On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Charlotte Webb charlottethewebb@gmail.com wrote:
On 6/15/08, Simetrical Simetrical+wikilist@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.