User talk:Connel MacKenzie

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I am starting. Let us have a break for 2 weeks with the first one. Let us find all the flaws with the first 3 images then rethink the strategy Commons:Village_pump#Redundant_Wikimedia_Foundation_Project_Logos. All the best to you! Greetings --Paddy 00:11, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Sounds great to me. I am in no particular rush; just that our arbitrary goal of six months seems like it may cut things too close. I agree that we don't need any set-in-stone deadline, but having a goal date may help people organize around the effort. I will make a harder effort to check here (on commons) at least once a week. Just wondering if there is a plan, what the current status is, and how I can possibly help. --Connel MacKenzie 02:05, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

1 wikt:WT:CT
2 Primetime
3 Continued from my talk
4 Re: User:.50%
5 Morguefile
6 Speedy delete tags
7 re: Chasing a sockpuppeter on en.wikt
8 Re "Where is "Vandalism in progress" (COM:VIP) link?"
9 Bot
10 re: Image:1972_GMC_Sierra_Custom_Camper.jpg
11 Bots
12 User:Dvortybot
13 Thanks
14 Revert wars
15 User talk:Pogrebnoj-Alexandroff
16 Please link images
17 File:En-us-wood.ogg

[edit] wikt:WT:CT

I am looking forward to seeing how it goes (especially in English ;)). I think it can be especially useful for a smaller project like wiktionary, and hopefully will just need a glance every few days rather than obsessive maintenance. User:Duesentrieb will be very open to suggestions and improvements. It would be cool if you could give us (or at least, me :)) a small report on how it's going after a couple of weeks. e.g. if other people in the community find it useful, if you find there's many things that seriously affect your project that you weren't aware of before, etc. cheers, pfctdayelise (translate?) 07:17, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, now that it has been going for a little while...

This is so wonderful! I have no idea how we survived without it! So far, on the small project (English Wiktionary,) we've seen one image deleted about every other day. Or rather, one image tagged for deletiong. As I've notified users that their image is on the chopping block, they've simply taken care of it quietly. A far cry from sysops running to Commons, screaming, after-the-fact!

I at first started the process to have en:wikt:User:CommonsTicker flagged as a bot. However, the instructions I think should say never to do that. On small sites, seeing the edits once a day, or once every three hours is crucial. On large sites, it won't matter anyhow.

On behalf of En.Wiktionary, THANK YOU User:Duesentrieb for allowing us to pilot this! --Connel MacKenzie 18:04, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

:D That's great! I'm glad it working out so well. pfctdayelise (translate?) 00:28, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

The downside, of course, is that I'll be complaining here more often. :-) Hopefully I start using the correct RFD pages soon... --Connel MacKenzie 01:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Well having that greater interaction is the whole point. I hope it will be less 'complaining' (we can't help deleting copyvios :)) and more just 'arguing'. :) pfctdayelise (translate?) 08:25, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Primetime

I checked all the usernames listed in w:Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Primetime. The only one that exists here is User:The Champion. And one of his pictures was of a set of encyclopedias... it was unsourced since May, so I deleted it. I also deleted another suss photograph. The rest are just letters, which I don't think can be copyrighted anyway, so I'll just leave them.

Do you have any specifics re this user here? It's really impossible for me to investigate anything without specifics. pfctdayelise (translate?) 15:56, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Continued from my talk

To reiterate: Please be absolutely sure you follow the correct procedure: run the "Checkusage" tool before deletions, and you'll get a lot fewer complaints! --Connel MacKenzie 18:20, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

You seem to be incredibly unfamiliar with Commons policy, to wit:

When speedy-deleting files, it is suggested but not required to run CheckUsage in order to fix uses on Wikimedia projects. However due to the nature of speedy delete you can skip that but please be aware that the probability that this file will be reuploaded again by someone is higher if doing so and be also aware that this will cause bad "image holes" in articles that might can cause not so nice rants from suprised people that were not aware of the blatant problem with that file. Commons:Deletion_guidelines#Speedy_deletion

Please note that the only consequence of not using this optional step is being harassed by individuals who are not aware of the relevant policies. I *AM* following the correct proceedure, and I encourage you to be more familiar with policy the next time you accuse someone of violating it. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 07:33, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: User:.50%

There is no user by this name. If you visit the page you will see there's no "contributions" link in the toolbox. Next try? pfctdayelise (translate?) 05:22, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

I deleted their contribs. pfctdayelise (translate?) 10:46, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Morguefile

I'm sorry, we have to delete the morguefile images regardless of that they are used often etc. Morguefile licensing policy is not free, although they claim so: "Are the images really free and I can use them in my commercial project?—Yes—I don't believe it, are they really free? Yes, all images are really free and they can be used in your commercial projects without permission or credit from the photogrpaher." Most users stop here and don't see the following sentence: "Although selling prints, selling the images directly or claiming the photo is yours is prohibited"[1] (emphasized by me). So 'are they really free?—no.' Thanks for your understanding and don't worry, you can easily make free alternatives to these photos yourself. Why don't you just take out your cam and do it? ;) --Rtc 08:38, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy delete tags

Hey,

I get the feeling that we have different views on the action of placing a speedy delete tag on an image. I see that as a message (via the CommonTickers) that this image should be deleted ASAP. Do you agree or do you see it as something else? pfctdayelise (translate?) 09:30, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I see a speedy delete tag as a commons' internal marker, for communication from commons contributors to commons sysops. Some projects have Commons Ticker, but we that do, get just as much notification for an actual deletion, as for a speedy deletion marker. I cannot imagine any commons admin using CT to find a list of speedy deletes to be deleted. --Connel MacKenzie 16:02, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Ooops, sorry. I wrote the wrong word. I meant to say "a message (via the CommonTickers) that this image should be removed ASAP." Of course we don't use CT to find speedy deletions. :) pfctdayelise (translate?) 13:16, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re: Chasing a sockpuppeter on en.wikt

I marked the images as no (=missing) source and notified the user. (BTW, you could have done this.) pfctdayelise (translate?) 13:16, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Regarding Image:Penis eregiert.jpg. This image has been uploaded since January, so I do not regard it as being uploaded solely for vandalism. If you wish to have it deleted, please nominate it on COM:DEL. If you wish to stop it being able to be used to vandalise your wiki, please add it to MediaWiki:Bad image list on your wiki. pfctdayelise (translate?) 11:02, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re "Where is "Vandalism in progress" (COM:VIP) link?"

Hi. I didn't notice your reponse on the VP until now. I will refrain from posting to that thread again, since I'm unsure if it will be read.

To answer first question, You are able to restore deleted old revisions right? : Yes, admins can restore deleted revisions entirely, both all image versions and all text revisions.

To answer your second question, Have you experimented with the "save 30 minutes per deletion" method you described, yet?: Yes I have. You can read my post at Template_talk:Deletion_requests#A_different_approach,_red_cross.

Regards, Fred Chess 12:40, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! --Connel MacKenzie 08:27, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bot

Hallo
There is a template for bots for using it in the babelbox. you only need to add

{{babel-1|bot}}

to the userpage of your bot. With greetings. Augiasstallputzer 13:51, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re: Image:1972_GMC_Sierra_Custom_Camper.jpg

I marked it for cleanup. You are welcome to fix it yourself, of course.

Isn't there a meta policy for having no personally identifiable information? Er, I've never heard of such a thing. Wouldn't you regard a self portrait as rather more identifying than a picture of one's car, anyway??

cheers, pfctdayelise (说什么?) 05:17, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bots

Hi, it's no problem to ask me for help, that's what I'm here for!

We have a bot policy here: commons:Bots. In short: do a short test run with the bot operating in bot mode, then make a request for a bot flag on COM:A (make a subpage just like if you were running for admin). At a minimum the bot should provide a description, source/licensing info, and at least one category. It should be fine, lots of uploading bots operate here. Dvortygirl's files are great! --pfctdayelise (说什么?) 07:09, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

LOL. Actually I don't hear it all the time, so thanks :] --pfctdayelise (说什么?) 06:55, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:Dvortybot

Congratulations! It has bot status now. --EugeneZelenko 15:56, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for voting in my RFA. I've been too busy at work do any Admin stuff yet, but will make a start soon. --MichaelMaggs 19:58, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Revert wars

Hi,

Commons deals with revert wars more or less the same way as anyone else - protection and forcing the would-be reverters to the talk page to develop consensus. I had a look at this one and it looks like discussion has taken place, so I think its OK now. Our revert wars are just a bit higher profile than some - if people watch their commonstickers, at any rate. ;) Thanks for noticing -- pfctdayelise (说什么?) 09:43, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User talk:Pogrebnoj-Alexandroff

Why not to all photos?))))) --Pogrebnoj-Alexandroff 17:44, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please link images

Hello Connel MacKenzie!

Thank you for providing images to Wikimedia Commons. Commons images are used by editors on many projects in many languages. Each image is put into categories. This helps other editors find them. Please add categories to each image you upload.

To add an image to a category, add the following code to the end of the page.

[[Category:Category Name]]

For example, if you are uploading a diagram showing the orbit of comets, add the following to the image description page:

[[Category:Astronomy diagrams]]

[[Category:Comets]]

This will make the diagram show up in the categories: Astronomy diagrams, Comets.

For further information on categories read Commons:Categories.

The CommonSense Tool often helps you find the best category for your image.

Here is a gallery of your images. Please check that each image has a category. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the help desk. Thank you.

BotMultichillT 10:11, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Image:Hobospider.jpg was uncategorized on 6 September 2009.

[edit] File:En-us-wood.ogg

File deletion warning

File:En-us-wood.ogg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.

If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue.
In all cases, please do not take the deletion request personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

-Nard the Bard 02:48, 7 November 2009 (UTC)