User talk:TLSuda/Archive 11

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Pater noster

Evidently you failed to read the page File:Paternoster etc ngram.jpg before deleting it. Yesterday I asked on a Q&A website for information about Google's permission policies. I found it and edited the file's summary section, replacing what I'd had before with the Google permission and its source.

From my post about that in the appropriate location, Wikipedia:Media copyright questions#Google n-gram chart:

{{ping|Orangemike}} I have found Google's relevant statement of permission—

Ngram Viewer graphs and data may be freely used for any purpose, although acknowledgement of Google Books Ngram Viewer as the source, and inclusion of a link to http://books.google.com/ngrams, would be appreciated.

— and pasted it, together with its source link (https://books.google.com/ngrams/info), into the file's Summary field, replacing what I put there before. However, none of the listed copyright status descriptions match it, so I am asking here for the help of a more experienced editor. Please {{ping}} me to discuss. --Thnidu (talk) 01:05, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

You deleted the file ten hours after I had entered the permissions and asked for help:

11:10, 3 June 2015 TLSuda (talk | contribs) deleted page File:Paternoster etc ngram.jpg (F4: Lack of licensing information)

The few requirements for F4 include:

Administrators should check the upload summary, file information page, and the image itself for a source before deleting under this criterion.

NOW:

Since, as of the time of deletion
- the file did have proper permission
- and the permission, and its source, were properly recorded in the Summary
kindly restore the file as it was.

--Thnidu (talk) 16:41, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

1) I've just checked the image's summary page after deletion, and there was not a license on it at all. Your comments are still there, but without a license being included (CC-by, PD, etc) the image was not in line with our policies and should have been deleted. So I deleted it.

2) Since Google does not release their content under a specific license, they still own the copyright, and therefore we cannot use it. For example, we only allow media to be uploaded if it can have derivatives made of it. (That's a difference in what Wikipedia sees as free, and what US copyright says is free). Google's statement says nothing about allowing derivatives. Until and unless Google releases this data under a specific free license, we cannot host it. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 17:17, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Thank you. From all the previous discussion, I could still not see why the text of Google's permission was not equivalent to a license. Your second paragraph finally, after all this, provides an explanation that makes sense to me: Permission for derivative works. --Thnidu (talk) 03:00, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Undeletion request

Hi TLSuda,

Could you please undelete the following files if they are in scope:

There seems to be a valid OTRS-ticket: ticket:2015052810018071. One of the files is delete by you and the other one by Dianna. I can ask her to restore the other file if you prefer. Thanks in advance! Natuur12 (talk) 17:31, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Done and I've updated the OTRS ticket. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 18:47, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Non-free_content_review/Archive_65#File:Little_Boy_poster.jpg

There is no-consensus here. And Stefan's suggestion that non-free images be limited by default thumbnail sizes is ridiculous. - hahnch e n 19:56, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

There is consensus there. The consensus was the image was too large. Just because you don't agree with it doesn't mean that it isn't consensus. You do not get to unilaterally overrule that because you don't like it. And lets be realistic. What reason would the image need to be larger than what is seen in the infobox? If someone wants to see a bigger version of the image, they can click it and then the source for the image to get a bigger version. That way we aren't hosting any more than we need to. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 20:00, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

You've taken one guy's opinion as consensus. - hahnch e n 20:20, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

No, I've taken the consensus from the discussion. I've taken one guys suggestion as the implementation of the consensus. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 20:24, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

His suggestion, that non-free images have their upload size limited by the default width of the thumbnail, regardless of user-preferences is not supported by the wider Wikipedia community. If you believe that all non-free images should be 220px in width, you should explain that extreme position rather than closing discussions. - hahnch e n 20:33, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

You are so blinded by a number that you aren't paying attention to anything and accusing me of things that just are not true. Please take a step back and look at the discussion again. The consensus of the discussion is that the image could & should be smaller. You don't agree with that, and that's okay, but it doesn't change the consensus. You want to keep the image the same. The consensus is against that. Now for the actual size of the image, there was no consensus for that. It was barely discussed in that discussion. Just because there was no definite consensus for a specific size does not mean we get to ignore the consensus that the image needs to be smaller. So, I took the discussion at hand, its consensus, our policies (specifically WP:NFC and WP:NFCC) and determined that the best size, which would be within the consensus to be smaller, and within the rule of thumb to 0.1 megapixels, would be what it is actually rendered at in the article. So with the consensus and the polices I implemented the outcome. And I understand that you don't agree with it. That's cool. We can discuss that all day. But you don't get to overrule it just because you don't like it. You don't get to accuse me of things that I haven't done because you don't like the outcome. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 20:41, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

tiobe._index.png

Regarding the premature decision : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_content_review/Archive_65#File:Tiobe_index.png the company wanted obviously the free usage of the graph (with attribution which is OK) but just formulated not in appropriate way. I get in contact with the company. Shaddim (talk) 23:37, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Using their data may be allowed. Our policies only allow for things that are released under a free license. This includes being allowed derivative works. Nowhere on their site do they allow you to modify the data and the make an image. They wouldn't want that because then it could be wrong. If you are going to contact the company, you need to get them to release the data or an image of the data under a free license. They should follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Declaration of consent for all enquiries. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 01:29, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

I'm aware of this, I guided already companies through the process. I'm just a little bit concerned how easy content is dismissed, with a super short discussion (beside, there was no time for me to answer before the discussion was already closed) even in cases when the company obviously wants the free usage. cheers Shaddim (talk) 09:27, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

I can understand your concern, but the discussion was open for 16 days. It only has to be opened for 7 days (as it is with most file discussions) so I wouldn't really classify it as premature or short. Also in times like this there isn't a whole lot of discussion needed since we have specific requirements in our policies. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 13:07, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

thanks for clarification, but my point was mainly that it was ignored that the company was obvuously willing to contribute. Just an ask nedded. I have now confirmation from the company and the email is on the way to the otrs. Cheers Shaddim (talk) 18:39, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Please don't think that anything was ignored. Many companies/entities/persons/etc are willing to contribute. Our policies restrict how we can allow contributions. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 18:42, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

the image is now available with OTRS ticket, asking tIOBE was no problem. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tiobeindex.png. cheers Shaddim (talk) 17:28, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Awesome! I'm glad that you've been able to do this. Now there will be no question about the authenticity of the use. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 19:21, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Yuan Phai

Many, many thanks for sorting out the Yuan Phai cover! [User:chrispasuk|Chris] 12 June 2015 171.96.185.30 (talk) 09:52, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

FFU request

Hi! When you get a chance, can you review this request ("EricCurranCelebrates1stWin") at FFU? I've closed out the other stale requests over 7 days but I'm leaving that one because the requester left me a message on my user talk page indicating that he'd sent permission to OTRS. Could you verify if that's the case? Thanks, Nick⁠—⁠^Contact/_Contribs 04:39, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

@NickW557: We did receive OTRS permission. It looks like it was handled through the OTRS queue and is now at Commons: File:EricCurranCelebrates1stVictory.jpg. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 21:45, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

Please Review this image

Please review this image, as you did with the Polonium image: File:Radon, "Matter", Ralph E. Lapp and the editors of LIFE, LIFE Science Library, 1965.jpg LL221W (talk) 00:51, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

July 11 new proposed date for Atlanta Wiknic

Hope the new date proposed for the Atlanta Wiknic works better for you!--Pharos (talk) 17:52, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Italian euro coins

I happened to be looking at the article for Italian euro coins and I noticed some of the images (e.g. File:Eur.it.005.gif) were deleted by you as non-free, whereas others (e.g. File:Eur.it.002.gif) have a fair use rationale template. Was there some reason for this discrepancy? It looks like these images were uploaded as a set by @Snappy so if the deleted coins can actually be used under the fair use policy, that user might be able to re-upload them. 24.130.189.187 (talk) 16:15, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:2014 PGA Championship.png

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GA Cup

WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - June 2015

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Advice for improving an article

Hi TLSuda! I hope all is well -- I am reaching out to you because you were the GA reviewer for Genes, Brain and Behavior, and I am working on another article of an academic journal that I hope to bring up to GA status. The article I am working on is The Urban Lawyer, which is the the largest circulating government law journal in the world. There are very few indepent reliable sources that talk about the journal, and I have included everything I could find from a reliable source. I have tried to follow the model of Genes, Brain and Behavior as much as possible, but if you have any advice for how to improve things, I would certainly appreciate it! Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 16:50, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Hey @Notecardforfree:

I'd love to take a look at the article and see if I can give any input. I'll put some comments on the talk page soon! Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 18:00, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Awesome! Thanks so much for your help! -- Notecardforfree (talk) 18:02, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Guidance Barnstar
		For your invaluable guidance improving The Urban Lawyer -- many thanks! Notecardforfree (talk) 17:15, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

File Deletions

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You recently posted a message on my talk page in response to the many remarks I have made in regard to the MANY files uploaded by me over time that have been deleted from the site. The most recent casualty has File:Robot Carnival.JPG, which I had uploaded nine years ago. This was done by User:Mika1h on July 4, 2015, when he up loaded an image of the theatrical poster for the film Robot Carnival and replaced it for the title logo image I had originally uploaded. Looking at this, I know he was not acting maliciously -- a poster for the film is a more appropriate representation than a title frame. Like you, I "had over a hundred deleted" -- I have kept count. I thank you for taking the time to message me about this matter; yes, it has always concerned me greatly. I ultimately came to feel useless here. The barnstar that had been presented to me a while back by JamieJones has come to look "old and tarnished" like the Bronze Star that had been awarded to the character Mayday in the movie Planes: Fire & Rescue. I'm not really capable of not taking it personally -- I apologize for that. But I had exceptionally good feelings about the many contributions I had submitted. So when the number of files being put to the guillotine began to pile up -- it really hurt. I ultimately had to come to the conclusion that the uploading of image files by me would be a futile effort. For that reason,it has now been years since any image file has been uploaded by me. Most likely I will never do so again. I have tweaked some articles in the intervening years, but really nothing significant. That's where I stand now. Thank-you for your kind words -- it really means a lot, more than you realize. -- Jason Palpatine (talk) 07:31, 14 July 2015 (UTC) This User fails to understand Wikipedia's Systematized Logistical Projection of its Balanced Policy Contingency. (speak your mind | contributions)

P.S.

They deleted the file. Oh well. Jason Palpatine (talk) 05:11, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Kinetic Depth Effect Image Deletion

Please reinstate this image ... there was ZERO reason to delete it. I personally own the image and put it in public domain for wikipedia to use. Zuchinni one (talk) 04:06, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

There was a very good reason to delete it. That is why there was a discussion about it: Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2015_July_4#File:An_Example_of_The_Kinetic_Depth_Effect.gif. You say it was an image that you own and put in the public domain, but you uploaded it as a non-free file. As a non-free file, it is replaceable and therefore it fails WP:NFCC#1. On the image's page, you claim the copyright holder is Shai Azoulai and that it was originally published in the Journal of Vision (article: "Hemispheric Differences in the Kinetic Depth Effect"). Are you Azoulai? If so you should follow the directions at WP:CONSENT and include proof that the image was created by you. Then it would be restored. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 01:07, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Tropic Air logo.jpg

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Speedy deletion nomination of Template:AlvinMakerSeries

A tag has been placed on Template:AlvinMakerSeries requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion because it is an unused duplicate of another template, or a hard-coded instance of another template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.

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Sorry to press...

Hey, I have added a request for renewal at BNA and I see you're not editing often, so thought I'd leave you a note just in case. Thanks! The Rambling Man (talk) 19:15, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your prompt action, do you know when the renewal will take place and how I'll be notified? All the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 16:12, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

It usually takes a day or two for me to hear back from The BNA. I'm happy to notify you on your user page when I know more. Cheers, -- TLSuda (public) (talk) 17:27, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks again, much appreciated. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:29, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Ramjas College logo.png

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WikiCup 2015 September newsletter

The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

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BNA progress...?

Just a nudge to see whether there's a way to get my BNA subscription renewed soon. It's coming up on two months since I requested the renewal, and I'm still unable to use this fine resource. Thanks! Rupert Clayton (talk) 20:04, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

@Rupert Clayton: as of 18 August 2015, You should've had access already. I'm awaiting a reply from BNA on this matter. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 20:07, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

@Rupert Clayton: According the BNA, you should have access now. I believe your account was temporarily overlooked. Thanks, TLSuda (talk) 16:00, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

It lives! Thank you very much. Rupert Clayton (talk) 19:45, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:The Escape Hunt Experience.jpg

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Books and Bytes - Issue 13

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Orphaned non-free image File:The Escape Hunt Experience.jpg

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Polytrauma

I had a polytrauma for 1-2 mounth i' m out. Sorry OppidumNissenae (talk) 18:11, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Minor Barnstar
		Although you did not make the top 16 of Round 1, you did participate and you still deserve a barnstar. Thank you so much for being a part of the 2nd Annual GA Cup and we hope to see you next year! MrWooHoo (talk) 23:33, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015: The results

WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points). All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. Cas Liber (submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.

Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to Rationalobserver (submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.

A full list of our award winners are:

Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
Cas Liber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
West Virginian (submissions) wins the prize for fourth place
Calvin999 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
Rationalobserver (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
Harrias (submissions) wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
Rodw (submissions) wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.

We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

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Mercer Wordmark Issues

I apologize in advance if this is the incorrect format or forum to raise this issue. I'm very much new to Wikipedia. I have been tasked with keeping Mercer's wikipedia entry updated and accurate, and I have been made aware that the wordmark you uploaded and added to the official Mercer wiki entry is incorrect. It has been cropped inappropriately. I have a new version that I would like to replace the image with. Can you help me with this? Thanks! Maconmatt (talk) 14:26, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

@Maconmatt: Hello Matt from Macon (I assume). I believe you are talking about the logo on the University's article. If you believe a new logo should be uploaded, I'd recommend you request through our Files for Upload process: Wikipedia:Files_for_upload. Be sure to include a link to the correct logo. Also, based on what you've said (you've "been tasked") you might want to read our article on Conflict of Interest: WP:COI and make sure that you are following that guideline. If you need anything else, let me know. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 23:01, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

FMP

Hi TLSuda! I filled out the Find My Past form about a week ago (I think) but heard nothing from them about access. How long does it usually take? --Errant ^(chat!) 09:42, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

@ErrantX: I checked on it yesterday (sorry for the delay) and I'm awaiting response. I'll let you know when I know something more concrete. Sometimes it can take 1-2 weeks. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 23:02, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! That's no worries was just interested in how long it might take. Cheers for all your efforts :) --Errant ^(chat!) 07:52, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Access to ScienceDirect

Hi, TLSuda! I filled out the document I've been asked to. How long should I wait an answer? I'm asking this, because I don't know if I made some mistake or something else.--TnoXX (talk) 13:34, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Hello TLSuda! I have the same question. You approved me a while back, and I got your e-mail and filled the Google Form, but nothing since. When should I expect news? Thanks, CielProfond (talk) 14:57, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

@TnoXX: @CielProfond: I'm truly sorry for the delay. I'm awaiting confirmation from the Elsiever folks. I just requested a new update yesterday. As soon as I know something, you'll know. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 15:47, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank You

On 14:36, 30 May 2015, you posted a message on my talk page regarding my feelings about the many, Many deletions of file I have uploaded. You noticed my hurt feelings -- I can't help how I feel. Thank you for taking the time to contact me about this. I appreciate your being understanding and helping me. Jason Palpatine (talk) 18:05, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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FindMyPast request archived?

Hi. About two weeks ago, you approved my request and said that I could expect an email soon. I haven't gotten the mail yet and I see that the page with all the requests is archived now. Does that change anything or am I still eligible for an account? Thanks in advance! OscarL 14:32, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

@OscarLake: I had sent the email that same day. I'll send a new one. You are still eligible. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 16:54, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Could you check your "sent" box again to see if you really sent an email the same day? I have received it now and filled in the form. Does it take a while to get it activated? OscarL 15:08, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

We send it through the Wikipedia Email Function, but the copy I received came on the same day. It can take a couple of days to a week or so to get activated. I'll check in with them today. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 15:19, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Request re:Image on page Akillezz

Yesterday the image on that page (Akillezz) was deleted. I had been working with the publicist who in turn was working with the artist and the copyright holder Mark DeLong. Just today we received notice that Mr. DeLong has submitted documentation to Wikimedia Commons granting a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International free license. the ticket number from Wikimedia Commons Permissions is: ticket:2015120210020861 I request that your restore the photo permanently, or if that is not possible, please restore it for a temporary period pending processing of the documentation by Permissions... thank you --Mstomasik (talk) 19:16, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

@Mstomasik: As soon as the permissions by the OTRS team, the image will be reinstated. We don't host files even temporarily because this can take time and if the correct permissions are not received we are hosting copyright material against our policies. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 19:20, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

I had some free time, and I'm on the Permissions team for OTRS, so I processed the ticket. Its back up at File:Akillezz white shirt sitting.png. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 19:41, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you so much!!!--Mstomasik (talk) 21:26, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

Science Direct image permissions?

Science Direct users may not "Display any copyrighted images or pictures which are in Elsevier works without permission of Elsevier" Is there a mechanism for requesting permission from Elsevier? Is there a general statement from them that permission generally will not be granted, or generally it will be granted? Is there someone at Elsevier I may contact for permission if this comes up? (Images, IMO, are SO important to making a story clear - so many people are visual learners, and if we can use images, I prefer to use them when we can.) Thanks! Dcs002 (talk) 21:07, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

@Dcs002: I honestly do not know the best answer for this, but I'll reach out to Elsevier directly to try to find out. It may take a bit for a response though. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 13:45, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks muchly! If it's a matter of your time, this is no rush. I just wanted to know for future reference. I do not have a specific image in mind. Dcs002 (talk) 14:13, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

I sent over a message. Dunno how long its gonna take to get a response though. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 14:14, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 14

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Books & Bytes
Issue 14, October-November 2015
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs), Nikkimaria (talk · contribs)

New donations - Gale, Brill, plus Finnish and Farsi resources
Open Access Week recap, and DOIs, Wikipedia, and scholarly citations
Spotlight: 1Lib1Ref - a citation drive for librarians

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The Interior, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:12, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

File deletion errors

You may want to review these two decisions; Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2015 November 5#File:1920s Henry Ludwig Mond, Liberal.jpg Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2015 November 5#File:1920s Scott Lidgett.jpg Graemp (talk) 22:36, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

Sorry Graemp, that I did not leave closing results. I've updated them. In both cases, no evidence was given showing the publication date. If you can provide this evidence, I'll happily restore the images. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 23:15, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 is just around the corner...

Hello everyone, and we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2016 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. There are some changes we'd like to announce before the competition begins.

After two years of serving as WikiCup judge, User:Miyagawa has stepped down as judge. He deserves great thanks and recognition for his dedication and hard work, and for providing necessary transition for a new group of judges in last year's Cup. Joining Christine (User:Figureskatingfan) and Jason (User:Sturmvogel 66) is Andrew (User:Godot13), a very successful WikiCup competitor and expert in Featured Pictures; he won the two previous competitions. This is a strong judging team, and we anticipate lots of enjoyment and good work coming from our 2016 competitors.

We would also like to announce one change in how this year's WikiCup will be run. In the spirit of sportsmanship, Godot13 and Cwmhiraeth have chosen to limit their participation. See here for the announcement and a complete explanation of why. They and the judges feel that it will make for a more exciting, enjoyable, and productive competition.

The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring and talk pages. The judges are committed to not repeating the confusion that occurred last year and to ensuring that the new rules are both fair and in the best interests of the competition, which is, first and foremost, about improving Wikipedia.

If you have any questions or concerns, the judges can be reached on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, on their talk pages, or by email. We hope you will all join us in trying to make the 2015 WikiCup the most productive and enjoyable yet. You are receiving this message because you are listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Figureskatingfan (talk), and Godot13 (talk).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016: Game On!

We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.

We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:04, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016: Game On!

We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.

We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:08, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Deleted image question

@TLSuda: Hi. The image The Block Fans vs Faves logo.png was deleted in September 2014 for non-use as per CSD F5. However, if this image were to be undeleted, would it be acceptable for it to be reused in the article The Block (season 8) as the image in question is the logo of the season in the article. Or would this break policy? I'm a bit confused and would appreciate some guidance before I ask for the image (and those from other seasons of this TV program) to be undeleted. Thanks. – Nick Mitchell 98 ^talk 10:18, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks

Many thanks for your approval on SD access. I'm looking forward for detailed e-mail. Cheers, Wie146 (talk) 15:43, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

File:Tread-Lightly-Sign-Frazier-Park-CA-October-2008.jpg

Please let me know why you deleted the above file. Thank you. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 07:15, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

This image was deleted as a result of the discussion at Wikipedia:Possibly_unfree_files/2014_October_17#File:Tread-Lightly-Sign-Frazier-Park-CA-October-2008.jpg. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 15:27, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 15

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Books & Bytes
Issue 15, December-January 2016
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs), Nikkimaria (talk · contribs), UY Scuti (talk · contribs)

New donations - Ships, medical resources, plus Arabic and Farsi resources
#1lib1ref campaign summary and highlights
New branches and coordinators

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The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:19, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Non-free content review/Archive 55#File:Bhutan FA.png

Hi TLSuda. You closed Wikipedia:Non-free content review/Archive 55#File:Bhutan FA.png as a keep for only Bhutan Football Federation, but User:Sevcoteehee has been re-adding the non-free rationales Stefan2 removed from File:Bhutan FA.png and re-adding the file to Bhutan women's national football team despite being advised in edit sums of the FFD discussion and of WP:CLOSECHALLENGE. Sevcoteehee seems to be claiming Wikipedia talk:Non-free content/Archive 63#Thoughts on a new NFC#UUI item voids any consensus based upon No. 17 of WP:NFCC#UUI, and has used to same reasoning to re-add non-free use rationales to File:India FA.svg and re-add the file to India women's national football team despite Explicit's close at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 February 6#File:India FA.svg as well as re-add non-free rationales and images to many other files and articles, including trying to combine multiple uses into a single rationale like here and here which violates WP:NFCC#10c. Would you mind taking a look? -- Marchjuly (talk) 15:33, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Delete previous versions

Hi, I am JO can you please delete those previous version of image Peruchazhi.jpg.
- JØ +TALK 15:06, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.

Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by Cyclonebiskit (submissions), and two each by MPJ-DK (submissions), Hurricanehink (submissions), 12george1 (submissions), and Cas Liber (submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by Adam Cuerden (submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with J Milburn (submissions) completing nine.

If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Thanks to everyone for participating, and good luck to those moving into round 2. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:39, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 March newsletter (update)

Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that Cas Liber (submissions) claimed the first Featured Article Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:06, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

hi...Elsevier ScienceDirect

I posted here Wikipedia:Elsevier_ScienceDirect a few days ago (as has another editor), might you know if there are any subscription opportunities available, thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 11:51, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:WYNZ FM logo.png

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Thanks for uploading File:WYNZ FM logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 03:41, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

justification for deletion of CGC graded The Crow 1.jpg

I provided that image and granted public domain and fair use, should not be an issue, seems to be assuming, never saw a message about that image being arbitrarily deleted by the way...--0pen$0urce (talk) 22:07, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 16

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Books & Bytes
Issue 16, February-March 2016
by The Interior (talk · contribs), UY Scuti (talk · contribs)

New donations - science, humanities, and video resources
Using hashtags in edit summaries - a great way to track a project
A new cite archive template, a new coordinator, plus conference and Visiting Scholar updates
Metrics for the Wikipedia Library's last three months

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The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:16, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Elsevier ScienceDirect - I've been very inactive

You approved my Elsevier ScienceDirect Health & Life Sciences account several months ago. However, I then got a new job and two other projects that have been consuming my time. I have only cited Elsevier material twice in all that time, and I have not made many edits. I would like to keep my Elsevier ScienceDirect account, but if there are other more active users who would like an account, and if there are no more available (the number of accounts is limited, right?), I feel it only right to offer to give my account up for someone else. I do not know when I will have time to be more active - possibly in May or June, when my new temp job ends, but I can't be sure. Again, I would prefer to keep my account, but if other more productive editors are waiting, I think I should give up my account for someone else. Dcs002 (talk) 16:53, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 May newsletter

Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.

Round 2 saw three FAs (two by Cas Liber (submissions) and one by Montanabw (submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by Calvin999 (submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by Worm That Turned (submissions) and five each by Hurricanehink (submissions), Cwmhiraeth (submissions), and MPJ-DK (submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by Adam Cuerden (submissions) and five by Godot13 (submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) scored 265 base points, while The C of E (submissions) and MPJ-DK (submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with MPJ-DK (submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and Cas Liber (submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.

If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Thanks to everyone for participating, and good luck to those moving into round 2. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) -- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:00, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

File:PUTNAM.jpg listed for discussion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:PUTNAM.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 04:36, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride 2016

As a past contributor, you are invited to participate in the third annual Wiki Loves Pride campaign, which runs through the month of June. The purpose of the campaign is to create and improve content related to LGBT culture and history. How can you help?

Create or improve LGBT-related Wikipedia pages and showcase the results of your work here
Document local LGBT culture and history by taking pictures at pride events and uploading your images to Wikimedia Commons
Contribute to an LGBT-related task force at another Wikimedia project (Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, etc.)

Looking for topics? The Tasks page, which you are welcome to update, offers some ideas and wanted articles.

This campaign is supported by the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group, an officially recognized affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. The group's mission is to develop LGBT-related content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. Visit the affiliate's page at Meta-Wiki for more information, or follow Wikimedia LGBT+ on Facebook. Remember, Wiki Loves Pride is about creating and improving LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects, and content should have a neutral point of view. One does not need to identify as LGBT or any other gender or sexual minority to participate. This campaign is about adding accurate, reliable information to Wikipedia, plain and simple, and all are welcome! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the campaign's talk page.

Thanks, and happy editing! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 21:59, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 17

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Books & Bytes
Issue 17, April-May 2016
by The Interior, Ocaasi, UY Scuti, Sadads, and Nikkimaria

New donations this month - a German-language legal resource
Wikipedia referals to academic citations - news from CrossRef and WikiCite2016
New library stats, WikiCon news, a bot to reveal Open Access versions of citations, and more!

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The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:36, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

British Newspaper Archive

Hi, was approved for this in April but all I've had from the archive is offers of paid membership, please advise Atlantic306 (talk) 17:08, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 18

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Books & Bytes
Issue 18, June–July 2016
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi, Samwalton9, UY Scuti, and Sadads

New donations - Edinburgh University Press, American Psychological Association, Nomos (a German-language database), and more!
Spotlight: GLAM and Wikidata
TWL attends and presents at International Federation of Library Associations conference, meets with Association of Research Libraries
OCLC wins grant to train librarians on Wikimedia contribution

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The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:25, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Extended confirmed protection

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Extended confirmed protection (also known as "30/500 protection") is a new level of page protection that only allows edits from accounts at least 30 days old and with 500 edits. The automatically assigned "extended confirmed" user right was created for this purpose. The protection level was created following this community discussion with the primary intention of enforcing various arbitration remedies that prohibited editors under the "30 days/500 edits" threshold to edit certain topic areas.

In July and August 2016, a request for comment established consensus for community use of the new protection level. Administrators are authorized to apply extended confirmed protection to combat any form of disruption (e.g. vandalism, sock puppetry, edit warring, etc.) on any topic, subject to the following conditions:

Extended confirmed protection may only be used in cases where semi-protection has proven ineffective. It should not be used as a first resort.
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New Usercheck

Hello: if you are receiving this, you have transcluded Example (talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks ^confirmed_suspected | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE), I have created a Usercheck with more content, that I plan to update with more when I come across it, as of right now Usercheck-Super has only three more things than Usercheck-full, but as mentioned, I plan to update it, the three things I mentioned are pending changes log, giving all of the revisions you have accepted or rejected, Abuse filter, which gives you the ability to examine your edits, and get many details about an edit, along with Articles created, which links to a page which gives a breakdown of all the pages you have made. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:28, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 19

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Books & Bytes
Issue 19, September–October 2016
by Nikkimaria, Sadads and UY Scuti

New and expanded donations - Foreign Affairs, Open Edition, and many more
New Library Card Platform and Conference news
Spotlight: Fixing one million broken links

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WikiCup 2016 November newsletter: Final results

The final round of the 2016 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2016 WikiCup top three finalists:

First Place - Cas Liber (submissions)
Second Place - MPJ-DK (submissions)
Third Place - Adam Cuerden (submissions)

In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:

Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a three-way tie with themselves for two FAs in each of R2, R3, and R5).
Good Article – MPJ-DK had 14 GAs promoted in R3.
Featured List – Calvin999 (submissions) produced 2 FLs in R2
Featured Pictures – Adam Cuerden restored 18 images to FP status in R4.
Featured Portal – SSTflyer (submissions) produced the only FPO of the Cup in R2.
Featured Topic – Cyclonebiskit (submissions) and Calvin were each responsible for one FT in R3 and R2, respectively.
Good Topic – MPJ-DK created a GT with 9 GAs in R5.
Did You Know – MPJ-DK put 53 DYKs on the main page in R4.
In The News – Dharmadhyaksha (submissions) and Muboshgu (submissions), each with 5 ITN, both in R4.
Good Article Review – MPJ-DK completed 61 GARs in R2.

Over the course of the 2016 WikiCup the following content was added to Wikipedia (only reporting on fixed value categories): 17 Featured Articles, 183 Good Articles, 8 Featured Lists, 87 Featured Pictures, 40 In The News, and 321 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:53, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2017 WikiCup is just around the corner! Many thanks from all the judges. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email)

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup

Greetings, all!

We would like to announce the start of the 4th GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Thus far, there have been three GA Cups, which were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 400 nominations listed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time.

The 4th GA Cup will begin on November 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on February 28, 2017), but this may change based on participant numbers. We may take a break in December for the holidays, depending on the results of a poll of our participants taken shortly after the competition begins. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same, as will the scoring.

Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on November 14, 2016. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now!

If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges.

Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. We apologize for the delay in sending out this message until after the competition has started. Thank you to Krishna Chaitanya Velaga for aiding in getting this message out.

To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins

Hello,

Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:33, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

A new user right for New Page Patrollers

Hi TLSuda.

A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins).MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, TLSuda. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017

On 1 January 2017, WikiCup 2017 (the 10th Annual WikiCup) will begin. This year we are trying something a little different – monetary prizes.

For the WC2017 the prizes will be as follows (amounts are based in US$ and will be awarded in the form of an online Amazon gift certificate):

First place – $200
Second & Third place – $50 each
Category prizes – $25 per category (which will be limited to FA, FL, FP, GA, and DYK for 2017). Winning a category prize does not require making it to the final round.

Note: Monetary prizes are a one-year experiment for 2017 and may or may not be continued in the future. In order to be eligible to receive any of the prizes above, the competing Wikipedia account must have a valid/active email address.

After two years as a WikiCup judge, Figureskatingfan is stepping down. We thank her for her contributions as a WikiCup judge. We are pleased to announce that our newest judge is two-time WikiCup champion Cwmhiraeth.

The judges for the 2017 WikiCup are Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email).

Signups are open now and will remain open until 5 February 2017. You can sign up here.

If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:03, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, TLSuda!

Happy New Year!

TLSuda,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Codename Lisa (talk) 07:19, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Your submission at Articles for creation: Jeff Gulle (January 3)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SwisterTwister was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of people and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Simply not significant to satisfy our standards as he's simply a locally known photographer and the local awards emphasize this, none of it is the substance needed for notability here; there's no automatic inherited notability from anything or anyone else.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Jeff Gulle and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page.
You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

SwisterTwister talk 21:38, 3 January 2017 (UTC)