"Rob Church" robchur@gmail.com wrote in message news:e92136380612180426w77762c6ftf0ece0adc563b330@mail.gmail.com...
On 18/12/06, Magnus Manske
magnusmanske@googlemail.com wrote:
Or, we could use query.php (or that other api thing...) :
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/query.php?what=imageinfo&titles=Image:Cetacea_... e_map_Chinese_River_Dolphin.PNG
to import the image history, and use SpecialImport for the description page only.
No, I think it makes more sense if Special:Import handles the full, proper import itself.
Rob Church
I agree, Special:Import should copy the full image history as well as the full page history. The way it is at the moment just feels broken, and making it a two stage process won't fix that.
We may also want an 'include files when relevant' check-box that can be turned off for those occasions when you just want the text, although I can't really think of a use for that - at least not for the way we use image pages on WM projects.
- Mark Clements (HappyDog)