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A bit noisy, but that could be fixable. --MB-one 09:38, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
I have attempted to reduce the noise. If it isn't reduced enough, how do you suggest I do so? --Ktkvtsh 13:07, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
I have made fixes --Ktkvtsh 00:25, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
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Please do not remove warnings

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"encouraged" to archive. Is it a rule to not delete them? Ktkvtsh (talk) 02:44, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

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WikiProject Louisiana on Commons

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Quality is ok, but needs category for the person --MB-one 20:30, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Done. Category for the person added. --Ktkvtsh 00:12, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you. Ktkvtsh (talk) 18:50, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

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I took the photo of the book cover with my phone camera. Is it copyright infringement even if it’s a picture of the copy of the book in my possession? Ktkvtsh (talk) 23:52, 5 July 2025 (UTC)
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@Jeff G., can you please let me know exactly what I did wrong? Ktkvtsh (talk) 14:04, 2 September 2025 (UTC)
You used {{Delete}} instead of {{subst:delete2}}, which I fixed for you in Special:Diff/1079742695 (they are not the same thing). You neglected to transclude Commons:Deletion requests/Category:2010 in Madison Parish into Commons:Deletion requests/2025/09/01, which I fixed for you in Special:Diff/1079742844.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:19, 2 September 2025 (UTC)
Ah okay thank you for letting me know! Ktkvtsh (talk) 19:41, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

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Isn't the contest in September and October? By Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments/FAQ#What are the basic rules? #2. - The Bushranger (talk) 06:56, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

Each country hosts in a different month. For the United States, it begins October 1, 2025 and ends October 31, 2025. See our country page here: Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States 2025. Ktkvtsh (talk) 17:07, 9 September 2025 (UTC)
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Notification about possible deletion

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This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated contents should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much!

If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.

Please remember to respond to and if appropriate contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

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Yours sincerely, JJPMaster (she/they) 21:50, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

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.

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Quality Image Promotion (04 May 2026)

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 Support Good quality. --Plozessor 03:57, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

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Quality Image Promotion (05 May 2026)

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Congratulations! Levee at Millikin’s Bend.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status.

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 Support Good quality. --Plasmium 01:33, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

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File:Moore Lookout Tower 02.jpg

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User who nominated the file for deletion (Nominator) : TheCatalyst31.

And also:

  • File:Moore Lookout Tower 01.jpg ( Nominator : TheCatalyst31 | Reason : Post-1989 photos from NRHP nominations are not public domain unless taken by government employees. In this case, the photographer appears to be a private historian. )

I'm a computer program; please don't ask me questions but ask the user who nominated your file(s) for deletion (shown above) or at our Help Desk. //Deletion Notification Bot 2 (talk) 04:28, 6 May 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:

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!

Regards,
ZI Jony
For the POTY Committee 20:06, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Warning 2

Hi Ktkvtsh. I noticed that a deletion request you made was not done correctly.

This is not the first time you've made this mistake; when you get this wrong, it creates a fair amount of work for other people to clean it up. Please do try to get this right in the future.

There are several steps to making a deletion request (DR) correctly; among other things you must transclude the deletion into the correct daily DR list, and to notify the page creator and optionally other human (non-bot) editors of the page. By far the easiest way to do all of this correctly is to use the automatic Nominate for deletion or Nominate category for discussion tool in the Tools menu on the sidebar per COM:DR#Starting requests and COM:CFD#Starting requests, which takes care of all that using vetted Javascript. If you prefer to add the {{Delete}} template or {{Category for discussion}} template manually, you are required to follow the instructions in the template, including the "Click here to show further instructions" portion (or Commons:Deletion requests/Listing a request manually policy or the "By hand" portion of COM:CFD#Starting requests, normally collapsed). Again, though, there is no need to follow complex instructions if you use the automatic tools.

Also worth knowing: on Commons, {{Delete}} is not a "speedy delete" request like it is on many other projects; instead, it starts a discussion of whether the file should be deleted. If you think a particular media file really obviously does not belong on Commons, see the instructions at Commons:Criteria for speedy deletion. Common cases that are better handled with a speedy delete than a DR include:

Common bad reasons people have for making DRs in the first place include:

  • after renaming a category, trying to delete the resulting redirect in violation of policy COM:CATRED
  • making a DR for a file where there is already a current DR
  • trying to delete one's own work within 7 days (use {{G7}} instead)
  • placing {{Delete}} on the deletion subpage itself, or on a talk page.

Also, please don't use {{Ffd}} (that's an English Wikipedia thing).

If you have further questions about the deletion process, you can ask them at COM:Help desk or COM:Village pump.  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:05, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

I have been told this before and I admit that I still don't fully understand how to nominate for deletion. I will not be nominating anything else for deletion to keep from making this mistake again. Thanks for letting me know. Ktkvtsh (talk) 01:50, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
Just for the sake of getting it off my mind, having to do more than simply put a reason on a delete template is absurd to me. Won't be nominating anything else for deletion. What do the kids say now? Let it stay there! Ktkvtsh (talk) 01:53, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
Why can't you use the automatic tool?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:42, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
I haven't been able to find it. Sorry if I am being difficult. Ktkvtsh (talk) 20:48, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
Are you willing to run JavaScript? The gadget many of us use is the AjaxQuickDelete gadget, which provides the Nominate category for discussion tool in the Tools menu on the sidebar of each category, as well as the nearby Nominate for deletion tool.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:04, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
Yes I could do that! I've turned it on. I will make sure to use this from now on. Thank you for helping me and being patient. My real world life has been more stressful recently. Ktkvtsh (talk) 17:53, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
@Ktkvtsh: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:40, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Valued Image Promoted

Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
picture of James W. Kitchens..
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates.

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Quality Image Promotion (08 June 2026)

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Congratulations! WX 2 whistle sign at Control Point West Tallulah.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status.

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Comments
 Support Good quality. --Plozessor 03:21, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted

Congratulations! CPKC Brushy Bayou railroad bridge, Tallulah, Louisiana 01.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status.

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Comments Good quality. --Llez 04:51, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

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