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Update gadget

Wondering if an interface admin can update the OWID gadget

• https://mdwiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-owidslider.js
• https://mdwiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-owidslider.css

Thanks Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:22, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

Trying almost at random (picked an arbitrary part of the alphabet) to get someone's attention to this: @Matrix, Magog the Ogre, Mdaniels5757, MGA73, and Mike Peel: .

Is there a better place Doc James should have asked this? I'm not aware of one. - Jmabel ! talk 06:54, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Ok, will do —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 17:38, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

@Doc James:  Done —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 17:41, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Wonderful thanks Matrix. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:17, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Student editing project about fish on enWP leading to mass copyvio uploads on Commons

See en:WP:EDUN#Apparent student project on fish articles, uploading tons of copyvios to Commons. It appears that there's some unofficial student editing project going on that has students uploading tons of images to Commons under false or no licenses. I've tagged the ones I've come across that have false licenses, and the ones without license tags have been bot-tagged, but I'm sure this is just the tip of the iceberg since I'm only looking at Wikipedia articles that have citation errors.

• Cicada'sbug (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• RoundSe404 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Wildyackson (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Fortheloveoffish (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Lfriker (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• NKM697 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Ilovemycat333 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Offishal fish (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Absentbowl (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• R.Stick (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Twothreepeanutbutter (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Npomp (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Guatemaltecos-Visibles (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Benthicfeeder (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• StarfishPaperWriter (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• DontDrinkTheTapWater (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• GWsharklover (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Jay8g (talk) 08:36, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi, Yes, I have noticed these users looking at Category:Media uploaded without a license as of 2025-11, and there are indeed more. Yann (talk) 16:56, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

• Potatosac789 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Setgiant (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Sebssubmarine25 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• OKTJGojiGuy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• DahriusB (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Medharaj (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Oliveinmoon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• M!nn0W17 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Martialngaha (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Gho$t$hark (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Sgfish98 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Ymoja (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• AMANDi08 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

One more:

• M.banana.dm (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Honestly, I'm less concerned about the ones that are uploading images without licenses (since that's easy to notice) than the ones who are using obviously false licenses. Jay8g (talk) 08:15, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

The issue is not the number of files, but the number of people. Each of them has only uploaded a few images, but the high number of people doing the same mistakes at the same time is a problem. Yann (talk) 08:24, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Two more:

• BrieSteele1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• ElCappu (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Jay8g (talk) 05:37, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Have we been getting anywhere with determining who it was who aimed so many people at doing this wrong? - Jmabel ! talk 06:57, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Honestly I don't even know where to start. None of the accounts have replied to talk page messages here or on enWP, and so far no one has answered my post on en:WP:EDUN. There was another class doing work on fish-related articles around the same time last year (which didn't seem to have the image copyright issue, but I don't remember if I checked on that then) which was apparently from UC Davis, so maybe it's the same class again. Jay8g (talk) 08:44, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Looks like y'all missed tagging File:Distribution map of Laphotidae family in Mediterranean Sea.jpg --Trade (talk) 01:12, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Another one: Leokoeh356 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log) Jay8g (talk) 09:05, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

First user (User:Cicada'sbug)'s upload (File:Diagram of Zameus squamulosus (a) and Scymnodom ichiharai (b) teeth.png) appears to be somewhat fine? They tagged a ProQuest source but I was able to find the original document. The document did state CC-BY 4.0 and the data within is released as CC0. Perhaps the student simply made a mistake by reading the very last part of the rights and skipped the first part? If I upload this file and tag it with correct license, it would have stayed on Commons. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 14:21, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

@OhanaUnited: Why did you not correct the source and license? --Lymantria (talk) 14:09, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Report of strange user

So I am even not sure what is it. There is user https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Dnaieldanieldaniel if you look at contributions you will see the similar images uploaded with not categorization (one of the images is falsely categorized as animation of geometry) and no usage. They have (almost sure) meaningless description. I don't see vandalism or etc but it is clearly not normal imo. Please look DustDFG (talk) 22:26, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Files (there were only 2) deleted by colleague Yann. --Túrelio (talk) 09:00, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Excalibur

He's still attacking me on his talk page! Can you please take his talk away? He's abused his talk three times now! Will you please stop him from trolling Commons users? Please? Geoffroi 02:13, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Already done - Jmabel ! talk 06:42, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Seems like the user is upset due to the former description of A boy with Down syndrome using cordless drill to assemble a book case.jpg? Trade (talk) 19:18, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

That had nothing to do with his block here, or the subsequent revocation of his TPA. Check the block message on his talk page. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 20:34, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Maybe you could clue me in what causes him to become so upset in the first place? Trade (talk) 01:03, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Given the COVID denialism and other conspiratorial claims that seem to have led to his enwiki block, I wouldn't assume you're going to find any rational explanation. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:08, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

VisualChange fail

While using VisualChange, I inserted the following string as the title of the deletion nomination:

• Commons:Deletion requests/Files found with "John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation" "https://www.macfound.org"

The creation of the relevant page was blocked for having "https" in the title, however the deletion notices were sent out regardless, and now the deletion request is incomplete. How to solve this issue? Thanks. Howardcorn33 (talk) 13:01, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Or perhaps an admin could rollback the deletion request edits and re-open the request with the same rationale? Howardcorn33 (talk) 13:09, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

@Howardcorn33: please list the files on Commons:Deletion requests/Files found with "John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation" "https://www.macfound.org". The tool had only missed out creating the DR, which I have created. I don't know which and which file is to be listed there. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 13:25, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. I have added the affected files. Howardcorn33 (talk) 13:30, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Looks resolved. Already done. - Jmabel ! talk 18:41, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Special:AbuseFilter/71 shouldn't be triggered on importations

I was importing a file from English Wikibooks to Commons when I was hit with a message telling me to use the "Nominate for Deletion" gadget. This was weird, since I had not nominated anything for deletion. It turns out that an old version of the file's description page had the {{Delete}} tag on it. I was not the author of that revision. Is there any way to exclude file importations from this filter? JJP_Master (she/they) 01:15, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

No, we never got a resolution to phab:T213409/phab:T253876. So the fact that you're importing isn't visible to the AbuseFilter. AntiCompositeNumber (they/them) (talk) 19:11, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Massive message request for WLE BR 2025 contributors

Hi all, I need to send a request for feedback to the participants of the WLE BR 25, can you guys help me?

Preferable via "wikimail", if not possible, via their talk pages

Olá tudo bem?!

Queríamos agradecer sua participação no Wiki Loves Earth 2025! Se possível, estamos realizando uma pesquisa sobre o concurso para podermos melhorar para o ano que vem! Ela pode ser respondida de forma completamente anônima nesse link: link para a pesquisa, se possível, responder até o dia 30 de novembro!

Caso tenham alguma dúvida, contatofoto.wiki.br

Muito obrigado novamente, equipe foto.wiki.br

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Thank you. -- Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton ^m 12:37, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Science Photo Competition 2025 in Ukraine: Request for MassMessage

Hi! I have a quick request from organizers of the Ukrainian edition of Science Photo Competition 2025 – we'd like to invite people who participated in this context in the past to join this year's edition

• List of receivers

• Text of the message (first line is the subject, everything else is the body of the message; I've already accounted for having a correct signature & timestamp)

Thanks! AntonProtsiuk (WMUA) (talk) 09:39, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Doing. Ymblanter (talk) 17:59, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Ymblanter (talk) 18:06, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Similar types of copyvios uploaded by multiple accounts

Fairly new to this so apologize if this isn't the correct venue here.

• Nyvelah (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Jonyjaq (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Retutugyh (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Seliti (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Cuqobo (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Seemingly new accounts have uploaded copyvios from Flickr with the correct author name. However, the sources all link to random .ru websites. Seems bizarre and there may be some abuse of multiple accounts going on. HurricaneZeta (talk) 03:33, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

I opened a checkuser case over at Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Nyvelah to check if these accounts are related or not. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 03:52, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

The SPI is Inconclusive (from a technical point of view), although the timing of their edits makes me frown. --Lymantria (talk) 14:02, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Possible socks

• Angpradesh (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) (registered on 8 April 2010)
• Samyo (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) (registered on 5 March 2015)

I nominated some uploads by Angpradesh for SD (see notices on User talk:Angpradesh, if they remove, plz see revision history). One of which is File:Angika Language Region of India.jpg. AP removes it at Revision as of 19:42, 20 November 2025. I revert him/her and tell him/her at their TP that they are not allowed to do so. Suddenly Samyo pops out and reverts the nomination, marking their first contribution in 10+ years (i.e. since registration). I don't think there is much left to say here. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 04:39, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Just in case more similarities are needed, Global account information can be of great help. Both the accounts contribute on anpwiki, enwiki, hiwiki, incubator.wikimedia, meta.wikimedia and some more. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 04:57, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

• I had informed few of the community members, who are active in promoting offline activities of Wikimedia and working for Indic languages, of yours proposed speedy deletion of this file and also that I can not revert it back because I am the creator. It is this user @Samyo came to revert and inform that this is not a copyright violation and it is not a matter of Speedy deletion. What is wrong in it? Angpradesh (talk) 06:54, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  @Angpradesh noone other than an admin can remove the SD (or any deletion) tag, unless it is undisputed or comes from a vandal. At the same time, anyone can contest the nomination, not by removing the tag but by converting it to a DR, so that the community can discuss. Above all of this, what you said above means that you have, in some or the other form, indulged in off-wiki canvassing and metapuppetry. If this really was your own work, you would have rather sent proof to WMF (VRT) as I suggested but you chose to go the other way. I'll stop here (unless needed) and let admins decide. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 07:44, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  @Shaan Sengupta I have sent the proof to WMF(VRT) as well. And because of the part of an active community members, the matter was shared and discussed with each others to find the right method to do so. Discussing the matter with the community to learn correct methods cannot be termed as indulging in off-wiki convassing or metapupperty as you mentioned. There are numbers of wikimedian communities across the world and in India as well to discuss such matter offline and help each others for growing of the wikimedia movement. We should show kind gesture so that more newbie could come forward and learn the correct method. Labelling someone with wrong thing is not fruitful for the Wikimedia Movement. Angpradesh (talk) 08:05, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  @Angpradesh, there is a reason COM:HELP exists. And discussing something offline which the people involved don't have access to and then someone comes in and does what happened, it is bound to be called as such. In case you advocate for transparency and haven't done it the wrong way, you may use {{offsite discussion link|1=}} to provide us the discussion link. Anyways that ai'nt necessary. Also, you can go through my contribution history, it would tell you about how much I help others. Its just that when I spot these types of files, I try to do the obvious. Now rest and let things happen. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 08:23, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Timed Text Site - pls delete

Could anyone pls delete this Timed Text site? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/TimedText:Jsbach_triosonate_e-moll_bwv_528_christoph_prei%C3%9F_st._andreas_wei%C3%9Fenburg_live.mp3.de.srt I can't do that somehow ("forbidden'" or the like). I did not found any solution so far. Thanks so much! --Subbass1 (talk) 11:20, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done --Rosenzweig τ 12:37, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! --Subbass1 (talk) 12:42, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Are there problems with the protection for the Picture of the day?

Whenever any image is used as today’s Picture of the day and appears on the Main page of Wikimedia Commons, ordinary users cannot edit it and will find the hint “This page is currently protected, and can be edited only by administrators” at the top of the description page of the image. So far so good.

Today (2025-11-21) this photo is the Picture of the day, so I would assume that it is protected against any edits. But please take a look at the history of the description page: the description has been edited today (2025-11-21) by User:Drexcreatur203 (not an admin, but a vandal) at 02:42, 02:43, 02:44 and 02:48 UTC, by a temporary account (i.e., by an IP) at 05:21 UTC, and by User:Nylki (again not an admin) at 09:52 UTC.

I report this here because I fear that this could mean that there are technical problems with the protection for the Picture of the day. If not, i.e. if I just misunderstand something, please excuse this post! Then I just ask for a short explanation what “This page is currently protected, and can be edited only by administrators” means if even temporary accounts can edit the page. Thank you, – Aristeas (talk) 12:33, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

@Aristeas Per point 3 of Commons:Village pump/Technical/Archive/2025/03#Tech News: 2025-10, since March 2025, the cascading protection in this case only includes upload protection, and doesn't include edit protection. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 12:59, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Ah, thank you, Tvpuppy! This means that at least the notice template must be updated. Currently the notice which is shown on the current POTD and similar pages says (I have underlined the important parts):

This page is currently protected, and can be edited only by administrators.

This page is currently protected from editing because it is transcluded in the following pages, which are protected with the "cascading" option enabled: ...

and the “edited” and “from editing” is wrong, right? Best, – Aristeas (talk) 15:26, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi, Thanks for reporting this. As you have shown above, the previous situation (full protection) should be restored. Yann (talk) 16:51, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, Yann – I agree 100% with you that it would be by far the best to restore the previous situation, i.e. to protect especially POTDs completely, because they attract vandalism. Only if that is not possible for technical reasons, at least the wording of the cited notice should be updated, to remove the contradiction. – Aristeas (talk) 18:49, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Guy give me a global locked

Guy give me a global blocked on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Common. Miss Dumb (talk) 20:02, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

@Miss Dumb: If you want to leave us definitely you can request for vanishing on m:Special:GlobalVanishRequest. --Achim55 (talk) 20:09, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Of course, Agent Achim55 Miss Dumb (talk) 20:22, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

They only joined 5h ago, as I'm writing this, so their account was only 3h old when they opened this thread. Nakonana (talk) 21:54, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done. You can simply never use your account anymore. I closed your DR. Taivo (talk) 08:20, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Bob Ross Air Force photo.jpg

I believe I've established a case for speedy deletion here. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 02:39, 22 November 2025 (UTC)