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Latest comment: 19 years ago3 comments1 person in discussion
I deleted this image for only having a "wikipedia use" permission. Images uploaded here must be free for anyone, for any purpose, including commercial use and derivative work. See Commons:Licensing for more information. If you do have permission for a free license, and the copyright holder is aware that this includes commercial use and derivative work, you can forward the permission to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org. There the request will be handled and if the permission is sufficient, the image will be undeleted. -- Bryan (talk to me) 14:16, 26 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
You can forward the permission to info-el@wikipedia.org. There are some Greek sitting there :) Meanwhile, I have undeleted the image. If the admins at info-el however decide that the permission is not sufficient, the image may be deleted again. But I'll leave that up to them. -- Bryan (talk to me) 21:34, 28 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 16 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Γιατί όταν ανεβάζετε φωτογραφίες με ελληνικά θέματα δεν βάζετε περιγραφή στα ελληνικά ? όπως εδώ : [1] πρέπει με το ζόρι να μάθουμε όλοι Αγγλικά ?
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.64.251.173 (talk • contribs)
Όχι, δε χρειάζεται να μάθετε αγγλικά, αλλά ο καθένας συνεισφέρει όπως του αρέσει και θεωρεί σημαντικό. Θεωρώ ότι είναι σημαντικό να είναι στα αγγλικά (ώστε να χρησιμοποιηθεί από οποιοδήποτε wiki) και ελπίζω ότι κάποιος σας και εσάς, θα βοηθήσει στη μετάφραση, άλλος στην κατηγοριοποίηση κλπ. --FocalPoint (talk) 20:04, 3 April 2010 (UTC)Reply
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2012 Picture of the Year: A pair of European Bee-eaters in Ariège, France.
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Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2013 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the eighth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2013) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
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By the way, "fludeoxyglucose" is both the international nonproprietary name and the United States Adopted Name for this substance. So it's not a spelling error. No harm done, though. --ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 19:32, 27 November 2016 (UTC)Reply
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Read the Commons:File renaming site, especially the section Which files should not be renamed?, please. There is told for Criterion #4: Just because images share a category does not mean that they are part of a set. There are two scenarios that this criterion is designed for: 1) for templates and 2) for sister project, especially wikisources. Other cases should be declined.
Besides of it: each new user tries to perform a new, his own system of harmonization for USRR coins. And their rule is: >>My system is "better" only because it is "mine"<<, I'm afraid :(
Hi Wieralee, I appreciate your input - I was a bit worried and I certainly understand the "my version is better" concept (hm hm ...). I will keep an eye on the declined requests for training. Good idea, thank you! --FocalPoint (talk) 13:44, 8 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
That's no mine. I would not like translate the files to my native language (Armenian), I would like to find standard for the articles by theme for all wikies (English, Russian, Ukrainian, and new created Armenian and Greek). I only upload a good quality image ang correct ашду вescription. I am not a vandal, all numizmat-moderators of Russian and Armenian wikies known me as competent editor.
P.S. And sorry for my English, I must say the think in Russian if you can understand. Вместо того, чтоб загружать в Викисклад более хорошие изображения с новыми именами (речь именно о монетах), которые смогли бы сделать каталог на Армянской википедии лучше, чем в других, я стараюсь поработать уже на существующих страниц файлов, просто дла стольких файлов одного формата есть такое дикое разнообразие названий, что становиться как "на восточном базаре на ограниченной территории". Vahe (talk) 20:23, 9 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
@Vahe: we don't like to rename files for poor reasons, because it is not a safe operation. We have a bug on Commons --- some files had disappeared after renaming... Each time I'm renaming a file, -- I'm afraid if it will be succesful. Renaming files is not safe for them. It is easy when rename is managed by the original uploader => he has this file on his computer. But when somebody wants to rename only because "it looks better" => it is not good. And what can I tell to an original uploader when he will ask me, why I had renamed it? and why I had lost it?
Our browser searches both: in names -- and in descriptions of the files, so it is not necessary to rename files. It is enough to write what you want in the description. Shortcuts are also not welcome - people do not write into a browser "Vahe's shortcuts", but usual words... Wieralee (talk) 20:35, 9 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
@Wieralee: I understood the first part of the answer․ But I do not agree about the last sentence. I did this not guided, it is not important for me to get around to know about my uploads. There is a caveat. None of the uploaders is not the author of this picture. All rights belong to the State Bank of the USSR and the assignee of the Bank of Russia. Nobody will not ask you why you had lost the image. Anyway, I will begin to upload images as new files, to avoid conflict. Anyway, sooner or later, all unused files of poor quality will insert removal. Good luck! Vahe (talk) 21:02, 9 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
@Vahe: I had such situations twice: and the uploaders were angry and not pleased at all :( I can only not-to-decline, but I will not rename such files. I think an option 'new files with better quality' is more safe solution. Good luck! :-) Wieralee (talk) 21:14, 9 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
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when the [[Category:On the Kansas Pacific Railway]] gallery is displayed.
With the periods missing, the file appears out of order in the gallery. If I can with help make the renaming comply with renaming guidelines, I would be appreciative. At this point, #51 is the only one I have a high-res crop for, but I might do that for a few others, e.g., #41. IveGoneAway (talk) 00:16, 23 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
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David Adam Kess...FocalPoint has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, so I've officially declared today as being a great person and awesome Wikipedian,UNESCO World Heritage Site..Historic Center of Quito...thanks
File:Monasterio Augustinas de la Encarnacion San Juan, Quito
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User:Krassotkin, my criterion was as follows: Would I approve the change from the previous text to the new text (irrespective of language)? The answer is yes. The previous name had repetitions. --FocalPoint (talk) 07:21, 16 July 2017 (UTC)Reply
User:Krassotkin, the rule clearly and unambiguously rules the files should not be renamed "...only because the filename is not English". I believe that the new name was improved, not because of the language, but because of the removal of repetitions. You are free to disagree, but as far as I am concerned, I know that I did not approve the renaming "only because the filename was not English". You are certainly welcome to move it back, if you think that the previous name was better. --FocalPoint (talk) 07:31, 16 July 2017 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 8 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion
I don't quite understand why you denied the rename request here, and on others in Category:Rachel's Tomb. Rachel's Tomb is clearly on the West bank, not even the Israeli government claims that it is in Israel, So why do we let commons claim it? --Huldra (talk) 20:03, 20 January 2018 (UTC)Reply
No, this is not contested, not even the Israeli government say that it is in Israel. Calling it by this name, is...well, like saying a building in Category:Alsace, is in Alsace, Germany...when every single state on the planet say that it is in Alsace, France. If you do not want to correct this, who will? --Huldra (talk) 20:09, 21 January 2018 (UTC)Reply
I respect your position, however, I believe that my lack of experience and knowledge on the subject is such that I am sure that another person among the 1,266 file movers and 235 administrators will be more adequate to assess whether make the move is exactly as you present it. --FocalPoint (talk) 20:27, 21 January 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Hello FocalPoint, I'm trying to change File:MohamedOmar2018.jpg to File:MohamedOmar.jpg but can't do the change as File:MohamedOmar.jpg has a redirection. Could you help me by removing that redirection to make the change? Please note that both files are my own work. Thank you so much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khaledhamdy (talk • contribs) 10:10, 14 May 2018 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 7 years ago5 comments2 people in discussion
I would like an explanation on why you declined the rename request for File:Raja Ravi Varma, Reclining Woman.jpg. The commons renaming guidelines say that anything specific that is incorrectly named can be renamed. They literally gave the example about the Mona Lisa being renamed from Louvre 12, because it was incorrectly named for a specific painting, and this was the exact same situation. I am not sure if you are aware, but paintings have specific names (i.e they are not to be named by descriptors). I had given a link to a book which had shown the same painting with a caption giving the renamed title I had requested; in case you needed proof. I apologize if I sound condescending but this was a mistake, and it would be awesome if you could look at it again. I need it to write an article and it would be great if I had the proper name for the painting. BreadBuddy (talk) 15:52, 8 July 2018 (UTC)Reply
BreadBuddy my proposal is to write down the correct things at the text of the image first. Then modify the title. The previous one also had the name of the painter and I really do not see why it should be removed. So, do not give up. Use the feedback and proceed. --FocalPoint (talk) 16:11, 8 July 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Perhaps you might tell me why my request to rename the file does not comply with the requirements? Every file I have uploaded has the same naming convention, except that one, please explain your rational. --Don (talk) 18:54, 28 July 2018 (UTC)Reply
Don, the proposed change is not sifnificant in my opinion, specially since the author is clearly noted in the summary. Fell free to propose it again - this is nothing critical. --FocalPoint (talk) 07:06, 2 August 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Would you have happened to archive the facebook page that contains the permission anywhere? I was going through the license review queue and this one has been in there for quite some time. Unfortunately, the link is dead so I can't verify the information. I found the photo on Facebook but there is no indication of a license on it. --Majora (talk) 22:31, 7 August 2018 (UTC)Reply
Hi Majora, I uploaded the photo following the request of the Facebook account holder, who at the time did not manage to understand how to upload images himself. I have forwarded his email to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org and I even have a reply from info-el@wikimedia.org . Apparently, the person from the permissions team failed to put up an OTRS ticket. IF you have access, look at the emails, this one is dated 28.10.2013 10:37 . Furthermore, I am copying this communication to the discussion of the file as a reference. --FocalPoint (talk) 05:48, 8 August 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Hi, I don't think such a renaming should take place, even at uploader request. Are you aware that you renamed the file to "delete file please" in Spanish? Jcb (talk) 00:44, 28 December 2018 (UTC)Reply
Please be aware that 'author request' is only a valid reason for deletion within 7 days after upload. In principle, contributions cannot be revoked. We only make an exception for that if the file is uploaded less than 7 days ago. Jcb (talk) 17:05, 29 December 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Thank you focal point for your suggestion. All the designs are vectorised by and already two municipalities contacted me to thank me for the designs cause now they didn't have to pay someone to vectorize them. In Greece there are two main differences. First is that most of those designs are not official and thus nobody can claim real ownership of the design. The thing is that most of them use designs very simple or very old like the flag of Nafpactos which depicts a coin. Also there are many variations and in my designs I make a new "average" flag combining most features. The second thing is that in Greece there no law that makes Flags and insignias free to upload but that's because it's self-evident. Many of municipalities even have taken my designs from Wikipedia and put them into there websites or street signs because Wikipedia offered a standard for the designs. See for example the web site of the President of the Hellenic Republic which took the coat of arms from Wikipedia as did many ministries http://www.presidency.gr/proedria/ To sum up, it's unclear to who the flags belong to and no one ever had a problem with that, not even the officials who praised me for my offer and even used the flags in their websites and in real life. I went to Aegina saw that they used my flag design and I understood that because I had forgotten to add a small feature. When I contacted the one who printed the flag, he thanked me for giving him such a big gallery of flags. I believe that the only one who can claim ownership of the flags is me because I am the one who did the research and spent many hours trying to vectorize them. Thus,I believe they should stay as they are. Off course some of the flags used logos like the Palaio Faliro one and those should be and were deleted correctly.(TakisA1 (talk) 15:12, 29 December 2018 (UTC))Reply
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Latest comment: 6 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Sometimes it is better to point users to the "dispute" templates rather than simply reject a request for a rename, especially where the requester has move rights, and the file has a history of moves and requests. — billinghurstsDrewth12:21, 26 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
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A community discussion has been closed where the consensus was to grant all file movers the suppressredirect user right. This will allow file movers to not leave behind a redirect when moving files and instead automatically have the original file name deleted. Policy never requires you to suppress the redirect, suppression of redirects is entirely optional.
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Thank you for renaming all these images from Rockingham Naval Memorial Park. I want to update and expand the number of images, the renaming will greatly help identifying them. Calistemon (talk) 08:27, 14 March 2020 (UTC)Reply
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Hi, the problem you mentioned, results likely from the old version still being in your browser-cache. Just clear the latter and check again. --Túrelio (talk) 07:54, 3 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
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2022 Picture of the Year: Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) and Gadwall (Mareca strepera) in Nepal.
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2023 Picture of the Year: Incense plays an important role in Vietnamese life. It is considered as a sacred bridge to connect the visible life of human beings and the world of heaven, earth, and gods. Photo taken in Quang Phu Cau village, on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam. In this picture, incense sticks are being set out to dry, after being dipped in the incense solution.
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Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2024 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year is the nineteenth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2024) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
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2024 Picture of the Year:Mundari man polishing the horns of one of his Watusi cows using a mixture of cow urine and ash as a ritualistic and protective practice in a temporary cattle camp in Terekeka, South Sudan.
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Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2025 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year is the twentieth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favourite images featured on Commons during the last year (2025) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
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Hi everyone,
Wikimedia Commons is pleased to finally announce the winners of this year's Picture of the Year 2025 contest! We had some truly incredible finalists to choose from, but the community has spoken.
Here are your top three winning images:
First place: The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023, leaving widespread destruction in the Rimal area. Attribution: WAFA (Q2915969) / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Second place: Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia. Attribution: Giles Laurent / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Third place: A gigantic jet photographed from the International Space Station by astronaut Nichole Ayers. Attribution: public domain
You can view the full results and see where all your favorite images placed here: Full 2025 Results
I also want to highlight what an incredible turnout we had. In the second round, we saw a massive jump in both the number of users voting and the total votes cast. We had exactly 13,979 votes cast by 3,509 users! To put that in perspective, last year we had 7,403 votes from 2,837 users. It is amazing to see that level of growth and community engagement.
Thank you to everyone who voted, helped organize, and generally made the contest such a huge success this year!
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