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Copyrighted flags?[edit]

Hello. I imagine the two flags at the second picture here [1] are copyrighted. The flags (they're actually the two sides of one) were adopted in 1892. However this digital drawing is obviously not from then. The flags I think do pass the threshold of originality from my own judgement. According to the picture the source of the flags would be this 1995 book [2] but the organization represented by the flag does not seem to be mentioned in the book. The organization is the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society, a private cultural organization in Romania that does not belong to the state. I just created an article for it in English Wikipedia and want to use the flags. Should I upload them here or there per fair use? Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 22:21, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The only thing there that I can really imagine having copyright is the branches (mlădițe). Romulus & Remus are almost certainly a copy of something much older; the tricolor certainly can't be copyrighted, and I doubt the arrangement can be. @Super Dromaeosaurus: I take it you disagree, though. Can you say why? - ~
Well I don't disagree, I'd love to be able to upload the flags, I just imagined it would not be possible. I'm not very well-informed on copyright issues anyway. So you say it is okay if I upload both flags in Commons? Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 09:29, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd actually appreciate other opinions here, because my rationale is a combination of the use of old elements, the simplicity of the design, the date of the overall design, etc. As I said, the biggest issue I see is the branches. Does anyone have a strong opinion on whether they are enough to make it copyrightable? - Jmabel ! talk 14:42, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Since no-one else gave their insight, and having been encouraged by Jmabel, I've uploaded the flags [3] [4]. Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 13:52, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New company logo needs updating[edit]

My company has refreshed its logo. We are after changing the old logo on the Wikipedia page: en:GPT_Group? How do we go about this request? GPT externalcomms (talk) 01:51, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@GPT externalcomms: Hi, and welcome. Overwriting old logo File:GPT Group Logo.svg is right out per COM:OW, as we value old logos too. You may upload a new logo here starting with COM:FS. Then another user can change which logo is used on English Wikipedia, as you have a en:WP:COI.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:38, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Jeff - I've now completed the upload. Are you able to confirm what step is required next? GPT externalcomms (talk) 07:35, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@GPT externalcomms: In short, upload under a new filename, then change the logo.
If the new logo is either below the threshold of originality (so it can't be copyrighted, just trademarked) or if you are free-licensing it (again, presumably retaining trademark) you can upload it here on Commons. Otherwise, it must be directly uploaded to the English-language Wikipedia as a non-free logo. See en:File:3D Entertainment.jpg for a good example of doing that. - Jmabel ! talk 18:38, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you 🇺🇦Jeff G. - I've now completed the upload. Are you able to confirm what step is required next? GPT externalcomms (talk) 07:37, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@GPT externalcomms: I made en:special:diff/1222862241 this edit for you. Please introduce yourself at en:Talk:GPT Group.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:06, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the pointers Jmabel - I'm very new to Wikipedia and finding interesting to navigate my way through it. I've now completed the upload. Are you able to confirm what step is required next? GPT externalcomms (talk) 07:40, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@GPT externalcomms: I've corrected the licensing. You will want to add categories, as specific as possible (probably descendents of Category:Logo, as specific as you can be to location and industry). Then make the obvious edit at [:en:GPT_Group]] to change the logo currently there to the new one. Probably the edit will be more obvious if you edit source than if you use the visual editor. - Jmabel ! talk 14:58, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Featured pictures[edit]

Wanted to sense check if pictures like File:Rock Climber Pinnacle.jpg and File:Climber Summit Manaslu 8163m.jpg be suitable candidates for Featured pictures? thanks. Aszx5000 (talk) 09:32, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would guess that the FP reviewers would say that the blow-out problems in the sky in both would make them ineligible, but you can always submit one for review. - Jmabel ! talk 18:39, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for that. I am not skilled in the technical assessment of picture quality so though I would run it by here first. Much appreciated. Aszx5000 (talk) 14:00, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maintenance for errors in a cropped file wanted[edit]

I have made a crop resulting in the image File:View from ISS on Monte Rosa mountain massif with highest Swiss mountain Dufourspitze, June 2022 - ISS067-E-152529 - View of Earth (cropped and edited).jpg some days ago. Two issues arose: The original image had 4 annotations, which are now (maybe not exactly precise, my observation) id 1 to id 4 in the new image. The further about 8 annotations (making about 12 alltogether) were added by another user after my crop and are good. Hence, the original 4 annotations are wrong (and are not shown, as they have the old image dimensions, much larger) and should be deleted (I could try myself but have observed very strange errors when editing annotations in the past, so I refrain). This was issue one. Second issue: The camera location data lowermost in the infobox somehow evolved into something wrong during the crop, so that now, a red error message is shown instead. I tried to analyze the code to remedy this, but did not find any location data in the cropped file at all, just "location" without any data behind. It would be nice if the original location info could be restored, but I would be perfectly ok if just the error message vanishes, and no location info is provided. Thanks in advance, Pittigrilli (talk) 11:32, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Pittigrilli: I suppose you can just remove the wrong annotations. The good annotations can be renamed 1-8. The location coordinates are in the structured data of the source file. You could copy them to the extracted file, in the location template or in the structured data. However, those coordinates locate the camera in Italy. Was the satellite above Italy for this photo of Switzerland? -- Asclepias (talk) 14:09, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Asclepias: Interesting observation, this may very well be the case with Italy. In fact, the border between Italy and Switzerland runs just along the Monte Rosa massif, hence the camera position might just be (theoretically) some inches or some km inside Italy, which would be roughly at the lower (and somewhat right) image border. Thanks, Pittigrilli (talk) 14:22, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I deleted the wrong annotation sections and renumbered the correct ones, worked out well. I have a hard time though with copying the location from the structured data section of the original file (something with the format), could sb please do that? Pittigrilli (talk) 18:26, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Image Upload Issue[edit]

Hi, I am trying to update the picture profile on a page and it will not let me replace it with the current image I have, it says that it cannot determine whether the photo is suitable for Wikipedia Commons. How do I prove that I own the image? Dsteinmetz (talk) 15:14, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Dsteinmetz: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a smaller (<50,000 bytes or <2,000,000 pixels) jpg photo as a new user. The photo you tried to upload is smaller, and you indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a smaller photo, it is a copyright violation taken from the web. If you took the photo yourself, please upload the full-size original of it per COM:HR, including EXIF metadata. If you did not take the photo, please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept it, and have the photographer post permission on their official website or social media or send the photo and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid that filter.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:09, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Screenshots provided by developers[edit]

Hi, working on an article about a video game. I want to include screenshots that the developers posted on their public blog to show viewers the gameplay. Is this acceptable to upload to the Commons, as this seems to fall under press material? Can provide a link if needed. Squiddyonwiki (talk) 20:27, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Squiddyonwiki: Hi,
Press material is not accepted on Commons. We need a release with a free license, preferably CC-BY-SA-4.0. Please see COM:VRT for the procedure. Yann (talk) 21:51, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unable to upload[edit]

Is it just me? I kept on encountering error (e.g. [52128309-4cbe-4dd3-aff9-3537c5cdb63b] 2024-05-04 13:33:44: Fatal exception of type "JobQueueError") when trying to upload, this happens regardless of using the modern Upload Wizard or the legacy Upload Wizard. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 13:35, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Same for me. Hohum (talk) 13:38, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Erm, looks like some issues on Wikimedia servers side I guess. Certain features on English Wikipedia also returns errors. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 13:40, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Paper9oll and Hohum: 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🇺🇦 13:52, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G. Working for me now, looks like temporary issue. @Hohum Please retry again, if you are still encountering the issues then follow Jeff's reply above to report the bug. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 14:08, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's working for me now. Hohum (talk) 15:47, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Paper9oll and Hohum: Thank you both.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:44, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Technical issue[edit]

Hi. I think I might have made an error when creating a deletion request here. I noticed that the prefix "File:" is missing before the file's name. Is it something that can be resolved with a page move or should I ask for an administrator's help? Sorry if all of this sounds trivial. I'm mostly active on English Wikipedia, not on the Commons so I'm not 100% familiar with the rules and regulations. Best. Keivan.fTalk 18:48, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The DR seems fine to me. It's linked to the file, and you notified the uploader. Abzeronow (talk) 19:03, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Abzeronow Thank you so much for your response. I'm glad the set up is fine. My only concern was the way it had been titled but that does not appear to be an issue I guess. Best. Keivan.fTalk 20:09, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

這種撤銷是否合理正確？[edit]

前陣子我被人指正，所以我想請教。我是對某一張照片，在一筆當中，同時進行二個編輯動作，一個添加A分類，另一個修改B分類，後來這一筆被人撤銷。這一撤銷，造成B分類被改回來的同時也連帶著A分類一起被移除。我詢問對方為何撤銷，才知道是我修改的B分類是改錯了。儘管B分類是被我改錯了，可是那僅止於B分類，這表示A分類是沒問題，於是我問他為何也將A分類一起撤銷，他卻沒回應。既然沒回應，這說明他對A分類是沒有理由，所以我對他的撤銷感到懷疑。我懷疑的是，他其實是有更好的做法，不需要用撤銷動作。他可以只針對B分類，手動將錯誤的分類給修改回來，因為有歷史可以看見上一筆差異，就能知道原本正確的分類是什麼。

老實說，我不僅無法理解，也無法接受，因為這種撤銷，感覺像是一個地方錯，就視同全部都錯，不太合理，這也是引發「糾紛」的原因。因此，我請教各位，如果在同一筆當中，編輯內容只有B分類是有問題，A分類是沒問題，選擇一筆撤銷，這種做法是否正確？如果是正確，請告訴我為什麼。謝謝--125.230.72.73 23:00, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is this revocation reasonable and correct?

I was corrected a while ago, so I wanted to ask for advice. On a certain photo, I performed two editing actions at the same time in one stroke, one to add category A and the other to modify category B. Later, this edit was revoked. This revocation caused Category B to be changed back and Category A to be removed along with it. I asked the other party why they canceled it, and I found out that the B classification I had modified was wrong. Although I had corrected the wrong classification for B, it was only for B, which meant that there was no problem with A. So I asked him why he also revoked A, but he didn’t respond. Since there is no response, it means that he has no reason for the A classification, so I am suspicious of his revocation. What I suspect is that he actually has a better way that doesn't require the undo action. He can only focus on the B classification and manually modify the wrong classification back. Because he has history and can see the previous difference, he can know what the original correct classification was.

To be honest, I not only can't understand it, but I can't accept it, because this kind of revocation feels like one place is wrong, and everything is wrong, which is unreasonable. This is also the reason for the "dispute". Therefore, I would like to ask everyone, if in the same transaction, the editing content is only classified into B, then there is a problem, but A is not a problem, and I choose to cancel it. Is this correct? If it is correct, please tell me why. Thanks
translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:53, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
您好，歡迎光臨。 您正在寫什麼照片或編輯內容？

Hi, and welcome. What photo or edit are you writing about?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:53, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

physical health education[edit]

what is rhythmic Josephinelove2 (talk) 12:20, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Josephinelove2: Hi, and welcome. Please see wikt:rhythmic.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Editing[edit]

I've made almost 3,000 Wikipedia edits. 18 April I requested that I be able to edit here. Earlier today I attempted to edit a caption but despite the caption in the box having changed after I clicked Edit and Publish changes the caption itself hasn't changed. Does that mean my request hasn't been granted? Mcljlm (talk) 20:18, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mcljlm: Hi, and welcome. It appears your edit special:diff/874251573 was made. Perhaps you didn't refresh or review COM:CACHE?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:58, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Jeff G. I still see October 7 rather than 7 October in the caption at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Child%27s_bedroom,_Kfar_Aza,_after_October_7_Hamas_Attacks.jpg despite having shut down my desktop several times in the last 3 days as well as coming to it via various articles in which it's included and refreshing it. Mcljlm (talk) 15:24, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mcljlm: Your edit was to the English caption on structured data on Commons. Sadly, that has nothing to do with how the photo is displayed on the six Wikipedia articles which use it. There is nothing to change in those articles.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:03, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Anggel210823 (talk) 16:20, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Public Domain Photo Map Altered via Photoshop. Ok to use?[edit]

Hello, I recently uploaded a public domain photo that I have since gotten altered by someone else. More specifically, the black line in the middle caused by newspaper creasing has been removed via Photoshop. Is altered material alright to use even though it's public domain? Wjenkins96 (talk) 04:10, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Wjenkins96: Sure, removal of the black line is not creative. The remover can choose the existing {{PD-US-expired}} or any other free license tag we accept.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:08, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Too Simple[edit]

Buenas una pregunta, si el Logo (generalmente) esta por encima del umbral de Originalidad ("Threshold of originality") es posible publicar a Wikimedia (osea agregar el {{PD-textlogo}})?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 21:02, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

En los EEUU y el pais original, si. Por ejemplo, la regla en Australia es muy diferente de los EEUU, donde esta bandera simple: File:Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg tiene proteciones legales y no es posible en los EEUU. ?De donde es tu logo? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:07, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Koavf:Buenas, este:(https://twitter.com/manuelrosalesg/status/956712085848772609) Se trata del logo de la Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (Venezuela) que aparece un símbolo la manito pero tipo escritura con los colores amarillo, rojo y azul, es posible publicar a Wikimedia y agregar {{PD-textlogo}}?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 21:40, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Claro, no soy abogado, per creo es posible este es suficient simple para PD-textlogo en los EEUU. Mirando a Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Venezuela, no tenemos nada de un umbral de originalidad, asi, supongo esta bien publicarlo aqui. (Y tambien, soy gringo, pardon por mi espanol.) —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:43, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
¿No discutimos todos los elementos creativos de este logo en particular hace aproximadamente 2 meses con referencia a alguna otra imagen? - Jmabel ! talk 02:03, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
?Cual discusion? No hay en su contribuciones: Special:Contributions/Roosterchz... —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:05, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Entre AbchyZa22 y yo, pero olvido exactamente que entidad en el ámbito use los mismos símbolos. Hace meses no me puedo recordarlo. - Jmabel ! talk 15:02, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I need some help![edit]

So I uploaded a file to Wikimedia without properly understanding how to cite the copyright holder. It is a screenshot (that I took) of a video game (Yakuza 3), and so it falls SEGA's domain. I would appreciate what to do, as I don't know how to cite SEGA without re-uploading. Here is the file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiryu_Kazuma_Yakuza_3.png Also: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Roosterchz If anyone could help, I'd appreciate it. -Roosterchz Roosterchz (talk) 21:13, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Roosterchz: Since this is protected by copyright, it has to be deleted. See COMM:LICENSE. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:14, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, welp...
So, should I just re-upload? What should I do this time for proper copyright citation?
Thanks, Roosterchz (talk) 21:16, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Here on Wikimedia Commons, we only accept freely licensed media. So you can either 1.) get SEGA to relicense this screenshot or 2.) not upload it. Why are you trying to upload the file at all? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:23, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, I get it now.
This isn't worth the effort anymore, sorry for wasting your guys' time. I'll be more careful in the future.
Thanks again guys! Roosterchz (talk) 21:32, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not at all a waste: we're here to help and we want to see more editors here. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:43, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Explicit video[edit]

I found an explicit video on commons, what should I do? The video has a person showing their private parts. If you reply here, please ping me. TheTechie (talk) 02:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TheTechie: have you seen COM:NOTCENSORED and Commons:Nudity? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:12, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Koavf No, sorry, I'm new here. I edit ENWIKI more often so that's why. TheTechie (talk) 02:17, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No worries, my man. We have a similar policy to w:en:WP:NOTCENSORED if that helps. Glad you're here. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:27, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Záncara[edit]

Hola. Cómo subir un conjunto de artículos relacionados entre sí saltándose al resto de referencias; es decir, ¿se pueden añadir al final de las citadas referencias y con notas propias —al margen de numeraciones ya expuestas por otros usuarios—? Záncara (talk) 17:01, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Záncara: No hemos artículos aquí en Commons, y en las wikipedias no se sube artículos: se necesita escribirlos en el wiki. ¿Qué exactamente quieres hacer? ¿En cual síitio? - Jmabel ! talk 21:49, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hola. El sitio sería Muscaria o Muskaria de Ptolomeo. Para poder explicar otra referencia a lo citado en Wiki, habría que adjuntar un amplio resumen con varias notas de fuentes consultadas; también añadir una orientación propia; es decir, entre referencias y notas casi se cubren tres páginas de OpenDocument.odt Záncara (talk) 22:05, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Záncara: estas dudas mejor que las resuelva en Wikipedia (una enciclopedia, donde están los artículos), pues como le han dicho esto es Wikimedia Commons (un repositorio multimedia). Por ejemplo puede preguntar aquí: es:Wikipedia:Café/Archivo/Ayuda/Actual, si lo que pretende es editar un artículo en idioma español. Como anticipo comunicarle que no sé muy bien todavía qué pretende hacer (no deja claro si pretende "subir un conjunto de artículos" o editar sólo el artículo "Muscaria o Muskaria de Ptolomeo"), pero en principio el estilo de los artículos de Wikipedia ha de ser uniforme y homogéneo (y no haber partes de un mismo artículo cada una de su padre y de su madre o unas referencias de una manera y el resto de otra, etc) y ha de existir coherencia interna, además que el punto de vista neutral exige no dar a una interpretación o teoría mucho más peso (en cantidad de letras) del que le corresponde en relación con otras. En cualquier caso, como le dije, este no es el sitio, pruebe mejor a resolver sus dudas donde le comenté. Un saludo. Strakhov (talk) 02:15, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

既にアップデートした画像を使用したい[edit]

既にアップデートしたオリジナルの画像データを特定のページに使用したい。 Yyfkg862 (talk) 23:02, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Elshad Abdullayev provides financial support to the Putin Fund from France.webp[edit]

[5]https://euasia.news/2022/03/17/35973/ Elshadabdulla1954 (talk) 03:06, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Map image enlargement[edit]

Why is it that when you click on a map image to enlarge it the red location of the subject is lost in the enlarged image? 2A02:C7C:887D:500:3011:100E:6F2D:A2DB 09:01, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Context? Is this about this site? Can you give a URL of where you are having this problem? - Jmabel ! talk 22:19, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like a problem with locator maps in the wikis, where a template gives coordinates and a map and on the page it produces a map with a colored dot. But if someone is trying to download this product, he gets only a map without the dot. GeorgDerReisende (talk) 17:02, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It would take a major technological change to "fix" this. The dot is not part of the image: it is just superimposed. To do otherwise, we'd have to dynamically create an actual image file that included the dot, rather than doing this with CSS or some similar technology. - Jmabel ! talk 18:16, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Who can I ask?[edit]

Who can I turn to for seeing the winners of WIKI LOVES AFRICA? Where are the winners displayed? Noah-Matiin Sharif (talk) 15:03, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Noah-Matiin Sharif: Hi, and welcome. Per Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2024, the current status is "Awaiting Jury process and Announcement". Per Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2024/Winners, in August. Please watch those spaces, and enable email access so that you may be notified if you win.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:19, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question about Minecraft[edit]

On the English Wikipedia I am trying to make a list, Draft:List of Minecraft mobs and I was wondering if I could go on Minecraft and take screenshots of the mobs and put them in as images. I am not sure if this is plagiarism 48JCL (talk) 01:56, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 48JCL. I'm not sure it would be considered en:plagiarism per se to do such a thing, but there's a good chance that such a screenshot would be considered to be a copyright violation as explained in COM:SCREENSHOT if either the en:Minecraft software hasn't been released under in accordance with COM:L or the copyright holders of the software don't give their COM:CONSENT for the screenshot you take. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:12, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well people makeminecraft videos so I assumed yes. 48JCL (talk) 16:42, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
People violate copyrights all the time, but that doesn't make it legal, or suitable for Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 18:18, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Title not correct[edit]

File:Hyde Terrace, Leeds, c.1897.jpg

This Commons photo should really be simply titled "Yorkshire, c.1894" I cannot find any reason as to why my team titled it "Hyde Terrcae, Leeds". This incorrect/misleading title needs to be removed please.

Please change title to make it more in keeping with the original Alamy photograph title/description. Thank you115.70.23.77 04:10, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi IP 115.70.23.77. I think the file's description might be a minor issue when it comes to File:Hyde_Terrace,_Leeds,_c.1897.jpg. I'm not sure the licensing for that file is correct. Why do you think the file is {{Cc-zero}}? Did you read the wording of that license? Do you know the "person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated"? If you're Srbernadette, then maybe you and your team need to be a bit more careful when uploading files to Commons. There's quite a lot of licensing related notification posted at User talk:Srbernadette. Even though not all of the files mentioned there ended up being deleted, it seems that enough have been deleted to the point where you and your team might want to slow down a bit until you get a better feel for image copyright. It's possible that this file's licensing just needs to be tweaked, but neither you nor your team should just be uploading files with questionable licenses on the hope that someone will fix the problem later. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:54, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Another apparent oddity is the relationship of the image with Alamy, which is where it's described as coming from, and which of course is a commercial service. Did you (singular? plural?) pay Alamy US$45 (or similar) for a version without "watermarks"? (If so, does the contract with Alamy let Srbernadette first award herself the copyright and then magnanimously waive it?) Or did you decide that, wherever in the world you happen to be, Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. applies? Or did you find a way to remove the "watermark" for yourself/selves? ¶ Though perhaps I'm missing something obvious. -- Hoary (talk) 05:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Hoary: if it is, indeed, public domain for one or another reason (and from that date, it probably is), the provenance isn't really important. - Jmabel ! talk 18:20, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Livia Manera Sambuy[edit]

Hi!

this summer I try to publish the entry Livia Manera Sambuy, the writer, that it is still in a "draft" status. May I ask you the reason? And how I can fix it?

Thank you My best Cristina 93.150.248.56 11:28, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Cristinabeltrami: Hi, and welcome. I think this is you, but please stay logged in. en:Draft:Livia Manera Sambuy is still a draft, as you did not resubmit it after "Submission declined on 3 November 2023 by Vanderwaalforces (talk)."   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:03, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And, really, you should ask any questions about that on the English-language Wikipedia, not on a sister project like Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 18:21, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pic[edit]

Would please delete this picture I upload a few days ago ? File:List Kulik.jpg. BialikHaim (talk) 16:31, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. @BialikHaim: please see Template:My bad upload for how to make requests like this in the future. - Jmabel ! talk 18:24, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File search[edit]

Hi, is there any way to search for files uploaded by a specific user filtered by keyword(s) in title and/or description? ITookSomePhotos (talk) 17:35, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can include the username as one of the search terms.
This is one of those things where you might do better to use a Google search and include site:commons.wikimedia.org as one of your search terms. - Jmabel ! talk 18:26, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ITookSomePhotos: The simplest method would be to search with the username and keyword(s), e.g. ITookSomePhotos Oystercatcher. -- Asclepias (talk) 18:29, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thanks. ITookSomePhotos (talk) 18:49, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is this considered "de minimis"?[edit]

File: File:NtscQT.png

This is a screenshot of a free and open source software but it has Windows UI. Is this considered "de minimis" or is there too much Windows UI for it to be here. Just wanna know in advance. AuroraANovaUma (talk) 19:12, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Windows UI elements in the screenshot are rather banal: tick boxes etc. I do not think that they even covered by copyright. Ruslik (talk) 13:21, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
yeah most of it is simple geometry or other copyright-ineligible shapes and symbols, but ill still keep the de minimis tag to be safe
the symbol at the top left is not simple geometry and likely copyrighted tho so that would probably be de minimis as its very trivial and not the focus of the image AuroraANovaUma (talk) 15:21, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright help regarding AFG s2 25PulsAlu.jpg[edit]

Darf man Fotos ausländischer Kursmünzen (Kleinmünzen, nicht mehr im Umlauf) aus dem 20. Jahrhundert hochladen, oder gibt es hier Urheberrechte (Beispiel: Afghanistan, Kleingeldstück von ca. 1980), so dass man solche Bilder nicht verwenden darf? (Vergleichbar wie Briefmarken!?)

Is it allowed to show fotos of little coins from other countries here (like this example: Afghanistan current coin 25 Puls from about 1980, no course value anymore) or are there copyrights, that don't allow this? (May-be similar to stamps!?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wächter (talk • contribs) 19:26, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

--Wächter (talk) 19:23, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright laws will differ for each country. Afghanistan, as I understand it, does not have a clear copyright law, so that's going to be a mess. Better asked at Commons:Village pump/Copyright where there is usually the most expertise on this sort of thing. - Jmabel ! talk 16:17, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

located in protected area statement[edit]

I am trying to add the "located in protected area" statement to an image of a state park. When I do, I get a "Potential issues" icon and the message "allowed-entity-types constraint The property located in protected area should not be used on this type of entity, the only valid entity type is Wikibase item." I cannot figure out why this statement gives the error, and the "location of creation" statement does not. Can someone explain in lay language as I do not understand what a Wikibase item is. Thanks. Nv8200p (talk) 20:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Nv8200pa: What's the name of the state park? Its possible it doesn't have "Instance of: Protected Area" attached to it on Wikidata's end. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure it will cause an error in that case. --Adamant1 (talk) 22:46, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Adamant1: The image I edited the structured data on was File:Big Tree Texas 2024.jpg and I tried to add "Goose Island State Park" (Q1537740) as an item to the "located in protected area" statement. Regards, Nv8200p (talk) 23:36, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK. The Wikidata entry for it does seem to be missing "Instance of: Protected area", but now that I think about it are state parks even technically protected areas to begin with? Because you might might want to look into that before adding the statement to the Wikidata entry. --Adamant1 (talk) 23:45, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ayuda[edit]

Buenas, una pregunta en el sitio web de Aeropostal en Venezuela (http://www.aeropostal.com/) aparece "License Creative Commons" (osea sin especificar), si público un Logo a Wikimedia es posible agregar el {{LicenseReview}}?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 16:15, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No tiene ningún sentido. Es vacuo. - Jmabel ! talk 16:20, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel:Que significa "Vacuo"?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 17:34, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Supongo que aquí era un plenoasmo: que no contiene nada, no significa nada. - Jmabel ! talk 17:54, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Problem creating files in the Data namespace[edit]

Hi there, I'm trying to create a map file in the Data namespace. This used to work until at least a few weeks ago, but now if I try to create a file, either by clicking on a red link or going to the URL I get a message I cannot create the file. Has something changed? If there's a better procedure to create these files happy to hear about it. Note that an upload using the upload wizard fails as well, files with the .map extension are rejected. Intriguingly, it was pointed out to me that he data space does still accept .tab files, but the structure of .tab and .map files are quite different. What gives? Milliped (talk) 21:27, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issue appears to have resolved itself. Milliped (talk) 11:51, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Como faço para apenas arquivar links externos para uso posterior- tenho que criar paginas individuais .[edit]

Como faço para apenas arquivar links externos para uso posterior- tenho que criar paginas individuais . Lago oliveira (talk) 04:18, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Lago oliveira: (via Google Translate) Essa é uma questão muito pouco clara. Você poderia ser mais específico sobre o que deseja fazer? - Jmabel ! talk 14:59, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
... gostaria de colar os links das paginas, para telas registradas, esperando que seus conteudos ainda estejam funcionando , ou sera que eu posso colar seus proprios conteudos ? no aguardo , obrigado. Lago oliveira (talk) 05:04, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Um usuário experiente que fale português poderia ajudar aqui? @DarwIn? Isso ainda não faz sentido para mim. Links para quais páginas? O que é tela cadastrada (o Google Translate traduz como “registered links”, um termo que nunca ouvi). Isso é mesmo sobre Commons? Et cetera. - Jmabel ! talk 05:25, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ersetzen des Wortes "maior" anstelle des falschen Wortes "Major"[edit]

In vier von mir selbst erstellten Bildern ist mir ein fataler Fehler unterlaufen. "Major" ist falsch! Nun habe ich die Bilder in einer neuen, korrekten Version (mit „maior“) hochgeladen. Nun bitte ich, die alten, fehlerhaften Versionen (mit „Major“) zu löschen. Beim ersten Bild habe ich außerdem vergessen, eine Lizenz anzugeben und schaffe es nicht, diese irgendwie im Nachhinein zu ergänzen. Die Bilder: File:Streckenteilung goldener Schnitt.png / File:Goldene Rechtecke.png / File:Goldene Kompositionsraster.png / File:Proportionen Wagenfeld Tischleuchte.png - Herzlichen Dank für die Mühe - Friederike FriedeWie (talk) 15:00, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@FriedeWie Die Lizenz hast Du ja ergänzt. Ich habe den Bot-Hinweis nun noch entfernt. Bei zwei Bildern hast Du eine neue Version hochgeladen. Ein Löschen der vorherigen Version ist nicht notwendig. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 21:14, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hallo C.Sothorn, es tut mir furchtbar leid, dass die Korrektur meines Fehlers so viel Mühe macht. Aber die Korrektur ist ja wichtig, v. a. für Menschen mit oder ohne Lateinkenntnissen.
Also: Wenn man im Wikipedia-Artikel „Goldener Schnitt in der Kunst“ das Bild „File:Streckenteilung goldener Schnitt.png“ anklickt, um es groß anzuschauen, erscheint automatisch die ältere, falsche Version. Das gleiche passiert, wenn man das Bild „File:Proportionen Wagenfeld Tischleuchte.png“ (am Ende des Artikels) größer anschauen möchte. Noch merkwürdiger ist es, wenn ich beim Bearbeiten das Bild „File:Goldene Kompositionsraster.png“ vergrößern möchte (d. h. statt 220 Pixel 280 Pixel), setzt der Computer automatisch die ältere, falsche Version ein. Deshalb habe ich das Bild jetzt erst einmal klein gelassen.
Im Wikipedia-Artikel „Harmonie in der Kunst“ ist das Problem genau umgekehrt. In der Fotogalerie erscheint das ältere, falsche Bild von Ferdinand Hodler „Der goldene Schnitt und unterschiedliche …“. Erst wenn man das Bild zum genaueren Betrachten anklickt und vergrößert, erscheint das neue, korrekte Bild.
Meine Vermutung ist, dass das konsequente Löschen der alten Versionen vielleicht eine Lösung der Probleme wäre. Hoffnungsfrohe und fröhliche Grüße - FriedeWie (talk) 07:11, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maintaining my copyright[edit]

Hello, i'd like to upload my photos of the May 10 2024 Aurora and add it to the wiki page but when i go to upload it says by uploading to commons i'll give everyone the right to use it without asking for my permission, i do not wish to do this, the photos are also watermarked to my copyright.

Any help will be appreciated OGWFP (talk) 19:09, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@OGWFP: Hi,
That's a requirement on Wikimedia Commons. All documents have to be under a free license or in the public domain, i.e. they can be used by anyone for any purpose, including commercial ones. If you don't agree with these conditions, please do not upload your files. Also we strongly discourage adding a watermark, as it greatly decrease the educational value of the documents. Sorry. Yann (talk) 19:26, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@OGWFP Fwiw, you can upload lower res versions if you like. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:01, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How can I contact a contributor?[edit]

Hi, I'm wondering if it is possible to contact a Wikimedia contributor to ask them a question about an image they contributed to the Wikimedia website? The following url shows a Wikimedia page with an image showing part of a map of the "barque Birman".

File:Annotated_Birman_map.jpg

The Birman was an emigrant ship that sailed from England to new Zealand in 1841. My ancestors were aboard that ship and I would dearly like to ask the contributor where he/she got the map from, so that I can, hopefully, obtain a copy of the complete map? Is contact between Wikimedia contributors and readers permissible?

Thankyou, Alexander Grinn. Alexander Grinn (talk) 07:29, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexander Grinn: Hi,
This file was uploaded by Carolynimhoff (talk · contribs), but they have not contributed since September 2018, and only 4 edits since May 2016, you may not be able to have an answer. You can send a message to their talk page anyway. Yann (talk) 09:03, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've done as you suggest and will keep my fingers crossed. Thanks for the help. 121.200.7.156 00:56, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Alexander Grinn: Hi, There is one recent edit by the user on en.wikipedia. You can try to ask on the user talk page there: en:User talk:Carolynimhoff. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:37, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thankyou for the link. I've asked my question on their talk page, and will wait patiently for a reply. Cheers 121.200.7.156 01:01, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to upload new version of a file.[edit]

Hello,I want to upload a new version of File:JGSDF 1st Helicopter Brigage.svg. But I cannot do that. The current version of the file significantly differs from the actual design of the Japan Self-Defense Forces unit. So what should I do? Amaterasu 1-1 (talk) 07:41, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Amaterasu 1-1: Hi,
Please upload it as a separate file. It is usually better to keep both versions. Thanks, Yann (talk) 09:00, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm guessing that "Brigage" is a typo for "Brigade" and that file should be renamed, right? - Jmabel ! talk 19:26, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No,I would like to change design of an insignia. Amaterasu 1-1 (talk) 01:49, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Amaterasu 1-1: Yann answered that question correctly above: upload under a distinct name. But I also am pretty confident that, independent of that, "Brigage" is a typo, and the existing file should be renamed. - Jmabel ! talk 03:09, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Creating a new category[edit]

Hello. I want to create a new category: Category:Lily Alice Lefevre. Previously, when I searched for the category in the search box and nothing showed up, it would then give the option of creating a new page. I'm not seeing that, so I don't know how to create the page. Thank you. Curiocurio (talk) 15:56, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Curiocurio: Hello, Special:Search still does that, but not Special:MediaSearch. If you're on MediaSearch, you can switch to Search. Or you can categorize a file in that category and click the link there. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:18, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, I will try that! Curiocurio (talk) 19:09, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Or there are a bunch of other ways, including adding the still red-linked category to a file, then clicking through to edit the category. - Jmabel ! talk 19:27, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't it what I said? Sorry if it wasn't clear. -- Asclepias (talk) 19:59, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Asclepias: you did. I didn't notice that it amounted to the same. - Jmabel ! talk 03:10, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

book illustartions[edit]

Hi! please i ask you to not be mean bc im not good at this stuff, so my sister is making a book learning for a harry potter (only references for hp book, the main book is an english learning book) si i have made illustrations to it, one of the tasks is "describe a picture in englis", but the thing is i have no idea how copyright works and i just decided to make it public domain, but the thing is rules on wikimedia say that i can't upload anything from media bc its considered as fanart, what should i do? Mikotyansakira (talk) 16:35, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mikotyansakira English Wikipedia does in general not accept fanart for any article. Other WP:s may have different approaches. However, Commons, the site we're on now, seems to accept it [6][7], possibly with some caveats. If you want to try uploading HP fanart you have made, you can try here: Upload Wizard. If someone has objections to your uploads, they will let you know at User talk:Mikotyansakira. Hope this helps some. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:50, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
thankyou so much!! Mikotyansakira (talk) 09:17, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Harry Potter can be a bit problematic here because there are such well-known visuals associated with the work. If you had a very different imagining of something, that derived only from the text and not the illustrations, and it's decently executed, that might well be acceptable on Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 03:12, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
thankyou so much!! Mikotyansakira (talk) 09:17, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please guide me how to participate in your great competition concerning Nature pictures.[edit]

I have got a both unique and scientifically interesting photo from the Stockholm Archipelago and at the same time it is a most beautiful nature picture, but I don´t know how to transfer this picture to Wikipedia in full quality in order to manage to participate in Wikipedias Great Competition in May 2024. Advise me how - step by step - what to do with my Mac Computer. I am not very skilled in working with a computer. I want to be able to compete in your interesting challenge concerning nature pictures. If possible - please, write your answer to me in the Swedish language. Xxxloudthroat (talk) 17:47, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Xxxloudthroat: Have you tried starting at Commons:Introduktion (in Swedish)? - Jmabel ! talk 19:30, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Using an image under the license "All rights reserved".[edit]

Hello. I found an image on flickr that I could use for one of the articles I am currently working on. I messaged the person who posted it and later received their written permission (which I can provide via screenshot) to use the image on Wikipedia. Is it possible that the image can still be uploaded despite the all rights reserved license since I have the consent of the owner, or is it more of a fixed rule that it cannot be under that license? Hallöchennochmal (talk) 19:12, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hallöchennochmal: , you'd need to have the copyright owner contact COM:VRT to verify they would grant their work a free license. Or they could change the license on Flickr to a Creative Commons license that we would accept. Abzeronow (talk) 19:23, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Hallöchennochmal (talk) 19:32, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Hallöchennochmal: by the way, you probably should never start off by asking someone if you can "use their work on Wikipedia". You can start with saying you'd like to use their work in Wikipedia, but Wikipedia (with a few relatively minor exceptions) and Commons both require that images be [[COM:L|free-licensed] (allowing derivative works and commercial reuse), not just that permission be given for use in Wikipedia. So the latter permission is actually pretty much useless: either they will grant a free license or they won't. - Jmabel ! talk 03:18, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Missing 'essential' source informations[edit]

0x0a asked for the speedy deletion of 3 files, that I uploaded with the upload assistant under CC by-sa 4.0 deed (including informations of the source and the author), stating that all these informations were missing. He also asked for the deletion of the File:Interlaken - panoramio - Patrick Nouhailler detail.jpg, by mentioning, that the file is "missing essential source information". Informations added during upload: source Wikimedia Commons, Author Patrick Nouhailler and under the same licence like the original file. It is a simple close-up of the original picture file:Interlaken - panoramio - Patrick Nouhailler's… (12).jpg. So which essential source information is missing? Rectilinium (talk) 08:26, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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