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GAN Backlog Drive

Could you please update Wikipedia:Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/January 2025 so that I can tally up your total points? Thanks! IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 18:41, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@IntentionallyDense Thanks for the reminder, should be good now. Toadspike [Talk] 20:09, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from LEDDallas (20:39, 12 March 2025)

When uploading photos on Commons, how do I find out which detailed license the photos fall under? I know they're free-use but I don't know what exact license they have. --LEDDallas (talk) 20:39, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@LEDDallas If you're uploading photos you took yourself, you can choose what license you would like to release them under. If you are uploading photos originally made by others, such as photos from other websites or scans of books, then you must make sure that either: 1. the copyright is expired, or 2. the photos are under a free license. If you have a link to the image you're uploading, I can explain in more detail. Toadspike [Talk] 21:00, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is the online archive I'm getting my photos from-

https://untd.smugmug.com/ LEDDallas (talk) 23:22, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any copyright notice for the images there, so I assume the copyright still belongs to the photographer or university. Unless you have evidence of a free license, these unfortunately cannot be uploaded to Commons. If you are affiliated with the university or know the photographer/copyright holder, you can ask them to release them under a free license by following the procedure at commons:COM:VRT/CONSENT. Toadspike [Talk] 13:25, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@LEDDallas I forgot to ping you, sorry. Toadspike [Talk] 13:25, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Tahira Sultan (22:43, 14 March 2025)

Hello How do I create a new wikipedia page? --Tahira Sultan (talk) 22:43, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Tahira Sultan See WP:Your first article. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Toadspike [Talk] 12:59, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Martin Pfister

On 15 March 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Martin Pfister, 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. —Bagumba (talk) 23:12, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Brz1937 (04:12, 21 March 2025)

hello, how can i publish an article --Brz1937 (talk) 04:12, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Brz1937 and welcome to Wikipedia! You can find some instructions at WP:Your first article. If you need any more help with specific parts of the process, please come back here and ask! Toadspike [Talk] 06:47, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WP:RX#Excerpt from book held mainly by German libraries

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Question from Таня Кирим (21:20, 24 March 2025)

Здравствуйте как написать о себе биографию ? Я певица Таня Кирим --Таня Кирим (talk) 21:20, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Таня Кирим You should not write an article about yourself because you have a strong conflict of interest. Toadspike [Talk] 08:39, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Science and technology in Switzerland article

@Toadspike, wow, thanks for the super quick and thoughtful reply on the project page. I'll keep working on expanding the AI section for now and revisit a split later if it grows enough. HerBauhaus (talk) 10:59, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@HerBauhaus Sorry that I didn't reply earlier – I was away from Wikipedia for a few days. Thank you for your kind words. If you have any similar questions or need access to Swiss sources (like paywalled news articles), let me know and I will try to help. Toadspike [Talk] 15:48, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Senemtk (18:01, 5 April 2025)

Hi, I am writing a page that has not been accepted yet, but my mistake was mentioning that I have a conflict of interest, which I do not. Could you please guide me on how to correct that claim? Thanks! --Senemtk (talk) 18:01, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Senemtk I don't see where you said that you have a conflict of interest (COI). Regardless, the standards for articles to be accepted are the same for editors with and without a COI, so it shouldn't really matter. Toadspike [Talk] 13:35, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Destiny495 (23:54, 6 April 2025)

How do I create an article --Destiny495 (talk) 23:54, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Destiny495 WP:Your first article has some advice for you. If you have any questions about specific steps in the process, please feel free to come back here and ask me. Toadspike [Talk] 07:57, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

NPOL interpretations

Hi! I noticed a message you left at @SportingFlyer's talk page (courtesy ping as they may wish to contribute) - there's definitely a range of opinions regarding the applicability of NPOL's presumed notability to political appointees serving in non-parliamentary executive roles. However, I'd say there's a rough community consensus that in democratic presidential systems appointees to cabinets are generally considered to have NPOL's presumed notability ... but there's roles that sit outside that which would still be accorded presumed notability; eg US state attorneys general do not sit in a US governor's cabinet and governors at state/province level in Commonwealth countries with federal systems (who act as representatives of the head of state). I mentioned this at my RfA, but I think this (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexandra Schimmer) is a useful AfD discussion around the application of a presumed notability threshold for a political appointee. Judicial roles are somewhat clearer and match with courts that have a national or state level jurisdiction. I'm only aware of one cabinet-level appointee at national level not accorded presumed notability in an AfD discussion (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Qadhi Saeed Almurooshid), and given the nature of that country and the fact that the role is effectively advisory rather than actually exercising power, it's an exception that I would say proves the rule. Goldsztajn (talk) 02:44, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Goldsztajn, I've appreciated your work at AfD lately. This, for instance, was a very good close, as it requires some knowledge and more courage to not relist.

Back to the topic, I'll admit that when I wrote that message I was a bit emotional and it came out as a POINTy rant. I appreciated SportingFlyer's polite response, especially I am arguing against that certain political appointees to non-legislative roles, especially at non-federal levels, will not necessarily meet GNG, and therefore should not be a part of NPOL. (I think the word "against" is meant to be removed.) This is a reasonable perspective, and it's the kind of debate that we'll naturally always have around our GNG-overriding SNGs, like NATH and NMUSIC.

The first AfD you linked is indeed illustrative of the challenge of determining where we draw the line and what positions we consider automatically notable. A dogmatic interpretation of "statewide office" makes every civil servant notable, while a dogmatic exclusion of appointed positions makes the various posts and people I listed on SportingFlyer's talk page not notable; neither extreme is desirable. Toadspike [Talk] 09:13, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from LEDDallas (17:44, 7 April 2025)

Hi, I'm having trouble figuring out how to change the logo on a Template: infobox university. The logo is already on Commons but whenever I try to insert the new one it comes out huge. --LEDDallas (talk) 17:44, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@LEDDallas Looking at your contributions, it looks like you've figured it out. Feel free to come back if you have other questions. Toadspike [Talk] 13:29, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]