They don't appear to be in any questionable or exploitative situations. I would like to think you did ask their verbal permission or informed them that they represent their town on Wikipedia. I have learned to avoid people in images without strict permission after having an anthropologist as a mentor :-)
Again, and I believe I have stated that it's content that is "questionable" we need to be concerned with. This is what guidelines and best practices are for.
Sent via iPhone - I apologize in advance for my shortness or errors! :)
On Sep 12, 2011, at 4:12 PM, "Fred Bauder" fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
+1. There are hundreds of photographs of women sunbathing, walking down the street, etc. It makes me severely uncomfortable that we have people taking photographs of people in a voyeuristic manner uploading images to Commons, Flickr, whatever. Just because someone (of any gender) lays on the beach, walks down the street wearing something sexy, or whatever, doesn't mean they are "asking to have their photograph taken."
-Sarah
How about this one:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/File:TalkingintheRoad.JP...
Anyone's permission required?
Fred
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