Re: [WikimediaSE-L] FW: [Wmfcc-l] Upcoming blog post & launch: New upload wizard launches in beta on Wikimedia Commons

Ifall att ingen annan hinner s=C3=A5 k=C3=B6rde jag snabbt en =C3=B6vers=C3=
=A4ttning:
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anv%C3%A4ndare:SakJur/P%C3%A5g%C3%A5ende/Ny_up=
loader

(Det =C3=A4r okej att =C3=A4ndra i den - bara f=C3=B6r att klarg=C3=B6ra)

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Emil "sakjur" Tullstedt
~~~~~~~~~~



On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 7:15 PM, lennart guldbrandsson <
[email protected]> wrote:

>  Hej hej,
>
> Nyss fick jag reda p=C3=A5 att det kommer en ny sorts uppladdning till Co=
mmons.
> Det vore schysst om n=C3=A5gon ville =C3=B6vers=C3=A4tta det h=C3=A4r med=
delandet till svenska,
> eller skriva n=C3=A5got liknande om det antingen p=C3=A5 Bybrunnen eller =
p=C3=A5 Wikimedia
> Sveriges blogg. Sj=C3=A4lv ska jag skriva en presentation som ska vara kl=
ar i
> morgon lunch, s=C3=A5 jag hinner tyv=C3=A4rr inte sj=C3=A4lv.
>
> Tack p=C3=A5 f=C3=B6rhand.
>
> Med v=C3=A4nliga h=C3=A4lsningar,
>
> Lennart
>
> Lennart Guldbrandsson, ordf=C3=B6rande f=C3=B6r Wikimedia Sverige
> http://wikimedia.se
> Tfn: 031 - 12 50 48 Mobil: 070 - 207 80 05 Epost:
> [email protected] Anv=C3=A4ndarsida:
> http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anv%C3%A4ndare:Hannibal Blogg:
> http://mrchapel.wordpress.com/
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:55:29 -0800
> Subject: [Wmfcc-l] Upcoming blog post & launch: New upload wizard launche=
s
> in beta on Wikimedia Commons
>
> Hi,
>
> We're planning to launch the Upload Wizard in beta tomorrow. Below is the
> draft of the blog post we'll publish then (trying HTML formatting for onc=
e,
> to keep the hyperlinks).
>
> The Q&A page will be updated today.
>
> Cheers,
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
> Today, we're launching a new upload wizard in beta phase to make it easie=
r
> to contribute multimedia works to Wikimedia Commons. "Commons<http://comm=
ons.wikimedia.org>"
> is the free, collaborative media repository associated with all Wikimedia
> projects, including Wikipedia. Although Commons contains over 7 million
> images, videos and sounds, uploading a file has long been an arduous path
> reserved to the most adventurous souls. The new upload wizard aims to mak=
e
> the uploading experience simpler and more pleasant for all users.
>
> The new upload tool consists of a step-by-step wizard guiding the user
> through the successive stages of the process, rather than presenting a hu=
ge
> complicated form. It allows the user to upload multiple files at once, an=
d
> grant permission for them in batch.
>
> The wizard integrates our brand new illustrated licensing tutorial<http:/=
/blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2010/11/05/illustrated-licensing-tutorial-wikimedi=
a-commons/>to help new participants understand the basics of copyright and =
free
> licenses. Since its publication, the tutorial has been translated and
> localized<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Commons_li=
censing_tutorial>into about eighteen languages, and more are underway.
>
> This new feature is one of the main outcomes of the Multimedia Usability
> project, a one-year project<http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2009/07/02/for=
d-foundation-awards-300k-grant-for-wikimedia-commons/>funded by the Ford
> Foundation <http://www.fordfoundation.org>, aiming to increase multimedia
> participation on Wikimedia websites. Although the grant is now officially
> over, the Wikimedia Foundation will fund subsequent development of the
> wizard to make it more robust and feature-rich.
>
> We unveiled a prototype version<http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2010/08/07=
/prototype-upload-wizard/>of the wizard a few months ago, and we've got a l=
ot of useful, constructive
> feedback from Commons testers. Since then, many bugs have been fixed, and
> the interface is much cleaner. The other main accomplishment has been the
> development of a private temporary holding area for files missing mandato=
ry
> information.
>
> The upload wizard is available in beta version as an additional uploading
> option. It's far from perfect, and there are still bugs and missing
> features. But we do think it will provide a useful alternative to
> participants who want to use it and help us improve it.
>
> The new wizard will eventually become the default uploading option on
> Commons, but it won't replace the regular upload system until it provides=
 a
> satisfying (and hopefully improved) coverage of the use cases currently
> supported by the "old" one.
>
> You're warmly invited to *try the new system<http://commons.wikimedia.org=
/wiki/Special:UploadWizard>
> * (you'll need an account on Commons) and report issues you encounter wit=
h
> it. Please be sure to save your time by checking the *Questions & Answers
> page<http://usability.wikimedia.org/wiki/Multimedia:Upload_wizard/Questio=
ns_%26_Answers>
> * and the *list of open issues <http://ur1.ca/2emmm>* first.
>
> If your issue hasn't been reported yet, you can enter it directly<http://=
ur1.ca/2fb6u>in our tracker, or leave
> a note<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Usability_issues_and_ide=
as>on the feedback page.
>
> Since this concludes the Multimedia usability project, we'll publish a fu=
ll
> project report shortly for people interested in the details. In the
> meantime, you may be interested in two behind-the-scenes articles about t=
he
> licensing tutorial: one by our illustrator<http://bartalosillustration.co=
m/2010/11/26/wikimedia-commons-licensing-tutorial/>,
> Michael Bartalos, and one by myself, focusing on the collaboration with
> the Wikimedia community<http://www.gpaumier.org/blog/1012_licensing-tutor=
ial-making-of/>
> .
>
> Guillaume Paumier
> Product Manager =E2=88=92 Multimedia usability
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
>
>
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> Product Manager - Wikimedia Foundation
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