Commons:Help desk/Archive/2008/09

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Sardar Sarovar project

Sir, I have to upload a photo on the largest canal system in the world, originating from the Sardar Sarovar Multipurpose Project in Gujarat. The information brochure issued on the project by the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited of the Goverment of Gujarat, India does not have any copyright clauses in the brochure. The color drawing I propose to upload from this brochure, is of the Sarovar Main Irrigation Can System from the Sardar Sarovar dam, which is slated to benefit an estimated command area of 1.8 m million ha of irrigation, apart from drinking water benefits to villages in the command in Gujarat and Rajathan states of India. I tried to upload the drawing as a jpg image but it is not getting through since the red signal appearing at the bottom of upload page indicates requirement of a licence. Since it is from a free publication, how do I upload this picture now.--Nvvchar (talk) 05:27, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Could you please provide link to copyrights law of India where copyright clauses is requirement for text/images to be copyrighted? --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:26, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Food safety images

I need a combination image to represent food safety: time & temperature are the most critical components. Is there any one who can combine them so the look good?

I would like to use these three:

I need them laid out in a triangle with the clock at the apex, the warning at the right corner and the science logo on the left corner. If this could be done in SVG format, so much the better.

I would like to thank everyone in advance.

--Jerem43 (talk) 09:35, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Please put your request on en:Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Image workshop. Mion (talk) 13:14, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

RSS Feeds for categories

Is there an RSS feed to view category additions? -- carol (talk) 11:50, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Yes, there is a make-shift one here: http://toolserver.org/~magnus/catfood.php You will see automatic links to it under the toolbox on category pages (it says "category rss feed"). --pfctdayelise (说什么?) 12:44, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you very much for the information -- I thought I had seen something like that somewhere. My description of what this should do was to compare it to a category web log -- I have a suggestion for a name if there is ever a reimplementation of it "catablog". -- carol (talk) 13:44, 3 September 2008 (UTC)


Fair Use

I don't know how use the license "FAIR USE". Anybody can help me?

Answer me on my talk page

Thanks

Vitorupdater msg

There is no Fair Use on Commons - See COM:FU Anonymous101 talk 17:06, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

How do I make the image I just uploaded findable through a search?

I just uploaded a photo but can't seem to find it through the search engine. Does it take a while to get in the system, or have not really uploaded it, or otherwise done something wrong? Thanks for any help.

Items can take a few days to show up in the site search, but they will show up. --ShakataGaNai ^_^ 06:21, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Star of David

Someone has replaced the star of David image with a nazi swastika. I'm not allowed to change it, could someone please do so? Thanks rbakker99

It's been done, thanks. rbakker99

Could you please specify name of image? --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:00, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
Image:Star of David.svg - the problem has already been handled. Regards, →Christian.И 15:06, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

I'm struggling with this website

Hello! I would like to contact one of the photographers listed, Mattana. I have tried to create an account, but I can't get past the box that asks to write the word in the box and I can't SEE the word in the box. All that there is in the box is an 'x', with the graphic not coming through. I would be happy to register, if you have any suggestions how to get past the box, that would be great. But my main reason is to try to contact the photographer with a question. If you could help me with this, I would really appreciate it.

Becky Burgin <email removed> —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.170.201.147 (talk • contribs) at 01:25, April 3, 2008 (UTC)

If you still can't register, you can attempt to communicate with the user on their discussion page. You don't have to be registered to do this. There are two Mattana's User:Mattana S. and User:Mattana...click discussion and edit. Then you can sign your comment by adding ~~~~. Goodluck Louis Waweru  Talk  01:04, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Uploading new versions

First off: I'm new here. Until today I've only hung around at Wikipedia, so please bear with me...

I've updated that

(just corrected company names) and now I'd like to upload the new version, but I don't know

  • if I should use the same or another filename
  • if I have to fill in information in the summary that hasn't changed (categories)
  • if updating makes me the "author" in the summary (that means: what should go there?)
  • if I must pick a license from the drop-down box or not
  • what to fill in in "other_versions"
  • how to do all of that without in such a way that I don't violate the GFDL and/or the CC license
  • etc. etc.

That's lots of questions, I know, but maybe someone can tell what to do? The FAQ is rather short and I'm not sure if that is really what I want to (and what I'm supposed to) do. Also this (the part about using different filenames) seems to contradict the FAQ.

Is there no comprehensive help page about updating a file? --Berntie (talk) 22:08, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

There should be a link on the image page that says "Upload a new version of this file". Then there is a warning (in the case that you did not intend to upload into the same namespace), opt to ignore that and the image should update with a little coaxing (reloads and thumbnail resizing). -- carol (talk) 22:14, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
(EC) If you just corrected the company names, choose the same filename. The moment you do that, all the fields in the full upload form should become disabled, except one ("Additional information"). If that doesn't happen do a shift-reload (firefox) or a crtl-reload (IE). In that "Additional information" field, enter a brief description of your changes (for instance, "Corrected company names"). Then click the Upload-button.
If you did more than just fix the names (new colors, new layout), upload under a different name. You're the author, you must choose a license, you must add a description and categories. As "Source", specify "Derivative work of [[:Image:Fcb-Beteiligungen.svg]]". Then upload.
Or, as Carol said, click the "Upload a new version of this file" link on Image:Fcb-Beteiligungen.svg. That uploads using the same name, and using the old form layout. Put the description of your changes in the "Summary" field (delete the empty {{Information}} template first).
Optionally, link Image:Fcb-Beteiligungen.svg in the "Other versions" field.
HTH Lupo 22:17, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
The changes are really minor: The names and the date were updated (I had to enlarge the boxes a little to fit everything in properly, but that shouldn't matter.) So, is that what you meant?
I also wonder why the "Preview" button is disabled. I mean, I'd try a little on my own, but if it's not working...?!? --Berntie (talk) 23:04, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
The "Preview" button is disabled when you upload over an existing file name because there is nothing to preview in that case. Whatever text you enter, it won't end up on the image page, only in the upload summary in the file history. The image can't be previewed because it hasn't been uploaded yet. So there's really no point in having a preview when you upload over an existing file. The button is disabled instead of removed altogether because you might change the destination filename manually, which would re-enable the preview. Disabling/enabling elements is visually less distracting than removing/re-adding elements dynamically. Lupo 07:30, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
And no, that is not yet what I meant, but it's close. Just put "Updated names" in the "Textfeld". You are overwriting the existing file, so there are no "other versions". Also check "Warnungen ignorieren", otherwise you'll get a warning again that you are about to overwrite a file, but you already know that... Lupo 07:35, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Ok, thanks for your help. I gave it a try. It would be nice if someone could check that there's nothing left to be updated. --Berntie (talk) 11:46, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
It's fine. Lupo 06:17, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

What's a MIME type?

I was trying to upload a jpg file with Commonist and it gave me the message: UploadForbiddenException uploading a file with this MIME-type is forbidden. I also tried uploading thru the site and it said Files of the MIME type "application/x-php" are not allowed to be uploaded.. As far as I can tell, it's no different than any of the other gazillion photos I've uploaded. Help, pleeeeease! :) --Ebyabe (talk) 23:07, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

  • Hey there. The MIME type of your file tells your browser, and in this case, MediaWiki what kind of data it is being sent so that it can decide how to handle it. So for example a file with type image/png would be processed by your browser differently to a file of type text/css. See w:Internet media type and w:MIME for more info on MIME types. What this means in your case is, MediaWiki thinks you are trying to upload a PHP file because somewhere along the line it's being told that your file's type is application/x-php. I think this is more likely to be a bug or an error in MediaWiki that is messing with your file's type than a problem on your end but one can never tell with technology. Perhaps someone more experienced with MediaWiki than I will be able to help. If not, try uploading again later. naerii 23:23, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
    • Sounds more like a browser/firewall bug. Are you using anonymizing software or something that dynamically rewrites html headers (like proxomitron)? Or some kind of caching/proxying software? If so try not using them. Otherwise, try resetting your modem/internet connection and using a different browser. If this solves the problem then your browser is misreading the file type and passing along bad MIME info to Mediawiki. If none of these solves the problem then perhaps your file is confusing Mediawiki somehow. In that case try opening it in image editing software and re-saving it. -Nard the Bard 23:31, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

I can't see my page....

do I need to add code to make my Wikipedia page searchable on Wikipedia?

Thanks!— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.130.202.164 (talk • contribs)

  • This is the help desk for Commons, not Wikipedia. But to answer your question, new pages take time to index. So just wait. Actually, from the looks of your contribs on en.wiki, you made a user page, not an article. So it will not show in a normal search. -Nard the Bard 23:11, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Creating a redirect that won't show up as a category on the target page

I redirected Category:Melt Banana to Category:Melt-Banana, but now Category:Melt Banana show's up as a sub-category on the target. Is there any way to fix this, or should I have the redirect deleted? Thank you Louis Waweru  Talk  23:25, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you =) Louis Waweru  Talk  23:47, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Image:McCainObamaMatchupTWINtop.svg

Why isn't Image:McCainObamaMatchupTWINtop.svg previewing correctly? Is has a valid source code, and the previous version were able to thumb alright. Now I have to revert to the png version on all the Wikipedia pages because this one is not thumbing. The Evil Spartan (talk) 17:45, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

A lot of thumbnails on Special:NewImages aren't showing up this evening. naerii 18:09, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

how do i create a page about me and my music?

I see my friend Edwina Hayes has one - please could you help?

Regards

Dave

I think you're looking for Wikipedia. This is Wikimedia Commons, which is for freely licensed media such as images and sounds. Wikipedia discourages writing about yourself, so I wouldn't recommend starting a page for yourself. However, there are lots of ways you can contribute. You might consider taking photographs of notable musicians and musical performances, and uploading them here on Commons. If you think you meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines, feel free to contact me at my Wikipedia talk page here. --Amble (talk) 19:41, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Could someone delete an uncorrectly named file?

Please, could someone delete the following image: Image:‘’Allium ericerotum".jpg ? This is the first copy I loaded. I already loaded a copy with its correct name. Could you also help me to find the correct categories, I cannot get the Commonsense help? --Francdubtes (talk) 20:33, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

  • You can get the bad name image deleted by using {{badname|''name of correctly named image''}}. I don't know about the categories, though. 20:42, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Replace ketogenesis.png with ketogenesis2.png

I previously uploaded an image illustrating the biochemical pathways of ketogenesis, but I had made a mistake. If someone could replace "ketogenesis.png"(erroneous version) with "ketogenesis2.png"(corrected version), I'd be grateful. (I couldn't do it myself since I'm a newcomer to Wikimedia Commons.) --Uthbrian (talk) 23:43, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Need to replace image.

Resolved

I uploaded an image of The Luxor Obelisk (in France) to Commons, and I didn't realize that the image would be sideways. I've opened the original image on my computer, but no matter how I open the file, the image is right-side up. I'm not sure how to make the change so that the The Obelisk is facing the right way. Could I have some help? And how do you add tags once the image is created, too? I forgot to put Luxor Obelisk as one of the tags. Thanks! Helixer (talk) 04:28, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Rotatebot fixed it. Yay!! Helixer (talk) 16:56, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Governments that make their works PD

I know that works of the US Federal government are PD by law, and that works of most US state governments are not. I see from Template:PD-FLGov, however, that some works of the Florida government are PD. Is there a list somewhere of governments that make their works PD? —teb728 t c 07:42, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Question

i have a demo game and if i take a screen shot for that will that be ok or not

Most likely it would be no, but it depends, if it's an Ubisoft game then yes you can upload it here. --Kanonkas(talk) 08:23, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

TUSC account

I can´t get the TUSC account to work (created by "Magnus' toys"). I created the account and received a confirmation, so far ok, but when I try to use the TUSC account to simplify uploading images from Flickr to Wikimedia commons, the uploading is blocked. ? Lidingo (talk) 11:03, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

How to delete

i uploaded two photos but licenced in a bad way. How can i have them removed from wiki commons ? thanks Зачем (talk) 17:15, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Please use the following template to request the file's speedy deletion: {{speedy|your reason}}. Regards, →Christian.И 08:22, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Replace image

I wan't to delete - [1], and re-place it with this: [2].

/ht— Preceding unsigned comment added by Tangenes (talk • contribs) 08:10, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

You may simply place the template {{bad name|Image:Norfolk_Terrier_Norway.JPG}} on the description page of the image you want to have replaced. →Christian.И 08:27, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Known Licesencse that can't be coiched in the form

Can an admin add a license like "I know what I'm doing" or "other license (written in information, will be checked)" for user that know what they are doing?

Yesterday I upload a patent drawing and had the likely work to choice an as close as possible equal to "{{patent}}", but finally the best matching license that the dialog accepted was "no license" and so I get this ugly "{{no license}}" thing and a valid license on the image description page ([3]).

It can't be real, that I need to choice an invalid license (or deactivate Javascript) when I like to upload a public domain image with a valid, but not standard license template. Sure, it's also not possible to make a free ticket to upload any image, but when "other license" at a more neutral "check license" template on the image page instate of the aggressive "no license" template, then it would be an improvement for that case.

-- MichaelFrey (talk) 15:44, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Use the basic upload form if you want to use templates like {{Patent}}. You don't need to select a license, just type in the code to the box. Anonymous101 talk 16:52, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Ah, okey. I didn't know that possibilty. Thank you -- MichaelFrey (talk) 18:18, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
You could also have written {{PD patents}} into the "permission" field, which the upload form would have recognized as a PD license template. What good is {{Patent}} anyway? It seems to be just a transclusion of {{PD patents}}... Lupo 19:35, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Looks like someone was using it for something. However without an explanation on the page itself, it does seem useless and I have turned it back into a redirect. -Nard the Bard 19:45, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Linking to Wikipedia

Hi guys, i'm new to wikimedia commons, i was just wondering if its possible to link back to an wikipedia article??? and also where can i get some instructions on how to use images from wikipedia here in commons and how to use images here in commons in wikipedia Cheers Sheepunderscore (talk) 06:38, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Like this en:The Rockettes? Sure; I do it all the time. Jim.henderson (talk) 07:07, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
I understand that there are two ways to do so, the way you mentioned, and w:George Washington this way. My understanding is that the second way will link to the wikipedia version in the user's stated language preference. Of course, you would want to pipe it like this: [[:w:George Washington|George Washington]] to make it prettier. Is my understanding correct? --rogerd (talk) 11:28, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
There is yet another way to link, the {{W}} template. I.e., {{w|George Washington}} gives: George Washington.
A second parameter can be specified to display something different than the link, for instance, {{w|George Washington|G. Washington}} gives: G. Washington.
And you can even link to another wikipedia by specifying the language code as the third parameter, for instance {{w|George Washington|G. Washington|de}} gives: G. Washington.
Hope that helps concerning the backlinking question. -- Slaunger (talk) 11:39, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks alot to everyone who has replied back, also a question how do you do the opposite, linking wikipedia article to wikimedia commons??? thanks for all the contributions!!! Sheepunderscore (talk) 12:09, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Well, if it is an image, you just refer to the name in commons as if it were in wikipedia, and if you want to link to something else in commons, you would use (in wikipedia), [[commons:George Washington]] --rogerd (talk) 13:39, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you to everyones advide and solutions, it was greatly appreciated!!!!!!Sheepunderscore (talk) 10:04, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Image:2008-02-23 Viceroy 1.jpg

I want to categorize the above image which I have put on Commons under the category Viceroys of Naples but I don't know how to do it. Can you help? It might also be an idea to categorise it under Antonio Alvarez Osorio (his name).

Thank u Jblln1234 (talk) 19:51, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

✓ Done. By the way you add [[Category:Category name]] to the bottom of articles to add categories. (Or you can install HotCat - Click here - select gadgets - tick Hot Cat - select save and you will have a new easy way to add categories) Anonymous101 talk 19:59, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Jimbo and the inner circle is up to no good

MsTopeka on .en got very close to Jimbo and the inner circle today, and suddenly http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/54/Scopes_trial.jpg/230px-Scopes_trial.jpg was deleted as copyvio in some places in .en (her discussion page) but not other places (the main Scope's article on .en). Bizarre. Comments? What happened to the old style of linking from articles directly to Commons? Why is .en sedition-ing our images and allowing the editorial hierarchy to banish images? Doug youvan (talk) 00:23, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Scopes_trial.jpg does not exist on Commons, but rather on the English Wikipedia. It is (ostensibly) a fair use image, still protected by copyright. The English Wikipedia only allows fair use images on main articles, not on user pages. The removal of the image from her page was appropriate under Wikipedia's rules, regardless of the motive for it. If you have any more questions about Wikipedia's fair use policies please ask over there, since Commons does not accept fair use at all. -Nard the Bard 02:37, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
But it was selectively removed from some .en pages and not others. I've got news for you all: Jimbo and the inner circle is up to no good. Probably money, as normal and usual for the elite. Evidence: Type just about any phrase, name, word into a major seach engine. WP .en is likely on top. Now try those same terms on Goggle image search. Do you see Commons? I think that is strong evidence for a WP-Google deal, a silent commingling of for-profit (Goog) and non-profit (Wiki). The latter uses volunteers who work for zip dollars. The former is worth deca-billions. Worse yet, .en editors are not representative of our society, but it is perceived as authorative. This is a recipe for changes in public policy that push the POV of those that have time to edit rather than those who work hard to support their families with multiple jobs and little money and certainly no time to play edit warrior. If Commons has the power, we need to pull out. Pictures don't lie and they are worth ... unbiased words. Doug youvan (talk) 22:54, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080908194914AAdbGHx&r=w AND http://www.childpainter.org Doug youvan (talk) 23:16, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Yawn.... -- carol (talk) 23:54, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Very well ✓ Done; In fact, toasted ... understood, done, over and out.

image needs to be renamed (as I'm a new user)

I've have added a image Nuclear_Suppliers_Group_Membership_Map-2.GIF, this is a modification to Nuclear_Suppliers_Group_Membership_Map.GIF. The change being, colored India gray as it is now a part of NSG.

I'm a new user, so I can't replace existing images. Can some one please rename Nuclear_Suppliers_Group_Membership_Map-2.GIF to Nuclear_Suppliers_Group_Membership_Map.GIF (which is a existing image in Nuclear_Suppliers_Group article)

Thanks. NY512.

See Template:Rename for how to make an official request so the Admins can do it by a quick and semiautomated method. Actually, in this case I don't see that the old picture is harmful or there's a need to rename any, but that's how to do it if it is needed. Jim.henderson (talk) 17:16, 10 September 2008 (UTC)


Glenn Curtiss category re-created

I have "re-created" the Glenn Curtiss category in Commons with the correct spelling of his first name (with 2 n's). I changed the category spelling of the three images that were linked, so they are now in the correctly-spelled category. The old category ("Glen Curtiss") is now "empty" and should probably be deleted, which I'm not able to do. Perhaps one of y'all can get rid of it. Thanks! DonFB (talk) 09:46, 10 September 2008 (UTC) .

✓ Done Normal procedure: insert {{badname|Glenn Curtiss}}. --Foroa (talk) 17:37, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
{{badname|[[:Category:Glenn Curtiss]]}} makes the link work in the template. -- carol (talk) 18:26, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

help

--Baronofhell26 (talk) 20:13, 10 September 2008 (UTC)how do you put a box on your user page so you know about the user

Technical problem

I tried to upload a djvu file, and got a surprising error message: "".djvu‎" est dans un format non admis. Ceux qui sont acceptés sont png, gif, jpg, jpeg, xcf, pdf, mid, ogg, ogv, svg, djvu." I've successfully uploaded djvu files before; did you suddenly stop accepting them?--Levana Taylor (talk) 00:30, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

I don't know, it works for me. Lupo 09:43, 11 September 2008 (UTC)


Edit image

Hi, I'm new here and I wanted to correct one image, because I found a mistake in it. It was a map. I downloaded it, corrected it, then clicked Upload file, I chose the file, all other fields became uneditable and I typed a description of my change. So far everything is OK. But when I click Upload, it says that I can't replace old files with new versions, because my account is too new. So how long I have to be registered, so that I can do this? Thanks in advance.--Peepay (talk) 14:06, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Four days. Lupo 14:14, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks--Peepay (talk) 14:45, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Edited image but can't overwrite

Hi all. I corrected this image by removing the explicit hydrogen where there should be a CH3. The new image is L-threonine-skeletal-fixed.png but my account is too new to overwrite. Could someone do this for me? Thanks.

(Also, if someone could tell me how to link to the page describing an image without making an external link, that would be great. Please e-mail me.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mskoh52 (talk • contribs) 07:03, 12 September 2008 (UTC) (UTC)

You could also just have waited four days. You can link to an image without displaying it by typing [[:Image:L-threonine-skeletal-fixed.png]]. This yields Image:L-threonine-skeletal-fixed.png. Lupo 07:12, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Searching for Categories -a quick way

Is there a quick way to search for categories? When I type Beaches into- I get a page of pictures. This happens to be in Category:Beaches, so I can use the link- but I am working with pages that are not.

As I type B-E-A etc into the search box I get a helpful dropdown list of possibilities- but all are pages. If I want Category:Beaches I must type the word Category: then B-E-A etc before I get the list- and that is then truncated by the width of search box. If I type :Beaches into the search box- it is interpreted as Beaches, so some preprocessing is done. If there is no way yet to do a quick search, where one doesn't have to keep typing Category:, - wouldn't it be nice if the preprocessor interpreted :Beaches to mean Category:Beaches?ClemRutter (talk) 10:23, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

I agree some preprocessing would be nice for quickly resolving the name space, i.e., C: for Category: I: for image, T: for Template, etc.
Concerning the drop-down box, there is a setting under User preferences -> Search -> Custom AJAX suggestion box width. try to set that at a value of, say 300 px. Then you get a wider box! -- Slaunger (talk) 10:55, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Book covers!

What about the BOOK covers? What's the license? Because I need to upload covers of Stephenie's Meyer books on Wikimedia Commons. I saw that in English Wikipedia the covers have sort of the "free license" a fair use or something like that. Is there any license here? Please answer. - Essme

The covers of Stephenie Meyer's books are protected by copyright and are not available under a free licence, so they won't be accepted on Commons. The English Wikipedia does accept material that is fair use, but Commons does not, so you cannot upload these images here. See also Commons:Image casebook#Book covers. Pruneautalk 14:43, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. I didn't know that. - Essme

Can i upload from google images

can i upload free images from Google images?

You may, if there is evidence the image is free, per our licensing policy. Giggy (talk) 04:16, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

To Do

Hi,

This category is listed as to do. But al article's in it are already listed. Time to empty the cat or must the stay in it?

Category:Checkuser requests to be listed

Chreers, Sterkebaktalk 11:37, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

MAP

Hello, if I take a map which is listed in Wikimedia under public domain, may I crop and colour it and put it back so as own work under public domain license ? Smartbyte (talk) 18:07, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

yes you can. When you upload it please link the old image as source. Suc6 Sterkebaktalk 18:25, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Can't add sv-version of template to .../lang

I made a translation of {{Vector version available}} at Template:Vector version available/sv, but couldn't add it to Template:Vector version available/lang which was protected. It's the first time I've made any translation at Commons, but I think I did everything right. How do I proceed? Thanks on advance // Mankash (talk) 09:40, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for translation! I added it to template. You could also use Commons:Administrators' noticeboard. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:01, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you! // Mankash (talk) 16:46, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Website Screenshot

Hi, I'm thinking of uploading a screenshot of a website for the XL Aiways page (on English Wikipedia). It is off Internet Explorer but, I don't know which copyrights apply. -darrenm540

Hi, When you make a screenshot of a internetsite the rights of the screenshot belongs to the owner of the site. It's not alloud for commons because its not under a free licence. Cheers, Sterkebaktalk 16:36, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

broucher

hi, i want to download our company's broucher & articles. so can i??

You company should clearly state that they release these matereals under free licenses. See http://freedomdefined.org for details. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:56, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Request image delettion

Hi there. I've mistakenly uploaded the incorrect image at Image:I Concur.jpg. The OTRS permission that I have relates to a different image. Please can I get the current one deleted so that I can upload a new version with a valid CC3 license? Many thanks for your help! Gazimoff WriteRead 13:23, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

✓ Done by User:Herbythyme. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:51, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Fair Use question

On this Smithsonian Institution museum web site they say one can use an image under their "Use of Content from this Website" under their copyright page as: Fair use of copyrighted material includes the use of protected materials for non-commercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, criticism, commentary, news reporting, and other content. Can I then upload and use this picture into Commons and use it for an article? How do I describe its' license then? Can one help me on this. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:25, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Non-commercial is not hosted here. -- carol (talk) 21:33, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

On another hand, some Smithsonnian photgraphs can be found here. http://flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/ (The one you linked is not in them.) Esby (talk) 23:48, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

What licence should I use for a picture

I uploaded a picture with permission from the photographer and his newspaper. However, which licence should i give?

Yours Knutls

On Image:Jens arup se0133547 CroppedGeirBølstadDagbladetOK.JPG: that's up to Geir Bølstad to say. Ask him. Possible choices are {{Cc-by}}, {{Cc-by-sa}}, or {{Gfdl}}. He must send a confirmation of his releasing the image to OTRS: permissions-commons@wikimedia.org. For previously published works we should have an explicit confirmation of the release. Lupo 09:12, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia Gods, hear my plea

Small favor from someone who knows how to edit Wikipedia. I'm trying to add a picture I found on Google image to a Wikipedia article, but frankly the entire process has me confounded. Can someone for whom this is an easier task place the image at the following URL in the article for "Guided rat"?

http://boingboing.net/images/rat_brain_implandfgt.jpg

Much obliged.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.207.233.174 (talk • contribs)

Confirmation/clarification

Hello, according to {{Template:Attribution-Ubisoft}} and [4], I can upload screenshots of the Ubisoft video game Lost: Via Domus freely, right? –thedemonhog talk • edits 03:30, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Image not found

No, the image isn't missing. It's right here

Cadams7649 (talk) 16:19, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

The image is DualSportDR650 DR350.jpg Cadams7649 (talk) 16:22, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

I am new to Commons. I uploaded an image titled DualSportDR650 DR350.jpg It appears in my gallery, but searhing for it returns a "no page created" response. Also, I can't link to it. What should I do? Cadams7649 (talk) 16:35, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Nard, thanks for your response. I agree that the image is in my gallery. However, when I seach for it on the main page I get this response "There is no page titled "DualSportDR650 DR350.jpg ". You can create this page." I followed the instructions for up-loading the image and do not know what to do now. Cadams7649 (talk) 16:56, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

You need to add Image: at the beginning of the image name: Image:DualSportDR650 DR350.jpg. Pruneautalk 17:33, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

no thumbnail

Hello. I can not get a thumbnail for the image [5] to appear anywhere, such as on the image page itself, where this image appears on a category page, as a result in a search, etc. I have tried all suggestions from the FAQ, as well as replacing the image with a higher resolution version. Can you help me? Lensim (talk) 22:52, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

There were issues with the thumbnails of all images yesterday. This should be solved now. Pruneautalk 09:44, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Not yet. Lensim (talk) 14:57, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Could you give an example of a page where the thumbnail is not displayed? I can see it both on the image page and in the categories. Pruneautalk 16:31, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the help. Thumbnails do not appear here [6] nor here [7] nor here [8]. I am using Opera 9.52 and Firefox 3.0.1 Lensim (talk) 20:42, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
I can see the thumbs! From my home computer. Perhaps my work firewall was stripping them off for some reason. Lensim (talk) 02:24, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Delete image

Hi, I recently uploaded Image:Qxz-ad154.gif, intending to use it for a Wikipedia ad. But the filename is already taken for another Wikiproject (though the image has not been uploaded yet). Also there are some changes I need to make to the image, and will upload it again when those are complete. I tried uploading a newer version, but somehow that doesn't seem to have worked and the old file is still there. Can an admin delete this image? Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this, but I'm not familiar with Commons. Chamal N (talk) 09:52, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Oh wait, forget what I said. The new version seems to be working now. I'll see if I can rename it. Sorry for the inconvenience. Chamal N (talk) 09:54, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Canteen 0001.jpg

I’d like to delete image Canteen 0001.jpg, but there is no edit tab on the image page. Also, the only way I can get to the image is by going to the links section of Image:Canteen 0002.jpg. Thanks! FieldMarine (talk) 13:57, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

hmm he say's the image don't exist :S Sterkebaktalk 15:07, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

The image exists, but it seems the only way to get to it is through the links section of Image:Canteen 0002.jpg. I'd like to delete Image:Canteen 0001.jpg completely so I can use that file name. Thanks! FieldMarine (talk) 15:22, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Image deletion

Hi, could you delete the following image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Atombombe_sicherheitsmechanismen.jpg
I wanted to change the file format so I had to upload a new version here. --ZaDema (talk) 17:43, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Hidden Category

When I edit two of my images which were ported to the commons from wikipedia, namely [9] and [10], I see the hidden category "images requiring attribution" (which never applied to these images in the first place). How do I remove this hidden category, or do I not need to? Thanks for the help. Lensim (talk) 16:14, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Note by Note - Steinway & Sons

I've just uploaded the file Image:Note_by_Note_-_Steinway_&_Sons.jpg, but I am not sure that the license is a public domain. Will somebody please help me deleting the file from commons?

Hi, can you give a direct link to the image? But you can do also this. Edit the image page, and put this template in it {{Speedy|put here your reasson}} than a admin delete it asp. Cheers, Sterkebaktalk 14:08, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Assistance

Please, can you change the image from

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Tudor_Vianu.jpg, with this one:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Tudor_Vianu_(better_resolution).jpg

which is better?

Thank you,

Zbenguiel (talk) 20:12, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

i would say this one Sterkebaktalk 12:36, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

thumb not shown

I have a problem here: Image:Gargamelle.jpg --Wiso (talk) 09:33, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, now it works. --Wiso (talk) 09:34, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Image DELETE

Can you please delete this image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Escudo_sva.gif. I´m the uploader and I have uploaded it again as Escudo sva.JPG with new information addded.

This other image should also be deleted as I can´t add sufficient information on its copyright status until now. I will upload it again as soon as I´ve got it.

Thank you in advance.

--Vigilancia aduanera (talk) 11:10, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Image:Escudo_sva.gif deleted. Giggy (talk) 11:28, 23 September 2008 (UTC)


Thank you.

Image overwrite request

Hi there. I have edited the image R-S.gif into a version which I believe is significantly clearer and more understandable. However, as I've only just registered with Wikimedia Commons, the system won't let me overwrite the existing file.

Old: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:R-S.gif

New: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:R-S_mk2.gif

Could someone please move it please? Cheers, Napalm Llama (talk) 12:57, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi,
I don't see the problem if both images stay's on commons. They are not the same. If both images are on commons people can choose the image the want. Sterkebaktalk 13:01, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Use of Images for book publishing

HI, I have a quick question. I am writing and self publishing a book with Lulu and would like to use some of the images from the Wikipedia commons. Would I be correct in my understanding that I can use the images from the commons as long as I attribute them to the creator, or first five creators and include a copy of the GDFL in my book and then my book comes under the GDFL. If that is the case, with one image I found it says that it is released under the GDFL as follows:["Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License"."]. Does this mean that I don't have to include a copy of the GDFL or do I have to include a copy. Thank you for your help.

Aaron--Ajwatson82 (talk) 13:21, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

If you're using a GFDL image you will likely need to have your whole book under GFDL as well. Note that some other images at commons are available under more permissive licenses (and you could always get a special license with the author). "no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts" is not saying that you can skip attaching a coppy of the license. You need to include a copy of the GDFL. But asking these questions here isn't the way to go for publishing a book. Read the GFDL and ask your lawyer. Platonides (talk) 13:37, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Upload Image

I have been editing the article on musician Patti Rothberg. I want to upload a photo of her. I have contacted Ms Rothberg and she has sent me a photo with the name of the photographer. How do I go about uploading this image?

I haven't found a category that seems suitable. It's not my work, it's not public domain, it's not licensed (as far as I know) - it's just from the artist with her permission. That should be all right! I thought this process would be a bit easier than I've found it. Hopefully I've just overlooked something, but I don't know what it is. Help!

journeybear@hotmail.com

Hi, to start everything has a licence but like you sad you had permission to use the image. Now you must send the email with the permission to Commons:OTRS so they can archive the permissio in the system. You recieve a ticketnumber from the otrs team. If you put that number on the image when you upload it and your done. Sterkebaktalk 17:08, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

I'm trying to contact Kjkolb to ask if we can use his photograph of Heliostat 2 in our book Cool Solutions for a Warming Planet. I cannot find an email address. Can you help me? Thank you for your wonderful service. Regards John & Viv Benton bentonproductions@aapt.net.au

Photo help

This photo here: [11] was, according to the blurb, "a handout picture released by the Iraqi Presidency". Does that mean I can import it into commons? AndrewRT (talk) 22:55, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

According to the copyright office we do not have any relationship with the Iraq in reguards to copyrights and as such the images are public domain.[12] However, Jimbo has stated (in regards to pictures from Iran) that we should "generally respect Iranian copyright law as best we can, the same as we do for other countries around the world".[13] I hope that helps.J.smith (talk) 22:15, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Partial image upload

Could someone see what's gone wrong here, please: Image:The_Rice_Show_-_A_new_statistic.jpg. Thank you.Andy Mabbett (talk) 18:21, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Fixed. Thank you. Andy Mabbett (talk)

Haille Selassie

I would like to download some of his pictures to my email adress how can I does that

In most browsers you can right click on the image and chose "Save Image As". Doing so can save the image to your local computer. J.smith (talk) 21:56, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Severe display problem in commons when uploading gifs cropped with ImageMagick

Hi!

I've been uploading cropped images made with ImageMagice. I've noticed a severe display problem in commons while ImageMagick displays fine in my laptop. Here is an example of what occurs :

Does anyone have ideas? Thanks in advance for a solution.

Derkleinebauer (talk) 18:00, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Here's the helpfile for the ImageMagic crop command. I hope that helps, but I don't really know much about the inner workings of imagemagik. J.smith (talk) 21:44, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Uploader's info lost in migration

A bot moved this image from nl.wiki and now there is no trace of any local information: Image:Willy Bocklandt 1967.jpg

It should be like this: Image:Bernard Van de Kerckhove 1967.jpg

While these are not my pictures, I still spent a lot of time in identifying the riders and making cuts from the originals, so a little credit is appreciated...

How can I get the original info back?

Regards Tekstman (talk) 22:16, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

The file history of that image is from a flickr upload bot and not one of the bots that moves images from the wikipedia's to here. Perhaps the image at nl.wiki was deleted as a duplicate? If you do not have the deleted information still, (identification of the subjects of images is good to have) -- what I would do is to check the log of the image at nl.wiki and attempt to communicate with that admin about what happened and see if the information can be retrieved and put onto the image that is here. -- carol (talk) 23:34, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, Image:Willy Bocklandt 1967.jpg is not moved from nl.wiki. That bot has uploaded it from Flickr. So there is no local information. Sterkebaktalk 13:09, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Adobe Content Server

Hi there, i am writing an Article in Wikipedia on Adobe Content Server and would like to upload a screenshot of the software and a picture of the Icon. I got the pictures from a PDF document, is that legal? (talk)

If the source is copyrighted then the screen shot is copyrighted. You might be able to use/upload it on Wikipedia under Fair Use, but fair use images can't be used here. J.smith (talk) 21:55, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
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