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Category move

Please revert the recent move of the correct Category:Threepences of the United Kingdom to the nonsensical Category:Threepence of the United Kingdom. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:22, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

@Pigsonthewing: Would Category:Threepence coins of the United Kingdom be acceptable?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:44, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

It would not be in keeping with others in the series such as "Sixpences..."

en:Threepence (British coin) uses "Threepences" as the plural. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:11, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Bump. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:08, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Moved back. - Jmabel ! talk 21:13, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Request for file names to be swapped

Hello, I was told to make this request here over at Commons:Help desk. I would like for the names of the files File:Annan Way, New Lubbesthorpe - 11 September 2025.jpg and File:New Lubbesthorpe public footpath - 11 September 2025.jpg to be swapped around. Thanks. Aethonatic (talk) 10:04, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

@Aethonatic plz use {{Rename}} on the pages. It'll be carried out. You may use {{Rename|1=(the name you want)|2=1|3=(your reason here)|user=Aethonatic}} for it. Also fix the file description accordingly. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 11:48, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

@Shaan Sengupta: I've gone ahead and put the rename template on both files. Aethonatic (talk) 12:26, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

@Aethonatic  Done Shaan Sengupta^Talk 12:49, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

@Shaan Sengupta: Admin assistance will be necessary for this.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:40, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

@Jeff G., not really. File movers have suppressredirect that helps in this situation. I carried out the request myself by suppressing redirect while moving one of the file to a temporary name and then doing the process as described at COM:FR. Since it was not used anywhere, there was no need for any replacement. Even if it was in use, I would've used the global replace script or maybe added replace commands at User:CommonsDelinker/commands/filemovers. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 12:53, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 09:28, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Closure request – File:Human penis erect state lateral.jpg

The deletion request for "Human penis erect state lateral.jpg" has been open for over a month without closure.

The discussion contains several reasoned keep !votes highlighting the file’s educational and anatomical value, as well as one brief speedy-delete suggestion.

Could an administrator please review and close the discussion?

Thank you. NovusDanubiiV (talk) 20:17, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

•  Done -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:48, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
• @NovusDanubiiV: when I clicked the link I really expected it to link directly to the DR. To avoid uncomfortable looks for others, I've adjusted your link to point to the DR instead of the file. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 00:49, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Exif info of images

Hello, request to remove Longitude and Latitude details (in Exif) or the whole Exif, of these images:

• File:Houses in Karnataka, India (2026) 01.jpg
• File:Houses in Karnataka, India (2026) 02.jpg
• File:Houses in Karnataka, India (2026) 03.jpg
• File:Houses in Karnataka, India (2026) 04.jpg
• File:Bhagavad Gita book (small) 01.jpg
• File:Bhagavad Gita book (small) 02.jpg
• File:Bhagavad Gita book (small) 03.jpg
  --Gpkp (talk) 10:19, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
• @Gpkp, I've overwritten the house image (revdel needed) but the book images may get deleted anyway as derivative works? - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 12:54, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

   Done by @Jmabel. Kadı Message 20:37, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

• The book images haven't been dealt with.
  I decided to blur the image on the cover and lose the EXIF in the process. Revdel needed.
  Is it just me who thinks of w:Robert Oppenheimer when seeing "Bhagavad Gita"? - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 21:51, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

  revdels  Done. - Jmabel ! talk 04:09, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

  Thank you all.. --Gpkp (talk) 07:56, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

OptimusPrimeBot malfunction

@OptimusPrimeBot is consistently adding {{Duplicate}} after a gap of 30 mins on File:Indian rhinos, Asia, 2000.svg. Ping to operator @Don-vip also. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 05:33, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Isn't it right, though? File:Indian rhinos, Asia, 2000.svg does appear to be an optical duplicate of File:Indian rhinos, World, 2000.svg, even if the file name might imply a difference. Nakonana (talk) 10:00, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

@Nakonana, see the revision history. The file is indeed duplicate but the question is about tagging the file after every 30 min despite the notice already being there. There is a reason I and @Túrelio have performed rollback there. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 10:19, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Ah, I see, thanks for the clarification. Nakonana (talk) 10:44, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

I look into it thanks for the ping. vip (talk) 10:51, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

The bot hasn't tagged the page for more than 3 hours ago. Looks like the issue was fixed. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 14:30, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

No, it just took me three hours to understand the problem and fix it. I've pushed the fix just now, let's see if it works. vip (talk) 14:51, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Oh I thought it might be fixed bcoz it has stopped. Looks fine now bcoz it is yet to do so. Thank you. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 16:19, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Instant delete of File:Connect, Grow, Celebrate Ceramic Tile Installation, Sensory Garden-30.jpg

Hi

Could someone please File:Connect, Grow, Celebrate Ceramic Tile Installation, Sensory Garden-30.jpg instantly?

Thanks Shkuru Afshar (talk) 11:44, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

@Shkuru Afshar: Can't you trim and overwrite?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:25, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

No

I want it to be deleted then upload the correct version. Shkuru Afshar (talk) 22:22, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

@Shkuru Afshar: You realize that this involves waiting for an Admin to take time out of their busy day to do something you could have done yourself, right?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:26, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

You don't get it. I want the photo to be deleted completely. Shkuru Afshar (talk) 23:35, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

@Shkuru Afshar,  Done. Kadı Message 00:00, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Many thanks :) Shkuru Afshar (talk) 00:07, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Please remove my patroller right

as it's redundant to image reviewer. Thanks. HurricaneZeta^C 21:45, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

I don't understand why such redundant rights should be removed. Redundancy doesn't cause technical issues as far as I'm aware, and it would actually be helpful in case a rightsholder resigns from one of those positions. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 21:50, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

@HurricaneZeta,  Done. Kadı Message 23:59, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

The Iranian flags

For anyone interested Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by ConflictFan. Spillovers at COM:OWR and COM:RFR#ConflictFan. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 05:07, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Iranian Lion and Sun flags to be specific, though hopefully that won't need to be specified anymore soon. I'm mostly just trying to get the cleaned up version of the emblem on all the derivative flags and files. It's already updated on the main flag and emblem files. I am also the creator and main contributor of the English-language article for the Lion and Sun flag for additional context. Best regards, ConflictFan (talk) 05:32, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Datasets about potential logos - February 2026 uploads

Hi all, we have released a new dataset of potential logos uploaded in February 2026, together with another one of those which have already been deleted as of 2026-03-02. We are sharing them with you for your consideration.

This is part of our current work with the logo detection tool. We hope it will be useful for your moderation activities.

If you encounter issues with the datasets or have comments/requests, please reach out to me or to Sannita (WMF).

Thanks for your attention! –-MFossati (WMF) (talk) 11:20, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

File:Donald Trump first official portrait (cropped).jpg

Hi, something weird appears to have happened to that file page, idk. Can someone have a closer look and fix it please? Cheers, Achim55 (talk) 09:06, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

@Achim55, I don't know if it will but maybe you can try delete and then undelete. It may or may not fix it. The file history shows that it was deleted after a DR and temporarily undeleted (all in 2017) for some work (mentioned in DR). Maybe it was never deleted then. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 10:40, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

No reason to undelete as the file is a version of en:File:Donald Trump 2016 inaugural portrait.jpg. Let’s just remove it. --Geohakkeri (talk) 10:51, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

The history is a complete mess. The relevant logs are under the old name which has got reused… [1] But the file was deleted and gone till last summer when Bedivere restored it (and did an accidental history merge with some redirect page which happened to be there). --Geohakkeri (talk) 11:02, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Geohakkeri (talk) 13:20, 3 March 2026 (UTC)