Zero local media files

Some Wikimedia projects have zero local media files.

Implications for projects

Zero local media files is a fact that is easily controlled and communicated. It implies:

• 100% free content, absence of non-free content
• adherence to the wmf:Resolution:Licensing policy
• any media files that are used are hosted at Wikimedia Commons, encouraging the upload there
• in case it is permanent
  • no need for an Exemption Doctrine Policy (EDP)
  • no need for MediaWiki:Licenses
  • no need for "soft-disabled" upload, and avoidance of any copyvio by a local admin
  • easier sharing of content between projects, e.g. copy tables, galleries, infoboxes - the included file names are still usable
  • managing files via Wikidata-properties, as Wikidata properties only allows file references to Commons

Lists

• all projects
  • https://tools.wmflabs.org/robin/?tool=uploadconfig (sort by column Files, by clicking on the heading of the column)
• Wikipedia (292 total, 280 active, 12 closed)
  • List of Wikipedias having zero local media files - as of 2016-06-28: 130 total, 120 active, 10 closed
  • http://wikistats.wmflabs.org/display.php?t=wp&s=images_asc

See also

• commons:Commons:Turning off local uploads (advice and more details from the wikis which are only using Commons)
• commons:Commons:Moving to Commons
• Local uploads policy, Local uploads policy/taking stock
• Local upload configuration
• Requests for comment/Disable local uploads on smaller wikis
• Example of suggesting to use only Commons: https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussion_MediaWiki:Licenses
• User:Nemo bis/Unused local uploads