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Hi Kusma. Given the likely date File:Einsmann.jpg was taken, there's a good chance it's already within the public domain per c:COM:Germany even though the source website is claiming it's copyrighted. It seems fine licensed as non-free, but you might want to ask about it at c:COM:VPC to see whether it's OK to relicense and OK for Commons to host. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:40, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Marchjuly, if it was "published" in 1931 or 1932 it is indeed anonymous it is PD in Germany, but per c:Commons:Hirtle chart I am not sure it is PD in the United States (it may have not been PD in Germany in 1996). There are various definitely published anonymous photographs of the person in 1931/32 newspapers, but again, these seem to be PD in Germany but not in the US. —Kusma (talk) 08:48, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please understand I wasn't stating the uploading the file as non-free was wrong; just mentioning the possibility of the image being within the public domain. If the photo was published in 1931/1932, it could enter into the public domain as early as January 1, 1927, even with URAA renewal, under US copyrght law, right? If that's the case, you could add {{Non-free in US}} or {{Not-PD-US-URAA}} to the file's page to make that known. I believe dojgn so adds the file to a category of similar files, and other work of that category to review files after the date they're expected to become PD in the US. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:00, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I believe now that some of the newspaper photographs will be PD on 2027-01-01, but I don't have enough information (yet) about the one I uploaded to be sure, especially I don't know whether it was indeed anonymous. I'd be happy to prove the file free but I don't think we're there yet. Thank you for making me think about it! —Kusma (talk) 06:58, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I created the article in good faith intending to write it in the evening. The first draft might have passed the criteria for G10, I shall not argue on that, however bonafide my intentions. Regardless, I just wanted to, as a courtesy, inform you that I will be recreating it soon, as the subject is notable and warrants a good faith article. LΞVIXIUS💬 14:45, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Levixius, for anything related to accusing people of crimes or other wrongdoing, you need to be extremely careful with WP:BLP compliance. —Kusma (talk) 22:03, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Noted, thanks! LΞVIXIUS💬 11:05, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please I would like to solicit you to undo the deletion of Penaldo. The article was nominated for and subsequently deleted after a bot left a tag on the page labeling it an 'attack page'. I made sure the article had no form of attack on its subject(s) and that it's fit to be on Wikipedia. I request that you please undo the deletion as you are the deleting administrator. You may wish to make any ammendments to it once you restore it. Thank You! elias_fdafs  • (Let's Talk! What Have I Done?) 07:32, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted the page because it was purely negative about a WP:BLP, a WP:POVFORK of Cristiano Ronaldo for a nickname that doesn't even appear in his article (or even in Messi–Ronaldo rivalry). I added "hoax" to the deletion reasons because the references were not by the claimed author and mostly not working. This is not how we do BLP content. —Kusma (talk) 10:43, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! I could use your help with / advice on the vandalism case at Roman Miroshnichenko.

Here’s the diff between the last two versions: Diff link.

Although the page was protected, it was still edited yesterday by @Duffbeerforme, who left the following comment: "revert blocked editor who is restoring badly sourced promotional content."

This vandalism has been ongoing very actively for almost two months now, and overall lasts since October 2023 (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roman Miroshnichenko).

Could you advise me on what I can do to properly investigate this issue?

I initiated a discussion almost a week ago at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Non-autoconfirmed posts, but there hasn’t been any progress. Casesolved (talk) 17:39, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Removing promotional or poorly sourced content is not vandalism. You have been given advice and have ignored it. —Kusma (talk) 17:49, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. That's a position. So, but the page was twice nominated for the deletion in its former state. Both times there was no consensus on the issue.

So, is it how Wikipedia works, then? Someone can just make edits as they want without the right for a broader discussion? Casesolved (talk) 17:58, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Johann Reinhold Forster you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Alexeyevitch -- Alexeyevitch (talk) 09:41, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yummy! Cornishrom20 (talk) 12:53, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Johann Reinhold Forster 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Departure– (talk) 17:58, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You recently made several improvements to the page about this person, and I wondered if you are particularly interested in him, or that you simply enjoy this type of editing. CaptainCookFan (talk) 14:53, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@CaptainCookFan, I am generally interested in voyages of exploration and Cook and the Forsters in particular. Probably the best thing I have written about them is A Voyage Round the World. —Kusma (talk) 17:34, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

story · music · places

Happy new year 2025, opened with trumpet fanfares that first sounded OTD in 1725 (as the Main page has). Near the end of the month, I have vacation pics to offer and the story of Werner Bardenhewer. I took the pic, and it was my DYK on his 90th birthday, in both English and German. He spent the day in Africa, and after his return said - chatting after a mass of thanks he celebrated at Mariä Heimsuchung - that we'd have to talk about these articles. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:42, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]