[WikiEN-l] Uploading images should be a privilige, not a right

[mboverload]

I like the waiting bin idea.  We also need to go through and wipe all images
older than 3 weeks that have never been used.

Too much crap.

On 7/21/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 7/21/06, Mark Wagner <carnildo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > There are two problems with letting just anybody upload images:
> > 1) Copyright law is very complex.  Most people don't understand it.
> > 2) Most people *aren't aware* that they don't understand it.
> >
> > By letting everyone upload images to Wikipedia, we're telling them
> > that we trust them to understand what is and is not allowed.  Then, we
> > turn around and bite them by deleting their images when, inevitably,
> > they make mistakes.  It confuses people no end to be told that they
> > both are and aren't able to upload images correctly.
>
> Suggestion: Make the default level of privilege "you can upload into
> the waiting bin". Then privileged users can retrieve from the waiting
> bin and make them publicly accessible, or delete them, at their
> discretion. Periodically purge files that have been sitting there more
> than a month or two.
>
> The privilege to make files publicly accessible should be granted
> liberally, but revoked when needed, perhaps on a "3 strikes" basis.
>
> Steve
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