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[edit] Copyright problems

As WP:CP no longer handles images, I have revised the instructions here to direct user to WP:CSD for blatant cases and WP:PUI for non-blatant. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:35, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed guideline: Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion

There is a proposed new guideline at Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion gathering together image deletion processes currently spread through other pages. Please provide feedback if interested. Thank you. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 17:02, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User script to add thumbnails to IfD

As I've been spending some time reviewing IfD nominations lately, I felt it would be convenient to be able to see thumbnails of the nominated images directly on the IfD page. Of course, we can't really add them directly to the nomination template for a number of reasons, so I decided instead to write a user script to add them after the fact to my view of the page. To anyone else who might find such a feature useful, I hereby present User talk:Ilmari Karonen/ifdthumbnails.js. Have fun! —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 18:28, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IFD Process

What do those who consistently participate in IFD feel about me creating a bot to do the following:

1. (One Time Run)Close all past ifd's those image is deleted.
2. (One Time Run)Relist all unclosed ifd's to today.
3. (Continuous)Relist all unclosed ifd's from the previous day, to the current day.
4. (Continuous)Close ifd's those image has already been deleted (or speeded outside of ifd).

I think this would take care of the majority of the back log and allow administrators to see what the actual back log of images needing deleted or closed really is. As well, it will help keep everyone on the same track many images are speedied outside of IFD. I started to close already deleted ifds... but taking a quick look back in time, I do not think that task will be completed without assistance from a bot. I would love to develop this bot, but would love to hear what anyone else thinks (and gather consensus for this bot) before moving forward. This would be for maintenance purposes only, no admin rights needed. Thank you for your time, MatthewYeager 07:36, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

There are a number of issues I see from your proposal (which I have numbered for reference). Generally the discussions are not formally closed (use of ifd top and bottom templates) when there has been no objection or discussion about a nomination, so task 1 really is not needed. With numbers 2 and 3, it is important to note that things are listed for a minimum of 5 days before deletion from the IfD so it would be confusing and totally change the process to move unclosed to the current date. With number 4, I don't have a major issue with this and think it might be useful but by no means nessesary (at a maximum, I would say only going forward, not back in time) -- if someone wanted to know why an image was deleted (speedy vs IfD discussion) all they would need to do is look at the deletion log, most admins are very good with providing a rational.--Jordan 1972 (talk) 13:44, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Hello Jordan 1972 and thank you for your response. The reason I proposed this is to clear up alot of inconsistencies that exist. Sometimes requests are closed, sometimes they are not... Sometimes IFD from yesterday are moved over, sometimes they are not... It just seems like if process was consistent it would not appear so crazy(ie the majority of the page being red links, cluttered between open requests). If we can decide on what criteria sanctions the roll over of images or not, we could also have it update the "The following discussions are more than 5 days old and are pending processing by an administrator" section, instead of users having to manually count and maintain this. All in all, I am just looking to help and streamline the process to make what needs to be handled by users, clearly available to them and all the nonsense taken care of. Thank you for your time, MatthewYeager 21:17, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] When an image is deleted isn't it normal to be consulted first?

Somebody deleted an image I had used for the page on Variants of Go. The image depicted the starting position of a Tibetan Go Board. I made it myself and had stated so. There was one previous complaint made about the image perhaps over 6 months or a year ago. I addressed that compliant. This time I just logged in and found it was gone. What is going on there? Why can't people ask first before deleting something, is it that difficult?--ZincBelief (talk) 13:37, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

What's the image? howcheng {chat} 16:52, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

It used to be this Image:TibetBoard.gif --ZincBelief (talk) 10:18, 12 November 2008 (UTC) oh it has been restored!

I see what happened; you initially marked it as being non-free, and thus it was subject to strict scrutiny. Now that the licensing is free, you shouldn't have any further problems with this. howcheng {chat} 21:05, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Notice of bot request

A user has requested a bot to do certain repetitive tasks on this page at Wikipedia:Bot requests#IfD/RfD/etc. discussion closing. Please comment at the BRFA here. Thanks. Anomie⚔ 03:48, 16 November 2008 (UTC)