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Can file names have symbols instead of letters and numbers?

For example, this file name here: File:Medicinal Herb 🌿.jpg. Is there a policy?

Thank you, -- Ooligan (talk) 02:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Seems a very poor choice to me. - Jmabel ! talk 05:26, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Bad idea considering difficulty typing those characters and finding the file Zanahary (talk) 15:26, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
@Ooligan: I agree with the other comments that it is a very poor choice and uploaders should avoid using them, but to answer your precise question I have not found a Commons policy forbidding their use. Apparently, the file naming policy of Commons does not forbid it. And the renaming policy does not seem to allow renaming for that reason. The policy of the English-language Wikipedia forbids it in the titles of articles, but it's not Commons. Notifying User:WomanON, the uploader of your example. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:15, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
I left an explicit link to this discussion on their talkpage in case they don't get the ping. DMacks (talk) 16:55, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
The last bullet-point of Commons:File naming#Language-specific guidelines advises to avoid unicode symbols, for several technical and practical reasons. That's only a proposed guideline, but it is linked from several other policy and guideline pages and other sets of advice and templates. DMacks (talk) 16:43, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Looking at this uploader's files in general, I would say many fail the fundamental file-naming standard of being descriptive of the image. For example, any guesses what, even in general, File:Last_option_in_the_House_😂.jpg might be before clicking? And even after looking closely at the full description and image itself, any idea what in particular those specific components are? DMacks (talk) 16:48, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Why should I give up the rights to my images? Tramsnapper (talk) 05:54, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

@Tramsnapper: You don't have to "give up the rights", but allow people to use your images under a free license. If you don't, please do not upload your images on Commons. Yann (talk) 15:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

World of Warcraft Map

Hi my name is penelope. I was looking at a coloring-page-like map of azeroth from world of warcraft and noticed that it was missing the dragon isles. I have been looking at other pictures hoping to find a similar one but updated with the dragon isles and found nothing. I have a map of azeroth on my wall that I am working on and I am hoping to add the dragon isles to it. I don't need each individiual zone; I just want a matching map of the dragon isles that looks like a coloring page. I only need the outline of the island,I don't want the borders of each zone already drawn since I am planning to add them myself. I apologize if this is not the correct area to write this note; the help options I looked at were very confusing. If you cannot help me create a picture like this, i'd very much appreciate it if you could reccommend another website that might be able to help me. Thank you and have a great day! TheOutlaw09 (talk) 21:21, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

@TheOutlaw09: To the best of my knowledge, the only such map we have is File:Azeroth in World of Warcraft 2021.jpg. That was by User:EdoAug. EdoAug, can you help this person? - Jmabel ! talk 22:04, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
It's not something I can prioritize right now, but I'd be willing to give it a shot at a later time! There are some other maps in the Maps of Warcraft category, though none that include "the Dragon Isles". 🙇 EdoAug (talk) 00:12, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

PDF book preview

I uploaded a PDF scanned book Commemorative Book of Kiev Governorate, 1915. However, the book preview does not work. I tried already to purge the cash but it did not work. Any help, please? I tried reuploading and purging but nothing helped.

I just noticed, this files are also unable to preview:

  1. Rgia-f.-1343-op.-36-d.-15995-miklashevsky-miklaszewski-family-nobility.pdf
  2. РГИА – Ф. 1405 Оп. 544 Д. 8462 – Николай Федорович Миклашевский.pdf

Liglioto (talk) 09:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Preview doesn't work, but the PDF looks fine. - Jmabel ! talk 18:03, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
I noticed that... But that's not my problem. Liglioto (talk) 10:22, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

linking a new commons category with its wikidata entry

Hi, I just created a new category page for bootblacking and tried to insert a wikidata infobox, which is unfortunately shown as empty even though a wikidata object with the name bootblacking exists: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108874572 Could somebody help me link the two, please? I searched for an instruction already but couldn't find anything. Thanks in advance! Satyridium (talk) 10:30, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Modifica figura

Nella pagina https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-DOPA c'è un errore nella figura in alto a destra. La stessa figura risulta sbagliata nella corrispontente pagina in lingua inglese. Le pagine invece in lingua spagnola e in lingua greca riportano due figure diverse entrambe esatte (ma con grafica leggermente diversa dalla grafica usata in lingua inglese e italiana).

Vorrei caricare la figura riportata nella pagina in lingua greca (si tratta nella rappresentazione tridimensionale di una formula chimica) che è corretta, nella pagina in lingua italiana (che presenta una raffigurazione errata). La figura usata nella pagina in lingua greca mi sembra usare una veste grafica più simile a quella usata nella pagina italiana. Glicitra (talk) 10:58, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

I assume this is about File:Levodopa3D.PNG, since the other image at the top of it:L-DOPA is the same as the corresponding image in en-wiki.
@Glicitra: C'è qualcosa che ti impedisce di modificare tu stesso le Wikipedia italiane o greche? Per quanto riguarda le immagini su Commons, se ritieni che siano così chiaramente errate da dover essere segnalate per la cancellazione, per favore fallo. A parte questo, puoi sicuramente taggarli con {{Fact disputed}}. - Jmabel ! talk 19:13, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

i have an image of a person

i have an image of a person, how can i add it Bebo12321 (talk) 12:30, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

@Bebo12321 Do you own the copyright? If not has the copyright owner issued a formal licence for you to upload it, or is it otherwise lawful for you to upload it? 🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦 12:35, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
@Bebo12321: you might want to start with Commons:First steps. - Jmabel ! talk 19:14, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Uploading studio photos that my grandmother left to me (dates: 1920-1960) & family photos she took

I inherited photos from my grandmother and mother that were taken between 1920-1980. The photos prior to 1953 were portraits taken at studios that are no longer existant. The photographers, too, are deceased. I also have photos taken by my mother and grandmother. They all have historical value for the fashions they wore which are very clear and representative of the eras in which the photos were taken. They also show in the background buildings and neighborhoods that were part of the Italian-American community in Brooklyn, NY and Wilmerding, PA during the same period (1920-1980).

The photos are of my grandmother, grandfather, mother and father. Everyone is deceased. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emilyannfrances (talk • contribs) 16:04, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Since these photos belong to me I am willing to share them for knowledge and educational reasons. But how do I attribute them. They are not my own work and everyone whether studio or person is deceased.

Please advise as I am not clear in who to attribute them to.

Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emilyannfrances (talk • contribs) 16:03, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

@Emilyannfrances: Hi, You can upload the photos that were taken by persons from whom you inherited the rights, for example if that is the case with your mother and your grandmother. The authorship of each photo is normally attributed to the person who took that photo, unless you want to keep their identities secret. If it's unclear which of them took a photo, you can explain that and name both. As copyright owner, you can license the photos with any free license of your choice, for example, but not necessarily, those listed in this category, unless a photo is in the public domain for some specific reason. The educational scope of some photos might be disputed, but that can be more easily evaluated after they are uploaded. You can probably not upload the studio portraits, unless you demonstrate that they are in the public domain for a specific reason or that you somehow acquired their copyrights. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:58, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply. The photographs were not used for media, just taken at the request of the customers. There are no copyright symbols. By the age of some of the photographers I researched as part of my local history, they are dead for over 70 years. The studios closed. As far as I can determine, no descendant carried on the business. And then I have portraits taken by an unknown photographer in my grandparent's apartment. I could attribute to unknown photographer, taken in Mrs. Serrapede's apartment. Emilyannfrances (talk) 18:16, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
  • The studio photographs should be fine as long as there's no copyright notice on them. Although they are probably fine regardless. I think the educational value can be justified by the nature of them being historical studio photographs. There's a lot of information about the photographer, time period, and the history of photography in general from such works. Although like Asclepias says it's not like they can't be evaluated for educational value on a case-by-case basis after being uploaded. --Adamant1 (talk) 18:04, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
    Thank you! I have checked some of the cardboard frames the photos came in. The studio name is on some. In which case I will credit the studio. Since these were in our community and some include the photographer's name I can check for date of death. To my knowledge the descendants moved on to other lines of business, but I'll check again. Most of the studios are closed long ago by end of 1950s. I think if I credit the studio then with an estimated date I'll be within conformance. No, there are no copyright marks on any of the photographer's labels or cardboard frames. 100.1.103.102 18:11, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
    • @Emilyannfrances: Under the pre-1979 U.S. copyright law, passing copies to your family probably counted as publication. If there was no copyright notice, then that is publication without notice, which at that time would have placed the images in the public domain.
    • Please do log in when discussing things here, and please do sign your comments by typing "~~~~". That makes it a lot easier to see who said what when. - Jmabel ! talk 19:17, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
      Jmabel, Thanks for your help with the copyright question.
      --Emilyannfrances Emilyannfrances (talk) 19:28, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

كيف أضع قالب لصوري

كيف أضع قالب للصور Bashar212 (talk) 23:22, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Google Translate says this means "How do I create a template for my photos?". Either the question does not make sense, or "template" is a mistranslation. - Jmabel ! talk 00:20, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Frustrating

This section was archived on a request by: See Commons:Deletion requests/File:Helmut Sinor (1983).jpg - Jmabel ! talk 13:06, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Today I uploaded a picture to Wikimedia Commons I took of myself in 1983 using a camera with a self-timer. The link: File:Helmut Sinor (1983).jpg

Now I received a message that something is still not correct. I can't get my head around it any more. Whatever I do, there's always something to criticize. Under https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Helmut_Sinor_(1983).jpg it currently says: 

{{No source since|month=May|day=30|year=2024}}

== {{int:filedesc}} ==
{{Information
| description    = {{en|1=Helmut Sinor (1983)}}
| date           = 1983
| source         = {{own}}
| author         = [[User:Chinnichap|Chinnichap]]
| permission     = 
| other versions = 
}}

== {{int:license-header}} ==
	
{{self|cc-by-4.0}}
[[Category:Portrait]]
[[Category:Helmut Sinor]]
[[Category:1983]]
[[Category:Self-timer]]</nowiki>


I have absolutely no plan. What else do I have to do so that my photo is finally accepted?


Kind regards,

Helmut Sinor (User: Chinnichap) Chinnichap (talk) 14:48, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

@Chinnichap: Hi, Some users nominate for speedy deletion photos that might or might not be self-portraits. In the page of the file, you can click on the button "Challenge speedy deletion". That will create a normal deletion discussion and you can tell the reason for why the photo can be kept. There is a similar situation with the 2018 photo and it is more urgent because the speedy deletion tag has been there for a longer time. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:52, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
The photo from 2018 was taken by my sister. If it gets deleted now, that's not so tragic. For now, I would like to bring the picture from 1983 through the thicket of regulations. That has priority now. As I'm in hospital next week, I can only take care of it until Sunday. After that, I won't be able to do anything to get the photo from 1983 accepted until June 10. Chinnichap (talk) 07:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
@Chinnichap: I've taken the first step for you. You can follow up at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Helmut Sinor (1983).jpg. Question: any connection to Chinn & Chapman? If not, that user name may be a problem. I believe it's probably a trademarked name. - Jmabel ! talk 18:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
I created this username years ago to familiarize myself a little with the possibilities. It was simply the first username that spontaneously came to mind. At that time, I had no intention of ever contributing to Wikipedia myself. If the problems are due to that, I could certainly change the username.
Should I do this in the current situation or will it only make things more complicated? Chinnichap (talk) 07:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Sorry we've ended up having this conversation in two places, but I would suggest you just stop using the Chinnichap account and stick to the one under your own name. - Jmabel ! talk 19:11, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:1999xxxx - Hersbruck l. P. – Northlander X2.jpg

Bild stammt aus dem Fotoarchiv meines verstorbenen Vaters - Freigabe durch mich, den Erben (aber es ist nicht "mein eigenes Werk"). --Mef.ellingen (talk) 16:59, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

@Mef.ellingen: Verwenden Sie {{Cc-by-4.0-heirs}} oder etwas ähnlich. - Jmabel ! talk 17:30, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Why has the New Prospect School in Louin (Warren Hill Community)Mississippi

Why have you excluded the New Prospect School of Louin Mississippi (located in the Warren Hills / smith county community?.. 2603:8080:2A00:598F:581C:EAAB:AF5D:3FC9 18:30, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

"Excluded" in what sense? Was something removed? Or are you just saying no one has taken a photo and uploaded it? If the latter, please, create an account, take a photo, upload it! - Jmabel ! talk 22:28, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Submittion Deletion

Hi I tried to upload a book summary as a stub. I am new to Wikipedia submissions and it was nominated for removal by[User:Belbury|Belbury] is it possible i could get some help on correcting this? EbonyBain (talk) 20:55, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

@EbonyBain: this is your first edit on Wikimedia Commons. Might this have been on one of our sister projects, such as the English-language Wikipedia? - Jmabel ! talk 21:31, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
@EbonyBain: Hi, and welcome. It seems that your File:Losing Control to Gain Time.jpg was deleted by Admin Pi.1415926535 as "files and pages created as advertisements" under COM:CSD#G10 after being tagged as such by Belbury. You may appeal by posting at COM:UDR. Note that we don't host book summaries or stubs here per COM:SCOPE, or ads for current products/services per COM:NOT.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:52, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Thank you 2A02:C7C:F312:8700:872:929C:E280:FF26 20:18, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
The file was a book cover; the author's name is the same as the username. It's a clear case of COM:ADVERT to me; I see no reason to undelete. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:58, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Bad quality Photo, how to erase?

Good morning, I am writing to you to request the removal of a very poor quality photograph:

File:Jorge Neri.jpg

I don't know if this is the right place for the application. Best regards Ángel Santamaría Fotografía (talk) 09:51, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

@Ángel Santamaría Fotografía: Hi. I'm the uploader of the file. I have added the {{Low quality}} tag to the file's description, but from what I gather low quality by itself is not a reason for removal. I'll let more experienced editors to weigh on this, though. Kind regards, --NoonIcarus (talk) 14:48, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
  • See Commons:Deletion requests for proposing a photo be deleted. NoonIcarus is correct that poor quality is not by itself always a reason for deletion; other factors are also considered. For example, a poor quality photo of a very common thing which we have many good photos of would likely be deleted, but a poor quality photo of a notable person or important event could be kept if we don't have better free licensed alternatives. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:01, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Help me. photo license

There is a photo of Makchang that I posted here. I would like to ask for your help. Although this photo was not taken by me, it was taken from a site called ‘Gongyu Madang (Shared yard)' where internet users directly share photos. This photo was donated by the photographer and is a 'free use' photo. What action should I take? LandAndTree (talk) 14:07, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

@LandAndTree: are you talking about File:Makchang.jpg or something else? Please link a file page, not just say it's one of the many files on some user page. - Jmabel ! talk 17:28, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
The issue is about what "free use" means. As long as no explicit licence is given, there may be implicit restrictions. Is it OK to make derived works and share those? Can the photo be used commercially? Both are requirements on Wikimedia Commons. –LPfi (talk) 06:25, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Video not displayed: Venezuela's Metropolis (1952).webm

I uploaded this video last year (File:Venezuela's Metropolis (1952).webm), but only the audio seems to be present. Is there any way to fix this? Should I try uploading the file again? Many thanks in advance, NoonIcarus (talk) 14:44, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Your uploaded file is 749KB. Your local file is probably larger? C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 14:51, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
@C.Suthorn: That's correct, the original file should be around 5 MB. I think I recall trying several times the upload at the Upload Wizard, but the display was the same. --NoonIcarus (talk) 18:59, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Only the audio part was uploaded. At at the file description use on ot the links "upload a new version" or "chunked upload" to upload your original file over the existing one. Check in the file selection dialogue, that the file you select is really 5MB. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 19:39, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
@C.Suthorn: I decided to download the video again and upload it a second time, it seems that has worked. Many thanks! --NoonIcarus (talk) 08:11, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Реклама

Все товари Oleksij24 (talk) 06:23, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Advertising
All goods
translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:27, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
@Oleksij24: Привіт і ласкаво просимо. Реклама товарів, доступних наразі, тут заборонена відповідно до COM:NOT.

Hi, and welcome. Advertising goods currently available is not allowed here, per COM:NOT.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:27, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Are short filenames allowed?

Just wanted to ask since there are some 1-character files out there along with a multitude of 2-character files. They should probably be moved to more descriptive names. I also have a list of 2-character files that is currently incomplete: User:0x16w/2charfiles 0x16w (talk) 14:57, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

User:0x16w/1charfiles now exists for 1-character files. 0x16w (talk) 15:18, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

How to tell if a photo is copyrighted/if using it is allowed?

I'm trying to update the photo on the Wikipedia article for Akhilesh Yadav, as the current one is severely outdated (it's from 2015). The new photo I'm trying to add (this one) is apparently owned by "ANI Photo" according to this article, but the photo isn't anywhere on ANI News's site that I can find. The photo has been used by many different news sites, not sure if that means it can be used on Wikipedia/in the Wikimedia Commons. What should I do? CalyxSage (talk) 15:38, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

  • In short, if you do not see an explicit free license at the web site source, or have some other verifiable reason to know it is free licensed, assume it is not free licensed and should not be uploaded to Commons. See COM:LICENSE for details. I see no reason at either of the links you gave to think the photo is free licensed. I don't know how to read Hindi, but I do see a clear copyright notice at the bottom of the second page linked. ANI is en:w:Asian News International a commercial news organization, who presumably holds the copyright of the image. Not free for Commons. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:04, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
@CalyxSage: Hi, and welcome. Infrogmation is right, please see COM:NETC.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:38, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Video2Commons

I am uploading a video on Video2Commons.toolforge.com, but it takes a while, with status "Your task is pending...". Does this normally take some time, or must the upload be (manually) approved by someone? Ssu (talk) 10:33, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

@Ssu: The tool is broken. Please see phab:T365154 for the details. May be you can report it there. If enough people report it, may be it will get fixed. Yann (talk) 15:16, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Are there any other tools that work? I have some MOV-files, but I think that the quality is worsened when I use online MOV2MPEG converters... Ssu (talk) 15:22, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
@Ssu: Please see Commons talk:Video2commons/Archive 1#v2c on Windows for Dummies.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:27, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Uploading a new photo (2024) to the Berrington & Eye station page which still currently shows an old 2008 photo.

Hi. How do I upload two new photos please? I've tried but nothing seems to happen. The current shot of the station is very much out of date - taken 2008. I would like to submit two shots from this year - 2024!. Many thanks for any help. Raoul Beaman (owner of the station!) ELO501493 (talk) 18:12, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Please, use Special:UploadWizard. Ruslik (talk) 19:26, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Hello Ruslik. Many thanks. Will try that for the second photo. ELO501493 (talk) 17:42, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Yes, File:Berrington & Eye station.jpg appears to one of those. (Edit: I've replaced usage of the 2008 photo on English Wikipedia and Wikdata with the new photo) Abzeronow (talk) 19:36, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Hello Abzeronow. Many thanks for doing that for me. I will try uploading the second shot using UploadWizard as suggested by Ruslik. Thanks again. RB ELO501493 (talk) 17:46, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
If you're talking about File:Berrington and Eye station.jpg, it already exists on Commons. Abzeronow (talk) 19:11, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

File:Julie Chen inauguration.jpg

This file is marked with a "This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was a Commonwealth of Massachusetts public record disseminated by a Commonwealth agency or the Massachusetts Archives." license, but the given flickr source [1] seems to disagree. Which is right? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:43, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Several conditions are necessary for the application of the template PD-MAGov. Two of those conditions may not be met by this file.
Firstly, as specified in the template, "Works that are considered 'public records' but were not created by a state or municipal government agency may be copyrighted by their author". The EXIF of this file specifies "Author: Joshua Qualls, Copyright holder:www.joshuaqualls.com". That seems to mean that it is copyrighted by the author. However, the website of the author indicates that he is "serving as director of photography for the office of the governor [...]".
Secondly, the statement in the template applies to "records [...] held by the Massachusetts Archives". The photo is from 2023. Is it held by the Massachusetts Archives yet?
It is possible that the photo is not in the scope of the template. The precaution principle would suggest to not upload such files unless it can be convincingly proven that they meet the conditions of the template despite indications to the contrary.
This type of question is usually better asked on Commons:Village pump/Copyright. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:15, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
@Gråbergs Gråa Sång: There is also a contact form here with an embedded gmail address.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:13, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
FYI-ping to uploader @Babegriev. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 15:24, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for the ping. I'll digress to consensus if the community thinks this is copyvio, however I'll provide my rationale for upload. This photograph was taken by an employee of the Commonwealth while in the course of their official duties (namely the Governor's Press Office as part of the Executive branch). This was not a municipal agency, but the state government. The metadata claiming copyright does not supersede the doctrine of edict of government, however serves well for appropriate accreditation to the author. While the photographer could reserve copyright on works they took while outside the scope of their government duties, this is not the case here. The photograph was uploaded to the official flickr account of the Governor of Massachusetts, which is  – employing logic from Lindke v. Freed  – an official channel of government correspondence. This would make content uploaded to that account a public record of the Commonwealth. As to whether or not this specific branch of government can reserve copyright, the University of Massachusetts system proper does have the ability to copyright material under MA statute. The Governor's press office, on the other hand, has historically submitted content from previous administrations (example here) to the state archives. This indicates that such content is an edict of government and not copyrightable. Babegriev (talk) 03:45, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
One more thing. This was not content submitted to a government agency by a private party, but was taken by an employee of the Commonwealth, and by extension, was created by the Commonwealth, rather than the attributed photographer. Thanks! Babegriev (talk) 03:48, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Upload for mushrooms contest

I'm trying to figure out how to upload a pic for the mushroom contest. It says to click the camera to enter it, but clicking just takes me to another page, but no upload available. I did upload a photo to Wiki Commons, but not to the mushroom contest. RoseT48 (talk) 12:18, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@RoseT48: I corrected your entry in this edit.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:44, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
I got it done, but not sure how. RoseT48 (talk) 15:48, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

new article

I wrote a short article for contribution to Wikipedia about the father of singer John Denver. His father was an important man in his own right, one of the USAF's prominent test pilots in the 1960s who set speed records. I have multiple citations to back the article up.

How do I upload it without photographs? Peppertrout (talk) 15:04, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@Peppertrout: Hi, and welcome. Please format it as wikitext and see en:WP:MFA.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:19, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Template:Baudenkmal Schleswig-Holstein funktioniert nicht

Hallo, wer kann hier helfen? Gruß --Asio 14:30, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

The parametres should now work with numbers, too. 2=Ort and 3=Wikidata. --Geohakkeri (talk) 15:04, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
Danke schon einmal. Die Denkmalbezeichnung von Wikidata und der Ort erscheinen nun. Leider wird die Denkmalnummer immer noch nicht angezeigt.
This picture shows the cultural heritage monument Heilig-Geist-Hospital according to the Cultural Heritage Protection Law of Schleswig-Holstein with the ID Lübeck
Die eingetragene Denkmalnummer 743 als Beispiel wird leider bislang noch nicht umgesetzt und angezeigt. Gruß --Asio 17:08, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
The order matters: {{Baudenkmal Schleswig-Holstein|1=743|2=Lübeck|3=Q317608}}. The ID number goes to the first place. --Geohakkeri (talk) 18:56, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
Schön, dass nun alles funktioniert.
This picture shows the cultural heritage monument Heilig-Geist-Hospital according to the Cultural Heritage Protection Law of Schleswig-Holstein with the ID 743 of the city of Lübeck

Danke. Gruß --Asio 19:16, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

This section was archived on a request by: Asio 19:16, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

Object ID help requested

Does anyone know a name in English, Spanish, or Catalan, for the type of objects in the display case that occupies most of the right-hand 2/3 of this picture? - Jmabel ! talk 22:23, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Perhaps old standards or battle flags of territories or rulers that predate the Kingdom of Spain (before 1479)? The inset in the right case seems to show them in use by uniformed personnel.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:41, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Estandartes (in Spanish). Estendards (in Catalá) Maya Iriondo (talk) 01:58, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
So perhaps Category:Photographs of battle flags of Spain? Or does someone have a better suggestion? - Jmabel ! talk 05:19, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Ummm... Maybe as Category: Medieval Iberian Banners.
Spain was not there yet. And... I'd use the term "banners" or "pennants", as they were identifiers of a noble family, or warlord, or some such, and used as identifiers, not only in battle.
Just my two cents. Maya Iriondo (talk) 10:07, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Clearly I don't have the relevant knowledge to categorize this, but someone else is welcome to do so. - Jmabel ! talk 14:57, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Perhaps a new Category:Standards of the Iberian Peninsula under Category:Iberian Peninsula?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:02, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
That display seems to be in the "diversions", recreational activities, room of the museum? -- Asclepias (talk) 16:11, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Yes. My own guess is that they are miniature, late 19th- or early 20th-century replicas, with roughly the same caveats we would have for user uploads here that some of them may be fantasies or otherwise inaccurate in terms of any actual battle flags. - Jmabel ! talk 18:12, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Estoy buscando Acta de nacimiento de mi bisabuelo, nacido en españa.

Estoy buscando Acta de nacimiento de mi bisabuelo, Bruno Uribe Echavarria. Nacio en España, llego a la Argentina (desconozco el año), se que nació en 1849. Hijo de: Joaquin De Uribe Echevarria y Maria Antonia Carlota Urrutia Yzurrateguy. Ella nacida en 1810 sus padres se casaron el 26 de abril de 1840, En Arechavaleta, Guipuzcoa, País Vasco, España. El puede estar anotado en ese lugar Chiabrandoraul (talk) 20:39, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

@Chiabrandoraul: me siento pero la página esta es para ayudar en el uso de Wikimedia Commons (el sítio esto). No es una página de ayuda general para cualquiera cosa en el mundo. - Jmabel ! talk 22:33, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Para ese tipo de información debes escribir al registro de la localidad de donde vino tu bisabuelo. Busca en los sitios web de Guipúzcoa, quién sabe, Arechavaleta pueda tener archivos en línea, pero de una manera u otra encontrarás a alguien que te oriente mejor en una de esas páginas. Aurrera! y buena suerte. Maya Iriondo (talk) 08:25, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Can I look up which categories I created recently?

By coincidence, I have become some kind of frequent producer of new categories (no worries, they all make sense...). As I usually also fill them up with a decent number of files, the new categories are cumbersome to identify even on the same day in the mass of own contributions, let alone some days later. Question: Is there a tool or filter where I can control/see which categories I created? Pittigrilli (talk) 19:01, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@Pittigrilli: Yes, please start with this search.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:11, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: Thank you, perfect match! Pittigrilli (talk) 19:30, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
@Pittigrilli: You're welcome!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:33, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Display problem with just-uploaded image.

I just uploaded File:Galit, Panacot, Lumbay, and Scarborough Shoal.png. It is similar to File:Galit panacot lumbay.png but has a problem when displayed -- it displays as an inset in the top-left corner of a larger image field instead of filling out the field. What have I done wrong? Wtmitchell (talk) 03:42, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

@Wtmitchell: Looks fine to me. When you say it "has a problem when displayed" do you mean that it looks wrong on that file page, or when used on some other page? - Jmabel ! talk 05:30, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for the response. After I had posted here I had uploaded a different version of the image -- snipped from the same chart but covering a larger area. That fixed the display problem at the cost of sacrificing layout similarity with another image I was contrasting it with in a WP article. I neglected to update this section here after I did that -- I apologize for that.
That is not clear; to clarify, see the images below the infobox in this WP article. The two images or interest are this one and the image just preceding it. Anyhow, the initial version of this image had the problem I described.
See what I characterized as a "display problem" here, using the initially uploaded image. That's the way it appeared in the WP article -- an inset in the upper-left corner of the display field. Wtmitchell (talk) 10:36, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

كيف يمكنني إضافة شرح عن الصورة؟؟

كيف يمكنني إضافة شرح عن الصورة The Syrian angel (talk) 08:33, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

How can I add a caption to the image??
How can I add a caption to the image?
translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:31, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
أهلا ومرحبا بكم. من فضلك راجع COM:SDC/ar، Template:Information، أو ar:مساعدة:صور.

Hi, and welcome. Please see COM:SDC, Template:Information, or en:H:PIC.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:31, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Can any of these photos be uploaded?

https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/outreach/photography/ I'd like to add one of these to an article but this kind of stuff is way over my head. 150.135.165.74 16:39, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Evil Autism

There's a flag out there- It's red with a red infinity which represents people on the Evil Autism Spectrum of Villainy and Misdeeds.

If I remade it, could I upload it? MarinaTheRanger (talk) 16:38, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

does wikipedia pay the money to the photographers?

... Rabindra10 (talk) 04:25, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

@Rabindra10: No. - Jmabel ! talk 04:48, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
and what about the competition ? what are the prizes for it ? i mean wikimedia... Rabindra10 (talk) 05:16, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
There are always competitions, such as Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves Pride. In each of these competitions, the announcement specifies which prizes are available. For example, a decorative postcard for the 50 best participants. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 05:47, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

User:Zanekost

Buongiorno… Risulto autoconvalidato ma non riesco più a sovrascrivere un file. Avevo talvolta già ricaricato con successo files generati ad altri utenti con delle versioni corrette con il filtro raw di photoshop nella prospettiva o nell'aberrazione ottica. Ma ora non mi risulta consentito. Ho provato più volte a distanza di giorni nel caso si trattasse di un problema temporaneo. Il file in questione è F04-05-state1-St. Mark Basilica south facade.jpg che abbisogna di una rotazione corretta

Zanekost (talk) 15:57, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Rotation done. @Zanekost: Overwriting other people's content is now part of autopatrol, so if you don't have autopatrol then this makes sense; you can ask for that at Commons:Requests_for_rights#Autopatrol. - Jmabel ! talk 00:26, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

About Licensing question

I would like to include a the licensing CC-BY-2.0 and CC-BY-SA-3.0 to the relevant picture in the book, just the famous source, the author, and the explaination have not changed? 2409:8934:7088:3E7F:F980:2666:8BC9:5ABC 03:40, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

This makes no sense at all. If there is a language in which you can be clearer, please use it. If not, then please just try to rewrite this more clearly, and be more specific about what you want to do. - Jmabel ! talk 05:17, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

I am a user of this website. I have a website. Can i insert link of my website on user page. Volkanoo (talk) 05:19, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

You can but without excessive promotion. Ruslik (talk) 12:07, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Mini Office Professional Manual upload

I have scanned my later Mini Office Professional User Guide (written by Database Software) and would like to upload it for the benefit of anyone interested and for it to be downloadable. Can you advise, please? It is 150Mb. Frenchurch (talk) 15:49, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

@Frenchurch: why would this be either in the public domain or free-licensed? If it's neither of these, we can't host it. - Jmabel ! talk 20:27, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Youtube screenshot rule

Hi / Hello, I want to ask how copyright is handled for screenshots with youtube videos? I would like to add photos of YouTubers to the articles about YouTubers on the Czech version of Wikipedia. Can I use a sreenshot from a youtube video? (such as this commons image File:Nikola Čechová.png) (What should I do to get the copyright right?) Thanks in advance for your help. Anna Tesař (talk) 18:34, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

@Anna Tesař: Hi,
You need that the video has a free license, and that the YouTube account is allowed to publish the video under this license, i.e. we can't accept the license if the video is made by a third party. Yann (talk) 18:46, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for answer @Yann. How do I know that a video has a free license? Anna Tesař (talk) 18:51, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
Check the description of the video. It needs to have "Creative Commons Attribution" in there. Abzeronow (talk) 18:53, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
I understand, thank you @Abzeronow. And then just upload the screenshot to W.commons? Anna Tesař (talk) 19:03, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
Yes, if it has that license from the copyright holder. Abzeronow (talk) 19:07, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
@Yann what release rights should I choose? This file is my own work or This file is not my own work? (I would make the screenshot) Anna Tesař (talk) 19:34, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
the second. We mean own work in the sense that the video was created by you. Screenshot would be a faithful copy of a frame of the video. Abzeronow (talk) 20:06, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

TV Series Poster

I uploaded a poster of a TV series and it was removed for copyright.

I have looked at similar articles and they have similar posters but they were not removed.

How do I go about uploading the poster without getting a copyright violation? ChallengeFanatic (talk) 15:48, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@ChallengeFanatic: Are any of the similar photos here on Commons? If so, could you please link an example? - Jmabel ! talk 17:30, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
@ChallengeFanatic: Hi, and welcome. TV series posters are generally copyrighted with no free licenses, see COM:NETC. Most of those articles you mentioned have low-resolution posters that were uploaded to Wikipedia for Fair Use. Our stance on that on Commons is at COM:FAIR. Other stances are at en:WP:F, and for other projects m:nfc.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:49, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
So I am edited the page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Chinatown_(web_series). Which is directly linked to this movie series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Chinatown
Why is the movie able to use the poster and the TV show isn't? How is one fair use and the other isn't?
Thanks,
CF ChallengeFanatic (talk) 12:19, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
@ChallengeFanatic: the movie series uses en:template:Non-free use rationale poster at en:File:Detective Chinatown poster.jpeg, reduced in the second upload. Can you upload the series poster there with that same rationale?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:20, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply. I really do appreciate the help. I have reduced the size of the poster but I am new and I don't know where to upload the poster now.
I even have a traced .svg logo which could be used but I don't know how to upload without triggering some sort of warning.
Thanks,
CF ChallengeFanatic (talk) 13:52, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
@ChallengeFanatic: there on enwiki (guided at en:Wikipedia:Upload or freeform at en:Special:Upload).   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:13, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
I have uploaded it - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detective_Chinatown_-_Season_2_-_Poster.jpg#filelinks
But I am not getting a warning for a speedy deletion and don't know where to put the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/template:Non-free_use_rationale_poster ChallengeFanatic (talk) 14:21, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
@ChallengeFanatic: I told you twice to upload it there. What made you choose to upload it here? Please also use internal links like File:Detective Chinatown - Season 2 - Poster.jpg. To upload on English Wikipedia instead of here, please choose to "Upload a non-free file" from en:Wikipedia:File upload wizard or choose any option from the right column "Wikipedia" of the "Uploading media files" table there: "Files for upload process (recommended for new users)", "Plain form for local uploads (experienced users)", or "Old guided form".   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:26, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
I am sorry. I didn't mean to ignore your advice. With en:Wikipedia:Upload I get the error that I am not confirmed with Upload a non-free file. And with en:Special:Upload I get a Permission error. So I was confused how to upload.
I think I am fully stuck now. ChallengeFanatic (talk) 14:31, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
@ChallengeFanatic: I uploaded en:File:Detective Chinatown Season 2 poster.jpg and added it to en:Detective Chinatown (web series) for you. The file you uploaded here will be deleted eventually.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:48, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for much for your help and patience! I appreciate it! ChallengeFanatic (talk) 15:06, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
@ChallengeFanatic: You're welcome! Is there a logo for the whole series? If so, where?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:08, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Obviously I don't know how to upload this properly but here: https://svgshare.com/i/16uk.svg
Would this be better than the poster its a scalable .svg file.
Thanks again,
CF ChallengeFanatic (talk) 15:12, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Do you think this logo is above COM:TOO China?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:42, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: are you talking about https://svgshare.com/i/16uk.svg? I don't have any particular expertise about COM:TOO China, but it looks like pretty simple calligraphy is considered copyrightable, so if it were me, I wouldn't chance uploading it. - Jmabel ! talk 15:46, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
Hey guys. The poster that was uploaded with the help of @Jeff G.was good enough. No need for the logo! Thanks for your help! ChallengeFanatic (talk) 17:37, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Picture Upload - My Original Work

Hello, I'm an employee at a skateboard shop in Los Angeles, CA, and I'm trying to create a wiki page for Brooklyn Projects skate shop but wiki. is not allowing me to upload a photo that I took of the storefront, i.e., the cover photo for the page. I keep receiving the message that the photo cannot be verified as original - What can I do to make the upload happen? BrooklynProjects (talk) 18:59, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@BrooklynProjects: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload png and smaller (<50,000 bytes or <2,000,000 pixels) jpg photos as a new user. Such uploads of png photos are not allowed at all. The following applies to each photo. You indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a png or smaller jpg photo, it's a copyright violation taken from the web. Please upload the full-size original of it per COM:HR, including any metadata, but if you were not the original photographer, that person may need to license it on their official website or social media or send permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. Also, any png image will look fuzzy when scaled down (due to design decisions discussed in phab:T192744) or jaggy when scaled up, so you may want to upload svg or jpg versions, too. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid that filter.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:17, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
So one solution is to use the upload link on this page and choose the full-resolution jpg you got from the camera. If the photo prominently shows copyrightable elements (such as the shop's logo) you may need to address those issues, but you could upload first and then immediately ask here whether there are any remaining issues. –LPfi (talk) 07:45, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Commerial magazine Logo's upload to Commons?

Hi.

I started working on the article about Magia i Miecz in order to extend it. Working on that, I thought it would be neat to show the magazine logo in the infobox. I believe it would be fair use under American law and it is thus allowable (?). However, after reading the comic, I am not so sure.

Can somebody tell me if I can upload logo of a magazine in order to show it in the infobox in an article about said magazine?

Best wishes -- Kaworu1992 (talk) 23:15, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Fair Use is not allowed on Commons. COM:L. Abzeronow (talk) 23:33, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Though it might imaginably be below the threshold of originality. @Kaworu1992: can you provide the URL of a page that shows the logo in question? - Jmabel ! talk 05:22, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
It's here: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=398325972453812&set=a.398325932453816
I believe it does not fall below the threshold of originali? ;-) But sometimes I see copyrighted images on English Wikipedia - how do we do that and can we in this case?
Best wishes -- Kaworu1992 (talk) 02:54, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Definitely above the TOO.
If the article is considered to meet en-wiki's standard for notability, then that logo can be hosted on en-wiki (not on Commons) as a non-free logo for use in the article. See en:Boston Red Sox and en:File:RedSoxPrimary HangingSocks.svg for a good example of how this is done. - Jmabel ! talk 04:47, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
@Kaworu1992: Hi, and welcome. To upload on English Wikipedia instead of here, please choose to "Upload a non-free file" from en:Wikipedia:File upload wizard or choose any option from the right column "Wikipedia" of the "Uploading media files" table there: "Files for upload process (recommended for new users)", "Plain form for local uploads (experienced users)", or "Old guided form".   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:30, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Uploading photos and dearth of online references

I am trying to create an entry for my grandmother, who happens to be the first female engineer to graduate from Bolivia, back in 1944. Unfortunately there is zilch online about her, and because we live outside Bolivia we have very little access to information. What kind of references can we add in this case? Also, Wikipedia is rejecting my photo of her - a digital image of a long-ago family photograph. WHY?? Maya Iriondo (talk) 01:55, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

@Maya Iriondo: we can't really definitively answer questions about Wikipedia here on Wikimedia Commons. Ask on Wikipedia (en-wiki or es-wiki, I can't tell which you are talking about). In general, you may have a hard time doing this without good access to sources. For what it's worth, print sources are exactly as acceptable as online sources.
You indicate that you are writing about your own grandmother. That's not a problem here on Commons, but it is on Wikipedia. Please make sure you are familiar with the policies on conflicts of interest: en:WP:COI and es:WP:CDI. respectively.
When you say, "Wikipedia is rejecting my photo of her", could you be more specific as to what you tried to do and what error message you got? Have you read Commons:First steps, which guides you through the process of adding images here on Commons? - Jmabel ! talk 05:28, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Thanks! I guess I am a Luddite, and can't understand how I arrived to the Commons while trying to find help setting up a Wikipedia entry.
About conflict of interest, I really don't know what to say. Can't be too conflicting to have an entry with somebody's bio. And I am doing it because, somehow, nobody ever thought about doing it. I'd rather leave it to someone else who is more Wikisavvy. Perhaps I should. Maya Iriondo (talk) 08:20, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
It is very common that people write about non-notable entities that are relat3ed to them: themselves, their band, their petty business. Because of that, articles written by a relative are under close scrutiny. There is no prohibition though, and you are usually still better off by being open on it, thus showing good faith and getting help. The key in writing the article is to have good sources and keep to verified facts, avoiding any personal subjective statements. There should be such advice in the linked policies. Perhaps you have good sources in the family archives, such as newspaper articles about her graduating. If you know what to look for you might be able to use contacts in Bolivia to get articles scanned and sent to you. –LPfi (talk) 07:58, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
Nothing subjective, just dates and places. I do have a newspaper article or two. On paper. How do I make them accept them, if the site rejected even a portrait photo? Still trying to find contacts in Bolivia that might want to help. 2603:800C:A01:8800:615B:3D6E:1472:E817 09:08, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
the message said that the image was not original. It's a digital image of a family photo, and pretty much all I have. 2603:800C:A01:8800:615B:3D6E:1472:E817 09:04, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
@Maya Iriondo: As mentioned in the reply on 6 June, you received the automated message of the cross-wiki filter when you tried to upload a file to Commons while you were on the Wikipedia website. Please see your filter log, which recorded that you tried the same thing five times in six minutes and of course you obtained a negative result the five times. Did you try the solution suggested three days ago, to upload the file while you are here on the Commons website? Another thing mentioned in the log details is that you wrote that you are the author of the photo and that you own its copyright. You would probably have either to add substance to those statements or to instead use a public domain rationale that can meet the criteria of PD-Bolivia. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:55, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
@Maya Iriondo: In your filter log, it can be seen that you triggered a "cross-wiki" filter when you tried to upload "File:LiliaSalgueiro.jpg" to Commons while you were on Wikipedia. You can try to upload the file when you are on Commons. -- Asclepias (talk) 06:37, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

I would like to upload an edited graph I took from wikipedia - and get refused by the system. how to do that?

I took it from here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitivity_and_specificity

edited it and created this image

https://drive.google.com/open?id=15CBrgjLA7k8OGdVn7tkys08RoQy6CVK_&usp=drive_fs Drkolaman (talk) 10:46, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

The filter thought the image is likely to be a copyright violation or otherwise unsuitable. Try to upload the image using the upload link on a page of Wikimedia Commons, such as this one. I suppose that will succeed. –LPfi (talk) 08:11, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
@Drkolaman: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a png image as a new user. Such uploads of png images are not allowed at all. You indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a png image, it's a copyright violation taken from the web. Please upload the full-size original of it per COM:HR, including any metadata, but it may be judged too complex to be under TOO in the country of origin, so you may need to license it on your official website or social media or send permission via VRT. Also, any png image will look fuzzy when scaled down (due to design decisions discussed in phab:T192744) or jaggy when scaled up, so you may want to upload an svg or jpg version, too. If you can't get a compliant license, the image may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid that filter. I am not allowed to access that Google Drive link.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:08, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Upload from USGS CD

Are the contents of the CD okay to upload to Wikimedia Commons? I only converted them from Kodak Photo CD files to PNG's. Earthquakesurprise (talk) 15:52, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

@Earthquakesurprise: Any content that originates with the Coast Guard would be {{PD-USCG}}. However, they may also have incorporated copyrighted third-party materials. You are in a position to see the content of the CD, I am not, so I can't advise you on whether there are copyrighted third-party materials. - Jmabel ! talk 20:33, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
https://wormhole.app/LeK7r#7zY2MMpUTrSfluBYsDjaKA Earthquakesurprise (talk) 04:21, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Bonsoir..je rencontre les problème de téléchargement.

J'ai uploadé 3 photos mais on me dit impossible de se connecter au serveur. De vérifier si je suis connecté à l'internet. Mais je suis bien et belle connecté. Aidé moi s'il vous plaît Zorobabel botaniste (talk) 22:13, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Souvent les message d'erreur du navigateur sont ridicule. Mais, parce que c'est le navigateur qui plaint (le serveur ne plaint de connection internet), je pense qu'on peut simplement réessayer. –LPfi (talk) 08:24, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Accident death?

After I read this article: "范漢傑", I feel questions about the cause of his death.

  • If a person dies while recovering in a hospital ward, can we say he/she died in a "accident" or not?
  • If a person is discharged from hospital after recovering from surgery, but suddenly dies, can we say he/she died in a "accident" or not?

125.230.84.125 00:56, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

This is the help desk for Wikimedia Commons. Perhaps you should ask on the talk page of the article at zh wikipedia. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:40, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
The question may still be of interest for categorisation on Commons. The insurance company, the court (in case someone was responsible for the accident), the Wikipedia and Commons may have different opinions, depending on the exact circumstances. Sometimes quite arbitrary hard rules are applied (such as "within three months of the accident"). –LPfi (talk) 08:28, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Rafael Gómez Gago

Cómo subir archivos Word? Rafael Gómez Gago (talk) 11:44, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

@Rafael Gómez Gago: Hola, y beinvenidos. No puedes hacerlo per COM:FT/es.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:52, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

LibreOffice

I made a graph in w:en:LibreOffice, which is free and open source. Can I upload an image of the graph? What license should I use? Cremastra (talk) 14:12, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

@Cremastra: Yes, please use {{MPL2}}.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:13, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
Great, thanks. Cremastra (talk) 15:24, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
@Cremastra: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:44, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Uploading photo from a website

How to upload a photo from a website? I mean the link of the photo WikiNewbie1612 (talk) 15:28, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

@WikiNewbie1612: If you are asking about directly uploading to Commons by providing a link to a photo on another website, generally that can't be done. There are a handful of sites (Flickr, for example) for which we can do this. Normally, from a technical point of view, you need to download to your computer, then upload to Commons.
Please be aware that most content on the Internet is copyrighted and not free-licensed, and is therefore not suitable for Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 15:54, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Submitting photo

How can I submit photos I have taken for consideration as photo of the day or formthat matter for any purpose you would like? EvieB7 (talk) 19:15, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

@EvieB7: Firstly you would need to upload your photos with Special:UploadWizard and properly categorise them per COM:CAT. Then your photos would need to become featured pictures per Commons:Featured picture candidates. They would need to meet the criteria on that page, which is no easy task (look at some of the current candidates for inspiration). Then you could follow instructions at Commons:Picture of the day/Instructions to add it to any day of your choosing. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 20:10, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

EXIF

Hi... Hope you are well I want to ask about EXIF file type and how can I remove any information from my photos? Best 213.139.45.225 10:37, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi, Commons:Exif. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:50, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

nudity

can i upload nudity Bordello38a (talk) 16:35, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

If it is in scope and it is not a copyright violation and the depictured person agrees to the publication: yes. If you actually need to ask the question, then the file you want to upload probably is not in scope, or a copyright violation or the depicted person did not agree: no. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 17:23, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Can one still upload a pdf file that contains 3 or 4 pages to a Wikipedia page?

Can one still upload a pdf file that contains 3 or 4 pages to a Wikipedia article? Bg1948Bg (talk) 16:51, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

You cannot upload anything to a Wikipedia article. You can upload files to Commons and you can use an uploaded file in a Wikipedia article. PDFs are shown in an article like any other image. What PDF do you want to upload and why? Without knowing that, noone will be able to answer your question in more detail. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 17:20, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
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