Commons:Requests for rights

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edit this message How to make a request First make sure you clicked the correct edit-link and you are actually requesting the right you want. Copy the following and append it to the text-area: {{subst:rfr|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|2=reason}} Thank you. ~~~~ Replace reason with a rationale based on the rollback guideline, renaming guideline or the patroller guideline. Press Publish changes. Note Please check back periodically so you can respond to any queries. If your request has remained unanswered for several days, consider personally asking an administrator. Administrators, please welcome users granted a new right with an appropriate message. When requesting rights that need support by the community (e.g. administrator) please go to Commons:Requests and votes! If you request the rollback-right, please read the how-to first. Admins and anyone with global rollback don't need to request rollback. License reviewers don't have to request the patrol flag.

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As a rough guideline, administrators usually require editors to have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits, and to have been active in the last thirty days. Patrollers and License reviewers don't have to request this flag. Find possible candidates.

• Dirk Hünniger (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I would like to overwrite existing PDF versions of Wikibooks with new updated versions wikibooks. I also tried to upload them to files with new version names, but this causes large administrative work since the new file needs to be linked in may places, see File:MySQL.pdf for a example that I could overwrite without needing special rights since I was the original upload and see File:Human Physiology LaTeX Version.pdf and File:Human Physiology.pdf for a file where I had to upload under a new name because I lack the rights at the moment Thank you. Dirk Hünniger (talk) 08:31, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Rettinghaus (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I'm requesting the autopatrol right to update and/or improve existing image files Thank you. Rettinghaus (talk) 08:46, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Overwrites like File:Francesco Maria Veracini.jpg should be uploaded as new files. Going from greyscale to sepia is not a minor visual change. Abzeronow (talk) 18:39, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• 19 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I kindly request the autopatrol right to update and/or improve existing image files. E.g. currently planning to update various French army insignia rotations. Thank you. 19 (talk) 17:01, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to see some more edits from you. Under 100 is generally too low, even accounting for your patroller status on Chinese Wikipedia. Abzeronow (talk) 18:43, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• RooneyDonal21 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I'm requesting the autopatrol right to update and/or improve existing image files on Irish Railway and Northern Irish Railway articles. Thank you. RooneyDonal21 (talk) 19:33, 27 June 2024 (Irish Standard Time)

Unfortunately, your edit count is too low for that right at this time. Abzeronow (talk) 20:44, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Kadı Message 17:19, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• JalenFolf (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I am requesting the autopatrol right to update and/or improve existing image files. Thank you. JalenFolf (talk) 16:57, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Kadı Message 17:19, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Dclemens1971 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I am requesting the autopatrol right because I am about to update several dozen map files (to reflect minor boundary changes, example here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ECUSA_Chicago.png) which I am currently not allowed to overwrite. Granting autopatrol rights will lighten the burden of reviewing individual file requests at Commons:Overwriting existing files/Requests. Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:02, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Abzeronow (talk) 15:58, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• President Loki (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I am requesting the autopatrol right, mainly for editing map images. I believe I have a good track record of map image edits and uploads. (One example is the United States abortion laws map, which I have made many helpful edits to in order to reflect changing laws and court rulings in the country.) If given this right, I will use it to continue to make helpful edits mainly to map images as I believe I have done in the past. Thank you. President Loki (talk) 09:30, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Dactylantha (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I would like to apply a deletion notice in bulk to a category of images that I am appealing to be removed due to incorrect copyright status - Category:Images_from_Auckland_Museum_marked_with_cultural_permissions as per my request at Commons:Deletion_requests/Category:Images_from_Auckland_Museum_marked_with_cultural_permissions. There are ~2500 images requiring this notice as per the deletion request requirements, and OpenRefine seems untenable as a batch editing option as the reconciliation service currently has a bug that has stopped me from doing any editing to that category. Of course, if there is an alternative to AutoWikiBrowser I would be happy to hear it - anything is better than copy and pasting 2500 times! Thank you. Dactylantha (talk) 01:47, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dactylantha, you could request that job to be done on Commons:Bots/Work requests. --Achim55 (talk) 18:31, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Danielt998 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I would like to fix common spelling/formatting errors in English descriptions for files Thank you. Danielt998 (talk) 18:31, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Danielt998: Hi. Sorry for the long delay. Can you please give some examples of intended edits? -- CptViraj (talk) 05:34, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

License reviewers don't have to request this flag.

As a rough guideline, administrators usually require editors to have made at least 1,000 useful, non-botlike edits or a large amount of justified renaming requests at Commons before they will consider granting the filemover right.

• Iwaqarhashmi (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I would like to apply for the File mover right to rename files. I've been contributing on Commons for quite some time, and I have been doing lots of file renaming requests recently. I have a good understanding of the renaming guideline, and I think it would be really helpful if I have the right and could just do the moves myself. Thank you. Waqar💬 15:19, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Taylor 49 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I apply for the "File mover" right on Commons. I have been active on this wiki and on other wikis for many years. I would like to move files with problematic names in accordance with the relevant policy myself. I am aware that I subsequently must fix transclusions of the file on wikis using it. Thank you. Taylor 49 (talk) 11:49, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Niegodzisie (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Though I do not make that much requests, I am very active on Wikimedia Commons since a couple of years and I know the renaming guideline, I won't overuse these rights. Thank you. Niegodzisie (talk) 07:51, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Vsdetoni (Projeto Mais+) (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Hello, everyone! I'm writing another message here to reinforce my previous request! Our deadline for the start of the campaign is approaching! Thank you for your attention!. Vsdetoni (Projeto Mais+) (talk) 19:08, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. Érico (talk) 20:39, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Vsdetoni (Projeto Mais+) (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Hello! I would like to request permission to create campaign pages on Wiki Commons. I am part of the project Projeto Mais Teoria da História na Wiki, and we are promoting an event for content editing on Wikimedia projects called Mais Mulheres em Teoria da História na Wiki. One of the activities is uploading images of women intelectualls and the PDF file of women's scientific productions under free license to WikiCommons according to the event's scope. The project has done something similar in the past, with the only difference being the event's theme, as you can see here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard?campaign=MaisDiversidade. Thank you very much in advance. Vsdetoni (Projeto Mais+) (talk) 17:57, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. Érico (talk) 20:39, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Only bureaucrats can grant these rights, so please request them on the bureaucrats' noticeboard.