Thanks Maarten, that's a very useful answer. Richard
On 17 August 2013 18:34, Maarten Dammers <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Richard, > > Please send messages to the list. I'll reply inline. > > Op 17-8-2013 19:15, Richard Nevell schreef: > > Is there a way to narrow down which category images are put into? With > thousands of uploads, even categories such as 'Grade I listed building in > Fooshire' can quickly fill up. > > Yes, of course, some listed buildings will even have their own category. > You can build a whole tree structure for that. We have people and bots who > can help to build such a structure. > > > On 17 August 2013 17:41, Richard Nevell > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Is {{commons category inline}} the template that needs to be used so the >> the bot can automatically categorise images? Will {{commons category}} also >> work and will it work if a name different to the page title is specified in >> the template? >> > You can use {{Commons category}} on a list page to tell the bot that > everything in the list should go into a certain category on Commons. It > expects one parameter with the name of the category on Commons, I'm not > sure if without parameter works. You can see that in action at > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Grade_B%2B_listed_buildings_in_County_Down#Notes. > That will send the images to > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Grade_B%2B_listed_buildings_in_County_Down. > > It's also possible to add the field "commonscat" to a single list entry. I > did that at > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Grade_B%2B_listed_buildings_in_County_Down&diff=568959031&oldid=568929968. > If someone now uploads a monument with id "HB16/28/018 A", the bot will > put it in > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:ArmaghDown_Bridge,_Newry > > Bot will always takes more specific so the logic is: 1. Single row 2. List > page 3. The category the list is in > > Maarten > -- Richard Nevell Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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