Commons:Deletion requests/2026/02/16

February 16

File:Kozera DTV.jpg

Fake template. No proof of publishing the photo before 1994. No information about the date the photo was taken or the photographer. The template does not allow for adding all photos taken before 1994. The materials from the Polish Press Agency are copyrighted. COM:CR. Uniminomumm (talk) 01:00, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep It is a still from a TV broadcast, so yes, made public when transmitted. --RAN (talk) 03:42, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Files in Category:Haeberle Color

Per Commons:Deletion requests/File:And babies (anti-Vietnam War poster).jpg, at least some of Haeberle's photos of the My Lai massacre are not PD. I'm not sure where Haeberle's personal photos end and Haeberle's photos for the government begin, but I think being first published in LIFE magazine probably means not PD, going by the linked deletion.

Based5290 (talk) 02:41, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Adding File:American soldiers by Ronald L. Haeberle (1).jpg to this for publication in the Plain Dealer (see https://www.clevescene.com/news/plain-dealer-published-photos-of-my-lai-massacre-in-vietnam-50-years-ago-today-31776487/). Based5290 (talk) 02:47, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment relevant even older DR: Commons:Deletion requests/File:My Lai massacre.jpg DMacks (talk) 04:03, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
  •  Keep. As a matter of fact, Haeberle claims he owns the rights to the photographs he took with his own personal camera. However, this claim has never been acknowledged in a court of law. On the other hand, the U.S. Army has regulated the copyright status of works created by its staff: AR 27-60 Intellectual Property. 2–12. Criteria for determination of domestic rights (page 3) defines four criteria for claiming "the entire domestic right, title, and interest in and to any invention" created by its staff. According to that part, all inventions of military personnel are in the public domain if they are made:
    1. During working hours
    2. With a contribution by the Government of facilities, equipment, materials, funds, or information, or of the time or services of other Government employees on official duty
    3. Which bears a direct relation to or is made in consequence of the official duties of the inventor.
    4. On assignment
So the scope of employment and official duties is important here. We know that Haeberle was a combat photographer assigned to the 11th Infantry Brigade, specifically attached as the public information photographer to Company C during the time he took these photographs, and he was ordered to do so during that mission. If Haeberle was a random soldier taking photos of a sunset for recreational purposes with his camera, that would be a different case. I strongly believe that criteria #1, #3 and #4 are met here. One may argue that the word "equipment" in criteria #2 (which I underlined above) disqualifies this work, nonetheless "contribution by the Government" is valid here. Even when the camera was not provided by the military, AR 27-60 rules that the U.S. Army still retains the right and interest, but "shall leave title" to the employee only if certain internal procedures are followed. Moreover, 2–14. Reporting of inventions required Haeberle to report the photographs he took with his camera (part of that certain internal procedure), which he intentionally did not. As a result, the U.S. Army could not even leave the title to him, let alone the rights. I assume that Haeberle only owned the tangible medium (36-exposure roll of color film, what he sold to Life magazine), not the copyright of the photographs, and the U.S. Army had a right to seize the negatives, even if they were not provided by them.
To sum up, the U.S. Army is automatically the owner of the rights to these photographs according to the regulation. Haeberle's copyright claim is not accepted by the U.S. Army, nor is judicially confirmed. The decision to keep the file in Commons:Deletion requests/File:My Lai massacre.jpg was right, in my opinion. HeminKurdistan (talk) 20:27, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

I have been in touch with Ronald Haeberle personally about the ownership of his My Lai photos. He has maintained for many years that they are public domain and free to use. He has not claimed or established copyright on them. He is fine with them being used on Wikipedia.JohnKent (talk) 21:51, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

If that is true, it might be worth asking him to get in touch with COM:VRT. Based5290 (talk) 05:37, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
  • Keep per HeminKurdistan's reasoning and by the information supplied by JohnKent. Randy Kryn (talk) 02:25, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

 Keep per discussion Yacàwotçã (talk) 19:15, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

File:The Spectacular Spider-Man logo.png

Copyright Violation/listed under wrong license. The user has clearly not created the logo (as it is used for official Marvel projects) and may be over ToO, as seen on the The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series) logo.svg file on Wikipedia. XCBRO172 (talk) 03:08, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Starosta krośnieński Wincenty Karuga z chłopami z okolic Krosna Odrzańskiego.png

A false template. No indication of the actual and precise source of the image. No proof of publication of the photograph before 1994. No source about the year the photograph was taken. There is not even information about the photographer. The State Archives is research institution, not a place where a random person can request documents about a selected person and publish them themselves. It is unknown how the uploader gained access to the photo. It was likely scanned from a book. The template provided does not allow complete freedom to post any photos taken before 1994. COM:CR. Uniminomumm (talk) 03:18, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Files in Category:Secretariat (horse)

Bogus US PD rationale, this definitely wasn't published before 1931 as claimed by the uploader. The Canadian one is also dubious: not knowing exactly even the date of creation, we cannot state this was first published more than 50 years ago.

Komarof (talk) 04:25, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

 Info From Category:Images from Archives of Ontario - Sports Photographs "The collection documents sporting activity throughout the province, although most are from Toronto, Ontario. It features photographs taken by private individuals and organizations whose records were donated to the Archives as well as those captured by government photographers as part of the regular activity of various ministries, including the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and the Ontario Ministry of Education." I'm going to guess that the tags might be wrong. This could be a work that held Crown copyright, a photo dated 1973 from a government department would qualify for {{PD-Canada-Crown}}. If not, the Ontario Archives are quite open to licensing files in their collection with {{OGL-ON}} so that could be added instead. It is also possible they added the wrong year, I have fixed a few files from them that had vague or incorrect years. I will email the Ontario Archives to clarify its Public Domain status. PascalHD (talk) 22:23, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Iryna Bilyk at Laima Rendez Vous Jurmala 2017 (cropped).jpg

The photo is not licensed for use. Kuzialook (talk) 15:50, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

 Keep, can you perhaps elaborate further? I checked and the author of the source image (File:Aslan Akhmadov and Irina Bilik at Laima Rendez Vous Jurmala 2017.jpg) has indeed licensed the image under CC-BY-SA-4.0. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 22:08, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

Фото зроблено та кадровано надто близько, через що воно виглядає невдало й негативно впливає на репутацію артиста. Kuzialook (talk) 06:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

 Comment, thank you for the explanation. I struck out my keep vote since I agree the framing and angle of this image is not good, and there exists other images with better quality of this person (e.g. File:Iryna Bilyk22.jpg). So, I think this image can be deleted based on quality issues. Also, this image technically is not COM:INUSE since it is only used in user pages and auto-generated list pages. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 12:18, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Aslan Akhmadov and Irina Bilik at Laima Rendez Vous Jurmala 2017.jpg

Фото зроблено та кадровано надто близько, через що воно виглядає невдало й негативно впливає на репутацію артиста. Kuzialook (talk) 06:22, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Giorgia Andriani gym.jpg

BollywoodHungama images are only permitted for " images at sets, parties, and press meetings, and not screen-caps or photos copyrighted by other sites." This image is not included in any of those criteria. Tagged for copyvio but OP removed speedy. CNMall41 (talk) 06:38, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Pinging @Yann, the reviewer and previously involved admin in a similar discussion. Zuck28 (talk) 08:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
 Delete per nom.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 08:23, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
Casual images from Bollywood Hungama are accepted if they are in parties-and-events/, like other similar images in Category:Giorgia Andriani, and thousands more of other Bollywood personalities. Yann (talk) 09:45, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
The link is a 404. I would consider this a party or event, but a casual image would not be considered a party or event just because it is listed in that category in my opinion. --CNMall41 (talk) 10:08, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
That what the permission says. Yann (talk) 10:21, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
The permission says, "This applies only to images at sets, parties, and press meetings, and not screen-caps or photos copyrighted by other sites." Am I reading that wrong? The image is not at a set, a party, or press meeting. Also, the 404 may be an indication that BH no longer wants anything in the category under the permission. At this discussion it seems like BH won't even respond to clarification on the 15 year old permission. --CNMall41 (talk) 10:54, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Kurjahn Brigadegeneral wiki.jpg

The image was uploaded by a person who bears the same name as the individual shown in the picture. It can therefore be assumed that this is the real person. However, the real person cannot simultaneously have been the photographer of themselves. In addition, this is the image officially used by the Bundeswehr, for example on the website of the Army Technical School. This therefore appears to be a photograph taken during working hours and for official purposes, and in my view Stephan Kurjahn cannot hold the copyright to it but the Army photographer will. I would ask for this to be reviewed, or otherwise for the appropriate permission to be obtained, if possible. Otherwise, this could constitute a copyright infringement. Godihrdt (talk) 06:58, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Food ticket vending machines in Yayoiken.jpg

non-free 2D works in Japan. Solomon203 (talk) 07:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

 Weak keep possibly COM:DM Mzaki (talk) 11:56, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

File:SZ 深圳 Shenzhen DMD 東門町美食街 Dong Men Ding Food Street stall Kam Cheung Hin sign Feb 2017 IX1.jpg

non-free 2D works in China. Solomon203 (talk) 07:22, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

 Keep per COM:De minimis SomeFancyUsername (talk) 17:35, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:SZ 深圳 Shenzhen DMD 東門町美食街 Dong Men Ding Food Street stall Kam Cheung Hin Feb 2017 IX1 (2).jpg

non-free 2D works in China. Solomon203 (talk) 07:24, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

 Keep all images in this batch of nominations; COM:DM. Passengerpigeon (talk) 19:08, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Барабан имой.wav

Хочу загрузить другую версию, потому что не могу вставить этот файл в конкурс "Вики любит фольклор" Dezarius (talk) 07:24, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

 Comment what about "Upload a new version of this file"? SomeFancyUsername (talk) 17:38, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
Only files that were uploaded during the time of the campaign (Feb-March 2026) can be submitted to Wiki Loves Folklore 2026. The nominated file was uploaded in 2024. Nakonana (talk) 15:47, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

Files found with Special:Search/Dr. Madhav Gadgil Memorial

I don't think these posters are own work. Are they in scope?

Gbawden (talk) 07:34, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Created for our program https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sahya_Digital_Conservation_Foundation/Events/2026/Remembering_Madhav_Gadgil. --Manoj Karingamadathil (Talk) 18:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
The guy appears to be in scope: Madhav Gadgil. Nakonana (talk) 15:54, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Modern Flag of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.jpg

Superseded by SVG. Also a badjpg. Leonard LMT (talk) 08:56, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Modern Flag of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.gif

Superseded by SVG. Blurry. Also gif rather than something like a png. Leonard LMT (talk) 08:57, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Visa 1200x812px.png

Blurry graphic logo without transparent background; use of the file is unlikely. An SVG version is available with File:Visa Inc. logo (1992–1999).svg. Delete for quality reasons. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 09:03, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Restore-Britain-logo.png

This file was initially tagged by Bejakyo as Copyvio (copyvio) and the most recent rationale was: This is not your own work, Matthew, this belongs to Restore Britain https://www.restorebritain.org.uk/ -- if it is a faithful tracing of the island, is there enough originality to qualify for copyright protection? The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 10:27, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

As a copyrighted logo, it's not appropriate for the Commons. Depending on the language Wikipedia, it may be more appropriate for it to be uploaded locally, under the correct given licenece and rational, for example, as I have on English Wikipedia here Bejakyo (talk) 22:45, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Flag of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (2002).png

This file was initially tagged by Leonard LMT as Speedy (speedydelete) and the most recent rationale was: Very blurry and superseded by SVG. -- not a valid speedy deletion rationale. Converting to DR. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 10:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Karolína Muchova Doha 2026.webp

Copyright violation – the file appears to have been copied from the official WTA website and no evidence of a free license or VRT permission has been provided. Images from the Women's Tennis Association website are copyrighted by default and not freely licensed. Haddad Maia fan (talk) 18:55, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

File:1953 - Camille Amet à l'orgue de La Bresse (Vosges).jpg

L'article dans lequel cette photo devait être inséré a été supprimé de Wikipédia immédiatement après sa publication. Kamyl Amet (talk) 10:43, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

  • Translate: "The article in which this photo was inserted was removed from Wikipedia immediately after its publication" --RAN (talk) 02:07, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
  •  Keep Not valid reason. --RAN (talk) 02:09, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Low Tide by William Edward Norton (1843-1916).webp

Already higher res available. I missed this. Mr.Nostalgic (talk) 11:10, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Juno Birch 2023.jpg

Per COM:TOYS A1Cafel (talk) 11:11, 16 February 2026 (UTC)


 Neutral looks like COM:De minimis, but i'm not shure. SomeFancyUsername (talk) 17:41, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:'All about babies' class is back, baby 151223-F-WT808-002.jpg

Per COM:TOYS A1Cafel (talk) 11:12, 16 February 2026 (UTC)


 Keep Generic toys with no copyrightable design elements. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:31, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Starbucks Coffee (29871391613).jpg

Derivative work of a copyrighted logo A1Cafel (talk) 11:17, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Starbucks Coffee (29871391473).jpg

Derivative work of a copyrighted logo A1Cafel (talk) 11:17, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Starbucks Coffee (29872889054).jpg

Derivative work of a copyrighted logo A1Cafel (talk) 11:19, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:JP 日本 Japan 沖繩 OKINAWA 那霸 Naha Omoromachi Shintoshin 新都心 Naha Main Place 商場 Shopping Mall Tax Free Goods package January 2025 R12S 02.jpg

Per COM:PACKAGE A1Cafel (talk) 11:25, 16 February 2026 (UTC)


 Weak keep per COM:De minimis SomeFancyUsername (talk) 17:43, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Starbucks Coffee (29872887924).jpg

Derivative work of a copyrighted logo A1Cafel (talk) 11:27, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Allerheiligenkirche am Kreuz und Bruderhaus.jpg

Unclear Copyright: This image is a derivative of a public domain document, yet for the coloring a copyright has been claimed. ERC ARCHIATER (talk) 11:27, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

I don't understand the argument. What has been colorized by whom? The earliest version I could find of this is from 1910, fully colorized: File:Stadtplan München von Gustav Steinlein auf Grundlage des Sandtnerschen Stadtmodells.jpg, source (annotated, under CC license): Renerpho (talk) 00:15, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

File:SX$3.50 2023 stamp used on a parcel.jpg

Copyrighted stamp in the United Kingdom A1Cafel (talk) 11:28, 16 February 2026 (UTC)


 Keep Sealand is not UK territory SomeFancyUsername (talk) 17:47, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Metro Manila Subway Project Ortigas Station Billboard 12Jan2025 07.jpg

No freedom of panorama in the Philippines A1Cafel (talk) 11:29, 16 February 2026 (UTC)


 Question is this not government's work? SomeFancyUsername (talk) 17:50, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
@SomeFancyUsername: The billboard itself sans the underlying images is a government work, but the underlying images do not appear to be. Some of the images show computerized renditions of the interior station design of the w:en:Metro Manila Subway. We already see too many red flags here, Wikimedia Commons-wise: every entity listed the billboard is all private entities: OCGlobal-JV and Tokyu Tobishima Megawide Joint Venture (a consortium of Tokyu Construction, Tobishima Corporation, and Megawide Construction Corporation). It is very likely that these computerized renditions of the subway station (which is still under construction) are authored by the people who work in any of those private entities. It is very unlikely that regular employees of the w:en:Department of Transportation (Philippines) created those computerized renditions.
Additionally, Sec. 176(3) of the PH copyright law permits retention of copyright should copyrighted works be used or incorporated in a government document (in the case of this image, the document is the billboard).
To verify, though, I'll ping some Pinoy Wikipedians who I think are familiar with either PH transpo articles on enwiki or the PH copyright issues: @RFNirmala, Ganmatthew, Lowkeypedia, LMP 2001, Chlod, Aristorkle, and Ralffralff: . JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 13:00, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
Government use of copyrighted images does not mean they become works of government. I did a DR for something similar here. --Aristorkle (talk) 13:11, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
I'm in agreement with JWilz12345 here. That said, I wouldn't be opposed to just censoring out the renders from the photo then revision deletion rather than normal deletion. There's useful info on the image that can be used as a reference for structured data. Logos at the bottom are probably de minimis and won't require censoring. Chlod (say hi!) 00:30, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
@Chlod preferably, the censored image will go under Category:Images redacted because of lack of FoP in the Philippines, similar to the de facto practices like those at Category:Images redacted because of lack of FoP in France and Category:Images redacted because of lack of FoP in Taiwan. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 01:12, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
@Aristorkle@Chlod@SomeFancyUsername the only question now is if the copyrightable elements are censored out (like what is being done to images from France, South Korea, and Luxembourg, countries with no recognized commercial public place/FoP exemptions), would the resulting censored image be within COM:SCOPE? How will the censored image be usable "as a reference for structured data." JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 09:55, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
See d:Special:Diff/2457609164/2465289494. Chlod (say hi!) 14:03, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
The existence of censored images of landmarks from countries with no or insufficient commercial FoP rules is for the purpose of Wikimedia advocacies and, in the case of censoring images from countries with sufficient commercial FoP rules like from Germany and from UK, a form of Wikimedians' protests vs. threats to FoP clauses (like the European Parliament events of summer 2015). JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 10:00, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
I don't see how relevant this statement is. This isn't a picture of a highly important building; it's a transparency board. Chlod (say hi!) 13:47, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
@Chlod yes, but how is the transparency board suitable for inclusion on WikiCommons under COM:SCOPE? There are already representative examples of Philippine transparency boards under Category:Tarpaulin signs in the Philippines that are uncensored, e.g. File:01867jfPlaridel Bypass Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase II San Rafael, Bulacanfvf 19.jpg and File:09933jfPlaridel Bypass Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase II San Rafael Bulacanfvf 15.jpg. Keeping somehow "text-only" works in which the only interesting elements are censored here may lean to becoming out of COM:SCOPE, unless usage within Wikimedia and beyond can be proven or demonstrated. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 14:09, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
Struck out, as it was an edit conflict with a recent response from Chlod. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 14:18, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Pearl Milling Company Syrup (cropped).jpg

Per COM:PACKAGE A1Cafel (talk) 11:30, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

 Comment Not an easy or obvious call. Very little here that is even imaginably copyrightable: label is almost entirely lettering. It would be easy to put a Gaussian blur over the little bit of identifiable pancake and butter there. - Jmabel ! talk 19:27, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
It's in use, so it would be worth doing that if this would otherwise be deleted. Please ping me if you want me to do that. - Jmabel ! talk 19:29, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Arislimassolfc.png

A football club logo containing complex graphics is unlikely to follow CC license. JULIANISME (talk) 13:11, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Stockings and blue skirt.jpg

Low resolution, no EXIF info, unlikely own work. Solomon203 (talk) 13:34, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Brassiere8.jpg

Low resolution, no EXIF info, unlikely own work. Solomon203 (talk) 13:36, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Ilkhanate.png

already uploaded duplicate without effect MoeyElan (talk) 13:38, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Personally, I like the addition of the effect; although it adds no educational value and just increases file size. --Enyavar (talk) 00:19, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Energie-Bildungszentrum um welt 008 - ideas workshop Ideenwerkstatt.jpg

possible copyvio - © Peter Ferstl- we would need a COM:VRT permission to keep this M2k~dewiki (talk) 13:45, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

The photo was first published on our own website with permission of the photographer. Did I choose the wrong type of license or is there a deeper problem? Energie-Bildungszentrum um-welt (talk) 14:08, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
@Energie-Bildungszentrum um-welt the photographer needs to send a written permission to COM:VRT. Nakonana (talk) 16:04, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Energie-Bildungszentrum um welt 007 - control center Schaltzentrale.jpg

possible copyvio - © Peter Ferstl- we would need a COM:VRT permission to keep this M2k~dewiki (talk) 13:46, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Energie-Bildungszentrum um welt 002 - launch pad Startrampe.jpg

possible copyvio - © Peter Ferstl- we would need a COM:VRT permission to keep this M2k~dewiki (talk) 13:46, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Energie-Bildungszentrum um welt 004 - main show Kino.jpg

possible copyvio - © Peter Ferstl- we would need a COM:VRT permission to keep this M2k~dewiki (talk) 13:46, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Energie-Bildungszentrum um welt 003 - launch pad Startrampe.jpg

possible copyvio - © Peter Ferstl- we would need a COM:VRT permission to keep this M2k~dewiki (talk) 13:46, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Bouwwerken - Kapelstraat - Ursel - 2026.jpg

Dubbel gebruik Spotter2 (talk) 13:52, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:OrangeScratch.png

Scratch cat is not free SomeFancyUsername (talk) 14:58, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Salt Logo White Circle.jpg

Out of scope (?) material. 🏺ⲈⲨⲐⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎⲊ🏛️ ⲱⲑⲏⲥⲁⲧⲉ 15:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Rajoy en 2023.png

It probably violates copyright laws. The original source is not specified. A.piquerasm (talk) 15:14, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Because I can't delete it. Pokland (talk) 15:21, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Flag of the Tuvan ASSR (1971–1978).svg

empty file page. Boston Mayflower (talk) 17:43, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

@Heylenny Please do not create a redirect page after deleting this blank file page. Boston Mayflower (talk) 17:46, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
@Boston Mayflower: Did you not see that this is a redirect? heylenny (talk/edits) 00:46, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
  •  Keep redirect. No valid reason to delete it. heylenny (talk/edits) 00:47, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
 Speedy keep per the COM:FR#Leaving redirects guideline.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 04:22, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

{{SD|G2}} Boston Mayflower (talk) 10:49, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

 Delete but ONLY after delinker has done its work, still INUSE.  Strong oppose abusive malformed and multiple deletion requests. Taylor 49 (talk) 20:38, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
And that was the problem when Boston Mayflower is nominating for deletion redirects BEFORE delinker fixes everything... heylenny (talk/edits) 21:39, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
 Comment Can someone explain what happened here? I am very hesitant to delete (rather than either restore a redirect or restore the file previously at this filename) without understanding clearly what is going on. Edit sequence is very strange, including but not limited to this odd edit by Heylenny. - Jmabel ! talk 21:01, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
The "odd edit" done was a file renaming request, but delinker didn't even change the redirect. This user Boston Mayflower is abusing file renaming and requesting deletion of all good redirects. Those are not inappropriate and should be preserved. heylenny (talk/edits) 21:36, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
 Comment, redirects should not be deleted; they are created for a reason. Remember: Filenames are not only intended for Wikimedia projects, but are also used outside of Wikipedia on external sites over which we have no control. Deleting redirects would render the file unusable on an external website. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 00:56, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
File renamers follow "When in doubt, leave a redirect." per the COM:FR#Leaving redirects guideline. Boston Mayflower should leave well enough alone.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 03:06, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
 Keep Azores191 (talk) 20:52, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

File:SFR Yugoslavia Region (cropped).png

Это уменьшенная версия изображения, а текст является его копией. ~2026-10520-12 (talk) 15:24, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Этот файл используется в избранной статье, является собственной работой, никаких правил не нарушает. Против удаления. ALFA-CODE (talk) 00:57, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Logo almussafes01.png

This file was initially tagged by Nv8200pa as Speedy (SD) and the most recent rationale was: G10. Not own work, real source is needed. Category:Coats of arms of Almussafes has somewhat different logos, maybe the nominated logo is incorrect. Taivo (talk) 15:56, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:William Tanner and Sasu Punanen boxing.jpg

{{PD-Finland50}} does not apply because this is a drawing not a photograph. However, {{PD-Finland}} might apply if this is indeed anonymous. Antti T. Leppänen (talk) 16:37, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Mc-melissav2020larger.jpg

Don't think "AVID INC PRESS PAGES" would release stuff like this to what Wikimedia Commons describes as "Public Domain". Might also fit under either CSD F1 or CSD F2 or CSD F6. Also to note: this is the only image uploaded by that user. vitalkanev \contribs\ /discuss/ 16:54, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:National Anthem of Spain modified.ogg

There are official versions of the anthems ~2026-10451-87 (talk) 17:28, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Yes, there are. The performance is freely licensed, the composition is a more difficult matter to determine since the version the performer is using is from 1997 and the last surviving author (Francisco Grau Vegara) died in 2019. The Spanish government owns the copyright to the song though. Abzeronow (talk) 03:59, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Return from the Bear Hunt (1882) by William Edward Norton (1843-1916).jpg

Uploaded wrong picture by name. High res of this one picture is already available on commons Mr.Nostalgic (talk) 17:42, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Files in Category:Kirche Marienbrunn

copyright violation; artist of stained glass window, Paula Jordan, died in 1986 (public domain noz before 2057), no freedom of panorama.

Martin Sg. (talk) 17:48, 16 February 2026 (UTC)


 Question Isn't this public art? Compare de:Kunst im öffentlichen Raum#Abbildungsrechte and, for example, de:Heiligenrode (Stuhr)#Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (which lists a mural in a school and a stained glass window inside of a church as examples of public art). Renerpho (talk) 00:38, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
In Germany, indoors aren‘t „öffentlich“ in this sense, see de:Panoramafreiheit#Kriterium_„öffentlich“. Martin Sg. (talk) 10:10, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
Quote from the page you've linked (section "Innenansicht und Innenarchitektur"): Im Fall eines kunstvoll gestalteten Kirchenfensters ist eine isolierte Wiedergabe nach Ansicht des Obersten Gerichtshofs schon deshalb zulässig, weil das Fenster selbst Teil des Bauwerks (und zwar der Außen- und Innenansicht) ist und nicht erst im Kontext des Raumes dazu wird. This applies to File:Kirche Marienbrunn 05.jpg; whether it applies to the rest, I don't know. Renerpho (talk) 13:12, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
The section you quote is in concern of Austria (there is fop indoors also; but not in Germany). Martin Sg. (talk) 17:57, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Elis regina 1964.jpg

Sem informações Fergundis (talk) 18:20, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

reason: "Sem informações" (???) .... @Fergundis: have you taken a look at the description and license, or you're only nominating files arbitrarily? Fma12 (talk) 18:25, 16 February 2026 (UTC)


  • Oppose. The licensing templates should be restored. They were removed without explanation, and I don't see that the nominator has explained why they are invalid.4meter4 (talk) 20:51, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
  •  Delete Not in PD. Derivative work of File:Elis Regina (1964).tif, deleted by «Copyright violation; see Commons:Licensing (F1): Foto de estúdio, não coberta pela URAA». LMLM (talk) 08:22, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

File:20230819.BR 01 509.Wolsztyn.-012.jpg

Datenmüll Bybbisch94 (talk) 18:33, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

It's 2 years too late for a courtesy deletion on request of the uploader. You'll have to explain why this is supposed to be "data garbage". Nakonana (talk) 16:10, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:20230819.BR 01 509.Czerwiensk.-013.jpg

Datenmüll Bybbisch94 (talk) 18:34, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

It's 2 years too late for a courtesy deletion on request of the uploader. You'll have to explain why this is supposed to be "data garbage". Nakonana (talk) 16:11, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:20230819.BR 01 509.Czerwiensk.-014.jpg

Datenmüll Bybbisch94 (talk) 18:34, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

It's 2 years too late for a courtesy deletion on request of the uploader. You'll have to explain why this is supposed to be "data garbage". (Though this might be a duplicate of File:20230819.BR 01 509.Czerwiensk.-013.jpg) Nakonana (talk) 16:15, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:20230819.BR 01 509.Wolsztyn.-011.jpg

Datenmüll Bybbisch94 (talk) 18:35, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

It's 2 years too late for a courtesy deletion on request of the uploader. You'll have to explain why this is supposed to be "data garbage". Nakonana (talk) 16:15, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:20230819.BR 01 509.Wolsztyn.-014.jpg

Datenmüll Bybbisch94 (talk) 18:36, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

It's 2 years too late for a courtesy deletion on request of the uploader. You'll have to explain why this is supposed to be "data garbage". Nakonana (talk) 16:16, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:20230819.BR 01 509.Wolsztyn.-017.jpg

Datenmüll Bybbisch94 (talk) 18:36, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

It's 2 years too late for a courtesy deletion on request of the uploader. You'll have to explain why this is supposed to be "data garbage". Nakonana (talk) 16:16, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:20230819.BR 01 509.Wolsztyn.-021.jpg

Datenmüll Bybbisch94 (talk) 18:37, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

It's 2 years too late for a courtesy deletion on request of the uploader. You'll have to explain why this is supposed to be "data garbage". Nakonana (talk) 16:17, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:20230819.BR 01 509.Wolsztyn.-022.jpg

Datenmüll Bybbisch94 (talk) 18:38, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

It's 2 years too late for a courtesy deletion on request of the uploader. You'll have to explain why this is supposed to be "data garbage". Nakonana (talk) 16:18, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:20150419.Dresden, 7.Loktreffen.-031.jpg

Datenmüll Bybbisch94 (talk) 18:40, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

It's 2 years too late for a courtesy deletion on request of the uploader. You'll have to explain why this is supposed to be "data garbage". Nakonana (talk) 16:19, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:3by5 Wessex Flag with Red Trimming.svg

Requesting deletion as wish to avoid confusion with official version Rho9998 (talk) 18:44, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Flag of Wessex (30x18 with 24x16 wyvern).png

Requesting deletion to avoid confusion w official version hosted at the flag institute Rho9998 (talk) 18:45, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Flag of Wessex (3 by 5 with wyvern at 2 by 3, PMS Red 186 and Yellow 109).svg

Requesting deletion to avoid confusion with official version which is on the flag Institute website Rho9998 (talk) 18:46, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Flag of Wessex - Alternate Design.svg

Requesting relation to avoid confusion with official version available on website of flag Institute Rho9998 (talk) 18:48, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Nelson Estay, 2025.jpg

Copyright Reniproxd (talk) 19:03, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Inauguración Accesibilidad Universal en Estaciones Quilpué-Villa Alemana.jpg

Copyright Reniproxd (talk) 19:05, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Butrint (47).jpg

The photo, yes, of course it's quite obviously own work. The artistic representation of this ancient city, though, is another different story. 🏺ⲈⲨⲐⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎⲊ🏛️ ⲱⲑⲏⲥⲁⲧⲉ 19:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Modified map of Kurdish tribes in Iraq (based on CIA 1950s map).jpg

This file was initially tagged by Walat Farhad Mohammed Mousa as Speedy (speedydelete) and the most recent rationale was: Author requests deletion / Uploaded by mistake - Out of courtesy period, converting to regular DR The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 19:24, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Mingyi Swa.jpg

Outdated Cepyita (talk) 19:41, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Files uploaded by JanLisaki (talk · contribs)

There is no evidence this is in use anywhere. We do not keep personal art from people who are not themselves notable artists. In any event we certainly do not need two versions of it that are almost identical.

.     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 19:45, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

A friend just informed that the 593:398 flag should be uploaded to replace Viossa_Flag.png, as this file is indeed of that ratio, and because there is currently no public evidence that the 3:2 flag is used. I intend to reupload the files as Viossa Flag.svg (what I called Traditional Viossa Flag.svg) and Viossa Flag (3-2).svg (what I called Viossa Flag.svg).
It is necessary to upload both flags, as the issue has caused a lot of discussion in the community. It was decided that the flags with both aspect ratios should be uploaded as alternate versions of each other. I'm not sure how to cite Discord messages as a source. The administrator of the Viossa Discord server said "I just don't like the idea that we should try to get others to conceive of one as correct and one as not, as opposed to one in 3:2 and another in 583:398". JanLisaki (talk) 21:24, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
@JanLisaki: that is largely beside the point for a DR.
 Keep given that File:Viossa Flag.png is in use, an SVG version of the same flag is presumably fine. - Jmabel ! talk 03:36, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
 Keep given that the File:Viossa Flag.png can be seen on a multitude of webpages such as, but not limited to:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Flags_of_constructed_languages
https://sona.pona.la/wiki/Toki_Pona_is_a_living_language
https://languagemuseum.org/language-of-the-month-may-2022-viossa/
https://tok.wikipedia.org/wiki/sitelen:Viossa_Flag.png
https://duostories.org/
https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viossa
- Vydrakk (talk) 11:47, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

File:Juha Hemánus.jpg

Own work claimed by uploader (who seems to be the subject of the photo based on the username), but according to metadata, copyright owner is "Valokuvaamo Magio / Markus Grönfors". No proof of free licensing. Lentokonefani (talk) 19:56, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Sondaggi sul referendum costituzionale italiano del 2026.png

Il file era stato creato per mostrare le percentuali dei sondaggi per il referendum costituzionale in Italia del 2026, ma ne è stata creata una migliore e più dettagliata (LOESS) e inserita nella pagina apposita. Richiedo perciò la cancellazione di questa che non è più utile. È obsoleta e di difficile interpretazione. SLeo07 (talk) 20:02, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Files in Category:Gauahar Khan

The VRT from Bollywood Hungama only covers photos from parties and events. These are photos taken in a photo shoot and therefore they are not covered. See related DR Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Giorgia Andriani.

Günther Frager (talk) 20:19, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Files in Category:Aref Lorestani

COM:FOP Iran and COM:DW

HeminKurdistan (talk) 20:35, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:La muerte de aquiles.jpg

No CC license on source page. We have plenty of other pictures of this statue. Herbert Ortner (talk) 20:41, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

This deletion discussion is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive. You can read the deletion policy or ask a question at the Village pump. If the circumstances surrounding this file have changed in a notable manner, you may re-nominate this file or ask for it to be undeleted.

File:Ahmad Shah Masoud.jpg

no Tasnim watermark and no photographer credit -- both of these are expressly required by {{Tasnim}} Daphne Lantier 03:41, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

 Delete Per nominator's. --Discasto talk 11:05, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Deleted: per nomination. --Jcb (talk) 12:03, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

File:Ahmad Shah Masoud.jpg

Not created +50 years ago. No information about copyright status. HeminKurdistan (talk) 20:42, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Pipapo.jpg

Some kind of relationship diagram. Useless without any explanation. Herbert Ortner (talk) 21:17, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Yvonne Calment.jpg

Possible copyright violation. When the PD-old license was added in 2008, the photo was believed to have been taken by an unknown photographer in c.1897. In December 2018, the date was changed to c.1920/1930, while keeping the unknown author. Since then, the photographer has been identified as Emilien Barral, and the photograph has been re-dated to c.1922. Under the changed circumstances, we cannot simply "grandfather in" the previous license, as has apparently been done here.

For the license to have been valid in 2008, Barral would have had to be dead by 1938; but he was definitely still alive in 1944. The question we need to answer now is if the license is applicable today. For that to be the case, Barral must have passed away before 1956. Proof of his death pre-1956 needs to be added. (EDIT: Barral passed away in 1962, see below. 23:24, 16 February 2026 (UTC)) Renerpho (talk) 21:36, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

See Commons:Copyright rules by territory/France for the French copyright rules. For anonymous works, it is "Publish + 70 years"; otherwise it is "Life + 70 years". This means the license was okay-ish as long as the photo remained anonymous (depending on what counts as "publish", but that's a moot point now), but as explained above, it may no longer be okay now. Renerpho (talk) 22:17, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
Delete: I am told that Barral died in 1962 though I don't have a reliable source Weburbia (talk) 22:42, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
Thanks for the information, Weburbia; maybe it helps us pin down a definitive source. I can at least tell by now that Barral was still alive in 1953 (, p. 60). Renerpho (talk) 22:51, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
Emilien Barral, b. 1885 in Arles, d. 1962 in Le Paradou (, page 330). That settles it, I think. I amend my original nomination to delete, and un-delete in 2033. Renerpho (talk) 23:05, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
Since attribution to Barral has been in question (see below), the publication date becomes relevant. This photograph was first published in 1995. If we cannot atribute it to Barral then we could un-delete in 2066. Renerpho (talk) 11:24, 2 March 2026 (UTC)
@Weburbia: Just to be sure, what's the source that the photographer was Emilien Barral? You've added this info just recently (on 9 October 2025), but where did you get it from? Renerpho (talk) 20:02, 26 February 2026 (UTC) -- @admin: Please don't delete this file until we know if Barral actually took this photo, because this determines when we could un-delete it. Renerpho (talk) 00:35, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
There is a number of known photos taken that day in this style, at least one of which has his stamp on the back. However this might be considered OR rather than a reliable source. If so, the author can be reverted to "author unknown". Weburbia (talk) 22:51, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
@Weburbia: Are those photos (with his stamp) published somewhere? Renerpho (talk) 05:18, 2 March 2026 (UTC) -- Related discussion: en:Talk:Jeanne Calment#A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion (another image of Jeanne Calment that was deleted in 2025 for similar reasons, but without the author being known, see the deletion discussion). It was undeleted after its author was found -- by Weburbia -- and was determined to have died early enough for that photograph to be in the public domain. For the same reasons as there, the image probably should be deleted even if the author is found to be unknown (and definitely needs to be deleted if the author is Barral, nothing has changed about that). To be clear, I'd be much happier if we deleted because of attribution to Barral, not least because we could then undelete in 2033. Renerpho (talk) 05:29, 2 March 2026 (UTC)
Barral printed many of these photos as postcards, so that might count as publication. We don't have copies of this particular photo as a postcard but there is one showing Yvonne in the same costume as part of a group. The reverse side is a postcard with Barral's stamp. Another one shows Yvonne's sister-in-law where the camera is in exactly the same position as the photo of Yvonne, i.e. it was on a tripod that was not moved between the photos. Again this is a postcard with Barral's stamp. These were discussed on forums but not in any form that would count as a reliable source. Weburbia (talk) 13:49, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
@Weburbia: Thanks for the additional details. Do we know where those postcards/photographs are stored? Can they be found at a museum, for example? The date of publication would be irrelevant if these photographs turn out to be Barral's; but, as I noted before, we could undelete the image in a few years (rather than having to wait many decades) if Barral's authorship can be proven. Renerpho (talk) 00:32, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
For the moment, I have removed the authorship claim from the file description, replacing it by "unknown author". Renerpho (talk) 16:08, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Further progress here seems unlikely, and should only be relevant for when this file could be un-deleted (2033 or 2066). Renerpho (talk) 13:17, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

File:Ekrem Shaqiri 2023.jpg

Privat spere Ferati (talk) 22:00, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

 Comment Artiol Shaqiri (talk · contribs), the uploader, appears to be the family member or relative of the subject of the image. Perhaps a COM:VRTS identity verification needed or w:en:WP:AGF (assume good faith that the uploader is the photographer because he is part of the subject's family)? JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 10:11, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Files uploaded by AfghanHazra281 (talk · contribs)

Files with no plausible exifdata. Image looks like screenshots, taken from other websites. Other uploads of the user were copyvios. Delete per COM:PCP.

זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 23:51, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

File:14 Avenue Gallieni, Courbevoie (01).jpg

Copyrighted image that doesn’t fit into Creative Commons.--Neoclassicism Enthusiast (talk) 18:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)