On 12/3/06, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
Evidently someone has decided that fair use doesn't apply to images of living people, that any image of a person (legitimately fair use or not) can be speedily deleted, on the grounds that a free image could be found or created.
There are exceptions but that is broadly speaking a correct interpritation of our fair use policy.
I'm sure this issue has been hashed out at length somewhere, and I'm not trying to reopen the argument here on the mailing list. I just want to point out two things, in case someone here feels like trying to straighten them out.
- [[Template:Replaceable fair use]] says, "If this image is
determined to be replaceable within one week from <today>, the image may be deleted by any administrator. Do not remove this tag." This leaves me wondering what is supposed to happen if, after a week, the image is not determined to be replaceable.
The administrator dealing with the deletion reads the reasons why it is not replaceable and removes the tag.
- [[Template:Speedy-image-c]], which is being added to pages
which use images falling into this category, says "The image above is a candidate for speedy deletion. It will be deleted seven days after being nominated". But this conflicts with the above -- there is no "if" or "unless".
That isn't the correct template. The correct template is:
[[Template:Refu-c]]
Which could probably do with some rewording.
Also, if someone could let me know where this new policy has been discussed, I'd appreciate it, so that I can register my (belated) opinion on it.
Isn't new exactly people have just finaly decided to inforce the policies we have had for a long time.