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@JuTa: Can you be more clear what your issue with this image is? It's a two dimensional work, so the photographer doesn't have an independent copyright, and it was an election poster posted publicly in Slovakia, hence it should be PD under Slovak copyright law {{FoP-Slovakia}}. Thanks, Catrìona (talk) 07:23, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
Hi, {{FoP-Slovakia}} isnt a license template. And I guess it doesnt apply here if you copied it out of a book or similar. It would only apply if this is permanently visible on a public street or similar. A poster is normaly not counted as permanetly visible. You need to find a suitable license within Commons:Copyright tags for it. (If there is one) regards --JuTa 07:28, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
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You have suggested deletion of Rudolfwiki2.jpg. This is an archival image, released for the use into public domain in relation to the subject matter. It has been in use over 10 years without any complaints and I would be grateful if it can continue to be used as such. Please keep. Thank you. Tatraplan (talk) 08:59, 27 December 2019 (UTC)TatraplanTatraplan (talk) 08:59, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Buidhe,
I have just seen that you have uploaded a lot of very usable images to Wiki Commons. May I pose a request to you: I am currently writing an article about Slovak National Socialism, and it would be great to have portraits of it's to main philosophers in there. Best regards, --Trimna (talk) 09:28, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
@3mnaPashkan: Thanks! I do not have time to search right now, but many newspapers and magazines from the Slovak State era are digitized and available here. If you search e.g. "Stanislav Mečiar" and put 1945 as the end date, you can look through the results to see if there is a photograph of him. If there is no byline on the photograph, it can be uploaded as {{PD-Czechoslovakia-anon}}. However, this is quite time consuming so if your local wiki (dewiki?) allows it, it is much faster to do a local fair use upload. Thanks for your contributions! Buidhe (talk) 14:30, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
Dear Buidhe, sry for the late answer and many thanks for your advise! I looked through Nový svet and Gardista, but for now I haven't found anything – guess I have just to keep on searching;-) I would greatly appreciate if you could keep uploading images from Slovak history on Commons (of course only when your time allows it). --Trimna (talk) 00:13, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi, so here's my first try. Do you have any advices on it? I just don't know how to get an more enlarged version of it. Regards, --Trimna (talk) 20:03, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
@3mnaPashkan: I just uploaded two new versions of the file, keep whichever you like better. You can download the entire issue as a PDF (see left sidebar) and then zoom in on the image to get the best quality. (However, the entire issue cannot be uploaded because many text articles are still probably copyrighted). Buidhe (talk) 20:13, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
I'll try to upload the images from here, here and here, but since you are much faster in this than me, maybe you make it earlier. --Trimna (talk) 22:36, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Dear Buidhe, heartfelt thanks for so many uploads. Your doing such an important work! --Trimna (talk) 19:04, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
Hello! In the case you are interested, I've found new great image material here. There are also some great shootings from the Hlinka Guard. Best regards --Trimna (talk) 21:08, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
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Added a bunch for you; I think I got them all. - Jmabel! talk 16:50, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
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Question - I'm guessing they show different stages of the uprising; is that right? If so, could they be different scopes? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:49, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
*Oppose this photo doesn't illustrate a memorial holocaust, not complete --Ezarateesteban 21:09, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
@Ezarate: Gracias por votar, pero temo que hubo un malentendido. Inglés "memorial" = castellano "monumento conmemorativo". No es igual que castellano "memorial". Buidhe (talk) 21:46, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
*Oppose The scope is too broad: it must be reduced with the place where this monument is located, it would also be desirable to give the title and the author. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:03, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
@Archaeodontosaurus: I've changed the scope. I don't think it has an official name; it's usually just called "Pamätník na holokaust" or "Pamätník holokaust" in Slovak. The "demolished synagogue" memorial is located nearby but not part of the Holocaust memorial. Buidhe (talk) 20:11, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment These images are very important and can be labeled, but the scopes must be precise, and the link to the category must be directly in the category that contains the image. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:57, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
Updated scope to link to a new, dedicated category. Buidhe (talk) 19:54, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment - I don't know how to judge the photos in this category against each other. Please tell us how you are picking the best in scope and what criteria you used to evaluate them. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:39, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
I believe that the image is the only one in its scope as other photos show male resistance fighters. It is also a notable image which is frequently used across Wikimedia projects. Buidhe (talk) 09:48, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
You're right. Support - Useful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:44, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
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Comment The link to the category must be directly in the category that contains the image. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:59, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
Created dedicated category and linked in scope. Buidhe (talk) 20:08, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
What is wrong with this picture? I've found it myself (as with all other my pictures that I've downloaded here) it was hard work to do so, sometimes takes few years) in some private collection, scanned and retoushed it myself, and shared it with the world. It'll be publlished in books and magazines in Lithuania without any restrictions. —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.247.92.220 (talk) 14:08, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
I appreciate all the hard work that goes into uploads. Unfortunately, in this case it's not clear if you hold the copyright to the photograph, or if it might be in the public domain for some other reason. Buidhe (talk) 14:14, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment These images are very important and can be labeled, but the scopes must be precise, and the link to the category must be directly in the category that contains the image. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:08, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Support - Chilling and useful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:37, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
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Comment A small problem: you need geocoding in the caption.--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:11, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
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Comment A small problem: you need geocoding in the caption. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:12, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
Object location added. Buidhe (talk) 09:52, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
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Support - Useful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:41, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
Dear Buidhe,
at the moment I am writing the German article of the so called „Pacification of Libya“, where the Italian fascists have also committed a genocide on the Libyan people. Images of the Fascist concentration camps can be seen at a end of a franche scientific page here. Could you upload them? I guess they can be all used unter the PD-Libya license, since they where all published without a mentioned author in the book of General Rodolfo Graziani (Rodolfo Graziani: Cirenaica pacificata. Milano 1932.) Best regards, --Trimna (talk) 23:10, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
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Best in Scope. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:34, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
Result: 1 support, 0 oppose => promoted. Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:21, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
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Support - Best in scope. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:57, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
I've updated my guide, please let me know if you have any comments. Also, I am having trouble with what US copyright tag to use for "works by Polish artists who died 1950 published in Poland after 1946 but before 1950", since it is the case of {{PD-old-70}} for Poland but {{PD-1996}} is no longer valid for the USA. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul PiotrusTalk 06:42, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
@Piotrus: I am a bit confused by the question, as it states in your guide under "What is not PD in Wikimedia Commons", the files have to have been PD on the URAA date to be kept. Unless I'm misunderstanding something, the publications in question aren't PD in the US and must not be kept on commons. Buidhe (talk) 06:49, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
@Piotrus: Yes, that's exactly what URAA did. For any work not PD in Poland on 1 January 1996, copyright runs 95 years from publication under US law. Buidhe (talk) 07:04, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
@Piotrus: I believe so, unless some of the paintings were published before 1925. Buidhe (talk) 07:27, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
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It's a shame to lose this image. Is there a PD replacement that you kknow of? Beyond My Ken (talk) 22:18, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
@Beyond My Ken: Sadly no. But I believe the 1937 rally is probably notable (see, eg here) so you could start an article on the rally and upload it under fair use. The image itself is on the internet, it's not going anywhere. Buidhe (talk) 22:46, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
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...I'll take your word for that, but it is the net result.
And, no, there was no "personal attack" in my last comment, or in this one. I simply think you need to re-evaluate your editing philosophy and put the needs of Commons, Wikipedia, and our combined readership ahead of conforming the the ledantic letter of the law. Beyond My Ken (talk) 18:44, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
You wrote that I am "going out of your way to strip Commons of historically pertinent images on ultra pedantic grounds". That is a classic example of assume bad faith and unnecessarily personalizing a dispute. What I'm trying to do is make sure that we follow all relevant laws, policies, and guidelines. Please try to AGF in future. Buidhe (talk) 18:49, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
You appear to be actively searching out these instances. The world will not end if every single possible problematic image is not deleted from Commons. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:13, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
Sure, if I find a dubious image I nominate it for deletion as it is my belief that we should not be hosting copyright violations in violation of policy. Buidhe (talk) 21:17, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
And you have absolutely no doubt that your evaluation of whether an image is "dubious" is unerringly correct? You have no conceern that you may be sending a useful images to an inappropriate deletion with your nomination? Beyond My Ken (talk) 01:52, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
I suggest that you disengage from this discussion. Buidhe (talk) 01:56, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
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Support - Unique in scope and very valuable. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:52, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
Question Are all three of these rows the judges' panel or only the one in the back? Because if it's all three, a photo like this one, because it's complete, is in my opinion better in scope, regardless of it being black & white. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:49, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
@Ikan Kekek: according to source, only the back row is judges; the front rows have secretaries and court recorders. Buidhe (talk) 09:34, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
Support In that case, this does look like it's best in scope. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:31, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
Comment There has been more than one International Military Tribunal Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:36, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
True, but "International Military Tribunal" by itself is understood to mean the one in Nuremberg, if you do a Google search on the term this is obvious. Buidhe (talk) 20:35, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
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They all raise their left arm, that's not how it's done. HerkusMonte (talk) 08:14, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
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Hey there! Don't use PD-Art for Gallica images: The BnF doesn't claim copyright on their scans - they state openly the images are public domain - which means we're adding an unnecessary restriction if we put PD-Art on it. PD-Art is a more restrictive license than a general PD statement. The Library of Congress (US Federal agency, hence unable to create copyright) is another one to avoid PD-Art for.
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Support Useful. And yes, I think it could be an FP. I'm not sure whether the various stray marks on the sides would need to be digitally removed, but that seems like a good idea. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:53, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
For the record, given it's the lead image for the newspaper, and given the quote is... well, I don't want to say harmless, but sufficiently specific to its time, and greatly adding to the discussion of Naziism. It's chilling in implications, but not a call to action in the modern day - because of that, I think this would do well on en-wiki's FPC. Adam Cuerden (talk) 07:21, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the encouragement, I will think about that after the Commons FPC is resolved. Buidhe (talk) 07:28, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
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Support Useful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:14, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
Hi Buidhe. I've noticed that recently you uploaded some photos from collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum which depict death camps in Bełżec and Sobibór. Do I understand correctly that from the legal point of view every USHM photo mark as "public domain" (like this one) can be uploaded in Commons? Regards.Dreamcatcher25 (talk) 06:45, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
@Dreamcatcher25: I've found that some of the public domain claims are not correct for all jurisdictions, so I would not upload unless there's a plausible explanation for being public domain both in US and source country. In some cases, there are multiple sources for a file and only some of them are marked public domain, while others are marked copyright. In those cases, I would excercise caution. (For example this photo appears to be a private photograph—not PD-USArmy as Seibel's job was not a photographer—I would not upload it even though KZ-Gedenkstaette Mauthausen claims it's public domain). Photographs from NARA, or those with Signal Corps watermark, can be safely assumed to be {{PD-USGov}} or {{PD-US-alien property}}, but if the photographer was not a US government employee, copyright status in the source country also has to be considered. For example this photo cannot be uploaded (Ricken died less than 70 years ago so not PD in Austria). If it says "Cases Tried" then it's safe to assume it was published as part of war crimes trials in the 1940s and therefore {{PD-EU-no author disclosure}} (if anonymous). If it's marked public domain and the source is a Polish archive as in the example you gave, Polish law is very liberal with regard to photograph copyright so I just mark it as {{PD-Polish}} (which also covers being public domain in the US). In short, most of them are OK to upload with a bit of common sense and caution. Buidhe (talk) 07:24, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the explanation.Dreamcatcher25 (talk) 15:27, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
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Hello. Is there a criterion under which File:Porn actress lisa wilson.jpg could be renamed to File:Lisa Wilson.jpg? It was moved from that name for a very weak reason. I don’t see why the file could not have that name, especially as there are no other files with similar names, the proposed name already redirects to it and the proposed name would match the Commons category and the Wikidata item. FredWalsh (talk) 01:03, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
@FredWalsh: I believe this situation is covered under COM:FRNOT, specifically: "Files should NOT be renamed only because the new name looks a bit better." and "Files should NOT be renamed only to translate the filename to another language and/or because the filename is not correctly capitalized." Buidhe (talk) 01:13, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
It is not a case of making it look a little better or correct capitalization. The proposed name was used until someone renamed it for a weak reason that is not covered by the renaming criteria. Why cannot it match the category and wikidata item? FredWalsh (talk) 01:17, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
The other move was six years ago and the title has been stable since then. Nevertheless, if you are convinced that the file meets the renaming criteria (it doesn't) feel free to take it up with another file mover. Buidhe (talk) 01:20, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
Perhaps this would interest you. All four copies have different licenses, all are nominated for deletion. This needs some cleanup one way or another... --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul PiotrusTalk 07:48, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
Responded to you there. I get your confusion, though. This kind of artwork threw me a lot at first, but I suppose it predates black-and-white photography, so which colour became the middle was up in the air. And if you want more detail...
This seems to be the sort of technique that was particularly suited to making prints from - easy to tell light, midtones, and darks apart, which meant that you could work a print up from very little. I think Cambon is cheating a bit here - his use of white is relatively unimportant and slapdash - I get the feeling on the right he's using it more as an anti-shadow for the out of-focus background elements - but this is a production drawing, the next stage would have been something like https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b54002418n.r=charles%20cambon?rk=85837;2 - but, on the other hand, that may be for the best: 19th-century white ink, if used in too great of quantities, tends to turn rather ugly colours. For example, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b70010807/f1.item.r=charles%20cambon.zoom
Will I do more Cambon? Sure. He did some gorgeous things for Armide, for example: - and when he is consciously using white for special effect, it can be stunning. - he even, rarely, does more full-colour images, e.g. , - and his Wikipedia article could probably use more than just La Esmeralda as examples. Adam Cuerden (talk) 10:02, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
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Freak Power: Ballot or the Bomb Deletion Tags
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Request for images of Ludak ministers
Dear Buidhe,
I would like ask you again for your professional help with the upload of some portrait images from Ludak ministers, which can be found here. The most important one for me would be Ferdinand Ďurčanský: He still has no proper picture on Commons, and I need him as the leading figure behind the far-right Nástup group, which I would like to describe in the German article of Hlinka's Slovak People's Party.
Best regards,
--Trimna (talk) 15:18, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello Buidhe,
there are two things I would kindly ask you for:
Is it possible to upload this three pictures from Vojtech Tuka, Alexander Mach und Anton Snaczký? I'm not sure about the copyrights, because there is a seal from a Slovak library and some kind of signature next to two of the pictures.
In addition to this picture from Nový svet, would it be possible to upload also this version of it? For my Rodobrana article important is the fact that on the latter one can see to full Rodobrana logo on Tukas shirt pocket.
Kindly regards,
--Trimna (talk) 10:50, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
Trimna, In this case, the images are not anonymous. These appear to be sketches rather than photographs and the author would have had to be dead prior to 1946 in order to be PD-US per COM:URAA, since at that time (in 1996) Slovakia had a 50-year copyright law for artistic works, I believe (now extended to 70 years).
I can't see the second image here, but if they are two versions of the same photograph, than either both of them are free or neither is. Please remember to link them with {{Other versions}}! Buidhe (talk) 15:42, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
Done. Thank you so much and best wishes, --Trimna (talk) 16:44, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
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Hi. Could I ask why did you nominate File:Lotr logos.png for speedy deletion? There are many logos like this on Commons, so why is this one a copyright violation? --Mazewaxie (talk) 17:21, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
Name of file:Bangkok International Motor Show 2019 by Tris T7. 15.JPG
Hello Buidhe,
you declined my renaming request for above named file. Pict shows a headlight of a car and is in the category:Automobile headlamps. But nothing in the name gives a hint of the type of car. Pict does not shows a logo of the manufacturer either. Please conpare most other picts in the headlight category. So please tell me, which part of the name guideline do you see to decline. Thank you in advance. Regards, Wikisympathisant (talk) 07:23, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
Wikisympathisant OK, I went and changed the name. However, it would be just as good simply to state what type of car you think it is in the image description and categorize accordingly. Buidhe (talk) 14:14, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
Thank you very much, for me the name I see now is ok. Through the date of the Show, one can find the Generation. Greatings from Germany, Wikisympathisant (talk) 17:28, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
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Jmabel OK, will do in future. I was trying to help by recategorizing by decade and year. Buidhe (talk) 00:27, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
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Hi, you recently renamed the file 9295787 Artic Fjord 2004.jpg to 9295787 Arctic Fjord 2004.jpg. What is the reason for this? The ship is now named Aqua Fjord. but when the picture was taken it was named Artic Fjord. --Cavernia (talk) 13:24, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
Cavernia I'm sorry, it was asked to be moved by SHB2000 on the basis of typo in the name. Unfortunately, I assumed that this was a typo for "Arctic" rather than checking the actual name of the ship. Because I am not an admin I cannot undo this move, so I've asked it to be moved back by an admin. My apologies for the mistake. Buidhe (talk) 20:21, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
Oh, that was my bad. Yes, I thought that was a typo, but not realising that it was the name of the ship. SHB2000 (talk) 21:39, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
FYI, file movers can move files over a redirect which have had no edits after being created without being an admin. So, even though the template says you need to be an admin to move the file, you could have moved the file with just file mover permissions. TommyG (talk) 06:46, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
If you use the helper gadget, you will find the links next to the search box (vector) or as single tabs (monobook). They are named license+ and license-.
Lotje No worries! Buidhe (talk) 05:09, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Front Side of Náš boj
Hello dear Buidhe, I hope that you and your family are fine although the pandemic situation still goes on.
I would like to ask you once again for help with a newspaper:
Could you upload this cover from the Slovak Nazi magazine Náš boj? It would greatly fit in the German article about Slovak National Socialism. Best regards, --Trimna (talk) 17:45, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, that's a cool map! I just have one suggestion, maybe color the non-participating countries in b&w stripes or something to differentiate them from 100% compliance countries. 46.188.172.161 16:54, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
Thanks, I agree that what you suggest would be an improvement but it's beyond the capacity of the image editor I was using. Buidhe (talk) 17:29, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
LGBT rights map
Hi, regarding Decriminalization of homosexuality by country or territory (remastered).svg, this map seems to me to be inaccurate. Australian states and territories largely decriminalised homosexual intercourse in the 70s and 80s, with Tasmania the last to do so in 1997. Please refer to LGBT rights in Australia. Kind regards, Thorpewilliam (talk) 08:34, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
Yes, I was unable to distinguish the different provinces so it shows the last jurisdiction in Australia to decriminalize homosexuality; the same situation is shown in the US. Buidhe (talk) 08:40, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
I see. Thanks for the clarification. I would ask that you clarify that in the image description. Kind regards, Thorpewilliam (talk) 06:35, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
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Dear Buidhe, maybe you would like to look at . Maybe you would like to use the map (I don't know the english wikipedia well). Change requests are welcome. Dears, Treck08 (talk) 21:17, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
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"do you even know what the Armenian question was?"
Dear younger colleague, I appreciate your sense of humor! I am Bulgarian from Bulgaria and am familiar with the subject: Bulgarians, other Balkan peoples and Armenians have had similar problems provoking debates (called "Eastern question") in XIX century. My country had well accepted several waves of Armenian refugees, their faith is described by our poets and writers, their successors are our 4th ethnic minority by number. Concerning your revert of my edit: with your long experience here you have to know our official com:overcat policy - for a parent category just choose either "C:International relations of the Ottoman Empire" or "C:Eastern Question", not both. Kind regards! Elkost (talk) 19:08, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
Sideswipe9th He was a professional photographer so that is definitely not reasonable to assume. Buidhe (talk) 01:50, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
I've found what may be the original on the Prussian Heritage Image Archive (source), according to their copyright page images that are under copyright protection will indicate in the image preview's description what the copyright is. As far as I can tell, there's no copyright listed in the description, or anywhere else in the metadata on the archive's website for this photo. I think the original might be PD. Sideswipe9th (talk) 01:57, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
This is not a good interpretation. Always assume copyright if you cannot prove PD (COM:PRP). Buidhe (talk) 02:01, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Hey, I don't often edit on Commons. I just saw the removal from the enwiki article and queried as you were the editor who tagged it for deletion. I'm trying to find the information that'd properly challenge this, but 1) this isn't my area of expertise, and 2) most of the source material is in German and I don't speak it. I was hoping that this might prompt you to run a quick check of your own. Sideswipe9th (talk) 02:12, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Since the photographer was a professional, I don't think we can rely on any unofficial or non-artistic photograph copyright exceptions. The only reason I would accept for keeping it was if there was evidence that his heirs have released the photograph under a free license. In my experience working with historical European photographs, that is really unlikely, and not worth the time to investigate further. Buidhe (talk) 02:16, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Sure, but the official copyright exception for published works is 50 years after it's first published, and not 70 years after the photographer's death. Römer was a photojournalist so it's not unreasonable that they published it somewhere. That sounds like it is worth at least a brief investigation, but the language barrier is proving prohibitive for me to have any luck here. Sideswipe9th (talk) 02:20, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Per Eli Erlick, who colourised the image, the original is not copyrighted, and the colourised version is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: https://elierlick.com/color/. 13tez (talk) 10:25, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
13tez Eli Erlick is not a reliable source for the copyright status of an image. Buidhe (talk) 14:03, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Erlick isn't a reliable source for the licensing status of the colourised image that she created? 13tez (talk) 17:31, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
13tez, no look up SPS rules on English Wikipedia. In order to be a reliable source on copyright law she would need to be an actual expert in that. Buidhe (talk) 21:14, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
She can freely license her own modifications, but is not a reliable source on the copyright status of the underlying image that she did not create Buidhe (talk) 21:16, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
This New York Times article is a reliable source that gives some more information as to the origin of the original, non-colourised image. Perhaps someone can take the information further to establish its copyright status and if it can be uploaded here? "Attendees of the First International Congress for Sexual Reform on the Basis of Sexology, which was held in Berlin in 1921. bpk/Kunstbibliothek, SMB, Photothek Willy Römer" 13tez (talk) 01:08, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
BPK is not a freely licensed repositoryBuidhe (talk) 01:19, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
Could you zero the graph? It's misleading for it to look like criminalization's dropped nearly 100% when it's actually 50%. Kwamikagami (talk) 19:58, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
I would have made it zeroed if it was possible to do so in the interface. Buidhe (talk) 21:52, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
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Jmabel My issue is that the pictures don't really show what Paradise looks like, and therefore don't seem ideal for the main category—I missed that they were intended to show fauna rather than flora. Would you object to moving to Category:Animals near Paradise, Washington? Buidhe (talk) 05:16, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
That would be fine. If you are creating a category like that, there will probably also be a lot in and . You may be able to think of some other similar searches, those were the two that leapt to mind for me. - Jmabel! talk 18:03, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
As to "don't really show what Paradise looks like" (moot if you add that new category), location is one of the things that COM:Categories#Categorization tips recommends covering with a category; nothing unusual about the location not being visually important. - Jmabel! talk 18:03, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
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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 three images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2024.
Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee
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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.
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!
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