User talk:Whpq/Archive 13

William Ifor Jones photograph
This is a scan from a family-owned photograph, and it is now in my possession. The original photographer is deceased (WI Jones' second wife) and I'm unable to contact her for permission. I realize Wikipedia and Creative Commons have various regulations and copyright concerns, but I have NO IDEA how to properly attribute a personal photograph. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Icondaemon (talk • contribs) 13:41, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure how to proceed with this situation. I think the best course of action would be for you to post a question at Media copyright questions explaining the situation.  I will remove the no permission tagging, and list the file for discussion instead.  That might get some advice on copyright status and licensing for the image. -- Whpq (talk) 13:46, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

I am sure there is a way...
and I am positive I don't know how to do it right yet! :>) Thank you for the speedy deletion of the jpg photo on the Mary Ogden Abbott page. Mary painted a landscape image and gave it to a Guy named Frank. Frank gave the painting to the National Park Service many decades ago, in this case, Grand Canyon National Park. The NPS has the image in the public domain. After much searching, I found the painting and took a picture of it. I would like to upload the photo of the painting to the public domain for use on Mary's page, but clearly goofed that. If you have any advice, I am all ears. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter, I am most cordially yours in making a better Wikipedia, Tom RRFWTommartin (talk) 00:33, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
 * It is not clear to me that this painting is public domain. My understanding is that the copyright on a painting would be held by the artist, and does not transfer with the physical painting.   Why do you think the NPS has the painting in the public domain?  -- Whpq (talk) 01:09, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi Whpq, good question. That is what the NPS archivist told me. The artist and the donor are both deceased, and the painting was given to the NPS. I'll double check though and report back, preferably with something in writing. Thank you for your time in this matter, Tom RRFWTommartin (talk) 01:24, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
 * The NPS archivist would have more information than we do. Media copyright questions is a good place for getting answers about media copyright.  I suggest you post the results of your inquiry there to get some help on applying the proper licensing information to the image.  -- Whpq (talk) 11:28, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi Whpq, right you are! The archavist looked into it and though they have the painting, the rights are 70 years with the artist. I have attempted to contact the nephew, since Mary had no children. They have not replied as of yet, so I will keep trying. Thank you so much, Tom RRFWTommartin (talk) 23:12, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi Whp, The family got back in touch and they want to help! How cool is that. I will head over to Media copyright questions to see how to proceed. Thank you, Tom — Preceding unsigned comment added by RRFWTommartin (talk • contribs)
 * That' good to hear. I hope you can get the licensing straightened out.  Good luck! -- Whpq (talk) 16:48, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

About Lindsay Lo’s picture copyright.
Hi! I am sorry what I have done wrong, I think that picture online is free for using it but it’s not. I feel very bad that this happened I just want to say i’m very sorry about this i promise I will never made this happening again I promise With the honor of a man. I already know that we have to use a picture when the owner had allowed to use it. I agree with you to delete this file picture from Wikipedia. Thank you for reading this.

Thank you.

Iamcryingbaby

12.05.2019 Iamcryingbaby (talk) 12:20, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

I already post a question on copyright.
So I just wanna say thank you for teaching me some of a copyright. Now i have know this so I will not do the same mistakes. Thank you somuch for reading this:)

I deeply appreciate. Thank you.

Iamcryingbaby 12.05.2019 Iamcryingbaby (talk) 13:06, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Tirupati International Airport
Sorry bro I have done it by mistake Then you can upload the image for Tirupati International Airport Rdjmcu (talk) 02:35, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

May 2019
I have taken that photo in DSLR CAMERA any proof that I am telling lie Note every body inthe world can be addressed as brothers and sisters Rdjmcu (talk) 12:42, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.18


Hello ,

, a product manager for the growth team, announced that work is underway in implementing improvements to New Page Patrol as part of the 2019 Community Wishlist and suggests all who are interested watch the project page on meta. Two requested improvements have already been completed. These are:
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Changes undone
Hello, just got a message saying my changes were undone on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Fazbear%27s_Pizzeria_Simulator

Just wanted to clarify I found the page kinda broken, someone typed gibberish and by doing so erased a couple of brackets, I just deleted the gibberish and put the brackets back on, nothing more

But you could check the page history to see if anything more got changed before I got there — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:7F1:E10A:D88A:9D3D:6BBA:649C:329B (talk) 02:41, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

permission to use photo
Here is copyright permission as requested

I hereby affirm that I, Sarah Segal-Lazar am the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of the picture attached as used here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Segal-Lazar, and have legal authority in my capacity to release the copyright of that work. I agree to publish the above-mentioned content under the free license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported and GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts). I acknowledge that by doing so I grant anyone the right to use the work in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws. I am aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites. I am aware that I always retain copyright of my work, and retain the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be claimed to have been made by me. I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the content may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project. Sarah Segal - Lazar Copyright holder segal.lazar@gmail.com

June 20, 2019 ] 01:54, 21 June 2019 (UTC)BJLMtl (talk)

File:Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)'s Matang Truck for the Indian Army.jpg
Hello, I took this picture in 1987 and this is a scanned copy of that image. Which category of license should I put it under. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fgk123 (talk • contribs) 21:36, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

New Page Review newsletter July-August 2019


Hello ,

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Re: Paid Edits
I am not being paid to edit the Anthony Sabatini wikipedia page. We are old friends from law school and I was, on my own free time, trying to add pertinent information to his wikipedia page. Hopefully this clears up any confusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JLCarter22 (talk • contribs) 15:52, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * No, that does not clear things up at all. At File:Sabatiniphoto.jpg which you uploaded, you stated "This is a headshot for his wikipedia page. I work for the owner of the photo. And I am helping to round out his page." (emphasis added) -- Whpq (talk) 16:58, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Re: File:Urban amanda.jpg
Removed disputed use of photo from the article's infobox. Go ahead and delete the page File:Urban amanda.jpg. Frannyshaw (talk) 13:09, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Declined A7 on GetIntoPc
Hi Whpq -- I've declined this as the Alexa ranking & 150th in category are clear claims, sufficient to meet WP:A7. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 11:31, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, I understand this could be taken as a credible claim of significance. -- Whpq (talk) 11:37, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes Issue 34, May – June 2019
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Regarding the Issue of Image Attribution
Hello, I recently added images related to a biography wikipedia article on Dr. Rajni Kanabar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajni_Kanabar. I had received those images from the son of the subject in discussion and he has given me permission to use those images on any platform deemed fit. Now, how do I proceed on this so that the images do not get deleted? Nayan Eightpetals (talk) 07:04, 19 July 2019 (UTC)Nayan Eightpetals

Speedy deletion declined: Damir Mišković
Hello Whpq. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Damir Mišković, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: owning a notable club is a sufficient claim of significance. Thank you. So Why  13:18, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

User:Scoffworld copyright violations
Hi. The above named user has resumed uploading images with dubious copyright rationales, so I've blocked them. I'll delete any copyvious of theirs which are outstanding on Wikipedia. Would you mind having a look at Commons and tagging any they've uploaded there? --kingboyk (talk) 02:50, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
 * - all the uploads on Commons are copyright violations and have been tagged. Thanks. -- Whpq (talk) 05:01, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

Not sure why you deleted my submission...
Can you verify the reasons for the deletion of my image? I made sure that the file I uploaded was allowed to be used for non-commercial use ie. Wikipedia. Why would this be deleted then? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nhlsens (talk • contribs) 22:09, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Licenses with non-commercial restrictions are not accepted on Wikipedia. File copyright tags/Free licenses is a list of commonly used acceptable free licenses.  -- Whpq (talk) 22:15, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

A goat for you!
Thanks for the image help!

Lajmmoore (talk) 15:20, 29 August 2019 (UTC) 

Nomination of Common-interest development for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Common-interest development is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Common-interest development until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Rathfelder (talk) 10:20, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Request 1
User:ABTHEBOSS(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ABTHEBOSS) is completly disrupting the page. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Indian_television_actresses&action=history daily and is compltely playing by disrupting the edits.please recover and protect the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_television_actresses List of Indian television actresses.This user edits are not useful.His work edits are ambiguous.its request  and protect page--Jhonsyrani (talk) 18:10, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Request2
That particular user has started to venture this page, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Tamil_film_actresses&action=history List of Tamil film actresses.i dont want to blame anybody,but that concerned user is interested in completly changing putting and inserting his own views in the public page.please solve--Jhonsyrani (talk) 18:16, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I see no evidence that you;ve tried to resolve either of these issues with the editor. That is the first step.  Also, I am not an administrator so I don;t really understand why you think I can protect the page even if that were the right thing to do. -- Whpq (talk) 18:49, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

New Page Review newsletter September-October 2019
Hello ,

Instead of reaching a magic 300 as it once did last year, the backlog approaching 6,000 is still far too high. An effort is also needed to ensure that older unsuitable older pages at the back of the queue do not get automatically indexed for Google.
 * Backlog

A proposal is taking place here to confirm a nominated user as Coordinator of NPR.
 * Coordinator

Why I Hate Speedy Deleters, a 2008 essay by long since retired, is still as valid today. Those of us who patrol large numbers of new pages can be forgiven for  making  the occasional  mistake while  others can learn from  their 'beginner' errors. Worth reading.
 * This month's refresher course

Do bear in mind that articles in the feed showing the trash can icon (you will need to have 'Nominated for deletion' enabled for this in your filters) may have been tagged by inexperienced or non NPR rights holders using Twinkle. They require your further verification.
 * Deletion tags

Please be sure to look for the tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator if appropriate, and submit the issue to WP:COIN if necessary. WMF policy requires paid editors to connect to their adverts.
 * Paid editing


 * Subject-specific notability guidelines' (SNG). Alternatives to deletion
 * Reviewers are requested to familiarise themselves once more with notability guidelines for organisations and companies.
 * Blank-and-Redirect is a solution anchored in policy. Please consider this alternative before PRODing or CSD. Note however, that users will often revert or usurp redirects to re-create deleted articles. Do regularly patrol the redirects in the feed.

Regular reviewers will appreciate the most recent  enhancements to  the New Pages Feed and  features in the Curation  tool, and there are still more to  come. Due to the wealth  of information  now displayed by  ORES, reviewers are strongly  encouraged to  use the system now rather than Twinkle; it  will  also  correctly  populate the logs.
 * Not English
 * A common issue: Pages not in English or poor, unattributed machine translations should not reside in main space even if they are stubs. Please ensure you are familiar with WP:NPPNE. Check in Google for the language and content, and if they do have potential, tag as required, then move to draft. Modify the text of the template as appropriate before sending it.
 * Tools

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Assessment: The script at User:Evad37/rater makes the addition of Wikiproject templates extremely easy. New page creators rarely do this. Reviewers are not obliged to make these edits but they only take a few seconds. They can use the Curation message system to let the creator know what they have done.

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Victoria De Mare
Hello! Working on first article at the behest of my client, the actress in question. I'll show her your message and ask her to revise her copy. I can provide proof is needed. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisclarkux (talk • contribs) 15:01, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

Copyright with Hunter Avallone
Hey, Why did you request a delete for the photo again after I filled out the copyright information and sources section this time? There are multiple other Wikipedia pages that use photos taken from YouTube videos under fair use.


 * You stated in the upload that the image is available under a cc-by-sa 4.0 license. That is not true.  The source YouTube video was not released under a free license.  There was no claim of fair use with that image.  In any case, Wikipedia's non-free content guidelines are much stricter than fair use and the image would not have met the non-free content criteria.  -- Whpq (talk) 19:18, 14 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Hey whpq, I was trying to do a cc-by-sa 3.0, since the video being public on YouTube already makes it "fair use" to replicate, I assumed the same for any imagery in the video as long as there were no stated copyright licensing or restrictions and I credited and sourced it. Essentially it was "free content". Does the licensing have to be explicitly stated for the images to be used? — Preceding unsigned comment added by NepVegas (talk • contribs) 21:03, 14 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Generally, if it isn't explicitly stated to be under a free license, then it isn't free. See WP:COPYOTHERS. If you have more questions about media and copyright, I suggest posting at Media copyright  questions.  -- Whpq (talk) 21:44, 14 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Alright Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NepVegas (talk • contribs) 23:37, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 35, July – August 2019
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Issue 35, July – August 2019 
 * Wikimania
 * We're building something great, but..
 * Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update
 * A Wikibrarian's story
 * Bytes in brief

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TDK product imagery
Hello,

I'm reaching out with a question regarding adding additional product imagery to TDK's page. Currently, old/legacy products are represented in visual form on TDK's page, but not recent ones. This leaves a gap where images for recent products would paint a more complete picture of the company's offerings. I attempted adding some TDK product images and they got removed for failing to adhere to WP:NFCC#8 (Contextual significance. Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the article topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding.). I have recently added written content to the TDK page providing context to their newer products and feel that these could benefit from some visual accompaniments. This would likely benefit readers' understanding of the products. How might I go about adding newer product images to TDK's page in a way permissible by Wikipedia's terms?

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prrck062 (talk • contribs) 18:46, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Non-free images may only be used if they meet all of the non-free content criteria. Adding the m to an image gallery will a;most always fails to satisfy WP:NFCC.  As well, having a bunch of non-free images is likely to cause issues with WP:NFCC.  As well, I don't see why free images of these products cannot be created and so WP:NFCC will also be a big challenge. My suggestion would be to add free images to the article. -- Whpq (talk) 13:47, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Bob Dylan file
Hi! I uploaded a different version of The Best of Bob Dylan album cover because it has the correct color and saturation. As for the file size, a bot should reduce it automatically per Template:Non-free reduce. Thank you, QuestFour (talk) 16:09, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * In the future, using edit comments would be helpful as you provided no explanation for the upload of the new file. Regards. -- Whpq (talk) 17:31, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

[[File:PrototypeJ.jpg]]
Hi, why did you Speedy delete the image file File:PrototypeJ.jpg ? The image is posted by the Government of Canada and is available for public use. You can see many of the same DND images being used on Wikipedia here:. I look forward to receiving a response from you. TFSA (talk) 14:58, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * The file licensing you applied was CC-BY-SA 4.0. That is simply not true.  See the terms and conditons from the Canadian Government web site.  There is no creative commons license stated there or on the page which used the image.  Furthermore, there is an explicit prohibition against commercial use which means it is not compatible with the free licensing that is needed for images on Wikipedia. -- Whpq (talk) 15:36, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Your opinion is not correct. Please see the many entries with the same usage here:

https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html


 * "Non-commercial reproduction
 * Unless otherwise specified you may reproduce the materials in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes, and in any format, without charge or further permission, provided you do the following:


 * exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced
 * indicate both the complete title of the materials reproduced, as well as the author (where available)
 * indicate that the reproduction is a copy of the version available at [URL where original document is available]"

TFSA (talk) 15:48, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I did take note of the photos on Commons. I've tagged them as copyright violations as well.  Wikipedia requires that content be free for commercial use so quoting that non-commercial reproduction part of the terms and conditions is not applicable. -- Whpq (talk) 18:12, 30 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi, yes I read the "fair use" guidelines and agree with your assertion. It is too bad, the image is an important part of the article! Take care TFSA (talk) 18:16, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

Other
Dear WHPQ I am writing you o require you help, if u can. I am an officer at the Libyan national army media center, and I have been assigned to install and update information regarding the Libyan national army for public use. I have attempted to install some updated photos of some of the commanders of the Libyan army but have failed in donning so, could you help me please. I have recently attempted to install a photo of the Libyan supreme commander of the Libyan national army Kalifa hafter, these photos were originally taken by the Libyan national army media center of which I am authorised to use and this photos are for public use. could you please help me in this regard File:Khlifa .jpg File:Army comanders.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mohamed.elmaleh (talk • contribs) 16:01, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Answered at the originator's talk page. -- Whpq (talk) 19:36, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

New Page Review newsletter November 2019
Hello ,

This newsletter comes a little earlier than usual because the backlog is rising again and the holidays are coming very soon. There are now holders of the New Page Reviewer flag! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog but it's still roughly less than 10% doing 90% of the work. Now it's time for action. Exactly one year ago there were 'only' 3,650 unreviewed articles, now we will soon be approaching 7,000 despite the growing number of requests for the NPR user right. If each reviewer soon does only 2 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by every reviewer doing only 1 review every 2 days - that's only a few minutes work on the bus on the way to the office or to class! Let's get this over and done with in time to relax for the holidays. Want to join? Consider adding the NPP Pledge userbox. Our next newsletter will announce the winners of some really cool awards. Admin has been officially invested as NPP/NPR coordinator by a unanimous consensus of the community. This is a complex role and he will need all the help he can get from other experienced reviewers. Paid editing is still causing headaches for even our most experienced reviewers: This official Wikipedia article will be an eye-opener to anyone who joined Wikipedia or obtained the NPR right since 2015. See The Hallmarks to know exactly what to look for and take time to examine all the sources. Would you like feedback on your reviews? Are you an experienced reviewer who can give feedback to other reviewers? If so there are two new feedback pilot programs. New Reviewer mentorship will match newer reviewers with an experienced reviewer with a new reviewer. The other program will be an occasional peer review cohort for moderate or experienced reviewers to give feedback to each other. The first cohort will launch November 13. The annual ArbCom election will be coming up soon. All eligible users will be invited to vote. While not directly concerned with NPR, Arbcom cases often lead back to notability and deletion issues and/or actions by holders of advanced user rights. There is to be no wish list for WMF encyclopedias this year. We thank Community Tech for their hard work addressing our long list of requirements which somewhat overwhelmed them last year, and we look forward to a successful completion. To opt-out of future mailings, you can remove yourself here MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:33, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Getting the queue to 0
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Removal of photo and text from Doug Rockwell
Hi there. An image and biography were removed from the page "Doug Rockwell" .. If I have permission to use the image that was deleted, as well as the biography that was taken down, how do I go about proving so?

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beastcoast (talk • contribs) 23:33, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * The copyright holder needs to provide their consent. See WP:CONSENT.  -- Whpq (talk) 00:13, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Upload Pitcure
hi, i'm johhny the one who upload images and got the copyright, can u teach me how to upload images in the right way cause it's always confusing me sometimes it open in my native langguages and sometimes it's open in english but never mind i need to upload a images to wikipedia in the right way. Johhnyfrankie13 (talk) 17:15, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I have posted a welcome message on your talk page that includes information about image use on Wikipedia. If you still have questions about images and copyright, Media copyright questions is a good place to post your questions and get advice. -- Whpq (talk) 13:00, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Xtrapowerenergydrink


A tag has been placed on User talk:Xtrapowerenergydrink, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. creffett (talk) 14:30, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

The Big Fun Crafty Show
Thanks, Zanygenius(talk to me!)(email me!) 19:58, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 36
 The Wikipedia Library Books & Bytes

Issue 36, September – October 2019 
 * #1Lib1Ref January 2020
 * #1Lib1Ref 2019 stories and learnings

Read the full newsletter Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:21, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

Boxart too big on mysims
Boxart is usually resized by a bot and the old copy is deleted. I posted that update because the guidelines say to not include platform markings. If there are any other issues with the boxart I posted please let me know. Thanks, SuperUserCode (talk) 02:33, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
 * An edit summary would have helped because all I saw was replacement art that was too big with no explanation as to why it was being uploaded. Feel free to change it back. -- Whpq (talk) 02:57, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Britney Spears
hi, i'm sorry my latest image upload was File:Britney Spears Photoshoot for The Onyx Hotel Tour.jpg will be deleted because of non-free images. I already follow your steps but still didn't work. I don't know the right way to upload a picture to wikipedia because i already uploaded more than 5 picture and all of that been deleted because of copyright. So if u don't mind can you explain to me again or give me a link about wikipedia copyright because i'm still newbie. Johhnyfrankie13 (talk) 18:51 27 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Any use of images on Wikipedia are governed by Wikipedia's image use policy. It's not just an issue of copyright, but also of meeting Wikipedia's non-free content guidelines.  In the case of this image, there are two issues.  Firstly, the image is replaceable by a freely licensed one (See WP:NFCC).  As a living person, a freely licensed photo could be taken of Spears.  Furthermore, we already have freely licensed images of Spears so it makes it even more obviously replaceable.  As well, the image needs to provide significant context (See WP:NFCC).  Its use in the List of awards and nominations received by Britney Spears article is essentially decorative.  If there were no photo at all in the article, a reader's understanding of the article would not be impaired in any significant way. If you have any more questions about copyright, I suggest post at Media copyright questions where there are editors knowledgeable about image use and copyright on Wikipedia. -- Whpq (talk) 01:58, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

Getty Images
Can you please restore the photos you deleted? They may be on Getty, but they're not originally from Getty. They are protected by Crown copyright and were official portraits from 2005. AlbanGeller (talk) 17:28, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

New Page Review newsletter December 2019


This year's Reviewer of the Year is. Having gotten the reviewer PERM in August 2018, they have been a regular reviewer of articles and redirects, been an active participant in the NPP community, and has been the driving force for the emerging NPP Source Guide that will help reviewers better evaluate sourcing and notability in many countries for which it has historically been difficult.
 * Reviewer of the Year

Special commendation again goes to who ends the year as one of our most prolific reviewers for the second consecutive year. Thanks also to and  who have been in the top 5 for the last two years as well.

Several newer editors have done a lot of work with CAPTAIN MEDUSA and DannyS712 (who has also written bots which have patrolled thousands of redirects) being new reviewers since this time last year.

Thanks to them and to everyone reading this who has participated in New Page Patrol this year.

(The top 100 reviewers of the year can be found here)

A recent Request for Comment on creating a new redirect autopatrol pseduo-permission was closed early. New Page Reviewers are now able to nominate editors who have an established track record creating uncontroversial redirects. At the individual discretion of any administrator or after 24 hours and a consensus of at least 3 New Page Reviewers an editor may be added to a list of users whose redirects will be patrolled automatically by.
 * Redirect autopatrol

Set to launch early in the new year is our first New Page Patrol Source Guide discussion. These discussions are designed to solicit input on sources in places and topic areas that might otherwise be harder for reviewers to evaluate. The hope is that this will allow us to improve the accuracy of our patrols for articles using these sources (and/or give us places to perform a WP:BEFORE prior to nominating for deletion). Please watch the New Page Patrol talk page for more information.
 * Source Guide Discussion

While New Page Reviewers are an experienced set of editors, we all benefit from an occasional review. This month consider refreshing yourself on Notability (geographic features). Also consider how we can take the time for quality in this area. For instance, sources to verify human settlements, which are presumed notable, can often be found in seconds. This lets us avoid the (ugly) 'Needs more refs' tag. Delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) at 16:11, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * This month's refresher course

Recent Edit
Hi there, I saw you removed a deletion tag I placed for no evidence of permission on a file with the comment "OTRS pending". I am a OTRS agent I verified there was no permission pending in OTRS before adding the tag. If you'd like to verify I have OTRS access you can do so here --Cameron11598 (Talk) 06:18, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry. I didn't realize that.  I just noted that an admin had removed a no permission tag and it got aded right back (or so it seemed). -- Whpq (talk) 06:24, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

The_PerfectAngel’s Page
It’s my page though. I can do what I want with my page. Correct or not? The PerfectAngel (talk) 02:49, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Not. As in WP:NOTWEBHOST. -- Whpq (talk) 04:09, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

Aniiml Oh Awe
A part of my text was removed, rightly so because I failed to add a link to the original website. Can I repost it with the correct reference linking to the original website? Anonamemouse (talk) 21:02, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
 * No. See Copying text from other sources for some guidance on copying text. -- Whpq (talk) 21:19, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

Ah, thank you for the information. I am new to this, English is not my native language and some of the explanations are quite hard to understand. Anonamemouse (talk) 21:29, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

Tagging of Draft:Heart Machine (Aniiml album)
I recently removed a speedy delete tag that you had placed on Draft:Heart Machine (Aniiml album). I do not think that Draft:Heart Machine (Aniiml album) fits any of the speedy deletion criteria because '''No significant copyrighted content found in any revision. Note: lists of facts, such as credits and track listings, in a natural order, are not protected by copyright under US law'''. I request that you consider not re-tagging Draft:Heart Machine (Aniiml album) for speedy deletion without discussing the matter on the appropriate talk page. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 20:41, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * If you think I missed something, please write up exactly what content violates copyright, and ping me. Thank you. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 20:41, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * My apologies. I had multiple tabs up on my browser and it appears I copied and pasted the wrong URL when tagging.  The URL should have been https://aniimlmusic.bandcamp.com/album/heart-machine but the article creator has since removed the offending text.  The copyvio exists from the first creation of the draft through to my tagging but was removed in this edit.  Perhaps the best thing to do at this point is to revdel the versions with the copyright violations. -- Whpq (talk) 22:41, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * No problem. Revdel done. Thanks for checking for and tagging copyright issues. We all make mistakes, I surely make plenty. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 22:53, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Tagging of User:Manila Mattel/sandbox
I recently removed a speedy delete tag that you had placed on User:Manila Mattel/sandbox. I do not think that User:Manila Mattel/sandbox fits any of the speedy deletion criteria because a plausible or even arguably plausible good-faith draft is never a U5. I request that you consider not re-tagging User:Manila Mattel/sandbox for speedy deletion without discussing the matter on the appropriate talk page. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 01:45, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

speedy delete of photo
im sorry but isnt getty image free to use at wikipedia? if im wrong please corret me “ Getty makes 35 million photos free to use. Getty Images, the world's largest photo agency, has made vast swathes of its library free to use, in an effort to combat piracy. ... Yoniiieei (talk) 15:07, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * No Getty images are not license compatible with Wikipedia. Wikipedia requires that content be freely licensed, and not that there is no monetary charge. Getty's images are copyrighted and not released under a free license. Furthermore,  I note that in many of the images, you are claiming to be the copyright holder which is not true and you've applied a creative commons license which is also not true. -- Whpq (talk) 17:40, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

yes but my recent uploaded photo is from official domain (russian federation) and their photo had no problem so far... I’ve checked the copyrights and poste them. stop making speedy deletion. Russia skating federations gave permission to use them for any purposes. Yoniiieei (talk) 01:16, 4 January 2020 (UTC)


 * The copyright notice on the latest two says "Copyright © "Russian Figure Skating Federation". All rights reserved. Users of the site have the right to use the materials posted on this site for non-commercial purposes only. In this case, it is mandatory to preserve all copyrights, as well as installing a hyperlink to the source (fsrussia.ru)" which is somewhat vague. Black Kite (talk) 01:22, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * The photos are tagged with cc-by-sa 4.0 license. The source web pages most certainly do not carry such a license.  The permission only extends to noncommercial use which is also not acceptable for Wikipedia.  -- Whpq (talk) 01:31, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

added sources
Added citation with sources thanks for your message to Millennium IT Towers — Preceding unsigned comment added by Invisibelibrarian (talk • contribs) 05:47, 8 January 2020 (UTC)