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History section of Liquid-propellant rocket article

Going through the History section of Liquid-propellant rocket I noted large sections appear to be copied word for word from the Design and Analysis of a Fuel Injector of a Liquid Rocket Engine article. Not being familiar with the copyright process thought I would report it here for advice of what to do? Ilenart626 (talk) 08:36, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ilenart626: my advice would be to use {{Copyvio}} (subst) and {{Copyvio/bottom}} in the section and listing it at Copyright problems, or removing the copyrighted content yourself and requesting revision deletion ({{copyvio-revdel}}) if it was a recent addition. Sennecaster (Chat) 19:29, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, will do. Looks like it is not a recent addition, so will use Copyvio and Copyvio / bottom in the section and list it at Copyright problems Ilenart626 (talk) 20:19, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ilenart626, this isn't a copyright violation. Its a backwards copy. The paper used the material from Wikiepedia's 2015 version of the article as its history section. The references list at the bottom of the paper has a link to the article. Material from technical articles is often reused this way. StarryGrandma (talk) 01:23, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ok, no worries. It was using the source as a reference to the History section, which I why I thought it came from the paper Ilenart626 (talk) 05:19, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ok to now remove the template? Ilenart626 (talk) 05:22, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Now that it is listed we let the copyvio people take care of the templates. I added a note to the copyvio report. Backwards copies turn up often. StarryGrandma (talk) 02:42, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Closed up the listing, placed necessary tags. Thanks for helping, @StarryGrandma. Sennecaster (Chat) 01:35, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merging of clerk roles

I propose merging the clerk roles on CP and CCI together into one; if you can do one, you have the experience required to do the other. I requested CCI clerk on similar grounds at WT:Contributor copyright investigations/Archive 3#Clerk ish notice. WP:NOTBUREAU applies here, and we desperately need more attention at this board; it would be unnecessary for The4lines to have to officially request CP clerk when they are already CCI clerk, despite him already doing some clerking here just fine. Crossposting to WT:CCI and WP:CCP. Sennecaster (Chat) 00:05, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Seems common sense to me. 🐶 EpicPupper ^{(he/him | talk)} 01:41, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I don't see a problem. It just makes sense. Signed,The4lines |||| ^{(Talk) (Contributions)} 02:27, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I support any reduction of bureaucracy. No downside. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 22:12, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

+1 The more clerks we have the better, especially with the copious amount of new case requests and the backlog at CP. — Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 18:58, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's been a week, I'm going to start sorting out the merging via updating instruction/info pages. Sennecaster (Chat) 18:42, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good, will have to learn how to perform a new role though... Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 15:06, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

5 day minimum

With our current practice of page/section blanking and replacement with a banner, it makes no sense to force this banner to remain for 5 days before the article can be stubbed or rewritten. I propose that we reword the "Closing listings" sections to say something like, "Editors may resolve issues with pages listed on this page by rewriting or removing the copyrighted content at any time following a listing here. Listings will remain open until a clerk or admin has verified that the copyrighted content has been removed." ♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:52, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No concern, but I would rather rewrites go on temp pages still. Sennecaster (Chat) 13:09, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There are some articles where deletion is the best option (e.g. if it's also spam). I don't want effort spent trying to clean them. MER-C 19:04, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what this comment has to do with the 5-day minimum. Spam or other issues could more easily be resolved by allowing anyone, including a a patrolling admin or clerk, to tag for CSD, or even PROD or AfD, instead of forcing a page to sit at CP. If CSD is declined/not appropriate, an admin or clerk could make a note to the effect of "this is crap, leave it alone". And in any case, my proposed change specifically states that admins/clerks must verify any removal before closing a listing, so you always have the option of not closing. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 19:17, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'd support this, but retaining the /temp page as Sennecaster suggested. Probably also need to reword the {{copyvio}} template a bit to further emphasise that anyone can help rewrite it. – Berrely • ^T∕_C 06:54, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@PMC; How does "Editors may resolve issues within listings by removing the copyrighted content or rewriting content on the temporary pages at any time. Clerks and admins will then verify that copyrighted content has been removed or appropriately rewritten before closing a listing." sound? Sennecaster (Chat) 03:51, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, works for me. Whatever removes the pointless bureaucracy. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 03:58, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

CPC template updates

I've reworded some of the phrases in CPC responses, modernizing mostly. I also shortened redir to rdr. There's a couple that could be removed/merged into each other, like some of the permission pending ones; but I'm confused on the function of some. @MER-C, would you happen to know what the {{CPC|d}} is for, or when it would apply? I'm particularly confused on what CUP notice means. Sennecaster (Chat) 02:30, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Cup - when permission is plausible but the article is deleted.

There's also a one needed for "rewrite moved into place". MER-C 10:09, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done on the second; I converted merge to move (same prefix), and viable now kind of functions as the old merge Sennecaster (Chat) 01:29, 22 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GPL text is disallowed, right?

I have a question about GPL-licensed text added to a Wikipedia article. WP:COMPLIC says that GFDL is incompatible with CC BY-SA 3.0, but it doesn't explicitly mention GPL. I assume that GPL is also incompatible as per "• any GNU-only license (including GFDL)". But, I don't know much about how licenses work, so I just wanted to double-check. Thanks! BalinKingOfMoria (talk) 06:14, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Deputy – a toolkit for copyright cleanup

Hello! After months of development, I've published the first working version of Deputy, a userscript that contains a few tools useful for copyright cleanup. This is a merger of two of my old scripts, the {{copied}} Template Editor and the Infringement Assistant, piling on more features and also creating a better interface for working with CCI case pages — Deputy's main goal. Because the script is new, your feedback on the toolkit (specifically what can be improved or what features you would like) would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully this can help with all the copyright backlogs that need to be addressed. If you'd like to discuss, please do so at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Copyright Cleanup § Deputy – a toolkit for copyright cleanup to keep discussions centralized. Thank you! Chlod (say hi!) 02:37, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DATABASE OF AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS WHO APPROVED QUOTES ON WIKIPEDIA?

Hello, is there currently a database of authors and publishers who approve quotes on Wikipedia? If not, can it be created?

== AUTHOR PERMISSION to use content on wikipedia ==

adamhochschild AT earthlink dot net wrote:

If the excerpt is a fairly short one, not more than a paragraph or two, and is properly credited to my book, it’s fine with me if you quote it on Wikipedia.

All the best, Adam Hochschild

May1787 (talk) 05:41, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]