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Your recent bot approvals request has been approved. Please see the request page for details. Tim1357 (talk) 19:17, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Ok, thank you. multichill (talk) 19:20, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Bot issue

Hi Multichill, your bot isn't recognizing the KeepLocal tag. As you can see here, it keeps adding the "NowCommons" tag, which means someone might delete it. Could you fix it so that it recognizes the "NoCommons" and "KeepLocal" tags? Cheers, SlimVirgin ^{TALK contribs} 00:11, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. {{NoCommons}} and {{KeepLocal}} are on my skip list, but the redirect {{Keeplocal}} was not in my skip list. I added it now. multichill (talk) 12:00, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks. SlimVirgin ^{TALK contribs} 16:05, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

You need to add {{Keep Local}} and {{Keep local}} as well. These have a space in between. --Sreejith K (talk) 05:27, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

File:A soldier of the Great War, known unto God; Essex Farm cemetery 2999986145.JPG

Hi Multichill,

Can you modify your bot to not include the {{nowcommons}} tag if there is a {{nocommons}} tag on the page? - Tbsdy (formerly Ta bu shi da yu) ^talk 22:11, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Sure, looks like I also missed that redirect :-( multichill (talk) 19:52, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

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hi, can you please run the nowcommons bot again i moved some images to commons but forgot to add nowcommons but i don't remember witch?--IngerAlHaosului (talk) 08:42, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm running again. multichill (talk) 10:36, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Bot operation with multi-lingual versions of an image

After I uploaded an image to Wikipedia, a copy was made of it on Wikimedia Commons with the filename translated into Czech. BotMultichillT recently made an edit, and suggested that the original be deleted. Is there some preferred way that I can remedy this with the two versions of the file? Thanks Mr3641 (talk) 20:11, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

commons:File:Visualization of wiki structure using prefuse visualization package.png looks better. multichill (talk) 17:35, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Sherif Sonbol image, please help!

Hi Multichill,

Thanks for your comment on http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/File:SherifD.jpg

I'm sorry as I don't upload stuff in Wikipedia too often, so I eventually mess things up (like with not changing the filename to make it more Wikipedia-fit). Please, could you tell me what steps to follow in order to tag and then delete the file at the above link?

The image is on Wikipedia Commons at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherif_Sonbol.jpg

What should I do now? Any advice or reference (article etc...) will be very appreciated.

Thanks so much, --Welle 1 (talk) 13:56, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

You don't have to do anything at all (besides waiting). The image is already tagged with the speedy deletion tag {{Nowcommons}}. Might take some time because there's somewhat of a backlog. multichill (talk) 17:27, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks very much Multichill. That's awesome. --Welle 1 (talk) 22:20, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

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VernoWhitney (talk) 23:00, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

PD-Italy

Please modify your Bot to exclude images tagged as {{PD-Italy}} from marking as available on Commons. File:Savoia-Marchetti SM.81.jpg should not have marked in this way. --Denniss (talk) 16:17, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

The bot tags all files, no exceptions. If a unfree file was moved to Commons you should tag the image here with {{NotMovedToCommons}} and nominate the file for deletion at Commons.

This helps to track down files like these and these. multichill (talk) 17:38, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Proposed Commons Image

Awhile ago, you said the Patsy Cline-WSM Studios 2.jpg image in the Patsy Cline article can now be available at the Wiki Commons, but when I looked at the Commons, it wasn't there. Why is that? Dottiewest1fan (talk) 17:28, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

You are now a Reviewer

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Thank you, multichill (talk) 12:38, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

BotMultichill and Wikipedia files with the same name on Wikimedia Commons categories

Hi, I see that BotMultichill has been busy adding images to Wikipedia files with the same name on Wikimedia Commons categories including backdating them. However, I'm a little concerned because there is no actual overall category for those images and since the actual dated categories aren't being created (Category:Wikipedia files with the same name on Wikimedia Commons as of 2 April 2010 for example was a red-link even with all the images being added), those images are vanishing into a no-mans' land. Is it possible for you to find out what dates the bot was adding stuff to and if possible, create the categories? We should also have Template:NowCommons do some sort of automatic move for those without a date ("as of unknown date" or something). -- Ricky81682 (talk) 05:52, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

when bot adds file to category check if that category exists if not add {{subst:Wikipedia files with the same name on Wikimedia Commons starter|6=add_the_date_here}} where add_the_date_here is in the format "2 April 2010". --IngerAlHaosului (talk) 10:56, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

I'm about to create all the missing categories. multichill (talk) 11:03, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Ok, did that. As for the images without a date. I see I missed a couple I'll do those first. When I'm done with that we can modify the template to put the remaining undated images in a "as of unknown date" category. multichill (talk) 11:33, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Whatever you used to create the missing categories make sure you include it in the bot that dates the files. --IngerAlHaosului (talk) 16:05, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Opinion requested at Bot requests

Hello Multichill. There is a proposal at Bot Requests that I would like your opinion on. Thanks! ▫ JohnnyMrNinja 18:33, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Wow, those go back a ways...

Hi! In regards to those photos, I had permission from their owner to post them here. Dan Furtado is the webmaster of the site I got those from and he is in fact using some of my own photos over on that site. Kind of a mutually agreed "quid pro quo." I'll see what I can do to rationalize the use, but do believe me when I state that they are used with permission. Thanks for asking; I know how sticky copyvio issues can be. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 19:09, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Oops, scratch that: I just checked the photos and both already have a rationale. They're from Trainweb.org which, according to our own template, allows them to be used for any purpose so long as they're properly attributed and not uploaded to Commons. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 19:12, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

That's not a proper rationale, see Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline what it should look like. If you have permission you can send it to Wikipedia:Volunteer response team. multichill (talk) 19:19, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

missing categories

categories for Wikipedia files with the same name on Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia files on Wikimedia Commons as of are missing, http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Special%3ACategories&from=Wikipedia+files+with+the+same+name+on+Wikimedia+Commons
and this one too

http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Special%3ACategories&from=Wikipedia+files+on+Wikimedia+Commons+as+of

--IngerAlHaosului (talk) 16:23, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi IngerAlHaosului, looks like someone deleted some of my same name categories. I'll see if I can have an admin undelete them or I'll just (re)create them. As for the files with a different name, see Template talk:NowCommons#Improve NowCommons. Please support it so it can be implemented :-) multichill (talk) 16:48, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Created everything, see Category:Wikipedia files on Wikimedia Commons and subcats. multichill (talk) 21:21, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

I started to use the review system, i am real happy with it.

File desrciption pages for files on Commons

Hi Multichill. Thanks for tagging file desrciption pages for files on Commons for deletion. Your work is appreciated! I see you've been using the {{db-f8}} tag; while there is nothing really wrong with using that tag, please consider using the {{db-f2}} tag instead which is more specifically suited for this purpose. Once again, thanks for helping out!! Best, FASTILY ^(TALK) 19:49, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

I knew there was a better tag, I just couldn't find it :-) Thanks for pointing it out. multichill (talk) 19:50, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Request

I saw you created Category:User-created public domain images from July 2010. Please do not create maintenance categories in advance by more than 1 day. There are people who date templates in advance and you creating this category early prevents SmackBot from detecting those incorrectly dated templates and fixing them.
See also: Wikipedia:List of monthly maintenance categories given month.
Thank you for your understanding, Debresser (talk) 17:24, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Looks like creating monthly categories is your job. I'm sorry if you feel unemployed now, I was just cleaning up Category:User-created public domain images and it's almost the end of the month. I usually have my bots create these kind of categories, I don't plan on doing that on a regular basis myself. multichill (talk) 19:21, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

WATE-TV

I've been trying to upload the WATE-TV tower picture to the article I wrote on Sharp's Ridge, Tennessee, next to the second paragraph under the "Communications Hub" section. The picture of the tower that is there is not the Spectracite Tower..the picture I'm trying to upload, is. That other picture ("Former TV Tower on Sharp's Ridge") that someone else uploaded, needs to be moved way down to the 8th paragraph that starts off "A much smaller 800-foot tower....." because that's the tower that paragraph is referring to. In fact, I have pictures that I have taken and own of all of the towers that relate to each paragraph that are very photogenic... Wikipedia's system of uploading pictures is too complicated. Can you help me, please?Csneed (talk) 05:01, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

65 Bel Air File

Hi Not sure what template to use for File:65 Bel Air.jpg author entered image into PD for information purposes only. I only found a PD template for any purpose. (Vegavairbob (talk) 23:12, 2 July 2010 (UTC))

Wikipedia files with a different name on Wikimedia Commons as of unknown date

Can you please run the bot Wikipedia files with a different name on Wikimedia Commons as of unknown,and sort into dated category.--IngerAlHaosului (talk) 16:33, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

I concurr with IngerAlHaosului. I've occasionally done some of them by hand, and in the process have revived some commons category dates. ----DanTD (talk) 04:47, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

It's on my todo list, not sure yet when I'm able to do it. multichill (talk) 18:45, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

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Bot UTF-8 issues

Hi, so you know, your bot has apparent UTF-8 encoding issues. See File:ChateauPau.jpg as an example. I only spotted this issue since it creates difficulties with the tool I created, and it doesn't load the proper image correctly. [1] --AllyUnion (talk) 00:44, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Bot error with 16-bit characters

See [2]. Not sure if you were aware of that, but it seems to be a common issue. Dont' even know if your bot is doing that task anymore ftm. Magog the Ogre (talk) 01:48, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I've blocked your bot. I and another user above asked you to fix this issue, and you didn't. Please fix it. Magog the Ogre (talk) 00:00, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

I guess you didn't read the topic beneath this one (it's fixed). multichill (talk) 07:11, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Hmm. I guess I'll have to program my eyes to look for the word "gibberish" instead of just "8", "16", "UTF", "Unicode", or "character" when searching for a thread about unicode problems. Alright, apologies. Magog the Ogre (talk) 08:05, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Latin1 encoded as UTF8 gives gibberish :-( No problem, now I just have to figure out how to hunt down the incorrectly linked files. multichill (talk) 08:09, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Simple. Iterate through Category:Wikipedia files with a different name on Wikimedia Commons, ignoring the "unknown date" subcategory. Pull up the external links to commons, and make sure the file exists. If not, make sure it was your bot that made the edit, then replace the template with the correct one. Magog the Ogre (talk) 08:13, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Commons template

On your files listed as moved to Commons, it does list the file as is, but it lists what looks like a lot of gibberish. Can you please review your bot on this? Chris (talk) 13:42, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the not. I thought I already fixed it. Now it's fixed and tested. multichill (talk) 20:17, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Files with the same name on the commons

Your bot is tagging files with incorrect dates. It should date the tag for the date the tag is placed, not the original file creation date. Examples: File:Matt Wells 2162894085 363d8d576a o NC-KMA.jpg; File:Salyut1 with docked Soyuz spacecraft.jpg. There are others. Thank you. --Diannaa ^(Talk) 15:18, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

This is not incorrect, it's intentional. multichill (talk) 17:40, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Old Unicode bug

Back on Febuary 7, BotMultichillT added a "NowCommons" template to File:Kashin view.jpg with the incorrect Commons filename of "File:Кашин.JPG" (the correct name is "File:Кашин.JPG"). I noticed it when BotMultichill removed the template because the Commons file with the incorrect name didn't exist. Has this bug been fixed? --Carnildo (talk) 22:31, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Yup, fixed, see previous topics. Now removing templates with missing (also incorrect) file at Commons. When that's done I do a regular tagging run and files like File:Kashin view.jpg point to the right files at Commons again. multichill (talk) 06:08, 31 December 2010 (UTC)