Operator: LemonSlushie (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 08:30, Thursday, December 28, 2023 (UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic
Programming language(s): Javascript
Source code available:
Function overview:
- Backlog tagging Files for Upload
- Replying to users requesting free files and autoconfirmed users about how their file may be better suited elsewhere.
- (Optional) Asking users to add a template where one would be needed to complete the file upload request.
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):Wikipedia talk:Files for upload#Thoughts on a Robot Clerk?
Edit period(s): As Required
Estimated number of pages affected: 1
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): No
Function details:
- Applying a ((backlog)) template to the page when there are more than 4-5 requests without a hold, that are less than 7 days old.
- Informing autoconfirmed users who make a request on this page that they are free to upload their files themselves, but not changing the status of the request in case more help is needed.
- (Optional) Informing registered users who make a request on FFU, who have a request with a free content license, that they may upload their own image, as long as the license is correct, to Commons. (Likely using ((ffu|commons)))
- (Optional) Informing users of the robot clerk comment for tasks 2 and 3 on the requestor's talk page.
- (Optional) Adding a request for a ((Non-free use rationale)) if none is provided for a request that has a non-free license in their request. This would require Task 4.
- No Bot flag needed.
Discussion
- @LemonSlushie: Hello. Thanks for taking up the task. A few questions: 1) under "edit periods", you said "as required". As this is an automatic task, wouldn't it be better to run the task on pre-determined regular intervals? 2) where would the bot run from? I mean, from your local computer, or a server? 3) I am not much familiar with WP:FFU, but: in case there is a request without a hold, and if that request has comments from some other user, then how would the bot determine which user made the request? 4) from the request, how would the bot determine the license of the file? especially in case it is worded differently by the requester? Also, this task/bot should have a bot flag. —usernamekiran (talk) 03:07, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
- I am concerned that alerting registered users to upload free files cannot be accurate. Many requestors (hell, the majority of requests for "free" files) put "cc-by-sa 3.0" and then a fair use rationale template right below, or something similar. Some examples:
A user has requested the attention of the operator. Once the operator has seen this message and replied, please deactivate this tag. Some questions have been asked, would be helpful to get answers. Primefac (talk) 13:02, 25 January 2024 (UTC)