Hmlarson

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Hmlarson!

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Your uploads from flickr

I had to delete them because of incompatible license. Please consult this table before uploading. Materialscientist (talk) 03:36, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

File:Tobin Heath at 2012 Summer Olympics final.jpg

When uploading images from flickr please give the exact flickr source or else the image will be rejected.

I gave the exact source for 8 of your images like this below and typed in a new {{Flickrreview}}:

• File:Hope Solo at 2012 Summer Olympics.jpg

This is another example Please do the rest for the other photos. Thank You, --Leoboudv (talk) 00:33, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

File:Linda Hamilton soccer.png

Hi Hmlarson, I cannot see this image at the source which you provided. --Túrelio (talk) 17:03, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

File:Wambach 2003.jpg

File:Wambach 2003.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Leoboudv (talk) 20:15, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

this? 1 166.147.88.43 20:28, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

•  Comment: The next time you upload an image, please give the exact online flickr source or else your images will risk facing deletion. PS: The link you gave me did not lead to the image. It should have been this link which led directly to the image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/experiencela/72220292/

This is what the flickr review bot is looking for and so do the Admins here. Thank You, --Leoboudv (talk) 04:33, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

File source is not properly indicated: File:Camille Levin Supercupen2013.jpg

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Denniss (talk) 19:56, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Not sure why I'm receiving these. Source link and author were listed on my submission. Another reviewer confirmed on 9/15/2013. Hmlarson (talk) 22:03, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

File source is not properly indicated: File:Camille Levin cropped.jpg

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Denniss (talk) 19:57, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

File tagging File:Wambach-cropped.jpg

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Leitoxx 01:35, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

File:Ferguson Municipal Public Library exterior.png

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///EuroCarGT 01:07, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

@EuroCarGT: permission received. Hmlarson (talk) 03:11, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 in the United States - Thank You!

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New versions

Hello, Hmlarson. I saw you uploaded a "new version" of File:2020-02-23 Arsenal WFC v Lewes L.F.C. 164.jpg, but this is not the correct way of uploading a new file. Please see Commons:Overwriting existing files, where you will see that such substantial crops should not be used to overwrite the original file. In such cases the crop should be uploaded as a new file. The CropTool can be used to easily upload a crop as a new file.

In your User history I see some more similar cases, that I will also undo. In the past, others have done the same, f.i. File:20170719 WEURO ENG SCO 5878.jpg. Please do not uloaded such crops as a new version in the same file page anymore. Greeting, Eissink (talk) 20:27, 14 October 2020 (UTC).

Strange User:Eissink, I was simply following the upload link from the image page which autofills the info on the subsequent page. Maybe that should be evaluated and revised so it actually follows the preferred method and saves you a ton of time. Hmlarson (talk) 20:31, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

I don't know about that, I have never used it and am not even aware of the possibility – could you give an example? I'd be surprised if there wouldn't be a possibility to upload the crop as a new file, because this is just not how it works. Eissink (talk) 20:33, 14 October 2020 (UTC).

I see now that some of your overwritings concern your own photographs. In such cases it is of course okay to upload what you think is a better version. The file on my watchlist that triggered my reaction, is a file from a Flickr-user: in such cases the original should not be altered (at least not with significant cropping). I saw a picture of another photographer also. I will undo my reversals of your own images, sorry. Eissink (talk) 20:38, 14 October 2020 (UTC).

User:Eissink and for the record for anyone wanting to address this issue...., to replicate:

1. Go to [1] at bottom of page (within External links section), click the link within Commons cat box.
2. Click on any image
3. On next page, click More details button at bottom right
4. In the File history section (after table), click the "Upload a new version of this file link"
5. What does it autofill in the destination filename field?

Hmlarson (talk) 20:46, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

I see what you mean, but there is a warning to keep the upload in line with the policy, which is exactly the one that I linked above, Commons:Overwriting existing files, which makes clear, I think, that huge crops should not replace the original. I hope you see what I mean. Eissink (talk) 20:55, 14 October 2020 (UTC).

There is way too much buried policy to read here. An effective solution and efficient use of time and resources would be to not autopopulate the field. Is it possible for you to rename my version with "_cropped" at the end? Hmlarson (talk) 21:10, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

I have uploaded a new crop using CropTool. You can find CropTool in the sidebar on the left. Default is to automatically upload it as a new file, which then includes the categories of the original, as well as the license etc., and it leaves a link to original and vice verse. Default is also the extension "(cropped)". I encourage you to try it, it is really convenient, you only need to log in once and then it will be always available. Good luck. Eissink (talk) 21:53, 14 October 2020 (UTC).

Sorry, you probably meant Miedema – here's a new crop. Eissink (talk) 21:56, 14 October 2020 (UTC).

I have already changed the picture in the articles too, and I cropped these also: Summer O'Brien and Angela Beard. Eissink (talk) 22:03, 14 October 2020 (UTC).