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	You participated in the 2023 Wikimedia Cake Review (totally official event)! Thank you for your contributions to the cake community on Wikimedia, and sorry for forgetting you! Dawnbails (talk) 22:51, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

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Duplicates

Hi, Mdaniels

I have seen it - a few hours too late. Unfortunately I am not able to fix it myself :( . It was not my intention to uploads the duplicates. It was simply a mistake. I could add the duplicate-teplate if it helps. The duplicate files are simply superfluous and could be safely deleted... Draco flavus (talk) 19:26, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

OK, no worries. Don't bother adding the duplicates template, they will be added automatically. Best, —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 19:27, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

The duplicates are in the category Category:Margrabina Castella from Dziennik dla Wszystkich i Anonsowy by X de Montépin - it is still "red". The files that should be kept are in the category Category:Margrabina Castella from Dziennik dla Wszystkich i Anonsowy by X. de Montépin. Draco flavus (talk) 19:30, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

If you are able to simply delete all files in the category Category:Margrabina Castella from Dziennik dla Wszystkich i Anonsowy by X de Montépin - the problem would be resolved. Draco flavus (talk) 19:31, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

@Draco flavus  Done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 19:46, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for your help. I've been thinking about how to clean up the crap for two days... I hope I won't need any assistance anytime soon. In case of tricky problems, I take liberty to come back to you. Many, many thanks Draco flavus (talk) 19:50, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Could you delete the remaining redirects? File:172-Dziennik dla Wszystkich Anonsowy. R. 6, 1888, nr 6-12.png

Thanks in advance Draco flavus (talk) 19:50, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

@Draco flavus  Done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:45, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

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Deletion request

You marked this deletion request as keep because the file was still in use, I fixed that problem and now it is no longer in use, can you delete it now? – Treetoes023 (talk) 21:08, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

I will wait to see if [1] is accepted or declined. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 22:32, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Okay, thank you. – Treetoes023 (talk) 22:41, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Life Memorial.jpg

Did you not wait for comments? Did you not read my keep vote? This is useful on enwiki, and deleting it prevents anyone from doing that. You're not doing your due diligence in preserving what can be kept. This is constantly frustrating that people don't consider, if it's not actually free, it still holds an important use and can be hosted as nonfree on Wikipedia. ɱ (talk) 15:08, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

And you make your own decision about eligibility? Just because it isn't currently used doesn't mean it can't be. I would have replaced the current image in use. Commons gets so frustrating so often I should really stop contributing. ɱ (talk) 15:09, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

@Ɱ I did wait the required time for comments, and read and considered your keep vote, which I interpreted as wishing to keep it on the Wikipedia-space page. Since you would like to use it on w:en:Celebration of Life (sculpture) in compliance with the w:en:WP:NFCC, I have uploaded it for you at w:en:File:Life_Memorial.jpg, and replaced the image in the article. Best, —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 15:23, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much. ɱ (talk) 16:39, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

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Harpa images

Thank you for closing Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Harpa (concert hall) which for months apparently no one wanted to touch, and doing so in a thoughtful, balanced manner. As you probably noticed, I'm now re-nominating some individual files from this DR with individual reasonings for these particular images, as I think that some still should be deleted. For most of those you kept, however, I think I can understand where you're coming from, as the architecture in photos like File:Harpa (48707513313).jpg looks rather generic. - However, I've now noticed a discrepancy in licensing for several of these images. The photos by Jeff Hitchcock, taken from flickr (like that example), have a verified CC-BY license on flickr; however, in the Exif metadata there's a CC-BY-NC (Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported, see fields "Online copyright statement" and "Usage terms"). How are we handling such cases? Do we assume that the photographer changed his mind when uploading to flickr, as he explicitly chose the more free CC-BY license there, and ignore the contradicting (not Commons-compatible) license in the metadata? Gestumblindi (talk) 11:18, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

@Gestumblindi I think I've seen DRs go both ways on it, but I would ignore it and go with the freer Flickr license (assuming there are no doubts that the uploader is the photographer). —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 15:43, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, I think there are no doubts regarding the flickr uploader, so let's ignore it. Gestumblindi (talk) 15:50, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

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tram-cats

Hi colleague, a user has put into Category:Other speedy deletions nearly 100 tram-related categories, in which you recently reverted him (for another edit). Please take a look whether that tagging should be reverted also or they can indeed be deleted. --Túrelio (talk) 15:53, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Túrelio. I think those redirects are plausible, and that COM:CSD G2 (and C1) do not apply (see also COM:CATRED). But I already reverted once, so I want a second opinion from another admin (possibly you). Ultimately this doesn't really matter in my view (in either direction, I think there's no good reason these categories should be deleted and a minimal reason they should be kept). Perhaps it would help if User:Arflhn explains why they think these need to be deleted? —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:15, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

I've invited Arflhn to present his rationale here. --Túrelio (talk) 21:19, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Mdaniels5757and @Túrelio

Those redirects were mainly my work and I'm probably the sole user who was active on these categories when those names were being used, however now I use a more "standardized" name Tram route XX (network), only "Tram line XX (network)" redirects may be kept as they are plausible. Arflhn (talk) 12:52, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Reupload of a previously deleted file

Hi. If I'm not mistaken, File:Spine Shiver.jpg is the re-upload of a previously deleted file. Actually, it was deleted today by Krd and then re-uploaded in the same day. Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 17:40, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

@Kacamata Yes, it was deleted for having no license, but the current one has a (possibly invalid) license, so I asked for VRT permission. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 17:51, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

I see. Due to the fact that the uploader is a en:WP:SPU it's very likely that this image is a copyvio or simply COM:SPAM. Anyway, thanks for addressing my concerns. Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 00:49, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

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User:Sassette Smuftling

User:Sassette Smuftling 198.199.101.87 03:20, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

What about them? —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:44, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

File:Flag of the Special Security Unit (Saudi Arabia).svg

Hello..I think that the logo on the flag is not protected by copyright, as it follows the Saudi intelligence service and its laws DavidFirst1 (talk) 08:15, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

OK. I have converted the speedy deletion request to a discussion, where more people can provide their input. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:46, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

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RFR

Hello, sorry to disturb you, but it seems like you are the only admin who is active in RFRs, therefore I am respectfully asking you to check my pending request for AWB or grant it if you like. If not, I will take it to COM:AN instead. 20 upper 19:40, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Closed, albeit not with the result you were hoping for. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 15:01, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your time mate, I'm just wondering what the heck I can do to get AWB. I would also like to inform you that the user who opposed was referring to a single edit in which they reverted, so they were trying to make the situation look worse than it really is. Anyways, I appreciate your review, and will seek assistance elsewhere. Hope you have a good day. 20 upper 07:42, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

"[T]he user who opposed was referring to a single edit in which they reverted, so they were trying to make the situation look worse than it really is." – that's a way to not get AWB privileges. SHB2000 (talk) 11:11, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

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Reverted edits

Hi, can you explain why you rejected my edits? All categories that were sent for deletion have incorrect names and are not used anywhere. The total number of false categories is about a thousand. I researched only the Svyatoshynskyi and Obolonskyi Districts of Kyiv Ucraniano2 (talk) 20:08, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

@Ucraniano2 "Kiev", although incorrect, was widely used, and people might try to still use it, so it is useful to have a redirect to the correct category so people don't create the incorrect category. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:49, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

There is no point in keeping false categories. As an option, I suggest creating empty but correct categories for all streets of Kyiv. Then there will be no need to create something in the future. False categories are not used anywhere and will not be used because they are false--Ucraniano2 (talk) 21:02, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Please apply a bot and remove all orphan-categories with the word Kiev in the title at once--Ucraniano2 (talk) 21:05, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

@Ucraniano2 Many people still use the name "Kiev", and we should keep the category redirects containing that word so the pages remain categorized as "Kyiv". I will not do the bot task you request. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 21:07, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

User:Thakur Singh Anup

I noticed that you recently blocked the user as a suspected sock of another user. I had initially only temp-blocked the master, but I am considering extending that or making it indefinite based on the continued socking. Do you have any feelings one way or the other? — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 16:35, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

@Red-tailed hawk I don't think this user is capable of editing constructively, so I'd indef them. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 17:12, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Sounds good; I've updated the master's block to indef. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 18:14, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

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Why revert my deletion of redirects

Example Please tell me why your reverting my deletions of redirects, when I'm correcting myself after uploading images only minutes before. Broichmore (talk) 08:29, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

@Broichmore I reverted your blanking of redirects because blanking the page does not delete it, it just causes problems. I didn't notice that the moved pages were recently created, so I will delete them. In the future, for such pages, either suppress the redirect when moving or tag the redirect as {{SD|G7}} to have it deleted by an admin, but please do not just blank them. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 14:46, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

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Request

Have a good time. I would like you to delete my uploading, File:Певица Раиса Васильева.jpg - Wikimedia Commons. Initially I thought that the photo may be licensed freely (it is from Soviet encyclopedia), but now I realized that the encyclopedia and all of its content is protected by copyright. I don't have right to distribute this image, hopefully someday I'll find other photos under CC but now I don't have time. Ashleywa (talk) 00:38, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

@Ashleywa  Done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 00:39, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! Ashleywa (talk) 00:40, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

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Feedback to uploaders of Geograph photos

Hi MDaniels, is it possible to give feedback only in cases of problems? Making a research on about 2,500 English churches, I often import 10 to 20 Geograph photos per day. In order to make the filenames unequivocal (concerning the subject of each photo), but not too long, I always mark the origin with the abbreviation "GeoUK" and the Geograph ID number. If I would get a confirmation note for each of these imports, my mailbox would be flooded.

Best regards, --Ulamm (talk) 07:15, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

@Ulamm It looks like the notes you are getting are not "confirmation", but notification of a problem: you aren't adding the proper license tag. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:27, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

I had added "{{CC BY-SA 2.0}}", which to my knowledge is the proper license tag for Geograph photos. If I have forgotten it, within a few minutes I get an automatic warning, on which I add it, at once. Never I forget to insert, under "author", the link to the photographer's Geograph profile page. --Ulamm (talk) 10:43, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

@Ulamm Perhaps I am misunderstanding, what exactly is the "feedback" you are talking about? Can you provide a diff? —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 02:42, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Duplicate file

Hi there! I accidentally uploaded this file that is a duplicate (flickr2commons was unable to detect this). Would you mind deleting it for me? Thanks! Đại Việt quốc (talk) 02:39, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

@Đại Việt quốc  Done. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 02:40, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! Đại Việt quốc (talk) 02:41, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

You're welcome! —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 02:41, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

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VP thread

Hello! Would you care to answer at COM:VP#Problems with deletion nomination with Android users editing with the mobile app who have a different number system as standard or do you perhaps know anyone else who might? Jonteemil (talk) 19:02, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

@Jonteemil Done. Sorry for the delay; I got your ping, opened it up in a new tab, and got distracted :). —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 19:06, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

That happens, don't worry about it. Thanks! Jonteemil (talk) 19:09, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

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Titleblacklist

You were helpful above so sorry if I'm taking advantage of that but I noticed you are an interface admin. Would you care to take a look at MediaWiki talk:Titleblacklist#Edit requests please? I've pinged the three most recent editors of the page without answer. I won't bother you anymore after this :). Jonteemil (talk) 21:30, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

@Jonteemil  Done; no worries re the bothering :). —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 00:23, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks. Jonteemil (talk) 00:33, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

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Restore File

I am writing to ask if you could please restore these files which have been deleted in the past for no reason whatsoever despite the fact that the copyright of these files has expired for over a hundred years and therefore deserve to be restored, here are the files:

• File:Fotografia del Principe Filippo Orsini di Gravina.jpg
• File:Photo of Prince Carlo Alberto Camillo Massimo.jpg
• File:Ritratto del Principe Giovanni Battista Borghese.jpg

and the subjects of the photos are historical characters who really existed and the subjects of the photos and portraits are historical characters who really existed, Best regards Ladrrionesius (talk) 16:02, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

@Ladrrionesius Since I don't know the full details of the abuse that led to deletion, please ask Krd or file a formal undeletion request. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 21:43, 10 August 2023 (UTC)