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How do you delete or delete messages in my User Talk

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Hi, I would like to know how you delete or delete the messages in my User Talk Bolitachan (talk) 08:29, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[]

@Bolitachan: Best is not to delete messages, but to archive them. You can use the archive bot for that. Yann (talk) 09:12, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Thanks for the information, but I have a question just out of curiosity: why is it better to archive messages instead of deleting them? Bolitachan (talk) 03:48, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Archived messages continue to be readily searchable, and they are also somewhat easier to browse.
FWIW, I myself usually just delete the basic "something's missing" warnings from bots (e.g. I failed to note a source) once I've remedied the situation, but I archive pretty much everything else from my user talk page. - Jmabel ! talk 05:40, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[]

Merging video history

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Hi. Is it possible to "move" a video "into" another one and merge their edit histories? I uploaded a version of better quality (File:2016-04-04 Venezuela - Operación Liberación del Pueblo.webm) of an existing video (File:Venezuela Operación Liberación del Pueblo.webm), but other than that they're duplicates. Many thanks in advance. NoonIcarus (talk) 11:36, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[]

They are both uplaoded by you. Are you really concerned to merge the histories rather than keep them in two separate places (it can be done, but it's a pain to do)? If not, the old version can just be turned into a redirect. - Jmabel ! talk 19:13, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Jmabel: If it isn't against Commons policy to have duplicate files, even with different resolutions, I don't mind keeping both files, especially if a merge is so difficult. Maybe I could also add {{Other versions}} in the description? I'm up for whatever seems best in this case. --NoonIcarus (talk) 14:04, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@NoonIcarus: {{Other versions}} could be OK, but I don't see what is so interesting in https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Venezuela_Operaci%C3%B3n_Liberaci%C3%B3n_del_Pueblo.webm&action=history that it is important to make sure it is in the history of the preferred version. The redirect I proposed would be exactly equivalent to how we handle the situation when we redirect a low-res version of a picture to a high-res version of the same picture. What is so different about a video? - Jmabel ! talk 16:30, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Jmabel: Not really interesting, but rather thinking about what the normal procedure would be with an article in the Spanish Wikipedia. --NoonIcarus (talk) 00:33, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@NoonIcarus: I would think it makes more sense to follow the normal procedure for redirecting a scaled-down duplicate on Commons, since that appears to be what we are dealing with. I'm going to take the liberty of handling it that way. - Jmabel ! talk 04:20, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Jmabel: Go ahead, no worries :) --NoonIcarus (talk) 09:42, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Jmabel: I wanted to let know that there's a similar situation with the videos File:2017-07-06 Venezuela Libertad de expresión y democracia.webm and File:2017-07-07 - Venezuela - Libertad de expresión y democracia.webm. I tried doing the redirect manually, but from what I gather this needs to be done by an admin.
I also wanted to comment about the videos File:2015-10-19 Venezuela - Libertad de Expresión.webm and File:2015-10-19 Venezuela - Libertad de Expresión.ogv. They're duplicates and have the same resolution, but the difference is their extension: .webm and .ogv, respectively. What should be done in this case? Thank you very much in advance. --NoonIcarus (talk) 18:05, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]
File:2017-07-06 Venezuela Libertad de expresión y democracia.webm done. No view on the other thing you raise except to ask whether one is to be preferred to the other. - Jmabel ! talk 19:54, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Excellent, thanks! I have no preference on any of the duplicate files, although my natural conclusion is that it is "helpful" to have different file extensions. --NoonIcarus (talk) 23:18, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]

Photograph of prominent person used by permission of his estate

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I'm working with the Lunenburg Art Gallery Society trying to get a page created for Earl Bailly, 1903-1977. The society were granted stewardship of his estate by the remaining family members Suzanne Bailly and Ron Bailly. They have a large collection of photographs and paintings that they own the rights to, although they've been shared publicly for many years. How do we obtain official permission to add these images? Artstoronto (talk) 15:56, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[]

E. Earl Bailly
@Artstoronto Hello! I see you have uploaded a couple. It's quite possible the society has authorized you to do this, but the source clearly states "Copyright ©2024 The Lunenburg Art Gallery Society. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce any image without permission from the artist."
These photos may be deleted from Commons sooner or later, unless you can show you have the right to "give them away." I recommend you use the tool at COM:VRT/CONSENT to do so, it will help you do so by non-public mail contact. Another way is that www.lunenburgartgallery.com creates a page on the website with the pictures you want to "donate", and state on it that the pics are released under the acceptable license of your choice (like the one you used on your uploads, or something else from Commons:Licensing#Well-known_licenses). Then that page can be given as "Source".
Hope this helps some. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:45, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Also, I assume you mean you'd like to create a Wikipedia article about him. This is a GREAT idea, and I'm interested in helping you do it. If you want, come and talk about it at my WP-talkpage: User talk:Gråbergs Gråa Sång. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:07, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[]
I would very much like to! I am a director of the Lunenburg Art Gallery Society so I guess I gave myself permission. I also wrote the © at the bottom, but that's meant to apply to our member's artwork located elsewhere on the site. We have the ownership of 100+ photos, on the condition from his family that we use them to promote Earl's legacy.
Every few months I look again at trying to create a page and get so overwhelmed. We have tried to hire editors but it's become impossible to distinguish between real help and scammers so I've given up trying. If you have any advice I'd love to hear it! Artstoronto (talk) 20:53, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Artstoronto It is certainly simplest if you can indicate the licensing status on the source page. (Similarly for any other already-published photos you wish to upload.) Otherwise, you'd really need to go through the COM:VRT process. - Jmabel ! talk 22:38, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Started a discussion about a possible WP-article at [1]. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:36, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Jmabel per COM:CROWN, this 1973 pic [2] should be ok to upload, right? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:23, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Wrong country, but it could be PD-Canada if it was published before 1974 by the NS government. Same thing for the 1953 photo at the same source. Personally, I think that in general the photos by an information service of a government can be assumed to have been made to be published and to have been published soon after creation, but other users may prefer explicit evidence of publication. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:21, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Asclepias Details, details... but yes, wrong country. However, PD-Canada-Crown would seem to be the right crown. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 15:37, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Jmabel, Earl Bailly is now an article. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 21:11, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Request for Assistance in Creating and Contributing a Wikipedia Page

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I trust that this correspondence reaches you in good health. The purpose of my communication is to seek your aid in the development and contribution of a novel Wikipedia page. Being a committed academic in the realms of cyber security, Spirituality, and Politics, I am deeply enthusiastic about the dissemination of knowledge and the provision of precise and thorough information.

My intention is to establish a page highlighting my scholarly endeavors in the aforementioned subjects, which I am convinced will offer substantial insights to the Wikipedia community.

The aforementioned subjects are presently inadequately represented on the platform, and I hold the belief that a meticulously researched and appropriately referenced page will constitute a noteworthy augmentation.

The following are the main points I plan to address in the article:

1. Introduction: An concise overview of the subject, emphasizing its significance and pertinence.

2. History and Background: Elaborate examination of the historical backdrop and evolution of the subject.

3. Key Concepts and Terminologies: Clarification of fundamental terms and ideas associated with the subject.

4. Current Applications and Impact: Discourse on the present utilization of the subject and its influence on relevant areas.

5. Notable Figures and Contributions: Details about prominent individuals and their contributions to the subject.

6. Recent Developments and Future Trends: Analysis of the most recent progressions and upcoming trends.

7. References and Further Reading: Exhaustive compilation of reputable sources and supplementary materials for readers inclined towards in-depth exploration.


I am enthusiastic about making a contribution to Wikipedia and would highly value your expert guidance and assistance in this undertaking.

I would appreciate your guidance on the necessary steps to be gained and any specific protocols or criteria that must be abided by.

Your time and attention are highly appreciated. I anticipate a favourable reply from you.


Cybertek1 (talk) 09:04, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]

This is Commons, the media repository of Wikipedia, not Wikipedia. If you want to contribute with images or videos, you can start uploading right now. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 09:58, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Cybertek1: assuming you mean the English-language Wikipedia, you'd probably do best to ask at en:Wikipedia:Teahouse.
@C.Suthorn: "media repository of Wikipedia" is really a bit misleading (although "media repository associated with Wikipedia" fair enough). The various Wikipedias (one in each language) and Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata, are all sister projects considered to be at the same level. Commons is no more "the media repository of Wikipedia" than en-wiki is "the English-language encyclopedia of Commons." - Jmabel ! talk 19:50, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Media Repository of WMF or of WM. But apart from contributers to the projects nobody does understand that. The OP in this thread obviously has little knowledge of Wikipedia and its sister projects. Not every Papiertaschentuch is a Tempo, but still all Papiertaschentücher are called Tempo. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 10:36, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@C.Suthorn: agreed, but plenty of people read this page besides the person who asked the question, so it's important to be as accurate as we can be. - Jmabel ! talk 19:18, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[]

Фотографії картин

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Підкажіть будь ласка як бути із завантаженням фото картин художників зроблених мною? Художники не завжди можуть надати дозвіл на публікацію зроблених фотографій (бо вже померли). Стаття про художника без фото його робіт є неповноцінною, тож завантажувати фото потрібно. З іншого боку правила Вікіпедії забороняють це робити Bayayaku (talk) 15:26, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]

@Bayayaku: What is the copyright status of the pictures in question? If the artist died less than 70 years ago, then the work is almost certainly still in copyright and you would need a license from the heir to the artist's intellectual property rights. - Jmabel ! talk 19:53, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Some of the artists are deceased while others are still alive. Do I need an official, legalized document from the artist or their legal successor, or would an email confirmation be sufficient? What about the owners of the paintings? Do I need any approval from them? Bayayaku (talk) 07:29, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[]
You'd need one of two things (either should suffice):
  1. The license is clearly stated on a page clearly under control of the artist or their heir (e.g. the artist's own website; a public-facing post on the artist's social media; etc.). If we have that, then anyone can upload citing that as a source.
  2. Email sent by the artist or heir to VRT granting a specific, Commons-compatible free license. The process is described in some detail at COM:VRT. Вікісховище:Волонтерська служба зв'язку appears to be only very partially translated, but may be some help for what they need to write. If someone reads Russian better than they read English, Commons:Волонтёрская команда содействия appears to be fully translated.
Jmabel ! talk 19:25, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Thank you for providing detailed information. Bayayaku (talk) 10:59, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Screenshots

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I know that screenshots are not allowed on Wikimedia Commons however, I have seen a few images screenshotted from YouTube. I am just wondering if it is or if it is not allowed since I do not quite understand it and yes, I have looked at the rules. WhyIsThisSoHard575483838 (talk) 22:16, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]

Screenshots are allowed if the video is freely licensed or if the work is old enough to be in the public domain (pre-1929 US films, some Soviet films, European films in which all principal creators have been dead for 70 years, etc.) Abzeronow (talk) 22:37, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
OK, are most or none of YouTube videos freely licensed? I know I can check but I am just being lazy. WhyIsThisSoHard575483838 (talk) 22:41, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Most are not. For YouTube, video needs to be marked as being Creative Commons-Attribution. If it doesn't have that, then it cannot be used here. (as noted above, known public domain films are an exception) Abzeronow (talk) 22:44, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
OK thanks. I will make sure to check. WhyIsThisSoHard575483838 (talk) 22:48, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
I found this that was allowed as long as credit was given, is this good or do I need to remove it?File:Trey Wolff August 8, 2023.jpg WhyIsThisSoHard575483838 (talk) 23:45, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[]
License reviewed it, video is freely licensed by the copyright holder (the Tennessee Titans). Abzeronow (talk) 00:10, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Alright, sounds good, sorry to bother again. WhyIsThisSoHard575483838 (talk) 00:21, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[]
This is the help desk, asking relevant questions is not a bother to me, and I'm willing to help answer them. Abzeronow (talk) 17:19, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[]

images aren't getting published

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my 14 images are not getting published SeekerAlamahgem (talk) 12:00, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[]

@SeekerAlamahgem: Not sure what you mean here by "published"; they can all be found at Special:ListFiles/SeekerAlamahgem. Is there somewhere you expect to see them and don't? - Jmabel ! talk 19:28, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[]

Tekst aanpassen

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Geachte,

ik heb getracht de tekst die ik wil plaatsten aan te vullen en te corrigeren. Hoe moet ik dat doen?

Beste groet, Coenraad Coenraad Pen (talk) 12:20, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[]

User page missing/not missing?

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I clicked on a link for my user page, and got "This page does not exist."  I'm fairly certain that I've visited the page before and it did have content.  I'm logged in, so my account has not been deleted.  If I select the "contributions" link in the upper right corner, it is also empty.  But if I go to a page I know I've edited, my edits are listed in the history;  And if I click on 伟思礼 there, I do see my actual user page.  Is it a bug in how non-ASCII is being handled? 伟思礼 (talk) 16:09, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[]

And the first time I clicked "add topic" on this, it said "no longer logged in" 伟思礼 (talk) 16:09, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[]
Correct: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:伟思礼
Doesn't exist? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/伟思礼 伟思礼 (talk) 18:49, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@伟思礼, this is Wikimedia Commons. Each project hosted by WMF has a separate namespace, including your User and User talk pages. Therefore, they are independent pages that can be different, or you may copy one to the other, if you desire them to match. You could also create a "master page" at Metawiki; that master page will be reflected on all other projects unless a local page supersedes it. For example, I've created such a page: meta:User:Elizium23. Therefore you can achieve consistency, without needing to keep dozens/hundreds of pages in sync.
That being said, it's true your user page doesn't exist yet on Commons. However, you've edited many different wikis so far, in your tenure of 7 years. Your user page does exist on enwiki, as well as Wiktionary. Take a look. Enjoy. Elizium23 (talk) 19:26, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[]

how do i upload a rock band and its history

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I want to upload a rockband and its history Geoffrey Frank Horgan (talk) 17:46, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[]

This is Wikimedia Commons, which is a media repository. Wikipedia is more suited to articles about notable bands, and their history. Abzeronow (talk) 17:50, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[]

Sputnik

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I have a tape of early (1957) recordings of Sputnik-signals and would like to upload them as a mp3-file. But I am not allowed to do upload a mp3-file. WurzelSepp999 (talk) 17:46, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[]

Once you have uploaded 500 files, you will also be allowed to upload mp3-files. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 06:05, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Removal of Wikidata insert

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I remember having to add a Wikidata page to the image before it uploaded. Was this removed? Roastedbeanz1 (talk) 07:00, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]

@Roastedbeanz1: I'm confused about what you mean. Wikidata pages are generally documentation. Do you mean a Wikidata item? And even then, I don't know what you would mean by adding it to an image. Using it as a "depicts" property in the SDC, or something else? Is this about the Upload Wizard or some other upload tool? - Jmabel ! talk 17:37, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]

Advice on type of video to upload & text in video

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Hi,

I have video of bird behavior that I'd like to upload. The behavior is probably seen better when played at 25% normal speed (partly because the video is shaky, albeit stabilized and partly because normal speed is just too fast to see what's happening).

Would it be more appropriate to:

  • upload only the 25% speed video
  • upload only the normal speed video
  • upload a single video with both 25% and then normal speed


Also, I try not to embed text into my video clips, but I'm wondering if it's frowned upon to embed text in the video indicating "25% normal speed".


Not sure if there's a "style guide" for video uploads.


Thanks for any suggestions Pdanese (talk) 13:58, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]

@Pdanese: If the 25% is best, certainly upload that. Your call on whether the other is worth uploading. (I probably would.) - Jmabel ! talk 17:39, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Jmabel Thank you. Pdanese (talk) 18:46, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]

tour poster

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can i upload a tour promotional poster? Getawaychris (talk) 19:18, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]

Generally no, unless it has an explicit free license or is old enough to be public domain. Please read COM:L Abzeronow (talk) 19:33, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]

Spero di non vedere il cosplay di alastor nella pagina della descrizione di vari personaggi di habzin hotel

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non è giusto per chi vuole leggere l'articolo,e vedere un cosplay fatto a caso ,toglie la voglia di leggere la descrizione di alastor( il Demone della Radio).spero di poter leggere l'articolo senza alcun immagine. Lonyser 3 (talk) 20:58, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]

That would be an issue to resolve on Spanish Wikipedia. Discuss it on https://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Discusi%C3%B3n:Hazbin_Hotel Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:31, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[]
@Graeme Bartlett, I'm curious how you decided to direct this Italian-speaking editor to the Spanish-language talk page which does not exist, when this brand-new editor has no edits outside two on Commons, and CentralAuth indicates a nascent account on itwiki, but not eswiki? Elizium23 (talk) 00:23, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[]
Spanish Wikipedia has cosplay images for this article. I am not that great at recognising the language though. Italian Wikipedia article has no cosplay image. A talk page can be created if there is something to say.Graeme Bartlett (talk) 01:07, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Subtitle tool?

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Hei hei! Manually assigning initial subtitles is painfully tedious. 😥 Translating them is fine, as the times are already established. Are there any useful tools or ways that will make adding subtitles easier and/or faster? I couldn't really see anything of the sort on the subtitle information page, though maybe I simply didn't look closely enough! EdoAug (talk) 01:41, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Correct Template for uploading the picture for the art work I take from museum

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I have read When should the PD-Art tag not be used?. If I took the picture for the sculptures by myself, and sculptures maker is dead more than 100 years ago, what label should I use? Do I just do a CC-0 label (If I want to publish the picture under cc-0)? How could I tell people the original sculptures is already in the public domain?

I also been confused that it says the lighting arrangements can create the new copyright. If the museum create the lighting for the sculpture, does it mean the museum actually own the copyright for the picture (because museum created the lighting effect)? If the museum have FAQ page declare they will NOT own the copyright of any picture of the artwork. How can I link that to show that fact?

If the museum put sculpture in the yard, and the sun do the nature light to the sculpture, can I assume that the museum does NOT own the copyright?

Last, how can I separate the landscape and the artwork? For example, Geneva have "The Flower Clock", if I take a picture of it, can I say it's just a landscape (so I have full copyright for my picture) or it's an artwork create by the government? (I means since the government create it, I can assume it's in the public domain, so does not matter) But if a private company have similar thing (like the shape of their building/create some landscape on public available area), and I take a picture, can I say I have the copyright and upload it to Wiki Comments?

Tangmingxyz (talk) 11:33, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]

For the first question, you can use something like {{Copyright information | photograph = {{Self|cc-0}} | sculpture = {{PD-100}}}}. --Geohakkeri (talk) 16:17, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@Tangmingxyz: you might want to look at the approach I took at File:Sant bisbe - c. 1500 - Museu Frederic Marès 944 - 01.jpg. - Jmabel ! talk 19:17, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Pictures downlinked from satellites

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When satellite pictures are released by satellite operator, they are licensed according to that operator's policy, no problem. But, when images are dowloaded by someone else with something like SDR radio (like in this guide), who is the copyright holder of the images? Satellite operator or radio operator?

When someone downloads picture from American NOAA weather satellite, it's free either way (NOAA PD or any free licence downloader choose). But what about pictures from Chinese Fengyun or European MetOp? Trasheater Midir (talk) 17:33, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@Trasheater Midir: Hi, The pictures are not downloaded from the satellites, but from a down-to-earth server which is operated by the satellite operator. So the pictures are under a copyright by whoever created them (except for NASA or other US government agencies). Yann (talk) 18:02, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@Yann: “The pictures are not downloaded…” well, unless they are! A weird little corner case but nevertheless a valid thing to ask about. --Geohakkeri (talk) 18:26, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@Yann, sorry, but have you looked at the guide I linked above? How to Download Weather Satellite Images from Space. Weather satellites downlink images in easily decodeable formats, it's one of their functions. These images can be downloaded with radio and decoded with some program (like that one). It's a hobby somewhere between satellite watching and amateur radio. See also [3] or [4] for some examples.
I'm asking precisely about such images, not about more official images that are received on the ground stations, and then sometimes released. Sorry if I was unclear. Trasheater Midir (talk) 19:01, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Are users allowed to create categories based on their username?

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For example, is it acceptable to make Category:Videos uploaded by Pdanese etc. etc.

I know some users create categories like this (e.g., QImages by <username>), but I want to make sure this is an acceptable action or if new categories should only be created to further the overall goal of the commons.

Thank you. Pdanese (talk) 17:58, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@Pdanese: Yes, these are OK, but they usually should be hidden. Yann (talk) 18:00, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]
TYVM! Pdanese (talk) 01:05, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@Pdanese: Please see also:
-- Asclepias (talk) 18:46, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[]
TYVM! Pdanese (talk) 01:06, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Sorry, My Two fector verification code no see flz My account back up 94.59.138.125 01:40, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Image I have rights to use got deleted

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I uploaded an image that I have rights to use online. I uploaded the original, unedited version of the image. It got deleted because an administrator cited a news source that has an edited version of the image on it (the same source who released the image rights for my use). What steps should I take if I want to re-upload this image to make it clear to others that I have rights to use it so that they cannot just delete it? EAWDA (talk) 02:42, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@EAWDA: I assume from context here that you are talking about a copyrighted image, where someone else holds the copyright. (You don't say just what image you are talking about, but I presume this is File:Genlin.jpg. When you uploaded that, you claimed it was your own work, which certainly did not help in sorting this out.) You personally having rights to "use the image online" is not enough for Commons. Commons only hosts copyrighted images if they offer a specific free license such as {{Cc-by-sa-4.0}} that allows anyone to reuse the image, even commercially (e.g. in a newspaper, a published book for sale, or even printed as a poster) and to make derivative works. That license must come from the copyright-holder, who is usually the photographer.
There are two ways the copyright-holder can provide that permission:
  1. On a publicly visible web page that is clearly under their control, they can indicate the license for the image. This can be their personal web site, a publicly visible social media post, etc. Then anyone (including you) can link that page as the source and upload the image.
  2. They can go through the process outlined at COM:VRT, in which they send a confidential email offering the license. They can identify the image as "Genlin.jpg", the team at VRT will know what that means. Once correct permission is received and processed (which may take weeks), the file will be undeleted. Might take a little longer if the email is in Chinese, but there are people on the team who can read that. (And, of course, once undeleted, the authorship should be corrected.)
Do please read COM:VRT, which explains how you can do this in the future without getting the picture deleted along the way. Jmabel ! talk 03:05, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
Thank you @Jmabel Your pointers are very clear, which bring me to think that it may be easier for me to upload other images that I have exclusive rights to, and those that have not been published elsewhere. In that case the image would not need to undergo the processes you pointed out.
Another related question if you may enlighten me. Am I in fact uploading images at the wrong place? I'm referring to images being usable on a Wiki page, which is my ultimate purpose. That does not require it to be a commons image, or am I wrong? EAWDA (talk) 03:38, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@EAWDA: If you are not the photographer, you would need to demonstrate why you have "exclusive rights". You'd need to go through COM:VRT yourself to establish with them the basis on which you own exclusive rights to photos you did not take. (The correspondence would be confidential; VRT is a small team of highly trusted, experienced volunteers.)
Yes, Commons is generally the best place to upload images for Wikipedia. Any image on Commons can readily be used on Wikipedia in any language; if you upload directly to a Wikipedia in a particular language, only that Wikipedia can use the image. Some of the Wikipedias (including English) have a limited ability to host certain images that are not "free enough" for Commons and are needed in their articles, but that allowance is usually quite limited (e.g. the English-language Wikipedia generally will not host images of living people on that basis). - Jmabel ! talk 04:19, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@Jmabel Understood, and based on what you said it would appear to me that only a photographer of an image can effect the licenses of it for it to be usable on Wiki Commons. That bar seems to have been set incredibly high as it disregards commercially "sold" usage rights of an image. An example would be that if John Doe commissions a photographer to take portraits of John, and released all the rights of usage exclusively to John, John or his associates would still not be permissible to upload an image of him on Wiki Commons without it being taken down. I am quite new to Wiki so I may be stating the obvious here.
Also, I've done all the required steps to qualify as auto-confirmed user (over 4 days registration plus having done over 10 edits) but am still pending that status. I am trying to figure out why that is and I do see they have different requirements for different language Wikipedia, for example I remember seeing the Chinese Wikipedia page requiring users to be registered for over 5 days and done over 50 edits or something. I wonder if it is because when I registered I was on Wikipedia's Chinese page (even though all the info I filled in was in English) and that I was assigned to follow the Chinese Wikipedia requirements? EAWDA (talk) 08:22, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
Your Commons account was created on 1 July. That’s the time you first visited Commons while logged in. The “confirmation period” started that day. --Geohakkeri (talk) 08:38, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@Geohakkeri Sorry I was referring to my Wikipedia account. EAWDA (talk) 08:47, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@EAWDA: Each language's Wikipedia is a separate project. As you can see at Special:CentralAuth/EAWDA, you have only made two edits to English Wikipedia, so you aren't yet autoconfirmed on English Wikipedia. --bjh21 (talk) 09:38, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

"disregards commercially sold usage rights", etc.: sort of. If there is a written transfer of copyright, that can be sent to VRT. Anything less than that exposes legitimate reusers to an unacceptable risk. Consider the following scenario: you claim rights over a photo that "Photographer X" took. You upload to Commons and grant a license. "Magazine Y" uses the photo, conforming to your granted license. Photographer X threatens to sue Magazine Y for copyright infringement. Where does that leave them? - Jmabel ! talk 18:16, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

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Hallo,

wir möchten vorschlagen, das Firmenlogo im Artikel Werder Feinkost zu aktualisieren. Das aktuelle Logo entspricht nicht mehr dem offiziellen Firmenlogo. Das neue Logo wurde bereits auf Wikimedia Commons hochgeladen Das neue Logo ist das offizielle Logo der Firma und wird auf unserer Website und in allen Marketingmaterialien verwendet. Könnte bitte ein Administrator den Schreibschutz aufheben oder das Logo direkt im Artikel aktualisieren?

Vielen Dank für Ihr Verständnis

Werder Feinkost Werder Feinkost GmbH (talk) 07:17, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Hallo Werder Feinkost GmbH,
das ist hier in Wikimedia Commons eigentlich falsch, weil es um eine Artikelbearbeitung in der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia geht. Ich habe das aber kurz erledigt. Einen "Schreibschutz" konnte ich bei dem Artikel übrigens nicht erkennen, den kann man ganz normal bearbeiten. Für deutschsprachige Anfragen ist hier übrigens prinzipiell das Commons:Forum besser. Gruß --Rosenzweig τ 07:30, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Request for trimming video

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Is there any template that is similar to {{Remove border}} (which redirects from {{Crop video}}) that will crop not the border around the edges of a video, but marks that a video should be trimmed at a certain point? I have a video that I'm uploading now with Video2Commons that has some acceptable material for the first 5:50 or so, but the last 2:20 or so has some copyrighted work and it needs to be removed. I'm not that great with video, so I can't do it myself. :/ Any guidance on where I can post this request once the video has been converted and uploaded? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 12:14, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Said video just finished uploading: File:Eels (2013-04-25, Le Trianon, Paris, FR).webm. If someone could be kind enough to cut it off at 5:50-ish before they introduce the song at the end, that would be appreciated. Once that bit is gone, I'll embed it in Wikipedia. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 13:15, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
IDK if there's a template, but you could post a request at Commons:Graphic Lab/Video and sound workshop. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 14:00, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
Merci. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 17:16, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Request to upload program from meeting of the Merrie England Club, at the House of Commons, 1931.

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Hello,

I have my grandfather's copy of the program for a meeting of the "Merrie England Club" in 1931. As such, I suspect this is in the common domain. As far as I know the club no longer exists. I don't know who one would ask for permission to post it; I doubt any of them are still alive. But I think this could be of historic interest as speakers at the event included: J. F. Shillaker, Esq., M.BE, M.P, Rt. Hon. ARTHUR GREENWOOD, P.C., M.P., Rev. HERBERT DUNNICO, J.P., P.C., M.P., FRED MONTAGUE Esq., M.P.

My intent is to share an image of the cover of this program on the "Merrie England" Wiki talk page. If there is interest and permission I will share images of the contents, and the signatures on the back. If there is interest, I suppose this could eventually find its way to the main wiki page.

Sincerely, Donald McLachlan DonMcL123 (talk) 17:49, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@DonMcL123: Copyright rules differ by country; where was this program published/in what country did the meeting happen? —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 18:33, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@DonMcL123: Unforunately, copyright can outlive organizations. If this was a 1931 UK photograph, it is possibly public domain in the UK if the photographer cannot be found with a reasonable search (web search is not enough), otherwise it's 70 years after the death of the photographer. In the United States, it won't be public domain until at least 2027. Abzeronow (talk) 19:54, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
I presume "House of Commons" meant the UK House of Commons, especially with the reference to an "M.P.". - Jmabel ! talk 20:16, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]
Hi All,
Yes it is from the UK. As far as I can tell it is an etching / woodcut print on the program. It was printed by Baxter and Ewin, 7 Frith St, London. I could not find any current reference to that company. It is a program for a speaking event in the House of Commons in London. The cover has the usual where and when details. The inside left page is the menu. The inside right page is the list of speakers. On the back my grandfather collected signatures (presumably of) attendees. I would not expect something similar, like a theatre program, to be copyrighted more than 70 years. I am willing to share privately if it will help with a determination of copyright status. DonMcL123 (talk) 17:23, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Credit for uploading photo

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Do you get credited for uploading photo? SloanBruce (talk) 23:13, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@SloanBruce: that question is a bit unclear. (1) The file page on Commons indicates what account uploaded it. (2) If you are the photographer and choose a license that requires that you be credited, you should be credited whenever the photo is used. (3) If you upload a photo that was created and licensed by someone else, then there is no requirement that reusers credit you for having uploaded it to Commons. (4) It is permissible to create one or more hidden user categories that apply to your uploads. (5) Your uploads (you have none, so far) will all be visible at Special:ListFiles/SloanBruce, which you can access from the "Unloads" link on the top nav (assuming you don't use some exotic skin that moves it elsewhere).
Does that answer your question, or did you mean something else? - Jmabel ! talk 23:40, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Am trying to upload pictures

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As i try to upload my pictures i get errors but i can not see them. why is this so BMKME (talk) 07:57, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[]

You should be able to see the pics you have uploaded here:[5] Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Are images from eBay allowed?

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I wanted to add this photo from this eBay listing to Draft:Vulcain but I'm wondering if photos from eBay are allowed, since they aren't copyrighted. RayKVega (talk) 17:22, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[]

No, it’s wrong to assume that the photos wouldn’t be copyright-protected. See COM:NETCOPYVIO. --Geohakkeri (talk) 17:31, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[]

I'm trying to upload a file for our company logo.

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I'm trying to upload a file for our company logo. We are a deductible insurance company. What file and size should it be? I am the original designer for the logo and I'm employed by the company. Please advise. Is the Wikimedia Commons the right place to do so? Np3 1997 (talk) 21:01, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@Np3 1997: Hi, On Commons, we only accept logos 1. if they are from a notable company, 2. if they are in the public domain or under a free license. So if your company is notable, please ask a legal representative to send a permission for a free license via COM:VRT. Alternatively, if the company has already an article on English Wikipedia, you can upload the logo there under a fair use rationale. Yann (talk) 21:51, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[]
To add to Yann's answer:
  • Use an SVG file if you have it, but other types are fine if you don't.
  • Any size that's recognizable, preferrably clear, and not absurdly huge is fine.
In short, don't worry too much about file type and size. Also, if the logo consists of "simple geometric shapes or text", you can upload it under PD-textlogo without having to ask permission. Kaasterly (talk) 02:15, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[]

I get an 'innapropriate content' warning when trying to publish a translation of a medwiki article

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I'm currently translating an article from MedWiki, but I've been unable to publish it. I keep getting a message warning me about inappropriate content. The warning reads, 'Automatic editing filters have identified problematic content in your translation. Details: Possible inappropriate content related to the human body'. I'd love to get this issue figured out, please advise. JennyLima (talk) 01:35, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Since Wikmedia Commons doesn't have "articles" other than our own policies, guidelines, help pages etc, pretty much any article would be out of scope for Commons. Is there a chance that you are asking this question on the wrong website? - Jmabel ! talk 01:40, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[]

If someone repeatedly creating empty categories for the same title, this counts as vandalism?

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As the deletion log shows:

  • 12:40, 1 July 2024 Billinghurst talk contribs deleted page Category:Kaohsiung Cingnian Night Market (empty categories per other deletion requests)
  • 16:28, 21 February 2024 Túrelio talk contribs deleted page Category:Kaohsiung Cingnian Night Market (CSD G1 (test page, accidental creation, or page containing nonsense or no valid content))
  • 17:12, 17 November 2023 Kadı talk contribs deleted page Category:Kaohsiung Cingnian Night Market (C2: Unuseful empty category) Tag: Adiutor

The page is always empty after creating and has been deleted three times, especially it has been deleted twice this year. It seems to have been created by someone who enjoys the empty category. If we create empty categories and keep them, what benefit does this bring to Commons? Or, what benefit does that have to the reader? If not, I think it will be better to protect "Category:Kaohsiung Cingnian Night Market" for a temporary time.--125.230.83.62 14:45, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[]

posting images made in Microsoft Word

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In support of educational material and scientific presenations I frequently make images in Microsoft Word, using their drawing functions (lines, arrows, boxes, icons). Can these be freely distributed and submitted to WikiMedia? Would be great. Not sure whether especially the icons would be protected by license or not. 131.155.77.83 16:44, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[]

You can submit images that you drew in MSWord to the Commons and freely distribute them. As to the built in icons, you can read here about their use. So, you can use them in your images and distribute these images but cannot distribute the icons themselves. Ruslik (talk) 20:39, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Update

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I need to change my photo and update The news about me. The friend’s of mine that work at The page is dead and I don’t know to update it. thank for you help me alba Donati 80.182.83.202 04:52, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Do you mean in the article Alba Donati at the Wikipedia in Italian? If so, you may be looking for the help page Aiuto:Sportello informazioni there. -- Asclepias (talk) 05:38, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]
Wikipedia:A picture of you may be of help. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:15, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]
Maybe she just wants to replace this photo with this photo. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:05, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]
The second photo is much nicer. So naturally, I put a "This file may meet the criteria for speedy deletion." on it. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 22:56, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@Alba Donati: I have no idea whether you are looking at this, and you didn't create an account so I have no obvious way to reach you, but if you want File:Alba Donati.jpg we are going to need a proper license for it, from the actual copyright-holder. Is there anything you can do to help us get in touch with them? - Jmabel ! talk 02:47, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Globe is the publisher of the French translation of her 2022 book (contact). -- Asclepias (talk) 04:12, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Просьба

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Могу ли я попросить удалить фото на страничке Mons. Arbp.Henryk Trusilo Mons. Arbp.Henryk Trusilo (talk) 13:56, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@Mons. Arbp.Henryk Trusilo: is this about File:Архиепископ Герик Трусило.jpg or something else?
(via Google Translate) Это про File:Архиепископ Герик Трусило.jpg или что-то еще? - Jmabel ! talk 18:03, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]
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I'm trying to upload a logo to Wikimedia Commons, but this logo has been used within the 150 or so years, so it isn't public domain, the company that owns such logo is a big corporation that can't be easily reached from my knowledge, so how would I go about posting this? Anonimo3000000 (talk) 14:00, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@Anonimo3000000: "has been used within the 150 or so years" doesn't make a lot of sense. Could you please repeat that in a language in which you are more comfortable, and also be specific about what logo you are talking about and (if this is for an article) what article in what language? - Jmabel ! talk 17:55, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]
with "has been used within the 150 or so years" i more specifically has been used recently enough to not be public domain.
the logo im trying to post is the logo for a now defunct italian pay tv channel called "RaiSat 2", its for the italian wikipedia page since it doesnt have the image, i might do the same with 1 and 3 if i can do it for 2, the logo was last used in 1999 before the channel was renamed to just "RaiSat Ragazzi", the division that managed these channels also has been shut down since 2010, the company that owned it is still around though Anonimo3000000 (talk) 01:42, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@Anonimo3000000: It doesn't matter when they were last used; it may matter when they were first used.
Two things are going to matter: is the logo complex enough to be copyrighted and when was it first published. Given that the station was founded in 1997, I assume it cannot be older than that, and so if it was copyrightable it is presumably still copyrighted. Italy has an unusually short term of copyright (20 years) for government, academies, public bodies, and non-profit cultural organizations, but I assume from that name this had something to do with RAI, so it is none of those apply and it would get 70 years. Still, Italy also has an unusually high threshold of originality for copyright. Can you link a page that shows the logo, so someone can judge its level of complexity?
Also, in the future, complicated copyright questions are better asked at Commons:Village pump/Copyright than on the general help desk. - Jmabel ! talk 02:07, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[]
yes it has to do with rai in fact it was one of their multiple pay tv channels
here is a link to the logo on logopedia https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/File:Rai_Sat_2-0.png
alternate logo https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/File:20180304_153128.jpg Anonimo3000000 (talk) 10:53, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@Anonimo3000000: I think that hand puts it over the threshold of originality even for Italy, so it's presumably copyrighted. We can't have it on Commons without a license from RAI, which they are very unlikely to grant. It looks like if you want to use it in the it-wiki article, you can upload it directly to it-wiki, with certain conditions. See it:Wikipedia:File_non_liberi. - Jmabel ! talk 15:57, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[]

ユーザー名の後ろに「~commonswiki」が付く

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10年以上前に私が投稿した写真について 「ファイルの履歴」の「利用者」にユーザー名の後ろに「~commonswiki」と付くのはどういう意味でしょうか？ Bigben1979 (talk) 17:40, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@Bigben1979: It normally means that when accounts were unified across the WMF wikis 15 or so years ago, someone didn't resolve a name conflict in a timely manner, so this was added to remove ambiguity. Of course, there is nothing stopping someone from just using it in an account name separately from that, but that's vanishingly rare. - Jmabel ! talk 17:58, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Uploading photograph from IMDb

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Hello,

I'm updating the page of Cara DeLizia and I want to upload a picture of her. Can I use her IMDb photograph?

Best regards. PyroOnFire (talk) 21:02, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]

No, IMDB is not freely licensed, and we only would accept freely licensed photographs of actresses post-1989. Please read COM:L Abzeronow (talk) 21:11, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]
@Abzeronow, I am curious where you found the "1989" cutoff year, because it is not in COM:L and seems quite arbitrary when copyright tends to rest on the date of death of the author/creator of a work. Does a 1989 cutoff apply to all countries, or one in particular, such as the US for the specific case of DeLizia and IMDb (Amazon)? Elizium23 (talk) 21:54, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[]
This was a question about an American actress and an American site, so yes, I was just discussing American copyright law in such all photographs (except for U.S. federal government works) are presumed to be copyrighted if published after March 1989. Of course, many American photographs from 1929 to 1989 are still copyrighted too, but because of formalities in copyright law in that period, research has to be done to determine copyright status. As you say, works from outside the U.S. would have different copyright rules, and life of the author plus 70 years is generally the rule of thumb but there are exceptions for simple photographs in some countries. Abzeronow (talk) 03:09, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Licensing: Is asking the creator enough?

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Hello! A 3D artist, or an organization affiliated with them, has released slideshows with their art under CC-BY-SA before. I seek to use a work by them on Wikipedia, but this particular work, also from said organization, is from a different slideshow which doesn't say which license it's released under. This is probably an oversight; if I e-mail the organization and confirm it's released under said license, would that be enough to add it to the Commons, or does it require public proof? Kaasterly (talk) 00:00, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[]

@Kaasterly: Public proof or email to the VRT is required. The simplest thing is if they would indicate the license on the relevant source page; second best would be if they would indicate it on some other public-facing page clearly under their control and referencing the source page (which you can cite in the "permission" section of {{Information}} when uploading); third best would be for them to go through the VRT process. - Jmabel ! talk 02:11, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[]
That answers my question exquisitely. Thank you! Kaasterly (talk) 02:17, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[]

© Nokia

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File:Nokia 8.3 5G.jpg

"Uploaded a work by Nokia Mobile from Nokia.com with UploadWizard"

98.248.161.240 01:57, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Club Logo - PFC Ludogorets 1945

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Hello, I am an employee of PFC Ludogorets 1945 and I have been asked to try to fix the logo used on the Wikipedia page. I would really appreciate any additional information and help regarding this matter, because I am not fully familiar with the whole process. Nikolaykirchev (talk) 12:39, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[]

Hi Nikolaykirchev. I've responded to your question at en:Talk:PFC Ludogorets Razgrad#Club Logo. Please check there. -- Marchjuly (talk) 13:16, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[]
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