Well done for setting this up!
A quick note on what's actually in the BNA (perhaps worth adding to the page) - it's mostly regional papers. The major national titles (Times, etc) have previously been digitised by other providers and so aren't included in the archive. Very few titles go beyond the 1950s (the newest are 1963 and 1965, one each) and most stop in the early twentieth century. Andrew Gray ( talk) 11:47, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
I've been approved, have registered, but after three look-ups have been asked for payment. I've rechecked my registration details, logged out and logged back in again, but no joy. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any advice? Thanks... Tony Holkham ( talk) 22:15, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
I've just registered on the BNA website and followed the instructions to get set up, and await access with interest. In the meantime, I just thought I'd start a thread here to say: what can we do with this? I can think of a few things: obviously, articles on towns and villages can use this resource as a way of being sourced, along with articles on schools and biographical articles. The events surrounding churches, monasteries/convents, schools and other similar institutions are likely to be recorded in some of these newspapers too. I've been playing with the search engine—I don't yet have access to the content—and you do get some very odd things. It may take some effort to dig through to the meaty substance. I searched for the town where I went to school and have found articles from 1950 advertising "MOTORS FOR SALE". I've found old-fashioned job advertisments which were segregated by gender—"HELP WANTED—FEMALE" (later found illegal thanks to feminist legal challenges), and I've found old cricket scores, but have yet to find anything substantive that I'd be able to put in an article.
Does anyone have any bright ideas of what we could use this for? It'd probably also be useful if we had a page where we could list—almost DYK-like—what articles we've used BNA stuff in, so that the British Library can see the benefit it is having on improving the encyclopedia, and so Wikipedians can learn from each other on how we can use this treasure trove of data to improve the 'pedia. — Tom Morris ( talk) 19:59, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
The example given for attributing BNA suggests giving "publisher = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|subscription=yes" in {{ cite news}}. However, in other situations, e.g. WP:HIGHBEAM, the recommended example is "newspaper= [[The Spokesman-Review]] {{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}" which seems a more accurate (but less simple) formulation to me. What's the best thing here? Thincat ( talk) 07:57, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
I've just found a sketch portrait of someone for whom I am creating an article. The portrait appeared in The Manchester Times in 1892 and is available at the BNA. A screencap of the portrait (no text) is not difficult to do but where do we stand when it comes to licensing issues? In more usual circumstances, I'd probably upload to Commons but the restrictions of our arrangement with the BNA make me think that it may not even be possible to upload to en-WP. I'm not remotely good when it comes to the intricacies of image work here. Please can someone clarify when can or cannot be done within the scope of the arrangement. - Sitush ( talk) 18:09, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
My understanding is that it would be illegal for them to claim copyright on material for which they don't have the copyright. This would include unattributed texts that are over 50 years old, or attributed texts that are 70 years after the death of the author. In the UK, a scan of an image is considered a new image, and copyright can be claimed. This is not the case in the USA where trivial two-dimensional copies are not considered derivatives (see Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.). However, they can ask that you don't copy their work, as terms of their service, and withdraw those services if you don't comply. -- Iantresman ( talk) 11:01, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
For my first foray into the BNA archive I started with something simple - Rosebush, Pembrokeshire, an article I've been working on recently. I was rewarded with 34 results, including news of a murder, railway planning and operation, archaeological discussions about bluestones, land disputes and local landowners. The search results were very readable, and simple to download for looking at later. This is exactly what I had hoped from this project, so thanks to User:Sadads for making it possible. Tony Holkham ( talk) 20:06, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
What will go in this sub-page? Should I be retaining any data on searches for input later? Tony Holkham ( talk) 20:14, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
The BNA is already proving very useful. I have found several sources which I have been able to use to expand the Beaumanor Hall article, adding details of earlier buildings on the site (there were three previous Halls there that the article contained no mention of) as well as further detail on the current hall, a date of death and some further details to add to the Brendel Anstey article, and a source for Swithland Reservoir giving us the date of opening and capacity. I have found some difficulties due to OCR issues, and there is (as one would expect) a lot of routine reporting to sift through to find encyclopedic detail, but this will be a really useful resource. -- Michig ( talk) 11:27, 29 June 2014 (UTC) I have now found several additional sources which have allowed the Swithland Reservoir article to be expanded considerably. -- Michig ( talk) 13:54, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
I think the Reggie Meen article that I created today shows how useful the BNA can be. Very little from a Google search, but plenty of coverage in the BNA of a 1930s British heavyweight champion. -- Michig ( talk) 17:04, 13 July 2014 (UTC)
Here it is: Charles Harvey Combe. It still can use some rework, but I couldn not have done it without the archive. Jeff5102 ( talk) 21:49, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
Following a helpful suggestion by Sadads, I have just started using the BNA. Not through Wikipedia, but through a library membership I had already.
The first article I have tried it on is the biog of Admiral Theobald Jones MP, for whom I have found a few refs. I have just added the first ref, as follows:
{{cite news | title = Officers of the Army and Navy who are members of Parliament, with their ranks and emoluments | newspaper = [[Freeman's Journal|Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser]] | location = Dublin, Ireland | date = 20 November 20 1833 | id = BC3204516347 | publisher = {{Subscription required|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}} | accessdate = 4 July 2014 }}
That's a little unsatisfactory in two ways:
I like having access to the material, but am unhappy about those two points. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 19:44, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
This may not be particularly appropriate place to discuss this rather broad issue. Right now one can ask a question on the reference desk - where people answer without citations or one can ask for a specific reference on WP:RX. Where can one request literature research on a particular topic? Especially with this newspaper archive resource, it seems to be easier to research a topic for oneself than for others unless there is enough of a context. I however believe we should be using this for greater benefit than just for those who have been granted access. Shyamal ( talk) 13:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
I signed up a few days ago and received a notification from BNA but when I logged in only had 3 free articles. I was expecting to be informed when the process was completed but logging in today the 1 free article left changed to unlimited. I am now using it on Muchelney Abbey which I'm trying to work towards GA. Lots of good stuff but having to play around with zooming for my eyesight.— Rod talk 15:08, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
I was just checking the links on Brean Down as it's GA review has started & used the checklinks service (see Checklinks: Brean Down. It shows links to BNA as error code 503 "SERVER: The service is unavailable." although when I click in the link the correct clipping appears. Does anyone know if this possible "bug" has previously been identified or if there is a fix?— Rod talk 19:35, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Already input a refference in Thomas Lord via BNA, which contains vast of knowledge. It may be useful to build up for better WIKI like as Bengali Wikipedia. I think, this project will be very fruitful for everyone who bears the BNA accounts. Thanks a lot to you, Sadads. Have a nice day. - Suvray ( talk) 04:18, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
I've noticed that if you click on a ref generated from a BNA search (and you have a BNA subscription) the ref takes you to the page, but not the original search term (e.g. Boncath, Ref 7). Finding the actual item on a broadsheet page full of small print could be difficult; article headings in the left hand column may or may not help. I don't know what the search looks like if you don't have a subscription. Is this going to be a problem? If so, would it be a good idea to include in the ref the column number and/or article heading and/or original search term...? Tony Holkham ( talk) 13:20, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
I signed up some time ago but I still do not have free access to the full database Wayne Jayes ( talk) 11:08, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
I was approved and signed up over a week ago, but I'm still being asked to pay for results after the first three. Is there something else that needs to happen? John M Baker ( talk) 17:49, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
@ Sadads: I'm having the same issue -- I signed up some time ago but my account is asking me to subscribe now that I've looked at three articles. Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 01:44, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
@ Chris troutman: Could it be made clear in the email to new users that the free access won't be available immediately? I too wondered what was going on when I was asked to pay after looking at three results and only realised what the problem was when I came here. Richerman (talk) 21:23, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
Finally logged in and with full access (thanks @ User:Sadads). It is going to be tricky to keep focussed with access to so much info! Got my first ref today to add to an existing article. I can see many an hour wasted reading above and below relevant news articles! Warren ( talk) 13:28, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
There is a new Visual Editor reference feature in development called Citoid. It is designed to "auto-fill" references using a URL or DOI. We would really appreciate you testing whether TWL partners' references work in Citoid. Sharing your results will help the developers fix bugs and improve the system. If you have a few minutes, please visit the testing page for simple instructions on how to try this new tool. Nikkimaria ( talk) 04:50, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
I've found that most of what I'm working on has little in the BNA archives, so I'd like to turn in my membership to allow someone else to have access. Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 16:58, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
I am not using the BNA as much as I would. However, improvements like these at the 1931 Menshevik Trial-article show how useful the BNA is. I am still happy with my subscriptrion! Best regards, Jeff5102 ( talk) 08:42, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
I've been using my own personal BNA account a lot for both my own personal genealogical research and for my forays onto Wikipedia ( Draft:Chris Green (horse racing) and Half Caste (horse)) and it is a stellar resource for both. I have been using your simpler citation format which I think is excellent - save one small point: pages are indeed usually covered in the URL but perhaps an |at= parameter ( Help:Citation Style 1 'Pages' section) to introduce the column number(s) can be added? a large article with its own heading is not so much a problem, but a small news item in a large list (especially with a BNA 'heading' that may cover two or three pages is really difficult to re-find. Colin aka Henri Merton 21:40, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
To editor Nikkimaria: BNA tells me my subscription (free via the WP Library) is due to expire soon. Can it be renewed through WP Lib? I am still an active editor and use the BNA quite a bit (though many searches are fruitless, of course - the nature of the thing) and so I would find it helpful to continue with it. Thanks & regards, Tony. Tony Holkham (Talk) 09:30, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
I know there was going to be a delay in renewals due to summer holidays, and I appreciate this depends on volunteer effort, but should my account have renewed yet? It's been over 2 weeks now. Thanks in advance. -- Michig ( talk) 06:59, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
It's been a little while since you approved my request and I subsequently set up my account but it still seems not to be free. Any idea when it might become available? I'm very keen to get using it. FunkyCanute ( talk) 16:01, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
@ TLSuda: I still don't have access after more than 5 weeks - is there something I need to do? Richerman (talk) 11:52, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
Hi all. I'm sad to say that we are no longer able to distribute accounts to BNA. Despite the hugely popular nature of BNA resources and our best efforts to convince our contacts of this, structural changes at their parent organisation(s) mean that there is no longer interest in continuing the partnership with The Wikipedia Library. Existing accounts should continue to the end of their one year period, but we are unfortunately unable to process new applications or, it seems, recent applications that had not yet been activated. If you are still interested in access to newspapers I recommend you take a look at Newspapers.com, Newspaperarchive.com, Gale, or one of our other available newspaper partners to see if they have content you may find useful. Let me know if you have any questions. Samwalton9 (WMF) ( talk) 19:30, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
I should add to Samwalton9's alternatives that Welsh newspapers online are free to search. Tony Holkham (Talk) 22:15, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
I applied for this resource and received a coupon code. After receiving my approval email, I followed the directions an entered the coupon code at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/coupon. It then directed me to either login or register. I registered an account, but after activating the account, it only let me view three free previews of newspaper clippings. When I try to enter the coupon code again, it says the coupon code is not valid. Is this normal? Can I expect it to work in a few days, or did something go wrong here? Tkbrett (✉) 18:08, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
If you have access to the British Newspaper Archive through The Wikipedia Library, you may have just received an email stating that the subscription cost will be increasing. As far as we understand it, this is an email sent to all users with a BNA account, and does not mean that you will be charged any money for your BNA access. When your 12-month voucher code expires, you will not be charged any money and can simply ask us for a new voucher code to continue receiving free access. Samwalton9 (WMF) ( talk) 10:40, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Well done for setting this up!
A quick note on what's actually in the BNA (perhaps worth adding to the page) - it's mostly regional papers. The major national titles (Times, etc) have previously been digitised by other providers and so aren't included in the archive. Very few titles go beyond the 1950s (the newest are 1963 and 1965, one each) and most stop in the early twentieth century. Andrew Gray ( talk) 11:47, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
I've been approved, have registered, but after three look-ups have been asked for payment. I've rechecked my registration details, logged out and logged back in again, but no joy. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any advice? Thanks... Tony Holkham ( talk) 22:15, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
I've just registered on the BNA website and followed the instructions to get set up, and await access with interest. In the meantime, I just thought I'd start a thread here to say: what can we do with this? I can think of a few things: obviously, articles on towns and villages can use this resource as a way of being sourced, along with articles on schools and biographical articles. The events surrounding churches, monasteries/convents, schools and other similar institutions are likely to be recorded in some of these newspapers too. I've been playing with the search engine—I don't yet have access to the content—and you do get some very odd things. It may take some effort to dig through to the meaty substance. I searched for the town where I went to school and have found articles from 1950 advertising "MOTORS FOR SALE". I've found old-fashioned job advertisments which were segregated by gender—"HELP WANTED—FEMALE" (later found illegal thanks to feminist legal challenges), and I've found old cricket scores, but have yet to find anything substantive that I'd be able to put in an article.
Does anyone have any bright ideas of what we could use this for? It'd probably also be useful if we had a page where we could list—almost DYK-like—what articles we've used BNA stuff in, so that the British Library can see the benefit it is having on improving the encyclopedia, and so Wikipedians can learn from each other on how we can use this treasure trove of data to improve the 'pedia. — Tom Morris ( talk) 19:59, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
The example given for attributing BNA suggests giving "publisher = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|subscription=yes" in {{ cite news}}. However, in other situations, e.g. WP:HIGHBEAM, the recommended example is "newspaper= [[The Spokesman-Review]] {{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}" which seems a more accurate (but less simple) formulation to me. What's the best thing here? Thincat ( talk) 07:57, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
I've just found a sketch portrait of someone for whom I am creating an article. The portrait appeared in The Manchester Times in 1892 and is available at the BNA. A screencap of the portrait (no text) is not difficult to do but where do we stand when it comes to licensing issues? In more usual circumstances, I'd probably upload to Commons but the restrictions of our arrangement with the BNA make me think that it may not even be possible to upload to en-WP. I'm not remotely good when it comes to the intricacies of image work here. Please can someone clarify when can or cannot be done within the scope of the arrangement. - Sitush ( talk) 18:09, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
My understanding is that it would be illegal for them to claim copyright on material for which they don't have the copyright. This would include unattributed texts that are over 50 years old, or attributed texts that are 70 years after the death of the author. In the UK, a scan of an image is considered a new image, and copyright can be claimed. This is not the case in the USA where trivial two-dimensional copies are not considered derivatives (see Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.). However, they can ask that you don't copy their work, as terms of their service, and withdraw those services if you don't comply. -- Iantresman ( talk) 11:01, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
For my first foray into the BNA archive I started with something simple - Rosebush, Pembrokeshire, an article I've been working on recently. I was rewarded with 34 results, including news of a murder, railway planning and operation, archaeological discussions about bluestones, land disputes and local landowners. The search results were very readable, and simple to download for looking at later. This is exactly what I had hoped from this project, so thanks to User:Sadads for making it possible. Tony Holkham ( talk) 20:06, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
What will go in this sub-page? Should I be retaining any data on searches for input later? Tony Holkham ( talk) 20:14, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
The BNA is already proving very useful. I have found several sources which I have been able to use to expand the Beaumanor Hall article, adding details of earlier buildings on the site (there were three previous Halls there that the article contained no mention of) as well as further detail on the current hall, a date of death and some further details to add to the Brendel Anstey article, and a source for Swithland Reservoir giving us the date of opening and capacity. I have found some difficulties due to OCR issues, and there is (as one would expect) a lot of routine reporting to sift through to find encyclopedic detail, but this will be a really useful resource. -- Michig ( talk) 11:27, 29 June 2014 (UTC) I have now found several additional sources which have allowed the Swithland Reservoir article to be expanded considerably. -- Michig ( talk) 13:54, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
I think the Reggie Meen article that I created today shows how useful the BNA can be. Very little from a Google search, but plenty of coverage in the BNA of a 1930s British heavyweight champion. -- Michig ( talk) 17:04, 13 July 2014 (UTC)
Here it is: Charles Harvey Combe. It still can use some rework, but I couldn not have done it without the archive. Jeff5102 ( talk) 21:49, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
Following a helpful suggestion by Sadads, I have just started using the BNA. Not through Wikipedia, but through a library membership I had already.
The first article I have tried it on is the biog of Admiral Theobald Jones MP, for whom I have found a few refs. I have just added the first ref, as follows:
{{cite news | title = Officers of the Army and Navy who are members of Parliament, with their ranks and emoluments | newspaper = [[Freeman's Journal|Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser]] | location = Dublin, Ireland | date = 20 November 20 1833 | id = BC3204516347 | publisher = {{Subscription required|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}} | accessdate = 4 July 2014 }}
That's a little unsatisfactory in two ways:
I like having access to the material, but am unhappy about those two points. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 19:44, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
This may not be particularly appropriate place to discuss this rather broad issue. Right now one can ask a question on the reference desk - where people answer without citations or one can ask for a specific reference on WP:RX. Where can one request literature research on a particular topic? Especially with this newspaper archive resource, it seems to be easier to research a topic for oneself than for others unless there is enough of a context. I however believe we should be using this for greater benefit than just for those who have been granted access. Shyamal ( talk) 13:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
I signed up a few days ago and received a notification from BNA but when I logged in only had 3 free articles. I was expecting to be informed when the process was completed but logging in today the 1 free article left changed to unlimited. I am now using it on Muchelney Abbey which I'm trying to work towards GA. Lots of good stuff but having to play around with zooming for my eyesight.— Rod talk 15:08, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
I was just checking the links on Brean Down as it's GA review has started & used the checklinks service (see Checklinks: Brean Down. It shows links to BNA as error code 503 "SERVER: The service is unavailable." although when I click in the link the correct clipping appears. Does anyone know if this possible "bug" has previously been identified or if there is a fix?— Rod talk 19:35, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Already input a refference in Thomas Lord via BNA, which contains vast of knowledge. It may be useful to build up for better WIKI like as Bengali Wikipedia. I think, this project will be very fruitful for everyone who bears the BNA accounts. Thanks a lot to you, Sadads. Have a nice day. - Suvray ( talk) 04:18, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
I've noticed that if you click on a ref generated from a BNA search (and you have a BNA subscription) the ref takes you to the page, but not the original search term (e.g. Boncath, Ref 7). Finding the actual item on a broadsheet page full of small print could be difficult; article headings in the left hand column may or may not help. I don't know what the search looks like if you don't have a subscription. Is this going to be a problem? If so, would it be a good idea to include in the ref the column number and/or article heading and/or original search term...? Tony Holkham ( talk) 13:20, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
I signed up some time ago but I still do not have free access to the full database Wayne Jayes ( talk) 11:08, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
I was approved and signed up over a week ago, but I'm still being asked to pay for results after the first three. Is there something else that needs to happen? John M Baker ( talk) 17:49, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
@ Sadads: I'm having the same issue -- I signed up some time ago but my account is asking me to subscribe now that I've looked at three articles. Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 01:44, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
@ Chris troutman: Could it be made clear in the email to new users that the free access won't be available immediately? I too wondered what was going on when I was asked to pay after looking at three results and only realised what the problem was when I came here. Richerman (talk) 21:23, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
Finally logged in and with full access (thanks @ User:Sadads). It is going to be tricky to keep focussed with access to so much info! Got my first ref today to add to an existing article. I can see many an hour wasted reading above and below relevant news articles! Warren ( talk) 13:28, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
There is a new Visual Editor reference feature in development called Citoid. It is designed to "auto-fill" references using a URL or DOI. We would really appreciate you testing whether TWL partners' references work in Citoid. Sharing your results will help the developers fix bugs and improve the system. If you have a few minutes, please visit the testing page for simple instructions on how to try this new tool. Nikkimaria ( talk) 04:50, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
I've found that most of what I'm working on has little in the BNA archives, so I'd like to turn in my membership to allow someone else to have access. Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 16:58, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
I am not using the BNA as much as I would. However, improvements like these at the 1931 Menshevik Trial-article show how useful the BNA is. I am still happy with my subscriptrion! Best regards, Jeff5102 ( talk) 08:42, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
I've been using my own personal BNA account a lot for both my own personal genealogical research and for my forays onto Wikipedia ( Draft:Chris Green (horse racing) and Half Caste (horse)) and it is a stellar resource for both. I have been using your simpler citation format which I think is excellent - save one small point: pages are indeed usually covered in the URL but perhaps an |at= parameter ( Help:Citation Style 1 'Pages' section) to introduce the column number(s) can be added? a large article with its own heading is not so much a problem, but a small news item in a large list (especially with a BNA 'heading' that may cover two or three pages is really difficult to re-find. Colin aka Henri Merton 21:40, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
To editor Nikkimaria: BNA tells me my subscription (free via the WP Library) is due to expire soon. Can it be renewed through WP Lib? I am still an active editor and use the BNA quite a bit (though many searches are fruitless, of course - the nature of the thing) and so I would find it helpful to continue with it. Thanks & regards, Tony. Tony Holkham (Talk) 09:30, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
I know there was going to be a delay in renewals due to summer holidays, and I appreciate this depends on volunteer effort, but should my account have renewed yet? It's been over 2 weeks now. Thanks in advance. -- Michig ( talk) 06:59, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
It's been a little while since you approved my request and I subsequently set up my account but it still seems not to be free. Any idea when it might become available? I'm very keen to get using it. FunkyCanute ( talk) 16:01, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
@ TLSuda: I still don't have access after more than 5 weeks - is there something I need to do? Richerman (talk) 11:52, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
Hi all. I'm sad to say that we are no longer able to distribute accounts to BNA. Despite the hugely popular nature of BNA resources and our best efforts to convince our contacts of this, structural changes at their parent organisation(s) mean that there is no longer interest in continuing the partnership with The Wikipedia Library. Existing accounts should continue to the end of their one year period, but we are unfortunately unable to process new applications or, it seems, recent applications that had not yet been activated. If you are still interested in access to newspapers I recommend you take a look at Newspapers.com, Newspaperarchive.com, Gale, or one of our other available newspaper partners to see if they have content you may find useful. Let me know if you have any questions. Samwalton9 (WMF) ( talk) 19:30, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
I should add to Samwalton9's alternatives that Welsh newspapers online are free to search. Tony Holkham (Talk) 22:15, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
I applied for this resource and received a coupon code. After receiving my approval email, I followed the directions an entered the coupon code at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/coupon. It then directed me to either login or register. I registered an account, but after activating the account, it only let me view three free previews of newspaper clippings. When I try to enter the coupon code again, it says the coupon code is not valid. Is this normal? Can I expect it to work in a few days, or did something go wrong here? Tkbrett (✉) 18:08, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
If you have access to the British Newspaper Archive through The Wikipedia Library, you may have just received an email stating that the subscription cost will be increasing. As far as we understand it, this is an email sent to all users with a BNA account, and does not mean that you will be charged any money for your BNA access. When your 12-month voucher code expires, you will not be charged any money and can simply ask us for a new voucher code to continue receiving free access. Samwalton9 (WMF) ( talk) 10:40, 23 August 2023 (UTC)