While that is a good idea, I don't see it as being feasible. Implementing dozens of template changes across even more wikis isn't easily coordinated, plus the localization factors come into issue. When content is moved /to/ the commons, the templates can/need to be updated to reflect the set used there.
What I would suggest would be a list comparing the commons templates to local projects (ie: {{pd}} on commons is {{xyz}} on some other wiki). This wouldn't be as hard to do as a mass change and would aid those on commons in properly categorizing the work brought over from local wikis.
-Chad
On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 12:34 PM, White Cat wikipedia.kawaii.neko@gmail.com wrote:
Although this has been probably discussed before...
We currently have a problem with the names chosen for licenses on all wikis. Let me explain. Consider the following 5 categories. I have noticed that they all have a different name for most of the free licenses. Each language tends to translate the license name and sticks to that name.
http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategori:Resim_telif_etiketleri http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A9gorie:Mod%C3%A8le_de_licence_d%27image http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Vorlage:Lizenz_f%C3%BCr_Bilder http://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B... http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categoria:Template_copyright
Ideally all freely licensed images will eventually be moved to commons. So all copyright related info should be as commons compatible as possible. Translated template names cause a few problems.
This practice will lead to commons having hundreds of redirects per free license. Juggling them makes work on commons more difficult. For example each of those redirects would need to be protected against vandalism as such vandalism may even have legal implications. For example someone may sneak a disclaimer to GFDL templates. Such template names are also not bot-friendly.
I would suggest a uniformed template name on all wikis.
- White Cat
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