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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:PinkStar.jpg

Enlarge the file size, as with the posted link: http://www.oneworldkids.net/Star%20pastel%20pink%20copy.jpg (on the file page itself, ~64x bigger in area, ~8x larger side length).

Commuter3 (talk) 22:19, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Forms of government 2021.svg

This is a dynamic map that is updated as governments change. Currently, Angola's coloring needs to be corrected. Clyde H. Mapping (talk) 12:06, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

This was discussed before at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Overwriting_existing_files/requests/Archive_1#Allow_overwriting_of_File:Forms_of_government_2021.svg. @GPSLeo: . I'm inclined to deny this request since this file is supposed to pertain towards governments in 2021. Abzeronow (talk) 16:16, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

@Abzeronow I think we need a solution for this. I requested comments on this on the Village pump. GPSLeo (talk) 16:41, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll keep this request open until we get an agreed upon solution from VP or it archives at VP. Abzeronow (talk) 16:45, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

For the record, I agree with the proposed solution offered at VP. Abzeronow (talk) 16:07, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Guyana Venezuela Locator.png

I am making minor changes. There are two gray pixels of Venezuela's northwest that are grayed out, one pixel of Guayana Esequiba that is gray that should be the off-green color, and slightly adjusting the Guayana Esequiba/undisputed-Guyana border so it is more accurate (northern quarter of the border needs to be moved over left a pixel or two, while the bottom half needs to be moved over a pixel or two to the right. Spesh531^{(talk, contrib., ext)} 23:05, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:37, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Christchurch attack gun.png

I have a better more clear photo to replace the current one with. Kiwiz1338 (talk) 16:14, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Is it the same photograph? Abzeronow (talk) 16:39, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

@Abzeronow Yes. Kiwiz1338 (talk) 06:46, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:08, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Logo_NNGG_Antiguo1.svg

I would like to make some small changes to this vector image: remove the background (a white square), resize the image (2500 × 2500 px seems excessive) and crop the page to match the logo instead of that white square. --MrPotato1010 (talk) 19:27, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 20:27, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:People's -Km² for all countries (and us states, uk kingdoms).png

The margins on this image are very large, making it unnecessarily difficult to read at small scales. I would like to crop it to just the region that contains data, moving the legend and watermark inward accordingly. Justinkunimune (talk) 13:53, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Can you show me a mockup of your proposed version? Abzeronow (talk) 21:49, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:RebeldeNetflixlogo.jpg

The length of the photo is too long for the infobox template. I would like to resize the photo.--👩‍🚀Liebhart 💬 14:14, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Approximately what would be the dimensions of the resized photograph? Abzeronow (talk) 23:14, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

935 x 350 px. Thank you.--👩‍🚀Liebhart 💬 04:48, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Твори. Том 1 (Хвильовий, 1927).pdf

The new version is full and has better quality for proofreading in Wikisource. Leh Palych (talk) 16:25, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 23:12, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Niwa Chigaiki (No background and Black color drawing).svg

I've properly vectorized it and would thus like to overwrite it. Thanks! Rainbowlack (talk) 22:52, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:14, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Oltrepò pavese.GIF

I have modified the map of Oltrepò Pavese, by correcting the borders of the municipalities of Campospinoso Albaredo, Colli Verdi, Cornale e Bastida (PV) after recent merging processes. --G.F.S. (talk) 23:35, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:15, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:South Dakota Presidential Election Results 2008.svg

There is an error for one of the county shadings on this map and it needs to be fixed. GraydenCat (talk) 00:17, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:17, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File: Carte des pays membres du G5 Sahel.png

I am trying to remove Burkina Faso and Niger from the map seeing as they have withdrawn the alliance. Thank you TheLibyanGuy (talk) 01:28, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:19, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Oh, and I almost forgot about this one: File:International reactions to the 2023 Gaza–Israel war.svg TheLibyanGuy (talk) 23:47, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite that file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:15, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Japanese soldiers taking an offensive posture on the Mukden Little West Gate.jpg

I’d like to upload a photo of better quality and changed color (black and white). Thank you. —水餃喵 (talk) 03:19, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done Changing color is a major change, so please upload as a new file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:20, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Ion channel activity before during and after polarization.jpg

This chart has an error. As descripted here, the hyperpolarization is not at +40 mV but at -75 mV. So, I would like to correct values of each of meters to -70, +40, and -75 mV. YasuakiH (talk) 04:10, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 17:22, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of multiple files

• File:HoR FBiH 2022.svg
• File:HoP FBiH 2022.svg
• File:SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Chamber of Citizens 1990.svg
• File:SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Chamber of Municipalities 1990.svg

These are ordinary parliament diagram images. They get overwritten by multiple users all the time. For the first two, some MP's have left specific parties and I would like to upload a new version of the current parliament composition for both files. For the other two, I would like to rearrange the order of the parties, as some are more right wing than the rest. Bakir123 (talk) 17:40, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite these file. Abzeronow (talk) 18:46, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Logo kpn.svg

Restore the original (green) color as per kpn.com. Strepulah (talk) 17:37, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 18:49, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Lutherrose.svg

I have created a updated version of Luther's Rose to correct several visual inconsistencies in the current version, which seems to be a trace of a raster image. This new version ensures perfect symmetry, as the flower elements can be rotated by any multiple of 72 degrees for perfect overlap. Additionally, the heart and cross elements are exactly centered and are horizontally symmetrical. The updated file is also more size-efficient at 10KB, compared to the current file's 13KB, without compromising on quality. The manually redrawn version can be reviewed here: Luther's Rose on Wikimedia Commons. The3seashells (talk) 19:01, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 20:14, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliament 1990.svg

Parliament diagram image. Bakir123 (talk) 20:03, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 20:16, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Air Force Ensign of India (1945–1947).svg and File:Royal Indian Air Forces Roundel.svg

I'd like to update these two files since they're fake SVGs and I was able to recreate them in a real vector file. Colohisto (talk) 21:35, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite these files. Abzeronow (talk) 21:47, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:HildegardeSixDaysCreation.jpg

I would like to replace this low-resolution, grainy image with a higher-quality version of the same piece of art, likewise in the public domain. Theodore Christopher (talk) 21:40, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done The colors on them are completely different. Please upload as a new file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:43, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:BiH HoR 2018.svg

Parliament diagram image. Bakir123 (talk) 22:00, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 22:36, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:BiH HoR 2022.svg

Parliament diagram image. Bakir123 (talk) 22:00, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:17, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:개그콘서트 로고.png

This is the old logo for Gag Concert, KBS has updated the new logo. I hope Wikimedia gives permission to change the new logo. WAidil (talk) 09:24, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done New logo should be uploaded as a new file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:19, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Decriminalization of homosexuality by country or territory (remastered).svg

I'd like to correct the color of Chile. The color of Chile should be pink (1990–present) not yellow (1946–1989), because decriminalization of homosexuality in Chile happened in 1999, according to the entry and ILGA database. Hermes Antinous (talk) 10:08, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Victoria Villarruel 2023.jpg

marginally differently from how it is currently cropped from the original, so she comes more centered--Marginataen (talk) 10:56, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Australian graves in the Gaza War Cemetery 1942-02.jpg

I want to crop the unnecessary borders at top and bottom. GrindtXX (talk) 15:02, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done Please upload as a new file. Borders were intentional. Abzeronow (talk) 16:24, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

The paper background that made it into the scan was intentional ? That seems a stretch to me. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 22:33, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Hartman_Vaasa_20190603.jpg

I'd like to crop to more clearly put the building it's depicting in focus. Bbx (talk) 15:45, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Can you be more specific about how much you want to crop? Abzeronow (talk) 16:29, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

I think he is talking about cropping the Sky and Pavement. HelpfulHens (talk) 17:45, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

What HelpfulHens said. Bbx (talk) 20:07, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done Please add your crop as a new file. Abzeronow (talk) 20:43, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Transnistria relations.png

I would like to remove Artsakh from the picture as they have announced that they are dissolving. HelpfulHens (talk) 17:41, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 18:44, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:TX Attorney General 2022.svg and File:TX Lieutenant Governor 2022.svg

I would like to be able to edit these uploads to crop the images to remove the unnecessary white space that surrounds the actual image. Because of the white space, the election infoboxes these images are in must increase in size to accommodate them. It looks sloppy. OutlawRun (talk) 21:41, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Дондук-Даши.png

The border of the picture is asymmetrical and different from the original version. Fine-tune the border of the picture. Eupakistani (talk) 03:59, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Allow overwriting of File:Igeta (No background and Black color drawing).svg

I've properly vectorized it and wish to update the file to reflect this. Thanks. Rainbowlack (talk) 05:33, 12 December 2023 (UTC)