Don't get
me wrong I love javascript, but I do believe obtrusive
interface changes (like this one) should be made only on an opt-in
basis. However it has been my experience that most of commons
disagrees.
No, it would be wrong to imply that "most of commons thinks 'obtrusive
interface changes' should be shoved down everyones throat". What kind of
monsters do you think those commoners are? ;-)
The key mistake is reducing the new upload form to one single
adjective: "obtrusive" (that makes my stomach cramp up).
The new upload form was not invented to torture people, it was invented to
guide newbies (who will certainly not know how to opt-in anywhere!) through
the upload process and make them provide the necessary information that had
been omitted so often in a structured way (which burdened commons with lots
of cleanup and avoidable deletions).
The basic assumption was that the pro's (like you (no I'm not being ironic
here)) will certainly know how to opt-out.
I don't see anything obtrusive about the new upload form it's just that
it didn't have the license I sought. I was aware it wouldn't have
because the old one does not either. I just didn't know it wouldn't
allow manual input of the specific license. Like I said, I do like the
larger description box.
Sandahl