Commonist is easy to use (ok, when you have the proper Java version, in other case it is a nightmare to setup). It has also a "online" version.
I don't think we need to reinvent the wheel here. 2012/3/6 Tomasz W. Kozłowski <[email protected]> > Dear List, > as we all are well aware, mass upload for Wiki Loves Monuments has so > far been a tough thing to do, especially for the new and inexperienced > participants of the contest. > > Wikimedia Foundation developers have done a great job on preparing & > fixing UploadWizard and enabling UploadCampaigns that we used in > September. Unfortunately, UploadWizard has a small but important flaw, > which is, of course, its limitation to only 10 files that can be > uploaded simultaneously, and the lack of an at least semi-automated > upload method (preparing descriptions is a true pain). > > Following a discussion I've recently had, I would like to ask someone > of you to create a simplified version of Commonist or another > easy-to-use, preferably Java-based (or at least Windows-friendly) mass > upload tool for use by the participants of the national contests. Here > are some proposed requirements and ideas for such a programme (hint: I > am not a programmer, so feel free to suggest your own ideas!): > > * Would need to be as similar to the UploadCampaign as possible: > ** No need to choose the wiki (Wikimedia Commons set by default); > ** No need to choose the licence/permission (Creative Commons > Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 by default); > ** No need to insert the source (should be set as {{own}} by default); > ** No need to choose categories (will be dealt with by templates); > ** No need to insert coordinates (could be taken from EXIF data); > > Instead: > * The programme should allow to insert the ID of the monument; > * It should have the WLM logo somewhere; > * It should be as much localisable as possible; > * More? > > Possible features: > * It should have some hard-coded (but localisable) information on the > rules of contest or the licence; > * An "info" tab (with a basic FAQ or some links) would be a plus. > * Sexiness (i.e. easy-to-use and shiny) would be a plus. > * More? > > If there is a volunteer somewhere willing to work on this, please > don't hesitate to raise your hand! And if you know some friendly Java > programmers out there, please share the news. Or if you have any > ideas, suggestions or features for such a programme - please share > them with us, and I'll move them to the wiki so they do not get lost > in the meantime. > > Regards, > -- > Tomasz W. Kozłowski > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu
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