On 9/24/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) alphasigmax@gmail.com wrote:
Tim Starling wrote:
I've implemented an extension to the [[MediaWiki:Bad image list]] feature. You can now specify a list of exceptions, i.e. articles where the image is allowed to be displayed inline. The typical format is:
- [[:Image:Penis.jpg]] except on [[Penis]]
The text "except on" is ignored, it is not special. Only the links are relevant.
I've documented the format at:
/me imagines that this will be quite useful for enforcing "fair use" restrictions (cc-ed to wikien-l)
-- Alphax - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alphax
Why do you think that?
Reading that page leads me to believe that this is a quick hack which filters all edits to the relevant pages, and somewhat of a performance hog. Doesn't seem like something that could be applied to thousands and thousands of images or pages.
--Gwern