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Flickr-ID

Hello everyone, Commons:File renaming states that "If possible, language and schema should be preserved, as well as the camera or catalogue number." I wonder if the flickr-ID should be seen as a catalogue number and therefore be kept or is that something that can be disregarded. Please see this for an example Isderion (talk) 20:24, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello @Isderion.

If the Flickr number was used in the original filename, it should be retained. These are often batch uploads, and the images are listed in the categories in a specific order as a result; removing the number would disrupt this sequence. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 09:20, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

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