FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brion Vibber <brion(a)wikimedia.org> Date: 2008/5/29 Subject: [Commons-l] On upload forms To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List <commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 For a long time we've had to suffer with an image upload form which was pretty bare-bones, while attempting to shoehorn more smarts into it through templates and JavaScript hacks. Well, I think it's about time we prioritize really doing this thing right. Commons, and MediaWiki generally, needs an upload form which: a) Works sensibly b) Looks good c) Allows you to upload the file, extract metadata, compare duplicates, make sure it's sensibly named, and *then* commit it into the system. d) Handles batch uploads with a minimum of fuss (or at least, as minimally fussy as one can get with HTML file upload forms :) Note that this isn't going to be done by tacking JavaScript and templates onto the existing form; this is going to be a real effort to redesign it from scratch into something that handles today's actual needs. I'd appreciate hearing from people interested in helping out in the following capacities: * Designing user interface mockups * Helping code it up in MediaWiki * Testing the new form under development * Providing constructive criticism as we work This effort will probably take from a few weeks to a few months to get to the point where it's really live; we may even try experiments like having the old and new forms available side-by-side on the live site so people really have a chance to bang at it in real usage without forcing an in-flux test system on everyone. - -- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org) _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list Commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

I don't know how easy it would be to implement, but I'd like to see an image duplicate search at the point the file is uploaded, and the file not being permanently saved on the Foundation servers if a duplicate already exists.

We can have new and old interface. People can choose which one they prefer. The new one would of course be the default.

Yeah, I was meaning a byte-for-byte identical. There's often reasons why very similar files exist, such as a crop to focus on one celebrity in a cast line up, with both photos being uploaded, that sort of thing.