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Problems with image from Commons to bs.Wikipedia[edit]

Problems with image from Commons to bs.Wikipedia: File:1e17m comparison 100 light years nebula clusters.png 21775198.138-dopisnik (talk) 18:35, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@21775198.138-dopisnik: Hi, and welcome. Please see en:H:PIC or bs:WP:S. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 08:46, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Upload Wizard needs update of Public Domain license year[edit]

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T326045

The Upload Wizard area for adding a license to a "public domain" file where it states, "The copyright has definitely expired in the USA" needs to be updated in two lines below this selection, from "... before 1927" to "... before 1928."

Where do I report this issue?

Thank you, -- Ooligan (talk) 01:31, 3 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Ooligan: The fix for phab:T326045 should be rolled out today. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 12:33, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Jeff G.: Thank you for the information and your response. -- Ooligan (talk) 17:41, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Ooligan: You're welcome. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 21:36, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Help making digital images[edit]

Hello all,

I am doing research on New Jersey municipal flags and have some images that could be made up for use on wikipedia and in publications. I dont know how to use any visual software to make 2D images any help would be much appreciated. Rjl072001 (talk) 04:25, 9 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Rjl072001: Many municipal flags are copyrighted, so make sure to do your research on that front. Other than that, it's not clear what help you are asking for. You say you "have some images" but then you say you don't know how to use any software to make images. - Jmabel ! talk 05:30, 9 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I will check on the copy right of flags. The images I do have are taken by say a cellphone and give a good sense of the design but are not the clean vector images like many of the flags seen here on wikipedia. I do not have the software or knowledge to create them based off of the initial images. I was hoping to work with someone on wikipedia to create the improved and clean and flat images of flags. Rjl072001 (talk) 19:49, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- For flags that are not copyrighted, graphics help can be had at Commons:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop. - Jmabel ! talk 23:50, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Adding Infographic Image[edit]

How can I proved that I was license to add the details on my image by the owner? Annieislaa (talk) 16:25, 9 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Annieislaa: you are going to have to be a lot more specific. What image? What owner? What "details"? and what do you mean be "I was license" (a phrase that does not make a lot of sense on its own)? - Jmabel ! talk 18:04, 9 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Annieislaa: Hi, and welcome. There are many links to valuable information which can help answer your questions in the posts on User talk:Annieislaa, did you follow those links and read that information? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 08:39, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Max size for reupload smaller than for a new upload[edit]

So earlier this day I uploaded a file which is 185 MB. Later I've noticed that the page order was broken. Having fixed it locally I've tried to reupload it, but on the reupload page the max allowed size was only 100 MB, except for uploads from whitelisted web-servers, which is now the workaround I was able to use in this case by cross-uploading to archive.org. However, is it really intended for the reupload max size to be way under the regular upload max size? eugrus (talk) 18:30, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, there is a limit of 100 MB for regular uploads. The solution is to use Help:Chunked upload#Chunked uploads with script bigChunkedUpload. It is also useful for slow or erratic bandwith. Yann (talk) 19:11, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

o_O But I did upload >700 MB files through Special:UploadWizard eugrus (talk) 19:39, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Eugrus Behind the link "Upload a new version.." is a link "(chunked upload)". Use that to start the bigChunkedUpload directly. @all: Maybe it is time to change this two links with a better wording? C.Suthorn (talk) 08:50, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Pinging @Rillke as script maintainer. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 08:52, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Want to upload an old image; not sure how[edit]

Hi, I'd like to upload an old image. I tried using the Commons Wizard, but couldn't figure out how to deal with the age of the image. The image is for a fellow named Robert Christie, of Lower Canada, and the image is available here: http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/archives/portraits/fr/fiches/P0413.shtm . His Wikipedia article is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Christie_(Lower_Canada_politician) The background is that Christie was born 1787 and died in 1856, so it's pretty sure that the image is not in copyright. The engraver was C.S. Taylor, based on a painting by Devis. Taylor is likely this fellow https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp88046/cs-taylor, who was "active 1826", and Devis was likely this fellow, who died in 1822: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_William_Devis My problem is that when I used the uploading gadget, it asked for a definite date for the image, which I don't have. Given the age of the sitter, the artist and the engraver, it should be out of copyright, but I couldn't figure out how to put all that information into the description for the Commons. I've never tried to do this before - could someone walk me through the process? Thanks! Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 19:26, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Mr Serjeant Buzfuz: Didn't we already have this exchange somewhere else? For the auther, use {{Creator:Arthur Devis}}, add "engraved by C.S. Taylor" after that, and it is safe to use {{PD-old-100}} because there is no way someone active in 1826 was still alive in 1923 (100 years ago) and {{PD-US-expired}} because it is a safe bet that the only reason someone would have done an engraving of a painting like this is for publication. - Jmabel ! talk 19:45, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Yes, I asked you on your talk page, but didn't want to keep bugging you. :) I just don't understand where I should put that info. I've got the Commons Wizard open, and I'm on the page that says to add information about the image and the person. I've done that, and now I'm at the box that says "Date work was created or first published". Do I just guess at that point? And where do I enter the codes {{PD-old-100}} and {{PD-US-expired}} ? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 20:24, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Mr Serjeant Buzfuz: For the upload, I'd say you could choose between these options:

Either do not use the Wizard tool and instead use the basic Upload form. IMO, best option.
Or if you absolutely want to use the Wizard tool, look if it has some option somewhere to "ignore problems" or something like that. Or, if not, feed it with something that will let you upload and correct the information after the upload.

The copyright status templates usually go into the "licensing" section below the information template or into the "permission" field of the information template.

-- Asclepias (talk) 21:25, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you. I didn't know there was anything other than the Wizard to upload something. Will try that one instead. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 21:53, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Lesson learnt: "Always scroll to bottom of page, young padawon!" I'm filling in the box and one of the items is "Permission". Should I put "public domain" there? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 22:11, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Right, this is what it's now showing under the template box

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1928.

Have I got it right? should I click the "upload" button? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 22:18, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

From what you say, it sounds ok. Upload the thing and see the result. The description page can always be edited later if something needs to be changed. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:48, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Botheration! it's the wrong Robert Christie! When I hit Upload, got an error message that said it couldn't be uploaded from that website, the Montreal Archives. So I did some poking around, and discovered that it's in the National Galleries of Scotland: "Robert Christie, c 1744 - 1834. Underwriter at Lloyds" : https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/26618 . That explained something that puzzled me - the style of clothes seemed 18th century, and there was nothing in the sources I've found on the Lower Canada Robert Christie that indicated he had ever travelled to Britain, so when would Devis have painted him? I guess Mr Christie's article will just have to do without an image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Christie_(Lower_Canada_politician) Oh well, I've learnt how to do it if I find an image of the right guy in the future. Thanks both of you for your assistance! Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 02:11, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Mr Serjeant Buzfuz: Maybe this Robert Christie? -- Asclepias (talk) 05:13, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Aha! C'est lui! I was looking in the Montreal Archives; didn't think of looking in the Quebec Archives. Will see if I can upload that image. Thanks! Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:18, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Botheration again. Got this error message: "Copy uploads are not available from this domain." I guess Archives Quebec are keeping control over uploads? Or is that I can't upload from my Chrome account? (I downloaded the image to my Chromebook, and that was what I used for the file to be uploaded.)Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:35, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In the upload box did you indicate the location of the copy of the image file saved on your system? The upload will not work with the url of the external source. Direct upload is available for only a very small number of websites (e.g. flickr, British Library... More on Commons:Upload tools). -- Asclepias (talk) 21:29, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Success! I was using the Archives url with the search parameter included. Once I deleted the search parameter, it uploaded: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Christie_(1787-1856).jpg

Thanks for your help, everyone! Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:54, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Mention Users[edit]

I'm confused about the process of mentioning someone in the page so that they will get a notification. Can anyone guide me through it? Fabian Roudra Baroi (talk) 20:20, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Fabian Roudra Baroi: There is some information on the page en:Help:Notifications on en.wikipedia. The notification system is the same on Commons. -- Asclepias (talk) 21:48, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Fabian Roudra Baroi: See also mw:Extension:Echo#Usage. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 08:30, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

¿Cómo cambiar una imagen por otra?[edit]

¿Cómo cambiar una imagen por otra? 46.27.44.49 12:35, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

¿Podría ser más específico? Rara vez es correcto sobrescribir una imagen subido por otra persona aquí en Commons. Cargue la suya como una imagen separada con un nombre distinto. Si está hablando de cambiar una imagen en Wikipedia de una imagen de Commons a otra, simplemente cambie al nombre de archivo correcto. - Jmabel ! talk 17:03, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Using Wikicommons photos in a commercially published book[edit]

I am about to have a book commercially published in the USA. Can I use photos from Wikicommons, copyright free & without fee, so long as I attribute them using the information for each photo? Martyn1958 (talk) 08:33, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Martyn1958: files on Commons can be freely-used, as long as you follow the licensing guidelines in the file description pages. Normally all files have indicated authors of photographs and the type of license used. No remuneration to Wikimedian photographers (or for some imports, Flickr or Panoramio photographers), just that you properly attribute them in accordance with the licensing terms of the files. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 08:52, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Martyn1958 Be aware that different files have different licenses. In many cases, the licensing terms also require you to name and/or link the license. In some cases, you may even need to reprint the full text of the license in your book. Make sure to always read the actual license text (not just the summary you'll find below the image). If you are publishing with a proper publisher, talk to their copyright department - they should know about this. Feel free come back here (or better: to COM:VP/C) if you have further questions. El Grafo (talk) 09:59, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you. Much appreciated. Martyn1958 (talk) 12:06, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Basic Upload Tool puts code in the Comment field[edit]

As the Upload Wizard is quite intransparent in what it does, I prefer to use the "Basic Upload" to enter the data directly. However if I do that, the file history "Comments" field looks very messed up. If I used the Upload Wizard, the Comments field just said "Uploaded own work with UploadWizard". If I use the Basic Upload though, all the data I put into the "Summary" field will also appear in the "Comments" field of the file history. Not the output, but the raw code with all those tags and brackets. The same code will also appear in the revision history of that file. Not sure if that behaviour is really intended. It looks really bad visually. It may not have any negative consequences for the functionality, but if someone sees that page, he might get the impression that I entered the code into the wrong field. Is there any way to edit or delete one of those automatically generated comments? I think a comment should always be generated by the uploader, not automatically. This is the file I am talking about: thumb|Hyatt Regency Hotel Wuxi . Just look at the file history and you see the problem. Skyscraperfan (talk) 11:02, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I don't see this as a problem. It's actually much more informative than "Uploaded own work with UploadWizard". - Jmabel ! talk 16:16, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Skyscraperfan: It's normal. As far as I can tell, it has always been there since the beginning, when the basic upload form was the usual form. It's the upload log that gets copied as the first entry into the file history. It is somewhat comparable to what happens at the creation of pages (categories pages, talk pages, etc.), when the string of characters at the beginning of the newly created page gets copied by default into the first entry in the history of the page. See Special:NewPages for examples of pages created in the last few minutes or hours and the first entries in their histories. Because the entry copies only the beginning of the page, I guess the raw format possibly prevents problems that might otherwise be caused by marks that would remain unclosed.

When creating pages in namespaces other than the "file" namespace, the user can replace the default entry with something else. The situation is different when creating a file. The differences may have to do with a connection between that namespace and the logs. I don't know an easy way to replace the default entry of the creation of a file, but other users probably know more about it.

The information preserved in the upload logs is very useful, although most users may not have a use for it. The information that was originally provided with a file now deleted or a deleted version can provide the clue to find a source or author, including, but not only, for checking copyright violations in other files or versions or restoring correct information that was lost in a file move, etc.

I don't think of it as a problem. In an ideal situation, the default entries would always be present in the upload logs proper, including for files uploaded with the Wizard, but they would not necessarily be copied into the box on the file description page. But if I had to choose between the information not being available at all or having it copied on the description page, I prefer to have it preserved and available.

The maximal length of the string of characters copied into those entries used to be shorter. They didn't take much space. it seems that the maximal length of those entries inflated and doubled near the beginning of 2018. Consequently, the first entries tend to take more space now. But be reassured. Viewers of Wikimedia websites get used to such history entries. People will not think you made a mistake.

If the entry in the file history really, really bothers you, it might be possible to try to imagine and test a possible way to get the result you want, but it's not practical. Maybe try to upload a file with, in the descrition box of the upload form, only a short comment of your choice in plain text and nothing else. I don't know if it works. It never occured to me to try something like that before you asked. Then, after the upload, edit the description page and write all the information.

The simplicity and the flexibility of the basic form are its advantages. When we use it, we may have to accept the inconvenient of the default entry. -- Asclepias (talk) 18:57, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That actually sounds like a good idea. I will try if the Basic Upload will allow me to add a file without any information and then add that information a few seconds later. There is a warning that files which lack certain information will be deleted, but I hope that is a manual process. That would give me the few seconds I need to edit the file. Skyscraperfan (talk) 19:11, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have tested your suggestion. The Basic Upload does not let me upload the file if I leave the summary file completely blank. So I tried how much I have to add in order for it to work. It turns out all it needs is two pairs of curly brackets like you would do to insert a template. It even works if those brackets are empty. So I chose to write "Uploaded with the Basic Tool" followed by those four brackets. Then it worked fine. A few seconds later, I edited the file and replaced the text with the complete code that contains author, source, location, license and categories. It worked very well. Those four curly brackets of course are still in the comment field now, but at least not all that code like the last time. This might be the way I will upload all my photos in future. It is more convenient than the UploadWizard. Thanks for your help! Skyscraperfan (talk) 19:54, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

New logo[edit]

Selvaag AS has got a new logo with different colour than the old one - wich is usesd on wikipedi - how can I get the new one on this side? AgFriis (talk) 11:37, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AgFriis: You don't link a page showing the logo in question, but assuming it is just the all-text log I've seen, you can upload it to a new filename, use {{Textlogo}} in lieu of a license tag, and then any references to it from Wikipedia etc. can be changed to use the new filename. - Jmabel ! talk 16:19, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AgFriis: Hi, and welcome. File:Selvaag AS logo dypblaa.png has many problems detailed at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Selvaag AS logo dypblaa.png. Please see COM:L, COM:FS, en:H:PIC, and no:Hjelp:Bilder. Also, any png image will look fuzzy when scaled down (due to design decisions discussed in phab:T192744) or jaggy when scaled up, so you may want to upload an svg or jpg version, too. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 17:01, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

how to replace a current profile photo[edit]

Hi, I am trying to replace the current photo that is attached an employee. What is the best way to do this please? thank you KNIME Wiki (talk) 11:53, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@KNIME Wiki: Upload the new photo under a new filename, with an appropriate license. If you are not the owner of the copyright, we will need that copyright-owner to go through the process described at COM:VRT. Once it is uploaded to Commons, you can change Wikipedia to use the new file rather than the old one. - Jmabel ! talk 16:21, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@KNIME Wiki: See also COM:FILTERT#Report by KNIME Wiki. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 21:21, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Derivative Work Question[edit]

Hello, I am the owner of an archive, of which I have photographed or scanned several items and included on Simeon Prior's Wikipedia page. All of the documents of which I took photos are from 1850 or before, so they are clearly in the public domain. On top of that I own the originals, as they have been handed down to me over 7 generations.

I'm a bit confused as how to categorize these images since I own the originals and I am the one who scanned or took photos of the originals. Two images are land deeds, one from 1782 and one from 1801. Another is a township document from 1810. Another is an image of my 4th great grandfather.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kclarke.enteract (talk) 02:35, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Kclarke.enteract: Copying, scanning, owning originals or copies, etc. doesn't create new copyrights (though you could credit yourself as a source, the same way we would credit a library that provided similar materials). Categorization as such is mainly topical: e.g. Category:Legal documents or some subcat of that, and you probably want to create a Category:Simeon Prior with analogous parent categories to the en-wiki article. If that doesn't answer your question, please be more specific. - Jmabel ! talk 16:20, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Changing Company Logo on wikipedia page[edit]

Hi All, I am trying to upload the new logo for a company and I seem to be having an issue. I don't know how to edit the main picture for the page it only gives me the option for the description on the right side of the page. Can someone help me figure this out? Furston525 (talk) 04:14, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is en:GTT Communications? It's near the top if you use the source editor: " | logo = [[File:GTT_Communications_logo.svg|150px]]". --ghouston (talk) 08:00, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Note that the new logo should be uploaded to a new file name, then the en-wiki article should be changed to reference the new article.

@Furston525: If the new logo is simple enough to be exempt from copyright, then upload it here on Commons (and use tags {{Textlogo}} and {{Trademarked}}). Otherwise, you'll need to upload it directly on en-wiki using en:Template:Non-free logo in lieu of a license tag. - Jmabel ! talk 16:24, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Débloquage[edit]

Bonjour, je me permets de vous envoyer ce message afin de savoir comment être débloqué à la suite d'un post d'un article.

Merci d'avance.

Cordialement. Hygie Méca (talk) 08:21, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Hygie Méca: Bonjour,

Il faut demander le déblocage sur Wikipédia en français, sur votre page de discussion, et non ici, sur Wikimedia Commons. Cordialement, Yann (talk) 08:52, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Notification when image used[edit]

Hey Wikimedians,

Is there a way I can get notified whenever one of my images get used on a Wikimedia project? Axadem (talk) 14:28, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Axadem: I'm afraid not. There is a way to get a report on which of your images are used. I've forgotten how you do that, someone else can probably give you that. - Jmabel ! talk 16:29, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

For a report, there is this tool: glamorous. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:01, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks! Is there a way to find the unique pages (as in their name or URL) that have my images

? Axadem (talk) 18:28, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Axadem: If you use "Show Details" in glamorous, then you can click to any individual photo and see exactly where it is used, because that info is on the File page. - Jmabel ! talk 18:43, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Axadem: With the "show details" option, the report even lists directly, to the right of each image, the links to all the pages where it is used. -- Asclepias (talk) 19:36, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for the help! Axadem (talk) 19:51, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Posting from my webpage[edit]

Dear Sirs,

I am trying to start my page in Wikipedia, and I am trying to import all the information from my NGO website. What should I do to have a permission for this?

I created an account in Wikipedia with the username: Albanianambassadors Our website is: www.albanianambassadors.al

I am ready to send you all the necessary documents that verifies that this is our website. Albanianambassadors (talk) 19:18, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Albanianambassadors: If by "my page on Wikipedia" you mean that you plan to write about yourself on Wikipedia, please don't. See en:WP:COI (the English-language Wikipedia's page about conflicts of interest) for why not.
On the other hand, for any images or historically significant documents for which you as an organization own the copyright, if you want to free-license them and upload them to Commons, that's great. The simplest way is to indicate an appropriate free license (e.g. {{CC-BY-SA 4.0}} for the particular materials on your own website. That can then be indicated as the source when uploading to Commons. If for some reason that is inconvenient to do on your own site, you can correspond with the team at COM:VRT (best done with email from the albanianambassadors.al domain) to establish to their satisfaction that this account is allowed to upload on behalf of that organization, and that when you state that that organization is granting a particular license for a particular file, that can be trusted. - Jmabel ! talk 23:15, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Just to be clear: it would be great if the images at https://www.albanianambassadors.al/galery/ were free-licensed. - Jmabel ! talk 23:17, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Also, while you should not write an en-wiki article about yourself or anything to which you are strongly connected, it would be entirely appropriate to suggest such an article at en:Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Social_sciences/Politics_and_government#Organizations,_authorities,_and_NGOs. - Jmabel ! talk 23:19, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Titanic[edit]

Please can anyone control this upload ? It is copyviol? Thanks 109.112.227.54 20:16, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done File deleted, user warned. Yann (talk) 20:34, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Standard uploading settings[edit]

Hello! I have tried searching for a function like this, but I have not found an answer yet. I want all my uploads to always have these as standard:

{{Information
|description =
|date =
|source = {{own}}
|author = [[User:Vasmar1|Marius Vassnes]]
|permission = {{User:Vasmar1/MariusVassnes-CC BY-SA 4.0/en}}
}}

Is there a way to make this standard for all my uploads? Thanks! Vasmar1 | Marius Vassnes (talk) 13:59, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There may be a few possibilities. I'm not sure if these possibilities have what you want because I don't use them. But you could have a look. Other users may know better options.

A. One or several upload applications may have features you are looking for.

B. You could look if you find what you are looking for if you click on "build your own upload link" on this page.

C. Something probably too simple for what you are looking for, is to save the complete pre-filled information somewhere in your userspace and just copy-paste it in the upload box.

However, the additional requirement number 1 in your current permission template contradicts the CC license. If you use a CC license, you cannot require that the credit be always in the vicinity of the image. See also the CC FAQ. That is also well established on the Wikimedia websites. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:47, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Assuming you are working on a PC, I'd suggest just keeping this in a file on your PC Desktop and using Special:Upload for your uploads. Then step one is to copy-paste that into the edit box there. Also, you might want to save yourself even more typing by adding:

|description = {{en|}}

|date = {{taken on|}}

Jmabel ! talk 18:56, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm curious about what the possibility "B" (above) does. I'm guessing that the "build your own" script may save one step by including automatically the desired content into the box, without having to copy-paste it. -- Asclepias (talk) 19:35, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Asclepias: Thank you so much for your answer! I have yet to find a useful upload tool. The build your own upload link tool is exactly what I was looking for. Also, thank you for the heads up on the permission template. I've seen other people do it this way, therefore I did not know that it contradicts the CC license. I will try finding another way of doing it, possibly I will rewrite it to say something like "I would be happy if (...)", if that is okay?

Thanks again! Vasmar1 | Marius Vassnes (talk) 21:22, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Jmabel Thank you! Vasmar1 | Marius Vassnes (talk) 21:26, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Vasmar1: Thank you for modifying it in special:diff/725162165. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 12:35, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Vasmar1 You can choose "this is not my own work" in the UploadWizard. The Wizard will then open input fields for author, source and license. The entered values will be kept as default for later uploads. If you use Android (for example a tablet) you can use Offroader as upload tool. The description is entered in a file in the upload directory and will be used for uploads. C.Suthorn (talk) 11:43, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

photos[edit]

can I use the photos on a published book 24.192.120.44 16:48, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

See #Using Wikicommons photos in a commercially published book above. - Jmabel ! talk 18:58, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Why is Attribution-NonCommercial_License out of scope ?[edit]

Hi, nothing found in the FAQ and have no clue why the Flickr bot states it's not compatible https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Attribution-NonCommercial_License Dulliman (talk) 21:02, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Dulliman: See Commons:Licensing, Commons talk:Licensing/Explaining why Derivative Work and Commercial Use must be allowed, and Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia. Basically, examples like someone burning Wikipedia onto a DVD and selling it for a small profit or even at cost is something that we want to encourage and NC restrictions would not allow that. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:29, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Commons is originally constituted (as a deliberate choice, it didn't have to be this way, but it was decided that it should be) to be a media repository for all. Including those who want to build commercial products out of Commons resources.

As an -nc restriction would prevent this, the choice was made to require a "more free" licence than this. Andy Dingley (talk) 21:58, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Koavf and Andy Dingley: The reasoning is better explained at Commons:Licensing/Justifications. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 12:29, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

True, it's more succinct, but Commons talk:Licensing/Explaining why Derivative Work and Commercial Use must be allowed includes a link to that and also shows some debate and further links, etc. But yes, that is the best one-stop shop for an answer. Thanks, Jeff. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 12:34, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Koavf: You're welcome. You forgot to ping me. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 12:39, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ah yes, the "inexpensive books and DVDs published by Wikipedia". Andy Dingley (talk) 12:41, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In my case that leads to using Flickr instead of Commons (which I would have preferred to "advertise" when giving credit). The Wikipedia argumentation could also be achieved if this restriction would be there instead.Dulliman (talk) 14:38, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You can also upload material at this new project: https://nccommons.org/ —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:39, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Are fake or edited files allowed on here[edit]

I made this File:KTVK logo.png (mario (talk). 01:40, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Fox4fan2: Are you saying that's not their actual logo? No, a made-up logo that is not what the organization ever actually uses, should not be here. It's not only not "educational," it's actively misleading. - Jmabel ! talk 02:28, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It's my work you won't delete anything — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fox4fan2 (talk • contribs) 02:32, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The OP is blocked indefinitely for "vandalism, spamming, obscene response to warning, etc.; abusing multiple accounts, abusing talk page access". — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 12:11, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Phantom on C13 catapult at NAS Lakehurst 1978.jpg[edit]

The date is incorrect, the F-4B buno 148426 was retired from service 3/7/1972 at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. 2601:345:100:D700:4:3C25:B7B9:C5CA 07:05, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, and welcome. I linked the filename and made some changes for you. Would you care to speculate on the correct date? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 12:26, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Question about Radar Usage[edit]

Yesterday, File:Radar of the Alexander City tornado emergency.jpg was speedy deleted under a copyright violation. I have a general question since I used an application called RadarOmega to access public domain NEXRAD radar content, which is operated and controlled by the United States Government. I think there was a potential mistake in it being speedy deleted since the content itself was under public domain. Elijahandskip (talk) 18:02, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Elijahandskip: then you probably should bring this to Commons:Undeletion requests. - Jmabel ! talk 18:11, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

SVG herunterladen - Verbesserungsvorschlag[edit]

In Commons gibt es viele Dateien im Format SVG. Auf der Dateibeschreibungsseite fehlt ein Link zum Download. Angeboten werden nut gerenderte Daten als PNG. Es gibt auch keine Information, dass man das SVG herunterladen kann durch Rechtsklick auf die angezeigte Grafik und im dann erscheinenden Menü die Auswahl von "Ziel speichern unter" - oder wie das in anderen Sprachen heisst.

Da ich nicht weiss, wo man in Commons solche Verbesserungsvorschläge platziert, bitte ich um Weiterleitung :-) Danke, --Markus (talk) 08:52, 16 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Markus Bärlocher: I'm not sure how the link is labeled in German, but it should exist. In English it is labeled "Original file" and is between the buttons to add a note and to view in the Media Viewer. - Jmabel ! talk 17:14, 16 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Markus Bärlocher, Jmabel: Auf Deutsch heißt es "Originaldatei". Sie können auch einen beliebigen Link in der Spalte "Version vom" in der Tabelle "Dateiversionen" verwenden.

In German, it is labeled "Originaldatei". You may also use any link in the "Version vom" column in the "Dateiversionen" table. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 17:51, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Actually, the link is there. At the top of the description page is a gray box with links. The first one is "Download". Just click, then click again "full file" (last link at bottom of box) C.Suthorn (talk) 00:01, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Tracking image views[edit]

Hello, Is there a way to determine on Wikimedia Commons how many times an image has been viewed? The tool I have found (https://glamtools.toolforge.org/glamorgan.html?) only provides view number of wikipedia pages that include files from a specific Commons category, and I would like to know the numbers for the images in a catagory on Wikimedia Commmons. Ccaec1920 (talk) 21:39, 16 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Use the “page information” link on the left. Peenuss (talk) 04:46, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:Lester Randolph Ford Jr.webp[edit]

سلام، من تصویر را از لینک زیر برداشته ام. https://www.independent.com/obits/2017/03/02/lester-ford-jr/ لطفاً در انتخاب نوع کپی رایت کمک کنید.

--OldChampion (talk) 06:10, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Source page says "Copyright ©2023 Santa Barbara Independent, Inc. Reproduction of material from any Independent.com pages without written permission is strictly prohibited." That couldn't be much clearer. I'll delete it as a copyvio. - Jmabel ! talk 15:53, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Fair use image[edit]

Can I use fair use policy in these three articles in English Wikipedia? Images are avilable online, but they are not free images.

w:Extortion by eunuchs in India, w:Arab Sheikh child marriage racket of Hyderabad, w:Stray dog attacks in India Rambo XTerminator (talk) 07:12, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You need to add "w:" to the link to link to the english Wikipedia
Fair use is not allowed at commons
English Wikipedia has a fair use policy. Go to english wikipedia and read the help texts on fair use in english wikipedia. If that is not sufficient, ask at english wikipedia for help.

--C.Suthorn (talk) 08:28, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Right, please see en:WP:F. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 17:48, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to declare publication and free usage permission for an uploaded photo?[edit]

An artist friend of mine who already has a wiki article would like to have his photo included in his entry. I would then upload it, since he's not registered at wikipedia. How exactly does an image filme declare that it's permitted to be used - and to whom/where? I'd like to avoid any to and fro after uploading it, so I want to get it 100% right the first time. Thanks! Kilian van Couver (talk) 17:46, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Kilian van Couver: Hi, and welcome. Please see VRT#If you are NOT the copyright holder. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 18:03, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The trickiest part here is going to be that by default copyright belongs to the photographer, not the subject of the photo, so unless this is a selfie or other photographic self-portrait, that artist is probably not the copyright-holder. - Jmabel ! talk 19:35, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

değişiklik[edit]

yaptığım değişiklikler ne zaman sonuçlanıp yayınlanacak Ugurbey09 (talk) 11:30, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

change

When will my changes be finalized and published?

translator: Google Translate via — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 05:29, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Ugurbey09: Merhaba ve hoş geldiniz. Yetkili bir bekleyen değişiklik incelemecisinin tr:Beçin Kalesi üzerindeki değişikliklerinizi incelemesi gerekiyor. Galeriyi kaldırmanız bir sorun olabilir.

Hi, and welcome. An authorized pending changes reviewer needs to review your changes to tr:Beçin Kalesi. Your removal of the gallery could be an issue. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 05:29, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploaded[edit]

Dear Wikimedia company I can't uploading photo to Wikimedia app! How i can upload photo and history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anam Ullah NC (talk • contribs) 14:43, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Anam Ullah NC: Hi, and welcome. Please give more specifics while reporting in a new section at the bottom of Commons talk:Mobile app or on GitHub. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 05:19, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploading video game concept art for ES Wikipedia[edit]

Would it be allowed to upload this concept art from the Japanese magazine/website Famitsu? It would be used in the "design and concept" section of a video game character article I'm writing on Spanish Wikipedia. Jotamide (talk) 23:54, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Jotamide. At first glance, I would say that file isn't OK for Commons unless you can get the COM:CONSENT of it's copyright holder (e.g. the person who created the original art). Whether it's OK to upload to Spanish Wikipedia depends upon Spanish Wikipedia's policy on using fair use content; owever, Spanish Wikipedia doesn't seem to allow fair use content to be uploaded locally per COM:FAIR, which means you're back to trying to get the copyright holder's consent. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:00, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you, I wasn't aware that ES Wiki forbade fair use images across the entire wiki. That explains why all fictional character pages have photos of cosplayers in the infoboxes. Cheers! Jotamide (talk) 02:07, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:NOXRED1 Gene Neighborhood.png[edit]

File:NOXRED1 Gene Neighborhood.png

I believe the image is valid for Commons but the attribution is incorrect. Editor should not be claiming own work as UCSC Genome gives clear requirements that credit must be given to the specific researchers. There is a second image by same user File:NOXRED1 Conceptual Translation.png that may also have attribution issues.

Slywriter (talk) 01:50, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

All there image uploads should be reviewed. I believe they are not giving proper acknowledgement to copyright holders on work and claiming own work improperly. Slywriter (talk) 01:54, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Gamccabe: Please give proper acknowledgement to copyright holders on work per COM:EVID policy and avoid claiming own work improperly. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 05:11, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Slywriter: it sounds like you have some idea what is going on here, but I can't readily find the source of this image from the links you've provided. Could you take on the corrections & review yourself (for anything you can't sort out, probably nominate for deletion)? It sounds like you know the terrain and it will be a lot less work for you than it would be for a random person. - Jmabel ! talk 15:26, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Jmabel, figured out the situation but no idea how to edit licenses. Guessing there's a page somewhere with details. Slywriter (talk) 02:00, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Slywriter: Can you at least indicate (e.g. with a URL) what you believe is the source of the image, and who exactly should be given credit? I can do the actual editing, but I don't want to have to re-research what you've worked out. - Jmabel ! talk 02:09, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Understood now. I'll drop it on your talk page some time tomorrow. Just need to go through my browser history as I have most identified. Slywriter (talk) 05:03, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

My boss does not like his name on Wikipedia, he would like to change it.[edit]

So I am trying to change my boss's name on his wikipedia page, how do I go about doing that? I see I can change his bio and all the other things like images etc. But not the actual name of the wikipedia page. Marketing chefjj (talk) 15:41, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Marketing chefjj: Hi, and welcome. The name can be changed with the "move" feature, which you may be able to use at en:Special:MovePage/Joseph_Johnson_(chef). — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 15:56, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

"Permission missing" tag[edit]

Hi, I have tagged a few pictures with the "permission missing" tag, and I noticed that this tag does not automatically include the date. Instead, it seems that someone had to clean up after me manually (apologies, and thanks @ Johnj1995). Why is that, if I may ask? I don't know a thing about software engineering, but I would imagine that it can't be a difficult feat to automate this. Thanks, --87.150.7.214 00:19, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

If you look at Template:No permission since, you will see that the directions begin with, "Note: do not transclude this template directly on a page." Yes, there is a solution, and it happens automatically if you follow the directions for how to use the template: You use {{subst:npd}} instead of using the template directly. - Jmabel ! talk 02:13, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Creating category in Wiki Commons[edit]

How can I create a category in wikipedia commons? Fabian Roudra Baroi (talk) 01:30, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Fabian Roudra Baroi: There are a couple of ways to do it:

Go to the URL that would lead to the nonexistent category if it existed (e.g. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:My new cat), and that will give you a page to create the category.
Add the category in one of the places you want to use it (e.g. on a file page or a child category page, [[Category:My new cat]]), and when you click that on the saved page it will take you the same place as the prior method.

and by the way, this is Wikimedia Commons, not Wikipedia Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 02:20, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The flag of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory office[edit]

I am working on updating the article on the list of diplomatic missions in Australia over on Wikipedia. When I progress to the representative offices section, one office that I will add is the Square Kilometre Array Observatory office. This organisation doesn't have their own flag on Wikimedia commons, however in real life they do (see it in action here). Can this file be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons for use on the wikipedia page showing what their flag looks like? Thanks for your help. HoHo3143 (talk) 12:31, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@HoHo3143: I'm not sure what on that page you mean by "this file," but it looks like everything on that page is copyrighted and no free license is offered. - Jmabel ! talk 18:37, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Sorry for the misunderstanding. By "this file" I mean the SKAO flag/logo on the left of this webpage. HoHo3143 (talk) 01:11, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- @HoHo3143: I don't see a flag there. I see a (presumably copyrighted) logo. Unless you have evidence that logo is either public domain or free-licensed, then we can't have it on Commons. Am I missing something that gives you the impression that one of those two situations applies? - Jmabel ! talk 01:23, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Is There A Limit to Uploading a New Version of a File?[edit]

I would like to update a specific image more than one time, but I am unsure whether I will be stopped or prevented from doing so after a numebr of updates. So is there a limit/cooldown to this? Thanks for your answer. LegendaSM07 (talk) 13:53, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@LegendaSM07: Could you clarify what you mean here? Normally, there is no good reason to upload an identical file more than once. However, there are certain times when an overwrite with a different version is acceptable, especially when overwriting your own file. Your question is too vague for me to say more. - Jmabel ! talk 18:40, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Jmabel, sorry for the late reply

No, I didn't mean uploading an identical file more than once. The specific picture I was talking about is a map of a highway, which needs to update ocassionally as new sections of the highway are opened/under construction. So I want to upload different and edited versions of the file to make it up to date. I tried this before, but I made a design flaw so now I am thinking about uploading it again, but changed with the appropiate design elements. My question was basically, does wikipedia stop me after I update the file (with different versions) a bit too many times?

Thanks for the answer LegendaSM07 (talk) 00:35, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@LegendaSM07: Typically what you are describing is OK, as long as the file description indicates that it is supposed to represent the current state of the highway, not its state on a particular date. If the file description specifies that the file represents a particular point in time, don't overwrite it unless you are correcting what the situation was on that date. Also, depending on how much you are changing, it could affect the author credit. If the original uploader is still on Commons, you might want to consult with them and make sure that your changes are in accord with their intentions, since they are presumably still credited as an authoor. - Jmabel ! talk 01:30, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:Adrien Formaux, Ford Puma Rally, Sweden Rally 2022.jpg[edit]

Ich bin mir nicht sicher, welche Lizenz diesem Bild zugeordnet werden kann. Danke für die Hilfe.

--Andrew-44-19 (talk) 16:22, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Andrew-44-19: It's hard to say whether that is licensed in a manner compatible with Commons or not. Just saying "Free Pictures" for media use is very vague. In particular, it says nothing about whether derivative works are allowed. - Jmabel ! talk 18:44, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Image scaling[edit]

Hi,
Someone who understands image scaling, please have a look at the Rembrandt User's Guide for ETH Oberon. The picture of the Rembrandt panel is 370x226 px. At full size, it appears too large in the text. The displayed thumbnail is 220x134 px. Too small to see the details well. I can scale the picture with independent software; GIMP for example. Then upload again. Can Commons display an intermediate size more directly?

A help search for "image scaling" found advice about user recognition of image scale. Nothing about scaling to fit the display.

Thx, ... PeterEasthope (talk) 16:22, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Peter, please do not upload a different size. You can adjust it, look at your page b:Oberon/ETH Oberon/Tutorial/Rembrandt. Gruß, Achim55 (talk) 20:18, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

scaled

You can use the px parameter in the wikilink. But images are meant to autoscale because of different screen resolutions. C.Suthorn (talk) 20:20, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

"... images are meant to autoscale ..."

Good. Will try just the full image and see how it is on small device. Thx, ... PeterEasthope (talk) 22:54, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Reverted to the full sized image. OK on the desktop screen. On my Android phone, the picture is scaled to fit the width of the screen. OK there also. See

Rembrandt User's Guide for ETH Oberon

Problem reports welcome. Thx, ... PeterEasthope (talk) 00:00, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Broken links[edit]

Hello, These two links are now broken. Could you please check what happened? Thank you Link 1 Link 2 SBenchagra-WMF (talk) 19:29, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/a/a4/WMF_Annual_Report_20082009_online.pdf → https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/WMF_Annual_Report_20082009_online.pdf

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/26/WMF_20072008_Annual_report._high_resolution.pdf → https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/WMF_20072008_Annual_report._high_resolution.pdf

--Achim55 (talk) 19:59, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks a lot. Do we know what happened for the links to change? What does this change affect? Does it affect all similar links? Will there be a redirect? Thanks again SBenchagra-WMF (talk) 20:18, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

After having been transferred from wmf:WMF Annual Report 20082009 online.pdf to Commons it has been replaced by a second edition. The broken link had been used for wmf:... In general it is not a good idea to deeplink files. Using links like File:WMF Annual Report 20082009 online.pdf avoids such problems because wmf:File:WMF Annual Report 20082009 online.pdf resolves to the same file as c:File:WMF Annual Report 20082009 online.pdf. --Achim55 (talk) 20:41, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks a lot! SBenchagra-WMF (talk) 21:06, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Stachys palustris[edit]

Listed at Category:Stachys palustris is the page Stachys palustris, which seems to contain a subset of images from the category. What is the purpose of the latter page, and is it in fact necessary? I don't remember seeing this kind of thing before. ITookSomePhotos (talk) 20:09, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

ITookSomePhotos, see Commons:Galleries. --Achim55 (talk) 21:05, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I see, thanks. I think that the word "gallery" is the pertinent one here, and that this word should be included prominently on such pages, to give readers an idea of the purpose of the page. (I see now that it is on the tab at the top of the page, but no one is going to notice that.) ITookSomePhotos (talk) 22:51, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@ITookSomePhotos: that seems a bit like saying that the word "article" should appear prominently on Wikipedia articles. - Jmabel ! talk 01:32, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Downloading a Diagram for Personal Use[edit]

Business Flow Chart for Personal Use Only -- I tried to attribute the artist's company, but the link was not functional. This visual is for my own use, and won't be shared with anyone else, but as a creative artist, I feel very strongly regarding attribution, which I was not able to provide. Unappreciatedinmytime (talk) 02:21, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]