999 Eddy Street

Hello BriefEdits,

Thanks for catching the mistake in the file you mentioned on my talk page. I have no idea where the 601 Sutter Street address came from. Probably I was just uploading too many files after a long trip and got a bit sloppy. The address is 999 Eddy Street according to the NRHP Nomination form, and the best of my recollection supplemented by a review of the site on Google Streetview. Of course the NRHP listed church has not been there since 1995 when it burned down, but I believe the site is still listed on the NRHP (they do that pretty regularly) and the practice at WikiProject NRHP is to show the location of destroyed sites so that other photographers don't spent a lot of time looking for a site that is not there anymore.

The location of the empty lot/garden is 999 Eddy, at the corner of Eddy and Gough. You can see Jefferson Square in the background of the photo. From Google StreetView I guess the photo was taken from/through the chain link fence across the street from 963 Gough. If you have more questions please just let me know.

Smallbones (talk) 15:10, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Autopatroller

You are enough experienced now and your edits do not need to be patrolled anymore, so I just made you autopatroller. Thank you for your good work! Taivo (talk) 06:29, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

• Hey Taivo, thanks! I'll continue to do my best. — BriefEdits (talk) 06:59, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

File mover

Dear BriefEdits,

Thanks for requesting file renames. Would like to inform you that you can do it on your own when you have Filemover rights on Commons. You can go through the policies drafted at COM:FM and request it at COM:RFR. An administrator will grant you the rights thereafter. Hope to see you there! Thanks and warm regards. Happy editing. --✝iѵɛɳ२२४०^{†ลℓк †๏ мэ} 10:13, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Category:San Francisco files needing cleanup

I've noticed you adding categories to files in Category:San Francisco files needing cleanup, which I greatly appreciate. However, please don't remove files from the category if they lack a useful description or filename. For example, File:One Way (212622543).jpeg has a meaningless filename and no useful description. Thanks, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:40, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

I would like to remind you of this again. Files like File:San Francisco (37575009324).jpg, with meaningless filename and no description, should not be removed from the category. Files need cleanup until the proper categories, description, and filename have been added. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 05:04, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

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rubin16 (talk) 16:18, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Youtube

Hello BriefEdits I hope you're doing well. First of all congrats for becoming a patroller. I came across some of youtube uploads and reviewed them. It's so nice of you that you're helping reviewer with time frame. I suggest if you could properly use the Template:From YouTube while you're uploading files from Youtube. Thanks, stay safe.--C1K98V ^{(💬 ✒️ 📂)} 14:08, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

• @C1K98V: . Hey, thanks for the tip. I only recently began to use the template because I saw it in use so I wasn't entirely familiar with the syntax, but I'll keep that in mind. Also, thanks for the heads up on the Shine Kuk screenshot. I can't believe I made such an obvious mistake but it's good that we're all here to double-check each other's works. — BriefEdits (talk) 21:48, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Have a look at my upload here, File:ちゃんよた.jpg. These works well with the From YouTube template. With this you don't have to add the timeframe with filename or so. Thanks, Have a great day --C1K98V ^{(💬 ✒️ 📂)} 01:49, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion

• File:170905 Suzu Hirose at the 74th Venice International Film Festival.jpg
• File:180327 Suzu Hirose for Sea Breeze.jpg
• File:190604 Suzu Hirose for Vogue Girl.jpg

Hello, may I ask the reason why these three files were speedy deleted? I believe they do not violate copyright and follow CC BY 3.0 since they are screenshots from YouTube clips. I am new to Commons so sorry if I misunderstand something here. Sincere, --ポカ (talk) 01:56, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

• @ポカ: . Pardon if I don't remember the details correctly, but judging from my comment, it appeared that I reviewed the video source provided and did not find a CC license available under the "show more" option of the YouTube video. If I was incorrect, please feel to re-upload them. However, for example, I think this source provided for "Suzu Hirose for Sea Breeze" did not have the CC license in the detail section of the video when I reviewed the video. And since the video was not archived via a site like archive.org, it's difficult for Wikimedia Commons to verify that it was released under the CC license at that time. So for future reference, tag your video with Template:YouTubeReview so that it will be added to a list to be reviewed and make a copy of the website at archive.org just in case when it comes to verification because sometimes the original uploader can revoke that license. I hope that was useful. Pardon the long wall of text haha. — BriefEdits (talk) 02:34, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
  • For example, click the "Show More" function in the description box of this video and you will see "License: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)" at the bottom. YouTube video screenshots can not be reuploaded to Wikimedia Commons unless it has a license release by the copyright holder (or if the underlying property is in public domain). Hope this helps. — BriefEdits (talk) 02:40, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you

I realized my mistake on the Shaman King upload after it was too late to delete. Feel free to delete if you like. I won't be using it, obviously. Thank you for catching it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Misterdc (talk • contribs)

• @Misterdc: No problem. Just some routine maintenance on my end. — BriefEdits (talk) 23:12, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Sorry Briefed for the yo Kai watch.jpg. I had seen this image on Commons before and reposted it because I couldn't embed it. This was my first Wikipedia edit. I will pay more attention. PeriphGamer (talk) 09:12, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

Archiving

I was wondering how do you achieve the images? Btspurplegalaxy (talk) 16:33, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

@Btspurplegalaxy: What do you mean by archiving? — BriefEdits (talk) 18:27, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

This is an example of one you uploaded On the source part you'll see "View/save archived versions on archive.org and archive.today" how do you do that? Btspurplegalaxy (talk) 18:31, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

@Btspurplegalaxy: I think it's just a part of Template:From YouTube. — BriefEdits (talk) 18:39, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

File:Dracu-riot! front.jpg

Just FYI, before you tag rest of th e Draco-riot! images for deletion. The Flickr account where they were uploaded to Commons is w:Danny Choo's who implemented Yuzusoft's (publisher of the game) web pages at the time and his Mirai Suanega Avatar was part of the game and it's advertisement. Also, the watermark in the images (culturejapan.jp) is Danny Choo's TV-program so i guess the permissions for the images are cleared. --Zache (talk) 06:04, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Anyway, i removed the speedy deletion just so that it would not be deleted by accident. If you want we could nominate the image for the deletion and do the proper deletion discussion if you think that it needs to be still deleted. --Zache (talk) 06:07, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

How I use Maplestory Game Icon to wikimedia commons ?

{{subst:copyvionote|1=File:MapleStory Game Icon 2018.png|reason=Copyright Maplestory/Nexon}} hello! BriefEdits Excuse me, How do I this Maplestory icon PNG image apply authorization from NEXON Korea Corporation then let they agree me to upload to Wikipedia Commons? I'm very worried about the expensive licensing fee for the image application. --Junyu-K (talk) 04:38, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

• @Junyu-K: Why are you trying to upload this image? — BriefEdits (talk) 05:16, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

  I plan to use the image to add to a userbox "[Template:User_MapleStory]" used for 中文維基百科 Junyu-K (talk) 06:35, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

  @Junyu-K: . Look for the fair use information on this example. I don't read Chinese but I'm sure you can get the necessary information there. — BriefEdits (talk) 01:42, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

  Oh, that makes sense. Thank you so mush.--Junyu-K (talk) 10:44, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Deleted content

And also:

• File:20210910—Hikari Mori 森星, Paris, Vogue Taiwan screenshot (08m08s).jpg
• File:Jenn Im, interview, Vogue Taiwan (June 2019) (cropped).png
• File:Jenn Im, interview, Vogue Taiwan (June 2019).png
• File:Lisa for Vogue Taiwan June 2021 (1).jpg
• File:Lisa for Vogue Taiwan June 2021 (2).jpg
• File:Lisa for Vogue Taiwan June 2021 (3).jpg
• File:TiaLee20210131.jpg

Yours sincerely, Yann (talk) 16:46, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Ah that is most unfortunate. I'm gonna post the link that you included in the deletion log summary so that it does not appear that I maliciously uploaded these images haha. But thanks for letting me know. -- BriefEdits (talk) 20:15, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Own work missing permission

You added {{No permission since}} to File:Citizen hotel sacramento.jpg although its is claimed as own work by the uploader. I know this is quite a common use of the template, but I think it is very bad practice. If the image indeed is an own work, the claim is utterly confusing. So it is also for newcomers who see it.

I assume the reason you added the template is that you doubt it really is an own work, perhaps because of the low resolution, but that would need to be explicitly stated somewhere, for anybody but insiders to be able to defend the claim.

The template suggests sending OTRS mail (i.e. VRT). I don't think OTRS should be needed just because somebody slaps the template on a file. Commons:Volunteer Response Team explicitly says that previously unpublished files don't require such an email unless they are of outstanding professional quality or there are other reasons for doubt. No such reason for doubt is presented by slapping the template on a file.

Yes, the template really needs to be fixed by adding a reason parameter, but I am not active enough here to know the proper procedures, such as what the best venue is for that discussion.

–LPfi (talk) 06:58, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Is the file on the net somewhere, published before the upload? This is the user's only contribution, from 2009, so it is unlikely they will see the template in the one-week grace period. –LPfi (talk) 07:05, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

I initially stumbled upon this photo while looking into the subject category. I was alerted by the high quality of the image but small file size. The uploader was also a single edit user from 2009. I conducted a reverse search to try to clarify its origins.

Tineye yielded a Flickr upload by Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the company that previously owned the hotel, per this source. Per the Flickr upload, the image was taken on January 14, 2009 and uploaded on October 7, 2009 with all rights reserved. EXIF shows that Matthew Millman as the photographer. Circumstantial evidence would suggest that this would be a more definitive source for matters of copyright release and ownership. However, it doesn't definitively disprove the original uploader as the copyright holder, hence the template.

So while drafting this response, I conducted another reverse search and discovered a similar Flickr upload by a Chris Regan on April 20, 2009. Further investigation shows that he shares the same username as the original uploader on Commons. The account is also filled with stock photo re-uploads.

I hope this helps. -- BriefEdits (talk) 19:03, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

OK. Thank you for the explanation and your research on this photo, and your work here in general. I would be useful if you could hint at some of this research when tagging the image with the template.

Ideally there would be a separate template or wording in cases where the permission is thought to be invalid rather than missing, or at least a reason parameter for such cases.

Using such a parameter before it is actually implemented (or using the edit summary for the purpose) would help people like me, who often check the diff, but still wouldn't lessen the confusion for good-faith non-seasoned uploaders.

Thanks again, and have a good summer!

–LPfi (talk) 07:37, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

Yeah, the current method is lacking in clarity (i.e. the "No Permission" button does not generate a reasoning prompt unlike the copyvio button) so I understand your confusion. If necessary, I will try to include any research or reasoning in the file's talk pages from now on. Thank you for your assistance and your continued patience. I hope you have a good day. BriefEdits (talk) 04:37, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much! –LPfi (talk) 08:56, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

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