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.

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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:Bush Brazil protest1120RP0007.jpg and File:Bush Brazil protest2032MC309.jpg

The first image is probably this one. If not, it is probably located here or here. Per above, EBC work, before 2017 etc. etc. Please also check if File:Bush Brazil protest2032MC309.jpg is here, if possible. Thanks in advance, RodRabelo7 (talk) 01:56, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

The second one is there. It matches https://memoria.ebc.com.br/agenciabrasil//sites/_agenciabrasil/files/gallery_assist/3/gallery_assist637949/prev/2032mc309.jpg Abzeronow (talk) 16:19, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

I can't find the first one in any of those links. I'll describe what it looks like for you. Giant yellow banner carried by protestors that says "Fuera Bush y Uribe asesinos" with the S in Bush replaced by a right facing clockwise swatiska. The banner also contains a drawing of a cannon labeled USA piercing Brazil with a bullet. Cuban flag on the left with Brazilian flag next to it. Syrian flag just above banner. Abzeronow (talk) 16:28, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

@Abzeronow unfortunately I haven’t found it as well. Not even Google seems to find it. RodRabelo7 (talk) 03:05, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

File:Lula and Castro9852.jpeg

See here. Agência Brasil work before 2017. RodRabelo7 (talk) 02:20, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Silinen fotoğrafın telif hakkı hakkında

Merhaba,

Ben Celal Çamur, Aile ve Sosyal Hizmetler Bakanlığı Basın ve Halkla İlişkiler Müşaviriyim. Aile ve Sosyal Hizmetler Bakanı Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş için açılan sayfada kullanılan fotoğraf tarafımdan yenisi ile değiştirilmiştir. Ancak telif hakkı nedeniyle bu değişiklik kabul görmedi. Ancak kullandığımız fotoğrafın telif hakkı Aile ve Sosyal Hizmetler Bakanlığı Basın ve Halkla İlişkiler Müşavirliği'ne aittir. Bu nedenle kullandığımız fotoğrafın eski fotoğraf ile değiştirilmesini talep ediyorum.

Saygılarımla — Preceding unsigned comment added by Celalcamur (talk • contribs) 12:16, 10 July 2023‎ (UTC)

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Probably about File:Mahinur ozdemir goktas.jpg.

@Celalcamur: Images that are not personal copyright of the uploader cannot be licensed on-wiki while uploaded. The official representative of the copyright holder needs to follow the VRT procedure in order to grant a free license. Ankry (talk) 21:11, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

File:Hossein Mehrabi.jpg

Photo by me : Hourmazd Shamsazar — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hourmazdshamsazar (talk • contribs) 17:58, 10 July 2023‎ (UTC)

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 Comment Was deleted per Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Hourmazdshamsazar Abzeronow (talk) 18:07, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

@Hourmazdshamsazar: Users who uploaded copyright violations cannot be relied on: they need to prove their authorship. Probably through the VRT process. Ankry (talk) 21:04, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

File:asecsinteriör.jpeg

I took the picture in the shopping mall Asecs in sweden and I want to upload it to its wikipedia side. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎ Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzåäö12345678910 (talk • contribs) 18:03, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzåäö12345678910: Is your name Elias Jildestedt? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 18:52, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose Very dark and mostly out of focus. I can't imagine any educational use for this. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:19, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

File:Sajeer Abooba.jpg

--SajeerAbooba (talk) 20:09, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose The image was deleted because we do not keep personal images of non-contributors. Commons is not Facebook. See Commons:CSD#F10. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 21:19, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Director Ricky Ko in a private function 1024.jpg Ricky Ko filming in Venice.jpg 高子彬出席私人宴會.jpg Ricky Ko in shooting 01.jpg Ricky Ko in shooting 02.jpg

I had sent permissions on those files month ago, but seems those files probably have been deleted, therefore, I am sending a request for undeletion here,

Here are those files,

• File:Director Ricky Ko in a private function 1024.jpg
• File:Ricky Ko filming in Venice.jpg
• File:高子彬出席私人宴會.jpg
• File:Ricky Ko in shooting 01.jpg
• File:Ricky Ko in shooting 02.jpg

Kindly help me to undelete them. Thank you very much. Kind Regards --Catboy628 (talk) 03:44, 11 July 2023 (UTC)Catboy628 11-07_2023

@Catboy628: Undeletion needs the permission to be processed. You may ask at COM:VRTN what is the status of {{ticket:2023052810004114}}. Ankry (talk) 21:00, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

File:Héctor Pons Riudavets alcalde de Maó - imatge oficial Ajuntament de Maó.jpg

The file that has been deleted is from the webside of the Maó Townhall, Hector Pons Riudavets photo

The Maó townhall is a public institutions that according to it´s own legal advise that can be found at the webside, "The contents of this website can be reproduced as long as the source is mentioned, except in cases where something else is indicated." Ajuntament de Maó - legal advice

As in this case anything else is indicated, so the content can be used for non-commercial purposes.

thank you. --Islander2021 (talk) 07:37, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose The site says, "Only personal non-commercial use is permitted. It is not allowed to modify this web page or its contents." That is an NC-ND license, both of which are unacceptable here. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:08, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

File:MeAndLimmy.jpg

A clearly personal photo alongside a minor celebrity deleted as "no permission". The user who flagged it didn't respond to a question asking why they felt permission was needed, and the deleting admin has been a little vague: Perhaps a combination of multiple factors, including copyrighted material visible in the background., where those other factors include the fact that we don't know if the uploader took the image on a camera timer, or quickly asked a friend to take it.

From the thousands of personal images in Category:User page images where the subject isn't visibly holding the camera, as well as many other celebrity photos where the fan standing next to them has been cropped out, I'd assume that if someone hands their friend their camera and asks them to take a photo on their behalf, permission is implicit.

If there are concerns about the posters in the background, they can be cropped or blurred following undeletion. --Belbury (talk) 09:20, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose It is well established here that in a case where John hands his camera to Susan and she takes his picture that we require a free license from Susan. "Implicit" permission doesn't work; copyright licenses must be in writing. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:13, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

But it also seems well established that Category:User page images has thousands of photos where the subject wasn't holding the camera, and Commons doesn't mind this.

Is there an explicit and documented line that divides these cases? That Susan is unlikely to want to formally license a casual photo of her friend John, because nobody is likely to want to buy that, but may regret not licensing a photo of her friend John standing next to a celebrity? Belbury (talk) 13:45, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

We are closing in on having 100 million images on Commons. My best guess is that at least 1% -- close to a million images -- should be deleted, perhaps many more. So, your first sentence above may well be half correct -- we may have thousands of such images -- but the other half is incorrect -- they should be deleted when spotted.

This was extensively debated here a few years ago and settled. Places to confirm this include:

• COM:MYWORK, "First of all, is it actually your own work? In most countries, if someone else takes a picture of you, the photographer is the copyright holder unless explicitly transferred to you in writing, even if you have paid to have the picture taken."
• Commons:Own work, "NOT OWN WORK:

Photos of you not taken by you. The copyright holder is the person who takes the photograph unless it is a formal work for hire."

.     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:32, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the policy links! I'll bear that in mind when monitoring recent uploads and cropping fan-and-a-celebrity photos from Flickr in future. Belbury (talk) 14:52, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

File:Teletoon (1997-2007).svg

Older File Resurrecting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Infogrames (talk • contribs) 10:19, 11 July 2023‎ (UTC)

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 Oppose I don't understand the request above, but this is a logo that is clearly above the Canadian ToO. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:15, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

File:CD Cover Frank Mehring POE ATTIC LIES SENSE.jpg

Permission was granted by the copyright holder of this image Frank Mehring — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itzak G (talk • contribs) 15:45, 11 July 2023‎ (UTC)

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 Oppose Policy requires that the actual copyright holder -- usually the production company, not the artist -- must grant a free license via VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 17:53, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

File:Arash-Darvishi.jpg

Why did you delete this photo? This is my photo and I want it for Google Knowledge Panel Please return it