Artikel mit Bild ausstatten

Ich bin in der deutschen Wikipedia gesperrt. Man hat mir Socken-Missbrauch vorgeworfen, obwohl das nicht der Fall war. Jetzt habe ich einen Artikel gefunden, den ich als IP noch ergänzte und mich um ein Bildrecht kümmerte. Diese Erlaubnis habe ich heute erhalten. Daraufhin habe ich das Bild auf Commons hochgeladen und wollte es in besagten Artikel einfügen... IP GESPERRT! Könnte jemand der hier mitlesenden Usern das Bild einpflegen? Oder werde ich jetzt hier auch gesperrt? Abrape (talk) 16:14, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Unter der Prämisse, dass File:Ek-yams-3defa47d-404f-41a9-8812-726a07de99d8-FEF6C153-6AA3-43C6-96B0-17F06281EB00.jpg, als jüngster Upload in Special:ListFiles/Abrape das Thema de:Krippnermühle (Arzberg) bezeichnet und die "IP-Ergänzung" den Bezug auf das in der dortigen History sichtbare temporäre Konto (kurz: TK oder TA) de:Spezial:Beiträge/~2026-40485-23 herstellt: das TK ist nicht gesperrt, in den Logs steht nichts. Und, @Abrape: wenn Du keine Konflikte, die in de:Spezial:Diff/205313062/205313997 und in vorangegangenen CUA thematisiert wurden, nach Commons importierst, wirst Du hier nicht gesperrt.

Zum Bild: ich würde das Ergebnis der VRT-Prüfung abwarten, bevor das Bild in den Artikel kommt. Die deutschsprachige Queue ist hoffentlich nicht so voll, so dass das nicht zu sehr verzögert. Fragen wir mal Krd: Was ist aktuell die durchschnittliche Bearbeitungszeit für deutsche Freigaben? Grüße, Grand-Duc (talk) 16:36, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

@Krd: Dem Wikimedia-Team liegt nun seit einigen Tagen unter TicketNumber=2026072110008231 die Einverständnis-Erklärung der Bild-Autorin vor. Das Bild könnte nun zeitnah freigegeben werden. Vielleicht kann ja ein User mit VRT-Zugang hier einen kleinen Zwischenbericht abgeben, da der Info-Austausch mit dem Wikimedia-Team eher schleppend war.

LG Abrape (talk) 10:20, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

@Abrape: Meine Deutsche ist nicht gut but I wanted to let you know that {{Ping}} does not work if you don't sign your comment when you post it. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 09:09, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Better... ? LG Abrape (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Graphs from a publication

I got the written permission of Prof. Dr. Anton Schleiss to use the graphs from his publication (https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/baug/vaw/vaw-dam/documents/das-institut/mitteilungen/2010-2019/217.pdf) page 20 - 31

"Sie können die Zeichnung gerne verwenden welche aus dem ICOLD Technical Dictionary on Dams stammt."

Is this sufficient for Wikipedia? Shinguz (talk) 19:11, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

@Shinguz: It is certainly not sufficient for Commons, nor for either the English- or German-language Wikipedia. Please read COM:THIRD (some parts you can probably just skim) and if that doesn't answer what you need to do, feel free to come back here with questions. - Jmabel ! talk 00:22, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

if i want to upload a screenshot from a video that i took, is there a way to do it with the file information?

i want to upload an image of a partially exposed lightning strike to post to the page for rolling shutter, but the best one that i have is a frame from a video that i took, which i would like to upload with file information, so that people would not take it down, is there a way to do it? thanks in advance! Pinkkw (talk) 02:28, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

@Pinkkw: Could you clarify what you mean by "with file information, so that people would not take it down"? In particular, what exactly do you mean by "file information" in this context? (Possibly, as against what: presumably you never upload a file with no information.) Also: is the video something you intend to post as well? (that answer may help in providing you an answer to your question.) - Jmabel ! talk 06:53, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Photo copyright: practical question

Hello,

I want to upload a photo on a page devoted to my father (fr:Nessim Sibony).

I am not the copyright holder. However, the photographer gave me permission. I understand Wikimedia needs his written consent. I wanted to use the email template but I can't find a box that fits my situation: I am NOT the Copyright holder OR his representative but I DO know the copyright holder. What do you recommend I do? Many thanks!

Anne-Lise Sibony Alsibony (talk) 09:45, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

@Alsibony: Hi, We need a permission for a free license from the copyright holder via COM:VRT. Please see COM:THIRD for a detailed information (COM:THIRD/fr en français). Thanks, Yann (talk) 10:13, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

what if i upload a photo which is not taken by me and im not sure it is licensed or not

what if i upload a photo which is not taken by me and im not sure it is licensed or not, i have a photo in my gallery for years, i don’t know if it is licensed or not.Susek224 (talk) 10:39, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Which photo, in which gallery? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:55, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

If a photo is not known to be free licensed, it should not be uploaded to Commons. If it was mistakenly already uploaded here, it should be deleted; see Commons:Deletion requests. Your account User:Susek224 does not have any photos uploaded to Commons. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:26, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

מכתב הסכמה להעלאת תמונה - באנגלית

שלום, האם אפשר לקבל את ההנחיות לחתימה על ההסכמה לשחרור זכויות יוצרים של תמונה באנגלית? תודה רבה, Daphncm (talk) 12:10, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Google translates as "Hello, can I have the instructions for signing the image copyright release agreement in English? Many thanks". It's not clear what agreement is wanted. Please clarify. You may need COM:THIRD. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:32, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Captcha

Bonjour,

Je suis nouvelle dans Wikimedia et je publie mes photos des marabouts du Maroc dans la catégorie : Marabouts_in-Morocco_(buildings). J'en ai déjà ajouté 47. Je viens de créer la catégorie : Les marabouts_du Maroc_-_Inventaire

Lorsque je publie de nouvelles photos j'ajoute sans problème ces 2 catégories.

Par contre lorsque je veux modifier les photos précédentes, je rajoute avec le + la nouvelle catégorie et je reçois l'erreur suivante dans un cadre rouge, sans possibilité de voir le captcha ! CAPTCHA incorrect ou manquant_

Comment puis-je remédier à ce problème ?

Merci d'avance et belle fin de journée, Dominique Wacker-Cao Dominiquewackercao (talk) 14:03, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Google translates the key point as "When I publish new photos, I can add these two categories without any issues. However, when I want to edit existing photos, I add the new category using the "+" button, but I get the following error in a red box—without being able to see the CAPTCHA! "Incorrect or missing CAPTCHA""

Please see Special:Captcha (French content available). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:35, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Creating maps

Can someone please point me in the right direction for learning how to create maps - for example for neighborhoods and historic districts of my city? Thanks. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:30, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Can you be more specific about what you want to do? Are you looking for a tutorial for a graphic editing tool? Or to add maps to Wikipedia articles (see en:Wikipedia:Maps for Wikipedia and Commons:Wikimaps)? Or something else? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:48, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Yes, thanks. I'm particularly interested in making maps of subdivisions of my city New Orleans, which can be divided in various ways, such as traditional neighborhoods (sometimes 19th or 18th century separate municipalities), numbered wards, City Planning Commission divisions etc - in addition there are multiple Federally designated Registered Historic Districts, sometimes with boundaries different from any of the previous. So maps showing such boundaries can be useful in multiple projects (here on Commmons for clarification, Wikipedia articles, perhaps Wikivoyage or other projects as well). As someone who grew up map literate in the pre-digital era, I'd know how to do that on paper easily - from an existing street map, draw lines showing the boundaries (eg, "these 3 streets and the Mississippi River form the boundaries of the Carrollton Historic District"). I've played around a bit on Open Street Maps but haven't figured out how to do the digital equivalent. I'd like to learn how to do something like that. Is that clear enough? -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 18:35, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

The above links should help; and lead to more topic-focussed discussion pages. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:40, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks much, I've asked at Commons talk:Wikimaps. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 18:54, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Commons:Featured media candidates needs some love

By the end of the month, two candidates won't be featured solely due to lack of votes. Just bringing it to people's attention, because I think most people (myself included!) tend to forget Featured Media exists. LetmeEditit (talk) 18:32, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

I wish to upload the logo for a high school and am unsure the correct process to go about doing so

I am working on improving the wikipedia page for Jefferson Forest High School, and believe that it would be beneficial to add the school’s logo to the page. However, I am unsure if doing so would violate a policy or something else. How should I go about adding it to wikimedia and putting on the page? StrangeFrogCreature (talk) 20:08, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Files uploaded here need to be useful for some educational purpose and appropriately licensed. Your logo would fit the former, but the latter is a bit trickier. The odds are, the logo is not freely-licensed and is also not so simple that it cannot be copyrighted. So if you're looking to improve a Wikipedia article, you can maybe upload it to that project directly: if you're writing in English, see w:en:Wikipedia:Images for details on the English-language Wikipedia's image policies. (I'm not a member of that community, so I just encourage you to check with them and if you have any questions, post them to w:en:WP:TEAHOUSE). ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:20, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Un ensayo documental

Ensayo documental de historia empresarial y económica de la Industria Agroquímica Charlie 760045 (talk) 00:03, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Change logo

I would like to request an update to Al futtaim logo Mariamahergerges (talk) 10:00, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

I don't readily see what file on Commons (if any) this is about. @Mariamahergerges: could you please link the file you are talking about? - Jmabel ! talk 21:21, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Account policy

I've recently had the thought that I'd like to upload a few photos I've taken to Wikimedia Commons, but I'd rather they not be tied to this account name as I've had this account since I was a kid and there are a lot of embarrassing edits from twenty years ago. As far as I can tell, sockpuppetry is permitted as long as you're not doing it for abusive reasons, but I wanted to check that this was something I could do before I break the rules. Editor510 (talk) 14:18, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

@Editor510: The simplest way would be to stop doing new work under this account and start a new, different account. (You could still use this one if responding to matters related to your old uploads, etc., just keep the new account out of those.) You could start a new account and continue to operate both accounts, but it is definitely harder to keep from involving both in the same matters than if you essentially drop the old one.

In short, you are allowed to have two active accounts, but the more active they both are, the harder not to break rules. - Jmabel ! talk 21:25, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. I don't think I've ever uploaded anything to Commons under this account name. I only use this account name for my Wikipedia edits. I'd want to create a separate account solely for uploading to Commons. -- Editor510 (talk) 08:27, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

@Editor510: please bear in mind that any account is usable for any Wikimedia project (it's the effect of the single-user login), so, even if you intend to have a "Wikipedia account" and a "Commons account", both will be usable on all projects anyway. It's upon you to avoid breaking sockpuppet rules on other projects (I think that EN may be rather strict, there). A possible solution could be to ask a friendly admin for a voluntary block on projects you do not intend to use e.g. your "Commons account", the reason of wanting to have separate accounts on projects you're engaged with may be enough. On DE-WP (my home Wiki), such a request for any kind of voluntary block (barring previous misconduct) is usually granted no questions asked, but that is only a local custom that is not assured to exist on other Wikipedias. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 08:42, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

But the problem with even a voluntary block is that there are several things you are barred from if you have an account blocked on any wiki, most notably use of The Wikipedia Library. - Jmabel ! talk 18:45, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

I have had this account for almost twenty years. I would not be as stupid as to get it banned by trying to circumvent rules with the alternate account, participate in edit warring, etc. It would be my intention solely to use it for uploading photographs to the Commons and nothing more. Editor510 (talk) 07:36, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Imagine the following fictional example. You're logged in Commons to check and add files to your uploads. A third person edited a file description, including a link to e.g. the EN-WP. For whatever reason, curiosity is enough, you follow this link and are now on EN-WP with your Commons account. If you forget this fact in the heat of the moment and do some edits that you would usually do with your Wikipedia account, like participating in a discussion where you were involved previously with your main pseudonym, you've most likely already run afoul of the en:WP:SOCK policy, and that's without doing stuff like edit warring. The bare minimum would certainly be an overt and clear declaration of the relationship between these accounts, maybe even going as far as to write it directly into the account name ("Editor510 as file uploader" for instance, that should not be against prohibitions of impersonification as you're the legitimate name user). Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 08:23, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Physicien Paul Desains

Dans le Patriote Illustré du 13 février 1898 se trouve le visage du physicien ( Saint-Quentin 1817 - Paris 1885) et une description que je souhaiterais mettre. Franck Zulty (talk) 16:22, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

If I upload a picture that I have previously uploaded to another site, should I put the site as source?

I have been planning to upload some images that I have taken that I have previously uploaded to Inaturalist. However, I'm planning to upload higher resolution versions than Inaturalist has (as Inat limits image dimensions to 2048 pixels). Should I put corresponding Inaturalist observation as a source? Or if not, can or should I link to the observation some other way? Nyrkes (talk) 18:18, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

@Nyrkes: Thank you for contributing! I think since you are the photographer and you are uploading a higher resolution version than what is available on iNaturalist, you should put "own work" ({{Own}}) as the source. You can then link the photo to your iNaturalist observation using {{INaturalist}} (see example at File:Sympetrum obtrusum, Female 01.jpg). I also recommend you create your userpage and link/mention your iNaturalist profile, and likewise update your iNaturalist profile to link to your Wikimedia profile, to make it clear to others that you're the same person. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 19:04, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello, inquiry about book cover uploadings

Hi! I am new to Wikipedia and trying to make a draft about a book. How can I upload a book cover into Wikimedia Commons so that I can add in Wikipedia draft? I only use it for the purpose of illustration for a wiki draft, therefore I will commit to Fair Use. ABookWormmm (talk) 03:38, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

@ABookWormmm: If you are using it on a fair use basis, then it is not allowed on Commons, nor in an English-language Wikipedia (en-wiki) draft. Commons only allows "free" files, not fair use. en-wiki has that same policy for draft articles, but if your article is accepted, then you could upload the cover to en-wiki (not to Commons) under their policy on non-free content. See Inherent Vice and File:Inherent_vice_cover.jpg for a good example of doing that correctly. - Jmabel ! talk 04:01, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Participación en concurso wikimedia 2026

Muy buenos días... ayer por la tarde subí varios archivos fotográficos para participar en el concurso de este año. Lamentablemente al revisar la galería vi que no se visualizan y al intentar subirlos dice que se encuentran duplicados (es decir ya estarían arriba) me pueden ayudar con esto por favor? Mi nombre es Alfredo Olivares por si necesitan conocer el usuario.... Muchas gracias Alfredo Olivares Bueno (talk) 14:01, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

@Alfredo Olivares Bueno: ¿Cuál concurso (un nombre o enlace, por favor)? Hay varios concursos aquí.

al revisar la galería vi que no se visualizan y al intentar subirlos dice que se encuentran duplicados (es decir ya estarían arriba): muy confusante. ¿Cuál galería? Y en su primera frase decía que subí los archivos; entonces, cuando hacía otra cosa, ya están subidos.

Es posible que mi problema en entender sea enteramente que yo no soy hispanohablante nativo, en cual caso, pido disculpas. Pero, por favor, ¿sea posible clarificar? - Jmabel ! talk 18:59, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Muchas Gracias Jmabel por tu respuesta.... antes que todo me explico... el concurso al cual me refiero se llama https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2026 ....y hace unos días subí varios archivos a la galería los cuales según entendí logré hacerlo, pero cuando fui a la galería del concurso, donde estarían todas publicadas, las mías no aparecen y debido a eso realicé la consulta....he revisado varios links dentro de este sitio y nada logra explicarme lo sucedido... y en mi perfil, cuando quiero volver a subir alguna de estas imágenes, me aparece que ya está arriba una copia, por lo cual no puedo volver a subir la misma imagen.... cuéntame por favor si me explico bien sobre tu respuesta.... muchas gracias

Thank you so much, Jmabel, for your response. First of all, let me explain. The contest I'm referring to is called https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2026. A few days ago, I uploaded several files to the gallery, which I believe I did successfully. However, when I went to the contest gallery, where all the entries should be published, mine didn't appear. That's why I'm asking. I've checked several links on the site, but nothing explains what happened. And when I try to re-upload one of these images to my profile, it says a copy is already there, so I can't upload the same image again. Please let me know if I've explained your answer clearly. Thank you very much. Alfredo Olivares Bueno (talk) 22:42, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

@Alfredo Olivares Bueno: Special:ListFiles/Alfredo_Olivares_Bueno Aquí son todos sus archivos. Para el futuro, un método para navigar a la página esta sería empezar en su página de usario ye clic al "User uploads" (no sé como se llama en español, pero debe ser a la derecha, inmediatemente abajo de la palabra "General").

Aparece que Vd. subio las fotos con la herramienta normal, no con ella específica al concurso de su país (Chile, presumo de las fotos). Parece que también ha ignorado otras reglas, como el requisito de agregar categorías.

Creo que ahora, para entrar sus fotos en el concurso, se necesita añadir a cada página de archivo:

• La plantilla {{Wiki Loves Earth 2026|cl}}     <— "cl" para Chile
• Categorías apropriadas

No puedo decir con certitud que eso es todo que necesita remediar, porque yo no tengo ninguna relación con el concurso. Por lo que puedo ver, las instrucciones eran claras sobre qué herramienta usar para subir el material para el concurso, así que ahora estás atascado tratando de encontrar una solución alternativa. Puede escribir a [[:mailto:actividades@wikimediachile.cl] o preguntar en Commons talk:Wiki Loves Earth 2026 in Chile/Preguntas frecuentes, pero veo que es el último día del concurso, y es posible que sea demasiado tarde para obtener una respuesta. - Jmabel ! talk 01:27, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Не отображаются никакие изображения Wikimedia. No Wikimedia images are displayed to me.

Здравствуйте. Столкнулся сегодня с ошибкой: никакие изображения (в том числе флаги государств и т. п.) в пределах Wikimedia не отображаются ни на компьютере, ни на телефоне (от разных поставщиков интернета). Все остальные изображения, на других сетевых страницах, отображаются без осложнений. Уже пытался очистить кэш, не помогает. Это внутренняя ошибка Wikimedia? Если же нет, то что мне делать?

Hello. I have faced an error today: no images within Wikimedia (including country flags etc.) are shown to me, neither when I use my PC nor when I use my phone (the Internet connection providers are different). All the other images, on other Internet pages, are shown to me without any difficulty. I have already "cleaned" my browser cache, it does not help. Is this an internal error in Wikimedia? If no, what should I do? Eniisi Lisika (talk) 14:28, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

• Same / То же самое. При этом загрузки через UW грузятся нормально. Retired electrician (talk) 15:35, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

• • https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iXYMYh5Qo_aSknw9mvTOh-j8TT_n4unp/view?usp=sharing - Вот как статьи выглядят для меня в настоящее время (почему-то не получается добавить викиссылку). Единичные изображения загружаются, но подавляющее большинство выглядит именно так. Ранее ничего такого у меня никогда не было (на Wikimedia).

• • https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iXYMYh5Qo_aSknw9mvTOh-j8TT_n4unp/view?usp=sharing - This is how the pages look to me now (for some reason I do not succeed to make a wikilink). Some rare images are displayed, however most of them look exactly so. I have never experienced anything like that before (in Wikimedia). Eniisi Lisika (talk) 17:41, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

    Я зашёл с VPN; с ним все изображения видны. Кроме того, в Дискорде Википедии мне сегодня сообщили, что это по всей России так, но точная причина неясна...

    I have used VPN and it has helped to display all the mediafiles. Moreover, I have been told in the Wikipedia's Discord that this problem takes place throughout whole Russia, but the precise reason of this is yet to be figured out... Eniisi Lisika (talk) 18:48, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Это событие уже сутки обсуждается на форуме русской Википедии в новостном разделе. Просто для информации. У меня ровно та же проблема. С ВПН все видно, но невозможно никакое редактирование, без ВПН редактирование возможно, но ничего не видно. It looks like a global problem for all Russian users. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 03:55, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

• Пока что всё снова заработало у всех пользователей из России.
• For now, everything has been repaired and all the users from Russia can see the mediafiles again. Eniisi Lisika (talk) 15:24, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

User: GernGün

How can the file en:User:GernGün be made public (access via internet) under my name Gernot Güntherodt? GernGün (talk) 19:14, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

@GernGün:

1. This question has absolutely nothing to do with Wikimedia Commons (the site on which you have asked it).
2. I believe that page goes against en-wiki's policy on user pages, so it is only a matter of time until it is deleted. - Jmabel ! talk 19:23, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

I think GG is asking for a way of drafting an equivalent to de:Gernot Güntherodt on enwiki. --Achim55 (talk) 19:29, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

There is no acceptable way to write an article about yourself on en-wiki. See en:WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. - Jmabel ! talk 21:29, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

It does happen (but rarely). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:17, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Draft moved to en:Draft:Gernot Güntherodt and advice given on en:User talk:GernGün. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:16, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

images

if an get an image off of getty images or an old published magazine am i able to use that or nah? Sonia Rozanova (talk) 23:04, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Commons requires that all files must be 1.) of some educational value (which is very broadly construed and most images you could plausibly use for an educational purpose are fine) and 2.) either acceptably licensed or in the public domain. Note that the latter applies to both American law and also the law of wherever the work was created if that's not America. Most images from Getty will not meet criterion #2. Many images from magazines published before 1931 will (all material published before 1931 is in the public domain in the United States). Unfortunately, determining if something is in the public domain can be tricky. See the Hirtle chart at the beginning of Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States. If you have a specific image, I can try to give a more specific answer. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 23:08, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

its a photo of mandeep dhillon from october 9* 2021 (not sure if its the ninth but the rest is correct) Sonia Rozanova (talk) 23:18, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

@Sonia Rozanova: From what you say, it is a virtual certainty that photo is copyrighted, and that no free license for it has been offered. It is almost as certain that the copyright-holder would not be willing to grant a free license.

If you have any interest in uploading photos taken by people other than yourself in the future I strongly recommend reading COM:THIRD so that you know at least the basics. - Jmabel ! talk 01:41, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Wikilove earth singapore photo upload

Do we need to upload on raw files with exif data or can upload after minor edit Suryaram Vairakkannu (talk) 23:11, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Photos do not need to have EXIF Data at all. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 23:59, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Courtesy link: Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2026 in Singapore. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:01, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@Suryaram Vairakkannu: However, in terms of it being clear that the photos are really yours, uploading with accurate EXIF data is almost always a good idea. If you plan to edit a photo, I always recommend first uploading the version straight from the camera, then overwriting that with your preferred version. See File:Waterside Plaza and Con Ed East River Generating Station from the East River 01.jpg for an example where I did that just a few hours ago.

(Also: I assume that by "raw files" you mean "JPEGs straight from a digital camera", not "RAW format"; Commons does not accept RAW files.) - Jmabel ! talk 01:46, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Help recover account

message me for help now Andersonte (talk) 05:21, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@Andersonte: Without knowing what account and whether you have any basis to show it used to be yours, it is very hard even to give you useful advice. I assume you have already tried the suggestions at meta:Help:Account recovery. - Jmabel ! talk 06:25, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

PNG transparency question

This is about a photo not fine for Commons but PD-enough for English Wikipedia, I hope that's fine. I uploaded en:File:Evil Neuro logo.png, which is a png with white text and a transparent background. As such, most of it appears invisible. I've figured out I can do class=bg-transparent to make it work in dark mode, but I haven't figured out how to do so while in light mode. Any thoughts? 1brianm7 (talk) 17:15, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Uploading a traced image

I traced an svg as a replacement for the svg that is already posted on wikimedia. It is more detailed, and that's why I would like to replace the current one with mine. I cannot directly upload the change, and (IIUC) need to go through the "Upload Wizard" first. The problem is that I do not know what to choose in the "Release rights" step. Could anyone guide me on which options to choose when uploading? Thanks for help in advance!

Mustlane (talk) 23:28, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Accidentally uploaded in the middle of writing.

Since then I have finished writing it and have already uploaded the final version of the question. Mustlane (talk) 23:32, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Dates for SMU scans of Les Travaux Publics de la France

Many scans of Les Travaux Publics de la France have been categorized under "1883 in [place]", "1883 photographs of [place]" or similar, seemingly based on their file descriptions, which often originate from the Southern Methodist University and contain the claim "Date: 1883" without elaboration. However in two cases, Gare de Lorient and Gare d'Orléans / Gare d'Austerlitz, I've found other copies of the same photos that give earlier dates (here and here). It seems that 1883 is only the date of publication of the compilation and not necessarily the date of photographic capture. This is further supported by file descriptions from the Rijksmuseum, which state "ca. 1873 - in of voor 1883", so in or before 1883 with their guess being around 1873 (although that still hasn't entirely prevented categorization under 1883).

My questions then:

• How should the file descriptions be modified (if at all) to discourage users from believing that the photos were definitely taken in 1883?
• Are there tools that would make editing the file descriptions and categorizations as necessary (from 1883 to 19th Century) easier here? Is writing a custom bot routine the main option? I guess Gadget-ACDC could at least automate the structured data part?

Astro.furball (talk) 01:15, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

@Astro.furball: partial answer here. Changing from "1883" to "19th Century" when we know 1883 is the latest possible date would not be a good idea. Even in the unlikely event that these could be as early as 1800, you would still do better with {{other date|between|1800|1883}} (which produces "between 1800 and 1883

date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1883-00-00T00:00:00Z/9

"), but more likely you can say something like {{other date|between|{{circa|1870}}|1883}} (which produces "between circa 1870

date QS:P,+1870-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902

and 1883"), or something even more precise. - Jmabel ! talk 06:15, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

With the choice of 19th century I was thinking more of inflexible concerns such as categorization or the main value for the structured data property "date of inception" (though the latter can be qualified) where the choices are the year, the decade, or the century. But thanks for the idea anyways, that should be useful for the file description. Photography seems to essentially be a 19th century invention so that provides a higher lower bound, and I would guess the book mostly features projects that had been finished in the preceding few decades which should constrain the dates further. Even more work for me now though :P Astro.furball (talk) 16:13, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

In terms of exactly how something should be modified, it would help a lot if you could ask about a specific file (or 2-3 files if there are issues that no one file would illustrate). Then presumably you can extrapolate, or ask specific questions. - Jmabel ! talk 06:18, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Let's take the first image in the category, featuring the Aqueduc de Montreuillon, which most sources in a cursory search say was completed in 1843 (though one says that finishing touches were quickly done in 1844), and which looks worn in the photo so perhaps it was taken during renovations years after that. It's in the category "1883 in Nièvre"; it should probably be moved up two categories to "Nièvre in the 19th century" absent better evidence. In the {{information}} template the description field contains "Date: 1883". I was unsure how these kinds of descriptions sourced from another repository should be corrected, more specifically for example whether I should preserve the information as much as possible and only add a parenthetical note of clarification or something. And a bot added 1883 as the date of inception to the structured data based on Flickr metadata, which is then reflected in the "Date" field of the Summary box. Astro.furball (talk) 16:38, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

@Astro.furball: We basically want to provide the most accurate information that we can for our users. It is also worth noting and explaining (as part of the description) where we have discrepancies from a GLAM that was the source. If the GLAM gave a non-trivial (but erroneous) description, then it makes sense to do something like what I did in File:"J.L. Luckenbach " in Elliott Bay, ca. 1910 - DPLA - a38ea53f6c9e5ea668168450292db6a5.jpg. I hope that helps.

You might find User:Jmabel/Final draft of talk for WikiConference North America 2023 interesting; it is precisely about dealing with errors by GLAMs. Some of the file pages have since been updated because the GLAM in question integrated my critique. - Jmabel ! talk 23:54, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

How do I switch to the visual editor when using the sandbox?

self-explanatory question Notray1995 (talk) 02:32, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

@Notray1995: Hi, and welcome. Commons does not support en:VisualEditor, try en:WP:SANDBOX.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 03:19, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

I understand then Notray1995 (talk) 03:24, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

I uploaded image, but it's author hasn't yet sent copyright permission letter

I have just uploaded this image File:Antony Byrne.jpg Its author sent it to me and agreed to share it with the condition that I credit her as the source. She hasn't yet sent her copyright permission letter to the official email of Wikimedia Commons. Where do I put a "pending permission" tag? For how long can that image stay with the tag until the author sends her email letter? Can someone help me add that tag in the right place? Kate Patskevich (talk) 00:44, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

The {{Permission pending}} notice is already in place all right, nothing needs to be done. The image will stay for IIRC 30 days since upload. If it gets deleted after that grace period, it can get restored when the permission is processed. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 01:01, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your reply! Kate Patskevich (talk) 01:33, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Ancestor's name

I have the crop section of a document page where our ancestor name is written. I have the full page but I prefer crop section because it consist the name.and it is in old hindi (kaithi) language, i already uploaded it to AI and they already give the name but they said that that's our 60percent estimation. And I take the name by AI through apply jailbreak, not by rasier way or direct. And I already enchace that section because it not clear also. So, can you extract the name is I upload that crop section?

this is the land document. Dhansulal (talk) 05:03, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

@Dhansulal: Hi, and welcome. Is this about File:Land document.jpg? What does "I take the name by AI through apply jailbreak, not by rasier way or direct" mean?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:46, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Also, "can you extract the name is I upload that crop section?" is incomprehensible. Could you try rewording, or possibly write that in a language you can write with more precision if that is easier for you? Hindi would be fine, we have Hindi-speakers who could follow through. - Jmabel ! talk 21:44, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Adding Photo for Rudolf Jettel

I have a portrait of Rudolf Jettel, photographer unknown, from my family collection, dated circa 1935 by a family member's inscription on the reverse (believed to be added years after the photo was taken). I'm wondering if it would fall under Austria's anonymous work provision. JohnRosenfeld07 (talk) 17:48, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

It may well fall under Austria's anonymous work provision but there will be still a problem with USA copyright. Ruslik (talk) 20:31, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

@JohnRosenfeld07: Under U.S. law, if it is truly anonymous, and has never been published, it is protected for 120 years from creation. But it would be acceptable to upload a low-resolution version as non-free work directly in the English-language Wikipedia (without involving Commons) to illustrate that article. Also, given that its copyright has expired in Austria, it would be OK to upload directly in the German-language Wikipedia, even at the highest available resolution. That would allow it someday to be moved to Commons (in 2056). - Jmabel ! talk 21:50, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Image of Game

Hi, I want to add an image my friend took of Welcome to the Dark Place's map-making feature. He scrubbed the image of most identifiable locations from the game to avoid spoilers. Is this okay to upload on Wikipedia, or would I have to reach out to the development team?

Thank you! Sunfish93Swimmer (talk) 01:52, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

@Sunfish93Swimmer: I'm not familiar with the game, but I don't see how such an image could be both identifiable and not include copyrighted content. So, yes, you'd probably need a license from the company. If you are going to pursue that, please read COM:THIRD, especially the part about what not to do. - Jmabel ! talk 04:39, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Загрузка файла

Добрый день! Я новый пользователь вашей системы, ещё не во всём разбираюсь. Я хочу опубликовать свою книгу на вашей платформе, возможно ли это? Zvezda89h (talk) 11:27, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Machine translation: "Good afternoon! I am a new user of your system and am still finding my way around. I would like to publish my book on your platform—is that possible?"

Anything here must be Free licensed and in project scope. Thank you. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 14:28, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

About the only time Commons would be appropriate as first place of publication for a book would be something like someone obtaining a previously unpublished manuscript by a person of more-or-less encyclopedic notability. - Jmabel ! talk 23:05, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Non-free Zachary Hourihane headshot.png

I am trying to create an image for the Wikipedia page "The Swiftologist,” by uploading a non-free image of his headshot from a screenshot. I tried to make the image smaller but it would not let me upload a smaller version that would fit the guidelines for non-free content. I also tried to add Template: Non-free promotional to justify my usage, but I can’t get to the visual editor and the source editor is confusing to me (sorry). If there’s no way to upload this image, then that’s okay, but there are not free available images of this person online. The image is also slightly cropped because I couldn’t figure out how to get the clutter (tags & toggling buttons) out of the photo. Thank you!

--Burtsbeespeppermint (talk) 17:38, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

I think you may be confused since you're on the Wikimedia Commons site, which is for free images only to be shared across all Wikipedias (among other purposes). If you're trying to upload a non-free image for use on a Wikipedia site, you need to stay on that specific Wikipedia site to do so and follow that site's guidelines for it. It's kind of confusing since there's a lot of linking back and forth between the sites and they're all run by the same organization, but they are in fact different sites with different scopes and purposes. You're not the first person nor the last to get mixed up about which things go where. Just go back to the article you were trying to edit and upload an image from there without trying to put it on Wikimedia Commons. — PeterCooperJr (talk) 22:51, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for clearing that up oops. Burtsbeespeppermint (talk) 01:16, 4 August 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. PeterCooperJr (talk) 10:44, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Right to use the photos for machine training

Hi, I am a uni student and I am just wondering whether the photos here can be used for training a machine model as the license agreement is not clear on this. ~2026-42879-04 (talk) 01:20, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Different photos here have different licensing considerations. Anything that is in the public domain, or CC-0, or uses any of the other PD-release like license tags should be fine. Anything that is not almost certainly is not, since the offered licenses are nearly all about reuse with attribution; they do not waive other rights, and it is hard to imagine how training a machine model could give appropriate attribution.

Also note: except where there is exactly one licensing-related tag on a page, it may be very difficult for a machine to determine the overall licensing status. For example, it might be an offer that you can use any of a number of different licenses ("multi-licensing", as in File:Hanul Manuc Courtyard 2.jpg—in this case, none of the licenses are PD or equivalent, I can't offhand find an example of that in multi-licensing) but it also might be a situation like File:Roman portrait head of a man of rank - Staten Island Museum - two views.jpg, explaining that the underlying artwork is PD, but the photograph is CC-BY-SA 4.0. So unless you are going to do something quite sophisticated, I'd recommend you stick to things that do have a PD (or PD-like) tag and do not have some other license tag. - Jmabel ! talk 04:49, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Question about people's pictures

Can you still upload pictures of people that were photographed by someone else? Thanks. Gr0ndbandy (talk) 09:04, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

@Gr0ndbandy: Hi, Not without a permission, i.e. a free license by the author. Yann (talk) 09:08, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

@Gr0ndbandy: for a general discussion of uploading pictures taken by someone else (or incorporating other people's copyrighted materials) see COM:THIRD. - Jmabel ! talk 21:28, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

ပအိုဝ်ႏခမ်း

ပအို ႏခမ်း@် Pa-O State (talk) 23:08, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Obviously, I don't read Burmese, but Google Translate seems to think this is pretty much nonsense (repeating their user name in Burmese, nothing more). - Jmabel ! talk 23:57, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Columns/capitals

Is there a proper name for the type of columns and capitals in this image? They don't seem simple enough for Doric, but they don't the curl at the top corners of the capitals (I'm sure there is a name for that, but I don't know it) that I think of as characteristic of Ionic. - Jmabel ! talk 04:54, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Как указать в лицензии/описании использование других файлов? / How to indicate the use of other files in the license/description?

В File:SWO-en.pdf я использую рисунок File:UA_shoulder_mark_10-0.svg. Лицензия у нас одинаковая (CC BY-SA 4.0). В своем файле я источник и лицензию указал. Как это указать в лицензии или описании? Спасибо!

In the File:SWO-en.pdf I use the image File:UA_shoulder_mark_10-0.svg. We have the same license (CC BY-SA 4.0). I indicated the source and license in my file. How do I indicate this in the license or in the description? Thank you! Yu-S-Kharabuha (talk) 11:32, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Write that info in a suitable place into the {{Information}}, like I did it here: File:2026-04-06 Assistent zum Hochladen von Dateien mehrere Dateien – Wikimedia Commons.png. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 11:35, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding Special:PermaLink/1256932536

Hallo! Ich weiß nicht, welche Lizenz ich dem Logo von missio München geben soll: Die Rechte liegen bei missio München, einer katholischen karitativen NGO (und Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts). Das Logo ist frei zum Download auf der Presseseite (https://www.missio.com/images/Dateien/Ueber%20uns/Presse/missio_Logo_Kreuz_720x720.jpg), wobei ich eine andere Version hochgeladen habe: mit transparentem Hintergrund und rechteckig, da so die Verwendung in der Regel erfolgt. Ich habe das Logo von der missio-Grafikerin zu diesem Zweck erhalten. Der genaue Autor des Logos ist unbekannt, und es soll nicht von Fremden zu kommerziellen Zwecken verwendet werden. Am liebsten wäre mir eine Lizenz wie bei Missio Aachen (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Aber ich sehe keine Möglichkeit, dies entsprechend einzustellen. Gibt es lokal eine Ausnahmeregelung, die ich anwenden kann? Wenn ja, wie gehe ich vor? Danke, SoyTjo --SoyTjo (talk) 11:54, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Alle Creative-Commons-Lizenzvarianten mit -ND (No Derivatives / Keine Abwandlungen) und -NC (Non-Commercial / Nicht kommerziell) sind in den Wikimedia-Projekten als alleinige Lizenz unzulässig, siehe COM:Licensing (die strengsten noch zulässigen Einschränkungen sind die CC-By-SA-Lizenzmodelle); nur als zusätzliche Lizenz (= multiple Lizenzierung) kann eine der ND- oder NC-Varianten vergeben werden.

Auf der anderen Seite ist das Logo in seiner grafischen Einfachheit mit Text und wenigen geometrischen Formen möglicherweise nicht oberhalb der Schwelle an de:Schöpfungshöhe, ab der ein urheberrechtlicher Schutz als Grundlage einer Lizenz entsteht. Auf Commons wäre daher {{PD-textlogo}} zu erwägen, bei einem ebenfalls möglichen Upload lokal auf der deutschen Wikipedia die de:Vorlage:Bild-LogoSH. Beides garantiert aber nicht den dauerhaften Erhalt der Datei, weil die erforderliche Schöpfungshöhe rechtsverbindlich nur von einem ordentlichen Gericht festgestellt werden kann und in Zweifelsfällen wie hier (vgl. COM:TOO Germany) immer ein Graubereich bleibt. Grüße, Grand-Duc (talk) 12:38, 5 August 2026 (UTC)