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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions/2024/April#9 April 2024|9 April 2024]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Religion in South Ossetia]]''''', which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ''... that the capital of [[South Ossetia]] once '''[[Religion in South Ossetia|had more Jews than Ossetians]]'''?'' The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Religion in South Ossetia]]. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [https://pageviews.toolforge.org/?start=2024-03-30&end=2024-04-19&project=en.wikipedia.org&pages=Religion_in_South_Ossetia Religion in South Ossetia])</small>, and the hook may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics/Monthly DYK pageview leaders|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 [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]]. |
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Thank you for another interesting article, and welcome to [[WP:QAI]]. Feel free to list articles for review on the project talk, - and review ;) -[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 07:51, 10 April 2024 (UTC)- |
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Hey, I noticed you removed an image {{diff2|1233963747|here}} on the grounds that it wasn't PD. However, my understanding is that it was published in 1907. Account to [[copyright law in the United States]], that's PD (95 years or older). It appears to have the wrong PD tag on the Commons, but maybe I'm missing something. Best, ~ [[User:Pbritti|Pbritti]] ([[User talk:Pbritti|talk]]) 04:12, 12 July 2024 (UTC) |
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⚫ | :Kusma pointed out [[Talk:Historia Divae Monacellae/GA1|here]] that Pogany died in 1955, making it just ''barely'' out of PD in the UK - it's PD in the US, but not where it was originally published, as far as i know. <span style="color:#618A3D">... [[User:Sawyer777|<span style="color:#618A3D">sawyer</span>]] * <small>he/they</small> * [[User talk:Sawyer777|<span style="color:#618A3D">talk</span>]]</span> 04:20, 12 July 2024 (UTC) |
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::Not to assume where you're from, but on the off chance that the image was uploaded from within the US, it would appear that the Berne agreement does not require the enforcement of UK copyright law in this case; see [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory here]. Maybe I'm missing something, but better safe than sorry! Good luck with the GA! ~ [[User:Pbritti|Pbritti]] ([[User talk:Pbritti|talk]]) 04:43, 12 July 2024 (UTC) |
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:::indeed i'm in the US (for the next ~month anyways) but i'm now more confused. if it's not too much trouble, could you explain this on the GAN review page? Kusma would surely be more competent in this area than i am.<br>in any case regarding commons, i don't think this is CSD-material over there, and given their backlog it'd probably be actually PD before a deletion discussion would even be closed. <span style="color:#618A3D">... [[User:Sawyer777|<span style="color:#618A3D">sawyer</span>]] * <small>he/they</small> * [[User talk:Sawyer777|<span style="color:#618A3D">talk</span>]]</span> 05:09, 12 July 2024 (UTC) |
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::::For ''positive'' reasons, I'm going to be drawing down my Wikipedia presence for the next few weeks and I already accepted a GAN when I shouldn't have. I'd rather not step on Kusma's toes any more than I already have. Also, I agree: we can just let that image sit until it does become obviously PD. Best wishes for you if you're traveling abroad—I'm off to Edinburgh early next month! ~ [[User:Pbritti|Pbritti]] ([[User talk:Pbritti|talk]]) 05:14, 12 July 2024 (UTC) |
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⚫ | :::::no worries; i'll just link him this section. have fun in edinburgh! & i'm actually moving to Ireland to start university in august O_O <span style="color:#618A3D">... [[User:Sawyer777|<span style="color:#618A3D">sawyer</span>]] * <small>he/they</small> * [[User talk:Sawyer777|<span style="color:#618A3D">talk</span>]]</span> 05:17, 12 July 2024 (UTC) |
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:I would like to nominate Sawyer-mcdonell for Editor of the Week. He is a relatively new user as far as active editing is concerned but has done really high-quality work on religious history topics, with a general but not exclusive interest on [[Celtic Christianity]]. Look at [[Gates of Heaven Synagogue]] or {{icon|GA}}[[Melangell]] to see what I mean. We can all agree that religious history is a sadly under-represented area on-wiki, and we need more great editors like Sawyer to improve it and, in so doing, improve the encyclopedia! |
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Hey, I noticed you removed an image here on the grounds that it wasn't PD. However, my understanding is that it was published in 1907. Account to copyright law in the United States, that's PD (95 years or older). It appears to have the wrong PD tag on the Commons, but maybe I'm missing something. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 04:12, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- Kusma pointed out here that Pogany died in 1955, making it just barely out of PD in the UK - it's PD in the US, but not where it was originally published, as far as i know. ... sawyer * he/they * talk 04:20, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- Not to assume where you're from, but on the off chance that the image was uploaded from within the US, it would appear that the Berne agreement does not require the enforcement of UK copyright law in this case; see here. Maybe I'm missing something, but better safe than sorry! Good luck with the GA! ~ Pbritti (talk) 04:43, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- indeed i'm in the US (for the next ~month anyways) but i'm now more confused. if it's not too much trouble, could you explain this on the GAN review page? Kusma would surely be more competent in this area than i am.
in any case regarding commons, i don't think this is CSD-material over there, and given their backlog it'd probably be actually PD before a deletion discussion would even be closed. ... sawyer * he/they * talk 05:09, 12 July 2024 (UTC)- For positive reasons, I'm going to be drawing down my Wikipedia presence for the next few weeks and I already accepted a GAN when I shouldn't have. I'd rather not step on Kusma's toes any more than I already have. Also, I agree: we can just let that image sit until it does become obviously PD. Best wishes for you if you're traveling abroad—I'm off to Edinburgh early next month! ~ Pbritti (talk) 05:14, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- no worries; i'll just link him this section. have fun in edinburgh! & i'm actually moving to Ireland to start university in august O_O ... sawyer * he/they * talk 05:17, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- For positive reasons, I'm going to be drawing down my Wikipedia presence for the next few weeks and I already accepted a GAN when I shouldn't have. I'd rather not step on Kusma's toes any more than I already have. Also, I agree: we can just let that image sit until it does become obviously PD. Best wishes for you if you're traveling abroad—I'm off to Edinburgh early next month! ~ Pbritti (talk) 05:14, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- indeed i'm in the US (for the next ~month anyways) but i'm now more confused. if it's not too much trouble, could you explain this on the GAN review page? Kusma would surely be more competent in this area than i am.
- Not to assume where you're from, but on the off chance that the image was uploaded from within the US, it would appear that the Berne agreement does not require the enforcement of UK copyright law in this case; see here. Maybe I'm missing something, but better safe than sorry! Good luck with the GA! ~ Pbritti (talk) 04:43, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
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