User talk:GaelVector

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, GaelVector!

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File:Brawl Stars Logo.svg

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Reconrabbit (talk) 19:26, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

File:ذي قار.jpg

Hi GaelVector. I noticed that a deletion request you made was not done correctly.

This is not an unusual mistake, but I'm leaving you this message to help you get this right in the future.

There are several steps to making a deletion request (DR) correctly; among other things you must transclude the deletion into the correct daily DR list, and to notify the page creator and optionally other human (non-bot) editors of the page. By far the easiest way to do all of this correctly is to use the automatic Nominate for deletion or Nominate category for discussion tool in the Tools menu on the sidebar per COM:DR#Starting requests and COM:CFD#Starting requests, which takes care of all that using vetted Javascript. If you prefer to add the {{Delete}} template or {{Category for discussion}} template manually, you are required to follow the instructions in the template, including the "Click here to show further instructions" portion (or Commons:Deletion requests/Listing a request manually policy or the "By hand" portion of COM:CFD#Starting requests, normally collapsed). Again, though, there is no need to follow complex instructions if you use the automatic tools.

Also worth knowing: on Commons, {{Delete}} is not a "speedy delete" request like it is on many other projects; instead, it starts a discussion of whether the file should be deleted. If you think a particular media file really obviously does not belong on Commons, see the instructions at Commons:Criteria for speedy deletion. Common cases that are better handled with a speedy delete than a DR include:

• own work within 7 days (COM:CSD#G7)
• empty category never likely to be used (COM:CSD#C2).

Common bad reasons people have for making DRs in the first place include:

• after renaming a category, trying to delete the resulting redirect in violation of policy COM:CATRED
• making a DR for a file where there is already a current DR
• trying to delete one's own work within 7 days (use {{G7}} instead)
• placing {{Delete}} on the deletion subpage itself, or on a talk page.

Also, please don't use {{Ffd}} (that's an English Wikipedia thing).

If you have further questions about the deletion process, you can ask them at COM:Help desk or COM:Village pump.  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:06, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Hi GaelVector. I noticed that deletion requests you made 1 and 2 were not done correctly.

This is not the first time you've made this mistake; when you get this wrong, it creates a fair amount of work for other people to clean it up. Please do try to get this right in the future.

There are several steps to making a deletion request (DR) correctly; among other things you must transclude the deletion into the correct daily DR list, and to notify the page creator and optionally other human (non-bot) editors of the page. By far the easiest way to do all of this correctly is to use the automatic Nominate for deletion or Nominate category for discussion tool in the Tools menu on the sidebar per COM:DR#Starting requests and COM:CFD#Starting requests, which takes care of all that using vetted Javascript. If you prefer to add the {{Delete}} template or {{Category for discussion}} template manually, you are required to follow the instructions in the template, including the "Click here to show further instructions" portion (or Commons:Deletion requests/Listing a request manually policy or the "By hand" portion of COM:CFD#Starting requests, normally collapsed). Again, though, there is no need to follow complex instructions if you use the automatic tools.

Also worth knowing: on Commons, {{Delete}} is not a "speedy delete" request like it is on many other projects; instead, it starts a discussion of whether the file should be deleted. If you think a particular media file really obviously does not belong on Commons, see the instructions at Commons:Criteria for speedy deletion. Common cases that are better handled with a speedy delete than a DR include:

• own work within 7 days (COM:CSD#G7)
• empty category never likely to be used (COM:CSD#C2).

Common bad reasons people have for making DRs in the first place include:

• after renaming a category, trying to delete the resulting redirect in violation of policy COM:CATRED
• making a DR for a file where there is already a current DR
• trying to delete one's own work within 7 days (use {{G7}} instead)
• placing {{Delete}} on the deletion subpage itself, or on a talk page.

Also, please don't use {{Ffd}} (that's an English Wikipedia thing).

If you have further questions about the deletion process, you can ask them at COM:Help desk or COM:Village pump.  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:54, 30 November 2025 (UTC)

Please do not remove deletion requests

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Please do not remove deletion request tags from images before an administrator has closed the debate. If you do not agree that the image should be deleted, you can express your opinion on the deletion request page. You can find this page via a link in the deletion request tag or at Commons:Deletion requests. Thank you.

--Abzeronow (talk) 21:43, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

OK GaelVector (talk) 23:38, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

Flag of Maseru, Lesotho 178.178.244.187 21:36, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Requesting renaming this file to File:Flag of N****.svg

Hi @GaelVector

Well, it would be very interesting to know how the name of an official state in Africa could be racist. Please explain this to me, otherwise I would politely request that you refrain from such requests for renaming. Thank you. Regards, זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 21:55, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

The name Niger is used to mock people of African descent; this insult can be so serious that it is even considered a crime in some countries. GaelVector (talk) 12:03, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

Tell that to the people who named that country; see en:Niger and the references therein. This section is in reference to Special:Diff/1096376987.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:59, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Flag deletion requests

Hi GaelVector, thank you for contributing flags to Commons. Please don't start deletion requests for older versions of flags like for example you did at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Bandera del Departamento Quetzaltenango.gif (twice), instead tag these with {{Vector version available}} or related templates. Thank you, Multichill (talk) 18:54, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

File:Flag of Artemisa, Cuba.svg

File:Flag of Artemisa, Cuba.svg has been nominated for deletion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Flag of Artemisa, Cuba.svg This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much! 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!

CubanoBoi (talk) 01:41, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

Wikimedia Commons has a specific scope

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  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:53, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Please do not remove deletion requests

For File:Flag of Dih Qar Governorate of Irak.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by GaelVector (talk • contribs) 15:52, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

File:Bandera de Lankaran.png

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User who nominated the file for deletion (Nominator) : None.

And also:

• File:Flag N'Djamena.svg ( Nominator : None | Reason : )

I'm a computer program; please don't ask me questions but ask the user who nominated your file(s) for deletion (shown above) or at our Help Desk. //Deletion Notification Bot 2 (talk) 12:21, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

File:Bandera de Mangystau.png

File:Bandera de Mangystau.png has been nominated for deletion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Bandera de Mangystau.png This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much! 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!

Nurken (talk) 21:11, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Copyright violations

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Hello GaelVector. You have uploaded one or more files that are copyright violations. You have done so despite requests from editors not to do so, and despite their instructions. See Commons:Licensing for the copyright policy on Wikimedia Commons. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules by subject matter useful. This is your last warning. The next time you upload a file that violates copyright, you will be blocked. Please leave me a message if you have further questions.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:12, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Renaming requests

Hello @GaelVector

I've noticed that you're always using criterion 6 for your renaming requests. However, this isn't intended for that purpose; it would only be used if, for example, the file contained a duplicate "File:File" or "svg.svg", etc. In the future, please use criterion 1 (Original uploader request). Thank you and best regards, זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 20:25, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Ok GaelVector (talk) 00:14, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Deletion request and speedy deletion requests

Please refrain from suggesting files for deletion and then attempting to expedite the decision with a Speedy deletion request citing "fair use." In that case, the new content would also have to be deleted. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 23:08, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

@GaelVector: Please stop nominating your files for both deletion and speedy deletion simultaneously. This only creates unnecessary administrative work. Furthermore, you should provide a more detailed explanation of the exact error. If there are any errors, you can overwrite the file instead of uploading it again each time. Consider this a warning. Regards, זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 21:56, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

Samorian state flag

Do not add unsourced flag designs to Wikipedia pages. HetmanTheResearcher (talk) 23:03, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

File:Flag of Huehuetenango Department.svg & File:Coat of Huehuetenango.svg

Hello @GaelVector

May I ask you a question, please?

I'm currently replacing older PNG versions with newer SVG versions in the language versions and intended to do the same with these two files. However, I noticed that your new version of the Huehuetenango Department flag and coat of arms has a faint "Huehuetenango" inscription that looks like a watermark. In both files File:Flag of Huehuetenango Department.svg and File:Coat of Huehuetenango.svg, the inscription is also obscured by the pyramid at the top, which looks unsightly. Whether intentional or unintentional, this inscription is not present in the PNG versions, such as File:Huehuetenango Flag with Coat.png or File:EscudoHueHue.png. You should perhaps consider removing this text from both files, as it really doesn't look good, but please, again, not by creating new files and causing unnecessary discussions about deleting the old ones. As the uploader, you can simply upload a new version, which would make things much easier overall. Thank you and best regards, זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 06:43, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

Coral Sea Islands, Prince Edward Islands, Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, and Heard and McDonald Islands flag

Hi, GaelVector!. Can you upload the Coral Sea Islands Flag  Done, Prince Edward Islands Flag, Auckland Islands Flag, Campbell Island Flag Done, and Heard and McDonald Islands Flag?. Sources [[1]], [[2]], [[3]], [[4]], and [[5]]. ~2025-34297-41 (talk) 19:02, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Please stop vandalising Commons. Geoffroi 20:26, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Flags of the prefectures of the Central African Republic

Hi, GaelVector!. Can you upload the flags of Bamingui-Bangoran, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kémo, Lim-Pendé, Lobaye, Mambéré, Mambéré-Kadéï, Mbomou, Nana-Grébizi, Nana-Mambéré, Ombella-M'Poko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Fafa, Ouham-Pendé, Sangha-Mbaéré, and Vakaga?. Sources [[6]]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2025-36400-89 (talk • contribs) 07:25, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

File:Bandera de Cuilapa, Santa Rosa.svg

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User who nominated the file for deletion (Nominator) : None.

I'm a computer program; please don't ask me questions but ask the user who nominated your file(s) for deletion (shown above) or at our Help Desk. //Deletion Notification Bot 2 (talk) 00:09, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

File:Flag of Baja Verapaz Department.svg

File:Flag of Baja Verapaz Department.svg has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. Traditional copyright law does not grant these freedoms, and unless noted otherwise, everything you find on the web is copyrighted and not permitted here. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that. The file you added may soon be deleted. If you have written permission from the copyright holder, please replace the copyvio tag with {{subst:OP}} and have them send us a free license release via COM:VRT. If you disagree that the file is a copyright violation for any other reason, please replace the copyvio tag with a regular deletion request. Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

 

User who nominated the file for deletion (Nominator) : None.

I'm a computer program; please don't ask me questions but ask the user who nominated your file(s) for deletion (shown above) or at our Help Desk. //Deletion Notification Bot 2 (talk) 14:45, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

File:Bandera de Emberá-Wounaan.svg

File:Bandera de Emberá-Wounaan.svg has been marked for speedy deletion. (Reason: see Commons:Deletion requests/File:Emberá-Wounaan Flag.svg, this design is a hoax flag created here in Commons) Why not upload a picture of a plant, animal, or anything else which fits into our scope. You can contribute any media type you want, including but not limited to images, videos, music, and 3D models. Start uploading now! If you don't have anything to upload at the moment, why not take a look at our best images or best videos, sounds and 3D models. If you have any doubts/questions don't hesitate to visit our help desk.

User who nominated the file for deletion (Nominator) : Taichi.

I'm a computer program; please don't ask me questions but ask the user who nominated your file(s) for deletion (shown above) or at our Help Desk. //Deletion Notification Bot 2 (talk) 20:23, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

File:Bandera de Guna de Madungandí.svg

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User who nominated the file for deletion (Nominator) : Taichi.

I'm a computer program; please don't ask me questions but ask the user who nominated your file(s) for deletion (shown above) or at our Help Desk. //Deletion Notification Bot 2 (talk) 20:28, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

??

Please, I'm going to ask you not to do this. You've deleted access to deletion requests. If you continue, I'll think you're vandalizing. Taichi (talk) 22:31, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

Source of derivative work is not properly indicated: File:Anti Gay.svg

This file may be deleted.

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Taichi (talk) 18:31, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

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--Bedivere (talk) 19:29, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

Unblock

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File:Flag of Petén Department.svg

File:Flag of Petén Department.svg has been nominated for deletion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Flag of Colon.svg This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much! 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!

User who nominated the file for deletion (Nominator) : ~2025-35597-93.

And also:

• File:Flag of Chiquimula Department.svg ( Nominator : ~2025-35597-93 | Entry page : Commons:Deletion requests/File:Flag of Colon.svg )

I'm a computer program; please don't ask me questions but ask the user who nominated your file(s) for deletion (shown above) or at our Help Desk. //Deletion Notification Bot 2 (talk) 16:56, 15 January 2026 (UTC)