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The page User:Multichill/Free uploads hasn't been updated for a few days. It this because of Toolserver maintenance or is it for some other reason? --Stefan2 (talk) 01:17, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
- Toolserver is a mess up. Don't count on this page being updated again. I don't have the feeling my work is being appreciated here so I won't be investing time in this. Multichill (talk) 21:02, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
- I understand if you are not too happy about Ebe123's statement here but try not to take it too hard. I certainly appreciate the page User:Multichill/Free uploads since it helps finding files under a wrong licence. --Stefan2 (talk) 00:51, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
- Seconded. I held off on mentioning that I needed the bot back up in order to stem the ever-flow of copyvios because, as I knew Nightshade is currently serving as a doorstop, there is nothing you could have done, and therefore no use poking you about it. That being said, it's incredibly useful.
- As for Ebe123, while I have a good deal of appreciation for what he's done in starting the drives, we've never really agreed with how they should be run. I'm much more concerned with things being done right (which I define as 'all of the information makes the jump in a way that makes it still legible/useful') than I am about the numbers. Last drive we knocked off 20,000 files, but we did so by inviting a good number of people that had no idea what they were doing to jump in with no training and little guidance. You seem to know what you're doing, which makes you a great deal more valuable than 20 or 30 people that don't know what they're doing. Sure, I'd like for every transfer to be reviewed and categorized, but to disqualify several thousand transfers because of an template messages is idiotic. I've got your back on this one. Sven Manguard Wha? 02:22, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
- I agree with Sven Manguard: you always transfer all relevant information to Commons and you rarely transfer copyvios. That is much more valuable than transferring a thumbnail without any reference to the original source, as I've frequently seen other people doing. I understand that you can't use your bot while the Toolserver is down, but I hope that it will be back to work when the Toolserver problems have been fixed. --Stefan2 (talk) 10:00, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
- Don't blame this on Ebe123. A combination of several things caused this, that drive thing was just the spark that ignited it. Multichill (talk) 20:59, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
- Ebe123 has withdrawn from the drive and stated that he refuses to organize future drives. In complete honesty this is not at all what I wanted, all I wanted to see was him do right by you, but if he'd rather resign than apologize, that's not something I can control.
- I've made a proposal here about rebooting the drive. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts. Sven Manguard Wha? 20:13, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
- Don't blame this on Ebe123. A combination of several things caused this, that drive thing was just the spark that ignited it. Multichill (talk) 20:59, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
- I agree with Sven Manguard: you always transfer all relevant information to Commons and you rarely transfer copyvios. That is much more valuable than transferring a thumbnail without any reference to the original source, as I've frequently seen other people doing. I understand that you can't use your bot while the Toolserver is down, but I hope that it will be back to work when the Toolserver problems have been fixed. --Stefan2 (talk) 10:00, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
- I understand if you are not too happy about Ebe123's statement here but try not to take it too hard. I certainly appreciate the page User:Multichill/Free uploads since it helps finding files under a wrong licence. --Stefan2 (talk) 00:51, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Rijksmonument row
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- Get lost. It's a template so A1 doesn't apply. Multichill (talk) 12:35, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Documentation for gadget authors
I saw you had done some work on heavily-used gadgets. We're trying to start a library for gadget authors to use. Please check it out and post any questions or comments there — ☠MarkAHershberger☢(talk)☣ 18:45, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Integration between OSM and Wiki Loves Monuments
Hi Multichill, I'm Cristian and I'm a it.wiki user and Wikimedia Italia board member. I know you are working on a tool for integrating Wiki Loves Monuments places in Open Street Map. Since Italy has a very complicated situation with monuments list (to be clearer, to date we have a list of 30000 monuments that we are sure that we can utilize which is obtained from OSM, other sources have an unclear copyright status) we have planned to hire a developer to write a tool to give users the possibility to insert monuments in a easy way in OSM. The idea is that people could click on the map and fill a form with monument data, data should be also synced with Open Street Map data and from that we could extra the monument list we need. If you are interested please contact me. Thanks for your time -- CristianCantoro (talk) 13:41, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Northerner is "free"
I saw a link to your free-uploads page on this image page. I cleaned up that page, added location data for the beach where it all happened. The book the drawing is from was published in 1895 and the drawing was by a survivor of the wreck in 1860. As both these dates are over 100 years old, I believe that the image is free. Hopefully, this saves you some time clearing it yourself! If not, please tell me what to do? Thank you. Ellin Beltz (talk) 19:20, 27 March 2012 (UTC)