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User TLSuda has deleted the following files, File:1920s Henry Ludwig Mond, Liberal.jpg, File:1920s Scott Lidgett.jpg. These are bad decisions and should be overturned. Perhaps you will speak to TLSuda and put them straight. Graemp (talk) 22:29, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

I see you contacted him yesterday and he is standing by his close. I think the possibility of the Mond image being unpublished for the first three years after it was taken and then published in 1923 or later seems an unlikely scenario and I would not have advocated deletion of that image myself, but he says he won't overturn his decision without evidence. It's possible the NPG might have additional publication information but I don't know whether they'd be willing to help given our history with them.

From my experience, the NPG does not retain publication information for these images. Any publication information that they would have, would relate to exhibitions which featured this type of work. Also from my experience, such portraiture of election candidates as Mond, was frequently published as part of their election campaign. This would embellish your point about the likelihood of publication. I'm not sure how helpful it is for wikipedia to have editors taking such a strict view of evidence. As regards wikipedia relations with the NPG, this image was made available by the NPG to use in wikipedia under an educational licence and if an editor in charge of a deletion process was unhappy with it being used as free, a fair use rationale could have been supplied. Again, I'm not sure how helpful it is for wikipedia to have editors who decide to delete an image before fair use options have been explored. Graemp (talk) 15:50, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

There is currently a portrait on Commons of Mond (File:Glyn Warren Philpot - Portrait of Henry Ludwig Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett of Landford.jpg), so unless that image is deleted as unfree a non-free image is out of the question. Even if it is deleted fair use would be difficult to justify for a politician active before 1923, because as you say portraits are often published as part of election campaigns so it is unlikely that no image of him was ever published before 1923. The fair use rationale would have to address this and specify what efforts have been made to locate such images. January (talk) 13:32, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

On the Lidgett image, you mentioned in the discussion that you had cards from 1922 LCC elections featuring this image in your possession although you uploaded a copy of the image from another website. If it is apparent from the card itself that it was published in 1922, uploading a scan of it would provide evidence of a pre-1923 publication. January (talk) 10:38, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

If my 1922 cards were digitalised, then I would have uploaded them. I'm not sure how beneficial it is for wikipedia to have editors make decisions about evidence, based upon whether that evidence is on-line or not. Graemp (talk) 15:50, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Any sort of scan or even a photo would do - this is not necessarily to use in the article, just to prove the pre-1923 publication. Some editors upload a scan to provide evidence of copyright status, then overwrite it with the version to be used in the article leaving the original still viewable in the history, eg File:Peter Cook Beyond the Fringe 1962.JPG. January (talk) 13:32, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

To clarify, I have no additional scan of a photo or anything else. When I provide evidence, I can add hard copy evidence where relevant. Editors should not disregard hard-copy evidence. Graemp (talk) 10:37, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

How did you intend to go about providing hard-copy evidence? January (talk) 18:13, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

By completing the section 'Other information'. Graemp (talk) 06:21, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

I'm not sure how this would provide hard-copy evidence. My thinking was that you could take your own photo/scan of your election card and upload it, if the date is clearly visible it would prove that the image was published before 1923. January (talk) 15:00, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

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To You and Yours!
FWiW Bzuk (talk) 21:40, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Image query

I work for Eneda Tarifa (photo owner), and she told me to upload this photo in wikipedia but I don't have much information about these written stuff, how should it be? I guarantee that the owner wanted me to upload it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ngrica (talk • contribs) 13:43, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

@Ngrica: Permission to use only on Wikipedia is not sufficient, the image would need to be licensed for unrestricted free use, including commercial use and modification. If the copyright holder agrees to this please ask them to send an e-mail confirming this to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, preferably using the suggested wording in WP:CONSENT. January (talk) 16:15, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Your deletion from Rebecca Adlington

I apprectiate your guidance [1], but Rebecca Adlington has been financially supported from the UK public purse for many years with a bursary, as a full-time athlete being 'excused' the need to work, of around £12K pa, the equivalent of a low wage to defray basic living expenses. I therefore felt that being able to amass personal wealth of >£1.3m, some possibly being from celebrity status, and operating under limited-company backgrounds needed to be acknowledged. None of it was OR and/or non-NPOV, neither was it "assertion", simply facts supported by publicly-available documents.--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 13:28, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

You are implying wrongdoing on her part (subtly within the article, and quite blatantly here), that is an assertion and WP:BLPPRIMARY absolutely forbids the use of public records for such assertions. It is also OR/SYNTH to assemble various figures from company accounts and present them in a manner that implies wrongdoing or unethical activity. Your justification for inclusion of this material is clearly a moral one based on your opinion, but it is not for Wikipedia editors to make this kind of judgement. If this had generated substantial coverage in secondary sources then it might be relevant, but if this material has not appeared in any secondary source, then it is not noteworthy and has no place in the article, much less the lead. January (talk) 17:45, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Philip May

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DYK nomination of Callum Skinner

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DYK for Callum Skinner

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DYK for Joe Clarke (canoeist)

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DYK nomination of Helen Richardson-Walsh

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Hello

Hello January. Thought I'd say hello and thanks for welcoming me and for accepting my suggestion on Adrian Chiles.

I have used Wikipedia for 11 years and I hope that I might be able to start adding some suggestions to pages.

Thanks, Timfromwestnorwood (talk) 18:38, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Good to hear, you are very welcome and thank you for pointing out the false information in that article. January (talk) 19:29, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Spencer Jones (actor)

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DYK for Lauren Rowles

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Hello January, Thank you for your message about a possible conflict of interest. I am reading the relevant information as suggested and will act appropriately. Jooliaj (talk) 14:04, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Anne Dickins

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:30, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled

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)

Orphaned non-free image File:Barnardo's logo.png

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

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:06, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users

Hi!

You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.

When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.

Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin will still be able to access the IP. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on better tools to help.

If you have not seen it before, you can read more on Meta. If you want to make sure you don’t miss technical changes on the Wikimedia wikis, you can subscribe to the weekly technical newsletter.

We have two suggested ways this identity could work. We would appreciate your feedback on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can let us know on the talk page. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement

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:

1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Wishing January a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 19:48, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:ARC PoC (rgb).jpg

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

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:07, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Happy Thirteenth First Edit Day!

Hey, January. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Chris Troutman (talk) 19:20, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

Established policy provides for the removal of the administrative permissions of users who have made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period. Your administrative permissions will be removed if you do not return to the required activity level before the beginning of January 2023.

Inactive administrators are encouraged to engage with the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions. Resources and support for re-engaging with the project are available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators. If you do not intend to re-engage with the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at the bureaucrats' noticeboard.

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. — JJMC89 bot 08:57, 1 October 2022 (UTC)