Structured Data Across Wikimedia/Image Suggestions/Feedback Wikipedia

This page collects the feedback from the Summer 2021 mass-message initiative for the image recommendation features for experienced users, which is a tool currently in development by the Structured Data Across Wikimedia team.

From your experience, what is the hardest part about adding images to articles?

 * When a picture placement ("right"("left")) on the page are in conflict with infobox creating a block of empty lines in the article is generated.Yger (talk) 10:05, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * +1 — I agree with @Yger.--Jordi (talk) 10:18, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * У меня были проблемы с шаблоном "часть изображения" ( https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Шаблон:Часть_изображения ), но сейчас его вообще запретили использовать. + есть проблемы с шаблоном "rotate" (см. здесь: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Обсуждение_участника:Lesless#Изображение  ). Lesless (talk) 11:19, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * = I had problems with the "part of image" template ( https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Шаблон:Часть_изображения = Template:CSS image crop  ), but now it has been banned from using it. + there are problems with the "rotate" template (please, see:   https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Обсуждение_участника:Lesless#Изображение   ). Lesless (talk) 11:19, 2 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Local community is sometimes against the use of galleries in articles, which makes everything harder and forces us to use the often ugly, and very limited zig-zag approach.--DarwIn (talk) 11:44, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * People without knowledge about copyright laws putting deletion request on every image. --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 15:22, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Самая большая проблема - отсутствие необходимых изображений, "чистых" с точки зрения авторского права.--Dmartyn80 (talk) 17:27, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, the placement of the image is often dependent on the layout of the article, and this is different according to every user's setup. So any placement will always look bad in some situations. (Side note: VE image editing lacks practical alternatives. Advanced editing of the size works with exact pixel height/width (often not-recommended) but not using "upright" tag (often recommended). Serious deficiency.)--Paracel63 (talk) 09:49, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Finding the "prettiest" tools to add images is often not easy. For example you might think "yes, I saw a page recently with a really nice gallery" but you can't remember the page. You look for the gallery codes and can't find one that matches the pages. Keeping "cheat sheet" of gallery (and other image insertion tools) for quick reference would help. Dieselmotorvagnar (talk) 10:41, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Incorporating machine-generated image suggestions into the editor workflow: concerns and potential

 * We have provided a few options for how we might incorporate machine-generated image suggestions into the editor workflow. What concerns do you have about these options? What excites you about these options?

General comments

 * the quality last I tested was too bad. I guess you need much more training data - Salgo60 (talk) 09:56, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * interesting but I miss what I do most, secure an image in WD and put in an infobox in the article showing the picture from WD.Yger (talk) 10:07, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * This would be an absolutely inappropiate intromission into the freedom of choice of editors. We don't want machine generated content, stop this project immediately, please.--Jordi (talk) 10:22, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I like the suggestions, since they allow us to find out new potential images for the article, but too often the image I wanted to add since the beginning is not there.--DarwIn (talk) 11:45, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Wenn man über ein Thema schreibt, sollte man selbst Bilder auswählen. Die Aufsplittung in unsinnige Kategorien erschwert die Auswahl. Sonst läuft man Gefahr immer nur dieselbe Auswahl zu verwenden. Das schadet der Vielfalt. --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 15:25, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Мне очень не нравится идея автоматизации там, где должен работать человеческий разум.--Dmartyn80 (talk) 17:27, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * If a machine is suggesting the image instead of a human looking at another language edition of Wikipedia (or Commons) for images, maybe the question should be how do we make it easier to find images, not how do we make a machine suggest images. Dieselmotorvagnar (talk) 10:41, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

How can we help users make sure they are following the conventions of your project when choosing and placing an image?

 * we have already problem with how to use gallery in the best way and stop people from inserting a major set of images they have taken, where only one or two should be thereYger (talk) 10:09, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Simply let the editors alone. They know how to look for the images they want. Do not try to gain influence by suggesting images, this is not your job. Even less when it comes to machine generated content.--Jordi (talk) 10:25, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Tutorials and wizards for newbies would probably help a lot.--DarwIn (talk) 11:46, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * As written at the top of this page, only provide image recommendation features for experienced users. Plumbum208 (talk) 14:01, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Garnicht. Wikimedia soll sich da raushalten. Wenn Autoren Fehler machen, werden andere Autoren ihn darauf aufmerksam machen. WMF hat keine Befugnis, hier Konventionen festzulegen. --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 15:26, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Никакое внешнее вмешательство здесь вообще не требуется. --Dmartyn80 (talk) 17:27, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * By making sure users stick to projects where they can readily understand the conventions. If you don't know the language of the project you probably can't know the conventions. Each project has their own conventions they have developed for whatever reason (maybe it is that a photograph of a public building should lead an article about that public body, maybe it is that a photograph of a person is always preferable to a drawing, maybe it is that some photographs are unsuitable as lead images for some reason), how can a user who doesn't regularly contribute to a project be expected to know to these conventions? Dieselmotorvagnar (talk) 10:41, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Image suggestions and NPOV

 * Option #5 specifically notifies Commons contributors that their images might be good for an article on your Wiki. Do you see this as a violation of the neutral point of view?
 * Good in theory, but there have been instances where it has trigged insertions of inappropriate pictures.Yger (talk) 10:11, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Of course it implies violation not only of NPOV, but also other content-related rules, like quality assurance. Machines are stupid and follow the judgment criteria of the owners. Editors freedom will be influenced by the views of foreigners. This is a violation of the basic principles of Wikipedia which is based on the swarm intelligence of people, not machines or software engineers who are unaware of the quality of the content they "recommend".--Jordi (talk) 10:33, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I think it's an interesting approach, but what Yger said about unwanted or wrong pictures in the articles must be taken into account.--DarwIn (talk) 11:48, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Я вижу здесь более общую и широкую тенденцию к превращению всех языковых разделов Википедии в точную копию друг друга. Это тоталитаризм, и это меня страшит. Наша сила в разнообразии.--Dmartyn80 (talk) 17:27, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Is it okay to always place a suggested image as the lead image on an article?

 * No, specially if here already exist a leading image. For examples for communes we want it to have the building where the admins reside, and it is not OK to replace it and even if it is missing not good to insert as lead image anything else. Yger (talk) 10:14, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Of course not. The diversity of leading images used in different language Wikipedias based on different crteria of the users and/or communuties is not a bug but a feature. Don't try to standardize that, even less with machine intelligence means. It's just an abuse of your power.--Jordi (talk) 10:38, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I apologize, but I couldn't understand this question. Suggested by who or what? --DarwIn (talk) 11:50, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * No! Your proposals come just after we have been spammed by inappropriately inserted images from the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021 campaign, see feedback on its talk page. Spamming editors have repeatedly inserted: images in the wrong article, images that are already in the article, or images with erroneous captions. Plumbum208 (talk) 13:43, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * No. --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 15:27, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * No.--Dmartyn80 (talk) 17:27, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * No. Manual curing must always be considered, especially when dealing with sensitive topics. In-your-face images can sometimes be out of place.--Paracel63 (talk) 09:54, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * No. See comment under How can we help users make sure they are following the conventions of your project when choosing and placing an image? Dieselmotorvagnar (talk) 10:41, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

How can we help users add appropriate captions?

 * Let the editors alone and stop this project immediately! It's an abuse of power and you are trying to hijack the Encycopedia with machine intelligence means. If you want a machine generated encyclopedia, you can build one of your own without stealing the knowledge of Wikipedia communities.--Jordi (talk) 10:41, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Again, tutorials and wizards would probably help a lot.--DarwIn (talk) 11:50, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Captions should only be added by editors that are familiar with the subject and language of the article. Plumbum208 (talk) 13:46, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Like Jordi said: "Let the editors alone!" This is not the job of WMF to support creating content. This is the job of the editors. --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 15:29, 2 August 2021 (UTC)--J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 15:29, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Не чешите там, где не чешется. --Dmartyn80 (talk) 17:27, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Tutorial and wizards could be a way forward. Definitive answers through AI could be hazardous.--Paracel63 (talk) 09:56, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Suggestions about commonly included information could help, but this would need to be project specific. Different projects include different informations. Once again it is important they understand the language otherwise they have no idea what they are actually adding. Dieselmotorvagnar (talk) 10:41, 3 August 2021 (UTC)