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Deletion (all)

This page is for deletion requests where users request the deletion of media files or pages. This is for requests which require community discussion prior to eventual deletion.

Please note: The procedures on this page differ significantly from those of other Wikimedia projects, namely the English Wikipedia's Images and media for deletion, so all users should read the following instructions carefully. Also note: Arguments about copyright status are always more compelling than votes.

Overview

The Wikimedia Commons deletion requests page is to collect arguments in favor of and opposing deletion. When a debate has reached consensus or when it is likely that no additional arguments will be added, an administrator will close the discussion and determine whether the file should be deleted. For clear cases, it might happen within a few hours, but more complicated cases can go on for months.

Further remarks:

  • For requesting deletion of multiple files (mass nomination), please see Help:Mass deletion request.
  • Do not directly list at "Commons:Deletion requests".

Discussions

  • Current deletion requests: these deletion requests are either new or have been made recently
  • Older Discussions: these discussions are still OPEN and require attention! Please comment/close them if you are able. (Take care with large requests such as templates.)
  • Old Discussions for archived requests and discussions.

How to list "deletion requests"

Please note: you can now nominate individual media files directly at their description page. Just click on "Nominate for deletion" in the toolbox.
I.

Add {{delete|REASON(mandatory)}} tag:
  • Add the following code to the top of the image, category or article page.
  • If you are nominating many images in a series, write {{delete|reason|subpage}};[1] The full syntax is {{delete |reason= |subpage= |day= |month= |year= }}.
{{delete|REASON(mandatory)}}
II.

Create a subpage of Deletion Request:
Manually create a subpage of deletion requests and post your deletion request there,
  • Subpage: Commons:Deletion requests/Image:FILE-NAME.JPG
  • Deletion Request: {{subst:delete2|image=Image:FILE-NAME.JPG|reason=WRITE REASON --~~~~}}
OR follow the procedure below
  • Enter the name of the file that you wish to nominate for deletion, click on "Create the subpage", and simply follow the instructions given there.
  • On an image page (on which you've added the {{delete}} template), you should have the "add the request page" link. Click on that link, and simply follow the instructions given there.
III.

Add the link of sub-page in "Deletion Request Log":

After you are done with that you have to add the newly created subpage to Commons:Deletion requests/2008/05/16. The log is sorted by every date; if there are already the other requests there, add your line at the bottom without erasing the existing requests. Remember to save the page.

Add the following code:
"FILE-NAME.JPG" is the name of the file you have tagged.

{{Commons:Deletion requests/Image:FILE-NAME.JPG}}
IV.

Notify the file uploader/page creator with {{idw}} tag:
  • Notify the uploader on their talk page. Use the notify text given after adding the delete template.
  • "FILE-NAME.JPG" is the name of the file you have tagged.
{{subst:idw|Image:FILE-NAME.JPG}} ~~~~
V.

Check the file/page usage:

For the sake of smooth process, please help to update the link. Check for Wikimedia projects that use this item. If there are links, remove or (if possible) replace with a superior item.
  1. ↑ For example, add {{delete|All photos of User:Mike are suspected copyvios|Images of Mike}} to all images in this series.

Other deletion procedures

Pages or files which are clearly inappropriate for Wikimedia Commons may qualify for "speedy deletion" or "ultimatum deletion" and do not need to be listed here. More in detail instructions can be found at Commons:Deletion guidelines. In brief:

  1. Files missing a valid source get tagged {{subst:nsd}} and files missing a valid license get tagged {{subst:nld}}. If these problems you specified with the tags do not get resolved within 7 days an admin will delete such tagged files on sight.
  2. A clear copyvio will be tagged {{copyvio}}. Insert your strong reasons. ~~~~ and will be deleted on sight by an admin.
  3. If an image is an exact duplicate or scaled-down version of an existing version tag it {{duplicate|Image:existing image.jpg}}.
  4. If you uploaded identical images using wrong or mistyped names, tag the incorrectly named files with {{badname|Image:Bettername.jpg}} (other own files you want to get deleted get listed the usual way at the deletion request. State your reasons and the fact that you are the uploader but be aware that you have no right for a deletion of your files; generally the files will be kept in case they meet our criteria).
  5. It is rarely necessary to delete category pages. In the vast majority of cases, simply remove all the files from the category, and then redirect the old category to the new one (using {{Category redirect}} with |Other-Category-Name without prefix).
  6. General licensing policy issues and reviews of license templates get resolved at Commons talk:Licensing.
  7. Superseded images will not be deleted per discussion and consensus.

Appeal

To appeal debates of image not deleted, you might first want to discuss with the admin who closed the discussion. If you do not get the response you want, appealing deleted images can be done at Commons:Undeletion requests.

If the decision was correctly based on the current licensing and Commons:Project scope pages, you should express your dissatisfaction on a respective page.

Instructions for administrators

In general, requests can be closed after seven days. Deletion requests for obvious copyright violations can be closed earlier. Problematic or complex requests (such as highly used templates) can wait longer, even months is not unusual.

Administrators are encouraged to check whether the uploader was notified on their talk page of the pending deletion request, unless the image is an obvious violation, in which case the image can be speedy deleted.

How to close the discussion

Note: The easiest way is to use DelReqHandler available as a gadget under "my preferences" (Firefox only).

  1. Add {{delh}} just above the header.
  2. Then add a line using ---- at the bottom of the request.
  3. Write the concluding statement (Deleted, Kept, Redirect, Merged, etc) and possibly an explanation. Sign.
  4. Then add {{delf}} at the bottom of the request.

See this example.

Discussions older than seven days

Recent discussions

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Archive

Contents


May 11

Image:03_Curio-Haus_1981-0709.jpg

PD status of this image seems unclear. It's doubtful that {{PD-GermanGov}} applies here, as there's no proof that this photo was "part of a statute, ordinance, official decree or judgment" (only very few photos become PD this way). And as it was taken in 1946, it can't be in the public domain due to age yet, even if the creator remained anonymous. --Kam Solusar 00:30, 11 May 2008 (UTC) Kam Solusar 00:30, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

  • The tag is clearly wrong. A more useful source link is [1], where this image is used. It shows the accused in the "Neuengamme" process before a British military tribunal in the Curio building in Hamburg, Germany, between March 3 (or 14, or 18; on-line sources differ) and June 18, 1946. It is entirely unclear who the photographer was: a German news reporter (working for an Allied newspaper; I don't think there were any German newspapers that shortly after the war), a British news reporter, or a member of the British army tasked to act as court photographer. Unless the image had been subject to UK Crown Copyright, it is still copyrighted. Delete Lupo 18:09, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Image:Philadelphia skyline August 2007.jpg

Image appears to be a copyright violation. I traced the source of the image back to the Flickr page, which does NOT release the image to the public domain, but contains a "© All rights reserved" marking. SchuminWeb 02:23, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Linky? – Mike.lifeguard | @en.wb 16:50, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
This image is here at Flickr. The original uploader at en-WP was en:User:Emy111, who claimed PD-self. From this image alone, it cannot be verified that en:User:Emy111 is indeed Flickr user i like the weekend. However, another upload of that user is interesting: en:Image:Philadelphia skyline sunset.jpg was also uploaded by en:User:Emy111 with a size of 1680×1050 pixels. At Flickr, the largest available size of that image is 975×648 pixels... I would say Keep, but if you want to be absolutely sure, ask i like the weekend about this. Lupo 18:19, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Alison Lapper Pregnant.jpg

This is a derivative work of the copyrighted sculpture, for which no permission has been given. --Superm401 - Talk 03:00, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

In particular, note that the UK law says "permanently situated in a public place or in premises open to the public". The installation of this statue was not, and was not intended to be, permanent. Superm401 - Talk 02:50, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Kept. Per Collard; please prove the statue moves from day to day and you can have a full debate. giggy (:O) 03:30, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

I've unspeedied it again; speedy keep is for obvious cases, which this is not. Non-permanent does not mean "moves from day to day". It means that when it is installed, removal is planned. That is the case here. I can't prove something if no one is watching the debate (because it's already closed). Superm401 - Talk 03:45, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Comment (if I were logged-in this would be a vote): This photograph is of one of four temporary istallations to decide on the sculpture to occupy the previously-empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. As Superm401 has pointed out, it was not (and was not intended to be, pending the competition results) a permanent installation (the last I heard, a sculpture of multiple layers of coloured glass was installed on that plinth), and I for one have never heard of this sculpture being installed anywhere else.
Perhaps someone could link to details of the competition, and of the relevant section of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988? -- 217.171.129.74 10:04, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Delete Sorry, but it's not permanent. They keep putting different statues on this plinth. I think "temporary" and "permanent" may be rather fuzzy concepts and vary according to circumstances, but this is temporary like a painting in an exhibition not one in the main gallery of the museum. --Simonxag 01:26, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Image:Nixon greets POW McCain.jpg

The web site http://pro.corbis.com says the photo was taken on May 24, 1973 by Ron Sachs and is copyrighted to Corbis Sygma (ID number 0000360771-012). And, the Associated Press web site http://www.apimages.com gives this photo ID number 730914043.Ferrylodge 04:57, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Natalie Portman at Comic Con 2005.jpg

Delete possible copyright violation. Even if the picture is available at Flickr, that doesn't prove that the screen shown in the picture is free from copyright concerns. People are told explicitly that they cannot take photos of many things which are shown on those screens at conventions. Comic-Con posts notices in that particular room saying, "Absolutely NO recording or photography of the images or video on the screens in this room." --Doczilla 06:19, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Delete The human figure at the centre of this picture is almost incidental. It is basically of the screen and as we've established time and again, that's a copyright violation. --Simonxag 01:29, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

This deletion debate is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive.


Image:P1080023.JPG

RENAME: the current name (P1080023) doesn't give any clue as to where this building is, what it is, or why it should be chosen for a page. 217.171.129.74 09:35, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Nomination withdrawn. Rename would be more appropriate, and this has been requested. -- 217.171.129.79 13:16, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Kept. – Mike.lifeguard | @en.wb 16:50, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Images uploaded by user Gorthaur

These images should be deleted as likely copyright violations. Seven of the user’s 14 images have already been removed as infringing or not improperly attributed. A quick review of the remaining seven shows very different styles; they were surely executed on different media originally as well. It is inconceivable that the same individual created them all. Gorthaur claims he created them but he also claimed authorship of the seven copyrighted files already removed (including a sketch by Leonardo daVinci). In addition, after becoming aware that copyrighted material would be removed, he actively sought to conceal the true origins of at least two images he had previously uploaded. Details here. Given this history, the remaining images are highly suspect and in the absence of evidence to the contrary should be presumed to be copyrighted works, improperly uploaded.

  • Delete I am totally unconvinced that this user is able to give valid licensing to these images --Herby talk thyme 11:01, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete This is a plethora of styles that even Dali would have been jealous of. Chances that they were produced by one and the same user are infinitesimal small IMO. Given licenses are therefore very dubious. Lycaon 11:08, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete it is very small to be user created


Image:M109a1.jpg

Why should this (picasa!) be free? Michael Reschke 11:48, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Delete Source URL has no hint of free licensing. --Simonxag 01:32, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Lantz.jpg

Sorry -but this Image is taken from the Homepage of Lantz' Club (see link on picture). Without OTRS permission I can't belive that the picture is correct licenced. Marcus Cyron 11:50, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:MinogueBillboard.jpg

Derivative work, freedom of panorama does not apply. High on a tree 12:12, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Delete per nom --Simonxag 01:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC) Delete as this image has become a probable copyvio. The URL http://spain2you.pl appears to no longer work, so (1) the copyright status of this image can no longer be verified and (2) the stated licence (link to the source) cannot be complied with. -- 217.171.129.79 13:22, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Image:Poster_Tollwood_2005.jpg

Photo of a copyrighted poster. Not covered by freedom of panorama as it's not displayed permanently. -- Kam Solusar 13:01, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Delete per nom --Simonxag 01:35, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:PA078659.png

This image has become a probable copyvio. The URL http://spain2you.pl appears to no longer work, so (1) the copyright status of this image can no longer be verified and (2) the stated licence (link to the source) cannot be complied with. 217.171.129.79 13:42, 11 May 2008 (UTC) These images have been uploaded in apparent good faith by at least one user; unfortunately the website http://spain2you.pl/ is no longer reachable, hence the copyright condition stated for these images (link to the source) can no longer be complied with, nor can the copyright be verified. Hence this deletion is proposed as a safety precaution.


Image:Seyyed AliMohammad Báb.jpg

The image was first published in 2007, and is thus not in the public domain as the tag states --Jeff3000 15:48, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

  • This image was first published in 2007? How you understand this? As the Author emphasis that thse are (image of book) old published and he used in his book. Face of image show that the first publishing is'nt in 2007 • Rohan T 16:00, 11 May 2008
Where was this image published before 2007? Regards, -- Jeff3000 16:05, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Maria Cristina Giongo (feb. 2008).jpg

The image is redundant, of poor quality and not used in any wiki. completed only deletion request --Svens Welt 15:48, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Mount Pleasant Caldera.jpg

Because there is no longer use for this image and it's not good enough for what I thought it would be good for. completed only deletion request --Svens Welt 15:55, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:82278 1145864996.jpg

motivos internos completed only deletion request --Svens Welt 15:57, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Bridge_Construction_Set_-_bridge_collapsing.jpg

The user did not CC: the permission to Commons:OTRS. Matt 16:43, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Pontifex_game_-_normal_editing_mode.gif

The user did not CC: the permission to Commons:OTRS. Matt 16:45, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Bridge_Construction_Set_-_drawbridge,_test_mode.jpg

The user did not CC: the permission to Commons:OTRS. Matt 16:46, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Category:Felix von Dobschütz

Just one picture, no more will come. --Seeteufel 16:59, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:256x368.jpg

Blatant copyvio of provided source (an online periodical) Night Ranger 17:09, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Ritchie-blackmore-3.jpg

Blatant copyvio. Image is tagged "DPAS Archive", which goes back to the Deep Purple Appreciation Society. Located on this page http://www.deep-purple.net/gallery/gallery.htm. Their website states "© 2008 DPAS/Darker Than Blue. Not to be replicated, reproduced, stored and/or distributed in any way without prior written permission" Night Ranger 17:18, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Image:Ossastorium Kaune.jpg

Primary source link [3] doesn't exist. Here is real source: [4]. Here image is copyrighted (no GFDL or CC). --Andrius Vanagas 18:22, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Delete per nom. -- Korax1214 21:07, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:DSCD0011.JPG

as per COM:PS, unknown person, no description, bad quality, uploaded by single-upload user. --Túrelio 21:17, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Delete per nom. --Svens Welt 09:18, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Banfield.gif

Copyrighted football club logo Anarkangel 21:40, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Image:Abdelaziz Kareem Salim al-Noofayee Summarized Detainee Unsworn Statement.pdf

Prisoner statement Text file not in Commons Scope --WayneRay 21:53, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

This image is a cleaned-up modification of the source material: it has been pared down to the relevant pages and OCR'ed for searchability. It's used to substantiate this page. I'm a new wikimedia commons contributor. Where is the "commons scope" defined? I've read this page and I don't see how this is outside the definition. -Sorenr 00:11, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Keep but a military government pdf category or appropriate Commons category should be created for people to find the files WayneRay 23:54, 13 May 2008 (UTC)WayneRay

Image:Abdullah Kamel Abdullah Kamel Al Kandari Summary of Evidence 19 February 2006.pdf

Prisoner evidence Text file not in Commons Scope --WayneRay 21:56, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

This image is a cleaned-up modification of the source material: it has been pared down to the relevant pages and OCR'ed for searchability. It's used to substantiate this page. I'm a new wikimedia commons contributor. Where is the "commons scope" defined? I've read this page and I don't see how this is outside the definition. -Sorenr 00:12, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

As per the three files, Commons is for images not text. If the scans were in .jpg etc then they would be images. As such they are just text which is on the page in wikisource you have shown. What is the need for a pdf file of the same? The pdf file is not linked to anything and no one would ever see it that way. Create a Commons gallery article page or Category and place them there and link it to an existing Commons higher order page and they will be ok for now. As they stand it is text and not a Commons Image in the scope of things. WayneRay 02:16, 12 May 2008 (UTC)WayneRay
  • Keep but a military government pdf category or appropriate Commons category should be created for people to find the files WayneRay 23:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)WayneRay

Image:Abdelaziz Kareem Salim al-Noofayee Summary o f Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal 1 November 2004.pdf

Military tribunal Text file not in Commons Scope --WayneRay 22:04, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

This image is a cleaned-up modification of the source material: it has been pared down to the relevant pages and OCR'ed for searchability. It's used to substantiate this page. I'm a new wikimedia commons contributor. Where is the "commons scope" defined? I've read this page and I don't see how this is outside the definition. -Sorenr 00:14, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Keep, source text used by a Wikimedia project. Lewis Collard! (hai thar, wut u doin) 12:53, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Keep but a military government pdf category or appropriate Commons category should be created for people to find the files WayneRay 23:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)WayneRay

Image:Aranjuez-diana-fountain.JPG

There's a copyright declaration on the page linked as source; I can't read Polish but it doesn't appear to mention the GFDL. Could someone please double-check this? Korax1214 23:14, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

May 12

Image:Russischer_T-90_Panzer.jpg

Web resolution - no exif - sourced from an en user with about 15 contributions. Seems likely to be a copyvio. Megapixie 01:51, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Sir_Michael_Gambon.png

Copyvio from [2], original on en: has already been deleted for that reason. High on a tree 05:09, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:John_Baskerville.png

Worse quality, lower resolution crop of Image:Portrait baskerville.jpg Mormegil 09:20, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:The_general.JPG

derivative work abf /talk to me/ 09:22, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Snow_Arar_Saudi.JPG

It's from a newspaper: Al-Watan Newspaper No.(2660) - 11 Jan 2008. Why should it be GFDL? No permission available in OTRS. Svens Welt 10:49, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Leslie_Ward01.jpg

Not in the public domain in the country of origin (less than 70 years since the author's death). The {{PD-old-50}} tag is ill-placed here. Botev 11:16, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Edlin.png

Will not be used by uploader (me) due to possible copyright issues. Charlie42 11:16, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:Ferdinand_Georg_Frobenius.jpg

Most probably non-US work and person depicted died in 1917. No explicite reason to believe that it is PD in the country of origin (probably Germany). Botev 11:34, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:BSicon utUKRZo1ABZgg.svg

Bad name, bad layout, not used --BjørnN 11:43, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


Image:China (2008-05-12) 7.8 earthquake.gif

exact duplicate of „Eastern Siqhuan eartquake 2008-05-12.GIF“ --Wolf-Dieter 12:04, 12 May 2008 (UTC)