Gregory Maxwell wrote:
WP:NOR prevents people from just making stuff up for the purpose of putting their name in the citations.
Okay. Still not catching the relevance.
Attribution is not a reference, if you actually think that then you completely misunderstand the purpose of citing our articles.
I disagree. It's a reference regarding where the infomation comes from, and it's similar - similar, not identical - to adding a source for a direct quote. Thus, if you have a CC photo of, say, a dead person who's appearance was not well known, attributing this photo makes sense, as it sources the claim to a specific place.
I'd hope we'd do that for photos like that, and there's no real reason why that shouldn't occur for others.
-Jeff