[Commons-l] Getting rid of 'best before'

Thu Nov 23 14:11:18 UTC 2006

On 23/11/06, Cool Cat <wikipedia.kawaii.neko at gmail.com> wrote:
> Having said that we absolutely need a delinking bot. If the delinker gets
> blocked in local wikis they cease to become our problem. If wikis are going
> to use our content they definitely need to be cooperative.

I think this is not the best attitude. (Especially since we can't stop
any Wikimedia wiki using our content, so it's a kinda hollow threat.)
If Commons is going to serve its primary useful purpose, it definitely
needs the acceptance and cooperation of Wikimedia wikis. Alienating
projects with a "if you don't like it, tough" attitude seems
counterproductive.

> I really want better deletion tools as I am required to do a thousand
> deletions per day to keep up with backlog (as it is now). It is
> theoretically impossible for us to deal with the commons backlog at the rate
> of increasing backlog versus the rate of successfully admin candidates.
> Commons backlog is actualy already out of control.

Nice of you to notice, it's been like that as long as I've been paying
attention, too. ;)

Anyway getting Magnus on side is always a good start to any
sideproject for the Commons, so I look forward to seeing what you guys
can come up with.

regards,
Brianna
user:pfctdayelise