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Requesting licensing-related revision deletion at File:Non-virus Koshu in greenhouse.jpg[edit]

At File:Non-virus Koshu in greenhouse.jpg, the very first revision appears to have been a mistaken upload. We've received valid permission for the current photograph there via VRT, but this photo appears to require revision deletion; we don't have evidence that the mistakenly uploaded picture is available under a valid free license. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 07:21, 1 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Achim55 (talk) 20:30, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Dr. Muhammad Abdul Hakim Azhari Kandi.jpg[edit]

The current metadata in this file contains details that should not be in public like phone numbers and email address. I am not an expert in removing much of the Exif details but it would be good if some admin does it. ─ The Aafī (^talk) 10:20, 1 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Actually this is a copyright violation. Deleted. Yann (talk) 16:49, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear @Yann, I couldn't get that. Could you please explain a bit. I guess the same person (who photographed it) uploaded this image? I didn't notice anything except the privacy stuff in the EXIF because a different person wouldn't be having an image with full EXIF details normally. ─ The Aafī (^talk) 16:56, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The uploader is CandideyeMedia while the copyright holder is Muhammed Adhil KM Adhil. IMO a formal written permission is needed. Yann (talk) 17:01, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Yann, thanks, okay, I get it. Wasn't tagging the file with no-permission more appropriate then than hitting the delete button? ─ The Aafī (^talk) 17:03, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Yann, could you please clarify? ─ The Aafī (^talk) 06:36, 4 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

If there were information in the file violating privacy, the right thing to do is to delete it right away. Admins have access to the deleted version and can download it, remove the offending EXIF and upload the cleared version (the uploader probably has the original and could also upload a new version) – once the copyright reasons have been sorted out. –LPfi (talk) 06:51, 4 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Invitation to Exploratory Call to Highlight Commons Content & Community[edit]

TLDR: Inviting administrators to an exploratory call to discuss how we can better highlight Commons content and community. We propose a call on March 8th, 9th, 15th or 16th, at 6 pm UTC. Please reply to let us know your preferred date and time for the call, or if you would like a different date or time.

Hello Administrators,

We’re a small team of people at the Foundation who are responding to community needs for a revitalized Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Product_and_technical_support_for_Commons_2022-23

We would like to invite you to an exploratory call to discuss how we can highlight the best media on Commons and create a stronger sense of community, using the Commons homepage, social media, and other channels.

If you’re an administrator who has been active in homepage editing, monthly photo challenges, or quality/featured images discussions, we would greatly appreciate your input and insights. During the call, we can discuss the scope and approach, potential workshops, and other collaborators. We propose a call on March 8th, 9th, 15th or 16th, at 6 pm UTC. Please reply to let us know your preferred date and time for the call, or if you would like a different date or time.

Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Commons Steering Committee 08:28, 2 March 2023 (UTC) Udehb-WMF (talk) 08:28, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Udehb-WMF I think you're misunderstanding the role of administrators on Commons. If you want to talk to the people running Featured Pictures, Quality images, and Photo Challenge. you'll find them here and here and here. Some of them are administrators, most of them are not. El Grafo (talk) 09:31, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@El Grafo, your response makes sense. Has the letter that we signed some months ago reached you @Udehb-WMF and others at the WMF end? @Udehb-WMF, would you mind going through Commons:Think big - open letter about Wikimedia Commons and perhaps posting this invitation there? ─ The Aafī (^talk) 10:30, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@El Grafo, @TheAafi, thank you for your suggestions. I'm aware of the letter signed a few months ago and appreciate the suggestions made. This exploratory call is a follow-up on that letter, as it is intended to build upon the suggestions made and discuss how we can better highlight Commons content and community. We believe that administrators are key folks to impact the homepage. So we wanted to connect with them first before extending the invitation to the wider community. We hope this clarifies our intent. Please reply to the thread if you want to join the exploratory call. Udehb-WMF (talk) 15:42, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not a good idea to leave the rank-and-file out of this conversation. Schierbecker (talk) 19:25, 2 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Udehb-WMF So yes, you have completely misunderstood what being an administrator means on Commons. You want to give our front garden a make-over, but instead of inviting the gardeners, you're inviting the heads of the janitorial division. Admins are normal users who have access to some additional tools, that's it. They are mostly elected because they know how copyright works. They are not the kind of leaders you need or should talk to first. That's partially why not a single admin has responded here so far.

You're also misunderstanding the intention behind my answer above. I'm not trying to get into that call. I'm trying to help you reaching out to the people you actually want to have in that call. @TheAafi is 100% correct: if this is a response to the open letter, you need to talk to the people who wrote and signed that letter. So go to Commons talk:Think big - open letter about Wikimedia Commons and post your invitation there.

Apologies if this sounds harsh - I mean no offense. I just want to help you avoid some of the mistakes people sent here by WMF have made in the past. They tend to plunge forward with their ideas, completely oblivious about the inner workings of the Commons community. Consequently, the community ignores them and they quietly disappear. Most of that is due to incompatible communication strategies. For example, we are not a company or working group where someone in charge will get back to you and let you know which time slot we would prefer. That's impossible, and probably another reason nobody has replied so far ... El Grafo (talk) 09:30, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I second what @El Grafo has said above. If this is a follow-up to the open letter, the invitation or anything relevant, belongs to that venue. AN is definitely not the right venue for this invitation. ─ The Aafī (^talk) 09:42, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello @El Grafo, @TheAafi, @Schierbecker, I apologize for any confusion that may have resulted from my initial response. I am very grateful for your help in understanding the role of administrators on Commons and for providing me with the venues to reach out to the appropriate people. Moreover, I would like to offer more clarity on the call. This call is intended to be an exploratory one, as the general call will occur afterward. We are hoping to first get feedback from those who have been actively involved in homepage editing and quality/featured image discussions. Your suggestions have been extremely helpful in identifying the right venues. Thank you again for your input and assistance. I also did not intend to imply that you were trying to join the call when I responded to your message; I was simply expressing my appreciation for your help. Once again, I apologize for any miscommunication on my part. Udehb-WMF (talk) 11:15, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Udehb-WMF No reason to apologize. WMF sent you on a mission into a foreign country where they speak your language but don't share your customs. That makes communication difficult, and misunderstandings happen (that goes both ways, as I misunderstood you too - apologies for that!). So just so we're clear: I'm very glad that you are here! El Grafo (talk) 16:34, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A call at 18:00UTC means that for people in the ESEAP region it will be after 2am in their local kind of hard to be inclusive, and offer equity if people cant be involved. Perhaps you could offer calls on a weekends rather than in the middle of the working week at around 09:00 UTC so that more contributors can also participate Gnan garra 14:39, 4 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

oh and presume that there will be translators available for those who find english a barrier to participation. Gnan garra 14:42, 4 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Close deletion nomination[edit]

Can someone take a look at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Joan Finney (Kansas governor).jpg and close it, please? It’s been over three months now since it was opened. I’d close it, however, I’m the nominator and a non-admin so I couldn’t delete it. Thanks, Corky 01:17, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I just replied there. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:28, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Mdaniels5757-san i have similiar issue but simple can you close this one as well? 💖 Sakura Hana 🌸 (talk) 08:28, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Already done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 19:24, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

ip block request[edit]

Hi, could someone block 37.129.237.161 who since being here has only repeatedly blanked the com:helpdesk, I haven't warned the user because they're clearly not here to contribute, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 14:07, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

IP blocked for a day for cross-wiki abuse. –Davey2010^Talk 17:18, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Request to hide revision[edit]

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Bundesverfassungsgericht_Richterroben.jpg&diff=prev&oldid=699563035 is a little gibberish but seems to have some personal information in it? Probably safest to hide it. Cryptic-waveform (talk) 14:33, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 19:28, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Request to whitelist Category:People wearing black T-shirts in the United States[edit]

Referencing this discussion, would someone kindly whitelist Category:People wearing black T-shirts in the United States? Note that two of Category:People wearing black T-shirts's children, Category:Men wearing black T-shirts and Category:Women wearing black T-shirts, contain 555+ and 150+ images, respectively, as of this writing--quantities that are {{CatDiffuse}}-worthy into country-specific subcategories that would need Category:People wearing black T-shirts in ... as parents. Note that the T-shirt categories created from this prior request show no evidence of abuse 18 months after the request was granted. Thank you in advance. -- DanielPenfield (talk) 19:39, 3 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. Taivo (talk) 06:27, 6 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Special:ListFiles/Elenanowak[edit]

I don't know what's the purpose of this user uploading such files, someone please help me check this user. Thanks! Tryvix1509 (talk) 08:41, 4 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Right: Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Elenanowak. Yann (talk) 10:09, 4 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

103.69.2.79[edit]

Isn't this IP an open proxy? — Mike Novikoff 22:05, 4 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Confirmed http proxy, blocked for 6 months. --Achim55 (talk) 22:12, 4 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Open proxy should be globally blocked. Reported to SRG. Tryvix1509 (talk) 00:50, 5 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Rename file[edit]

Dear admins,

could an admin have a look at the rename requests at File:BG Will Dyer.jpg and File:William B. Dyer III (5).jpg. Author requests. It needs an admin due to a redirect blocking the renames.

Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 00:14, 6 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ymblanter (talk) 12:59, 6 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Possibly multiple accounts of a person?[edit]

Dear admins,

I see 10 accounts that were recently created and wonder if it is a person? It is always the same kind of categories and the same operations of (these) and (these) and (these) and (these) and (these) and (these) and (these) and (these) and (these) and today (these) users.

Sincerely, Antoine.01_overleg(Antoine) 11:29, 7 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I think so and my guess is that this is all User:Eissink based on the edit pattern. Given that the user has a global ban, a check user should probably be done. Multichill (talk) 21:05, 6 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I would like to create an article about the Pledge algorithm[edit]

I wanted to create an article about the Pledge algorithm however during this creation I did not have permission to add images. Would it be possible to get permission to do so? Good day Sincerely. Gabotav (talk) 11:55, 7 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Gabotav: You are on the wrong project. I suppose you want to create an article in Wikipedia, so you should go to the language you want to write to. For the English Wikipedia, it is here. Here you are on Wikimedia Commons, which concerns multimedia documents only, not text articles. Yann (talk) 17:11, 7 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Upload chess images from chess.com[edit]

File:English Opening Symmetrical Variation.jpg and other chess images by user:Hfjhjoiijklij4 are screenshots from chess.com

Another their images also looks like copivio File:Shiny guinea pig.jpg or had wrong "source" File:Tufted deer distribution map.png. -- DS28 (talk) 06:45, 8 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. Two copyvios are deleted (one of them due to failed license review). In my opinion chess diagrams are not copyrightable. I nominated one upload for regular deletion due to bad quality. Taivo (talk) 07:57, 8 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]