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Creation of Fictional Coats of Arms

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Hi. I'm new to this, and I am a little bit confused. This may seem confusing, but I was hoping to create a fictional Coat of Arms for a Fictional Welsh Police Force. However, I have some concern when it comes to creating one based on the facts of copyright laws and permission from other users. How would I be able to create one without the concerns of copyright and permission from other users? Hope I will have an answer soon. BA38P (talk) 04:51, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That may sound weird, but: use your brain, perhaps? By this, I mean: create something yourself that is not a copy of something extant. You can take inspiration from other works, especially as heraldry often contains old and unprotected (in copyright terms) elements. This is quite the same thing as a comic / manga artist inventing story elements (let's use Shen Long from Dragon Ball as example: it's based upon the East Asian cultural concept of a Ryu, but its concise appearance was created by Akira Toriyama. Or let's take the supersonic trijet from Vol 714 pour Sidney, the penultimate Tintin story: it was created by Roger Leloup but based upon reallife physics). So, go ahead, sharpen your pencils and draw (or ask your friendly image generating AI)! (Caveat: any result is expected to not be in scope for an upload here on Commons.) Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 05:30, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, I will get started. I'll see what is possible. Thanks for your help. BA38P (talk) 05:33, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@BA38P: repeating that last caveat: any result is expected to not be in scope for an upload here on Commons (emphasis mine). - Jmabel ! talk 00:19, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@BA38P: to be clear, see Commons Scope. Files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons should have educational illustrative value. If it is some famous fiction, for example a work that has articles in Wikipedias, a useful illustration of that work of fiction can be in scope. If it is just your own personal fiction you are making up for fun, it does not belong here on Commons (there are many other places on the internet for such things, not here.) Hope this makes things clear. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:15, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's ok. I might not have to upload it here anyway. I'll figure out one that is safe for here. Other than that, I'll hold off on it until I get it figured out. BA38P (talk) 10:50, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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how do you know if an image is copywrite free — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gen alfa prodigy (talk • contribs) 01:13, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gen alfa prodigy: there is no quick general answer to that, but Commons:Uploading works by a third party#Understanding copyright is probably a good place to start. - Jmabel ! talk 01:59, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Take the photo yourself to avoid issues Trade (talk) 07:16, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tatrasica

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Zelim da uredjujem pojan Tatrasica, selo u Srbiji , na Staroj planini odakle poticu moji pretci. Postoji knjiga koju je objavio covek iz tog kraja ali koje nema na internetu. Da li bih mogla da koristim podatke iz te knjige? Hvala Dragana.Radosevic (talk) 09:29, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Google says that is: "I want to organize Pojan Tatrasica, a village in Serbia, on Stara Planina, where my ancestors come from. There is a book published by a man from that area, but it is not available on the Internet. Could I use the information from that book? Thanks"
That seems to be a question about Wikipedia, not Wikimedia Commons, and the answer will depend on the rules of the specific Wikipedia concerned. Try asking on sr:Википедија:Trg/Razno. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:53, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading the logo of a sports team

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The last logo I uploaded unfortunately got deleted, cause I set wrong settings or permissions. I am part of the organisation of that sports team, we own our logo and want to add it to the wikipedia article. Which settings / kind of permission do I need to choose?

Thanks in advance! Wikidemia24 (talk) 11:06, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wikidemia24: please contact COM:VRT from an official email address, thank you! —Matrix(!) ping onewhen replying {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 11:28, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You have two options; you can upload the image here, with an email as described above, if you are wiling and authorised to allow others to use it, even commercially.
Or you can upload it directly on (the English) Wikipedia, under their fair use rules. Note that some Wikipedias, including German, don't have that option. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:49, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How can I remove the block from my account?

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A few years ago, I changed the incorrectly translated name of the city of CHEMNITZ into Georgian and indicated the source as the Georgian-German dictionary published in 2007. Unfortunately, my corrections were rejected by the administrator Davit1010, citing a source that itself was based on a source published in the 1950s in the no longer existing USSR, and that only a dictionary is not enough for correction. By the way, the source he indicated has already been corrected exactly as I suggested. Yesterday I discovered a new source - "Transcription of the German sound system into Georgian - Transliteration Guidelines" (adopted at the meeting of the State Language Expert Commission on June 10, 2022). I wrote about this in the "Discussion" section and corrected the title again. Because of this, I, my email and IP were permanently blocked by the administrator Mehman. The reason given was destructive behavior. Unfortunately, I did not know that editing is not allowed without the administrator's consent. I can't even contact the administrator because of the block they have imposed on me. Please help me remove the block, I already know that editing requires the administrator's consent. Zurab53 (talk) 12:32, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Zurab53 Accorded to my researches. Your message on "Commons" is your only contribution there.

Therefore , the block didn't happenned on "Commons". I can saw on the links below that you did contributed to "Wikidata" , "Wikipedia in Georgian" and "Wikipedia in Russian" :

https://xtools.wmcloud.org/globalcontribs/Zurab53
https://guc.toolforge.org/?by=date&user=Zurab53

So , I read the content of your global account there to understand where are you blocked.
There are a local block on "Wikipedia in Georgian".

As each project is independant of each others. "Commons" isn't the right place to make an appeal.
I don't know if it's possible in your situation because I don't know the case and I don't know internal procedures on "Wikipedia in Georgian".

You can't make an appeal on "Commons" concerning this matter in the same way that you can't make an appeal on "Wikipedia in Russian" or "Wikidata". This is an internal matter to "Wikipedia in Georgian".

We can't support a side because this is an internal matter to "Wikipedia in Georgian". We are not in the capacity to help. Anatole-berthe (talk) 13:09, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

uploaded wikipedia photo files

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So I uploaded two photo files but did something wrong so they didn't get placed on the wikipedia page for marek szczesny b. 1939. Now I am trying to upload them again but it says that they are duplicates so won't let me add them. Margery Clay (talk) 16:39, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Margery Clay: please inform us about your chosen filename and/or if the photo you're asking about is in this list: Special:ListFiles/Margery Clay. The list shows all files you uploaded to Commons. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 17:06, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Margery Clay: Please do not upload duplicate copies of files that are already on Commons. If you want to display files in a Wikipedia article, you must insert their file names there. Also, something doesn't seem clear. Maybe you can clarify. Given that you upload photos and reproductions of works by Marek Szczęsny as your own works with a free license saying that you own the copyrights, are you saying that you are Marek Szczęsny posting here under the user name Margery Clay and that the portrait is a self-portrait? -- Asclepias (talk) 18:52, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In particular, you might want to read Commons:Uploading works by a third party#Determining from whom we need a license. - Jmabel ! talk 18:57, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Margery Clay: You might also want to read en:H:PIC for the syntax used to display your photos in articles (and elsewhere).   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:26, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

change image file type

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I created (my first) commons file: File:Homoecy_Monoecy_Dioecy_en.png . I've now redone this as an SVG. How can I replace the original file with the SVG version? Thanks. Pcrooker (talk) 02:16, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Pcrooker, you can’t actually change the file type of an image. You can just upload the new image with the same name but with a .svg extension instead (i.e. File:Homoecy Monoecy Dioecy en.svg). Then, you can tagged your PNG image with {{Vector version available}}. Tvpuppy (talk) 02:26, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replacing on Commons? No need and no use, you should simply upload your SVG under a related filename, if you wish to do so. Replacing in other projects? Simply chose which file you want to use and do not care about the extension, it doesn't matter for Wikipedia editions et al. The software takes care of the appropriate displaying. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 02:31, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
thank you all, very helpful Pcrooker (talk) 02:48, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How is this image CC?

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File:DougDoug Thanos (4x5 cropped).jpg - I don't see where the author (Douglas Wreden) released it under the stated license (CC-BY-SA-4.0). I checked the source on Twitter and the first revision of the file. — W.andrea (talk) 03:29, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Per VRT ticket at File:Doug_Thanos_(cropped).jpg (Note that wider version was deleted per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Doug Thanos.jpg because of COM:DW inclusion, not because of lack of license permission.) -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 03:39, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FOP-US vs US-gov

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Which scripture to follow? If you have an opinion, please join the discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Amelia Earhart Statue by Mark and George Lundeen.jpg. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:37, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Its not a matter of conflicting "scriptures". Simply, if one person takes a photo of an artwork by someone else, there are two issues to consider regarding copyright. 1)The photographer's copyright. (In this case fine, PD US Gov work.) 2)The copyright of the artwork seen in the photo. (That's what discussion is about in the deletion request.) In most countries, modern artworks are under copyright. Taking a photo of someone else's artwork is an example of derivative work ("DW"). "Freedom of panorama" ("FOP") is not a license; it's shorthand to explain that some countries have various laws stating that some things that might otherwise be copyrighted are free to photograph in public places; such laws vary from country to country. Take a look at the DW and FOP links. I hope this clarifies what issues are being discussed. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:33, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I understand that reasoning. My hypothesis is still that when AOC says "this pic of a 2022 statue in our Hall is PD", it's because they have made the necessary agreement with the artist that it's ok for the AOC to publish some pictures in that manner. I take the fact that they do so in several cases on their website as evidence of this (a lot of the statues are PD-old, so this problem doesn't apply to those).
The artist had no problem with this (still my hypothesis), since having a particular AOC-pic in PD doesn't mean the artwork is in PD, and having one's statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection is extremely cool. So my argument boils down to "trust the US federal agency on this." I wouldn't necessarily make that argument in another context. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:08, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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File:A Classical Meitei painting of Meitei Princess Induprabha (alias Induprava), the Queen of Kachari Kingdom (Dimasa Kingdom) in modern day Assam.jpg, the source of this file is using a English script but language is meiteilon, but does not shows a any licence. And it is also a blog, but the uploader uploaded under creative commons. I accept we can't understand the language but at least the author of the blog should at least mention the license. But it doesn't Mr.work-shy (talk) 07:53, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have a doubt or suspicion that this is multiple times repeated by uploader, it is a suspicion not a blame. Mr.work-shy (talk) 07:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Here is a translation of the source webpage in what Google Translate calls "Meiteilon (Manipuri)".   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:53, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging @Haoreima as uploader.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:07, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for trying to translate through Google Translate but it will not work because Google Translate supports Meitei language only in Meitei script, not in Latin script. And for the license, I edited the file page today. Please check it. Thank you! :-) Haoreima (talk) 13:12, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Como Subir un retrato de Acacia Uceta

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Subir retrato de Acacia Uceta Eva Peñalver (talk) 12:28, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Eva Peñalver: Hola, y bienvenidos. Vease al COM:FS/es, por favor.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:43, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

De minimis & Threshold of originality question

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Hello! I'm currently writing a page on Wikipedia for National FFA degrees, and was wondering if this photo of a State Degree (as seen on the top image of this link [1]) can be uploaded under fair use? As a diploma, its mostly text, which I don't think meets the threshold of originality needed for copyright. Additionally, the FFA logo used on the degree (which I believe is copyrighted) is very small, and I was wondering if this would count as de minimis as it's not what's being focused on in the photo. I really appreciate any responses, cheers! Johnson524 (talk) 17:25, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnson524: We don't allow Fair Use here, please see en:WP:F.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:31, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G.: Sorry not fair use, but as an actual upload. I'm asking will Commons:De minimis and Commons:Threshold of originality allow this? Cheers! Johnson524 (talk) 17:46, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So we have a photo of a degree featuring a photo of a pin you call a logo. Do you know how many copyrights there are in this? I would start with Commons:Uploading works by a third party.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:52, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading a pamphlet I do not own the rights to as a citation

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I have a pamphlet that contains all rider height requirements for an amusement park. This pamphlet is not my own work. It is produced by the amusement park. The amusement park does not list all rider height requirements on their website. Is there a way for me to cite this pamphlet when updating the Wiki page? RandallM354 (talk) 22:45, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@RandallM354: Hi, and welcome. Please reference using en:Template:Cite et al, and/or upload it here if it meets all our requirements.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:53, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@RandallM354: Things do not need to be online to be cited in the Wikipedia in any language, as far as I'm aware, certainly not in the English-language Wikipedia.
You can only upload to Commons if it is "free content" as described at COM:L. - Jmabel ! talk 03:04, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

wykorzystanie mapy do nadruku na pudełku reklamowym

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Witam,

Czy można wykorzystać mapę zamieszczoną na Państwa stronie. Mapa będzie nie cała tylko wycięty kontur i dodany znacznik. Mapa będzie umieszczona na pudełku reklamowych w celu zwizualizowania dokładnego miejsca gdzie znajduje się nasza firma.

Państwa mapa jest odpowiednia z uwagi na szczegółowe zaznaczenie głównych dróg. Proszę o informację o możliwość jej wykorzystania.

Chodzi o tę mapę

/media/wikipedia/commons/archive/6/6b/20140425230904%21Poland_regions_travel_map_revised.png

Sambor2025 (talk) 09:35, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Convenience link: File:Poland regions travel map revised.png. - Jmabel ! talk 17:35, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license (available here in Polish, where you can read the licensing terms). The attribution would be "Map by Wikimedia Commons user Burmesedays, amendments and translation by user Globe-trotter and user Alexander Tsirlin". - Jmabel ! talk 17:38, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Noel Fitzpatrick

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Hi I want to upload an image of Noel Fitzpatrick, a vet as the page on wiki does not have an image. I think it might be public but I cannot find explicit evidence. The legal text from the website does not contain anything about copyright or licensing. Here is the website link if you could please help https://www.fitzpatrickreferrals.co.uk/our-people/noel-fitzpatrick/ PurpleIsopod (talk) 00:25, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@PurpleIsopod: nothing at the site you linked gives any reason to think anything there is "free content". You might want to read Commons:Uploading works by a third party, especially the section on "Understanding copyright". - Jmabel ! talk 06:10, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bloqueio

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como faço para fazer um texto que conte minha história oficial sem ser bloqueada Enoque Junior (Enoque Bispo da Silva Junior) (talk) 02:41, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Enoque Junior (Enoque Bispo da Silva Junior): Commons:O que o Commons não é: "Commons não é uma rede social." - Jmabel ! talk 06:13, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Eu não falo português.
Espero que consigamos compreender o meu português.

Aqui, não é a Wikipédia em português.
Não podemos ajudar.
A Wikipédia em português não é "Wikimedia Commons".

Cada projeto é independente. "Wikipédia em inglês" não é "Wikipedia em português", "Wikimedia Commons" não é "Wikidata" etc... Anatole-berthe (talk) 13:44, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template Creation Request

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I see that in the images published by the election commission of India are free to use under some restrictions see hereand here, it will be helpful for uploading the images of Indian politicians. Mr.work-shy (talk) 09:52, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In Copyright section Mr.work-shy (talk) 09:52, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Mr.work-shy: It doesn't take any special rights to create a template. - Jmabel ! talk 18:01, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Flera foton

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Hur lägger man till en bild utan att redigera och ta bort en redan befintlig? Jag skulle vilja lägga upp en ny bild på infoskylten vid Galgbacken Hammarbyhöjden, men känner att jag inte vill ta bort den bild som finns där nu, jag vill endast komplettera med en till bild. Hur gör jag? Movitzsigne (talk) 11:53, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yayan550

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1986년과 2005년 문화방송 (MBC) 로고를 저작권자 허가 없이 업로드를 한 사용자입니다. VRT 시스템을 이용하지 않고 퍼블릭 도메인이 아닌 상태로 올렸습니다. 이 로고는 저작권이 있으므로 CC BY NC 4.0 으로 올려야 합니다. 이 사용자를 영구적으로 차단해주세요. Sunghyunkang96 (talk) 12:33, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I believe this is a question specifically for a Korean-speaking admin. Pinging @Revi C. - Jmabel ! talk 18:07, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sunghyunkang96: 저작권 침해 행위를 의도적, 반복적으로 하지 않는 한 무기한 차단은 하지 않고 있습니다. 무기한 차단이 필요하다면 그 근거를 제시해 주세요. — regards, Revi 07:55, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Special:ListFiles/Mahan84848. Many pictures contain a watermark, are 3d simulations or screenshots. File size is also suspicious. I assume most are copied from videos and websites. How to handle? 2001:4652:FBAF:0:7C67:536B:C920:E367 12:41, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done : See Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Mahan84848. --Rosenzweig τ 19:46, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Biographies un Prof. Chercheur reconnu internationalement

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Objet : Demande d’inclusion de la biographie de Nicolae Popescu-Castellin sur Wikipédia

Madame, Monsieur,

Je me permets de vous contacter afin de soumettre la biographie de mon père, Nicolae Popescu-Castellin, pour inclusion sur Wikipédia. Son travail et ses contributions dans le domaine de la science des matériaux, notamment la découverte de l’'Effet Castellin, ont eu un impact significatif dans plusieurs industries, dont l’aérospatiale, l’automobile et la métallurgie.

Son brevet FR 2-743-738 A1, documentant l'Effet Castellin, bien que tombé dans le domaine public en 2000, a été largement exploité dans le secteur industriel et reste un élément clé de l’ingénierie moderne des matériaux. Malgré l’absence de reconnaissance commerciale directe, ses recherches ont marqué le développement de techniques avancées utilisées aujourd’hui.

Dans un souci de préservation et de diffusion du savoir scientifique, je souhaite que la biographie de Nicolae Popescu-Castellin figure sur Wikipédia afin de rendre hommage à son travail et de permettre aux chercheurs et ingénieurs de mieux comprendre ses contributions.

Vous trouverez ci-joint les sources et références qui appuient l’exactitude des informations présentées. Je reste à votre disposition pour toute précision ou complément d’information.

En vous remerciant par avance pour votre considération,

Mihaela MEYER ( POPESCU) <redacted> Mihela MEYER (talk) 15:53, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mihela MEYER: Bonjour, Il faut faire la demande sur Wikipédia en français. Wikimedia Commons est un projet différent, uniquement concerné par les contenus multimédias. Ne publiez pas votre téléphone et votre email en ligne, pour votre proper sécurité. Cordialement, Yann (talk) 15:55, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Je souhaite publier la biographie de mon père, grand scientifique, mais je ne veux pas divulguer ses recherches Mihela MEYER (talk) 15:58, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Voyez fr:Aide:Accueil. Yann (talk) 16:09, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Renemeplat

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Buenos días. Quiero subir resultados de los campeonatos históricos del futbol colombiano. Renemeplat (talk) 15:57, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

¿ Dónde Están históricos ? Anatole-berthe (talk) 17:10, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unable to import from Flickr account

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When trying to import this photo from Flickr using the Upload Wizard, I'm met with an error message "This file can't be used. Unfortunately, no images from this Flickr account can be uploaded on this site." Does anyone know why this is happening? Sdkb talk 18:14, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That Flickr account is listed at Commons:Questionable Flickr images (and consequently User:FlickreviewR/bad-authors) with the rationale “Many recent uploads are screenshots from non-free sources with doubtful CC-BY licenses. Some older images are likely legitimate though; careful evaluation required.” --Rosenzweig τ 18:54, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The example given wouldn't pass a license review (at least, not from me) though: it's also a screenshot from somewhere (described as such on the Flickr page). Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 20:13, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, thanks! It'd be helpful if the error message pointed there or gave some more complete explanation. Sdkb talk 05:54, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Stepping around potential FOP/copyright infringements - FOP Australia

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Hi, I have taken some images on a few occasions around a small village/town in Australia (Burringbar) for visual record purposes, see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Burringbar,_New_South_Wales - not all these images are mine, but most are. However I wonder about possible copyright infringement in some - e.g. File:Burringbar,_NSW_war_memorial(s)_April_2025_-_3.jpg includes logos of various armed services, File:Burringbar,_NSW_Rail_Trail_stop_April_2025.jpg contains some signage about the rail trail including (maybe) a distant logo, etc. I am unsure to what extent https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama#Australia permits use of these or not - any advice appreciated... Regards, Tony Rees, Australia Tony 1212 (talk) 20:37, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unggah File Pdf

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Saya tidak bisa mengunggah file pdf karena beberapa kali ditolak oleh Wikimedia Commons. Mohon berikan solusinya. Terima kasih Isma Rachmadani (talk) 01:35, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mengunggah file pdf membutuhkan hak Autoconfirmed, yang diberikan secara otomatis setelah akunmu berlalu selama 4 hari. Aku sarankan untuk menunggu saja sebelum mengunggah. HyperAnd (talk) 03:25, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sekarang akunmu sudah sampai 4 hari, seharusnya sudah bisa mengunggah pdf HyperAnd (talk) 09:08, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Email address incorrect

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I just received an email from Wikipedia.org to my recovery email address that I don't use. How do I register with the correct address? Popsbarry (talk) 01:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Popsbarry: Hi, and welcome. See Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal-email, and when done changing click "Save". You may have to do this on English Wikipedia as well. Thanks for your service.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Image crop

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I want to crop a image(File:Portrait of Kashmiri Girl child 2014.jpg) because it is large in size, seniors can you help me how to do it Mr.work-shy (talk) 04:00, 2 June 2025

@Mr.work-shy:
  1. Are you familiar with Commons:CropTool?
  2. When you crop this, you will want to choose to create a new file, not to overwrite the existing one.
- Jmabel ! talk 04:32, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
i will create new file Mr.work-shy (talk) 04:35, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wiederherstellung von gelöschten Dateien - Löschgrund dürfte geklärt sein (?)

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Guten Tag,

ich bin neu auf Commons und habe am 5. Mai 2025 das erste Mal Bilder hochgeladen, die nicht von mir stammen, sondern von einem Urheber, der mir die Erlaubnis dazu erteilt hat. Ich habe dies beim Hochladen angegeben und ich kam zu einem Email-Vordruck mit Einverständniserklärung und Angabe zur Lizenz. Es hieß dieser müsse innerhalb von 30 Tagen vom Urheber eingesendet werden, sonst erfolgt eine Löschung.

Es handelt sich um die Dateien: File:MB-trac 1300 bei der Aussaat (4).jpg bis File:MB-trac 1300 bei der Aussaat (9).jpg

Bereits nach einer Woche (am 13. Mai 2025) wurden die Bilder gelöscht. Am 12. Mai hatte der Urheber (laut eigenen Angaben) die Mail mit Freigabe und Lizenzinformationen gemäß Vordruck an die angegebene Mailadresse versendet. Auf Nachfrage auf der Diskussionsseite des Löschenden (@Krd) hat er mir freundlicherweise geantwortet, dass ich wohl versäumt habe eine Lizenz anzugeben und es daher schon nach 7 Tagen gelöscht wurde unabhängig von dem fehlenden Einverständnis des Urhebers. Ich solle einfach warten bis die Dateien wiederhergestellt werden. Nun ist dies schon Wochen her und ich frage mich, woran es liegt, dass keine Wiederherstellung erfolgt. Leider kann ich auf der Diskussionsseite von @Krd nichtmehr nachfragen, da die Konversation archiviert wurde (bzw. ich weiß nicht wie es geht). Darum frage ich hier. Ich hoffe das passt und freue mich auf eine Rückmeldung.

Gruß Felix -- Daimlerfahrer 1500 (talk) 14:15, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Daimlerfahrer 1500: It is not really all that long for this sort of thing, but if you want to inquire about the status of the ticket, you would ask at Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard. - Jmabel ! talk 19:55, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Jmabel,
thank you for the answer. Then I will wait a few days longer before I text Volunteer Response Team.
Best Regards Felix -- Daimlerfahrer 1500 (talk) 06:52, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

写真のアップロード

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写真をアップロードしましたが、反映されません！ Kmn3299 (talk) 01:36, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Where to find my uploaded images?

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My uploaded sketches PVRMurty1944 (talk) 02:32, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@PVRMurty1944 If you uploaded them on Commons, you should see the here: [2] Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:06, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@PVRMurty1944: Under what username? I can't find any for this one.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:08, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

SVG upload

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Hello, I'm trying to upload an SVG recreation of the flag of the United States Geological Survey, a U.S. government work in the public domain, but I'm being blocked by an abuse filter. Could someone please assist or whitelist the upload? 7Forest (talk) 03:16, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Trust the Metadata or nominate for copyvio?

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File:Aron D'Souzas.jpg

File:DSouza casual 2.jpg

These uploads by @Enhanced 1 appear previously online, examples include [3][4]. However, they have decent metadata. And the username hints at Enhanced Games.

What's the reasonable approach? "The metadata probably means that "own work" is correct, let it be." or "Nom as copyvio, probably the usual "found it online and uploaded it", if I'm wrong it's up to the uploader to sort out the COM:VRT stuff." ? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:36, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gråbergs Gråa Sång: Please see Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Enhanced 1.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 08:35, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G. So, always go for copyvio deletion in this situation? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:46, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gråbergs Gråa Sång: Unless they have already alluded to authorization.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:09, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gråbergs Gråa Sång, concerning EXIF / metadata: these datasets, the EXIF, aren't something that can be unconditionally trusted. Someone with a bit of computer knowledge can manipulate everything there, see the tools listed in Commons:Exif. BUT: you can use EXIF as hints and evidence for demonstrating a legitimacy in uploads! Internal (in one specific file) and external (over a file set) consistency is always a valuable sign (it's quite difficult to emulate a faked EXIF set with data for camera model, shot time, exposure, ISO, aperture, focal length, serial numbers, software...) from a camera save for copying it from another genuine file, but that would introduce other inconsistencies (weird focal lengths or ISO values for instance). Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 12:27, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How to upload an image with the creator's permission?

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I want to upload a company logo onto a wikipedia page. What proof of permission by the creator of the image is acceptable? Poojapanuganti (talk) 19:51, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a hard question to answer in general.
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Hi, I'm wondering about the copyright of two logos I captured last year, this company logo (chocolate wrapper) and this street sign are both public accessible logos of company's, are they allowed to be used on the platform without direct permission from the company? Cltjames (talk) 21:16, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia

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It seems that someone mistakenly nominated this page for deletion, but the discussion for it was not created. Can someone help with this? HyperAnd (talk) 21:53, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The edit has already been reverted by Prototyperspective. Tvpuppy (talk) 23:51, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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if a politician who died in 1983 (manipur, {under this lisence (1 condition)} can because at that time media doesn't cover small state minister appointment. 獅眠洞 (talk) 19:29, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@獅眠洞: I'm sorry, that question makes no sense to me at all. Can you either reword it or ask it in a different language? - Jmabel ! talk 21:07, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
i want to upload images of person Muhammad Alimmuddin of Manipur(indian state), who died on 1983.
In wikicommons we must provide lisence (pd) of Home country & America.
  • ✓ Home Country lisence:- {PD-INDIA}
  • ❓ America:-{PD-1996}, not sure because It may be satisfy first point of this template, because date of origin, is unknown the known thing is image captured before 1983.@Jmabel
獅眠洞 (talk) 22:27, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@獅眠洞: I'm guessing you mean Mohammed Alimuddin, since the date fits. It is unlikely that there is an image of Muhammad Alimuddin is an adult that would be in the public domain both in the U.S and India. He was born in 1920. Anything published in India after 1935 would have still been in copyright in the U.S. in 1996, so it would still be in copyright now. (Even pictures that are PD just in India might be hard to come by. The picture would have to be no later than 1965, and if the photographer is known they would have to have died no later than 1965.) - Jmabel ! talk 23:28, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ok thnx u senior 獅眠洞 (talk) 03:36, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel,Is there any way to upload his image?. I see some copyright images on Wikipedia. 獅眠洞 (talk) 09:48, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@獅眠洞: the only legitimate way to place a copyrighted file on Commons is to find out who owns the copyright and get them to offer a free license.
Outside of Commons, it would of course depend where you wanted to upload it and for what purpose. For example, en:Wikipedia:Non-free content allows that for a deceased person who is the subject of a Wikipedia article and for whom no free image is available, en-wiki will host one low-resolution image of that person for use of the article. That does not involve Commons at all, and if you have further questions about it, ask them on en-wiki. - Jmabel ! talk 18:41, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

problemi nella sistemazione grafica dei versi poetici

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Non riesco a sistemare i versi delle singole strofe poetiche in modo che siano ben allineati e che non intercorra troppo spazio tra di essi. Quando li pubblico non ho corrispondenza con quanto visualizzato 

in anteprima Fierrorita (talk) 19:52, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure I see what this question has to do with Wikimedia Commons. We are not a site for posting poetry. - Jmabel ! talk 21:09, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Higher quality picture

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I recently uploaded File:1972P53 The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale.jpg, which is based on a download of the museum's own online photograph. Another version of the same painting, but photographed in the museum and (to my eye) suffering from problems with reflections, etc, is already here at File:An English Man-o-War in a Gale - Willem van de Velde the younger - Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery March 2012 (cropped+retouched).jpg. Is there an easy way of linking the two together and have the user find the higher quality image first? ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 20:01, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. @ThoughtIdRetired: you can look at the file pages and see how I did it. No guarantee what they find first, but they can now easily navigate from one to the other and make their own choice. - Jmabel ! talk 21:16, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
For real tho, how to increase the resolution my first upload image Lilly johns5 (talk) 01:45, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Flickr location searching

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Apologies that this isn't 100% related to Commons, but it's a question related to finding images for Commons, and I have no idea where else to ask since I don't really use Flickr very much.

I'm trying to find images for a WP article using Flickr, but I'm very aware that a lot of Flickr photos have generic names and no descriptions, so instead I'd like to search for images taken in a specific location. There's Map, but it doesn't zoom in far enough for my purposes and doesn't give a straight-up list of images or a date range option (the latter is important for what I'm looking for). Is there any way to get Flickr images from a specific location, preferably within a date range? Suntooooth (talk) 02:09, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

While Flickr has tools to find photos within date range (at least for logged in users), it does not have specific search by location. Only a portion of Flickr images have Flickr Map information; for photos without embedded geolocation it is often added by the users, frequently being very approximate and often off by miles. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 03:51, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strange that they've gone to the trouble of setting up the Map page but not a proper "search by location" function. Suntooooth (talk) 17:38, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Help - Posting an article

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Hi There,

I've got an article I'd like to post regarding a company that has helped build housing for blue collar workers and established a lot of work in building a better future for blue collar workers. I'd like help on how to know if this article is alright for posting or not. The article talks about the company's history, how many buildings they have and also what industries they have contributed to and in what ways.

What do I need to look for in order to avoid rejection?

Thanks! ThailandGuru2025 (talk) 08:16, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading multiple images

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How to upload multiple photos at once Dr M Gentela (talk) 08:22, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Special:UploadWizard -- Magnus (talk) 08:47, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why my image of Guru Gorakhnath is up for deletion

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The image I posted is a very famous painting it is worshipped accross India how can it be a copy right issue Abhishekkagautam (talk) 14:05, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Where did you actually get your image from? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:30, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adding NZ Author

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Heya, how do I add a New Zealand author?? Mikey 69 (talk) 16:51, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mikey 69: Are you saying you've taken a picture of this person and want to upload it here, or are you asking something else? - Jmabel ! talk 18:44, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uploads are being blocked somehow

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I have uploaded many files to Wiki Commons using the standard uploader, but since getting my new Windows computer with Defender my uploads are somehow blocked with the message "No internet connection". Of course I have high speed cable connection and am constantly on the web. Is the problem that the file has EXIF metadata? Is the problem on my device or are there undocumented restrictions on the site? Quinet (talk) 17:25, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The actual message is "Could not connect to the server. Make sure you have a working internet connection and try again." Quinet (talk) 17:28, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
depends on your internet provider, the software you have, or your browser being out of date,
EXIF data shouldnt cause this, but if you took the image with a phone it might contain location data of yours, so make sure to double check.
you mentioned Windows defender like it had to do with something, but you only mentioned it once, maybe check your firewall? 140.82.178.97 17:50, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The photo was taken with a Nikon, all my software is fully up-to-date, I have tried with several browsers, same issue. I have no idea whether Defender is implicated, but I suspect something on my device is doing the blocking. I'm hoping someone has a theory... Quinet (talk) 18:08, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can you upload screenshots of articles from primary/secondary sources that are online?

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I want to upload a screen shot of an image of an article about Wikipedia. Is that allowed? MotherBoard1994 (talk) 19:52, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MotherBoard1994: probably not. To be uploaded to Commons it would have to be either in the public domain or free-licensed. Few such articles would qualify for either. Also, typically articles don't get uploaded to Commons even if they qualify on these grounds. Why do you want to upload it? (Hoping to help you meet the goal by other means.) - Jmabel ! talk 00:39, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Page crashed - where are my uploaded images now???

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I spent lots of time to upload 12 pictures for your Wiki Loves Earth contest - I am working in a corner of Cameroon with weak internet connection. While busy on adding descriptive texts my web page suddenly crashed, now I don't see any of my previously uploaded images anymore? Pko70 (talk) 09:59, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do you see anything on Special:UploadStash? Magnus (talk) 13:28, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately it looks like no uploads from this account were successfully uploaded here. Any that were would be at your "User uploads" page [5]. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 14:39, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
next time should just upload with minimal description. and then give detail about it. modern_primat ඞඞඞ ----TALK 15:25, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to update coordinate in structured data, but button does nothing

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Concerns: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Herbaijum,_Sickema_state_poortgebouw_RM15855_(2).jpg

I changed the coordinates to the correct location in the description, but when I try to do the same in the structured data tab, I can enter them, see the correct location on the mini map, and remove the old ones, but the 'Publish changes' button does nothing. No network call, no error. This is in Firefox. --JeroenHoek (talk) 17:10, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fake Image

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File:Bobai, Yulin, Guangxi, China - panoramio (1).jpg

This appears to be a fake image of a house that is masquerading as a picture of a real location. I think it should probably be removed from the Wikipedias where it appears, let me know if you have any insight. Geographyinitiative (talk) 17:57, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done --Yann (talk) 18:27, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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