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Uploads without licence
[edit]About 3/4 of the permissions we receive from France and Spain refer to images without licence tag. This means considerable extra work for VRT, because we need to remove the complaint from the User:AntiCompositeBot/NoLicense and add the appropriate licence each time after having checked and approved the permission.
This has been going on for months now. Is there really nothing that can be done about it? It should be prevented that files get uploaded without licence tag. Mussklprozz (talk) 10:26, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- The problem is that we have so many accepted licenses that having a filter to prevent this is not really possible. If we decide that new users are only allowed to use the regular cc licenses we could easily create a filter. GPSLeo (talk) 10:40, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- How about a filter that forbids to leave the licence empty? This would eliminite 80% of the problem cases, since most users decide for cc-by-sa anyway. Mussklprozz (talk) 12:26, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- I'd suggest not to solve this by edit filter but by changing the upload interface. But it has to be found out at first which of the dozen ways for uploading creates this problem. Krd 12:46, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- It seems to be the upload wizard. See e.g. File:Laura Urbina.jpg and File:Jorge León Gustà.jpg. --Mussklprozz (talk) 18:48, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, the issue comes from the Upload Wizard. I mentioned that a few months back, and I am surprised that it has not been fixed yet. Yann (talk) 19:27, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, the bug that selecting the permission option removes the license is still present. Just tested here File:Testfile2.png. @Sannita (WMF) could you have a look why this is still not resolved? GPSLeo (talk) 20:32, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- FWIW, on April 13 of this year, I edited Commons:Uploading works by a third party to describe the necessary workaround for this on uploads, because Sannita let me know he did not expect the fix to occur promptly. I still have no idea why a fix to this would be difficult. - Jmabel ! talk 21:50, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- @GPSLeo Unfortunately, the Structured Content team is no longer active, and it is still unclear who owns UploadWizard in the latest re-organization. I'll keep pushing for a solution, if you would be so kind to send me the Phab ticket, I can try to find someone to work on it. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:39, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
- The ticket should be phab:T391600. And the WMF did drop the maintenance of a core tool again? Is there an official statement why this happened? This is exactly what was the main criticism by the community in the open letters and also in the community call series. GPSLeo (talk) 14:29, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
- @GPSLeo AFAIK an announcement on Commons is in the making, but I have no news on when it will be published. About the ticket, I reached out to the devs, and they have it on their rader, but it's going to take at least another couple of weeks before it gets addressed, due to other priorities at the moment. I'll keep you posted, but please feel free to ping me here or in private about it, just to be sure it doesn't slip off my mind. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:58, 17 September 2025 (UTC)
- is there any update on the announcement, can be more public than here Gnangarra 10:13, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
- @Gnangarra no update, I pinged already in private the people behind it Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:21, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
- @Sannita (WMF): Plewase follow up on this. --Krd 06:11, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Krd Still no update, I'm trying to find who can take care of this, but it's hard at the moment. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:32, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
- Almost 2 months and no answers from WMF? All we are getting is the sound of silence. Once again Commons is kept in the dark. Bidgee (talk) 20:00, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Krd and Bidgee: I believe there is literally no one from WMF currently assigned to the Upload Wizard. I gather that includes Sannita no longer being assigned this, either. - Jmabel ! talk 23:01, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Quiddity: Can you help out? Krd 09:13, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
- I heard about Commons:Unsupported Tools Working Group, maybe they can help out? cc @Sohom Datta. Nemoralis (talk) 19:15, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Sannita (WMF): is there any way volunteers can work on the Upload Wizard? - Jmabel ! talk 19:51, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Jmabel I'm afraid I don't have the answer to that. I'm pushing one team to adopt this bug and solving it, but so far no luck. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 11:50, 12 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Sannita (WMF): is there any way volunteers can work on the Upload Wizard? - Jmabel ! talk 19:51, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
- FWIW, the problem and the workaround are documented at COM:THIRD#How they can grant a license (and how you upload) step 12. If you need to give people an explanation, it is probably better to aim them there than to custom-write an explanation in each case. It would also be great if we could start doing translations of COM:THIRD: it seems to be stable and heavily used. - Jmabel ! talk 20:20, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Krd and Bidgee: I believe there is literally no one from WMF currently assigned to the Upload Wizard. I gather that includes Sannita no longer being assigned this, either. - Jmabel ! talk 23:01, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
- Almost 2 months and no answers from WMF? All we are getting is the sound of silence. Once again Commons is kept in the dark. Bidgee (talk) 20:00, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Krd Still no update, I'm trying to find who can take care of this, but it's hard at the moment. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:32, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Sannita (WMF): Plewase follow up on this. --Krd 06:11, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Gnangarra no update, I pinged already in private the people behind it Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:21, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
- is there any update on the announcement, can be more public than here Gnangarra 10:13, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
- @GPSLeo AFAIK an announcement on Commons is in the making, but I have no news on when it will be published. About the ticket, I reached out to the devs, and they have it on their rader, but it's going to take at least another couple of weeks before it gets addressed, due to other priorities at the moment. I'll keep you posted, but please feel free to ping me here or in private about it, just to be sure it doesn't slip off my mind. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:58, 17 September 2025 (UTC)
- The ticket should be phab:T391600. And the WMF did drop the maintenance of a core tool again? Is there an official statement why this happened? This is exactly what was the main criticism by the community in the open letters and also in the community call series. GPSLeo (talk) 14:29, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, the bug that selecting the permission option removes the license is still present. Just tested here File:Testfile2.png. @Sannita (WMF) could you have a look why this is still not resolved? GPSLeo (talk) 20:32, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, the issue comes from the Upload Wizard. I mentioned that a few months back, and I am surprised that it has not been fixed yet. Yann (talk) 19:27, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- It seems to be the upload wizard. See e.g. File:Laura Urbina.jpg and File:Jorge León Gustà.jpg. --Mussklprozz (talk) 18:48, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- I'd suggest not to solve this by edit filter but by changing the upload interface. But it has to be found out at first which of the dozen ways for uploading creates this problem. Krd 12:46, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- How about a filter that forbids to leave the licence empty? This would eliminite 80% of the problem cases, since most users decide for cc-by-sa anyway. Mussklprozz (talk) 12:26, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Ten CatCars
[edit]There is this deletion request: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_uploaded_by_Ten_CatCars. We last wrote about ticket:2025101010018405 on October 13, but apparently did not receive any approvals or further inquiries. For us, the existence of all rights is absolutely certain, and we had made that clear in the mails. What else is required here? Ten CatCars (talk) 06:06, 17 November 2025 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Krd posted a comment on deletion discussion. Nemoralis (talk) 22:14, 30 November 2025 (UTC) There is an ongoing discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Mina Ward School Historical Marker Bastrop.jpg as to the suitability of images of Texas Historical Commission markers use on Commons. The image File:Texas Historical Marker trail route.jpg has a VRT ticket attached to it, and this ticket permission block states "This file is in the public domain because This work depicts a historical marker placed by the Government of Texas. The Government claims no copyright on the content written on the marker even if it is copyrightable. The evidence is stored in ticket:2014030810001523." We need to see if this ticket applies to all Texas Historical Commission markers. Could someone access the ticket and place the text in the deletion request discussion above. Thanks. Nv8200pa (talk) 22:39, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
- Quote:
An image of the marker can be loaded onto Wikipedia. If it is one of the state's photographs we do request you put a copyright line be used for the photo.
Nemoralis (talk) 11:30, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Nemoralis (talk) 19:46, 27 November 2025 (UTC) Hello! :) I just wanted to confirm that this file File:Dan and Phil at London Film Festival.jpg is actually licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0? The actual image linked as the source was not uploaded. Rather, the watermark was cropped out of the preview image and the image was digitally enhanced to make the quality seem better. Additionally, when the image was first uploaded it erroneously stated it was licensed under Attribution 4.0 International . When I run the query to see files that fall under this ticket, it says there are no results found. Thank you very much for the help! Yeahirlydk (talk) 22:48, 22 November 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, it is licensed under CC. I fixed the query, it should be working now. Nemoralis (talk) 11:34, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Nemoralis (talk) 19:46, 27 November 2025 (UTC) Dear VRT,
the photographer Jurij Trüb has contacted you aaround the 10th of November to release the rights of the two images in the subject of this message. Can you confirm the process is conclude and let me know if the images can be restored on Commons? Thank you very much.
Warmest regards,
Galahmm (talk) 19:56, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Galahmm, is this same with File:Reportage Atelier 1.jpg and File:Reportage Atelier 2.jpg? Nemoralis (talk) 23:33, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
Yo, what happened with the ticket permission? Why did it not got accepted Trade (talk) 00:05, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
- Concerns Commons:Deletion requests/File:(NOT IRL IMAGE) ZiU-9 EMU from "veds trolleybuses place".png. This is waiting for an answer from the person who first sent the email to VRT. Ellywa (talk) 12:30, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Krd 04:31, 30 November 2025 (UTC) Hello!
Could you please clarify the status of the ticket?
Thank you! ChronoFact (talk) 07:44, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
- Presumed precedent to this: User_talk:Wdwd#Recovery_of_deleted_photos.
- I'd greatly appreciate if someone on the VRT would follow up. - Jmabel ! talk 18:31, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
- cc @Lvova. Nemoralis (talk) 23:35, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
- I'll create the undeleting request if/when the ticket will be finally closed; that's the status. Анастасия Львоваru/en 11:45, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Lvova: so is there active correspondence going on with the photographer, or has something been hanging out a long time unanswered on their end? I don't know if you followed the link I added to prior discussion, but it sounds like the photographer communicated to ChronoFact that the process was complete and that everything is fine. - Jmabel ! talk 04:18, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
- No, the author could not say this on this stage of the conversation. By the link CronoFact asks about the undeleting because the letter was sent, not because it is complete and everything's fine. It might be fine, but I need to think and need some free time for volunteering - and I am the only active agent, and of course I don't like when an uploader doesn't use subst:PP and then someone tries to hurry me up. You can make him pleasure and undelete with {{subst:OR|id=2025111310034201|reason=processing}} if you want, because he didn't use this month before. Анастасия Львоваru/en 08:28, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
- @Lvova: so is there active correspondence going on with the photographer, or has something been hanging out a long time unanswered on their end? I don't know if you followed the link I added to prior discussion, but it sounds like the photographer communicated to ChronoFact that the process was complete and that everything is fine. - Jmabel ! talk 04:18, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
- I'll create the undeleting request if/when the ticket will be finally closed; that's the status. Анастасия Львоваru/en 11:45, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Nemoralis (talk) 22:13, 30 November 2025 (UTC) File:Echantillons d'indiennes de la manufacture Verdan.jpg, File:Planche pour impression d'indiennes de la manufacture Verdan.jpg et File:Vue de l'exposition "Bienne et le monde".jpg
[edit]Chère équipe VRT, tel que spécifié aujourd'hui sur ma page d'utilisatrice, je contribue sur wikimedia commons en tant que collaboratrice scientifique au NMB Nouveau Musée Bienne en téléversant notamment des objets des objets de notre collection et des vues d'exposition. Néanmoins tel que spécifié dans la section auteur des fichiers téléversés le 21.11.2025, les photographes détenant les droits des images sont deux collègues du musée, Andreas Bachmann et Patrick Weyeneth. Je vais demander à Andreas de vous faire le ticket au TRS très prochainement, néanmoins Patrick est en congé jusqu'au 17.12.2025. Pouvez-vous me dire si c'est ok pour vous? Un grand merci d'avance pour votre compréhension. Avec mes cordiales salutations. ~ ~ ~ ~ 4054ChBu (talk) 07:56, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
- (Via Google Translate:) Si vous connaissez le type de licence qu'ils comptent proposer et que vous ajoutez ce modèle de licence aux pages, celles-ci seront conservées pendant 30 jours au lieu de 7. La raison de cette suppression plus rapide est l'absence totale d'indication de licence. - Jmabel ! talk 18:36, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
- @4054ChBu: dans le monde Wikipédia, on parle de suppression d'images (ou d'articles), c'est vrai. Mais ces suppressions ne sont jamais définitives, c'est plutôt une technique de "cacher" les données aux yeux du public. Cela veut dire: même si les fichiers sont supprimés, ils peuvent être restaurés dès qu'une permission complète est reçue. Salutations, Grand-Duc (talk) 19:19, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Nemoralis (talk) 22:12, 30 November 2025 (UTC) Hi, Could someone please check this ticket? There is no author mentioned, so we should not keep this until there is one with a license. Thanks, Yann (talk) 18:34, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
- The ticket mentions 46 files. All uploaded by different users (I suspect sockpuppets!). All can be nuked. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 23:24, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
- Perhaps not sockpuppets after all...seems to have just been a troll who copied a list of files in .e.g. Category:Media missing permission. Regardless, the ticket is junk. Below re all the uploaders of the files:
- FactCheckerEmman
- Chinarail
- Fogoxony
- SteveTilliet
- RestlessEcho
- Variditric
- Shoreham Fort, Sussex
- RavenBull
- Jaden Ladega
- Krishna5515
- Denisrivin
- LeahAbiaraOfficial
- Tunde Valiszka
- Şəhid Şahid Hüseynov
- Forschool1256343
- NuriddinAliQobil
- Zarakhan76yu
- Henrique scapho
- Davli178
- IngWen22
- ReligiousCreator
- Lnql
- PetrKnap0
- Mairiedu5e
- Eliana Casino
- Fabienmncr46
- Fergonzi
- YoussraAbdennorHDI2.2024
- --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 23:36, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
- Perhaps not sockpuppets after all...seems to have just been a troll who copied a list of files in .e.g. Category:Media missing permission. Regardless, the ticket is junk. Below re all the uploaders of the files:
- This is just a troll ticket mentioning multiple files. It is not a valid ticket. Nemoralis (talk) 23:38, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
- If these are sockpuppets, they should be blocked. @Krd, Lymantria, and The Squirrel Conspiracy: What do you think? Yann (talk) 08:29, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
- I'm taking care of it and wolud like to avoid public discussion. Krd 04:32, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
- If these are sockpuppets, they should be blocked. @Krd, Lymantria, and The Squirrel Conspiracy: What do you think? Yann (talk) 08:29, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Krd 04:33, 30 November 2025 (UTC) ticket:2025101710013719 Files deleted
[edit]Files deleted.
Dear Volunteer, I uploaded these two files but forgot the required template. (Apologies) The photographer sent her permission. Here are the details. I would be most grateful to have the two photos approved. Sorry to cause trouble. Gladiator-Citizen (talk) 23:14, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
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