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App suggests categories that do not exist, adds them
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I was browsing some of my Android uploads, and I found that some had been categorized via the app with categories that do not exist.

For instance, this one: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boyd_House,_University_of_Oklahoma,_2013-04_-_2.jpeg

I selected two categories, one of which was [[Category:Registered Historic Places in Oklahoma]]. That category existed once, but was deleted years ago and replaced by [[Category:National Registered of Historic Places in Oklahoma]]. When I checked today, there were no other photos in that deleted category except two from me.

Another instance with different context: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Big_Event_2013_at_University_of_Oklahoma.jpeg

This is in [[Category:Volunteerism in the United States]] via the app. As far as I can see, that category never existed. However, there is one other file in the category: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BayouStJohnBobcatNoParkingCleanup.jpg

Until category creation is supported, we probably don't want the app using either non-existent categories that have other photos or deleted categories.


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bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Low.Nov 22 2014, 1:22 AM
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As the Mobile Apps Team is focussing on the new, native Wikipedia app, the Commons app is no longer being maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation. I am WONTFIXing all open Commons app bugs to reflect that we will not be spending time fixing them.

For the full story, see this thread on mobile-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mobile-l/2014-September/thread.html#7974