Peter K Burian

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Peter K Burian!

First steps tutorial Our first steps tour and our frequently asked questions will help you a lot after registration. They explain how to customize the interface (for example the language), how to upload files and our basic licensing policy (Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content). You don't need technical skills in order to contribute here. Be bold when contributing and assume good faith when interacting with others. This is a wiki. Getting help More information is available at the community portal. You may ask questions at the help desk, village pump or on IRC channel #wikimedia-commons (webchat). You can also contact an administrator on their talk page. If you have a specific copyright question, ask at the copyright village pump.

Goodies, tips, and tricks Put Babel boxes on your user page so others know what languages you can speak and indicate your graphic abilities. You can find the files you have uploaded in your Uploads. Please sign your name on Talk pages by typing ~~~~. To link to an image page without embedding the image, type: [[:File:Foo.jpg]], which produces: File:Foo.jpg. You may enable gadgets (custom features) for your account. There are several tools to upload files. Have you edited Wikipedia before? This guide might be useful. Made a mistake? Do you want to have a file renamed or moved? Use the move link and wait for an authorized user to rename it. Do you want to have your recently uploaded picture removed? Tag it as {{speedy|reason here}}. For more information read the deletion guidelines.

-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 18:13, 8 May 2015 (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:Pyramid, Louvre PARIS, France.jpg

Yours sincerely, Pymouss Let’s talk - 21:25, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Morris dancers York 8667.jpg

I think this picture is so good that it is worthy of consideration as a Quality Image, so I hope you don't mind me nominating it. I particularly like that all the dancers' feet are off the ground! Regards. Rodhullandemu (talk) 13:18, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Certainly; I would be happy if you did so. Let me know if they actually use it. Cheers, Peter K Burian (talk) 13:28, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Actually, Rodhullandemu, this is the best photo that I have recently posted to Wiki media. File:Bald Eagle, Ontario forest.jpg Peter K Burian (talk) 01:53, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

It's a very good image but at full magnification it looks noisy to me- I'm by no means an expert but the people who judge Quality Images know what they're talking about. The Morris dancers in York, sadly, didn't make it because the focus was too far back. I thought it was OK, the dancers had been caught off-ground without blur. If you want to nominate the eagle, fine, but standards are high, sometimes frustratingly so. Cheers. Rodhullandemu (talk) 08:12, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Typical yorkshire village B 9079.jpg

Hi, and thanks for the nice picture. Would you be so kind and tell us the name of the village? --Schlosser67 (talk) 07:11, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

Well, we toured North Yorkshire for hundreds of miles in a week, so I cannot remember. Might be Muker or Keld. Peter K Burian (talk) 01:51, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

That narrows it down a little, perhaps now aerial photographs can help in identifying it ... Thanks! --Schlosser67 (talk) 07:01, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Location?

Hi Peter - could you add locations to your bird photos like File:BARN OWL FLIGHT.jpg where they don't have them already, please! It affects things like identity - e.g. File:Barn Owl, Ontario, Canada.jpg is now in the species split off as American Barn Owl Tyto furcata (so is out of place at en:Barn owl Tyto alba!); also, for captive birds, it helps to place them in the captive subcategory (like e.g. I've moved File:Red-tailed hawk, falconer's bird.jpg to Category:Buteo jamaicensis (captive)). Thanks! - MPF (talk) 21:24, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for your help in ensuring great accuracy, MPF. The Wiki Commons barn owl file does include specifics:

Description English: Barn Owl (Canada) in flight Date 17 October 2018, 14:18:31 Source Own work Author Peter K Burian

But yes, this is a captive bird as indicated in File:Barn Owl, Ontario, Canada.jpg

Cheers, User:Peter K Burian, Dec. 10, 2018

Excellent, thanks! - MPF (talk) 12:12, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

File:Kirtlands warbler recovery sign.jpg

File:Kirtlands warbler recovery sign.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!

MPF (talk) 22:54, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Image Permission

Dear Peter K Burian,
I am a proffessor and currently redacting my compiled course notes into a book named "History of Interior Design and Furniture” which will be in turkish language and will be distributed in Turkey. It is a cultural and educational reference book. I would like to use your image which I think belongs to your copyrights and I reach from the link below,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basilica_di_San_Lorenzo,_looking_toward_the_altar.jpg
I will appreciate if you let me know your terms and conditions for the image's usage permission.
Your name will be indicated at the end of the book in the photo credits part.
Yours Sincerely
Prof. Arch. Mustafa Demirkan
mustafaemindemirkan@gmail.com
--Mustidede (talk) 13:47, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

File: Amsterdam_Canal_Tour.jpg Location?

I've been trying to pin down the location / POV of this excellent image, used in the Wikipedia article Canals of Amsterdam, captioned simply "Numerous tourists view Amsterdam from canal boat tours (2015)". Given Amsterdam's incredibly complex canal system, I think it would be good to describe it further in the article. My best guess is the canal is the Oudezijds Voorburgwal, from the Korte Niezel Br. or thereabouts, looking north to the Armbrug (Br.) and the south transept & east end apse & dome of St. Nicholas Basilica. It's a bit confusing as the Armbrug & Korte Niezel bridges are quite similar! Can you help? --D A Patriarche (talk) 03:33, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

I did not record the location information but my research today suggests this. The canal is the Oudezijds Voorburgwal and St. Nicholas Basilica is in the background. I am 95% sure that the bridge in the photo is the Korte Niezel Bridge. Cheers, Peter K Burian (talk) 12:45, 24 August 2019 (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:Warwick wax churchill 117.jpg

Yours sincerely, Elisfkc (talk) 19:53, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Photo of Wax Figures. Yes, Elisfkc, go ahead and delete it, if this type of photo is not acceptable on Wikimedia Commons. Peter K Burian (talk) 16:37, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

P.S. Here is another photo of mine, Elisfkc, on Wikimedia Commons: Statue in Florence. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Leonardo_DaVinci_in_Uffizi_Alley,_Florence,_Italy.jpg Obviously, I did not create the statue. Is this type also unacceptable?

Statue of Leonardo DaVinci in Uffizi Alley, Florence, Italy

Peter K Burian (talk) 16:41, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Here is another of my photos on Wikimedia Commons; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Bund_Bull,_Shanghai,_2018.jpg I did not create the sculpture of the bull. So should this photo be slated for deletion?

The Bund Bull, Shanghai, 2018

Peter K Burian (talk) 16:58, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

File:Field Barn ("cow'us") diagram, in Muker Upper Swalesdale.jpg

File (above) nominated for Copyvio. See discusion at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Peter_K_Burian#File:Field_Barn_(%22cow'us%22)_diagram,_in_Muker_Upper_Swalesdale.jpg and https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/field-barns-at-lowlands-farm-askrigg-and-raydale/ for copyright claim. 2A00:23C6:3B82:8500:4841:3ABF:D0B7:14D8 16:10, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Yes, go ahead and delete it.

Wikimedia Commons has photos of many types of signs, such as Historic Plaques: showing what important historic event happened at some location. Such as this photo, that I had posted from Allan's Mill:

Allan's mill, Guelph, historic plaque

I guess the Barn photo (of a different type of informational sign) is not considered to be acceptable.

By the way, I do have numerous other photos on Wikimedia Commons which have never been marked for deletion. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Peter+K+burian&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1

BUT, what about my photo of a statue in Florence? Is that copyright violation because I did not create the statue?? Your thoughts about the statue photo, Elisfkc?

Peter K Burian (talk) 16:53, 9 February 2021 (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:One of the 47 murals in Lake Placid, FL.jpg

Yours sincerely, A1Cafel (talk) 07:41, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

American kestrel/Aplomado falcon

Dear Peter, please check the attribution of the file American Kestrel, male, in Southern Ontario, Canada.jpg, recently downloaded to the Commons. It seems to be the aplomado falcon? captive. Anyway, thanks for your fantastic BIF pictures! Mykola Swarnyk (talk) 21:35, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

File:Bourton on the water map 7909.jpg

File:Bourton on the water map 7909.jpg has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. Traditional copyright law does not grant these freedoms, and unless noted otherwise, everything you find on the web is copyrighted and not permitted here. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that. The file you added may soon be deleted. If you have written permission from the copyright holder, please replace the copyvio tag with {{subst:OP}} and have them send us a free license release via COM:VRT. If you disagree that the file is a copyright violation for any other reason, please replace the copyvio tag with a regular deletion request. This file is a copyright violation for the following reason: derivative of multiple non-free images and map Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

 

Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 23:16, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

File:Bourton on the water map 7909.jpg

File:Bourton on the water map 7909.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!

Túrelio (talk) 07:37, 25 March 2024 (UTC)