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We are currently having a challenge with the '''images on Libre Pathology''' that are coming via the InstantCommons feature of [[Mediawiki]].
On February 4th, we had some challenges with the '''images on Libre Pathology''' that come via the InstantCommons feature of [[Mediawiki]].  
 
We are working to resolve the issue but it may be a few days to sort out.


The problem was fixed speedily by the team at the WikiMedia Foundation.<ref>URL: [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T125804 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T125804]. Accessed on: February 6, 2016.</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
Mediawiki is the software that runs [[Libre Pathology|this modest site]] and [[Wikipedia]]. It comes to us from ''WikiMedia'' (formally the ''WikiMedia Foundation'' - abbreviated ''WMF'') the organization that runs [[Wikipedia]] and the ''WikiMedia Commons'' (also ''WikiCommons'' and ''WC'').   
Mediawiki is the software that runs [[Libre Pathology|this modest site]] and [[Wikipedia]]. It comes to us from ''WikiMedia'' (formally the ''WikiMedia Foundation'' - abbreviated ''WMF'') the organization that runs [[Wikipedia]] and the ''WikiMedia Commons'' (also ''WikiCommons'' and ''WC'').   
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We use the WC as the images are free (libre) and often reasonable quality. [[User:Michael|One of us]] ([[Wikipedia:User:Nephron|being active on the WC and Wikipedia]]) uploaded a good number of them.  
We use the WC as the images are free (libre) and often reasonable quality. [[User:Michael|One of us]] ([[Wikipedia:User:Nephron|being active on the WC and Wikipedia]]) uploaded a good number of them.  


We could resolve the issue by the directly uploading the images to this site; however, there are several reasons we are not doing this. Among them is our belief that:  
We believe that:  
# The images should be shared widely and see the WC as a vehicle for doing this.  
# The images should be shared widely and see the WC as a vehicle for doing this.  
# Contributing images to the WC demonstrates our commit to open and ensures they have longevity.
# Contributing images to the WC demonstrates our commit to open and ensures they have longevity.
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*[[Libre Pathology news]].
*[[Libre Pathology news]].
*[[Libre Pathology:Images on Libre Pathology]].
*[[Libre Pathology:Images on Libre Pathology]].
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


==External links==
==External links==
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