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THE WIKI LOVE CONTEST

Hello there, Thanks for your proposal. As I'm a Professional photographer I'm very happy to participate.The subject is one of my favourite.

I wish to send you some different file for the love Contest .

I just want to know if there is something special to know in the rules.

I have all the rights of authors, I'm the author of the images.

Please send me the linkof the Contest and the rules to be able to send you beautifull images and learn how it works if I win.

Love is here with wikilove. Kind regards, Alexandra — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexandralovejesus (talk • contribs) 13:40, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

@Alexandralovejesus: please visit the page "Commons:Wiki Loves Love 2019/Rules" for the rules, and you can upload images here (Mobile 📱). --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚)

As this contest is over I'll be marking this section as "Resolved". --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 02:12, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

Resolved

I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days. Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 02:12, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

Upload request

Hi, Kindly upload the original version (7084×4728) of File:Haft-sin, Nowruz, Still-life-3205068.jpg from the provided source. I couldn't do that myself because of poor Internet connection (time-out error). Thanks. 4nn1l2 (talk) 19:09, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

 Done --Yann (talk) 19:21, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you. I have the same request for another file: File:Nowruz, Grass-532563.jpg. This will be my last upload request. 4nn1l2 (talk) 21:37, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

 Done --Nutshinou ^Talk! 16:42, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

I moved a cat and did it wrong

I moved Category:Puqian Bridge to Category:Haiwen Bridge and now the wikidata is gone. I think I did it wrong. Please help and guide. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:01, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

 Done --E4024 (talk) 01:13, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you so much, E4024! :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:45, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

JOHN TEMPLETON SMITH (AUTHOR)

I WISH TO ADD PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPH TO THE AUTHOR PAGE OF JOHN TEMPLETON SMITH. I AM THE AUTHOR. I AM SIGNED INTO WIKIPEDIA AS ASHE SMITH. MY PASSPORT NAME IS JOHN JAYCOT ASHE SMITH MY PEN NAME IS JOHN TEMPLETON SMITH - THIS CAN BE VERIFIED BY THE UK SOCIETY OF AUTHORS, LONDON WHO DEDUCT AN ANNUAL FEE FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT FOR MEMBERSHIP. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashe Smith (talk • contribs) 19:41, 19 March 2019‎ (UTC)

• @Ashe Smith: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).

Who took this photo? Please fix your caps lock.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 19:52, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

@Ashe Smith: you could simply confirm your identity with the Wikimedia Commons OTRS team by e-mailing permissions-commonswikimedia.org to confirm that you are the person you claim to be. If you are not the photographer of the photographs in question than the photographer would also need to send permission. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 02:15, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:08, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

picture

hi for a new article i would like to use two pictures, both from unknown photografers working when the pictures was taken at a newspaper that does not exist anymore. May i use the pics? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nattregn (talk • contribs) 20:04, 19 March 2019‎ (UTC)

Very unlikely. I can't see how you would get permission from an unknown photographer, and if the newspaper is defunct it's going to be very hard to track on who might have inherited its rights to get that permission.

What country was the newspaper in, and what year to these photos date from? - Jmabel ! talk 00:34, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

• @Nattregn: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 11:58, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:09, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

wiki loves love 2019

How I update my description with uploaded picture? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Traditional sumi (talk • contribs) 08:20, 20 March 2019‎ (UTC)

• @Traditional sumi: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).

Edit File:Flying love.jpg.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 11:54, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:09, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Lucy Hicks Anderson

Can I upload the only photo of Lucy Hicks Anderson to be found on the internet, that was taken while she was still alive, considering she is already dead more then 70 years and died in California (I believe 70 years is the limit for the right to publicity of celebrities there)? Carpatianlynx (talk) 11:26, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

@Carpatianlynx: Who snapped the photo?   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 14:32, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

I don't know. it looks like a really old photo and every blog or black history month post didn't say anything about the photo itself. but it seems to be the only photo available ever of Lucy. I wanted to translate the page, I am not American, that is why I try to find a free to use photo Carpatianlynx (talk) 16:16, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Right of publicity wouldn't be the issue, it would be the copyright. Do you know if the photo was taken, and published in the U.S., before 1923? That would be our best bet. - Jmabel ! talk 16:49, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Uploading a picture

I would like to upload a picture that was mailed to me by the copyright owner. The copyrigt owner has given the permisission to use the picture on Wiki only, and the picture must be attributed. Are there any licenses on Wikimedia Commons that comply to these conditions? NordboerBonde (talk) 14:27, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

@NordboerBonde: No, "permisission to use the picture on Wiki only" is insufficient, please have them send COM:L compliant permission and a suggested filename via OTRS with a copy to you.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 14:31, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

accidentally request for deletion

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Foto Benjamin Dalle.jpg

I accidentally requested a delation for a picture. This picture is of my boss and he gave me the permission to use it for his wikipedia page. Therfore it may be used.

Can the request for delation be undone?

Thank you in advance, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eguns (talk • contribs) 16:15, 21 March 2019 (UTC) (UTC)

Not at this stage. The image will be kept if there are no copyright problems with it. Ruslik (talk) 19:49, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Unknown Request for Help

Template:WPO NTTP INP WENX 2019 Google Inchttps://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A0nh_vi%C3%AAn:Thuphuongwood — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thuphuongwood (talk • contribs) 09:50, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

@Thuphuongwood: Hello, you are currently on Wikimedia Commons, the free media depository of the Wikimedia Movement. Do you have any questions on editing Commons? If you cannot understand English, you may want to request for Vietnamese translation assistance. You may also want to ask me if you have any further questions, thank you.廣九直通車 (talk) 10:07, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

To delete not very visible picture

Hello, I would like to supprime two pictures for its lack of visibility and are spotted : File:Clemenceau (R98) 12.jpg ;File:Balla-Arabé Collection (2).jpg Please help me to supprime or deleate its. Thank you P. hynece — Preceding unsigned comment added by P. hynece (talk • contribs) 18:21, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

• Convenience links: File:Clemenceau (R98) 12.jpg, File:Balla-Arabé Collection (2).jpg
• @P. hynece: Since neither "supprime" nor "deleate" are English words, perhaps there is some other language in you can make this clearer? Perhaps French, which I see you write? - Jmabel ! talk 19:59, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Hello, I would like to delete two pictures for its lack of visibility and are spotted : File:Clemenceau (R98) 12.jpg ;File:Balla-Arabé Collection (2).jpg Please help me to delete them. Thank you P. hynece — Preceding unsigned comment added by P. hynece (talk • contribs) 18:24, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

@P. hynece: Thank you for your query. Please be advised that unlike Wikipedia projects, media files may be kept on Wikimedia Commons, even they do not have any usage on other Wikimedia projects. Moreover, according to GCSD criteria no.7, both media files are not eligible for courtesy deletion. All in all, it is fine to keep these media files on Wikimedia Commons. Please do not hesitate to ask me if you have any questions.廣九直通車 (talk) 01:41, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

Maybe not courtesy deletion, but looking at the creation dates, the user's uploads may be copyright violation. --HyperGaruda (talk) 06:09, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

Permission to use image

Hi there, The Library of Congress would like to use this image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jack_and_Minnie_Dowsett,_c._1890s.jpg for our upcoming suffrage exhibition. Is it possible? Thanks, Marisa Hernandez, MMLIS Exhibits Office Intern — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 140.147.179.129 (talk) 15:34, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Hello Marisa. Yes, the image is in the public domain and can be used by anyone for any purpose without restriction. GMG^talk 15:36, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Photo permission

Would like to use this photo at Library of Congress https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emily_Sophia_Tanner_Richards_Photograph.jpg Marisa Hernandez, MMLIS Exhibits Office Intern — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 140.147.179.129 (talk) 17:48, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Hey Marisa. That photo is also in the public domain and can be used by anyone for any purpose. GMG^talk 19:26, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Simon Hammelburg portretje

I received a message that the picture "Simon Hammelburg portretje" wil be removed because of copyright violation. I can assure you that the picture is copyright free, because Mr Hammelburg himself provided me with the picture. Mr Hammelburg can be contacted via his website: simonhammelburg.com. — Preceding unsigned comment added by P.M.A. Derks (talk • contribs) 16:57, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

• @P.M.A. Derks: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).

My apologies for forgetting the tildes. P.M.A. Derks (talk) 14:36, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:09, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Please have Author RONY ROBERT and Copyright holder RONY BOONEN post or send permission for File:Simon Hammelburg portretje.jpg via OTRS with a carbon copy to you.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 17:02, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

Strange as it may seem: unless mr. Hammelburg made this photo himself (as a self portrait), he might not even be the person holding the copyright on it. Richard 20:07, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

The photo was made by Mr. Rony Boonen and he gave the copyright to Mr. Hammelburg. P.M.A. Derks (talk) 14:40, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

One more thing: You have uploaded this file before and it was deleted. Do not reupload deleted content. Jcb (talk) 14:53, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Hello

Why is Wikipedia do not support disability people when they want to work in Wikipedia? I demand a answer and a full apology from Wikipedia. --182.239.190.231 18:21, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

For starters, could you give an example of where you perceive to have been intentionally hindered? Furthermore: technically you did not post this demand on Wikipedia but on Wikimedia, which is (although related) a different project, where your one and only contribution so far was this demand - which (to me) seems like a wrong foot to start things off. Richard 20:05, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

It's bad form to show @TonyBallioni the finger.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 05:35, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: I don't see the relation of that remark to the rest of this thread, can you explain? - Jmabel ! talk 06:06, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Please see this edit, with the caveat that the linked image is NSFW, and my post of 15:45 below.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 15:49, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

@182.239.190.231: , this is Wikimedia Commons, the repository of free media files. We do not deal with recruitment here and we may not be able to address your concern. However, you can contact Wikimedia Foundation via the address here. Regards. T Cells (talk · contribs · email) 07:14, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

• @Magog the Ogre: this is an LTA. If you want to know which one I can email you. TonyBallioni (talk) 07:40, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

I hope this edit is self-explanatory.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 15:45, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Upload procedure if copyright owner and author are different but the author should be credited

I have a set of 4 photographs taken in Australia 1959 by Fritz Kos an Australien photographer that I want to upload for use in a Wikipedia article. The photographs were commissioned by our family and show the house that our family built in Perth. According to information that I received the copyright rules during that time in Australia give the copyright to the person that commissioned the work. I do want to credit the uploaded pictures to the photographer. Which procedure do I use? Own work? But there is no field to mention the author. Just to be safe I notified the heirs of Fritz Kos that I planned to publish the photographs under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license and received an OK. Based on the copyright situation above I already gave permission to publish one of the photographs in a book and this was accepted valid I understand. I also assume that our family are the only owners of the original photographs. There is of cause no documentation that proves that our family commissioned the work except the photographs themselves. Basicly what is the procedure to use if author and copyright owner are different but the author should be credited in the published work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schmila (talk • contribs) 15:18, 24 March 2019 (UTC) --Schmila (talk) 14:52, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

This might better be asked at Commons:Village pump/Copyright. - Jmabel ! talk 15:25, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Tisopurine

What should be the name of the file File:Tisopurine.png which was uploaded by @Edgar181: . The user @JWBE: has been trying it to rename to Thioisopurine. Is it proper scientific name or vandalism? --✝iѵɛɳ२२४०^{†ลℓк †๏ мэ} 16:17, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

I am chemist, so I know what I do. Indeed, Tiven2240, this question should be delegated to a chemist. --JWBE (talk) 16:28, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

JWBE, what is Thioisopurine? Can you provide a link to a scholarly work (journal) where this was properly described? Regards. T Cells (talk · contribs · email) 17:04, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

The given rationale for the name change, "meaningless or ambiguous name", is patently false. Tisopurine is the w:en:International Nonproprietary Name given to the chemical chemical compound for the specific purpose of being non-ambiguous. I can't find any evidence that "thioisopurine" is used by any reliable source as a synonym for this chemical compound. ChemNerd (talk) 17:44, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

There are two citations in the enWP article where the file is used; one calls the compound thiopurine and the other tisopurine. According to the infobox, the IUPAC name is 1,2-Dihydro-4H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-4-thione; no “thioisopurine” synonym to be found in any of the chemical databases linked from there. (IMO the element symbols are oversized in the drawing, but that’s not pertinent to the name.)—Odysseus1479 (talk) 18:58, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Tisopurine is a unprecise trivial-name. It could have been shortened form Thioisopurine. In fact it is a "Iso"purine, due to the new position of one N-Atom. Thiopurinol is even unprecise, because it's not an alcohol. Only the IUPAC-name is in the moment precise. --JWBE (talk) 20:56, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Please delete my images

• File:WestBengalDistricts_numbered_tag_mr.svg <- has been repaired by other user
• File:WestBengalDistricts_numbered-mr.svg
• File:WestBengalDistricts_numbered-tag_mr.svg
• File:WestBengalDistricts_numbered_mr.svg

On my laptop these are good but when I upload in wikipedia it is showing black strips.. Template:Sunst:unsigned4

Please see Help:SVG#Black rectangle (Flowed Text bug) instead.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 00:04, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

QUESTION

Hello i'm not good at setting up and answer i was wondering why i cannot display these two files: wdi-raitv.jpg and wdi_donnamoderna.jpg

the first are two pictures of me and my partner during an interview taken to us at the Italian TV in the 80's The second is an article on myself and my company written also in the80-90's there is no infringements of any copyright here cristiano galli zugaro — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cristiano Galli-Zugaro (talk • contribs) 23:02, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

@Cristiano Galli-Zugaro: file and page names are case-sensitive (except for the first character) on most MediaWiki-driven projects; those images are at File:WDI-RAITV.jpg and File:WDI DONNAMODERNA.jpg. (Both have been identified by other users as having copyright problems, which will need to be addressed.)—Odysseus1479 (talk) 23:31, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Statistics

There used to be a handy little tool on commons that you could use to generate figures regarding the global usage of files and categories. Example: How many times do wikis use files of the category Featured Pictures, sorted by individual files etc. I know that tool must be there, somewhere. I just can't find it. ;-) Many thanks --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 11:53, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

Or, maybe a better example, files created by "User:Martin Falbisoner"... --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 11:55, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

The tool you want is GLAMorous, but it doesn't seem to be working for me at the moment. --12:03, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

THX! --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 13:04, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

file not uploading (href unsafe data)

I am trying to upload a public domain SVG file to Wikimedia Commons. The file, however, fails to upload and I receive a message indicating that the image contains a link to an unsafe website in the image's source code. The "unsafe" site does not appear to exist anymore, so I'm wondering if the code can be changed in any way, in order for it to be deemed safe enough to upload. Thanks20Panorama15 (talk) 20:46, 26 March 2019 (UTC). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 20Panorama15 (talk • contribs) 17:58, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

• @20Panorama15: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).

Yes, you can make that change in a text editor, but please indicate what you changed and why in the description or {{Retouched}}.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 05:13, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:10, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Image deletation issue

Hi, I have uploaded few images/logos of indian television channels here, but unfortunately all logos are deleted due to licence issue. I can't understand what to do. As I am new here, please help me. Please don't delete my uploaded images. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiWiki5678 (talk • contribs) 14:34, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

• @WikiWiki5678: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).

Please review your user talk page and the links thereon.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 14:42, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:10, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

All my stuff has been deleted

I have spent hours uploading and tagging my work and it was all deleted by some guy named JU TA can you put it back?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LizHaywood (talk • contribs) 15:32, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

@LizHaywood: I know it seems overly bureaucratic, but even if you're the creator of the murals and the photographs of them, you should send a permission statement to COM:OTRS. Then the pictures could be restored. clpo13_(talk) 16:23, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

• @LizHaywood: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 18:26, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:11, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

@LizHaywood: Assuming you are the creator of both the murals and the photographs of them, they will be restored once the OTRS process is complete, so OTRS is the one further step needed here. An alternative would be if you have a website as an artist that is clearly under your control, you can indicate there that this account is yours and acts on your behalf, thus bypassing OTRS (which is limited to only a few trusted individuals ans is backlogged by several weeks). If you go that latter route, get here of me either here or on my talk page, and I can work through the undeletion.

Either way, you won't have to redo the work you've already done. - Jmabel ! talk 21:01, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

Copyright issues

I am trying to update a photo on a page and it keeps getting deleted for copyright issues. I own the photo. Why will it not upload to Wikimedia Commons? What more do I need to do to keep it from getting deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redwhiteandboujee (talk • contribs) 17:34, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

• @Redwhiteandboujee: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).

Please review your user talk page and the links thereon.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 18:25, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

Short version: physically owning a photo does not mean you own the copyright. Or are you saying that a photo has been deleted where you do own the copyright, and if so which photo would that be? - Jmabel ! talk 21:05, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:11, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Should I replace File:Giovanni Vailati.jpg with a higher quality version located on the Italian Wikipedia (it:File:Giovanni Vailati.jpg)?

On the Italian Wikipedia there exists an image of Giovanni Vailati which is marked saying that it can't be moved to Wikimedia Commons for technical reasons, my guess is that the fact that there already exists an image on Wikimedia with that exact name is that reason. Should I replace the lower quality image on Commons with that of the higher quality Italian Wikipedia image? Of note is the fact that the image located on the Italian Wikipedia is not of the same physical photograph as that on Wikimedia Commons, for this reason would it make more sense to upload the file separately with a title such as "Giovanni Vailati 2"? The Editor's Apprentice (talk) 01:53, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

• If it is a different file, then definitely upload under a different name. - Jmabel ! talk 04:45, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Awesome, thank! Does the Italian Wikipedia file actually meet all of the criteria to be uploaded to Commons? Once I've made the upload to Wikimedia Commons, should I propose to have the version on the Italian Wikipedia deleted? Is there some special way that I should mark that the file was originally from a Wikipedia? —The Editor's Apprentice (Talk) 05:21, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Sure looks legit for Commons.

The Italian Wikipedia has a {{NowCommons}} template; given the difference of name, I'd put that on the file and leave it there for at least a few days before deleting.

Also certainly before removing it from the Italian Wikipedia, make sure all references to it there have been appropriately changed to the new filename. - Jmabel ! talk 15:51, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Done and completed, now located at File:Giovanni Vailati 2.jpg, thanks! —The Editor's Apprentice (Talk) 20:01, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

How to get Picture which is not mine

I wanted to add some details in a wiki page "Shimadzu Company" for which i need to upload an image.

Few weeks ago a photograph i uploaded for a page i on a Kpop celeb got deleted due to copywriter issue. I had basically taken it off the web and uploaded. I was informed thats its not allowed and has to be taken off. I do not wish to repeat the same mistake.

So how can i upload a new image (i am not the owner and its available freely online) with out facing the deletion problem. Or is there a way to get someone else (who is the owner of it -- im not sure who -- upload request??) to get it on wiki.

Asikm03 (talk) — Preceding undated comment was added at 13:11, 27 March 2019‎ (UTC)

"copyright" not "copywriter" (the latter is also a word, but not closely related).

"Freely available online" has nothing to do with the matter. Someone does not lose copyright by publishing, however widely, nor do we gain a right to infringe their copyright because someone else did.

What you are asking is basically "how can I give away something that I don't own and someone else does"? You can't. Instead, you have two possible courses of action.

1. Arrange an opportunity to take a picture yourself. Then it has your copyright, and you can license it as you wish.
2. Convince the owner of the copyright to release it under a free license. See COM:OTRS for how they do this; I believe there are several other related pages and someone may be able to point you at them.

It may be that you cannot readily get a free-licensed or public domain image of the subject you want. This happens. That is why quite a few Wikipedia articles do not have pictures. - Jmabel ! talk 16:03, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

@Asikm03: First, go to the company's Wikipedia article, in this case en:Shimadzu Corp. Then, find their official website from that article's infobox or external links, in this case http://www.shimadzu.com/index.html. Then, look for the new logo or another image on that site, in the case of the logo https://www.shimadzu.com/profiles/shimadzu_corporate/themes/shimadzu_corporate/images/common/logo.png. Copy the logo or image (in case you do get authorization to upload) and URL. Then, look for licensing for the logo or image, typically at or near the bottom of the site, in this case "Copyright(C)2019 Shimadzu Corporation. All Rights Reserved". We can't accept that per COM:L. Then, find contact info, in this case the "CONTACT US" link https://www.shimadzu.com/contact/index.html. Then, find the appropriate contact form link, "Corporate Information" link https://www.shimadzu.com/form/ci/contact.html. Then, fill out the form, mentioning the logo URL and the website URL, with some language from en:WP:ERP, and submit it.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 18:11, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

That logo https://www.shimadzu.com/profiles/shimadzu_corporate/themes/shimadzu_corporate/images/common/logo.png looks simple enough to be {{PD-ineligible}}. - Jmabel ! talk 23:49, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Updating old Profile picture for Actor/Model Dylan Sprouse

I am having difficulty understanding how to update an old picture as requested (10 years old)for actor/model Dylan Sprouse. I was informed to have his photographer use copyright/open source license, but unable to find this form. I am in contact with one of his photographers who has asked me what exactly he needs to send me, or can someone please provide the exact link or form needed to at least upload with Currant picture to the right location in the commons. Thank you very much.Brian Copeland...restinggod. I can also be reached at jakematt105.bc@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Restinggod (talk • contribs) 14:05, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

The necessary instructions are on Commons:OTRS#Declaration of consent for all enquiries. The photographer should attach the image to the e-mail. Ruslik (talk) 14:21, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

After the new image is uploaded, the article needs to be edited to replace the old image with new one. Ruslik (talk) 14:23, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Also: within Commons, upload the picture to a new filename, just like any other picture. The old picture remains a valid part of history; then, as Ruslik0 says, you make the appropriate changes in the articles in the various Wikipedias, and perhaps on Wikidata. - Jmabel ! talk 16:07, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

convert a .tiff file

Is there a tool or method recommended to convert a .tiff file in Wikimedia Commons to a .jpg file or other file format?

  Thanks, Tibet Nation (talk) 14:56, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

If you click on the different size links below the image, these are all jpeg format. The largest size will be identical in resolution to the TIFF, and you should be able to download the jpeg from your browser once you have viewed it. --Fæ (talk) 15:34, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) @Tibet Nation: any image editor should be able to handle that. Paint.NET is a popular tool, as is GIMP. Just open the TIFF in the editor and save it as a JPEG or PNG. Even simpler, as Fæ says, every TIFF file on Wikimedia Commons generates a JPEG preview in several sizes, which you can download directly from the file page. clpo13_(talk) 15:39, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

@Tibet Nation, Fæ, and Clpo13: Actually, the thumbnails here are .png, not .jpg.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 20:56, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you all for your helpful hints- I now can try to crop some of the high quality .tiff files. The crop tool that I enjoy using, (on the left side of the Commons page) unfortunately does not crop .tiff files. Thanks again for your time, Tibet Nation (talk) 15:41, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Celebrity Wikipedia Page Create

How to Create Celebrity or Artist Page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akshay0912 (talk • contribs) 16:49, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

• @Akshay0912: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).

Please see en:WP:MFA.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 20:59, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

@Akshay0912: For Wikimedia Commons please see the pages "Commons:Categories" and "Commons:Galleries", however as the title suggests that this is about Wikipedia you should probably ask there, but it's easy to simply create a page on a celebrity as long as you use reliable and independent sources. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 02:08, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

Want to contact artist to purchase an image?

How may I contact artist/ liscence to purchase image? TY —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.65.133.164 (talk) 17:34, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

• Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:12, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

On-wiki, you can post to their user talk page. Via email, you can use Special:EmailUser while logged in after email addresses are confirmed on both sides. You can also use any other means at your disposal.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 21:06, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

@65.65.133.164: All images on Wikimedia Commons are free to use by anyone for anything, please see the page "Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia". --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 02:06, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

@Donald Trung: No, that's not actually true. Just to give some widely scattered examples of exceptions (by no means an exhaustive list):

• Use of an image may be limited by personality rights or by trademark.
• Someone might be living in a country where certain images are not allowed (e.g. the use of certain Nazi imagery in several European countries).
• If you are doing a photomosaic in a circumstance it is not possible to give credit to individual copyright-holders, you cannot use images that require attribution.
• If you are creating a work for a publisher who requires overt documents to be signed by copyright-holders (e.g. indemnification and guarantee that they are the copyright-holder; quite common in print media).

- Jmabel ! talk 04:32, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

@Jmabel: , my bad about phrasing it that way and thank you for correcting me before the OP might use an image incorrectly. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 08:09, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

The last one (needing a signed document) probably comes up about once a month for one or another of my photos. - Jmabel ! talk 15:39, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

Commons:Email templates - Using the Interactive Release Generator

When releasing the rights to a copyrighted file for use on Wikipedia, will doing so release the copyrights to be used by anyone, anywhere, anytime? Or will this strictly be limited to use on Wikipedia only? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SaraLynn1919 (talk • contribs) 20:10, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

• @SaraLynn1919: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).

Yes, anyone, anywhere, anytime (subject to the restrictions of the license you choose).   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 21:01, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

@SaraLynn1919: If there is a file which the copyright holder doesn't want to release under a free license, and you want to use it on English Wikipedia, please read WP:F. Restrictions on other projects vary, see m:nfc.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 22:19, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:13, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

SABER SI MI ARTICULO FUE ELIMANDO

Hola. El día de ayer le di a publicar a un articulo pero hasta ahora no ha salido en el Internet. Recibí un mensaje que decía que una de las imágenes fue eliminada porque infringió los derechos de autor pero no sé si todo el artículo fue eliminado. Además, no hay una opción para colocar otra imagen y que así mi articulo no sea eliminado. Soy novata en esto y requiero ayuda de alguien que pueda darme respuestas, se lo agradecería mucho.

Saludos y gracias. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marypotter22 (talk • contribs) 20:37, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

KNOW IF MY ARTICLE WAS ELIMINATING

Hi. Yesterday I gave to publish an article but so far it has not been on the Internet. I received a message saying that one of the images was deleted because it infringed copyright but I do not know if the entire article was deleted. Also, there is not an option to place another image and so my article is not deleted. I'm a novice in this and I need help from someone who can give me answers, I'd really appreciate it.

Greetings and thanks.
 

translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 21:10, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

@Marypotter22: Su artículo es:Alejandro Useche se eliminó rápidamente como "A1.3: Investigaciones originales. Ver lo que Wikipedia no es." por este registro. Muchos artículos permanecen publicados sin imágenes. Subiste 4 archivos aquí. File:Usb-1100x618.jpg se eliminó porque se encontró en http://globovision.com/article/especial-50-anos-de-la-fundacion-de-la-universidad-simon-bolivar y juzgado como probablemente no es tu propio trabajo.

Your article es:Alejandro Useche was speedily deleted as "A1.3: Investigaciones originales. Ver lo que Wikipedia no es." per this log. Many articles remain published without images. You uploaded 4 files here. File:Usb-1100x618.jpg was deleted because it was found at http://globovision.com/article/especial-50-anos-de-la-fundacion-de-la-universidad-simon-bolivar and judged as probably not your own work.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 21:37, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

"wikitext" content is not allowed on page Orgues d'Alsace in slot "Main"

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T219450

I want to add a picture to the gallery Orgues d'Alsace, but whenever I enter the line Morsbronn-les-Bains-Kirche Allerheiligen-28-Orgel-2019-gje.jpg|Morsbronn-les-Bains, Église mixte de la Toussaint between MontStOdile 025.JPG|Mont Sainte-Odile, Église conventuelle and Mothern NotreDameVisitation 25.JPG|Mothern, Notre-Dame de la Visitation, I get this stupid message above. What does it mean and what shall I do? --Edelseider (talk) 20:43, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Note: there's a related discussion at COM:VP#"wikitext" content is not allowed on page … in slot "Main". clpo13_(talk) 20:50, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Largest gallery I've ever seen; that might be hitting a limit. - Jmabel ! talk 23:57, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Wow, I hope that there is no limit; in terms of bytes, that page is not really that heavy. It seems to be a bug that affects any page, whatever its size. It could hardly be more annoying! --Edelseider (talk) 08:05, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

@Edelseider and Jmabel: hopefully it should work again now, please try it out! (Edelseider, I used your line to test the fix, but the wikitext probably needs some cleanup now, sorry.) --Lucas Werkmeister (WMDE) (talk) 12:04, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

@Lucas Werkmeister (WMDE): Thank you! I've corrected the wikitext now (that gallery is basically a visual list in alphabetical order). I'm glad that the bug has been repaired! --Edelseider (talk) 12:38, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

How to upload photos on behalf of an amateur photographer

An acquaintance of mine wishes to contribute a dozen photos to Wikipedia page List of covered bridges in New Brunswick and to be credited as author while attributing a free license to the media. I'd like to upload on his behalf since I've uploaded a few, while he doesn't have an account. Please advise simplest procedure. --Cornellier (talk) 23:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

@Cornellier: He can create an account, use his normal means of reaching the public to declare permission with a COM:L compatible license, give you upload and licensing permission in writing (which you can then scan and send via OTRS), or send such permission himself via OTRS with a carbon copy to you.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 23:46, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

"The current backlog for tickets in English is approximately 197 days." Thanks but it looks like it'd be much easier for me to give him instructions to create his own account and upload them himself. I was trying to save him the trouble but it's less hassle than giving "permission in writing" etc. --Cornellier (talk) 00:11, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

you could also have him upload to flickr with the CC license, and then upload them here, Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:14, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

They erased a file of mine because "No permission"

I would like someone to resolve this doubt, if you do me the favor. I'm new to Commons, and has little time for the actress Angelique Boyer until I just got to the link. I would like to know what actions would be taken to restore the image and re-link it with the actress's article. Thanks. --Roy1806 (talk) 03:36, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

• I presume this is about File:boyerwikipedia.png. You already opened a discussion at Commons:Undeletion requests/Current requests#File:boyerwikipedia.png. Are you the photographer? It looks like someone doubted that, even if they didn't use a terribly clear way of saying so. If you are the photographer, please follow COM:OTRS/es instructions, as you were advised on Commons:Undeletion requests. Also, is there a reason you are using multiple account names? This is not the same name as the account that uploaded the photo User:Roy180602 vs. User:Roy1806 - Jmabel ! talk 05:17, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Uploading a picture that is in the public domain from the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

After reading through the do's and don'ts (and becoming glassy-eyed), it's not clear to me whether a picture in the Historic American Engineering Record Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, can be included in commons.wikimedia. From the website http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html, it says "Material in these collections is generally considered to be in the public domain." The picture I would like to upload was taken in the later 1800's.

Thanks.

EdfRetired (talk) 01:30, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

@EdfRetired: it’s almost sure to be fine here, but it would be best to provide a link to the specific catalogue page in case there are unusual circumstances. Have you tried searching for its title or number on Commons, though? There was a massive upload programme of HABS files to our collection a couple of years ago, which may well have included it, and detailed categorization often lags well behind acquisition.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 02:43, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

@Odysseus1479: I have not searched for the picture on Commons, but will do so. Thank you. EdfRetired (talk) 13:21, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Category help requested

I could use some help adding categories to this one. I've added the basic time & place stuff; frankly, I can't sort out what the people are doing, and it appears to be a rather unusual configuration of people (note that there appears to be a woman in the tentlike structure). Any category help will be appreciated. - Jmabel ! talk 06:01, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Why is my page not being pubilshed on Wikipedia?

Why is my page not being pubilshed on Wikipedia? It is a government public services page, (West bengal Commission for Women) and will help millions of Women across the state of West Bengal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WBCW (talk • contribs) 09:44, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

@WBCW: Hello, you are currently on Wikimedia Commons, the free media depositary of the Wikimedia Movement. According to COM:PSS#Must be a media file, articles are not in Commons' scope, and they would be deleted on sight. Instead, if you believe that West Bengal Commission for Women fulfills the notability requirement of English Wikipedia, you may consider to create an article on English Wikipedia. Please be advised that you would also need to comply with other policies of English Wikipedia, such as Paid-contribution disclosure. If you have any further questions, you may want to ask on Help Desk of English Wikipedia, thank you.廣九直通車 (talk) 10:30, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

• @WBCW: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion). We do not host articles here on Wikimedia Commons per COM:NOT, English Wikipedia does. There, you are cautioned to read en:WP:MFA and en:WP:COI.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 11:40, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:15, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

How to look for orphaned talk pages?

I have seen Commons admins deleting orphaned talk pages. I want to learn how you find them, so I can apply the technique when I help monitor a small wiki. Is there a special page, or if a bot assists the search?--Roy17 (talk) 12:50, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

@Roy17: Special:SpecialPages has nothing helpful. I just tag them as I find them.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 13:05, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Apple ID

How do you creat the Apple ID — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ackim Longwe (talk • contribs) 22:17, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

@Ackim Longwe: this page is for questions about the media-hosting site Wikimedia Commons, not for general advice. Try Apple’s support page or an Apple user group.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 22:52, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

How to nominate an image for speedy deletion

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. 廣九直通車 (talk) 05:20, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Dumb question folks. How to nominate an image to speedy deletion?--SirEdimon (talk) 01:09, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

@SirEdimon: You may use {{Speedy|(Reason)} for generic reason deletions, or {{SD|(Any codes)}}, where such codes are listed on COM:CSD. For copyright violations, please use {{Copyvio|1=(reason)|url=(link, if found on other sites)}}For more templates, please refer to COM:CT#Unfree licenses, thank you.廣九直通車 (talk) 01:46, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

@SirEdimon: Please also familiar yourself with COM:CSD, the policy regarding speedy deletion. If you have any questions regarding this, please feel free to ask me, thank you!廣九直通車 (talk) 01:49, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you. Very useful information.--SirEdimon (talk) 01:57, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Commons Video Convert

Can't login to https://tools.wmflabs.org/videoconvert/index.php, OAuth error. Please fix. Still offline.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackedhaze (talk • contribs) 07:24, 29 March 2019‎ (UTC)

@Blackedhaze: it's normal that it says that there's an error, just try uploading the video(s) after clicking on OAuth once. If it does keep saying that you can't upload any videos then you should probably report it to the Phabricator. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 02:03, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

xinqi dong pix

hi, i can't seem to change my pix on my wiki page? please help. xinqi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xinqidong (talk • contribs) 09:45, 29 March 2019‎ (UTC)

@Xinqidong: Thank you for your question. I would want to ask what is your "wiki page"? Is it any of your user pages, or the article on English Wikipedia about Xinqi Dong? Please be also reminded that your upload has also been deleted for lack of permission. Please feel free to ask me should you have further problems, thank you.廣九直通車 (talk) 09:41, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

Загрузка изображений в статью

Добрый день. Редактирую статью о предприятии ОАО "Электромеханика" w:ru:Электромеханика (ОАО, Пенза). Как правильно загрузить изображения, если их авторы и владельцы компании позволяют свободно распространять данные изображения:

• на какой странице их загружать?
• какие параметры и какую лицензию указывать?
• что делать, если я сначала неправильно загрузила файл и он был удален? как загрузить его снова? — Preceding unsigned comment added by МаринаРомашкина (talk • contribs)

Где можно увидеть условия использования? --EugeneZelenko (talk) 13:5EugeneZelenko5, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

@EugeneZelenko: Why did you sign this question as your own? Ruslik (talk) 17:18, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

No I signed only my question. Isn't bot should take care about unsigned posts? --EugeneZelenko (talk) 22:40, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Without another signature it looked like you signed everything above. Ruslik (talk) 10:21, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

File:Germaine.dieterlene.jpg

I, Ricardo Costa, Portuguese film director, declare to be the author of this frame, intending that it will be copy-right free for any purpose, including Wikipedia.The file has been just uploaded. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RCfilms (talk • contribs) 17:58, 29 March 2019‎ (UTC)

• Convenience link: File:Germaine.dieterlene.jpg.
• @RCfilms: Sounds like you should either (1) go through COM:OTRS (via the email address indicated in the template with which that image was marked) or (2) state on a website clearly owned by you or the film company that User:RCfilms is authorized to upload to Commons on behalf of you or the film company. If the latter, then link that from (2a) the "permissions" section of the {{tl|information} for the image and (2b) your user page. Jmabel ! talk 23:15, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
• Also, if "copyright-free for any purpose" really is your intent, then Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International is the wrong license. That would be CC-0. But, honestly, I think that retaining at least attribution rights as you do under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 is a better choice. - Jmabel ! talk 23:19, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

A list of file names in a category

Is there any way to extract a list of file names in a category WITHOUT the pictures. Bengt Nyman (talk) 18:24, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

You can get this kind of thing out of the API. For instance, try this query in the API Sandbox. --bjh21 (talk) 18:45, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, but way over my head, I don't know where to start. Help !? Bengt Nyman (talk) 22:57, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

@Bengt Nyman: for something with a GUI you might give PetScan a try; although it reports quite a bit more than filenames, the output is in various structured formats, from which it shouldn’t be too hard to extract just the names. It can also include the contents of subcategories to a specified depth, which you might find useful.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 05:23, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

@Odysseus1479: Thanks, could you please give my a step by step, for dummies! Bengt Nyman (talk) 14:46, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

File uploads

I am trying to include reference files which are downloaded from other sites. The files pertain to Biographies and Genealogy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jlastowski (talk • contribs) 13:47, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

• @Jlastowski: Signing your posts on talk pages is required by Commons:Signatures policy. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion).

We will need permission for them, please see COM:FS.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 14:20, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

• warning new editors to sign is hopelessly pedantic. please express you desire for autosigning at Commons:Talk pages consultation 2019. you should expect your evocation to be ignored: new users do not know what the policy is, and do not care. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 02:15, 31 March 2019 (UTC)