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This essay, Deleting from Commons, is a reminder to (when appropriate) speedy delete images, videos, audios, or other files from Wikimedia Commons. Most images seen in English Wikipedia (or the other-language Wikipedias) are actually stored in the Commons project, with a link-through from the image name. In past discussions, there have been concerns that improper images have been left in Commons, and any talk about the numerous valid images has been seen as "avoidance" of the real copyvios or problem images. Instead, remind people how easy it is to request speedy deletion of many improper images. If an image is to be changed from Commons into a local wp:Fair_use version, then it should be deleted from Commons before it can be re-uploaded as a local image.