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JamesDukeStatueAndChapel

We have a non-free file for this. I noticed you restored c:File:JamesDukeStatueAndChapel1.jpg for Public Domain day. According to our info, it was sculpted in 1935 by American sculptor Charles Keck (1875-1951) and it's standing in front of Duke University in the US. PD-old-70 applies now, but does that also apply to the US in this case?

Also pinging uploader Bluedog423 and Fastily who deleted the Commons file in 2012. Clindberg, I seem to remember you saying once that the standard for "publishing" is higher for works published less than 95 years ago. c:Commons:Publication#United States would suggest that a public display only counts as publishing if it's public enough ("a place open to the public or at any place where a substantial number of persons outside of a normal circle of a family and its social acquaintances is gathered") which does apply here. If that's right, following c:Commons:Hirtle chart and assuming it was put on display around 1935, this work is either {{PD-US-no notice}}/{{PD-US-not renewed}} (so why did we wait for public domain day? c:Category:Undelete in 2021 was deleted so we can't search the page history for a possible rationale) or it's protected by copyright until at least 2031. PD-old-70 seems relevant only for some works published after 1978.

If it is PD I need to file a WP:REFUND request for w:File:JamesDukeStatueAndChapel.jpg as several revisions by NPatrick6 exist which possibly differ in metadata/compression/etc. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 10:33, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexis Jazz: There is indeed quite a strong possibility that the statue doesn't have a copyright notice or that the copyright wasn't renewed. This was not investigated. Thanks, Yann (talk) 12:48, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Per the SIRIS entry there is no copyright notice. So, PD since 1935 it looks like. See Commons:Public art and copyrights in the US. Should not have been deleted, though evidence was not provided for admin. Carl Lindberg (talk) 01:35, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Request for help

Yann, My account was recently blocked by one of the admins. There is no logical reason for this. I only did 8 edits and uploaded the photos I took with my camera on May 14 at the Rajadamnern Stadium. He\She even took away my permission to edit the discussion page so that I could not defend myself or request the removal of the block. Please check. Thank you Journal Ring (talk) 04:12, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Journal Ring: Your account is a sockpuppet of JRM2018, that's why you were blocked. Yann (talk) 12:28, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Yann: Thank you for reply. But this is just a slander. How can I request unblocking? Please look at my records. I upload source photos taken by myself. Please unblock my account if possible. Journal Ring (talk) 06:13, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cezanne

Hi Yann, my edits on the Cezanne page were merely prep before I expanded the article. I was tidying up the format and removing extraneous characters before I was going to expand the article from the online catalogue raisonné (https://www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/index.php?section=Painting&sort=catdate). I probably should have left a summary and explanation of what I was doing, I apologise, I have a tendency to forget there are other people out there looking at my works in progress.

This is a similar process that I did when I edited the Monet and Goya lists, although admittedly somewhat larger due to the amount of extraneous characters. I assure you I am not a vandal deleting material for no apparent reason and have only the best interests of making a well constructed article at heart.

If it is OK with you I would like to un-revert the changes before expanding the Cezanne page. If you still have any doubts about what I am doing you can check any of the other artists pages I have either created or expanded and hopefully see what I am trying to achieve

Yours sincerely Hochithecreator (talk) 20:29, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Hochithecreator: You need to provide a reason and a summary for removing so many characters. Thanks, Yann (talk) 14:49, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Change block settings for MegaMack02

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Wikimedia projects are not for promoting your business. Yann (talk) 19:13, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Copyright problem on List of reported UFO sightings

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@Diannaa: OK. I thought I was only copying facts, but thanks for correcting me. I don't edit here that much, and it is always difficult to know where is the limit. Yann (talk) 20:02, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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@ජපස: You are completely wrong. I will answer there. Yann (talk) 19:40, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, Can I get Wikipedia:IP block exemption please? Thanks, Yann (talk) 10:04, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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You need to explain why you need WP:IPBE. I see for example that you are currently able to edit. You may have a compelling need for IPBE but haven't yet justified it. Yamla (talk) 10:16, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I sometimes use Lantern. Yann (talk) 10:31, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Based on the additional information you provided me, I have granted WP:IPBE for one year. You are free to apply to have this renewed once the year is up and I expect (though cannot guarantee) no problems in you getting an extension. Happy editing! Yamla (talk) 15:19, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think you would generally be a good candidate for IPBE but you still haven't demonstrated a need. Simple desire to use particular software is not enough. A demonstrated need to use censorship-bypassing tools, on the other hand, such as because of regular travel to such countries, may be a different matter. --Yamla (talk) 10:35, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Yamla: I don't want to say where and when I need to use a censorship-bypassing tool, for obvious security and privacy reasons. Yann (talk) 12:50, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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That'll crop the subtitles out. (and it'll look like Panavision ) — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 22:53, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I will simply reupload them without the subtitles. There are uses for both versions. Yann (talk) 15:29, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Films in the public domain

Hi Yann, I have speedily deleted this category per criterion for speedy deletion G4 because it's been deleted several times as Category:Public domain films. I've asked the bot that does these things to empty it out. Graham87 (talk) 03:53, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Graham87: I spent days working on that, and you deleted it without any warning??? Is this serious? Yann (talk) 08:26, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'm sorry that all your hard work of populating this category has gone to waste, but the Wikipedia community has decided several times that it doesn't want such a category. None of the reasons for its deletion have changed since the last discussion and neither have many of the principles about category creation here. See also this discussion in 2019 I had about category re-creations with JJMC89, who operates JJMC89 bot III which works on categories for discussion. I just happened to remember that the category on public domain films was considered deeply inappropriate on Wikipedia because I'd had dealings with its last creator, P2prules, so I speedily deleted it as a re-creation. Graham87 (talk) 09:25, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you want a list of the pages that used to be in the category, it can be retrieved using the edit summary search tool. Graham87 (talk) 09:31, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Graham87: Thanks for your answer, but I still don't understand the reason for deletion. Wouldn't be more useful to define criteria for inclusion? Or create subcategories by country? There isn't a single place here to list the films in the public domain, and that's a problem. Do you have another solution? Yann (talk) 09:50, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have a solution, but a broad category (which can't be annotated) certainly isn't it. And neither is a broad list ... there's a reason that List of films in the public domain in the United States is so strict. I don't know if Wikipedia is the right place for a list; we're not a directory, after all. Perhaps ask at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film. Graham87 (talk) 11:14, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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