Hi Pine,
I agree with the potential benefits, but my personal opinion is that
merging the two apps would require a substantial overhaul of the Commons
app, both in terms of UI design as well as codebase. Linking, if
appropriate, would be an easier way to achieve the benefits of shared user
base, but of course the experience would not be as seamless for users
compared to merging.
Regardless, WMF staff would be better placed than I to answer your
question, I think. If there is a merge, there will probably be some
management/manpower implications, as the Commons app is currently a
community-maintained app, whereas merging would probably mean that
maintenance/upgrades would fall under the responsibility of the WMF mobile
app team?
Cheers.
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Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 17:29:14 -0800
From: Jon Katz <jkatz(a)wikimedia.org>
To: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [WikimediaMobile] Prague Pre-Hackathon - registration and
travel scholarships open
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Hi Pine,
That's a great question and one we've thought about a lot on the app
teams. It would obviously increase our image contributions a great deal if
we connected the ease of uploading of the commons app with the user base of
the Wikipedia app. However, given the quality and copyright issues that
arose when we previously made it easier to upload images on the mobile [1],
we want to be very careful about any future efforts and make sure we've
ensured that issues around moderation are taken care of.
In a recent consultation around mobile contributions,
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Readers_contributions_via_Android,
concerns around moderation were echoed, but uploading nearby images was
still one of the most popular ideas proposed. There is clearly an
opportunity here if we can figure out how to mitigate the moderation
issues.
Regardless, given the upcoming structured data on commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data> project,
we're
thinking that we want to delay any new asks of the Commons community until
the repercussions of the project are well understood.
Best,
J
[1]
Compiled by:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:LX
Commons:Village pump/Archive/2013/04#Mobile Web Uploads turned off in
stable
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/
Archive/2013/04#Mobile_Web_Uploads_turned_off_in_stable>
Commons:Village pump/Archive/2013/04#Missing author/source parameters on
mobile uploads: fix coming
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/
Archive/2013/04#Missing_author.2Fsource_parameters_on_
mobile_uploads:_fix_coming>
Commons:Village pump/Proposals/Archive/2016/08#Rfc: Should we request a
configuration change to shut down cross-wiki uploads?
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/
Proposals/Archive/2016/08#Rfc:_Should_we_request_a_
configuration_change_to_shut_down_cross-wiki_uploads.3F>
Commons:Mobile access/Mobile upload needing check#Background
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Mobile_
access/Mobile_upload_needing_check#Background>
Category:MobileUpload-related deletion requests
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:
MobileUpload-related_deletion_requests>
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Josephine,
I'm glad to see that work is continuing on the Commons app. Just
wondering, is there a chance of creating some kind of link between the
Commons app and the Wikipedia app, or maybe even merging them at some
point?
Thanks,
Pine
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 6:30 AM, Josephine Lim <josephinelim86(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Wikimedia Czech Republic and I are collaborating to organize a
> pre-hackathon
> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2017/
Prehackathon_Prague>
> in Prague that runs from 12-14 May 2017, a
week before the hackathon in
> Vienna. There are a few scholarships available that will cover the
return
> trip to Prague/Vienna, and/or accommodation
in Prague during the
> pre-hackathon.
>
> The topic of the pre-hackathon will be the improvement of the Wikimedia
> Commons Android app <https://github.com/commons-
app/apps-android-commons>,
> with focus on the "Nearby places that
need pictures" feature. Further
> details are currently still being discussed here
> <https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues/353>.
>
> If you are interested, please register
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvPa8LIz_
YTOIcToaAAkAvnZ5OoJ2F5YUlfelDcTcutL24cg/viewform>
> as soon as possible and indicate if you would
like to apply for a
> scholarship in the application form. For any enquiries, feel free to
send
me or
Vojtech (CC'ed) an email, or post on our GitHub or wiki discussion
page.
Cheers!
--
Regards,
Josephine
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