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مقالة تحتاج الى صور

مرحبا, قمت بالمساهمة بتحرير مقال و حاولت ان انزل صورةتين ولكن اصبح باللون الاحمر وعندما اضغط على الملف يقول لي ليس لديك ترخيص للدخول

كنت احاول ان اضع صور لها اثنتين ولكن نفس الشي ارجو المساعدة

— Preceding unsigned comment added by سور الصين العظيم (talk • contribs) 08:06, 24 January 2011

Try User talk:Rehman. --  Docu  at 13:29, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

unblock

hello,

for some reason it seems we have been blocked by an (ex-)administrator (see copied text below), i have no idea why. this block also makes it impossible to contact administrators. how can we unblock our account?

thank you for your help. please answer to: legal@wcbo.org

You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons: You cannot edit because your account is locked. Your user name or IP address has been blocked. Pathoschild blocked WCBO from 04:03, 19 April 2009 to infinite; the reason given was: crosswiki abuse, abusive name [edit] Information for blocked users You can contact Pathoschild or another administrator (list) to contest the block. You cannot use the email this user feature unless a valid email address is specified in your account preferences, has been confirmed, and you are not disallowed from using it while blocked. Your current IP address is 88.74.53.230 and the block ID is #22742. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.74.53.230 (talk • contribs) 16:05, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

1) Pathoschild is not an "(ex-)administrator" but a Steward. 2) WCBO is globaly blocked and all contributions, cross-wiki, are entirely removed (oversighted? the deleted contribs of WCBO (talk · contribs) are not visible for normal admins). For information see meta:Global blocks and locks. I cant help you here on Wikimedia Commons with this. --Martin H. (talk) 16:22, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello Martin and 88. The account was globally locked and hidden in 2008 by a former steward (Wpedzich); my blocks were set in 2009 on a large number of already globally-hidden names to ensure they were locally hidden. I'll ask Wpedzich to comment and will lift the restrictions if he has no objections. —Pathoschild 01:25:17, 04 February 2011 (UTC)

Thx, for me the global account WCBO already says all, all of this edits have been deleted, the talkpage of de.wp let me conclude that he uploaded images containing spam to various wikis. --Martin H. (talk) 01:42, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

I blocked the account WCBO on the grounds of cross-wiki spamming - currently I do not hold the steward powers, so I cannot relate specifically to diffs, behaviour examples, etc., but since the block was issued it's not been questioned, apart from the current discussion, as far as I know. I would point at one additional thing here, which is the account name. En.wikipedia, which is the home wiki for the account WCBO specifically disallows usernames which link a user to an organisation (this restriction applies also to some other major wikis, including Commons, see Commons:Username policy) - seeing the email address above only confirms my strong reservations regarding the lifting of the block. I will naturally not oppose local moods regarding the issue of the block, but from my former steward perspective the block was legitimate and I would maintain it. Wpedzich (talk) 07:26, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - The Proposal (1872)

I just uploaded a new copy of this file, to a different filename, because the colors were different for whatever reason. However, I noticed something:

They're facing different directions. Does anyone know which one is facing the original direction?--Prosfilaes (talk) 19:11, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Here's what it looks like hanging in The Met. Powers (talk) 23:51, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

all at g.images look to the left, too Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 00:30, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

See also metmuseum.org --  Docu  at 01:13, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I'll flip it losslessly when I get back to my home computer and upload over it.--Prosfilaes (talk) 05:35, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Colors of reproductions of paintings are always tricky to assess, but in this case, I'm not convinced at all. I wonder if we need that other version. --  Docu  at 08:37, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

I think this is what you mean, but I'm not positive. I would:

• Keep the original version (the image on the right)
• Reverse the new version (on the left) and upload over it.

As Docu says, colors are tricky, so keeping both colors is probably good.      Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 11:10, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

I know the argument works both ways, but in this case the colors of the image on the left side seem unlikely to be reproducing the ones of the painting. The main reason to keep that version, IMHO, is that its resolution is substantially higher than the one of the image on the right side. --  Docu  at 12:31, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

The orange-colored copy also misses parts of the painting at the bottom and top. -- Asclepias (talk) 12:43, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

I've uploaded the flipped version. I have no particular emotional attachment to this file, but it is substantially larger than other one.--Prosfilaes (talk) 04:20, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Please delete my photos or block my account

I want my account deleted or blocked.

Ive asked you previously to delete or block my Westonci/Khalilullah account, but it seems all youve done is move my Khalilullah Yousuf files and moved them all to the Westonci files.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Khalilullah_Yousuf/Backyard

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Westonci/gallery

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Westonci/Backyard

And no i do not have my password or email because my stupid brother changed both the password of my account and the email address and says he doesnt remember the password . He says the password is something like "asdfhjhbvjdfvshdbvjshbvjshbvhf" and so he doesnt remember the password.

For god sake just delete my photos or account or block my account, Ive been asking you many times now and theirs no conspiracy to delete my account, there just a bunch of pictures of clouds and walls. I understand you need the password to protect people accounts.

But what more proof do you need that this is my account. Heres my Facebook account with my highschool ID card with my name Khalilullah Yousuf and my highchool name Weston C.I.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=289049&id=507059030&saved

And there is also pictures of me in my backyard, the same backyard that the photos were take in.

For god sake i have ocd and cant stand this stress, please just delete my account or block it. If i new in the beginning that I couldnt delete my own images i would have never uploaded anything at all.

I have blocked the account and I have no problem with deleting all unused images (some are used, they should be keept.) Other opinions? Amada44  ^{talk to me} 20:41, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

I can only repeat what I last said: A user KY (abbr. used intentionally) was never registered. YOU created a page of that name, a page in the userspace of an unregistered user. This connection was of course visible in Google, but it was not us who created it but you beacause with your own hands you created the gallery page User:KY/Backyard calling it after your own name outside your allowed userspace User:Westonci/... . I moved this back already, the connection with your name is removed by that move action. As long as you not create more connections between your identities this shouldnt be any problem, there is no reason to delete the images. If you want to have User:Westonci/Backyard deleted - that gallery, not the media files - this would be no problem. -Martin H. (talk) 20:56, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes i would appreciate if you would delete the gallery for User:Westonci/Backyard and Westonci/gallery

I deleted this pages. --Martin H. (talk) 22:55, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Deletion of category

I would like to delete Category:Steinway grand piano - 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, China. The reason is written at Category:Steinway grand piano - 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, China. Will somebody please help me, I am doing something wrong. --Fanoftheworld (talk) 01:49, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

I added {{speedy|empty category}} there. --  Docu  at 04:45, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Please, Delete File:Corsaire_Adan_Danse_enregistrement_spectacle.ogg

I'm very sorry, the correct file is -- File:Le Corsaire Adan Danse enregistrement spectacle Forban.ogg. But file format - File:Corsaire Adan Danse enregistrement spectacle.ogg did not obtain. Please, Delete, it was a technical error. The correct file is used here: Corsair. Merci -- 62.140.224.1 02:03, 30 January 2011 (UTC) -- User talk:Betsi Jane--Contributions (Otria) (I forgot the password here)

If you are trying to delete "File:Corsaire Adan Danse enregistrement spectacle.ogg" because you uploaded the incorrect file, you could proceed as follows:

Go to that page, and on the left side, in the toolbox, you will find a "Nominate for deletion" link. It will open a deletion request where you could mention that the correct file was later uploaded as "File:Le_Corsaire_Adan_Danse_enregistrement_spectacle_Forban.ogg". --  Docu  at 04:40, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, done, I think 62.140.224.1 14:25, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

The pictures are still online

This site is very confusing

Does deleting the gallery pages means that photos are gone from searches?

Because I can still find my photos through google search, and i wanted them deleted.

i.e.

File:Cumulus_toronto_June_2008-17.JPG — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.230.168.241 (talk • contribs) 30. Januar 2011, 03:15 Uhr (UTC)

Just a heads up, you should log in to make this request.--Theda (talk) 03:42, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

See #Please delete my photos or block my account above. --  Docu  at 04:44, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Deleting my photos

I want my account deleted/blocked or all of my photos deleted.

Ive asked you previously to delete or block my Westonci/Khalilullah account, and it was successfully blocked.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Khalilullah_Yousuf/Backyard

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Westonci/gallery

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Westonci/Backyard

And no i do not have my password or email because my stupid brother changed both the password of my account and the email address and says he doesnt remember the password. He says the password is something like "asdfhjhbvjdfvshdbvjshbvjshbvhf" and so he doesnt remember the password. If you have access to the password of the account Westonci you will see the password is something like "sfgwersdghgcvbfnyiyunfghfjsfg". You'll also notice that the account has been inactive for a long time.

And please for god sake just delete my photos or account or block my account, Ive been asking you many times now and theirs no conspiracy to delete my account, there just a bunch of pictures of clouds and walls. I understand you need the password to protect people accounts.

But what more proof do you need that this is my account. Heres my Facebook account with my highschool ID card with my name Khalilullah Yousuf and my highchool name Weston C.I.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=289049&id=507059030&saved

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Backyard_toronto_May_2008.JPG

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Backyard_toronto_May_2008.JPG

And there is also pictures of me in my backyard, the same backyard that the photos were take in.

For god sake i have ocd and cant stand this kind of stress, Wiki commons is so darn confusing, please just delete my account or block it. If i new in the beginning that I couldnt delete my own images i would have never uploaded anything at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.230.168.241 (talk • contribs)

Please see #Please delete my photos or block my account above. --  Docu  at 04:44, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

I realize im repeating the above

I realize im repeating the above, but the pictures are still online. As i mentioned in the previous post.

The previous administrator didnt take the photos down. You guys are really getting me frustrated, I just want all my photos down from the internet. Do you guys think I have some kind of secret motive trying to take down a bunch of random pics of by backyard?

Listen i have OCD and you guys are making my life miserable, im simply requesting these pictures taken down, what more proof do you need that this account was mine?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Backyard_toronto_May_2008.JPG

-May 17, 2008 4:10

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150099002524031&set=a.10150098996934031.289049.507059030

January 29, 2011

What a coincidence? Im in the same backyard as the one in the photo im trying to take down. Why are you mmaking this so complicated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.230.168.241 (talk • contribs) 30. Januar 2011, 05:58 Uhr (UTC)

Who do i need to speak to?

so are you guys going to delete my photos or what? Who do i need to speak to get these photos off the internet?

why is this still up?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1&redirs=1&search=westonci — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.230.168.241 (talk • contribs) 30. Januar 2011, 07:11 Uhr (UTC)

We are discussing this now. Try to be patient. --Túrelio (talk) 10:03, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

The unused images have been deleted. The few remaining have to wait. --Túrelio (talk) 15:28, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

link a .jpg image ( Peppin Point.JPG ) from wiki commons to a wikipedia article (Lake Eildon )

I have uploaded a .jpg image to wiki commons, but need to know how to link it to an article in Wikipedia(Lake Eildon gallery )? JohnsonL623 (talk) 08:00, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

See meta:Help:Images_and_other_uploaded_files#Gallery. --  Docu  at 09:23, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

• Sample gallery
• 
  Lake Eildon at Peppin Point (November 2010)

Using images

I would very much appreciate some help. I have uploaded two images: File:Rood screen 2.jpg File:Rood-screen.jpg These are taken from the book "Wood Carving" by Alan Durst. This book is out of print now and was one of "The Studio" How to do it series. It was first published in 1938. I uploaded the images to use in a Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Durst I am keen to leave the images in the article as they really do show the quality of Durst's work. I could of course travel up to Holy Cross church and take some photographs but want to avoid that and the old photographs are perfect. Clearly I do not want to infringe any rules. How can I change my upload descriptions to keep everyone happy? Weglinde (talk) 10:30, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, works by Alan Durst are still copyrighted as he died in 1970. However, photos of his works that are permanently located in the public according to the freedom-of-panorama terms of UK's copyright law, might be o.k. But then there's also the copyright of the photographer. So, for the above mentioned images you have to check, 1) do they violate Durst's copyright or do they fall under UK FOP? 2) who is the photographer? is he/she dead since >70 years or did he/she release these photos under a free license? --Túrelio (talk) 10:43, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

It is not clear from Durst's book who took the photographs; he may have taken them himself. Hope I can use these two photographs as they do represent the best of Durst's qualities as a woodcarver and I am anxious to avoid travelling up to Woodchurch to take a picture! What do you think? Is there a way around this? Weglinde (talk) 15:39, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Any further thoughts on this?

Weglinde (talk) 13:56, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Let's start from basics. I'm going to cover the same ground as Turelio did above, but in different words, which may be more helpful. I must add, though, that I think my colleague covered it pretty well, and that, perhaps, he gave you news you didn't want to hear.

There are two copyrights of concern here:

• The copyright in the wood carvings themselves, which is still in force, as Durst died in 1970.
• The copyright in the photographs.

The first is probably OK, since they are in the UK, where indoor works "permanently situated in a public place or in premises open to the public" may be used here notwithstanding their copyright. I believe that a church qualifies as "premises open to the public" for that purpose.

The second is much harder. In order to show that UK photographs are usable on Commons, you would have to show that either:

• The photographer died before 1940, or
• The photographer has issued a license that is acceptable to us.

The first is possible, but not likely, given that the book appeared in 1938.

The second is unknown.

So, without further information, they fall within our rules of a copyright violation and may be deleted on sight.

     Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 14:18, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Creating a subcategory???? Help please.

I have uploaded a picture for Plaza de Armas of Santiago de Chile. I put this picture in the category:Santiago de Chile. I also created the category:Plaza de Armas (Santiago de Chile).
How can I make the category Plaza de Armas (Santiago de Chile) a subcategory of the Santiago de Chile category???? The command [[Category:Santiago de Chile|Plaza de Armas (Santiago de Chile)]] didn’t work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Entropy1963 (talk • contribs) 11:02, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

The History shows that your first try was correct. Adding

[[Category:Santiago de Chile|Plaza de Armas (Santiago de Chile)]]

is exactly correct, including the sorting.

Is it possible you were confused by the fact that it does not appear on the first page of Category:Santiago de Chile? Since there are two pages of images in that category, the subcategories that are late in the alphabet appear on the second page. It's an easy mistake to make -- it has happened to me recently.      Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 11:14, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

It looks you are right!!! I didn't see that there was a second page in the category Category:Santiago de Chile. :)
Thanks Entropy1963 (talk) 11:27, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Actually, there was already one at Category:Plaza de Armas de Santiago de Chile. --  Docu  at 11:30, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Kategorisieren

Ich habe ein Bild hochgeladen und nun die Meldung erhalten, dass es nicht einer Kategorie zugeordnet ist. Würde ich ja gerne machen, aber wie geht das? Muss ich das Bild nochmals hochladen oder kann ich die Kategorie bei den existierenden Bild ergänzen? Wenn ich auf die Schaltfläche category klicke, tut sich nichts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DianaW (talk • contribs) 2011-01-30T14:54:07 (UTC)

Du musst die Bildbeschreibung bearbeiten und eine Kategorie hinzufügen wie in der Information beschrieben, füge also folgenden Wikitext der Seite hinzu: [[Category:Portraits of Writers]]. Achtung: Eckige Klammern, nicht geschweifte [1]. --Martin H. (talk) 15:58, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Das ist alles ganz toll in dem Text beschrieben der auch in der Meldung auf deiner Diskussionsseite beschrieben ist: Commons:Kategorien. Danke für deine Mithilfe! Viele Grüße --Saibo (Δ) 17:09, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Direct link to pronunciation files

I'm trying to use pronunciation files like File:En-us-available.ogg in flashcard software for language learners. I will comply with copyright rules, but I need a way to link directly to each file. Does such a way exist?--Brett (talk) 18:18, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

What do you mean "a way to link directly to each file"? If you're worried about attribution, I'd just put a "About this module" page that listed all the files, their creators and had hyperlinks back to the Commons page. If you want to load them from the server, I wouldn't recommend that; why not just keep them with the program? Files on the server can moved or be deleted, and the program is more portable if it doesn't have to depend on a fast connection.--Prosfilaes (talk) 19:37, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Image needs to be moved

I need somebody to move File:Nintendo_3DS.png to File:Nintendo 3DS Blue.png since my account is too new to upload a new version. The file I uploaded is directly from the Nintendo of America press site. This makes it a much higher resolution and a better image angle. --Birdman5589 (talk) 04:12, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

For one, we don't overwrite existing files. A picture in use shouldn't suddenly change in looks. Secondly, you may not upload directly from the Nintendo press site; it's not freely licensed.--Prosfilaes (talk) 04:15, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

If Nintendo puts the image on their site to be downloaded and reused by journalist and bloggers wouldn't it be licensed for use on here too? I'm pry wrong but I just figured it would be licensed since it is distributed to be downloaded an reused. --Birdman5589 (talk) 04:21, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Because they are for journalist and bloggers, not for general use. We need a licence that permits many other kinds of usage. --LPfi (talk) 12:08, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Dont know where exactly you toke it from but the terms in http://press.nintendo.com/copyright.jsp, #1

• non-promotional, non-commercial and/or editorial purposes
• reproduction without any alteration

Are the opposite of Commons:Project scope#Required licensing terms ( 1) any purpose including commercial 2) modifications allowed). Deleted, such press images are not free. And the source does not mention the {{Cc-by-3.0}} license selected at File:Nintendo 3DS.png anywhere. --Martin H. (talk) 13:19, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

These images will also be easy to replace with photos of the 3DS taken at trade shows, etc., especially after it hits the shelves. Dcoetzee (talk) 20:35, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

I found on the English Wikipedia a very handy feature called (see Architecture of cathedrals, basilicas and abbey churches), which does not exist on Commons. Could you please create such a template here? Thanks. Tango7174 (talk) 16:22, 31 January 2011 (UTC).

All the usages in enwp should be galleries. However, what should be the use at commons? Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 19:27, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

I would oppose using such a tool. As you know, we allow galleries of images, but generally restrict the images to a size set by the viewer, either explicitly in his preferences, or by default. The number of images in a row is also automatically set by the screen width. This allows for users who have screens ranging from phones to very wide, even multiple screens.

By contrast, WP:EN: allows the editor to set both the image size and the number per row, which means that users with small screens may have to scroll across each image, and will also have to scroll across rows. At the other end of the size range, it will mean that users with large screens will have a great deal of white space, forcing them to scroll down more than one of our galleries would.

As you know from your work on several Italian galleries -- Trani, Gargano, etc. -- it is possible to organize a gallery very nicely while still allowing for different screen sizes.      Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 17:09, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Foreign translations required

I had an unfortunate encounter when I tried to rename the following file, which I found among the ones needing categories on July 28, 2010; File:שער הכניסה לאתר הפרדסנות ע"ש מינקוב ברחובות.jpg. After zooming in on the image, I found that it was of the "Minkov Museum," which is apparently in Israel. Finding no such category, I opted for the category "Museums in Israel," but because the name of the file is in Hebrew, it crashed when I tried to add the name. Can anybody else do something about this one? ----DanTD (talk) 19:20, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

No issues for me with this file: Added. What exactly crashed? Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 19:25, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Well, it became a blank page that said "No file by this name exists, but you can upload it." ----DanTD (talk)

In case you want to know why: can you reproduce this error? When exactly (which action) did it happen? Which browser are you using? Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 20:28, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

I actually tried that with another image with Cryllic text, it didn't bring the same results. ----DanTD (talk) 00:49, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Different Photos in category when logged in

Today I noticed that some photos of a category are only shown when I was logged in, in particular here [[2]]. When I'm logged in I see 8 pictures, If I'm not logged in I see 5.

Is this normal, or not?

Do other people have the same experience?

Is it a bug or does this have a reason?

Halvar nl (talk) 22:06, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Probably a temporary cache problem. I can confirm it (8 logged in, 5 logged off). I did a purge of the categories page: now 8 logged in and logged off. Usually just waiting some time should help. Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 22:15, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Halvar nl (talk) 22:19, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

One more photo to be deleted

Resolved

Ive recently asked you guys to take down all of my photos from my Westonci account, as well as to block my Westonci account.

However there is still one photo remaining

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=westonci

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trash_bin_in_Toronto_May_2008.jpg

Im asking kindly that you take it down.

Appears to have been done. - Jmabel ! talk 00:35, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Anybody their?

So is anyone going to respond to my request?

Its gone now. If you can still see it, it is probably in your browser's cache. Try again from another machine. Can you read also the text beneath the edit box. It is not normal to undelete freely uploaded work see Terms of Use but as a favour... Yes, there are lots of people there but ...

...pop over for a coffee some time. --ClemRutter (talk) 15:54, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Recent upload inconsistently displaying...

Earlier this morning uploaded the file "Dictionary of National Biography volume 58.djvu". The text images from the uploaded file intermittently show up while editing the index page. Have purged the file in commons and on the individual pages themselves. The previous images seem to want to stay. This upload was unusual from previous uploads as the system did not experience a technical issue requiring a second upload of this file, which has been required with all other uploads. Currently djvu page 10 only displays the previous image, while djvu page 30 displays the new image while reading but reverts to the previous image in the edit mode, even after repeated purging. Thanks in advance...JamAKiska (talk) 15:07, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Although you seem to be aware of purge/cache issues, you don't mention it explicitly, so forgive me if I ask, "Have you purged your browser cache?" That's the usual reason for this kind of problem.      Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 16:49, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, just re-emptied it and am experiencing same issues with images from previous file. JamAKiska (talk) 17:22, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

I don't know DJVU very well, so I can't be very helpful, but I can look at the current version and the 1 December 2008 version of page 10 and get very different results -- the old one is largely illegible. So perhaps this is a local problem, although it sounds like you've cleared your cache. I'm using the Wikimedia reader for the new version and the Caminova browser plug-in for the old one.      Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 17:37, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

If you are out of troubleshooting options, I will upload a second copy of the updated file to commons. You are correct in that this version will fill in the missing pages from the previous file once it is correctly loaded on the server and displaying properly. Thanks...JamAKiska (talk) 17:49, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps you misunderstand me -- when I call up the current version of page 10, it is entirely legible. When I call up the earlier version, it is not. Therefore, I conclude that the new version is, in fact, properly uploaded and that if you are not seeing that, it is problem that is local to your machine or account. You could try using a different browser or computer to confirm that.      Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 18:28, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Using my existing setup, the only index page on which I encounter any difficulties accessing the latest image is this volume. I recognize that the server now has two copies of this file as I am able to access it on some but not all of the djvu pages. HERE'S A BETTER OBSERVATION...when I observe the image of page 3 using the djvu file viewer (that is the same image I observe in the read mode, the image that displays for me in the edit & image mode is the preview image of page 2 that has the yellowish film removed when observing text page 3 in the main viewer...This seems to be the case with most of my pages. An exception would be page djvu page 10 or text page 2 which seems to have the 2008 Image locked in place for all modes. ...We agree this page is unreadable...so if it were an issue on my end, would it not be the same for all pages? and not just those that previously were identified as problematic? JamAKiska (talk) 20:20, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Aha. I can reproduce some of the strangeness you report, but not all. When I call up page 10 using the Commons reader, I get the yellow, legible version in the main screen, but white versions in the two previews. If I go to page 11, I see the yellow version in the main screen, but the illegible white version in the page 10 preview screen. If I click on the illegible preview, the good yellow version comes up in the main screen. This is true even if I change browsers or computers, so it is not a cache problem here.

I suspect, therefore, it has something to do with the way the Commons DJVU caches its previews. Since the preview pages are not particularly important to an all text work such as this, I'd be inclined to ignore it.

If you want to follow up further, I suggest you drop a note on the talk page of someone more involved with DJVU, perhaps one of the editors of Help:DjVu_files or Commons:DjVu.      Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 13:22, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Last request to rule out all possibilities...Is there a way for you to check for a permanent link to a previous version of this file for some pages? JamAKiska (talk) 13:41, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm not sure I understand. If you use a non-Commons reader such as the Caminova browser plug-in, you can look at any page of any of the versions.      Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 14:04, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Minhas imagens poderão ser apagadas. Por que?

Esses dois arquivos de minha autoria poderão ser apagados:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juazeiro_-_Bahia_-_Brasil.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Petrolina_-_Pernambuco_-_Brasil.jpg

No entanto, os argumentos para remoção não procedem. As informações pedidas (autor e fonte) já estão nos arquivos.

Alguém pode me ajudar, por favor?--Juniorpetjua (talk) 22:32, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Rough translation: he's asking why these images, of which he says he's the author, are marked for deletion. He says that he provided author and source as requested, and is asking for help. - Jmabel ! talk 00:25, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Desculpe o meu Português estrangeiro. Eu li isso melhor do que eu escrevo. Você está afirmando que todas as fotos usadas nestas montagens são o seu próprio trabalho? Se assim for, ele será normalmente mais adequado para carregar versões de resolução completa de cada foto, em vez de uma montagem como esta. Se não, esse é o problema. - Jmabel ! talk 00:33, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Photos from a site

I can`t choose the proper license from the list. The photos [3] are coming from the site of FAS Russia, photoalbums [4]. I am the one who uploaded the photos there because my colleagues and I are responsable for filling the site with information. These pictures were made by my colleague. The web-site is registered as a mass medium. It sais there - "If you are going to reproduce, reprint or republish any information from this site: a hyperlink on the original page is required". So, republishing is legal. With what license and copyright should I mark the photos and where is the link to be put? Under the photo, on the photo itself or somewhere else? --MariaAlabyan (talk) 10:42, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

There is no explicit license for any reuse. At the bottom, as you say, there is an implicit license, but the requirement for a hyperlink makes these unacceptable for use on Commons. Commons is a repository for all kinds of uses, including print, where hyperlinks are, of course, not possible. We would probably want to see Commons:OTRS permission before keeping these images, but I will be interested in what my colleagues say at the Deletion Requests.     Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 13:30, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

I guess you're pedantically correct, but I would assume a restriction like that could be fulfilled in print by printing the URL.--Prosfilaes (talk) 18:29, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Minor change of the name Rieder Category:Marcel Riéder

Hello, I want to make the following change to the name of this category Category:Marcel Riéder: remove the accent on the "e " of Rieder. This change seems minor, but it is important for the artist's descendants. Thank you. --Méticuleux (talk) 13:15, 3 February 2011 (UTC) Bonjour

Je souhaite apporter la modification suivante sur le nom de cette catégorie Category:Marcel Riéder: enlever l'accent sur le "e" de Rieder. Cette modification semble mineure, mais elle est importante pour les descendants de l'artiste. Je vous remercie. --Méticuleux (talk) 13:15, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

I have taken the liberty of cleaning up your references to the category and changing the word "emphasis" to "accent" in the English above. There is evidence in various places that the spelling without the accent is in general use, therefore this appears to be a reasonable request, and I have done it.      Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 13:45, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

thank you very much JamesIwoodward --93.0.180.177 14:05, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Install an automatic redirection

(en) Is it possible to install an automatic redirection on this entry http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Marcel_Ri%C3%A9der, as is the case in Wikipedia (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Ri%C3%A9der) ? Thank You for Your contribution. --93.0.180.249 07:02, 4 February 2011 (UTC) (fr) Est-il possible d'installer une redirection automatique sur cette entrée http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Marcel_Ri%C3%A9der, comme c'est le cas sur Wikipedia (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Ri%C3%A9der). Merci pour votre contribution. --93.0.180.249 07:02, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Currently not. Category:Marcel Riéder uses {{Category redirect}}. This is the way it's currently done for categories. You could add one at Marcel Riéder pointing to Category:Marcel Rieder if you want. To do so, you'd need to use #REDIRECT[[:Category:Marcel Rieder]] --  Docu  at 07:41, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

BTW, I'm missing a OTRS release for all these images of paintings of Marcel Rieder. He died in 1942, so his paintings will enter the public domain in France only on January 1, 2013. Lupo 07:57, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Agree with Lupo for enter the public domain in France only on January 1, 2013, but these pictures are pictures of the artist's family. I already answered that question by giving the coordinates of the descendant. --Méticuleux (talk) 08:48, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

The heirs of the copyright of the artist would need to send an authorization to OTRS. For photographs of paintings, {{PD-self}} can only be used the artist, not the photographer. --  Docu  at 13:21, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

File:Traralgon5.jpg

Diese Datei habe ich aus der en-WIKIPEDIA (dort gleicher Name) tranferiert. Ist die jetzt angegebene Lizenz korrekt und für Wikipedia-Commons ausreichend? Wenn nicht, was ist zu tun? Vielen Dank im Voraus für die Antwort. Freundliche Grüße --MartinHansV (talk) 12:58, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Nein, ist nicht okay. War es auch auf enwp nicht. Die Genehmigung (permission) ist nicht ausreichend dokumentiert.

Für die Zukunft: Vielleicht ist dir auch die Anleitung für den Umzug von Bildern auf die Commons hilfreich. Falls dir ein Transfer mal zu kompliziert sein sollte, dann kannst du im de:Wikipedia:WikiProjekt Commons-Transfer/Aus fremdem Projekt um Hilfe bitten, wenn du das Bild für einen Artikel brauchst. Viele Grüße --Saibo (Δ) 16:15, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Downloading an Image

How do I download an image from Wikimedia Commons to my Windows 7 computer? Please reply to <email removed to protect you from spam>. Thank you.Walt Sampson (talk) 15:44, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Most commonly like this:

First possibility: Just right click the high-res link below the image and select "save target as ..." (or similar depending on your bowser)

Second possibility: view the image in full, then right click on it and select "save image" (or similar depending on your bowser). Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 16:04, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

You can also use the "Download" button above the image. Dcoetzee (talk) 10:10, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

old picture permission?

I want to upload a picture taken from a page that is explicitly stated to be freely available for download. It's from the chapter The Mausoleum in Full of Life, a publication of the Eugene Masonic Cemetery Association, available from their site at www.eugenemasoniccemeteryassociation.org/mausoleum.pdf. It's a picture of a building taken around 1914. What sort of copyright info do I need to provide to upload this image? CRBW (talk) 18:20, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

THe URL you gave does not seem to work -- I found

• http://www.eugenemasoniccemetery.org/

but didn't find the PDF you referenced.

In any case you will need to provide the author (if known), the source (the correct URL for the page which refers to the image, not a page with just the image), and the date of first publication. The critical question for most USA copyrights is "when was it first published?".

If you can show that it was first published before 1923, then you can put {{PD-US}} on it.

If not, it gets much more complicated, see our USA copyright information summary.      Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 23:58, 4 February 2011 (UTC)