[Wikimediaindia-l] Is there any easy way to add photo link to wikipedia articles?

2013-05-21 Thread Shrinivasan T
When I upload photos to commons, I try to add the photos to relevant pages. It seems a tough process. 1. copy the info of the image from commons.( using use this file ) 2. open the relevant page in wikipedia 3. click the edit page. 4. paste the image info from the clip board. 5. save the page. E

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Is there any easy way to add photo link to wikipedia articles?

2013-05-21 Thread Karthik Nadar
Hello Shrinivasan, I don't remember any easy process other than this one! :( On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Shrinivasan T wrote: > When I upload photos to commons, I try to add the photos to relevant pages. > > It seems a tough process. > > 1. copy the info of the image from commons.( using us

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Is there any easy way to add photo link to wikipedia articles?

2013-05-21 Thread Abhijeet Safai
Dear T.Shrinivasan, As far as I know, the process you have mentioned is correct one. I dont know any easier method. Thanks. On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Shrinivasan T wrote: > When I upload photos to commons, I try to add the photos to relevant pages. > > It seems a tough process. > > 1. co

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Is there any easy way to add photo link to wikipedia articles?

2013-05-21 Thread Shrinivasan T
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Karthik Nadar wrote: > Hello Shrinivasan, > > I don't remember any easy process other than this one! :( We have to make this process easier as one click using any widget or user script. Can you check with any widget developer? -- Regards, T.Shrinivasan My

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Is there any easy way to add photo link to wikipedia articles?

2013-05-21 Thread ansuman
There was a proposal at meta to develop an easier process, where user could upload images from/on Wikipedia, and the process/feature 'd store the images in commons for you remotely. So you'd not have to visit commons and you could link images in the articles easily. Hopefully in few many years. :-

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Is there any easy way to add photo link to wikipedia articles?

2013-05-21 Thread Nischay Nahata
Do you have a link for that proposal? On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 8:19 PM, ansuman wrote: > There was a proposal at meta to develop an easier process, where user > could upload images from/on Wikipedia, and the process/feature 'd store the > images in commons for you remotely. So you'd not have to

[Wikimediaindia-l] [OT: Research] Invitation to participate in an interview

2013-05-21 Thread Jadine Lannon
Hello, My name is Jadine Lannon, and I am an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto in Scarborough. Some of you may recognize me as the intern who was supporting the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in the hiring of the Programme Director for the Access To Knowledge Programme

[Wikimediaindia-l] Chennai Wikimeetup 6

2013-05-21 Thread Bala Jeyaraman
Hi all, Chennai Wikimeetup 6 is happening on 26 May 2013. Besides the usual intro session on Wikipedia, there will be intro sessions on Wikidata, Translatewiki, Bots in Wikimedia projects and a photography tutorial.[1][2] The meetup is a part of the two day "Open Weekends" event organised by Mozil