This sounds like an odd advice starting from someone asking about
simultaneous image upload to commons. Nikita, you can use a tool like the
commonist for simultaneous upload -
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Tools/Commonist
or ask an admin in #wikimedia-commons
I'm not sure why you are promoting Sysadmin access to new individuals who
are asking about simultaneous image uploads, I would imagine those are
order of magnitude, apart from each other.
If you want to offer sysadmin access to new individuals without even a
mention of their qualification or even a user account. How can I say
anything?
Regards
Theo
On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Sumana Harihareswara <sumanah(a)wikimedia.org
wrote:
> Nikita,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> Here's a list of the Wikimedia community's IRC channels:
>
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Channels
>
> In the future, when you have a technical problem with Wikimedia sites,
> try visiting one of the IRC channels that the developers and system
> administrators use to coordinate their work, such as #wikimedia-tech .
>
> A few of our system administrators are volunteers. There's an
> incomplete and out-of-date list here:
>
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/System_administrators
>
> You asked: "How can I help?" If you have system administration skills,
> you can help by getting a Labs account
>
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Wikimedia_Labs . Labs users
> talk via the #wikimedia-labs channel on IRC and the labs-l mailing list
>
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/labs-l . Tasks that new
> system administrators can take on are listed here:
>
>
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Wikimedia_Labs#Proposals
>
> and you can learn about the current architecture of Wikimedia's
> operations infrastructure at
>
>
https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/
>
> However, as I mentioned, the system is still under construction and so
> please don't feel discouraged if there's not much you can do yet.
>
> People without system administration skills can help in this particular
> situation by learning them, or by spreading the word about Wikimedia
> technical opportunities in general.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Sumana Harihareswara
> Volunteer Development Coordinator
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
>
>
> On 01/31/2012 07:00 AM, wikimediaindia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.orgwrote:
> > Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:54:51 +0530 From: nikita belavate
> > <niki8891(a)gmail.com> To: Wikimedia India Community list
> > <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l]
> > [Wikimedia-in-mum] Report on Wikipedia Takes Mumbai II Message-ID:
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> >
> > Hii, Thanks for your
> > response. We tried at Wikimedia-in Channel ( wikimedia India). Thank you
> > for the information you mentioned. It will be very helpful to have
> > volunteer system administrations. How can i help? Warm Regards, Nikita
> > Belavate.
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Sumana Harihareswara
> > <sumanah(a)wikimedia.org
> >>
wrote:
> >>
> On 01/30/2012 07:00 AM,
> wikimediaindia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.orgwrote:
> >> > nikita belavate <niki8891(a)gmail.com
wrote:
> >>> > > The major technical challenge started here while
uploading the
> images.
> >> > The
> >>> > > system would not allow upload from many people simultaneously
and
> only
> >> > one
> >>> > > person's images were uploaded at a time ! On informing
this to Dr.
> >>> > > Nagarjuna, he mentioned about asking help from the IRC center
but
> >>> > > unfortunately, none of the wikipedians were online at that
time.
> We tried
> >>> > > calling few , but for some reason they cwere not available
then.
> >> >
> >> > My sympathies and condolences on this problem!
> >> >
> >> > Quick question -- which IRC channels did you go into? If I know more
> >> > about that, I can help encourage better 24/7 coverage.
> >> >
> >> > In the long run, it'll be helpful for Wikimedia to have volunteer
> system
> >> > administrators around the world, to increase the chances that someone
> is
> >> > online and available and can help you. And maybe you can become a
> >> > sysadmin yourself! Wikimedia Labs
> >> >
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Wikimedia_Labs is an
> effort
> >> > to help grow the Wikimedia system administration community. Check it
> >> > out. It's in closed beta right now and it is still under
> construction,
> >> > but if you ask on the Talk/Discuss page for an invite, you can get
> one.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Sumana Harihareswara
> >> > Volunteer Development Coordinator
> >> > Wikimedia Foundation
> >> >
>
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