Talk:This Week (newspaper)

Conflict of Interest

According to his statement at Commons:Deletion requests/File:THIS WEEK southwales1998.jpg, Terry Jackson, one of the principals in this newspaper, is User:Caerhys. . . Jim - Jameslwoodward (talk to me • contribs) 14:48, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest Response

Hi Jim, the newspaper ceased publication in 2004 with just the archives remaining at the National Library of Wales and some in my possession, which I worked on over the years. I'm currently comparing notes with the Library to see what gaps exist for posterity and filling these where I can. I'm drafting the Wikipedia article for the same reason and as a tribute to everyone who worked on the newspaper over its sixteen-year lifetime. I see no conflict in this but as a Wikipedia newbie I've still to understand some of the finer points and principles. Also, I haven't quite got the hang of this talk page so please bear with me for a while.--Caerhys (talk) 19:25, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest Resolved

The notice has been amended to one concerning neutral point of view addressed under its own heading further down this talk page.--Caerhys (talk) 19:25, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

File Deletion Request

Jim, the conflict of interest question seems to have arisen from the file deletion request. The file has been deleted a second time before I had a chance to respond to the questions below. They were posed 2 days ago and I only came across them when I noticed the deletion in the Draft:This Week Newspaper page. Should I have received direct notification and been given a chance to respond before the debate was closed? I'm still finding my way on this.

I've responded to the questions in this space because the answers may also help answer the conflict of interest question:

1. Is User:Caerhys actually Terry Jackson?
Yes. I lived in the property Cae Rhys where the newspaper was conceived and is part of its history brought out in the draft article.
2. Is this actually the front page of the newspaper from 1998?
Yes. Copies of the newspaper sit in the National Library of Wales archive and all such references will be in place once I've completed the draft ready for review.
3. If "yes", then does Jackson actually own the individual copyrights?
The contributions were made by freelance editors on the understanding that content was copyright-free or 'open source', though this wasn't a phrase in currency at the time; it would have been CC BY-SA had Creative Commons licensing been invented by then.
4. Does Jackson actually own the copyright to the newspaper as a whole?
Copyright ownership of the newspaper was not an issue and was never claimed. I've been a long-time advocate of copyright-free content, referred to more often as 'open data' and it would have been hypocrisy to act otherwise.
5. All three of these can be dealt with by a full statement using OTRS.
Draft: From: terry.jackson@wales.info
I, Terry Jackson, am the User:Caerhys and lived in the property Cae Rhys where the This Week newspaper was conceived in 1988. This is an essential part of the newspaper's history, which is brought out in the draft article. Copies of the newspaper sit in the National Library of Wales archive as evidence of the newspapers 17-year existence (1988-2004). All such references will be in place once the draft is completed ready for review. Contributions to the newspaper were made by freelance editors on the understanding that content was copyright-free or 'open source', though this wasn't a phrase in currency at the time; ot would have been CC BY-SA had Creative Commons licensing been invented by then. Copyright ownership of the newspaper is not an issue and was never claimed. I've been a long-time advocate of copyright-free content, referred to increasingly as 'open data'. It would have been hypocritical of me to act otherwise. --Caerhys (talk) 14:50, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

File Undelete Request

Jim, I've asked today for the File:THIS WEEK southwales1998.jpg to be undeleted in Wikipedia Commons following the deletion request and given my reasons why. I've also made a full statement using OTRS as advised in the deletion request but I must admit my head is spinning between Wikipedia and Wikipedia Commons in trying to resolve both the file deletion and conflict of interest issues. Any advice would be gratefully received. --Caerhys (talk) 17:10, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

File Undelete Request Granted

File:THIS WEEK southwales1998.jpg has now been undeleted. The work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose.--92.23.93.208 (talk) 14:20, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Neutral Point of View

The article is being drafted as an historic document recording verifiable facts known to the author at first hand. The facts are recounted in a neutral tone of voice for the record, and as they were established. They are verified by notations giving evidence of their existence for the sake of posterity. The newspaper itself is a reliable source owing to the diligence of its production team. The team was finally disbanded in 2004 when the newspaper ceased publication. Images of the newspaper's pages provide evidence of features mentioned in the draft article. Photographic evidence is provided of events that contributed to the newspaper's existence and now form part of its history.--Caerhys (talk) 19:28, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

The draft article is now complete; fully referenced from various sources, and ready for review with any cleanup considered necessary in relation to neutral point of view (NPOV). Caerhys (talk) 19:29, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Submission for Review

The draft article was submitted for review on 5th May 2016.Caerhys (talk) 08:52, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Accepted for Publication

This Week Newspaper was accepted for puplication in Wikipedia on 15 August 2016. Caerhys (talk) 09:40, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

WikipediProject Journalism Entry

This Week Newspaper entered into WikipediaProject Journalism under the subheading "4.1 New Wikipedia articles related to Journalism" on 26 August 2016.Caerhys (talk) 10:10, 26 August 2016 (UTC)