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I request a revert to all of my categorisation edits. Platnieuem (talk) 06:31, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
Looking at your edit history at Category:Buildings, I'm assuming you've already done this yourself. —Matrix(!){user - talk? - contributions} 15:51, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
I don't think "The file move suggested by User:Mpns was warranted with respect to the given criteria." is an acknowledgement of error. Besides, the user hasn't indicated how we would avoid similar issues going forward. Enhancing999 (talk) 18:21, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
@Enhancing999: Hello, looking at the village pump discussion, I think that consensus has largely emerged that whilst the rename was not Criterion 3: Obvious Error, we should not reverse it (though I can't read German so take that with a pinch of salt). Regardless, I don't see what the point revoking file mover status is. This is not a user conduct dispute, and it is not like this is a chronic behavioral problem. Mosbatho has performed many other appropriate moves, and this was a bit of an edge case to be honest. They can take this as a sign not to perform this kind of type of move again. They have said Due to the discussion I now follow the opinion that the initial file name would be better and I now support the old name instead of the recent one at . You would be better off discussing at village pump and coming to some sort of consensus. If they keep doing this type of move despite warnings, that's when we should escalate to COM:ANU.
Regardless, if you still think that this is a chronic/long-term behavorial problem that must be resolved, you can post a new thread at COM:ANU. I will not close if you do so it since I am now an involved admin. Cheers, —Matrix(!){user - talk? - contributions} 18:48, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
You might have misread the German discussion as I don't think he apologized for the rename there nor for his lack of addressing the question initially or his subsequent comments (you noted this in your closure, can you show me a diff?). You probably noticed that he hasn't fixed anything either.
I was told to make the rights removal request on ANU, but if this should be done somewhere else, I can to. Apparently it's not Commons:Requests for rights either. Maybe it's better to reopen the ANU thread and leave it to someone who reads the German discussion. Enhancing999 (talk) 18:56, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
@Enhancing999: Fair enough. Due to my lack of German knowledge, I'll let another admin decide and I'll re-open at ANU shortly, but I still think that this doesn't necessitate the removal of file mover rights. —Matrix(!){user - talk? - contributions} 20:11, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
Quick note. This file has a user trying to impose their PoV. I have left them a short message. — billinghurstsDrewth 01:52, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
I think it's in good faith, the DR said use {{Duplicate}} and they may not have realised that it's only for exact/scaled down duplicates. —Matrix(!){user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 10:27, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
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As it is possible to have multiple "old" logos at some point, the name is ambiguous. It would be preferred to use more precise descriptor, eg year or year range in such cases. IMO, User:ZI Jony was right while declining the rename. Ankry (talk) 23:23, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
@Ankry: I agree this is true, but I don't know when this logo was made. I tried to look for the information, but I failed. Consider this a placeholder name until I or someone else can find the correct dates. —Matrix(!){user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 16:31, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
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As a note, the special:massdelete tool/script and pulling a list together through petscan is also a way that I manage some of thOse things. — billinghurstsDrewth 22:16, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
Can you link the batch delete script? I can't find it, it is like a userscript? Or are you talking about Special:Nuke? —Matrix(!){user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 17:11, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
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In my unblock request I originally requested this file be exempt from the other related deletions per COM:INUSE but at this point I think the fact that it’s still provoking crap like this, plus the general disregard for INUSE in the discussion, is more trouble to both myself and Commons than it’s worth. If you consider it appropriate, I endorse the immediate deletion of this image to finally close this whole unnecessary drama. Dronebogus (talk) 14:50, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
It’s disappointing that some people are seemingly unable to do the same. Dronebogus (talk) 09:24, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
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Any reason why you discontinued users who opposed without going into detail, but included those who merely supported it? Also why did you include those who merely said the new text would be better? Enhancing999 (talk) 13:09, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Also, it appears that you participated in the discussion and voted yourself. Enhancing999 (talk) 13:18, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Sorry, indeed. Different section. Enhancing999 (talk) 13:50, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
When you support something, you agree with the nominator's rationale, i.e. you think the argument is sound. You don't have to provide a reason why. When you oppose it, you have to provide a reason why you oppose the nominator's rationale, otherwise you are just opposing it for no reason. It's the same reason some beaureaucrats don't count opposes by themselves in RFAs. —Matrix(!){user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 13:46, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Why did you remove opposing votes providing a valid reason before the version was amended, but not those who supported it before it was amended? Enhancing999 (talk) 14:01, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
I counted votes in the final voting section and the continued discussion section. I've checked and it seems to add up. —Matrix(!){user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 14:11, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Can you list the 4 users whose votes you didn't consider valid? Enhancing999 (talk) 14:09, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Abzeronow, modern_primat: opposing based on language concerns, which was removed before final voting occured (modern_primat also thought this was grounds to ban people, but I answered this in my closure talking about prescriptivity. I probably could've even counted it as weak support but I didn't.)
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Sending this to any uninvolved administrator I can find. The above deletion discussion as seen on the administrators noticeboard; an involved admin (J. Mabel) is urging someone to close the discussion one way or the other. WestVirginiaWX (talk) 19:38, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
If it’s already closed, don’t do anything. WestVirginiaWX (talk) 19:39, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
Just an FYI, I've always been a pretty heavy editor who works in a ton of different areas. It's not hard to show up at ANU a lot when the bar for filing a complaint is so low that someone can report a user just because they forgot to ping them in a reply. There really needs to clearer standards for what justifies an ANU complaint, or at least more consequences for people who file ones that are clearly false. Otherwise a lot of complaints are bound to happen purely as a function of how none exiting the bar is. Be my guest and enforce some kind of rule about it though so people on here don't repeatedly file false complaints for the same user over and over as a bullying tactic. But you'd have to agree that it would be pretty ridiculous if I were blocked some day simply because of past complaints. Especially given how clearly false a good percentage of them are. Maybe that's something you could talk to the other admins about though. As I do genuinely think the amount of clearly deceptive, wrong complaints being filed (not just towards me but also in general) is an issue. Thanks. Adamant1 (talk) 09:45, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
I don't think enforcing rules for ANU complaints (besides notifying the subject) is a good idea. It will only prevent genuine complaints and abusers will find ways around. If you find a thread clearly frivolous, you can always boomerang (within reason). Other than that I can't really think of any ways to improve the ANU system. I assume many people have tried and failed to make amendments to ANI on English Wikipedia. Cheers, —Matrix(!){user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 11:13, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
That's fair. Your probably right. Cheers, --Adamant1 (talk) 11:17, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
Commons:Categories for discussion/2024/09/Category:Towers in Iran
Hi. I understand why you closed the CfD the way you did. But I still don't see how it makes sense or follows the guidelines about over categorization to have Category:Towered buildings, Category:Towers by shape, and Category:Towers all in the same parent category. The outcome of a CfD with only 6 participants shouldn't be able to overrule an established guideline. Regardless, it's massively stupid to ignore a guideline in a single instance just because Orijentolog decided to throw a tantrum. So I'd like to see the overcategorization issue dealt with somehow regardless of how you closed the CfD. So do you have recommendations about how to deal with it? Adamant1 (talk) 22:19, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
I don't necessarily think it is required to follow COM:OVERCAT religiously. For instance, Commons:Categories#Exception for images with more categorized subjects states an exception that, for example, Category:India can be categorised as Countries in Asia and Countries in South Asia. Ultimately, I think the principle of least astonishment applies - some may consider towers buildings, others may consider towers structures. I think it's a good idea to have both "Buildings by shape" and "Structures by shape" in Category:Towers to hence prevent confusion. Though I do think having "Towers by shape" inside of "Structures by shape" is dubious and probably a violation of COM:CATPRI. It is too specific for "Structures by shape", since the CfD established that towers are now considered shapes. That's my thoughts at least, feel free to start a VP discussion if you want further opinions. —Matrix(!){user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 14:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
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This file can remain in the database if used properly and you might want to resize to partially remove part of the bottom or side, so it can be used to fit the actual imagery building ((If this is a historic building))
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This was a completely stupid error on my part. I wanted to import Module:Citation/CS1/sandbox but accidentally clicked "Include all templates (Warning: This includes overwriting any templates already present on Commons)" thereby overwriting everything. —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 16:58, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
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I just found the __Matrix__ page and I might use some of your codex if you don't mind as inspiration!
Have a great day! SirlupinwatsonIII (talk) 01:15, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
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Any ideas of making {{BollywoodHungama}} translatable through the Extension? I have always preferred it but don't want myself to get too much into.. Regards, Aafi (talk) 14:23, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
@Aafi: I was also considering doing that. Currently my on wiki time is limited, so I'll convert the template later. —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 14:28, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
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Hi Matrix, I think we need some clarification on this closure from back in June. There were several ideas thrown around for how to deal with copyleft trolling. During the discussion, it was explained that a CC4 license requires owners to provide a grace period to fix violations. That led to that proposal, which got a lot of support.
That interpretation of CC4 is false, however. CC4 does nothing to prevent an owner from suing someone for a violation in exactly the same way as previous licenses. What it does is let someone "cure" their license after settling the violation. In other words, I use the image without attribution, you demand money, I pay money and fix attribution, and now I'm in the clear. With older versions, even if I fixed the attribution, the license was never restored so if I continue to use it after paying money, you can demand money again.
So switching to CC4 is a good thing, but it's not the fix people were supporting in that thread. There's also a company, Pixsy, that won't send demand letters of the photo has a CC4 license, which is a nice thing, but again, it doesn't actually stop those demand letters from going out or being valid. That clarification of what CC4 does didn't come until the very end, and the only support after that was only for creation of the guideline page. Then you closed the thread sometime later. I probably should've pinged everyone who had supported when I made that clarification, but oh well.
Anyway, so now we have an RfC closed with support for the mistaken impression of what CC4 does (including Idea is we can convince users to switch to CC4, and then they can continue to use firms such as Pixsy., when Pixsy explicitly doesn't allow CC4 -- though that's just a minor correction). It's also not clear what enforcement is built in: Authors who still do not switch to CC4 should accept forced watermarks so proper warning is given to reusers. - What does "should accept" mean? Does that mean "anyone else can feel free to just overwrite the authors uploads with watermarks"?
In short, this closure could use clarification.:) —Rhododendritestalk| 19:48, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
Hi Matrix, just bumping this. There's an active discussion at VPC that is, in part, an effort to enforce the words of your closure. While revising the closure likely won't greatly affect the trajectory of that thread, it would at least avoid setting a precedent based in a mistaken understanding of CC licenses. —Rhododendritestalk| 15:00, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
@Rhododendrites: Sorry, I'm quite busy off-wiki at the moment so I don't really have time to revise the closure (I'll do so if my situation changes). If the closure is flawed, then feel free to make a revised proposal with the appropriate details, though I still think CC4 is better over nothing. As for the forced watermarks, I don't think anybody should be allowed to overwrite the file, there should be a discussion by the community before doing forced watermarks since they are a quite drastic measure.
Again sorry if this is an inadequate response, I don't really have much time at the moment on wiki. —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 18:17, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
I still think CC4 is better over nothing It is better. CC0 is even better. Regardless, the premise was the CC4 has a built-in grace period to fix attribution errors. It does not, so I have trouble seeing how there can be consensus to start a new process built on that premise. there should be a discussion by the community before doing forced watermarks - But what does this mean in the context of your closure, which says pretty clearly that if they decline to change licenses they should "accept" the watermark (nothing about another discussion). I would just vacate the second two bullets and require a new discussion now that we actually understand what CC4 does and does not do.:/ —Rhododendritestalk| 20:11, 5 April 2025 (UTC)
@Rhododendrites: Sorry for taking a while. The discussion seems to be built on top of a fundamental misunderstanding of what CC4 does. Is a second discussion already happening out of curiousity and could you please point me to its location? —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 18:40, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
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Hello, I was wondering if I could get your input on this deletion request. these users are seemingly targeting my contribution for no good reason, despite me having providing the requisite sources. Your arbitration would be appreciated. VoltigeurFR (talk) 07:52, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Looking at the page I assume the matter has already been resolved. —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 14:45, 24 May 2025 (UTC)
Any clue as to why he is suddenly talking about being blocked for copyvio? Trade (talk) 04:29, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
@Trade: There might be a language barrier and he might be using Google Translate? That's my best guess. There was a lot of confusion earlier. —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 07:33, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
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@DaxServer: thank you; I'm aware the image has the packaging. I will blur the copyrighted work tomorrow. —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 18:38, 18 September 2025 (UTC)
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Just for testing purposes, I'll hold off making it default for a bit. —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 17:24, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
Many thanks:-) Yah testing purposes is fine for now. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:25, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
Can you add it to the gadget list under preferences? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:34, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
Sorry was doing some other stuff, done now. We need to test compatibility with Vector 2022 dark mode, as well as Minerva before we can make it default. —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 17:47, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
(actually it's not that big of a deal if it's not compatible with minerva, but it shouldn't show up and not work in minerva) —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 17:48, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
Fair enough - since it's a new gadget I'll leave it on non-default for a week just in case any glaring issues happen. —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 18:57, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
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@Micione: thanks, that was something I didn't consider in the regex. There were two other examples like this (search link) which I also fixed. —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 16:54, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
Thank you:) Micione (talk) 18:16, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
Videoviews
We have built tech that allows the recording of the number of times the play button for a video or audio file has been pressed. It also records how much of the file was watched.
Congratulations! Task 5 was approved. EugeneZelenko (talk) 16:24, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
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Hello! I noticed you're a bot operator, so I thought you might be interested in a hackathon we're organizing: the Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026, on 13–14 March in Arnhem, Netherlands.
It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Whether you want to work on bot frameworks, tools, or other technical projects, this could be a great opportunity to collaborate with fellow developers. Registration closes mid-January or when full. Let me know if there are any questions. Hope to see you there! Daanvr (talk) 09:12, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
I have another list here that may be out of date. – Jonesey95 (talk) 22:28, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
@Jonesey95: I'm in exam period rn, so I'm a bit busy. I'll have a look if I have time —Matrix(!)ping onewhen replying{user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 12:08, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
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Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2025 voting is open!
2024 Picture of the Year:Mundari man polishing the horns of one of his Watusi cows using a mixture of cow urine and ash as a ritualistic and protective practice in a temporary cattle camp in Terekeka, South Sudan.
Dear Wikimedian,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2025 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year is the twentieth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favourite images featured on Commons during the last year (2025) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topical categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you may vote for as many images as you like. The top 30 overall and the top 5% of most popular images in each category will continue to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just five images to become the Picture of the Year.
Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2025 voting is open!
Dear Wikimedian,
You are receiving this message because we noticed that you previously voted in the Picture of the Year contest. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favourite images featured on Commons during the last year (2025) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
In this second and final round, you may vote for a maximum of five images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2025.
This year the U4C requires candidates to hold administrator rights on at least one wiki, which is why you are being contacted as you appear to hold this right. There are other requirements, such as candidates must be at least 18 years old and may not be employed by the Wikimedia Foundation or other related chapters and affiliates. You can find more information in the call for candidates on Meta-wiki. Additionally, the committee's working language is English; some ability to communicate in English is required.
The election opens on 18 May, if you are eligible and interested you have until 10 May to submit your candidacy. There will week between for candidates to answer questions from the community. Voting takes place privately in SecurePoll, successful candidates must receive at least 60% support. More information is available on the 2026 Elections page, including timelines and other candidacy information. If you read over the material and consider yourself qualified, please consider submitting your name to run for the committee. If you think someone else in your community might be interested and qualified, please encourage them to run.
In partnership with the U4C -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 18:30, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
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!
Done thanks for moving past this drama —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - 
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