English Wikipedia has unanimous consensus to create a new Special:Upload page
fitting the criteria listed at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28technical%29#Better_Upload_Page_to_Get_More_Images_Tagged.
Below is the description of the new page and the existing conversation about
it. Given the extreme level of support, we would be grateful for a quick
implementation.
Better Upload Page to Get More Images Tagged
Over at the policy section, some people have crafted an idea for a better upload
page to encourage people to tag their images or at least provide the information
needed to tag them. You can go there for details, but basically we want a check
box that says, "Is this a photograph you took yourself, or an image you created
from scratch?" On the page where it says, "If you upload a file here to which
you hold the copyright, you must license it under the GNU Free Documentation
License or release it into the public domain. Alternately, you can upload your
file to the Wikimedia Commons under a different free license." change it to "If
you upload a file here to which you hold the copyright, you agree to license it
under the GNU Free Documentation License, unless you specifically release it
into the public domain. Alternately, you can upload your file to the Wikimedia
Commons under a different free license." Then, say, "If not, do you have the
image tag? If so, please enter it.". Then, "If you don't have a tag, please
explain the source of this image in detail in the box below." Below can be the
summary box that's always there. Server-side(not client JS) validation should
ensure that either the first box is checked, the second contains text(preferably
ensure there is a valid tag, but that's more difficult), or the third box
contains text.
If the first is checked:
If there is nothing in the second, add {{GFDL-self}} to the summary. If there is
something in the second, add
The uploader owns the copyright to this image. By uploading it to Wikipedia, he
or she agreed to license it under the GFDL, unless he or she released it into
the public domain below.
If the second is filled,
Check whether the form of the field is {{*}}. If it is, just add it to the
summary. Otherwise, add {{<FIELD>}} to the summary.
If the third is filled,
Add it to the summary.
Can someone implement this, or at least provide feedback. If you are unsure what
I am proposing, I can create an HTML mock-up. Superm401 | Talk 19:46, August 6,
2005 (UTC)
I think this is a great idea, and would urge others to show
support/criticism so this idea can hopefully be acted upon. Martin (Bluemoose)
08:53, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
Great idea. - Omegatron 19:02, August 12, 2005 (UTC)
Good thought; an element of a larger effort needed to shift morework onto the engine, in part by using form elements other than one giant
editable text field. — Xiong熊talk* 21:07, 2005 August 14 (UTC)
Agreed. --Workman161
Okay, then. Developers, can this be implemented without achange to the MediaWiki software? Superm401 | Talk 04:26, August 15, 2005 (UTC)
Any objections from anyone? Superm401 | Talk 03:49,
August 20, 2005 (UTC)
Version: unspecified
Severity: normal
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28technical%29#Better_Upload_Page_to_Get_More_Images_Tagged