Talk:Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024

Alt for images with caption

Dear Pigsonthewing,

I think you overtake `alt` attribute use. Since the image has a caption,

• `alt` may be empty, to avoid repeating what the caption says.
• `alt` may clarify a supplementary meaning of the picture, e.g. “Children are interested in nature.”.

Refs:

• User explanation of differences between caption and alt.
• HTML spec
• Accessibility spec

-- Pols12 (talk) 20:59, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

By all means make further improvements, or consult with the users of alt content and assistive software. I do not find "Children are interested in nature" to be a representation of what the image depicts. It is also not true for all children. An empty value would not be a useful example in a guideline such as this. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:49, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Prize metric

How is the most Wikipedia articles improved with photos calculated? Is it the number of image-adding edits a user makes during July and August, or the number of their images that are still in place in articles at the end of August?

Would a user who added 100 images where 50 were reverted by other project users as inappropriate outscore a user who had merely added 75 good images? Belbury (talk) 11:49, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Prizes aren't awarded solely on the number of image-adding edits. The images must improve the articles to merit the prizes. In fact, some editors have been disqualified in the past despite having the highest number of image-adding edits. T Cells^Talk 13:32, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Or maybe there's a prize for users who manage to add fan art images to infoboxes boldly marked "NO FAN ART HERE", both in 2023 and in 2024, deleting the offending warning each time, in multiple articles. I suggest we call it the "Disruptive Turnip Prize" in honour of the image-adding user concerned. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:19, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Any user who makes such ridiculous edits should be blocked, just like any other disruptive editor, in my opinion. T Cells^Talk 13:25, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Indeed. That means that the competition should be run with the knowledge and collaboration of Wikipedia admins, who should be told at once if any user is abusing the competition. That in turn means that the competition organisers should be monitoring competitors for doubtful behaviour: a warning sign must be that many of their image additions have been reverted; another sign is that they have received multiple warnings from other editors, like Belbury and me; and a final red flag is that we have gone so far as to track down Media Wiki and tell you there is a problem that needs your attention. That's a row of three red flags you now have before you. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:45, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Pinging the coordinator, Reading Beans, who should monitor contributions there. I found at least one such disruptive editor and a message for them here on Meta two days ago. T Cells^Talk 16:41, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

hashtags are not properly recognized in some situations

Please see and support task T369309, it seems that hashtags are not properly recognized in some situations. best --Herzi Pinki (talk) 13:05, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Blockchain technology

How youth are able to earn online using internet MkopiJr (talk) 13:09, 18 July 2024 (UTC)