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License tagging for File:Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, 2012.webp

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Replaceable non-free use File:Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, 2012.webp

Thanks for uploading File:Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, 2012.webp. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of non-free use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of non-free use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

1. Go to the file description page and add the text {{Di-replaceable non-free use disputed|<your reason>}} below the original replaceable non-free use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
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I suggest you tag this file for speedy deletion per WP:G7 since two "identical" non-free images aren't needed and requesting speedy deletion per G7 would show that you understand this and weren't trying to pull a fast one. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:36, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan publicity photo, 2012.webp

Thank you for uploading File:Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan publicity photo, 2012.webp. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your file is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a non-free use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for files used under the non-free content policy require both a copyright tag and a non-free use rationale.

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Reuploading the File:Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, 2012.webp under a different name wasn't really a good idea and kind of shows you don't have a very good grasp of either Wikipedia's image use policy and Wikipedia's non-free content use policy. While non-free images are sometimes allowed to be used in the main infoboxes of stand-alone articles about fictional characters, generally only one image is needed for such a purpose as was mentioned by Gråbergs Gråa Sång in his response to your question at the Commons help desk. Additional non-free images are much harder to justify, particularly like in this case when it's of the same actor who basically looks like they do in real life. The article Dexter Morgan already has a non-free image being used in the main infobox that seems sufficient for Wikipedia's purposes and primary identification; so, there's no need for two non-free ones for that reason. If, for some reason, you feel the one you uploaded is a better image, then you can either be WP:BOLD and replace the one currently being used with the one you uploaded or you be WP:CAUTIOUS can propose replacing it by starting a discussion on the article's talk page. If you're bold and noone disagrees with you, then great; if, however, someone disagrees with you by restoring the current image, you're going to be expected to establish a WP:CONSENSUS in favor of the one you prefer through discussion on the article's talk page. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:07, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

I am new to this so I am trying to figure out what I'm doing. I removed the template in the image due to me replacing the old image with the recently uploaded one in the infobox. However, if I explicitly comment on the character's clothing in the article and use the picture as a reference, could both images stay? Also yes, I will take on board the last bit and I will start a discussion on the article's talk page. 1zdoqnrh5 (talk) 21:11, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

If the character's clothing or appearance has change so much since the series began that it's something reliable sources (not blogs or fansites, but actual reputable reliable sources) have critically discussed and content about that is added to the article, then perhaps a non-free image related to such content could be added; however, there's really no major costuming, make-up or prosthetics involved with this character's appearance and he basically looks the same as he did when the serious started outside of perhaps some natural aging. So, I think it would be hard to justify any additional non-free images of the character in that article. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:20, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

On the other hand however, the character dresses like that when he is about to commit a crime and it is a signature staple throughout the show. Which, in my opinion would be deserving of a mention and I don't think it is mentioned in the article currently and I could definitely back it up with official sources. So could I do that? 1zdoqnrh5 (talk) 21:29, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

You should discuss this on the article's talk page, but, in general, it's unlikely that two non-free images are needed just to provide the same information that one does. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:32, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

I have reverted your removal of the template. Since {{di-disputed non-free use rationale}} says in bolded text, do not remove this notice from files you have uploaded, your edit summary of I have addressed the concern and am allowed to remove this template. is concerning. Please be careful to follow Wikipedia policy, especially in the area of copyright. If you have any questions about this, I'd be happy to help answer them. jlwoodwa (talk) 01:20, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

I thought it said I could remove the template if I addressed the concern, which I thought I did. How do we resolve this? 1zdoqnrh5 (talk) 10:38, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Looking at it again, I can see how you interpreted it that way. The wording is somewhat self-contradictory; I've raised this issue on the template's talk page so it can be improved. Anyway, since you've discuss[ed] the matter on the talk page, an administrator will look at your comment before deleting the file; if they agree that the rationale is fixed, they won't delete it. Anyone else can also remove the template, e.g. Marchjuly if he thinks his concerns have been addressed. jlwoodwa (talk) 11:28, 8 September 2024 (UTC)