Apps-android-commons: Create a video explaining the best practices for media upload
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Summary:
Commons Android App is an open-source project which lets users contribute to Wikimedia by uploading media directly from their Android phone. Certain best practices need to be followed while you contribute. Often first-time contributors don't know about them and end uploading photos that might violate the policies. Your task is to create a video that demonstrates the best practices with the help of examples.
You have 4 days to complete this task. See the GCI task.
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A few policies that you can remind about in your video:
- Only upload pictures that you have taken yourself. Not pictures you have downloaded from the web, or screenshots.
- Do not upload selfies. Rather, upload pictures of things that are relevant for an encyclopedia, such as a public building, a mountain, a river, a local tool or dish.
- Do not upload pictures of your friends. Pictures of persons who already have a Wikipedia article are also very welcome.
Tips:
- Hold your phone horizontally when taking a picture, unless the subject is very high and narrow.
- Enable GPS localization in your phone. Pictures with coordinates are much more useful to illustrate Wikipedia.
nicolas-raoul
on 3 Dec 2019
@nicolas-raoul A student recently submitted a video, please let us know your feedback.
madhurgupta10
on 15 Dec 2019
@madhurgupta10 Could you please link to the video, or add me as a mentor to the video task? Thanks :-)
nicolas-raoul
on 16 Dec 2019
@nicolas-raoul Added you as mentor.
madhurgupta10
on 16 Dec 2019
@madhurgupta10 Thanks!
- Youtube video at https://codein.withgoogle.com/dashboard/task-instances/5176651416076288/ : Introduce how to install the app (not required but why not), what pictures not to upload, what pictures are OK to upload. Not super high quality but the main points are there, I suggest approving.
- MP4 at https://codein.withgoogle.com/dashboard/task-instances/5393129109192704/ : The tips are well understood and illustrated nicely. Uses commercial music and photos, but we had no rules about that (maybe add a rule that the video must be released under an open license?). Ironically the video itself is in portrait mode haha... Maybe add a requirement on the video format? I suggest approving this one too.
It is nice to see people contributing in various different styles.
nicolas-raoul
on 17 Dec 2019
@nicolas-raoul Thanks, I shared the feedback with them.
At: https://codein.withgoogle.com/dashboard/task-instances/5393129109192704/
Already submitted the video with the changes and uploaded it to youtube. To change the orientation he needed to do it all over again so I think we can skip it. I think we are good to approve this one now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsyjjuEOo8w&feature=youtu.be
madhurgupta10
on 17 Dec 2019
@nicolas-raoul Other student At https://codein.withgoogle.com/dashboard/task-instances/5176651416076288/ Also completed.
@misaochan We can promote the videos on social media channels :)
madhurgupta10
on 17 Dec 2019
Nice, the audio is much better.
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nicolas-raoul
on 17 Dec 2019
@nicolas-raoul Other student At https://codein.withgoogle.com/dashboard/task-instances/5176651416076288/ Also completed.
@misaochan We can promote the videos on social media channels :)
Awesome! Is there a way to get a compilation of all of them? A playlist or something?
misaochan
on 18 Dec 2019
@misaochan not as of now 😕
Here are the links to both.
madhurgupta10
on 20 Dec 2019
@apap04 I think we can close this now!
madhurgupta10
on 2 Feb 2020
@apap04 I think we can close this now!
closed :)
greek
on 2 Feb 2020
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A few policies that you can remind about in your video:
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