Requests for comment/Restrict non-confirmed users of all wikis from crosswiki-uploading files to Commons: Difference between revisions

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In response to the study on crosswiki uploads conducted by the WMF (document, discussion), the Commons community agreed to disallow (or prevent) non-(auto)confirmed users from transferring local uploads into Commons (discussion).

I soon then created a Phabricator task (phab:T370598), which is still ongoing. After insufficient or lack of progress, I even proposed a Community Wish, which the WMF then rejected or "archived" or whatever you call it (subpage).

The following communities subject to the WMF study release approved restricting local wiki users from transferring uploads (via crosswiki tools especially) into Commons: enwiki, arwiki.

I don't feel like re-proposing this in every other wiki, especially after trying at dewiki. Here I am re-proposing what's already agreed/approved by the Commons community. George Ho (talk) 20:09, 4 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

1. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 22:25, 5 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
2. Ahri Boy (talk) 23:34, 5 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
3. Yann (talk) 10:12, 6 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
4. This needs to be done, and would help stop a lot of spam. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 06:55, 7 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
5. +1 per Aafi. --SHB (t • c) 07:32, 7 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Are the enwiki and arwiki configuration changes in place already? If yes, did it bring any observable positive effect (and perhaps, some negative effect as well)? If not, why not? It seems sensible to start from the 2 wikis first, wait for a while, and check some initial results. --whym (talk) 13:11, 8 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

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