Last modified: 2014-09-22 20:32:31 UTC
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.
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
