Commons-l January 2007

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Re: [Commons-l] Correo de Wikimedia Commons
by Yann Forget 27 Jan '07

27 Jan '07

Hello, LASSARI a écrit : > Dear Yann-- > > You have blocked us from uploading images because of copyright violations. We have the rights the use these photos of Juan Carlos Salazar. His photographer, Miss. Beverly Brosius has given us authorizations to use these pictures for any purpose as long as we give her credits for this. > > We are trying to improve the article about Juan Carlos Salazar by uploading relevant related to his musical career. > > All his pictures have been used on his CD covers becaue of the graning of rights. We also hold the rights to Juan Carlos Salazar's CD's, so we can use the images of the CD covers any way we would want to. > > We created his website (www.juancarlossalazar.com), and used the same images we are trying to upload to Wikipedia. > > We would like for you to please allow to do so, so the page looks more professional and it is more complete. > > Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter. > > Sincerely, > > Ana Briceno > LASSARI Ok, I unblocked you. Please provide the source and the licence for all images you upload. These two images do not have a source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:JCS_con_cuatro.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:JCS_closeup.jpg Thanks, Yann

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Fwd: Pushing User page photo's from wikinews to commons
by bawolff 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

Note: this is in reference to the english wikinews We have tons of personal photo's of users for userpages. most of them are not licensed freely, if licensed at all (some of them even claim they are ''fair use'' which is a total load of ...). I personally think that they shouldn't be on wikinews whatsoever (as they'd probably also be on the user's page at wikipedia, etc, and we currently have no policy's regarding them, so it'd just be easier to make them go somewhere that already has a policy), so I propose: *All new self photo's for user pages go on commons, and follow their policies ([[Commons:Criteria for inclusion#Wikimedia_Commons_is_a_common_central_media_repository_of_all_Wikimedia_projects]]) *old ones can stay [at wikinews], we won't delete them for now if there inproperly licensed as the user clearly wants them here, or decide what to do with them later *any new one's have to be at commons, or they go into the black abyss of death and doom. note: I'm cc-ing this commons-l, as it concerns them, and I have no idea if they'll like it or not, so if they say no, its not happening. its also posted on the wc at wikinews. --[[user:bawolff|Bawolff]]

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26 Jan '07

I have set up mediawiki locally, on sign-in the user is authenticated, however when navigating to any other page (my preferences, my watchlist, main page), the user is no longer logged in. A cookie is being created and I have allowed all cookies. My only guess is that the session is being lost somehow. I am using the apache2 server on windows XP. Any suggestions as to where this problem can be troubleshot from or what is going on?

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Speedy categories need attention
by Jan Urbánek 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Hi people, I am constantly working on Speedy categories, but now I need your help. At the moment there is almost 1000 images in Duplicate category and circa 200 in Incorrectly named. These are images that need to be replaced with other ones. Since there is not all-wiki-projects-bot for this, it have to be replaced manually. This can be done by everbody, you not need to be an admin! I am now asking you for help. Please help unlink duplicate images. Cordially, Zirland

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Flickr group for Commons
by Brianna Laugher 22 Jan '07

22 Jan '07

Hi all, I just started a group on Flickr called "Wikimedia Commons". I encourage anyone who has a Flickr account to join it. http://www.flickr.com/groups/wikimedia_commons/ It can be used as a way to increase our presence on Flickr and explain the utility of CC-BY and CC-BY-SA licenses to Flickr users, on their own turf where they are much more likely to be receptive to helping us out. Flickr users who are unexperienced with wikis/Commons can post photos to the group where I am sure one of us will gladly transfer them, if they are useful. Flickr users can have the satisfaction of seeing their work in prime web real estate, especially if they photograph famous people for example. :) People who photograph plants can also post photos there to get them IDed before transfer to Commons. I think some people also post comments on photos when they transfer them to Commons. It might be useful in such a comment to also post a link to this group now, to encourage them to learn more about how they can contribute to Wikimedia, the world's largest and most accessible of open content. So anyway, all members and discussion now welcome :) cheers, Brianna user:pfctdayelise

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good animated GIF artist needed
by David Gerard 20 Jan '07

20 Jan '07

I am UTTERLY unable to trace the source of this animation to even ascertain its copyright status or ask the author to release it: http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/52702236/8731015 Seeing this was the *first* time I understood how sewing machines do what they do. So. Anyone think they're good enough with drawing and animation to create a definiltely free content version? Preferably larger. - d.

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Image maps
by Larry Pieniazek 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Image maps work on commons too? Thanks for making us aware of this, Bri! Larry Pieniazek Work mail: lpieniaz at us.ibm.com Hobby mail: lar at miltontrainworks.com > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:55:50 +1100 > From: "Brianna Laugher" <brianna.laugher(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Commons-l] Image maps enabled; useful > Javascript support > functions now available > To: commons-l <commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: > <d20d84ea0701162255u1abb0965qd82f2b7852d1060d(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi all, > > Some useful tips from the English Wikipedia Signpost: > > Image maps are now enabled. See > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap for syntax usage. > > For user Javascript scripts, such as Extra-tabs and > Quick-delete and the like, these functions will be useful: > http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/wikibits.js > > WP:POST: 'addPortletLink() will conveniently add a link to > any of the "portlets" in Monobook, including the content > actions, personal tools, navigation sidebar, and toolbox.' > > cheers, > Brianna > user:pfctdayelise

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WELCOME LOG RIDES AGAIN!
by Brianna Laugher 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Hello all! I am pleased to announce that the welcome log, and automatic {{welcome}}ing of new contributors, is back in action! This means that Welcome log fairies (or helpers) are once again needed. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AN ADMIN FOR THIS! You only need to have a decent grasp on how Commons works. How do Welcome log helpers work? SieBot records which users it has welcomed, along with some handy links to the user's gallery and talk page etc.You, as a helper, quickly check that they are following Commons' rules. The tools you may need are: NSD/NLD, {{please link images}} ("please categorise your files"), {{please describe images}}... that's about it. Because this data is RECENT, the user is still likely to be around, so please, if they have uploaded five copyvios, write them a personal note rather than five standard warning templates. :/ Also! If it is apparent that the user speaks a language other than English, change their welcome message to that message. Hints for this are: image summaries in other languages, images used in projects other than en:. If a user doesn't need to be told about anything, then great! Remove them from the list (the welcome log). After you've given your user their advice, remove them from the list. Got a case that seems a bit tricky? Leave it and check someone else. Kudos to Siebrand for getting this going again! cheers, Brianna user:pfctdayelise

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Image maps enabled; useful Javascript support functions now available
by Brianna Laugher 17 Jan '07

17 Jan '07

Hi all, Some useful tips from the English Wikipedia Signpost: Image maps are now enabled. See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap for syntax usage. For user Javascript scripts, such as Extra-tabs and Quick-delete and the like, these functions will be useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/wikibits.js WP:POST: 'addPortletLink() will conveniently add a link to any of the "portlets" in Monobook, including the content actions, personal tools, navigation sidebar, and toolbox.' cheers, Brianna user:pfctdayelise

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Re: [Commons-l] [Foundation-l] Wikipedia Day Art Contest
by Bryan Tong Minh 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

For a short time it has been possible to license your art wok under a CC license on DeviantArt. I therefore ask the artists from DeviantArt to license the art they create for Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution or the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike, so that they can be also shared on Wikimedia Commons. Bryan, [[commons:User:Bryan]], ~bryan-t http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing On 1/15/07, Łukasz Garczewski <lgarczewski(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Yay! It's Wikipedia Day again! Rejoice! > > And just to give you a little help with that, Wikimedia Foundation and > deviantART.com bring you the Wikipedia Day Art Contest: > > http://news.deviantart.com/article/25101/ > > We ask deviantART users to submit an artistic representation of "a > world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of > all knowledge." If you couldn't visualize the idea till now, the > entries in this contest are bound to change that! > > You will see the entries shortly (I hope) under: > * http://browse.deviantart.com/projects/contests/2007/wikipediaday/wikipediao… > (images) > * http://browse.deviantart.com/projects/contests/2007/wikipediaday/wikipedial… > (literature) > > Please, spread the word to your local Wikipedia communities and join > the fun if you have an account on deviantART (if you don't you can > easily create one for free). > > Hope you have a blast out of this! Happy editing and keep on dreaming! > > Questions? Ask away. > > -- > Łukasz 'TOR' Garczewski > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >

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