[Commons-l] Pikiwiki project problems

[Dror Kamir]

We the people of the Commos? And what am I? A stranger?
By this saying alone you prove my point that there is a serious problem 
with the way this project is perceived by its administrators.

- The upload bot uses a standard Commons' template. I didn't see any 
rigid rules about how this template should be filled in. We did our best 
to fill it in properly. In any case, all the information needed is 
there. Some amendments can and will be made, but blocking the project 
for placing the "source" information two lines below where expected?? 
Having a bot which will fix minor errors in previously uploaded template 
is not as hard as you suggest.

- People who upload images to the Pikiwiki interface sign a legally 
binding statement in Hebrew. There is no use showing you the statement 
unless you speak Hebrew. I can translate it, but why on earth don't you 
trust the word of a recognized Wikimedia chapter, and two known Israeli 
NGOs that all they do is legal? Especially as the names of the 
contributors are available to you.

- The images contributed are saved on the Commons. They are saved 
temporarily before they are uploaded and then deleted from the temporary 
server. By blocking the upload bot you caused a jam at the temporary 
server, and quite soon the whole project will freeze, as people won't be 
able to keep loading images.

Dror K