[WikiEN-l] Uploading images should be a privilige, not a right

[Gregory Maxwell]

On 7/21/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill at gmail.com> wrote:
> This wasn't done with malice, it was purely accidental.

Thats okay. :) No harm no foul. Just wanted to point it out.

> > I'd really like to find out where you got this bizarre notion that
> > Wikipedia's orignal aim was to provide "rights" to new users and
> > "anons".
>
> "Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit."
> (from [[Wikipedia:About]]). The statement "anyone can edit" requires
> that editing rights are given to new users and anons.

No it doesn't. Anyone can still edit if you have to sign up and wait.
 Not that I'm proposing such a thing, but it doesn't remove the
'anyone can edit'.

> I would suggest we stop claiming that "anyone can edit" the project.
> It is a misleading and false.

I would suggest you stop blowing hot air. Your statement above is
exactly the sort of hysteria that is counter productive.   If you have
a material complaint related to how a proposed change would harm our
ability to make a free content encyclopedia, make it.. otherwise spare
us the drama of "misleading and false".

> I used these words because they match my perception of what is
> happening. I strive to avoid sensationalism at all costs.

Oh? Your recent posts (which I read but mostly do not respond to) have
caused me to conclude otherwise.

If you'd like to operate a fork where the ability to edit is placed
above all concerns of quality, stability, or morality, I'd be glad to
help you.  I'd offer to provide hosting too but I wouldn't want any
part of the legal liability for such a site. :)