https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56797

--- Comment #4 from Tisza Gergő <gti...@gmail.com> ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> Gergo,if we are using different types of dates in the same place, I think we
> should change the label to clearly indicate what users are seeing: 'Created
> by' or 'Uploaded by'. Otherwise, this will lead to confusion.

That is what we do currently (and that's why a label like 'Date' could be
confusing).

> When we do the structured data upgrade with Wikidata this summer, we will
> need two separate fields to address this issue: 'Creation date' should 
> never be mixed in with 'Upload date', IMHO, it would be better to leave 
> it blank. We may even want to consider a third field for file edits or 
> overwrites: 'Modification date'.

Wikidata has some pretty flexible ways of handling this, like statement
qualifiers. We just need to get there somehow :)

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