Commons talk:Overwriting existing files/Requests
This new policy is atrocious edit
When was this policy approved and where is the discussion on it? Putting a ton of work on to administrators to approve edit requests is the complete antithesis of Wikimedia policy. I've been on Wikipedia for 10+ years and I've never seen such an awful policy. Ergzay (talk) 01:16, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
- I believe it was discussed at VPP. I don't mind the little bit of extra work, and overwriting was a problem area where policy was being ignored. Abzeronow (talk) 16:02, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
- I too find this new policy highly disruptive and insulting. I can no longer update charts (e.g. File:Standard Model of Elementary Particles.svg) after I have done so for over 10 years. What is VPP ? Cush (talk) 18:03, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- Commons:Village pump/Proposals which is abbreviated as COM:VPP. You can also request the autopatrol right at COM:RFR. Abzeronow (talk) 18:09, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- I too find this new policy highly disruptive and insulting. I can no longer update charts (e.g. File:Standard Model of Elementary Particles.svg) after I have done so for over 10 years. What is VPP ? Cush (talk) 18:03, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- Was this policy discussed anywhere? And is an archive of this discussion available? I agree that it completely goes against basic wiki philosophy where the idea is that you do _not_ have to email an editor in chief to make a correction --Taktaal (talk) 11:07, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- It was discussed at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Proposals/Archive/2023/08#Limit_file_overwriting_to_users_with_autopatrol_rights and https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Proposals/Archive/2024/02#Revert_policy_change_for_%22Overwriting_existing_files%22 and elsewhere. Files are not wiki pages, and so overwriting is a last resort, since overwriting is a destructive act. Abzeronow (talk) 16:48, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
I'm confused. I don't want a new hobby, I just want to propose an update to one file. edit
I'm confused, how do I proceed. I downloaded a CC0 SVG from Wikimedia Commons that I was planning to use for my own purposes (as allowed by CC0) and noticed that:
- Inkscape file format had been updated, and Inkscape kindly updated the file format for me.
- The file did not include any metadata which is now easily editable in the current version of Inkscape.
As such I copied the metadata from Wikimedia Commons into the file's internal metadata and thought that other users would appreciate the update, which I noticed appeared to agree with the file update policy, so I attempted to upload it:
- I discover I have no track record of modifying uploaded files, and I'm not the original creator, so I need to request an exception for this particular file?
- Ok... easy peasy. I click the link and:
- I'm told I don't have
autopatrol user right
to request to update a file... or something like that.
I have enough to do, without wanting to become a Wikimedia editor. Can't I just say, "Here's the modified file... use it if you want to"?
Being a good citizen, I'm writing this instead of simply giving up. Here's the file I'm willing to update. File:English pattern playing cards deck PLUS.svg There are two changes to the file:
- Inkscape updated the file format for me.
- I added the following metadata to the file:
- Title
- Date
- Creator
- Rights
- Publisher
- Source
- Language
- Description
- I did not update the file data content in any way. As this is an SVG file, there should be no compression artifacts; This is a file format and metadata change only.
Do you want this updated file or not? I didn't add myself as a contributor, as I only copied and pasted data from Wikimedia Commons to the file and contributed none of my own work. How am I supposed to proceed. As a casual Wikimedia Commons user I'm totally stumpped. Linux dr (talk) 00:05, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
Plase banned user:20021Apple edit
he vandalized the entire Wikimedia commons Desta231206 (talk) 06:43, 29 May 2024 (UTC)