[WikiEN-l] A Solution to the Image Problem

[Rudy Koot]

Mark Wagner wrote:
> Wikipedia's got a problem with images.  2000 of them are uploaded
> every day, and most of them have inadequate source information, an
> incorrect license tag, or an invalid fair-use claim.
> 
> A quick and easy way to reduce the flood of images would be to remove
> the link to Special:Upload from the sidebar, and instead point the
> "upload file" link to [[Wikipedia:Image use policy]].  If users have
> to hunt around for a bit for the actual upload link (and hopefully
> read some of the page), they're less likely to upload every image they
> can find on Google Image Search.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
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> Mark
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Given the experience I just had with a new user, I'd think that 
disabling uploading for users without a userpage and/or new users (1 
month?) would be a good idea.

Ruud