Wikipedia:Images for deletion
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Administrator instructions

Images and media for deletion (IfD) is for listing images which are unneeded. Images that have been listed here for more than 5 days are eligible for deletion if either a consensus to do so has been reached or no objections to deletion have been raised. Undeletion requests should be brought to deletion review.

If you have questions if something should be deleted, consider going to Wikipedia Media and Copyright Questions

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Instructions

What not to list here

I. For speedy deletion candidates, do not use this page; instead use {{db|reason}}. See the criteria for speedy deletion. These are: duplicates (where both images are on Wikipedia), thumbnails, broken images, non-existent images, non-commercial, "by permission" images and files which are not an image, sound file or video clip and have no encyclopedic use.

II. Images that have no source, or have an unknown copyright, or are unused or replaceable non-free, or are non-free without rationale can be marked so that they will be deleted after a week, and should not be listed on this page. Add one of the following to the image page:

1. {{subst:nsd}} if an image has no source indicated
2. {{subst:nld}} if an image has a source but no licensing information
3. {{subst:orfud}} if an image has a non-free copyright tag but isn't used in any articles
4. {{subst:rfu}} if an image has a non-free copyright tag but could be replaced by a free image
5. {{subst:frn}} if an image has no non-free use rationale and was uploaded after May 4, 2006

III. Redundant or duplicate images do not have to be listed here. Please use

1. {{isd|Full name of image excluding the "Image:" prefix}} for speedy deletion if the other image is on Wikipedia, not on Commons
2. {{subst:ncd|image name on Commons}} if the image now exists on Commons, or {{subst:ncd}} for images with the same name on Commons

IV. For copyright infringements, use Wikipedia:Copyright problems.

V. For other licensing issues, use Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images.

VI. Images that are hosted on Wikimedia Commons cannot be deleted via this process. Please use the Commons deletion page instead.

VII. If an image is appropriately licensed and could be usable elsewhere, consider copying them to the Wikimedia Commons instead of listing them for deletion. Once copied to the Commons, it is eligible for speedy deletion per criteria 8 for Images.

Listing images and media for deletion

To list an image:

State the reasons why the image should be deleted. Some common reasons are:

• Obsolete - The image has been replaced by a better version. Indicate the new image name (often abbreviated OB)
• Orphan - The image is not used on any pages in Wikipedia. (If the image is only available under "fair use", please use {{subst:orfud}} instead). Please consider moving "good" free licensed images to Commons rather than outright deleting them, other projects may find a use for them even if we have none; you can also apply {{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}} . (often abbreviated OR, not to be confused with original research which generally doesn't apply to images)
• Unencyclopedic - The image doesn't seem likely to be useful in this encyclopedia. Images used on userpages should generally not be nominated on this basis alone unless the user is violating the Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not policy by using Wikipedia to host excessive amounts unencyclopedic material (most commonly private photos). (often abbreviated UE)
• Low quality - The image is of an extremely low resolution, distorted, or has other physical image quality concerns. (often abbreviated LQ)
• Copyright violation - The image might be used in violation of copyright. (often abbreviated CV)

These are not the only "valid" reasons to delete an image. Any properly explained reason can be used. The above list comprises the most common and uncontroversial ones.

Since abbreviated deletion reasons will not be familiar to most Wikipedians, especially newbies, please consider using full words. A few extra keystrokes now can save paragraphs of explanation to a panicked uploader wondering what's wrong with their image.

If you remove an image from an article, list the article from which you removed it so there can be community review of whether the image should be deleted. This is necessary because image pages do not remember the articles on which the images were previously used (see talk page).

Instructions for closing discussions

Nominations should be processed for closing after being listed for 5 days following the steps at Deletion Process.

Old discussions

The following discussions are more than 5 days old and are pending processing by an administrator:

• Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion/2008 August 9
• Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion/2008 August 12

For older nominations, see the archives.

Discussions approaching conclusion

• Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion/2008 August 15 - Discussions with at least 4 full days since nomination. After 5 days, they may be closed.

Recent nominations

August 16

Image:Articolo31Passa il funk.ogg

Image:Articolo31Passa il funk.ogg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by TUF-KAT (notify | contribs).

• The WP:Music Samples guideline recommends that except in exceptional cases, music samples should be no longer than 30 seconds (and less than 10% of the length of the track). This sample provides no reason to exceed the guideline. BigrTex 00:40, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:05, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Art Of Noise With Max Headroom - Paranoimia (12in mix) excerpt.ogg

Image:Art Of Noise With Max Headroom - Paranoimia (12in mix) excerpt.ogg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Ian Dunster (notify | contribs).

• The WP:Music Samples guideline recommends that except in exceptional cases, music samples should be no longer than 30 seconds (and less than 10% of the length of the track). This sample provides no reason to exceed the guideline. BigrTex 00:44, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:05, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) excerpt.ogg

Image:Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) excerpt.ogg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Ian Dunster (notify | contribs).

• The WP:Music Samples guideline recommends that except in exceptional cases, music samples should be no longer than 30 seconds (and less than 10% of the length of the track). This sample provides no reason to exceed the guideline. BigrTex 00:46, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:04, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Untitled(HowDoesItFeel).ogg

Image:Untitled(HowDoesItFeel).ogg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by TUF-KAT (notify | contribs).

• Ogg files for songs are supposed to be 30 seconds long, this is double. Also, no FUR for any of the articles it's on. Undeath (talk) 03:12, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:04, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Rggi_map.GIF

Image:Rggi_map.GIF (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Atb129 (notify | contribs).

• Obselete; Image:Rggi_map.svg is of much higher quality
• Delete per nom. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:04, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:NorthBerwick(3).jpg

Image:NorthBerwick(3).jpg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Greenock999 (notify | contribs).

• Image moved to Commons with a more appropriate title - commons:Image:Dirleton Station.jpg Stewart ^(talk) 10:56, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:03, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:AMTDZoot.jpg

Image:AMTDZoot.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Tillman (notify | contribs).

• Image fails WP:NFCC#8. The image is not necessary to the understanding of the article. None of the individuals pictured or the significance of this meeting are discussed in the article. Nv8200p talk 13:05, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete, Nv8200p has it spot on. Fut.Perf. ☼ 18:41, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete certainly could be used to discuss the actions of these individuals and how this meeting pertained to their actions...but since it doesn't, the image should go. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:01, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:ASNOVA_kitchen.jpg

Image:ASNOVA_kitchen.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Owenhatherley (notify | contribs).

• Image fails WP:NFCC#8 as it is not necessary for the understanding of the article. The building is not discussed in the article. Nv8200p talk 13:09, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes it is. Quote: A few realized projects survive in the former USSR. Most notable are Ladovsky's apartment block on Tverskaya in Moscow (1929) and a series of three 'social condenser' kitchens and communal facilities built in Leningrad between 1928-31 by an ASNOVA team made up of A. K. Barutchev, I. A. Gil'ter, I.A. Meerzon and Ya. O. Rubanchik.Owenhatherley (talk) 13:12, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

• Question: If this building "survives", could a free image be taken now? Fut.Perf. ☼ 18:38, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Any wikipedian in St Petersburg could do so, but I live in London. It's by no means certain that it's not a free image, it's just not at all clear who took it - but I severely doubt that the photographer who did is either litigious or alive. Also, this image shows the original Constructivist signage, which doesn't survive. Owenhatherley (talk) 20:52, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

• Keep per owen's comments. — BQZip01 — ^talk 03:59, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Agrupacion_de_Guerrilleros.jpg

Image:Agrupacion_de_Guerrilleros.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Murderbike (notify | contribs).

• Fails WP:NFCC#8 as the image of the unidentified men is not significant to the understanding of the article. Also fails NFCC#10a as geocities.com is not considered a valid source. Nv8200p talk 16:04, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. — BQZip01 — ^talk 03:57, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Airliner_on_Sepulveda?.jpg

Image:Airliner_on_Sepulveda?.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Tillman (notify | contribs).

• Fails WP:NFCC#1 as road and runway still exist so a similar image could be created or is understandable with text alone. Nv8200p talk 16:13, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

This would be a difficult photo to reproduce, which is why it was considered newsworthy when it was published in the LA Times. And a text description of the event wouldn't be effective, in my opinion. So I believe the image meets all NFCC requirements. --Pete Tillman (talk) 22:10, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

• Keep While the highway and the airport still exists, you don't see an airline pass over the freeway everyday. It would be extremely hard to re-produce it. (if impossible) Undeath (talk) 23:07, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
  • The degree of difficulty to reproduce is rarely considered for non-free content. A free image could be created. -Nv8200p talk 23:14, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

If a free version of this photo later becomes available, the present one could be retired. It's also worth noting that the present photo is licensed for free, non-commercial reuse. --Pete Tillman (talk) 03:17, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

The question in NFCC#1 isn't whether a free alternative exists, but whether one can be created. And for the purposes of Wikipedia, if an image is not licensed for commercial use, then it is not really free. Mosmof (talk) 03:54, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

• Delete - there's no discussion of the image itself, or even a mention of the photograph or the illusion of the taxiway being level with the street in the article body. Since the taxiways over Sepulveda are active, it would be possible to create an image of a plane going over the street without unreasonable difficulty (i.e. this image on Flickr), and if one set up a camera in the same spot and pointed to the same angle, one could create an image that serves an identical purpose, right? --Mosmof (talk) 03:54, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete - Does not significantly increase the reader's understanding of the topic WP:NFCC#8 Fasach Nua (talk) 12:07, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

This images is creative commons licenced on the source page, it has had the wrong tag added, so fix licence Fasach Nua (talk) 12:13, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

weak delete The nature of the source licence is that it can be used on WP, however it is moving the project away from its goal Fasach Nua (talk) 12:18, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

• Delete, replaceable, and the point being illustrated is only a minor curiosity anyway that isn't really of encyclopedic concern for a discussion of the street. "The street passes under a runway" is an encyclopedic statement about the street. "If you put your camera at a certain point, you can make a snapshot that makes it look as if an airplane is rolling across the street" is not an encyclopedic statement about the street. This image is certainly nice and entertaining - but not more. Fut.Perf. ☼ 18:28, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

The image draws attention to the article's statement that Sepulveda passes "underneath two of the runways of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)." And who says encyclopedia articles (and illustrations) shouldn't be entertaining?

Lighten up, folks. This photo is Creative Commons-licensed, amusing, and encyclopedic. We are supposed to use common sense for this kind of stuff. Cheers, Pete Tillman (talk) 18:46, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Nobody said encyclopedia articles shouldn't be entertaining, and nobody is arguing for deletion because the image is too gosh darn entertaining. And common sense says you can create a image free of restrictions that makes the same point and draw attention to the point that the street passes under two taxiways, albeit not one as dramatic or in as aesthetically pleasing. Anyway, it's all Jimbo's fault for not allowing non-commercial images on Wikipedia, so blame him, not us. Mosmof (talk) 18:54, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

"Anyway, it's all Jimbo's fault for not allowing non-commercial images on Wikipedia, so blame him, not us."

Oh, I do, I do. Thoroughly dumb policy, imo. But somehow I doubt he'll be intervening here ;-]

More seriously, why not let the image stand until something better comes along? Do you really think the article would be better without it? --Pete Tillman (talk) 19:36, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

This argument may seem common sense, but it's been discussed ad nauseam project-wide and rejected. We don't do that, as a matter of principle. Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:29, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps it seems common sense because it is common sense? Remember, Ignore all rules! Cheers, Pete Tillman (talk) 20:53, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

WP:IAR?. More to the point, this is a copyrighted image we don't have the legal authority to use just because it's a "fun" image. — BQZip01 — ^talk 03:46, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

• Please read the license. It's a CC license, for free (non-commercial) reuse. Wikipedia indeed has the right to use it, as does anyone else, except for resale. Pete Tillman (talk) 18:23, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
  • But Wikipedia has to allow for commercial use of its contents, or it wouldn't be free (as in, not "free of charge", but "free of restrictions") and contradict the terms of the GFDL license. And have you noticed what happens when you enter the correct license for the photo? --Mosmof (talk) 23:31, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete Completely replaceable image. No need for a copyrighted image. Simply adding a link to CC license doesn't suddenly make the image free for use. — BQZip01 — ^talk 03:41, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:BrianUNM.JPG

Image:BrianUNM.JPG (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by StarScream1007 (notify | contribs).

• Invalid non-free use rationale Inasmuch as there is a free image of Brian Urlacher at Commons: Image:302343997 76a1a28f71.jpg, this image fails WP:NFCC#1. The use also fails WP:NFCC#8, for the article’s only critical commentary on the image is that Urlacher set a weight lifting record at the University of New Mexico, but this is perfectly clear without the image. The image had to be IFDed because the uploader has repeatedly removed {{di-disputed fair use rationale}} tags. —teb728 t c 19:27, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
• This image has already had more than its fair share of discussion, and has gone through a trainwreck of a disrupted process, starting from a mistaken out-of-process non-admin "closure" of an initial replaceability tagging. Talk page discussion has already determined that it's not legitimate, even without the free replacement that's now been found, so I'm closing this early as delete. This should have been deleted back in February. Fut.Perf. ☼ 18:20, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:WTVG-3d.jpg

Image:WTVG-3d.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by RingtailedFox (notify | contribs).

• Non-free image, almost IDENTICAL to the logo in the infobox . Not neeeded ViperSnake151 20:12, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. Delete. --Apoc2400 (talk) 22:48, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. — BQZip01 — ^talk 03:56, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

August 17

Image:MAPOFTWATISTAN.png

Image:MAPOFTWATISTAN.png (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Ann hphg (notify | contribs).

• Seems to be an edited image of google maps. WP:NFT I'd venture. Q ^{T C} 00:34, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
• Please co-delete Image:BREAKINGDAWNPLAGUE.png and Image:CHURCHOFHEATHUSANDLEDGERSAINTS.jpg, which were used in the same hoax article. --Masamage ♫ 00:52, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:DSC02592.jpg

Image:DSC02592.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Oguzhantr (notify | contribs).

• Orphaned image that does not seem to contain any encyclopedic properties. Q ^{T C} 00:56, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:06, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Aa444a.jpg

Image:Aa444a.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Oguzhantr (notify | contribs).

• Image claim self made of desktop with is under copyright with no fair-use claims. Q ^{T C} 00:58, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:AdDSDSADSADsız.JPG

Image:AdDSDSADSADsız.JPG (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Oguzhantr (notify | contribs).

• Orphaned Unencyclopedic image Q ^{T C} 00:58, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Adsızadfafa.JPG

Image:Adsızadfafa.JPG (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by Oguzhantr (notify | contribs).

• Orphaned Unencyclopedic image Q ^{T C} 00:59, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:MalachyImage007.gif

Image:MalachyImage007.gif (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by F9QPS81 (notify | contribs).

• A false image of the Coat of Arms for Gregory X. His COA is actually this: Image:C o a Gregorio X.svg. Was used on Prophecy of the Popes until August 17. « ₣M₣ » 01:14, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete misleading, orphaned image. — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:06, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:MalachyImage019.gif

Image:MalachyImage019.gif (delete | talk | history | logs) - uploaded by F9QPS81 (notify | contribs).

• A false image of the Coat of Arms for Eugene IV. His COA is actually this: Image:C o a Eugenio IV.svg. Was used on Prophecy of the Popes until August 17. « ₣M₣ » 01:16, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
• Delete misleading, orphaned image...but you are citing the same coat of arms for two different families? Isn't this the same coat of arms as above? Why? — BQZip01 — ^talk 04:08, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

• • This isn't the same CoA, notice the pattern inside the shield. dothefandango (talk) 06:37, 20 August 2008 (UTC)