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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 Misplaced Pages community. Actions by VRT members on English Misplaced Pages are ultimately subject to review by the Arbitration Committee.

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Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Threshold (online game)

The deletion logs of Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Threshold (online game) say that the page was "OTRS courtesy blanked"—wouldn't the proper procedure be to blank the text and keep the page history? Because now it's as if that discussion never happened. czar 14:06, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

The relevant ticket is VRTS ticket # 2009011310004015 but as I was neither an OTRS agent nor an en:wp admin I can't comment on what practice then was or should have been. Nthep (talk) 14:55, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

@Nthep, how about what it should be now? I'd like to have the text in the public record (though courtesy blanked and only in the page history is fine) if possible. czar 18:11, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

The admin in question, Zscout370, is no longer active. I do think this could have been blanked and noindex'ed, not deleted altogether. However, the AfD's closure was immediately overturned at DRV and followed up immediately by another AfD which resulted in a "keep" consensus, which does demonstrate that the first AfD was unlikely to be of very high quality or relevance. Any admin can still read it, if needed, in order to analyze the arguments made therein. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 18:20, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Is there something in the ticket that would require that we don't undelete it and hide it in page history? The article will likely be back at AfD soon, and I'd like the page history to be accessible for those who want it (unless there is some reason otherwise). czar 19:53, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Without disclosing the actual content of the OTRS ticket, I do not believe there was anything to warrant a deletion of the AFD discussion. WP:CBLANK only recommends deletion in more serious cases. It should be noted that the other AFD and DRV were not even blanked in comparison. Mkdw 17:46, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. Would someone please undelete and just courtesy blank it then? czar 18:51, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

Seicer closed the AFD and presumably would be familiar with the discussion. They're still "active" having last edited on 25 February 2016. I've only skimmed the very lengthy discussion so I think it would be within our due diligence to ask them their thoughts on the matter before this were to occur. Mkdw 20:45, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

My closing rationale from 2009: The result was '''delete'''. Regarding ], there is a of ] and ] sources. In addition, there seems to be little ] to this particular game, and no major notability was established. The article also suffers from overuse of ] which has the effect of promoting the game without parting with any useful information. As such, the article is ]. Regarding ], it is entirely ] sans one magazine mention -- which has not been ]. There is not much else content on this article to really make it ]. In addition, excessive ] from various Internet forums has muddled the AFD process. After careful consideration of the comments, few if anyone in support of the article actually improved the article or located additional ] and ] sources. <small>] | ] | ]</small> 00:02, 7 January 2009 (UTC) seicer | talk | contribs 13:09, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

File:Jorge Bolet 1964 on Southern Africa tour.png

There is a mention of an OTRS ticked otrs:2014051610000391, does someone know about it?Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 17:11, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

i've already sent permission years ago...?

what's the deal here, i had the photographers send permission in 2014... why is this coming up now?

https://en.wikipedia.org/File:Mackintosh_Braun_Live,_Crystal_Ballroom,_Dec_2014.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/File:Mackintosh_Braun_2010.jpeg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trungpa6 (talk • contribs) 16:45, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

• (edit conflict) VRTS ticket # 2014121810015732 and VRTS ticket # 2014121810015652 seem related - @Trungpa6: it appears you never replied after being asked to follow the email consent template? -- samtar 16:54, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
• According to B, the emailed permission is apparently not sufficient for Misplaced Pages.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 16:53, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

what do i need to do then? i had the photographers who took the photos send permission... that's all it says to do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trungpa6 (talk • contribs) 16:59, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/File:Mackintosh_Braun_2010.jpeg https://en.wikipedia.org/File:Mackintosh_Braun_Live,_Crystal_Ballroom,_Dec_2014.jpg --Trungpa6 (talk • contribs) 10:00, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

both photographers sent the template filled out with permission to the email you listed. should be good now, yes? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trungpa6 (talk • contribs) 19:12, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

File:Omar Espinosa by Ryan Mitchell.jpg

I just deleted this image, which was tagged as a copyvio, but I then undeleted it after noticing a talk comment about OTRS permission. Could you check to see whether ticket 2016030510003292 really does grant an acceptable permission, as is claimed on the file's description page? Nyttend (talk) 23:02, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

@Nyttend: The ticket does not give significant permissions. I've sent a mail requesting a more specific (consent form) release. Reference:VRTS ticket # 2016030510003292 Mlpearc (open channel) 23:14, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

(edit conflict) @Nyttend: It would appear the editor did indeed contact the copyright holder, but the information and steps involved would not satisfy Commons:OTRS#If you are not the copyright holder. The image should be deleted until the editor can ensure the correct information is properly communicated to the copyright holder and they consent to the requirements of free use. Mkdw 23:15, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

Deleted. Thanks for the input! Nyttend (talk) 00:20, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

File:LS40075.jpg

Confirmation of the receipt of the permission was received in September 2015. I have sent the confirmation number again. JMcC (talk) 09:56, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

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