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Map Images

Is it acceptable to upload a digitized version of the Automobile Club of Southern California's "Indian Country" map from the early 1950s? Zzwerzy (talk) 22:48, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

@Zzwerzy: I assume the map would have been copyrighted, and indicates the year of copyright. Was copyright renewed? See https://exhibits.stanford.edu/copyrightrenewals for how to determine this (at least I hope so, I've used that page in the past, but right now I don't seem to be able to access it from Germany); someone else might have a better resource, but I see it has been several days and no one has come forth with one. - Jmabel ! talk 22:51, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

@Jmabel: That page just worked for me via cloudflare, but warned that it needs cookies.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:18, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello everybody.

So. I recently uploaded the file but @Wikipedian-in-Waiting warned me that this is forbidden because of BLP rules. And I agree with this. But I have another, and very important for me, question: what are the rules for uploading akin images as files in the userbox? Mine is about Epstein files (sure). So?

SunnyIvannie (talk) 14:36, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedian-in-Waiting has only a handful of edits here and not many more on Wikipedia. They are not particularly experienced, and their comments are misleading here.

There are two separate projects; they have different rules. en:WP:BLPPRIMARY simply doesn't exist here. It's certainly not a reason to not upload it, although it does imply limitations to how it's used on English Wikipedia. Even then it doesn't prevent it (although it may require some en:WP:SECONDARY in addition to support it).

I would though want to see a better source cited for this, such as a web link. It's obviously contentious, and we have to be able to demonstrate that it's an accurate repreoduction. Andy Dingley (talk) 16:30, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

That's fair; I originally assumed they meant to use it in a wikipedia article because of past actions, but they say they want to use it in "the userbox". Perhaps advise them how they can use that image for their userbox.

They pinged me because they've had some images removed in wikimedia due to public domain issues; there have been various issues across three platforms now, so perhaps you could additionally become their point-person? Wikipedian-in-Waiting (talk) 16:54, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Please disregard the request that you become their point-person—I see your wikipedia account was perma-banned so you are probably not able to do so. However, you could still tell them how you suggest they go about adding the image from the Epstein files to their userbox, please. Here's the guidance for the English wikipedia, which I believe they no longer edit but is surely similar to the Ukranian one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes#Userbox_content

Thanks again for your help. Wikipedian-in-Waiting (talk) 17:13, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

@Andy Dingley, @Wikipedian-in-Waiting. Guys, I really grateful to you all but I a little bit didn't understand what I should do. I'm really new in Ukrainian Wikipedia as well in English Wikipedia and Wikisource is something pretty new for me. And another question: is these rules different in different Wikipedias? Thanks!

SunnyIvannie (talk) 18:09, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

@SunnyIvannie: I can answer your last question: the rules are different in different Wikipedias, you can see links to the rules about biographies of living people at the bottom of policy on material about living persons on a Wikimedia content project (Q4663389). Sometimes the Wikimedia Foundation will set some rules for all projects, e.g. foundation:Resolution:Biographies of living people. As a very new editor choosing an image for a userbox, I suggest you choose cautiously. File:The First Fifty Years.jpg looks safe. TSventon (talk) 15:45, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

@TSventon, thanks! I'll ask in Ukrainian Wikipedia also. Anyway, I'm really grateful for your advices, thank you.

SunnyIvannie (talk) 17:59, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Tools do mass delete cats

I use Cat a lot for many cats but I uploaded a file of albums from Flikr and I did "Category:Category CoCo Key" and not "Category: CoCo Key." Example File:CoCo Key Weekend (4979858637).jpg. Wobs100 (talk) 12:07, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello @Wobs100. In your case, you can keep using Cat-a-lot. For example, you can use the move function of the tool at Category:Category:CoCo Key Water Resort to move the files back to the correct category. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 12:58, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Done! Wobs100 (talk) 13:04, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

About AI Usage

Hello and welcome dear fellow vikipedia community,

I kindly ask to learn about how we are using ai on vikipedia? Is it possible to use AI for making an old picture higher quality with %100 original but only resolution fixes?

Thanks. Bayatbeyi (talk) 16:40, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi User:Bayatbeyi. See Commons:Upscaling for more information. In addition, some Wikipedia projects (such as en:WP:AIUPSCALE) do not allow such modified images to be used in articles.

On a file like your File:Ahmet İhsan Pehlivanlı TBMM.jpg you should be aware that the AI hasn't made "only resolution fixes", it has completely invented the textures of the subject's hat and clothing, the pores of his skin, the hairs of his moustache, the shoulder which isn't visible in the original image, etc. Belbury (talk) 17:02, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for explanation. I will carefully check image if i want to upscale again. And i will check commons. Bayatbeyi (talk) 12:08, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Commons:Village_pump/Proposals#Commons:Nudity/children

If you have an opinion, please join. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:30, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

ছবি পোস্ট করতে চাই

আমি একটি ছবি পোস্ট করতে চাই Ananta debnath 96 (talk) 20:24, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

@Ananta debnath 96 See Commons:First steps, I think there's a version in your language. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 05:43, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Translation of Commons:First steps/bn is 90% complete.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:22, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Scratch photos

Hello, I would like to upload this image to Commons. Because this image was uploaded in 2010, which is before January 22, 2026, can the image be uploaded to Commons? TechVindicator (talk) 11:42, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

I have no idea what you have in mind with "2010" and "January 22, 2026," but the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license that is offered is, in fact, the most common license for Commons. Just make sure you attribute it properly and indicate that as the license. - Jmabel ! talk 07:13, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Apologies for not explaining. {{Cc-by-sa-2.0-Scratch}} says that images of Scratch published before January 22, 2026 can be uploaded to Commons, but images uploaded after January 22, 2026 cannot be uploaded. So, can this image be uploaded or not? TechVindicator (talk) 07:20, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

@TechVindicator: Yes, but the license would presumably be the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license offered on the relevant page. - Jmabel ! talk 19:55, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

On the ToU licence, it is Cc-by-sa-2.0. After January 22, 2026, it uses a custom licence which explicitly says it is incompatible with Commons. So, my question was 'can I still upload Scratch photos?'TechVindicator (talk) 22:31, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Reusing an image from Commons

Remontoir carriage of a tourbillon pocket watch made by Derek Pratt

Hello, I would like to apply this image to the Remontoire page. It is not allowing me to do this. Thank you, fellow Wikipedians. Louisetarp (talk) 17:39, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

It is not disallowed to add File: Remontoir_carriage_of_a_tourbillon_pocket_watch_made_by_Derek_Pratt.jpg to en:Remontoire or in whatever other language edition the article exist. But you can't insert it smack-dab in the middle of the text as you tried to do here (with the source code in your edit Hello, I would like to apply this image [[File:Remontoir_carriage_of_a_tourbillon_pocket_watch_made_by_Derek_Pratt.jpg|thumb| Remontoir carriage of a tourbillon pocket watch made by Derek Pratt]] to the Remontoire page.). Please follow the en:Help:Pictures (or e.g. fr:Wikipédia:Mise en forme des images / de:Hilfe:Bilder for other language editions). Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 19:25, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Caching problem

Hello - I have uploaded a new version of File:West London Orbital Route Map.png. The thumbnail is displaying OK on EN Wikipedia but the image refuses to update on Commons, even after running Purge many times. I have cleared my browser cache and it persists. What am I missing? Cnbrb (talk) 08:42, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

@Cnbrb: ongoing problem, much observed; it should eventually work its way through the caches, though no promises how quickly. - Jmabel ! talk 19:57, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Oh OK, understood. Thanks for the reply though - I shall wait patiently ...  :-) Cnbrb (talk) 11:10, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Foto of actress

Can I upload a picture of an actress if the photographer granted me the right? Skaestner (talk) 09:58, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

@Skaestner: yes, as long as the rights release is sufficient, especially encompassing an unlimited commercial usability (-> COM:Licensing). Please have a look at the guide COM:THIRD, which treats several points around your endeavour. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 10:21, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Logo refused?

Article link: nl:Landelijke Cliëntenraad

Hello, I want to upload the logo of the Landelijke Cliëntenraad, to go with the page. I work there, so it should not be a problem. However, I am not allowed to upload it because I don't have the rights? How then can I ever get the logo on the page?

Thanks in advance for your help. Cheers, BFAM22 BFAM22 (talk) 12:15, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

@BFAM22: I work there, so it should not be a problem makes no sense. Plenty of people work for organizations and do not have authority to license the organization's intellectual property. Are we talking about the logo at the top of https://www.landelijkeclientenraad.nl/ or something else?

It looks to me like that logo might be over the threshold of originality for the Netherlands (see, specifically, Commons:Threshold of originality/Europe#Netherlands), and neither Commons nor the Dutch-language Wikipedia have any provision for non-free logos. If that's the logo you are talking about, and if the organization is not explicitly offering a free license for the logo, then I would hesitate to upload it, but I'd suggest asking at COM:Village pump/Copyright, where there is likely to be more expertise as to just where that threshold lies for the Netherlands. When you ask there, please indicate the particular logo as I did above, or be clear if it is something else than whatever you have in mind; you might also want to link this reply. - Jmabel ! talk 20:09, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

upload of journals and theses

Can personal work in terms of journals and theses be uploaded? Josephmukolwe (talk) 14:23, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

@Josephmukolwe: Hi, Only if these have been published by peer-reviewed publications. And then a formal written permission is needed if it is not mentioned at the source. Here is an example. Not written by me, but https://arxiv.org/ is peer-reviewed, and a free license is available at the source, so OK. Yann (talk) 14:57, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Submitting an article

HI THere, I am a PR Consultant and my client, a food company would like to be featured on Wikipedia - how do I go about doing this? We have an article about the company ready to go Cryppyc (talk) 15:10, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

@Cryppyc: Hi, This is Wikimedia Commons, which doesn't accept articles. For that, you should look at English Wikipedia (I suppose your article is in English). But first, please check whether the subject is notable, and please read and apply w:WP:COI, or you will be blocked right away. Regards, Yann (talk) 15:13, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

okay many thanks Yan Cryppyc (talk) 16:03, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

About a missing or forgotten image

I am college student doing a project about zionism. I remember seeing an image of historical document on a wikipedia page, which is a conference record or a post-conference declaration or something similar, about a zionist organization to accept part of the terms of a solution suggested by another organization.

After asking gemini, me and my groupmates believe it is likely to be "Resolutions of the 22nd Zionist Congress", but we still failed to find this image on wikipedia or internet.

Does anyone remember this image, or can an administrator check the deletion logs for files related to the "22nd Zionist Congress" or similar post-ww2 Zionist declarations? Any help finding the file name, the original Wikipedia page, or a copy of the document on the internet would be greatly appreciated for our project! Thank you. Nato18273 (talk) 19:02, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello and welcome @Nato18273. Is it this image File:ZionistCongressPeelResolution.png? This is from the 20th congress though. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 19:18, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Yes thank you, I think it is this same document I was searching though I remember it being on a yellowish paper and not in english (but I saw it from english wikipedia), the content is same.

May I know which wikipedia page this image is from? Nato18273 (talk) 07:20, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@Nato18273, it is probably this image then: File:ZionistCongress-PartitionResolution-1937.jpg. This image is available at the English Wikipedia page: Peel Commission. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 10:37, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

This is the exact same one in my memory, thanks a lot Nato18273 (talk) 18:54, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Request for permission to upload an MP3 file

Hello,

I would like to upload an MP3 recording of a musical setting of a hymn to Wikipedia Commons. I created the musical setting myself and i hold the necessary rights. I have read and understand Wikipedia Commons licensing policy and prject scope. Could you please confirm whether I am eligible to upload this file and how shpuld I request permission? Romarlé (talk) 20:51, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

@Romarlé: Hi, For that, you need to have the Autopatrol right, which is only given after 500 useful non-botlike edits. Regards, Yann (talk) 16:59, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Picture update

How do I update an existing picture with a more relevant and recent one? I updated a picture back in May and it ended up getting replaced with the previous one. LiancourtKLK (talk) 23:02, 24 September 2026 (UTC). I created a collage of multiple pictures using my license software from Microsoft.

@LiancourtKLK: this is the first edit you have done with this account, so I can't comment on the situation in May. New images should be uploaded separately; do not COM:OVERWRITE existing files. Images used in articles can generally be changed, but if someone challenges your edit you should then discuss it with them on the article talk page. MKFI (talk) 06:32, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

And read COM:collages on how to properly license image collages. MKFI (talk) 06:32, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Al. Săndulescu

Foto: Al Săndulescu Constantin Marafet (talk) 07:34, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@Constantin Marafet: The image you uploaded is apparently a copyright violation. Since it was previously published elsewhere, we need a formal written permission for a free license from the copyright holder. Please see COM:VRT for the procedure, and COM:THIRD for more details. Yann (talk) 16:49, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Publishing a photo

Hello, I want to upload photos for my wikipédia article, however, it seems that is forbiden. The photos are original, not subjected to copyright. I am the author of those photos. What is supposed I do to achieve that? Thank you. Soniaspina123 (talk) 11:51, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@Soniaspina123: Hi, What is the article about? In which language? What are the pictures? Yann (talk) 16:50, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

How can I upload photos with public copyright? Soniaspina123 (talk) 11:58, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

There is nothing as "public copyright". Almost all documents and images have a copyright by default nowadays. Please only upload images taken by you with your camera/phone. Please read COM:L. Thanks, Yann (talk) 16:52, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@Soniaspina123: when you say "it seems that is forbid[d]en", what exactly happened? - Jmabel ! talk 08:35, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

US Federal photographs and PD

My understanding is that photographs and works produced for the US Federal government are automatically put into the Public Domain, based on Section 105 of the Copyright Act of 1976. I recently came across this photograph on Flickr [1] by the US Pacific Fleet. The US Pacific Fleet is part of the US Navy (and thus part of the US federal government). However, the Flickr image itself states it is licensed by CC BY-NC 2.0. Can this license be disregarded since it is automatically public domain by law? Spy-cicle (talk) 13:19, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@Spy-cicle: The VIRIN "140304-N-WZ747-079" that is shown on Flickr clearly documents that a US Navy member took the image (going by the documentation in https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/2024/09/05/47c79e62/virin-information.pdf , the N is reserved for the Navy). So, yes, by law, that would be public domain. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 17:07, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Okay, great thank you very much for the detailed explanation. Spy-cicle (talk) 17:36, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Mass deletion of files under G7

A user made a deletion request (not speedy deletion) for many of his files as he didn't want his work on commons anymore, so I made it a mass deletion request here. Should I made it a Speedydelete? Wobs100 (talk) 18:07, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@Wobs100: you did fine making it a DR. G7 is a speedy only for files that were uploaded in the last 7 days. - Jmabel ! talk 08:47, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

ok! Wobs100 (talk) 15:29, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Evidence photographed by West Midlands Police and forwarded to FBI

Hi, I'm looking at a sketch made by Omar al-Bayoumi (available at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bayoumi-september-11-evidence-60-minutes/ and elsewhere). It was photographed by the West Midlands Police at Bayoumi's Birmingham home in September 2001, forwarded to the FBI, and later included in the proceedings of Ashton et al. v. KSA in SDNY. NYT credits the image to the SDNY. As far as I can tell, it initially was published online by CBS (60 Minutes investigation). What, if any, is the public domain situation here? Theodore Christopher (talk) 19:47, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

I don't see anything there to suggest that Omar al-Bayoumi ever alienated his copyright. - Jmabel ! talk 08:49, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Chunked upload stuck as 4MB corrupt stub due to server memory limit

I have successfully uploaded a 3 GB PDF file of "Mahabharatam - Panchanan Tarkaratna" using the chunked upload protocol (781 chunks in total). However, during the final server-side assembly phase, the process timed out with a stashfailed internal server error due to memory/processing limits.

As a workaround, the first chunk was released, and the file is currently published on Commons as a 4 MB corrupt stub showing 0×0 dimensions.

Since all 781 chunks were successfully uploaded and are fully stashed on the server, could an administrator or a member of the technical team please run the backend tools to append/re-assemble the remaining chunks and fix the file dimensions?

• *Target File:* File:Mahabharatam Panchanan Tarkaratna.pdf
• *Stash Filekey:* 1cyv26h1eolc.o5xymj.14766058.pdf

Thank you so much for your assistance! Mmrsafy (WMBD) (talk) 22:16, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@Mmrsafy (WMBD): Hi, and welcome. I don't think a Commons Admin could help this situation (except deleting the corrupt file). I suggest you make a phabricator task tagged "Server-side-upload-request", and including the intended File description page contents. cc @Bawolff, who tried to help me with a similar request in phab:T383554.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:13, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

You probably need to reupload and try again (unless its still in special:UploadStash ) as typically the stashed file is deleted after the publish attempt. (re server side upload, nobody processss those anymore at phab) Bawolff (talk) 03:10, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

how can I put text in a new article?

I cannot find a text box where I can put text in Designmaatje (talk) 10:28, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

@Designmaatje, to proceed:

1. Visit a Wikimedia project where you can actually make articles (that would most likely be a Wikipedia), but not Commons;
2. look for, for instance en:Help:Introduction or de:Hilfe:Neuen Artikel anlegen or any other language relevant to you that is listed in d:Q3945#sitelinks-wikipedia or d:Q4966605#sitelinks-wikipedia.

Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 10:46, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Info on ban in wikis

Hello, I like to know whether if a user is banned in Commons (I mean, not a global ban), the corresponding user is banned in Wikipedia too? --~2026-51965-05 (talk) 10:52, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Commons doesn't really have anything we call a "ban" (other than a global ban), just a "block". Being blocked on one WMF wiki does not automatically block you on another, and in any event there are several hundred Wikipedias in different languages. However, once someone is blocked on several wikis, a global lock becomes extremely likely. Jmabel ! talk 16:32, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Is it okay to upload this pic?

I've been thinking of uploading a screenshot of the first page of this document as I understand the rules of Commons I could since it's only text, but there's one pesky problem, that tiny little logo of the Catholic Truth Society, I've read the De minimis policy but I still have doubts about it.

I've tried some screenshots and for what it's worth that tiny logo doesn't tend to survive zooming, I don't know if that would make it acceptable or not... Another options I've thought of are the very obvious censorship or editing out the logo, but again, I still consider myself a newcomer that doesn't fully understand all the rules in here so I thought asking for help was the best thing I could do was asking before either giving up or making a mistake.

Thanks in advance. Xabier Loudrich (talk) 17:52, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

@Xabier Loudrich: Catholic Truth Society was founded in the 19th Century. Any idea how old the logo is? In any case, I think there would have to be a fair amount of originality (which I don't see here) to have a copyright on a representation of the Crossed Keys. - Jmabel ! talk 18:53, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

It seems they've changed logos multiple, but I don't seem to be able to find them as holding any trade mark in the Intellectual Property Office of the UK, but I've only done surface searches.

At any rate that's a good alley of investigation right there. Xabier Loudrich (talk) 19:19, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Sorry for my poor use of English, it's been a long day today and my brain is elsewhere. Xabier Loudrich (talk) 19:24, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Theater bars

We don't seem to have any category related at all to bar spaces in theaters; came up for me because of File:Uferstudios - walking through Studio 12 to Studio 14.jpg (which barely even shows that is what it is), but surely we must have a fair number of such images. Am I just looking in the wrong places? - Jmabel ! talk 19:38, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

@Jmabel: under Category:Concession stands?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:19, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

I searched for theatre bar and opened likely looking images. Category:Theatre bars appears not to exist, so you may have to invent it. TSventon (talk) 00:45, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: related, but clearly different. For starters, these are bars, and some of them operate as bars even when the theater isn't open. Also: the "concession" in "concession stand" at least originally meant that it is operated by someone other than the operator of the larger facility, though I think that has loosened up a lot over the last 50-75 years. (I'm just old enough that it definitely still usually meant that when I was growing up, but I've noticed that has been largely lost.)

I'll start a new category here & see if I can find more than my own couple of pictures to populate it. - Jmabel ! talk 10:44, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Category:Theater bars if anyone wants to help populate it. I've added some representative examples. - Jmabel ! talk 11:11, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

About uploading

Can I upload this person's image from his own post on X? https://x.com/Vedmalik1/status/2077775733112586323 His name is Ved Prakash Malik and he was 18th chief of Indian Army. 𝙒𝙞𝙠𝙞.𝙘𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙮𝙮 🦬 07:56, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

• Probably not (no evidence there of it being public domain or free-licensed), but possibly so if you can find evidence for {{GODL-India}}. You might want to read COM:THIRD if you have not already done so. - Jmabel ! talk 10:47, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Primo Salvi

Summary

DescriptionHelp desk	Italiano: Dossier storico di Primo Salvi, giornalista e dirigente sportivo italiano. Timeline: Tuttosport 1982-1997, Presidente OGC Nice 1998-1999 proprietà Famiglia Sensi, Consigliere USSF 2000-2003 sotto Presidenza Dr. Bob Contiguglia, uomo di fiducia Milan Mandaric 2004-2012 (Portsmouth, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday promozione Championship 5 maggio 2012), meeting Torino 4 settembre 2014 con Agnelli, Marotta, De Santis, Saputo per acquisto Bologna FC, comitato esecutivo Bologna FC 21 marzo 2016. Fonti: Repubblica TV 10/05/2012, CF Montréal 04/09/2014, TuttoBolognaWeb 31/03/2016
Date	27 September 2026
Source	Own work
Author	Primo Salvi

Licensing

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:

[[Category:Primo Salvi]]
[[Category:Bologna FC 1909]]
[[Category:Association football executives]]
Tbsoc (talk) 11:27, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Primo Salvi dossier storico 1977-2016.png

Eccola qui, pronta da scaricare e caricare su Commons:

Primo Salvi Dossier Storico 1977-2016 (image unavailable)

• Istruzioni rapide per salvarla:*

1. Tieni premuto sull'immagine qui sopra 2. Clicca *Salva immagine* 3. Vai su https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard e caricala

Nome file da usare su Commons: `Primo Salvi dossier storico 1977-2016.png` Tbsoc (talk) 11:32, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

At no time has Commons had a file File:Primo Salvi dossier storico 1977-2016.png, though I see that after this post this same user uploaded File:Primo Salvi.jpg which appears to be his CV, hence almost certainly out of Commons' scope. - Jmabel ! talk 12:26, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

{{Bio

|Nome = Primo Salvi

|Immagine = Primo Salvi.jpg

|Didascalia = Dossier storico 1977-2016

|Sesso = M

|Attività = Giornalista, dirigente sportivo

|Nazionalità = Italiana

}}

Primo Salvi è un giornalista e dirigente sportivo italiano, attivo nel calcio internazionale tra Italia, Francia, Inghilterra e Stati Uniti.

== Biografia ==

Giornalista a Tuttosport, responsabile redazione Genova (1982-1997). Presidente OGC Nice (1998-1999). Consigliere USSF (2000-2003). Collaboratore di Milan Mandarić a Portsmouth, Leicester e Sheffield Wednesday (2004-2012). Coinvolto nel BID USA Mondiali 2022. Membro Comitato Esecutivo Bologna FC 1909 dal 21 marzo 2016.

== Note ==

Categoria:Dirigenti sportivi italiani

Categoria:Giornalisti italiani Tbsoc (talk) 12:35, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

240 / 5,000

(Con un piccolo aiuto di Google Traduttore) @Tbsoc: Se chiedi aiuto, devi fare una domanda. Altrimenti, se continui a pubblicare questi lunghi blocchi di testo su di te, è inappropriato e bloccherò il tuo conto. - Jmabel ! talk 15:19, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Please Delete File Its Wrong file

Template:Speepdydelete Symon657 (talk) 12:32, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

@Symon657: there are over 100 million files on this site; what file is this about? - Jmabel ! talk 15:20, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Template:Adult Content Author Request

Humble Request for SpeedyDeletion.This file does not appear to have clear educational purpose. Symon657 (talk) 11:32, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

@Symon657: If you're talking about Commons:Deletion requests/File:Erected.jpg - the file is already gone. If you're speaking about something else, you'll have to give a link to the exact file you're concerned about. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 12:12, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind response and action. Symon657 (talk) 00:43, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Regarding "Duplicate" Images

Hi, good morning/afternoon/evening! I left some sort of notice on the "original" file's talk page for the exact details, however I was wondering how to handle images that seem to be duplicates/reuploads but aren't by the same source and has varying cross-wiki use? - AgentPhoenix08 (talk) 14:38, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

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While these are three images of the same work, they are not duplicates. They are differently cropped, and they make different decisions about color. They are all correctly in Category:View of Tenochtitlan in La Gran Tenochtitlan (Diego Rivera) along with other images of this work. - Jmabel ! talk 15:26, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Alright, thanks for the advice. - AgentPhoenix08 (talk) 15:47, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

AgentPhoenix08 this is normal for photographs of paintings or murals. Cameras differ, the lighting will differ and the condition of the painting may change if it is cleaned or restored. TSventon (talk) 18:22, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Category order

Are there any rules or guidelines about in what order categories should be placed on file page? For some time now, another user has been re-arranging categories on my photos in alphabetical order. (example) This often results in the first category that people see, being some rather secondary and not very important category, while the ones for the main subject get buried at the end of the list. Shouldn't the most relevant category be the first and easiest to find in the list? Hidden categories don't count since they are always displayed at the end of the list, regardless of where in the order you write them. Cart (talk) 20:10, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

• No. Definitely no rules (we tend to avoid 'rules' here unless we must).

Good practice is another matter, although there we've so far (AFAIK) failed to have anyone write up much about this. Speaking as one of the local categorization obsessives, that's on me too.

For your example, my views would be varied on them. No one version is clearly 'better', let alone right.

Some axioms (subjective):

• It matters. This is an issue worth paying attention to.
• Alphabetic sorting is pointless. It adds nothing useful.
• The sorting of category presentation should be optimised for the use of the reader. So Floating docks in Sweden is important and (I presume, I don't know the area) Slävik & Åbyfjorden are highly relevant too.
• Technical metadata, e.g. camera used, can be pushed right down.

Andy Dingley (talk) 20:40, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, your reasoning is in line with my own. But I wanted to ask here anyway, since there is always a risk I've missed something, even after all the years I've spent here. I had a look around for some guidelines, but couldn't find anything. Might be a good idea, as you say, to put down something in writing. --Cart (talk) 20:53, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Pinging @Taivo as rearranging user.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:11, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Jeff G., I had already taken care of that yesterday. See their talk page. --Cart (talk) 14:51, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:SWYA Rangers Kelloggs Bowl Championship August 1998.jpg

Received the following message "The uploader did not provide sufficient information (a valid and suitable tag) on this media's copyright status. Unless the copyright status is provided, the file could be deleted seven days after the upload (24 September 2026). Please note that Commons does not accept files claimed under fair use. It is suggested to read the intro of Commons' licensing policy, about essential information and (in many cases) about Internet images. If you need help ask at the Commons:Help desk."

What do I need to do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MDominico (talk • contribs) 12:33, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

@MDominico: Hi, and welcome. It needs a compatible license tag, see COM:L.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:09, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Can I use the image in a wikipedia story - I don't need in Wikipedia Commons - Please advise MDominico (talk) 20:33, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

But that looks to me like copyrighted material for which I would not expect we would have a free license. @MDominico: what leads you to think this file is either in the public domain or free-licensed? - Jmabel ! talk 17:09, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Public domain because it was a news article - With that I really only need the image in a Wikipedia article that I am working on, Can I use it there? MDominico (talk) 20:34, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

How would being in a news article make something public domain? I have to guess you do not understand the meaning of this legal term. Please read en:Public domain or its equivalent in whatever language is most convenient for you.

You don't say in what language Wikipedia you want to use this. Each has its own policy about non-free images, and that would be an issue you'd have to work out in the particular language Wikipedia, not here on Commons. If you can say what language, I can aim you at information about their policy. - Jmabel ! talk 21:20, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your time and input - I will pursue getting permissions from the owners - MDominico (talk) 22:02, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Help in transferring to Commons

I would like to ask for help in transferring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Jane_Veloso_Presidential_pardon.jpg to Commons. The original uploader uploaded it as a "fair use" photo, without knowing that works made by employees of the Philippine government are in the public domain, though signatures of living persons may be redacted with respect to Data Privacy Act of 2012. I'm hoping for your kind consideration. Thanks! Ishagaturo (talk) 13:32, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

@Ishagaturo: Hi, and welcome. It needs a compatible license tag first. See COM:L.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:07, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

License has already been changed to {{PD-PhilippinesGov}} which is compatible. MKFI (talk) 06:27, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

upload the file

I'm new,please help me to uploand file NMTN2026! (talk) 16:06, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

@NMTN2026!: Hi, and welcome. What error message or behavior did you experience? See COM:WELCOME.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:12, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

If the file in question is a photograph you took yourself, and does not incorporate anyone else's copyrighted work, it should be easy to upload by following the steps at Special:UploadWizard. If not, then it is a lot more complicated, and you should probably take 20-30 minutes to read COM:THIRD. - Jmabel ! talk 17:12, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Arnaud Feist

Dear,

I'm the head of Communication at Brussels Airport Company. I see that the picture and information about the CEO of Brussels Airport is no longer up to date. I was wondering, how we can update the page. Marleen Airport (talk) 11:47, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

@Marleen Airport: What page (please link)? Commons does not have a page Arnaud Feist, Brussels Airport, or Brussels Airport Company. Are you talking about something on one of the Wikipedias in some language? Commons is just a media repository. And I don't know whether you are saying that the wrong CEO is listed somewhere, or that some information about the CEO is wrong. - Jmabel ! talk 18:16, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi Marleen Airport, you are at the wrong help desk. This is where we keep all the images for Wikipedias in different languages. We do have a category with images of Arnaud Feist (Category:Arnaud Feist) but that is all. You need to ask at the help desk of the Wikipedia where the inaccurate information is. For the French, see: this link and for the Dutch, see this link. Or, you can explain your concerns at the talk page connected to the faulty article. French: this link and Dutch this link. Also, since you are part of the company that the articles are about, you can't update the articles; this needs to be done by an independent editor. They can help you if you post on the article's talk page. Each language has its own version of Wikipedia, there is no "central" one from where the others are translated. Brussels Airport has articles on Wikipedias in 60 languages, and if you have issues with all of these, you need to go to the help desk, or talk page, of each and every one of them. It is a common misconception that there is only one Wikipedia. Hope this helps. --Cart (talk) 19:17, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Extracting images from books

What's the recommended way to extract images from a djvu or pdf book I've uploaded in wikicommons? I've looked around but I can't seem to find an easy way to do it. Thanks. Toastable (talk) 12:25, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

@Toastable: Commons:Extracting images from PDF. - Jmabel ! talk 18:28, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Gởi lên bài viết về một tác giả

Xin chào, cho tôi hỏi nếu tôi muốn download một bài tóm lượt về một người có tên tuổi trong cộng đồng, thì trước tiên tôi phải làm sao. Xin dược hướng dẫn NMTN2026! (talk) 15:33, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

(I read the opener with Google Translate: Submitting an article about a notable figure / Hello, I would like to know the first steps for downloading a summary about a prominent figure in the community. Please provide some guidance.)

Commons is not for articles, only for media like photos. Articles are found on Wikipedia. Both sites allow the copying and downloading of their content with the standard computer and browser tools ("right-click and save as", for instance). Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 16:30, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

@NMTN2026!: vi:Wikipedia:Chào mừng người mới đến. - Jmabel ! talk 18:31, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

RE: Nominate for Deletion

Hello,

I would like to request a review of the Wikimedia Commons file “Frottage de pénis avec éjaculation.webm”:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frottage_de_p%C3%A9nis_avec_%C3%A9jaculation.webm

I believe this file should be considered for deletion under Wikimedia Commons' project-scope requirements because it is a graphic recording of an explicit sexual act, including ejaculation, and I question whether the actual video provides sufficient educational value to justify its inclusion on Commons.

The subject can be explained through written text, diagrams, or non-explicit educational illustrations. I therefore question whether showing an actual explicit sexual encounter provides educational information that cannot reasonably be conveyed through substantially less explicit media.

I understand that Commons does permit some sexual material where there is a legitimate educational, scientific, historical, artistic, or documentary purpose. My concern is specifically whether this particular explicit video meets the requirement that media be realistically useful for an educational purpose.

I do not have a Wikimedia Commons account and do not wish to create one. I therefore cannot find or use the “Nominate for deletion” function. Could someone please explain how I can properly request a deletion review without creating an account, or otherwise assist in submitting this file for community review?

Thank you. ~2026-52368-78 (talk) 06:11, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-52368-78: You can follow the directions at Commons:Deletion requests/Listing a request manually. However, if your deletion rationale is simply that "it is a graphic recording of an explicit sexual act", I can more or less guarantee that your deletion request will fail. Please read Commons:What_Commons_is_not#Commons_is_not_censored (and possibly follow the links there) before proceeding. - Jmabel ! talk 08:26, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

माहौल को खुशनुमा बनाए

माहौल हमेशा खुश रखना चाहिए क्यों कि माहौल खुश रहेगा तो सब ठीक रहेगा ~2026-52806-22 (talk) 07:39, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

I am reasonably certain this is not asking for any specific help. - Jmabel ! talk 14:46, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Resolved

I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days. Jmabel ! talk 14:46, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

О перемещении фотографий из склада в статью

Каким образом пошагово мы можем расположить в хронологическом порядке наши медиафайлы,находящиеся на складе, чтобы разместить в статье которая находится в инкубаторе. СтеллаНовбари (talk) 10:52, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

I don't understand this question; I tried Google translate and think the issue is because I am missing context, rather than limitations on my Russian. This will need some back-and-forth. Will a Russian-speaker please step in? - Jmabel ! talk 14:44, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Restoring large Wikipedia files and exporting to Commons

Resolved

A decade ago, I uploaded several scans of 1930s dust jackets to Wikipedia. Because my understanding at the time was that they were under copyright (which was the case for the underlying books), the sizes were promptly reduced; the higher-resolution originals were hidden; and the files were not exported to Commons.

Per this 2023 discussion, however, it is apparent that the dust jackets in question—which did not include separate copyright notices—are now in the public domain. They can thus be tagged with {{PD-US-dust-jacket}}, which was created due to the discussion.

Thus, I would like to (a) restore the high-resolution originals, and (b) export them to Commons. Can anyone help? If I'm looking at this correctly, an admin will be needed for the first part, but I can do the second myself.

The files are: BG Freshman; BG Sophomore; BG Junior; BG Senior; BG World's Fair (ALB); and BG World's Fair (BR).

Thanks, --Usernameunique (talk) 18:59, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

You need to seek help for this at the project where you uploaded these files to. Ruslik (talk) 20:04, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

In that case, I've reposted here. --Usernameunique (talk) 21:35, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

NECESITO ADICIONAR UNA INFORMACION Y UNA IMAGEN

NECESITO ADICIONAR UNA INFORMACION Y UNA IMAGEN SOBRE QUIEN DISENO UN EDIFICIO QUE ESTA CONSTRUIDO EN MARACAY Liloiamario (talk) 22:03, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

update Chingkonglim452 (talk) 11:19, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

I NEED TO ADD SOME INFORMATION AND AN IMAGE

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I NEED TO ADD SOME INFORMATION AND AN IMAGE ABOUT WHO DESIGNED A BUILDING THAT IS CONSTRUCTED IN MARACAY

translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:30, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

@Liloiamario: Hola y bienvenido. Has activado Special:AbuseFilter/335 al intentar subir un archivo entre wikis como usuario nuevo según proposal; puedes subir el archivo aquí en Commons con Special:UploadWizard. Por favor, evita hacerlo.

Hi, and welcome. You have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/335 by trying to cross-wiki upload a file as a new user per proposal; you may upload the file here on Commons with Special:UploadWizard instead. Please avoid doing that.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:30, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Latitude, Longitude, Heading

Please what should I do when I want to upload and I see this tree empty books VictorOnyemah01 (talk) 00:15, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

@VictorOnyemah01: They want the following information about the uploader's camera at the time of capture: en:Latitude, en:Longitude, and en:Heading (navigation).   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:01, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

… which you can skip if you do not know. - Jmabel ! talk 09:31, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Lisensing of cropped versions of a file

G’day from Oz. I have downloaded a copy of File:The sole Larkin Lascoter VH-UKT photograhed by Matthew Nugent at Bourke aerodrome, New South Wales, n.d.jpg and edited it to create three cropped versions that remove the damaged areas and emphasise different sections of the original - one is cropped to include the camel but not the man; one to include the man but not the camel; and one that crops out both. I wish to upload them to Commons as separate files from the original but I am unsure about what information would be needed to be copied from the original and what copyright tags to apply. Cheers YSSYguy (talk) 06:58, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

@YSSYguy: The most important thing is to add {{Images extracted}} (with appropriate parameters}} to the original and {{Extracted from}} to the new uploads. (If you did more than crop, then {{Derivative works}} and {{Derived from}} would be more appropriate.)

Since this work is in the public domain, it is not terribly important what you do more than that. You should certainly still credit the original photographer and give an accurate date.

It doesn't sound like you've done anything copyrightable, so you'd use the same PD tag as the original. If you had done derivative work that would have its own copyright, the best way I've found to express the copyright situation is by using {{Copyright information}} with appropriate content; there may be something more specific to this situation, but I'm not aware of it. - Jmabel ! talk 09:38, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Good-oh, thanks for the information and cheers. YSSYguy (talk) 15:59, 1 October 2026 (UTC)