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PDM

Hi! What do you think next step is? In Commons:Village_pump/Proposals#Status_on_accepting_PDM_as_a_license I mean. --MGA73 (talk) 18:57, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Looking a the archives, the normal process seems to be that it either gets closed or archived. Either way, it seems like the support outweighs the opposition. --ghouston (talk) 00:30, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Great. But a few changes are needed. We need to update af few pages and we should find out if Flickr review bot should review the files or if we need a 2 step procedure like the Category:Flickr public domain images needing human review (I mean like a human should just check it and verify that it is not an obvious copyvio). --MGA73 (talk) 05:24, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

The pages can be updated once the discussion is closed. The review bot won't be able to do any more than it does already, which is to verify that the file on Flickr had the PDM applied at the particular date. It can't establish whether the Flickr user is the copyright holder. Adding the new template would presumably avoid the process of deletion after seven days, since it would count as a license template. --ghouston (talk) 05:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar

Brilliant. The idea of rejecting Public Domain tag as "not free" defied belief... but sadly we have been avoiding logic and supported proponents of doublethink to allow an impossible thing to exist. So pleased to see that you have used the power of consensus and the slow bulldozer of common sense to push back silliness that was beginning to sacrifice our project to the very minor deity of small print. Well done and thank you. (this statement is in the Public Domain) Victuallers (talk) 14:32, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. --ghouston (talk) 00:59, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Commons - Media Sarch, new feedback round

Greetings,

I'm following up on a message from earlier in the year about the prototype development for Special:MediaSearch. Based on community feedback, the Structured Data team has developed some new features for Special:MediaSearch and are seeking another round of comments and discussions about the tool. Commons:Structured_data/Media_search is updated with details about the new features plus some other development information, and feedback is welcome on Commons talk:Structured_data/Media_search. Media Search works in any language, so the team would especially appreciate input around support for languages other than English. I look forward to reading about what you think. -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 20:05, 23 September 2020 (UTC)