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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
* Wikipedia: als | ar | bar | bn | be | be-tarask | ca | el | en | et | eo | fa | fi | fr | frr | he | hr | hy | id | is | it | ja | lb | lt | lv | mk | ms | pt | ro | ru | sl | sr | th | tr | tt | uk | vi | zh | +/−

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

File:ROC Ministry of National Defense Seal.svg

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: This file had been deleted per this DR due to "Logos are not covered under {{PD-ROC-exempt}} or {{GWOIA}}" and then it was re-uploaded by User:人人生來平等.

However, according to the email response by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office "故政府機關之部徽、署徽或局徽，如其形式係依法所制訂者，依著作權法第9條，不得為著作權之標的。" (English Machine Translation: "Therefore, the emblems of ministries, departments or bureaus of government agencies, if their forms are made in accordance with the law, shall not be the subject of copyright in accordance with Article 9 of the Copyright Law." ) Since this logo is the Seal of Ministry of National Defense, in my opinion, it is not copyrighted and is covered under {{PD-ROC-exempt}} . The previous delete decision should be overturned and the previous page history also need to be recovered. cc @Wcam, Mdaniels5757, and Ericliu1912: Thanks. SCP-2000 18:44, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@SCP-2000: If the emblem is made in accordance with the law, such law needs to be specified. In the email you quote, the national flag is defined in 中華民國國徽國旗法第4條, and the Taipei City's seal is defined in 臺北市市徽市旗設置自治條例第4條. A seal/emblem/logo is only in the PD if it is based on a law. Wcam (talk) 19:16, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
OK, it is based on 《陸海空軍軍旗條例施行細則》第五條. Looks ok to keep. --Wcam (talk) 19:18, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Support. (And should recover all revision history altogether) —— Eric Liu（Talk） 23:38, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The revision history of File:Seal of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China.svg should be merged with this file if the latter get restored. —— Eric Liu（Talk） 10:22, 19 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Only this file (to request restoration of all deleted revisions) or for all deleted files of that DR? Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 02:03, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Portrait_de_Nicolas_&_Bruno.jpg

Bonjour, désolé je ne suis pas un spécialiste de wikipedia mais je ne comprends pas pourquoi la photo dont je suis l'auteur a été refusée sur la page de "Nicolas et Bruno" que j'actualise régulièrement.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_et_Bruno

Je me suis sans doute trompé dans la définition de la licence. Je souhaite que cette photo soit libre de droit, dans le domaine public, sans restriction d'un quelconque copyright.

Parallèlement on m'a informé que ma photo a été utilisée sur le site Focus-cinema, mais à l'époque avec mon autorisation. >>>> Reason for the nomination: file under copyright (See https://www.focus-cinema.com/7741868/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-vampires-entre-toute-intimite-sortira-fin-octobre-en-france/)

Pouvez-vous m'aider et me donner la procédure pour que ma modification soit possible? Ou pouvez-vous le faire vous-même?

Merci d'avance pour votre aide! — Preceding unsigned comment added by FilmsChecker (talk • contribs) 15:40, 6 November 2023 (UTC) (UTC)Reply[reply]

@FilmsChecker: Bonjour,
Avez-vous l'image originale ? Si oui, vous pourriez l'importer pour prouver que vous êtes bien le photographe. Si non, il faudra confirmer la licence par email en suivant la procédure à COM:VRT/fr. Cordialement, Yann (talk) 15:40, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Merci Yann pour votre réponse! Ça y est, je crois que ça a fonctionné!! Merci beaucoup. FilmsChecker (talk) 09:45, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Oppose The image as uploaded has a black border and appears in a number of places on the web. It is only 640px square. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:47, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Question Isn't this resolution a standard for this camera model? Ankry (talk) 17:00, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Aha -- I think you are probably right, but it does appear in a number of places without a free license. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 23:18, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Do any of those other places include the EXIF? The one I found does not. Carl Lindberg (talk) 00:32, 14 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Support undeletion of the deleted version as the uploader was able to upload the version with EXIF. However, this is probably not meaningfull at the momen as the original version is not deleted~and I see no reason to do so. Ankry (talk) 13:02, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Videos by Bandai Namco

Hi, This discussion concluded that there is no reason to believe that the free license at the source of these files is not valid. This also applies to files published by Bandai Namco under a free license. Yann (talk) 17:44, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The discussion you linked to had the closing admin specifically say Bandai Namco was not trustworthy. I'd be inclined to undelete the ones which Bandai Namco had complete ownership on but not the others especially given the complexity of Japan's production committee model for animated works. Abzeronow (talk) 16:10, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
OK, fine with me. Yann (talk) 16:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
AFAICT there were all license reviewed, and they still have a free license at source. Yann (talk) 13:56, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Age of Empires videos

Hi, This discussion concluded that there is no reason to believe that the free license at the source of these files is not valid. This also applies to files published by Age of Empires official account under a free license. Idem as above. Yann (talk) 19:23, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • I'm inclined towards supporting this request even though there may have also been intent for this material to have a noncommercial restriction per the first DR. Abzeronow (talk) 16:13, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support undeletion since it appears they are properly licensed. Abzeronow (talk) 18:09, 29 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I undeleted File:Age of Empires II DE - May-hem Event!.webm which is available with a CC-BY license at archive.org. I don't have time to search for free licenses for the other +100 videos. Thuresson (talk) 19:15, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Thuresson: OK, thanks for looking at this. I checked the first 10 files in the list, and there were all license reviewed, except two, which had a free license according to Internet Archive. Yann (talk) 13:54, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Afghanistan-Spange.jpg

And also:

I created the picture myself. So please restore it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by User85521 (talk • contribs) 01:36, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • User:User85521, I think that it would be a good idea for you to state here under which of the free licenses we recognize you plan to release this image. I always use public domain for my images. Geo Swan (talk) 09:11, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • @User85521: The problem is not who created the images, but who created the presented objects and where did they grant a free license for them? They do not seem to be more than 70 years old for copyright expiration. Ankry (talk) 09:10, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Thank you for looking into this matter. I would like to kindly point out to you that your comments do not comply with Wikipedia's image rights or the German copyright law applicable to this image. All coats of arms, medals or other official German works are in the public domain according to German Law. The “70 year rule” only affects the copyright of other people, but not of self-created pictures of public domain objects. An example here:
  • File:Bayerische Verbandsabzeichen als Brusttaschenanhänger (GrePo, StMI, PP München, PVA).jpg – Wikimedia Commons
    So please release images. User85521 (talk) 11:41, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
     Neutral here as I cannot judge whether these objects are "coats of arms of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts". Another opinion (or more information needed). I cannot recognize who released the badges and whether they were official or not. Ankry (talk) 12:43, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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

File:Celia Cruz 1971.jpg

Image was speedy deleted for Source is reddit, and the image there has a watermark from an archive website. Said archive site is from a Peruvian site known as "Arkiv Peru" and the same watermark appears in 1 and 2. Image is PD in Peru according to {{PD-Peru-photo}}. SuperSkaterDude45 (talk) 15:58, 29 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

So when was the first copy disclosed to the public? Which is the publication history? Thuresson (talk) 16:24, 30 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Thuresson: The Reddit post dates the image as 1971 with the actual image on the original site likely deleted or lost as a reverse image search only brings up the former. SuperSkaterDude45 (talk) 04:23, 1 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The Reddit post likely dates the photo, not its publication. This seems to be a scanned photo printm not a halftone from a newspaper or a magazine. And the Reddit post itself (from 2021) is far too recent to apply {{PD-Peru-photo}} (if considering the post as the initial photo publication). Ankry (talk) 18:53, 4 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Ankry: We're applying the original photo publication as usually many older images in Peru are usually derived from a magazine or photo archive released around the same time. Given that the original date of publication and source is known, I really don't see why the template can't be applied. SuperSkaterDude45 (talk) 01:04, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@SuperSkaterDude45: The date Thuresson asks about is crucial for applying {{PD-Peru-photo}}. Ankry (talk) 00:37, 2 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Not done, relevant information not forthcoming. Thuresson (talk) 18:01, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Undeletion Request File:James_Gordon_Meek_Alexandria_(Va.)_Sheriff's_Department.jpg

Per VA § 2.2-2822 The images of their mugshots are public. EyeLikePictures (talk) 14:13, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Link to that is https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/2.2-2822/ "A policy granting state agencies the authority over the protection and release of patents and copyrights created by employees of the agency. Such policy shall authorize state agencies to release all potentially copyrightable materials under the Creative Commons or Open Source Initiative licensing system, as appropriate." We'd still need to know which Creative Commons license since we cannot accept noncommercial and/or no derivatives here at Commons. Abzeronow (talk) 16:12, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 OpposeThe cited law requires the Secretary of Administration to establish... "A policy granting state agencies the authority over the protection and release of patents and copyrights created by employees of the agency. Such policy shall authorize state agencies to release all potentially copyrightable materials under the Creative Commons or Open Source Initiative licensing system, as appropriate."

There is no evidence that the Secretary has done this. Also note that the policy, if established, will "authorize state agencies to release...". It does not require their release. Finally, note that the law speaks only of "a state employee during working hours or within the scope of his employment or when using state-owned or state-controlled facilities". The Alexandria Sheriff's department are not state employees. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:33, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Files in Commons:Deletion requests/Maps of A Song of Ice and Fire

As already noted by most participants in the discussion (myself, 痛, Kmhkmh, etc.), there's value in restoring these files and moving them to en.wiki per fair use. Daniele Fisichella 13:43, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

English Wikipedia Fair use policy assumes small number of files in precisely specified articles. So please, be more specific: which file(s) do you want to use in which article(s)? Using all files from this DR under fair use policy is extremely unlikely. Ankry (talk) 00:11, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Ankry: Unfortunately, I don't remember what image corresponds to which name, and I can't see them now. Is there a way to temporarily check them and pick the right ones? Daniele Fisichella 09:36, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Can you describe the files you want? Temporary undeletion to transfer to a project that uses non-free content only has a 48 hour window and I'd rather not temporarily undelete all of them for 2 days just to help find the few that would fit the fair use policy. Abzeronow (talk) 16:27, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Ankry: We had some very accurate world maps, but I don't know which they are among these files:
  1. File:Game of Thrones Complete Map.png
  2. File:Game of Thrones World Map and Cities.png
  3. File:Game of Thrones World Map.png
  4. File:Game of throwns new7 one layer.svg
  5. File:Map of Known World.png
  6. File:Map of Known World.svg
In addition, we also had useful maps of the two main continents, I guess File:Map of Westeros.png or File:Map of Westeros.svg, and File:Map of Essos.png.
I log in very often, so I'd need way less than 48 hours. Thanks. Daniele Fisichella 16:54, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
File:Game of Thrones World Map and Cities.png looks like a modern map with cities and locations on Westeros and Essos. File:Game of Thrones Complete Map.png shows all of the continents of the world that ASOIAF is located. File:Game of throwns new7 one layer.svg shows the roads that connect various places on Westeros, it's somewhat less useful for Essos. File:Map of Known World.svg is a file you had uploaded, it's a good map that shows Westeros and Essos with its rivers and has no labels on it. Abzeronow (talk) 17:31, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Abzeronow: Thanks for the insight. If I remember correctly, some of the world maps showed a wrong outline for eastern Essos. The correct outline is shown at World of A Song of Ice and Fire. I'd like to restore and move the correct ones. Daniele Fisichella 17:41, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've temporarily undeleted the four. Abzeronow (talk) 17:50, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Abzeronow: I still can't see them, looks like Materialscientist deleted them again overnight. Daniele Fisichella 07:26, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:上海市延安初级中学 校徽.svg

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: according to mainland china copyright website https://register.ccopyright.com.cn/query.html?spm=service_hall.25034570.0.0.39373f35dTC0hP this logo is not protected and is free to use in any way YananCoolCD (talk) 09:30, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Original Cover Computerspiel.jpg

Ich möchte das dieses Bild wieder hergestellt wird, da man es noch brauchen wird. Denn ich bin der einzige, der dieses Exemplar besitzt.--84.239.49.180 02:16, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Und wer wird das wofür brauchen? --Achim55 (talk) 09:08, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Statue of Muqali in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.jpg

Request temporary undeletion to transfer to en.wp under Fair Use. AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:29, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Temporarily undeleted. Abzeronow (talk) 16:40, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden.ogg

This work is public domain in Germany (in the rest of European Union), with no authorship per {{PD-anon-70-EU}}, also public domain in the US per {{PD-US-alien property}}. --49.150.12.134 23:21, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Yamada_Marina.jpg

In order to provide the image of Crocodile's artist (Yamada Marina) photo on Wikipedia to Wikipedia, I was asked by https://www.crocodile-ltd.com/news/post-2806 to upload the image on their behalf with permission under CC BY-SA 4.

File:Zooxantela.jpg

The author has published the work under a cc by 4.0 license at source. --0x0a (talk) 04:34, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Support undel per https://www.oist.jp/ja/news-center/photos/11325. --Achim55 (talk) 07:10, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ordet 2

[1]

In my danish computer this picture is listed under "free for share and use" ("gratis til deling og brug"):

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=%22carl+th.+dreyer%22+ordet&qft=+filterui:license-L2_L3_L4_L5_L6_L7&form=IRFLTR&first=1

Alexandramander (talk) 10:21, 8 December 2023 (UTC) Sincerely AlexandramanderReply[reply]

 Info Probably about Commons:Deletion requests/File:Carl Th. Dreyers film "Ordet". Slutscenen.jpg. Thuresson (talk) 11:08, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Oppose No reason provided. The author died in 1968, and the picture is from 1955. Why this would be OK for Commons? Yann (talk) 12:01, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Files uploaded by Panoramio upload bot

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: Files were deleted through Commons:Deletion requests/Random streets by Panoramio Bot. However, I contest the deletion because of the following reasons:

File:Zarif March 2 2007.png

The file is in public domain as the copyright for the org that published it was only between 2011-2016.

https://www.us-iran.org/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by IranianDiaspora (talk • contribs) 19:35, 8 December 2023‎ (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Oppose Copyright lasts for a longer time than a decade, and sometimes outlasts the companies that created them. Also when you uploaded it, you claimed it as an "own work" which obviously wasn't true. Abzeronow (talk) 19:40, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:006+Iran-US+Relations+Iranian+Parliament+r113.jpg

The file is in public domain and not protected by copyright. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IranianDiaspora (talk • contribs) 19:36, 8 December 2023‎ (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Oppose No evidence presented that this is public domain in either Iran or the United States. Was claimed as an own work on upload, is a very low resolution photograph. Abzeronow (talk) 19:46, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Senator Joe Biden AIC 2002.png

The file is in public domain and not protected by copyright — Preceding unsigned comment added by IranianDiaspora (talk • contribs) 19:37, 8 December 2023‎ (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Oppose, No evidence presented that this 2002 photograph was a U.S. government photograph. Biden is pictured behind a microphone at an event by some organization and is presumably a speaker there. Uploader claimed it as an own work on upload. Abzeronow (talk) 19:52, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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