How to delete a wrongly uploaded image

[FosseWay]

I've managed to upload the wrong picture to filename GBG-GNÅAB-VI-2.jpg. I don't have the right picture, so rather than replacing it (which is easy), I need to get rid of it. How do I do this? The software won't let me just replace it with nothing.

[Bimat]

Go to 'Modify Message' tab at the right. Un-check the attachment box if you want to delete the wrong attachment and upload a new one (if you want to, not mandatory). As simple as that. See screenshot.

Aditya

[FosseWay]

Sorry, I didn't make it clear: I need to delete the picture on the wiki, not the forum.

[Figleaf]

Go to the page where your picture is, click the Edit tab, scroll down to the link and edit or delete it.

Peter

[FosseWay]

The filename is correct. The problem is that I have uploaded the wrong image file to that filename and it seems the only way of fixing it is to overwrite the wrong image with the correct one. I would do this if I had the correct one, but I don't, so what I want to do is erase the file in question.

[andyg]

I deleted it.

To delete files there is a link if you click on the filename, follow the arrow to get to the menu.  Hopefully you have access to this bit.

[FosseWay]

Thanks!

Not exactly obvious, that little arrow...

[malj1]

It appears fosseway was satisfied with that answer! Not so with me though...

I only see this [below] I wonder if its possible to change this so I have this ability to delete too? 

[andyg]

You and Fosseway have the same account settings...
so I presume if he has access then something else is wrong.

First step - if you click on the picture itself - then try the arrow does the option appear?

[malj1]

No I have tried many ways but still have only the two items in the drop-down.

I just tried again with an image to be sure but its still the same.

[FosseWay]

I only made the error once, and Andy fixed it, so I was satisfied with that particular outcome without needing to take further action. I suspect if I burgered it up again I'd have the same problem as Malcolm.

[Figleaf]

I think only andyg can delete a page (including an illustration page). Since he reacts promptly to a request for removal and doesn't mind being bothered, there is no problem.

Peter

[andyg]

I guess the idea behind the hard delete being only available to me is to stop vandalism.

On the standard Wikipedia a member can only nominate a page for deletion, so if Mal would like to let on which file he no longer requires I'll push the delete button

[malj1]

I got around it by deleting the contents of the page entirely and saved, then assigned a different number and carried on with the fresh page. So there is one image in the ether somewhere but I know not where as I have now forgotten what it was as I did about 70 items in the one sitting.

[andyg]

this page - http://www.worldofcoins.eu/wiki/Special:LonelyPages
Is for pages with no friends   ...  or should I say pages that have no links to them.