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Issue with tif file transparency

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)

@Engineerchange: I’ve seen spurious second pages in (full-colour, non-transparent) TIFF uploads from Photoshop, and my solution was to resave them with the GIMP. That obviously wouldn’t help in this case! When I downloaded the signature file, neither of those programs would open it, but Apple Preview did. Are you using a special compression method or something? Are there additional masks or layers in your working file aside from the alpha channel? Any channels more that 8 bits deep? Or perhaps the file is damaged in a way that only some programs can repair or ignore. If your original is in colour (the image came out in RGB when I resaved it in Preview) maybe try converting it to grayscale. FWIW I usually prefer the PNG format for a subject of this type; I believe there are far fewer variations or ‘flavours’ than with TIFF, and for sparse or limited-colour images the files can be very compact. BTW I do not see a white background on the enWP page (using Safari), or when hovering over the preview here, but strangely it does show in the history thumbnail at the bottom.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 23:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Filed deleted despite adding source

To whom it may concern,

I've undertaken the painstaking process of providing a source for each of the the documents that I uploaded. These documents, however were all deleted unceremoniously without even giving any heads up. Can someone assist me to get these files up and running? Thanks.

--Trwyr Tywyllwch (talk) 22:11, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

• You would need to take this up with @Ellin Beltz: Andy Dingley (talk) 23:00, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

@Trwyr Tywyllwch: Hi, and welcome. If the sources were free enough for us, please document them above. See also COM:DW.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 04:25, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: , thanks for the response! "Document above" meaning what exactly? I had already provided documentation - if you revert the deletes, you will see that all were properly cited to the best of my knowledge, in accordance with both COM:L & COM:DW. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trwyr Tywyllwch (talk • contribs) 20:00, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

@Ellin Beltz: I looked at a few of these, and they looked fine to me. Can you explain what you think is wrong with them? - Jmabel ! talk 23:24, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jmabel: : The licenses don't match the sources. They're all claimed as own work, usually 4.0 when the sources have different authors and licenses. I do not mind if you revert the deletions. I thought long and hard about it, but really do not see how these could all be claimed as own work when they're all obviously copies of other pictures with translations added. I don't think translating the names of the Elements is sufficient to add a new copyright, etc. Again, I am not hostile to restoring these, but I think the uploader needs to help us out with accurate author/date and license on all of them. Ellin Beltz (talk) 04:53, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

@Trwyr Tywyllwch and Ellin Beltz: I see. So the problem, Trwyr, is that you claimed these as "own work" for the relatively trivial work of translating some content, and that you didn't overtly credit actual authors of the maps. I'll restore these, but I strongly suggest you then clear up the authorship, or a similar deletion is likely to happen again. - Jmabel ! talk 13:52, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

• OK, that part is done. - Jmabel ! talk 14:41, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jmabel and Ellin Beltz: , thanks for the explanations! I really appreciate it. And I apologize for the trouble caused -- it really wasn't intentional. It's my first foray into translating SVG's and I wasn't entirely sure what I was supposed to do. Will be more careful going forward! Just to clarify, are the files compliant as is or do I need to change something? --Trwyr Tywyllwch (talk) 21:11, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

@Trwyr Tywyllwch: You really ought to credit authorship of each map to the person or organization who did the map; unless something is going on that I've missed, the only "own work" here is your Turkish text.

I don't do work like what you are doing, so I don't have a great example to point to in terms of how best to credit that. User:Ellin Beltz, would you be willing to work with him on one file as a paradigm example, so he can understand what you want him to do? - Jmabel ! talk 00:40, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

@Trwyr Tywyllwch: by "Document above", I meant to type or paste above (in the "Extended content") the source, author, date, and licensing of the underlying visual work for each filename to the right of that filename, so as to comply with that licensing for that work. You could also do that in another instance of "Extended content", preferably with a different name using the parameters documented at Template:collapse top/doc.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 09:40, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Answer as requested

One example File:Lincoln Denizi haritası.svg ...

Extended content

Original Image Data Source is File:Lincoln Sea map-en.svg Original map data includes Location, Information, Date of Creation, Author, Other Versions and a License. The Author is User:Pinpin and the License is {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0}} The image is in three categories. First upload of Turkish translation The first upload template gave No Location. Description only in Turkish {{tr|1=Lincoln Denizi haritası}} Date of creation is date of edit not creation date=2021-09-21 Source was not given Author was credited to =Trwyr Tywyllwch License was {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}} No other versions were shown File was totally uncategorized even though these two categories would work and exist [[Category:Maps of the Lincoln Sea]] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maps_of_the_Lincoln_Sea [[Category:SVG maps in Turkish]] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_maps_in_Turkish Extra edits resulted in Still no location even though the source file clearly has it Still wrong date of creation, can also list date of translation Source is now correct. YAY! "Author=Pinpin; translation by Trwyr Tywyllwch" is good, although the act of translation doesn't add any creative input to the file and does not have to be credited. The license is still wrong {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}} Category - it made it into SVG maps in Turkish, but not into the category Maps of the Lincoln Sea

What needs to happen to every upload

Just like it says in COM:L and COM:EVID, it is up to the uploader to provide clear and accurate information on each upload. The license on COM:DW has to match the original license. I appreciate the enthusiasm of uploading dozens of maps and images, but I have a real problem with uploading things that are not complete just to get a large number of uploads. The source includes the accurate license. I had a choice of sending these all to no license now that the sources were sometimes fixed, but felt that the sheer number of incorrect uploads led to a COM:EVID situation that was not being fully understood or implemented by the uploader. I hope this helps. Ellin Beltz (talk) 18:56, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

If I got a clear promise to fix all this, I could restore the images, create a temporary category and review them as they were fixed, but the user has dozens of other maps in No Source, perhaps it would be best if he cleared those first and then got back to me about this first batch? Cheers! Ellin Beltz (talk) 19:00, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

@Ellin Beltz: , I promise to do whatever it takes to fix this. Sorry if this sounds really stupid, but I can't figure out how to change the license. Part of the problem is that the license was populated automatically when I first uploaded everything. Chalk it up to the enthusiasm of a newbie, but I wasn't paying particular attention to the licensing as I was uploading... --Trwyr Tywyllwch (talk) 23:10, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Let's take File:Arjantin Britanya doğumlular 1914.svg as an example. Right now, the license is "{{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}}". According to the source, it is based on a public-domain map where User:Hogweard indicates "{{PD-self}}". Assuming that is legitimate (I haven't traced it back further), you could remove your "{{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}}" and in the Permissions area of the Information template put something like "Map: {{PD-self|author=Hogweard}} Turkish translation: {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0|author=Trwyr Tywyllwch}}". Ellin Beltz, would you agree or is there a different way you'd want this user to do this? - Jmabel ! talk 01:49, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

The file File:Arjantin Britanya doğumlular 1914.svg is a translation of a map I prepared, which was based on a series of SVG maps that can be traced back to File:Argentina - mapa de las provincias.svg, a map I put together with some effort drawing on other sources (for example File:H1N1 Argentina zoonosis.svg, which itself uses "{{self|cc-by-sa-3.0|GFDL}}"). There is no justification for deleting File:Arjantin Britanya doğumlular 1914.svg. Hogweard (talk) 06:55, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

@Hogweard: Then shouldn't your map be crediting that cc-by-sa-3.0 source, and possibly others? Or was it used to such a small extent that the debt to it is de minimis? - Jmabel ! talk 13:52, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

There was a good deal of work in fixing oddities in the starting point map. In Argentina - mapa de las provincias.svg nevertheless I did credit the original source, and each derivative credits its parent. There is a lot of work since the base work done to produce the result though, that takes it far from the earlier map, and I am content that it is essentially "{{own}}". I could put the same cc-by-sa-3.0|GFDL on each derivative, but they are all basically the same as saying "{{own}}". Hogweard (talk) 17:30, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

@Trwyr Tywyllwch: : How about you fix the ones you still have uploaded which are also listed for deletion and when you're done with those, we'll go back to this set and fix them? You have a lot of licenses to research and change that are subject to deletion now, it would be best to start there and work backwards. Jmable You suggested route for repairs is a good one and I agree that would have worked until Hogweard's map issue arose. Of course there is no issue if it's de minimis but we don't have any way at this time to check. Ellin Beltz (talk) 17:00, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

never get email to reset password

I never get an email to reset a password. I've tried it twice. Nothing in the spam bin. I know I'm in the system because I tried to re-register, and the system says that email address is in use.

Paul Greninger Quantum1MechanicATgmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2601:8C3:8300:53D0:30A3:D447:C8FE:5681 (talk) 16:34, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Uploading historic photos

Hello, I have pictures of a team photo from 1918 and 1921 that I am attempting to add to the appropriate Wikipedia page. These photographs are owned by my mother, taken on my iPhone. Is there a way to either receive permission or get them added appropriately? Difficult to obtain explicit copyright permission from old photographs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kpkc92 (talk • contribs) 23:10, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Kpkc92: I assume the mention of the iPhone here is just as a copying device, and has nothing to do with the matter (faithful reproduction of a 2-dimensional image does not create any new copyrightable intellectual property).
• Something from 1918 or 1921 could very well still be copyrighted. What country were the photos taken in? This question seems to be the first edit from this account, so I have no context to make a guess. - Jmabel ! talk 01:33, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
• @Kpkc92 The information is contradicting. The photograph is taken from your phone, but copyright is with your mother? And is the copyright renewed by your mother? If not, then the picture is very well in public domain at United States with the template {{PD-US-expired}}. -- Contributers2020^{Talk to me here} 05:33, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
  • @Contributers2020: How do you know this is about images that have been previously published, and were published in the U.S.? Did I miss something? I still see no response to my question from the OP. - Jmabel ! talk 14:21, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

I can't Upload my Own Image to my User Page!

Hello,

My Photo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U9lN4Bwa6xK5BUbvzn2eVUt0BqWaoqPP/view?usp=sharing

I need to make my own page on Wikipedia with my all details. I am creating that page for 3 days. Now I need to upload my Own Photo. But Wikipedia bots not Allowing to Upload the Photo. When I try to Upload, It will show like this Error Message!

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We could not determine whether this file is suitable for Wikimedia Commons. Please only upload photos that you took yourself with your camera, or see what else is acceptable. See the guide to make sure the file is acceptable and learn how to upload it on Wikimedia Commons.

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Please help me to Solve this Problem!

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr.Tharmalingam Tharesanan (talk • contribs) 05:43, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Dr.Tharmalingam Tharesanan: I don't see any contributions from this account on any of the Wikipedias. Are you talking about the English-language Wikipedia? In general you should not be writing about yourself there. Have you read en:WP:COI? If not, I recommend you do.
• From your description, I'm guessing that you tried to upload a small photo with no EXIF information as a cross-wiki upload. Usually when people do that, they are uploading a copyright violation. If you do the upload entirely here on Commons, for example using Commons:Upload Wizard, that should not trigger. However, be aware that if someone else took a photo of you, then the photographer, not you, owns the copyright. They need to give permission, either by uploading and licensing the image themselves on their account, by publishing it elsewhere and explicitly granting the relevant license, or by the COM:VRT process. - Jmabel ! talk 14:29, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

@Dr.Tharmalingam Tharesanan: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a smaller (<50,000 bytes or <2,000,000 pixels) jpg photo as a new user while leaving the summary intact. The photo you tried to upload is smaller, and you indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a smaller photo, it is a copyright violation taken from the web. If you took the photo yourself, please upload the full-size original of it per COM:HR, including EXIF metadata. If you did not take the photo, please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept it as-is, and have the photographer post Commons:Licensing compliant permission for such work on their website or social media presence or send the photo and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you change the summary or use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid that filter.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 14:43, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Jeff G.: I am a Web Developer, But I am very newbie on Wikipedia. I need to create a page for my client. He want to create page his own Details. Can you help me to Solve this problem.

He don't have High quality Images. What can I do for Solve this problem? He need to take again his Photo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr.Tharmalingam Tharesanan (talk • contribs) 17:24, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Dr.Tharmalingam Tharesanan: We need permission from the photographer of whichever photo(s) you or the photographer upload. Why only 3 days? See also COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 20:10, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Jeff G.: How can I get Permission with my photographer? We already paid for his work. I think this image is Shared on Whatsapp Messenger, That's why Quality is Reduced!

If I have high quality Image, What can I do? Now I only have this Image, All studios are closed due to Lock down. He can't take another Photo! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr.Tharmalingam Tharesanan (talk • contribs) 08:08, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Dr.Tharmalingam Tharesanan: If the photographer or studio is responsive to inquiries (see contact details on your receipt), you can try to convince them to upload it here or post Commons:Licensing compliant permission for such work on their website or social media presence or send the photo and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. They may want an additional payment for that. Of course, if your receipt shows a Commons:Licensing compliant permission or transfer of copyright, please send that via VRT. Sign your posts and see COM:TALK.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 11:01, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

What kind of files can I upload

Tell me what kind of files I can upload — Preceding unsigned comment added by Genius123$000 (talk • contribs) 08:17, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Genius123$000: Please see COM:FS. Generally, what we'd most want from new contributors is content of potential educational use, either photos that they took themselves or where it is clear that those images are in the public domain (typically things from 19th century or earlier, though there are others, read the article). - Jmabel ! talk 14:31, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Category naming

Looking at Category:Sandown, New Hampshire and Category:Sandown (which refers to a place on the Isle of Wight), why is "New Hampshire" specified in the first case but "Isle of Wight" not specified in the second? Originally I imagined that a category, let's say "Sandown", could exist with the same name in multiple positions in the category hierarchy, let's say under "Places in New Hampshire" and "Places on the Isle of Wight", but now I understand that this is impossible. In which case, is Category:Sandown a category naming error -- just arbitrarily the first one that was created, and someone didn't bother to specify where it was? Should Category:Sandown be renamed to Category:Sandown, Isle of Wight, and, if so, is there a tool that will do this? When I try Special:MovePage/Category:Sandown it says "Please note that only the page will be moved and any pages in the old category will not be recategorized into the new one." which is clearly no use as there are hundreds. At Commons:Rename_a_category I did find reference to a "bot", but at User_talk:CommonsDelinker/commands#Category_moves it says "Updating references to the new category name is the duty of the requester. Update all references to the new category name where needed. This part of the task is not automated" so whatever use is that? Isn't that exactly what one WOULD expect the bot to do?? Alternatively, any other suggestions? ITookSomePhotos (talk) 17:32, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

•  Comment I suggest starting a discussion on the talk page for Category:Sandown before any move. I see that Commons categories match usage on en:Wikipedia as well; Sandown and Sandown, New Hampshire. From the articles, I see that the one in New Hampshire was named after the one on Isle of Wight, and further that the Sandown on Isle of Wight is much older and more than twice as populous, so it being the main topic doesn't seem random. (Also note that common practice is putting the state name after town/city name for USA places, with exceptions for particularly significant cities with unique unambiguous names.) Perhaps it might be a good idea to just put a hatnote at the top of Category:Sandown with links to other places of that name, similar to Sandown (disambiguation). Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:59, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

I see, thanks. If there is a general principle that the "main" instance of something, be it a place or whatever, does not need qualifying in the category name, while other instances do, then that's fine. I have no particular desire to press for a name change in the "Sandown" case, though I would be interested to know anyway whether there is a sensible way to rename a category without the necessity to make hundreds of manual changes that effectively makes the task infeasible for ordinary users. ITookSomePhotos (talk) 18:19, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

@ITookSomePhotos: For a category like Category:Sandown with only a few hundred files, Commons:Cat-a-lot can be used to move them in only a few minutes. Cat-a-lot doesn't help with subcategories, though, so you'd still need to move them by hand. Regarding CommonsDelinker, I suspect that the discussion of "references" doesn't mean files that are in the category, but rather other links to it (like the ones in this paragraph). That would explain the reference to "what links here". --bjh21 (talk) 23:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Problem with batch upload tools?

Could there be a general problem with batch upload tools, e.g. them being disallowed? My Vicuna Uploader stopped working ~2 weeks ago because it could not login to Commons (while I can login normally via web browser). I tried Commonist instead, but it stopped working today (it reports 100% files uploaded, but then stalls upon updating gallery, while no files were really uploaded). I tried Pattypan, and this cannot log in either. --JiriMatejicek (talk) 18:40, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Looks like all Java based tools share a common library, which fell foul of a mediawiki software update. See the German thread Commons:Forum#Problem beim Hochladen mit Commonist for some technical details. Also https://github.com/ritschwumm/commonist/issues/25 and https://github.com/ritschwumm/commonist/issues/26 Agathoclea (talk) 18:56, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

This apparently affects a lot of Commons users. Could it be solved at the MediaWiki end? Instead of a number of tools programmers having to adapt their programs, a central solution might be better. --JiriMatejicek (talk) 06:51, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

What is SDC?

When uploading an image, it has automatically added numerous categories about missing SDC something. What does it mean? For example: missing SDC copyright license / missing SDC source of file / missing SDC creator / missing SDC inception / etc. What is needed to be done? What is this SDC?--MrPanyGoff 10:41, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

@MrPanyGoff: This refers to the Structured data tab of the file page that links to the Wikidata database. Don't worry about this since it is not essential, and a bot will eventually add most of the missing items. De728631 (talk) 10:48, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Fear for after effects of being vaccinated

Good day. My name is Isa Phiri. Am a Zimbabwean by birth and am living in Zimbabwe. I have a question and aI feel like ask how you take it . Firstly am a financially challenged man who can not afford standard health checkups so as now I think I need information on my situation.

I got vaccinated recently with Sinopham , both first and second doses, but since then am feeling strange. From the day I was vaccinated , on the 8th of Sep , it took me about 4 or 5 days without using my left side. My left side was very week then that I couldnt do mu h work with it. It then stopped for about 2 weeks. Immediately before my second dose I began feeling the same way till now. During evening I feel like Ive been carrying something heavy from my left side. Should this be a reason to be scared because now I regrate being vaccinated —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 77.246.55.165 (talk) 12:17, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

• This is a page for advice in using Wikimedia Commons, not for other pruposes. No one here will be able to help you. However, I strongly suspect your illness is not related to the vaccine. - Jmabel ! talk 14:28, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Nairobi Gallery

Recently, I have uploaded several photos about the Nairobi gallery (The images I uploaded were found on Flickr and are under the commons 2.0 license (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)), and I wonder if those pictures can be used since on the Wikimedia Commons page about copyright in Kenya they say Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions are not free to use. Do these images have to be removed?---JSeb05 (talk) 15:10, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

These are Commons:Non-copyright restrictions. Ruslik (talk) 20:34, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

@Ruslik0: I still don't understand, does it mean that the images will be deleted or not? can I use them in an article?-JSeb05 (talk) 20:45, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Good question, I don't think Ruslik0 answered it. That provision is in the copyright rules guidelines for Kenya. That is unusual compared to copyright laws in many other countries. The photos would generally be fine for other countries, but item "d" in that Kenyan provision possibly may be relevant, and Commons policy is to be in harmony with country of origin copyrights. Does anyone have more details on how this is applied in Keyna? -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 00:46, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

@Infrogmation: On the page "Paying Public Domain" in which it deals with cultural expressions (Where this rule is mentioned in Kenya) it says "When a work is in the public domain, the existence of a paying public domain regime may be seen as a "non-copyright restriction" which does not prevent the work from being uploaded to Commons, but should be respected by users of the work. "So the images can stay on Wikimedia Commons? -JSeb05 (talk) 01:39, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Hm, curious that the clause was in Commons page on copyright rules of Kenya if it is a "non-copyright restriction". I *think* those are OK for Commons, but I suppose the possibility remains that it might be challenged in the future if more information on Kenyan law suggests a specific problem. I see you uploaded them in good faith and with due diligence, thank you. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:32, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Upload media

Dear, the photos I uploaded I can not delete. Can you do that for me? Thank you! [[Media:]] — Preceding unsigned comment added by TinaJovicicGrmas (talk • contribs) 19:19, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 7G Films (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

• @7G Films and TinaJovicicGrmas: If you want to delete one or more of your recent uploads, just put {{subst:My bad upload}} on the relevant fie page, and someone will come by and delete it. - Jmabel ! talk 21:40, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Collegiate soccer pictures

I went to my local university's soccer game and took some pictures. Some players are already notable (in Wikipedia's sense) and I'll be sticking their pictures in their respective articles. Others are not notable yet, but may be notable in the future. Then I've got some action shots. Should I upload them all, or just the notable ones for now? ConcreteOski (talk) 23:01, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

If well photographed and properly described & categorized, I'd think the photos without "notable" players would be fine. Commons is for photos for articles but also supplemental material giving broader illustration of a topic. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 00:37, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Commons threshold is far below Wikipedia's for this sort of thing. Go for it, as long as you take the time to add descriptions and categories. - Jmabel ! talk 01:50, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Category:Maid costumes

Which one is most correct? Maid costumes or maid outfits? --Trade (talk) 23:29, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

I'd say "maid costume" is someone dressing as a version of a maid who is not a maid. For actual maid in standard clothing, perhaps "maid uniform" might be better? That's how "Police uniforms" v/s "Police costumes" are set up as categories. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 00:30, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

+1 to what Infrogmation said. - Jmabel ! talk 01:51, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Sri Sathya Sai Baba Images - Are these the right way to remove Copyright license

To use the file in a wiki, copy this text into a page:

https://www.sssmediacentre.org/#/album-detail-page/61613579ba3503be6af77518

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sri_Sathya_Sai_Baba_Mahasamadhi_without_Copyrights.jpg

Sri Sathya Sai Baba Mahasamadhi without Copyrights

Prasanthi Nilayam Main Entrance

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prasanthi_Nilayam_Main_Entrance.jpg

Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Brindavan

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sri_Sathya_Sai_Baba_at_Brindavan.jpg

Sri Sathya Sai Baba at 14 - After declaration as Shirdi Sai Baba Avatar

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sri_Sathya_Sai_Baba_at_14.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Venkatant (talk • contribs) 07:53, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

@Venkatant: No. Those uploads have inconsistent licensing, and I doubt any organization in India can legally state that it "revokes Copyright claim", while still offering a cc-by license. Also, you claim your own work photo File:Sri Sathya Sai Baba at 14.jpg was taken of Sathya Sai Baba "27 January 2010, 13:49:47" when he was 14 years old, yet he was born "23 November 1926". Please see COM:DW and credit the original photographers per COM:EVID. See also COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 12:54, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Changes to Infomedia

Hi,

I would like to change the following:

InfoMedia --> Infomedia (Small m)

New logo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/InfomediaLogo_blue_wide_RGB.svg

Thanks

/A — Preceding unsigned comment added by AndyOttey (talk • contribs) 08:13, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

@AndyOttey: Hi, and welcome. File:InfomediaLogo blue wide RGB.svg already has the small m. Please see COM:FR and COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 12:34, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Help request

Hi there,

I made a request nearly two weeks ago for Commons:Graphic_Lab/Map_workshop#1984_Summer_Olympics_medal_map.png, but nobody has responded to my request. Is there anybody who can help?

--Birdienest81 (talk) 08:48, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Birdienest81: I've had requests there take as much as half a year. There aren't a lot of people working on that sort of thing, and they aren't working on it a lot of the time. - Jmabel ! talk 13:54, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Updating image is showing a different file

This user's help request has been resolved If you have more questions, feel free to make another {{helpme}} request.

I've trying to update an image on my page but am seeing a different image.

I've added this new file however when I have added to a Wikipedia page, I am seeing a different (old) version which also seems to have the same filename. I have tried to upload the new file as a different filename but I am told it is not possile as the same file already exists. I am now stuck where my page is showing the old image. Please help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dlevans22 (talk • contribs) 11:11, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

@Dlevans22: The problem is that you uploaded your new file to Wikimedia Commons as File:MoneySuperMarket logo.svg, but the existing file was on English Wikipedia with the same name: en:File:MoneySuperMarket logo.svg. Because the article en:Moneysupermarket.com is on English Wikipedia, it uses the version of the file on English Wikipedia in preference to the one on Wikimedia Commons. You should ask for File:MoneySuperMarket logo.svg to be renamed (using the "Move" item in the "More" menu) to some name that's different from the one on English Wikipedia. --bjh21 (talk) 11:51, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Editing svg images

What software do you use to edit svg images? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guinevere II (talk • contribs) 15:00, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

@Guinevere II: Inkscape, a free software. Yann (talk) 15:04, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

@Guinevere II: some commercial drawing programs, such as Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw!, can also import & export the format. Since SVG source files are plain text, you can use a text editor as with any other program code; of course you need to learn the syntax, and the output of drawing programs is not usually designed for easy parsing by humans. That said, there are some maps &c. here that have been hand-coded or organized with comments so as to make simple edits, like changing colours, quite easy without benefit of a WYSIWYG interface.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 00:48, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

A question

How do I know if photos are allowed or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LatrBye (talk • contribs) 17:43, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

The first steps tutorial has a nice overview of the rules. In short, the files you want to upload must be educational and freely licensed. For the very long description, see COM:SCOPE. --rimshot^talk 18:25, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Question

Are we allowed to change the License of a file that has own work but its in the Public Domain. ItsJustdancefan (talk) 17:46, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Many people upload files without knowing the rules in detail. They can make a photo of a PD painting and assume it is their own work in the sense of copyright. I think you can change the license in that case to some form of a PD licensing. Elly (talk) 19:38, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

• Not sure exactly what you mean. If you figured out something you uploaded has an inaccurate license, yes please by all means correct it. If it is your own creation that you previously licensed under CC or similar: you cannot withdraw a free license or make terms more restrictive, but you may offer additional multi-license options for reuse or release into the public domain. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:04, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
  • @Infrogmation: I think what they are saying (User:ItsJustdancefan, correct me if I'm wrong) is that someone else uploaded an image claiming it to be "own work" but in fact they uploaded a third-party PD file. And in that case, yes, you can change the license to say that the image is PD. When you do that, I'd suggest that in the "permissions" section of the {{Information}} template you indicate what license the uploader offered, but that the image is in the public domain because [reason]. - Jmabel ! talk 15:25, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Duplicate image

By mistake I uploaded an image thumb and have now discovered that it has already been uploaded as thumb.

I cannot find searching in the help files what to do about this, but I suppose the file I uploaded should be deleted. Sorry. Deisenbe (talk) 00:09, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Deisenbe: This is what {{Duplicate}} is for, but in this case I'll just do it for you. - Jmabel ! talk 01:40, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

راهنمایی در مورد عنوان کردن منبع عکس

من در حال تحقیق و انجام مقاله ای در مورد فردی سرشناس هستم... برای قرار دادن عکس شخص میتونم از عکسهایی که در صفحه اینستاگرامشون قرار داده شده استفاده کنم؟ و اگر میشه استفاده کنم برای منبع و سورس چه اطلاعاتی باید بزنم و یا اینکه اگر بخوام از عکسهایی که در گگل از ایشون هست بزرام به چه صورت باید منبع دهز کنم؟ ببخشید چون تازه وارد هستم هرچقدر تضیحات رو خوندم نتونستم بفهمم که برای منبع چی باید بزنم برام مبهم بود — Preceding unsigned comment added by Artmiss007 (talk • contribs) 09:26, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Tips on naming the source of the photo

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I am researching and doing an article about a famous person ... Can I use the photos posted on their Instagram page to put a photo of a person? And if so, what information should I use for the source? Or if I want to enlarge the photos of him in Google, how should I source the source?

I'm sorry, I'm a newcomer. No matter how much I read the explanation, I couldn't figure out what to do with the source.

translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 13:15, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

سلام و خوش آمدید یک صفحه اینستاگرام به ندرت مجوز کافی برای ما دارد. لطفاً به Commons:Licensing/fa مراجعه کنید تا بدانید چرا ما نمی توانیم چنین عکسی را همانطور که هست بپذیریم و از عکاس بخواهید Commons: مجوزهای سازگار با چنین مجوزهایی را در وب سایت یا حضور در رسانه های اجتماعی خود مجوز دهد یا عکس و مجوز را از طریق ]]VRT]] با یک نسخه کربن برای شما. اگر نمی توانید مجوز سازگار دریافت کنید ، ممکن است عکس همچنان مطابق با en: WP: F در ویکی پدیا انگلیسی بارگذاری شود زیرا ما در اینجا استفاده عادلانه را مجاز نمی دانیم. همچنین به COM:SIGN مراجعه کنید. :@Artmiss007:

Hi, and welcome. An Instagram page is very rarely licensed freely enough for us. Please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept such a photo as-is, and have the photographer post Commons:Licensing compliant permission for such work on their website or social media presence or send the photo and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. See also COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 13:15, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

How can I add a name to the listed Category?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Commanders_of_the_Order_of_the_Polar_Star — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bomolson (talk • contribs) 15:07, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Bomolson: I'm not sure what you mean by adding a "name". Do you mean a subcategory? If so, do you mean a specific existing subcategory or do you want to create a new one? - Jmabel ! talk 15:27, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

How do I get these pictures added? I’m trying to improve the Vikramashila article.

There’s a collection of leaf manuscripts found at Vikramashila. Is there anyway I can get them added onto here so I can use them on wikipedia? Here are the links:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.24587727

https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.24587733

There’s quite a few others but what’s the process of getting these added if possible? Thank you!KashKarti (talk) 20:02, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

• I'm guessing User:KashKarti means Vikramashila, in the English-language Wikipedia. - Jmabel ! talk 21:46, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
  • Those two would certainly be eligible to be uploaded. CC-0 there is nonsense—these are simply Public Domain—but either way the result is the same.
  • Question: does anyone know how to best phrase a PD statement for a work dating from 1119 but where we don't have a specific death year?
  • Question: does anyone have a tool to download with metadata direct from JSTOR, or does someone have to download to their own computer then upload to Commons? - Jmabel ! talk 21:53, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

  For your first Q we have {{PD-old-assumed}}. I don’t think the PD-old-auto templates will take circa or ante dates. Surely there can’t be any doubt the author’s been dead for at least nine centuries, so I can’t see anyone questioning a {{PD-100}} either. Not sure what USA tag should go with those, though, without knowing the publication history.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 00:07, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

South Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) license

Is this license compatible with Commons? And is so, what would the appropriate license be? --Trade (talk) 20:24, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

• We need someone who can read Korean to answer this. - Jmabel ! talk 21:55, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

  I can’t myself; from Google Translate’s version it looks quite a lot like a form of Attribution licence, but the clause saying the terms can be changed without notice is likely disqualifying here. Even though there’s a ‘grandfathering’ provision, our reusers shouldn’t have to verify that the licence is still valid before downloading, and we can’t be constantly monitoring our licensors’ ToU pages for changes.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 23:48, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Trade To my understanding,
  1) Change of work: It can be used by changing it to a secondary work= Derivatives allowed
  2) This work may be used for commercial purposes=Commercial Allowed
  3) Share and use on/offline: Share and use through on/offline=Sharealike
  4) Source indication: You must indicate the source of the work.=Attribution
  So I think it is CC BY-SA 4.0 and is allowed in commons. Rest on the community. Thanks, Contributers2020^{Talk to me here} 03:46, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

  @Contributers2020: how would you translate the following from §I.2? “공공누리 저작물의 이용조건은 변경될 수 있습니다.”—Odysseus1479 (talk) 05:06, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

  @Odysseus1479 ehh.... I didn't understand. To see what my translator gave to me, refer here- This drive share link. Contributers2020^{Talk to me here} 05:14, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

  @Contributers2020: that’s only part of the terms. What does your translator get from section I, clause 2 in the next part after that shown in your screenshot?—Odysseus1479 (talk) 05:25, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

  @Odysseus1479 I guess you're talking about this- My drive again. If yes, then what is the problem? They say the TOS is subjected to change, but if the files was uploaded before the TOS change, the old one will continue for it. Thanks, Contributers2020^{Talk to me here} 05:31, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Aragon, Georgia

Hi, I was wondering if you could let me edit Aragon,Georgia wiki page —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2600:6C5A:17F:9E05:2049:5297:1345:975B (talk) 20:55, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

• Do you mean Aragon, Georgia in the English-language Wikipedia? As far as I can tell, that is freely editable. - Jmabel ! talk 21:56, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Durban City.png

--Lascorpion (talk) 23:06, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

@Lascorpion: Hi, and welcome. What can you tell us about the lifetime of the copyright holder and the date and country of the original logo's first publication, presumably some time in or near 1959?   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 00:00, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

-- (Lascorpion (talk) 00:27, 13 October 2021 (UTC)) Nu-i cunosc varsta, dar banuiesc ca are peste 50 de ani sau chiar mai mult. Este proprietarul clubului - om de afaceri și fost jucător la Durban City, Glen Adams a cumpărat drepturile legate de club și l-a reînregistrat în 2009, aceasta este sursa de unde am copiat logo clubului:clik aici

• @Lascorpion: Copyright_law_of_South_Africa#Copyright_term nu este tot încurajator. "fifty years from the end of the year of the author's death" => "cincizeci de ani de la sfârșitul anului morții autorului". Cu toate acestea, se mai spune "Anonymous works are protected for the shorter of fifty years from first publication or fifty years from the year when it is reasonable to presume the author is dead" => "Lucrările anonime sunt protejate pentru o perioadă mai scurtă de cincizeci de ani de la prima publicare sau cincizeci de ani de la anul în care este rezonabil să presupunem că autorul este mort". Deci, dacă este clar că nicio persoană anume nu a fost creditată vreodată pentru acest logo și dacă este înainte de 1971, atunci cred că este în domeniul public. - Jmabel ! talk 02:21, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Is this ok? I'm worried.

I have added 3 images from Flickr to Wikimedia Commons (File:Round Fungus Beetle.jpg, File:Synetocephalus bivittatus.jpg, File:Red-headed flea beetle; Systena frontalis.jpg), all with CC BY 2.0 license. But for some reason I'm worried if I did something against the copyright laws or things as such. Can someone please review the images and tell if they are added with the proper requirements or not? Excellenc1 (talk) 16:04, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

@Excellenc1: They look good to me. The license is one we accept (COM:L) and the appropriate source and author information is present for each image, which satisfies the license requirements. The Upload Wizard generally does a good job of handling those details. Additionally, the images don't strike me as being stolen or otherwise not the work of the source Flickr accounts (see COM:LL for details on that). Files uploaded from Flickr are usually automatically reviewed by a bot to verify that the license is okay and matches the source page, but it can sometimes get a backlog that delays the review. Certain trusted users (COM:LR) can do the review manually, as well. I'll go ahead and do that. clpo13_(talk) 16:45, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

My Father's piano music

My father is on wikipedia as he contributed to scientific discoveries in the early 1960s. He passed away in 2015. I recently have found some of his recordings on reel to reel tape, and had them digitized. Can I upload them and link them to his wikipedia page?

If so, is there an easy way of doing it?

Thank you so much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eschmidt62 (talk • contribs)

• @Eschmidt62: Are these recordings of music he wrote, or of him performing other people's music? If it is the latter, there may be complicated copyright issues. However, if he wrote the music himself and performs them solo himself, and you are the heir to his intellectual property (which should be the case if no one else is explicitly named as such and you are the heir to the residuum of his estate), then you may offer a license pretty much the same way you would license your own work. I suggest {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}. Make sure you credit him, not yourself, as the author.
• Audio files are uploaded just like image files. Our preferred audio file format is .oga. For information about converting other formats to .oga, have a look at Commons:Audio.
• Also, please see COM:SIGN.
• Feel free to come back with any more specific questions if that does not answer what you need. - Jmabel ! talk 21:04, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

Story

Why there isn't Moumini and the lion's story — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nxamagelde Nosizwe (talk • contribs) 16:37, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Nxamagelde Nosizwe: I have no idea. Are you aware of what site you are asking this question on (Wikimedia Commons, the media repository associated with Wikipedia)? What about this story would you expect to find on this site? - Jmabel ! talk 21:06, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

is my pic added in contest

is my pic added in contest how to know about that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guy2947346 (talk • contribs) 22:18, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Guy2947346: You have multiple recently uploaded pictures, and you don't say what contest, so unless you provide that information it's going to be pretty hard for anyone to answer that. - Jmabel ! talk 01:11, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

CPI da Prevent Senior

I was wondering how I can upload an image from Flickr to Wikimedia Commons without violating copyright. I want to create a page, with a photo gallery of Prevnt Senior Cpi as you did with the Pandemic CPI. André L P Souza (talk) 00:36, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

• @André L P Souza: What picture (URL of page on Flickr)? What license? - Jmabel ! talk 01:12, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Jmabel, this link here: Image on Flickr. I created a page on the Lusophone Wikipedia about the topic and I need an image to illustrate the content André L P Souza (talk) 01:20, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

• @André L P Souza: That says "All rights reserved". You can't use it on Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 01:27, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Jmabel what a pity. So I have to wait for the image rights holder to create the page and then use it. Understand. Thank you very much for the report.. André L P Souza (talk) 01:33, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

an image i want to add

Hi im looking for an image for an infobox for Mr. Potato Head from Toy Story and I'm trying to figure out how fair use works. So I don't know if I can upload this image or not. here is the URL to find the image https://www.clipartkey.com/view/xwxixR_toys-story-mr-potato-head/ please tell me if i can use this image. Kaleeb18 (talk) 01:46, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

• No, no "fair use" here on Wikimedia Commons. This is for free licensed images only. Clear copyright notice on the source website - and recent commercial creations are usually copyrighted anyways. (You could check on English language Wikipedia about "fair use" there.) -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:13, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

@Kaleeb18: You may use en:File:Mr Potato Head 1952.jpg if you add to the rationale there.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 10:19, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Can this image be uploaded?

http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/movies/2019_pm_msb_evolution/teasers/teaser01/teaser01_06_small.png

This images is now used as a ref in an article on enwiki, which is now a bare URL and threatened by link rot. Is it viable to upload it onto Commons and replace the ref with this image here? Unite together (talk) 08:23, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

@Unite together: Hi, and welcome. If you want to upload high resolution movie poster images here on Wikimedia Commons, please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept movie poster images of others, and have the image designer(s), photographer(s), or producer(s) post Commons:Licensing compliant permission for such work on their official website or social media presence or send the image and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. Low resolution movie posters on English Wikipedia (there called "film posters") were uploaded there for Fair Use subject to en:WP:F. We do not accept Fair Use files here on Wikimedia Commons. en:Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard gives four options for uploading directly on that project: Upload a non-free file on top in the middle; Files for upload process; Plain form for local uploads; and Old guided form (the latter three in the right column under "Wikipedia").   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 10:12, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Вставление картинки в статью в Википедии.

Здравствуйте! Я хотел бы вставить фотографию в одну из статей Википедии. Я создал учетную запись, но не знаю, как вставить фото в статью. Как это сделать? Спасибо за ответ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melnikov102 (talk • contribs) 16:44, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Melnikov102: en:Help:Pictures / ru:Википедија:Упутства/Слике. - Jmabel ! talk 17:27, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

San Angeles map

Moved from Commons talk:Help desk - Jmabel ! talk 02:42, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

I recently created a map of San Angeles by cropping the following map and doing some recoloring: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southern_California_counties_in_red_noshade.png

How should I go about uploading this photograph and how do I ensure the original image is factored in as a source? Experiment632 (talk) 23:25, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

• @Experiment632: Upload just like any other image; give File:Southern California counties in red noshade.png as your source. Follow the "Other Wikipedians" author credit. I strongly recommend sticking with the {{Cc-by-sa-4.0}} license, or things get very complicated. - Jmabel ! talk 02:45, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

The move button

Good day,

I am new to this and I can not move my page to a different Diplay Name, the move button is missing on my menu.

Regards Tumelo — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thabovictorious (talk • contribs) 13:01, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Please, wait for 4 days until you are autoconfirmed. Ruslik (talk) 14:51, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

@Thabovictorious: Hi, and welcome. In addition to the above, I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a smaller (<50,000 bytes or <2,000,000 pixels) jpg photo as a new user while leaving the summary intact, and Special:AbuseFilter/156 by trying to upload a smaller (<50,000 bytes) jpg photo as a new user. Each jpg photo you tried to upload is smaller, and you indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a smaller photo, it is a copyright violation taken from the web. If you took the photo yourself, please upload the full-size original of it per COM:HR, including EXIF metadata. If you did not take the photo, please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept it, and have the copyright holder(s) license it on their official websites or social media or send the images and permissions via VRT with carbon copies to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you change the summary or use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid filter 153. See also COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 17:08, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Can I upload an online scan of a picture old enough to be in the public domain?

This map, being originally published in 1872, should be in the public domain in the US. Can I upload that scanned map here, or does the scanning create an additional copyright claim that takes the scan out of the public domain? - LaetusStudiis (talk) 18:28, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

@LaetusStudiis: yes, you can. Commons policy is to ignore any copyright claims made over scans or photos that simply depict a two-dimensional PD work. Use {{PD-scan}} in the licence or permission areas; the template itself links to further info at COM:SCAN.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 18:58, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Coronation events to see off the Muslims soldiers who's fight for France Belgium and Britain

Abdul Haq is my grandfather and I have a right to explore and find out his military service records so I humble request to fix the error for publishing my work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nk810232 (talk • contribs) 11:12, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

@Nk810232: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/156 by trying to upload a smaller (<50,000 bytes) jpg image as a new user. Usually when someone uploads a smaller jpg image, it is a copyright violation taken from the web. If you created the image yourself, please upload the full-size original of it per COM:HR, including original EXIF metadata. If you did not create the image, please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept it, and have the copyright holder license it on their official website or social media, or send the image and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the image may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. See also COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 11:43, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

Unsure about whether image is PD-art

Hi! I'd like to upload this picture of a mediaeval textile, which is held by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The Museum claims copyright over it, however per PD-art we don't honour such claims here. But the help page on PD-art specifically notes that a tattered or broken textile may not be purely 2-dimensional and hence could be excluded from PD-art, so I'm unclear if this image would in fact be allowed on Commons. Does anyone have advice to offer on this? Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by JaneStillman (talk • contribs) 11:48, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

@JaneStillman: Hi, and welcome. {{PD-old-assumed}} should suffice for a 912 year old 3D object anyway. Please see COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 12:14, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

User:Jeff G. probably wanted to write 2D object. I agree uploading is okay without copyright infringement of anyone. Elly (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 22:35, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

@Ellywa: I was addressing the OP's concern about exclusion.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 10:30, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Uploading word documents

How can I upload my compilations which are useful for students? It is in word format. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vibhor123456 (talk • contribs) 11:53, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

@Vibhor123456: Hi, and welcome. Sorry, you are not allowed to do that. Please see COM:FT, COM:DW, and COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 12:07, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

Help

Hello! Is there a specific page where we can ask about minor changes to the existing media here? Or we can't do that? I'm an admin at SqWiki and we use this file: Wikipedia Administrator.svg (not sure how to tag it as a page here) for our admin voting page. In the same page we also use this file: Admin mop-no.png for revocations. The second file is at a lower quality compared to the first (and to this Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg, which we also use at the same page). I wanted to ask somewhere if someone can work with the PNG file to make it at the same quality as the other images but I don't know if a place like this exists. I have no skills in image manipulation myself. - Klein Muçi (talk) 15:11, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

@Klein Muçi: Hi, and welcome. We use the same wikitext here, so those first two files are File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg (edited by ANGELUS) and File:Admin mop-no.png (edited by Kandy Talbot). File:Dialog-error.svg could help, one of those users could help, or you could use File:Not Admin.svg now. You could also ask at Commons:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 17:05, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jeff G., thanks a lot for your answer! :) - Klein Muçi (talk) 22:28, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

@Klein Muçi: You're welcome!   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 10:17, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

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} 10:17, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Want To Create Music Artiest Profile

Dear Team I Want To Make Music Artiest Profile According To My Work With Music So Please Help Us For Improve This Page. Thanking You — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vkay Rapper (talk • contribs) 21:54, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

@Vkay Rapper: Hi, and welcome. Please wait until you qualify for en:WP:NMUSIC and someone you don't know writes a Wikipedia article about you. See also COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 10:15, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

uploading

Is it possible to upload a picture taken by a family member (died before 1980) which belong to the family album? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LDAK (talk • contribs) 09:21, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

@LDAK: Hi, and welcome. Yes, a license like {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}} should suffice if you are the heir to that person's copyrights. See also COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 10:09, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Someone removed the "Wiki Loves Monuments 2021" tag from my entry...

I am new to Wikimedia, and I do not understand what is going on! I have just received three emails stating that someone named "Farragutful" has edited my entry of 4 photos of the Monument I submitted (the Elkhorn Inn, formerly the Empire Coal & Coke Company Miner's Clubhouse in Landgraff, WV) for the "Wiki Loves Monuments" competition, and removed the "Wiki Loves Monuments 2021" tags. If someone can please help me with this, I would appreciate it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elissejo (talk • contribs) 14:54, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

@Elissejo: It looks to me like what Farragutful did was to update the {{Wiki Loves Monuments 2021}} template to refer to West Virginia (us-wv) rather than just the USA (us). Because that automatically put the files in Category:Images from Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 in West Virginia, Farragutful removed the explicit reference to that category. So it seems like a perfectly reasonable piece of maintenance to me, albeit one that could have been better explained in the edit summary. --bjh21 (talk) 15:17, 18 October 2021 (UTC)