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This page explains the role of administrators (sometimes called admins or sysops) on Wikimedia Commons. Note that details of the role, and the way in which administrators are appointed, may differ from other sites.

If you want to request administrator help, please post at Administrators' noticeboard.

There are currently 217 administrators on Commons.

What is an administrator?

Administrators as of September 2020 [+/−]
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Number of Admins: 217

  1. -revi, ko, en-3 (steward)
  2. ~riley, en, fr-1, es-1
  3. 1Veertje, nl, en-4, de-1, fr-1
  4. 32X, de, en-2, hsb-1, ru-1
  5. 4nn1l2, fa, en-3, ar-1
  6. 99of9, en (bureaucrat)
  7. A.Savin, ru, de-4, en-2
  8. Achim55, de, en-3, nds-3, la-2
  9. AFBorchert, de, en-3
  10. Ahmad252, fa, en-3, ar-1
  11. Ahonc, uk, ru-4, en-2, de-1
  12. Aka, de, en-3
  13. Alan, es, eu-3, en-2
  14. Alno, fr, en-3, es-2, pt-1
  15. Amada44, de, en-3, fr-1
  16. Андрей Романенко, ru, en-3, uk-3, be-2, fr-2, lv-2
  17. Ankry, pl, en-2, ru-1
  18. AnRo0002, de, en-2, fr-2, es-1
  19. Anthere, fr, en-3
  20. AntiCompositeNumber, en, fr-2
  21. Arthur Crbz, fr, en-4, es-3
  22. Aude, en, ar-2, de-2, es-3
  23. AzaToth, sv, en-4
  24. Benoît Prieur,fr, en-3, pt-2, es-1, it-1, hy-1
  25. Benoit Rochon, fr, en-4
  26. Billinghurst, en
  27. Blackcat, it, en-3, fr
  28. BrightRaven, fr, en-3, nl-2, es-2, zh-1
  29. Butko, ru, uk-2, en-1
  30. Captain-tucker, en
  31. Christian Ferrer, fr, en-2, es-2
  32. Ciell, nl, en-2, de-1
  33. clpo13, en
  34. Common Good, en
  35. Cookie, es, en-2
  36. CptViraj, gu, hi-4, en-2
  37. Czar, en
  38. DaB., de, en-1
  39. Dantadd, it, pt, en-3, es-3, fr-3, gl-3, ca-2, ro-1, el-1
  40. DarwIn, pt, en-3, es-2, fr-2, gl-2, ca-1, it-1, oc-1
  41. Davepape, en
  42. David Levy, en
  43. De728631, de, en-5
  44. Dereckson, fr, en-3, de-1, nl-1
  45. DerHexer, de, en-3, grc-3, la-3, es-1 (steward)
  46. Dharmadhyaksha, mr, en-3, hi-3
  47. DMacks, en
  48. Didym, de, en-2, fr-2
  49. Dyolf77, ar, fr-5, en-2, it-1, es-1
  50. D-Kuru, de, en-2, it-1
  51. Ebrahim, fa, en-3
  52. Elcobbola en, de (checkuser)
  53. Ellin Beltz, en (bureaucrat)
  54. Emha, de, bar, en-3, fr-1
  55. Érico, pt, en-2, es-1
  56. EugeneZelenko, ru, be, en-2, bg-1, pl-1 (bureaucrat)
  57. Explicit, en, es, ko-2
  58. Ezarate, es-3, en-1
  59. Fitindia, en-3, hi-2, mr-2
  60. Flominator, de, als, en-3
  61. FunkMonk, da, en-4, no-3, fo-2, sv-2, de-1, es-1
  62. Gbawden, en-3, af-1
  63. Geagea, he, ka-3, en-3, ru-1
  64. Geni, en
  65. George Chernilevsky, ru, uk-3, de-2, en-2, bg-1, la-1, be-1, fr-1
  66. Gestumblindi, als, de, en-3
  67. Gnangarra, en, nys-1
  68. Golbez, en, ja-2
  69. Green Giant, en, de-1, fr-1 (steward)
  70. GreenMeansGo, en
  71. grin, hu, en-3, de-1
  72. Guanaco, en, es-1
  73. Hanooz, fa, en-2
  74. Hedwig in Washington, de, en-4, nds-1
  75. Hekerui, de, en-4
  76. Herbythyme, en, fr-2, es-1, it-1
  77. Hesperian, en
  78. Howcheng, en, ja-2
  79. Huntster, en
  80. Indeedous, de, en-3, fr-2
  81. Infrogmation, en, es-1
  82. Jameslwoodward, en, fr-1 (bureaucrat, checkuser)
  83. Jaqen, it, en-2
  84. Jarekt, pl, en
  85. JarrahTree, en, id-1
  86. Jcornelius, de, lt-2, la-2, en-2, pt-2, fr-1
  87. Jdforrester, en
  88. Jdx, pl, en-2
  89. Jean-Frédéric, fr, en-4, es-1
  90. JGHowes, en, fr-2, de-1
  91. Jianhui67, en, zh-4, ja-2, ms-1
  92. Jmabel, en, es-3, ro-2, de-1, ca-1, it-1, pt-1, fr-1
  93. Joergens.mi, de, en-3
  94. JoKalliauer, de, en-3
  95. Jon Kolbert, en, fr-4, de-2 (steward)
  96. Josve05a, sv, en-3
  97. Juliancolton, en
  98. Julo, pl, en-2, de-1, ru-1
  99. JuTa, de, en-2, fr-1 (bureaucrat)
  100. Jusjih, zh, en-3, fr-2, ko-1
  101. Kaldari, en
  102. Kallerna, fi, en-3, sv-2, de-1
  103. King of Hearts, en, zh-3, es-2, ja-1
  104. Klemen Kocjancic, sl, en-3, de-2, hr-1, bs-1
  105. Krd, de, en-3 (bureaucrat, checkuser, steward)
  106. Krinkle, nl, en-3, de-2
  107. Kwj2772, ko, en-3
  108. Leit, de, en-3, fr-1
  109. Léna, fr, en-3, es-1
  110. Leyo, gsw, de, en-3, fr-3, es-1, la-1
  111. Lofty abyss, en, mt, it-2
  112. Lymantria, nl, en-3, de-2, fy-2, fr-1, zea-1
  113. Magog the Ogre, en, es-2 (checkuser)
  114. Mahagaja, en, de-4, fr-2, ga-2, la-2, cy-1
  115. Maire, pl, en-4, es-2, fr-2, de-2, ru-1
  116. Marcus Cyron, de, en-2
  117. Mardetanha fa, az, en-3, tr-2, ar-1 (steward)
  118. Martin H., de, en-2
  119. Masur, pl, en-3, de-1
  120. Matanya, en, he (steward)
  121. Materialscientist, en-4, ru-4, nl-3, fr-1, es-1
  122. Mates, cs, en-3, sk-4, de-1
  123. Mattbuck, en, fr-1, la-1
  124. Maxim, ru, en-3, fr-2
  125. MB-one, de, en-3, fr-1, pt-1
  126. MBisanz, en
  127. MGA73, da, en-3, de-2, no-1, sv-1
  128. Mhhossein, fa, en-3, ar-1
  129. Micheletb, fr, en-3, it-1, es-1
  130. Mike Peel, en, pt-2, fr-1
  131. Minorax, en, zh
  132. Missvain, en
  133. Mitchazenia, en, es-2
  134. Miya, ja, en-2
  135. Moheen, bn, as-1, bpy-1, en-3, hi-1, hif-1
  136. Morgankevinj, en
  137. MPF, en, da-2, de-1, fr-1
  138. Multichill, nl, en-3, de-1, fr-1
  139. Mys 721tx, zh, en-3
  140. Nagy, de, en-3, fr-2, es-1, sv-1
  141. NahidSultan, bn, en-3, bpy-1 (steward)
  142. Nat, en, fr, gsw-1, pl-1
  143. Natuur12, nl, en-3, de-1
  144. Neozoon, de, en-4, nl-4, fr-2
  145. Nick, en, sco-2, fr-1
  146. notafish, fr, en-4, de-3, es-2, it-2
  147. Nyttend, en, ang-1
  148. odder, pl, en-4, de-2 (bureaucrat, oversighter)
  149. Otourly, fr, en-2, it-1
  150. P199, en, nl, fr-2, tl-2, de-1
  151. Perhelion, de, en-3
  152. Pi.1415926535, en, es-2
  153. PierreSelim, fr, en-3, es-1 (oversighter)
  154. Pitke, fi, en-4, sv-2
  155. Platonides, es, en-2, fr-1
  156. Poco a poco, es, de-4, en-3, fr-2, it-2, pl-2, pt-1
  157. Podzemnik, cs, en-2
  158. Polarlys, de, en-2, fr-1, no-1
  159. Putnik, ru, en-2
  160. Pyb, fr, en-2
  161. Pymouss, fr, en-3, de-2, it-2, he-1
  162. Racconish, fr, en-4
  163. Ragesoss, en, de-1, fr-1
  164. Ra'ike, de, en-2
  165. Rama, fr, en-3, de-2, la-2, es-1, it-1, ja-1 (oversighter)
  166. Rastrojo, es, en-3, fr-2, eo-1
  167. Raymond, de, en-3, nl-1 (oversighter)
  168. Regasterios, hu, en-1
  169. Rehman, en, si-1
  170. Reinhard Kraasch, de, en-3
  171. Rimshot, de, en-4, fr-2, it-1
  172. Romaine, nl, en-3, de-2, af-1, fr-1
  173. Rosenzweig, de, en-3, fr-1, la-1
  174. Royalbroil, en, es-1
  175. RP88, en, de-1
  176. Rudolphous, nl, en-3, de-2
  177. Ruthven, it, fr, en-4, es-4, nap-4, ca-2, de-1
  178. Sanandros, als, de, en-3, fr-1
  179. Sealle, ru, en-4, pl-2, sk-2, uk-2
  180. Shizhao, zh, en-1, ru-1
  181. Spiritia, bg, en-3, ru-2, mk-2, de-1
  182. Sreejithk2000, ml, en-3, hi-3, ta-1, kn-1
  183. Srittau, de, en-3
  184. Steinsplitter, bar, de-4, it-3, en-1
  185. Stifle, en, ga, fr-2, de-1
  186. Storkk, en, fr-3, de-2, eo-2
  187. Strakhov, es, en-2
  188. Tabercil, en
  189. TadejM, sl, en-3, de-2, fr-2
  190. Taivo, et, en-3, ru-3, de-1
  191. Tarawneh, en, ar, de-1
  192. Techman224, en
  193. Teles, pt, en-3, es-2
  194. Themightyquill, en, fr-2, de-1, hu-1
  195. The Squirrel Conspiracy, en
  196. Thibaut120094, fr, en-2, ja-2
  197. Thuresson, sv, en-3, no-2
  198. Tomer T, he, en-3
  199. Trijnstel, nl, en-4, de-1, fr-1 (checkuser, steward)
  200. Tulsi Bhagat, ne, mai, en-3, hi-2, bh-2, hif-2
  201. Túrelio, de, en-3, es-1
  202. VIGNERON, fr, de-2, en-2, zh-1
  203. Wdwd, de, en-2
  204. Well-Informed Optimist, ru, uk-4, en-3
  205. Wikitanvir, bn, en-3, de-2, as-2, bpy-1
  206. Wutsje, fy, nl, en-3, de-2, fr-1
  207. Yann, fr, en-4, hi-2, gu-1
  208. Yasu, ja, en-2, de-1
  209. Y.haruo, ja, en-1
  210. Ymblanter, ru, en-3, de-2, fr-2, nl-2, it-1, es-1
  211. Yuval CT, he, en-3
  212. Zzyzx11, en, es-1, fr-1
  213. علاء, ar, en-4, he-1, es-1 (steward)
  214. Abuse filter, (automated account)
  215. CommonsDelinker, (bot) see request
  216. CommonsMaintenanceBot, (bot) see request
  217. KrinkleBot, (bot) see request

The system currently recognizes 217 administrators. If that is not the last number in the list above, there is an error in the list.

Technical

Administrators are users with the technical ability on Wikimedia Commons to:

  • delete and undelete images and other uploaded files, and to view and restore deleted versions
  • delete and undelete pages, and to view and restore deleted revisions
  • protect and unprotect pages, and to edit admin-protected pages
  • block and unblock users, individual IP addresses and IP address ranges
  • edit less-restricted interface messages (see also Commons:Interface administrators)
  • rename files
  • add and remove usergroups
  • configure Upload Wizard campaigns
  • delete and undelete specific log entries and revisions of pages
  • import pages from other wikis
  • merge the history of pages
  • modify abuse filters
  • not create redirects from source pages when moving pages
  • override the spoofing checks and title or username blacklist
  • send a message to multiple users at once (massmessage)
  • use higher limits in API queries

These are collectively known as the admin tools.

Community role

Administrators are experienced and trusted members of the Commons community who have taken on additional maintenance work and have been entrusted with the admin tools by public consensus/vote. Different admins have different areas of interest and expertise, but typical admin tasks include determining and closing deletion requests, deleting copyright violations, undeleting files where necessary, protecting Commons against vandalism, and working on templates and other protected pages. Of course, some of these tasks can be done by non-admins as well.

Administrators are expected to understand the goals of this project, and be prepared to work constructively with others towards those ends. Administrators should also understand and follow Commons' policies, and where appropriate, respect community consensus.

Apart from roles which require use of the admin tools, administrators have no special editorial authority by virtue of their position, and in discussions and public votes their contributions are treated in the same way as any ordinary editor. Some admins may become more influential, not due to their position as such but from the personal trust they may have gained from the community.

Suggestions for administrators

Please read Commons:Guide to adminship.

Removal of administrator rights

Under the de-admin policy, administrator rights may be revoked due to inactivity or misuse of sysop tools.

Apply to become an administrator

All intending administrators must go through this process and submit themselves to RFA, including all ex-administrators who are seeking to return to their previous role.

First, go to Commons:Administrators/Howto and read the information there. Then come back here and make your request in the section below.

  • If someone else nominated you, please accept the nomination by stating "I accept" or something similar, and signing below the nomination itself. The subpage will still need to be transcluded by you or your nominator.
Use the box below, replacing Username with your username:


Voting

Any registered user may vote here although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted. It is preferable if you give reasons both for Symbol support vote.svg Support votes or Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose ones as this will help the closing bureaucrat in their decision. Greater weight is given to an argument, with supporting evidence if needed, than to a simple vote.

Promotion normally requires at least 75% in favour, with a minimum of 8 support votes. Votes from unregistered users are not counted. However, the closing bureaucrat has discretion in judging community consensus, and the decision will not necessarily be based on the raw numbers. Bureaucrats may, at their discretion, extend the period of an RfA if they feel that it will be helpful in better determining community consensus.

Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral comments are not counted in the vote totals for the purposes of calculating pass/fail percentages. However such comments are part of the discussion, may persuade others, and contribute to the closing bureaucrat's understanding of community consensus.

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Requests for adminship

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When complete, pages listed here should be archived to Commons:Administrators/Archive.

  • Please read Commons:Administrators before voting here. Any logged in user may vote although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted.

Mdaniels5757

Vote

Mdaniels5757 (talk · contributions · deleted user contributions · recent activity · logs · block log · global contribs · CentralAuth)

Scheduled to end: 17:40, (UTC)

Hi! I'm User:Mdaniels5757. I've been active on Commons since December 2019 (feels like longer!). I've mostly been reviewing licenses and moving files, but I also patrol new uploads (nominating for deletion as appropriate) and have performed a good number of non-admin DR closes. I also run User:MDanielsBot, which mostly does license-related work. I'd like the Administrator tools to help with the DR backlog, tend to pending speedy deletions, fufill protected edit requests when warranted, and otherwise help out. Thank you for your consideration, and I look forward to answering any questions you have. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 17:40, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Votes

  • Symbol support vote.svg Support 1989 (talk) 17:43, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I think Mdaniels can be trusted and knows enought to be helpful for us all! --MGA73 (talk) 17:49, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support because of Special:Diff/439477002. 4nn1l2 (talk) 20:44, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Minoraxtalk 22:29, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per 4nn1l2 and MGA73, and per answers below.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:41, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support LGTM --DannyS712 (talk) 23:00, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support. —Hasley 23:27, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg SupportAllforrous (talk) 23:36, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - 9 month is a short time, but in Wikiyears it's like 5 years in real time. -- Marcus Cyron (talk) 07:25, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Johannes Maximilian (talk) 08:26, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support. -- Geagea (talk) 12:16, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --FriedrickMILBarbarossa (talk) 12:30, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --- FitIndia Talk ✉ 14:02, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support – Ammarpad (talk) 15:46, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per lack of any response to my question below, lack of understanding of deletion criteria evidenced below, lack of empathy for vulnerable members of this commnunity, of which I am one, and lack of interest in taking an independent detailed view of the situation that lead to my desysop. Before you accuse me of "revenge voting", I'll just ask whether this candidate undertook an unbiased analysis of the Motacilla problem. I doubt it, because neither did anyone else. Rodhullandemu (talk) 23:11, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
    So what you're saying is you've done nothing wrong that led to your desysop? Yikes. 1989 (talk) 23:52, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Have done a great work on Category:Flickr public domain images needing human review (before the renewal of COM:PDM). --A1Cafel (talk) 04:35, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Comments

  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question I've taken a quick look at your numerous contribs over the last few days, and many they are, but mostly technical and uncontroversial. I have not yet seen active participation in deletion discussions that show that you understand deletion policy. Some diffs would help here. You've been here less than a year, so I think you have to convince that you have the breadth of understanding of policy that any Admin should have. Also, I don't know what your experience on other Wikimedia projects is, because if you have it, you didn't sell it. As regards being an Admin, @Jimbo Wales: said many years ago "Being an admin is no big deal"; wrong, it clearly is, because of the power it confers and the ludicrous abuse you're expected to put up with. In that regard, my question is "Do you feel fearless to tackle difficult issues and difficult users, and in that regard, which do you think is more important: slavish adherence to policy, or justice?". What it boils down to is "are you prepared to surrender your humanity just to be able to push a couple of extra buttons?" Rodhullandemu (talk) 22:29, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
  • I don't want to keep the candidate from answering, but I object to your assessment and to your question, regarding "the ludicrous abuse admins are expected to put up with" and "surrendering their humanity", not to mention the false, supposedly rigid contrast between either "slavish adherence to policy or justice". These are all, in my view, ridiculous propositions, presupposing a fictional world that should somehow reflect social connections and interactions on Commons, which it doesn't. At best this is sheer fear mongering – I mean, what do you expect someone to answer to such outlandish images? Eissink (talk) 22:47, 2 September 2020 (UTC).
  • Your experience may differ. Neither you nor I want to put words into the nominee's mouth, so I think you mean "how" rather than "what". Rodhullandemu (talk) 05:27, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Following with the DR theme, the situation described at User talk:Mdaniels5757/Archive 1#Deletion requests (again) naturally gives me concern. (Quick recap: I closed the DR as a non-admin, but another non-admin reopened it; I asked the candidate to review the DR, as the candidate had closed similar DRs; the candidate closed the DR with a convincing rationale but then quickly reopened it; the candidate also failed to make corresponding edits to other pages when reopening the DR, despite me having already commented on this issue, suggesting they failed to read the DR properly before closing it.) This was a few months ago, and hopefully you have learned since then. However, it appears that you have not returned to that DR. What do you think of it now? Brianjd (talk) 04:07, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
    • I tried to look through the candidate’s recent DR contributions in light of the comments above. (It was hard to find them at first, but narrowing the results to the Commons namespace helped.) There seem to be a lot of non-controversial closes (like “already deleted”, “permission received”, “licence review passed” or “withdrawn”). This is all good, but does not demonstrate the deep understanding of Commons policy expected of an admin. The only recent DR I found that might qualify as controversial is Commons:Deletion requests/File:Bust of Albert Einstein by Jacob Epstein.jpg. Brianjd (talk) 04:26, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
      • Thanks for your questions. I think that at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Gay anal sex.jpg, the consensus is still in favor of keeping (and I again apologize for screwing up my close). With regard to controversial closes, I haven't intentionally performed any, because as a non-admin, I cannot (per COM:DR#Closing discussions, "[n]on-admins may close a deletion request as keep... provided the closure is not controversial"). —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:06, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
        • I should clarify that I was looking for comments on controversial DRs, not closures! Except for that one DR you opened, you don’t seem to like commenting on DRs for some reason. No matter, you posted a good comment below and it looks like there are more to come. Brianjd (talk) 00:53, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Please comment Commons:Deletion requests/File:LOGO WOnder.jpg. Taivo (talk) 14:45, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
So, File:LOGO_WOnder.jpg is tagged as "own work", which is dubious at best; there is not credible evidence of a grant of license. Thus, it can only be hosted on Commons if it is in the public domain in the United States and France, its country of origin. With respect to the United States status, it seems about as creative as the works denied registration on page one here and here, and thus is probably uncopyrightable. I don't know much about the French TOO, but looking at COM:TOO France, it seems to be below it, as it seems less creative than some of the works recently denied copyright protection (but this opinion should be taken with a grain of salt). Absent opinions from people far more knowledgeable about French copyright law than I and a clear consensus, I would not close this discussion. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:06, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
It would be a shame for all that effort to go to waste, so I have added a comment to the DR referencing the candidate’s comments here. (Seems more logical to write the comments in the DR to begin with, and put a link here, but it’s too late for that now.) Brianjd (talk) 15:37, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
Thank you! —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:30, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question A sculptor creates a monument of a Confederate general and places it in a public park in Birmingham, Alabama in 1960. The sculptor then dies in 1968. The monument is later removed by the city in 2020 as a result of the current political climate. What factors would you consider when determining whether photos of the monument can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 19:40, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
    • First of all, is the picture properly licensed, or not? If not, it's not acceptable for Commons, if so, the issue turns to whether the monument is copyrighted (assuming its inclusion in the picture is not de minimis). Was the monument published with a copyright notice? If not, it is in the public domain as {{PD-US-no notice}}. If it was published with a copyright notice, was its registration renewed? If not, it is in the public domain as {{PD-US-not renewed}}. If it was published with a copyright notice and the copyright was renewed, it's copyrighted until 95 years after publication, and cannot be on Commons until then unless the copyright holder of the monument releases the copyright under an acceptable license. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 14:59, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Can a photo of a car with a copyrighted logo on it be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons? Why or why not? Or does it depend on the situation? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 19:40, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
    • It depends. Is the photo properly licensed? (If not, it can't be uploaded to Commons.) Is the logo the object of the photo, or is its inclusion de minimis? Where was the photo taken, and does freedom of panorama apply? (Probably not, but it's conceivably possible)? Are we sure that the logo is copyrightable in the first place? Did the logo owner license the logo under an acceptable license? The photo's acceptability would depend on these factors (and probably others). —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 14:59, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

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