User talk:John of Reading/Archive 28

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Orphaned non-free image File:Mumbai City FC logo.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Mumbai City FC logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:26, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

To whom it may concern: My low-resolution upload, with a white background, was first overwritten by a high-resolution version with a blue background and then replaced, first by File:Mumbai City FC Official Club Crest (1).svg which I have tagged for deletion on Commons, and then by File:Mumbai City FC Official Club Crest.jpg - which has been tagged for downsampling and may have inadequate sourcing. If my upload gets deleted and turns out to be needed after all, it can be undeleted via WP:REFUND, asking the admin to restore the original version not the overwritten version. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:36, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

A Request

Hello mate, hope you doing well. I'm simply requesting you that if you upload and use the official crest of Minerva Academy FC, it will be wholesome and helpful; the club recently won Gothia Cup in Sweden, and is former India champion. Thanking you at the end for going through my appeal, regards :) Billjones94 (talk) 08:12, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

@Billjones94: OK, here are the steps I took to upload this logo as a non-free "fair use" image:

I went to Minerva Academy FC and tried to follow the link to the official website. Firefox gave me a security warning, and I chose to heed the warning and not visit the website.
I went to their Facebook page instead, clicked on the logo to see it as a separate image, and right-clicked in Firefox to save this image to my desktop with a random name.
I opened the image in an image editor - I use GIMP; I cropped it to remove some of the white space, then scaled it to 160 pixels square - anything much larger than this, and a bot will come along later to downsize it again.
I saved it as "Minerva Academy FC logo.jpg" with 85% lossy jpg compression. Again, this is to make Wikipedia's copy of the image useless for other purposes.
Now at Wikipedia, not Wikimedia Commons, I went to Upload file on the "Contribute" side menu.
On the first page, I clicked "Upload a non-free file"
On the second page, at step one I selected the file. At step two the "descriptive name" is "Minerva Academy FC logo.jpg" and the "brief description" is "Logo of [[Minerva Academy FC]] from their Facebook page". At step three I chose the "Fair use" option. That expands the screen with more options...
I filled in the article name again in the first box and selected the "This is a logo" option in the second box. That expands the screen again...
The "source" is the Facebook URL from which I saved the image. I ticked the box for "This image will be shown as a primary means of visual identification" - ie it will be used at the top of the infobox. For "explain how the use of this file will be minimal" I tried "For use only in one article, saved at low resolution with lossy JPG compression to discourage re-use". I then clicked Tab ↹ to move away from that box, and by magic the "Upload" button lights up and can be clicked. The file is now uploaded!
The final step is to edit Minerva Academy FC to add this image name to the infobox. I also chose to blank the image_size parameter so that the infobox code could select the default.

I hope this helps! -- John of Reading (talk) 16:45, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks a lot; You're awesome Billjones94 (talk) 17:44, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

@Billjones94: You'll see from the history of File:Minerva Academy FC logo.jpg that your attempt to replace my low-resolution image with a high-resolution image did not work, as a bot came along and reduced the quality of the image. Don't waste your time uploading high-resolution logo images, as this automatic downsampling will happen every time. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:30, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Absolutely! 😬 I now understand what the appropriate way to go, to get uploaded a proper logo here on! Thank you again though :) Billjones94 (talk) 08:00, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:KHL Medveščak Admiral logo.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:KHL Medveščak Admiral logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:22, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

To whom it may concern: I uploaded this logo on 1 August 2023 in response to a request on my talk page. It was removed from the article on 6 September with the edit summary "Removed wrong logo". If my upload gets deleted and turns out to be needed after all, it can be undeleted via WP:REFUND. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:05, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Special:Diff/1174719924

Yes, it certainly was. XFDcloser seems to have been messed up by {{Pagelinks}} being nominated for merging. I'll leave a note at the TfD and WT:XFDC. CLYDE ^{TALK TO ME}/_{STUFF DONE} 07:07, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks much!

Hello,

I am so grateful for your help at this talk page. Really appreciate it. --Victor Trevor (talk) 14:48, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Apostrophe

May I ask: What is your reasoning for replacing: ’s → 's in Twitter quotes? As you did in List of vegans? RabbitFromMars (talk) 20:02, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

@RabbitFromMars: MOS:APOSTROPHE says that Wikipedia articles should use straight apostrophes, and MOS:CONFORM says that this applies even within quotations. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:33, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, I didn't know that. It's the other way round in the German language Wikipedia. RabbitFromMars (talk) 10:43, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

22- 11- 1963

John F Kennedy. Vandaag 22-11-2023. Wordt Premier Wilders in Nederland? 2001:1C05:328F:2F00:94DE:A8E2:35B5:133E (talk) 21:22, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I don't understand the point you are trying to make. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:36, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Kerala Super League logo.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Kerala Super League logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:14, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

To whom it may concern: the logo has been replaced in the article by File:Super League Kerala.jpg on Commons. The new logo doesn't match the one currently displayed on the official website. If the logo I uploaded gets deleted and turns out to be useful after all, it can be retrieved via WP:REFUND. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:29, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

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Need assistance adding a pro-track Athlete for Trinidad please

Hi I represent a Professional Track and Field Athlete who recently retired from running for Trinidad, can you help by adding her to Wikipedia?

Thank you kindly for your consideration! Art M. SAManager (talk) 10:30, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

@SAManager: No, sorry, I mostly stick to fixing spellings and grammar. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:21, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Grammar/writing/overlink check needed

https://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/Battle_of_Khan_Yunis

https://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/Hamas

https://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/Hamas (dead external links - website)

https://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war (map is constantly a day late on commons, "current extent" is wrong term)

https://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/Battle_of_Khan_Yunis

map-article dates dont match either

93.138.252.191 (talk) 20:43, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

My spelling rules found one error to fix. That's all I'm going to do to them, since these are such volatile and contentious articles. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:14, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

~ ~ ~ Merry Christmas! ~ ~ ~

Hello John of Reading: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, --Dustfreeworld (talk) 11:14, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

@Dustfreeworld: Thank you! Best wishes to you and yours. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:52, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Kidderpore SC logo.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Kidderpore SC logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:26, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

To whom it may concern: the low-resolution JPG image that I uploaded was replaced by a high-resolution SVG image - which, of course, a bot has converted into a low-resolution image. If the file I uploaded gets deleted and later turns out to be useful, it can be retrieved at WP:REFUND. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:59, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Minerva Academy FC logo.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Minerva Academy FC logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:37, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

To whom it may concern: the low-resolution JPG image that I uploaded was first overwritten by a high-resolution image, which was downsampled by a bot. It was then replaced by a high-resolution SVG image, which was also downsampled by a bot. I wonder how long it will be before another well-meaning editor decides to upload another high-resolution version? If the file I uploaded gets deleted and later turns out to be useful, it can be retrieved at WP:REFUND. -- John of Reading (talk) 19:06, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Nomination for merger of Template:User grieving

Template:User grieving has been nominated for merging with Template:User Grieving short. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:30, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Age verification and, just in case, thanks to everyone

In view of the current uncertainty over Wikipedia's future in the UK, I just like to note here that I am a UK editor who would be locked out of Wikipedia by any geographic ban. As you can probably guess from my writing style, user boxes and account creation date, I am over 18.

If such a ban takes place and you're visiting this page because I've stopped editing: thank you for checking up on me. I've enjoyed working here and have enjoyed most of my occasional interactions with other editors. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:36, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Welch

Thank you for catching that! I do a preview before closing an edit to make sure it is at least productive on those scripts and that one was just hiding and I missed dit. Red Director (talk) 14:05, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Essive-formal case

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The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis

@Entercontainment: I see that Primefac (talk · contribs) is patiently working through the hundreds of articles affected by this issue. Be patient, and Primefac will fix these articles for you. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:32, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much. Entercontainment (talk) 17:39, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

@The Herald: Thank you! -- John of Reading (talk) 06:09, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Low background steel

Hi, thought this might be relevant. https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/12u7ve0/is_there_any_absolute_dating_methods_for_metal/ 91.190.161.160 (talk) 07:46, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

A blog doesn't count as a reliable published source. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:36, 26 May 2024 (UTC)