User talk:Bulwersator/archive

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File:NGC 5363.jpg

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File:Rely_Tampons.jpg

File:Rely_Tampons.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Magog the Ogre (talk) 03:29, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

File:Southern_toc_logo.png

File:Southern_toc_logo.png has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Stefan4 (talk) 16:31, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

File tagging File:Emc seal.gif

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Magog the Ogre (talk) 19:54, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

File:Satellite image of the Ayeyarwady delta.jpg

Thanks for letting me know, I have searched the original source for the image: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=52762. There is a problem because the image is obtained by the SeaWiFS sensor and according to the terms of use: All SeaWiFS, OrbView and IKONOS imagery are controlled by the GeoEye group (http://www.geoeye.com), and permission for use must be requested of them directly. The file should be deleted.Cameta (talk) 20:04, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Dates on files transferred from Wikipedia

Would you mind using internationalised dates (using {{ISOdate}}) for images transferred from Wikipedia, like File:Tata Consultancy Services Vadapalani 2.JPG (which I've added this to), rather than Polish? —innotata 21:52, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Hello, Bulwersator. You have new messages at Stefan4's talk page. You may remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Undeletion requests

Thank you for taking my suggestions for filing the undeletion requests for the various coat of arms for Germany. I made a sub-section for you at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Undeletion_requests/Current_requests#Otto_Hupp_Undeletion_Requests so make your request as normal, but use a third level header (===) instead of a two level header (==). Thanks again. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return fire)} 19:50, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

What is there now will work very good. I am going to ask for help from other admins to look at the requests. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return fire)} 20:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Autopatrol given

Hello. I just wanted to let you know that I have granted autopatrol rights to your account; the reason for this is that I believe you are sufficiently trustworthy and experienced to have your contributions automatically marked as "reviewed". This has no effect on your editing, it is simply intended to make it easier for users that are monitoring Recent changes or Recent uploads to find unproductive edits amidst the productive ones like yours. In addition, the Flickr upload feature and an increased number of batch-uploads in UploadWizard, uploading of freely licensed MP3 files, overwriting files uploaded by others and an increased limit for page renames per minute are now available to you. Thank you. -- RE rillke questions? 17:37, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

• Thanks! Bulwersator (talk) 19:50, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Welcome, Dear Filemover!

Hi Bulwersator/archive, you're now a filemover. When moving files please respect the following advice:

• Use the CommonsDelinker link in the {{Rename}} template to order a bot to replace all ocurrences of the old title with the new one.
• Please do not tag redirects as {{Speedy}}. Other projects, like InstantCommons, might be using the file even though they don't show up in the global usage. Deleting the redirects would break their file references.
• Please know and follow the file rename guidelines.

--Trijnstel (talk) 18:54, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Czy twój jest plik, czy zdjęcie

I jedno i drugie. Ja osobiście zrobiłem zdjęcie i ja je obrobiłem cyfrowo. Ale temat już chyba upadł, chodziło o rodzaj licencji, że nie dzieło, ale dokument.Ziuk1867 (talk) 11:11, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

HotCat and auto-save

If you want a HotCat that always auto-saves, you don't need to copy the whole gadget. Instead, you could just enable the gadget and replace your copy in User:Bulwersator/common.js by the code shown at Help:Gadget-HotCat#Intercepting the page edit HotCat will make. That gives you the best of both worlds: you'll automatically have any fixes that are made to the gadget, and it'll always auto-save for you. Lupo 20:49, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

• thanks! Bulwersator (talk) 20:51, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Commons:Village_pump#Hotcat_and_Category:Media_needing_category_review

Hi, are you using HotCat in multi-cat-mode or in singe-cat-mode? -- RE rillke questions? 19:19, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Not important.

User:Rillke/checkCat.js for your special needs.

1. Adds a cats are ok - link to the category-section
2. Removes the "check categories template" from the file-page when categorizing with HotCat.

-- RE rillke questions? 20:17, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

For commenting on one my my IFD. Please see the larger context here. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 20:10, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks very much for the informations! I know HotCat, good idea, i didn't think to use it in commons too ;-). For the licence, now i uploaded a pic but i have problem with the license, I could edit later beacuse with the tag "Free screenshot|template=GPL" I had this message: This does not seem to be valid wikitext, or does not contain a license. The preview is ok, but i cannot save it.. --Kirk39 (talk) 01:04, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Revert

Oh, what do you mean by [this]? The image is changed so much than I cannot claim myself its author. I made the photo about anti-governmental activity. As soon as it was made a chauvinist anti-people image, I cannot stay its author.--PereslavlFoto (talk) 00:01, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

I am not the author. In my image there was a political slogan about government. Now they make this image a chauvinist one with an anti-Semitic slogan, so I cannot stay its author. The sense of my photo was different. As soon as the sense of photo is completely changed, this is a derivative.--PereslavlFoto (talk) 08:32, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Deprecated License

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Avelino Cadilla

Hello Bulwersator, I saw you told me there was a deletion request for one of the files I have uploaded (Commons:Deletion requests/File:Avelino Cadilla n. 1153 - 1941.jpg); I have answered there. As I have written in the deletion request, I think the file should not be deleted, since it is actually a photograph and not a drawing. I really hope that the file will not be deleted, since I used the correct license. :-) --Triple 8 (msg) 11:39, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, have a nice day! :-) --Triple 8 (msg) 15:15, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Logo czegośtam

[1] Masur (talk) 19:48, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

File rename

Hi Bulwersator,

I noticed that you renamed File:Maria Wittekówna.jpg. I was wondering which reason from Commons:File_renaming#What_files_should_be_renamed.3F this is based on. Would you clarify? Any file renames at Commons should be in line with this guideline. In case of doubt, editing the file description is preferable. --  Docu  at 12:16, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

<moved>

"Maria Wittekowna" and "Maria Wittekówna" looks similar, but there are completely different names (ó is the same sound as u and completely different than o), so it is a "5. correct obvious errors in file names". It may be a bit more complicated as ó is sometimes unavailable, in situations like this ó is usually replaced with o. Bulwersator (talk) 23:16, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

<moved>

You renamed it from

File:Maria Wittekówna.jpg

to

File:Maria Wittekówna - grób.jpg

It seems it was already spelled correctly. Please don't rename without a valid reason. --  Docu  at 07:09, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

CheckCategories auto-removal script now included in HotCat

Hello Bulwersator, thanks for testing User:Rillke/checkCat.js. This script is now available by default with HotCat. Please remove this line from your User:Bulwersator/common.js. When now categorizing with HotCat and a {{Check categories}} is found, script will prompt what to do. To restore the old behavior without prompting, simply click on Don't ask again and then on Remove {{Check categories}} when editing using HotCat without prompting, wait until the yellow box disappears and confirm. That's all.

Kind regards RE rillke questions? 12:30, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

File:Little Girl + glasses.JPG

File:Little Girl + glasses.JPG has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Sarah (talk) 15:05, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Template:PD-Afghanistan

Please do not remove code without prior discussion. You just removed all categorization effect from all images which is a significant collateral damage.

All images tagged with PD-Afghanistan needs to undergo a review as we realized recently that Afghanistan has a copyright law. Images not old enough per Afghanistan are the only ones that "fail". These images will undergo a second review and will not be speedy deleted unless it is clear they aren't salvageable.

Documentation is clear on the template itself.

-- とある白い猫 ^ちぃ？ 02:51, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Dinosaurs on pl.wiki

Fastily never edited pl.wiki; he is not editing much at all these days, and mass-reverts by a newcomer never look good to the regular editors. Thus if I were you, I would just go and revert CommonsDelinker as soon as possible, not waiting for help (or ask for help on pl.wiki, not here). Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 05:25, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

• It is trivial to create page "This user is an administrator on Wikimedia Commons. (verify)" and revert bot with edit summary "restoring undeleted images" Bulwersator (talk) 11:13, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

File:RocktheUniverse2010Sign.JPG

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DMacks (talk) 05:47, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Deprecated License

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File:Sbllogo.png

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Magog the Ogre (talk) 01:31, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Surrey Arms (pre 1965)

I wondered if you felt up to creating a version of the Arms of the County of Surrey in England before 1965.

"Per pale Azure and Sable a Fess per pale Ermine and Or in chief a representation of the Crown of King Edgar proper and a Sprig of Oak fructed Argent."

An image can be found here [2] Aetheling1125 (talk) 09:19, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

File source is not properly indicated: File:Highflyingplanec.JPG

This media was probably deleted.

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Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 13:22, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

DR of logos

Hello,

Your nominations of every logos without any research about ToO is not helpful. Admins have enough without extra useless DRs. Thanks, Yann (talk) 03:21, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

File:Thunderbird logo2.jpg

Are you really certain that your nomination at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Thunderbird logo2.jpg is correct? According to Category:Mozilla Firefox logos, old Firefox logos are unfree whereas new Firefox logos are free (as {{MTL}}{{Trademarked}}). The same does, I believe, also apply to Thunderbird logos (new logos being free and old logos being unfree), and I don't see any discussion about Thunderbird version numbers in the deletion request. It is a bit confusing, and I've made mistakes myself by nominating wrong versions of the Firefox logo for deletion. --Stefan4 (talk) 11:35, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

File:Gay Pride Parade Long Beach California.jpg

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Túrelio (talk) 14:43, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

File source is not properly indicated: File:Lovell-ja.jpg

This media may be deleted.

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Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 20:41, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

File:Ghana COA.jpg

File:Ghana COA.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Fry1989 ^eh? 20:07, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

Deletion requests

Hi, Bulwersator. I recommend you to request deletion with normal DR. Because most of them were also published in Cumhuriyet and other newspapers after 1924. I think the uploader might scanned re-printed images. Anyway it's beneficial for every user to determine the date of first publication. Thank you. Takabeg (talk) 11:39, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

File:BC Electric Building plaque.JPG

File:BC Electric Building plaque.JPG has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 17:24, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

File:Armenia chess olympiad.jpg

File:Armenia chess olympiad.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 19:11, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

File:Harkness House, 1908.jpg

FYI: I reverted your {{subst:npd}} here. Please use a standard deletion request instead of speedy deletion if you feel that the previous deletion request was wrong. --Stefan4 (talk) 22:59, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Category:SEPTA_Railroad_stations

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Mackensen (talk) 00:42, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Notification about possible deletion

Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry. If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Affected:

• File:1554 East 10th Avenue plaque.JPG

Yours sincerely Stefan4 (talk) 02:26, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

File:Apollo12 cf.jpg

File:Apollo12 cf.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Delicious carbuncle (talk) 14:39, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

File:Caroline Moore.jpg

File:Caroline Moore.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Andrew Gray (talk) 10:52, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Picture of the Year voting round 1 open

Dear Wikimedians,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2012 Picture of the Year competition is now open. We're interested in your opinion as to which images qualify to be the Picture of the Year for 2012. Voting is open to established Wikimedia users who meet the following criteria:

1. Users must have an account, at any Wikimedia project, which was registered before Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 [UTC].
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3. Users must vote with an account meeting the above requirements either on Commons or another SUL-related Wikimedia project (for other Wikimedia projects, the account must be attached to the user's Commons account through SUL).

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. From professional animal and plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historically relevant images, images portraying the world's best architecture, maps, emblems, diagrams created with the most modern technology, and impressive human portraits, Commons features pictures of all flavors.

For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topic categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you can vote for as many images as you like. The first round category winners and the top ten overall will then make it to the final. In the final round, when a limited number of images are left, you must decide on the one image that you want to become the Picture of the Year.

To see the candidate images just go to the POTY 2012 page on Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons celebrates our featured images of 2012 with this contest. Your votes decide the Picture of the Year, so remember to vote in the first round by January 30, 2013.

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