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Help in mentioning a variable source

A tag was put on my upload saying its a derivative work, File:Tæm̆bili Pandol 2024 Enderamulla Church Feast.jpg; should i mention all the villagers who made this pandol? I don't understand the requirment. pls explain this matter. its like asking to mention all the people who helped to build a christmas tree thats in a pic. Whats the solution on this. And no this is not sponsored by the mentioned church, its just a pandol made by villagers as a tradition. Whom should i mention as source? i hv already mentioned own since i took the photo. VihirLak007 (talk) 19:31, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

The photo appears to be on Facebook, posted prior to your upload here by an account whose name does not match yours, and tagged all-rights-reserved there. But even if you did take the photograph, there is no freedom of panorama in Sri Lanka, so you would actually seem to need explicit permission from each of the builders and/or designers. DMacks (talk) 19:37, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

it one of my page i do as you see, should i also mention the page link as source too? but i uploaded the raw file of it without the edited version with the watermark. Should i tag my page link as source still? VihirLak007 (talk) 19:44, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Ok, that makes sense for the own-work claim of the photo. Thanks for explaining one of the two concerns. DMacks (talk) 19:45, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

is there anything else i should do that might help? VihirLak007 (talk) 19:48, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

im now reading the intellectual property act in SL. Can i know what category might a decorative arch made for a church feast fall in? VihirLak007 (talk) 19:56, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

I just read the section 8, from what i understad is;

Section 8: Works Not Protected by Copyright

This section explains that certain elements are not protected by copyright, which includes Ideas, concepts, procedures, methods of operation, or mathematical concepts as such.

This means that ideas, methods, or concepts in and of themselves are not subject to copyright protection. Only their expression in a tangible form can be protected. So, if a decorative arch (like a Thambili Thorana) follows a traditional or widely known pattern, it might not qualify for protection unless there is some new, original expression or design in its creation (which havent changed since the begining of the tradition).

While the Act does not specifically mention "traditional cultural expressions" or "public domain," it's generally understood in copyright law that elements that are part of cultural heritage or have been in long-standing public use may fall outside copyright protection unless there's an original aspect added to the work.

Thus, if a decorative arch is based on cultural traditions or forms, it is likely not protected unless new, creative, or original elements are introduced into its design or structure (again, the pandol form has never being changed in the history since the begining).

here you can see picture o fthe pandol over the years. Its the same traditional design. oldest available picture is from 1990 and 1991(100th jubilee).more older picture wouldnt hv been available since even in 1991 only one man owned a camera in the whole parish. The pandol was made every years except for 2020 for lack of king coconuts and covid pandemic in 2023. VihirLak007 (talk) 20:24, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Isn't a construction of something "a tangible form"? Taking that this is literally the same thing that has been re-built every year and that the original designer is not known, protection for anonymous works lasts 70 years. If it's been modified, then that might reset the clock. And the copyright law explicitly says "expression of folklore" are protected. DMacks (talk) 20:48, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Ah right. "expression of folklore". Noted. Okay moving forward what should be done to the file? is there another way to still keep it on commons? or to be used only in named articles. Any changes to the source? VihirLak007 (talk) 21:04, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

i might be wrong but i feel like in this case, if they had originally named the file let say "view of an old church in sri lanka, during a feast celebration" this might have a different outcome. since it does not emphasize on a item in the pic but a general view one might see. Just saying. Wikiceylon.pvt (talk) 21:09, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

The name doesn't matter if the content is unacceptable: the protected part of the image is not de minimis. Sometimes we get lucky and it's easier to catch potentially problematic content. Licensing policy is complicated, as you are learning. DMacks (talk)

Any update regarding my last two replies? VihirLak007 (talk) 03:40, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

If the content is non-free, there is no remedy except deletion. Commons does not allow hosting of images that infringe license policy. DMacks (talk) 17:25, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

the church celebrated its 133rd anniversary in 2023. doesnt that already have passed 70+ year guidline? since the original creation of the pandol design which havent changed since? VihirLak007 (talk) 11:18, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

@VihirLak007: Very good question: is there enough originality in this particular expression of traditional folk art to qualify for copyright? That is way too subtle a question about copyright for the help desk, and should be taken up at Commons:VP/C. - Jmabel ! talk 15:03, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

TYSM. A topic was added. The New topic in Village Pump VihirLak007 (talk) 18:21, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

@VihirLak007: Please refer to that as the Copyright Village Pump.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:49, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

BTW under "no freedom of panorama in Sri Lanka"; are the below files acceptable? Pandols made annually for vesak festivals in Sri Lanka?

• File:Piliyandala Vesak Thorana 2016.jpg
• File:Grandpass Vesak Thorana.jpg
• File:Maharagama Vesak Pandol 2022.jpg
• File:Piliyandala vesak pandol 2017.jpg

VihirLak007 (talk) 21:16, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Those might also be problematic, yes. Fact is, some countries are more restrictive than others. DMacks (talk) 17:25, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

all the mention files are sri lankan pandol. vesak pandols. VihirLak007 (talk) 11:12, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

piliyandala, grandpass, maharagam all three places in file names are places in sri lanka. VihirLak007 (talk) 11:13, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Uploading my photo into my entry. How, from an Android phone?

How to add my own portrait photo at the head of my entry? Noeltredinnick (talk) 09:48, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

@Noeltredinnick: Hi, and welcome. Please start with COM:FS.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:32, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

@Noeltredinnick: Or follow the steps at en:WP:A picture of you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:50, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Help with identifying a grasshopper species (and species in general)

Hi,

I uploaded some photos of a grasshopper earlier today (e.g., File:20240920 greasshopper on corn point meadows PD205782.jpg).

I thought I had identified the correct species, but now I'm not so sure.

Wondering if there is a place on WM where I can get advice on the correct species.

Thank you

Pdanese (talk) 22:32, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

@Pdanese: I see that the species has now been IDd, but in future you can apply categories like Category:Unidentified insects or one of its sub-categories; or you can upload your images to iNaturalist (but please still upload them here also). Using iNaturalist has the added advantage that your record contributes to the scientific monitoring of biodiversity; see com:INaturalist. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:59, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for both tips. I (especially) was unaware of Category:Unidentified insects.

Thanks again. Pdanese (talk) 15:50, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

ابوعجيب

اريد أضافة صورة لـ صاحب المقال ابوعجيب Hdb.i12 (talk) 01:29, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

@Hdb.i12 see Commons:Upload. RZuo (talk) 08:50, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Bonte Thatcher at UTSW.jpg

Hello

What tag would best fit images from this source?

https://utswlibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/about

Specifically since it says: "Items within the UT Southwestern Image Archives are provided for non-commercial, personal, or research use. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, photocopy, or download) materials without prior permission"

Thank you.

Nightryder84 (talk) 02:51, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

@Nightryder84: Commons doesn't accept content that's been released under a non-commercial license per COM:LJ; so, Commons is unlikely going to be able to keep this file because the licensing the UT Southwestern Image Archives is using is too restrictive for Commons. Given the information on the photo found at here, it seems likely that someone working for UT Southwestern took the photo in 1991 as part of their duties in a sort of en:work for hire type of arrangement, which means UT Southwestern is most likely the copyright holder; so, you would need its COM:CONSENT for the file to be kept on Commons. Others might assess this file's copyright differently, and you can wait to see if others respond if you want; however, I think your two options here are to ask the UTSW for its consent or tag the file for speedy deletion yourself per COM:CSD#G7. If you do nothing, the file will most likely tagged for speedy deletion by another Commons user per COM:CSD#F1 or COM:CSD#F4. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:29, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

seems not okay per rights statement. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 05:56, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

I have the permission/consent from UTSW in the form of an email letter attachment . Where do I upload-send to? Nightryder84 (talk) 17:22, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Nightryder84: Please send that via VRT with a carbon copy to your UTSW correspondent to keep everyone in the loop.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:48, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Request

Sir want make own map like( African union ) colour more country for project i don't no how to make Wikipedia nmap used on their pages 2409:4085:8804:E506:0:0:29A8:68B0 04:32, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

go to com:gl/m with more detail about what you want to make. RZuo (talk) 08:49, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Fotografías de Ezequiel Zamora

Buenas se puede publicar las fotografías de Ezequiel Zamora (militar y político venezolano) falleció en 1860 en San Carlos (Estado Cojedes)? AbchyZa22 (talk) 07:29, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

I don't think there are any photographs, but see Category:Ezequiel Zamora. Not sure any of these are based on something from his lifetime, but it's possible. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 15:16, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Picture of Emma Watson

There is this picture of emma watson from an interview for vogue magazine used in the simple wiki, would it be approved for use in the main wiki page, as the status of license is not confired, it is also used in various wikis. Adry9509 (talk) 10:17, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

@Adry9509: File:Emma Watson 2023 head and shoulders 1 (cropped).jpg is freely licensed and can be reused for any purpose, both in the wiki and outside the wiki. I just closed the related DRs. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 11:01, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

could you then please remove the nominated for deletion. Adry9509 (talk) 11:06, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, thanks for Your Help Adry9509 (talk) 11:07, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

@Adry9509: Assuming you mean the Main Page of the Simple English Wikipedia, that would be a matter for that project's policies. It's easy enough to confirm that the source video on YouTube is marked with a CC BY 3.0 licence. But there is always the question of whether the channel that posted the video actually had the right to grant that licence. In this case, it's notable that there's a corresponding video on the main Vogue channel, and it isn't marked CC BY 3.0. So the question is, does Vogue Taiwan have the right to relicense videos from Vogue under a free licence? And while I was writing this it seems that Aafi has decided that the answer is "yes". --bjh21 (talk) 11:04, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

@Bjh21, thanks for bringing this up. Well, frankly, I did no go too deep into this and trusted the statement by VOGUE Taiwan that the file is freely licensed. Given that the original video (published two days earlier) doesn't put up any such claim, I share same concerns as you. I can simply revert my closure and ask other admins to take a look. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 11:12, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Pictures from Vogue Taiwan Does Seem to be a theme, my guess is that taiwan requires an open license not required for the original vogue? Adry9509 (talk) 11:20, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Problems uploading a file

Hi,

I tried to upload a 1.5 GByte PDF file. I got various error messages. Currently I constantly keep getting "Pathologie4.pdf Could not acquire lock. Somebody else is doing something to this file." Before that I got something like "Server did not respond in the expected time". And just now I got "Internal error: Server failed to publish temporary file."

any ideas?

Yours Dirk Hünniger (talk) 16:54, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

and another one "Upload from stash already in progress." Dirk Hünniger (talk) 16:59, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Finally it worked. I got no clue why. Here is the file at last:

File:Pathologie4.pdf Dirk Hünniger (talk) 17:34, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Oh no

Hello, I have uploaded a file of a Metro car to use, and I have realized it is not the correct one. To prevent people getting mislead, how do I modify the description and title or delete it completely? Thanks @MetaTalks MetaTalks (talk) 19:58, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

MetaTalks, if the uploaded file is in the project scope, it can be edited (if needed) and kept. If it's not, you can request the file to be deleted. You can also request renaming of the file, if it is necessary. Ratekreel (talk) 21:16, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Clarification on US State Department Copyright Law

Hi, I have a question regarding U.S. State Department copyright law as it pertains to ambassadors. Since ambassadors operate under the jurisdiction of the Department of State, I understand that images depicting their official duties are considered public domain. Does this mean that any images they upload to social media platforms (such as Twitter/X) while performing their official duties are also in the public domain and, as such, can be used on Wikipedia? Titanciwiki (talk) 06:05, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi Titanciwiki I believe it depends on who takes the photograph and where its published. If, for example, the photograph is taken by an employee of the US embassy (who isn't a local contract hire), it's taken as part of their official duties, and it's uploaded to an official US Government website (social media account), then perhaps it would fall under {{PD-USGov-DOS}}. On the other hand, if the photo was taken by someone else (e.g. a photographer working for the host country) but just is being hosted on an official US Government website (social media account) or is being hosted on someone's personal website or social media account (even if the person is a US government employee), then it might not be considered and official work of the US Government and thus could be eligible for copyright protection. This links to the copyright information page for the US Embassy in the UK, and I'd image most the other US embassies worldwide have similar pages. If that's not sufficient for you to do a self-assessment of the photo you want to use, it would probably be easier for someone to help you if could provide a link to the photo want to upload.

Finally and just for reference, Commons is mainly concerned with the licensing of the content it hosts and whether it meets COM:SCOPE. Commons isn't too concerned with how the content it hosts is being used by the various Wikimedia Foundation projects like English Wikipedia. Encyclopedic decisions regarding image tend to be left to each project to sort out; so, Commons hosting something doesn't automatically guarantee that a project will decide to use it, and such things sometimes need to be resolved through discussion at the local project level. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:30, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Завантаження зображення з іншого інтернет джерела

Я пишу статтю для Вікіпедії про сучачного науковця і науково-педагогічного діяча та хочу завантажити його фото безпосередньо в шаблон «Науковець» для цієї статті. Фото це вже розміщено в статті про нього на сайті Енциклопедії Сучасної України: https://esu.com.ua/article-74750. В якій формі мені можливо завантажити це зображення, щоби не порушувати вимоги Вікіпедії стосовно авторських прав? Majkl Pris (talk) 14:29, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

@Majkl Pris I'm using google translate here. The page you link states "2024 © Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України", so for that particular photo to be allowed on Commons, you need the permission of the copyright holder, usually the photographer. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:55, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Дякую за доромогу! Спробую! Majkl Pris (talk) 15:20, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Encontrei imagens ótimas disponíveis para Download por Site Governamental Brasileiro

Mas não sei se são livres para distribuição, alguém pode me ajudar a confirmar isso? Elas dão crédito à: "Foto: Kraw Penas/SEEC" E colocam disponíveis para: "Download em alta resolução" https://www.museuparanaense.pr.gov.br/Pagina/Precursora-das-artes-visuais-no-Parana-ganha-exposicao-no-Museu-Paranaense Camilarg (talk) 14:52, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

I found some great images available for download on the Brazilian Government Website

But I don't know if they are free for distribution. Can anyone help me confirm this? They give credit to: "Photo: Kraw Penas/SEEC" and make them available for: "Download in high resolution"

translator: Google Translate/Tradutor Consigned (talk) 16:16, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Camilarg: I see no indication of a free license on that site, nor does the site meet {{PD-Brazil-Gov}}, so I don't think it can be uploaded here. Consigned (talk) 16:16, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Issues with uploading a new version of an SVG

As depicted in this file:

I'm not able to upload a new version of File:Forms of government.svg. I've checked the metadata, and there's no HTML in there, so I have no idea what the issue is. I've even attempted to reupload the file in its current state and the same error has shown up, the only way to change this file currently is by reverting it to previous revisions. – GlowstoneUnknown (Talk) 01:25, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Uploaded new version unsucessful

Hi, I decided to add unblurred higher quality images to a screenshot I uploaded last year.

The Talhenbont Hall floor plan file I added last year has been replaced, but is still showing up as the current image as it's blurred and doesn't zoom in well. I first added a better screenshot of a book, however the image was still blurred. I then unblurred the image, but when I uploaded the new image, it still didn't upload correctly, so I reverted twice without success, and added a new file again, but still the latest uploaded image is of the first original upload of low quality which does not zoom correctly. Any idea please as to why the current image isn't uploaded correctly and is still using the original upload ? Please take a look at this similar image which I uploaded successfully as a newly unblurred upgraded image. Whilst a third image also has the same issue of not fully uploading the newer unblurred screenshot. You just have to compare image sizes, now over 1mb compared to before to see the uploads were successful, just they are not being displayed correctly. Any ideas how to fix this issue please ?? Cltjames (talk) 01:54, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Please delete this (duplicate) image

It is a bit more than that; the near duplicate is appallingly bad low resolution, and may have been uploaded by a user who was blocked around ten years ago. That must be more than enough enough justification.

This is the one to delete; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A10a-81-0979-10tfwCC-1990.jpg

This is the one to keep; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fairchild_OA-10A_Thunderbolt_II,_USA_-_Air_Force_AN0687262.jpg

FYI; I am (or was) an aircraft enthusiast, and I confirm that the two images are of the same individual Wing Commander's aircraft (serial 81-0979), same location, same date, just a slightly different angle. I wasn't there myself, but it was a photo-shoot at RAF Waddington, 27 April 1990, open to the public, with around 50 aircraft arranged specifically for the cameras.

Meanwhile, I will manually visit the 3 or 4 pages that have mistakenly opted for the low-res version simply because it mentioned the Wing Commander connection. Give me 20 minutes head start to switch the images on these pages.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 16:25, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Uploading a picture of the logo of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago to the Naparima College wikipedia pages

Hi.

I would like to upload this picture of the logo of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago to the Naparima College wikipedia pages

[1]https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=554924049999859&set=a.554924033333194 VerstaerkerGesellschaft (talk) 00:03, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi, the photo is presumably copyrighted and can't be uploaded here at Commons; the creator/copyright holder of the file would have to release it under a free license. It may be possible to upload it directly to Wikipedia as meta:Non-free content. Consigned (talk) 16:08, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Licensing status of a photo that was used under false pretenses

I've just moved File:Willie Hagan.jpg to that title from File:Fretïmio Assocão di Planka.jpg based on its EXIF data and a post at a Wikipedia criticism site. en:Fretïmio Assocão di Planka has been deleted as a hoax. It's a 2010 photo, based on EXIF data, and is credited in those data to several photographers, presumably a firm, working for a branch of California State University. I'm unsure whether Commons has permission to use it. Help regarding an answer to that question, please, and if it is ok for it to remain, could someone fill out the necessary form fields? Yngvadottir (talk) 03:14, 28 September 2024 (UTC) P.S.: The same Wikipedia criticism site now has a post saying that the AfD traces the photo to this university news release. Yngvadottir (talk) 03:20, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

It seems like this could be speedily deleted per COM:CSD#G3 or COM:CSD#F6 since the original license was obviously an intentional attempt at COM:LL and the file's use could be seen as violation of the personality rights of the subject of the photo (even if he was unaware of it); moreover, there's already a photo of the subject being used in en:Willie J. Hagan (assuming that's the same person) which means an immediate use for this photo isn't apparent. If the EXIF data is correct, the copyright holder would either be Karen Tapia or the university; so, hers or its COM:CONSENT would be needed for this to be kept, unless someone wants to argue this is {{PD-CAGov}}. FWIW, this seems to be the same Karen Tapia, and she seems to have worked for the university around the time the photo is supposed to have been taken; furthermore, the university does seem to be claiming copyright ownership of photos currently appearing on its official website. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:02, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

不知道錯誤在哪？

提交檔案時，系統提醒有五個錯誤，但我不知道錯誤在哪？ Leo20041201 (talk) 14:13, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Don't know where the error is?

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When submitting the file, the system reminded me that there were five errors, but I don’t know where the errors are?

translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:45, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Pinging @Sannita (WMF), as this seems Upload Wizard related.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:45, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

@Leo20041201 This is a known bug, we are working on it. Sorry you had to encounter it. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:26, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

How to upload audio?

How to upload audio? Baginda 480 (talk) 15:12, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

You can upload wav or ogg files. There are ways to convert mp3 to ogg, but sound recordings typically need to be free as far as composition (the melody); the performance (band or musician playing it); and the recording itself. Abzeronow (talk) 17:33, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Informal(?) permission to upload article not in public domain

Back in January, while constructing Halenbeck Hall, I found a photo by the St. Cloud State University Archives Facebook page that was a black and white exterior of the building from 1980. I asked whether or not I could use the photo for the Wikipedia page on their Facebook post, and they said I could as long as I credit them. The question is...would getting permission on Facebook be considered acceptable, or should I have gone for a more formal approach by emailing them? I will provide the link to the granted permission if requested. I never noticed that St. Cloud State University Archives responded to me all the way back in January until moments ago. Thanks. I'm just trying to play by the rules. Wjenkins96 (talk) 06:20, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

@Wjenkins96 Thanks for trying. It's possible, but has to be done right, see the FB section at WP:A picture of you. This assumes that the FB "holder" is the copyright holder, otherwise the copyright holder (usually the photographer) has to give permission via some other route on that page, like COM:VRT. Hope this helps some. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:49, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Permission routes?

Hello I've been reading a lot of help pages (and this forum) and am struggling to find a list of examples of acceptable proof of permission sources. If, for example, you emailed someone and got a response to approve - how would you use that on here?. Trying to figure out the best way to seek permission (to change a person's image) that would be acceptable to your wizard / guidelines etc. Thx. Comedy Nerd77 (talk) 10:49, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

@Comedy Nerd77: Hi, and welcome. In that case, you would forward the response (preferably with full Internet headers) via VRT with a carbon copy to that someone and mentioning the file URL to be in the loop.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:21, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Sorry - I didn't get an email to notify me of your response(!). Just to be clear - are you saying it needs to be an email from a Management Company or similar? Thank you. Comedy Nerd77 (talk) 10:34, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Lucy Davis wedding photostream, December 9, 2006

en:Lucy Davis

https://www.flickr.com/photos/hugovk/318976734/in/photostream/

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Some were uploaded:

File:Robert Powell.jpg

File:Jasper Carrott.jpg

69.181.17.113 16:50, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi, and welcome. I tagged both.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

• See {{Flickr-change-of-license}} - they were confirmed under the free license at the time they were uploaded here, license on Flickr since changed. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:08, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

  @Infrogmation: Sorry, I forgot to check that.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:22, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

  Oops, I didn't see that you had responded here. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 21:53, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Cambiar nombre de archivo

Subí la foto de Valia Garzón Díaz y por error escribí Días, con s. Necesito corregirlo a z. Tere CP (talk) 18:37, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

@Tere CP See Commons:File_renaming#How_to_rename_a_file. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:06, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Muchas gracias, seguí las indicaciones y mejor eliminé el segundo apellido. Espero que algún autorizado haga el cambio final. Hacía meses que no trabajaba acá en mis proyectos y olvidé algunos procedimientos. Le agradezco mucho. Saludos. Tere CP (talk) 19:57, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Gråbergs Gråa Sång Ay... perdón, escribí mal. Quise decir: Seguí sus indicaciones y mejor eliminé... Gracias. Tere CP (talk) 20:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

@Tere CP Esta movido Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 21:06, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Muchísimas gracias! Tere CP (talk) 22:13, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Logos that features the Ukrainian flag as a sign of solidarity

file:GameReactor logo (Ukraine).png

Any category for this? Trade (talk) 23:17, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

@Trade: maybe Category:Flags of Ukraine in art? —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 18:48, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Category:National flags of countries in logos is probably a better category. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 19:54, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

I will add that looking "Flags in art" category and subcategory structure is a huge mess. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 20:01, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Image upload between countries

Hi, there is a photo that is on Tamil Wikipedia that I would like to use on English Wikipedia, granted that they are both on Wikipedia, am I allowed to use it? Butterfly editing (talk) 23:42, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

@Butterfly editing: Hi, and welcome. Is the file actually here on Commons? What is the filename?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:21, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

It is titled “Thenmozhi_Rajaratnam.jpg” here’s a link: ta:படிமம்:Thenmozhi Rajaratnam.jpg. Butterfly editing (talk) 04:11, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello

File:Tun Hussein Onn (MY 3rd PM).jpg

This image has been nominated for deletion for over a month, and no action has been taken. Baginda 480 (talk) 11:07, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

@Baginda 480, the deletion backlog goes back to June 2024. Have patience, it will be handled! Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 14:22, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Upload

ik was mijn foto’s aan uploaden en kreeg melding en alles was weg Reb-Elza-Art (talk) 19:58, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

@Reb-Elza-Art I can see several uploads here:[2] Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:45, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Mountain cityscapes?

I'm lurking around the category Category:Darjeeling and found that some images depict cityscapes on mountains. Since there was no category, I created Category:Mountain cityscapes. Is it correct?

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Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs • uploads) 06:00, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Filtering by Wikidata Infobox

Is it possible to filter all of the subcategories inside a category and get a list of those which don't have {{Wikidata Infobox}} on them? Would it also be possible to get those which use the template but have no item linked to them on Wikidata? Thanks in advance, Alavense (talk) 10:27, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

You can use Petscan like this

Subcategories without Wikidata infobox (prefilled example search)

1. In tab "Categories"
   1. Set: Language = Commons (click text commons)
   2. Set: Project = Wikimedia (click text commons)
   3. Set: Depth = 3 (wanted category depth)
   4. Set: Category = Your_target_category
   5. Set: Negative category = Uses_of_Wikidata_Infobox|0
2. In tab "Page properties"
   1. Set: Namespace = "Category"
3. Click "Do it!"

Subcategories that Uses of Wikidata Infobox with no item (prefilled example search)

1. In tab "Categories"
   1. Set: Language = Commons (click text commons)
   2. Set: Project = Wikimedia (click text commons)
   3. Set: Depth = 3 (wanted category depth)
   4. Set: Category (line 1) = Your_target_category
   5. Set: Category (line 2) = Uses_of_Wikidata_Infobox_with_no_item|0
   6. Set: Combination = Intersection
2. In tab "Page properties"
   1. Set: Namespace = "Category"
3. Click "Do it!"

--Zache (talk) 11:02, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much, Zache. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 13:56, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

My upload doesn't seem to work

My upload "File:Climate change deniers cherry picking time periods.ogg" shows the following error message when I press play : "No compatible source was found for this media." I tried to convert "File:20200327 Climate change deniers cherry picking time periods.gif" into a .ovg video.

Yaqub Qomarudin Dibiazah (talk) 15:18, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Search of Monuments and places near me which may require a photo upload

Till 30 September you had a link of monuments requiring photo uploads . From 01 October 24 this link is missing . Could you mark those as past events link still usable for photo uploads . As such your mobile application on my 5G android is not much helpful . Based on my location I could have taken off on a weekend route to popular monuments , particularly of temples in Karnataka . Bhachitrak (talk) 04:15, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Question by Kai Schlüter

I would like to upload a file on this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:J%27accuse...!&action=edit. But it says: The file name is not allowed. How must a file name look like?

Kai Schlüter (talk) 10:04, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Es sollte nicht die komplette Frage in der Überschrift stehen...

Erlaubte Dateitypen findest du hier: Commons:Dateitypen. Wie lautet denn der Dateiname? Magnus (talk) 10:22, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

@Kai Schlüter: For file naming, please see the page Commons:File naming. -- Asclepias (talk) 12:05, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Duplicate image (1943 flying boat)

Please forgive me, but having read through pages and pages (& more pages) of instructions regarding duplicate images / deletion requests / deletion policy, I am developing a migraine headache and slowly losing the will to live. It should be a simple case for "speedydeletion", but my head is spinning and I don't feel confident enough to proceed on my own.

Summary (AFAIK); both images come from the same PD source (Imperial War Museum). Both are jpeg, and FYI the photo date is circa 1943. The file descriptions are slightly different, but mostly they cover the same detail.

• Image #1 is 144kb, was uploaded in 2012, and appears slightly lighter, with poorer contrast, but these are my subjective assessments.

File:IWM-CH14743 Boeing 314 205210663.jpg

• Image #2 is just 26kb, was uploaded in 2014, is tagged because it is a scan/photocopy (?), is much lower resolution but possibly better contrast.

File:British Overseas Airways Corporation and Qantas, 1940-1945. CH14743.jpg

(apologies for not providing better links, but even my browser is suffering fatigue, and will not pick up the thumbnail links, although adding thumbnails to this discussion page is probably not a good thing)

So, does this instance warrant any kind of discussion, or should I simply tag for speedydeletion and trust the process to pick up the pieces? And where exactly do I place the tag? Am I reading the guidelines too literally, and worrying over every last detail, when the main factor is 26kb versus 144kb?

WendlingCrusader (talk) 13:51, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

@WendlingCrusader: Yes, the written rules around deletion of duplicates are a bit of a tangle, so without experience it can be hard to work out how things work. In this case I think the answer is clear: this is not a case for speedy deletion. At least on my browser, the images are very different: File:British Overseas Airways Corporation and Qantas, 1940-1945. CH14743.jpg has much more contrast than File:IWM-CH14743 Boeing 314 205210663.jpg, so the plane is much darker but the background is lighter. That means that COM:CSD#F8 doesn't apply: the newer file is not an exact duplicate of the older one. So if you want a file deleted, you'll need to open a full deletion request for it, following COM:Redundant. Personally, I'd just add each file to the other's "other_versions" and let them both be. --bjh21 (talk) 14:30, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Another day on Wikipedia, and another snippet of useful knowledge gained. I shall follow your advice - Thankyou.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 15:02, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Error publishing a graph to Commons

Hi, I don't understand what's wrong with the release of the graph https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Percentuale_di_persone_provviste_del_titolo_di_istruzione_terziaria.png on Commons. In practice, I created this graph using the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RStudio program, so I put Own work as the source. Where did I go wrong? Lovepeacejoy404 (talk) 14:03, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Pinging LucaLindholm who tagged the file is not having a source. --bjh21 (talk) 14:31, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

@Lovepeacejoy404 The problem is the source of the data itself. Where did you take these info from? -- LucaLindholm (talk) 14:40, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

@LucaLindholm I took the data from here: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/e13bef63-en/1/3/2/1/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/e13bef63-en&_csp_=a4f4b3d408c9dd70d167f10de61b8717&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book#tablegrp-d1e3347-50bef92a42 Lovepeacejoy404 (talk) 14:59, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

@Lovepeacejoy404 Perfect, then insert this link in the source property and we can take off the warning. ;) -- LucaLindholm (talk) 15:28, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

@LucaLindholm Done! Lovepeacejoy404 (talk) 15:47, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Could not acquire lock. Somebody else is doing something to this file.

I was trying to upload a photo of Mount. Kangchenjunga which I had taken in 2018. But at the final stage of upload, after submitting details, "Could not acquire lock. Somebody else is doing something to this file." is showing and is not working further. What is the matter??? Kolkatametro (talk) 16:32, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

@Kolkatametro: Can you try again? If it doesn't work, please tell the filename you were trying to upload the file under here. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 16:51, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

yes, thank you! I retired and it finally worked! It has been uploaded successfully. Kolkatametro (talk) 18:16, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

EU multimedia

Hello. I have been wondering. So, I have been uploading images from the European Commission as I know those images are okay to upload on to Commons. Recently, I have also seen images from the European Parliament being uploaded under the European Union Government license. So my question is if it's also alright to upload these images as well? There are some images like these ones dating back to 2006 for example, and some even way back to 1995. Are each and every one okay to use? Bakir123 (talk) 20:42, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Is this real?

This picture says it is of a circumcised penis, it looks uncircumcised to me. I'm not formular with foreskin restoration, but I just hope this is not like a fake weight loss picture. FreierAlvin (talk) 21:19, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

@FreierAlvin, if you look at Category:Foreskin_restoration, you'll see that the individual has documented their journey with a number of other photographs. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 00:11, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Searching for Information

Does anyone know a Professor Sebastian Francis Nunes in St Thomas College Trichur india 2.100.23.0 22:48, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Categorisation question

What is the best place for a discussion about Commons categories? I am slowly chipping away at tidying and better organizing c:Category:Industrial design and related categories – and, I hope, if successful, improving internal query results for "industrial design" (which, as of today, shows many irrelevant images interspersed with the useful/accurate information). Most of my experience is in English wikipedia and Wikidata, although I do have some useful experience here in Commons too. I'm looking for general technical advice, as well as specific guidance on best practice for category optimisation. Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 09:01, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

@Cl3phact0, Maybe Commons:Categories for discussion? Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 16:25, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Use of photos

I have a photo of mine which I want to use in a wikipedia story (bio) that I contributed to create. The photo or photos have been removed over and over. How can I do it right? It's my photo and I have all the rights and it can be use for public use. How can I put an end to this situation? Montanero2024 (talk) 14:13, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

This is fascinating because you have only two uploads (File:Mel Granda.jpg stolen from here and File:Carolina Rosario.jpg stolen from here), yet you say "the photo or photos have been removed over and over". (underline added) Bleff, who was blocked for deliberate license laundering, effectively a form of sockpuppetry, also had an interest in these two completely unrelated (journalist and singer) subjects--File:Mel Granda cantante.jpg and File:Carolina Rosario, periodista.jpeg . Should we take this as an admission of sock or meatpuppetry? Эlcobbola _talk 14:33, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

If I am not mistaken, calling me a case of sock or meat puppetry it's very offensive. I can't admit anything because I have not done anything wrong. I am a decent existing professional and human being who wants to put an end to this situation of garnishing a story with a photo. It sounds very simple, but it has been very frustrating. I hope there is a way to do this without so many problems. Can you teach me how to do it? Can you help me? What can I do? Montanero2024 (talk) 15:43, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

@Montanero2024, let's pretend for a moment that @Elcobbola did not suggest name you might be acting as a sockpuppet. These are both highly professional pictures, on two very different public individuals' Facebook accounts, with no credit to the photographer. The copyright may belong to the photographer or may have been transferred to the individuals photographed, given that they used them. Are you the photographer who is apparently Josué Ricardo Rivas? Can you prove that via COM:VRT? Unless we get provable authorization from the copyright holder freeing the license in that manner, we cannot host these images. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 16:22, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

I did not name Montanero2024 as a sockpuppet. Please read critically. Эlcobbola _talk 16:45, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Edited, but that's completely irrelevant to the point I was making to the user in question. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 18:01, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Indeed. You pinged me. Эlcobbola _talk 18:04, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Montanero2024, offensive is misrepresenting yourself to be the author of images that are not yours. Ejsmac, for example, uploaded "your image" in 2023--not once, not twice, but thrice (!!!) How is it that People.com and Univision had "your" image, and did not credit you? Why should we believe your self claim, not theirs? What evidence do you have besides table pounding? Эlcobbola _talk 18:04, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Do you want me to file the RFCU? All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 18:16, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

I am a CU. Ejsmac is Stale; Montanero2024 is Inconclusive. This is likely meatpuppetry for UPE. Эlcobbola _talk 18:21, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

@Montanero2024 I've left a message with the publicist, Josué Ricardo Rivas, that Bleff credited with ownership of these photos, on Instagram. If you in fact, are him or his agent, please direct him to read his message requests there and we can get this matter resolved through appropriate channels without any more activity inappropriate to Wikimedia Commons. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 18:42, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

 Comment I have confirmed that this user is the named journalist/publicist; am awaiting confirmation that he does have the intellectual property rights to the photographs and will direct him how to get those authorizations to COM:VRT. By the way, User:Bleff is not affiliated with him in any way. It seems they were trying to get him to provide the authorization as well. (I don't know anything about whether Ejsmac was, on the other hand) Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 14:42, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Importing caption from image metadata

The upload wizard will import an image's description from its XMP description (XMP::dc\description\Description). Is there a way to do the same with the caption? One could expect XMP headline (XMP::photoshop\Headline\Headline) or - somewhat wrongly - XMP title (XMP::dc\title\Title) to be candidates, but neither are imported by the wizard. --Cephyr~commonswiki (talk) 16:53, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Arbitrary votes in deletion requests

I have had two [1 and 2] of my photos marked with a deletion request. On both I have made points for the photo's value. People have made arbitrary statements for deletion and not even addressed my points for the photo's values. [i.e. LevandeMänniska, Dronebogus, A1Cafel] Are photos judged on set criteria or a rubric or by their arbitrary votes? FreierAlvin (talk) 22:09, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Regardless of the nudity aspect, these pictures are selfies, and the arguments just seem like every other argument for justifying selfies on Commons. Every selfie is unique and can be used to illustrate all sorts of things. Ultimately for our purposes, it's just additional junk. The fact that we already have a massive abundance of nudes that our people have to look through is simply icing on the cake. Your identity being attached to the selfies is meaningless, unless you happen to be someone who is notable to have a page on Wikipedia. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 22:30, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

I find it sad that you find a nude where identity is not hidden vs. a nude where identity is hidden as equal. FreierAlvin (talk) 23:24, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

You are absolutely right in that it is irrelevant to the needs of this project. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 00:15, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

This is clearly a vexatious report. The user is yet another exhibitionist who seems to think they have a right to show the world their genitalia just because of X arbitrary reason. There are many things that lack good illustrations on Commons; naked people are not one of those. Dronebogus (talk) 01:16, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

How can I find out the copyright license of Geni.com?

[3]https://www.geni.com/company/terms_of_use I'm not sure what copyright license they use, I'm trying to upload this image to use in my Wikipedia article about him. Tylermack999 (talk) 05:23, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Tylermack999 I'm not very familiar with geni.com, all that image page says is "© 2024 Geni.com" which on the face of it says "can't be on Commons". I suppose you could try to ask the geni-uploader for additional info about date and country of origin. However, since the subject is dead, you can consider uploading it on en-WP as a non-free file at WP:FUW and use it as leadimage, BUT you can only do that when your draft is in mainspace (is an actual article). And you need better sources than wikidata for that draft. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:07, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Question about editing distorted candidate images licensed by the TSE (Supreme Electoral Court of Brazil)

Hello everyone,

I have a question regarding some images of candidates that have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons during the election period. Thanks to the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE), which allows the inclusion of candidate photos under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, thousands of images have been added to the platform, which is correct since they are properly licensed.

However, I noticed that some of these images, such as those of Pablo Marçal and his running mate Antonia de Jesus, have visible distortions that affect their quality. Here are the examples:

File:2024 PABLO MARÇAL CANDIDATO PREFEITO SP SAO PAULO TSE (250001978066).jpg and File:2024 ANTONIA DE JESUS CANDIDATO VICE-PREFEITO SP SAO PAULO TSE (250001978067).jpg.

The license states:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license

You are free to:

• Share – copy, distribute, and transmit the work
• Adapt – remix, transform, and build upon the material Under the following conditions:
• Attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.

I understand that, according to this license, I am allowed to adapt the image as long as proper credit is given. However, I had a previous experience with a photo of a U.S. Senate candidate from West Virginia. The image, taken from a YouTube screenshot, was blurry. I used an AI tool to enhance the quality, but my edit was reverted, as community members preferred to keep the original version.

My question is: for these distorted candidate images, can I edit them to improve their visual quality by adjusting proportions and resizing in Photoshop and then upload them as new versions on Wikimedia Commons? Or should I leave them as originally uploaded to avoid possible reversion?

Thank you in advance for your time and any clarification you can provide.

Best regards, Sailoratlantis (talk) 07:52, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

I don't believe we have a solid policy on AI upscaling or clarifying. I don't see anything about it in COM:AI, but AI improved photograph should be clearly labeled as such, including categorization, and they should generally not be used to substitute for the original image unless it is clear to the end user that it is an AI-improved image. Hopefully we'll get a template for it soon. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 14:50, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Just to be clear, AI "improvements" often winds up distorting the subject in ways that are obvious to some people but not to others, so great care must be used in using these. And they should always be uploaded as separate images to give the end user the possibility of choosing which version they want to use. Bastique ^{☎ appelez-moi!} 14:52, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Is there a compositing template similar to the stacking template for images

I have seen that there is a {{Focus stacked image}}. I have recently posted my first exposure bracketing and compositing image (File:20240920 6-41PM stacked R6 0341-0343 rotated 15.56 crop.jpg). Is there an appropriate template for composited images.-TonyTheTiger (talk) 16:10, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@TonyTheTiger: {{HDR image}} perhaps? MKFI (talk) 08:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Incorrect Wikidata item associated with a category

Category:Frida Beckman contains one photo, of a professor by that name. It is associated with a Wikidata item (wikidata:Q19631570), which represents a different person (an actor) by the same name. I've tried to disentangle them by removing the Wikidata infobox from the category, and by removing the Commons category from the Wikidata item, but there has to be something I'm doing wrong because bots always show up to undo my edits! Is this something that can be fixed at Commons, or do I have to try to understand how to split items over at Wikidata? --Bonadea (talk) 20:55, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

It seems there's only one bot doing an edit war in the Commons category, after and probably because a human user, User:ZI Jony, reinserted the wrong information in the Wikidata page. -- Asclepias (talk) 21:17, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Bonadea and Asclepias, removing a sitelink by IP user and didn’t reconnect to anywhere else consider as vandalism! Bonadea, I'd request you that don’t just remove information if that's not correct, instead find the correct item and move/reconnect into the correct item. However, category and photo linked on correct item (d:Q122890010), and photo added on Frida Beckman's article on Swedish Wikipedia. Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 02:13, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

how do I use a promotional photo in wiki article that was given to media and public

I have several glossy promotional photos of equipment (one also contains a person) given to media and public in 1980's with permission to use them at the time. They gave them away at trade shows without any copyright markings. They were keen to promote the technology and product. The company that gave the photos away ceased to operate ~ 1981 and was later dissolved. One photo contains an image of a person who is deceased ~ 1991. For purpose of putting the photo with person in a wiki article, the face of the person could be blurred out if there is no way to publish it otherwise. is that OK. . Alternately I could seekl permission from the family to publish. note that This photo is already in circulation on the web and in print because it was a promotional glossy BW photo given to anyone that wanted to use it ~ 1980.

How do I use the photos that are equipment only. Neuperg (talk) 23:24, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

In that case, it's unlikely the copyright was registered within five years. Still, it's your responsibility to be certain that's the case. Searching copyright databases from that era can be tricky, but not impossible. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 02:14, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Note that I acquired the remaining assets of that company as one of the sucessor companies that last held the assets went through receivership as part of being dissolved. I got a big truckoad of gear as well as a few remaining records and an envelope full of photos and brochures. None of the photos or brochures have copyright markings. Is this information doomed to rot in my archives till I pass away and my kids toss it or is there some way to share it on wiki where the original article is. Neuperg (talk) 15:01, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

PDF book preview do not work

Hello,

I have noticed that several books which I uploaded time ago can not be displayed by the Commons PDF media viewr. I have already tried to purge the file pages / cash but it did not help. Can anyone help me, please?

These are the files:

Adelslexikon der preussischen Monarchie, II. Band (L–M), 1856.pdf

File:Emilian von Źernicki-Szeliga. 1900. Der polnische Adel und die demselben hinzugetretenen andersländischen Adelsfamilien. General-verzeichniss.pdf

File:Joannis Dlugossi Historiae Polonicae Liber XII. T. 2..pdf

File:Список студентов Императорскаго Новороссийскаго университета, осень, 1896-1897.pdf

File:Список чинам ведомства Министерства юстиции 1916 года, исправленный по 1 января, ч. 2 (Губернские учреждения).pdf

File:Памятная книжка Новгородской губернии на 1913 год.pdf

File:Памятная книжка Новгородской губернии на 1914 год.pdf

Thank you! Angel Miklashevsky (talk) 14:15, 5 October 2024 (UTC)