On 04/08/2014 06:26 AM, billinghurst wrote:
Thanks Brian. I do wonder why we would encourage a local description, when there is better value (IMO) in having additional language description to the file at Commons.
One example is to mark that an image is featured locally. E.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bufotes_balearicus_female_quadrat.jpg has:
{{FeaturedPicture|File:Bufotes balearicus female quadrat.jpg}}
as the local description.
As a related note, it's confusing when viewing that local page what comes from where. The order is:
<General notice that the image is on/from Commons> <Local description> <Commons description>
Matt Flaschen