MediaWiki talk:Bad image list

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Description

The images and other media files listed on MediaWiki:Bad image list are prohibited by technical means from being displayed inline on pages, besides specified exceptions. Images on the list have normally been used for widespread vandalism where user blocks and page protections are impractical.

Instructions

Making requests

Requests for additions, removals, or exceptions may be made on this page. Any administrator can make changes to the list. If there is no response after a reasonable time, consider repeating a request at the Administrators' noticeboard. If the file in question has no foreseeable good faith use, consider nominating it for deletion rather than requesting its addition to this list.

Posting to the list

The format is as follows: Only bulleted list items (lines starting with "*") are considered. The first link on a line must be the link to the high-risk image. It is recommended that you use an initial colon in this link, so people can view this page without seeing all the restricted images. Any subsequent links on the same line are exceptions, i.e. articles where that image is allowed to be displayed inline. Text outside of links is ignored and can be used for comments. Piped links cannot be used. Please check the spelling of potential duplicate images before removing.

Image description page

A bot will place {{Restricted use}} on the image description page. This will advise users how to request that the image to be allowed on articles (that is, to expand the except list for it).

Removal from the list

When removing deleted images from the list, please double-check that the relevant image talk page has been deleted as well.

This page was nominated for deletion on 2006-02-16. The result of the discussion was keep.

Archives

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Hezbollah = No Longer Terror Group

Should We Remove Hezbollah Contents From IEEPA sanctions fair use? Mrclubgreentokyo (talk) 15:00, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: I would just note that this list contains one image of the flag of Hezbollah which is not released under a free copyright licence. See the list entry for details. Politics or sanctions have nothing to do with it. A free less-detailed version (File:InfoboxHez.PNG) is available for use in lists. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 06:46, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:The Happy Merchant.jpg

Hello, can I use this in a magazine article about antisemitism and how it has changed over the years? BG2025 (talk) 12:41, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Normally, you can use images in the bad image list outside Wikipedia. The bad image list only exists to protect Wikipedia from vandalism that uses those images. However, the image you are referring to is suspected to be copyrighted. I am not a lawyer, so I cannot tell you whether your described purpose would fall under fair use. If you want to be safe, you need to contact the creator (suspected to be A. Wyatt Man) to get permission to use the image in your magazine, or look for a similar image under a free licence. QwertyForest (talk) 12:52, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you BG2025 (talk) 13:00, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Daniel Johansen1986.jpg

Reason should be obvious I hope. Nobody (talk) 05:15, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also File:KarolineBJ on RealEscort9 and Daniel Johansen.png. Nobody (talk) 05:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Was it used for vandalism somewhere? –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 06:43, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, by Cactusenmin and 84.213.174.93, possibly socks from Degenbenis11. Nobody (talk) 06:46, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Both images were deleted from Commons for copyright infringement. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 19:13, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 5 June 2025

Deep throat.jpg should be between Decalotté.jpg and Defecating buffalo Sri Lanka.jpg instead of at the bottom of the list, as this list seems to be in alphabetical order. Yyannako (talk) 23:25, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Samohana.gif

Graphic animated GIF image used for vandalism here. Also need to be added as graphic and used for recent vandalism:

File:Coprophilia.png - used here
File:Piss drinking.png - used here

Entranced98 (talk) 09:19, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]