Commons:Help desk/Archive/2024/05

Help locating old image

This section was archived on a request by: Jmabel ! talk 14:59, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

I am looking for a photo that I uploaded years ago. It got removed for copyright issues, but I am wondering if a copy of it got stored anywhere. DavidM214 (talk) 08:16, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

An image of mine got uploaded years ago. It got flagged and taken down. I would like to see the photo for a particular reason and I no longer have it on my laptop. Can it be restored? DavidM214 (talk) 08:22, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

@DavidM214: Hi, and welcome. Which image in this log?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:42, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

File:Alex Day Tardis Wot.jpeg-1.jpg DavidM214 (talk) 19:34, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

@DavidM214: you can email me via my user page so I have your email address, I can email you a copy. It's a small file. Jmabel ! talk 19:48, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Winners of Wiki loves Africa

Does anyone have a rough approximation of how and when to see the winners of "Wiki loves Africa"? If I'm the winner, will I get notified? In what way?

Thanks a lot! Mind my questions :) Noah-Matiin Sharif (talk) 16:28, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

• @Noah-Matiin Sharif: You would do much better to ask the people running the contest than hoping someone who know happens to be looking at the generic help desk for Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 16:35, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

DVIDS account holder?

Is there someone with a DVIDS account who could download a better version of File:RRDF floating pier near Gaza April 2024.webp? I got it from Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS), a Department of Defense download site, but they require account creation in order to download the highest quality image. Bri (talk) 18:22, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done I replaced it with File:RRDF floating pier near Gaza April 2024, 240426-D-DO477-1002.jpg. Yann (talk) 22:40, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Jenner and vaccines

I would like to use one of Srcyr16 pics....who is he ?? 197.94.215.197 18:57, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

I suppose this is about File:Edward Jenner- Smallpox.svg. What do you want to know? Yann (talk) 22:33, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Art Exhibit I curated

I curated an art exhibit that included the work of artist Lewis de Soto. I see that Lewis has no images on his Wiki page. I have images I took of his Paranirvana artwork from the exhibit. If I get permission from Lewis, would I be able to upload those artwork images I took? Thank you.

https://mavcor.yale.edu/conversations/essays/art-breathes-lewis-desoto-s-paranirvana-self-portrait SFnativeAKM (talk) 22:45, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@SFnativeAKM: We would need him to send permission as described at COM:VRT. In particular, we'd need a specific free license for his (implicit) contribution to your photos, if not for the underyling sculpture. - Jmabel ! talk 23:29, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Using an image for a book

This section was archived on a request by: Jmabel ! talk 18:17, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

See File talk:Arnol Kox-Markt Eindhoven-2012-09-22.jpg. Could anyone respond there, so that the publisher can also read the answer to my question? I would love to hear from someone! Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 20:58, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

I think this has now been well addressed in the linked file talk page. - Jmabel ! talk 18:17, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Yup! Thank you! Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 19:57, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

How can I upload My photo

I want to beat DJ Tripp Ug pro (talk) 13:13, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

@DJ Tripp Ug pro: Wikimedia Commons is not a social media, so we don't accept personal images unless people already contribute to the project. So please do not upload your photo. Please read COM:SCOPE. Thanks, Yann (talk) 13:31, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Bohr model for Tc

Hi,

I was looking at the page for Technetium, and I noticed that there was no Bohr model for it. I found an image online that had this license for it: Commercial & other licenses. I don't know if this image is usable, so if you could advise, that would be great.

Thanks! Toxic Cheetah (talk) 21:38, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

@Toxic Cheetah: Hi, and welcome. Which image, on which page?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:08, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Maintenance for errors in a cropped file wanted

I have made a crop resulting in the image File:View from ISS on Monte Rosa mountain massif with highest Swiss mountain Dufourspitze, June 2022 - ISS067-E-152529 - View of Earth (cropped and edited).jpg some days ago. Two issues arose: The original image had 4 annotations, which are now (maybe not exactly precise, my observation) id 1 to id 4 in the new image. The further about 8 annotations (making about 12 alltogether) were added by another user after my crop and are good. Hence, the original 4 annotations are wrong (and are not shown, as they have the old image dimensions, much larger) and should be deleted (I could try myself but have observed very strange errors when editing annotations in the past, so I refrain). This was issue one. Second issue: The camera location data lowermost in the infobox somehow evolved into something wrong during the crop, so that now, a red error message is shown instead. I tried to analyze the code to remedy this, but did not find any location data in the cropped file at all, just "location" without any data behind. It would be nice if the original location info could be restored, but I would be perfectly ok if just the error message vanishes, and no location info is provided. Thanks in advance, Pittigrilli (talk) 11:32, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

@Pittigrilli: I suppose you can just remove the wrong annotations. The good annotations can be renamed 1-8. The location coordinates are in the structured data of the source file. You could copy them to the extracted file, in the location template or in the structured data. However, those coordinates locate the camera in Italy. Was the satellite above Italy for this photo of Switzerland? -- Asclepias (talk) 14:09, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

@Asclepias: Interesting observation, this may very well be the case with Italy. In fact, the border between Italy and Switzerland runs just along the Monte Rosa massif, hence the camera position might just be (theoretically) some inches or some km inside Italy, which would be roughly at the lower (and somewhat right) image border. Thanks, Pittigrilli (talk) 14:22, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

I deleted the wrong annotation sections and renumbered the correct ones, worked out well. I have a hard time though with copying the location from the structured data section of the original file (something with the format), could sb please do that? Pittigrilli (talk) 18:26, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Image Upload Issue

Hi, I am trying to update the picture profile on a page and it will not let me replace it with the current image I have, it says that it cannot determine whether the photo is suitable for Wikipedia Commons. How do I prove that I own the image? Dsteinmetz (talk) 15:14, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

@Dsteinmetz: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a smaller (<50,000 bytes or <2,000,000 pixels) jpg photo as a new user. The photo you tried to upload is smaller, and you indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a smaller photo, it is a copyright violation taken from the web. If you took the photo yourself, please upload the full-size original of it per COM:HR, including EXIF metadata. If you did not take the photo, please see Commons:Licensing for why we can't accept it, and have the photographer post permission on their official website or social media or send the photo and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. If you can't get a compliant license, the photo may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid that filter.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:09, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Screenshots provided by developers

Hi, working on an article about a video game. I want to include screenshots that the developers posted on their public blog to show viewers the gameplay. Is this acceptable to upload to the Commons, as this seems to fall under press material? Can provide a link if needed. Squiddyonwiki (talk) 20:27, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

@Squiddyonwiki: Hi,

Press material is not accepted on Commons. We need a release with a free license, preferably CC-BY-SA-4.0. Please see COM:VRT for the procedure. Yann (talk) 21:51, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Featured pictures

Wanted to sense check if pictures like File:Rock Climber Pinnacle.jpg and File:Climber Summit Manaslu 8163m.jpg be suitable candidates for Featured pictures? thanks. Aszx5000 (talk) 09:32, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

I would guess that the FP reviewers would say that the blow-out problems in the sky in both would make them ineligible, but you can always submit one for review. - Jmabel ! talk 18:39, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for that. I am not skilled in the technical assessment of picture quality so though I would run it by here first. Much appreciated. Aszx5000 (talk) 14:00, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Unable to upload

Is it just me? I kept on encountering error (e.g. [52128309-4cbe-4dd3-aff9-3537c5cdb63b] 2024-05-04 13:33:44: Fatal exception of type "JobQueueError") when trying to upload, this happens regardless of using the modern Upload Wizard or the legacy Upload Wizard. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 13:35, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Same for me. Hohum (talk) 13:38, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Erm, looks like some issues on Wikimedia servers side I guess. Certain features on English Wikipedia also returns errors. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 13:40, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

@Paper9oll and Hohum: Hi, and welcome. That looks like a bug, please see mw:How to report a bug.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:52, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

@Jeff G. Working for me now, looks like temporary issue. @Hohum Please retry again, if you are still encountering the issues then follow Jeff's reply above to report the bug. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 14:08, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

It's working for me now. Hohum (talk) 15:47, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

@Paper9oll and Hohum: Thank you both.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:44, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Technical issue

Hi. I think I might have made an error when creating a deletion request here. I noticed that the prefix "File:" is missing before the file's name. Is it something that can be resolved with a page move or should I ask for an administrator's help? Sorry if all of this sounds trivial. I'm mostly active on English Wikipedia, not on the Commons so I'm not 100% familiar with the rules and regulations. Best. Keivan.f^Talk 18:48, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

The DR seems fine to me. It's linked to the file, and you notified the uploader. Abzeronow (talk) 19:03, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

@Abzeronow Thank you so much for your response. I'm glad the set up is fine. My only concern was the way it had been titled but that does not appear to be an issue I guess. Best. Keivan.f^Talk 20:09, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

這種撤銷是否合理正確？

前陣子我被人指正，所以我想請教。我是對某一張照片，在一筆當中，同時進行二個編輯動作，一個添加A分類，另一個修改B分類，後來這一筆被人撤銷。這一撤銷，造成B分類被改回來的同時也連帶著A分類一起被移除。我詢問對方為何撤銷，才知道是我修改的B分類是改錯了。儘管B分類是被我改錯了，可是那僅止於B分類，這表示A分類是沒問題，於是我問他為何也將A分類一起撤銷，他卻沒回應。既然沒回應，這說明他對A分類是沒有理由，所以我對他的撤銷感到懷疑。我懷疑的是，他其實是有更好的做法，不需要用撤銷動作。他可以只針對B分類，手動將錯誤的分類給修改回來，因為有歷史可以看見上一筆差異，就能知道原本正確的分類是什麼。

老實說，我不僅無法理解，也無法接受，因為這種撤銷，感覺像是一個地方錯，就視同全部都錯，不太合理，這也是引發「糾紛」的原因。因此，我請教各位，如果在同一筆當中，編輯內容只有B分類是有問題，A分類是沒問題，選擇一筆撤銷，這種做法是否正確？如果是正確，請告訴我為什麼。謝謝--125.230.72.73 23:00, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Is this revocation reasonable and correct?

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I was corrected a while ago, so I wanted to ask for advice. On a certain photo, I performed two editing actions at the same time in one stroke, one to add category A and the other to modify category B. Later, this edit was revoked. This revocation caused Category B to be changed back and Category A to be removed along with it. I asked the other party why they canceled it, and I found out that the B classification I had modified was wrong. Although I had corrected the wrong classification for B, it was only for B, which meant that there was no problem with A. So I asked him why he also revoked A, but he didn’t respond. Since there is no response, it means that he has no reason for the A classification, so I am suspicious of his revocation. What I suspect is that he actually has a better way that doesn't require the undo action. He can only focus on the B classification and manually modify the wrong classification back. Because he has history and can see the previous difference, he can know what the original correct classification was.

To be honest, I not only can't understand it, but I can't accept it, because this kind of revocation feels like one place is wrong, and everything is wrong, which is unreasonable. This is also the reason for the "dispute". Therefore, I would like to ask everyone, if in the same transaction, the editing content is only classified into B, then there is a problem, but A is not a problem, and I choose to cancel it. Is this correct? If it is correct, please tell me why. Thanks

translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:53, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

您好，歡迎光臨。 您正在寫什麼照片或編輯內容？

Hi, and welcome. What photo or edit are you writing about?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:53, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

physical health education

what is rhythmic Josephinelove2 (talk) 12:20, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

@Josephinelove2: Hi, and welcome. Please see wikt:rhythmic.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Copyrighted flags?

Hello. I imagine the two flags at the second picture here [1] are copyrighted. The flags (they're actually the two sides of one) were adopted in 1892. However this digital drawing is obviously not from then. The flags I think do pass the threshold of originality from my own judgement. According to the picture the source of the flags would be this 1995 book [2] but the organization represented by the flag does not seem to be mentioned in the book. The organization is the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society, a private cultural organization in Romania that does not belong to the state. I just created an article for it in English Wikipedia and want to use the flags. Should I upload them here or there per fair use? Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 22:21, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

The only thing there that I can really imagine having copyright is the branches (mlădițe). Romulus & Remus are almost certainly a copy of something much older; the tricolor certainly can't be copyrighted, and I doubt the arrangement can be. @Super Dromaeosaurus: I take it you disagree, though. Can you say why? - ~

Well I don't disagree, I'd love to be able to upload the flags, I just imagined it would not be possible. I'm not very well-informed on copyright issues anyway. So you say it is okay if I upload both flags in Commons? Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 09:29, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

I'd actually appreciate other opinions here, because my rationale is a combination of the use of old elements, the simplicity of the design, the date of the overall design, etc. As I said, the biggest issue I see is the branches. Does anyone have a strong opinion on whether they are enough to make it copyrightable? - Jmabel ! talk 14:42, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

• Can someone help by giving their opinion? Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 19:56, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Since no-one else gave their insight, and having been encouraged by Jmabel, I've uploaded the flags [3] [4]. Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 13:52, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Public Domain Photo Map Altered via Photoshop. Ok to use?

Hello, I recently uploaded a public domain photo that I have since gotten altered by someone else. More specifically, the black line in the middle caused by newspaper creasing has been removed via Photoshop. Is altered material alright to use even though it's public domain? Wjenkins96 (talk) 04:10, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

@Wjenkins96: Sure, removal of the black line is not creative. The remover can choose the existing {{PD-US-expired}} or any other free license tag we accept.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:08, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Hey, I need some help!

So I uploaded a file to Wikimedia without properly understanding how to cite the copyright holder. It is a screenshot (that I took) of a video game (Yakuza 3), and so it falls SEGA's domain. I would appreciate what to do, as I don't know how to cite SEGA without re-uploading. Here is the file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiryu_Kazuma_Yakuza_3.png Also: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Roosterchz If anyone could help, I'd appreciate it. -Roosterchz Roosterchz (talk) 21:13, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

@Roosterchz: Since this is protected by copyright, it has to be deleted. See COMM:LICENSE. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:14, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Ah, welp...

So, should I just re-upload? What should I do this time for proper copyright citation?

Thanks, Roosterchz (talk) 21:16, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Here on Wikimedia Commons, we only accept freely licensed media. So you can either 1.) get SEGA to relicense this screenshot or 2.) not upload it. Why are you trying to upload the file at all? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:23, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Yep, I get it now.

This isn't worth the effort anymore, sorry for wasting your guys' time. I'll be more careful in the future.

Thanks again guys! Roosterchz (talk) 21:32, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Not at all a waste: we're here to help and we want to see more editors here. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:43, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Explicit video

I found an explicit video on commons, what should I do? The video has a person showing their private parts. If you reply here, please ping me. TheTechie (talk) 02:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

@TheTechie: have you seen COM:NOTCENSORED and Commons:Nudity? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:12, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

@Koavf No, sorry, I'm new here. I edit ENWIKI more often so that's why. TheTechie (talk) 02:17, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

No worries, my man. We have a similar policy to w:en:WP:NOTCENSORED if that helps. Glad you're here. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:27, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

•  Comment @TheTechie: Human anatomy and sexuality are within project scope. Random people uploading exhibitionist media not realistically educationally useful are not. Without knowing what video you're talking about, can't evaluate further. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:47, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  @Infrogmation: this one. The person is flinging their private part around, iirc. Nominated for deletion. TheTechie (talk) 02:51, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  That seems like it's probably not educational. I've not seen it, but seems like a stretch. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:54, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  @Koavf Yup. To find my dr: go to Commons:Deletion requests/2024/05/07 and Ctrl+F for "File:Young male in woman's lingerie.webm". You'll find it. TheTechie (talk) 03:00, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  Also, what is the policy regarding porn. I found an entire category of porn videos on commons. TheTechie (talk) 03:03, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  ​@TheTechie: That file was kept per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Young male in woman's lingerie.webm; so, you probably should've check the file's talkk page before nominating it again. Your nomination is also seems to be malformed in that you didn't add a deletion template to the file's page and you didn't notify the uploader of the file. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:06, 7 May 2024 (UTC)