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El multimedia que quisiera publicar contiene texto y diagramas, porque se trata de un artículo científico del área de matemática y fisica hecho de mi propia mano. ¿Es posible enviarla a wikipedia?. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 190.148.39.226 (talk) 01:45, 3 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• No. Wikipedia no es para publicar investigaciones originales. Además, esta página donde has preguntado no es parte de Wikipedia, estás en Wikimedia Commons. - Jmabel ! talk —Preceding comment was added at 05:21, 16 February 2020 (UTC) (UTC)[reply]

I would like to upload a photo that was published in 1927. My (possibly flawed?) understanding is that it is in the public domain in Canada (where I live), but the US public domain tag requires publication before 1925. Is there a tag I can use to put it on Wikimedia Commons? Thank you, Erna709 (talk) 19:41, 13 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• @Erna709: complicated copyright questions are more likely to be answered well at Commons:Village pump/Copyright. - Jmabel ! talk 00:19, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Jmabel: Thank you for your advice! I'll post the question at the Village pump. Erna709 (talk) 14:57, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I don't understand why this File:Ambigram New York Rich Man.png I've just uploaded doesn't display. Although when I open it at full size, I can see it is there. But not the thumbnail, and also not in my uploads history. First time it happens. Any reason? -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:23, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Basile Morin: I get the following error at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ambigram_New_York_Rich_Man.png/800px-Ambigram_New_York_Rich_Man.png:

  — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 09:35, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Jeff G., for your help. I don't know what this message means. Is it a temporary problem? I need to use this file in some pages, and I am not sure if I should ignore the error or not. On my computer this link works, but not the display of the small size of the file page. Best regards -- Basile Morin (talk) 10:06, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Basile Morin: I reported it for you at phab:T245440. Please don't use that file until the thumbnail works for you in preview mode.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 14:28, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thank you very much, Jeff G. -- Basile Morin (talk) 15:22, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Basile Morin: You're welcome.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 15:51, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Buongiorno, ricevo una comunicazione di richiesta di cancellazione di una modifica che ho fatto, inserendo lo stemma della mia famiglia nell'armatoriale delle famiglie italiane; la richiesta mi proviene dall'utente EugeneZelenko che sembra porre un problema di copyright che non ho ben compreso, anche perché scrivo impropriamente in inglese (la pagina modificata è in italiano ed io sono italiano; chiedo spiegazioni e se devo fare qualcosa per impedire che si proceda alla cancellazione di un mio contributo, peraltro che mi riguarda direttamente — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rdetilla (talk • contribs) 11:29, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Rdetilla: Partecipa alla discussione su Commons:Deletion requests/File:Stemma-famiglia-de-tilla.pdf.pdf.

Please participate in the discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Stemma-famiglia-de-tilla.pdf.pdf.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 16:17, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

When I uploaded this derived version of https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matthew_Vaughn_(48017198166).jpg, it was indicated at the original upload was at one point under CC-BY-SA 2.0. It was even positively reviewed. So I uploaded the derived version under that. But when I uploaded it, it didn't pass the bot review because the author on Flickr must have changed the licensing to All Rights Reserved. Can the derived upload be fixed? - Stinkyjaden (talk) 13:07, 17 February 2020 (UTC)Stinkyjaden[reply]

@Stinkyjaden:  Done.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 16:01, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I am a professional photographer and have noticed one of my photos has been used on your wikimedia site, precisely here : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seiro_soba_by_Karl_Blackwell_in_Kanda_Awajicho,_Tokyo.jpg. This has been on your site for many years and I would like to know why it is there and how it got there since I don't believe I gave permission for its usage. Kind regards. Karl — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.168.182.61 (talk) 22:00, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

We (specifically, a Commons user called Opponent) found it on Flickr, on the "Karl Blackwell" account. The particular picture appears not to be on Flickr any more, but our systems confirmed at the time that it was tagged with a Creative Commons Attribution license, and that matches many of the photos still there. Is that your Flickr account? --bjh21 (talk) 23:04, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Also started a discussion on the relevant talk page, but decided to post here for more visibility)

I intend to update the essay page Commons:Lossy and lossless, but there's one piee of advice there I'm uncertain of: the suggestion to upload separate, lossy versions of lossless files for use in Wikipedia articles. From what I've seen, with the exception of PNG files, Commons generates/re-encodes lossy versions of files after they're uploaded. Image files get JPEG versions in various resolutions, audio files get MP3 and Opus versions, and video files get VP8 and VP9 versions in various resolutions. And unless I'm mistaken, the purpose of these is to serve them to readers automatically when viewed from within Wikipedia. And this system is in active use, yes?

With the current state of things, problems like the bandwidth issue mentioned in relation to the Wikipedia Zero project should no longer be relevant, so the only thing worth mentioning would be the use of PNG files, for which thumbnails and other resolution versions are generated as PNGs also. So for those a lossy version should still be uploaded separately. -- Veikk0.ma (talk) 14:33, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Veikk0.ma: Please read Commons:Graphic Lab/Photography workshop/Archive/2018#Margaret Thatcher and Phab:T192744.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 14:53, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am creating a Wikipedia page for my celebrity client but you keep flagging my content. I have authorization to do post this information. Why are you flagging it? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.10.180.18 (talk) 16:22, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You will have to explain what image uploads you are talking about or explain which account you used to upload from. --Fæ (talk) 16:24, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, have you read en:WP:COI? Not relevant for Commons, but given what you say you are doing, you should familiarize yourself with that before editing anything relevant on Wikipedia. - Jmabel ! talk 00:43, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What is enought to know with what licension the photo was publishd by its author? Is it enought a caption under it? A. S. (talk) 17:05, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• @A. S.: That doesn't make a lot of sense. If English is your best language, could you please rewrite that more clearly? If not, could you ask in a language where you can be clearer? Thanks. - Jmabel ! talk 00:45, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How I understand it: The kind of attribution depends on the license given for an image, but also from the media type where you want to reuse the file (e.g. book vs. website). Confer Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia. — Speravir – 21:42, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

I would like to make this image: File:SWE-Map Län2007.svg into an electoral map with colors and names on it - like this one: File:Democratic Party presidential primaries results by first instance vote, 2020.svg . I checked the license and it should be ok to remix it without the authors permission. But I don't know how to do it. Would you like to send me a guide or something?

Regards, LoveCervin (talk) 01:14, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Convenience link: File:SWE-Map Län2007.svg. - Jmabel ! talk 04:56, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• @LoveCervin: Help:SVG. - Jmabel ! talk 04:59, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cómo participó en el wiki love folklore

Cuantas imágenes puedo subir

Qué formato debe ser

Se permite edición

Cuánto debe pesar el archivo — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gerson.elec (talk • contribs) 02:10, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore/es. - Jmabel ! talk 05:01, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Good morning, I have curated an art exhibition for an artist died 10 years ago. The family asked me to rediscover the artworks from her home and to study a new artistic path for a gallery. The artist was not really known because she made her works only for ten year in the Fifties, at a local level, receiving minor prizes and conducting only one personal exhibit in 1959, but she actually continued later on by drawing and creating works of art for herself, then rediscovered by the two daughters after she passed away. My question is: can I upload some pictures of her works displayed in my catalogue/exhibition? I would also like to write some lines about her on Wikiepedia platform. Thank you for your answer. Kind regards, Paolo Grandi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paolograndi14 (talk • contribs) 10:45, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Paolograndi14: Thank you. I would like to know which country is the artist from? Every countries have different copyright laws.廣九直通車 (talk) 11:55, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@廣九直通車|廣九直通車 She was from Italy — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paolograndi14 (talk • contribs) 16:27, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@廣九直通車 and 廣九直通車: She was from Italy

@Paolograndi14: Then her works will remain in copyright until 70 years after her death. If it is clear who is the heir to her intellectual property, either that person can upload giving a license such as {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}, or that person can send email as described in COM:OTRS granting a license and designating you as uploading on their behalf.

We (Commons) have no control over whether Wikipedia decides she is notable enough for an article; also, I can't guarantee in advance that even Commons will decide that she is notable enough that we want this content, though I would think it is likely. - Jmabel ! talk 17:34, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have been getting this error notice each time I try to upload pictures in the on going wiki loves folklore contest. What is happening? Secondly some of my previous uploads were disqualified on the ground that they have the upper case JPG. To be honest I own the copyrights of those pictures. Now the error notice how do l replace them with the lower case jpg. Wiki loves folklore show some love. I want to win. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Regina Obilo (talk • contribs) 13:04, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You triggered edit filter 142. I also do not see any files with "JPG" extension among your uploads. Ruslik (talk) 14:41, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any health talk page on Wikipedia? Am using this medium to bring to the notice of anyone who can be of any help of this observation l made it is about a recent technology though it has been in existence long ago but, I wasn't aware of it. Its like a smartphone but it can connect to human beings' bodies through the help of an operator. If it happens that the operator is a bad guy he or she could make a human being to fall sick. Right now I am feeling terrible pain in my stomach and am having flu am expecting cough these am sure were caused by that technology but the challenge is l don't know who the operator is l am also sure that people around me are having the same symptoms but they would not admit of any knowledge of the device if l query them about the technology. My mom fell sick almost every month last year, she will shout on me if l tried to point it out to her that it is the handwork of some operator using the smartphone technology. It is not diabolical. I got my evidence from the health care representatives that came to where I was working sometime in the past. They came to educate us on a especial computer that can diagnose and treat human being. So if there is a computer that can diagnose then it is true that some improvements must have been made on that technology. It is probably in the hands of bad guys. These guys can communicate with you in your mind. They sometimes give instructions on what to do before they let go of you. These instructions are not medical. The point is l don't even have this device to fight back those who have it will not talk about it some of them don't know how to operate it. The issue of this device should not be treated as fantasy. It is real the operators keep talking to me through my mind using the device where they are . But am being chided by my mom as telling lies. She would say such things don't exist. Is there anyone who can help. Please don't ignore my post it is serious. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Regina Obilo (talk • contribs) 14:05, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Although this is Wikimedia Commons, a store of media files, not Wikipedia, an encyclopedia, Wikipedia can not give medical advice for legal reasons. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 16:38, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

I tried uploading pictures to wiki commons which were deleted due to permission issues. I then emailed the owner of the pictures who filled out the appropriate permission form and told me it would take you 24 hours to process.

I am wondering what happens now??

How do i get the pictures back that were deleted or do i re upload them?

Please answer asap as my due date is tomorrow. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mzgreco7 (talk • contribs) 01:25, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• @Mzgreco7: I have no idea what you mean by your "due date". If proper permission was sent to COM:OTRS, they will eventually be undeleted, but no one can guarantee you that will happen even within a week, let alone within 24 hours. - Jmabel ! talk 04:59, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Team,

I've accidentally uploaded a company logo today i.e. 20-Feb-20 which I need to delete. Kindly let me know the process of the same. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aminsha82 (talk • contribs) 09:52, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Go to the image page and click on "Nominate for deletion" on the left-hand side of the page. A form pops up asking for a deletion rationale. Type something, for example, "By request of uploader" and submit the form. It will automatically create a deletion nomination and notify you about it. Some time later, usually within a few weeks, an admin will come along and actually delete the file. JIP (talk) 12:10, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Aminsha82: Not sure I understand "20-Feb-29" (since the only date I can think of it meaning is still 9 days in the future date was later fixed) but given that you are the uploader, and presuming that you uploaded it within the last few days and it isn't used in any article on one of our sister projects, you can just mark it {{accidental creation}}. - Jmabel ! talk 16:27, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to post a photo two/three times but didn't upload. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AJITLILKA (talk • contribs) 11:44, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@AJITLILKA: We'd need to know a lot more than that to help you. What upload tool were you using, from what sort of machine (e.g. PC / smartphone)? What happened? Does it always fail for you, or just sometimes?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmabel (talk • contribs) 16:30, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I want to delete my account, but I cannot find out how to do that. Could you help me please?

Thanks in advance!

Greetings — Preceding unsigned comment added by Escribanoroeber (talk • contribs) 12:39, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Accounts can't be deleted. You can, however, simply stop using your account. JIP (talk) 13:15, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

Someone put a banner at the top of my wiki page. This banner says that "The admissibility of this page is to be verified (December 2019). Reason: insufficient sources. Insufficient sustainability.

The person did not start a conversation.

We have made all of the requested changes and we would like the person to remove their banner from our page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARSKAN

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgrive (talk • contribs) 13:39, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

jgrive@free.fr https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Jgrive

• There is no such page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARSKAN on the English Wikipedia. Where exactly is this supposed page located? JIP (talk) 13:43, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: fr:ARSKAN, this refers to French Wikipedia only. Here is nothing to do. --Achim (talk) 13:47, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question. How to upload an image to a place? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 162.218.180.18 (talk) 17:32, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. first upload your image here. Then click on the uploaded image. You will find an option Use this file on wiki. CLick it, and copy the image file name. Go the article page and paste it, where you want. ArnabSaha (talk) 19:49, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wie kann man Volkslieder aus Deutschland in das Wiki Loves Folklore hochladen? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.241.214.63 (talk) 23:55, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Als Audio- oder Videodatei in einem erlaubten Dateiformat (vgl. Commons:File types). Den urheberrechtlichen Aspekt natürlich dabei nicht außer Acht lassen, denn auch die Aufführung als solche genießt rechtlichen Schutz. — Speravir – 01:01, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I created a user called FinalCrypt as I'm the author of Encryption software called FinalCrypt I can't create a page for FinalCrypt as a software page, but only as a user page I'd like to change / rename my FinalCrypt user name so I can create a FinalCrypt software page I'm not allowed to remove / rename the user FinalCrypt to say RonDeJong so I can create a FinalCrypt software page How do I rename or delete and recreate a different User name without having to wait for a long time to be deleted ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Finalcrypt (talk • contribs) 14:51, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• @Finalcrypt: This sounds mainly like an en-wiki question, not a Commons question, but you will still have (and be required to declare on en-wiki) the same conflict of interest if you change your account name. - Jmabel ! talk 16:42, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• WP:COIN is probably the best place to ask for advice, the furthest you could probably go is to propose that the company or software is notable enough for an article, however you will be asked to refrain from creating it or directly editing it yourself. --Fæ (talk) 16:57, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This file DAZhO 118-14-0112

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/%D0%94%D0%90%D0%96%D0%9E_118-14-0112._1857_%D1%80%D1%96%D0%BA._%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83.pdf/page1-416px-%D0%94%D0%90%D0%96%D0%9E_118-14-0112._1857_%D1%80%D1%96%D0%BA._%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83.pdf.jpg

is broken and would not open. May you please fix it. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2601:6C0:C103:33A0:110D:187C:7CFF:C0F9 (talk) 01:01, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Service link: File:ДАЖО 118-14-0111. 1857-1875 роки. Додаткові ревізькі казки християн Заславського повіту.pdf.

The link Works for me. On the other hand I just noticed that the PDF is quite huge and loading of the previews is very slow. You could nonetheless try to reload without cache, cf. following lines. — Speravir – 01:45, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please purge your browser’s cache or enable JavaScript in your Browser's settings. (You only need to do it once.)

Well, you've opened the file "118-14-0111", while the broken file is "118-14-0112". Also, I've tried to clean the cash, but it didn't help...

--Ilyaz33 (talk) 03:50, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No, I opened the long link you presented above, and this works for me. The other link is wrong, so I striked it out.

Apparently the actual file you refer to is File:ДАЖО 118-14-0111. 1857-1875 роки. Додаткові ревізькі казки християн Заславського повіту.pdf.

Once again: The previews need a long, loooong time before they show up. — Speravir – 23:02, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The file ДАЖО 118-14-0112. 1857 рік. Ревізькі казки Заславського повіту Волинського повіту.pdf would not open.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%94%D0%90%D0%96%D0%9E_118-14-0112._1857_%D1%80%D1%96%D0%BA._%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83.pdf

Please fix it!

Ilya Zeldes — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilyaz33 (talk • contribs) 03:29, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Here the file opens without problems. Greetings --Wilhelm Zimmerling PAR (talk) 17:01, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

So, this is File:ДАЖО 118-14-0112. 1857 рік. Ревізькі казки Заславського повіту Волинського повіту.pdf. Everything I wrote in the upper section is still valid. The PDF files are huge, very probably containing high def scans. This needs a certain time span to load and to display in the browser. — Speravir – 23:02, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The mode of payment, how is it done plzz I need to know — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geoffrey De888 (talk • contribs) 04:50, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• You don't get paid. Not by Commons anyway. JIP (talk) 14:18, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I have a question. If someone takes a photo of an ancient manuscript, do they have ownership of that photo or should it be in the public domain. The particular image I would like to use will be at the top of this web page. It doesn't capture any modern background outside the image however below on the page it reads "Photos © Monique van der Veen". Does this mean I need to give credit to that name? The same image can also be found by scrolling down through this website

-Prana1111 (talk) 07:20, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• In most countries, a faithful reproduction of anything 2-dimensional does not create a copyright or any other intellectual property rights. In a few (notably the United Kingdom) the law is murky on that (there's a doctrine about "sweat of brow" in taking a difficult scan or photograph) but Commons has come to consensus that we don't believe it would hold up in court, and that we generally ignore such claims. We've been known to give some consideration to such claims when we can strike a deal with a GLAM that is willing to give PD access to good scans of their works, but reserve rights on their best scans. so, in short, I'd ignore her copyright claim. - Jmabel ! talk 16:48, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, is it possible to get this image redone to be 300 dpi? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2605:E000:1314:A0F:CDC1:DBC6:1900:E4DF (talk) 20:03, 22 February 2020 (UTC) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bear_Sleeping_(11842384304).jpg#filehistory — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:e000:1314:a0f:cdc1:dbc6:1900:e4df (talk • contribs) [reply]

Take a local copy. Edit it with an image editor. — Speravir – 23:20, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How can i earn from photos in you are page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moslim2020 (talk • contribs) 05:10, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Moslim2020: You can't earn money here and no one's getting paid, but donate at https://wikimediafoundation.org/support/ . Where did you heard/read that Wikimedia commons pays you for uploading photos ? -- Eatcha (talk) 05:21, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This is the second question in less than a week asking how to get paid. Is there someone telling people they would get paid for uploading images to Commons? JIP (talk) 11:04, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Industrial revolution — Preceding unsigned comment added by KARABODIDI (talk • contribs) 12:14, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@KARABODIDI: This is a page for getting help with Wikimedia Commons. I can't see anything on-topic here to answer. - Jmabel ! talk 19:52, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all, did you know an alternative to video2commnons that allow upload 4K 60p videos and do not take ages to transcode? And also, I need to upload some YouTube videos that I previously uploaded there. Thank you. -- Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton ^m 17:14, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How to I provide the copyright and where to get it from? I downloaded this from the official page (Konfederacja.net) --KawaYT (talk) 19:46, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@KawaYT: You don't indicate any licensing status. Do you have specific reason to believe this logo is either free-licensed or in the public domain? If not, it does not belong on Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 19:53, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jmabel: It's free to download and it has been used multiple times in media and on the internet. Also it's a logo of political party and I refuse to believe the logo would be copyrighted.

--KawaYT (talk) 22:59, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@KawaYT: Being on the Internet is not evidence of being free-licensed or in the public domain. Plenty of sites on the Internet have very little regard for copyright.

If you really refuse to believe it, I guess that's your prerogative, although (1) your refusal to believe something doesn't magically make it false and (2) possibly reading up on the subject might convince you otherwise.

Most political party logos in the world that go beyond text and simple geometric shapes are protected by copyright. The exceptions are usually because the logo (or the image used in it) is so old that copyright has lapsed. - Jmabel ! talk 01:19, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

So, really what I have to do is to ask the party directly? Is this how the rest of the political logos are uploaded here? --KawaYT (talk) 07:40, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@KawaYT: Most political logos uploaded here are composed of text and simple geometric shapes, and so they cannot be copyrighted. A few probably are more complex and have the relevant permissions, or they are so old that they are out of copyright.

Yes, your best bet is to contact the party. Do explain to them that providing a license like this is entirely about the graphical design, and in no way waives their trademark rights. However, be aware that the party itself may not own the copyright, if the designer of the logo never signed it over to them. - Jmabel ! talk 16:28, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This file has to be rotated by its vertical axis. How do I start this move? --Stunteltje (talk) 20:18, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I suspect you mean "reflected on its vertical axis"? I don't think "rotated by its vertical axis" makes any sense here.
• Assuming I've understood you correctly (and it does appear from the writing in the image that it is backward), this should be placed in Category:Flopped images. However, if that is the way that the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology has it in their archive, we should not overwrite it. Instead, you should create an upload a distinct file: download a full-res version to your machine, reflect it vertically with the tool of your choice (and probably save it as a JPEG rather than a TIFF), and upload the result as a derivative work. - Jmabel ! talk 01:26, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
•  Done and I hope the correct way. If not, please correct.--Stunteltje (talk) 07:29, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Stunteltje: You were pretty close. I've also cross-linked the file pages. - Jmabel ! talk 16:50, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• • @Jmabel: What is the reasoning behind not overwriting in this case? --bdijkstra (overleg) 10:25, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Bdijkstra: Accurately recording what is in a GLAM archive. - Jmabel ! talk 17:05, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I want to know if it is permissible to download pictures and videos from Wikimedia Commons to YouTube Channel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomassalane (talk • contribs)

@Thomassalane: Yes, as long as you give the correct credit as required by our licences. Rodhullandemu (talk) 12:25, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

অন্যান্য জাতি জনজাতিৰ দৰে সৎনামী জাতিকো ৱিকিপিডিয়াত সংযোগ কৰিব লাগে। — Preceding unsigned comment added by Krishna Kure (talk • contribs) 13:11, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My uploads were unsuccessful — Preceding unsigned comment added by 巴黎的光辉 (talk • contribs) 14:21, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• @巴黎的光辉: To help you, someone would need more details than that. What sort of device were you using, what upload tool (URL if it was in a browser) were you using, what exactly happened? - Jmabel ! talk 16:51, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have no clue how to add a missing name from this list. I want to add my name as I was a recipient of the Australian Sports Medal in the year 2000, but my name is missing from this list. Can someone help me to add my name under the "G" bulleted list of recipients, but also include my current surname in brackets (because I am divorced after a long abusive marriage so I no longer use my previous married surname, and have reverted to my maiden surname). See below for the exact wording I wish to add under the "G" list of recipients (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Recipients_of_the_Australian_Sports_Medal)

Anita Graham (aka Anita Sri-Ananda) JP

Please can someone either send me detailed instructions on how to do this myself, or perhaps kindly let me know but add the name on my behalf exactly as written above? You may email me directly by writing to anita.sri.ananda@gmail.com Your help is appreciated. Thankyou, Anita — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srizar (talk • contribs) 15:13, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Srizar: This isn't a conclusive list of people awarded the medal, just those who already have a category here, because we already store multiple images of them. The category is so we can find images of people awarded the medal for use in articles etc, not so we can have a record of everyone with the medal.

Thanks, ~~ Alex Noble - talk 16:27, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

By Jim Morrison's grave there is a tree where fans leave small messages in different ways since these are technically three dimensional collaborative art pieces, are pictures of them copyrighted even if they're uploaded to Flickr like here under an acceptable license?*Treker (talk) 15:20, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I suspect nothing there would rise to the level of being copyrightable (except the photo itself) but I'm not super-knowledgeable about French copyright law. You might ask at Commons:Village pump/Copyright. - Jmabel ! talk 16:54, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can I upload the List of Trump's Pardons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mudderof4 (talk • contribs) 17:45, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This information is for Wikipedia. Ruslik (talk) 18:31, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Mudderof4: If there is a public-domain document of which you have a photographic copy, that might belong on Commons; otherwise this sounds more like Wikipedia or possibly Wikisource, depending what you have. - Jmabel ! talk 23:36, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can I upload marriage function photos or programme in my local area? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dgsatre (talk • contribs) 05:22, 25 February 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@Dgsatre: How would they fit into our Project Scope?   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 05:30, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

tengo un problema al subir los libros ¡ no entiendo el Inglés! y me resulta imposible terminar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manel Martins (talk • contribs) 09:29, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Manel Martins: Por favor vea COM:PS/es.

Please see COM:PS.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 14:16, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A fellow Vietnam War Vet and I wrote an article for Fabula (Journal) and it is generally considered the best folklore journal in the world, or that is what they told me anyway. It was published in English, French, and German. The paper was read at the 12th Conference of the international Society for Contemporary Legend Research in Paris, July 18-22,1994.

If you are interested in using ths journal article in your Folklore Celebration, please contact us and we well prepare as you need for Upload, although it is already online at Fabula's.

Yhank you,

John Provo Johnprovo@rocketmail.com I have turned off my VPN do you can access my IP.

Thomas E. Barden — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 183.77.234.28 (talk) 13:22, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How would it fit into our Project Scope?   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 14:19, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have an image file which I'm trying to correct the caption for. However, another user keeps on reverting the correction. I'm not sure how to have a discussion about the image and gain consensus on the correct caption and label. The current file has the following description:

3D medical animation still shot showing 2019 novel Coronavirus Structure https://www.scientificanimations.com/coronavirus-symptoms-and-prevention-explained-through-medical-animation/}}

However when you follow the source links [1] and [2], this description is not given. The correct description can be found by looking at the two reference given in the corrected description below:

This is a 3D medical animation of a coronavirus of the genus Betacoronavirus (group 2), subgenus Embecovirus (subgroup A), derived from a CDC released image. It explains the ultrastructural morphology of Embecoviruses. This virus has four surface proteins E,S,M & HE labelled in the image. The S protein gives the crown-like appearance, for which the virus is named. The cross-section shows the inner components of the virus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/coronavirus|title=Coronavirus - an overview {{!}} ScienceDirect Topics|last=|first=|date=|website=www.sciencedirect.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-25|quote=See diagram by Stephen N.J. Korsman}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Woo|first=Patrick C. Y.|last2=Huang|first2=Yi|last3=Lau|first3=Susanna K. P.|last4=Yuen|first4=Kwok-Yung|date=2010-08-24|title=Coronavirus Genomics and Bioinformatics Analysis|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3185738/|journal=Viruses|volume=2|issue=8|pages=1804–1820|doi=10.3390/v2081803|issn=1999-4915|pmc=3185738|pmid=21994708|quote=In all members of Betacoronavirus subgroup A, a haemagglutinin esterase (HE) gene, which encodes a glycoprotein with neuraminate O-acetyl-esterase activity and the active site FGDS, is present downstream to ORF1ab and upstream to S gene (Figure 1).|via=}}</ref>

How should I go about correcting the description label? --Guest2625 (talk) 16:20, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The best way to begin is to move the issue to a talk page and invite the other editor to discuss. I'll set up a discussion and ping you both. From Hill To Shore (talk) 16:47, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If any other editors want to contribute, the discussion has been opened at File talk:3D medical animation coronavirus structure.jpg. From Hill To Shore (talk) 16:59, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I wasn't sure how to have a global discussion about an image, since it is used across a lot of different language projects, especially the chinese wiki's. It's not good to have false information out there on this topic. --Guest2625 (talk) 17:40, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to upload the new logo of the company OGE, which has changed a while ago and is public, e.g. on the website. How can I do this, following Wikipedia and the copyright laws? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CaptainContigo (talk • contribs) 16:54, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@CaptainContigo: Exactly where is it on what website?   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 18:09, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeff G.: Thanks for your feedback, the logo is here https://oge.net .

@CaptainContigo: Regarding licensing, I only see "© Open Grid Europe GmbH 2020" near the bottom left corner there, with no free license.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 23:54, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeff G.: The company is my client: do they need me to give a special license or should/can they do it themselves? They asked me if I can support them, as the Logo on Wikipedia is definitely wrong / old. What can I do? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by CaptainContigo (talk • contribs) 12:53, 27 February 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@CaptainContigo: Please sign your posts and have your client send permission via OTRS.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 13:56, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeff G.: I will do that, thank you — CaptainContigo

Hello,

I recently tried to upload a photo onto a page for Ambassador Karen Pierce but for some reason my edit was removed. Can someone help me to resolve this issue or at least remove my edit so the previous photo can be restored?

Thank you in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Villa2020 (talk • contribs) 17:45, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Villa2020 For any image to be stored here, it has to be licenced so it can be freely used, by anyone, for any purpose. As the original photographer is generally the only one who can license their image, your image was removed as a copyright violation. If it is your image to license, then firstly, read Commons:Licensing, and make sure you are fine with all the conditions, as these licenses are legally irrevocable, then email permissions-commonswikimedia.org, who will handle the next steps. If you don't own the copyright to the image, we can't use the image here. Additionally, as an image of a living person, it would not qualify to be uploaded to the English Wikipedia as fair use either.

Thanks, ~~ Alex Noble - talk 18:05, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Where can I get music — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brian Mahure (talk • contribs) 18:42, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Brian Mahure: Category:Music.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 21:33, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What are the factors of consumer buying bihevio — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.210.46.116 (talk • contribs) 21:29, 25 February 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

Please see en:Marketing.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 21:37, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What is yeast — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2409:4043:258B:BDFF:0:0:236A:A0B1 (talk) 03:23, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

See en:Yeast. - Jmabel ! talk 03:35, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

K LAL ARORA BOB (USER MEMBER) has submitted duly filled up Contest application form on 20/2/2020 regarding Photographs of all famous culture & tradition event "Grah Parvesh". Perhaps that could not be uploaded for the contest. Kindly do the needful to accept all photographs for Contest & oblige. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by K LAL ARORA BOB (talk • contribs) 07:28, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@K LAL ARORA BOB: Each relevant upload should follow Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore/Rules.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 13:18, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I found a photos taken and used by Fars News Agency years ago on the internet. Problem is that while they have the name of the photographer involved, tracing the image to the original FNA URL link can't be found. It's usually either dead or it's been uploaded several times that I can't find it IMO. Should I explain that for source is "Fars News Agency", but URL is long gone? Ominae (talk) 13:38, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ominae: Tineye or Google Images should help with your research, and {{Fars}} should help with licensing.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 16:10, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

so i made an artwork and posted it here in commons, but i used an image by another used (which is also posted here), and i want to give credit to them, how can i do so? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AtikaAtikawa (talk • contribs) 14:44, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@AtikaAtikawa: Please use {{Extracted from}} and {{Image extracted}} or dFX to link between that file and the source.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 16:04, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I'm having a problem since I'm not sure if I can upload a picture as a free domain. I'll try to clarify the situation I'm dealing with. On this site someone uploaded this picture which caption says "Priest K. Sykulski, taken probably between 1910s-1920s. Photography from the private collection of Marcin Brzeziński". I neither know the author of the picture nor I know if it was previously published but taken into consideration it was taken c. 100 years ago, the author of it is dead. Can I upload it to Commons? Tashi (talk) 16:33, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• @Tashi: What country? - Jmabel ! talk 16:42, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  @Jmabel: Poland. Didn't know it mattered Tashi (talk) 16:46, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Tashi: Poland is European Union, which is typically life + 70 years for copyright, so if the photographer was still alive in 1950 it would still be in copyright. If the date can be as late as 1929, that would only be 21 years after the picture was taken, so unless there is some special rule for works like this in Poland I'm afraid it's not at all a safe bet until 2070 or so (or maybe 2050? I seem to remember we have a rule of thumb accepting 120-year-old content where we can't work out the photographer after a good-faith search) unless we can work out who took the photo. - Jmabel ! talk 18:10, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  Ok, thank you. I'll try to find out the name of the photographer Tashi (talk) 18:28, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days. 廣九直通車 (talk) 03:23, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, please, I did my mistake in my e-mail address - I didn't want to unconfirm but I wanted to confirm my account - my e-mail address: email address suppressed. It's the right my address.

Thank you for your understanding, With regards Iva Hanušová from the Czech Republic — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iva Hanušová (talk • contribs) 16:43, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• @Iva Hanušová: I presume you didn't mean to post your email address this publicly, so I've hidden it.
• Given that you can access your account (and you obviously can, since you were logged in when you wrote this) you can change your email address at Special:Preferences. - Jmabel ! talk 18:13, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

saludos no puedo subir las imagenes de los mapas de las parroquias del municipio Trujillo — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoelECabreraL (talk • contribs) 18:38, 26 February 2020‎ (UTC)[reply]

@JoelECabreraL: Hola y bienvenidos. Lamento informarle que ha activado Special:AbuseFilter/153 al intentar cargar en wiki cruzado una imagen jpg más pequeña (<50KB o <5MP) como un nuevo usuario mientras deja el resumen intacto. La imagen que intentó cargar es más pequeña e indicó que es su propio trabajo. Por lo general, cuando alguien sube una imagen más pequeña, se trata de una violación de derechos de autor tomada de la web. Si creó la imagen usted mismo, cargue el original a tamaño completo, incluidos los metadatos EXIF. Si no creó la imagen, consulte Commons:Licensing/es para saber por qué no podemos aceptarla, y solicite al fotógrafo / diseñador de la imagen que la autorice en su sitio web o redes sociales, o envíe la imagen y el permiso a través de OTRS/es. Si cambia el resumen o utiliza nuestro Upload Wizard en su lugar, debería poder evitar ese filtro.

Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a smaller (<50KB or <5MP) jpg image as a new user while leaving the summary intact. The image you tried to upload is smaller, and you indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a smaller image, it is a copyright violation taken from the web. If you made the image yourself, please upload the full-size original of it, including EXIF metadata. If you did not make the image, please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept it, and have the image photographer / designer license it on their website or social media, or send the image and permission via OTRS. If you change the summary or use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid that filter.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 23:47, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

En el caso esto, importa también el origén y licensia de la mapa subyacente, la basa por sus mapas. Por supuesto, sus mapas derivan de algún mapa de esquema. - Jmabel ! talk 00:05, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to change the format of an already uploaded image (a coat of arms), which is currently in JPEG format, to a more suitable one like SVG or PNG. Do I need to create a new upload or can I replace the existing one?

There is a link "Upload a new version of this image" on the image page, but that will upload the new image under the same name, so the extension will not match the format any more. So in this case, you need to create a new upload. JIP (talk) 09:50, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Do scans of Indian state law (such as Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act, MaMaharashtra) qualifies Template:EdictGov-India? I know it apples to federal law, but what about state laws? Many thanks.廣九直通車 (talk) 10:54, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keluarga kecil di Kampung rumah adat Prenatang Sumba Timur NTT

Keluarga sederhana Di Kampung Rumah Adat Prenatang Sumba Timur NTT

Hello, I'm updating a living artist's page and I would like to add a couple of new pictures I'm not the author of but that authors gave me (they are from two different people and they allowed me to upload them here). They will give Wiki their written consent for using them once they are up, but I'm not sure how to upload them since they are not available on-line and the wizard asks where they can be found. I'm also not sure what licence is better to use. Thank you on advance --Cat italia (talk) 14:19, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Cat italia: Hi, and welcome. They should upload themselves or give permission via OTRS.   — Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me} 14:39, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeff G.: thanks!