@Sj: happy PD Day to you! I start by searching FFD, PUF, and fair use images (some of my methods are listed at User:Wikiacc/Public Domain Day) but it's mostly luck. It just so happened that the Nepenthaceae images were uploaded in two large batches, the bulk of which were still around as fair use, so I checked the deleted contributions for those uploaders.
I'll take a look at that page! There are certainly synergies among the various efforts to find and retag 1923-63 PD files, especially the deleted ones. Deletions of old images tagged as fair use can be hard to track down, including F5, PROD, and FFD nominations that don't mention years. Wikiacc (¶) 19:35, 1 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Perhaps we can change Commons policy to keep file pages for all files deleted on (c) concerns, and categorize them by estimated year-of-expiry – SJ + 20:08, 1 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. LizRead!Talk! 22:54, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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