On 23/11/06, Cool Cat wikipedia.kawaii.neko@gmail.com wrote:
Having said that we absolutely need a delinking bot. If the delinker gets blocked in local wikis they cease to become our problem. If wikis are going to use our content they definitely need to be cooperative.
I think this is not the best attitude. (Especially since we can't stop any Wikimedia wiki using our content, so it's a kinda hollow threat.) If Commons is going to serve its primary useful purpose, it definitely needs the acceptance and cooperation of Wikimedia wikis. Alienating projects with a "if you don't like it, tough" attitude seems counterproductive.
I really want better deletion tools as I am required to do a thousand deletions per day to keep up with backlog (as it is now). It is theoretically impossible for us to deal with the commons backlog at the rate of increasing backlog versus the rate of successfully admin candidates. Commons backlog is actualy already out of control.
Nice of you to notice, it's been like that as long as I've been paying attention, too. ;)
Anyway getting Magnus on side is always a good start to any sideproject for the Commons, so I look forward to seeing what you guys can come up with.
regards, Brianna user:pfctdayelise