On 20/06/06, Erik Moeller eloquence@gmail.com wrote:
I think the first question we should ask is why users upload obvious copyvios on Commons. Here are some factors I can think of:
#1 reason: most people /everywhere/ know nothing about copyright. I don't think it has much to do with WM. It is possible to contribute to WP for a long time (if not ever) and only interact with copyright in a very minimal way.
When users come to Commons, do they set their UI language? Many may not be aware that this is possible. If they aren't native English speakers, this means that they are likely to ignore any message above a certain complexity. So they understand how to upload, but they don't understand anything else.
Well, we have [[special:userlogin]] translated in about 10 languages. Likewise [[Commons:First steps/Account]] which details how to set your language preferences. It's also linked pretty heavily, I think Arnomane saw well to that.
I had an idea which would hopefully achieve a similar outcome, that we could introduce "throttled" or "reviewed" uploads. Once a user uploads say, 5 files, an admin has to review the files before they can upload any more. If they made any mistakes, they stay on reviewed upload. If they didn't make any mistakes with licensing, they can go onto unreviewed upload (what we have at the moment).
Hmm, negative points I can see here:
- complex: you need a good and effective review interface for admins.
True. I didn't say it was technically feasible...
- a lot of additional work for admins; if they do not catch up, users
will have frustrating waiting periods.
The alternative is what we have now: a lot of users upload a lot of copyvios and admins have frustrating workloads chasing after them.
- takes away from the wiki notion of doing things "quickly".
Copyright concerns make wiki-nirvana impossible already.
Anyway here is my draft quiz, please improve it. These are the top 10 misconceptions I can think of based on newbie stalking. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pfctdayelise/Licensing_quiz
cheers Brianna