[Wikipedia-l] Require confirmed email address to upload images?

[daniwo59 at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/28/2006 10:13:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
marudubshinki at gmail.com writes:

I don't  think this is as clear cut as you think it is. In the case of
requiring  users to register to start articles, and we had solid
evidence that our  openess was actively harmful- pace Siegenthaler.
I've seen no reason to  believe that our current level of openness
w/r/t images is actively  harmful, and not merely a nuisance on the
level of vandalism by  IPs.



Do you not consider the amount of images deleted because they are  
potentially copyright violations harmful?
 
Danny