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Please not that the categories whose names start with "Signs in" should be tagged with {{metacat|city}} instead of the {{Catcat}} template. The others are fine with the template you used. I have changed the ones listed here. If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask. Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 04:29, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
@Auntof6: Thank you for pointing that out and letting me know! I'm taking this practice into account and will apply it next time. However, I didn't understand the difference between the two templates apart from some details in the text, if it's possible to explain. Moreover, given that the signs by department are also sorted by type, I think it would be consistent to group those by city when possible; I will thus create the remaining categories. Baidax (talk) 11:51, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
@ArnabSaha: Hi! Sorry for this late response, I should have let you know. Thank you for your request. Unfortunately, after trying, I didn't manage to fix it as it should be in the original logo. Therefore, I asked on the Discord server of the French community and another person made the change that day. Next time, I think you can post a message in the Graphic Lab, you'd find there professionals in this field. Best regards, Baidax (talk) 16:32, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
Yes, I saw, it got updated. Thanks. And ok then, I will ask there from next time:) ArnabSaha (talk) 18:48, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
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OK. I'm sorry for that. SpiderMum (talk) 15:45, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
@SpiderMum: Never mind, thanks for putting it back as it was. At least it helped create links between related categories. Baidax (talk) 16:18, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
Trump Pence Logo
Hi Baidax, the SVG 2020 Logo is an Inkscape-reproduction of the 2016 Logo, by referenced to the PNG 2020 Version Logo in Commons. It will be glad if you can obtain an official logo from the campaign team! -- Nv7801 (talk) 13:28, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
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Comments Support Not the sharpest but OK considering the resolution --Podzemnik 00:08, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
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CommentsBeautiful, and good enough quality for a night photo. -- Ikan Kekek 00:10, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
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Hi @Bidgee: , you have asked for a speedy deletion request for an ambiguous case in view of its simplicity and should have been properly discussed on a talk page. In addition, you did not consider any possibility to at least add this file on Wikipedia pages on the principle of fair use, which I find very regrettable since it is a simple action. Do you have a copy; if so, could you please add it on those pages? — Baidax💬 18:24, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
It isn't "ambiguous", the Aboriginal flag is as simple as you can get in simplicity but it is copyrighted in Australia. As what COM:L states, it must be freely licensed from the source country and COM:TOO Australia states most logos are not ok to be hosted on Commons. Not my task to upload as fair-use on Wikipedia. Bidgee (talk) 01:06, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
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Bonjour Baidax. La double présence des coordonnées existe depuis que Wikidata a voulu prendre le pas sur les différentes wikipédias et commons. Je mets des coordonnées le pus précises possibles depuis 2008 sur commons, bien avant que Wikidata existe. Et je continue encore puisque souvent je crée des catégories sur commons que Wikidata ne connait pas encore: cimetières, monuments aux morts, etc.
Je sais bien que j'aurais pu rectifier Wikidata directement, ce que je fais parfois, mais tu aurais alors continué ton ménage sans penser à vérifier si les coordonnées de commons étaient similaires avec celles de Wikidata. J'espère qu'ainsi tu prendras soin de le vérifier la prochaine fois. Cordialement. Père Igor (talk) 18:15, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
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Bonjour @Glorious 93: , ce genre de décision doit préférentiellement passer par une procédure de suppression normale et discutée avec un avis communautaire. Je vous invite, s'il vous plaît, à changer le type de procédure. Cdlt — Baidax💬 17:04, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
P.S. vous pouviez de plus, en bonne manière et voyant que je suis un contributeur actif, me laisser un message préalablement pour résoudre cette situation. Ce fichier a été importé il y a maintenant un bout de temps et je ne connais plus l'auteur; il me semblait avoir vu le blason figurer sur d'anciennes photos, faisant de cette production une œuvre dans le domaine public. Je me charge de contacter l'administration municipale à ce sujet et je vous prie de retarder la suppression éventuelle de ce fichier, qui jusqu'à présent n'a posé de problème. Cdlt — 17:11, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
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Hello Baidax, thanks for uploading postcards. Maybe you are interessted in COM:WPPC. Best regards --sk (talk) 15:32, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
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@Gpkp, thank you for your notification. I have just corrected the source: the license on the video has changed in the meantime, but fortunately there is an archive which I have also specified on the file page. — Baidax💬 10:49, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
@Gpkp, I just realized there is a specific template for that: {{YouTube-change-of-license}}. I added it to the file description page. — Baidax💬 00:40, 3 August 2025 (UTC)
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Hi there. You are absolutely right. I had checked the archived version of the URL but somehow missed the CC notice. I'll validate the license. Thanks! Rkieferbaum (talk) 17:53, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
Thank you, @Rkieferbaum! Fortunately, I had thought to upload it back then, to think it's not something stable. — Baidax💬 21:03, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
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Hello @TansoShoshen, and thank you for your message. I have just read through the preceding discussion relating to this request, but I am not entirely sure of the appropriate way to proceed. On the one hand, I have some doubts regarding the relevance of the South Korean law that was mentioned in the conversation; and on the other, I am uncertain about the reference to Japanese case law that @VTSGsRock added to "Commons:Copyright rules by territory/North Korea". For now, I shall wait to hear the opinions of other contributors. Regards — Baidax💬 19:35, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
Bonjour @Asclepias, bien-sûr, c'est fait. Merci pour le signalement! Cordialement, Baidax💬 22:04, 28 August 2025 (UTC)
Le concours Wiki Loves Monuments revient en France en 2025!
Bonjour!
Vous recevez ce message car vous avez participé à l'édition 2021 du concours de Wiki Loves Monuments en France et nous serions ravis que vous y participiez à nouveau cette année!
Après quatre longues années d'absence, le concours est de retour en France!
Toutes les informations sont disponibles sur la page dédiée: Wiki Loves Monuments 2025 en France.
L'objectif du concours est toujours le même: photographier le patrimoine historique. Les monuments admissibles sont les monuments architecturaux (présents dans la base Mérimée) et les objets (dans la base Palissy), qu'ils soient classés, inscrits ou simplement inventoriés.
N'hésitez pas à soumettre vos photos du 15 septembre au 15 octobre inclus. Nous sommes disponibles si vous avez la moindre question.
Bonne participation!
Au nom de l'équipe d'organisation, VIGNERON (talk), 9 septembre 2025
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Hi @Lymantria! Thank you for your notification. I understand that you are carrying out your duties as an admin and wish to exercise greater caution rather than assess the substance of the matter. However, it seems to me more appropriate to enquire into the state of French copyright law and to request clarification where necessary, rather than to assert categorically that a signature requires permission. If the signature appears on official documents or open letters, it is therefore not of an artistic nature. There has, moreover, been a court ruling concerning the legal status of Picasso’s signature (TGI Paris, 25 sept, 2014, 3e ch. 1er sect. RG 13/07755), and no subsequent decision by the Court of Cassation has contradicted it. Best regards, Baidax💬 14:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
Thank you. Withdrawn. --Lymantria (talk) 14:29, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
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Announcing the Winners of Picture of the Year 2025!
Hi everyone,
Wikimedia Commons is pleased to finally announce the winners of this year's Picture of the Year 2025 contest! We had some truly incredible finalists to choose from, but the community has spoken.
Here are your top three winning images:
First place: The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023, leaving widespread destruction in the Rimal area. Attribution: WAFA (Q2915969) / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Second place: Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia. Attribution: Giles Laurent / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Third place: A gigantic jet photographed from the International Space Station by astronaut Nichole Ayers. Attribution: public domain
You can view the full results and see where all your favorite images placed here: Full 2025 Results
I also want to highlight what an incredible turnout we had. In the second round, we saw a massive jump in both the number of users voting and the total votes cast. We had exactly 13,979 votes cast by 3,509 users! To put that in perspective, last year we had 7,403 votes from 2,837 users. It is amazing to see that level of growth and community engagement.
Thank you to everyone who voted, helped organize, and generally made the contest such a huge success this year!
Bonsoir, je vois que tu as renommé des caisses d'épargne. Mais il y a une erreur, ce n'est pas la caisse d'épargne de Moulins (ou de toute autre ville) mais du bâtiment de la caisse d'épargne à Moulins. Il n'y a pas de caisses d'épargne de villes. La catégorie devrait donc être "Building of the Savings bank in Moulins". Avec toutefois la stupide traduction du nom de l'entreprise qui ne rime à rien. Il n'y a pas de catégories "National Bank from Paris-Parilow", "Electricity from France", "Buildings of the Spring in Paris" ou "Frank Holland". Birdie (talk) 20:29, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
Bonjour @Birdie, je vais poliment ignorer l'élégant emploi de «stupide». La tendance vers un réseau consolidé de Caisse d'épargne n'est apparue qu'à la seconde moitié du XXe siècle, avec la marque nationale qui n'en est qu'une conséquence. La construction historique est inverse à celle observée pour d'autres banques centrales qui ont cherché à diversifier les implantations, comme la Société générale ou le Crédit lyonnais. Les caisses d'épargne ont effectivement été, à leur commencement, des initiatives municipales ou privées, qui étaient des structures distinctes, généralement par arrondissement autour d'une ville centrale. Ces bâtiments n'ont pas été édifiés avec coordination, par organisation mère, mais selon une tendance générale à la Belle Époque. Les dénominations, que j'ai uniformisées, sont celles qui ont (et sont historiographiquement) majoritaires dans les écrits; cela concerne également la documentation architecturale en anglais, qui utilise le terme de savings bank. Ainsi, il convient de ne pas appliquer des lunettes contemporaines à des dénominations historiques et architecturales, valides dans leur traduction. Enfin, la préposition of est d'usage en anglais et sur Commons, in ne l'est pas (seulement dans d'autres langues, comme le polonais): on peut citer, à titre d'exemple, la construction «Town hall of». Cordialement, Baidax💬 21:30, 8 June 2026 (UTC)