User talk:Zhurakovskyi

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Жора Ковский!

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Please do not overwrite files

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I noticed that you uploaded a file using the same name as another file, which already existed on Commons. Overwriting an existing file should not be done except when making minor, uncontroversial corrections, so the file has been restored to its previous version. If the file that you attempted to upload is within our project scope and is in the public domain or published under a free license, please upload it again under a different name. Thank you. For more information, please see Commons:Overwriting files.

For instance, please upload your image from File:Exeter cathedral 001.jpg to a new location. Thanks.--Nilfanion (talk) 22:41, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Reply from author. Hi. Thanks for the clarification of the rules. I'm afraid I prefer taking photos and doing edits that don't bother me too much. Uploading a new photo of the same object would require changing over a dozen wiki articles, which is too much. I'll let you do it if you insist on rules. The new photo was taken by me (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/f/f1/20160306224044!Exeter_cathedral_001.jpg) and I am willing to give is away as public domain. A RAW file can be provided if necessary. kovsky (talk) 22:59, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Uploading a new photo over another one - even if the old photo is pretty much the same is not ok.

If you want wiki articles to point at your new image, you should adjust the links to point at it. Yes, that's more work - but that's what editorial choice is about; not having your new version imposed on the various wikis without their knowledge (nevermind active choice).--Nilfanion (talk) 23:04, 6 March 2016 (UTC)