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Watchlist register suddenly moves the registers "View"/"Edit"/"View history"

When I access an article, e.g. a file description, to edit it, it needs always to wait a bit, because the registers as "View"/"Edit"/"View history" are suddenly moved to the left to give space to a register "☆" (add this page to your watchlist). If I am too swift clicking on "Edit" it is moved to the left and I get "View history" instead.

This is a bit annoying because it happens frequently. I could not find how to get rid of having this watchlist-☆-register inserted inbetween. Does an easy method exist to assign it off? If you answer after a delay of a couple of days, please give me a note at my talk page. Thank you -- sarang사랑 15:27, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

I guess you are using the vector skin? Which browser do you use? I could not reproduce that with FF 3.6 and Vector. Switching your skin to Monobook could be a workaround. Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 16:42, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Da war ich an der falschen Stelle, danke Saibo, dass du das repariert hast.

I had been using Vector skin and FF which is now 9.0.1. With Monobook as the solution it looks very different but it does not any longer pull away the register. I shall try to get accustomed to the other skin. Thank you, -- sarang사랑 17:50, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Okay, I have now FF 10 and tried again with Vector: I cannot reproduce your problem. The tabs do not move at all. However, I know that Vector is a bit buggy. Another try: does the same happen if you are not logged in? Viele Grüße --Saibo (Δ) 00:57, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

With skin Monobook I don't have the mentioned trouble. When I am not logged in Vector skin is assigned by default, and it occurs as described: at the 1^st selection of an article or file the registers are View | Edit | View History . After an instant these go to the left making space for another register "" (like the star if logged in). When I tried to click "Edit" I get instead of that "View history" which slipped in that moment to the cursor position, when I had been too fast.

It happens often that pages change something after the first appearance, esp. when banners are inserted above making the page content going down. Thank you for your caring -- sarang사랑 07:51, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

simulation (Saibo (Δ) 22:52, 6 February 2012 (UTC))

Ah, I can notice the same when I am logged-out (tested only in Opera). Yes, the browser seems to render the other tabs first and then add the . I think that is "by design". Another workaround for you would be a faster computer and/or Internet connection. ;-) Or to increase the "show delay" (or similar) in your browser - to not show any content until it is fully loaded. Sorry, I think there cannot be done anything - at least from "our" side here. If you want me to (if you do not have an account) I can report it to the developers in Wikimedia's bugzilla system. Viele Grüße --Saibo (Δ) 22:52, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Saibo, I asked because I thought there might be a simple solution others know; and your suggestion to use another skin helped a lot. And I learned that the correct name is "tab". Of course it had been better when pages were sent fully prepared, instead of changing essential tab positions after their appearance — but this happens on many sites, Wikipedia and others. So I had to disable the helpful enhanced editing toolbar above of the edit window to avoid its delayed display, which lets me click one of its buttons when I intend to type into the edit window. I think I can live with all of that if no simple solution or appropriate workaround exists. -- sarang사랑 07:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Okay. A suggestion regarding the enhanced toolbar: you can hit the key ESC on your keyboard before it loads. I have it enabled but stop its loading like that if I want to type right away. Viele Grüße --Saibo (Δ) 16:44, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

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Copyright help regarding Template:Uwlsubst/fa

سلام من خواستم بدونم که چطورمیشه عکس یک شخصو که در سایتای دیگه وجود داره رو واسه ی ویکی پدیای همون شخص استفاده کرد یعنی با حق تکثیر عکس مشکل دارم ممنون —Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.185.122.90 (talk • contribs) 17:30, 30 January 2012‎ (UTC)

1951 Image by Elmer Wexler -- Copyright or Public Domain

Is there any way to find out if this image is really in the public domain < http://insitebuilders.com/42-ElmerWexlerFalloutIllustration.jpg > It is listed as sourced to the NYPublic Lib, but shows a copywrite to Life Magazine, and was published in June 1951.

Thanks, Dennis —Preceding unsigned comment added by Insitebuilders (talk • contribs)

You might do better to ask this at Commons:Village pump/Copyright, which is where the "copyright people" tend to hang out. The issue would be whether copyright was renewed on that issue of Life; I, for one, have no idea. - Jmabel ! talk 02:36, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Help reading in Dutch / German for attribution

Could someone look through http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&redirs=1&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns9=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns106=1&search=kraaiennest+wave+animation&limit=20&offset=0 and see if there is attribution of any of these graphics to computer programmers or engineers (by name) other than the Uploader? I know references are given to particular papers in the literature in general for equations, however, I am looking for names of people who are clearly attributed as doing this work. I'm an English-only person, and I might have missed something. My reason for doing this search is that I want to re-do the computer code in Mathematica (easily read syntax) and publish the code PD as I do at http://www.youvan.com for "Pseudocolor in Pure and Applied Mathematics". I also have an interest in depositing similar code at the wolfram.com site for kid's educational games: http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/MotionOfParticlesInOceanWaves/. Balls racing on ocean waves would be mesmerizing and educational as compared to your standard mindless video game! Doug youvan (talk) 01:06, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Geuploade foto wordt niet geplaatst.

Een door mij up-geloade foto: Gedempte sluis 2011.jpg wordt niet in het artikel (Sluis 7)opgenomen, drie andere wel. Wat is het probleem? Ik heb geprobeerd opnieuw te uploaden maar dan wordt vermeld dfat de foto reeds bestaat. Alleen de link in het artikel kan hem niet vinden. Faasco (talk) 08:44, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Uw bestand is geüpload naar File:Gedempte_sluis_2011.jpg. Als u nodig hebt om het bij te werken, is er een link voor het uploaden van een nieuwe versie boven de categorieën op die pagina. Machine translated Ajraddatz (talk) 22:49, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Whall window in St Mary's Church Bleasby Nottinghamshire.jpg

I have added two images under the above identification but they are totally wrong as the image does not refer to Bleasby Church but another (St Andrew's in Chippenham). I have now uploaded the correct image but would like the two "Whall window in St Mary's Church Bleasby Nottinghamshire.jpg " deleted.

If someone would do this I would be most grateful.

Clearly I must be more careful in future.

Weglinde (talk) 19:56, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

I can't make sense of this. If you could link to the other images (using an approach like this -- you'll see what I did when you edit this section) it would help a lot. - Jmabel ! talk 17:38, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Can't find my Picture.

I recently uploaded a photo entitled 'Lexington, South Carolin Clock,' and I cannot find it. It had been about 6 hours. How long should I have to wait.

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by CampWalterJohnson (talk • contribs) 22:10, 4 February 2012‎ (UTC)

Please see Special:Contributions/CampWalterJohnson and Special:Log/CampWalterJohnson. Apparently, you did not upload a file (or the upload was not completed) with the file name "Lexington, South Carolin Clock,". However, you uploaded a file "Lexington, South Carolina.jpg", which might be what you're looking for. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:21, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:AlentejanaM.jpg

Well, I've posted some pictures here comming from the internet (Ruralbit). The site have a writen policy about the use of the images displayed in in, where is visible: "Pictures obtained from this site can be freely used" http://autoctones.ruralbit.com/index.php?var=1 However, I do not know what to do in order to be accepted in wikipedia.

PS: The site it's in portuguese. --JoseBessa (talk) 02:24, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Doesn't look free enough for Commons: "Os utilizadores não podem: a) vender, licenciar, alugar ou distribuir nenhuma fotografia disponibilizada..." We require licenses that allow commercial re-use. - Jmabel ! talk 17:43, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I don't see why that would be a problem; that's just a variant on a copyleft, and we permit the GNU GPL and GFDL, for example.--Prosfilaes (talk) 03:08, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

If you can't sell it, how is commercial use possible? - Jmabel ! talk 01:34, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

No, these terms are fundamentally incompatible with copyleft. The canonical definition of copyleft is the free software definition, which explicitly requires reselling to be permitted. The definition of free culture also requires the freedom to redistribute copies to include the right to sell copies. The GPL and the GFDL both explicitly permit reselling (see sections 4 and 0, respectively). In fact, the terms cited above seem to prohibit all forms of distribution. —LX (talk, contribs) 11:47, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Related pictures

I uploaded two pictures, File:Skene Ronan hockey card 1 front.jpg and File:Skene Ronan hockey card 1 back.jpg. I made it clear in the choice of file names that these are front and back views of a hockey card. I could even add text in the description to confirm this is so, but I was wondering if there is a link I could set somewhere between the two pictures that would define their relation as different views of the same physical artefact. Saveur (talk) 03:00, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Use exactly the same link in the description that you just used here! - Jmabel ! talk 17:44, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I'll do that, that's probably the best way available. (I realize now that the wording of my question was not the best... I meant establishing a relation between the two pictures that would allow, for example, an automatic search of all related photos of the same artefact. Even here, I'm not sure if I'm expressing myself well, but that's OK, the hyperlinks will do.) Thanks, Saveur (talk) 01:50, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Ah. If you think it merits a category, you can always create one. - Jmabel ! talk 21:11, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright issue, admin notice required

Can any admin have a look at Commons:Village_pump/Copyright#Category:Logos_of_educational_institutions_in_Karnataka? It looks like a whole category of copyvios; I'm not too familiar with Commons noticeboards, so I may just have posted this in the wrong place, excuse me! MikeLynch (talk) 09:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Categorizing "Izabel Santiago.jpg"

Hi. I got the message below and tried to respond to it, but I have the feeling I didn't succeed and don't know what I'm doing. The instruction concerned seems to be:

> You can also pick the file from your list of uploads, edit the file description page, and manually add the category code at the end of the page. > > Category:Category name > For example, if you are uploading a diagram showing the orbits of comets, you add the following code: > > Category:Astronomical diagrams > Category:Comets > This will make the diagram show up in the categories "Astronomical diagrams" and "Comets".

This is the bottom of the bottom of the page, right? And not in... now I don't have an Edit Page link at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Izabel_Santiago.jpg, but didn't I have one there before?

Anyway, I tried to enter the categories Esperanto, Brazilo, Santiago and "Myar" (a test category), but I don't know if they're effectively entered or not and it doesn't seem that I know how to search by category anyway. So I'm giving up on this, at least for the time being. I only uploaded the photo for it to be used on my deceased wife's Wikipedia page, http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izabel_Santiago.

Thank you,

Roy McCoy <roymccoy.nl@gmail.com> Rotterdam, NL

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Hello Roy McCoy, you can add [[:Category:___]] at the bottom of a page. Just find a category that fits the file. As an example, Category:Esperantists would be appropriate in this case. Ajraddatz (talk) 15:59, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I can suggest three useful ways to search for a category.

1. Use the usual search mechanism, but include the word "category" as one of your search terms.
2. Search for an image on a related topic and see how someone else categorized it.
3. Start with a rather general category that will certainly exist (e.g. Category:Linguists) and try navigating down (or even up) the hierarchy from there.

I hope that helps.- Jmabel ! talk 17:50, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I find that Google's search is quite a bit more useful than the built-in one, if you are having more issues. Try Googling <topic> wikimedia commons - that works pretty well for me. Ajraddatz (talk) 20:25, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

how do i create a copyright tag for someone else's picture?

Hi, uploading newb here, i'm trying to upload a picture from an academic journal. I have written approval from both the author and publishing company, but i have no idea how to write the copyright tag to get it to stay on wiki. article is Gentrification of Vancouver, image is vancouvergentrification, any help is appreciated, thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.183.103.133 (talk • contribs)

You can tag the file with {{OTRS pending|month=February|day=5|year=2012}} and email permissions-commons[at]wikimedia[dot]org with information on the approval. Feel free to post back if you need any more help :) Ajraddatz (talk) 22:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I believe the file you're actually referring to is File:Vancouver_neighborhood_gentrification.PNG. In order to upload a file here, it is not enough to have permission from the copyright holder - the copyright holder must release the work under a free license (see Commons:Email_templates), and you must submit the e-mail from them to our OTRS permission-tracking system (see instructions at COM:OTRS). If possible, it would be valuable to get a higher-resolution version of this image licensed, because the current version will look terrible when printed on paper. Let us know if you require assistance. Dcoetzee (talk) 22:32, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Xxx tld logo.jpg

--182.6.99.133 05:27, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Looks probably like {{PD-ineligible}} to me. I'd guess just inside the borders of that. - Jmabel ! talk 06:25, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Hmm, not sure. IMO, a permission from ICM Registry would be better. Yann (talk) 06:31, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

I am also uncertain. I would consider it potentially borderline, but it may be {{PD-ineligible}}. Dcoetzee (talk) 07:43, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

COMPLAINT

it's about this image

How do i contact wikipedia? THEY NEED TO REMOVE A PHOTO THAT WAS TAKEN WITHOUT MY CONSENT!!!!!! i have already complained before!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.192.170 (talk • contribs) 6. Februar 2012, 10:06 Uhr (UTCTúrelio (talk) 09:20, 6 February 2012 (UTC))

First you should put a comment on the talkpage of the article where the image is used. If the image is hosted here on Commons, you might also file a deletion request on the image page on Commons. --Túrelio (talk) 09:20, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horses,_Little_Clovers_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1289544.jpg

RE COMPLAINT, I WISH THIS PHOTO TO BE REMOVED! IT WAS TAKEN WITHOUT PERMISSION! IT ALSO SHOWS EXACTLY WHERE MY HORSES ARE KEPT AND HOW TO POTENTIALLY STEAL OR INJUIRE THEM, ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN PURPOSEFULLY INJURED! REMOVE IMMEDIATELY!

I've opened a DR, Commons:Deletion requests/File:Horses, Little Clovers Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1289544.jpg. I've left my comments there.--Prosfilaes (talk) 10:21, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Sarah Sandeh.jpg

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren! Ich habe einen Wikipedia Eintrag über die Schauspielerin "Sarah Sandeh" verfasst, diese erlaubte mir ein Foto von ihr zu verwenden, welches die Fotografin "Christine Fenzl" von ihr machte. Das Foto ist sowohl von der Fotografin als auch von Sarah Sandeh frei gegeben worden (siehe: http://theaterkontakte.de/profil/sarah_sandeh/galerie.html). Wie muss ich vorgehen damit "das Copyright" anerkannt wird? Mit freundlichen Grüssen, C. di Palma --Carlo Di Palma (talk) 11:46, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Excuse the bad German. Um Bilder, die nicht von Ihnen gemacht wurden hochzuladen, muss der Autor, um sie unter einer freien Lizenz zu veröffentlichen. Wenn sie dazu bereit sind, siehe COM:OTRS für Informationen darüber, wie die Erlaubnis zur Verwendung des Bildes bestätigen QU ^TalkQu 12:28, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Portrait of an Author

Hey, today I uploaded the portrait of an author on his own wikipedia article. He gave me the photo that he made himself and told me I should upload it for him (he's an old man and not very sure in using the internet and wikipedia). Now I want to know what kind of license I have to chose. It's not my own picture but it is also non of with a common licensing... It's just a private taken picture that the author wants to have next to his article but he's not able to upload it himself. Thank you very much for the help —Preceding unsigned comment added by Permaforst (talk • contribs) 2012-02-06T12:11:13‎ (UTC)

In order to upload images that were not made by you, the author needs to release them under a free license. If they are willing to do this, see COM:OTRS for information on how to confirm the permission to use the image. Ajraddatz (talk) 15:07, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Note that the person who needs to release the work is the copyright holder of the photo. This may be the author themselves, or it may be the photographer who took the picture. That depends on what country you're in, whether it was a job for hire, what contracts they signed, and so on. If it's a professional work and you can identify the photographer, contact the original photographer and ask them about it too, as they should know better than the author. Dcoetzee (talk) 12:46, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

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Copyright help regarding File:Hylobius abietis.jpg

Hi, I´m trying to add my own picture, but I don´t know what to do with the licensy policy... and then the picture is not published in my article... do you know how i should do it? THanks

--Sasisoy (talk) 17:57, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

That's all rather confusingly worded. First things first: when you say "my own picture", are you saying that you are the photographer of the picture you've linked? - Jmabel ! talk 02:03, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

You're claiming that you are the copyright holder of File:Die palm becaouse of red weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in Valencia (Spain).JPG, where you list your name as Sara Sánchez López (linked to your username). You are also claiming that you are the copyright holder of File:Thanasimus formicarius 2.jpg and several similar files, where you list the author (you, supposedly) as mwkozlowski (also linked to your username). Searching for "mwkozlowski" on Google points to Marek Kozlowski from Poland. It would seem that some of what you claim to be your own pictures are not actually yours. Could you explain this? —LX (talk, contribs) 14:57, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

All uploads tagged now (2 files weren't) - should be deleted if there is no explanation by the uploader. --Saibo (Δ) 17:26, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

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Copyright help regarding File:Tschuehly.jpg

This photo (Tschuehly.jpg) shows my uncle, Thomas Schühly. I would like to use this photo for his German Wikipedia entry. As far as I know the photo belongs to himself and it is shown on http://schuehlyfilm.com/. My cousin Mario Schühly - who organizes this page - told me that I could use it for Wikipedia.

The same counts for another photo I uploaded: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rainer_Werner_Fassbinder,_Thomas_Sch%C3%BChly,_Horst_Wendlandt.jpg

Now I do not know what sufficient information I could add to the description to have it accepted. :(

--Nschuehly (talk) 19:18, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

The photographer would typically be the copyright holder unless they formally signed away those rights. Being the subject of a photo doesn't normally give you any rights other than personality rights. Do you know who took the photo? - Jmabel ! talk 05:06, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

We would need the permission via e-mail from the photographer (or copyright holder in some cases). Also available in German: COM:OTRS/de. Viele Grüße --Saibo (Δ) 17:15, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

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Copyright help regarding File:The medicine tour.jpg

i need to make it so that the picture I uploaded won't be deleted for copyright reasons. it is a concer poster and free to the public, what do i do so that it doesn't get deleted??

--BobDylanFan1994 (talk) 20:08, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Nothing at the source implies that the poster might be freely reusable. Actually, the source website specifies that they do not own the copyright on the images and that "credit goes to their respective agencies and wonderful photographers". So, you would need to find who are the "agencies and wonderful photographers" who own the copyright on this particular poster and convince them to release the poster under a free license. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Permission from photographer/poster designer would be needed. You may also want to read about Internet images and the intro of COM:L, thank you for your help! --Saibo (Δ) 17:05, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

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cannot upload previously deleted file

The file B-ROscGraph2.jpg was deleted 11 April 2010 because no copyright info. I have gotten permission from the owner, used {{OTRS pending}}, but it won't upload anyway. Also some problems with "source" field.

 I hope this is the right place for my question.

Warren Rauscher Wcrauscher (talk) 22:43, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

If the OTRS permission was sent recently and if it mentioned the filename, then you can leave some time for the OTRS team to process their mail and they should undelete the file if the permission is valid. If you need more information or if you don't have any news from them after a reasonable time (say, two weeks after the permission mail was sent) or if there is some particular urgency for undeleting the file, you can request help at Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard (to get the OTRS confirmation) or at Commons:Undeletion requests (to get the file undeleted). In the "source" field, just tell briefly where the image comes from. From the original upload comments on en.wikipedia and from your above comment, I seem to understand that you originally obtained it from the author, you kept it in your personal archives and then you modified it? -- Asclepias (talk) 23:25, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

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Copyright help regarding File:Switch 1986.jpg

This pic was provided to me as a member of switch for promotional purposes. The photographer was paid for his services and holds no copyright to the pic. I'm not sure what category that falls into, but the pic is ok for posting.

--Flohism (talk) 01:13, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

• Please see COM:OTRS for how to make this clear. - Jmabel ! talk 03:03, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

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Template doesn't work properly? File:Infostand_von_OroVerde_Detail.jpg

Hello!

I just uploaded my first file, using the template that is mentioned on the "Upload file" page (Template:Information/doc, I think) for the description. Unfortunately, the description looks kind of broken now... File:Infostand_von_OroVerde_Detail.jpg I'm quite confused now. Did I make a mistake or is there something wrong with the template? What can I do?

(The image also doesn't show up - is that because it's CYMK, not RGB? If so, I'd just upload a RGB version.)

Kind regards, Loxodonta (talk) 11:39, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Template issue fixed. mickit 12:13, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. But unfortunately the same thing happens when I try to upload another image - the description looks broken in the preview... Loxodonta (talk) 12:47, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Please take a look at http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Infostand_von_OroVerde_Detail.jpg&diff=66789594&oldid=66787746 to see how your previous one had to be fixed; the principle is extensible. Also, please use Categories. - Jmabel ! talk 16:15, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Du brauchst {{information}} nicht extra hinzufügen, wenn Du JavaScript aktiviert hast. Das macht die Software von selbst. -- RE rillke questions? 16:16, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

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Appropriate tag for a photo where the company originally holding the copyright has ceased to exist.

Hi,

New to wikipedia and wikimedia. I'm trying to create a page about Harold Rubens, and hope to use the photograph from here: http://lib-1.lse.ac.uk/archivesblog/?tag=harold-rubens

I've contacted the LSE, who have told me that the copyright was held by the now defunct London News Agency Photos Ltd. The archivist at the LSE therefore believes that there is no longer any copyright restrictions on the photo.

I'm just wondering what information I need to include in the tag when trying to upload the image to wikicommons? Which tags are appropriate?

Many thanks in advance, Artifice44—Preceding unsigned comment added by Artifice44 (talk • contribs) 2012-02-09T14:00:59‎ (UTC)

In general, companies going out of business in no way terminates copyrights. Normally, some entity acquires such rights. In the (all too common) worst case, the copyright is in limbo: still legally in effect, but with no one who can grant permission, a true "orphan copyright". So it is likely we can't use this. - Jmabel ! talk 16:21, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Is it really possible for a copyright to be in effect but held by no one? Wouldn't it be completely unenforcable? Dcoetzee (talk) 23:01, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Held by noone in this case most probably does not apply. The London News Agency Photos Ltd., or LNA for short, got swallowed up by the Press Association according to [1]. So, paimages most likely owns these copyrights today, as far as they're not expired yet. In this case, we'd need to know who the photographer was. And under the URAA it'd be most likely copyrighted in the U.S. (Harold Rubens was born 1918, and although the source given above doesn't date the image, I'd say it was taken and therefore first published after 1923; the boy looks older than 5 years.) Lupo 23:35, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

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Copyright help regarding File:Guericke Sulfur globe.jpg

I'm not entirely sure if this illustration is free of copyright, but I think it is. I took the illustration from the digitalized book of Guericke from 1672 which is offered by the Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel. (see: http://diglib.hab.de/wdb.php?dir=drucke/34-5-phys-2f) One can download the book for free for private use. But the copyright held by the library prohibits the publication of this digitalized book. Does this also hold for a part of a page as in this case?

--GRrammer (talk) 16:49, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

If the illustration is from 1672, no one holds copyright on it. And merely scanning it does not give a re-publisher any different rights than anyone else. - Jmabel ! talk 01:36, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I have added a appropriate copyright tag and your additional source information. Thank you! --Saibo (Δ) 16:57, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

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Ranger stations

Is there any category related to ranger stations of the U.S. National Park service? The only thing I see even vaguely related is Category:National Park Service Ranger. - Jmabel ! talk 01:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

File:White Argentine.jpg

This is a montage consisting of images of 25 people described in the title as 'White Argentinians'. Is there a policy regarding the appropriateness of classing people by 'race'/ethnicity in this way without any evidence that either they, or any other source, has classified them as such? AndyTheGrump (talk) 02:25, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Hmm, Commons:Personality rights and Commons:project scope may be relevant. The first since we do not want to violate personality rights - but if that is okay then you may note that Commons is not bound to a NPOV. Hope that helps. If you think we should discuss the deletion of the file, please nominate it for deletion. Note: I have linked the file in your comment. --Saibo (Δ) 04:00, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

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Redundant category

Howdy all--can one of you (with a mop) have a look at Category:Samick Music Corporation and consider deleting it? The category is empty and redundant. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 02:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

In general, empty cats can be deleted but I see User:Clusternote has objected to the deletion of this one before; I will contact him (her?) before proceeding. I suspect there's probably been some fighting about moving images in and out of the category. - Jmabel ! talk 06:27, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi, Drmies and Jmabel. Thanks for your gentle discussion.

On my past idea, Samick group is one of the important musical instruments manufacturer/dealer in the world (in truth, they own several stocks of two most famous piano brands), and therefore, I've thought that accurate modeling (categorization) of their organization (Piano company, Guitar company, Brand management, OEM supplying, and dealer network, etc) may be probably useful to visualize their business. (Note that on several other groups, foreign subsidiaries/dealer companies sometimes take individual policies somewhat inconsistent with the parent's policies, and these require individual categorization reflecting their difference) However, I've not yet recognize these difference especially on Samick group, and as a result, that category is still empty.

If you think it should be delete because it is empty, probably it may be rational opinion at now. Possibly in the future, if it would be rationally needed again, it should be re-created. --Clusternote (talk) 11:00, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Normally, if we don't have media in a category, and we don't have the immediate prospect of media in the category, the category should be deleted. Clusternote, are there images or other media already on Commons that you believe belong in this category? If not, let's delete it and, yes, it can always be recreated later if we have content for it. - Jmabel ! talk 01:39, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Since I have not yet decided in the matter, I want to hear your opinion.

According to the brand page of their dealer company in the USA, "Samick Music Corp." (SMC), SMC manages several brands including

1. Category:Wm. Knabe & Co. (piano manufacturer, Wm. Knabe & Co.)

2. Category:Silvertone (well known mail order brand in the USA, Silvertone)

3. Category:Greg Bennett Guitars (designer guitar brand Greg Bennett Guitars named after Greg Bennet; possibly it is also referred as Samic Gutiar in the Korea)

and, at least Wm. Knabe & Co. is not enough mentioned on their parent company's web page, "Samic Musical Instruments (korea)" (SMI). Also rest brands seem to be similar status.   And in this case, these categories can be rationally moved under Category:Samick Music Corporation, to appropriately show the situation.

I'm glad if I could read your opinion. --Clusternote (talk) 07:08, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Clearly appropriate. This is something you could have done at any point in the long slow fight over this, and pretty much settled the matter. - Jmabel ! talk 21:16, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

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Confusions

Hi all,
I am facing two problems here on Wikimedia. I have contributed 3 pictures on one topic and 12 other on the other one. Basically, I had contributed 3 pictures on a device called triggertrap. They were deleted from Wikimedia. I had sent the written permission to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org for the three pictures of triggertrap. I created this article on Wikipedia and then asked the owner of the pictures and the inventor of the device for their permission to use those pictures on Wikimedia and Wikipedia. But they have been deleted.

Secondly, I have uploaded 12 pictures on TodiCastle. I have re written the whole page on Wikipedia because it needed a lot of improvement. I have even taken permission from the owner and sent an email of the permission to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, but still I got the same message. I really don't understand why the pictures are now being deleted even after I have sent the permission to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org for both the topics. I really need help. Can anyone please guide me? I have seen the instructions on the guidelines and have added categories to the pictures but I don't understand why are they being deleted. Help Needed !!! Thank you
Inlandmamba (talk) 07:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

• You seem to have started this same conversation at Commons:Village_pump#Triggertrap. I've taken the liberty of copying your comment to there. Please let's keep the discussion in one place. - Jmabel ! talk 01:43, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

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Deep Blue

I would like to use some of the images on the Dark Blue site set up by Anders Poulsen. At the foot of each page such as this one, there is a statement: "You are welcome to use my pictures as long as you refer to me and send me a copy of your publication." What procedure, if any, would I need to use before I uploaded any of these, apparently freely available, images to Commons for use in Wikipedia articles. I am prepared to get in touch with Anders Poulson but would like to know the position before doing so. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:44, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

"send me a copy of your publication" is be a problem. You may contact an OTRS volunteer. Correspondence via OTRS provides more certainty. -- RE rillke questions? 10:25, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Vincent Joseph Dunker.jpg

--RodgerCarter (talk) 13:57, 10 February 2012 (UTC) A photo copy of the author's copyright release was e-mailed to permissions-en@wikimedia.org on 9 Feb 2012. Is this satisfactory or do you need a hard copy? If so, what is the mailing address to which it should be sent?

Rodger Carter dch@digicamhistory.com carterrodger@hotmail.com RodgerCarter (talk) 13:58, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

• Email is fine, probably preferred. If you sent to permissions-en rather than permissions-commons, though, this will filter through from the English-language Wikipedia. In any case, allow a few days for the OTRS process. - Jmabel ! talk 01:49, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Questionable PD-Florida claims

I was looking through Category:PD Florida, and there were a lot of things (paintings, a few photos, some logos and icons), that might not actually be PD-Florida. I'm not well versed in the law behind it, and the template isn't very clear, but some of these just don't feel right. Here are some examples. Sven Manguard (talk) 16:25, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I am checking a few. The second example has been sent to a deletion request. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return fire)} 17:59, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Zillion years of experience on CAD systems.

I have AutoCAD (snooze) Cadence and Solid Works and an extensive background in many engineering disciplines and Sciences.  Interested in doing needed drawings/diagrams(2D or 3D).  Don't know where to post, but my talk page might be a start. :- ) DCS 00:08, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Welcome aboard! The graphics lab and their illustration workshop, the graphics village pump and the picture requests page are probably good places to start. The different Wikimedia projects often have their own lists of requested illustrations as well, e.g. en:Category:Wikipedia requested diagram images. —LX (talk, contribs) 12:12, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Slavic people

Hi, some nice & efficient rename-permissioned user that will move Category:Slavic people into Category:Slavic peoples would be blessed. Agreed upon here. Thanx! :) Orrlingtalk 03:25, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

If you believe this is uncontroversial, just make the request at User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands. Otherwise, start a discussion at COM:CFD. - Jmabel ! talk 21:18, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Annotations

Do you think the annotations on the widely used: File:Nuvola apps edu mathematics-p.svg is anywhere near useful? --Extra 999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 09:56, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

As much as the only other contribution of this user. -- Asclepias (talk) 10:06, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

To read about what is considered useful and what not, go to COM:ANN. -- RE rillke questions? 10:27, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

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find the images uploaded recently

I uploaded some images last week and do not know how to find them, so I can send the file names to someone who will use them for articles that he is writing.

Help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tjejazz (talk • contribs)

See Special:MyContributions. However, I have doubts if this uploads are realy published under a free license by the copyright holder, they got published elswhere with no free license. --Martin H. (talk) 20:09, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

How to undo an image change?

Hello. The file Lima-peru.jpg (not sure how to wikilink here in the commons) got changed recently, and it looks washed out. How do I "undo" the change, or revert it? It's not so straightforward as it is in Wikipedia. Thanks for your help! Hires an editor (talk) 21:36, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Done, the file was overwritten with a copyvio by Trifg56 (talk · contribs). --Martin H. (talk) 21:41, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Do do it yourself the next time: at File:Lima-peru.jpg#filehistory in the second column there are revert links - click the one of the version you would like to revert to. --Saibo (Δ) 01:43, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Flickr upload page acting odd

The Flickr upload page I've used previously has changed in a way I don't understand. There is no longer a blank to type the source in or a blank for author or a blank for other misc. information. Is this a permanent change or a bug? (I got to the form following a link on my user page, so I'm sure the difference wasn't due to my going to the wrong page.)

I had uploaded a file at 15:51 UTC on February 10th and it had spaces for source etc. at that time but when I uploaded a file at 23:23 that same day there were no spaces to enter some of the needed information. I wasn't sure what to do so I just filled in all the available blanks and hit upload, but then FlickreviewR complained that there was no flickr link so I used a previous upload I'd done as a model and manually edited in the correct source and author informatiion. Cloveapple (talk) 22:03, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

It was a bug. Sorry about that. It is fixed now; if you go to the upload page and then relaod your browser's cache, it should be OK again. Lupo 22:08, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Cloveapple (talk) 22:18, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

I suggest you to use Bryan's or Magnus' upload tools anyway - see Commons:Flickr_files#Uploading_images. --Saibo (Δ) 01:39, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Copyright help regarding File:Lightning bolt slow motion.gif

This image is from gifbin.com, and it appears that they allow anyone to post images publicly, but I don't know the exact terms and the copyright status of this image. I think this is fair use and I only wanted to add to the Lightning article by showing the slow motion image of a lightning strike. - M0rphzone (talk) 03:20, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Fair use images are not allowed on Commons. This image has no license. Yann (talk) 06:47, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

That's the problem I'm asking. Can the license be determined from the sources? Maybe contact gifbin about this image? I think it should be similar to Flickr.. If it is not allowed in the commons, then it is allowed in wikipedia, right? - M0rphzone (talk) 07:47, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, the best would be to get a permission from the photographer. See COM:OTRS for details. Yann (talk) 07:51, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

If you look in their http://www.gifbin.com/about/ or http://www.gifbin.com/upload/ the image may be from elsewhere - furthermore I do not see a possiblity to contact the uploader. That you would need to do. And no, as far as I know en.Wikipedia would not allow that image for fair use since it is replaceable. Just get a good cam, wait for a thunderstorm and capture! --Saibo (Δ) 01:37, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Why deleted?

My upload: File:DuomoMilanoDetail of (Imaginary?) facade of Milan cathedral.JPG seems to have been automatically deleted even though I reworked the descriptiion page making clear that it was public domain (18th century print). Could you repair that act of deletion,please? --Robert Schediwy (talk) 09:39, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Restored. A source is needed: did you scan it? From where? Yann (talk) 09:50, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

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Removing image uploaded by mistake

How can I remove an image uploaded by mistake?Manuelvbotelho (talk) 13:21, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

You can't do it yourself, but you can ask here. Yann (talk) 13:49, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your answer. It's good to know I can do it. The question is: how?Manuelvbotelho (talk) 14:25, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

No, you cannot do it yourself. Yann (talk) 14:47, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Yann. I uploaded 2 images of photographs of one of my exhibitions, but I realised, by reading the metadata, that they were taken by someone else, although they picture my own works of art. In case this implies I can't use them, please delete them (otherwise please leave them im my Gallery). Here are the files: File:Manuel Botelho CAM FCG 2005 1.jpg File:Manuel Botelho CAM FCG 2005 3.jpg Many thanks.Manuelvbotelho (talk) 15:36, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

 Done Yann (talk) 16:08, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Categories gone

Hi, does anybody know why the possibility to choose categories is gone here [2] when I want to upload any files? Thanks Cobatfor (talk) 17:25, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

I see it on the bottom (like always). Do you have switched off javascript? What is written after this sentence? "

JavaScript is active.

JavaScript is disabled in your browser.

"

Maybe you see some errors in your JavaScript console? If you have Firefox open it by pressing the keys Ctrl + Shift + K. Then open the upload page. Any "errors" there? Also it would be useful to know which browser and skin you use. Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 03:46, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

If the problem persists, visit the upload page and then reload your browser's cache while on that page. Lupo 07:40, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, it was a javascript problem of the firefox browser. Cobatfor (talk) 16:36, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Okay, fine. --Saibo (Δ) 00:31, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Orthodox Churches

I've identified a bit of a mess in some categories, but I am not confident I have the expertise to sort it out. I see that Category:Orthodox Church in America was changed to Category:Orthodox Church in North America. However, "Orthodox Church in America" is actually the proper name of a particular Church (see http://oca.org). Now, Category:Orthodox Church in North America contains both categories that are specific to that Church (e.g. Category:Dioceses of the Orthodox Church in America‎) and ones that are not (e.g. Category:Eastern Orthodox Christians from the United States).

If someone more expert on the topic would sort out the mess, that would be good. I am almost certain that properly sorting this out will involve creating some new categories, and it may turn out to be a large project. If no one else takes it on within a week or so, I'll give it my best shot, but, as I say, I'm not expert on the different divisions of Orthodoxy, just clueful, and I would expect not to get it entirely right. - Jmabel ! talk 21:27, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Title page of Méthode facile pour la Viole d'Amour.png

Ich habe das Titelblatt einer PDF-Datei aus dem Internet z.B. http://imslp.org/wiki/M%C3%A9thode_facile_pour_la_viole_d%27amour,_Op.5_%28Milandre,_Louis-Toussaint%29 per Bildschirmabdruck kopiert. Das Original der Datei ist aus dem Jahr 1782. Mit welcher Lizenz darf ich das einbinden und wie wende ich ein Lizenz-Template darauf an?

--Ciorano (talk) 21:41, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Hallo Ciorano, 1782 is sooo alt, dass sie auf jeden fall gemeinfrei ist. {{PD-old}} wäre okay für's Erste. Siehe Commons:Lizenzvorlagen#Gemeinfreie_Lizenzen_.28Public_Domain.29. Ich habe {{PD-old-100-1923}} eingefügt - das ist am besten. Der Urheber muss bei einer Veröffentlichung von 1782 sicher länger als 100 Jahre tot sein.

Ich habe es mal in der Originalqualität aus den PDF extrahiert. Viele Grüße --Saibo (Δ) 01:22, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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I think I can use this.

Hello I want create the article USS Housatonic (SP-1697) and I think the picture that I want use is PD Government and/or PD age but her it is if you might take a look http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/1217169701.jpg. Also if it's not to much trouble can someone please uploaded it for me as I don't think I'm proficient in the commons area TucsonDavidU.S.A. 22:38, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Most likely {{PD-1923}}, given that the text in white at the bottom would have been for some sort of publication purpose. - Jmabel ! talk 03:34, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

I agree, and I've changed the tag on File:USS Housatonic (SP-1697) in The Boston Harbor.jpg accordingly. The photographer does not appear to have been a U.S. Government employee. —LX (talk, contribs) 08:28, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Here is the link to the original source, the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, former U.S. Naval Historical Center, photograph NH 84083. NHHC photos are generally regarded as public domain, in this case it should be {{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}} and {{PD-1923}} as the caption states "Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Crosby Collection." see [3], although there, I did not find anything on copyright. Cheers Cobatfor (talk) 19:27, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

uploading a photo from Google images for use in a new biography

I have no idea how to upload a photo of a personality that I found in Google images, in order to use it in a new biography I intend to write. Please help me. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Λέων (talk • contribs) 2012-02-12T23:38:19‎ (UTC)

Please don't! for more information see Commons:Image casebook#Internet images.  ■ MMXX  ^talk 01:07, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

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Transwiki

Hi, As a Wikipedian, I occasionally visit other language's versions of articles currently on the English Wikipedia. Sometimes, the images on those articles are not yet accessible in either the English WP or in Commons. I'm just wondering what the appropriate procedure is to obtain images from other projects. In some cases, their images are far superior to ours, making an image transfer very worthwhile. Thank you. ClaretAsh (talk) 00:51, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Moving files to the Commons, I hope that helps.  ■ MMXX  ^talk 01:00, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

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Large logs as memorials

Anyone got a good category for this?

I took a picture of something the other day that I am having trouble placing in an appropriate category. Quite a few towns where logging has been historically important place a large (usually old growth) log on display somewhere near the center of town as a sort of memorial to loggers and/or simply memento of the timber industry. This photo is an example of that. Much to my surprise, I can't readily find any similar images, nor can I find a particularly appropriate category. I've put it in Category:Logging in Washington (state) and Category:Monuments and memorials in Washington (state), but there ought to be something specific to large logs as monuments/memorials of this sort, and surely I'm not the first to upload one. Category:Logs is a redirect to Category:Woodpiles, which is clearly not appropriate for this. - Jmabel ! talk 04:27, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

i added "Tree trunks" and "Wood constructions" . This building looks like a carport, maybe we should create logports? .-) --AtelierMonpli (talk) 01:06, 14 February 2012 (UTC)--AtelierMonpli (talk) 01:06, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Hmm. Your additions are decent, but this is a specific phenomenon that should have a category. As for logports, we usually try to avoid neologisms. - Jmabel ! talk 01:36, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

how to upload a free photo

Please, explain how practically I can upload a photo that I have taken myself in order to illustrate an article that I intend to write for Wikipedia.--174.92.87.156 06:14, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Have you read Commons:First steps/Upload form? - Jmabel ! talk 06:30, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

You can also have a look in en:Help:Contents/Images and media if you are happy to read more. :-) --Saibo (Δ) 00:37, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Copyright help regarding File:Han Hyo Joo at 2011 Baeksang Awards.jpg

how do i put in the license if i only saved the photo from Google? --Adeleyam (talk) 15:22, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

You can't. Downloading a picture does not make you the owner. I deleted it. Thanks, Yann (talk) 15:50, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

We would need a free license release from the photographer. Please read about Internet images and the intro of COM:L, thank you for your help! --Saibo (Δ) 00:39, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Permission for: EDWARD_PURDY_NEY.jpg

On 9 February 9, Dr. Frank B. McDonald sent an Email to:

permissions-commonswikimedia.org

giving permission for use of this file which I uploaded to Wikipedia-en rather than to Commons. Have you received this Email?

If so, can I upload the file directly to commons now?

Thanks Deer*lake (talk) 16:08, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, you can, and you apparently already did (File:Cloud Chamber Photo of Heavy Nucleus.jpg). I have placed a {{subst:OP}} tag on the file page to indicate that a permission mail will come. Replies from "permissions" can take some days or even weeks depending on the current work load (I cannot look into those emails). Just wait a bit and message them again after some weeks if no one has replied and if no permission tag was added to the file page. General info about that process is at COM:OTRS. Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 00:47, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Contact an uploaded

I need to contact the person who uploaded this photo: File:Pk3.png

He/she is listed as unherdable but doesn't seem to have a wiki page.

Any suggestions?

Paul Harral Editor Fort Worth, Texas magazine Fort Worth, Texas —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harral (talk • contribs) 2012-02-13T21:00:45‎ (UTC)

You could try his talk page, or send him a mail: Special:EmailUser/Unherdable. Yann (talk) 21:10, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

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Brussels Airlines destinations.png laad niet volledig

Toen ik de afbeelding File:Brussels Airlines destinations.png aan het uploaden was kreeg ik een foutmelding dat het uploaden mislukt was. Toch kan ik de afbeelding hier zien, maar het lijkt alsof de afbeelding niet volledig geladen raakt. Moet ik de afbeelding opnieuw uploaden? Alvast bedankt, Lt300 (talk) 21:16, 13 February 2012 (UTC).

(as I saw you can read English I will reply in English; note that I have linked the file in your comment) We currently have problems with our thumbnail servers (there was a technical change the last week - maybe due to that). The file is uploaded completely (you also saw it completely if you had clicked on the file to show it bigger) - I fixed the thumbnail by purging the file page (e.g. done automatically by the "rotate image" link - but be sure to cancel). You should see it correctly now. Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 00:56, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Macgirlpro

I forget what the best way to reach the admins on this project is, and I always find caches of copyvios at unreasonably late hours when my memory is fuzzy, so can someone please direct an admin to Special:ListFiles/Macgirlpro, all of that user's uploads are likely copyvios. Sven Manguard (talk) 06:45, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Just create a deletion request for suspicious files. Thanks, Yann (talk) 07:52, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Колісниченко Микола Васильович.jpg

I didnt understood why do you want to delete this file? I gave you the link to the source. --NikolayKolisnichenko (talk) 12:06, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

You are not the photographer, therefore you are not allowed to publish this image under a free license. Thanks, Yann (talk) 12:35, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

might be PD-UA-exempt, like File:Andrusevich.jpg, but i could be wrong.--Trex2001 (talk) 12:42, 14 February 2012 (UTC)