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Question from Matthewfoliverathotmaildotcom (12:56, 11 January 2024)
Hello, I wondered if you might be able to help me with adding images of paintings to my page about the artist Charles Knight please. I am unsure of how it works with copyright- can I use images from another site as long as I say where they are from? For example if I wanted to use this painting: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O17788/regency-brighton-houses-in-russell-watercolour-charles-knight/ Would I write in the caption Regency Brighton Houses in Russell Square by Charles Knight, V&A? Is it enough to credit the V&A that way? And would I save it from their website and then upload it via the upload wizard? Thank you! --Matthewfoliverathotmaildotcom (talk) 12:56, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, Matthewfoliverathotmaildotcom! Copyright when discussed at a broad level is very complicated. A good landing point for the English Wikipedia's copyright policies is Wikipedia:Copyrights. As a very laymen overview, for an image to be used on the English Wikipedia it must be uploaded (i.e it isn't acceptable to embed an image from a 3rd party website). All uploaded images must either...
- Have a license compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0 (see WP:COMPLIC for a fancy table of which licenses are and aren't compatible); or
- Be in the public domain; or
- Invoke a fair use rationale which adheres to the criterion set forth at WP:NFCCP.
- There are a lot of editors who are far more well versed in copyright, both legally and in terms of policy, so I won't try and answer the question involving the painting authoritatively. I'd suggest popping over at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions and asking the question there. You can also try the Wikipedia:Teahouse. Cheers! —Sirdog (talk) 13:48, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks so much for the speedy reply! I’ll try those avenues, thank you Matthewfoliverathotmaildotcom (talk) 17:14, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
Lord of War suggestions
@Sirdog Hey I saw that you have nominated Lord of War for GA. Love the film and you've done great work on the article. I would happily review it for you but alas my laptop has broken but once I get a replacement sorted and if it's not taken I'll give it a do.
Just messaging because a few things jumped out at me. First I would move the image of Viktor Bout down to the section that is about him. I would also reference the caption.
And speaking of images I would definitely look at adding some photos of the cast. Nick Cage must have a photo somewhere!
On the sentence about the opening scene I would add something like with BFI listing the scene as one of the top ten opening credits of the 21st century. Source:[1]
The cast list. I would link Liberia in first instance, before the bracket. And then link President of Liberia.
I would link Non-governmental organization
I know it's a bit random but there you go. Good luck with the nom! Lankyant (talk) 00:56, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
Question from ButterscotchPuffin (01:40, 16 January 2024)
Repeating question as, as far as I can tell, it was never answered initially.
Hi, Should images added to WikiMedia Commons for articles only be taken with a professional camera or would I be fine just using a phone camera? --ButterscotchPuffin (talk) 01:40, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, ButterscotchPuffin. I apologize that I didn't answer your question previously! I'm not too familiar with Commons, but a cursory search that I've made just now of Commons policy doesn't seem to have requirements on that. Honestly, most phones made in the past 2-4 generations take high enough quality photos that I don't believe it would be an issue. Cheers! —Sirdog (talk) 01:52, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks! ButterscotchPuffin (talk) 02:17, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
Respected admin sir kindly remove the fan pov tag from Vijay actor bio article it is placed on based on hatred
Respected admin
Sir Vijay actor bio article is neutral and many fans who has hatred on the actor Vijay since he has become the number1 paid actor in India they have wantedly placed fan pov tag kindly remove the tag and the Vijay bio article has both positive and negative information about Vijay so kindly remove the tag admin sir and kindly reduce the protection level many confirmed users are trying to contribute to the article but not possible. Thanks sir once again 91.149.236.107 (talk) 13:39, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- If you would like, you can make an edit request at the talk page of Vijay (actor) requesting another editor to remove the template if you feel the article lacks the problem presented. I am not an administrator and so cannot effect the article's protection. If you believe the protection level should be lowered you can request an administrator do so at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection and clicking the blue button that says "
Request unprotection
". —Sirdog (talk) 05:11, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
Question from Matthewfoliverathotmaildotcom (12:55, 22 January 2024)
Courtesy link: Draft:Charles Knight (artist)
Hello, My page on the artist Charles Knight has been rejected 3 times now because it 'reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia entry'. I'm struggling with the lack of specificity in the feedback. Is there any chance you could have a quick read and suggest where I could make changes please? I have added a lot more citations and have tried to write in a neutral voice...I used Eric Ravilious's page to help me with tone and I think they read in a similar way. Thanks so much for any advice! --Matthewfoliverathotmaildotcom (talk) 12:55, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hello Matthewfoliverathotmaildotcom, and welcome to Wikipedia! First of all, I want to congratulate you on the work you've done so far. It appears according to the draft reviewer, Netherzone, that this article is close to being accepted and just needs further tuning. That is a fairly decent accomplishment for newer editors considering our stringent standards on notability!
- In terms of feedback, I have a couple of points that I think will help the article.
- I would remove the image with the caption
Wick Farm, near Ditchling
or move it to the gallery. - The "Further reading" section should be bulleted (like this list!)
- Speaking of the gallery, I would look into using {{Gallery}} to make it more aesthetically pleasing. If the documentation confuses you, once the article is accepted, feel free to ping me and I'll do it for you.
- I'm not interested enough in the subject matter to do a thorough source review, so I would advise you go to Netherzone's own talk page and ask them to elaborate on what they mean when they say it is
improperly sourced
so you don't submit again and get another rejection on that basis. - For the recent rejection on reading like an essay, I would advise asking Spinster300 directly for specific examples of prose they took issue with, alongside reading WP:EPSTYLE for further help.
- I would re-order the sections. "Early life" should come first, followed by "Career", followed by "Personal life". I think it may also be beneficial to place "World War II" and "Ditchling life" underneath "Personal life" and/or "Career", whichever is most appropriate, by using a level 2 or lower heading.
- I would remove the image with the caption
- I hope my feedback is helpful. Cheers! —Sirdog (talk) 06:57, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you! I really appreciate it, I’ll get on those suggestions now! Matthewfoliverathotmaildotcom (talk) 11:00, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for the ping, Sirdog, and hello to @Matthewfoliverathotmaildotcom. Charles Knight was indeed a notable artist, but the the last time I looked at it there were still some improvements needed for it to be in article space. I am getting ready for a long day of travelling tomorrow, so today, tomorrow and the following day are quite busy for me.
- One of my concerns was the copyright issues of the photos of his work (I'm not nearly as familiar with the image use policies of Wikimedia Commons as I am with Wikipedia encyclopedia policies.) I'm a little hesitant to accept the draft if the images are considered a copyright violation. His paintings themselves are out of copyright, so that's not a problem, however I'm just not sure whether the photographs themselves, which are copyrighted by the V&A museum are considered OK to use.
- The draft itself needs a little more clean up, and I will try to get to it within the week. I wouldn't worry about the draft being rejected, as long as it continues to be improved in draftspace, and does not remain untouched for 6 months, it won't be deleted. And if for some reason it is, a request to an administrator to undelete can be done. Once I post this message, I will move all the paintings into a properly formatted gallery, then after my travels are over, will review again. Don't hesitate to "ping" me on my talk page in the future for a reminder if it slips my mind. All best and thank you for your contributions, Netherzone (talk) 15:24, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you! I really appreciate it, I’ll get on those suggestions now! Matthewfoliverathotmaildotcom (talk) 11:00, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
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Question from Magaeng (12:37, 10 February 2024)
How do I create a citation? --Magaeng (talk) 12:37, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hello Magaeng, and welcome to Wikipedia! The page Help:Referencing for beginners should give you the information you are looking for. Feel free to stop by again if you are confused by anything on that page. —Sirdog (talk) 23:07, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
Question from Metavert on Fritillaria chitralensis (17:25, 15 February 2024)
Hallo! How do I add a picture to this page? And is it possible to add a personal observation, or do I have to wait until the paper is published? Many thanks in advance --Metavert (talk) 17:25, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hello Metavert, and welcome to Wikipedia! To upload an image you can do so via Special:Upload. After the file is uploaded you can add the image to the page using the Visual Editor. Please make sure that the image has a free license so as to meet our copyright and image usage policy. Otherwise, you may be sanctioned and the file deleted. If you believe you have a valid fair use rationale for a non-free image, check that it meets all of our restrictions on use of such material.
- In response to your second question, it is never appropriate to add a personal observation to an article. Wikipedia only presents what reliable sources say about a given topic. Presuming the paper is from a reliable journal which is peer reviewed, you would indeed wait for it to be published first. Cheers! —Sirdog (talk) 17:50, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you! All noted 200.208.147.130 (talk) 14:06, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
- (And yes - it is being published with a peer-reviewed journal 200.208.147.130 (talk) 14:07, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you! All noted 200.208.147.130 (talk) 14:06, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
Question from Personisinsterest (22:33, 20 February 2024)
Hello! I was just made aware about a rule that says you can't have multiple accounts. I do have an alternate account dedicated to New York-related pages. would this be in violation of the rules? --Personisinsterest (talk) 22:33, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, Personisinsterest! I cannot see why an alternate account dedicated to New York-related pages would be an issue. Unless the purpose of this account is to seperate your New York edits from Personisinsterest, it is highly advised that you declare on the alternate account which account is the master so users do not mistake your alternate account as an entirely separate user. You may wish to use a designated template for this purpose, such as {{User alternative account banner}}. If the purpose is related to privacy, it would be important for you to read WP:BADSOCK and WP:SOCK#NOTIFY. I would inquire with an administrator if you have further questions about this, as I am admittedly rusty when it comes to the nuances of these policies. Cheers! —Sirdog (talk) 20:06, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you! Personisinsterest (talk) 01:08, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
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Question from Flannbhui (12:20, 28 February 2024)
Hello! Is it possible to find lists of articles with no pictures in Vicipéid (Irish Gaelic Wikipedia) which have pictures in the article version in other languages? I do need to run a query or something? --Flannbhui (talk) 12:20, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
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