@Samwilson we created this for you during Wishathon wrap up, because we might want to move it into the sprint

It sounds like the best way forward here is to not add a parser function but instead go with a class-based approach in that any image with class goodpageimage is given a higher score. This would work in much the same way as the existing notpageimage class does (which gives an image -1000 on its score).

It'd look like this:

[[File:Lorem.jpg|class=goodpageimage]]

These classes don't really need to be localizable, because templates can do that. For example, an infobox could set the goodpageimage class on its image. Pages using direct image syntax already have to use English parameter names.

As @Ciencia_Al_Poder points out in T91683#8279841 it'd still be possible to introduce vandalism via something such as <span style="display:none">[[File:Good-name bad-image.jpg|class=goodpageimage]]</span> but this is an existing risk anyway and not made much worse.

I think the main blocker currently is that the Web-Team-Backlog team needs to be involved in the development here, and they don't have time right now.

T319559#8299241 sounds good, but if we want to go with the parser function, it could ensure that the image provided is used somewhere on the same page. If the image gets removed, then the parser function could silently fallback to the normal logic for image selection. That would seemingly eliminate misuse, vandalism or otherwise.

Tagging with our team so that we make sure to arrange time to talk about this.

@ovasileva and @Jdlrobson Pinging you both as we have the Wishathon week and will have capacity to hopefully make some progress on this.

Thanks so much!

(The Wishathon is next week, and it's a week dedicated to making progress on smaller wishes)

I can make time to talk about this next week and share my understanding of the problem. Who would be best to meet with?

Following our chat in the Wishathon, I think this can be closed, right @NRodriguez ?

@Jdlrobson Feel free to remove from the Readers-Web-Backlog board