User talk:Omphalographer

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Omphalographer!

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 06:20, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

file deletion

hi, alot of my files were deleted from wikimedia even though they were my personal creation. (flags relating to my fictional country, Durovsk, image of a fictional ocean liner, Leningrad, and several fictional company logos). all of these were deleted, but im not sure why. it shows that you have sent the deletion request. i don't know too much about wikipedia, but why did this happen? if you could explain further, i would like that.

happy american independence day, if you celebrate

yours sincerely, kieran / JustHereToLeave (talk) 23:20, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

The purpose of Wikimedia Commons is to host freely licensed educational content for use on other Wikimedia sites, such as on Wikipedia. Commons is not a public art gallery; original artwork and other fictional material is generally not within the site's scope, and is routinely deleted. Omphalographer (talk) 23:27, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

do u know anywhere else i can host my images permanently then? i like using a wikitext sandbox a lot so i really want to keep my fictional stories and stuff

kieran / JustHereToLeave (talk) 00:23, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

This isn't an appropriate use for Wikimedia Commons. Consider hosting your images on an art gallery site like DeviantArt or Tumblr. Omphalographer (talk) 00:40, 5 July 2023 (UTC)