Wikidata weekly summary #550
Tech News: 2022-50
MediaWiki message delivery 23:32, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
Wikidata weekly summary #551
Tech News: 2022-51
MediaWiki message delivery 23:58, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
Nomination of Goshen Alimentos for deletion
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5f/Ambox_warning_orange.svg/48px-Ambox_warning_orange.svg.png)
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Goshen Alimentos 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 until the discussion has finished.
Mooonswimmer 22:24, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
Re the above article. In April 2022 I uploaded the non-free image File:Ronald Arthur Hopwood 1918.JPG as ID for the article. Although the photo was taken in 1918, the English author Walter Stoneman died in 1958 (less than 70 years ago), so I made sure that that file was small enough, had a user rationale, and had the correct licence.
Unfortunately it has today been replaced by a too-large version of the same image (File:Ronald Arthur Hopwood.jpg), which has a licence which does not take into account the fact that the image is still in copyright in the UK.
I therefore replaced the correctly-sized and licensed image File:Ronald Arthur Hopwood 1918.JPG, and tagged the too-large image, but the same editor has reverted it back to the incorrect, too-large and incorrectly licensed image. They have been robust in their insistence that they have done the right thing.
So, to avoid an edit war, I am requesting you, please, to sort this out? If this is not sorted out within a week, the correct, smaller image will be deleted because that editor has orphaned it. Storye book (talk) 22:21, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
- @Storye book: in addition to what I've already communicated to you both in edit summaries and on your talkpage, WP:NUSC is unambiguous:
For example, we accept content that is public domain in the US because it was published before 1927 with Template:PD-US-expired-abroad even if it is not public domain anywhere else in the world
‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 23:58, 26 December 2022 (UTC)- @Storye book and Neveselbert: This kind of issue is why I prefer just having files on Commons, since they are the experts at copyright. But as far as I can tell, the larger file is fine here since it is PD in the US, even though it's not PD in the country of origin. Enwiki has different rules from Commons with that kind of case, and US copyright 'wins' because here the hosting is based in the US (excluding caching servers), and enwiki isn't as concerned about non-US reusers as Commons is. I doubt NPG is too happy regardless though. ;-) (National_Portrait_Gallery,_London#Legal_threat_against_Wikipedia_volunteer.) Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 08:54, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you both for the information. I shall make a note of the licensing of File:Ronald Arthur Hopwood.jpg as an example for future use, in that type of situation. In spite of the NPG's posturing, I don't believe that they would get very far in Court regarding internationally out-of-copyright images - and maybe that is why their threat (in the above link) came to nothing. Hence I am happy to continue to use certain internationally out-of-copyright images taken from their website. However the problem that I saw with the Stoneman photo is the potentially defensive nature of the Stoneman estate - after all he was a professional photographer, and there could be people out there who are dependent on its royalties and sales income. That is why I have been so careful with his images. That said, I guess we can all do a happy dance on New Year's Day, when a whole load more images go out of copyright. So good wishes of the season to you both! Storye book (talk) 11:14, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
Wikidata weekly summary #552
Nomination for deletion of Module:Wikidata Infobox
Module:Wikidata Infobox has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. * Pppery * it has begun... 15:57, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 January 2023
- Interview: ComplexRational's RfA debrief
- Technology report: Wikimedia Foundation's Abstract Wikipedia project "at substantial risk of failure"
- Essay: Mobile editing
- Arbitration report: Arbitration Committee Election 2022
- Recent research: Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement in talk page disputes
- Featured content: Would you like to swing on a star?
- Traffic report: Football, football, football! Wikipedia Football Club!
- CommonsComix: #4: The Course of WikiEmpire
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
Wikidata weekly summary #553
Happy New Year, Mike Peel!
Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.
— Moops ⋠T⋡ 16:52, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2022).
- Speedy deletion criterion A5 (transwikied articles) has been repealed following an unopposed proposal.
- Following the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Barkeep49, CaptainEek, GeneralNotability, Guerillero, L235, Moneytrees, Primefac, SilkTork.
- The 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review has concluded with many changes to the discretionary sanctions procedure including a change of the name to "contentious topics". The changes are being implemented over the coming month.
- The arbitration case Stephen has been closed.
- Voting for the Sound Logo has closed and the winner is expected to be announced February to April 2023.
- Tech tip: You can view information about IP addresses in a centralised location using bullseye which won the Newcomer award in the recent Coolest Tool Awards.
Wikidata weekly summary #554
Tech News: 2023-02
MediaWiki message delivery 01:06, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Joining the WMF board
Are you still "in the process of joining the WMF Board"?! How many more months is that "process" expected to take? wbm1058 (talk) 15:30, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Wbm1058: No, I need to update that! I joined as of 7 December. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 15:46, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Wbm1058: Updated now, hope that's clearer, and thanks for the reminder! Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 18:47, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks. m:User:MPeel-WMF says you're a member of the Community Affairs Committee - since 7 December 2022, but m:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee#Membership doesn't list you. – wbm1058 (talk) 20:42, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Wbm1058: Updated now, hope that's clearer, and thanks for the reminder! Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 18:47, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: December 2022
|
The Signpost: 16 January 2023
- Special report: Coverage of 2022 bans reveals editors serving long sentences in Saudi Arabia since 2020
- News and notes: Revised Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines up for vote, WMF counsel departs, generative models under discussion
- In the media: Court orders user data in libel case, Saudi Wikipedia in the crosshairs, Larry Sanger at it again
- Technology report: View it! A new tool for image discovery
- In focus: Busting into Grand Central
- Serendipity: How I bought part of Wikipedia – for less than $100
- Featured content: Flip your lid
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2022
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago