadWizard) will not work like you have mentioned. However, as MKFI mentioned, your uploads should be fine and uploaded correctly. You can check your uploads at Special:ListFiles/SCHolar44. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 14:45, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

送信する際にエラーが発生しました このウィキは、「.docx」という拡張子を持つファイル名を受け入れていません。

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このウィキは、「.docx」という拡張子を持つファイル名を受け入れていません。 YUTAN STONE (talk) 08:02, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hello and welcome @YUTAN STONE. Unfortunately, Commons does not accept Word documents (.doc or .docx), Commons only accepts documents in PDF or DjVu formats. I assume your have solved your problem as I noticed you have already uploaded your files using PDF format. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 14:52, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Freedom's Journal

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Could someone upload these issues of Freedom's Journal here? I'd do it myself but I keep receiving errors when I try to upload them? Nighfidelity (talk) 15:52, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

I have uploaded them  REAL 💬   22:41, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thanks! Nighfidelity (talk) 22:56, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Reading the full comment section

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Is it possible to attain the full edit comment of a long edit summary? Specifically I need the full comment for the first edit made on 16 August 2019.[1] Semsûrî (talk) 22:25, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

No, it is not possible. There is a maximum length for an edit summary, and you exceeded it, so it was truncated. - Jmabel ! talk 02:32, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Cerco un Wikipediano per creare un profilo su Wikipedia

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Cerco un Wikipediano per creare un profilo su Wikipedia su un altera che ha tutti i requisiti giusti per rientrare nella creazione di una pagina dedicata a lui 5.91.186.31 17:46, 26 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Probabilmente dovresti chiedere informazioni a proposito di quello su Wikipedia nella lingua pertinente, non su Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 02:35, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Not duplicate

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Currently, with the addition of East Timor, the file Association of Southeast Asian Nations (orthographic projection).svg is near identical with Southeast Asia (orthographic projection).svg. Now, I know that the former file should not be deleted as a duplicate due to it being a constantly updated file, but is there a template I can tag it with to let others know to not tag it? ANOTHERWlKlPEDlAN wɑit thɑt’s ɑ typo 04:35, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Anohthterwikipedian: I'd use {{Current}} to tag the file that's intended to be updated. It doesn't directly say that the tagged file shouldn't be deleted as a duplicate, but I think it's implicit, since a file that might change can't really be a duplicate of one that won't. --bjh21 (talk) 16:47, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Unsure about use rationale on File:Deadmau5 d.jpg

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File:Deadmau5 d.jpg appears to have been uploaded by a user impersonating deadmau5 in 2014. Checking global contributions, Joel is not a spanish speaker. I'm not sure how to report something like this! GoatLordServant (talk) 16:28, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

courtesy linkfix. You can use a COM:Deletion request for situations with unclear copyrights. I did so. Thanks for spotting the thing! Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 03:33, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Porque no me deja subir un proyecto creado por mi que esta patentado

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Porque no me deja subir un proyecto creado por mi que esta patentado Dr.Antonio Gines Lopez (talk) 07:48, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Por supuesto, porque sería afuera del alcance del proyecto de Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 04:09, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Suppression de plusieurs photos concernant une propriété privée dont la propriétaire exige le retrait des vues la représentant

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Je suis l'auteur de photographies représentant le château de Mollans, (70), ainsi que de sa chapelle castrale. Bien que les vues aient été prises depuis une route publique, la propriétaire a déposé une plainte contre moi. Par souci d'apaisement, je demande la suppression de ces cinq vues. Merci. Espirat Jean E.J (talk) 08:13, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Espirat: cette demande est difficilement traitable sans savoir de quels fichiers il s'agit exactement. Quels sont leurs noms ou liens internes? Salutations, Grand-Duc (talk) 08:17, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Merci de la réponse. Il s'agit de deux vues représentant la chapelle castrale de Mollans , ainsi que de trois vues représentant le château de Mollans. Elles se trouvent sur Wiki Commons de Mollans. Mollans étant un village de la Haute-Saône (70). Merci de votre aide. Espirat E.J (talk) 08:27, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Une recherche rapide sur le net aboutit bientôt à la page https://www.murielle-cahen.fr/le-droit-a-limage-quels-sont-vos-droits-et-obligations/ , qui a des références sur le problème du droit (inexistant!) sur l'image de ses biens - section N°II: "Le propriétaire du bien ne dispose plus d’un droit exclusif sur l’image de celui-ci". En principe, je pense qu'une plainte va aboutir nulle part, surtout si les images prises ne sont pas cause a un quelconque trouble anormal... Salutations, Grand-Duc (talk) 08:27, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Espirat: dénicher ces vues dans une liste de téléversements très longue, probablement dans les centaines de fichiers, sans indications sur les dates de prises de vues, n'est pas très simple... Est-ce qu'elles sont enregistrées aux alentours du 8 juillet 2024, comme File:Château de Mollans (1).jpg, ces photos? Salutations, Grand-Duc (talk) 08:33, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Ces vues se trouvent dans wiki Commons, Mollans, château de Mollans et chapelle castrale de Mollans
Je souhaite, ,pour ma tranquillité d'esprit, que ces vues soient retirées. Encore merci. Espirat E.J (talk) 09:22, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Ces photos du château de Mollans et de sa chapelle castrale ont été envoyées, après le 06-07-2024. Je souhaite leur suppression définitive. Merci. Espirat jean E.J (talk) 09:49, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Commons n'est pas constraint à supprimer ces photos - ni les lois françaises, ni les lois américaines le demandent. Il n'y a pas de "droit à l'image de ses biens", un propriétaire d'immeuble n'a pas de moyens d'interdire les prises de vues de lieux publics.
J'ai recherché et trouvé:
Chacune de ces demandes de suppression a été refusée. C'est logique, mis à part ta demande, Espirat, il n'y a pas de raison pour la suppression, certainement pas de raison juridique, en tous cas. Et vu que ces fichiers sont présents depuis longtemps (2024) et utilisé pour des fins encyclopédiques, même une suppression par obligeance est plus ou moins exclue. Salutations, Grand-Duc (talk) 09:50, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Bonjour ! Wikimédia France propose un Soutien juridique pour les contributeurs, n'hésitez pas à y faire appel ! Léna (talk) 14:09, 30 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Est-ce si difficile de faire retirer d de wiki , des photos dont on est l'auteur? Je souhaite faire retirer cinq vues, mais apparemment ce n'est pas possible. (J'ai fait cinq ou six demandes, toutes refusées). Je suis contributeur à hauteur de plus de dix mille photos, et bien, ce sera fini. Je vais oublier wiki et sa non coopération. Jean espirat E.J (talk) 12:10, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Yann: : Est-ce que tu vois un moyen supplémentaire d'aide, ici? Salutations, Grand-Duc (talk) 21:27, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Non, les demandes de suppression ont été refusées avec raison. Yann (talk) 16:28, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
"Is it really so difficult to have photos removed from Wikipedia when you're the author?"—Yes, and rightly so. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:21, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Do I understand correctly that the user is demanding as a courtesy, with no rationale given, that we delete 5 images that he released into the public domain over a year ago? If so, that strikes me as ridiculous. If you could change your mind a year later about releasing work into the public domain, then such a release would mean nothing. - Jmabel ! talk 02:30, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Actually he already asked to delete them less than a month after the upload, it's visible in the deletion requests. Léna (talk) 08:11, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
And we allow one week. Principle is the same as what I stated. - Jmabel ! talk 14:46, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

renaming or deleting and uploading correct ones

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I uploaded 7 images yesterday, and I think I should name them differently, to include the monument name. Can you tell me whether I can change the names, and how? Or can I delete them and start over uploading, and naming correctly? And how?

Thanks. DAS1950 (talk) 16:58, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

You can request renaming of these files pretty easily. Go to each image and find the dropdown Tools menu just above the image. There's an option for requesting a rename. Then you just put in the new name in the first field and uploader requested in the bottom field. If you have problems, I can help further. Geoffroi 18:32, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Permissions for images uploaded to Wiki Commons

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I'm probably missing something obvious, but I wonder if somebody can help me understand what is happening. I have read all the stuff I can find, and I have read the messages on the pages, the messages from bots, and the email to the owner of the copyright, who has agreed to the right CC4.0 Attribution Share-Alike International. But I can't take the boxes off the pages that say that the copyright status is not clear and that they will be deleted.

I uploaded the media files, which are on these pages: 1. File:DarachOScolai.jpg 2. File:DarachOScolaiSpeaking.jpg

The copyright owner did the online permissions form, as I asked. He forwarded the emailed reply from Martin Anderson thanking him for giving permission. And saying that we should add {{Permission pending|year=2025|month=October|day=28}} somewhere in the file description, which I did, but when I go back, it's not there.

One possible glitch: when he replied to my email telling the filename of the photos I uploaded, he forwarded the message to Martin Anderson and said he had uploaded the photos, but I don't see any evidence of copies of the photos I uploaded, but perhaps the perms got attached to them if they did get actually uploaded into Commons?

Sorry to have such a messy request. Any help would be so gratefully received. Sharon 19:08, 28 October 2025 (UTC) Scogdill (talk) 19:08, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

I'm not sure how that box got put into the middle of my message. Yikes, sorry.
19:09, 28 October 2025 (UTC) Scogdill (talk) 19:09, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Oh, wait, I see something. So the code Martin Anderson said to include in the file description, which I had put in this message without anything to make it nowiki, is what put that box there. Ok, so the pages for both files have that message on them, so maybe everything is ok? I'm still not sure, just can't tell, tbh.
Thanks for your patience,
sharon
19:22, 28 October 2025 (UTC) Scogdill (talk) 19:22, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Scogdill: the problem on these pages, which the bot tagged, is that nowhere do they indicate what license is intendd to be used. For further clarification of that, see the item numbered "12" under Commons:Uploading works by a third party#How they can grant a license (and how you upload). Have a look there; if it's still unclear, ask a further question here. - Jmabel ! talk 04:19, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you very much! I added the tag for the correct license. The warning boxes are still there, but the right box is there now as well.
Thanks,
sharon 22:29, 29 October 2025 (UTC) Scogdill (talk) 22:29, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Scogdill: As the tag said, "If you have resolved the issue by adding a valid copyright tag, you may remove the deletion template." I've done it for you this time, though. - Jmabel ! talk 22:55, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you! 23:21, 29 October 2025 (UTC) Scogdill (talk) 23:21, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi, I’ve already written in one of the threads above (several people seem to have a similar problem), but it looks like my post was overlooked since nobody replied.

The links to my uploaded files have been broken for every upload over the past few days. The files are uploaded successfully, but the links in the upload summary point to something like this. It’s a bit annoying because I want to access the uploaded pictures to add them to a gallery, and this issue causes extra work each time.

I use the “Old Vector (2010)” view, if that matters. -- Jakubhal 19:46, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Jakubhal: what upload tool are you using? Special:UploadWizard here on Commons, or something else? - Jmabel ! talk 04:20, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Jmabel: Yes, I mean Special:UploadWizard here on Commons. The default one, not the older one or something else. -- Jakubhal 04:36, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Jakubhal: Hmm, haven't been hearing other reports like this. Maybe you might get some help at COM:VP/T, probably more likely than here. - Jmabel ! talk 12:47, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Jmabel: I think it is the same issue as described by others above, in threads Can't_access_file_I_uploaded and "Not_found"_message_after_upload - they just used different wording (I also thought the first time that the upload had failed). Ok, I will check this evening if the problem persists and write in COM:VP/T ---- Jakubhal 13:54, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Jakubhal: Apparently in Phabricator as T408610. - Jmabel ! talk 04:03, 30 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

my uploaded files (Wiki Loves Monuments 2025)

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I need to delete several files I uploaded. I don't know how. Help?

Also I need to add {Wiki Loves Monuments 2025|us-ct to uploaded files I don't know how. Help?

Thanks.

Diana DAS1950 (talk) 19:55, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hi @DAS1950: Thanks for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments! You can request deletion of photos you upload within seven days (so all the photos you've uploaded in the last day qualify). You can add the following "speedy deletion" (SD) template to the files you wish to be deleted:
{{SD|Author/uploader request within 7 days of upload}}
I see all your files are tagged as Wiki Loves Monuments, so no action is needed there. We can take care of updating the state parameter in the template. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 23:11, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Kevin Payravi: This user asked how to rename these files in a section just above "renaming or deleting and uploading correct ones". These are good quality photos that need renaming not deleting. We don't want this user to have these files deleted just to reupload them with a new name. Geoffroi 00:16, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Ah thank you, missed that! Yes, if the goal is to just rename files, please go through the renaming process instead DAS1950. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 00:27, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
I really appreciate the time you took in replying to me. Thank you.
Because the 14 photos consisted of nearly identical pairs of photos, I did delete 7 of them. (one from each pair).
Yes, please look to see if the correct state parameter is given for each of the remaining photos.
Thank you so much.
Diana DAS1950 (talk) 12:31, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Everything looks good to me. If you have any other questions, you can ask them here or on my talkpage if I'm around. Geoffroi 21:55, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Image

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saya didieth adalah admin yang di percayakan oleh muhammad hasan abdillah untuk membuat profilenya di wikipedia, dan foto yang saya upload di hapus karna ada unsur hak cipta.. untuk fotonya saya dapet dari sumbernya langsung atau dari muhammad hasan abdillah yang di kirim via whatsapp ke saya, dan yang bersangkutan filenya di ambil saat dari IGnya dan takeshootnya ketika yang bersangkutan di lantik sebagai anggota DPRD PROV DKI JAKARTA. Mohon tanggapannya dan petunjuknya agar gambar tersebut tidak di bilang melanggar hak cipta Didieth Dengoh (talk) 07:02, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Kita harus mempunyai izin tersurat dari pemegang hak cipta foto tersebut (orang yang menekan tombol kameranya, belum tentu pemegang hak ciptanya Hasan sendiri!) untuk memberi lisensi bebas.
Perizinan itu dilakukan dengan melewati email/surel. Kita mempunyai Commons:Volunteer Response Team (bahasa Indonesia) yang akan mengonfirmasi perizinan lisensi bebas tersebut. Anjurkan pemegang hak ciptanya untuk membuat perizinan di Commons:Wikimedia VRT release generator dan mengirim teks perizinan ke alamat surel yang didaftarkan di situ, melalui alamat surel kerja/utama milik dia. Jika dia tidak mengirim surat perizinan, baik karena ditolak ataupun tidak bisa dikontak, sayangnya kita tidak bisa menerima foto tersebut. HyperAnd (talk) 11:06, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

De minimus question

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Hello! Not my upload, but I recently stummbled across this photo of an iced coffee from Dunkin' with its logo all over it. It's not currently used on any mainspace, but does this photo meet COM:De minimis requirements (more specifically COM:DM United States), or should it be deleted? I'm curious because a similar photo of Dunkin' products appears to have been kept and approved despite many logos being present. Keeping the result of this discussion in mind for uploads myself going forward. Cheers! Johnson524 (talk) 07:09, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

There aren't really copyrightable elements to be seen in File:Coffe - sept.2020.jpg, and for the skewed logo or graphic parts, applying De minimis stands to reason. On the other hand, I have some qualms with File:Dunkin' Donuts Yoplait Yogurt Display at American Grocery Store (53230508215).jpg. The images of actual products on the packagings are IMHO certainly reaaaaally close to, if not beyond, the fuzzy De minimis limits. I'm actually thinking about opening a DR for that file (it wasn't kept, only license reviewed, meaning our procedure of checking third-party media was performed). Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 07:32, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

File:Rafale Gascogne.jpg

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This image of a fighter jet is by a French military photographer, but has an own work claim and license from the uploader. Can someone change this to the proper license? Thanks. Geoffroi 23:21, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

That's actually a likely copyvio, worth a speedy. France has not stipulation for PD-Gov per Commons:Copyright rules by territory/France#Images from public web sites. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 00:32, 30 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thanks. I've added a link to an earlier use of the image at Reddit. Geoffroi 00:40, 30 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
In case you feel like saying something more, Geoffroi: COM:ANU#JET311. The Rafale was not an isolated case, by the looks of it. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 00:56, 30 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Uploads of newspaper clippings?

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I often use fultonhistory.com as a source for Wikipedia articles because it has newspaper records not available anywhere else, but there are two problems with the site. Firstly, it isn't possible to isolate clips from a page, the entire page has to be used as the source link, which can be problematic because it can make the relevant facts hard to find for somebody looking to confirm the information. Secondly, it's a private, basically one-man website, which like many other such websites could disappear overnight, taking all its data with it.

I am wondering then, if it would be permissible to upload public domain newspaper clippings from the site to Commons to ensure the preservation of the information and make it much easier for users to verify the facts? Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 06:59, 30 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

For this to be possible clippings must be either in public domain or under a free license. Ruslik (talk) 19:10, 30 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Also: in citing these, the "real" source you should cite is presumably the article (with author) from a particular page of a particular issue of a newspaper. It's online presence is just a convenience. Naming the article should make it reasonably straightforward for someone to see what was cited. Remember: it's still more convenient than if all you had was a paper copy. - Jmabel ! talk 01:57, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Anything from the U.S. 1929 or earlier (this will move year-by-year for the next several decades) is in the public domain.
A great deal from U.S. newspapers 1963 or earlier (this date will not move) is in the public domain because of failure to renew copyrights, but that takes some research to demonstrate for a particular case. Often, you can show that a particular newspaper never renewed its copyrights.
Similarly, even some things down through 28 February 1989 are in the public domain for failure to comply with copyright formalities; again, takes some legwork to prove. - Jmabel ! talk 02:02, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Copyrights from different countries

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so I got an image where the copyright was CC BY-SA 3.0 AU but it said the copyright was invalid so what do I do? Binkiefish (talk) 17:37, 30 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

This is very confusing. What said what copyright was invalid? (And could you possibly mean that the license was invalid rather than the copyright?) This would all be much clearer if you would link to something in particular. - Jmabel ! talk 02:05, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
I suspect this is about Special:AbuseLog/12296484 where Special:AbuseFilter/156 stopped @Binkiefish: from uploading a low resolution image as a new user. The filter may be correct however: Binkiefish, you claimed CC0 license for this image but the source website http://tullabs.com/amanita/?Amanita+armeniaca does not show anything of the sort and it is very unusual for a 1997 image to be available as CC0 since CC0 did not exist until 2009. MKFI (talk) 07:50, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Banderas simples con escudos (copyright)

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Buenas, se puede publicar banderas simples con escudo por ejemplo como este (File:Bandera Municipio El Socorro (Estado Bolivariano de Guárico) 2025.png) la bandera simple fue removido por un administrador porque la bandera contiene un escudo de armas que esta protegido por derechos de autor pero si la bandera era simple (below TOO) es posible publicar la bandera simple usando el Template {{PD-flag}} + {{Insignia}} si contiene la bandera simple con escudo? AbchyZa22 (talk) 22:37, 30 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

El escudo ese no me parece bajo del umbral de originalidad. - Jmabel ! talk 02:09, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Jmabel:y si le pido a la IA (Gemini) que elimine el escudo en el centro de la bandera y si agrego la bandera modificado (Gemini) a Wikipedia es posible que este dentro del alcance de Commons (in scope/in use)?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 13:52, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Si el escudo es parte de la bandera, ¿quí sería el uso educativo de la bandera sin escudo? - Jmabel ! talk 14:50, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Jmabel:Según {{Insignia}} es independiente del copyright pero si agrego la bandera modificado a Wikipedia es posible que este dentro del alcance de Commons? AbchyZa22 (talk) 15:03, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

യുവതരംഗം കലാസമിതി & ലൈബ്രറി പനങ്ങാട്

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ഒരു കൂട്ടം സാമൂഹ്യ ബോധമുള്ള ചെറുപ്പക്കാരുടെ കൂട്ടായ്മയായ് 1980 ൽ യുവതരംഗം കലാ സമിതി & ലൈബ്രറി രൂപീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. നാട്ടിൻപുറത്തെ പറമ്പുകളും തോടുകളും വൃത്തിയാക്കിക്കൊണ്ട് സ്വരൂപിച്ച പണം കൊണ്ട് ആദ്യകാല പ്രവർത്തന മൂലധനം കണ്ടെത്തി. പ്രദേശത്തിന്റെ സാമൂഹികവും സാംസ്‌കാരികവും കലാ -കായിക -സാഹിത്യ മേഖലകളിലും സമഗ്രമായ ഇടപെടലുകൾ ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കിക്കൊണ്ട് ബൈലോ രൂപീകരണം, കേരള ഗ്രന്ഥശാല നിയമപ്രകാരമുള്ള രെജിസ്ട്രേഷൻ., നാളിതു വരെ നിയമാവലി അനുസരിച്ചുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ. വൈവിദ്ധ്യം കൊണ്ട് ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ നിരവധി പരിപാടികൾ : 'കുഞ്ഞുണ്ണി മാഷും കുട്ട്യോളും ' പരിപാടി കേരളത്തിൽ ഒരുപക്ഷെ ആദ്യമായി സംഘടിപ്പിച്ചത് യുവതരംഗം ആണ്. പിന്നീട് കേരളത്തിന്റെ പല ഭാഗങ്ങളിലും നടത്തിയ 'കുഞ്ഞുണ്ണി മാഷും കാർന്നോന്മാരും ' പരിപാടി ആദ്യമായി സംഘടിപ്പിച്ചതും യുവതരംഗം തന്നെ.കേരളത്തിൽ ജനമൈത്രി പോലീസ് എന്ന ആശയം നടപ്പിലാകും മുൻപേ ' പോലീസും ജനങ്ങളും' പരിപാടി സംഘടിപ്പിച്ചത് യുവതരംഗത്തിന്റെ ചരിത്രത്തിലെ പൊൻ തൂവലുകളിൽ ഒന്നാണ്. തൃശ്ശൂരിന്റെ അതിർത്തി ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിലും വടക്കൻ ജില്ലകളിലും അരങ്ങേറിയിരുന്ന' ഓണത്തല്ല് ' നമ്മുടെ പ്രദേശത്ത് പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തിയതും യുവതരംഗം ആണ്. യോഗയുടെ പ്രാധാന്യം മനസ്സിലാക്കി കാൽ നൂറ്റാണ്ട് മുമ്പേ യോഗ പ്രദർശനങ്ങൾ സംഘടിപ്പിച്ചു. കലാ- കായിക മേഖലകളിൽ പഞ്ചായത്ത് കേരളോത്സവങ്ങളിൽ സജീവ സാന്നിധ്യം, ക്രിക്കറ്റിൽ കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ താലൂക്കിലെ വിവിധ ടൂർണമെന്റുകളിൽ കിരീട വിജയികൾ, മധ്യ കേരള ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ടൂർണമെന്റിൽ കാണികളെ ത്രസിപ്പിക്കുന്ന മത്സരങ്ങൾ, യുവതരംഗത്തിന്റെ കയ്യൊപ്പ് ചാർത്തിയ വിജയങ്ങൾ , തൃശ്ശൂർ ജില്ലയിൽ തന്നെ അപൂർവമായി സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഡബിൾ വിക്കറ്റ് ടൂർണമെന്റിൽ ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ രണ്ട് കിരീടങ്ങൾ, അഖില കേരള ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ടൂർണമെന്റുകളിൽ പ്രമുഖ സ്ഥാനമുള്ള എസ് കെ നായർ റോളിംഗ് ട്രോഫിക്ക് വേണ്ടിയുള്ള ടൂർണ്ണമെന്റിൽ സെഞ്ച്വറി നേടി. The Hindu പോലുള്ള ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ദിനപത്രങ്ങളിൽ പേരു വന്നിട്ടുള്ള കളിക്കാരെ സംഭാവന ചെയ്യാൻ യുവതരംഗത്തിന് കഴിഞ്ഞു. സിൽവർ ജൂബിലിയോട് അനുബന്ധിച്ച് കൂടുതൽ സൗകര്യങ്ങളോടുകൂടിയ പുതിയ കെട്ടിടം വേണമെന്ന ചിന്തയിൽ നിന്നും സ്വന്തമായി 5 സെന്റ് സ്ഥലം വാങ്ങി. തൃശ്ശൂർ ജില്ലാ പഞ്ചായത്ത് അംഗമായ ഇടി ടൈസൺ മാസ്റ്ററുടെ ശ്രമഫലമായി 7 ലക്ഷം രൂപയുടെ ഫണ്ട് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് പുതിയ ഇരുനില കെട്ടിടം പണിതു. തുടർന്ന് കലാസമിതിയുടെയും ലൈബ്രറിയുടെയും നേതൃത്വത്തിൽ നിരവധി പരിപാടികൾ, ഓണാഘോഷത്തോടനുബന്ധിച്ച് സംഘടിപ്പിച്ച 'ഓണപ്പെരുമ' ആഘോഷങ്ങൾക്ക് പുതിയ മാനങ്ങൾ നൽകി. മൂന്നു പതിറ്റാണ്ട് മുമ്പേ പനങ്ങാട് ഹൈസ്കൂളിൽ സംഘടിപ്പിച്ച പൂക്കള മത്സരം വീട്ടുമുറ്റത്ത് ഒരു തിരുവോണക്കള മത്സരമാക്കി മാറ്റിയെടുത്തു.' നാടൻ കളികളും നാട്ടുകാരും', നൂറിൽപരം അടകളുടെ പ്രദർശനം, മലയാള ചലച്ചിത്ര ഗാനശാഖയിലെ മഹാരഥന്മാർക്ക് സ്മരണാഞ്ജലി അർപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുള്ള 'മഞ്ഞണി പൂനിലാവ് ', 'ശ്യാമാംബരം', 'പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും' തുടങ്ങിയ ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ പരിപാടികൾ കൊണ്ട് ഓണപ്പെരുമ ഒരു ഗംഭീര അനുഭവമാകുന്നു. യുവതരംഗം കലാസമിതി ആൻഡ് ലൈബ്രറിയുടെ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളിൽ സജീവമായി പങ്കെടുക്കുന്ന കുട്ടികൾ സംസ്ഥാന സ്കൂൾ കലോത്സവങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്നാം സമ്മാനങ്ങൾ നേടുന്നു. യുവ തരംഗത്തിന്റെ സെക്രട്ടറി പദം അലങ്കരിച്ചു നേതൃത്വപരമായ കഴിവുകൾ പ്രകടിപ്പിച്ച വ്യക്തിത്വങ്ങൾ സംസ്ഥാനത്തെ മികച്ച അധ്യാപകനുള്ള അവാർഡ് നേടുന്നു. കൊൽക്കത്തയിലെ പ്രശസ്തമായ ഐസറിൽ(IISER) പ്രവേശനം നേടുന്ന പനങ്ങാട് ദേശത്തെ ആദ്യത്തെ കുട്ടിയായി യുവതരംഗത്തിന്റെ പ്രവർത്തക മാറുന്നു. മെൽബൺ യൂണിവേഴ്സിറ്റിയിൽ ബിരുദാനന്തര ബിരുദ പഠനത്തിന് സ്കോളർഷിപ്പോടുകൂടി പ്രവേശനം നേടിയ ഇന്ത്യയിലെ രണ്ട് കുട്ടികളിൽ ഒരാൾ യുവതരംഗം പ്രവർത്തകയാണ്. 2016 ൽ ഇടി ടൈസൺ മാസ്റ്റർ എംഎൽഎയുടെ ആസ്തി വികസന ഫണ്ട് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് യുവതരംഗത്തിന്റെ കെട്ടിടത്തോട് ചേർന്ന് സ്റ്റേജ് നിർമ്മാണവും ഒന്നാം നിലയിലെ ഹാൾ ടൈൽ വിരിച്ച് മേൽക്കൂര ഷീറ്റ് ഇട്ട് ഉപയോഗപ്രദമാക്കി. ഇതിനായി 7 ലക്ഷം രൂപ ചെലവഴിച്ചു. ഇവിടെ രാവിലെയും വൈകിട്ടും യോഗ ക്ലാസുകൾ തുടങ്ങി. അത് ഇപ്പോഴും തുടർന്നുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു . മഹാപ്രളയം ഉണ്ടായപ്പോൾ ദുരിത ആശ്വാസ ക്യാമ്പിന് നേതൃത്വം നൽകി. പ്രളയത്തിൽ വീട് നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട ഒരു അമ്മയ്ക്കും കുട്ടികൾക്കും ഒരു സ്നേഹവീട് നിർമ്മിച്ചു നൽകി. ലൈബ്രറി കൗൺസിലിന്റെ നേതൃത്വത്തിൽ നടക്കുന്ന സർഗോത്സവങ്ങളിൽ താലൂക്ക് തലത്തിലും ജില്ലാതലത്തിലും യുവ തരംഗത്തിന്റെ പ്രവർത്തകർ കഴിഞ്ഞ കുറിയ വർഷങ്ങളായി മികച്ച പ്രകടനം കാഴ്ചവയ്ക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. കൂടാതെ ലൈബ്രറി കൗൺസിൽ നടത്തുന്ന വായനാ മത്സരങ്ങളിൽ ലൈബ്രറി തലത്തിലും താലൂക്ക് തലത്തിലും ജില്ലാതലത്തിലും മികച്ച സമ്മാനങ്ങൾ യുവതരംഗത്തിൽ എത്താറുണ്ട്. കഴിഞ്ഞ രണ്ടു വർഷത്തോളമായി എൽഎസ്എസ് ക്ലാസുകൾ മികച്ച രീതിയിൽ സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. എൽഎസ്എസ് നേടുന്ന കുട്ടികളുടെ എണ്ണം ഓരോ വർഷവും കൂടിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുകയാണ്. കൂടാതെ ബാല തരംഗത്തിന്റെ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളും മികച്ച രീതിയിൽ യുവതരംഗത്തിൽ നടന്നുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. ' കളികളിലൂടെ അറിവ് പകരുക ' എന്ന മുദ്രാവാക്യം ഉയർത്തിപ്പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് 'അറിവിന്റെ വേനൽ പച്ച' അവധിക്കാല ക്യാമ്പ് കുറേ വർഷങ്ങളായി നടത്തിവരുന്നു. വനിതാവേദിയുടെ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളും നല്ല രീതിയിൽ നടക്കുന്നു. അങ്ങനെ സമൂഹത്തിന്റെ എല്ലാ മേഖലകളിലും വളരെ സർഗാത്മകമായി ഇടപെടാൻ യുവതരംഗത്തിന് കഴിയുന്നു. പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ തുടരുന്നു...

സോജേഷ് പഴൂപറമ്പിൽ Soju79 (talk) 10:12, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

നിങ്ങളുടെ ചോദ്യം എന്താണ്? Wuselig (talk) 14:37, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
This seems to me to have nothing to do with Wikimedia Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 14:51, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hallo, I just uploaded a photo of Amsterdam and got this message back:

Not Found Key "1c6uiaxqpwzw.huwgz.2903088.jpg" not found in stash.

That was the second photo already with a not found link!! Can you help me? FotoDutch (talk) 11:46, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Hallo, I just uploaded a photo and got this link back:

thumb|Photo through the windows with a view over the Oosterdok water in Amsterdam and on the building of the NEMO Science Museum. In the background the area Marine-terrein. Free photo Amsterdam by Fons Heijnsbroek in high resolution 

and got this link back: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadStash/file/1c6ujnsldpy8.ty3u59.2903088.tif

When I wanted to see photo and description, to add more categories, and clicked on the link I got this answer:

Not Found Key "1c6ujnsldpy8.ty3u59.2903088.tif" not found in stash.

It happened for the third time already, today. FotoDutch (talk) 12:05, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@FotoDutch: it is a known issue, hopefully fixed soon. See COM:VPT#Broken links to uploaded files in the Upload Wizard. MKFI (talk) 13:22, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Okay! Thanks.
I can find the new uploads in my Uploads or Contributions, happily. FotoDutch (talk) 13:41, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

How do I delete an uploaded image?

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How do I delete an uploaded image? Farhan Sazid (talk) 12:36, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Note: I added a section header. @Farhan Sazid: for your own recent (within last 7 days) uploads you can add {{Db-author}} on the file pages. MKFI (talk) 13:20, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

How to convert my files into svgs?

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How to convert my files into svgs? Non free files fan (talk) 13:57, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Non free files fan: usually Inkscape or a similar tool. This is not something easy to do, especially to do well. - Jmabel ! talk 14:53, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

How to create celebrity account

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Please answer Animesh Nandaa (talk) 18:12, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

I agree and thank you so much Adamambye44 (talk) 18:19, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Images by David Clendining

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The artist David Clendining had images uploaded to a gallery for his works to be used in a Wikipedia article. These have disappeared. They are owned images by the artist. How do I get them back or make them available for use? GYHASHAKE (talk) 19:47, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

They haven't disappeared, they were deleted: Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Exbellestartsit. There was no sufficient clearance for getting them hosted on Commons. Go through all relevant procedures per Commons:Volunteer Response Team#Licensing images: when do I contact VRT? with respect to Commons:Uploading works by a third party#If you need to obtain a license for copyrighted work, they can come back afterwards. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 21:32, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
@GYHASHAKE: There were quite a lot of images (about 50) discussed in the Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Exbellestartsit referred to above by Grand-Duc. Some of these might've been dupilcates (just going by some of the file names); so, the actual count might not be that high. Of course, Commons is happy to host any images provided by Clendining as long as they're licensed in accordance with Commons:Licensing; however, Commons is mainly concerned with the copyright licensing of the content it hosts, and there's no guarantee that any content hosted in Commons will end up being used in en:David Clendining or any other English Wikipedia article which mentions Clendining. English Wikipedia is also concerned with the copyright licensing of the image files used in its articles, but it's also concerned with the encyclopedic value and context of such images to its readers. Adding too many images to an image gallery of the article is not really a good idea per en:Wikipedia:Image use policy#Image galleries and most likely will end up with many of them being removed by other English Wikipedia users.
English Wikipedia articles are intended to be mainly text based with images occasionally added in support of the text; English Wikipedia articles about artists aren't really intended to be online photo galleries for the artists' work. Anyway, whether en:Draft:David Clendining is ultimately accepted as a Wikipedia article doesn't depend in any way on how many images are included in it; the draft is going to be assessed in accordance with en:Wikipedia:Notability (people). The draft has already been declined three times by three different reviewers; so, my suggestion to you is to focus on addressing the concerns left by those reviewers when they declined the draft and work on improving the draft to more clearly establish Clendining's Wikipedia notability to improve its chances of being accepted the next time its submitted. You should worry about adding more images to it only after the draft has been accepted. If the draft has ended up being accepted, you can then try to sort out which of the deleted images might work best in the article. There's no way to probably use them all, ut one or two considered to be representative of Clendining's style which can best be tied into the text of the article should be OK. You should also understand that once something has been uploaded to Commons under an acceptable copyright license, it can be hard to get deleted later on per Commons:License revocation, and others will be able to keep using the images (even in ways that Clendining might not like) as long as they comply with Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia. So, it might not be in Clendining's interest to upload so many images of his work to Commons because there's no way for him to ensure they'll only be used in someway on English Wikipedia or any of the other language Wikipedia's, and there's no real way to stop others from using them out in the real world (even for commercial reasons).
Finally, if you have a personal or professional connection with Clendining, you should make sure to take a close look at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Having such a connection doesn't mean you can't try to create an English Wikipedia article about Clendining, but it does mean that there are additional English Wikipedia policies and guidelines that apply to you and that others will expect you to comply with. Commons isn't really concerned with users who have a conflict-of-interest, but English Wikipedia is, and such users often find themselves running into problems if they fail to follow relevant English Wikipedia policies and guidelines regarding such connections. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:00, 1 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Bonjour,

Cette photo est celle de ma grand-mère avec la Reine Eugénia-Victoria d'Espagne. Je l'offre libre de droit, comment faire ?

Cordialement, --GDKG (talk) 20:52, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

LANCHA PACKEWAIA

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en donde puedo encontrar una foto libre del sitio arqueológico Lancha Packewaia? AntonellayGuadalupe (talk) 23:58, 31 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

G7 exception

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Are there any exceptions of G7? For example, if the uploader of Steamboat Willie immediately tags it for deletion, do we respect their wishes? Likewise, if a person constantly uploads the same file and then tags it for deletion, is there a point where we tell them to stop? ANOTHERWlKlPEDlAN wɑit thɑt’s ɑ typo 09:14, 1 November 2025 (UTC)Reply