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Request to change original file photographer

Hello! I'd like to request revision deletion of the original upload comment for https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SD25ChgoRegTeamFP.jpg.

The original upload comment inadvertently named the wrong person -- the picture was taken by Elisa Shoenberger, not Caroline.

Would it be possible to change it so that the file is reflected in the history?

Thank you! Wowandflutter7154 (talk) 16:30, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

@Wowandflutter7154: I fixed it for you in Special:Diff/1295249100. Please stop top posting, as it is considered bad netiquette and gets the conversation out of order.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:06, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

I'm so sorry -- I didn't know that. Won't happen again. Wowandflutter7154 (talk) 20:07, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Request to create Campaign:wlf-ir — Wiki Loves Food 2026 in Iran

Hello. We are organizing Wiki Loves Food 2026 in Iran, taking place from 1 to 30 November 2026.

Our upload links use campaign=wlf-ir, but Campaign:wlf-ir does not exist, so UploadWizard displays a campaign-not-found error. Could an administrator or Upload Wizard campaign editor please create the campaign using the proposed configuration below, adapting it if necessary?

The campaign should automatically add Category:Images from Wiki Loves Food 2026 in Iran. Individual food categories are supplied separately through the categories URL parameter in the upload links from our food list.

{
  "enabled": true,
  "title": "Wiki Loves Food 2026 in Iran",
  "display": {
    "headerLabel": "'''ویکی دوستدار غذا ۲۰۲۶ در ایران''' — [[Commons:Wiki Loves Food 2026 in Iran|راهنما و شرایط مسابقه]]"
  },
  "defaults": {
    "categories": [
      "Cuisine of Iran"
    ]
  },
  "autoAdd": {
    "categories": [
      "Images from Wiki Loves Food 2026 in Iran"
    ]
  },
  "licensing": {
    "ownWorkDefault": "own",
    "ownWork": {
      "licenses": [
        "cc-by-sa-4.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Thank you. Darafsh (Talk)‍ 16:15, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

 Done Ymblanter (talk) 18:44, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:28, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Please delete 40 test images I uploaded by mistake (G7)

Hello. While testing a bug fix for the Commons Android app, 40 test images were accidentally uploaded from my account on 27 October 2026. They are generated test patterns with no educational value. As the uploader, I request their deletion under G7. Sorry for the trouble

Name Can Never Be Blank (talk) 09:51, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Taivo (talk) 10:04, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:26, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Old versions of File:Plaque BIODIBAP de l'étang de la Plugstreet 14-18 Experience.jpg

Hello. I am the uploader of File:Plaque BIODIBAP de l'étang de la Plugstreet 14-18 Experience.jpg. Could an administrator please delete the three old versions of this file, which are no longer needed:

• 09:28, 21 October 2026 (2,804 × 1,747): first upload, superseded (still shows the date stamp).
• 11:01, 21 October 2026 (2,689 × 1,675): identical to the current version, which restored it.
• 10:33, 28 October 2026 (2,633 × 1,587): unsuccessful straightening, reverted.

Only the current version (23:07, 28 October 2026) should be kept. The file is not used anywhere yet. Thank you. Score Beethoven (talk) 06:16, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

 Done Shaan Sengupta^Talk 07:29, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:27, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Government of Dubai Media Office

Any idea if any images / videos / files of the Government of Dubai Media Office [1] ever have licensing that is okay for Wikimedia Commons?

For example, [2].

Thank you, Princessa Unicorn (talk) 19:55, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Have you considered asking them? There is a "contact us" panel at the foot of their main web page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:19, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Unblocking renamed user

Hi, I've renamed Luna Delgado 333. You can evaluate for unblock. Thanks, --M7 (talk) 15:33, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

 Unblock granted as the account has been renamed and user requested to be unblocked on their talk page. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 16:32, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Just to confirm my understanding is correct...

Pictures of naked 13 year olds are unacceptable aren't they? I have read the policy however comment sense says such images are illegal in many countries. Herby ^{talk thyme} 13:30, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

@Herbythyme: New research shows that even if they are legal where you live or where they were produced, w:CSAM says possession of them is illegal in the US up to and including 15 years old, so we can't host them (at least in New York and other states that have outlawed it). See w:New York v. Ferber for details, and also COM:CSAM. I apologize for any part I had in trying to improve such images that had been uploaded here.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:20, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

If there is consent form the person depicted and the parents and the pictures are not sexualizing the child, they are fine. But per our COM:PCP nearly all of there photos are deleted if they are not historical or published in a reputable medical journal or by a public authority. GPSLeo (talk) 16:25, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Thanks - I've deleted, blocked and reported to legal. They can deal with it. I wouldn't considered them sexualised but there was certainly no full consent. Herby ^{talk thyme} 16:33, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Without wishing, here, to advocate for (or against) any specific content, the correct answer to your question is it depends. See w:Internet Watch Foundation and Wikipedia (SFW), for example.

(Note also that the image in that case is non-free content on en.Wikipedia, not on Commons).

I certainly would not promise anyone that we have no "pictures of naked 13 year olds", not least in our medical or historic categories. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:34, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Request a restoration of page of User:Armagan

(originally posted on Commons:Kocsmafal, moved by Bencemac (talk))

Hello,

I would like to request a restoration of page User:Armagan.

• Deleted: 2017-04-02 21:28 by User:Daphne Lantier – reason "Out of project scope"
• The deleting admin User:Daphne Lantier was later identified as a sockpuppet of User:INeverCry and blocked indefinitely. See Category:Sockpuppets of INeverCry and the user page notice: "This user is a sockpuppet of INeverCry and has been blocked indefinitely."

This means the deletion was performed by an account that was later banned for sockpuppetry. The user Armagan / Armagant was a valuable contributor with many Hungarian-related files (villages, churches, monuments). His/her files are still present and in scope.

The user page itself served only to identify the author and is not out of scope if rewritten in a minimal, policy-compliant way. I also have copies of his/her images if needed.

Request: 1. Undelete User:Armagan or 2. Allow recreation with a short, policy-compliant intro: "Hungarian photographer, own work, Hungarian villages and cultural heritage"

Thank you.

Reference: Deletion log: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=delete&page=User:Armagan Block evidence: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Daphne_Lantier Voxfax (talk) 18:11, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

In my opinion this was normal userpage and deletion was incorrect, so potentially I can restore it, but Armagan has not edited Commons more than 10 years, so currently restoring makes no sense as well. Taivo (talk) 09:59, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Exempt TenshiBot from Special:AbuseFilter/96

My bot keeps hitting this filter when trying to fix pages covered by it. Could an administrator please exempt TenshiBot? Tenshi Hinanawi (talk) 11:32, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

CSDG4

I'm just asking out of curiosity but wondering whether COM:G4 applies to a file uploaded prior to a similar file being deleted via a DR. G4 seems to apply (at least to me) to recreations of previously deleted content, i.e., a file re-uploaded after it was deleted via a DR. Would it also apply to the same file with a different file name uploaded prior to the DR close? It seems that would more of a COM:F1 issue. Either way the file ends up deleted, I guess; so, perhaps this is just wikt:splitting hairs. Even so, I'm curious all the same. -- Marchjuly (talk) 14:07, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Not an admin, but it would seem to me that it does. If the community has decided that a file should not be on Commons, that should apply to all copies of that file, regardless of if they were uploaded before or after the specific copy that was deleted. Requiring an additional deletion discussion simply because the file was uploaded before the specific copy that was discussed strikes me as being procedure for the sake of procedure. --Carnildo (talk) 00:43, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. That kind of makes sense, but I also think in such a case the file probably would be better deleted for the same reasons given in the DR (if the same concerns apply); in other words, it could likely either be deleted per COM:F1 or COM:F4. In a prefect world, it seems all existing versions of the same file (even ones uploaded at different times by different uploaders under a different name) should be part of the same DR, but obviously it's not always easy to track stuff down. Anyway, once again, I'm just mainly asking out of curiosity; as long as the end result is the same, the reason for SD probably doesn't matter in the overall scheme of things. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:30, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Harassment by Von der Heydt Museum, Germany

Hi, I uploaded two images of public domain works of art File:Kirchner - Women on the Street (Frauen auf der Straße) 1914.jpg and File:Marc-blue-black fox.jpg These artworks are unambiguously in the public domain in both the US and Germany: w:Ernst Ludwig Kirchner died in 1938 and w:Franz Marc in 1916. However the Von der Heydt Museum, where the artworks are located, is accusing me of "illegally downloading" the images and threatening legal action against me for using the images without 'permission'.

In their deletion request for the files ([1], [2]) the Museum says "The image file was illegally downloaded from a password-protected press site and published without the author's consent." However as the Internet Archive shows, I downloaded these images from a publicly accessible section of their website. Also, as far as I know I do not need the 'consent' or 'permission' of whomever took the photograph since they are faithful reproductions of a public domain two-dimensional work of art.

Additionally the Museum keeps vandalizing the file pages to remove source information. There are two account doing this: Heydt2026 and ~2026-57686-81 though there may be more sockpuppets.

Any help would be appreciated, please let me know if my understanding of the situation is incorrect. Surajr7 (talk) 20:43, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

COM:NLT would seem relevant here too. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:57, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Problems with Russty67

Recently I've marked his uploadings for speedy deletion (for the reason COM:F10). He insulted me by calling me a Christianophobe (see: User talk:Russty67#File:George_Bridge.jpg), nominated my profile for deletion three times—labeling it a "fake"—and (see: Commons:Deletion requests/User:Yousiphh), on the third occasion, did so by creating a "sockpuppet" account - Bobby bookman. Please take appropriate measures. Yousiphh (talk) 21:06, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Your bulk F10 nominations have no evident validity. This looks a lot like harrassment. You don't help your case by this sort of underhand posting to COM:AN - you are required to notify those you bring to this board. Why did you not? Andy Dingley (talk) 21:51, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

hi yes i know russty67 and the reast of his production team

if hes He insulted you ,,you must be the one that's been targeting us for the past year

ill courtier your accusation ..you just insulted us

what are you some kid ,,no your probably some 30y old sitting in a basement of your old mothers house ,glued to your pc tolling images and complaining about anything you don't like or agree with

if there's a way to block you i will and ill recommend russty67 blocks you as well in fact ill recamend every one we know to block you your not worth the effort typing

and as for calling you a Christianophobe ??? that's not even a real word ( i just look ed it up )..its the same as most made up words stick an ist on the end of something to make it sound bad ,,, Bobby bookman (talk) 00:46, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

@Yousiphh:  partially done, Bobby was indeffed "for Intimidation/harassment: NOTHERE", but Russty67 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user remains untouched.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:48, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. My regards. Yousiphh (talk) 12:04, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

@Jeff G. Please take a look at his user page (Revision history), where he called us idiots, racists, and trolls. He should not go untouched for these insults. Yousiphh (talk) 15:42, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

I've warned him (User talk:Russty67#Wikimedia Commons is not your free personal web host), but he reacted very emotionally and still continues to upload his sketches. I did not do anything that violates the Commons rules. Yousiphh (talk) 12:03, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

•  Done I deleted his user page and indeffed him and his five socks. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 19:09, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Request for Reopening – Issue Not Resolved

Good afternoon,

My request regarding a campaign creation was archived without the issue being resolved.

I kindly ask you to review my request and provide your assistance, as the competition has already started and the campaign needs to be created as soon as possible. MARKELLOS^{Leave me a message} 15:22, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

I keep getting message "[607b89b8-0c07-4f9c-9955-27d24bf34494] 2026-11-03 18:33:08: Fatal exception of type "InvalidArgumentException" ". May be someone else could try? Ymblanter (talk) 18:33, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

 Done, syntax was wrong, I corrected it. Ymblanter (talk) 19:35, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Upload Wizard

Upload Wizard appears to reject files that should be accepted under current Commons policy

Hello,

I have noticed what seems to be a recent change in the Upload Wizard. Files that were previously accepted are now being blocked during the upload process, even though Commons policy regarding copyright status does not appear to have changed.

Specifically, for files such as the following, the Upload Wizard does not provide a corresponding copyright status option, making it impossible to proceed with the upload using the appropriate PD license tag:

works that entered the public domain in their source country before the URAA restoration date; and works first published outside the United States more than 95 years ago.

As far as I am aware, Commons policy on such works has not changed. The issue therefore appears to be with the Upload Wizard's copyright questionnaire or validation logic rather than with Commons licensing policy itself.

Could someone please review whether a recent change has introduced overly restrictive checks? If this is unintended, it would be helpful if the Upload Wizard could be updated to allow uploads that remain permissible under current Commons policy.

Thank you. Y.haruo (talk) 06:46, 4 November 2026 (UTC)