Hoi,
I am confused. I do understand the benefit of sharing files.
What I fail to understand is how this will be better than using files from
Wikidata. The only benefit is that people may feel good because their file
has been exported and it is to these poor other Wikipedias to share in the
luster of ones own Wikipedia. The biggest drawback I see is that
disambiguation becomes an issue, scripts conversion are an issue and
updates are not possible once a list has been converted.
Thanks,
GerardM
On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 13:04, Johanna Strodt via Commons-l <
[email protected]> wrote:
> // sorry for cross-posting
>
> The FileExporter will soon be released as a beta feature to all wikis. The
> planned deployment date is January 16.
>
> Some background: Files from local wikis should be transferred to Wikimedia
> Commons if their license allows it. This way, they can be used by all
> wikis. But if you wanted to import a local file to Commons in the past, you
> couldn’t properly transfer its file and page history. It was a wish from a
> survey of the German-speaking communities to find a solution to this
> problem.
>
> Now, the FileExporter makes it possible to import a file from a local wiki
> to Wikimedia Commons, while keeping its history intact. A first version has
> already been a beta feature on a few first wikis since June 2018. [1] Since
> then, bugs were fixed and features were added.
>
> If you’re interested in importing local files, please give the feature a
> try. Even though it’s a beta feature, you can use it for real file imports.
> Please
> note that in order to get started, you need to
>
> 1.
>
> activate the beta feature “FileExporter” on your wiki [2], and
> 2.
>
> make sure your wiki has a proper configuration file. Configuration
> files are maintained by each wiki's community. They define, among
> other things, whether a file can be exported. Exports from wikis without a
> configuration file are blocked. Find more more information in the
> documentation. [3]
>
>
> We’re looking forward to your feedback on the central feedback page! [4] A
> big thanks to everyone who gave feedback so far.
>
> If you wish to learn more about the project, have a look at the page of
> the wish. [5]
>
> For the Technical Wishes team,
>
> Johanna
>
> [1] deployment plan:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons#Deployment_plan
>
> [2] go to Preferences > Beta features, e.g.
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures
>
> [3] documentation on configuration files:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons/Configuration_file_documentation
>
> [4] central feedback page:
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help_talk:Extension:FileImporter
>
> [5] project page:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons
>
> Johanna Strodt Project Manager Community Communications Technical
> Wishlist, Wikimedia Deutschland
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