Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: [Commons-l] Principles of organisation - who do we serve?

And another ... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brion Vibber <brion(a)pobox.com> Date: 14-Nov-2006 00:24 Subject: Re: [Commons-l] Principles of organisation - who do we serve? To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List <commons-l(a)wikimedia.org> Florian Straub wrote: >>Brion Vibber wrote: >> >>>Brianna Laugher wrote: >>> >>>>On 12/11/06, Florian Straub <flominator(a)gmx.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>>Awesome! Is there any chance to activate it directly for new >>>>>registrations >>>>>on commons or do they people have to confirm their adresses first? >>>> >>>>Thanks, Brion. Specifically, could we require that new registered >>>>users must have a confirmed email address before uploading? With talk >>>>page email notifications as default setting. >>> >>>That's a complete about-face from Wikimedia's traditional policy of >>>allowing anonymous contributions, so before I set that up I'd need to >>>know this is acceptable to Wikimedia. >> >>(I should clarify that I think it's a good idea, personally. But I would >>not feel comfortable implementing that policy without both community >>agreement and approval from upstairs for the ground rules changing >>dramatically.)