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Only users with Autopatrol rights may now overwrite files uploaded by other users. You may request autopatrol rights here. If you are currently ineligible for autopatrol rights, you may 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 complies with the file overwriting guidelines.

The template that allows overwriting a file ({{Allow Overwriting}}) may be placed by any user with patrol rights.

Allow overwrite of File:Jacques Mathieu au SLM 2017.jpg

I have edited this file in great need of enhancements to warrant any usability and would like to upload the edited version. Webfil (talk) 21:00, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:10, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Peru road sign R-2.svg

I'd like to overwrite an image of a yield sign saying "CEDA EL PASO" in Spanish used in Peru, a country in South America. I have recreated this SVG image using Adobe Illustrator from the Manual de Dispositivos de Control del Tránsito Automotor para Calles y Carreteras, developed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Peru. This SVG file was originally uploaded by Amateria1121 on 12 March 2014, i.e. 10 years ago. WWBM (talk) 22:24, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:11, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:BN Channel.png

Hi! I want to overwrite the file because I want to upload a new logo file without the background. Thank You Langsa Putra (talk) 02:14, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:13, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Visa policy of El Salvador.svg

I have created a version with Peru filled in green (Visa-free access) as Peruvian citizens no longer need a visa to enter El Salvador. This change has been reflected everywhere on the Wikipedia page for the Visa Policy of El Salvador except for the map, which this seeks to correct. Thanks! OisínNH (talk) 03:12, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:15, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwrite of File:Jawi alphabet.png

I would like to fix the Jawi spelling of the Hamzah letter in the Hamzah name section . Thank you. File link https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jawi_alphabet.png RGBC4tz (talk) 03:51, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:16, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:USK 0.svg

I would like to overwrite USK 0.svg because I added a white background with grey stoke as the transparent inside the logo is not necessary. Thank you. FireDragonValo (talk) 04:48, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:17, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Flag of Mifune, Kumamoto.svg

I would like to overwrite File:Flag of Mifune, Kumamoto.svg because the corners of the slab at the center in my version lines more correctly with the rhombus-trapezium like shape than the original. Thank you. OperationSakura6144 (talk) 10:51, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:19, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:France_1154-en.svg

The city of "Angoulême" is misspelled as "Angoulème", thank you. Adriendelucca (talk) 11:26, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:20, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Flag of Afghanistan (1974–1978) (Variant).svg

I would like to replace the old emblem with a new emblem that was created to be more accurate and have more legible text - New emblem - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Afghanistan_(1974-1978)_new.svg AfghanParatrooper19891 (talk) 13:11, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:23, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Elecciones a la Rada Suprema de Ucrania de 2007.svg

I wanted to ask to be able to update this file to improve the colors in addition to correcting the ideological position of the political blocks Rodolfo Matias (talk) 14:42, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:25, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Visa_Requirements_for_Israeli_Citizens.svg

I would like to update the map (Australia). Thearones (talk) 16:06, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:26, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of the file: Runonlaulajan kädet.svg

I would like to update this file to colourize the hands with white and remove the transparency. --Sariyr (talk) 18:28, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 19:03, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:War for donbass 24-6-2022.svg

I would like to update the map to show current war boundaries. HetmanTheResearcher (talk) 18:44, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 19:04, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Stoomtrein Waldviertelbahn.webm

I would like to trim the video removing the camera movement at the end as requested by the uploader (special:diff/857720004). --Wimmel (talk) 20:06, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:07, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Alex K Grundwald flags 1410-07.svg

I would like to update it to reduce its size (a complain in the file information) as well as now passing SVG checks by W3C. Thanks! MacOS Weed (talk) 20:29, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:08, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of Noel Paymal Lerebours - Frederic Martens - Antoine Gaudin from Davanne 1903.jpg

I would like to update this photo, I have in my possession a larger and better quality version. Jeyko58 (talk) 20:30, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:09, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of the file File:Giulia Farnese by Luca Longhi1.jpg

I would like to update the file with a high-resolution image of the painting that is available on the website of the Pert Museum. ADTkocz (talk) 20:40, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done colors on the dress are different. Abzeronow (talk) 21:12, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Aliasing a.png

When Awesomecat713 added transparency to this image, they did so in a somewhat ill-fitting way. There are transparent gray and white pixels around the edges of the "A" on the right, causing the edges of that character to look very ugly if you view the image on a non-white background (like gray or red). What should have been done is all of the grayscale values in the original should have been mapped to alpha values, while all of the color values should have remained at pure black, which would allow the image to blend correctly on any color of background. I have produced just such an image, and I would like to upload it to replace the current version. Obscure2020 (talk) 20:43, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:13, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:SubpixelCircleint.png

This image is poorly encoded. I would like to replace it with an identical image, with the exact same colors pixel for pixel, but shrunk to only 501 bytes in size. Obscure2020 (talk) 20:52, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:15, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Sixel new Wikipedia logo.png

This file was wrongly encoded in RGBA mode, despite the fact that it is a completely opaque screenshot. Correcting this and encoding it properly shrinks the file size to 47.29% of the original. I would like to replace the file with this corrected version. Obscure2020 (talk) 20:59, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:16, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:4-6-3 skew polyhedron.svg

The corners are a little bit weird. I've made a version that fixes them. AquitaneHungerForce (talk) 02:59, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:35, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Restel.svg

I would like to put white background to this image. --Finlands län (talk) 03:55, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:36, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Indian Election symbol Dao.svg

Hi! I want to overwrite the file because I want to upload a new logo file without the background IJohnKennady (talk) 04:33, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:38, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:USK 16.svg

I would like to overwrite USK 16.svg because I found the corrected version from the website. Thanks. Thank you. FireDragonValo (talk) 06:00, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:40, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:USK 18.svg

I would like to overwrite USK 18.svg because I found the corrected version from the website. Thanks. Thank you. FireDragonValo (talk) 06:10, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:43, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:USK 12.svg

I would like to overwrite USK 12.svg because I found the corrected version from the website. Thank you. FireDragonValo (talk) 06:11, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:46, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting File:USK 6.svg

I would like to overwrite USK 6.svg because I found the corrected version from the website. Thank you. FireDragonValo (talk) 06:13, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:49, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting File:Tcherny Lev.jpg

I would like to overwrite this file, as I have found a larger, uncropped version of this photograph.[1] --Grnrchst (talk) 13:39, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Please upload the uncropped version as a new file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:42, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting File:Airtrain_JFK_routes.svg

I would like to overwrite this file as I have worked on it previously and I have since prepared some minor changes and updates, including the change of a station name, overall text appearance, and a new map key. Dream out loud (talk) 14:18, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:44, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting File:Logotipo del Gobierno de La Rioja.svg

I would like to update this file because the visual identity of the government it represents has been changed. The actual logo now features different shades of green and blue. Now, at present, the logo has different colours (as shown here [2]). I have already prepared an .svg file and would therefore like to receive your permission to carry out the update. Thank you very much for your attention. Daamu32 (talk) 16:00, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Please upload your updated version as a new file as new logos need to be uploaded as new files. Abzeronow (talk) 17:48, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I will do so. If you don't mind, what license should I upload it with? Daamu32 (talk) 19:26, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Use whichever free license you think is appropriate. Abzeronow (talk) 19:29, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:RandomBitmap.png

This image was wrongly encoded as 32-bit-per-pixel RGBA. This is stupid, because the image only consists of two colors: opaque white and opaque black. The image can be losslessly reduced to 1-bit-per-pixel grayscale. The resulting file is 32 KB. I would like to replace the image with this improved version. Obscure2020 (talk) 16:11, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Random walk 2000000.png

This image was wrongly encoded as 24-bit-per-pixel RGB. This is stupid, because the image only consists of shades of gray. The image can be losslessly reduced to 8-bits-per-pixel. The resulting file is 313 KB. I would like to replace the image with this improved version. Obscure2020 (talk) 16:18, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:52, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Walk3d 0.png

This image was encoded as 24-bit-per-pixel RGB. This is not optimal, because the image only consists of 5 distinct colors. The image can be losslessly reduced to 4-bits-per-pixel palette mode. The resulting file is 14 KB. I would like to replace the image with this improved version. Obscure2020 (talk) 16:33, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:54, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Social Network Analysis Visualization.png

This image is encoded as RGBA, even though that shouldn't be necessary. My tools told me that in its current form this could not be changed, so I took a closer look to figure out why. It turns out this image contains one errant column of useless transparent pixels on the far right, and one errant row of similarly useless transparent pixels at the very bottom. Cropping off the right-most column and bottom-most row of pixels makes the image completely opaque, allowing RGB encoding. This reduces the file size to 885 KB. I would like to replace the image with this improved version. Obscure2020 (talk) 22:37, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:16, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:MorinSurfaceFromTheTop.PNG

This file is just poorly encoded. Without even changing encoding mode, this file can be losslessly optimized to 21 KB by a more intelligent encoder. I would like to replace the image with this improved version. Obscure2020 (talk) 22:43, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:17, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Hal Holbrook Our Town 1977.png

This file is encoded as 32-bits-per-pixel RGBA. This is rather dumb, because not only is this image completely opaque, it also only consists of shades of gray. This means I can reduce it to 8-bits-per-pixel Grayscale mode, resulting in a file that looks completely identical to the original, but is reduced to a file size of 6 MB. I would like to replace the image with this improved version. Obscure2020 (talk) 22:54, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:19, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:2016_Canada_Pop_Pie.svg

This file contains a spelling error for "Nanavut." I would like to replace the image with a version that fixes the misspelling. Andrewbethke (talk) 02:48, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:20, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Concealed carry across USA by county.svg

This file recently became out of date with Louisiana's passage of SB 1 (constitutional carry) today, with effective date 7/4/24. I have the new version ready that changes Louisiana from "Shall issue" to "Shall-issue (Constitutional carry not yet in effect)." The new file changes Louisiana's counties from all blue to all magenta to do this. This type of change has been done dozens of times on this file in the past, and I would like to update the map once again. Nukey18mon (talk) 03:09, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:22, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Peru road sign R-12.svg

Hello. I would like to overwrite an image of the R-12 road sign used in Peru, a country in South America. I would like to create a more accurate SVG image using Adobe Illustrator from the Manual de Dispositivos de Control del Tránsito Automotor para Calles y Carreteras (see page 151 in the PDF file), developed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Peru, and upload it to Wikimedia. This SVG image was originally created and uploaded by Ovruni on 13 February 2016, i.e. 8 years ago. WWBM (talk) 11:58, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:23, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Flag_of_the_Emirate_of_Bukhara.svg

Hello I would like to overwrite an image of flag of Emirate of Bukhara. Reason: I recreated flag based with better shapes and colors based on original source. Here is my file which I want to replace old file: File:Flag of Emirate of Bukhara-Buxoro Amirligi Bayrog'i.svg CentralAsianEditor (talk) 13:46, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Replace usage on Wikimedia with your file as needed. Abzeronow (talk) 17:25, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reply. But the existing file eight now is used in dozens of articles and pages around different wikipedias. My new file is not completely different, they are very much similar since source is one. Please could you reconsider my request give me access to overwrite? CentralAsianEditor (talk) 08:28, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@GPSLeo: for a second opinion. The colors are different enough to me that an overwrite is not a minor change. Abzeronow (talk) 17:06, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:11th term Senate of Poland.svg

I would like to override the file visualizing the seating arrangement in the Polish senate. The senate composition changed, with one senator joining the Civic Coalition, per [3]. Max19582 (talk) 17:54, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 18:02, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Right_to_Carry,_timeline.gif

I'm trying to upload a new version of Right_to_Carry,_timeline.gif, because LA just changed its carry permit law, and I'm getting an error: "You attempted to overwrite a file that was not initially uploaded by you."

This file was originally uploaded by me, and I've updated it a dozen times, most recently in April of last year (when Nebraska changed its law.)

Can someone fix my permissions so that I can again upload updates of this file? I need to update the file to reflect LA's change, and I'm almost certain to need to update the file again, in a couple of weeks, when SC passes their law. Jdege (talk) 23:58, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jdege:

Done I have added the template so you can overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:11, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Karte Deutsches Reich, Verwaltungsgliederung 1900-01-01.png

I would like to override the file due to an error in it portraying the "Kreis Memel" as part of the "Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen". Pilum2211 (talk) 00:11, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:15, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Jdege (talk) 01:00, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:Peru road sign R-34.svg

Hello. I would like to overwrite an image of the R-34 road sign used in Peru, a country in South America. I would like to create a more accurate SVG image using Adobe Illustrator from the Manual de Dispositivos de Control del Tránsito Automotor para Calles y Carreteras (see page 169 in the PDF file), developed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Peru, and upload it to Wikimedia for using it in Wikipedia articles. This SVG image was originally created and uploaded by Amateria1121 on 12 March 2014, i.e. 10 years ago. WWBM (talk) 12:16, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I support this. I am curious why the file is upload protected in the first place. Fry1989 ^eh? 16:42, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I have to admit that overwriting existing files has become very limited and as a result, ordinary users here regularly submit requests for allowing overwriting a file. I recently decided to update the images of road signs in Peru and try to create a new article about these signs in Peru on Wikipedia. Jermboy27 has already tried to create a draft of this article using his own socketpuppets, but each time his attempts ended with his draft being removed. WWBM (talk) 16:49, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fry1989: as a Patroller, you could have added the template to allow overwrites if you wanted to. @WWBM:

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:09, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwriting of File:North Atlantic Treaty Organization (orthographic projection).svg, File:NATO partnerships.svg, File:History of NATO enlargement.svg and File:NATO laea location map.svg

Sweden is set to join NATO later today, [4] and the files will require updating. Ecrusized (talk) 14:32, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite these files. Abzeronow (talk) 17:14, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwrite of File:European_defence_integration.svg

Same reason as above: Sweden has joined NATO today, and this file requires updating. Discombobulates (talk) 15:10, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:16, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwrite of File:Nato-csto.svg

Same reason as the two above. Tosatur (talk) 16:20, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:17, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwrite of File:EU_and_NATO.svg

Same reason as three above: Sweden has joined NATO today, and this file requires updating. Barny22 (talk) 16:58, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:19, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Allow overwrite of File:Major NATO affiliations in Europe.svg

Same reason as everyone else: Sweden has joined NATO. DOSGuy (talk) 17:55, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 Same reason as three above: Sweden has joined NATO today, and this file requires updating. [[User:Barny22|Barny22]] ([[User talk:Barny22|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:58, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
 : {{d}} You can now overwrite this file.  [[User:Abzeronow|Abzeronow]] ([[User talk:Abzeronow|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 17:19, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
+== Allow overwrite of [[:File:Major NATO affiliations in Europe.svg]] ==
+Same reason as everyone else: Sweden has joined NATO. [[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]] ([[User talk:DOSGuy|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 17:55, 7 March 2024 (UTC)