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Commons:Deletion requests/File:Ichkeria-Air Force roundel (1992-1995) (variant 1).jpg

Greetings. Don't understand why did you keep it? --Kwasura (talk) 22:18, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

Because 'fantastic image' is not a valid deletion reason listed in our guidelines. Jcb (talk) 11:23, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
Oh, OK. So what is listed in your guidelines in case something is claiming to be something that is not? --Kwasura (talk) 11:51, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
You meant 'fantasy image' instead of 'fantastic (=great) image'? Jcb (talk) 17:18, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
Yes, sorry :) --Kwasura (talk) 20:07, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

David Epston Picture

Your email > Dear David Epston,

>This permission seems to be from a person depicted in the photograph, but the copyright holder of a photograph is the person who took the photograph, rather than a person who appears in it, unless the copyright is transferred by operation of law or contract. Can you please have the photographer send in a free license release for this image, or clarify how the copyright was transferred?

> Yours sincerely,

> Johan Bos

Help Johan :( Please, would you mind giving the correct template to use? It's very hard to understand and find the good procedure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Faimetti (talk • contribs) 11:53, 09 January 2016 (UTC)

The problem is not that it was the wrong template, but that the permission comes from the wrong person. Permission needs to come from the photographer, not from the depicted person. Jcb (talk) 13:03, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Copyright files

Hallo Jcb, you write on the picture an movie that the copyrights are not enough. I have ask on german forum what i can do. Please can you give me a easy way to finish this. This not my pictures for me Bernd make this files but i became no answer from permission.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Video-Asteroid-4429-Chinmoy.webm
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asteroid-4429-Chinmoy.jpg
--Richard Reinhardt (talk) 06:10, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

The only thing I did was resetting the timer. We grant 30 days after our first response to an OTRS ticket before we delete a file if the permission is still not in order. In this case we did receive your messages, but none of our German volunteers found time to handle it and the ticket is still open. That's why the files will be kept another 30 days. Jcb (talk) 17:20, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. --Richard Reinhardt (talk) 18:27, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Restore File:Jan_Helgerud_portrait.jpg

Hi, We have got the permission for this picture in OTRS ticket Ticket#2015112410015131: File:Jan_Helgerud_portrait.jpg. Could you please undo the delete of it? Nsaa (talk) 10:41, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

I have restored the file. Next time please use the correct template. {{OTRS received}} leads to deletion after 30 days. Jcb (talk) 17:24, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
Yes I can see that Jon Harald Søby (talk · contribs) added it. I'm sure he would have added the correct one if he was notified (he is an earlier Steward on Wikimedia projects). Thanks for restoring the picture. Kind regards, Nsaa (talk) 19:59, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Restore File:2011_07-Internal_ReinventTheToilet_Animation.webm

We had discussed the OTR permission for "2011_07-Internal_ReinventTheToilet_Animation.webm" in the past already - did you not see that bevfre deleting it? We have the permission by e-mail from the Gates Foundation and this was forwarded to Commons; if they haven't reacted to it yet then that's still no reason to delete the file. Pleaae undelete it. USer:Doc_James would probably remember how to retrieve the OTR number or the previous discussion we had about this. I don't use Commons that often and can't remember how to access that for a deleted video now. EvMsmile (talk) 12:29, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Not sure if their was an OTRS ticket before but here is another one Ticket#: 2016011110013602 Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 12:52, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
Here was the previous discussion [1]. OTRS ticket was their I think.
Anyway E just upload the video directly to EN WP. As an admin there I can protect it from deletion. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:00, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
Restored here [2] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:20, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
The ticket is still not in order. If this is not fixed within 30 days from now, the file will be deleted again. I think an EN wiki admin should not 'protect' a file with unresolved copyright status at EN wiki. Jcb (talk) 17:31, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
I have emailed User:Darwinius through the internal email so I can get his email and forward him further documents from the Gates Foundation. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:38, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
I don't understand all this... We had several e-mails with the Gates Foundation (the owner of the video). In their e-mail of 20 October 2015 (which was forwarded to permissions) they said that "We do have approval to share both pieces under a CC BY SA license. " So what's unclear about that? Or, more specifically which other sentence does Wendy from Media at BMGF would have to e-mail us so that once and for all this video is "safe" from another deletion? EvMsmile (talk)
On 16 January a member of the OTRS team sent you a message. Please read and respond to that message. Jcb (talk) 13:46, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
No did not receive anything Jan 16th from OTRS. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:45, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
I just resent it to you. Jcb (talk) 21:47, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Yeda Crusius em fevereiro de 2010.jpg

Hi, Jcb. How are you? I have a question regarding to an edit made by you. Here you removed the {{OTRS received}} template. You could say the reason? Regards. Érico (msg) 23:21, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Oops, the edit was intended to be like this one (adding a date to the template), but it went wrong on several files. Thanks for the notification, I will fix it. Jcb (talk) 00:01, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
Okay! Thanks a lot. Érico (talk) 23:17, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deleting in-scope used files

As you appear to be intentionally avoiding this subject, perhaps in the hope that it will go away, I'm letting you know that I'm giving your 24 hours to restore the files mentioned at User_talk:Denniss#Files_being_deleted_by_Jcb, otherwise I will do it myself and will propose it on the administrators' noticeboard that you be removed as a Commons administrator for abusing your privileges by deleting valuable and used content (without first nominating it for deletion through DR). I haven't yet looked at all the categories and templates, as my chief concern at the moment is to restore the files first, but I'm sure we'll get there eventually. I'm pinging Josve05a, Steinsplitter, Denniss, Fæ, Pokéfan95 and Jkadavoor since they were involved in the other discussion too. odder (talk) 14:12, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Please update the blocking policy first [3] to avoid acting "out of process" as you did in FDMS4 case. Jee 14:27, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
Jkadavoor, please avoid creating a circus of forum shopping, it only creates pointless drama and takes meaningful discussion on tangents. You cannot claim this incident of mass deletion is irrelevant to discussions you have opened at two other places after this incident, while claiming they are relevant here. Even worse, it is illogical to claim that post hoc new threads in other places that you have chosen to create, must be addressed before anyone can discuss or resolve this case. --Fæ (talk) 14:39, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
Could you please stop responding to my comments using your usual keywords, "drama", "forum shopping", "soap", ... I had long decided NOT to respond you. I was pinged here by Odder; that's why I responded even though tired by long travels. Not interested in your games. Jee 15:57, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
This is getting boring, so I will comment only once. The FDMS4 case did not include any blocks and is therefore unrelated to whatever problems you might have with the current wording of the blocking policy. Now, move along. odder (talk) 16:26, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
It is (blocking policy). It says nothing about handling a blocked user when he try to override it. (Note that the user in question is blocked here by {u|Yann}} and probably due to the reason Pokéfan95 mentioned here. In a discussion, you too told me that you're not aware of such insults. Otherwise your stand also will be different. (I'm not remembering exact context as it was sometime ago.) Now people come back with "nothing happened" attitude, and sad to see you too supporting it. Some people always lying and talking only about the WMF ban. They use this case also as a protest against WMF. Yes; you've the right to protest. But you should think about the situation of the affected parties who may also Wikimedians who approached the WMF with a complaint. This is where the FDMS4 case relevant. In that case, you (the Oversight Team) and CA team worked together; so you've no complaint. In older cases, the CA team didn't work together with you as they don't know what to do as there not such a precedent. Does this make the Wikimedians who had a complaint earlier is ineligible for justice? Now two users commented at Commons_talk:Blocking_policy that "importance of enforcing the "block means blocked" principle outweighs the risk of overzealous deletion/reverting".
When would you stop playing these wicked politics and start doing your job as an voluntter/admin/oversighter/crat and to help the community? You're here for more than ten years. :( Jee 01:32, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
I have been very patient with you, but that's it, you lost me. I've got no idea why you insist on mixing up the issue of deleting in-use in-scope files by Jcb, the FDMS4 case, and the reasons behind russavia's (b)lock/ban. Who's coming up with a nothing happened attitude? Why is it sad that I'm supporting it? Where am I supporting it? Why do you keep accusing me of playing politics? Isn't this the same thing that you're doing right now? Are you mixing all this things just to make it harder for everyone? If so, congratulations, you win. odder (talk) 10:09, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
odder, instead of making threats here, why don't you request undeletion at the proper place? I personally wouldn't oppose such a request if it appears that these files are in scope. Regards, Yann (talk) 17:41, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

I have asked the WMF (almost a week ago) to respond to this case and they told me they will try to give a reaction this week. I propose we wait for that reaction. Jcb (talk) 22:45, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

The WMF do not manage Commons administrators. There are established legal reasons why that should never happen, so I do not understand how a reaction from a WMF member of staff would make any difference to existing Commons deletion policies unless it was something like an expert opinion on copyright law. --Fæ (talk) 23:08, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
Okay, Jcb, instead of waiting that WMF to defend you against the arguments we said, can you just restore all those files, and apologize to us (and Russavia). You clearly don't follow the Commons:Deletion policy, and you should not defend yourself for violating a policy. I am still waiting if you will restore the files, but it seems you don't want to restore them. I am giving you 48 hours, and if you still don't restore those files in time, I will move this whole discussion (and the discussion at Denniss's talk page) to AN/U. Risk yourself being de-adminned by the community. ★ Poké95 11:25, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
This issue has been resolved. Jcb (talk) 21:41, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
No it hasn't. odder (talk) 23:28, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
Jcb, maybe you want to see Russavia's comment at User talk:Denniss#Deleting content has HUGE ramifications. It includes there the huge consequences of deleting the files of Russavia. Don't look at the user. Look at the content and contributions. And odder is right, the issue at AN/U isn't finished. Just because the WMF commented, it means the discussion is finished. Commons (and its sister wikis) has democracy, not autocracy nor dictatorship nor Communism. ★ Poké95 10:06, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
They are not, in my knowledge. Jee 10:15, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
@Jkadavoor: Ah, ok.... ★ Poké95 10:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

fred stein

hi, hello, hallo! you just okayed

→ File:Fred Stein – Affidavit in Lieu of Passport 1941.jpg

is this final? because if it is, i'll upload a dozen more documents from the same person (stein's son) in the next couple of days.

bedankt,

Maximilian (talk) 10:48, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

For this file at least it is final. If Stein's son is the copyright holder, it will probably be fine. In case of any 'no permission' tagging, feel free to leave me a message, so that I can take a look. Jcb (talk) 16:22, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

COM:AN/B

Hello, I invite you to join this discussion where you are involved in this discussion at COM:AN/B. Your input is expected. Thanks, ★ Poké95 12:38, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Bad deletions

You recently deleted RSC_Chemistry_Landmark_Plaque_Port_sunlight.jpg and other images supposedly due to lack of OTRS permission. As you know, I was copied in to the email in which such permission was given. Please restore it, and the other images referred to in the ticket 2015121610021807, ASAP. Andy Mabbett (talk) 10:59, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

You know the permission was not in order. Not sure what kind of point you are trying to make by contacting me here. Jcb (talk) 13:04, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
I know nothing of the kind; it was fully in order as I explained to you in that exchange. I was hoping to get you to act more responsibly, and in accordance with Commons polices. Hoping in vain, it seems. Andy Mabbett (talk) 20:19, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
Andy, it's your responsibility to secure a complete and correct permission. Jcb is upholding one of our core principles: Commons:Project scope/Precautionary principle. Please treat our OTRS agents with a little more respect. Multichill (talk) 15:38, 13 March 2016 (UTC)


Hello - you recently deleted a photo of the album cover Bide Your Time from the article about the album Bide Your Time EP. How do I get this reinstated? The artist is very happy to have his work displayed like this.

Additionally, the photo from Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles page has been deleted. How do I reinstate? Thank you.

Thank you. user Wikyj

My First Wikimedia Comment

You're absolutely right. Given HJ Mitchell's insistence on my ban at enwiki, I felt compelled to say that I see Mitchell's behavior as a negative trend. Hopefully I can get unbanned at enwiki as that is where I have made my edits (still don't understand my ban over there and its been many months).. Ferociouslettuce (talk) 00:12, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

At Wikimedia Commons we cannot deal with your ban at English Wikipedia. Also we do not take into account what happens at English Wikipedia if we run a request for desysop here. Jcb (talk) 00:39, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
And yet User:Beyond My Ken gets scapegoated by User:HJ Mitchell at English Wikipedia, then votes in favor of his keeping his privileges here.. Obviously the patterns of these users is the same across wiki platforms. The ideal may be that one is completely independent from the other but that's impossible. I'm not asking to be unbanned from english wikipedia here - I've sent many requests to arbcomm as directed by HJ (mostly they've ignored my emails..) I cast my vote against HJ having never interacted with him here just as HJ insisted no admin unban me having never interacted with me at english wikipedia. Ferociouslettuce (talk) 05:56, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Do you know what "scapegoated" means? Clearly not, as your sentence makes no sense. (Unlike your "sentence" on en.wiki, which makes perfect sense considering your disruptive POV editing and outing attempts there). Beyond My Ken (talk) 22:08, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Very Goebbels of you bmk. You edit warred with 10 users & made 1/3 of total edits at Cooper Union & CUfctp. Those are facts and bad considering WP:Owner.. Ferociouslettuce (talk) 00:36, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
Could you two please find each others talk page to fight each other? Thank you. Jcb (talk) 00:03, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
My apologies Jcb. I'm done here. Ferociouslettuce (talk) 00:48, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
Will do, Jcb, although there's really nothing to "fight" about, since 3 en.wiki admins blocked FL and none did me. Beyond My Ken (talk) 04:04, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Restoration request

Could you please restore File:Wikipedia instructions GVRL.webm and File:Wikipedia instructions InfoTrac.webm? I had permission from the publisher to upload - I thought it had gone through OTRS, but I'm happy to send you a copy as well. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:28, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Do you have an OTRS ticket number for me? Jcb (talk) 17:36, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
No, I had thought they emailed OTRS so I did not. I do have a copy of the permission though, if you want to email me I can forward it. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:18, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
Please forward the permission to OTRS. As soon as it is processed and accepted, the files will be restored. Jcb (talk) 00:21, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Organic chem pd-ineligible

Is there a precedent for making organic chem diagrams PD-ineligible? Where would be a good place to note that chem diagrams are automatically PD? czar 18:53, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

While searching for an answer, I found this template: {{PD-chem}}. Jcb (talk) 21:21, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Headquarter Ronal

Dear Mr. Bos

I have seen that you have deleted a picture of the headquarter of the Ronal Group.

Could you please tell me why this happened?

If you need any permissions of the picture, so I can upload it again, please tell me.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

With the best regards,


RONAL_LAZI

Please contact OTRS to fix the permission issue. Do not reupload the file yourself. Jcb (talk) 16:08, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Krzysztof Sokołowski.jpg

Why was it removed? The OTRS was sent, written accroding to an email from an editor and sent to where he asked it to be sent. Was there any other reason to suddenly remove the file? Godai (talk) 18:34, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

The process was never completed, because we didn't receive any response on our 19 February reply to that email message. Jcb (talk) 20:45, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
The good practice would be to let the uploader know, I'd ask Krzystof to resend it. Now I just don't care anymore. The OTRS is Satan anyway, so I'll just take a photo of Krzysztof when I cane and upload my own work. Sigh. Godai (talk) 07:50, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Imagens

Hi, Jcb, you deleted an photo only, but you can to delete the photos of IBGE, also the file O Alto do Xangô. The others photos are mine, but others editors don't wanna to understend. I no speak englis ad yes portuguese. User talk: Alessandro Sil

Não entendo. Você pode repetir a sua mensagem em Português? Jcb (talk) 00:00, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
Oi, Jcb, obrigado por você ter deletado a foto. Realmente ela aparecia em um video, mas baixei de um site que dizia que era livre. Eu gostaria de te pedir ajuda no caso de minhas próprias fotos, que carreguei, mas um editor insiste em marcar er, mas as fotos são minhas e minha consciência está limpa. Você pode ver nos meta dados que são todas fotos minhas, tiradas de um celular CCE que tenho, mas as outras fotos, que pertence ao IBGE, você pode apagar, eu carreguei, porque são livres porém é necessário uma permissão por e-mail, o que eu não fiz, porque me sinto desmotivado, porque marcaram er em fotos de minha altoria, que são usadas no artigo Brumado. Não é justo. Se as fotos não forem minhas estou disposto a pagar o que cobra a lei de direitos de autor, mas asseguro que são minhas. Quanto a imagem do Alto do Xangô, pode apagar também, pois ela não é minha e sim de um primo meu. Me bloquearam aqui, porque tô lutando pelos meus direitos, ou seja, manter minhas próprias fotos, de minha autoria, por isso edito usando IP; mas te peço que analise com mais cuidado, pois te asseguro: As fotos são minhas e não se encontra em nenhum outro sitio, exceto as que eu já assumi que não são minhas.Por isso, peço que mantenha minhas fotos e elimine o mais rápido possível aquelas do IBGE . Caso queira entrar em contato, favor deixe uma mensagem para mim na wikipédia, porque tô bloqueado aqui, sem direito de defesa. Caso também deseje, mande-me um e-mail aqui: www.difioriadre@gmail.com. Obrigado. User talk:Alessandro Sil —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 51.255.199.203 (talk) 14:06, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
Obrigado pela explicação. Eu acho que fixa tudo. Desbloqueou sua conta. Jcb (talk) 14:49, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
Obrigado Jcb, tenha certeza que minha intenção é ajudar o projeto, embora, às vezes posso cometer deslizes. Eu vou carregar outra foto da cidade. É provável que coloquem er de novo. Não sei explicar os motivos disso, mas acho que é algo pessoal. User talk:Alessandro Sil —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 164.132.192.135 (talk) 17:22, 26 March 2016 (UTC) Alessandro Sil (talk) 17:33, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

Category:Village pumps in Leipzig

Hallo Jcb, warum hast Du die Kategorie umbenannt und alle Unterkategorien gelöscht? Abgesehen davon dass "Handschwengelpumpe" nicht als Fachbegriff im Englischen existiert und somit der Suchbegriff "village pumps" nicht gut passt. Warum hast Du mich nicht auf die fehlerhafte Bezeichnung der Unterkategorien aufmerksam gemacht, dann hätt ich mir doch einfach die Mühe gemacht und sie nochmal umbenannt. Ich bin immer für konstruktive Kritik offen. Aber einfach die Arbeit von Wochen zu zerstören, ist wirklich nicht fair. Spricht denn aus Deiner Sicht etwas dagegen, wenn es Unterkategorien gibt, in denen man die Bilder einer Pumpe zusammenfasst, anstatt sie aus der Masse heraussuchen zu müssen? Ich fand es auch im Rahmen der Kulturdenkmallisten gut, dass man so einen Link auf alle Bilder mit in die Liste einfügen konnte. Ich bin offen für einen Austausch. Gruß -- Canon55D (talk) 17:56, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Ich seh gerade, dass Du "nur" derjenige warst, der den Löschauftrag ausgeführt hat. Ich wende mich an Ies, die die Seite geändert hat. -- Canon55D (talk) 21:35, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Deletion of Young Pedro Cano.jpg

Greetings, I noticed you deleted the Young_Pedro_Cano file. You may also want to delete the corresponding one on ENWP that I moved it here from. That can be found here. Reguyla (talk) 15:03, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

FYI, I am not an administrator at English Wikipedia. Jcb (talk) 15:07, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
Oh ok, no worries then. We'll let them deal with it. Maybe I recommend removing the This file is on Commons template there though? Reguyla (talk) 17:34, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
✓ Done - Jcb (talk) 18:43, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

These files


While I did nominate several flags by the uploader as fake, can you please withhold from deleting their either files? Several of those are sourced as real. Please restore the files you just deleted. Fry1989 eh? 16:17, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi, in the past days I have deleted several hundreds of flags from this uploader, a lot of which apparently being fake. But user keeps reuploading the same flags. I am not going to research any individual upload of this user. Please use COM:UDR if you think an individual upload should be undeleted. Jcb (talk) 16:21, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
Then allow me to go through them. I can no longer see the file names to do an unDR. Fry1989 eh? 16:27, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
You can see them here: Special:Log/Flagstoryarchive - Jcb (talk) 16:30, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

File Sebastià_Salellas_Memorial_Poster.jpg

Hi Jcb, you could have read the talk page before deleting the file. I already wrote OTRS but it is not my fault if they are so slow and are not answering. I sent them the permission of the author. Moreover, I also copied it at the talk page. --Ferran Cornellà (talk) 16:30, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

The OTRS agent will be able to restore the file if the permission is in order. Jcb (talk) 16:38, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Portuguese abuse

I'm sorry you didn't read up on my talk page to see the various messages I've received. I think the name calling is over the top and I'm taking a time away to let the slimy feeling wash off. Ellin Beltz (talk) 17:29, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

File:Peter D. Hancock.jpg

Hi Johan, I hope this is an appropriate place to ask about ticket #2016032310024931. You've been helping me out with it for awhile now, and I'm grateful for your patience. Forgive me if I'm being too forward, but I wanted to follow up about the last email that I forwarded to permissions, since you've been so prompt and helpful in the past. Thanks!--FacultiesIntact (talk) 02:00, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

I have responded to the ticket. Jcb (talk) 15:09, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Restore File:Katie Ledecky 2015.jpg

Hi Johan, Could you please restore the Katie Ledecky jpeg you deleted on March 21? The uploader had full permission to use it and cited it appropriately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swimjenkins (talk • contribs) 22:29, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi, I do not have a clue which file you refer to. Could you give me a correct file name? Jcb (talk) 14:48, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
Excuse me. The correct file name is Ledecky_Kathleen_2015.jpg. This is the relevant link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ledecky_Kathleen_2015.jpg Swimjenkins (talk • contribs) 23:48, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
It had a watermark, suggesting that a third party was involved. Please ask the photographer to contact OTRS. Jcb (talk) 23:53, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
The photographer (my friend) intentionally posted it with the watermark<PA censored>. Swimjenkins (talk • contribs) 23:48, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
The image had been uploaded by User:Ledeckyfan1, but credited and sourced to "Freed Photography", whoever this is. As already stated by Jcb, this image requires a credible permission to OTRS or will remained deleted. --Túrelio (talk) 06:15, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

File:Faroebadge.tif

Hi Jcb. Thank you for checking File:Faroebadge.tif. I see that you changed the licensing to {{PD-simple}}. That's fine, but I don't think that file was created by the uploader. I'm not sure if that means it should be changed from "own work" to something else. Just for reference, there is a local non-free version of the same file on English Wikipedia (en:File:Faroe Islands FA.png) which was uploaded back in 2004. If this tif version is OK for Commons, then there is really no need for a local version on Wikipedia. The source given for the Wikipedia version is High Quality Football logos, but I can't find the logo there. The same logo (with only slightly different coloring) can be see in archived version of the en:Faroe Islands Football Association's official website. Please advise if anything further needs to be done here. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:37, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

I have changed the source to the association, which seems more correct than 'own work'. Now the file is public domain anyway, I think there is no need to find detailed source information. Jcb (talk) 21:40, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
OK and thanks for taking another look. Just for reference which version (the non-free or free) is better in terms of quality, etc. for Commons? If the non-free version is better, then maybe it should be moved to Commons; otherwise, it probably should be deleted per en:WP:NFCC#1. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:12, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
If you prefer the version from EN-wiki, you could transfer it to Commons and tag it with {{PD-simple}} - Jcb (talk) 22:16, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Sabet Pasal Palace

Dear JCB I am confused about choosing appropriate copyright sticker for my uploaded and deleted photos for "Sabet Pasal Palace". Is it "non-free 2D art" or "non-free fair use" or "عکس" [as it been described in Persian Wikipedia in https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%86%D8%B3%D8%A8%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AD%D9%82_%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%AB%DB%8C%D8%B1 and used for many pictures]?

I don't know. Both of them are not permitted at Wikimedia Commons. This page at English Wikipedia may be helpful: en:Wikipedia:Non-free_use_rationale_guideline - Jcb (talk) 15:50, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

File:1-108 CAV Spur Ceremony.jpg

Ok, I've provided the source, and I thought that's copyvio. Thanks. --Regasterios (talk) 21:13, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

If the license is correct, then copyright should not be an issue. If you doubt wether the license is correct, please tell us why you think so, in a regular deletion nomination. Jcb (talk) 21:19, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
Ok. --Regasterios (talk) 21:36, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you

I could not check the copyright of that very suspicious file about the naked man taking pills so I left a message before going to bed. It is difficult here in China without google image search. Do you know where I can go next time to speed up this type of control?--Alexmar983 (talk) 05:50, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

I don't know. Most of the time I am the one who pushed the 'delete' button after someone else has discovered a copyright issue. Jcb (talk) 10:43, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Kept Diego-vites-ser-xesta-cidade-da-cultura-de-galicia-2014.jpg

Hi, I wanted only to notice that the File:Diego-vites-ser-xesta-cidade-da-cultura-de-galicia-2014.jpg it's not only a man, it's an artistic performance temporalily situated at open air, and for spanish legislation it's like an sculpture and It has copyright. Bye, --Elisardojm (talk) 13:05, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi, it seems quite unbelievable to me that the Spanish law would treat a human performance as a sculpture. Could you give me a link to the applicable law article? (I can read Spanish) - Jcb (talk) 13:09, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
Intelectual property, author rights: Law 17.336 and modifications", it says: "74. The concept of sculptures and analogous figurative artwork. An sculpture is "an artwork expressed in of 3D shapes realistic or abstract." [... "sculptures are not only artwok sculpted at a material, but figurative structures maked with whatever existing 3D objects too"". Bye, --Elisardojm (talk) 23:18, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
A person is not an object in any jurisdiction. Jcb (talk) 15:03, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
See, Diego Vites is an sculptor and performance artist, that performance is called "Os Maios", and it was presented at Cidade da Cultura of Galicia, an usual place to expose temporarily artworks. A person is not an object, but he could be part of an artwork, and this is the case because that is not a costume, it's an art "performance". Bye, --Elisardojm (talk) 17:51, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
To record a 'performance' you will need to make a video, not a picture. Jcb (talk) 21:06, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Kampung Quest

I'm in the middle of adding OTRS numbers to all of these

Oh, I see. If I process such undeletions, I normally remove the speedy tag immediately, to prevent the file from being flushed again. Jcb (talk) 13:48, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
Well, as you know there were a lot of them, so rather than do each one by hand, I was just running a VFC on them all to remove the {{speedy}} and add the {{PermissionOTRS}} when it showed me that some were deleted. I figured that anyone working on the speedy would see that I had just restored the file a few minutes earlier, with an OTRS ticket number in the restoration comment. .     Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:56, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
Apparently I somehow overlooked that. Jcb (talk) 13:59, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Tutoria

Olá, Jcb, diante da falta de compreensão de alguns daqui e o meu esforço em explicar minha posição e esclarecer os fatos, tá se tornando muito difícil participar do Commons. Por isso gostaria de pedir que você fosse meu tutor, se for possível...Apenas no básico, porque não pretendo me aprofundar muito aqui não. O básico seria, se possível, você me indicar as coordenadas no envio correto de uma imagem. Alessandro Sil (talk) 14:32, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Esta página pode ser útil: Template:Welcome/i18n/pt - Jcb (talk) 14:47, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Foto's verwijderd

Dag Jcb

Ik heb gemerkt dat de bestanden File:Brahim (Radio 2 Zomerhit 2012).jpg en File:Charlotte & Brahim (Radio 2 Zomerhit 2012).JPG verwijderd zijn. Er wordt aangegeven dat de toestemming ontbrak, maar ik heb de foto's zelf getrokken en ze vervolgens vrijgegeven. Ik snap de vraag dan ook niet. Kunnen de foto's teruggeplaatst worden a.u.b.?

Met vriendelijke groeten, Mooi is de wereld (talk) 18:17, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Zo te zien heb je een foto gemaakt van de tv? Jcb (talk) 20:39, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
Nee, hoor. Ik was op de uitreiking van Zomerhit aanwezig en stond dicht bij het podium. De vreemde schijn die je ziet, komt door de felle lichten aldaar. Ik ben - spijtig genoeg - niet zo'n goede fotograaf dat ik erin slaagde die overbelichting te ontwijken. Toch meende ik dat de foto goed genoeg was voor op Wikipedia, zeker gezien het feit dat de betreffende personen nog geen foto op Wikipedia hadden. Mooi is de wereld (talk) 21:36, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Ok, bedankt voor de toelichting. Ik heb beide foto's teruggeplaatst. Jcb (talk) 21:49, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Libel

Osa id card.svgAiutare.svgI have seen your edits to Commons:Administrators' noticeboard and I believe you may have a problem with defamation issues. Please refrain from making libelous statements, such as calling a news oragnisation fraudulent, without careful consideration. Thank you. --Josve05a (talk) 17:01, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

De-adminship warning

Dear Jcb

In accordance with the Commons:Administrators/De-adminship policy, I am writing to inform you that a de-adminship petition has been opened here.

Yours sincerely, --Dura-Ace (talk) 22:37, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Please note that Commons:Administrators/Requests/Jcb (de-adminship 3) has been opened by The Photographer. Riley Huntley (talk) 00:04, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Leonard Courtney.jpg

The file I nominated is undeniably useless, given the existence of the better one. What prevents us from replacing the old file with the new one anywhere it is currently used and then deleting it?--The Traditionalist (talk) 10:52, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

The file is not useless, IMO. ★ Poké95 12:37, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
At the moment I closed the DR, the file was in use in a Wikipedia article. A file that's in use may be deleted for copyright reasons (not applicable in this case), but not for scope reasons. Jcb (talk) 15:02, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Restore File:74277841_1981-01-19_panorama_tony_benn_euro_referendum.jpg

As I mentioned on the talk page of the file which you have just deleted, the image was in the public domain as evidenced by this Guardian article (See the caption: "The Daily Mail gleefully reports Denis Healey attacking Tony Benn in 1975. Photograph: Public domain"). Zumoarirodoka (talk) 00:07, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Restoration of deleted files can be requested at COM:UDR. Jcb (talk) 14:52, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Restore the files

Please restore all deleted files, because all these illustrations have a free license for the publication and distribution.

{{Aleksey Pogrebnoj-Alexandroff}}

--Cherus (talk) 13:56, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Restoration of deleted files can be requested at COM:UDR. Jcb (talk) 14:53, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Please restore File:Man van Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, Drents Museum, 1962 II207A.jpg

Dear Jcb. Please restore the a. m. file as Drents Museum has changed their licence to CC-BY-3.0 as per http://museaindrenthe.nl/collectie/indeling/detail?q_searchfield=Mannelijk+veenlijk+uit+Emmer-Erfscheidenveen Thank you! --Bullenwächter (talk) 13:51, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

There was some confusion over this images but please see Commons:Deletion requests/File:Meisje van Yde, Drents Museum, N1897 VI1.jpg as a refference. Natuur12 (talk) 13:53, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
Verified and restored. Jcb (talk) 15:25, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
Thank You! Cheers --Bullenwächter (talk) 17:28, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Tag

Hi Jcb, Can't believe I'm saying this but thanks for removing the deletion tag from this image,
How it stayed there for over 2 months I'll never know!,
Anyway could I ask out of curiosity how you found the tag on the image ? ....,
Thanks & Happy editing, –Davey2010Talk 00:39, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

It was in Category:Deletion requests January 2016. With all deletion nominations from January being closed, it should be empty. But it contained almost 100 files, so I have opened them one by one and applied the outcome of the deletion nomination. Jcb (talk) 08:41, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Deletion

Hi!

You deleted File:Nationalmuseet-icon.png, but the notice on my talk page told me that I should explain why I thought deletion was wrong on the image talk page, which I did. There seems to be a communication gap here. --Palnatoke (talk) 12:19, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Looks like I pressed the wrong button. Thanks for the notification. I have restored the file. Jcb (talk) 16:04, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Copyvio in MZ logo.png

I believe you incorrectly approved MZ logo.png and removed a copyvio notice. See this trademark registration, which shows that despite being geometrically simple the logo is legally registered as a U.S. trademark, and owned by Machine Zone. Definitely not in the public domain. It's a non-free logo that isn't permissible on Commons. Please revert your edit, or otherwise act on the speedy deletion request. 2600:1002:B018:92C1:A17C:A2AD:227A:C2F4 17:39, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Trademark restrictions are different from copyright restrictions. We have a special template for that, which I added to this file. Jcb (talk) 21:52, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Eurofan88

Hello. Since you're an admin can you please close this deletion request and delete the images? It's an obvious copyright violation. Thanks in advance. --Eurofan88 (talk) 18:07, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

✓ Done - Jcb (talk) 20:36, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Your deletion

Revert, please, see User talk:Elisfkc#No FOP Italy.?--Threecharlie (talk) 21:47, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Restoration of deleted files can be requested at COM:UDR. Jcb (talk) 22:01, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
Let me understand... you make a mistake for shallowness, delete images that have a valid permit OTRS why do not you do your job of admin and I have to waste time to ask for a recovery? Commons is very strange...--Threecharlie (talk) 15:42, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
You did not provide a link to an involved file, so I don't know what you are talking about. Also this is not COM:UDR. Jcb (talk) 15:46, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Deletion of several categories Transport maps of (country)

Hello, you have deleted many parent categories "Transport maps of ..." for many European countries. This interrupts the logic from "Maps of ..." to "Road maps of ..." and "Rail transport maps of ..." etc. See Category:Transport maps of Belgium as an example. Some of these categories were newly opened and have not yet been fully integrated, but if you delete them before the work is done, it's somewhat difficult. -- Gürbetaler (talk) 22:48, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Empty categories can be speedy deleted at any time. If somebody nominates them for deletion, they will be deleted within a few hours by a random administrator. The best thing is to make sure there is something in the category when you create it, or very soon after. Jcb (talk) 15:17, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Paja Jovanović

Would you please elaborate "per nomination"? The nomination rationale does ignore Commons:Stamps/Public domain and Commons:Currency. We can't use Commons:Copyright rules by territory when overriding laws exist. Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

I have nothing to add to the clear analysis of Jim. Jcb (talk) 15:19, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

deletion of File:Dr.Hannelore.Furch.Nov.2014.jpg

Hi,

you deleted this file. Last time I looked at it, it had an template saying that OTRS permission has been requested. The deletion comment is not very informative. Was there a problem with the OTRS request? --° (Gradzeichen) 16:19, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

It was marked as 'missing permission'. This can be resolved via OTRS, but as long as there is no OTRS ticket in progress, the file will be deleted anyway 7 days after tagging. The OTRS agents can restore a file if a valid permission has been established. Jcb (talk) 16:25, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Hallo,

== deletion of File:Dr.Hannelore.Furch.Nov.2014.jpg == why????
Die Genehmigung der Fotografin ist am 05.04.2016 an OTRS gesandt worden, ich habe eine Eingangsbestätigung und die Ticket#2016040510015732 erhalten. Ich habe, da offensichtlich etwas schief gelaufen ist, heute die Genehmigung noch einmal hingesandt und die angegebene Ticket-Nr. im Betreff genannt. Ich bitte um Wiederherstellung des Bildes.

--Dr. Hannelore Furch (talk) 20:58, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Processing of OTRS tickets may take some time, we have a backlog. Jcb (talk) 21:00, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks

I pushed the wrong button here Clin. — Racconish ☎ 21:19, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Willard Savoy Photo - Restore?

Hello Johan. I believe that i addressed the copywright concerns properly by sending a form to OTRS, but i didn't here back from those volunteers. [Ticket#: 2016033110018736]. Can you please advise what i still need to do to have you restore the photo. I'm confident of the permissions. thank you! -kris Blakfeathr (talk) 16:33, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Unfortunately OTRS has a backlog. It may take some time before your permission will be processed. Jcb (talk) 16:55, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

File:Wintzer Heinrich 1942.jpg

Hallo Jcb, Du hast kürzlich - und für mich völlig überraschend - dieses Foto 'File:Wintzer Heinrich 1942.jpg' gelöscht, das ich vor zehn Jahren, übrigens unbeanstandet, eingesetzt hatte. Kannst Du mir jetzt helfen, das Foto ordentlich mit der notwendigen Lizenz zu versehen? Aus der selben Quelle kommt auch dieses Foto 'File:UliCarlHeinrichWintzer.jpg' (Familienfoto, Urheber: David Wintzer (copyright holder)). --David Wintzer (talk) 09:44, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

It's unclear who the photographer is. If the photographer died in 1946 or later, then the picture is still copyrighted and permission will have to come from the heirs of the photographer. Jcb (talk) 14:52, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
Dieses Foto ist von einem Mitglied der Familie aufgenommen worden, daher die Bezeichnung 'Familienfoto, Urheber: David Wintzer (copyright holder)'. Es ist heute nicht mehr feststellbar, wer genau das Foto gemacht hat. Was soll ich jetzt machen? --David Wintzer (talk) 16:05, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
Now it's unknown who the photographer is, it will be impossible to establish a valid copyright situation. (You cannot know whether you are the copyright holder if you do not even know who the photographer is). Jcb (talk) 16:08, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

File:Oehlbergkellergasse Pillersdorf.jpg

I was trying to change the tag to DR when you deleted it - my reason to change was that the page info of http://www.weingut-buchmayer.at/_media/bilder/kellergasse/kellergasse1.jpg is 30th June 2010, some 4 months after upload here. Ronhjones  (Talk) 21:47, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

@Ronhjones: You have it. Jcb (talk) 21:55, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
OK, thanks Ronhjones  (Talk) 21:57, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Alleged copyright violation

Exactly how was File:Speculative-fiction-template-logo-v2.png a copyright violation? I used only free images in it. ···日本穣Talk to Nihonjoe 22:04, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Please send permission to OTRS. Jcb (talk) 22:26, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
Permission for what? All the images used in it are free images on Commons. There's no permission to send. ···日本穣Talk to Nihonjoe 22:30, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
I see. I have restored the file. Jcb (talk) 22:36, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
Thank you. ···日本穣Talk to Nihonjoe 22:39, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Undeletion Request for File:Fatemeh Hosseini 1394.jpg and File:Fatemeh Hosseini 1394 (cropped).jpg

Dear Jcb

Please restore File:Fatemeh Hosseini 1394.jpg and File:Fatemeh Hosseini 1394 (cropped).jpg. These images marked as copyright violation because License Reviewer could not find them on source page but if you look at source page you can find original image(Third row, third photo).Also this image is extracted from File:Fatemeh Hosseini 1394.jpg and has same source and license info. Thanks In2wiki (talk) 22:28, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Undeletions can be requested at COM:UDR. Jcb (talk) 22:30, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

File:2016 EU Referendum HM Government Pamphlet.jpeg

Any chance you can give this a second look over? If I recall rightly I attributed HM Government as the author and tagged it with Open Government License. Thanks. Jolly Janner (talk) 16:28, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

No source was provided for the statement that this work would be OGL. The best think to do seems collecting the proper link(s) to show this and then request undeletion at COM:UDR. Jcb (talk) 19:34, 17 April 2016 (UTC)