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1 Interwiki troubles and gallery removal
2 From redirect to article
3 linking problem
4 Why commons

[edit] Interwiki troubles and gallery removal

What if there's an image already on Wikipedia with the same filename, but you want to use the Commons version? Also, I've removed most of the gallery of images, only one row is needed to demonstrate. - Kookykman|(t)(c)

Rename one of them to give it a more specific name? pfctdayelise 11:52, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] From redirect to article

I wanted to include an image found on Wikimedia Commons into an article I have been writing. But I could not find quickly how to do it. From some of the comments I saw on other talk pages I am not the only one to have had this problem. So having eventually found the information, to make life easier for those who may need the same information, I have converted this article page from a redirect into an article.

I have chosen to place how to display an image before how to upload an image because I suspect more editors want to use images in articles than want to upload images from Wikipedia to Wikicommons --Philip Baird Shearer 12:08, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Good work! Hopefully this will help people out. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 21:00, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for doing that, I was just looking for information of that sort, and you came along and did it a mere three days ago. One question I still have is, should images be uploaded to the Commons in preference to the local Wikipedia, provided the license is correct (i.e., free)? Would there ever be a reason why uploading such images to the local Wikipedia might be better (aside from it being a little easier for the uploader)?--Father Goose 07:48, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] linking problem

is there any way to link to a commons image if there is an en image (different) of the same title? Savidan 04:28, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Nope, unfortunately. You can try to get the enwp one deleted (possibly transfer to Commons if appropriate), or re-upload the Commons one under

another name. pfctdayelise (talk) 10:39, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why commons

This article tells us what commons is doesn't mention *why* one would upload to commons - what are the arguments against uploading directly to WP, other than the "available to other languages"? Does there exist other reasons? Should diagrams that are only in english be uploaded? I'm sure I have more questions, but I can't think of them at the moment User A1 (talk) 22:05, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Moving images to the Commons#Rationale --Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 16:45, 9 March 2008 (UTC)