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This page is only for listing images which are duplicates or otherwise unneeded. For copyright infringements, use Misplaced Pages:Copyright problems. For licensing issues that are not copyright infringements, use Misplaced Pages:Possibly unfree images. For images duplicated at the Commons use the {{NowCommons|Image:newname.ext}} tag instead of listing here, unless there's some reason the version here actually needs to be deleted.

Images that have been listed for more than one week are eligible for deletion if either a consensus to do so has been reached or no objections to deletion have been raised. Such images should be dealt with as soon as possible.

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As per the speedy deletion policy, administrators can delete on sight "n image which is a redundant (all bits the same or scaled-down) copy of something else on Misplaced Pages and as long as all inward links have been changed to the image being retained." This does not include visually similar pictures, such as PNG versions of JPEG images. Such images should be listed here instead. For the time being, this also does not include photos copied to Wikimedia Commons.

Deletion guidelines for administrators -- deletion log -- List of empty images

Listing instructions

To list an image on this page, simply add it to the bottom. If it has been replaced by another image, also list that image, in the format "] - obsoleted by ]".

Always inform the uploader that their image is at imminent risk of deletion by adding a message to their talk page. You can use {{idw|File name}} (replace "File name" with the name of the image or media).

If you remove an image from an article, you should list the article from which you removed it, so there can be effective community review of whether or not the image should be deleted. This is necessary because image pages do not remember the articles the images used to be used on.

Add the following message to the top of any image page listed on this page: {{ifd}}, which shows up as:

The purpose of this file is currently being discussed in accordance with Misplaced Pages's image use policy. The outcome of the discussion may result in the file's usage or license being changed, or possibly its deletion.

Please share your thoughts on the matter at this file's entry on the Files for discussion page.

Feel free to edit the file description page, but the page must not be blanked and this notice must not be removed until the discussion is closed.

How to list a file for discussion:
1. Add {{ffd|log=2024 December 27}} to the file description page.
2. Add {{subst:Ffd2|1=Files for discussion|uploader= |reason= }} ~~~~ to add a line to today's FfD.
3. Add {{ffdc|1=Files for discussion|log=2024 December 27}} in the caption on each page in the file links.
4. Please consider notifying the uploader by placing {{subst:ffd notice|1=Files for discussion}} on their talk page(s).

This template should only be used on file pages.

On this page, state the reasons that the image should be deleted. Some people like to use the following abbreviations:

  • AB (absentee uploader) - the uploader has not contributed to Misplaced Pages in a long time, and is probably unavailable to answer questions.
  • CV (copyright violation) - the image might be used in violation of copyright, or else there is no copyright info provided
  • NE (not English) - the image contains text that is not English.
  • NS (no source) - image does not contain source and copyright info; tagged with {{No source}}. Replaces UV below.
  • OB (obsolete) - the image has been replaced by a better version.
  • OF (out-of-focus) - the image is blurry.
  • OR (orphan) - the image is not used on any pages in Misplaced Pages.
  • UE (unencyclopedic) - the image doesn't seem likely to be useful in an encyclopedia
  • UV (unverified) - image does not contain source and copyright info; tagged with {{unverified}}

Please sign any listing or vote you add, by adding this after your comment: ~~~~

Instructions for administrators

General

Before deleting an image, make sure of the following:

  • That the image has been listed on this page for one week or longer
  • That the uploader has been alerted on their talk page to the imminent deletion of their image
  • That no objections to its deletion have been raised, or that a consensus to delete has been reached
  • That the image is not used in any articles (note that "What links here" is not currently reliable)
  • That the image is not currently being processed as a copyright violation

To delete an image, open the image page and click either the link, "Delete all revisions of this image" or the usual "delete" tab at the top of the page. Either will work. (This was not the case in previous versions of the software.)

Also, please specify the reason for deletion in your deletion summary. Examples:

Orphaned and obsoleted, listed on IfD since (date)
Orphaned copyright violation, listed on IfD since (date)

If you delete an image listed on this page, remove the listing and note your removal in your edit summary.

Avoid processing your own nominations.

Images moved to Commons

When deleting an image because it is now at the Wikimedia Commons, make sure the Commons version is totally kosher. Among other things, check that:

  1. all relevant revisions of the image have been pushed to the Commons, not just the most recent one.
  2. the Commons version really is as good as or better than the local one.
  3. the Commons version is really free, and properly tagged.
  4. the Commons version is properly attributed.

Also consider preserving the image description here. Otherwise the image will still be shown but the page will also say "This page does not exist".

Unverified orphans

Unverified orphans have been moved to Misplaced Pages:Images and media for deletion/Unverified orphans. See the discussion on the talk page there for details on what is to be done with them. Please list unverified orphans on that page. If unverified orphans are listed on this page (WP:IFD), then instead of deleting unverified orphans from here at the end of the 7-day period, they should be moved to the unverified orphans page instead. – Quadell 14:58, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)

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I don't see why this flag should be deleted. Its source is linked - the Town of Cary's Public Information Office (the ones who do the press releases) provided a PDF, and I converted that to a png. The use certainly falls under fair use if not something less restrictive. -- ke4roh 00:25, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)
It is not the copyright issues with the flag. OR stands for orphan, which means it is not being used in any articles. If you can find a way to use the flag in the Cary article, then I will remove this listing. Plus, I went by Cary today, its a nice place. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 01:17, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Oh yeah, Ke4roh, I also suggest you look at Image:Cary,_North_Carolina_flag.png. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 01:18, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the clarifications. I'm happy with the proposed deletion. -- ke4roh 16:32, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)
Being an orphaned image is no proper cause for deletion. → JarlaxleArtemis 03:13, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
Yes it does. It states at the top of this page: OR (orphan) - the image is not used on any pages in Misplaced Pages. If the image is not getting any use on Misplaced Pages and if there is no way we can use it, we can place it on here. I just removed one listing today, since we found a use for it. Plus, as I mentioned earlier, there was another copy of the image on here. Why have two or three copies of the same image if we can use just one? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:21, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Keep unless the same flag already exist. — Instantnood 04:02, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)
It already does: Image:Flag_of_Hong_Kong_(1959).png. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:30, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

**I also support the nom, since I do not see an image, so I cannot seem to find a source for the image. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 20:13, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Unfair and oppose. User_talk:Zscout370 remove the gif from the stub template, and immediately declar it as OR, which is extremely unfair to the creator. There is no official rule that an animated gifs can't be used for template. Furthermore, the user above is making blunders in the template, putting a overwhelmingly large HK flag in it. That's sheer vandalism. The template will be reverted to an older version, so the pic will be no longer orphaned.
The user above should not make any across-the-board alternation without notifying the original creator. That's extremely offensive and disrespectful!-- Jerry Crimson Mann 21:14, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I am trying to fix the error, but server problems are preventing me from fixing it. I have placed a notice to ask others to fix it for me. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:19, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
As for the notification issue, see User_talk:Mcy_jerry#Image:Hkicon.gif. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:20, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
So you delete it before a notification! Ande of course your justification for deleting the pic is not that reasonable! Once you've changed the template, immediately you want to thro the gif into a rubbish bin in the next second! Come on, the pic is certianly designed for the template, and of course it will become an orphane if you take it away from the template. --Jerry Crimson Mann 21:35, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I am asking around to see about animated images to be used in templates. I am still getting the server issues, so I will not try to mess with the template any more. However, as I said before, once I removed the image from the template, it was not being used on any page, thus making it an orphan. And once an image becomes an orphan, I always like to place it on IFD (here) and let the uploader know what is going on. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:42, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Of course you can throw it away once you remove it from the template...why not make me informed before you mercilessly put the little pic here? Btw, the very first reason, i.e. animated pic is unsuitable, is obviously a dud. I do think the animation can instil dyniics and vigour into Misplaced Pages. Just looking at the moving little icon at the left hand corner would just be a tiny little fun, eh? And no official rules tell me you are not allowed to make a template with an animated gif, right? Don't forget the interesting oddball Barnstar...it's animated too. Animated templates are no big deal at any cost.
Well, I'm angry not because my pic being deleted (though I felt a bit sad about it), but because you're not telling me what're you going to deal with the orphaned pic before putting it into the incinerator. That sounds like a plotted conspiracy: you removed it, you made it orphaned, you dumped it in here...
-- Jerry Crimson Mann 21:49, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Keep. Zscout370 should not have removed it from the template and listed it here until a confirmation for the guidelines on stub templates have been obtained. — Instantnood 04:02, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)
I think Zscout370 was well within his rights to replace the animated GIF pseudo-flag with a plain old flag icon in the template, guidelines or no guidelines. Having removed its only use on Misplaced Pages, why not tag it for deletion? I admit I'm new here; maybe I'm missing something, but I think this is pretty much how it's supposed to work. HorsePunchKid→龜 05:35, 2005 Jun 10 (UTC)
So I told you that sounded like a "conspiracy"; the whole deletion preocess was conducted merely by a one-man band. Furthermore, that's not a matter of pseudo flag or not. That's an icon here, and obviously the icon is created from the bauhinia symbol appearing both HKSAR flag and emblem. The symbol is not fake, the flag design is not fake, (I didn't use an orchid instead of a bauhinia) barring it's animated. How come you can call it is pseudo!? -- Jerry Crimson Mann 05:54, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
If that is the case, then all of my entries on here are a "conspiracy". Plus, as for the gudielines, I wish for everyone involved in this dispute to see Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Stub_sorting#Animated_images. There is a link to get rid of stub icons, Misplaced Pages:Suspend_use_of_stub_icons. Plus, as for the orphan issue, if the image is not being used on Misplaced Pages, then I try to list them on here, if I made them orhpaned or not. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:34, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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