User talk:Explicit

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File:Hanan Tarik.jpg

Hello Explicit, a user (bot) has uploaded the newer version of a file, which the user posted: "The previous version of this file is not non-free, then it would no longer used in Wikipedia. Therefore the previous file would deleted on May 28. The current version will not be deleted." Why the current version of the file sustain from Wikipedia? The Supermind (talk) 11:25, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@The Supermind: Hi, the file went through two separate processes at the same time. Regarding the message you noted, this was a result of a bot tagging your original file for a size reduction request in accordance to WP:IMAGERES. The second bot uploaded a smaller version and tagged it with {{Orphaned non-free revisions}}, which is the message you saw. However, before these two bots edited the page, another editor tagged the image for deletion for failing to comply with the non-free content criteria policy, specifically the no free equivalent criterion. Generally, Wikipedia does not accept fair use images of living individuals, even if one does not currently exist. This is because a freely licensed alternative can be created, and uploads like these are usually deleted two days after being tagged. Ə XPLICIT 12:23, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Chris Tyson page you deleted

Hi Explicit,

I am trying to find out why the page I made 2 years ago about my father Christopher Tyson was taken off of Wikipedia. Is there a way to recover the page? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Soccerg7932 (talk • contribs) 22:59, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Soccerg7932: Hi, Chris Tyson was proposed for deletion with the following rationale: "Footballer who fails GNG and NFOOTY. Only played in American Soccer League (1933–83) which isn't a fully-pro league." It went uncontested for seven days and was deleted as a result. You can find more information at WP:NFOOTY. Additionally, since the individual is your father, you should also become familiar with conflict of interest guideline. Ə XPLICIT 00:25, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Okay I understand, is there anything I change for this page to be put back up? Thank you for your help!

File:Hans Koning Bio.jpg

Hi Explicit. I'm not sure why this file was even added to List of major perpetrators of the Holocaust even if it wasn't covered under WP:NFCCP since Hans Wilhelm König and Hans Koning are completely different people (as least it seems they are). I get that the names are similar; so, I guess a good-faith mistake is understandable and I even didn't catch the difference at first. It is, however, kind of a big mistake to make even if done in a hurry given the subject matter of the list article; moreover, someone trying to re-add it to the list article even after it was deleted seems a tad bit reckless. Finally, there are quite a few other non-free files being used in that article whose use is also seems questionable per WP:NFLISTS and I'm wondering what your take on those particular uses is. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:00, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

David Pearson image

Hello, I believe you deleted an image of myself which I posted on the Wikipedia page about David Pearson (librarian) - which I did not create, but which I try to keep up to date and accurate. The image was taken on an iPad by my wife, for the purposes of using like this - I have it on my page on Amazon, and I send it to people when they want a photo of me for publicity or other reasons. I tried to explain this when mounting the image but Wikipedia insisted on having explicit authorisation from the image creator. I sent an email from my wife, providing this, but that was not accepted. Instead we were sent a list of instructions about licensing arrangements to fill in, which I passed on to her, but which were so complicated and confusing that she was unable to complete them. Now, you have taken the picture down.

Will you please put it back? It's an informal photo taken within family circumstances with no commercial or intellectual property issues. It is already in the public domain (e.g. on Amazon).

Thanks, David Pearson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drspearson (talk • contribs) 06:08, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) Hi Drspearson. Unfortunately, I don't think there's not much that Explicit or any other administrator can probably due to help you here other than to suggest that your wife (assuming she's the copyright holder of the image) send a WP:CONSENT email to Wikimedia OTRS so that her intent to release the file under a free license that Wikipedia accepts can be verified as explained in c:Commons:OTRS#If you are NOT the copyright holder. The fact the a file may be publicly viewable somewhere online (even free of charge) is not the same concept as public domain; so, the photo being used on Amazon, etc. is of no real help here. Moreover, the fact you send to people you want for publicity, etc. isn't really sufficient for Wikipedia as well because Wikipedia's policy regarding image licensing means, in so many words, that the copyright holders of images uploaded to Wikipedia are essentially agreeing to allow anyone anywhere in the world to download the images they've uploaded at anytime and reuse them for any purpose (including commercial use or derivative use). See c:Commons:Licensing for more details on this. So, for this reason, the explicit consent of the copyright holder needs to be verified in some formal way so as to not only protect Wikipedia, but also the rights of copyright holders and the interests of those who want to re-use Wikipedia content. Lots of well-meaning people upload files that they don't own the copyright on in the belief that it's OK because it's for Wikipedia, but Wikipedia's licensing is, in principle, set up to allow anyone anywhere to freely use any of the content contained in Wikipedia for any purpose as long as they attribute Wikipedia when they do so. Wikipedia choice of licensing is a pretty liberal one without many restrictions, as such things go, which is why Wikipedia strives to make sure all of the content it hosts is licensed in such a way.

If you've already emailed Wikimedia OTRS and found their response confusing, then there might be another option for you as explained in c:Commons:OTRS#Licensing images: when do I contact OTRS?. Your wife could take another photo of you and directly upload it to Wikimedia Commons before publishing it anywhere else. All she would need to do is follow the instructions given in c:Commons:Upload Wizard, pick one of the licenses listed in c:Commons:Creative Commons and then use the c:Commons:Wikimedia OTRS release generator to verify her copyright ownership. The process seems straightforward, and all she might have to do is create a create a Commons account.

Now for some other stuff that's more related to Wikipedia editing. Since you have a Wikipedia article written about you, you might want to take a close look at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Dealing with articles about yourself and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest for reference. Subject of Wikipedia articles don't really have any claim of ownership over article content and those that try to edit articles or content written about them on Wikipedia often find it hard to do so in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. For this reason, Wikipedia highly discourages conflict-of-interest editing, and instead requests that subjects of articles follow the advice given in WP:COIADVICE and WP:PSCOI#Steps for engagement. I've added a template to your user talk page which contains more information about this type of thing and links to various relevant policy and guideline pages for your reference. The more you familiarize yourself with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines regarding COI editing, the less likely you're going to run into difficulties editing.

One last thing, Wikipedia has no real way of verifying you are who you say you are (see On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog). That's OK and most editors are happy to take you at your word unless your account starts doing things that aren't really appropriate for Wikipedia. If you're concerned about this type of thing and want some sort of formal account verification, you can email Wikimedia OTRS and verify your identity. An OTRS volunteer will review your email and add Template:Verified account to your user page if everything is in order. This is optional and doesn't grant you any special editing privileges with respect to content about you on Wikipedia, but it will make it clear that you are David Pearson (librarian) and not someone pretending to be you. If you want to find out more specific details about this, you can ask at WP:OTRSN. Good luck to you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:40, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Content of deleted "List of entertainment events at the Fiserv Forum"

Hi Explicit! Hope you are well. I was wondering if you could paste the content of the deleted page "List of entertainment events at the Fiserv Forum" here so that it can be incorporated into the article "Fiserv Forum" -- currently, there is a section titled "Concerts and events," which reads "Main article: List of entertainment events at the Fiserv Forum." Because you deleted the page, this link now leads nowhere, which I hope you'll agree is a sub-optimal experience for the user. If you paste the content of the deleted article here (with the sources), I will work on pruning it (if it is overly-long and/or includes non-notable events) and adding it to the "Fiserv Forum" article. Thanks!

Waidawut (talk) 00:31, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Waidawut: Hi, I have made the content available here. Ə XPLICIT 00:40, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Waidawut (talk) 00:46, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Copy-paste

Hi, there are IPs are currently copying and pasting from IMDb directly to Wikipedia on this page The King: Eternal Monarch. Per WP:Copy-paste, they are not allowed to do that and the preview of previous history that contain the copyrighted material should be removed. I don't now how to report that, so I contacted you. CherryPie94 🍒🥧 (talk) 18:42, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@CherryPie94: Hi, I've hidden 71 revisions that contained the text copied from IMDb. Contacting a particular administrator to look into the matter is fine. You can also report issues regarding copyright infringment at the administrators' noticeboard. Ə XPLICIT 00:25, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

user:RoxyHits

user:RoxyHits is abusing her talkpage. CLCStudent (talk) 00:01, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@CLCStudent: I have revoked the user's ability to edit their talk page. Ə XPLICIT 00:03, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]