[WikiEN-l] Image deletion

[geni]

On 4/11/06, Andrew Gray <shimgray at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/04/06, Mark Wagner <carnildo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Off-the-cuff remark: Why not upload a new version of the image which
> > > is totally blank, and protect it with a note saying that if no
> > > consensus is gained to undelete the image in a month, it should then
> > > be permanently deleted?
> >
> > Volume.  Approximately 1,500 images are deleted every day.  It's a
> > slow enough process when the image is already orphaned, and clearly
> > meets the requirements for deletion.  Adding "blank, protect, and
> > check back in a month" will just make things that much slower.
> >
> > (speaking of images, [[Category:Orphaned fairuse images]] has a
> > backlog of roughly 1800 items right now)
>
> Of which 1600 have been marked for more than a week - admins, please!
>
> http://tools.wikimedia.de/~gmaxwell/cgi-bin/report_orphan_fair_use.py
>

I would but funny things happen when I delete images. I think it is
something to do with the classic skin.

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geni