User talk:Davepape

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Old image

Hello. While going through some old stuff of mine I noticed this: Commons:Deletion requests/Image:Paul Verlaine by Emile Cohl.jpg, to which you had added this note: "Deleted... Can be restored next January 1 [2009]." To be honest, I don't remember if this particular image is worth retrieving or not, but a number of others in Category:Émile Cohl seem so far to have survived and it might be worth taking a look. Thanks. - Mu (talk) 19:37, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

That was quick work. No Leonardo, to be sure, but not such a bad image after all. Many thanks! - Mu (talk) 22:00, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

File:Helleborus-viridis-DS-032.JPG

Hi Davepape! Can you look at File:Helleborus-viridis-DS-032.JPG and delete it? It shows the wrong species. It is right under File:Helleborus-foetidus-DS-032.jpg. Thank you. --Danny Steaven (talk) 05:26, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

delete photo

Can you just delete the photo? They already said no. You don't have to wait for seven days. --Kate432 (talk) 17:28, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Done. --dave pape (talk) 18:35, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Caroline Durieux illustration

Hello. I'd love for Caroline Durieux "Gumbo Ya-Ya" illustrations to be shown to be PD so I could upload more of them, but I've not yet found any confirmation. Your feedback is appreciated at Commons:Deletion requests/File:He Believes Everything.png. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 18:40, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

No source etc...

Hello! I just noticed that you clean up in the no xxx categories. That is cool. I just wonder if you check if uploader has ben warned on his/her talkpage before deleting? That way uploader has a chance to fix the problem before deletion. --MGA73 (talk) 15:09, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

No, that's one thing I don't normally check - I expect the person tagging it to have done it (usually automatically via the JavaScript tools); or when an image is tagged as part of the upload process rather than by a person or bot, the big red warning box is there on the resulting page that the uploader sees. The main thing I always check is the file history, to make sure the tagging isn't due to vandalism of the description (which happens once in a while).

So yes, there may be a few cases where uploaders weren't informed - if there's a noticeable number of cases, perhaps a bot should be set up to handle it more quickly. Otherwise, given the two-month backlog in Category:Unknown, deleting images is much more likely to get uploaders' attention than a message on a talk page that they don't visit. (Not that it's a perfect solution either - although we can always undelete when somebody comes back with the needed info, some people will just give up in disgust.) --dave pape (talk) 14:54, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Having said all that - most tagging is done by regulars that I'd trust to do things correctly. I'll try to remember to check on the tagging done by people I don't recognize, to see if there is a problem. --dave pape (talk) 14:58, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

imagen File:Get_Back.JPG

I am the author because in Word (program) create the image (sentences, the logo color and margins). Does this if it works? Thank you.--Zak Smith (talk) 03:46, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

File:Thomas_Dilward_-_Brady-Handy.jpg

File:Thomas_Dilward_-_Brady-Handy.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Pgreco8 (talk) 18:15, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

File: Torso_Fragment.JPG

Uh oh! Thanks for letting me know. I thought I had it figured out, but now realize I didn't. So, after doing some more research, seems like I can upload it to English Wikipedia under fair use, if I advocate for the fair use purposes it serves. (And include the fair use template.) Does this seem okay? Thanks again. Kpetrole (talk) 05:19, 25 November 2009 (UTC)Kpetrole

Update: I will be working hard over the next day or two to transfer the images to English Wikipedia under fair use. I did the Torso Fragment image already (props to the HelpChat people for helping me figure out what I needed to add). Feel free to take a look at that one to see if it's okay. And it currently says duplicate image to the one on wikimedia commons, but that one will eventually be deleted, right? Kpetrole (talk) 06:45, 25 November 2009 (UTC)Kpetrole

English Village Signs

Hello,

Please see: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/copy/c-other/c-exception.htm

"It is not an infringement of the copyright in a work if you draw, take a photograph or make a film of, buildings or sculptures or works of artistic craftsmanship which are located in a public places or in premises open to the public."

--Terryjoyce (talk) 01:27, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

File:Panthera tigris altaica 13 - Buffalo Zoo.jpg

Hello Davepape,

in the description of the picture Panthera tigris altaica 13 - Buffalo Zoo.jpg you wrote: Cubs Thyme and Warner, with their mother Sungari. but there are only visible two animals. Can you correct this? Thank you and Greetings Wladyslaw (talk) 08:38, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Request

Hello,

I was hoping you would be able to delete my user page for me? Thank you for your time. Eric-Wester (talk) 14:25, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Oh, and I will watch here for any subsequent messages. Eric-Wester (talk) 14:25, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Satellite photos

Hey Dave, there is currently a featured picture nomination of South America at en.wiki that I think could be made better. Your Antarctica image is wonderful, and I was wondering if you could help me out. If you wanted to create the image yourself, or if you wanted to send the c-program you wrote to create your image, it would be much appreciated. I simply would like this image to be the best it can be. Thanks for any help you are able to provide. Jujutacular (talk) 23:29, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you so much, that looks fantastic. I made a comment at the nomination page. Jujutacular (talk) 17:06, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

We need your help at the Wikiproject medicine

Hello, Sorry for spaming your talk page, but this is very important. On the behalf of the Wikiproject medicine at the en.wikipedia, I am inviting you to be a part of the discussion going on the project's talk page about Patient images, The discussion started after I obtained a permission to more than 23000 dermatology related images, and about 1500 radiology images. As some editors of the Wikiproject medicine have some concerns regarding the policy of using patient images on wikipedia, and regarding patient consents. Also they believe that common's policy is not so clear regarding the issue. And since you are the experts please join us at this very important discussion -- MaenK.A._Talk 14:20, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

South America satelite picture

The image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/South_America_-_Blue_Marble_orthographic.jpg i smisleading and has been wrongly "re-touched". Salar de Uyuni has been colored in brown by some ignorant and Lake Popoo three quarters of the same. Truly pathetic.

Africa satellite image

Hello there! We've got another lower resolution satellite image on our hands: en:Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Africa from space. Could you work your magic once more? :) Jujutacular (talk) 18:48, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

delete request

delete this picture
Angel hong.JPG
--Onlymyself65536 (talk) 12:13, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Blue Marble rotating

Hi Dave,

I'd like to create an image similar to File:Blue_Marble_rotating_1024x1024.ogg, except rotating in the opposite direction and overlaying a KML track. Do you have any suggestions for how one would go about this? Did you use any warping software, or did you use images which were already properly projected? What was your source? 173.170.157.188 14:14, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

The source was the Blue Marble composite [1], which is in a simple rectangular projection. I rendered the frames using my own custom OpenGL code to apply the image to a sphere - I'm sure there are many simpler ways using packaged software, I only did it with my own code because it's the way I've done it for a couple decades. For someone starting from scratch, I would suggest just using whatever 3D animation package that you feel comfortable with - any of them should be able to render a sphere with a texture map applied, which is all you need for a spinning earth. --dave pape (talk) 04:37, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! 173.170.157.188 00:27, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Deletion requests: Images uploaded by Gallerygal

Hi Dave, just letting you know about Commons:Deletion requests/Images uploaded by Gallerygal, since you had some contact with this user back in 2008 (but they seem to have not followed through on your recommendations). Please comment if you can. Dcoetzee (talk) 10:14, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Lavine.jpg

Hello Dave, why is the Lavine.jpg image tagged for deletion? It's from a government website.Eyespy4you (talk) 09:57, 22 September 2010 (UTC)Eyespy4you

King Albert's Book revisited

Howdy. I was looking about and I saw that's you'd uploaded some of the pics from King Albert's Book. I had a dig through it and I think there are a few more pics in the public domain (PD-old-70 for the UK and PD-US-1923-abroad in the US). I made a list of the rest of the illustrations at en:User:Angusmclellan/KAB ills with my guesses. I don't want to step on your toes if you are planning on revisiting this. If you aren't, please say, otherwise I'll assume you have plans for this and leave it alone. Whatever you're planning - or not - here, I will upload the not-yet-PD-old-70 ones on enwp, where PD-US-1923-abroad on its own is acceptable, and tag them with the move-to-Commons year. Cheers, Angus McLellan (Talk) 10:49, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

File Tagging File:Lady of Shalott edmo.jpg

Hi, I'm not really interested, so delete if you must. The file was copied across from Wikipedia where it doesn't seem to have any permission issues, so go figure. cheers Androstachys (talk) 13:40, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Joanne siegel.jpg Deletion

Hello Davepape. I noticed that one of the images I uploaded a few months back was deleted by you. I'm just wondering why it was deleted and why I wasn't contacted and given some chance to supply what was needed. I have observed this in the logs; I just do not know how to comprehend it "No permission since 10 March 2011". Niluop (talk) 22:29, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Nevermind. I have more information now that was posted to my discussion page. I just wasn't aware of it. Niluop (talk) 22:35, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

File:Yul Brynner as Chris Adams.jpg

Wasn't a movie screenshot. Please, provide more convincing argumentation. -- George Serdechny 07:31, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

The image lacks correct copyright information. It's sourced to a flickr user who is not the author or copyright owner - the CC-BY license there is meaningless. The flickr page states that it came from MGM by way of the Wisconsin Film Festival, which appears correct, but there's no information on whether or where/when it was actually published prior to February 2000; without that, we can't just assume it's public domain. If the necessary copyright information is found, it can be brought up at Commons:Undeletion requests. --dave pape (talk) 15:06, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

You're joking, aren't you? How on the Earth we are supposed to find out where/when it was actually published prior to February 2000? -- George Serdechny 19:49, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Help with an image

Help! I added a somewhat older image of yours File:Memorial obelisk - Old North Bridge.jpg (2007) to the article on Concord Hymn but it's displaying very wrong. I see it as twisted 90 degrees, and somewhat stretched into the box. Any idea what happened? --Midnightdreary (talk) 14:29, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

It probably has something to do with the new automatic-rotation-based-on-EXIF feature that's been enabled. I'll look into it. --dave pape (talk) 14:07, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

We used your image from Commons

Hi, I just want you to inform, that we used one of your image to concentration game for small children. We printed the Czech version and now is distributing for free in Czech Republic for wide population. Thank you very much for this image! --Chmee2 (talk) 19:21, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Category:Ashtabula_County_(Ohio)_covered_bridges

Category:Ashtabula_County_(Ohio)_covered_bridges has been listed at Commons:Categories for discussion so that the community can discuss ways in which it should be changed. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this category, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for discussion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it. If the category is up for deletion because it has been superseded, consider the notion that although the category may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new category. In all cases, please do not take the category discussion personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

Nyttend (talk) 18:39, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Quality image

Congratulations! This image was nominated for QI by me and was promoted. Solar Police►Talk 16:46, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

File:Are You Experienced - US cover.jpg

File:Are You Experienced - US cover.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

—Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 06:13, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Photo usage

Hi, I've been working on a small game built around animal quizzes and I wanted to let you know I've used one of your pictures.

I found your picture here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Macaca_nigra_juvenile_(Buffalo_Zoo).jpg

And I attributed the picture like this: Dave Pape with this link: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Davepape and also added a link to the license: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:public_domain

I hope you're happy with it, please let me know if this is not the case. You can find the game here: http://apps.facebook.com/animalalbum Or through here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/AnimalAlbum/156339584490672

Kind regards, Garfunkel Jansen (talk) 08:34, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

P.S. Thanks for taking the picture and making it available.

File:Thomas P. Stafford patting Snoopy.jpg

File:Thomas P. Stafford patting Snoopy.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Rd232 (talk) 13:58, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Help: no-FoP Italy

Hi. When you have a moment, could you do me a favor. I decided to occupy my time to list the no-FoP files in Italy. It has been a long and difficult work that needs to be reviewed by administrators. Please, could you check if everything is correct on User:Raoli/Deletion requests/FoP Italy? Thanks! Raoli ✉ (talk) 00:23, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

file usage

Ailurus fulgens - Syracuse Zoo

The Ailurus fulgens image was used at Hurraki. An Easy-To-Read-Wiki.

Kleiner Panda

Thanks!

File:William Zeckendorf NYWTS.jpg

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Flappiefh (talk) 22:15, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Technical assistance in filemoves for names that are taken by redirects

I'm texting you as a recently-active en-speaker Admin, 16 of my uploads were renamed three days ago in a series of multiple identical acts by one of our users, and I need to fix them back (given that the filenames which had existed prior to those acts were valid and that the renaming was invalid), but my filemove feature isn't helpful for this because all superseded filenames were automatically converted to respective redirect pages, which makes the restoration to them fail (you get a "The name you have specified exists"). Very kindly help. I messaged another Admin two or three days ago with this pressing request, strangely however no action has so far been taken and the files are still corrupt and I'm very very unhappy; if I'm granted the delete tool I can manage this by just kicking the redirs and retrieve my filenames as easy as editing anything else, but since I can't delete the redirs it's all about getting you repairing it. thank you 16 times.

[2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17].

Orrlingtalk 11:20, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Bot de-flagging notification

Hi Davepape, I'm writing to you because your bot DavepapeBot (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) is about to be de-flagged as a result of inactivity for a period longer than two years. If you'd like to keep that account flagged as a bot, please speak up at Commons:Bots/Requests/de-flag 2#Discussion; otherwise, I'll remove the bot flag from that account in a month from now (10 May 2014). Thanks for your understanding, odder (talk) 13:18, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

H. Rap Brown

Since you uploaded this file, can you help me to find an answer? See here. Thank you.--SunOfErat (talk) 22:33, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Image deletion

Hello. Can you please take a look at this image. She happens to me a friend of mine and she asked me to help her remove this image that obviously violates copyright. Her company categorically forbids that its employees post such images. However, this image was not posted by the subject, but by the third person, who obviously wants to harm her or he/she does not know what could happen. Also, please check file history as some editor removed my proposed deletion tag without any explanation, which rose my suspicion even more! Please review the issue. Thank you. --BiH (talk) 08:00, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

File:Isaac Blessing Jacob - Govert Flinck.jpg

File:Isaac Blessing Jacob - Govert Flinck.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Vincent Steenberg (talk) 06:00, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

You are nice administrator !

Thank you for your contributions and admin.

Dup of your image

Someone else liked your flickr photo of Tillandsia albertiana so much they uploaded File:Tillandsia albertiana (2676452621).jpg without realizing you had already uploaded File:Tillandsia albertiana - Buffalo Botanical Gardens.jpg yourself:) Want to handle your own COM:Dupe? DMacks (talk) 08:03, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

I have used some of your photos

Hello Dave!

I have used a pair of photo of Blaberus giganteus in my free software educational proyect "Animalandia" (http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org)

You can see directly in the follow link and clic over "Siguiente" ("Next") several times:

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/imagen.php?id=46092

If you wish (and I hope yes), you can send me (via fernando.lison@educa.madrid.org) some letters or/and a photo for your "contributor profile" in Animalandia:

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/autor.php?nombre=Dave+Pape

I want show to my students (and so everybody) that Animalandia is make for "real person", and I can tell them about "generosity", "share" and other similar words that we use very few at this time...

This is my "contributor profile" and others, for example:

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/autor.php?nombre=Fernando%20Lis%F3n%20Mart%EDn

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/autor.php?nombre=Carmen%20Jim%E9nez

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/autor.php?nombre=David%20P%E9rez

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/autor.php?nombre=Steve%20Garvie%20%28Rainbirder%29

In the future, I use more of your photos, I sure!

Thank you for the licence and, of course, for your splendid photos!!

Regards!

Fernando Lisón, from Spain --Fernando.lison (talk) 13:12, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Commons Conference project

Hello

I'm writing you as one of the most active Commons users right now. Since a while now, the idea of a dedicated Commons conference has been floating around. But since the last Wikimania concrete steps have been taken to actually make it happen next year. If you're interested in participation or maybe willing to help organize the first ever Commons Conference, I invite you to check out the project page and leave your comments; or just show your support for the idea, by signing up.

Cheers,

--Touzrimounir (talk) 22:13, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Hippotragus equinus cottoni 2 - Buffalo Zoo.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. --Cvmontuy 13:37, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:21, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

File:Jan Asselijn - The Threatened Swan.jpg

File:Jan Asselijn - The Threatened Swan.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Vincent Steenberg (talk) 22:34, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

De-adminship warning (Feb 2020)

Dear Davepape. I am writing to inform you that you are in danger of losing your adminship on Commons because of inactivity.

If you want to keep your adminship, you need both to sign at Commons:Administrators/Inactivity section/Feb-Mar 2020 within 30 days of today's date, and also to make at least five further admin actions in the following six months. Anyone who does not do so will automatically lose administrator rights.

You can read the de-admin policy at Commons:Administrators/De-adminship. 4nn1l2 (talk) 03:07, 10 February 2020 (UTC)

El querer borrar imagen subidas por mí

Hola. Estoy notanto que tratas de eliminar algunas imagenes que yo subí a quí a la Wiki, pero Las imagen cuenta con permiso de Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 2.5 Perú o 3.0 es decir, libre de: Compartir — copiar y redistribuir el material en cualquier medio o formato La licenciante no puede revocar estas libertades en tanto usted siga los términos de la licencia.

En otras palabras sí está permitido el uso de imagen. Cuenta con CC Rolo Mai (talk) 00:35, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

That is exactly the problem - the images are licensed CC-BY-NC-ND, which is not the same as CC-BY; non-commercial-only licenses are not allowed on Commons. See Commons:Licensing/es for an explanation.

[Google translation:] Ese es exactamente el problema: las imágenes tienen licencia CC-BY-NC-ND, que no es lo mismo que CC-BY; las licencias no comerciales no están permitidas en Commons. Ver Commons:Licensing/es para una explicación.

--dave pape (talk) 05:29, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Please participate in the Universal Code of Conduct consultation on Wikimedia Commons!

Dear Davepape

Thank you for your hard work to create the sum of all knowledge that is freely sharable to every single human being across the world. As our diverse community grows, we need a guideline that will help all of our work collectively and constructively where everyone feels safe, welcomed, and part of a team. That is why the Wikimedia movement is working on establishing a global guideline called the Universal Code of Conduct, often referred to as UCoC.

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Please take a short survey regarding UCoC

Hello Davepape,

I would like to inform you that we now have a survey in place to take part in the UCoC consultation. It is not a long one and should take less than 10 minutes to complete. You can take the survey even if you have already participated in the on-wiki consultation. It has a different set of questions and allows you to participate anonymously and privately.

As a member of the Commons functionaries, your opinion is especially essential. Please click here to participate in the survey.

You are still welcome to participate in the on-wiki discussions. If you prefer you can have your say by sending me an email. You can also drop me an email if you want to have a one-to-one chat.

Thank you for your participation! Wikitanvir (WMF) 13:53, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Beste Davepape, ik maakte een eerste Wikipedia pagina aan in mijn kladblok. Ik maak gebruik van eigen foto's en van een paar foto's van de website. www.westhoekverbeeldt.be Ik kreeg daar enkele opmerkingen over aangaande de licentie. Ik stuurde daarvoor een mail naar Wikipedia commons om dit in orde te brengen. Ik kreeg van de eigenaars van de foto's de schriftelijke toestemming via e-mail om deze te publiceren. Ik werd al geholpen via een andere beheerder, maar hij gaf mij de tip om het nog eens te laten controleren door een Nederlandstalige beheerder. Ik zou graag mijn pagina publiceren en zeker zijn dat alles nu definitief in orde is. Alvast mijn oprechte dank. Bart Vergote

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18:11, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

File:US flag burning.jpg

File:US flag burning.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

98.10.14.94 04:43, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

File:US flag burning.jpg

File:US flag burning.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

98.10.14.94 04:55, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Sound Logo

Hello,

I am messaging you because a contest for a sound logo for Wikimedia is being developed and your opinion as a Wikimedia Commons admin is appreciated. My team would like to know if it is possible for the top finalist sound logos in the contest to have attribution temporarily hidden from public view until all the votes are final? The idea is to let the public judge the sound logo contestants based on the merit of the logo, not the person or people who made it. Again, any feedback is appreciated.

Thank you,

VGrigas (WMF) (talk) 17:33, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Althea Gibson in 1956 by Fred Palumbo (NYWTS).jpg, that you uploaded is now assessed as one of the finest pictures on Wikimedia Commons, the nomination is available at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Althea Gibson in 1956 by Fred Palumbo (NYWTS).jpg. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate, please do so at this nomination page.

/FPCBot (talk) 05:01, 2 May 2023 (UTC)