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== Books & Bytes – Issue 62 ==
== Speedy deletion declined: [[:Draft:Spirituality & Psychotherapy]] ==
Hello Sphilbrick. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of [[:Draft:Spirituality & Psychotherapy]], a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The reason given is not a valid [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criterion]]. Thank you. [[User:Ivanvector|Ivanvector]] (<sup>[[User talk:Ivanvector|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Ivanvector|Edits]]</sub>) 18:52, 29 November 2023 (UTC)


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I was really struggling to try to avoid a copy and paste of Sky Sports' press release and I did manage to change some of the wording but I accept the reasons why you ultimately felt it necessary to delete the information. This information does need to be included so if you can send me the copy of the text I used and put it into my sandbox I can modify it further over the next month prior to returning this information to Wikipedia ahead of Sky taking over these rights. [[User:Rillington|Rillington]] ([[User talk:Rillington|talk]]) 10:07, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
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:I temporarily restored the visibility of the text so you can access your edit. After you have done so, I can reset the revision deletion. Thanks for understanding. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 13:08, 30 November 2023 (UTC)


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::Thank you for doing that. I've now re-written the paragraph and I hope that there are no issues with this version. [[User:Rillington|Rillington]] ([[User talk:Rillington|talk]]) 05:43, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2024 ==
Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/204.130.104.10|204.130.104.10]] ([[User talk:204.130.104.10|talk]]) 14:53, 4 December 2023 (UTC)


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:Thanks for your note. Unfortunately, this appears to be more complicated than you suggest. Before getting into the specific issues, I will make a general comment, which reflects my general understanding of copyright rules. I won't speak for others working in this area but I hope we are on the same page. Material on pages created by the federal government is almost always public domain. There are some exceptions but as a general rule, if it's on a federal government website it can be treated as public domain. Some editors have mistakenly jump to the conclusion that government documents are always public domain. (This is a general comment, I'm not addressing this at you personally.) It is not uncommon to have to revert material that comes from a state government website. Most of the material on state government websites is not public domain. There are some specific exceptions, for example text of legislation, but in general one has to be very careful when using material from a state website.
:In this specific case, you are using material from a state of Massachusetts website. I believe the source is the following site:
:[https://www.mass.gov/info-details/chief-justice-mark-v-green chief-justice-mark-v-green]
:You identified a [https://copyright.lib.harvard.edu/states/massachusetts/ Harvard site] commenting on the status of copyright for Massachusetts government records. While that page starts out very encouragingly:
:{{talk quote block|The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth has said that "Records created by Massachusetts government are not copyrighted and are available for public use." }}
:It does go on to state {{talk quote block|The scope of this statement is not completely clear. }}
:I'm not doing going to investigate this page any further but concentrate on the [https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgov-terms-of-use other site you identified which covers the specific rules for Mass.gov.]
:Before going into this further I will note that the page with the material you used as at the bottom of the page:
:{{talk quote block| © 2023 Commonwealth of Massachusetts. }}
:This is not unique to this site but is very frustrating to those of us working on copyright issues. Over 99.9% of the time, if you see an unequivocal copyright statement at the bottom of the page with no caveats, you can assume that the material is subject to full copyright. In a tiny percentage of cases such as this one, there will be another page somewhere, sometimes easy to find, sometimes not so easy, that basically says our unequivocal declaration of copyright was just kidding, the situation is somewhat different. (As an aside, Wikipedia could provide a service they could use some of their stash of cash to send out useful information indicating that it would be better to have clearer statements of copyright on pages.)
:The [https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgov-terms-of-use terms of use] page you linked is helpful but still challenging to read.
:It starts out fairly definitive:
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:{{talk quote block|All of the material posted on the Commonwealth's websites and available to the public without use of an authenticating and authorizing mechanism (such as a "PIN" or password) is public record. }}
:That sounds crystal-clear. They use the term "public record" rather than "public domain", but I think for copyright purposes those terms are interchangeable, and a reader could be forgiven for reaching this sentence and thinking that anything on mass.gov is free to use.
:However, the very next sentence starts out with a qualification "most of the public record posted on Commonwealth websites…" They then go on to talk about material that can only be used under "fair use". They also mention social media pages with comments, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. That's not the same as public domain, but can be used in Wikipedia with attribution. However I'm not going to focus too much on these issues as there is a more important qualification:
:{{talk quote block|Please note that the Massachusetts Judicial Branch has its own Terms of Use and Site Policies that apply to its pages on Mass.gov. }}
:I'm presuming that a page about the Chief Justice falls under this qualification although I'm not completely sure.
:Unfortunately, I'm running out of steam and we aren't quite done.
:While it seems logical that a page about the Chief Justice would fall under the Massachusetts judicial branch rules, I don't know that for certain. Moreover, I haven't search for the page outlining their own set of rules.
:I think the next steps are that you should investigate whether the page about the Chief Justice falls under the general Mass.gov rules or the exception for specific judicial branch rules. If the latter, we will want to look at that page, if the former will want to look and be sure that the content does qualify as public domain.
:Sorry for the complications but the complications are created by Massachusetts not me. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 15:30, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
:I'm also going to ping {{ping|Tails Wx}} who intially tagged the page. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 15:36, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
::{{tps}} From what i can tell the important sentence on the [https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgov-terms-of-use Mass.gov Terms of Use] is: {{tq|most of the content on Mass.gov, the Commonwealth forbids any copying or use other than "fair use" under the Copyright Act.}}<br/>This means that most content on mass.gov is [[Wikipedia:Non-free content|Non-free content]], which means that [[Wikipedia:Non-free_content#Acceptable_use|Wikipedia:Non-free_content#Acceptable_use#Text]] is the guideline that applies. Especially the part that says: {{tq|Brief [[Quotation|quotations]] of copyrighted text may be used to illustrate a point, establish context, or attribute a point of view or idea. ... Extensive quotation of copyrighted text is prohibited.}} I don't know how the draft looked like but i hope this helps @[[User:Sphilbrick|Sphilbrick]]. [[User:1AmNobody24|<span style="border:1px solid black;padding:1px;background-color: #4D4DFF;color: white">Nobody</span>]] ([[User talk:1AmNobody24|<span style="color: #4D4DFF">talk</span>]]) 15:55, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
:::I agree. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 16:38, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the ping, Sphilbrick. I'm going to comply with 1AmNobody24 here. If I can recall (I can't remember correctly what the draft looked like, as that draft I tagged for G12 was deleted over a month ago), the draft did not use the non-free content in an acceptable condition, and I also remember there was also a high similarity percentage according to Earwig's Copyvio detector that I used prior to G12-tagging, which, is an unacceptable use of non-free content as well. [[User:Tails Wx|<span style="background:#FFDF00;color:#0000FF">'''Tails'''</span>]] [[User talk:Tails Wx|<span style="color: orange">'''Wx'''</span>]] 16:48, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

==Recent Revertion due to Copyright==
Hi Mr or Mrs Sphillbrick,

I do apologise for using copyrighted material (as I had saved it off a Salvage Corps/Fire Patrol only Facebook group a week ago and did not know if it was copyrighted. (Yet the sources that I had used had the images (which I should have credited anywhom so that's a fault by me))

I have only come here if you could kindly revert the changes as the new additions on the page for [[Glasgow Salvage Corps]] were no easy feat. It took me quite some time researching them (as Glasgow Salvage corps is not as popular as Liverpool or London)

It would be most helpful if you reverted it, and I could remove the copyrighted image so people don't miss out on an (I'd like to call it) awesome part of English/Scottish Fire History. Not much is known about them as they were not as common as your normal Fire Service in the UK.

Apologies for the hassle though, but if you can revert it I will get it removed ASAP (or if you remove it). :) <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:FireBrigadeFanaticNO1|FireBrigadeFanaticNO1]] ([[User talk:FireBrigadeFanaticNO1#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/FireBrigadeFanaticNO1|contribs]]) 17:26, 5 December 2023 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:I will address this shortly. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 18:12, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
:I temporarily turned off the revision deletion so you can access your edits [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 19:01, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
:{{ping|FireBrigadeFanaticNO1}} sending ping [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 19:02, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
::Many thanks, You have saved me time with having to redo the entire thing again. Ill make sure to keep it out (or email the sources when i find them again) once I finish copying it over. [[User:FireBrigadeFanaticNO1|FireBrigadeFanaticNO1]] ([[User talk:FireBrigadeFanaticNO1|talk]]) 19:16, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

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* Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. [[phab:T280531|T280531]]


[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict of interest management|Conflict of interest management]]'' has been closed.
* Following [[Special:PermanentLink/1184642656#Arbitration motion regarding the extended confirmed restriction|a motion]], the [[WP:ECR|Extended Confirmed Restriction]] has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.

* The Arbitration Committee has [[Special:PermanentLink/1184772491#Call for Checkusers and Oversighters|announced]] a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2023#Election timeline|Eligible users]] are invited to '''[[Special:SecurePoll/vote/806|vote on candidates]]''' for the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]] until ''23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC)''. Candidate statements can be seen [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2023/Candidates|here]].
* This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
* A [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2024|'''New Pages Patrol backlog drive''']] is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|new pages feed]]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2024/Participants|'''Sign up here to participate!''']]
* Voting for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]] election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024#Voting|voting page on Meta-Wiki]] and '''[[m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/396|cast your vote here!]]'''


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== Women in Red January 2024 ==
== Women in Red June 2024 ==


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'''Online events:'''
'''Online events:'''
* New: [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small> '''|''' [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/295|Alphabet run M & N]] '''|''' [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/296|Temperance women]]
* New: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/308|LGBTQ+ women | Wiki Loves Pride]] <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/309|Women in Music]] <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/310|Alphabet run X, Y & Z]]


* Continuing: [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] '''|''' [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/291|Women who died in 2023]]
* Continuing: [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] <big>|</big> [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small>


'''Announcements from other communities'''
'''Announcement'''
* In 2024 Women in Red also has a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|'''one biography a week''']] challenge as part <br/>of the #1day1woman initiative!
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Green/Meetup/6|Women in Green Good Article Edit-a-thon June 2024 - Going Back in Time]]
* The Wikipedia Library: [[m:The Wikipedia Library/1Lib1Ref|#1Lib1Ref]] - May 15th to June 5th


'''Tip of the month:'''
'''Tip of the month:'''
* '''[[Find a Grave]]''' is '''NOT''' a reliable source ([[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources#Find a Grave|as it is user-generated content]]). It '''can''' be used <br>to look for biographical clues.
* ''Check out the new navigation on our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red|Women in Red Project home page]].''


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* [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Ideas|Help us plan future events]] and add any general ideas on developing the project.
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== File:Go First RGB Logo 1 reduced.jpg ==

Good day, I see that you've uploaded this file as fair use together with a VRT ticket number. Possible to verify if the license is ok for commons? --[[User:Minorax|<span style="font-family: monospace, monospace; color:#69C">Min☠︎rax</span>]]<sup>&laquo;&brvbar;[[User talk:Minorax|'''talk''']]&brvbar;&raquo;</sup> 02:37, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

:Unfortunately, I have no specific recollection of this action. I was active in VTRS (then OTRS)&nbsp; at the time but I no longer an active there and do not have access. The situation seems puzzling on its face. Generally speaking, the use of a nonfree logo is to meet certain criteria as spelled out on the talk page, but that can be done without permission. The point of permission is to get an acceptable version so that it does not have to be nonfree. Sorry, you will have to track down an agent who can look at the ticket. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 12:59, 27 May 2024 (UTC)


== Administrators' newsletter – January 2024 ==
== Administrators' newsletter – June 2024 ==


[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (December 2023).
[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2024).


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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Clovermoss|Clovermoss]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/1222103388#Resysop request (Graham Beards)|Graham Beards]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/1188231933#Sysop bit restored, please|Dennis Brown]]
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|[[Special:Permalink/1191590740#Removal of my admin rights|Julia W]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1221623112#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2024#May 2024|Deskana]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1192513359#Time to hand in my admin hat. (Marasmusine)|Marasmusine]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1221623112#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2024#May 2024|Mets501]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1187734086#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2023#December 2023|PBS]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1221692285#Desysop request Staxringold|Staxringold]]
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[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] {{Hlist|class=inline
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/1221703338#Changes to the functionaries team, May 2024|Dreamy Jazz]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Aoidh]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|HJ Mitchell]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Sdrqaz]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1190025825#Checkuser candidates appointed (December 2023)|Spicy]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|ToBeFree]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1190025825#Checkuser candidates appointed (December 2023)|Vanamonde93]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Z1720]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Maxim]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] {{Hlist|class=inline
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Enterprisey]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Izno]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|SilkTork]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] {{Hlist|class=inline
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Aoidh]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Firefly]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Sdrqaz]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|ToBeFree]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Maxim]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] {{Hlist|class=inline
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Enterprisey]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1192580292#2024 Arbitration Committee|Izno]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II|Phase II]] of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review|2024 RfA review]] has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I|Phase I]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Nuke|Nuke]] feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. [[Phab:T43351|T43351]]


[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Venezuelan politics|Venezuelan politics]]'' has been closed.
* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2023#Results|2023 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Aoidh}}, {{Noping|Cabayi}}, {{Noping|Firefly}}, {{Noping|HJ Mitchell}}, {{Noping|Maxim}}, {{Noping|Sdrqaz}}, {{Noping|ToBeFree}}, {{Noping|Z1720}}.
* The Committee is [[Special:Permalink/1225426349#Conflict of interest VRT queue and call for volunteers|seeking volunteers for various roles]], including access to the [[WP:COIVRT|conflict of interest VRT queue]].
* Following a [[Special:Permalink/1187982425#Arbitration motion regarding Ireland article names - required location of move discussions rescinded|motion]], the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were [[Special:Diff/296047880#Request to amend prior case: Ireland article names|enacted in June 2009]].
* The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Industrial agriculture|Industrial agriculture]]'' has been closed.


[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* The [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/January 2024|'''New Pages Patrol backlog drive''']] is happening in January 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles in the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|new pages feed]]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,000 unreviewed articles awaiting review. [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/January 2024/Participants|'''Sign up here to participate!''']]
* WikiProject Reliability's [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Reliability/June 2024 Drive|unsourced statements drive]] is happening in June 2024 to replace {{tl|citation needed}} tags with references! '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Reliability/June 2024 Drive|Sign up here to participate!]]'''

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== Women in Red August 2024 ==
==Concern regarding [[Draft:The Imaginarium Studios]]==
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'''Online events:'''
* New: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/311|Translation contest 2024]] <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/312|Science Fiction and Fantasy]] <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/313|Women in Sports]]


* Continuing: [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] <big>|</big> [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small>
Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. [[User:FireflyBot|FireflyBot]] ([[User talk:FireflyBot|talk]]) 13:06, 1 January 2024 (UTC)


'''Announcements from other communities'''
== Aberdovey Lifeboat Station ==
* [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Sport_2024 Wiki Loves Sport 2024] 22 July - 22 September


'''Tip of the month:'''
You deleted all my updates.
* ''A foreign language biography does not guarantee notability for English Wikipedia.<br/> Check the [[Wikipedia:Notability (people)|guidelines]] before you start.''
There was nothing of any Copyright value.
All updates were from publicly available sources.
And more to the point, most of my update was reformatting.


'''Other ways to participate:'''
So I'd be obliged if you would reinstate my updates please.
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/New members|Become a member]]. You can always [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Outreach/List|opt-out of notifications]].
Or at least discuss.
* [[:en: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red|Join the conversations on our talkpage]].
Martin[[User:Ojsyork|Ojsyork]] ([[User talk:Ojsyork|talk]]) 17:52, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2024 ==
:I responded on your talk page (FYI you did not Ping me when you responded to me so I didn't know about your post until you came to my talk page) [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 18:09, 7 January 2024 (UTC)


[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2024).
== Books & Bytes – Issue 60 ==

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|[[Special:Permalink/1226644195#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2024#June 2024|De728631]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1226644195#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2024#June 2024|Georgewilliamherbert]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1231804712#Deceased admin (Hyacinth)|Hyacinth]] ([[Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians/2023#Mikhail Lewis (Hyacinth)|deceased]])
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|[[Special:Permalink/1229769776#Desysop request (The Night Watch)| The Night Watch]]
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* Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. [[mw:Manual:Interface/Sidebar|Documentation is available]] on MediaWiki. ({{phab|T6086}})

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* The [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist]] is re-opening on 15 July 2024. [[:m:Community_Wishlist_Survey/Future_Of_The_Wishlist/Preview_of_the_New_Wishlist#July_1,_2024:_The_Community_Wishlist_is_re-opening_Jul_15,_2024._Here's_what_to_expect,_and_how_to_prepare.|Read more]]

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== Books & Bytes – Issue 63 ==


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== Yelo TV? ==
== Women in Red August 2024 ==

I am curious about [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?diff=1024420260&oldid=952890498&title=Prime_Series this edit], which added as a reference what now appears to be a paywalled site. I ask because we are preparing to disambiguate the term "Yelo", but also because it is unclear how this reference applies to the content of the preceding sentence. I thought you might have some insight into that. Cheers! [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 17:14, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

:Sorry I wish I could help. I see that yet it is my only edit to that article. On occasion, I have undertaken to improve references to articles but they are typically articles in which I have personal interest, and this doesn't that criteria. I do see that it is pay walled I wonder if it was pay walled at the time. I tried accessing it and failed. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 17:33, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

== Women in Red February 2024 ==


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* New: [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/297|Alphabet run O & P]] | [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/298|Black women]]
* New: <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/315|Women in film and stage]] <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/314|Indigenous women]]


* Continuing: [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] | [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small>
* Continuing: [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] <big>|</big> [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small> <big>|</big> <br/> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/311|Translation contest 2024]] <small>(July, August, September)</small> <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/313|Women in Sports]] <small>(July, August)</small>


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[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The Arbitration Committee [[Special:Permalink/1238795146#Conflict of interest VRT appointments, July 2024|appointed]] the following administrators to the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Conflict of interest reports|conflict of interest volunteer response team]]: {{noping|Bilby}}, {{noping|Extraordinary Writ}}
* Following a [[Special:Permalink/1193639157#Motion: Reliable source consensus-required restriction|motion]], the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
* Community feedback is [[Special:Permalink/1200584793#Feedback requested for AE's "Information for administrators" section|requested]] for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at [[WP:AE]].

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* Voting in the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024|2024 Steward elections]] will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The [[:meta:Stewards/Confirm/2024|confirmation process]] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://meta.toolforge.org/accounteligibility/70 check your eligibility] to vote.
* A vote to '''ratify the charter for the [[:m:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]]''' is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via [[:m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/395|Secure Poll]]. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found [[:m:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Voter information|here]].
* Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]]. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey#January 4, 2024: Shaping the Future of the Community Wishlist Survey|Read more]]
* The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Unreferenced articles/Backlog drives/February 2024|Unreferenced articles backlog drive]] is happening in February 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{tl|Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Unreferenced articles/Backlog drives/February 2024|'''Sign up to participate!''']]


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== Machicomoco State Park ==
== September 2024 at Women in Red ==

Please let me access content that you deleted for this article. I never intended to publish the article with that content, it was for me to build my draft off of. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Machicomoco_State_Park

15:51, 2 February 2024 (UTC) [[User:Froglife94|Froglife94]] ([[User talk:Froglife94|talk]]) 15:51, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

:Material was removed because it was a copyright violation of text found at the [https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/machicomoco#other_inf Virginia State Park article]. Please be aware that the use of copyrighted material is not appropriate even in drafts. I provided a link to the source material. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 16:47, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

== Women in Red March 2024 ==


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* ''New'': [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/316|Women writers & their works]] <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/317|Geofocus: Islands A - H ]]

* Continuing: [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] | [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small>

'''Announcements'''
* [[:m:Celebrate Women|Celebrate Women]] – All content gender gap events, in every language Wikipedia, in March 2024
* [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Francophone Women Writers Fortnight 2024|Francophone Women★ Writers Fortnight 2024]]
* [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_Folklore_2024 Feminism and Folklore 2024 Writing Contest]


* ''Continuing'': [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] <big>|</big> [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small> <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/311|Translation contest 2024]] <small>(Jul, Aug, Sep)</small>
'''Announcements from other communities'''
* ''August 30 is the tenth anniversary of [[WP:WPWW|WikiProject Women writers]]!''
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*''When creating a new article, check various spellings, including birth name, married names{{br}} and pseudonyms, to be sure an article doesn't already exist.''


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* Following an [[Special:Permalink/1241596410#RfC:_enacting_C4_(unused_maintenance_categories)|RfC]], there is a new [[WP:CSD|criterion for speedy deletion]]: [[WP:CSD#C4|C4]], which {{tq|applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past}}.
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* Following [[Special:Permalink/1210946192#RFC: Increase inactivity requirement|an RfC]], the inactivity requirement for the removal of the [[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|interface administrator]] right increased from 6 months to 12 months.


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[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* Following a [[Special:Permalink/1239237654#Motion 2: World War II and the history of Jews in Poland|motion]], [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland#My very best wishes bans|remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of ''World War II and the history of Jews in Poland'']] (the topic and interaction bans on [[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]], respectively) were repealed.
* The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. ({{phab|T353388}})
* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German war effort#Cinderella157 German history topic ban|Remedy 3C]] of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German war effort|''German war effort'' case]] ("{{noping|Cinderella157}} German history topic ban") was [[Special:Permalink/1243178496Motion: Cinderella157's topic ban suspended|suspended]] for a period of six months.
* The arbitration case [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections|Historical Elections]] is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.


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[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* Editors can now enter into [[Wikipedia:Good article review circles|good article review circles]], an alternative for informal ''[[quid pro quo]]'' arrangements, to have a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|GAN]] reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
* The 2024 appointees for the [[:m:Ombuds commission|Ombuds commission]] are [[m:User:だ＊ぜ|だ＊ぜ]], [[m:User:AGK|AGK]], [[m:User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]], [[m:User:Bennylin|Bennylin]], [[m:User:Daniuu|Daniuu]], [[m:User:Doǵu|Doǵu]], [[m:User:Emufarmers|Emufarmers]], [[m:User:Faendalimas|Faendalimas]], [[m:User:MdsShakil|MdsShakil]], [[m:User:Minorax|Minorax]], [[m:User:Nehaoua|Nehaoua]], [[m:User:Renvoy|Renvoy]] and [[m:User:RoySmith|RoySmith]] as members, with [[m:User:Vermont|Vermont]] serving as steward-observer.
* A [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/September 2024|'''New Pages Patrol backlog drive''']] is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|new pages feed]]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/September 2024/Participants|'''Sign up here to participate!''']]
* Following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2024|2024 Steward Elections]], the following editors have been appointed as stewards: [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/Ajraddatz|Ajraddatz]], [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/Albertoleoncio|Albertoleoncio]], [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/EPIC|EPIC]], [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/JJMC89|JJMC89]], [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/Johannnes89|Johannnes89]], [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/Melos|Melos]] and [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/Yahya|Yahya]].


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* ''New'': [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/318|Women in STEM]] <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/319|Geofocus: Islands I-P]] <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/320|Women in archaeology]]

* Continuing: [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] | [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small>

'''Announcements'''
*The second round of "One biography a week" begins in April as part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]].


* ''Continuing'': [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] <big>|</big> [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small>
'''Announcements from other communities'''
* October is Women in Green's "[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Green/Meetup/7|Around the World in 31 Days]]" Good Article Edit-a-thon
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*[[Wikipedia:Administrator elections|Administrator elections]] are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to [[WP:RFA|requests for adminship]] (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Call for candidates|candidate sign-up]] from October 8 to 14, a [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Discussion phase|discussion phase]] from October 22 to 24, and [[meta:SecurePoll|SecurePoll voting]] from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at [[Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections]].
* An [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#RfC: Converting all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure|RfC]] is open to convert all current and future [[WP:OLDDS|community discretionary sanctions]] to (community designated) [[WP:CTOP|contentious topics procedure]].
* Following [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#"File pages without a corresponding file"|a discussion]], the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]] to [[WP:CSD#F2|F2]]. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
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* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Administrator Recall|request for comment]] is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an [[Wikipedia:Administrator recall|administrator recall]] process.
* The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. ({{Phab|T313405}})

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*An [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict of interest management|arbitration case has been opened]] to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
* An arbitration case regarding [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Backlash to diversity and inclusion|Backlash to diversity and inclusion]] has been opened.
* Editors are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2024/Electoral Commission|nominate themselves]]''' to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until ''23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC)''.

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* Editors are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:The Core Contest/Entries|sign up]]''' for [[WP:The Core Contest|The Core Contest]], an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve [[Wikipedia:Vital articles|vital]] and other core articles on Wikipedia.

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== Books & Bytes – Issue 62 ==
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* ''New'': [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/321|Asian women]] <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/322|Geofocus: Islands Q-Z ]] <big>|</big> [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/323|Women in engineering]]

* Continuing: [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] <big>|</big> [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small>


* ''Continuing'': [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/293|#1day1woman]] <big>|</big> [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/294|Education]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small>
'''Announcements from other communities'''
'''Announcements from other communities'''
* Annual [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Asian_Month_2024 Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM)] is an online campaign designed to boost <br>Asian content on Wikipedia each November.
* [[:m:Wikimedia CEE Spring 2024|Wikimedia CEE Spring 2024]] - contest with certificates of participation and prizes
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Unreferenced articles/Backlog drives/November 2024|Unreferenced articles backlog drive]]. These Wikiproject clean-up lists offer a start <br>to November's backlog drive, e.g. [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Women%27s_History.html#Cites%20no%20sources Women's History] and [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Women_writers2.html#Cites%20no%20sources Women writers]
* The Wikipedia Library: [[m:The Wikipedia Library/1Lib1Ref|#1Lib1Ref]] - May 15th to June 5th

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* ''Looking for an image? Sometimes you can find openly licensed images at <br>[https://search.creativecommons.org/ search.creativecommons.org/]''
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:Thanks!
:Unfortunately, I have no specific recollection of this action. I was active in VTRS (then OTRS)&nbsp; at the time but I no longer an active there and do not have access. The situation seems puzzling on its face. Generally speaking, the use of a nonfree logo is to meet certain criteria as spelled out on the talk page, but that can be done without permission. The point of permission is to get an acceptable version so that it does not have to be nonfree. Sorry, you will have to track down an agent who can look at the ticket. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 12:59, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
:I've been much less active for the last couple years but posts like this inspire me to try to do better. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 13:57, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
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It's a joy to see your username back on the CopyPatrol list! [[User:DanCherek|DanCherek]] ([[User talk:DanCherek|talk]]) 04:49, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

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== Draft:2010 Albert Lea tornado ==

Just to let you know, the "all-caps" material was from the [[National Weather Service]] (see source linked at bottom), I was rewriting it, since an ''exact'' copy of the NWS isn't very encyclopedic. Source is in the public domain, as well. :) [[User:EF5|<span style="color:#A188FC;">'''E'''</span>]]<sub>[[User talk:EF5|<span style="color:#A188FC;">'''F'''</span>]]</sub><sup>[[Special:Contributions/EF5|<span style="color:#A188FC;">'''5'''</span>]]</sup> 14:57, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

:I am aware that the material comes from NOAA which is public domain, but it still needs to be attributed, and unless there is a very good reason , all-caps isn't acceptable. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 15:01, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
::Well, that's just how they write (see [https://www.weather.gov/media/lot/events/2010/ForMPX/conger-PNS.pdf the source]). I guess I should have cited it, but I don't have a tool that just "de-caps" everything. Anyways, that's off the point. Since the device I write with is too smll to comfortably do the "double-window" thing with, I just paste the PD material (whether it's caps or not) into the draft, rewrite it, and then delete it. [[User:EF5|<span style="color:#A188FC;">'''E'''</span>]]<sub>[[User talk:EF5|<span style="color:#A188FC;">'''F'''</span>]]</sub><sup>[[Special:Contributions/EF5|<span style="color:#A188FC;">'''5'''</span>]]</sup> 15:03, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

== Draft: Daniel P. McCoy ==

You deleted my draft for Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy's page due to "Copyright Infringement" can you please explain the error so I can remedy it? I am new to Wikipedia so I understand that I may have formatted it wrong. However, please be aware that I am a representative of his office and have permission to use his official bio and photos from our website. [[User:Kevin.albany|Kevin.albany]] ([[User talk:Kevin.albany|talk]]) 14:22, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

:It is not a question of format.
:The issue is that this page: [https://ny-albany.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/5582/Dan-McCoy-bio-PDF?bidId= Dan McCoy bio] is fully copyrighted unless acceptably licensed for use in Wikipedia.
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:There is a process for providing a license for that site so that it can be used by Wikipedia.
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:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Email_templates
:See [[WP:COI]]
:For going that route, please be aware that if you are a representative of his office then you have a conflict of interest issue and should not be editing a page about him.
:Sorry for the bureaucracy but it's necessary.
:Here's a link to a page specifically designed for new editors to ask questions. [[Wikipedia:Teahouse]]
:I urge you to post there, explain your position relative to Daniel McCoy, and I am fairly certain you will get advice that discourages you from writing such an article. That's without even addressing the question of copyright. [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 15:59, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you for flagging the copyright violation. I agree with the removal. However, there was other content that was removed that did not come from the website you flagged. This included infobox additions, a new section, and other text in the introduction not related to the vision/mission paragraphs.

I have reintroduced these elements onto the page. I will leave mission/vision absent.

COI on my profile. Happy to add elsewhere if needed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Reece_at_CIMSPA

While it may not seem like the right thing to do, it is convention, when identifying a copyright issue, to do a rollback, which sometimes picks up other copyright issues and sometimes picks up inrelated,a nd non-problematic issues. You are always welcome to restore the non-copyright issue edits.

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Good day, I see that you've uploaded this file as fair use together with a VRT ticket number. Possible to verify if the license is ok for commons? --Min☠︎rax«¦talk¦» 02:37, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I have no specific recollection of this action. I was active in VTRS (then OTRS)  at the time but I no longer an active there and do not have access. The situation seems puzzling on its face. Generally speaking, the use of a nonfree logo is to meet certain criteria as spelled out on the talk page, but that can be done without permission. The point of permission is to get an acceptable version so that it does not have to be nonfree. Sorry, you will have to track down an agent who can look at the ticket. S Philbrick(Talk) 12:59, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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September 2024 at Women in Red

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Women in Red | September 2024, Volume 10, Issue 9, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 316, 317


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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

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Books & Bytes – Issue 64

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
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Women in Red October 2024

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Women in Red | October 2024, Volume 10, Issue 10, Numbers 293, 294, 318, 319, 320


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Women in Red November 2024

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Women in Red | November 2024, Vol 10, Issue 11, Nos 293, 294, 321, 322, 323


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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

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Books & Bytes – Issue 65

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Smiley award!!!! :D

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For your contributions to Wikipedia and humanity in general, you are hereby granted the coveted Random Smiley Award.
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Ame ★ (talk) 21:52, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!
I've been much less active for the last couple years but posts like this inspire me to try to do better. S Philbrick(Talk) 13:57, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
youre welcome!! I'm glad they inspire you 😸❤️ Ame ★ (talk) 16:37, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Sphilbrick

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It's a joy to see your username back on the CopyPatrol list! DanCherek (talk) 04:49, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! S Philbrick(Talk) 12:07, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:2010 Albert Lea tornado

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Just to let you know, the "all-caps" material was from the National Weather Service (see source linked at bottom), I was rewriting it, since an exact copy of the NWS isn't very encyclopedic. Source is in the public domain, as well. :) EF5 14:57, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am aware that the material comes from NOAA which is public domain, but it still needs to be attributed, and unless there is a very good reason , all-caps isn't acceptable. S Philbrick(Talk) 15:01, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, that's just how they write (see the source). I guess I should have cited it, but I don't have a tool that just "de-caps" everything. Anyways, that's off the point. Since the device I write with is too smll to comfortably do the "double-window" thing with, I just paste the PD material (whether it's caps or not) into the draft, rewrite it, and then delete it. EF5 15:03, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Draft: Daniel P. McCoy

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You deleted my draft for Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy's page due to "Copyright Infringement" can you please explain the error so I can remedy it? I am new to Wikipedia so I understand that I may have formatted it wrong. However, please be aware that I am a representative of his office and have permission to use his official bio and photos from our website. Kevin.albany (talk) 14:22, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is not a question of format.
The issue is that this page: Dan McCoy bio is fully copyrighted unless acceptably licensed for use in Wikipedia.
You almost certainly other person you claim to be but we don't know that officially, and we can't take you word for it.
There is a process for providing a license for that site so that it can be used by Wikipedia.
There is a link:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Email_templates
See WP:COI
For going that route, please be aware that if you are a representative of his office then you have a conflict of interest issue and should not be editing a page about him.
Sorry for the bureaucracy but it's necessary.
Here's a link to a page specifically designed for new editors to ask questions. Wikipedia:Teahouse
I urge you to post there, explain your position relative to Daniel McCoy, and I am fairly certain you will get advice that discourages you from writing such an article. That's without even addressing the question of copyright. S Philbrick(Talk) 15:59, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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