Wikipedia:VRT noticeboard

Welcome to the VRT noticeboard

Wikimedia's volunteer response team (VRT) handles copyright permissions, email inquiries from the public, reuse inquiries, article errors, and a wide range of non-public inquiries. The email service is operated and managed by a cross-project team of volunteers at the Meta-Wiki level and not by the English Wikipedia community. Actions by VRT members on English Wikipedia are ultimately subject to review by the Arbitration Committee.

Please be aware that there is sometimes a backlog in processing tickets sent to the permissions-en queue. This backlog is currently 0 days.

This noticeboard is primarily for

1. Permissions verification and inquiries for text and files (hosted on the English Wikipedia) said to have been granted permission via VRTS.
2. Requests for VRT member review of matters that have been described as VRT comments or actions.
3. Other inquiries to VRT members that do not involve, disclose or reference private material.

Do not post

• Private information or links to private information (including but not limited to emails, phone numbers, physical addresses).
• Fishing requests (asking for all details of a ticket or generally probing ticket information). You should make a specific request and clearly state the reason for your request.
• Additional questions on a point, once a VRT member has indicated they cannot answer due to privacy issues. (Further inquiries and any complaints should be made via email.)
• Requests for VRTS access (use meta:VRT/Volunteering instead).
• Questions regarding media hosted on Wikimedia Commons (use Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard instead).
• Media questions unrelated to VRT (use Wikipedia:Media copyright questions instead).

Disputes

• For disputes over VRT actions on English Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team § Dispute resolution and Wikipedia:Dispute resolution § Sensitive issues and functionary actions.

Useful VRT email addresses

Removal of private or defamatory information	Requests for oversight or oversight-en-wpwikipedia.org
Submission of photos to be used in a Wikipedia article	photosubmissionwikimedia.org Follow the instructions here
Confirmation of copyright permission	permissions-enwikimedia.org Follow the format given here
Reports of threatened harm to self or others	emergencywikimedia.org Guidance: Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm
Reports of child pornography	legal-reportswikimedia.org See Wikimedia Legal Policies
Issues with an article about you or your organization	info-en-qwikimedia.org Guidance: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Help
Any other inquiries involving private information	info-enwikimedia.org

YouTube screenshots

Can a VRT member take a look at File:Screenshot 20241201-173309 YouTube.jpg (reuploaded as File:BINACModel.jpg) and File:Screenshot 20241204-184404 YouTube.jpg to see whether they're OK as licensed or require additional verification? The uploader Chadalvarez2021 also uploaded File:Screenshot 20241204-182806 YouTube.jpg as proof that they received permission to upload these files to Wikipedia, but "Wikipedia only" types of permission aren't free enough for Wikipedia's purposes; moreover, the response the uploader received from the copyright holder doesn't mention a specific license and seems to imply "educational use only". I tried to explain these things to the uploader on their user talk page, but they just removed the {{npd}} templates from the file's page. -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:24, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Ticket #2024100410007511

Can a VRT member please check on the status of ticket #2024100410007511? The ticket is related to an email for the three images File:Baatar ballet.jpg, File:1978 Baatar performing in Georgia.jpg and File:Noroviin Baatar.jpg) being used in Noroviin Baatar. The images were tagged with {{Permission pending}} by a B-bot on October 8 and then re-tagged with {{Permission received}} by Mdaniels5757 on December 19. Is the ticket still awaiting processing? -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:15, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

There was recent correspondence between VRT and the sender, and the ticket is still pending. — Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 02:27, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying. At some point, though, WP:F11 comes back into play, right? Typically, files for which emails which have been received but found to be insufficient are given 30 days to be resolved before becoming eligible for speedy deletion again per F11. Does that clock, in this case, start counting down after the the "pending" tag was added on October 8 or the "received" tagged was added on December 19. FWIW, File:Noroviin Baatar.jpg could likely be converted to non-free use if more information can be found about its provenance even if copyright holder consent can't be verified, but the other two files probably can't meet WP:NFCC. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:45, 6 January 2025 (UTC)