> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Ryan Kaldari <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 1. It makes it easy for anyone to import hundreds of images from Flickr >> (via Photoset importing), which could mean a big increase in Flickr-washing >> problems (i.e. unintentional copyvios). >> 2. The feature still has some bugs ( >> https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43450) and no one is >> actively maintaining it at the moment (although hopefully the new >> Multimedia team will be assuming that responsibility). >> > > Neither of these things seem like legit blockers at all. > > You can make the same exact arguments against letting anyone upload > anything. Bad shit happens sometimes with malicious uploads, but we assume > good faith. >
According to Lupo, lack of blacklist feature makes this a blocker - see his rationale at <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42307> > Also, there are bugs, but that has nothing to do with whether non-admins > want to/should be able to upload from Flickr. When it works, this tool is > amazingly helpful, and should be more widely available. > Not sure what you mean here. Of course non-admins want such a tool. But bugs + lack of maintainer do sound like legit reason for not widely deploying it, are they not? -- Jean-Frédéric
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