Wikipedia talk:Image renaming

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[edit] Instructions

{{rename media}}: request a rename. Will categorise into Category:Media requiring renaming if a new name is given, into Category:Media renaming requests if the template has been filled out incorrectly.

[edit] Requests for access

{{editprotected}}

Please request access here. An admin shall process this request when they can. Use the template {{User6}}, eg {{user6|Example}} which will produce Example (talk • contribs • count • logs • page moves • block log • email). An admin will review the contributions and edit history of each candidate, and will add their name to Wikipedia:Image renaming/checkpage if they are considered trustworthy to use the tool properly and effectively.

Mike6271 (talk • contribs • count • logs • page moves • block log • email) Mike6271 (talk) 03:05, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Talessman (talk • contribs • count • logs • page moves • block log • email)

Ringbark (talk • contribs • count • logs • page moves • block log • email) Ringbark (talk) 17:40, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Sarindam7 (talk • contribs • count • logs • page moves • block log • email)sarindam7 (talk) 19:15, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Indopug (talk • contribs • count • logs • page moves • block log • email) indopug (talk) 09:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

VashiDonsk (talk • contribs • count • logs • page moves • block log • email) VashiDonsk 02:28, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Ron B. Thomson (talk • contribs • count • logs • page moves • block log • email)

[edit] Administrative notes

Image-renaming related pages are categorized in Category:Image renaming

[edit] Pages on Commons

{{editprotected}} Please add links to the approval/description pages at commons, i.e. commons:Commons:MediaMoveBot/CheckPage and commons:Commons:MediaMoveBot respectively. Thanks. MER-C 07:56, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Y Done ~Kylu (u|t) 03:32, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Clarification?

Call me silly but I thought that a page titled Image renaming would provide instructions on how to list an image for renaming (explicitly with examples), when to do so, why this may be a good/bad thing and what happens when you do as well as allowing users to request the ability to do all this. Does the bot just re-upload the image under the new name? does it carry all the templates etc across? does it carry the upload and editing history across (or does it need to)? does it delete the old image or CSD it? does it do the same for the talk pages? does it automatically update all pages that use the image or does someone have to follow it up themselves? It may be beneficial to add some of this to the page just to clarify what's happening. 86.21.74.40 (talk) 07:17, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I'll ask Betacommand about how picky the bot is about the page contents first, and if the checkpage itself can be differently named (or Betacommand could just reply here...), as I know the bot reads the page to validate the checkpage.
Actually, it occurs to me that the ideal situation would be to simply make the checkpage a subpage with only the user list, then simply transclude it onto the Wikipedia:Image renaming page, that way it can be fully editable. I like that idea better, but I really do want to make sure it won't break the bot and cause it to go renaming images and blowing up BC's computer first. :D ~Kylu (u|t) 22:46, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
dont worry about breaking the bot, Ive not started re-naming images yet. I need more tagged first. βcommand 22:57, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Okay, the checkpage is on Wikipedia:Image renaming/checkpage now, so the main page can be edited again. Better solution. :)
From what I understand, the bot downloads the image file, reuploads it to the new location with all templates and the original upload history as text, and marks the old location as a duplicate image CSD.
English Wikipedia is very strict on adminbots, so I doubt that an image-move bot would never get community approval. I don't think it does automatic updating of linked pages, though that would not be difficult. ~Kylu (u|t) 23:05, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm trying to figure out how to learn it too, without any real directions. I added to my monobook the upload changer thingy. I think that's what it's called. But, I'm afraid I'll break something and get banned for life. ←Gee♥Alice 23:25, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Dont worry about it, no one is going to be banned. just use {{rename media|new image.jpg}} the bot will then re-upload the image to the title given. βcommand 23:43, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
lol, I was being melodramatic about the banning. My main and only concern is breaking something, and/or doing something wrong that may be difficult to undue. I'll just continue doing what I've been doing until I'm more confortable and sure that I can do it correctly. (perfectly) :) ←Gee♥Alice —Preceding comment was added at 00:22, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Will this also take over from {{ifr}} and help clear out Category:Images for renaming? I'm hoping so. Also should users remove the ifr template when nominating or will the bot do that? Nanonic (talk) 08:01, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Nanonic, ifr should be replaced with the request to rename, as they serve the same purpose. βcommand 16:15, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Can this be used on other wikis?

I'm an admin on the YPPedia, the wiki for the Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates community. We have oodles of user generated artwork along with numerous screenshots and illustrations from the game itself being uploaded every day. While a lot of it does follow guidelines for naming the stuff that doesn't is often left behind while work continues on other administrative tasks. What I've seen of this project so far is really impressive - it adds a much missed function of Mediawiki to the administrator's toolbox.

Is it possible to set up something similar for other wikis, or can someone involved in the project give some advice on how to do it? I personally have no experience in writing bots which is why I came to the much larger Mediawiki community here at Wikipedia. Thanks.--Fiddling Frog (talk) 19:17, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] List?

The main page of this article says that in order to be able to use this tool, I have to put my name at the bottom of a list on this talk page. But I'm here and I don't see any list of names.

What I need to do is rename several maps I've uploaded to Wikipedia. Newer versions of those maps are now uploaded to Wikimedia, but the old ones on Wikipedia have a unique file history that shows the evolution of these maps (from first draft to newest updates).

Thus for example, I'd like to rename the East-Hem_323bc.jpg to East-Hem_323bc_old.jpg. That would allow Wikipedia to use the new maps from Commons, while also being able to access the older drafts of each map by adding _old before the .jpg. Thomas Lessman (talk) 13:48, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sockpuppet

{{editprotected}} I've just noticed that User:GeeAlice has been indef blocked as a sockpuppet of User:Jeeny. The user should be removed from Wikipedia:Image renaming/checkpage, which is a protected page. - ✰ALLST☆R✰ echo 16:57, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Done. --- RockMFR 18:55, 23 May 2008 (UTC)