OrthodoxWiki:Photo galleries
OrthodoxWiki is launching an ambitious initiative to organize all the images on the site. We will need your help!
Contents
Stage One
What we'd like to to is stamp all the images with appropriate image categories. These automatically become photo galleries!
Categories in use include:
By License
- Category:Public Domain - for public domain images. This has already been done (Though maybe it should have been "Public Domain Images" for consistency? Or maybe this category could include everything in the public domain?)
- Category:GFDL Images - For images released under the GNU Free Documentation License - Done
- Category:CC by-nc-sa - For images released under any version of a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-ShareAlike License (using Template:Cc by-nc-sa) - Done
- Category:CC by-sa - For images released under any version of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (using Template:Cc by-sa) - Done
- Category:Fair use Images - For images that have been marked "Fair use" - See Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Fairuse - Done
- Category:Unverified Images - For images that have been marked "Unverified" - See Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Unverified - Done
Used by permission
- Category:OCA Images - For images used by permission from OCA.org - See Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Oca - Done
- Category:HLP Images - For images used by permission from Holy Land Photos - See Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Hlp - Done
- Category:Skete Images - For images used by permission from Skete.com - See Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Skete.com - Done
- Category:HTM Images - For images used by permission from Holy Transfiguration Monastery - See Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Htm - Done
By Subject
- Category:Images of Hierarchs - including Bishops, Archbishops, Metropolitans, Patriarchs, etc., both living and departed, both icons and photos.
- Category:Images of Churches - for church buildings, etc.
- Category:Icons - On second thought, let's use this as the category for images, articles can have their own -- how about Category:About Icons.
- Category:Images of Priests - for images of priests
- Category:Images of Monastics - for monks and nuns
- Category:Monastery Images
- Category:Mosaics
- Category:Iconostasis - Yes, we'll have enough :-)
- Category:Crosses
- Category:Images of Texts
- Category:Oriental Orthodox Images
- Category:Japanese Orthodox Images
- Category:OrthodoxWiki Images- For official and unofficial images used by OrthodoxWiki, including logos, linkbuttons, and system images, etc.
- Category:Maps
- Category:Logos - for non-OrthodoxWiki seals and logos
- Category:User Images - for profile images and other user-specific pictures.
- Category:Icon Corners
All of these categories should then be placed in Category:Images.
Not all image topics will require their own distinct categories. Sometimes they will fit very well into an already established category that includes articles. Separate categories (e.g. Images of ...) are helpful whenever we want to a) have a subcategory under Category:Images or b) whenever there are enough images in a category that they would clutter up the image list too much. We should provide a cross-link on each of the related category pages (e.g. Category:Icons and Category:About Icons).
Uncategorized images can go in Category:Uncategorized Images
Under construction
An open question: Could a bot help us with anything here?
Important Notes
- It is helpful to begin at a template (e.g. Template:Pd) or category (Category:Bishops) and work backwards from there.
- If the image has a template attached (i.e. a license template), the best way to make the changes is to add the category to the template itself. Unfortunately, all the image pages have to be "refreshed" by clicking "edit" and "save" in order for the change in the template to register and for the images to be thumbnailed on the Category page. To find a list of all images, go to Special:Imagelist; often, but not always, the template is listed in the initial description. It is also a good idea to double-check those pictures which do not have an initial description, as an identifying template may have been added later.
- You may make changes or additions to this page as well.
- If you are able to work on this, please leave a note on this page so that we know what you've done and don't get confused! Thanks.
Stage Two
Once this is accomplished, we'd like to begin to import images that are public domain or under other "free" licenses and that are appropriate for OrthodoxWiki from other sites on the internet, especially, for example, commons:Category:Orthodox_Church. In this way, OrthodoxWiki will become a central respository for Orthodox images of all types, especially those which are freely available. This is a big project and we need to talk more about how to integrate these into the structure of our current site.
Comments and suggestions about how to do this are most welcome!
Importing
Please import all appropriate images from a whole category at one time and then register the category on Wikimedia Commons that they were imported from here. I mean let's systematically work through the relevant categories on the Commons -- just write down which one(s) you've already been through so we don't repeat it, and do one at a time so we don't miss stuff. While you're at it, why not take a moment to help the Commons fix up some of their categories? Categories on the Commons do not have to be directly mirrored here. Please see the list of categories above, and register your new category there too.
Is there a smarter way to do this? e.g. bulk uploads? This was the answer on the MediaWiki-L list: "For mass uploading, you might want to have a look at the Python wikipedia robot framework that implement an uploading tool: http://pywikipediabot.sourceforge.net/" -- I'm not sure that's the ideal solution. If we want to get all the information and arrange things in appropriate categories, we might as well do it all manually, even though that takes time.
- I'd be willing to try this: commons:Commons:File_upload_service (the perl script is here) if anybody's interested. Fr. John
Please read these bullet points carefully before importing.
- All images imported from Wikimedia Commons should also include the {{commons}} template so that we can keep track of what comes from where.
- Please be sure to download the highest resolution image (with the original filename) by right clicking the little blue "Download hi-res" link beneath the image pictured on the "Image:" page!
- Please copy all relevant source information over, but we don't necessarily to keep all the image categories. You can usually just do a copy and paste from the "Edit" page into the comment box.
- It is ok to go past the "recommended file size limit" (you might get a warning message and prompt)
- Please be both thorough and discerning. Some images, e.g. this one, might be passed by but should be included. Many others aren't needed here. We can always link to it on Wikimedia Commons if we should need it in the future. The rule of thumb is that if you could easily imagine an image being used in an OrthodoxWiki article or if it perfectly fits an image collection on this site, bring it in. Otherwise, leave it. If in doubt, feel free to make a note on the discussion page. We particularly don't need the zillion images of post-schism Western religious art, for example.
- If an image doesn't fit anywhere else, please put it in Category:Uncategorized_Images
- We will be able to avoid duplicates because of the identical filename. When there is any question do not overwrite the current image, but check first -- either it is different and needs a new file name or it is the same and doesn't need to be uploaded. The only exception to this is if you want to overwrite the current file because it is inadequate and you have a better version. Please mark all such changes in your comments for the Upload log.
Transfer Log
Already processed:
- commons:Category:Crosses
- commons:Category:Christian_cross
- commons:Category:Religious_symbols
- commons:Category:Coptic_script - not all the letters, but the three other images
In progress/already assigned/underway:
Recommended for Transfer:
- commons:Iconostasis
- commons:Category:Icons_(art)
- commons:Category:Orthodox_Church, incl. subcategories and linked categories
- commons:Category:People_of_Serbia
- commons:Category:Apostles
- Many from commons:Category:Saints
- Many from commons:Category:Martyrs
- commons:Iconostasis
- commons:Category:Christianity - of course there's overlap, just be clear in your log
Beyond
Once the importing from Wikimedia Commons is completed (although growing, importing from the Commons is a relatively finite and concrete task), there are many other sources of usable images.
I'd suggesty that we don't aggressively go after these, but "casually" -- browsing through them, we might find some gems. We don't need to -- and shouldn't -- try to be a "catch-all" for Orthodox images, but we can be on the lookout for images that would be appropriate in articles or as a valuable part of one of our galleries. Think quality rather than quantity!
One nice thing about the Wikimedia Commons images is that they are pre-selected according to similar criteria.
- wikipedia:Wikipedia:Public_domain_image_resources
- http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons - Flickr photos issues under Creative Commons licenses
I'm starting a log at OrthodoxWiki:Images for Import.