Hoi,
High priority is in the eyes of the beholder.. I want the quality of
Wikipedia to improve [1] and have a plan how to achieve that in a
measurable way. For me it seems that quality has no priority even though
the problem I address is real enough and even though there have not been
any flaws discovered in my reasoning. Your proposal is too abstract for me
and consequently I do not understand why it should have a priority.
Also there is plenty of money to go around.
Thanks,
GerardM
[1]
http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.nl/2017/07/wikidata-vs-wikipedia-issue-with-input.html
among other blog posts
On 18 July 2017 at 15:57, Steinsplitter Wiki <[email protected]>
wrote:
> To be honest, i am a bit concerned about https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> wiki/Grants:Project/Improve_%27Upload_to_Commons%27_
> Android_App/Renewal#Budget_breakdown
>
>
> I think we should spend money for high-priority tasks such as building a
> copyright detection tool for mp3 files (which are coming soon), etc.
>
>
> Needless to say that most people on commons are not getting payed for
> building tools[1].
>
>
> --Steinsplitter
>
>
> [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Tools
>
> ------------------------------
> *Von:* Commons-l <[email protected]> im Auftrag von
> Josephine Lim <[email protected]>
> *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 18. Juli 2017 15:43
> *An:* [email protected]; mobile-l;
> [email protected]; [email protected]
> *Betreff:* Re: [Commons-l] Commons Android app - IEG renewal proposal
>
> Edit: Sorry for the lack of clarity in my previous post - the link to the
> renewal proposal is https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> wiki/Grants:Project/Improve_%27Upload_to_Commons%27_Android_App/Renewal .
> The other metawiki link is for the old/completed grant.
>
> Regards,
> Josephine
>
>
>
> On 18 July 2017 at 19:59, Josephine Lim <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>>
>> The Wikimedia Commons app [1] (a community-maintained Android app that
>> allows users to upload photos to Commons from their phone) was funded via
>> an Individual Engagement Grant [2] last year and has several new features -
>> a list and map of nearby places that need photos (based on Wikidata),
>> category suggestions based on the image title, prevention of duplicate
>> uploads, and a new tutorial to educate new users on what types of photos
>> should or should not be uploaded. During the grant period, 20554 new files
>> were uploaded via the app with an overall deletion rate of 15.74% (11.7% in
>> the final two weeks after the new tutorial was implemented), and 3485
>> images that were uploaded via the app were used in Wikimedia articles.
>>
>> While we are very happy with the progress made, there are many other
>> improvements that we would like to make but were not able to fit into the
>> scope of the previous grant. Thus we are proposing a renewal [3] of the IEG
>> in order to work on these. Highlights of the proposed improvements include:
>>
>> - Enhancing the "Nearby places that need photos" feature by (1) allowing
>> users to upload their image directly from a location on the list or map,
>> with suggested title and categories based on the associated Wikidata item,
>> and (2) displaying the user's real-time position on the map to allow easier
>> navigation to the location they wish to photograph
>> - Improving user education by displaying Commons account and user talk
>> notifications (e.g. picture nominated for deletion) in the app, adding a
>> gallery of featured images, and adding various notices and explanations in
>> the upload screen
>> - A sleeker, more intuitive, and more interactive user interface - a
>> floating action button for uploads, "Nearby places that need photos" in a
>> tab alongside the user's contributions, and a panel to display Commons
>> account notifications and information about the nearest place that needs
>> photos
>> - Various technical and quality-of-life improvements, such as two-factor
>> authentication login, multiple uploads, preventing overwrites, and fixing
>> memory leaks and battery drain issues
>>
>> We are especially excited about the "Nearby places that need photos"
>> enhancements, as we feel that it can help reduce the number of geo-located
>> Wikidata items that lack pictures, and provide pictures for Wikimedia
>> articles that lack them. We believe that this is one of our main strengths
>> as a mobile app - users can have a seamless workflow where they can browse
>> the places that need photos, select one and move to the location, and then
>> directly upload the photo after taking it (with relevant titles and
>> categories suggested), all within the same app and without needing to use a
>> computer.
>>
>> Please do take a look at our proposal [3], feel free to provide feedback
>> and make new suggestions on the Discussion page, and/or endorse the
>> proposal if you see fit. If you would like to be part of the project, new
>> volunteers and additions to our diverse team are always welcome - please
>> visit our GitHub repository [4] and say "Hi". :)
>>
>> Many thanks!
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Josephine (Commons app project maintainer)
>>
>> [1] *https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons
>> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons>*
>> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Improve_%27Up
>> load_to_Commons%27_Android_App
>> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Improve_%
>> 27Upload_to_Commons%27_Android_App/Renewal
>> [4] https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons
>>
>>
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