[Commons-l] Introducing FlickrLickr

Sun Sep 18 08:30:58 UTC 2005

I would be interested in helping out.

Andre Engels

On 9/18/05, Erik Moeller <erik_moeller at gmx.de> wrote:
> I've created a frontend and backend for selecting freely licensed photos
> from Flickr to be uploaded to the Commons:
> 
>         http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:FlickrLickr
> 
> Using the Flickr API, I am building a database of free photos from
> Flickr, and users can apply for access to the frontend to review slices
> of 1,000 photos each. After a slice is finished, I review it and run the
> upload bot to upload the selected photos to the Commons. See the above
> page for more information.
> 
> There are currently almost half a million CC-BY photos on Flickr, and
> new ones are uploaded every day. I hope that a systematic effort to
> review these photos will greatly enrich the Commons.
> 
> Please help by applying for access to a slice of Flickr. Best send me a
> private email with a link to your username so I can look at your past
> contributions.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Erik
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