Hi Blech,
2008/8/14 Blech Nic blechnic@yahoo.com:
This should actually be point 1, imo. However, since there appears to be no way to correct inaccuracies, what's the point?
What makes you say there is no way to correct inaccuracies? This round only started four days ago and only received its first submission like 24 hours ago!
I'm sorry if you have had difficulty correcting inaccuracies in images on Wikipedia. PGIP is intended to run with the review stage being a serious part of accepting illustrations. If you would be so gracious as to take part in that, your opinions and recommendations regarding accuracy would be deeply appreciated. (This is true for all experts in relevant fields.)
To make a comment about a submitted images' accuracy, please write on its' JIRA page. The list of JIRA pages for images in review is here: http://ur1.ca/2g3
You don't need to sign up for a JIRA account to leave a comment. e.g. on https://jira.toolserver.org/browse/PGIP-33 there is a link on the left under "Operations" that says "Comment on this issue".
It is useful to leave comments if your opinion is either positive or negative.
Each image will have references/sources listed (on the image page, in the description). It would be useful to point out a) if a listed source is invalid and should be discounted b) if the image deviates from a good listed source, so as to be inaccurate c) if the image deviates from a source you have yourself, such as a standard reference textbook.
I can't imagine why there would not only not be a procedure in place whereby people who are not professional illustrators, but do know biology well enough to correct illustrations, could have a part BEFORE an image gets put up on Wikipedia.
Well I'm sure you are aware that there is no part of Wikipedia that is vetted before going live...and that PGIP does not have anything in particular to do with illustrations being put on Wikipedia...if you are volunteering to vet all the biology-related illustration requests, I would be delighted. Likewise for people knowledgeable in other relevant fields.
cheers, Brianna