Commons:Administrators' noticeboard

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository

Shortcut: COM:AN or COM:ANB

Navigation Administrators' noticeboard 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Vandalism archives 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Attention archives 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disputes archives 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C K User problems archives 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Blocks & protections archives 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Other links Talk +/-

Important discussion pages (index) Commons Help desk Community-wide general discussion Graphics: Graphics discussion Ask for image improvement Categories discussion Copyright questions OTRS noticeboard Contact administrators: Vandalism reports User problems Blocks & protections General (none of the above) CheckUser requests Disputes noticeboard IRC Mailing list

[graph/hist] Toolserver status Last update 13:00, 2 December 2009 (UTC) MySQL rosemary up MySQL daphne up MySQL yarrow up Replag s1 0h 0m 1s Replag s2 0h 0m 8s Replag s3 0h 0m 1s Replag s4 0h 0m 1s Replag s5 0h 0m 1s More information...

[edit] deletion request

expert19612005 Hallo Könnt ihr bitte meine Bilder löschen? Ich weiss nicht wie das geht. Habe angst das mich jemand von meiner Arbeit erkennt. Habe nicht richtig darüber nachgedacht. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Expert19612005 (talk • contribs) 08:35, 18. Nov. 2009 (UTC)

Alle? --Túrelio (talk) 07:45, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

 Done Killiondude (talk) 07:49, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

The remaining pictures from this user are not yet deleted. I can still see (and unfortunately not un-see) them. Someone delete them please. Hekerui (talk) 14:07, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

A week later, and there still seem to be rather a lot of files which, to judge by their filenames, probably should be deleted, especially if the uploader is now worried about their being seen and recognised. I don't particularly want to look at them! I'm with Hekerui on this! SiGarb (talk) 16:09, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] request by CarstenBorr (talk · contributions)

Hallo liebe wikimedia User

Ich habe einen großen Fehler gemacht und mich hier angemldet. Nachdem ich ein Bild hochgeladen habe und mich weiter auf den Seiten umgeschaut habe, habe ich feststellen müssen , dass ich mit Wikimedia absolut überfordert bin. Englisch kann ich so gut wie überhaupt nicht und auch mit diesen Befehlszeilen komme ich nicht zurecht! Ein ganz großes Sorry, dass ich anderen jetzt arbeit mache. Ich werde mich in zukunft nicht sofort mehr anmelden. Bitte löscht alle meine Daten vom Wiki server, bitte

Viele Grüße

Carsten —Preceding unsigned comment added by CarstenBorr (talk • contribs) 24. November 2009, 01:18 Uhr (UTC)

Hi Carsten, was genau ist Dein Problem und wie können wir Dir helfen?

mfg --Mbdortmund (talk) 00:32, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Die Möglichkeit seine Anmeldung Rückgängig zu machen Besteht meines Wissen nicht. --Schlurcher (talk) 16:29, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Request for feedback

Hi, I want to ask for participation by experienced users to get this deletion discussion closed one way or the other. I want to renominate the accompanying Wikipedia article and would like to have some clarity about whether I can include the image or not, and the discussion languishes since October. Hekerui (talk) 14:15, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

 Done --AFBorchert (talk) 15:59, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you :'( Hekerui (talk) 16:18, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi Hekerui, I am sorry that we cannot keep it but it is perhaps possible to upload it to en-wp under a fair use rationale. Regards, AFBorchert (talk) 16:24, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Maybe somebody could close that deletion request please better as "kept" :) Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:06, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

 Done --AFBorchert (talk) 18:21, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you!--Mbz1 (talk) 20:08, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Commons:Deletion requests/File:Azerbaijan Navy.jpg

Would it be possible for an administrator to review this request? It's been sitting inactive since August. Kind regards - Wiki:En:User:Buckshot06.

 Done --AFBorchert (talk) 22:31, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Cleaning up categories

• First: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Wp_ppo.png&diff=32269844&oldid=32269834
• Second: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:92.230.92.38&redirect=no
• Kopfschüttel 92.230.92.38 22:47, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

The revert of your edit has already been reverted. In cases like this it should be sufficient to notify the other editor as you did. Communication helps to sort out problems like this – even without the involvement of admins. Regards, AFBorchert (talk) 23:10, 24 November 2009 (UTC) P.S. Mistaken edits happen to anyone of us. This does not turn us to a "weird user". Please avoid such personal attacks. --AFBorchert (talk) 23:14, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Selected wrong license tag when loading image

Looking for help on how to change the licensing information for an image I uploaded. Can this be done or does the image have to be removed and reloaded?22015va (talk) 00:22, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Change the tag physically. We don't need to delete the image.Mitch32^{(Want help? See here!)} 01:23, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Maradona's pic

 18:29, 23 November 2009 CommonsDelinker (talk | contribs) m (53,324 bytes) (Removing "Diego_Maradona_2009.jpg", it has been deleted from Commons by High Contrast because: Copyright violation: source: FIFA.com.) (undo)

It's still on Commons, what is the status on that and can someone add it back to the article? Kiagla (talk) 16:03, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

No, it's not still on Commons... —LX (talk, contribs) 16:21, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Jack Merridew

Jack Merridew 06:03, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for the bother ;) Cheers, Jack Merridew 12:56, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Request for removal private information

Hello, I was wondering if one of the moderators could delete my real name in the comment of the first version of File:VOC ship Amsterdam.jpg (see section "File history") and replace it with my username Magalhães. If this is not possible you can also delete the version of 28 April 2005 of this file (because two newer an better versions exist anyway). Thanks very much. Magalhães (talk) 09:58, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

It needs to be done by an oversighter. As there aren't that many nor are they particularly active, you might want to send an email to the address listed at COM:OV. -- User:Docu at 10:12, 26 November 2009 (UTC) (Note: Looks like Rama and Raymond are more active recently than I thought. Please excuse. -- User:Docu at 13:07, 26 November 2009 (UTC))

(EC) I've done #2, whereas #1 as described by Docu. --Túrelio (talk) 10:14, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

I see it already has been done, thanks very much! Magalhães (talk) 10:21, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Wiki-Email sent to you for further handling. Raymond 11:13, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Change name

Hi, can you change File:WEEKNUMMER552-HRE0000D69A.ogg to De Heiligdomsvaart 1955 Polygoonjournaal - Sanctuary procession

 Done No problem, File:De Heiligdomsvaart 1955 Polygoonjournaal - Sanctuary procession.ogg now. Please use {{rename|De Heiligdomsvaart 1955 Polygoonjournaal - Sanctuary procession.ogg|reason=your reason}} in future, see Commons:File renaming. --Martin H. (talk) 18:24, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright violation

Insistent copyright violation by this user Antonetequintilianob. Please check. Thanks. Fabiano ^msg 01:51, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

I've warned him, not trying to be harsh.Mitch32^{(Want help? See here!)} 03:09, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Can someone please decide if this CDR (reason copyvio) can be closed with keep after this statement of the uploader? Thanks. --Leyo 07:24, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] User:Fcogaribay

File:Ardillatecoman.jpg http://www.tineye.com/search/eac7315fdb0a5276393a1ff55f3fe511b686300e

File:Iguanatcm.jpg http://www.tineye.com/search/ee0c5e5ff767daf26beddc6eba6e65dd5741cdaf

probably more copyright violations from this user.

-- 78.50.136.220 17:42, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Return of the Mass image and linkspam account

Resolved

• Special:Contributions/Worldenc
• previous Commons spam case

Returning spammer from this previous case, now attempting to cicumvent administrative actions both here and on enwikipedia by spamming a different domain (search mapzones.org). I've blacklisted the link on the english wikipedia and reverting the users edits. thanks--Hu12 (talk) 19:15, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

I blocked the account and started deleting but this looks like a job for a delete bot. COM:TWINKLE won't do batch deletes of images I guess? Wknight94 ^talk 19:51, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

And this is surely spam? I mean, user:Worldenc has been uploading scores of these diagrams since days and nobody saw a problem. --Túrelio (talk) 19:53, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

It went undetected last time also, strange. --Hu12 (talk) 21:03, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

And these diagrams (only now I looked at one) are not useful or are a problem due to the link in the source entry (leading to the US Census Bureau, a US government agency)? --Túrelio (talk) 21:10, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

These should not be deleted at this point. I've been aware of Worldenc's uploads and have looked through a few occassionally. There are some on en.wiki that believe this is a spam sock, and it is being discussed, but images like File:US53A033 Income.png are sourced to the US census bureau! At least the information for Kings County and federal data used in the graph is on the link given in the source, but the state information isn't on the source link. I'm not sure a spammer would use the US government agency's data as a source. For right now, we souldn't delete until we can prove that 1) The information (for the majority) is wrong, or 2) The majority of the files source a spam website (at that point, we should see if the information is reliable, and if the source can simply be changed to the US census bureau's information). Killiondude (talk) 21:28, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

How does one claim as "own work", yet link to gov site? Even more mysifying...how does one claim as "own work", yet source 25,000 images to a newly created scraper spam site? This is a problem and a very aggressive form of link-building scheme being employed.--Hu12 (talk) 21:59, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Wknight 94, you might be able to nuke the uploads (or alternatively try the gadget "AutoDelete"). --The Evil IP address (talk) 23:02, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

@Killiondude, it looks like only the raw data is coming from the census site. The pictures themselves are from this spam site. Someone should put together a gadget to create these, not make a bot to flood this whole site. Wknight94 ^talk 00:23, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Wknight94, do you know for sure if the charts that are on Commons are on mapzones.org? I'm genuinely asking, because then we would have a problem. I don't see File:US53A033 Income.png on [http: //mapzones.org/Kings_County_California.html this page]. Killiondude (talk) 04:46, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

That's because you looked in the wrong state. It's Washington, not California. [http: //mapzones.org/King_County_Washington.html Right here]. Wknight94 ^talk 05:02, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, that was my mistake. Well, the uploader swears on en.wiki that the images are theirs... I'm not sure what you guys would like to do. See this comment from them. Killiondude (talk) 05:08, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Wknight and The Evil IP: Nuke won't work here. I can take care of the deletions. Please ping me when we've come to an adequate conclusion to proceed. As to the relation between the two cases - I think this is the same spammer. Look at their first contributions and compare them to the socks in the last spamming case. I'm pretty positive the user used some sort of bot to upload all these images. That and Hu12's evidence gives me the conclusion it's the same spammer. — Kanonkas // talk // e-mail // 11:39, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

I made a comment at en:Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam. Now the deletion already started, so don't mind my opinion. I don't see a reason for speedy deletion, the upload was different from the first upload (massive sockpuppetry, massive spam). There is no need to keep the linkspam in en.wp articles, on Commons the impact or effect of external linkspam is supposably very small. It would have been better to wait for the outcome of en:Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Cities#User:Worldenc and their charts or other discussion. Thats what I suggested to Worldenc (he not followed my suggestion). --Martin H. (talk) 17:16, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

I only barely started deleting and only got < 1% of the way before realizing there were over 25,000 of them - and before seeing there were dissenting opinions. See here for the total list I deleted. Wknight94 ^talk 17:24, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Seems like pretty clear spam to me. For what it's worth. I deleted about 800 before I noticed this thread. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:21, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

It's the same spammer. User is now blocked for sockpuppetry on en.wikipedia. With clear cut evidence of massive sockpuppetry, massive spam, I see no reason for keeping this spam. It's all the same deleted spam as previously, delete them all.--Hu12 (talk) 19:57, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

As I said above: Please dont mind my opinion. Now that the Spam case is resolved on WikiProject Spam we should complete the deletion. --Martin H. (talk) 20:56, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

I agree with deleting them, and am going to start hacking away at it. Tiptoety ^talk 22:03, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Surely a bot could be created to do it. Kanonkas suggested letting him/her know when this was decided. Wknight94 ^talk 01:04, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

I have a script, and am running it now. Tiptoety ^talk 01:37, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

I think I have the same script, and it was killing my computer, so I stopped. I checked the deletion log, and I think you and I were conflicting with one another, since the end of my deletions were the start of your run. Kinda odd that we both started doing it at the same time. :-) Killiondude (talk) 02:19, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

The only thing that remains is to blacklist the site here. MER-C 06:15, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Done. — Kanonkas // talk // e-mail // 15:02, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

We've still got some uploads. I'll take care of the rest later on today. — Kanonkas // talk // e-mail // 07:17, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Please see Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard#Bot_flag_temporarily_granted_to_two_users as well... if others are helping out and want flags please advise any 'crat. Thanks to all who are pitching in, much appreciated. ++Lar: t/c 14:30, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

The promotional uploads have been taken care of. Thank you Hu12 for reporting this to us. — Kanonkas // talk // e-mail // 17:30, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Great work everyone. Thanks for the flag Lar, it really helped recent changes not look like the deletion log. And thanks Juliancolton (talk · contributions), and Kanonkas (talk · contributions) for helping with the deletions. Cheers, Tiptoety ^talk 19:13, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Cheers! --Hu12 (talk) 03:36, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Amazing cleanup! Great coordination. thanks--Hu12 (talk) 03:36, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Spam

I've just read some info on spamming, researched after a user initiated a deletion request. I was quite nervous believing that someone was using the image for spam, so I began self-deleting all but one of my images. Having since read the info about spam on wiki, I need to know if I am the spammer. If so, is it because of my over-assigning or requesting searches for image categories in a short period of time, or for doing multiple edits (both of which I've definitely done and see that I shouldn't have), or is it that someone is spamming with the image? If it is me, what else do I need to know as far as what not to do (I realize that may be too broad-based to answer, but what the heck). I know that I've posted questions and statements in two other people's pages until I figured that one out. I'll hold off on uploading the hand and wrist and cardiac surgical scar images until I find out. Thanks for your time and effort. Eng446w4 (talk) 08:49, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, I'd posted this to my own talk page earlier; also, thanks to Turelio and Martin H for past help. I don't think of myself as computer illiterate, but I may be when it comes to doing all this correctly. If so, I'll again consider closing this account to avoid creating more work for all. As always, thanks for your time and effort! Eng446w4 (talk) 03:35, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I think that the spamming is someone uploading a lot of useless / duplicate images - running multiple searches or large numbers of useful edits isn't going to be called spamming. As for deleting images if someone spams with them, that's rather a step backwards - the way forward is to smite the one abusing the image, as if they can't use your image they'll just get another. -mattbuck (Talk) 04:43, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Very well; I had three or four uploads that day, so it surely appears to me that it was I who was the spammer, unless your records show otherwise. I'll keep uploads to a maximum of one or a day in the future. I can see where more than that would be a problem. Meanwhile, I'll wait and see how my deletes go. Thanks very very much for the quick reply! Eng446w4 (talk) 05:04, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Three or four uploads a day is very routine. I've often had occasion to upload dozens (and occasionally hundreds) of images in a day. If the images are appropriate, this isn't even vaguely spammy. It's only spam if the images are problematic: duplicates or near-duplicates, copyright problems, out of scope (routine pictures of non-notable people), etc. - Jmabel ! talk 08:21, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Looking now at what you've uploaded: we do really have quite enough unremarkable pictures of normal human penises. So I can see why these would be described as spam. - Jmabel ! talk 08:23, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

That does make even more sense, so it is just as well that the deletion process was started, as those images don't add value to the to their pages. Thanks again! Eng446w4 (talk) 14:19, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Upload protection?

I just wanted to reprotect a file after this request, but there seems to be no more upload protection. Anyone knows what's going on? --The Evil IP address (talk) 10:16, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

upload protection should have never gone live as it did not work properly. Werdna removed it once the issue was brought up. Betacommand 12:49, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Request for deletion of an old version of a photo

I've just found I left in this photo I uploaded last month some unuseful, and quite private, EXIF, IPTC and TIFF metadata. I've just uploaded an updated version of the image without these problems; I would like you to permanently delete the previous version, in order my privacy to be fully guaranteed. The version to delete is this (the older one in here). Thank you very much, and have a nice day! --Raminus (talk) 22:15, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

 Done --AFBorchert (talk) 22:20, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Photo from Panoramio

Resolved

Is the first time I upload a photo from panoramio. Please can an administrator check for correctness and validate the image?--JotaCartas (talk) 02:50, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

• I assume flickr reviewers are allowed to review Panoramio photos so I did this for you. Thank you for uploading this file :) Next time, it would be helpful to click the file and bring up the high resolution version so that Commons may archive it. I went ahead and did this for you. -Nard the Bard 04:46, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:Celtic Star-Dublin 31-5-08.jpg

This file has been tagged as a copyvio. I wouldn't have uploaded it unless I was satisfied that it was suitable to use on Commons. May we have a speedy settlement of the issue as I was hoping to upload more photos from the source the file came from. Mjroots (talk) 06:40, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

We don't allow Creative Commons licenses that have the "NC" or "noncommercial" condition. Just "BY" (attribution) or "BY-SA" (attribution, share-alike). Please see here for more info. Killiondude (talk) 06:55, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Bah, I hit the wrong deletion summary, since it wasn't on Flickr (momentary brain fart), but it was a non-free Creative Commons license nonetheless. Killiondude (talk) 06:57, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

OK, my mistake. Will just have to try and find other photos that are useable. Mjroots (talk) 07:00, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] user uploads

please check user uploads, I have founded some copyvios but all other seems to be taken during 2 days. Could somebody help to check are there copyvios pictures left.--Motopark (talk) 15:37, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Minarettinitiative_2009_de.svg

Hallo, ich wollte kleinere Fehler in der o. g. von mir erzeugten und hochgeladenen Datei beseitigen, aber ich bekomme die Fehlermeldung: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bdk/de . Könnte mir jemand bitte die Berechtigung zur Korrektur erteilen oder selbst die korrigierte Datei hochladen?

Änderung: kleinere Enklaven (Genf im Waadt, Thurgau in St. Gallen, Solothurn in Bern, Fribourg in Bern, Bern in Fribourg) korrekt eingefärbt.

Danke --Furfur (talk) 18:59, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

 Done reply (in German) --:bdk: 17:25, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Move works now so...

User talk:Lycaon/Move requests. That list was last updated 6 months ago. There is much more to do if you go through my gallery. File:Unidentified Damselfly 5390.jpg was also deleted in error. Thanks. Noodle snacks (talk) 01:19, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] bad edit

Bot seems to have made a bad edit to Glynn County, Georgia on Wikipedia. 66.177.193.40 02:25, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

See above, #Return of the Mass image and linkspam account, and en.wikipedia en:Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam#mapzones.org. Maybe the deleting admins should include "Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam#mapzones.org" into their edit summary? --Martin H. (talk) 15:19, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Bot flag temporarily granted to two users

Hi...

Tiptoety (talk · contributions · deleted user contributions · logs · block log) and Juliancolton (talk · contributions · deleted user contributions · logs · block log) are cleaning up some massive spamming (see Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard#Return_of_the_Mass_image_and_linkspam_account above) and asked to have the bot flag granted temporarily to avoid flooding recent changes. I've done so and notified my fellow 'crats via our mailing list... any 'crat can turn it back off again as appropriate. Long term we may want to get the flood flag enabled here. ++Lar: t/c 14:23, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

I've taken the note to COM:BN as well. — Kanonkas // talk // e-mail // 14:36, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Flags removed. The task has been taken care of. — Kanonkas // talk // e-mail // 17:37, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks everyone for your hard work on this! ++Lar: t/c 20:25, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Using Wikipedia as a personal photo album

(This query also posted at Commons talk:Deletion requests)

Hi all. I have just left a message for User:Fale on his Talk Page and at his hidden category talk page. I have spent a lot of time today requesting speedy deletion of several almost-identical versions of pics of plants that were categorised as Category:Unidentified Asteraceae. I suspected there may be more, so I had a look at his hidden category Category:Files by Fale. It looks as though he downloads almost everything that is on his camera, without bothering to check for focus, exposure, best composition (in those cases where they differ at all) or anything! There are hundreds of them, and they must be occupying many gigabytes of Wikipedia's memory. What is the best thing to do? SiGarb (talk) 15:45, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Be happy that this user takes the time to upload all these nice images.

What do you think you'll accomplish with deleting this images? Saving disk space? Think again. I'm going to revert you're speedy deletion requests as this is no ground for speedy deletion at all. Move along and find something nice to do instead of bothering this user. Multichill (talk) 17:02, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Excuse me for breathing, User:Multichill! I was doing "something nice", some (as I thought) useful work, identifying Category:Unidentified Asteraceae, when I discovered five virtually identical images by this user, and several more sets of near duplicates, which it seemed pointless to go to the trouble of identifying and moving to another category. It also seemed pointless to leave them there cluttering up that page, wasting other people's time. I could have simply removed the category, but it seemed more valuable to bring it to someone's attention. I agree that Fale has uploaded lots of great images, and I've told him so, but I think that you are both missing the point. Have you looked at, for instance, the third 200 of his Category:Files by Fale, where there are 17 almost identical images. He's normally a reasonably good photographer, but these are all out of focus. He's uploaded 2,985 images (with lots of duplicates)! I'm just suggesting that he should be more selective, and choose only his best images to upload. Can you suggest a good use for 17 virtually identical blurry images within Wikipedia? "Move along" yourself. (BTW, I like the "Please be polite" guideline at the top of your talk page – doesn't it apply to you?) SiGarb (talk) 20:17, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

On one hand, I don't see the blurry ones. On the other hand, while I'm all for multiple pictures of the same subject at different angles, I have to admit this may be going overboard. There are numerous examples of the exact same angle of the same subject where the only differences are the people in the foreground of the tower, or slight light differences in the background of a plant, etc. And the duplicates are 6 or 7 pictures at a time. I suppose it doesn't hurt, but it seems a bit silly. I had to go back and forth quickly between windows just to see what the differences were. At some point, COM:D#Duplicates should probably kick in. Wknight94 ^talk 20:29, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes, different angles would be good. Have a look at these. Admittedly, parts of the image are in focus, but not the flowers themselves.

Image 121

Image 122

Image 123

Image 124

And that's just four from a set of 17 (the last 10, from File:Fale_-_Giardini_Botanici_Hanbury_in_Ventimiglia_-_129 to 138 inclusive, are almost in focus, but not quite. And all of them are slightly overexposed – why doesn't he at least try some different exposures, say at a third or a half a stop difference?)… The problem with using COM:D#Duplicates is that I don't think they are exact duplicates. There are minute differences between the files, but, as you found, it's a logistical nightmare comparing them. SiGarb (talk) 21:24, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

I suppose if you felt strongly enough about it, you could bring to COM:DR. But there must be some precedent for 99.999% identical pictures, isn't there? Personally, I don't care enough to try to get them deleted - and clearly Multichill agrees above. But maybe the community disagrees. If Fale is reading this, my suggestion would be to not waste his/her time and just pick what you think is the best one to upload. If there is a 17-way tie, pick one at random. That's what I do anyway. Wknight94 ^talk 21:38, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I have discussed this with Fale. He's quite happy for the surplus images to be nominated for deletion. He had been advised in some internet chat room to upload everything! But I think he realises that there is no need for so many virtually identical images to be cluttering up the Commons archives in perpetuity. Perhaps the upload pages should include some clearer guidance on this point? SiGarb (talk) 11:30, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Question about the procedure of blocking

See also: User:Чобиток Василий

Dear Administrators! Please inform me if the commons-user can be blocked for the reason w:WP:Legal threats without warning and once in perpetuity.--95.128.242.176 18:31, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Without warning I would say "yes". In perpetuity usually depends on the user. On en.wp, once a legal threat has been retracted, the user is usually unblocked (unless there are other issues). Wknight94 ^talk 18:41, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

I do not agree with the indefinite blocking of the user. What to do in this situation?--95.128.242.176 18:57, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Like I said, get him/her to retract the legal threat. That is the only chance. Wknight94 ^talk 19:03, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

See Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archives/User_problems_11#Legal threats & uncivil behavior. The block is justified and was established by a native ru speaker. Of course with a valid reason the user can request unblock, see Commons:Blocking policy. Wknight94 named something one can expect as a reasoning. --Martin H. (talk) 19:08, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Change name of category

Hi.
Could you please change the name of Category:Råeimsdalen into Category:Råheimsdalen. (no:Råheim is the name of the farms in which the valley (= dalen ) is named after.) I have also asked about this in Category talk:Råeimsdalen without any response. --Hoppedal (talk) 23:07, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

No one is watching that category, obviously. Posting something on talk pages on Commons content will end without answers in >90% of the cases. For rename requests on categories use {{subst:cfd}} with discussion, {{move|target|reason|yyyy-mm-dd}} to have the categorie moved after some time without discussion if no one objects. For obvious typos you may also simply establish a category redirect {{see cat|target}}, if you give a proper reason in your edit summary some one will ask a bot to move the content to the target category. --Martin H. (talk) 04:05, 2 December 2009 (UTC)