On 16/10/2007, Magnus Manske <magnusmanske(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
CommonsHelper does have the functionality to do direct
uploads via the
aforementioned bot account, however, that has been deactivated since
forever, due to concerns.
I would like to propose the reactivation of that feature. Concernes
about unsuitable uploads through the bot account are superflous, IMHO,
since images are screened thrice this way:
1. On the wikipedia where the image was originally uploaded
2. By the CommonsHelper (e.g. it will reject "fair use" images from en)
3. On commons, by the usual suspects :-)
Which is two levels of screening more than direct uploads to commons,
which were, last time I checked, enabled ;-)
That's some dubious counting :P
Could CH use a bot similar to the Flickr upload bot? I am really
impressed by its method (although it is a little counterintuitive the
first time). That way there is a solid record of who the transferrer
is... which is the sticking point to allowing "anonymous" transfers,
for me.
cheers,
Brianna
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