User talk:Explicit

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Gibraltar Photographic Society

If you google it actually it doesn't fail criteria, it has sources...♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:56, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Hi, I'll take this as contesting the page's deletion and have restored the article. You should consider expanding the article to avoid it from being nominated at WP:AFD in the future. ƏXPLICIT 08:38, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Should be OK now, Frood? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:37, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Myname 2nd Single

Hello! Your submission of Myname 2nd Single at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Kosack (talk) 12:06, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Poster

How does an event poster violate non-free image use policy? Wolfmartyn (talk) 18:08, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

@Wolfmartyn: Hi, a non-free poster is generally allowed in the article about the subject itself, which automatically meets WP:NFCC#8. For example, the use of File:Avengers Endgame poster.jpg in Avengers: Endgame. However, the use of a poster in articles beyond that generally don't satisfy policy. If there was no article about the film, there would be no justification in using it elsewhere and would be deleted. Regarding File:MEC 2016 Rallysprint poster.png, it was being used in the Events section of the Motor Enthusiasts Club article. This poster would be justified it there was an article specifically for the 2016 Mondello Park Rallycross, but as it was being used in a section about the motor club itself. It violated the aforementioned criterion, which led to its deletion. ƏXPLICIT 03:53, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

First of all it is a poster freely available to the public with an intention to distribute it freely to general public and make it available to anyone who want it for free, as such is the intention of a poster - why would usage be restricted by a policy? There are no implications for non-free usage. Secondly, the event was organized by the club, so subject matter specifically relates to the club and its activities, so it is in itself a core of the subject. In Avengers Endgame example, the production studios would be entitled to use the poster as it is their product. I am planning to create more club articles, and a lot of them have posters and other free media created for general public, so it is important to get this issue sorted. Wolfmartyn (talk) 10:30, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

@Wolfmartyn: All images are presumed copyrighted unless evidence stating otherwise. As such, the use of this poster can only qualify for fair use. However, Wikipedia has created and enforced policies stricter than that doctrine to limit the use of fair use content, particularly concerning non-free media, as the project's goal is to utilize as little copyrighted content as possible. The logo being used in the infobox of Motor Enthusiasts Club is representative of the club, and its use is justified there. One poster of an event from three years ago is not. Unless this poster in particular is subject to critical commentary from sources independent of the club to satisfy the contextual significance criterion listed above, its use can only be justified in an article about the event itself, but not anything outside of that, including that of the club. ƏXPLICIT 09:56, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

It does not make logical sense to me - it is created for public consumption, so I'd think it'd be intentionally void of copyright, but hey it is what it is. As I said before, I'd like to include numerous posters on club pages as they are part of their history, often boasting their showcase function. So if I obtained the written permission from the club (they would ultimately own the poster as the organisers), would that be sufficient? If the answer is yes, where and how I would store the written permission (i.e. the email)? Wolfmartyn (talk) 10:29, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

@Wolfmartyn: In regards to the automatic copyright of a fixed work, please see Berne Convention.

The club would be required to release its images under a suitable free license. If that is achieved, they would then need to follow the steps outlined at COM:CONSENT. ƏXPLICIT 10:50, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

The Corrs – Live Japanese cover

Hi. I noticed that you deleted File:CorrsLiveCDJapan200.jpg. As far as I know, alternate covers are permitted, especially in this case as this album is a Japanese-only release; therefore the Japanese cover has encyclopedic value. Thank you! QuestFour (talk) 12:44, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

@QuestFour: Hi, alternate covers generally don't meet the non-free content criteria, especially in cases where the difference between said alternate cover is not significantly different from the main cover as is the case here. Such instances generally don't satisfy the contextual significance criterion. ƏXPLICIT 04:56, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Please send the text of OpenSync and the page it redirected to

At OpenSync I see:

2019-02-14T02:35:59 Explicit talk contribs deleted page OpenSync (G8: Redirect to a deleted or nonexistent page) (thank)

OpenSync continues to be in the news, with vigor (e.g. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/11/how-plume-convinces-big-isps-to-use-its-wi-fi-hardware/), and I would like to understand the previous conversation and content related to this article so I can help determine if it is worth reviving. Unfortunately, not only is the previous article deleted, but since it was just a redirect (which is also hidden) I cannot see how to even figure out what the original full page name was and where an RfD discussion might have occurred. Given coverage in multiple outlets and usage on a grand scale now, I think an article is worth reconsidering. Please help me access the original contents so I can help with updates that may be indicated. ★NealMcB★ (talk) 20:24, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

@Nealmcb: Hi, the original article was OpenSync (software). You can find a copy of the page contents prior to deletion here. ƏXPLICIT 23:42, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Ahh - thank you! I see that article was about the old PIM/KDE/Gnome software, not the new, notable, open source, widely deployed Plume home networking management software Draft:OpenSync (software). ★NealMcB★ (talk) 17:13, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

User:Drmies edits to U-KISS article

Hi,

Thanks again for your previous help by unlinking redirected articles in the U-KISS entry, as well as your ongoing commitment to protecting articles about Korean music.

I just noticed that User:Drmies has made substantial deletions in that U-KISS article. Some of these include removing music genres and concert tours, although similar information is included in the Girls' Generation article, which is classified as a good article. That user doesn't seem to have any expertise in K-pop, so I wondered if you could please assist?

I appreciate any help that you can offer.

Hyuny Bunny (talk) 01:55, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

• Hyuny Bunny, what a friendly note. I can't help but wonder how it is that you, who've been here only since September, got so fluent at editing: you're a quick learner! What you didn't notice is that the tours in the Girls' Generation article have both articles and sources. Maybe they shouldn't have articles--but for now they do. Anyway, I will get out of this conversation, to which I wasn't invited anyway. Drmies (talk) 01:59, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

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File:David Icke, top right, with the BBC Breakfast Time team, 1983.jpg

Hello, can you tell me which bit of the non-free use policy File:David Icke, top right, with the BBC Breakfast Time team, 1983.jpg violated please. I just want to check if it's due the the recent undiscussed move and reorganisation by another user. Thanks. - X201 (talk) 08:24, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

@X201: Hi, the file was not deleted as a result of the recent page move to Breakfast Time (British TV programme). It was tagged with {{di-missing article links}}. The fair use rationale pointed to David Icke only, but the image was not used there. ƏXPLICIT 07:02, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

OK, not sure how that slipped through the net. Can you restore the file so that I can fix the FUR please. That file has been Breakfast Time for eight years and is a useful identification aid. Thanks. - X201 (talk) 08:29, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

@X201:  Done, file restored. ƏXPLICIT 00:09, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks - X201 (talk) 16:07, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

Image for Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 3

Good evening, Explicit.

Please undelete this image for Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 3.

Regards and thanks. Wikinesia (talk) 13:59, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

@Wikinesia:  Done, file restored. ƏXPLICIT 00:09, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

Google Code-In 2019 is coming - please mentor some documentation tasks!

Hello,

Google Code-In, Google-organized contest in which the Wikimedia Foundation participates, starts in a few weeks. This contest is about taking high school students into the world of opensource. I'm sending you this message because you recently edited a documentation page at the English Wikipedia.

I would like to ask you to take part in Google Code-In as a mentor. That would mean to prepare at least one task (it can be documentation related, or something else - the other categories are Code, Design, Quality Assurance and Outreach) for the participants, and help the student to complete it. Please sign up at the contest page and send us your Google account address to google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org, so we can invite you in!

From my own experience, Google Code-In can be fun, you can make several new friends, attract new people to your wiki and make them part of your community.

If you have any questions, please let us know at google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org.

Thank you!

--User:Martin Urbanec (talk) 21:58, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Recently deleted image, now have license, unsure of next step.

Hello, I uploaded the image File:Josh Lafazan Headshot.jpeg, and was waiting from the owner for their creative commons license. Unfortunately, this was only sent last night, and you removed the image prior to that, which I completely understand. What is the best way to go about sending this license? Would you be able to reinstate the image without me reuploading? Please do advise where I should forward that email. Thanks so much! BRES2773 (talk) 13:59, 26 November 2019 (UTC)