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File:Mustafa Ayyash.jpg

File:Mustafa Ayyash.jpg has had permission pending email since 23 April 2024. Was permission ever sent in and is it valid? -- Whpq (talk) 03:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

@Whpq: Thank you for the query. I just CSDed the file. The ticket was long ago closed as unsuccessful. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 06:03, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

I however feel the tag should be somewhat different because VRT has already received no response since 23 April on this ticket, and as such a wait for next 7 days unwarranted. I operate more on Wikimedia Commons VRT Noticeboard and perhaps am not aware of all the related templates here. I would appreciate if you could just delete this file instantly. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 06:06, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

I'll just leave it with the no permission tagging. The original uploader will have 7 days to try and get this corrected. Thanks for looking into this. -- Whpq (talk) 12:24, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

On Commons we have a usual process to keep the file as such for 30 days and if there is no response, we delete it. Unsure if we have anything such here? The file was previously tagged as same on 23 April 2024 and the uploader did send an email and never responded back to VRT agent's concerns. I am not sure if they'd respond now either. However, I am fine with your judgement too. The file would anyhow end up getting deleted. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 15:29, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

@Whpq: I just noticed, it is same here as well and changed the tag. {{Permission received}} explicitly notes, "If a valid permission is not provided within 30 days of the first response by a VRT volunteer, this file will be deleted.". This file should as such have been deleted on 23 May. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 15:34, 14 July 2024 (UTC)