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File:KopeshwarTempleKhidrapurKolhapur1.jpg

Dude, the image author declared the license down in the comments. You cant expect him to write a whole page wrt Creative Commons can you? Non wikipedians get so pissed of by this image policy, get a life Hometech (talk) 13:15, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

I have listed the four files as Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2013 February 1#File:KopeshwarTempleKhidrapurKolhapur1.jpg for wider discussion. -- Dianna (talk) 16:54, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

February 2013 Wikification Drive

Hi there! I thought you might be interested in WikiProject Wikify's February Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive. We'll be trying to reduce the backlog size by over 500 articles and we need your help! Hard-working participants in the drive will receive awards for their contributions. If you have a spare moment, please join and wikify an article or tell your friends. Thanks!

Another request

Hey Diannaa. Sorry to bug you too much. If you have time, I'd like you to take a look at Gravity Bone, another short article I am taking to FAC soon. I have no hurries though, and if you can't give it a read I'd understand. Also, if there is something I can do for you to reward you for all the help you have given to me, just tell me. (Disclaimer: This article has better prose, as I am very good at writing videogame articles, as opposed to how I suck when I write architectural topics, so this should be very easy.) Thanks! — ΛΧΣ21 03:55, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

No thanks. I wouldn't know brilliant prose if if jumped up and bit me in the arse, so I don't help prep material for FA, so sorry. - Dianna (talk) 04:01, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Aw. Don't worry and thanks for the response. Have a nice day :D — ΛΧΣ21 04:34, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Barnstars!

The Cleanup Barnstar
Thanks for copyediting a total of 19,277 words during the January GOCE backlog-reduction drive! All the best, Miniapolis 16:05, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
Leaderboard Award—4th Place (tie)
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Diannaa for 32 total articles copyedited during the WP:GOCE January 2013 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thanks for your help! Miniapolis 16:05, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
Leaderboard Award—5th Place (tie)
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Diannaa for one 5,000-word article copyedited during the WP:GOCE January 2013 Backlog Elimination Drive. Miniapolis 16:05, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks ~! -- Dianna (talk) 16:26, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

My pleasure—thanks for helping us new coordinators :-). Miniapolis 03:17, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

98.204.145.138/WICL

A user that Drmies and I have been dealing with has posted again on the WICL page (which you just reverted). The IP (suspected of being Hollisz and Zimmermanh1997) posted two new posts to the WICL page with the edit summary "WICL Changes Permanent I am a Wikipedia User HZ" and "WICL Changes I am a wiki user HZ but account deleted! Do NOT DELETE!! & These are updates". Obviously, "HZ" is for "Hollisz" and the user has been connected with the 98.204.145.138 IP (by editing) and Zimmermanh1997 (by behavior). Is there enough to safely block User:Zimmermanh1997 and User:Hollisz as sockpuppets and block User:98.204.145.138 (the IP) for 2 months (as part of the block escalation)? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:24, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

I have blocked for 3 months as that's the next block on the pulldown menu. Thanks, Neutralhomer.-- Dianna (talk) 00:31, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
3 months work. :) Anything for Hollisz and Zimmermanh1997 since they are the sign-in accounts? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:36, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Neither of those accounts has edited; Zimmermanh1997 has not edited since August and Hollisz since Boxing Day. No one will be able to edit from an account using this IP unless they are IP-exempt, because I ticked the box that says "Prevent logged-in users from editing from this IP address". I will continue to watch. You might confirm with Drmies later and confirm whether these accounts need to be blocked, but my feeling is that this will be adequate. -- Dianna (talk) 00:43, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Drmies is offline right now and I suspect will be for awhile. It's Super Bowl Sunday here, so most editors are offline right now. :) Anywho, as long as Hollisz/Zimmermanh1997 can't edit from any account, I am happy with that. I would like all accounts blocked, but I will take what I can get. :) Take Care...Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:53, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Super Bowl Sunday! haha. There is no rush then. Let's wait and see what Drmies has to say once he is available again. Thanks for your understanding. -- Dianna (talk) 00:55, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Well, he might be back sooner than I thought. It's 21-3 Baltimore with a 21 seconds to go in the 2nd and apparently alot of folks are turning the channel, foreseeing the inevitable outcome. He might be back during halftime though. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:58, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

MafiaMobDoll

Can you please tell my why you deleted my work, this is a true bio of a women who has written a bio book, and hundreds of references! Please tell how to re-post according to your guidelines... What was wrong with the page? Carl Mazaros 22:46, 4 February 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MafiaMobDoll (talk • contribs)

Hello MafiaMobDoll. I did not delete your work; it was moved by another user to User:MafiaMobDoll/Wendy Mazaros. All I did was delete a redirect at Wikipedia:Wendy Hanley- Mazaros. Sorry for the misunderstanding. -- Dianna (talk) 22:56, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Dianna for answering my question, could youi please assit me in moving my page to the main stream. I have finished my project but do not know how to move it to the main stream Wikipedia. Carl Mazaros 22:59, 4 February 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MafiaMobDoll (talk • contribs)

I normally don't help with assessing new content. The best way to get the material assessed is to follow the steps at Wikipedia:Articles for creation, and people who specialise in assessing new articles will check it for you. Just click on the big blue link that says "Create an article now!" But I would like to offer some suggestions of things you need to do first: get rid of all the mark-up that is making some of the text big, and get rid of the mark-up that is making some of it bold. And encyclopedia articles don't contain exclamation marks. Your article is not written in an encyclopedic neutral way; you've got lots of sources, but it reads more like an advertisement than a Wikipedia article. Please have a look at articles on other authors to get an idea how the article should be written and how it will appear when completed. These are only some suggestions to get you started, and I cannot guarantee that if you follow them that your article will be accepted. -- Dianna (talk) 23:12, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Brown

William Robinson Brown is officially up for FA. Just an FYI. Montanabw(talk) 00:44, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

That's awesome ~! Good luck -- Dianna (talk) 00:45, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Tarkhan (Punjab)

Hi Dianna, might I aska favour, and you keep an eye on that page. There seems to be some anon IP vandalism occuring there. Thanks SH 08:40, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

 Done I will watch-list -- Dianna (talk) 19:46, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Undoing a deletion

File:Valdy performing in 1976.jpg (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
You correctly deleted the high-resolution version of this image, since at the time it was a non-free image. The uploader has since relicensed it with a free license. Is it possible/easy to recover the high-resolution image? -- John of Reading (talk) 17:04, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

 Done It might also be a good idea for the photographer to send an email to the OTRS team, making a clear link between the Flickr account and the Wikipedia account. Cheers, - Dianna (talk) 19:46, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for restoring the high-res image. I'm not sure that an OTRS email from, say, "theonemacduff@example.com" would quite prove that the Wikipedia account and the Flickr account were controlled by the same person, so I've made two different suggestions at the file talk page. Note that Theonemacduff (talk · contribs) has been here since 2006. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:13, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the deletion. Happy editing :) Raghusri (talk) 09:44, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

CCI update

--Wizardman 04:35, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Hoffmann image

Is this image problematic? It was uploaded by MariaFlores and may have been forgotten when you checked into the copy right issue. MisterBee1966 (talk) 15:10, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, Mr Bee. Regrettably given the scope of the problem it was inevitable that there would be a few errors. Thanks for the catch. -- Dianna (talk) 15:17, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
Found another one File:Hyazinth Strachwitz.jpg. Not Mariaflores but same issue? MisterBee1966 (talk) 07:12, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
I have found some more (about 18 more) by searching on the phrase "The photographs of Heinrich Hoffmann are considered to be in the public domain in the U.S. due to their status as seized Nazi property" and will get them cleaned up today. There may be others, so please feel free to drop me a line if you locate any. Thanks so much, Mr Bee. -- Dianna (talk) 15:44, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

175.138.100.42

Hi there, I noticed that you declined my AIV report on the above IP. I have been following ASEAN football for a few years already. And being a Singaporean, I also know a lot about Malaysian football as our country had sent a team to participate in Malaysian football for this few years. If you still don't believe, just look at the "Head coach" part of his edit. It is supposed to be "Datuk K. Rajagopal", but he placed "Luis Enrique Martínez García". I have a source here, extracted from FA Malaysia website, which was written after a recent match just a few days ago. Read the part about the M'sia head coach's response to the match. Arctic Kangaroo 05:31, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the additional information. Perhaps if you have time you could add sources to the article; that would be great. -- Dianna (talk) 05:34, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

concerns on graham Washington page

i have found this page to be blocked from editing, and is missing info that may be important to home buyer in town and visitors that may visit, such as -the yearly fair (the pierce county fair)- restaurants located in town - the camp ground located in it (frontier park)- and fun activity in town. because this is a small town does not mean people don't have the right to know more about it then how many people live there (witch also need to be up dated, many have moved in from the last up date thank you for reading i hope you understand sincerely, a read resident of graham who wants people to know more about this wonderful town — Preceding unsigned comment added by Junbugg7777 (talk • contribs) 05:49, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

bethel response

i tried putting in attachment, i assure you they are truthful and not vandalism. i saw that most of the facts were out dated and need updates. (http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/wa/other/177#students) was my source for the student ethnicity part. the teacher count is from the school web page. and the Jrotc is from (me) a student how goes there and knows this to be true. and i also added add a new tittle for about school because it need a category to its self because it was labeled in the wrong section — Preceding unsigned comment added by Junbugg7777 (talk • contribs) 06:38, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

File:Wiifitu E3.jpg

Can you have a look at this file, I have tried to revert to the PD logo version but the thumbnail and main image don't match, can you see what i did wrong ? Also when fixed can you delete the box artwork version. LightGreenApple talk to me 21:44, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi, LightGreenApple! There's been a lot of trouble with the thumbnails lately; something with the Mediawiki software. It's nothing you did wrong. I am seeing it correctly. Please try re-loading the image in a new window or clearing your local cache to try to get it to display properly. I have tagged the image for deletion of non-free orphaned revisions and that will happen a week from today. -- Dianna (talk) 22:01, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
I did try both that and the purge option with no luck, oh well. Thanks for helping LightGreenApple talk to me 22:03, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Copyeditor's Barnstar
Today's featured article got there in part due to our copy editing. That's always something to be proud of! BDD (talk) 01:06, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks so much! It was a long time ago, but I remember it well, as I did quite a few football articles around that time. Just one more good reason to say, "You'll Never Walk Alone" ~! -- Dianna (talk) 01:13, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

FAC review board idea

TCO's manifesto changed the way I edit Wikipedia.

Hey Dianna, hope all is well. I'm trying to formulate an idea for the village pump and I wondered if you might be interested in developing it with me. Essentially, IME, a major negative factor contributing to frustration and burn-out at FAC is an utter lack of reviews for those without a large pool of "wiki buddies", or even just the "interesting topic" that would attract attention at FAC. It seems to me that the GOCE could help contribute to an "FAC review board", so that when good-faith, hard-working contributors bring their work to FAC, they are provided with 2 or 3 respected reviewers so that their nom does not go ignored until archiving.

I imagine something along the lines of an "assignment/voluntary" process whereby the 40+ FACs are assinged to or chosen by members of a group of 10-20 reviewers, of which hopefully, many will be culled from the GOCE roster. In principle, this is not that different then any clean-up drive, except that the goal would be to vet FAC articles with the intention of improving the review process and the quality of promoted articles. Any thoughts? Are you interested in working with me on this project? GabeMc (talk|contribs) 01:43, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Gabe. The short answer is no, I am not interested in participating in this project. I will post more details tomorow. -- Dianna (talk) 04:40, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
The main reason I am not interested in helping with reviews is because I attempt to maximise the value imparted to our readers in the limited time I have available for working on articles. I don't believe my participation in the FA process would give maximum benefit to our readers for the time investment it would require. There's several reasons why I feel this way:
  • If I can't tell the difference between GA-level prose and FA-level prose, I am sure the average reader can't either.
  • It's a better use of my time to take (for example) Eva Braun from C-class (filled with unsourced misinformation and rumours) to its present GA-class (a really good article that takes advantage of the most up-to-date research), than to help promote (for example) Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song) to FA when it's already GA, and is presumably already in pretty good shape.
  • Some articles are more important than others. Some are getting lots of page-views, and some are on intrinsically important subject matter. There's plenty of really important articles languishing at C-class or below. When I'm done with Rudolf Hess I will probably work on Einsatzgruppen, which is not getting huge page views but presently has some incorrect and unsourced stuff in it and is on a super important topic. There's two good resources available at my library that I will be able to draw on to improve it, hopefully to GA. I have two other articles picked out that I would like to work on this year as well. When there's so many important articles in really sad shape, it doesn't make sense for me to participate in the FA process.
  • I am also spending a lot of time working on our image collection and have made a commitment to help out at WP:CCI. Best wishes, -- Dianna (talk) 20:22, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
  • I don't speak on behalf of the Guild here. I am not a coordinator any more, and speak only as an individual, making my own choices. If you wish to speak to the current lead coordinator, that would be Torchiest. -- Dianna (talk) 02:45, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Question about YouTube screenshots

Hi there Diana, I wonder if you could take a look at File:Max Blumenthal on RT America.png, and see whether my screenshot of Lester Grinspoon could be licensed in a similar way? petrarchan47tc 20:06, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

I don't know the answer to your question, sorry. I looked at the Max Blumenthal video and was unable to determine how User:Sven Manguard had ascertained that the YouTube content had been released under license. Perhaps Sven can help you with your image. Your file was at File:Dr Lester Grinspoon.png and the source at YouTube was http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5UBNjXfIfs. Best, -- Dianna (talk) 20:15, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks again! petrarchan47tc 07:41, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
I got the answer to your question by chance today. Here's an example of a YouTube video that is available under a cc-by-3.0 license: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVlr90BM8eo&feature=youtu.be. Click on where it says "Show more" and there's a link provided to the license. Your video shows a "standard YouTube license", which does not allow re-use of the material. -- Dianna (talk) 20:20, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Tagging information as cite needed instead of citing?

In a discussion at RSN (Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Kition) the question of when to use a "citation needed" tag has come up. The other user has several times added a cite needed tag to their own edits instead of an actual citation. I have asked them to stop and find adequate citations before adding information and explained that I didn't think the purpose of such a tag was to ask someone else to cite your additions for you. They think I am misinterpreting the purpose of the tag. I tried looking through some of the archives of the talkpages for wp:cite and wp:citation needed, but nothing specifically popped out at me, although this has to have come up before. I figured I'd ask an uninvolved party. Any insight would be appreciated, thanks. Heiro 20:55, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

I don't agree with people adding content along with a citation needed tag. If it's unsourced, it shouldn't be added; Wikipedia is beyond the stage where we can accept unsourced additions to our articles. Regarding using a sign in a museum as a reliable source, I found Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 96#Sign in a museum, which says yes, a sign in a museum can be cited as a source. There's even a template to do so: {{cite sign}}. Hope this helps. -- Dianna (talk) 21:28, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, that does. I have also pointed them to the cite:sign template and asked that they refactor their references. I would just feel more comfortable if 75% of the citations of that article were not "According to the text on the only plaque at the Kathari site (as of 2013)", "Excerpt of wall mounted text in exhibit room number two at Larnaca District Museum" and other similar statements and no way to WP:Verify it without a trip to Cyprus or Greece. Heiro 21:43, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
I agree with you on that. There's a few books listed on the topic at Google Books; some of them have previews available; maybe there's something useful there. -- Dianna (talk) 21:47, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Naugawan Sadat, similar IP

Hi Dianna. It's back again. IP with the same value in the first three octets. Cheers, --Stfg (talk) 09:21, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

I have semi-protected for another month. Thanks -- Dianna (talk) 15:09, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi

Hi, I see your point I shouldnt have posted this as AIAV as it is in fact not vandalism. Anyway it does not change my stance that I think the IP has an stance towards me that is not acceptable. Sincerly.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:40, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

I am right now composing a message that will appear on your talk page momentarily. -- Dianna (talk) 20:41, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
Great.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:43, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa, I understand you're about to post on BabbaQ's talk page, thanks for helping us resolve this but since everything I write just gets deleted immediately on his talk page, I would just like to make one point here.
He has again accused me of something else, this time saying my complaint was a "revenge AIAV". I replied that:
"It was not a "revenge AIAV", I simply do not know what else to do. "this is a page to report not to have long discussion. keep it at the talk page or keep it short an precise.)" you wrote when I tried to argue my point, then deleted the post on the talk page immediately. What else should I do; you are saying false things about me? 87.232.1.48 (talk) 20:40, 15 February 2013 (UTC)" This was of course immediately deleted. Thanks for any help, 87.232.1.48 (talk) 20:53, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
I am already aware of your post since everything is available in the history, and I took the time to check everything fairly thoroughly. My comments are now up on BabbaQ's page. It might be best if you don't post there any more as he is already steaming mad :/ -- Dianna (talk) 20:55, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
I have now left an answer to your very good points. But as I stated I make no apologize for it as the IP has truly pushed all buttons possible. As you wrote above, the IP does best not contacting me further as it would not lead to anything productive from either sides. Case closed, atleast for me.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:01, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you. GabeMc (talk|contribs) 21:57, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVyJVYWHJaY -- Dianna (talk) 00:51, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
An awesome rendition. Cocker, IMO, is one of the few artists to have covered Beatles songs while actually improving upon the original. His version of "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" is also excellent, IMO. GabeMc (talk|contribs) 01:26, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Cocker did a lot of covers. Good stuff -- Dianna (talk) 02:49, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

File:Mta-logo-2012.png

I have removed the {{Non-free reduce}} from this file, as it is not protected by copyright in the US due to the Threshold of originality rules. LGA (was LightGreenApple) talk to me 05:35, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for correcting this. By looking at the logo I would have said otherwise, and did not scroll down to the license tags. Sorry about that. -- Dianna (talk) 16:56, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

David L Cook protection

Can I please ask you why you removed the edit protection on the David L Cook page? We have had a great deal of problems with people vandalizing that page in the past hence the reason I asked for the protection to start with. We have people who have written very nasty things on that page as well as tweens who have a problem with this artists showing up in google searches for American Idol David Cook. When this happens they have come on and written very bad stuff in which I have to go to oversight to get removed. So can you please tell me why we would not want to leave a protection on this page? Canyouhearmenow 01:30, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

The protection has been changed from semi-protection to pending-changes protection. The page has been protected since 2008. Let's try it out for a few days to a week, and if it does not work out, please let me know, and I will reinstate the semi-protection. -- Dianna (talk) 02:02, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

smiles

mop alert? ... I'm liking that. It made me smile. :) — Ched :  ?  14:43, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. :) -- Dianna (talk) 15:24, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Image created in 1866 requires fair use?

You recently deleted this image because it violated fair use. I can't see the deleted image but was it the original seal of Lehigh University? If so, the image was initially created in 1866 so it's no longer covered by copyright. ElKevbo (talk) 22:23, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

The image had a fair use tag on it with an invalid rationale. I am checking it out right now as to being PD and will probably be able to undelete it here in a minute. -- Dianna (talk) 22:28, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi again, ElKevbo. The image is {{US-PD}} so I have undeleted it and adjusted the templates to reflect that fact. Thanks for catching this mistake. -- Dianna (talk) 22:38, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks Diannaa! I'll add it back to the Lehigh article with some suitable commentary. ElKevbo (talk) 22:39, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Diannaa. You have new messages at Rutebega's talk page.
Message added 14:32, 20 February 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

(slightly belated tb) Rutebega (talk) 14:32, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Version deletion of fair-use images

Is there a process to request deletions of old versions of fair-use files? I ask because you did so for File:Artportersqmass.jpg a few months back as F5, which seems a bit of a roundabout way to do it. Is F5 the proper tag, or is there a better choice? I'm wondering because I recently took better-lit daytime versions of File:Omphalos.JPG and File:Gateway to Knowledge.JPG that'll I'll be uploading shortly. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 16:33, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

While I'm thinking of it, File:CapeFLYER logo.svg has a similar old version (although I'm not sure size matters for SVG since the content is identical). Pi.1415926535 (talk) 16:34, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Pi! Whether you have uploaded a smaller version of the same file or a new non-free image under the same file name, the image should be tagged with {{subst:orfurrev}}. This will place them in the queue to have the old revisions deleted as F5. There's a script available that admins can use to quickly delete the old revisions, however many there may be. The current revision is left untouched. For the SVG files, I think the best practice is to have the nominal size within the guideline outlined at Wikipedia:Non-free content#Image resolution. Again, any older revisions need to be deleted as F5 so we only have one copy on hand. -- Dianna (talk) 16:45, 20 February 2013 (UTC) The template is at Template:Orphaned non-free revisions if you want to have a look at it. -- Dianna (talk) 16:52, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much! I've uploaded new versions and added the template. Cheers, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 23:46, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Section from Egsolomo

Dianaa - this is getting ridiculous. i have been trying to get this page published for several months. It is a legitimate organization, and no one has been helpful to date. Could you please clarify why I am getting denied publication on a regular basis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Egsolomo (talk • contribs) 19:46, 21 February 2013

Moved from category - I believe user mistook HotCat for the new section button. Vacation9 19:52, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello Egsolomo. I have checked your contributions and believe that you are talking about an article you submitted for creation, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Middlesex 3 Coalition. The article submission has been declined three times by three different reviewers. I do not specialise in articles for creation, so I can't tell you what might be required to get your submission accepted. The person who most recently declined the submission was User:Avs5221. You might like to post a message on their talk page: User talk:Avs5221. -- Dianna (talk) 20:00, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Robert Hughes

Nice going so far, v glad to see the work. Welcome to arty-farty land, you'll need to stock up on Gauloise ;) Ceoil (talk) 22:54, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Ceoil, how have you been? I got involved in this article by responding to a thread up at ANI, and only today, when I started editing the article, discovered that I have one of his books (The Fatal Shore) sitting here in my collection. Such a noob I am sometimes, haha. I hope my improvements help get us some stability and a better direction for the article, this is an important writer. What the hell is Gauloise, a kind of dessert? -- Dianna (talk) 23:01, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
I second Ceoil's sentiment. Thanks and cheers, JNW (talk) 23:09, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
Glad to help. I discover Gauloises are a type of cigarette, I suppose I would be expected to take up drinking gin etc as well. So I will likely leave you artsy types to it from here out. I will keep an eye on things though and help out if needed. -- Dianna (talk) 23:14, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Re:File permission problem with File:Weissberg familija.jpg

Rabbi Weissberg family photos that I own are a copy of the originals dated from 1939 given to me by my late grandparent. Those photos were combined into one for the purpose of Rabbi Weissberg article on the Wikipedia. What license is appropriate in this case? Best regards --Bbrezic (talk) 22:05, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Please note that the copyright is owned by the person who took the photos, not the person in the photograph or their heirs, and not persons in possession of prints of the photos. Please have a look at the Hirtle chart. If the photographer is unknown, and the photos have never been published, the images do not fall into the public domain for 120 years from creation; an image created in 1939 does not become PD until 2059. If an image has never previously been published, it does not qualify for fair use, and cannot be hosted on this wiki. -- Dianna (talk) 23:06, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Quinn Fabray-glee.jpg)

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GOCE February blitz newsletter

Hi, Dianna...When you have a chance, would you mind sending this out? Thanks very much and all the best, Miniapolis 18:53, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Dianna and Anne. It's probably wise to link these from the coordinators' page and get them checked first. Actually, the size of the queue was reduced by 12, but several more than that were edited -- 21 were claimed and Baffle gab1978 does requests without claiming on blitz/drive pages. Cheers, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 19:01, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
Yeah, I am watching the coordinators talk page so it's better to post it there, in case. Thanks. I will start the bot run now. -- Dianna (talk) 20:24, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
If it's not too late, part of what I was saying was that "we removed twelve articles from the requests queue" is understating it. We actually removed nearly twice that (although new requesters added some too). Cheers, S --Stfg (talk) 20:39, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
I already asked the bot to start, but it did not start yet, so I am amending the newsletter to say "over twenty". I dunno if its too late or not; I hope changing it at this point does not throw a wrench/spanner in the works. -- Dianna (talk) 20:45, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
Luckily I f***ed up the send the first time, so it is presently mailing out the amended version. -- Dianna (talk) 20:58, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
<gasp!> . Dianna! I shall report you to an admin for using naughty words. Anne, are you there? (Thanks for the amended version though.) --Stfg (talk) 21:16, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
Sorry—I'm often AWOL even though I'm logged in :-). Thanks very much for catching my goof; scrolling down the results, I think I counted 23 articles but am not sure. Thanks also for running the newsletter (and for all those extra eyes). All the best, Anne Miniapolis 02:40, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
Sorry Anne, I didn't mean about AWOL, I just wondered whether you were available for naughty words patrol :)) --Stfg (talk) 15:37, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

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File:KirkDouglasKey.jpg

hi, please undelete this image to which i will add a rationale. this was recently undeleted for the purpose of illustrating an article Walter Nathan Tobriner. 198.24.31.123 (talk) 15:33, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

I will help you with this later; I have to go to work. -- Dianna (talk) 15:46, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
I have found a better image, one that features the subject of the article and uploaded it as File:Walter Nathan Tobriner.jpg. -- Dianna (talk) 19:53, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
thank you, that was better, although kirk douglas might have more star power. 198.24.31.118 (talk) 18:39, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

File:Photo of Randy Credico, candidate for mayor of New York City.jpeg

The ORTS pending tag has been on the file for 12 days and from the moment the file was added, it should be deleted now and if the uploader ever does send the proof in it can be undeleted at that point, otherwise how long do we wait ? LGA talkedits 20:42, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

like wise File:Sevugan Profile.jpg LGA talkedits 20:43, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi LGA! It's not up to us to make that decision. The OTRS queue is 30 days or more. Someone on the OTRS team such as VernoWhitney will go through and tag a batch for deletion when they are ready to let the image be deleted. -- Dianna (talk) 20:45, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Deleting images

Hi Diannaa, thanks for the advice on image copyright. You seem very good at being able to identify whether images breach copyright. Would it be okay if I asked you if I'm still unsure about an image's legitimacy during my future cleanup sweeps? I've found a suspicious one already here. Cheers. Del♉sion23 (talk) 22:29, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Delusion23! Yes, I would be very glad to help you evaluate images to identify ones that should be tagged for deletion. The example you give is sourced to someone other than the uploader, so it should be tagged for deletion. You did the tagging and notifying perfectly! We have opened a can of worms on this one, though: it looks like all this uploader's images have a copyright watermark. I can find no evidence on his (deleted) user page or talk page that he actually is Steven Jamieson, so in my opinion all his uploads will have to be tagged for deletion. Here is a list of his uploads: Special:ListFiles/SM247. Would you be interested in reviewing and tagging these files using Twinkle? If you're too busy I can do it. -- Dianna (talk) 22:49, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
I'll give them a quick review. Twinkle is quite fast and there are only about 15 images to check. I'll see how it goes. Del♉sion23 (talk) 23:09, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much. -- Dianna (talk) 23:10, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 Done They all had Steven Jamieson's name on them so I've tagged them all for speedy deletion. That should be 15 more copyright violations removed from Wikipedia, and they've only been there for 6 years! Del♉sion23 (talk) 23:14, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. Just a note that if you have to notify an active user about a long list of potential file deletions it might be good to only place one template and then list the other files that you are going to nominate. This means that you won't be able to tag the files using Twinkle; each file has to be manually tagged with the appropriate deletion template. But it avoids the problem of overwhelming the user with a huge wall of text that they may not read or understand. And it gives you the opportunity to leave a personal note explaining in your own words what's going on. Here's an example of how I did it on one occasion: Previous revision of User talk:Rbbloom. This extra work was not needed in this instance because the user we are dealing with left a long time ago. -- Dianna (talk) 23:22, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
Cool, I'll bear that in mind for current users. Cheers Del♉sion23 (talk) 23:27, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Hess

I've put your article on hold, shouldnt be too hard to fix. Thanks! ★★RetroLord★★ 06:31, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! -- Dianna (talk) 14:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Just to let you know, it passed. ★★RetroLord★★ 12:13, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for doing the review. Best, -- Dianna (talk) 14:47, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

February 2013 Wikification awards

The Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar
For finishing fifth place on the leaderboard during the February 2013 Wikification drive, Diannaa (tied with Freebirds), you are hereby awarded with the Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar. Congratulations! Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 13:02, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
The Iron Wikification Barnstar
For wikifying 10 articles during the drive, you are also awarded the Iron Wikification Barnstar. Keep up the good work! Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 13:02, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

File:Yahya Golmohammadi.jpg

You deleted this as F8 and thereby closed the PUF discussion. Had the PUF tag been removed from the file information page or something? I don't agree that "The image's license and source status is beyond reasonable doubt" as required per WP:CSD#F8, so I have nominated the file for deletion on Commons. Maybe you noticed something which I didn't notice? --Stefan2 (talk) 15:49, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Sorry about that. What happened was User:Tabarez removed the link to the PUF discussion on February 18. So I was not even aware that the file had been listed at WP:PUF when I deleted as F8. I have added a comment to the file deletion discussion at Commons. -- Dianna (talk) 15:59, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
I see. People sometimes remove those tags, and often it feels that it is just too much work to readd the tag, in particular when the uploader does it a lot of times like this or this. --Stefan2 (talk) 16:13, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
I have gone through his file list and deleted a couple of soccer photos as Flickr washing, as the original image is here, which pre-dates the Flickr upload by several days. Thanks to you for your alertness and attention to detail. -- Dianna (talk) 16:30, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Rudolf Hess

Congrats on another GA article. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 14:22, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I will be looking at Einsatzgruppen next, and will probably need your advice, if you have time. -- Dianna (talk) 14:36, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
You're welcome, I will be glad to help out when I can; your Evans and Kershaw books (along with Gerwarth and Longerich, if available) should come in handly in the matter. Kierzek (talk) 17:07, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
I have Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder and Holocaust by Longerich and a new book about the SS, Army of Evil by Adrian Weale (2010). A lot of the material is already well sourced but not to books that I have access to, so that is where I might need your help. Thanks in advance. -- Dianna (talk) 18:24, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Shadow Hand

Hi, I've recently been trying to update the images on the Shadow Hand page, but don't seem to be able to comply with the guidelines. I first added two images on a non-free license, next in response to feedback that there was no reason that a free image could not be created, I created free versions of the images (I first tried to update the existing images but the copyright section of the page didn't seem to reflect my updates).

I then got another message saying there was no proof that the image was licensed under CC-SA so I used the template to send a consent email (I work for the company that created the images).

Finally all images have been removed, and the free image I uploaded the second time around was tagged with the following:

16:28, 1 March 2013 Diannaa (talk | contribs) deleted page File:Shadow hand and human hand size comparison.jpg (F1: Redundant copy of non-Commons file in the same file format: File:Shadow Robot Hand and Human Hand Size Comparison, Black and White.jpg)

I don't quite understand why they were both deleted, once the original non free version was removed, the second free image was no longer redundant.

Apologies for the long post, if you could help me comply with the regulations in order to get the images up onto the page it would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Ajpether (talk) 06:27, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Ajpether! Sorry this is all so complex. Linking to an online copy of a Creative Commons license does not prove that the copyright holder has released the images under that license. And images must be released for all uses, not just non-commercial uses.
You basically have two choices here. Your first option is to get the copyright holder to send an email to the OTRS team indicating that the images are available for use under an acceptable license. Please keep in mind that the Wikipedia image use policy requires that the images be available for commercial use and for derivative works. If this is the way you want to go, please have the copyright holder sent an email to the OTRS team using the instructions at Commons:OTRS.

The second option is for you to take pictures of the objects you wish to display in the article using your own camera and upload those. -- Dianna (talk) 13:27, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Copyedit

Hi! I was working on a copyedit of Dindigul and wondered if you'd be up for taking a look. I'm rather new to the world of the GOCE, which is why I'm asking. Cheers, —Theopolisme (talk) 12:32, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Theopolisme! I have changed the style of the numbers to Western style from the style they use in India. The prose was good except for one spelling error. Thanks so much for your interest in helping out with copy edits. -- Dianna (talk) 13:35, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I actually initially changed the numbers to Western style, but then was reading Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/India-related_articles#Basic_India_conventions; take a look at the third bullet point, which seems to suggest that numbers should be left in the Indian numbering system. —Theopolisme (talk) 21:43, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Oh cool. I was not aware of that :) -- Dianna (talk) 21:51, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

File permission problems

Thank you for notifying me about the permission problems for the file File:Mollywood-Kochi.jpg I uploaded. I would like to state that the file I uploaded is available in public for reading, thus I presumed it to be freely available. If it is not so, certainly I would like it deleted. In this regard, I would like to bring to your notice that the file is a copy of a news media report appeared in print. This was uploaded when the existence of that report was questioned in a dispute on a related issue in the talk page of Malayalam cinema. It is not meant to be displayed on any wiki page, but to be used only in Malayalam cinema talk page discussion. My request on this is to kindly keep the file until the discussion is complete (hopefully 2 or 3 weeks). Could you also let me know whether there were any specific complaint about that upload. Prathambhu (talk) 14:44, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Prathambhu. We did not receive any complaints about the upload; the image was checked as part of routine review of daily uploads to the wiki. The image has already been deleted. The best way to ensure availability of the material for your talk page discussion is to provide them with a link. I found the same article available online as a blog post here: http://subinmdy.blogspot.ca/2011/06/mollywood-comes-to-kochi-by-subin.html. Best, -- Dianna (talk) 14:51, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Respnse

Sorry about that i was uploading clearer versions of these images cause the other ones were blurry. Koala15 (talk) 03:37, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Koala15. Sometimes you have to repeatedly refresh the page before the new upload appears. Maybe that's what was happening, because the images all looked identical to me. -- Dianna (talk) 03:40, 5 March 2013 (UTC) Also please note the current standard size for album covers is 300 x 300 pixels. -- Dianna (talk) 03:43, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

File:SixDegrees.com logo.jpg

Not sure I agree with your change to this image, it looks like a textbook example of {{PD-Text}}. LGA talkedits 05:42, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

I disagree, I think it's over the threshold of originality. -- Dianna (talk) 15:04, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Images

I reduce size of two files File:Silver Linings Playbook Poster.jpg and File:Les-miserables-movie-poster1.jpg and other versions got deleted too.User talk:Film Fan revert them just because his uploads were deleted.He might be right with his comments on my talk page and there is no rule for new uploads but he has old habbit to get his edits done at any cost besides no cooperation.I want your suggestion instead of revert them again.Thanx---zeeyanketu discutez 18:09, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

I have put a message on their talk page. I tagged the two files as {{non-free reduce}} and will watch-list both of them. -- Dianna (talk) 22:27, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

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Refactoring comments

"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members"

Hi Diannaa. I'm not going to revert your refactoring of my comments, because I do know that 28bytes will see the comments, and hopefully he will learn from them. I'm not sure, however, that the refactoring was a good idea.

You of all people, after all you've seen of the harrassment engaged in year after year by a certain individual or individuals who dislike certain Rabbis, know well enough that "it's easiest to avoid a fuss" is not as sensible an approach as it may sound.

I'll make a fuss about them, about the boxcutter crew, and about anyone else that acts in the same way. Some people don't like my making a fuss, and some people like throwing their weight around? Too bad. Not going to change anything.

"First they came for..." ...

--Demiurge1000 (talk) 04:49, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Demiurge. It was done at the request of the user; a request was made via email. I apologise for not saying so in my edit summary. I do wish you would quit talking about box cutters; it brings back some really bad memories for me. Best, -- Dianna (talk) 04:56, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
So he emailed you asking for you to remove my advice about not making personal attacks from his own talk page? That's really weird.
I'm sorry about the unpleasant associations. I do wish that those singularly distasteful threats towards UK wikipedians had never been made in the first place. The person who made those threats is still a "global moderator" there - what a disturbing thought. I will find some other way to refer to their nastiness, when referring to their nastiness is absolutely necessary. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 05:07, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks D. -- Dianna (talk) 14:23, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Not very Rosey

Things that Jack
taught me

Hi Diannaa. Do you believe it would be worth investigating the relationship between users Rogerthat94 (talk · contribs) and Olderon (talk · contribs)? The first (with 102 article edits) is making his third nomination for deletion of an article, and the second (with two article edits) is supporting it. Sigh. GFHandel ♬  19:09, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes I think they are connected. Do you need any help filing an SPI? -- Dianna (talk) 19:34, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
I gave it a go. Out of interest, how do you use {{diff}} (e.g. instead of the "go" link to the left in this post) when the target is the first edit on a page? GFHandel ♬  19:57, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
What you have to do is go to the page history and click on the date & time link of the one existing diff. If you have the script installed, pick up the url of your diff and drop it on the page http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Rogerthat94&oldid=543070708 and then run your diff converter script on it, which gives you this: {{oldid|Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rogerthat94|543070708|Previous revision of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rogerthat94}} (generates this link). A similar diff can be manually generated by plugging the diff number into the {{diff}} template: {{diff|Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rogerthat94||543070708|insert information here}} (generates this link).
If you don't have the script installed you can get it at User:Scottywong/diffconverter. Your SPI is quite perfectly filed; much better than I did on my first attempt. Cheers, -- Dianna (talk) 20:20, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
Ah, the old "click on the date & time link" trick. Thanks. (I've never understood why they can't provide a "prev" link for the first page edit – and simply diff the first edit against an empty string?) GFHandel ♬  20:30, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use

I see that you deleted many images tagged as replaceable fair use today, but skipped File:Portrait photograph of Harry Edward Welch, Jr.jpg, so I assume that you had the same thoughts as I did when I saw the uploader's comments. On the talk page, there's a statement from the uploader that he's awaiting a message from the copyright holder to be sent to OTRS, but that it won't be sent until "next week at the earliest". Do you think that it would be OK to change the date in the {{replaceable fair use}} template to give the uploader some extra time for that e-mail? --Stefan2 (talk) 23:17, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

I was thinking of leaving it until the close of business on Monday, and if he doesn't have an {{OTRS pending}} on it by then, I will delete it (if no one else has done so in the meantime). He's made it clear in his post that he understands he may have to re-do the upload, and does not seem too alarmed at the prospect, so I don't think we have to worry that we're being too bitey. -- Dianna (talk) 00:54, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
That's also fine, I suppose. --Stefan2 (talk) 01:31, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Requesting deletion

Hey Diannaa, sorry to bother you, but would you mind deleting Human rights in Nakhchivan for me? It was a redirect I created in the wrong place, and I'm considering starting an article there. It's already tagged as G7.

Thanks in advance. =) Kurtis (talk) 02:19, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Done :) -- Dianna (talk) 02:22, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
Awesome, thank you so much! =) Kurtis (talk) 02:23, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Kurtis! I don't think we've met. Nice to meet you, i noticed you saying sensible things at an RFA recently. -- Dianna (talk) 02:26, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Nice to meet you as well, and likewise with regards to RfA. I've been participating there for years (since 2008), previously under the monicker "Master&Expert" before I changed my name in August 2012. You may have seen me around during that period as well. I suspect you're specifically referring to this recent RfA, where I opposed largely per your own rationale and links. Believe me when I say that I gain no pleasure from opposing anybody at RfA and I always make a point of giving a very good reason for doing so, in the hopes that it will provide more perspective for the candidate and a starting point from which they can build so that their next RfA will be successful. Jasper Deng is someone who I think possesses a great deal of potential, and I think I would feel comfortable supporting him within a 6-12 month time range, provided he moderates his approach to admin areas such as ANI. Kurtis (talk) 02:27, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
Ah so desu, I do remember that handle. -- Dianna (talk) 02:29, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
Yep, figured you'd recognize the name. Kurtis (talk) 02:35, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
I'm sorry that Jasper did not get more valuable feedback from the participants. "Per Reaper" does not tell the editor what areas need development or how to go about improving his chances in a future bid. I did notice that he is not posting as often to the WP:Dramaboard any more, which is a good thing, and Wehwalt noted a lot of clueful posts, so I will consider afresh when he decides to try again. -- Dianna (talk) 02:40, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
Agreed, and to be honest, I found Reaper Eternal's point to be very harsh. I have no problem with editors who are enthusiastic about becoming administrators, so long as they have demonstrated that they have the maturity to handle the job effectively. I'll feel more comfortable with his application in the aforementioned 6-12 month range. Kurtis (talk) 02:42, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Template and picture

If it doesn't meet the policy ok, But they are my opinion on the syrian revolution,

May I make a template as

"I Hate Syrian Revolution" ?? And "I Hate Israel"? Thank you . GhiathArodaki (talk) 11:16, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

You need to post your opinion at the deletion discussions, not here.

File:OttoHohne.jpg

Another Wartenberg Trust image. Can you check the copyright status please. Thanks MisterBee1966 (talk) 16:28, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Mr Bee! This image is PD; you can see in the history that I reviewed it in October. Best, -- Dianna (talk) 19:03, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

For What It's Worth

For the complete list, see User:Diannaa/Soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents

As you asked what sort of wiki we wanted, here's the answer you'd get from Darwinbish:

Come here and I'll point the spout at YOU!
Come here and I'll point the spout at YOU!

Don't call names, you infectious rump-fed pignut!

You have been noticed using opprobrious epithets. It's payback time from the Shakespeare Insult Generator! To activate the Insultspout and receive fresh insults, click here. Note that all insults generated by the Spout are guaranteed literary and cultured, unlike the nasty things you said, you qualling full-gorged barnacle.

Kinda tempting to post it on ANI. --RexxS (talk) 01:51, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Wow! My very own insult generator!! I've always wanted one. Thanks RexxS. -- Dianna (talk) 01:54, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Re last breath -- I recognized the phrasing as something Khan said to Kirk, but did not realize he had ripped off Ahab for the words. You'd think a genetically enhanced superman could come up with his own words. NE Ent 02:26, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

You would think I could too, but I am constantly quoting from songs and movies. Why just last week I was telling my fellow librarians how I picked the wrong week to quit smoking -- Dianna (talk) 02:40, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
Surely. But that's not important right now. NE Ent 17:39, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

MfD quirk

Hi Dianna. Putting {{mfd}} in a userbox gets it to display the MFD boilerplate on userpages that transclude that userbox. Assuming that isn't intended, I've boldly gone and put a noinclude bracket around the {{mfd}} in Template:User Israeli Syrian Revolution. Please trout me or something if that's a mistake, and I'll fix it. --Stfg (talk) 18:37, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks; I have not done any nominations of this kind of material before -- Dianna (talk) 19:29, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Permission obtained for image

Hello Diannaa. I have obtained permission to use and release the image File:Dimitris Fotakis.jpg under Creative-Commons Attribution Share-Alike by the original owner (the person depicted). I have forwarded the permission by e-mail to permissions-en. Under this light, what are the next steps to ensure the image does not get deleted? Thanks! dionyziz (talk) 08:44, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Dionyziz. I have removed the deletion tag and added an OTRS pending tag. The OTRS team will review the email when it is received and add an OTRS ticket. Don't be surprised if this takes a few weeks or more; they have a big backlog. -- Dianna (talk) 13:59, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

March 2013

Sorry about the image uploads, i try to find the clearest image i can so sometimes i upload multiple times but i understand it's 300 X 300 now. Koala15 (talk) 17:59, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Koala15. Just upload the clearest one you can find, and tag it for reduction if it's over 300 x 300 (for album covers). Someone who specialises in this work will come along and reduce it. Thanks. -- Dianna (talk) 18:31, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

86.16.141.54

You blocked Special:Contributions/86.16.141.54 on 22:14, 10 February 2011 for vandalism with an expiry time of 31 hours. I've reverted his/her edits made since then for being unhelpful, unsourced (BLP) or incorrect. I defer to you if this warrants further blocks. Thanks! - Fantr (talk) 21:32, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Fantr. The IP could have been reassigned since then; we may not be dealing with the same person. No one is going to block until there's some currently dated warnings on their talk page. -- Dianna (talk) 22:04, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

User:Flagrantedelicto

Hi, Dianna. Just wondering why this provocative and vulgar username was not blocked back in October 2012. Surely you know what In flagrante delicto means. Reviewing this editor's talk page is like a rap sheet; he/she is a trouble-making vandal, in my humble opinion. Quis separabit? 23:42, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Hello Rms125a@hotmail.com. "Flagrant delicto" is Latin for "blazing offence"; often used colloquially to mean "caught in the act". I know what the Urban Dictionary definion is. If you think the username violates the username policy, you need to first discuss it with the user and suggest that they change the user name. If you feel it is a blatant obvious case that violates the username policy the place to go is Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention. Best, -- Dianna (talk) 23:54, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Einsatzgruppen

D: per your good ce and additions to the article therein. I had not been putting Wehrmacht in italics for this article for the same reason we stopped putting Luftwaffe in italics in others; per MOS for being a generally used word in English now when talking about Nazi Germany and World War II. I see you used italics for your recent additions as to Wehrmacht in the article. What do you think? I will go with your thought on the matter. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 01:05, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

I don't think I want to put Wehrmacht in italics. I will do it in one edit so that no instances get missed. I am not even sure about Einsatzgruppen, but it is certainly a less well known term. I am glad that you are satisfied with the edits so far. Fair warning: I am going to have to cut a lot of off-topic material, especially in the section titled "Debate". This Functionalism versus intentionalism debate is off-topic for the Einsatzgruppen article in my opinion. -- Dianna (talk) 01:13, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
Okay. Kierzek (talk) 01:20, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
That's it for today. I have had nightmares for two nights running so I will have to leave off for a while and edit other topics. -- Dianna (talk) 01:22, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

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The world's oldest ... date format

Hi Diannaa. I don't believe this requires any input from you at the moment, but could you please keep an eye on the discussion at Talk:Jiroemon Kimura#Date format (mainly to check that I'm not stepping outside the bounds of reasonableness/policy). Please let me know if I am. Thanks. GFHandel ♬  06:46, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Everything looks reasonable so far. I will add it to my watch-list. -- Dianna (talk) 14:02, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

March 2013

Yeah ok i understand what your talking about, i'm not trying to make your job harder i just try to do the best that i can on here. Koala15 (talk) 14:47, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Pictures

Hey there,Wikipedia deleted the page of these pictures,and now I'm using them on my profile, These pictures were token not created, and they were token before my birth, they are my relative pictures,copyright is under the pictures, they aren't taken from a website or anything.GhiathArodaki (talk) 05:56, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi GhiathAroldaki. I think you do not understand how copyright law works, and ask that you not upload any more pictures. Do not remove speedy deletion tags from images; that's a job for administrators. -- Dianna (talk) 13:54, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
I Understand the copyright law , but why you ask me to not upload any pictures anymore ? ,i'm using those pictures in my user page, and i hold there copyright, first the deletion of the article , and now the pictures ? GhiathArodaki (talk) 14:25, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
Whoever took the pictures owns the copyright. Family pictures are no exception. Pictures taken by someone else before your birth are not yours; you do not hold the copyright on pictures unless you take them yourself. I do see that you've placed a licensing template on each image, but the images are not yours to release, so those templates are meaningless. -- Dianna (talk) 14:36, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
I hold the copyright because they are my grandfather pictures, and I Want to put them on my user page, and they are for my grandfather, so they are for me, so what ? , he is dead, what shall i do ?GhiathArodaki (talk) 15:04, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
Did you take the pictures? -- Dianna (talk) 15:10, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
No, But i'm the owner and The copyrighter hold it to meGhiathArodaki (talk) 15:18, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
No you are not. Whoever took the pictures is the copyright holder. -- Dianna (talk) 15:19, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
The Owner is my grandfather, his dead, so what i shall do ? , go to his grave and dig and ask him for it ?GhiathArodaki (talk) 15:28, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
The images are in violation of copyright law, and will have to be deleted. Sorry. -- Dianna (talk) 15:33, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
OK, do what ever you want, I Hope you delete all of my pictures today before tomorrow,GhiathArodaki (talk) 15:36, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Regarding Regan Mizrahi's Picture

Regarding the file File:ReganMizrahi2011.jpg, I have contacted the parent of Regan and she said that she will contact the author of the photo and get him to provide permission to use it on the wiki page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eteran (talk • contribs) 16:20, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. Once we know for sure the email giving permission is on its way, we need to add an {{OTRS pending}} template to the file. -- Dianna (talk) 19:04, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

File:BoBruceSingerPicture.jpg

I saw you deleted this page on the grounds of "no evidence of permission for more than 7 days", however I had submitted the appropriate evidence to wikipedia on 13 March 2013 and had been waiting for the evidence to be cleared. I had added {{OTRS pending}} to the file description page, as advised by wikipedia to "prevent premature deletion" but the file has still been deleted. Could you possibly provide some clarification as to why this file has been deleted when appropriate evidence has been submitted and is pending, as I believe the appropriate rules for file usage have been followed for this file, so I'm not really sure why it has been deleted. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time. Gracec250 (talk) 04:08, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Gracec250. It was deleted by mistake. I have now restored it. However, I have deleted the two older images, as the OTRS tag will only apply to the most recent image. Sorry for not noticing the OTRS tag. -- Dianna (talk) 04:16, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks Diannaa. Your help is much appreciated! Gracec250 (talk) 04:18, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

delete

Hi i want to delete my account from wikipedia or block it forever.GhiathArodaki (talk) 05:09, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

We don't delete user accounts. You are free to stop editing and walk away whenever you like. -- Dianna (talk) 05:10, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Greater Syria

I Use it as a welcome and infobox in my user pageGhiathArodaki (talk) 05:28, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

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Your name is being tossed around

in a discussion here Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#I am trying to track down. You might want to join in, or perhaps not. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 23:17, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Carptrash. Sorry, it looks like this image was deleted by mistake. If the statue was created in Yugoslavia between 1923 and 1977 without complying with United States copyright law, it should be PD and the photograph should be okay to display here. I think the correct template for the statue is {{PD-US-no notice}}. I am cleaning up the file right now. -- Dianna (talk) 23:35, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Just for future reference, you should be able to tell who deleted a file or an article by putting the name in the search box. For a deleted file or article, you'll see a message "You may create the page "<red link to deleted page>", but consider checking the search results below to see whether the topic is already covered" just below the search box. Click on that red link and you can see all. I just tested this out using my non-admin acct and File:Arkansas license plate.jpg and you don't have to be an admin to be able to see who deleted the material. Also a properly formed red link will take you directly to the deletion information. -- Ninja Dianna (Talk) 23:51, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the tips. Hopefully this won't happen to me enough times to actually learn the drill, but . the future's not ours to see . . .. Carptrash (talk) 00:16, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Copyright law is really complicated, merde, :/ -- Dianna (talk) 00:19, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, for sure. So to make it a bit easier I am about to start a campaign asking that editors demonstrate that a particular work of sculpture (pre 1978, or something) is under copyright before removing it. Going the other way seems backwards. Carptrash (talk) 01:05, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Having the creation date of the statue displayed on the file would have prevented the deletion. Also, having a template on the file showing the copyright status of the statue would have prevented the file from being deleted. -- Dianna (talk) 01:11, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks again. I definitely need to get to learn those templates better. The picture was posted many years ago, before I knew that dates such as these even mattered. This is one way for me to measure my growth, sort of like the height marks penciled in a doorway, but . . ... different. Carptrash (talk) 02:09, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Kellylee Evans jpeg

Hi. I am having a difficult time keeping the Kellylee Evans jpeg up. The first time, the photographer got the authorization in too late, and the second time, Kellylee assured me that he sent it in. Could you tell me where I can check to see if authorization was sent? - The whole process doesn't seem to work smoothly. If you have a better suggestion for how to go about it so that the info gets into the right hands quickly and the picture stays up, that would be appreciated too. Thanks, Paradise coyote (talk) 19:49, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Paradise Coyote. I am restoring the image for now, as you believe the email is already on its way. There is no way for you or me to check whether or not an email has been received; only the OTRS members have access to that. There's instructions at Commons:OTRS on how to do the email if you need them. The copyright holder needs to specify which license they wish to release the file under (there's a list of links to acceptable licenses at Wikipedia:File copyright tags, and if they could provide the team with the url for the image, that would be best: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_jazz_vocalist_Kellylee_Evans.jpg. Don't be surprised if it still takes a while, as the OTRS team has backlogs of up to a month. Good luck, -- Dianna (talk) 21:55, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

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Naugawan Sadat

Hi Dianna. It's started again. :( --Stfg (talk) 09:45, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Einsatzgruppen

Hi. You are doing a great job improving this art. It makes me even more disappointed that improving the Holocaust art didn't work out--but if one is patient... I added the Martin Gilbert reference from my bookshelf and I am afraid being a little unfamiliar with the way these references are done, I bumped my way to the final result. I hope that it is right. It does make more aware that I need to upgrade my process side...--Joel Mc (talk) 13:55, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Joel. Thanks for the feedback. I did notice your addition, and your citation turned out perfectly in the end. Once you catch on to the sfn system, you'll find it's quick and easy to use, and great for articles that use mostly books for references. -- Dianna (talk) 14:00, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Pbp breaking our agreement

Please see here. Pbp has three times broken our agreement, and he continues to harass me at my talk page. Could you please warn him as an admin, so that he will leave my talk page alone. Thanks. GabeMc (talk|contribs) 00:21, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

No , sorry, I cannot do that, as he told me to never post on his talk page again. -- Dianna (talk) 01:18, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Well, WP:NOBAN states: "a user cannot avoid administrator attention or appropriate project notices and communications by merely demanding their talk page is not posted to". Which is why I asked you to warn him, as an admin. GabeMc (talk|contribs) 01:24, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
While you're warning people, you might want to inform Gabe here that Calling me a "type A control freak" is a personal attack and not to be tolerated pbp 00:23, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Now you are also edit stalking me. I stand by my comments 100%, you are way too controlling, and you need to chill-out a bit and allow input from others. GabeMc (talk|contribs) 00:25, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
  1. FWIW, pbp has been regularly poking fun at me for editing popular music articles for several weeks. He's made dozens of disparaging comments, such as: "based on your edits, I say you like recent rockers", and "you're too pop culture oriented", and it seems that you think for some reason I have to take this abuse from a guy who thinks "Harry Potter is the most influential character of the last 25 years" and that Tina Fey is more important to the history of comedians then Moms Mabley, Lenny Bruce, and Richard Pryor.
  2. I agree, no one should ever imply that his contributions to Wikipedia aren't important, that's not really what I meant, but I should not have said it.
  3. Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I think if you had just given him a stern warning about editing my talk page as I asked, this AN/I drama would have never blow-up out-of-proportion as it has now.
  4. While I did ask you to warn him as an admin, I only did so after you "joined" the discussion uninvited, which made me think that you wanted to help diffuse the situation, or I would have never even asked you.
  5. I've always wanted to know why you asked me to run "Imagine" through FAC? It was a massive amount of work and I was stressed and demeaned and critisised by ex-delegates and standing delegates, etcetera. Also, while you said you would help-out, you made just one comment at talk and one edit to the article, and no comments at the FAC. Can you please explain what happened there, because to be honest, its not an article I would ever have worked on otherwise. GabeMc (talk|contribs) 01:59, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Ted Cruz

Hi, Diannaa. I see that you weighed in on the dispute over the Ted Cruz article between User:ExclusiveAgent and User:Revmqo at WP:ANI here. The former editor took your "people can manage their own talk page however they see fit" advice a bit too far. My recent edit to that editor's talk page was scrubbed with a confrontational edit summary ("You don't know what you are talking about. Go to the talk page for Ted Cruz, I don't want to waste my time with your incorrect arguments."). User:ExclusiveAgent had not added to that talk page, and dismissed my offer to discuss this matter at my talk page. I've offered her or him another chance to engage on this matter. I am not hopeful.--75.111.78.220 (talk) 12:50, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

The only material people are required to leave on their talk pages is declined block messages and other specific official notices listed at WP:REMOVED. The message are always available in the history of the page. Discussions about article content should take place on the talk page for that article, not at user talk pages, because other editors will not see the posts. -- Dianna (talk) 13:53, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi Diannaa. Did you look at the talk page? I was thinking that no productive discussion about article content was to be had. User:ExclusiveAgent did whatever this is at 21:55, 18 March 2013, noting in the edit summary, "I did not say that I agree with the IP editor. I agree with Revmqo that Revmqo's statements are absurd and are wild speculation. That's all." That was followed by vandalism by User:Revmqo at 22:09, 18 March 2013 Diff of Talk:Ted Cruz, wherein he or she removed all edits attributable to him or her on that page. User:Revmqo added to the edit summary, "[R]emoving myself from this article. You can't talk to a brick wall (ExecutiveAgent). Also unstarring the article so that he can introduce whatever lies he wished to reinsert. Have at it..." I lost track of what those editors are bickering about around that time. I should not have then asked for an "adult" discussion, which is loaded language--my bad. Neither of the above named editors took your advice at the above WP:ANI here to "tone down the language". User:ExclusiveAgent insists on using "absurd . . . wild speculation" to shout down [there's that loaded language again] other editors, despite your prior advice specifically not to do so. Is there policy on the use/abuse of the edit summary? I tend to leave that blank when editing, but it looks like that's where all the "action" is.--75.111.78.220 (talk) 18:58, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
No, I didn't look at the talk page, because I thought you were asking me a straightforward question about removal of posts from the user talk page. It's best to leave an edit summary that summarizes the edit; it's best not to start arguments via edit summaries though, as that's typically how edit wars begin. It's not a good idea for people to remove their posts from the article talk page, as it destroys the continuity. I have left Revmqo a message about that. I will remind ExclusiveAgent not to use loaded language. There's no real policy against it though, and it is not a blockable matter. -- Dianna (talk) 19:12, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Thank you.--75.111.78.220 (talk) 19:17, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Loaded language- Talk:Ted Cruz

Hello ExclusiveAgent. This it a reminder to try to use neutral language rather than making volatile comments like you did here. Thanks. -- Dianna (talk) 19:15, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

I just noticed the comment you left on my talk page. Since you have been drug into this attempt to get me to stop asking for reliable sources to support speculation, I believe I need to point of facts in the situation that the editor who dragged you in refused to point out to you. The word "absurd" was never my word. That word was first spoken by Revmq, not me. I only repeated the word. I don't know if you are an admin or not, but that has never stopped me from pointing out when admins make mistakes. And, yes, admins do make mistakes, tons of them. You are telling me to stop and I quote you directly "making volatile comments." I want to make clear to you that I have not made any volatile comments. I have been, and I will continue to, request that if there is going to be an editor to the Ted Cruz article then that edit needs to be supported by a reliable source and not just the opinion of an editor. I have been consistent on this point and I will not back down on it--regardless of the number of times that Revmq or the IP editor you have been talking to (which could be Revmq also, I don't know): (1) tells to stop saying it, (2) vandalizes my talk page, (3) tries to force me into time-wasting discussions about how Ted Cruz might run for President sometime in the remote future so we need to edit his article about that remote possibility today, (4) go around in Wikipedia tracking down editors who might agree with them to form a gang to shut me up, and (5) calling "crazy" or a lunatic, etc. Dragging you into these discussions is clearly an attempt to bring as many people to the Ted Cruz article as possible to form an angry mob to stop me from requiring: (1) a reliable source that supports their personal opinions, (2) pointing out that it is a BLP article and as such we need to be careful how we word things, and (3) somethings are just not notable. I don't know where you stand on these issues, but telling me to stop making volatile comments is not helpful since it is not true and since you have not asked them to stop calling me "crazy" etc. then you just making the situation worse, not better. I have attempted to step away for a few days and let the situation calm down, but Revmq and the IP (or possibly the IP and Revmq are one and the same) will not let things rest for a few days. I'm not the one running around the Internet tracking down other wiki editors to tell me shut up. They need to calm down, go to their corner for a few days, and you need to encourage them to do just that, or you are also part of the problem. I am not going to compromise about Reliable Source requirements and BLP. Sorry.--ExclusiveAgent (talk) 23:15, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
What I meant by volatile language was saying "wild, absurd speculation" when you could have simply said "speculation". I am unclear how you have construed this to mean that I am asking you to compromise your values. Accusations of sockpuppetry need to be taken to WP:SPI, not here. -- Dianna (talk) 23:24, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
But if I were to curtail my right to free speech to please your opinion then I would not have stated correctly what I believed to be true. There is a difference between speculation such as stating that "Ted Cruz is quite possibly a Canadian and an American" and wild speculation such as what was claimed "Ted Cruz is a Canadian" and wild, absurd speculation (which is what was discussed on the talk page) such as "Ted Cruz is a Canadian who is ineligible to be President and if he does run for President then there will be a lawsuit and that lawsuit will go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and he will probably lose that lawsuit and his candidacy will fail because of the fact that he was born in Canada." That is wild, absurd speculation. If I had stated that Revmqo was merely engaging in speculation then that would have be incorrect, which means your comment is incorrect. Also, you did not provide a warning to Revmqo to stop calling me crazy. I would also be remiss if I did not point out here that not only was your comment incorrect you have not been involved in the long and tedious discussion that has gone on for several days and your role here is unclear. I would encourage you learn more about the topic before you instruct others incorrectly. Are you an admin? Where did you get this definition of "volatile comments" that you have taken upon yourself to enforce? Please help me out and point me to where this definition is. Also, if you are an admin, then why are you more concerned about me calling a series of speculations a "wild, absurd speculation" than you are about Revmqo calling me crazy? If you are not an admin then what is your role? In the immortal words of Pete Townsend, "Who are you?"--ExclusiveAgent (talk) 01:07, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
I am a Wikipedia administrator, which is confirmable by looking for my user name (Diannaa, with two a's at the end) on Wikipedia:List of administrators/A-F. If you have popups enabled, you can just hover over a username to find out their permissions. I posted a routine warning on your talk page, as you were continuing to pursue the behavior complained about recently at an administrators notice board. Perhaps you did not look at that discussion? Here is a link. As far as I know there's no definition for "volatile comments" on this wiki, but I did agree with the person who complained that your remarks could be toned down, in the interest of civility and to help create a collegial atmosphere for editing. I am unable to find any diffs to confirm that Revmqo called you crazy. -- Dianna (talk) 01:24, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
No. My choice of wording was accurate. This list of speculations that was being discussed as a section of the Ted Cruz article did reach the point of being "wild, absurd speculation." It was not a merely a question of being "speculation." Now, this is an example of where one editor goes out and lobbies an admin into curtailing the words and insights of the other editor to which the first editor disagrees. You are enabling this behavior. Shame on you. If were a better admin then you would have told both the IP editor and Revmqo (assuming they are not sockpuppets of each other) to calm down, think about what I was saying about: (1) using reliable sources, (2) being careful about BLP, which includes wild speculation on the talk page, and (3) taking a hard look at notability. Also, you would have asked everyone to take a deep breath and may be come back to the topic in a couple of days. Also, as a better admin you would have asked yourself: Is the IP editor and Revmqo providing me all of the facts or are they just selectively providing me facts that support their attempts to shut ExclusiveAgent up? In your due diligence you were quick to state, incorrectly, that the phrase, "wild, absurd speculation" is a "volatile comment" but you did not find evidence of Revmqo calling me crazy! You can review Revmqo personal attack here: Revmqo's personal attack on ExclusiveAgent. You are going back to discussions that happened months and months ago to decide that I was not being civil (oh, by the way, I was correct back then too and I know you were not involved in those discussion at all), but Revmqo vandalizes my talk page, calls me crazy and the IP editor demands that I continue to discuss these wild, absurd speculations and your answer is that I am not civil. That's funny. I know that you don't see it. But admins are just people that have worked the arcane politics of Wikipedia and they earn the right to decide if I just stated "speculation" instead of "wild, absurd speculation" then I would not have gone over the civility line. That is quite funny. The IP editor flat out insults me and demands that I discuss his wild, absurd speculation, tracks down an admin to sic on me and I get the civility warning. Revmqo, who claims to be a Methodist preacher, calls me crazy, vandalizes my talk page repeatedly and states, incorrectly, that I was not reading his posts and you give me the civility warning. I have stated consistently that all of the things that they have stated that they want to put in the Ted Cruz article must have a reliable source. I have repeatedly asked for a reliable source and it makes then more obsessive about trying to get me to continue the discussion with them. If they were to come up with a reliable source that speaks directly to Ted Cruz's specific situation (which I did and it is the Texplainer article) then I would continue the discussion. But they have not come up with an alternative article that contradicts the Texplainer article. The Texplainer article states clearly the things that they were speculating about were simply not true. But I get the civility warning. Why don't you just ask them to take a break from the article and from pestering me for a while. Wouldn't have a good admin have done that by now?--ExclusiveAgent (talk) 02:04, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Please stop accusing others of sockpuppetry and vandalism. This admin has already referred you to WP:SPI regarding sockpuppetry and told you that your talk page was not vandalized here--75.111.78.220 (talk) 09:44, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

File:NorthernCaliforniaMontage.jpg

You tagged this as replaceable fair use. However, I found out that all images in fact are freely licensed (although not attributed properly):

Do you think that the uploader might get some compilation copyright for combining the images this way, or would it be OK to just add attribution to the people who took the photos and change the licence to CC-BY-SA 3.0? You can sometimes get a compilation copyright for combining multiple works in a particular way, but I don't know how much you need to do for that. --Stefan2 (talk) 23:53, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for figuring out how to locate the images; it's a good montage, worth keeping. I think you'd have to do fancy cropping and a more creative layout than this one for the montage to get a copyright for the compilation. Could you go ahead and add the attributions etc? I will remove the speedy deletion tag first. -- Dianna (talk) 23:59, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
It takes forever to locate the source to a montage. First I need to download it and crop out the images in an image editor and then search for all of them individually on Google. It may be safer to ask the uploader for a licence for the task of putting the images in a collage. Anyway, it's too late for that today – time for bed. --Stefan2 (talk) 00:06, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Okay, now I see what you're saying. I will tag it as F4 no license, and that way we are covered. Thanks again and good night. -- Dianna (talk) 00:11, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
I don't know how much you need to do to get copyright protection for your choice of images, but anything related to the threshold of originality means some guesses, and there is always a risk that we make a mistake in some cases. If it is easy to get a licence from the author (which should be the case here), then I think that it is much safer to try to do so. --Stefan2 (talk) 13:09, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

145.255.195.39 (talk · contribs)

Hi, Diannaa. This IP above, has repeatedly being warned on its inappropriate behavior and as result was blocked by you for personal attacks here, ahead of time. After its block passed out it was reactivated and continued the same practice of insults and curses here. After being warned by another user here, it ignored that and continued with the insults here again. Is it possible to take any actions against such behavior? Thank you in advance. Jingiby (talk) 11:02, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Jingiby! I have blocked the IP for a week, as it looks to be a stable IP and the very same person who posted back in November. Please let me know if the activity resumes when the block expires. -- Dianna (talk) 14:16, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
OK. Jingiby (talk) 14:21, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello again. I think the attacks on the talk page of the article Bulgars continue again. Several sock puppets has written there lately, but one of them Kanas Juvigi Asparukh (talk · contribs) has intensified his activity since the last IP above was blocked. He continues with the writing of forum-like nonsense here and with a new personal attacks in Bulgarian language here. This time unfortunately, in the list with the insulted persons unless me, are included you too. Thank you. Jingiby (talk)
I have had to block the account as they are auto-confirmed and protecting the page would not stop the person from editing. Thank you fro leting me know about this problem. -- Dianna (talk) 12:28, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
I also thank you, Diannaa. Jingiby (talk) 12:43, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

File:Brahim dahane.jpg

I dont understand why you had nominated this file for deletion. The photo was taken by Oscar Chaves, and as the rest of content at Diagonalperiodico.net (unless other thing is stated) in under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. Also, by the date of publishing, its the original file (other copies of the photo -some in colour- had been published later on other webs), so I dont see where's the problem. Please, be more specific and tell me where's the issue. Regards, --HCPUNXKID (talk) 17:32, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

There was a bar across the bottom of the screen insisting that I had to click there and agree to accept cookies from the site. When I reviewed the site yesterday, I did not click on that bar, because I do not like to click on things on random unknown websites. But today I did so, and there is the link to the CC-by-SA license, underneath that bar. :) Sorry about that. I will remove the speedy deletion tag from the file and add the required attribution. -- Dianna (talk) 19:25, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks!--HCPUNXKID (talk) 13:04, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

"Edit Warring" need help

I am trying to seek out help on the Tobin's Spirit Guide. I seem to be at a edit war with a anon-IP user. I read over the Wikipedia:Edit warring, but I didn't find anything on seeking out help. The user didn't use the talk page. I don't know what to do at this point. I think its pointless for me to keep undoing the IP edits. Devilmanozzy (talk) 02:28, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

I have reverted the addition and will protect the page for a while to try to drive him th the talk page to discuss his addition. Hope this helps -- Dianna (talk) 06:20, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Hoax?

Hi Dianna. Hazrat Najeeb Sultan appeared in the copyedit cleanup category a few hours ago, and it looks very strange to me. Do you have access to any of the book sources? It may be revealing to look at this original version, replete with references that say "see the external links", which are all youtube links. Our colleague Bobnorwal (talk) has been copy editing the article, and I've asked his view also. --Stfg (talk) 22:28, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

I think it would likely not survive if it was nominated at AFD. The sources don't look like they are backing up the content in any significant way. -- Ninja Dianna (Talk) 22:59, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I've now done that. Google searches yielded nothing of interest either. --Stfg (talk) 10:48, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Ramdasia

Hello,

Can you keep a watch at the at the Ramdasia article page and provide your inputs if it should be merged with the Chamar page. The user Sikh-History is on an agenda has been constantly deleting sources and not providing reliable sources for his edits TimesGerman (talk) 13:08, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

No agenda, here just tired of having to correct jibberish on Inidan based articles. In those articles you have cited fail, because of WP:VERIFIABILITY, WP:OR. I've reviewed the sources and they don't stack up. Rose has been used on many articles, hence why I quoted the actual article.SH 14:58, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
The editor is removing modern sources and insists of using a book written in 1892. He does not have WP:NPOV and is not assuming a WP:Goodfaith. TimesGerman (talk) 14:29, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
I am in no position to assess the quality of the sources as I have next to no knowledge of this topic. Please continue your discussion on the talk page of the article, not here. Thank you. -- Dianna (talk) 14:31, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

greate job , now to the next pictureGhiathArodaki (talk) 17:26, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For regularly fighting off vandalism. Scaldjosh (talk) 03:18, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
FYI, Scaldjosh is a sock of Mangoeater1000. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 14:43, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
Oh thanks. I thought it was Curtaintoad. -- Dianna (talk) 14:46, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Diamond Jubilee Medal pictures

Good afternoon. I have noticed the risk of deletion of the pictures that I have taken of my own miniature Diamond Jubilee Medals. I understand Wikipedia's need to follow copyright laws, and this is what I would like to follow also, however I do not see what the issue is here. As stated on the right, the picture of the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal also uses the same copyright as I have. Therefore, should this picture not also have the same risk of deletion according to the logic used with my picture? I would like to ask for your help so that my pictures may follow the rules. I would be sadden in the pictures that I have taken be taken off Wikipedia; particularily because I took the time to purchase all three medals so that they may be all found on Wikipedia.

Thank you kindly for you help. Ctjj.stevenson (talk) 20:56, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Hello Mr Stevenson. The images are derivative works; you own the copyright to the photographs, but not to the objects portrayed therein; they are of unknown copyright status. Objects such as coins and medals are typically subject to copyright; for example, File:Dime Reverse 2008.jpg. Unless you can show that the medals portrayed are in the public domain and are not subject to copyright, the images will have to be deleted. I am really sorry. Another option is to convert them to fair use; I will see about doing that instead. -- Dianna (talk) 23:12, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
I think I have got this straightened out so that the images can be kept. We can only keep one copy of each image and it has to be small, so the bigger pics have been reduced in size and the old revisions will be deleted in a week or so. The image file:125th Anniversary of Confederation Medal.jpg was on the Commons, which is not supposed to host non-free files, so I have made a copy and brought it over here. The only remianing concern is that the article Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal contains four non-free images, which is a lot, so someone might come along and object to that. -- Dianna (talk) 23:42, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
Can you explain how a picture somoeone took of their own medal is a "derivative work", but a picture of someone wearing many medals is not? --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 15:51, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi Miesianacal. The relevant policy can be viewed at commons:De minimis. In short, if the copyright material is merely incidental and is not prominently featured, consent of the copyright owner is not required. It also depends on context; if you took the picture of Colonel Ethell and used it to illustrate an article on Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, de minimis might no longer apply. With copyright law being so complex, not all of our images are correctly tagged, so you will definitely find examples of copyright material and derivative works present here without permission. If you find any that you wish to report, the best way to do so is to list them at WP:PUF for discussion. -- Dianna (talk) 16:05, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. I know of images of people wearing medals as well as other user-created photos of medals that are used to illustrate articles on medals and honours in general. But, I won't say where or report them, as I find these restrictions on image use to be getting completely out of hand. --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 16:58, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
You are of course under no obligation to report any copy vios you may find. I disagree that our attempts to obey copyright law are getting completely out of hand. If we wish to be taken seriously as a world-class website we are obliged to obey the law to the best of our ability. -- Dianna (talk) 19:36, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Bryan Talbot Eastercon.jpg reviewerbot tag wants help

There's an image reviewerbot error tag at File:Bryan Talbot Eastercon.jpg which I've explained can be removed at File talk:Bryan Talbot Eastercon.jpg. The existing generic CC template can be replaced with a {{Cc-by-2.0}} template. I'm not an admin and dunno if I'm a "trusted user", so . . . Thanks! --Lexein (talk) 05:54, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Lexein! an OTRS member and Flickr-reviewer has already taken care of the tags, and all is well. -- Dianna (talk) 15:08, 28 March 2013 (UTC)


ReganMizrahi2011.jpg was removed even though I provided proof of permission

I had uploaded the file File:ReganMizrahi2011.jpg for the Wiki page of Regan Mizrahi. I received this photo from the parent of Regan, who requested it be used for the page. Additionally, I had the author of the photo (David Kaptein) email a copyright release to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. Please let me know what else I would need to do in order to have this photo allowed.

Thanks Eteran (talk) 17:48, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Once the email is received it will be reviewed by the OTRS team, and if they are satisfied that the required permissions are now in place, the photo will be un-deleted. This can take several weeks or even a month, as like everywhere else, there's a backlog of work to do. Please be patient. -- Dianna (talk) 19:42, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi Dianna, the same thing happened to me with the file I uploaded Emperor Yes scala london 2013.jpg. The author of the photo has emailed a copyright release to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. So am I right in thinking that if I just wait it will hopefully be un-deleted after it is reviewed, and then I can add it back to the article that I had put it on? Thanks. Lawsonstu (talk) 11:32, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Yes, that's right. The OTRS volunteer will undelete the image once the email is processed. You could watch-list the file and you will then be aware of when this happens so you can re-add it to the article. -- Dianna (talk) 18:52, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Montana copyvio check

In preps for getting this to GA then FA, could you run a copyvio check for us before we get any further? Thank you. PumpkinSky talk 23:16, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Okay, will do :) -- Dianna (talk) 23:23, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
File:Glacier np.jpg doesn't contain the name of the photographer, which is a violation of the attribution requirement as well as Commons:COM:EI#Source. Is that information available on the deleted file information page on English Wikipedia? --Stefan2 (talk) 00:24, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
Yeah, everything is there. I have cleaned up the record. Thank you, Stefan. -- Dianna (talk) 00:35, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Adonna-2ndholiday-cover.png)

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Nazi Germany

Diannaa-- Recently, there has been some problems as to the lead sentences of this article and reverts by several ips (although I believe it is probably not several involved but one guy using several computers in close range and maybe one other guy). A slow edit war seems to be brewing. I don't want that. The lead sentences did need a little work and Malljaja did a nice job as to ce on them. I then added cites to the points conveyed. The problem seems to be that some want to start the article at the totalitarian state; however, as you know Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in January 1933 or as the Nazis like to it, the Machtergreifung, seizure of power; the country then transformed from the death-knell of a republic to the totalitarian state in 1934. The Nazis came into power in 1933, not 1934 and it is important that general readers understand the transition or Gleichschaltung process of what became known as the Third Reich from then on, until May, 1945. I would ask for your advice and input in relation to this matter in this article. Thank you, Kierzek (talk) 14:52, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I have checked the most recent four IPs and they all geolocate to Sweden. It could be one guy on a dynamic IP and/or one guy editing from work and home (there's two different service providers). As you know I have quite a few sources here and I have extra books here right now from the library so I will watch-list and try to help. -- Dianna (talk) 14:58, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
That would be good. Thanks, Kierzek (talk) 15:06, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
Diannaa, the lede is still in dispute as to certain language; I would request that you have another look. I will not revert ‎editor Peterzor's latest revert at this time; but he is in violation of the 3 revert rule. Thank you, Kierzek (talk) 19:23, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
I have put a 3RR template on his talk page and encouraged him to discuss on the article talk page. I have tweeked the wording, and will post something on the article talk. Have you ever filed a 3RR report? It's not too hard. I have to go to the gym now. I will be back in 2 hours or so -- Dianna (talk) 19:36, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
There's no need to report just yet unless he persists. Now the other fellow is back :/ -- Dianna (talk) 20:07, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Nazi Germany is in such bad shape as to be almost uninteligible. Something Must Be Done :/ -- Dianna (talk) 22:56, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
I agree; maybe some of the issues can be cured by copy edits from other articles; such as, Hitler and Einsatzgruppen. Kierzek (talk) 23:06, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Einsatzgruppen is almost ready for a GA bid, so I will focus on that for the time being. But our experience on Hitler shows that getting an article into prime shape shows the world that someone is minding the store, and keeps (for the most part) the barbarians from the gates. It's worth trying to do the same on Nazi Germany. Most definitely. -- Dianna (talk) 23:13, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
The headaches are ongoing at the Nazi Germany article, for sure. Kierzek (talk) 16:49, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
There were twenty edits while I was at work. -- Dianna (talk) 18:35, 3 April 2013 (UTC) And I have, like, 50 new emails. -- Dianna (talk) 18:37, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
stop forum shopping! if you disagree you are supposed to use the talkpage and not "Raising essentially the same issue on multiple noticeboards, or to multiple administrators" and i have corrected my version so now it is better, you are claiming that i did not mention Gleichschaltung but i do Peterzor (talk) 18:42, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
also see my latest post on the nazi germany talkpage Peterzor (talk) 18:46, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Peterzor, Kierzek is not forum shopping. He has not posted on multiple noticeboards or to multiple administrators. I am no longer in a position to use administrative tools on the article, as I have been editing it. -- Dianna (talk) 18:48, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
see my latest post on the nazi germany talkpage Peterzor (talk) 19:04, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
I have watch-listed the Nazi Germany article and will be aware of all changes to the article and talk page by reviewing my watch list. Help:Watching pages -- Dianna (talk) 19:10, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

what is your problem i offered to compromise and youre reporting me, i did not say that germany was a totalitarian state bedore Gleichschaltun, i said germany was a totalitarian state AFTER Gleichschaltung Peterzor (talk) 20:03, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Your offer of compromise was apparently not genuine, because you immediately reinserted your preferred version of the text back into the article. That kind of aggressive behaviour is not tolerated on this wiki. -- Dianna (talk) 20:07, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

We Shine (Otter Song)

For the complete list, see User:Diannaa/Soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlY3FhO_Fg4

Your signature

Hey Diannaa, I think you better take a look at your signature. There's a missing "a". Cheers. Arctic Kangaroo 00:44, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

I know. I don't like the username any more, and took out one of the extra letters. Do you think the sig is problematic? -- Dianna (talk) 00:49, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
Of course not, just that it makes people think you made a typo. Probably you want to ask a bureaucrat to change your username?
Arctic Kangaroo 00:52, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
I dunno, is is worth it? The advice at Wikipedia:Changing username says "If you simply want to change your 'public appearance' on talk pages, you can change your signature." I have marked User:Dianna as not being the account you are looking for. I would rather take "Diana" but someone on de.wiki has 1430 edits with that name, so that's out. -- Dianna (talk) 01:01, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
Then, perhaps you can change the "Diannaa" at the top of your user and user talk pages to either "Dianna" or "Diana". Hope that helps. Arctic Kangaroo 01:06, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks - I will think about this some more. -- Dianna (talk) 01:07, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

kindly semi protected the article of miss earth 2013..thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by GEOGIA (talk • contribs) 05:23, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Domenico Vacca

How instantly was this deleted? I just got your message now and was on Wikipedia with no idea anybody was going to delete this a few hours ago. Maybe 10 hours ago at most. I don't think the page I created was spam or POV. Did someone else add POV to the page? The whole page and history has been deleted, so I can't tell.Zigzig20s (talk) 13:33, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

I will check back in the history; there's probably something we can salvage. -- Dianna (talk) 13:48, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
There were a lot of super promotional edits added by user:Worldraj starting in February 2013. I have restored an old version of the article from June 2012 that is neutrally worded. Thanks for catching this problem. -- Dianna (talk) 13:54, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

A Favour

Can you please have a polite word with [this] chap. I'm trying to be WP:CIVIL but he keeps accusing me of agendas and what not. You know how much problems these Indian articles are. Cheers SH 20:35, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Hello Sikh-history. I have put a word on his talk page. Happy editing, -- Dianna (talk) 20:44, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
He's getting worse Dianna, have a look here. Any suggestions? Thanks SH 15:44, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
I tried to talk to him yesterday, and he does not believe me that you are not biased. He asked me to mediate the dispute but I have had to decline as I don't know anything about the subject matter and don't really have the time. However his repeated focus on you as an editor is inappropriate so I will try again. -- Dianna (talk) 15:49, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
I think I must have faced this a thousand times. :) . It centres around this article, which me and Sitush are trying to clean up. He seems to have really messed it up. Cheers SH 15:51, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
I thought I read somewhere that User:Bal537 and TimesGerman were the same person but now I can't find it. Do you remember reading that on a notice-board anywhere? -- Dianna (talk) 15:54, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
It's on Sitush's page I think. SH 16:00, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
Yes, I see it now. I have put a more strongly worded message on his talk page. -- Dianna (talk) 16:04, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
Dianna, I see your message and I acknowledge it. The reason I changed my id from bal537 was that an editor from the Ramdasia page had used this id to find personal information about me and was sending me facebook messages as well as posting personal information about me on Wikipedia. The user was banned and I had an admin remove all this information from Wikipedia and I was also advised to change my ID from bal537 to something else. This was the user:Sunnyissunny and his sockpuppet Ravinder121.(User talk:Sunnyissunny). This user were permanently banned and this user used to display the style of editing and behavior on the Ramdasia page. I suspect that Sikh-History may be another incarnation of Sunnyissunny/Ravinder121. Every year, we have some user start the same type of edit war on the Ramdasia page until they get banned. Before I reported Sikh-History to the admin noticeboard for edit warring, he typically reverted my edits without explanation or discussion and never provided his own sources. It was only after my warning and involving other editors to the discussion, that he has started to have some kind of discussion. TimesGerman (talk) 16:23, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
I don't believe that Sikh-history is Ravinder/Sunnyissunny. For one thing, Ravinder/Sunnyissunny used broken English and Sikh-history has a very good command of the language. Even stronger evidence is that Sikh-history was editing continuously throughout the period that Ravinder was socking, and he would have been caught by a check-user at that time if he was abusing mulitple accounts. TimesGerman, you are really going to have to quit saying negative things about Sikh-history. Coming here and saying them is no different. Just stop it, and re-focus your attention on convincing him that your sources are better. He is a reasonable man like yourself, and has the best interests of the encyclopedia at heart. -- Dianna (talk) 16:36, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
I will not be making anymore edits to the Ramdasia page since I am now OK with the edits that Sikh-History has made so far TimesGerman (talk) 16:55, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
Hooray, I love WP:CONSENSUS and thanks Dianna, for keeping my blood pressure low.. Thanks SH 17:01, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter!

So a print encyclopedia, a strawberry shortcake, and a sycamore walk into a bar - wait, have you heard this one? (talk) 22:52, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Angelal Davis file

Why on earth did you delete my photo of Angela Davis when I plainly explained how and when I took the photo and under what circumstance? This is truly annoying. GeorgeLouis (talk) 22:56, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi GeorgeLouis. It looks like the file was tagged and deleted in error. It has now been restored. My apologies. -- Dianna (talk) 02:50, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
I am so happy you took care of this! GeorgeLouis (talk) 05:55, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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