"This is horrifyingly bad proposal which would
reverse one of the
healthiest trends in the history of Wikipedia at the very moment when
major successes are being had every single day. We should NOT rely on
promotional images under unclear license conditions for a number of
reasons. First, we are powerful enough now to demand, and get, freely
licensed promotional images. This proposal undermines our credibility
in making such demands. Second, we undercut all the flickr-types who
are very very happily trying to create freely licensed alternatives.
Many photographers report that it is a lot of fun to see an article
improve from no picture, to *their* picture (freely licensed), and
disheartening when people whine about not being able to use the
professional photo, licensing be damned.
I very very strongly oppose this proposal.--Jimbo Wales 21:33, 23
December 2006 (UTC)"
what i don't understand is why he hasn't just
veto'd it already, its quite within his power to do so.