On 28/03/2008, Adam Brookes adambro@aebrookes.co.uk wrote:
I very much doubt that the Foundation would be happy with having the WMF logo used in any way which may suggest that Commons photographers are in anyway represent the Foundation. The Foundation have been cautious about the Wikinews accreditation process for this very same reason. They want to minimise the risk of exposing the WMF to legal repercussions.
Yeah. The problem is not making up a badge, it's all the legal issues and project politics surrounding "accreditation".
Is there a nice page somewhere summarising how Wikinews editions deal with accrediting reporters, which might serve as a comparison?
- d.