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Your GA nomination of Reed Timmer
The article Reed Timmer you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Reed Timmer and Talk:Reed Timmer/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Reconrabbit -- Reconrabbit (talk) 14:42, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
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Question from SDO TI (19:22, 26 July 2024)
Hi, the logo file for my company (Texas Instruments) is incorrect in Wikipedia Commons and as a result is displayed incorrectly on several pages throughout Wikipedia. I want to upload the correct version, but the tool says copyrighted images are prohibited. In tutorials, I see a "fair use" button but I do not see this option when trying to upload the file myself. Any advise? --SDO TI (talk) 19:22, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
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Your GA nomination of Reed Timmer
The article Reed Timmer you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Reed Timmer for comments about the article, and Talk:Reed Timmer/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Reconrabbit -- Reconrabbit (talk) 13:01, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
- Congrats on writing the first meteorology-related biography article to reach GA status! I didn't know where to put it under the GA sorting system, so it's just under Meteorology. Reconrabbit 13:11, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review, @Reconrabbit! I think placing Timmer under “Meteorology” would be okay, yeah. :) ~ Tails Wx 14:56, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
Co-Nominate a GAN with me?
Hey Tails Wx! I did a check over the 2013 Moore tornado and it look to be in really good shape. I just checked the list of top 10 editors on it and all ten of them are inactive. So, I wanted to propose we co-nominate it for GAN. Would that be something you would be interested in doing with me? We could obviously discuss the article and make sure it is in tip-top shape before the nomination. Let me know what your thoughts on this proposal are. Cheers! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 20:31, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- I’ll be happy to co-nominate the article, @WeatherWriter! I do see a few issues that could be addressed (particularly MOS:LEADCITE) before nominating, however, so just an fyi. Thanks! :) ~ Tails Wx 18:25, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
Alert: PD-NWS Violations
This is an alert being sent to all active editors on the WikiProject of Weather and any editor who has recently editors weather-related articles.
Editors on the Commons have received communication from the National Weather Service that the Template:PD-NWS, which is often used to upload weather-related images, is incorrect. There will be a discussion starting on the Commons Copyright Noticeboard within the next few days to determine how to manage this issue. Under the current PD-NWS copyright template, images on any NWS webpage was considered to be in the public domain unless it had a direct copyright symbol and/or copyright watermark.
One National Weather Service office has confirmed this is not the case. For the next few days, it may be best to not upload any image from an NWS webpage that was not made or taken directly by the National Weather Service themselves. Once the Commons determine how to move forward, editors will recent a new alert. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 23:41, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
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PD-NWS Violations Update #1
I am providing members of the WikiProject of Weather along with users who frequently edit weather-related articles an update to the discussions regarding the PD-NWS image copyright template.
For starters, no "formal" administrative-style rules have occurred. All that means is the template is not formally deprecated and is still in use. However, Rlandmann, an administrator on English Wikipedia, has begun an undertaking of reviewing and assessing all images (~1,400) that use the PD-NWS copyright template.
What we know:
- Following email communications, the National Weather Service of Sioux Falls has removed their disclaimer, which has been used for the PD-NWS template for decades. This means, as far as the National Weather Service is concerned, the following statement is no longer valid:
By submitting images, you understand that your image is being released into the public domain. This means that your photo or video may be downloaded, copied, and used by others.
Currently, the PD-NWS template links to an archived version of the disclaimer. However, the live version of the disclaimer no longer contains that phrase. - See this deletion discussion for this point's information. NWS Paducah (1) failed to give attribution to a photographer of a tornado photograph, (2) placed the photo into the public domain without the photographer explicitly giving them permission to do so (i.e. the photo is not actually in the public domain), (3) and told users to acknowledge NWS as the source for information on the webpage. Oh, to note, this photographer is a magistrate (i.e. a judge). So, the idea of automatically trusting images without clear attribution on weather.gov are free-to-use is in question.
- The Wikimedia Commons has a process known as precautionary principle, where if their is significant doubt that an image is free-to-use, it will be deleted. Note, one PD-NWS file has been deleted under the precautionary principle. The closing administrator remarks for the deletion discussion were: "
Per the precautionary principle, there is "significant doubt" about the public domain status of this file (4x keep + nominator, 5x delete), so I will delete it.
" - Several photographs/images using the PD-NWS are currently mid-deletion discussion, all for various reasonings.
- As of this message, 250 PD-NWS images have been checked out of the ~1,400.
- The photograph of the 1974 Xenia tornado (File:Xenia tornado.jpg) was found to not be in the public domain. It is still free-to-use, but under a CC 2.0 license, which requires attribution. From April 2009 to August 2024, Wikipedia/Wikimedia was incorrectly (and by definition, illegally) using the photograph, as it was marked incorrectly as a public domain photograph.
Solutions:
As stated earlier, there is no "formal" rulings, so no "formal" changes have been made. However, there is a general consensus between editors on things which are safe to do:
- Images made directly by NWS employees can be uploaded and used under the new PD-USGov-NWS-employee template (Usage: {{PD-USGov-NWS-employee}} ). This is what a large number of PD-NWS templated images are being switched to.
- Images from the NOAA Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT) can be uploaded and used under the PD-DAT template (Usage: {{PD-DAT}} ). A large number of images are also being switched to this template.
For now, you are still welcome to upload images under the PD-NWS template. However, if possible it is recommended using the two templates above. I will send out another update when new information is found or new "rulings" have been made. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 03:28, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
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Question from Guilderbell (00:33, 22 August 2024)
Hello I want to create a wiki page regarding my uncle Charles Ginenthal. Mainly just a bibliography of his published books that he wrote. How would I do that? --Guilderbell (talk) 00:33, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
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Hi there its cool you are into meterology. The page I am looking to create is actually regarding a cosmologist named Charles Ginenthal who took a lot of his ideas from catastrophism and Immanuel Velikovsky. He wrote a number of books and I would like to honor him with at the very least a bibliography of all the books he wrote regarding these topics. --Guilderbell (talk) 15:40, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
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DYK for Reed Timmer
On 29 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reed Timmer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer feared thunder and lightning at a young age? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reed Timmer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Reed Timmer), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter
The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:
Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.
Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.
Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.
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Orphan article Har Jehuda Cemetery
Greetings, Today I de-orphaned this new article by adding a link at Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, See also section. Cheers, JoeNMLC (talk) 18:14, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for de-orphaning it! ~ Tails Wx 19:02, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
Orphan article Desmond Reid
Greetings, Today I de-orphaned this new article by adding a link at Miramar High School article, Notable alumni section. Regards, JoeNMLC (talk) 18:30, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- Great, thanks for doing so, @JoeNMLC! :) ~ Tails Wx 19:02, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
Orphan article 144 Moulmein Road
Greetings, Today I de-orphaned this article by adding a link at Novena, Singapore article, Transportation section with a "Further". Cheers, JoeNMLC (talk) 20:34, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you! I've moved the link to the "See also" section, FYI. ~ Tails Wx 01:36, 2 September 2024 (UTC)