User talk:Elias Ziade/Archives/2019


Your GA nomination of Roman temple of Bziza

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Roman temple of Bziza you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 17:22, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Roman temple of Bziza

The article Roman temple of Bziza you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Roman temple of Bziza for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 17:41, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Roman temple of Bziza

On 18 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Roman temple of Bziza, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Roman temple of Bziza (pictured), dedicated to the Semitic god Azizos, was converted to a church by the Byzantines? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Roman temple of Bziza. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Roman temple of Bziza), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

valereee (talk) 12:01, 18 September 2019 (UTC)


Fair use of images

Hi Elie! Thank you so much for inviting me to ask you questions. I am writing an article about a contemporary Lebanese artist and would like to illustrate it with pictures of her artworks. I was wondering whether it was permissible to use images I find online if the copyright holder gives permission, or if not how to proceed. I'm very new to this and have read all the wiki guidelines about images but I'm still trying to wrap my head around them. Thanks again. Cheers Fmrt2018 (talk) 13:13, 12 October 2019 (UTC)fmrt2018

Hi Fmrt2018, this is thorny let me explain a couple of things so you can consult with the copyright owner:
Wikipedia does not accept non-free images for which permission is required for reuse, or that do not permit derivative works to be created. This is because Wikipedia's mission is to provide free content only. The Wikimedia Foundation reserves the right to remove non-free copyrighted content at any time. therefore:
  1. You may want to ask the artist if they are willing to release the work under an appropriate Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA) or a CC BY-SA-compatible license (dual-licensing under a GFDL license is also possible). See Wikipedia:Boilerplate request for permission for a sample form letter. See example of an artwork released by the owner himself under CC BY SA 3.0. Explain to the copyright owner the deed found here. They will have to allow the artwork to be shared and adapted freely under certain conditions listed in the license. If the copyright holder agrees to release the image under a free license such as the GFDL, please forward that letter to "permissions-en AT wikimedia DOT org" if it is not apparent from the source URL of the image (website). This ensures that the Wikipedia Foundation has a record of the license in case questions should arise at a later time. Go to this page once you meet all the above and fill up the required fields. Indicate in the summary: (1)The original source of the image, including the copyright holder's name and, if applicable, the URL where you downloaded the image. (2) A statement about the license status of the image (What license is it released under?)
  2. The artwork may be posted under Template:Non-free 2D art. This tag is for NON-FREE 2-D works of art used for critical commentary on the work in question. This implies that, if your article is about the artist, you may not use this tag to post an image of the artwork; however, if you dedicate a section of the article to the artwork in question, you may use the non free 2d art tag. However this is not recommended as the use of the artwork in the article may be challenged. This tag also implies that a low resolution or a small section of the artwork be used.
  3. the last option is to have the owner release the work to the public domain and waiver all copyrights.For the purposes of Wikipedia, a "free license" means one that permits anyone to reuse the image for any reason, including commercial purposes.
I hope i have answered your question ~ Elias Z. (talkallam) 20:11, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

Dear Elie,

Thank you so much! I think I'm going to try the first option. I have a question about option 3: how does one release images to the public domain? Thanks again for your help Fmrt2018 (talk) 20:22, 13 October 2019 (UTC)fmrt2018

Hi Fmrt2018, this is done also through a letter as described above IF the author of the work in question is not on wikipedia. If the author has a user account they may upload the file themselves and use this template on the description of the work in the upload page to waive all rights. This is not the best option for artists IMO. PS Always limit the number of released artwork as much as possible. Another option is to share a section of an artwork or a very small resolution work to preserve author rights. ~ Elias Z. (talkallam) 20:40, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

Dear Elie plus, thank you so much again, that's extremely helpful. What is the artwork was staged on the street? Fmrt2018 (talk) 19:17, 15 October 2019 (UTC)fmrt2018

I believe, according to thr Lebanese copyright law (accessible on the misitry of economy website), a public exhibition is any exhibition where thr audience exceeds thr number of a large a family or so... Anyway. I found the text ""Performance of work" means the execution of a work through exhibition, playing music, reciting, narrating,

acting, dancing or any other means whether directly or through any means or device. "Public performance" means a performance which is given in a place or places where the number of persons present exceeds the members of one family and their direct acquaintances." and "15. The copyright holder shall have the exclusive right to exploit the work commercially and, accordingly, shall have the right to authorize or prohibit the following: - any copying, printing, recording and reproduction of the work in any manner or form including photography, cinematography, sound or visual recordings of any kind or any other form; - any translation, adaptation, alteration, transformation, summarizing, reworking of the work or rearrangement of the music; - the sale, distribution or rental of the work; - the importation of copies of the work manufactured abroad; - the public performance of the work; - communication to the public of the work by wire or wireless means, whether through hertzian waves or the like or through coded or uncoded satellites, including the rebroadcast of normal television or radio broadcasts or satellite transmissions by any means of diffusion of sounds and images."

bottomline whether public or private the final word is With the author. They can authorize / or prohibit how their artwork is used. ~ Elias Z. (talkallam) 20:57, 15 October 2019 (UTC)


Some bubble tea for you!

Greetings from the Philippines!

Congratulations! On getting a page to featured, keep up the amazing work! I hope this bubble tea finds you when you need to quench a thirst. Sabaybayin (talk) 08:36, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
thank you @Sabaybayin:, your kind feedback made me very happy ~ Elias Z. (talkallam) 13:07, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Roman temple of Bziza scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Roman temple of Bziza article has been scheduled as today's featured article for January 31, 2020. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 31, 2020, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted on or after October 1, 2018, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:01, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

Four Award

Four Award
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Roman temple of Bziza. Usernameunique (talk) 07:41, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
Thank you @Usernameunique: ~ Elias Z. (talkallam) 06:56, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
My pleasure—congrats on the well-deserved recognition! --Usernameunique (talk) 19:06, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of List of professors at the Roman law school of Beirut

Hello! Your submission of List of professors at the Roman law school of Beirut at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 20:39, 26 December 2019 (UTC)