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This is the requests and votes page, a centralized place where you can keep track of ongoing user requests, and where you can comment and leave your vote. Any user is welcome to comment on these requests, and any logged in user is welcome to vote.

When requesting rights that do not need the support of the community (e.g. filemover) please go to Commons:Requests for rights!

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Requests for Oversight rights[edit]

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  • Please read Commons:Oversighters before voting here. Any logged in user may vote, although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted.

No current requests.

Requests for CheckUser rights[edit]

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Requests for bureaucratship[edit]

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No current requests.

Requests for adminship[edit]

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Requests for license reviewer rights[edit]

Contributor2020[edit]

This is a closed request for license reviewer status. Do not make edits to it.

  • Contributor2020 (talk · contributions · deleted user contributions · recent activity · logs · block log · global contribs · CentralAuth) (search username in archives) (assign permissions)
  • Reason: Reason: A good evening to all reading this. I am Contributor2020, (previously Contributers2020) applying for the privilege of license reviewer. I am currently autopatrolled and a file mover on the Commons, amassing over 3500+ edits, (a small fraction of them being bot-like, such as some mass uploading from flickr), and have been here since 4 years. I believe I am in capacity to do maintenance work since from the last request, I have forced myself to divert my focus on deletion requests and also have reported tens, if not hundreds copyright violations in the past year and also have dealt with tagging no permission files. I believe I have done a great job as a file mover, and I do think that I will do justice to the privilege of License Reviewer too. I am also a part of Commons Photographers User Group. From my last request for the post, I have learnt and understood deeply of COM:FOP, de minimis, COM:TOO and also how can I deal with files who's license has been changed from a license acceptable in Commons to the license which isn't, especially when it actually happened with me. I have also understood how I can detect fake metadata by comparing it with the contributions of the user. I am learning many things every day, even things which are very minor. I am very happy and would be extremely prompt to answer your question. Toodles! Contributor2020Talk to me here! 10:58, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Scheduled to end: 10:57, 16 May 2024 (UTC) (the earliest)

Comments

 Question @Contributor2020: Hello, can you please clarify how many times you have applied for LR rights? A previous request mentions "I guess I have applied 4 times for this post." // sikander { talk } 🦖 13:27, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
So:-
14:43, 11 September 2020 (UTC): This was my first request however I personally do not count it as it was when I started contributing on Commons after migrating from Wikipedia, and I was kind of panicked after seeing a bunch of warnings on the talk page of some files may get deleted (it was because I was not applying the proper license on the Upload Wizard, however none of them were deleted)
07:47, 16 June 2021 (UTC) : This was my second request, I do also personally do not count it as I still didn't understand that I needed much, much more activity then I was needing to (it was my key takeaway after the third request just after a month or so).
03:52, 28 July 2021 (UTC) : This was my third request, where I tried to convince people that I have beneficial activity but failed because of reason of the second request.
08:35, 4 May 2022 (UTC) : This was my fourth request , I had showed activity, but I was told to reapply after 2 years of 2021 but still did it after 1 year. This request taught me patience, and to keep calm, to keep my attitude in check and always be calm (things I have ensured after many people brutally attacking me with racism and pure nonsense sock puppetry attacks).
After that, I haven't made any requests for license reviewer, and ensured that I have the proper experience and activity to do the same. The first two requests were what I believe, immature and the last two requests were declined by my lack of experience in the subject and lack of patience and obedience.
I have tried to fix things up after these requests, and while I am still learning, I have learnt great things with my 4 years of experience.
TL;DR - This is my 5th request. Contributor2020Talk to me here! 13:57, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For reference: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Phương Linh (talk) 14:56, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the references, Hide on Rosé I had forgot to link it. Contributor2020Talk to me here! 14:59, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging @Sikander: . --Contributor2020Talk to me here! 13:59, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Granted. No opposition. FitIndia Semi-retired 17:13, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mewhen123[edit]

This is a closed request for license reviewer status. Do not make edits to it.

Comments

  •  Oppose - You uploaded a copyvio today. Also, this copyvio from last month. Seawolf35 (talk) 19:20, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support The copyvio thing happens to any user and several times, even I have several like that, we are human and we make mistakes, even the administrators have had that detail. Furthermore, the user, apart from having 2 years in Wikimedia Commons, has more than 12,000 editions, I think he can gain more experience if he is a license reviewer.---Aurelio de Sandoval (Mensajes aquí please) 23:16, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Aurelio, your comment is both irresponsible and out of the line. The right is not for gaining experience. He is not to gain experience by using the tool. It comes with great responsibility and only those who have demonstrated experience and knowledge are to be trusted with it. I am surprised you came with this reasoning given that only a short time ago you offered yourself as administrator. Basically per Seawolf35, uploading copyvios, as recently as today, is unacceptable and an obvious reason not to trust with this tool. This does not mean Mewhen123 may not get the experience and knowledge later. Just not now. --Bedivere (talk) 01:07, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Not done: Closing this a few hours earlier because I see no chances to pass and there is no reason to keep this ball hanging for no good result but same. The obvious reasons include issues such as copyright violation - and license reviewing has much to do with copyrights. Feel free to re-apply once you have gained enough knowledge related to copyright and demonstrated it through your contributions. ─ Aafī (talk) 02:03, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

HeminKurdistan[edit]

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Requests for permission to run a bot[edit]

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Before making a bot request, please read the new version of the Commons:Bots page. Read Commons:Bots#Information on bots and make sure you have added the required details to the bot's page. A good example can be found here.

When complete, pages listed here should be archived to Commons:Bots/Archive.

Any user may comment on the merits of the request to run a bot. Please give reasons, as that makes it easier for the closing bureaucrat. Read Commons:Bots before commenting.

Emijrpbot (talk · contribs)[edit]

Operator: Emijrp (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information)

Bot's tasks for which permission is being sought: adding SDC to images, following Commons:Structured data/Properties table, example [1]

Automatic or manually assisted: automatic

Edit type (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): continuous

Maximum edit rate (e.g. edits per minute): 1 edit/sec

Bot flag requested: (Y/N): No

Programming language(s): Python

emijrp (talk) 20:37, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion
What is the point to duplicate data that could be extracted from image directly: height, width, file size, checksum? --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:06, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Honestly I don't know. According to the table, over 8 million images have width as a SDC property, that's why I included it. But it seems you can call the value from SPARQL with schema:width for example. @Schlurcher: do you know more? Thanks. emijrp (talk) 16:20, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As I explained in Commons:Requests for comment/Technical needs survey/UploadWizardSDC this should not be done by bots and there should be a technical implementation for this. --Schlurcher (talk) 11:35, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am not sure if I understand. Your bot is right now adding SDC, specifically the data types disputed by EugeneZelenko. Or am I wrong? emijrp (talk) 15:30, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MappeComuniBot (talk · contribs)[edit]

Operator: Sette-quattro (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information)

Tasks: Upload up-to-date maps of Italian municipalities. There are about 8000 municipalities, boundaries are updated yearly by the national statistical agency. Here is an example of image that will be uploaded, the description will be automatically updated for each municipality: [2]

Bot's tasks for which permission is being sought: upload several images automatically

Automatic or manually assisted: automatic supervised (through OpenRefine)

Edit type (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): One time run each year

Maximum edit rate (e.g. edits per minute): I don't know the edit rate allowed using the new OpenRefine function for uploading images. As fast as it can, i suppose.

Bot flag requested: (Y/N): Y

Programming language(s): used through OpenRefine Batch Uploading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc6aNNmsNCI

Sette-quattro (talk) 16:03, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion
Done a test run Sette-quattro (talk) 21:10, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Looks OK for me, but please fix space in Category: Maps of municipalities of the province of Monza and Brianza. Will be good idea to create templates for legend and data source. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:01, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I will create the two templates. Thank you and best regards. Sette-quattro (talk) 09:16, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Why have more than 1000 edits been done before the request is approved and the bot flag is applied? Krd 13:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Krd sorry, i thought the process was concluded with the last message of @EugeneZelenko. Since the new shapefiles for 2024 are available I'd like to reactivate this bot. Yesterday I uploaded one province but will wait until your approval. Thank you and best regards Sette-quattro (talk) 07:08, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You have requested a bot flag, so I think the process will be concluded when the bot flag is set. Am I mistaken? Krd 11:20, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Description should be fixed like this. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you @EugeneZelenko i'll update the descriptions by removing the space in the Category tags and adding newlines after parameters. those are the two kind of edits I saw from your suggestion, let me know if other things should be addressed. all the best Sette-quattro (talk) 12:56, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
New test run (with small number of edits) is needed. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:26, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @EugeneZelenko, I tried with 10 images but it seems the account is blocked, probably due the amount of edits I did: Special:Contributions/MappeComuniBot. Is it possible to unblock it, so i can test run with a small amount of edits (10 images is fine, or better less?). Thanks. Sette-quattro (talk) 15:50, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Krd unblocked bot account. 10 edits are fine. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:08, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
great, thank. will upload them during w-e Sette-quattro (talk) 07:40, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@EugeneZelenko done test with 10 edits. You can find them here: Category:Maps of municipalities of the province of Salerno in 2024. I can fix the wikitext description for the previously updated files if i can. let me know, thanks. Sette-quattro (talk) 10:13, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Format seems OK for me. I think will be good idea to reduce categories: Category:Maps of municipalities of the province of Salerno in 2024 should be used instead of set of three (but please categorize it), included Category:Maps of municipalities of the province of Salerno and Category:Maps of Italian municipalities in 2024. What are chances to populate Maps of <municipality> categories? If low, may be municipality category would be enough? --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:42, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I will reduce the categories keeping only "Category:Maps of municipalities of the province of XXX in 2024". I set a separate category related to the year to ease the process of editors since articles on Italian wikipedia don't rely on wikidata for the municipal map, but if you have better suggestions they are really welcome. Would it make sense to use Category:Maps of Italian municipalities in 2024 as macro category to categorize the provinces categories?
Then, I'm not expert of categories, what does it mean to categorize it?
Also, what do you mean with " What are chances to populate Maps of <municipality> categories"? do you mean having more than one image or do you mean to create the category page? thank you for the advices! Sette-quattro (talk) 20:57, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Category should belong to upper-level one(s). Yes, I meant more then single file. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:48, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I updated the description for the ten test images keeping only the Municipal category and the Category:Maps of municipalities of the province of <province> in 2024 . I indexed the Category:Maps of municipalities of the province of Salerno in 2024 under the other two. Let me know if i understood correctly the suggestions Sette-quattro (talk) 21:44, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, updated descriptions look fine for me. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:31, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
great. can I start to upload the other ones and fix description for the previously updated? If I got it well I should wait for a bot flag, is it correct? Sette-quattro (talk) 20:41, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think will be good idea to make final test run. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:25, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done, here the results: https://editgroups-commons.toolforge.org/b/OR/6257f6e0e77/ Sette-quattro (talk) 07:01, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ImagehashBot (talk · contribs)[edit]

Operator:

Bot's tasks for which permission is being sought: adding pHash checksum (P9310) and Imagehash difference hash (P12563) values to the photos.

Documentation for the hashes
Example images with P9310 and P12563 values

First targets are photos from Europeana, Estonian, Finland, Sweden and Flickr, but long term target is to add imagehashes to all commons photos. Currently we have used FinnaUploadBot for Finna images. Reason for the new account is to make dedicated account and service for the non Finna related edits.

Automatic or manually assisted: automatic

Edit type (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): first a batch jobs, later continuous

Maximum edit rate (e.g. edits per minute):

Bot flag requested: (Y/N): Y

Programming language(s):

Zache (talk) 15:08, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion
What is use for such hashes? --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:47, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
One can use them to compare the similarity of pictures by checking how much the identifiers differ to detect duplicates and match photos in different repositories. We have used image hashes to prevent duplicates when uploading files and to prevent the wrong photos from being updated when reuploading photos from Finna with better quality and/or updating metadata. --Zache (talk) 16:31, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Such hashes make much more sense as part of Commons database. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:26, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In SDC they are filemetadata and in particular using SPARQL it would be easy way for querying and sharing the hashes for external usage. Ie. it is part of metadata for the files. Zache (talk) 14:52, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also, even if the information would be added to the Wikimedia Commons database (there are good technical reasons why one would like to use an external service instead of adding this to the MediaWiki core), I would like to note that we are populating SDC values from the Commons internal database using bots. Most notable in this context are the SHA-1 checksum, mime type, image width, and image height. (Commons:Structured data/Modeling/Meta) And yes, there would be probaply better ways to do this, but currently using bots is the preferred method. --Zache (talk) 06:42, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is there any community discussion that such data shall be generated at large scale? Krd 06:53, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am not aware that there would have been a wider discussion. Current discussions, to my knowledge, are related to the Fæ's User:Fæ/Imagehash and village pump discussions 1 and 2. In my structured data property proposal in 2021, there were no follow-up comments in Wikimedia Commons. Phabricator has some tickets (for example, phab:T121797) related to image hashing.
Also, just for background, I am running ImageHash-Toolforge, which has approximately 25% of Wikimedia Commons bitmap images (jpg, tiff, png) indexed with phash and dhash. I also made a Wikimania lightning talk proposal for it. (Proposals are currently under review.) My current idea was to proceed gradually when adding values to SDC, and my current personal need was to add hashes to European and Estonian photos before the Wikimedia Hackathon, Tallinn, in May so they would be available there. (see my question in Commons_talk:Bots/Requests#Extending_FinnaUploadBot).
However, if you think I should do the village pump discussion or the discussion on the Structured Data talk pages, I am happy to start these. --Zache (talk) 07:49, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please do. Krd 05:48, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Now I made a village pump proposal --Zache (talk) 16:44, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Svetlov Artem Bot (talk · contribs)[edit]

Operator: Svetlov Artem (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information)

Bot's tasks for which permission is being sought:

  • Change date=2004-07-17 12:00:00 to date={{Taken on|2004-07-17 12:00:00|location=Russia}} or Russian subregions for photos in manually selected categories.
  • Creating categories like Category:Tula_Oblast_photographs_taken_on_2004-07-17 and Category:Russia_photographs_taken_on_2004-07-17 if not exists.
  • Remove [[Category:Russia photographs taken on 2004-07-17]] from file description if edit is success.


Automatic or manually assisted: Automatic unsupervised on manually set categories by bot operator

Edit type (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): multiple manual run

Maximum edit rate (e.g. edits per minute): 10

Bot flag requested: (Y/N): Y

Programming language(s): pywikibot

Svetlov Artem Bot (talk) 18:26, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion
Please leave the bot account exclusively for your bot's edits.
Looks good to me. Some files have duplicate {{Taken with}} tags like File:Zukovskiy industrial railway 2022-10 1664723936.JPG for example. Would it be possible to remove the dupes on the fly when dealing with the files? --Achim55 (talk) 18:49, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There was some manual inserted templates. Taken on and Taken with are completly diffirent templates, one for date, second for camera. I can not now to automatically edit Taken with template, it need complicated investigation of EXIF camera tags, witch allways differs from real camera names. Svetlov Artem (talk) 08:57, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What is the reason to do such edits, in which way does it improve the file page? Is there any community discussion about doing this at large scale? --Krd 06:58, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was asked by user @MasterRus21thCentury, may you comment? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Svetlov_Artem#c-MasterRus21thCentury-20231026174700-Category:Russia_photographs_taken_on_2008-05-01
Such categories useful for discovery photos in series: if someone photographed a train, bus or village house, there is possibility to see other photographs from next village or train line at same day from same user. Svetlov Artem (talk) 16:23, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I still don't see how this has valid use cases. Please start a community discussion and please report the result. Krd 07:12, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GeertivpBot (talk · contribs)[edit]

Operator: Geertivp (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information)

Bot's tasks for which permission is being sought:

  • Add missing SDC depict statements on media files (File namespace)
  • Add missing Wikidata Infobox template to Category pages (Category namespace)

Automatic or manually assisted: Automatically, but monitored

Edit type (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Intermittently

Maximum edit rate (e.g. edits per minute): 8 edits per minute

Bot flag requested: (Y/N): Y

Programming language(s): Pywikibot, Python scripts are on GitHub:

Test runs are here.

Geert Van Pamel (talk) 22:29, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Requests for comment[edit]

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