Commons:Media Data Verification Tool

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Introduction

The Media Data Verification Tool is a micro-contribution tool which enables volunteers to correct most of the depicts data which has been entered as structured data while uploading images on Wikimedia Commons.

Why MDVT?

A significant part of structured data has been entered through other applications(tools) which have been developed to collect structured data for the images on Commons. Though this is a fast way to collect structured data, we realized that in tools like ISA, where campaigns are organized and the participants will have prizes as top contributors, this may push some participants to enter ‘wrong’ or ‘unclear’ information which needs to be verified.

It may not be clearly outlined how the structured data team plans to handle the issue with redundant, unclear and out of topic structured data. The Media Data Verification Tool proposes a manual way for interested volunteers to help double-checking the data which was entered as structured data.

How Does it Work

Media Data Verification Tool will be a simple application which will work on both web and mobile. Users will be able to search Wikimedia Commons categories which they will desire to work on and then the images will be displayed to them asking them questions about the things they see in the images with emphasis laid on the depicts statements which have been entered on the images. All the user has to do is click ‘YES’ or ‘NO’. Upon selecting ‘Yes’ We retain the depicts and ‘NO’ means we remove the claim.

Development

The first version of Media Data Verification Tool should be launched before or at (any future) Wikimania then full usage begins from there. The project will be managed on phabricator and project code will reside on gerrit. The tool in question will be hosted on Toolforge

Stake-Holders

• Management - AWMD Project
• Project Coordinator: Egbe Eugene
• Technical Manager: Navino Evans
• Main Developer(GSoC Intern): Gabrielchl

Tools and Technologies

The technologies to be used will be mainly the technologies and languages supported by the Wikimedia Community which are:

• Python
• Javascript and related libraries
• HTML/CSS
• SQL