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Hay (Husky)

2 Sep 2009 2 Sep '09

2:53 p.m.

Around 11:46 UTC we reached 5 million files on Commons! Not quite sure which file is the 5th million, but this is one of the candidates: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kj%C3%B8benhavnsposten_28_nov_1838_s… Thanks everyone for making Commons such as a fantastic project, and creating the world's largest repository of free images! -- Hay

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Mathias Schindler

2 Sep 2 Sep

2:58 p.m.

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Hay (Husky)<huskyr(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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Does anyone else get a broken image at that url? Mathias

effe iets anders

3:03 p.m.

works fine here... 2009/9/2 Mathias Schindler <mathias.schindler(a)gmail.com>

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On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Hay (Husky)<huskyr(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Around 11:46 UTC we reached 5 million files on Commons! Not quite sure which file is the 5th million, but this is one of the candidates:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kj%C3%B8benhavnsposten_28_nov_1838_s… Does anyone else get a broken image at that url? Mathias _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Nikola Smolenski

3:07 p.m.

effe iets anders wrote:

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works fine here...

That's b/c the image was reverted. See file history.

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2009/9/2 Mathias Schindler <mathias.schindler(a)gmail.com> > On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Hay (Husky)<huskyr(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Around 11:46 UTC we reached 5 million files on Commons! Not quite sure >> which file is the 5th million, but this is one of the candidates: >> >> > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kj%C3%B8benhavnsposten_28_nov_1838_s… > > Does anyone else get a broken image at that url?

Mathias Schindler

3:18 p.m.

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 3:03 PM, effe iets anders<effeietsanders(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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works fine here...

The broken version was reverted, it is now working again. In case you want to test it, see the version history or get the following file: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/a/af/20090902125937!K…

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From a PR perspective, taking this image as the 5millionth one is a

desaster, the only positive aspect is that it is "honest" to take that one instead of a shiny picture. Mathias

Guillaume Paumier

3:21 p.m.

Hello, On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Mathias Schindler<mathias.schindler(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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From a PR perspective, taking this image as the 5millionth one is a desaster, the only positive aspect is that it is "honest" to take that one instead of a shiny picture.

Nah, we can use it to make a case for Wikisource and encourage libraries to provide high-quality scans! -- Guillaume Paumier [[m:User:guillom]] http://www.gpaumier.org

Everton Zanella Alvarenga

3:32 p.m.

How do we know this picture is the 5th million? Just for curiosity, does anyone know what is the scanned paper about? []'s, Tom -- http://blogdotom.wordpress.com/sobre

Hay (Husky)

3:36 p.m.

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Everton Zanella Alvarenga<everton137(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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How do we know this picture is the 5th million?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#5.000.000 And again, this is just a guess by Platonides. Apparently it could also be: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sollies_Ville_-_Valp_-_P1200358.JPG -- Hay

Hay (Husky)

11:54 p.m.

on Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Everton Zanella Alvarenga<everton137(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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How do we know this picture is the 5th million?

According to the description this is from an oppositional newspaper calling for more democracy in the absolute monarchy of Denmark. Isn't it a great coincidence that the 5th million media file on the free media repository of Wikipedia happens to be a piece about democracy? :) -- Hay

Nikola Smolenski

3:32 p.m.

Mathias Schindler wrote:

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From a PR perspective, taking this image as the 5millionth one is a

desaster, the only positive aspect is that it is "honest" to take that one instead of a shiny picture.

Perhaps not so much, as it happened to be a first page of the newspaper. And I guess it is still better than the 2millionth file ;)

Cary Bass

6:35 p.m.

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-----Original Message----- From: foundation-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:foundation-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Nikola Smolenski Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 6:33 AM To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Commons reaches 5 million files Mathias Schindler wrote:

From a PR perspective, taking this image as the 5millionth one is a

desaster, the only positive aspect is that it is "honest"

to take that

one instead of a shiny picture.

Perhaps not so much, as it happened to be a first page of the newspaper. And I guess it is still better than the 2millionth file ;)

I would also like to note, this image is a shiny example of the new annotations feature! Cary

Pharos

9:25 p.m.

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Cary Bass<cary(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

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From a PR perspective, taking this image as the 5millionth one is a

desaster, the only positive aspect is that it is "honest"

to take that

one instead of a shiny picture.

Perhaps not so much, as it happened to be a first page of the newspaper. And I guess it is still better than the 2millionth file ;)

I would also like to note, this image is a shiny example of the new annotations feature!

I agree, the scroll-over annotation and translation looks brilliant to my taste. Thanks, Pharos

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K. Peachey

3:05 p.m.

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:58 PM, Mathias Schindler<mathias.schindler(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Hay (Husky)<huskyr(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Does anyone else get a broken image at that url? Mathias

Nope, just make sure your browser is rendering the third character in the file name properly. -Peachey

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Cary Bass
effe iets anders
Everton Zanella Alvarenga
Guillaume Paumier
Hay (Husky)
K. Peachey
Mathias Schindler
Nikola Smolenski
Pharos