User talk:DanGayle

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Speedy deletion nomination of Iron Horse Brewery


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Speedy deletion nomination of Typophile (Internet forum)


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Wikipedia:Media copyright questions
Hello!, I see that you removed your question from the page Media copyright questions. Although you did not mention the file name, I guess it was probably about File:Spokane-chronicle-building.JPG. I don't know if that means you found the solution to your problem, but apparently not, because the description page of the photo still shows the template you mentioned. That's why I'm taking the liberty of contacting you here. Anyway, the description page is easy to fix, but first, to determine the proper tag to use, more essential information is needed about the first publication of the photo and about the rationale for the claim of copyright. You mentioned when the photo was created ("circa 1934", "a 1934 press photo") and where it was first published ("originally published in The Spokesman-Review"), but you did not mention when that first publication occurred. Was it first published in 1934? The ideal would be a precise reference to the date of the issue of the newspaper where the photo was first published, but if not, at least the year or approximate year of that first publication of the photo. -- Asclepias (talk) 23:59, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Just to add to what posted above, you cannot really upload this under a "CC-SA" license, etc. since you're not the copyright holder of this photo. The copyright holder of this photo (assuming it is the The Spokesman-Review) is the only one who can really do that. While I personally have no reason to doubt that you are a TSR representative and that the paper has given you permission to upload the photos to Wikipedia, what is really need is for the paper to give its explicit consent to Wikipedia for the file (or files) to uploaded under such a license. Unfortunately, there's no way for Wikipedia to verify any agreement/discussion between you and the paper, so Wikipedia needs to have something emailed to it for verification purposes. You can find out more about this at c:COM:OTRS. Bascially, someone at the paper (ideally the person who deals with copyright issues for the paper) needs to send a consent email to Wikimedia OTRS for verification purposes. If there are multiple files involved, the same permissions email can be written to cover all the relevant images. An OTRS volunteer will eventually process the email and verify the licensing. This can take a bit of time because there tends to be a bit of a backlog, but I think it's the best way to make clear that the paper has agreed to release the file under a license accepted by Wikipedia. The person sending in the email should make sure and use an official work email account; moreover, they should also include the file names of whatever image (or images) have already been uploaded to Wikipedia in the email to make it easier for the reviewing OTRS volunteer to find the relevant file(s). -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:57, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Please wait! Let's not put the cart before the horse. The OTRS people are already drowning in a flood of unnecessary mail. Let's not add to their problem until we know if it would be useful to send them anything and, if so, what exactly that would be. : please let's not waste DanGayle's efforts before we clarify what may or may not be needed. (My initial impression, in the context of the file discussed, is that the mail you asked might be unnecessary and a source of confusion.) DanGayle: please let's clarify the situation here before sending mail that would worsen the OTRS backlog. Let's take this step by step. Before anything else, what would be useful to know is the essential factual information, beginning with the question asked above about the date of the publication. We'll see where it goes from there. -- Asclepias (talk) 01:52, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Conflict of interest editing
Hello, DanGayle, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Spokane Daily Chronicle, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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 * Hi DanGayle. I added the above template after seeing your post on WP:MCQ. Since you've stated that you're a representative of The Spokesman-Review, you should be aware that Wikipedia likely considers you to have a WP:COI with repsect to anything written on Wikipedia about the paper or any of the persons, companies, etc. associated with it. COI editing is not something expressly prohibited, but it's something which is highly discouraged because it can sometimes lead to some serious problems. Please take a look at WP:PSCOI to better familiarize yourself with the kinds of edits that the Wikipedia community feels are generally OK for COI editors to make. As long as you adhere to relevant policies and guidelines, you should be OK. Please pay particular attention to WP:FCOI because you might also be subject to WP:PAID depending upon the exact nature of your connection to the The Spokesman-Review. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:39, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Marchjuly, thank you. I appreciate your note. Since the Spokane Chronicle is defunct, it's business interests are gone. The Spokesman-Review, who I work for, is and was a separate entity. I would not edit the SR's page directly, as that would be a clear violation of COI, but the Chronicle has been gone for 25 years. Their archives were transferred to our holding and use, but we're simply maintainers.

How do I mark my affiliation with The Spokesman-Review? I am making these edits on my own time, simply wanting accurate information available. I am a web developer for spokesman.com, not paid for things like this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DanGayle (talk • contribs) 23:14, 24 July 2018 (UTC) Courtesy ping to. Primefac (talk) 23:23, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * While we have templates available that we encourage COI editors to use, that's not the only way to declare your areas of potential or perceived conflict of interest. If you put an explanation, like the one you have just given here, on your user page, that should suffice as a disclosure for most purposes. It explains the relationship you hold, so another reader can evaluate your contributions in that context.
 * The point of these disclosures is to remove the guesswork when an editor appears to be making non-objective edits. Many editors are suspected of being undisclosed paid editors based on their behavior. It's a pattern experienced editors are sensitive to. You, with your fully disclosed relationship, can edit in any area that would not appear to be a conflict, just like any other editor. You seem to have an understanding of what sorts of edits would constitute a COI, so we expect you to stay away from editing those areas directly.
 * So, there's a custodial relationship of sorts between Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle archives; tread carefully there.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 23:40, 24 July 2018 (UTC)