Last modified: 2011-03-13 18:06:34 UTC
Current design is that 'red link' caused by missing graphics on non-special pages points to upload page with filled upload file name same as missing one. Probably most users especially sysops don't need this. They need link to deleted revisions to check what was the history of graphic (who uploaded it, who deleted, etc). I think it should be fixed to make easier checking history of missing graphics.
Linking direct to the deleted revisions isn't helpful for users who can't see them. A better idea would be to link to the deletion log in the upload header message.
Yes, but maybe a split: for sysops directly to undelete, and for rest of users to special:log with filled name, so everybody will be able to easy check who deleted and who uploaded. I have to do this lots of times and currently it's really annoying.
What about the existing use case, where users reference an image, then click on it to go and upload it? Or where the presence of the red link lets them know that the wrong filename has been used? A separate link destination means we'll have to alter the parser output and split the cache again according to permissions. Doable, perhaps, but I'm not convinced of the need for it. As I said, what's wrong with adding the links (to both?) on the upload page header?
What about linking to the image page itself (without useless action=edit), and adding link to the page logs from the blank image page, like in the page history (the link to the deleted revisions is already exist for users with the appropriate permissions)?
I think, that everything would be better than what we have know, cause: everyday someone asks me what has happened with his image. Now I have to do: * open page with red link to get info what image I'm asked about (most users don't give this info) * open special:log, paste red link content, press button * enter red link form log to see undelete info In many cases one more thing: * make same thing on Commons Automatic jump to special:log would be nice, one click to undelete would be wonderful
About a week ago there was added the $1 variable to Mediawiki:Uploadtext in bug 8671 which contains the filename. With that variable I have made on nl.wikipedia some links to the logs which are only shown when the variable is set: {{#if:$1|<div class=plainlinks style="margin-bottom:1em; text-align:center;"> Logboekvermeldingen voor $1 op [http://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:Log&page=Afbeelding:$1 '''Wikipedia'''] of [http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Image:$1 '''Commons'''].</div>}}
