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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Arnold Genthe autochrome nude

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status

Your image, File:Genthe nude edit.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Makeemlighter (talk) 01:44, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Refactoring

Very well, could you please refactor your own comment per the "how to comment" section of FPC, which states "If you approve of a picture, write Support followed by your reasons." Having the Support up front makes it easier to count. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:05, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The bolding seems sufficient to me. Sorry, but no, on principle. This has never been any kind of rule, formal or informal, in the several years I've been a participant at FPC, and, though I recognize your good intentions, I don't want to see that page become more rigid than it is. Chick Bowen 05:08, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. Thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:17, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Userfy Jessie Stricchiola, please?

Hi. Per your closing of the relevant DRV, would you be so kind as to restore the deleted revisions to my user space? I feel like having a try at writing a version that passes, and the history could be helpful. Thanks! --GRuban (talk) 18:40, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, done. I'll be away a lot so just relist at DRV when you're ready to have it reviewed. Chick Bowen 19:48, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Eli J. Segal Article Question

Hey, I'm trying to write an article on Eli J. Segal and saw you deleted an article on him a while back. Can you remember why you did this, as I want to give my project the maximum possibility moving forward. Thanks! JR00576 (talk) 19:24, 29 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted it because it had been copied wholesale from another website, and was thus a copyright violation. A new, original article is fine. Chick Bowen 21:48, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Community input required: lowering delist bar at FPC

You are receiving this because of your current or past association with the Featured Pictures project. Following on from several cases where closers did not observe the prescribed minimum votes required for a delisting, there is now a motion to entirely dismiss the requirement for a minimum. Please participate in the discussion as wide-ranging changes may arise. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 13:29, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy link: Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates#Delist procedure changes. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 13:58, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MSU Interview

Dear Chick,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 02:35, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Capri Anderson

Any chance this can be unsalted? She passes WP:PORNBIO now, as she was nominated for major adult film awards in multiple years. See here. Erpert ^{Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it?} 02:53, 20 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- This seems to have been dealt with in my absence. Chick Bowen 03:23, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Crucified Soldier

The nomination has been put on hold to verify that the colour edit is acceptable. As you voted but did not specify a preference, could you give further feedback? Thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:08, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Kevin Murphy

Hi there- I've uploaded a larger resolution shot, and provided an explanation of the strange setting. If you get the time, could you take a look back and change your vote if you feel it is warranted? If not, I understand. Thanks, J Milburn (talk) 19:10, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Kristin Hunter

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A tag has been placed on Kristin Hunter requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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GFDL

There is a discussion at Commons:Commons_talk:Featured_picture_candidates#Proposal:_Change_to_FP_criteria_for_new_nominations:_disallow_.22GFDL_1.2_only.22_and_.22GFDL_1.2_and_an_NC-only_license.22. Please participate. -- Jkadavoor (talk) 16:44, 8 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up, but I've never been a fan of the criteria at Commons FP and don't participate there. Chick Bowen 20:58, 8 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

Hi Chick,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Tripoli Tower of Lions edit.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 17, 2012. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2012-10-17. —howcheng {chat} 16:59, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello Chick Bowen:
As per your suggestion, I've uploaded a PNG version at Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Hubble_Extreme_Deep_Field. EngineerFromVega ^★ 05:01, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the Day interview for Wikimedia blog?

Hi Chick,

My name is Alice Roberts and I'm a communications intern with the Wikimedia Foundation in San Francisco. We have a feature on the Foundation blog [1] to profile the photographers behind the beautiful photos that become Picture of the Day (POTD) on the Commons home page. You can see some of our past POTD posts here: https://blog.wikimedia.org/c/communications/picture-of-the-day/

Given that your photo is scheduled for 5 December 2012, we'd love to do a short interview with you either by phone, Skype, or email to discuss your work and your POTD. If you are interested, please contact me at aroberts@wikimedia.org and I can send you our short list of questions.

Thanks,

Aroberts (WMF) (talk)

User:Lviatour took that picture; I just made a tiny edit to it. Please interview him instead. He speaks French, but I presume the office can come up with someone who can translate (his English is better than he thinks it is anyway). Chick Bowen 20:23, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nice catch!

Thanks for removing that bad info from Rahm Emanuel's page! Grammarxxx ^{(What'd I do this time?)} 19:02, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And thank you for the cookie. Now I feel inclined to make some. Chick Bowen 02:34, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Adrian Clarkson

The article Adrian Clarkson has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable radio presenter.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Elongated shorty (talk) 00:19, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Adrian Clarkson

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A tag has been placed on Adrian Clarkson, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where an article has substantially identical content to that of an article deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Elongated shorty (talk) 00:20, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're reading the history wrong. This article was written by User:Mcevmax, not I. Chick Bowen 02:12, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2012 December 10#File:Enencephaly.jpg

Hi. I would like to inquire about your closure of this debate. It seems from your comment that you were just looking to make the issue go away (your exact quote, referring to Commons, was "it's their problem now").

However, this debate still has relevance to English Wikipedia, because inclusion of the image in an article is still subject to English Wikipedia norms. I understand that this will eventually have to be settled elsewhere, but it seems to me that it would be very useful to actually assess the consensus that may or may not have resulted from this debate, rather than closing it on a technicality as if it were moot. Thanks, --BlueMoonlet (t/c) 14:59, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No, sorry, not remotely my job. Possibly unfree files is for determining whether an image is free, that's all. That whole conversation never belonged on that page. As for usage of an image, that is by policy discussed on the talk page of the article. Chick Bowen 02:16, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have now seen your attempts to undo my close, and I will provide a fuller explanation. Yes, there was a substantial conversation as you say, but since that conversation took place in a forum with a very narrow focus, it cannot be considered a consensus of interested parties. It is a back-and-forth between a small number of users. I found it interesting to read, but I would consider it highly irresponsible to consider it somehow a consensus for use of the image. It would have been better if this image had been brought to WP:Files for deletion rather than PUI in the first place. Since it's moot now, though, you will have to debate the merits of inclusion on the article talk page. I see that you feel strongly about this and I am sorry to make you start over, but I see no alternative under WP policy as I understand it. Chick Bowen 06:16, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your response. Doing the right thing as you see it is the best I can ask for. --BlueMoonlet (t/c) 20:22, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

		The Photographer's Barnstar
		Thanks for the info--that's fascinating to know. I looked at the other pictures, and you know, they remind me of old National Geographics. I think I like the old pictures better than today. I've seen this happening in movies lately, that less and less color is getting used, and I think it's a shame. Thanks again for the photohistory lesson! 50.193.171.69 (talk) 01:46, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the barnstar, and your thoughts. I agree about the movies, particularly those that are shot digitally. The old film stocks had a greater range of aesthetic possibilities. Incidentally the National Geographic look you're thinking of mostly comes from Ektachrome. It's possible Lee's picture is Ektachrome, which was introduced the same year, although he had previously used Kodachrome. Chick Bowen 02:04, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

commons:File:Joseph_Ferdinand_Keppler_-_The_Pirate_Publisher_-_Puck_Magazine_-_Restoration_by_Adam_Cuerden.jpg

Hey, could you mark the issues using the "add note" tools? I can't find what you're indicating. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:07, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I tried. At that size the areas are very tiny! Chick Bowen 16:40, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Long story short: There's some very faint yellow lithography there that shows up better on the darker, yellow-tinted version of the page than on the colour-corrected one. Insofar as it was there originally, it's still there. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 17:15, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, if you want to try your own levels adjustment, drop me an e-mail, and we can sort out getting you my last save before the adjustments. There'll likely be some additional cleanup you'll need to redo, but... Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 22:49, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I've been away for a bit. I'm glad to see it was promoted, so let's leave it at that. I look forward to seeing more of your finds. Chick Bowen 01:28, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for George Williamson Crawford

On 12 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George Williamson Crawford, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that George Williamson Crawford, a New Haven city official, activist, and freemason, was the second black graduate of Yale Law School? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George Williamson Crawford. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jesse Jackson restoration

As one restorationist to another, may I just compliment your excellent work here? I've taken the liberty of just shoving this into the main list of noms, as it's so much better that it may as well be a new nom, and delist tends to get overlooked a lot. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 21:50, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, thank you very much, Adam, that's very kind. Chick Bowen 22:48, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

Hi Chick,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Genthe nude edit.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 13, 2013. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2013-02-13. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:09, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For Valentine's day, or is that a coincidence? Either way, the caption looks good--thanks. Chick Bowen 01:27, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Coincidence (I almost scheduled the famine picture for Valentine's day, before I slapped myself awake; I think The Jewish Bride would be good for V-Day) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:50, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent choice. Chick Bowen 17:52, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:29, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Chick Bowen. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Fractal Broccoli.jpg.
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I have done some improvements to one of the possible replacements — ΛΧΣ²¹ 01:17, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sabal Tongmun

How come this gets to live in the Korean Wilipedia as in the Public Domain? I have noticed that the Korean one does not mention the 1968 discovery, which might be the reason it's status as in the Publuc Domain waß never challenged. If you do not answer in a week, I may recreate it. It was made by the 21 rebels of Jeongeub, and led by Jeon Beongjun and Son Hwajung, and their names are actually the contents of the right side. It is not thusly anonymous.--Seonookim (talk) 07:33, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It would be inappropriate for you to reupload it, and it would be immediately deleted per WP:Criteria for speedy deletion#G4. If you wish to contest the deletion, you may list it at WP:Deletion review. Chick Bowen 16:52, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

Hi Chick,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Bison skull pile edit.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 25, 2013. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2013-02-25. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:30, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I made a small change. Chick Bowen 00:23, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thanks for looking! For the capitalisation issue... the article White American uses "White", whilst "White people" uses "white". A headache and a half, I admit, although I agree with your reasoning. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:14, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Harhoog

You are welcome to add or delete as you are the original author of the article. It will be nice if you you can add more on the entrance to the dolmen or other details of the structures if possible from book references (I could not translate from German) so that it can be posted on DYK.--Nvvchar. 02:34, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Slave Narrative Collection

On 22 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Slave Narrative Collection, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Federal Writers' Project's Slave Narrative Collection included interviews, conducted primarily between 1936 and 1938, with more than 2,000 former slaves? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Slave Narrative Collection. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 00:02, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RFA for Banaticus

I'm not sure what you want me to respond to. You did begin with a question there, but it seemed to me a rhetorical question. I challenged your edits, and you defended them. I have nothing further to say in response; others can draw their own conclusions. In general, however, let me say that I think you're obviously an excellent editor and you could easily put together a successful RFA in future. I'd recommend waiting for six months since RFA types generally insist on that. Just define more carefully what you would like to do with the tools, and make clear that you understand what tripped up this RFA and that you have a good sense of what admins do and how they go about it, and specifically that you're not going to make untested edits to widely transcluded templates, and I think many of the people who are opposing you will be happy to support. Chick Bowen 01:10, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Wes Brady, former slave

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status

Your image, File:Wes Brady, ex-slave, Marshall edited.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:37, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sapho

In the interest of full disclosure, I've made a few tweaks to the border (outside the image itself) since you voted. I think it's pretty clearly an improvement, but think it only fair to tell everyone. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 06:01, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]