Commons talk:Commons Gazette/Archives/2023

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Conception of Commons Gazette

Commons Gazette was started following this discussion Commons:Village_pump/Proposals/Archive/2022/10#Monthly_notice_of_changes_to_the_sysop_team.--RZuo (talk) 00:30, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

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Happy New Year! Happy Public Domain Day!

Staff changes

In December 2022, 2 sysops were removed. Currently, there are sysops.

(The global ban was applied to 16 users. Some statements about the global ban by WMFOffice: 1 2 3.)

Other news

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T36928

After more than 10 years and campaign efforts by many Commons users, user right sboverride was finally created in July 2022. This user right would allow users edit while overriding m:Spam blacklist.

Edited by RZuo (talk). --RZuo (talk) 00:47, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Dummy google sheet

i made a dummy sheet that takes wikitext as input and allows manual comparison to sieve out changes to the sysop list. better, fully automated solution to follow.--RZuo (talk) 00:47, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

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In January 2023, the total number of uploaded files exceeded 90 million.

Currently, there are

Edited by RZuo (talk). --RZuo (talk) 02:39, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

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Staff changes

In February 2023, 1 sysop was elected; 1 sysop was removed. Currently, there are

Other news

Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Multimedia and Commons concluded.

Edited by RZuo (talk). --RZuo (talk) 07:52, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

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Staff changes

In March 2023, 1 sysop was elected; 6 sysops and 1 bureaucrat were removed. Currently, there are

Election:

Removal:

We thank them for their service.

Edited by RZuo (talk). --RZuo (talk) 07:32, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

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Staff changes

In April 2023, 1 sysop was removed. Currently, there are

We thank him for his service.

Edited by RZuo (talk). --RZuo (talk) 16:23, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

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Staff changes

In May 2023, 1 sysop was elected; 1 checkuser was removed. Currently, there are and 4 checkusers.

Election:

Removal:

Edited by RZuo (talk). --RZuo (talk) 14:44, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Discussion 202306

  1. anyone can help draft the newsletter on this page.
  2. i always make a final draft at least 1 day before the 1st of every month, as well as the skeleton of the next draft. anyone can already start filling up the next draft if s/he wishes.
  3. after the newsletter is sent, its content is fixed. to edit fixed content, editors should write "addendum" or "erratum".
  4. @JWilz12345: you can add or suggest the info for the next draft on this page.
  5. @Multichill: i have noticed your opinion of word choice.
  6. i write according to my standards.
  7. i use the word "staff" as a collective term for all users (volunteers) with a position of sysop or further (namely sysops, bureaucrats, checkusers and suppress), who help maintain commons. take note, these are not all the users who help maintain commons.
  8. staff need not be paid or employed.
  9. to put it simply, if Multichill you want to change that word, you can come up with suggestions of words or phrases which i find better than "staff", or get a consensus to force me to write in a particular way, or write the draft by yourself, for the future issues. so long as it's 1v1, i have not found another better word, and i will not sign or deliver the newsletter if i do not agree with its contents.
  10. because this reply is too long and not related to the content of the newsletter, i reply here instead of vp.

RZuo (talk) 19:21, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

basically, the section heading means "changes to the team of sysops, bureaucrats, checkusers and suppress", but instead of this lengthy phrase i use "staff changes". i repeat, anyone is free to edit the draft. RZuo (talk) 19:27, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
@RZuo: At least in American English, "staff" usually implies an official/paid position (ie WMF) and would not generally be used for volunteer editors. I agree with Multichill that it's not the best word choice for this purpose. Perhaps something like "user rights" or "advanced permissions" would be clearer. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:59, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22volunteer+staff%22 https://www.google.com/search?q=%22unpaid+staff%22 .--RZuo (talk) 20:12, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
particularly, i dislike any term that implies seniority or hierarchy, as users tend to forget all users are equal. the "staff of wikimedia commons" are just users who have been given certain special tools to perform special tasks for which those tools are designed, in order to maintain commons. so i could call them janitors or concierges if i like.
on the other hand, i do not accept terms that are so broad that they should include other user groups.--RZuo (talk) 20:25, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Logo for the Commonswiki Gazette

I was thinking that the Commonswiki Gazette should have its own logo like the English-language Wikipedia's Signpost.

  • Concept logo 1.
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  • Concept logo 2.
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  • Concept logo 3.
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  • Concept logo 4.
    Concept logo 4.
  • Concept logo 5.
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  • Concept logo 6.
    Concept logo 6.

Personally I think that "File:Commons Gazette concept logo (Donald Trung Quoc Don) 01.svg" is probably the best fit as it's the most recognisable. It's basically the Commonswiki logo in black to symbolise it being "in print" (as newspaper 🗞️ logos are typically black because of historical reasons). Initially I thought about replacing the red circle in the middle with another icon, but after looking at them for sometime I think that the logo with just the black Commonswiki logo and the text "Commons Gazette" might be the best. If anyone else has other suggestions for a logo they could upload it. Concept logo 5 (five) looks like something that could be used for "talk page issues" with headlines if the Commonswiki Gazette publication ever grows to have the readership and engagement that the Signpost has. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 17:36, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

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Volunteer staff changes

In June 2023, 1 sysop was elected; 1 sysop (bot) was removed. Currently, there are

Election:

Removal:

Other news

We've partnered with the Wikimedia Foundation to adopt a tool called Flickr2Commons. We want to look after it and extend its features with the long term in mind. Keep your eyes open for "Flickypedia", which we plan to re-release towards the end of the year.

A representative of the Wikimedia Foundation elaborated that they would be working together with the Flickr Foundation and that future updates would be posted on Commons:WMF support for Commons.
  1. ↑ Nigeria Passes New Copyright Act 2022!. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (May 12, 2023). Retrieved on 30 June 2023.

Edited by Abzeronow, Donald Trung Quoc Don and RZuo.

@Abzeronow and Donald Trung: here's the final draft. are you satisfied?--RZuo (talk) 15:46, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I am. Abzeronow (talk) 15:51, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
It looks ready to be published. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 18:31, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Discussion

i do not recommend including a logo in each issue, because it's not necessary (not carrying any message) and will be repetitive.

it's ok to put it on the main page or whatever though.

my opinion about this file is it looks ugly, because afaict it's horizontally squashed? why?--RZuo (talk) 11:17, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

RZuo, feel free to remove it if you think that it looks ugly. -- it's likely squashed because I tried editing it in Inkscape, but the font didn't co-operate well with how its displayed, it looks good in Inkscape, but the moment I uploaded it it had display issues. Also, The Wikipedia Signpost uses "In the news", but I'm not sure if that should be used for mere technical developments and announcements. -- — Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 11:18, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

@Donald Trung: you should also put down your name in the editors.--RZuo (talk) 10:23, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done ✅. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 10:45, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
You may want to put Nigeria's change to their FOP in "In Other News" section since Nigeria changed their laws to something not acceptable for Commons. Abzeronow (talk) 18:21, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
@Abzeronow can you plz directly write a draft with references? RZuo (talk) 18:35, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Yes, I can. I'll write up the draft in my Wikipedia Sandbox, and I'll put it in draft above when I'm finished. I'll see if I can finish within an hour. Abzeronow (talk) 19:08, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Copyright Changes Corner

On March 17, 2023, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Copyright Bill of 2022 into law[1]. It repealed the Copyright Act of 2004. It made changes to better synchronize with treaties such as the w:Marrakesh VIP Treaty and the w:Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances[2] and adopted a fair dealing exemption more in line with the United States than the previous law. [2]. As detailed in COM:FOP Nigeria, the new law says "the inclusion in an audiovisual work or a broadcast of an artistic work situated in a place where it can be viewed by the public."[No.8/2022 Sec. 20(1)(e)], whereas the now repealed law said ""The right conferred in respect of a work by section 5 of this Act does not include the right to control ... the reproduction and distribution of copies of any artistic work permanently situated in a place where it can be viewed by the public" which was similar to British FOP law. Since photographs are neither an audiovisual work or a broadcast, there would be no Freedom of Panorama exception for new uploads to Wikimedia Commons after March 17, 2023. The new law is not retroactive so files uploaded before March 17, 2023 would still have FOP apply.--Abzeronow (talk) 19:39, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

  1. ↑ Nigeria Passes New Copyright Act 2022!. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (May 12, 2023). Retrieved on 30 June 2023.
  2. ↑ a b Nigeria enacts new Copyright Act. Adams & Adams (March 30, 2023). Retrieved on 30 June 2023.
@Abzeronow: i wrote a summary and moved your passage here. if you dont object, i'd post it to Commons talk:Copyright rules by territory/Nigeria and link it in the summary.
one question though. does it mean videos of publicly visible works can be uploaded?
besides, this happened in march, 3 months ago. it's not newsworthy anymore.--RZuo (talk) 21:14, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
I realize that it's a little bit late but my attention was only called to it this month, and the FOP section for Nigeria was only changed in June. I could also expand a little more about the changes if you're going to link a "see more about this" since there were changes that I didn't list to keep it somewhat brief. Abzeronow (talk) 15:26, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
yes plz. i prefer keeping the newsletter concise, so i wrote down only the gist (hopefully i got it right) and its relevance to commons. any in-depth reports can be linked to let interested users go there.--RZuo (talk) 15:46, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
i copy pasted your passage there.--RZuo (talk) 18:44, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

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Volunteer staff changes

In July 2023, 1 sysop was elected. Currently, there are

Edited by RZuo (talk). --RZuo (talk) 11:25, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Draft 2023-09

Volunteer staff changes

In August 2023, 1 sysop was elected. Currently, there are

Edited by RZuo (talk). --RZuo (talk) 07:44, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

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  • 7 September was the 19th anniversary of the founding of Wikimedia Commons.
  • Currently, there are
  • Commons:Adiutor is a new tool for maintenance tasks.
User:Vikipolimer was appointed temporarily as administrator and interface administrator from 4 to 11 September to facilitate set-up of Adiutor.

Edited by RZuo (talk). --RZuo (talk) 11:47, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

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Edited by. --RZuo (talk) 20:32, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

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  • The total number of files on Wikimedia Commons exceeded 100 million on 16 November 2023.[1] This has taken 7 009 days since the founding of Wikimedia Commons on 7 September 2004.
Some files on Wikimedia Commons
fireworks animation
Zimbabwe $100 000 000 (2008)
Galaxy NGC 7479, approximately 100 million light-years from Earth.
Galaxy M82's burst of star formation is thought to have been initiated by a close encounter with M81 about 100 million years ago.
  • Currently, there are

References

  1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20231116195221/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Edited by RZuo (talk). --RZuo (talk) 11:58, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

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