On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 1:43 AM, Platonides Platonides@gmail.com wrote:
Timwi wrote:
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Problem #3 (and this is the main reason I'm posting this): Commons didn't let him replace the image because his account was "too new".
This is completely unacceptable. I am not convinced that this detracts absolutely any vandals or other malicious users, and it only serves to prevent honest/legitimate contributions. This restriction results in a net loss, not gain, of useful contribution to Commons.
Thanks for listening! Timwi
New users often want to *upload new files*, not modify current images. They are also often the most clueless, so not letting them change existing images until autoconfirmed is a good idea. Specially because that avoids vandals creating new accounts on commons and replacing with penis images the ones on article X.
Moreover, the configuration on all WMF sites -not just commons- is to only allow reuploading images to autoconfirmed users (unless you were the original uploader).
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