[Commons-l] Fwd: Commons request for input: policy on automatic image replacement

[Matthias]

Brianna Laugher wrote:
> On 20/02/07, Pedro Sanchez <pdsanchez at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> so.. suppose I delete a png sicne there's a superior svg (manually
>> checked) the bot currently delinsk the png from local projects
>> is there a way to tell the bot to relink with the svg?
>> otherwise projects will lose the png unaware that there's a svg replacing it
>>     
>
> At the moment that's what will happen. But we can work with
> Orgullomoore, the bot owner, to fix this up. For example, if you put
> 'no-orgullobot' in the deletion reason, it won't delink. So when we
> delete such PNGs, we could just put 'no-orgullobot', and then manually
> give it a replacement instruction. Or we could invent something new
> like 'orgullobot-replace:newimage.jpg' . I don't think that will be a
> big problem.
>
> cheers,
> Brianna
As far as I know there is no way to include a replace-comment in the 
deletion reason (yet). But I just noticed that the Delinker is able to 
replace images through commands. See 
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Orgullobot/commands/documentation 
for the syntax.

Matt
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