Forum:I have to spend all my time deleting images

The quick tool to add images to an article is too problematic. Even though I set up a warning message on the proper image upload page, no one ever sees it because of the tool. Every image gets uploaded without indication of source and license. Almost all of my time editing the Xiaolin Showdown Wiki is spent deleting images and having to give the same explanation every time. Most of them have no idea that sources and licenses are required. This needs to stop. Users cannot be allowed to upload without indicating source and license. Jay32183 (talk) 19:25, September 26, 2012 (UTC)


 * If you want, you can set up a bot account (for ex. Jay32183Bot). You could give it the command to delete all unlicensed/unsourced images; it'd save you a lot of work.  Love and Lust  22:26, September 26, 2012 (UTC)


 * Or, promote a new admin with the specific task of deleting unlicensed images. -452 23:32, September 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * I would recommend installing a bot removing each and every unlicensed picture and updating your welcoming message to anon and registered users to tell them what you expect from them.
 * That is being read by most and therefor usually tends to make them behave in a good manner.
 * The licensing issue however is not that big that Wikia does indeed persue it themselves a lot, so you can rest assured that in case a claim gets filed, Wikia will (have to) take part of the blame.
 * I would also recommend you to relax on persueing a heavy rules set wiki, because most wikis are non regulated around here.
 * There are also any number of MediaWiki messages which can be changed to hammer the point home. Take a look at tardis:Special:Upload. You can also do some minimal javascript to ensure that pressing the "add a photo" button takes you to Special:Upload, so that people are more likely to be looking at your message. You can even change the messages that display on the lightbox that pops up when you press "photos" in the editing window.  I've just noticed that this pop-up no longer gives the licensing dropdown.  It used to, earlier this year. I'm not quite sure why it's gone, but it could presumably be reattached with some fairly simple javascript.
 * There are also any number of MediaWiki messages which can be changed to hammer the point home. Take a look at tardis:Special:Upload. You can also do some minimal javascript to ensure that pressing the "add a photo" button takes you to Special:Upload, so that people are more likely to be looking at your message. You can even change the messages that display on the lightbox that pops up when you press "photos" in the editing window.  I've just noticed that this pop-up no longer gives the licensing dropdown.  It used to, earlier this year. I'm not quite sure why it's gone, but it could presumably be reattached with some fairly simple javascript.


 * Anyway, point is that there are a LOT of things that you can do to help ensure that someone who didn't add a licensing template would have zero excuse.


 * Using a bot, btw, is super easy for this task. And you'd really only need a bot the once.  After you got the offending pics deleted, it would simply be a matter of monitoring Special:UncategorizedImages on about a weekly basis.  (Well, of course, that's assuming that your licenses auto-add a category.)   17:59: Thu 27 Sep 2012
 * My wiki has a warning message on the real upload page. No one sees it because of the add image tool. It even puts the license pull down menu as an advanced option, not standard. And setting up a bot doesn't solve my problem, because the uploads won't stop. People need to know the rule. And I will not relax on enforcing it. This is a zero tolerance issue. I would rather block several hundred users than allow people to upload images without source and license, and every single admin on all Wikia wikis should feel the same. I want to get rid of the quick image tool and force all users to the proper upload page so they can see the warning message. Jay32183 (talk) 23:00, September 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * Just one thing...disabling the Upload button so that it takes you directly to Special:Upload is a TOU violation. 01:02, September 28, 2012 (UTC)
 * And yet I've seen a number of wikis that do it and Wikia hasn't complained. Just trying to be pragmatic about it Cat (meow ∙ hunt) 01:23, September 28, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah... They are not very strict about it. 03:07, September 28, 2012 (UTC)