[Clipart] clipart Digest, Vol 61, Issue 4

[chovynz]

On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:59 PM, John Olsen <johnny_automatic at mac.com>wrote:

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> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Wed,  1 Apr 2009 16:51:53 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: bugzilla-daemon at freedesktop.org
> > Subject: [Clipart] [Bug 21008] New: FEATURE REQUEST: Admin/librarian
> >       tools for editing files
> > To: clipart at lists.freedesktop.org
> > Message-ID: <bug-21008-3160 at http.bugs.freedesktop.org/>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> >
> > http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21008
> >
> >           Summary: FEATURE REQUEST: Admin/librarian tools for
> > editing files
> >           Product: openclipart.org
> >           Version: unspecified
> >          Platform: All
> >        OS/Version: All
> >            Status: NEW
> >          Severity: major
> >          Priority: medium
> >         Component: tools
> >        AssignedTo: clipart at lists.freedesktop.org
> >        ReportedBy: chovynz at gmail.com
> >            Blocks: 4977,7036,7689,20248,20461
> >
> >
> > I believe we need some more advanced tools for admins and
> > librarians. Via the
> > OCAL website preferablly
> >
> > Requested specifically:
> >
> > 1. Administrator/Librarian Ability to move one clipart from one
> > author to a
> > different one.
> >
> > Most other functions and details can already be changed, but
> > shifting a clipart
> > from one author to another is not currently possible, but heavily
> > needed.
>
> After we move the old library over why would we ever need this
> feature?  Why should we as librarians have the power to move around
> files in other's accounts?  It has far more negative possibilities
> than the instances where we really need it.  I have never needed this
> feature in the two years I've been doing this.  I'd rather see
> thumbnails generated and lots of other features first.
>
> John Olsen
>
>
Because there are plenty of files that are logged under Anonymous, that
might be asked to move to the proper author. There are three requests
specifically to change the attribution from Anonymous to a certain author,
who have since created accounts.

My preference is that original authors do the work themselves. They upload,
they can have attribution. However, some of these clipart cannot be shifted
over to another author. Niether have the author done so themselves. So who
can?

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7689
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20461
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20248

Perhaps it is too much power for a librarian to do so. That's one of the
trade-offs for this kind of tool. Admin only tool? but I know how much work
admin's have to do. I'm thinking up ways for admins to do less work.

It doesnt matter to me if the idea is rejected, however I believe I have
good reason for suggesting it. So I would like good reasons for rejecting it
too. :-)

-- 
Cheers
Chovynz
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