What is the problem/what do you want to achieve?

We want to reduce the burden on commons moderators who handle deletions, by

• reducing the number of uploaded images that need moderation AND/OR
• making the process of moderation easier/quicker

How can we help you?

We've had a community consultation about moderator-focused work on commons in FY2023/24, and based on that have proposed the following initial hypothesis for annual planning:

If we make improvements to the Commons upload wizard that minimize one of the most common problems that cause future deletion requests, we will decrease moderator burden as measured by a 2% decrease of the ratio of newly uploaded media that become deletion requests (as per KR WE1.2). One improvement will be to encourage users to select the right option when uploading not their “own work”. We will identify other improvements and measurable goals based on an analysis of a sample of 1000 deletion requests.

Note that we had originally thought we might work on the copyvio detection tool proposed in T120453, but pivoted to working on UploadWizard. The copyvio tool has had a great deal of support from the community in the past, and many of the most prolific deleters did not attend the community consultation, so while we think the work we have proposed is worthwhile we're unsure how much effort we should spend on it, and whether we ought to also be considering returning to the copyvio tool later in the year

What does success look like?

We have good relationships with the top deleters on commons, know what their pain points are, and are in a position to work together to resolve them

What is your deadline?

Early FY2023/24