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How do i upload this image file format to Commons? Trade (talk) 19:33, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

@Trade: Convert to an accepted file type (presumably a lossless one) and upload that. - Jmabel ! talk 01:55, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Any suggestions for method? Trade (talk) 02:10, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

@Trade: Bring it into the graphics program of your choice (I use GIMP, but for this even Microsoft Paint will do, as of course will GraphicsMagic and ImageMagic from the command line). Save as a PNG. - Jmabel ! talk 16:32, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Any png image will look fuzzy when scaled down (due to design decisions discussed in phab:T192744) or jaggy when scaled up.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:23, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: So do we have a lossless format that will not have that problem? - Jmabel ! talk 17:32, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

webp with lossless codec. Or jpeg with 99% quality setting. Or tiff with a lossless codec. Or the original format from gimp. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 18:31, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@C.Suthorn: Do any of those other format / codec combinations get automatically sharpened when thumbnailed for display on WMF wikis like jpeg does?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:32, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

As far as I know PNG is the only raster image file format (apart from GIF, but GIF is mainly used for animation and the total number of GIF files on commons is very low) that is assumed by wikimedia (developers) to contain "graphic" content, while all other raster formats are assumed to contain "foto" content and therefore are thumbnailed using jpeg and using scaling optimized for foto content? C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 05:48, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Updating files

I'd like to know how I can update, i.e., replace a file previously uploadad.

Thank you Mrgarthholmes (talk) 21:25, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

@Mrgarthholmes: Is this about a file you uploaded, or that someone else uploaded? - Jmabel ! talk 01:52, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi, it is a file that I originally uploaded. Mrgarthholmes (talk) 20:04, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

@Mrgarthholmes: If you are replacing it with an improved version of the same image, absolutely. If anything else, it should be uploaded under a distinct filename. - Jmabel ! talk 22:14, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Hello, this is the page of the file: File:The Crystal Sea - Lyrics.pdf - Wikimedia Commons but I cannot find a link to replace or upload a new version. Mrgarthholmes (talk) 02:51, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Convenience link: File:The Crystal Sea - Lyrics.pdf.

@Mrgarthholmes: If you look below the "File History", you will see a link "Upload a new version of this file". - Jmabel ! talk 04:46, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@Mrgarthholmes: Why are you uploading images in pdf format? Where did you get them? Where are the videos that the lyrics are from? Did the permission you provided in Ticket:2019112410000051 cover overwrites?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:55, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

I wrote the lyrics, for the song "The Crystal Sea", which have now change, hence why I wish to update the file. I use .pdf files on my website, however the text was formatted as a Tramscroll, which I no longer use. Mrgarthholmes (talk) 09:30, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Images

When you get a free license, it’s usually makes a free run and you can only drive as much as you want. Irobertz89 (talk) 11:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@Irobertz89: Hi, and welcome. You are difficult to understand. Please rephrase in your native language.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:20, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Jeff, I'll ping you. Irobertz89 (talk) 18:40, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Problem with a pdf file

Hi. I recently uploaded File:National Geographic, April 1921, Persia.pdf, but when I want to use CropTool to extract more files, the pages are not loaded. Also, the thumbnail of the pdf file is not shown and in the File history section, Dimensions of the file is "0 × 0". What's the problem? HeminKurdistan (talk) 04:36, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@HeminKurdistan: I can't speak to the thumbnail issue, but CropTool has had all sorts of problems lately. It looks like someone may finally be taking it over.

You'd do better to report this at Commons talk:CropTool, and possibly to file a phabricator report. - Jmabel ! talk 04:46, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Maybe it's Commons:Village_pump/Technical#Problems_with_PDF_Preview. Enhancing999 (talk) 13:46, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

HeminKurdistan: Go to the archive.org source page as indicated in the file. Then scroll down on the right side to find the "SINGLE PAGE PROCESSED JP2 ZIP" file. Having downloaded that, find the page you want and, because it is is JP2000 format that cannot be uploaded to here, save a copy of that page as a jpg or png file. Preferably do any cropping before saving. No need to try and extract images from a pdf for most archive.org material as then tend to give crappy images made from a lower quality pdf. The JP2000 files are of a much higher quality. Here are a couple of files I uploaded by this method and they often replace a crappy image, such as File:The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1826).jpg, File:S 156 Abb 107 Telephonzentrale im IX. Bezirke, Berggasse.jpg and File:Dublin and Drogheda Railway map 1855.jpg. Is this useful for you? Ww2censor (talk) 15:59, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@Ww2censor. Thanks, that's a really useful tip. The good point of working with CropTool was that it uploaded files automatically. HeminKurdistan (talk) 05:10, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

how to upload an educational manual written by a civil association

We wrote a 60-page manual and we wanted to upload it to Wikipedia so everyone can see and read it. How do you upload it and what are the limitations that exist? Fertilizar Asosiación Civil (talk) 13:07, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@Fertilizar Asosiación Civil:

1. Are you saying you want to upload it to Wikipedia in some language (not our issue here at Commons) or to Wikimedia Commons (this site)?
2. Can you be more specific about what the manual covers and what your organization is?
3. Accounts are supposed to be for individuals. Here at Commons, we allow account names like the one you have, but many of the Wikipedias will consider an organizational name like that inappropriate. You might want to consider changing the account to something like "Person's name (Fertilizar Asosiación Civil|)"

Jmabel ! talk 18:16, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

How create a Category with {{Wikidata Infobox}}

I are creating a Category for Oxalis bipartita i Uploaded the file and now if i try create a Category the predefinition shows this Source no exists but the source exist what i Do? Gamesplaystory2 (talk) 16:17, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

I’m not completely sure if I understood the question but you can try to create the category with {{Wikidata Infobox|qid=Q15349029}}. Does that look right to you? --Geohakkeri (talk) 16:34, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

I will Try Gamesplaystory2 (talk) 16:36, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes worked Gamesplaystory2 (talk) 16:38, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@Geohakkeri and Gamesplaystory2: Geohakkeri's advice here was actually kind of backwards, but I've fixed it: [1], [2]. Normally, the item-category link should go from Wikidata to Commons, not from Commons to Wikidata. Wikidata is the single nexus for tying everything together, rather than have the connections be scattered across the affected sites. - Jmabel ! talk 18:22, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Uploading postcards and bank letterheads to Wikipedia Commons

I have scans of old documents and postcards. What is the legality of uploading these? The bank letterhead is for this bank: en:Bank of Dyersburg so I am inclined to think that it would be worth trying to upload. The same goes for the postcards. These are 1940's era. Might be too recent, but I thought I would ask. Krelorian1917 (talk) 18:29, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

I suppose they are from USA? So, you can find necessary information in Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/United_States. Ruslik (talk) 19:18, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Yep, all printed in US. One might be German, I will double check to be sure. 209.35.178.118 19:23, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Location of printing isn't the issue, it's location of publication. Pre-WWI, a lot of U.S. postcards used German printers. (Not so much after that, though, even in peacetime, so maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree.)

Do they have copyright notices (assuming you can see both front and back of the postcard, and the whole of the document)? If not, then for anything from the U.S. before 1977, they are certainly in the public domain. - Jmabel ! talk 23:20, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Delete a redirect page?

Hi, yesterday I uploaded a file under an incorrect title, now kindly corrected by a relevant person following a "rename request" - old/incorrect name was at File:St Mary's College-1.jpg, new one is at File:St Mary's Convent-1.jpg. Currently this file is used only on a single Wikipedia page (at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lismore,_New_South_Wales) plus my own user page. I note that as part of the rename process, either the renamer or the software has created a redirect page on Commons from the old filename to the new one, see https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:St_Mary%27s_College-1.jpg&redirect=no ... I am thinking that this is really just "noise" now since the usage under the original name was so brief, and perhaps serves no useful purpose in the longer term, so am wondering whether it should or could simply be deleted... also who can do this if it is indeed sensible.... Thanks in advance, Tony Rees Tony 1212 (talk) 19:45, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

File redirects should almost never be deleted. However, if there is a recently uploaded file with an obvious error in the file name, some flexibility is of course permitted. --Geohakkeri (talk) 11:04, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

@Geohakkeri So If I interpret this as permitting a deletion in the present case, can I do it, or does it need to be done by an admin? (not sure what is the process here...) Tony 1212 (talk) 18:24, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

You can tag the redirect page with {{SD|G2}} if you want it deleted. --Geohakkeri (talk) 18:28, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks @Geohakkeri, have done so just now. Regards Tony Tony 1212 (talk) 19:09, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

It has been removed, so the system works, thanks. Tony 1212 (talk) 10:45, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

contribute another picture?

on the Ford excursion description page there a a few photos can I add one of mine please? en:Ford Excursion. Jhynes45 (talk) 23:38, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@Jhynes45: Wikimedia Commons has little influence over whether a picture is used in the English-language Wikipedia. - Jmabel ! talk 03:32, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

@Jhynes45 See Wikipedia:Be bold. If you think adding your picture improves the article, go ahead. If someone disagrees with you, they can revert you. Then you can talk about it. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:16, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Camera phone hardware

A Teardown Mobile Camera Unit Shown At Mobile Photography Workshop On Capturing Lifes Moments. Taken by Gangulybiswarup

Where to categorize the files related to the camera hardware of mobile phones with camera? An example is given here. Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs • uploads) 17:42, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

@Sbb1413: I added Category:Smartphone cameras and Category:Printed circuit boards. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 09:16, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs • uploads) 09:22, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Is this portrait of Beethoven and Liszt reliable?

Are we allowed to use it just because it's on commons? Or do we need further evidence? Wikieditor662 (talk) 19:42, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Are you asking whether we can trust that it is an accurate representation? No, we cannot. Are you asking whether it is legal to use? Yes, there is no apparent problem with the public domain status of this image, and stylistically it appears to be from roughly the date stated the 19th century. - Jmabel ! talk 22:20, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

I was asking if the portrait was a genuine one of Liszt and Beethoven, or if it was of something else. It appears from your answer that it is. However, why can we not trust that it is an accurate representation? Does that mean we shouldn't add it to articles? Apologies in advance for the confusion. Wikieditor662 (talk) 22:33, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Well, it's pretty crudely drawn, anonymous so we don't have any real way to know if the person who drew it had ever actually seen either of them let alone seen this scene, from an era before photography so we presumably have nothing solid to vet it against, and well into the time when Beethoven was totally deaf so whatever might have transpired he couldn't really have heard Liszt's playing. File:Beethoven Waldmuller 1823.jpg is a better-attested picture of Beethoven around this time, looking very unlike this drawing.

Looking further into this, Liszt's own description of his one encounter with Beethoven does not suggest a room full of people, and was something he talked about only decades later. So the picture is presumably more or less a fantasia. - Jmabel ! talk 03:03, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the in depth explanation. I guess I won't be using this portrait. Wikieditor662 (talk) 03:06, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm guessing it's more of an artistic depiction, like File:Shakespeare's family circle.jpg, though more contemporary. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:54, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

hello

Dear Sir , everytime i put my photo the wiki delete it ?? Karim Shehad Art (talk) 19:51, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Because Commons is not your personal webhost. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 20:01, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

what the solution ? need to use wikimedia like wikipedia

how to create it Karim Shehad Art (talk) 20:06, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

 Done User blocked for 2 weeks. Several warnings, but continue to upload inappropriate files. Yann (talk) 20:27, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Category: Maine State Route

The Category: Maine State Route 41 and 43 have (fourty one) and (fourty three) in the infobox areas, but 41 is spelled forty-one. Can't figure a way to change. DMc75771 R. Douglas McKay (talk) 20:26, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Convenience links: Category:Maine State Route 41, Category:Maine State Route 43. - Jmabel ! talk 22:23, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Someone went through some effort to make it behave that way; it indirectly uses {{Number cat}}, which does this on purpose. - Jmabel ! talk 22:28, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Questions about uploading images related to Super Nintendo World

I was trying to upload several photos related to the Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Hollywood. These photos were taken last year, but I need help uploading them. There are questions about what it depicts in this photo, like the usage of non-free characters in this area. There are some photos that I will upload, so is it OK to upload the following:

• Any image containing the Mario icon only on objects (like the coin block)?
• Interiors of rides and attractions (including photos taken during the ride and the line queue)?
• Images of vehicles inside the attraction?

I don't know if these photos are safe to upload to Wikimedia Commons. I usually avoid copyrighted objects on displays or blur them in order to upload to Wikimedia Commons. Evan0512 (talk) 23:49, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

See COM:De minimis for guidelines on the inclusion of copyrighted elements in a photo. Buildings are OK per COM:FOP USA but sculpture, artwork, characters would follow the de minimis guidelines. Rides seem to me like a grey area. Consigned (talk) 23:26, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Bertan Asllani Sayfası Tartışma Sayfasına Bakılmadan Silindi

Selamlar ben Vikipedi'de yeni bir kullanıcı olarak başrol oynayan bir oyuncuya sayfa hazırlamıştım günlerce emek vererek fakat sayfayı açtırdığım ilk günden beri sildirmek için çabalayan bir kullanıcı ısrarcı ve inat tavrıyla sayfayı sildirdi. Gerekçelerini ortadan kaldırmak için bağımsız güvenilir ve REFBOMB sayılmayacak şekilde kaynaklar ekledim. Tartışma sayfasında da belirttim. Neden aniden silindi bilmiyorum. Sayfayı korumaya almışlar bununla ilgilenebilir ve sayfamı kontrol edip geri getirme şansınız varsa değerlendirilmesini çok isterim. İyi çalışmalar. Ambriella (talk) 06:35, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

You can see the reasons for deletion here:[3] (or did you mean here?:[4]). However, you are currently blocked on en-WP, and if you want to edit there again, you need to deal with that first per the instructions on your en-WP talkpage. Note that on en-WP, you are expected to communicate in English. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:08, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

I was blocked from en-WP even though I don't do puppetry, I need help on how to fix it. Also, the Turkish version of the page has been deleted, I request that it be checked again. Because I was careful not to violate any rules. I want my IP address to be checked regarding puppetry, this block was unjust. Ambriella (talk) 09:58, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

أنا بتحصلي امور غريبه

أنا الطبيعي مش بعرف ارسم بس نهائي حاليا امسك اي حبوب او شاي او حاجه بودر بتتغير لأشكال غريبه إذا حد يقدر يساعدني Battydesho (talk) 06:45, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

From what I can determine using Google Translate, this has nothing to do with Wikimedia Commons. We certainly cannot offer medical advice. - Jmabel ! talk 22:38, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Kuklacılıkdan engel yedim

Kuklacılık yapmadığım hâlde en-WP'den engellendim nasıl düzeltilir yardıma ihtiyacım var. Ambriella (talk) 09:54, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

@Ambriella: the only correct place to address this is to place an unblock request on your en-wiki User Talk page. It looks like you have already raised the matter there. - Jmabel ! talk 22:41, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

upload my photography

Hello I want to upload my photography I have full right but you do not allow. Why? Mistrz designu (talk) 10:53, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

@Mistrz designu: You uploaded File:Agnieszka Wasiewicz-Bąk1.jpg with "fot. Ewelina Lenartowicz", so the photographer must send a permission for a free license via COM:VRT. Yann (talk) 11:54, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi but I bought rights from her and foto is full mine Mistrz designu (talk) 12:01, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

is the invoice required? Mistrz designu (talk) 12:02, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

@Mistrz designu: Then please send a copy of that to COM:VRT. The details are kept secret there. We don't accept pictures when the uploader is not the photographer without evidence. Yann (talk) 12:05, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

@Mistrz designu: Hello, Because you tried to upload your files to the Commons website while you were on the Wikipedia website (see your filter log). You can upload your files to the Commons website when you are on the Commons website. You can use the link "Upload file" in the left column. -- Asclepias (talk) 11:58, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

But, still, if you are uploading photos that you did not take yourself and where you purchased the rights, you need to deal with COM:VRT. - Jmabel ! talk 22:43, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Upload logo - with permission

I'm sorry if this has been asked previously, but I want to upload a picture of the logo, to the event/organization I'm writing about. I know the artists name, and have gotten permission to use it, in the light of said event. And the event allowed me to write about and use their info/pictures. So I wouldn't classify it as fair use, as I got permission. I am not the owner, but it's still not free use. How do I correctly write that in? ZleepyBeazzt (talk) 11:35, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

@ZleepyBeazzt: Essentially same question as the one above. If the permission isn’t available, say, on a public website, it should be provided to us by email through the VRT system. But please notice that the permission must qualify as a free license; specifically, a {{Wikipediaonly}} license isn’t free enough. --Geohakkeri (talk) 12:52, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Vergeblicher Versuch, Bilder zum Wettbewerb einzureichen

Hallo, ich versuche vergeblich, Bilder zu den Wettbewerben "Staub/Dust" und "Gewürze/Spices" einzureichen. Ich habe die gleiche Procedure wie seit Jahren benutzt. Bekomme jetzt die Rückmeldung, ich sei nicht berechtigt von der aufgerufenen Seite aus einzureichen, da diese nicht den Quelltext abbilde. Das verstehe ich nicht. Foeniz (talk) 15:18, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Hallo @Foeniz: Zur Frage kann ich nichts sagen (kenne mich da auch nicht aus). Ich wollte dich aber darauf hinweisen, dass du deutschsprachige Fragen besser im Commons:Forum stellst; da ist die Antwortwahrscheinlichkeit höher. Gruß --Rosenzweig τ 16:10, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Dankeǃ Foeniz (talk) 16:42, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

@Foeniz: I think I managed to fix the problem. --Geohakkeri (talk) 16:23, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank youǃ So far it helped to add the file in the listing, but the pictures itself do not show up yet. Foeniz (talk) 16:45, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

The page uses gallery tags so your syntax was otherwise right but the brackets [[ ]] should be left out. --Geohakkeri (talk) 16:52, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

By now I found the remaining hookː I had to take the brackets in front and at the end of the file decription away. It is allright now. Thanks again for the input. Foeniz (talk) 16:58, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

What is the policy on porn

I am someone who is actively trying to avoid porn sites but want to learn about sexuality in a safe way I am an adult so graphic content is fine with me I am just trying to avoid material that is explicit porn intended specifically to arouse sexual feelings non porn graphic sexual material is different i understand that thank you 172.59.72.132 03:13, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Commons really has no "policy on porn" as such. Pornography is a widespread human activity, and we certainly consider coverage of it within our scope, as is coverage of other aspects of human sexuality. Policy COM:Nudity is basically about trying to strike a reasonable balance in this area; basically, our requirements for images around nudity and sexuality are a bit more stringent than in other areas, but not dramatically different.

I would say that if you are looking for material about sexuality that generally avoids tipping over into pornography, a collection of images isn't the best place to start. You'd do better to go to the English-language Wikipedia and start from en:Category:Human sexuality. Outside of Wikimedia Foundation projects, https://www.scarleteen.com, although aimed primarily at teens, is an absolutely excellent educational site on human sexuality that tries very hard to avoid being pornographic. The bulk of the site is liable to be as useful to an adult as to the teens who are seen as its primary audience. - Jmabel ! talk 04:59, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank for the quick response and I appreciate the answer just to clarify so looking at wiki policy sexual content on wiki commons has to serve a purpose and can’t be for sexual arousal which is what porn is

i sincerely apologize about all the questions and thanks again 172.59.72.132 03:17, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

And sorry meant to clarify what mean by avoiding porn is viewing sexually explicit material that’s sole purpose is sexual arousal and from reading wiki commons just now it sound like you don’t allow sexual content that is porn in nature and that it has to have a educational purpose even if it sexualy graphic

sorry a lot have questions lol

i have ocd that causes me to question things and porn sites I stay away from 172.59.72.132 03:59, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Flickr images by the same author

File:BoulevardCamajuani.JPG was uploaded by Lezumbalaberenjena at English Wikipedia, which is also on Flickr, and he uploaded the same image 2 months before, here, but without the copyright that can be used on commons, is it possible for the file to possibly stay with him just saying we have permission to use it, him changing the copyright on Flickr, or another way for the file to stay on commons? CubanoBoi (talk) 07:35, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@CubanoBoi: The photo was uploaded to en.wikipedia on 23 May 2007 and it was uploaded to flickr on 8 December 2009. So, there is no problem. -- Asclepias (talk) 12:45, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@Asclepias, ah thanks! i got confused with the date of creation and upload date CubanoBoi (talk) 16:54, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

use of image from social media

can i use a image from a public figure social media, for his profile Ajaywrite (talk) 11:21, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Generally, no. See COM:NETCOPYVIO. --Geohakkeri (talk) 11:25, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Can I use a famous artist image?

Hello,

I hope you are doing well! I am new wikipedia editor and I am confused on if I can use a photo of a famous artist and add it here. How would you know if an image of a famous artist is open to be used by anyone?

Thanks, phe ~ Phever (talk) 12:14, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@Phever: Hi, and welcome. Please look for the license and see COM:NETC.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:20, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi!

I search up their image on the creatives commons search page and a image on generasia wiki came up. Do you think it would be okay to use? Phever (talk) 12:32, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@Phever: Which image?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:01, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

How do I show proof for premission?

I want to upload two promo images for bands, and the authors have given me premission to use them, but they keep getting taken down. How do I show that I was given premission to upload these photos? Doomed Shadow (talk) 20:06, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the system can be a little complex and not-transparent. Take a look at Commons:Volunteer Response Team. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:27, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

If you have "permission to use on Wikipedia", then that is not sufficient. We need a fully open licence, as described at the links given above. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:51, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Move option missing

I wanted to request renaming of File:Masaka referal Hospital.jpg, but there is no "Move" option under the "More" tab. Is this a temporary glitch? or has the method of requesting renaming changed? - Arjayay (talk) 10:58, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@Arjayay: I've noticed something similar as a filemover: the "Move and Replace" option has turned back into "Move". I think the "RenameLink" gadget is broken. Looking at Special:Gadgets this might be related to the warning "The following right does not exist: writeapi". That warning appears against RotateLink, and that gadget isn't working either. --bjh21 (talk) 11:05, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

I have made what I think is an appropriate edit request on MediaWiki talk:Gadgets-definition. --bjh21 (talk) 11:28, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

I moved three files 'manually', the green balk is only half there. - ̴̴Inertia6084 (talk) (talk) 12:27, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

It seems to be back now Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (please tag me) 12:29, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

It is not back at File:Masaka referal Hospital.jpg - still only "Google Lens" and "TinEye" options - Arjayay (talk) 12:33, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@Arjayay I checked and it seems absent on files, but strangely not absent on categories. Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (please tag me) 16:17, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@Immanuelle: That's because you can directly rename categories, but not files (because you're not a filemover). So MediaWiki gives you a "Move" link for categories but not files. Usually, the RenameLink gadget would add a "Move" link for files that makes it easy for you to add the {{Rename}} template, but RenameLink got broken by a MediaWiki update and needs a bit of administrator attention. --bjh21 (talk) 16:41, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

This has now been corrected. CptViraj has removed the mentions of writeapi from the gadget definitions and the various gadgets are back for me at least. --bjh21 (talk) 20:44, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks allI hav now been able to request the renaming of Masaka referal Hospital - Arjayay (talk) 14:41, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Locator Tool won't load categories anymore

Hello together,

since some weeks, the Locator Tool won't load any categories anymore, so i have to browse the files with mssing loc datas manually. Is there some new version / a hint, to get the job done? Grunpfnul (talk) 14:55, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Convenience link: Commons:Locator-tool. (As someone who doesn't use this one that meant nothing to me, and I'm guessing I'm not alone.) - Jmabel ! talk 19:01, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Is Grafitti allowed here?

I found this street art but it is in Japan so I am unsure about how FOP applies to grafitti. Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (please tag me) 16:16, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@Immanuelle: grafitti is complicated, see COM:GRAFFITI. Best to follow FOP if you are uncertain. MKFI (talk) 06:25, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

How would I bring attention to a deletion request?

In the sea of deletion requests, it seems somewhat likely that you may not get a response for days, weeks or possibly even months. You may have to try to actively bring attention, and point to your own deletion request.

How would I do that, apart from the Discord server? (I don't want to go there because I don't go to the Discord server basically ever, so I would seem only self-serving by going there for this) Kxeon (talk) 20:22, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

We have a serious backlog in deletion requests. More admins and experienced users working on them would be good. Is there some particular reason some deletion request is urgent and needs speedy attention? If it's a copyright violation, it can be tagged {{Copyvio}}. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:34, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Is this about Commons:Deletion requests/File:Emblem of Ambazonia.svg or something else? If that, it's been open less than a week, so it is not even eligible to be closed unless there were a clear, strong consensus, which there isn't. It doesn't offhand look to me like a file of much importance, whether it ends up kept (unlikely) or deleted. - Jmabel ! talk 03:40, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

INaturalist

Necesito imágenes de INaturalista o Naturalista UY porque se carece de imágenes o de imágenes de calidad de algunos taxa de la región de Uruguay LaDuvija (talk) 21:05, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Pero, ¿que ayuda exactamente pides? Si no existen los archivos que quieres, no podemos conjurarlos de la nada. - Jmabel ! talk 03:42, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Are you looking for Category:Media from iNaturalist ? These are about Uruguay Enhancing999 (talk) 09:16, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Muchas gracias LaDuvija (talk) 16:14, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Permission to overwrite files uploaded from my old account.

Hi, until 2020 I edited and uploaded from User:The-, but I lost the login to my old account and was unable to recover it, so had to set up a new account. This means I am now unable to upload new versions of images I uploaded with my old account, without going through the "request permission" page. I am planning on making a series of updates to a group of dozens of images I uploaded with my old account, and it will be very laborious to go through the requesting permission page for every single one of these images. I don't know if it is within the technical capabilities of the Commons permission system, but if it is, would it be possible to grant my new account blanket, indefinite permission to modify all images uploaded by User:The-, since we are the same person? Offa29 (talk) 01:29, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

@Offa29: I believe the only way to do that would be to grant you autopatrol rights. I'm pretty sure you qualify. Apply at Commons:Requests for rights. - Jmabel ! talk 03:47, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

画像をアップロードすることについて

戦時中に亡くなった方の写真をご遺族の方からいただきました。なくなった方の経歴を説明する際に写真をアップロードしたいのです。Wikipediaのページ 充実のために何とかアップしたいと考えいます。古くて鮮明度が欠けますが、実現する方法を教えてください。 Rubicon1215 (talk) 08:27, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Translated from Japanese to English with Google Translate: About uploading images - I received a photo of a person who died during the war from their family. I would like to upload the photo when explaining the history of the person. I would like to somehow upload it to the Wikipedia page to improve it. The photo is old and not very clear, but please tell me how to make it happen. MGeog2022 (talk) 10:56, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Who is the photographer (and how are they connected to the person who provided the photo)? What year was the photo taken? Has it ever been published, and if so where and when? - Jmabel ! talk 20:01, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. The person involved has passed away, so details could not be confirmed. I will try my best. Rubicon1215 (talk) 02:36, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Why should we keep unused empty categories, instead of deleting them?

As far as I know, there are two extremely experienced registered users and they pointed out a problem about a user tagging the {{Empty page}} template to existing categories that are empty. I just browsed a bit and easily found many empty categories, but I can't see any sense of keeping them, so I'm wondering what good does it do us to not clean up useless categories or what are the benefits to Commons? We can assume the most extreme case: If empty categories to grow and we choose to sit (or say, nobody to clean up them), what will be the consequences for Commons?--125.230.83.100 08:44, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

The template isn't just for any empty category, just for some.

There isn't really a problem in creating an empty "Joe Biden in 2015" if already have categories for the other years in the decade. Enhancing999 (talk) 09:04, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Most empty categories should be deleted, but I can think of at least two cases where they shouldn't be. One, as suggested by Enhancing999's remarks, is the rare empty category that forms part of a natural series or set where all or almost all of the others are populated. The other is a category that is clearly about to be used. For example if someone were to create a category for each day of a week-long conference a few days before it started, it would be silly to delete any empty categories there until at least few days after the conference is over. For a slightly less obvious example, for almost any category created in the last few days by an experienced user, we assume they plan to use the category in the near future if they haven't already. - Jmabel ! talk 20:06, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. 60.106.67.137 23:11, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Also, there are some maintenance categories we keep even when they happen to be empty at the moment, and we seldom delete user categories unless they are ill-formed or the user in question wants to delete them. - Jmabel ! talk 20:08, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Location data

Can I add location data to my existing photos? Dwofcltheroe (talk) 16:02, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

@Dwofcltheroe: Hi, and welcome. Yes, you may add {{Location}} above the licensing on the file description pages.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:10, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Google Keyredd31 (talk) 18:33, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

thanks 81.174.170.199 18:35, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Photo usage

Hello, I was trying to find a picture for a wikipedia article I am trying to write and they all come from news outlets. I have been informed that I cannot just copy the picture from the outlets, so what can I do? Thank you =) MetaTalks (talk) 16:56, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

@MetaTalks: Hi, and welcome. Please see en:Wikipedia:Finding images tutorial and Commons:File requests.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:08, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

thanks =) MetaTalks (talk) 19:19, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

How do I fix "Category:Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication missing SDC copyright license"

This showed up on my upload. I don't want to create any problems.

My upload was File:Hamptonroadsmap (2023).svg, based on File:Hamptonroadsmap.svg. VirusDontKill (talk) 20:41, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Never mind, I see a bot resolved this. VirusDontKill (talk) 21:41, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

In general, those tags about SDC missing certain information are bots providing maintenance info for bots. - Jmabel ! talk 00:27, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia commons image copyright issue.

I uploaded a image from a persons indeed page, This is the Image URL : File:Bash Mohammed in 2021.jpg can anyone help me fix the copyright issue. I am bit confused. Ajaywrite (talk) 05:32, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

@Ajaywrite: you are indeed a bit confused. This appears to be a copyrighted image for which no free license exists, so it doesn't belong on Commons unless the copyright-holder, presumably the photographer, grants such a license. Most of what is on the Internet (over 95%) is copyrighted material for which no free license is offered. You should not upload anything to Commons unless either (1) it is entirely your own work, and you are granting a license, (2) a specific free license is available, or (3) it is in the {{Public domain}} both in its home country and in the United States. - Jmabel ! talk 05:42, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

ok.Thanks Ajaywrite (talk) 05:51, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Bloqueo

Buenas, una pregunta como bloqueo a un usuario por violación de copyright?? AbchyZa22 (talk) 10:38, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

@AbchyZa22: Report on COM:ANB.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:25, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

How can I

How can I axcually upload an immage? I did i4 in April 2023, but I forgot Peter Horn (talk) 16:49, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

@Peter Horn: most relative beginners find Special:UploadWizard the easiest way to upload images. - Jmabel ! talk 18:28, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

I forgot where I founnd the UploadWizard. Peter Horn (talk) 21:55, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

@Peter Horn: If you're using a desktop device, and the default presentation settings ("skin") on Commons, look for "Upload file" in the left hand navigation menu, on any page, including this one. Otherwise, please tell us what device you are using. BTW, that image is at very low resolution; please can you upload (overwrite it) with a higher-resolution original? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:41, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

I took the picture with my iphone and sent it to my gmail. From there i downloaded tu my laptop. I dont know how to give it a greater resolution. Peter Horn (talk) 21:20, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Attribution for existing files

I've just uploaded the file c:File:Друзья,_враги.jpg, which is a combination of the two existing files c:File:Безбожник у станка 164.jpg and c:File:Безбожник у станка 165.jpg. I'm unsure how to link this new file to the "other versions" section of these two existing files (other than manually). Is there a way to quickly interlink the three, and have I made any mistakes in attributions or uploading the new file? I'd like to repeat the process for a few other spreads. Pagliaccious (talk) 17:00, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

It's probably quicker to link the files "manually" than to look for a possibly non-existent automated thingie. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:36, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

The "other versions" thing Asclepias did is fine; {{Derivative works}} / {{Derived from}} might have been clearer (it's what I would have done). - Jmabel ! talk 18:31, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

How to upload free to use images without a clear license

The City of Vancouver archive contains a lot of images, and has ownership over a lot of the images. I'd like to upload some of these, such as this image of the S.S. Smokwa for use on English Wikipedia. However, there isn't a clear license. According to the city's website, in section 3.3, that for items owned by the city "the Archives grants the patron a non-exclusive license to use the reproductions without restriction as to the nature or purpose of the use." without actually specifying the details of said license, though other sections such as 3.7 make it seemingly analogous to a CC BY license.

So when uploading this, and other images owned by the city, to wikimedia commons, how do I handle the license? Emma0mb (talk) 20:54, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

@Emma0mb: You could use {{Attribution only license}}, but it might be worth creating a specific template for that site that mentions these specific terms from their website. - Jmabel ! talk 22:46, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

What would the best way to go about making a template be? Should I just copy the attribution only license, and what should it include? Emma0mb (talk) 22:57, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

@Emma0mb: There is a template for Vancouver Archives "Source" that can be used like {{VAN|CVA 447-8211.2}}, and for copyright/license permission I would use {{Attribution only license |text=City of Vancouver Archives, AM1506-S3-3-: CVA 447-8211.2, Photograph by Walter E. Frost}}. A specific template for the latter would be handy if any template-makers are reading this, though the file's notes specifically say Photographs to be credited as follows: Photograph by Walter E. Frost so not sure if the same formatting would cover other photographers in the archives. BTW the City of Vancouver Archives terms of use do suggest that their donation process includes transfer of copyright for items labeled "Rights holder City of Vancouver" and as you point out they do allow free use. Consigned (talk) 23:05, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Selbstporträt zu Wikipedia-Artikel hinzufügen?

Claudia Scherer hat ein Selbstporträt erstellt, das ich gerne auf ihre Wikipedia-Seite stellen möchte. Sie ist damit einverstanden. Die Wikimedia-Adresse ist A7BA2A57-CBA7-4A7B-B5D5-E50B486FE514.jpeg Welche Art von Lizenz gebe ich dazu an? Thomassischke (talk) 21:03, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

@Thomassischke: Only the copyright-holder (Claudia Scherer, in this case) can grant a license; she could grant any license that Commons accepts. We usually recommend {{CC-BY-SA-4.0}} or {{CC-BY-4.0}}. Either she needs to take an account and upload it herself, or she needs to post it with an indication of license on a web page (e.g. public-facing social media account) clearly under her control, or she needs to go through the COM:VRT process.

Also, please when uploading use a meaningful filename (e.g. "Claudia Scherer, 2024.jpg"), not an arbitrary string of letters and numbers. - Jmabel ! talk 22:53, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Uploading image

Can I upload image of an after copied from his social network to contribute to his profile in his Wikipedia page? Gauhar2209 (talk) 00:19, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@Gauhar2209: I have no idea what you mean here by "an after" but, no, most images on social networks are copyrighted and not free licensed. Are you familiar with COM:L, where it lays out minimum requirements for how free files need to be for Commons to host them? If not, then I suggest you read that before trying to upload any photos that you did not take yourself. - Jmabel ! talk 02:38, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Using a module

I would like to use data from Module:WL data in another page on Commons. What should I add behind {{#invoke:WL data| to retrieve a specific time for project W, country X, year Y and start/end Z? Romaine (talk) 10:50, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

How to add extra buttons to the toolbar above the edit field when replying?

When I type this message on the help desk (or elsewhere), above the edit field is a limited list of buttons (bold, italic, underlined, link, special characters, @). The ones I often use however aren't there (like nowiki, code) and I want to add them myself trough my .js. Does anyone have an example of (at least 2) added extra buttons to this toolbar? Romaine (talk) 10:56, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Hmm... Code and nowiki are there normally, so the question might be how were they removed for you. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:51, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

I have now found the code one, where do you see the nowiki? But the main question remains, above the edit field when editing a page I have added various buttons. I like to add those too above the reply field. Romaine (talk) 14:00, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

In the "edittools" group of buttons. Oh, do you mean that you want to have only those two buttons, but you want to hide all the others? You may obtain more suggestions at Commons:Village pump/Technical. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:07, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

When I reply here, I use the reply function. With that function an edit field appears in the page. Above that edit field are some buttons, but I want to add some more. (The same thing I did above the edit field when normally editing a page.) I can't write from scratch new code, but if I have a good example, I can modify it for my own use. Romaine (talk) 14:13, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes, the code and nowiki buttons, and many others, are already there, unless something was disabled in your preferences or they were removed when personalising your interface. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:21, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

If I try the reply function while being logged out, I see exactly the same. I will post something in the technical village pump. Romaine (talk) 14:39, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

I guess what I'm trying to say is that it may be more simple to find, maybe in your user preferences, how to activate the full default set of buttons above your edit field, than to write code in your js page to arrive at the same result, unless you want a personalised set of buttons to show only a few of the available buttons. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:41, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

As I already tried to indicate, I have the default set and I wish to add an extra personalised set of buttons. Romaine (talk) 14:43, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Ok, then the mystery remains. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:47, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Wrong name of a category

this page Category:Udi Harpaz

the name of the person is Ori Harpaz (not Uri) he is a very famous singer in Israel so this shoul be fixed please I would also like to offer more information for the page - I can write it and edit it myself.

Thank You! Ilana Ilanabe (talk) 16:39, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@Ilanabe: Aren't they two different persons? Apparently, this category was created for the composer/conductor, Udi, although there are currently no files of this person in this category. See his official website [5]. See also the articles about Udi on the Wikipedias. You can create a separate category for the guitarist/singer, Ori, and transfer his photos there. Notifying Geagea. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:18, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Also, are you Moshik Brin? If not, you will need a VRT permission for File:אורי הרפז וקובי פז.jpg. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:38, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

There were two pages on Wikidata. A first page, Q2473089, was created in January 2013 apparently in connection with the German-language Wikipedia article about the conductor Udi. In May 2015, someone mixed into it a few things about the singer Ori, although the information on the page remained mostly about the conductor Udi. A second page, Q25487962, was created in July 2016, with very little information, apparently in connection with the Hebrew-language Wikipedia article about the singer Ori. Soon after that, in November 2016, someone copied the contents of the existing page Q2473089 into the newly created page Q25487962 and turned Q2473089 into a redirection to Q25487962. So, now, the single page Q25487962 is still mostly about the conductor Udi, with the information about him inherited from Q2473089, plus more information about him added since 2016, but the page has a title and a photo about the singer Ori. We can leave to the Wikidata people to look into that. But if they are two distinct persons, we should probably keep them distinct on Commons. -- Asclepias (talk) 18:37, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@Asclepias, thanks for notifying.

They are two people. The difference in Hebrew is only one letter "ר"/"ד".

Ori Harpaz (אורי הרפז) born in Merhavia 15-06-1952 - Ori Harpaz (Q128803861) created new

Udi Harpaz (אודי הרפז) born in Tel Aviv 13-03-1952 - Udi Harpaz (Q25487962)

עברית: שלום @Ilanabe אנחנו צריכים לקבל אישור לקובץ File:אורי הרפז וקובי פז.jpg מהצלם/בעל זכויות היוצרים. ראי הנחיות בדף ויקיפדיה:OTRS בוויקיפדיה העברית. אחרת הקובץ יימחק. שאלות אפשר בדף ויקיפדיה:OTRS/פניות

-- Geagea (talk) 22:36, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Mass category maintenance, and merging files

An American library has uploaded documents with over 100 pages as separate .jpg files, instead of something more sensible like .pdf or .tiff
Example of one booklet of statistics that should all be one file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?limit=500&offset=0&profile=default&search=35723ae1da43659e990b46ea4df41e19&title=Special:Search&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1
Can we merge this, with a bot or something?
Alternatively, is there a way to easily mass-categorise based on search results? Or based on a query like "where file is in category_x and not in category_y, add category_z [and maybe some more category operations]"? Thank you. Komonzia (talk) 00:59, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

There's lots of this, usually via DPLA, because that is apparently how DPLA store these. User:Dominic may have some thoughts here.

For some of documents (e.g. a highly visual magazine or catalog, or the two sides of a postcard) the JPEGs are probably better than a PDF, but I completely agree that most long documents are better as PDFs. Still, I am much happier to be handling the material in Category:Helix (newspaper) as JPEGs than as PDFs, but that is because it really is worth curating page-by-page; e.g. it's given us pretty much all of our content for Category:Split-fount inking. - Jmabel ! talk 04:18, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Looking at his user page, Dominic seems very involved. So assuming there is a good reason separate JPEGs were chosen: One way forward we've not mentioned yet, I guess, is to add each of the files exported (using the hexadecimal identifier like 35723ae1da43659e990b46ea4df41e19 in my example) to its own category. I wanted to add the document in my example to the Net migration category. If all the files of that document were in one category, then we could add just the category as a subcategory, instead. I could do that with a script, just never done it before. If a script or bot already exists for that activity, it would be cool. Komonzia (talk) 18:41, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

@Komonzia: The semi-automated Cat-a-lot is very good for this sort of thing. VisualFileChange can also be useful if you are more comfortable with that. Either can work on a search result. - Jmabel ! talk 02:28, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Copyright question - Australian photographs, published or unpublished

Hi, I am interested in potentially uploading some historic Australian photographs, some published e.g. on postcards, some apparently unpublished, author unknown. They are mostly from the late 1890s into the early 1900s. I am a little confused as to which copyright situations apply here. At first I thought https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-old-assumed would be applicable, for anything dating from 1903 and earlier. However I also found this: https://www.copyright.org.au/browse/book/ACC-Duration-of-Copyright-INFO023 (published 2024) which states:

"with effect from 1 January 2005, the duration of copyright for all published works including photographs was extended and made consistent – that is, life of the author/creator plus 70 years after the calendar year in which they died. See our fact sheet, Photography & Copyright. Due to changes to the copyright duration rules in 2005, copyright has already expired: • in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (other than a photograph) if it was published before 1 January 1955 and the creator also died before then • in a photograph, if it was made before 1 January 1955."

This seems to say, on one hand that copyright in (Australian) photographs is, life of the author/creator plus 70 years after the calendar year in which they died, and on the other, that all photographs taken before 1955 are out of copyright (these 2 statements seem to be a bit contradictory).

In any case, can you suggest whether I can legitimately upload copies of Australian photographs I do not own, but which either (1) pre-date 1904 (120-year rule), or (2) pre-date 1955 (per statement above), and if so, which licence attributions should be used? Thanks in advance - Tony Rees, Australia Tony 1212 (talk) 20:17, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

OK, found my answer here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Australia ... looks like I can just use "PD-Australia" for photographs taken prior to 1955. Cheers - Tony Tony 1212 (talk) 22:08, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

I would appreciate some guidance regarding the appropriate PD-US tags that should also be used, though... Tony 1212 (talk) 22:30, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Anything published anywhere before 1929 can use {{PD-US-expired}}. - Jmabel ! talk 02:31, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks... would that also apply to unpublished items as well? In this case historic photos from private collections, later donated to museums... maybe never formally published. Tony 1212 (talk) 03:54, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

How to upload photos from Russian Wikimedia Commons to English Wikipedia?

Hello! This is probably a ridiculous question, but I really want to upload a photo of Maxim Lazovsky to English Wikipedia, but I have never uploaded a photo before from Wikimedia Commons onto Wikipedia. Can you guide me in simple steps, such as for a new Wikipedian?

Any help would be appreciated

-Ramekin99 Ramekin99 (talk) 23:56, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

@Ramekin99: Why would you want to upload from Commons to en-wiki? Any image on Commons can be used on en-wiki exactly as if it had been uploaded to en-wiki. - Jmabel ! talk 02:33, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Oh, wait: your header for this section says "Russian Wikimedia Commons". Could you give a URL of what you are talking about? As far as I know there is no such thing, just the Wikimedia Commons you are on, which is a multilingual project. - Jmabel ! talk 02:35, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Featured picture is Edited

There is a featured picture which seems not correct or maybe uploaded another version which is not suitable. see: File:Buda de Ibiraçu (B&W).jpg
–– KEmel49^talk,Uploads 05:12, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

There are more featured picture like that. see: File:Laranjas-pera.jpg and File:Mangostim.jpg. –– KEmel49^talk,Uploads 05:15, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

File:Yogo2783_Close_crop.JPG

Would it be possible to make the background of File:Yogo2783_Close_crop.JPG transparant? It is used as an icon and the others all have transparent backgrounds which looks better in dark mode. Thanks a lot! Polygnotus (talk) 06:43, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Strictly speaking, a JPEG cannot have transparency, as it doesn't have an alpha channel to store this information. The only way to make this graphic have a transparency is to embed it in another format that can have transparency, such as PNG or TIFF (or even SVG!) and then remove the background. You can add {{Opaque}} to the file to request a transparent background. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 07:24, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. OK, that means it is time for me to go to sleep because I am talking nonsense. Polygnotus (talk) 09:15, 12 August 2024 (UTC)