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Requests for comment/Make Commons filemovers skipcaptcha globally

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I'm from Chinese Wikipedia and today we have a Commons filemover complaining about having to fulfill captchas to complete the file moving precedure and we have to give her comfirmed right. Is it possible we somehow give Commons filemovers a global skipcaptcha right to make things easier for everyone? --魔琴 (talk) 19:17, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(See w:zh:Wikipedia talk:Guestbook for non-Chinese speakers#Filemover on Wikimedia Commons.) --魔琴 (talk) 19:18, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Oppose This would amount to adding all file movers to the CAPTCHA exemptions global group. The amount of work for the stewards that this would create greatly exceeds the value. * Pppery * it has begun 04:05, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Surely there's a way to automate the task, no? JayCubby (talk) 00:38, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Oppose For security concerns, especially as nowadays wikitech:'s account login system is merged with SUL, by global automatically granting skipcaptcha permissions, file movers may also simply skip OATHauth (aka 2FA, the system to advance protect your account, that require you to either enter token codes, or scan QR codes by mobile phones, when enabled), which may potentially also result NDA-related sensitive datas been moved. Certain wikis may request to grant such permissions around their own wiki domains, though. --Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 03:32, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]