User:BethNaught/Shadows

This is a list of Wikipedia files which have the same name as a file on Commons. This situation is undesirable because the Commons file cannot be used in Wikipedia articles. Since edits to Commons affect all projects, the issue should be resolved on our end. WP:FNC allows files which "shadow" Commons files to be renamed.

However, renaming the local file is not always the right solution. Sometimes one or both of the files needs to be deleted, for example as a copyright violation.

For more information, see File names, File mover, Template:Rename media and Template:ShadowsCommons.

Non-free files may have old deleted revisions. Moving a file will separate them from the history. Therefore such moves should be performed by admins, who should first undelete old revisions and hide them using RevisionDelete.