LZia (WMF)

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, LZia (WMF)!

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 19:31, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)

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Please use SVG Thank you for uploading some images! Did you know that Wikimedia Commons recommends the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format for certain types of images? Scalable Vector Graphics are designed to look appropriate at any scale, and SVG images are easier to modify and translate, helping Wikimedia to distribute knowledge to all of the world. A lot of modern programs support SVG export. If you encountered problems or have questions, don't hesitate to ask me, a member of the Graphic Lab, or the Graphics village pump. Uploading images in SVG format isn't mandatory, but it would help. (To avoid any misunderstandings, please don't just put raster images into an SVG container as embedded raster.) Thanks, and happy editing!

EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:52, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

File:Why We Read Wikipedia.pdf

File:Why We Read Wikipedia.pdf has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

.     Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 17:18, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

I read your work on sockpuppet detection, when can we expect this feature on commons?

Hey LZia (WMF), Thanks for your work on detection of sockpuppet, when should we expect this amazing feature on commons? Are the datasets publicly available? --Eatcha (talk) 18:09, 30 November 2019 (UTC)

@Eatcha: thanks for your note. The work so far has been primarily done by our formal collaborator, User:Srijankedia. My estimate is that at the current level of resources available, it will take us (at least?) a year before we can look at projects other than Wikipedia. To give you some more context, DDifallah (WMF) is bringing the code in-house at the moment and refreshing the results. He then has a few steps ahead: iterating over the results with checkusers and stewards and pushing for improvements based on their feedback, and eventually looking at scaling/expanding the code to other languages. Once we feel confident about the model for Wikipedia, we can start looking at other projects.

In the meantime, your question got me thinking: Commons is an interesting case in that the main output is not text but media (though the metadata and the talk pages are there). Can you point me to a few of the examples of sockpuppets detected on Commons? It would be good if I start educating myself about it. Thanks! --LZia (WMF) (talk) 01:44, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

Most notorious sock puppets:

* Category:Sockpuppets_of_INeverCry (Was admin, had two admin accounts)

* Category:Sockpuppets of Russavia (was admin)

* Category:Sockpuppets of Edgar181 (is an admin as of now, see Commons:Administrators/Requests/Edgar181_(de-adminship) for the ongoing process)

• List of all sock puppets: Category:Sockpuppeteers -- Eatcha (talk) 06:22, 6 December 2019 (UTC)