User:Andrew Gray/feedback

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{{nutshell|A proposal to trial turning on a version of the [[:meta:AFT|article feedback tool]] on some Commons images}}
 
{{nutshell|A proposal to trial turning on a version of the [[:meta:AFT|article feedback tool]] on some Commons images}}
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==Background==
 
==Background==
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I propose the following:
 
I propose the following:
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#We ask WMF to enable Article Feedback for Commons on a selective basis (ie, opt-in per page).
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#We ask WMF ops to enable Article Feedback for Commons, set up to work on a selective basis (ie, opt-in per page on a category/template system).
 
#We adopt a policy that says:
 
#We adopt a policy that says:
 
#:*AFT can be enabled on individual files or groups of files on an opt-in basis.
 
#:*AFT can be enabled on individual files or groups of files on an opt-in basis.
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#'''How many files would it apply to?'''
 
#'''How many files would it apply to?'''
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#:This would depend on individual uploaders/contributors opting in, but for a first test I would offer up the [[Commons:British Library#Picturing Canada|Canadian Copyright Collection]] - this is around 4,000 files from a previously unpublished collection, where we have variable metadata and reader contributions could be very valuable.
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#:This would depend on individual uploaders/contributors opting in, but for a first test I would offer up the [[Commons:British Library#Picturing Canada|Canadian Copyright Collection]] - this will be around 4,000 files from a previously unpublished collection, where we have variable metadata and reader contributions could be very valuable. (I have agreement from the institution to take in and help sort any feedback recieved.)
 
#'''How will it be enabled?'''
 
#'''How will it be enabled?'''
 
#:Technically, AFT is enabled for specific pages by categorization. The simplest way to do this would be to have tracking templates from specific bulk uploads include that category.
 
#:Technically, AFT is enabled for specific pages by categorization. The simplest way to do this would be to have tracking templates from specific bulk uploads include that category.
 
#'''Won't we get a lot of useless comments?'''
 
#'''Won't we get a lot of useless comments?'''
 
#:On Wikipedia, an awful lot of the comments were useless - they were personal opinions about the subject of the article, irrelevant, or simply vandalism. However, the different focus on Commons - on the file, rather than on the broad topic - should hopefully mean we're less likely to get personal opinions about the subject.
 
#:On Wikipedia, an awful lot of the comments were useless - they were personal opinions about the subject of the article, irrelevant, or simply vandalism. However, the different focus on Commons - on the file, rather than on the broad topic - should hopefully mean we're less likely to get personal opinions about the subject.
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#'''But these aren't articles!'''
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#'''But these aren't "articles"...'''
 
#:The Commons version can be given a different name - "image feedback" or "media feedback", for example.
 
#:The Commons version can be given a different name - "image feedback" or "media feedback", for example.
 
#'''How much will this cost in terms of WMF employee time to develop, implement and maintain?'''
 
#'''How much will this cost in terms of WMF employee time to develop, implement and maintain?'''
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#:(TBC)
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#:The direct costs will be low; the software is already developed and the time taken to configure it for Commons is comparable to localising it for a new Wikipedia. Likewise, ongoing maintenance and development will be carried out whether or not the tool is deployed here.
 

 

 
==Comments==
 
==Comments==

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