[Commons-l] On upload forms

[Brion Vibber]

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Bryan Tong Minh wrote:
> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:13 PM, Brion Vibber <brion at wikimedia.org> wrote:
>> As for duplication checks; at a minimum we can do a server-side hash
>> check after physical upload but before committing the file into the
>> wiki; in page editing terms, while still "previewing" it before "saving" it.
>>
> It kinda sucks to upload 5M and then getting a warning. I'd rather
> have it before.

Well, I'd rather have it *immediately* on upload than wait until some
admin sees it, deletes it, cleans up my five uses of it, and scolds me
for the duplicate upload. :)

> Also HTTP is not the most convenient upload protocol.
> FTP similarly to sf's old file release system could be handy

We need to concentrate on what people can do in a regular web browser
with no custom software available.

Power tools for power users can be neat too, but effort should be
concentrated on what 99% of contributors are going to be using both
their first time and most of the time afterwards.

- -- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org)
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