Wikipedia:VRT noticeboard

Welcome to the VRT noticeboard

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

Please be aware that there is sometimes a backlog in processing tickets sent to the permissions-en queue. This backlog is currently 0 days.

This noticeboard is primarily for

1. Permissions verification and inquiries for text and files (hosted on the English Wikipedia) said to have been granted permission via VRTS.
2. Requests for VRT member review of matters that have been described as VRT comments or actions.
3. Other inquiries to VRT members that do not involve, disclose or reference private material.

Do not post

• Private information or links to private information (including but not limited to emails, phone numbers, physical addresses).
• Fishing requests (asking for all details of a ticket or generally probing ticket information). You should make a specific request and clearly state the reason for your request.
• Additional questions on a point, once a VRT member has indicated they cannot answer due to privacy issues. (Further inquiries and any complaints should be made via email.)
• Requests for VRTS access (use meta:VRT/Volunteering instead).
• Questions regarding media hosted on Wikimedia Commons (use Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard instead).
• Media questions unrelated to VRT (use Wikipedia:Media copyright questions instead).

Disputes

• For disputes over VRT actions on English Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team § Dispute resolution and Wikipedia:Dispute resolution § Sensitive issues and functionary actions.

Useful VRT email addresses

Removal of private or defamatory information	Requests for oversight or oversight-en-wpwikipedia.org
Submission of photos to be used in a Wikipedia article	photosubmissionwikimedia.org Follow the instructions here
Confirmation of copyright permission	permissions-enwikimedia.org Follow the format given here
Reports of threatened harm to self or others	emergencywikimedia.org Guidance: Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm
Reports of child pornography	legal-reportswikimedia.org See Wikimedia Legal Policies
Issues with an article about you or your organization	info-en-qwikimedia.org Guidance: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Help
Any other inquiries involving private information	info-enwikimedia.org

Dadeville Shooting Page

I’m writing to inform Wikipedia that the Dadeville Shooting page list the name one of the suspects who has been determined to be a youthful offender. I am sure this is an oversight WDavidD (talk) 15:26, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

@WDavidD; this is not the noticeboard for that kind of matter. That would better be sent to our biographies of living persons noticeboard, or, if someone is not an editor, emailed to info-en@wikimedia.org. Sennecaster (Chat) 16:44, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

I assumed Wiki would want to correct any information that was unlawful as soon as brought tho its attention, my mistake. WDavidD (talk) 17:13, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

These kinds of situations require a bit more discretion and fast response; the VRT noticeboard is not a high traffic board. Sennecaster (Chat) 05:23, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

@Sennecaster: Thanks. WDavidD ended up emailing VRT directly. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:32, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks ~2026-19502-08 (talk) 14:51, 29 March 2026 (UTC)