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Background

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An editor, Wbm1058, identified a number of errors. This was originally reported at the OTRS noticeboard: Errors requiring attention

In short, it turned out some agents for using the incorrect tag. Unfortunately, it was not as simple as replacing the incorrect tag with the correct tag. In many cases, a bit of homework was needed. In many cases, it was easy to identify what needed to be done and carry it out.

I corresponded with the editor who first found these errors here

I categorized the issues into a number of cases. I ended up with 11 main cases although some numbers had some sub cases. Those cases are listed in the table below. In many instances I handled a situation in Track of which case it was in an external spreadsheet not included here. When I had finished the low hanging fruit I was down to a number of more difficult cases, each of which are listed in the table below. Some have subsequently been handled and identified with the strikethrough. In one case I see a red link so so that item no longer needs handling.

I ran out of steam in mid-October 2014 although I see Moonriddengirl handled several items subsequently. I recently noticed that editor Wbm1058 has been working on this so I'm revisiting this page. It had a table but no background so I've added this background to help remind anyone reading this page of the issues.

I worked through the last 25 of these – most I was able to figure out what should be done, even without access to the OTRS tickets – and now the talk namespace is {{error}}-free! Wanted to start the new year with a clean slate.
Feel free to check my work. One article I tagged for proposed deletion. On a couple others I put up the GFDL but left a note of doubt as to whether permission was given after November 1, 2008. Many I just went with the default license where I had no knowledge to do otherwise. Another or two I reverted to the {{OTRS received}} template, so they are still in some work queue, but just not triggering a template syntax error. Happy New Year! Wbm1058 (talk) 17:10, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
@Wbm1058: Thank-you!!! It has been nagging at me that I got started and did not finish this. I'm happy to see that it is now completed.S Philbrick(Talk) 21:52, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Case Handling

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Case Short description Long description My Action
1 Source is clear, license is clear The identification of the source is clear the permission statement appears to come from either the copyright holder or a representative, the permission statement appears to cover all necessary elements including the identification of the license. Replace image tag with text tag
2 Source is clear, license is Not clear Same as above except that the permission statement doesn't explicitly mentioned whether the license should be CC, GFDL or dual Assume CC if dated post November 1, 2008, GFDL if before
3 Source is included in OTRS The source material is not identified by a link but is included in full in the OTRS documentation. Source= field "Text which can be found in the OTRS ticket"
4 Source is discussed in OTRS Source is discussed in email but not included in the email. In some cases a diligent researcher might be able to figure out the identification of the source (review references, for example). Source= field "Text which is described in the OTRS ticket"
5 Source seems clear but cannot be found The discussion includes the URL for a source but that source is not accessible today. This might be a 404 message, or a clear indication that the link no longer goes to what it did at the time of the permission. Included the provided link as a source even though it is not currently valid.
6 Some plausible inferences need to be made This covers several different types of things which today we would push for more clarification but I have accepted. For example the person writing might not have clearly claimed ownership of copyright but it seems likely; the person might not have been ex Accept (with change of tag)
7 Appears to be image only If I'm reading the correspondence correctly the person writing is asserting copyright and permission for an image not text. If this is correct we should confirm that the image has the proper tag and then remove the tag from the talk page. Not yet handled, would like second set of eyes.
8 Limitations not acceptable today In some cases the permission statement included a limitation such as no commercial use that we would not accept today. Given that these were accepted years ago, I've not tried to override this permission simply corrected the tag. Accept (with change of tag) Would be nice to have a second set of eyes
  • Talk:Ali_Adjalli
    • Not sure if my eyes count, since I accepted the permission? What's your concern with this release and the next one? That they only authorized the content as placed by the user? :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 10:59, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
  • Talk:Shenda_Amery
  • Talk:Komarpant ("I permit the Wikimedia Foundation to re-use the article...)
    • While I would have preferred clarification, I think this is okay because the permission verified that he placed the content on Wikipedia personally. This means he agreed to our license on hitting save. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:03, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
  • Talk:Nattukottai_Nagarathar "Yes i do allow, without changing the version or defacing and removing my name,"
    • That's a no-go. Modifications are essential to the license and, in fact, the article has been massively modified. Fortunately, all the content has been excised. I've removed the tag with explanation anyway. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:13, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
  • Talk:Radio_Clatterbridge "as long as it is a fair and accurate representation of our charity"
    • Checked with User:Elitre, who is also an OTRS agent, and she notes that the license says, "Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Licensor or as may be otherwise permitted by applicable law, if You Reproduce, Distribute or Publicly Perform the Work either by itself or as part of any Adaptations or Collections, You must not distort, mutilate, modify or take other derogatory action in relation to the Work which would be prejudicial to the Original Author's honor or reputation", so this seems within the bounds of the license. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:21, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
  • Talk:Aruviyur_Nagarathar "Yes i do allow, without changing the version or defacing and removing my name,"
9 GFDL only, after 1 Nov 2008 Some permission statements were accepted even though they specify GF DL only after one November 2008. This error was identified some time ago in a cleanup effort undertaken, unfortunately because these items have an image tag I think they were messed. In consultation with moonriddengirl I drafted an email which I sent to each of the individuals. In some cases I received a positive response and I am classifying these as case 9a. (Tag replaced, no issues) In some cases I have not received a response and I am classifying these as case 9B. In no case did I get a response which rejected the proposal. We have to determine what to do with the case 9B items, which are not yet handled.
10 Not English Much of the correspondence is not in English. I used translation software and in many cases was comfortable I could resolve the issue. I only assigned it to case 10 if it was not in English and I was not sure I knew how it should be handled Not yet handled.
11 Permission identifies WP page In some other cases when the permission identified the WP page, there was information indicating the real source, In these, not sure what to do Not yet handled.

Open Cases

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Case Open items
  Talk:Comparison of the Java and .NET platforms
  Talk:Phonographic Performance Limited
Case 10 Talk:Astropecten aranciacus
Case 11 Talk:Colorado Library Consortium
 ?? Talk:Cox model engine Unless I missed something, there are 2 issues - one is that I do not see a clear definition of the source material, but the larger one is that we asked for agreement to the license, and I do not see it.
Case 10 Talk:Astropecten
Case 10 Talk:Mirta Roses Periago
Case 11 Talk:Avo Session Basel
Not found Talk:Electrohomeopathy (In discussion with mrg via email to discuss handling)
Case 10 Talk:ERikm
Case 9b Talk:Peter Marshall (author)
Case 9b Talk:Hellenic Electroacoustic Music Composers Association
Case 9b Talk:Jason Graves
Case 9b Talk:American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Case 9b Talk:Jonny Blu
Case 9b Talk:Thomas Pernes
Case 9b Talk:Anaesthesia Trauma and Critical Care
  Talk:Task-oriented information modelling
Case 9 Talk:Low plasticity burnishing Not clear which material, still need to send email
Case 9b Talk:Art Christmas Per archive.org, permission was granted on the website, apparently authored by the subject's son, sometime between May 12, 2008 and December 25, 2008. It seems the son died in 2013.
Sometime between December 25, 2008 and December 15, 2009, the message at the bottom of that page was modified:
"The contents of this website are available for modification and reuse under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 and later." to
"The contents of this website are available for modification and re-use is permitted under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), versions 1.3 or later and Creative Commons Share Alike (CC-BY-SA), versions 3.0 or later."
Case 9b Talk:HARBEC Plastics
Case 9b Talk:D'Andrea Picks
  Talk:Gauge gravitation theory
Case 9b Talk:Groton Long Point Volunteer Fire Department
Case 9b Talk:Andrew Princz Andrew Princz died in 2011
Case 9b Talk:Colloidal crystal
Case 9b Talk:Phoebe Wall Howard
Case 9b Talk:Culture of Nagorno-Karabakh
Case 10 Talk:TOCSIN project
Case 11 Talk:Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory
Case 10 (asked Avi for help) Talk:Gilead Sher
Case 11 Talk:Symphony Teleca
Case 11 Talk:Ferenc Kölcsey Teacher Training College of the Reformed Church
Maybe Case 7? Talk:George Tchobanoglous I see reference to a photo and text, along with permission for the photo, but not the text.. Some emails not in English, have I missed something?
Case 10 Talk:Astropecten irregularis
Case 10 Talk:Astropecten bispinosus
Case 10 Talk:Astropecten platyacanthus
Case 10 Talk:Astropecten jonstoni
Case 10 Talk:Astropecten spinulosus
 Not sure what this is. Talk:Charles Coker Wilson
Case 11 Talk:Twusic Can we assume http://twusic.com/ is meant? Yes: https://web.archive.org/web/20120127132306/http://twusic.com/press-about-twusic

Recently completed

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Case Open items
Case 5,6 Talk:INP (database)
Case 1 Talk:Colonial meeting house
Case 9a Talk:Billie Lawless
Case 9a Talk:Helical camshaft
Case 4 Talk:Robert Alexander (photographer)
Case 2,4 Talk:Barbara A. Perry
Case 4 Talk:Amulet MS 5236
Case 4,6 Talk:The Nature Institute
Case 4 Talk:Altarpiece of Pellegrino II
Case 1  Talk:The Angel Inside
Case 4 Talk:Vincent Joseph Dunker
Case 8 Talk:Aruviyur Nagarathar
Case 1  Talk:Dominic Montserrat
Case 1, 6 Talk:Clive Nolan
Case 4  Talk:Pskov State Polytechnic Institute
Case 1

Talk:Ksenija Bulatović

Case 5 Talk:N.I.C.S. Hockey Club
Case 2,6 Talk:Softline International
Case 7 Talk:Víctor J. Montilla
Case 7 Talk:Craig Mitnick
 Case 4 Talk:Lewis H. Nash See also Talk:Nash Engineering Company, same ticket
Case 4 Talk:Nash Engineering Company Edge case. I left a note in the OTRS file explaining my reasoning.
Case 7 Talk:Darrell James
 Case 9b [[Talk:Revolution Day (Mexico)]] Sent 9 Oct 2014 (Not going well - first rejection)
 Case 9b [[Talk:Black Awareness Day]] Sent 9 Oct 2014 (Not going well - first rejection)