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Exclusion for composite image?

I recently uploaded File:Three Little Pigs - Fuller Brush Man 1933 and 1948.png with two frames from different releases of The Three Little Pigs (film). Since it is a composite image, I scaled it to keep each frame within the non-free content guidelines of 320x240. But the final image file is more than 512px and more than 0.1 megapixels, so DatBot of course keeps resizing it.

I understand that I could upload each frame as a separate image, but I think that to ensure the proper context it's important for them to be seen together. Is there a mechanism to exclude an image from DatBot resizing, and if so, can you point me to how I would apply for one?

Thank you for all the work you do! —Tim Pierce (talk) 21:10, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

@Tim Pierce hi, yes, you can add {{Non-free no reduce}} to prevent JJMC89 Bot from tagging it for reduction. DatGuy^Talk_Contribs 06:56, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! —Tim Pierce (talk) 15:47, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

Email/VRTS question

Hi DatGuy, in reference to the ticket# question at WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Mxcronin, what should happen when an email is sent to paid-en-wp@wikipedia.org (or similar)? How does one get the ticket#? This was first time sending an email outside of OS or using the "email this user" function. S0091 (talk) 15:11, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

I didn't quite remember if there is an automated response that gives you the ticket #, but seems there isn't. It's available in the VRT system or in the subject when you receive a reply. DatGuy^Talk_Contribs 15:13, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Ahh, yes I see now. Thanks! S0091 (talk) 16:20, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Hurricane Ida

Hi there, thanks for your help at Hurricane Ida. However, I noticed that the semi-protection you put in is significantly shorter than the previous protection which expired only a couple of weeks ago. This page has long been an LTA vandalism target and it's clear that long-term protection is needed. See the page 's protection history. Would you please consider making the semi-protection longer? Fretyr (talk) 16:08, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

There isn't a stable pattern of vandalism, but rather occasional sprees. The short protection is to dissuade them and reduce the whac-a-mole blocks. DatGuy^Talk_Contribs 16:12, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

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DatBot Discordianism

I made a much smaller version of a pic to submit to Wikipedia. But DatBot made it even smaller https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Trigods_gypsie_skripto.png&oldid=1217124753

So I can do this right next time, what's the biggest a non-free image should be? Thanks! Vajzë Blu (talk) 17:44, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

I saw the 0.1 megapixels cap. So that's the answer thanks! :) Vajzë Blu (talk) 18:16, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

SPI review

It is unfair that Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rzvas is going to be closed without any action. Even if you let Ratnahastin go, Rzvas vs. Georgethedragonslayer is a clear duck. You could have checked them alone, or at least the latter, who had previously been blocked. Just because they have many edits over the years, it doesn't mean they cannot be socks. It can go unnoticed and check-users know that more than me. There were instances where even an admin was caught for sockpuppetry. Besides, both the SPIs are not equally meritless, that's a false balance. The Doom Patrol (talk) 08:23, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

If I find similar common edit summaries between you and Rzvas, does that mean you are a sock too? I am positive if I look through your edits I can find exactly the same generic behaviour you describe in your SPI, from the opposite POV. Also, that's not what false balance means. DatGuy^Talk_Contribs 08:27, 12 April 2024 (UTC)