Fresco Sam-Sin

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File:Qing Jianruiying war arrow 03.jpg

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Yours sincerely, Ytoyoda (talk) 19:23, 18 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hi Fresco Sam-Sin,
the copyright-statement on the source-website is a bit ambiguous:

Copyright Peter Dekker and Philip Tom, 2006 - 2020, all rights reserved. Photos are in the Public Domain and can be freely used for any purpose.

as the meta-data of each image say "COPYRIGHT MANDARIN MANSION". So, it would be best to contact the MANDARIN MANSION and ask them expressedly to confirm the release of the photos under a free license, to be send to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org . --Túrelio (talk) 19:32, 18 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

I asked mandarin mansion, which is owned by Peter Dekker. I work together with him, and asked for his permission. Fresco Sam-Sin (talk) 19:46, 18 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

I asked him to send a message to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org saying that all additions from my wikiaccount of his images is allowed under a free license. He will also add a Creative Commons to his website. Fresco Sam-Sin (talk) 20:25, 18 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

An unfree Flickr license was found on File:JENS SCHOTT KNUDSEN Chinese Water Calligraphy.jpg

Latest comment: 4 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

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A file that you uploaded to Wikimedia Commons from Flickr, File:JENS SCHOTT KNUDSEN Chinese Water Calligraphy.jpg, was found available on Flickr by an administrator or reviewer under the license Noncommercial (

), No derivative works (

), which isn't compatible with Wikimedia Commons, per the licensing policy. The file has been deleted. Commons:Flickr files/Appeal for license change has information about sending the Flickr user an appeal asking for the license to be changed. Only Flickr images tagged as

(CC BY),

(CC BY-SA),

(CC0) and

(PDM) are allowed on Wikimedia Commons. If the Flickr user has changed the license of the Flickr image, feel free to ask an administrator to restore the file, or start an undeletion request.

Túrelio (talk) 19:42, 18 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Oh, good to know. I am just learning to find my way around this platform. I will also respond to your other message Fresco Sam-Sin (talk) 19:45, 18 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

I asked the photographer to change the Creative Commons on this photo. If successful, is it then better to re-upload it, or should I ask the administrator? Fresco Sam-Sin (talk) 20:27, 18 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Mantsjoe teksten

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Moi Fresco Sam-Sin,

Ik wist niet dat je ook op Wikimedia Commons zat, ik volg je website al een tijdje en weet dat je op Twitter zit. Ik weet niet hoeveel je weet van hoe auteursrechten werken, maar alle scans van oude teksten zijn automatisch in het openbaar domein als de teksten zelf in het openbaar domein zijn (dus de scans creëren geen nieuwe auteursrechten). Misschien kan je helpen met het documenteren van oude Mantsjoe teksten op Wikimedia Commons, ik heb helaas niet altijd toegang tot deze oude boeken en mijn Mantsjoe is niet echt optimaal, maar volgens mij kan jij best veel bijdragen aan het behoud van de Mantsjoe taal en cultuur. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 21:05, 30 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Tropenmuseum

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Rare vraag, maar heb je toevallig contact met de mensen van het Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden? --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 21:13, 30 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

File tagging File:Worcester City Museum Collection - Qing queue.jpg

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Ytoyoda (talk) 13:22, 18 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Deleted content

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Hello Fresco Sam-Sin, the following content you uploaded violates one or more of our policies and therefore has been or will soon be deleted:

File:Worcester City Museum Collection - Qing queue.jpg

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Yours sincerely, - FitIndia ^{Talk ✉} 15:52, 26 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

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