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cc-by-sa-4.0 license

RESOLVED
Added to the config page.

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Maybe I am missing something, but I think the license cc-by-sa-4.0 is allowed on Commons.

If that is so, then it seems FileImporter does not recognize it properly and does not allow importing of such images.

Maybe it does not affect all images with the license, but I had trouble with this file (and the reason of a incompatible license being given) Silraks (talk) 07:13, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

The reason is that this license is not listed as being compatible in mw:Extension:FileImporter/Data/lv.wikipedia#Good. I believe this was a mistake. I added the license. Thiemo Kreuz (WMDE) 07:50, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

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CannotCreateActorException

Hi! I tried to re-import ja:ファイル:Tojyo-kiha120.JPG so I deleted the file on Commons and tried. I get the message "[81d89d35-b45b-4150-9712-1c6331024e55] 2022-05-18 17:32:23: Fatal exception of type "CannotCreateActorException"". Any idea why? (I restored the file on Commons again so you will get a dupe warning if you try now. You can just revert on ja.wiki and try). MGA73 (talk) 17:33, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Could this be related to phab:T308663? — Jeff G. ツ 21:30, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Bug?

Hello!

I tried to import w:File:Youth_Olympic_Games_Third_Version.svg the other day but it didn't work, as MGA73 below I got the message Fatal exception of type "CannotCreateActorException". Yesterday I tried again and I again got the error message but c:File:Youth_Olympic_Games_Third_Version.svg was imported anyway, however only the latest version and my import wasn't logged in the log or file history. What's going on? Jonteemil (talk) 13:10, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Hej @Jonteemil!

There was an issue with FileImporter that triggered that error and might have broken some imports. [1]

It should be fixed now though. If you have a broken import on Commons now, please try to reach a Commons admin and ask for the file to be deleted there so you can import it again.

Thanks! Christoph Jauera (WMDE) (talk) 14:43, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Forcing Import for duplicate file

Not sure if this is beyond the scope of this extension, but would it be possible to detect when someone is attempting to upload an identical file from another Wikimedia project (like English Wikipedia) directly to Commons and change that action into a FileImport automagically? This would help keep revision histories intact, and stop editors who may be deliberately trying to "take credit" for work they didn't do from doing so (bonus points if it detects an attempt to upload a non-current version of an identical file from another project). Locke Cole (talk) 18:01, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

I think this is technically possible. It can probably reuse the technology we can see at the bottom of Commons file description pages where usages in other wikis are listed. What makes it especially complicated is that there are so many ways to upload files. Some UX work is needed as well to let the user know what's going on. The team at Wikimedia Deutschland currently doesn't have the resources to work on this. But it might be wort a feature-request ticket on Phabricator. Thiemo Kreuz (WMDE) 11:50, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Done, as phab:T312875. Locke Cole (talk) 16:03, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

It says to activate in the Beta portion of preferences...

... but I don't see it offered in the preferences on en-wiki. - Jmabel (talk) 03:15, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Jmabel: It was included in "Deployment as a default feature on all remaining Wikis" on 2020-08-05 per Help:Extension:FileImporter#Deployment roadmap (ignore the language about "beta" on that page). While viewing a file description page on enwiki (or any non-Commons WMF production wiki), look for a tab labeled "Export to Wikimedia Commons" in Vector or "export to wikimedia commons" in Monobook. — Jeff G. ツ 10:52, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Then the remark here about Beta should be removed, no? - Jmabel (talk) 16:04, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Jmabel: That was removed in this edit. — Jeff G. ツ 10:55, 25 November 2022 (UTC)