On 15/07/2011 19:34, John Byrne wrote:
I think in fact all the points mentioned in
Charles' and Lodovik's were
messages were before the GLAM task force, in at least some form, when we
discussed the matter.
<snip>
In the light of this, and the number of other projects
the chapter has
taken on, and the lack of anyone pressing to lead the iniative, we
decided not to involve trhe chapter this year, and I still think we made
the right decision.
Thanks John, that certainly gives a clearer picture of the reasoning.
I suppose my angle, as a Wikisource person for much of my time, is that
"monuments" as a general concept fits well with "historical
biography",
on which I work, coming next after "portraits" as defining the type of
image that adds value to old-time biographical articles. I'd like to see
the two issues, Commons categorisation of relevant images, and getting
listings of "missing monuments", as complementary.
Charles