Really all we need to do is impliment a review process for uploaded media that way we address not only scope but copyright, derivative wroks, FOP, permission and licensing issues before the image is available for use, something like a flagged revisions. Providing it has an auto review for approved contributors so as not to create unmanagable back logs it should be a relatively fast process.


On 12 May 2010 03:04, Neil Kandalgaonkar <neilk@wikimedia.org> wrote:
Note: replying to Commons-L as I am not on Foundation-L.

Hi -- I'm one of the WMF staff programmers working on Commons Usability.
And by "one of", I mean "the". ;)

Reiterating arguments I made at the Village Pump, I'd like to note on
this list that in my professional opinion, this would be a step
backwards for usability.


http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#An_initial_notice_to_reduce_surprises

If you feel that the purpose of Commons is not obvious to visitors, I
suggest a tagline that appears at the top of every page.

 http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20010722.html

My suggestion would be something like "A vast library of educational
images, movies, and sounds that anyone can use or contribute to."


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