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Confirmed

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See also: Confirmed users.

Autopatrol

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See also: Autopatrolled users.

Scu ba

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I'm trying to upload some MP3 files of songs/live performances from a band that releases them on bandcamp without a copyright so people can bootleg them freely. Would it be possible to have my MP3 upload ability enabled? Scu ba (talk) 18:29, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's definitely not part of Commons aims to "bootleg" songs. Additionally, you were blocked for a 2nd time for uploading copyvios last year, and I see from your talk page that you had some copyvios from this year. That is definitely concerning to me. MP3s are also complex as far as copyright because the composition also has to be public domain or explicitly freely licensed in addition to performance and the recording. Abzeronow (talk) 18:39, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
These are explicitly stated as having been released into the public domain by the band themselves. The "bootlegger" is the name of the website that the band runs. To quote the disclaimer on the website: If anyone wants to release these albums, you’re free to do so. Here you’ll find links to audio files and cover art. Feel free to get creative with it if you like - it’s yours. Scu ba (talk) 19:34, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure what else I need to do to argue my case here, I would only need autopatrol status for like a month to get these files up. You can check the website here for their release notice if you don't believe me quoting it. above. Scu ba (talk) 22:53, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Commons is not a repository for anyone's music production. Commons is neither your free web host nor a vehicle for promotion. --Achim55 (talk) 11:47, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am all for people publishing free music on Commons, but I don't see any evidence that this music is free. The first album from your link only shows "(c) all rights reserved". Yann (talk) 17:43, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Umasoyee

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I'm am trying to upload folksongs and stories which I recorded but the auto patrol filter is not allowing me too, I would like to have this resolved please Thank you. UMASOYE (talk) 06:35, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Support Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 08:48, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There was a copyvio earlier this year. And folksongs and stories have to be in the public domain as far as your recordings (folksongs definitely being a tricky area as User:Jmabel said recently.) Have you already researched the copyright status of the works you recorded? Abzeronow (talk) 17:19, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I have. Ekpeye folksongs and folk stories have been passed on for ages as oral tradition from parent to child. There are restrictions regarding the recordings which we (community) did. UMASOYE (talk) 17:39, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
FWIW, I can confirm that Umasoyee is being filtered from uploading MP3s: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:AbuseLog&wpSearchUser=Umasoyee.
I only see one upload of theirs that was ever deleted specifically as a copyvio: File:Ada Omo Daddy.jpg was deleted as a promo poster. Also, File:Etá (Ekpeye wrestling).webm was deleted for lack of license, no idea what the story was on that. Their only other deletion, File:Black Hunter.jpg, was a scope issue (an AI image), and they were quite gracious about it when someone said it was out of scope. That's out of 100+ uploads, the rest of which look good offhand.
@Umasoyee: can you explain a little better about the copyright status on the material you want to upload? I presume that the material is old enough to not have copyright issues, but could you confirm that? Are you the videographer? Have the performers signed some sort of release covering their copyrights (because it seems to me that otherwise you can't offer a license for their work)? What license do you intend to offer? I know this may seem like a bit of an interrogation, but the couple of things that got deleted don't fill me with confidence that you fully get the complexity of licensing materials other than simple photographs. I'd like to grant the relevant rights, but there is a very good reason we don't usually let less experienced users upload MP3s, because so many get it wrong.
Please ping me if replying, I don't usually track this page but Abzeronow pulled me into the discussion. - Jmabel ! talk 20:52, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Jmabel: thank you for looking into this.
Concerning my recent upload Etá (Ekpeye Wrestling) that was flagged for lack of license it was due to a technical error on my part, I uploaded that last video via video2commons and had not updated all the fields before hitting publish. When I logged in to commons to update the missing fields. I saw the video had already been flagged for deletion despite making the update.
I have now re-uploaded the video with the license. The case of the poster was a mistake on my part (didn’t have adequate knowledge then) same for the AI image (actually generated by me), it was supposed to be a temporary image to be deleted immediately as I was facilitating a wikicommons training and needed to demonstrate how uploads are done, my bad.
Regarding the MP3 materials which I plan on uploading they are indeed old enough to be in the public domain amd free to use. I am the recorder of the folkstories and songs which I intend to upload. I have the consent of the storytellers to share their work under the creative commons license.
I intend to upload the files under the CC BY SA 4.0 license with the following attribution, “this audio features storytelling by…..”
I hope this answers your question. Thank you for your attention to this matter. UMASOYE (talk) 21:59, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello everyone could you take a look at this thread please?@Abzeronow @Iwaqarhashmi@Jmabel looking forward to your feedback. UMASOYE (talk) 02:49, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Umasoyee: Are you saying you uploaded the same file instead of filing an undeletion request? - Jmabel ! talk 02:53, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel if you’re referring to the ‘eta’ file yes. I didn’t know how to file the undeletion. UMASOYE (talk) 07:14, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Umasoyee: Commons:Undeletion requests.
Umasoyee, I don't want to impede you doing what sound like potentially valuable uploads, but I'm sure you can see from the above why I hesitate to assume you completely know the ins and outs of what you are doing. The reason we don't let new users upload MP3s is because when we didn't have a rule like that, a high percentage of MP3s new users uploaded had problems, often ones that meant we could not keep the files. So I'm going to make a suggestion (Pinging @Abzeronow to make sure this also makes sense to him). We grant the right to Umasoyee, but with a specific understanding that Umasoyee will upload three MP3 files, and then contact Abzeronow and myself (Jmabel) to review those before uploading any more, so that if something here does not look right to either of us, we have a chance to head off any big problem, and we have an early chance to show Umasoyee anything that needs to be done differently. Would everyone agree to that? - Jmabel ! talk 07:27, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you @Jmabel for your consideration. This is fine by me, if @Abzeronow also supports. UMASOYE (talk) 09:42, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Agree this is exactly what we should do! I couldn't agree more. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 13:59, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with Jmabel's proposal. @Jmabel: I'll grant the right shortly. Abzeronow (talk) 17:53, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Abzeronow (talk) 17:56, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

HoosierMan1816

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I would like to make minor improvements to files without having to make an edit request each time. Thank you. HoosierMan1816 (talk) 01:39, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Oppose good uploads overall but also problematic ones in recent months. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 07:57, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done for now. Please reapply in a few months. Abzeronow (talk) 17:59, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
May I ask what my problematic uploads are? HoosierMan1816 (talk) 20:56, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Iwaqarhashmi: I imagine the copyvio from May was one of them. Abzeronow (talk) 21:17, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, absolutely. Even though that's my biggest concern, I'd be willing to overlook it and cut them some slack if it wasn't followed by two additional files with no permissions. As I mentioned above, they've uploaded good files in general, but it would be wise to wait a few months to gain more experience with copyright issues. Best, Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 22:38, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Metrophil

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I would like to be able to upload new versions of files other than mine. I was in the process of updating files like File:SPNV NRW.svg (a diagram of regional rail lines in a German state) and similar ones. I hadn't realised you now need a right for that. Thanks. Metrophil (talk) 23:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Support Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 23:45, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done --Didym (talk) 00:02, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! --Metrophil (talk) 07:35, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edo999

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I'd like to upload new versions of public domain cartoon title cards. Some of the files I want to replace were poorly captured and have visual deffects (letter or pillar box, visible grain, watermarks...). I used a variety of techniques to generate screen captures from video (e.g. deinterlace, alignment, median stacking...) and I'm hoping to upload higher quality version of these images. Thank you. Edo999 (talk) 14:17, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Oppose sorry edit count too low. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 14:33, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm fairly new to Wikimedia Commons, but have been editing Wikipedia for over 10 years with nearly 2,000 of edits in multiple languages. Edo999 (talk) 15:26, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You have 1k+ edits on your home wiki, but not here on Commons where you're requesting the autopatrolled right. Please read the guideline above. Thank you! Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 15:55, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done for now. Please reapply when your edit count is closer to 500. Abzeronow (talk) 17:35, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Y2hyaXM

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I'd like to upload new versions of election maps in the 2024 United States elections, all of which were uploaded by users other than me. In Maryland, the state that I've focused most of my edits, ballots are still being counted and the percentage margins in each county are being updated daily, and I'm currently stuck having to ask the person who uploaded the maps for each election to update them for me. Y2hyaXM (talk) 03:38, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Oppose lots of copyvios. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 07:48, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Unless I'm misinterpreting something, the copyvios I uploaded to Commons were at the very beginning of my time editing on Wikipedia (almost three years ago) and at a time I didn't fully understand copyright issues that affect the site. Y2hyaXM (talk) 13:08, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The most recent copyvios were deleted less than a year ago. Would you mind telling me what has changed since then? Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 13:39, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The audio files that were deleted in December 2023 were clips from congressional hearings uploaded on C-SPAN. I saw similar clips being used on the pages of some U.S. representatives and figured these kinds of clips were in the public domain. They were not. Older than that were some images I uploaded of Joe Vogel, a Maryland state delegate who personally emailed me the images for use on Wikipedia, but were deleted by a VRT editor because they deemed that the images didn't have sufficient permissions. Y2hyaXM (talk) 14:02, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Since these file deletions, I've generally avoided asking state legislators for images to use on Wikipedia and have made sure that the audio clips I upload to Wikimedia are in the public domain, whether those clips be from videos uploaded by U.S. representatives onto their social media platforms (PD-USCongress) or from within the U.S. House chamber itself. Y2hyaXM (talk) 14:05, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, thank you for answering. I'll leave it up to @Abzeronow since they're an admin and usually handle these requests. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 14:19, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It sounds like they've learned from their mistakes. I can grant this right temporarily if you're still concerned about copyvios. Abzeronow (talk) 17:21, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think I'm too concerned about the copyvios anymore since it's been quite a while now. I was convinced by their answers and wanted to get your take on it. They've made lots of good contributions and deserve a chance. It's totally up to you whether you want to grant them autopatrol temporarily or permanently. Best, Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 18:07, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AutoWikiBrowser access

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See also: Commons:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPageJSON.

UPF official

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Dear colleagues. I would like to try using AutoWikiBrowser on my files for typo fixing, category checking, find-replace. I think VisualFileChange will not cover all my needs. Please, grant me access if appropriate. UPF official (talk) 10:44, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Oppose honestly, I'm not sold on the idea of you requesting AutoWikiBrowser access a day after you were granted autopatrolled. There was a lot of issues with your edits when you requested the simplest autopatrol right. On the other hand, AWB is much more complicated and needs to be handled very carefully. In my opinion, you should have waited some time before requesting AWB and getting familiar with the rights you were recently granted. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 20:24, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for answering, Iwaqarhashmi. Sure. Later is ok, since this is the proper procedure. UPF official (talk) 21:22, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I wouldn't say that's necessarily the proper procedure. It's more of my personal opinion and definitely one way to do it. I'd like to hear what others think about this too. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 08:48, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In fact this request is an experiment, Iwaqarhashmi. If you think it is not good I do not push for it. It will take me a while before uploading many more photos to really MASS process. Unable to know closely what AutoWikiBrowser is in practice, hard for me to judge if I need it. Thank you for your time. UPF official (talk) 09:01, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
UPF official: I'm not the one to say if it's good for you or not. I'm just a user like you, trying to help. Ultimately, it's up to the respectful admins to decide if it's something they want to allow. Best of luck to you! Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 09:32, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dmartin969

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Would be useful for the current categorising project I'm working on. Thank you. Dmartin969 (talk) 07:01, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Question: Dmartin969, have you tried using Cat-a-lot for this? Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 07:16, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Patroller

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See also: Patrol guideline.

Rollback

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See also: Rollback guideline.

Template editor

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See also: Template editors.

Filemover

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See also: Renaming guideline.

Perohanych

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I often come across files with incorrect names. For example, like this one File:Листопад 2024року. Ценрт(перехрестя) села Кленове Макіївської ОТГ Ніжинського району.jpg

I hope that my competence, moderation, and prudence are sufficient to obtain the status of a file renamer. I promise that I will use this status for the benefit of Wikimedia Commons --Perohanych (talk) 18:54, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose you've made only 1 FM request this year and 6 in the past, of which 2 got declined. Please make a considerable amount of good FM requests before reapplying. Thank you! Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 19:10, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Iwaqarhashmi How many undeclined FM requests do I need to make to get your support? --Perohanych (talk) 08:48, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's not about the number of undeclined FM requests you make, but rather the quality to ensure that you're familiar with the renaming guidelines. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 08:56, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm amazed at the number of languages ​​you know. Sorry for off-topic :) --Perohanych (talk) 09:13, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's fine! You know I'm always learning new things. 😊 Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 09:53, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Iwaqarhashmi I carefully studied the renaming guidelines and significantly improved its Ukrainian translation.
I am also fully aware of the possible negative consequences of moving files and understand the need to fix all hyperlinks if I move a file without leaving a redirect. I am also aware that the first time I violate the guidelines, I will be stripped of my file mover privilege. --Perohanych (talk) 20:00, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's good to know. I see you've made a FM request today, please do a few more good ones before reapplying for the right. I really hope everything works out for you. Good luck! Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 20:53, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done for now. Please reapply after you've made some more FM requests. Abzeronow (talk) 17:37, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK, not a problem, I'll reapply later, after making more FM requests --Perohanych (talk) 20:04, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ysabella

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Good day. In the last days I come across poorly named images. I would really like to apply for Filemover so I don't always have to request for it and I can do that on my own. I also can certainly help process renaming requests. If you think it's too early to apply and I should gain more experience, then I'm very happy to do so. Thank you. איז「Ysa」 21:12, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Support Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 22:37, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Support Grand-Duc (talk) 04:01, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hi Ysabella, do you think the requested filename here is within the scope of renaming policy? --Ratekreel (talk) 10:38, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi @Ratekreel. The image is in the category Gabrellia Lera. The category description says: "Gabrellia Lera, model also known as Andrea or Drea." In my opinion, it is not necessary to label the photo with just Nude Model 2016. Since the name is known, it can also be included in the file name for better comprehensibility. But if you as filemover think that the old name is good enough, just simply delete the request. Greetings: איז「Ysa」 10:58, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I do believe the filename is ambiguous and should be changed. My question is, do you think the file name you requested (File:Drea-4019 (2016).jpg) complies with our naming policy? Ratekreel (talk) 11:13, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, user Inertia6084 renamed the image exactly as I suggested. The image was uploaded by user VF9, who also uploaded File:Drea-4660 (2016).jpg. I based my suggestion on this one. And yes, it corresponds to the examples given under Criterion 2. The model's name is now included in the picture, so it's fine, or what more could you want? Otherwise you would have to rename all the images in the category to harmonize the whole picture series. If you think I don't have enough experience with renaming files yet, it's okay, I'll be glad to continue learning. Greetings: איז「Ysa」 14:09, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Ysabella, as I mentioned above, I believe the filename was ambiguous and needed to be renamed (qualifying for a rename under Criterion 2). What I am asking is whether the filename File:Drea-4019 (2016).jpg complies with our file naming policy. --Ratekreel (talk) 18:12, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Dear Ratekreel, yes, maybe it would have been better of me to suggest File:Gabrellia Lera photoshooting February 2016 (4019) as a new name, but then you might as well start renaming the whole series. If I remember correctly, my previous suggestions were all implemented as suggested, except for the ones about the World Naked Bike Ride (I just suggested to name them WNBR, as an example Special:Diff/960165984, there were a few more). I think each of us has made some bad postponement suggestions that wasn't thought through, until we looked into the matter in more detail. Overall, my suggestions probably weren't that bad, otherwise two other file movers certainly wouldn't give me a support vote. איז「Ysa」 19:15, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Ysabella, exactly. You could have suggested (under Criterion 2) something like File:Gabriella Lera photoshooting February 2016 (4019).jpg, which is more compliant with the file naming policy. Renaming the whole set is policy-compliant only if the filenames are being harmonized; otherwise, it is not allowed because they match no criteria for renaming unless the request comes from the original uploader. However, these details only emerge after careful and somewhat detailed consideration, which is expected from users holding advanced permissions. No comments on this request. I'll leave it to the judgement of administrators. Thank you! Ratekreel (talk) 21:18, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The filename "Drea-4019 (2016).jpg" feels sufficiently accurate and totally fine for me: it is similar to the pattern given in the third example line in COM:FR#FR2. True, the starting point, the originally chosen filename, is somewhat different to the one of the example on the policy page, but the inclusion of a work-related pseudonym and the creation year makes for a name that "speaks", that is searchable and also quite short. I would never have thought that it could possibly be against the policy. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 00:19, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The filename is accurate, but something like File:Gabriella Lera photoshooting February 2016 (4019).jpg is more compliant with the policy in terms of being descriptive, specific, and common. FR2 (generic category) was applicable when the file was named File:Nude model 2016.jpg, but it no longer applies because it only covers cases where general terms, such as "smartphone," "birds," "people," or "women," are used instead of specific ones. It does not apply to vague names. Ratekreel (talk) 05:57, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ratekreel, thank you very much for your honest opinion, but please explain one thing to me? Did you just made it because of this one perhaps not so good suggestion, or did you also take a closer look at other suggestions I made? Were these perhaps inappropriate and did they not correspond to the policy? For example, what about Special:Diff/960735166, Special:Diff/960636719, Special:Diff/960636255, Special:Diff/960601677, Special:Diff/959999939, Special:Diff/959836533, Special:Diff/959562675, Special:Diff/959324588 and as a final example Special:Diff/959324835 but I could link a few more. As you can see, they were all implemented exactly as I suggested. איז「Ysa」 07:35, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I forgott to mention but please let me add something. No matter how this ultimately ends, you have helped me enormously to improve my suggestions for improvement in the future and I would like to thank you very much for that. All the best: איז「Ysa」 08:47, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Abzeronow (talk) 17:40, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ZackCarns

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hello, im here to nominate ZackCarns for give filemover userright. i saw him multiple times in FR backlog in recent months... also you can check his statistics. i hope he accept this nomination and will do file moving accordance to policies. modern_primat ඞඞඞ ----TALK 19:35, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ZackCarns modern_primat ඞඞඞ ----TALK 19:35, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Support Modern primat, sounds good to me. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 19:44, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If granted this role, I will gladly accept it. ZackCarns (talk) 19:51, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Abzeronow (talk) 17:42, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Borhan

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I found a lots of Bangladesh and India related file with problematic name here and here. I would like to help with renaming files on this category under Criterion 2 and 3. I am familiar with the renaming rules, and if I received this right, would help in Category:Media requiring renaming as well. Thank you. Borhan (talk) 08:37, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Support Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 08:41, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Upload Wizard campaign editors

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See also: Upload Wizard campaign editors.

Manojk

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I am Manoj K, a community lead from the Wikimedians of Kerala User Group & Malayalam Wikisource, with extensive experience in organizing Wikimedia events and campaigns in India, particularly focused on Commons and GLAM initiatives. Currently, I am serving as the Coordinator for Wiki Loves Birds India 2024. To ensure the smooth planning and execution of this campaign, I kindly request campaign creation rights. Thank you for considering my request. I am happy to provide additional details about the campaign or my role, if needed. Thank you. Manoj Karingamadathil (Talk) 09:26, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Question: Manojk, have you reviewed the upload wizard guidelines here and here? Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 13:51, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Translation administrator and Account creator

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See also: Translation administrators and Account creators.
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