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License tagging for File:Deborah Duering portrait.jpg

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Replaceable fair use File:Deborah Duering portrait.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Deborah Duering portrait.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair 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 fair 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:

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• Note - See WP:NFC#UUI item 1. It's not sufficient that a free image doresn't exist, it must also be the case that a free image cannot be created. As a living person, a free image could be created. -- Whpq (talk) 21:33, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
  • @Whpq: I see, apologies for the misunderstanding. I'll contact the author to ask about relicensing, in the meantime, let's delete it. Akakievich (talk) 10:54, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

You might be interested

Hi. This IP[1] whom you rightfully reverted, has been pursuing an on-and-off campaign for over 3 years in ordert to severe/diminish/nullify links between Iran and the Caucasus, in particular the North Caucasus. They simultaneously push for a pro-North Caucasian POV by inflating figures and adding unsourced content. A rangeblock was conducted some time ago (there's more behavioural information in this thread),[2] but this LTA POV pusher is still at it. Thought you might be interested. Best, - LouisAragon (talk) 14:45, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

@LouisAragon: Thanks for sending this over. I had no idea - have just had a dig through some of these edits and the sheer scale of them is wild. I am by no means an expert on the Caucasus, but I will keep an eye out for this kind of thing in future. From my experience so far on Wikipedia it seems like this kind of POV pushing activity is sadly a real issue - especially in subject areas where the average anglophone editor might not recognise it immediately. Thanks anyway for your attempts to keep things reasonable. Akakievich (talk) 15:49, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

December 2021 GOCE Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2021 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2021.                  Current and upcoming events Election time: Our end-of-year election of coordinators opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before "Auld Lang Syne". Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. December Blitz: We have scheduled a week-long copy-editing blitz for 12 to 18 December. Sign up now! Drive and Blitz reports September Drive: Almost 400,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 27 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. October Blitz: From 17 to 23 October, we copy edited articles tagged in May and June 2021 and requests. 8 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. November Drive: Over 350,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 21 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. Other news It is with great sadness that we report the death on 19 November of Twofingered Typist, who was active with the Guild almost daily for the past several years. His contributions long exceeded the thresholds for the Guild's highest awards, and he had a hand in innumerable good and featured article promotions as a willing collaborator. Twofingered Typist also served as a Guild coordinator from July 2019 to June 2021. He is sorely missed by the Wikipedia community. Progress report: As of 30 November, GOCE copyeditors have completed 619 requests in 2021 and there were 51 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog stood at 946 articles tagged for copy-editing (see monthly progress graph above). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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JackSepticEye

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@216.209.124.128: Hello, I'd report this as spam if you hadn't written only to me for some reason. I'm afraid I'm not JackSepticEye, what on earth gave you that impression? Akakievich (talk) 17:50, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Survey about History on Wikipedia (If you are resident in the United States)

I am Petros Apostolopoulos, a Ph.D. candidate in Public History at North Carolina State University. My Ph.D. project examines how historical knowledge is produced on Wikipedia. You must be 18 years of age or older, reside in the United States to participate in this study. If you are interested in participating in my research study by offering your own experience of writing about history on Wikipedia, you can click on this link https://ncsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9z4wmR1cIp0qBH8. There are minimal risks involved in this research.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Petros Apostolopoulos, paposto@ncsu.edu Apolo1991 (talk) 18:04, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

@Apolo1991: Hello, thanks for your message. I don't typically write about history on Wikipedia, and I'm not resident in the United States. I appreciate the research you are doing, but please take more care before sending unsolicited talk page messages next time. Akakievich (talk) 20:04, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

January 2022 Women in Red

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