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Mass transfer of PD files from fo.wikipedia.org

Can someone with a tool make a mass transfer of PD files from fo:Special:ListFiles / link showing all files with uselang=en? If one searches in the page, there are 122 hits for "logting.fo". 91.9.119.68 15:14, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Are you sure that all these files are actually in public domain? :Ruslik (talk) 19:08, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

That is irrelevant. 91.9.112.211 16:55, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello? 91.9.112.196 00:00, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

File:Fit logo.jpg

Can someone who can read Russian check if the license given is valid? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 16:32, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

I am not sure why you think the license should be valid? Ruslik (talk) 18:25, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

I didn't think so either, but I have been surprised in other contexts, so... Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 05:40, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

I see no evidence that the copyright holder released the logo under the license stated but the logo may qualify as {{Pd-textlogo}}. Ruslik (talk) 19:06, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello, since the uploader doesn't give proof that they are the copyright holder, I changed the file's license to {{PD-logo}}. Thanks, ★ Poké⁹⁵ 03:38, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

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Martin Medina (Composer).tif

Dear Wikimedia Commons Help desk, I uploaded a photograph "Martin Medina (Composer).tif" to Wikimedia Commons. I am the subject of the photograph and I also took the photograph using a remote switch on my camera. The photograph was deleted with the reason being given that it was from IMDB. I uploaded the photo myself on my IMDB page as I am the copyright holder of the photograph. I then completed an OTRS form and submitted an undeletion request but received the following response "I don't see how the subject of this can also be the photographer." Would you be able to tell me if there is an underlying problem with my photograph please? Thanks and best wishes medinm01 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Medinm01 (talk • contribs) 20:42, 29 March 2016 (UTC) Medinm01 (talk) 21:38, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

You probably just need to wait for the OTRS process to complete. There's usually a long backlog. --ghouston (talk) 22:49, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

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Copyright approval regarding File:KUDD.png.

I need copyright approval from Broadway Media in Salt Lake City to use 105.1 KUDD-FM's logo. To call them click on this link on their website (mix1051utah,com) and see the phone number for Mix 105.1 in Salt Lake City. I don't know if it's copyrighted or public domain so I can put this photo on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonathan7157 (talk • contribs) 20:44, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Morphy

I want to rename a file so that it is consistent with Wikipedia and relevant expert sources, however I am unable to follow the instructions for renaming.

The file is

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Garret_Morphey

It simply needs the "e" in Morphey deleted.

The artists correct name is Garret Morphy, Morphey is a mis-spelling found in one source. A full explanation of the name is given on the Wikipedia page, to which I have inserted a link from Wikimedia.

Thanks

Steve Athey — Preceding unsigned comment added by Funkydoowopper (talk • contribs) 11:26, 01 April 2016 (UTC)

@Funkydoowopper: There's a "Move" option for categories under the "More" dropdown next to the "Edit" button. I moved it for you. BMacZero (talk) 16:21, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

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Biblatex

Hello everyone,

Ive got a few questions about using pictures from this site for my doctoral thesis. I am writing it with latex, so how the hell can i cite those images with Biblatex? Example: I want to use this figure: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schemazeichnung_haut.svg#file My current Biblatex entry: @online{PIChaut, author = {Sgbeer}, organization = {Wikimedia Foundation}, title = {Schemazeichnung der menschlichen Haut}, year = {2009}, url = {https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schemazeichnung_haut.svg#file} }

My problem is that the Wikimedia site wants me to add Creative Commons licences (I don't even know which one.. it mentions 5 different ones)... How do I do that?? This all doesn't make any sense...

Thanks a lot :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.64.153.224 (talk • contribs) 14:50, 1 April 2016‎ (UTC)

If you just want to cite (not to display) an image from the Commons, you do not need to add any licence information. Ruslik (talk) 20:26, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

If the image itself is going to be included, File:Schemazeichnung haut.svg mentions the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.2 and the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic licenses. This means you can pick any one of those licenses, you don't need to mention them all. --ghouston (talk) 22:18, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Heed Their Rising Voices.jpg

I have uploaded an image from the U.S. National Archives, but I'm not sure what the license is. The image is called "Heed Their Rising Voices". The source url for the image is https://research.archives.gov/id/2641477. --Mitchumch (talk) 05:21, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

It is a work of the U.S. Government, so it is in the public domain. Thanks for asking here. ★ Poké⁹⁵ 06:14, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Pokéfan95, do you have any evidence whatsoever to back up your claim that the Committee to Defend Martin Luther King was a part of the US Federal Government, or are you just making things up right now? —LX (talk, contribs) 08:29, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

...ok... I just thought it was part of the U.S. Federal Government because of the author field. Since I really don't know (and COM:PCP), I reverted my edit. I am sorry if I am wrong. I gotta be careful with that next time. ★ Poké⁹⁵ 12:25, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

I figured it out on my own. Thanks though. Mitchumch (talk) 01:06, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

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File:Reading on the bus train or transit.jpg and File:Reading a kindle on public transit.jpg

The two files are by the same uploader, and are actually of the same image. However, they're not exact (thus arises the issue).

The first (...on the bus...) is a modified version of the second (... a kindle...), with the Amazon logo removed from the Kindle's frame, and more brightness.

Are there any issues regarding removing a device's logo? Is there an action here that should be taken (like merging or deletion)? --Hexafluoride (talk) 19:12, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

The one without logo is used as neutral illustation on articles about e-books, so it should definitely stay. The one with logo is the original (and has better lighting). As it's not a duplicate, there is on reason to delete it. One could add "other version" links between the images, though. --rimshot^talk 19:31, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Q1: No. Q2: Maybe. The text is the central part of the picture, clearly legible, and is not used here in any context of commentary about the work of G.R.R. Martin. -- Asclepias (talk) 19:37, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

I didn't even look at the text, but you're right. This kind of problem exists for other e-book photos too, like File:Page Kindle.jpg. The images can be salvaged by blurring the page content, but will not be good demonstrations of e-ink after that. --rimshot^talk 19:49, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

And the text on File:Page Kindle.jpg is from a recent book, and it is of course, copyright. I think someone could take photos of the kindle with an out-of-copyright page on it, but this text is (C). Ellin Beltz (talk) 17:31, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

File:E-reader.jpg

The file has a previous version which is completely different than the current version. Should the old version be uploaded (as it's not currently present as a separate file)? --Hexafluoride (talk) 19:30, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

I do not see any reason to re-upload that low quality image. Ruslik (talk) 17:25, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Fotos in Kategorie nach Datum sortieren

Guten Tag! Gibt es die Möglichkeit, Fotos in einer bestimmten Kategorie nach Upload-Datum chronologisch zu sortieren? Die Standarddarstellung ermöglicht lediglich die Sortierung nach Fototitel. Danke! —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2a02:8071:418a:8000:b8bb:c086:3861:4040 (talk) 08:49, 3. Apr. 2016‎ (UTC)

In Englisch:

Hello! How can I sort the pictures in a category? I want to sort the pictures with the Upload date. Default is a sorting by Title. Thank you very much!

• To control the sort of an image, when you include the category on the image page you need to use a sort key: e.g. in [[File:John Doe.jpg]], [[Category:People of New York]] will sort as the file name "John Doe.jpg" but [[Category:People of New York|Doe, John]] will sort as "Doe, John". - Jmabel ! talk 13:49, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

The above advice will sort files for all users. You can't sort files just temporarily with Commons features, but other tools like Catscan can help. MKFI (talk) 06:44, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

image deletion

i have a question about 2 images that were deleted from the page i created for the Croatian celebrity Miranda Vidak. I posted pictures both times that are publicly accessible, and can be found on many news websites. Can you please tell me what image can i upload for a known person if you delete private pic, then you delete the pic i found on internet, taken at the public event. What that leaves me? what image can be used for a person? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AkhMilla (talk • contribs)

The fact that an image is all over the internet does not mean that you can upload it here. For this to happen it must come under a free licence. See Commons:Licensing for details. Ruslik (talk) 17:21, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Lombards Museum

There are a number of archaeological artifacts attributed to the author, Lombards Museum. I contacted the Lombard Historical Museum in Illinois and they are not the source. I can not seem to locate the Lombards Museum. Can you help? Thank you, Patricia Knobloch huarpa@cox.net

I was going to suggest asking your question to User:Paname-IV, who uploaded those files, but I see that someone already asked him that question in 2013 and apparently he did not reply. See User talk:Paname-IV#Lombards Museum and Commons:Village pump/Archive/2013/09#Lombards Museum?. The category about the Illinois Museum was added to the description pages later by another user and it looks like a mistake. It should be removed. -- Asclepias (talk) 20:09, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

updating an image

I have tried to update an image on the ASKY AIRLINES page. I wanted to update the route network which was changed in August 2015. I have tried repeatedly to update the image with new routings and a background map of Africa. But i can't seem to get the new image to show. The new source information shows, and on the page where it says CURRENT, REVERT, REVERT REVERT I see my update as the CURRENT, but even when i click on the CURRENT it shows the old. What am i doing wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seat9k (talk • contribs)

• May I assume that by "the ASKY Airlines page" you mean ASKY Airlines (in the English-language Wikipedia), which you seem to have edited quite a bit? And that the image in question is File:ASKY Route Network.jpg, which I see you have edited several times? You seem to have (successfully) uploaded the same fix six times in a row. You probably have a caching issue in your browser. Try looking at it with a different browser or on a different machine. - Jmabel ! talk 13:55, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Template produces loop error

Template:PD-user-w produces an error. ("This work has been released into the public domain by its author, ... at the [[wikipedia:de:|German Template loop detected: Template:Autotranslate ]] project. This applies worldwide.") Example: File:Evangelische kirche goch4.JPG, but also the examples in the template description page itself. Hence I think it's a mistake in the template. --WolfD59 (talk) 11:12, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

I fixed problem by reverting the last change to {{Projectname}}, which introduced an infinite loop. Ruslik (talk) 20:55, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

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Template for Internet Archive/Open Library as a source?

I just added a few photos that I cropped out of PD-1923 books from Internet Archive/Open Library. (example 1, 2, older 3). I would have assumed there was a good template to mark Internet Archive/Open Library as the source, but I can't seem to find one- any suggestions? Or do I have to wade in and fix it myself? :) Thanks… —LuisVilla (talk) 16:18, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Internet Archive appears to be dead. Ruslik (talk) 16:43, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

any template for distinguishing Commons itself from a mirror?

I'd like a standard way to say on a userspace page something like, "This is not an essay. If you find this page on any site other than ... [Commons], you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated and that the user to whom this page belongs may have no personal affiliation with any site other than ... [Commons] itself. The original page is located at ... [URL]." Such a template is in English Wikipedia. Is there one for this in Commons? Nick Levinson (talk) 05:58, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

@Nick Levinson: The template you are finding is {{User page}}. Thanks, ★ Poké⁹⁵ 06:10, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

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Bryson Tiller Feb 2016.jpg

I would like to know if everything's OK with this Bryson Tiller Feb 2016.jpg picture before i will use it. Please give me an answer as soon as possible. --Eurofan88 (talk) 15:19, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

You copied a non-free photo from the internet and claim it's your work? No, everything is not ok. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:57, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Chill. The author of that file is this Twitter user, who has given me her consent to upload the file on Wikimedia Commons. --Eurofan88 (talk) 16:05, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

I've added a {{license review}} request on the page, but if you are not the author you are also not supposed to use {{own}}, please update the page. Be..anyone (talk) 16:24, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

There's no license at the source, so obviously it will fail the license review. That will only waste a reviewer's time. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:33, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

ACK, I added an "OTRS needed" blurb on User_talk:Eurofan88#File:Bryson_Tiller_Feb_2016.jpg and removed the misbegotten {{license review}}. Be..anyone (talk) 19:04, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

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Template not inline with text

Anyone good with templates?

This:

• {{Pronunciation|1=blancheur|lang=fr|translation=|comment={{speaker|Paris, France}} {{mv}}}}

Becomes:

• French pronunciation for "blancheur" — Speaker from Paris, France male voice.

I'd ultimately like "Male voice" (Template:Male voice) to be on the same line as the other text. Riley Huntley (talk) 02:45, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

 Fixed --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 03:17, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

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Contribution keep getting revoked

[2016-04-07] I have made contribution to the London Games Festival page, but my contribution keep getting deleted by one particular user. I've attempted to discuss with the author, but to no avail. Before my contribution London Games Festival page had no meaningful info except some info from eight years ago in 2008. I intend to put back the relevant info, and current discussion can be found in my talk page (User talk:Billfromhk). Please advise if there's additional steps I should take. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billfromhk (talk • contribs) 09:13, 7 April 2016‎ (UTC)

EDIT: Today I was surprised that all text in my talk page, and all my watchlist disappear and got reset to the default. Discussion from my talk page from 2003 also disappeared. I don't know what happened, and the History page returned blank too, there seems to be no way to go back. What happened? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billfromhk (talk • contribs) 09:19, 7 April 2016‎ (UTC)

You're in the wrong project, this is not a Commons issue. Please use en:Talk:London Games Festival for further questions about your edits in the article. --Magnus (talk) 10:04, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Re-categorizing

I don't have any uploads, but I'm pretty active on En.wikipedia in the horse project and I've noticed that a lot of horse pictures are badly categorized. Is it ok to add categories based on the apparent breed or usage of the horse in the photo? Sometimes a purebred horse is not within its breed's cat, but it is obviously of that breed or even says so in the image description. I've done this a few times already, because pictures from 5 or 6 years ago are categorized right and most recent ones are not. Thanks, White Arabian Filly (talk) 21:41, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

I'd say since you know about horse breeds then you are quite welcome to fix the categorizations. Apparent breed in a photo is surely good enough, since the photo can be used to depict that breed, even if the horse's pedigree isn't known here. --ghouston (talk) 01:09, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Trying HARD to register with Wikimeadia Commons

I spent an hour or so trying hard to register with you a couple of weeks ago. Having been told that just about every password user name etc. was not suitable then told that you could not confirm my I.P. address I gave up. Then today I have found this email in my SPAM BOX. I have tried to confirm my account but I'm now out of date.

Where do i go from here. All I wanted to do was ad a photo of my house, Court Farm house, onto your page about Grade 2* house in Somerset.

Terry Palfrey (A.K.A. Paul Peters my professional name)

• Do you already have a Wikipedia account? If so, just use that account here. If not, then say so and someone can try to walk you through this. - Jmabel ! talk 15:37, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi Terry/Paul! I've never heard of confirming one's IP address being part of the registration process, and I struggle to envision how that would work. I'm guessing you mean your e-mail address. Providing an e-mail address when registering is completely optional. You may choose to provide an e-mail address to enable password recovery in case you forget your password, to enable e-mail notifications, and to allow other users to contact you via e-mail. You do not need to complete that step to be able to log in using the user name and password you provided when registering. —LX (talk, contribs) 15:51, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

"‎Invalid Ogg file: Stream Undecodable"

Some files (e.g. this one) display the error "‎(Invalid Ogg file: Stream Undecodable)". Is there a way to keep track of them? I found no way to get them listed on-wiki, and a Google site search gave incomplete results (e.g. missing the above example). Is anyone (or any tool) watching out for these files with the aim of fixing the respective problems systematically? -- Daniel Mietchen (talk) 19:23, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Category:OGG files with errors is populated by {{Broken file|filetype=OGG|description=…}}, so that's how it can be tagged manually, but as you said, it should be an automatical procedure. On my box ffplay (3.0), MPlayer, and MPC-HC can play the video with no audio. MediaInfo claims that this is an ordinary vorbis+theora, but I think ffprobe found an issue: theora + empty vorbis + mjpeg. Two video streams, and mjpeg can't be good in an Ogg container. –Be..anyone (talk) 11:25, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

I actually don't see why mjpeg is so bad, it's just a "32x32 pixels 'file icon'" as claimed in stream metadata. I made a query for "Stream Undecodable" files at quarry:query/8957, and will upload a fixed version. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 11:53, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

}, you fixed it, thanks. But something in this manual procedure is wrong, please report it as bug, broken media files should show up in a tracking category automatically. –Be..anyone (talk) 16:50, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Lombard Museum

I am trying to find out who or what is "Lombard Museum". Can you provide an address? Thank you. Pat Knobloch email: huarpa@cox.net — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2002:48dc:d8af:0:5193:295c:3a63:3e03 (talk • contribs) 20:52, 8 April 2016‎ (UTC)

Please read the section you already opened five days ago. Many people would like to know, but unless someone finds a way to make the uploader speak, it may remain a mystery. -- Asclepias (talk) 21:33, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Metadata

Hi, I've been using Paint.net to crop photos that I upload here for years, but sometimes the metadata is lost and sometimes it isn't. For instance, this image I recently uploaded has no metadata, whereas this image I uploaded on 3 April does. I don't believe I did anything differently each time. Does anyone have any idea? Mattythewhite (talk) 21:22, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

I use Paint.net as well, but I have not had problems with losing exif data. Just be careful to edit the original image; if you select an area and copy-paste that as new image then exif is lost. I mostly use "crop to selection" tool. MKFI (talk) 06:38, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Uploading a scaned portrait

I have difficulties uploading a portrait picture of Shalom Kramer. The picture is owned by his son Mr. Ephraim Kramer. The picture was taken in Jerusalem, Israel in the year 1978 by a photographer and by the request of Mr. Kramer and payed by him. The rights were fully transferred to his son Mr. Ephraim Kramer. Mr. Ephraim Kramer is interested in uploading the portrait which currently resides in his personal album to Wikimedia. I am not sure how to establish that I have the rights to publish the photo. Thanks for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Omrikr (talk • contribs)

• See COM:OTRS. We just need an email from Ephraim Kramer explaining the rights history and granting the relevant license. - Jmabel ! talk 15:52, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Overwriting files

bsd. i'm trying to overwrite a file with an improved version, but apparently my account is not approved to do this. how can i get this permission? thanks --Benstown (talk) 02:13, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

@Benstown: What file is it? Maybe the file you are trying to overwrite is upload protected, and only administrators can overwrite it. If you have an improved version of the file, please upload the improved version in a website that accepts uploads, then post the link to the improved version at the file's talk page. Don't forget to add {{Edit request}} on your request, to attract attention from admins. Then an adminstrator will overwrite the file with your version. Thanks, ★ Poké⁹⁵ 02:20, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

I should elaborate: The file in question is File:Lauda OS.png. I'm asking for this permission, instead of a specific edit, because i contribute mainly in enwiki with logos. most of those are copyright, but a few like the one mentioned are not, usually because it's just letters, so they end up here. as i do many edits, it's impractical to make a request for each one. thanks! --Benstown (talk) 02:29, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Hmm, that file is not protected, and you are autoconfirmed either. Can you tell me what error you have when you try to overwrite that file? ★ Poké⁹⁵ 02:45, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Weird! must have been something wrong with my browser, before it showed "you cannot overwrite", now it seems ok. go figure. thanks anyway for the help!--Benstown (talk) 02:50, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Maybe it is a problem with your internet connection. But anyways, your welcome. --★ Poké⁹⁵ 02:52, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

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Problem with Upload Wizard

I was uploading some images using the Upload Wizard yesterday, and it was working just fine. A couple of hours later I tried to upload another image, but the procedure could not get past the last step (Describe) even there were no errors. After clicking on the NEXT button, it wouldn't publish the image. It just returned back to the Describe step, with no errors, and this time without the NEXT button. The Upload Wizard got stuck in the last step, and no data were saved. I tried the Upload Wizard a few more times later on, but to no avail. I also tried another browser, but the problem remained. The browser doesn't seem to be an issue here. What is the problem here? My-wiki-photos (talk) 05:13, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

@My-wiki-photos: It was reported before numerous times, and we really don't know what is the problem with Upload Wizard. For now, please use the basic upload form, which is entirely stable. Thanks, ★ Poké⁹⁵ 06:01, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the info. My understanding is that this has been happening to many others as well. It looks like an error handling issue. The program fails in the Describe step for some reason, but the error handling part of the program is not sophisticated enough to catch it and display the error status code and the associated error message, and provide an option to recover from the failure. My-wiki-photos (talk) 16:33, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Problem with generation of preview images - too dark

Hi, I have used the upload wizard many times before but today I ran into a strange problem when I uploaded an illustration of the Zika virus. The preview images (any size) are much darker than the actual image. Once you click to show the image at full resolution, it's displayed properly. I made a screenshot to illustrate what I mean: screenshot At first I thought it may have been a glitch and I saved the file in a different format (PNG, sRGB, 8Bit) and uploaded the new version but the problem is the same. It's as if the software that creates the preview images runs a low-exposure-filter over the image. Any idea of how I can fix this? Thanks --Splette (talk) 17:09, 10 April 2016 (UTC)