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Sj: happy PD Day to you! I start by searching FFD, PUF, and fair use images (some of my methods are listed at
User:Wikiacc/Public Domain Day) but it's mostly luck. It just so happened that the Nepenthaceae images were uploaded in two large batches, the bulk of which were still around as fair use, so I checked the deleted contributions for those uploaders.
I'll take a look at that page! There are certainly synergies among the various efforts to find and retag 1923-63 PD files, especially the deleted ones. Deletions of old images tagged as fair use can be hard to track down, including F5, PROD, and FFD nominations that don't mention years.
Wikiacc (
¶) 19:35, 1 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Perhaps we can change Commons policy to keep file pages for all files deleted on (c) concerns, and categorize them by estimated year-of-expiry –
SJ + 20:08, 1 January 2024 (UTC)reply
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by
visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. LizRead!Talk! 22:54, 24 January 2024 (UTC)reply
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Dear Wikiacc..I think it's better to upload full-size public domain images to Commons rather than Wikipedia!
Maher27777 (
talk) 13:12, 17 April 2024 (UTC)reply
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Maher27777: For new uploads, absolutely! But when the full-size image is already in the Wikipedia file history, I find it easiest to
restore the full-size version first, and then move to Commons via
established tools. Do you agree?
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¶) 21:26, 17 April 2024 (UTC)reply