It's great...! I've come across a few cases where there's already a copy of the file on Commons, but the (original) local file hasn't been deleted yet. Should I use the new tool to import the file history, or is that not necessary? What was WMDE's proposde workflow for old files that were imported without the file history?
On Wed, 16 Jan 2019 at 14:22, Johanna Strodt <johanna.str...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > Hello Deryck, > > Wow, that's great! As of ~2 hours ago, the feature is available on all > wikis (don't forget to activate it in your preferences). I'd love to hear > what you think of it. > > Best, > Johanna > > > Am Mi., 16. Jan. 2019 um 15:10 Uhr schrieb Deryck Chan < > deryckc...@gmail.com>: > >> Hello Johanna, >> >> This is great timing. The Cantonese Wikipedia has recently been going >> through a drive to clean up old files, some dating back to 2006, which >> haven't been moved to Commons because... CommonsHelper is frankly a bit >> clumsy. This will help us lots! >> >> Deryck >> >> On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 12:04, Johanna Strodt <johanna.str...@wikimedia.de> >> 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikitech-ambassadors mailing list >>> Wikitech-ambassadors@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikitech-ambassadors mailing list >> Wikitech-ambassadors@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors >> > > > -- > Johanna Strodt > Projektmanagerin Kommunikation Communitys Technische Wunschliste > > Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 > https://wikimedia.de > > Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissens der > Menschheit teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > https://spenden.wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter > der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-ambassadors mailing list > Wikitech-ambassadors@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors >
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