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On this page, users can ask for a deleted page or file (hereafter, "file") to be restored. Users can comment on requests by leaving remarks such as keep deleted or undelete along with their reasoning.

This page is not part of Wikipedia. This page is about the content of Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free media files used by Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia Commons does not host encyclopedia articles. To request undeletion of an article or other content which was deleted from the English Wikipedia edition, see the deletion review page on that project.

Finding out why a file was deleted

First, check the deletion log and find out why the file was deleted. Also use the What links here feature to see if there are any discussions linking to the deleted file. If you uploaded the file, see if there are any messages on your user talk page explaining the deletion. Secondly, please read the deletion policy, the project scope policy, and the licensing policy again to find out why the file might not be allowed on Commons.

If the reason given is not clear or you dispute it, you can contact the deleting administrator to ask them to explain or give them new evidence against the reason for deletion. You can also contact any other active administrator (perhaps one that speaks your native language)—most should be happy to help, and if a mistake had been made, rectify the situation.

Appealing a deletion

Deletions which are correct based on the current deletion, project scope and licensing policies will not be undone. Proposals to change the policies may be done on their talk pages.

If you believe the file in question was neither a copyright violation nor outside the current project scope:

  • You may want to discuss with the administrator who deleted the file. You can ask the administrator for a detailed explanation or show evidence to support undeletion.
  • If you do not wish to contact anyone directly, or if an individual administrator has declined undeletion, or if you want an opportunity for more people to participate in the discussion, you can request undeletion on this page.
  • If the file was deleted for missing evidence of licensing permission from the copyright holder, please follow the procedure for submitting permission evidence. If you have already done that, there is no need to request undeletion here. If the submitted permission is in order, the file will be restored when the permission is processed. Please be patient, as this may take several weeks depending on the current workload and available volunteers.
  • If some information is missing in the deleted image description, you may be asked some questions. It is generally expected that such questions are responded in the following 24 hours.

Temporary undeletion

Files may be temporarily undeleted either to assist an undeletion discussion of that file or to allow transfer to a project that permits fair use. Use the template {{Request temporary undeletion}} in the relevant undeletion request, and provide an explanation.

  1. if the temporary undeletion is to assist discussion, explain why it would be useful for the discussion to undelete the file temporarily, or
  2. if the temporary undeletion is to allow transfer to a fair use project, state which project you intend to transfer the file to and link to the project's fair use statement.

To assist discussion

Files may be temporarily undeleted to assist discussion if it is difficult for users to decide on whether an undeletion request should be granted without having access to the file. Where a description of the file or quotation from the file description page is sufficient, an administrator may provide this instead of granting the temporary undeletion request. Requests may be rejected if it is felt that the usefulness to the discussion is outweighed by other factors (such as restoring, even temporarily, files where there are substantial concerns relating to Commons:Photographs of identifiable people). Files temporarily undeleted to assist discussion will be deleted again after thirty days, or when the undeletion request is closed (whichever is sooner).

To allow transfer of fair use content to another project

Unlike English Wikipedia and a few other Wikimedia projects, Commons does not accept non-free content with reference to fair use provisions. If a deleted file meets the fair use requirements of another Wikimedia project, users can request temporary undeletion in order to transfer the file there. These requests can usually be handled speedily (without discussion). Files temporarily undeleted for transfer purposes will be deleted again after two days. When requesting temporary undeletion, please state which project you intend to transfer the file to and link to the project's fair use statement.

Projects that accept fair use
* Wikipedia: alsarbarbnbebe-taraskcaeleneteofafifrfrrhehrhyidisitjalbltlvmkmsptroruslsrthtrttukvizh+/−

Note: This list might be outdated. For a more complete list, see meta:Non-free content (this page was last updated: March 2014.) Note also: Multiple projects (such as the ml, sa, and si Wikipedias) are listed there as "yes" without policy links.

Adding a request

First, ensure that you have attempted to find out why the file was deleted. Next, please read these instructions for how to write the request before proceeding to add it:

  • Do not request undeletion of a file that has not been deleted.
  • Do not post e-mail or telephone numbers to yourself or others.
  • In the Subject: field, enter an appropriate subject. If you are requesting undeletion of a single file, a heading like [[:File:DeletedFile.jpg]] is advisable. (Remember the initial colon in the link.)
  • Identify the file(s) for which you are requesting undeletion and provide image links (see above). If you don't know the exact name, give as much information as you can. Requests that fail to provide information about what is to be undeleted may be archived without further notice.
  • State the reason(s) for the requested undeletion.
  • Sign your request using four tilde characters (~~~~). If you have an account at Commons, log in first. If you were the one to upload the file in question, this can help administrators to identify it.

Add the request to the bottom of the page. Click here to open the page where you should add your request. Alternatively, you can click the "edit" link next to the current date below. Watch your request's section for updates.

Closing discussions

In general, discussions should be closed only by administrators.

Archives

Closed undeletion debates are archived daily.

Current requests

This is a logo for JS13K games. I am writing on behalf of the creators Andrzej and Ewa Mazur who wishes it to not be deleted. This image was being used on the wikipedia page for js13k also. Thank you for fixing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slackluster (talk • contribs)

 Support If this is the logo shown at the top of https://js13kgames.com Andrzej Mazur uploaded this file under CC0 in 2018  REAL 💬   21:12, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose Although Ewa Mazur is mentioned on the web site, Andrzej is not. This logo was uploaded by USER:Mypoint13k in 2021. The web site has "©2024 js13kGames & authors". If the owners of the site actually want the logo freely licensed here, they must do it with a message to VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:24, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

He is in https://github.com/orgs/js13kGames/people. He uploaded the logo on the website in a GitHub repository under CC0 in 2018  REAL 💬   14:36, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support This is free software. It would be very contrary to current practice that a non-free image would be distributed with it. So I think that the license applies to the whole package, which includes the code and the image. Yann (talk) 15:19, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yann I don't think so. Aside from the explicit copyright notice which I cited above, the legal section of the web site has
"As a condition of submission, Entrant grants the Competition Organizer, its subsidiaries, agents and partner companies, a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish, distribute, publicly perform, create a derivative work from, and publicly display the Submission."
That is a free license only in the sense that no money changes hands. It does not include the right to freely license anything. Also, please remember that even in the case where the software may be freely licensed, the logo for it is often not. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 15:32, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That is an agreement for entrants who submit games to the competition, not anything to do with the website itself, which in fact has no license on GitHub at all. However, one of the staff of js13kGames uploaded this logo in a different repository under CC0. The license in a GitHub repository applies to all the files in it unless otherwise noted, which has not been done so there  REAL 💬   15:50, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The license in a GitHub repository applies to all the files in it unless otherwise noted. Yes, I agree with that. Yann (talk) 16:49, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Yann As Ankry suggested below, that free-licensed one isn't really "same as the deleted one here", probably just re-upload it, please? Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 05:40, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@999real: This is not the same logo. Feel free to upload it under CC0 providing that source. Ankry (talk) 08:00, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Oppose Direct restoring, but  Support re-uploading a correctly licensed one, per Ankry, previous one might have differently designed shapes. --Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 09:37, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

About 30 files deleted as of arbitrary accusations, with no understandable comment Dulliman (talk) 02:51, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just because you disagree with them doesn't make them arbitrary. And I understood the comments and close. Jim concluded these were out of scope posters. Abzeronow (talk) 03:23, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Dulliman Das Argument out of scope verstehst Du? Die Löschung ist begründet. Wikipedia ist kein Ort für politische Kampagnen. – Do you understand the argument ‘out of scope’? The deletion is justified. Wikipedia is not a place for political campaigns. Mussklprozz (talk) 07:06, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Dulliman: What should be taken into account for artistic works by non notable authors: educational value of the works by themselves, whether they were used elsewhere, quality of the reproduction, etc. There is a difference between educational works (e.g. File:Jupiter diagram.svg), works used during some notable events (e.g. File:Mai 1968. (Sans texte) - maquette d'affiche ? - non identifié - btv1b9018450b.jpg), and vanity works without any educational use. Yann (talk) 12:56, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In this case the whole category seems to be "out of scope" ? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Election_posters_in_Germany_by_party Dulliman (talk) 11:58, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This party doesn't have an article on Wikipedia? Yann (talk) 14:49, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Oppose No answer. If the party had a page, this would be in scope. I am not 100% sure in this case, but even small parties with minor political impacts usually have a page. Yann (talk) 18:47, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

These appear to be cropped images from an anonymous UK group shot from 1895 and the another group shot circa 1900 when these players were on the team. The consensus was to keep, they were deleted, then restored, then apparently deleted again. They should be restored. --RAN (talk) 04:16, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose Hosting them here with false authorship / licensing is pointless. As nobody wanted to fix this information, their undeletion is also pointless. Following the recent restoration, neither the user requesting the restoration nor any of the users supporting the action did so for several months. Ankry (talk) 05:37, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment I rather support keeping these files. However the license, the date, the source, and the author should have been fixed after undeletion, and they weren't. If neither the uploader or you are able to do it, why requesting undeletion again? Yann (talk) 16:03, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • You have to notify me if you want me to fix them. I only noticed them undeleted and then deleted again when I posted this. I will fix them if they are undeleted. But someone has to message me that they are available to edit again. --RAN (talk) 16:12, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
VFC will do cut and pastes across a list of files -- which can be a gallery or a category, among others. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 12:39, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Below TOO in South Korea--Trade (talk) 21:50, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose The tree is not incidentally included. Per COM:DM South Korea. Thuresson (talk) 20:03, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment While the tree is not incidentally included per COM:DM South Korea, the object stated above may be fall with another PD-license, that is either {{PD-South Korea-anon}} (in case of creator of the work is unknown) or {{PD-South Korea-organization}} (in case of a work created on behalf of organization). As stated of two templates, According to Article 40, 41, and 42 of the Copyright Act of South Korea, a work that is anonymous or bears the pseudonym which is not widely known (unless the creator of the logo was publicly known) and works created on behalf of organization enter the public domain 70 years after publication when made public. (30 years before July 1987, 50 years before July 2013) In other words, organizational, anonymous and pseudonymous works made public in before 1 January 1963 are in the public domain in South Korea. In case of Yuhan willow tree logo, it was exist in various incarnations since the creation of the company in 1926, and the current incarnation of the logo, with circle included, was presumably created in 1956. 1959 advertisement and calendar of 1962 also included the current incarnation of the logo as well. I also believe that the actual creator of Yuhan Willow tree logo is unknown (apply {{PD-South Korea-anon}}), and if was publicly known, its copyright might be expired as well. Assuming that the current incarnation of the logo was created in 1956, it may be expired on 1 January 1987 (before its copyright term was extended to 50 years according to new law in July of next year, but is non-retroactive to works already expired). So, i suggest the file will be restored with licensing changed. Yayan550 (talk) 00:30, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: Uh oh, you deleted file after merge, see COM:TOO South Korea YehudaHubert (talk) 04:04, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This painting was made public when it left the custody of the artist circa 1965. {{PD-US-no notice}} applies. "For copyright purposes, artwork is published when the original work, or a copy of it, is distributed to the public by selling, renting, leasing, lending, or otherwise transferring ownership of that copy of the work." See: https://www.copyright.gov/engage/visual-artists --RAN (talk) 20:15, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do we have evidence that there was a sale of the artwork or that the public had an oppertunity to make copies before 1977? Abzeronow (talk) 20:38, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • The legal requirement is "selling, renting, leasing, lending", there is no demand for a sale, and we have never asked anyone to produce a sales receipt before. It doesn't matter how the painting ended up in the home of the sitter's family, when it leaves the custody of the creator by "selling, renting, leasing, lending" it is "made public". If a copyright is intended then copyright formalities must be followed, including copyright registration and adding a copyright symbol next to the name of the copyright holder and the year. We house over 10,000 paintings that were created in the USA, and I have not seen a demand for a sales receipt for any of those images. --RAN (talk) 03:38, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hallo @Hakaped, leider war ich die ganze Woche mit einem Umzug beschäftigt, daher bin ich nicht dazu gekommen, das zu kommentieren. Die Quellen meiner Informationen hatte ich ja bereits angegeben, das Zusammenstellen der Karte selbst habe ich erledigt. Das gilt im Übrigen auch für die anderen Dateien mit dem Titel "Ethnic groups of Afghanistan by district", die ich selbst erstellt habe. Daher bitte wiederherstellen.--SdHb (talk) 11:54, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. There is no credit or source given for the base map. It is hard to believe that the uploader drew this from scratch. The file was deleted as "no source", but the uploader references Districts of Afghanistan#List of districts, but enclosed the reference only in [[x]] so the reference shows up as a non-existent Commons Gallery page rather than a link to WP:EN.

If we can confirm that the base map is freely licensed, then this page took a lot of work and would be useful to those interested in Afghanistan. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:02, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Pacold headshot.jpg Own work — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simplereally1 (talk • contribs) 16:40, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. The file was uploaded as {{Own}} and {{self|cc-zero}} by an editor for which this is the only action on any WM project. A Google search does not come up with the image anywhere on the web, but the image is only 1024 px square and has no EXIF.

Without any evidence or due process, User:Sumanuil changed {{Own}} to {{unknown|source}} and User:Omphalographer marked it as {{No source since}}. This all happened, in less than four hours. Krd deleted it a week later.

While I agree that a small image with no EXIF from a first time editor deserves a closer look, it deserves better than it got here, particularly since this is the only image we have for Martha M. Pacold. I suggest we restore it, make a DR, and ask the uploader to give us a version full camera size with full EXIF. Note that Judge Pacold is a star and has been mentioned as a potential nominee to the Supreme Court, so we should make every effort to save this. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 17:09, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't delete the image - I'm not a Commons administrator. It looks as though I tagged the image as {{No source since}}, probably after the change to "unknown source", and Krd subsequently deleted it; can you update the history accordingly? Omphalographer (talk) 17:22, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry -- of course I should have known that. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 18:31, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This isn't a court of law, "due process" doesn't come into it. And when seemingly 90 percent of "own work" files aren't, there's bound to be some mistakes made in trying to rectify that. If they can prove its origin, go ahead and restore it. - Sumanuil. (talk to me) 22:34, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
User:Sumanuil, actually we call our methods "process". While it would have been entirely reasonable to tag the file with a DR, simply arbitrarily changing the uploader's declaration of {{Own}} without any concrete reason was way out of line. Please don't do it again. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:13, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, but I reserve the right to still do so in blatant cases, like photos too old to have been taken by the uploader. - Sumanuil. (talk to me) 04:45, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We have DRs to try to resolve issues such as that. Remember that some of us are old -- I have a 1958 image on WP:EN, hosted here. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 15:16, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I meant like the one I found once that was of someone who died in 1890. Really obvious cases. - Sumanuil. (talk to me) 03:35, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Info The image has been reuploaded as File:Martha M. Pacold.jpg with the same resolution and still without EXIF. Ankry (talk) 06:58, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The picture was licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0 which states that one is free to, under its terms,: "Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leewilliam236 (talk • contribs) 08:12, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment Relevant DR: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Idiosynphonic @ Cable.jpg. Copied from [2]. Yann (talk) 14:43, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Leewilliam236: The doubts raised in the DR were not releted to the license text itself, but whether the Flickr uploader was authorised to grant a license. Without resolving this isue we cannot go on here. Ankry (talk) 06:51, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: The logo is possible also 2000 logo which also File:RCTI.svg owned by MNC Group, see COM:TOO Indonesia YehudaHubert (talk) 09:02, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@YehudaHubert: May I please ask you to rephrase your reasons why this image should be undeleted? As it stands it makes no sense. Thuresson (talk) 19:12, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes it is helpful to write the request in your own language; we have editors who can work with most commons languages. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 21:25, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am requesting the undeletion of the image stashdel-logo.png, which represents STASHDEL, a registered freight forwarding and logistics company. The logo was mistakenly removed, and I would like to restore it because:

STASHDEL is an active, registered company, and the logo is an important representation for its Wikidata entry.

The image complies with Wikimedia Commons' licensing requirements (public domain or free license).

The image helps enrich Wikidata’s representation of the company, offering visual context for users who search for STASHDEL.

Thank you for considering this request. Please let me know if you need any additional information or if the image can be restored.

Signature: (Advertdel-edits (talk) 13:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC))[reply]

@Advertdel-edits: (1) How are you authorised to grant the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license for the logo? (2) Which Wikidata item are you talking about? Ankry (talk) 06:42, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Photographs of Mao Zedong in 1958 and 1959

Please undelete some of these files:

Which is explained under Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Mao Zedong in 1958. Absolutiva 13:27, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose As note in the DR, these are all subject to the URAA, so they have another 30 years under US copyright. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 15:22, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am the deleting admin. These photographs are PD in China but unfortunately not the US. They will be restored in about 30 years from now. Abzeronow (talk) 23:33, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It got taken down for copyright reasons, but I think this was an error. It is the profile picture of a public figure. The image is contributing to the article and is now violating any copyright laws. --Adrian Siebenrock (talk) 15:39, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • not violating any copyright laws; not now :)
Adrian Siebenrock (talk) 16:26, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Adrian Siebenrock: Which article is about this Youtube user? Thuresson (talk) 19:10, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm still working on it, but it will be about the YouTuber MAKiT. Adrian Siebenrock (talk) 19:30, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Still working on it meaning I'm finished and I just need to upload this immage Adrian Siebenrock (talk) 19:32, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good job, where can I read now? Thuresson (talk) 21:17, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I see only three WP:EN edits for User:Adrian Siebenrock, none of them even slightly related to this subject. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 21:23, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I know, I havent published it yet, I have had the draft open in a new tab the whole time. It's my first article and I don't quite know everything yet. 😅 I looked intoo the copyright stuff a bit further and publish then. I think everything should work and i will also get a written confirmation from the creator just to be extra sure. I have already the confirmation in spoken words (asked him in chat while he was livestreaming and he sait it is no problem) Adrian Siebenrock (talk) 21:51, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Using in unpublished content does not made the image is COM:SCOPE. You may need to come back with your request after the article is published and accepted. Presence or absence of an image does not affect whether the article qualifies for Wikipedia or not.  Oppose for now. Ankry (talk) 06:38, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The undeletion discussion in the following section is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive.

Hello, I would like to upload a new version of this file, as I have made important corrections to the document.

Could you please assist in allowing me to upload the corrected version?

Thank you! 82.151.76.136 16:54, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]


 Not done: No such file. Pease log in and provide a file name. --Yann (talk) 19:11, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This photo was released and provided by the Colorado Rapids directly to Alex Harris, the team Alex plays for, with full permission to use it. There are no copyright infringements or other restrictions associated with this picture. I received the photo directly from Alex and have uploaded it to the Commons 2-3 times, and it gets removed every time from Alex's Wiki page. Alex obtained permission through the Colorado Rapids media/communications/content manager Kinzie Frey.

This picture is already out on the internet as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkbEb1olNwE

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGizHCjIGYl/?img_index=2

I am trying to upload and attach this pic to Alex's Wiki page: Alex Harris (American Soccer Player)

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vividdecimal415 (talk • contribs) 19:11, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Vividdecimal415: We need a formal written permission for a free license from the copyright holder. If you have such a permission, please see COM:VRT for the procedure. Please do not reupload it, or you might be blocked. Thanks, Yann (talk) 19:11, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that the permission must come from the actual copyright holder, which is almost always the actual photographer and not the subject or, in this case, the Colorado Rapids. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 21:18, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: Commons:Deletion requests/Two British logos @Blackcat: @Clindberg:

Given the Sheridan decision, we should revisit if Edge logo is now below the "author's own intellectual creation" test. Abzeronow (talk) 01:21, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Abzeronow: please enlight me, what's the Sheridan decision? -- Blackcat 07:42, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]