Commons:Undeletion requests

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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.

Commons deletion (policy)
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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

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.

Archives

Closed undeletion debates are archived daily.

Current requests

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

File:1850_Irish_Evictions_memorial_on_Fife_Coastal_Path_at_Carlin_Knowes_quarry.jpg

I do not understand why my photo of a memorial plaque has been deleted. I also posted this photo on Flickr but can provide another photo that has not been downloaded on Flickr. The photo is of a plaque that has engraved narrative that is my own property and has no copywright. I am a local historian and this topic is a matter of fact and not controversial. If required I can submit a new photo and alter description if you can advise. Thanking you in anticipation of your assistance. Petitioner — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petitioner (talk • contribs) 16:34, 22 June 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

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If the file is published elsewhere, you need to prove that the license there is compatible with the license in Commons, or that it was published there significatly later, or provide a written free license permission following VRT. At the moment, the Flickr license is not free and I see no evidence that it was uploaded there significantly later than on June 20. Ankry (talk) 17:21, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The statement above is not clear -- who wrote the words on the plaque? .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 18:09, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Jameslwoodward: Is it relevant? I think, the text falls under FoP. Ankry (talk) 12:18, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
FoP in the UK does not include text, so unless the text is PD-Old, the image infringes on its copyright. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:10, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As Jim mentions, Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United Kingdom#Freedom_of_panorama does not include two-dimensional textual items. The historical narrative text actually does have a copyright itself, which is the problem. The photographic copyright has been licensed just fine, but the photo also contains a copy of the text, so technically that needs a license from its author as well. In real life, it would be fair use or fair dealing in almost all situations I'd guess, but there may be some situations where it is not -- not sure there are court precedents, but it's not clear if the photo itself can be used in a way which infringes the text (say a commercial book of historical markers, done without permission). If you authored the text as well, then you can license that too and it's fine. Otherwise, it's in that area where we do often delete due to the uncertainty. Carl Lindberg (talk) 17:34, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done by the deleting admin Túrelio after an appeal on their talk page, since the Flickr license has been updated. Anyone may nominate this for COM:DR to continue discussing the COM:FOP issue. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:01, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Anthony Chisholm (cropped).jpg

Closer deleted this crop of File:Senator Chisholm.jpg on the grounds that it was "small size, ITBF has uploaded copyvios as late as in October 2021". The image is a portrait crop so the size is irrelevant. I have no ideas what the copyvios I am supposed to have uploaded in October 2021 are referring to. It appears the closer may be referring to File:François Legault2011.jpg, which was deleted in October 2020, however I did not upload this image - this was a crop of an already-existing image. I'm not sure what relevance this has to whether an entirely separate image should be deleted. ITBF (talk) 08:13, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It was incorrectly attributed. But we have File:Senator Chisholm (cropped).jpg; @ITBF: while do we need another crop? Ankry (talk) 09:25, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done no response - no valid reason to undelete. Ankry (talk) 20:00, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Kösem’s letter.jpg

This image, which showcased a letter, had no reason to be removed. The image was licensed. A section of “Kösem Sultan” article is now incomplete without that image. Please reconsider your decision, thank you.

Jacob Historian (talk) 22:09, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Procedural close, file is not deleted. Thuresson (talk) 22:07, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Темирлан Султанбеков председатель.png

I request undeletion of that file. This photo belongs to Temirlan Sultanbekov and he allowed it to be used on Wikipedia. It is for Russian wikipedia article about him - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2

Wikimastertrue (talk) 00:40, 26 June 2022 (UTC) 26.06.2022[reply]

  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose - Blatant COM:NETCOPYVIO. More complete version here in February, before June upload. You implicitly acknowledge here ("This photo belongs to Temirlan Sultanbekov") that your representation of being author was a lie. COM:VRT evidence of permission from the photographer, not the mere subject ("he allowed it") is needed. Эlcobbola talk 09:35, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: as per Эlcobbola. --Yann (talk) 08:32, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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File:William Reginald Grove.jpg

Temp undelete. I want to migrate a copy to Familypedia which accept fair-use imagery. Please ping me. --RAN (talk) 03:16, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done: @Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ): Please let me know when you've copied the file. --De728631 (talk) 16:44, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Antidrroga.png

Antidrroga is a officail artist — Preceding unsigned comment added by KlevisNano (talk • contribs) 26 Jun 2022, 17:06 (UTC)

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Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The file was uploaded by User:Antidrroga. Since we have no way here of knowing who the user actually is, policy requires that an authorized official of the rock group send a free license using VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:32, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:samuel delivering a speech.jpg

This is a picture taken by a friend at the YouLead summit. I believe I haven't broken the copyright rules and thus kindly ask for its undeletion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Obedgiu (talk • contribs) 20:47, 26 June 2022‎ Samuel (UTC)

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Ping @Didym: who deleted the file. Thuresson (talk) 22:10, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose In the file description you claimed that you were the photographer ("own work"). Now you claim that a friend was the photographer. Assuming that is correct, the friend holds the copyright and must submit a free license using VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:28, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Carolina Hutchings.png

The image is not a copyright violation. It was taken as a screenshot of the trailer uploaded by the film's producers on Youtube under a Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) license.Princess of Ara (talk) 05:11, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I think this is license laundering of a sort. The source is a YouTube account belonging to IrokoTV, which is not the movie's producer, so the free license which appears there is not valid. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 16:07, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support IrokoTV is a very large corporate account, and after checking several of their other videos I can say that they don't blanket apply CC to all their uploads, i.e. they intentionally marked this one as CC. I feel like we shouldn't be second-guessing whether large corporate accounts are authorized to release material under a free license. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 17:13, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Neves Rodriguez 1.jpg

I´m the author of this image. There is no violation of any copyrigth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gharabato (talk • contribs) 09:07, 27 June 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

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Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose This appears to be a screen shot of a television or movie. If that is the case, it is clearly a copyright violation. I note also that it is a small image with no EXIF. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:23, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Frauke aulbert.png

Hello, a few weeks ago a picture I uploaded was deleted from Wiki Commons. It was used for the Wikipedia-page of German singer Frauke Aulbert, which also I created. The picture was sent to me by Frauke Aulbert with information on the photographer's name (Aleksandr Karjaka). She told me, that Mr Karjaka gave her permission to use the picture wherever she wants. What do you need from us to reupload the picture? I added a link to the original picture. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uEV6U12Bsdic0MMpIoObEFpwjJPVRjYx/view?usp=sharing Fridaymann (talk) 16:06, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose "permission to use the picture wherever [the subject] wants" is not permission for the subject to freely license the picture. In order for it to be restored here, the photographer, Aleksandr Karjaka, must send a free license using VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 18:39, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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