On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Charlotte Webb
<charlottethewebb(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 6/15/08, Simetrical
<Simetrical+wikilist(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Better yet, wait a couple of months and they can
sign up on Wikipedia
and get an account on Commons automatically, when unification is
automatic at account creation.
Forgive me for the stupid question, but I am curious why this is not
already in effect, and what exactly will happen in "a couple of
months" to make this possible if it is not currently so.
I believe the idea is just that it's being rolled out gradually so
that bugs can be spotted and fixed before they cause too much havoc.
First opt-in for admins, then opt-in for all users, and finally (we
haven't gotten here yet) automatic for all users, or at least all
users without conflicts. I completely made up the figure of a couple
of months, but I'd be a little surprised if it weren't in effect by
then.
this
restriction only reduces people's ability to upload fair-use images
(and, of course, copyvios).
Well obviously copyvio can be uploaded anywhere if one is a skillful
liar. The difference is that commons admins are expected to understand
image policy and take it seriously, so uploads which violate policy
are more likely to be deleted.
As I said, yes, it reduces people's ability to upload copyvios.