Last modified: 2005-09-19 15:10:47 UTC
When one uploads an image, one ought to have the opportunity to add the image description page to one's watchlist. This might not be to everyone's liking, so you will probably need to use a checkbox on the upload page.
I would like this, particularly for the commons. Imho it would work best as a checkbox on the upload page with an option to choose the default in your preferences, as is the case for article edits.
Definitely. There should be an option near "Add pages you edit to your watchlist". (And both should be turned on by default...)
I've upped the priority on this to "High" in the light of the new speedy-deletion criteria that Jimbo added for images with unknown source/copyright status. If these images are on people's watchlists by default then there is a much higher chance of spotting when a tag has been put on it. I know it is good practice to inform the uploaded when adding these tags, but inevitably this wont happen with everyone and, imho, a belt-and-braces approach would be beneficial.
Taking bug.
I've committed the fix for this itself to REL1_5 and HEAD, however I should note it's currently of limited use. Uploads don't add an entry to the recentchanges table for the *image*, just on the upload log, so you won't see anything in the watchlist on a re-upload or image revert. What you *will* see is someone adding "{{deleteme}}" to the page or commenting on its talk page. What you *won't* see is someone replacing it with goatse. Resolving this as fixed; it may be worthwhile adding the other as a separate bug to keep in mind.
I've added http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3509 relating to setting this on or off in user preferences.
