Thread:Jekkers/@comment-27144834-20170215100249/@comment-24169511-20170406040508


 * 1. It's too damn long for an uploader, insted of just adding pic and source in 5-10 sec you have to waste 1-2 min by filling that template page.

It's a courtesy we ask of everyone uploading pictures but not a requirement.
 * 2. It's uncomfy for user. You have to open gallery, open the desired pic in new window, hope there is a source for it (which is almost never, I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who made like 6 filled template infos before dropping it), scroll down to see the source and only then open artist's page in new window

To be honest, comfiness isn't rally a priority. Properly indexing information like image publication dates and sources is always going to be more important; that's the intent of wiki like sites.
 * As opposed to just see the bottom of pic for source.

This looks super ghetto and isn't in proper form at all. On top of that, it pollutes a section of the page already starved for real estate and if anyone wants to know the source or publication date of an image, they can spend 3 extra seconds opening the info page.
 * It would be much better to just keep it as it is on this site. Which I already do for last pics I uploaded

I understand your frustration at the new, higher standards we're asking of users so feel free to not fill out the image info pages but continue uploading. My view is that the new info format we've adopted is very thorough and much more in-line with what we're looking for in the new site in terms of both it's comprehensiveness and ease of verifiability. As time goes on, image info pages will be filled in by our more scrupulous wiki goers.

That said, I will have to ask that you do not add source info into image captions anymore given that it is out of standard practice. Since we're attempting to adopt Wikipedia's conscientious content standards and styles, you can refer to their article on writing good captions to get an idea of how to proceed on the new MGE wiki site: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Captions