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First time uploading. Made a mess and I'm not sure how to fix it

The file Viossa Flag.png had a notice to create an SVG for it, which I did. However, I made two versions of the flag. One was an exact recreation of the original file (which due to a mistake (not by a Wikimedia user, but the external source) had a ratio of 593:398), while the other one was a one with a restored ratio of 3:2. The community the flag represents voted to upload the 3:2 version to replace the old one and keep the old ratio as an alternate version. The problem is that since I uploaded this fixed version, I uploaded an image that was NOT an exact SVG recreation of the old file. Later, we came to the conclusion that we should've uploaded the fixed ratio version as something like Viossa Flag (3-2).svg. Right now, the flags have already been marked for deletion, since the fixed version doesn't have any external sources yet to confirm it's actually being used. I'm currently waiting for a file mover to rename the files to hopefully fix the issue. Please let me know how we should proceed. Thanks a lot in advance for your time and help. JanLisaki (talk) 01:26, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Convenience links: File:Viossa Flag.svg, File:Traditional Viossa Flag.svg. - Jmabel ! talk 03:29, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

And also: File:Viossa Flag.png.

@JanLisaki: I've commented on the deletion request. I believe these will probably be kept.

The community the flag represents: that is rather confusing. Meaning that the speakers of this pidgin dialect had a formal vote? Or meaning something else?

fixed ratio aren't all SVG files "fixed ratio"? How would you make a variable-ratio SVG? Or do you just mean "preferred ratio"?

It would be much easier to help you if you were clear what you want done. Is there a file you are asking to have renamed? If so, as a non-filemover, for you the "move" tool on the file page will simply allow you to make a request to have the file renamed. - Jmabel ! talk 03:41, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the response.

The community is built around the central Discord server, with probably 99% of speakers being part of it. I held an informal poll in this server for which the handful of eldest community members were notified (though anyone was able to vote). This poll asked whether the 3:2 or botched 593:398 should be uploaded on Wikimedia, with the other one being considered an alternate version. This poll turned out 25 to 11 in favour of the 3:2 flag.

Yes, I meant "fixed" in the sense of "repaired, restored". Sorry if that was confusing.

What I am planning to do now is rename the 3:2 flag to Viossa Flag (3-2).svg, and then rename the 593:398 flag to Viossa Flag.svg. I already requested a file mover. I can't request the second renaming yet because currently the 3:2 flag is still "occupying" the name Viossa Flag.svg.

I was mainly wondering if this is a stupid way to go about things/if there is a better way to fix the mess this created. JanLisaki (talk) 10:12, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Just dropping a small note to vouch for this user and the situation in general. I am a moderator of the Discord server in question, called simply "Viossa Diskordserver," which has over 6,000 members at this time, hundreds of which message regularly. We did indeed have an informal poll about this (relatively minor) aspect ratio file problem, and this change is part of our group efforts to work on the Viossa article on Wikipedia [1] to remove the issues since it's a high importance article.

Many thanks in advance to anyone on the helpdesk volunteer team who is able to assist with this small task!

💚💚💚

JezzaHehn (talk) 17:20, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

No, this is not "a stupid way to go about things."

If you cannot make the move requests in the normal manner, spell out here what file(s) you want moved to what new filename(s), but please do that explicitly in terms of file names, not circumlocutions like " the 3:2 flag". - Jmabel ! talk 03:11, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Apologies for the prior language barrier confusion. The requests were indeed made by User JanLisaki using the normal manner of the "move" tool. This help desk post is to confirm that the procedure was being followed correctly. I will rephrase the request here.

This is the original file: File:Viossa Flag.png

User JanLisaki is requesting that File:Viossa Flag.svg be renamed, and I personally suggst "Viossa Flag 3x2.svg" based on other files in this page: Category:SVG flags with an aspect ratio of 3:2

Following this, the flag File:Traditional Viossa Flag.svg is requested to be renamed "Viossa Flag.svg" to match the original PNG version of the file (linked above).

Again thanks for your time. Looks like you are a veteran of Commons and I salute you for your years of service 🫡 JezzaHehn (talk) 03:30, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

It looks like ChiK declined the move, most likely because the request gave no indication of the discussion here (e.g. via a permalink). @ChiK: do you still feel that the move was wrong after reading this? - Jmabel ! talk 07:46, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

I kindly confirm that you may go ahead with the proposed rename. ChiK (talk) 08:10, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Moves done. You will probably want to edit the descriptions further. DR is still open, and there may be more you should say there. - Jmabel ! talk 20:04, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so, so much for your time and help! I'm glad this situation could be resolved.

Do you have any advice on what I should do regarding the DR? JanLisaki (talk) 20:54, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

@JanLisaki: I think you've already said your piece, although some of it had no relation to why the files should be kept. That part of my comment was really addressed to those who have not commented on the DR. - Jmabel ! talk 22:05, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello Jmabel. It has been a while since the DR was made, and no one seems to have anything to add to the matter. After what time may a deletion request be withdrawn? JanLisaki (talk) 15:18, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

@JanLisaki: Only Jim may withdraw Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by JanLisaki, but he may do so any time before it is decided.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:18, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

@JanLisaki I see no reason to withdraw the DR. Please understand that a two week old DR is very recent. The Admin team is currently working on three month old DRs. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:36, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Alright, I fully understand that. Thank you for the response! JanLisaki (talk) 19:44, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

The two-versions situation does confuse me. @JanLisaki indicated (and @JezzaHehn corroborated) that the desire was for the 3:2-aspect flag to replace File:Viossa Flag.png in the w:Viossa article. But currently, that article is using File:Viossa Flag.svg instead. (File:Viossa Flag 3x2.svg therefore still has no uses anywhere across all of Wikimedia, as raised by Jim in the DR.) Is that just because the article hasn't been updated to use File:Viossa Flag 3x2.svg, post-rename?

(The description of File:Viossa Flag.svg also claims it should not be considered any less "correct" than the flag with a 3:2 ratio., which seems at odds with the community's desire to migrate to the 3:2-aspect version. If the 3:2 version is preferred, then it feels to me like it IS slightly more "correct". It's possible to express that the original, off-aspect version is a legacy rendering of the flag that remains valid and official, while still recommending that the repaired-aspect 3:2 version be preferred for future uses of the flag — which sounds like the basic situation here.) FeRDNYC (talk) 22:18, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

I don't see how any of this last is really Commons' concern, at least not at a level requiring a broad discussion. If you disagree with a detail of a description, but either through lack of confidence or awareness of controversy are hesitant to just change it, use {{Fact disputed}} on the file page. - Jmabel ! talk 22:25, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Subject: Help with my account (Ali Boubacar)

Hello. I am Ali Boubacar.

My account was unblocked by Yann on February 6, 2026, but I have a problem: I cannot log in. I do not have access to the email address for that account and I don't remember which one it was.

I want to make sure I follow all the rules and don't make any mistakes.

1. Can you help me get back into my old account without the email?
2. Or, should I just create a new account and link it to this discussion so everyone knows it is me?

I want to do this the right way so there is no more confusion. What should I do?

Thank you, ~2026-99879-2 (talk) 04:56, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-99879-2: We don't have an account with that exact name. Have you tried using Special:PasswordReset and checking all your email accounts for the result? See also Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/ALi BOUBACAR.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:59, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Pinging @Achim55, The Squirrel Conspiracy as familiar with the case.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:08, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-99879-2: do you not understand that you are permanently disgraced on Commons? Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 01:37, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

@ABB-NE: this is in case you abandoned the TA Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 01:38, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

To Jeff G., Achim55, and The Squirrel Conspiracy

I am sorry for any confusion, but I want to be 100% clear: I am Ali Boubacar and the account I need help with is User:ALi BOUBACAR. I cannot use the Password Reset because I do not have access to the email address anymore. I really want to use my original account instead of a new one. Is there any other way to prove my identity to you so I can get back in? Thank you for your patience. ~2026-99879-2 (talk) 19:03, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-99879-2: There would be no point; you are indefinitely blocked for "Spamming | Abuse of multiple accounts". I hope an Admin shows you the door.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:39, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

I am writing to clarify everything so there is no more confusion. I did not personally create the account User:ALi BOUBACAR or the email attached to it; it was set up by others who were trying to help me. This is why I do not have the password or email access.

I have now taken full control of my presence here and I have strictly ordered everyone else to stop. I want to use this specific account because Yann unblocked it on February 6, 2026, after reviewing my case.

My only goal is to follow the rules and contribute correctly as I promised. I am asking for your help to gain access to this one account so I can manage it personally and ensure no more mistakes are made. Please check my Talk Page to see that I have permission from Yann to be here. Thank you. ~2026-99879-2 (talk) 02:12, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-99879-2: Please don't start a new discussion thread each time you want to post about this. The best advice anyone can give you is to read COM:UNBLOCK. If after doing so you still want to request your account be unblocked, you should do so on the user talk page of the blocked account. Posting that you want to be unblocked here is not going to get you anywhere. Please understand, though, accounts blocked for sock puppetry are almost never unblocked except when a Commons administrator really feels there's pretty much no chance of the same behavior being repeated and only usually only after six months or so has passed since the account was blocked. Moreover, if you don't have password access or the ability to reset your account's password by email to the blocked account, there's really no way for Commons to give that to you. You most likely will just need to create a new account and use that instead. You can, if you want, post something on your new account's user talk page connecting the accounts and explaining that you were unable to access the old one. Finally, please understand that blocks and conditions for being unblocked apply to you as a user regardless of which account you use to edit Commons. So, if you're successful in being unblocked but repeat the same behavior as before, you're likely going to end up blocked again without any warning. So, I strongly suggest you make the password of any new account you create is secure and nobody else can access the account. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:37, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, Marchjuly. I really appreciate this clear advice. I want to explain that the reason I sent so many emails and posted on my Talk Page was because I was waiting to hear exactly what you just told me. I was afraid that if I created a new account without permission, it would be seen as another mistake.

Now that I have your guidance, I will stop sending messages here and go create one new official account that I will control personally. Once it is created, I will post a note on my old Talk Page to explain the transition. Thank you for helping me do this the right way.

~2026-99879-2 (talk) 03:57, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

I have now created this account, ABB-NE, as my one official account. I am now in full control of my presence here and will follow all rules. Thank you for the guidance.

~2026-99879-2 (talk) 04:36, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

@ABB-NE: You still need to get unblocked, though, before taking any other activity here. Uploading or editing content will be seen as block evasion. I suggest that you use this new account to ask at User talk:ALi BOUBACAR to be unblocked. It is unusual (to say the least) to set up a new account while blocked, but in the circumstances I can see how it could be reasonable. Feel free to name and quote me on that when requesting an unblock. ALSO: be aware the Commons is not intended for self-promotion. If someone determines that it would be appropriate to remove the block and consider this a valid new single account, rather than block evasion, do not go back to posting files about yourself or you will certainly be blocked again. - Jmabel ! talk 07:02, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

@ABB-NE: From what was posted on your user talk page, I was assuming that your other account had been unblocked because Yann approved your unblock request and you just lost access to it. Your old account still appears to be under the same blocked applied by the The Squirrel Conspiracy back in December 2026. I'm not a Commons administrator and might've given you bad advice about creating a new account. Anyway, I've asked the blocking admin to take a look at this discussion, and perhaps they will clarify what if anything else you might need to do. For the time being, it might be a good idea to do as Jmabel (who is a Commons administrator) suggests and refrain from any activity with your new account until your old one can be sorted out. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:09, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

To the Administrators: I am very frustrated because I have been trying to follow the rules for a month. I sent my National ID card and my explanation by email 30 days ago, but no one replied.

I only created this new account (ABB-NE) because I was told to on this Help Desk. I thought that person was a Minister (Administrator). If I had known they were not, I would have continued to wait for you.

I am not trying to hide or create 'socks.' I am the real Ali Boubacar, and I have already proven it in the emails you have. Please check the email system (VRT) for my ID and help me settle this once and for all. ABB-NE (talk) 12:30, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I can't do anything if they lost the password, and do not have email access. Now this user has created 7 socks, so a proper unblock request with a clear commitment is needed. This should happen to the account talk page, not here. Yann (talk) 08:27, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

@Yann: It looks like they did make an unblock request on their user talk page early last month and you granted it. -- Marchjuly (talk) 13:37, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

To Yann and Jmabel:

I am back here only because I have not received a reply on my talk page and / want to be sure you see my message.

I want to tell you that 1 am not using the new account I created. I am following the rules and waiting for my original account to be completely unblocked before I start using anything. I am staying patient and waiting for the 'green light from you so that everything is done correctly. Thank you.

ABB-NE (talk) 00:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

To @Yann: and @Jmabel:

​I am so sorry for sending more messages, but I wanted to tell you that I received a comment telling me I should not use the new account I created (ABB-NE).

​That is the reason why I have come back to this temporary account to post again. I want to show you that I understand and I agree to follow these rules. I will wait here until you tell me everything is clear. Thank you for your patience with me. ~2026-99879-2 (talk) 00:24, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Commons Upload Wizard is broken

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T419263

-- at least for uploading Flickr photos. I've been trying to upload some of my photos for 3 days: no joy. Tool just stalls when I give it the Flickr photo URL.

I've used this tool in the past to upload tens, likely hunreds, of Flickr photos. I hope the maintainers can fix it. I'm happy to explain my problem. OK, here's the URL of the one I just tried to upload: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29050464@N06/44596116150/ One of mine, and licensed CC-A-SA. Pete Tillman (talk) 04:04, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

I'm having the same issue. heylenny (^talk/_edits) 11:33, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

I'm having the same problem. For now you can use https://flickr2commons.toolforge.org/ but a long term fix should be implemented. Have you reported the problem to Phabricator? - Fuzheado (talk) 12:15, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Came here to say the same thing. ArthurWilliamJack (talk) 14:36, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

I have filed phab:T419263 about this. Best, ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 16:38, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@Tillman, @Heylenny, @Fuzheado, @ArthurWilliamJack, @PascalHD -- from a comment on the Phab task, hopefully this might now be resolved. Would you mind retrying your Flickr uploads when it's convenient for you (if they haven't already been imported through flickr2commons) & leaving a comment here if it does/doesn't work? Many thanks in advance :) ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 19:54, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@A smart kitten, I tried and uploading individual images now works fine, but uploading photostreams/albums isn't fully working.

Previously, you can enter the URL of a photostream/album, and it will display a list of images (max. 500 of them), each with a small square thumbnail and a checkbox to select them.

Currently, only the checkboxes are displayed and none of the thumbnails are displayed. However, selecting the checkboxes does upload their corresponding images, the problem is I just cannot see what I am selecting. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 20:09, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@Tvpuppy Thanks for the reply - do you mind posting a link to the album in question, so I can try it in UploadWizard myself? Best, ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 20:18, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@A smart kitten Here is one as an example: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucasartoni/albums/72157711331436398/. For me, I just see rows of checkboxes, but no thumbnails. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 20:21, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@Tvpuppy Hrm, yeah, I also see that. I'll report it to the folks on Phab. Thanks for the report! ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 20:23, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Same here. Another album example: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lselibrary/albums/72177720326611499 uploads are going through fine now, just trickier flying blind without the thumbs. Thanks again, all. ArthurWilliamJack (talk) 20:33, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

It's working fine now. Even albums. heylenny (^talk/_edits) 20:14, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Photostream/album uploads appear to be working again, just can't see any image previews so bit of a guessing game. PascalHD (talk) 22:34, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

• Just worked for me, trying a single upload. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:11, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

 Comment, the album thumbnail issue now appears to be fixed as well, I can see them displaying properly now. Thanks @A smart kitten for making the report. Tvpuppy (talk) 22:25, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Brilliant, I was just about to ask if the most recent change had helped solve this :D

When I tested it briefly myself just now, I noticed that - after the checkboxes started being displayed - it took a second or two more for all of a Flickr album's thumbnails to then load; but I assume that this might also be what it was like previously (please correct me if I'm wrong!).

Thanks @A smart kitten for making the report. No problem! Happy to help :) ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 22:33, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Yes, your assumption is correct, it does usually take a second or two to load all thumbnails. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 00:47, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

I'm afraid I'm still hitting CORS blocks on this. Let the thumbnails load and then select some images and upload then nothing happens. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucasartoni/albums/72157711331436398/. You can see mulitple CORS issues in the Console....please reopen. Sorry, not familiar with how to replace this box or follow up etc. ArthurWilliamJack (talk) 07:20, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

@ArthurWilliamJack Yep... I can reproduce this myself as well (although it sometimes works and sometimes doesn't). Thanks for the note.

I left a comment about it on Phabricator -- tl;dr my (personal) theory is that this might be unrelated to the issues mentioned above, and that the Flickr API might just have degraded service at the moment :/ Best, ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 10:17, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

NC and no derivative license for Zr image?

I want to use an image from here and was under the impression that you all did not have NC (or non derivative) terms in your licenses. But this image says that the license is NC and non-derivative. What gives?

See: File:Zirconium crystal bar and 1cm3 cube.jpg. ~2026-14665-91 (talk) 14:37, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

The file is multi-licensed. Contributors to Wikimedia Commons can offer as many licenses for a file as they wish, as long as at least one of them meets the criteria for free licenses specified in the licensing policy. For example, files under a "non-commercial" license are OK only if they are at the same time also released under a free license that allows commercial use. In this specific case, {{FAL}} meets the criteria, making the picture suitable for Commons. --Geohakkeri (talk) 15:26, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, kindly.

1. Can I make a derivative work also? E.g. cropping it?

2. And are there any share alike requirements?

~2026-14665-91 (talk) 15:57, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

The license is fairly short and available in many languages. You can read it in full to get authoritative answers.[2] But yes, it seems that the permission to create derivative works is granted with some share alike requirements. --Geohakkeri (talk) 16:21, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-14665-91: Right. The short answer is yes to both. Please read en:Free Art License.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:22, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks both. Not the answer I really wanted, but appreciate the info.

These detailed requirements are sort of a hassle versus pure free (public domain) images or just paying for something from Getty. I'm not even making money myself, just writing a general interest article for a magazine (that is a non-profit, but the magazine itself sells). ~2026-14665-91 (talk) 15:07, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

You can always contact the author and request a more suitable license if you wish. Such things are negotiable. --Geohakkeri (talk) 16:31, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:FilotheiPsychikoLogo.jpg

Quick question, are municipality logos allowed? If not, how can they be moved to Wikipedia? Miraitowa963 (talk) 16:57, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jeff G. Since I see you're usually replying here and you ask for pings, there you go Miraitowa963 (talk) 17:05, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

@Miraitowa963: I don't think they are allowed. m:nfc is silent on the subject of non-free content on Greek Wikipedia. For English Wikipedia, see en:WP:NFCC. We still don't have an easy way of migrating content to local projects from Commons.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:40, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jeff G. So I have to upload them to Wikipedia or what? Miraitowa963 (talk) 18:35, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

I don't think they'll accept them either. m:nfc (which Jeff linked above) does not show that the Greek Wikipedia has an exemption doctrine policy. In the unlikely event that they do, that page on meta should be updated. - Jmabel ! talk 02:12, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

First, I was talking about the English Wikipedia, and second, the greek one has the symbols of many municipalities shown Miraitowa963 (talk) 08:32, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Are they registered as public-domain, freely licenced, or under fair use? Optionally, would you mind showing some examples? Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 09:22, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

"they" = the logos Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 09:22, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Whyiseverythingalreadyused I do not know, so I messaged the respective municipalities, waiting an answer Miraitowa963 (talk) 16:01, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Miraitowa963: you should tell them to contact the Volunteer Response Team if they are willing to release the logos into the public domain or under free licences Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 16:06, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Outdented conversation using {{Outdent}} Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 16:12, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Whyiseverythingalreadyused I'm first waiting an answer whether they are pd or not. If not, I'll ask for permission Miraitowa963 (talk) 17:14, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Miraitowa963: I don't understand Greek law, but we operate under the assumption of copyright (probs not PD)

See the intro of Commons:Licensing Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 17:26, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Whyiseverythingalreadyused FYI https://library.opi.gr/en/law-2121-1993/ Miraitowa963 (talk) 17:37, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Miraitowa963: I'm going to assume full copyright because they don't say anything about municipal logos Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 08:38, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Image flagged for deletion?

Hi, this image was flagged for deletion. It's an image of me - and it is fine to publish as is. What can I do to have it there? Christinesauer (talk) 15:53, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Christinesauer: you need to read the COM:CSD Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 16:08, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Christinesauer: An administrator added the template "User page image" and removed the deletion request. So, you don't need to do anything in the short term. In the longer term, user page images are accepted for people who contribute to a Wikimedia website. You have three good edits on en.wikipedia, so there's potential. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:21, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Pinging Túrelio because he denied the speedy deletion

Brother, did you read the Wikipedia user page? It's all self-promotion

I would have G11'd it if I hadn't been indefinitely topic-banned from administrative actions on Wikipedia (it's a long story and not one I'd like to copy-paste here) Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 16:38, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

That doesn't mean the Wikipedia editor can't have an image. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:20, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Whyiseverythingalreadyused: I added en:Template:db-spam.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:27, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 23:57, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Problems with photos I upload

Hello, photos that I take and upload to Wikimedia Commons keep getting struck down. I believe there's a problem with how I'm uploading them. I email the photos from my phone to my computer, then I download the photos to computer, then I upload them to Wikimedia. It's quite confusing as I'm the one who is taking these photos, however, they're getting taken down. If you would happen to know or be able to help, I would really appreciate it. Thank you very much! Rt. Hon. Chase W. Marrie (talk) 20:06, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

What do you mean by "photos keep getting struck down"? Ruslik (talk) 20:39, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Rt. Hon. Chase W. Marrie: I see a fair number of photos you have uploaded of Newfoundland and Labrador politicians and aides that have been deleted. I believe most of these were discussed at Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Rt. Hon. Chase W. Marrie. For example, for File:Daniel Joseph Greene.png, you date it as 1894, but the only provenance you give is "MUN Archives", no usable bibliographical information. (For examples of sufficient bibliographical information on photos from that period, see File:Elton E. Ainsworth.jpg, File:Amos Brown, Seattle, ca 1885 (MOHAI 181).jpg, or File:Charles Edward Patten (American Lumbermen; vol. 3, 1906).png). And for an image like this, it certainly wasn't the use of your phone and computer that were at issue.

(That said, I don't doubt your 1894 date on File:Daniel Joseph Greene.png, and there are few cases where an 1894 photo from Canada would still be copyrighted. The photographer would have to be known and to have lived at least another 61 years after taking the photo. But you didn't argue the case in a timely manner. There is almost nothing from you in the discussions at Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Rt. Hon. Chase W. Marrie. This can still be addressed, but it is no surprise that when you don't engage in a discussion like this, things get deleted; they can be undeleted, but it's a more complicated process.)

Or for a file like File:Official Seal of the Town of Cape St. George, Newfoundland and Labrador.png, you photographed a pin showing the seal. Clearly someone designed the seal and possibly someone else would have a second copyright for designing the pin, depending on how much originality it introduced (likely barring your ability to grant cc-zero). - Jmabel ! talk 21:17, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Yes, these images need more information. However they are undoubtedly in the public domain. I restored File:Daniel Joseph Greene.png, and uploaded File:Frederick Charles Alderdice.jpg (in place of the small PNG version). I also created the corresponding categories. Yann (talk) 18:15, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

@Yann, thank you very much for restoring the D. J. Greene file! I’m very appreciative as he does not have a photo on Wikimedia. Thank you, all the best! Rt. Hon. Chase W. Marrie (talk) 18:36, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

permission to post

My aunt, the artist Ellen Rosalie Simon is listed here without any illustrations of her work. She died in 2011. I have an extensive collection of her work and would like to post a few examples. I do not believe that any photos I have are copyrighted. Can I post? How? Thanks Paul L Mendelsohn Paul L Mendelsohn (talk) 20:45, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

That's a great endeavour, and Commons or even the whole Wikimedia world will be happy to have such material from Ellen Rosalie Simon, Paul L Mendelsohn. As you said "aunt", that would mean that there could be other, even closer relatives (a parent of you, for instance). Copyrights are rights that will become part of an estate. And typically, the first heirs are persons closer than nephews to the person who passed, like spouses or siblings.

On the other hand, if the family is not too big and/or the bequeather left a will clarifying the copyright status, e.g. by stating that "XY is to inherit my works", the prerequisites for doing it by the books are there. It boils down to having the legitimate heir acquiescing into a free licence, in fact, for the finishing touches, there're already tags like {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}} available. But there's work to be done before:

1. ascertain the actual right holders
2. get in touch with VRT, see Commons:Volunteer Response Team#Licensing images: when do I contact VRT?
3. follow the guidances and procedures and transmit needed evidence about actual rights holders and their accord to a free license (don't worry, the VRT is committed to the protection of private data);

only then would an upload be in order. So, to sum up: yes, you can upload work examples of your aunt, but only after clearing mandatory prerequisites. It can be a hassle, but you'd help a very welcome betterment and growth of our collections. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 21:10, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Grand-Duc What about works by her from before 1949? Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Canada isn't that clear to me, but it says "All photographs (except those subject to Crown Copyright, for which see below) taken before 1 January 1949 are in the public domain." I don't know if that applies to works of art as well. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:20, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

@Gråbergs Gråa Sång: when encountering opening posts like the one here, I think that it's the best to apply en:Ockham's razor: assuming that the poster only has a basic hunch about (the existence of) copyright issues or troubles and the will to stay out of them, so answering with the basics and disregarding exceptions at the moment would be the way to go. Bombarding such people with intricacies of copyright laws on which even we regulars tend to disagree (like TOO, DM) or which would need some advanced elaboration about details on work histories (publication dates, Hirtle chart) is bound to overwhelm them at first, not doing any good for the purpose of advancing the project. That would only be steps further down the line, when needed, and when some foundations on copyright understanding are laid. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 18:12, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

@Paul L Mendelsohn What you can easily contribute, if you want to and have it, is a picture of her you took yourself with your own camera. If so, you can upload it at [3]. If a relative etc of yours has one and wants to contribute it, they can register their own account and upload. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:08, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

@Grand-Duc: none of her works are going to be public-domain in her home country of Canada, so this just comes down to getting licenses from people who hold rights. It's not actually all that complicated- Jmabel ! talk 21:51, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

I'm fully aware of that, that's why I wrote my first answer accordingly: "1) Ascertain the actual right holders -> 2) get in touch with VRT -> 3) crudely put, Do what the VRT says". The remainder is a tangent between Gråbergs Gråa Sång and myself, as some specific work age-based cases were introduced and those being data and options that I decided to ignore in my first reply. I deemed it not worth it yet to think about some conceivably applicable PD clauses when it's much much more likely that copyrighted works must and could be likely licensed by heirs. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 23:28, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

@Paul L Mendelsohn: separate from a picture of her, her works will presumably be copyrighted in Canada until 70 years after her death, so the biggest issue there is who (presumably a relative of hers) inherited the intellectual property rights to her work. Someone in your family will probably know. If she didn't sell those rights, and nothing was stipulated explicitly in her will, they would be part of the residuum of her estate, and virtually always someone inherits that; again, someone in your family would know who that was.

Once that is cleared up, that person (or their heir) can grant the relevant permission for the works (that part is a little tricky, but not insane, so let's lay it aside for now), and you (or anyone else who photographs the works) can grant permission for the photos as such. (For non-creative reproductions of 2-dimensional works, only the former is needed.) - Jmabel ! talk 21:51, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

own AI prompt

May I use own AI prompt for creating an image Write-Always-online (talk) 13:10, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

@Write-Always-online: Your AI-generated image will probably be out of scope for Wikimedia Commons. Please read COM:AI. Thanks, Yann (talk) 13:53, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

If it supports the purpose of Commons and the broader Wikimedia system, yes

However, I'd like to correct an assertion on your talk page of CC-BY-SA 4.0 copyright; AI-generated images without human authorship sufficient for copyright assertions are automatically in the public domain ({{PD-algorithm}})

You should also be on the alert for anti-AI users (I am one, personally), and refrain from using AI as a communication tool

Commons:AI-generated media may be of aid to you (I did see Yann's reply which came up while I was writing) Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 13:57, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Archival image use

Hi! I am an Archivist at a large university with a substantial special collections. A researcher has asked for permission to use several images from our Archives from the WWII era, for use on a Wikipedia page, whose creators are unknown. Through the donation process we are the designated caretakers of these images and through fair use and library exemptions, we are allowed to grant usage to media outlets, publishers, and others for use and we do on a regular basis. There are no options through the online image permissions form to reflect this, and after attempting to go through the "We Hold Copyright" option of the Interactive Release Generator, I was met with curt and unhelpful emails from a Wikipedia editor. What is the proper avenue for our patron to use our archival images on Wikipedia? Le lapin gris (talk) 16:21, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

"fair use and library exemptions"

That is not the manner of operations on Wikimedia Commons

"What is the proper avenue for our patron to use our archival images on Wikipedia?"

If you intend to release them under a free licence, talk to the Volunteer Response Team Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 16:40, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Yes, that's what I just asked. I was hoping someone might have some insight or could relate an experience submitting archival images, rather than just be told to "Contact customer support". Le lapin gris (talk) 16:50, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

@Le lapin gris: Hi, The issue is that these images are probably orphan works, and the university is not the copyright holder. Depending on where and by whom they were taken, and where they were first published they may or may not be in the public domain. Regards, Yann (talk) 16:49, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

We should be able to give permission according to this. Le lapin gris (talk) 16:53, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for asking, and for your offer. However, what you suggest is not possible in the Wikimedia universe. That is because one core principle of Wikimedia is to host content that can be reused freely for any use by anyone in the public. The exception under section 108h would not meet this requirement. There are three possibilities for how the images could be hosted by Wikimedia: A) If the images are in the public domain (their copyright has expired), or B) If the images are still in copyright and the copyright holder offers a free license (a license that allows free reuse by the public), or C) If the images are still in copyright and their use meets the exception of fair use in the particular context of an article in Wikipedia. Option A (public domain) requires knowledge of at least when and where the images were first published and the context of that publication, and in some cases the identity of their creators and their death years. Option B (free license) requires the same information to determine if a copyright exists, plus the explicit issuance of a free license by the holders of the copyright, but such licensing seems excluded by the wording of your question. Option C (fair use) is very unlikely, unless the images are used, for example, to illustrate the artistic work of the creators of the images. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:49, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

@Le lapin gris: I'm sorry this is qnnoyingly confusing. As mentioned in the first paragraph of COM:THIRD, "Unfortunately, adding third-party work to Commons is one of the trickiest things a user can do here." The reasons for this are themselves complicated; the short version is that for complicated but valid reasons, Commons is more conservative about the gray areas of copyright than almost anyone else in the world.

I agree with Asclepias about Options A and B being out of the question here. The key point is that if you don't own rights free and clear, then under Commons' rules, we can't accept your permission. As for Option C ("fair use" in an article in the English-language Wikipedia or another sister project) of course everyone breathes easier when a possible or partial rights-holder gives their blessing, but (1) that doesn't involve Commons and (2) the nature of the "fair use" doctrine in the U.S. is that for valid "fair use", overt permission is not required, anyway.

I imagine that may leave things as muddy as they were before, for which again I apologize, but by Commons' standards, these sound like orphan copyrights, which we don't allow. That's not a criticism of other sites' different rules in that respect (on my personal website, I wouldn't think twice before using such content), but it is one of the rules under which this site operates. - Jmabel ! talk 22:16, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

It's unfortunate because there's so much amazing orphaned media out there and it can't be used here. I see how it works now though for uploading to the Commons. Thanks for the clearest description. I'll relay it to the Archivists at my uni's other campuses. It's a good thing to know for future requests from page creators. Le lapin gris (talk) 03:47, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

:) Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 03:59, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Ummm, but in practice there are many institutions that contribute using the Flickr Commons upload method (for Flickr images labelled 'No known copyright restrictions' by the holding institution) which has some serious background and history to it (can't find the 2013 thread now). To me, it doesn't feel like Flickrwashing in the common sense understanding, but perhaps it is? Anyway. Can of worms? I note recent Flickr to Commons methods (Flickypedia) don't allow NKCR images through though. Others, including upload wizard, apply the relevant template. Ummm, going now. Muddying waters further. Reaching out to @Le lapin gris though as have been in similar. ArthurWilliamJack (talk) 10:05, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

This path works if there is a credible claim for public domain, i.e. US documents without any visible copyright notice, or documents from before 1930 without a known author. Yann (talk) 10:21, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

@ArthurWilliamJack: As the phrase says, there must be no known copyright restrictions. In the present case, the comments by Le lapin gris imply that they know or believe that the images are still in copyright. Still, it would help if they shared the facts and the rationale. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:37, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

@Asclepias: you failed to ping the other user

Hey @ArthurWilliamJack Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 13:38, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

@Le lapin gris: Wikimedia would certainly be happy to host the images if they are in the public domain. I wish you were less secretive about the origin of the images, the context of their publication and the facts surrounding the evaluation of their copyright by the university. The reliance on section 108h seems to imply that the images were legally published by their copyright holders, that publication occurred between circa 1939 and 1950, was made with a copyright notice, and that copyright was renewed between circa 1967 and 1978 (or the equivalent via the URAA if the publication occurred outside the United States). In turn, that sort of means that the copyright holders were known. But they became unknown since then? -- Asclepias (talk) 14:47, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

What are you talking about, "secretive"? They're maritime images belonging to a large collection of the same type, with an unknown creator, donated to a museum, and then donated to our archives with all rights and privileges attached. Just because I'm not giving out every exact detail to avoid doxxing myself on a public forum doesn't suggest anything. Maybe dial it back a little and stop accusing people of things? Le lapin gris (talk) 16:07, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

@Le lapin gris: Another resource for you and your colleagues to consider in reference to the copyright validity and duration is COM:HIRTLE.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:54, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

We're more than familiar with this as professionals, but Wikicommons which doesn't allow fair use is a whole other beast. Le lapin gris (talk) 16:08, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

@Le lapin gris: It would help if you could give more information about these images. Were they taken by military people? In which country? Yann (talk) 12:09, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

I didn't mention anything about the military outside of referencing the second war as the era. Everything you need to know is in the comments outside of them being created in the States. Le lapin gris (talk) 16:09, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Can someone turn this image into an SVG? It will be much appreciated

File:Flag of unknown country.png

Throwaway76 (talk) 16:58, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

@Throwaway76: Hi, and welcome. You may post at Commons:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:33, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

How to automatically add a category to own works?

A lot of people have a hidden category with all the photographs they have taken. I have one too, at Category:Images by Panamitsu. I've been manually adding this category to photos that I upload which is tedious and I often forget to do it. Is there a way to do this automatically for own works? Panamitsu (talk) 05:54, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

@Panamitsu: You could ask for a bot to do this for you at COM:BR, or roll your own using one of the tools mentioned there or your own code.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:00, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

PDF is 0 × 0 pixels

Hi all. I uploaded this UK government document to Commons last June, but, for some reason, it isn't displaying correctly (see here: File:The Growth Plan 2022.pdf). The file description is saying that the PDF is 0 × 0 pixels, which is obviously incorrect. Any idea why this might be happening? I've never seen this before... Thanks, A Thousand Doors (talk) 09:57, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Looks like this is fixed now. Thank you to whomever it was who sorted it! A Thousand Doors (talk) 11:30, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Lemma aanmaken

Hoe maak ik een lemma aan? Aad de Roo (talk) 13:11, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

"How do I create an entry?" (Google Translate/Google Vertalen)

Dit is niet de eerste plek waar gegevens worden aangemaakt. Waar bent u hier eigenlijk voor?

This is not the place to create entries for objects. What are you even here for? Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 13:42, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Nvm Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 13:43, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Spreek je Engels? Ik spreek geen Nederlands. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 13:44, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

@Aad de Roo: this is Wikimedia Commons, the media repository associated with Wikipedia. Perhaps you are looking for Wikidata (wikidata:Wikidata:Main_Page); questions can be asked there at wikidata:Wikidata:Project chat. If not, could you provide a bit more context here about what you are trying to do? - Jmabel ! talk 04:26, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

inappropriate image

Hello! My question concerns [4], which is part of [5]. This man's name might be Abdelkader, but it is not the Emir Abdelkader. I asked the person who posted it to withdraw it, but he did not answer [6]. As one can see in the Summary of the picture, the photographer was born in 1838, and the Emir was 30 years old at that time, which is about the age of the man pictured. What can be done to delete that file? Thank you, Manamaris (talk) 16:45, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

@Manamaris: Did you try to find the right pictured person? Do you consider the name to be a problem? The categorization?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:20, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

A bad title is usually a reason to change the title, not a reason to delete the image. - Jmabel ! talk 04:27, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: I am unable to know who the pictured person is. I think only @Mr.Nostalgic, who posted the picture, might have an answer. Both the file's name and its categorization are wrong. Thank you for your help.--Manamaris (talk) 09:12, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jmabel: changing the title doesn't seem enough to me because the picture will remain in a wrong category [7]. Regards, --Manamaris (talk) 09:12, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

@Manamaris: and the answer is exactly parallel: a wrong category is not a reason to delete the file, it is a reason to change the category. Similarly, wrong description is not a reason to delete the file, it is a reason to change the description. And the same would apply if the author or date were wrong, etc. - Jmabel ! talk 18:01, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @Jmabel for trying to help me. As I don't know how Commons works, would you be so kind to tell me what edit I should do first? Thank you, --Manamaris (talk) 14:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Manamaris: I removed the category for you and made a notation. See Special:Diff/1179927781.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:31, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much @Jeff G.. I appreciate, --Manamaris (talk) 17:40, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Template documentation

There are a lot of different templates for documenting copyright, some of which are very specific See, for example Template:TOO-US or Template:PD-UAexMilitary. Is there some sort of documentation page that helps select the correct one, or do you just basically always have to search for how other similar files are tagged and copy the templates from them? I know of Commons:Copyright tags, but it's somewhat hard to find a correct template when you don't even know what you're looking for.

Edit: I want to expand my questions to template in general, not just copyright ones. Take Template:AutVec for example—I didn't see a mention of in anywhere in the SVG-related docs, and I had to look at other similar images to discover it. Flexagoon (talk) 20:00, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

This is definitely a weak area for documentation (and even for categorization).

If there is a place in a documentation page where you would have expected {{AutVec}} to be mentioned, you can certainly add that to the page. - Jmabel ! talk 04:29, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Verificatiemail

Ik heb een zelfgemaakte foto geuploaded op wikipedia Roger Standaert. Laatste stap was: ik zou een verificatiemail moeten krijgen. IK ben er al drie dagen op aan het wachten. Zit ook niet in mijn spam. Graag antwoord en oplossing . Paul Paul A.R. Timmermans (talk) 10:44, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Verification email

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I uploaded a photo I took to Wikipedia, Roger Standaert. The last step was: I should have received a verification email. I've been waiting for it for three days. It's not in my spam folder either. Please reply and provide a solution.

translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:01, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

@Paul A.R. Timmermans: Hallo en welkom. Het spijt me u te moeten mededelen dat u Special:AbuseFilter/281 hebt geactiveerd. Lees Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload nogmaals door. U kunt hier afbeeldingen uploaden en een conceptartikel met getranscribeerde wikitekst op Wikipedia plaatsen, mits u aan de voorwaarden voldoet. U was op dat moment nog niet autoconfirmed, een status die automatisch wordt toegekend aan accounts die minstens 4 dagen oud zijn. Ik raad u aan om die 4 dagen gewoon af te wachten, zodat u PDF's kunt uploaden. PDF is overigens een ongeschikt formaat voor foto's; zie COM:FT/nl.

Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. You may upload any image(s) here and make a draft article with transcribed wikitext on Wikipedia, if in compliance. You were not yet autoconfirmed, which is granted automatically to accounts that are at least 4 days old, at the time. I recommend just simply waiting out those 4 days to be able to upload PDFs. Anyway, PDF is a poor format for photos; see COM:FT.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:01, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

@Paul A.R. Timmermans: Let me underline that last: if this is a photo, a PDF is not an appropriate format. A high-quality JPEG is usually the most useful to us. - Jmabel ! talk 18:04, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Categories, standardising, templates on similar or identical media

I recently found a few files on here that depict the same thing, some with a template warning about its factual inaccurate, some without.

these images are all of the same concept, so in my view they should have the same disclaimer and be in the same category/categories. I will explain the situation below.

The files are

File:Palestine flag in Larousse 1934.png

File:Flag of Palestine (1924).svg

File:Flag of Jewish Palestine (1924).png

whereof the first (Larousse) includes an extensive description explaining the likely origin, and states that “all projects that use this file need to make this context clear”

It calls itself “own work” and links itself to the second example, while being a crop of another photograph (of a page in an old book) it references right under the second file.

The second file includes a template stating “the factual accuracy of this description or the file name is disputed” referring to a discussion on the talk page that appears to no longer exist.

This is followed by a template saying the flag is “fictitious, proposed, …” and includes in its description a similar or the same warning as in the first file. Also classed as own work, but acknowledges it includes elements taken from the first image.

It has a different copyright licence. (Public domain rather than CC)

The third firm is a png that appears very similar to the second file.

it however has no extended description, no caption or any templates referencing the potential issues with the file. It is also classed as “own work”.

On top of this divergence in descriptions, they also differ in their categories, which makes little sense to me since they seem to depict the same thing.

the first file is in categories:

Flags with one yellow six-pointed star (centered), Proposed flags of Israel, Proposed flags of Palestine, Zionist flags, Vertical bicolor blue and white flags, Historical flags of Palestine, Historical flags of Israel, Flags with the Star of David.

The second file is ALSO in the categories:

SVG special or fictional flags on top of the SVG flag subcategories corresponding to the four categories of “historical/Proposed flag of” mentioned above as well as the remaining categories mentioned above and “Blue and white flags of Israel”

(And several hidden categories)

Now the third/last flag is only in the category “Historical flags of Israel” when visibly it is almost indistinguishable from the second flag.

(and only in the hidden categories corresponding to its copyright licence/publishing)

In looking at these flags and categories, I also found several other flags in “Historical flags of Palestine” that appear to be the same, almost the same, or the same idea.

It seems to me that this entire thing needs to be reorganised. In general, the subject of Israeli/Palestinian historical flags seems very disorganised and at least somewhat inconsistent.

I am looking for some guidance on the policy here, to help me try to see what must be done/what I can do to make this all a bit better. I think also perhaps there should/could be a gallery on this subject. (If there isn’t already one)

PS: I also have another question related to these kinds of legal templates/notices that I placed yesterday. If someone could also look at that, that would be great.

Slomo666 (talk) 13:04, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

• @Slomo666: The license and (2014) date of File:Palestine flag in Larousse 1934.png are bogus. I'm not sure if anything there is copyrightable, but if it is, and if the 1933 date in the description is accurate, then it would be copyrighted in the U.S. through 31 December 2028 and should not be here. Otherwise, it should be {{PD-ineligible}}.
• File:Flag of Palestine (1924).svg licensing is OK. The basic flag design is certainly below the TOO, and the SVG code is own work.
• File:Flag of Jewish Palestine (1924).png licensing is probably overkill, because a PNG of this is ineligible: unlike the SVG, no code is involved. It could probably be changed to {{PD-ineligible}}.
• As for the descriptions: the only thing really wrong with the descriptions in the first two is, "All projects that use this file need to make this context clear." No, really, they don't. We don't get to tell other projects what they "must" do.
• File:Flag of Palestine (1924).svg has a {{Fact disputed}} tag saying to see the talk page, and nothing on the talk page. That doesn't seem to be of much use. The caveat, "This flag is fictitious, proposed, or unofficial, although it may look similar to an official flag. Such flags should usually not be used in articles, unless they are in widespread unofficial use," is accurate, up to a point, but since clearly this flag was in widespread unofficial use as a de facto flag of the Yishuv, it adds up to nothing.
• The context provided on the first two could, of course, be copied to the third. - Jmabel ! talk 18:21, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

  I don’t really want to get into a Dee discussion on this, but where do you see that this flag was in “widespread unofficial use as a de facto flag of the yishuv” ? Slomo666 (talk) 12:48, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

• Similarly, you can always add more categories to any given file, as appropriate. - Jmabel ! talk 18:22, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

annoyed

I want to contribute to Wikipedia and Commons, but I'm bothered by the permissions and deletion process.

Any advice? Thank you ~2026-15381-26 (talk) 13:22, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

My advice: (1) as far as permissions, either overcome your botheredness or seek a different project. It isn't changing in any large way. (2) In terms of deletion process: only upload content that is within scope and has no rights problems, and it won't get deleted. - Jmabel ! talk 18:26, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Jmabel Images are deleted for all users, even experts who know the rules and policies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-15886-03 (talk • contribs) 09:09, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-15886-03: That is a bold statement. Do you have examples?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:40, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-15381-26: Let me just add that, while you may participate in the deletion process even with a temporary account, one has to have and be logged in to a regular account (not a temporary account such as yours) to be allowed to upload, as the message I see in such a situation is "Please log in to upload files."   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:04, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Jeff G. I already had an account, but I stopped using it and retired. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-15886-03 (talk • contribs) 09:11, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-15381-26: So now you're back?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Jeff G. Can I return while staying away from permissions and deletion process? --~2026-15886-03 (talk) 09:22, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-15381-26: What was your account name?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:39, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Jeff G. Your questions are not important. --~2026-16005-12 (talk) 12:43, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

They are important who whoever evaluates the question about returning.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

AI generated images

Hi, I'm a bit lost as to where to ask this question, and I can't find any good information on it anywhere either. So I'll try here:

What's the policy on images that have, in all likelihood, been generated with the help of AI? I just came upon this one that just doesn't look real to me. Thanks, --~2026-15481-26 (talk) 20:24, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Probably the most current statement of where we stand is Commons:AI-generated media. That policy is currently very much under discussion, and it is likely that we will be much less permissive soon, especially for images that ostend to show particular people. - Jmabel ! talk 21:24, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

I'll nominate the image you linked for deletion. If not entirely AI-generated, it is very heavily retouched, and the description gives no indication of either. - Jmabel ! talk 21:29, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jmabel and @~2026-15481-26: the uploader attempted to revert the deletion tag on the linked image; I reverted it

They also tried to revert me after I tagged their other image for deletion (again reverted by myself) Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 01:43, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Possible bad Image link on the main page

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

The Image link points to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:CommonsRoot instead of https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images ~2026-15513-50 (talk) 01:43, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

I checked Special:EditPage/Main Page, and it is essentially a transclusion of Template:Main Page Template (or, in the template call format, {{Main Page Template}})

If you disagree with the link, you may go to Template talk:Main Page Template and request an edit there Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 01:50, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Crop tool not bringing across file information

Hi. When undertaking this crop, it did not populate the new file with the original file's information and Flickr license. It only populated with the "Extracted from" template. Same thing happened here to TarheelBornBred, with their crop upload being quickly nominated for deletion due to "No license found". Has something changed with how the crop tool works? I have used it before where it has worked as intended – see here. Thanks. DaHuzyBru (talk) 03:04, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

@DaHuzyBru: Hi, and welcome. The people who can fix this problem monitor Commons talk:CropTool, please post there.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:11, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Upload resized gif

Hi, I want to upload a resized version of File:Wikipedia's 25th birthday mascot - Dream Baby Globe.gif so that the animation is loaded in the thumbnail. I reduced the file to 480x480 so that its 6MB now, I think that should be enough. I need help figuring out the best way to upload it since I don't want to overwrite the original file and I want to get the attribution right. Thanks for the help! ScrubbedFalcon (talk) 08:23, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Courtesy link: File:Wikipedia's 25th birthday mascot - Dream Baby Globe.gif Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 11:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

@ScrubbedFalcon: the attribution is CC-BY-SA 4.0, as is all the content on non-Commons Wikimedia projects

Every time you upload a new version of a file, the original version is always overwritten

Don't worry though; if you upload a new version of any file and fuck up, you can always revert to the prior version (or any previous version) using the buttons labelled "revert" in the "File history" section Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 11:20, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Uploading IAFF Logo

Hi there,

I am an employee at the International Association of Fire Fighters who works for their Communications team. I am looking to update the IAFF page as well as our General President Ed Kelly's page. My first order of business was to update the logo as we have since rebranded. The logo is our copyright, so I wanted to know how to upload it without it being fair use.

Best IAFFOfficial (talk) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

@IAFFOfficial: Hi, and welcome. Please see the instructions at VRT.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

@IAFFOfficial: Also, not an issue on Commons, but I see you are also editing the English-language Wikipedia. Thy have a very strict standard on conflicts of interest and you will want to read that. It looks to me like your edits there may already have violated this policy. - Jmabel ! talk 20:51, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

I sent more complete info there.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:20, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

I want to upload an illustration from a US Patent granted in1878.

The illustration shows a design for a backpack. I would like to include the illustration in the Wikipedia page "Backpack". The illustration would support text that has been written about the design of backpack. I believe this would no longer under copyright due to the age of the document, and the author died in 1912. Also it could be used as part of Fair-use. Please confirm the method I could use to upload, if not via Commons? FYI: US204066A - Improvement in Knapsacks. H.C. Merriam Singe123 (talk) 22:42, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

@Singe123: Commons does not accept fair use. Also, there are enough images of backpacks in the article. If, for some reason, you do need to upload something for fair use, see the file upload wizard on Wikipedia. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 23:18, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

@Whyiseverythingalreadyused: I've tried telling you this more privately, but I guess I need to say this publicly: you keep giving answers on the help desk where, variously, you are rude to people or give bad answers. Please stop. You are not good at this.

@Singe123: anything from a U.S. patent application up to and including 1930 is {{PD-US-expired}}, and can be freely uploaded. We can't judge here on Commons whether the editors on en-wiki will want to add (or replace) an image in a particular article, but the image is welcome on Commons either way. - Jmabel ! talk 01:16, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jmabel: I agree on both fronts.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:20, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for clarification. I appreciate it. Singe123 (talk) 01:29, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

I want to update the Logo of Medpex

The Logo of Medpex on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medpex_logo.svg is outdated. How can i upload the current version? LUDMR (talk) 09:41, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

@LUDMR: Hi, and welcome. I suggest you upload a new file, with such name as File:Medpex logo 2026.svg or File:Medpex logo 2025.svg, as appropriate. We keep old logos to document history. Please use internal links.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:35, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

This presumes, of course, that the new logo is not complex enough to raise copyright issues. - Jmabel ! talk 03:10, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Could the album cover for Thanks for all the Shoes by NOFX be outside of the threshold of originality? I want to upload a higher quality version to commons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Long_and_Thanks_for_All_the_Shoes < Link to the album cover

I know that the neopolitan background and the title at the bottom are considered basic geometry and text, but the NOFX logo is really making me question. Subway572 (talk) 23:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

I think for the U.S. that is probably OK. - Jmabel ! talk 03:11, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

How to change username

I want to change username LPGLERC (talk) 10:16, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @LPGLERC. See the instructions at m:Changing username on how to change your username. HyperAnd [talk] 10:47, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Which counts as the "Date of creation" for the work.

I have fair bit of material from our family photograph archives spanning ~150 years, however the dates on them are only approximate or totally unknown, at within a decade. Should the date of creation for the work be that when I digitized them, or do I need to figure out the exact date of the photograph? Since metadata information will be skewed by the fact that some will be scanned, while others (such as photonegatives) would need to be taken with a DSLR.

Would in this case the "publishing date" be that which I upload here? Since these photographs - par for few - have not been published officially anywhere. HTHanninen (talk) 10:56, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

@HTHanninen: Hi, What count is the date when the pictures were taken, or first published if they were published before being uploaded to Commons. Even an approximate date is better than nothing. Yann (talk) 11:59, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll get as good of an aproximation as I can for those then. HTHanninen (talk) 12:00, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

@HTHanninen: Let me refine what Yann said:

• Creation dates and publishing dates are two separate things, and U.S. copyright law takes both into consideration for different purposes. At least for the U.S. (which is always relevant for Commons), if the creation date is before 1978 and the publication date is later, both can matter. See the Hirtle chart if you want that fleshed out.
• The "date" field in {{Information}} is normally creation date. If the publication date is different in a way that affects licensing, and assuming you are using {{Information}}, the best place to explain the situation is the "permission" field of that template. Scanning/rephotographing date is largely irrelevant to copyright issues and therefore to Commons.
• If all you know is a range of dates, you should typically use {{other date|before|DATE}} or, even better, {{other date|between|DATE1|DATE2}}.

These are edge cases, so none of this is handled well by the Upload Wizard. If that is your preferred method of uploading, you will have to edit after uploading. I would recommend that, instead, you first get one of these right, and then use Special:Upload instead of the Wizard; just copy-paste and edit the whole wikitext instead of fighting with the Wizard.

Feel free to get hold of me for further help, I've done a fair amount of this sort of thing. - Jmabel ! talk 18:46, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Fehler in Bild gefunden

Hallo liebe Community,

ich bin ganz neu hier, also ich weiß gar nicht an wen ich mich wenden kann, wenn ich einen Fehler in einem Bild gefunden hab. Es handelt sich um das Bild "File:Sucrose-inkscape.svg" hier auf Wikimedia Commons. Es fehlt ein H unten am C5-Atom der Glucose, da an allen anderen C-Atomen die H-Atome eingezeichnet sind. Man könnte auch alle Wasserstoffe weglassen, aber es ist falsch, wenn alle angezeigt werden, außer das am C5. Ist vielleicht etwas unnötig, aber ich wollte es nur mitteilen :-) (Ich weiß nur nicht, an wen ich mich wenden muss, sorry) Daja.lama (talk) 13:02, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Error Found in Image

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Hello dear community,

I'm completely new here, so I don't really know who to contact if I've found an error in an image. It's the image "File:Sucrose-inkscape.svg" here on Wikimedia Commons. There's a missing hydrogen atom at the bottom of the C5 atom of the glucose, since the hydrogen atoms are shown at all the other carbon atoms. You could also omit all the hydrogens, but it's incorrect to show them all except the one at C5. It might be a bit unnecessary, but I just wanted to let you know :-) (I just don't know who to contact, sorry)

translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:06, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

@Daja.lama: Hallo und willkommen. Die Datei File:Sucrose-inkscape.svg wurde von Photohound hochgeladen. Ich habe ihn/sie kontaktiert, aber aufgrund der 12 Jahre seit seinem/ihrem letzten Beitrag ist eine Antwort unwahrscheinlich. Eine ähnliche Beobachtung findet sich auf der Diskussionsseite File talk:Sucrose-inkscape.svg, daher könnten Sie dort ebenfalls einen Beitrag leisten.

Hi, and welcome. File:Sucrose-inkscape.svg was uploaded by Photohound, so I have pinged them, but they probably will not respond given the 12 year gap since their last contribution. A similar observation is noted in File talk:Sucrose-inkscape.svg, so you may want to contribute there.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:06, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

We have a nearly identical file without the error (File:Sucrose structure formula inkscape.svg), so I've nominated this one for deletion/redirection - see Commons:Deletion requests/File:Sucrose-inkscape.svg. -Consigned (talk) 16:18, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

change the picture

I would like to change the picture. How ? Ecoisa (talk) 13:22, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

@Ecoisa: Hi, and welcome. To change the picture shown by a page, upload the new one per COM:FS (or find the new one exists), then follow the syntax at en:H:PIC. I sectioned this for you.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:42, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Uploading Super Mario 63 enemy sprites to Wikibooks

@Sm63lover:
Moved to Commons:Village pump/Copyright#Uploading Super Mario 63 enemy sprites to Wikibooks - Jmabel ! talk 18:52, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Football kit images not showing properly in Commons

I make and upload football kit images on Commons. Since a few days, all images are not displaying correctly, but only in Commons. If they are displayed at another wikipedia page, everything is ok. It seems Commons is loading a thumbnail version of the images that are only 20px large. Example of a page containing lots of images like this: Sport Club do Recife kits If I right-click one of the images and select "open image in new tab", it shows a 20px version of it, like this link [8], but the original resolution is 38x59, like in this link [9] Any tips on how to fix this? Eduzs (talk) 14:37, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

@Eduzs: Hi, and welcome. That looks like a bug, please see mw:How to report a bug.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:45, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Watchlist

Hello, is there a way to see watchlist of over an year ago..? Now its max 30 days/500 results.. --Gpkp (talk) 17:56, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

@Gpkp: sadly, no, there isn't. What are you trying to achieve, there may be another way to do it. - Jmabel ! talk 18:53, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Taxonavigation Ranks

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this. I literally cannot find the latin for “Subterclass” (“Subterclassis” does not work) and was wondering if anyone knew if taxonavigation accepts subterclass as a rank at all. It seems unwise to omit Subterclass Ringipleura in the updates I’m making…should I just leave it at Cladus? Snapplejackalope (talk) 19:00, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Files requiring rename

Need some willing help from fellow filemovers and admins at CAT:RENAME as its backlog has grown big. Agent 007 (talk) 19:36, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

It currenly contains large request by LTAs of Đăng Đàn Cung (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user. Agent 007 (talk) 19:39, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

I have closed requests from the LTA Agent 007 (talk) 17:37, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

NOFX logo

Since the So Long and Thanks for All the Fish album cover is outside of the threshold of originality, would the NOFX logo itself be able to be published to commons? Subway572 (talk) 20:39, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Удаление размещенных мной фотографий Эмиля Гилельса

Без объяснения причин удалены размещенные мной фотографии "Портрет Эмиля Гилельса", "Эмиль Гилельс", "Эмиль Гилельс. 1970-е.Все авторские права указаны, фотография "Эмиль Гилельс" сделана моим отцом и принадлежит лично мне. В результате страница "Эмиль Гилельс" в Википедии осталась без фотографии великого пианиста. Верните фотографии, там нет никакого нарушения авторских прав. Елена Федорович (talk) 07:33, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Removal of Emil Gilels' photographs posted by me

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The photographs I posted, "Portrait of Emil Gilels," "Emil Gilels," and "Emil Gilels. 1970s," have been removed without explanation. All copyrights are indicated; the photograph "Emil Gilels" was taken by my father and is mine. As a result, the "Emil Gilels" Wikipedia page is now missing a photo of the great pianist. Please return the photographs; there is no copyright infringement.

translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:20, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

@Елена Федорович: Здравствуйте и добро пожаловать. Пожалуйста, отправьте разрешение в соответствии с пояснением по адресу VRT/ru.

Hi, and welcome. Please send permission per the explanation at VRT.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:20, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

For the record, a large number of files are involved. It looks like some, but not all, were listed at User talk:Елена Федорович. If you need a complete list in order to sort out permissions, the files involved were:

• File:Портрет Эмиля Гилельса.jpg
• File:Э.Г. Гилельс, 1970-е.jpg
• File:Эмиль Гилельс.jpg
• File:Emil Gilels.png
• File:Книга Гордона о Гилельсе.jpg
• File:Эмиль Гилельс в Свердловске.jpg
• File:Эмиль Гилельс, великий пианист.jpg
• File:Эмиль Гилельс за пианино.jpg
• File:Эмиль Гилельс в 1938 году.jpg
• File:Эмиль Гилельс во время телеинтервью.png

I didn't look at all of the reasons for deletions, but File:Портрет Эмиля Гилельса.jpg was sourced from http://emilgilelsfoundation.net/index_en.html, which says, "All rights reserved." It's hard to see how that can be reconciled with a claim of {{CC-BY 4.0}}. File:Emil Gilels.png is sourced from http://archiv.emilgilelsfoundation.net/en/gallery/?category=decade&id=1970#. Again, "All rights reserved" at the source, but a claim of {{CC-BY 4.0}}. - Jmabel ! talk 02:01, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Я специалист по творчеству Гилельса и автор книг о нем. Сайт, с которого взяты фотографии, сделан с моим участием, и владелец фотографий Феликс Готлиб дал мне разрешение на любое использование всех фотографий с этого сайта. Поскольку я не сумела правильно отобразить это, то согласилась с удалением фотографий. Но я точно знаю, что фактически имею право их размещать. Я не ставила целью вводить в заблуждение и не виновата в том, что программа сайта не включает разные ситуации, такие, как ситуация с этими фотографиями. Моей целью была дать более полные материалы, по поводу которых точно не возникнет никаких проблем. Елена Федорович (talk) 17:19, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Восстановление удаленной фотографии

В апреле 2025 года я загрузила фотографию пианиста Эмиля Гилельса. Фотография сделана моим папой дирижером Нариманом Чунихиным в 1966 году. Я единственная наследница моего отца и имею все права на эту фотографию. Но фотографию удалил Komarof. Страница великого пианиста осталась без портрета. Когда я перехожу по ссылке для восстановления, я не нахожу ситуации "единственная наследница правообладателя". Мне предлагают указать, что я автор, но автором был мой отец. Моей ситуации нет. Мне грозят блокировкой, если я снова опишу фотографию неправильно. Я не знаю, как называется моя лицензия и кто должен выдавать лицензию дирижеру, который сделал фотографию пианиста. Но у меня есть единственный бумажный подлинник этой фотографии с автографом самого Гилельса. Я прошу дать мне возможность загрузить снова или восстановить эту фотографию. Елена Федорович (talk) 11:50, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

@Елена Федорович: (Переведено Google Translate) О каком именно файле из приведенного выше списка вы говорите? - Jmabel ! talk 19:45, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Most likely, this one, which is also on this book cover. The problem is that this photo is published before Commons here: [10]/[11] under All Rights reserved. The user has been repeatedly offered the option to send a letter to COM:VRT, but she ignores this. Komarof (talk) 20:05, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Looking at the archive linked above, it's easy to see that Emil Gilels gave his inscribed photographs to many people, including this provincial conductor. But this doesn't mean that the people who received these photographs from Gilels actually took them themselves. Perhaps she simply likes thinking so. Komarof (talk) 20:31, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Форма этой переписки не позволяет мне загрузить материалы, доказывающие, что именно мой отец сделал эту фотографию: программки с именем Гилельса и дирижера - моего отца, Концертографию Гилельса, включающую концерты с моим отцом, а также доказать, что я имею единственный бумажный экземпляр фотографии, как и то, что мой отец имел премии на советских фотовыставках как фотографирующий на профессиональном уровне. Поэтому я также соглашаюсь с удалением этой фотографии и неразмещением фотографии моей книги. Но мне представляется странным, что мои гарантии, профессора и автора многих материалов о Гилельсе (их легко найти в интернете), совершенно игнорируются и все слова подвергаются сомнению, как если бы я была случайным человеком. Я думаю, специалисты по темам Википедии имеют право на уважение. Мне очень жаль, что я не могу по этим причинам улучшить страницу Эмиля Гилельса. Завтра я попытаюсь написать на указанный адрес, как мне советуют. Елена Федорович (talk) 17:28, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Вы "изучили архив" и считаете, что вы лучше меня знаете обстоятельства биографии и фотографий Гилельса. При том, что я доктор наук, профессор и 40 лет изучаю эту тему, написала две книги и много статей, в чем легко убедиться, набрав мое имя. Сайт www.emilgilels.web.de, одним из авторов которого я являюсь, в качестве основы включает биографию Гилельса, написанную мной, что тоже легко проверить. Я знаю происхождение каждой фотографии на этом сайте, я сама отдавала фотографии для этого сайта, в том числе ту, по поводу которой вы обвинили меня в неправде. Оттого, что я отдала принадлежащую мне фотографию для публикации на этом сайте, я не утратила права на нее. И мне предоставлены права для публикации любой фотографии этого сайта, права на которые которой, хорошо известное мне, позволяет это сделать. Вы написали мне "не пытаться учить вас правилам". Я тоже очень рекомендую вам не пытаться учить специалистов тому, в чем вы не специалист. Я делюсь с сайтом информацией и материалами, за законность происхождения которых я ручаюсь моей профессиональной репутацией, подтвержденными званиями и книгами. В ответ я получила такое количество оскорблений, какого не получала за всю свою профессиональную жизнь. Я прошу снять с обсуждения мои файлы, потому что я больше не хочу делиться фотографиями с вашим сайтом. Елена Федорович (talk) 19:43, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

@Елена Федорович: Поразительно, что у вас хватает энергии на всё новые многословные комментарии, демонстрирующие вашу обиду, но никак не хватает решимости после десятка напоминаний сделать единственную простую вещь, которую от вас ждут. Вам недвусмысленно объяснили, какие именно обстоятельства мешают на данный момент загрузке этого фото, и предложили несложный способ решения этой проблемы. Как только вы перестанете демонстрировать комплекс жертвы и пойдёте по предложенному пути, ситуация разрешится благополучно. Komarof (talk) 20:18, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

@Komarof: and it's astonishing that, despite her making a pretty plausible case that what she was offering was legitimately hers to offer, you seem more interested in using the talk page to browbeat her than help work things through. I got out of the way here on the assumption that a Russian-speaker could help her better than I could, not that they would start unnecessary arguments and result in the user probably not coming back. - Jmabel ! talk 23:09, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Jmabel, I'd appreciate it if you refrain from using words like "to browbeat" in the future. The only standard template warning on her talk page was left before she even joined the discussion. After that, I dealt with two images that weren't of Gilels, uploaded a new one — a nice portrait by a professional photographer, notified her about moving the file with the FOP issue to the local wiki, and each time suggested to use the VRT permission option. In response, I received arrogance and promises to "appeal to the global community." Unlike you, I'm not playing "rise above the fray" by relying on the emotional statements of only one side, and I hope you'll stop trying to pin labels on me based on a machine translation of the conversation. Komarof (talk) 23:50, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

@Komarof: I misspoke with "the talk page." What I meant was what you wrote here on the help desk. If you want to be "in the fray", this place is generally a poor choice of place to do it. - Jmabel ! talk 05:24, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Не пишите обо мне того, что не было. Я не обещала обратиться к мировому сообществу, я писала о моей обязанности проинформировать музыкантов, что на странице великого пианиста нет его портрета. Я поблагодарила вас за удаление ошибочных фотографий, которые долго были на странице Гилельса, но не увидела благодарности за найденную чью-то грубую ошибку, которой вы не видели. Я также поблагодарила вас за размещение нового портрета, хотя пианист изображен там в молодости, а не в возрасте достижений. Кстати, эта фотография тоже есть на сайте Гилельса, но ее почему-то можно размещать. Вам уже указали, что проще всего было бы показать мне, что именно, какое название лицензии нужно поставить, чтобы было все правильно, но именно вы предпочитаете многословные комментарии, причем оскорбительного характера: "подлог", "подделка", "абсурд" и даже негативные определения в адрес моего покойного отца ("провинциальный дирижер", "любительская фотография") и, наконец, обвинение меня во лжи с предположением, что мой отец всего лишь взял автограф на фотографии, сделанной не им. То есть вы учите меня, специалиста по творчеству Гилельса, его биографии и поправляете. Ваши комментарии недопустимым характером уже обращают внимание. Я обратилась с письмом по указанному вами адресу, я могу сделать только это в созданной вами недопустимой ситуации. Елена Федорович (talk) 07:37, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Central Greece Region logo

Does this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_of_the_Central_Greece_Region.png classify as PD due to originality? Miraitowa963 (talk) 11:16, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jeff G. want pings, right? There's one for you Miraitowa963 (talk) 11:18, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

@Miraitowa963: Pinging @The Quirky Kitty, Dn9ahx as having expressed opinions on the subject. Please use internal links like en:File:Logo of the Central Greece Region.png.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:25, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jeff G. Oh, sorry, didn't know how they worked... Miraitowa963 (talk) 12:33, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

It's a simple arrangement of geometric shapes, so it would definitely qualify as PD in the US. See the many examples here: Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/United_States#Threshold_of_originality. But it might be copyrightable in Greece: COM:TOO Greece The Quirky Kitty (talk) 16:43, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

@The Quirky Kitty It is, as everything always here, very ambiguous. In my opinion, it's just a stylised sigma, so it doesn't reach the TOO Miraitowa963 (talk) 19:00, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

PD-algorithm

While AI generated images are not original and therefore in the public domain, if some random person AI generated an image of Mario, that would be considered a derivative work without permission. If Nintendo were to AI generate an image of Mario though (not that they will), would that be considered in the public domain? ANOTHERWlKlPEDlAN _{wɑit thɑt’s ɑ typo} 21:20, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

@Anohthterwikipedian: No, Nintendo still own the character copyright on Mario. And, I would guess that their everpresent gaming systems presenting their everpresent games generate copyrighted images of Mario somewhere in the world every second of every day.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:53, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Uploading Photo of Public Official

Hello,

I'm trying to update the main photo for Francesca Hong. The current photo is oddly cropped with not the best lighting. As Francesca is a current elected official, and she is a public servant, can I not upload her public-facing photo? I don't own the copyright to it... but I believe, as a public official, your public photo is inherently without copyright. Any assistance would be great! Thank you. Fadedfrancis (talk) 01:19, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

@Fadedfrancis:

1. What country are you talking about?
2. I am unaware of any country where the fact that something is an official portrait of a public official would automatically place any image of you in the public domain.
3. There are a few governments (most notably the U.S. federal government) where photos taken by a government employee (though, in that case, not a contractor) as part of their official duties would be automatically in the public domain. Since imaginably something like that might apply, do you know anything about the authorship of the photo?

Jmabel ! talk 02:08, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

photo

pourriez-vous m'aider à déposer un autoportrait de moi-même sur la fiche wilipedia s'il vous plaît ? Je suis donc l'auteur de l'image Alain Gelbé (talk) 12:14, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

@Alain Gelbé: (via Google Translate) Le guide en:WP:A picture of you est utile à ce sujet, mais malheureusement il est en anglais et non en français. Pourriez-vous le lire ? Sinon, quelqu'un ici pourra probablement vous donner une brève explication, mais il se peut qu'elle passe à côté de certains points. - Jmabel ! talk 19:57, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Photo upload

Hello! I want to upload a photo of a page's subject. I have permission to use the photo from the subject himself. How do I prove this permission? I don't want to trigger an issue Sophieed8 (talk) 14:06, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

@Sophieed8: the issue isn't permission from the subject, it is permission from the photographer. I strongly recommend reading COM:THIRD. You can skip over the parts about what works would be copyrighted vs. public domain (the picture is almost certainly copyrighted and would need a license), but you probably should read the rest of this if you have any plans of uploading a photo you did not take yourself. - Jmabel ! talk 20:00, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Do ancient greek collumns fall under TOO/PD?

Self explanatory Miraitowa963 (talk) 16:10, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jeff G. another one for you Miraitowa963 (talk) 16:11, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

@Miraitowa963: Pretty much anything over 120 years old is in the public domain. There are a handful of exceptions, but none of them would go back far enough for Ancient Greece.

However, if someone other than you took a photograph depicting the columns, the usual considerations would apply for their photograph of a three-dimensional work: the photograph would be copyrighted just like any other photograph. Jmabel ! talk 16 March 2026 20:02 UTC

Pinging @Miraitowa963 in case prior ping didn't work due to sig problem. Jmabel ! talk 05:16, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Unable to change format of video

Good afternoon, I am not able to upload video, due to not being able to change the format of video. Please can you kindly assist me? Andrew Rastalionheart (talk) 17:16, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

https://video2commons.toolforge.org/ should deal with most video formats. - Jmabel ! talk 20:03, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

ছবি স্বত্বাধিকার সংক্রান্ত সমস্যা

আমি এই ছবিগুলো আড়ং-এ ঈদ বাজার করতে গিয়ে ধারণ করেছি। এখন আপলোড করলে পরর্বতীতে কোনো আইনগত সমস্যা হবে কি? শিশিমানু ওনিকাওয়া (talk) 22:41, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

I ran this through Google translate, but I don't see a coherent question here. Seems to be asking whether some unspecific set of photos they took will cause problems in the future. They don't have any edits on Commons other than this question (no deleted edits, either). - Jmabel ! talk 05:20, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Typhoon Ragasa on AQUA MODIS requested picture

i want to take a new one of images for Ragasa so I requested that Thanks Francis Russell (talk) 09:12, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

@Francis Russell: Did you personally take all the photos of typhoons that you've uploaded today? You're claiming them to be your COM:Own work, which means you actually took the photos yourself. The photos you've uploaded look, at least to me, like satellite photos of typhoons. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:12, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

importing tabular data from a spreadsheet

At the bottom of c:Data:Mapping of national parties members of European parties to lower and upper houses.tab are a pair of buttons: Export to CSV and Export to Excel. I can click Export to Excel and save the file on a local drive and then edit the spreadsheet with Libre Office Calc and save the changes. Then back at commons, I click edit and there is a text box that has 'A .csv or .xlsx file to import' and a Select a file button. So I click the button, select my edited spreadsheet and the file name (without drive and path) appears in the text box at commons. Then nothing. I cannot edit that file name to add the drive and path to the filename. And even if I could, there is nothing to suggest what I should do next; no instructions, no load-this-file-into-the-editor button; nothing.

In the editor, there is a dropdown menu called 'Edittools'. Clicking that does nothing (no menu appears).

So the question is: does the spreadsheet-import work? If it does, how do I make it work for me? — Trappist the monk (talk) 14:23, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Juan José Florensa Conesa

es:Juan José Florensa Conesa

en este artículo que corresponde a mi persona, he subido tres fotos de mi propiedad pero no se si lo he hecho bien. En cualquier caso son de libre disposición.es que previamente no las di de alta en creative commons y ahora no se como hacerlo.

Piratamolay (talk) 15:01, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

@Piratamolay:

Vea al

Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Piratamolay.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:55, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Uploading my draft article on my user page

How to do it Powelljcb (talk) 17:34, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Not here. You should be asking on a Wikipedia site. Commons isn't Wikipedia. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 17:44, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

cross-posted: @Powelljcb: We do not have articles in Wikimedia Commons; perhaps you are looking for Wikipedia in some language? Also, though, as far as I know, none of our sister projects allow uploading articles. All of them expect you to edit within the system, though of course you can copy-paste content you've already got in a file. - Jmabel ! talk 17:45, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

@Powelljcb: just to let you know, I did a quick Google Lens search through the image you uploaded and found it on https://astreetnearyou.org/person/24757/Lieutenant-Colonel-William-Digby-Oswald, which credited the Imperial War Museum (IWM)

The IWM's copyright policy states, however, that all images, unless specified otherwise, fall under their own licence equivalent to the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence, which we unfortunately do not accept on Commons

You may wish to keep your Wikipedia sandbox image-free for now and only add an image (either free, or, if that is impossible, under the fair use criteria) once it is published in mainspace Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 13:43, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

Where did the images I upload and request go?

When I went to add an image to the wikipedia article I was updating, I had to submit some kind of request via a separate link. Where did these requests / images go and how will I know if they are approved to be added? Tlasko (talk) 20:30, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

@Tlasko: no idea about the Wikipedia side of this; you'd have to ask on the relevant Wikipedia (I take it from your global contributions that would be the English-language Wikipedia). Your question here is literally your first edit on Commons, and you have no active or deleted content on Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 23:14, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Ah understood. Thank you! Tlasko (talk) 23:51, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Script

Hello, I need to add all files of few categories to my watchlist (after me accidentally clearling all watchlist).. Is there a script to do it..? --Gpkp (talk) 07:03, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

@Gpkp: I believe petscan has a method for this, though I've never used it. If that doesn't work for you, please come back here & see if someone else can give a better answer. - Jmabel ! talk 21:32, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Per above, you can use PetScan to generate a list of all images in the category, and you can directly add the list of file names (in plain text) into the watchlist using the "Edit raw watchlist" page. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 22:15, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @Jmabel: , @Tvpuppy: . --Gpkp (talk) 07:27, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

Bild på den svenska författaren Carolina Angelis

Jag lade in en bild på författaren Carolina Angelis för ca en månad sedan. Den ingick i Wikipedia-artikeln om henne. Nu är bilden borttagen och jag kan inte hitta något spår av den på Commons.

Jag var övertygad om att jag följt alla regler. Var hittar jag motivationen till att den tagits bort?

Hur gör jag för att hitta bilden igen? Kan ni ge mig en länk?

Vad behöver jag göra för att den ska bli godkänd?

BraheKepler BraheKepler (talk) 11:30, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

@BraheKepler: Hej och välkommen. Fil:Carolina Angelis3.jpg raderades eftersom du inte följde instruktionerna på VRT/sv helt och hållet.

Hi, and welcome. File:Carolina Angelis3.jpg was deleted because you didn't follow the instructions at VRT completely.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:44, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Can I find the deleted image somewhere, including the information I previously provided or should I start all over again until it is accepted? BraheKepler (talk) 11:58, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

@BraheKepler: You may ask in the VRT ticket.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:49, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

@BraheKepler: please do not re-upload, go through VRT. It looks like you said permission was pending, but no one sent an email to VRT. You indicated the author as Författaren Carolina Angelis, which would be accurate only if Angelis took the picture herself. If that is the case, that is who needs to send email to VRT; have her cc you so that you are in the loop on the correspondence. - Jmabel ! talk 21:45, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Cannot upload video

Cannot upload video, incorrect file ending Rastalionheart (talk) 14:30, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

@Rastalionheart: Hi, and welcome. Please see COM:FT, as well as #Unable to change format of video above.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:40, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

What are the limitations to COM:PCP?

Does COM:PCP apply to tedious tasks, e.g. an entire category of files that may or may not be copyright violations? ~2026-17176-99 (talk) 20:31, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-17176-99: there is a lot to unpack there for such a short question.

• COM:PCP doesn't apply to tasks, it applies to files. It applies to all files on Commons.
• There is nothing particularly tedious about nominating the contents of an entire category for deletion, if that is what you mean: we have tools for that, and also for deleting all the files in a category. However, assuming you are talking about half a dozen or more files, I would strongly suggest that it would be a lot easier to address this question intelligently if you would say what category and what might be the issue. - Jmabel ! talk 21:52, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

What I meant is if a category that contains a lot of files is discovered that it may contain copyright violations, with the tedious task being combing through every single file one at a time to make user that there isn't one. ~2026-17176-99 (talk) 23:05, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

I presume "make user" => "make sure",

Again: this would be much simpler to address if you would say what category instead of talking in abstractions. - Jmabel ! talk 23:16, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

• Agree with Jmabel, it is better if you can provide an example of what you are referring to.
• Sometimes COM:PCP may apply to multiple images at once if we suspect the uploader is license laundering or it is obvious copvios.
• However, if you nominate or tag images for deletion, at the end of the day someone has to do the "tedious task" of "combing through every single file" anyways, whether it is the nominator, users participating in the DR, or the closing admin.
• So, if you are unwilling to do the tedious task yourself, you are just making other users do the tedious work, and often it is more tedious for others to do (e.g. reverting a invalid copyvio tag).

Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 00:19, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

And yes, even a COM:Mass deletion request is something where the deletion requester is expected to comb through every single file. It may not be a very in-depth probing, but at least a cursory check for e.g. FOP issues is needed for every file that is to be included in a DR. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 02:04, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

Correcting a Photograph

There is a Wikipedia page for my grandfather (Tadeusz Czeszejko-Sochacki) which shows an incorrect photogragh of him. I tried to add what I know to be the correct photograph copied from a family album, but was prevented from doing so. I can find no easy way of making the correction and would welcome advise as to how this might be undertaken. Thanks Richard Czeszejko-Sochacki (talk) 06:53, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

@Richard Czeszejko-Sochacki: Please contact the Volunteer Response Team.

I don't see a Tadeusz Czeszejko-Sochacki on English Wikipedia, but I do see him on Polish Wikipedia (d:Q60833199 on Wikidata) Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 07:09, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

This seems to about File:Kpt. 14 pp Tadeusz Czeszejko-Sochacki.jpg. @Richard Czeszejko-Sochacki: new user's aren't allowed to overwrite existing images. If you do have an image Tadeusz Czeszejko-Sochacki, please upload it with a different name. @Szczur14pp: uploaded the current file, but has not been active in recent months. Old archival photos fairly often contain misidentifications. MKFI (talk) 07:52, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

Sofiane_Boukadi.jpg

Sofiane_Boukadi.jpg سفيان البوكادي (talk) 15:21, 19 March 2026 (UTC)