Hi!
I have not good feelings about several recent discussions on Deletion requests: trademarks and PD-Soviet. Discussions are more like politics where more important is number of supporters, not arguments of sides. And they are more like pack vs. pack fights, since supporters opinions are defined by project where they are participating.
Professional lawyer advice could resolve such conflicts. So may be it's good idea to seek such advice in such cases?
Eugene.
PS
{{PD-Polish}} could become next hot topic.
Hi!
I have not good feelings about several recent discussions on Deletion requests: trademarks and PD-Soviet. Discussions are more like politics where more important is number of supporters, not arguments of sides. And they are more like pack vs. pack fights, since supporters opinions are defined by project where they are participating.
Professional lawyer advice could resolve such conflicts. So may be it's good idea to seek such advice in such cases?
Eugene.
Hello.
David Gerard forwarded this message of Eugene to the foundation-l. I waited to see if there would be a definite answer from the Foundation, but little happened. I had some chats with different people, and I was told that in reality, the Foundation doesn't involve itself on these matters. Commons admins are more or less free to decide by their own what goes and what stays. One reason for this is that there is a gap between what is illegal and what is merely against the policy of the Commons. This was surprising for me, but I've learnt that I don't need to say "lets ask the Foundation first" anymore.
/ Fred-Chess