Commons:Requests for rights

How to make a request

Make sure you are posting in the section for the right you want.

Copy the following and add it to the end of the text-area:

{{subst:rfr|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|2=reason}} Thank you. ~~~~

Replace the word "reason" with an explanation of why you need the right, based on the relevant guideline: the rollback guideline, renaming guideline or the patroller guideline.
Press Publish changes.

Note

Please check back periodically so you can respond to any queries.
If your request has remained unanswered for several days, consider personally asking an administrator.
Administrators, please welcome users granted a new right with an appropriate message.
When requesting rights that need support by the community (e.g. administrator) please go to Commons:Requests and votes!

If you request the rollback-right, please read the how-to first.

Admins and anyone with global rollback don't need to request rollback. License reviewers don't have to request the patrol flag.

Confirmed

Autopatrol

Portador de Guerra

Portador de Guerra (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I would like to overwrite some files with their unedited and higher resolution versions. I am well aware of Commons policies. Portador de Guerra (talk) 12:56, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Qody73

Qody73 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

A study of anarchist movements in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in collaboration with the user "Aristoxène". I cannot share the Swiss Federal Archives PDF documents because I am a new user and not the author of the documents. Thank you. Qody73 (talk) 10:28, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was the one who asked for their help. See here. Cordially ^^ Aristoxène (talk) 10:30, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note for the reviewing admin, The relevant thread is Commons talk:Abuse filter#Report by Qody73. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 10:40, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Aristoxène seems to have had some copyright issues this year (and not knowing that under Berne, copyright is automatic and must be waived in writing). I could consider a short term granting of the flag based on need though, and then see how it goes. Abzeronow (talk) 01:16, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For transparency purposes, I will state that I have received and responded to an email from Aristoxène. Abzeronow (talk) 01:44, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done for 1 month. @Qody73: @Aristoxène: I'd be willing to extend rights for a longer period in December, feel free to message me before the rights expire. Abzeronow (talk) 00:51, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sigismondo1996

Sigismondo1996 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I would like to upload files with newer fixed versions without having to ask for permission Thank you. Sigismondo1996 (talk) 13:23, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FYI: This is possibly another sock of A3cb1. See this CU request. 81.41.190.161 19:33, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

im not suckpupets for this vandal Sigismondo1996 (talk) 21:49, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

because then the community should take seriously the considerations of a contributor without a user account who contributes only with his own IP address I don't know in the slightest who this a1cb3 is so you have no right to accuse me of that Sigismondo1996 (talk) 21:52, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done User is permblocked for sockpuppetry. --Lymantria (talk) 16:29, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Avayak

Avayak (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I'm requesting the Autopatrol right to be able to upload new versions of images with higher resolution and improved transparency. Thank you. Avayak (talk) 07:24, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Abzeronow (talk) 00:45, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pantegral

Pantegral (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I'm an extended confirmed user on Wikipedia who is trying to overwrite some older statistics files with more up-to-date versions, such as updating this 2020 Maddison dataset (File:GDP_per_capita_development_in_Vietnam.svg) with the current 2023 version. Pantegral (talk) 10:45, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately your edit count here is too low. I've enabled overwriting on that file however. Abzeronow (talk) 03:21, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done, edit count is too low. Kadı Message 11:41, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rht bd

Rht bd (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I want to upload newer and edited (cropped/rotated) version of many images in commons. So I need this right. Thank you. Rht bd (talk) 03:12, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Abzeronow (talk) 03:23, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bluedeck

Bluedeck (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I want to overwrite a file File:どらもっち.jpg because I find the white balance to be way off (enough to be jarring when i was reading the article that uses this file). I'm not a frequent overwriter, but I read the overwrite policies and I think my edit is a legitimate one considering the nature of the file (its uses and its place in the articles) and I might want this right for future use. I'm an established editor over at zhwiki. Thank you!! Bluedeck 06:15, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Abzeronow (talk) 23:52, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

AutoWikiBrowser access

Filemover

Brihaspati

Brihaspati (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I have been contributing to Commons since 2019 and I am in process to onboard a lot of new users too. Sometimes while uploading files, new users make mistakes and then it becomes difficult to change names. Plus, many times I see names of files are not given properly while editing. These rights will be helpful in these regards. Thank you. Brihaspati (talk) 15:06, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Brihaspati, thank you for applying. I can see just one RR from you, that too from March 2020. If I am not missing something (which you can point to), I would advise you to gain some experience with this and come back later. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 10:24, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now per Shaan. Abzeronow (talk) 00:45, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Amitabha Gupta

Amitabha Gupta (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I am a contributor of Wikimedia Commons since 2014. My total edit count is over 60,000. I upload large number of files in regular intervals. In the process inadvertently many files get incorrect name. Sometimes I feel adding extra descriptions to the file name. Also, I can change incorrect file name or files with very less description. Thus it is important that I am granted file renaming rights. I will be highly obliged if you could grant me filemover privilege. Thank you. Amitabha Gupta (talk) 11:53, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Amitabha Gupta is a veteran Wikimedian who leads multiple Wiki Exploration Projects along with a group of Wikimedians. I have worked with him on two such projects that resulted in more than 3000 photos contributed to Commons. I think it would be great if he is given Filemover rights. Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 07:05, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Kadı Message 19:00, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mithoron

Mithoron (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I could use filemover rights to fix faulty names of files I would like to crop, or the cropped versions if I uploaded too hastily. Also some other files I'd stumble upon, if they could clearly use renaming - ambiguously or erroneously named. Thank you. Mithoron (talk) 20:54, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Abzeronow (talk) 23:59, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rht bd

Rht bd (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I am working with around 60,000+ PID Bangladesh photos. Most of them needs renaning and some cropped images also needs the name of the specific person in the filenane. I am also working with other renaming of files. Needs filemover rights so that I don't have to request each time for renaming. Thank you. Rht bd (talk) 03:18, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I only see a handful of previous rename requests. I would like to see more activity in that sense before granting you the right.

Not done for now. Bedivere (talk) 02:12, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Shabe

Shabe (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)
I request file renaming quite often.
Lately, I've been asking to change Russian-language names that use the outdated, USSR word 'Белоруссия' (Byelorussia) instead of the modern 'Беларусь' (Belarus) for the current state. That is the 4th or 3d criterion for renaming: either to keep 'Белоруссия' for the files about the USSR (4) or to completely change it to 'Беларусь' (3), since the country was always called 'Беларусь' by its people: not only in Belarusian, but also in Russian.
Examples include: [1], [2], [3].
Similarly, I've been requesting the renaming of Молдавия→Молдова (Moldova), Киргизия→Кыргызстан (Kyrgyzstan), Башкирия→Башкортостан (Bashkortostan).
Sometimes, I would also like to correct the spelling, as in [4], [5].
P. S. I already have the filemover flag on Russian Wikipedia, so I have some experience. I believe having one here would save some time of the other filemovers. Thank you. Shabe (talk) 09:54, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Most rename requests are from last week. I would like to see more activity before granting you the right. Not done for now. Bedivere (talk) 02:13, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Feitidede

Feitidede (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

I'm an autopatroller on WikiCommons with several meaningful contributions. My work is focused primarily on the vectorization of flags. I am an active Wikigraphist who is happy to take requests for vectorizing low-quality bitmap flags and coats of arms. As an autopatroller, I also help improve existing SVG-traced flags and files with bad vectorization in general, which often need to be renamed for harmonization purposes. Having file-moving rights would make this process easier and quicker. Thank you. Feitidede☆ﾟ.* 16:10, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Patroller

Rollback

Template editor

Temporary account IP viewer

Cccefalon

Cccefalon (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Helping to fight vandalism Thank you. CEphoto, Uwe Aranas (talk) 18:42, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You only made four edits this year before the request and I do not see any anti-vandalism work in the last two years. Are you sure you need the right? GPSLeo (talk) 19:37, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now, no answer to GPSLeo's question. Abzeronow (talk) 03:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ZI Jony

ZI Jony (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Patrolling, and fighting vandalism. Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 16:34, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Kadı Message 18:59, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Seawolf35

Seawolf35 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

For use in fighting vandalism and license review. I am a license reviewer. -Seawolf35 (talk) 01:54, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Bedivere (talk) 02:11, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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