I just sent this to wikien-l asking for helpers. Presumably there are tags, etc. for non-admin patrollers to tag suspect images. Something like this posted to other language Wikipedias would be a good idea, I suspect.
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com Date: 14-Nov-2006 20:12 Subject: Commons needs patrollers and future admins To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@wikipedia.org
Commons is currently suffering a problem of a metric shitload of rubbish and copyvios, and not enough admins to do the cleanup work. Can anyone here help?
Patrollers who speak multiple languages are particularly valuable in this regard, but I expect anyone good would be reasonably welcome once they can show a reasonable amount of work on Commons itself. Spanish and Portuguese speakers are particularly encouraged at present, because es: and pt: only allow image uploads directly to Commons.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Administrators#Suggestions_for_adm...
(I whined enough about it on commons-l myself that I'll be diving into shitwork on Commons soon as well ...)
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David Gerard napisał(a):
I just sent this to wikien-l asking for helpers. Presumably there are tags, etc. for non-admin patrollers to tag suspect images. Something like this posted to other language Wikipedias would be a good idea, I suspect.
*nod*
Sent to wikipl-l.
I'll post a similar message in the Spanish Wikipedia list. In fact I was asking some current es: admins about that, but they wonder to be rejected because they have not enough edits on Commons. I suggest as criteria to be open to accept Spanish Wikipedia admins that have many contributions there and were fighting image vandalism also before uploads were closed a few months ago.
Barcex
2006/11/14, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com:
I just sent this to wikien-l asking for helpers. Presumably there are tags, etc. for non-admin patrollers to tag suspect images. Something like this posted to other language Wikipedias would be a good idea, I suspect.
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com Date: 14-Nov-2006 20:12 Subject: Commons needs patrollers and future admins To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@wikipedia.org
Commons is currently suffering a problem of a metric shitload of rubbish and copyvios, and not enough admins to do the cleanup work. Can anyone here help?
Patrollers who speak multiple languages are particularly valuable in this regard, but I expect anyone good would be reasonably welcome once they can show a reasonable amount of work on Commons itself. Spanish and Portuguese speakers are particularly encouraged at present, because es: and pt: only allow image uploads directly to Commons.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Administrators#Suggestions_for_adm...
(I whined enough about it on commons-l myself that I'll be diving into shitwork on Commons soon as well ...)
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On 11/14/06, Barcex lv.cabc@gmail.com wrote:
I'll post a similar message in the Spanish Wikipedia list. In fact I was asking some current es: admins about that, but they wonder to be rejected because they have not enough edits on Commons. I suggest as criteria to be open to accept Spanish Wikipedia admins that have many contributions there and were fighting image vandalism also before uploads were closed a few months ago.
Admins don't have a monopoly on doing good work. :)
I think it's important enough that admins be well invested and integrated into commons practices, and it's easy enough to become an admin on commons (~200 edits) that I wouldn't be inclined to support a fast path at this time.
I'm talking about people that has been enforcing the same policy as Commons has on the Spanish Wikipedia previously. At es: we have been enforcing an "only free material" policy for two years, while uploads were closed just a few months ago. Being able to learn how to perform the same task in Commons is easy: just learn how to use a few templates and you are ready.
In Commons I have deleted more than 1.500 pictures and nobody (but obvious vandals) have complained about. I one case I restored about 20 images deleted because nsd/nld because the user kindly asked and gave good reasons: deletin an image is no big deal, it can be restored. I think I'm I useful to Commons, but of course I don't know how to use every single template and procedure available.
So I'm not asking to remove the 200 edits policy, I'm asking people (like you) to support the nomination of these experienced people from es: as Commons admins.
Barcex
2006/11/15, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com:
On 11/14/06, Barcex lv.cabc@gmail.com wrote:
I'll post a similar message in the Spanish Wikipedia list. In fact I was asking some current es: admins about that, but they wonder to be
rejected
because they have not enough edits on Commons. I suggest as criteria to
be
open to accept Spanish Wikipedia admins that have many contributions
there
and were fighting image vandalism also before uploads were closed a few months ago.
Admins don't have a monopoly on doing good work. :)
I think it's important enough that admins be well invested and integrated into commons practices, and it's easy enough to become an admin on commons (~200 edits) that I wouldn't be inclined to support a fast path at this time. _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list Commons-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l
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On 11/14/06, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
I just sent this to wikien-l asking for helpers. Presumably there are tags, etc. for non-admin patrollers to tag suspect images. Something like this posted to other language Wikipedias would be a good idea, I suspect.
- d.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com Date: 14-Nov-2006 20:12 Subject: Commons needs patrollers and future admins To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@wikipedia.org
Commons is currently suffering a problem of a metric shitload of rubbish and copyvios, and not enough admins to do the cleanup work. Can anyone here help?
Patrollers who speak multiple languages are particularly valuable in this regard, but I expect anyone good would be reasonably welcome once they can show a reasonable amount of work on Commons itself. Spanish and Portuguese speakers are particularly encouraged at present, because es: and pt: only allow image uploads directly to Commons.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Administrators#Suggestions_for_adm...
(I whined enough about it on commons-l myself that I'll be diving into shitwork on Commons soon as well ...)
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