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Ticket:2022010310004901[edit]

..is unanswered since one week, I think the first of those pictures (I guess roundabout 80) soon will appear in the deletion list. Thanks, --Subbass1 (talk) 08:40, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Subbass1: That ticket was merged into similar Ticket:2021122510001443, which is 19 Articles long, in German, and will be handled in due course.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:22, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G.: Ok, thanks, no hurry, I just wanted to avoid having extra work with many (un-)deletions, but perhaps the open ticket blocks them? And if I'm misleaded with my wish for a "Allgemeingenehmigung" someone should tell me, having another similar case I got the impression that it's possible and this way we could (in this special case) shorten the procedere. --Subbass1 (talk) 11:36, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ticket:2009101510049171[edit]

Hi all

The file File:Zenos Frudakis Freedom Philadelphia.jpg is a photograph of a sculpture, so I believe that there are separate licences needed for both the sculpture and the photo. The file (which was originally copied over from en-wiki I believe) shows a VRT ticket, with #2009101510049171 but it is unclear if that covers the sculpture or the photo, or perhaps both. In any case, the file lists only one author, Zenos Frudakis, who is the sculptor I believe and has no other source details as to where the photo came from. Please could you confirm exactly what was covered by the above ticket? Thanks Amakuru (talk) 13:26, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Amakuru - The ticket refers only to the photographs, and makes no mention of the underlying sculptures. firefly ( t · c ) 12:36, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Amakuru - The text accompanying the image suggests that this is a self-portrait as Zenos Frudakis is listed as the photographer and he also appears in the image. Martinvl (talk) 16:21, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ticket:2021061710008321[edit]

Could a German speaking agent please check the ticket in relation to Commons:Deletion requests/File:HH-200630-0388.jpg. Thanks, Ellywa (talk) 11:13, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No response, so can be closed. Ellywa (talk) 21:33, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Checkmark This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Ellywa (talk) 21:33, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Agents assemble[edit]

Can I get som agents to look at Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Imdutch? Thanks! --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 19:46, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Provided wrong license for a image free to use... now tagged for deletion.[edit]

Hi!

I'm now 100% sure this is the right place to ask... but I uploaded an image file a few days ago:

File:City_of_Lincoln_Nebraska_flag_2022.png

...and it appears that I added the wrong license. It's been a while since I've uploaded something like this; {{Cc-zero}} is new to me and I thought that I had chosen the right license... but it appears that I did not and the file has been tagged for deletion by another user.

According to the city government's website -- referenced on the image file page, it states that:

"In the interest of fostering civic pride, the colors, design and theme of the City Flag of Lincoln may be creatively and enthusiastically promoted as an open-source design to be embraced throughout our City."

Also, free hi-res images are available for download on the city government's website for such use.

...so... with the design image being open source -- a.k.a. free to use... and with the licensing landscape now a little new to me again, since it appears that things have changed a bit over the years... what kind of license would apply to this free use image file; and with the deletion tag being placed on the file's Wikimedia page, how do I get that changed/removed, if the above is deemed sufficient for free use?

Any help, or any help pointing me in the right direction, is much appreciated. Thanks much in advance ^^ !!! Hanyou23 (talk) 20:41, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Hanyou23: I think that VRT isn't really relevant here and this was improperly tagged as "missing permission". The question is of if the permission given at https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Mayor/City-Communications/City-Flag is sufficient to consider this public domain, and that deserves a deletion request to work out if in dispute. Considering that, I've removed the tag from the image.
Alternatively, you could contact the city and ask them to email VRT with a license for the image, which would clarify the situation. Elli (talk) 00:45, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, my apologies... like mentioned before, it's been a while since I've had to navigate this stuff and... maybe I'm just getting old / forgetting stuff ;o (probably ;p hah)??? Ah well, anywho, thanks much :) . I'll reach out to the Mayor's office tomorrow and see if they can either insert better licensing reasoning on the city page or preferably, email VRT. They're pretty flexible, so we'll see where I can go with it :) . Thanks much again ^^ !!! ^_^ Hanyou23 (talk) 01:42, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

VRT attention requested for files pending action since Jan. 9[edit]

Vashon Jordan Jr., whose publicly available email at his Twitter profile is vj@vashonjordanjr.com, sent an email on Jan. 8 to release the following two photographs under free licenses:

I suspect that the ticket may have been closed or ignored because he did not provide these links in the email. I would appreciate if an agent could look at this. Thanks,  Mysterymanblue  07:02, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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