Commons:The Commons Log/2005
2005
editInformation template
editApril 2005: Creation of the {{Information}} template.
Mass upload program
editApril 2005: Release of Commonplace, an application for Microsoft Windows to upload images to the Commons (discontinued since)
DirectMedia paintings donation
edit- April 2005: Files uploaded from DirectMedia partnership
Prix Ars Electronica honorary mention
edit- May 2005: Commons receives an Honorary mention in the Prix Ars Electronica awards in Austria.
100,000 media files
edit24 May 2005: Wikimedia Commons reaches 100,000 media files. 100,000th file uploaded was Image:Dataflowfiringnodes.png.
Self template
editJune 2005: Creation of the {{Self}} template.
FlickrLickr
editSeptember 2005: Launching of the FlickrLickr program, to retrieve freely-licensed files from Flickr. In a month, 14,000 files are reviewed.
SVG
edit26 October 2005: SVG becomes possible in MediaWiki. This means Commons can accept files in Scalable Vector Graphics format. This format is preferred over PNG in most cases.