I've noticed recently a number of images that require rotation, usually photos that are in landscape orientation when they should be in portrait. What's weird is that in the articles, MediaWiki already "knows" the correct orientation and in some cases the file history even shows multiple uploads. It's hard to explain in words so here's an example:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Castelo_Sao_Jorge_Lisboa_3.JPG
This image has been in the article since September 2006 so I can't imagine that nobody has noticed the wrong orientation for 5 years. Does anyone know what happened here? Is this related to the huge backlog for RotateBot?
Thanks.
Hi Howard,
I hope https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Rotation will answer your questions.
Maarten
Op 6-12-2011 20:17, Howard Cheng schreef:
I've noticed recently a number of images that require rotation, usually photos that are in landscape orientation when they should be in portrait. What's weird is that in the articles, MediaWiki already "knows" the correct orientation and in some cases the file history even shows multiple uploads. It's hard to explain in words so here's an example:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Castelo_Sao_Jorge_Lisboa_3.JPG
This image has been in the article since September 2006 so I can't imagine that nobody has noticed the wrong orientation for 5 years. Does anyone know what happened here? Is this related to the huge backlog for RotateBot?
Thanks.
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Going back to the old way (not auto-rotating) is probably not preferable. But maybe we should grandfather in all images uploaded before MW 1.18.
And, we really need a rotation button so users can fix this.
On 12/6/11 11:17 AM, Howard Cheng wrote:
I've noticed recently a number of images that require rotation, usually photos that are in landscape orientation when they should be in portrait. What's weird is that in the articles, MediaWiki already "knows" the correct orientation and in some cases the file history even shows multiple uploads. It's hard to explain in words so here's an example:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Castelo_Sao_Jorge_Lisboa_3.JPG
This image has been in the article since September 2006 so I can't imagine that nobody has noticed the wrong orientation for 5 years. Does anyone know what happened here? Is this related to the huge backlog for RotateBot?
Thanks.
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2011/12/6 Neil Kandalgaonkar neilk@wikimedia.org
And, we really need a rotation button so users can fix this.
→ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:RotateLink, no ?
This one is used to make a resquest so RotateBot can fix the image. What he said (at least what I understood) was that we need a button so the user can do himself, instead of ask the bot to do. _____ *Béria Lima* http://wikimedia.pt/(351) 925 171 484
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2011/12/6 Jean-Frédéric jeanfrederic.wiki@gmail.com
2011/12/6 Neil Kandalgaonkar neilk@wikimedia.org
And, we really need a rotation button so users can fix this.
→ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:RotateLink, no ?
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