On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 1:43 AM, Platonides <Platonides(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Timwi wrote:
[...]
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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