Last modified: 2013-03-18 12:39:57 UTC
I am using the UW now as my default upload tool and I like it more and more, even now as "Commons power user". I suggest to add user preferences for some fields: * Information template: ** author ** other_fields * license template ** attribution Maybe other fields too, but above are my typical needs, see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilhelminatoren_Valkenburg-2490.jpg for an example how I use these fields.
You do know that there is user prefs for licenses? that leaves other options to be auto filled. Could you elaborate about the author info? I guess that is only needed in some licenses
(In reply to comment #1) > You do know that there is user prefs for licenses? that leaves other options > to > be auto filled. Sure, I know the user prefs. But this allows only selecting of 1 license and no addition of the attribution field. > > Could you elaborate about the author info? I guess that is only needed in > some licenses More simple: My username is Raymond but I want to be credited with my realname. It's annoying to change username -> realname in every upload. I prefer a user preference where I can store my usual author name and licence combination. I have created a mockup to make my ideas more visible.
Created attachment 11903 [details] mockup
The attribution field is different for different licenses. One has only author, other has author and source, another has reason.. Its not easy to provide a setting for all of them. But there should be a way to specify if you want your username or realname or username(realname) to be used. I tried to upload a file with license cc-by-sa-3.0 in my local wiki, I entered my real name instead of the username. But on seeing the edit of that image page I saw no difference. Its owner is still [[User:Nischayn22|Nischay Nahata]] :/
(In reply to comment #4) > The attribution field is different for different licenses. One has only > author, > other has author and source, another has reason.. > > Its not easy to provide a setting for all of them. But there should be a way > to > specify if you want your username or realname or username(realname) to be > used. > This new user preference field should be empty by default. It's up to the user decision to set a value for his uploads. Wikitext should be possible. > > I tried to upload a file with license cc-by-sa-3.0 in my local wiki, I > entered > my real name instead of the username. But on seeing the edit of that image > page > I saw no difference. Its owner is still [[User:Nischayn22|Nischay Nahata]] :/ Looks ok? What do you expect otherwise?
(In reply to comment #5) > Looks ok? What do you expect otherwise? I expected something different after all I entered my real name instead of username. What difference does it make? that's whats been bothering you right.
