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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:33, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Oh noes. I challenge your speedy deletion! You shant delete my semi-automatically generated warning message! Tyranny! GMG^talk 13:12, 8 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I found a picture published in 1919 that depicts women who attended this conference. A much clearer image can be found here. Is this one of those companies like Getty that tries to make you pay for images already in the public domain? Can I use it? SusunW (talk) 22:53, 10 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Susun. Yeeeah, there's a special place in copyright hell for sites like those. I'll do you one better. Here is what looks to be the original without the annoying watermarks. But the good stuff is that the Minneapolis newspaper means we know it was published in the US before 1923. So you should be good to go. You can just cite the newspaper link in the file description as evidence of the date of publication. GMG^talk 00:20, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Woo hoo! I still don't know how you find these originals, but I don't care. I know enough to ask you and that works for me. Gracias mi amigo! SusunW (talk) 04:58, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Susun. As far as I can tell, a lot of these public-domain-scam sites are bot generated using existing information from public archives. So other than the annoying watermark, everything else is often unchanged, meaning you can usually search for the file name verbatim and find where files by that exact name exist elsewhere. GMG^talk 12:49, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know. I truly do appreciate your skills! On that note, can I get you to double-check the tags I put on the images mentioned at the GA review on the Inter-Allied Women's Conference? Just want to make sure I didn't screw any of them up. SusunW (talk) 13:19, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Susun. Poking around they look pretty good. i would caution one thing though: it's good to keep in mind mobile viewers and people with different monitors when arranging images (project wide, half or more of our readers are using mobile). So the long string of vertical images you have on the right probably looks fine on narrower resolution monitors, but it's going to probably be format breaking on ultra-wide monitors, and on mobile view it stacks about 20 inches of single vertical images in the background section that you have to scroll through before you get to any text. (You can check what it looks like on mobile devices by using the developer tools in Google Chrome.) I would recommend instead to go with the type of formatting I used at Indian Peace Commission. It still stacks them at the top of the section on mobile, but will stack them horizontally as much as it can depending on the screen width, and narrow or wide screen monitors are unaffected in the article display. GMG^talk 14:05, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, as if I have any idea what "You can check what it looks like on mobile devices by using the developer tools in Google Chrome" means. I can barely use my phone as a phone (Swiping is virtuall impossible, making answering a call fraught with difficulty. Don't even get me started on the excruciating frustration of typing one letter at a time, when on a keyboard I type 120 words per minute). Would it make more sense to list them in "gallery" format at the bottom? There are so many that horizontally in the middle seems like it would be disruptive to the article flow. SusunW (talk) 16:01, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the easiest way to check what it looks like on mobile is probably just to use a phone I guess. I'm not super tech savvy either. (I'm reminded of this recent thread on Wikidata, where I just vomited a little bit and ran away.) It's not going to fail your GA review or anything. It should fail an FA review but I don't have supreme confidence that it would either, since reviewers rarely check for that kind of thing. There are probably a number of solutions, and a gallery is probably one. Just something to keep in mind with regard to our readership. GMG^talk 01:18, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm kind of slow, but I get stuff done ;) We passed GA and Adam Cuerden, who beautifully restored the image on Aletta Jacobs, has agreed to try to work on cleaning up this image too. On your advice, I moved the photos from a vertical list to a gallery at the bottom of the article. SusunW (talk) 18:16, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome sauce. You are a GA machine. Also I envy Adam's excellent photoshop skills. I did work a little bit on a picture on my plane ride the other day. Will hopefully finish it eventually and maybe get a second FP. At least that's what I've been telling myself :P GMG^talk 14:28, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I need another favor, sorry if I am asking too much. At the suggestion of the GA reviewer, I submitted the article for Class-A review by the Military Project. One of the reviewers has asked that the signature be cropped from the photo of Lady Ishbel Aberdeen.[1] 1) I have no idea how to crop a photo which has already been uploaded, 2) I think both the photo *with* the signature (for her article) and *without* the signature (for my article) need to be available for use. (Is this even possible?) Can you crop it for me and advise when it is done? As always, thank you for your help. SusunW (talk) 15:37, 22 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You can do it fairly easily using c:COM:CROPTOOL. But I'll give it a look tonight when I can get off mobile and back on PC for a minute. GMG^talk 18:45, 22 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@SusunW:  Done See File:Lady Ishbel Aberdeen 1899 IIAV 15541 (cropped).jpg. GMG^talk 01:50, 23 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Once again you saved the day. Thank you so very much :) SusunW (talk) 04:28, 23 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I am drowning in a mire of copyright issues Class-A review. Any chance you or any of your page stalkers can help me with any of it? SusunW (talk) 18:26, 9 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry SusunW. I'm still out in sunny California at the moment and mostly stuck on mobile. :\ GMG^talk 16:25, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't expecting you to answer until you were back and hope you are having fun. I have a feeling the issues will still be there when you get back, as I am getting no responses to my pleas for help. ;) SusunW (talk) 17:14, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey, how are you doing today? Since those two accidents with the comic book images that I uploaded I'm now asking you this file I now uploaded [File:Theshiarempirewithlilandra.jpg]. How do you think, am I allowed to used it on the Shi'ar page? Thank you for reading this. Penguin7812 (talk) 11:36, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Penguin7812. I have updated the file information with a fair use rational according to our guidance on using non-free content. Such content can be used in certain limited instances, such as this one, where we are using a low resolution version of an image for the indentification of the main article for a subject, where no free alternative would be availalbe. GMG^talk 16:20, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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You may have seen this announcement that all the 'Featured Hosts' - whose names and pictures randomly cycle round in the Teahouse Header - have just been updated.

As you are currently one of the 29 most active editors at WP:TH, your name and an image has now replaced that of an inactive host. But because you haven't yet added yourself to the full list of active hosts, I have used the image on your userpage (over the default picture of a cup of green tea). It would be great if you would now do two things:

• Check or change the 'featured host' image allocated to you. Edit it at Wikipedia:Teahouse/Host/Featured/8, or undo my changes if you don't wish to be 'featured'.
• Create a 'host profile' for yourself, and choose a relevant picture - click the 'Experienced editor?' button in the TH Header to formally sign up to create a separate entry on the full list of all 89 current hosts which new editors can view.

Many thanks, Nick Moyes (talk) 09:26, 13 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

DYKUpdateBot (talk) 00:02, 20 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have a dwindling stack of drafts at User:BD2412/sandbox#Disambig resolvers. If any of these seem interesting to you, let me know, and I'll be glad to focus on that in collaboration. bd2412 T 21:47, 20 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm...I'm going to have to take some time and poke around to see what the sources look like on these. GMG^talk 18:58, 21 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@BD2412: I think I may try to take a look at Toilet training if you're interested. It's a desperately anemic article that gets a sustained hundreds of daily views (and whatever happened on 10 December 2018 that prompted 276k views). The poor talk page is just a decade old desert of readers asking for a better article. GMG^talk 10:51, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm up for it - I'll have a serious look over the weekend. bd2412 T 10:59, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be travelling over the weekend myself, but I was poking around some books this morning, and there is a lot of fluff parenting garbage, but there also seems a lot of really high quality sources available. In particular things like this [2] [3]. GMG^talk 11:19, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sâ, hioc teș caus sâ (Romǎnǎ) ul hioc có jîşnéc niop sâșteș. Sâ vémcóț ces hioc coș jîṣșnéc ju hua "Jan Diu" ul hioc "sâ" jaușṣ lufi hîmóp. Țaum hioc tías fém cóp jînéc niop, ă Wikipedia i Rumârește? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.156.128.249 (talk) 18:20, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry anon. I don't speak Vietnamese, and unfortunately don't know of anyone who can translate for us. You may have better luck asking at the Vietnamese Wikipedia. GMG^talk 18:26, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ne hioc "Vietnamese", hioc Rumârește. Jeal... :( 130.156.128.249 (talk) 18:29, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Got the same message on my talk. Google translate seems to think it's some combination of Romanian and Vietnamese. --valereee (talk) 18:34, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. Apparently it's Istro-Romanian. Are there  any other languages you speak? Sorry I'm not super helpful, but all I speak is English. GMG^talk 18:45, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, same message to Teahouse, where there's some detective work going on. Language is Rumârește, which has only 500 speakers left. I would assume this person speaks something else -- maybe Romanian, possibly some English -- in order to be able to find their way here. --valereee (talk) 18:56, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Random ping for User: Alex Nico, who seems fairly active and apparently speaks Romanian and Aromanian as well as English. So they may be able to help? GMG^talk 19:03, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for the ping. Unfortunately, Istro-Romanian is a bit too different from Aromanian and Romanian to be understood by me.

{{subst:DNAU|User:130.156.128.249}} Nu știu Vlășește/Rumârește, doar română. Putem vorbi în română? Poate așa pot răspunde la întrebare. Mulțumesc!--Alex Nico (talk) 19:11, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Da, o să-mi dau silința, țaum română ne este mamă mea limpa. Voiam sâ știu dacă există o Wikipedia în rumârește, dar ne există. Asta e tot. 130.156.128.249 (talk) 20:17, 26 June 2019 (UTC) Yes, I will give my strength, no Romanian is our mother's speak. I wanted to know if there is a Wikipedia in the Istro-Romanian, but there is not. That's all. (Thank Google translater) 130.156.128.249 (talk) 20:22, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Yes, only Aromanian and Romanian currently. But there are lots of language versions including languages with zero native speakers. So there might be an Istro-Romanian some time in the future. GMG^talk 20:32, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• (translated) Da, numai aromanieni și români în prezent. Dar există multe versiuni lingvistice, inclusiv limbile cu vorbitori nativi. Așadar, în viitor, ar putea exista un istro-românesc. GMG^talk 20:32, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

{{subst:DNAU|User:130.156.128.249}} Mulțumesc mult de răspuns (Efharisto multu!). Când se va face Wikipedia în rumârește, vă așteptăm să scrieți! --Alex Nico (talk) 20:54, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

My god, you did a fantastic job in rescuing that article on the Intellectual Dark Web! Very balanced, very neutral, very Wikipedian. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad (talk) 17:35, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey thanks. Feel free to stop by any time. GMG^talk 17:38, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Concerning your comment on User:Buffs' talk page: If you believe I have mischaracterized your motivations or actions, I sincerely apologise for my description. I do not want to impugn your reputation as an editor or your judgment in interpreting the policy as to whether blogs can be used as reliable sources. The overwhelming majority of blogs or self-published material cannot be used as RS. We agree on this point. Again, I am very sorry if I said anything, by statement or implication, disparaging you. Cheers, Mark Ironie (talk) 16:53, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No worries Mark Ironie. If I have anything, it's a thick skin, and I'm not sure I really have any reputation of any count worthy to be besmirched. El C just seemed intent on sorting things out and I didn't want them to misunderstand the situation. If I am anything, I am virulently contrarian. But that can be easily misunderstood by others as picking a side. If I can ever be of any help for anything at all please feel free to let me know and I'll do my best to assist in any way I can. GMG^talk 00:16, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Glad it's copacetic. I only mentioned your name because you started the RfC. It seemed pertinent at the time because it was the one of the three actions Buffs didn't start but I shouldn't have dragged your name into it. Thanks for the offer of help and that goes likewise for you. Cheers, Mark Ironie (talk) 00:33, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I mean, I come from a...sympathetic personal background, but the parties involved don't seem to have any interest in working together, and I have very many more things that i could be doing with my volunteer time on Wikimedia projects. If they ever do decide to have a nuanced discussion without name calling and walls of text, feel free to ping me and I'll be happy to offer a third opinion. GMG^talk 01:26, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Wikimedia Foundation litigation, which you contributed to, has been nominated for possible deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 05:10, 3 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GreenMeansGo. El C asked me to please stay off of Buffs' talk page so I am going to respond here. I hope that's okay.

Regarding the extended relationship off-wiki, three of the events we were at I was the main speaker so there wasn't really time for friendly interaction. There is no concerted effort on our parts, I can absolutely see where that would be the impression though. I know it looks messed up that we agree on topics that we edit and I am not sure how to change that for the better. I hear you on the two person consensus. If there are only three people trying to gain consensus what do you recommend? I freak out over the idea of posting on Project Indigenous about things like that (I know that's what it's there for) because it feels like canvassing to me. Which is my problem, I get that and I should probably get over it for everyone's benefit. I would sincerely welcome any advice you might have. Thanks a bunch for your time. I really appreciate it. Indigenous girl (talk) 16:32, 3 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Personally? I keep an eye out for editors who tend to agree with me as often as they disagree, and who make solid arguments regardless of whether we are on the same "side". I keep them in my pocket to ping when I reach an impasse. Unfortunately, that generally needs to happen before things devolve into overwhelming walls of text and bad faith name-calling. To that point, I also try to be the first person in line to call out people on my own "side" when they make poor arguments that are primarily driven by emotion and intuition rather than reason and evidence, and when they start approaching things primarily in terms of sides instead of arguments. If someone else makes a better argument than I do, then I should leave on the same side as they are, and thank them for their trouble. If someone is a Churchillian fanatic, who won't change their mind and won't change the subject, then Wikipedia is probably not the best place for them to contribute quite yet. GMG^talk 21:45, 3 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent advice and duly noted. I especially like and will particularly take into account, "If someone else makes a better argument than I do, then I should leave on the same side as they are, and thank them for their trouble." I think that's something that is a very important tool for rapport building. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Indigenous girl (talk) 01:03, 4 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

let me improve the article and make it encyclopedic. I see you point. The article looks too descriptive. --Graphenon (talk) 15:03, 5 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Graphenon. The problem is not that the article is "too descriptive". The problem is that the article reads like an advertisement, and Wikipedia is not a means of advertising or promotion. GMG^talk 15:07, 5 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've declined the G11 for the minute to give the creator to clean it up a bit more. If he hasn't done so, stick the tag back on. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:28, 5 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hope all is well with you. I need a photo and am not remotely sure how to do this. I found this image of "A Keméndy-ház 1883-ban" (Keméndy House circa 1883) in Toth's book, which says the sign at the top of the building says it's the "Institute of Irma Keméndy". It appears to have been cropped from this larger image which is on "Fortepan". The description about the project says "Fortepan is a copyright-free and community-based photo archive with over 100,000 photographs available for anyone to browse and download in high-resolution, free of charge. The images are free to share with the appropriate credit given as FORTEPAN / NAME OF DONOR. Please do provide the full credit at all times as it is a tribute to the selfless contribution of the donor." and the information on the photo says "1900. Hungary, Szeged Dugonics tér a Főreáltanoda (ma a Szegedi Egyetem központi épülete) felől nézve (a felvétel 1885 körül készült). DONOR: Fődi Gábor PHOTO ID: 24022 Results: 29 / 815". So, I want to use the fortepan image on the article for Adele Zay and the cropped one from Toth for the article on Keméndy, but I do not know how to mark one as a derivative of the other. Can you help? SusunW (talk) 15:06, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey SusunW. I don't trust any image credit that just says 1900, because a lot of people don't care and just put that as a round-about guess. Probably the more accurate date then is the 1885 one. Because 1885 was more than 120 years ago, and the author is unknown, you can upload it using c:Template:PD-old-assumed. You can either upload the larger version and crop it on Commons using c:Commons:CropTool. Or you can upload them separately and use c:Template:Derivative versions and c:Template:Derived from to indicate that one is a crop (CropTool will do this for you automatically). I would recommend doing whichever one gives you a higher resolution file in the end. GMG^talk 15:25, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, GreenMeansGo. I totally appreciate your help! I am not sure I understand, but I'll give it a go. I took the 1900 to mean when it was published. What I know for sure is the house was destroyed in the 1879 flood, permits to rebuild were issued in 1881 and Toth says this is what it looked like in 1883, so probably taken 1883-1885. There's other images from this same website loaded on commons, so I'll probably just copy that format. I'll let you know how it goes. :) SusunW (talk) 15:44, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Good luck with everything. There's also no harm in putting as much information in the file description as you can. Doesn't have to be a clean date only. It's not beyond me to argue to keep files at COM:DR based on newspaper clippings about buildings burning down, floods, and other assorted acts of God. GMG^talk 15:49, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think I've done it, but not sure. Can you look at this and this. You have no idea how much I appreciate your help. SusunW (talk) 17:02, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I did a bit of arranging, but I'd say if you're copying the style used by User:Fæ then you're probably good. GMG^talk 17:43, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That's exactly what I did! Find someone you trust, do what they do :) It also helped that I had found the Toth book, because it told me who the original author was and thus, clearly it is well out of copyright. I really appreciate the help. I figured if I stuck the template on there, you would fix my mistakes. SusunW (talk) 17:46, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"I can't be bothered to look them up because they're too active at ANI and our search feature is crap." I hate our search engine. There must be more of us out there. We need to start a support group.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:38, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]