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Cleaning up unused files
[edit]Status: In progress
Hi! This is not an ordinary request to do something but a suggestion for a project to clean up in unused files. In theRFC from 2016 "Disable local uploads on smaller wikis" someone wrote that "Smaller wikis are typically a graveyard of copyrighted content".
Files can only be hosted on a wiki if they meet the requirements inwmf:Resolution:Licensing_policy so all unused non-free files and files without a license or source/author should be fixed or deleted.
There are 868 wikis and it is almost impossible for one person to check them all. So I made a list inUser:MGA73/UnusedFiles with the 320 wikis that have unused files.
My idea is that if someone would like to help check they go to a random wiki and check the files:
- If the files are good they move them to Commons or ignore them
- If the files are bad they fix them, delete them or tag them with no license etc.
- Once a wiki is checked the wiki is removed from the list
The format of the list is this:
But it can be changed if anyone have a better idea.
Depending on how many would like to help it could take weeks or months to complete. So if there is a better place for this notice let me know. --MGA73 (talk)12:11, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- I also made a list of files that are also on Commons if someone like to clean up those:c:User:MGA73/CommonsDupes
- But if you prefer to keep this page clean you are welcome to close this request and put it to the archive. If any one would like to work on this they can just "bookmark" the post in the archive. --MGA73 (talk)18:12, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm working through this starting at afwiki, requesting deletion of files atGSR.@MGA73: maybe you could advertise this better at Commons and/or make a WikiProject? I doubt stewards can do everything by themselves —Matrix (user page(@ commons) -talk?)21:54, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- @Matrix: Thank you for your comment. I agree that it is unlikely that stewards will find the time to do everything themselves. My thought was that stewards and global sysops and everyone who like to help out on various wikis might notice and pick a few wikis and check some files and/or post a message on the local villagepump. I think that I have posted a message on Commons at some point suggesting that if someone have a little time to spare they go to a wiki and move good files to Commons and nominate bad files for deletion. It has been a long time since I made those lists so I should probably update them before I make a new post. --MGA73 (talk)08:44, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Test to move files from German Wikibooks to Commons
[edit]Status: In progress
When I try to exportb:de:Datei:Einführung in die Fotografie.pdf to Commons I get the message:
- "The 4 file versions you are currently trying to import exceed the file size limit the import can handle."
My theory is that if we delete two of the versions then it is possible to export the file to Commons. In order to get all the files to Commons we need someone who can delete files on both German Wikibooks and on Commons. So I would like to ask if a steward can do this:
- Delete two of the versions on German Wikibooks
- Export the file to Commons and delete the file on Commons
- Delete the file on German Wikibooks and restore the two other versions
- Export the file to Commons
- Delete the file on Commons and restore all versions
- Either delete the file on German Wikibooks or restore everything again.
Either it works or it does not. The only local admin on German Wikibooks that works on files have limited time and suggested to ask Global Sysops for help with files but since neither German Wikibooks or Commons are GS-wikis we need a steward. I'm an admin on Commons but it will be much easier if the same person can work on both wikis. --MGA73 (talk)18:43, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Looking at this for a moment. —xaosfluxTalk18:45, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- May revisit when I have more time. Still open if someone else wants to work on this. @MGA73 are you comfortable that the declared license applies to the entire work, don't want to deal with this if it is going to be deleted on commonswiki. —xaosfluxTalk18:53, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- I think it is okay. It's like on Wikipedia that the text has one license and the files may have another license. There is a note under each photo in the file and in the back of the pdf there are information about author and license. --MGA73 (talk)19:01, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Requesting closure of RFC
[edit]Status: In progress
Requesting closure ofRequests for comment/Should paid editing as a CU be allowed by a steward! The RFC has been open for almost a month and discussion has slowed down. --Sohom (talk)15:25, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- One months is quite a short time for an RfC on meta, I don't think there's harm in keeping it open for longer, there are new comments coming in every couple of days.Johannnes89 (talk)15:44, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- It's been open for long enough for the consensus to become clear. That's all that matters.* Pppery *it has begun16:26, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, it is obvious, that the community isn't willing to accept a paid editor with elevated permissions. No more new information is to be expected. --Beobachtungsliste23 (talk)07:09, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- I might be biased but I think some valid concerns were raised in theYes, it is compatible section as well and they are not to be disregarded.A09|(pogovor)08:40, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- It's probably high time to do this, the last input was on 19th August.Sohom (talk)23:20, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
OAuth 2.0 application update request: Belajar Daring Wikimedia Indonesia
[edit]Status: In progress
Hello,
I am the owner of the OAuth 2.0 application **"Belajar Daring Wikimedia Indonesia"** (Client ID: `6d79037663f94a4d494ea937b9a381bf`).
My application is already `approved`, so I cannot edit the settings.
I need to request one change to make my Moodle integration work. The current setting is causing a "No such special page" error because my Moodle client sends the `redirect_uri` parameter.
- Please change the following setting:**
- **Setting:** `Allow consumer to specify a callback in requests and use "callback" URL above as a required prefix.`
- **Current value:** `No`
- **New value:** `Yes`
Thank you! --Tekonologiwmid (talk)07:57, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Pinging some OAuth administrators, @Taavi, @DerHexer, @Anomie, @BDavis (WMF), @Hoo man, @Tgr (WMF), if they could help with that. 🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬)05:36, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Status: In progress
This global RfC will turn 1 year old next week, and it is worth considering if a closure is ready. --JJPMaster (she/they)03:26, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Pages using the JsonConfig extension
[edit]Status: In progress
Delete Category:Pages using the JsonConfig extension, as follows:
Reason: This category is now empty on all wikis per a change in MediaWiki perphab:T378352.~2025-35912-92 (talk)21:53, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- @NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh You moved this discussion to steward requests miscellaneous. But it says this page is only for wikis that have no active administrators. I think some of these wikis do have active administrators who have just not got around to deleting them. And on one or two of the wikis, I was unable to add a deletion request (because of the abuse filter).~2025-35912-92 (talk)22:15, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Q130635582
Support deletion on all wikis.Taylor 49 (talk)22:17, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]- Thanks for the Wikidata link. I have requested for the item's deletion as well, and ideally it will be once the work here is completed.NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh22:22, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- @~2025-35912-92: You are right, stewards and global sysops typically leave local matters to local users. In this case, however, I think it would be nice to track the process and thus I have moved the request here.NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh22:18, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
All categories as of writing (query):
NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh22:18, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- At least some of these are not linked fromCategory:Pages using the JsonConfig extension(Q130635582). It's also possible that a category of this kind might not contain the wordJsonConfig in its name, but this seems rather unlikely.NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh22:28, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Those didn't werebn:Category:জেএসওএনকনফিগ এক্সটেনশন ব্যবহার করা পাতা (already deleted) andfa:Category:صفحههایی که از افزونه پیکربندی جیسان استفاده میکنند (suppressed viafa:MediaWiki:Jsonconfig-use-category).NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh22:50, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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