Do we have a volunteer yet to write such a bot? If not, where is the best place to advertise the need?
Michael > On 1 Feb 2017, at 08:21, Vicenç <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good point. For a bot savy it should not be difficult, a priori, to log files > in Deletion requests, Candidates for speedy deletion an other problematic > categories and also in category Images from Wiki Loves Monuments xxx in xxx. > It would help WLM local organizers to track those potential problematic files > and users. > > Vicenç > > > De: WikiLovesMonuments <[email protected]> de > part de Michael Maggs <[email protected]> > Enviat el: dimarts, 31 de gener de 2017 19:40 > Per a: Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition > Tema: Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] How can we put together a more rigorous > screening > > [...] With suitable categories for shortlisted and winning entries, it ought > to be perfectly possible to devise a bot that will provide a real-time > warning when images are deleted or made the subject of a Deletion Request. > > If this seems worth doing, I would be very happy as a Commons admin and crat > to help set things up. > > Michael > >> Jean-Frédéric 31 January 2017 at 3:41 pm >> Hello, >> >>> Anyway, as much as I am surprised that no top WLM organizer is a Commons >>> admin (although there's clearly at least one admin on this mailing list), >> >> I beg to differ − Lokal Profil, Romaine, Yarl and myself are members of the >> international team and sysops on Commons :) [0] >> >> This thread reminded that I planned (and then forgot ^__^) to reach out to >> the Commons community on behalf of the WLM team, in order to hear their >> thoughts regarding WLM, how it impacts their workload, etc. Not sure yet how >> best to do that. Anyhow, feel free to continue posting your thoughts on this >> list (or to me privately if you prefer) − I’ll compile a summary it for the >> international team and this list :) >> >> >> >> [0] >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2016/Who%27s_who >> >> -- >> Jean-Fred >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >> Ynhockey 31 January 2017 at 12:58 pm >> Are Commons admins approved temporarily? I know some Wikipedias (including >> Hebrew) don't have permanent adminship and re-approve admins every once in a >> while, but it's probably a disastrous policy for Commons if it's the case. >> >> Anyway, as much as I am surprised that no top WLM organizer is a Commons >> admin (although there's clearly at least one admin on this mailing list), >> it's possible to get around this, although not easy. Lily has a good channel >> to the WMF and most of us are long-time users who know many others + many >> developers. The solution can be technical, and it can come from the WLM: >> perhaps a new user group that can only see historical revisions and restore >> without some of the other admin rights, perhaps an options to archive images >> that "need" to be deleted on groups of Commons policy, but aren't opposed by >> the foundation's legal team (might be a solution for URAA images as well), >> etc. >> >> I know that many in the community don't want any WMF interference, and the >> WMF wants to repair community ties—both are completely understandable. I >> don't want to suggest that we should interfere with these processes, but do >> think we can implement some kind of solution on the side. After all, WLM is >> a big project that costs a ton of resources. Just in terms of money, the WMF >> (or sometimes local donations) funds it with tens of thousands of dollars, >> directly or indirectly. It's therefore worth investing a little bit more to >> technically support projects like WLM. >> >> —Yan (Ynhockey). >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >> Federico Leva (Nemo) 31 January 2017 at 8:57 am >> >> >> It's expected on Commons too, see >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_policy#Speedy_deletion>. >> >> >> When mistakes happen on Commons, we're sometimes too quick at generalising. >> Currently Commons has issues with one or two rampant admins who make >> semi-random deletions en masse (and even edit war on deletion requests). >> Hopefully the situation is temporary. >> >> Nemo >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Commons-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l >> WereSpielChequers 31 January 2017 at 8:39 am >> I've told Jcb about this discussion, reminded them to check for license >> blanking vandalism and asked if they can check the deleted edits of the >> license blanker in case they were able to get any other files deleted that >> way. >> >> I'm not an admin on commons, but where I am an admin it would be expected >> that you would check the history of a file before deleting it. >> >> WSC >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
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