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I see a brown fish sketched on the chest but I think it's a pareidolia :-)
No, it's really there! She was really into fish and spent a lot of time fishing at her parents house. I will add it to her bio later. Viriditas (talk) 23:34, 24 January 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Basile thank you, I appreciate your analysis much. For me is much more important than just statements where someone tells to trust me, the fact that you also agree in contentual matter, especially the Krok6kola case where that was in parts clear vandalism and in all the following discussions virtually no one (!) was interested to hear about the categorization, all discussion was on whether I was too unfriendly or not... But if the Commons community is not interested in own rules on how to build up a well-functioning media repository and not even in applying Common sense, then it's definitely very sick!!
I'm not always agreeing with you and in the past you behaved not always commendable, likewise perhaps me towards you, but I definitely appreciate the recent statement, which must have been not quite easy to write due to many difflinks etc.. That said again thank you and I hope we can talk more constructively in future, Best regards --A.Savin13:12, 29 January 2025 (UTC)Reply
Yes, A.Savin. My opinion is that on the balance, the volume of constructive actions on your part is greater than the annoying deviations. I also have the distinct impression that a resentful user (for the wrong reason) has compiled a bunch of old diffs to build a big angry file, and this approach is from my point of view sterile. Thanks -- Basile Morin (talk) 22:49, 29 January 2025 (UTC)Reply
Hi, JayCubby. Thanks for the notification. Do you know how to report it? How to proceed? The website is apparently of no help on this matter of stolen picture(s). Should I ask help at the Village Pump? Best regards -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:49, 7 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
You could file something in court (though you'd be required to register for copyright first), but given you are a Frenchman living in Laos it'd probably be rather complicated.
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A strongly worded email will likely work, you could look into whether a DMCA is still valid internationally.
No worries, I'll be curious to know what comes of it. I'd suggest searching your images in TinEye, which is very good at finding stock websites reusing your images. JayCubby (talk) 03:06, 7 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Yes, JayCubby, indeed. The first image I searched for was found on Adobe Stock. The problem is that chasing these thieves is likely to be as time-consuming as it is depressing... It's still more rewarding to search and find newspapers and websites that respectfully use these images under a free license by citing their authors. -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:14, 7 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thanks, JayCubby, for the notifications. Bad website(s). What can we do? There will another scammer after this one... And I'm discovering the form from the link you gave me (and that worked last time, in February) has now changed / disappeared... But everything is changing, thus I'm not really willing to hunt all the thieves. There is certainly more than 1 or 2. Usually, when I see a picture of mine stolen, I just choose to ignore it. Otherwise, the media is linked here: Published photographs by Basile Morin. Sometimes, famous newspaper forget (or avoid) to give proper copyright, but when we contact them by email, they make the effort to add it. Have a nice day! -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:54, 29 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
SS's new takedown form is here. I would honestly speak to a lawyer to see about extracting money from Shutterstock. In your position, I might register the copyright of the infringed-upon photos (for about $50 each) with the USCO and then file a claim in the US Copyright Small Claims Court without lawyers.
Thanks, JayCubby. The problem with this form is that they ask too many questions, and as the copyright owner you have to accept all the legal conditions this company requests, although it is a company that rips you off. Talk to a lawyer, maybe, but for 3 images = 3x 50 USD = 150 USD maximum, after maybe 1 year, and ten times more to pay to the lawyer, in advance. Everything in English, not my mother tongue, in the USA, not my country, and through a time-consuming procedure. This big company has its own layering officers inside, and I'm sure they can manage to get something like "well, you gave your work for free on Commons", then our users just thought it was free to re-use with their own names". I prefer to offer my time to respectful publishers. But I'm sincerely grateful to you for your notification. Have a nice day! -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:28, 1 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thanks, JayCubby, for the notification. Sad proof that uploading works to Commons causes problems, not to mention local inconveniences. Have a nice day -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:49, 2 March 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Comments I guess this was AI-denoised, nothing against that but apparently it didn't work so good around the boat; there are some spots with much more noise than around which is looking strange. Maybe you can fix that manually (by applying a mask with standard denoise to those areas or similar). --Plozessor04:57, 4 February 2025 (UTC)Reply Done The resolution is 6,846 × 4,829 pixels and I had to zoom 400% to see what you mean. But yes the image was slightly noisy, perhaps due to the 6 seconds shutter speed associated to a very long focal length (400 mm). My camera is very far from the subject, and the level of darkness is high. Thanks for the review -- --Basile Morin06:39, 4 February 2025 (UTC)Reply Support Thx, good now! --Plozessor14:46, 4 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi, I saw that you warned a user here, and now I've come across other questionable edits by that user which were made after your warning (see here). Are they engaging in the same behavior you've warned them about? Should things be escalated to admin? Nakonana (talk) 12:50, 12 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
Hi, Nakonana, thanks for your notification. Yes, I find these edits suspicious, and recently contacted (in French) an admin, who suggested me to notify the checkusers. The result was "inconclusive" but I'm still very doubtful on the relevance of these contributions. Thanks for the reverts. I would support a report at COM:ANU to avoid further annoyance and /or undetected disruptions. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:21, 13 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
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hi, sorry for distributing you. I see you have upload images related to Laos. Can plz upload some images related to Islam in Laos. There is only 2 images on commons. It helpfull for articles.
Latest comment: 9 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Hi Basile, if adding a web link is blocked by a blacklist you can add it by framing it using <nowiki> like https://borgenproject.org/clearing-way-better-lives-lao-pdr/. Even if it is no longer clickable it's at least shown correctly. Best, Achim55 (talk) 08:40, 13 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
Excellent! Thank you very much, Achim55, for the hint. Yes, it's helpful. I was wondering the reason of this blacklist, since the websites seem neutral and safe, quoting Wikimedia Commons. I will follow your piece of advice -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:14, 13 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Bonjour, Que faut-on à propos d'Arionstar ? Parce que, plus le temps passe, plus on retrouve le même comportement pour lequel ile a été bloqué.e, dont je viens de demander la suppression du dernier avatar, cf. Commons:Deletion requests/File:Photomontage by ArionStar.jpg.
Merci @Yann: pour la notif. Si cela ne tenait qu'à moi, cet utilisateur serait déjà à l'extérieur depuis bien longtemps. C'est ahurissant qu'on l'ait laissé revenir. Exactement la même personnalité qu'auparavant, chronophage pour le groupe. Avec une majorité de nominations médiocres, et des comportements malvenus. Exemples : 1 ("more megabytes" non mais à quoi ça sert, sérieusement ? alors que la version originale a le poids juste), 2, 3... -- Basile Morin (talk) 14:08, 24 March 2026 (UTC)Reply
ArionStar l'a importé sur Wikipédia en anglais le 12 November 2025, et transféré sur Commons le 30 January 2026 (voir Historique). Yann (talk) 08:28, 25 March 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Hello Basile, today a user has made substantial changes to the header and introduction of the Featured picture candidates page, also changing and abbreviating the instructions in many places. Of course an update of the style seems useful, but IMHO the changes and abbreviations of the instructions are arguable. I have opened a discussion about this. I cannot ping everybody, but I want to invite especially you to check the changes and to participate in the discussion. I would really appreciate your feedback. You know the FPC rules especially well, and even if the user has not changed the ‘hard’ rules, just the ‘soft’ instructions, you may agree that substantial changes to the instructions need to be checked and discussed. Thank you and all the best, – Aristeas (talk) 15:40, 26 March 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Hy Basile,
This is just to congratulate you for your paintings and ambigrams. I particularly enjoyed some of your older paintings, such as "LightS", "Something" and "2099", all of 2007. I'm also a fan of Escher and ambigrams, and recall the old book of Douglas Hofstadter "Godel, Escher, Bach". Regards, Alvesgaspar (talk) 14:07, 2 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
Thanks a lot, @Alvesgaspar: for your message! Very appreciated. I'm discovering that we have tastes in common. Nice to hear! Yes, since my childhood, Escher's drawings have interested me, and I started designing ambigrams in 2009. By the years, Douglas Hofstadter has become a friend. He recently published a book called "ABCD", clever title for Ambigrammia Between Creation and Discovery :-) Your participation at FPC is great, because your votes and comments are singular, and less consensual than many others. I wish you a good day! -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:21, 3 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for letting me know about Douglas Hofstadter's last book, which I will of course buy and read! The guy is multifaceted genius, something like a modern version of a Renaissance man. I'm curious about which of your ambigrams are there reproduced... Yes, we share the tastes but not the talent! As a teenager, I was undecided whether I would become an artist or a musician. In the end, the lack of talent decided the issue for me. Take a look at these poor attempts of mine, one of them made when I was twenty years old. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 14:10, 3 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
Hi, @Alvesgaspar: Thanks for your message. I'm (quickly) replying from an airport, with 2 children running around:-) Your illustrations look very nice. The JAG ambigram is one of the oldest of the platform. I never paid attention to its creator. Legible solution in my view. These drawings of you are elaborated. Well done. There's only one of my ambigrams in Douglas' book, page 30, but it's still a honor. Because it is a publication mainly dedicated to his own creations, which are as numerous as diverse. Enjoy your (future) reading! -- Basile Morin (talk) 14:02, 4 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
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2024 Picture of the Year:Mundari man polishing the horns of one of his Watusi cows using a mixture of cow urine and ash as a ritualistic and protective practice in a temporary cattle camp in Terekeka, South Sudan.
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Hi everyone,
Wikimedia Commons is pleased to finally announce the winners of this year's Picture of the Year 2025 contest! We had some truly incredible finalists to choose from, but the community has spoken.
Here are your top three winning images:
First place: The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023, leaving widespread destruction in the Rimal area. Attribution: WAFA (Q2915969) / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Second place: Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia. Attribution: Giles Laurent / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Third place: A gigantic jet photographed from the International Space Station by astronaut Nichole Ayers. Attribution: public domain
You can view the full results and see where all your favorite images placed here: Full 2025 Results
I also want to highlight what an incredible turnout we had. In the second round, we saw a massive jump in both the number of users voting and the total votes cast. We had exactly 13,979 votes cast by 3,509 users! To put that in perspective, last year we had 7,403 votes from 2,837 users. It is amazing to see that level of growth and community engagement.
Thank you to everyone who voted, helped organize, and generally made the contest such a huge success this year!
Featured pictures by others nominated by me
Context: Featured picture candidates/File:Omakuva Ellen Thesleff 1894-1895 Ateneum.webp. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:09, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
Done Thank you very much, JayCubby -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:00, 7 February 2025 (UTC)
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