Request :
Enable partial action blocks on Commons so that uploading files can be blocked while allowing edits in the file namespace
Use case(s) :
There are often users editing in good faith, but who fail to understand the requirement to provide an adequate license for files uploaded.
They upload files in the public domain (old documents, etc.) but continue to give a Creative Commons license despite warnings.
So we have to block them completely.
Benefits :
This would allow a more graduate answer to new users who fail to understand file licensing.
Blocking these users completely has two bad side effects:
- They can't fix the license (and other information) of the files they uploaded, even if they wanted to.
- When blocked from uploading files, they can't contribute positively in other areas (adding categories, etc.), which are much less complicated than understanding copyright subtleties.
This kind of block would be useful to integrate new users, waiting for them to learn more about file licensing, while still allowing them to edit in other ways.