User talk:Ikan Kekek

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Currently inactive discussions can be found at User talk:Ikan Kekek/archive. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:36, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

Images

Dear Colleague. Thank you very much for writing a defense for my photo to be deleted. Unfortunately, a group on the Hungarian Wikipedia is in favor of deletions in both articles and images. I would greatly appreciate it and thank you if you (and perhaps other friends of yours from the Global Wikipedia) would write 1-2 lines for the files (now) marked for deletion.

These are currently being deleted: [1], [2], [3]. But recently I have been attacked for having a lot of junk in the pictures I upload (typically of Hungarian buildings, building details, public utilities, natural objects), and for that reason they will be deleted. (I believe that although my pictures are not always sharp and beautiful, they have documentary value about things in Hungary that Google Street View does not film, and sometimes there are no pictures of them on the internet.)

If you are interested, here is the discussion in Hungarian: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szerkeszt%C5%91vita:12akd#Commons. (I wrote my arguments there to other Hungarian editors, but they don't accept them. They only look at how aesthetic a picture is. Wikipedia is not an Art Album, where there can only be beautiful pictures of beautiful things - although those are good too, of course. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, where in my opinion there is also a place for manhole covers, garbage cans, and dilapidated parts of buildings.)

I respectfully ask you and your English / French / etc. friends who are at home in the world of Global Wikipedia to help me preserve my photographs, because due to the demolition of many buildings / changes in the environment, they will one day have historical-documentary value for Hungary.

You can see my many uploaded photos, many of them over the years, of things in Hungary, especially Budapest, here: [4]

Thank you very much for reading, with respect: 12akd (talk) 07:29, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi. I call things as I see them on Commons deletion requests, but I don't think I should try to participate in Hungarian-language Wikipedia discussions, and as a result of this kind of request, you risk being accused of canvassing.

I do generally agree with your point of view, but Wikipedia is indeed not an art album and it is Commons and not Wikipedia that is at issue here. It's perfectly reasonable for Wikipedians to choose which Commons images to use in Wikipedia articles, but not to delete photos from Commons just because, as you say, they're of ordinary things that are not beautiful.

You might want to rephrase this message to make it an argument only and not a request for participation on hu.wikipedia, and perhaps start a thread on Commons talk:Deletion requests or somewhere else more appropriate that I can't think of right now.

Best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:12, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your answer. 12akd (talk) 14:37, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Sure thing. Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:35, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Could you give these DRs a check when you got time?

• Deletion requests/File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 European title.png
• Deletion requests/File:Personality Database icon.svg
• Deletion requests/File:Img history 01.png
• Deletion requests/File:Giant bomb.svg
• Deletion requests/File:E1M7dots.png
• Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Anhdaubep

I just wanna move on with them but people arent interested it seems Trade (talk) 01:45, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi. I expressed opinions or asked questions about some of them, but I don't think my opinions are really needed for admins to make decisions. Do you know I'm not a Commons admin? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:35, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Generally speaking admins won't close ambigious cases with 0 votes.

There's a reason i asked you to give your input and not to actually conclude the DR Trade (talk) 04:05, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

I see. Sometimes, I don't think I can give any kind of useful input or even ask a useful question, but I'm glad to do so when I can.

Best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:19, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Got anything to add to File:Elliot Rodger's diary snippet on sexual frustration.png or File:'We Do The American People's Business' - VP Vance.webm?--Trade (talk) 21:14, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

Old logo deletion

Hello i wanted to open the discussion on this. The reason we (brand managers from commercial businesses) request old logo deletion is because google pulls old logos from Wikipedia and this means old logos appear all over the web along with your current logo. This is damaging to commercial brands as they become inconsistent and it is confusing to audiences. This is why we request deletion of old logos to prevent this market confusion. Please consider policy change here. Could you also consider unindexing/tagging old logos so that google does not scrape them. TCSBrandTeam (talk) 14:08, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

You're not going to get a policy change by posting to a user's talk page. You could try Commons talk:Deletion policy. In any case, I will continue to strongly oppose. The options for you are to edit file descriptions and request Commons:File renaming. Memory-holing history is not a function of this site. Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:08, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Please help me

Hello Ikan Kekek, an editor desires to block me even if I have done nothing wrong. I just add evidence to contradict the accusations, thank you CNEcija12345 (talk) 11:17, 7 April 2025 (UTC).

I'm not an admin on this site, so what would I be able to do if your allegations are true? Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:11, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hello; [5] This user has vandalized the Ardebilak image page that belongs to me and arbitrarily removed the deletion tag.(Aflatooni 2050 (talk) 16:03, 30 April 2025 (UTC))

I see that, but I am not an administrator on this site, so there is nothing I can do. If they do it again, you should start a COM:ANU thread.

Best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:24, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Aflatooni 2050 and Ikan Kekek: I've taken care of this, see User talk:۲۱ آذر ۱۳۲۵#Disruptive editing. Please note that you can always ask users in such cases to refrain from such edits. Every user can do this. Regards, AFBorchert (talk) 18:12, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for taking care of this! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:17, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Comment

Just a side point but in my experience there's a real issue with people nominating images for deletion as COPYVIO in cases where the uploader can't realistically verify they created the photograph because of long ago the files were uploaded, them not being active anymore, Etc. Etc. Not to say I have any clue what to do about it since obviously files shouldn't get a free pass just because the uploader can't confirm the license but it is something I run into more often I'd like to. Maybe that's something to think about coming up with a policy or some kind of guideline for though. It would help mitigate a lot of the more questionable speedy deletion requests. The current way things are handled isn't necessarily fair to uploaders anyway. Like someone should have to be a lifelong contributor to not risk their files being deleted but I don't know what the alternative is with how things are currently. --Adamant1 (talk) 10:39, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

I agree with your analysis of the problem. I don't think that we should assume an upload is bad because it's someone's only upload or it was uploaded a long time ago. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:34, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

I don't understand your position on the fictional logo for Los Cabos International Airport

Specifically, Commons:Deletion requests/File:LCAAI.jpg.

It sounds like you've never been to Mexico; to date, I have vacationed there nine times. Any experienced traveler knows that most Mexican international airports are operated by regional corporations and the airports don't actually have local logos, they operate under the regional corporation's logo. That is the case with Los Cabos International Airport.

So if I'm reading your position correctly, it's okay for me to invent, for example, an entirely fictional logo for Microsoft Corporation, or San Francisco International Airport, and then I can upload it to Commons under a Creative Commons license, and then transclude it into in multiple Wikipedia articles, and the transclusion in and of itself on WP immunizes the file from deletion from Commons? That sounds insane.

If your interpretation of current Commons policy is a faithful one, then we need to have a massive RFC at some point on how Commons policy has completely gone off the rails. Coolcaesar (talk) 05:18, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

This is all irrelevant to COM:INUSE. Read that, and if you want to argue with it, do so at Commons talk:Project scope. I have no position on the accuracy or inaccuracy of a file that's in use, so there's no point whatsoever in arguing with me about that. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:54, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

Welcome back to FPC

Glad to see your thoughtful and carefully considered comments on FPC again, I missed them for a long while! A couple of months ago someone commented that FPC "support"s were degrading to Facebook likes. Tagooty (talk) 11:53, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. My hands and arms improved, and with the bot warning sister sites about deletion requests, I no longer had to try to monitor COM:DR. I hope life has been treating you well!

All the best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:38, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Glad to hear you are in better health. All's well at my end. Vacationing in Morocco, as you'll notice from my current submissions to Commons. Tagooty (talk) 19:13, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Enjoy! Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:00, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Information on temporary account IP viewer rights

Hello Ikan Kekek,

On November 12, temporary accounts will be enabled on Commons. The IP of unregistered users will then be hidden for most users. You, as a patroller or license reviewer, are eligible to request the new temporary account IP viewer right, if you need it to continue fighting vandalism and abuse on Commons. If you want to request the right, please file the request here. Please be aware that you also have to accept the Wikimedia Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy in your preferences. For more information about temporary accounts, look at the project page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:34, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

File:Learie Constantine 1930 03.jpg

Think the upgraded documentation should make it unavoidably clear. Adam Cuerden (talk) 06:23, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

Yes, it's good. Thanks! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:29, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

AI on FMC

New things calls for new guidelines and rules. Should AI-generated media be allowed on Featured media candidates? Share your thoughts and/or vote on Commons talk:Featured media candidates#AI-generated content. You are being asked since you vote on that project. Thank you, --Cart (talk) 17:30, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, Cart. Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:04, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

Merry Christmas and warm wishes for a joyful, healthy, and peaceful New Year 2026! -- Radomianin (talk) 09:47, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! I'll be working on Christmas as usual, spreading cheer to people who can't go home, or rather whose home is a nursing home. Have a wonderful holiday! Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:43, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

• That is truly admirable - being there for people who cannot spend Christmas at home means more than words can say. My wife is a nurse and will also be working during the holidays. Warm regards, and wishing you strength, comfort, and moments of joy throughout the Christmas season. -- Radomianin (talk) 09:18, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

  Thank you. This is a job for me, just as your wife's job is admirable but is also a living, but it makes me happy to help make people's holidays more joyous. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:08, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy holidays! * 2026 !

	* Happy Holidays! *
	Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo! Joyeux Noël et bonne année! Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr! Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku! Щасливого Різдва i з Новим роком! Boldog karácsonyt és boldog új évet! Καλά Χριστούγεννα και καλή χρονιά!    -- George Chernilevsky talk 15:09, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Wow, a multi-lingual greeting! Thank you/merci/grazie/gracias/bitte/köszönöm szepen/todah/arigato gozaimasu/terima kasih. And the same to you! I wish you peace and safety in the new year. Slava Ukraina! Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:46, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

...and a Happy New Year.

Warm greetings from Italy. Terragio67 (talk) 16:32, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Mille grazie. Buon natale! Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:47, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2026! Joyeux Noël et une bonne année 2026 ! Frohe Weihnachten und alles Gute für 2026! AFBorchert (talk) 22:52, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! Same to you! Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:55, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

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	Merry Christmas and a happy new year! ✴ Aristeas (talk) 16:53, 22 December 2025 (UTC)
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Thanks, same to you! And I love the photo and what you linked it to, which is one of my favorite Christmas carols! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:05, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy holidays and best wishes for 2026!

✨ Happy Holidays Ikan Kekek! 🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎉 Best wishes for 2026! -- Giles Laurent (talk) 20:11, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! Same to you! And what a beautiful photo! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:04, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and happy New Year Ikan! Thank you so much for your continued thoughtful advice and commentary. – Julian Lupyan (talk) 21:39, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, Bro. Glad to get to know you through your photos! All my best to you for the holidays and new year! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:04, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

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Warm greetings from Rio Grande do Sul! heylenny (^talk/_edits) 02:15, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

--Tagooty (talk) 15:25, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! I wish you the same! Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:38, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Photo Critique Request

Hi Ikan Kekek, would you mind helping me critique this photo if it matches FP? Due to evironment restriction, this is the furthest point I can take a photo. And it can't correct perspective distortion, otherwise the horizontal line would become a curve. I'd like to hear your opinion, thank you. 瑞丽江的河水 (talk) 11:13, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi. It's good - sharp, high-resolution, detailed, and of a nice motif. I don't think it would pass on FPC because the reviewers there usually object to perspective distortion, but I have guessed wrong about results of nominations there several times recently. The blue in the sky might be a little dark and toward the gray side.

Best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:32, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

I apologize

I truly didn't mean to offend anyone personally, and I apologize if it came across that way. I'm a human being, not a robot, and sometimes my Greek temperament takes over. I hope we can now put this incident to rest and that it won't have any further consequences for peaceful coexistence here on Commons. I will now concentrate on my actual goal: photographing all the villages in the municipality of Sitia and uploading them to Commons. I hope you accept my apology. Best regards. Petro Stelte (talk) 06:24, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

You really don't need to apologize to me, but I would be ungracious not to accept. Onward. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:22, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Re: Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo

Hi. I'm the user who brought forward the deletion discussion of File:Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo en 1971.jpg. Just wanted to inform you that I followed your advice and edited the file description to reflect its status. In the meantime, I extracted a file depicting the actual Martínez Verdugo, File:Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo in 1971.jpg, and replaced the deprecated file in the projects using it with the new file. Best regards. EdgarCabreraFariña (talk) 11:30, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Great! And the two men do not look similar at all. Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:50, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Language question: “delist(ing) candidate”

Hi Ikan, I need a little help from a native speaker. Working on improvements for FPCBot and on some new archival categories for featured picture nominations, I still wonder what the correct English expression is when people nominate existing featured pictures for delisting.

1. People often just call this a “featured picture delist candidate” or “featured picture delist nomination”.
2. Somehow I think that “featured picture delisting candidate” and “featured picture delisting nomination” would be better.
3. Or are both phrases bad and we must use “featured picture candidate for delisting” and “featured picture nomination for delisting”?

Could you give me a hint what is correct – 1 or 2, or must we use 3? Or something else? Thank you very much! – Aristeas (talk) 10:47, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

I'd use "Candidates for delisting from featured picture status". -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:54, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Your suggestion is really lucid and avoids any misunderstandings. I will use this phrase and the corresponding “candidates for featured picture status” for the comments in the FPCBot code and in other places, and I have renamed the new candidate archive categories according to your wording, because it makes it much clearer what the difference is between the different types of nominations. It’s good to have that done and to use clear category names before we add these categories to all the old nominations from the previous years. Thank you again and all the best, – Aristeas (talk) 20:07, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

My pleasure!

Best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:05, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

Deletion request of the fake CAIXA logo

Hello! Some months ago you reviewed a deletion request of this file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caixa_Econ%C3%B4mica_Federal_logo.svg At the time, the file was linked at many other Wikipedia pages, so the deletion was denied. Now the file does not have any links to it anymore, so I opened a new deletion request. Can you review it again? Thanks! Bazem (talk) 02:48, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

I have no objection to deletion if it's not in use. Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:00, 20 April 2026 (UTC)