Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive 96

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New system message for UploadWizard

Hi all! This is a request for interface admins: we're working on a specific message for when users upload medias with a wrong title, that would appear as a pop-up message when clicking on a specific link.

We would like to create a specific system message, maybe called MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-filename-short, that only shows the examples for good and bad names taken from MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-filename. The reason for this is that the full text is too long to be shown in a pop-up, and may cause that the user won't read it.

Is it possible to do so? Thanks in advance. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:30, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to not show the other information in that message, to be honest… do you maybe have some mockups or something similar (perhaps on Phabricator) to see what this would look like? Lucas Werkmeister (talk) 15:58, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

@Lucas Werkmeister: hi, sorry for taking this long to answer, on the right you can find the mockup of the potential message. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:34, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

@Sannita (WMF): That looks ok, but doesn't mention the parentheses in the background. Will those be accepted? How about other matched delimiters like square brackets, braces, and quotes? Other punctuation? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:05, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

@Jeff G. We are only copying the existing examples in MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-filename into the example (maybe not all of them in this mockup, but still this is the idea). Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:30, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Thinking about the implementation for a moment – I’m guessing MediaWiki:Titleblacklist would need to gain support for something like |errmsg-short= in addition to |errmsg=? Or do you want to hard-code “|errmsg= "-short"” as the title of the short message? Lucas Werkmeister (talk) 18:19, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

@Sannita (WMF): MediaWiki messages should be defined in the extension (or in core) and can have a local override. Why are you not doing that here? Do you have a related phabricator task? Multichill (talk) 17:12, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Problem with DelReqHandler

I wasn't sure whether to address the problem here or at COM:VPT, but since it's about a script only admins use, I'll ask here.

Simply put, at some point today DelReqHandler stopped working for me, and I don't get any Keep or Delete links on deletion request pages anymore. It was still working yesterday, when I was closing DRs and deleting files. And I don't remember missing the links earlier today when posting new DRs.

At first I thought I had somehow misadjusted my web browser, but I've tried three different web browsers now, also with all extensions disabled, and it still won't work. And yes, I've enabled the gadget, in fact I've disabled and re-enabled it.

Is DelReqHandler still working for everybody else? I noticed that a new MediaWiki Version was deployed to Commons today (COM:VPT#Tech News: 2024-21). Could that be a cause for my problems? --Rosenzweig τ 20:32, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Per Special:Version#mw-version-software and mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap, Mediawiki 1.43.0-wmf.6 was installed at "all non-Wikipedia sites" (that includes Commons) today. --Rosenzweig τ 20:44, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

The not / done links from UndelReq (at Commons:Undeletion requests/Current requests) are gone too. --Rosenzweig τ 20:47, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

It's broken for me as well. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:54, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

I did some more testing, and apparently something else also mentioned at COM:VPT, mw:Heading HTML changes, is the culprit. My usual skin is Monobook, and after changing that to Vector (2010 or 2022) or MinervaNeue, the links were back. Going back to Monobook, they vanished again. It appears the affected scripts need changes, because the other skins will follow suit with these heading changes. There's a whole thread at phabricator:T13555, but that's too technical for me. --Rosenzweig τ 22:49, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Can confirm, broken for me too. Affected is the monobook skin, which I use and prefer, in Vector it works. Don't know if phabricator:T13555 is the correct ticket for this.--Wdwd (talk) 12:29, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

1 for me. I tested this issue on Chrome and Firefox. Monobook and Timeless are affected. It works on all other skins. Yann (talk) 16:33, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Per the TechNews (linked above) Timeless, Modern, CologneBlue, Nostalgia, and Monobook are affected. Though I'm not sure if you can even still select the middle three. --Rosenzweig τ 16:37, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Same problem for me (using Monobook; also with Timeless). --Túrelio (talk) 07:58, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Is anyone knowledgeable enough to change these two scripts in a way that they will work with these heading HTML changes? Those changes are announced for the rest of the skins as well, so both scripts will break for everyone at some point. --Rosenzweig τ 17:42, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Rosenzweig @Wdwd and everyone, I made an attempt to fix the script: [1]. I am however not very knowledgeable about how it works, and I'm not able to test it end-to-end here, since I'm not an admin. Please double-check if it works correctly now (both on MonoBook and Vector). Matma Rex (talk) 19:15, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Hello Matma Rex,

thank you! I've tested it with Monobook and Vector 2010, and everything worked as expected. If it's working for everybody else too, MediaWiki:Gadget-UndelReq.js could be fixed the same way. Regards --Rosenzweig τ 19:26, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

@Rosenzweig I gave that one a try as well: [2] – please test. Matma Rex (talk) 20:22, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

@Matma Rex: That one worked with Vector 2010, but not with Monbook. While the not and done links are shown and a pop-up text box to enter the closing rationale appears, I got a TypeError: this.domElements[2].find(...).eq(...).attr(...) is undefined when actually trying to close the request. --Rosenzweig τ 12:30, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

@Rosenzweig Oops, I missed a spot, thanks for testing. Try now: [3] Matma Rex (talk) 12:59, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

@Matma Rex: Working with Monobook and Vector 2010 now. Thanks again :-) --Rosenzweig τ 13:24, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

@Matma Rex, the fix in [4] used in Monobook worked for me as well, thank you.--Wdwd (talk) 09:37, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Special:AbuseFilter/96

Done GPSLeo (talk) 07:33, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

@GPSLeo: , could you please change my username "ZI_Jony" to "ZI Jony"? maybe because of "_" I still get API error: (code: abusefilter-warning): ⧼abusefilter-warning-poty-votemanipulation⧽. For Special:AbuseFilter/129, change the year from 2022 to 2023, add my username there. Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 09:40, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Done I just added both versions. GPSLeo (talk) 09:43, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

@ZI Jony: The underscore shouldn't be necessary. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:52, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your support, it's working well. Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 12:20, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Edit request for Template:PD-RU-exempt

I want to add Category:PD-Gov license tags to Template:PD-RU-exempt but the template is currently protected. Please help me finish this edit, thanks. Whisper of the heart (talk) 16:41, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Not done The template is included in a subcategory of Category:PD-Gov license tags. Abzeronow (talk) 16:59, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Images that needs reloading.

File:Ten Days of Weather (14184590652).jpg and File:New NASA 3D Animation Shows Seven Days of Simulated Earth Weather (14906862243).jpg are supposed to be animation of clouds by NASA over a period of 7 to 10 days according to the source. However, only the thumb images of the start of those loops have been uploaded. So the titles and descriptions are not related to what these image are. The images needs to be deleted and they should be replaced by the flicker loop at the source.

Pierre cb (talk) 16:52, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

File moving request

A moving request for File:Kyrgyzstani eVisa.pdf has been submitted for a long time but have not been finished yet. Please move the file ASAP, thanks. Whisper of the heart (talk) 17:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Done although this didn't require an administrator to do it. Abzeronow (talk) 17:44, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Request for revision deletion

Please delete old revision of File:MerryDove.jpg, as the photographer doesn't want it to be used. See discussion at here. 0x0a (talk) 05:26, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Done. Uploader's request on uploading week. Taivo (talk) 07:46, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

User persistently removing DR template

Hey, I've recently nominated the file File:Noah D'castellano.jpg for deletion here. The uploader has repeatedly removed the template ([5], [6]) even after I warned them on their talk, and now is resorting to disruptive behaviour such as this Commons:Deletion requests/User:Cakelot1. I have repeatedly told them the correct way to prevent the file being deltead (providing rebuttalsat the DR), but they seem unwilling or unable to. Cakelot1 ☞️ talk 22:03, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

@Cakelot1: Semi-protected for 3 months to prevent further disruption. @Alisha Yvonne: This is not acceptable behavior. Further bad behavior on your part will result in a block. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:34, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Done Blocked them for this retributive DR filings (before I saw this conversation). The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 23:40, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

@The Squirrel Conspiracy: I've just blocked Berkhey (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log) as an obvious sock. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 00:03, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

New system message for UploadWizard

Hi all! This is a request for interface admins: we're working on a specific message for when users upload medias with a wrong title, that would appear as a pop-up message when clicking on a specific link.

We would like to create a specific system message, maybe called MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-filename-short, that only shows the examples for good and bad names taken from MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-filename. The reason for this is that the full text is too long to be shown in a pop-up, and may cause that the user won't read it.

Is it possible to do so? Thanks in advance. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:30, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to not show the other information in that message, to be honest… do you maybe have some mockups or something similar (perhaps on Phabricator) to see what this would look like? Lucas Werkmeister (talk) 15:58, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

@Lucas Werkmeister: hi, sorry for taking this long to answer, on the right you can find the mockup of the potential message. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:34, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

@Sannita (WMF): That looks ok, but doesn't mention the parentheses in the background. Will those be accepted? How about other matched delimiters like square brackets, braces, and quotes? Other punctuation? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:05, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

@Jeff G. We are only copying the existing examples in MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-filename into the example (maybe not all of them in this mockup, but still this is the idea). Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:30, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Thinking about the implementation for a moment – I’m guessing MediaWiki:Titleblacklist would need to gain support for something like |errmsg-short= in addition to |errmsg=? Or do you want to hard-code “|errmsg= "-short"” as the title of the short message? Lucas Werkmeister (talk) 18:19, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

@Sannita (WMF): MediaWiki messages should be defined in the extension (or in core) and can have a local override. Why are you not doing that here? Do you have a related phabricator task? Multichill (talk) 17:12, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Just to let you know that we're still deciding which way to go. I'm in contact with the devs to decide how do we want to deal with this. --Sannita (WMF) (talk) 08:57, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T366323

Ok, so we decided to follow @Multichill's idea and show a generic error message that will in turn link to the correct notice. You can follow the implementation in the ticket I added. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:52, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Flickr review stopped working

It looks like that the Flickrbot stopped working again today again for 3 hours now. Just to let you know. Best, --Leoboudv (talk) 11:54, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

It would explain why the flickr review backlog is nearly 250 images. Goodnight, --Leoboudv (talk) 11:55, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

The backlog is now over 2,000 images. Perhaps someone can fix the flickrbot. Is it Stefan? Best, --Leoboudv (talk) 10:39, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Pinging Stemoc who has helped get it rebooted the past two times: Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive_95#Flickr_Review_Bot_has_broken_down and Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive_95#Flickr_Review_bot_is_stuck. // sikander { talk } 🦖 13:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

ok, told him to get it rebooted but yeah guys you need to find maintainers with developer access to atleast reboot it from time to time, this time it lasted 56 days...hopefully more than 100 days this time around.. I won't be around anymore after a few weeks so please find a better solution.. Ste moc 15:44, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Done. Thank you, Stemoc, the bot has been rebooted and is working now. // sikander { talk } 🦖 17:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Thank You Stemoc for your help. Best, --Leoboudv (talk) 19:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Open deletion requests (FOP cases)

I wanted to point to some open deletion requests I have started a while ago and which are in my opinion clear cases due to FOP issues, but noticed that there are even more requests. The ones I’ve started are all in category French FOP cases/pending, but only two of them are from me (coincidentally the two first ones in the moment). There is also the parent category FOP-related deletion requests/pending with indicators for non empty subcategories (these indicators could be coloured by CSS, but the string needed for this is unfortunately language dependent, so I cannot post a suggestion). I would be pleased, if someone would get active. — Speravir – 23:31, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Speravir: Commons is in a dire state. Every process is backlogged and several critical processes are dependent on a single user. At least DR is moving. It'll get there eventually. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 04:55, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Request to mass-delete redirects from mistype

Wednesday I uploaded ~400 photos, typing in the wrong day in the filename. I mass-moved them, but the tool left behind redirects. I'm trying to upload photos from Thursday, which the Upload Wizard doesn't like that there are redirects. Could they please be deleted to make way for the new files? The files are titled NYC Trump court trial 2024-05-29 [000..399], and links to them can be found in my move log. Thank you, and I'm so sorry! SWinxy (talk) 22:11, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

@SWinxy: No worries, I deleted the whole lot with JWB (check your move log). Also shoutout to Ymblanter for doing everything before 041 and 397-399. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 14:05, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

omg thank you you two!!! Don't forget Jmabel! <3 SWinxy (talk) 18:14, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Renaming Template:GFDL-OpenGeoDB

Hi! Would someone be able to rename Template:GFDL-OpenGeoDB to Template:PD-OpenGeoDB? The template does not license files under the GFDL, so its name is misleading. I am unable to edit the template (and thus cannot tag it for someone else to move). Thanks, HouseBlaster (talk) 16:51, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

"Inactive" license reviewers

Quotation from Commons:License review

"There is currently no defined policy for removal of license reviewer rights. In case of clear abuse or gross incompetence, a request for removal can be raised on the administrators' noticeboard. Inactivity is currently not a valid rationale for removal of license reviewer rights. (underline added)

Commons:Flickr files/reviewers states (at the bottom of the page) that "There are currently 513 users who can review files." However, there are some unknown number of "inactive reviewers" in the image-reviewer list here: [7]

For example, This volunteer has not edited on Commons for over 5 years. This volunteer has been inactive, since 2014. There are other examples of inactivity for lesser periods of time.

Can there be a policy created to remove license reviewer rights after a certain period of inactivity? They could always be encouraged to reapply, if they again become active.

In the alternative, could a list be created of "inactive" license reviewers who are inactive for a certain period of time? Thank you, -- Ooligan (talk) 01:31, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Given their significance I'd agree inactive license reviewers should be demoted. They could always reapply and be given the right immediately again if competent Bedivere (talk) 02:07, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

What is the harm this is intended to prevent? - Jmabel ! talk 02:25, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Seconding Jmabel. This seems like a solution in search of a problem. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 04:52, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

The only benefit would be that the statistic only shows the ones how are actually active. But for this we do not need to remove the rights. For the statistic we could just filter for thous how are active and not only active by regular edits but with license reviews. GPSLeo (talk) 04:57, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

i think it's a matter of keeping the user groups (visualised as lists) current. it's also pretty easy to re-grant the user groups when they become active again.

imo all groups except autopatrol should be removed after being inactive (not a single edit, not a single log action) for 10 years. RZuo (talk) 07:44, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

EC-Audiovisual delete request handling

The Category:EU Scopes - Information and education only is currently at 258 files with 11 uploaders, ranging from 203 files to 2 files. How do we handle mass deletion for these files? I feel a bit uneasy informing a user that 200 files they uploaded are not allowed.

Also, the content for this category will keep growing as files in Category:EC-Audiovisual Center review needed are processed and possibly identified as problematic. Note that we have had delete requests processed (and pending) already because of disclaimer on source page.

How should we proceed with this?

Thank you, and regards. // sikander { talk } 🦖 14:06, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

I do not understand that case. The linked copyright page on the sources makes clear that all content is under CC-BY unless otherwise stated. And the files I checked did not have a different license on their page. GPSLeo (talk) 15:04, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

@GPSLeo: It is confusing, unfortunately. For example

File:P050869-890766.jpg is from https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/photo/P-050869~2F00-08 and the copyright section on the source page states "European Union, 2021, Scopes: Information and education only"
File:Floods, Italy.webm was from https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-242001 and the source page states "European Union, 2023, Scopes: Non-commercial use, Information and education only"
However, File:Amalienborg Palace 6.jpg is from https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/photo/P-051259~2F00-33 and the copyright section states "European Union, 2021" without the scope disclaimer so all good here

That is the problem and VRT ticket discussion led to EU staff just saying read the copyright policy. // sikander { talk } 🦖 15:15, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

You mean they use the term scope as synonym for license or usage conditions? I would understand the term scope as the topic of the photo. If we have contact to them through VRT we should ask them to use a clearer term. GPSLeo (talk) 15:20, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I think so. Of all the files I've reviewed the "Scope" text on individual photo pages is the only data that matches the "unless stated otherwise in the terms of use accompanying each individual file" declaration in Copyright policy. At the same time, User Zoozaz1 disagrees (see Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:EU Scopes - Information and education only). What do you suggest next step should be? // sikander { talk } 🦖 16:06, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Withdraw: I will contact EC-Audiovisual staff again and ask for clarification about "Scope" text and whether Commons can host "Scopes: Information and education only" and "Scopes: Non-commercial use, Information and education only" files. Marking this as withdrawn for now and will re-create, if needed. Thank you. // sikander { talk } 🦖 14:20, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Category rename by overwrite

Please move Category:Families of Viruses to Category:Viruses by family.

The description of Category:Families of Viruses mentions Template:Taxonavigation populating that category, but the subcategories actually end up at Category:Viruses by family.

I'm posting this here following the suggestion by @Billinghurst [8]. Enhancing999 (talk) 10:24, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Is there any reason this is not to be handled by a normal CfD? - Jmabel ! talk 19:32, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

It could be, which was why I rejected the speedy deletion and asked for more detail for the assessment, as a move and overwrite seemed more appropriate. The two categories have now been merged, and tidied, duplicates removed, and he "... by family" is more inline with our current naming philosophy and therefore findable through HotCat. — billinghurst sDrewth 22:07, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. I don't really have a preference for either name. At first I tried to fix the template to categorize into Category:Families of Viruses, but couldn't figure out how. In any case, if it's to be renamed again, one needs to fix the template first. Enhancing999 (talk) 05:51, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Enhancing999 (talk) 05:51, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Talk page fix please

For some reason a user modified my talk page and moved the welcome message from 2007. After that the Archiver bot archived the 2007 welcome message by Yann. Unfortunately I cannot undo this due to edit conflicts.

Can an Admin please revert the changes to so that the archiver bot doesn't archive the 2007 message in the next run? Thank you so much! // sikander { talk } 🦖 14:28, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

I think I fixed it, without being an admin. Enhancing999 (talk) 16:12, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

No, Enhancing999, your edit is a new edit which the archiver bot will archive again the next time it runs. Please leave this for Admnistrators. // sikander { talk } 🦖 16:13, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

@Sikander: The way to manage sections not to archive is through use of {{DNAU}}, or to remove a date in the last component of that section, as the archiverbot looks for the date in the sig for that identification. — billinghurst sDrewth 22:10, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

PLUS this is not a task for busy admininstrators. Your talk page is yours to manage. — billinghurst sDrewth 22:12, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Ah ok, thank you, didn't know of that and thought reverting edits and deleting them would be the ideal way. I'll make the adjustments. Thanks and regards // sikander { talk } 🦖 23:04, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Sikander

Santhosh kumar 001 uploads

Hello. Can an admin check the uploads of a certain Santhosh kumar 001 (talk · contribs)? I have tagged for speedy deletion two of their uploads (File:இருசக்கர வாகனம்.jpg and File:குழிப்பணியாரம்.webp) because of being apparent copyvios. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 00:45, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

A lot of these uploaded are copyright violations (I found three more). These all follow the same pattern: taken from marketplaces, with EXIF stripped, generic Tamil file names and little to no information on source. I think it's best to just start a mass deletion request. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 18:52, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Import Template from enwiki

I guess this is an admin task. Please import:

w:Template:Resolve category redirect → Template:Resolve category redirect (after deletion of current content)
w:Module:Template redirect regex → Module:Template redirect regex
w:Module:Resolve category redirect → Module:Resolve category redirect

This should help solve some of the cases at Commons:Village_pump#Stuck_in_category_redirects. Enhancing999 (talk) 16:33, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Also: w:MediaWiki:Babel-category-override → MediaWiki:Babel-category-override

Then protect Modules/Templates for admin-only/template-editor only. Enhancing999 (talk) 16:37, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

I've imported the first page mentioned at top, but there is clearly a lot more to be done to make this work. No idea how to import a module. - Jmabel ! talk 17:50, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

I have done a lot of module importing and exporting at dcwwiki.org - and ideally there are two ways to do this but Special:Import does the job. Importing all templates included in this module will overrite the templates (if we have them here). ─ Aafī (talk) 18:10, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

I tried importing one but was caught with a database error. [402bfdcf-c194-435b-a77c-6769b9d46e73] 2024-06-03 18:14:10: Fatal exception of type "Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBTransactionStateError" ─ Aafī (talk) 18:14, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for looking into this. There shouldn't be any dependencies other than the ones listed above, if one ignores the documentation subpages. Enhancing999 (talk) 20:24, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

@Enhancing999: I have imported the modules. Please let me know if anything else is required. ─ Aafī (talk) 07:07, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. It seems to work with {{Category redirect}} as expected. The regex still needs some work for all 12 redirects, e.g. Template:Seecat. Some samples at Template:Resolve_category_redirect/doc#Examples don't work yet. Enhancing999 (talk) 07:52, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Enhancing999 (talk) 07:52, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Please send me my own deleted file

I am the author of File:Mosquée Fayçal corrigée.jpg, which cannot be published on Commons because there is no commercial Freedom of Panorama in Guinea. I have not kept a local copy. Could an admin please send it to me at [my username][email protected]? Thank you! --GrandEscogriffe (talk) 10:26, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

I'll take care of this. - Jmabel ! talk 14:30, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Deletion request for intermediate file

I almost always upload the original JPEG file straight from the camera and then usually one or perhaps more edited and enhanced files: cropped, lightened, sharpened, and so on.

This particular intermediate file added nothing really from the previous version: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/e/e0/20240604193001!Richard_Cluse_at_press_conference_hunger_strike_Berlin_3_June_2024.jpg and was timestamped: 19:15, 4 June 2024.

If some could delete the above version, that would be helpful. Otherwise it's presence is not really a problem. Just being tidy.

It could also be that the updating process is delayed somewhat on Wikimedia and that I was looking at stale versions and making incorrect assessments ?? Whatever the case, can you proceed as indicated. TIA. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 19:46, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

No reason to delete things like this. They take up just as much space on the server either way, and it's a waste of admin time to go around deleting them. - Jmabel ! talk 04:56, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Cheers (and thanks for all your work). RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 06:25, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Insults

Insults in French on this userpage; was blocked earlier indefinitely on fr.wp. Thanks. --d-n-f (talk) 06:52, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

For now, I've justed deleted the attacking words. --Túrelio (talk) 08:19, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Wrong version of a flag

Hi, Crimean Tatar Flag ist wrong, here is the official version. Zolgoyo (talk) 13:08, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

See File talk:Flag of the Crimean Tatar people.svg where this has already been discussed, and edit-warred, at length. Andy Dingley (talk) 14:36, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Four files deleted in 2014

Hello.These four files were all deleted by Natuur12 in December 2014, because photos were derivative work of copyrighted 3D-artwotk in Finland, which are not in PD (yet). Files were uploaded in fi-wiki, but original or any license was added. So I'm asking somebody with access to deleted fiels to check the licenses, are they (as Commons uploader's other licenses at that time) "self|cc-by-sa-3.0" or did that user use some other license (and what was that).

File:F. A. Juseliuksen muistoreliefi.JPG

{{self|cc-by-sa-3.0}} Mchiriku

File:Sukkula Pori.JPG

huh?

File:Sukkula, Pori.JPG, perhaps. --Geohakkeri (talk) 11:25, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

File:Väinö Tannerin muistoreliefi.JPG

{{self|cc-by-sa-3.0}} Mchiriku

File:Porin työväentalon muistoreliefi.JPG

{{self|cc-by-sa-3.0}} Mchiriku

First file was deleted 2014-12-17, all others 2014-12-12.

I'll appreciate if somebody has time for that. Thank you. --Htm (talk) 10:15, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

@Htm: Per above all self|cc-by-sa-3.0 — billinghurst sDrewth 11:13, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Great, thank you Billinghurst, and sorry for the missing comma. Regards, Htm (talk) 12:17, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Request for protection of Category:2024 Taiwanese legislative reform protests

Edit-warring. —— Eric Liu_（Talk） 22:49, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

@'Eric Liu: I don't see any sign of further warring since you took it to a CfD instead of (ahem) being one of the parties to the edit warring. So I'm inclined to leave it alone unless there are further reverts. - 00:47, 13 June 2024 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmabel (talk • contribs)

Request file swap

Hello,

Can someone please swap the names of File:Al Khartoum Square in Alexandria - column - Arabic inscription.jpg and File:Al Khartoum Square in Alexandria - column - English inscription.jpg? The file named ...Arabic... is actually a picture of the English inscription, and vice versa.

COM:File renaming#File name swaps says that: "To perform file name swaps, you need the suppressredirect right."

Thanks in advance! Place Clichy 13:47, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

{ Done - Jmabel ! talk 14:58, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

Economist Group/CQ Roll Call copyright issue

An English Wikipedia editor has raised a concern over File:Hunter Biden and Abbe Lowell in 2023.jpg and its derivatives; please see w:Talk:Hunter Biden#Infobox image and w:User talk:Hammersoft#Copyright violation. The files have been tagged for copyright deletion here since April (Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Born Isopod); ElijahPepe said they were contacting the Library of Congress for clarification but it appears that we do not presently have clear evidence of permission for these files. Can someone please take care of removing these files, and can we update the text of {{PD-CQ Roll Call}}? Ivanvector (talk) 18:43, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

As an update, I did not receive a response from the Library of Congress. This is a matter that the Wikimedia Foundation needs to contact them about. ElijahPepe (talk) 18:56, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

The copyright grant in question was for a particular set of photographs. That template itself indicates that "This work is from the Congressional Quarterly or Roll Call portion of the CQ Roll Call photograph collection at the Library of Congress." The LoC website links clarify that the dates the included pictures were taken are 'ca. 1960-2005, bulk 1989-2002' and '1950-2000, bulk 1988-2000'. It would be good to have more clarity for photographs dated 1950-2005, but this particular template clearly cannot be accurately applied to any image more recent than 2005 as the LoC indicates they can't have been in the two donated collections. --Noren (talk) 12:48, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

The metadata of the above mentioned File:Hunter Biden and Abbe Lowell in 2023.jpg says that the copyright holder is "2023 CQ-Roll Call, Inc.", and, according to FiscalNote, the company that owns CQ Roll Call Inc., they sell Roll Call staff photographers's work via GettyImages. This particular image, when purchased for documentations, noncommercial websites, etc., starts at $150 (Hunter Biden Dec 13, art.-no. 1845877166). I don't know whether the presence of the metadata indicates that Bremps bought the image and, if so, if using it on WP is legal. The metadata on, e.g., File:Andrew_Cuomo.jpg, one of the images uploaded by Born Isopod, indicates that it is a screenshot. Space4Time3Continuum2x (talk) 10:45, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

I did not buy the image, and uploaded it under the impression that it was in the public domain. If it's non-free, we best delete it. Bremps... 17:41, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Note that the files that I listed on the deletion request are not the full extent of the images, as there are still more at Category:PD-CQ Roll Call. reppop^talk 00:21, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

All nominated files, including that of Hunter Biden linked above, are deleted. Bedivere (talk) 02:34, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Guess I should now do a nomination for the remaining ones. reppop^talk 03:34, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Please do. If these are in the same situation, they will be speedily deleted. Bedivere (talk) 03:41, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

There are some images that I can't find on the LOC website, but were made around the time where the images in the collection. Should I include them or should I do another pass? reppop^talk 03:50, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Nevermind, I think they're just a couple of edge cased that would need more insight on their own, I've nominated the rest here. reppop^talk 04:11, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

@Bedivere: , I've nominated the last set (made around the time where the images in the collection but not in the collection) at Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:PD-CQ Roll Call. reppop^talk 00:31, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Done deleted Bedivere (talk) 01:13, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

As an aside, I think we should modify the text of the license a little in order to make it clear the only the images that are in the collection, or images that have been cropped from images that are in the collection, should be allowed. reppop^talk 23:53, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Merge the categories.

Categories moved to correct target. The wrong ones are nominated for Speedy deletion which will be done eventually. (non-admin closure) ShaanSengupta^Talk 04:15, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

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Hello can someone please merge Category:Shivraj Singh Chauhan into Category:Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The correct spelling of his name is Shivraj Singh Chouhan not Shivraj Singh Chauhan. Its Cho not Cha. It can be verified from English Wikipedia or government websites. The best and most recent proof can be File:Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan.jpg uploaded by me. Its taken from Govt of India website. Also fix the subcategories. Thank you. ShaanSengupta^Talk 15:55, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Done the main category Bedivere (talk) 16:07, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks @Bedivere for the quick action. I have moved the subcategories to correct target and nominated the wrong for SD under Bad name. If you could help with that too. ShaanSengupta^Talk 16:10, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Also @Bedivere if you could do the same with Category:Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Narendra Modi. The correct target should be Category:Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Narendra Modi. The wrong category has a lot of files. If I start doing it, it will take time and your one click can fix it. Thank you again. ShaanSengupta^Talk 16:18, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Done Bedivere (talk) 23:05, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

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Close this CFD

I'm requesting an experienced and uninvolved user to close this discussion: Commons:Categories for discussion/2023/06/Category:Wales. Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 05:32, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

CfD Georgia

Please re-close Commons:Categories for discussion/2017/03/Category:Georgia. This has been opened a long time and to merely copy a discussion about how to implement it, we don't need to re-open the thread.

In any case, we already have series of broken subcategories in Category:Non-empty category redirects and need to fix them in one or the other direction. Currently, it has just become a prolonged mess. Enhancing999 (talk) 10:57, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

File:Spanische Fussballnationalmannschaft Logo 2010 1star.svg

Would administrator mind taking a look at this File:Spanische Fussballnationalmannschaft Logo 2010 1star.svg? There are two potential issues with the file: (1) the most recent version might be a problem per COM:OVERWRITE and (2) the current and former version might not be {{PD-logo}} per both the COM:TOO US and COM:TOO Spain. I'm asking about this because en:File:Spain National Football Team badge.png uploaded locally to English Wikipedia as non-free content has been tagged for speedy deletion as orphaned non-free use. If the Commons svg version is OK as licensed, then the local non-free file would no longer be needed; on the other hand, if the Commons file isn't OK as licensed, then the non-free would need to be restored to where it was previously being used so as to avoid it being deleted. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:00, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure. It could be the derivative work of a public domain coat of arms. Anyway, I've reverted to the original version. It could be nominated for deletion Bedivere (talk) 06:37, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. Place Clichy 07:50, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

File:Flag of Dardania.svg

User AceDouble (talk · contribs) is going on with a pointless edit-war about File:Flag of Dardania.svg. Time ago, I formatted the page and replaced the text [[Category:SVG proposed flags|Kosovo]] [[Category:SVG proposed flags of Kosovo]] with the template {{Proposed flag|SVG|proposed|Kosovo}}, which already replaces and includes those categories, yet the aforementioned user keeps reverting the page since February. I don't see any reason to edit-war about that. Daniele Fisichella 02:23, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

@Est. 2021 You're the one whose making trouble for no reason. The flag is not fictitious while it's in use by the President's office since April 2021. Stop editing the file without the author's consent. [[9]] AceDouble (talk) 13:03, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

I issued a short three day block, as they were warring just yesterday Bedivere (talk) 15:51, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

@AceDouble: I don't need your consent at all. We specifically have that template for both fictitious and proposed flags, that's why it's literally set on {{Proposed flag|SVG|proposed|Kosovo}} and it hence transcludes Category:SVG proposed flags of Kosovo. In addition, the presidential use you refer to is totally unrecognized by Kosovo law, nor its unofficial use would constitute any recognition as state flag. Daniele Fisichella 18:40, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

@Est. 2021 See Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard/Blocks_and_protections#Block_request_for_User:Bedivere. Bedivere (talk) 17:53, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Block of User:Jeanhousen

I blocked earlier today User:Jeanhousen. They run into some issues (not with me), and several users tried to resolve them at their talk page. (Note that one more topic was arxived earlier today). They ignored this and kept editing. After giving them two warnings, I blocked them in order to attract their attention to their talk page. The response was that they are not interested in discussing the issues. I am not going to unblock them for the time being, but if any other administrator knows how to resolve the issues please feel free to unblock. Ymblanter (talk) 19:46, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Are there any diffs of editing justifying this block? User_talk:Jeanhousen#Cimetières et patrimoine classé hardly justifies it. This is a prolific contributor and personally I didn't have any problems discussing with them. Enhancing999 (talk) 19:59, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Sure, discuss with them, no problem for me. I did not intend this block to be indefinite. Ymblanter (talk) 20:05, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I did. So it's not the user per se.

You blocked the user indefinitely, so it's for you to provide diffs justifying this.

Also, what is your take on users telling other users not to discuss with them. Is this acceptable conduct? Enhancing999 (talk) 20:09, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

The diffs are their talk page. Concerning your last point, I do not understand the relation to the block. Did I tell other users or advised other users not to discuss anything? Ymblanter (talk) 20:19, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

@Jmh2o, Carolus, and Hjart: Ymblanter (talk) 20:21, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I don't see the diffs. Please copy them here.

You didn't, but somebody else did, making - what I consider - a provocation. Then you blocked the user over not responding to it. It seems to me that your action escalated the issue. Enhancing999 (talk) 20:24, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Fine, thank you for your opinion. Ymblanter (talk) 20:28, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Can you either unblock the user or block all involved users equally? Enhancing999 (talk) 20:31, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I will unblock the user if they engage in the discussion of THEIR actions. Ymblanter (talk) 20:35, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

You can't expect a user to respond by 16:00 to a comment made the day before at 21:23. Enhancing999 (talk) 20:39, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Bonsoir, je préfère répondre en français. Je constate que @Jeanhousen: fait un travail appréciable de catégorisation. Après avoir lui signalé ce que je considère comme une erreur, il n'a plus reproduit celle-ci. Ne pas répondre à des remarques, même si c'est peu collaboratif, n'est pas obligatoire et ne méritée pas un blocage illimité. Une agressivité dans les réponses non plus. La sanction ne devrait pas dépasser un avertissement, à l'extrême limite, vu ce qui lui est actuellement reproché, un blocage limité dans le temps. Cordialement. --JmH₂O^(talk) 20:44, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Comment After this comment by them not only clear Support the block, but also would support a Global ban proposal. Regards --A.Savin 20:57, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

That was after he was pressured by an admin to respond to a user who didn't even expect him to respond (read JmH2O above).

I don't think Carolus and Ymblanter's actions in this case are a sample to follow. Enhancing999 (talk) 21:03, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello, can you please explain why you mention me, i don't understand your point, thank you. Carolus (talk) 21:14, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I left a note at User_talk:Carolus#Comment_on_userpage. Enhancing999 (talk) 21:20, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I left a note at User_talk:Carolus#Comment_on_userpage. Enhancing999 (talk) 21:22, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

By all means no, I don't see anything on their talk page to justify such offensive remarks, and "another Falk2" is surely among the last we need here. --A.Savin 21:22, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

They were blocked over not responding to offensive remarks in relation to two issues that were resolved. [10]. I reported Carolus at COM:AN/U. Enhancing999 (talk) 21:31, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I am not sure why you have chosen to lie here, but this is not what they were blocked for. Ymblanter (talk) 21:33, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Do I need to provide diffs? But then, I guess you don't want any as you don't provide them either. Enhancing999 (talk) 21:37, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I have very clearly written at the beginning of this topic why I blocked them. I now checked again, I did not write "I blocked them because they were not responding to offensive remarks". Ymblanter (talk) 21:40, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

It's me who qualified the thread you were pressuring Jeanhousen to respond to as having an offensive comment. From my comments above and my report at AN/U, this should be clear to you.

The old thread was resolved, at least if I read JmH2O above. The same issue seems to apply to the Denmark description.

Is there a particular reason why you chose to intervene in this issue and pressure the user? I don't think this was report here or on AN/U before and even your comment at 21:33 seems unprofessional. Enhancing999 (talk) 21:50, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I am sorry but what seems unprofessional to you does not seem to be unprofessional to me and to other users in this thread. The user consistently got talk page comments that some of their issues were substandard. Not one, not two, but many over a long period. They did not react to these comments and continued editing. When you say "resolved" you mean other users reverted their edits and they did not edit-war. Good for them, but in order for these things not to happen again, they need to be addressed. I warned them once, I warned them again two weeks later. Nothing happened. The only reason to attract their attention to the talk page would be to block them, for which I have chosen an infinite duration having in mind that as soon as they acknowledge the problems at the talk page, I can safely unblock. Instead of acknowledging the problems, they preferred to you-know-what. As a result, they are now blocked indef with talk page access revoked. This is unfortunate, but this seems to be a logical consequence of their behavior. I came here - which was my good will, I had no obligation to do so - with the message that any administrator may unblock if they see it appropriate. So far no one did. Ymblanter (talk) 05:24, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

They edited the description for Denmark afterwards.

You haven't answered the question about what lead you to pressure this user to respond to a thread Jmh20 considered resolved.

Also, do you think the user should have answered Carolus' question about their nationality and native language and engaged in a discussion about that? Enhancing999 (talk) 08:36, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

He could have kindly refused towards me. And, that would be fine for me. But he should have reacted anyway: he lost an opportunity to show his good will towards the community. That's our point, you do not seem to accept. Carolus (talk) 08:41, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

I am sorry you keep asking loaded questions and making false statements and do not seem to pay attention to my answers. I am afraid I am not going to respond to you in this thread anymore. Ymblanter (talk) 09:12, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Please confirm what you consider "making false statements". We are in process of reviewing your admin actions. If you don't want them to be reviewed, so be it, but then we might want to seek further community input. Enhancing999 (talk) 09:18, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

It is not about a resolved issue, he has to reply if someone asks a question. He refuses to reply, this is basic etiquette that applies to ensure that a project functions optimally. His last comment proves that he looks down on other users, I am not responsible for that. Carolus (talk) 21:37, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Support block per A. Savin. Abzeronow (talk) 21:33, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Support block per A. Savin. Carolus (talk) 21:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Comment I've revoked the user's ability to edit their talk page per their last comment there. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 23:36, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Comment As a general comment, I don't know why we don't look to start with a partial block as we could look to block a person's editing by namespace if the problematic editing is namespace specific (Category:, File:) and allow them to address something like this thread. We do seem to throw down the gauntlet for a fight by a block, and that is often quite inflammatory.

In this case, it was clearly inflammatory, judging by the response, and the person does need a complete block. Does it need to be infinite? I wouldn't have thought so initially if we entered into an AGF conversation focusing on resolution. Now? I think this is where we are. I don't like losing people who were good editors due to intransigence. — billinghurst sDrewth 06:16, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

I would be fine with going for a partial block for files and categories, but I do not think this is my call anymore. Ymblanter (talk) 06:39, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

The user got some kind of non technical partial block in the form of a warning on their talk page. GPSLeo (talk) 07:01, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

What are you referring to? He was indefinitely blocked by Ymblanter after they pressured him when they didn't respond to Carolus inappropriate comments. Enhancing999 (talk) 09:48, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

I refer to this warning issued one week before the block [11] GPSLeo (talk) 18:19, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Comment Seeing the last comment, blocking was appropriate. However I unblocked the talk page, and started an offer to solve the situation, by requesting Jeanhousen an apology (in French). I made it clear that further insults would lead to a global lock. Yann (talk) 10:05, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Hopefully they will accept the offer and help us to resolve the situation. Ymblanter (talk) 10:10, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

The comment is inappropriate, but it came after Ymblanter went to pressure him and blocked them.

Apparently, the user was already subject to admin action I consider inappropriate by A. Savin before. A. Savin issued an admin warning after he didn't immediately receive a response to an editorial question and then went ahead anyways with their edit. Enhancing999 (talk) 10:12, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Well, you can contest something without making insults. Yann (talk) 10:15, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Surely. Somehow blocked users tend to not take their block lightly and without emotional involvement. The question remains about the two other involved admins and Carolus. Enhancing999 (talk) 10:21, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

It is clear that you place the responsibility with our actions. Well, that's your absolute right, and we all understand your point: you make yourself very clear. But this is where it ends: i don't agree with you, as far as I'm concerned. I will not answer any of your other questions in order to end this discussion. Have a nice day, and thank you. Carolus (talk) 10:35, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

No need, there is now a thread at COM:VP/U concerning your involvement. Enhancing999 (talk) 10:40, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

How thoughtful of you! Very good, then we can conclude this discussion here, perfect suggestion. Thank you very much. Carolus (talk) 13:55, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Is an indefinite block appropriate?

SNOW close as proposer. Thanks for your comments everyone. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 20:54, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

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One comment and some incivility is not a clear reason to give an indefinite block. That feels like overkill. We usually give 1 week - 1 month blocks for incivility. What made this case so exceptional that it required more duration? Usually we only give indefs for repeated incivility, not a one-off occurence. There's a reason the metaphorical rope guideline exists. Proposing reducing block length to one week. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 16:34, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Support as proposer. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 16:34, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
Oppose - COM:BP is the governing policy; it does not prescribe specific durations, but instead says "use a block duration that is proportional to the time likely needed for the user to familiarize themselves with relevant policies and adjust their behaviour". An indefinite block is not "overkill," as indefinite is not infinite, and the block can be lifted at any time once the user has indicated the issue is understood and has credible commitment that it will not continue. Where is any evidence a user who believes this is acceptable will magically have a change of heart in a week, or that they have any interest in familiarising themselves with relevant policies and adjust their behaviour? Changing this block to a week makes it punitive rather than preventative. Эlcobbola _talk 16:52, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
Oppose any unblock or shortening -- of course is the permanent refusal to discuss and answer legitimate requests nothing else than repeated incivility. We don't need toxic users here even regardless of otherwise productive work. --A.Savin 16:55, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
Oppose I agree with my fellow colleagues, the block is not meant to be infinite, but it was well warranted instead of a short term one. I do understand the point of Matrix though. Bedivere (talk) 17:04, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

indefinite block is too much for some incidences of removal of text. RZuo (talk) 17:34, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

The issue now is not removal of text, but insults. May be the initial block was harsh, but given the last comment, an indefinite block is now appropriate. Yann (talk) 18:09, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

This is how some other Wikis treat blocks. But I think that leads much more hostile environments than we have on Commons. Our current way we do this with infinite block and fast unblock if the user convinces us that such things will never happen again is much better. GPSLeo (talk) 18:26, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jeanhousen&diff=prev&oldid=885121565 was way out of line. If the user will not acknowledge that, then they should be blocked for at least several months, if not indefinitely. If I had written the equivalent, I'd expect to be de-admin'd and blocked for a long time, despite whatever contributions I've made to the project. - Jmabel ! talk 18:40, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Oppose Jeanhousen (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log) was being non-collegial with other contributors and then took it a step further with insults and refusing to disengage. This is a preventative block and it would be lifted if they recognised the disruption they caused and state they understand, and will not do it again. Bidgee (talk) 19:31, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

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File:Sukkula, Pori.JPG

See Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive_96#Four_files_deleted_in_2014. Could someone please check the file which got skipped last time? --Geohakkeri (talk) 18:16, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

File was {{cc-by-sa-3.0}} by Mchiriku. Abzeronow (talk) 18:24, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! --Geohakkeri (talk) 19:46, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Move category and merge history

Hi!
Please, move the Category:Tammy Snyder Murphy to Category:Tammy Murphy. I tried to do it, however I couldn't because of the history. Minerva97 (talk) 20:15, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Done. Taivo (talk) 10:52, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

User:Amonjus Impsoster and Category:Countries

I think the category of Countries should be removed from the User:Amonjus_Impsoster. Dwxn (talk) 20:56, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Done. Taivo (talk) 10:49, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Fix Template:Partnership-Layout on dark mode

Template:Partnership-Layout is not compatible with Vector 2022 dark mode [12]. The main text is invisible. As an easy fix/workaround, please add the class notheme next to layouttemplate partnershiptemplate of the table element. Thanks! – Simon04 (talk) 13:13, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

I tested it on Template:Partnership-Layout/sandbox and found no visual difference. Also I can't access the screenshot (says "Access Denied: Restricted File", could you please allow access or upload it on an external site such as imgur? —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 18:28, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Closing my own DR

I know there was some recent back-and-forth about when it is and is not appropriate to close your own DR as "delete". I did not find the guidance there terribly clear. Is Commons:Deletion requests/File:Soviet antifascist and anticapitalist poster by Iosif Ganf.jpg clear-cut enough that it would be OK for me to close it as delete, or should I wait for another admin to get to it? (Not asking for someone to act right now on that particular DR, just trying to clarify where other admins draw this line.) - Jmabel ! talk 05:04, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Whereas this is a clear-cut case I would still wait for a week and leave it to another admin. I personally think it is fine to close own deletion nomination as delete only if it is equivalent to a speedy case (for example, a file was nominated as suspicious copyright, and a source was found during the nomination which would make it eligible for speedy). This nomination is not a speedy case as it involves application of a (difficult) copyright law and adding the page to appropriate category. Ymblanter (talk) 05:29, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Hide file history

I accidentally made a mistake in adding a profile URL as source for a VTRS image (permission text has already been sent to VTRS team) and the author has asked to hide the source link. Can an admin please remove the first version of this file: File:2024 Toronto—St. Paul's federal by-election.jpg that has link information, and also adjust the history so the old version of the file and changes is not visible. I'll be more careful for future uploads. Thank you so much! // sikander { talk } 🦖 02:50, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

@Sikander: I believe I've done what was needed. Please confirm. - Jmabel ! talk 04:16, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
@Jmabel: Yes, that's perfect. Thank you very much. Regards. // sikander { talk } 🦖 10:22, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Move enwiki TimedText to Commons

Can you export en:TimedText:Stalin_Speech_Life_Has_Become_Better.webm.en.srt (associated with File:Stalin_Speech_Life_Has_Become_Better.webm) to Commons without losing attribution? Then I can get the TimedText deleted on enwiki. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 18:21, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Done with Special:Import, also tagged G8 on enwiki. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 20:07, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Image deletion?

Hello, I have sent 3 emails to oversight since February that never received a response, and opened a deletion request on June 8, what does it take to get anything done around here? - Adolphus79 (talk) 16:55, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Administrators have a backlog of DRs going back to March. And your request is complicated by the fact that the file in use. Abzeronow (talk) 17:32, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

A 3-month backlog at Oversight is... kinda scary... - Adolphus79 (talk) 23:45, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Oh, I didn't see the Oversight mention. I don't think there's a backlog there. Abzeronow (talk) 00:17, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

So, my requests were simply ignored, forcing me to post publicly, adding even more links between myself and the image... awesome... - Adolphus79 (talk) 02:19, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Done. I closed the request. In my opinion anonymizing is not needed, although if somebody will anonymize the file, I'm not against it. Taivo (talk) 09:36, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Adolphus has been blocked for disruptive behavior, as they called your actions "bullshit", calling me a "poor excuse of an admin", and edit warring on the deletion request. I think it is obvious they are here not to help. Sad coming from an user who has been around for 16 years. Bedivere (talk) 17:34, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

I have received an email from Adolphus requesting help. It was not an unblock request, but they state they walked away after the block, and didn't make the IP edits. (EDIT: I have received a clarification that they felt they could not make an unblock request because their talk page access was blocked. I'll respond to them later today by e-mail.) @Elcobbola: Abzeronow (talk) 20:17, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

I would not mind shortening the block if these other edits weren't indeed theirs. Bedivere (talk) 21:24, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

I believe them when they're stating this. Abzeronow (talk) 18:23, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure why I was pinged. If it's related to a CU, I cannot make a check or comment that would have the effect of connecting an IP address to an account. Эlcobbola _talk 17:50, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I realize my mistake on that. Adolphus was stating they had their block lengthened for IP edits that they say weren't theirs and they thought a CU should have been done before such. I also had wanted your input in general, since you are definitely more experienced in the unblock process than I am (this is my first involvement in that area). Abzeronow (talk) 18:31, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

What is there in the way of Arbitration around here? I am concerned about an admins future use of the tools, after they have failed to show understanding of the policies they are enforcing. - Adolphus79 (talk) 19:36, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

NearEMPTiness and copyright issues

It appears that NearEMPTiness (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log) has an ongoing problem with adding invalid licenses to files. I first noticed this with a group of railroad files they claimed public domain status despite having no information about original publication. They then made a a comment suggesting a license that is not even valid for US photos, leading me to check their recent uploads. The results are very concerning - they seem to upload a large number of photos with invalid public domain licenses. A representative sample from the last few days:

A file claiming {{PD-old-70}} - yet with an unknown author - and no US public domain tag
A file claiming {{PD-Argentina}} but no evidence of pre-1999 publication
A file claiming {{PD-France}}, but the author is unknown and the only listed publication was in 1992
A set of files (example) claiming {{PD-UK-unknown}}, but with no evidence of pre-1954 publication - and the source indicates an author for some.
A file with the same issue of claiming {{PD-US-expired}} without publication information

To me, this indicates that NearEMPTiness does not properly verify licensing before uploading. The comment I linked above, and the improper use of a number of different license tags, make me worry that they simply don't read the licenses at all. While some of these files might actually be public domain with additional research or a different license tag, it is the responsibility of the uploader to providence accurate licenses. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 05:40, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@NearEMPTiness: at the very least, this requires that you explain yourself. I see you edit frequently, including quite a few edits since this was posted. Please respond here. - Jmabel ! talk 19:04, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Thank you very much for requesting a comment. Please assume good faith and commment on the examples shown above yourself, or be a bit more patient, while other adminstrators are doing so. I am not aware of any rule that users need to comment on any observations published on this noticeboard, but so far, I have never been mentioned on this noticeboard. Although, some users think that licence issues are always black and white, I know others, who believe that they are differnt shades of grey. There is absolutely no need to threaten me as you have done on my discussion page ("explain what is going on here, or this account is very likely to be blocked."). Please judge fairly and communicate wisely. --NearEMPTiness (talk) 19:28, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@NearEMPTiness: It was not a threat. It was stating to you that a pretty serious accusation had been made, of the sort that is likely to result in a block if upheld. What Pi.1415926535 wrote here seems to me to be concrete and specific enough to respond to , but if you'd rather not, fine; just don't say later that you were blindsided. - Jmabel ! talk 19:41, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

File move over redirect, please

File:Acrosscontinentb00glad.pdf to File:Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway - Effie Price Gladding (Bretano's, 1915) (IA acrosscontinentb00glad).pdf, please. I created the redirect because of "other versions" links to the new filename. No redirect needs to be left behind after the move. Thanks. Jarnsax (talk) 20:06, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Done Redirect option could not be unchecked. // sikander { talk } 🦖 21:35, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@Sikander: Yep, lol, that's the bit that needs an admin. :) NBD, just speedied it. Jarnsax (talk) 23:24, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@Jarnsax: Oh gosh, my bad. Thank you for understanding and sorry for my somewhat misguided eagerness in helping out. // sikander { talk } 🦖 00:04, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

@Sikander: No big deal... I probably should have just moved it myself and speedied the redirect to begin with. Jarnsax (talk) 03:44, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Rollback additions of thousands of uncategorized images to Category:History

Hello. I've already asked on Commons:Bots/Work requests but am not getting any response. I'm also not a rollbacker so can't do this myself.

On 31 May 2014, @Mitte27: added thousands of images to Category:History, presumably to remove their uncategorized status. Example: Revision #880487992. Since then they have mostly remained untouched in this category. This is undesirable since these images appear to be categorized now, but they're really not. Would it be possible to rollback their changes? Thanks. Cryptic-waveform (talk) 17:53, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

On the bot request page I have asked them when they plan to sub-categorise. If there is no satisfactory response, we can initiate a community discussion at VP or here. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 18:57, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

There seems to be consensus on the Commons:Bots/Work requests page for a revert, however nobody has volunteered to do it. Could somebody do the mass revert? Or I could do it myself if I was awarded the rollback privilege. Cryptic-waveform (talk) 15:39, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

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Requesting closure of copyleft trolling discussion

I'd like to request formal closure of Commons:Village pump/Proposals#Prohibit copyleft trolling by an uninvolved admin. What are the salient points of the discussion and what is there consensus to move forward with? Thank you. Nosferattus (talk) 17:50, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Done. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 10:55, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

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User:Tcs69

Can someone have a look at their contribution? I just blocked them on en-Wikipedia. Thanks! Oh, be careful, there is a big penis there. Drmies (talk) 12:56, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Done, blocked. --A.Savin 13:38, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

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Spam filter

Is there any chance we could add https://isaiahogedegbe.wordpress.com to the local spam blacklist? Every image from that site has been a copyvio Trade (talk) 12:56, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Done see MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 19:42, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

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Title blacklist request for File:Ogedegbe.jpg

This is the eight(!) time this particular photo has been deleted--Trade (talk) 13:38, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Now only administrators can create a file with this name. Abzeronow (talk) 16:40, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

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Aktualisierung Firmenlogo

Hallo,

wir möchten vorschlagen, das Firmenlogo im Artikel Werder Feinkost zu aktualisieren. Das aktuelle Logo entspricht nicht mehr dem offiziellen Firmenlogo. Das neue Logo wurde bereits auf Wikimedia Commons hochgeladen. Das neue Logo ist das offizielle Logo der Firma und wird auf unserer Website und in allen Marketingmaterialien verwendet. Könnte bitte ein Administrator den Schreibschutz aufheben oder das Logo direkt im Artikel aktualisieren?

Vielen Dank für Ihr Verständnis

Werder Feinkost Werder Feinkost GmbH (talk) 07:19, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Wrong venue, see COM:Help desk. --Rosenzweig τ 07:27, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Administrators could, however, delete the duplicates uploaded by that user. --Geohakkeri (talk) 15:35, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

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Title blacklist request for File:Freelancer.png

Image have been deleted five times--Trade (talk) 17:14, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

protected — billinghurst sDrewth 03:34, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

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File:Abi Carter.jpg

Can I ask someone else to speedy-close Commons:Deletion requests/File:Abi Carter.jpg as "kept"? I had some "smells fishy" concerns about the file, but I believe my concerns have been addressed and I'd like to withdraw my nomination for deletion. - Jmabel ! talk 03:02, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Done — billinghurst sDrewth 03:34, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

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File:Western Sahara in Algeria 2024.svg

Hello,

Request to delete image on the basis of it being provocative, unrealistic and clearly politically motivated which doesn't align with Wikipedia's neutrality. Madghacen (talk) 12:24, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

I do not think the file is amenable for speedy deletion; please nominate it for a regular deletion. Ymblanter (talk) 15:30, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Convenience link: File:Western Sahara in Algeria 2024.svg. - Jmabel ! talk 15:53, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion spam request and AF adjustment req'd

Hi, ~~please delete User:TriyamInc as spam~~. Also, please note thah tagging that page with {{speedy|spam}} triggers AF #245, please adjust so that tagging users' pages for deletion might be possible. Thanks, --M7 (talk) 10:43, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, {{Speedy}} should be added to the filter whitelist. --Geohakkeri (talk) 11:10, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Removal of file revisions

Hello, please remove the unblurred versions of these files per ticket:2024070510007935:

File:ColognePride 2014 - Straßenparade-2368.jpg (hist • logs • abuse log)
File:ColognePride 2014 - Straßenparade-2368 (cropped).jpg (hist • logs • abuse log)

Thank you in advance! Bencemac (talk) 18:16, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

@Bencemac: Not being a member of the VRT, I don't have a way to read that ticket, and the original uploader of File:ColognePride 2014 - Straßenparade-2368.jpg seems to have reverted to the very version that you want deleted, so I am very hesitant to take action here without some clarity about the reason. - Jmabel ! talk 01:46, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
- Not done @Bencemac: I do have VRT access and I have absolutely no idea how you came to the conclusion that those two files needed to be changed, or that the change needed to be to the background. The change the VRT ticket requested has been made to the correct file, File:ColognePride 2014 - Straßenparade-2377.jpg. No further action is needed. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 03:11, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
  @The Squirrel Conspiracy: sorry for the confusion, the first note in the ticket caused the problem as someone had tagged these files. Thanks for removing the first version, I will reply to the sender. Bencemac (talk) 07:48, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Stella Karpouzis

(Not sure if this is the right place, on enwiki this would go in ANI rather than AN, but it seems Commons doesn't have an ANI.)

A spammer has been creating promotional pages on enwiki, see en:User:Stella Karpouzis/sandbox. As part of her efforts she has uploaded photos of herself to Commons. It seems she has several accounts:

Stella Karpouzis (talk · contribs)
Estrella,Karpouzis (talk · contribs)
2601:985:A01:6570:14EF:AC18:D07C:8BF (talk · contribs)

She appears to have accidentally nominated her own photo for deletion. Anyway, the photo should be speedily deleted and the various accounts blocked. Un assiolo (talk) 21:17, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

thats exatly what happens i accidentally delete it. im not very good at this. im just satarted. Thank you for the clrarification. Estrella,Karpouzis (talk) 22:51, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

And delete User:Estrella,Karpouzis, too. Un assiolo (talk) 21:24, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Estrella,Karpouzis warned. Stella Karpouzis has no edit on Commons. Yann (talk) 11:00, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Estrella,Karpouzis blocked for 2 weeks, for reuploading selfies after warning. Yann (talk) 07:12, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Suwanda Sitorus block evasion

Mita taruni (talk · contribs)
Jang Dong-hyuk (talk · contribs)

Looks like block evasion by User:Suwanda Sitorus, who was blocked for uploading personal photos in 2019 and has evaded that block a number of times since. These two users are uploading images of Sitorus, some of which are clearly selfies, such as File:Sun Yingsha and Suwanda Sitorus at Asian Games 2018 (2).jpg (which may be a reupload of File:Suwanda Sitorus, Sun Yingsha, Asian Games 2018 di Indonesia.jpg from a previous sock).

Category:Suwanda sitorus rests empty between deletions, so should be deleted. Belbury (talk) 14:20, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Blocked by Elcobbola. Yann (talk) 07:09, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Hide information

Hi, could you please remove the edit summary as it contains personal information [13] Thank you --Mazbel (Talk) 00:06, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Edit summary hidden. Abzeronow (talk) 00:15, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Help needed from admins speaking javascript

I am working on a backlog of {{Edit request}}s. I can handle most file, template and Lua requests but I do not speak javascript. Can someone help with requests at Category:Commons_protected_edit_requests_for_interface_administrators? Jarekt (talk) 17:21, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Aircraft vs. airplanes

I'm categorizing De Havilland DH.106 Comet into 1940s airplanes to distinguish between airplanes and other aircraft. But @Uli Elch: is reverting my changes as "faulty deletions". I was trying to diffuse the large 1940s aircraft into different types. They claim that I'm doing a "pure vandalism" to remove some entries from 1940s aircraft and put them under smaller 1940s airplanes. They have added that it won't be possible to "find individual aircraft/airplane types which have been arbitrarily distributed between two cats". 1940s airplanes is a subcat of 1940s aircraft. Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 17:45, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

@Sbb1413: at least from your description, it sounds like you are in the right here. @Uli Elch: what do you have in mind?

(By the way, this does not seem like an admin issue, and might better have been brought to COM:VP.) - Jmabel ! talk 20:29, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

@ Jmabel: What I " have in mind" can be clearly found here. --Uli Elch (talk) 08:29, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

agree with Jmabel, not yet a Admin issue and this isn’t the correct venue for this type of discussion. 21:33, 9 July 2024 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bidgee (talk • contribs)

Yes, "airplanes" are properly a subcategory of "aircraft". "Aircraft" is a broader category including dirigibles etc in addition to airplanes. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 22:15, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Hide information

Hello, could you please remove the edit summary as it contains personal information [14] Thanks in advanced --Mazbel (Talk) 20:59, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Revision text hidden. Abzeronow (talk) 21:03, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

User:VNC200

Hello, This is a repprt for @VNC200. I will first provide 2 deletion discussions for reference.

Both the cases are nearly same. I uploaded a file, VNC200 a bit later uploads an exact copy of it. Nominates my upload for deletion under duplicate criteria. Despite him uploading after me. Now the first deletion discussion where my upload was deleted shows that the admin @Billinghurst clearly said that VNC200 did a bad faith editing and his actions were against the community guidelines. But my copy was deleted only bcoz his was in use on Wikipedia. Now the same thing is happening again. I uploaded a file. VNC uploaded exact copy some time later and has now nominated my version for deletion claiming it to be duplicate despite him being the one to upload later. Things don't stop here. I advised him against doing so at his talk page. But he doesn't seem to be listening to advises and adhering to rules. Also an example of edit warring/vandalism can be seen in revision history of the duplicate file where a bot tagged his file for Speedy deletion under duplicate criteria. But he keeps on removing it every time he logs in. I would request the community to please resolve this issue. I can't just let my legitimate uploads being deleted without fault. ShaanSengupta^Talk 11:49, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Done I did a speedy keep for the current case, redirected VNC200's uploaded version to use ShaanSengupta's, and warned VNC200 to stop doing this. - Jmabel ! talk 18:16, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

User: Ruach Chayim

Hi,

This User talk:Ruach Chayim keeps overwriting University_of_Prishtina_logo_(1970-1999).svg with no link providing its source. I looked up and I couldn't find any evidence that the logo he's referring to exists back from the 70s. Apparently that logo popped up after the war in 1999 when the parallel university was established in North Mitrovica under the name "Univerzitet u Pristini". Also he has a history of edit warring on his talkpage. So I'm requesting a block on him. AceDouble (talk) 12:57, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Greetings. User talk:Savasampion gave the evidence. Ruach Chayim (talk) 13:37, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Comment I have reverted the last edit and protected for 24 hours. I see no discussion of these changes Gbawden (talk) 13:50, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

W

Sorry my network is breaking up constantly. Now I see it, thank you very much. AceDouble (talk) 14:02, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

In any case these files could coexist separately (i.e. not replacing each other) if the conflicting file (the black logo) is actually verifiable Bedivere (talk) 16:01, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Deletion request review

An admin action review requested here: Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Grammar Nazi icons. cc: @Jameslwoodward, @MBH, @Draceane Nemoralis (talk) 22:29, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

and also: Special:PermanentLink/893357107#c-Jameslwoodward-20240703154700-A.Savin-20240703130900 Nemoralis (talk) 22:32, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

I already started Commons:Undeletion_requests/Current_requests#Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_in_Category:Grammar_Nazi_icons and it even already summed up. MBH 00:34, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Dick Schoof images

Hi! There has been a recent influx in uploads of the official portrait of the new Dutch PM Dick Schoof. I believe it is the same user:

User:Auguste Comte Lover uploaded a cropped image yesterday at 14:48, and five minutes later an anonymous user places it on the English Wikipedia (see here)
User:AragostaDeGamberis uploads another image again today (can't find the timestamp anymore), and the same anonymous user places it again (see here)
User:Weber Johnson uploads the first image again, and the same anonymous user places it on the Italian Wikipedia (see here). The user page of Weber Johnson also suggests the user is aware of the copyright issues.

Would it be possible to block this user? And would it be possible to make sure these pictures are not uploaded anymore without admin approval? I see that the name of the second picture has now been protected, but one can still place it under another name right? Thanks in advance! Dajasj (talk) 14:30, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

@Dajasj: Would you please fill out a COM:RFCU with diffs and links to the filenames? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:49, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes, see Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Weber Johnson Dajasj (talk) 15:08, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Blocking is no longer required. File:Dick-schoof-3 cropped.jpg can be removed tho. Dajasj (talk) 15:28, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Deletion request

Hi. Please delete all non-latest versions of File:Nutri-Score_A_before_July_2024.png and File:Nutri-Score_C_as_of_July_2024.png, as these contained non-pixelated design portions that are not allowed per COM:PACKAGING. Thank you. --Talky Muser (talk) 07:53, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Done: Revisions hidden. --Achim55 (talk) 16:30, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. --Talky Muser (talk) 17:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

urgent speedy delete - Trump shooting image

Please urgently delete File:Shooting of Donald Trump.webp - it's a clear copyvio and already being used by 10 pages and counting. DGtal (talk) 11:57, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Can we just ban the Wikipedia users who keeps uploading this blatant copyvio at the first try? It's getting ridicolous at this point--Trade (talk) 12:28, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

"Do not remove this image without consensus. Being nominated at FfD is not a basis for removing illustrations from articles." Wikipedia is literally going out of it's way to defend blatantly stealing press photos for use in articles by calling it "edit warring" Trade (talk) 12:22, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Same here--Trade (talk) 12:28, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Photo got immediately added back to the article--Trade (talk) 12:28, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Done by Thibaut120094 Gbawden (talk) 15:07, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Category:History

Original discussion: Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive 96#Rollback additions of thousands of uncategorized images to Category:History

Can someone do the mass revert, or can I be granted the rollbacker role to do it myself? Thanks. Cryptic-waveform (talk) 16:00, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

@Cryptic-waveform: we need to revert ~25K edits (as confirmed by the before-after from the Web Archive and now). I was considering using w:User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/massRollback.js but the contribs page will timeout with anything above 4K edits so I'd need to do 7 rollbacks, and there could be a lot of errors. If you know of any scripts to help do the mass revert please link it so I can do so, or I can just give rollback to you and let you figure it out from there if you want. Either way let me know. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 17:18, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

I have a bot with bot flag and AWB permission, I can do that. MBH 01:16, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

@Cryptic-waveform @Mitte27 MBH 11:34, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Any chance that Batch Task --> custom replace would be useful here? The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 22:10, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

I want to get a confirmation from any admin that I could start this mass reversal. @Matrix? MBH 01:45, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Go ahead Bedivere (talk) 16:18, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

No objections here, go ahead. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 17:11, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

I have found a better solution: a JopkeB's proposal on Commons:Categories for discussion/2024/06/Category:History to move all suitable files to Category:Media from Library of Congress to categorize. I have started a bot run. MBH 12:31, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

User:리그마스터

리그마스터 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

kowiki LTA Xinema, and this LTA is uploading non-self images for kowiki vandalism. These are not all free images so should be deleted. LR0725 [ Talk | Contribs ] 07:54, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Did mass DR (Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by 리그마스터). Account globally locked. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 09:35, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Interfaz Wikimedia commons.

A raiz de cambiar las preferecias y despues de subir un archivo y publicarlo, en el menú de la página no me aparece subidas como me aparecía antes para ver las subidas que tengo. No se que tengo que hacer para que vuelva a estar presente en la página. Leoncio52 (talk) 11:56, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

@Leoncio52: No estoy seguro que quiere decir con "en el menú de la página no me aparece subidas". ¿Puede Vd. amplificar que, exactamente, ha cambiado? Special:ListFiles/Leoncio52 parece normal. Quizás haya seleccionado otro "skin", con el enlace a las subidas en un lugar diferente.

En cualquier caso, parece un problema técnico, no administrativo. - Jmabel ! talk 18:27, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Hide information

Hello, could you please delete the edition made by the IP. Includes personal information https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:FiveThirtyEight_Logo.svg&diff=prev&oldid=899388665 --Mazbel (Talk) 03:48, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Done — billinghurst sDrewth 04:24, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Overwritten file

File:Ph seal masbate.png looks to have been overwritten back in July 2018. No changes were made to the file's license or description; so, there's no way to no whether the originally added license still applies. The newer version was also uploaded by the same person as a flag (File:PH-MAS Flag.png) but that's incorrectly licensed. I tried to check the official website for en:Masbate, and found the new logo being used in November 2016, but can't find anything more recent. Anayway, it seems that the logos are different enough for the file to be split, assuming the licesning is OK for each. -- Marchjuly (talk) 20:56, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

I have reverted to the original file per COM:OW. If the same licensing applies, the replacement should be uploaded separately. Bedivere (talk) 03:24, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Редактирование фотографии

Конкурс «Вики любит Землю — 2024» в Казахстане

Я забыла указать координаты местности, где были сделаны фотографии.

Подскажите, пожалуйста, как можно внести эти данные? TatynaVK (talk) 13:17, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Просто редактируйте страницу файла, заполнив или добавив шаблон {{Location}}. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:39, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Спасибо!

Правда я уже успела добавить координаты, нажав кнопку "Добавить примечание". Я неправильно сделала?

Если честно, то после добавления примечаний, координаты отражаются в Лицензировании. Но я не знаю правильно ли это?

Я впервые на Вики. И не совсем поняла где этот шаблон найти? Чтобы уже правильно сделать.

Подскажите, в какой из этих категорий нужно внести правку по координатам? На странице файла я нашла редактирование:

Краткой подписи
Краткого описания
Лицензирования

TatynaVK (talk) 15:56, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Я кликнула на {{Location}} Попала в шаблон. А дальше "темный лес"....

Понятно, что ничего НЕ понятно...

Вы не могли бы как то по простому объяснить, что где нажать.

Пошагово так сказать. TatynaVK (talk) 16:13, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

@TatynaVK вот так: {Location|59.9125|29.75}. Широта - долгота. MBH 16:45, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Сорри! Где это надо поставить? Я понимаю, что Вы профи и Вам все ясно. Но все таки для особо "талантливых" где именно это надо поставить? TatynaVK (talk) 17:31, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Через Google Translate: шаблон {{Location}}, который в идеале должен обозначать местоположение камеры, может располагаться в любом месте страницы файла. Наиболее распространенными местами являются либо раздел «description» {{Information}}, либо сразу после {{Information}}.

Delete file history

I'm requesting the deletion of this revision of the File:Avv.Prof. Francesco Del Bene.jpg since there were some personal info (phone number and mail address). --Mannivu · ✉ 15:52, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Done - Jmabel ! talk 17:37, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

DelReqHandler April issue

As noted here, there's an issue with DelReqHandler on Commons:Deletion requests/2024/04 - the usual keep/delete links only start to appear somewhere in the middle of the April 18 requests, all requests earlier in the month are missing them, any idea what the cause may be and how to fix? Gestumblindi (talk) 18:32, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

suppress

I think at least the edit summary should be suppressed here. Tehonk (talk) 23:23, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

*poof* DMacks (talk) 23:28, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Gjergjan.jpg

This was closed as delete however it seems the file never was deleted if any admin can fix that. Jonteemil (talk) 23:53, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Done File deleted. Abzeronow (talk) 23:58, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Allow overwriting

See Template talk:Allow overwriting. I am a bit concerned that the template redirect might not work as intended. Should the abuse filters be edited? --Geohakkeri (talk) 11:39, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

@Geohakkeri: I share your concern. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:21, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

New ANU guideline

I think we need a guideline for the Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems. In the past there were many reports on cases they would not require any admin action and could have been solved on other discussion pages. And there are many cases where there was a reason for the report and the discussion on the page ran totally out of bound sometimes leading to a block of both sides. Therefore I think we should add these two rules:

Talk before: Before reporting an user on the page you have to talk to them on the problem on another discussion page first. This is not needed for cases of harassment, insults or similar.
Do not respond: The user on whom the report is must not reply to the report until an admin asks them to share their view on the complaint.

What do you think on this? GPSLeo (talk) 07:36, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Support. The first requirement is already present in the 1st line of the Notes on COM:ANU. However, the bolded "command" "Talk before" might be helpful to really get through to the posters. --Túrelio (talk) 07:54, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Support per Túrelio. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 15:16, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Oppose - As noted above, the first is already present as the very first bullet: "Before reporting one or more users here, try to resolve the dispute by discussing with them first. (Exception: obvious vandal accounts, spambots, etc.)" If bolding or other emphasis is desired to make if more prominent, just make the change. If users already ignore the existing instructions (of course, they do) adding even more instructions resolves nothing. The second, that users accused of disruption rising to the level of requiring admin intervention, the very premise of ANU, require admin permission even to respond to the public concern is absolutely absurd, fundamentally unfair, and seeks to make admins "super users". You may not speak in your defense unless another user says so? This is a grossly ill-considered suggestion. Эlcobbola _talk 15:38, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
Oppose strong oppose to point 2. Although I'm an admin so I guess I'd be exempt from the effect of this unless it was reworded as "uninvolved admin", this is a recipe for allowing people to make a misleading attack on someone and giving them no chance to defend themselves. Imagine not being able to say, for example "If you look through the history you will see that this person has altered the exchange in a misleading way" or "for those who are relying on Google Translate, where it says he called me a 'butterfly' he was actually using a homophobic slur. That is what I was responding to."

Also, if people can't respond directly, we are going to see a lot more tit-for-tat AN/U threads.

On the other hand, I think it is reasonable for an admin to tell the subject of an AN/U (or the complainant) that they are going on at excessive length and should confine their further comments there to when they are directly asked for a response. - Jmabel ! talk 17:35, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Maybe a short explanation on this point: My idea was to handle this a bit more like it would be done in real world equivalents to this process. There is always a moderator hearing what one side says and then asks the other side for a general statement or a statement on a specific question. And for us it is also good to slow down the process as there are often reports and then long discussions of the involved users before any other person read this report. If the problem can be solved without a third party moderation we are back to the "talk before" rule. GPSLeo (talk) 18:39, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Oppose it is kinda unnecessary. system is working already. people still gonna got banned or still making topics without asking first to other party. nothing will be changed. modern_primat^ඞඞඞ^----TALK 22:34, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

User talk:PenelopeThePigeon

Hi--can someone block this child? Thanks, Drmies (talk) 15:57, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Abzeronow (talk) 16:54, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

File:FEC Thomas Crooks Donation 202102049425215728 189746.pdf

The file lists the living adress of Mr. Crooks parents. Could someone please censor it or delete the file?--Trade (talk) 22:02, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm willing to revision delete it if someone wants to overwrite that with a redaction. Abzeronow (talk) 22:07, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I've uploaded a version with the address suppressed, and I've made the earlier version invisible, but there still seems to be a caching problem. - Jmabel ! talk 01:55, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Is there a reason to leave their zip code, state and city uncensored? Trade (talk) 11:41, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Is there a reason not to? The press has widely reported roughly where the shooter was from. A ZIP code narrows this down only to an area where about 30,000 people live. Presumably, it remains our default not to censor without a specific reason. That said, if there was a broad consensus to censor further in this case, I wouldn't bother opposing it. - Jmabel ! talk 17:15, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

I agree with Jmabel here, no reason to censor just a zip code (if the additional four numbers were there, those should be censored.) Pittsburgh is a big city, no reason to censor that. Abzeronow (talk) 17:31, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

I agree with Jmabel and Abzeronow. -- Ooligan (talk) 00:46, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Nuke untranslated pages

Hi, please nuke all pages created by User:Artur Naus (-> Special:Nuke/Artur Naus) except for:

Translations:Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2024/Rules/2/pl
Translations:Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2024/Rules/4/pl
and of course the main page Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2024/Rules/pl

All the other „translations“ they created are just untranslated duplicates of the English versions. Nuking those untranslated pages will mark the sections for translation again. Johannnes89 (talk) 08:04, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Done. -- CptViraj (talk) 08:25, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! --Johannnes89 (talk) 15:09, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Johannnes89 (talk) 15:09, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

File:Icon pdf file.png

Kindly

move this protected file from Category:Art at pixel scale to Category:Pixel art icons (or remove it from Category:Art at pixel scale)
remove it from Category:PDF icons (since it's also in Category:PDF icons under Public Domain

Thanks! Sinigh (talk) 15:28, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Edit request has been fulfilled. Abzeronow (talk) 21:25, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Revdel request

Can the first admin who is willing email me and then post that you've responded on this thread? Thanks. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:30, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Done (the email, that is) - Jmabel ! talk 03:57, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Abuse filter blocked

Hi, i wanted to apply correct license to this file File:LOGO MIRABAUD BLUE RGB.jpg. However,my edit is blocked bu abuse filter (protect addition of file overwrite permission). Can you please replace the {{self|cc-zero}} license with {{PD-textlogo}} and {{Trademark}}. Alternately, explain why my edit was blocked and explain the correct method to do it myself. Thank you in advance. Nicolas22g (talk) 17:34, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

@Nicolas22g:

Done Replacing one license with another appears to have been restricted only to users with the patroller right in order to prevent vandalism. I've made the change you requested and also gave you the patroller right so you won't run into this issue in the future. Cheers, The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 17:44, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

No, that is not normal. GPSLeo made a grave error while editing the filter. Please revert the filter change immediately. --Geohakkeri (talk) 17:47, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Seriously this is an emergency! The file namespace is pretty much all blocked now. --Geohakkeri (talk) 17:58, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. I leave the issue expressed by Geohakkeri in your capable hands. Nicolas22g (talk) 18:13, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, I forgot to change a copy pasted line while editing the filter. This is now fixed. GPSLeo (talk) 18:19, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

No, it isn’t! All file page edits by non-patrols are currently blocked if the page contained {{Allow overwriting}} (or {{Allow Overwriting}} and so on). Which is a whole lot better than a while ago but still quite awful. If you don’t get it right right away, please simply rollback to the old version. --Geohakkeri (talk) 18:33, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

That was another problem now solved. But this problem got no hits during this time. GPSLeo (talk) 18:44, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

@GPSLeo: Please check once again. Special:AbuseLog/10790866 doesn’t look good. --Geohakkeri (talk) 09:11, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

It isn’t enough to check whether the new wikitext includes the template (or one of its various spellings) but the filter must also check that the template wasn’t there already. One way to do that is indeed to read added_lines (as the filter used to do previously). --Geohakkeri (talk) 10:11, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Ophrys

Please make User:Orchi stop incorrectly editing categories of https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ophrys_holosericea_gracilis_(Büel_&_al._1973).jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ophrys_holoserica must be corrected into: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ophrys_holosericea

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ophrys_holoserica_-_inflorescences must be corrected into: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ophrys_holosericea_-_inflorescences

https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ophrys_holoserica must be corrected into https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ophrys_holosericea — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elena Regina (talk • contribs)

I replied at User talk:Jeff G./IP and wrote to the user. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:37, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Restricted permission to create Data namespace files?

I'm enriching information about the archaeological site of Dura-Europos, and working thorugh the process of creating geoshapes for individual buildings within the site for map visualization; I have successfully created these shapes previously in the Data namespace on Commons and connected them to their WD items and Pleiades records. However, upon trying to run through my usual workflow yesterday, suddenly I'm running into an unexpected message when I try to select a new name in the Data namespace: upon selecting a namespace that I expect to be free (as per my usual process), I get a message that I don't have the "permission to create this page". (See screenshot). This is new, and not a prompt I have experienced before, and I'm especially surprised since I just uploaded a geoshape using the same workflow only a few hours prior! Can someone help me figure out what's going on? Ahc84 (talk) 14:55, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Ahc84 (talk) 14:55, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

I think you forgot to add .tab to the end of the filename. --Geohakkeri (talk) 15:02, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Indeed, that was the error! All fixed! Ahc84 (talk) 16:16, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Please delete Category:Aircraft by location by airline to make way for a move

Category:Aircraft by airline by location needs to be moved to that name. Alternatively, if you want to just do the move that would also be fine. There are almost 3,000 subcategories, so I'd be happy to take care of recategorizing those if you want. Thanks. -- Auntof6 (talk) 01:11, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6: removal done. - Jmabel ! talk 04:31, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Thanks! -- Auntof6 (talk) 04:54, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Earth in Ukraine: Request for MassMessage

Hello! I have a quick request from the organizing team of Wiki Loves Earth in Ukraine. We'd like to send an invitation-reminder about the last days of the contest to those who participated in previous-year editions but haven't taken part in this one.

Here's text of the message, and here's the list of receivers. Thanks! OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA) (talk) 10:40, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello @OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA).

Done I have taken care of this. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 14:49, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much, Aafi! OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA) (talk) 14:35, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 14:52, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Preventing spam

Hi, In view of Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Calsecale5 (massive sock farm uploading a few files each for spamming, undetected for months), we need some way to prevent this to occur again. A new abuse filter? Yann (talk) 10:51, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

User:VNC200 once again

Can we do something about @VNC200's actions? He is back at doing what he does best. BAD FAITH EDITING. He continues to remove copyvio nominations from files uploaded by him (unexplained) which is not in his right. Most recent example is File:G20 India 2023 logo.svg. There have been previous instances too like see Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive 96#User:VNC200. He did the same before too. Some more examples can be found on his talk page too. Also (on a lighter note) how many more copyvio uploads and bad faith editing will it take to act against him? ShaanSengupta^Talk 11:19, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Blocked for a month. Yann (talk) 11:52, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

User:Yann and wheel-warring

(This could be a user problem as well, but I think it's a better fit here).

Yesterday, I closed two deletion requests concerning Studio Harcourt photos as Delete with the rationale per nomination. Harcourt photos were declared to be collective works by a French court, which means they are in the public domain in France 70 years after first publication. This photo is less than 70 years old, and it will be protected in the US until the end of 2052. (see [15] and [16]) and deleted the files.

Several hours later, Yann undeleted the files, completely reverted (effectively removed) my changes to the deletion requests and replaced them with his own closures, with the rationale Kept: The French state bought the photo archives of Studio Harcourt in 1991 and released them under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. He also came to my user talk page (after he had already reverted my closures) and told me that As per the discussion in Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Tisourcier, Harcourt photographs taken between 1934 and 1991 are not under copyright per ticket:2020112910005534. Which is notably a different claim and not the same he used to close the DRs after reverting my closures.

Now I'm perfectly willing to discuss both these claims and the general copyright status of the Harcourt photos, and have in fact right now started a discussion at COM:VPC#Copyright status of photos by French photo studio Harcourt.

BUT just reverting another admin's DR closure which you don't like and replacing it with your own is not OK. That is wheel-warring and should not be engaged in. It simply cannot be the way we interact with each other here, and it is a profoundly disturbing way to treat a colleague. The proper way to handle something like this is to ask the admin in question to reconsider, and if that doesn't change things, take it to another venue like (in this case) a undeletion request or another appropriate forum. All things Yann should know. I've already asked him (on my user talk page) to do that, but he did not. So I'll ask him here again to undo what he did in this matter and follow a proper course of action. I realize Yann is a very prolific admin and valuable for Wikimedia Commons, but that does not mean he should get away with blatant actions like this. --Rosenzweig τ 09:36, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I agree with you @Rosenzweig here completely. Reversion here is not a good step to begin with, simply because one disagrees with the closing statement of the admin. A simple way forward was to ask and I'm sure Yann knows it more than me. It is really not okay. I'd really appreciate him revert both of their edits and continue with the discussion and let uninvoled admins handle it. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 09:53, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I agree with Rosenzweig, too, and I also respect Yann's many very valuable contributions to Commons a lot. But Yann has also a tradition of quite forcefully trying to push through things according to his opinion, sometimes making proposals and then deciding himself that they're accepted and implementing them. One example is here on my discussion page, another one I had not the energy to bring up yet is his introduction of his unclear proposed "orphaned old works" policy into COM:L#Old orphan works which makes things more muddled than helping in any way, but I digress... - Yann, I would recommend a bit more restraint in your actions when you disagree with your colleagues, because, as Rosenzweig says, we just can't work together like this. Gestumblindi (talk) 10:05, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I find it problematic that Rosenzweig voted in the discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Bergman Harcourt 1957.jpg and, despite the situation being controversial, closed it herself. That it's being reclosed by an admin that wasn't involved in it, seems normal. Enhancing999 (talk) 12:26, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

And if I had simply been asked to, I just might have changed that myself. I was not asked though. --Rosenzweig τ 13:39, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

That's a fair point, Enhancing999; I myself have made it my personal policy to never close deletion requests where I participated substantially in the discussion (with an opinion / vote on the matter) , but I know that other admins (including Yann and, apparently, Rosenzweig too) don't see that as an issue - in Rosenzweig's place, I wouldn't have closed that deletion request after voting in it, but this doesn't make Yann's overruling of Rosenzweig any better (I see both things as bad style). Gestumblindi (talk) 18:09, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi, These deletions were just wrong. It is very sad that Rosenzweig doesn't recognized that, and instead posts here. Yann (talk) 14:13, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

On this, Yann, I believe we are discussing a different thing and not if the deletion closures were right, but if the reversion without interaction with the closing admin, was fine or not. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 14:33, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I see that you also posted to VPC. I am fine discussing the copyright status of these files. But what's the point to duplicate the issue here? Yann (talk) 14:21, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

@Yann: The VPC thread is about the copyright questions. This thread here is a complaint about your behavior in this matter and also asking you to undo it. --Rosenzweig τ 16:11, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

OK, I will undo my closure and delete the files, if the discussion on VPC shows that they can't be accepted on Commons. Yann (talk) 16:19, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

@Yann: I think it is very likely you are right on the substance of this, but also absolutely clear that you went about this wrong. Step one should have been to contact the closing admin (Rosenzweig), discuss with them and try to get them to revert themselves. Failing that, you probably should have started an undelete request. What you did comes off as "I'm more admin than you." - Jmabel ! talk 17:31, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I can understand your point of view, but I feel it is very bureaucratic. Now you ask me to delete again this file, and to request undeletion, even when you recognize that it will finally be undeleted? Yann (talk) 12:41, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Considering that there is an extensive and ongoing discussion at the VPC section, I would suggest restoring the original closure message, leaving a pointer to the VPC section in the DR, with a note somewhere saying something along the lines of "the outcome of this deletion request is challenged and being discussed at __". I think the file can stay during the discussion temporarily, and permanently if the outcome is "keep". (If anything, having the file visible helps the discussion.) whym (talk) 03:09, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Or: Will Yann and Rosenzweig offer to retract their closures and post votes/comments there instead? If both answers are yes, then it seems appropriate to do so, reopen the DR, and have a third admin to close (after waiting to see if additional comments are coming there). whym (talk) 01:54, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Sure, I would. Basically this question will need to be decided for all Harcourt photos at the VPC discussion anyway. --Rosenzweig τ 10:46, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

OK. I reverted my closure. Please note that similar DRs were closed as kept by other admins, i.e. Commons:Deletion requests/File:MarinaVlady-1952-Harcourt.png. Yann (talk) 12:40, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Okay, here's another case, I believed that Yann (talk · contribs) wrongly closed Commons:Deletion requests/File:28码脚型飞机杯（右脚）.jpg, although the user has pointed out on Yann's talk pageUser_talk:Yann#c-Lemonaka-20240710095000-Dronebogus-20240708233700, they showed an w:WP:IDHT attitude. Lemonaka (talk) 07:42, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

There's no previous DR for this photo, if you searched DR Archive, and this closure is truly not good. Lemonaka (talk) 07:43, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

In that case (of a file kept currently), can you just request deletion again asking for a closure by another admin? Obviously we don't want to encourage asking for third, forth admins etc redundantly, but asking for a second opinion seems reasonable if the previous discussion was not substantial. Note also that this section is about "wheel-warring". whym (talk) 12:22, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

@Whym Done,. Lemonaka (talk) 14:46, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Also, please note the introduction above: "This is a place where users can communicate .." Enhancing999 (talk) 15:08, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes, there was a previous DR for this file (cropped version): Commons:Deletion requests/File:28码脚型飞机杯（右脚） (cropped).jpg. The issue is exactly the same for both files. I don't see why we should have a new DR. Yann (talk) 20:15, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Uploader request for deletion

I feel this File:Sebastian me.jpg doesn't meet G7 and converted it into a regular deletion. However, the uploader wants it to be speedily deleted. If any admin feels it should be deleted speedily, please do act on this courtesy deletion request. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 03:13, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

I'd have deleted this under F10 but the uploader is not a non-contributor. I would appreciate any kind opinions as well. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 03:17, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Gone Bedivere (talk) 03:54, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

@Sebastian 1999 Please don't modify others' comments as you did here. It was not a typo. Thanks. Bedivere (talk) 22:15, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Sebastian 1999 (talk) 21:55, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Spamming of copyvio graphic war image (NSFW)

Hello, File:أطفال قتلى في هجوم حزب الله.jpg is a graphic war image that has been spammed crosswiki and is definitely a copyright violation, see the file description. RAN1 (talk) 23:19, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Hope you dont mind me changing the title Trade (talk) 03:16, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Just a FYI for any administrators. The uploader claims so be the photographer so this is either copyvio or the account is operated by someone who actually lives in the area Trade (talk) 14:06, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

There is now a Bild article with a different crop of what's on Commons, sourced to X. This is clearly a copyright violation, and الرجل من مجدل has reverted the copyvio tag twice without further communication. The file's still being spammed crosswiki too. RAN1 (talk) 16:02, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

"Without communication" is a bit of an exaggeration. The edit summary at [17] is a pretty clear claim of authorship. Other than an email that has apparently already been sent to VRT, I can't imagine what more they could usefully say. - Jmabel ! talk 17:06, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

I brought up evidence this is a repost from social media. Their reply was that exact same edit summary. That doesn't pass for communication. RAN1 (talk) 17:50, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

The copyvio tag was reverted again, this time from a Malaysian IP. I'll just request deletion. RAN1 (talk) 20:42, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Uploading image to sl.wiki

I am unable to upload this image to sl.wiki, unlike other images. Can you move it there? After that please delete my image here. Thanks, Janezdrilc (talk) 10:13, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

@Janezdrilc: I'm confused. This is clearly a modern building. Unless I'm very mistaken, Slovenia does not allow commercial freedom of panorama. Are you saying that sl-wiki does allow such images? I'm certainly not uploading an image there without understanding that policy. - Jmabel ! talk 17:10, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel: We tolarate one image sample of an object with protected rights just for basic illustration. Every such picture has tags of partially free content and prohibition of copying to Commons. Slovenian law allows free usage of those images for noncommercial purposes. For commercial purposes holder of rights must be asked. --Janezdrilc (talk) 17:34, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

@Janezdrilc: So I presume some particular templates are needed. You should probably ask someone on sl-wiki who knows exactly what to do here to do the upload there on your behalf, not someone on Commons. In any case, there is no administrative issue here, other than that this image will eventually need to be deleted from Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 17:49, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel: I have allready locally uploaded 3 similar images today, so licensing tags and categories can be arranged afterwards. It must be some technical reason I was not able to upload this one. Maybe upload time is exceeded due to a slow internet connection I assume (more than 3 minutes of uploading?). There was no upload problems here on Commons. --Janezdrilc (talk) 18:03, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

@Janezdrilc: I for one am not going to upload an image to a wiki in a language I do not speak, undoubtedly violating its policies by not using the correct templates, as my first edit on that wiki. There is nothing here where a Commons admin can do this more easily. Again, I strongly recommend that you ask on sl-wiki. If you really believe this is better done by an admin, ask an admin on sl-wiki. - Jmabel ! talk 18:12, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Ok, I understand you. I'll ask some sl user. Thanks for help anyway. --Janezdrilc (talk) 18:14, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Done @Jmabel: I just ask you to delete this image now. --Janezdrilc (talk) 19:13, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Autopatrolling

Please add autopatrolled status for the trusted user:ExRat Estopedist1 (talk) 11:58, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Done I think this is clearly uncontroversial. - Jmabel ! talk 17:29, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Discussion at COM:HD#Request to remove unknown personal image

You are invited to join the discussion at COM:HD#Request to remove unknown personal image. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:15, 30 July 2024 (UTC) -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:15, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

An administrator might want to take a look at this. I don't know whether the OP is who they claim to be, but the uploaded file appears (at least at first glance) to be a copyvio since there's nothing on the source URL that states it's been released as licensed. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:17, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Speedy as copyvio - no free license at source Gbawden (talk) 08:31, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you Gbawden. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:27, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Deletion (2024-07-30)

Please delete File:JustaxoAudio files in Kotava.wav and File:BakesikJen elparolo de vorto en Kotavao.wav. Deadline for objections passed long ago. Taylor 49 (talk) 16:59, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Done Abzeronow (talk) 17:47, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Remove erroneous category from user page

Please remove Category:English Wikipedia from the Commons user page of editor Studious Human. The English Wikipedia category "Pages" section is not intended for individual users. I would make the change myself but I cannot because I am not an Administrator. (Error message generated informed me when I tried to. English Wikipedia allowed, or used to allow edits to other editors' user pages but apparently Commons does not.)-- FeralOink (talk) 01:33, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Done — billinghurst sDrewth 02:47, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Overwritten file

Would an admin take a look at File:Dr. Jagriti Luthra Prasanna.jpg. The file was overwritten about 30 minutes ago by the original uploader. However, the original overwritten 2023 version might be a re-upload of File:Roohanisisters.png deleted as a copyvio in February 2022. For reference, I was actually in the middle of tagging the 2023 version with {{Npd}} when the file was overwritten. The uploader seems to be the subject of both photos based on their username, and neither looks like a "selfie" so to speak, So, either the uploader isn't who their username implies they are or the subject of the photo is uploading the images. In either case, it seemed to me that VRT verification is needed at the very least. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:22, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

It is not the same file as File:Roohanisisters.png. No comment on the rest of this post at this time. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 06:51, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for checking on this The Squirrel Conspiracy. Pushing the possible "npd" issues aside for the moment, the file still should be COM:SPLIT, shouldn't it? -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:57, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

If you have the same concern about both versions, I don't see the virtue of splitting the file and then nominating both for deletion. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 07:05, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

That was my feeling as well, but I wasn't sure. Thanks again. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:20, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

If they are the subject of the picture, they should be able to sort out the copyright question. Enhancing999 (talk) 13:14, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

The image does not make it into the Wikipedia article

Hello admin, I have a problem I uploaded the file football kits to Wikimedia Commons for club Malut United FC but it doesn't appear in the Wikipedia article, how do I fix it?

Link [[18]] [[19]] [[20]]

-Thanks PurpleViss (talk) 11:48, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

You wrote _malut2424 pro _malut2425 in that Wikipedia article. --Geohakkeri (talk) 12:05, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Upps, sorry i'm typo 😂

Thank you for reminding. PurpleViss (talk) 12:12, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

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IP user is confused (at best) or spamming (more likely)

102.218.50.41 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:03, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Warned. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 04:38, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Confirmed users

Special:Listusers/confirmed shows five users who are obviously autoconfirmed. I recommend revoking the confirmed right from these users as they are now redundant to them. ToadetteEdit (talk) 17:13, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Done for all but the admin. The log reason indicates they were debugging something, but it's been 2 years. You might want to ask them yourself, as I don't think it would be appropriate for me to remove it directly. Thanks! -- CptViraj (talk) 05:01, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

File:WFN 2008 logo.svg

Please review. An IP keeps reverting the copyvio template. --Geohakkeri (talk) 13:52, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Done File deleted and Special:Contributions/43.252.167.0/24 blocked. Yann (talk) 14:02, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Change content model for a sub page

Could one of the interface admins, please, change the content model for Commons:Mobile app/Feedback/styles.css into sanitized-css? — Speravir – 02:41, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@Speravir: It says "Invalid selector list at line 5 character 1". -- CptViraj (talk) 03:33, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@CptViraj: Perhaps now? --Geohakkeri (talk) 07:28, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks,

done. -- CptViraj (talk) 07:39, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you both, Geohakkeri and CptViraj. Ah, what a pity that these modern selectors are not supported yet. — Speravir – 22:37, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Edit request (Main Page/motd)

Please review the request on Main Page/motd. --Geohakkeri (talk) 09:57, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@Geohakkeri: where on that page? This was not a valid fragment identifier. - Jmabel ! talk 17:56, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

The talk page isn’t very long and there’s only one open {{Edit request}}. See Talk:Main_Page/motd#Thumbtime_doesn't_work_on_Main_page. --Geohakkeri (talk) 18:03, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Done - Jmabel ! talk 23:26, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! --Geohakkeri (talk) 23:40, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Abusive ban

I have been the victim of really abusive administrative action, and I am not sure what to do. I have been a contributor to Wiki Commons (ProFReader) for many years, and I have really focused on architecture. Most importantly, I live in Charleston, SC which has (at least as of a few years ago when I last knew it to be true) the largest designated historic district of any city in the United States. There are literally thousands of historic and contributing buildings that receive protection according to city ordinances. Many years ago, I started adding photos of those buildings. I used existing categories or added new ones based on existing categories and was very consistent across more than 10,000 images. Each one was added to categories based on its location in town, the number of stories, the roof form, the piazza (our local term for side porches) form, and the building materials. And for buildings with confirmed construction dates, I used existing categories for those.

The reason I say all that is to explain that never, in more than a decade, has anyone ever raised any objetion to the categories I used. And, they are used by researchers. I know that because I have taught at the Clemson University Architeture Program here in Charleston and have explained to researchers how to create lists of, say, 3-story houses with gable roofs that were built of brick.

So far, so good.

A few weeks ago, someone posted a question on my page and asked me why I was using numneral-based categories (e.g., 3-story buildings), and I gave a brief reply. The poster never added a follow-up and never offered any reason for any other category usages either in his initial message or thereafter.

Then, a few days ago, without any further discussion or without any basis, he used a gadget to change all the categories. He not only added "Three-story buildings in the United States" or some variation on that, he REMOVED all of the categories I have very consistently used withut objection for a decade (e.g., 3-story buildings). I reverted those changes. Then, without any warning or any discussion whatsoever, some random admin scolded me for reverting the categories that what they had been for years. He added that such changes are expected to be discussed. (Ironically, that criticism was added directly under my explanation for my choice of categories and made no mention whatsoever of the first user who had initiated the wholesale changes.) Not only did he baselessly criticize my choices, he banned me from Wiki Commons.

I am a pretty serious contributor who steadfastly avoids any of the admin stuff. Until this encounter, I have never had any real issues with anyone and certainly not with any admin.

I realize this entire post is probably too long, but I wanted to vent about what is a pretty clear example of abusive and baseless administrative actions. It bears repeating that I used EXISTING CATEGORIES. If someone really objected to my choice to use "3-story buildings" instead of "three-story buildings in the United States," that is not really on me.

If my actions were really so horrible, then that's fine. I am happy to just wash my hands of the entire thing and walk away. But this is really an example of why regular users get fed up and quit taking part. ProfReader (talk) 20:19, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Usually numbers are used in categories. Look, for example, category:People by quantity and even category:People in beds by quantity. So in my opinion category:3-story buildings and category:Buildings by stories are correct and every subcategory in category:Three-story buildings by country should be renamed. A very lot of work. Taivo (talk) 09:09, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

It's not just 3-story buildings. It's everything in {{Buildings by stories}}. This is probably going to need some sort of bot work. However, I would advise getting consensus first at COM:VP as the "just do it, don't bother with consensus" attitude probably led to this inconsistency in the first place. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 09:18, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@ProfReader: You were not banned. Please stay logged in. @Andrei Romanenko: FYI. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:25, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@Андрей Романенко: Please comply with COM:SIGN. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:35, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: If you mean this remark on the discussion page of the topic starter, it is not mine. I only asked them a question once, and my question is signed. Andrei Romanenko (talk) 13:16, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

@Андрей Романенко: No, sorry, I meant this edit, which I only just read in diff form, and to your edit above. Your signature does not specifically identify you as Андрей Романенко. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:03, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: My original username uses Cyrillic alphabet, thus according to Commons:Signatures#Signatures_supporting_multilingualism I use it in my signature in English transcription. This signature linked to my userpage identifies me as Andrei Romanenko and Андрей Романенко in the best possible way, and I am going to use it exactly in this form. Thank you. Andrei Romanenko (talk) 21:22, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

"he banned me from Wiki Commons" And yet here you are, posting on Wiki[media] Commons. You have a clean block log. There is no mention of a ban, or block, on User talk:ProfReader#Removed category, which appears to be the discussion to which you refer (and where you appear to have posted while logged out; the IP also has a clean block log). The other users involved are User:Ivanbranco and User:Андрей Романенко. Did you notify them of this discussion? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:32, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

I got notified only now by your Ping. I didn't report any user for a ban. I just moved files from a category (3-story buildings) to a more specific one (Three-story buildings in the United States). I removed files from the more broad category in order to avoid over-categorization as I read here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Categories

To be honest I thought this was basic consensus on Commons and I didn't thought it was a problem at all. I acted in good faith, I always try to move files to generic categories to more specific one when I can. After my edits (hours of work since I don't know how to batch move files, I did it manually with Cat-a-log) got reverted I stopped moving United States files to avoid edit warring and moved on to categorize other countries. Again, I never reported this user for a ban. Ivanbranco (talk) 12:49, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

So, in short:

No ban occurred.
Files were (correctly) moved to more specific categories.
Those more specific categories probably should use digits rather than writing numbers out in English.
Nothing here is an administrative issue.

Jmabel ! talk 17:25, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

ProfReader (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) (never blocked or banned)
Ivanbranco (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) (never blocked or banned)
Андрей Романенко (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) (never blocked or banned)
User_talk:ProfReader#Removed_category
[21] false accusation, possibly due to misunderstanding
Category:Three-story buildings in the United States vs Category:3-story buildings (inconsistency, both are old, created before conflict above arose)

Taylor 49 (talk) 17:12, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

What do you mean by "false accusation" in my remark? The user was moving files from the categories sorting images by country to the root category. It is not an accusation, it is a pure fact. I disagreed with this approach, and other users in this discussion disagree with it too. Andrei Romanenko (talk) 17:46, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

So, based on the comments from Jmabel, Andrei Romanenko and RZuo (on the ProfReader talk page), I believe it's okay for me to re-move the pictures from '3-story buildings' to 'Three-story buildings in the United States.'? Ivanbranco (talk) 20:51, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

@Ivanbranco: absolutely. The question of whether the subcats should be better named is separate. - Jmabel ! talk 22:35, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Author's Deletion request for files

I uploaded these files, I'm requesting to delete them. Thank you. MAL MALDIVE (talk) 10:50, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

@MAL MALDIVE: Why? The latter file is in use on six pages on Wikipedia in two languages. Also, why the difference in spelling of the middle name, and why ask here (see COM:DP)? In addition, which criteria of {{PD-Maldives}} do they meet? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:09, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Note: The file is already discussed at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Mohamed Amin Didi presidential portrait (cropped).jpg. I have uploaded an uncolourised version as File:Mohamed Amin Didi.jpg. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:15, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

No admin issue here, the DR should be handled like any other DR. - Jmabel ! talk 19:21, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Not done per Jmabel — billinghurst sDrewth 12:20, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Damage from the 1968 Charles City tornado just south of the Cedar River looking north.jpg

This one has been a long ride. I think we are finally reaching the point of having [almost] everyone's positions clearly stated. I'd suggest giving it another 24 hours for those who may not yet have responded to my ping a few hours ago, but after that I'd greatly appreciate if some uninvolved admin would come close it one way or another, rather than weight for it revert yet again to a battleground. - Jmabel ! talk 23:03, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

I believe we've now got a summary from everyone likely to give one and I urge that some uninvolved admin decide what to do here before people resume sniping. - Jmabel ! talk 22:21, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Again: as an involved party, I should not be the one to decide this. Will someone please take this on?. - Jmabel ! talk 05:05, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel, there should be an uninvolved admin come by soon. I just sent talk page messages to several admins who were on here to their user talk. Hopefully that’ll get someone’s attention. WestVirginiaWX (talk) 19:42, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Closed: just want to pass along this information to any admin who does not yet know. The above discussion was closed (as delete) by @Matrix. WestVirginiaWX (talk) 06:15, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Special:Import question

If imports from Testwiki are possible, please import https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:LGBT_rights_world_(legend_for_files) as Template:LGBT_rights_world_(legend_for_files).

I'm trying to move File:LGBT rights world map.svg/description (a fake subpage) to template namespace, but this seems technically impossible. One can switch namespaces when importing from another wiki however. Enhancing999 (talk) 23:06, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

See https://noc.wikimedia.org/wiki.php?wiki=commonswiki#wgImportSources. Testwiki doesn’t appear to be a valid source. --Geohakkeri (talk) 23:20, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

I guess I will just copy it over. Nevermind. (If someone had access to Special:Import from another wiki, such as m:Special:Import one could first import there and then reimport here.)

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move cat about Ministry of Brazil

Please, someboy add Category:Files from the Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação Flickr stream to User:CommonsDelinker/commands.

{{move cat|Files from the Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações Flickr stream|Files from the Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação Flickr stream|reason=The Ministry has changed its name.|user=}}
Minerva97 (talk) 18:28, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@Minerva97: the normal process would be for you to add this to User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands, not COM:AN. I'll take care of it, but please in the future, use the page intended for this purpose. - Jmabel ! talk 22:48, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

OK, thanks. It's the first time I've asked for this, so I didn't know exactly how to do it. Minerva97 (talk) 12:32, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Wikimania

Some Commons Admins are at the Wikimania but we do not have anything planned. Are there suggestions when and where to meet? GPSLeo (talk) 08:20, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Old files without sources

These non-empty categories were accidentally deleted:

Please do what is needed for the files they still contain. --Geohakkeri (talk) 12:32, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

All categories undeleted. - Jmabel ! talk 18:41, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! --Geohakkeri (talk) 18:57, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Some more:

--Geohakkeri (talk) 18:57, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@Geohakkeri: All categories

undeleted except the last one which seems to have not-existed. It will need to be manually created. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 02:20, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

That last one created as well. - Jmabel ! talk 03:32, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

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Fairly urgent gadget edit request (writeapi removal)

Apologies if I'm being excessively demanding, but a couple of hours ago I put an edit request at MediaWiki talk:Gadgets-definition that warrants fairly urgent attention. A MediaWiki upgrade has removed the writeapi user right, with the consequence that some important gadgets (including RenameLink) are not working. The fix that I've proposed is quite a simple one. --bjh21 (talk) 13:24, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@Bjh21: I have made the changes. But I see that the removal of the flag has been reverted (for now). If I'm understanding correctly, It would be fine we keep the change, right? -- CptViraj (talk) 18:46, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@CptViraj: I believe so, yes. It looks like the change will be coming back once it's been properly announced, so it's still useful for us not be using writeapi anywhere. --bjh21 (talk) 19:34, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Actually, I think that reversion only affects the siteinfo API, and the removal of the writeapi right still stands. Compare Special:ListGroupRights with en:Special:ListGroupRights. So the change to MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition needs to be kept. --bjh21 (talk) 20:50, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Ok. Thanks for your help :) -- CptViraj (talk) 06:06, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Inappropriate way to handle a nomination image deletion

I'm deeply concerned about the way a deletion nomination was handled. Regardless of the correctness of the image license, I believe there was improper conduct by the administrator Bedivere. Initially, he deleted the image without closing the discussion, claiming that we could still discuss it. Then, he closed the discussion prematurely, before the mandatory 7-day period, even though it wasn't an obvious copyright violation. I appreciate anyone willing to look into this matter. Wilfredor (talk) 19:12, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

I see you dislike the outcome of the deletion request, but you can always request undeletion instead of coming here and attacking me by accusing me of "improper conduct". Firstly, there is no "mandatory" 7-day period, read again the policy. Secondly, the case is clear, as stated in the deletion request. Have you got evidence the photographs included in the bullet are in the public domain? I am waiting for it and I am open to restore it if you can provide evidence they are definitely in the public domain in Venezuela. In the meantime, the file is deleted as a copyright violation (COM:PCP). I deleted the file and left the discussion open so that you could provide evidence; you didn't; the file is deleted. Bedivere (talk) 19:16, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Additionally, he participated in the discussion and took sides, which makes it ethically wrong for him to be the one to close it. I appreciate anyone willing to look into this matter. --Wilfredor (talk) 19:17, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

How can it be "ethically wrong" to comment (not even voting) in the deletion request? I made an appropriate request that you didn't comply with.

Furthermore, now you are uploading actas without descriptive names. I have already notified on your discussion that you should upload them with appropriate names and not only you've deliberately ignored my message but continued to upload them as you did before. I urge you to comply with that request. It will not be me but any other admin may take action. Bedivere (talk) 19:21, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

I renamed the files locally and stoped the uploading process to accommodate you, but I didn't see any obligation in the policy. Your behavior is starting to feel like wikihounding regarding the election topic. Wilfredor (talk) 20:40, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Could you please avoid making personal attacks? I don't really mind about the election files. I did not even ask you to stop uploading them. I just asked you to give them descriptive names. You've already uploaded hundreds which will need renaming! That is disrupting and I am only advising you not to continue doing it because action could be taken, given that you've already been warned. Bedivere (talk) 20:45, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Process may not have been great, but I don't see any potential admin action here to correct it. @Wilfredor: do you have something in mind? - Jmabel ! talk 19:26, 4 August 2024 (UTC) Further: copyright status looks seriously confusing, and based on the precautionary principle it is hard to see how we could keep this: too many parties (so to speak) with a potential copyright claim on portions of the document. - Jmabel ! talk 19:29, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

BTW, After writing this entry here, a few minutes later, the administrator threatened to block me. [22] Looking for any excuse like "I don't like the file names"--Wilfredor (talk) 19:31, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Not a threat but a warning. Yet you still refuse to get the point! Even after warning you you continued to do the same thing! Bedivere (talk) 19:39, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Where is it written that I have to do this or else I'll be blocked? Wilfredor (talk) 20:29, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

I suggest reopening the deletion nomination until an impartial administrator can resolve the situation and restore the file. Additionally, I recommend taking administrative action against the current admin, as I feel targeted. It is not a coincidence that after raising this issue, he threatens to block me over file naming conventions. I believe he is not acting in good faith and is misusing his administrative powers. Wilfredor (talk) 19:46, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

It will not be reopened. You are free to request undeletion if you provide evidence the file is in the public domain. Bedivere (talk) 20:21, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

I find your behavior harassment, and if it continues, I will have to report it to the administration. Wilfredor (talk) 20:31, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

I understand you did not like that the file was deleted. Fair enough.

But my actions are far from being harassment.

And... you have reported my actions here, in the administrators' noticeboard. Bedivere (talk) 20:41, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

@Wilfredor: I am a presumably impartial administrator. As I wrote above, "based on the precautionary principle it is hard to see how we could keep this." If you have a case to make to the contrary, start an undeletion request. - Jmabel ! talk 22:44, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

@Bedivere: can you explain how the filenames Wilfredor is using are poor enough to potentially merit a block? Admittedly, I've seen better filenames, but I've also seen a lot worse. - Jmabel ! talk 22:50, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Jmabel, the filenames correspond to the actual voting places, and are named accordingly: Biblioteca, Centro Cultural, etc.. However the files are not of the actual voting place but of the acta. A more descriptive name would be, for example, Acta de votación 2024 - Biblioteca, etc.. I told them it was disruptive to continue uploading files with such undescriptive names. Bedivere (talk) 00:38, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

@Bedivere: I totally understand asking for better file names. I don't know whether you provided examples of how you would have preferred these to be named. Still, with all due respect, warning or threatening that this could be grounds for a block seems excessive to me. - Jmabel ! talk 03:12, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel: I considered that it was widespread, because they are way too many files that need correcting. That adds to the fact that they ignored my first message which was friendlier I think. At the same time, Wilfredor is a long-term user, they should know better though... --Bedivere (talk) 03:33, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

I am still waiting for the naming policy that I am supposed to add that you want, the files were well categorized and with an adequate description each one of them. Wilfredor (talk) 03:21, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

COM:FN. perhaps? Not to mention I already suggested new names: Acta elección presidencial Venezuela 2024 - Biblioteca, and so on. Bedivere (talk) 04:07, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@Wilfredor: Right, COM:FN guideline. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:16, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes, but it doesn't say exactly how it should be. The name is descriptive. Can it be improved? It can be improved, but it's not something that warrants a block. I think it's excessive. Wilfredor (talk) 10:43, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

You fail to see your error and that is not something for me to do. Bedivere (talk) 15:03, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

I fully understand my mistake in not adding more descriptive names. I let a robot upload thousands of images, it wasn't because I ignored you, I'm not saying that the names of the images are correct, but to threaten me with blocking is too much. The images had a good description and correct categories. I think that your response to blocking me was excessive. Wilfredor (talk) 11:34, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

The blocking policy is at COM:BLOCK. Administrators have discretion to issue blocks "for behaviour that has the potential to damage Commons or disrupt its collegial atmosphere" based on their own judgement. Though there is a list of common block reasons in that page, it's by no means comprehensive. Repeatedly ignoring administrator or community advice and warnings to follow policies and guidelines can lead to a block. Consigned (talk) 21:13, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Comment I don't see Bedivere participating in the DR beyond requesting people to provide evidence for their claims, or stating their pending actions as a determining admin. Ideally waiting seven days is the norm, though CV can be speedied. Not certain I agree with the thoughts about blocking, though I can understand the frustration on admin guidance being patently and repeatedly ignored, especially where it is going to make work. Com:UDR is the place for the conversation to repatriate the file. So I closely align with Jmabel's comment. — billinghurst sDrewth 12:19, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

It's surprising that after all these years, they decided to guide me right after a controversial deletion nomination. They directed me based on a nonexistent policy and then threatened to block me if I didn't follow their "friendly" guidance. Wilfredor (talk) 03:27, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Overwritten file

Would an admin mind taking a look at File:20180206 UM-NW Benny The Bull 7DM27126.jpg? The first issue is that this is a COM:OVERWRITE with the cropped version being uploaded as an updated version of the original file instead of being uploaded as a separate file. The next problem is that even though COM:DM might possibly be argued for the originally uploaded file, there seems to be no way to do argue the same for the cropped and enlarged version focusing entirely on the mascot en:Benny the Bull per c:COM:CB#Costumes and cosplay and COM:DW#If I take a picture of an object with my own camera, I hold the copyright to the picture. Can't I license it any way I choose? Why do I have to worry about other copyright holders?. So, instead of splitting the file, simply deleting the cropped version might be all that's needed. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:46, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

The first point is not a problem here as the overwrite was done by the author one minute after the original upload. But there might be the copyright problem. GPSLeo (talk) 04:57, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Not sure what I (the photographer and submitter) need to do here. Either it is a COPYVIO or it is not. Let me know if there is a vote or something for me to take part in. You are free to revert the crop if that is helpful.-TonyTheTiger (talk) 05:37, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. The mascot is pretty much the point of the photo, so if that presents a copyright problem (probably better sorted out on Commons:Village pump/Copyright than an admin board) it has to be deleted.

Uploading first the original image straight from the camera and then promptly overwriting with the intended crop (or color rebalance, or perspective correction, or whatever) is best practice. I probably do this on over 10% of my uploads. Sometimes what comes straight out of the camera isn't what you really want, but it's great to provide it here that way, so that if someone wants to make a different derivative work they start with as much information (in the information-theory sense of the word) as possible. - Jmabel ! talk 05:48, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the input. My apologies for picking the wrong noticeboard. Since the overwriting isn't a concern, I will move this discussion to COM:VPC. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:20, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Moved to COM:VPC#Mascot imagery copyright query

File:PS-VPB ATR 72-500 Voepass SBPA.jpg (protected)

Please replace Category:ATR 72 of Voepass Linhas Aéreas by Category:PS-VPB (aircraft). Quick1984 (talk) 05:58, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Done Yann (talk) 06:50, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Delete this obsolete file

I would like File:Rutherford scattering geometry 3.svg. It is an obsolete, unused variant of File:Rutherford scattering geometry.svg. It's not a big file but it nonetheless wastes space on the servers. Kurzon (talk) 20:19, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

@Kurzon: No, writing about it wastes space, but you still have time for {{G7}}. Deleted files are just made invisible to non-Admins. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:59, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Fine. If Wikimedia becomes overloaded, that's your problem to solve. Kurzon (talk) 07:42, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@Kurzon: I suspect you are missing something. All deletions here are soft-deletes. The file doesn't go away; it just becomes invisible to non-admins. So it take up just as much disk space as before, plus even a tiny bit more that comes out of the deletion process. - Jmabel ! talk 22:46, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

The file has 6 versions at 30 kB each. Call it 200 kB. At $1/GB, we are talking $0.0002-worth of storage. It is not worth the time to debate. Glrx (talk) 01:13, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

How much worth of storage is this section of the AN? Trade (talk) 02:41, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

please read w:Wikipedia:Don't worry about performance —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 05:21, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Well I would say the file is still useful - having variants still provides flexibility. Also deleting files doesn't save storage space, it just hides the file from public view (admins can still view the file). —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 03:24, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Performance, more generally

Starting a separate section because this is only tangentially connected.

@Matrix: I completely agree with you that there is no performance issue at stake in this particular matter (retaining files) worth considering, but (slightly off topic) it is interesting to see that essay, because of course a lot of things about categorization in particular appear recently to be very driven by performance: the concern that some images or categories are in too many categories, the concern over the many category links that appear in a typical {{Wikidata Infobox}}, the very fact of us building so many intersection categories because we don't have a decently performing category intersection tool. So I question whether that essay is as applicable to Commons as it might be to en-wiki. - Jmabel ! talk 18:37, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Commons:Administrators/Inactivity section/Aug-Sep 2024

FYI. -- CptViraj (talk) 20:02, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

File:Arne fot. Anita Tokarczyk.jpg

Please delete this photo (deleted twice due to copyvio), prevent it from being uploaded and block the author, to whom we have already brought it to the attention of plwiki ([23]). BZPN (talk) 11:53, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Already done by Yann. Jianhui67^T★C 06:31, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Delete conversation

Someone reached out to me to request that I remove the geolocation of a photo; but then they posted on my talk page using their IP address. Could we delete the entire conversation in the interest of their privacy? And perhaps a more permanent delete of the geodata is also possible. Thanks, mr.choppers (talk)^-en- 15:16, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

I'll do this. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 16:23, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Done —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 16:33, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Supress file description of Flickr import File:Mamang Sorbetero.jpg

File:Mamang Sorbetero.jpg may be an appropriately-licensed Flickr import, but its description isn't. It is a verbatim copy of lyrics of famous Filipino song Mamang Sorbetero by Celeste Legaspi, from 1979 (see w:en:Celeste Legaspi#Singles). The song and its lyrics are certainly copyrighted; the file description must be suppressed. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 02:43, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

@JWilz12345

Done Feel free to update the description. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 03:51, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Done updating. Best to add reference to this request for the purpose of awareness of Filipino users and Wikimedians. Will update the link to this discussion if this is archived. Perhaps this request can now be requested for archival. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 04:01, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

@JWilz12345: I have added a permalink to this in the most recent edit summary. A mention in the file description is not necessary. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 04:10, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Opinions requested at COM:VPP#Add "Upload file" link for mobile skin (Minerva) in browsers and allow tracking of resulting uploads

Hi. I would like Admin opinions at the subject section, please. This could affect Admins if it passes. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:43, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

FlickreviewR 2 bot seems blocked

FlickreviewR 2 (talk · contribs) Last successful review was on yesterday. Cryptic-waveform (talk) 14:48, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Fixed I asked users on en:Wikipedia:IRC channel to help and someone restarted the bot. // sikander { talk } 🦖 16:00, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, didn't we have this issue a few months ago? All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 19:38, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes, FlickreviewR 2 had to be restarted on 2024-02-18, 2024-03-11, 2024-03-13, 2024-04-04, 2024-05-31, and now on 2024-08-18. No idea what causes it to get stuck. Bot author is no longer active. // sikander { talk } 🦖 12:54, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Delete red link File:Moscow, M-Gnezdnikovsky 7 Aug 2024 01.jpg

Failed upload during "due to database lag..." locked up filename, system thinks file is in place and prohibits reupload. Please restore or kill without trace. Retired electrician (talk) 22:17, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

@Retired electrician: image looks OK to me, probably just a caching issue (you might try accessing it with a different browser if it's still not working for you). I've added a blank {{Information}} template, feel free to fill it out. - Jmabel ! talk 02:39, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, fixed the template. I'm certain it was invisible for at least two hours. Retired electrician (talk) 07:51, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

User repeatedly posts copyvios after having been warned

Bha.p (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user seems unwilling or unable to learn what individual Wikimedia sister projects are and has already been blocked (by me) at mul.ws for posting out of scope noise and copy/pasting modules and templates from en.wp without attribution. Here, he has uploaded several copyvios with claims that they are in the public domain. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:22, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Done I blocked locally and then they got a global lock the next day. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 04:39, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

User is inserting spam and complete gibberish

SIRAJUDHEEN P SUBAIR (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:26, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Not done Globally locked. No local action required. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 03:33, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Special:UncategorizedPages cleanup

Please delete https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/?curid=84066057 (the pageid needs to be deleted, not the pagetitle; see Commons:Village_pump/Technical#Page_in_wrong_namespace_(link_cache_problem?))

and proceed with the edit request at Talk:Main_Page/motd#Edit_request_(2024-08). Enhancing999 (talk) 08:49, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Following pages were moved by phab:T195546: T195546/User_talk:Test919,733,084, T195546/Category:Ɑ and T195546/User_talk:Ϗ. Thank you Lucas! --Geohakkeri (talk) 10:32, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Delete file to upload new version (>100 MB)

I have uploaded a new version of File:Batman upon Bartolome.djvu here. Please do what is necessary to replace the old file with a new version. (I make the request here because my last request, I believe, required an administrator to do some work relative to the file.) TE(æ)A,ea. (talk) 01:03, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

@TE(æ)A,ea.: I, a non-admin, did it. You could have done it too with a chunked upload. Are you sure the new file is superior to the old revs and that it won't cause problems with the transcription in process at en.ws? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:33, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Seems to have been

taken care of. No admin action required. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 03:36, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Justin (koavf): I don’t have chunked upload in place. If I need it again I’ll ask you (if you don’t mind). As for the file, I just added two missing pages from another scan. I’m replying here now that the cache is cleared and I have confirmed that the new file works. TE(æ)A,ea. (talk) 17:57, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
I don't mind at all. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 17:59, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Policy in terms of sockpuppetry

Dear all,

I tried to look for the Commons policy in terms of sockpuppetry but I could not locate it. This query comes as it has been disclosed here the accounts @محمد أمين الطرابلسي (created in 2017 but indefinitely blocked in 2022) and @JUVENISTA (created in 2018) belong to the same person. Would this be considered as sufficient for the link to be disclosed on the respective user pages? Moumou82 (talk) 18:31, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

The Meta CheckUser policy--mandatory for, and applicable to, all projects--includes "Note that alternative accounts are not forbidden, so long as they are not used in violation of the policies". The Commons does not currently require disclosure as long as the accounts are not used disruptively. Disruptive use (i.e., "abuse" rather than mere "use"), however, is explicitly disallowed by the blocking policy. Эlcobbola _talk 18:56, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

And, in the instant case, evading a block is absolutely an abuse of multiple accounts. JUVENISTA is

Confirmed and blocked. Эlcobbola _talk 19:02, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Vandal IDs

There were huge vandal IDs were blocked from ta.wiki and some there are blocked in Commons and you may find some CheckUsers at Meta. There are one and two. Same user's another ID which is blocked in ta.wiki continues here. Related IDs and all are blocked in ta.wiki some might missed: AntanO2, Chilli Soonyam, Dhairya Notosri, Naughty Nightingale, Neha Xorg, Neoshine, Neoshine K.Sreeram Official, Sanuthi Aahidya, Sanuthi Linux, Selvasivagurunathan m2, Shanvika Drake, Sridhar G1, Ubishini, Urmila Pardus, VAW 2404, Veraswini, Wikishini, க.சிறீராம், பவி தமிழ். Admin can take proper action including on uploads. Note: I do not notify the user since it is pure vandal with vulgar words. Antan O 14:03, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

The latest ID is SreeramKalyan (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) --Antan O 14:04, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

It would help if you could make a list of accounts existing on Commons. Yann (talk) 18:26, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Here is the full list of same user/s who engage in vandal and vulgar language use since February. So many IPs too that were blocked in ta.wiki. Some IDs are imitating as sysop user & bot IDs in ta.wiki.

None of the first four are registered on Commons. Are any of these registered on Commons? - Jmabel ! talk 17:24, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks to Quarry, I narrowed them down to:

DhairyaNotosrii (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
K.Sreeram Wiki (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Naughty Nightingale (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Neha Xorg (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Neoshine (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Neoshine K.Sreeram Official (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Neoshine2 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
NeoshineFuk (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Pavi Tamil (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Sanuthi Aahidya (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Shakeela Banu (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Shanvika Drake (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Sreeram2603 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
SreeramKalyan (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Sweetyhoney64 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

The following ones are the ones that exist on Commons and are not already blocked or globally locked:

DhairyaNotosrii (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
K.Sreeram Wiki (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Shakeela Banu (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
SreeramKalyan (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

—‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 14:58, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Admin actions needed for Picture of the Year

Per the discussion at Commons_talk:Picture_of_the_Year, we're switching to new scripts for this year's contest. As a result, ~1000 pages created using the old scripts will need to be deleted; all of the pages at this link. (cc @AntiCompositeNumber: ) Thanks, Ingenuity (talk) 13:49, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Working AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 14:02, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

@Ingenuity

Done AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 15:38, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

@AntiCompositeNumber: could you also take a look at my three interface-edit requests (here, here, and here)? Ingenuity (talk) 18:19, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

It seems the ping has not worked or been forgotten so pinging again : AntiCompositeNumber could you please implement the 3 edit requests linked by Ingenuity ? -- Giles Laurent (talk) 07:40, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Deletion of self promoting user pages

There are currently many deletion requests for user pages where new users introduce themself is relatively long texts. The users made no other contributions to Commons. I would suggest that we wait one week before deleting the user page to give the user time to contribute to Commons in a way that justifies such a user page. GPSLeo (talk) 05:25, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi, In many cases, it is quite obvious that the user only interest is self-promotion. Unfortunately, Commons and Wikipedia are victims of their success. Everybody now wants to have they name and their picture on our projects. Yann (talk) 06:49, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

If they are active on another WMF wiki I'd cut them a lot of slack. If not, no. - Jmabel ! talk 17:24, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Identity confused

File:Hasan Sabry-pasha.jpg

This image has been confused with Hassan Sabry Pasha, it actually belongs to Hussein Sabri Pasha. I already changed the caption to "Hussein sabri" instead and edited its sources that clearly shows it's Hussein Sabri and not Hassan.

Alexandria Sporting club
Alexandria Governorate official Site
Al Musawr Magazine here where the original picture comes from, in the caption it says "His Sa'ada Hussein Sabri, governor of Alexandria"

Caesarion8 (talk) 15:22, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Caesarion8, thanks for reporting the error. I have renamed the file. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 16:13, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Please delete every page I created today

I tried something and it didn't work. Please delete every page I created today, except my user page. Un assiolo (talk) 16:31, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Done. Эlcobbola _talk 16:35, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Please undelete

Category:November 2001 in Portugal

(Not empty anymore, and apparenyly so for some time already.) -- Tuválkin ✉ ✇ 21:45, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Undeleted. Please use COM:UDEL from next time. -- CptViraj (talk) 01:23, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Request for Massmessages | Questionnaire for photographers

Hello! I have a request from the Heritage Guard Network project team. We'd like to send an invitation to participants of WLE and WLM photocontests to fill out the form about the safety of the photographers.

Here's text of the message, and here's the list of receivers. Thanks a lot! OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA) (talk) 15:51, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Working. @OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA): Your signature should be used, meaning the message should be in your name, right? -- CptViraj (talk) 15:56, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Do I understand correctly from the radio buttons at the bottom of the survey that this questionnaire is not open to people who routinely do this sort of photography but are not inclined to enter contests? There is no option to say that you have not participated in either WLE or WLM. - Jmabel ! talk 18:09, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

The survey is mostly targeted for WLE\WLM participants. But your point is also make sense, so I added another option in the form. Thanks! OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA) (talk) 12:10, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes, my signature can be used. OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA) (talk) 12:09, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Sent. -- CptViraj (talk) 15:34, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Monuments in Sweden 2024 mass message

Dear administrators,

on behalf of Wikimedia Sverige, I would like to ask you to send a mass message about the upcoming Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 in Sweden: Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments in Sweden/Mass message. The targets are contributors to the previous Swedish editions of WLM and WLE.

Many thanks, Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) (talk) 07:34, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Doing… -- CptViraj (talk) 07:53, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Sent. -- CptViraj (talk) 08:01, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Request for IP-block-exempt

I need IP-block-exempt for me and Arielaortizb (talk · contribs) for 10 days that we can upload pictures from the press office of the Venice Film Festival. Harald Krichel (talk) 09:50, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Done -- aka 11:43, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

User:Daeva Trạc

All his uploaded pictures must be deleted according to the policy. He is a confirmed sock of user:Musée Annam (a global banned user). Nguyentrongphu (talk) 08:53, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Done Yann (talk) 09:34, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Bupuro-chan.png

This deletion discussion has been stagnant for an entire month and appears to have an overwhelming consensus to keep. As I’m heavily involved here I don’t want to close it, so if an uninvolved admin could close it that would be great. Dronebogus (talk) 10:25, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Done DR has been closed as keep. Abzeronow (talk) 15:38, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Radar Reflectivity of the January 2023 Unnamed Subtropical Storm making landfall in Canada.jpg

Can somebody please close this DR? The nominator (me) has withdrawn the nomination, and the only "delete" !vote has also changed their mind. --Rlandmann (talk) 23:19, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Done Abzeronow (talk) 23:23, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

[Urgent] Interface-Admin actions needed for Picture of the Year

Dear administrators,

All scripts from Picture of the Year have been completely rewritten this year thanks to the help of Ingenuity. The current POTY committee plans to launch POTY on September 15th or October 1st.

However, as long that these 3 edit requests are not fullfilled, it is technically impossible for POTY to run this year : edit request n° 1, edit request n° 2 and edit request n° 3.

I would be very grateful if someone could have a look into it.

Due to the urgency of the situation (POTY starting very soon), I'm posting this message here. Thank you for your understanding.

Best regards and wishing you a nice day -- Giles Laurent (talk) 20:29, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

@Giles Laurent: Assuming your links are correct, these need a someone who can edit in MediaWiki space. As a regular admin, I cannot. - Jmabel ! talk 22:16, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. Where can an admin with access to MediaWiki space be found? If you happen to know an active one, could you please ping him? -- Giles Laurent (talk) 22:22, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Need someone here who has the permissions to edit in MediaWiki space. User:Steinsplitter can you do this, or do you know who could? - Jmabel ! talk 03:10, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Pinging also Multichill as you were the last person active on third link. Could any of the interface admin help us? -- Giles Laurent (talk) 07:29, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Done --Steinsplitter (talk) 11:05, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Some of the non-urgent, non-js, non-cs requests would be interesting to have too.
∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 12:36, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

@Steinsplitter and Multichill: , could you please add "Ingenuity" on the MediaWiki:POTY/committee.json? Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 13:58, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Done Steinsplitter (talk) 14:47, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination since 2006

Template:PD-Soviet has been nominated for speedy deletion on September 2006‎ but is still not deleted. How this can be fixed? Quick1984 (talk) 18:52, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

This not a deletion request for the template. This is a template to show that files uploaded with this template in the past are to be speedy deleted. But it is of course a question if we need this for over ten years. GPSLeo (talk) 19:09, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

I've added a header at the top to prevent further confusion. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 17:39, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Spammer, please consider revdels

Benbrooks3522 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:24, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Note: this user thanked me for the above edit. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:47, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Done I blocked the user. Hiding this simple spam should not be necessary. GPSLeo (talk) 20:07, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

User is adding user page to main content categories.

Atlas Þə Biologist (talk · contribs). —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:03, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Done, reverted and warned. --A.Savin 08:40, 11 September 2024 (UTC)