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Could you please update your list at: ur:صارف:MGA73/NoLicense. Thanks. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 19:59, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

@Aafi:  Done! --MGA73 (talk) 20:44, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

did some more cleanup, I need it to be flushed again. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 18:08, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

@Aafi:  Done! --MGA73 (talk) 20:37, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Cleaned up a plenty. Please update the list again. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 16:40, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

@Aafi: Great, it's  Done! --MGA73 (talk) 18:23, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

@MGA73: kindly flush in the latest version. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 05:30, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

@Aafi:  Done! Very nice that you get those cleaned them up! --MGA73 (talk) 10:32, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

I marked a few with {{Non-free logo}} / {{Wikipedia-screenshot}}. There are also some files in ur:زمرہ:نامعلوم کاپی رائٹ کی حامل تصویریں. The wiki logo is licensed freely per Template:Copyright by Wikimedia so if you add license like that (if it exist) or Cc-by-sa-3.0 it should be fine. --MGA73 (talk) 11:14, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. I am initially planning to cleanup this list, and then I will move to other categories. Could you flush the latest update please? _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 13:37, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

I am gladly over with this task. Please see if there's anything else around this left, and then I will move to: ur:زمرہ:نامعلوم کاپی رائٹ کی حامل تصویریں. Thank you. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 17:03, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

@Aafi: updated and you are very close now! --MGA73 (talk) 17:27, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

@MGA73: seems over! _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 08:18, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

@Aafi: yes, ur:صارف:MGA73/NoLicense is now empty. Only ur:زمرہ:نامعلوم کاپی رائٹ کی حامل تصویریں remain. --MGA73 (talk) 09:14, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

These two Deletion Requests

Dear Michael,

If you can, please consider closing these 2 Deletion Requests Here and Over Here as delete if you wish. I don't think they can be saved at all. Best, --Leoboudv (talk) 22:28, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi! I closed one and added a question in the other. --MGA73 (talk) 11:55, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks Michael for your kind help. I hope you are having a good 2026 with your son. Best Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 11:59, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy to help. I started a crazy project: User:MGA73/Love and s:da:Bruger:MGA73. I'm trying to find all legislation in Denmark and get it online. First step is to find scanned version of laws and upload them to Commons. Next step is to get the National Library of Denmark to scan those that are not scanned. So I'm trying to find out how much material there are and how much it will cost. Hopefully I can get some foundations to help finance it. Hopefully it will be no more than about 30.000 CAD. I also use my bot to do OCR and create the pages on Wikisource. And I try to correct as many errors as possible with my bot. So I have more than enough work for 2026, 2027 etc. lol. Hope you had a good Christmas and New Year. And the best wishes for 2026 for you! --MGA73 (talk) 12:26, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

• That is good. I am now looking for a new job in 2026 and unemployment is high unfortunately in Canada.

PS: If you have time, feel free to decide whether to keep or delete this DR The image may or may not be PD but if the source is untrustworthy....then there could be a big problem. It was also uploaded by user Hard. Best Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 23:43, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

PS: You and I managed to save the Forestry and Insect images just in time because I notice that the Insect images license was changed to NC some time later in 2025 as in this example below:

• File:Cossula magnifica.jpg

Good work! Sadly it is harder and harder to get free images today. Best, --Leoboudv (talk) 07:30, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

It was very nice that we could fix the Forestry and Insect images before the license changed. Great catch! --MGA73 (talk) 10:27, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

This Category

Dear Michael,

If you wish to use your bot to tag these c.711 images with the PDM license and request a new flickrreview, please feel free to do so. And thanks once again for saving those Forestry and Insect images before the license changed to Non-Commercial. It was hard work. Best wishes and Goodnight from Canada, --Leoboudv (talk) 12:54, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

• I don't know why these images keep getting stuck in this category. Best, --Leoboudv (talk) 23:13, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

The uppload system need a change to fix this. But there has been some disagreement if it is a good idea just to convert all PDM to the author-PDM tag. I think that the best solution is to prompt the uploader to chose the correct license tag before upload is allowed. I fixed a few but I can see that there is a DR about one of the uploaders. I was busy with my s:da:Bruger:MGA73#Chronologisk_Register_over_de_Kongelige_Forordninger_og_Aabne_Breve_(1670–1849)_(27_bind) project. Almost 20 K pages to OCR and upload :-) --MGA73 (talk) 06:48, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

• OK. Thanks for the kind reply. Best Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 21:07, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

I removed the accounts with the most uploads so it should be easier now. --MGA73 (talk) 09:26, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Discussion at COM:VPC#Faroe Islands copyright for photos and the URAA

 You are invited to join the discussion at COM:VPC#Faroe Islands copyright for photos and the URAA. -- Marchjuly (talk) 19:00, 23 January 2026 (UTC) Hi Michael. I got your name from Commons:List of administrators by language. I'm wondering if you might be able to help sort this out. I tried using Google translate for the link provided for Faroese copyright law at COM:Faroe Islands, but the translation is a bit odd is some places. -- Marchjuly (talk) 19:03, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

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File:Johannes Vermeer - Girl with a Pearl Earring (1660s) after restoration (802 × 923).jpg

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Affected:

• File:CN-Beijing Tiananmen Gate.jpg

And also:

• File:Mao and lion.jpg

Yours sincerely, A1Cafel (talk) 14:21, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

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