Commons-l June 2012

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9 discussions

translation of categories
by bawolff 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

Someone in the thread on friendliness mentioned that categories are always in one language (usually english). Well still a long way from fixing the issue, perhaps if we allowed unrestricted {{DISPLAYTITLE:...}}, combined with the {{int: hack, that'd allow better translatable categories. (of course you'd only be able to use the actual category name in [[category:Foo]] links. I suppose one could use a bot to automatically change links to redirect categories to their canonical name, but then we're getting really really hacky). Anyways, just a thought. cheers, bawolff

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New stats for Commons
by Erik Moeller 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Hi all, Erik Zachte has compiled some new statistics for Wikimedia Commons. Previously, WikiStats primarily captured the standard metrics (editing activity etc.). Since Commons is first and foremost about media, those metrics weren't as useful to see trends in activity. You can see the new numbers starting here: http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaCOMMONS.htm#upload… .. and they should be reliably and automatically generated going forward. There are also some new summary graphs: http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/SummaryCOMMONS.htm Note that we can break out in both tables the impact of Upload Wizard. The numbers show that the growth rate of Commons increased very significantly after UW was enabled in May 2011. The number of contributors grew by about 25% from March 2011 to March 2012, compared with ~12% in the prior year. The numbers also clearly show the impact of "Wiki Loves Monuments" in terms of the number of uploaders -- in September 2011, 22642 people uploaded at least one file to Commons, a huge jump from the previous month (16869). The number of uploaders quickly returned to previous levels, but it's fantastic to see that a single event can bring in so many new people. Erik's working on some additional stats, but I wanted to share this date with you. He's also going to write a blog post about this new data. Please report any oddities or inconsistencies directly to him. I also want to give a shout-out to Bryan Tong Minh who's been maintaining the incredibly useful commons-stats here: https://toolserver.org/~bryan/stats/ - which previously were my primary source of relevant data (and there are still some stats there that don't exist anywhere else). Cheers, Erik -- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate

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Commons Picture of the Year 2011 - Results
by Béria Lima 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Dear Wikimedians, If you didn't read yet in the Signpost<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-06-25/News_a…>, The 2011 Picture of the Year competition has now concluded and we are happy to announce the results: WINNER: *A view of the lake Bondhus in Norway. In the background a view of the Bondhus Glacier as a part of the Folgefonna Glacier.* (Lake Bondhus Norway 2862.jpg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Bondhus_Norway_2862.jpg>) by *Heinrich Pniok (Alchemist-hp<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alchemist-hp>/ pse-mendelejew.de <http://www.pse-mendelejew.de>)*, with 143 votes in the final round RUNNER-UP: *Self portrait of Tracy Caldwell Dyson<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Caldwell_Dyson>in the Cupola module <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupola_%28ISS_module%29> of the International Space Station <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station>observing the Earth below during Expedition 24 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_24>.* (Tracy Caldwell Dyson in Cupola ISS.jpg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tracy_Caldwell_Dyson_in_Cupola_ISS.j…>) by *Tracy Caldwell Dyson (NASA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA>)*, with 118 votes. 2ND RUNNER-UP: *Cueva de los Verdes<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_de_los_Verdes>, Canary Islands <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands>, Spain. Reflection on water.* (Lanzarote 5 Luc Viatour.jpg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lanzarote_5_Luc_Viatour.jpg>) by *Luc Viatour (Lviatour <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Lviatour>) *. 57 votes In the first round, there were 1395 voters for the 599 images in the competition. The top 36 made it to the final, where 1178 voters voted. Congratulations to all the contributors who helped create these beautiful works and make them available to the world as free content. A complete list of the finalists is available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2011/Results . Thanks to all the voters for participating. Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2011

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iphone upload app
by Ed Summers 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

I was wondering if anyone knows of a iPhone app that makes uploading images to the commons easy. I ran across mention of WikiSnaps but couldn't really figure out what it's current state was. Is this a need that other's have had, and found tools for? //Ed [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WikiSnaps

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2011 Picture of the Year Competition
by miya 16 Jun '12

16 Jun '12

Dear Wikimedians, The final round for the 2011 Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year contest is now open! The 36 images were chosen from the first round, thanks to voters like you. In order to determine the very best picture of the remaining candidates, you have exactly one vote left. The finalists are listed here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2011/Finalists. If you are eligible, you can vote in the final even if you didn't vote in the first round. Please visit here http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2011/Introduc… for the detail. Final voting is open for about a week, so be sure to get in quick! Wikimedia Commons would be happy to see you vote for whatever image you believe deserves to be called the Picture of the Year 2011. Thanks, Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2011

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Drag & drop uploading in Upload Wizard
by Erik Moeller 10 Jun '12

10 Jun '12

Hi folks, Mark Holmquist, Ankur Anand and others have been working on drag & drop uploading for Upload Wizard. You can see the current implementation on this test wiki (no SUL): http://mwreview.wmflabs.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page We're currently doing an interaction and design review on it, and you're welcome to give feedback as well (note known issues): https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/UX_review_queue/Upload_Wizard_drag_%26_drop Thanks, Erik -- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate

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2011 Picture of the Year Competition
by miya 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Dear Commoners and Wikimedians, Wikimedia Commons POTY committee is happy to announce that the 2011 Picture of the Year competition is now full open at last. We're interested in your opinion as to which images qualify to be the Picture of the Year for 2011 (not for 2012). Any user registered at Commons or a Wikimedia wiki SUL-related to Commons with more than 75 edits before 1 April 2012 (UTC) is welcome to vote. Check your eligibility now! http://toolserver.org/~pathoschild/accounteligibility/?user=&wiki=&event=24 If you meet the criteria, you are eligible to vote. For the detailed information of the contest is here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2011/Introduc… Nearly 600 images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. From professional animal and plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historically relevant images, images portraying the world's best architecture, maps, emblems, diagrams created with the most modern technology, and impressive human portraits, Commons features pictures of all flavors. For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topic categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you can vote for as many images as you like. The first round the top 32 images , by number of votes, from any category will go to the final round - the categories are irrelevant when it comes to counting the votes. If no picture of one topic category is not in the top 32s, that will be also promoted to the Final to guarantee a diverse final. In the final round, when a limited number of images are left, you must decide on the one image that you want to become the Picture of the Year. To see the candidate images just go to: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2011/Galleries If javascript of your browser is active, our voting script will help you to vote! Wikimedia Commons is interested in hearing your opinions on our featured images of 2011. Thanks, Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:POTY/2011

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Upload Wizard - altitude information
by Erik Moeller 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

Upload Wizard currently inserts the altitude information from the EXIF metadata, incorrectly, as the third parameter into the {{Location dec}} template. It looks like the template doesn't support altitude information at all. We're inclined to remove it altogether unless there are good reasons to keep it and a proper way to include it. Thoughts? There's no reference to altitude info on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Geocoding Erik -- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate

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Re: [Commons-l] Upload Wizard - altitude information
by Ben Hartshorne 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

My feeling (based only on personal experience and not data) is that altitude is entirely useless to everybody taking pictures on the ground and really interesting to everybody taking pictures from the air. I think most people would never notice if we took it out, but those that want it (people taking pictures from kites, hot air balloons, high-atmospheric balloons, pilots, etc.) would be very sad. Can we strip it from the upload wizard (to catch most ground-based pictures) but add it to the template (so dedicated individuals can still include it in a slightly structured way)? -ben On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Erik Moeller <emoeller(a)wikimedia.org>wrote: > Upload Wizard currently inserts the altitude information from the EXIF > metadata, incorrectly, as the third parameter into the {{Location > dec}} template. It looks like the template doesn't support altitude > information at all. > > We're inclined to remove it altogether unless there are good reasons > to keep it and a proper way to include it. Thoughts? There's no > reference to altitude info on > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Geocoding > > Erik > > -- > Erik Möller > VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation > > Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate >

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