2006/11/15, Magnus Manske:
Theoretically, one could write a bot which could
do the deletions, so
no admins get scolded. The idea of a deletion-bot with admin rights (a
virtual equivalent of [2];-) might sound scary, but setting it for "no
edits for a month since addition of the template", combined with the
image resurrection capability, should calm this.
If someone runs such bot, please don't delete more that, let's say,
100 images a day, otherwise CommonsTicker gets stucked :)
I'm not a bot, but I have deleted up to 1000 images per day :)
But seriously, when I've been in a deleting mood, I have also spared
tagged images. There are at least three kind of good images amongst tagged
images:
1. Vandalism tagging (rare)
2. Ineligible (chemical formulas, PD-art)
3. Images where information has been provided after tagging for deletion.
This is the most common group.
These are also reasons why a bot wouldn't be an extremely good idea.
Although considering that the time wasted on deleting could be spent
better, I'm not totally against a "monster bot", either.
--
Ystävällisin terveisin,
Samuli Lintula
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