Commons:Deletion requests/2026/04/03
April 3
Files in Category:Soyjak.party
Calling these "consisting entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship" is a huge stretch. The source and author sections makes it pretty blatant these images are taken from elsewhere--Trade (talk) 00:16, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Trade (talk) 00:11, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thoughts? Are these truly below the ToO? @Jmabel, Pbrks, and Geo Swan: --Trade (talk) 00:16, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Dronebogus: --Trade (talk) 05:43, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Comment IANAL, but I know the law can be highly counterintuitive.WRT File:Soyjak.party home page as of January 16th 2026 (cropped).png I wonder whether consideration of Feist v Rural isn't relevant. I think that among the things it says are (1) lists of facts are not normally protected by copyright; because (2) to be protected by copyright there has to be a spark of creativity. It seems to me that this image is mainly a directory listing, of the times and titles of files on the site. Ie, it is a list of facts.
The WMF is cash-rich, as non-profits go. It has called upon lawyers who specialize in Intellectual property rights before. I suggest this interpretation of TOO question is one that should trigger actual lawyers who specialize in Intellectual property rights to offer us an explanation we can use in analyzing TOO instances. Geo Swan (talk) 03:28, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu Wearing ichafu.jpg
This is a picture of a Yoruba headdress called Gele, not ichafu. This user was found vandalising Wikipedia and the fake "ichafu" article was deleted. Meanwhile all the pictures of Gele he labeled as "ichafu" still remains up on wikimedia. Its best to change the file name to Gele, a Yoruba headdress, or delete them. Aside the first picture he uploaded of the women in scarfs and anklets, the rest has been Gele. Dolpina (talk) 01:10, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- The term "ichafu" is used in Igbo to refer to a head covering worn by women. While there are visual similarities between headtie styles across Nigerian cultures, including Yoruba gele, the presence of a distinct term in Igbo reflects its usage within a specific cultural context. The file depicts an Igbo woman wearing a head covering consistent with this context. Reclassifying it as gele would apply a different cultural label. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeremiah uduak nome (talk • contribs) 04:46, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Delete copyright holder likely didn't give permission to upload image there. SomeFancyUsername (talk) 17:34, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Hello, the user Deetailz removed the deletion tag on the page. This is the same behaviour that account displayed on wikipedia on the now deleted and salted "ichafu" page and vandalising other unrelated actual articles and not following rules. How do I report them? Dolpina (talk) 11:31, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Igbo woman in ichafu igbo head-tie.jpg
This is a picture of a Yoruba headdress called Gele, not ichafu. This user was found vandalising Wikipedia and the fake "ichafu" article was deleted. Meanwhile all the pictures of Gele he labeled as "ichafu" still remains up on wikimedia. Its best to change the file name to Gele, a Yoruba headdress, or delete them. Aside the first picture he uploaded of the women in scarfs and anklets, the rest has been Gele. Dolpina (talk) 01:12, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- The file depicts a head covering worn by an Igbo woman. While there are visual similarities between headtie styles across Nigerian cultures, including Yoruba gele, head coverings are not exclusive to a single group. In Igbo cultural context, such head coverings are commonly referred to as "ichafu". The intention of the file description is to reflect its usage within Igbo attire rather than to misidentify Yoruba gele. If there is concern about terminology, the file description can be adjusted to a more neutral wording such as "Igbo woman wearing traditional ichafu head covering" rather than asserting it is specifically Yoruba gele. The term "ichafu" is used within the Igbo community to refer to this form of head covering.
- There is no evidence that the file is incorrectly attributed to the cultural context in which it is presented. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeremiah uduak nome (talk • contribs) 04:27, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:VictorUmbricht photo.jpg
Original photo
"may well have copyrights attached" per Special:Diff/1190617585/1190632537. Seems to qualify for COM:CSD#G7, but the uploader should confirm that. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:30, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Hi Jeff,
- I have been looking into to copyright issue of the portrait photo. Using reverse lookups on multiple search engines (Google, Bing, Yandex, TinEye etc.) the only hit I can find is:
- https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/HACO/A9789024731800-04.xml
- This is from Victor Umbricht's own book: Principles of International Mediation The Case of the East African Community (Volume 187):
- The Hague Academy Collected Courses Online / Recueil des cours de l'Académie de La Haye en ligne
- I sent an email (To: Rights | Brill.com <brill-rights@degruyterbrill.com) to the publisher (Degruyter-Brill.com) explaining what I wanted to use the photo for (an en. wikipedia article), and got a response from their office of "Rights and Permissions":
- "Thank you for writing. We would not object to your use of the photograph, as long as you clear permission with any potential copyright holders.)
- On their website, looking up the copyright information for this publication, I find:
- "= Recueil des cours, Collected Courses, Tome/Volume 187 (1984) =
- == Publication type: Book ==
- == Article: Principles of international mediation : the case of the East African Community ==
- ISBN-13: 9789024731800
- DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789024731800.307-389
- Publication Year: 1985
- Publisher: Brill
- Language: English, French
- * Rightsholder: Brill
- Country: Netherlands
- Authors: ACADEMIE DE DROIT INTERNATIONAL DE LA HAYE,; Académie de Droit International de la Ha"
- Given that this is the only publication I can find ever using this photo, the photo was most likely provided to Degruyter/Brill by my father for this publication (~ 4 or 5 years before his passing), and was created a decade or 2 earlier by a photographer on his staff at Ciba-Geigy Corp.
- Is this sufficient (and I wouldn't know what else to do) - how do I change the copyright classification I mistakenly attached to the photo?
- Thanks
- Cbumb (talk) 19:37, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- Jeff G.
- TSventon Cbumb (talk) 19:37, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Cbumb: Can the "staff at Ciba-Geigy Corp." help you identify the photographer or clear the rights? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- Jeff G.
- They are long dead...
- Cbumb (talk) 23:19, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- Jeff G.
- TSventon
- @Jeff G.:
- Hi Jeff & T,
- I received a response from the AfZ/ETH Zürich:
- "Beim von Ihnen genannten Bild können wir die Copyright-Frage nicht wirklich beantworten. Auf der Rückseite des Fotos steht ein Stempel: "Press Briefing by Victor Umbricht, co-ordinator of international assistance for the reconstruction of Viet Nam, United Nations, New York, 21.3.1978", ein Fotograf oder eine Fotografin ist nicht angegeben."
- Um sicher zu gehen, würden wir Ihnen vorschlagen, ein Foto aus privater Provenienz zu verwenden. Gut passen würde z.B. das Foto Nummer 11 aus dem folgenden Dossier https://4ever.afz.ethz.ch/aoa20/ecdaf0210f6c4e80a8e942600876c94b "
- ~ translates as: We can not answer the CR question about this photograph. A stamp on the back of the photo states: "....." No photographer is identified.
- To be safe, we would suggest using a photo of private origin. Photo #11 from our file: https:// ... should work well.
- This is from the holdings of the Victor H. and Elisabeth Umbricht Foundation (https://afz.ethz.ch/en/about-us/sponsoring-partnerships/foundations-and-funds/victor-h-and-elisabeth-umbricht-foundation.html, of which I am the presiding officer), part of the AfZ ETH Zürich.
- Does that sound like it would work for you guys?
- . --Cbumb (talk) 18:48, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Cbumb: What license is offered from what author? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 03:36, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Cbumb: Can the "staff at Ciba-Geigy Corp." help you identify the photographer or clear the rights? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
@Jeff G. and Cbumb: returning to the original photo under discussion, I read Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States and found Anything published in or after 1978 but before March 1, 1989 with no copyright notice is in the public domain unless the work's copyright was registered within 5 years of the work's initial publication.
According to the message from the archive quoted by Cbumb (and Google translate) Auf der Rückseite des Fotos steht ein Stempel: [On the back of the photo is a stamp:] "Press Briefing by Victor Umbricht, coordinator of international assistance for the reconstruction of Viet Nam, United Nations, New York, 21.3.1978", ein Fotograf oder eine Fotografin ist nicht angegeben. [a photographer is not named.]
The photo was used in Principles of international mediation : the case of the East African Community, published by Brill in 1985 (again available via the Wikipedia Library). Jeff G., does that look like public domain, or am I clutching at straws? TSventon (talk) 00:13, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- @TSventon: I think you're on to something here. COM:HIRTLE recommends {{PD-US-1978-89}} in this case. Any objections? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:13, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
Second photo
- Hi Jeff,
- I have uploaded a new portrait photo, for which I have received permission from the rights department of the publisher (Brill.com) to use for this article.: "You may freely reuse the alternative photograph, as long as you accompany it with a citation referring to the original publication with full bibliographical details."
- I found the alternative photograph in my late father's book, "Multilateral mediation. Practical Experiences and Lessons. Dordrecht, Boston 1989, ISBN 90-247-3779-6”, which was published by Martinus Nijhoff in 1989. The photo in question is on p. 258 (Epilogue).
- I hope this works for you - can you replace the currently posted picture on the Wikipedia Draft:Victor Hermann Umbricht with the one I uploaded to my Wikimedia uploads page, or give me instructions on how to do that?
- Thank you. Cbumb (talk) 16:34, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
- Cbumb I have added a link to the new image to your comment, do you know who took the photo? The book is available via Brill in the Wikipedia Library and the Acknowledgements mention
Mr. Wolfgang Schürer, Switzerland, whose friendly cooperation has enabled photographs to be included in the book.
So the photographer may be Wolfgang Schürer (Q95341283), who may still be alive. Otherwise I leave detailed advice to JeffG. TSventon (talk) 17:02, 18 April 2026 (UTC)- TSventon,
- I do not know who took the photograph, but I doubt it was Prof. Schürer, since he is an academic economist at the University of St.Gallen. He was likely involved in finding and selecting photographs for the Book (which was published after my father died).
- But I would hope that with the written permission from the Brill rights office, as indicated above, it would be ok to use for the wiki comment/article.
- How do I add the source citation to the photo insert?
- Thank you. Cbumb (talk) 19:18, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Cbumb: You can use {{Cite web}} and related templates on the author line and other lines. this biography has no death info, but puts Wolfgang Schürer at 79+ years old, so getting permission from him to VRT may be a hassle. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:18, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you Jeff. I inserted the reference on the photo, looks ok to me, but I don't know if that's what you meant with templates or lines.
- I believe Prof Schürer is alive, but he is unlikely to be the photograph, as mentioned to TSventon. Cbumb (talk) 22:40, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Cbumb: That's a good start, but I was thinking along the lines of actual use of (in this case) {{Cite book}}. I would put it on the back burner in favor of the original photo, unless the research on the original photo does not pan out, or you actually prefer this one. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:19, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks Jeff. I actually prefer the second image, but apart from that, I have the permission from Brill on that one.
- In contrast, the first one has the Brill permission, but they told me I also needed permission from The Hague Academy, which is still pending.
- chris Cbumb (talk) 02:41, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Cbumb: That's a good start, but I was thinking along the lines of actual use of (in this case) {{Cite book}}. I would put it on the back burner in favor of the original photo, unless the research on the original photo does not pan out, or you actually prefer this one. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:19, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Cbumb: You can use {{Cite web}} and related templates on the author line and other lines. this biography has no death info, but puts Wolfgang Schürer at 79+ years old, so getting permission from him to VRT may be a hassle. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:18, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
- Cbumb I have added a link to the new image to your comment, do you know who took the photo? The book is available via Brill in the Wikipedia Library and the Acknowledgements mention
File:Bulgaria-stem.jpg
Lesser quality than File:Coat of Arms of Bulgaria from Stemmatographia by Hristofor Zhefarovich (1741).jpg, should be redirected there. Zoupan (talk) 02:02, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Painting Lotus Art.jpg
The linked source appears to be a site selling prints. The original source of this image appears to be here (I'm assuming this is the photographer's official account?). Unless I'm missing something, it looks like this image is under copyright and not eligible for Commons. Tymewalk (talk) 02:10, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Parmain (Val-d'Oise) La Poste.JPG
The building was completed in 1949 by Georges Labro (1887–1981). There is no freedom of panorama in France. The copyright term of the country is 70 years, and the image can be undeleted in 2052 A1Cafel (talk) 02:46, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- No objection against deletion.
Selon la loi de 2016, en France est permis les reproductions et représentations d’œuvres architecturales et de sculptures, placées en permanence sur la voie publique, réalisées par des personnes physiques, à l'exclusion de tout usage à caractère directement ou indirectement commercial ».--Havang(nl) (talk) 07:25, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Files in Category:Town hall of Le Vésinet
No FoP in France, architect Georges Labro died in 1981
- File:Hôtel Ville - Le Vésinet (FR78) - 2024-06-08 - 1.jpg
- File:Hôtel Ville - Le Vésinet (FR78) - 2024-06-08 - 2.jpg
- File:Hôtel Ville - Le Vésinet (FR78) - 2024-06-08 - 3.jpg
- File:Hôtel Ville - Le Vésinet (FR78) - 2024-06-08 - 4.jpg
- File:Hôtel Ville - Le Vésinet (FR78) - 2024-06-08 - 5.jpg
- File:Hôtel Ville - Le Vésinet (FR78) - 2024-06-08 - 6.jpg
- File:Hôtel Ville - Le Vésinet (FR78) - 2024-06-08 - 7.jpg
- File:Hôtel Ville - Le Vésinet (FR78) - 2024-06-08 - 8.jpg
- File:Le Vésinet Mairie.jpg
- File:P1080758 Mairie du Vésinet.jpg
- File:P1080793 Services Techniques de la mairie du Vésinet.JPG
A1Cafel (talk) 02:50, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Files in Category:Trade Unions Building (Kyiv)
The building was completed in 1980 by Oleksandr Malynovskyi (1915–1976). There is no freedom of panorama in Ukraine. The copyright term of the country is 70 years, and the image can be undeleted in 2047
- File:210824115202 Independence Day parade, Kyiv 2021, 45.jpg
- File:Kiev 7.jpg
- File:KIEV UKRAINE SEP 2013 (9957176195).jpg
- File:Maidan Square Kiev hnapel 02.jpg
- File:Trade Unions Building in Kyiv 2024.jpg
- File:Trade Unions Building, Kyiv, 2018.jpg
- File:Будинок профспілок - panoramio.jpg
- File:Будинок профспілок.jpg
- File:Місце протестів та загибелі громадян під час Революції Гідності на Хрещатику і Майдані Незалежності, Київ 04.jpg
- File:Часы на Доме профсоюзов, Киев.JPG
A1Cafel (talk) 02:58, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:DUvlag.svg
need cleanup ~2026-20413-40 (talk) 04:29, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:有感筆电签名.png
Hwjadleste Knsksnsosnsknsk8888 (talk) 05:26, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Files uploaded by Muhammed Tariq Hawleri 1985 (talk · contribs)
No evidence of permission
- File:Lawyer and Halabja's mayor - Nuxsha Nasih.jpg
- File:Abby-Innes-2025.webp
- File:Diagram-of-male-and-female-31326553496-o - NASA.jpg
- File:António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations visiting Arbat Refugee Campus, Arbat Town, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 2014.png
- File:Jina Amini, Kurdish Woman.jpg
- File:London Kurdish Film Festival, 2022.jpg
- File:Tara Jaff, Kurdish singer in 1981, United Kingdom.png
- File:Tara Jaff Kurdish Harpist and her balck cat.jpg
- File:Tara Jaff, Kurdish harpist.jpg
- File:Mariwan Halabjaee.jpg
- File:First primary school for boys, during Lady Adela's rule in Halabja, late 1910s.jpg
- File:Pir Shaliyar Ceremony, Hewraman.jpg
- File:Pir Shaliyar Festival, Halabja, Kurdistan Region.jpg
- File:Awesar Resort, Halabja, Kurdistan Region.jpg
- File:Ahmed Awa Waterfall, Halabja, Tourism.jpg
File:Battle of Chaldiran.jpg- File:Children of Halabja, performing chants about peace, to Iraqi communist officials, written on the board "Bzhî âşti cîhan", meaning "Long live peace in the world".jpg
- File:Topographic Map of Halabja.jpg
- File:Protest in Halabja, against digital abuse.jpg
- File:First Mayor of Halabja, Nuxsha Nasih.jpg
File:Lady Adela the ruler and mayor of Halabja, meeting with Major General Fraser in 1919.webp- File:Lady Adela the mayor of Halabja, and her family, 1920s.webp
- File:Halabja Jewish Synagogue.jpg
- File:Kurdish Jews of Halabja, Performing for officials of Monarch Iraq.png
- File:Halabja Monument.jpg
- File:Photographer Ramazan Öztürk as he arrived in Halabja to document the tragedy.jpg
- File:Halabja Chemical Genocide 1988, done by the Baath'ist regime of Iraq.jpg
- File:Kakayis (Yarisanis) followers of Kakayi, or Yarsani religions, of Halabja, Kurdistan region of Iraq.jpg
- File:Pomegranates of Halabja farmers, in Halabja pomegranate festival.jpg
- File:Halabja Pomegranate Festival.jpg
- File:University of Halabja.jpg
- File:Inside the Halabja Monument.jpg
- File:Ahmed Mukhtar Jaff High School.jpg
- File:Mahir Hassan, Actor from Kurdistan Region of Iraq.jpg
- File:Bafel Talabani, Leader of PUK.jpg
- File:Former First Lady of Iraq, Hero Ibrahim Ahmed.jpg
- File:Sarkaw Hadi Ayze Gorani.png
- File:Tawin Piran - German, Kurdish Systems Engineer of Ariane-6 Rocket.webp
- File:Banaz Jalil, Iraqi-Kurdish Researcher & Scientist.jpg
- File:Bana Sherwan.jpg
- File:Kurdish British Actress & Model Deba Hekmat.png
Trade (talk) 05:37, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Keep File:Lady Adela the ruler and mayor of Halabja, meeting with Major General Fraser in 1919.webp - published in 1926 second edition of Soane's To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in Disguise, which would make it {{PD-UK-unknown}} (since the photographer isn't ID'd, but it was published 100 years ago) and {{PD-old-auto-1996}} or a similar set of PD licenses. —Tcr25 (talk)
Keep File:Battle of Chaldiran.jpg, cropped version of a 19th century fresco {{PD-old-auto-expired}} and {{PD-Iran}} or similar should apply.—Tcr25 (talk) 17:32, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:BlueROV2 flying with ArduSub.jpg
Claimed own work, but a cropped version is in the manufacturer's website: https://bluerobotics.com/guide-tag/camera/ MKFI (talk) 07:48, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Keep — the evidence below points in the opposite direction from what is claimed.
- 1. The uploader published three othe photographs of BlueROV2 at full original resolution (4000–5470 px on the long side) with complete, unaltered EXIF metadata intact. Access to original RAW or high-resolution source files with embedded EXIF data is something only the actual author of the photographs would realistically possess.
- 2. A close comparison of the Commons file and the image on the manufacturer's website reveals that the website version is a cropped, reduced in size and post-processed derivative of the Commons original — not the other way around. Most notably, a plug-in device clearly visible in the original Commons photograph (left to the camera) has been retouched out in the version published on bluerobotics.com. This would make no sense if the manufacturer's image were the source.
- Should any further confirmation be required, we can ask the copyright holder to submit a formal permission email to the Volunteer Response Team (VRT) in accordance with the standard OTRS process. However, given the technical evidence outlined above, this does not appear to be necessary. Alexandra Goncharik (talk) 16:53, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Второй съезд Союза горцев Северного Кавказа.jpg
Not used and low quality. Have 3 similar files on Commons Yousiphh (talk) 10:28, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
Kept: is different from at least one of them. --Abzeronow (talk) 02:46, 19 September 2025 (UTC)
File:Второй съезд Союза горцев Северного Кавказа.jpg
The same as File:II съезд СГСК.jpg and File:II Congress of Representatives of the Caucasian Mountaineers, Vladikavkaz, September 21, 1917.jpg. Low quality and not used. Yousiphh (talk) 08:43, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Eight steps of yoga.jpg
File is a duplicate of File:Eight step of Yoga with associated changes in mentals states.jpg Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:31, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Astroturfing for the shale gas industry in the European Parliament.jpg
No freedom of panorama in France A1Cafel (talk) 10:16, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Weak keep likely COM:De minimis or at least you can crop the image. SomeFancyUsername (talk) 17:46, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Files uploaded by Ranak Jahan (talk · contribs)
All these claim to be CC0, however the actual website says © 2026 ID8, a Hawai‘i 501C3 Nonprofit. All rights reserved. All rights reserved means these images are incompatible. I can't believe no one paid attention to this.
- File:Burt lum.jpg
- File:The-100th,-Seeds-of-Aloha-clapper.jpg
- File:Shaka Monument.jpg
- File:Shaka-Sticker.jpg
- File:Shaka-Workshops-Curriculum.jpg
- File:Frank-Fasi-shaka-campaign-image.jpg
- File:Shaka-License-Plates.jpg
- File:Hawaii Shaka Gesture Law Signing 2024.jpg
LuvsMG481 (talk) 10:20, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Comment File:Frank-Fasi-shaka-campaign-image.jpg might fall under public domain if it was published without a valid copyright notice (PD-US-no notice), since it was published before 1972.- File:Hawaii Shaka Gesture Law Signing 2024.jpg and File:Shaka-License-Plates.jpg come from this page, where they are listed as "free use", but the website footer still says "© 2026 ID8". The linked page for more free use images (here) says "Credit “Courtesy ID8”", but still no explicit license (nor is there one in the Dropbox link on that page). It might be possible to ask the copyright holder(s) if they'd be willing to publish them with a clear CC license so they can be used on Commons.
Speedy delete the others per COM:COPYVIO, none of the other linked sources say anything about free licensing for those images. Tymewalk (talk) 05:15, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Noon Gun Tours Info Billboard Kira.png
South Africa does not appear to have freedom of panorama so I believe this file may be a copyright violation. Even if FOP were to exist I think this fails COM:SIGNS. CoconutOctopus (talk) 10:28, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Weak keep the logos are COM:De minimis, the headphones are below COM:TOO, the text looks to be also below COM:TOO SomeFancyUsername (talk) 17:52, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Muslim ethnic groups.jpg
This file was initially tagged by Polarlys as no source (No source since) -
Challenge: Polarlys, please do not add speedy-deletion tags arbitrarily on files that are already sourced as "own work" unless you can prove a copyright violation.
Yes, the author of this file has obviously concocted the map without providing their own academic sources (and I added a "disputed" note because of that), I see no indication that the map might be unsourced in terms of a copyright violation. Enyavar (talk) 10:33, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Given the compression artifacts I assumed the user has taken the base map from somewhere else (like he often does). --Polarlys (talk) 10:48, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- The entire map - including labels - has circulated online prior to its upload here, e.g. , , . Omphalographer (talk) 18:08, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Painted Portrait of an Igbo Woman in Traditional Regalia Featuring Ichafu Nnukwu and Aka Coral Beads.jpg
This is a picture of a Yoruba headdress called Gele, not ichafu. This user was found vandalising Wikipedia and the fake "ichafu" article was deleted and salted. Meanwhile some of the pictures of Gele he labeled as "ichafu" still remains up on wikimedia, while I've reported and had some taken down. Its best to change the file name to Gele, a Yoruba headdress, or delete them. Dolpina (talk) 12:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Ichafu.jpg
This is a picture of a Yoruba headdress called Gele, not ichafu. This user was found vandalising Wikipedia and the fake "ichafu" article was deleted and salted. Meanwhile all the pictures of Gele he labeled as "ichafu" still remains up on wikimedia. Its best to change the file name to Gele, a Yoruba headdress, or delete them. Dolpina (talk) 12:10, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Eze Obi Ossai and wives wearing Ichafu with wrappers and elephant tusk Ivory (Odu).jpg
Submitting this for deletion due to misinformation. This is from a children's book, not an important drawing from 1841. (Also added later: User was caught in vandalism on Wikipedia and their collaborative article they called was deleted and salted.)Dolpina (talk) 12:14, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- What children's book have you found this in, @Dolpina? There is also File:Image of Obi Ossai, King of Aboh.jpg, the same image with different information. Sourcing for both is unclear. —Tcr25 (talk) 17:14, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Flag of the Aro Confederacy.svg
Submitting for deletion because it is a self made flag which never existed in any sources. Dolpina (talk) 12:21, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:AsanumaJiroPuppy.jpg
毎日新聞社のフォトバンクからの転載。1957年に撮影された写真そのものの転載ではなく、管理番号を含む形で後年に撮影された写真の転載であるため、著作権保護期間の満了が確認できない。 Taisai429 (talk) 12:25, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Foto de Artista - Jose GR.png
no quiero que siga estando en la pagina de wikipedia y sea visible para todo el mundo , deseo borarlo Josegr oficial (talk) 13:38, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Tistung Thaha.jpg
I uploaded it by mistake Rockey2018 (talk) 13:43, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Xəyyam CƏLİLZADƏ — Gadamer və onun fenomenologiyası.pdf
Incorrect version of the paper uploaded by the journal. I am the author of this paper. The journal uploaded a wrong version containing errors. I have not uploaded any file to Commons yet. I want this incorrect version to be deleted so that I can upload the correct and final PDF myself. The correct version is published on the journal’s official website here: [ https://metafizikajurnali.az/storage/images/site/files/PDF/Metafizika.Vol.3%2CNo.3%2CSerial.11%2CPP.93-106.pdf ] Please delete this file. Hayyam C (talk) 14:05, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- No evidence of free license. Published articles cannot be license on-wiki. We need eithe a link to the publisher site where the free license is declared, or a free license via email using VRT. Ankry (talk) 16:39, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
I have just accepted permission for “File:Xəyyam CƏLİLZADƏ — Gadamer və onun fenomenologiyası.pdf” under ticket:2026040310006174. --Nemoralis (talk) 22:46, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Yves Nassouri 2019.jpg
la page wikipedia associée à été suprimée Tonymerlin (talk) 15:57, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:奉祀官孔垂長,於孔子誕辰2566周年釋奠典禮.jpg
Low quality image cropped from original image and is not used George6VI (talk) 16:26, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Happurg,Marktplatz 5.jpg
Das Bild ist falsch identifiziert. Es zeigt nicht das Gebäude Marktplatz 5 in Happurg. Da der tatsächliche Ort unbekannt ist, ist die Datei irreführend und ohne enzyklopädischen Nutzen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-20623-11 (talk • contribs) 15:44, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Ich kann das nicht so stehenlassen. Das Gebäude rechts hat eine "1" mit einem "...platz". Das Logo rechts zeigt eine "Katja", die Podologin ist. Das Gebäude rechts ist Marktplatz 1, wie man hier sehen kann. So haben wir. Hier stehen wir zwischen Standort und Fotomotiv. So vermute ich, dass es die Hersbrucker Straße 5 ist, damit wäre die Angabe tatsächlich falsch, aber das Gebäude zumindest identifiziert :). --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 19:28, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
Keep and rename to File:Happurg, Hersbrucker Straße 5 per PantheraLeo — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:34, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
File:MTV-Bumper-man-and-cows.webm
Video what less than 60 seconds and published after 1981 SomeFancyUsername (talk) 16:40, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Ignoring this part, I want to highly clarify why this one should be deleted. This was released in 1989 according to a reliable source on Rocko's Modern Life's Wikipedia article, not 1988. As the exact date is unknown, it's still likely its automatically copyrighted as all works released 3/1/1989 and later are that way. Plus, as there's not really clear info about its copyright, therefore it should be deleted. RTSthestardust (talk) 02:09, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
Files uploaded by BlueBerryCatOwner (talk · contribs)
Useless symbols and flag. oos for "personal use" per Special:Diff/1190891109.
- File:Symbol unoppose2 vote.svg
- File:Symbol oppose2 vote.svg
- File:Symbol triple abstain vote.svg
- File:Symbol triple oppose vote.svg
- File:Symbol triple support vote.svg
- File:Symbol oppose vote purple.svg
- File:Symbol double abstain vote.svg
- File:Symbol double abstain vote.png
- File:Flag of Lucaland.svg
— 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:55, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Keep the symbols: I could see them being useful in Wikipedia and somesuch.
Delete File:Flag of Lucaland.svg, since it just seems to be a personal image with no basis in reality. EnvironmentalDoor (talk) 16:45, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- I agree with you Los Tictacsitos (talk) 16:42, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
- dont delelete them please! they are very useful! ~2026-23173-01 (talk) 20:11, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
- delete*
- ok now your right they are useful Los Tictacsitos (talk) 20:24, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
- are you 100% sure about deleting these? Los Tictacsitos (talk) 08:48, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
this is unfair. these are used on a wiki on miraheze, and the creator of these symbols decided to put them on wikimedia commons so other users can use them, so if these get deleted then we cant use these files. please change your mind on this! i respect your opinion if you still want these deleted! --~2026-20270-28 (talk) 17:30, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Why can't you host them "on a wiki on miraheze"? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:36, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- they were posted here just incase anyone else would use them outside of that wiki ~2026-20270-28 (talk) 17:42, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- and im pretty sure theres more useless files that isnt even used anywhere that was posted here ~2026-20270-28 (talk) 17:44, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- im pretty sure hes correct, i see the symbols have a use, but File:Flag of Lucaland.svg is actually useless, and i dont think it will serve a use. theres definitely more unused and useless files out there ~2026-23173-01 (talk) 08:45, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
- and im pretty sure theres more useless files that isnt even used anywhere that was posted here ~2026-20270-28 (talk) 17:44, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- they were posted here just incase anyone else would use them outside of that wiki ~2026-20270-28 (talk) 17:42, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Nettspend.webp
Something went wrong here. There are two unrelated images in the file history. The first is totally a copyvio from a 1-edit account. The second and current is valid for Wikimedia Commons. Can someone delete just the older pic? This file is used in multiple places. I know the edit history is a mess but either this needs to be deleted and the second file restored, or we can just delete the old pic and move on. Bluerasberry (talk) 16:56, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Vito Nomade.jpg
Non è più attendibile Adriana Bri (talk) 17:03, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Dam 0184-1068 1998 num 21 1 T2 0513 0000 1.png
Photo extraite d'un article scientifique au format pdf sous une licence CC BY-NC-ND indiquée sur sa première page (également indiquée dans les métadonnées du fichier sur Wilimedia Commons) ; licence en désaccord avec celles acceptées selon https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing/fr. Briotin416 (talk) 18:58, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Escudo 4a Compañía.png
yo el autor pido la eliminación del archivo Alantj97 (talk) 19:05, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Escudo de la Cuarta Compañia 2023.png
yo el autor pido la eliminación del archivo Alantj97 (talk) 19:05, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Segunda Compañía Maipú.png
yo el autor pido la eliminación del archivo Alantj97 (talk) 19:06, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Sexta Compañía Maipú.png
yo el autor pido la eliminación del archivo Alantj97 (talk) 19:06, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Séptima Compañía Maipú.png
yo el autor pido la eliminación del archivo Alantj97 (talk) 19:06, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Primera Compañía Maipú.png
yo el autor pido la eliminación del archivo Alantj97 (talk) 19:06, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Tercera Compañía Maipú.png
yo el autor pido la eliminación del archivo Alantj97 (talk) 19:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:M4 templo.jpg
yo el autor pido la eliminación del archivo Alantj97 (talk) 19:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:B4 templo.jpg
yo el autor pido la eliminación del archivo Alantj97 (talk) 19:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Q4 Bomberos Maipú.jpg
yo el autor pido la eliminación del archivo Alantj97 (talk) 19:08, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:2010-2014 Proton Persona taxi in George Town, Penang.jpg
Extremely low quality image, unable to be used anywhere to a point being educationally out of scope LuvsMG481 (talk) 19:22, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Comment, I think the uncropped version (the version that was overwritten) is useful to keep as a decent photograph of en:Eastern & Oriental Hotel. Perhaps it should be split and this cropped version can be deleted. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 21:47, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- I agree. And I think the crop itself goes against COM:CROP. We can do that but the uncropped version will need to be a seperate upload. Would you like to do the honours? LuvsMG481 (talk) 00:07, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- Done, I uploaded it as a separate file here: File:Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Nov 2013.jpg. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 16:09, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- I agree. And I think the crop itself goes against COM:CROP. We can do that but the uncropped version will need to be a seperate upload. Would you like to do the honours? LuvsMG481 (talk) 00:07, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Blason F Marquette.svg
Bonjour, Je suis l’auteur et le téléverseur de ce fichier. Je souhaite sa suppression car il y a eu une erreur lors de l’upload. Merci d'avance de le supprimer. Cordialement. ArmaTornacensia (talk) 19:51, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Comment Bonjour, cela a en effet été corrigé, ceci après vérification des références fournies en premier lieu, qui ont révélé un intitulé incorrect, puisqu'il ne s'agit pas des armes des « Wattecamps », mais plutôt de celles de la famille alliée « Marquette », comme le laissent entendre les références AGF XII p. 778 (v. n°2 « Jeanne Wattecamps veuve de François Marquette ») et Armorial de Tournai et du Tournaisis p. 160 (v. n°2 « Marquette »), celui-ci donnant toutefois des armes légèrement différentes (le chevron chargé en pointe « d'un croissant » et non d'une croisette, les couleurs quant à elles n'étant pas spécifiées) mais suffisamment proches pour corroborer le fait que l'intitulé original du fichier était fautif.- Ceci étant, en l'état le blason est valide et pourrait tout aussi bien être conservé, bien que la probabilité de son utilisation effective sur un des projets reste pour l'instant purement hypothétique. --Kontributor 2K (talk) 10:50, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Logo of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.png
Missing evidence for permission AhmadKermani1979 (talk) 20:15, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Torres Bellini San Martín.jpg
Dudoso trabajo propio, publicado en la we oficial de la empresa constructora acá: https://aisenson.com.ar/obras/bellini-plaza-san-martin/ el archivo carece de información EXIF completa y la cuenta desde donde se subió solo cuenta con tres contribuciones. Banfield - Amenazas aquí 20:23, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Le Parc Av. Figueroa Alcorta.jpg
Dudoso trabajo propio, publicado en la we oficial de la empresa constructora acá: https://aisenson.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2006_leparc_figueroa_alcorta_06-1-1.jpg la cuenta desde donde se subió sólo cuenta con tres contribuciones de dudosa autoría. Banfield - Amenazas aquí 20:25, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Kalutara Vidyalaya Crest.svg
I am requesting deletion of this file because it is not the official logo of the school. The image is incorrect and may mislead readers, so it should be removed. Kvns.002025 (talk) 20:38, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Igbo woman with ichafu.jpg
This is a picture of a Gele not "ichafu". This is from a set of vandalism and canvassing that took place from Wikipedia and got salted. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=prev&diff=1346712503&markasread=346259752&markasreadwiki=enwiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Ameerah1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Ichafu_(headdress)_(2nd_nomination) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Dangermanmeetz 1Dolpina (talk) 21:00, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Object to Deletion: File:Igbo woman with ichafu.jpg
I am the uploader (or a primary contributor to the associated entry), and I strongly object to this deletion. Linguistic Context: This image was uploaded specifically to illustrate the Igbo term ícháfụ́. As documented in the 1906 CMS Dictionary and 1913 Thomas Report, this term refers to a specific style of head-tying indigenous to the Igbo people. Educational Purpose: Even if the nominator disputes the specific style, the image serves a vital educational purpose under COM:SCOPE. It provides a visual reference for the "spread and wind" (cha + fụ) method described in the etymology. Neutrality: A disagreement over whether a headwrap is "ceremonial" or "daily wear" is a matter for the File Description, not a reason for Deletion. I am happy to update the metadata to be more descriptive, but the file itself is a valid contribution to African textile documentation. Verification: I can confirm that this image accurately represents the headwrap as worn in Southeastern Nigeria (Ikeduru/Owerri regions). Recommendation: Keep the file. If the nominator has concerns about the caption, we can reach a consensus on the wording without destroying the media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wmbata (talk • contribs) 12:16, 4. Apr. 2026 (UTC)
File:Cyclo-pousse Madagascar 2.jpg
Je souhaite retirer ce fichier, car je ne veux plus laisser de trace de moi sur Internet. IanjaMbola (talk) 21:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Cyclo-pousse Madagascar 3.jpg
Je souhaite retirer ce fichier, car je ne veux plus laisser de trace de moi sur Internet. IanjaMbola (talk) 21:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Cyclo-pousse Madagascar 1.jpg
Je souhaite retirer ce fichier, car je ne veux plus laisser de trace de moi sur Internet. IanjaMbola (talk) 21:08, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Hinksbullterrier.jpg
A higher-resolution version of a related photo is found at https://www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=609934, containing a copyright notice saying "ORDWAY © 1935". This appears to have the same copyright notice, despite it being obscured by the diminished resolution. As I understand U.S. copyright law post-Berne Convention, pma applies to individual authors, not corporate authors (Ordway was a photo studio). Corporate authorship is covered under the standard 95-year term. As this is a properly-constructed copyright notice, the photo is still copyrighted for several more years. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 23:26, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- NOTE: Direct URL to the above photo returned a 403. You can access the page at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=181734 and click on the photo from there to see it at higher resolution. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 23:29, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Keep Per {{PD-US-no renewal}}. Given the copyright notice, I am willing to assume publication. Based5290 (talk) 01:26, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
File:Hanzade Osmanoğlu.jpg
Likely not own work as claimed TansoShoshen (talk) 23:40, 3 April 2026 (UTC)