[WikiEN-l] Uploading images should be a privilige, not a right

Fri Jul 21 18:39:42 UTC 2006

On 21/07/06, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/21/06, Mark Wagner <carnildo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > By making image uploading a privilege to be earned rather than a right
> > conferred by registering an account, we can relax the policy and deal
> > with uploaders individually, rather than automated notification of
> > problems and nearly-automated deletion of problematic images.

We have already stripped new users and anons of far too many rights.
We have already gone through the creation of semi-protection, the
prevention of page creation, and now we have a suggestion that we
prevent them uploading! It is an utter disgrace that we still refer to
ourselves as an encyclopedia that "anyone can edit".

It is clear that we have completely lost sight of the original aims of
Wikipedia.

-- 
Oldak Quill (oldakquill at gmail.com)