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RiViNiについて

RiViNiについて記事を書いているのですが、レーベルの社長から、この画像に差し替えて欲しいと(社長撮影) 依頼がありました。社長の許可は、もらってますが、アップロードできますか？ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devil666 (talk • contribs) 23:29, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have been trying to upload and use a photo at the request of the owner

This file has been uploaded and permission ticket has been acquired but the photo was deleted. The ticket number is Ticket#: 2018042710009034].

We have followed all the copyright permissions as previous and verification was sent by the owner via e-mail.

Need help to publish this photo of living individual associated with the biography...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Jackson_(auto)

Nativeborn1699 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nativeborn1699 (talk • contribs) 04:18, 18 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Translation help for antique photo from WW2

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_soldiers_in_China_1930s_1.tif

I would like to add a translation to the description of this photo please — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonmallard (talk • contribs) 23:31, 4 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Previews of my SVGs are broken

I have uploaded some SVG files, some playing cards. The SVG is very simple, and works directly in the browser (so why do you even have png previews). However, the png previews are broken. Some of the cards have some of the artwork but most do not. How are you making the previews (inkscape has not trouble converting them to png). Is there a way I can "fix" these previews?

e.g. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2C.svg has symbols (clubs and digit "2") which simply do not show! — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheRealRevK (talk • contribs) 15:39, 8 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Update: The problem is the use of a "use" object without both "width" and "height" attributes. Sounds like a bug in the preview stuff. I am re-uploading my cards with added attributes. The original, smaller, files are at https://www.me.uk/cards/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheRealRevK (talk • contribs) 16:01, 9 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Changes to Upload Wizard not working

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T200085

I see the Upload Wizard form got updated today. Entering category names (with or without "cateogry:" in front of them) is not working. No categories are added. - Tim1965 (talk) 01:35, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Tim1965: I don't seem to have this issue, are you by any chance using the mobile 📱 version of the Upload Wizard? What platform and browser are you using? --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 12:08, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Using a PC, Windows 7, Chrome. Some time late last evening, the Upload Wizard began accepting existing category names. It won't accept or redlink new category names (like it did in the past), but that's maybe a minor issue. - Tim1965 (talk) 14:58, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It's not a minor issue. It's really annoying. I much prefer uploading the images first, and then creating the new categories. But I can't do that any more. And even when I create a category first, the Wizard can't always find it. Please, someone, put back the ability to add redlink categories!! Bahnfrend (talk) 07:51, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
According to the Phabricator thread, you now need to confirm the text you type into the category field. If you don't hit "enter" after adding the category name, it will not be transferred to Commons even if visible in the Upload Wizard. Imho this is way less user friendly than the automated category handling we had before the UW update. De728631 (talk) 21:55, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How can my application get images on commons and information like image author.

I am writing a bot that uses images on commons and I am using the Wikimedia Commons API to get those images. Now, I need to have the image author and the image license but the api does not provide those information about an image. I have explained my problem on the #wikimedia-commons IRC channel and was sugested to have a look at this Machine-readable_data but still it is limited and does not provide the author information nor lisence. See Machine-readable_data Rosalieper (talk) 11:48, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

API can not provide such information. You will need to parse the content of a description page yourself. Ruslik (talk) 09:27, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Rosalieper: @Ruslik0: - It is possible to get some artist and licensing information via the extmetadata filter. Here's an example call: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&titles=File:Albert%20Einstein%20Head.jpg&generator=images&gimlimit=1&prop=imageinfo&iiprop=url%7Csize%7Cmime%7Cthumbmime%7Cuser%7Cuserid%7Csha1%7Ctimestamp%7Cextmetadata&iiextmetadatafilter=LicenseShortName%7CUsageTerms%7CAttributionRequired%7CRestrictions%7CArtist%7CImageDescription%7CDateTimeOriginal&format=jsonfm&formatversion=2 - have fun! - Shared Media Tagger Developer 1 (talk) 20:34, 28 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

File:鶯歌成發居.jpg

Author(寺人孟子) uploaded a new version and overwrite the original file. The problem is that the date is "20 July 2017", but he changed the category from "2017 photographs of New Taipei" to "2018 photographs of New Taipei". I don't know how to deal with this. Because he doesn't understand English, he won't reply to me.--Kai3952 (talk) 23:30, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Also, File:鶯歌成發居匾額.jpg and File:鶯歌成發居解說牌.jpg.--Kai3952 (talk) 23:33, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Possibly there are more, please look at 寺人孟子's contributions and you'll see that he has been doing the same thing. As a result, his edits was causing confusion for other user. For example, File:桃園大廟口派出所.jpg is new version and it shows the shooting time is "17 July 2018", but the category still "2017 photographs of Taoyuan". I hope someone can stop his vandalism.--Kai3952 (talk) 23:59, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
If you feel this is vandalism, please bring it to COM:AN/V. But it sounds to me to be more like ignorance and good intentions. I don't speak Chinese, so I can't really help out, but if someone overrides someone's photo with a different photo, you can almost always revert. - Jmabel ! talk 04:00, 19 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I see, he's overwriting his own photos. That's problematic, but certainly not vandalism. We need someone who knows Chinese to sort this out. - Jmabel ! talk 04:02, 19 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. I think it would be wise to revert to the original version, because he violated the "overwriting existing files" policy. Maybe I should ask for help on zh.wikipedia.--Kai3952 (talk) 05:55, 19 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have already notified him on his talk page.--Kai3952 (talk) 10:04, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have already notified him several times(see: his talk page, zh.wikipedia talk page, and here) and he does not seem to care about what I am saying, so I've reverted to the original version.--Kai3952 (talk) 10:03, 29 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

File:Coillte Core Logo.jpg

Should a logo that fails to meet the threshold of originality always be uploaded with the Template:PD-textlogo? I have noted that the logo for Coillte (File:Coillte Core Logo.jpg) has been uploaded under a creative commons license M G Tuffen (talk) 21:10, 20 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This would most likely be above the threshold of originality in the UK, but I don't know what the threshold of originality is in Ireland; Commons:Threshold of originality doesn't have an entry for it. Since Amfcoi is asserting that the copyright has been explicitly released using the specific wording of the Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain Dedication, the onus is on Amfcoi to provide some evidence of that. Given the promotional nature of their edits on English Wikipedia, it is likely that they work either directly or indirectly for the company (despite failing to declare any paid conflict of interest, in violation of the Terms of Use). —LX (talk, contribs) 21:51, 20 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@M G Tuffen and LX: I tagged it as a copyvio and notified the uploader of the COI.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:42, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! I initially thought it was a copyright violation but then I wasn't sure if it was actually Commons:Threshold of originality. M G Tuffen (talk) 18:21, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Failure of upload

Hi, Attempting to upload an image of 1.7 MB in the Wizard results in a failure reporting "None of the uploads were successful. 0 of 1 file uploaded". Several attempts have produced this same result. Also tried https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload . After a delay similar to the Wizard, the browser shows no activity. In the past I've donated several images without seeing any failure. Ideas? Thanks, ... PeterEasthope (talk) 04:35, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@PeterEasthope: You have uploaded a larger file before, so you may want to follow mw:How to report a bug.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:45, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Jeff. Will try from another network access before bothering people with a bug report. ... PeterEasthope (talk) 23:00, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Focus on an image

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lamborghini_Urus_(4).jpg

would this be good for a Quality image? Tyler de Noche (talk) 13:11, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • Unlikely. Washed-out highlights all the way to white, distracting clutter at right, subject probably shot from too close to get a good focus on much of the car, kind of weird place to cut off image at left and bottom. You can always nominate it, but I don't think it even comes close. - Jmabel ! talk 15:56, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Цензура

Многоуважаемые модераторы... ползая по источникам викимедии увидел кое-что не пристойное... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:01.04.14_slow_motion_masturbation.gif?uselang=ru ... будьте любезны.. уберите это! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxdronaid (talk • contribs) 18:02, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Censorship Dear moderators ... crawling on the sources of wikimedia saw something not decent ... File:01.04.14_slow_motion_masturbation.gif ... be kind .. take it away !!
 
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:17, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

adding a scanned pictures to Wikipedia

Hi, I tried to add scanned pictures of the commemorative notes from my collection to Wikipedia but all of them were rejected. Can you provide me with the detail instruction how to add this kind of scans? Best regards KS — Preceding unsigned comment added by STAK1967 (talk • contribs) 11:31, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

STAK1967: The filter you encountered prevents low-resolution uploads from newly registered users using the particular upload form that you used. The reason for this is that those overwhelmingly turn out to be copyright violations. Obviously, the bank note is not your own work, and scanning someone else's work does not make it your own work, so it would seem that the filter worked as intended. We have no information on the copyright status of currency from Bangladesh, so the assumption is that it is not in the public domain and cannot be uploaded to Commons (and if were in the public domain, you still shouldn't claim to be the author and copyright holder). —LX (talk, contribs) 13:01, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

File:Dengshantiao.jpg

Please take a look at "File:Dengshantiao.jpg", the cloth tied to the branch of a tree and is used to avoid getting lost, but I don't know what it is called. My question is: Under what category should such image be added?--Kai3952 (talk) 13:25, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Microsoft Word Doc and Docx files

Hi and Thank you so much for allowing me to be on Wiki I wonder whether I am able to upload files in Document (Doc, or, Docx formats) Or, alternatively Your advice is needed as to what file formats are best used for Wiki uploading Thank you Sarkis — Preceding unsigned comment added by My.wiki.1957 (talk • contribs) 16:12, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@My.wiki.1957: Sorry, we don't support Microsoft's proprietary Word Doc and Docx files. Please convert to standard PDF format per COM:FT#Textual formats.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:49, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

application/x-msdownload

I have uploaded several JPG photos made by the same camera at the same time, all of them slightly improved in Photoshop. Almost all of them were uploaded without any problems except one, with which the Upload Wizard gave me the following message: "Cannot upload this file because Internet Explorer would detect it as "application/x-msdownload", which is a disallowed and potentially dangerous file type." I was using Chrome, not IE. I tried to upload the file three more times with the same result. What does the message mean and why can't I upload the file if the others were allowed? --Jan Kameníček (talk) 22:11, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

anand kumar bind 9682

ANAND KUMAR BIND 9682 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anandkumarbind9682 (talk • contribs) 02:11, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • Signing your posts on talk pages is required and it is a Commons guideline to sign your posts on deletion requests, undeletion requests, and noticeboards. 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). Thank you.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 02:51, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Anandkumarbind9682: How may we help you?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 02:51, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

利用者削除は如何にしますか

利用者の削除依頼です、方法をおしえてください、多数の人に攻撃されてます、新人いじめです。--Arayosan (talk) 11:26, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How do you delete a user? It is a deletion request of the user, please tell me the way, a lot of people are being attacked, it is a new bully.
 
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:16, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Arayosan: 申し訳ありませんが、私たちはユーザーを削除しません、私たちは規律のいじめを持っています。 いじめっ子は誰ですか？ I am sorry, we do not delete users, we have bullies disciplined. Who is the bully?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:21, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So I made Category:Tomasz Bohdanowicz-Dworzecki, looking at File:Tomasz Bohdanowicz.jpg, w:Tomasz Bohdanowicz-Dworzecki and pl:Tomasz Bohdanowicz-Dworzecki. But when I get to the data item at d:Tomasz Bohdanowicz-Dworzecki, it already has the commons cat listed as Category:Foma Bogdanovich...and...I not totally sure why. The English article lists Foma Osipovich Dvorzhetsky-Bogdanovich as an alternative name, but I don't really understand why we have someone named...well...basically Thomas in Polish and English, but with a completely different name when it is apparently translated over from Russian, or why we should use that as the Commons cat, rather than his name in Polish for a guy that was Polish (although closely tied to Moscow in his career).

I just feel like maybe I'm missing some kind of cultural nuance there that explains the misalignment. GMGtalk 13:03, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy ping for User:Georgiana Diana, although it's not clear that we speak a commons language. GMGtalk 13:07, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think will be better to use language of territory where he work professionally. Please note that he was born on territory of modern Belarus, so there are may be alternative claims of his nationality. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 13:57, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Very good EugeneZelenko. Thanks for helping with your language skills. Should it be at Category:Foma Dvorzhetsky-Bogdanovich instead perhaps then? Isn't Dvorzhetsky-Bogdanovich his surname in Russian? And then I suppose redirect Category:Tomasz Bohdanowicz-Dworzecki to there? GMGtalk 14:05, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
In Russian tradition patronymic are used in names, but probably it could be omitted, if there are no other people with same name and surname. Yes, Dvorzhetsky-Bogdanovich is correct transliteration from Russian. Sure, redirect from Polish name could be created. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:09, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Works for me. Thanks for clarifying. GMGtalk 14:19, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This automated list shows categories that have not yet been created but are being used as redlinks on file pages. The list is limited to 5000 items though but obviously there are many more such category redlinks, and the special page does not have any built-in search option either. Is there a quick way to search for all category redlinks that match a certain string? The standard or advanced search function only returns existing categories. In particular I have been asked how to search aircraft-related category redlinks, but I don't know any convenient method how to find them. De728631 (talk) 13:34, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You can go through Special:Categories, but that are millions of existing and non-existing but used cats. --JuTa 14:42, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, but I think this is rather inconvenient since you can only search for the beginning of the name, but disambiguations like "(aircraft)" at the end can't be found through the search option. And browsing said millions of entries is pointless. De728631 (talk) 16:05, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Although one could perhaps go through the registration prefixes. De728631 (talk) 16:08, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

User Satoshi Kondo has continuously uploaded spurious maps, how could I stop this ?

User Satoshi Kondo [1] has continuously uploaded spurious maps such as these following maps: [2], [3], [4], [5]. The first 3 maps exaggerate the distribution of Vietnamese-speaking areas to include large territories of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan and northern Laos. But in fact, there is zero Vietnamese speaker in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan except for the areas around Dongxing and Fangchenggang along the coast of Guangxi, and very few in Houaphanh province of Laos. The source that this User provides does not mention anything about the presence of Vietnamese speakers living in Guangdong, Yunnan, and Hunan. I have already explained to this User in this Talk Page [6], but this user still insists on reverting back to the erroneous versions of his maps. What am I to do, right? What can I do to stop this User from reverting back to his spurious versions ? Bookworm8899 (talk) 21:47, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • It's not usually Commons' job to evaluate claims like this. I suggest you upload your own maps (preferably with some references) under your own filenames, and make your case on the talk pages of the relevant Wikipedia articles as to why yours should be preferred. Also, you can tak his with {{Fact disputed}} and state your objections. - Jmabel ! talk 22:28, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. Thanks. Bookworm8899 (talk) 23:03, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Free file request fo deletion

Hallo Commons, I just iploaded new version with no watermark, now i revert to orogin file from "BollywoodHungama", look OTRS and BollywoodHungama License, please do not delete this file, its free. AliaShraddha (talk) 05:22, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@AliaShraddha: I have contested the copyvio tag for you at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Alia Bhatt at the Filmfare’s nomination bash.jpg.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 06:41, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Have found in a commons svg map and have correction: next step?

Hello! I downloaded the file File:Homeric Greece.svg, and on closer look found a trifling error: there is a mark for 'dead in the Troy War' against Nestor, who actually appears alive and kicking in Odyssey. The mark should be against Nestor's son Antilochus, in the next line. For own use I have made a corrected version (newest version of Inkscape too, smaller file). Can/should I upload my corrected file?--no attribution asked for, I am just finicky. Carmenchu1812 (talk) 10:31, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The editors of that file seem pretty open to change, I think overwriting in this case would be accepted. However, please be aware of COM:OVERWRITE.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:45, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I agree; the history of the file shows a number of small corrections (one of them reversed, but apparently without fuss) and this error seems pretty straightforward. A more cautious approach would be to post a notice of your intended change on the file’s Talk page (not yet created), or those of the articles where it’s used, to see if any of the watchers object.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 19:48, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of NATO

Hi,
Using Pantone 280 actually results in a distortion of the color of the Flag of NATO. Furthermore, there is an alternative 3:5 ratio that is used by NATO. I believe that a very early guideline provided for a 3:4 ratio and this is the ratio in which I found a flag of NATO online in 2013, the basis of the current NATO flag on the Commons. I think we need to provide both the 3:5 ratio and the 3:4 ratio, and correct the color.
Link to the already existing 3:4 ratio: Flag of NATO.svg
Color guidelines are on page 6.
I uploaded the 3:5 ratio I found in the Visual Identity Guidelines Flag of NATO 3-5 ratio.svg
Thanks. 475847394d347339 (talk) 20:55, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Transparency layer does not show on Commons previews and thumbnails

File:Firefox 61 on Windows 10.png has a transparency layer. However, this does not show up on previews on Commons nor on the thumbnail for the image as featured on the Firefox wikipedia article. A predecessor image I had uploaded, File:Firefox Quantum (57.0) on Windows 10.png, shows the transparency layer fine. I used GIMP 2.8 for the Firefox 57 image, and GIMP 2.10 for the Firefox 61 image, but didn't do anything different technically in creating them. Another notable change between the 57 and 61 images is the new version of Commons' Upload Wizard which was rolled out in the time between. File:NASA's Eyes.png, which was also created in GIMP 2.10 and uploaded with the new Upload Wizard, fails to show the transparency layer in previews, and in the thumbnail for the NASA's Eyes Wikipedia article. Any idea as to what's going on? – PhilipTerryGraham (talk) 23:11, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

PhilipTerryGraham: The checkered background is created using a CSS rule, which is site specific and may depend on the skin selected in your preferences. I see it for File:Firefox 61 on Windows 10.png, but not on English Wikipedia (but that's probably by design). I see no particular difference between that file and File:Firefox Quantum (57.0) on Windows 10.png. I see that the former has two revisions, so make sure you shift-reload to purge your browser's cache of the earlier one. —LX (talk, contribs) 09:47, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@LX: I assure you it's not the skin. Every other image with a transparent layer shows the checkered background except for the two I uploaded, both on Wikipedia and the Commons. Purging the chache was certainly one of the very first things I tried. – PhilipTerryGraham (talk) 16:04, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
PhilipTerryGraham: I just saw Commons:Village pump#Transparent vs. white background in PNGs. See phabricator:T198370. —LX (talk, contribs) 11:13, 28 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Templates for derivative audio files

Which templates should I use to identify audio files that are derived from other audio files on Commons? I can't find any equivalents to {{Retouched picture}} and {{Extracted from}}?

I have just uploaded File:Ar Lan y Mor - Kenneth Bowen (trimmed).ogg, which is a 'cropped and retouched' version of File:Ar Lan y Mor - Kenneth Bowen.ogg. I used {{Derived from}} and {{Derivative versions}} to indicate the relationship between these files. Should I indicate somewhere that I am the editor who made the modifications, as I would have done with {{Retouched picture}}? Verbcatcher (talk) 23:51, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

search downloads

any way to do a search here of my downloads? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.136.167.76 (talk) 16:22, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No, sorry.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:28, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Just in case you meant to say "uploads" rather than "downloads": when you are logged in, you can find those at Special:MyUploads. - Jmabel ! talk 23:12, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Translating policy and guideline pages, I often come across terms "copyright holder" and "copyright owner". I wonder if they are the same thing or there are subtle differences. Here are my thoughts:

  1. Terms "copyright holder" and "copyright owner" are exactly the same thing [7] and they can be used interchangeably.
  2. There are subtle differences. For example, when author A transfers his/her rights for a certain duration of time, say 10 years, to customer C, customer C becomes the new copyright holder while author A is still the copyright owner. Ten years later, author A will become both the copyright holder and the copyright owner.

Which one is true? 4nn1l2 (talk) 16:38, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@4nn1l2: 2.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:42, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

photo contribution to commons, Marc Ericksen, Wed., Jul 25, 2018.

Displaying prints of the best of the over 95 illustrations he created video game covers for 32 separate Video game companies between 1982 and 2002..

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilstrtr75 (talk • contribs) 19:14, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Office Building

Hi there, I took a picture of an office building (which is still doing business). Can I upload it, and if I can't, what are the alternative solutions to getting a picture of that building on Wikipedia? Rexlikescheese (talk) 22:50, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • This is Wikimedia Commons, not Wikipedia. We have no direct say over what goes in any of the (several hundred) Wikipedias in various languages, although some of them require that all images to be used be hosted on Commons.
  • Whether the building is doing business or not is neither here nor there. What matters, typically, is what country it is in and (for some countries) when it was built, whether its designer is alive and if not when its designer died.
  • For the U.S., for example, a photo of pretty much any (notable) building is fine for Commons. In France, by way of contrast, their copyright law treats buildings more or less the same way U.S. law treats works of art, and almost any building built in the last century or so will have a problem. (We can't even host images of the Eiffel Tower lit up at night because the arrangement of lights is copyrighted, even though the building itself no longer is.) - Jmabel ! talk 23:19, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, no kidding! That kinda sucks. Anyway, thanks for the advice. I'll upload my photo now! (I'm in the U.S.) Rexlikescheese (talk) 23:27, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

File:Randeep Rai Photo shoot.jpg 

Hi, This is the image I picked from Sajid Shahid Photography Facebook page which was made public. Kindly guide me how to get licence for this  image.I want to use this image on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randeep_Rai as updated pic. kindly advise.

Thanks kkits23--Kkits23 (talk) 02:53, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ok,noted.thanks Kkits23 (talk) 04:08, 26 July 2018 (UTC) Hello,Continuing the above discussion,the personal photographer(copyright holder) of actor is willing to provide the exclusive pic with valid license.Could you please advise the process,how should i proceed for replacing the older image.Thanks Kkits23 (talk) 02:51, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Then permission should be sent as described in COM:OTRS. Make sure that the email clearly specifies exactly what license is granted. OTRS is backlogged, so it may be a few weeks to clear this up, but once that happens, then in Wikipedia you can use this photo instead of the one currently used.
If you do similar uploads in the future, it is smoother if you arrange the permission either before the upload, or immediately after. Then you can tag the file page with {{OTRS pending}} and it typically won't be deleted while the OTRS process is under way. However, once an image (like this one) has already been deleted, we don't usually undelete until the process is complete. - Jmabel ! talk 04:52, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How to distinguish between "Category:Concourses" and "Category:Great halls in train stations"?

In order to have a full understanding of "en:concourse", can you please explain to me what is the difference between "Category:Concourses" and "Category:Great halls in train stations"? If I create "Category:Train station concourses", what do you think?--Kai3952 (talk) 11:29, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Non-native English speaker's observation: Judging from the name, Category:Concourses is not limited to train stations and although it is only a member of Category:Land transport infrastructure, it also contains a single image of an airport terminal. It might be a good idea to have Category:Train station concourses as a dedicated subcategory. De728631 (talk) 16:33, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Kai3952: That new category could also be in Category:Interiors of train stations, and it could have a subcat Category:Concourses of train stations by country in Category:Interiors of train stations by country once it gets big enough.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:01, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G.: I understand what you said, but what I need to know is: What is the difference between "Category:Concourses" and "Category:Great halls in train stations"? Or how should I understand "en:concourse"?--Kai3952 (talk) 17:21, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Kai3952: wikt:concourse, English, Noun, sense 1.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:53, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Joining various paths? Can you provide specific examples?--Kai3952 (talk) 09:54, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Miami Airport: Concourse E joins the paths to and from gates E20-E33 and the one running throught the train station. Philadelphia Rapid Transit: connecting paths shown in red. De728631 (talk) 12:01, 28 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need to upload a biography

Good day,

how do i upload biographies?

regards Boitumelo — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boitumeloz (talk • contribs) 13:44, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What kind of biography is this? We usually only host text files when the content is also used in projects like Wikisource, and only when they come with a free license or are no longer copyrighted at all. For a biographical article about a notable person, please use a Wikipedia in your native language to create a new page. Note also that we do not accept personal biographies of our users. De728631 (talk) 13:55, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

MUMBAI GOA NATIONAL HIGHWAY

Will any reporters lives on the Mumbai goa highway or anybody of ur staff travels from Mumbai to goa by road Will u show the Mumbai goa highway status to public pl? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 27.4.35.174 (talk) 16:17, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It's really hard to understand what you're asking. Please try using some punctuation and spell checking, or if there's another language that you're more comfortable writing in, you can use that instead. Contributions to the Wikimedia Commons media repository are provided by volunteers. We don't have reporters or staff. We do have some media in Category:NH 17 (India). —LX (talk, contribs) 16:34, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

زاكريا أباوصر

أريد رفع صورة — Preceding unsigned comment added by زكرياء أبوصار (talk • contribs) 16:19, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like you already know how to upload (mostly out of scope) content, so what do you need help with? —LX (talk, contribs) 16:37, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jano Tube

How does User:Jano Tube have two talk pages?--BevinKacon (talk) 18:21, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That happened when this user moved his old talk page to a new user page. So automated messages to the old account are redirected to User:Jano Tube. I'm going to fix this. De728631 (talk) 19:10, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lightening up an image

Hi,

I wanted to lighten the image for Tsitsi Dangarembga for her Wikipedia biography--I am planning to update the article this week.

I know how to use the crop tool, but I thought there might be more editing tools available on Wikicommons. If there are, I cannot find any. I decided to download the photo, so I could lighten the image myself and then upload a lightened version that I could use. The the download feature on her image is not working for me. Please advise. MauraWen (talk) 19:28, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose you mean File:Tsitsi Dangarembga 2006-11.jpg. The download feature on our file pages does not open a download menu directly to your harddrive. When you click the "Download" button you'll get a popup window with some urls and links to custom images sizes and "full resolution" at the bottom. The full resolution link will open the image in your browser in the original resolution: [8] There, you can right-click the image with your mouse and save it to your harddrive. Or you could simply press CTRL+S on your keyboard when viewing the full resolution page. De728631 (talk) 19:41, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@MauraWen: I lightened the photo slightly. It shouldn't be lightened much more because the flash was fired straight into her face. This is why her clothing appears darker than it should be and her skin reflecting some of that light. For this kind of requests you can use a template like {{Wrong white balance}} or visit the photography workshop. - Alexis Jazz ping plz 20:06, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Album Artwork

I've been repeatedly trying to fix this page in which the picture sleeve artwork it is claiming to be is incorrect. However every attempt I made at fixing the page with the correct artwork, including adding in my own scan of the artwork, it keeps getting taken down. I keep seeing other artwork on Wikipedia that I bet if I uploaded will be flagged as copyright since the right is owned by the record label such as when I look pages for albums or even songs. So, if other pages are allowed to have the album artwork on them, why can't I add in the correct artwork to the pages I want to properly fix? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SixOClockBoos (talk • contribs) 20:42, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that most album cover sleeves that you will find on the English Wikipedia were uploaded locally at the Wikipedia server under a fair use rationale. At Commons, however, we do not accept fair use content. Also, making a scan or photo of the original sleeve cover is a derivative work that retains the copyright of the original artist and therefore requires an additional permission. So if you would like to upload a new album artwork, please go to en:Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard and select "Old guided form" and then "It is the cover of an album or a single". This will lead you through a fair use upload process at Wikipedia. De728631 (talk) 20:56, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Note also that fair use uploads at Wikipedia should not be much larger than 100,000 pixels, so a size of 300 x 300 or similar should not be exceeded. De728631 (talk) 21:02, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Merge two records

I probably didn't do this right, but the gist of the situation is that I found an image that I wanted to use for the GA we are working on for Margot Fonteyn. Unable to verify the information on-line, I had a friend in El Paso, Texas go to the University of Texas and take pictures of the cover and title page. The title page is only uploaded to confirm the copyright information.

Theatre Arts Magazine September 1957 pt 1

regarding no copyright notice and the magazine information. The image I want to use

Michael Somes and Margot Fonteyn, Theatre Arts Magazine September 1957 part 2

has been verified to have no copyright renewal. My question is how do I get the two images to refer to each other? I don't need anything other than the image for the article, but I am sure that commons wants the copyright data in the other image. Any help would be appreciated. SusunW (talk) 23:05, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jmabel Thanks for trying to help. I am a writer, not a technician. I shall tell you up front I am technically inept. I have absolutely no idea how to do that. I don't want to use the copyright information, I just want the image of the title page and the verification to show on the cover page image, if that makes sense. The coverpage is the only image that would ever be used in an article to my mind. The title page only exists to confirm that the cover page is not under a copyright.SusunW (talk) 23:51, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I've now made the relevant links, assuming I understand your intention correctly. - Jmabel ! talk 23:57, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much. Now they are linked, which I think fixes the problem. SusunW (talk) 00:10, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Jmabel Can you help me with another image? I cannot find an edit button on [9] this image. Clearly the first image shows that it had no copyright notice, but I have found links to the e-bay website in archive.org as well as proof of publication in 1965 that should be on the record. Why is there no edit button to modify the data? Well I don't guess I care why, I just need to know how to add the information I found. SusunW (talk) 00:22, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
There should be an edit button. Are you on a computer, or some mobile device? Assuming it's a computer, the edit button should be near the top of the page, and you can find it by searching for "edit" the same way you search within any browser page. - Jmabel ! talk 00:30, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Again, thank you for your help. The file is odd, as usually there is an edit button near the copyright information, but there is no such thing on this file. I just treated it like a page and went into edit and can add the links that are needed. SusunW (talk) 00:35, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@SusunW: I bet you were looking for a section-edit link immediately above the description, but this particular page lacks section headings, so the only option is to edit the entire page at once. I’ll add the usual heads.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 00:51, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Odysseus1479 I think I got all the links added, but maybe not in the right place. 2 links to show front/back of original uploaded image from archive.org and one to show it was published in 1965. SusunW (talk) 00:54, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. I wasn’t sure what to make of your addition to the “other versions” field, so I left it alone, but normally this area is used to link to other files hosted on Commons.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 00:57, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Odysseus1479 I have no idea what that means. I didn't input it. Only the 3 links that you fixed ;) SusunW (talk) 01:03, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The string “/margot_fonteyn_royal_ballet_in_us_1965/” must have been an accidental paste or something, then: unless I’m misreading the diff, it wasn’t there before your edit. If it doesn’t mean anything to you either, it should probably be deleted.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 02:17, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Odysseus1479 and Jmabel: can you help again (and I am sorry to be a pest)? ‎Patrick Rogel has pasted a deletion template "This is a derivative work and no source or permission of the original work is provided" on the magazine cover, which I do not understand. I am sure it has to do with the way I uploaded it, as it is very clear from the research that the photograph is not copyrighted. SusunW (talk) 16:48, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the missing permission tag. The photo is identified on the credits page which in turn is mentioned in the summary of the cover image. De728631 (talk) 16:53, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Vielen Dank! SusunW (talk) 17:00, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@De728631: I've relaunch the DR : i'm don't know why @SusunW: didn't mention my explaination to his/her question but I'm sure it's worth a discussion. --Patrick Rogel (talk) 17:04, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Patrick Rogel since I posted here before you made your second comment, your allegation that I omitted the information is out of line. My post 16:48, yours 16:51. SusunW (talk) 17:14, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The DR is at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Michael Somes and Margot Fonteyn, Theatre Arts Magazine September 1957 part 2.jpg.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:15, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading Own Photos

Hello and good afternoon/night/morning. I've been trying to upload a photo I've taken recently so I could add it to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guira_cuckoo, but after some tries it either says "We could not determine whether this file is suitable for Wikimedia Commons." or that "An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive". I think this could potentially be because it has been already uploaded to https://i.stack.imgur.com/N1z8Y.jpg when I posted this (https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/70228/can-someone-identify-this-brazilian-bird/70230#70230) question on biology.se so I could identify the birds. Is it true that the photo would be unconstructive to the article (I personally don't think so, but another person's judgement would be better than a bot's)? If not, how can I solve this problem? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlephGuira (talk • contribs) 02:38, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • I don't offhand see an attempted upload in the logs, so this is odd.
  • Were you trying to upload directly here on Commons, or trying a cross-wiki upload from en-wiki? If the latter, try uploading directly here on Commons.
  • A bot wouldn't be enforcing this but... given that you uploaded to a different site under a different name, you either need to go back there and make it clear what license you are releasing under (or that this Wikimedia account is yours), or you need to go through the process described at COM:OTRS so we can know you are the same person. - Jmabel ! talk 03:01, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the advice. I was uploading directly from the wikipedia page. I'll try uploading from here now. Also, I'm going to edit that post to make it clear it is linked to this Wikimedia account somehow. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlephGuira (talk • contribs) 03:28, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • It worked! - AlephGuira
    AlephGuira: Good to hear! In case you were wondering what happened, I can see from the logs that you encountered a filter that prevents uploads of PNG images from newly registered users using the particular upload form that you used. The reason for this is that those overwhelmingly turn out to be copyright violations. Unfortunately, because of the number of copyright violations, the filter has had to be defined quite broadly, meaning it sometimes stops uploads that aren't copyright violations. And unfortunately, instead of getting rid of the flawed upload form and directing users here to Commons (which the overwhelming majority of volunteers here would prefer), the Wikimedia Foundation thinks that leading users down this blind alley is a good idea. —LX (talk, contribs) 08:51, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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. —LX (talk, contribs) 08:51, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Where do I find the photos in the competition?

I know I can't vote, but I looking for the gallery because I saw some photos I would like to use. Thankful if someone can help me. // Zquid (talk) 10:50, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Donald Trung: I ment Picture of the year 2017 I think, last voting day July 22. I know I can't wote, but I wasn't going to. I'm looking for the gallery because I saw some photos I would like to use. // Zquid (talk) 11:40, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Zquid: try this link (no COI) POTY 2017 (Mobile 📱). --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 11:55, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Donald Trung: Yes - now I found the pictures I needed! Thank you very much for the help! // Zquid (talk) 12:14, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

اشكالية

هل من جديد في الفديوهات — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amine taoussi (talk • contribs) 11:00, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ticket#: 2018071610003779の確認をお願いします。Please check Ticket#: 2018071610003779.

加藤純一さん、芸能プロダクションMURASHより私（山田和樹、[email protected]）に許諾がおりていると思います。確認お願いします。


--Diascia432 (talk) 14:19, 28 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • Can someone who reads Japanese please try to sort this out?
    • If it has an OTRS ticket, presumably the lack of a licensing template is just a technical error by the uploader. License should be determinable from the OTRS ticket.
    • Category:Men of Japan by name is a metacategory & should not be used directly on a file. - 18:19, 28 July 2018 (UTC)
  • Miyaさん、お忙しいところすみませんが、こちらのTicketはどうすれば良いでしょうか。Ticketの内容により許可を与えられると思いましたが、やはり何か足りないかどうかお伺いしてもよろしいですか。よろしくお願いします。Alex Shih (talk) 15:24, 29 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Diascia432さん、MURASHさまより確かにメールはいただきました（Ticket: 2018071610003779）が、許諾メールに1点、問題があり、それをご説明するメールを書くのに手間取り、さきほどようやく書き上げてお送りしたところです。問題とは、Commons:メール・テンプレートにある雛型の「全ての人に許諾することを」の箇所が「山田和樹 <[email protected]>に許諾することを」という内容になっていたことです。もし著作権者が「全ての人には許諾できない」とお考えでしたら、残念ですが、ウィキメディアで受け入れることはできません。--miya (talk) 02:19, 30 July 2018 (UTC)　お送りしたメール内容の写しを山田和樹様宛に転送しました。--miya (talk) 02:42, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sound problem

The. Sounds don't come in just tone noise commijg to through — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.133.71.228 (talk) 19:52, 29 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain this a bit more. Do you have problems with playing an audio or video file at Commons? De728631 (talk) 19:56, 29 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Questions Regarding Miniatures Buildings

I would like to uploaded photos I took at Gulliver's Gate, a set of miniatures accessible to the public. Most of the stuff there are replicas of real-life structures, such as the Eiffel Tower, Angkor Wat, Petronas Towers, etcetera. COM:FOP indicates photos of buildings, are permitted in the United States. However, it is unclear to me whether miniatures of buildings are permitted, especially when many of the dioramas are nearly indistinguishable the original, which many are in the public domain. —SpanishSnake (talk | contribs) 01:09, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

File:台北市, Xinyi District, Taiwan (Unsplash).jpg

Please look at Commons:Deletion requests/File:台北市, Xinyi District, Taiwan (Unsplash).jpg. Fæ say that "follow the links on the template", but I can't find any copyright info. I need help to determine if the copyright of the file exists.--Kai3952 (talk) 19:54, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

هل يجوز رفع ملفات من موسوعة السينما دوت كوم

السلام عليكم تواجهني مشكلة رفع ملفات الممثلينوالكتاب والمخرجين والعاملين بمجال السينما والتلفزيون لأن ويكيبديا لا ترفع إلا صور المتوفين فهل يجوز رفع صور الأحياء من الموسوعة https://www.elcinema.com/ هذا رابط الموسوعة وهى الموسوعة الأشهر والأكبر مصداقية في مجالها بالوطن العربي — Preceding unsigned comment added by فارس الوطن 2000 (talk • contribs) 23:07, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You may upload files from the Encyclopedia of Cinema.com

Peace be upon you, I have a problem uploading files of representatives, writers, directors and workers in the field of film and television because Wikipedia does not raise only pictures of the dead Is it permissible to upload pictures of neighborhoods from the Encyclopedia https://www.elcinema.com/

This is the Encyclopedia of Encyclopaedia, the most famous encyclopedia in the Arab world
 
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 10:33, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@فارس الوطن 2000: لا ، عذرًا ، هذا الموقع هو "حقوق الطبع والنشر © Damlag S.A.E" ولا يسمح بالاستخدام التجاري ، لذلك لن نسمح بالمحتوى من هناك بدون إذن عبر OTRS/ar. No, sorry, that website is "Copyright © Damlag S.A.E" and does not permit commercial use, so we will not permit content from there without permission via OTRS.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 10:54, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Questions about Watchlist

Recently I saw some kind of notice saying that a new Watchlist was being implemented. Since then my Watchlist varies wildly from day to day, although I have done nothing to change anything in my Preferences or any other place regarding it. Yesterday my Watchlist was very, very short. Today, without my doing anything, it is of normal length.

Is there something I am doing unknowingly to affect this? (I have looked at the stuff on MediaWiki but nothing seems relevant to my concerns.) Thanks, Kalbbes (talk) 15:16, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kalbbes: I haven't noticed changes like that, but it may depend on which options you had selected in your preferences and what you actually have on your watchlist. Not to mention that "short" and "normal" are pretty subjective.
One thing that can cause the watchlist to appear short is if you have "Group changes by page in recent changes and watchlist" selected in the recent changes settings. Especially if there are a lot of edits for a single page or a lot of entries grouped under the deletion log or upload log entries, then you can hit the "Maximum number of changes to show in watchlist" (which can't be set higher than 1000) without the watchlist appearing that long until you expand those entries. —LX (talk, contribs) 15:33, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
LX: I'm aware of the problems that selecting "Group changes by page in recent changes and watchlist" can cause and in the past have removed those. I have always set 1000 and 30 days in Preferences. The problem is that I haven't changed anything on my Watchlist selections in Preferences and yet the variations change from day to day. By "short" I mean (estimating) say 100, and only one day's worth. Today it shows (estimating) 700 and two days. I have a lot of items on my Watchlist because I've created many categories but most of them show up only rarely. Maybe the whole problem will go away as mysteriously as it came. I thought that maybe because "they" were fiddling with the Watchlist, that may have caused problems because (for me) it was fine the way it was. Thanks, Kalbbes (talk) 16:33, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The changes consist mainly of new ways of applying filters and automatic updating. (The latter is quite nice.) You could always opt out of this latest set of changes at the bottom of Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist and see whether or not the problem persists. —LX (talk, contribs) 17:40, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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