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هل استطيع ان اصل الى اي موضوع يستحق البحثث[edit]

هل استطيع ان اكون من المطورين على هذاالبرنامج وطرح افكار تفيدالمجتمع هل استطيع ان اكون مبدعا وقائدارياديا فيهذاالعمل هل استطيع ان احصل على شهاده خبره في هذاالعمل هلاستطيع اناستغل هذالبرنامج فيالاعمال التحاريه الصغيره والكبيره شكرا لكم جميعا —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 188.247.76.247 (talk) 15:35, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Can I get to any topic worth researching?

Can I be one of the developers on this program and put forward ideas that benefit the community? Can I be a creative and entrepreneurial leader in this work?

Can I get an experience certificate in this work? Can I use this program in small and large businesses? Thank you all
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 00:51, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[]
اهلا ومرحبا. نعم ، هناك العديد من الموضوعات التي تستحق البحث. يمكنك العمل من أجل أن تكون أحد المطورين ، وقائدًا مبدعًا ورياديًا في هذا العمل. يمكنك استخدام هذا البرنامج (ميدياويكي) في الأعمال التجارية الصغيرة والكبيرة. عذرا ، نحن لا نصدر شهادات الخبرة في هذا العمل. يرجى مراجعة COM:SIGN/ar.
Hi, and welcome. Yes, there are many topics worth researching. You can work towards being one of the developers, and a creative and entrepreneurial leader in this work. You can use this program (MediaWiki) in small and large businesses. Sorry, we don't issue experience certificates in this work. Please see COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 00:51, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Copyright help regarding File:Sabina-Mendes-003.jpg[edit]

--Andysamual (talk) 02:18, 19 September 2021 (UTC) This picture is from Sabina Mendes herself and captured from her public Instagram. Please approve the copyright[]

@Andysamual: please submit the copyright holder's permission via COM:RELGEN (COM:VRTS).--RZuo (talk) 08:06, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[]
If it is public, why would it need a copyright? Also, do social media posts all get registered with copyrights? Seems tedious and expensive. If that is the case, I learned something shocking today. Alpharts Tod (talk) 19:52, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Alpharts Tod: Under the Berne Convention, pretty much everything that is eligible for copyright is copyrighted by default. It isn't a question of "why does it need a copyright." It's that it has a copyright and therefore to belong on Commons it needs a free license. - Jmabel ! talk 00:01, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Jmabel: I'm no copyright expert. But I hear a lot of stuff about copyrights that just is not true. I've never heard this before. How does the news use pictures from facebook? Other people do too. Loads. All of the world. Pretty sure public is public. "According to Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, any image posted with the Public setting carries the implicit acknowledgment that said photo is available for access and use by anyone" Souce Alpharts Tod (talk) 08:35, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]
  1. "The news" uses pictures from Facebook either by permission or on a fair use basis. Commons does not ever host images on a fair use basis, because we always5 intend that general reuse be possible, which would not be the case on a fair use basis.
  2. Being "sure" of something that isn't true doesn't make it true.
  3. The linked article may be accurate about reusing content within Facebook (I don't know Facebook's policies that closely) but certainly posting publicly on Facebook does not waive rights about the image being reused outside of Facebook. - Jmabel ! talk 20:42, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]
On the last point, from a quick look at Facebook’s ToU, one problem I see is that the licence lasts only as long as they host the material, so users can pretty much revoke it by taking their content down (or designating it as non-public). OTOH we require licences to be valid in perpetuity.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 22:41, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

RENAME - File:Les 21 points du S.O.I..jpg[edit]

File:Les 21 points du S.O.I..jpg should be File:Les 21 points du S.O.L..jpg .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 21:53, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[]

  • @Jmabel: a rename tab like wikipedia has would be more obvious.
{{Rename |1=new name |2= reason code |3=Explain your request |user=(optional) requestor's user name – Not a signature }}.... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 17:00, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]
Re: a rename tab like wikipedia has would be more obvious. Perhaps, but in general we try to discourage renaming on Commons, because preserving filename continuity has value in and of itself. - Jmabel ! talk 18:02, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[]

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Voglio aggiungere uno stemma in più sotto il nome della città. Come procedo? Grazie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gianfranco Grieco (talk • contribs) 16:13, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Gianfranco Grieco: Quale città? Quale stemma (collegamento/URL ? Quando dici che vuoi aggiungerlo in più, intendi solo caricarlo su Commons o aggiungerlo da qualche parte in particolare? - Jmabel ! talk 00:06, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Jmabel La città è Viggiano, in Basilicata. Vorrei aggiungerlo in alto a destra della pagina che parla di Viggiano insieme agli altri loghi del Comune. Come posso procedere? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gianfranco Grieco (talk • contribs) 09:58, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Gianfranco Grieco: "la pagina che parla di Viggiano" => che pagina? Qualcosa qui su Commons? Nella Wikipedia italiana? Forse it:Viggiano? Non puoi aggiungere un secondo stemma all'interno del it:Template:Divisione amministrativa, lei permette solo uno stemma. L'unica cosa che mi viene in mente sarebbe di creare un'immagine qui su Commons con entrambi gli due stemmi, quindi usarla. - Jmabel ! talk 15:04, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]
(Just to be clear to anyone following: I'm making some use of Google Translate to help me phrase this. I read Italian pretty well, but I'm at a pretty elementary level writing it. I basically am triangulating from Spanish and Romanian, with some help from Google Translate.) - Jmabel ! talk 15:04, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Jmabel Sì la pagina del comune di Viggiano. Ho caricato la foto con tutti e due i loghi ma purtroppo me li inserisce piccoli. Come posso inserirli per farli diventare grandi? Grazie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gianfranco Grieco (talk • contribs) 15:03, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Gianfranco Grieco: Credo di aver fatto ciò che si può fare; va un po' meglio. Il problema è che c'è solo così tanta larghezza nel modello per uno stemma.
Si prega di vedere COM:SIGN.
Anche in File:Logo comune Viggiano 2.png, abbiamo bisogno di categorie e vorrei davvero qualche chiarimento su dove esattamente (URL) si può guardare per vedere che la licenza Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. - Jmabel ! talk 17:22, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Jmabel Ho visto, grazie mille per l'aiuto. Da telefono i loghi e il confalone sono spostati a sinistra. Se riuscimmo a ingrandire di più i due loghi sarebbe una bella cosa. Per le categorie non ho ben capito che vi serve, ho messo i link da cui sono presi i due loghi. Su questi aspetti tecnici non sono molto ferrato su wikipedia, sto imparando. Grazie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gianfranco Grieco (talk • contribs) 10:48, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Red ink on photos I posted on Commons[edit]

I posted some photos on Wikimedia Commons and am now attempting to make use of them on a Wikipedia article. However, they come up in red ink. For example:

Western Trails Museum, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, 2021.jpg

Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DTParker1000 (talk • contribs) 00:18, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@DTParker1000: you need to include the File: prefix before the filename, ex. [[File:Western Trails Museum, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, 2021.jpg]]. clpo13(talk) 02:52, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]
& just to show that doesn't come up red, File:Western Trails Museum, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, 2021.jpg. - Jmabel ! talk 20:43, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

What do I have to type to fulfill the licence requirement[edit]

Hi,

I'm trying to upload a picture of El Plato del Bien Comer which is a graphic tool from the Mexican Norm-043. As it has been crated and delivered in 2005 to promote and educate the population on nutritional matter, I believe it is free of copyrights. What do I have to type to fulfill the licence requirement?

Thak you

Margarita — Preceding unsigned comment added by Minutricionysalud (talk • contribs) 00:30, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Cambiar el nombre de una imagen cargada y añadir metadatos[edit]

Creo que marqué equivocadamente la imagen que subí a Commons. La fotografía debería llamarse "El Pato del Bien Comer" y la metadescripción "Demuestra la composición de alimentos en la comida para conseguir una dieta correcta". ¿Es posible corregir la información? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Minutricionysalud (talk • contribs) 00:39, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Help me please[edit]

Hi, please can someone read my user page on here and do what it says on there for me, it's much appreciated if someone helps me on this. Speedcuber1 (talk) 01:57, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Speedcuber1: Your user page asks for two userboxes to be added to your English Wikipedia user page. Since you're blocked from editing English Wikipedia, it would be contrary to English Wikipedia's policies (en:WP:EVADE) for someone to make those edits on your behalf. Perhaps more pertinently, though, your user page already contains those userboxes, so adding them would seem pretty pointless. --bjh21 (talk) 10:14, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Bjh21: I meant making it so that they are the only 2 userboxes on my user page, is it really too much to ask? Speedcuber1 (talk) 17:38, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Speedcuber1: Yes, it is too much to ask. You're blocked from editing English Wikipedia, and that includes getting other people to make edits for you. --bjh21 (talk) 18:12, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]
No worries @Bjh21:, in a way it's good that blocks work like this, as there's editors who have really bad intentions, i'm not one of them. Speedcuber1 (talk) 02:43, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Showing original copyright[edit]

Hi, I'm new to uploading files and can't figure out how to cite "original work" when I have created a "derivative work" using SVG. To use an example involving maps, do I just need to cite the organization, e.g., OCHA maps by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) or the organization and the map, e.g., Afghanistan - Location Map (2013) - AFG - UNOCHA.svg by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trwyr Tywyllwch (talk • contribs) 03:08, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

It is better to cite both the map and the author. Ruslik (talk) 09:33, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Use of {{PD-US-no notice ad}}[edit]

Everything I have uploaded to wikimedia commons so far has been disputed so I am coming here to ask before I upload. I am trying to find an image of Willie Bobo for his Wikipedia article.

I have found an image in a 1966 copy of Cash Box. It seems that it should meet {{PD-US-no notice ad}} licencing as it is an advert without a copyright published in a periodical between 1926 and 1977. I was inspired by the image on the Otis Redding page. Would appreciate some in put as I seem to put my foot in it a lot at the moment. Vladimir.copic (talk) 06:56, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Vladimir.copic: Hi, and welcome. The periodical is clearly marked "Copyright © 1966 by The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention." in the bottom left corner of page 3. Was it registered and renewed? Please see COM:HIRTLE.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:40, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
Unfortunately, I don't see any way this could be public domain based on the available information. As Jeff pointed out, there is a copyright notice on the first page of the magazine. Per COM:HIRTLE, anything published in 1966 with a notice is copyrighted for 95 years from publication, so the magazine and its contents would become public domain in 2062. It's possible that the advertisement photo was published elsewhere previously without a notice, but that would require some extra legwork to determine (also see COM:US#Copyright formalities for caveats). You could ask at COM:VPC for help researching it. clpo13(talk) 19:57, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
I browsed the link provided by Clpo13 and saw no information specific to advertisements. The background I previously read leads me to believe that magazines are considered collective works in which the magazine's publisher does not hold exclusive copyright. Verve Records would hold copyright over the advertisement independent of the copyright of Cash Box Publishing. Therefore, lack of a copyright notice for the advertisement would make it PD even if the parent publication is still copyrighted. Am I wrong in this assumption? I'm quite certain this site hosts a considerable amount of content with circumstances exactly as I just described.RadioKAOS (talk) 21:06, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
Thanks RadioKAOS, clpo13, Jeff G.. I was basing my assumption on this image being public domain as it comes from an advert without a copyright notice in an issue of Billboard which had a copyright notice. Vladimir.copic (talk) 21:49, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Vladimir.copic: I wasn't even aware of that template. I mistakenly thought we were just talking about {{PD-US-no notice}}, which doesn't mention ads. I apologize for the confusion. While current copyright law says that a single notice can serve to cover an entire periodical, I don't know what the case was in 1966. The 1973 copyright compendium seems to suggest individual contributions needed separate notices, but it doesn't appear to mention ads. I suppose it makes sense, though, since contributions such as articles and photos may either have their own copyright or be under a contract granting rights to the publisher of the periodical, but ads would be entirely separate and therefore needed their own notices. You wouldn't expect, say, Billboard to own the copyright to a Gillette advertisement, for instance. Anyways, if there's precedent, I think it should be fine. clpo13(talk) 22:19, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

How to remove files?[edit]

How to remove pictures, images, etc? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhatopzz (talk • contribs) 14:45, 21 September 2021‎ (UTC)[]

Mathematics[edit]

Where do i find Siyazula to study online — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nxamagelde Nosizwe (talk • contribs) 15:45, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

  • @Nxamagelde Nosizwe: If this question has something to do with using this site (Wikimedia Commons}} I don't see the connection. - Jmabel ! talk 20:48, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[]

how do i upload my profile[edit]

how do i upload my profile — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wesso1954 (talk • contribs) 02:53, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Wesso1954: You may write about yourself on your user page, User:Wesso1954. If that wasn't what you wanted to do, you'll need to ask a more specific question. – BMacZero (🗩) 04:12, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Attribution[edit]

I'm uploading an image, but want to know where do I place our requirements of Attribution if someone wishes to use my photo after I've uploaded it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Placesandhistoryexplorer (talk • contribs) 08:32, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Photo Permissions[edit]

Can I add photos (and or graphs) which were used in a scientific paper describing a new species? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blazeclaw12 (talk • contribs) 09:19, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]

See COM:LICENSING. If you're in contact with the authors, COM:OTRS may be useful. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:40, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Wrong photo - violation[edit]

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ancel

The photo used is my own photo , my name is paul ancel and the photo used on wikepedia must be deleted

The subject of the article you link to died in 1961 and does not contain an image. Can you provide more information about the photo? Perhaps it is visible in Google but not on Wikipedia. Elly (talk) 12:18, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]
Yes, if you search French Google for "Paul Ancel", is shows a recent image grabbed from linkedin on top of the Wikipedia extract of fr:Paul Ancel in the box on the right. The people at Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons (this page) can not fix that. Only Google can do that. Below that box is a button "Signaler un problème". You can use that to complain to Google – I'd do it for you, but my French sucks … --El Grafo (talk) 12:32, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]

How to add image[edit]

How can I add Image to wikimedia commons — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrightjY (talk • contribs) 22:49, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[]

reusing content[edit]

can i use the wikipedia text cont and use at my own website after modifying the content? —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 39.48.43.19 (talk) 15:14, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[]

File:Teknoparrot Icon.png Objection and dismissal of deletion request.[edit]

Teknoparrot is an official logo operated by its website. This file that I uploaded is the official icon of Teknoparrot. Therefore, I would like you to object to the deletion request and dismiss the deletion request.

https://teknogods.github.io/ Gameposo (talk) 00:42, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Gameposo: this is not the right place to argue the merits of a deletion request, nor are the file description pages. Please make your comments on the relevant DR pages, in this case COM:Deletion requests/File:Teknoparrot Icon.png.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 01:36, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[]
Yes. Gameposo (talk) 10:14, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[]

File:Japanese Crest of Katura no miya Yosihito.png Objection and dismissal of deletion request.[edit]

I object to the deletion request for Japanese Crest of Katurano miya Yoshihito.png, so I hope you reject the deletion request for this file as well.

This file was not downloaded from stock adobe, and this file was not downloaded from stock adobe.

File:Japanese Crest of Katura no miya Yosihito.svg I downloaded it and worked with photoshop.

Therefore, this file is a file that you edited or worked on with Photoshop by downloading the original SVG file with PNG from Wikipedia Commons Public.

PD File.

We file an objection to the deletion request with the above witness and dismiss the deletion request.

  • Wikimedia Commons File:Japanese Crest of Katura no miya Yosihito.svg PNG Download Gameposo (talk) 01:09, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[]
See my reply in the section immediately above.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 01:37, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[]

how create gallery pages[edit]

I used to create some category pages, but now I cannot. 

Can you please explain how to do?

ThanksPalamède (talk) 08:13, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Palamède: On Commons, a gallery is simply a page with no prefix, such as Zion National Park. You can create them like any other page on any wiki. Have you read Commons:Galleries? – BMacZero (🗩) 16:06, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[]

"Bad-prefix" upload error.[edit]

I uploaded a few dozen images with Commonist, and one gives me error "bad-prefix". I don't see anything different in this file. What is it? Danny lost (talk) 16:37, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[]

What was the format of those images? Ruslik (talk) 20:33, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[]
jpg. Danny lost (talk) 12:18, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[]

My account has been blocked, article rejected: Can I have a chance to edit?[edit]

Hello Wikipedia

I just wrote and requested to publish an article on Wikipedia but it was rejected since it sounded promotional thus violating the policies. Is there a chance I can be able to edit it again?

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nesma & Partners (talk • contribs) 22:05, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[]

This is the Help Desk for Wikimedia Commons. AFAIK, you are not blocked here. However you are blocked at English-language Wikipedia, see here for why. Maproom (talk) 22:12, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Nesma & Partners: If you want to be unblocked on English Wikipedia, you will need to follow the instructions at the bottom of en:User talk:Nesma & Partners. Note that in addition to explaining why you should be unblocked, you'll also need to choose a new username that isn't just the name of an organisation. Each account on English Wikipedia is meant to be used by a single person, so a username shouldn't imply that it's used by multiple people. --bjh21 (talk) 22:17, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[]

some of playing cards by me are incorrectly displayed in wikimedia[edit]

File:Cards-11-Heart.svg,File:Cards-11-Diamond.svg,File:Cards-11-Club.svg are incorrectly displayed in wikimedia. How to fix them? BGwikimanager (talk) 12:22, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Am I being spoofed/hacked?[edit]

Hello. I uploaded an image this morning that I believe to be public domain (BobbyFranklin_-_Cleveland_Browns) based on similar images on the Wikipedia pages of this player's teammates (Jim Brown, Johnny Brewer). I don't believe there should be an issue.

Regardless, I received the following email:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Apfenn1#File_tagging_File%3ABobbyFranklin_-_Cleveland_Browns.jpg.

When I click on the "help desk" link in the "Getting Help" section I am taken to what I consider to be an extremely offensive image.

So, two questions - 1. Is this a legitimate email, and, if so, why would I be sent to a link such as this - or am I just being hacked?

2. If there IS an issue with this image, how do I fix it? The other images (Jim Brown, Johnny Brewer) are from the same set of images. I know for certain that whoever might have posted the picture of Johnny Brewer did NOT create the image, but I don't believe it should be removed.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Apfenn1 (talk • contribs) 16:22, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Apfenn1: Regarding 1: the message was legitimate, but you happened to visit this Help Desk just after it had been vandalized. It was cleaned up about a quarter of an hour later. I'm sorry about that. --bjh21 (talk) 17:20, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Apfenn1: To solve the problem with File:BobbyFranklin - Cleveland Browns.jpg, you need to find a reason why the picture is free for anyone to use for any purpose. You've claimed that the copyright owner has released it under the CC0 declaration. If that's true, we'd need some evidence of it (hence the "no permission" tag). If there's some other reason why the picture is free, you should tag the picture appropriately. For a photo from the 1960s, the likely reasons are that it was published before 1978 without a copyright notice ({{PD-US-no-notice}}) or that it was published before 1964 and its copyright was not renewed ({{PD-US-not-renewed}}). Do you know if either of those was the case? --bjh21 (talk) 17:31, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@UTC: Thanks for your reply. So the photo was published before 1978 without a copyright notice, ie, {{PD-US-no-notice}}. How do I go about including this to make sure the photo is available for use? Thanks for your help. The only images I've included before are ones I've taken myself, so I'm new at this end of things. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Apfenn1 (talk • contribs) 18:43, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[]
Use {{PD-US-no-notice}} in lieu of a copyright notice. - Jmabel ! talk 16:04, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Blocked[edit]

Why have I been blocked? My Yoast plug-in asked for my wikipedia page so i tried to make one but a user called it spam. How can I add my new bsuiness info to wikipedia? I thought wiki-pedia is about everything??! — Preceding unsigned comment added by McKee Art & Toys (talk • contribs) 18:32, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Which account was blocked? You don't seem to be blocked now. Nor as McKee Art & Toys on Wikipedia. Some points:
  1. This is Wikimedia Commons, not Wikipedia. You might be better asking there, such as Wikipedia:Help desk
  2. Pages on Wikipedia are subject to the WP:NOTABILITY policy, specifically WP:COMPANY. Small companies won't usually pass this, unless "it has been the subject of significant coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject." Andy Dingley (talk) 18:41, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Bulk recategorization request[edit]

Hi, I found that the category "History of the American Civil War (1867)" has lots of files that should be categorized into "History of the American Civil War (1871)" (which I just created), as it is a different edition of the same book. The files in question contain the following string in their title: "<%> of 'History of the American Civil War, etc'", instead of "History of the American Civil War (1867)"

Also by the way, is there a better place to ask/handle recategorization requests? Best, --Enyavar (talk) 12:27, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Done with a few clicks and the help of Cat-a-lot. --Magnus (talk) 12:51, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Pipe organs in the state of Oregon.[edit]

There is a pipe organ in the Morningside UMC Salem Oregon which has been there for 40 years just wondering why it was not listed? It is small and may be removed before too long due to the high cost of maintenance. —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2601:1C1:8B02:6D70:A4A9:DC05:1573:19FA (talk) 19:21, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Was this question intended for Wikimedia Commons, or for some other site (perhaps a talk page on the English-language Wikipedia?). If it's not of Commons, it's probably simply because no one has uploaded a photo of it. Feel free to take such a photo, create an account, and upload the picture. - Jmabel ! talk 17:18, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Issue with tif file transparency[edit]

A few uploads I've done of tif files have a second page of all black. Are there any tutorials or guidance on how to convert an image and upload it without a background (read: transparent) and only a single transparent page to wikimedia (using GIMP)? I've used GIMP to make an alpha channel and delete the background. Then locally the image looks like it has a transparent background, but the second page of all black appears for some reason after upload and sometimes a white background appears after it loads in wikipedia. See en:Charles Stewart (New Jersey politician) and File:Col. Charles Stewart signature.tiff as an example. --Engineerchange (talk) 20:29, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[]

image for publication[edit]

Hi – I would like to use the following image for a scientific paper (to be submitted to a journal for publication) and understand it is under the Creative Commons license and so free to copy and use for my purpose: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kizzmekia_Corbett_at_NIH_(cropped).jpg

However, this page also stipulates “You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license.” Where would I find this info? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 167.244.212.100 (talk) 21:25, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[]

  • You would find this information right on the page you linked. The author is Kizzmekia Corbett. It is under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license, and the link for that, as provided on the page, is https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en. - Jmabel ! talk 17:21, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]
  • That said, I see a possible problem here: it claims the subject of the photo as the author, but it doesn't look like a selfie. @The Squirrel Conspiracy: as uploader, can you explain what is going on here? Also @Chocolatekizz86:, as original uploader of the work from which this is derived, do you have any explanation? - Jmabel ! talk 17:24, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

By “You must give appropriate credit", does that mean the "author" listed on that page? And if so, how would I word this? —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 167.244.212.100 (talk) 20:09, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Yes, that is what it means; since no particular formula is specified for crediting this particular photo, presumably anything within reason, as long as it is combined with an indication of the license. - Jmabel ! talk 21:25, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Fotografías de más de 50 años[edit]

Buen día a quien lo lea. Espero me puedan ayudar en una duda que tengo acerca de unas fotografías de mi abuelo de hace más de 50 años. Mi abuelo fue jugador internacional de bádminton en la década de los 60; representó a México en torneos de gran importancia. Hace dos días subí su artículo a Wikipedia, pero las imágenes que agregué no cuentan con titular de derechos de autor. No cuento con ningún nombre de los fotógrafos ni nada por el estilo, solo sé que la federación responsable de las fotografías son la FEMEBA (Federación Mexicana de Bádminton). Esas fotos son de hace más de 50 años, pero me piden un comunicado directamente del fotógrafo o enviar una prueba de la infracción de los derechos de autor. ¿alguien sabe que puedo hacer? ¿será que necesito que cambiar la licencia? Las licencias de las imágenes son de CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dejo aquí la Wikipedia de mi abuelo para que puedan ver las fotografías, además para que lo conozcan.

¡Saludos!

Escamondalli

--Escamondalli (talk) 03:11, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Allier

  • @Escamondalli: En México, los derechos de autor están protegidos durante toda la vida del autor más 100 años después de la muerte del autor. Es una certeza absoluta que las fotos de los años 60 todavía están protegidas por derechos de autor. - Jmabel ! talk 17:30, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

1984 Summer Olympics medal results map[edit]

Hi there,

I was wondering if there is anyone willing to make a map showing the results of the 1984 Summer Olympics based on that edition's medal table. I cannot download the software to make one because I use a computer that is not mine, and I am not authorized to download software. Could somebody help me?

--Birdienest81 (talk) 06:05, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Birdienest81: Better asked at Commons:Graphic_Lab/Map_workshop. - Jmabel ! talk 17:31, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

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How do I replace the Harte Hanks logo on my page to the new one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CBellaro (talk • contribs) 13:35, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

  • @CBellaro: You don't say what site "your" page is on, but if it is on Wikipedia or another WMF site, ;and assuming both logos are on Commons, then in the wikitext simply replace the name of the old image with the name of the new one. Remember that this may also call for updating a caption. - Jmabel ! talk 17:35, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Удаление фото[edit]

Здравствуйте! Я загружаю фото на "Вікі любить пам'ятки" и две фотографии нечаянно загрузила не в тот адрес, как их удалить? — Preceding unsigned comment added by МотоКатран (talk • contribs) 18:09, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Что значит "не в тот адрес"? Ruslik (talk) 20:49, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Became autoconfirmed[edit]

How can I became autoconfirmed user on wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by OverloadedTech (talk • contribs) 19:34, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

By waiting four days and making 10 edits. Ruslik (talk) 20:52, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@OverloadedTech: each project has different rules, and user rights are not transferable from one to another. On the Italian Wikipedia it’s apparently seven days and 50 edits.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 21:09, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Как указать ссылку на общедоступность файла, добавляемого на викисклад и позже в статью?[edit]

Если файл (например, изображение) публикуется в свободном доступе в Сети Интернет, то оно является публичным, без указания авторства. Как мне законно добавить его на викисклад и использовать в реадакции статей Википедии? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mozartecus (talk • contribs) 20:02, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

How do I link to the public accessibility of a file added to Wikimedia Commons and later to an article?
If a file (for example, an image) is published in the public domain on the Internet, then it is public, without attribution. How can I legally add it to Wikimedia Commons and use it in revisions of Wikipedia articles?
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:25, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Mozartecus: Привет и добро пожаловать. Большинство изображений, опубликованных в Интернете, не являются общественным достоянием, так как большинство изображений, созданных в мире, защищены авторским правом на момент их фиксации на материальном носителе выражения в соответствии с en:Бернская конвенция и ru:Бернская конвенция об охране литературных и художественных произведений. См. COM:NETCOPYRIGHT/ru для получения дополнительной информации. Как только изображение появится на Wikimedia Commons, для использования его в статье см. En:H:PIC и ru:ВП:И.
Hi, and welcome. Most images published on the Internet are not legally public domain, as most images created in the world are copyrighted at the moment they are fixed in a tangible medium of expression per en:Berne Convention and ru:Бернская конвенция об охране литературных и художественных произведений. Please see COM:NETCOPYRIGHT for more information. Once an image is here on Wikimedia Commons, to use it in an article please see en:H:PIC and ru:ВП:И.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:25, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Copyright help regarding File:Newspaper Photo of Eisenhower and Paul Carroll w. headline and caption.pdf[edit]

I need help getting a 1952 headline and photo from the NY Herald Tribune April 12, 1952 approved for Commons and eventually incorporated into a wikipedia article on one the subjects in the photo (Paul Carroll, who died in 1954.--Dwc451degrees (talk) 23:04, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Dwc451degrees: Hi, and welcome. Where did you get it? Why use the PDF format?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:43, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
I suspect Herald Tribune copyrights got renewed, and unless someone did something active to license it, it's probably unfree. The NYC papers and their successors were pretty careful about renewing copyrights, much more so than elsewhere in the U.S. - Jmabel ! talk 19:06, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
But I now see this is an Associated Press photo. Probably better to ask at Commons:Village pump/Copyright. Someone will know the status of AP photos from that era. I'm going to guess it's even more likely to have been renewed than the Herald Tribune. - Jmabel ! talk 19:13, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
(Edit conflict) It looks like the photo is actually from the Associated Press, so it probably has a copyright status separate from that of the paper. I'd think the AP would have been very scrupulous about maintaining copyright status, but this article suggests maybe not, at least for older photographs (see also [1]: "It was found that only a few images were registered for copyright and those copyrights were not renewed."). In order to be sure, we'd probably need to know who the photographer was. As Jmabel said, COM:VPC would be the place to ask. clpo13(talk) 19:19, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
    • The NY Herald Tribune ceased publication in 1966, so non-renewal of copyright is certainly a possibility, but would need to be specifically researched. As noted the included photo is not original to the Herald Tribune, but clearly credited to the Associated Press, still in business. Unless you can get specific evidence that both the photo and the newspaper did not have their copyrights renewed, free license cannot just be assumed, so this should not be on Commons. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:50, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Request to delete unused Q108738567, Q108738924 generated by mistake in the WikiData.[edit]

It's created in WikiData.

Please delete it. These are data generated by mistake while trying to add wiki data to the Citra category.

  • Category:Citra (emulator)

There is no public category currently using these two data, and it is accidentally generated data, so it should be deleted. 2001:2D8:6E52:2AFF:3FCE:4228:E30D:C623 06:40, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Deletions on Wikidata have to be done on Wikidata. Commons can't do that. - Jmabel ! talk 19:15, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

False "same content" information[edit]

Trying to upload a picture I repeatedly received the information "same content" as picture “DRG Class Gfh — Detail.jpg”. Definitely the one I tried to upload was a different one. What's the problem? -- Reinhard Dietrich (talk) 10:23, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@Reinhard Dietrich: The picture you are trying to upload probably has the same checksum. Can you make a small change, perhaps changing the metadata or cropping out 1 pixel from 1 side?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:28, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Jeff G.: It worked! Thanks a lot! -- Reinhard Dietrich (talk) 15:10, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@Reinhard Dietrich: You're welcome!   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:55, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
Yes check.svg Resolved
I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:55, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Copyright help regarding File:Victor Agali bei Hansa Rostock in Saison 1999-2000.jpg[edit]

Hallo! Ich habe ein Foto von Victor Agali aus einem Beitrag unter https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/von-agali-bis-vester-schalker-bei-hansa-rostock/ hochgeladen. Der Fotograf ist bekannt und angegeben. Aber welche Lizenz verwendet werden muss, ist mir schleierhaft. Vielleicht bekomme ich Hilfe? --KruegA (talk) 15:14, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Hello! I uploaded a photo of Victor Agali from a post at https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/von-agali-bis-vester-schalker-bei-hansa-rostock/. The photographer is known and stated. But it is a mystery to me which license has to be used. Maybe I can get help?
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:05, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@KruegA: Hallo und willkommen. Ich habe die Betreffdatei als Urheberrechtsverletzung markiert, da auf dieser Seite keine kostenlose Lizenz angegeben ist. Bitte lesen Sie COM:NETCOPYRIGHT/de und COM:L/de.
Hi, and welcome. I tagged the subject file as a copyright violation because there is no free license indicated on that page. Please read COM:NETCOPYRIGHT and COM:L.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 19:05, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

how to delete already uploaded photo[edit]

Hello,

I was uploading photos to wiki monuments but by mistake uploaded incorrect photos. Two monuments have the same name. I have photos of both but uploaded incorrect ones to one of them. How do I delete these?

Thank you,

Monika — Preceding unsigned comment added by MonikaLisa2 (talk • contribs) 18:17, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@MonikaLisa2: if you've uploaded them recently (within the last seven days), you can edit the file information page and add {{subst:my bad upload}} to the top of the page. An administrator will be along shortly to delete them. clpo13(talk) 18:21, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

the 3 incorrect photos are only in my contribution page and uploads. I do not see a way to change the location of where they were supposed to be taken. Any ideas are appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MonikaLisa2 (talk • contribs) 18:49, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

@MonikaLisa2: Hello there. Clpo13 just explained this to you on their talk page, so please try to stick to one discussion instead of asking the same question at multiple places. De728631 (talk) 18:53, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]
@De728631:hello, I contacted the Clpo13 on their page after their response here as I did not know how to do what was in the answer. Now I understand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MonikaLisa2 (talk • contribs) 19:02, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

What do I do if the picture is a picture they took of themselves and posted on social media?[edit]

Same as the subject... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quezergue (talk • contribs) 22:12, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[]

  • @Quezergue: Then you certainly know who the copyright holder is (the subject of the selfie is the photographer, so they own the copyright). If you can get them to issue a "free license", then we can use it. The easiest way for them to offer such a license would be to indicate the specific license in the same place they posted their picture, e.g. "I release this under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license; just credit me as the photographer." If you or they want a more formal process, there is COM:VRT, which is of course a lot more complicated than them writing a single sentence. - Jmabel ! talk 00:51, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Update a photo[edit]

Could not upload files[edit]

i want to send more files but couldnt upload — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deeksha vyas (talk • contribs) 13:58, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Were you logged in? Were the files free licensed by the photographer or author? What problem do you have? -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 21:25, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[]

Chcę usunąć załadowane przeze mnie 4 zdjęcia[edit]

Proszę o pomoc w tej sprawie - usunięcia załadowanych 4 zdjęć, postanowiłam zrezygnować z ich publikacji. Dokanna — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dokanna (talk • contribs) 16:46, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[]

SSL certificate problem[edit]

I wanted to use the CropTool, but the SSL certificate problem thing appeared. It says 500 Curl error: SSL certificate problem: certificate has expired. Why is this? -- Bakir123 (talk) 17:37, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[]

How to fill out the form on the Upload Wizard[edit]

I have a question about uploading to Wikimedia Commons. The person doing the uploading will be uploading two things. First are photographs of paintings painted by her mother, an artist. The mother is dead, so the daughter owns the copyright and has obtained permission from the person who photographed the paintings. Can you tell me how to fill out the Upload Wizard form: Is the source the photographer and the author the painter? And then which Creative Commons license is the right one? I don’t understand the differences. The daughter is fine with sharing the work, even for modification. The second item is a photograph of the artist taken by a newspaper, which has given permission to use it. Same questions. Thanks so much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SlowForm (talk • contribs) 22:06, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[]

  • @SlowForm:Some of this may not readily be done with the Upload Wizard, and I'm guessing that if you had enough expertise not to use the Wizard at all, you wouldn't be asking this sort of question, so my suggestion is, in general, get as close as you can with the Wizard & then expect you may have to do some editing on the uploaded file.
  • For the photos of the mother's art: I'd recommend {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}. In particular, that requires that the images be attributed, which I'm guessing is desired in this case. Yes, the mother/painter is the author. (This assumes that the images just show the painting as such, not--for example--a frame, or a room with the painting hanging on the wall. Those cases are more complicated, let me know if you need that.) I would give source as something like "Image provided by User:EXAMPLE, daughter of the artist", or if she prefers "Image provided by [[User:EXAMPLE|actual name]], daughter of the artist". By the way, it still might be necessary to go through the COM:VRT process so that the daughter can vouch more specifically for being the artist's heir. This is especially the case if the account uses a pseudonym.
  • The newspaper ones are trickier. "Has given permission to use it" isn't enough. They need to give a specific license. This can either be done via the COM:VRT process or having the copyright-holder indicate the license on a web page that is clearly under their control.
  • Also, please see COM:SIGN. - Jmabel ! talk 01:57, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Preview of "SVG Igen" shows difflink in structured data, but when saving no data get changed.[edit]

Main gallery: User_talk:Perhelion/simpleSVGcheck.js#Script_removes_structured_data .

Users which do have "SVG Igen"-script enabled via 

importScript("User:Perhelion/simpleSVGcheck.js");

or 

importScript("User:Sarang/simpleSVGcheck.js");

on their Special:MyPage/common.js, and run SVG Igen on https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AHannibal_promotional_logo.svg&action=edit&simpleSVGcheck=0 get a preview of removed structured data, however those are imho not actually removed when saving. (They should not get removed, how to fix the preview?)

I neither know enough of *.js nor of how structured data is saved, maybe someone can point us where to ask or even tell us how to repair.

FYI: @Thibaut120094, Sarang: FYI  — Johannes Kalliauer - Talk | Contributions 13:57, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[]

This useless "mediainfo" display should not be, Igen-editors are not interested in that higly disturbing view -- sarang♥사랑 15:13, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[]

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We are being asked by wikimedia to permit the use of our logo in a wikipedia article about our organization. We are referred to the commons which says by permitting its use we authorize others to use/sell and do other things with our logo. That is not our intent. It is a graphic that is appropriate for our website, but not for others to use as their property. Please advise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SGS06 (talk • contribs) 14:40, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • @SGS06: My advice? Tell them you are perfectly happy to have it used on a fair-use basis for articles about your company in languages where that is allowed but, no, you are not interested in free-licensing your logo, so it can't go on Commons.
  • FWIW, do understand, though, that copyright and trademark are two totally different matters. I don't know your logo (you didn't link a URL) but unless it really involves significant artwork, you might want to free-license it in terms of copyright, while being specific about retaining trademark. We (Commons) have a template {{Trademarked}} for just that sort of thing. See, for example, File:UNESCO flag.png. - Jmabel ! talk 17:34, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[]

can't upload a .png file in an article[edit]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to upload the plot of a function for a Wikipedia article, but I always get an error message. Note that this plot and the image have been created by me and by my own program.

What would be the solution ?

thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gothmogg (talk • contribs) 15:33, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • @Gothmogg: When you say you are trying to upload it to a Wikipedia article: have you uploaded it to Commons? If not, do that first, using Commons:UploadWizard. Once you do that, there should be no problem using it in a Wikipedia article. - Jmabel ! talk 17:36, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 in India[edit]

Dear Sir, I have uploaded 17 image files for participating in 'Wiki Loves Monuments in India' photographic competition. However only 2 uploads only categorized as 'This image was uploaded as part of Wiki Loves Monuments 2021.". I have added the category 'Images from Wiki loves Monuments 2021 in India' and Wiki loves Monuments 2021 in India' to the remaining 15 of my uploads. I request that all of my 17 uploads may be categoried as 'This image was uploaded as part of Wiki Loves Monuments 2021.' so that they appear in all of my uploads. I request needful so that all my 17 uploads may be included for the 'Wiki loves Monuments 2021 in India' Photographic contest.(files uploaded from Sep 1,2021 to Sep 30,2021). Thanking you. UserID 'LiebeErbeIndien' - Vivek, Chennai, India LiebeErbeIndien (talk) 16:56, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[]

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