Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion

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Images and media for deletion (IfD) is for listing images which are unneeded.

For speedy deletion candidates, use Template:Tlp. See the criteria for speedy deletion. These are: duplicates (where both images are on Wikipedia), thumbnails, broken images, non-existent images, non-commercial, and "by permission" images. Additionally, no source, unknown copyright, and unused fairuse images can be deleted after a week without being noted here. Use:
- {{subst:nsd}} if an image has no source indicated
- {{subst:nld}} if an image has a source but no licensing information
- {{subst:orfud}} if an image has a fair use tag but isn't used in any articles
For a redundant or duplicate image, please use {{isd|Full name of image excluding the "Image:" prefix}} for speedy deletion.
- Remember that the other image must be on Wikipedia, not on Commons, for this to be used. If the other image is on Commons, use {{NowCommons|image name on Commons}} or {{NCT}} (for images with the same name on Commons) instead.
For copyright infringements, use Wikipedia:Copyright problems.
For other licensing issues, use Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images.

Images that have been listed for more than 5 days are eligible for deletion if either a consensus to do so has been reached or no objections to deletion have been raised.

Recovering deleted images: Deleted images are lost from the local server and cannot be undeleted by admins. If an image has been erroneously deleted, you can try to recover it from mirrors or forks.

To force the server to update this page immediately, Template:Purge.

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1 Instructions
- 1.1 Listing images and media for deletion
- 1.2 Instructions for administrators
2 Old discussions
3 Footer

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Instructions

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Listing images and media for deletion

If an image is a candidate for speedy deletion, please do not list it here. This includes images with no source or licensing information, and unused fairuse images.

To list an image:

Add Template:Tl to the image page. (If the image is in use, also add {{ifdc|{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}_{{subst:CURRENTDAY}}}} or {{ifdc|Image name.ext}} to the caption(s))
Inform the uploader by adding a message to their talk page. You can use {{subst:idw|Image:Image name.ext}} —~~~~ (replace "Image name.ext" with the name of the image or media).
Follow [[[Template:Fullurl:Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion/2025 June 7]]</tt> this edit link] and list the image at the bottom of that page. If it has been replaced by another image, also list that image, in the format " Image1.jpg - obsoleted by Image2.jpg". You can use {{subst:Ifd2|Image.ext|Uploader= |Reason= }} —~~~~

State the reasons why the image should be deleted. Some people use the following abbreviations:

AB (absentee uploader) - The uploader has not contributed to Wikipedia in a long time, and is probably unavailable to answer questions.
CV (copyright violation) - The image might be used in violation of copyright.
OB (obsolete) - The image has been replaced by a better version. Indicate the new image name.
OR (orphan) - The image is not used on any pages in Wikipedia.
UE (unencyclopedic) - The image doesn't seem likely to be useful in this encyclopedia.

If you remove an image from an article, list the article from which you removed it so there can be community review of whether the image should be deleted. This is necessary because image pages do not remember the articles the images used to be used on.

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