Commons:Undeletion requests

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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.

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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.

Instructions for administrators

Use common sense. If, for example, a file was deleted for missing a source, and the requesting user is the photographer, the file can be undeleted without further discussion. If the user wishes to tag a file with a certain license, you can do that for them if you want to, or leave it to them to do it. However, it is important that you remove any speedy deletion templates from the file. In general, try to comply with the requests of well-intending users. Files can, for example, be undeleted for the requesting user to look at without the request itself having to be closed. The deleting administrator may undelete the file if compelled by the arguments or information provided. The deleting administrator may also participate in the discussion. The deleting administrator should, however, not close contentious requests as "Not done." When a debate is settled, close it with a remark such as "Not done" or "Undeleted" and add the template {{Udelh}} above the header and the template {{Udelf}} below your own comment. (The templates are short for "undelete header" and "footer.") Closed requests are automatically archived. When undeleting a file, reference the discussion (for example "Per https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Undeletion_requests/Current_requests&oldid=nnnnnnnn#Heading"). Files temporarily undeleted for transfer purposes should be tagged with {{Temporarily undeleted|transfer=yes}}. This places them into Temporarily undeleted files, a subcategory of Candidates for deletion, and automatically nominates them for speedy deletion after two days. Files temporarily undeleted to assist discussion should be tagged with {{Temporarily undeleted}}. These are automatically nominated for speedy deletion after thirty days.

Archives

Closed undeletion debates are archived daily.

Current requests

File:Aurich, Lambertikirche (19).jpg, File:Aurich, Lambertikirche (18).jpg, File:Aurich, Lambertikirche (16) 2.jpg

No protected 1960 interior as krd errorously tells. Photographer is the organ builder himself, iirc. Discussion: Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Pipe organ of Lambertikirche Aurich --Subbass1 (talk) 17:26, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

The DR Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Pipe organ of Lambertikirche Aurich was closed on the statement that the pipe organ is protected. The architecture seemed to not be an issue. Abzeronow (talk) 17:49, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

As I wrote: Photographer is the organ builder himself, iirc. Besides that on commons an organ case is never protected and is shown thousands of times. --Subbass1 (talk) 17:52, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

• As noted in the DR, the problem here is not the organ itself, but the church architecture, which is modern and likely copyrighted.  Oppose unless we have a free license permission from the architect also or an evidence that the church architect died more than 70 years ago.

If the images are cropped / altered to show the organ only and the church architecture in the background / surroundings is not shown at all or minimized, the photos may be OK. Ankry (talk) 11:12, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

The church architecture is not "modern". Try reading the german Wikipedia article. --Subbass1 (talk) 11:23, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

OK. It is from 1830s, I withdraw my comment. Ankry (talk) 16:28, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

 Oppose I think Abzeronow has it right -- perhaps User:Ankry should read the DR again. The problem here is that the design of the organ case goes way beyond utilitarian and therefore has its own copyright. If, as claimed above, the organ builder actually took the pictures, then a note to VRT from an address at https://www.orgelbau-ahrend.de/ should be easy to get (The other named builder, Gerhard Brunzema, died in 1992). .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:53, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

The VRT team of course already has a permission from Hendrik AHrend for the pictures. For the organ case itself it's not necessary (but here included..), in common use on Commons. --Subbass1 (talk) 13:56, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Per the DR, we have the photographer's permission per ticket:2023120810006959. If that photographer and the organ builder is one and the same person (which I did not know until User:Subbass1 wrote it here, and which was not mentioned in either the previous undeletion request or the deletion request), that ticket should be re-evaluated to see if the permission also covers the organ itself. Else a new permission which explicitly covers both the photographs and the organ design should be sent. --Rosenzweig τ 14:00, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Again: it's NOT necessary to have a permission for organ cases on commons. Just keep doing so to scare away the last people who provide pictures. In this case, unfortunately, even the "superintendent" had to deal with the claim of a "modern church design". Ridiculous. --Subbass1 (talk) 14:08, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

If I understand correctly the situation, these photos of the organ are offered under a free license by the copyright owner of both the organ and the photos. Therefore, there is no problem of copyright violation with these photos. These photos of the organ are fine and free to use and have all the permissions necessary. The organ itself does not need to be offered under a free license. There is no need to force the organ builder to allow his competitors to build identical organs. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:58, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

•  Support As discussed in the first round at Commons:Undeletion requests/Archive/2024-04#Aurich, the only goal of sending these files to a deletion request was to clarify the status of the church architecture, and on that point the closing administrator of that DR agreed that the church architecture is not a problem. The VRT permission 2023120810006959 from Hendrik Ahrend for the photos of the organ was not disputed. The organ is attributed to the organ building business [1]. It was built when the father of Hendrik owned the business. Hendrik Ahrend is now the owner of the business. (Hendrik himself also worked on the organ in 2022/2023.) He free licenses his photos of the organ. That's sufficient. We don't need to require that he sends another email to spell out that as the owner of the business he's giving the permission to himself to show the organ in his own photos, nor that his 94 year old father send an email as former owner. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:58, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

  never ever Ahrend has to prove anything further. I don't wish that he is contacted from hee again, ok? Instead some persons here should overthink their behaviour (and knowledge) and inform themsleves better before making others lots of unnecessary work. --Subbass1 (talk) 17:59, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

File:Chicago Portage National Historic Site.png

This file was deleted by billinghurst on 8 July, based on suspected “CopyVio” flagged by user Enyavar on 14 May.

This file is a map that is a part of the Chicago Portage article and shows how the course of the Des Plaines river has changed since the time that native Americans and others had used the portage. The image shows an aerial photo of the current geography of the Portage site as it looks today with an overlay that shows what the river looked like originally before it was straightened by the Corps of Engineers.  It is therefore within the scope of Wikimedia as per com:project scope. It is also not covered by copyright. The source of the underlying aerial photo is the United States Geological Survey. I did the overlay and it is based on a map that was part of study published by the Chicago Historical Society in 1928 and is therefore in the public domain. When I uploaded the finished image to Wikimedia, I showed “source” as “own work”, meaning that I had done the overlay. User Enyavar flagged the image for deletion on 14 May saying “Satellite maps cannot be ‘own work’”. Of course, he is correct. So, my mistake. I propose that the image be re-instated with “source” showed as “United States Geological Survey for the underlying aerial photo plus my own work for the overlay based on Knight, Robert; Zeuch, Lucius Henry (1928). The Location of the Chicago Portage Route of the Seventeenth Century. Chicago Historical Society.” Let me know what else I might do to get this image un-deleted. Thanks for your help. Joe Bfsplk (talk) 19:41, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

File:Ŝmurlo.jpg

The file is needed, in d:Q2356083 and at least in the Esperanto branch of Wikipedia, possibly in all 5 articles about him (Владимир Шмурло/Vladimir Szmurlo, 1865-1931). The person in question died in 1931 and was photographed clearly before, so the chances of the file to be PD are high. Anyway, the reason to delete the file were "no indication of early enough PUBLICATION to be PD". So the source of publication was not exactly enough indicated. That was certainly true, but there is no way anymore of knowing who was the uploader, what was indicated in the upload or when the upload took place. I would like to ask to temporarily undelete the file, for two, better four weeks, to send a personal information about the undeletion at lesat to me, one of three bureaucrats of the Esperanto Wikipedia - no problem if the note is adressed to all three bureaucrats of the Esperanto Wikipedia, and to let us check the file. --ThomasPusch (talk) 20:27, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

• As an administrator, I can see the file. It's an old low resolution photograph. Uploader was User:Wierzbowski. It was uploaded in 2016 and the photograph is said to be "circa 1910". It's not clear it was published before 1917 though. Source is listed as an archive of an Esperanto society. Abzeronow (talk) 17:26, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
•  Info the image probably can be uploaded to enwiki under Fair Use.  Support temporary undeletion if anybody volunteers to do that. Ankry (talk) 01:05, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
•  Info uploaded to en wiki as fair use @ File:Ŝmurlo.jpg MorganKevinJ^(talk) 17:33, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

File:Christos S. Bartsocas.jpg

I was surprised that my photo was deleted at:

as of August 10, 2024, by Túrelio. I am the sole owner of this photo obtained at a meeting in Corfu, about 10 years ago. As the Cyprus Alliance for Rare Disorders requested a photo of mine for their records, I sent them this widely used photo.

Please reinstate the photo in File:Christos S. Bartsocas.jpg in Wikipedia Commons. --Bartsocas (talk) 18:26, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

@Bartsocas: At upload you declared that you are the photographer (author) who made this photo? Is this true? Ankry (talk) 10:24, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

@Ankry: Yes Bartsocas (talk) 16:42, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

@Bartsocas: So please, either upload the original full-resolution photo with complete metadata as from your camera, or send a free license permission using VRT and providing an evidence of your authorship to them. Ankry (talk) 02:39, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

File:Shkumat_5919.jpg

Причина видалення фото стоїть Ф5 - але підтвердження авторського права надсилалось на ел.пошту. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uszn19 (talk • contribs) 17:01, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

 Oppose Where is the evidence of a free license? Yann (talk) 19:06, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

was sended to email permissions-uk@wikimedia.org

11 july 2024, and yesterday. Uszn19 (talk) 05:20, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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File:Ain't misbehavin (Trumpet, E.-Piano).ogg

Please restore this sound recording. Author of composition died in 1943, so it's PD in all territories with 80pma, i.e. ewerywhere outside the United States. 185.172.241.184 17:14, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

 Oppose the files must be in the public domain in the US. Günther Frager (talk) 18:51, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

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 Not done: can be undeleted next year when composition enters US PD. --Abzeronow (talk) 02:21, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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File:Shkumat 5919.jpg

the reason for the removal of F5 is indicated, but I sent a copyright confirmation! --Uszn19 (talk) 05:18, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

was sended to email permissions-uk@wikimedia.org

11 july 2024, and yesterday. Uszn19 (talk) 05:21, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

 Oppose If the ticket 2024071110011258 is satisfactorily, the file will be undeleted. Thuresson (talk) 08:30, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, tell me please where i can checking this ticket. Or i will get e-mail? Uszn19 (talk) 10:21, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

You may ask here: Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard. Thuresson (talk) 11:44, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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 Not done: if ticket is validated the file will be undeleted. until then it remains deleted. --Bedivere (talk) 04:33, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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File:Evans MacRae Artwork.jpg, presumably

Photographer gave permission to Artist to use www.tommcrae.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Triskel2021 (talk • contribs) 12:02, August 14, 2024‎ UTC (UTC)

The file has not been deleted yet, but such permissions must be received directly from the photographer (or copyright owner) through the COM:VRT process. Even if the artist has permission to use it, that may not extend to everyone else, so the artist may not be able to license it as freely as our site policy requires. "Own work" indicates that the uploader is claiming they are the photographer, and thus own the copyright. Carl Lindberg (talk) 12:13, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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 Not done: File currently not deleted. VRT permission is needed. --Yann (talk) 06:59, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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File:Takele Uma Main Profile Picture.jpg to undelete

Dear Wiki Teams,

The uploaded image for en:Takele Uma Benti Profile is free and no one has the copyright on that image, therefore this is a kind request to review and undelete.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maineditor2024 (talk • contribs) 13:09, 14 August 2024‎ (UTC)

 Oppose the image was taken from the web. That is publicly available doesn't mean it is in the public domain. Günther Frager (talk) 13:45, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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 Not done: per Günther Frager. --The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 03:13, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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File:Takele held a meeting.jpg

Dear Wiki Commons,

Even though the file is posted on instagram on the same owner of the wiki and instagram, therefore it's free and the image is taken by the owner's phone so there is no copyright issue, kindly review.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maineditor2024 (talk • contribs) 13:52, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

 Oppose Unsupported claim that images taken from the web have no copyright. Günther Frager (talk) 15:19, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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 Not done: per Günther Frager. --The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 03:12, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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File:Takele Profile in 2022.png

Dear Wiki Commons,

This image is free of copyright, even though it's posted in https://www.facebook.com/TheReporterET/posts/commentary-adwaby-takele-uma-banti-former-minister-of-minerals-and-energy-of-eth/964368365695235/ but the website is not the owner of the image.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maineditor2024 (talk • contribs) 13:59, 14 August 2024‎ (UTC)

 Oppose Unsupported claim that images taken from the web have no copyright. Günther Frager (talk) 15:19, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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 Not done: per Günther Frager. --The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 03:13, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

File:Linda Kearns Portrait.jpg

Please restore the following pages:

• File:Linda Kearns Portrait.jpg (edit · last · history · watch · unwatch · global usage · logs · purge · w · search · links · DR · del · undel · Delinker log)

Reason: This file was deleted on the basis that it did not have a license for its "home country" of Ireland. However, the image was created in New York, United States and had a US license. *If* this file needs an additional Irish license, then I imagine that adding something like Template:PD-old-auto or Template:PD-Ireland-anon should be sufficient. CeltBrowne (talk) 02:15, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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File:File:Mufumakadzi o ḓihwalaho..jpg

"Mufumakadzi o ḓihwalaho Picture" does not promote anyone but it is related to the concept and does not have copy rights. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BestNarratorPhathu (talk • contribs) 06:57, 15 August 2024 (UTC) (UTC)

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 Not done: Account blocked. Only self-promotion. --Yann (talk) 06:57, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

File:Nahashogyoseimon.png

こちらの写真は私が撮影・編集したものです。 最初にアップロードした際は著作者の記名を忘れおり、削除されてしまったので再アップロードしました。そのことにつきましては注意等を十分に確認しておらず大変申し訳ありませんでした。 今後はこういうことがないように十分注意します。 この写真は私が撮影・編集したものですので問題はありません。ですのでファイルの復元をお願いします。

This photo was taken and edited by me. When I first uploaded it, I forgot the author's name and it was deleted, so I re-uploaded it. I am very sorry that I did not fully check the instructions. I'll be very careful not to let this happen again. This picture was taken and edited by me, so there is no problem. So please restore the file.

（たいやき部屋 (talk) 07:25, 15 August 2024 (UTC)）

@たいやき部屋: Hi, You were asked to upload the original image with EXIF data. Why can't you do that? Yann (talk) 09:41, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Where should I upload my original images?

Can't I use the image edited for personal information protection? たいやき部屋 (talk) 10:13, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

File:J.O.Roch - Judge.jpg

I have express consent from the copyright owner (Lady Susan Roch) to use this image. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DancingCav2 (talk • contribs) 09:41, 15 August 2024 (UTC) (UTC)

@DancingCav2: Please ask the copyright holder to send a permission for a free license via COM:VRT. Yann (talk) 09:42, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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File:Arne fot. Anita Tokarczyk.jpg

A proper agreement has been delivered to VTR. See ticket:2024081410004821. Polimerek (talk) 09:19, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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 Done: @Polimerek: FYI. --Yann (talk) 09:39, 15 August 2024 (UTC)