Forum:Images from Wikimedia Commons

Is it possible to show images from the Wikimedia Commons on a Wikia page, or do I have to download all images from there, upload them here, and copy the copyright information? --Silent Budgie 19:29, 9 April 2008 (UTC)


 * The latter. -- Manticore   (talk)  11:57, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

I find it ironic that I can import flickr images via Special:ImportFreeImages, but have no convenient way to import or link to Wikimedia commons images. I've read that the mediawiki software provides a method to display images from commons directly (and transparently), couldn't Wikia just turn that on for all wikis? --◄mendel► 10:40, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


 * It might be a matter of bandwidth costs. The Wikimedia Foundation probably does not want to pay for anything that Wikia does (such as serve up images). --JWSchmidt 13:55, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I've just skimmed the surface of the docs, but it appears that the image is being sent to wikia and then cached here where it is served to users. What is my motivation in contributing to wikimedia commons (which is what they want) if I can't use the media in the wikis I edit? --◄mendel► 22:54, 19 August 2008 (UTC)