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CCI Investigation

It seems to me that there's no proof of public domain as claimed for the following files:

  • File:Ida Lupino still.jpg No front and back of photo uploaded, thus no proof that it came from MGM in 1942.
  • File:Ben Hur race.jpg Since the book it's said to be taken from was published in 1959, the question would be whether or not the book's copyright was renewed.
  • File:Robbins rehearsal61.jpg While there's a claim of the photo being from "circa 1961", the book it was taken from was published in 2004. Not seeing anything that would prove the photo was from prior to 1964 and wasn't renewed.

You might want to have the opinion of others, such as User:Masem, who's also dealt quite a bit with the uploads of this user. We hope (talk) 14:29, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

These too:

  • File:Thalberg-sitting.jpg Book was published in 2008; no proof the photo was published in "circa 1923" without a notice.
  • File:Lanza still MGM Cesari.jpg Again=book published in 2004-nothing proving the photo was published in the mid 1950s by MGM with the photo's copyright not renewed.

We hope (talk) 14:34, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

  • I have FFD'd the Thalberg-sitting image, as it says "circa 1923", which means it potentially violates the license. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 14:35, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
    @Masem: Would you mind providing oversight on the more difficult ones? Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 14:35, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
More-
Why not wait until Masem is available before trying to go further with this? We hope (talk) 14:46, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
Sounds good; I'll mark the simple ones, i.e. US GOV, and the redlinked ones, and compile a list below of the ones to talk about. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 14:51, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
Be prepared to hear arguments to the contrary at FFD from the uploader. Anyone who's worked with this for any length of time can tell you-the user believes an image is PD as long as there's no proof it isn't. Just the opposite from PD rules for all projects-you need to prove that it IS PD, not the other way around. ;) We hope (talk) 14:55, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

List of Images

  • File:Thalberg wedding.jpg: Source citation says book does not contain copyright info; however this does not necessarily mean that the picture was published without a copyright.
  • File:Rainer-promo.jpg No proof of date, as the only source used is unreliable (blogspot).
Also no proof of where the photo came from-file says "movie studio". We hope (talk) 15:17, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
Book first published in 1988, but there's no proof of who took the photo, when, or whether it was published before the book. We hope (talk) 15:15, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

More photos

Administrators' newsletter – December 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2017).

Administrator changes

added Joe Roe
readded JzG
removed Ericorbit • Perceval • Thingg • Tristanb • Violetriga

Guideline and policy news

  • Following a request for comment, a new section has been added to the username policy which disallows usernames containing emoji, emoticons or otherwise "decorative" usernames, and usernames that use any non-language symbols. Administrators should discuss issues related to these types of usernames before blocking.

Technical news

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Over the last few months, several users have reported backlogs that require administrator attention at WP:ANI, with the most common backlogs showing up on WP:SPI, WP:AIV and WP:RFPP. It is requested that all administrators take some time during this month to help clear backlogs wherever possible. It should be noted that AIV reports are not always valid; however, they still need to be cleared, which may include needing to remind users on what qualifies as vandalism.
  • The Wikimedia Foundation Community health initiative is conducting a survey for English Wikipedia contributors on their experience and satisfaction level with Administrator’s Noticeboard/Incidents. This survey will be integral to gathering information about how this noticeboard works (i.e. which problems it deals with well and which problems it struggles with). If you would like to take this survey, please sign up on this page, and a link for the survey will be emailed to you via Special:EmailUser.
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ArbCom 2017 election voter message

Hello, Iazyges. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

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.

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GAN

I've got another article at GAN if you've got the time. The article is Gaius Caesar. Also, great work on the ship articles! SpartaN (talk) 03:41, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Newspaperarchive.com

I hope I am doing this correctly, but really have no clue. Since the WP Library moved to Meta, I cannot tell what access I have or don't have anymore. I thought the whole purpose, but maybe I am confused, was that renewals were going to be simplified, but honestly, I cannot figure out how to do that. Previously, before a membership expired, I was notified by e-mail that it could automatically renew if I requested it before a date. I got no notices, but I'm guessing it expired, as I clipped a article earlier today from Newspaperarchive.com and now it will not let me clip any others. Instead I get a message that I have to subscribe to continue. This service is vital for me in writing women's biographies. Can you please reactivate my account? Also can you advise why we are no longer getting notices that our access is about to expire? Thank you. SusunW (talk) 08:13, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

I'll look into the matter. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 19:45, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
@SusunW: I have contacted their coordinator, you should soon have access. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 00:41, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
Thank you! Very much appreciate your help. SusunW (talk) 04:48, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

2017 Military Historian of the Year and Newcomer of the Year nominations and voting

As we approach the end of the year, the Military History project is looking to recognise editors who have made a real difference. Each year we do this by bestowing two awards: the Military Historian of the Year and the Military History Newcomer of the Year. The co-ordinators invite all project members to get involved by nominating any editor they feel merits recognition for their contributions to the project. Nominations for both awards are open between 00:01 on 2 December 2017 and 23:59 on 15 December 2017. After this, a 14-day voting period will follow commencing at 00:01 on 16 December 2017. Nominations and voting will take place on the main project talkpage: here and here. Thank you for your time. For the co-ordinators, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:35, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXL, December 2017

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New Page Reviewer Newsletter

Hello Iazyges/Archives/2017, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update:

  • The new page backlog is currently at 12713 pages. Please consider reviewing even just a few pages each day! If everyone helps out, it will really put a dent in the backlog.
  • Currently the backlog stretches back to March and some pages in the backlog have passed the 90 day Google index point. Please consider reviewing some of them!

Outreach and Invitations:

  • If you know other editors with a good understanding of Wikipedia policy, invite them to join NPP by dropping the invitation template on their talk page with: {{subst:NPR invite}}. Adding more qualified reviewers will help with keeping the backlog manageable.

New Year New Page Review Drive

  • A backlog drive is planned for the start of the year, beginning on January 1st and running until the end of the month. Unique prizes will be given in tiers for both the total number of reviews made, as well as the longest 'streak' maintained.
  • Note: quality reviewing is extremely important, please do not sacrifice quality for quantity.

General project update:

  • ACTRIAL has resulted in a significant increase in the quality of new submissions, with noticeably fewer CSD, PROD, and BLPPROD candidates in the new page feed. However, the majority of the backlog still dates back to before ACTRIAL started, so consider reviewing articles from the middle or back of the backlog.
  • The NPP Browser can help you quickly find articles with topics that you prefer to review from within the backlog.
  • To keep up with the latest conversation on New Pages Patrol or to ask questions, you can go to Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers and add it to your watchlist.

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Your GA nomination of Type 1945 destroyer

The article Type 1945 destroyer you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Type 1945 destroyer for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Parsecboy -- Parsecboy (talk) 22:02, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Advice needed - AFD

Hi Iazyges, As a New Page Reviewer, I would like to seek your advice prior proposing an AFD for Wilda Benoit to make sure I am on the right track. The article do have some references, but it seems the person interest in the article might not meet Db-person (A7). Kindly advise and thank you.CASSIOPEIA (talk) 10:24, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

@CASSIOPEIA: Sorry for the long response time; I would say it meets the criteria, as, from the listed sources, it would appear that they are not notable, as they garnered no significant media attention. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 04:14, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
Hi Iazyges, Appreciate your advice and will not raise AFD. Once again thank you for taking the time to answer my question.CASSIOPEIA (talk) 05:39, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 25

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 25, October – November 2017

  • OAWiki & #1Lib1Ref
  • User Group update
  • Global branches update
  • Spotlight: Research libraries and Wikimedia
  • Bytes in brief

Arabic, Korean and French versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta!

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:57, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

A year ago ...
Iazyges
... you were recipient
no. 1538 of Precious,
a prize of QAI!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:17, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays
Wishing you a happy holiday season! Times flies and 2018 is around the corner. Thank you for your contributions. ~ K.e.coffman (talk) 23:59, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

User group for Military Historians

Greetings,

"Military history" is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:30, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you

The WikiProject Barnstar
For your content work and contributions as a project co-ordinator I am pleased to personally award you with this barnstar and add you to my 2017 New Years Honours List. Thank you for your contributions to WikiProject Military History. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 13:10, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Seasons' Greetings

...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 18:05, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

@Bzuk: Merry Christmas to you too! Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 18:46, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors December 2017 News

Guild of Copy Editors December 2017 News

Hello copy editors! Welcome to the December 2017 GOCE newsletter, which contains nine months(!) of updates. The Guild has been busy and successful; your diligent efforts in 2017 has brought the backlog of articles requiring copy edit to below 1,000 articles for the first time. Thanks to all editors who have contributed their time and energy to help make this happen.

>>> Sign up for the January Drive! <<<
>>> Participate in the Coordinator Elections! <<<

Our copy-editing drives (month-long backlog-reduction drives held in odd-numbered months) and blitzes (week-long themed editing in even-numbered months) have been very successful this year.

March drive: We set out to remove April, May, and June 2016 from our backlog and all February 2017 Requests (a total of 304 articles). By the end of the month, all but 22 of these articles were cleared. Officially, of the 28 who signed up, 22 editors recorded 257 copy edits (439,952 words). (These numbers do not always make sense when you compare them to the overall reduction in the backlog, because not all editors record every copy edit on the drive page.)

April blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 16 through 22 April; the theme was Requests. Of the 15 who signed up, 9 editors completed 43 articles (81,822 words).

May drive: The goals were to remove July, August, and September 2016 from the backlog and to complete all March 2017 Requests (a total of 300 articles). By the end of the month, we had reduced our overall backlog to an all-time low of 1,388 articles. Of the 28 who signed up, 17 editors completed 187 articles (321,810 words).

June blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 18 through 24 June; the theme was Requests. Of the 16 who signed up, 9 editors completed 28 copy edits (117,089 words).

2017 Coordinator elections: In June, coordinators for the second half of 2017 were elected. Jonesey95 moved back into the lead coordinator position, with Miniapolis stepping down to remain as coordinator; Tdslk and Corinne returned as coordinators, and Keira1996 rejoined after an extended absence. Thanks to all who participated!

July drive: We set out to remove August, September, October, and November 2016 from the backlog and to complete all May and June 2017 Requests (a total of 242 articles). The drive was an enormous success, and the target was nearly achieved within three weeks, so that December 2016 was added to the "old articles" list used as a goal for the drive. By the end of the month, only three articles from 2016 remained, and for the second drive in a row, the backlog was reduced to a new all-time low, this time to 1,363 articles. Of the 33 who signed up, 21 editors completed 337 articles (556,482 words).

August blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 20 through 26 August; the theme was biographical articles tagged for copy editing for more than six months (47 articles). Of the 13 who signed up, 11 editors completed 38 copy edits (42,589 words).

September drive: The goals were to remove January, February, and March 2017 from the backlog and to complete all August 2017 Requests (a total of 338 articles). Of the 19 who signed up, 14 editors completed 121 copy edits (267,227 words).

October blitz: This one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 22 through 28 October; the theme was Requests. Of the 14 who signed up, 8 editors completed 20 articles (55,642 words).

November drive: We set out again to remove January, February, and March 2017 from the backlog and to complete all October 2017 Requests (a total of 207 articles). By the end of the month, these goals were reached and the backlog shrank to its lowest total ever, 997 articles, the first time it had fallen under one thousand (click on the graph above to see this amazing feat in graphical form). It was also the first time that the oldest copy-edit tag was less than eight months old. Of the 25 who signed up, 16 editors completed 159 articles (285,929 words).

2018 Coordinator elections: Voting is open for the election of coordinators for the first half of 2018. Please visit the election page to vote between now and December 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Thanks for participating!

Housekeeping note: We do not send a newsletter before (or after) every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your watchlist.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Miniapolis, Corinne, Tdslk, and Keira1996.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:04, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Greetings

Dear Iazyges/Archives/2017


I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and, a very Happy New Year.
Thanks for all your help and contributions.
Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 03:23, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
Merry Christmas Krishna! -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 05:41, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Thanks for taking Lucius Caesar. Hope you have a good Christmas. SpartaN (talk) 05:39, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Same to you and yours! Turns Christmas in 20 minutes where I am. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 05:40, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

new page patrol tagging

Hi Iazyges, Greeting to you. I need your advice on what to tag beside article is roughly translated from other language for this new article which came to notice Collegial Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido which it is translated from France Wikipedia Collégiale Saints-Pierre-et-Guidon d'Anderlecht - [1] where no citations and inline citation are provided. Could this considered a copyright infringement from the editor? Thanks in advance for assisting. CASSIOPEIA (talk) 19:44, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

@CASSIOPEIA: Any copy-paste requires attribution. Place {{Interwiki copy|url=|title=}} on the english articles talk page, using french articles URL and title. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 20:51, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
Hi Iazyges, Thank you very much for the advice and the quick response. I have done as per your instruction. Appreciate it. CASSIOPEIA (talk) 21:25, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Looking to be adopted!

Hello there my friend! I’m very interested in history and that I’d love to be adopted! Thanks I really appreciate that and have a nice day! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubba2018 (talk • contribs) 06:45, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Military Historian of the Year 2017

 The WikiChevrons 
As nominated by your peers as part of the 2017 Military History Newcomer of the Year Award process, you have been highlighted as an editor who has contributed significantly to the Military history project in 2017. As such, I hereby award you these Wikichevrons. Thank you for your efforts in 2017. AustralianRupert (talk) 02:07, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

New Years new page backlog drive

Hello Iazyges/Archives/2017, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Announcing the NPP New Year Backlog Drive!

We have done amazing work so far in December to reduce the New Pages Feed backlog by over 3000 articles! Now is the time to capitalise on our momentum and help eliminate the backlog!

The backlog drive will begin on January 1st and run until January 29th. Prize tiers and other info can be found HERE.

Awards will be given in tiers in two categories:

  • The total number of reviews completed for the month.
  • The minimum weekly total maintained for all four weeks of the backlog drive.

NOTE: It is extremely important that we focus on quality reviewing. Despite our goal of reducing the backlog as much as possible, please do not rush while reviewing.

If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. — TonyBallioni (talk) 20:24, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

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