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→‎Should we allow everyone to upload photographs posted on facebook to Wikimedia Commons, and no need to send permission via COM:OTRS?: Does the Facebook page where it is posted grant a license? Do we have good reason to believe that the owner of the Facebook page is the photographer? If the answer to both of those is "yes," then fine, no need to use OTRS. Otherwise, OTRS or delete.
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吹笛牧童 told me that it doesn't make much sense for him to request the uploader provide license confirmation from the copyright holder per [[COM:OTRS]]. The reason is because of OTRS does not guarantee that photographs are take by the uploader. If the photo itself has been grabbed from somewhere, which he then posted on his Facebook page, no one knows that he is not the author/copyright holder. However, many people are seem unhappy with my work with [[COM:DR]]. Reke and Liaon98 both thinks I had [[:en:Asperger syndrome|Asperger syndrome]] so that caused this problem. Andrew43 thinks that I shouldn't do nothing after using the template {{tl|delete}}. Most of what I do is the same as what all of us do, so I don't know what I did wrong to make them unhappy. Should we allow everyone to upload photographs posted on facebook to Wikimedia Commons, and no need to send permission via [[COM:OTRS]]?--[[User:Kai3952|Kai3952]] ([[User talk:Kai3952|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 14:03, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
吹笛牧童 told me that it doesn't make much sense for him to request the uploader provide license confirmation from the copyright holder per [[COM:OTRS]]. The reason is because of OTRS does not guarantee that photographs are take by the uploader. If the photo itself has been grabbed from somewhere, which he then posted on his Facebook page, no one knows that he is not the author/copyright holder. However, many people are seem unhappy with my work with [[COM:DR]]. Reke and Liaon98 both thinks I had [[:en:Asperger syndrome|Asperger syndrome]] so that caused this problem. Andrew43 thinks that I shouldn't do nothing after using the template {{tl|delete}}. Most of what I do is the same as what all of us do, so I don't know what I did wrong to make them unhappy. Should we allow everyone to upload photographs posted on facebook to Wikimedia Commons, and no need to send permission via [[COM:OTRS]]?--[[User:Kai3952|Kai3952]] ([[User talk:Kai3952|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 14:03, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
* {{ping|Kai3952}} Does the Facebook page where it is posted grant a license? Do we have good reason to believe that the owner of the Facebook page is the photographer? If the answer to both of those is "yes," then fine, no need to use OTRS. Otherwise, OTRS or delete. - [[User:Jmabel|Jmabel]] ! [[User talk:Jmabel|talk]] 15:16, 12 November 2020 (UTC)


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Uploaded a .djvu book but it won't display

This upload File:Every Woman's Encyclopedia Volume 2.djvu is from Internet Archive but it doesn't display properly. Can someone advise what to do?— Ineuw talk 10:22, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There is a warning: "This file type may contain malicious code. By executing it, your system may be compromised." Ruslik0 (talk) 20:39, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Pages 747-752 are corrupted/truncated, which is probably why Mediawiki errors out in an abundance of caution instead of displaying a thumbnail or viewer. SilverbackNettalk 01:47, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SilverbackNet: Thanks for the explanation. Will look for another copy.— Ineuw talk 14:20, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Uploaded an undamaged version and it would be best if it is deleted.— Ineuw talk 05:32, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How do I forgive myself for uploading copyrighted images?

--Commons is in a thing (talk) 19:45, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Commons is in a thing: You don't need to do anything, other than don't do it any more. If you are unsure about a copyright, you can ask at COM:VPC before uploading. – BMacZero (🗩) 17:47, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Image upload

I have translated an image, a graphic illustration of a biological cycle, into an indic language, Odia, can upload that image to the page I intended? If yes how, if no why not? Anos Vordigoad (talk) 05:10, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Could it be uploaded ???

Hi, I need help to clarify if I can upload this file to commons. It is an old article, the author is probably dead, there is no reference about dates, and its text, pictures, diagrams are very useful for the firearms theme. Any help will be welcome. --Marcric (talk) 19:38, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article was published in 1974 and unlikely to be in public domain. Ruslik0 (talk) 10:17, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Marcric: to add to what Ruslik0 said, the author is probably dead is immaterial. The author has probably been dead for more than 70 years would be worth consideration, but we don’t generally make that assumption unless the work in question was created at least 120 years ago.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 18:50, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks both !!! 👍 --Marcric (talk) 19:02, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Upload a logo )help)

Hello, Can someone help me with uploading Cypherium logo? Link: https://awsmp-logos.s3.amazonaws.com/54d5172e-090d-402f-8d0e-91b986dda168/9ababc646d90e705930f0a9d87de811d.png

Data: maps timeout with WMFTimeoutException, although they still show when used in Maplink: template (may be cached)

Sample: Data:U.S._Route_10_Eastbound.map I need to access the underlying data for this.

I waited 24 hours to see if it was a transient problem, and it isn't. SilverbackNettalk 20:33, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How do I not be a idiot?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Commons_is_in_a_thing#Warning --Commons is in a thing (talk) 22:38, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Calm down and forget it. --Achim (talk) 22:49, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any difference ??

Hi, I know that cartridge sketches are ineligible for copyright because they are just a bunch of lines and text. But if the "sketch" uses CAD ??

For sure, the final quality is much better, but the argument remains the same: it is just a bunch of lines and text the computer put together under someone else (unknown) "orders".

Here is an example: It is not a photo, it is a CAD sketch made by someone unknown. Could it be classified as {{PD-ineligible}} or {{PD-shape}}, or both ???

--Marcric (talk) 22:57, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • There is quite a bit of creativity in that image, including the particular positioning of the cartridges relative to the box. I think it's copyrightable because of the composition. If you had two cartridges and a box and made a similar image, you'd probably be OK, because the creative element is by the photographer/CAD designer; the cartridges and box are not themselves copyrightable, in my opinion. - Jmabel ! talk 00:54, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel: Thanks, but the question remains... Can I upload it and use those tags ??? If so, which ? Or should be both ??? --Marcric (talk) 19:00, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
In fact I need the cartridge image... If I isolate one single cartridge and then upload it ??? --Marcric (talk) 19:03, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Marcric: I would think isolating one cartridge would be fine: that removes the composition issue; but I could imagine an argument that because this is CAD rather than photography that introduces some level of creativity that makes it eligible for copyright. You might want to take that question to Commons:Village pump/Copyright, where there is more expertise. - Jmabel ! talk 22:50, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Lets see. --Marcric (talk) 23:26, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

VisualFileChange

What does this VisualFileChange gadget do? Does it help to add categories and descriptions? How do I make it work? Can someone help? Thank you. Prahlad (talk to me / what I've done) 04:46, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Prahlad balaji: Have you read Help:VisualFileChange.js? Yes, it can help to add categories, and can help to mass-edit descriptions. Typical uses are:
  • Append a set of categories to some or all files found by a particular search.
  • Add a warning template of some sort to some or all of the files in a particular category.
  • Change the attribution requested on some or all of the files uploaded by a particular user.
It's a bit clumsy, but it's powerful.
As to how to install, I think Help:VisualFileChange.js#Step 0: How to Install is pretty clear; please do read that help document and come back here if you still have some specific questions. - Jmabel ! talk 16:11, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it works! Thank you. Prahlad (talk to me / what I've done) 18:17, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Logo Update

I uploaded a logo So I can update the company page where I work. I want to make sure I did it right. Here is the company logo https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/CCP_Logo_V-CMYK-B.png

Thank you! Patricia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pfernandez89 (talk • contribs) 04:58, 4 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

  1. @Pfernandez89: You need Categories.
  2. You say it is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. That means someone who holds the copyright and has granted that license, but I see no indication of who holds the copyright. "Source" should not be the vacuous "Company". It should be a page where the logo can be found and where it is indicated that this license is offered.
Assuming that the logo is, indeed, copyrighted (it's right near the threshold of originality to claim copyright), if there is no online indication that this license is offered, you need to go through the COM:OTRS process.
Also, you probably want to add {{Trademark}} to that page.
- Jmabel ! talk 16:18, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know information about the author of one picture (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ronald_Nyholm.jpg). I brought this photo from book (look source). And I don't know information about license. What I must do? Sincerely, Egor --Ehorkaskier (talk) 17:32, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ehorkaskier: I tagged it as a copyvio.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:56, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Almost no book published in the last 40 years is out of copyright; many as old as dating from the early 20th century are still in copyright, depending on the country of publication. - Jmabel ! talk 22:53, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello I have uploaded two images and the bot has informed me that I need to apply copyright tags. Though I have read the documentation I do not understand how to do this. I am however confident that both images can go on Wikipedia. The files are JILA_Journal_of_the_Institute_of_Landscape_Architects_March_1955.jpg [I own the document and took the photo. The original is equivalent to a book cover and, as such, is permitted on Wikipedia. I am happy for it to be creative commons share alike] First Institute of Landscape Architects ILA constitution c1930.pdf [I own the document and took the photo. The document has no author, because it was produced by an organisation (in 1930, so out of copyright after 70 years). I am happy for it to be creative commons share alike] If you agree that both images can go on Wikipedia please advise - which license tags to use, and - how to apply them. The ILA, which produced the original files, no longer exists

Thank you User TomTurner2 — Preceding unsigned comment added by TomTurner2 (talk • contribs) 21:54, 4 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

Thank you talk. Yes I am a UK-based user and the two images were published in the UK. Re the cover of the March 1955 issue, I took the photograph but did not create the cover. Do you agree that it would be best for me re-upload the images to Wikipedia (instead of to Wikimedia Commons)? I could then use the tags you recommend. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TomTurner2 (talk • contribs) 07:26, 5 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@TomTurner2: File:First Institute of Landscape Architects ILA constitution c1930.pdf is probably fine here; tag it with {{PD-old-70}} and remove the warning. Move your remarks on permissions into the permission field: they are sitting where an actual tag belongs.
File:JILA Journal of the Institute of Landscape Architects March 1955.jpg: en-wiki is probably easiest, at least for the next 5 years, till copyright clearly expires. However, as I say, ig the logo predates 1950, we could have it here, as described. In either case, it is not own work, it is a faithful reproduction of a 1955 work. Remember that non-free use on en-wiki would only be valid if the picture is used in an article, and unlike Commons (where we want the highest-resolution version possible) they actually want something low-resolution to minimize the copyright issue. On the Commons side: do you know the date of that logo? - Jmabel ! talk 16:45, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jmabel ! talk Thank you again. Re the logo: I don't know the exact date but it was designed before 1950 (my guess is 1946). It is appropriate for it to be non-free use. Does this mean that {{PD-old-70}} is OK for both images. I think it would be best to delete the two uploads to Commons and re-upload to the English Wikipedia. Tom — Preceding unsigned comment added by TomTurner2 (talk • contribs) 19:35, 5 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@TomTurner2: When are you going to start signing your postings?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:09, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@TomTurner2: I'm rather confused: you had us spend a bunch of time working with you on how these can be licensed for Commons, we worked it out, and now you want to delete? - Jmabel ! talk 00:06, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jmabel ! talk I am most grateful for you help! And if it does not infringe copyright law will be happy to leave them in Wikimedia Commons. So if you could tell me how to add the {{PD-old-70}} tag to both images this is what I will do. Tom — Preceding unsigned comment added by TomTurner2 (talk • contribs)

@TomTurner2: I'll do it, but please look at what I do so you know how in the future, and please use categories on your uploads -- I won't do that part for you -- and as Jeff G. says, sign your posts with ~~~~, it should only take a second, and saves someone else far more time later. - Jmabel ! talk 17:03, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sonething is wrong with this image.

File:John Brown's Grave, North Elba (NYPL b11708219-G91F094 136ZB).tiff

It is supposed to show a rural grave. Look at the site it says it's taken from. This picture is of a building on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. I don't know how to fix this or I'd do it. Deisenbe (talk) 00:06, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Fæ: We have many pictures of John Brown's grave and tombstone in Category:John Brown Farm State Historic Site, but no others that look like this "picture of a building on 5th Avenue in Manhattan". Please investigate.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 01:50, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Fæ and Jeff G.: Intriguingly, I found this watermarked monstrosity on G search that looks like a rural grave.Philipp Michel Reichold (talk) 04:34, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The source shows JB's grave, in stereo. Have tried downloading and uploading the 4MB tiff but it fails API verification. Perhaps this is why the wrong image was used in the first place.
The same photo but not the same scan is at https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-e1fc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99. So it's now possible to use the NYPL catalog entry to update the actual photo we have, and separately someone could work on trying to salvage the TIFF of John Brown's Grave that appears unuploadable for me, but would match the current page text. --Fæ (talk) 10:46, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

portrait view?

I think I remember uploading an image in portrait view w/o a problem. I tried today, including importing from Flickr, and the image is on its side in preview. Is portrait view not something we do here? Best, Philipp Michel Reichold (talk) 01:33, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Philipp Michel Reichold: Hi, and welcome. We can {{Rotate}} later. Which image from Flickr was on its side, and which tool did you try?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 01:40, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I did not complete the upload. I used special:upload your own work and the wizard.Philipp Michel Reichold (talk) 04:00, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Philipp Michel Reichold: What is the URL of the image on Flickr you were trying to upload?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 04:19, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Should be https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikereichold/50568139296/in/dateposted-public/ (Halloween skeleton with PPE and disinfectant wipes in Largo, Florida October 30, 2020) Philipp Michel Reichold (talk) 04:24, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Philipp Michel Reichold: I uploaded it for you as File:Halloween skeleton with PPE and disinfectant wipes in Largo, Florida October 30, 2020.jpg with the Upload Wizard. I saw the same portrait previews you did, but it turned out ok. It seems you photographed it with "Exposure Program" "Landscape mode (for landscape photos with the background in focus)" and then "Rotated 90° CW", which confused the previews.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:48, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

REACTIVATING UPLOAD WIZARD TOOL

hello , we need help from the fabricators to reactivate the upload wizard tool for wiki loves monuments in Rwanda (Special:UploadWizard?campaign=wlm-rw)because the contest end date has been extend from 5th.11 to 17th.11, this is because at the moment participants are not able to submit their uploads yet the contest timeline has been extended (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Project/Rapid/Jeanette_Rebecca_Nyinawumuntu/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020_in_Rwanda)...

cc: User:DSaroyan (WMF

cc: User:RSharma (WMF

Ndahiro derrick (talk) 14:25, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @DSaroyan (WMF), RSharma (WMF) properly.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:03, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Ndahiro derrick, thanks for reaching out to me! I think you might need to contact the international team of Wiki Loves Monuments on this matter. Best, DSaroyan (WMF) (talk) 11:34, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Request to use images

My name is Randal Lee Gritzner. I recently retired after teaching Middle School and High School Science in Texas. I am now writing a book series called "The Science Sleuths." Book #5 is "Adventures in Astronomy." My main objective is to hook young minds into reading, Science, Astronomy, education, anything more positive than some of the stuff they are doing now. MAY I PLEASE USE SOME PHOTOS AND DIAGRAMS WITH YOUR PERMISSION GIVING FULL CREDIT TO WIKIPEDIA AND CREDIT TO THE AUTHORS OR PHOTOGRAPHERS AS GIVEN IN WIKIPEDIA. Example: This diagram is available at www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler%27s_laws_of_planetary_motion#/media/File:Kepler_laws_diagram.svg By Hankwang - Own work, CC BY 2.5, — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 50.30.80.198 (talk) 17:40, 5 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

Hi, and welcome. File:Kepler laws diagram.svg may be used subject to the terms of any of the three licenses on that page, or you may negotiate better terms with User:Hankwang in Dutch or English. See also Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia generally.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:00, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Modifiche pagine per integrazione

Ho apportato una modifica alla pagina di wikipedia " Teatro dei Luoghi" per pubblicare il progetto originale e depositato della mia Associazione Specchi Sonori, che con questo titolo stesso opera una visione distinta da quella del prof. Fabrizio Crisafulli , un progetto il nostro partito dal 2002-2003 e che ha generato diversi esiti in spettacoli con un metodo particolare di drammaturgia visiva e sonora. Noi agiamo in assoluto rispetto della proprietà intellettuale del prof. Crisafulli, che conosciamo, ma con una coincidenza molto datata dello stesso titolo dato, con due accezioni diverse. Da anni pubblichiamo detto nostro progetto senza essere mai incorsi in una sovrapposizione alla proprietà intelllettuale di F.Crisafulli; inoltre essa è sancita anche per noi. Chiedo inoltre guida per poter postare su wikipedia altri termini scaturiti da nostri progetti artistici teatrali, attivi da oltre 20 anni in Italia. Grazie Marianna de Leoni direzone@specchisonori.org Appare un segnale che sembrerebbe indicare una mia operazione non lecita, chiedo info e guida per favore. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.37.65.124 (talk • contribs) 11:46, 6 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

Parnassus

can I use a wikimedia's copy of Mantegnia's Parnassus for a book on Italian Pagan Mythology — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2.25.43.44 (talk) 12:58, 6 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

Hi, and welcome. Which page is that? See also Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia generally.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:35, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This probably refers to File:La Parnasse, by Andrea Mantegna, from C2RMF retouched.jpg, which heads the enWP article on the topic. Since the painting is centuries old, it’s in the public domain, and faithful reproductions thereof are free to use in most of the world—although any image that includes the frame & surroundings may have its own copyright, owned by the photographer. Questioner, note that there are quite a few more choices here in Parnassus by Andrea Mantegna: help yourself! Most of the file pages should show details of their provenance, in case you want to attribute them, but there’s no legal requirement to do so.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 01:02, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Using old (50 years) school photographs

What is the Wikipedia rules on using old school photographs in articles? In this instance the school ceased to exist in 1970. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gallagher1965p (talk • contribs) 14:34, 6 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@Gallagher1965p: Hi, and welcome. For each photo, what can you tell us about the lifetime of the photographer and the dates and countries of photography and publication?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:31, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

some one keep on changing my wiki media page

hello, i am requesting you to protect my wikimedia page, someone keep on chanching the summary by using abusive words. so kindly requesting you to take an action. regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veerasaimanikandan (talk • contribs) 16:54, 6 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@Veerasaimanikandan: Hi, and welcome. What page is that, exactly?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:26, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How can I get a misidentified picture corrected?

While looking for pictures for the English wikipedia's black-cowled oriole article, I came across this picture. It has been misidentified. It is a Cuban oriole. These two species were split nearly a decade ago. What is now known as the black-cowled oriole is only found in Central America. This picture was taken in Cuba. Can someone please correct the picture's description and move it to the correct categories? MeegsC (talk) 17:26, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@MeegsC: Hi, and welcome. You can do all of that, and add {{Rename}}, by editing the file description page.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:05, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@MeegsC: I see you’ve already posted on the Talk page, which is a good start. You might want to wait a day or two to see if anyone replies there, but if you’re dead certain about the identification feel free to proceed as Jeff G. suggests. Note that for many categories there’s an Unidentified cat somewhere not far above in the tree—in this instance Unidentified Icterus—which can be used in doubtful cases or to get a ‘second opinion’ from users who work the topic area.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 18:27, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Odysseus: Thanks! I'm a professional bird guide IRL, so I'm confident about the ID. It's just making the change (i.e. renaming the file) that I'm unclear about. MeegsC (talk) 19:05, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@MeegsC: there are three implied changes: editing the description field, changing the category to Icterus melanopsis, and moving the file. The first two you can do yourself by editing the wikitext. To request that a filemover change the title, you add the special template that Jeff linked above (anywhere on the file page, usually at the top) according to the instructions on that page, which will put the file in a maintenance category for attention. You can do this in the same edit as the other changes if you like. It‘s best to propose a minimal change; identification numbers and such should usually be kept. As a pretty ‘conservative’ filemover I’d be inclined just to remove “Black-cowled”—nobody has questioned that it’s an oriole, and the description & category are quite adequate to identify the species, while being easier to change in the event of a dispute—but your “confident” request might look something like {{Rename|Cuban Oriole - Cuba S4E0688 (23262517213).jpg|3|No black-cowled orioles in Cuba, see Talk page|MeegsC}}. The first three parameters are required; the “3” in the second field indicates that you want to correct a substantial error.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 19:56, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Odysseus1479! You're a star. MeegsC (talk) 21:57, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale

The rationale for File:2012_VP113_discovery_image.jpg states that the image will only be used in the "2012 VP113" article. It will be used as a means to illustrate the article in the info box. The latter is not true: The image is not used in the infobox of 2012 VP113, but in the article's body. My question is, does this require a change to the rationale, or is it a minor issue that can be ignored? Renerpho (talk) 18:19, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Renerpho: that file is on enWP, not here; Commons doesn’t allow fair-use content. I doubt anyone there would object to your changing it yourself: despite the formality of the template’s wording it’s not a legal declaration (like a licence) that shouldn’t be tampered with.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 18:35, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thanks. Renerpho (talk) 23:14, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

uploading a picture file from my laptop

At the commons page, after I select my file, commons only gives me options to add another file or to go Back.

It won't allow me to move forward in the process.

Is this a common problem????

Thanks- Ed — Preceding unsigned comment added by EEJJLL (talk • contribs) 19:39, 7 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@EEJJLL: Hi, and welcome. That looks like a bug, as we have no logs of your attempted uploads. Bug reports generally require specifics, like what upload URL you tried to use and what options you tried, please see mw:How to report a bug for details.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 20:07, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]


I'm actually at a Panera's if that helps.

All I did was Open my File for upload when I was directed to. But it simply wouldn't allow me to proceed after that.

This is the first time in years that I've tried to upload a photo. But yeah it seems strange that it doesn't give me any options to proceed down the commons wizard

Information being deleted

Could you tell me why the information that I am adding is being deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Julie Dee Bell (talk • contribs) 21:30, 7 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@Dr Julie Dee Bell: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a png photo as a new user while leaving the summary intact. Such uploads of png photos are not allowed at all. You indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a png photo, it's a copyright violation taken from the web. Please upload the full-size original of it, including any metadata, but if you were not the original photographer, that person may need to post Commons:Licensing compliant permission for such work on their website or social media presence or send permission via OTRS with a carbon copy to you. Also, it will look fuzzy when scaled down (due to design decisions discussed in phab:T192744), so you may want to upload a jpg version which will look sharper, too. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you change the summary or use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid that filter. Also, Special:AbuseFilter/122 worked as intended. We do not host encyclopædia articles, CVs, or current ads here on Wikimedia Commons per COM:NOT.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 21:49, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(Edit conflict) @Dr Julie Dee Bell: I can’t speak for Achim55 but two reasons immediately come to mind: first, that content categories are not to be used for pages in user space, and second, that none of the categories you added actually exist (hence their appearance in red). An example of an appropriate category for your user page might be Users interested in geology. See COM:CAT and COM:USER for more information. (Please sign your discussion-page & noticeboard messages by typing four tildes at the end.)—Odysseus1479 (talk) 21:53, 7 November 2020 (UTC). P.S. Jeff G. and I are addressing quite separate issues: I was referring solely to the history of your user page.—21:56, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Dr Julie Dee Bell: I agree with Achim55 and Odysseus1479 that you shouldn't be adding categories that don't exist on this project to pages on this project.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:41, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No, I deleted the cats for having contained text only. In the meantime the situation has become different, because Julie did upload images. --Achim (talk) 12:45, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Achim: Sorry, I hadn't looked into that. It seems the upload of images and creation of pages here were designed to support her various promotional autobiographies on enwiki.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:00, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Modifying images

Hi, I am a bit confused about my obligations if I edit an image. It seems if I trim off one edge then I have to upload the modified image in my account assigned to the same license as the original.

I suspect that some times to modified image would be useful to others but often it would not.

Could you please clarify what the license means? 1/ Does it mean that if you make an edit to the image then you must upload the new file? OR does it mean: 2/ If I do decide to upload the modified file then I must use the same license as the original? The wording could be ambiguous.

Cheers,

John Aylmer aylmer2908@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaylmer1 (talk • contribs) 09:40, 8 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@Jaylmer1: Hi, and welcome. You don't have to post modifications, but if you do post them, they must comply with the license of the original. If the original has a license which includes "-sa", "-SA", or "Share Alike", the license you use must include that also. With Creative Commons licenses, you may also upgrade the version number. Is there a particular license or file that concerns you?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:34, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Hello, I have posted a screenshot of myself a comment on Facebook and marked copyright. See file:Wiki User Profile Photo (1).png. So does the content violate copyright. Thanks Đặng Vũ Lân (talk) 10:08, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Đặng Vũ Lân: Hi, and welcome. Violetbonmua and I think it does violate the copyright of the author.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:24, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G.: It's just a screenshot of a funny comment about a famous Vietnamese poem. It is very popular on Vietnamese social media and hardly anyone knows the original author of that funny poem Đặng Vũ Lân (talk) 14:30, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
And really no one will care about the owner of a fun verse. It was actually created for entertainment purposes and was used solely by me on my user page with the aim of creating fun on my membership page at vi.wiki Đặng Vũ Lân (talk) 14:39, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That is not how copyright works. Creative verses are automatically copyrighted and non-free, and we here at Common do care about the author's rights. So unless the original author grants a permission, we cannot publish his text over here. De728631 (talk) 22:38, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to upload a different version of a file

Hi, I've been trying to upload a cleaner version of File:Château de Tourbillon.jpg but for some reason the changes I make on GIMP won't show on Commons. When I look at the file on my computer the black dots are gone but everytime I upload the corrected version here the dots are still there. Any idea of what the problem could be? Also where do I ask to remove the two new files I uploaded? If the dots are still there might as well keep the original. - Espandero (talk) 11:57, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Espandero: Hi, and welcome. Please see COM:PURGE.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:19, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading old newpapers

Can I upload a 1925 newspaper page that I found on the microfilm at the university library. I believe since the library, and the collection is open to the public, that places the image of the newspaper in the public domain? 4Henriettaatthecoldcaseorg (talk) 22:28, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@4Henriettaatthecoldcaseorg: Being open to public access does not automatically place the content into the public domain, so we need some more information on this newspaper. Presuming that it is a US newspaper, is there a copyright notice anywhere on that issue of the paper you mentioned? If not, the text and images are free to use, and you may upload a copy with a licence template {{PD-US-no notice}}. De728631 (talk) 22:35, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I do not see any copyright notice, although the microfilm image is not the best quality! Where do I get a license template? Sorry for asking such questions, but this is my first foray into editing! Also, how do I load the image onto this discussion? All I have is the image of the newspaper on my photo roll. 4Henriettaatthecoldcaseorg (talk) 22:43, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You cannot link the image to this discussion unless it is somewhere on the internet, or you upload a copy here at Common. To do the latter, you first of all need to obtain a digital copy from the image at your photo roll. Then you can use the Upload Wizard to upload the image at Commons:
  • "Select media files to share" and choose the file you would like to upload
  • In the "Release rights" section, fill in the Source (e.g. New York Herald, March 3, 1925, page 10) and Author fields. If there are any authors credited for the text portion or the images, please state their names, otherwise you may just write the name of the paper. Further down that page in "Now tell us why you are sure you have the right to publish this work:", you need to select "Another reason not mentioned above" and fill in a line of code: {{PD-art|PD-US-no notice}}
In the next section, please enter a description for the image and then proceed with the upload process.
De728631 (talk) 22:59, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Thank you so much for your kind assistance De728631 !! It’s a lot for a newby to digest but you have given me a path and for that I am grateful!! Kind of like riding a bicycle,, or landing a plane, for the first time. Out of necessity it will get easier! 4Henriettaatthecoldcaseorg (talk) 23:10, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you De728631!!, you are the greatest!!

Notice of Klu Klux Klan Rally held in Brundidge, Alabama (@ column 6)

4Henriettaatthecoldcaseorg (talk) 00:35, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can you correct mislabeling on an image?

RE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burned_Books_Monument_-_Berlin,_Germany.jpg This image refers to Berlin's burned books monument in the filename, but the image is of a monument to German printing. The actual burned books monument is nearby in Berlin: a very different monument. A web search for "burned books monument Berlin" brings up this image, along with images of the actual monument. The license holder of the image gave it an erroneous name, but apparently only the license holder (on Flickr) can make the correction. I have a screenshot of the search results, but can't upload it here because I don't own the images shown. If you repeat the search, you'll see what I mean.

      • People count on Wikipedia for accuracy, and that includes images retrieved via Wikimedia Commons.
      • If you cannot persuade the license holder to correct the label, can you delete the image for inaccuracy? So far, it seems there are no pages that use this file, so deletion should be simple.
      • I did search FAQ and other Help resources, but found nothing pertinent to this problem. This "new section" is the closest I could find to posting a question for resolution. I apologize, if this is not an intended use. My own talk page didn't seem to point toward resolution.

WITH THANKS! Sveika — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sveika (talk • contribs) 02:52, 9 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

رفع صورة بأمتداد nef

مرحبا ارغب برفع صورة قمت بالتقاطها بالكامرة الخاصة بي لشخصية سياسية ولكن لا يقبل الامتداد nef وهو الامتداد الناتج من الكامرة وحسب البحث اللذي قمت به عرفت ان لرفع ملف في ويكيبيديا يجب ان يكون النسخه الخام الملتقطة من الكامرة وليس صورة يتم تعديلها لونيا من برامج التعديل فهم يمكنكم ارشادي وشكرا لكم — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pro95mustafa (talk • contribs) 07:29, 9 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@Pro95mustafa: the NEF extension is for a proprietary “Camera Raw“ format specific to your sensor. It allows you to change exposure, colour balance, &c. after taking the picture, but it is not suitable for viewing online. Please export the image to JPEG or another common format; see COM:FT. (Perhaps an Arabic speaker here can translate this reply: I tried Google Translate but when I copy-&-pasted it came out LTR instead of RTL.)—Odysseus1479 (talk) 08:24, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Inventaire_general_des_meubles_de_la_Couronne_tome_1.pdf/1

bonjour, je ne comprends pas les différents messages que je viens de recevoir me disant que le livre que j'ai chargé, va être supprimé. ________________________ Ce fichier risque d'être effacé. Merci d'avoir déposé le fichier File:Inventaire general des meubles de la Couronne tome 1.pdf. J'ai remarqué que la page de description pour ce fichier ne contient pas assez d'information à propos de la licence sous laquelle il est placé, ou contient des informations contradictoires sur cette licence, ce qui rend le statut du fichier vis-à-vis du copyright incertain.

Si vous avez créé ce fichier vous-même, vous devez apposer un bandeau valide de copyright. Vous pouvez par exemple utiliser {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all}} pour autoriser la réutilisation du fichier dans le cadre des licences GFDL et Creative Commons avec paternité et partage à l'identique (toutes versions), ou bien {{PD-self}} pour la placer dans le domaine public (cf. Commons:Bandeaux_de_licence pour connaître la liste complète des bandeaux de licence utilisables sur Commons).

Si vous n'avez pas créé le fichier vous-même, ou s'il s'agit d'une œuvre dérivée d'un travail potentiellement sous copyright, alors vous devez indiquer où vous l'avez trouvé (généralement à l'aide d'un lien vers la page web d'où il provient), vous devez fournir une preuve qu'il est placé sous une licence acceptable pour Commons (par exmple en fournissant un lien vers les conditions d'utilisation figurant sur la page web d'origine), et vous devez apposer un bandeau de licence approprié. Si vous n'avez pas créé le fichier vous-même, et que sa source ou les informations sur la licence sous laquelle il est placé ne sont pas disponibles sur le web, vous devez obtenir une permission des ayant-droits et la transmettre via le système OTRS en suivant la procédure décrite sur cette page. Notez que tout fichier sans indication de source ou dont la licence est impropre pourra être supprimé une semaine après qu'ils auront été signalés comme ne disposant pas des informations requises, comme cela est décrit dans notre guide de suppression. Si vous avez déposé d'autres fichiers sur Commons, merci de confirmer que vous avez fourni les informations requises pour ces fichiers également (vous pouvez obtenir une liste de tous vos dépôts de fichiers avec l'outil Gallery). Merci.

EugeneZelenko (d) 15:44, 6 November 2020 (UTC)


_________________ A file that you have uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, File:Inventaire general des meubles de la Couronne tome 1.pdf, is a derivative work, containing an "image within an image". Examples of such works would include a photograph of a sculpture, a scan of a magazine cover, or a map that has been altered from the original. In each of these cases, the rights of the creator of the original must be considered, as well as those of the creator of the derivative work.

While the description page states who made this derivative work, it currently doesn't specify who created the original work, so the overall copyright status is unclear. If you did not create the original work depicted in this image, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. Please edit the file description and add the missing information, or the file may be deleted. If you created the original content yourself, enter this information as the source. If someone else created the content, the source should be the address to the web page where you found it, the name and ISBN of the book you scanned it from, or similar. You should also name the author, provide verifiable information to show that the content is in the public domain or has been published under a free license by its author, and add an appropriate template identifying the public domain or licensing status, if you have not already done so. Please add the required information for this and other files you have uploaded before adding more files. If you need assistance, please ask at the help desk. Thank you!

JuTa 21:39, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

________________________________________________________________

J'ai bien mis les droits suivants : (CC BY-SA 3.0). c'est un manuscrit datant de 1729, l'auteur est bien mort depuis plus de 200 ans. l'ouvrage est donc dans le domaine public. pouvez-vous m'éclairer et me dire ce que je dois rajouter pour correspondre à votre demande.

cordialement — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clob75 (talk • contribs) 08:42, 9 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

Why isn't my wikimedia commons image showing up in a wikipedia article?

I am trying to add this image,

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diagram_of_Schiller_Station_Mercury_Vapor_System.jpg

Diagram of Schiller Station Mercury Vapor System

on the following wikipedia article, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_vapour_turbine

When I post it, I just get a link that navigates me to the "Special:upload?wpDestFile" upload function.

What am I doing wrong?

Updated: Here is a screenshot of the failed image insertion.

Screenshot showing failed image post to article

— Preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.219.185.76 (talk) 22:49, 9 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

This is weird. I am experiencing the same problem with this particular file and I can't even insert it using source code editing. What is more important though is that your scan may be a copyright violation. The original book may still be copyrighted which is why I have nominated the file for deletion. That aside, we should try to find out why the file is not transcluded to Wikipedia. De728631 (talk) 23:15, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It may be a coincidence but a new user reported a similar problem today on the French-language help desk Commons:Service d'aide#Photos. I assumed it may have to do with mistakes present on their Wikipedia draft page, although on a quick look I could not identify the problem. But maybe it is a more general bug. -- Asclepias (talk) 23:46, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You could try the 'Upload a new version of this file option' at the bottom of the File history section, to upload the image again.... Just to see if this clears the bug? (copyright deletion aside). -- Crep1711 (talk) 23:56, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That might help an image that doesn’t display (e.g. showing a blank box), but in this case it looks like the page isn’t being found at all, so I doubt that altering the content would have any effect. My guess is either a database glitch or an invisible problem with the filename.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 00:05, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, that's fine, I thought it may be worth a shot as it was a cross-wiki upload from Wikipedia, so wondered whether the Commons upload wizard may clear a glitch that possibly occurred; but you are no doubt right... -- Crep1711 (talk) 00:16, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
If you are located in Europe, this might be a similar issue to en:Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)/Archive_185#WebP thumbnail rendering issue in Firefox. There is an dedicated cache server in Europe, named ESAMS.--Snaevar (talk) 01:18, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't work on other language Wikipedias either (well, I tried one.) I could add it to a Wikidata statement at wikidata:Q4115189, but it doesn't display a thumbnail. I guess something wasn't set up right in the database when the file was uploaded. --ghouston (talk) 03:01, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It is happening to more users. Examples:
  1. Tramlijn Ginneken - Mastbosch.png
  2. Bilbao - Intermodal 20.jpg

--Xabier (talk) 15:39, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded a file on Commons but it won't display.

I uploaded Tramlijn Ginneken - Mastbosch.png on Commons like I always do but it won't display on Wikipedia. Is it somehow corrupt and how can I check that? Vunz (talk) 14:51, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It also occurs to me with Bilbao - Intermodal 20.jpg--Xabier (talk) 15:19, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Vunz and Xabier: Hi, and welcome. Please see #Why isn't my wikimedia commons image showing up in a wikipedia article? above.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:30, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for replying although I can't see why it won't display. BTW I just renamed a file resulting in exactly the same, it won't show.Vunz (talk) 15:43, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Dr00bie, De728631, Asclepias, Crep171166, Odysseus1479, Snaevar, Ghouston, Xabier, and Vunz: The following file URLs pretend the file on Commons doesn't exist, when it actually does:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diagram_of_Schiller_Station_Mercury_Vapor_System.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tramlijn_Ginneken_-_Mastbosch.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bilbao_-_Intermodal_20.jpg
  — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:23, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I see all of those URLs with missing images too, although the commons page is fine for me. There was a similar bug filed an hour ago, phab:T267668.--Snaevar (talk) 18:44, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Is work being done to resolve the bug? When will we be able to use the affected images on Wikipedia?--Xabier (talk) 20:45, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I believe the issue I am having is that the file has been flagged for deletion due to no copyright verification. Am working through that process now, so maybe it will work if I am able to get it unflagged for deletion.Dr00bie (talk) 21:12, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
en:File:Diagram of Schiller Station Mercury Vapor System.jpg is working now. It's not related to the nomination for deletion, that just adds some text to the file page. --ghouston (talk) 22:21, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
en:File:Bilbao - Intermodal 20.jpg still doesn't work. Can someone fix it? Do you just have to wait?--Xabier (talk) 08:33, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It works now.--Xabier (talk) 14:30, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This is all very confusing, and I am extremely ignorant of the topic of licenses, but I am adding this image in hopes to bolster a project I am working on with a team of fellow students. This image, the Colonization Cycle, was one I clipped from a research paper from 1954 (Link to source: https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/48733). After searching through the host website, there is mention of Open Access (https://www.ub.gu.se/sv/publicera/open-access), however, being a website based in Sweden, I do not know. This source (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Public_domain) says I can use the {{PD-1996}} template for sources outside of the United States older than 1996, but again, I don't know. Add onto that, I don't know how to add licensing onto my existing upload, nor how to remove the current deletion notices. Caleb Bak (talk) 05:45, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The header in the original PDF document states that text within the information is "free to use", however, it doesn't explicitly state whether or not I can use images. Caleb Bak (talk) 07:30, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

--Caleb Bak (talk) 05:45, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Medical scheme reproduction ?

Hi, Can I reproduce a scheme(with an editor) from a medical book if I cite the book ? Thanks --SHLNL (talk) 09:34, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SHLNL: Hi, and welcome. What can you tell us about the name and lifetime of the scheme's artist and the dates and countries of artistry and publication?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:36, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you for your feedback and welcome. Authors are alive and from Switzerland, Belgium and US and the book was published in France, possibly in Belgium and switzerland.--SHLNL (talk) 13:53, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Then it is certainly copyrighted, if copyrightable. You'd need an explicit license from the author or authors of the "scheme" (I assume you mean an image of some sort, since we are on Commons), probably via the process outlined at COM:OTRS.
Just to be clear: if this is something so simple as to be ineligible for copyright (e.g. a bar chart of objective data), it could be uploaded as {{PD-ineligible}}. - Jmabel ! talk 16:23, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you ! --SHLNL (talk) 08:46, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template {{Duplicate}}

Hello. I added template {{Duplicate}} to a file I uploaded:[1]. The template is shown, but none of the parameters I filled in is visible. May I have some help or advice on where i went wrong?--LittleGun (talk) 11:47, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved
I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days. – BMacZero (🗩) 00:32, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

CAMBIOS DIFERENTES IDIOMAS

BUENOS DIAS, SOY NUEVA EN ESTO DE WIKIPEDIA, QUERIAMOS ACTUALIZAR LA INFORMACIÓN QUE HAY DE NUESTRA EMPRESA EMPEZANDO POR EL LOGOTIPO, HE LOGRADO CAMBIARLO PERO SOLO APARECE CAMBIADO EN LA PAGINA EN ESPAÑOL SI ME CAMBIO A INGLES, O OTRO IDIOMA SIGUE ESTANDO EL LOGO INCORRECTO, COMO PUEDO HACER PARA QUE APAREZCA EL LOGO CORRECTO EN LAS DEMAS PAGINAS? TENGO QUE IR UNA A UNA? NO HAY UNA FORMA AUTOMATICA DE SI SE CAMBIA O AÑADE EN LA PAGINA DE ESPAÑOL APAREZCAN EN LOS OTROS IDIOMAS?

MUCHAS GRACIAS POR LA AYUDA

SALUDOS — Preceding unsigned comment added by UROVESA (talk • contribs) 12:06, 10 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

  • @UROVESA: Es posible que esto sea simplemente un problema de almacenamiento en caché. ¿Ha agregado "?purge" (o, si ya tiene un signo de interrogación, "&purge") a la URL?
  • Esto es Wikimedia Commons. Tendrá que preguntar en la Wikipedia en español sobre cómo hacer cosas específicas de la Wikipedia en español.
  • Como no indica cuál es la organización / artículo, solo puedo brindarle poca ayuda aquí.
  • Commons puede aceptar solamente contenido que sea de dominio público o que tenga una licencia gratuita. Muchos artículos en Wikipedia en inglés usan logotipos no libres, que creo que no son aceptables en Wikipedia en español (ni en Commons). Si el logotipo tiene derechos de autor, Commons puede aceptarlo solamente si tiene licencia libre. (Aún puede marcarlo como marca registrada).
  • Puede que estén sucediendo otras cosas aquí; sería de gran ayuda si enlazara la página de la que estás hablando.
  • Si bien lo siguiente no suele ser un problema en Commons: debe tener en cuenta es:Wikipedia:Conflicto de interés. En general, no es una buena práctica escribir en Wikipedia sobre su propia organización.
  • ¿No tiene letras minúsculas en tu teclado? - Jmabel ! talk 16:51, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

De todo un mucho

De todo un mucho es un podcast creado: [Elba Higareda Cervantes], más conocida como Martha Higareda actriz mexicana de cine y televisión y [Galo Rosado Álvarez], conocido en los medios de comunicación como Yordi Rosado, es un conductor, productor, locutor y autor mexicano.

la primera emisión de este podcast fue el 19 de mayo del año 2020,por la plataforma de Spotify y YouTube,con una duracion de 56 minutos, este primer capitulo lleva por titulo E1.La primera vez

en este podcast se tocan diversos temas que son propuestos por los mismos usuarios, cuentan con invitados especialistas en los temas que se abordan, se emite un episodio por semana. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hkislev (talk • contribs) 20:42, 10 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

How to upload pictures belonging to a government?

I want to upload this: (https://www.tccb.gov.tr/kabine/hazine-ve-maliye-bakani) picture from the official website of the presidency of the Republic of Turkey. Why was my upload removed, and how do I correctly upload this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sinus46 (talk • contribs) 21:22, 10 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

Not all governments have an exception for the copyright of their works. While governmental works of the United States federal government are free of any copyright, the same is not true for Turkey. Turkish government works are copyrighted and non-free unless a free licence has explicitely been granted at their respective website. So we cannot use the image you uploaded. De728631 (talk) 21:57, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gif file needs to be split into individual image frames

File:Munzberg.gif Which category do i add it to to make this happen? BumpySlug (talk) 07:45, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Watermark

Can i add watermark on the picture ? -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samya90 (talk • contribs) 11:30, 11 November 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@Samya90: Remember the overall ethos of Commons is to make files available to be freely used by anyone for any purpose. Anything which detracts from allowing a picture to be reused in this way is not helpful. Invisible watermarks are allowed but really obvious ones are not. Small discrete ones are not strictly banned but are discouraged for the above reason. Please read COM:WATERMARK for further guidance. Thanks. -- Crep1711 (talk) 12:49, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I would like to upload some pictures of buildings I took during my recent trip to Turkmenistan. I was almost about to publish some of the photos of the Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque when I decided that it would have been better for me to check the copyright rules of the country first. According to this page, freedom of panorama is not ok, except in the following example: "Reproduction, broadcasting or communication to the public by cable of works of architecture, photography or fine art permanently located in a place open to public access, except when the image of the work is the main subject or it is used for commercial purposes" (i.e. incidental and non-commercial use, if I'm not mistaken). Does this mean that I won't be able to upload my pictures onto Wikimedia Commons? What about all of these? Why can they be on the site? Does it have to do with Flickr? --SuperBowser (talk) 21:22, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

These pictures, including the ones from flickr, are not covered by any exception to the copyright rules as far as I can tell. They only exist here because no-one noticed yet. See Category:Buildings in Turkmenistan for a big red warning about uploading pictures buildings in Turkmenistan. --rimshottalk 21:32, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Whoops, so it's my fault if many Wikipedias will now suddenly lose many of their Turkmenistan-related images! Are they going to be deleted? Does this mean that many Wikipedia pages about buildings in Turkmenistan won't be able to have images for the time being? --SuperBowser (talk) 21:36, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
We don't control the policies of the individual Wikipedias as to what they might allow locally as fair use, but it does mean that images of modern (copyrighted) buildings in Turkmenistan should not be on Commons without an explicit license from the architect or their heirs. - Jmabel ! talk 23:31, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Full page scans to individual images

I am extremely new to wikimedia commons and have been part of the wikisource community for about a year so I apologize for my lack of knowledge currently. Through wikisource I was able to locate a pdf file that was scanned and uploaded to wikimedia commons as a pdf. I am attempting to convert the full page scans into just the pictures that show up on these scans so as to add them to the wikisource page. I'm not sure what the proper way to upload the new picture so as to tie it together with the original scan or if I even need to do that. if you could get back to me that would be great. Thank you! Seperation (talk) 22:02, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading content

Hello we are trying to create a BIO through wikipedia to show the profile of a violinist on Wikipedia whenever someone searches for her name. I can't find any guidance for this. pLease can you advise regarding the process?

This is Commons, not Wikipedia, but w:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest is the guidance. It can be summarized in one word: "don't".--Prosfilaes (talk) 22:22, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Using Wikipedia images for other language

I want to upload a Wikipedia picture which was uploaded in an article before; in exactly that article but in other language. is this possible? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reyium (talk • contribs)

What picture are talking about? Ruslik0 (talk) 14:04, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Should we allow everyone to upload photographs posted on facebook to Wikimedia Commons, and no need to send permission via COM:OTRS?

吹笛牧童 told me that it doesn't make much sense for him to request the uploader provide license confirmation from the copyright holder per COM:OTRS. The reason is because of OTRS does not guarantee that photographs are take by the uploader. If the photo itself has been grabbed from somewhere, which he then posted on his Facebook page, no one knows that he is not the author/copyright holder. However, many people are seem unhappy with my work with COM:DR. Reke and Liaon98 both thinks I had Asperger syndrome so that caused this problem. Andrew43 thinks that I shouldn't do nothing after using the template {{Delete}}. Most of what I do is the same as what all of us do, so I don't know what I did wrong to make them unhappy. Should we allow everyone to upload photographs posted on facebook to Wikimedia Commons, and no need to send permission via COM:OTRS?--Kai3952 (talk) 14:03, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Kai3952: Does the Facebook page where it is posted grant a license? Do we have good reason to believe that the owner of the Facebook page is the photographer? If the answer to both of those is "yes," then fine, no need to use OTRS. Otherwise, OTRS or delete. - Jmabel ! talk 15:16, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How to categorize an image that belongs in two different cats

Hello,

File:US Post Office-Winnemucca - Now used as Winnemucca City Hall.jpg is a NRHP

This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 90000137.

but it is also the current city hall in Winnemucca, according to National Register of Historic Places listings in Humboldt County, Nevada on Wikipedia. Is it ok to put it in both categories (which I have done)? Or is there a better way to handle this? Thanks, Krok6kola (talk) 14:10, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Writing a book about sustainable India (digital and hard copy) - Permission to use some pictures

Hi, I am a bit confused. I would like to use some pictures for a book I am working on about sustainable India, pictures that are from wikipedia commons. Here is the link of one of the pictures: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:India_-_Varanasi_green_peas_-_2714.jpg The book is going to be a hard copy and a digital copy. If it's possible, what credits should I put? © Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar I look forward for your reply. Best regards, Mickael

See Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:49, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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