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I have read the NFCC several times and the only distinction is between living people and deceased people. There is no edict to wait an arbitrary extra time after the person's death. The Clive Swift page was on this website for well over fourteen years and in that time there clearly had not been a free-licence image of him found by any of those editors who had contributed to it. I also did several searches myself before uploading that Doctor Who screenshot.
There are many articles about once-living subjects which sat image-less for a long time, and I do not know of any cases where photographs of the person were released under a free licence immediately after their death. In several cases (Baroness Trumpington, Lord Stewartby, Lord Richard, Peter Imbert, Charlie Gard) I have uploaded a fair use photograph within a month, or even a day, of the subject's death and it did not provoke any complaint. It was generally understood that if free images had not been found during the preceding years in which the subject was alive then they were not likely to suddenly emerge a week after the subject's death.
If ever a free photograph of Clive Swift does become available, it will of course replace the one that I used. Until then, File:Clive Swift 2007.jpg stands.
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Some years ago I approached an admin for advice and was bitten - twice, on two different occasions - then on the second occasion further lambasted for my 'ignorance of MediaWiki software' (loose quote). Accordingly, any further guidance from your previous involvements would be beneficial.-- Rocknrollmancer ( talk) 12:32, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I notice you have taken down the image I put up, File:Actor Michael Ripper.jpg, and left the comment "Not fair use as main image," but without any reason given as to why not. Can you please elucidate? Beryl reid fan ( talk) 21:36, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
O.K. thanks. I found it hard to find a decent one of him, if I remember. Beryl reid fan ( talk) 09:27, 7 February 2019 (UTC) Just found a decent one (much better, so thank you) and put it in the article. Beryl reid fan ( talk) 09:46, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
Having rejected my pleas on Clive Swift, you are obviously pouring over my contributions list in a photograph deletion spree.
Overall I am decidedly unimpressed by your behaviour. Robin S. Taylor ( talk) 19:37, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, this correction kind of undermined the consistency we've been aiming at at DYK to use British English for British subjects. The nominator himself used British English ("realised" instead of "realized") in his query. Yoninah ( talk) 11:08, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi - regarding your edit to remove a photo of Nick Cafardo; you noted "Not fair use, too soon after death" — I have not seen such policy, can you please provide a link to where that is documented. Thanks. Dmoore5556 ( talk) 05:41, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, an IP had added unsourced films to the article after nomination. I have removed it again, can you please check if it can be posted now. -- DBig Xrayᗙ 07:21, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
Wish you'd left this one alone for a while. What have you got against a little good-natured back-and-forth? – (or against me?) – Sca ( talk) 23:31, 24 February 2019 (UTC)
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re [1]: cheap, too cheap. For starters, there is also "big news vs. small news", you did not clarify. Anyway, no need to tell me "you know how this works" by your personal assuption/arrogance. Next time, speak for yourself. - DePiep ( talk) 01:10, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
Thank you. That loony extreme Saddle Club fan has also targeted the Marisa Siketa (who was also Melanie in Saddle Club) article for a long time. Can you protect that as well please? Paul Benjamin Austin ( talk) 08:23, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for fixing this awkwardly worded segment of the "In the News" section of the Main Page. It was bothering me for days! Woshiyiweizhongguoren ( 🇨🇳) 22:25, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi Stephen, It seems that someone's personal details have been posted in this edit. So I was wondering if you could consider doing a Revision Delete please? Cheers, 1292simon ( talk) 20:35, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
User talk:Jimbo Wales is usually edit unprotected and move protected. On 14 March you configured it to be indefinitely edit protected and move unprotected. Are you serious? 92.19.169.247 ( talk) 08:31, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
curprev 04:21, 11 March 2019 Stephen talk contribs m 16,329 bytes 0 Changed protection level for "User talk:Jimbo Wales": Persistent sock puppetry ([Edit=Require autoconfirmed or confirmed access] (indefinite) [Move=Require administrator access] (expires 04:21, 14 March 2019 (UTC))) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.169.247 ( talk)
To avoid violating 3RR I won’t reinstate the joke again, but I’d appreciate it if you didn’t rollback WP:APRILFOOLS content as if it was vandalism. 98.118.32.140 ( talk) 12:10, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
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That was your edit summary for removing "Recent deaths". Let me understand: Yes, Ruth-Margret Pütz died "already" 1 April, but news came around only 5 April (my talk), and official news a day later. Is that "old"? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:47, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
There is a specific reason for using the fair-use image of a Shepard elephant poster in addition to the Wikimedia image of Shepard himself standing next to the poster. The article itself talks about (and shows a PD image of) a later derivative that has been widely circulated on the internet. The only difference between the two is derivative's addition of an extra leg, crafted from the "tail" of the original. Unfortunately, Shepard is standing in front of the most important part of the poster showing his original image. Therefore it is not gratuitous to include the fair-use image, which is an image of the same poster as the one Shepard is standing next to.
I took both photographs, both show the same poster. I uploaded the poster itself as fair-use because I did not want to dilute Shepard's copyright. I believe that showing the suitably-small fair-use image of the original Shepard elephant design in the article about the Shepard elephant is exactly the way fair-use images are meant to be used. It is unfortunate that Shepard is standing in front of the most important part of the poster in the other image. If he weren't, there would be no need to include the fair-use image, I agree. Please reconsider your decision to remove the fair-use image and undo it. Thank you. HouseOfChange ( talk) 01:28, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
@ HouseOfChange:, from the discussion at WP:Media copyright questions it seems that the photo of Shepard with the Elephant behind him is wrongly tagged, so here's what I suggest:
Does this make sense? Step hen 01:33, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
Categories are heirachical. Lists of Australians is included in Category:Lists of Australian people, which is already in Category:Lists of people by nationality. But I suppose it should be in the List of Lists category. Rathfelder ( talk) 06:23, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I think you may have forgotten to add ITN recognition after posting Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#(Posted) RD: Richard Lugar. Thanks, -- DannyS712 ( talk) 00:31, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
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Just wanted to let you know that your "My edit count" hyperlink on your user profile links to a 404-Not Found page. (I would send you a private message instead, but I have no idea how to do that--sorry.)
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Hi! Nice to meet you!, could you review my nomination of former Nauruan President for RD?, I invite you!, regardless of your position!. Kind regards! -- LLcentury ( talk) 01:30, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
Is there any specific rationale behind removing the tag? In my opinion the fact that the investigation is underway is enough of a reason to keep it up, as it encourages users to update the article with latest information. Cheers, FriyMan Per aspera ad astra 19:34, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
I saw you protected the page Australian Labor Party, however you might have forgotten to add a protection-symbol to the article! Vif12vf/Tiberius ( talk) 11:16, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
I reinstated this topic as I was just finishing my reply when you deleted it. Request you leave it a bit longer. Thanks. – Sca ( talk) 21:31, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
Hi Stephen -- did you mean to revert your recent 2 postings? I was preparing to post the fire though haven't yet investigated the riot. Espresso Addict ( talk) 23:18, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
Hi Stephen. Can you help me with
this please? Just to delete it, and immediately undelete. More of a dummy delete, if you want to call it that. I'm pretty sure the article is not showing up on search Engines because of the previous page moves.
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And why wasn't it fixed? Govvy ( talk) 12:30, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Stephen -- Good to see you back at ITN. I notice you added 2019 heat wave in India and Pakistan to ongoing, but I also note it has been little edited since 1 July. As there are four items at the moment, which tends to exacerbate balance problems, I'd ask you to reconsider. Cheers, Espresso Addict ( talk) 02:35, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
To clarify, I was addressing a grammatical issue. Another solution is to append the definite article. (In English prose, they're the Russo brothers.) — David Levy 13:50, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
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...is working well. We now have one Admin closing a discussion with a personal attack on me, and you not allowing me to respond. Wikipedia is sick. HiLo48 ( talk) 06:35, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Stephen, regarding your revert. There are some instructions on the template which say There should be a maximum of 5-6 recent deaths, over no more than 2 lines. Remove any older than 7 days. I can't find any corresponding instructions at WP:ITN/A so I wonder where this instruction came from? — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 05:38, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
When we get to Leonov, shouldn't we use a more current photo of Leonov: File:Aleksei Leonov 19 April 2016 (cropped).jpg. I like how he is wearing his two Hero of the Soviet Union medals. --- Coffeeand crumbs 11:23, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
I feel like I've told you this before, but if your administrative change is reverted, then it is forbidden to reinstate it. This includes pictures on ITN, which are edited through protection and thus subject to 1RR like other admin actions. Please self-revert and discuss. Thanks — Amakuru ( talk) 11:24, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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Not sure if you saw this already, but FYI: WP:VPT#Nonsense from mobile editors. Suffusion of Yellow ( talk) 20:26, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi Stephen, could you help me with the blurb for the Chilean military plane? You are normally good at phrasing these well. Cheers — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 09:54, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Stephen, I started this thread for a more general discussion on ITNC. you said that we dont post same story twice. Can you clarify what you meant by the story ? The blurb are clearly different. Do you mean we dont post same article twice ? if so Then how do you explain Brexit getting a blurb so many times ? This info will help me to be more careful while nominating ITNs. Ping when you reply. Thanks in advance. -- Happy Holidays! ᗙ DBig Xrayᗙ 20:41, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
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Stephen, DBigXray now says he's 'fixed' the [3] Russian govt. nom. FYI, he posted this on my talk:
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I see that you reverted my edit of (Closed) I don't know how, but could someone put 2020_Iowa_Democratic_caucuses on here?. Your comment was, "(Undid revision 939709028 by Ubzerver (talk), one wasn’t an error)." So, which thing that I thought was an error, wasn’t an error, and is anybody going to fix the thing that was an error? Ubzerver ( talk) 08:16, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
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Look closely at what I wrote. I don't think I even implied that TRM is violating Wikipedia policies and guidelines. I just said that if his actions are permitted, then I don't feel welcome. It is disingenuous for you to prevent me from saying that. Perhaps you can think of a better phrasing. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 01:51, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
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I don't understand the rush to close this discussion. Your close is based on the implied opinion that no one else will add to this discussion but in fact if you close after one day you have no idea if this discussion will continue. I did not see this discussion as I'm sure many others have not, so did not have a chance to weigh in. I assume my opinion is worth as much as yours or anyone else's. Please reconsider this close and allow this discussion to run it's course. If after a few days nothing changes then yes, a close is warranted. Discussions on Wikipedia do not their course in one day. Littleolive oil ( talk) 18:13, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Please leave the Nova Scotia killings ITN discussion in ERRORS alone - all the issues haven't been settled yet. TNX. – Sca ( talk) 22:15, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hi! Just a quick reply to this: a shortcuts box isn't expected to list all shortcuts available, but only the most prominent and widely used one/s: WP:LINKBOXES. – Uanfala (talk) 22:34, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
Is there a written rule against doing so? I see ThaddeusB doing so on numerous occasions. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] And you didn't revert him. — Bloom6132 ( talk) 20:54, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
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OK, I said my edit was bold, so was expecting a challenge. As you've reverted it is only fair we discuss.
I don't know whether you've seen my nomination of the statue of Edward Colston at ITNC, but the protests there, and in London, were getting close to a riot. The blurb states protests and riots, so I think my addition of "and elsewhere" to the blurb was valid even if the riot threshold wasn't quite reached. Will you please reconsider your reversion, or shall I raise this for discussion at WT:ITN so that a consensus can be established for the inclusion or otherwise of "and elsewhere"? Mjroots ( talk) 11:09, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
good close but please include your rationale in the closing notes. The OP is not an ITN "regular" and had no idea how doomed their good faith nom was -- LaserLegs ( talk) 11:58, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
In your revert you wrote, "she has been warned multiple times about derailing other people's threads". [11] Could you give a diff for a warning previous to your current reverts? Bob K31416 ( talk) 15:20, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
How come you removed the Hong Kong protests from "Ongoing" in the template "In the news"? I thought they were still ongoing and haven't ended (yet). Quahog ( talk • contribs) 15:39, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
Hi, do you believe that WP:TALK supports third party message removal for derailment without notification? EllenCT ( talk) 05:57, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
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On 14 July 2020, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Kelly Preston, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Amakuru ( talk) 00:07, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
Rather than reverting without comment its a good idea to discuss this on the talk page involved. Your views are invited at Jyotsna Bhatt. Victuallers ( talk) 08:32, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
With regards to this, I haven't seen any consensus in favour of treating RDs differently from blurbs for the purposes of time … — Bloom6132 ( talk) 04:13, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
"when the event was first reported in reliable sources. This will often be the same day as the event itself, but sometimes it can be some time later."I placed my nom under "July 20" because that was "when the event was first reported in reliable sources", not because it was the date nominated (it just so happen to be the same date). I see no consensus in favour of scrapping the aforementioned definition of the "date of an event". — Bloom6132 ( talk) 07:09, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
Any particular reason why my nom above didn't get promoted in your latest round of postings? Four of the RDs you posted were nominated to dates after Bernson's death. — Bloom6132 ( talk) 23:32, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
Hi Stephen, Thank you for posting the above RD which I nominated - could you kindly do the give credit bit for me. Best wishes JW 1961 Talk 06:57, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I've always done these entries by the date the death was announced, rather than date of death, as that's how they're listed at ITN/C. If you listed them by actual DOD, someone who died a week ago but whose death was not released until today would immediately drop to the bottom of the list when they were posted? Black Kite (talk) 11:35, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
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Thank you for everything you do to keep ITN running, including ensuring article quality and posting blurbs and RDs, and always giving credit to everyone involved! Bzweebl ( talk • contribs) 06:14, 4 August 2020 (UTC) |
Greetings Stephen
I am the editor who had posted a recent nomination at ITN/C re: NASA/SpaceX capsule’s return to Earth. I wanted to share my thoughts on the whole process with you.
I am not sharing this with an intent of seeking an redressal of any form. But, I wanted to use this post to indicate how unfriendly this whole process is. More so, how hostile language and actions from seasoned contributors, can not only create a bitter experience, but, can also dissuade well meaning new comers from being contributors of any form. It has definitely dissuaded me from contributing henceforth.
Let me start off with the fact that I stated in my post itself, right out of the bat — that this was my first post and I request for friendly guidance through the process in case there were any lapses. Not only was that ignored by seasoned editors, the entire experience was bitter and filled with snark.
Caveat - Yes, I did momentarily feel disappointed, yesterday, that we missed out on an opportunity to post what was a relevant post (per me, at least). But, I can state that my messages today are more of a reflection than a disappointment.
Anyways in summary, while we can not expect this from every user - at least seasoned editors (and definitely Administrators) should ensure that user interactions, particularly of newbies is friendly, filled with empathy, and is done in a manner that fosters a spirit of understanding. At the end of the day everyone is a volunteer, and time is often a scarce commodity on all sides. But, we should expect more, and expect better from our senior editors and definitely from Administrators.
The only reason I am sharing this with you, is to voice out my experience.
Cheers and Good Day!
PS: This whole experience left quite a bad taste that I requested for a change in handle. Hence you see a different / updated handle here. But, you should easily see my post and my contribution to trace to the NASA/SpaceX/ISS return post.
Ktin ( talk) 07:17, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
Stephen, it has become clear to me that you think I am not acting in the best interest of the encyclopedia. I would like the opportunity to discuss this with you. Please let me know your thoughts and feelings. EllenCT ( talk) 01:55, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. Through FileExporter, the file that you protected - File:ABS-CBN, side view (Sgt. Esguerra, Quezon City)(2019-05-27).jpg - is now available on Commons. It is now OK for photos of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Building to be hosted there after the Commons:Commons:FOP Philippines was updated (in which buildings built before November 1972 can now be hosted there). If this is OK as per current conditions, may I request you to add {{ Now Commons}} on the photo and (if this is still necessary) lock the Commons file to prevent vandalism? Thanks for the response. JWilz12345 ( Talk| Contrib's.) 10:05, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hello Stephen thank you for trying to help with Sei Ashina. She died on September 14th this year so I think recent deaths template is appropriate, but why did you remove? Thank you Giocabene ( talk) 12:16, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, there. I'd like to request that you reopen the discussion for this ITN item. Several editors have asked that it be reopened and I don't believe that the closure was a reasonable summation of the policy-based arguments in the thread. You can see additional discussion on the nomination here. Thank you for your consideration. Qono ( talk) 19:06, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
This was a little disappointing to see. When you are reverted, especially on a protected page, please do not edit war even if you are sure you are "right". Thanks — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 22:30, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
On 15 October 2020, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jacinda Barclay, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 21:52, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
Can you unprotect File:ABS-CBN, side view (Sgt. Esguerra, Quezon City)(2019-05-27).jpg. It's not on the main page anymore. Thanks. (CC) Tbhotch ™ 17:34, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
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I see you updated the casualty counts. Thank you for helping provide accurate information to the world. Jehochman Talk 23:35, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
Sorry, I didn't realize there was a discussion going on, nor am I fully aware of the steps to follow. I guess I shouldn't have made such an edit without learning more about the process first. My bad. Would I just post the same thing as you did for Seymour Topping, stating that it's been posted instead of now with it being pulled? Or just edit the current entry to "posted" and add my say? Lexicon (talk) 22:39, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I see you locked or have access to the Joe Biden Wikipedia page. The US election has not been conceded nor has it been confirmed or made official. Joe Biden is not the president-elect and putting out false information is just proving teachers right. Keeping it up is irresponsible and it should be taken down immediately. I however would like to suggest near the top of his page in his summary that it be noted that he is the apparent president-elect. Currently though, he is not. WulfNorth ( talk) 05:27, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
On 1 December 2020, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article David Prowse, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Amakuru ( talk) 00:15, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Stephen -- I restored this as a 7th item. RDs seem to be running through very fast at the moment which is causing agitation at ITN/C -- not sure what the long-term solution is (possibly going back to the old system), but in the meanwhile, an occasional 7th item seems the course of least friction. Cheers, Espresso Addict ( talk) 01:33, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
I think you have missed my edit summaries as you are reverting my addition of a fair use image which appears IMO to be not based on wiki policy. Despite my request. Interesting theory that we should not use images just after someone dies. Can you point me at this guideline or policy as I see no rationale given. Please see Josefina Echánove's talk page where we can resolve this. Thank you and happy new year again Victuallers ( talk) 13:02, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Per this, how soon after a person's death is it OK to use a non-free image? This would be good information for me to know. AleatoryPonderings ( ???) ( !!!) 13:54, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
While I’m not incredibly familiar with image copyright, the George Floyd discussion was clearly closed with the opinion that “ this discussion is of the view that an interpretation of the policy WP:NFCC#1 that presumes that free images of recently deceased people are normally available is mistaken, and that the guideline WP:NFCI #10 should be read with the presumption that obtaining a free image of recently deceased people is normally not likely”, so saying That’s a specific case
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Sandstein’s close is pretty broadly construed. Now that by itself is not necessarily enough for a community consensus, but I’ve yet to see any evidence of a consensus for the other opinion (that we should wait some set period of time), and would be curious to hear where that came from.
a 2017 rfc specifically opposed specifying an amount of time which would seem to go specifically against your assertion that the community has supported 6 months. Perhaps it’s time for another rfc?
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Hi Stephen, I know we did not get to the best of the starts this new year, but, I wanted to take a moment to say that I do not hold any ill feelings. I continue to remain appreciative of your efforts in keeping the WP:ITN engine running. Wishing you and your dear ones a wonderful new year filled with all joy and happiness. Ktin ( talk) 00:56, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
Sorry about that.--Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ( marhata) 11:54, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
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Reagrding your revert to exclude "election" from the pipe, we wouldn't write " Melanina and Donald Trump", just because "Trump" also refers to Melania. While your edit summary says "we’ve been there", I didn't see this discussed before (any more than my bold edit was). Regards.— Bagumba ( talk) 05:49, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
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Can I request a ban/block for myself until 10.00 UTC, 30 January 2021? I've been too much distracted by Wikipedia that I can't study properly anymore. Thank you for your help! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 16:51, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
If you don’t agree, let’s please discuss it at WP:ERRORS. Jehochman Talk 09:21, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
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Re your revert, how it happened I don't know. I tried to revert it myself but kept getting an instruction page on how to revert. Sorry for the prob. – Sca ( talk) 13:53, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
I appreciate the intent of this edit, I really do, but IMO it's better to leave them to prevent repeats (like we're seeing with the OG nom). My #twocents anyway. Cheers. -- LaserLegs ( talk) 19:16, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
I didn’t have a chance to respond on the error page so I hope I wasn’t in the wrong to revert your deletion? If you could take a look at my question about piping it would be appropriated. If you look on the nomination page of people including especially me who were for the addition of rhis blurb an editor made not of the piping of the “Serbian Orthodox Church” part. Why wouldn’t it link to the list of patriarchs? The Church itself is the focus? Maybe I’m not familiar with thebformats here but the a history of past patriarch would make sense as thw piped article instead of piping “46th Patriarchy” as that is him only.
If you still hold the same views that’s fine. I trust you admins just I tend to ask a lot a questions and understand reasoning. I felt I didn’t have enough time to respond and you dif sais nope and erased the section. :( Regardless stay well and have a good day. OyMosby ( talk) 16:58, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
In case you missed it, per Arbitration Committee discretionary sanctions, 1RR applies to JP article. Acousmana ( talk) 11:51, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
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I'm aware of the automatically determined sizing, which I didn't alter. I manually specified the same height to adjust the formatting (specifically, to confine the caption to a single line – thereby preventing either person's name from wrapping and ensuring that each appeared in the appropriate relative position). — David Levy 04:54, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
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Hello Stephen,
I don't know if you have the authority to make these rules or not, but I looked into the requirements of becoming an administrator and it said that there are no official requirements towards becoming an administrator on Wikipedia which is something I don't like. I thought of some ideas for Wikipedia adminship criteria to show someone that they're trustworthy enough to become an administrator.
1. The Wikipedia user must be registered for at least 5 years.
2. The Wikipedia user must make at least 10,000 edits.
3. The Wikipedia user's actual age must be at least 18-years-old
4. The Wikipedia user must not have been blocked for violating the following policies and guidelines listed below.
So what do you think of my ideas for adminship criteria? Let me know. - Placlutwo ( talk) 17:51, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
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OK, I understand your reasoning, but it does seem that the story is being kept artificially at the top of the page. Can you assure me that as it drops down and a different picture is used that it will be placed below the volcano story? Mjroots ( talk) 06:01, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
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Hello. @ Stephen:. You have claimed that the picture was taken on 13 July 2021. That is the day the picture was uploaded - a Tuesday. Those of us who have been following the story and are actually from the region are very aware that the gatherings started prior to the break out of protests. As the original caption says, 'Saturday, 3 July 2021' was the correct day, not 13 July 2021 that you claim (based on the upload day). Unfortunately, this is a classic example of systematic bias by an administrator. I ask that this is discussed before you revert again. The original uploader is @ PubliusPretoria:. Please see @ I JethroBT: and @ Deb:. Ear-phone ( talk) 00:32, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
It's very interesting. You have voluntarily opened Pandora's box. Ear-phone ( talk) 02:53, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for updating the template, - do you think you could help me to a credit, just for the record? She is pictured on my talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:09, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
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We don’t mention the country in a blurb twice.
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Just to say I've tagged the image of the Malaysian PM for deletion on Commons, as it was uploaded by a user with previous block for copyright violation, and I suspect it's not free. I also have my doubts about the image currently on the article, altgouh I can't be certain on that one. See Talk:Ismail Sabri Yaakob, where it's under discussion which one to use. Cheers — Amakuru ( talk) 22:04, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
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Hello @ Stephen I hope this message finds you well. I would like to request the autopatrolled right. I haven't created 25 articles but when I create an article it is of a good standard, well written and well referenced. I recently created an article called Buy Me a Coffee and it has been sitting in the backlog for sometime now. Hopefully even if it's by one I ease the additions to the backlog. I await your response with thanks.
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This is a poor reason for an edit. Is it better or must we write poorly because we have always written poorly? Please see Strunk and White. I will happily buy you a copy if you would consider their advice, “Don’t waste words.” Jehochman Talk 07:09, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
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I noticed that u remove the section about the final number of the facebook fans page of this new channel. As Stand_News states closure right now. I believe this number can help the reader to understand the history and popularity of this new channel.
What do you think and how can I share this idea. Notepadplusplusplus ( talk) 12:48, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
Happy New Year Stephen! Hope this ping finds you well. Wishing you all the joy and happiness that you can wish for! Stay well. Ktin ( talk) 03:14, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
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Stephen, Georg Christoph Biller went to the Main page at 17:44 yesterday, and Zimmermann only a bit sooner. Don't we have a 24 hours minimum stay any more? Biller was a direct succcessor of Johann Sebastian Bach, who worked miracles for his choir, so for the world. Please return him for a bit, some hours while Europe is awake. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:00, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
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Stop your obstructionism. – Sca ( talk) 00:11, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
Stephen, as I understand it, File:Legg1985.jpg satisfies all the criteria of the non-free license at Template:Non-free biog-pic. Per Wikipedia:Non-free content policy, there is no free-use equivalent, and nor could a free one be created as the subject is deceased. Can you point to what consensus you're referring to? Per the result of this FFD discussion, it doesn't seem to have translated into policy. ‑‑ Neveselbert ( talk · contribs · email) 10:16, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
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The problem is that there are no competent admins in the North Africa article. One of them has the power to edit sensitive articles pertaining geography and doesn't know what the term "West Asia" is and you could go check out the talk of the North Africa page for proof. How could people who are not eligible, have this type of power to edit, revise and overturn any other person's edits? Ahmad Abdul Malik ( talk) 23:42, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
When I submitted Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates#(Closed)_Päivi_Räsänen, there was no indication in the news media that the prosecution stated any intent to appeal. The deadline was earlier that day (in their time zone). But now the news indicates that the prosecution filed intent, which means my premise for the ITN nomination was wrong. I feel bad about this and am hoping you can adjust your closing statement to say that my premise was wrong. I have already adjusted the Päivi Räsänen article. Suggested text to save you time: "Consensus will not develop to post a local political issue, and the prosecution has declared an intent to appeal, contrary to the nominator's claim."-- Epiphyllumlover ( talk) 16:00, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
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Stephen, what were you doing with these edits on my talk page? – Sca ( talk) 13:03, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
Hi Stephen. Why did you remove the photo credit for Georgia Benkart. Yvonne Nagel kindly uploaded her photo to Wikimedia Commons at my request. That is the name she uses for her photography. Mvitulli ( talk) 23:58, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
Please go to https://opc.mfo.de/ and read what we are allowed to post from that photo collection. Mvitulli ( talk) 02:59, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, I've uncovered some evidence possibly linking a disruptive user to another, with regards to behavior. It does not seem they used the same IP -- first account was blocked from account creation, and the second was created after that, so I don't think, at least with regards to connecting them, that checkuser is in order. Second account has been globally locked. Should I still report them at WP:SPI, or would it be effectively useless now? Thanks! Duonaut ( talk | contribs) 00:27, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for service ITN! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:05, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
I like my talk today (actually mostly from 29 May - I took the title pic), enjoy the music, two related videos worth watching! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:29, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
I saw your tweak at ITN. I don't think the numbers are comparable because one is for children and the other, teachers. I see it mixed all the time with statistics. It'd be different if it was "bought 11 cookies in one store and two more in the other". FWIW, AP (and many others) have "killed 19 children and two teachers" [12]. At any rate, your change avoids interpretting "comparable" in MOS:SPELL09.— Bagumba ( talk) 10:06, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
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Hello, I would like to know what the appropriate timeframe would be to include a non-free file to the Maurice Boucher article, given his recent death. Went through WP:NFC and I’m somewhat confused. File is otherwise at risk for deletion. Thanks if you can clarify. - StevenBjerke97 talk 20:26, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
Alright, will do. -- StevenBjerke97 talk 00:56, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
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I have read the NFCC several times and the only distinction is between living people and deceased people. There is no edict to wait an arbitrary extra time after the person's death. The Clive Swift page was on this website for well over fourteen years and in that time there clearly had not been a free-licence image of him found by any of those editors who had contributed to it. I also did several searches myself before uploading that Doctor Who screenshot.
There are many articles about once-living subjects which sat image-less for a long time, and I do not know of any cases where photographs of the person were released under a free licence immediately after their death. In several cases (Baroness Trumpington, Lord Stewartby, Lord Richard, Peter Imbert, Charlie Gard) I have uploaded a fair use photograph within a month, or even a day, of the subject's death and it did not provoke any complaint. It was generally understood that if free images had not been found during the preceding years in which the subject was alive then they were not likely to suddenly emerge a week after the subject's death.
If ever a free photograph of Clive Swift does become available, it will of course replace the one that I used. Until then, File:Clive Swift 2007.jpg stands.
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Hi,
I notice you have taken down the image I put up, File:Actor Michael Ripper.jpg, and left the comment "Not fair use as main image," but without any reason given as to why not. Can you please elucidate? Beryl reid fan ( talk) 21:36, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
O.K. thanks. I found it hard to find a decent one of him, if I remember. Beryl reid fan ( talk) 09:27, 7 February 2019 (UTC) Just found a decent one (much better, so thank you) and put it in the article. Beryl reid fan ( talk) 09:46, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
Having rejected my pleas on Clive Swift, you are obviously pouring over my contributions list in a photograph deletion spree.
Overall I am decidedly unimpressed by your behaviour. Robin S. Taylor ( talk) 19:37, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, this correction kind of undermined the consistency we've been aiming at at DYK to use British English for British subjects. The nominator himself used British English ("realised" instead of "realized") in his query. Yoninah ( talk) 11:08, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi - regarding your edit to remove a photo of Nick Cafardo; you noted "Not fair use, too soon after death" — I have not seen such policy, can you please provide a link to where that is documented. Thanks. Dmoore5556 ( talk) 05:41, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, an IP had added unsourced films to the article after nomination. I have removed it again, can you please check if it can be posted now. -- DBig Xrayᗙ 07:21, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
Wish you'd left this one alone for a while. What have you got against a little good-natured back-and-forth? – (or against me?) – Sca ( talk) 23:31, 24 February 2019 (UTC)
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re [1]: cheap, too cheap. For starters, there is also "big news vs. small news", you did not clarify. Anyway, no need to tell me "you know how this works" by your personal assuption/arrogance. Next time, speak for yourself. - DePiep ( talk) 01:10, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
Thank you. That loony extreme Saddle Club fan has also targeted the Marisa Siketa (who was also Melanie in Saddle Club) article for a long time. Can you protect that as well please? Paul Benjamin Austin ( talk) 08:23, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for fixing this awkwardly worded segment of the "In the News" section of the Main Page. It was bothering me for days! Woshiyiweizhongguoren ( 🇨🇳) 22:25, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi Stephen, It seems that someone's personal details have been posted in this edit. So I was wondering if you could consider doing a Revision Delete please? Cheers, 1292simon ( talk) 20:35, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
User talk:Jimbo Wales is usually edit unprotected and move protected. On 14 March you configured it to be indefinitely edit protected and move unprotected. Are you serious? 92.19.169.247 ( talk) 08:31, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
curprev 04:21, 11 March 2019 Stephen talk contribs m 16,329 bytes 0 Changed protection level for "User talk:Jimbo Wales": Persistent sock puppetry ([Edit=Require autoconfirmed or confirmed access] (indefinite) [Move=Require administrator access] (expires 04:21, 14 March 2019 (UTC))) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.169.247 ( talk)
To avoid violating 3RR I won’t reinstate the joke again, but I’d appreciate it if you didn’t rollback WP:APRILFOOLS content as if it was vandalism. 98.118.32.140 ( talk) 12:10, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
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That was your edit summary for removing "Recent deaths". Let me understand: Yes, Ruth-Margret Pütz died "already" 1 April, but news came around only 5 April (my talk), and official news a day later. Is that "old"? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:47, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
There is a specific reason for using the fair-use image of a Shepard elephant poster in addition to the Wikimedia image of Shepard himself standing next to the poster. The article itself talks about (and shows a PD image of) a later derivative that has been widely circulated on the internet. The only difference between the two is derivative's addition of an extra leg, crafted from the "tail" of the original. Unfortunately, Shepard is standing in front of the most important part of the poster showing his original image. Therefore it is not gratuitous to include the fair-use image, which is an image of the same poster as the one Shepard is standing next to.
I took both photographs, both show the same poster. I uploaded the poster itself as fair-use because I did not want to dilute Shepard's copyright. I believe that showing the suitably-small fair-use image of the original Shepard elephant design in the article about the Shepard elephant is exactly the way fair-use images are meant to be used. It is unfortunate that Shepard is standing in front of the most important part of the poster in the other image. If he weren't, there would be no need to include the fair-use image, I agree. Please reconsider your decision to remove the fair-use image and undo it. Thank you. HouseOfChange ( talk) 01:28, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
@ HouseOfChange:, from the discussion at WP:Media copyright questions it seems that the photo of Shepard with the Elephant behind him is wrongly tagged, so here's what I suggest:
Does this make sense? Step hen 01:33, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
Categories are heirachical. Lists of Australians is included in Category:Lists of Australian people, which is already in Category:Lists of people by nationality. But I suppose it should be in the List of Lists category. Rathfelder ( talk) 06:23, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I think you may have forgotten to add ITN recognition after posting Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#(Posted) RD: Richard Lugar. Thanks, -- DannyS712 ( talk) 00:31, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
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Just wanted to let you know that your "My edit count" hyperlink on your user profile links to a 404-Not Found page. (I would send you a private message instead, but I have no idea how to do that--sorry.)
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Hi! Nice to meet you!, could you review my nomination of former Nauruan President for RD?, I invite you!, regardless of your position!. Kind regards! -- LLcentury ( talk) 01:30, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
Is there any specific rationale behind removing the tag? In my opinion the fact that the investigation is underway is enough of a reason to keep it up, as it encourages users to update the article with latest information. Cheers, FriyMan Per aspera ad astra 19:34, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
I saw you protected the page Australian Labor Party, however you might have forgotten to add a protection-symbol to the article! Vif12vf/Tiberius ( talk) 11:16, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
I reinstated this topic as I was just finishing my reply when you deleted it. Request you leave it a bit longer. Thanks. – Sca ( talk) 21:31, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
Hi Stephen -- did you mean to revert your recent 2 postings? I was preparing to post the fire though haven't yet investigated the riot. Espresso Addict ( talk) 23:18, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
Hi Stephen. Can you help me with
this please? Just to delete it, and immediately undelete. More of a dummy delete, if you want to call it that. I'm pretty sure the article is not showing up on search Engines because of the previous page moves.
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And why wasn't it fixed? Govvy ( talk) 12:30, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Stephen -- Good to see you back at ITN. I notice you added 2019 heat wave in India and Pakistan to ongoing, but I also note it has been little edited since 1 July. As there are four items at the moment, which tends to exacerbate balance problems, I'd ask you to reconsider. Cheers, Espresso Addict ( talk) 02:35, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
To clarify, I was addressing a grammatical issue. Another solution is to append the definite article. (In English prose, they're the Russo brothers.) — David Levy 13:50, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
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...is working well. We now have one Admin closing a discussion with a personal attack on me, and you not allowing me to respond. Wikipedia is sick. HiLo48 ( talk) 06:35, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Stephen, regarding your revert. There are some instructions on the template which say There should be a maximum of 5-6 recent deaths, over no more than 2 lines. Remove any older than 7 days. I can't find any corresponding instructions at WP:ITN/A so I wonder where this instruction came from? — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 05:38, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
When we get to Leonov, shouldn't we use a more current photo of Leonov: File:Aleksei Leonov 19 April 2016 (cropped).jpg. I like how he is wearing his two Hero of the Soviet Union medals. --- Coffeeand crumbs 11:23, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
I feel like I've told you this before, but if your administrative change is reverted, then it is forbidden to reinstate it. This includes pictures on ITN, which are edited through protection and thus subject to 1RR like other admin actions. Please self-revert and discuss. Thanks — Amakuru ( talk) 11:24, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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On 24 October 2019, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Chris (sheep), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 07:03, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
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Not sure if you saw this already, but FYI: WP:VPT#Nonsense from mobile editors. Suffusion of Yellow ( talk) 20:26, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi Stephen, could you help me with the blurb for the Chilean military plane? You are normally good at phrasing these well. Cheers — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 09:54, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Stephen, I started this thread for a more general discussion on ITNC. you said that we dont post same story twice. Can you clarify what you meant by the story ? The blurb are clearly different. Do you mean we dont post same article twice ? if so Then how do you explain Brexit getting a blurb so many times ? This info will help me to be more careful while nominating ITNs. Ping when you reply. Thanks in advance. -- Happy Holidays! ᗙ DBig Xrayᗙ 20:41, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
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Stephen, DBigXray now says he's 'fixed' the [3] Russian govt. nom. FYI, he posted this on my talk:
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I see that you reverted my edit of (Closed) I don't know how, but could someone put 2020_Iowa_Democratic_caucuses on here?. Your comment was, "(Undid revision 939709028 by Ubzerver (talk), one wasn’t an error)." So, which thing that I thought was an error, wasn’t an error, and is anybody going to fix the thing that was an error? Ubzerver ( talk) 08:16, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
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Look closely at what I wrote. I don't think I even implied that TRM is violating Wikipedia policies and guidelines. I just said that if his actions are permitted, then I don't feel welcome. It is disingenuous for you to prevent me from saying that. Perhaps you can think of a better phrasing. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 01:51, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
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I don't understand the rush to close this discussion. Your close is based on the implied opinion that no one else will add to this discussion but in fact if you close after one day you have no idea if this discussion will continue. I did not see this discussion as I'm sure many others have not, so did not have a chance to weigh in. I assume my opinion is worth as much as yours or anyone else's. Please reconsider this close and allow this discussion to run it's course. If after a few days nothing changes then yes, a close is warranted. Discussions on Wikipedia do not their course in one day. Littleolive oil ( talk) 18:13, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Please leave the Nova Scotia killings ITN discussion in ERRORS alone - all the issues haven't been settled yet. TNX. – Sca ( talk) 22:15, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hi! Just a quick reply to this: a shortcuts box isn't expected to list all shortcuts available, but only the most prominent and widely used one/s: WP:LINKBOXES. – Uanfala (talk) 22:34, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
Is there a written rule against doing so? I see ThaddeusB doing so on numerous occasions. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] And you didn't revert him. — Bloom6132 ( talk) 20:54, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
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OK, I said my edit was bold, so was expecting a challenge. As you've reverted it is only fair we discuss.
I don't know whether you've seen my nomination of the statue of Edward Colston at ITNC, but the protests there, and in London, were getting close to a riot. The blurb states protests and riots, so I think my addition of "and elsewhere" to the blurb was valid even if the riot threshold wasn't quite reached. Will you please reconsider your reversion, or shall I raise this for discussion at WT:ITN so that a consensus can be established for the inclusion or otherwise of "and elsewhere"? Mjroots ( talk) 11:09, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
good close but please include your rationale in the closing notes. The OP is not an ITN "regular" and had no idea how doomed their good faith nom was -- LaserLegs ( talk) 11:58, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
In your revert you wrote, "she has been warned multiple times about derailing other people's threads". [11] Could you give a diff for a warning previous to your current reverts? Bob K31416 ( talk) 15:20, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
How come you removed the Hong Kong protests from "Ongoing" in the template "In the news"? I thought they were still ongoing and haven't ended (yet). Quahog ( talk • contribs) 15:39, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
Hi, do you believe that WP:TALK supports third party message removal for derailment without notification? EllenCT ( talk) 05:57, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
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On 14 July 2020, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Kelly Preston, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Amakuru ( talk) 00:07, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
Rather than reverting without comment its a good idea to discuss this on the talk page involved. Your views are invited at Jyotsna Bhatt. Victuallers ( talk) 08:32, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
With regards to this, I haven't seen any consensus in favour of treating RDs differently from blurbs for the purposes of time … — Bloom6132 ( talk) 04:13, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
"when the event was first reported in reliable sources. This will often be the same day as the event itself, but sometimes it can be some time later."I placed my nom under "July 20" because that was "when the event was first reported in reliable sources", not because it was the date nominated (it just so happen to be the same date). I see no consensus in favour of scrapping the aforementioned definition of the "date of an event". — Bloom6132 ( talk) 07:09, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
Any particular reason why my nom above didn't get promoted in your latest round of postings? Four of the RDs you posted were nominated to dates after Bernson's death. — Bloom6132 ( talk) 23:32, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
Hi Stephen, Thank you for posting the above RD which I nominated - could you kindly do the give credit bit for me. Best wishes JW 1961 Talk 06:57, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I've always done these entries by the date the death was announced, rather than date of death, as that's how they're listed at ITN/C. If you listed them by actual DOD, someone who died a week ago but whose death was not released until today would immediately drop to the bottom of the list when they were posted? Black Kite (talk) 11:35, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
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Thank you for everything you do to keep ITN running, including ensuring article quality and posting blurbs and RDs, and always giving credit to everyone involved! Bzweebl ( talk • contribs) 06:14, 4 August 2020 (UTC) |
Greetings Stephen
I am the editor who had posted a recent nomination at ITN/C re: NASA/SpaceX capsule’s return to Earth. I wanted to share my thoughts on the whole process with you.
I am not sharing this with an intent of seeking an redressal of any form. But, I wanted to use this post to indicate how unfriendly this whole process is. More so, how hostile language and actions from seasoned contributors, can not only create a bitter experience, but, can also dissuade well meaning new comers from being contributors of any form. It has definitely dissuaded me from contributing henceforth.
Let me start off with the fact that I stated in my post itself, right out of the bat — that this was my first post and I request for friendly guidance through the process in case there were any lapses. Not only was that ignored by seasoned editors, the entire experience was bitter and filled with snark.
Caveat - Yes, I did momentarily feel disappointed, yesterday, that we missed out on an opportunity to post what was a relevant post (per me, at least). But, I can state that my messages today are more of a reflection than a disappointment.
Anyways in summary, while we can not expect this from every user - at least seasoned editors (and definitely Administrators) should ensure that user interactions, particularly of newbies is friendly, filled with empathy, and is done in a manner that fosters a spirit of understanding. At the end of the day everyone is a volunteer, and time is often a scarce commodity on all sides. But, we should expect more, and expect better from our senior editors and definitely from Administrators.
The only reason I am sharing this with you, is to voice out my experience.
Cheers and Good Day!
PS: This whole experience left quite a bad taste that I requested for a change in handle. Hence you see a different / updated handle here. But, you should easily see my post and my contribution to trace to the NASA/SpaceX/ISS return post.
Ktin ( talk) 07:17, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
Stephen, it has become clear to me that you think I am not acting in the best interest of the encyclopedia. I would like the opportunity to discuss this with you. Please let me know your thoughts and feelings. EllenCT ( talk) 01:55, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. Through FileExporter, the file that you protected - File:ABS-CBN, side view (Sgt. Esguerra, Quezon City)(2019-05-27).jpg - is now available on Commons. It is now OK for photos of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Building to be hosted there after the Commons:Commons:FOP Philippines was updated (in which buildings built before November 1972 can now be hosted there). If this is OK as per current conditions, may I request you to add {{ Now Commons}} on the photo and (if this is still necessary) lock the Commons file to prevent vandalism? Thanks for the response. JWilz12345 ( Talk| Contrib's.) 10:05, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hello Stephen thank you for trying to help with Sei Ashina. She died on September 14th this year so I think recent deaths template is appropriate, but why did you remove? Thank you Giocabene ( talk) 12:16, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, there. I'd like to request that you reopen the discussion for this ITN item. Several editors have asked that it be reopened and I don't believe that the closure was a reasonable summation of the policy-based arguments in the thread. You can see additional discussion on the nomination here. Thank you for your consideration. Qono ( talk) 19:06, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
This was a little disappointing to see. When you are reverted, especially on a protected page, please do not edit war even if you are sure you are "right". Thanks — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 22:30, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
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Can you unprotect File:ABS-CBN, side view (Sgt. Esguerra, Quezon City)(2019-05-27).jpg. It's not on the main page anymore. Thanks. (CC) Tbhotch ™ 17:34, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
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I see you updated the casualty counts. Thank you for helping provide accurate information to the world. Jehochman Talk 23:35, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
Sorry, I didn't realize there was a discussion going on, nor am I fully aware of the steps to follow. I guess I shouldn't have made such an edit without learning more about the process first. My bad. Would I just post the same thing as you did for Seymour Topping, stating that it's been posted instead of now with it being pulled? Or just edit the current entry to "posted" and add my say? Lexicon (talk) 22:39, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I see you locked or have access to the Joe Biden Wikipedia page. The US election has not been conceded nor has it been confirmed or made official. Joe Biden is not the president-elect and putting out false information is just proving teachers right. Keeping it up is irresponsible and it should be taken down immediately. I however would like to suggest near the top of his page in his summary that it be noted that he is the apparent president-elect. Currently though, he is not. WulfNorth ( talk) 05:27, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
On 1 December 2020, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article David Prowse, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Amakuru ( talk) 00:15, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Stephen -- I restored this as a 7th item. RDs seem to be running through very fast at the moment which is causing agitation at ITN/C -- not sure what the long-term solution is (possibly going back to the old system), but in the meanwhile, an occasional 7th item seems the course of least friction. Cheers, Espresso Addict ( talk) 01:33, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
I think you have missed my edit summaries as you are reverting my addition of a fair use image which appears IMO to be not based on wiki policy. Despite my request. Interesting theory that we should not use images just after someone dies. Can you point me at this guideline or policy as I see no rationale given. Please see Josefina Echánove's talk page where we can resolve this. Thank you and happy new year again Victuallers ( talk) 13:02, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Per this, how soon after a person's death is it OK to use a non-free image? This would be good information for me to know. AleatoryPonderings ( ???) ( !!!) 13:54, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
While I’m not incredibly familiar with image copyright, the George Floyd discussion was clearly closed with the opinion that “ this discussion is of the view that an interpretation of the policy WP:NFCC#1 that presumes that free images of recently deceased people are normally available is mistaken, and that the guideline WP:NFCI #10 should be read with the presumption that obtaining a free image of recently deceased people is normally not likely”, so saying That’s a specific case
is incorrect, because
Sandstein’s close is pretty broadly construed. Now that by itself is not necessarily enough for a community consensus, but I’ve yet to see any evidence of a consensus for the other opinion (that we should wait some set period of time), and would be curious to hear where that came from.
a 2017 rfc specifically opposed specifying an amount of time which would seem to go specifically against your assertion that the community has supported 6 months. Perhaps it’s time for another rfc?
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Hi Stephen, I know we did not get to the best of the starts this new year, but, I wanted to take a moment to say that I do not hold any ill feelings. I continue to remain appreciative of your efforts in keeping the WP:ITN engine running. Wishing you and your dear ones a wonderful new year filled with all joy and happiness. Ktin ( talk) 00:56, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
Sorry about that.--Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ( marhata) 11:54, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
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Reagrding your revert to exclude "election" from the pipe, we wouldn't write " Melanina and Donald Trump", just because "Trump" also refers to Melania. While your edit summary says "we’ve been there", I didn't see this discussed before (any more than my bold edit was). Regards.— Bagumba ( talk) 05:49, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
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Can I request a ban/block for myself until 10.00 UTC, 30 January 2021? I've been too much distracted by Wikipedia that I can't study properly anymore. Thank you for your help! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 16:51, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
If you don’t agree, let’s please discuss it at WP:ERRORS. Jehochman Talk 09:21, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
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Re your revert, how it happened I don't know. I tried to revert it myself but kept getting an instruction page on how to revert. Sorry for the prob. – Sca ( talk) 13:53, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
I appreciate the intent of this edit, I really do, but IMO it's better to leave them to prevent repeats (like we're seeing with the OG nom). My #twocents anyway. Cheers. -- LaserLegs ( talk) 19:16, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
I didn’t have a chance to respond on the error page so I hope I wasn’t in the wrong to revert your deletion? If you could take a look at my question about piping it would be appropriated. If you look on the nomination page of people including especially me who were for the addition of rhis blurb an editor made not of the piping of the “Serbian Orthodox Church” part. Why wouldn’t it link to the list of patriarchs? The Church itself is the focus? Maybe I’m not familiar with thebformats here but the a history of past patriarch would make sense as thw piped article instead of piping “46th Patriarchy” as that is him only.
If you still hold the same views that’s fine. I trust you admins just I tend to ask a lot a questions and understand reasoning. I felt I didn’t have enough time to respond and you dif sais nope and erased the section. :( Regardless stay well and have a good day. OyMosby ( talk) 16:58, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
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I'm aware of the automatically determined sizing, which I didn't alter. I manually specified the same height to adjust the formatting (specifically, to confine the caption to a single line – thereby preventing either person's name from wrapping and ensuring that each appeared in the appropriate relative position). — David Levy 04:54, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
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Hello Stephen,
I don't know if you have the authority to make these rules or not, but I looked into the requirements of becoming an administrator and it said that there are no official requirements towards becoming an administrator on Wikipedia which is something I don't like. I thought of some ideas for Wikipedia adminship criteria to show someone that they're trustworthy enough to become an administrator.
1. The Wikipedia user must be registered for at least 5 years.
2. The Wikipedia user must make at least 10,000 edits.
3. The Wikipedia user's actual age must be at least 18-years-old
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So what do you think of my ideas for adminship criteria? Let me know. - Placlutwo ( talk) 17:51, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
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OK, I understand your reasoning, but it does seem that the story is being kept artificially at the top of the page. Can you assure me that as it drops down and a different picture is used that it will be placed below the volcano story? Mjroots ( talk) 06:01, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
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Hello. @ Stephen:. You have claimed that the picture was taken on 13 July 2021. That is the day the picture was uploaded - a Tuesday. Those of us who have been following the story and are actually from the region are very aware that the gatherings started prior to the break out of protests. As the original caption says, 'Saturday, 3 July 2021' was the correct day, not 13 July 2021 that you claim (based on the upload day). Unfortunately, this is a classic example of systematic bias by an administrator. I ask that this is discussed before you revert again. The original uploader is @ PubliusPretoria:. Please see @ I JethroBT: and @ Deb:. Ear-phone ( talk) 00:32, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
It's very interesting. You have voluntarily opened Pandora's box. Ear-phone ( talk) 02:53, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for updating the template, - do you think you could help me to a credit, just for the record? She is pictured on my talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:09, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
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We don’t mention the country in a blurb twice.
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Just to say I've tagged the image of the Malaysian PM for deletion on Commons, as it was uploaded by a user with previous block for copyright violation, and I suspect it's not free. I also have my doubts about the image currently on the article, altgouh I can't be certain on that one. See Talk:Ismail Sabri Yaakob, where it's under discussion which one to use. Cheers — Amakuru ( talk) 22:04, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
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Please desist from labeling my comments "disruptive." This smacks of a personal vendetta. – Sca ( talk) 13:48, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
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Hello @ Stephen I hope this message finds you well. I would like to request the autopatrolled right. I haven't created 25 articles but when I create an article it is of a good standard, well written and well referenced. I recently created an article called Buy Me a Coffee and it has been sitting in the backlog for sometime now. Hopefully even if it's by one I ease the additions to the backlog. I await your response with thanks.
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This is a poor reason for an edit. Is it better or must we write poorly because we have always written poorly? Please see Strunk and White. I will happily buy you a copy if you would consider their advice, “Don’t waste words.” Jehochman Talk 07:09, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
On 1 December 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article David Gulpilil, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai ( talk) 11:46, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
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On 5 December 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Peter Cundall, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai ( talk) 16:53, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:06, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
I noticed that u remove the section about the final number of the facebook fans page of this new channel. As Stand_News states closure right now. I believe this number can help the reader to understand the history and popularity of this new channel.
What do you think and how can I share this idea. Notepadplusplusplus ( talk) 12:48, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
Happy New Year Stephen! Hope this ping finds you well. Wishing you all the joy and happiness that you can wish for! Stay well. Ktin ( talk) 03:14, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
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Stephen, Georg Christoph Biller went to the Main page at 17:44 yesterday, and Zimmermann only a bit sooner. Don't we have a 24 hours minimum stay any more? Biller was a direct succcessor of Johann Sebastian Bach, who worked miracles for his choir, so for the world. Please return him for a bit, some hours while Europe is awake. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:00, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
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oversight
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in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for
technical reasons. You can comment
in Phabricator if you have objections.Could you please explain this better than with "nope"? Sandstein 09:43, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
Stop your obstructionism. – Sca ( talk) 00:11, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
Stephen, as I understand it, File:Legg1985.jpg satisfies all the criteria of the non-free license at Template:Non-free biog-pic. Per Wikipedia:Non-free content policy, there is no free-use equivalent, and nor could a free one be created as the subject is deceased. Can you point to what consensus you're referring to? Per the result of this FFD discussion, it doesn't seem to have translated into policy. ‑‑ Neveselbert ( talk · contribs · email) 10:16, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
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The problem is that there are no competent admins in the North Africa article. One of them has the power to edit sensitive articles pertaining geography and doesn't know what the term "West Asia" is and you could go check out the talk of the North Africa page for proof. How could people who are not eligible, have this type of power to edit, revise and overturn any other person's edits? Ahmad Abdul Malik ( talk) 23:42, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
When I submitted Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates#(Closed)_Päivi_Räsänen, there was no indication in the news media that the prosecution stated any intent to appeal. The deadline was earlier that day (in their time zone). But now the news indicates that the prosecution filed intent, which means my premise for the ITN nomination was wrong. I feel bad about this and am hoping you can adjust your closing statement to say that my premise was wrong. I have already adjusted the Päivi Räsänen article. Suggested text to save you time: "Consensus will not develop to post a local political issue, and the prosecution has declared an intent to appeal, contrary to the nominator's claim."-- Epiphyllumlover ( talk) 16:00, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
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rights. This means that those in the
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Checkusers who are not administrators can now access
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T301928)The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.
Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:
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Stephen, what were you doing with these edits on my talk page? – Sca ( talk) 13:03, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
Hi Stephen. Why did you remove the photo credit for Georgia Benkart. Yvonne Nagel kindly uploaded her photo to Wikimedia Commons at my request. That is the name she uses for her photography. Mvitulli ( talk) 23:58, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
Please go to https://opc.mfo.de/ and read what we are allowed to post from that photo collection. Mvitulli ( talk) 02:59, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, I've uncovered some evidence possibly linking a disruptive user to another, with regards to behavior. It does not seem they used the same IP -- first account was blocked from account creation, and the second was created after that, so I don't think, at least with regards to connecting them, that checkuser is in order. Second account has been globally locked. Should I still report them at WP:SPI, or would it be effectively useless now? Thanks! Duonaut ( talk | contribs) 00:27, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for service ITN! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:05, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
I like my talk today (actually mostly from 29 May - I took the title pic), enjoy the music, two related videos worth watching! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:29, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
I saw your tweak at ITN. I don't think the numbers are comparable because one is for children and the other, teachers. I see it mixed all the time with statistics. It'd be different if it was "bought 11 cookies in one store and two more in the other". FWIW, AP (and many others) have "killed 19 children and two teachers" [12]. At any rate, your change avoids interpretting "comparable" in MOS:SPELL09.— Bagumba ( talk) 10:06, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
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user_global_editcount
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T130439)The term to use is clearly defined at WP:ITNPICT, and it is always "pictured"; not "shown". The distinction is meaningless anyway, the two words mean effectively the same thing in this context. We are showing a picture of the picture. Whatever. The guideline is there to ensure readers have a consistent experience across all main page sections, and can expect to see "pictured" to refer to whatever the image is. In the example you pointed out to me from 2019, it seems you were the one in the right. Also, you've wheel warred yet again - I have no idea why you do this so often, you know full well that it is a brightline rule that can get you desysopped. Please self-revert. Cheers — Amakuru ( talk) 10:04, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to know what the appropriate timeframe would be to include a non-free file to the Maurice Boucher article, given his recent death. Went through WP:NFC and I’m somewhat confused. File is otherwise at risk for deletion. Thanks if you can clarify. - StevenBjerke97 talk 20:26, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
Alright, will do. -- StevenBjerke97 talk 00:56, 19 July 2022 (UTC)