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Protection for subcontrabass flute[edit]

Hi! Could you please semi-protect the subcontrabass flute article from anonymous edits (or point me where I need to go), we have an anonymous IP address vandalizing it and ignoring the discussion process. Cheers — Jon (talk) 01:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Jonathanischoice (I've set it to 1 month and if it carries on, just say something). Schwede66 01:57, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, looks like we need it for double contrabass flute as well. Jon (talk) 19:06, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Schwede66 19:13, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tasman Glacier in lead[edit]

I wasn't sure if your revison was a typo, since the Tasman Glacier itself is the largest in NZ. You or anyone else can RV my latest edit if it was not a typo. I simply was not sure which revision was the most grammatically correct. Alexeyevitch(talk) 06:17, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see. I didn’t know that and I certainly didn’t read that from the way it was written. I’ve made an attempt at fixing it. See what you think, Alexeyevitch. Schwede66 07:07, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. I think the lead length is also acceptable. Alexeyevitch(talk) 08:41, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February music[edit]

story · music · places

Thanks for DYK work - two holder hooks, music and flowers on Rossini's rare birthday -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:24, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – March 2024[edit]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

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Typo in file name[edit]

Hey there, could you please rename this file: . Because there's an obvious error in the file name itself... I ment to spell "Hereford Street" but I accidently misspelled it. Thanks. Alexeyevitch(talk) 02:57, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sure; done. Schwede66 03:22, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On 8 March 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jonathan Hunt (New Zealand politician), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 23:09, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable non-free use File:Dog Island Stamp, 2009.jpg[edit]

Thanks for uploading File:Dog Island Stamp, 2009.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of non-free use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of non-free use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

  1. Go to the file description page and add the text {{Di-replaceable non-free use disputed|<your reason>}} below the original replaceable non-free use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
  2. On the file's talk page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media item by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by creating new media yourself (for example, by taking your own photograph of the subject).

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification, per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Vanjagenije (talk) 00:06, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable non-free use File:Dog Island Stamp, 1969.jpg[edit]

Thanks for uploading File:Dog Island Stamp, 1969.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of non-free use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of non-free use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

  1. Go to the file description page and add the text {{Di-replaceable non-free use disputed|<your reason>}} below the original replaceable non-free use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
  2. On the file's talk page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media item by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by creating new media yourself (for example, by taking your own photograph of the subject).

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification, per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Vanjagenije (talk) 00:24, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For the sake of these notices on my talk page, I dispute the deletion rationale and contend that it would have been good if the nominator had actually read the rationale for why the two stamps qualify under non-free use. The full response is on the respective pages. Schwede66 06:48, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It would also have been good if you actually read WP:Non-free content criteria. Criteria No. 8 is clear: Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the article topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding. The topic of the article is the "Dog Island Lighthouse". The topic of the article i NOT "Depiction of the Dog Island Lighthouse on stamps". The image of the stamp is in no way useful to increase readers' understanding of the topic "Dog Island Lighthouse". Vanjagenije (talk) 23:55, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I disagree with that as well. I shall note here, though, that it is criterion 1 under which the deletion is listed, not 8. Schwede66 00:08, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Copyvio[edit]

Schwede66, on the Mayor of Rotorua article a user named Kcatena1010 added an image of Tania Tapsell that has an uncertian copyright status, right? The original source of the image is probably this news article from 2020.

I saw in the article's history the user(s) previously added not freely-licensed images in the past. Please, enlighten me if this a copyvio image and if such images should it be removed. Thanks. Alexeyevitch(talk) 11:20, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What you do is as follows (and I've done it already; this is for future reference):
  • on the page on Commons that holds the photo, you click the link in the left sidebar "nominate for deletion" and then write why the image should be deleted (link to nomination request)
  • then, you remove the photo from those pages of Wikipedia where it is used (in this case, just the article you identified; curiously, the image wasn't used on Tapsell's bio)
  • write a note for the user that uploading images found on the internet is a serious issue; I chose to write on their Wikipedia user talk page as that's where I'm an admin and can block in case of further copyviolations
Thanks for your report, Alexeyevitch! Schwede66 17:19, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New DYK Nomination for Victoria Square[edit]

Kia ora, I just added a bunch of extra info on POI in the square and wanted to nominate the article for a DYK about the Telephone Box War of 1988. The nomination page already exists, what is the process for nominating a page that has already been nominated before? -- David Palmer aka cloventt (talk) 09:44, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have bad news for you, Cloventt, as the Victoria Square article does not qualify for DYK. You can nominate under three different criteria:
  • new article (which obviously it isn't)
  • a 5-times expansion (it's been expanded 2.2 times in the last week)
  • a new GA
If you turn the Telephone Box War article into its standalone article, that would qualify as long as you nominate within 7 days of the content having been created. You'd do a manual nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Telephone Box War (2). If that looks too challenging, ask and I'll set it up. Schwede66 09:57, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]