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On this page, users can ask for a deleted page or file (hereafter, "file") to be restored. Users can comment on requests by leaving remarks such as keep deleted or undelete along with their reasoning.

This page is not part of Wikipedia. This page is about the content of Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free media files used by Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia Commons does not host encyclopedia articles. To request undeletion of an article or other content which was deleted from the English Wikipedia edition, see the deletion review page on that project.

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Files may be temporarily undeleted either to assist an undeletion discussion of that file or to allow transfer to a project that permits fair use. Use the template {{Request temporary undeletion}} in the relevant undeletion request, and provide an explanation.

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To assist discussion

Files may be temporarily undeleted to assist discussion if it is difficult for users to decide on whether an undeletion request should be granted without having access to the file. Where a description of the file or quotation from the file description page is sufficient, an administrator may provide this instead of granting the temporary undeletion request. Requests may be rejected if it is felt that the usefulness to the discussion is outweighed by other factors (such as restoring, even temporarily, files where there are substantial concerns relating to Commons:Photographs of identifiable people). Files temporarily undeleted to assist discussion will be deleted again after thirty days, or when the undeletion request is closed (whichever is sooner).

To allow transfer of fair use content to another project

Unlike English Wikipedia and a few other Wikimedia projects, Commons does not accept non-free content with reference to fair use provisions. If a deleted file meets the fair use requirements of another Wikimedia project, users can request temporary undeletion in order to transfer the file there. These requests can usually be handled speedily (without discussion). Files temporarily undeleted for transfer purposes will be deleted again after two days. When requesting temporary undeletion, please state which project you intend to transfer the file to and link to the project's fair use statement.

Projects that accept fair use
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Note: This list might be outdated. For a more complete list, see meta:Non-free content (this page was last updated: March 2014.) Note also: Multiple projects (such as the ml, sa, and si Wikipedias) are listed there as "yes" without policy links.

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Current requests

File:ROC Ministry of National Defense Seal.svg

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: This file had been deleted per this DR due to "Logos are not covered under {{PD-ROC-exempt}} or {{GWOIA}}" and then it was re-uploaded by User:人人生來平等.

However, according to the email response by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office "故政府機關之部徽、署徽或局徽，如其形式係依法所制訂者，依著作權法第9條，不得為著作權之標的。" (English Machine Translation: "Therefore, the emblems of ministries, departments or bureaus of government agencies, if their forms are made in accordance with the law, shall not be the subject of copyright in accordance with Article 9 of the Copyright Law." ) Since this logo is the Seal of Ministry of National Defense, in my opinion, it is not copyrighted and is covered under {{PD-ROC-exempt}} . The previous delete decision should be overturned and the previous page history also need to be recovered. cc @Wcam, Mdaniels5757, and Ericliu1912: Thanks. SCP-2000 18:44, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@SCP-2000: If the emblem is made in accordance with the law, such law needs to be specified. In the email you quote, the national flag is defined in 中華民國國徽國旗法第4條, and the Taipei City's seal is defined in 臺北市市徽市旗設置自治條例第4條. A seal/emblem/logo is only in the PD if it is based on a law. Wcam (talk) 19:16, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
OK, it is based on 《陸海空軍軍旗條例施行細則》第五條. Looks ok to keep. --Wcam (talk) 19:18, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Support. (And should recover all revision history altogether) —— Eric Liu（Talk） 23:38, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The revision history of File:Seal of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China.svg should be merged with this file if the latter get restored. —— Eric Liu（Talk） 10:22, 19 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Only this file (to request restoration of all deleted revisions) or for all deleted files of that DR? Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 02:03, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Portrait_de_Nicolas_&_Bruno.jpg

Bonjour, désolé je ne suis pas un spécialiste de wikipedia mais je ne comprends pas pourquoi la photo dont je suis l'auteur a été refusée sur la page de "Nicolas et Bruno" que j'actualise régulièrement.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_et_Bruno

Je me suis sans doute trompé dans la définition de la licence. Je souhaite que cette photo soit libre de droit, dans le domaine public, sans restriction d'un quelconque copyright.

Parallèlement on m'a informé que ma photo a été utilisée sur le site Focus-cinema, mais à l'époque avec mon autorisation. >>>> Reason for the nomination: file under copyright (See https://www.focus-cinema.com/7741868/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-vampires-entre-toute-intimite-sortira-fin-octobre-en-france/)

Pouvez-vous m'aider et me donner la procédure pour que ma modification soit possible? Ou pouvez-vous le faire vous-même?

Merci d'avance pour votre aide! — Preceding unsigned comment added by FilmsChecker (talk • contribs) 15:40, 6 November 2023 (UTC) (UTC)Reply[reply]

@FilmsChecker: Bonjour,
Avez-vous l'image originale ? Si oui, vous pourriez l'importer pour prouver que vous êtes bien le photographe. Si non, il faudra confirmer la licence par email en suivant la procédure à COM:VRT/fr. Cordialement, Yann (talk) 15:40, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Merci Yann pour votre réponse! Ça y est, je crois que ça a fonctionné!! Merci beaucoup. FilmsChecker (talk) 09:45, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Oppose The image as uploaded has a black border and appears in a number of places on the web. It is only 640px square. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:47, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Question Isn't this resolution a standard for this camera model? Ankry (talk) 17:00, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Aha -- I think you are probably right, but it does appear in a number of places without a free license. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 23:18, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Do any of those other places include the EXIF? The one I found does not. Carl Lindberg (talk) 00:32, 14 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Support undeletion of the deleted version as the uploader was able to upload the version with EXIF. However, this is probably not meaningfull at the momen as the original version is not deleted~and I see no reason to do so. Ankry (talk) 13:02, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Videos by Bandai Namco

Hi, This discussion concluded that there is no reason to believe that the free license at the source of these files is not valid. This also applies to files published by Bandai Namco under a free license. Yann (talk) 17:44, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The discussion you linked to had the closing admin specifically say Bandai Namco was not trustworthy. I'd be inclined to undelete the ones which Bandai Namco had complete ownership on but not the others especially given the complexity of Japan's production committee model for animated works. Abzeronow (talk) 16:10, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
OK, fine with me. Yann (talk) 16:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
AFAICT there were all license reviewed, and they still have a free license at source. Yann (talk) 13:56, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Comment I undeleted all files. Yann (talk) 21:26, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The undeletion discussion in the following section is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive.

Age of Empires videos

Hi, This discussion concluded that there is no reason to believe that the free license at the source of these files is not valid. This also applies to files published by Age of Empires official account under a free license. Idem as above. Yann (talk) 19:23, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • I'm inclined towards supporting this request even though there may have also been intent for this material to have a noncommercial restriction per the first DR. Abzeronow (talk) 16:13, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support undeletion since it appears they are properly licensed. Abzeronow (talk) 18:09, 29 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I undeleted File:Age of Empires II DE - May-hem Event!.webm which is available with a CC-BY license at archive.org. I don't have time to search for free licenses for the other +100 videos. Thuresson (talk) 19:15, 23 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Thuresson: OK, thanks for looking at this. I checked the first 10 files in the list, and there were all license reviewed, except two, which had a free license according to Internet Archive. Yann (talk) 13:54, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Comment I undeleted all files. Some files can't be undeleted due to phab:T291137. Yann (talk) 13:14, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done: by Yann. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:35, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Afghanistan-Spange.jpg

And also:

I created the picture myself. So please restore it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by User85521 (talk • contribs) 01:36, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Undeletion Request File:James_Gordon_Meek_Alexandria_(Va.)_Sheriff's_Department.jpg

Per VA § 2.2-2822 The images of their mugshots are public. EyeLikePictures (talk) 14:13, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Link to that is https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/2.2-2822/ "A policy granting state agencies the authority over the protection and release of patents and copyrights created by employees of the agency. Such policy shall authorize state agencies to release all potentially copyrightable materials under the Creative Commons or Open Source Initiative licensing system, as appropriate." We'd still need to know which Creative Commons license since we cannot accept noncommercial and/or no derivatives here at Commons. Abzeronow (talk) 16:12, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 OpposeThe cited law requires the Secretary of Administration to establish... "A policy granting state agencies the authority over the protection and release of patents and copyrights created by employees of the agency. Such policy shall authorize state agencies to release all potentially copyrightable materials under the Creative Commons or Open Source Initiative licensing system, as appropriate."

There is no evidence that the Secretary has done this. Also note that the policy, if established, will "authorize state agencies to release...". It does not require their release. Finally, note that the law speaks only of "a state employee during working hours or within the scope of his employment or when using state-owned or state-controlled facilities". The Alexandria Sheriff's department are not state employees. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:33, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The undeletion discussion in the following section is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive.

Files in Commons:Deletion requests/Maps of A Song of Ice and Fire

As already noted by most participants in the discussion (myself, 痛, Kmhkmh, etc.), there's value in restoring these files and moving them to en.wiki per fair use. Daniele Fisichella 13:43, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

English Wikipedia Fair use policy assumes small number of files in precisely specified articles. So please, be more specific: which file(s) do you want to use in which article(s)? Using all files from this DR under fair use policy is extremely unlikely. Ankry (talk) 00:11, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Ankry: Unfortunately, I don't remember what image corresponds to which name, and I can't see them now. Is there a way to temporarily check them and pick the right ones? Daniele Fisichella 09:36, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Can you describe the files you want? Temporary undeletion to transfer to a project that uses non-free content only has a 48 hour window and I'd rather not temporarily undelete all of them for 2 days just to help find the few that would fit the fair use policy. Abzeronow (talk) 16:27, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Ankry: We had some very accurate world maps, but I don't know which they are among these files:
  1. File:Game of Thrones Complete Map.png
  2. File:Game of Thrones World Map and Cities.png
  3. File:Game of Thrones World Map.png
  4. File:Game of throwns new7 one layer.svg
  5. File:Map of Known World.png
  6. File:Map of Known World.svg
In addition, we also had useful maps of the two main continents, I guess File:Map of Westeros.png or File:Map of Westeros.svg, and File:Map of Essos.png.
I log in very often, so I'd need way less than 48 hours. Thanks. Daniele Fisichella 16:54, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
File:Game of Thrones World Map and Cities.png looks like a modern map with cities and locations on Westeros and Essos. File:Game of Thrones Complete Map.png shows all of the continents of the world that ASOIAF is located. File:Game of throwns new7 one layer.svg shows the roads that connect various places on Westeros, it's somewhat less useful for Essos. File:Map of Known World.svg is a file you had uploaded, it's a good map that shows Westeros and Essos with its rivers and has no labels on it. Abzeronow (talk) 17:31, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Abzeronow: Thanks for the insight. If I remember correctly, some of the world maps showed a wrong outline for eastern Essos. The correct outline is shown at World of A Song of Ice and Fire. I'd like to restore and move the correct ones. Daniele Fisichella 17:41, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've temporarily undeleted the four. Abzeronow (talk) 17:50, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Abzeronow: I still can't see them, looks like Materialscientist deleted them again overnight. Daniele Fisichella 07:26, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ping @Daniele Fisichella: I've undeleted the files again for transferring to other projects. Thuresson (talk) 16:06, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Est. 2021: Abzeronow (talk) 16:38, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Abzeronow: Copied. Thank you! Daniele Fisichella 19:48, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Closing request after files transferred. Thuresson (talk) 00:59, 14 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:上海市延安初级中学 校徽.svg

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: according to mainland china copyright website https://register.ccopyright.com.cn/query.html?spm=service_hall.25034570.0.0.39373f35dTC0hP this logo is not protected and is free to use in any way YananCoolCD (talk) 09:30, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The undeletion discussion in the following section is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive.

File:Original Cover Computerspiel.jpg

Ich möchte das dieses Bild wieder hergestellt wird, da man es noch brauchen wird. Denn ich bin der einzige, der dieses Exemplar besitzt.--84.239.49.180 02:16, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Und wer wird das wofür brauchen? --Achim55 (talk) 09:08, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Not done: Deleted per Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Aabbyyee. Uploader has no other edits outside Commons (Accounts) so scope can be questioned. Thuresson (talk) 16:01, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The undeletion discussion in the following section is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive.

Request for Restoration and Clarification on Required Information

Hello,

These files were deleted:

Although I provided all the necessary resources and requested information well before the seven days of the speed deletion, could you please restore them or provide an explanation regarding any additional information required?

Thank you. ARamadan-WMF (talk) 09:26, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You added the required information without removing the template that the information is missing. And why do you use external links to link to other Wiki pages like [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lancering%20Invictus%20Games%202020-7%20(cropped).jpg File:Lancering Invictus Games 2020-7 (cropped).jpg] instead of simply using File:Lancering Invictus Games 2020-7 (cropped).jpg and why did you not use {{CC-zero}} instead of a link like CC0 1.0? This would have avoided the deletion because bad formatted pages are often considered as vandalism and become deleted because of skipped history check. GPSLeo (talk) 13:12, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
And also do not use the description field for this. Please use the source field for the source information. GPSLeo (talk) 13:19, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Oppose I don't see that any of these are in scope. What educational purpose do they serve? .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:59, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I do not agree with you. Files they are explaining Mediawiki oder Wikimedia project related software are perfectly in scope. GPSLeo (talk) 20:07, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Question: If the people at Mediawiki believe that the files are useful in their pages, e.g. there, aren't they automatically in scope per File in use in another Wikimedia project? -- Asclepias (talk) 18:10, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done: See above. I don't understand why these files were deleted: they had a proper license, source, author, and they were in use. @ARamadan-WMF: Please add categories. --Yann (talk) 16:22, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Orussus coronatus.jpg

Both the earlier, higher quality image (this one) and the later lossier image were erroneously deleted in response to a deletion request that was only supposed to encompass the latter as a redundant file. This former file wasn't requested for deletion. This has also resulted in numerous delinkings across language Wikipedias after pages were updated to use the better image. Lhikan634 (talk) 06:56, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Comment It seems @Krd: deleted it 2 hours after Materialscientist closed the DR. I assume it was by mistake, as sometimes deletion jobs fail and need to restarted again. Günther Frager (talk) 14:50, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Female barbarian from space vs giant ant.jpg

It is in use and the admin deleting it regardless violated WMC policy.

The image is high-quality and illustrates how some scifi pulp magazines looked like and/or an insectoid / enlarged-insects trope of scifi. It could for example be used to illustrate an article about either if no better image exists if it complements such. Unlike many other images here, it's educationally valuable. File:Ai-generated tarzanide.jpg would be good to undelete as well for the same reason but this request could also focus on the former. In the deletion discussion one user voted to keep that image while one user voted to delete. The nominator specified "gobbledygook text" as rationale but that image does not contain such. --Prototyperspective (talk) 17:42, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Prototyperspective: Can you show me where the file was in use? I feel like we can better illustrate what pulp magazines looked like with actual examples. The AI art does have a 1950s style to it, but it is essentially a fanart using prompts. Abzeronow (talk) 17:56, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
People often feel that way but they don't actually go and check the situation which is severe with AI art finally enabling the closing of some major gaps like illustrating what the art genre/movement/style "solarpunk" looks like and is about. Not pulp magazines, but large insectoids as depicted by scifi pulp magazines, that is what I wrote. It was in use here which the admin apparently felt like they can just ignore. I also wasn't saying this is the only image available just that is substantially educationally valuable in that regard, in other cases and especially when only few other images are available we don't just go ahead and delete all the subjectively less good ones. Yes, could arguable be even more reason to keep it. Prototyperspective (talk) 18:11, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
No, AI illustrates what it thinks "solarpunk" looks like. The two examples you have there are both fanart. We don't host fanart unless it is notable. And Wikidata is not sufficient by itself for something to be COM:INUSE. Abzeronow (talk) 18:21, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • No, I engineered it so that it illustrates what I think solarpunk looks like. Moreover, it trained on countless solarpunk images and thereby may even be able to better represent what it looks like than humans on average. Please stop legitimizing grave decisions against established Wikimedia Commons policies by your anti-AI bias and misunderstandings.
  • False, nowhere on that page does it claim that while it does say A media file that is in use on one of the other projects of the Wikimedia Foundation is considered automatically to be useful for an educational purpose.
Prototyperspective (talk) 18:33, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Oppose Unused AI-generated fan art, out of scope. Yann (talk) 18:15, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Provably false. It's in use and thereby by definition within scope. What makes "fan art" intrinsically educationally not valuable? Is there a policy suggesting that or is that something you just feel like? Out of scope for what reason? That reason seems to be "it's AI-generated fan art" but that's not a reason in itself and the image wasn't even fan art so this is provably even false. Prototyperspective (talk) 18:20, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You should read Commons:Fan art, and stop arguing ad nauseam, i.e. Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Giovanna IV di Napoli by Bing Image Creator. Yann (talk) 18:25, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Actual arguments rather than baseless unsubstantiated claims and allegations are prohibited now?
Okay: that page says unofficial artistic representations of elements or characters in an original work of fiction, I'll ask again since my question at the DR was ignored like most of my points: what is that "original work of fiction"? Even if it is fan art how does that warrant deletion, especially since those files are by definition within scope.
It's a violation of WMC policy and I'd say it would be an important precedent albeit I've seen it before. To make things clear and evade further ignoring of my points: I asked about two things here: what is the original work of fiction and why would the deletion be warranted. Prototyperspective (talk) 18:37, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Support This was COM:INUSE on Wikidata. If we were on Wikidata, I would contest its being in the item, and hopefully come to a consensus as to its inclusion. But we are on Commons. That is not our decision to make -- "Commons does not overrule other projects about what is in scope". I do not opine on whether the filenames should be changed, whether there should be a more prominent disclaimer in the description, et cetera. If consensus on Wikidata is that the file should not be included in the item, we can delete it then. But not now. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 02:00, 14 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Questions: What was it used for in Wikidata? Who put it there? -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:13, 14 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    It was the highest quality image for 'insectoid' the other image was a barely decipherable very-low-quality magazine cover depicting something that looks like nothing or possibly an insectoid. I already linked the wikidata page. It does seem like this place is turning into a totalitarianism of unilateral decisions by admins supported by one or or three refuted opinions even when it goes against established WMC policy. It wasn't the uploader him/herself who put it there. We have basically no other high-quality image of an enlarged known insect like an ant despite it being a notable subject and the deletion nomination does not even affect the image since it does not contain any text, nor do we have many high-quality images of how contents of pulp scifi magazines look like. That it's on WMC doesn't mean it has to be used, it can be educationally valuable. Prototyperspective (talk) 10:12, 14 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Files in Category:Giovanna IV di Napoli by Bing Image Creator

Deletion discussion is here. Deleted due to per nomination. Unused AI-generated fan art, out of scope. However, the files are in use and thereby by definition within COM:SCOPE.

The admin deleting them once again violated WMC policy by deleting them despite that they are in use. It seems like Wikimedia Commons policies do not matter anymore. Why do we even have WMC policies if admins do not follow them whenever it suits them?

Moreover, I addressed and largely refuted objections in the DR. For example unlike the deleting admin claimed, these are not "fan fiction".

I value these images not for the people depicted in it but the ancient settings, the artistic aspects, and the way they were made, all of which is educational, unlike many other images kept again and again for no good reason other than apparently somehow not being prohibited by current policy (which these images clearly aren't). These images here are high-quality and not just educational but realistically educational. That they are made via AI is marked quite clearly in the file descriptions.

--Prototyperspective (talk) 18:30, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Oppose Idem above. Yann (talk) 19:11, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If this is not undeleted it means that uses on Wikidata and Wikibooks uses are no longer considered to be COM:INUSE due to the file being in use.
Things are considered fan art once e.g. an admin alleges they are and no "original work of fiction" is needed. Once it is deemed fan art like that, it is sufficient rationale for deletion. Prototyperspective (talk) 19:16, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Oppose per GMG on Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Giovanna IV di Napoli by Bing Image Creator "I don't really see how that's meaningfully different than me uploading my kid's drawing of George Washington. Of course you can imagine some use-case if you're willing to get specific enough. Say you for some reason want to write a post about children's drawings of presidents. Of course the fact that George has a mitten for a hand because she's not very good at drawing fingers, can be fixed if we fire up GIMP or Photoshop.
But in this case it's AI, and so you have an infinite number of children drawing an infinite number of pictures. So if you need one, then just go get it. We're not just talking about images that need fixing to be useful, but images that are imminently, literally infinitely replaceable"
Commons is not the place for amateur art attempting to depict the 15th Century when we have real, historical artwork by notable persons that do that. Abzeronow (talk) 19:21, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
We do not have that for the person in question and those images are high quality, not low quality.
There may a small percentage that features misgenerations but all of those high-quality relatively unique images regarding 'AI-revived historical figures at high resolution' were deleted, not only those with major misgeneration. This was the best depiction available and is low quality and looks similar to the older person in the image. These were not children's drawings but very high-quality images. And no, we don't have a lot of artwork at digital art quality/resolution that does that and even if we do have that doesn't make the image less valuable. I even was told things aren't deleted just because some better images are available, we e.g. have lots of images of the Eiffel tower. Prototyperspective (talk) 22:58, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Support Each image listed in Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Giovanna IV di Napoli by Bing Image Creator was COM:INUSE on Wikibooks. Per COM:SCOPE: "It should be stressed that Commons does not overrule other projects about what is in scope. If an image is in use on another project (aside from use on talk pages or user pages), that is enough for it to be within scope." If the images fall out of use (e.g. because of consensus on Wikibooks), they can be deleted then. I do not opine on whether the filenames should be changed, whether there should be a more prominent disclaimer in the description, et cetera. But the deleting admin erred when deleting in-use images as out of scope. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:56, 14 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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File:Philippe_Calvario.jpg

Please restore. We have permission per Ticket:2023041310005027. Thanks, --Mussklprozz (talk) 19:00, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done: @Mussklprozz: , FYI. --Abzeronow (talk) 19:11, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Iranian Space Agency.png

This photo is the official logo of a government organization and it cannot be said that it contains copyright. The logo belongs to Iranian Space Agency.

org website: https://www.isa.ir — Preceding unsigned comment added by Serdar Kiliçarslan (talk • contribs) 23:54, 13 December 2023‎ (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Oppose The mentioned website states: "تمامی حقوق مادی و معنوی محفوظ و متعلق به سازمان فضایی ایران می باشد.", that according to an online translator means "All intellectual and material rights are reserved and belong to Iran Space Organization". Günther Frager (talk) 00:07, 14 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Images uploaded by User:Ctdmc

The source has released the contents with CC-BY-SA 4.0 and GFDL. --Wcam (talk) 05:03, 14 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Programmheft Rodauner Sommernachtstraum 2022 - Seite 2 und 3.pdf

Ich bitte um Wiederherstellung. Die Datei ist ein Original PDF des Programmhefts der Theaterproduktion "Sommernachtstraum" des Rodauner Theater Sommers 2022. Alle Fotos und Texte in diesem Heft wurden von mir erstellt. Leider gibt es genau von der Innenseite dieses Programmhefts keine weitere Kopie, alle übrigen Flyer gingen bei einem Wasserschaden 2023 verloren. Ich bitte daher um Wiederherstellung der PDF Datei. Danke und lG Marcus Marschalek

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