On 28/09/2007, George Herbert <george.herbert(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 9/27/07, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote:
We do not tolerate unfree text to any significant
extent. We do
tolerate a level of unfree media. Thus we put free media behind other
content.
This is simply not true; we have significant (important informational
content, useful) quotations from other works sprinkled liberally
throughout the Encyclopedia.
And this is a good thing.
And this is entirely and unquestionably (by any reasonable person)
legal under fair use.
Close on 50% of the images on en are non free. Text on the other hand?
A few percent maybe.
Deleting images before they notice only results in
churn and
resentment.
I can live with that.
With all due respect, that's an extremely dangerous sentiment for
anyone in the community.
Depends on how you handle the resentment.
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geni