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You can't upload images to Wikipedia without a login. There is also no validation whatsoever on Wikipedia accounts, email verification etc is not required. If
by thematrixturtle 4y ago
You can't upload images to Wikipedia without a login.
There is also no validation whatsoever on Wikipedia accounts, email verification etc is not required.
If you're worried about trusting toolforge.org, it's run by Wikimedia, the organization behind Wikipedia.
- bawolff 4y agoIt should be noted that toolforge tools are run by volunteers, and are subject to a different privacy policy than the main wikimedia sites (that said, they are not allowed to do shady things). You should only need an account on wikipedia not toolforge. Blame all the people who keep uploading pirated movies.
- dylan604 4y ago>they are not allowed to do shady things Well then, if not being allowed is the thing that protects us from harm, we're all saved!! /s
- abbe98 4y agoPeople are vetted before being able to use Tool Forge servers and all hosted code is public.
- bawolff 4y ago"Vetted" is a bit of an exageration (its pretty easy to get an account. Sure technically there is a process, but its an easy one). Basically you can't openly be evil, and if someone discovers that somebody is being evil they get kicked out. Also i think there is a proxy so you can't easily collect ip addresses. So its a step above some random website, but ultimately its closer to a third party site then it is to being real wikipedia. Given you are all on hackernews which is basically a link aggregator for random websites, there is really no reason for this to give anyone pause.