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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)

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.

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.

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:

  • 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.

Archives

Closed undeletion debates are archived daily.


Current requests

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File:Hot Wheels logo flat.png

i want this image is back! Thanks! Ragilnih (talk) 10:17, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

This may be OK under US COM:TOO. @Clindberg: This is the full version of the logo seen on the box here: File:Hot Wheels Second Wind 1976.jpg. Does this look ok? INeverCry 05:38, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
I would worry about the flames on the left of the background (if that is part of the file). If it's just the letters, I think it'd be OK. On the other hand, there's a decent chance for PD-US-no_notice on that. Would be best to find a definitive advertisement or something without notice though. Carl Lindberg (talk) 15:45, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
The flames were my main concern too. This is the full logo, as can be seen here. INeverCry 20:11, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

File:Lithuania vs Spain in Gijon (2007-08-16).jpg

File was a transfer from https://bat-smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abruozdielis:Lithuania_vs_Spain_in_Gijon_(2007-08-16).jpg where it had been marked as free and deleted after transfer. Would User:INeverCry dare to explain why he deleted almost immediately after transfer? 21:13, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

The file was tagged by Leyo with this rationale: {{copyvio|1=See [[:en:Special:Undelete/File:Lithuania_vs_Spain_in_Gijon_(2007-08-16).jpg]]}}. INeverCry 21:28, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
When going to en:Special:Undelete/File:Lithuania _vs_Spain_in_Gijon_(2007-08-16).jpg I get page titled "Permission error" containing the text "You do not have permission to view this page's deleted history, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: Administrators, Oversighters, Researchers, Checkusers.". So what is there to see? CommonSupporter (talk) 21:37, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
@Leyo: can best answer the exact reason he tagged this as a copyvio. He's a long-time admin on en.wiki and here at Commons. When a long-time en.wiki admin tags something as a copyvio in this way, I trust their judgment. Leyo wouldn't tag a file as a copyvio without a solid reason. INeverCry 21:53, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
As you can see in the public log, the reason given for the deletion was Media file copyright violation without fair use or credible claim of permission. The picture seems to have been copied from this (now archived) webpage. --Leyo 22:20, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
That is for a deletion from 2013 in the English Wikipedia, not linked from the Commons page File:Lithuania vs Spain in Gijon (2007-08-16).jpg. There is a claim in bat-smg.wikipedia vs a claim in en.wikipedia. en.wikipedia wins because of what? CommonSupporter (talk) 13:51, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The original publication date as seen in the archive provided by Leyo (2007-08-16) is earlier than the first upload at the Lithuanian Wikipedia (2007-08-29). So we can exclude a backwards copy and it looks like this was a copyright infringement from the beginning. De728631 (talk) 13:43, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
    2007-08-16 is the date when the event "Lithuania vs Spain in Gijon" happened. The page is shown as archived 2009-10-09. Where can one find the upload in the Lithuanian Wikipedia (lt.wikipedia) to verify your claim about the date "2007-08-29"? No file record found at lt:File:Lithuania_vs_Spain_in_Gijon_(2007-08-16).jpg. CommonSupporter (talk) 13:51, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

File:Hitori Murayama 2013-11-14.JPG

This image file is a picture that I have taken on their own. Its copyright is what was originally owned by myself. There is no violation of the copyright for the image file.さかきばらたいら (talk) 15:06, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The image appeared on Twitter prior to upload to the Commons. In this circumstance, additional evidence of permission is required - see COM:OTRS. Эlcobbola talk 14:58, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment さかきばらたいら = Taira Sakakibara, so it's probably the same person.
    Regards. --Thibaut120094 (talk) 15:20, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

File:有島生馬作の≪大震記念≫.jpg

This image file is a picture that I have taken on their own. Its copyright is what was originally owned by myself. There is no violation of the copyright for the image file.さかきばらたいら (talk) 15:07, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The image appeared here prior to upload to the Commons. In this circumstance, additional evidence of permission is required - see COM:OTRS. Эlcobbola talk 14:59, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment さかきばらたいら = Taira Sakakibara, so it's probably the same person.
    • You have three choices :
      • Put somewhere on your blog a link to your Commons user page
      • Add CC BY-SA 4.0 somewhere on your blog where the image appears
      • Contact COM:OTRS/ja.
    Regards. --Thibaut120094 (talk) 15:20, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

File:1911 Planul Urbanistic General al Capitalei.PNG and File:Planul Urbanistic al orașului București din 1911.PNG

The map is from year 1911 and the author is represented by the Romanian Army's Geographical Service.

The source from which the images were extracted: Sfințescu, Cincinat I.; Studiu asupra Planului General de Sistematizare al Capitalei; Tipografia Jockey-Club; București; România, 1919

I believe that the license may be revised per {{PD-RO-exempt}}. The image's information must be uptaded too, and if the photo will be recovered I will make it.--Accipiter Q. Gentilis (talk) 23:12, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

What line in {{PD-RO-exempt}} do you believe covers maps? Эlcobbola talk 15:43, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Look in the lower left corner of the map, where it says "EDIȚIA OFICIALĂ" (means "official edition"). I think in this case (but I am not sure) that the map is assimilated with an published official document. --Accipiter Q. Gentilis (talk) 19:41, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The list of documents excluded from copyright protection in {{PD-RO-exempt}} does not include maps. The template does not say "official documents" but instead "official texts" which implies limitation to prose. Эlcobbola talk 19:59, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Otherwise, since the author is a "legal entity" as the Romanian Army's Geographical Service, the license could be revised per {{PD-Romania}} - "It is another kind of work, the author is a legal entity („persoană juridică” - not a person) and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication" (and the publication had occurred in 1902). --Accipiter Q. Gentilis (talk) 20:11, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

The legal entity approach with {{PD-Romania}} may have some merit; however, I am unable to find support in Romanian Copyright Law. Chapter V covers "Duration of Copyright Protection" and says nothing about 50 years for legal entities. Also, searching the document for "50" (i.e., to find references to 50 years after publication) yields no support either. Could it be this is the repealed article 29 in Chapter V? Otherwise, could you please find the chapter, article and section for the copyright duration of works by legal entities? I may just be missing it, but, if not, the template appears incorrect. Эlcobbola talk 14:51, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
It looks like that part is from Article 7 of the Decree No. 321 of 1956. That was probably eliminated in 1996 with the new law, but since the new law appears to not be retroactive, corporate works from before 1946 may be fine. Carl Lindberg (talk) 15:30, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
Yes, look at Decree 321/1956, Art. 7, last sentence (explanation here on page 125, the fourth paragraph). --Accipiter Q. Gentilis (talk) 00:37, 20 August 2016 (UTC) P.S. The template must be completed: "....and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication (only if it was before March 14, 1946)"

This undeletion discussion is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive.

File:ISURU Linux.png

Hi,

The file File:ISURU Linux.png is used in below links.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISURU_Linux and https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%89%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%94_%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A


both Wikipedia Pagers were created under the supervision and with the permission of of The ICT Branch, Ministry Of Education, Sri Lanka.

I am working as a Consultant / Resource Person attached to The ICT Branch, Ministry Of Education, Sri Lanka.

So please restore back the ISURU Linux.png. If you log in to Facebook Groups links in the Wikipedia Pagers you can see the discussions about the Wikipedia Pagers.


Thank You,

--Pdweerakoon (talk) 11:25, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Please send an email to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org in the format given here. Permission must be sent from an email address linked to where your content was originally published. The file will be restored as soon as permission is confirmed. If you would like to inquire about the status of your email in the OTRS system, please ask on the OTRS noticeboard as only OTRS members can view the email. MorganKevinJ(talk) 05:30, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

 Not done : OTRS permission from copyright holder required. --INeverCry 07:25, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

File:Targa palazzo Marzi.jpg

OTRS permission received ticket:2016073110003441 with license CC BY-SA 4.0. --Ruthven (msg) 13:20, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Why are we accepting a ticket from "Massimo Marzi" when an independent (third party) site credits "Leonardo Petolicchio" ("foto Petolicchio")? This needs to be reconciled before restoring. Эlcobbola talk 15:18, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Public Domain photos by National Park Service, clearly marked as such, but delete by Jcb just because it lacked an template

I did not know that NPS Photo (as in National Park Service) and the author being Yellowstone National Park, is not presently part of the United States Fedral Government and so in Public Domain. At least is what one could think with the actions of Jcb. I did not added the correct license template as this files should be reviewed by someone else. This files being clearly in Public Domain, i thought that they would be fixed and passed the license review as good. But then we have Jcb that instead of keeping this files alone or pass the review instead decides to go trigger happy and delete this files delete this files.

Called to attention in his talkpage he refuses to do anything and even deletes (twice) my replies.

So would someone with less hot head and more sense undelete this files? Tm (talk) 19:28, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Tm moves large numbers of files from Flickr to Commons, but apparently likes to do half of the job, leaving the files with a no longer accepted PD tag, so that the FlickrReview bot tags them as 'no license since'. In June I kindly notified him about this problem, but apparently he does not want to learn from his mistakes. Instead he prefers to make random personal attacks. He seems to think that Category:Media without a license is some kind of review category. But no, this is a category for files tagged to be deleted if the error has not been fixed within 7 days. Processing those cats after 7 days is regular maintenance, not bullying. Jcb (talk) 19:41, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Pictogram voting info.svg Info File:Cleaning fossils (25472839792).jpg was submitted without either a license template, nor the words "public domain" in plain text. Please use the Upload Wizard to upload photos from Flickr. Thuresson (talk) 06:00, 20 August 2016 (UTC)


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