I remember being told a few years ago that file histmerge isn't possible. Also most of us aren't Commons admins, so I guess unless a Commons admin wants to take up the task, perfect file attribution isn't gonna happen...
On Fri, 18 Jan 2019, 07:03 Raimond Spekking <raimond.spekk...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, > > I have tested this case this an hour ago with > https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Kimberlit_-_Suedafrika2.jpg&action=history > > I works, but it is some manual work necessary to restore the file > description on Commons and refine it after the import. I am not sure if I > would do this very often... > > Pro: Perfect attribution to the original uploader > > Contra: Manual work > > Regards > > Raimond. > > -- > Raimond Spekking, Köln > > Am 17.01.2019 um 21:52 schrieb Michael Schönitzer: > > Hi, > > Thank you for the positiv feedback! > > The decision if you move an already moved file again or not is up to you, > the community. WMDE “just” provides you with the tools to do so. If you > move the file again you have the advantage to not lose the file and version > history and have more transparency about who uploaded the file or edited > the file description page. > > To do so you will have to first delete the file on Wikimedia Commons, then > move the file with FileExporter and finally delete the local version. > > If the file page on Wikimedia Commons has been changed in the meantime and > you want to preserve both version histories, you can try to undelete the > version on Wikimedia Commons after moving the file to merge the version > histories – but that might be a bit tricky. > > Cheers, > M > > Am Mi., 16. Jan. 2019 um 15:43 Uhr schrieb Deryck Chan < > deryckc...@gmail.com>: > >> 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. 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