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importing tabular data from a spreadsheet

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T421144

At the bottom of c:Data:Mapping of national parties members of European parties to lower and upper houses.tab are a pair of buttons: Export to CSV and Export to Excel. I can click Export to Excel and save the file on a local drive and then edit the spreadsheet with Libre Office Calc and save the changes. Then back at commons, I click edit and there is a text box that has 'A .csv or .xlsx file to import' and a Select a file button. So I click the button, select my edited spreadsheet and the file name (without drive and path) appears in the text box at commons. Then nothing. I cannot edit that file name to add the drive and path to the filename. And even if I could, there is nothing to suggest what I should do next; no instructions, no load-this-file-into-the-editor button; nothing.

In the editor, there is a dropdown menu called 'Edittools'. Clicking that does nothing (no menu appears).

So the question is: does the spreadsheet-import work? If it does, how do I make it work for me?

— Trappist the monk (talk) 14:23, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

I tried this for myself, and when I upload the file, the new data is automatically populated in JSON format in the edit box. I can view my changes by clicking "Show changes" at the bottom. This works for both CSV and Excel, but strangely only a CSV import updates the "sources" field at the top. Anon126 (✉ ⚒) 00:35, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. I hadn't tried csv. I can import a csv file but not xlsx. Don't know if that is because the .xlsx file that Libre Office Calc creates is somehow unacceptable to the importer it not being a 'pure' Excel-created xlsx file.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 16:38, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

Possible copyright violation

It seems that File:Alexander Hamilton (1931).webm wouldn't be public-domain until two years from now, since it was released in 1931, but it's marked as PD because of its authorship, rather than publication date. Seems incorrect. JohnSon12a (talk) 14:38, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

One year from now, actually, but I agree. No indication of any loss of copyright (e.g. through lack of renewal), so it would presumably have a year to go. I'll start a DR. - Jmabel ! talk 17:33, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! JohnSon12a (talk) 13:44, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

i am trying to insert a picture in a wikipedia article

i am trying to insert a picture in a wikipedia article, but no matter how i am doing it....it is not working Therussianbearfr0msiberia (talk) 03:46, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

Not a matter for Commons. Please see w:Wikipedia:User groups § Confirmed and autoconfirmed accounts. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 04:51, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

@Whyiseverythingalreadyused: it's not at all obvious to me why you referred this person to that particular page. It is unlikely to help them.

@Therussianbearfr0msiberia: I assume you mean the English-language Wikipedia (en-wiki), since that is the only one your global contributions say you've edited, but dthere are literally hundreds of Wikipedias in various languages, so it helps a lot to be specific.

• Are you are having trouble uploading a picture, or adding a picture that has already been uploaded to a Wikipedia article?
• If you are having trouble uploading, are you trying to upload via en:Wikipedia:File upload wizard, via Commons' Special:UploadWizard, or something else?
• If you are having trouble adding a already uploaded picture to an article, could you be specific about what picture and what article?

Thanks. - Jmabel ! talk 05:29, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jmabel: what I saw was that they had less than 10 edits on English Wikipedia and had thus not achieved autoconfirmed status, which a user needs to upload files there

I believe that's the why Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 05:37, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

@Whyiseverythingalreadyused: Then you should have said as much, rather than linking to a long and rather confusing section on an information page. But you also presumed that they were trying to upload, something that they did not say at any point in their question. - Jmabel ! talk 06:13, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

@Therussianbearfr0msiberia: you attempted to upload a very low resolution image as a new user, which was stopped by an automated filter. Also, based on the description the image is from World War II, but you have still claimed that it is your own work, taken in 2026 and licensed CC-BY-SA. For a historical image these claims seem very unlikely. You must provide accurate information about the images you upload. MKFI (talk) 07:46, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Dollywood

Before I upload a photo of this building at Dollywood with a butterfly on the facade, I wanted to ask if this would be fall under COM:FOP US. The butterfly appears to be part of the building and not a sculpture. APK (talk) 05:36, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

@APK: I know we have allowed things for Las Vegas casinos that seem to me to be analogous, but I'm honestly not sure, and I think you would do better to ask at COM:Village pump/Copyright than here at the general help desk. - Jmabel ! talk 05:31, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Placeholder images

Moved to COM:VP/T#Placeholder images - Jmabel ! talk 05:34, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

how do i add my photo

judoka Hassan Chakrani (talk) 09:47, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

@Hassan Chakrani: Which photo? Please read COM:SCOPE and COM:L. You can upload free pictures with an educational value with Special:UploadWizard. Yann (talk) 09:55, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

No, you don't seem to get to upload the kind of photo you're thinking of. At least not going by the content of w:en:User:Hassan Chakrani. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 12:12, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

@Hassan Chakrani: Hi, and welcome. To upload your photo, see COM:FS. The best guide I have found for insertion of a photo is en:H:PIC.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:33, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

投稿の仕方を教えてください

このウィキメディア・コモンズに投稿するのを 海翔だよー (talk) 21:16, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

How do I submit something?

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How do I submit something to Wikimedia Commons?

translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:43, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

@海翔だよー: こんにちは、ようこそ。COM:FS/jaをご覧ください。

Hi, and welcome. Please see COM:FS.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:43, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

I am having difficulties updating the information and musical biography

I am having difficulties updating the information and musical biography of my band, including historical details and related content. I am not sure how to do it correctly according to Wikipedia’s guidelines. We are currently developing a project related to my latest book, and I need to have the Wikipedia article ready. As a musician, I hold the rights to my images, music, and artistic work. I would appreciate any guidance or assistance you can provide. Please contact me or help me understand the proper way to proceed. Mauriciomejia44 (talk) 21:51, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

@Mauriciomejia44:

1. This is not Wikipedia. You are asking this question on Wikimedia Commons. We are a sister project of the English-language Wikipedia, but so are many other sites (including Wikipedias in several hundred other languages).
2. Generally, you should not be writing about yourself in Wikipedia. See en:WP:COI and en:WP:AUTO. If there is already a Wikipedia article about you or your band, the latter has some very concrete information about what you may and may not do in terms of the content of that article. (If there is not, then about the only legitimate action you can take toward that end would be to submit a well-sourced request at the appropriate page under en:WP:Requested articles.)

If you have further questions about this, I suggest you ask them on the English-language Wikipedia, not here on Commons.- Jmabel ! talk 05:45, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

నేను చిత్రీకరించిన ఒకవీడియోని ఫోక్ లోర్ ఫోటోగ్రఫీలో పాల్గొనేందుకు అప్లోడ్ చేయడానికి ప్రయత్నిస్తే అభ్యంతరం అని వస్తోంది. Mp4 ఫార్మాట్లో ఉన్నది తీసుకోవట్లేదు. దీనికి పరిష్కారం ఏమైనా ఉందా ? ఉంటే తెలియజేయగలరు

నేను చిత్రీకరించిన ఒకవీడియోని ఫోక్ లోర్ ఫోటోగ్రఫీలో పాల్గొనేందుకు అప్లోడ్ చేయడానికి ప్రయత్నిస్తే అభ్యంతరం అని వస్తోంది. Mp4 ఫార్మాట్లో ఉన్నది తీసుకోవట్లేదు. దీనికి పరిష్కారం ఏమైనా ఉందా ? ఉంటే తెలియజేయగలరు Suryajyothi Sampara (talk) 03:59, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

@Suryajyothi Sampara: You cannot directly upload MP4s to commons. https://video2commons.toolforge.org/ should be able to handle the conversion for you. - Jmabel ! talk 05:47, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

👍🏻ప్రయత్నించి చూస్తాను. జవాబు పంపినందుకు ధన్యవాదాలు 🙏🏻😊 Suryajyothi Sampara (talk) 16:06, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

Finding similar images

I have no idea where nor even quite how to ask this question. Is there a way to check commons for similar images? I found the image to the right by sheer luck tinkering with search terms, but am now wondering if we might possess a colour image of the figure on the right. It is a wooden statue head of an unknown princess of the Egyptian Twelfth Dynasty that is held by the Cairo Museum/Egyptian Museum apparently in gallery 49 and its catalogue entry number is JE 39390. No idea if any of that information is useful. Mainly, do we have something like 'reverse image searching'? Mr rnddude (talk) 09:21, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

You can find it by using Google Lens and then selecting the figure on the right. See for example here. Wouter (talk) 16:27, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, but that doesn't help me check if commons.wiki has any other images of the subject. Mr rnddude (talk) 21:18, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

I found out only in the last 48 hours that there is process under way to add International Standard Contents Codes (ISCCs) to files, with exactly this sort of purpose. But, no, we don't currently have a way to do this. I've had some back-and-forth with Ainali at User talk:AinaliBot#International Standard Contents Code; someone else would be very welcome to pick up the thread there and start creating some useful documentation of the intent of this. - Jmabel ! talk 23:41, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Demo from from the hackathon two weeks ago.

There are some demo tools available that could help with this. However, just a fraction of the images on Commons have a perceptual hash yet so it's unlikely it will find something now. In the video to the right, I show how it could help during upload, but we could of course imagine setting up tools to use on request as well. Ainali (talk) 07:40, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

How do I upload someone else's photography found on a blog post on a forum as an image to Wikimedia Commons?

trying to add an image of the rear view of a car to an article about the car and the front view picture found in the article is from the exact same source as the rear view picture but I can't upload it to Wikimedia Commons as you can't upload someone else's work Parespeare (talk) 13:31, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Uploading the work of others is permitted on Commons if the copyright licence is compatible — see Commons:Licensing for details.

As an example I have uploaded photographs taken by other people which were published on Flickr undr a Creative Commons licence. -=# Amos E Wolfe ^talk #=- 13:47, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

You need to know the copyright resrtictions of the other photographer's work. First of all check if the copyright restrictions have been published alongside the photograph.

If the photograph has was as "copyleft" or "Creative Commons", it is OK to copy it, giving credit where credit is due. If there are no published restrictions, then copyright is automatic and you need to contct the original photographer to get a waiver. I did that with this image. The permissions box in the image description has the relevant links. Note that in this case the Meccano modeller owned the copyright of the design but I owned the copyright of the phtograph. Both sets of copywirght were waived. Martinvl (talk) 14:30, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Which image? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:34, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

How do you enable "show old versions" by default?

I'd rather have this feature always on. Is there any way to do this? Thanks, Cutlass^Ciera 14:51, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

File disappeared

After uploading the file File:Linke Seite der Gletscherzunge des Unteraargletschers – Gletscherbach (Teil der Aare) – Triftbach – Rothoren.jpg i cannot use it and receive the message «No file by this name exists, but you can upload it. If a file used to exist, try to purge this page's cache». Arkelin (talk) 21:34, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Try to re-upload it. --Túrelio (talk) 21:42, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

@Arkelin, it seems it is working for me, I can see the image in the file page. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 21:53, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

How to merge two categories?

Category:Changsha Municipal Public Security Bureau and Category:长沙市公安局 cover the exact same topic; the same also applies for Category:Changsha and Category:长沙市

May I ask if someone could merge the categories for me please? Thehistorianisaac (talk) 02:11, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

@Thehistorianisaac Done, I have redirected the categories with Chinese names to their equivalent with English names. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 02:15, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Thehistorianisaac (talk) 02:16, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

photo editing

i will like to edit some of my recent uploads, how can i do that? ODC-SIERRA-LEONE (talk) 11:21, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

@ODC-SIERRA-LEONE: Hi, There is no online image editing possibility on Wikimedia Commons. You have to do that locally (e.g. with Gimp for pictures), or you can request help at Commons:Graphic Lab. Regards, Yann (talk) 15:11, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

This is well noted thank you. ODC-SIERRA-LEONE (talk) 10:30, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

COM:CROPTOOL exists. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:33, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@ODC-SIERRA-LEONE: also, in case it is not clear, you can overwrite your own upload by using "Upload a new version of this file" on the file page. Just make sure that what you upload is another version of the same work (e.g. not a different photo of the same subject). - Jmabel ! talk 04:23, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

File:2 EUFOR RCA Mission in Central African Republic in 2014 EUROGENDFOR.jpg has been marked as a possible copyright

Good afternoon,

I have already received this notice and do not know how to figure out this issue. Please, would you help me in this matter.

Thank you very much in advance. PPIOJOSE2025! (talk) 13:35, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

@PPIOJOSE2025: Hi, You have apparently uploaded documents which are not made by you, and which are not under a free license or in the public domain. Please do not do that again, or you will be blocked. Please read COM:L. Thanks, Yann (talk) 15:09, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

About fair usage of photo

Hello! I am writing to ask for permission to use the cover image of Sabrina Carpenter’s latest album on Wikipedia. The image would be used in the article about the album for informational and educational purposes. Wikipedia is a free, non-commercial encyclopedia, and the image would be used in a limited, low-resolution format with proper credit. If possible, permission to use the image under a suitable license (or confirmation of its use under fair use conditions) would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you require any additional details. Thank you for your time and consideration. Andria Gagua (talk) 17:35, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

@Andria Gagua: Adding a fair use image to a Wikipedia article has nothing to do with Commons; such an image would be hosted at Wikipedia. Commons doesn't host fair use images at all.

If you're talking about the English Wikipedia, you should go through the en:Wikipedia:File upload wizard there. Other language projects vary about whether they allow fair use. Belbury (talk) 18:25, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

Changing a picture

I’d like to get a picture changed in an article. How do I go about doing that? Davidlarson1234 (talk) 19:26, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

You mean an article in English Wikipedia? Ruslik (talk) 20:09, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

Yes. The picture on this page. en:Gelbvieh

long story but this picture makes a very bad impression and I could provide a much better one Davidlarson1234 (talk) 20:29, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

@Davidlarson1234: Hi, and welcome. You may upload photos like File:Gelbvieh.jpg and File:Black Gelbvieh cow and Calf.jpg with different names, then follow en:H:PIC to use them on that page after discussion on en:Talk:Gelbvieh. You may have a different discussion with the editors of d:Q1422464. Please use internal links like en:Gelbvieh. See also Category:Gelbvieh.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:41, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

@Davidlarson1234: Just curious as to why you think File:Gelbvieh.jpg gives off a bad impression of en:Gelbvieh. Is the photo of another breed of cattle? As someone not very familiar with different cattle breeds, the photo looks OK to me. Is there some technical reason why the photo is bad? The photo seems to be being used with out issue by several different Wikimedia Foundation projects; so, it's not clear why a change is needed. Of course, if you're able to provide a better photo, then please do; however, it's not a guarantee that all the projects using the current one will automatically agree to switch to a new photo, absent a really compelling reason to do so. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:23, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@Marchjuly: FYI, the use for many projects would be all-or-nothing, given that d:Q1422464 uses that photo.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:28, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Tool for finding files in a category used in a specific wiki

Hi! I'd like to find all charts from Our World in Data that are used in the Spanish Wikipedia. Is there any tool that will list all files in a category (such as Category:Our World in Data, and ideally subcategories) that are currently being used in a specific wiki (such as eswiki)? Thanks! Sophivorus (talk) 11:34, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

License for third-party logos not officially available on the internet

I'd like to replace the logo for the learning app "Anton" within this page with a higher resolution PNG version with less padding: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_(Lernsoftware)

However, I can't upload the file as it's not my work. The currently uploaded version is marked as 'own work' by JiaqiDerKrasse - which is most likely wrong as well (EDIT: I just looked at their discussion page, they have uploaded a lot of logos that have been deleted because they were marked as 'own work'). There is also no version of this logo hosted on their own domain, as it is rendered with an animation on pageload.

What's the correct procedure here? Fortnitespieler (talk) 12:28, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@Fortnitespieler: The logo used there is File:ANTON Logo.jpg, which has quite a bit of padding. I tagged it as needing permission.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:40, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

That's {{PD-ineligible}}. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:30, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

I've cropped it for you: File:ANTON Logo (cropped).jpg. I agree that it is certainly not eligible for copyright. - Jmabel ! talk 17:44, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

ACCOUNT DELETION

I want my account and data deleted asap! Nikolajcl (talk) 14:18, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@Nikolajcl: Sorry, we don't delete accounts. However, you may visit m:RTV#How to request a vanishing and read carefully.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:30, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

About watermark

can we add watermark or logo? Mahasweta.A (talk) 14:24, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@Mahasweta.A: Hi, and welcome. Please consider not doing so per COM:WATERMARK, and especially not doing so via overwriting per COM:OW and Commons:Village pump/Proposals/Archive/2023/08#Limit file overwriting to users with autopatrol rights.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:33, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Can i upload a picture of a murder victim from a news article?

Hi! I’m working on an article about a murder and I was wondering, can I upload a photo of the victim from a reliable news source? Lemonadeyogurt (talk) 14:41, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@Lemonadeyogurt: Hi, and welcome. Do you have permission from the copyright holder that is free enough for us per COM:L?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:46, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi! I don't know! Let me check! I'm new to this! I know that the photos I'm using are from CBS News, and ABC News if that helps! Lemonadeyogurt (talk) 14:56, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@Lemonadeyogurt: It helps me to determine that you would benefit from reading COM:NETC.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:15, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

OK, that would mean that these images are copyrighted by the news photographers. Thus, they aren't suitable for Commons - it's highly improbable that a photographer working for AP, Reuters or a freelancer selling their images to CBS etc. will grant a free license. If you're writing on the English Wikipedia, you may fall back upon their local unfree media rules: en:WP:NONFREE. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 15:16, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

painting

I have painted a portrait of head and shoulders froma full length portrait by Henry willioam Pickersgill who died over 151 years ago. the face is different to his portrait but she is wearing similar clothes.. can i put it on wikicommons? Aehtnas (talk) 00:34, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

@Aehtnas: Hi, and welcome. Whose face did you use?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:04, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Why would it be in scope? - Jmabel ! talk 04:51, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Museum exhibit question

I have pictures of an exibit's language and the title of the exhibit from the MILA in Lima, Peru. Would these be ok to add to show that Mariotti's work was in this exhibit? LoveElectronicLiterature (talk) 13:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

@LoveElectronicLiterature: You normally show a fact by a citation, not by uploading a photo.

If it is just text, and not enough text to be copyrightable, then the sign itself would be {{PD-ineligible}}; depending on what else your own photo incorporates, it could be either derivative of someone else's copyrighted work (so not eligible for Commons) or you photo might also contain content you can copyright and upload under one of the usual licenses. - Jmabel ! talk 16:18, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

please send me photo clear

this photo very important my life @ ASHANUL HAQUE SHIKHON (talk) 10:20, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

sir I cannot send this photo

how to send this photo you sent me clear photo you and send me ASHANUL HAQUE SHIKHON (talk) 10:25, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

@ASHANUL HAQUE SHIKHON: Which of our 137+ million files?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:01, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Bot for recategorising images

I have moved this category, Category:St Mary's church, Chartham to here, Category:St Mary's Church, Chartham, capitalising Church. Is there a bot that can now recategorise the 57 individual images automatically, or do I have to do this manually? Thanks and regards. KJP1 (talk) 04:35, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done See Commons:Cat-a-lot. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:33, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Pictures of historical microscopes

Hi, I've seen that the Wikipedia page for Prior Scientific is lacking some pictures. I work for the company and recently came across some photos of old instruments that Wikipedia users might find interesting and that would give more depth to the page. None of the instruments is currently available so there is absolutely no promotional purpose to them! Since I wasn't even born when some of the pictures were taken and definitely didn't work for the company, I can't say that I produced them. How should I proceed to upload them to the commons? SLawrence PS (talk) 14:52, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

@SLawrence PS: Hi, and welcome. Someone in a legal position to release copyrights for the company could read and follow VRT, carbon copying you on the resulting email message to keep you in the loop if you are not in a position to do that yourself.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:49, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

@SLawrence PS: Prior Scientific are still around, so if they own the copyrights, it should not be hard to work out who to approach. Before you approach them, though, have a look at COM:THIRD, especially COM:THIRD#What not to do. - Jmabel ! talk 17:47, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

downloading a photo

Hi, I'd like to simply download two or three photos. How do I do that? Seanoconn7 (talk) 16:26, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

@Seanoconn7: Hi, and welcome. You should be able to right click (or long tap) on the "Original file" link, or any "Date/Time" link in the "File history" section, of any file description page to save such link as a file using your browser. You may also left click (or tap) on such a link (or use the "File URL" field from the "Download" link) to display the file full-sized in your browser, possibly crash your browser if the file is too large, and if not save as a file from there.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:46, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Posting images I inherited from a deceased parent

Can I upload photographs taken by my late father? I was his only heir and inherited his entire estate, including a large quantity of original photographic prints and 35mm slides and negatives, which I have digitally scanned. The pictures are mostly from the 1950s-1990s, and I think some of them would make good contributions to existing Wikipedia pages. Nicky Mono (talk) 21:57, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Strictly speaking, inheritance law varies by location in the United States. For instance, my dad died intestate (i.e. without a will) in Indiana, and what I was entitled to as his only son is different than what it would have been in other states. Based on what you've written above and my not-a-lawyer/this-is-not-legal-advice perspective, you probably are the person who owns the copyright and you could probably choose to relicense them however you want, assuming that there aren't prior restraints, like if he took photos as work for hire when contracted or if he for some reason already released them under a certain license that is incompatible with relicensing. (Those are pretty unlikely.) —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:53, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

@Nicky Mono: looks quite safe. Make sure you identify you father as the author, rather than call it "own work." The appropriate way to license these when you upload would be either {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}, {{Cc-by-4.0-heirs}} or {{Cc-zero-heirs}}, depending which license you prefer to offer. I personally recommend against CC-zero: if circumstances dictate, you can always grant someone permission to use a photo without mentioning you, but once you sign it away in general you can never get it back. Also, you probably should give some thought to what you want as the attribution. - Jmabel ! talk 00:41, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Ошибка на вашем сайте, на предыдущей странице.

Здравствуйте! Пытаюсь этим вечером загрузить свою работу.. Обнаружил ошибку на странице загрузки.(там ещё картинки прикольные на странице загрузки) Можно убрать слова: "добросовестное использование на Википедии запрещено". Dmitryts2015 (talk) 18:10, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

@Dmitryts2015: Здравствуйте и добро пожаловать. Где это находится, если быть точным?

Hi, and welcome. Where is this, exactly?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:14, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

In particular, we have multiple upload tools, so "странице загрузки" is a bit confusing. So is "Википедии" being mentioned anywhere on this site: this is Wikimedia Commons, not Wikipedia.

Could a native or otherwise fluent Russian speaker please help out here? - Jmabel ! talk 00:48, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Copyright regarding uploading a photo I took of a Lego minifigure

Hello. I am currently trying to sort out an issue regarding an image of a minifigure on a page about a Lego character. I took a photo of a minifigure of the character, but I was wondering if it is still a free license image, because the character itself, its parent franchise, and the Lego minifigure as a whole are copyrighted. Can that be uploaded to Wikipedia or no? Blubewwy (talk) 22:41, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

@Blubewwy: That depends on the Wikipedia. For English, see en:WP:NFC.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:43, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Possibly more to the point, it cannot be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, the site on which you are asking this.

Also, Jeff is presuming that when you said "Wikipedia" you meant the English-language Wikipedia. Each of the Wikipedia's in different languages has its own rules. - Jmabel ! talk 00:43, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

speedy delete marca de agua imagenes de hoy 31 de marzo

buenas noches por favor como pueden arreglar mi problema subí fotos hoy del concurso, pero tienen marca de agua sin darme cuenta, por favor si podrían solucionar ese problema o vuelvo a subirlas sin marga de agua la imagen. Gracias. Fede Tolay (talk) 23:46, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Good evening, please, how can you fix my problem? I uploaded photos today from the contest, but they have a watermark without me realizing it. Please, if you could solve this problem or I will re-upload them without the watermark on the image.

translator: Bing - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 00:37, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Fede Tolay, it would be best if you could overwrite the images. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 00:42, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

How to delete a picture?

I uploaded a picture but it was not the one I was supposed to upload. How can I delete it and upload the correct one? :( Caeleal (talk) 01:08, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

@Caeleal, hello! You can request speedy deletion under G7 section: Commons:Criteria for speedy deletion. Deltaspace42 (talk) 14:42, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

@Caeleal: Hi, and welcome. If the file name and file description pages match what you wanted to upload, overwriting may be a better option. The note at COM:OW states "A file can be overwritten by any user with an account older than 4 days from the file's file description page using the Upload a new version of this file link below the File history; or via Special:Upload. Special:Upload provides two warning messages when overwriting an existing file – MediaWiki:UploadFormPreviewOverwriteError and MediaWiki:Fileexists (see also Phab:T41344). The UploadWizard does not allow overwriting of files."   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:47, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

@Caeleal and Jeff G.: speaking as an admin, I'd rather they did {{SD|G7}}. If they overwrite with an unrelated file, it is likely to create some confusion down the line, especially because that implies that the license they offered also applies to the accidentally uploaded file, which some other user could then place under a different filename, probably not a desired result. - Jmabel ! talk 19:29, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I have permission

The photo I'm trying to upload is from a person who has given me express permission to use the particular picture I'm attempting to upload. Why does it keep getting flagged? AshleyLHunt (talk) 16:59, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

@AshleyLHunt: "has given me express permission" is very vague, and does not amount to a license.

I'm not sure exactly what is happening, since "getting flagged" is also vague, but have you read Commons:Uploading works by a third party? I strongly recommend you do so. - Jmabel ! talk 19:32, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Files deletion

Hello, request any admin to delete these files for me: Commons:Deletion requests/File:9th Malleshwaram Kadalekai Parishe, Bangalore (2025) 217.jpg
--Gpkp (talk) 18:41, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Unless I'm missing something, none of these were uploaded in the last week, so this is handled as just a normal DR. I don't see any emergency here, and I'm not even sure that some of these should be deleted. - Jmabel ! talk 19:35, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

ok thank you @Jmabel: . --Gpkp (talk) 05:57, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Editorial Use Only liscensing

I read the FAQ page and Commons:What Commons is not but I didn't see an answer so I will ask for help here.

I don't see a licensing for Editorial Use Only and when I choose to add a custom licensing it is saying that there is no licensing template for this so what should I put otherwise? Darrrrmilk (talk) 23:40, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Nothing, Darrrrmilk. A permission "For editorial use only" is not free enough for Commons and such files are not permitted here, see also Commons:Uploading works by a third party#Is the content you want to upload already free-licensed or in the public domain? Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 00:00, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

The OP is blocked for trolling.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:21, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Resolved

I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:21, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

I have express permission

At the book signing and re-launching at 2026 Philippine Book Fair, I personally took pictures of the Philippines' greatest rapper of all times w:en:Gloc-9 (Aristotle Pollisco). I personally asked him about the book cover since I became interested in this book among others being sold by him at his booth. He said he made and created it, as illustrator. He granted me permission to take photos of himself holding the book https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aristotle_Condenuevo_Pollisco_Gloc-9_book_launched.jpg and https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aristotle_Condenuevo_Pollisco_Gloc-9_book_raised.jpg. My query is: are these 2 photos free? Or do they violate the Derivative works (the book cover of w:en:Gloc-9 (Aristotle Pollisco)'s Mga Tula ni Aristotle Pollisco. The book cover isn't incidental in any of these two uploads). Parenthetically, before the book signing, several buyers of his book took photos of themselves holding the book (there is no question this is not free). Let me refer to the renowned historian https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ambeth_Raymundo_Ocampo_latest_book.jpg Ambeth Ocampo who permitted me also to take picture of himself with the inside title, not book cover (this is free, anyway). The reason I asked with Commons held desk is that there is a pending deletion request Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by P1898, and after research on Commons:Derivative works, I am still unable to find a clear answer. So please enlighten us on this, thank you.P1898 (talk) 09:09, 2 April 2026 (UTC).

• @P1898: The "several buyers" are presumably not publishing commercially. Please read Commons:Uploading works by a third party (because it sounds like there are several things there that would be useful for you to know). Please feel free to come back here with more specific questions after you've read that. What it comes down to is that you need to get more formal and specific permissions than you have been getting. There is a fair chance you can salvage these, but first you need to understand what is required. - Jmabel ! talk 19:47, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B20A_GoldTop.jpg

I want to change the authorship of the photo, since I am the real author. For some reason, a local university professor is listed as the author; a folder with her initials was stored on the smartphone along with the photo. Firsur (talk) 11:19, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

@Firsur: you tripped Special:AbuseFilter/265 twice (source: OP's filter log)

I roughly assume that you need the autoconfirmed permission to edit the metadata (the first line of the filter has a negation sign, aka the exclamation mark in front of '!("autoconfirmed" in user_rights)') Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 15:42, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

By the way, metadata is uploaded automatically; the system gives no guarantees of validity

"This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong." Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 15:42, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Internal link: File:B20A GoldTop.jpg. - Jmabel ! talk 19:51, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

@Firsur: what is your relation to User:ЕловскаяАИ who uploaded the photo in 2019 and claimed to be the author? - Jmabel ! talk 19:51, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Accidental wrong use for a photo

I recently updated a Picasso painting on Wikimedia Commons, but it was supposed to be {PD-USonly|expiry=1 January 2044}. Now I can not use it in that licence unless I upload it directly on Wikipedia not Commons, how do I delete it? EncyclopaedicUpdates (talk) 20:35, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

• EncyclopaedicUpdates I've nominated the image File:Pablo Picasso – Mandoline and Guitar, 1913.jpg for deletion. You can just reupload it directly to the enwiki as a nonfree image using the appropriate licence. Ww2censor (talk) 21:34, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  Thank you! All the best EncyclopaedicUpdates (talk) 11:54, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Similar categories

What are the difference between these two categories: Category:Footwear_by_brand and Category:Shoes_by_brand ? Dubidubno (talk) 22:50, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

@Dubidubno: Hi, and welcome. Shoes are just one type of footwear.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:19, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

So everything in the Shoes by brand category should also be in the Footwear by brand category? Dubidubno (talk) 23:35, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Accidental duplicate creation of map; why I am unsure of how to proceed.

Hello! A few minutes ago I uploaded File:1886 Florida ratification referendum of 1885 Constitution.svg. After uploading it, I added the "Ballot measure maps of Florida" category, and then clicked on the category to check out similar maps. There, I realized that a map of the 1886 ratification was already there (File:1886 Florida 1885 Constitution Referendum.png). I immediately reasoned that it was logical for me to nominate my map for deletion, but I am not entirely sure if this is the best option. This is because the first map is in png format, while mine is in svg. For those not well-versed in election-style maps, svg maps are more preferred because they are easier to edit in programs like Inkscape. Please let me know what you think is the best way to proceed. Delcoan (talk) 01:39, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

@Delcoan: SVG versions are preferred, so you can leave your new map in place. I have marked the PNG map with {{Vector version available}}. MKFI (talk) 07:32, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Pls i want to put my pictures in the category for example Wiki Loves Africa 2026 for senior citzens network

How do i go about it pls EsthyR (talk) 05:15, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

@EsthyR: Hi, and welcome. Please see Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2026 and Category:Wiki Loves Africa 2026. I see nothing about "senior citzens network" there, though.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:18, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

wrong article

Dear Wikimedia Commons Support Team, I am writing to request the removal of an incorrect version of one of my papers that was uploaded by the journal itself. I sent the correct and final version of the paper to the journal. This creates confusion for readers and researchers, as both versions appear in search results and on the platform. My correct version (which should remain): [ https://metafizikajurnali.az/storage/images/site/files/PDF/Metafizika.Vol.3%2CNo.3%2CSerial.11%2CPP.93-106.pdf ] The incorrect version uploaded by the wikimedia: [ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/X%C9%99yyam_C%C6%8FL%C4%B0LZAD%C6%8F_%E2%80%94_Gadamer_v%C9%99_onun_fenomenologiyas%C4%B1.pdf ]

I would greatly appreciate your assistance in resolving this issue. Please let me know if you need any additional information. Thank you for your help ~2026-20486-30 (talk) 13:29, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-20486-30: File:Xəyyam CƏLİLZADƏ — Gadamer və onun fenomenologiyası.pdf was uploaded by Ələddin.Məlikov, who is invited to comment.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:33, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Salam. Diqqətiniz üçün təşəkkür edirəm. Yenidən bildirirəmki bu jurnada nəşr edilən məqalələrdir. Məndə payaşmışam. Məqalənin tam linki budur: http://metafizikajurnali.az/yukle/files/Metafizika.Vol.3%2CNo.3%2CSerial.11%2CPP.93-106.pdf

Thanks in advance. Ələddin.Məlikov (talk) 16:42, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Hello. Thank you for your attention. I would like to reiterate that these are articles published in the journal. I have shared them. The full link to the article is: http://metafizikajurnali.az/yukle/files/Metafizika.Vol.3%2CNo.3%2CSerial.11%2CPP.93-106.pdf Ələddin.Məlikov (talk) 16:43, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

@Ələddin.Məlikov: Are you willing to overwrite it with the correct version?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:14, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Hello. Of course. Ələddin.Məlikov (talk) 17:39, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

We handled this via ticket:2026040310006174. Nemoralis (talk) 23:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Can't update outdated file

Hello. I faced an issue today when I tried to upload a new version of File:WMD world map.svg (which has an outdated map so I updated it with the addition of South Sudan), but when I tried to update the file it kept saying I don't have permission to update the image. Since it's not possible for me to actually upload an image file from my storage on to this text, feel free to ask me to upload the revised version I created on to Wikimedia Commons you want. Although I didn't create the original file (the WMD world map file), I still want the revised version I created to replace the outdated map. Wikipedian5122024 (talk) 16:50, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

@Wikipedian5122024: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/290. The proposal to "Limit file overwriting to users with autopatrol rights" was accepted with many supports and one weak oppose 15:19, 23 September 2023 (UTC). After an implementation problem in phab:T345896 and testing, Special:AbuseFilter/290 went live with the Disallow action 09:35, 28 October 2023 (UTC). Please read MediaWiki:abusefilter-warning-file-overwriting. You may request COM:AP at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits); having that should allow you to overwrite.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:10, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

@Wikipedian5122024: You can post to Commons:Overwriting existing files/Requests. - Jmabel ! talk 18:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

how do I rename

HOW DO I RENAME Imagehelper83738 (talk) 22:45, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

@Imagehelper83738: Hi, and welcome. To rename a file, see COM:MOVE. To rename a user, see m:SRUC.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:51, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Help_desk

Imagen M06560364 (talk) 23:54, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Necesita ayuda?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:09, 4 April 2026 (UTC)