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Krdbot not using nowiki in "content was"

Hi again. I addressed this issue of not using nowiki in "content was" at User talk:Krd/archive/2025#Template:VRTrestore, but it has recurred with Special:Diff/1089702356 and similar edits, populating Category:Malformed deletion requests (and in this case Category:Collections of Musée Cernuschi). Please fix your bot and what it has done, and then purge Commons:Deletion requests/Archive/2025/07/24. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:22, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

I have the feeling we change this back and forth. I have now made a comment in the code for the next occurence. Krd 18:54, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. Deletion log entries are not interpreted as wikitext, but they are so interpreted when Krdbot puts them on pages, so they should be sanitized. What possible opposing viewpoint would there be? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:21, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

Sadly I don't remember. We'll see if it arises again. Krd 07:59, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

Indeed. Johnj1995 (who thankfully fixed the problem I noticed) may notice recurrence first, though. I was pleased to see a result of your change in special:diff/1090869201. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:14, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

File:RSNZ honours Christchurch 2025 251028 Research-259 Matiu Ratima (cropped).jpg

You have proposed this file for speedy deletion and I need to understand what the problem is in order to fix it. The license information is given on the photo the image is cropped from. Are you saying that the license information needs to be repeated in the file information for every cropped photo? Or are you not seeing the license information for the source file? If the second, please click on the link to the source (repeating it here for your convenience but it is in the file information https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMChnzeFrUfRvrgCG7kxKo4OipvPWkU6HukK6ljVhq9eoBWpXYxjd15FuLdL9zsBQ?key=Z2dyT3Mtckh4d0pMcUgyc1QwQzlBbzFrRmJBRENn), it leads to a Google photos set, where the license information for the entire set of images is given underneath the first row of images. The license given says "CC-BY 4.0 NZ (Credit to Royal Society Te Apārangi)".

If your next question was going to be "but what evidence do we have that the photos have been uploaded to Google Images by the Royal Society?" then you can see the link given on their website here: https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/researchers-honoured-at-2025-research-honours-aotearoa-events (search for "2025 Research Honours Aotearoa – Ōtautahi Christchurch, Tuesday 28 October" which is immediately followed by the link "View photographs from the evening" which leads to the Google Images page. DrThneed (talk) 23:46, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Please specify the exact original source in the source field of the uncropped file, and please see COM:License review. --Krd 04:46, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

The source was specified in the original (uncropped) file through a link to the Google Images page under "source", with a pipe to the name of the copyright holder, the Royal Society Te Apārangi. However it was specified in the structured data and then shown using the "Information" template - is that the problem here? (I have amended the source to include the information I specified above, but I would appreciate a fuller answer about the problem as at the moment I am not clear how to avoid this problem in the future). DrThneed (talk) 05:45, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

As said, please use license review. Is shall be obvious why the file has permission, without the need for an investigation. I still don't see where permission for the file is provided. Krd 06:07, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Permission

Hi

This user have uploaded photos taken by Philemon Henry. And he works as advisor for the ministry. Panam2014 (talk) 00:20, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Please say what is your question or request. Krd 05:54, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

The user and the photographer are not the same guy. The permission must be sent by the photographer. Panam2014 (talk) 12:05, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

I still cannot follow, please elaborate. Krd 12:45, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

EurObserver (who have renamed his account) have uploaded photos taken by Philémon Henry without permission. Panam2014 (talk) 13:00, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

The files appear to be already tagged arcordingly. Is there anything more I can do? Krd 17:57, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

DR post-close cleanup

Hi Krd. Now that Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Texas Historical Commission plaques in Fort Bend County, Texas, I'm wondering whether something about copyright status of each of the photographed plaques should be added to their respective file descriptions so that the files don't get mistakenly tagged/nominated for deletion again. For example, a {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}} license seems fine for the photo of File:FBISD Historical Marker.jpg, but technically the uploader wouldn't be considered the copyright holder of the plaque, right? Should there be a different license provided for the plaque based on the VRT ticket or is the same license OK? -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:30, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

It should have been done with a custom license template from the beginning because it's causing pain with every new upload. Please see Category:Custom license tags with ticket permission for examples and please prepare a draft. Krd 05:53, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look. FWIW, I didn't upload any of the files discussed in that DR; I only asked about one of them at VPC; I also wasn't involved in the email to VRT. If these files need would be better off with a custom license, then the uploaders or person who emailed VRT should probably be the ones to create it since they'd be privy to all the details. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:00, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Right, sorry. I'd love to clean that up, but no spare time at my side currently. Krd 11:08, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

DR categorization

Hi Krd, sorry for bothering you. I'm wiriting to you because I've seen that you usually don't categorize pending FOP cases. This doesn't allow users with specific knowledge about their countries' laws (which are very often relevant in these cases) to weigh in and provide more informations about the case, resulting in unnecessary deletions. And even when the images can't be saved, a local, who knows the local language, can very often find more informations about the author and the work, thus identifying a specific undeletion date that otherwise would remain undetermined forever. Friniate (talk) 10:54, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Do you speak of DRs i create or those I close? What are the statistics of how many files get saved this way? Krd 11:16, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

I was talking about those you created, I've added the category in 3 of them today (1, 2, 3). In one case the image could be saved and in another case I could identify a specific undeletion date.

I'm not keeping tracks of every FOP case on Commons obviously, but thank to my researches 299 FOP-images in DRs could be saved since 2023 (and for a lot of other images I could identify a specific undeletion date in the next decades). Friniate (talk) 11:35, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

I will try. Please remind me again if I appear to fail. Krd 11:52, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much :-) Friniate (talk) 11:54, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:FK Vojvodina 1914 (star blue with red stripe) Vojvodina svg.png

Hello, why haven't DeletionRequestArchivist automatically closed this DR yet since the file has been deleted already? Jonteemil (talk) 00:05, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

That is because of the replacement file mentioned in the DR. The bot closes requests only in which exactly one file is mentioned, because not all possible scenarios have been thought through the end. Krd 05:38, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. Jonteemil (talk) 10:29, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Joaquim de Nadal i Baixeras.jpg

Hi!

This deletion I believe it was a mistake, because the last answer in the Ticket:2026060310002852 it was June the 8th, and I, the person who uploaded the archive, am waiting for the Wikimedia answer. I have proofs of it. ~2026-38547-68 (talk) 08:14, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

The ticket is still open, and the file will be restored as soon processing is complete. --Krd 09:33, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Undeletion request: File:Stockholm Center for Freedom logo.png

> Hello Krd, > The official permission email from the President of the organization has just been forwarded to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org for File:Stockholm Center for Freedom logo.png. > Could you please restore the file so that the VRT team can process the incoming ticket? Thank you.Geography23 (talk) 22:48, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

Kannst du mir helfen?

Hallo Krd. Ich vermute hinter ~2026-39142-92 den global gebannten en:Nic shad; zum Vergleich

„Samvakh“ alias „Nic shad“ → "Elephant Fart" & "Elephantfartopedia"
~2026-39142-92 → "Elephant Fart" & "Elephantfartopedia" & "elephant flatulence"

Wo kann ich die vermutete Sperrumgehung am besten melden?

Ich steh da echt auf dem Schlauch, kannst du als commons-A/CU mir da eine Empfehlung geben?
Gruß Mikrometermann (talk) 14:49, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Soweit es nur Kommentare in den Löschanträgen sind, würde ich empfehlen gar nichts zu machen. Krd 15:28, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Ok, Danke. Und Danke auch, dass du dich gleich um die anderen Sachen gekümmert hast.

Gruß und schönes Wochenende --Mikrometermann (talk) 15:36, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Gradient descent

Hi, it is the first time that I made a discussion in wikipedia so I hope it is the right place. I propose to add a small video on the gradient descent to see what is going on. The 20th of June, it seems that you delete the video called which was on this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradient_descent May I have a small explanation. I think that the video in 3D was very useful to understand the one next to it that was in 2D. This simulation was done by one of my student. All the best, Etienne Mann Professor of math at university d'Angers ~2026-39301-94 (talk) 13:52, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Question about Commons:E-Mail-Vorlagen

Hi, does this page really need template/admin protection? I think lowering to autopatroller would be better. —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 14:02, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

I think it does, because otherwise people put their release directly into the page. See the history. Krd 14:06, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Need understanding

Hello Krd, I noticed that you deleted one of my photos regarding aircraft HK-1341. I left a note about if confirmation was needed, I could show evidence that permission from Paul Hayes was given over email. If this wasn't appropriate to do in this situation, I understand, and if so, what could I do to have the photo re-uploaded/undeleted? I have messages (Emails) from Paul Hayes, the original creator of the image, that gave me permission to upload said photo. File link is here: File:HK-1341.jpg.Fadedreality556 (talk) 18:06, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Restore the deleted files

My images of Finnish Defence Forces items from my personal collection, as well as photographs of Finnish military emblems, were deleted. I believe this was done in error. Uploading the files, I followed the guidance provided on Wikimedia Commons and clearly stated that the depicted items are the property of the Finnish Defence Forces. Under Finnish copyright law, official military insignia, emblems, and similar official symbols are generally not protected by copyright, and photographs of these physical items are therefore eligible for upload to Wikimedia Common.

I also included the relevant license template on the file pages and cited the specific section of Finnish law stating that these official military emblems and insignia are not protected by copyright.

This file is in the public domain in Finland because it is a part of a decision or a statement issued by a public authority or other public body in Finland and is not an independent work. Section 9 of the Finnish Copyright Act specifies that no copyright exists in such material. (Link to the Act)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by AIikersantti (talk • contribs) 19:49, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

The images:

AIikersantti (talk) 19:48, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

I don't think that PD-FinlandGov can apply to these badges. If you disagree please elaborate. Krd 04:55, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

There are examples of pictures and their digitalized versions that were uploaded by other people long before me. I did everything the same way they did by stating that the files are the property of, or were made by, the Finnish Defence Forces, and I included the template I mentioned.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Distinctive_unit_insignia_of_the_Finnish_Army

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_army_flags_of_Finland

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_training_branch_insignia_of_Finland

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shoulder_sleeve_insignia_of_the_Finnish_Army

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Order_of_the_Cross_of_Liberty

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_insignia_of_Finland

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_rank_insignia_of_the_Army_of_Finland

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_roundels_of_Finland

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_decorations_of_Finland — Preceding unsigned comment added by AIikersantti (talk • contribs) 19:44, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

AIikersantti (talk) 19:40, 18 July 2026 (UTC)