Commons talk:License review

VP post about license review

Just info: I made a post at Commons:Village_pump#Almost_400k_files_need_license_review about the high number of files marked for license review and the risk of files that can't be reviewed because the link die. MGA73 (talk) 16:55, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Minimum number of edits for license reviewers

Hi, I am surprised that no minimum number of edits for license reviewers is mentioned on our policy. I think we need something to avoid people making inappropriate LR right requests (i.e. this one by a user with only 291 edits). For Autopatrollers, 500 useful non-botlike edits are expected. This only wastes time for everybody. I suggested at least 2,500 edits. Yann (talk) 18:47, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

I'd definitely support a guideline of at least a 1000 non-botlike edits since the level of experience needed is definitely higher than autopatroller. I'm not sure how I feel about 2,500 edits. Abzeronow (talk) 21:34, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

I am not totally convnced that a large number of edits is always suitable criteria unless the number is high. It is my view that anybody who has passed an exam in a legal subject has a much better understanding of what is needed that somebody who has made 2500 edits. Martinvl (talk) 22:03, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Yes, the number of edits is not the sole criteria for giving the right, but it may be an indication of the user's competence. Someone may have thousands of edits, e.g. great skills in photography or graphism, and yet not being very knowledgeable in copyright. In the opposite, I would not give the right to a new user claiming that they have a degree in copyright law, without at least some editing experience. Yann (talk) 22:09, 18 November 2024 (UTC)