Hello, I'm Jonatan, a Commons user from Sweden. Feel free to talk to me, or ask any question you'd like to know the answer to.
Disclaimer: I worked for or provided services to the Wikimedia Foundation, and this was not the account I tried to use for edits or statements I make in that role. Please see Josve05a (WMF). However, the Foundation did not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions maded by these account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.
I have mulitple alternative and secondary accounts which I may or may not use, or may have used in the past. Such as Josve05a (WMF) (locked), Josvebot (bot account), Jonatan Svensson Glad (prevent imposters).
On Commons we have noted a rapid influx of AI‑generated media. Many Commons users believe these images are low‑quality and lack real educational value, and they often nominate them for deletion.
In numerous deletion discussions I have seen AI‑generated files nominated for removal even though they are already in use on sister projects such as Wikipedia:, Wikidata:, or Wikibooks:. According to COM:INUSE these images are considered in scope when they are embedded in mainspace articles.
Some argue that images should be removed from the local project by us Commons users, or that the uploader added them without community consensus. While these points address usage, they do not override the fact that the images are currently in use. Proper procedure requires addressing usage via each project’s own consensus or discussion process. "It does not matter if a file is of poor quality or otherwise appears to lack educational value. It should be stressed that Commons does not overrule other projects about what is in scope."
Each Wikimedia project has its own rules for content management, revision, and consensus building. It is not Commons’ role to preemptively remove media that local communities have deemed acceptable (or at least not actively deemed to be unacceptable). Deleting an image on Commons because of subjective opinions would circumvent established processes on sister projects and risk a bad‑faith crusade. But, as always, it is not an issue to delete an image due to copyright or other such legal issues which may exist, regardless of the file's usage.
I actively pursue corporations or organizations that infringe on my copyright. To help me secure compensation for unauthorized use of my work, I employ the services of Pixsy.com and their legal partners. However, I do make exceptions in cases where there has been a genuine effort to provide attribution and comply with free licenses. If Pixsy or their legal partners choose not to pursue monetary compensation, I reserve the right to take legal action or send a DMCA takedown notice to the infringing parties. Additionally, I may also issue DMCA takedown notices to Google Search and Bing Search for any websites that display my work without proper attribution.
