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I am uploading a webm movie file and the longer it says it is uploading the more the time keeps increasing instead of decreasing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Edseeman (talk • contribs) 22:34, 22 March 2013‎ (UTC)

Cat move slow

Category:Katherine Hull. Is their a backlog on moving categories or did I tag it wrong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Canoe1967 (talk • contribs) 20:31, 6 April 2013‎ (UTC)

 Done yes, there is something of a backlog... –⁠moogsi (blah) 08:19, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Please correct errors introduced on my images

You are using several of my images from the Geograph Project of the Loch of Strathbeg. However on all of these 'Loch of Strathbeg' has been altered to 'Loch Strathbeg' which is incorrect. I have edited the 'of' back into some of them, but I find I cannot correct the incorrect titles. Can you please make all the necessary corrections, because at the moment it looks as if it is I who have made the error. Thank you.

Anne Burgess —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.150.72.122 (talk • contribs) 19:23, 16 April 2013‎ (UTC)

Seems it goes more commonly by your version w:Loch of Strathbeg. If you let us know which images then we can tag them for admin to rename.--Canoe1967 (talk) 19:49, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

I found 7 and put links to them here: User:Canoe1967/Transit page. If you just want the 'of' added I may be able to just put a rename tag on that page for admin. You can also put the new names under the old names if you want further changes.--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:04, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

I put an edit request on my above transit page. Admin may deal with them when they have time.--Canoe1967 (talk) 00:25, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

 Done Files found by Canoe1967 have been renamed –⁠moogsi (blah) 12:40, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Please help to add to commons

Please can anyone help to put this picture on Commons ? This is a candidate to be copied to Wikimedia Commons, but i don´t get it how... I would like too use it on the Swedish Wiki....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luthertombstoneunderaltar.jpg

File:Luthertombstoneunderaltar.jpg

Luther's tombstone in the Castle Church in Wittenberg.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Hafspajen (talk • contribs) 10:32, 17 April 2013‎ (UTC)

Trying to upload a Megloid Transmigration musical composition pdf

I tried to load a pdf (maybe you need a jpeg) with the following text under the following category The license is described by the following wikitext (must contain a valid copyright tag): It wouldn't let me enter the text - what am I missing? Thank-you

Copyright 2013. I, Joseph Glantz, the appointed representative of Douglas Cornish and Andrei Beleuta, hereby affirm that Douglas Cornish and Andrei Beleuta are the creators and sole owners of the exclusive copyright of the image of this musical composition created through their Megloid Transmigration computer program and that the composition/image was created in April, 2013.

Douglas Cornish and Andrei Beleuta agree to publish that work under the free license "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0" (unported) and GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts)

Douglas Cornish and Andrei Beleuta acknowledges that by doing so they grant anyone the right to use the image in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws.

Douglas Cornish and Andrei Beleuta acknowledge that they are aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites.

Douglas Cornish and Andrei Beleuta are aware that they always retain copyright of this work, and retain the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be claimed to have been made by me or them..

Douglas Cornish and Andrei Beleuta and I acknowledge that we cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the content may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project.

Joseph Glantz. joe@joeglantz.com 215.791.4988. Levittown, PA.

> I am the appointed representative of Douglas Cornish and Andrei Beleuta.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jglantz (talk • contribs) 14:57, 17 April 2013‎ (UTC)

Upload Wizard

Hi there, I am attempting to upload an image using Upload Wizard, but at the upload portion of the process, there is no way to advance to the next step for "release rights". Can somebody assist me? Thanks very much, TBrandley ^{(what's up)} 18:12, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Unless this was just one of those temporary glitches and everything's fine now (I had trouble getting even user pages to load the day you posted this), I think we'll need more information. What exactly happened, and what did you expect? WhatamIdoing (talk) 20:44, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Category naming confusion

There are a number of categories of the form "Queensland in the 1910s", "Queensland in the 1920s", etc, which were used for photos with "circa" dates. As there were some photos with exact dates, I added subcategories of the form "Queensland in 1911", etc. Then some user complained that I should have called them "1911 in Queensland" because that is the convention. So now I don't know what to do. The category help page gives examples of categories with the year both fore and aft. The categories "Queensland in the 1910s" were already in place, so I was following what I thought was the established style. I've got another few thousand photos to categorise and I don't know what to do. Kerry Raymond (talk) 21:30, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

• I know it's weird that one style predominates for decades and a different one for years but, yes, that's how it is. - Jmabel ! talk 04:37, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
• In any case, though, once a category exists, we have pretty decent tools to rename it if necessary. Generally it's best to do the appropriate categorization and not worry too much if the category doesn't immediately have the optimal name. - Jmabel ! talk 04:39, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, so how do I get rid of the "wrong" categories I have created? I thought they would disappear when I removed them from the images, but they are still there listed as empty. Kerry Raymond (talk) 04:18, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

How do I get the category help page changed so that this convention is explained? As it stands, it has caused me to waste a lot of time, so I'd like to get it fixed so the next person to come along doesn't find themselves getting yelled at and having to do a lot of re-work.Kerry Raymond (talk) 04:18, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

The instructions are at Commons:Rename a category#Should_the_old_category_be_deleted?. WhatamIdoing (talk) 14:35, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Börse (Stock Exchange) Hannover

Hello, I had permission to photograph in the hall of Hanover Stock Exchange for Wikipedia. Also I have made ​​a photo of a card and a painting that can be uploaded? Thank you. greeting --Jean11 (talk) 18:28, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

It depends on when these card and painting were made. Ruslik (talk) 04:11, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Farm Security Administration photos

I am trying to photographs from the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression. This is a government agency and the files are in the public domain. This has been confirmed by a librarian at the University of North Carolina, Chapel HIll. However, I keep getting error messages from Nikbot. Here is the link for the copyright info for the photo database - http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ammemrr.pl?title=%3Ca%20href%3d%22%2fammem%2ffsahtml%2ffahome.html%22%3EAmerica%20from%20the%20Great%20Depression%20to%20World%20War%20II%3a%20Black-and-White%20Photographs%20from%20the%20FSA-OWI,%201935-1945%3C%2fa%3E&coll=fsaall&div=pnp&agg=fsa&default=ammem&dir=ammem prefix:Commons:Help desk/Archive —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cjr100B (talk • contribs) 18:45, 22 April 2013‎ (UTC)

You need to add a valid license template - check template:PD-USGov. If this template applies for your images, you can just add it to the image summary under the "licensing" header and remove the warning template. I would also suggest to add a brief explanation and the link (similar to your statement above) with the parameter "permission" to the image information. Then the situation is completely verifiable. GermanJoe (talk) 20:27, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Q about download

Hi all--you remember me, I'm Dumbo from over at en-wiki. Can one of you tell me whether this image (hope you can see it) is downloadable? In the description (there's a "click for details"--"Meer objectgegevens") it says it's PD. If you can help, that'd be great, and if you can turn Jacob de Wilde into an FA, that'd be even better. (Please drop me a line on en-wiki.) Thanks! Drmies (talk) 22:47, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

If you're logged in to the site, you can click on the scissors and choose Dit werk downloaden. Though by uploading the file to Commons, you're sticking 2 fingers up at their image reuse policy (no redistribution for commercial purposes) –⁠moogsi (blah) 23:18, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Hmm thanks. We're commercial? Drmies (talk) 00:50, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:KontorhausJoedebrunnen 1899sw.png

Hallo, Das Bild ist von einem Mieter des Hauses übegeben worden und trägt im Original den Vermerk "Anlage zum Mietvertrag". Vermutlich stammt es vom früheren Besitzer des Hauses, einem Mitglied der Familie Brachvogel. Derzeitig ist das Bild im Besitz des Ortsheimatpflegers Klaus Hoffmann. Der Besitz des Hauses hat gewechselt, es ist jetzt im Eigentum der Stadt Braunschweig. --Okernick (talk) 19:16, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

uploaded file is tagged as not having licensing info

This file File:High Bridge in Kentucky.jpg is tagged as not having licensing info. I think I screwed up because I changed the name from File:Picture 467.jpg to this name first - it being more descriptive. Now on wikipedia it says the file wasn't transferred. See [1]. It has the right licensing info on the original file on en wiki. What should I do? Thanks, Farrajak (talk) 21:37, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, The file was tagged as having no license (by a bot) because when you uploaded it, it didn't have a license.

How are you transferring files from Wikipedia? There are a few methods at w:Wikipedia:Moving files to the Commons which will do the heavy lifting automatically and save you messing around with templates. FtCG for example will let you change the name as you transfer and then sort everything out for you.

I've updated the file's info on Commons to how it would look if transferred with FtCG. –⁠moogsi (blah) 22:18, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

The "Now Commons" template on the Wikipedia page says the file isn't on Commons because the parameter (the filename on Commons) isn't entered correctly. See w:Template:Now Commons –⁠moogsi (blah) 22:21, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! I upload with the uploader helper that's on the picture's template saying that it needs to be transferred to the Commons. I forget what it's called, but this is the only time I've had trouble. (I just happened to notice that it had a warning on it here.) I won't know the name until I come cross another file that needs uploading! I think it's because I changed the file name to a more friendly one, so I've stopped doing that. What's the FtCG? Farrajak (talk) 22:48, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Ah then you were using CommonsHelper... I don't know what went wrong with it this time. FtCG (For the Common Good) is just another method for transferring things from Wikipedia (as mentioned at w:Wikipedia:Moving files to the Commons#How to transfer files to Commons). There's no reason to use one method over another –⁠moogsi (blah) 00:11, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Well, thanks! I probably screwed up somewhere, so thanks for fixing it. Farrajak (talk) 01:01, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

File viewing history

Is there a Commons equivalent of article / page viewing stats found on English Wikipedia? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 03:23, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

"Page information" (in the sidebar under "Toolbox") will give you various stats about a page. At the bottom of the info page there is a link to the page's stats at stats.grok.se. For example, here are the stats for the hypercube on the front page –⁠moogsi (blah) 03:59, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Measham Ware Teapot.jpg

Hello, I'm new to wikicommons and don't really know about or understand the licencing and copyright things.
If someone could take a look at this image I got from the V&A Museum and let me know if its allowed, and what licence things to use if it is.... I would be very greatful

--Rushton2010 (talk) 11:41, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

No. As stated on their image re-use rules , you can only use them for personal use - We don't fall into that. Cookies52(Operators talk)Bot 14:05, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Getting permission?

I see nothing in the FAQ's, or here, about the form required to get copyright permission from a 3rd party. I would like to use a political cartoon on a Wikipedia page, which would require first posting it here. But even if the cartoonist is willing to grant permission--how does one document that permission? ElijahBosley ^{(talk ☞)} 15:45, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Please see Commons:OTRS. regards --JuTa 15:53, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks that is helpful. ElijahBosley ^{(talk ☞)} 21:07, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Michael Demers - The Ghost of Vannevar Bush Hacked My Server.jpg

The three images that I have uploaded have been given to me by the artist who made them. Can I send you a copy of the email he sent me with this permission?

--Apexspry (talk) 16:06, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes, see Commons:OTRS. -- Infrogmation (talk) 04:28, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Mispelling of city name in filename

I noticed that "Madrid" is misspelled in this filename:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luis_Melendez,_Still_Life_with_Watermelons_and_Apples,_Museo_del_Prado,_Madird.jpg

How does one go about correcting such an error?

Thanks!

-Cadpick —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cadpick (talk • contribs) 18:31, 24 April 2013‎ (UTC)

Hi, use {{rename}}. The reason in this case would be 5. The full help page is at Commons:File renaming –⁠moogsi (blah) 18:54, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Problem Updating files

I tried to update an SVG file (Vajra_Guru_Mantra.svg) I created some time ago - even after two days and clearing my cache the thumbnail still shows the old version. Now Having similar problems with a JPEG file (Lanydza_script_KA-examples_02.jpg). In this case the old version is displayed but the correct version is in the latest thumbnail.

Cfynn (talk) 07:02, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Someone had the same problem earlier this month, and as far as I can tell, it just magically started working after a week. WhatamIdoing (talk) 14:40, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

File Not Updating

I'm having problems updating my file Lanydza script KA-examples 02.jpg. When I uploaded a corrected version there is a new thumbnail but the main picture displayed remains the same. I tried this twice with the same result - and tried reverting - so now the whole thing is a mess - but whatever I do the wrong image is displayed.

The correct version is the one most recently uploaded which has a larger top on the second glyph.

Cfynn (talk) 13:11, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

I am experiencing the same issue with Ross-on-Wye station 1974.jpg. The file size for the new upgraded image is shown but the previous image is still displayed. I have tried reloading cache, clearing cache and viewing on different machines. Bruern Crossing (talk) 07:34, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

UPDATE: it's taken a couple of days but the correct image has now appeared. Bruern Crossing (talk) 19:44, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Joanna MacGregor.jpg

I'm trying to upload the image to Joanna MacGregor's Wikipedia page but am not sure how to go about doing that. I am also not sure about the licensing on this photo - we have permission from the photographer to use this photo but I'm not sure how to descrive the license in this instance. Any help would be great. Thanks.

--Iainingpen (talk) 15:07, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

• Have the photographer email permission, as described in COM:OTRS. - Jmabel ! talk 15:29, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
• Once that is done, as for placing it on the page the most common approach would be [[File:Joanna MacGregor.jpg|thumb|caption goes here]] - Jmabel ! talk 15:31, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

biography

I'm writing article about Jung Joon-Young. He is live person. How can I set up a Biograpy Box including picture image and personal information? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mindenon (talk • contribs) 20:35, 25 April 2013‎ (UTC)

w:Template:Infobox musical artist if it is on the English Wikipedia.--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:51, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

BUT this is not the English Wikipedia, it's Wikimedia Commons, and you might do better to ask questions like this at en:Wikipedia:Help desk. - Jmabel ! talk 00:00, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Video được đề xuất Nhận xét

Video được đề xuất Nhận xét - —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.71.26.69 (talk • contribs)

Copyright help regarding File:GreatWhitePoster.jpg

Hello. I am here because of the poster image on the Great White (film) page. The previous image used on there was very small and low-resolution, and was not an accurate version of the poster. While trying to upload a newer, cleaner version, I was notified about a copyright claim, even though the image's copyright has ran out. What steps should be taken to keep this image up?

--SharkHunter55 (talk) 00:54, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Copyright 1982 so it won't run out for decades yet. It should be speedy deleted from commons.--Canoe1967 (talk) 01:38, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

The original is on Wikipedia under a fair use license, which is why it is very small. I've uploaded a downsampled version of your poster to Wikipedia over it and reverted so it's in use on Wikipedia.--Prosfilaes (talk) 03:08, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Is there a template for marking two scans that need to be stitched together?

File:Skany dokumentow historycznych 016.jpg and File:Skany dokumentow historycznych 017.jpg are the top and bottom of an old leaflet that need to be stitched together. I've used the other_version field to make this quite apparent, but I am also looking for a template I could add so that I can draw attention to this need. Post answers here. Thanks in advance. 67.101.5.251 03:25, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Commons:Graphic Lab/Photography workshop should be able to join them. I would but don't have time this weekend.--Canoe1967 (talk) 03:51, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

There was no rush...I asked about a template just to get it on a queue somewhere, in the way that {{convert to SVG}} queues up a request by adding a category for images needing conversion to SVG. But I'll assume that there is no template, and take your advice. Thanks a lot. 67.101.5.251 07:56, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

In case you check back here, there is indeed a template: {{MakePanorama}}. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁galaxies 05:45, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

File:LednickiA.jpg

This file File:LednickiA.jpg was deleted by User:Masur today, April 26, 2013. Reasons was declared as "No source since 19 April 2013."/ But I did not receive any warning on my personal discussion page. as I received regularly in similar situations before that happened. It seems to me that I uploaded this file, but I'm not able to check it now. Please restored that, and I will add necessary information or settled any problems with it. Sincerely Hunu (talk) 11:45, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

you could just reupload —Preceding unsigned comment added by Strak5587 (talk • contribs) 15:12, 26 April 2013‎ (UTC)

• You were not the uploader, hence the lack of notice. User:Foma uploaded it, and gave the source as {{own}} which was almost certainly not true, hence the deletion. If you know the source, I'm sure we can restore it, given accurate source information. Commons:Deletion review might be your best bet. - Jmabel ! talk 15:41, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
  • Thank you. Here the source Полвека для книги 1866-1916. Литературно-художественный сборник, посвященный пятидесятилетию издательской деятельности И.Д.Сытина.- М.: Типография Т-ва И.Д.Сытина, 1916. стр. 124 Hunu (talk) 19:01, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

$$$$

How much money can I make uploading files here? Are we talking big $$$ or just a part time gig? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Strak5587 (talk • contribs) 15:11, 26 April 2013‎ (UTC)

• Zero. Strictly volunteer. - Jmabel ! talk 15:37, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

I heard you get $0.10 per upload (not much, but it adds up) but they wait 65 years to be sure there's no copyright or similar problems with a given upload. Then they send you a check. Make sure they have your address 65 years from now. EEng (talk) 01:17, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

How to contact private user pf wikimedia - "Elgato2003"

Dear Sir/Madame, I wish to contact Mr. Elgato2003, who published his grate grandfather Wirtz Johann Kacob Paul's photo - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File_talk:Johann_Jacob_Paul_Wirtz_(1881-1946).jpg I am new in wikimedia. Read carefully the conditions of use and rules, but did not find how to contact Mr."Elgato2003". Please help me to contact Mr. "Elgato2003". If it is impossible to contact him privately i am ready to write a letter that will be publicly allowed. Regards, MYWEBRIDGE —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mywebridge (talk • contribs) 15:30, 26 April 2013‎ (UTC)

You could try to leave a message at his talk page, but he has not been here for more than a year. Jcb (talk) 19:18, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Godo1.jpg

El retrato de Godofredo Daireaux está en el museo Sivori,está en la tapa libro Godofredo Daireaux aproximación a un retrato,en la portada de la revista El Tradicional n°105 de Mayo 2012 - El segundo cuadro pintado por Mario Canale está publicado el el libro de la la Fundación Espigas " Maestros y Discípulos" ano2006,espero que estos datos sirvan para validar su autenticidad.gracias --Gododx (talk) 18:46, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Lo que pasa es que la licencia no fue especificado. Pero como Sívori murió hace más que 70 años, ya no tiene copyright. He puesto {{PD-old}} y ya no pasa nada. Jcb (talk) 19:13, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

added to remove annoying red text at bottom of screen – Kerαunoςcopia^◁galaxies 19:30, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Attribution of derivative works?

I think I'm still really confused about attribution on derivative works. For example, with File:Steve Roach, Tucson.jpg, I am using {{cc-by-sa-3.0|1=Linda Kohanov}}. But then I make a derivative here: File:Steve Roach, Tucson (bright).jpg. I used the same license tag with attribution to the photographer. Is this correct? I don't care about credit for me. But I also don't want to misinterpret the phrase "You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work". I hope this makes sense. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁galaxies 19:27, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

• To express this, you'll need to be more verbose about permissions than just a single tag. You can explain the licensing situation on the relevant page, just like you did here. - Jmabel ! talk 02:58, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

I don't quite follow. The information template says Author = Linda, derivative = Keraunoscopia. But should I remove the 1=Linda Kohanov parameter from the license template and simply let anyone who decides to re-use the work figure it out for themselves? I've seen my derivatives used on news sites, and they'll credit both the original author, and "derivative: Keraunscopia", which is pretty much exactly what I'd expect. But really it's the 1= parameter that I'm wondering if I should just do away with, or should I actually have the parameter say 1=Linda Kohanov, derivative by Keraunoscopia? – Kerαunoςcopia^◁galaxies 03:29, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

I think what you have as of http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Steve_Roach,_Tucson_%28bright%29.jpg&oldid=92661997 is fine, though it would seem more straightforward to say as author "Linda Kohanov; retouched (brightened) by Keraunscopia" or, if really don't care about being credited at all, it might be even more useful to say just "This is a retouched version of a photo by Linda Kohanov". - Jmabel ! talk 17:37, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Numbers of files

How can i find the number of files i have upload in commons (without needed to numbering them one by one by the list); Xaris333 (talk) 22:19, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

This might seem like work, but it's fairly simple and I think it should work.

1. Click on the Contributions or User page tab
2. Under "Toolbox" on the left side of your screen, click "Logs"
3. At the top, change the dropdown menu from "All public logs" to "Upload log"; click Go
4. You'll get a list, and you'll see (Latest | Earliest) View (newer 50 | older 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500). Click on 500 (or the highest number you can)
5. For me, I get a list of 500, and an option to view "older 500". So that's 500 so far... Click on "Older 500"
6. Suddenly "Older 500" is no longer clickable. That means there are less than 500 files listed. So click on the next highest number, 250. For me, "older 250" is still not clickable, so I pick the next number down, 100. "Older 100" becomes available, so the list is now showing 100 more files. 600 total so far.
7. Click "older 100", and for me, it's not clickable, so I choose "50", and "older 50" becomes available, so that means my list now shows 50 files, with more to go. 650 total.
8. and so on. Does that make sense? At the very last page, you'll have a list of less than 20 files and you'll have to count them by hand. Fastest way that I can think of. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁galaxies 23:39, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Edit counter will also list file uploads. MKFI (talk) 10:20, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

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//OTRS pending// not accepted

I uploaded some images which the copyright owner said she would license under CC. Commons:OTRS says

If the link to the file is not available online, you may upload the file on Commons with the {{OTRS pending}} template and have the author link to it in the declaration of consent.

Well, the upload wizard wouldn't accept {{OTRS pending}} in the licensing field so I did... I don't know what I did -- left it blank maybe -- the whole process is very confusing. Now there's a scary 7-day deletion notice on the files which I wouldn't worry about since the copyright owner will probably email OTRS tomorrow... except somewhere I read that OTRS is 100 days behind, so how does that fit with the scary 7-day notice? Meanwhile, I tried to add {{OTRS pending}} to the files but that template says that an email "has been sent" to OTRS and that's not true since the email has not, in fact, been sent yet.

Help! The files are:

• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GleasonAndrewMattei_ActiveDuty1940s.jpg
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GleasonAndrewMattei_Berlin1959.jpg
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GleasonAndrewMattei_Fred.jpg
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GleasonAndrewMattei_HilbertFifthJournal.jpg
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GleasonAndrewMattei_HorseAndClipboard.jpg
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GleasonAndrewMattei_Koala1988.jpg
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GleasonAndrewMattei_NavalReserves1960s.jpg
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GleasonAndrewMattei_Samos1998.jpg
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GleasonAndrewMattei_Sphynx2001.jpg
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GleasonAndrewMattei_WithJean1958.jpg

EEng (talk) 00:58, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

First of all, don't be scared of the deletion notice. The files may be "deleted", but they can always be retrieved if the OTRS ticket comes through. First thing first is to clean up your files. Go to each of them and place {{subst:OP}} in the permission parameter of the {{information}} template. Next, you need to add a license. Which CC license was agreed upon? CC-BY? CC-BY-SA? Perhaps another one. You need to add something like {{cc-by-3.0}} or {{cc-by-sa-3.0}} to the licensing section (where the scary tag is). Then, the URLs need to be included with the Declaration of Consent to help the OTRS team easily find the images that are licensed for free use by the copyright holder. You can go to the OTRS Noticeboard and try to ask for a rush job, if you'd like. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁galaxies 05:33, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Let me say first that you must be some kind of saint -- it must be very repetitive answering the same questions over and over. But I'm afraid I'm more confused than ever.

• I am not the copyright holder, so why does it make sense for me to add the specific license tag? Doesn't OTRS do that when they get the email from the copyright owner? Or am I supposed to add the tag now, and OTRS simply confirms when they get the email?
• I copied the boilerplate from Commons:Choosing a license, filled in the blanks, and emailed it to the copyright holder for her to forward to OTRS, which she'll probably do by April 29. I understand deleted material can be retrieved from history but the article in which they're used was recently a "Did you know?" and pointers to it are probably being emailed and facebooked and so on all over the place now. It would be an embarrassment for the images to disappear now. So I ask again -- if OTRS is 100 days behind like someone said, does that mean there's going to be a 93-day hiatus when the article just won't have images? You mentioned asking at OTRS N-board for a rush job -- does that mean without a rush, everything authorized by email routinely gets deleted? That doesn't make any sense.

Should I take these questions to OTRS Noticeboard? EEng (talk) 16:42, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Nah, I'm only answering questions here while waiting for my own to be answered :) You're not the copyright holder, but the photographer is, but I was assuming you'd discussed which license she would choose to make sure she understands what licensing her images means. It would be unfair to "dupe" someone into licensing their image when they're ignorant of what that license entails. I'm not sure what the boilerplate you emailed her is, but when dealing with OTRS, you should email her the Declaration of Consent. It would be kind to fill out the information for her (sounds like you may have already done this), but the license must also be written in. If you sent her the Declaration, then maybe you're hoping she fills in the license herself. I would make certain she does this properly. It's not OTRS's job to fill in the blanks; they simply verify that permission has been given for that file to be used freely. You should keep in constant communication with her. The minute she has sent that email to permissions, you can go to the OTRS noticeboard and request that someone search for that email. As to how the 100 day backlog works, I'm not familiar with their procedures and I wouldn't worry about it, so long as you try communicating with them (or find someone on the list of OTRS volunteers and contact them directly. Ideally, these images should not have been uploaded without all the "paperwork" having been figured out. You upload the images, email her the URL links, she plugs them into the Declaration of Consent, and forwards it to permissions. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁galaxies 20:53, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

By boilerplate I mean the Decl of Consent, and I filled it in for her though she's a plenty smart cookie -- trust me -- and knows exactly what she's doing. I guess I'm reassured enough to wait until she's email OTRS and then follow up with them. This is not a very smooth process, I must say. EEng (talk) 21:02, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Wizard interface bug & suggestions

Moved to Commons:Upload Wizard feedback#Wizard interface bug & suggestions –⁠moogsi (blah) 19:51, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

thx EEng (talk) 06:33, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

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PaintShop

Is an image (consisting of text and lines) created with PaintShop a free image and thus uploadable to commons?King jakob c 2 (talk) 15:49, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

• That's not enough to answer on. A sufficiently complex arrangement of lines, or a sufficiently complex text, could rise to the level of copyright eligibility. - Jmabel ! talk 19:29, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

• You misunderstand. Sorry, I should've explained myself better. What I mean is that it's my own work, but created with PaintShop. In case it still matters, the image in question is a ball-and-stick model of a chemical compound.King jakob c 2 (talk) 20:56, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
  • If it's your own original work, I see no issue at all. Just license it appropriately with one of the acceptable licenses (e.g. {{self|cc-by-sa-3.0}}). - Jmabel ! talk 06:30, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

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Copyright

I have verbal permission from an artist to use a photograph of one of her artworks made in the 1970s for her wikipedia page. Which license would this be under and how would I go about proving that I have permission to use the photograph? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Isluce (talk • contribs) 16:22, 27 April 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:OTRS. The person who owns the rights (the artist) needs to specify the license. Permission specifically for a Wikipedia page is absolutely not sufficient on Commons: the image must be free-licensed. Some Wikipedias, including the English-language Wikipedia, are looser about that and allow limited use of non-free materials: on the English-language Wikipedia you would have to fill out a copy of en:Template:Non-free_use_rationale. Jmabel ! talk 19:27, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Also note that if the artwork is three-dimensional, both the artist and the photographer will need to agree to publication under a free license for the photo to be hosted on Commons. The exception would be if the depiction is covered by Commons:Freedom of panorama, in which case you'll only need licensing permission from the photographer. —LX (talk, contribs) 20:44, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

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Copyright help regarding File:บุญ อาเธอร์ เบญจกุล.jpg

--Parichatchoo (talk) 04:02, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Please see COM:L for further information, also consider consulting COM:OTRS. Regards, →Nagy 08:52, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Lizensierung Bilder Stift Wilhering

Hallo!

Ich habe den Artikel "Stift Wilhering" erweitert und einige Bilder hinzugefügt. Ich habe mir die Beschreibung vom Upload & Lizensierung angesehen und eine Lizenzvorlage hineinkopiert, welche dort als gültige Vorlage aufschien.

Nun habe ich die Meldung bekommen, dass die Bilder ungültig lizensiert sind. http://www.cistercensi.info/ ist Besitzer der Bilder und hat mir erlaubt, die Bilder für Wikipedia zu benutzen. W

Welche Lizenz ist nun die ricthige? Habe mich schon mehrmals durchgelesen, kenne mich jedoch nicht wirklich aus.

(Besagte Bilder sind als Link zum kopieren im Anhang unterhalb) Danke!

Liebe Grüße Fabs85

3 File tagging File:0066c114 - Stift Wilhering - Facciata della chiesa.jpg 4 File tagging File:0066za10 - Stift Wilhering - Affresco della volta della chiesa.jpg 5 File tagging File:0066zo12 - Stift Wilhering - Organo della chiesa.jpg 6 File tagging File:0066zo21 - Stift Wilhering - Organo della chiesa.jpg 7 File tagging File:0066zs025 - Stift Wilhering - Statua antistante al monastero.jpg 8 File tagging File:0066g 02 - Stift Wilhering - Passaggio.jpg 9 File tagging File:0066c108 - Stift Wilhering - Facciata della chiesa.jpg 10 File tagging File:0066af21 - Stift Wilhering - Particolare della facciata del monastero.jpg 11 File tagging File:0066co01 - Stift Wilhering - Coro della chiesa.jpg 12 File tagging File:0066co02 - Stift Wilhering - Coro della chiesa.jpg 13 File tagging File:0066d101 - Stift Wilhering - Chiostro, lato della chiesa.jpg 14 File tagging File:0066dv14 - Stift Wilhering - Veduta del chiostro grande.jpg 15 File tagging File:0066ec02 - Stift Wilhering - Fontana del chiostro.jpg 16 File tagging File:0066v 01 - Stift Wilhering - Piazzale del monastero.jpg 17 File tagging File:0066k 03 - Stift Wilhering - Refettorio.jpg 18 File tagging File:0066af18 - Stift Wilhering - Facciata del monastero.jpg 19 File tagging File:0066c406 - Stift Wilhering - Abside della chiesa.jpg 20 File tagging File:0066co06 - Stift Wilhering - Coro della chiesa.jpg 21 File tagging File:0066cx12 - Stift Wilhering - Particolare del pulpito della chiesa.jpg 22 File tagging File:0066db04 - Stift Wilhering -Klostertür.jpg 23 File tagging File:0066ai05 - Stift Wilhering - Atrio d ingresso del monastero.jpg 24 File tagging File:0066af43 - Stift Wilhering - Aiuola antistante il monastero.jpg 25 File tagging File:0066d302 - Stift Wilhering - Chiostro, lato del capitolo.jpg 26 File tagging File:0066dv03 - Stift Wilhering - Galleria del chiostro grande.jpg 27 File tagging File:0066cb20 - Stift Wilhering - Porta dei monaci.jpg 28 File tagging File:0066za01 - Stift Wilhering - Affresco della volta della chiesa.jpg 29 File tagging File:0066cp25 - Stift Wilhering - Particolare di un altare laterale della chiesa.jpg 30 File tagging File:0066zs129 - Stift Wilhering - San Bernardo.jpg 31 File tagging File:0066cc09 - Stift Wilhering - Navata della chiesa.jpg 32 File tagging File:0066cp15 - Stift Wilhering - Particolare dell altare maggiore della chiesa.jpg 33 File tagging File:0066h 12 - Stift Wilhering - Sala dei monaci.jpg 34 File tagging File:0066h 01 - Stift Wilhering - Sala dei monaci.jpg 35 File tagging File:0066k 01 - Stift Wilhering - Refettorio.jpg 36 File tagging File:0066v 06 - Stift Wilhering - Particolare esterno della chiesa.jpg 37 File tagging File:0066ea02 - Stift Wilhering - Fontana del chiostro.jpg 38 File tagging File:0066cx02 - Stift Wilhering - Pulpito della chiesa.jpg

--Fabs85 (talk) 08:29, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Hallo Fabs85, der Urheber sollte eine Nachricht an Commons:OTRS/de senden. Am besten von einer 'offiziellen' E-Mail-Adresse der oben genannten Webseite aus. Die Entscheidung über die Lizenzierung obliegt dem Urheber. Passende Textvorlagen finden sich auf COM:ET/de. Beste Grüße, →Nagy 08:48, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Architecture?

I want to upload a picture of a bridge but I'm not sure if it's allowed. The upload your own work page didn't specify the rules for architecture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CovertAgent183 (talk • contribs) 08:49, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Cheers, it would be important to know where the picture was taken. COM:FOP will answer your questions. In case you are not the author of the *image*, you will also have to provide an evidence of permission. Regards, →Nagy 09:02, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

File:Palic lake.jpg shows no license but on en:wiki the rights were released by the person who took the picture

This photo was tag by bot for transfer to the Commons on en:wiki [2] with {{NoRightsReserved}} How can I fix it, please? Thanks, Farrajak (talk) 04:54, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Fixed How did you transfer this? The equivalent here of w:Template:NoRightsReserved is usually {{PD-user}} –⁠moogsi (blah) 05:47, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

UPLOAD AN IMAGE TO INFOBOX

I am trying to upload an image to my infobox to complete my wiki article. I have contacted the company I am writing about and they are happy to give me an image to use. What do I need to do to be able to use this image? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/ZANEWS —Preceding unsigned comment added by NuggetBerrisford (talk • contribs) 09:20, 29 April 2013‎ (UTC)

Wikimedia Commons (this site) can only host copyrighted content if the copyright holder agrees to publish it under a license that allows anyone to use the content for any purpose, including commercial purposes. Permission to use an image on a Wikipedia page is not sufficient. See Commons:OTRS for information on how to obtain and send in the permission needed for uploading to Commons.

If they're not willing to approve publication under a free license as required by Wikimedia Commons, you may wish to consult en:Wikipedia:Non-free content to see if it meets the English Wikipedia project's non-free content guidelines, and if so, upload it locally to that project. For questions on that process, use en:Wikipedia:Media copyright questions on the English Wikipedia project. —LX (talk, contribs) 15:05, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

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File:Chiloe0.svg image don't render text to path always

Hi,

I uploaded an image with 3 text strings adhered to a curve.("Golfo de Ancud", "Golfo de Reloncavi" and "Estuario de Reloncavi")

• File:Chiloe0.svg shows none of the strings
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Chiloe0.svg shows the 3 strings correctly
• en:Fjords and channels of Chile shows none of them

Can any one of you resolve the issue?.

I had the problem already. How can I avoid the problem? --Createaccount 12:11, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

This is one of many SVG features which are unsupported by RSVG, the software used by Mediawiki to convert SVG files to PNG before displaying. See en:Wikipedia:SVG help#Invisible "put on path" text. —LX (talk, contribs) 15:16, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, LX. I understand now. --Createaccount 08:29, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

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لماذا تم حذف صفحتي ؟ تعب لما خلصتها ؟

لماذا حذف صفحتي —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amerassi (talk • contribs) 06:05, 30 April 2013‎ (UTC)

Image containing a logo

If I take a photo of a soda can and it has the company's logo in it, can I upload it as my own work? Or do I need the logo copyright holder to give permission? HtownCat (talk) 22:45, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

See Commons:Copyright rules by subject matter#Product packaging. Kelly (talk) 01:52, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

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I don't get it.

I don't understand what is wrong with File:Map-Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw-district-of-Los Angeles.png. Yours, GeorgeLouis (talk) 06:40, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

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Well, you are totally wrong. If I say I don't get it, then I don't get it. Perhaps you should consider replacing the boilerplate with something a bit more understandable. Thank you for nothing. GeorgeLouis (talk) 14:47, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi. For consistency reasons we use licence templates in our files. The bot browsing through new uploads couldn't find any licence template in File:Map-Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw-district-of-Los Angeles.png, even though you explicitly mentioned the file was under CC-By-SA. User:Ryan Vesey recognised the problem and added {{Cc-by-sa-2.0}}, which is the licence template corresponding to what you had written. This led User:McZusatz to mention your problem as solved. I hope it's clearer now. Jastrow (Λέγετε) 14:55, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Samiyam.JPG

Ich habe den Urheber des Bildes angeschrieben und er war einverstanden dass ich das Bild für eine Website nutze. Beweis: http://www.myimg.de/?img=g09013.jpg --NorbertRalfK (talk) 13:11, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Leider ist aus der eMail nicht zu erkennen, zu was die Zustimmung gegeben wurde. Du müsstest schon nach diesen Regularien eine Zustimmung einholen. --Maxxl2 - talk 13:22, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

http://www.myimg.de/?img=b5d497.jpg --NorbertRalfK (talk) 13:33, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Auch dies reicht nicht aus. Die Veröffentlichung hier schließt ein, dass Dritte ein Foto von hier auch gewerblich nutzen dürfen. Das sagt aber deine Anfrage nicht, denn der Fotograf nimmt hier an, dass die von ihm auf Flickr gewählte Lizenz CC-2.0 von dir beachtet wird, die die gewerbliche Nutzung nicht einschließt. --Maxxl2 - talk 13:51, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Search and Go to

Sometimes Search is activated for me and sometimes Go to. I haven't figured out any reason. I want Go to always to be default, so I can reach the pages I want just by hitting enter. Anybody knowing how to do that?

Also, when I've performed a search, the cursor is in the search-field, and then I can't navigate with arrows without first clicking outside the field. Can I change that? --Jonund (talk) 19:05, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

FBI Release

The FBI released a new image of fugitive Eric Justin Toth after his capture. Are FBI releases in the public domain? Revolution1221 (talk) 00:56, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Pictures the FBI took are in the public domain. The FBI also releases a lot of pictures that someone else took, and unless that someone else is a Federal employee, those pictures are not in the public domain.--Prosfilaes (talk) 01:11, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

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Bad geocoordinates?

See also COM:AN#Broken location template

Can anyone figure out why these coordinates are marked as invalid? It has got me stumped. I have marked thousands of pages with coordinates, but this is the first time that Commons has told me that the coords are not valid. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 04:52, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

• P.S. The coordinates work just fine when linking to Google maps or other map sites. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 04:54, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

It doesn't like the decimal values in both "seconds" parameters. Seems like a new bug, but the error was already reported on the template talkpage. GermanJoe (talk) 07:11, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

This appears to be a new bug, please see COM:AN#Broken location template –⁠moogsi (blah) 07:30, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Now Fixed –⁠moogsi (blah) 10:12, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Works properly again. Many thanks for your help. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 01:33, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

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Copyright help regarding File:Search box monobook.PNG

--206.190.135.216 21:07, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Fixed it for you - the license tag is best kept in the "licensing" section. You can remove warning tags yourself, when you are certain, the problem has been fixed (unless stated otherwise in the template text). GermanJoe (talk) 07:03, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

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I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after four days. GermanJoe (talk) 07:03, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Should Category:한국의 명승지 이미지 be renamed?

I believe our category system should be in English? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 11:12, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

→ Commons:Categories for discussion/2013/05/Category:한국의 명승지 이미지. I nominated the category for discussion because I thought maybe the creator might be able to shed some light on it... but on their user page they don't even claim to speak Korean. Very odd, maybe it was moved from somewhere else –⁠moogsi (blah) 13:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

derivativeFx not recognizing license

Is User:Luxo the only person who maintains derivativeFX? For some reason it no longer recognizes {{PD-USGov-Military-Air Force}} as a valid license. Kelly (talk) 15:14, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Philadelphia Record

I have gone through much of your information and instructions in attempting to understand how we can discuss and actually add information to your site. I wish to enhance some truth to a specific subject as I have a personal background to a history of The deceased Philadelphia Record. A significantly connected to the history of the l930's national political scene. I am stumped. Don"t get it. How can one add to truth of USA history in your wonderful system? Do I give up?

w:The Philadelphia Record is the article over at the English Wikipedia. This is commons where we just store media. Do you have images or other media? I also added a header to this section.--Canoe1967 (talk) 22:36, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Also, if by "truth of USA history" you mean your own opinion (as people often do when they use that phrase), it will not be allowed there. You need to cite your content from reliable sources. - Jmabel ! talk 00:29, 4 May 2013 (UTC)