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**The problem** Wikimedia-Site-requests often receives last minute requests for IP throttle exemptions from event organisers. This may happen due to unfamiliarity with phabricator or the technical nature of [[ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mass_account_creation#Requesting_temporary_lift_of_IP_cap | making a request ]]. **A possible solution** If an event organiser was prompted through the Programs & Events Dashboard to enter an estimated number of participants, and if this number was greater than (for example, 10) the organiser would be prompted to create a phabricator task. If possible, the dashboard could go as far as automagically creating a task.

**The problem** #Wikimedia-Site-requests often receives last minute requests for [[ https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_site_requests#IP_throttle_exception | IP throttle exemptions ]] from event organisers. This may happen due to unfamiliarity with phabricator or the technical nature of [[ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mass_account_creation#Requesting_temporary_lift_of_IP_cap | making a request ]]. **A possible solution** If an event organiser was prompted through the Programs & Events Dashboard to enter an estimated number of participants, and if this number was greater than (for example, 10) the organiser would be prompted to create a phabricator task. If possible, the dashboard could go as far as automagically creating a task.

**The problem** #Wikimedia-Site-requests often receives last minute requests for [[ https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_site_requests#IP_throttle_exception | IP throttle exemptions ]] from event organisers. This may happen due to unfamiliarity with phabricator or the technical nature of [[ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mass_account_creation#Requesting_temporary_lift_of_IP_cap | making a request ]]. **A possible solution** If an event organiser was prompted through the Programs & Events Dashboard to enter an estimated number of participants, and if this number was greater than (for example, 10) the organiser would be prompted to create a phabricator task. If possible, the dashboard could go as far as automagically creating a task.