This is excellent news. For those who haven't seen it in action, Michael Dale's work on the upload workflow is looking awesome. I'm sure this grant will make it even better.
-Chad On Jul 1, 2009 11:52 PM, "Steve Bennett" <stevag...@gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Erik Moeller<e...@wikimedia.org> wrote: http://upload.wikimedia.org... ---- The objective of this project is to increase participation in and contributions to Wikimedia Commons by implementing a 13month software development, usability testing and documentation project to improve the interface for uploading multimedia files to Wikimedia Commons. The deliverables should include the following key improvements: •an integrated upload tool that can be accessed directly from the editing window; •Wikipedia integration of Wikimedia Commons as a repository to store freely licensed media; •an intelligent workflow for fair use media that are not permissible on Wikimedia Commons; •an upload form process that emphasizes common defaults above less frequent use cases; •separated instructions and tutorials for conveying key policy information and background on copyright law and licensing. ---- And thank god for that! :) I can't wait. Steve _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
