Hi everyone,
I'm just curious whether we have a policy on the use of fair use images on user pages, rather than a guideline, and if so, what our procedure is for enforcement of that policy if it says no such images permitted. Obviously discussion is the first stepping stone, but if the user in question refuses to remove it, what actions should admins take in order to do so? I'm thinking of page protection and blocking here. I know someone has been indefinitely blocked in the past because he did not license his user page under the GFDL.
Also, is there a straightforward page which can be used to simply explain our rationale for not permitting fair use images in userspace? If not, might I recommend the creation of one as then it could be linked to. It may be the case that part of the reason that users are not removing fair use images on request is because some people are being heavy-handed with them in requesting removal. A page for this would be more friendly, and a message could be added something like "Hi, you have fair use images on your page, Image:X.png and Image:Y.jpg. These are not permitted to be used on user pages. Please read [[Wikipedia:Why fair use images are not permitted on user pages]] for more information on why this is the case."
Just a thought,
Chris