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Delete

I allows you to delete the file a view of Encounter Marine Park— Preceding unsigned comment added by VNHRISHIKESH (talk • contribs)

The image will be deleted in a few days by an administrator on the Commons.— Diannaa (talk) 14:45, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Take a look at this paid editing?

@Diannaa, Hi, not sure if it's something that you work on, can you take a look at this? Thanks. Tame (talk) 19:14, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

What is it I am supposed to be looking for? I have no experience assessing drafts, if that's what you need. — Diannaa (talk) 19:37, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Henfenfeld Castle Attribution

As you saw in Pfinzing Castle I copied from German Wikipedia and forgot to add attribution. I did the same thing with Henfenfeld Castle too. How can I add attribution to it? SiliconProphet (talk) 19:46, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Step 1: Make a small edit to the article, using an edit summary similar to this. Step 2 (optional): Add a template like this to the article talk page.— Diannaa (talk) 19:52, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Talk Page Oddity

Hey Dianna, I got a post on my talk page about the Princeton, Texas page. Apparently I edited the page, which I had to check the history....it was in 2013. Anyway, the user who contacted me (User:Pinecar) is asking me (and many others) to get involved in a slow-speed revert-war. I'm not sure why they care about this lawsuit and I feel there might be some personal involvement there, because why would they be so keen on getting something from 2011 deleted if they weren't?

Regardless of that, the revert-war is concerning. Even more concerning is the user getting other users involved in it. I think this requires an admin's input, so I am bringing it to you. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 23:57, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Hi Neutralhomer. Sorry but I don't have the skill set to help deal with this matter.— Diannaa (talk) 13:05, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Roger Wilco. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 13:09, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Revdel?

Hiya! I just warned a good-faith user who has copied material directly from a British Museum large-print teaching PDF https://www.britishmuseum.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/Large%20print%20guide_Troy.pdf to the Heinrich Schliemann article. Sorry, forgot the diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heinrich_Schliemann&diff=prev&oldid=1036742203 All the best, Haploidavey (talk) 12:46, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

I have done the required revision deletion. Thanks for the report.— Diannaa (talk) 13:08, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Al-Tabligh Verse

hello Diannaa ,Thanks for your tips and tricks,I'm a novice and try to do my edit better,I hope you help me in this

thank you kindly.

Greetings!

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Greetings, Diannaa! Is there a way by which you can disclose the text of this revision to me? It will be very helpful as it would allow me to find free-sources for the removed material, and after copy-editing, I can add that to the article. Thanks. Peter Ormond 💬 09:32, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Changing what you use as a source does not make any difference from a copyright point of view. The prose has to be re-written in your own words. I can send you the deleted text via email, but you will have to activate your Wikipedia email first.— Diannaa (talk) 12:02, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! I've activated my email. Please send the text with the inline citations, or you can opt for sending the source of that complete revision. Thanks once again! Peter Ormond 💬 14:16, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Email sent. I see I removed copyright text copied from six different sources.— Diannaa (talk) 14:23, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Repeated close paraphrasing

Hi, I've been noticing this user has been doing lots of close paraphrasing in multiple articles. Almost every one of their edits involves close paraphrasing. In addition, they were warned about it over a year ago here. The main pages I’m seeing this on are on 2019–2021 Sudanese protests, 2019–2021 Lebanese protests, 2019–2021 Iraqi protests, Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2020), and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2021). Thepharoah17 (talk) 20:57, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

If you could please provide me with some specific diffs where you believe close paraphrasing is an issue, I would be happy to examine them. Thanks,— Diannaa (talk) 00:13, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Copyright in Superman enemies list

Hello Diannaa, I had no idea that the text came from that site, the information I got from the character came from Wikipedia itself. My edits were in good faith, I got the character information in her own article. This means that someone, before me, must have taken the text from that site and put it in her article. If I had noticed it before, I wouldn't even have put that text on the list. But overall, thanks, I'll pay more attention from now on. HealthKnight1993 (talk) 22:01, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

HealthKnight1993, I have checked, and it looks like we had it first, and the other website copied from Wikipedia. Sorry for the mistake. You can help prevent this kind of mistake on my part by stating in your edit summary where you got the content when you copy from one Wikipedia article to another. In fact it's required by the terms of our license. Please see WP:Copying within Wikipedia for more information on this topic.— Diannaa (talk) 00:22, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Yanceyville and Caswell County edits

Hi Diannaa, thank you so much for your input. I am heeding your advice. If there is any further issue just let me know. I will promptly correct it. Take care :) Peabodyb (talk) 23:53, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Saint John's Point, County Down

Hi Dianaa, I made a few alterations to Saint John's Point, County Down to stop the copyvio bells ringing but the user has since made new edits. Could you please check for me that it is OK now and strike out some of the edit history? Regards. Hughesdarren (talk) 23:34, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Cleaned. Thanks for the report.— Diannaa (talk) 13:02, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Better sourcing on section on Basal-cell carcinoma

Hi Diannaa, You requested better sourcing regarding the statement of BEC as natural treatment for BCCs. I would like to send you as well the approval of the European Health Authority for BEC / CuradermBCC as safe treatment for basal cell carcinoma on humans. And I have 9 more scientific papers (PDF), but they are not in internet. How can I send them to you?

I hereby attach some scientific studies and clinical trials that are in internet. https://www.curadermbcc.eu/single-blind-controled-clinical-trial-ak/ https://www.curadermbcc.eu/study-solasodine-glycoalkaloids/ https://www.curadermbcc.eu/study-nicotinamide-skin-cancer-prevention/

Looking forward to your response, kind regards.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Chernandez1978 (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) states that we are not to cite medical information using primary sources (individual studies, clinical trials, and the like). We are to use secondary sources that summarize the current state of knowledge. These might include review articles in reputable journals or medical textbooks. Two sources you provided with your edit (here, here) are not any of these, so the proposal that BEC kills Basal-cell carcinoma cells has to stay out of the article unless such sourcing exists. The fact that all the sources you have provided so far are published by Curaderm BCC makes me wonder, do you work for them? If you do, you need to say so, as you have a conflict of interest. — Diannaa (talk) 19:41, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

ClemRutter

I see you blocked ClemRutter. Disappointing, but I guess you didn't have a choice. I offered him advice on how to avoid close paraphrasing. Feel free to correct me if you do not agree with it. This is how I personally write articles. Scorpions13256 (talk) 23:48, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Scorpions13256. That's a good idea. I have added some more advice to make sure we have covered everything. Hopefully he will be recovered enough to post an unblock request soon.— Diannaa (talk) 01:26, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick reply. Honestly, your advice sounds a lot like another one of my approaches. Scorpions13256 (talk) 02:09, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

CreatorVRXAZ query

hey um can i talk to you

— Preceding unsigned comment added by CreatorVRXAZ (talk • contribs) 06:47, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

Photo of object

Dear Diannaa. Sorry to bother you. I would quite like to replace this photo with something better, but I seem to recall being told that photos of objects are not necessarily OK because the design of the object might be copyright. This was years and years ago, and apropos of the chewing gum art designs of Ben Wilson. I apologize for troubling you with this but my wibbly and confused attempts to find where it says it have not yet borne fruit and it is sometimes nicer* to ask someone who knows. Thanks! DBaK (talk) 20:48, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

And yes, I know it's *nicer for me but not necessarily the recipient. Sorry. DBaK (talk) 20:48, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

I use that philosophy myself for things like home repairs and car repairs - I don't have to know how to do it, I just have to know a person who knows how .

The information on photographing artwork and other copyrightable objects such as toys is found at commons:Commons:Freedom of panorama. Making a long story short, it depends on the country of origin. For the UK, commons:Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United Kingdom#Freedom of panorama says that the 3D object needs to be permanently on display in a public place. So my opinion is no, it's not okay. Since the company is now out of business, you might make a good case for a fair use image.— Diannaa (talk) 21:06, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks so much for that – interesting and very very useful to know. I'm not sure if I will have a look at fair use – the course of human history will not be too badly affected if I leave the current photo there ... and I would say please consult me any time about car and home repairs but it wouldn't really be a nice outcome for either of us. Nerdy corners of trumpet playing, perhaps, yes. :) Cheers DBaK (talk) 09:12, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Copyright violation?

Hey, sorry to bother you, but I'm very confused as to why a sentence I written for The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady was removed and redacted on the grounds of copyright infringement when it was a sentence that I written on my own accord. The sentence I recall having made was:

″The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is widely considered to be one of the greatest jazz records of all time and is often listed as one of the most important compositions of the 20th century."

Which I did not copy from anywhere- nor could I find said sentence on the site mentioned in the reversion- I had no knowledge of this site even existing until now. Hope this issue can be resolved. HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 21:00, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

I double checked and it appears to be a false positive. Sorry for the mistake. I am not going to re-add the content though, as no citation was provided for these claims.— Diannaa (talk) 21:13, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

Rationale use for nfcc logo

Hi, I'm bothering you because I need some assistance to start a discussion for this logo, which has a free rationale use in 5 different articles, which seems to be excessive IMO, considering that most of copyrighted football badges are not allowed in more than one article. Would you mind giving me instructions to start a discussion for this logo? Thanks, Fma12 (talk) 22:38, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

The place to go is Wikipedia:Files for discussion. I notice that while there's 5 articles listed on the file, the image is only in use on 3 articles.— Diannaa (talk) 22:58, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

Do something about this.

Dear Dianna, I see you had edited my contribution on article Penicillium maximae only to remove that nonsense 3 hour work I had written right? I credited that work to the respective authors of the journal where they had published it. Despite of that you only removed my "gibberish" because it was violating copyright issues even if you didn't remove my citations neither you removed the taxon keys on the template box provided in the page. Pleae reconsider the matter to withdraw the exclusion of my content in that page. I maybe not a big administrator like you but I have the same right as you to investigate into any article that might be a subject for copyright dispute. Sagardd234 (talk) 10:56, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

It's not okay to copy copyright material from journal articles to Wikipedia, even if you credit the author. It looks like your additions to the infobox are still there; not sure what it is you think is missing?— Diannaa (talk) 11:48, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Better Sourcing Basal-cell carcinoma (2)

Dear Diana.

I understand what you've explained so in order to clarify the issue, please find links that hopefully solve the matter.

Could add I this neutral reference to my contribution, instead of the two curaderm previous links ? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1913614/

By the way, I am connected to Curaderm being the distributor in Europe of the product. Looking forward to your response. Kind regards

PD (Sorry for open new section, but I didn't know how to answer the previous message)