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Overwriting of not self uploaded files is now limited to users with Autopatrol rights. You can request autopatrol rights here. If you are currently not eligible for getting autopatrol rights you can request an exception for a particular file on this page. This page is only for requests on the technical permission, proposals for file improvements should be made on the file talk page.

Make sure that your planned overwriting does comply with the file overwriting guidelines.

The template for to allow the overwriting {{Allow Overwriting}} can be placed by every user with patrol rights.

Allow overwriting of File:Eskimo–Aleut -01.svg

I would like to fix the color of Inuktun on this map. – Treetoes023 (talk) 22:00, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:04, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Vlajka_Cercany.svg

Hello, I've modified the symbol in the middle and the colours to accurately match the flag on the municipality's website. The current upload is asymmetric and inaccurate, please allow me to overwrite it with the improved .svg. Thanks! Rainbowlack (talk) 22:01, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:07, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Vlajka_obce_Cercany.svg

Hello, I've modified the colours in this to more accurately suit the ones shown on the municipality's website. Please allow to me overwrite this. Thanks! Rainbowlack (talk) 22:28, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:09, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Inuit languages and dialects.svg

I would like to fix the color of Inuktun on this map. – Treetoes023 (talk) 22:42, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:52, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:2022-03 Budapest - Museum of Ethnography (1).jpg

Hello, I would like to upload a version with corrected perspective. EdwardPan (talk) 10:17, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file Abzeronow (talk) 16:54, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Flag of Lebanon.svg

I want to change it based on numerous examples in real life and https://www.cometolebanon.com/about-lebanon/national-symbols. A westman (talk) 20:24, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done. If you wish to change the flag of a county, please upload it as an alternative version, — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 03:18, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Mudred of Kim Ok-kyun.jpg (or renamed, File:Assassination of Kim Ok-kyun.jpg)

An 1894 colored copy of the image can be found in the site [1] (direct image link: [2]). I converted the file from GIF to JPG, but I failed in the overwriting part. - George6VI (talk) 05:29, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done Please upload as a new file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:56, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:1945 Collage.jpg

The original uploader lowered the saturation of the blue color in the United Nations emblem too much, and some of the grid are not cut very nice. Therefore, I want to upload a newly adjusted version without changing the composition of the individual boxes in the original file. Thanks! Nagae Iku (talk) 07:58, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:58, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Taguig City Flag.png

Please allow the replacement of this image as it is already outdated. Thanks! Sy.Paul (talk) 08:17, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done Please upload the replacement as a new file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:03, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Edvard Munch - The Scream - NG.M.00939 - National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.jpg

The original source already has better version (6703x8322px) downloadable from here: https://ms01.nasjonalmuseet.no/api/objects/download?filename=NG.M.00939.tif&size=full

Thanks! Furlo-SK (talk) 10:57, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:05, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Whitesnake au Hellfest 2019.jpg

I'd like to upload a new color corrected version that better matches this and this picture from the same event by the same original uploader. SilverBullitt (talk) 12:14, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:08, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Atom model for Auger process DE.svg

I want to add an English translation. Existing usages are not affected. Fujnky (talk) 13:26, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

The name of the file indicates it is a German language file. Why not upload a new file that's in English? Abzeronow (talk) 15:52, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Krakow Ghetto 39066.jpg

I'd like to overwrite with a significantly-higher-resolution version (not upscaled) for historical record and accuracy. AtomCrusher (talk) 20:26, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 15:34, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Flag of Mikaševičy.svg

I want to update the flag of Mikashevichy, since the flag of Mikashevichy does not have the same color as the coat of arms, I want the colors of the flag to match the colors of the coat of arms. Source: https://gs.archives.gov.by/?page_id=1290 ČarnaruskiVoin (talk) 02:08, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

The flag has a slightly different color from the coat of arms in your source. Abzeronow (talk) 15:37, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

It is different because the flag is of low quality from my source. And the color of the flag of Mikashevichy, uploaded to Wikimedia, is very different from the color of the coat of arms. In the flag I added the colors of the coat of arms so that there were no strong differences. ČarnaruskiVoin (talk) 17:29, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Mikaševičy,_Belarus.svg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Mikaševičy.svg

Look, they vary greatly in color. ČarnaruskiVoin (talk) 17:31, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Overall, I do think the flag should have a slightly more muted tone of blue and red to match your source. I'll wait and see if there's a second opinion on this since I want to tread carefully here. Abzeronow (talk) 17:58, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Uyghur Khaganate - Xizhou Huihu.png

The background of the image of the coin should be white or transparent, I want to update it to a transparent background to make it clearer Eupakistani (talk) 03:11, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done Please upload a version with a transparent background as a new file. Abzeronow (talk) 15:39, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Mappa Rete Tranviaria di Torino.svg

I just made some minor corrections (as I already did it in the past). --.mau. ✉ 09:19, 21 November 2023 (UTC) .mau. ✉ 09:19, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 15:42, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Shogi sente side Promoted Rook.svg

Hello! I'd like to overwrite this file because it has a factual error (in shogi, the rook 飛車 promotes to the dragon king 龍王). Lihaoyu123 (talk) 09:20, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 15:45, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Electoral_democracies.svg

Hi,

I would like to update this map, because in its current version it displays Tunisia as an "electoral democracy" (when a country has a rank of Political rights ≥ 20, Civil Liberties ≥ 30 and Electoral Process [Category A] ≥ 7), when in fact it has a number below 7 in the Category A, as shown on the page of Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2023: https://freedomhouse.org/country/tunisia/freedom-world/2023#PR MaGioZal (talk) 09:28, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 15:49, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Shogi gote side Promoted Rook.svg

Hello! I'd like to overwrite this file for the same reason as above. Lihaoyu123 (talk) 09:29, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 15:50, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:FMIB_53542_Dictyota-_Thalle_encroute_le_plus_souvent_par_le_calcaire,_qui_lui_donne_une_couleur_gres_vert,_rampant_ou_dresse,_foliace_ou.jpeg

Hi, I don't understand why this process is not automated. I tried to overwrite the image with merely a screenshot from the same digital source (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16148#page/63/mode/1up), taken with my device. A simple screenshot has better resolution and contrast than the original image. Nothing is erased, nothing is added. I would like it to get approved, please. Snoteleks (talk) 11:58, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

The policy to restrict overwriting was because there were too many users that were ignoring overwriting policy.  Done Your request is approved. Abzeronow (talk) 15:57, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Right, I understand. Thanks for approving! I have overwritten the image already. Snoteleks (talk) 09:12, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of Right-Facing_Armenian_Eternity_Sign_UC_058D.png

I have created a transparent background version, and as this is a minor improvement, I would like permission to overwrite the file. Thanks. Edward-Woodrow (talk) 21:42, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Ivan_Andreevich_Schlatter.jpg

I improved this image, retouched the damaged areas and improved the color. --gomankov (talk) 23:02, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of Chongming in Shanghai.svg

Hi, I need to fix an error in this map because some areas on Chongming island are not parts of Chongming Distinct, Shanghai. --高文海 (talk) 01:45, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Hangzhou Haining Intercity Railway.svg

I updated the name of the westernmost station from "Yuhang Railway Station" to "Linpingnan Railway Station" as requested. Félix An (talk) 11:07, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C4%8Cern%C4%9Bnko.jpg

Hi!

I was able to make retoushed version by myself: https://ibb.co/ZNLHtYP @ 01x07x2022000 (talk) 13:25, 22 November 2023 (UTC)