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Tag creation request

In the past, I have requested creation of specific tags for each OpenRefine minor version: openrefine-3.7, openrefine-3.8 and so on. It's probably not so useful to have such a granularity so I would request the creation of the (hopefully last) tag: openrefine, which would be used by all future OpenRefine versions (>= 3.9). Would an admin be able to create it? Thank you! − Pintoch (talk) 13:24, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done As there has been no objection Pintoch, I've gone ahead and created this tag. —RP88 (talk) 21:21, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Massive backlog in User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands/Category moves

The semi-automatic category move function on CommonsDelinker had been really congested by pending requests since 2023, and even without reviewing the whopping number of mass category move requests (currently 19), the number of standalone requests are also high.

I would be grateful if some admin can look through the problem and at least approve some of the less controversial ones. Many thanks.廣九直通車 (talk) 07:29, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Have been working through standalones for the last few days. Abzeronow (talk) 22:09, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions!廣九直通車 (talk) 06:17, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Yes, thank you for volunteering to work on these pending requests. -- Ooligan (talk) 00:12, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'll keep at trying to reduce the backlog with them. Abzeronow (talk) 17:01, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion review

Can I have a second opinion on the speedy deletion of File:Atago fukaya factory.jpg and File:Atago fukaya factory 2.jpg? They were speedy-deleted without standard user talk page notification. If "no license" was the problem, I think the uploader could have added one, if notified. There were other procedural problems (unexplained removal of source information) that make the SD requests seem less valid.

Unless it turns out the files had other obvious problems than "no license", such as blatant copyright violation, I might suggest having a regular deletion discussion. If COM:UDEL is more appropriate, I'm happy to bring it to there. whym (talk) 08:39, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

@Whym: This wasn't done over-speedily: it sat marked for a week. At any time during that it could have been turned to a regular DR, but it's a bit late for that.

At this point I believe we would have to go through an undeletion request, which would be entirely reasonable.

Originally it was claimed as "own work". That was removed by the nominator without explanation. It had a license completely compatible with the claim of "own work". No one indicated why "own work" was doubted. - Jmabel ! talk 14:22, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice, Jmabel. Will Krd change mind in light of this? I just thought that if there was a simple mistake or something, they might want to have the chance to undo it first. If not, I'm happy to move onto a proper undeletion request. whym (talk) 03:13, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Add file to deletion discussion

File:El Presidente de Chile Gabriel Boric junto al Primer Ministro de Haití Ariel Henry.jpg has been nominated for deletion. Please add the deletion notice to its derivative File:Ariel Henry July 2023.jpg, as it is currently protected. @Bagumba for awareness. Robertsky (talk) 08:16, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done I also notified admins at ptwiki so they can remove the image from the main page if they want. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 09:14, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Weather at Commons

It's not directly an admin issue, but as admins are expected to moderate discussions here, or at least stop users from getting carried away.

I get the impression that the weather at Commons is somewhat bad these days for professional photographers. Some users who may consider that commercial photography is not a profession, craft or art to practice seem to work hard towards what might actually drive them away to other platforms. The same may eventually make use loose GLAMs who less directly benefit from contributing here, but are also paid for their work. Enhancing999 (talk) 14:35, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Is there an example where admins acted in an unfriendly way in discussions? There are often different options on certain topics but the language in discussions is mostly respectful. GPSLeo (talk) 17:53, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Oh not all. They are somewhat careful to not involve themselves. Enhancing999 (talk) 17:55, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, what do you mean with "somewhat careful to not involve themselves"? GPSLeo (talk) 19:56, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Shouldn't this be at VP unless I'm missing something, how is this related to admins? —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 20:16, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

The community chose admins to moderate discussions around here. So they can't really do much more. It's for admins to ensure the weather doesn't become bad for our core contributors, preferably (moderately) friendly. Enhancing999 (talk) 09:26, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

If there is a person or persons you think has done something wrong, please be specific, preferably with diffs. No one can respond usefully to a vague statement that the atmosphere here feels hostile. - Jmabel ! talk 02:13, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

i just wanna say:

1. sysops are entrusted with only 3 additional buttons: delete, protect and block.
2. sysops are not "moderators of discussions". those 3 buttons are technical, nothing to do with "moderating discussions".
3. if every user uses commons sense and etiquette, there is no need to moderate.
4. if it's really necessary to have someone "moderate", any reasonable user (instead of only sysops) can voluntarily do that.

RZuo (talk) 11:02, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Copyright infringement as Media of the Day

The current movie that's the Media of the Day "is a 1958 American comedy-drama film of Erskine Caldwell's 1933 novel of the same name." That is, if the underlying work is still copyrighted (ala many deletions of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck), then the film is protected, at least in the derivative parts. Erskine Caldwell's 1933 novel was renewed, with renewal id R256172, and thus the movie will be under copyright until at least 1933+96, or 2029. As it is a media of the day, I can't nominated it for deletion. Prosfilaes (talk) 00:22, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Looking —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:14, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

@Prosfilaes Nominated for deletion and removed from the main page. I think the movie is actually still copyrighted itself and a derivative work of the still-copyrighted book. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:21, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Earth in Sweden 2024 mass message

I would like to ask the administrators to send a mass message to previous participants in Wiki Loves Earth in Sweden to notify them about the upcoming competition. I've followed the recommendations here and here, and have updated Commons:Wiki Loves Earth in Sweden/Mass message with the text and recipient list. Thank you in advance! Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) (talk) 15:16, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Looking at it. Ymblanter (talk) 05:27, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done Ymblanter (talk) 07:06, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Please help renaming categories

I am standardizing category names for the painter Jan Fyt. There are two categories I can't move because redirect categories already exist at the desired names. Could an admin please help with the following?

• Move Category:Paintings by Joannes Fijt over Category:Paintings by Jan Fyt
• Move Category:Paintings by Joannes Fijt by museum over Category:Paintings by Jan Fyt by museum

Thanks very much. -- Auntof6 (talk) 06:30, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6  Done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 14:15, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

@Mdaniels5757: Thanks! -- Auntof6 (talk) 15:22, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion template icon

Before I went inactive and lost my administrative rights, I remember seeing a little rubbish bin icon in connection with speedy deletion templates, which when clicked would take me to the page's &delete tab with a prefilled deletion rationale. Now I can't see the icon, which I assume is the result of not being an administrator anymore. What file is used for this purpose? See this oldid for a page with a speedy deletion template. Nyttend (talk) 20:35, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

@Nyttend: Looks like it's File:Gnome-edit-delete.svg Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:55, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

How is the attribution requirement fulfilled? Context — I've proposed that this icon be added to the en:wp speedy deletion templates (Template talk:Db-meta), and someone says that we have to have a PD image or one with a no-attribution-required licence. Nyttend (talk) 21:07, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

@Nyttend: Attribution is to GNOME Project, and {{LGPLv3}} doesn't require attribution. Who says "we have to have a PD image or one with a no-attribution-required licence" where?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 04:24, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

LGPLv3 does require attribution: see section 4 of the GPLv3, which is incorporated by the bit before section 0 of the LGPLv3. CC BY-SA, of course, also requires attribution. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 23:18, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@Mdaniels5757: So why does our template not take any parameters?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:09, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

@Jeff G. Because attribution doesn't need to be in the template; it just needs to be "conspicuously and appropriately" on "each copy". This would include attribution elsewhere on the file description page, at least where the description page is linked by the image. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 00:41, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Why am I banned from using the Crop Tool?

For reasons that I do not understand, it has been impossible for me to use the Crop Tool since the end of last year (2023). Whenever I want to use it, I am asked to authorize it first, and when I do so, I am asked again to authorize it first, etc. I am stuck in authorization hell and cannot have access to the tool. Now, why is that? Who banned me, and for what reason? Edelseider (talk) 10:51, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@Edelseider: You are not banned, blocked, or anything. Sometimes there are glitches with the tools and OAuth. Right now, others are also having issues with CropTool, there are multiple discussions at Commons talk:CropTool. Regards, AFBorchert (talk) 11:24, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, @AFBorchert: . I see other users uploading cropped pictures, so I assumed that there was a ban. It's very unfortunate that the tool is not available to everybody, I hope that it will be fixed soon! All the best, Edelseider (talk) 12:32, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@Edelseider: Some of these issues do not effect all and are dependent on the cookies and your browser. I am not too familiar with this but it might help to try this with another browser and cookies removed. Regards, AFBorchert (talk) 12:55, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@Edelseider: Logging out completely and then logging in may also help.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:28, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: I have done everything. Logged out, purged my browser, used another computer, another browser... It's me, Edelseider, who is not allowed to authorize the tool. Neither the software nor the hardware that I use is at fault. Edelseider (talk) 13:36, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@Edelseider: Authorizing works for me. That looks like a bug, please see mw:How to report a bug.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:42, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Can someone help me out here.

I tried with nominating File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg for valued image at Commons:Valued image candidates/Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg. I did. But after this long, I see no progress. Is there any issue with my nomination. Have I done something wrong. If yes then can someone please fix it. If no can we take the nomination forward and vote. ShaanSengupta^Talk 07:54, 2 May 2024 (UTC)