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File:BC Highway (3950840306).jpg

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File:BC Highway (3950840306).jpg has been nominated for deletion at

Commons:Deletion requests/File:BC Highway (3950840306).jpg

This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much!

If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.

Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Afrikaans ∙ العربية ∙ беларуская ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ ∙ বাংলা ∙ bosanski ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ Deutsch (Sie-Form) ∙ Zazaki ∙ ދިވެހިބަސް ∙ Ελληνικά ∙ English ∙ Esperanto ∙ español ∙ eesti ∙ فارسی ∙ suomi ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ עברית ∙ hrvatski ∙ magyar ∙ հայերեն ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ íslenska ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ 조선말 ∙ кыргызча ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Bahasa Melayu ∙ မြန်မာဘာသာ ∙ norsk bokmål ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ norsk nynorsk ∙ norsk ∙ occitan ∙ polski ∙ پښتو ∙ português ∙ português do Brasil ∙ română ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenčina ∙ slovenščina ∙ shqip ∙ српски / srpski ∙ svenska ∙ ไทย ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 中文 ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ +/−

Jon Kolbert (talk) 12:44, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Please do not edit war

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العربية ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ français ∙ magyar ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ +/−

You currently appear to be participating in an edit war. Users are expected to collaborate with others, and once it is known that there is a disagreement should discuss the issues on the relevant talk page rather than repeatedly undoing other users’ contributions. If necessary you can ask for more input at Commons:Dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to ask for temporary page protection. If you continue to edit war, you may be blocked from editing – even if you are right about the content issue.

Re-naming the file File:Mabbett and Edge auction postal card Skiddaw Bank, Keswick etc - 1894 - obverse.jpg back-and-forth is edit warring.--Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 15:00, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

@Josve05a: Attempts to discuss proved futile, look at the history of this page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:03, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

I'll continue discussing this on Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems#Adamant1, but I want to clarify here that two wrongs don’t make a right. Regardless of whether the other editor was being difficult, you made the same revert/move five times, which is also edit warring. Please remember that edit warring applies even if you believe your edits were correct, and the proper course of action is to stop reverting and seek dispute resolution. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 15:08, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

I was referring to your rather optimistic advice that I should "discuss the issues on the relevant talk page". I again invite you to look at the recent history of this page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:23, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Please do not edit war

Latest comment: 5 months ago4 comments2 people in discussion

العربية ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ français ∙ magyar ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ +/−

You currently appear to be participating in an edit war. Users are expected to collaborate with others, and once it is known that there is a disagreement should discuss the issues on the relevant talk page rather than repeatedly undoing other users’ contributions. If necessary you can ask for more input at Commons:Dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to ask for temporary page protection. If you continue to edit war, you may be blocked from editing – even if you are right about the content issue.

Re-naming the file File:Mabbett and Edge auction postal card Skiddaw Bank, Keswick etc - 1894 - obverse.jpg back-and-forth is edit warring.--Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 15:00, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

@Josve05a: Attempts to discuss proved futile, look at the history of this page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:03, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

I'll continue discussing this on Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems#Adamant1, but I want to clarify here that two wrongs don’t make a right. Regardless of whether the other editor was being difficult, you made the same revert/move five times, which is also edit warring. Please remember that edit warring applies even if you believe your edits were correct, and the proper course of action is to stop reverting and seek dispute resolution. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 15:08, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

I was referring to your rather optimistic advice that I should "discuss the issues on the relevant talk page". I again invite you to look at the recent history of this page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:23, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Please do not edit war

Latest comment: 5 months ago4 comments2 people in discussion

العربية ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ français ∙ magyar ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ +/−

You currently appear to be participating in an edit war. Users are expected to collaborate with others, and once it is known that there is a disagreement should discuss the issues on the relevant talk page rather than repeatedly undoing other users’ contributions. If necessary you can ask for more input at Commons:Dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to ask for temporary page protection. If you continue to edit war, you may be blocked from editing – even if you are right about the content issue.

Re-naming the file File:Mabbett and Edge auction postal card Skiddaw Bank, Keswick etc - 1894 - obverse.jpg back-and-forth is edit warring.--Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 15:00, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

@Josve05a: Attempts to discuss proved futile, look at the history of this page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:03, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

I'll continue discussing this on Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems#Adamant1, but I want to clarify here that two wrongs don’t make a right. Regardless of whether the other editor was being difficult, you made the same revert/move five times, which is also edit warring. Please remember that edit warring applies even if you believe your edits were correct, and the proper course of action is to stop reverting and seek dispute resolution. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 15:08, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

I was referring to your rather optimistic advice that I should "discuss the issues on the relevant talk page". I again invite you to look at the recent history of this page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:23, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Commons Photographers User Group Virtual Meeting, October 2025

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Hello Pigsonthewing!

You are receiving this message because you are one of our esteemed members of the Commons Photographers User Group.

You are invited to the next virtual meeting of the Commons Photographers User Group! This is a great opportunity to connect, discuss important updates, and plan for the future of our group. Please register for the event using the link below!

Agenda:

Welcome and CPUG Updates
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Thank You, -- Suyash Dwivedi (💬) 19:26, 2 October 2025 (UTC) - (Chair, CPUG)

Notification about possible deletion

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Some contents have been nominated for deletion at

Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Blue plaques in Cape Town

This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated contents should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much!

If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.

Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Afrikaans ∙ العربية ∙ беларуская ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ ∙ বাংলা ∙ bosanski ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ Deutsch (Sie-Form) ∙ Zazaki ∙ ދިވެހިބަސް ∙ Ελληνικά ∙ English ∙ Esperanto ∙ español ∙ eesti ∙ فارسی ∙ suomi ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ עברית ∙ hrvatski ∙ magyar ∙ հայերեն ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ íslenska ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ 조선말 ∙ кыргызча ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Bahasa Melayu ∙ မြန်မာဘာသာ ∙ norsk bokmål ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ norsk nynorsk ∙ norsk ∙ occitan ∙ polski ∙ پښتو ∙ português ∙ português do Brasil ∙ română ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenčina ∙ slovenščina ∙ shqip ∙ српски / srpski ∙ svenska ∙ ไทย ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 中文 ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ +/−

Affected:

File:2018-07-16 - Herbert Baker Plaque Cape Town - Andy Mabbett - 01.jpg

And also:

File:2018-07-21 - Thomas Christoffel Muller plaque Cape Town - Andy Mabbett - 01.jpg

Yours sincerely, . Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 20:12, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Birmingham proton synchrotron

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Thanks for your work on the Birmingham proton synchrotron images. Much appreciated. Hawkeye7 (talk) 18:49, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Information on temporary account IP viewer rights

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Hello Pigsonthewing/Archive 5,

On November 12, temporary accounts will be enabled on Commons. The IP of unregistered users will then be hidden for most users. You, as a patroller or license reviewer, are eligible to request the new temporary account IP viewer right, if you need it to continue fighting vandalism and abuse on Commons. If you want to request the right, please file the request here. Please be aware that you also have to accept the Wikimedia Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy in your preferences. For more information about temporary accounts, look at the project page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:34, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

Temporary account IP viewer granted

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Hello, Pigsonthewing. Per your request, your account has been granted temporary-account-viewer rights. You are now able to reveal the IP addresses of individuals using temporary accounts that are not visible to the general public. This is very sensitive information that is only to be used to aid in anti-abuse workflows. Please take a moment to review Commons:Temporary account IP viewer for more information on this user right. It is important to remember:

You must not share IP address data with someone who does not have the same access permissions unless disclosure is permissible as per guidelines listed at Foundation:Policy:Wikimedia Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy.
Access must not be used for political control, to apply pressure on editors, or as a threat against another editor in a content dispute. There must be a valid reason to investigate a temporary user. Note that using multiple temporary accounts is not forbidden, so long as they are not used in violation of policies (for example, block or ban evasion).

It is also important to note that the following actions are logged for others to see:

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Remember, even if a user is violating policy, avoid revealing personal information if possible. Use temporary account usernames rather than disclosing IP addresses directly, or give information such as same network/not same network or similar. If you do not want the user right anymore then please ask me or another administrator and it will be removed for you. You may also voluntarily give up access at any time by visiting Special:Preferences. Happy editing! GPSLeo (talk) 19:38, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

COM:AN/U

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العربية ∙ বাংলা ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ français ∙ magyar ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ मराठी ∙ Nederlands ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ svenska ∙ Tagalog ∙ Türkçe ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 中文（中国大陆） ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ +/−

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems#User talk:Pigsonthewing. This is in relation to an issue with which you may have been involved.

Bidgee (talk) 06:18, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

Category:Unusually_shaped_fruits

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Unusually shaped fruits has been listed at Commons:Categories for discussion so that the community can discuss ways in which it should be changed. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.

If you created this category, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for discussion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it. If the category is up for deletion because it has been superseded, consider the notion that although the category may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new category.

In all cases, please do not take the category discussion personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ বাংলা ∙ čeština ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ français ∙ हिन्दी ∙ hrvatski ∙ magyar ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ ಕನ್ನಡ ∙ македонски ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ svenska ∙ ತುಳು ∙ ไทย ∙ українська ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 吴语 ∙ 中文 ∙ +/−

Basile Morin (talk) 04:19, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

Creator:John Murray Ince

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Creator:John Murray Ince has been nominated for deletion at

Commons:Deletion requests/Creator:John Murray Ince

This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much!

If you created this creator, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it.

Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Afrikaans ∙ العربية ∙ беларуская ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ ∙ বাংলা ∙ bosanski ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ Deutsch (Sie-Form) ∙ Zazaki ∙ ދިވެހިބަސް ∙ Ελληνικά ∙ English ∙ Esperanto ∙ español ∙ eesti ∙ فارسی ∙ suomi ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ עברית ∙ hrvatski ∙ magyar ∙ հայերեն ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ íslenska ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ 조선말 ∙ кыргызча ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Bahasa Melayu ∙ မြန်မာဘာသာ ∙ norsk bokmål ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ norsk nynorsk ∙ norsk ∙ occitan ∙ polski ∙ پښتو ∙ português ∙ português do Brasil ∙ română ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenčina ∙ slovenščina ∙ shqip ∙ српски / srpski ∙ svenska ∙ ไทย ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 中文 ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ +/−

Themightyquill (talk) 14:14, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

A question

Latest comment: 3 months ago5 comments2 people in discussion

Hi,

Just a quick question, why did you perform diff and diff? Wikisquack (talk) 21:27, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Because the former categories were the wrong ones, so I applied the right ones. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:41, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Yes I assumed so. My question was more about why are they the wrong ones? Wikisquack (talk) 21:42, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

For the same reason we don't put random photographs of birds in Category:Photographs of birds; photographs of cats in Category:Photographs of cats; or photographs of cakes in Category:Photographs of cakes. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:19, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Ok, thank you Wikisquack (talk) 22:39, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

An apology

Latest comment: 3 months ago3 comments2 people in discussion

I apologise for inundating your talk page with deletion requests. I promise I did not intend to cause any offence. It seems that at a point last year you imported a number of photos from social media rather indiscriminately, and I discovered a number of them to be either out of scope or not in line with our copyright policies. It seems you are a very productive contributor, and your work is appreciated! I apologise for any inconvenience caused.–DMartin (talk) 00:12, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

I don't have any issue with the quantity, and for that no apology is necessary.

I take issue with the quality, and veracity, of several of the nominations. Good stock images have been described as "personal"; and images not from Instagram have been described as being so. Several of those tagged as "COM:PRODUCT" are below ToO, and should at a minimum have been nominated for discussion rather than speedy deletion. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:19, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

All the ones I described as Instagram, even though they were imported here from Flickr, were originally posted to Instagram. I'm more than happy to have things brought to deletion requests instead of speedy, but I'm inclined to attempt speedy first to avoid clogging up the deletion queue.–DMartin (talk) 05:33, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

Template:Roblox screenshots

Latest comment: 3 months ago4 comments2 people in discussion

Template:Roblox screenshots

Hi, i am curious about this template i asked Tvpuppy to make Trade (talk) 04:19, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Why are you telling me this? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:38, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

I just wanted some feedback on it Trade (talk) 22:37, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

It seems overly long, but otherwise I have no view. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:08, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

Your Most Memorable Shot Submission!

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Hello Pigsonthewing!

Commons-Photographers User Group-logo-en

As we step into a new year, we’re happy to invite you to take part in “Your Most Memorable Shot 2025.”

Since 2018, photographers from across the Wikimedia community have come together at the beginning of each year to share the photographs that meant the most to them over the past twelve months. Now in its eighth iteration, this tradition continues to be a space for reflection, storytelling, and celebrating meaningful moments through photography.

Whether you are a member of the Commons Photographers User Group or not, you are warmly welcome to participate and invite others too. Every image carries a story, and your perspective helps enrich this collective showcase.

Whenever you’re ready, please select your most cherished photograph from 2025 and share it on the designated page.

The deadline for submissions is 28 February 2026, so we hope you’ll join us before then.

We look forward to discovering the moments that made your year memorable and to continuing this wonderful tradition together.

Warm regards, -- Suyash Dwivedi (💬) 22:36, 4 January 2026 (UTC) (CPUG)

Lilywhite postcards

Latest comment: 2 months ago8 comments2 people in discussion

Hello Pigsonthewing, you create 2022 the Category:Lilywhite postcards. Thanks for that. But 2025 I create Category:Lilywhite Ltd.. I think in your category the most images are postcards from Lilywhite Ltd. But I am a little confused about the name of the town Halifax in some images. Maybe there are two companies or one company with with two locations. - Can you please check this. Thanks. Did you know our project Commons:WikiProject Postcards? Best regards--sk (talk) 10:59, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Halifax is the town in England. Some postcards abbreviate this to "Hx". Brighouse is only four miles from Halifax (both are now in Calderdale), so either they relocated at some point, or decided to use the name of a better-known larger town nearby.

The two categories should be merged, either by redirecting the newer one to the older one; or by making the "Postcards" category a subcategory of the "Ltd" one.

Thank you for the link to the project, which is new to me. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:32, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

P.S. The answer may be here: "The company operated from premises in New Brunswick Street, Halifax ... later in the decade [1930s], it was taken over by the Brighouse firm of A.H.Leach." Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:19, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for your answer. And also thanks for your work at the wikidata-object. I have merge both categories. - In Wikidata we try to collect all data (See d:Wikidata:WikiProject Postcards) and we build some SPARQL-queries for the data. --sk (talk) 06:47, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

I'm unclear why you ignored what I said, and have redirected the older category to the new one. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:18, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, if I misunderstand something. I make a redirect from "Category:Lilywhite postcards" to "Category:Lilywhite Ltd" (because there is the Wikidata-Infobox). And then I move all images to "... Ltd". The next step could be the creation of the subcategory "Postcards published by Lilywhite Ltd". - Is the term "Lilywhite postcards" a fix term in English? Something like 'Oilette' for some postcards from c:Category:Raphael Tuck & Sons. I don't want ignore your opinion. --sk (talk) 13:46, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

If they are emerged, the newer category should redirect to the older category, to preserve the history. It can be renamed, and an infobox added, if necessary. :::::: But if you are going to create "Postcards published by Lilywhite Ltd", you should just rename the older category to that name. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:56, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

Ok, I understand. I will do this next time. In this case of "Lilywhite postcards" I think it is ok, if we let it like it is. In the history is only one edit (your creating edit from 2022). If this is really important for you, then tell me. I will make the work. --sk (talk) 20:38, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026

Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hello! I came across your name on a previous Wikimedia hackathon participant page, so I thought you might be interested in this.

We're organizing the Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026, taking place on 13–14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. It's a two-day, in-person hackathon for technical Wikimedians from the region.

Since you've attended a hackathon before, you already know how valuable these events can be for collaboration, learning, and getting things done together. We'd love to have you join us!

Apply here – registration closes mid-January or when full.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Hope to see you in Arnhem! Daanvr (talk) 14:56, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. AIUI, scholarship applications have already closed? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:07, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

Line art, again

Latest comment: 2 months ago3 comments2 people in discussion

I've asked Jerimee (talk · contribs) on their Talk page concerning line art again, this time because a whole range of items were added to Category:Line art despite not having any lines anywhere in the art. I received the usual hand-waving response about how "meanings overlap and evolve". I know that you've also been frustrated, but I think it's time some sort of action is taken, because the line art category is becoming meaningless. --EncycloPetey (talk) 23:10, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

I agree; and encourage you to report the matter at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:55, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

Done. --EncycloPetey (talk) 14:02, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

Category:Wikidata-driven_data_visualisations

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Wikidata-driven data visualisations has been listed at Commons:Categories for discussion so that the community can discuss ways in which it should be changed. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.

If you created this category, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for discussion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it. If the category is up for deletion because it has been superseded, consider the notion that although the category may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new category.

In all cases, please do not take the category discussion personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

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Prototyperspective (talk) 12:04, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Copyright of recorded introductions

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Hi Pigsonthewing,

As part of our Wikifying a Conference project, @DrThneed and I were thinking of recommending people record a short voice introduction as part of having their photo taken. I just wanted to check on the copyright status of voice recordings; the person recording is the copyright owner, not the speaker? Is there a threshold of originality that a speaker would need to meet before their words became a copyrighted creative act? When I did oral history training some time ago I remember being told the copyright was owned by the interviewer, as the person capturing the work in a fixed medium, but I wanted to double-check in case there'd been some discussion of this in Commons circles—do point me to it if there has.

Cheers, Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 21:45, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

"the person recording is the copyright owner"

That's my understanding, from work with the BBC; providing the textual content isn't scripted.

I'm not aware of discussion on Commons, but also not aware of any deletions resulting from such usage. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:26, 29 January 2026 (UTC)