[Bug 32660] New: File extensions for the same file type should not allow variations of a file name (File:X.jpg, File:X.jpeg, File:X.JPG should all refer to the same file)

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:32:56 -0800 

https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32660

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             Bug #: 32660
           Summary: File extensions for the same file type should not
                    allow variations of a file name (File:X.jpg,
                    File:X.jpeg, File:X.JPG should all refer to the same
                    file)
           Product: MediaWiki
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: Unprioritized
         Component: Images and files
        AssignedTo: [email protected]
        ReportedBy: [email protected]
                CC: [email protected], [email protected]
    Classification: Unclassified


Please see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_74#Several_changes_to_file_naming
- a proposal to fix certain consistency issues with file naming. The main
points which cause unnecessary confusion are filenames which vary solely in the
file extension, but are of the same file type: File:X.jpg, File:X.jpeg,
File:X.JPG should all refer to the same file, but currently do not.

a.  Multiple filetype extensions for the same filetype: As it stands, two
separate users could upload two separate images of two separate subjects as
File:TestImage.jpg and File:TestImage.jpeg. There is no reason for this.

b.  Case sensitivity in filetype extensions: As it stands, and as does happen,
two separate images can be uploaded as File:TestImage.jpg and
File:TestImage.JPG. This has the potential to cause even more problems that the
above situations. There is no reason why filetype extensions should be case
sensitive.

Note: this is split off from Comment 71 of Bug 4421.

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