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file renaming[edit]

I tried to rename the File:19-01-18-Prednistrowien-RalfR-20.jpg to File:Kirche in der Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße (19-01-18-Prednistrowien).jpg, but colleague Ralf Roletschek canceled the edit with the comment “Kriterium 1 & 4”. I do not speak German, and he does not speak English and Russian: therefore, communication is problematic. I ask the community to explain to me what I am wrong with when renaming. — Ирука13 05:41, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Iruka13, Ralf Roletschek:It seems that Ralf Roletschek is saying "Criteria 1 and 4". Probably Roletschek does not want others to rename the file uploaded?廣九直通車 (talk) 10:17, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Да, это правильно. Да, это правильно. Мои файлы всегда имеют одну и ту же схему, нет причин переименовывать их. --Ralf Roletschek 18:28, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Названия некоторых ваших файлов не соответствуют правилам проекта, а именно пункту 2. Если я не прав, почему бы вам не оставить всё как есть на усмотрение переименовывающих файлы, вместо того, чтобы отменять мои правки? — Ирука13 05:10, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Имена правильные, они содержат дату, место и автора. Здесь нечего менять. «Description» существует для дополнений и описаний. Я не хочу, чтобы кто-нибудь изменил имя моего файла. --Ralf Roletschek 11:59, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
То есть вы считаете, что переименовывающие файлы неправильно делают свою работу? — Ирука13 15:03, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Я этого не говорил. --Ralf Roletschek 16:04, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Ну тогда почему бы вам не вернуть мои шаблоны на место и не дать им сделать свою работу, которая, в первую очередь, заключается в оценке, нужно ли переименовывать файл или не нужно? — Ирука13 10:20, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Мои файлы не должны быть изменены. --Ralf Roletschek 13:50, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Даже если это нарушает правила проекта? — Ирука13 10:09, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

First of all, rename requests should not be used to frustrate contributors. COM:FR is very clear about this: “Uploaders often have schemas naming their files; moving files might break them.” It is obvious in this case that the proposed alternative name would break the naming scheme of the uploader. However, Iruka13, has a point as “Prednistrowien” just refers to Transnistria, i.e. the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic – also called Pridnestrowien in German. Not even the name of the city is given in the file name – this would be Tiraspol in this case. This violates indeed our policy. Quote: “The only piece of meaningful information is a broad location, such as a city, province, or country.” In this case, the filename specifies just the name of the country but nothing else which is related to the depicted building. However, Ralf Roletschek has a point as well as he stresses that the file description includes all the information which is missing in the filename. This addresses the concern of the policy. Quote: “In this case, the location is so large that an average person would not be able to figure out where the image was taken or what the image depicted, without assistance from someone that knows the area.” This is obviously not an issue here. But much worse than a minor violation of the policy for filenames is the edit and rename war that took place in this case. Iruka13, why didn't you try to talk to Ralf Roletschek on his talk page, looking for a compromise? It is much better to talk directly to other people than to edit war and/or to drag them to a board like this without good cause. --AFBorchert (talk) 20:51, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Why I did not write on his page said above. Our discussion here with him, in Russian, came to the conclusion that the only reason why the file should not be renamed is the reluctance of the one who downloaded it. And to my last question, as you see, he did not want to answer. How many days have passed since it was submitted? Regarding the naming of the file, I was right, which was confirmed by the participant who renamed the file. When there are clear rules, no compromises are needed. — Ирука13 05:20, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
@Iruka13: I miss your reaction to the part where you are not right. In your rename requests you did not respect the filename scheme. You should meanwhile have noticed that Ralf is insisting on this scheme and that he is right here. AFBorchert pointed to the renaming rules. While the Russian translation is not up to date in all parts, the relevant section here is! Requesting to something like File:19-01-18-Pridnestrowien-Tiraspol-Kirche Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße-RalfR-20.jpg (edit: typo fix) should be fine. — Speravir – 23:02, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
I'm sorry, I'm new here: how should I show respect for the Ralf's filename scheme in my rename requests? — Ирука13 12:17, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
Iruka13, I gave an example for a possible filename. Ralf has for years this schene with date first and RalfR at the end (confusingly he is not that consequent for very recent uploads, but he started to upload to Flickr, first and uplaod a smlller version here, if I understand correctly). Also keeping the first part, here “Prednistrowien”, would be good, if correct (it is actually a typo mistake, here!). Not recognizing individual schemes can happen to us all, but after Ralf’s intervention and the different threads you should be warned, now. Read, in general, COM:FR with footnotes and also the section about what should not be renamed. — Speravir – 23:32, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
Ralf is against renaming this file to the name suggested by you. — Ирука13 11:25, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

@AFBorchert: Ich habe einen Fehler gemacht, ich habe Prednistrowien und Pridnestrowien durcheinandergebracht. Mein Tschechisch/Slowenisch "pred", also "vor" habe ich falsch interpretiert. File:19-01-18-Prednistrowien-RalfR-20.jpg ist falsch, es müßte File:19-01-18-Pridnestrowien-RalfR-20.jpg sein. Und auch alle andere Dateien der Serie sind falsch. "pred" ist "vor", das Land wird von Rumänien und Moldawien als "hinter" bezeichnet, also "trans". Trans Dnistr ist die rumänische Bezeichnung, prid Dnestr die Eigenbezeichnung. Es ist also ein Faupax meinerseits, die Dateien tschechisch-slowenisch statt russisch zu benennen. Mein Fehler. Der kann gern korrigiert werden, kein Problem. Aber bitte nicht komplett umbenennen. --Ralf Roletschek 22:25, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Ralf, bezogen auf diese konkrete Datei: Ich hatte weiter oben einen Vorschlag gemacht, File:19-01-18-Pridnestrowien-Tiraspol-Kirche Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße-RalfR-20.jpg. Iruka behauptet (hier am 14. März), dass Du auch das ablehnst, das wäre aber von den Regeln gedeckt. Man könnte, denke ich, auch File:19-01-18-Pridnestrowien-Tiraspol-RalfR-20.jpg vertreten, aber dann müssten wohl alle Dateien der Serie aus Tiraspol solch eine Umbenennung erfahren: Nur, welche sind von dort … (?) — Speravir – 22:36, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
(Edit conflict) Hallo Ralf Roletschek, können wir bei der Gelegenheit noch etwas mehr Info in den Namen unterbringen als nur den des Staats? Auch wenn Du es für nicht notwendig erachtest, so ist es doch Konvention auf Commons und erleichtert auch den Überblick in Kategorien, wenn nur die Dateinamen zusammen mit den Bildern zu sehen sind. Ich würde es sehr begrüßen, wenn wir hier einen Kompromiss finden könnten. Du hast Dich auch jüngst beispielsweise für den Namen File:19-08-10-Burg-Penzlin-RalfR.jpg entschieden und das Bild nicht 19-08-10-Deutschland-RalfR-20.jpg genannt. --AFBorchert (talk) 22:39, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Wie nur konnte File:Evolution of a Tornado.jpg Bild des Jahres werden? Mir ist mittlerweile alles egal. --Ralf Roletschek 17:22, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Hallo Ralf Roletschek, nun das Tornado-Bild kannte ich noch nicht und weckte ganz offenbar Interesse. Wie auch immer. Es tut mir leid, dass Dir „mittlerweile alles egal“ ist. Ich selbst werde keines Deiner Bilder je gegen Deinen Willen umbenennen. Wenn ich es aber (wie oben gewünscht) umbenennen soll, dann würde ich den genannten Aspekt gerne berücksichtigen. Ich würde daher vorschlagen, File:19-01-18-Prednistrowien-RalfR-20.jpg beispielsweise in File:19-01-18-Pridnestrowien-Tiraspol-Altgläubige-Kirche-RalfR-20.jpg umzutaufen. Oder sollte dann die laufende Nummer hinter „RalfR“ wegfallen, die sich wohl auf alle Pridnestrowien-Bilder bezieht? Oder etwas kürzer, da Tiraspol als Ortsbezeichnung genügen sollte: File:19-01-18-Tiraspol-Altgläubige-Kirche-RalfR-20.jpg / File:19-01-18-Tiraspol-Altgläubige-Kirche-RalfR.jpg. Wie gesagt, ich suche einen Kompromiss, mit dem auch Du leben kannst. --AFBorchert (talk) 17:52, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Der erste Vorschlag ist doch voll ok. Hätte ich auch von Anfang an nichts dagegen gehabt. Statt der fortlaufenden Nummerierung verwende ich mittlerweile meist die Kameranummer, um auch die dazugehörende RAW wiederzufinden. Die "komischen" Zahlen bei File:20-02-25-Tesla-Wald-RalfR-101 0367-50p.jpg sind also nicht irgendeine Marotte. Ich denke mir doch was bei den Dateinamen. Ich habe ne halbe Mio. Fotos gespeichert.
Beim Tornado müßte der Dateiname ja allen möglichen Regeln widersprechen, das wurde weder bei der Wahl als exzellentes Foto noch bei POTY bemängelt. Kann also nicht so schlimm sein. Nur bei mir. --Ralf Roletschek 18:42, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Dieses Bild zeigt die Evolution eines Tornados. Und es werden sehr wohl auch Bilder von anderen zur Umbenennung vorgeschlagen. Ich sagte schon mal irgendwo, dass es eine gewisse Grauzone gibt. Und leider achten nicht alle Dateiverschieber darauf, dass die anscheinend kryptischen Namensbestandteile auch einen Sinn haben könnten. Schreibe diese Passage „Die "komischen" Zahlen … ne halbe Mio. Fotos gespeichert.“ nochmal an anderer Stelle auf. AFBorchert, anscheinend hatten wir eine ähnliche Idee. — Speravir – 19:46, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Dass es möglich sein sollte, von dem hochgeladene Bild wieder das zugehörige RAW-Bild zu finden, ist mir bewusst. Rate mal, warum bei meinen Bildern (hier ein Beispiel) eine Referenz in der Dateibeschreibung aufgeführt ist. Natürlich ist es auch denkbar, das in den Dateinamen zu integrieren und dann sollte dieser Teil natürlich auch erhalten werden. Das dürfte normalerweise unstrittig sein und es war sicherlich nicht gut, dass hierauf keine Rücksicht genommen wurde. Warum wir jetzt über das Tornado-Bild diskutieren, ist mir nicht klar. Ich wollte nur den Weg zu einem Kompromiss ebnen. Wenn das unerwünscht ist, kann ich mich auch aus der Sache ausklinken. --AFBorchert (talk) 22:16, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Zitat: Der erste Vorschlag ist doch voll ok. --Ralf Roletschek 22:44, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Ah ok :) Sorry, das hatte ich wegen der Tornado-Geschichte glatt übersehen! Ok, das Bild heißt jetzt File:19-01-18-Pridnestrowien-Tiraspol-Altgläubige-Kirche-RalfR-20.jpg. --AFBorchert (talk) 06:39, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Bilder Nutzung[edit]

Hallo,

wir haben für eines unserer Seniorenzentren eine Broschüre über eine Geschichte eines Ehemaligen Lokführeres angefertigt und dafür Bilder von hier verwendet. Jetzt ist die Frage, was muss ich alles im Impressum angeben? Muss ich die Nutzung irgendwo freigeben lassen?

So steht es bei uns im Impressum:

Bildnachweise: www.commons.wikimedia.org
Urheber: Titelbild: Brooksbank
Seite 2: Privatfoto Walter Linkenbach
Seite 3: Urmelbeauftragter
Seite 5: Hugh Llewelyn (Umwandlung in s/w), Brooksbank
Seite 6: Stahlkocher (Umwandlung in s/w)
Seite 7: Tenderlok (Umwandlung in s/w), Brooksbank

Ist das ausreichend?

Danke für eure Antworten!

Marketing Abteilung des AWO Bezirksverbandes Rheinland e.V. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.157.211.90 (talk • contribs) 09:40, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

  • Can we get a native German-speaker to help here? Offhand, I think this is wrong. At least two issues: no indication of under what license the individual photos are used; an assumption that Commons is the origin of the photos, rather than the individual rights-holders. Also, it's hard to give a really sold answer to this without knowing exactly what photos are involved, because licenses differ. - Jmabel ! talk 17:53, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
    • Bei einer Bildernutzung müssen Urheber und Lizenz genannt werden, die Quelle ist nicht zwingend erforderlich. Es muß erkennbar sein, welches Bild jeweils gemeint ist. Beispiel: "Foto Seite 5 links unten: Max Mustermann, Lizenz CC-BY-SA 3.0". --Ralf Roletschek 20:52, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
  • So lange daß bei das Impressum alles OK ist, ist es nicht nötig, bei Commons die Nutzung erwähnen. Hauptsache ist daß Sie das Impressum richtig behandelt haben. JIP (talk) 22:19, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Seht euch Commons:Weiterverwendung an, speziell für Druckerzeugnisse und/oder probiert den Lizenzhinweisgenearator aus (siehe auch Commons:Lizenzhinweisgenerator). Ein genereller Hinweis: Der speziell deutschsprachige Bereich hier ist Commons:Forum. — Speravir – 23:57, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Is this picture public domain?[edit]

Is this picture public domain that could be uploaded to Commons? It was taken in France during WWII. Same picture, but in color. I'd prefer to use the color one for a possible new article on the giant. Is it copyright free in either the English Wikipedia or German Wikipedia? It was taken by the staff of British Army. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:43, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@Doug Coldwell: The second version is watermarked "© TomWren/BNPS". The first version's caption says it was taken in Calais, France in 1944. COM:CRT/France depends on the lifetime of the photographer. What can you tell us about the lifetime of the photographer and the dates and countries of publication?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:33, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: I know little of these. I don't know anything about the photographer other than he was on the staff of the British Army at the time he took the picture. I suspect it was published in England and Germany then, since it was a big event of WWII. That's all I know.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:45, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: I see here that BNPS is a British commercial business. They were NOT the original photographer - it was a soldier of the British Army in 1944.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 15:10, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: The B & W photo is identified as The comedy moment when Jakob was taken prisoner and searched by 5ft 6ins tall Bob was caught on camera by one of Bob’s giggling comrades. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 15:31, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Nearly the same moment of capture was caught on British Path newsreel and here at time 3:44 of the 4:39 minute film. Jakob, the giant, is wearing the same German Army uniform as in the above B & W picture. The soldier between them is a photographer and he is standing at the correct position and angle for taking the B & W photograph of above. Notice the bare trees in the background of both pictures and the landscape, so that identifies it as the same place at the same moment in time - the capture of the German giant. You can see British Corporal Bob Roberts at chest level of giant Jakob Nacken in both pictures, so both these pictures were taken within minutes of each other in 1944. Notice tool belt on Roberts in both. You can tell this was a posed picture set up by the British Army photographer for propaganda purposes. The photographer had Roberts frisk the giant Jakob Nacken and stepped about six feet to his left and took the B & W photo. Notice the little soldiers in the background behind the giant in both pictures.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:48, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: The article explains again that the photo was taken by a British soldier at the time of capture of the giant Jakob Nacken. Since it was taken by a British Army soldier then I believe it falls under this template "{PD-Scan|1=PD-UKGov|category=}", making it public domain. This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:41, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Doug Coldwell: To the contrary, I think it is still copyrighted by Tom Wren in France or possibly the UK through 70 years from his death per COM:CRT/France or possibly COM:CRT/UK. So when did he die?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:46, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: I understand what you are saying of COM:CRT/France, however it was NOT Tom Wren that took the B & W picture. He is the one that colorized it later on (21st century). It was originally a B & W picture. The color photography of cameras in the field were not to that degree of color capability in technology at that point in time of 1944. It says in COM:CRT/France that Anonymous works: 70 years after publication (if author never disclosed). That means the copyright expired in 2014 on the B & W picture. The picture taker is identified as The comedy moment when Jakob was taken prisoner and searched by 5ft 6ins tall Bob was caught on camera by one of Bob’s giggling comrades. Means it is anonymous - without any name attached to the photographer.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:19, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

The colour image is indeed merely a colourised version of the black and white image. This is being done more and more for both still and moving images. As an example I watched a well colourised WWII documentary on Netflix recently and the quality is rather good. However, the colour version probably obtains a new copyright due to the work involved. As the image was taken by a British Army photographer, I suggest the image copyright is determined by Crown copyright which would use the template {{PD-UKGov}}. Any takers? Ww2censor (talk) 22:44, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

If the b/w image is in the public domain then I'd be willing to create a colorized version myself, uploading as CC BY-SA 4.0. Ping me if there is interest. Renerpho (talk) 15:13, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Adding an image to commons just to enrich an OpenStreetMap object[edit]

About 5000-15000 OpenStreetMap objects currently refer to a Wikimedia Commons object. For example, a church could have an image tag or a wikimedia_commons tag that refers to an image hosted by Commons. This image will often already exist when the subject is for example a notable building. However, Commons is also used simply to illustrate a less important feature. OpenStreetMap does not have a notability principle, so these objects can be theoretically quite ingnificant, and quite numerous. A real-life example is collecting images of bicycle parkings. Maybe this goes to far? On the other hand, allowing this kind of use might also harness more of the OSM community for adding images of more notable features.

Reading the Notability policy for Commons, I wasn't convinced this kind of use is acceptable or not.

--Joost schouppe (talk) 14:42, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@Joost schouppe: Commons doesn't have a "notability" threshold, but it does have a "realistically useful for an educational purpose" requirement, in Commons:Project scope. This is a fairly low standard, but I think individual pictures of every feature in OpenStreetMap would fall below it. I don't think Commons wants a photo of every tree in the world, or every lamp-post, or every bollard. We probably don't even want a photo of every house. On the other hand, Commons was willing to import 1.8 million pictures from Geograph Britain and Ireland, which was (and still is) trying to collect pictures of every square kilometre of Britain and Ireland. That was rather controversial, but ultimately those pictures seem to have been tolerated (and there's occasional talk about importing another 4 million). The question I'd ask before adding a picture is "could a picture of another item of this type stand in for this one". For instance, once we've got ten pictures of a particular type of power pole, we don't gain anything by adding another picture of the same type: if you want to show what a particular pole looks like, a picture of an identical pole will do. On the other hand, photographs of every railway station, or even every bus stop, would probably be fine. I think bicycle parking falls close to the boundary: large cycle parks are doubtless in scope, but every individual stand probably isn't. --bjh21 (talk) 16:37, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
This is also not particularly useful to OSM. Map objects should have their properties correctly entered (i.e. bicycle parking should have number of places, type, and whether it's covered). Their exact look wouldn't help a map user --Taktaal (talk) 19:50, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Copyright issue[edit]

Hello,

Regarding the image found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Thurber#/media/File:Lucy_Thurber.jpeg

I see somebody posted a drawing of mine (of Lucy Thurber) without permission. (I have the original.) I’d like it removed. Can you please tell me how to go about doing that? I had posted an image of it elsewhere (privately and also on an illustration website) — but it was captioned “all rights reserved”.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by William11002 (talk • contribs) 17:31, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@Plixsterism: you claimed this as your own work. Care to comment? - Jmabel ! talk 20:35, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Convenience link: File:Lucy Thurber.jpeg.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 02:20, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you to anyone who is considering this, but no one has answered my question yet. William11002 (talk) 11:37, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

I've started Commons:Deletion requests/File:Lucy Thurber.jpeg, which is where this discussion should continue (not here). - Jmabel ! talk 15:06, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
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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. Jmabel ! talk 15:06, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Audio length query[edit]

I'd like to see all audio clips between 18 and 22 seconds long, is there a way I can do a search like that?

Thanks for your help! EdSaperia (talk) 19:13, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Unfortunately, this is not possible. You can only decrease the result count by searching for filesize. See more in the (huge) help for CirrusSearch: mw:Help:CirrusSearch, section filesize. — Speravir – 03:35, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Who are you?[edit]

I was wondering who you are? Wikipedia commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trym de Man (talk • contribs) 15:07, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

WikiMedia Commons. See Main Page. Rodhullandemu (talk) 15:09, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

I'm the owner of a work of art (painting)[edit]

I own a painting. I have all rights to it. The artist who painted the painting can't be contacted. I published a photo of the painting via Wikimedia on Wikipedia, but it was deleted due to allegedly lacking of the right to publish. How can I upload and publish the picture? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pankratius (talk • contribs) 15:27, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

  • @Pankratius: You can send a copy of the document by which copyright was transferred to you, following the instructions at COM:OTRS. - Jmabel ! talk 16:12, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
Joe Judging from the messages on Pankratius’ talk page I assume (he?) is from Germany, so there is no transfer of copyright. — Speravir – 03:26, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
@Pankratius: Vermute ich richtig, dass Du aus Deutschland bist? Dann müsstest Du die Erlaubnis bei den Erben einholen und diese übermitteln. — Speravir – 03:26, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

I need help on uploading my article 'General theory on attenuation and transmission of Covid-19' to Wiki and publishing the article.[edit]

Hi I recently created a user account on Wiki - actually minutes ago.

I am an amateur virus sleuth and have a theory on the attenuation and transmission of Covid-19. How do I publish on Wiki?

The article includes graphs and illustrations. Should I use a template or just upload the file.

Would I be receiving the help in my email box?

Very excited to publish and learn more about the process.

Kind regards,

Ravi Shankar

Note: My user account is Ravi Shankar Khara — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ravi Shankar Khara (talk • contribs) 15:35, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

  • @Ravi Shankar Khara: Commons does not publish articles, except in the sense of uploading images of historically significant docuements, etc. Wikipedia, our sister project, does not publish original research. If you have an academic paper that would stand the scrutiny of peer review, you should submit it to a medical journal. If you have personal musings by an amateur with no research behind them, and still feel a need to publish that, you should probably get your own web site. - Jmabel ! talk 16:15, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Ricardo França[edit]

Boa tarde, estou tentando fazer uma página com minha biografia mas está dando erro. Como agir? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ricardo França de Gusmão (talk • contribs) 21:11, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

  • Commons does not host autobiographical pages. - Jmabel ! talk 05:24, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

People's Choice Award Photo[edit]

I uploaded a file recently called 'People's Choice Award'. There was a conflict on the upload about where it came from. The original upload by me is the correct one stating who took the picture, there was a conflict because it was not with her device but on behalf of another users device so the conflict remains between action and ownership but with legal rights to use image in a free and public space. The photo itself may have been used somewhere on the internet but I have not checked. This upload,I have the right to use. Would you please help me understand as well as properly indicate this on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlterĒvolvere (talk • contribs) 00:42, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

  • Convenience link: File:People's Choice Awards.jpg - Jmabel ! talk 05:28, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
  • @AlterĒvolvere: "Another person" is not an acceptable source. You cannot grant the license on someone else's work, and that other person cannot grant an effective license by talking to you. There are probably two reasonable possibilities here under which the picture can be kept:
    • The actual copyright holder, presumably the person who took the photo, can post it on a site clearly under their control and state the license clearly there.
    • The actual copyright holder can write an email granting the license and send it as described at COM:OTRS. - Jmabel ! talk 05:33, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

copyright issues on protest signs[edit]

what are the copyright constraints on social media images of hand written protest signs? is there any copyright-safe source of images of protests?

i'm trying to build up the Urdu language pages, and International Women's Day has produced a huge number of images of hand written Urdu, and Urdu in modern fonts, etc. but i don't know what i am allowed to do with them?

i would obviously pick the less controversial examples, so it does not come across as bias or detract from the main point on the language pages, but things that translate to fairly simple things like "march for women's freedom" etc. seem appropriate enough, it's mainly just privacy and copyright issues i am worried about. Though some of the more controversial examples might be appropriate on pages for feminism etc. or i guess i could go for out of context words? but that seems creepy?

Irtapil (talk) 02:42, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

  • @Irtapil: Given that you are mentioning Urdu, I assume you are talking either about India or Pakistan; you might need someone with some expertise about the copyright law of the relevant country.
  • Making a guess based on countries I know more about: typically, common phrases like "march for women's freedom" cannot be copyrighted, nor can handwriting or typography, so these should not raise a problem. - Jmabel ! talk 05:37, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jmabel: from the options on the upload sections i got the impression wiki was under USA law because it was USA based? but maybe that guess is way off.
privacy is an issue too? but if i show the sign but not the person, that's mostly ok, probably?
so handwriting is probably ok, but drawings and logos etc. maybe aren't?
is there an official wiki guideline of some sort i can refer to?
Irtapil (talk) 12:59, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jmabel: where do i go for more info on the typography not being copyright thing? i imagine it would be fare use as *part* of a non commercial work, but I've been using only free-as-in-freedom fonts for anywhere that involved the font being the main focus, e.g. an image of an individual letter or a text only image where the typography itself is the focus. But maybe free fonts only is needlessly over cautious? Irtapil (talk) 12:59, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
COM:TOO has a summary for every country. There are a few quoted court cases where it was decided that simply choosing a font and writing your company name in it does not constitute a copyrightable logo. --Taktaal (talk) 12:10, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

As for the U.S. vs. country of origin: our standard is that to consider something public domain, it should be PD in both the U.S. and the country of origin. - Jmabel ! talk 17:36, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

How to upload files[edit]

Please help me — Preceding unsigned comment added by ANILESHPYADAV (talk • contribs) 05:22, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Uploads[edit]

I can't use the uploads either. It stalls. Any suggestions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dtrewcrist (talk • contribs) 19:52, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Lately, the old upload hasn't been working, but now I have tried the upload wizard and that doesn't work either. Am I doing something wrong? Sardaka (talk) 08:43, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Sardaka: Hi. I am not seeing any evidence of such a problem. What exact form are you using, and what unexpected results are you getting? Following mw:How to report a bug would be helpful if the problem recurs.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:09, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
Upload Wizzard does not work properly with FireFox, the tool is completely broken will accept only one or two files at a time.--Giftzwerg 88 (talk) 14:12, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
“Old upload” probably means Special:Upload, right? Upload wizard is Special:UploadWizard. — Speravir – 03:16, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
But both have not been working lately. Will have another try. Sardaka (talk) 09:44, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Have just tried old upload. Starts off looking OK, but then suddenly stops. Sardaka (talk) 09:50, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Tried again with Upload Wizard. After seven minutes or so, it failed and I got:Could not connect to the server. Make sure you have a working internet connection and try again. My internet connection is working. I can get everything else, but uploads won't work. Sardaka (talk) 10:06, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
@Sardaka: Have you tried to upload that same image to Wikimedia Commons BETA, Test Wikipedia, Test2 Wikipedia, Deletionpedia, or a social networking site?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:14, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Syntaxe des textes sur Wikimedia Commons[edit]

Bonjour, J'ai écrit ou modifié des articles sur Wikipédia, et j'essaie d'intervenir sur Wikimedia Commons. Je n'ai pas réussi à trouver le guide qui prescrit la syntaxe à respecter pour modifier des commentaires. Très concrètement, j'ai tenté de corriger les mentions qui accompagnent le plan de Paris : "1630 Plan de Sauvé.jpg", pour rectifier la date (ce plan n'est pas de 1630 mais des années 1670-1680). Je ne sais pas comment ajouter une ligne "bibliographie" qui me permettrait de mentionner la source justifiant ma correction de date. Je ne sais pas non plus modifier le nom du fichier, où figure la date de 1630. Y a-t-il un guide qui me donne la marche à suivre ? Merci, et bien cordialement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EX2 (talk • contribs) 11:03, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@EX2: does the information and categorisation of this file could be helpful? Thank you for your time. Lotje (talk) 11:53, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:SKTcargoLOGO RGB.svg[edit]

https://www.skyteam.com/en/cargo/Home/ --BenNeumann23 (talk) 13:44, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

what boxes do i tick for fonts[edit]

how do i describe the copyright information for fonts, if there is no other content, e.g. an image of a single letter or glyph? I think this would be allowed, but i can't work out which category it would fit in, i'm not sure how to fill in the upload form? Also, do i need to use only OFL fonts? or are images of commercial fonts (e.g. from windows) also allowed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Irtapil (talk • contribs) 18:22, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

  • @Irtapil: I'm not sure I understand your question. Fonts can be copyrighted, and I don't think that an image that was specifically of a particular character of a copyrighted font would be acceptable here, although ironically text that happens to be written in that font would be. Have you looked at Category:Fonts and its subcategories? - Jmabel ! talk 04:37, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Help checking some images recently uploaded[edit]

The user Joaopaulo21 (talk · contribs) recently uploaded 4 images of the Argentine operatic tenor en:Luis Lima. However, I'm not quite sure that these images are "own work" and that the uploader holds their copyright. For example, this collage of old pictures. It can't be "own work". The other pics are: File:Luis Lima e Susana Frangi.jpg, File:Luis Lima apresenta programa.jpg, File:Luis Lima e Marilin Miller.jpg. Could some admins or experienced users give it a look?--SirEdimon (talk) 21:14, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

  • I started Commons:Deletion requests/File:Luis Lima em produções.jpg. @SirEdimon: For what it's worth, you could have done the same. Feel free to continue from there. - Jmabel ! talk 17:44, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
    • Jmabel I would, but I was not sure if the images were Copyvio. Normally, when I find images that I'm sure are copyvio I nominate them for deletion. In this particular case, I had to ask first. So, all the images are copyvio?--SirEdimon (talk) 17:55, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
      • I would guess. Certainly the one I nominated is an obvious enough copyvio I didn't bother discussing with Joaopaulo21 before nominating it. - Jmabel ! talk 01:19, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Video uploading[edit]

What should be the extension of the video file? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Forlank072 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

See Commons:File types#Video. — Speravir – 03:05, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

picture[edit]

The picture of Banque International à Luxembourg is outdated (name and logo have changed). How can I upload a new picture? — Preceding unsigned comment added by BIL2020 (talk • contribs) 13:16, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

@BIL2020: Please see Commons:First steps/Uploading files.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:53, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Be aware that Luxembourg doesn't have FOP. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Luxembourg#Freedom_of_panorama If the building is located in Luxembourg you need permission of the architect to take a picture of a building. --Taktaal (talk) 19:37, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

I am unable to publish the photos I have been editing.[edit]

Hello there,

My question is pretty easy: I am trying to upload some photos but when I click on publish nothing happens. Could you have some advice? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertaleotta2020 (talk • contribs)

Are you sure that you have entered some information in all the relevant boxes? It might be that one of the empty boxes is highlighted by a thin red frame. If you experience difficulties in entering a date, you might need to click onto the right button, which gives you more flexibility regarding the format. --NearEMPTiness (talk) 12:57, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

/*Uploads*/[edit]

Hello,

On my Wiki page, I have attempted three times to upload photos onto my page sourced from the copyright holder herself. They all include photos from her 1927 film Little Mickey Grogan of which she was one of the stars. Before her death in 2018, she allowed them to be posted on the site https://www.younghollywoodhof.com/lassie.htm. It is from this site that I have attempted to use for the Little Mickey Grogan page. May they be allowed to published? Even using one of them would add value to this page.

Sincerely, Dr. Jeffrey Crouse — Preceding unsigned comment added by DrJeffreydcrouse (talk • contribs) 18:50, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

  • @DrJeffreydcrouse: Nothing on that linked page indicates a free license.
  • When you say "the copyright holder", who would that be?
  • In 34 months, pictures published in 1927 will be out of copyright, and we can certainly use these then. - Jmabel ! talk 01:22, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Using images with permission from the owner[edit]

I have uploaded an image from wikipedia from an owner which has agreed upon this act. The image itself was original from Facebook, so he has granted me access to another picture, but I'm afraid it might be also lableled as an unauthorized usage. How can I demonstrate the picture was allowed by its owner? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniel Broggi Ciardullo (talk • contribs) 03:45, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

@Daniel Broggi Ciardullo: When you say "an owner … agreed", I'm guessing that you mean something short of what we need:
  • (To be clear: by "owner", I'm hoping you mean either the photographer or a person to whom the copyright has been legally transferred: that's the only one who can give permission.)
  • We need that individual to grant a specific free license, typically {{Cc-by-sa 4.0}}.
  • If their post on their Facebook page is public-facing, they can grant permission by stating on that page that they are releasing it under the specified license, and then you can cite that as your source and upload using that license.
  • Failing that, if they have some other page or web site that is obviously under their control, they can do the same thing there.
  • Or they can upload the photo here themself, instead of you doing it, and follow the instructions at COM:OTRS to send email from an email address clearly associated with themself to indicate that the account from which they uploaded is theirs.
  • Failing that (but this is slower), they can follow the instructions at COM:OTRS to grant the license. Once that is complete, you can upload on their behalf.
Jmabel ! talk 05:46, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Found relevant Fars News Agency URL where photos were before. URL is dead[edit]

I found some photos taken by Fars but the URL is long dead and no one has archived it due to it from US sanctions targeting the organization. Is it safe to mention that the URL is where the photo is from, but it's dead? I also did some image tracing and I found the original URL/Farsi title source. Ominae (talk) 12:35, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

@Ominae: Can we have some context here?
  • "I found" -- on Commons, somewhere else (where)?
  • "the URL is long dead" -- I assume this means the URL on the Fars site, but correct me if I'm wrong
  • "Is it safe" -- safe in what respect? Legally? Epistemologically, as in being confident in something you can't directly verify? Something else?
  • "to mention" -- on Commons? In a citation elsewhere?
This all might be clearer with a specific example.
- Jmabel ! talk 00:50, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jmabel:: I haven't uploaded said image yet on Commons. Said URL is here, but long dead already due to sanctions placed as mentioned when I started this. An example of the images I've traced is from this article. When I say safe, I mean in terms of saying where the image source is from to explain the image's source. The original Fars URL is not archived anywhere else at the moment.

01:21, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

So may I presume your source is https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/06/28/iranian-zulfiqar-modular-rifle-islamic-republics-scar/ ? Or is it something else? Clearly it cannot be a place you cannot access.
How do you know the image is connected to the dead URL on the Fars site?
Why would being connected to the dead URL mean it is either PD or free-licensed?
This is almost certainly going to require some verbiage in the source and/or permissions field of {{Information}} explaining what is going on. - Jmabel ! talk 03:15, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jmabel:: Yeah. Can't access the Fars URL anymore, which is why I wanted to ask. As for the Fars URL, I used Google image to trace it and did find the Farsi title on it. And Fars allows its images to be under CC 4.0. You're right too that it'll need some explanation in the source field. The Firearms Blog site has the images taken from Fars since there's a Fars watermark.

Ominae (talk) 05:05, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

What is the policy on......[edit]

Nazi era photos of Nazi officials?

The reason I ask is because I am the author of the article on Helmut Laux and I have a photo of him from the period.

Can I upload it and add it?

Kind regards...— Preceding unsigned comment added by Libanius (talk • contribs) 13:06, 11 March 2020‎ (UTC)

Hey Libanius. As long as they're rightly public domain, there aren't really any special rules specifically because they happen to be related to Nazism, as opposed to some other historical government. For more information about copyright rules for Germany, see Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Germany.
It may however be a good idea to mark such files with Template:Nazi symbol, since some of this media may still be illegal in Germany for reasons not related to copyright. GMGtalk 13:15, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
Copyright in Germany is life + 70 years so unless the photographer died in WW2 or soon after, this probably won't be allowed. Do you know the name of the photographer? --Taktaal (talk) 19:30, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
Libanius. cf. the case of Heinrich Hoffmann. In the U.S. the seized images of him are in the public domain, but in Germany (and Austria and I guess other countries, too) they are copyrighted until the end of 2027. Noone cares, though, about this, and you can find the images in Photographs by Heinrich Hoffmann. For Helmut Laux (you gave an link to an inexisting page on Commons, above) the situation is even more complex: Apparently, he died in 1987, so his images will public domain in most countries not until 2058. If there are images, though, which have been seized by the US American or in general the allied troops in 1944/-45 they should be treated the same, but only these images! — Speravir – 00:31, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Problem Uploading an image.[edit]

I am a newbie and do not see the platform on how to upload my image for the wiki loves Africa — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flamez95 (talk • contribs) 16:15, 11 March 2020‎ (UTC)

@Flamez95: Please see Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2020, and more specifically the "using this link to go directly to the upload page" link on the rules page.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:30, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

How to distinguish between Category:Skylines and Category:Cityscapes?[edit]

User:Heeheemalu put all files to Category:Skylines from Category:Cityscapes. The trouble with me is that he has been edit-warring over many files with me. I have tried to explain to him that "Skyline" means the horizon created by a city's overall structure, or by human intervention in a non-urban setting or in nature. The question now is, he seems unable to distinguish between "Skyline" and "Cityscape". I have reported this user to COM:AN/U, but no one wants to get involved at my AN/U. I don't know how to stop him.--Kai3952 (talk) 19:37, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

@Kai3952: Thank you User:Kai3952 for raising a discussion on this issue. As I mentioned before in my AN/U (and in other places as well), I am neither starting a war-edit nor intentionally abusing the skylines category. There is just no clear and universally-acknowledged distinction between a cityscape and skyline and there are often grey areas that are subjective to opinions, as long as there is a clear view of shape created by a city's overall structure against the sky in the picture, it could be counted as a skyline. In the wikipedia page User:Kai3952 has pointed out in my AN/U, there are plenty of pictures that do not fit the user's "strict" definition of the buildings appearing on the horizon, such the images shown:
Hong Kong Harbour Night 2019-06-11.jpg
Kuala Lumpur Skyline at dusk 1.jpg

Both of them are placed on the wikipedia page "Skylines" as modern examples of skylines. Neither pictures show the buildings themselves being situated on the horizon, despite a horizon being present; nevertheless, these images are still allowed to be used as examples under the "modern skylines" subsection without anyone complaining about it. This is a similar case with the pictures which I have categorised as "skylines", of which the definition is not as specific as User:Kai3952 has made it. The only non-debatable point here is that an aerial photo cannot be a skyline as the angle is too high to show buildings against a sky with a visible horizon.

As "skyline" is often categorised as a daughter category under the category of "cityscapes", thus to avoid over-categorisation, I usually place the image under the daughter category if possible, unless there is clear evidence against this.

I reckon it is be a wise course of action to establish a clear definition to distinguish between these two words and/or even reconsider how the categories are categorised (e.g. Should "skyline" be a subcategory of "cityscape" or should they be two distinct categories if they are distinctly different?) I will be more than happy to re-categorise my images when I have been informed by the community to do so under clear instructions of which images should/shouldn't be placed into which categories.

--Heeheemalu (talk) 19:58, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

@Heeheemalu: Thank you? Honestly, I'm not very happy! I've had enough of your edits and for me: You wasted me a lot of time because I have been cleaning up your "mess"!
I told you on your talkpage that you should discuss first and not edit-warring if you want to make changes or undo my edits (which means a discussion should be raised by the one who has a problem with the edit). Unfortunately, not only did you not discuss, but you continued to edit-warring. I think your actions are clearly not benefiting Wikimedia Commons, but I am not an administrator, and therefore can't to "block" you.
In addition, if you really know that "cityscapes" is the parent category of "skyline", then you will not violate COM:OVERCAT, and unless you intentionally caused that. In a nutshell, you should learn how to collaborate with other users, instead of creating problems.--Kai3952 (talk) 22:00, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
I have put you on a watchlist since you cannot collaborate with other users.--Kai3952 (talk) 22:21, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
A cityscape is a view of a city, I suppose showing a larger area than just a single building. A skyline is "a view of the visible horizon, which is the horizon as obscured by features such as hills, mountains, trees and man-made structures.", according to the description on Category:Skylines, which it seems I wrote in 2015. I think most definitions permit skylines of natural objects such as mountain ranges, as well as buildings, although some apply it only to buildings. --ghouston (talk) 04:53, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
@Heeheemalu, Ghouston: I must tell you that my health is not getting better and I'm just getting weaker and weaker every day, so I would like to put this discussion on hold.--Kai3952 (talk) 02:00, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

How to download a picture with high resolution?[edit]

My question is connected concretely with the beautiful picture uploaded by Πυλαιμένης: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martianus_Capella,_Musica.jpg It is with very good resolution 2,388x3,301 pixels. However none of the next 6 allegories is presented. Fortunately, the source of the picture is shown and it is http://www.internetculturale.it/jmms/iccuviewer/iccu.jsp?id=oai%3A193.206.197.121%3A18%3AVE0049%3ACSTOR.244.14019 The problem is that I am not able to download the other pictures with the same high resolution. The best result I reached was approx. 1,200x1,700 pixels. Please, let somebody help me. Vladimir Sotirov, Bulgaria vlsotATmath.bas.bg — Preceding unsigned comment added by VladimirSotirov (talk • contribs) 19:43, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

  • @Fæ: is there any way he can do this other than active cooperation by the GLAM? - Jmabel ! talk 01:04, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

16:06, 12 March 2020 (UTC) Thanks! I will wait Πυλαιμένης to reveal his secret. The other way is to ask the library but this terrible time is not appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 77.85.32.105 (talk) 16:06, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Twitter as source of image (Newbie on Commons)[edit]

Hello! I am new to Commons. I am sandboxing an article on Wikipedia about a Nazi and World War I veteran and found a picture of him which I'm sure is free due to his author being dead for more than 70 years, but I'm unsure as if Twitter is a good source for the picture, where it is only available there. LEave you the link for you to check if you're willing to help me. Thank you all and have a beautiful day!. (Source of Picture) --CoryGlee (talk) 21:15, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

@CoryGlee: What can you tell us about the lifetime of the photographer and the dates and countries of photography and publication?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 23:04, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

My write-up is being marked as promotional, why it is being marked as promotional though it it educational.[edit]

This was my write-up, Can anybody suggest me what changes do i make to this article so that it can be taken as non promotional ??

I added this to the uses of QR Code ==>

QR Code on Laboratory Glassware

In 2010, Glassco in India began to sell Volumetric Flasks with QR codes. Here QR Codes is being used on Laboratory Glassware specifically on volumetric glassware to enable the user to retrieve the calibration certificate that is given by the manufacturers gets lost during the usage and this certificate is needed to re-verify the lab glass. With the help of QR Code it has become easy to just scan the QR Code printed on the each glassware and retrieve the certificate that belongs to the glassware resp. This helps to save a lot of time to retrieve the certificates and also helps to save the paper. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ertarunz7 (talk • contribs) 04:14, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

This is a wrong help desk. You should ask on en:Wikipedia:Help desk. Ruslik (talk) 05:37, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Changing default thumbnail for a video[edit]

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T247655

I'd like to change the default thumbnail for a video (this one, to 0:14). Is there any way to do that, or do I have to make the change using thumbtime on every page where the video is embedded? Thanks for the help! Sdkb (talk) 06:27, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@Sdkb: The latter, sorry.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:39, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Thanks for letting me know. Is there a phab ticket we could start to make that a feature request? A good thumbnail will typically be a good thumbnail wherever a video is used, so it'd make sense to try to centralize that function here. And having a good thumbnail can be really important for getting people to decide to engage with a video. Sdkb (talk) 19:01, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
@Sdkb: How exactly would you envision that working on a category or file description page? Where would you put the number of seconds or frames?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 02:35, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: I don't have any technical knowledge about Commons, so I'm not sure, but it seems like the sort of thing that should be possible. Just have a parameter somewhere on the file page that can be set to a time, and the video will then default to using a thumbnail from that point unless overriden by thumbtime on Wikipedia/another project where it's used. Sdkb (talk) 05:06, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Okay, just tried creating a phabricator ticket. I haven't done that before, so I'll see how it goes. Sdkb (talk) 05:25, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Finding a full version of File:Trumann_hiroshima.ogg[edit]

I am trying to find the full version of President Truman's speech on the bombing of Hiroshima. The description points to a dead link on the Truman Library website. I found an archived version, but the audio download points to a 52-byte file containing the text RTSPtextrtsp://qtss.id.ucsb.edu/presidency/12165.mov and nothing else. I searched for other copies online but they all seem to be using the shortened version. XYZtSpace (talk) 16:56, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

This might be an offline copy. XYZtSpace (talk) 16:59, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

XYZtSpace, searching first for “American Presidency Project” and then on this site for “Radio Report to the American People on the Potsdam Conference” I found this transcript: Radio Report to the American People on the Potsdam Conference. Alas, there is no audio link anymore. The site has now a separate media archive, but I was not successful in finding the report. You could try and ask the people behind the project. BTW: Clicking on “audio” in the archived page I got a page mediaclip.php with an individual clipID opened (the same ID like the one for the main page). Looking into the page source it appears the original file once had been stored in http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/media/12165_ref.mov. — Speravir – 23:47, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
Lost interest, XYZtSpace? — Speravir – 22:28, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
@Speravir: No, I reached out to the Truman library via email and one of their archivists found the error on their website. The full file was just uploaded to [1]. XYZtSpace (talk) 23:36, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
@XYZtSpace: This is great! As you may have noticed I just now moved every information of the file into an infobox. — Speravir – 23:57, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Yes check.svg Resolved
I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days. Speravir 23:57, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

How do I resolve a banner[edit]

This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments, a violation of Wikipedia's terms of use. It may require clean-up to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.
how do I resolve this from Henrietta Bowden-Jones as it is not true? Please advise me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frankieatkinson (talk • contribs) 17:57, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@Frankieatkinson: You've asked this question at the help desk of Wikimedia Commons, where we host pictures, videos etc for multiple projects. You'd be better off asking this at en:Wikipedia:Help desk, the help desk of English Wikipedia, which is the project where en:Henrietta Bowden-Jones appears. --bjh21 (talk) 18:31, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

[edit]

How do I add our company logo to the infobox on our company page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bio-bean (talk • contribs) 15:09, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

  • @Bio-bean: Technically, you do it just like any other image; there are miscellaneous tutorials at en:Wikipedia:Images#Tutorials and help. Since I don't know what you do and don't know out of those many pages of material, I can't tell you where exactly to start.
  • In terms of copyrights, licenses, etc., though it would be a lot easier to give you a meaningful answer if you would (1) say what country your company is in and (2) link to an online page that shows the logo in question, so that someone can look at it and get some sense of how it compares to the threshold of originality for copyright in that country. Also, if it is eligible for copyright and you want to offer a free license, either that has to come from the person who designed the logo, or we are probably going to have to go through the COM:OTRS process for you to show that that person transferred the copyright (you'd be amazed how many companies don't own the copyright on their copyrighted logos).
  • In any case, when you upload it, besides anything else you will want to use {{Trademarked}}. - Jmabel ! talk 16:08, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Can I upload a screen shot[edit]

Hi,

I believe that the screenshots I took should not be violating any copyright law. I am trying to create an article explaining how to sign in through a portal. May I upload these images? — Preceding unsigned comment added by KChicoine (talk • contribs) 15:48, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

  • What exactly are they screenshots of? Most screenshots do show copyrighted material: most online content is copyrighted. - Jmabel ! talk 16:10, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Fair point, the screenshots are of a government required encryption service login portal. This portal is through our not for profit company and we were hoping to develop an education page for parents to understand. I thought it would be fine since it isn't revealing any sensitive material. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KChicoine (talk • contribs) 16:43, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

terms of use picture titled: «Ming Dynasty fragmentation bomb.jpg"[edit]

   Hello again!    My name is Oleg.    I am a representative of the channel "1+1" from Ukraine.I am interested in the terms of use picture titled: «Ming Dynasty fragmentation bomb.jpg". I found it by the link:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ming_Dynasty_fragmentation_bomb.jpg I would be grateful for the information about who I can discuss this issue with? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WorldInsideOut (talk • contribs) 16:02, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Sleepy bot?[edit]

I uploaded File:Seattle - Tenth Avenue NE, 1921 (49592956657).jpg about 12 hours ago, but the bot still hasn't done the Flickr license review. In the past, this has typically happened within minutes, often within seconds. Does anyone know what is going on? - Jmabel ! talk 16:22, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

I did the review by hand, now. Is it FlickreviewR 2 run by Zhuyifei1999? Maybe there is some hickup on Toolforge. — Speravir – 23:16, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
It looks like it's running Special:Contributions/FlickreviewR_2 --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 23:46, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
Jmabel, do you consider it as resolved? — Speravir – 00:06, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Guess so, if it's running now; may I assume the basis on which it finds files means it will find any backlog? - Jmabel ! talk 03:06, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
On the other hand, here are several, all from at least a few hours ago, that are still waiting:
So it must be having something of a lag. - Jmabel ! talk 03:23, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jmabel, Speravir, Zhuyifei1999: It looks like 11h49m of lag per this latest edit.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 03:34, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Thanks! So not so much sleepy as overworked. - Jmabel ! talk 03:35, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Well, there are 5,749 files in Category:Flickr review needed.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 03:42, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
(Edit conflict)Ha, I just came to say the same … Well, I think we can close here. — Speravir – 03:48, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Sigh, I think the archiving has too much of an overhead :( --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 07:11, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
@Zhuyifei1999: Is there a particular resource preventing FlickreviewR 2 from being more timely? Perhaps it could go faster with a formal request at COM:BOTS?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:11, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Overhead waiting for archive.org in User_talk:Zhuyifei1999/Archive_54#Add_archiving_functionality_to_FlickreviewR_2. It's at max speed with no delays without concurrency, so it's not some policy issue. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 19:34, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Maybe the archive requests should be put in a separate queue, so that the bot license check can happen in a timely manner. - Jmabel ! talk 22:43, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
The backlog is now over 17,000 images and (judging by File:Alaskan Way, 1952 (49640121322).jpg) at least some images are waiting over 24 hours. - Jmabel ! talk 06:27, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
@Zhuyifei1999: Would I be right in guessing that the bot just takes whatever is first in alphabetical order, so that once it gets backlogged like this, it will probably only end up handling files whose names begin with numbers (as long as there are any such files in the queue), and anything else is going to wait in the queue more or less indefinitely? - Jmabel ! talk 06:31, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
(Edit conflict) Having a separate queue does not help if the "rate limiting factor" is not resolved. The review queue would be fast, but the archival queue would just get longer and longer.
I just looked at the recent diffs, the archiving seems to be failing anyways. I'm just gonna disable it, not really interested in figuring out archive.org stuffs. If someone else wants to investigate, the traces looks like:
Extended content 
[2020-03-15 06:37:42] Exception archiving https://flickr.com/photos/159443955@N07/40410296754
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/data/project/yifeibot/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/savepagenow/api.py", line 50, in capture
    archive_id = response.headers['Content-Location']
  File "/data/project/yifeibot/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/requests/structures.py", line 52, in __getitem__
    return self._store[key.lower()][1]
KeyError: 'content-location'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/data/project/yifeibot/o/toolserver/bryan/flickr/bots/flickreviewr.py", line 444, in archive_source
    archived_url = savepagenow.capture(source, user_agent='User:FlickreviewR 2 on Wikimedia Commons')
  File "/data/project/yifeibot/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/savepagenow/api.py", line 53, in capture
    raise WaybackRuntimeError(dict(status_code=response.status_code, headers=response.headers))
savepagenow.api.WaybackRuntimeError: {'headers': {'X-Archive-Orig-X-XSS-Protection': '1; mode=block', 'Memento-Datetime': 'Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:36:47 GMT', 'Content-Encoding': 'gzip', 'Content-Security-Policy': "default-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval' 'unsafe-inline' data: blob: archive.org web.archive.org analytics.archive.org pragma.archivelab.org", 'Server-Timing': 'exclusion.robots.policy;dur=0.111673, LoadShardBlock;dur=57.835832, captures_list;dur=71.477056, RedisCDXSource;dur=1.767397, exclusion.robots;dur=0.118531, PetaboxLoader3.datanode;dur=54.386642, load_resource;dur=65.590963, CDXLines.iter;dur=10.080643, esindex;dur=0.006381', 'X-Archive-Orig-Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked', 'X-ts': '200', 'X-Page-Cache': 'MISS', 'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked', 'Server': 'nginx/1.15.8', 'X-Archive-Guessed-Charset': 'utf-8', 'X-Cache-Key': 'httpsweb.archive.org/web/20200315063647/https://flickr.com/photos/159443955@N07/40410296754NL', 'X-Archive-Orig-Via': '1.1 f18dd0c3095e2c73f72cff3122430cb9.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)', 'X-Archive-Orig-Connection': 'keep-alive', 'Content-Type': 'text/html; charset=utf-8', 'X-Archive-Orig-Content-Encoding': 'gzip', 'Link': '<https://flickr.com/photos/159443955@N07/40410296754>; rel="original", <https://web.archive.org/web/timemap/link/https://flickr.com/photos/159443955@N07/40410296754>; rel="timemap"; type="application/link-format", <https://web.archive.org/web/https://flickr.com/photos/159443955@N07/40410296754>; rel="timegate", <https://web.archive.org/web/20200315063647/https://flickr.com/photos/159443955@N07/40410296754>; rel="first memento"; datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:36:47 GMT", <https://web.archive.org/web/20200315063647/https://flickr.com/photos/159443955@N07/40410296754>; rel="memento"; datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:36:47 GMT", <https://web.archive.org/web/20200315063647/https://flickr.com/photos/159443955@N07/40410296754>; rel="last memento"; datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:36:47 GMT"', 'X-Archive-Src': 'spn2-20200315063305-wwwb-spn07.us.archive.org-8000.warc.gz', 'X-Archive-Orig-Vary': 'Accept-Encoding', 'X-Archive-Orig-X-Content-Type-Options': 'nosniff', 'Connection': 'keep-alive', 'X-Archive-Orig-Content-Security-Policy': "[...]", 'X-Archive-Orig-Set-Cookie': 'xb=520309; Domain=.flickr.com; Path=/; Expires=Mon, 15 Mar 2021 06:36:47 GMT, mobile_allow_www=; Domain=.flickr.com; Path=/; Expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT', 'X-Archive-Orig-X-Amz-Cf-Id': 'I-wdgmR3CGRvYTgZJsVyJAkPj19SGMDFaE2TwPNolISCB24ISGB_4A==', 'X-Archive-Orig-Pragma': 'no-cache', 'X-location': 'All', 'X-Archive-Orig-X-Cache': 'Miss from cloudfront', 'X-App-Server': 'wwwb-app58', 'Date': 'Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:37:41 GMT', 'X-Archive-Orig-Date': 'Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:36:47 GMT', 'X-Archive-Orig-Cache-Control': 'no-cache, max-age=0, must-revalidate, no-store', 'X-Archive-Guessed-Content-Type': 'text/html', 'X-Archive-Orig-X-Request-Id': '701c07d4', 'X-Archive-Orig-X-Frame-Options': 'SAMEORIGIN', 'X-Archive-Orig-X-Amz-Cf-Pop': 'SFO5-C1'}, 'status_code': 200}
CC @Eatcha, Coffeeandcrumbs:. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 06:44, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
I'm not 100% sure about the details of mwclient, my guess that that is is one of these two:
  • Downloads the entire list of pages in category and goes through
  • Download a fixed number of pages in category, goes through, then download a fixed number, after the last page that was downloaded in ASCII order
In neither case there would be no indefinite waits. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 06:48, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
I can run a separate job to archive all the files reviewed by the bot. This should not affect the reviews, but add the additional archive parameter. But there's no stats available, it's possible that the job wil fail to catch up ever unless I run multiple instances on multiple IPs. Worst cases: IA blocks toolforge IP or flickr blocks IA. Wait, can flickr block toolforge ? They will certainly investigate if abnormal traffic rises significantly, which certainly will. // Eatcha (talk) 07:36, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
That would be cool. Thanks. Though, people might want a BRFA for that. I think IA knows about how Cikimedia uses IA consider cp678 works for IA... and flickr? I think WMF and Flickr should know each other by now? --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 18:52, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
@Zhuyifei1999: "In neither case there would be no indefinite waits." Double negatives are tricky - do you mean that in both cases there will be indefinite waits? Or do you mean that in neither case there would be indefinite waits (simple negative)? Thanks for claryifying. :) --Edelseider (talk) 19:23, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Argh. Simple negative. I was meant to say "In neither case there would be indefinite waits" and then somehow I typed "no" in between. Thanks. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 01:49, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
There were also some massive uploads like this one for example. If we plan to copy all free files on Flickr then we need a good solution. --MGA73 (talk) 07:30, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Mk45mod4 JS Fuyuzuki(DD-118).png[edit]

著作者の了解を得ましたが、ファイルへのその変更方が解りません。

--植田愛莉 (talk) 10:40, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

@植田愛莉: Facebook can't be the author / photographer. You need permission from the photographer himself. - Richardkiwi (talk) (talk) 15:57, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Facebook不能担任作者/摄影师。您需要摄影师本人的许可。- Richardkiwi (talk) (talk) 15:57, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
I think you just answered a japanese question in chinese... --Taktaal (talk) 21:58, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Clearly. But people answer them in English quite often. - Jmabel ! talk 00:36, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
I answered in English as well. Yes, in Chinese also, my translating tool automatically changes to Chinese if it is Japanese, but it is not so difficult for him/her to translate that, I think. He/she can use a translating tool too :-) - Richardkiwi (talk) (talk) 12:28, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Add image\Picture to infobox[edit]

I am trying to translate the Hebrew page of the Jazz player Grant Green https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%98_%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9F I am trying to insert the image used in the English page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Green wITH NO LUCK...What am I doing wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thetomer (talk • contribs) 10:49, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

@Cafelitus, JGHowes, Thetomer, Magog the Ogre: Sorry, but we have no free license for File:Grant Green.jpg copied from http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/33926995/Grant+Green+GrantGreen.jpg. Please have the copyright holder send one via OTRS.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:19, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
@Thetomer: I left a note on your page. If you'd like to read it in Hebrew, it is here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Thetomer?uselang=he. The problem is we don't allow most images for copyright reasons. Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 17:39, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Deletion of picture[edit]

Someone put a picture of my house and car on here and I urge you to delete this picture as soon as possible. It is a picture of my house at Beverweertseweg 65 in Werkhoven. Done by HenkvD. Thanks for your quick response. —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.101.113.20 (talk) 20:00, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Seem to be these, right? --Achim (talk) 20:05, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
If you are living in a rijksmonument I can't see how you expect there not to be pictures taken of it. - Jmabel ! talk 20:56, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
The general rule is that privacy begins once you step over the threshold of a property into it. Not otherwise. Rodhullandemu (talk) 21:06, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
There is FOP (Freedom of Panorama) in the Netherlands, you can take pictures of a house, if it's a rijksmonument or not. Better no people on it (especially not the ones who live there) and you have to respect the privacy, so it must be from a little distance. But further it's no problem. - Richardkiwi (talk) (talk) 12:32, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
I looked at the picture and I see that the photographer made the pictures very respectfull. No license plate, house from a distance, etc. Sri, but this is allowed, you can't do a lot about it, 80.101.113.20. - Richardkiwi (talk) (talk) 12:37, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

I need help updating an image[edit]

Hi!

I need help updating the image present at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COVID-19_Cases_by_Counties_of_Massachusetts_(state).svg because my account is too new.

I've uploaded a new revision here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COVID-19_Cases_by_Counties_of_Massachusetts_(state)(14.03.2020).svg

The reason for this update is that a new case has been reported by the Massachusetts Department of Health in Bristol County on 14 March, 2020, and my new revision reflects that.

Thanks! Uncreativite (talk) 01:21, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

  • @Uncreativite: It's your own image, it's unprotected; what's to stop you from using "Upload a new version of this file"? - Jmabel ! talk 04:23, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

@Jmabel: It is telling me I cannot update the image because my account is too new. Maybe it is because someone else updated the image previously? All I know is it is preventing me from modifying the image, and I need to update it. "Upload a new version of this file" does not appear as an option for me. Uncreativite (talk) 04:27, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

  • Ah, didn't realize you were a recent account. I'll do this for you, then. - Jmabel ! talk 05:32, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Broken render for File:Former Valued image seal.svg?[edit]

File:Former Valued image seal.svg has a 214px render which is broken but doesn't change on file change. Setting the render size to anything else produces a correct render. Is there any clear reason for this? I doubt it's related to the SVG code, perhaps something improperly cached? Eiim (talk) 01:46, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

@Eiim: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Former_Valued_image_seal.svg/214px-Former_Valued_image_seal.svg.png works for me, please see COM:FAQ#PURGE.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:31, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Yep, seems to work now. Maybe it was my browser, or perhaps just the cache. Never seen it happen like that though.
Yes check.svg Resolved
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Eiim (talk • contribs) 19:31, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Yes check.svg Resolved
I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days. Speravir 22:23, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Old photos upload[edit]

Hi, I wanted to upload two old photos on Commons. These photos were taken in Berlin in 1910 and 1919 and show an historical building. Both these photos seem to be postcards (as they have info and date typewritten on them), so they were probably published before 1925. I found them on the official website of the building. If I manage to obtain an authorization to use the images, through the building's official website, can I upload them to Commons? And, in case I could, what do I have to chose as licence? Thanks for reading my message, FilBenLeafBoy (Let's Talk!), 15 March 2020, 19:03 (UTC)

Most likely they are in public domain (certainly in USA) and you will not need any permission to upload them. Ruslik (talk) 20:47, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Perfect! Thank you very much for answering! FilBenLeafBoy (Let's Talk!), 16 March 2020, 01:27 (UTC)

Hi, I uploaded the images of the building (this one and this one) but I'm still not sure if they are suitable for Commons. These photos are a couple of postcards from around 1910 and 1919 respectively and they were taken in Berlin. I found them in the official website of the building but I discovered they came from the Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Heritage Archive), this institute is the copyright holder of the original images (No. 40019611 and 30040848). So I worry of having caused a copyright infringement; I uploaded them considering the fact that they resulted in the public domain according to the fact that they have been published before 1925, but now I've getting a bit confused about it (the archive's copyright policy does not mention this possibility). Can somebody please help me understand how copyright works in similar cases and tell me if I have to delete these files from Commons? Thanks. FilBenLeafBoy (Let's Talk!), 17 March 2020, 09:35 (UTC)

The 1925 date is only relevant for the U.S. (and only if they'd been published in the U.S.); I'm not sure what Ruslik had in mind.
It's not clear that the Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz comes by the copyright legitimately (they didn't make the postcards; how were rights transfered, etc.). There is a surprising amount of copyright fraud by established institutions.
Could someone who knows more about German copyright law weigh in? Carl Lindberg? - Jmabel ! talk 15:17, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Germany. Though I'm not sure that has the older terms for photographs, which was less than 70 years even if meaningless now. But anyways, if a photographer is named on the back (I don't see any on the front), then we would need to find out how long they lived. If no photographer is named, or just a company is named, then {{PD-anon-70-EU}} should apply. It can be a good idea to also upload the backs of the postcards -- typically on the same filename, then overwrite with the front of the postcard, so the back is in the history for reference's sake (since that is what shows it was anonymous). Carl Lindberg (talk) 16:52, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
I thank you both for answering. I have no means to consult the physical postcards to see if the photographer is named in the rear of it, however in the archive website there is no mention of the author neither in the description, nor in any other place associated with the file. So it is likely (as usual with old postcards) that the work is anonymous (on the internet you can find plenty of Berlin postcards from around the same period, with exactly the same fonts for the names typewritten on the card, so it was probably published by some company for wich the photographer presumably worked) and the copyright would have expired in the 1980s (1910 + 70, 1919 + 70). So I would have considered these photos in the public domain if it wasn't for the bpk still holding their copyright. I read the Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Germany and I did not find a reason for it. Anyway, do you think the images should be deleted from Commons? FilBenLeafBoy (Let's Talk!), 17 March 2020, 22:48 (UTC)
@FilBenLeafBoy: Where exactly does the BPK claim to own copyright on these images? - Jmabel ! talk 00:28, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

PetScan search for no description in Basque[edit]

Hi! I am trying to use PetScan to find files in c:Category:History of Donostia-San Sebastián with no description in Basque, or at least no Basque language template in the description. I added different code syntaxes, mainly eu or {{eu |1= }} or different combinations of it in PetScan, third tab ("Templates&links"), inside the box "Has none of these templates:". Still I get results including description in Basque. (Do I need some other template related to description?) On the first tab "Categories" I added "Language:Commons", "Project:Wikimedia", "Depth:2", "Categories:History of Donostia-San Sebastián". On the second tab "Page properties" I ticked "File:" and "Template:" boxes. I got 7603 results, including descriptions in Basque with Basque language template. Does anyone know how to get this right, i.e. search results with no Basque language descriptions or descriptions w no Basque language templates? Thanks Iñaki LL (talk) 23:04, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Petscan is the wrong tool for this task. You can use the own search, for parameters see the (huge) help in mw:Help:CirrusSearch. This should give you all files in cat. History of Donostia-San Sebastián (by the way, the prefix :c: above is, being on Commons, internally not necessary) and subcats that lack the template {{Eu}}:
file: deepcat:"History of Donostia-San Sebastián" -hastemplate:"eu"
Note the limitations of deepcat filter in the help! Maybe you have to search in a deeper level, too.
…
Luckily I went to Petscan and took a look before sending my answer. This should do what you want: Petscan search 15842786.
— Speravir – 02:56, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Thank you Speravir, that was a quick answer! I looked into Petscan search 15842786, and I see you got more results (8,000) than I did, even though there are apparently no Basque template descriptions on it. That intrigues me... Iñaki LL (talk) 09:09, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Also, just another quick question on CirrusSearch and Elastica. Does "your extensions/ folder" refer to User:XXXX/extensions/...? Thanks again Iñaki LL (talk) 09:20, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Iñaki, regarding Petscan take a look on the different entries I did (especiually the exclusion of t. {{Eu}}). Searching for 10 subcats was just a fast guess. For the extension question: I think (I am quite sure) it does not refer, but cannot answer seriously, you have to ask on the talk page for the extension. — Speravir – 22:22, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Need help with a file, screenshot from YouTube[edit]

Hello, some time ago, I asked a question on uploading CC videos from YouTube. I have gone through Commons:YouTube files.
Now I have uploaded a file from YouTube File:Kharaj Mukherjee interview photo.png. This is a screenshot from an interview/longer video. The channel's mic is visible in the photo, so I am prety sure this is their own work. The aim of this upload is to use the image on the person's Wikipedia article, which is crying for a photograph.

Before I upload similar photos, could you check the file page, see if everything is alright, and make necessary changes, so that I can follow those edits? In case the file can not be uploaded, let me know. It is good to know these before I upload more photos.

PS: How to give a particular moment's YouTube video link? youtu.be link is blacklisted. Regards. --Tito Dutta (talk) 20:48, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

For the latter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjNNZoxoMbk&t=347, the clue is in the &t=347. I went to the position (it’s by the way not 3:45 min, but 5:47 min, which are 347 seconds, I hope you notice the numbers) and clicked with right mouse button on time scrollbar. I got a context menu where I could copy the video URl on recent position (with the shortened https://youtu.be/JjNNZoxoMbk?t=347 link). Then I had to convert to the full address because of the blacklist filter. — Speravir – 22:49, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
But your screenshot must have been slightly later. — Speravir – 22:59, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

enquiry[edit]

i have an article based on theory of determination of wages can upload that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sudhanshusaini77 (talk • contribs) 07:28, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

  • @Sudhanshusaini77: No. This site (Wikimedia Commons) does not host articles at all, and Wikipedia does not host original research. It might be suitable for Wikibooks or Wikiversity; you'd have to ask on those respective sites. - Jmabel ! talk 15:30, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Picture editing: sky replacement?[edit]

Hi all,

Wondering if a sky enhancement/replacement of an image is allowed for the 2020 contest?

Thanks and hope you are all well, wherever you are :)

Ewien — Preceding unsigned comment added by Btwien (talk • contribs) 12:12, 17 March 2020‎ (UTC)

  • There is more than one contest in 2020.
  • Whatever contest you are asking about, you'd have to ask on the talk page (or another dedicated discussion page) of that contest.
  • It is unlikely that a complete replacement of part of an image would be acceptable for any contest on Commons, but simple retouching such as adjusting color levels is usually acceptable. - Jmabel ! talk 15:32, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Problem with Image Licence...[edit]

Dr George Ambartsoumian.jpg

Hi all, I am unable to licence an image because I am new and the learning curve is pretty steep. Can someone please licence this image File:Dr George Ambartsoumian.jpg through the given link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/187458720@N02/49666413466/in/dateposted-public/ Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Junaidbusn170 (talk • contribs) 14:11, 17 March 2020‎ (UTC)

help me[edit]

Hi I am yassin haykaz Please help me I want to delete my picture https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81:YASSIN_HAYKAZ.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yassin Haykaz (talk • contribs) 22:55, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Convenience link: File:YASSIN HAYKAZ.png.
@Yassin Haykaz: Let me see if I have this right: it is a picture of yourself, it has only ever been on your own user page on the Arabic-language Wikipedia, and you really haven't made any significant contributions to either the Arabic-language Wikipedia or any other WMF projects? Do I understand correctly? If I have that right, we can just deleted it as an out-of-scope personal image. - Jmabel ! talk 00:44, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
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