User talk:Paravis

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File tagging File:Abdominoplasty_skin_and_fat_removal.jpg

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Michael S. Schwartz, M.D was not the uploader, wasn't he? Lycaon (talk) 05:18, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

The doctor's web site give's specific permission for Wikimedia Commons. - ALLST✰R▼^echo _{wuz here @} 07:49, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

I am the photographer/videographer for all media sourced from Michael S. Schwartz, MD. He has released all media that I would like to contribute to Wikimedia Commons via the CC-BY-SA-3.0 license. If there's anything I am missing in regards to the proper release and licensing of my uploaded work, please advise and I will have that taken care of promptly. I've got tons of quality digital media from all sorts of medical procedures, and I'd like to have all the wrinkles ironed out before I start "mass-contributing" to the community (I'd prefer to not have to deal with legality issues for every single file I upload *grin*). And although the process is difficult, I definitely appreciate the concern and help from all of the Wikimedians :). Paravis (talk) 18:27, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing this up. You won't need to cope with "legality issues" on each upload. One e-mail to OTRS from dr. Schwartz, stating that you are permitted to upload his work (your pictures) under CC-BY-SA-3.0 should suffice. The resulting OTRS ticket should then be mentioned on each of those uploads. That's all! Regards. Lycaon (talk) 21:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

So, now all your questions about the images seem to have been answered satisfactorily. Cheers Ww2censor (talk) 21:52, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Advance permission for images

We appreciate the the work you and Dr Schwartz are doing to provide high-quality freely-available images. And to answer your question, yes, it should indeed be possible to do this without having to release each image individually. The text on the website looks good, except that of course it's not really applicable to images that are not posted on that site, and will never be. What I suggest you do is to record a one-off permission with our OTRS system that can be used to validate all future uploads. The OTRS record will be given a unique tag number, and when uploading a new image all you will need to do is to include on the image page the template {{OTRS|number}} where "number" is replaced by your OTRS tag number.

Could you send an email, please, to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, confirming that Michael S. Schwartz, MD, owner of the website www.drmichaelschwartz.com, is the copyright owner of photographs taken by you, and that until further notice he authorises you to upload to Wikimedia Commons surgical and other photographs relating to his practise under the license CC-BY-SA-3.0, including photographs that have not been posted on the website. So that we have evidence of identity, the email should be sent from an address within the domain drmichaelschwartz.com. If you could post a note here or on my talk page when that has been sent, I will look for it in the OTRS system and let you know the tag number.

Please let me know if anything is unclear. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 16:31, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Hey there Michael. Thanks for the information. The doctor and I are working on the OTRS ticket, and the e-mail has been submitted. Hopefully all should be good to go here shortly. And thanks to everyone else who has been so generously offering their advice. I can't wait to get my media up! Paravis (talk) 18:27, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi Laz. The email has arrived, but I'm afraid it has not come from the drmichaelschwartz.com domain, so we have no way of validating the identity of the sender. Would you mind sending another one, please, from that domain? To avoid doubt, I suggest that you should copy this exact wording:

This confirms that Michael S. Schwartz, MD, owner of the website www.drmichaelschwartz.com, is the copyright owner of photographs taken by Commons user Paravis, and that until further notice I authorise him to upload to Wikimedia Commons surgical and other photographs relating to my practice under the license CC-BY-SA-3.0, including photographs that have not been posted on the website.

Thanks! --MichaelMaggs (talk) 18:49, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Yea, I'll see what I can do. I know that there is no active email hosting at the moment ... But would it suffice if we update the domain "whois" information to include drmichaelschwartz@gmail.com under the registrant contact information? I'm still going to check on the e-mail hosting for an address @drmichaelschwartz.com. Thanks! Paravis (talk) 18:59, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Ok, great! Got the e-mail set up, sending it in, and we should be good to go.  :) Paravis (talk) 20:17, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Great, thanks, that does it. All you need to do now, when you upload a new image, is to add {{OTRS|2009062410069953}} to the image page. Regards, --MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:39, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Hooray! You have no idea how amazing this is :). Considering I'm such a noob, my excitement level is through the roof on this monumental accomplishment! Thanks again everybody. Paravis (talk) 22:01, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Well, the images are great, and it is certainly appreciated that you've been willing to endure this less-than-streamlined process. I know it can be a pain, but it is necessary to ensure we're properly following the law. Cheers, and happy contributing! — Huntster (t • @ • c) 02:06, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Valued Images

Hi. Could you please revisit Commons:Valued_image_candidates/Abdominoplasty_skin_and_fat_removal.jpg to address my comment about geocoding? Thanks. Lycaon (talk) 06:07, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

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review

•  Info A photograph of the actual removal of skin and fat during a medical procedure known as abdominoplasty. It comprehensively illustrates the delicate nature of the surgery. -- Paravis
•  Oppose -- Not Geocoded. Rastaman3000 (talk) 16:02, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

 Question What conceivable value is there in having this geocoded? --Tony Wills (talk) 11:53, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

 Comment Geocoding only when relevant ... "Exceptions include: studio and other non-place-related shots ..." (this would be an operating room, no need for geocode). I'd re-support this, but I'm the nominator. -- Paravis (talk) 21:01, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

•  Info There is currently a question of whether this is properly licensed (no evidence of free license on source site) --Tony Wills (talk) 11:53, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

 Comment Image licensing has been approved by admin. Please check Terms of Use, article 10/11 for licensing information. My apologies, I'm just learning my way around. Paravis (talk) 18:59, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

 Comment {{OTRS|2009062410069953}}

•  Comment about geocoding: Obviously this needs no coordinates, but geocoding also requires that a statement is put in the description as to why there is no need for geocoding (e.g. studio shot, privacy reasons, protected species, etc.). I will support when this is addressed. Lycaon (talk) 22:44, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
•  Support That geocoding debate is ridiculous here. -- H005 (talk) 20:57, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
•  Support Agree that geocoding is not required for this image. Meets all of the requirements for COM:VI. --Captain-tucker (talk) 12:28, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose Please read 'Comment about geocoding' above. I contacted the author more than 10 days ago, but no reaction was forthcoming. This can alway be resubmitted at a later stage. Lycaon (talk) 05:49, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
•  Info I've added "coarse location data" based on Dr Schwartz's address, as well as the main reason why it is not fully geocoded: we don't have the exact location (we could pinpoint the address mentionned on Dr Schwartz's website but I'm not certain it is the place where operations take place). This is reasonably covered by the "unknown location" exception to geocoding. As a result, the file description looks really dumb now. --Eusebius (talk) 06:58, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
•  Support This is why I opposed the geocoding requirement when this was being set up: This insistence on geocoding, useles from an encyclopedic point of view, but infringing on the privacy of the individuals involved, is abhorent. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:05, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
•  Info The geocoding criterion does not apply when there is a privacy issue, which is not the case here. --Eusebius (talk) 15:33, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
  • Geocoding would add zero encyclopedic merit here. If it serves absolutely no purpose, we should not require it. The point of geocoding is to allow people to go to a place and see where something happened, or to try and take a similar picture. For example, geocoding is used to help populate Google maps. Give one encyclopedic or any other use of geocoding in this case, and if you cannot, then geocoding should not be required. Adam Cuerden (talk) 17:16, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
    • Please don't use candidates to make a point, and please stay polite. --Eusebius (talk) 17:38, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
      • That doesn't actually deal with my objecions to your insistence on geocoding. We are looking for the best image in the scope this is clearly that. Geocoding might offer a tiny benefit, but not enough that its failure to appear would keep this from being the most valuable image in its scope. Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:10, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Adam, what prevent this candidate from being promoted is your comments. The six criteria have been addressed and it has three supports, so unless you want to oppose... --Eusebius (talk) 18:23, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

 Info The geocoding requirement for VI says:

5. Is geocoded, when relevant. All images are expected to be geocoded unless it would not be appropriate to do so. Exceptions include: studio and other non-place-related shots, unknown locations, illustrations, diagrams, charts and maps, situations where the publishing of a location might be prejudicial (for example, privacy concerns, endangered species). Where an exact location needs to be avoided, some coarse location data (e.g., regional) should normally be provided in the description field.

So how can anyone oppose to this nomination because of lacking geocoding? This clearly is a non-place-related shot, plus its location is unknown, plus possibly there could also be privacy issues. -- H005 (talk) 20:12, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

•  Support The new category added by T. Wills removes my reason to oppose, though the talk-page suggestion is of course unworkable: no casual user of commons has ever heard of a talk page!. That page is for , well, talk. Not for additional information. Lycaon (talk) 21:36, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Result: 4 support, 1 oppose =>
promoted. Lycaon (talk) 22:03, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

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