[Wikia-l] What is the process for requesting additional file name extensions be allowed for upload?

[najevi najevi]

At vsk.wikia.com I'd like to allow community members to upload files with the .GBX extension.

These are a small file typically only 2-3 kB in size and are a proprietary format that describes the placement of buoys, vessels, winds, waves and currents on a 3D world. (i.e. they describe a user customized race course for a fleet of sail boats.)
I imagine that between 500 and 5000 of these small files might be uploaded in the space of 12-24 months depending on community interest in this idea of a catalog of race tracks with commentary about each one.

What additional information is required?
Are there any documented guidelines for allowed/disallowed file types?

I've read at the forums that various file formats (.exe, .pif, .com, .scr, etc.) will never be
supported and I can understand why that is so for so-called executable file
formats.

I don't understand the concern with the .ZIP file type (i.e not the self extracting .sfx type but the file type that requires the WinZip or WinRar, etc. application to extract the content.) As you know, windows explorer has integrated support for exploring the contents of .ZIP files for some time now.

The .ZIP format would be an extremely convenient way to bundle several .GBX files into logical groups such as those which share the same geographic area or the same class of sailboat, etc.

Regards,



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