> 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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